Rice County Journal (Northfield, Minnesota), September 14, 1876

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OCS. THOMPSON & GOODHUE,
^^^     PhysSstsrss and Sargeer.s,
All calls by day arid night  promptly  attended
to     Office in Standard Bloc:;. Northfield, Minn,
H   HUTCHINSON, M.  IX. Homo pp.thist.
m    Office second door east of ihe   Baptist
Chnreh, Fourth Street, Nouthplelu, Minnesota
Made
Non-TH-
FOX & CO. Machinists.—Foundry  and
ohine Shop on Fourth Street near the de
pot.    Ready for anything in their line
field, Minnesota.
DOCTOR D.J. WHITING, Dentist, is on
hand to serve customers in his now office
over Lee's store The Doctor has all the latest
appliances in the line of his profession. Nouth-
FiBLB,   innesota.
P.MORRIS.    A Captain among
the Gro-
XJL»    oers.    Store in Thoreson's Block, where
at all times will be found the
groceries. He don't cheat.
No thf'BI D, •    innesota.
ohoiccst   Family
Call   on   hiin.—
C1LEVLAND * KELLAR Are in mar-
J kot at their old Stand ready to fill all orders for Lumber, Doors, Sash, Scro 1 Sawing,
and  Planing, at the lowest rat'"
Bosides, their Feed
ready to respond to   8
grinding. ^^m
Northfield, Dec, 29, 1875, v4-17tf
Merchan
.ill isin Hood  condition,
calls   for  that  kind  oi
iea Street, Ncrthfiei.d, innesota.
$5   0  $20 SlasseTofVorking people  of
per day. Agents wanted. All
  ^
eeth sexes, young and old, make move money at
work for us, in their own localities, during their
spare moments, or all the time than at anything
else. We oiler employment that will pay handsomely for t very hour's work. Full particulars
sent free.    Send us your   address   at
^ ^   K)w is  the   time.     Don't
leek for work or business   elsewhere,  until   you
Wave learned what we offer.    G.  S't'issoN k Co.
retti&ac  aine.
terras &c,     ^^^
• boo.    Don't delay
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N
JEW FIRM.     Mr. J. Fredeiiburg,   S,   Free-
tine and Jo* Frettino. have formed mulct
e of Frodenburg Free tine &  Co.
u the Meat Market department
furnist our old customers, and a
the best of moats,)Poultry, &c.
ine. on  the   most   tavor-
tb« form or nami
h copartnership
&nd nvapo.se t<   '
tout «f new ones,
and oTorything in our
able Urm*.    Give ns a call.
FKEDENBURG FREETlSfJE
5*rtmfio!d, March, lUh, 1876. n28ml
A. CO.
J.   Cook5 Architect,
Will furnish   Elevations,   Plans, and Pe-
ail Drawings to working  scale,  for  Build-
1'iivate Residences,  &c.    Next <ioor to
»*s
tf»«H«i Hall, Northfleld, Minnesota
n4st.f
On long time, at   low rate of interest, se-
tnre^improved tomlands.gKniN<KR
6-
THKOPOBK   MILIiEB
UNDERTAKER:
■ are the Largest and Finest Stock »f
COFFINS
©» Kami to be Had   in Tills Town.
NOTICE.
All persons indebted to the undersigned,
«re requested to call immediately and settle,
as I wish to close my accounts.
I shall be found at, II. Rummer's store,
or in my absence Mr. Plummer is author-
?ed. to settle and give receipts.
n33tf E. B. BROCKMAN.
Northfield, April, l(!th 1876.
NEW BAKERY.
:0:
Extraordinary Bargains! !
AT
Having lately opened here  an Elegant and  Large  stock  of
the Finest Goods ever exhibited in this City, I would  therefore
call attention to my Stock consisting of
Fine  Ready
GENT'S FUKNXSHI
o>
Li
Trunks,    "Valises
ET
G GOODS,
o j®l ^* m9
and   TJmbrellas
that  I am
r
Bear in mind
Ufttlilil       If8 i        «* Bfl Ba      WfaVllBIIIM;
in Cleveland Ohio, and therefore will sell you goods at least
Twenty-five per cent Cheaper than you can buy them anywhere else. We are dealing only in Clothing and can suit
any man no matter what size he may require, therefore come,
one and all, before purchasing elsewhere, as my motto will
always be
Not  to Be Und^FS'
*>s
??
Angus S'flrordfsge!", Salesman.
n32v4
Main Street.
PHOTOGRAPHED®.
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No.
Sittings M
5 EAST FIFTH STREET
fey ^Lpx>oii
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H
A ED WARE.
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The underlined have a larp;o Stock of
HARDWAR JU
•*■ In allies Branehea—such as
Muihling   Ilanlwarc,
AND
HEAVY  GOODS.
41 West Third St., St. Paul,
Dealer in
Oil Cloths,
Wall Papers, Window    Shades
Matrasses and lounges, and all kinds of Up-
Losltery goods. Prime live geese feathevs constantly on band.
v2n6tf
F
ARME1VS STORE.
-V.
Of the latest and best patterns.    Also
HEATING   STOVES
In great yariety.
ND if anything  is   wanted  in  their line
which they have not on hand,   they will
order it at once for the benefit of any customer.
A1
ordi
r
•K
****i
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Par Excellence*
N connection with the trade they carry on
  the Tin, Copper and Sheet Iron manufacture in ail its branches or requirements.
J. S. ALLEN & SON.
NorthSild,February 2d, 1876.        v4ngj
RABIAN MEDICINES.
The undersigned has  become' the proprietor of the bakery recently vacated by
Eltrich &  Weber, and is   prepared to furnish promptly  everything  required  off a
[First-class*
BAKERY.
JlYE BREAD,
BROWN BREAD,
WHITE BREAD,
BISCUIT,
ROLLS.
PIE AND CAK ES
Of all Kinds.
ive me a call, and I can suit you. .JU
Northfield, May 10th, 1876.
37tf LOUIS SUES.
GONSUM
CAN SE GORED.
TIiib FACT has been fully  demonstrated   in   more
than
10,000 Cases l>y
XDr. S.   D. HOWE,
Of New York, the GREAT
CONSUMPTION DOCTOR
PKOPUIETOR OF
The Arabian Medicines!
Celebiatod throughout the worhlfor thfir rcmarka
ble cures. Coimimptiju call most certainly bo cuied
by the use of
DE. HOWE'S ARABIAN MILK CURE!
Dr. Howe's Akjbias Tonic !
Dk. Howe's Akabian Ltyeii Pills !
THE PIL.S,
SCRIVER'S BLOCK, t»v>•-;■*"> 15U BY   t'lRVf N tTlOXAL BANK.
TliB ROBBER'S ATTACK.
IH3 SCEKE   GIF
Prom Rice Coun.ty Jour^ai,   Extra
September 7, 4 p. m.
of
for the protection of important in-
terepts entrusted to his care, and
whose interesting*family is thus
made desolate, returned and made
desperate
Umpt to
lank!
J. L. Heywooi Shot Deai al His
Post—Would it open tie Safs.
A. 13, Bunises? Shot
in the Should©!1*
About 2 o'cloc's P. M.,  to-day,
(Timrsday) while at work getting
our paper o
PF
our
,.-i;
^attention
By the
action,
a ted
ttso of whfen the livei'is ai'Miispd into haal'hj
the atomrich cieaQ9etlt and   t!iu  bowels regu-
Law Brothers,
SUCCESSORS TO J. B. JONES & CO.,
Are on hand to supply every want in their
line.    If you want
GOOD, HONEST GOODS
Fall?    Dealing
Call on this firm, just across the Bridge, on
the West Side, where you will find what one
of our
BSST GENERAL STORE.
Can furnish, and all at
REASONABLE   RATES.
In short, they are
Not to be Undersold.
All  accounts duo the old firm of  J. B
Jones A Co., must be settled without delay.
v4n29tf
arrested by the di'„c.1iarge of fire
arms across the street at the corner, and all around the Scriver
Block and covering the Fi-st Na
tional Bank. Eight or ten horsemen armed to the teeth with heavy
revolvers were discharging them
in rapid succession, and our citizens flying in all directions, till
they recovered a little from cuch
an unlooked for raid.
It was soon known that the
Bank treasures wm« fcfreiv ohie#-
live point, as one or mo of the
gang had entered the Bank and
shot Mr. Hey wood, rde;itJ, and Mr.
Bunker, through the shoulder.
He was taken to Dr. Coon's where
he will be properly cared for.
By this time our citizens began
to rally, and to return their tire.
and two of the robbers killed, and
one horse, when the raider's reception becoming so hot they
turned and fled south, dashing
through Dundas towards Millers-
burg with some of our good men
in pursuit. Two of the men which
got away are badly wounded, and
one of the horses.
Several of our citizens narrowly escaped; but considering our
unpreparedness for such an onset,
our delivjrance  was remtrkable.
The saddest Q, :^-^-hi:r~*c-"as<-dy
is the death of one oi our best, and
truest men, Mr. Hey wood who fell
in the tearless, and faithful discharge of what he doubtless regarded his duty. The poor deluded miscreant shot him because he
refused on the robber's demand
to open the safe.
The robbers left empty handed,
minus two men and a horse dead,
besides the wounded.
To the stricken family of the
deceased, Mr. Heywood, we give
our tenderest sympathies, and
commend them to the care of Him
who doeth all things well, and
whose notice not the fall of a sparrow escapes. May God help and
sustain them in this severe bereavement.
the following
l-eport :
That J. L. Heywood came to his
death by a pistol shot by an unknown man attempting to rob the
First National Bank cf Northfield
That the two unknown men came
to their deaths by the discharge
of fire arms in the hands of our
citizens in self defence, and mi
protecting the property of the
aforesaid Bank!
WITNESSES SWORN.
nk
From Rice Couht*
September 8.
Juukinai, Extra of
ikes new
it''   ,«nd
the cor-
Tlne Arabian Tonic
Cleanses the system of n\\ corruption, in;
blood, gives strength, and creates an appei
expels trom the lun^^ (through the bloud)
ruptioH which   cioiula breeds upon them,
THE  ARABIAN  MILK CURE
Strengthens the weak lnugs, promotes exp"Ctora-
tinn. dissolves the mucous phi gm, and assists nature in throwing offtiie unheaHhv matter, causing
the initation, and thus consumption may be cured.
Price of Mi'k Cure end Tonic, ftach $1. per buttle.
Six for $5.   Pillls, 25 cants per box.   Six for $1.
t^-Sold by FULLER & WATTS, druggists, sole agents for Northfield and Rice
County, Minnesota.
Dk. S. D. HOWE, Eroprietor,
35eowly- New York.
Ukbana     *JlVTVJEK«XTY.
Fail Term Begins Sept. 27th.
The following four courses of study are
provided for by an ample corps of Professors. Excellent facilities offered for Laboi-
atory and field work in natural science.
Valuable library and cabinet. Terms moderate. The place for young men who want
to study under new methods and to the
best advantage.
I.    Preparatory to business or college.
II.    College scientific course.
III.    College classical course.
IV.    School in theology.
Address- FRANK SEWALL,
A. M., President,
51w7. TJrbana, Ohio,.
NoBTHFEffiLD, Minn., September Sth, 187G.
Our usually quiet little city was
uncommonly wakeful through the
night of Thursday, the 7th, after
the tragic events of the preceding
afternoon. Our streets are rilled
with anxious faces and open ears
to catch evory rumor from the
flying robbers anittheir&ttermiii-
ed pursuers.
First, we remark that Ooroner
Waugh arrived by the morning
train from Faribault, in the discharge of his official duties. Pursuant to law he issued the necessary orders to policeman Horner
for summoning a jury of inquest
who scon returned the following
JU3Y,
A. H. Rawsoo, S.  h BnsluUll,
Robf. Silk, J. L. McFee, R. Pium-
mer. C  W. Gress.
Who, after examining the cases
of the two dead'robuers, repaired
to the house of mourning, where
lie the remains of the truly noble
Heywood, who sacrificed  his life
E. Hobbs,   J.  P.  Alle   ,   Fr
Wilcox, E. L. Fuller.
While these events are trans
idling, messengers are arriving
from various places in the direc
lion where the robbeis fled, and
telegrams have been pouring in
from various important points,
which we will give in the order of
their reception :
First, the Chicago Times, last
evening, called by telegram for
1,500 words over the wires, if so
many should be necessary to represent the facts of the raid, to
which O. S. Iluibert responded
Second, Mayor Stewart, this
morning, received a telegram that
the Minneapolis party got within
range of the fleeing robber eang,
and exchanged shots with them,
with one of the robbers' horses
killed and his rider wounded, and
the party considerably demoralized.
Third. A. 0.-;Whipple received
a telegram fr.,m Sheriff Chandler,
of Red Wing, that four of the gang
got their outfit in that city, including horses for each,the buckskin,
the splendid bay, and two others,
and four saddles and bridles they
purchased of Pet. Watson, who
formerly lived here.
Fourth, the Winona Republican
has sent for all tlie news it can get.
Fifth. Joshua Claris-, of Faribault
arrived in town at half past 11 A.
M., bringing a report he got from
Mr. Spalding, direct from Morris-
town, that a party from Faribault
had an encounter with the robbers
near that place, tlie latter getting
away witb one of them wounded.
Rumors are rife, and the excitement continues, and Will till it
shall be definitely known whether
the robber gang is captured.
Right here we remark that this
is the first instance we think of in
anv similar raid, that any of the
robber gang were killed, and
Northfield is entitled to the credit
of putting two of the raiders hors
du combat, and seriously wounding two more, besides killing a
splendid and innocent horse which
was made subservient to their vil-
lany. Let us put the horse in his
own peaceful heaven. He looked
like a thorough bred.
One of the men killed measur
ed 6 feet 3 inches, the other 5 feet
9 inches, weil built and comforta'
b:y dresse 1. They both had auburn hair, and many think they
were brothers from 24 to 28 years
old. Their hands showed no signs
that they were working men; one
had four dollars and a good watch
in his pockets; the other had a
cheaper watch but no money;-both
are to be buried to-day in potters
field, such a field, to the purchase
of which Judas' money was devoted more than 1,S00 years ago, because the money was the price of
blood. One was shot in the head,
the other in theheart. Our photographers have made good pictures of-these desperadoes for the
use of the rogues gallery, or for
sale to those who have no such
ery.
Some of the ladies who looked
upon their dead faces recognized
one as having called at their house
on the pretext of wanting something lo eat, telling tiie most
plausible story he could.
A casually occurred yesterday
which we didn't lcaru 'lill to-day.
Nicholas Grustafson, by reckless
shooting of Ihe desperadoes, was
struck on his forehead over the
eye, which was regarded at the
time as a slight injury, but the
symptoms to-day are quite serious
if not dangerous, Mr. Bunker who
was shot through the shoulder we
are Glad, to announce is doing as
well as can he expected. The ball
went clear through and wonderfully shunned every bone and artery, though a very narrow escape.
THE BANK.
Yesterday  we  stated on  good
authoril v thai th
money from the  bank.    The    eiii
cers of the instil uMon h tv e
'n  session     to-day   counting   ll;e
bul this  may]
hereafter.
Tiie rascals di 1 grab some Scrip,
which they thrustmio a bug, and
sorro nickels which they threw
back, but in their hurry, as it wa»
getting hoi for them outside, they
lied, from ihe bank leaving the
bag. hence it was concluded thai
they got nothing. The bag they
Lsfl is a regular grain sack marked
willi the initials, "H. C. A " They
also left a linen duster. (Prob
the Bank would send these by
Express, if they can get their address.)
On ;.I:l Lack of thi lie
reader will find a cut of ihe block
in which the Rank is located :
Latest.—1 P. M. Frank Wyman
Kennedy and Bush, returned.—
They confirm the report cf a
Robber wounded near Shieldsville
last night. The main lorce are
still pursuing. The horse stolen
from Phil, Empey at Dundas has
been recovered.
CLEOPATRA 1> TING.
Sinks the sun below the desert,
Go'den glows the sluggish Nile;
Purple llame crowns Sphinx and temple,
Lights up every ancient pile.
Where the o'd gods now avo sleeping—
Isis and Osiris great,
Guard me, help me, give me courage
Like a queen to meet rny fate.
"I am dying, Egypt, dying!
Let the Caesar's army come—
I will cheat him of his glory,
Though beyond the Styx I roam
"Shall he drag bis beauty with him,
While the crowd his triumph sings'?
No, no, never 1    I will show him
What lies in the blood of kings.
"Though he hold the golden scc-ptre.
Rule the Pharaoh's sunny land,
Where old Nilus rolls resistless
Through" the sweeps of silvery sand—
"He shall never say I met him
Fawning, abject, like a slave—
I will fod him, though to do it
I must cross the Stygian wave.
"O, my hero, sleeping, sleeping—
Shall I meet you on the shore
Of Plutonian shadows ?    Shall we
In death meet and love once more?
"See, I follow in your footsteps- -
Scorn the Ca;sar and his might—
For your love I will leap boldly
Into realms of death and night.
"Down below the dest.rt sinking,
Fades Apollo's brilliant car,
And from out the distant azure
Breaks the bright gleam of a star:
"Venua, Queen of Love and Beauty,
Welcomes me to death's embrace,
Dying—free, proud and triumphant,
The last sovereign of mj race.
"Dying ! dying ! I am coming,
O, my hero, to your aims;
You will welcome me. I kno.v it —
Guard me from all rude alarms.
"Hark ! I hear the legions coming,
Hear their cries of triumph swell,
But, proud Ceesar, dead, I scorn you,
Egypt—Anto.iy—fa: ewell!"
— Tim. S. Collier.
LM-lTJ&a.
gall
INTERESTING MEETING.
An interesting meeting bet ween
Colonel R. W   Baylor, an  ex confederate officer, and General B. F.
Kellev, of the federal   army,  was
recently held at the home  of the
former gentleman in West Virginia.    Colonel Baylor was captured
during the war   by  Gen. Kelley's
troops, and was tried by order  oi
Secretary Stanton for  an   alleged
violation of tha rules of war,  and
sentenced to be hanged.   In looking over   the   papers relating  to
the case, which were   brought   to
him for approval, General Kellev
became convinced that  .tiie   facts
did not justify the   aciion   of the
courtmariial.    Therefore    he  dis
approved   of the   finding   of the
court and sent the   papers to  the
Secretary of war.   The   Secretary
was not pleased  with   the action
of the general,   and   referred  the
papers   to   another    officer,   who
agreed   with   Gen   Kelley.    This
did not satisfy the Secretary, and
he   referred     the   documents   to
Judge  Advocate    General  Holt,
who said there were informalities
in the trial, and the Secretary ordered another court martial which
was had, and a similar verdict and
sentence was tlie result.    General
Kelley again di-approved the find
ing, the Secretary of war again referred the papers to o! her officers,
who this time agreed   with  General Kelley. and the sentence was
annulled.    Some   time   afterward
President   Lincoln   heard  of the
case, and sent a dispatch to Gen.
Kel ey, thanking him for  his action in the matter, and sa,\ ing that
he was glad to know that an  officer of his amy   had  the  courage
to do right in spite of the  opposition of court martial   and his   superior officers.    By the chances of
war General   Kelley   was   afterward captured   by the   confederates, and,   although   in   no  such
perilous posiiion as  was  Colonel
Baylor, he received   every   kindness and attention that it   was  in
I lie power of that officer   'o   give.
They have not   seen   each   i
since the war, until General   Kel
ley and his wife accepted an invi
tation from Colonel Baylor to vis
it him in his West Virginia B
Vf' in, Sop. 7,187$.
II monotony « hich over-
, like  *   pall,   is   iri
refl   lifted  by   the
interest lolt in the work  of   making   (he    necessary discharges in
the   v.ui partments.     Tke'
a   friend
sition enjoying  a  fine
try, a ioi row   he   may   be
in bearCU o't   em-
p'.oyment, imparls an interest  td
Ihe changes now being in ide out-
i thoi-e immediately affected. Seven hundred lilly-six was
the number fixed upon for dismissal, and of ihce some sixty
ha^c resigned. Quite a number
were notified yesterday and ;he
day before that their Conn»ction
with the departments. Would be
finally severed on the 10th of Oct.
until which time they had leave
!Cj and on that date they
will report and receive one months
;>av in advance and thus end their
official career. The work of dis-
! will be continued from day
to day I ilf it is completed"..
The Sioux commission has arrived al Cheyenne. A courier
>k and Terry on ihe'
20lh nil..at (lie mouth of Powder'
river, has arrived al, Fort Fetter-
man and states that the tro'o'ps
had si nude a trail estimated at1
1,000 ponies. The indications were'
hat the savages were almost destitute of food and were reduced
to Ihe necessi y of feeding on
raw hides. (Jen. (hook expected
1 o strike Sitting Bull in afewdays.-
A dispatch received at Omaha
from. Sidney, Neb , says the driver
of the pony express which brought
i he mails lo ilial place from north
Deadwood, reports' that the Indians killed fifteen men near that
oost on Sunday last.
The Philadelp! h papers give af
full account of a most brutal prize'
light which took place on the
mm niiig of the 31st i.lt., at Penns-
viilo. New Jersey. A letter lo
ihe Balle. Gazelle says about ten*
tug boa's full uf rough and sporting characters went down the river !o witness the fight. The contest lasted two hours and seven
minutes, ninety six rounds being
fought, one thousand spectators
gazed upon the scene. The8henff
of Salem County arrived when the"
contest was at its height and demanded that it be slopped, but-
was laughed at. Weeden ami
Walker were the names of the
combatants. Walker was rendered insensible at the last ttrtliidj
and then the crowd broke for the'
boats A young man who aided
in bringing Walker's body to the
City appeared at police headquarters late in Ihe evening. He says
after the fight Walker was Jaid on
a table in I he ring and every" one-
deserted him; that he hailed a'
party in a boat about putting off,
and got I hem to assist him in plac
ing Walker on board. Walker watf
insensible at the lime, and re-'
mained so up to the lime of his
death, which occurred when half
way lo Ihe city. This is one of
i lie depl uable results of aping
foreign manners and customs to1
which our people are so prone.
The prize ring is peculiarly an?
English institution and was intro-
! i.ifo this country by Eng-.
lisiinien. lis practices are unparalleled for brutality, and should
be slopped by active legislation,-
I
The Sid tan continues to have
delirium tremens and thinks he
sees Ben. Butler coming up the
back stairs with a bustle on,
naking it a crime of the  highest
order, and the punishment severe
certain and immediate, thereby,-
as far as possible preventing men
who are disposed to make brutes'
o" themselves, at least regard the
leeling of   the   community,   and
cease to outrage them  by  such
displays as this.    My apology for'
ever alluding  to   the   disgusting
affair, is simply to urge that steps
be taken by the State legislatures
to enact such laws as will prevent
the repetition of such disgraceful
scenes.   In alluding to   this  propensity ot ours  for the  adoption
of foreign airs and nmnners, I air/
reminded of a most ludicrous mistake  which   our  ladies made in
his behalt some twenty five years1
ago.    I think it was  Mrs.  Cramp-
ton   who   came  over   about   that
time as an English  minister, and
our fashionable belies were quick
to-perceive thai   Mrs.  Crampton,
when she arose to meet a visitor,
had a style of apparently  raising
tier   heels   and   while   balancing
on ber   toes  give   herself one   or
two pretty little shakes.   Our la-
united to the conclusion that
it wars the latest agony and at once
adopted it and Jailed   it   Teetering.'    But what was their mortifi-
cation when they learned that the
poor lady  was  slightly   afflicted
with St. Vitus dance, and   really
when she saw them at it  thought
they were mocking her. A recent-
innovation, harmless but  redicu-
lous, is the use of the single word
'Thanks,'   when  any   little  favor
or courtesy ^is shown.    Now  this
style originated with the  London
Snobs, and is truly snobbish.    An
English gentleman is not too laxy
to say 'Thank you, Sir, or Madam'
and this was the   s'yle   used   by
Queen Victoria when Lieut   Hart-
stein delivered to her the English'
ship,    Victory,   which had    been
found abandoned at sea and  was
brought into N  Y. by one  of  our
national vessels.    Sue wss put in
complete   order   by  our  govern--
ment, and sent to England to be
delivered to the Queen in person.
Lieut. Hartsiein who was charged
with this pleasing duty had  pre-"
pared a most elaborate spread eagle international   comi;y speech'
which   he   duly   delivered.    The
Queen's reply was simply,   Sir, I
thank you.'    I suppose the  snobs
of that day thought the utterance'
of tho single word, 'thanks' would
have been  all  sufficient,  and ia>
'tar better taste. SAXQ