'twas Ever Thus

The folio wins account of a heated p-olitical argument ia taken irom the Mcmday's Times. As the iellow who gátfi the ■vwr'st of it always has to pay ïot thei affray, the j-esult of this will no doubt be au awïul waming to our too ardetot silver iriemds : "There is a g-ood joke on one of the city's most valueü aldemien, lut m t-elling the story, we dare pot teil his name. He is an arden t feil ver man and was arguimg ratiier -svarmly fcn a eert a in saloon wben a gold democi'at 'joined ito the musB.' No one knovvs just hjow ilt happetned, but the tsvo men Boon hiid theïr ïiists up and -svere scrapping for potots. Neitber man -was hurt but it cost the. alderman $-. and tne costs rtxX quiet ilt up tfhis morning. It díd not come to r.rta.1."