A Curious Marriage

-A curieus narnago is announced by the Figaro. t ia that one of the Japaneso Einbassy it London with a youtog lady who moved n tho best Parisian society. ïho name ii' the Japauoso gentleman is Lakana. Ie is young, high ir. office in his country, and is wortli soveral miliions. Tho brido s Mlle. Herbort, daughter oi' a rich coal nerchant who bas rotirod froiu business. Sho has asked that her future husband hould bocorao n Cbriatian before their narriatre. Heconsenteü without difh'cul;v, and tho woddiug will take place in May. A San Bfrnando (Cal.) assessor asked a voniun how mauy ohickeQfl she had aud doubting U(;r word, askod perruission to count thsm. Blio took him to fcha beeiive, kiukoi it over and invited liim to count away. Anothcr uasossor is íiuishrtg bis work. The Evansville (Ind.) boarding housos limit their boarders ío four biscuits at breakfast. It is difïieult to coiivincu why one man would want to oat more thun four Evansvülo biscuit ai one sittiug uuless it waahia interition to cominit suicido by a disagrooiblo procoss.