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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 473, 3 April 1909, Page 12

Workmen who were repairing tho roof of tho cluircb at Chesterfield, Derbvshirc, found a mug dating from 1720 on 0110 of tho oak beams. Whilo Alfred Hcnnnings was cleaning out an oxido tank nt tho Notliam Chemical Works, Bristol, ho was overcome by fumes. A fellow workman jumped into tho tank and succooded in extricating him, but ho died shortly afterwards. A Philadelphia!) was talking about Lnfcadio Ilcain, the brilliant American writer, who lived a quaintly simplo lii'o in Japan. The l'liiladclphian said: "His servants adored him. They did as they pleased in his household. He, no mattor * what ho saw, mndo no complaint. Once ho inquired about a long absent cook's helper. 'Does ho licvor como?' lie asked. 'Does ho not even roino to draw his pay?' 'It is sent to him sir, 1 was tho reply.''