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THE PRINCE OF WALES SpEECII.
TAtttAnH nefit,o tLondont. AdE 10
Ali the interest OF Tuesday evening centercd
in the Upper Chamber. Tho rnmor had gone
forth that the Primes Of Wales was to mako h!s
maidon speech In tho Lorda in support Of Lord
HouEhton's bill for lcgalIztng marriage with
deceased 1i.o's sister. Consequently thcro Waa
very full house. No lesa than flftecn Btahops
worc present, Including the Bishop Of London,
the dlro opponent of tho biil. Tho two Arch
bishops Nere absent. Tho red benches wcso
nearly filled with noble Lords, and the galleries
above held good many noble ladies. though
not 30 many Us had been expected to bo present:
The demands for a<imtttanca on the pnrt OF
strangers were very numerous, n11d the galleries
allotted to them were simply crammcd.
To Judge from appearances It seemed iiketF
tha. h,s Koy"l i,'Ghasss really YES ToE TO- nd
place, anil had By him aportentous roll OF paper,
tho meaning Of which presently oppearcl. At
tho har wat standing t,lr, Duke Of Edinburgh.
The GrIyase business having besn disposed .7 ot
table. announced thai II was petition signed
By moru than 5000 farmers Ia Norfolk Ia favor
Of the bill. Ills Koyat uighncss then went on
to add {and this was the spcech> that ho pre-.
sented the petition With great pleasure, aud!
tint he should give hts warm support to Lord
Honghton's Bill. THIS was all. Noble lords
waited about In the expectation Of hcarinE the
rrtnco subsequently N1Akp SGT epeech, out
they were disappointed. Ills isoyal uithncss
eoon showed that he had said all he had to say
by leaving biz place aid going TO CHAT With Ills
hroll'cr, MD Lord Stanley, Of Aldcrly, who Wna
then addressing the housg, felt himself at aues.
discount that he speedily collapsed and let
their lordships divide.
In the division tho Prince Of Wales found him
self IN tic same lobby with The Duke Of Edin-
| burg, win Is also warHl supporter OF tho pro-
| posed meaaure But they were In the minority,
! annfnpf fhtnt r1t}fh that fr1ntfhfa ahIn
| adversary, tho Earl Of Deaconatleld. When tho
| numbers mcro announced, ,l,e Prince went up to
Lord tfouRlIton, tapped bin on tho ahouldeF,
| and addressed few encouraging remarks to
hin, ns who Should say tl,at they had done well
| till. time md would do better next. The Earl
Ut Deaeona0eld rolled himself up IN long fdw1l.
coiorcl ovcrcoat TINT reached to hts heels. nlld
walked homo unescorted, cven by Monty CORY.
The two Royal PrtnceB went away III their any.
cral carriages. Lord Houghton took Earl Mel;
sol,'s ar,n, mud walked up Parliament street,
AMI the Bishops having quiot!y melted AWAY,
tho whole thing ca1ne TO m end BY 1880.
, 1879-05-24

y = NHFb43"1 HH8uK5HE :. II
T.. On one occasion, wailo tourney!ng through
The White Mountain region, he (A0asaiz) aud
his scientific companion, seated on the top Of
the stage, tFrttated tho driver BY repeatedly
calling upon him to atop when ihoy noticed
anything botautcallY fascinating on the
rolu, and jumping auwn. from their
seats in order to ohtoio It. Prof. Fell
ton. who was with them. kept his scat
during tho nholo Iids. and told tho driver, iu
explanation uf their conduct that they were
pstutallsts. On the next day, when tho coach
man had smother 1ead 81 passengers. he uar-
freAkA Of hia yesterdays companions. "Thelr
uospsr,n ha aaded, SCALED them materials; and
Certainly thpy behaved themselves ~ Ach.h
, 1879-05-24
HANGING a RUSSIAN OFFICER.

CprrsADnndencs London 7t!eyrdph.
BT. PsTRAsnuAa, aiay B.-Yesterduy Tho off,
Ger Doubrovluc Nas hanged in tho fortress be-
tween 10 and 1880 o'clock. A company OF the
PreobraiInskt Regiment attended Under the
command Of Cuunt Vorontsehof- Dasrllkot. 1t
was mt = priTate execution, nelther was the
uIua! official notification published. The band
Of the above regiment attended with tho conf
pauy Of soldiers, usl persons who happened u
ba 10 tic neighoorhood, ard wero attracted by
the music Of Tic ba,,l, were able to enter the
forttcss with the soldiers. DoubroyIno held tho
sauk Of Sub-Lieutenunt; h1 was a native OF St.
Petersburg, and WAS "a yrars Of age, entered
the army In 1875, WAS appointed c,lsign in 1877,
and 6ub-L.eatenant in 1878, Tbs charges
brought against hin. we're that be llld attumnt-
oa to kill Capt. Romauoysky, and hail wounded
THO subordinate officers Of GundArmes nl,en
theE attempted to search his lodging OIL the ll}th
December lust immediately tllesa olIlress en.
tered his rooms, Dolbruylna at ouce Tired blu
revolver at RolnsaoYsky, the bullet striking tbs
ceiling. \ struggle II course, ensrej, Iii tho
midst of which he tEieu to fire secUnd time,
hut, thu gcnaArmes rushing upon hin, he wus
dlsarmed. The police otlleers, however, ~ not
appear tA hays secured D0uhroylne firmly for
ha ftAu4 opportunity 10 go into another tuotu
A,,1 get possession Of dagger, With which hc
wounded sWo OF Tie potico officers before ha was
finally oserwhsfulsd.
Ill AuuIllUl1 LO tllp I0fp1vEg A!lu IhEEtrt tItGf6
we're found In bis possession lsse.preserYpr, u
boxlc.kti1s [cngraYsa ou Que side Aes," a,n!
on tie other "pefend yourself y, AMI small
quantity Of cartridges. BESIDES tIltse, assl o.
tabluhiug his connection with the secret suvolu
1ionasy sociel!es, there was found q document
iu hts own 'banltwrttng, headed: "Notcs 10!
Russian 0ldceE-rsrrorlsts, 1879" an! dated
Dec. s, 1878. The O1cial 0axetts st4tes thu,
this document contains whole codc OF iustrue
ttoDs for tho uso Of arms. posons, forging pass.
poEta and stamps, Tor lnaktng cou,busubles a.d
elee.Ius public Denominations, armed rcsist
anee to the police authorities and, ia Short, I'll
olAsf measures to which the reYolut!ouarles 10
ao5t In ordeE to realize their programme.
"You know, gentlemen, that large number o
fevol1uonAIY enterprises OF tho g1eateat i'm
, 1879-05-24

44ATs 3-AkkSN1A O2 4a1 AoAu4ns
PARIS, May 7.-The Cologne Gazetts publishes
tho text OF Tie nddrcaA Of tho Bulgarian tlelega-
tion to Prtuca Battenberg. It is as folloNs;
Tic representatives Of tho bulgarian people,
appreclat,ng your noble qualities, and certain
tIlat your llighnoss will not only be tmbuod With
the interests Of Bulgaria, but will betend them
tu tls utmost Ut yo1lr power, as you alrcadT Dc.
1cnica tllrn lurlng tho WAT ot liberation, hnye
contded 10 your lofty sentiments the inture
destinlrs Of their country, clccttng your High.
ness voluntarily and With uuantin!ty PFnce Of
Bulgaria. A dcputation will wait on your High
ness With tho notification of your election, we
having learnt through TIC medium OF the pres
cnt Government Of our country tllAt your High
ofIor you our humble Congratulations, and ~
sure yVu Of our asuceto doy0tIon. We pEay God
10 Grant us lhe happiness Ut soou seeing yon In
d country which rslolees at tlla choca 1t has
made!
, 1879-05-24

MING wM no longer or The platform, ,r. -
"PAy tny faro" he shotltrd, a, I'M co.,,es ~ ,ees
gave him . vigorous shlkInr-un. S'iI'sos.ot SiSoso ss
chnr2c ,no doi'h!n. iare 'rchuse nwn u liz Sou
Ecst and richest silver ,nlnu In Icativai s e'e.
10 be Imposed on because mn ofr",S fSt j., An
o tl0y per nnnih o" ~ u
"Wnnt II twice overt"
must oF si,ull put You OF the tra{,,.,' oat sou
hpEGH! ~ my fetlOw- passenger, +, 1.,,,
exclaimed the 1aan from LcatlyIIle: !. 49, = ao!"
10 own tie lillcklcberry Mine, nni I'e' = III
intersss Ia the shorscakc, Pm not to bs .H. na,.
~ give you ol.e.qunrtcr Of mint, =.
your iare Ba tho conductor, a. ho teorbs3y en- bpsy
"li pny,n replied the u.au, o,,c- =.
scronds,-" pny now, md s,ic ,hs Ii co,n,e lew
Wien iyo reach Detroit III l,avo to mn rn's
sssr @ nafs, as Mn ahort OF go!u con aud rrecn.
lie tlshcl np his old anchcl, took abo,t I'M.
ml1lutrs to unlock IT, and, after lirn ",s ao1t
scramble hr 'sllcd i'm two oil pancf co1i,r,s 1Ia
TIC remains Of a etocnrast, n,tl an Old darnin,,,
nceu!s 1sedaea v's J., s'th loot Or two ot strw.
~ want thls train scnrelied; i've Iecu fohhoa
Of over 5000 worth Ut silver bnr, liz thou, =
tho man from f.nalytltc, turning tic OH sat'Sa,
WrNnE htflo out md h0l.ling IL ut,, 4"'N"e'
I!lc trnLn was stopped an,l hG vas ordered T.,
alIght. 1io looked from the lltg brakeman ~ ~
the eondurtor. md sorrowfu!ly remarked: d. ~
eyes. I'll tl1sMoltnt. I'yu Din rubnn l.,
suited, uni nbuar1, and want to sit tiown M ~.
log and think i oyer all! plan my revenge. II H.
owner Of thu ncklchcrry Mine can't be- stcnras as
on with impunsty, and you hear mul' 'psa
The trait, statttt]. As tic last car rr,ch.,
him tho 1lucklopcrrYian made IL grab ior i>ifs H.
platform, missed t!lu raiIng nnu 1he I.st ,.. .o
al him bis foot werc twinkllug above tIs hnt.
rushcs OF roadside swnsnp. lie had cot a II.
for !lftccn miles, and was doubtless pcsfer,I,
sutislicd. ''e't5
, 1879-05-24
AN AUDIENCE OF ONE.

All TUG Wofld ms leard OF the eccentric dls.
taste Of King Ludwig of Bavaria for publ,dtv
especially iu tic theatre. His passtonatc In9.
~ thc drama. nnd l1s rxcc,,cnt s' .rdnra". WA
:. ~. ,,,I', A .. 49, .$ ~" 'uus'"ens oboa
IL anu itS a's'ca aess-its poetry, Bcentrr, and
musc-are c1unliy ulattcr OF notorIcty. 1
citizen Of Munich says he has mt seen tic K}ny
in theatre since 1873, when Ic sat nlonn IN -:
1,ov,I hor os III, t3rst rcnrssonta,I,.a ~ M a'e
,,1,,..,- vi, ~ 10y .p'o".at'on -. VI lha
"hhe'oeo'a,' anu wascnea INC sporting Of Tho
watcr-nymphs In tic green food OF the Kbut,
Since this ti1no King Ludwig Inns bccomo stf,
, 1879-05-24
4 RELIGIOUS 1MrosTo1s.

{hft UaH Gfssstfs tLond3h1.
A curious trial took plnce the other day In tho
Government Of saratoir, in Russia Two peas
ants, uamcd Tokarcn aud KotchotkofI, wore
accused Of obtaining money urder fa1so pre-
tenses. TokareK hal Eouo FROM village to VII
lngo stating tllnt he was "tho earthly Christ"
and tt,at KotehctkoH was "Sabaoth ~; TINT ,lo
nus inspired by tno Holy Ghost, and that God
ilnd given him the power Of sentencing and
punlshfng NIL mcu on tho day Of judgment.
His white face, surrounded by coal-bIRck locks,
hIs glltterlng black eyes, thin, compressed lips,
speaking, are stated TO hare produced an ex-
,raordtoary impression on the Villages, who
readily gave htm anything he asked ior. to
procure exemption from punishment alter
death s IL soa usually II xsst ess'd'a oo Se. nStss
declaring that those who ,mnde such All
.tot[crg " to him thereby made for thcu,sclyes
"a ladder by which to attain eternal life al,d the
pardon Of all their sias." One Of the witnesses,
Tokarcif had told him h!s soul could not be
saved unless he would sell his house, fast for
money ns an .soiforIpg.'' 1.ochotr did Is ho
was Instructed, alltt plnccd $50 rublca, tho
trout Of picture Of tho Virgin. Tokarcn took
the money, but soon afterward told Lochoir It
was not sufficient, and not ouly Induced him to
make more "otIcrnga,n but even to give up bis
Tokared, whom he callsd his "aolritual wives"
and "moshcrs Of God -; and 40 Iron chain With
the 'nssript!o1, lord q Glory" was poroducctl,
which Tokareif said be d hsd oh.atnsa "trom az
Ko,rhctkotf md sentenced Tokare1 to repay to
his dunes the Mone| llo had received from them,
mud to servo for fifteen months IN tho criminal
eompanics Of tho Russian army.
, 1879-05-24

RopIia'I S tbo us"Sn yoatb. 5 ambltious,y. :.
''''A '''' '0A''' '''' '''.'''
Then anoth Tho etrIpllng 10 the sage,
Then said tho sage, a lltilc tired.
'tAtmt Q. have no ain; I've ascd."
-NaruaFd tFn'toH
-.-----
ONE OF DICK TAYLOR'S ORDERS.
Tile perusal Of the latc Gen. Richard Taylor's
book on 'Dcstructlon a,il Reconstruction"
the mind Of tl,o writer Of this paraeraph the
order conErntilatory published by .aen' TAYLOR
10 lis command at tic conclusion Of the Rcd
River campaign. After the return Of tho Union
somc weeks At MorcanzIa, nnsl there copy OF
tn'o o,so, '..' "ae o'oux"s H ''so oae sa'np' ~
was wlueiy rchu, NH so great WIS thc ln'
te,ess produced by ,, its astonishing f. fabri.
nnd ridiculous verbiugc, that mnny
eopcs W.T. aauu w. sap ~ ~. .n' uSu ~, ~
feuaehao'e nica,on'o ~ tn,s so,a u'iau.oieu put
sha p oun senr ura IN oag
.1,no,,n -, eond tssto ~ T. T. f.,.o.n ~ s,a."
mcn,s u tact, to attribute It's authorship to
Con. Tav1nr h,nssli. whnae boot n wrjttcn
in much better taste ind spir.t, although not at
~ t.f .e ~
atl lfee from iortaltJ ol ssyio Ana expression.
But By whoever written. this order ts probably
the most remarkable product0n OF its kind be-
Qucathcd Us by the War. It Is IN example Of
the NapolcunIc In military proclamation ruu
mad, and thu production OF its equal in tlle
Aii.S III. Salinr-;,- oo T. IVA Ny J.s,na os
s.ia saa.i.iat'seu' 1h3 Ao''o"'ns 10 Liz o'oes vet
batiEh'
IN TUE FIE1D, May 20, 1854. 4.--Gencral Orless No.
44.-Sofditrs Of The 4drMy o} 11tsfern LoHislahia;
On tho 12th Of March, the enemy, with m army
OF 70. 600 men, accompanied by d feet Of iron.
clads mounting $50 guns. movcd forward for tho
conquest Of Tcaas and Louisiana. After seventy
dnys' continuous fighting 5ou stand bard Of con-
4NeI,aE nosoeo On tna paM1s nnn .. sne Misassppl'
Ely peses " nnS n,nt T..
ar.sSoscH s'xtv stns If cploss nyer ~ KIN ,br
onemy kiiied Wonndcd or cantnrcd. ..these are tl1s
Along 100 miles Of river you hayc fought his leet,
and over 20p mf!cs Of road you lsare artYen bis
hts 1son' clads. and proved victorious in tho
eohtest; aa nasc astsen nls i t9ata1 coi.
bx b'"1 rciniopcemcnts MT Of fscsG troons. whila
many OF your gn!lnnt comralcs were withdrawn
lo othef neas. Iho sossea leGa "flca s atn sAaed
a1ter dearoyine runs ani sitppn9 otf armor IN H.
eaVurnogs to escape you. Like rccrcaut knights
tne nave Aea lac ue1d' leaving sa'ed and
fha ioyotun and constaucy YOU bayo djsplayed
In tts pursuit haye ncver baon surpassed in tho
annas wne. ana Son nase semossa ss0m @ taa
6sttos hut could not imneoyo Victories.
Along 100 miles Of hlA path, with moro than sav.
aG an n tGS eas vS Yn
the Tie burning ruins in bis base blood, and wore
l f--u kR tfk NJ
, 1879-05-24
4 hlIOI,

Qunth wlse man 10 a youth, one day,
"Tnti mo your aim Ia lite, psayf"
''A mighty General I'd be-,
Replied tho youth, ambitiously.
Then auoth Tho etrlpllng 10 the sage,
''Tcll mo yoMr aftn Il. your old hge."
Then said tito sage, n lltilc tired.
''Atnf 0, have no ain; I've dIcd."
-NdrUnrG Crlm4on.
, 1879-05-24

postauce have irrcparabl1 failed through i0no-
rnuce, nnpataonab'e tmprndoncc. thouehtiets-
mesa. mil other circumstances Of tho SINE kind.
went In tic uniform of gensdArmo officer,
with tho WOW Of ifhcratnR Tchcrn7schcvskr,
put hta cordons {a,gu!'ettes) on the 1ett shout.
der, instead Of fastening thcm on the right
to escile suspicion on tic part Of tic. Commits
sary Of Po!teo Of V!liomsk. Tho results VI tl,is
mistake were very deplorable, hrd, above all,
irrctncdiablc jean Koyasky twho was shot
near Odessa on Aug. 2 1879 carz1ca about WIN
Adams-Deap, Without knowing 1t was wretch
cd syato1n, n,ld. AZ matter OF course, this re-
vovcr missed fire, md the blsckguarl Debro-
ticlcw {erconl Captain) remaInod alive Vera
dclognc revolver Of moderate. caltbre. Nine.
Fco1orow fired also With revolver OF the Same
system, and TINT is the reason Why she
II pur dear c0mrades-tlle Soclalidts--mtist
die, let them ile making tie largest Gaph In the
rauka ot our inhuman, savage. and brutal
encmy.h
During tho preliminary proceedings aftc. tho
arrest In December last, Doubro7ino rcluse4 TO
ii, ilo asked to bo SLOWED to givs ina pei.
ttou as to bis unjust imprisonment, md drew
up n document accordingly. The contents OF
this, nt!u hIs conduct ut tic medical e1amiun,
t!u'1, whicl, took place on Jan; g. Induced
animation byspccIalist phystciana established his
sanlty. Oh tho day OF hts trial be came into
court With tls ovcrcnat thrown over hts shonl-
tlers md cap OIL his head. Bc!nE requested to
remove hia cap, ho did 80, and then stared, i1sst
On ono aide, tllcn on the other, at tho porsol'a
nrusent, without attending to tile oE!or Of tho
President to turn toward the Court Then, cry
ing out "Whnt does this mean ~ be tried to
lump over tho bar which separated him frotn tho
Court, nnd partially succceded. He then COM
u,c'lced roaring and bowling. trylng to release
himself from tho soldiers Who hcd him. In con-
SEQUENCE he vas ordered to be removed, mud was
taken AWAY, continuing to halloa ali tic tltno.
Tl,ere,,pon the President suspended the Sitting
Informed tho Court that the prisoner lad bce1l
examined during the preliminary proceedings
by tso physicians, Thcn doubts were eatestn!n'
cd as to bis sanity, hut tlat these physleiana
having given their opinion that he was not b.
Haue, tic Court had decided to continue tic
trial In Ills abaencc, considering bis conduct az
violent opposition to tho tribunal. -
As he aacendcd the scaffoid the drums were
beat nni the bugles sounded. ulll this conttn.
ucd until hts death. Hc retained Ills presence
of mind, showing great hardhond. Hls last
words were, l an informed. as follows. When
tho Officiating priest came to him at the foot oi
the srat{old, according to the usunl custom. ath
nskcd hin, Have you madc your peace With
Godin he replied, y Go to the -, all you
liars!" ffci, they commenced, in usual FORM
to rcul1 tho Judgment and sentence Of the Court
when he interrupted by bafng: u6o to the
- with your ycrdict.n And when he had
mounted the sca1Told he cried, "Viva rlnser'
nnuonalt!n
, 1879-05-24

Hin grasp grow atdsntly tighter.
AMI her face flushed ros!ly.rtd,
:.Ffom hand 10 mouth, u he said.
= LoHtsrtli1 CoArier.Journat.
, 1879-05-24

DE 0CsT1BUs, ETC
Different folks have different opinions;
Some like npplcs and aone like lnyons.
-Yorktr4 f'd=etfs,
Figs ltk1 p!ntics; cows like slnash,
Dnl wo like boer, ,--Wo do, By Roshi
--Ov Cttv Derrick.
, 1879-05-24

= HAND TO MOUTH.
, She gave him hst hrers at parting,
And he tendcriy pressed their TIPS;
And. katsafeh not, a. he bolder became,
iIe lifted them to bis lips.
, 1879-05-24

CAUSE AND HTFECT.
There waa young fellow OF Roma.
Who stnyed all tho night from bis homo.
in tic morning his fair
Just 1xcd up bis hair
Will broonlstick Instead Of comb,
Puck.
, 1879-05-24
CURRENT GOSSIP.

vEIsSICLE3.
4 COMMUNIST.
What ID Communist Ono wbu hath yoaFninKB
For equal division Of nno1ual earnings,
1dlce or bung'ct, or both. he II willing
To fork ont hit ttonnY. and pocket your shilling.
-Fbfnezfr Elliott.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-06-29
Judicial Sympathy.

Recently a suit was tried before an In
diana Justice Of the Peace wherein a lady
was plaintiff, and a bank the defendant.
The evidence showed conclusively that
the fair plaintiff had no right to recover;
of this no one could have the shadow of
a doubt Her learned counsel knew
well that unless he could get the sympa-
thy of the Squire his client would
have ''lost cause" He therefore labored
hard in applying the sympathetic pro-
cess" He gushed with eloquence of
great warmth in referring to his clients
rights, until finally great tears came
trlckling down his cheeks, at the sight of
which the Justice (who was very tender
hearted Individually was also moved to
tears. This satisfied the attorney that the
sympathy Of the Court was III behalf of
the lady, and he closed his argument by
saying, "It does my heart good to be-
lieve that this honorable Court, in the
exercise of sound discretion, will not
allow the rights of pure and noble
lady to be trampled beneath the cloven
feet of a soulless corporation;" and took
his seat as confident that he would get a
judgment as ever poor Miss Elite was.
Thereupon the squire rendered the fol-
lowing comprehensive and satisfactory
decision. He said: "The plaintiff in this
case is woman, and her counsel has for
the last hour touched the sympathy Of
the court in her behalf, and am glad of
it; but think, under the law, that Juice
is on the side of the bank. I therefore
will find in favor Of the bank, and let the
record shw that Mqs.--hds the full
sYnapQthY of the Court"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-06-29
A Word to the Inquisitive.

There were some mad men in certain
Kentucky postoffce few days ago. A
box addressed to drew. John Penobscot,
-, It was an ordinary card,
and the postmaster vas an ordinary post
master. He took it up, glanced at the
address, turned 1t leisureiy over and read:
!" ----, May 2, 1879.-You, to
whom this card is not addressed, and
who, nevertheless, have the cheek to read
it. are a contemplate, unprincipled sneak
and prying, pusilanimous coward:
George F. Dugan." The postmaster laid
the card gently down and lounged to the
other end of the house, softly whistling
''Nancy Lee.' In due time the clerk
came upon the card, perused it, threw
his hat upon the floor, stamped it, and
made the neighborhood hideous with the
bowls of his pet dog, which he kicked in
the ribs. How the card Jared with the
various route agents through whom it
passed it is impossible to say; nor do we
know whether it was read by the woman
who is postmistress at the Office where
the Rev. John Penobscot is supposed to
get his mail; but the report is that On
the day it reached there she smashed a
bottle of ink on her husbands head,
spanked the children all around, and
chewed up IS cents worth of wax. We
Cannot be too careful never to write on
postal cards anything in the least calcu-
lated to wound the sensitive delicacy of
! the postofiice peoples feelings.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-06-29
The Widow Hopkins.

1t is better to be born lucky than rich,
the proverb says and believe it. You
may be born rich and die poor, but if
you are lucky you will never want. A
case in point is that of Mrs. Mary Hop
kins, the widow of the California million
are. She was a school teacher in this city,
and no longcra young girl, when Mark
Hopkins happened at the same boarding
house, wooed and won her. They had
no children; so she adopted a boy of 7
years of age by the name Of Tim. He is
10 now, and very amiable, unspoiled fel
low, not particularly bright, and not at all
voted to him and indulges him in ali de
sircs. She is anxious for him to love lit
erature, and is building up magnificent
library for him. During her last visit to
New York she bought $500 worth of
rare books of one importer. She buys
knowingly, too. The house she has just
completed in San Francisco cost $2,000,-
900, and Herter fitted up to floors at the
cost of 100000, "My room is magnlf-
cent" said Tim. Il just gave Herter
carte blanche. and suits of armor are
uttlS vi IuC Wall, dLtt IltlS Illttuc IL lOOh
like a castle. Mrs. Hopkins travels en-
princess in her own drawing-room car,
with her French cook and silver table SER
vice. Her bedroom has a large double
bed in it, and there is a handsomely fur
nished parlor and kitchen besides. When
she stops anywhere, the Car is switched
off, and waits her pleasure on a side track
The last time she was in New York it
was brought up to within block of the
Windsor hotel. would not pretend to
say how many millions the widow Hop
kins is worth, but you may imagine from
her manner Of living that it is a goodly
sum. And Tim, has he not been FORUM,
ate? A poor boy, picked to be the hcil
to such a fortune. So say again that il
is better to be born lucky than rich, FOL
neither Mrs. Hopkins nor Tim were bor1
rich, but see what luck has done TO-
them!
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-06-29

vcntors to these sacred shrines Of medi-
cine. Thus, Erasistratus presented to the
Delphic Temple of Apollo an. instrument
for extracting teeth" The Romans were
acquainted with the use Of false teeth,
and they are mentioned both by Horace
and Martial. Among the ancient Jews it
was violation of the Sabbath to wear a
false tooth that day Teeth which
have been found in Pompeii were very
sound, discovery which led to the sup
position that the people of that ancient
city did not indulge in the luxuries which
have attended the progressive march Of
civilization. Artificial teeth became
knownin England, tits supposed, about
the fifteenth or sixteenth century. They
are mentioned in the Mathematical
Jewel" 1886: and Ben johnson, IN the
Silent Woman refers to them; softer
Speaking of his wife)-A most vile face!
and yet She spends me $40 a year in
mercury and hogs bones. All her teeth
were made IN the Black Fraiars'