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Show PERSONAL MENTION. I Amons tho efTecta of tho lato Princess Mathllde. tho nleco of Napoleon I., was found a curiously made alarm clock, which Is said to havo been owned by tho Kreai conqueror, and lo havo been the secret of his ability to wake up ut any moment ho desired, which achievement had been believed to bo duo to his wonderful won-derful will power. w w Justice David J. Brewer preached In tho Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church, New York city. Sunday evening. "A lawyer law-yer In the pulpit." he said- In beginning his discourse, "may seem as out of placo ns a minister on the bench, but If occasionally oc-casionally wo were lo hear more gospel on the bench and more law from tho pulpit It might be better for us all." Then ho went on to talk about the Bible, comparing com-paring It (to Us advantage) with tho Koran and tho writings of Confucius. 9 0 A wealthy Scotch Ironmaster called on a country squire and was ushered Into tho library. Ho had never seen such a room before, and was much lmpreracd with tho handsome cases and the array of well-bound well-bound volumes that tilled their shelves. The next tlmo he went to Glasgow ho made a point of ealllntr at a well-known bookseller's, when the following conversation conversa-tion Is reported to havo taken place: "I want you to get mo a loebrury." "Very well, Mr. ; I'll bo pleased to supply you with hooka. Coll you give mo any list of such books as you would like?" "Yo ken malr aboot bulks than I do, so you can choose them yourself." "Then you lcavo the selection entirely to me? Would you llko thm bound in Russia, or Morocco?" "Russia or Morocco' Can yc no get them bund In Glasco?" |