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WANTED, A PURCHASER FOR ONE
w more land positively The LASH Of those ele-
giant NEW SEVEN-UCTAyE PIANOS at $50.
Rememb Der this is the last chance you will have 10
buy 4 first class instrument ut about one half its
value, - .F. 1926. g. 'at.r!- de Gilt
Saint Mary's beacon., 1878-02-15

RELATToN or BATTLES TO ST0KIs.
lit has been observed for many cen4u-
ries that storms. or meteorological changes
Of striking nature, occur during or at
the close OF great battles. Whether
these results are to be regarded - CO
incidences, or as the sequence Of phys
ical disturbances in the atmosphere, IL
a question not decisively settled. 0f
the fact that storms do occur in close
connection with battles there Is no
doubt. During the late war in ihiS
country, hardly an action Ct any Ihagai-
tude took place, which ives net ac-
companied with wind and RAN. The
operations on the Peninsula HndeF Nc
CIellan were apparently productive Of
continuous rains, and IN The great thgbir
around Richmond and Petersburg mel
eorologieal disturbances occurred which
al times seriously impeded military op-
eFations. So too abroad. The loss OF
the great battles Of SolfeFine was stsri
buted By the Austrian commander 10 a
terrific thunder storm which burst over
The field and cbseuFed movements of
powerful masses Of tie enemy. 1he
decisive battle of Sadowaf whirhclosed
the Austro- PFussian war in 1855, was
in like manner accompanied by sio-'
lent storm. Napoleon was heard TO re-
mark that 30 certain wss he Of causing
rain by the explosions a his artillery
dOpinT battles, that he deposed his troops
in a way TO take advantages Of clouds
| when thev fogwed.
No reasonable obieetsH can be
uFged against the theory thuf great ex-
piosiOna, producing vioient concossious
in fhe air, may change its hygromeiric
conditions and esesA condensation Of
moisture. Besides Che disssptjve e.
feets produced IN great battle, there
Is the evolution Of much heat. from the
cosnbGstion of esnpowdeR and from the
massing together ofIsrge bodIes Of men.
Altogether. il Is not difficult 70 find sat
isfaesoFy causes for s6dden Sseteosoio-
gical changes daring great battles, sad
therefore wind and fsin are not 10 be
regarded as simply epincidept with ac-
sive proceedings 20 war. Il may be
urged thst our Nr6Onsi anniversary,
the Fourth Of July, - Usually clear, Eot
withsianding the vast amounts Of ggn-
powder burned m sIf parts Of fse corn-
iry. This does NOT. however, meet the
case; the explosions occur Sh over The
conntry and are comparatively npOn a
small scale. There Il not usually de-
kided eoaeentrsiion of roise at any one
Doint. II this occffrs, shower Is pret-
Nv Certain 10 take place. Last year the
dsv vas pasticuIahy noisy II Esstern
Massachusetts,, and III che afternoon iks
most vioIent thunderstorm Of the sea
son buFst over that section Of Tie eorn-
try. The question is one ei nacb IN
terest 70 neteorologists, and Is worthy
II more esfeful confederation tran u
6as received.
Saint Mary's beacon., 1878-02-15

with rapid lopss skirts tAslF smaracd
border, 81, ak faF eoFnef, BIS speed
slackens ~ his keen nose catches the
scent again IN the damp g<zssi BE snuiis
"A ik an instant lg assure himself tAen
SQUADS q lord, meicdseus neie, and gees
On baying Il every loEe I'll tlae fcad i
reached. Along this be xigxaes tlll he
llnds where the FOX has lett /. Ant
now Genes Ghs puxaling hie 0f fence
The cid dog thinks the fox has gose
through il: he goes through Il himself
but finds no scenk there; puzzles abcnl
rapialy. nov trying this side, SOW
II lat Ne baahsahga hiMsel u alig iNsN
fn z .;kk ke a - Is "A q -
missing trail. But BIS bi9 iest caass
tread the ''giddy footing" ol the rail a.
could Rewards dainty pads, 50 down
he goes and tries on either side for shs
point where thu iox left the fence.
Rangin9 up and down. Too near IL. 70
hit the spot where Reynard struck the
ground he fails 10 recover the scent,
stops--Fsises his nose and utteFs q lcng
nAonrnfsil howl, half vexatinm, half de-
spair. Now be climbs 90 the top laai
further on and snulfs IL there. "N9
taint Of fox's foot Il here" 90 he rea-
sons, ''and he must have jumped from
the fence between here and the place
where 1 lound IT," and acting on this
logical conclusion, he circles widely sill
he has picked up the trail once more.
and goes merrily on othe sheep-pasture.
Here, satisfying himself ofthe character
Of this trick, he adopts the same plan
employed at the plowed field, and after
little, finds the trail on the other side
and follows IL to the bill. but more
slowly now, for the fox has been gone
some time; the frost he's melted, the
moisture is exhaling and the scent grow
ing cold. The fox has long since FeacAsd
The hill and half eEcircIed il, and now
hearing the voices Of the hounds 50 far
away and sOslowly nearing. has bestowed
himself on the messy cushion Of knoll
for rest and eoeitation. Here he lies
for bali hour or more, but always alert
and listening While the dogs draw slow
" on, now almost losing the trail on a
dry ledge, now catching il in moist.
propitious hollow. till At last . nearer
burst warns poor sly.boots that be must
again up and away.
Saint Mary's beacon., 1878-02-15

| Timoshs D'Brien. ~ his o. led
exersiona be rescued 5rpm The kefs
! and surf nearly flay persons. hg
! is : nsllys of lhe epsnty lasz Ire
land; j. abous thirty -funr ye4 s8e.
fsve feet six inches h5gh. pNf
bull, Hercules il strenelh. the
greatest physical endurance IA III
the second wreck ffosa wkI< has
escaped With his LIE The 6ses \ ifal
0f The steamer GoIden Gate, 1as
lost or Acapnle0, On the Pc oasa.
ii 1858. She w4s barned Wa<
leE's edge. and 0sBsien was & Ae
fwentY-iivn pefs0ns VI ha sw
f,<lFaze IS & a I. ~ 5
Soon afieF The Mctropplis struck On
Thursday morninR and began to break
up, there was q general rush foF the Fig.
ging. o'BFien secured q position high
on the msinmest. but whep Il became
apparent that the only chance Tor life
was TO swim ashore, he boldly jumped
from the rigging ever the heads Of the
others aud struck out for the beach,
which he reached safely, fhe hflh man
from the wreck. Realizing the veFils
Of bis fellow-passengers, O'Brien has
tened oser to the CuTrituck cIub-hcuse,
three-quarters OF mile distant. where
he procured a pair of overalls and GUAM
tity Of dFy matches. He returned, built
several 6res, after which began the
work which marks him hero. The
sea was full Of struggling victims, buff
feting with the breakers, and, one by
one they were sinking. never 70 rise
again with life. when O'Bien, At 10
o'clock, plunged boldly in to the res
cue. One by one he brought the near
ly exhausted, and, in some Instances,
half dead victims ashore and placed
them in the hands Of the others 1t the
FIRE. He never halted until 5 in the
evening, when the last survivor reached
the shore. -r
The last and crowning act of this
great feat of humanity was the rescue
of Mrs. Huet, the only surviving fe-
male Of the wreck. She was struggling
feebly with the breakers supported only
by a life preserser, but evidently ex-
hausted and about to sink. 0'Brien
saw her awful position, and. calling 10 .
young man named John Doherty TO help
him, he started through The serf for the
dying woman. Twice the treacherous
waves snatched her from his friendly
grasp, but at last he caught her, and
with Doherty's assistance brought her
ashore in an unconscious condition.
She was alive. however, and was at
once subjected to the somewhat baFbar-
Gus remedy Of beng rolled uptsl bar
rel to get the salt water out Of her and
then placed upon a bedtick beside one
Of O'Bnen's fires. In about thirty min
utes she revived to find her husband
beside her.
Saint Mary's beacon., 1878-02-15

THB Fox's STArAcEMs.---In Scvib-
aey's .NsgaEine for January R. E. Rob-
inson has an article on fox-Hunting
in New England" from which We make
the following extract: Bot think not thus
early nor with such successful issue IL
every chase 10 close. This was ended
before the fox had used any other trick
for battling the hounds, bot bis simplest
one of running in circles. An hour OF
two later, an old fOx finding the dogs still
holding peTsistently to all the wIndings
Of his trail, would have sped away 20
another hill or wood , mile Or 80 OF. and
would have crossed newly plowed 6elds,
the fresh earth leaving no sell-tale scent;
would have taken 10 Travelled highways,
where dust and the hoofs Of horses and
the footsteps afmen combine 90 oblitegate
the traces Of hispaasage or have trod giDs
gerly along many. iengIhs Of tbe top
rails Of fence and then have sprung %
at right angles with Il 10 the gFound,
ten feet away and then, perhaps, have
run through f0ck Of sheep, the strong
odor Of whose feet blots Out the scent Of
bis. These aFtiiices quite bewilder ard
bsiile the young dog, But snit delay the
elder who knows oT old The tricks cf
foxes. Nothing can Be more admirable
than the manner of bis wOvhing. as he
comes to the edge 0f The pl0Wed 6eld.
lie wastes tso time in useless poiteging
among the fTesh-tuEned fuTToyE, bot
Saint Mary's beacon., 1878-02-15

O. Inc,dent Of the Commune ofPsr-
Is: As several Versaillese were be-
ing led away to be shot, one man in the
crowd that accompanied them 10 see
the shooting made himself conspicuous
by taunting and reviling the prisoners.
'sThere. eonfouEd you. said one ofthe
prisoners al last. "dont yon try TO gel
ous Of Il BY edging OF into The crowd
and pretending VOC are not one ofthem.
Come back here: the game is up: LEI
us all die together" and the crowd was
% persuaded that the Communard's We
heinsnee was only assumed 10 CLOAK his
escape that ne Was marched into Ole
with the prisoners and duly shCs.
Saint Mary's beacon., 1878-02-15

VASILLA.-Indigecous TO Eastern
Mexico, vanilla has been gradually diff
fused by cultivation through the adioin-
ing countries, and 10 now grown also in
Java and other islands Of favorable cli-
male. IL is an orchIdaceaus plant with
n trailing item not unlike that Of com.
mon ivy, and--attaehing itself to any
tree standing near-it rises to the height
Of eighteen or twenty feet. The fow-
ers are Of greenish-yellow color mixed
with white, and the fruit or capsule, the
part for which the plant 10 cultivated, is
from three 10 eight inches long, Of o
yellow color when gathered, but grad.
ually turning to bFownish-black. The
vanilla Of commerce has been ascribed
10 q number Of speeies of the plant, but
II Is now generally admitted that HaniIts
piaaifoIio furnishes the most of our sup
ply. The fruit Of the vanilla, or vanilla
bean, as Il is usually called, il, when
fresh, Of the thickness of the little iin-
ger, and is Aeshy, smooth and firm, but
in drying il contracts 10 hattened cylin-
ders from three tenths b four tenths Of
an inch wide. The surface is finely
fuFEewed lengthwise. shining and unc-
taous. The pod. contains Q multitude Of
minute black seeds embedded 10 an
aromatic pulp. The fragrance Of vanil-
In 10 not due to an otto, but TO crystal
line substance found in the fruit and
known as vaniIIin. As flavor vsniIla
undoubtedly ocs upies the irst rank and
here is at is best when used pure and
simple. The only problem connected
With is culinary use Is how to secure
delicious aroma withsnt- adding The
bean, woody fibre and all, 10 The deIiea-
cies in which its presence i coveted.
The primitive mode is simply 10 boil q
Bit Of the bean in some Of the water or
milk, as the case may be. which Is TO
be used in making The cream, ice or
sauce to be favored. But as this is
rather wasteful, and the vanilla. is al
ways expensive, the assistance Of the
apothecsTy Is usually called Tor, and he
furnishes, in response. . liquid extract.
which, when. properly made. contains
all the aromatic yiftnes Of the bean.
Saint Mary's beacon., 1878-02-15

A WAR.


ashnmmhs upnn sAe hnllow wutl4
AnA - is ksilsw csss-
soacs shu~. lines Seemed 10 ne the
snlhedsmens of nisanfhFopy. but nov !
seaIisxshe tsIlsmpoFs sfthe poets weFds.
30 uas lUok ut me thus, Vida. ] feel .
s.ns os scorn ter ail humanity. son-
trnga. ~ il were. Cor my faiih In IN.
man aatuse. an gisa 0i the awaken
snK shoneh % bilter-so bitter"
Ike soice EalteFea and she pale. sad
ssce uas busird IN the fair. white hands.
Only . rnomens and I'll emoiion passed
SWAY, lcaxing a. expression ef prood
despair and even hauieuF On the paiu-
eian lace. W
~Yoa are psised, Vida. darling. OF
eourse you ere 80 exerption. Despite N.Y.
self 4 love you-yes. I struggled against
slse teeIiag. fshmael-like ] telt - u al
nsnkiaa wese Issgued sgsinst me. ]
vowed 90 be victim no more. j tested
zen and yoa stood the tess. proved that
shnFe II aa beast one true heart. You
lave saade ne teel mere kindly. Ihave
nos ted you the Wig Of my seemingly
saFsnge bitterness II has never passed
ny Ispa. Yoa eannoa comprehend the
saruwgle through which have passed. /
was gay yoaag singing bird. but my
wimaa sre hgoken now. Yoar dear eyes
ere pleading for the recital. WhoknOws
kal ~ expesiencema serve as warn
ink 10 yoaf Is - long tale and per-
chance may sire Yea. bus you are pa
siemE and win bear with me. shall
Ell d u my own cay"
siis sssa shook via snoIion. ihen with
: movement reeahsr 60 herself, the head
ws Fsgsaly Gfsed and iook crePs over
shs eounienaacs into . beautiful illus
trslisn q grief sesigned.
VITA tdlded kands she sat- eyes look
iag aIar - q seekiag so7e treasure OF
ssa past, and there were tears in the
voice that sad:
afes. dimly burned the taper in the
sslena chamber and on the son white
eemch isy noble form, wan end suf-
eenrw. fenderly Ais hand rested ON the
krEz ar - vssne wsxcher, bis only
rhsd. kis ID. - Ill
~Duen wese ahinkine. Bot their thonghts
w<ra nos alike. Her face was study
GO Am. end lossngly be read il. while
sAe prsyea with eli the fervor Of her
aasmre shus ne might be- spared 10 her.
Ere long fhe s7leace was broken, Gods
mnnu;uaed had eeme--welcome guest
a.. axsnw ewes lirhied up with plea-
rs.rr "a lae trembling hand held eager
~ ous 10 Dc clasped In friendships
.rnwa mz - - -
sFen wsll n kind "a NV little trea-
- r.sAnr.s 80, e
ssShe sh.ll never need father wh,le
rhwe.w =
.ssusalv - wukas were spokes snd she
hsna hsma rested aenslv O. the howea
- q she Borrowing child.
ATke "a wn. msie--execmior an
..~snsra.s
ssPnus. dxiar. aesulase father. could
wun nave fsre.eea the fasure suffering
wk,rA vorr child wculd eadure yonr
nsg;ms ewes weuaa noa have closed %
nesn<fnIir.
ssThe enneFal rites we're over-a Few
aaxs uf uneon~eiouxness aad weeks Of
sllxesA w$re m merey given 10 the lone
II osphnn. snd then she arose. indifEer-
ena 90 hsr inleresss, blindly confident in
shs ammnaRer ef her Affairs. deSFite the
ssseualy garnings gwen. Even against
Saint Mary's beacon., 1878-02-15

- mx >. 49,. - Al "a.
80 ssen I al what sh-nT
ayes felf r,e i lee F;ls. ~ na-
ture i =. 80 ;elesse .rdrr--<,sre ~
sH<rsinne sre eoaeenfrsfed lhev kecore
psrl q ~ beisr--nv Individual iden-
f5iy . lost Can nnderstand TIE Hln-
don widows aeIf-naerifirg. Think o|
sz<a e<ssos<.e,.~m - k@s~sw>1f - ~
80 -. -.-.---s---~ E.448r -
50 s ~. - -
tzaxht me % beware o. love. 81
s"ess~s~ses - /. - sn.;seri-:, 1v ~
- be<e : .er;~~ 81 ero-s ,,urnoses. :
.sVids. I had ! motive N disciosinr dis
4 voa. / would spsre von - ks4rf-
sbesryshk Iessoa 81 erpessence. Yoa.
too, sss N orphaned heiress-beware
inseres. n vsur affairs. cultivate Il. un-
aersiand what i done seemingly to
promnas your GOOD. have no reason
10 doubt your Gardie, none whatever,
hus ke 10 kmman and Il 10 wise 10 provide
against surprise.
.....a..a..-...s n. 4.
Ass. 80 IN shs living Psesess."s
"Truss not too much TO appearances,
they ars often deceptive--deep marshes
Saint Mary's beacon., 1878-02-15

T. A trsmp called At ouiiP'. grOce-
nv. saving: I'D like ySu 10 help me .
little" "Why doh't you help youri
self p returned Quilps Thank you,
viii. I" said the tramp. ss he took . bot
lie Of Iickles ahd tive leaves Of bread
and disappeared.
Saint Mary's beacon., 1878-02-15


RsMopxLrxc THE CRIMINAL CoDE.
---An entirely new criminal code has
been prepared, il is understood, by
Judge Brown. aided by Z. ]. d. Cross,
Esqr., and will be submitted to the
General Assembly. The code reno
dels most OF existing criminal statutes,
and is ofconsiderable length. The COM
pliers state, in an accompanying memo
rial, that they have been governed by
the following principles:
L. They have laid down principles oi
Interpretation and general rules. with
the object Of making the statutes clearer,
and OF avoiding unnecessary repetitions
2. They have endeavored to make
the definitions Of o6enses broad and
comprehensive. 50 as TO embrace all oi
the same nature in one law, instead oi
making them punishable under various
laws.
8. They have refrained from attempt
ing to impose fines Of definite amounts,
and confinement for definite periods for
specific ofenses, bu: have LEFT large
discretion 10 the courts in iraposing sem
teuces.
{. They have endeayored to prevent
the escape Of the guilty through mere
teehnicalisies, and have therefore pro-
vided for necessary amendments m the
proceedings. Nhile they have been also
careful to afford to the accused the op-
portunity Of fair trial: as, for instance,
ia case of demurrer to an indictment,
the new code provides that every court
before whom any such objection shall
be taken for any formal defect. may. il
il be thought necessary. cause the in-
dictment 20 De forthwith amended, and
thereupoa the trial shall proceed as II
no such defect appeared. When mo-
ton 10 quash or plea in abatement has
been adiudged in favor Of the accused.
his bail shall DOT thereby be discharged,
nor may he be committed and held to
bail. if fbailhas not already been required.
A change n made in the law Of larceny,
which embraces larceny in common
law, and embezxlement aud obtaining
property by false pretensess and the fis-
tinction between grand ana petty larceny
Is omitted. All offenses which may be
punished by death or imprisonment in
the penitentlary are declared to be fel-
onies; all Others are misdemeanors.--
The new code makes provision for try
ing offenders on information fled by the
States Attorney. thus Tightening the
labors Of grand iuries. II also provides
that in addition to. or in place Of, the
punishments now imposed for indecent
assault. indecent exposure ofthe person,
assaults with intent to.eommit rape, and
assaults committed upon women or chill
dren, the court may, in its discretion.
sentence the offender TO be whipped
The code. however, Is oftoo voluminous
character to more than outline its pro-
visions.
Saint Mary's beacon., 1878-02-15

ga little girl Is saving her silver
bits. She vas offered 8 note for y
n silver, the assertion being made that
the note was worth the most. tIt may
be !" said she, ''fOT Spending. bst not
for keeping
Saint Mary's beacon., 1878-02-15


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Saint Mary's beacon., 1878-02-15

unless cause TO the contr3Fy Be sno
onor before the 1st Monday in Mar
1S76,g provided . copy of this orr
be published in the St. MARI . BEAos
once week for three successive wee
prior TO the said 1st Monday Of Mar
J, FRANK FORD, Clerk,
True copy, Test -
J.. FRANK FORD. Clerk.
Fsb1, 1878 3N.
Saint Mary's beacon., 1878-02-15
70 THE PUBLIC.

AAvIEG aBunled since 30 10 pf yanna
- 1877, the proprieioEship Of Moore's Ifote
LeonArdfown, fhe undersigned rE4pprtfnIIy
speaks . c0ntfnuance Of the liberal patrons
which has herssofore been extendxd b fhsKI0
and takes ocoazi0n g asznre Iha tEaraliaas mi
Mankind worship success, but link
100 little Of The means b. which il j. az
Isiiseds - = - 1
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-27
--------------------------
JUDICIAL JOTTISGS.
Gotten After Considerable Trottincs by
Globe" Reporters for Sunday Reading by
Sunday Readers.

Gotten After Consider able Truttincs by
Globe" Reporters for Sunday Reading by
Sunday Readers.
The day was fair. The Judge was there,
SO was the clerk. The baliff was in, likewise
Attorney Murray. The prisoners were on
hand, and the first called to the stand was
one Kelly, by name.
Of the same, it was learned he had as
saulted Tom McGovern. For this otfense,
the judge have him the sentence 10 dole out
out IN pence the sum of $50. If he couldn't
do this, it wouldn't be amiss to send him to
jail. He didn't have the sum, so police
man said come, and took him to iail for
thirty days.
Thomas McGovern it was said, although
he got punched in the head, was as bad
as Mr.. Kelly. The Judge heard the
story OF this battle for the glory of running
the political machine. But thinking he was
only blessed with a V, that much he assessed
and with that he'd have to part. But he
crossed his heart. if he dared come again
he'd make it double ten.
John Allen, man and a brother, had
threatened Sam Hardy, another. Hardy
owed bill to Johns wife, and he was ready
to swear by his life that the same he could
not collect. The judge weighed 'em in the
scale, and thought each did fail to make
case against to'ther, so, Without any more
bother he told them to lave the coourt.
The next was disorderly, H. T.. Marshall
1t was case of family fury, and defendant
wanted trial by jury. The court put it of
for week. And we weaken.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-27
BORN md DIED.
Statistics of the Births and Deaths in hin
nesota During the Year 1877.

statistics of the Births and Deaths in Min
nesota During the Year 1877.
Full statistics of births and deaths were
completed yesterday at the secretary of
states Office. The report as completed is
very elaborate, exhaustive and instructing.
From it we gather that in 1877 there were
21, 799 births in Minnesota, being 594 in ex-
cess of 1876. tits shown that 1877 was a
very healthy year compared to 1876, for not .
withstanding large increase of population.
the deaths were 494 less than in ZIG. There
was an excess of births over deaths in 1877
OF l5,2OO, the population consequently being
increased by births alone to that amount
La 1876 the increase by births over deaths
was 1862. This shows greater increase
of population in 1877 than 1876 by ! OBS.
Of the 21,79s births there were sgt twins. 273
male and 256 female, and one case of trip..
lets-two males and one femal.. The tables
also Show that there were born in Minnesota
Ill illegitate children-52 male and So fe-
male; in 1876 there were 1O3. The follow
ing table shows the nationality of the
parents of the children born in 1877: