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Connecticut western news., 1895-10-10
The Sherin-s Ruse,


 A deputy sheriff started from the Re ceiving yhospital with two insane men who had been committed to the asylum at Ukiah.
 "You had better take some one along to help you unless you want to have some troub1e," suggested one of the po- lice surgeons. 1.-Two men I should think would be too many for you"
 "Not much. It is easier to take two men than one. I'll show you how I dc it."
 The deputy led the man who imagined he was king of England to one side and coDtded to him:
 ~."Your majesty, that man over there, '' indicating the man who thought his head was an eight day clock, "is as era zy as bedbug and Is liable to hurt some of your subjects if he gets loose. want you to help me take care of him till can lock him up in the asylum" !"
 That's an unseemly occupation for the king of England. Fahl Attendant to the insanei' remarked the disgusted monarch. But I will do it. like ad- venture. You will take due precaution to conceal my identity, or your head will be the price of your carelessness. ''
 The deputy whispered to the human clock.
 Do you see that fellow over thereP' indicating the king. Well, he's crazy, and if you don't keep your face toward him he's liable to stop your hands and touch off your alarm. Now, I want you to help me watch him till can land him in the asylum. Then you can run right along.''
 When the deputy left the hospital, the king and the clock had locked, arms and were hanging to each other desper. ately. The deputy smoked and read al the way to Ukiah while the insane mer took care of each otber.-San Francisco Post.
Connecticut western news., 1895-10-10
An Expectant Heart.

Again, a right heart is an expectant heart. It is poor business to be build ing castles in the air. Enjoy what you have now. Don't spoil your comfort in the small house because you sxpeot . larger one. Don't fret about your in- come when 1t is $s or 44 per day ba.
Connecticut western news., 1895-10-10

still spared to him. Recently occurred the ffsieth anniversary of his first mar riage, and the old fellow drought it
 would be good idea to celebrate on that day O golden wedding. Naturally No. Sobjeeted strenuously, and attempt ed to show him the 'absurdity of the mo- tion, but giving up is not common trait among New England men, and her voice. was not sufficient to dissuade him.
 Friends were appealed to, and also his double family of grown sons and daugh- ters. It took the united and frightened
 efforts of practically the whole eommu-
 nity before the stubborn patriarch could be persuaded to abandon his cherished
 ambition. ''-New York Times.
Connecticut western news., 1895-10-10


 Trains stop only on signal, or when conduo- tor is noti1ed. Additional sunday trains leave Wet winsted 6b5 a m nrrtving at Hn' tfordH1 a m. Le ve hartford S.io ?. m arriving at West winsted Trains leave Pouvhkeepsie for rIopewon 10 ns ssl and 70 a. m, b and 5 10 ?. m. Sunday ia bS a. in
 Trains leave HopewelI for Poughkecpsie s5. [ bo and 10 q a. m., 25 aud 500 ?. m. sunday
 roNNECTIoSs,
 At Hartford with the N, Y. &N R.R.N,Y, NH X IT. R. R., Hartford Rnd Valley nivi- sions: at Simsbury and Pine Meadow with N Y., N. II. II, R. R., Northampton Division , at Wins cad with N. Y. N. II. & n R, M, NauR- atuck Division: nt Canaan with HousRtnnic R. R. at Millerton and Mt. Riga with Harlem Division, N, Y. c. A II, R. R R, a. Bostou Cor ners with Harlem Division N. Y. q. A IL a R R, and N. Y. Nj. R. R; at poughkeepna with N. Y. c. II. R R. R At Rhineclin with N. " e. !. K. R. R, and by ferry to Rondout with ulster q Delaware K R.: at Maybrook with Lehtyh 4 Hudson R K at Campball all with N Y.. O. & w. Ry.. N. ", Is v. A W. R R, P F. &R R R. and wAilki Valley R R Through o1acn to ana from arand Central station via Milertaa
 w. J. Martin, Gen. Pass. Agent,
 Hartford. conn
Connecticut western news., 1895-10-10
A Wedding Spoiled.

"The New England character is still exhaustless in its interesting phases, '' remarked woman who has been sum- mering in the Green mountain region.
 "In the little village where have been staying lives a man who has been mar ried three times, his Last wife being
Connecticut western news., 1895-10-10
WeiRhty RrickR.

The frequency of successful train rob- ping has changed the system of casting bricks long in vogue at mining assay offices throughout the west, and the gov ernment will soon follow the example set.
 Speaking of the matter, Colonel John Orolett, formerly mayor at Silver Bow, but now of Butte, Mon, said:
 Assay offices at Helena are now re- ceiving large amounts of gold from the northern mines, and it nearly all comes in big bricks foot long, inches wide and inches deep. I recently saw bar that weighed nearly 150 pounds, being worth, at $20 per ounce, over $3O, 900. The bn llion is now cast that way to pre-. vent loss ill train robberies. It would be almost impossible for road agents tc hide or suddenly carry away such a gi. ant bar as that. San Francisco Chron. icIa
Connecticut western news., 1895-10-10
Sad Lot of Mortuary Poet In Prussia.

A private in the Pomeranian chas- seurs, imperial German army, recently lost his captain, Franz Abicht, by death.
 He always had had the deepest rever- ence for the captain, and he voiced his feelings two weeks ago in poem which he sent to the Ulmer Zeitung. The poem was published. AS soon as copy came to the notice of the commander of the battalion he called the private to him and told him that the poem, by it's excessive praise of Abioht, implied disre- spect of the other superior officers, who outranked the late captain, and there forewas subversiye of discipline. The private was sent to the guardhouse for his sins, and all copies of the Ulmer Zeitung which had been bought by members of the battalion were seized aud destroyed
Connecticut western news., 1895-10-10
Ha.ll Conseientious scrupl...

A correspondent has made the &C., quaintance of pioas tramp. Last Sum- day morning, just before breakfast, he appeared at the side door, and, seeing madam at window, inquired if he could be accommodated with a break fast. The mistress of the house, in ac- cordanoe with an invariable custom, said:
 twill you work?"
 "No, ma'am,'' was the reply, "it is Sunday. can't work on the Sabbath day." And he turned away. to seek some more orthodox household. -Bos- ton Transcript.
Connecticut western news., 1895-10-10

have been going on in the wrong way, it ie time that we turned around and started in the opposite direction. If we offend our friends, we are glad to apolo- 9ize. God is our best friend, and yet how many of us have never apologized for the wrongs we have done him!
 There is nothing that we so much need to get rid of as sin. It is a horri- ble black monster. It polluted Eden. It killed Christ. It has blasted the world. Men keep dogs in kennels, and rabbits in . warren, and cattle in pen. What . man that would be who would shut then. mp in his parlor But this foul dog of sin and these herds of transgres- sion we have entertained for many a long year in our heart, which should be nature. Out with the vile herd Begone, ye befoulers of an immortal nature
 Turn out the beasts and let Christ come inl A heathen came to an early Christian who had the reputation of curing diseases The Christian said, "You must have all your idols destroy cd. The heather gave to the Christian theskey to his house. that he might go in and destroy the idols. He battered t0 pieces all he saw, but still the man did not get well. The Christian said to him, "There must be some idol in your house not set destroyed. The he&then confessed. that there was one idol of bsaten. gold that he could not bear to give up. After awhile, when that was destroyed, in answer to the prayer of tho Christian, the sick man got we'll.
 Many . man has awakened in his dy- 1nt hour to find his sins all about him. They clambered up on the right side of tho bed and on the left side, and over the hcadboard, and over the footboard, am1 hoxxibly devoured the soul.
 Dntv :the voice celestial cries,
 1[0t ion&er dare delay.
 Tho wretch that scorns the mandate dies
 And meets fiery day.
Connecticut western news., 1895-10-10

galnj Will forgive that man who sold me a shoddy overcoat; forgive them all but one. That man cannot forgive The villain can. hardly keep my hands of him. If my going to heaven depends on nH forgiving him, then I will stay out. :" Wrong feeling. If a man lie to me once am not called to trust him again. If a man betray me once I am not called to put confidence in him again. But would have no rest if 1 could not offer a sincere prayer for the temporal and everlasting welfare of all men, whatever meannesses and out rage they have inflicted upon me. If you want to get your heart right, strike 8 match and burn up all your old grudges, and blow the ashes away. "If you forgive not men their trespasees, neither will your heavenly father for give you your trespasses. :"
 An old Christian black woman was going along the streets of New York with basket of apples that she had tor sale. A rough sailor ran against her and upset the basket, and stood back expecting to hear her scold frightfully, but she stopped down and picked up the apples, and said, "God forgive you, my son, as do" The sailor saw the meanness of what he had done, and felt in his pocket for his money, and insist. ed that she should take it all. Though she was black he called her mother, and said, Forgive me, mother, I will nev. CT do anything SO mean again. An there is a power in a forgiving spirit te overcome all hardness. There is no way of conquering men like that of bestow ing upon them your pardon, whsthc, they will accept it or not.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-09-21
ARRESTED BY MISTAKE.
George w. Merrill Victim of an
Error.

b NEFOE.
George W. Merrill, boolSkeeper re-
siding at 233 West Fifth street, was
arrested on warrant yesterday by
Detectives Kenaley and Meyerding
When brought face to face with Thom-
as +. Morrow, the man who had sworn
out the warrant, Mr.. Merrill was at
|, once discharged from custody, Mr..
Morrow said he was not the man want
ed.
The arrest came about through the
taking of note by Mr.. Morrow, on
which he loaned $500. 1t is now al
legged that the note in Mr. Morrow 8
possession is a forged copy of the fol-
lowing:
For. value received. we promise TO
pay to George w. Merrill or order
5000 on the 9th day of September, 1895.
with interest at per cent peraSnum,
payable semi-annually on the first day
or January and July of each year. ac-
cordlng to the tenor and effect thereof.
ana SIX interest notes, hereto attached,
principal and interest PAYABLE at the
Office. of c. b. Lawton, with current
rate"
IhiS note is secured by first mort
gage on lot 1, block 2, Clark's Fourth
addition to st. Paul
The makers of the note, whose names
are alleged to be forged, are: Maud
E. Beach and Ralph H. Beach.
There is an assignment at the bot
ton of the instrument which reads:
For value received 1 hereby assign
and transfer the within note, together
with all my interest and all my rights
under the mortgage securing the same
TO q; f. Hoyt, without recourse, July
"a, 1895.
The George w. Merrill mentioned in
the note is said to be in California at
| present. Mr.. Merrill. of ST. Paul,
knows nothing of the California man
/ or the note.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-09-21
SUPT. SMITH TALKS ABOUT THE
SOUTH WABASHA STREET.
LINE.
WAITING FOR THE PAVING.
UNTIL THIS is LAID BETWEEN
THE TRACKS NOTHING WILL
DIE DONE.
ABOUT THE sELBY AVENUE LINE
The Superintendent Says the Serv-
ice Is All Right There, He
Thinks.

The resolution introduced by As
semblyman Lewis at the meeting OF
the assembly Thursday night, re-
questing the street railway company
to improve its service in the matter
of connecting its South Wabasha
street line and the Mississippi street
line, which resolution was referred
to the committee on streets, directs
the company to do something abso-
lutely impossible until Wabasha
street has been paved from Third
to Fourth street. This was the eX-
PLANTATION furnished by Supt. Smith
yesterday.
Before WabaSha street is paved"
said the superintendent, 1--WE must
lay new rails and ties from Third
to Eighth street We are engaged
in doing this work now. This has
necessitated the abandonment of
traffic on WabaSha street between
Third street and Fifth. Consequent
ly the passengers going to and from
! the West side who desire to connect
with other lines will be obliged for
! d lew udyS TO Walk from. IhEQ TO
| Fifth or Fifth to Third street; eas the
| case may be. The paving: contrac-
tors will begin next week to lay the
concrete on Wabasha between Third
and Fourth streets, and as they lay
it between the rails and tracks, we
cannot operate there. The city en-
gineer would prevent us even if we
attempted it,
Supt. Smith added that the COM
pany would resume traffic between
Third and Fifth streets as soon as
Ohe street could be used, and he
hoped that would be very soon, as
the company suffered more from the
interruption than the public did,.
AS for the criticism. of Assembly
man Parker regarding the service on
Selby avenue, Supt. Smith said that
the cars ran on three-minute head
way morning, noon and evening be-
i tween and z p. m, and a six-min-
ute headway during the rest of the
daytime, while during the night
hours they ran every nine minutes
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-09-21
MORE DAMAGE SUITS.
All Kinds of Reasons for Their
Commencement.

All Kinds of Reasons for Their
commencement.
A number of personal injury damage
snits were begun in the district court
yesterday. August Friemuth has sued
the Great Western road for $1,000 for
injuries sustained by being knocked off
a freight train by the braces of the
river bridge while on his way to South
St. Paul. The accident occurred last
March, and plaintiff alleges that he
has been permanently injured in con-
sequence. According to the allega-
tions of the complaint, plaintiff want
ed to take passage on the train, but no
caboose being attached, started to
climb the ladder to get on top of one
of the cars, but before he reached the
top he was knocked off by the braces
of the bridge.
E. w. Buckley wants $1,000 from
the st. Paul City Railway company
for injuries alleged to have been sus-
tained in a collision on University
avenue near Kent street while ne was
a. passenger on a car a few months
ago.
Sever A. Lee petitioned for the ap-
pointment of William f. Hunt as his
guardian ad litem for the purpose of
bringing an action for $4,000 damages
for personal injuries against the Oma-
ha road. Lee was a brakeman in the
| employ of the company, and alleges
that while making a coupling on a
| trestle, as he was ordered to do, at
Gordon, Wis, last January, he STUN
pled and fell. The train ran over
him and injured him so that one of
| mis- legs had to be amputated.
The accidental drowning of little
Clarence E. Stendal in q. pool of water
in an unused rock quarry on Canton
street in May last has resulted in an
action on the part of the father Oluf
Stendal, to recover from A. B. Boyd,
the owner of the property on which
the quarry is situated, $2,05O. The
quarry is situated right at the edge
of the sidewalk, and was a sort of
play ground for the children in the
vicinity, and the plaintiff claims it
was negligence on the part of the de-
fendant to let it remain in such a
dangerous condition. Two little girls
fell in at the same time their little
playfellow was crowned, but they were
rescued by the heroic efforts of two
neighboring women
Cyrus j. Thompson has sued the
city to recover $4.1OO for personal in
juries alleged to have been sustained
by falling on the sidewalk in front of
the Germania bank building in No
Vember last Plaintiff claims his an
kle was sprained so that he was laid
up for long time.
julius E. Fitch has sued the Great
Northern road to recover $4,000. for
damages resulting from being put off
train after it was a mile and a
half from Granite Falls, notwithstand-
ing the fact that he had rendered
both mileage book and cash to pay his
transportation. He was compelled to
walk back to town and carry his
sample case and the effort resulted in
a cold, from the effects of which he
claims that he can only be cured. or
at least compensated for the damage
resulting therefrom, by payment of
the aforesaid amount
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-09-21
NEW INSURANCE LAW.
Its Provisions to BE Considered at
Meeting Today.

u meeting AO01y.
A committee of leading insurance
men of Chicago will appear before the
attorney general and the state insur-
ance commissioner this morning to in
qu1re into the new insurance law, which
goes into effect Oct. 1. All the leading
companies doing business in the state
VIII be represented, and the presence
Oh the attorney general will be re-
quired SO that he may advise the COM
missioner as to the legal phase of any
question that may arise It seems
that there is some dissatisfaction
among insurance men with the new
law, and especially with the section
that regulates the attaching of riders
to a policy. The seventh provision of
the law of 1895, governing the standard
form of fire insurance policy, reads as
follows:
"Seventh-A company may write
upon the margin or across the face of
the policy, or write, or print in type
not smaller than long primer, upon
separate slips or riders to be attached
thereto. provisions adding to or mod
Trying those contained in the standard
form; provided, that no provision shall
pc attached to or included in said pol
ICY uniting the amount to be paid in
ease OF total loss on buildings to less
than the amount of insurance on the
same, and all such slips. riders and
provisions must be signed by the Off
GERS or agent Of the company SO using
them" " "'e
number Of forms of riders will he
submitted to the insurance commits
sioner at today's meeting, and the
question of the legality of using GER
tain forms settled once for all.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-09-21
WANT TO BE SINGLE AGAIN.
Two Women Seek Relief in the
Divorce Courts.

Two Women Seek Relief in the
Divorce Courts.
Two females who have grown tired
of the CALLING chains of matrimony
yesterday filed complaints in the dis
trict court in actions for divorce. One
is Mary l.. Leach, who alleges that
her husband, Delas w. Leach, has
not only been a dfunkard, but has
5 been so cruel and inhuman in his
treatment of her that further tolera-
ton would lack the element of virtue.
The couple were married in Ontario,
Can, in 1875 The plaintiff is thirty
nine and defendant forty-four years
of age.
Frances E. Baker wants divorce
from Henry S. Baker on the ground of
sdesertion. She alleges that they were
married in 1872, and he left her in 1892.
The plaintiff is forty and defendant
fifty years of age. She alleges that
she is employed as principal in one Of
the public schools of st. Paul, and
sreceives a salary OF s1,SOO per year, a
share of which she thinks she should
) have in the way of alimony.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-09-21
G. A. r. ENCAMPAEFsNT.
Ffrst Move in Anticipation of The
Big Event.

The citizens committee appointed to
attend to the matter of securino tho
meeting of the next national encamn-
ment of the G. A r. in St. PauI hold
meeting yesterday afternoon at the
Commercial club rooms. A ma iori+,-
Oh the members of the committee were
present when Chairman McCardv
called the meeting to order and s,b-
mttted his report for the committae
sent TO Louisville. This report was in
substance the same as the statements
already printed about the opposition
the committee had to overcome IN
achieve the victory it finally did
The thanks of the committee ara
through its report, returned TO Mrs
Albert Scheffer and daughter Mrs
John Espy, Mrs. ]. ]. McCardv ana
Mrs. Capt. Babb and niece. Mrs Mil
ier' Tor their assistance and kindness
to the committee. The report then
went on to recommend the discharge
OF the citizens committee: and the an
pointment of one by the mavor r.
take hold of the matter of arranoe.
ments for handling the encamnnen+
next year. 1t suggested that this com
mlttee should be divided into subcom-
mlttees as follows: Finance, transnor-
talion, invitation and reception. hail
and camp fires. accommodat ations
badges, printing, press, parade and re-
view, decorations and illuminations
reunion and naval associations. madi'
cal department, auditing and amuse-
ments.
Mr.. McCardy explained that these
constituted the different subcomn,i+-
tees INTO which the Louisville general
committee was divided, and the ex-
ecutive committee was composed of the
chairmen of these different commit
tees. There, too, the general commit
tee had become Incorporated. and be
thought the same should be done bera
SO legal responsibility would attach
to those in charge of the management
OF the affair and the handling of the
money.
On motion 1T was voted to request
the mayor to appoint a COMMITTEES to
take charge of the arrangements and
begin work at once for the recention
OF the encampment next year. the
mayor to first confer with a. COM
mittee of three, of which Mr.. McCardv
was to be the chairman. Mr.. McCardv
appointed Capt Castle and Albert
Scheffer, in addition to himself, to act
on this committee.
There was some discussion as to the
probable amount 1t would cost Louis
vile for its reception. 1t was stated
that Pittsburg last year raised S1O1, ,OOO.
but returned $4,000 to the subscribers
Maj Espy said he had been informed
that Louisville raised S65, GOO, and that
there would be a surplus of about
5000.
The committee then adjourned, sub
1ect to the call of the chair, another
meeting to be held when the mayor ap-
points the general committee to sue
ceed it, when the present committee
will disband.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-09-21

had amended section so as to read
as therein provided.
Constitutional inhibitions are not to
be evaded by cunningly devised phrase
ology, and this law must have the
same effect, and no greater than ii
would have If In very language 1t
Were an amendment of section 6. 1t
follows that If section is part of
special or local law, this act of 1895 is
clearly unconstitutional, and the posi-
ton of the respondents is we'll taken.
But we are of the opinion that this
act of 1876 was a general, and not
special or local law, and therefore not
within the constitutional inhibition.
Juries are quasi constitutional Off
GERS. 1t is incumbent upon the legis-
lature to make provision for them by
suitable laws, and 1t may adopt such
reasonable regulations as may be
necessary to secure their attendance
on the court These regulations may
not necessarily be uniform throughout
the state, but may vary according to
the needs of the different counties or
districts, all of which is a matter of
legislative discretion.
An examination of this act of 1876
shows that 1t was clearly intended to
relating to the jury system and not to
supplant them by purely special or
local law. In section 3 1t is provided,
that in addition to the persons exempt
from serving on juries under the then
existing laws in force throughout the
state, certain other persons should in
this county be exempt, and by section
Z it is expressly declared that the gen.
eral statutes relative to grand and
petit juries and jury trials shall be
applicable to the district court and
court of common pleas of Ramsey
county, so far as they are not changed
by the provisions of said act or incon-
sistent herewith. Thus by this act
the general law is recognized as still
in full force, and that the same was
simply modified or amended in certain
particulars affecting its operation in
Ramsey county, for the purpose, we
may presume, of rendering 1t more
effective therein.