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Amusements in Persia.

On the first day of the year the gov
ernors of the provinces make their
presents to the king of Persia, at Tehe-
ran, which are accompanied by various
sorts of games and pastimes. NJ. Tan
coigne, who was at Teheran in 1880,
thus describes them: First came men
running on stills of more than twenty
feet high; others performing feats of
strength and balancing, turning on the
slack rope, or carrying on their heads
a pile of eaTthen pots, surmOunted with
a vase of flowers; then dancing and
combats of rams, which were excited
against each other.
These exercises were followed by
rope-dancing, performed by two young
children. The rope was of hair and
clnse1uently less flexible than hempen
one; being strained on two trestles of
more than forty feet in height. it as
cended almost imperceptibly as high as
the top of the kings kiosk. After hav-
ing made several gambols with the as
sistance of poles, on the part Of the
rope which was horizontal, one of the
two dancers, ten years old at most,
mounted as high as the terrace which
crowns the pavilion and then descended
backward from a height of more than
eighty feet. We remarked with pleas
ure that several men placed beneath
the cord, followed all the movements of
the child, ready to receive him in
large blanket, if his foot had happened
to have slipped. We did not suppose
the Persians were capable of such an
attention, especially in the kings pres
encc. These dancers are called in Per-
sian djanbaZ, meaning one who plays
or risks his soul. This expression,
contemptuous in itself, intimates that
games Of this kind are discouraged 10y
religion; and is nearly synonymous
with thai Of communication, with
which our actors were once compli-
mented.
Naked men, armed with maces, and
wrestlers appeared afterward before
the king. The first resembled saYages;
they struck their clubs together with
out injuring each other. 1t was not
so with the second, their cOmbats hay-
ing something hideous and revolving.
The conqueror, that is to say, he who
succeeded in throwing his adversary
on his back, went to the foot of the
kiosk to receive piece { money which
the king threw down to him. Fire
works of n splendid description sue
ceeded; and the next d ~ was apprO-
priated to hOrse-racing.
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A GRAND Piece of EngIneerlng.

a survey is about being made
through the heaviest portion of the
Black canon of the Gunnison. For a
long distance the walls of syenite rise
to the stupendous height Of 5000 feet,
and for 1900 feet the walls of the
canon are arched not many feet from
the bed of the river. If the survey is
successful and the Denver and Rio
Grande is built through the canon, it
will undoubtedly be the grandest piece
Of engineering on the American conti-
nent. The river is very swift, and it
is proposed to build a boat at the
western end and provision it for a
length of time, allowing it to float
With the stream, but controlled by
ropes. If the boat goes.the chances
are that the baby road goes, too
DHcey TritAR
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Long Nails.

The Chinese have many peculiar
fashions and fancies which are re-
markable; and one of the most curious
is the industry with which they culti-
vate their finger-nails. They esteem
it a good proof OF a mans be-
ing a gentleman, or at least
one who is not obliged to have re-
course to manual labor to procure his
subsistence, if he have long nails.
They sometimes allow them to acquire
the extraordinary length Of eight or
nine inches. In order to preserve
them from external injury, each one of
the claws is inclosed IL a joint of hol-
low bamboo, so that the hand which is
graced with these strange ornaments is
rendered nearly useless. The Chinese
ladies are particularly attentive to
the preservation of their nails, which
are sometimes an inch or an inch and
a half long on all the fingers. There
texture resembles a dry squill very
much, and us they increase in length
they curl up at the edges.
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MITTENS.

Pure frost-winds on the winters eve,
You play among my lady's tresses,
And pink rs apple e-blows you leave
The checks that take your light caressesi
But from her little hands begone
By you they'll not be kissed nor bitten,
For over each is snugly drawn
A tiny pale-blue mitten.
The slender perfume-haunted glove
Er5twhile that hid her lily fingers
Is not the shield that most they love,
WhereOn pressure longest fingers.
More shy cOnfding, tender, true,
And softer than two curled-up kittens,
Are those dainty twins of blue,
My lady's little mittens.
Once at the play, when lights were low,
And down had dropped tho great green cur.
tain,
l took her hand; we turned to go;
Her fingers clasped o'er mine, I'm certa;e-
That sudden thrill feel again.
That never could be told or written,
When er I see or touch, as then,
Her downy little mitten.
Some memories those mittens hold,
And secrets, might one coax confession.
Ah dearer than gage of gold
I'd count of one to gain possession
Yet ask her l shall never dare,
Nor tell her how my heart is smitten,
For fear, in answer to my prayer,
She might give me the mitten.
Henry 1'y,Tel, in The Continent.
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Scared Redskins.

Not long ago an officer of the army
(who, having lost his upper teeth,
wore false set) was engaged in seri-
Gus conversation with some Indians.
His plate troubling him, he took it out
and wiped it with his handkerchief.
The Indians watched the process with
unfeigned astonishment. When the
captain, putting the plate in his
mouth, went ON with the converse
tion, they sprang to their feet and left
the room and post in all haste, and with
every symptom Of extreme terror.
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AM UNF1HIsHnD POEM Bx BRYANT.

The reader Of Mr.. Bryant's poems will
readily remepber, says the Century the
many verses addressed 20 his wife, such as
Oh Fairest of the Rural Maids" written
about the time OF their marriage; "The
Future Life, specializing as to the union of
their spirits in the world to come the "Sick-
SEQ, describing an illness " The Life That
seventh of March, the birthday of Mrs
Bryant; October, 1866" descriptive of her
death and burial and "May Evening"" a
gentle reference to her loss. But in addition
TO these, IA We learn from Mr.. Godwin's
forthcoming biography of the poet, frag-
ment was found among his papers, which
recalls her memory in very tender way
seven years after her death. The lines were
unfinished and uncorrected but we cannot
refrain from giving them as they were written
-dated " Roslyn, 1873"
The morn hath not the glory thar It were,
Nor doth the day so beautifully die,
Since can call thee 70 my side no more,
Togaze upon the sky.
For thy dear hand with each return of spring,
sought in sunny hooks tho flowers she
gave;
Iseek them still, and sorrowfully bring
The choicest to thy grave.
Here, where l sit alone, is sometimes heard
From the great world, a whisper of my
name,
Joined, haply, to some kind, commencing
word,
BY those whose praise is fame.
And then, as if thought thou still vert
nigh,
turn me, half forgetting thou art dead,
To read the gentle gladness in thine eye
That once might have read.
turn, but see thee not before my eyes
The image of hillside mound appears
Where oil of thee that passed not to the
skies
Was laid with bitter tears.
And I, whose thoughts go back to happier
days
That fled with thee, would gladly now
resign
All that the world can give of fame and
praise
For one sweet look of thine.
Thus, ever, when read of generous deeds,
Such words as thou didst once delight TO
hear,
My heart is wrung with anguish as it bleeds
\ To think thou art not near.
And now that can talk no more with thee
OF ancient friends and days too fair to
last,
a A bitterness blends with the memory
OF all that happy past.
Oh, whom u
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BrOtherIy Love.

Yesterday, about l o'clock, boy OF
twelve summers went up Austin ave-
nue. at such rate Of speed that every
body who saw him was fully per-
suaded he was going for a doctor, par
ticularly as there was scared eX-
preston on the boys face. A kind
hearted man caught the flying boy by
the arm, and asked him:
"Sonny, is there anybody very sick
at your house?"
mo; but there win be if you don't
turn me loose"
"Who is going to be sick?"
Well, it's my brother Bill. He
will be aremains before night if don't
get there right away. We have
oysters and things for dinner, and if l
amt there to get my share he will try
TO eat for us both, and he will founder
himself, sure Please let me go, so
that l can save my little brothers
life. ."-SitingS.
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nUMOR OF THE DAY.

A quiet story The garret.
The best thing out-Out of debt.
To ship the rudder is stern ne
cessity.
Size isn't everything. A watch tick
ing can be heard further than a bed
ticking.
Nobody wishes the baby stolen, still
it is relief when the nurse cribs it at
night. Boston Bulletin.
When a pickpocket gets out of prac-
tice it takes long while for him to
get his / and ill., Statesman.
The man who was largely instru-
mental' was probably of a mechanical
turn of min L. Boston transcript.
The American Peace society has
about 100000 On ha1d-enough to
have glolipus fight about.-Loioeu
Courier.
When tAe hen with chickens at
tackled the small boy in his mothers
yard, tha hen informed him she had
been laying for him for some time.
1t takes but thirteen minutes to lead
an elephant on a train, while it takes
twenty for any sort of a woman to
kiss her friends goodbye and lose the
check for her trunk.-R0ms Sentinel.
They tell of a Kansas woman who
slept so soundly with hot flatiron at
her feet that she never felt the blisters
until some one woke her up. \ wo-
man with such lack of feeling would
wear the same bonnet ten years.-De-
tFJit Free Press.
A spruce and conceited young Mr..
Fell in love with another chaps sr.
With his sweet little cane,
At the end of the lane,
He met and fain would have kr.
But he IT ID on her train,
At the end of the lane,
And a slap on his face made blr.
Old Mr.. Jones was always paying
his attentions to the widow Tompkins,
and she detested him from Dan to
Beersheba He was forever taffying
her and asking her silly questions. The
other evening. after bold compli-
ment, he asked, "My dear Madame, how
do you tell Il fool when you see one?"
"Well, Mr. Jones, | usually tell one to
leave. Will you be kind enough to
go?" lie hasn't stopped going yet
The Drummer.
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The Crown or England.

The crown of England is a beauti-
full jewel sparkling with ST. mes worth
half million dollars. There are
twenty diamonds round the circle,
worth 81, 800 each, making $150,000 (;
two large center diamonds, $4,000
each, making $40, 200; 6fty-four smaller
diamonds, placed at IN angle of the
former, each $500; four crosses, each
composed of twenty-five diamonds.
100000; four large diamonds on the
top Of the crosses, $4,000; twelve
diamonds contained in the heur de lis,
$4,000 eighteen smaller diamonds
contained in the same, $4,000; pearls,
diamonds, etc, upon the arches and
crosses, $4,000; also Ia small dia-
monds, $4,000; twenty-7iX diamonds
in the upper cross, $500; two circle
Of pearls about the rim, $4,000
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MAKING UP HER MIND.
Oh, whom ]

Pretty Hester Earlscourt was in
such quandary. Only the day be-
fore, weary with care and her mo-
notonous labor, she had sighed, "Oh,
dearl l wish something would hap
PEN" And now something had hap
pened, with Il vengeance.
For four terms she had taught the
district school at 0ldville. The pay
was not large, but enough to support
her and her sister Cordelia-httle
Cuddy. 1t was Hester's first school,
and she had been so glad to get it.
after her father died, and it was dis
covered that there was really no prop
erty for the children.
Hester was young--only eighteen
even now when she began to feel so
weary and careworn as a "school-
ma'am."
Was her life TO go on forever So
long days of "readin', spellin' an
geogafry," twilight rides in the horse
cars back in town, frugal suppers with
Cuddy and nights that did not seem
long enough to rest in-just that, and
nothing more? 1t did seem little
hard, she had been such a dreamer
hopeful of a bright future.
"But, oh, Cuddy, I'm growing world
wiseF she said, one night, to her mys-
titled little sister.
But that summer the days had been
so long and the nights so short, that
Hester cried out:
"Oh, dear, cannot bear It'll Any
thing for a changer
81 believe you are sick, Hessie,' said
womanly little Cuddy, who, though
ten years old, wasn't much larger than
a fairy and was obliged to stand OF
a footstool, beside Hessie's old easy
chair, TO smooth back the nut-brOWI
hair from the blue-veined temples.
No, Cuddy; only tired-sO tired ~
"But you are !" persisted the child
Your temples beat, and your head is
hot and eyes heavy. III bathe yom
forehead with ammonia. Oh, it's al
gone out Of the bottle I'll run out t.
the druggists and get some May I?'
eyes, dear p
Yet Hessie hardly realized what the
child said or where she had gone. Sht
sat alone in the plain, but comfortable
little sitting-room, the light fading
around her, when there was knocl
at the door.
Come p she called, without rising
thinking it was the landlady witt
clean towels.
The door--which stood ajar--wa
pushed open, and gentleman en-
tered. He had pleasant, tiorid coun
te1ance, and very blue eyes, and Nigh
haEe been about thirty-five years old
j beg your pardon, Miss Earls
court, but your landlady told me t
come right up"
"Excuse me p said Hessie, Instant
on bier feet and recognizing Docto
Pell one of the school committed
"PIt by be sted. ! am very glad TO Sc
yOU The committee have decide
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nATEs OF ApvERTIsNG.

Legal notices at established rates.
Marriage and death notices gratis.
xii bills forS carly advertisements collected
,uarterIy. Temporary advertisements must
be paid in advance,
job work, cash On delivery
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Foreign.

Alexandria, 90. - The miui,,,.ys
voted $4,000 for the use of the am
Z Sa aE3 commission. All fairs are pIo-
hl6lted by the committee.
Cairo, 2s.- Doctors dis a., :,
existence Of true cholera * .2 - aoe
London, 20 The CHE as Gs5Pe-
revolt near Bagda1. Ss1 1 : S..,5 10 eho
Turkish trOOpa So -" S : Battle With
known sy no " We Killed. It is not VET Tet
Rev. ~Asea aide was vict0rioDs
NJ -sseA, 29.-It is reported that
~ ARazeWski, the Polish antho'-
Wao, With others, was reeenflv ~
festeGs was connected with q cor.
9pEacy aiming at a peneraI riS; TS
l" russian ana PrHssian Poland.
bonaons 29.-In the House NJ
commons, tonight, the bin for tlit,
crea.lOn OF a minister of q boaF9
charged with the administrators ls1 o :
local affairs in Scotland. was TasS
the hrst time. The bill fres r.
salary at $4,000, which will seeu5e,
Inc abolition of the salary of A.
Lord Of the PriVy Seal. - '
r. tI'L Ah9 Z0.-An6 tFlaf OF the star
VI tllS newspaper I9deDegdeak f0r
olackmall, caused a great Sensation
hoTe' -Four members of the akaFf
were sentenced TO imprisonment To-
from one to six years. Thew Oh
canned great sums Of money throngb
their schemea The chief, Of tRe.
gang, named Won Schleinitz. was
formerly e a member of the imperial
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The American shonto...

London, 29.-The American riff
team began practice TODAY OF ~ ~
Midland range at Birmingham, P IA
men were not perfectly recovar ~
from the effects of the sea To1 s1y1
consequently the scores were ba iiSOA
the average. AT 200 Yards the hos best
scores were made by 1t WIS., JSSS
y otts j. NJ. Pollard and Ge @1cge
joiner, who were credited wiz 81
each |, at 500 yards; John Smith afn r. =
M NJ, Pollard, Sergeant T. o. D5,an
aords DaS' :. Scott SO each al 600,
y1IHs ; . 90 M. Pollard and Sergeant
s 5Siad aO 80 each The highest pos
Ime SSsss oegg OF these ranges was
a 5Oo, AZ goo yards, John SnoIfS Dzs, r.
81; at 900 yards, Sergeant li no11 n,is ~
At 1000 yards, at which o onIa s 90.
shots were fred, ]. M. Pollar1i Ig na i1se
S1'
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A Temperate DEMAND

New York, 2S.-In January. ls7a.
William Swift and Eben ReTrv ~ ii ~
merchants Of New Bedford, Mass
contracted with the Pacific Nafp
steamship Company, for carrVigfr
I number of barrels Of oil iro15,
fanama to New York. The 81
was delayed oD the Isthmus BIZ -.
rsliread company, and q loss. hV seos-
age amounting. to S24,009 was st5ff-
'yesees SWifE 81 Perry sued me faiI- :
road and steamship COMPANY for thu.
I'lnI OK the loss. Suit was
Drought into the supreme court. and
Inc Jury rendered verdict agaiIss.
Inc TWO companies for SIX, 7ooa
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Trade Dollars Ref,soo

New York. 29.-NearIv mn i've;
ness men, including lio,,o 1s : "a
cigar dealers, to-day Fefusesl ~ 49, ~
sh1a uoli@Is. IL ID expected fhat
c c,,;D g o,it "a action viii dEjYo the
1 t+nda ou nc OF the city in a very shors
sl.no 1Ie Merchants EXCHANGE
99IO oIg about the change. BnIf9n
I9ea ls are not wiling to nav oye,,
'o % s;Sl a, ior the trade dollar, exee0t
W VII OUT TIE town orders. Thess.
orders have been for speepl tg9e
purposes. None were received to,
Gay, showing that the inoyen1 '95i: w IN
,k3ls city has extended quite iiSSa =
ally throughout the country " F TIVse
are S5,OOO,O00 of these c9ins -@ cnt
VIM government will not take az-
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FIRE FIRE! FIRE!
"a High Private in tbs Rear Rank. y
TooWR MANY PATRONS

IN ACCOUNT OF THE GREAT
v heat, the Merchandise Department
Of the ART Bazaar ia removed TO the
store lately occupied by David YsArsley,
in the Hooper s. Eldredge block. The
Photographic Department, IN charge Of
Mr.. Ralph Savage, has also besn trans
ferred TO John Olson's new gallery, on
Commercial street. Persons having
psid for por rats in advance at the old
stand can have ;hem retaken after July
4th, free Of charge. No pains will Be
spared TO keep up the standard Of excel
lence hitherto maintained. Rally (!
Rally RalIyi A new series Of views
will soon be taken. Nothing was saved
from the upper part Of The Art Bazaar.
q. r. SAVAGE.
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Shooting Match.

Cincinnati, '29.-In the shootin.~
match tournament, clay birds,single,
eighteen yards rise, Kimball and
Feipel divided the first nonev. On
bray won the second, StOcf the
third. IN the second match. ten
cay plrds, single, sixteen yards rise.
Kimbail won a full score. In the
third match, live birds, four dOubIe
rises: eighteen yards rise, Meade
ana Nc Vey divided the FIRST money
Stock and Norwood divided 3ha
second, McGTaw won the third.
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Kicking against E.ngland.

Paris, 29.-Temps points out that
every country except England is
taking precautions against he in
PRODUCTION of cholera, and adds that
if the disease reaches the English
ports it will Ee impossible to pre-
vent its spread to the continent,
which will owe the visitation to
England.
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Cholera.

Alexandria, 29.-Two thousand
persons have already fed from this
CITY IN consequence of the outbreak
of the cholera.
London, 29.-The steamer st.
Bernard from Bombay, with cholera
on board, arrived at Havre yester-
day. and subsequently sailed again.
Fifteen cases of cholera and seven
deaths are reported at Mansurah
Thursday. It is said that the italian
vice consul and q European lady are
among the dead.
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skillful Counterfelts.

New Orleans, 29.-During last
week a large number of counterfeit
dimes and nickels have been put in
circulation in this city, both
evidently manufactured here, The
counterfeit dimes are brass, heavily
plated with nickel, and bear date
1882, while the nickels are pewter.
Both pieces are fac SMILES of the
genuine coins, the dime imitation
being perhaps the best Of that coin
ever manufactured by counterfeit
ers.
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NOTICE.

Messrs TUFTS & Nystfom have recently
retltted and fixed up the Salt Lake City
Beer Hall, adjoining Goddess Corner,
which makes it now one Of the most
popular resorts in the city for those
desiring q cool glass of lager or any
other kind of beverage usually kept in q
frat class saloon. The proprieiofs we'll
deserve the immense patronage they
receive. for they are coui teOus, obliRing
and untiriuR in their efforts 10 please, and
keep an orderly house, !
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Horrible Crinne.

Atlanta, Ga, 29.-Speeial to the
Go1lstStsStt on: In Butts county John
Kelly and wife were at work In
"a field for Mr., Sleigler. Mrs. Kelly
went to the house to prepare dinner.
Hearing screams, Kelly rushed 90
to the house to find Sleigler assault
Ing his WIFE when the latter OBJ
tanned a shotgun and killed Kelly
blowing his head TO piecea. AITa-
Slelgber was KellyiB mother She
handed the Gnn 30 her husband
With which he kiI3e@ her ssh
SleigleT 6ed.
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Bullion.
New York, %. Bar silver. 1ON.
Railroads.

New York, 29.-Governmsnt lower,
for reglslefei U. 5. s'0ak. f., "a % q
higher. After mid dav Western Union
was weak, falling TO a6X. IN announces.
ment oflhe court of sppesls, it haViog
been expected the decision would be RAJ
d d reg riding the legality OF the $l6-
GOO new stock General market weak .
ENID slightly, but towards the close
"a trmer tone preVsiled Many shares
recorded, the highssl figures OF The day
co. pared with last nigbt's, closing
active. Stocks show edVaaee OF Il to ~
per CEN. NurtneTn Pacific risinR tht
most, Oregon navigation declined 10 l.4S
Mining stocks dull, horn tilaer rs D. 70
Sierra Nevrna S15 to 81; Silver Kips
1925; Standard 2 SiarA .Grande.1 Is.
6oale 93o and 4 binaun Con So % 3d..
Sales ~ 435 thA1es, Pipe line certificate.
very duh etssdy, 1889 to llS. Closing
on call 1ls2. Money ~.
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AUCTION SALE.

Of fine furniture No. Gift Row, Monday,
July d. at 70 q. M, consislil & in part Of
Darlor, bed .cining and kitchen furniture,
brussels carpets as good as new, elegant
e4sy chairs, b>by's cab, Nesting and
cooking stoves. Most of the furniture
bought within the last sixty days Fine
lot Of oil paintings and engrsvings. Sale
positive. 81. A. REED,
Auctioneer.
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FOR RENT.

On July 1st, Large Twelve Room
Adobe House, lined with redwood, fine
cellsr, hot an cold water, hne lava, OF.
chsrd, and other modern improvements,
situated two blocks east of Main Street,
on Sixth Ward street Car line. Formerly
occupied by Deer Lodge Survey Com
pany. Apply TO W. s. ClAYs. /
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I4angtrx for Australia,

New York, Cohorts Green
wall of Melbourne, Australia, has
concluded arrangements with Mrs.
Langtry for a sixteen weeks en-
gagement.