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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-20

AT Newtown, Conn, there is at present
a singular case that battles medical experts.
For the last five months Sherman W. Platt
neithe: speaks or recognizes any one or
observes what is going on about him. A
curious feature of the case is that he gets
up himself and eats four or five times
day, and Immediately returns to bed& All
efforts have failed to arouse or awaken the
dormant man. 1t is not apparent that he
has lost strength during the period he has
been in this state, for which no known
cause has been discovered.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-20

New YORK city society is on the qua rire
over the grand fancy ball soon to be given
by the Vanderbilt family. Mrs. Wander
bilt and her guest Lady Melville are to
appear i'll ths costumes Of Roman and
Venetian princesses, furnished by Worth.
Mrs. Buchanan Winthrop is to personate a
peacock, Mrs. Seward Webb is to represent
a hornet, in a costume OF black with yell
low stripes and gauzy wings. Another
lady has sufficiently dainty waist to JUS
tify her in appearing as a wasp. Other
costumes will be equally startling and gay.
The flower quadrille is intended to surpass
Solomon in all his glory, with its lilies,
roses, morning glories, hearts, etc. The
Queen of Sheba with her regal Jewels, is
the character Mrs. Frederick Nelson will
grace. The display of diamonds is to far
exceed any thing ever before seen in the
country. The cost of the entertain
ment will reach fifty thou
sand dollars, and Mr.. Vanderbilt has
put two thousand dollars of the amount
very long ago that the Yanderbilts we're
not recognized III New York society circles
The hale old Commodore, with his coarse
ways, died one day, and VIM. K, and his
family came to town from their farm
He put five millions of his fathers money
into house and surroundings, and society
which at first gave the cold shoulder to the
plebeians, now holds them in esteem as the
chief of the aristocraey, and courts the op
portunity to drink their wines and other
wise participate in the lavish expenditure
which is the premium that is paid for thu
empty distinction unrefned vanity covets
OF such is the grand society of the day.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-20

CHOLERA has put in an early appearance
this year, having got in its work so thor
oughly in China as to stop the labor of
construction on a telegraph line.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-20
ST. PAUL, TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1883.

The telephone wires in the city of Paris
are ell underground, and there are two
thousand one hundred and eighty-seven
miles of them.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-20
Business Troubles.

CINCINNATI, o., March 19-James Espy
and j. G. Schmidlapp, the committee APP
pointed by the creditors of Pferrmann &
Plan, to make an examination of their af-
fairs, have reported the firm assets in
stock, SS7S,545; real estate, $4,000; bills
receivable, 5,147; book accounts, $21, 1O8;
bank stock, $12,300; total, 1884, 100. Liza
bi!ities, bills payable and book accounts,
$399,155. The individual assets are about
offset by the individual liabilities. Jacob
Plan and Mr.. Pferrmann asked time,
fifteen. eighteen and twenty four
months, saying they could pay without
embarrassment. They said they under
stood that whisky could be exported to
Canada in forty-f five gallon packages. The
creditors decided to appoint A. S. Winslow
and j. G. Schmidlapp, trustees, to take
charge of the affairs of the firm for the
benefit of creditors. The paper will be
prepared for the signatures of creditors,
and the above appointment be valid when
80 per cent. of the Indebtedness signs the
D2DorS
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-20

LUMBERMEN returning from the camps
in the woods viii soor be thronging ST.
Paul. and it behooves the authorities to
look to it that they do not bring the small
pox with them. Several of the camps
have been pretty severely afflicted with
the disease during the winter, and it has
not yet been eradicated. st. Paul has es-
capped this plague entirely thus far, but in
view of the imminence of the danger fits
importation from this source, too great
care cannot be exercised by the authorities
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-20
\ hIurderous Thug.

An attempted highway robbery made on
Saturday night, was reported yesterday,
which for murderous intent and audacity
exceeds any similar attempt made during
the past winter. The victim, a gentleman
named Dowlan, had been over in the
Sixth ward and about IL o'clock
he started to cross the bridge.
Just as he got we'll onto the approach a
man emerged from the darkness and COM
manded him to throw up his hands. He
did not obey, when the party fired three
shots, neither of which took effect, bat two
of which came near enough to make I'M
pleasant music.
Attracted by the report the officers on
the beat came up, when the fellow ran and
leaped over the railing. The officer start
ed after him, when he turned and fired
another shot, then going under the bridge
and escaping in the darkness. 1t issa pity
his hiding place had not been founa and
a seven-shooter emptied into 1T.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-20
4 WoED FOE COMMERCr4L TRAVEL.

4 WOED FOR COMMERCIAL TRATEL.
Since the days when commercial travel
ing was instituted, and about as reckless
and devil-may-care 4 set of chaps as tho
land copld produce, were launched out Of
the leading commercial centers into ths
towns, villages and hanIets, to market
goods and commodities of nearly all de-
scriptiops, to the inhabitants thereof, there
has been a radical and decided change
wrought in the character and personnel Of
that class, who, like busy bees, now repre- :
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-20
THE DAILY GLOBE
THE WEEKLY GLOBE.

An eight page paper published every Thurs
day, sent post paid at S1.15 peryear. Three
months o., trial for % cents.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-20
The Boys and the william Goa

Fifty boys petting single William goat
On Wabashaw street yesterday afternoon,
illustrated that too much kindness some
times becomes cruelty. William took
the rough caresses and fondling for a
while with an evident martyr-iike regard
for the spirit in which they were rendered.
But the evidences of friendship growing
too numerous, William reared upon mis-
neither limbs, shook his head and horns,
and nervously trembled the small allotment
of tail expended in his creation. His
juvenile admirers retired for moment,
only to come on again with renewed en-
de3vors of regard, when William grew ex-
tremely nervous, uttered cries of terror and
unhappiness that would have melted the
heart of sphinx, and overcome With kind
attentions made I'll hit unexampled by
any scapegoat of old, feeing into the
wilderness loaded down with the symbol
cal sins of people.
Judd and Rounds, recently escaped pris-
oners from the Providence. R. l., Jail, were
captured Yesterday in a barn.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-20
4 WILD WOMAN.

The North Carolina Wild Woman Dis
covered in the SwaInps of South Carolina
She Beats Three Men Who Atte,npt Her
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-20
SUPPOSED TO HAVE BRzN MURDERED.

RALEIGH, n. c., March 19.-Jane Will
Jams and little daughter are missing
She is supposed to have been murdered
Her husband and the stepfather of tn
child and mother of her husband have beer
arrested.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-20
ASSERTS HER INNOCENCE.

WATERBURY, Conn, March 19.-EmeIine
Meaker, to be hanged on the Both, at
Windsor, for the murder of little Alice
Meaker, has written to her husband and
daughter to visit her before she is pur-
dered for what she is entirely innocent of,
and asking that her body be buried at
Barre. They refuse both requests. Mrs.
Meaker also wrote her son, Alvin, and the
officers that they would repent on their
dying beds for her cruel murder.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-20

TAILoBv11LB, Ill, March 19.-Emma
Bond, the victim of last summers outrage,
mysteriously left her sick room last Fri
day night and was discovered by her at
tendants lying on the ground north of her
house in an unconscious condition. The
Incident created a suspicion that an at
tempt at abduction had been made to pre-
vent her appearance before the grand
jury, as she seemed on the road to recov-
cry. Her prospect of recovery is now
doubtful.
KILLnD BI NEGRO nx-ooNvICT.
WINCHESTER, KY, March 19.-On Sun
day Pleasant Dennis, colored, shot and
instantly killed John Anderson at Camp
Shanahan, on the Kentucky Central rail-
road extension. Anderson was under
the influence of whisky, skylark-
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-20

WHEELING, w. Va, March 19.-This
evening at o'clock Guenther Schnell en-
tered the drug store of his uncle, DR.. G.Schu-
chardt and told his brother, Robert Schnell,
that he wanted to see the old doctor. Whom
the doctor entered he asked "what was
wanted" Guenther asked, don't you
know meP' s'No.n Il am Guenther."
"Who!" sGuenthsr Schnsll." 'Yes, that is
all right. I don't care. You have beon in
town some time and never came to see
me.n a few more words passed between
them, Robert having left the room, when
pistol was fred. Robert rushed back to
the store and found the old man lying on
the floor with blood pouring from wound
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-01-18
IMPORTED.

Scotch Whiskey Romsey's).
Bin Laubert and Marat Coupas
Brandy.
Jamaica Rum.
Rotterdam Fish Gin.
Ross's Royal Ginger Ale.
Jules Mumm & Co.'s Champagne.
C"ntrel & Cochran's Ginger Ale.
Apollinaris Mineral Water.
Angustora Bitters.
Old Sherry Wine.
Old Port Wine.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-01-18
Ola ISOOrf,

The archaeological treasures Of Paris
will shortly include collection of old
boots. It will be the most curious
feature of tho new ealie to be opened
next month in connection with tho
Musee dc Cluny, and promises to be
the most complete history in leather of
tho bootmaker's art that the world has
yet seen. TO the specimens already
acquired by, the museum have Just been
added two famous private collections
namely, those of M. Jacuemart and
the Baron Schuter--togetler with q
number of boots once worn by Venetian
courtiors, purchased on behalf of the
French Government in Italy q few days
since. In the same room will be shown
the ancient tapestries and articles of
clothing formerly belonging to the
Chateau dc Boussao, which but for con-
venient French law would have passed
into foreign hands. The Commune of
Boussac, being in want of money, was
actually negotiating with German agents
for the sale of these relics of the past,
when the Government stopped in, claim
ing the collection under tho Historical
Monuments law. The tapestries are
now being restored, and 80 cleverly will
the work be done that only the eye OF
an experienced archaeological will be able
to distinguish the new patches from the
ancient fabric.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-01-18
A E'lOraI Feat.

Among the women married recently in
New \ ork was one who from early girl
hood has been extremely tond of flowers
She decided to spend her energy and her
fathers money upon floral decorations in
stead OF In tho direction Of fine gowns.
Her floral feat ls q matter OF remark with
every guest who attended the reception
that followed the marriage ceremony.
Palms and ferns made the hall lovely. In
the drawing room the CRATES were filed
with maiden hair fern and bright cut flow
ers beneath. A medium sized plant rose
from the centre. On the ends of tho man
tells were floral faus widespread. The
centres were 81 all white daisies; the FIRM
g1ng OF rosebuds and ferns. The sticks
were marked with ardesla berries.
Another fail Gil an easel of smilax was
composed OF white pompons, edged with
bon sllene buds and fringed with yellow
daisies. The sticks were of vIolets. Both
of the fans were hand paiptcd with sprays
OF tho loveliest combinations through the
centre. On the mantel stood the cold
Oaken Bucket" marvellous piece of for
al work. Upon bed of licopodiun.s,
tringcd with clssus. crotons and ferns,
with terrestrial orchids springlng up in
places and spray of passifora rubra near
near the old shaft, stood square we'll,
the sides made OF different blossoms. One
side was Of yellow pompon artcmesias, one
OF white, one Of crimson king carnations,
one a la purity carnations. Each one was
sprayed with knot of rosos.
The top Of the well was NOISY; on one
corner perchcd an owl, wise in exprcssion
the owls back and wings were wrought OF
chrysanshemums and his breast was Of palo
purple artemesias. His eyes were of ye-
low daisies. The we'll bucket was full of
sweet smelling vlolets, and trailing moss
seemed to have been caught on the pendu-
lous stick. The floral screen was effect
lively worked out. There was a clover
leaf On the marble Of the pier glass, and
loose baskets of roses were lntersperseA
throughout the rooms. The porticre of
ives and smilax CHAINS which swept in the
arch between the extension and the draw.
ing room was tho most effective work.
This was loopcd back with roscttes of
white satin. In its centre swung the wed.
ding bell, bell Of roses sprayed with pale
buds.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-01-18
How TO Pronounce Clerk.

Freeman, the historian, in e readable
paper on American speech and pronuncia-
ton, published since his return to England
well says:
"1'be words tmctropolis' and provinces
used IN this way, venture to call slang,
whether the city which is set up above lis
this use Of them ls in no way distinctly
provinces, is, fancy, excessively rare III
Amerlsa, and it is certainly borrowed from
England. Each side Of tho ocean unluck.
lily finds it easier to copy tho abuses of the
other side than to stick to the noble hcri-
tago which is common to BOTH"
What he has to say about the pronuncl.
alton of the word "clerk" is W ,rth repro
ducton at length:
''The word "clerk" is IN Engand usu-
allR sounded fclark," while in America It
is usually sounded "clurk." l say "usu-
ally" because did once hear "clurk" in
Eugland---from q London shopman-and
because l was told at Philadelphia that
some old people there still said "clark, {"
and--a most important fact--that those
who said "clark" also SAID "marchant. /"
Now 1t Is quite certain that "clark" is the
older pronunciatton-the pronunciation
which tho fret settlers must havo taken
with them. thus is proved by the fact
that tho word is surname-and il is In
ono of the commouest Of surnames--js al
ways sounded and commonly written
"Clark" or "Clarke.' l suspect that
''Clerk' as surname, so spelled, ls dis
tinctlvcly 'Scotch," in tho modern sense
of that word. Also in writers OF tho six
teenth and early seventeenth century, the
word itself Is commonly written 'clark, I"
or ''clarke." But of course "clcrk" was
at all times the most clerkly spelling, a.
showing the French and Latin origin OF
the word. 1t is PLAIN, therefore, that the
pronunciation 'clllrk" Is not traditional,
but has been brought in artiacially out OF
notion Of making the sound conform to
tho spelling. But ''clurk" IS no moro tic
true sound than ''clark;" the true sound is
'clalrk," like French 'clerc, and Scots.
man would surely sound 1t 30. "Clarlx"
and ''clurk" are both mere approximations
to tho french sound, and 'clark" Is the
cider and surely the most natural approx.
nation. The truth 10 that we cannot
SOUND "clcrk' as 1t Is spelled; that is, VIC
cannot glvo tho before the r the same
sound that we give 1t when 1t Is follow,
by any other consonant. We cannot sound
G in "clerk" exactly as VIC sound 6 in tent"
This applies to crowd OF words. some Of
Teutonic, some OF Latin origin, In which
the spelling is 6, but IN which The sound
has, Just as in ''clerk," fluctuated between
a and u. The old people at Philadelphia
who said "cl0rk" also said "marchant.' -
Aud quite rightly, for they had on their
eide both older English usage and, in this
case, the French spelling itself. The sound
"muchant" has come IN, both in England
and America, by exactly the same process
as that by which the sound ''clurk' has
came in In America, but not In England !
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-01-18
lho Dl1ostion OF an Ostrich.

It has commonly been made to appear
that ostriohes arc 80 stupid or so greedy
as to be totally indiscriminate in tho
matter OF food; but this is a mistake.
When two kinds of food arc placed be-
fore them they will prefer the one, and
are notably fond of certain kinds, such
as mcalies and priokly pears. Many Of
them even show delicate CHOICE But
hungry bird will eat almost anything.
His systom requires food in largo guam
tity, but he always prefers the suitable
kinds. It IS q fact, however, that the
ostrich often dies q victim to over in
dulgence. On tho farm birds also die
by tho score from apoplexy, brought on
by their keepers stuffing them constantly
with oil they can eat. An Incredible
number Of pebbles are sometimes found
III an ostrich's stomach where they
serve the Same purpose, in triturating
the food, as sand in pigeons gizzard.
Mr.. Tillbrook. farmer Of the Graah
Reinet district, once found carcass,
the gizzard OF which contained somo
nine hundred and thirty stones, OF sizcs
varying from that of pea to that o
walnut. Most of them were bright
and hard, and all more or less rounded
by constant rubbing. We may see the
reason Of that instinct which prompts
an ostrich to stretch his mock over the
fence and pick off o gold stud or dia.
mond pin from the breast of the unsus.
peoting visitor, or in default OF jewel
so attractive, to attempt to pull buttea
off his coat,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-01-18
vampire Bats in Brazil.

Probably 10 part OF Brazil is more
afflicted than portion CT the province
OF Bahia with the scourgc Of vampires.
Whole herds of cattle are sometimes
destroyed by this venomous bat.
II was long matter of conjecture
how the animal accomplished this in
sidious and doadly work; but scientific
men have now decided that the tongue,
which is capable of considerable extern
sion, is furnished ut its extremity with
number Of pipiliaa, which are 80 ar
ranged as to form IN organ Of suction,
the lips having also tubcrclcs sym.
metrically arranged. Fastening them.
selves upon cattle, these dreadful
animals can draw the blood from their
victims. The wound, made probably
from the small needle-lilsc teeth, is q
fne round hole, the bleeding from which
is very difficult to stop.
1t ii said that the wings of this deadly
bnt flying around during the operation
OF wounding and drawing blood, with
great velocity, thus tanning tho victim
and Iulling while the terrible work is In
progress.
Some of the creatures measure two
feet between the tips of the wings, and
they are often found in great numbers
i'll deserted dwellings, in the outskirts
the city.
The negroes and Indians especially
dread them, and there are numerous
superstitions among the natives regard
ing them.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-01-18
British Ignorance Of Amerio-.

A correspondent from Paris, Says
| was lately at dinner party whore the
guests were all Americans, and all OF
them had made q sojourn Of longer or
shorter duration in London. The con-
yersation turned on the really comical
ignorance of oil things American dis
played by the best educated English
people. and numerous anecdotes in IL
lustration of the top in question were
cited. One OF these related to the
son of former United States Minister
in London, Mr.. Edwards Pierrepont.
at some public dinner one of tho guests
asked Mr.. Pierrepont, ir.. while his
father was in the act of making speech
who the orator was. The young gen-
tleman made answer that that was the
American Minister. '!Is he Of the old
established Church or Dissenter?" was
the next question. But this does not
quite equal the query of the Archbishop
OF Canterbury, who lately asked of an
American visitor to explain to him ''tho
attitude assumed by the United States
army next told how he had accompanied
al English officer of high standing to
visit Newburg, and Informed him that
Washington had once had his headquar-
ters there. (which WashiDgton?"
languidly demanded the Briton.
Next came an accomplished young
Southern gentleman, the son Of United
States Senator. who described nh in
terview that he had recently had with
MI English lady, who was introduced
to him rs prodigy of intellect and of
learning. "You came from tho South
ern States. sir9" she remarded amiably.
"Whlch OF the two do you come from
Missouri or Pcru?" With great pres
ence OF mind, my young friend in
formed her that ho was then residing
i'll Peru, but intended shortly to re-
move to Missouri. But rather think
that tue climax was capped by an
English author, who, on being told by
an American lady that sho came from
Missouri, said, thoughtfully;-"Mis-
souri--let mo see-what State is that
in2' missouri Is n State" responded |
the lady. "Ah, yes-yes-to DO sure
it is-it is Mississippi that was think
ing Of" Fortunately the lady i'll ques-
tion was we'll used to tho peculiar
ign ,ranca of Englishmen and Engllsh |
society in general respecting our coun-
try, and she did not even smile. l
myself have become thoroughly case
hardened on the subject; so when n |
charming English lady, the wife of n
Indian officer, asked mo
one day if it were not very dangerous
to walk in the envlrons Of Philadelphin
OH account OF the raLtlesnnkes, was !
enabled to answer her without moving |
n muscle Of my countenance.