A French Story

There is a story told of a lady and gen tleman traveling togethcr on an Englisl railroad. They were strangers to eacl: other. Suddenly the gentleman said : " Madam, I will trouble you to look oul of the window for a few minutes; I am going to make somechanges in my wearinc apparel." "Certainly, sir;" she replied, with great politeuess, rising and turnin her back upon him. In a short time he said : '" Now madam, my chanjre is completed, and you may resume your seat." When the lady turned she beheld her cornpanion transformed into a dashing lady with a vail over her face. " Now, sir, or madam, whichever you are," said the lady, " 1 must trouble you to look out the windoWj for I also have some changos tq make in my apparel." " Certainly, madam," and the gentleman in Jadies' attire immediately complied. "Now, sir, you may resume your seat." To his great surprii-e, on resuming his seat, the gentleman in female attire found his lady companion transf'orraed into a man. He laughed and said : " It appears that we are both anxious to escape reooKiiition. What have you done? I have robbed a bank." "And I," said the whilom lady, as he dexterously fettered his oompanion's wrists with a pair of' handcuffs : "I ata detective J 1 of Scotland Yard, and in female apparel have shadowed you for two days - now," drawing a revolver, "keep still." Whcn the last state gazettfer was made (n 1879) there was no such place as Norway, Menoniinee county. Now tho local paper puLli.-he-l there has items liko the followit!(L; : " During the present week there were 400 arrivals at the Wendel hotel, 392 at the (Jlen, 287 at the Norway and 130 at the Keating." The pay rolls of mining companies operating thereabouts foot up to noarly $00,000 per month. There are men who no more graep the truth they in to hold than a sparrow grasps the message passing throuifh the