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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-02-27

she complied. He called. at rher fathers
house. made the acquaintance of the fam
lily, escorting Alice to the magistrates
court, where, on her evidence, the sharper
was sent to hard labor for two years.
This new made acquaintance continued
his visits, and was marked in his atten-
tons to Alice. He gave her valuable
presents, and begged that he might be
at the charge Of her education.rr He took
up the role of guardian In the most nat
ural way, and became the dearest friend
OF the whole family He was,an invalid,
and Travelled more or less during the early
season for his health Not very long ago
he surprised them by coming to take
leave, saying that be was obliged to 90 to
San Francisco to take possession Of val
liable property that had been left to him
there.
Hc wrote to Alice during the Journey,
and after his arrival; and then came the
last letter, saying thathe was ill and must
die; that he hoped to make her his wife.
and that by his will, he had left her $500
a year for life. Shortly after the receipt
of this, Alice received a visit from his
father, who informed hersthat his son had
died a few days after writing to each of
them, and that he had exacted a pledge
from him that he should see that the pro
visions of the will were executed. He
himself was going to San francisco to at
tend to his sons business there and set
tie the estate A few days ago. on his de
parture, Alice received from him mag
nificent boquet, in which was most
tender note and a..diamond ring of the rar-
est value. Here the story pauses for the
present. Later on may be able to tell
you wheather anything further comes of
it. My friend has the idea. that the
ather who is a widower, is as much
LEASED with Alice as the rest of u.s.
London Corr Ho1tford Conn., Cou,unt.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-02-27
Combining Sane Woman in Lunatic
Asylum.

The story of Miss Dickie's confinement in
Bloomington asylum is so extraordinary that
people naturally find some difficulty in COM
pretending the enormity of the wrong done
to her. II it should be suddenly announced
that the Malta existed in New York, and that
people were carried off from their homes on
Murray HILL and held to ransom in caves at
Hoboken, the story would not be believed.
1t is as hard to believe that physician in
New York, for fee the amount of which he
is unwilling to name, should calmly certify
to the insanity of a young woman concern
ing whom he knew absolutely nothing as a
Fphysician. It is equally hard to believe that
the near relatives of a New York girl should
deliberately take measures to have her Sc
cluded in the living tomb of lunatic asylum
even to get control of $4,000. 1t is not
more easy to believe that sane woman
could be left languishing for seven years in an
asylum for the insane supposed to be open to
regular inspection without any of the off
Gals or visitors of the asylum dreaming that
she was a person of sound sense. All these
things are SO staggering that the first inn
pulse of most people naturally is to discredit
the testimony even of experts in the Dickie
case, to start back from the verdict of the
sherif's jury and to ask for explanations.
One important facility at the disposal of per
sons capable of such outrages is this civilized
incredulity about them. Of course the law
ss1notlbe held responsible for the innate vii
lainy Of human nature, but if it be possible
for too careless or criminal physicians to get
court to approve as mere matter of form
| their certifcation Of insanity, and on the
strength of it send sane people to be locked
up with lunatics for years, it is high time
| that something should be done to multiply
the safeguards of personal liberty, either By
| sharpening the statutes concerning the com
mitment Of the insane or by lettering the
methods by which their provisions are sup.
J posed to BE enforced.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-02-27
A Romantic Love Story.

My clock, on this occasion misled me,
and / arrived at my hostess at too early
an hour. AS / went in, [ met a young
lady preparing to go out. We exchanged
a word or two, and I gave second rapid
glance to discover what it was that made
me wish she would stay. There was no
beauty i'll one sense, but piquance and
grace, and something else. TWAS face
that suggested events, and said so to my
hostess. t'How strange!' she answered
II will tell you about her. You see she
is young, and at this moment particular
ly sad. She has hardly a footing, she
says. She is in half dream Or in world
not exactly real as it is to the rest of us.
Two or three years ago Well-knoWn pub
Usher in Paternoster Row, who for many
years has been prosperous in business,
and deserved his prosperity, failed through
no fault of his own. The ruin was so
complete, save that his honor was unfair
nished, that he has been obliged to take
an humble situation, and the older
daughters of the family to become gov
ernesses.
The youngest daughter, Alice, the
young lady you met in the hall, has been
kept at school, that she might be educa-
ted to fill the place Of a goyerness. last
wear, when the animals which had been
presented to the Prince Of Wales on his
Indian journey where exhibited at the
Geological Gardens, this child with the
rest Of London, was anxious to see the
Princes pets. She went to the Zoo,I as
| it is called here, and while ia the Gro wd
observed thief pick gentlemans peck
ct and get of with his stealings. As,,soon
as she could, she touched the gentle man
on the arm and pointed out the thief. The
gentleman said, Let US watch and see il
he relieves anyone else of purse The
/ lght-fngered party pursued his craft
and they on the watch gave the alarm
and the thief was arrested Alice started
| for her home. The gentleman begged thai
she would give him her name and address
that he might fittingly thank her, bu1
this she declined to do.
He must have followed her, for the mex
day he met her on the way to school, and
again asked her for her address, saying
that without her testimony it would b,
impossible to convict the pickpocket, ane
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-02-27

are very pretty, and still others have black
grounds with chintz figures. Hints about
making such dresses were given in the New
York fashions of the last Bdsnr.
Scotch ginghams of the fine qualities sold
at 40 cents a yard have bourette dashes of
color oyerspreading the stripes and checks
that are usually seen in this excellent fabric.
The Scotch zephyr cloths have new lace-like
stripes of white with alternate lines of colors
in pretty contrasts, and in the prevailing
combinations.
French shifting of the heavy quality that
is commonly called English shirting is in
white grounds strewn all over with coral
branches that seem to be especially popular
designs for all kinds of cotton and linen
fabrics. There are blue coral branches, red,
black, and white; and besides these are many
zigzag and Japanese designs. For children
are most delicate checks and plain colors in
ginghams and in soft finished percales.
SQUARE Wells.
Everything seems to be on the square
just now a fact which not only deserves to
be recorded, but should be matter for con-
graduation. Whatever is new in design is
square, from a set of furniture or dinner
caster to baby's bib and the newest wells
are a plain square also-a square of gray
gauze, of brown, or dark green, OF ivory
white grenadine, or a square of plain real
thread net, OF dotted lace; the latter, a most
useful style for elderly ladies.
"Mask'' wells have disappeared, fortunate
ly, but not before they had done serious mis-
chief, for nothing could be invented better
calculated to destroy the eyes than the minute
edges of the mesh which kept up constant
irritation of the lid and ball of the eye.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-02-27

but the locality was called Ha'nted House
ever since, and the railroad company named
the station that. Leastways this is the story
they tell me, an I can't swear faint so.''
The honest dairyman climbed into his
wagon and drove away. While Twas musing
on how much stranger fiction is than truth,
the milk train came along and I jumped
aboard. .
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-02-01


FEMALE SocIETY.-"You know my
opinion of female society,"" said John
Randolph. without II We should de-
generate into brutes." This ubsefva-
lion applies with tenIold force 10 young
men and those who arc in the prime of
manhood. For. after a certain time of
life, the literary man may make a shift
IA poor one grant 10 do without the
society Of ladies. To d young man
nothing is 80 important Is a spirit Of
devotion, neat TO hiss Creator, 70 some
amiabIe woman, whose image may oc-
cupy his heart and guard Il from pollu-
ton, which 5esets II on sll sides. A
man ought to choose his wife, as Mrs.
Primrose did her wedding gown, for
qualities that swear we'll" One thing
at least il true, that II masrimony has
its cares, celibacy has no pleasures. A
Newton or . mere scholar may find en-
ployment in study; man Of literary
taste can receive in books powerful
auxiliary; but q man must have boz
som friend AID children around him to
cherish and support the dreaFiness Of
old age.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-02-01

Az HrsToRIcAL FAcT.--During The
troubles in the reign Of Charles l.,
country girl came TO London in search Of
place as q servant-rnaid. but not sue
ceedIng, she hired herself 10 carry out
beer from a brew house, and was one
ufthose called iubAwomen. The brew
ef, Observing a gocd-looking girl in this
low Operations; took her into his family
as a servant, and after short time,
married her; but he died while she was
vet young woman, and LEFT her the
bulk Of his fortune. The business ofihc
brewery was dropped, ard TO the young
woman was recommended Mr.. Hyde AZ
a skiIlfal Iawyer 20 arrange her huss
bands affairs. Hyde, who was after
ward the great Earl OF Clarendon. fnd-
ing the widows fortune very Consider
able, married her. OF this marriage
there vas no other issHg than daugh-
ter, who vas afterwsFd the wife OF
James H., and mother Of Mary and
Anne, queens Of England.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-02-01
How 90 Use StimuIants.

The British Medical Journal of No.
vember 10 contains Q paper "On the
Medical Injunction of Stimulants in d.
sease and Health" by DR.. Dyce Duck
worth, +. II. C. p, whose eminence as
. physician VIII commend his words TO
the faculty, while the clear common
sense of his differences will be found q
sufficient recommendation of them to
the lay reader. DR.. Duckworth agrees
that the reProach cast upon England for
its notorious drunkenness is utterly
grievous. The question, he says. Is
one for The clergy and doctors. When
doctors agree and can lay down princi-
pies to guide the clergy. the two profess
sions win be able TO lay an irresistable
case before Parliament. II is discredi-
table to the profession, he thinks that
they should be divided, not in opinion,
but about facts. There is no middle
course; s.imuIants are all right If rightly
used. or all wrong ii used at all or in
any degree. DR.. DGckwoTth then
gives what he holds and sees 10 be the
true and Legitimate position Of thcught-
frl medical men in respect TO he use Of
stimulants In disease. He groups the
diseases in whose treatment alcohol i
and Is not Of use, and concludes that
there u no routine In the matter Of en-
ploying stimulants. "We put alcohol,
with is congenors, into our therapeutic
armamemtarium, ii is TO use when
wanted, just as are quinine, the lancet
or the cupping-glass. We cannot do
without il or any Of these things. bat
employ them or not, a. our bedside
knowledge indicates"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-02-01
should not feel prepared to do ! thing

should not feel prepared to do > thing
like that.
Dir. Blsine-One word simply. The
senior Senator from Massachusetts, Mr.
Dawes) spoke Of the great surprise be
felt al my remarks. 4 took occasion
yesterday 10 notify both Senators that
to-day | should feel compelled 10 mar
rate those portions of Gov. Kings his
tory which brought him in coniiictwiih
Massachusetts,, and speak my mind
plainly in regard fhefeto.
Dir. Dawes--It Is due TO the Senator
to say that he served such notice, bot
We did not dream that he was capable
Oh IN occasion Ike this OF falling into
the line Of remarks which he did pur-
sue.
The resolution was agreed to. and the
Senate went into executive session.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-02-01

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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-02-01


solumon. wesre told. u anys Of CO
Was Car and vide reaownsa
For his piles Of god and silver soAa
And wisdom naist profound.
Bat I'll tell you a ons il or tire
Who might well cpa1pares
in the wisdom or his iud9memEs
With this one Of JudeA.
Twas NJ . gallant sonrnamsnl
Held here in Leonaritown,
Where strove manT knight II
To gain paper eroNn.
ne Fgswrssk aia H. 9ssffs n II II
The Arabian aud Free Staies
With Jerusalem and Dolly Warden,
+ Came TO try their fates.
There was Sir Lancelct Du Lac,
The knight Of Inisfale,
The Unknown and Monte Christie
With Red Cloud on the trail,
Hawkeye, Patnxeut, Gauntlet.
And the knight who came too late,
With Oakviile and Centennial knight
Whoa fain rejuvenats.
While with the gallant Black Prihee rode
Don Qaixote, donors tool,1
As burlesque on the whole
Came Panza on his mule.
And when they oil assembled wefe
Before the Judges stand,
They made quite quaint display,
This very knightly band.
By . fuli-Redged young orator
They were then addressed, -
Who said all he could to such crowd,
TO ambition left the rest.
They then began TO strive and tilt
With ali their might and main,
And those who Loss OF rings the most
Ee'er canght up again.
It's my purpose now to show
How Solomon did decide,
Who was entitled 10 the crown
In this most famous ride.
In summing up the result, II seemed
Though to believe 1t some declinel
That Sancho Panza won the prize
Ifkkree times tsvee maks mine.
But though for every time he rode
He made a full 3 score,
The Judge decided the crown was due
To him who took but four.
Now some good friends cannot see
Why such should be the case,
That diff emit knight should get the prize
Than he who won the race.
Although others may not know,
| am full aware,
That everything is done upright
And SancEo got his share,
For as modern tournaments are
But burlesqucs on the Old,
So modern judgments well may be
In the same rank enrolled.
And to carry out the part be played
Our Solomon did devise,
To give the more unworthy knight
The very highest prize.
While to prove (he Sancho's merit knew)
That he had judged Alright,
To this aiost worthy squire be gave
A banner Of purest white.
And he (Sanchol saw full plain the trick
Which others did not know
II meant his honor still remained
Unspotted as the snow.
Do saAAHE w nlA paper hDA
He stuck IL on his spear,
And forth be rode with this motley crowd
without ''reproach or fear"
And 80, my friends, don't Judge our Sol
Too harshly for his course,
He only gave the knight q crown
Because he rode a horse.
The knights and Journeys Of our day,
AS have said before,
Are only burleSques on the old
And never can be more
While Sancho Panza and his male
Are an every day affair,
SO 60 the box without the crown
He s'read bis title clear"
And The wise man saw twas out of place
To give Judgment unto truth, ~
And bestowed the golden colored crown upon
An orange colored youth.
So honor to his Judgment then
And may we always pay
Such deference TO his future acts
As we should have done that day.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-02-01

g. Paradoxieal Is II may appear, the
best way to examine the bottom Of the
ocean is TO 20 up in balloon. A
Frenchman who assembled about 5000
feet above the sea al Cherbourg, was
astonished to see beneath him every
rock. assure and depression of the bot
tom of the sea, which has at that point
. depth of 900 feet.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-02-01

PRESIDENT HAYES DAILY LIFB.-
So talks Mr.. Hayes concerning his
daily life as President: "There is so
much variety IN the life of this building
that get wonder, instruction and aTnuse-
ment from it.. All kinds Of people, on
every conceivable erraud, think that ii
they can only see the President their
troubles are ended. I don't mind those
who merely want to shake hands. That
i pleasure and relief. They often
help me out IF dilemma. For exam
plei / may have some persistent, OBJ
durate office-seeker or ofice-mansger.
He viii press bis point, perhaps, he has
put his knees against mine and demands
yes or no. II may be that / feel
rising temper at his aggressiveness.-
Then | think Of the people outside
They are always let in on presentation
Of card respects only I see some
OF them al the instant, desirous TO shake
hands. so turn from the unpleasant
caller, and while talk minute to the
people, have . chance to calm my mind
and prepare to answer the question. 80
The President Is reported to retain one
OF his home customs al the White
House; every Saturday evening . lew
friends appear and they all sing togeth-
er divers old Methodist tunes.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-02-01

b9sLight, air and cleanliness are the
three greatest disinfeetsnts known 10
medical men. With these and 30 med
icine, IL is said that small pox has been
most successfully treated both in EC-
rope ami here.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-02-01

CHAEcxLLoR KENr's SrARr M LrFE.
1T was soon after his admission 10 the
bar the Chancellor said he had caste
about, an young lawyers generally do,
10 determine where he should settle, and
concluded 10 open an Office in his naive
County Of Putnam, and there accord4
ingly in one Of the small villages he
hired rooms and put out his sigh
Whether this was the village oil his
birth do not now recollect. Business
however, did mol crowd the Office Of tne
young lawyers But after time several
men OF the village came one evening
INTO his Office.
Then, said the Chancellor rubbing
his hands with q slight chuckle OF de-
light a. he recalled the ineident.J l
thought there was important business
10 come-when, after some CONVERSE
ton on common topics, the sell-consti-
tuted chairman, or spokesman, said:
"Mr. Kent, we have been talking over
the subject IF your settlement with ne
and have concluded that we do not
want any lawyers here" land then ads
ded by the way Of salve j ''if we were
to have one, we would rather have you
than any one else"
The prospects OF success, the chancel-
lor said, did not appear promising, and
he soon after removed 10 Poughkeepsies
There he subsequently formed part
nership with Gilbert Livingston, pFoms
inent and successful lawyer of that
place. business was good, aud when
ever we received money We divided, "
said the chancellor. land very soon, )"
cIapping his hands, 81 had money In both
pockets"
II was while residing in Poughkeepsie
that Chancellor Kent was married to
Elizabeth Bailey, q member OF prom
inent family in Putnam County, and or
whom he spoke afuctionately and f..
miliarly a. his wife Betsy. The chan
celIor said that his wedding tour was
very short, and he was but few days
absent from his Office. Some Of bis
young friends aud companions laughed
at the shortness OF bis absence, 'but ]
told them" said the chancellor. that
was starting ID lite and had my way 10
make and could not afford 10 DO other
wise; and" he added, IL think If rome
OF those young men had done likewise
and devoted less time and expense 20
wedding tours and more time 10 their
business il would have been better for
them"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-02-01

e. A Kentucky man who welt to
The Black Hills wrote back to local
paper saying: "OfFer premium at your
coming fair for the biggest fool in the
country, and III try TO get there in
time"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-02-01

EsrIf you csBnot sleep, eat an onion
or two previous to retiring at night. IL
is . specific too for al diseases Of the
kidney and bladder, il INDUCED ia free
IN.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-02-01

GspLove, tooghache and tight boots
ere things that cannot be kept secret.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-02-01
NO. 20

s'one MaFtinus EleutheEus," who was
officially proclaimed by ths privy cOun-
ell to have s'erred sore" Those prin-
ces who are noe emperofs and kings are
'sprinces. duke or grand dukes.'
Al majority Of them wilt probably have
ceased to exist Is sOtereigns before very
long. Indeed, the claim ofsome OF the
uefmau princes 10 be regarded a. indra
pendent sovereIgns 10 somewhat doubt
ful. The various conventions concluded
by Prussia vs. sh vanous States which
form the empire have been coarselv
termed treaties betwecna dog aud IL
lleas.
The New York herald., 1878-09-25
RAPID TRANSIT.

The night trains on tho New York Elevated road
began running last night for the rst time, the last
train leaving tho 5ixty-sevcoth street station for
down town ut twelve midnight and tho last uptown
train leaving tho South ferry At halfpast twelve
The trains at intervals OF i've minutes
apart, tho time Of the trip boing twenty-eight
minutss Tor Tho uptown and twenty seven
minutes for the downtown trip Owing
20 rain tnc travel was light, scarcely any tram
after seven 4. u. being more Than quarter Allied.
Those who did ride, however, seemed to cnjoy very
mach the novel ssnsatIon Of passing over tnc we'll
lighted and lively Bowcry, the gloomy and deserted
Hsnover square ana vp town the busy tboroughfarc
OF Third avcuuc.
The total humber of passengers carried both
sides by tho New York Elevated Railroad Company
Tor tho week onJips September II was 3Is, $50, Of
which 252 1876 rode the east aud 4s7 west
side linse Tho aqsragc per day Tor both siics was
b5, ,s13 20 passengers. The largest number (b7621)
wss carried on Monday, and IRON that time until
Saturday there was gradual decrease IN the iranic
Ten aud a number Of new locomotives
were received by tho Metropolitan ROAD yesterday
and pot upon the track last pigbt. Altogether ten
now locomotives will be added to the rolling stock.
The cars lifted with the rattan seats which hsvo
proved 80 popular during the summer, many people
prefcrring them TO the rich crimson morocco cush-
toned SUI and locomotives arc re-
Quired to satsiy the pressure tor ommodaiion
during tho nvo cent hours aud the demands OF too
Increasing us1lc which now averages nearly nifty
thousand per day. IL 10 also talked Of running cx-
pruss traips, with only minutes Roadway between
each other.