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Engagens eaats in England.
Robert Laird Collier.

ROBERT Lard Collier.
Courtships in England are short and en-
gagements are long. No sooner is it under
stood that young man and young woman
are in love than it is given out that they are
engaged. The American custom of leaving
young men and women free to associate to-
gether and keep company with each other for
an indefinite length of time without declar-
ing their intentions is almost unknown in
any country of Europe. 1t is not long after
young man begins to show the daughter at
tentions before the father gives intimation
that he wishes to know what it means, and
either the youth declares his intentions or is
notified to ''cut sticks" Whatever the adj
vantages of the English view of this matter
may have it has. at least, one most obvious
disadvantage, and that is it leads to engage
ments upon too short an acquaintance, and
it makes of the engagement the counting
time rather than as mere preparation for
marriage. When once engaged the young
people are thrown together in the freest
fashion, and may be left to themselves at all
times and in all places almost as though they
were man and wife. In the general society
of America marriage is deemed the vitality
ciety the engagement is looked upon as the
most important, and really is a sort of first
stage in matrimony, or the personal uniting
of the lives only awaiting the legal cere-
mOny,
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Picturesque Paris 40 Longer.
Letter in Boston Journal.

LeIIcT III DOSbOu JOuTudl.
Carnival brings no especial joy to Paris.
Gavarni used to say that even in his time
there was no carnival, and that he had in
vented the whole institution at fifty francs a
Autograph. Certainly his carcatures, so nu-
merous and so persistently followed up, led
the world to believe that the Partisan car
nival was far more generally observed than
it really is. The masked balls this year are
dreary affairs. The only objects of interest
at them are the celebrated composers who
feel it their duty to 90 because their music
is performed at these festivities. Perhaps
they go merely TO look after their authors
rights. At the Eden theatre there are
masked balls which are conducted with some
thing of the license manifested under the
Second empire. But the maskers and the
streets grow more and more uncommon
yearly Paris has lost its picturesque fea-
lures. Fifteen years ago there were more
costumes of peasants visible in the capital
than now: democracy is doing its accus
toned leveling. The Grand opera has been
reformed. This will be pleasing to the thou
sands of Americans who, coming here yearly,
have been treated to mediocre performances
in the finest musical palace in the world.
The new directors, NJ Nj. Gailhard and Kilt,
have inaugurated policy which bids fair to
be brilliant. They believe in short and
moderately paid engagements for prominent
singers, and are dismissing all the old corps
of the overpaid. Gabrielle Krauss, undoubt-
edly singer of genius, has been receiving
immense sums at the opera for a long time;
she fluids her salary cut down one-half-and
departs. Seller, the tenor, whom Edmond
About discovered in wine shop, must go
also as he will not accept reduction. New
operas are to be produced in rapid success
sion. and the old and foolish routine is to
be broken down Nine. Fides-Devries, one
of the greatest singers in the world, had
been engaged for 100, 900 francs to rcappear
at intervals, singing sixty-four times in all
for that sum. Maurice Strakosch will super
intend this lady's appearance in the United
States, where she is expected to make an
enormous sensation
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Victor Hnoo's Daifv Life.
Paris Letter to the London World.

Paris Letter 70 the Lcncon world
In spite of his years be Is still hale and
hearty; he eats well, and drinks well and
hrs only infrmity IS deafness. On Thurs
days and SUNDAYS, which are reception days,
the poet goes to bed about 10 o'clock; On
other days retires al $50, and In the morn
ing he works in bed and rises about 10. He
breakfasts lightly, walks. and, in spite Of
the applications Of his family, be occasion
ally INDUCES n his old distraction Of riding
on the knifeboard Of bus. Whatever the
weather. Victor Hugo still ztely refuses
to wear an oyercozt, and, old as be Is, be
persists in abundant cold water ADDITIONS:
bat be no longer takes his ''tub" as be used
% during the siege Of Paris, when he used 70
break the ice With his heel on cold mornings.
Victor Hugo still works, but Of course rot
very much; he has his bolster and pillow
placed AZ the foot Of the bed, 80 as 20 receive
the light directly from the window, and,
pencil il hand. passes al hour or two every
morning in classifying and correcting his
unpublished works in prose and verse. He
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III. lrnr h- finrcrnor.

Dakota nay have sor It's next governor mau
Who Tor many years was resident OF this good
state OF Wisconsin. Word comes that strong
effort viii be msde 70 indaee President Cleve-
land % appoint Capt. !. y. Bruudsxe OF Dawson
80 succeed eGov. Pierce. Mr.. Bru1dage VIII BE-
gsuemeered IS a longtime resident Of Grand
Rapids, Wis. where most OF the time De v A.
connected with the press. de was also mayor.
and t1Sis an excellent one. He vas an officer
in the ForJy-tour,h Wisconsin, and Il may oe IL
his favor that his CO onel. Judge Symss, =
congressman IN colorado; that Lieat Cot. ., c.
bissel : postmaster 50 Gien1ive. DaS-- aat thst
Ma William Warner i Congressman from the
Kansas CITY district Missouri. jack Bondage
possesses tue ability % make the thrifty young
territory sood. practical governor heTs arr
good many people il Wisconsin who wogld Ike
very mach % ee s5le 70 say, ''how ar y5a GOV.
BErnoAEe ''-&ilwsRkee Szzdky Telegraph.
The eaptaiu Is bona ads resident and
farmer Of kidder county and IS highly hon
cred and esteemed IS private citizen We
30 nus knOE Of stalzart Democrat who
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SOME AUSTRALIAN WONDERS.
Tapping the Channels of S,tbteTauneaa
Rirers at the Antfp0des.
From the Federal Australian.

TdppinD the Channels of S,tbterTane0n
Rivers at the Antfp06eS.
From the Federal Australian.
There are two magnificent sources of
wealth in Australia, one of which has been
mperfectly exploited, while the other is
almost untapped. The first consists of the
subterranean channels of ancient rivers,
which have long ceased to flow and have
been buried for ages beneath the superin-
cumbent strata through which the enterpris
ing miner now sinks his SHAFT. Each of
these must have been a veritable Pactolus,
and their golden sands have yielded rich
return to many an adventurous company.
The second source of wealth is also subter-
ranean and will probably prove to be far
more precious than the first. We refer to the
underground rivers which have their origin in
the great central depression of the Australian
continent, where some superficial streams
and the heavy tropical rains disappear, per-
colating through the penetrable soil and
forming hidden reservoirs, from whence at
least two great bodies of water issue south
ward and find an outlet in the sea. Ever
and anon one of these channels is pierced
by the well-sinker, and there rises to the
surface perennial spring of the precious ele-
ment, in the midst of a region that is liable
to be parched with drought. Such 0iscov-
cry has just been made at Moree, in the cleo
toral district of Gwydir, about 800 miles
north of Sydney. Water was struck at a
depth of $50 feet and it rose AZ feet in three
hours. "The value of the discovery" we
are told, "can not be over-estimated, as the
country in the vicinity has hitherto suffered
terribly in dry seasons"
The question arises whether, iuasmuch as
the country is beginning to be dotted with
various points at which similar discoveries
have been made, it would not be possible by
systematic investigations to determine APP
proximately the course of one, at least, of
the subterranean rivers-that which is be-
lieved to have its outfall near Portland-so
that boring operations might be conducted
for the time to come in those places only
where there is a reasonable prospect of sue
cess
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Some Boston La,rycr.' Incomes.

From the Boston Sunday Globe.
There's Judge Hoar. ] suppose he must
have an income from his legal practice that
amounts to at least $4,000 year, easy. He
is somewhat of an old fogy in the matter of
charging. lie is a very light charger. In
deed, he is too old-fashioned altogether for
his own good. He is probably as able juris
as ever lived in Massachusetts, yes, or in
New England, aud is by all odds the ablest
man at the bar now. tell you that his
charges are so moderate that many corpora
tons go to him for opinions when they don't
really need them. Judge Hoar's opinions
are not cheap in any other way, though,
and you can pin Jour faith TO them every
time.
Judge William Russell of Boston also finds
fortune friendly to him. / don't know
whether or not good luck ever threw her
proverbial old slipper atthe judge, but guess
she bits him with about $50, 900 every year.
He can buy new shoes instead of the ''old
slippers"
TIE venerable Sidney Bartlett, the Nestor
Of the bar. used 70 make over $500. 900
wear though ii was not all derived from bis
purely law practice. / should say that at
least half Of it came out Of what might he
termed his purely professional business, and
the balance from his investments, mostly in
railrOzding. He is pretty wealthy, probably
worth 81, 500, GOO to 81, 100000.
Peleg W Chandler used to have good
sized Law practice, too, probably averaging
over $50. 600 a year. He is not so active in
the profession, for be must be about eighty
wears old nov Still know that some Of the
leading lawyers hereabout consult him upon
important legal matters His son Parker G.
Chandler does pretty good business, rang
ing from $4,000 to $50. 900 rear. He
doesn't go into court much, but yOu know
that those who are called ''ofice lawyers are
the ones that make tGe most in coDsultz-
lions, advice, etc.
Then there's George o. Shartuck, who used
20 be Chandler's partner / guess be must
do law business Of s25, 600 year, besides
making good many extra dollars il rail-
roads he Is fairly rich no=, aud has al ex-
eellent income
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SWEETS From RUBY LIPS.

Troy Telegram: A good-lookiDg young
man was fined 80 in New Orleans the other
DAY Tor kissing girl on the street. The
young lady vas shocked, the reporter says,
but we cannot imagine what shocked her
unless it vas the enorrnity Of the punish
ment
New York Independent: ABangor young
man blackened bis mustache with lead
comb and then took his girl out for moon
light stroll. When the fair one appeared in
the bright light Of the family circle couple
OF hours later her face looked like railroad
map.
Brooklyn Gazette: a teacher in one OF
orr schools inquired the other day II any Of
her scholars could give the definition OF the
word ''danGy.'' This seemed a puzzler, till
a little boz near the front held up his band
and said {: / know what dandy is" "And
what is fts'' '.He ith boy what htheth the
girltb."
a Udca doctor is trying to persuade the
world that dangerous diseases are communi-
Gated and lives daily sacrificed by the com
mon habit Of kissing. He may brighten the
Utica young men, but his scheme wouldn't
work in this region. Any sensible young
man would De glad TO risk unheard Of dan
gers for the sweet privilege Of kissing Som
grille giri.-SomerTille Journal.
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She Cost Her Weioht In Cold.
From the Tucson Star.


Mrs. Jesus Castro, an aged Mexican lady,
now residing at American Flag, in the Santa
Catilina mountains, is perhaps the only wo-
man who, literally speaking, ever cost her
husband her weight in gold. 1t is said that
in the early gold-dgging days of California
she was resident of Sonora, in which state
she was born and grew to womanhood. When
about the age of seventeen a paternal uncle,
but few years her senior, returned with his
companions, gold-laden, from the FL Dorado
Of the West and became desperately enanore
of her. He sought her hand in marriage and
was accepted, but the church refused, because
of the near relationship existing between
them, to soemnize the marriage.
Persuasion being in vain, he tried the
power Of gold to win the church his way, and
succeeded only by the payment of her weight
in gold. She at the time weighed III pounds,
and against her in the scales glttering dust
was shoveled. Her afiianced husband still
had sufficient of this worlds goods to provide
a comfortable home and they were married.
They lived happily together and she bore to
her husband eleven children. In the course
of years he died and she married again, Mr..
Castro being her second husband. The above
is fact and not fiction, as living witnesses
can prove.
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Clepe1andana ne Little ones.
Albany Special to the n. Y. World.

Albany Special to the n. Y. World.
While on visit to the Convent Of the
Sacred Heart at Kenwood several weeks ago,
President Cleveland requested that the
scholars be given holiday on his Inaugural
ton day. The request was complied with.
On the day before leaving for Washington
Mr.. Cleveland sent check for $50 to the
lady superior, accompanied with the follow
ing note:
ALBANY, March 2, 1885.
DEAR MOTHER O'RoRKE: / send by my
good friend, Mr.. Mccall, something which |
hope will cause the little ones at the convent
to know that while they are thinking Of me
they are not forgotten by the man who, in
the midst Of their holiday, is undergoing the
most perplexing ordeal that bis life can
bring to him. With many kind thoughts Of
you and all the good people al Kenwood, /
am, yours faithfully, GROVER CLEVELAND.
The receipt of the letter was promptly ac-
knowledged and the money expended in the
entertain ment Of the pupils, who greatly en-
ioyed their holiday. After the feast all the
children drank from tiny bottles Of cham
payne toast to "Our New President, Gro
yer Cleveland" During the evening tel
egram of congratulation was sent TO Presi-
dent Cleveland at the White house.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-14
WISCONSIN.
Work of the Lawmakers.

Special to the Globe.
MADISON, Wis, March 13.-In the assem-
bly, this morning the free textbook bill was
deliberately debated, but finally laid aside
until Tuesday. The senate bill securing
wages due employees and laborers when any
railroad company in their debt sells out to
another company was concurred in. Assem-
bly, bills were passed authorizing the adju-
tant general to compile and publish the
state war records, giving sub-contractors
liens on buildings, and purchasing
5000 extra copies of the blue book.
In the senate bill will be passed submitting
to a popular vote at the next general election
whether women shall vote on school mat
tiers. The bill granting municipal suffrage
to women was made the special order for
next Tuesday. The assembly held short
session this evening, but the senate has ad-
journed until Monday evening.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-14
DR.. BosanKC.

This name has become so familiar with the
most of people throughout the United States
that it is hardly necessary to state that he is
the originator of the great DR.. Bosanko
Cough and Lung Syrup, the peoples favorite
remedy, wherever known, for coughs, colds,
consumption and all affections of the throat
and lungs. Price, so cents and 81. Sold
by A. P. Wilkes, Seven corners, John Boil
ten, 223 East Seventh street, f. H. Hainert
"A Dayton avenue, and P. c. Lutz, 36S
Wabasha street.
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has in manuscript half dozen plays, sew
eral volumes Of verse and two volumes of
philosophy, which will be published after
his death. And SO the poet lives, surrounded
by his family, by his Neutrality-suspicious.
and Georges, the latter big boy of II,
who is going to be a painter-and by
his faithful old friends, Paul Meurice and
Auguste Vacquerie, who tell the old man on
days when he is weary and thinking of the
end, that he must try to live until 1889, so
that the opening of the Universal exhibition
and the centenary OF the great revolution may
be presided over by lie vieux Hugo.''
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-14
Cog. Pierce,s Tetoes.

1t has been the fashion to indulge in I'M
limited laudation of Gov Pierce, but he does
not appear to be influenced by taffy and will
get much less of it in the future He has
trod on too many corns with his little veto
business He is now frequently referred to
as the gentleman from Chicago who has
kindly come out to take charge of the inter
ests of the residents and property owners in
the territory. One suggests that he
should have announced at the beginning of
the session what measures he would permit
the legislature to pass, and so saved about
half OF their time. Even lawyers in the
North, who like his veto of the capital re-
moval, pronounce much of his argument
weak and some of his points unsound. They
are willing to accept the view that the capital
cannot be removed without the consent of
the people of the locality where it happens to
be.
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NHnf nF q tHHrlrrri.
Special to the Globe.

Special 10 the Globe.
ASHTON, Oak, March 13-Last night OF
charivari party at Judge McNab's farm, five
miles from this place, Will Roe was shot and
dangerously wounded by Fred Fawcett. Faw-
cett was married to McNsb's daughter at
Grotou lsst sunday. Tue charivari party
approached the house, but had not begun
their demon STATIONS when Fawcett ap-
pcared at an upper window and without
warning fred three shots into the crowd.
one ball struck Roe in the neck aud glanced
downward into his chest. There is a small
chance for his recovery. Fswcett has not
been arrested. The parties were no. ia-
tnNicltsd
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-14

I'D La Moure of Pembina; normal school at
Spearfsh Albert Powers, Samuel Cushman,
H. NJ. Gregg; school of mines at Rapid
City, Edwin Van else and Charles w. Mather
of Lawrence county, a. j. Simmonds and
John W. Nowlin of Pennington county,
George Boland of Custer county; school for
deaf mutes, Frank L. Blackemore, E. ?.
Livingston, ?. H. Runke, s. H. Bronson
and Alexander Hinkley; normal school at
Madison, j. A. Trow, G. B. Kennedy and
Wesley Hill for four years and l. NJ jerks
and F. F. B. Coffin for two years; Dakota
hospital for the insane, William
Powers, Benjamin S. Williams and Robert
Cox of Yankton, Alfred A. Huston OF
Lincoln county, A. E. Colby of Yankton;
agricultural college at Brookings, W. ID.
Skinner, George Moorehouse and. j. B. Day
Of Spirit county, Thomas Reed of Kingsbury
county, B.R. Wagner ofiBonhomme county;
supervisors of census, South Dakota, Robert
B. Fish of Hughes county; North Dakota,
A. w. Edwards of Cass county; railroad
commissioners, Central Dakota, William NJ
Evans of Grant county; North Dakota,
Alexander Griggs of Grand Forks county,
South Dakota, w. II. McVoy of Yankton
county: commissioner of immigration,
Lauren Dunlap of Beadle county; board of
dental examiners, s. j. Hill of
Cass county, c. W. Stutenroth,
OF Codington county, W. H. Williamson OF
Burleigh county, w. H. Brown of Yankton
county, W. B. Seese of Hughes county;
penitentiary at Sioux Falls, Jacob Schatzel,
H. S. Hills, William McBane, g. a. Uline
and B. T. Campbell; university at Vermil-
lion, G. E. Prentice, A. Anderson of Clay
county, W. j. Wallace, L. B. Sabin of Union
county, A. Sherman of Lincoln county;
board of health, president, Henry c. Reno
of Richland county, vice president, c. j.
Cummings of McCook county; superintendent,
E. NJ. Darrow of Cass county.
The house unanimously resolved to dis
charge the special committee and take no
further action upon the bribery matter.
1t refused, however, to expunge
the matter from the record. The council
bill giving the Sixth judicial district iurisdic-
ton in cases originating in the Third district
passed. At midnight the conference
committee on appropriation bills was
still out, and the indications ere
that the appropriations for penal and charita-
bic institutions will fail. The hitch is princi-
pally in the Bismarck penitentiary and CAPT
tol furniture appropriation. The council
ordered all record of the Westoyer inYestigat-
ing committee eypunged.
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The Proper Costt.n,e.

From the Boston Courier.
Snow, them" said the cashier to his wife,
"are you dressed for The journey, my dearp
'1All ready, my love-"
''Got the Doodle safe!"
''All safety
'eWhat kind Of dress is that you have
onln
sit is pull-back"
"a pull-backl Good beavensl the idea
Of your thinking we can escape to Canada
while you wear dress like that Don't you
gee I've got on q cutaway coatf Go and put
on dress with a sloping train, and your bat
with fyaway feather. We must take every
precaution setting out on such journey"
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ON the Pacific sands.

From the San Francisco Post.
''What have you got there2" said old
Pungleup to bis daughter; some pressed
fowers"
'eY e-s-s, sir" she replied, turning red.
'.Don't seem 10 have made good Job Of
It; what were they pressed againstF'
..Why-er-against my belt,' murmured the
girl, who had been 10 picnic with Charley.
But the old man never tumbled.
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PASSING PLEAsANTRIEs.
n Better Thin1.

FROM the Somervllle Journal.
''John," said millionaire to his son, 81
have willed you my property and make ?. and
r. trustees.n
''That viii never do; can suggest an i'm
provement.n
"Whatr'
''Make them your heirs and appoint me
trustee"
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woman ont West las sued man for
breach Of promise. and says the kissing De-
gan az in the evening and lasted until 3
he next morning. This was certainly
sweetness long drawn out.-Bosion Budget.
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The Last Day of the Dakota Legisla-
ture-Changes in the Reap
porti0nmenT
Minnesota Carries Off the First Prize for
Butter at the Northwestern Dairymen's
Convention at Algona.
Doings of the Wisconsin Law Makers-Shot
at Charivari Party-Spring val
ley Election.
News Items from Various Points in the
Northwest Cleaned by Globe Cor
respondents.
MINNESOTA.
4 Fatal FdU.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
BRA1NERD, Mimi, March 13.-Mrs. B.
Shupe, an aged lady, hearing an alarm OF
fire in her neighborhood, started hurriedly
down stairs when she fell and sustained in
ternal injuries, which will probably prove
fatal. Mrs Shupe for many years has con-
Quoted the Brainerd house in this city, and
is well known in the vicinity.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-14

would better grace the Office of governor,
who would deal with public questions more
fairly, and who would work harder for the
interests of Dakota than the captain.
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Custom compels Al IcsIauder IN bis nstiTe
island 20 kiss every w0uan be meets. Nov
re understand Why the men Of Iceland never
eniz7zte.-Ou CITY Derrick
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-14

An enthusiastic Blaine girl in Oakland last
week paid an election bet of 100 kisses. The
next day the young man claimed recount
and the girl has consented rather than throw
the case into the couts.-San Francisco
Pct