Nature As A Plagiarist

Two brothers in St. Louis resemble each other so exactly that it is with great difficulty that they teil themselves apart. How otters are oonfused is illustrated by the following story. It is a rule in the Circuit Court that bui one attorney on each eide shall examine witnesses. In a recent trial, in which Thomas and Thomas were engaged, this rnle was violated by them in a very dexterous naanner. Stepping to one side, as if for private coDsultation, they exchanged chairs, and no one could teil that it was not the same one who had before oocupied the seat. In this way they relieved each other, while the lawyer on the Dther side had to stop from exhaustion. " Mr. Thomas," said a Circuit Judge, a short time ago, "are you ready to argue that motion now ?" " What motion, your Honor?" "The motion vou spoke of yesterday." . " Your Honor, I was not in the courtroom yosterday." " Your memory must be very short, sir. I saw you here, " " Not me, your Honor." " I know it was you ; and if you trifle with the court I shall have to üno you for contempt, sir. " "Your Honor, it was my motion,' said the other Thomas ontering the room. The Judge looked at the two Thomases in amazement, and, recovering his goot humor, remarked that nature had committed a plagiarism in the case of one o them, he couldn't teil which. - Eocheater Democrat. The aggregate bullion yield of the principal mines of California, Nevada Arizona and Utah for the month o April was $4,161,400, of whioh 81,721, 000 was gold, $2,350,000 SÜver and $90. 400 lead.,