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DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-08-07
PERSONAL AND lMPERSONAL

-CassiuS NJ. Clay is living aquiet life
on his fine old farm at White Hall, Ky
Julius Stern is blind man of New
York City who can play billiards ant
make many difficult shots
Sir Crichton Brown says that on tht
average an Englishman's head weigh
an ounce less than Scotchman's.
There is beauty in amiability
neatness and purity" Mrs. Gladstone
writes to little New York college girl
An Indianapolis drayman named
Christian Hausing is the proud weare:
of the Iron Cross, placed on his hreas'
at the battle of Metz.
DR.. de Pressense is said to be the
first Protestant minister upon whom
the honor of membership in the French
Academy has been conferred.
The White Cross University Of Sci
ence has decorated George W. Childs,
James Gordon Bennett, Thomas A. Edi'
son, John W. Mackey, Cyrus ". Field
and William W. Hubbell.
Emperor William, unlike his ances'
tors, is passionately fond of horses and
is an excellent rider The Hohenzollern
family have always been indifferent
horsemen. Frederick William the Third
and Frederick William the Fourth kne"
nothing about riding, and the late EN-
peror William rode horses only which
had been very carefully trained for him,
The present Emperor even trains horses
himself.
The Italian Prime Minister, Signo1
Crispi, recently gave most extraordinary
evidence in the Chamber of Deputies Of
his superstition regarding the evil eye.
Signor lmbriani, having alluded to Sig
nor Crispf's life as necessarily termina'
BILE, the latter fumbled in his pocket,
drew out one of the horn-shaped pieces
of coral used in Naples as a counter
spell against the ''jettatura, and open
ly pointed it at the speaker.
Herr Krupp is a man Of decision.
The other day he received letter in
forming him that his vast establish.
ments for making monster cannon
workshops which cover hundreds of
acres--wcre to be burned down. He
called his thousands of workmen all to-
gether read them the letter, and said:
"If any one of you has made this threat,
lot him 90 ahead and execute it; but |
warn you that | shall not rebuild.
am now rich enough to live without
Cannon-makinrh
whose only mefns of locomotion is
upon his hands and knees, is one of the
famous hunters of that region, He has
never been able to walk. He can oper-
ate a mower, reaper or horse rake equal
to any one. As a loader of hay and
grain he is hard to excel. He has often
driven one and two horses, and has no
fears of their getting away. He assists
in most of the work about his fathers
farm, and, as a chopper of wood, none
but those who have witnessed his WELD
ing of the axe would believe the amount
he can cut in a short time. During the
last dozen years of his life his chief en-
ioyment is to travel over the hills with
his gun and dog, and as q marksman he
is pretty hard to excel In coming
down a flight of stairs he always de-
scends head foremost. When he comes
to stream Of water not more than four
to five feet wide, he actually springs
over like a cat, alighting upon his knees
or hinS
DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-08-07
KATY'S SACRIFICE.
It Furnished Comfort and Happi-
ness to the Mill Hands.

0 Fl N G R I f.
fifth, a rich En-
glish manufact-
urer, sat in a
room in his ele-
gan t m a n sion
one day in au-
tumn. To judge
by his face, his
reflections were
Of an agreeable
nature.
"The prospect
is, y he said to
h i m self, "that
my income for
the present year
will reach fifteen
DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-08-07
"a LITTLE NONSENSE"

"A painting valued at $50 900" was
burned in London a few days ago. The
loss is estimated at 81, 0O0 -Norristown
Herald
--Wibble-"I wonder why swans sing
lust before death?" Wabble-"It is
their last chants, | suppose. "--Tcrre
Haute Express.
Tim Jonah muttercd Willie,
And his face was sad a4d pale,
"I'm Jonah, that is certain,
And my pa provides the whale"
Washington Critic
--Judge-"What have you brought
that bludgeon into the court for?" De
fendant-'Well, every body told me that
must come provided with means Of
defense. Jury.
--Figg-" What is Tommy doing,
Bridget" Bridget-"IIe is out in the
back yard a-rubbin' pepper in the cats
eyes an a-singin' Heaven Is Myllome. -"
-Terre Haute Express.
New boy (proudly)-"My pas a
agnostic. heard him say So" Boy on
the other side of the fence (cnyiously)-
''My pas good deal agnosticier than
yours, an I'll bet l kin lick you. Chi.
cago Tribune.
Young bride (pouting)-"Here we
have only been married two days, Clar.
ence, and you're scolding me alreadyw
Husband-'I know, my dear-but just
think how long I've been waiting for
DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-08-07
An Eye for Business.

Doctor Ford-May ask why this re-.
fusai?
Miss Enthusiastically doctor! You
know my sister married a lawyer, so If
I expect to get any of papa's money
must marry lawyer so.-Munsey's
Weekly.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-10
REFORMING THE LAW,
Colonel Geo. H Smiths Lectures t
tho I.aW Students.

Colonel Geo. H. Smiths Lectures to
the Law students.
Colonel Smith delivered two lectures
last week, as usual, to the law students
of the city. These talks are given the
young men on the evenings of Tuesday
and Wednesday of each week. On last
Tuesday the subject was. "What is a
Contract" 1t was defined as follows
IAN agreement on concurrence of two
parties in the expression of an assent to
the transfer of right from one of the
parties to the other or to third person. %
Contracts may be regarded as agree
ments for the transfer of rights, such
agreement not to be understood as re-
fsrring to the mere wills or Intentions of
the parties, but to their acts or expressed
volitions. 1t was not necessary that the
expression Cf assent should be stimuli
tsneous.
The essential elements of a contract
we're explained. These we're: Cd parties
capable of agreeing; (2) the cause on
consideration; (3) offer and acceptance.
Nothing is Consideration that is not re-
garded as such by both parties. The
agreement must be expressed. There
must always be an offer and acceptance,
upon concurrence of which contract re.
suits. The proposal must be designed to
take effect as contract upon the mere
concurrence of the other party. The offer
must be intended to create legal rela-
tions. la every contract there are four
juridical acts of will involved-two of
them being preparatory, and two OF
them constitutive acts, the two pre-
paratory acts being the offer and pro-
posal, and the constitutive acts being the
promise and acceptance Assent can be
expressed to take effect in the future as
we'll as in the present. A conditional
acceptance is a rejection of the offer.
Revocation of offer must be communi.
Gated to the other party. Acceptance
before such communication of revocation
constitutes a contract. This may be
either directly or by mode indicated in
the offer. These principles are subject
to the qualification that the matter pro.
posed be possible at the time of &C.
ceptance.
On Friday the subject discussed was
"statute and Custom" The lecture
treated of legislative acts or statutes,
Judicial acts or Judgments, and of Gus,
tom, especially of the custom of tbs
courts or judicial precedent. The lect.
urer defined legislative acts as the mere
acts of men, differing from other men
only in being vested with political power
or the right of legislation. They derive
whatever validity they may have from
the right vested in the legislature over
the matters to which they relate. Laws
in this respect are analogous to contracts
aud other expressions of the will of nri.
vate individuals. Like other expressions
of human will, statutory laws enter into
the determination Of rights only as ele-
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-10

ments OF the problem, and they are
therefore, no more inconsistent with the
scientific character of right than are con-
tracts or other human acts.
With regard to the limit of the right
of the State over the rights of individuals
one of two hypotheses must be adopted
Either it is--limited or unlimited, The
idea that the power of the Government
is unlimited is untenable. 1t is the pre-
vailing theory in Europe.
At the end of the dark ages, about the
tenth century, with the birth of feudal.
ism, arose the authority of lords and
barons over the people. The consolida.
ton OF the kingly or central power be.
came necessary to the protection of the
people. Their emancipation from
the control of the medieval
political bosses was obtained by
transferring sll power to the sovereign
and thus the protection of the
people depended upon the strength of the
central government. That which was
originally asserted of the king came to
be asserted of the Government-that ii
was the source of unlimited power over
the rights of individuals. This theory is
still held by thoughtless people. The
heresy had crossed the Atlantic and
found believers in this country. But the
truth is that the contrary theory was es-
tablished in American constitutional law.
The American theory is that the power
of government should be limited as far
as possible by constitutional restrictions.
All State constitutions were enacted for
the express purpose of limiting the power
of the Government. 1t WAS also q recog-
nized principle in America that the
powers of government are limited by
fundamental political principles. There
are two provisions in our constitutions
that protect every class of rights.
One is that no man shall be deprived
of liie or liberty unless by due
process of law; the other is that
no State shall pass law impairing the
obligation of contract. The doctrine
that the powers of the Government are
limited had been asserted by Coke and
other judges, but questioned by Camp
bell and later English writer's. The doc
trine, however, is we'll established in
American law Wilkinson vs. Leland).
1t was asserted in the proposition in the
Federal constitution that the Govern
ment was organized to establish justice.
1t should be always kept in mind that
human government is established to ad-
minister, not to create, justice. If it
failed to do 80 it failed in its most i'm
portant function. 1t is necessary. there
fore. to keep in view the distinction be-
tween the theory OF rights and the the
ory of actions.
The lecture closed with discussion of
the distinction between judicial and or
dinary legislation, and of the relation OF
custom to law. These customs were of
mercantile origin and the courts took
cognizance of them.
Right here it appears to the average
layman is the spot to reform the law.
Customs of merchants and decisions OF
courts may have been all right enough
in ages past, but in the present day OF
enlightened thought the laws of such a
land as ours ought to be better codified
and reduced more nearly to the state of
an abstract science, whose principles
might be clearer than is the present
practice of the law.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-10

EIARMKRS AND MERCHANTS HANE
Il OF Los AH6ELXb, CAL,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-10

Sohmer planes and Estey organs.
Liberal terms and prices at 9. E. Days
music store, 8 N. Spring street.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-10

SECURITY SAYINGS BANK AND TRUST
~ Company
OapiSai. 5000, 900.
No. 40 s. Main St., Los Angeles, Cal.
+. N. MYERS, 8. A. FLEMING
Presiaent. Vice-President.
J. +. SARToRI, Cashier.
isaias w. Hellman. o. W. Childs.
j. A. Graves. s. A. Fleming
I. l.. Duque. James Rawson
NJ D. shaw. A. G. Rogers, NJ. D.
A. j. Bovine. j. F. Sartori
Maurice Hellman. f. M Myers
Five Per Cent. Interest Paid ON
Deposits.
The notice of the public is called to the fact
that this bank only loans money on approved
real estate security; that it does not loan
money to its stockholders, officers or clerks
tnat among its stockholders are soma of the
Oldest and most responsible citizens of the
community; that under the State laws, the
private estates of its stockholders are pro
rata LIABLE for the total Indebtedness of the
bank. N N
These facts, with care exercised in making
loans. insure safe depository for saving ac-
counts School teachers, clerks, mechanics
employees in factories and shops, laborers. ETC.,
will find 1t convenient to make deposits In
small amounts.
Financial agents for eastern and San Fran
cisco capital. Money to loan on ranches and
city property. Bonds and mortgages bought.
Remittances may be sent by draft or Wells
Fargo Express. f1-tf
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-10
MISCELLANEOUS.
LAND AT REDLANDS
5000 Per Acre on Ten Years Time.

MCINTOSH, o. the BARTON TANn
selling the
Branch the establishment
ot TO nne the oranges opening buness
nens. psandpa particulars,
w. p. MCINTOSH
Rooms and g. No. AZ South Main st. Los
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-13
A Thief Caught With a Thread.

Bangor Letter to Lewiston journal,
It is born within some human beings
to steal. They do not all steal articles
of great value, but little things, which.
though costing but trifle, cause annoy
ance. A person of this sort has been
stealing a paper that was left each
sional gentleman in Bangor, the pill
ferer, who had rooms in the same build
ing, but up another flight, taking it be-
fore he put in an appearance. 1t would
be missed about twice week, and for
time the paper boy was blamed, but
later the thief volunteered the informa-
ton that the office boy of another pro-
fesSional man in the same building took
the papers and sold them. In order to
find out the loser gave week to the
business of investigation, making it a
point to reach his Office about half an
hour ahead of the delivery. Quietly en-
tering, he made bait of an old paper.
folding it after the manner of the news
boy; punched hole through, run in
and made fast the end of a spool of
thread, and lay in wait. When his
paper was dropped at his door he quiet
ly took it in, substituting the bait, lead
ing the thread under the door. The
third morning the spool began to I'M
wind, and, opening the door, he saw the
overhead party leading the thread up
stairs. The latter heard the noise,
stopped, turned round, while the pro-
fessional gentleman began to haul in on
the thread. When all the slack had
been taken up gentle tug announced
the connections; the paper was dropped.
pulled down stairs, and-the parties
have not spoken since.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-13
Henry MacLachlan.

Henry MarLachlan, who will conduct
the great festival. was born in Glasgow.
Scotland, in 1859. Coming from de-
cidedly musical family, he was given
every opportunity todevelOp his talents.
His first musical education was given
him at the Academy of Music in Glasgow
where he had the advantages of hearing
all the great works OF the best masters
performed. After few years he was
sent to the Liverpool college. While
in Liverpool he was member OF the
Philharmonic. and has sung under the
batons of Sir Charles Halle and Sir
Michael Costa there.
Mr. MacLachlan came to America six
years ago and settled in Minnesota.
He was at once appointed OrganiSt and
choir master at st. Mary's church. which
position he now holds. When the
Gounod club was organized Mr.. Mac
Lachlan was appointed conductor. the
management having the utmost conf
dence in his ability as choral and Or
chestral conductor. By hard work and
unstinted devotion to his profession he
has placed himself in the foremost rank
of musicians in the West. Mr.. Mac
LachIan shared the bonors in conduct
ing the festival of last year with
Carl Zerrahn. The veteran con-
ductor and the members If the
orchestra were all very enthusiastic
about his work. Mr.. MacLachlan as a
conductor is full of fire and dash, and
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-13
SHE COILS LIKE A SNAKE.
Miss Aivina GoodnOw Presents q
Strange Freak of Nature.

MISS AlVlna- GOOQnOW TFeSeutS d
Strange Freak of Nature.
Worcester CMass.), Special.
There's girl in this city who can
sleep only with her body bent backward
into circle and her feet crossed under
her chin. This may seem Incredible,
bnt it is absolutely true. The girl is
now eleven years old.
When she was four she had an attack
of cerebro-spinal meningitis. which left
her spine as limp as piece OF rope.
She can stand erect only by taking hold
of something higher than her head. She
is Alvina GOOdnOw, the daughter OF
French iron mOlder living at No. 20,
Central street.
When the Morning Journal CORE
spondent saw the girl yesterday she was
crawling and wriggling about on the
kitchen. floor of the tenement where her
parents live. AS she twisted her head
from side to side her black, pearly eyes
and her constant fluctuations fairly
made one feel that he was looking at a
snake.
The face of the girl is an intelligent
one, and she has full possession of her
mental faculties. She speaks English
and French with equal facility, and her
uIOtIlcT CIdItIIS Giidt SliC 10 do VI Il III 90
the average girl of her age.
"Show the gentleman how you sleep,
Alvina." said the mother.
In obedience to the request, the girl,
rising to ner feet. bent her body back
ward, and, without an apparent effort.
rested her head on the floor and crossed
her feet under her chin. This was re-
peated several times, and then. as fur
ther exhibition of her elastic anatomy,
she lay down fiat on her face and easily
touched her ears with her toes.
Then, considering the interview
closed; she began to devotr huge
plate of meat and bread and in few
minutes had tucked awap in her supple
frame enough food to supply work
ingman with days rations.
Mrs. GOOdnow could give 10 eXplana-
ton OF the strange physical condition of
her daughter, other than that which has
been mentioned above. The best doc
tors in the city nave examined her, and
have been obliged to confess that it is
phenomenal case, and one i'll which
they can afford no relief.
Last summer Alvina was taken to the
hospital. and before clinic of doctors
was photographed in the position she
assumes, and the case was decided one
of the most mysterious and puZZling
ever known in medical history.
Although careful examination OF
{ the child's body was made by the re-
porter, not mark or blemsh could be
found upon it. When questioned, AL
vina said that the various contOrtions
she went through occasioned her no
pain. and that, in fact. the only position
in which she could sleep comfortably
was with her head and feet i'll close
proximity.
Several dime museum agents have
visited the house and offered large sums
for the privilege of exhibiting the little
girl, but in every instance they have
been refused.
now have three children, two girls and
boy, all of whom are in perfect
health, and are large, strong and lusty.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-13

ly satisfactory contralto in this country.
She has studied with the best masters
in this country and in. Europe. and has
the distinction of being ole OF the great
Marches's favorite spupils. During
the past season she has appeared
with great success in num-
Der of the Boston symphony and
Theodore Thomas orchestral concerts.
A Boston critic writes of her last APP
pearance there: Mrs. Walter G. Wy
man was the soloist, and she more than
fulfilled all the enthusiastic things
which have been said about her singing.
The voice itself is unusually beautiful,
full. warm, and rich, with a remarka-
bic compass; add 10 this lovely
voice a most thorough and finished
vocal training in the best French
school and you have the material with
which this artist is equipped. But at
too often happens that singers with
beautiful, Well-trained voices are not
musically intelligent, and here again
Mrs. Wyman is possessed of great adj
vantages, for she is All artist to her
finger tips, and it seems second
nature to her thoroughly to
understand the works of the
French school of composition.
A sweet melody, a rich voice and an
artistic understanding OF the work in
hand-What more could the most hyper
critical listener desire? The very warm
applause with which Mrs. Wyman was
greeted at the close was surely an as
surance to her that the Boston public
will be very glad to see her back again
in the festival week of the Handel and
Haydn society.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-13

reputation she has, and her voice
is yearly developing in fullness,
richness and strength, which,
with her faultiess execution,
winning presence and personal beauty,
give rare promise for the zenith of her
genius. Miss Juch's brilliantimpersona-
lions of Marguerite in Faust" Fury
dice in "Orpheus," Elsa in "Lohengrin,"
Senta in the 'Flying Dutchman," and
Chrysa in Nero" while prima donna of
the National Opera are cherished by
thousands in all the large cities. Hun
dreds of columns were written of this
artist in the above roles. No Patti or
Nilsson could have inspired happier
comment. Upon the famous Wagner
tour she shared the honorS with Nilsson
and Materna. The New York Philhar-
monte, the Boston Symphony, the
Brooklyn Philharmonic, the Philadel-
phia Symphony society. the Thomas
popular concerts, the Gericke Or
chestral concerts, the New York
LiederkranZ, the st. Louis saengerfeSt,
the great choral societies, all have re-
sounded with her voice and rung with
the acclaim. This astonishing work has
been accomplished in four years.
A recital of the incidents in the career
Ol tlllS YOUNG CdlCdIllCo WOulu iii
a volume and unfold all interesting
story of the endeavorS of brave girl
seeking self-improvement and high
standard in musical art. Nature, not
withStanding her munificence in other
directions, vouchsafeS to few the ulti-
mate genius of song. Among those
thus gifted Miss Juch has won tor her.
self q commanding position, and now
ranks as the foremost American So
prano upon both operate and concert
stages.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-13

he was so welcome that he was
made member of the st. Ce-
celia academy, and was presented
with decoration by the king.
His recent performance of the title role
in Verdi's ''Otello'' so pleased the EN-
peror of Austria that he was presented
with the Cross of st. Joseph, a high dis
tinctionin Austria. At the end of his
phenomenally successful season at the
Metropolitan opera house. he was en-
gagged at the enormous salary of $1,000
for each appearance for five repre-
sensations of the Garden act from
Faust in conjunction with Miss Juch
in the cities of Boston. Brooklyn, Phil
adelphia, Washington and New York.
The wonderful success of the Juch-
Perotti operate concerts is still fresh in
the minds of all, and it is matter of
the greatest congratulation that it is
possible to present Jules Perotti, one of
the four greatest tenOrs of to-day, to our
citizens. This has been made prac-
tlcable only by a largely increased out
lay.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-13
Aharn Practice.
Camden (Me.) Herald.

Camden (Me.) Herald.
In the early days OF this town doc
tor had occasion to employ neighbour,
a lawyer, to take charge of case.
Somehow the case never got ahead any,.
At the close of each term of court the
doctor would ask the lawyer about it,
only to receive the answer: 1T is corr
tinued; the other side got it continued"
AS the costs also continued-t increase,
the doctor got uneasy, but bided his,
time. In the course of years the lawyer
called IN the doctor to cure sore finger,
which failed to heal and remained
source of annoyance. At last the law
yer. while away from home, called III
another doctor, whohappended to hit
the case just right, and when he re-
turned home the finger was well. AS
soon as he saw his old client, the doctor,
he told him what the other doctor had
done for him, winding up with the guess
ton: Doctor, why didn't you cure my
finger as.quick as this other doctor?H
The old physician, with merry twin
kle in his eye, suffered prompt reply :.
Squire. was j-illst c-c-con-continuing
it,n