Michigan

Miss Adains of Comstock, Kalamazoo county, was thrown from her carriage and se Iniured tbat her reeovery is doubt ful". Of over 100 persons who organized tbc old setUers' aesociatton of the Grand River valley 25 years ago, only 19 are now living. A convention of the probate judges of he state will be held at Lansing i'ebruary 8 and 9, to consider needed amendments to probate laws. The annual meeting of the Western Michigan agricultura] society was held at Grand apids with $4,7ü.Y96 on hand: Gco. W. Thavt cleeted president, A Michigan grand división uniform ank Knights of Pythias was reeentlv organized t Jacksou. The next meeting of the ncw organization will bc held at Kalamazoo. Howard Watt, a young man of ('andian birth who went to Cheboygan two weeks ago, has becoine insane, evidently through hard tudv. and has been taken in ciiarsc ¦ ¦¦ The tly wheel of a wood sawing mabine in Goodland, Lapecr countv, burst a few ays ago, a piece of it tearing ofï the leg of Vm. V. Auderson, a youug. unmarried man, rho died a few moments after the limb's nmnitation. A meeting of the Kentucky, ühio and lichigan trotting circuit at Cineinnati iixed ates up to Coluinbus, June 19-32, but none br Michigan. It ia probable, howcver, tbat 'oledo, Detroit, Jackson and Éast Saginaw will ollow in the order named with a possible adition of Louisville and Cleveland. A few niglits ago a Charlotte boy rose from bis bed, clud only iu his night sbin, nd waded throngh the snow a considerable istauce to the depot, to inquire for his father, 'ho is operator tliere He was sound asleep, and when awakened was badly friglitened bebre he could understand how he carne there. Several carloads of sheep have been hipped from Charlotte, for ranches iu Texas. The Calumet & Hecla company have aken charge of .the Calumet hotel and "put in P. North as landlord. The f ree bridge between "Wenona" nd Bay City is already working benefit to the cal estáte on the W. side of the river. Large qnantities of steel rails are béng received at Imlay City for the P. O. & P.A. ailway, and if the weatlier is favorable track aying will commence next week. Petitions are bcinar extensively signcd 1 Charlotte and towns between Jackson and rand Rapid?, to induce the government U) irovide an additional daily mail eaeh way from aekson to (irand Rapids. Mrs. W. W. Upsom, of Jacksou, was eriously bnrned by her clothes takingfire from gasoliñe stove wfiieh she wap fllling, supposng the ftre to be all 'out Sbe pS "t " ames by rolling herself in the snow. A collision ocenrred in Imlay City, n the C. and G. T. railway, between a freight rain under fnll headway and a ptallcd freight rying to back into a siiling, wrecking both igines. This is the third main line colusión, tended a numher of derailmentp, thnt ha6 oeurrcd at that point witbin a few months. Adrián reporte 30,000 pounds of pork ilcd up in tbc freight depot a-.vaiting shipnent. A iiL-w banking institution is to be pened shortly at Charlotte, with Randolph kick at its liêad. , Aaron White's liouse burned at Bircli un, Saginaw county, a few days ago -the third me he nía been burued outrin 15 years. New postoffices: Fergus, Saginaw ounty, John A. Spencer postmaster; Rustic, lintöu county, Levi J. Calkins, postmaster. The lumbermen are now Bftid to be ishing for lcss instcad of more snow, a steady all of 48 honrs proring a Httle toa much of a ood tliing. . Wm. 15riggs of Vermontville, while uiting logs in'the woods seven miles north of 'harlotte was struck by a falling limb and intantly killed. John Young, section hand, was literUy torn to pieees by a freight train on the Air jiñe road at Suyder'o station, Jackson county : eath was instantaneous. Fire Chief R. J Campbell, of Bay Citv, bas been presented with a bandsome gold )a(ige by the Vigilant bose compauy, whieli be orrranizèd 1U or 12 years ago. A man namedDonohoe, charged witb tcaling Í7." and a $10 note írom Isaac CÓIe, vas arresied at Roscommon on the train, with -81 and the noto n bis pocket. James M. Kelson, of Nclson, Matter & Co., furniture manufacturera. Grand Rapids, died a few days aro. Jlc liad livod there since 886 iiml was 'postmaster in 1840. dwelling house owned by-Mrs. Nancy Peebles of Batüe Creek, hurned recenty toss $1,000 ; iusured for $600. It was ociupied bv Henry Johnson, whose loss on furniture is"$l,000, Insurance 1150, The fire was eaused by a burnlnft chimney. There are now abont 25 lishing huts on the ice 10 miles out from the moutn of Saginaw rlver, and more fishermen are daily goiug. The priees this season are about as follows : Xo. 1, six cents; pike. four cents; No. 3, tbree cei ts; mullet, oneand one-half 'cents; pereh, one cent. Two or tliree nights afo a Bay 'ity physician ivas called at mldnlght to go to Melbourne, eight miles distaut. He promptiy obeyed the summons, and having met the necessities of the case started on the return trip. After two or three liours' harddrivinghe íounü himself at the precise spot in Meloourne ¦whence he started. A blindinc snow storm, and the strange teudency of lost humanity to travel in a circle, causeí the mischief. The proposed Hoyt library building at Eíist Saginaw, i3 in the form of a Greek ¦ross 72 bv 'JO fcet in eize from the extreme imits of the cross, and (50 íeet from front to car of the main building, which distanee ís increasedtq.73 feet by the pro.iections which orm the cross. It is" to consist of a basement ¦uid two stories, the extreme lnghtof the buildii" according to the plans, being 60 fect. me p"Snsareforastructure built ¦ clusivdy OÍ cut stoue, the total cost beiug about ?:0,uou. A new dwelling house owned bv John Mate of Hasttam, and valued at VW" nearly destroyed by tire recently. The liouscliold ïuruiture was sared. John Coulter, at one time an extensivo lumber man at Lapeer, but of late ycars a retired farmer, died of cáncer of the stomach a few days ago. He was 55 ycars of age, and a pioneer of Xapeer County. Messrs. Mikesoll and Brookett, business men of Charlotte, have .just left for Texas witli several carloads of sheep which thcy put apon ranches there. For the past niontl Eaton countv has been sconred by sheep DUJ ere, who have: purchascd all the salftWo sliccp in that section. At the animal electíon of officers o the Eaton County Agricnltural Society the fo lowlne wcre ehosen : l'residcnt- Elisha Snepherd?Secrctary-,.P. Oreen; Trcasurer-i. '[' Nve: Directors for threc vears- J. W. Ames añ.i Hsk Fray. Whethcr tliey errewBr depend somewhat on the amount ralsed wluin a week or two to defraythe heavy debt on the fair grounds. John Eaymer'B barn, sittmted m'Koxana Township,Eaton Co.,wliich was burned no lonpsincc Issupposedto have been set on tir bv an incendiarv. The barn was one f tl u flLtt in Eaton ,-ounty and containe.l , a stean thresher and separaior, bedde aUol M_ Br mer'a farmlng faplemente. L% v' " familv had been absent in New ÏMkOTaTMl for two weeks, and the premises had been un occupied all tbis time. Fresli tracks ju tb snow Phowcd the premises were ylsitod tni niglit. Certaln partios aro siispeeted of the crime, but so ínr no arresta liavo boen made. James Collins, ;i wcll knowu resident near Laingsl urg, died reerntly, aged 80. Aii eaglc whicli measurcd over scven feet from tip to tip of wings was shot by Ephralm Allen near Battle Creek not long sínce. Miss Clara Ilarrington of Charlotte, who was injurcd two weeks ago by the sleigh ridc aceident, was hurt more than at lirst suiiposed, and is still helpless. Almond Grant of Kalamo, and Mrs. Abigal Palmer, two Eaton eonnty pioncr-rs. and oaeh 83 years old, were buried rêcentlv. TheT had lived in that county 30 years. Snow crushed the roof of the portable steam saw raill of F. G. Sheldon, 3J.Í miles north of Paw Paw, breaking the shoulder of a young man named Schively and possibly fatally injuring him internally' Two men, names vmknown. got iuto a flght at Graham's camp, cight miles from Koseommon, when one threw an ax at the other, entting his hand half off and a gash flve inches long in his side. The wounrtcd man was taken to Bay City hospital. . _ ,..vu-yt;iirj uiu auu"oi ' Gcorge O'Brienof East Saginaw, was aceidentally shot ty a younger brother. The ball paseed through ais right fore-arm, whiehliehcld bef ore hls face, and pierced his right cbeek, Iodging in the left eide of his neck. He will probably die. While drawing wood near Charlotte a few days ago, Abran Van Sickels was thrown off, and the load tipping upon him pinned him ;o the ground, where he lay for two hours unalile to help himself. One hand and other parts of his body were badly frozen before he was liseovered. Eaton coiinty circuit eourt has adourned as the judge had other important bnsiïess. Wheu it rcopens the suit brought by exHayor Muneou of Charlotte, aaalnst the'C. & i. T. railroad eompany for $10.000 damages for injuries reeeived bybeing thrown from lus carriage by his horse being scared by an englne, vill be eommeneed. Hannibal Lee, one of the oldest and nost respeetedcitizensof Brighton, diedrecenty, aged 73. Mr. Lee had one of his legs amputated eight weeks ago, through mortifieation ietting in eaused by a elut of blood forming i (jv his left kpec. He was one of the flrst tettlers in Livingston connty, and Icotpb a 1 arge ciicle of relat ives nnd friends through the Í state. ' James Anderson, one of the oldest, . and most respeeted citizens of Corunna, died a , few days ago. lier. J. Perrin, of Easl Saginaw, i places the end of tha world in 1SS4, not t ing to iet the exact day. The Michigan Central railroad depot ] and elevator at Reese, burned not long 6ince, , total loss. L. M. Sherwood had $1,200 worth , of grain in the elevator ; insuranee $600. One of Marshali's oldest pioneers died i reccntly - Major Barth Banks, aged 83. He settled thnre. (omino' from Kielimonfl, Vn , in t iaoo, ,-xml was the nrsÏLJaïcaigaii Oor, i - 5 agent at Jfarshall. Thts position he held for a" nnmber of vear?. Hn was verr highlv estre ' _._ J Xlic Legcisiatnre. í Sicxaxe, Jan. 17.- Petltions cd to pour in asking fov the enactment of a law to 1 provide for instrnctlón in our schools of the ' effeets of alcohol. Bills were introdueed to rcgalatc thepractlce of medicine in Michigan: for the protection of railway employés at switches and frogs; for the. appointment oí commissioned surveyors. Sevcral bilis passed ; onerelating todivoree; and one. to amend an appropriation for the case of the soldiers' and i sailors' monument at Detroit. Housk.- V favorable report was reeeived from the judiciary eommittee to increase the goveruor's salary to $3,000. Llie blll to amend the charter of Battle Creek was referred to the eommittee on muncipal corporations The bilis to provide punishmeut for assault with dangcrous or deadly wcapons, and to provide for the establishment of wills during the liío-time oí testators 'were passed. Bills upon various subjects were. introdueed, but no other business of importance was transaeted. Senate.- Jan. 18.- The committeo on liquor traflie reported f avorably on joint resolutionrequcsting Michigan senators and representatives in congress to vote against removal of internal revenne taxes on liquor and bacco. Bills ivere introducen ra wircuu u law relating to titles to lands oí the heirs of fcceased persons. To changc the name of "Michigan Reform School for Girls," to '-State Industrial School for Girls," and of "State Reform School" to "State Industrial School for Bovs " To incorpórate the city oí St, Ignace and to provide for the incorporation of cooperativo and mutual benefit associations. Hocse- The auditor general snbmittcd a reoort in reference to advertising tax sales, givn" a Iï3t of the papers in the various eounties rid the amount paid them. He had no information coneerning the circulation of the papers mentioned. He believes the" method nw practiccd of advertising tax sales the best method A host of bilis were introduced, the iolowin- being the most important: Amending act 25? oL 1SS1, reláting to the liquor to luthorUe Clydc, St. Claircounty.toissuebonds o build a bridge over Black river; penling act 192 ol 1879, relating to punishment oí libel . amending section 4570 C. L. relative to sale of real estáte by administrators ; araendmg aection 728 C. L., relating to the support of fhe poor; to punish the vr Jgful conversión oí money or nroperty by warehousemen; amending numeroüt acts referring to mutual (re Insurance eompanies also revising the charter f Grand Rapids; also repealiugact 26 of '82 and to authorize cities to take private property for public use; repealing section 10 art. bl of 187d, Kabltahtag a state board of heal %ameding section 1, chapter 4, art. 164 of 1881, iclat ingto public instruction. Sexate, Jan. 19.- Petitions woro presented for an amendment to the drain law; against the passage of a bilí to amend law relative t o contribut-members of military compames. Bills oí various natures were introduced, and among them one relating to f ces of justices ; for the incorporation of co-operative mutual benefit associations, and to ropeal chapter 94 compilcd laws and the amendments thereto; amending liquor act SffljOÍ "fVftfiS localities the option of absolutely Ph'mg all traille in liquors jamending act , ot 18UO itlatin to soidiers' bounties; for the appomtmenfoi an additiona prosecuting attorney for Wavne countv; to authorize suits at law and acüons in chancery against railroad corpora tions incertain cases; incorperating fet. Ignace An adverse report was made on tbe bill anu nüin section 1 of the game law of 1881,'wd. the MM was tabled. In exceutive session the benSbir oftoeD of controlé g 1publ e instrucüonand primary $L$L , CLls-1 relative to tho cour, te tionof taxes; to compcl railway eompanies to post schedules of time tables In stations : to próvido for enforcing speciflc performance of option contracta for mining loases. A resolution was presented requesting the auditor general tosubmit statement of amounts paia by counties for advcrtising delinquent tax lands i'n 1877, 1878, 1S70, 18S0, 1881. The concurrent rcaelution f rom the Senate to adjourn fron; Friday until Tucsday was brought up for dlscussion. Beforc putting the qucstion the speaker callcd attcntion to the possibility wlüch had been expressedby somc that to adjourn for so long without táking a ballot for senator, would be very unwisc, and the discussion upon this resolution was very animatcd. Whenvotcdupon at the morning session the resolution was lost by a vote of 48 aves and 4!) noes, but at the afternoon session therrsolution was reconsiderad and adoptcd. Sexate, Jan. 20- A bilí was intro Juccd by Mr. Koon to próvido for thc taking of thc census and statisties of Michigan and to repeal all cxisting laws on the subject; also, to autborize Andrew Howelí's "General Laws of ";-- gan, tu rf rf 'nfl - ¦ ¦ ¦ '¦- -T" courtíi and le-' riroceeflings. Adjourncd uutil Tueeday. IlorsE.- A petition was 6Ubmitted signed by citizens of Jackson for an ameadment to th'e tax laws. Bills were introdueed for the proíection of hotel keepers, and to amend the act relat ing to services of process on Insurance companies. The resolution offered by Mr. Frcnch íor a committee to investígate charges against the fiah eommissioners was adopted. Aitcr the transaction of someunimportant business the House adjonraed until Tuesdav the 28d. Senate, Jan. 23.- Senate bill 36, to confer authority on electora of municipaUties o prohibit ths sale of liquori, was ordered to ie prlnted and re-referred to thc Committee on .iauor Trafile. The re6elution orderins an nvestigation of the management of the flsh commission was adopted. Bills were introduced: To amead the act relating to mining ¦ompanies and theif incorporation ; to provide a new charter for the city of Detroit; to repeal he horse stealing act, No. 102. seesion lawe, 1877; to appropriate property aad open streets and alleys in Detroit. The resolution requestIng the" Michigan delegation in Congrees to vote against the removal of the tas on liquor and tobáceo was amended by ttrikiug out tobacco, and tabled. House.- Citizens of Cass county petltfon for the abolition of railroad, flsh eommissioners and others ; for the submiasion of a prohibitory emendment and for instruction in schools as to the effects of alcohol ; for woman snffrage on the liquor license queetion. Bills wcre introdncpd to prevent malicious annoyance by writing;to amend act 259, session Iaw8 of 1871, relating to the sale of liquors to minors and drunkards. A resolntion to establish a new rule that wery motion or measure inTolvirg the appropriation of public money shall require for its passage in the House a majority voif! to be taken by yeas and nays. Lost, less than tWO-thirda votinc Bills were trial feit" 'ancVaf-ter"beín'read were"referred to committpe8 : To reqnirc repnrts from direetors of river improvement compauies to be made by-the 6ecretaries and onc or more of the direct ors; to amend marriage and divorce laws and the "black" laws; to appropriate money for the repair and eare of the iioldier6' and Sallors' Monument in Detroit. After a debate thejeint resolution to submit to a vote an ame'ndment to the constitution providing for an increape of the Oovornor's calary was t.tliled. ¦ T How u Senator Is Choscn. c For many weeks the nne therae of more than J isnal interest to Michigan politieians has been t he election of a United States Senator to i eed the Hon. Thomas W. Ferry. The usual j .mount of lobbying has been done, and men of ) very party have labored ineessantly for the asta oL thcir favorito candidate. Tueèday, January 16 was fixed for the J ui day, and promptly at the usual hour the ( ienatë and House met for the transaetion of he all-important business. After the usual j outine of opening, the roll was ealled. ivery nember of the House, with the exception ot ilr Case of Detroit, and Mr. Rose of Clinton, ras found to be present, Voting was ( Ltely commenccd, resulting as follows in Die ( Senate: ' i fhomas W. Ferry M . 3enton Hanchttt iyron M. Cutcheor - aliarles Upson J - Byron G. Stout ' The vote in the House rosulted as follows : rhomas W. FirfJ + ; Byron G. Stout ' James JIcMillan ] i Perry Ilannah: } , 3ethC. Moffat } Edwin Willits. J Roswell G. Horr - T. C. Burrowe 1 Byron M. Cutcheon John S. Newbcrry j Charles Upson } Benton Hanehett Thomas M. Cooley 1 Richard Winsor ] James F. Joy 1 F. B. Stockbridge l Reeapitalafion: Wholo number of votes, 131; of these Ferry had 59, Stout, 50, and the others in order given above. No choiec having been reachcd, anu thero beluguo authority for a second vote being taken in one day, an adjournment was orderea until to-morrow the 17th inst. Widueeday, 17- The Senate and House met in ioint convention at noon. After the roll cali and reading of yeeterday's record, the business of the day was announced, and at once procecded with. Upon the roll of the Senato hclng callcd the vote resulted as follows : Thomas W. Ferry Byron G. Stout L Routon Hanehett Charles Upson , 1 Edwin S. Lacey L The roll cali of the House showed that the result was the same as yesterday. The ehair' announced no ehoice, and the convention adiourned until to-morrow the 18tn inst. TnuRsnAY, JaD. 18.- No chrice bavlng been made yesterday, the two houses assembled ín joint conventión at noon to-day. An immense andlence was present, thus indicating tho dcep interest feit by all in the matter which has for 80 longinterested politicians in particular. The roïl eall ehowed that every member of the BJBBate was present, and bat one absentee in t!ie House. Alter the rcading of the record, a ballot was ordered, whieh, when taken, resulted asfollows: Whole number of votes 131 Neeessarv to cholee Thomas W. Ferry ? Byron G. Stout " Benton Hanchett f. Julius C. Burrows 'g Edwin Willits % Snmner Howard ï Mark S. Brewer Thomas W. Palmer - Perry Hannah James F. Jov i F. B. Stockbridge Bvron M. Cutcheon Í Seth C. Moffatt l Inconnüngthe votes severalehanges f rom vesterday's vote were observed. Ihe announeement having been made. that tliere bad been no choiee a raotion to adjounuintil .! p. m. finnal,'y nT- The 'ioint conventiun re-assembled promptlv on 'time. The feeling _among ' the frierids of the contending factions is ver 1 Btrong, and everv effort is being made to sceure ' a decisive vote. "A ballot wan taken, isecond of the day) and stood ás follows : ' Whole mimrier of votes cast 131 Ferry , Stout ó 1 Hanchett 2 I Burrowe ; - WlUits..., Cutcheon a Sumncr Howard 2 Palmer ] Hannah i Stockbridc;c I Joy ........ 1 Moffatt l McMillan The vote was still undedsive, anda mot ion was made to adjourn. Bciug put tó the vote Ihornn'ion was defeated. and another ballot ordered. This, the third ballot of tlic' 'lay.gavc Ferry 53, Stout 50, and the rst seatterim;-. No choice, and the convention adjourned. Fridar, Jan. 10. - As announccrl yesterday, both houses mot. in joint conventión at noon, to settle, if posslble, the question which for fo long lias boen under discubeion. 'oting ivas at once resumed. and the first voto taken resulted as follows: Whole number of votes, 181; necessary tochoico, 6(5; Thomas W. Fcrriv-i 52; ByronG. Stout, 50; Benton U1-"5 ' Julius C. Burrnwfi, 7; Kdwin, ¦"-¦""i!; !; Byron M. Cutcheon. 2:ir'..f,-', -5;l'f-y, 2; .Tap E. Ciindi- -i ''toes F. Joy, 1 ; Jerome, 1 ; F. B. offfclibridgc. 1 ; McMillan, 1 : Thomas W. Palmer, 1, The Becond ballot fihon cd uo rhange in the votes cast for the leading candidatos, Ferrv and Stout, who etood respectively 52 and 50. A few changes were noticcd ín the scattcrins votes as follows : Tlanchctt, lrom to 6, and the additional names of JohnT. Rich. 1 : C. Jf. Croswell, 1; Parker Burt, I. This closed the business for the day, and the convention adjourned until Saturdaj-" Saturdat, Jan. 20- The randt of the ballot for senator to-day ivas : AVhole number of votes, 110; necessary to cholee, 56; Ferry, 40; Stout, 89;Burrows,"0; Hanchett, 0; Willits, 5; Lacey, 2; Ricb, 2; Cutcheon, 2; Ilannah, 2; Baldwin, 1 ; Blair, 1 ; McMillan, 1 ; Jov, 1 : Palmer, 1 ; Stockbrldge, 1. The vote to-day was the lightest yet cast, and is the result of absentecisms and pairs, 10 Ferry men being absent or paired and the actual reduetion in his case was but 2. No other vote was taken, and the eonvention adjourned until Tueeday, the 23d at 11 a. m. Tuesday, Jan. 23.- The only vote taken for United States senator In joint convention to-day was very incomplete, 17 I bers having failed to reepond to the roll cali. The ballot resnlted as follows: Whole uumber of votes 115; necessary to choiee, 5S; Ferry 43; Stout 42; with the vote for other candidatos scattering as bef ore. There has been noehange in the eituation, unless it be the publicatlon of a dally paper called the Daily Obserrer, whieh is to eontinne until the matter has been definitely settled. A Startllng Story. William Bennett and Barney Dupuis, wlio liavc been fishing on the bay íor several daye, irrlved in the city this morning. The formcr as in lus shirt sleeves, and of all the cquipments taken out by both, they brought back 5nly their spears and a few email articles. They :old the following story of their narrow escape [rom a dreadful death, and of the probable fate tí a few other fishermen who floated out into seenby them sinee. Ou Satiirday afteruoon, luringthe heavy gale oí wind, Bennctt and Dupuis were in their fish shanty about oppositc Seamquam-Point. Toward evening. while the wind was blowing the hiow about in blinding [lrifts, the fishermen were guddenlv startled by the sigbt of a little. strip of something that looked like water a few Iccl away in the direction of the shore. In an instant they realized that the ice was drifting away, and tuut therc was not a moment to lose in getting to a place of safety. ThCT accordingly started out in the direction of the" land, drngging their cquipments behind them, Bennett not even taking time to put on his coat. l'ortunatelv the opening in the ice was not f ar from théir shanty, and they suceeedcd in leaping over it in safety : but the shanty and its contents eould not bc brought orer'and had to be left on the bay, together with their sleigh. They then made their way to land and found shelter with snme people living near the shore, arriring to the city" this morning as btforestatcd. A little east of their shanty, they say, were two others, ocenpied each by a couple oL fishermen whose llames they did not. know. These shanties thev arecertain driftcd away, and, through the driíting snow, were soon lost to view. As the occupants of these shantics were not scen anywhere on the. ice by the cscaped fishermen, there are grounds for tlie fear that they were taken far out on the bay and, in all probability, met with great suffering and perhaps death. - Jlny City Press Jannary 16th. The Michigan erop report for .lanuary 1. 1883, has been issucd by the secretary of state. It says that horecs, cattle, eheep, and swine are evidcntly in fine condition. In ansvrer to thequestion, ''Has wheat during December suffered injury from any canse," 608 correspondente answer "Sa," and 53, or about one in 15, answer "Yes." The priee of all grades of irheat was a trifte higher on the first of January than on the first of the preceding montb. The. acreage geeded in 1882 is about 97 percent, of the aereage eecded in 1881, or about 1.675,000 acres The total wheat erop of 1883 was 31,5Sfl,445 bushels, of which 2,512.000 bushelshavc been used for sced (one und one-half bushcls to tho acre), 4,711,500 uscd to supply farmer, etc and 13,000,0000 market cd since August!. leaving 11,465,045 still in farmers" hands. There is no data on which to base an intlligent estimate as to what portion of thiiiamount 19 marketablc wheat. The only figures obtainable bearing on the question are in the erop icport for August. These show that inoro than 1 1 000,000 busucis of wheat had been bacily damaged, and much of it, made worthless, by rain in the earty part of that nionth. Tío ineonsiderable amount of this damaged wheat was doubtlcss used for seed, and umch more of it is likely to bo placed on the market anc disposed of at some priee, thougli "I' "" valno cxeept for fcLÍ mm A facctioMS boy askod one of liis play mates how a haVdware dealer diflered from a bootmaker. The lattor, some what pozzled, gave it tip. ' 'Why,' ' sai. the other, "because one sold tho nails and the other nailed the soles." A correspondent tells an aneedote of an old woman, who, when her pastor said to her, "Heaven has not deserted you in your old age," replied, "No, sir, I havo a very good appotite still." First swell: By Jove, Fred, that is quite the highest collar I'vo struck yet. Second swell- think so, old man, I don't mind telling you; it's a little idea of m-j own. It's ono of the guvnor"s cuft's.'