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MY AUNTS SQUIRRELS.

Perhaps it was because she hated
cats.
My aunt's house is a large one-very
like those you often see wnen travelling
in the country--square. with windows
all shut, silent doors and empty porches.
The beauty of my aunt's house was its
back yard and back door, with great,
flat stone step. A gate at the back OF
the yard opened on lane, where trees
grew on each side, and thickets, which,
in summer, are full OF birds. butterflies
and blossoms. The deep ruts are over
grown with grass; only the breezes pass
to and fro, which iutter the leaves into
little rustling songs. The back door
led into a great kitchen, built ever so
many years ago; the rafters were coffee
colored, for my aunt would never have
them whtewashed. Lots of things
were slowed away among those rafters
--pumpkin-seeds, ears of corn, punches
of herbs, an old saddle; and, in the
winter, hams and links of sausage swung
from the beams. Piles OF paper bulged
over their edges, and the rubbish OF
years was there, precious to my aunt,
but useless TO everybody else.
One day in autumn, Josh, my aunt's
man n-of-all-work, while hosting a bag
of dried beans into the rafters, discov-
cred pair of gray striped squirrels.
He ratified the beans and ''shooed," "
but they only skipped beyond his reach,
chattering, and stood on their hind
paws, making motions with their fore
paws as if ''shooing" Josh in return.
Il do believe, men," he called to my
aunt, "that these little thieves have
come to eat up all my garden seeds; but
l can't make out why ground squirrels
should roost up here" 81
"Let them be, Josh" said my aunt
"pd rather have squirrels overhead
than cats under feet; the creatures won
trouble me-"
Nor did they, but, when people talked
in the kitchen, the squirrels chattcreJ
louder and faster than ever Although
they dropped seeds and straws on ml
aunt's muslin cap, and although Josl
muttered about holes i'll bags, anC
muss, and noise, she would not listen
She declared they were company TO
her, and she was certain they woulC
not forget her friendliness toward them
they kept their distance, and were al
ways the same bright, cheerful, happ,
little beings!
For all this, Josh pondered a plan
and carried it out. Ground-squir
rels," he argued, "had no business VI
in the air." So he prepared a bag
tackled the old horse to the wagon
caught the squirrels when my aun
went out, put them in the bag, am
rode away up the lane and into tn
woods. When he got to thick SPOT
dark with trees. he shook out the squiI
rels. turned about, and logged home
with the satisfaction of having finishe
good job, just a little dashed wit
dread of my aunt's scolding, which, an
way, was not so bad as their chatter
Josh opened the kitchen door and wen
in. The silence pleased him, and h
began to rub his hands, as his way wa
when pleased. He cast his eyes VI
} ward and was instantly greeted with
merry chatter. The squirrels had &c
home before him, and were all the nor
lively for their voyage in the bag, tn
ride in the wagon, and the picnic in I'll
} woodsl
+ "Marcy on mer' he cried, his hand
falling apart. Just then the squire
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-23
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

DIR. Beard describes nervousness as
deficient nerve force.
The american Miller thinks there
Is reason to fear that powdered tale Ca
mineraD is used to adulterate -four.
1t is asserted that DR.. Carnelly, Of
England, has by q patent process pro
duced ice of such intense coldness that
it would burn the TOUGHER. .t
Vines are said to extract yearly
from the soil only about three-fourths of
the quantity of potash and phosphOric
acid that the cereals take up.
The twenty million cinchona trees
planted in Ceylon in 1880 are expected
to yield in six years ten million pounds
each year, but it is believed that the de-
mand will fully keep up with the supply,
so that prices will not decline.
Prof. Helmholtz expresses the opin-
ion that ourplanetary system must soon
er or later come to an end by the exhaus-
ton of its forces. The sun must ulti-
mately "run down" like clock. He
thinks that the existing stock of power
available for the maintenance of life
may last some 100000 years.
"A trial at Paris of an invention for
the instantaneous extinction of fire was
marvelously successful. The most re
markable one was the putting out in
less than q minute of an incandescent
lake of tar containing seven thousand
pounds of that substance, after the
flames had reached the height of a third
story. ta5
DIR. Luton, in the Bulletin de Tier
dpeutique, claims that by frequent en-
pertinent he has demonstrated that
strichnis is the best physiological anti
dote for alcoholism. He has used hypo.
dermic injections of the sulphate OF
strichnia in delirium tremens with
markedly favorable results, relieving
tetanic rigidity and quieting delirium.
The Coal Trade Journal states that
the French Academy of Sciences has
given prize to M. Birckel for an inn
provement of the Dayy safety lamp
The improvement consists in providing
the wire cylinder with double casing
of tin, by which the air supply to the
lamp can be regulated, or cut off entire.
ly. In this way the overheating of the
wire gauze, and a possible explosion, is
avoided.
1t is believed that porosity is a prop.
erty of all bodies. An experiment per-
formed some years ago to ascertain
whether water could be compressed re-
suited in proving that gold is porous
the water enclosed in a hollow sphere OF
gold being forced, by the violent pres
sure applied, through the sphere and ap
pearing on the outside. The pores
through which the liquid was driven
could not have been more than the two.
lmillionth of an inch in diameter.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-23

THE great land slip near Sigrisweil,
Canton of Berne, Switzerland, is steadily
moving toward Lake Thun, at the rate of
three meters day. 1t is three miles long,
one mile broad and Of unknown depth
Houses in its path have been deserted. Sig
risweil and neighboring villages are fortu-
nately out of danger.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-23

RAILROAD fares between New York
and Chicago are being cut to a low figure,
on account of rivalry between the trunk
lines.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-23

THE Secretary of the State Agricul-
tural Society of Iowa thinks the yield Of corn
will be 60, 900 bushels less than last year;
that there will be half-crop of wheat, and
a two-thirds growth of hay, The area of
flax sown is three times as large as that of
last year.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-23

July estimates of the Boards of Agri-
culture of Ohio, Illinois, Michigan and Iowa,
show the following shortages in wheat as
compared with the crop of 1880: Ohio, 12,
600, 600 bushels; Illinois, 100000 bushels;
Michigan, IA, 100000 bushels, and Iowa H.
$50, 900 bushels. Total shortages for the four
States, 50 800, 900 bushels.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-23

Two COWS that had been missing
about ten days at Blakely, Ga, were
discovered in the woods some three or
four miles from home, with their horns
so tightly locked they could not be sep
arated without cutting OIL one cows
horn.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-23

Mr.. Harris Moon, of Washington,
Village, R. l., has upon the shallow south
branch of the Pawtucket River, steam
yacht sixteen feet long and four feet
six inches wide, and claims that it is
the smallest steam yacht atloat The
Ideal, as it is called. is screw steamer,
mas Fuller engine OF two-horse power,
iraws sixteen inches of water, and, il
5 claimed, can comfortably carry eight
persons and make ten miles an hour.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-23

THE Cincinnati Board of Health re-
corded 365 deaths from heat during the
week ended July 18th.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-23
A Summary Of Important Events.

Mr.. w. B. STRONG has been chosen
President of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe Railroad.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-23

July Nth was generally observed in
Arkansas and Kentucky as day of fasting
and prayer for the recovery of the Presi-
dent.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-23


"De name of my ole woman, giben
her sixty-one years ago." replied Broth
er Gardner, "am Clandelia Isabella
Prairie Flower wild Gardner at de eand of
it. doan' suppose she'd have de leas'
obieckshuns to havin' child named arler
her, but hope de writer of dat letter
will wait bit. On my street, rollin'
ober in de dirt, I pass Bismarck, Peter
Cooper, John Sherman, Ben Butler, Bob
Ingersoll, Anna Dickinson, Susan An
thony, Lucy Stone and Ida Lewis.
Somehow de names an de color doan'
hitch. Dar' am a goneness dar' some
wharf. When l fink of my ole woman
weighin' 1872 pounds, wild mouf like a
fat-iron and feet like row boats, an re-
member dat her name am Clandelia Is
abella Prairie Flower, can't make de
wheels fit de wagin. Names doan' put
man in jail or keep him out, but fink
de time has fully arrove when de Guild
people of dis kentry should show some
originality in respect to cognomens.
Let George Washington drap; have done
wild Thomas jefferson; let Seward an
Summer take rest; give Lincoln de go
by. Sam am a good name fur a boy,
an Sal will sot well on any gal. If
had fo'teen boys an gals I'd nebber &c
higher dan Moses or Martha fuI
names. .n-,Detrol Free Press.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-23

HE Massachusetts authorities are
making determined effort TO enforce the
ten-hour law in the manufactures Of that
State, many Of which, especially at Fall
River, have heretofore ignored 1t during
their busy season. 81
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-23

IN San Francisco a handsome
Italian woman of eighty, with silvei
lair, is professional beggar. She
'wns three houses. for which she re
elves in rents $3.50 month. At tnighl
he sits in a comfortable room, slipping
vine with masculine beggar who, dur.
~ the daytime, plays a musical instru,
lent on the streets.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-23

THE Siberian plague has made its ap-
pearance in the enyirons of st. Petersburgh,
and is spreading with alarming rapidity
Horses are dying by scores and many per-
sons are afflicted. The local authorities are
helpless, owing to the want of efficient doc
tors and the fact that the peasants sell the
skins Of the beasts which have died of the
disnaSp
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-23

More than $1,000 day was cleared
at the old English Fair in London.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-23

THE State Convention of Wisconsin
!Greenbackers, held at Watertown on the
18th, nominated the following ticket; Gov
ernor, f. p. Allis; Lieutenant Governor,
David Giddings; Secretary of State, Wilson
II. Hopkins; State Treasurer, Gerhart SOM
mers; Superintendent of Public Instruction,
John X. Gaynor; Attorney General, Joel
Foster; Railroad Commissioner, T. G. Bron-
son; Insurance Commissioner, Levenso Mer-
rill
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-23
Naming the Baby.
The Secretary of the Limekiln Club
read the following:

~ GEORGETOWN, ILL, June 90 1881.
DEAR BROTHER GARDNER-Recos sniZing the
fact that the club of which you are President
is perfectly kiln, and being n brother gardener
my solf, rIito tO you ~ I5iti n 1no ON is IAN
name of Sister Gardner: also to inquire If she
will make an appropriate appropriation in
case name a daughter for her. Being very
poor (eXcuse for a. man and unable to leave
my children (as long as they support me- any
thing but name and few epidemics, am
anxious they shall have royal titles in the alb
sence of other incentives to greatness. An
early or sooner reply will greatly oblige.
Your friend,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-23

THE Cairo & St. Louis (narrow-gauge)
Railroad was sold undera mortgage foreclo-
sure on the 18th. The road was purchased
by Charles f. Canda and L. A. Horsey, OF
New York, in behalf Of the bondholders, for
the sum Of S4,O00,OO0. 1t is understood that
a new corporation-the st. Louis & Cairo
Railroad Company, of which w. f. White
house, of Chicago, is President-has been
organized, with viewto assuming the man
agement of the road
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-23

A DELEGATION of Missouri River In
dians, including Spotted Tail, Red Cloud,
Standing Bear and others, are to be invited to
Washington early in September to discuss
various ycxed ques ions with the Govern
ment. The Northern Cheyennes are very
much dissatisfied with their present location
in the Indian country, and want to 60 north
to the Missouri River country. They would
prefer to locate at Fort Keogh, but there is
no Indian reservation there.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-23

A RECENT Washington dispatch says:
There is some stir created here over'the an
nouncement that Commissioner of Pensions
Dudley intends to dismiss all clerks in his
iureau who served or were connected with
the Confederate army during the rebellion.
The Star quotes Dudley as saying that while
he has no disposition to discriminate against
COnfederates, he thinks they ought not
70 hold positions which put itin their power
to pass upon the claims of Union soldiers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-01
The Railroad Cuts.

New York, 30.-!The Times: 1t is gen.
erslly believed that the schedule of west.
bound rates has not been observed since
the recent meeting eff eastern freight
agents in this city, when it was agreed to
maintain rates. 1t is known. notwith-
standing the statements of freight agents
to the contrary, that 8 good deal OF
freight is being taken at from 4Oc to soc.
per hundred pounds from New York t.
Chicago, the tariff rate being 25c. Ship.
pers know this to be so, and freight
agents in this city have orders to do bust
ness with them at the best rates they can
get and avoid talking to reporters about
it. Consequently agents at the offices OF
all trunk lines to the west would not
admit to reporters that wast-bound
freight rates are being cut. Commits
sioner Fink seems powerless in the mat
ter. He is DESTROYS of stopping the quar-
rels. but finds it net an easy task.
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New York, 81 -Herald'S Moscow:
Tomorrow the Emperor and Empress
are to attend the inauguration of ehnrch
at NJui n ovgored. Thence they wi
proceed to Kazan. On his return to
Moscow it is extremely probable that the
Emperor will make public declaration,
and though the person who gives me the
information has heard to the contrary
from the Empress, it is believed that the
coronation will take place immediate y
after, IS in The event of Alexander III
dying before the ceremony, the success
sion might and would, it is feared, be
disputed by the your ger brothers of the
pr, sent and late emperors.
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NOTICE

NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE
II Sewer Valley Rsilwsy ompany,"
the "Salt Lake s. Park City Railwsy
Company" and 1.-THE Denver and Rio
Grsnde Western Railway Company,
each of which is Corporation organized
under the laws of the Territory Of Utah,
have. under the laws of said Territory,
consolidated their capital stock, debts,
property, assets and franchises, and
formed Consolidated Railroad Com
pany, named 1.-The Denver and Rio
Grande Western Railway Company,
and from and after this date all the lines
of railroad of the three consolidating
companies are owned, and will be con-
structed and operated by the Conaoli-
dated Company, which has also assumed
all the debts and liabilities of the CONSOLE
dating companies.
By order of the Board of Directors of
'The Denver and Rio Grande Western
Railway Company"
WILLIAM WAGNER,
Secretary.
Dated July 22d, 1881. jy24
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Phases of Crime.

Washington, 30.-Ex-Treasury Agent
Bissell, to-day, visited Secretary Win
dom and denied writing him a letter
threatening to shoot him unless Lam
phere was removed. Bissell, however.
will probably be arrested.
Capt. Randolph Carpenter, who was
fatally shot in Bach's Springs, was not
the war correspondent Of the New York
Herald. That individual, Capt. Car
penter, is alive and here.
st. Paul, 31.-The hunt for the Will
liams Brothers has been abandoned. II
is thought they escaped from the river
several days since. The pursuers were
misled by an Indian sccut, who is now
under arrest for his deception.
Little Rock, 30.-The Gdzette'S Beeve
special says: o. 81. Pool, an aged mer-
chant of FL Paso, who lost his wife and
three children in two weeks there, some
eighteen months ago, committed suicide
at 8 o'clock this morning, by shooting
himself through the head and breast.
Detroit, L. Mrs. Joann Simpson,
boardinghouse-keeper, died this morning,
fromthe effects of a shot fred at her by
an unseen hand, on Saturday. She
charged her husband, who has been seps-
rated from her, with the murder.
Evening Shade. Ark, lon Satur-
day Dallas Rogers shot and killed John
Walker for Threatening him with a re-
volver at his own door. Rogers was sur
rendered.
Cincinnati, 1.-Joseph Adams, who
has been in Jail three months for the
brutal treatment of his wife, cut his
throat this morning and died almost in
stantly.
st. Louis, 1.-Charles Schliefer, this
morning, tried to shoot his mother, made
murderous assault with hatchet on
Louis Graft and then blew his own brains
out.
San Francisco, William A. Stuart,
defauIting county clerk of San Fran
cisco, is said to have gone east on Friday
last. The amount of the shortage is not
known. The public funds were IN
touched. Bis mode of practice was TO
get power. of attorney from his deputies,
of which he had over 100. with salaries
ranging from 500 to $3.50 per month.
and draw their salaries or hypothecate
their warrants. If the deputy ?. t impor-
tunste for MS salary, Stuart would give
q duplicate warrant, which in most cases
were sold to brokers. One broker loses
81, Goo
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CHICAGO, ROCK TsLAND & PACIFIC R'Y


- = GtS NAt SCAb SOtlIiSSltEl@ A@sEI6 "
It's main line runs from Chicago to Council
Bluffs passing through Joliet, Ottawa, la Sale,
Geneseo, Moline. Rock Island. Davenport. West
Liberty, Iowa City, MaTengO, Brooklyn, Grinnell,
DeS Moines (the capital of IOwa), Stuart, Allan
tic. and AvOca: with branches from Bureau
Junction TO Peoria; Wilton junction 10 Musca-
tine, Washington. Fairfield Eldon, Belknap,
Centreville, Princeton, Trenton, Gallatin Came
Washington 10 Sigourney. OskaloOSa- and Knox
Vile; Keokuk to Pennington, BoDaparte, Ben
tonSport, Independent, Eldon. Ottumwa. Eddy
vile, OskaloOSa Pella, Monroe. and Des MoineS;
Mt. Zion to keosauQua; Newton TO Monroe; DeS
MoineS to IndiaRoa and. WinterSet; Atlantic to
GriSwold and Audubon; and AVoca 70 Harlan
and Carson. This is positively the only Rail
road. which owns. and operates through line
from Chicago into the State of Kansas.
Through Express Passenger Trains, with Pull
man Palace Cars attached. are run each way daily
between CHICAGO and PEORIA. KANSAS CITY,
COUNCIL BLUFFS. LEAyENWoRTH and ATCHI-
SON. Through cars are also run between Milwau-
kee and Kansas City. via the - Milwaukee and
Rock Island Short Line"
The "Great Rock Island " is magniieently
equipped. Its road bed is simply perfect and its
track is laid with steel rails.
What will please you most will be the pleasure
of enjoying your meals. while passing over the
beautiful prairieS of Illinois and Iowa, in one of
our magnificent Dining Cars that accompany all
meal as good as is served in any frSt-claSs hotel
for Seventy-fiYe cents.
Approaching the fact that majority Of the
people prefer separate apartments for different
purposes (2nd the immense passenger business
OF this line warranting it,. we are pleased to an
nounce that this Company runs Pullman Palace
PULLMAN PALACE CARS are ruT
BLUFFS. KANSAS CITY, AZ
Tickets via this Line, known as the
all Ticket Agents in the United States {
For information not Obtainable at =
x. z. CA BILE,
Wise President aud General Manager
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-01
SDOrIing.

Chicago, 30.-The owner of "Francis
Alexander" having challenged the
owner Of Piedmont" for a race in
Philadelphia for $2,5O0a side in October,
j. j. Morgan, '..Piedmont's" owner, re-
plies that he will agree to the terms ex-
cept that the race be trotted at one of
the grand circuit meetings and as soon as
it can be arranged.
New York, 30.-George Hazel. cham
pion of England, defeated Charles
Price, ex-chsmpion, in a ten mile race
to-day at the Polo grounds. Hazel
ran ten miles in 153 minutes, 29% Sec
onds, and Price in l55 minutes, Sec
onds.
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Bloody Work.

New York 1.-The Tines; The
butchers Of this city struck yesterday
m rning f1r an increase Of wages. There
was no time for Argument as orders must
be filed, and no way except by agreeing
to The terms Of the men. Bosses we're
rendered helpless from the fact that the
deserters refused to work with any but
union men. In all houses on the east
side. with q single exception, enough OF
men were put to work to fill out the or
ders of the day but with no other agree
ment than that they should be paid &C
to their demande.
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In the matter of the Estate of Henry
Lovesy, deceased.

In the matter of the Estate of Henry
Lovesy, deceased.
PURSUANT TO AN ORDER OF
/ said Court in said matter, notice Is
hereby given that Friday, the 5th day of
August, A. D. 1881, at 10 am. of said
day, at the County Court House, in Salt
Lake City, has been appointed the time
and place fer the hearing Of q petition of
Edmund Lovesy, fled therein, praying
that certain document Herewith fled,
purporting to be the last will and tesla
ment of the said deceased, be admitted to
probate, and that letter. testamentsry
issue to said petitioner and Joseph M. Ben
edict; at which time and place sll per-
sons interested may appear and oppose
the probate OF said will.
D. BOCKHOLT,
Clerk of the Probate Court,
Salt Lake County, Utah.
Salt Lake City. July 23d, 1881. jy4
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TAX NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE
PROBATE AND COUNTY COURTS,
SALT LAKE COUNTY,
SALT LAKE CITY, July 18th, 1881.

OALT LAKE COUNTY
SALT LAKE CRY, July 18th, 1881.
All persons owning property within
Salt Lake County, U. T., subject to Ter.
rltorlal. School and County taxes, are
hereby notified that the County Court OF
Salt Lake County, as Board of Equali-
zation, will meet at the County Court
House in Salt Lake City, from Monday,
the 18th day OF July, to Saturday,
the 9th day of August, AID, 1881, for
the purpose of hearing and determining
all complaints in regard to the assessed
value of any property and application for
abatement, or remission of taxes of any
Insane, Idiotic, Infrm or INDECENT Per-
son. as provided for by an act of the
LegislatiVe Assembly of the Territory of
Utah, entitled, San Act to Provide
Revenue for the Territory of Utah, aGd
the Several Cour ties Thereof" approved
February 22d, 1878, and acts amendstory
or in aid thereof.
By order of said Court.
D. BOCKHOLT,
jyA County Clerk.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Catherine Peterson. Decease

Estate of Catherine Peterson, Deceased
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN BY
IN the undersigned, Administrator OF
the Estate of Catherine Peterson, de-
ceased, to the creditors Of and all persons
having claims against the said deceased,
to exhibit them, with the necessary
vouchers, within four months after the
FIRST publication Of this notice, to the said
Administrator, at bis Office. East Temple
Street, Salt Lake City, No. 80, in the
County of Salt Lake.
S. ". DARKE,
Administrator Of the Estate Of
Catherine Peterson, Deceased.
Dated at Salt Lake City, Jaly 18th, 1881.
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