Clipped And Stolen

20,455 "Bands of Mefcy" have been organized uuder the direction of the American Humane Education Society, at an expense of more than 810,000. The articles which ex-President Harrison has been writing for the Ladies' Home Journal upon the Constitution and Government of the United States are to be published as a text-book for schools and colleges. (ieorge Nye, a farmer living six miles west of Owosso. was nearly killed by a vicious horse Sunday. The ugly beast tiampled upon hirn, intiicted num eroue cuts and bruises, broke his nose and fractured his skull in several places. He will probably die. Neigh bors, attracted by his cries, arrïved just in time to prevent hisimmediatedeath Monday was an unlueky day for four ! residents of Flint. Krnèst Gebo had one oí his feet crushed under a sleigh. Harold Kingsley, a school boy. while playing, feil agamst a building and had his'nose smashed. Mrs. liichard lJartridge feil on a sidewalk, broke her riglit arm in two and dislocated the same [arm, and Harlom Hathaway, -ulule I shoeing a horse. had his hip dislocated. Miss Grace Lincoln Temple, perhaps best known as the decorador of the Wöman's Building at the Atlanta Exposition, ihoughmany bandsome houses in Washington and elsewhere owe their artistic interior to her, has been entrusted with the decoration of Mrs. Cleveknd'8 new house at Princeton. Miss Temple has just returned ' from Princeton, whither slie went to superintend the beginning of her work. Monday two female lawyers presented two more of the same kind for sion topracticebefore the United States supreiue court. The ladies were made practitioners. And yet it is hoped that the length of cases in court will some day be diminished. It is evident that the new woman proposes to dn her own courting. W'ho knows but that in the future the judicial robe will become a tailor-made gown, and the ladies' magazines will liave fashion plates í'or supreme court justicesses?- State Re publican. A smootb individual witli an oily tongue is working the farmers in the I southern part of Monroe county to perfection. He claims to represent a Norwegian colonization eompany that wisiies to purchase farms and go into i the fruit raising business. Ue enters into an agreement with the farmer, and a contract is signed by both parties, the farmer keeping a copy. By the tenns of the contract, the farmer agrees to plant on his farm from 825 to Slüj worth of AVisconsin grown fruit trees, pay l'or the same in April and vacate his" farm in October, while the other party agrees to pay one half the purebase price of the farm in June, the rest ! later on. The day after the contract is ! made out partner number two comes along and takea the farmer's order for nursery stock. Duririg the moiith of April it will arrive and the farmer must pay lor it. plant it, and then wait patiently for the first installment of his pay. He will probably, hovvever, have to "keep right on waiting, as some of the wiser ones say that after the nursery stock is delivered and paid for, partner mimber one does not put in his appearance again.