Adrian Press Items

A nnmber of oamne owners of Arm Arboi refused to pay the dog tax. Treasurer Manly therefore set ont to gather up the doga with a view to starting a bologna faotory, and colleoted more dollars tban dogs. Gns Brehm, of Ann Arbor, was proprietor of the "Hnb" saloon, and last week he qnietly disappeared from the Hnb. He never spoke to any of the other "felloes" aboutgoing either- jnst seemed to slide out of the Hnb and vanish. The new spring style of woinen's headgear is prononnoed a "dream of a bonnet." Each "dream" is followed by a "nightmare" of a bilí. - Jonesvine Gazette. Yes, it's a "borse" on the old man with seven nnmarried daughters. Milan's school house is surmounted with a Northville bell. It is presided over by a Milán belle. When one riugs, he youngsters run. Wheu the other wrings, the youngsters howl. One makes the rnost uoise when its tougue goen the fastest. So does the other. t's tol'd. The prospect for sheep feedors just now is that prices will not reacb a joint in the near future that will make ;he business very profitable this season. - Ann Arbor Courier. What! And Mac dishing out the jrosperity with a foor quart ladle ! Some people seem destined to gieat good luok. Take the oase of Rev. Cofin, the Methodist pastor of Salem. He ooks after the spiritual welfare of a oongregation at Lapham's Corners, and the members lately ground ont a donation grist of $110 cash. He scarcely had time to get back home with the lucre ere Mrs. Coffin presented him with a little Coffin, which was not a grave affair at all, and actually made the eider think about danoing as even did David. He admitted that he ïad ordered it, and was glad that it jad arrived. By actoal connt 29 of onr close neighsorhood exchanges have published the 'ollowing : "Drink less - breathe inore; eat less - chew more; ride less - walk more clothe less - bathemore; worry less - work more; waste less - give more write less - i-ead more; preaoh less - practioe more." We have seen this thing going on from week to week, and have kept sil ence, but the time has oome to speak "Drink less - breathe more!" Uh-huh Skip the neoessaries of life for luxnries "Eat less - ohew more. " Now how in the name of McKinley is a person to chew more when he eats less. Speal ont yon advauca agent of prosperity "Ride less - walk more." Been walk ing al togetber, sinoe the meanest re pnblioan in the city took the "wad" we bet him ou Bryan. "Clothe less - bathe more." "Clothe less!" We reckon that's a joke. Under goldbug "good times" we have already droppec to as near the original Paradise cos tume as the law allows, and will neve forego another rag, if we have to steal as we take a friction bath with the of fice towel every few days. As for tb other admonitions they are not wort] notioe.