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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-11-09
Sad Death of an Editor and His
ND child. ...I..

Mr.. G. r. Norvcll died yesterday Of
the prevailing disease. Last year he be.
came attached to the corps of the Demo.
crat; he made himself useful in almost
every department of the paper; attend
ed the telegraph, performed the duties
of q reporter, and occasionally wrote edi-
torials. Mr.. Norvell was native of
Lynchburg, Va. He was mere child
when the war began, but as soon as he
reached his fourteenth year he joined a
Virginia artillery company in the Con
federate service and served therein I'M
til the end of the war. Soon af-
ter the war he left Lynchburg and set
tied in Cincinnati, where he was engag-
ed in the tobacco business. While in
Cincinnati he married, lived there and
in Covington until last year, when he
came to New Orleans, and finding bust
ness here, settled, and wrote for his wife
and child to join him. He was well
pleased with New Orleans, and had de-
termined to make his hcme permanent
ly here. When the fever came he not
only refused to leave, but had determin-
ed to proffer his services to the Howard
Association. Being utterly unacclimat-
ed he was finally persuaded to give this
idea up, but on several occasions assist
ed in nursing friends and neighbors sick
of the fever. To this charity and phil
anthropy is doubtless due his death.
Last Friday he was taken sick. He and
his child were attacked with the fever
within few hours of each other; to-
gether they lay sick in the same bed, to-
gether they died. The tie that bound
them together was unusually strong.
Norvell was q devoted father, wholly
wrapt up in his boy; the child, hand
some, precocious, extraordinarily devel-
oped for his age, was glad to lie beside
his father. He had often expressed a
desire to die at the same time with his
father. Heaven granted his prayer. The
little boy expired yesterday morning
and the father, shocked by the childs
death, soon followed. "In death they
were not separated. He leaves behind
him a widow who has shown her herolsm
in this terrible catastrophe, which tore
from her her husband and her only child.
With strength of mind and courage
possessed by few she nursed these, her
dearest ones, to the very moment oil
their death, refusing herself rest or sleep
N. o. Democrat
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EIOw MARRIAGES are arranged IN
Russia.
, Russian marriages are generally ar
ranged through priests. A well-bred
bridegroom must present gift to
monastery and another to his parish
church; the bride, through her friends
is expected to clothe some statue OF a
virgin with gown Of silver brocade, en-
riched with more or less jewels, accord
ing to the piety of the donor; and in
some parts Of Southern Russia she adds
gift of two white doves to the pope,
which looks like a relic of the worship
of Venus. The consent of parents is
necessary for marriage until the age of
SO in the case of men, 25 in that of wo-
men, but young people are at liberty to
appeal to the civil authorities if consent
be arbitrarily withheld. In this event
the parents are called upon to show rea-
son for their refusal. The reason must
not be mercenary, unless one of the
young people be heir to a landed estate;
then the question is referred to the mar
shall of the nobility in the district, whose
decisions are based upon expediency
rather than upon fixed principles. These
appeals are rare, because the Russians
are a marrying people, and dispose OF
their children early. In the middle and
lower classes men marry at 20, when
not drafted by the CONSUMPTION. In the
higher aristocracy young man goes the
grand tour" before settling down, but
he is often betrothed, before starting, to
Il young lady not yet out Of the school
room. There is no country that has SO
few old maids as Russia. When girl
has reached the age of 25 without find
ing mate, she generally sets out on
what she calls pilgrimage, if poor--on
round of travels if rich and in either
case she turns up some years later as a
widow. Widows are plentiful as old
spinsters are scarce, and widows whose
husbands were never seen are more num-
erous than the rest. Etiquette forbids
any allusion to lady's dead husband in
her presence, and this is sometimes con-
venient. When "A couple are engaged Il
betrothal feast is held, and the bride
elect has lock of her hair cut off in the
presence of witnesses and given to the
bridegroom, who in return presents q
silver ring set with turquoise, an almond
cake and gift of bread and salt. From
this moment the two are plighted, nor
can the relatives break the match except
with the consent of the parties them
selves, which is signiiied by return Of
the ring and lock of hair. So much i'm
portance is attached to the ring that
among poor people who cannot afford
silver and turquoise, tin and bit of
blue stone are substituted. These be-
trothal rings are kept as heirlooms, but
must not be made to serve twice. son
cannot give his bride the ring which his
mother received, for instance, though
why this should be SO is a mystery which
the clergy, who sell the ring, could best
explain. On the wedding day the bride
comes to church dressed in white; but
it is only among the highest classes that
the bridal costumes is entirely white
and that wreath of orange flower bios
SONS is worn.-PdH Mall Gazette.
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.rHEM rANxEE nLANxITS."
Where Sv8rrju0 aud BrofheriD Kindness
I,romght Hearts Together IN Lore'

Yes. John. I was down thar at Memphis
A-workin' around at the boats,
h.heayin' o cotton with emphasis -.
An a-loadin' her unto the noatH
I was comm away from Ole Texas.
Wbnr went, you know, arter the wah-
'Bout II now I'll make no rehexes, .....
But wait till git ter long taw
Well. while was down thar the fever,
As yallar an pizen a. sin.
Broke out; an, Of you'll believe her,
Whareycr she hit she struck in!
II didn't take long in the hatchin',
II jcs' fairly bred in the air,
Till a hosspitel camp warn't patchin',
An we'd plenty o corps,s to spare.
I VOLUNTEERED then with the Towards
I thought that my duty was clear
An / didn't lock bac, ards, but forards,
An went ter my work ithout fear.
One day, howsomcver, she got me
As quick as the shot Of gun,
An they toted me of ter allot me
A bunk till my life-race was run
The doctors and nurses they wr;stled,
But it ddn't do me any good;
An the drugger he ponndid and pestrd,
But he DIDN'T git up the right food
"NO BLANKETS ner ice IN the city
heard him say that from bed
An some cried: "Oh, God! who'll take pity
On the dyin' that soon'll be dead!
Next day, howsomever, the doctor
Come in with smile on his brow; :,
"Old boy, Jest AZ yit we hain't Knocked h.r,
Said he, "but wen do fer her now!"
Fer, yer zee, John, them folks ter tho nor'ward
He'd heard us afore we called twice,
An they'd sent Us u full cargo forward .r
OF them much needed blankets an ice!
Well, brother, I've been mighty solid -
Agin' Yankees, yer know, since the wah,
An agin' reconstrucktin' was solid,
Not kcarin' for kongress ner law;
But, John, | got onder thet kiver,
Tint God blessed gift O. the Yanks,
An 1t saved Inc from fordin' ''the river
An I'm prayin EN- oceans o thanks!
tell yer, old boy, tharo's er streak in us
OH rebels an Yanss that is warm
It's or brothcrly love thetll speak IN us,
An' fetch us together in storm; :,
We may snarl about ''niggcrs an franchcesc,
Bat, whenever tEar's sdiierln afoot-
TIL, two treesll unite IN the branches
n &c same as they do at the root! ..s.
Sim ". SnaH c'OMSil, 4" atlanta co"S'H"f''"'
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Miss WARDLAKE rejected one lover
and married another. This was in Ju-
anita, California, of which place sue
was regarded us the belle. The Wed-
ding brought together all the fashion
able folks of the place, including Henry
Barron, the rejected sutton, who Ioineu
the rest in seemingly heartfelt congr'i'
ulations of the bride. 1t was Afterwards
remembered, however, that he ae'eu
like a man in daze-conduct at 'iie
time attributed to too free drinking u
the beverages that formed part oil 'ii'
refreshments. Just before the Assem-
blage was about to dispersc, baIIO"
approached the bride, bearing two gas
es Of wine. He handed her one anu
drank the other himself, saying slsiiiH
cantly: Let us drink together one
more Cor the last time on earth On.
was rather saddened by his EoTds' '"'
supposed that they referred to the n''
cssary end of their intercourse ans
drank the wine. In half an hour oO."
were dead. Barron had put poison :"
the wine.
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ing out of the country under a
safe-conduct, were waylaid in the detiles
of the Solyman mountains and massa-
cred, with the exception of a single man.
Another army some months after sue
cecded in entering the country and gain-
ing Il few small successes, but the forces
soon after recrossed into India. Thus
ended the attempt of England, whose
failure, in its disgrace, has no parallel in
modern English history.
Since that time the English have new.
er invaded Afghanistan, although upon
one or two occasions the Afghans have
carried the war into Africa by crossing
the mountains and mailing - descent
upon India. Latterly the English have
confined themselves to intrigues whose
purpose has been the securing of q
friendly ruler upon the Afghan throne.
Up to the last year the British have had
much to do. in a moral way, with a wal
which ragged between Yacub Beg and
Lis father: and they have also laborei
TO secure such a separation between Al.
ghanistan and Bokhara as would have
the effect to impede the advance Of Rus.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-05-15
CHANG OUT YOUR BANNERS"

THE ST. PAUL HARVESTER WORKS GAIN
AGRAND VICTORIAN ABSOLUTELY
PERFECT BINDER NEWS FROM
THE WHEAT FIELDS OF TEXAS.
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We learn from the St. Peter Tribune
that a fatal railroad accident happened
in that city on the W. & st. P. r. r.
last Tuesday evening, by which Will.
liam B. Torrey Jr., Of Mankato, lost
his life. Mr.. Torrey was II years OF
age, and had been acting station agent
at Nicollet Station about a week.
When he met with the accident he was
on his way to Mankato, on freight
train. and when near the Hospital for
Insane he attempted to go forward from
the caboose to the engine, and had
made his way over the whole train of
AZ cars, when a sudden starting up of
the train threw him to the ground be-
tween the cars. The whole train
passed over his left arm and leg, fear
fully crushing them and drawing his
body under so that his shoulders and
left side were badly mutilated, Mr..
Palmatier, the waite Gilman at the bridge,
found him a few minutes after the ac-
cident and he was at once conveyed to
the Nicollet House, inst. Peter, where
everything was done that was possible
to relieve the poor sufferer. He died
at 8 o clock ednesday morning. He
was conscious to the last, and knowing
that his parents had been sent for,
seemed anxious to hold out until they
arriyec. but he breathed his last but a
moment before they arrived.
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PERSONAL.

r. B. Simmons, one of the mer.
chants of Golden Gate, paid the Re.
view Office visit last week.
Carl Holtz, the popular landlord
Of the Dakota House at Beaver Falls.
was in our city last week making pur.
chases.
Hon. L. D. Rice, chairman of the
board of County Commissioners, was in
the city last Monday.
Jack Kelly returned from his wild
goose chase after w. F. Smith, last
Friday evening.
M. 0. Hall, of Granite Falls, and a
brother from Kasson were in our city
yesterday with view Of locating here.
Peter Scherer, treasurer Of the
Board of Education, visited St. Paul
Monday with reference to placing the
bonds to be issued for the erection of
the new school house.
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p A T e n 7 S

obtained for Inventors, in the United states. Cans
da. and Europe, at reduced rates. with our prince
pal Office located In Washington. directly opposits
United States Patent Once We are able to attend to
dispatch and less cost thsn other patent attornsys
who are at distance from Washington, and Who
have, therefore. to employ associate attorneys.n
We make preliminary examinations and furnish
opinions as to patentablty. free 81 charge, ana iii
who are interested in new inventions and Patents
are invited to send for copy Of ouf ssuide foe ob
and contains complete instrsctions how "a Obtain
Patents, and other valuable matter We refer "a.
the German-AmericanN National Bank, washington.
Legations, at Washington, Hon Jceeph CaseY. late
Chief Justice y q Court of Claims; 10 tie Odlcias
Of the y Patent ONCE, and TO senators ana
Members Of Congress from every state s
Address: LOUIS DAGGER q Ce.. solict-
tors Of Patents and Attorneys at Lsw, lie Dsots
Building. WASHINGTON, D. C.
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LINDEN,
MAY 5th, 1878.

Editor REv1Ew:-1 have been constant reade
OF your valuable paper since the first number wa
issued but, as yet, have seen very little in it
columns from the town of Linden The town Q
county, and is one of the most thriving towns ii
| the county, and shall hereafter endeavor to le
the outer world know of our doings, provided you
editOrship will allow my communications to appear
in the columns of the Review.
Just now our farmers are busily engaged PLANTING
corn. Wheat, oats, barley and rye is looking spleE
harvest and several parties have given orders fol
self-b binders. understand that S. D. Peterson, O
your city, has already sold and delivered three in
this town. think Mr.. Peterson is good man t1
deal with, and he has sold more reapers in this town
than all the other agents combined was sorry to
hear that he had dropped the Mccormick machines
for the Woods: hope that Peter Christensen
who now handles the Mccormick machines. will
do as well with the sold stand.bys' as Mr. Peter
son did.
The young folks had a very pleasant dance last
night, up in Jack Hashley's granary. Three Of the
music Some Of the girls were dressed very b be.
comingly, and not few, wishing to show their new
shoes and pretty feet, had their toes tread upon.
Moral-Ladies keep your pretty little feet at home.
The railroad land of the st. Paul Sioux City
Railroad Co., situated in this town, has nearly all
been bonght up.
We have two Lutheran congregations One is
called the conference and Is presided over by Rev.
N. Olson, Of Owat0nna. The other Is called the
Wisconsin Synod, which is presided over by Rev.
Mr. Cream.
We also have a small Mormon congregation in
our midst, but as yet they are without Saint and
the preaching is done BY John =. Hening The
male members of the latter named denomination do
not exactly follow the teachings Of their church.
as eachone so far is bessed with but wife; but
this may be accounted for; as girls Or scarce and
married women do not care to leave their present
husbands for one that has already got one wife
The Review is received by our people with great
favor and there copies Of it taken than OF
the State and its eheapness commends iieeif to
everyone, c. P
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Pioneer Press.

Pioneer Press.
On calling at the Office of the St. Pau.
Harvester Works yesterday, the report
er found everything in the best of hui
NOR, and giving evidence that some
thing had occurred that greatly pleased
them. On inquiry it was learned that
a telegram had just been received by
Mr.. b. NJ. Deane, President of the Com.
pany, from Dallas Texas. The mes
sage was brief but it was important:
''The improved binder is working
splendidly,
HANG OUT YOUR BANNERS! sHAKE!'
A Harvester with the new Binder has
been at work in the fields of Dallas for
four days, and it has completely salts
fed the most sanguine hopes of those
interested. The first day it was work
ing in very heavy green wheat, and
the wind was blowing a hurricane, but
everything worked to a charm, and not
a single mishap has occurred since it
commenced operation.
1t is no wonder that the company
should feel jubilant, as now, besides
the best Har vesters, they have succeed
ed in producing an
ABSOLUTELY PERFECT BINDER.
something no other manufacturer
can boast Of. For a long time they
have had an accomplished inventor at
work, determined at any cost to dis.
cover an appliance that should perform
the important work of binding grain
perfectly. Their success will prove a
national blessing.
Now with the best Harvester and
the best Binder IN the world, not only
the people ofSt. Paul, but of Minnesota
may be pardoned for feeling a high de-
gree Of pride. They produce the big
gest crops of wheat, and they can make
the machinery to promptly take care
of it!
Editor IN. Mullen is the agent for these
reliable mac chimes for New Ulm and vi.
entity, and he will be pleased to take
orders Or give any information in re-
gard to them that may be wanted.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-05-15

We are sorry to learn that Frank
Kennedy. for number of years route
agent in the w. & St. P. R. r., is about
to resign his position. Frank was a
good mail clerk and the service will
losea valuable man by his resignation.
We are informed that he contemplates
going into the merchantile business at
Prairie Siding, ID. T.
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THE COMING CIRCUS.
"A st. Louis De description OF Coles New
York and New Orleans Circus and
Menagerie. Which will exhibit
atNew Ulm, June 4th.
From the St. Louis Republican

The combination proves to be one
IN which the best use is made of q
large amount of excellent material.
The menagerie is not alone collection
OF ANIMALS to be wondered at for their
rarity, but also to be admired for the
pertectlon OF training to which they
have been brought. The trick elephant
"Siam shows himself a marvel Of in
telligence and docility; the camels en-
ter the ring and acquit themselves with
credit; the monkeys ride with the evil
dent enjoyment of stable boys, and
the ponies perform with almost human
intelligence. Mr.. Sebastian's bare
back riding is at once graceful and
daring, and Mr.. William o Dale's five
horse act was aperfect triumph. Sig
nor MARQUEE also does snowy bit Of
riding in Indian character. In the
way of tumbling and gymnasts the com.
pany is especially strong. The three
Herbert brothers accomplish with
wonderful ease the fests which are
usually achieved with the greatest diff
Guilty, and they go far ahead of most
OF their competitors in brilliant per-
formances. Mr.. Long is a very fine
leaper, and the 'sRenos'' have rarely
been equaled on the horizontal bar.
Miss. Claife was much admired for he1
graceful and bold act on the flying rings.
The two clowns. Pico and Mr.. McEn-
tire, know how to fill in the time with
comic business and happy sallies, so
that there is no drag in any part Of the
performance. Perhaps the most Won
derful exhibition of all was the utter
ly reckless manner in which Mr.. Geo.
Conklin carried himself in the den of
lion. He bullied the magnificent brutes
with perfect power of domination.
They leaped over him and played with
him, lay down at his feet and took their
food from his hands just as he chose
to give it to them. Having given it to
them, he would even take it away
again, though they were evidently
hungry enough. Altogether it was
remarkable display. Capt. and Mrs.
Bates the largest people in the world,
were introduced in the ring during the
early part of the evening and were vo-
ted immense. Taken all in all the
show combines as many attractions as
have ever been brought together un-
der one canvas.
The menagerie is admirably arranged
tor the convenience of spectators, be-
ing in separate part of the pavilion
from the circus, and so placed that all
can see without being crowded. There
is large herd of dromedaries, and a.
mong them a wee bit of thing only
three weeks old. Another curiosity
in this part of the show is a great
monkey with a curiously human look
ing face and a nose as red as an old to-
per's
The horses, both those which appear
in the ring and those shown in the
street parade, are generally commend.
ed for their beauty aud excellent con-
diti0n. .
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in this city who, no doubt with de.
sire to make themselves popular with
the masses, are continually raising
questions, and agitating new projects
that constantly keep the community
in a Juror, tothe detriment Of the vel
fare of the city. Hardly has one ques-
ton been settled, and the people con-
gratulate themselves upon the pros
pect of having peace for awhile, when
these men raise some new project with
which they can keep the community
hagging and quibling.
The latest thing upon the tapis is
the abolishment Of the free ferry, and
when the city council was in session
last week for the purpose of consider.
ing the feasibility Of establishing a
free pontoon bridge, a petition was
presented praying that the free ferry
should be abolished and that the sum
of two or three hundred dollars should
be appropriated out of the city treasu-
ny for each of the three ferries; in con.
sideration Of which the ferrymen would
agree to charge parties crossing on
their respective ferries only ten cents.
The petition was signed 1.-The Buerger
Verein.' (The Citizens Association. J
But pray, who constitutes the so-called
Buerger Verein? Is it some local secret
association, or has it something to do
with the communistic socialistic or.
CARNATIONS that are developing them
telyes in the larger cities? These were
she questions that puzzled the council
ors, and the petition was referred back
to those that presented it with re.
quest that some bonafide citizens
names should be attached to it, before
it could be entertained. The petition
was circulated by Mr.. Westphal last
Monday, and we understand received
quite number of signatures, and prob.
ably will again be presented at the
next meeting Of the council.
For our own part we don't think
there is much business about this sort
of thing. The commercial and other
interests of the city do not only de-
mand that a free ferry be maintained
but that a pontoon or some other kind
of bridge be established at an carly
day, us teams are sometimes kept wait.
ing for al hour before their turn comes
to be set across While the cities of
St. Peter, LIE Sneur and Henderson have
built free bridges that cost thousands
OF dollars; and Shakopee, Mankato and
St. Paul are agitating the necessities
of building bridges; Ramsey Co. hav.
Ing but two weeks ago voted 800, 600
by large majority, to build a bridge
across the Mississippi river, at Fort
Smelling, it is a shame that men should
be found in this community little
enough to faunt a petition around to
have the free ferry abolished, that
costs the city but paltry sum annu.
ally. Why do not those parties that
do not want the trade from the other
side of the river circulate petition
that a fence be built along the river
bank, and thereby give the farmers tc
understand that we do not want their
trade! There would be just about as
much sense in it. In conclusion we
are glad to state that the city council
does not favor any such foolhardy pro.
ject, but will go right along and estab.
lish a pontoon bridge at an early day.
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new ADVERTISEMENTS
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that Ill per-
sons who desire to obtain liquor license
and have not as yet applied for the same,
are required to file such applications
with the City Clerk within eight days
from date; and that every liquor license
must be paid before the first day Of
June, 1878.
New Ulm, Mimi, May 9th, 1879.
By order of the City Council.
J. NIX, CRY CLERK.