Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-03-09

'umDeV ct iotcsEHrSe Hovo oUen0Y ar
lived, and are ou,shining the rest OF The
World in the brilliant extravagances 80 much
n vogue here. One Of these new arrivals
'rince Nariskine, posscssor Of one Of the
,rcat fortunes which have caused the Russ |
nan nobility to be received through Europe
u the modern re rcsenta'ives Of hladd;ns
nd Fortunstusrs, happening 10 dine few
venings since with friend Who has built
CT himself small but most elegant and
harming hotel. fitted up with all the APP
,liances Of fashionable luxury, was struck
y the form Of the surtovt, in silver, which
,ccuI cd the centre o. the table Having
expressed his admiration Of il A. work Of
ri, he wss surprised TO find that his hoss
'eemed 10 hold il in slight esteem. III you
,are 90 little abontit, Why not sell II 10 me,"
aid Prince Nsriskine.
"The centre piece matches all the rsst Of
he silver" rsturaed Count D., and can't
sell il 70 you unless you buy the rest Of the
service"
"vssy good, III buy the whole Of il" re-
spond-d the Prince.
"But u you want the silver, you must
take the china also," said tho Count
"vesy good. III buy tho china also. re-
piled the Prince.
II can't sell you The china unless you buy
the tables and chairs,' said the Count.
am buy all the furniture Of the room
cried the Prince.
But the furniture could not he sold with
on, tho house, nor the house without the
stable, nor the sable without the horses,
harness aud carriages, aud all these, ne
- ts.n oil D.s =. - L., Ill
ready to buy. but on one condition.
"Name it," said the Count.
at is that ir | naks this purchase, the
transfer shall be effected this very evening,
SO that may have the pleasure Of sleeping
to- night in my new purchase, and IN your
bed"
IL accept your condition., replied the
Count, who, having sent for his steward,
gave o,dcrs for the immediate removal Of
his wardrobe and personal effects, and the
preparation Of his bed room for the recep-
ton Of the new master. The steward was
then ordered to produce tho plans aud bills
Of the architect who had constructed the
hotel, the inventories Of furniture, etc and
the receipts of the dealers Of whom the va
nous classes Of purchases had been made I;
and after the Prime. had gone through
these, and had sgrced with tho Count 10
purchase the whole for four hundred thou
sand francs, . regular bill Of sale was drawn
up ard duly signed. aud the Prince, draw
ing a roll of bank notes from his pocket,
counted out the amount fixed upon. am
handed it to his friend across the ainner
table, which neither Of them had quilted
for an instant during the progress Of this
eccentric proceeding The two gentlemen
then took 4 cup Of coffee together, the
Prince doing the honors Of the house nov
become his oown, BY pressing his guest
10 take second cup" and the Count. aftei
an hours chat with the Prince. took his
leave. and went of to the rooms he had
caused to be taken for him At neighboSinQ
inn.-faris Correspond sncs Of The Nation
Croap.
10 Ne early part Of spring.nssy childsss
die Of Group. In only fcrty-ssht hours /
may carry child from perfect health to III
grave. II originates in cold. and in ms
jorisy Of csses, 10 the result Of exposure I,
dampnsss, either Of the clothing or OF IN,
atmosphere Halls Journal Of Health says
"rhcy sh,uld be kept A. warmly clad, q
least until May, as in the depth Of winter
they should not be allowed to remain out o
doors later than shutdown, when theey should
re brought into warm room, their feet ex
nmlneu and made dry and warn, their sup
pers taken and then sent TO bed. not to &,
outside the doors until the next morninu
after breakfast. During February, March
and the middle OF Apr'l. especially whsl
snow is on the ground, children under cish
years Of age should not be- SLOWED to be on
Of doors vi all later than four o clock IN th
afternoon, unless the sun is shining, or u,
less they arc xept in bodily motion 30 as l.
keep of . feeling of ch:liness. The com
moDest sense dictates tho instant sendinl
for physician in case Of an attack frOu
Group. but the moment . messenger is dia
| patched have three for four flannels, dir
them IN water rs hot a. your hand can bear
and apply them suc:ess,vely to the throa
Of the child, hot all the time, SO as to cvap
oratc the matters, which, II retained, caus,
the clogging up inside which soon stops ,h
breath. Hot water should constantly b,
aided to that u which the ilsnnels Or,
thrown. 30 AZ to keep il all the time hot. =
Keep the water from dr'bbling on the cloth
ing Of the child, and see TO il that the fee
are dry and warm Most lixly the chill,
will he out Of danger before the ply sieia,
arrives, and II 10 pleasant e. be able &
turn over the responsibility on him. LOos
cough, fecr breathing aud copious dis
charge OF ihlegm indicate relief aud safety.
Libel Suit - Iowa -slO, 900 Dam
ages Awarded.
The Oskaloesa Herd'd says a libel sui
was tried in the District Court al that plsc
last week, which resulted in the award o
$4,000 dana es. "Suit was brought h.
Charles }. Love against Martha A. Bail m
her husband Tor considerable sum q
money, which Love claims TO have ia, nshe
Martha A. Garner before her marrisge Wit
Ball, while he was aeting in the capacity o
agent for her in thc collection Of . legac,
bequeathed by her father She denied tn,
account and filed cross bill for SIC, 90,
damages. because Of certain letters whicl
had been circulated, purportins TO have beel
written by soldier Of the 10th Ohio volun
t,ers. which charged her with being d.
bauched woman, etc, s'c and which libe
GUS letters Love was charged with writin
and circulating. The testimony was lon
and tedious. Expcrts in chiro xraphy com
pared the he ndwsiting in the libelous letter
with Loves genuine letters and gave she
opinions. The friendly relations Of th
parties we're oil carefully receunted. Afse
two days Of labor the case vent to the iur,
Verdict returned ior Mrs. Ball for ei0. OOi
Love 10 man about 6fty years Of age
Martha 10 . beautiful brunette. possibl
twenty-five years Of age. The tessiaon
adduced the fact that Levs had bsea dee,
" enamered with Miss Gamers charmii
and probably contso plated 90 alliaaee. 81
vas married TO Ball before Love had Q sua
picion that another and younger man ha
supplantsd him in her affections.
Regulating Marriage BY Will
Some Of The nowspapers are tellioe u
story Of . man Who once lived neas Tolsd,
possessed Of large property, Who died On
LETT will. bsquealhing half Of HE wssls
(being childlsss) to hrs wife, for her uss 4
long ~ che remained single, the other be
to be given to her whom she marsies sesis
This Is rather flippsntly ind"rsed q 81
good WILL" With the additional remark IN,
'if such ac's we're more frequent charmin
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