THE BRAVEST OF BATTLES.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 457, 26 March 1890, Page 8

THE BRAVEST OF BATTLES.

Tiie bravest battle that-ever was fought I - . Shall I.tel) von where or when ?. Onthe.maipsof the world you’ll find it not — * •f^.^p l uglit ljy the mothers of men. .NAyt hof,with cannon or battle shot, ' With sword or nobler pen ; Nav, not with eloquent word or thought Jj’roin the mouth of wonderful men. -J But deep in the walled-up woman’s heart Of woman that would not yield, But bravely, silently bore her part— Lo 1 there is that battle field. No marshalling troop, no bivouac song, No banner to gleam or wave ! But oil, those battles ! they last so long— From babyhood to the grave ! A widow, occupying a l».rge house in a fashionable quarter in London, was pressed by her.creditors, and to get out of her difficulties, she fell on the following plan: She Rent for a.wealthy solicitor—a bachelor—to make her will, and by it she disposed of between fifty and sixty thousand (imaginary) pounds. The. solicitor proposed soon afterwards,-was accepted, and found himself the happy husband of a penniless adventuress. H. Millar, a shoemaker of Cincinnati,; lias left a family somewhat mixed. He lias left four daughter, three of whom are stepsisters and cousins of. each other, fend the fourth is not only .st a p-sister but aunt of the other three. His last wife was sister-in-law of her daughters and stepmother of her grand children. A very little consideration will show how Millar achieved this feat. One of the attractions at the Pittsburg Exposition is a monster roll of paper. It is 9G inches wide,. 14 miles long, and •weighs 2,65811>8. The mammoth roll is perfect, not having a hole or break in it. It is, a great curiosity even among papermakers, and it is said to be the largest sheet ever turned out of any mill. A single sheet of paper 6 feet wide and 7£ miles in length lias been made at the Watertown (N.Y) Paper Works. It weighed 2,2071b5, and was made and rolled entire without a single break.—English Mechanic.