Show DRY FOOD through milan runs a canal on the bridges over which one is reminded of a curious passage in the history of the city oneff one of its old oid dukes being placed under excommunication by the pope received the bull by the hands of two delegates ile lie heard it and had them driven in state until they reached the bridge they did not know why rhy chy but found their carriage suddenly stopped on the I 1 bridge P with the water at hand while they were surrounded by the guards of the duke who was a tyrant and a desperado cally my lords said the duke dake whether would you prefer to eat or drink they looked at the water looked at the guards and said sald saidy baidy here is too much water to drinkle drin drink kwe we shall prefer to eat very well you shall have your choice he said the bull was produced its parchment cut up in pieces and the dignitaries of rome were forced to eat it and also the leaden seals by which it was authenticated yet this rebellious duke and the pope plop wre were afterwards good fril friends ends italy in transition ansi anbi at a printer printers s festival recently the following toast was offered women second only to the press in the dissemination of news ink stains it is said can be instantaneously removed from woollen table covers by I 1 sprinkling them with a mixture of pepper and salt which entirely absorbs the ink k I 1 |