The mlateri;td was rough anud stiff, the
nieedlle rusty allnd dull, tire thread coarse
:nd brittle, yet the kdelicate mnaiden sat
in the lowering slhades of night, filth
fully " tugging away" with sore andi
tender lingers at the ungainly garment.
Why this waste of tiule Why endure
the misery which naturally follows the
conltinuedl pullncture of the finger with a
needle's point .! Go to the office of our
polite young firiend, B H. Keyser, on
Mississippi street, and purchase oub of
the newly improved Singer Sewing Ma
chines.
District Court.
Business Trmsacted This Week-Adjourn
'ment uabn th Wecona Monday of
eeimbens
District Cowet ' opened on Monday,
pursuant to the adjournment of the 25th
ultimo, and sessions were held on Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday, when
Judge Duffel directed an adjournment
until the second Monday of December,
the 8th proximo. The main reasons as
signed for this adjournment were that
the business of the court was progressing
very slowly, and the officers of the tri
banal being candidates for re-election, it
would be an injustice to tie them down
to unimportant official duties and pre
vent them from advancing their interests
in the political campaign now in pro
gress. Besides this, the sugar making
season is at its height, and litigants and
witnesses are mostly engaged in occupa
tions connected with this all-important
work, with which attendance upon court
would materially interfere.
The following is a synopsis of the busi
ness disposed of by the court this week:
CRIMINAL MATTERS.
State vs. Henry Robertson, charged
with stealing a horse belonging to Mr.
