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The herald., 1894-03-25

Yesterday afternoon one OF our young
and energetic business men, Mr.. Ben
jamin F White, escorted to the altar at
the M. E. church-Rev. DR.. Bane-of
this city, the daughter of the we'll.
known resident. Mr.. T. G. Nsramore.
Miss Katie L. Naramore, the bride, is
the only daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Nara
more. The bride was dressed in ele-
CANT white brocsde, with orange bios
CONS interspersed and spark of jewels.
She looked the picture Of lovliness, and
all her friends, together with Mr..
Whites friends, wished them much
JOY and happiness on their journey
through life. The bride and groom
were the recipients of many presents.
Mr.. and Mrs. White left last evening on
their wedding tour for a two-weeks'
trip to Santa Barbara and the midwin-
ter fair. Mrs. Whites family have lived
many years in San Francisco, where
the new benedict was born.
The herald., 1894-03-25

People OF this city are to be given a
grand social ball, to be held at Armory
hall Friday evening, April 9th.
The ball will be given by the Los An
geles Company, United States naval
reserve.
One hundred and twenty-five invita-
tionH have been issued.
Lowinsky's orchestra will furnish the
music.
Officers OF the San Diego reserve and
from the United States ship Thetis are
expected to be present. The company
will appear in full uniform.
Mesers. Will Tufts, w. P. Jeffries, G..
B. Van Der Beck, G. P. Kits and D. j..
Desmond are the committee in charge.
The herald., 1894-03-25

The city teachers met again in social
way yesterday afternoon at the home oi
Mrs. Kate Brossesu of the high school.
The occasion was pink tea. The din
ing room, in which refreshments were
served, had been converted into fairy
like bower, with peach blossoms and
pink roses and hyacinths. Mrs. Bros
seau and her daughter received. Mrs.
Rorick presided in the dining room, as
sisted by Mrs. Greenman and Misses
Mills, Finch, Lazard, Reed and Skof-
stadt Of the spring street school.
The high school orchestra, assisted by
Carl Angelotti, played delightfully."- dur
ing the entire afternoon. zone OF the
selections was composed by Mrs. Ange'
lotti for the occasion and dedicated to
the teachers.
The next reception will be given the
fourth Saturday in April
The herald., 1894-03-25

Last evening at the Ramona hotel
Mrs. L. l.. Tsggart was rendered a fare
we'll party by her numerous friends
prior to her departure for Chicago, for
which city she leaves in a few days, to
be absent until fall. A large number OF
the lady's friends we're present, and
united in wishing Mrs. Taggart pleas
ant journey. The evening was con-
cluded by dancing. The following pro-
gramme was rendered:
Piano and mandolin duet-Miss Quincy and
Vocal duet-Mrs. Brown and>Miss Dennlck.
Recitation-Miss Florence AustermeH.
Solo Chalet HoTn-Mrs. Brown.
Recitatien-Miss ida Hasson.
Vocal solo-Miss Ethel Granam.
Cornet solo-Mr. Sherman.
Vocal solo--Mrs. Dorm.
Vocal duet-Mrs. and Miss Duey.
Solo-Mr, z. e. Nay,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-03-08

Attorney General Ola3y decides that
silver certificates are not lawful money.
Mr.. Boutelle introduces a resolution
In the house for the recall Of Mr.. Wills,
minister Il Hawaii.
Gen. Miles is TO succeed Gen Howard
in command of the department OF the
East. 10 be succeeded At Chicago, prob
ably, by Gen. Ruger or Gen. Merritt.
Mr.. Hatch succeeds in having his anti
option bill taken from the ways and
means committee and referred TO the
agricultural. which insures its early IA
vorable report.
Mr.. Smythe. United States minister TO
Hayti, has informed Secretary Gresham
hat there is no truth IN the report
that he has attempted To interfere in
the administration of Haytian affairs.
Grover Cleveland denounces as false
and malicious the recent reports that
he is in failing health and about to
have another surgical operation per
formed. He also improves the oppCr-
tunity TO administer a roast 10 the
Washington newspaper correspondents.
The consul general at Cairo has in
formed the state department that the
khedive Of Egypt has confirmed Presi-
dent Cleveland's nominations as MEM
bers Of the court Of G-s. instance Of
the International tribunal of Egypt
These are: Someryille p. Tuck Of
Maryland and Walker Learn Of Hi
nois.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-03-08
Pcople I'm Print.

Steele Mackaye. the famous dra-
matist, dies in Chicago.
Judge J. W. McDin, Of the inter
state commerce commission, dies at his
home in Iowa.
The remains of May Brooklyn, the
actress who committed suicide in San
Francisco, were inferred At New York.
Christian Moerlein, a brewer and one
Of the wealthiest citizens of Cincinnati,
o., has been Frustrated with paralysis.
The ninetieIh birthday of Neal Dow
will occur on March 20. and his friends
are intending TO celebrate ii with spec
ial ceremonies.
Mrs Allen Francis. formerly Of Ill
inOis, died at Victoria. Il. G. She in
troduced Abraham Lincoln TO the girl
he married.
Prof. Z. ]. Phelps, whose recovery Is
now confidently expected. will undoubt-
edly give up his classes at Yale for the
remainder of the school year.
Mrs Nellie Bass. the heiress of the
mtiti-miilionaire ale lord received more
than GOO presents on the occasion IF her
marriage To j. +. Bailee of Dochfour.
the young Scotch millionaire.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-03-08
A Yanktor Struggling.

From lankton Press and Dakotian:-
Sometime between I and 8 O'Clock Sun
day morning 4dGm Troester OF Tyndall,
a wealthy mill owner, was beaten into
lnsenslbility by Charles Campbell, better
known as Ginger" a young man who
has resided in lankton Tor a number OF
years and who has been a sorf OF terror
to the community. He is a Zig, husky
boy and it has always been believed that
he would fight and whip his weight in
mountain lions. But Sunday morning
he used a green cottonwood club as hard
as iron. TO beat into Jelly the head OF IA
man .aif his size, and there was mighty
little courage in that. Ginger has i'm
posed on everybody because his friends
believed he was just II trifie wild and
would come out all right after awhile.
Aud perhaps he has. His victim lies at
the Madison house just alive, and his life
may succunIb to the effects of "Giuger's''
brutality at any moment. And If that
happens Ginger" will have to answer
to the charge OF murder.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-03-08
From, Foreign Shores.

The drought in the lower Rio Grandt
country is killing thousands of cattle.
Anarchists exploded a bomb at Ly-
ons, France, damaging much property.
A company is being formed in Van
couvpr TO visit CocOS Island for treas
ures buried by pirates.
Adolph Ferries, cashier Of tire Austri-
an State Debt Department has abb
seconded with 10000 forms.
NJ. Vincent. French administrator Of
Dagoma, is reported 10 have been killed
by the native kings SON.
There was a small attendance at the
queens drawing room at buckingham
palace recently. Among those present
ed were 20 debutanteS.
1t is rumored at ConstantinOple that
owing TO the yeXatiOns acts OF the p0-
lice in Armenia, the United States gov
eli ment has decided TO send a special
commission TO Sievas in orler 10 in
| quire into the grievances complained
of.
The Liberals claim to have a big SEN
sltion in store for the next session of
the Canadian parliament, and intimate
that charges will be brought against
members of the cabinet of similar char
acter to those brought against the last
post master general.
The house of commons by a vote OF
212 10 161 rejected Lord Salisbury's
new amendment of Feb. % in the house
of lords 10 the parish councils bill en-
aiding parishes OF between 200 TO ~
inhabitants TO dispense with parish
councils.
The activity of the Paris police in
searching the domiciles Of anarchists
continues. About 20 anarchists have
been arrested in this city since yester-
day. and it is now believed that some
Of the arrests will turn out 10 be most
important, and will lead TO further an
archist revelations.
A dispatch 20 the Standard from Par
is says: The technical commission. con-
vened by the liquidator IF the Panama
Canal company, has reported that Hard
Gsols project To finish the Panama can
al does not appear to promise success.
but he says a trial might be made at
4 moderate cost, if no appeal for mon.
ey was made to the public.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-03-08
Unfortunate Events.

The a. ricultural building on the
worlds fair grounds is burned.
A young man and wife are asphyxiat-
ed in South Dakota.
Fifty lives are reported lost in a
recent hurricane on the Island of Maui
ritius.
Philip Anthony. a Chicago capitalist,
was found drowned ia Cedar lake.
Ind.
In a New York tenement fire Will
lam Letter perished and several per-
sons were injured.
Twelve fishermen In Boston harbor
had a desperate fight with the icy sea
before reaching a place of safety.
Ed Lowther of Cadillac. Mich. was
found dead in 4 lumber camp. A blood
vessel had burst as the result of an
old injury.
The bodies OF two children drowned
al aiassiiiOn, Ohio. have been recov-
cred. That of Fred Gego,' 11-year-old
daughter is still missing.
The steamer Resolute which has lust
returned to Gloucester. Mass, from q
fishing trip reports the loss of four of
the crew.
An unknown man was run over by a
Rock Island train and killed near
White Water. Kan. He is supposed TO
have come from Minneapolis.
Gardeners Island lighthouse, Long
Island Sound, collapsed during the re-
cent storm. Keeper Miller's sen per
ished.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-03-08

on the track just in time to prevent an
accident.
Mrs. George Paisley. of Wellsvirlee,
o.. committed suicide with morphine.
Domestic trouble was the cause.
David Gillett, Jr., arrested in Han
cock county. H.. will be taken to
Louisa. Ia. 10 answer a charge of burg
Larry.
Tired of life, Losle McAlpine, a
farmers daughter near Sycamore, III.
swallowed a dose OF strychnine and
died.
John ROch. for many years assessor
Of Elk River Township. Ia. attempted
suicide by taking laudanum. His life
was saved.
Mother Mandeibaum, notorious the
country over rs a shoplifter, died at
Hamilton. Ont. OF a complication OF
diseases.
The prosecuting attorney at Lima,
Ohio, thought he cotIli convict LanSan,
the banker indicted for emtezzlement,
and the case was nolled.
Isaac Wrench, n Beatty. o.. glass
worker. Is looking for his wife and S12
which he gave her to settle a grocery
bill. The woman leaves three SMALL
children.
A daughter OF ODE Roberts a farmer
living near Galesburg. Ill, IS dying
from Il self-inficted gHnshot wound.
She was ~maddened by her mothers re-
proof.
| j. Jennings committed suicide at
Tower Hill. IL, by taking laudanum.
Trouble with commissioners over a
road on his farm is supposed 10 be the
cause.
John Black and ex-senator HOwdiu,
Of Barbourville, Ky. accuse c. +. Da-
wilson. ex-caShier Of the Cumberland
Valley Bank, Of defrauding them Of
$1,000.
Capt. Rogers command has jailed at
Rio Grande City. Tex. VIII and Ben
Bennett and Fable Flores, charged
with numbering a witness against them
in 4 horse theft case.
John Larson and Pat O'Brien escaped
from the jail at FreeportM. They
were arrested for drunkenness. n
afterwari IL was discovered that they
answered the description Of Rockford
S~lndbaggers,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-03-08
Sins and Sinners.

Erastus Wiman is released on bail.
A nan and his son are killed in a
quarrel near Red Lodge. Mont
A. W. Lawrence, Hutchinson, Kas.,
drowned himself Emporia.
The school board at Guthrie. Okla,
is charged with accepting brides.
The postoffice and several stores were
robbed at Center Point. Ind.
George Denver. an old resident OF
Leroy, H., shot and killed himself.
w. f. Burr. Jr.. late cashier of the
st. Louis National Bank. is under ar.
rest on a charge of embezzling $1,000.
Burglars at Pixies Crossing. Ind.
robbed the pOst-office of stamps and
looted John Caldwell's store.
Prendergast. the murderer Of Mayor
Harrison Of Chicago. was sentenced TO
be hanged March -.
In a lonely Wichita. Kan, shanty the
body Of an unidentified man was found.
He had been murdered.
z. II. White was convicted Of hang
ing Secretary Morton in effigy at Ne
braska City, Neb. The penalty is Sc
we're.
Young Treadwell. an escaped burglar.
has written TO Emporsa. Kan, authorf-
ties, begging them for mercy and not
TO hound him.
Attacked by two negroes Mrs. Lena
Behrens laid both OF them ont with a
spade, nearly killing one, ar Berlin.
Tex.
John ID. May. the San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass train robber. who is un-
der sentence of death at San Antonio.
Tex, attempted suicide.
AdOiphus Adcock was found guilty at
Auroro, Ill, OF attempting TO kill his
sweetheart, and was sentenced 70 eight
years in the Joliet penitenuary.
Anthony Tesh was arrested on sus-
picion OF trying to wreck a train near
Olney. Ill The engineer saw the tie
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-03-08
Nice Point Involved.

A case involving some nice points
growing out OF the present prohibitory
law will come up for trial in the next
term OF circuit court in Davidsoncounty.
James Spears has been local agent for
the Anheuser-B Busch Brewing Company
OF st. Louis, which has brought suit
against him for 81, 900 for beer sold to
him. He disputes the account and in
turn sues them for 81 900 which he has
paid them for beer, his position being
that the contract bel ween them, having
been made in a prohibition state, is IL
legal. As the courts have already de-
cided in favor OF the point raised by
Spears the only real question at issue is
w~her the contract was actually made
in this state or in Missouri.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-03-08
Otherwlse.

Coal miners near Peoria Ill, struck
against reduced wages.
An earthquake shock was experienced
at Arcadia. Neb.
One hundred families are without
food at Niles. Ohio.
Rich gold discoveries are reported in
Gillespie county, Tex.
Twenty-one steel plants at Philadel.
phia have formed a trust.
The Big -Four road will erect a hos
pital for each Of its divisions.
There Is an epidemic of diphtheria
at H~ancyertOwn, Ohio. Several deaths
have occurred.
Knights Of Labor are hack of a L.
IBERIA negro colonization scheme.
A bi-metallic league has been formed
in Oregon with 100 members.
St Joseph's cemetery at New York
will be turned into a public park.
Citizens Of Freeport. Ill. will raise a
fund of $500 TO fight the proposed
tax recently levied.
Michigan tax title sharks have been
set back by the supreme court finding
that such sales are invalid.
The city council Of Tiftin. Ohio, has
been enjoined from letting a ten-year
contract for lighting the streets.
A cas- OF smallpox developed at
Dayton, Ohio, in a room where 100 men
slept.
A fraudulent cold-storage company
secured S2o1.ooo Of New York bonds
ON worthless notes.
Three hundred negroe nyer were
baptized in the freezing water of a
creek ar Springfield, Ohio.
The Rev. John T. Kellman. of Nor.
walk. Ohio. one of the oldest Methods,
preachers in that state, has become in
IL
Suit Is brought at New York 10 com.
pei Boss" John Y. McKaae TO account
for $4,000 belonging 10 the Bauer es.
tate.
On a bet John Plaff. OF Columbus |
Ohio, put a billiard ball In his mouth.
After the doctors got the ball out Plat,
an easy winner.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-03-08

Flower

Miss c. G. McCLavr 9,
teacher. 7s3 Park Place, Elr,;ra
Y. This Spring while awaa
home teaching my first fer. Y
country school 1 was ns...
wretched with that human as
called dyspepsia. After d;s,;sssa
two weeks and getting no be,s.|
friend wrote me. suggesting M
take August Flower. The ve,s. ~
day / purchased bottle. -
lighted to say that August FIaJ
helped me so that l have ou;,.]
covered from my indispos;tion )
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-03-08

Speaking CT the report sent out from
Sioux City, that the Burlington, Cedar
Rapids & Northern company contem,
plated building a line into Sioux City
this year, General Passenger Agent Nor
ton, who was in Sioux Falls Il few days
ago said:
There is no authority for this report,
and so far as | am able TO learn. no
truth in it. The very best opening for a
new line OF road is from Sioux Falls TO
the Black Hills and Wyoming, and il
our line makes any extension this year
it will probably be in that direction. A
line from the Hills to Sioux Falls
through Chamberlain or Pierre would
bring the stock at least seven hours
nearer TO Chicago, and this would be OF
incalculable benefit TO stockmen. More
over. every loot OF the country traversed
will be productive country"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-03-08

Gladstone at the age Of 81, is making
an attempt to acquire the Basque an
guage. a dialect that has long been a
puzzle to philologists. 1t is alleged that
Voltaire nce said: The Basques say
that when they talk together they IN
derstand each other, but / do not be-
lieye it,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-03-08

Cornelius Vanderbilt looks after even
the smallest details OF the big New
YORK Central Railroad. The other
morning be came in AM gave half a
dozen people n talking 20 because the
clock on tn station had stopped at
$40. IL was the second time the clock
had gone wrong and he didn't want ii
To happen again The chances are that
IL won't. air. Vanderbilt knows all the
men about the depot personally, knows
tie capacity Of each for work and has
n pleasant good morning for I'll he
meets on his way TO the office.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-03-08

The Chicago pest-house is oyercrowd-
cd with smallpox patients. and the
health officers are considering the ex-
Tediency of quarantinlng future pa
tients at their homes The epidemic Is
raging with unusual malignity . al
though the extent Of its ravages is con-
ceaFed as far a possible from the pub
Lie through fear Of n panic which would
be worse than 4 far greater spread Of
thE disease.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-03-08

Constantine the Great was not a
saint. He murdered his wife, one or
two Of his sons. a considerable number
Of his other relatives. and was guilty
of a score of assassinations and muir
ders. He was n Christian only in
name.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-03-08
A Bold Robbery in Brown Count,

SS9S fSSOSEy IN ofo"U SouflIys
1t has Just developed that some tim,
Wednesday night, Feb. Z, the store o
DR.. Grant and living rooms in the real
thereof, at Bath, Brown county. wer
forcibly entered by two masked men
who at the point of revolvers made tn,
doctor deliver up 20 dollars or more
The robbers also endeavored TO max.
the doctor open his safe, holding revol
vers at his mead, threatening him with
instant death and subiecting him TO con
siderable physical violence. There wa,
reason TO believe the sale contained con.
siderable money. but the age doctor
remained sfeadiast ia his determination
not to make any further surrender oil
his cash, aud the men We're forced to de-
part, thwarted in this respect. The doc,
tor was assured, however. that If he
said anything about the occurrence his
life would not be worth a iarthing. as
the robbers claimed TO aveconfederates
who would kill him on sight if he ever
Opened his lips. 1t is alleged by q num-
Der OF persons that the parties guilty OF
this ~high-handed robbery were a restau-
rant owner OF Aberdeen and a man
known as "Dutchy." both OF whom have
since fed the state.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-03-08
Everybody has heard of the man VIII,

Everybody has heard Of the man who
when his house was on fire threw the
mirror from the window and came
down stairs staggering beneath the
weight of a huge mattress. 1t remain
ed for one of the weaker sex TO eclipse
all. She threw her infant child from
the window, but fortunately the snow.
drifgt saved It from death.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-03-08

Mrs. Harriet Lane johnson, a niece
Of President Buchanan, who presided
Over the White House during his term
of office, has purchased a valuable prop
erty in Washington where she will make
her permanent home. 1t is known as
the old Travis mansion, and is on the
corner of Eighteenth and / streets.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-03-08

After a suspension of several months
duration a large rubber house in Mas
sachusetts has resumed operations, Civ
ing employment to over 1.4oo men. This
becoming more elastic.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-03-08

A writer in the Tampa Times says
that ii has been shown 5v careful sur
veys that in Florida there are 10000
acres of the richest land in the world,
capable of producing from 1900 TO 5000
pounds of sugar per acre. and that the
whole body of this land can be brought
under cultivation for 100000 600.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-03-08

A maiden lady OF seventy-six years
has brought q suit for damages in sew
eral thousand dollars against the own
ers Of some brick kilns in Eppiug. y.
IA. pleading that the smoke is perma-
nently iniuring her hath.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-03-08

An English epitaph reads: Ann e,
Wife Of jeremiah Walters: died No
vember, is, 1865, aged 6S years 5
months. She was a true and faithful
wife TO each of the following persons:
Enoch Francis, John Sherman. William
Neassen, ]. Walters" Successfully
probably.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-03-08

The Victoria Cross" which we often
read of having been conferred upon
some British soldier for conspicuous
bravery. is of the Maltese form, made
from Russian cannon captured at Sc
bastopol.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-03-08

A Georgia man killed a swapping tur-
tie and ate il after throwing the head
over into the back yard. A few days
after the turtles head CAUGHT 4 chick
en- and held ii until he fowl ~squalled
for help.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-03-08

Prof. Dewar calculates that If IL were
possible to cool this globe down TO
200 deg. c~entigrade. IL would immedi-
atefy be covered with a sea IF liQucfied
gas 80 feet deep, and that one stratum
seven feet thick would be pure liquid
oxygen.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-03-08

Following close upon the heels of the
startling tidings that the Prince OF
Wales wears a dress coat OF brilliant
hue.comes the comforting intelligence
that he is not regarded as a leader of
fashion in Great Britain.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-03-08
CAPITAL CITY NURSEPjF1

There is no larger or better selected ,,O.,
Northwest, ntr one anywhere better 80
the uses OF Prairie PA nters. a,a - aaapx|
ments. Fruit Trees, Forest Trees, smsM q
Eyergreens, OInamentals, etc An bonss, 4
Agent wanted in every county in he ~
Complete ouint AM tbe best Of terms orp,ss
1870. Z. l. WATEOUS. Dcs Mosnes Low
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-03-08
WEBSTER, : SOUTH DAKOTA

Men of marked ability in any line
have usually deep, perpendicular
wrinkle In the middle of the forehead,
with n or two parallel 10 it Oh each
side
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-03-08

Master Workman Sovereign declares
that he and his predecessor, Terrence
V. Powderly. are warm personal
friends. Although the latter may be
placed in sore financial straits, he may
always be assured Of having n Sow
ereign to stand by him.