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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-20

PLATINUM is now worth just about
the same as gold, owing to the
demand for it in the electrical
business, but it will hardly do for
money, as it lacks stability. 1t was
worth a little more than a third of its
present price eighteen months ago.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-20

FOSTER, the Missouri prophet, sees
the biggest storm of the month coming
from the Pacific coast about the Esd,
and dated for the Atlantic about the
9th. If there was an air ship ready
to come in that breeze it would make
splendid time. The storm route is
usually some distance south of this, so
that the FOSTER one Will not disturb
the almost unbroken serenity of the
season in this region.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-20

THE proposition to require all the
railroads in the state to carry the state
government, including the legislature,
free, and issue no passes otherwise, is
getting a hold in several states. 1t re-
lieyes various difficulties.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-20

The government reports show that
102. ITS barrels of beer were manufaet-
ured in Iowa last year. Prohibitory
laws do not seem to greatly discourage
that industry
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-20

The apportionment bin has become a
law. and the subject is before the legis
latures, presuming they have had Off
cial notice, and Mr.. PoRTER's final and
exact count Of population. 1t may be
noted that the provision requiring the
apportionment to run through the de-
cade without change has been dropped.
That is not adapted to the situation
when the legislatures are SO largely
Democratic
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-20
GLOBE TOWER SHOTS.

President Harrison annoJfnces, and Prince
Russell certifes to it, that only under certain
conditions will he accept a denomination at
the hands of the Republican party. Pre-
suffably one Of the conditions is that it is
offered to him IL - -
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-20
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en- hand for reference Patrons and friends
ale cordially invited to visit ana afalI mem
selves of The facilities Of our Eastern Office
while i'll New York
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-20

THE Prince of Wales should not be
disturbed in his little games. He owes
SS,000.000, aud should be allowed to win
something
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-20

MCKINLEY has been talking in Ohio
in favor of his tariff and HARRIsoN's
recipe for cheap man-that is, to wear
a cheap coat. The Democrats are even
more anxious than the Republicans for
him to run for governor.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-20

DAILY AND SUNDAY.
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%m.in advance . 90 weeks in adv. w
one month go. soc.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-20
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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-20

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THE GLOBE. ST. Paul, Mimi.
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ENTHUSIASTICALLY Monday Wednesday
and Friday.) oc
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months, in advance. 81 ~.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-20

WEEKLY ST. PAUL GLoGE.
One Year ST Six No. 65c Three Mo. soc
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-20

Local forecast for st. Paul, Minneapolis
and vicinity: Continued snow: stationary
temperature. Pr. Lyons, Observer.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-20
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DAILY (NoT INCLUDING SUNDAY) ~
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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-20

TIE Democrats elected to state offices
in sCo:inacticut are still kept out by the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-20

They won't let me do the king act, and they
don't seem to want to let me do little
gambling on the side.-Prince of Wales.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-20

been to Washington, Boggs?"
Eyes; returned only yesterday"
''Didyou see the PRESIDENT
mo. By the way, Smiley. L must go to
wearing glasses soon. It's difficult for me to
read small print"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-20

Now that the smoke of battle has cleared
away from the South Dakota senatorial field
but whittier are we driftingi The smoke
of battle has not cleared away, Senator
Elect Kyle is still enveloped in it as with
pail of gloom. Suggestions for a political
smoke-consumer are in order.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-20

Mr.. Quay has at last spoken. and denied al
most everything that has been said of him
since the days of his callow infancy. But
the attention Of the public should not be de-
feeted from the fact that he has not up to
date made any aggressive movement toward
knocking the chip from the shoulder of the
New York World. If Mr.. Quay has spoken
the truth, the World stands ready to pay the
freight.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-20

"Ah, there; are things coming your way?"
81 reckon so. A couple of members Of the
legislature just passed by
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-20

Now that young man Astor and his bride
are comfortably married will they please
step aside and allow the vast flood of print
ers' ink to flow into other channels? They
are very ordinary young people at the best.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-20

Superintendent of the Census Porter has is
sued orders TO allow no reporters the use of
any facts or figures in the census bureau. If
Supt. Porter's census figures are as mislead-
ing as Editor Porter's tariff figures in the
New York Press, the Washington reporters
are playing in great luck.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-20

just please watch my regeneration. can
denounce tariff reform and boom reciprocity
in the same breath, yea verify, in the same
column of my grotesque newspaper. l can
also talk consistently one minute and in the
next bray with all the feryency of pale,
gray ass.-Republican Editor
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-20

The greatness that has recently been thrust
upon the new senator from Kansas is some
what modified by the uukind act of Mis-
souri, editor in spelling Mr.. PETERS name
..Penhern
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-20

American Horse, Big Road, Shikepoke and
other chiefs of the Br1le Sioux complain
that they were snubbcd during their late visit
in Washington. 1t would appear that Wash
lngton was good place from which 10 stay
away Foraker was snubbed, too in that
city
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-28
Bogato ilusrrowane czasopismo
humorystYczne
,
s M leu

wychodzi we L wowle cd lat
siedmiu na.]regularniej diva ray
m~icsiecznie q. l 49, i odznacza
sic %prawdziwym humorem i wy
bornymi il%ustrac]ami, wykonanymi
przez nalznakomitszych artyst6w
polskich i zagranicznych. Kto sic
chce zabawlG, rozwesellc i pou-
czyc MECH zaprenomeruje s. mi i.
gusa", kt0ry z~anieszcza MOVE
dowclpy, weso4e wiersze, humore-
ski l satyry.
Ilustracye SO take kolorowane
i odblte W s}awhym zakiadz,e ar
systycznym
A. Przyszlaka we Lwowie.
Gaia prasa polska uzna}a
$ m i gu S" jake a~ajlepsze pismo
humorystyczne polskie, redagowa.
ne W duchu prawdziwie polskim.
iemokratycznym, pod has1em,
.,Rownost, wolnost i niepodle-
gfosc",
DO nsmigusa" jake bezp}atny
dodatek d%oiaczane bywaja utworY
forteplanowe najulubiehszych kom-
p%ozytor6w.
Przep}ata ma ,.Smigus' wynosi:
w !Azp eryce: rocznie 3 dolary.
p6}rocznie II dolara.
Pren"merate najdogodnie]
przesylac przekazem pocztowym
hub delarami paplerowymi W liscie
ACKNOWLEDGMENT pod adresem:
Administrators ,,sm,gusa" Lw6w
(LeopoD Europa, Austrya, Galicya.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-28
MA KOLEJI
Chicago, Milwaukee
St Paul

l st. a
teraz panuie ruch nastepujacy:
Wagony salonowe do Chicago.
10 godzin do Chicago.
Peciagi oswietlone swiat}em
dziennem do Chicago.
Mocne pociagi spacerowe do
Chicago.
Pociagl swiat}em elektrycz
mem %oswietlcne do Chicago.
Elektryczne lampy do czyta-
MIA W syplalniach.
Najwspanialsze pociqgl Jadal-
ne ma swiecie.
S%ypialnie2 pa}acowe.
Nalkr6tsza i naiszybsEa LIMA,
Najlepsza droga do Colorado
do Kansas. do Kalifornil-do
Portland, do Tacoma, do Helena
do wszystkich punkt6w ma "a
chodzle i p6fnocnym zachodz1e.
Najprz6d za}atw1one wszyst
k1e u%lepszenia ola pasazer6w ia
dqcych ma Wschod i Poiudnie cd
Chicago, pa P6lnoc i Wsch6d cd
st. Paul, tudziez ma Zach6d cd
miast Omahasi Kansas.
ID. u. COnley.
Mieiski agent ola tyk1et6w
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-28

nu i zabawek i podarkow
eukierkow bez l,ku: Chfopiec
wlecej do]rzewa}, tenn WE
cej cenif dobroc slostry j gotow
byf ola niei do nalwiekszel
ofiary. Me by1o W tenn NC
dzlwnego, DO i ona takaz sa-
ma wlelkq ml1oscia umifowa'
Ia 5rata.
W takiem 3yciu cichem,
pracowitem, pobo3uem ptyne-
}y lata. Jas uxonczyf szkofY l
prawie W tym samym czasie
zgfoslf sic do Mich pewlen da-
leki krewny, bogaty dzieraa-
wca re VS., l pc kilkakrotnych
odwiedzinach, oswiadczyf sic o
reke ROXY.
- Me - odrzekfa - ia
"a maj ME poJde! Nam brata,
o ktorego starac mi sic trzeba.
A gdy ten2e ksledzem costa
ME, tedy mu domem rzadzlc
bede, DO 60 kocham, ]ak nj
kogo na swiecie.
Brat Jan czynif ]ej wpraw-
DIE w%ymowkl, De o swoje
szczescle ME dba, ale W gfebi
duszy, kontent byf Z siostry.
Pozostato tedY wszYstko pc
staremu. Jan pocz9i uczye sic
ma ksiedza. I przyszla chwiia,
W ktorej muslaf roz}aczyc sic
z siostra, ably wstaplt do SEMI
naryum d~uchownego, celem
dokonczenla nauk Cieaka to
by1a chwila ola niego i Ola
siostry. Gdy wsr6d iez pc raz
ostatni sic zegnali, pocieszaf
brat slostre: il.
- Siostryczko, uspokoj sic;
te lata uptvna szYbko. Zresz-
ia bede m6gf wakacye pre-
pedzaG z toba. Me place.!
wroce nledfugo, a wtedy JUL
nigdy, az do smlerci, sic ME
rozfaczymy...
Pc ode]sclu brata, wyda.
wal sic ROXY ka2dy dzleh
mles,acem, kazdy mleslac 70.
klein, a krotkie wakacye, W
kt6rych byia razem z bratem,
czyniiy Aal iej 1eszcze wick
Sym ! odnawiaiy eagle rane
W ]e, sercu. Ale wreszcie upfy-
nelly lata, skohczyiy sic nauki,
Jan zostaf Ksiedzem. Niepodob-
ma opisat radosci siostry, gdy
Jan W sutannie wszedf do je]
don.u j rzek}:
-Otoz ]estem, siostro; Cd
tad JUL nlgdy sic ME roziaczy.
my, al do smierci.
Al do smierci - pray.
wtorzyla Roza..
Wtadza duchowna, znajac
ksiedza Jana ]ako cz1owieka
wielkie] cnotY i prawdzlwego
OLGA biednych l ucisnionych.
przeznaczy1a. go ma wikaregc
PREY kosciele, do kt6rego pa
rafi SAM robotnicy naleae'
Ii ME mogfa lepszego wybo
ru uczynlG. Ksiadz Jan, sam
~wzr6sfszy wsrod biedy, pod.
czas cafej mfodosci patrzac ne
zycle nedzarzy zautku, W kto
rym sam mieszka}, by1, ]ak pix
my osoba, mogaca z racyi swe
kapfahsklej godnosci, podnles'
stan nedzarzy pod materyaInyn
i duchowym wzgledem. Ksladq
Jan ME tylko mogt,ale i chcia
to uczynic, znaf to "a jeden
na]wiekszych swych kapfans
kiuh obowiazkow. Pocze1a 81,
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-28
OJCZE NASZ.
PODEUG DRAMATU FRAN.
CISZKA COPPEE.

s}yszy, myili sic zwykle o
swietnym, bogatYm, wesotym
Paryau. Pred okiem ducha
sta1e mlasto olbrzymie py-
sznemi ulicam;, wiodaceml
Nsrod bfyszczacych pafacow'
pefne dzlwow | nlewidzianych
rzeczy, przepefnione po brzegl
wesofyml, usmlechnletyml
ludzmy, ktorzy ma to zda]a
sic bye ma swiecle, ably sic
bawlc ciagle, jakby zycie GA
gfa zabawa bylo...
TAX sic przedstawia Paryz
temu, kto opisow roznych
swietnych uroczystosci, pc,
wnego wyobrazenia ma podsta-
VIE opisow, zbudowaf sob1e
z Pary2a, wlelka sale balowa'
b3yszczaca, iaskrawa. nlelako
mieisce schadzki ola ludzi ze
wszech stron swlata - ma
ucieche!...
Takim Parvz ]ednak W is
tocle ME Jest. So tam Gale
cyrku}y take smutne take
mizerne, a W Mich lyle biedyl
nedzy, jak mole W 2adnem
innem miescie ma swiecle. Kto
przy)edzie do oary2a, ably sic
pobawic, tego oczywlscle W
tie ulice ME zaprowadza, DO
tam ami zabawy sic ME odby-
waja, ami mic godnego wld2e'
MIA ME ma. Tam mieszkaia
ludzle piracy. W pofudnle i
wleczorem, gdy sic ia fala ro-
botnikow z rozrych fabryk ma
ulice wyle1e, zda]e sic, jakby
rzeka pefna czarne] woody, roz-
lafa sic po Paryzu i scieka do
ujscia, do owycE ponurych
Zautkow 80.
W jednym 2 taklch zaufkow
paryskich mieszkafa pred laty
rodzina Morelow. Przyblll re
wsi, DO i'm sic tam ME wiodlo.
W Pary2u ME sprzyjafo i'm
rownie2 szczescie; ojciec pra'
cowaf, matxa pracowafa, ale
oboje zaroblli tYlko tvle, lie
wystarczyfo do 4ycia. Mleli
dwoje dzieci: starsza c6rke
Role syna Jana. Ably tie
dziecl wychowac, ME szcze-
dill trudu. Nieszczeaciem, W
chwili, gdy Roza lat 20, a
Jas lat IL ukonczyll, zmarli
rodzice, prawle nagle i prawle
rownoczesnie. Pozostalo dwoje
slerot we }zach Nv bledzie.
Bog faskawy jednak ME Opt
sell biedactws. Roza umla}a
pieknie szyc, haftowa6, INA
lazfa wnet zatrudnie1le W ma
gazynie, gdzle lei dobrze "a
prace piacono. Wym6wifa SO
bic jednak, lie bedzle pracowa.
Ia W domu, u slebie l skoh-
czona robote odnosifa, a to
najprzod ola tego, BE chodze
ME wieczorami q masaZynu
do domu nara&afo ia ma roz-
ne przykroscl re strony
gfupc6w wszelakiego gatunku
z%blja]acych czas waiesanlem
sic pc ulicach, a powtore, IL
Die byfa sama. miaia przecie
brata, o ktorego staraG sic
musiafa. Przysiegia sobie "
swojei duszy, lie temu bratl
roo<L,o o,,to, To
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-28

CECILIA. Gdy czasaml, po CATO
dziennem nlewidzeniu, brat
wieczorem chwilke wolna INA.
lazf, tedy siostra siada1a PREY
MIN; pytsia, a czasem i napo-
mina}a:
-Bracie; ia GIG czcze "a
iva prace i dobroc, ale po-
mysl, silly two)e szczupfe, ma
bawisz sic choroby! O%szczedza,
sic prZecie!
-Slostrzyczko, - odpowia-
dali ksiadz Jan - bede sic
oszczedzaf, zas, pc latach, gdy
sic zestarzele! Zreszta, mnie
sic zdaje, lie jestem chory i
s1aby, gdy pot dnla W domu
sledze. Gdy zas chodze do
domacll -.aedzy, gdY odwiedzam
chorych, wtedy czuje sic zdrc-
wynn i silnym! Widzisz, sio.-
trzyczko, Ia ME mog4 inaczcj
postepowac'
Siostra ma take siowa byfaby
najchetniej do nog bratu upa-
Ola, DO to byfoby najlepszem
okresleniem mi1oscl i czci, ia.
ka czuia ola nlego. lima znow
raz9, gdy brat wszystkie PIE
Made rozdaf i ME bytobY "a
co chleba kuplG, gdyby ME
troskliwoSe siostry. ktora scis-
kaia grosze jak mogfa. mo-
villa do nlego:
- Jasiu! pamletaj, De ty
tez zyG musisz, he 3Ycie ko.
sztule! A rewerenda two]a te2
| JUL wytarta, a kapelusz wy.
szarzany.
- Moja kochana - odpo-
wladat ksiadz Jan poceru]
rewende, a do kapelusza
przyszyj nova taslemke, to
znow ma jakls czas bedzle
wszystko W porzadku!..
! / znow bylo, jak bywaio.
Tymczasem nadszed} rok
1870, Z MIN wojna Francyi Z
Niemcami, a potem zawrzaia
W Paryzu jeszcze gorsza woj
ma, wojna dowowa, komuna
zwana. Ruszy}y sic tie czarne
masy robotnikow z zaufkow
Paryskich, uwledzione CORA
cemi przemowami samolu~
bnych agitator6w uzbroione
W kije i kamienle, pocze}y
sailed pc ulicach.
Ksladz Jan bola4 Z caie]
duszy mad obfeaem, jakl
ogarna} takze biednych Z jego
parafii, bola} tenn wiecej, re
rewolucya niweczy}a jego pra'
ce i wzruszala Fundamental
budowy, kt6ra on wznosi} ma
milosci do boga i bliznish.
| Jak vice dotad by} ojcem i
opiekunem biednych, talk to-
raz stall sia obrohca sp6}ecz~
nego porzadku ola dobra
biednych. Wszedl w sam
srodek rozbestwionych t}um
6w, wykazywa} ludziom, re
lie czynia, re rewolucya ME
Jest droga do polepszenia
swej doll, re staia sic NOR
dercami i zbrodniarzami. Thu
my slucha}y, a re wszyscy
znall szanoWall ks1edza Jana,
poczeli sic chwiac; ten opu-
Sell do ziemi xii, przeznaczo-
ny ola wroga, ow rzuci} ka'
mieh, jakim chcia} zrucic ia
ACKNOWLEDGMENT, tamten
schowa} n6z, kt6ry mial uto'
pic W sercu nieprzyiacieia,
umys}y uspokoJa}y sic, SERGE
ksiedza Jana radowa}o sic.
W tel same) chw1li nadoiegt
jeden 2 a%gitatorow i "net
zmiarkowawssy o co chodzl,
stanal ma Kupie gruzow i "a
wofa1:
G}upcv! CIV sic dacie
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-28
R US

gebe wlozyc?
= Me! ME! = zarycn|v
t]umy.
Jezeli ME che talk
prawil dalej agita edy
ME wierzcie temu cztowleko-
wi ME s}uchajcle 90, DO to
zdraJca, on was chce panom
sprzedat! Powiesit go!
- Powiesit, powiesic! -
przywtorzy}y t}umy i setki rak
siagne}o pc ksiedza Jana.
(Clag dalszy nastapl.)
c IA
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-24

the Rocky mountains, he found that the
Mormons had destroyed nine trains, con-
fiscated part of the goods and burned the
remainder. Rannabarger suffered also
from the prosecutions, and was compelled
to give up his attempt General Albert
Sidney Johnston, then in command of the
mountain division, sent him through on
horseback with dispatches for Brigham
Young. Arriving at Salt Lake he was
held a prisoner, and was only released
when Johnston retaliated on the Nor
mons.
Johnston then wished to send dispatches
to, Washington, and upon Rannabarger's
return deputed him to carry them to Leav-
enworth. This he did, making the perilous
trip from Fort Bridger, 113 miles east of
Salt Lake, over mountain and plain, en-
tirely alone. His report of the trip to his
principals caused them to conceive the idea
of pony express, and when they offered
Rannabarger the position of messenger, to
make regular trips between Fort Leaven-
worth and Salt Lake City, he accepted the
proposition
The contractors who had undertaken to
deliver the United States mail added this
to Rannabarger's duties, paying him $685. so
a month in addition to the five dollars
ody iSSciFC GU liCiu ouC S5ONOh hhIiSho, ebho UO-
fraying all expenses. He rode mule the
first trip. He had a large saddle which
became pillow by night. He carried two
blankets, a pair of pistols, bowie knife
and a small leather pouch in which were
the mail and express packages. When he
had gone as far in a day as he and his mule
could stand he would turn the animal out
to graze wrap himself in his blanket, pill
low his head on his saddle and go to sleep.
Sometimes it was too cold to sleep on the
ground, in which case he rode all night and
caught nap in the sunlight of the follow
ing morning.
After the first trip arrangements were
made for the exchange of mules at Platte
City and Fort Laramie, and he was given
the privilege, in case his animal gave out,
of buying another at government expense.
This he did but once. Often he spent a
night in an Indian village, always keeping
on friendly terms with the redskins. He
made the first trip in twenty two days, and
on the return trip met the second man sent
out by his employers. He rode regularly
until July, 1858, seeing the successful estab-
lishment of the great pony express system
from his small beginning of year pre-
vious.
After some further years of wandering
on the frontier he finally settled down on
a handsome section of Missouri land,
where, surrounded by his family, he still
resides. CHARLES MoREAU HARGER.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-24
Carpet Fashions.

In this Renaissance revival curtain fash
ions are French and furniture fashions are
French and English, but carpet fashions
are largely American. According to the
New York Recorder, American body Brus.
sells have driven the English makes over
seas. American ingrains have won equal
ly decisive victories and American viii
tons. as a matter of course have routed
the columns against them, seeing that
Wilton carpets are body Brussels with the
loops cut to make rich and luxurious pile.
The soft, bright Renaissance colors make
charming summer rooms-the blues, the
grays and the pale greens blending deli
cately with the white and gold of the fur
niture
A favorite ground color is pale salmon
with an all over pattern in pink and gray.
Deep blue grounds and bright blues have
never been seen in such numbers, the eff
feet of the rayed disks shown upon them
in gold and pink being, to unaccustomed
eyes, somewhat startling.
Maidenhair fern designs in gray green
are noticeable upon cream grounds, often
outlined with gold.
The orchid is brought in more promi-
nently than in any past season, the de-
signer who spreads it beneath our feet in
mauve and again in pink or in bronzy
greens ignoring any possible objection on
the score of sentiment to treading upon
such weird and fragile flowers.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-24
A Jest rhat BECAME Earnest.

The old saying that "a kings Jester is
like dog in lions cage" was amply veri-
fed in the case of Peter the Greats famous
court buffoon, Balakireff, who more than
once took such liberties with his formid-
able master as would have cost any other
man dear. On one occasional a cousin of the
jester had incurred the czar's displeasure
and had been sentenced to severe punish
ment, no one daring to show any interest
in him save Balakiref himself who at
once made his appearance before the Of
Tended czar to beg mercy for the culprit.
The moment Peter saw the well known
figure coming up the hall he guessed his
errand, and called out fiercely, "It's no
use, Balakireff; you need not waste your
breath, for I vow, on my word of honor,
that will not grant what you are going
to askl"
Quick as thought the ready witted jester
threw himself at the emperor's feet and
said in an imploring tone, II beseech you,
Piotr Alexeievitch (Peter, son of Alexis),
do not pardon that rascal of cousin Of
niinep'
Angry as he was the czar laughed in
spite of himself at this unlocked for turn
ing of the tables, and remitted the culprit's
sentence accordingly. But not long after
this it came to Balakireff's own turn to fall
into disgrace, and Peter, in one of his char.
acteristic bursts Of rage, fiercely bade the
poor old jester "never to show his face on
Russian soil again"
But Balakireff's exile was not q long one,
for barely week later the czar, who was
then in his newly built capital of St. Pc
tersburg, saw from his palace window the
banished man jogging coolly past in a cart
filled with turf.
"Hollo, you rascal" cried Peter, "did l
not tell you never to show your face on
Russian soil again?"
''Nor have l." replied the wag, with an
impish grin; "this turin my cart is Swedish
soil, every bit of it, dug up on the other
side of the Finland border"
Peter smiled grimly at the trick, but in
another moment the black frown which
few men could face unmoved darkened his
massive features.
"It may be Swedish soil now" said he
sternly, "but it shall be Russian ere longP'
And only few months later fresh
stride in Peters career Of conquest made
good the pledge. DAVID KER.