Adrian Press Items

The Chicago News-Record insults Hon. A. J. Sawyer, of Ann Arbor, with a out of hitn, afrncious enough to "bold up" an express traiu. It calis him "Col.," too. It is a paper that is capable of a great deal of meauness. Prof. Albert A. Stanley has been appoiuted by Cbief Consul Hines of the L. A. W., a member of the comiuittee on the irnprovement of highways. - Ann Arbor Courier. He should be ahle to orgau-ize a sentiment that will eventuate in "good roads. " Dr. Owen says that he always supposed that he had a -lot of friends, but he thinks none are sinoere, at least none oame to see hini when he had diphtheria. - Wasbtenaw Times. This may have been the result of a difference on baptism. Mauy people do not believe in the dip theory. What raised the crowd so suddenly at the Saline fire that partially burued the residence of Mrs. Gill? The Saline Observer, having taken the witness stand deposes and says, it was "tte bloodcurdling sound of the old fire bsll, poaliug fnrth its tones." Tbe description is a "peeler. " The Milan Leader calis on the legislature for a law making it a punishable offeuse for a snbsoriber to habituaily lend his paper. Brother Smith lend us yourear! Wo should not be too re - vengeful, but think on the sometime sufïerings of the borrower, as he reads our "witty" paragraphs. An Ypsilanti horse feil and broke its back. Tbeu he was shot with five bul Iets but seemed to grow livelier with each shot and was next hit twice on the nead with au ax; but his flag was still tbere and it became neoessary to cut his throat before death stood any show. Talk about the beroic end of Maoeo! The wife of an East Hanover man alleges that ber husabud's affection is strikingly shown by blows that knook her to the floor, and yet the man is bil - led as an active church member. Hè seems to be seized of the faith of tbe poet who wrote, "Sure I must fight, if I would win; increase my courage, Liorrl." The First Methodist church in Dexter, was built in 184a by Calvin Pillruore, whose peaceful end was sach that it could be said of him, "How biest the rigbteoDs wheu he dies." Ah, wnat etrange differeuces are bred out of the same blood ! A brotber of Mr. Fillmore went the downward road of politics and became president of the United States. The Register, Ann Arbor says: "Between ten and twenty people have been arrested within the past ten days for riding wbeels upon the pavetnents." This exactness of numerical statement, was hardly equaled by the Adrián I vant girl, who, having announcud tbe birth of a litter of oatlets, and being interrogated by the madame conceruing the nurnber, replied, "Snre Oi buiave there's between foive and six, mum." A Hillsdale tbief with two "right" feet stole a pair of shoes by breaking a glass. Tbat he had no "left" foot was evidenced by his taking two "right" shoes, one having a patent leather tip and the other a plain one. If both feet were not "rights" he was wrong in taking two "right" shoes and consequently "got left. " Right, they say, wrongs nobody; but two "rights" may make one wrong. It was not right to take two "rights," but it would have been right had they boen left - in tne store. But the thief considered that he had rights and wrongly took thern.