Adrian Press Items

A Milán lad last week swallowed a base ball, but the exploit oost him several teeth. The ball was reoovered. A billiard cue was shoved up between bis ribs and the ball oaromed on the roof of bis mooth. After service in tbe Saline Presbyterian ohurch Snnday evening, last week, the devil exploded a lamp whioh set fire to a pew onshion, and gave the sexton the liveliest dauoe of his life to get it out, wbioh he did, singing, "Sure I must flght if I wonld win." It is related by the Pree Press that Representativa Sawyer, of Ann Arbor, is a heart winner among the ladies who visit tbe state house, the little uook behind bis rotundity being dnbbed "Bonnet Corner." Wel), it must be oonfessed that A. .7. is good looking, well lardad, witty, gallant, and a speech maker, but bo shy - roy eye! A sooundielly slink named Holmes, at Grand Rapids got mad at a man named Johnson, because the latter pok ed a cold hand down Holmes' back, and shot Johnson dead. He was sentenced for life, but got a new trial and a change of judges - onn Parigham, of Allegan, who let him go witb a fine of $1,000, whiob was paid. Ona thousand dollars may be all tbat the life of a obeap jurist is wortb - in fact that sum would be exeessive. The escape of Holmes is by this judge's "penalty" a disgrace to the bench and a burlesque of justice.