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Show PERSONAL MENTION. Michael Kelly celebrated his ftlth birthday birth-day In' Toledo the other day and during tho jubilation got into an argument with a neighbor a half contury hla junior. It took two policemen to lift Kelly off tho pro3trato form of tho neighbor, and ho had to bo locked up for fear ho might try to carry out his threat to "lick tho whole neighborhood." Many think ho could do It. m Dr. Ernest Clarko of the Central London Ophthalmic hospital In giving cvldenco'at an inquest not long ago ald that many a poreon wont through life with only ono eye and did not know It. A British Judgo had lately found to hla astonishment that he was blfrid in one oye, having lived mhro than forty years without suspecting his Infirmity. ' nut, Reparteo a6 practiced by dignified solons In tho New York Legislature takes on somewhat of a. Bowery complexion at times. Ono day tho Houso wa considering consider-ing a certain mcasuro when Mr. Cook of Brio said courteously: "Tho gentleman who has spoken In opposition to thin bill Is a plnhcnd." He referred to Mr. Cox of Buffalo, who In his polltlest manner re- Glled: "Tho gentleman who favors this III." of courso referring to Mr. Cook, "has a vacuum where his brains oupht to be." Whereupon Assemblyman Lynch haKtened to obsorvo cordially: "Mr. Speaker. It gives mo great pleasure to find that, for tho first occasion since I havo served In tho Leglslaturo with them, I can agree with both Mr. Cox and Mr. Cook. I agrco with what Mr. Cook said about Mr. Cox and T Indorsp what Mr. Cox said about Mr. Cook." Then the bill was passed. |