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Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-12-19
A Reporters valuable Suggestion.

The Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage. when in
town the other day, said that he owed
much OF his success in life to the sugges-
tons of a newspaper reporter. He was
engaged to lecture in Baltimore several
years ago, and just before he was to be-
gin his discourse the newspaper man,
who had been sent to report the the adj
dress, inquired in an off-hand way:
"Well, DR.. Talmnge, are you going to
give us many points tonight ?"
"Points?" repeated the clergyman.
"Points ?"
eyes," replied the reporter, "you
won't get much space tomorrow unless
your lecture is full OF good points that
the paper can't afford to leave out"
81 thought very deeply over the report
er's words" said DR.. Talmage, in telling
the story, "and saw that they were full
of sound wisdom. Since that time have
always endeavored TO make my lectures
and sermons and literary work bristle
with 'points'-that is to say, with strik.
ing thoughts and phrases"
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-12-19

ment has spent $75, 100000 to build and
repair the American navy, and to-day the
American navy stands without a rival in
naval supremacy because the United
States have no navy. For this condition
of affairs the country is indebted to the
Republican party.
On the value of yankee inventive
genius, )" in case OF an emergency, Gen
eral Newton puts proper estimate;
"Should however, the evil day come to
find us without modern guns, without s,lf-
ficiency of torpedoes, without fortifications
except the sand heaps which form the staple
quotation, without emplacement for the guns
il we had them, or magazines or machinery
for unloading or maneuvring, or any facil-
tiles whatever for shelter of guns or canon
GERS against shells and machine guns, it is to
be feared we would not cordially welcome
the prophet who, having opposed timely
preparation, promised that in the supreme
moment, when the hostile ironclads, what
ever their strength and power, should ap.
proach the harbor of New York'they would
be turned back somehow, without explain.
| ing how, by Yankee energy, Yankee skill
Yankee inventive genius 1t is to be feared
that the first flash of the monster gunt
would dissipate this oratorical vapor emitted
when the danger was. far off, and leave thu
deluded hearer to realize the fate of thu
blind who follow the blind"
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-12-19
THE COAST DEFENsEs.


The recent letter OF Mr.. Tilden to
Speaker Carlise on the matter OF coast
defenses has created universal interest
in the matter. Very recently Major-Gen-
eral John Newton, Chief OF the Engineers
OF the United States Army, has been
giving his views on the letter and its sub
iect to the New York Sun. General
Newton is OF the opinion that Mr.. Tilden
has studied the subject thoroughly,
and that the conclusion Mr.. Tilden
. reaches cannot be disputed. AT pres
ent, the outer line of Notifications
of New York are about seven miles from
the city, says General Newton, but these
Notifications are not yet properly armed
In response to the question as to the
range OF the biggest guns, he said it was
about thirteen or fourteen miles, but that
the practical range on shipboard would
be much less, owing to the impossibility
OF giving high elevation and the danger
to the decks OF the ships ii they could
accomplish it. From this ii appears that
while the range OF the guns is great, yet
the difficulties in the way OF taking ad-
vantage OF that range on shipboard are SO
great as to materially lessen the range.
General Newton is of opinion that guns
OF the greatest capacity can be made in
this country as well as in Europe. He is
also of opinion that ii our harbors were
put in state of defense on the plans now
contemplated and in accordance with
scientific principles, that such defense
would be complete for many years to
come, as improvements in the art OF war
in the future will be very gradual,
and will not revolutionize by any
sudden increase the scale OF velocities
now given TO projeetiles. So long has our
country been at peace with the world that
the people have been lulled into a false
security, and from this the country seems
now to be gradually awakening. The
important fact is forgotten that TO put the
chief ports OF the country in proper
state OF defense, years in place OF months
would be required. As General Newton
says, ''Let il be well understood that the
modern system is to make war sudden,
sharp and decisive, and 10 make the
beaten party pay expenses" And in
this connection it would also be well to
remember that since 1868 the Govern
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-12-19
Tilden's Letter on seacoast Defenses.

Mr.. Tilden has rendered the country a
timely and important service in his let
ter urging Congress to take up the mat
ter OF seacoast defenses. Addressing
himself formally to Speaker Carlisle, but
in fact to Congress, Mr.. Tilden appears
as the advocate of national sovereignty
and national defense; and he tenders the
Congressman OF all parties eminently
sound advice when he admonishes them
that "to leave our vast interests defense
less in order to reduce the cost OF whisky
to its consumers would be a solecism. 4"
Adequate national defense is matter of
much greater Importance to the country
than reduction OF revenue. The tax on
whisky may be left where it is, and the
accumulating Treasury surplus wisely
used to supply proper seacoast defenses.
The United States is apparently CON
vinced that all offensive weapons have
been beaten into ploughshares and prun-
ing hooks, while the lion and the lamb
have lain down together with the lamb
outside the lion), and that this happv
state OF affairs will continue for all time
to come. We are in the position of a
wealthy man who would leave his doors
unlocked and unbarred with his money
and valuables in plain sight and open to
the attack OF every robber. With enor-
nous wealth concentrated in the seaport
cities, these places are exposed to the at
tacks OF any OF the naval powers, and the
nation is powerless to save them from
plunder. As Mr.. Tilden says, a million
soldiers stationed on the heights sur
rounding the harbor OF New York could
not protect that city from destruction
by small squadron OF war steam
ers armed with long range guns; and
the only recourse would be to open the
banks and money vaults and pay what
over ransom might be demanded. From
Galveston to Portland, every seaport is in
the same condition. With the new de-
vices for removing torpedoes heavy war
vessels might make their way up to Wash
ington and Philadelphia and put those
places under tribute A first-class vessel
might come up the lakes without effective
opposition and levy ransom on Detroit
Milwaukee or Chicago. II is simply a
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-12-19
HUMANITARIANS.

Justus Schwab, the New York Socialist,
has expressed himself on the merits of
the San Francisco fiends. He thinks and
says they were inspired by the most hui
manitarian motives. Ii such is the case,
then well may humanity cry aloud, "Save
me from my friends.' Schwab doesn't
know these four dynamiters, but he well
comes them as true Socialists. Whether
people welcome them as Socialists or not
they will certainly recognize them as such
and the recognition will not please them,
either. Schwab draws the line of the
universal brotherhood at the Chinese.
This is reassuring, and reminds one OF Ko-
Ko when he drew the line at Yum Yum.
These four San Francisco dynamiters
and all such as they, should have the
line of the hangman drawn around them.
They are entirely too plentiful and on
every occasion they wish to reorganize
society by universal murder. This may
be humanitarianisn, but it is in form
which will not be acceptable to most
people. We hope the California officers
will give these four heroic boys a life
lease in San Quentin.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-12-19
sold Black Joe" Dead.

A Dallas (Texas) dispatch OF December
10th says: Joe Parker, colored, died to-
day at the county poor farm at the age OF
l26 years. "Nicodemus, the Slave" was
his fayorite melody, and his dying words
were, Wake me for the great jubilee. -
lie was slave for century, most OF the
time in Tennessee, where he was fortunate
in having kind masters. The proclama-
ton OF emancipation came too late to be
OF any particular service to poor Joe, who
for many years before his death had be-
come too feeble to take care of himself
and who has since then, either enjoyed
The freedom OF the city caliboose or OF the
county poor farm. 1t was old Joe who
furnished the ideal OF Milt Barlow in his
characteristic song OF "Old Black Joe" in
Memphis, many years ago
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-12-19

PHILIP d. ARMOUR, the worlds but
cher" as Chicago paper terms him, is
OF medium height, and heavy but not fat.
His face is full and round, without flabbi-
ness. He speaks rapidly, and makes
constant use of favorte expressions. His
age is fifty, and he is a stranger toillness.
In manner he is plain and kindly. He
does not know what style is. He lives
in plain house on Prairie avenue, and
keeps fewer horses and servants than
many men whose fortunes are not equal
TO his monthly income. He is from
Watertown, New York, went TO Califor-
mia "across the plains" remaining until
1855, when he returned to Milwaukee
and engaged in the grain and warehouse
business. He made moderate fortune
during the war, and at its close operated
largely for fall in prices. He made
$2,000,000 He keeps 5000 men en-
ployed, and sold in 1884 100000, 900
worth OF food products. The 100 clerks
who are employed in the Chicago office,
work under his own eyes. He rises at 5,
breakfasts mt 6, and at Z is at his desk :,
where he remains till G in the afternoon.
He dimes at 8 80, and is in bed by9
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-12-19
"These United Stntes. J."

This is a common but erroneous form
OF expression, says an exchange. Wise,
educated and national men use it. It Is
a remnant OF state sovereignty, OF seces-
sion, OF confederacy. 1t brings up mem
ories OF evil, bloody, sickening days. II
drags before the present the blood-stained
history OF the past. There is no such
thing as these United States. There is
such thing as his United States; and
it is great Nation, always to be spelled
with big n. Uncle Sam is proprietor
OF the ranch.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-12-19

Probably no subject SO important in its
relations to health and happiness, has
been so much overlooked as that relating
to physical culture. There can be no ex-
cuse for this on the part OF intelligent
parents and teachers. And especially is
there no excuse for neglect to take ample
outdoor exercise in a climate like ours in
Utah. Wishing to call the attention
and thought of the readers of the DEMO-
cRAT to this vital subject, we subioin the
following taken from the New York Her
aid:
"a man without muscle sas badly off
in this rough and tumble world as a man
without brains. Parents take pride in
their children when their heads are
packed like n pawnbroker's shop with all
sorts OF odds and ends OF information,
but they do too little to encourage the
symmetrical development of their bodies.
They forget that robust health constl-
tutes about three-quarters OF the profile
OF human happiness, and that it is crimi-
nal neglect OF the highest welfare OF the
boy and girl to keep them at their books
until they lose all appetite for out of door
sports.
Half the men in the world are broken
down with dyspepsia and the other half
| are broken up Wltn rneulnaulsln. lle
women, who are not suppose to have any
muscles, indulge in the luxuries OF sick
headache and neuralgia. A half hours
vigorous exercise in the morning before
the business OF the day begins, brisk
walk of dozen miles would sweeten the
temper and make life worth living. Such
is our physical condition, however, that
il you should turn number of ordinary
citizens into gymnasium for an hours
torture with the parallel bars and fifty
pound dumb bells and the inspirating
trapeze, you would have to pick them up
from the floor like chestnuts under tree
after gale of wind. Our clerks, and
their employers also, after three hours
on hard road, with a leap here and
there over fence or ditch, would have
to be brought home in furniture wagons
and large proportion OF them deposited
at the undertaker's.
We have not vet learned the secret OF
right living. No man lives well who
does not soend hours every day out oi
doors. We are asthmatic, rheumatic,
spleeny and hard to get along with al
home because we believe in brains and
NOT in bodies"
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-12-19
The Company Needed.

There are life and accident insurance
companies. There are also companies
that insure against marriage, divorce and
elopement, and now, in Milwaukee. il
founded the "Provident Dspensary," n
company that insures against sickness
and pays up when patient finds his
liver no longer running river of harm
less merrment. One more: Let us now
have a company to insure against good
health, and pay up when fellow is we'll.
All the rest seem to encourage death.
broken bones and sickness let us have
one that will put premium on GOOD
health.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-12-19
MEDICAL.
MEDICAL.
DR.. FO0TE:, Senior
OF 100 Lexington Avenue, New York,
Hereby cautions tic public NOT TO
Employ or Communicate with a
man styling himself ssDr. Foot, Jr.
without making due inquiry.

This man came to Salt Lake City representing
himself as the son OF DR.. L. b. FooTE OF New
York, the well known specialist, as abundantly
proved by aifdayits. As rumors came into salt
Lake City from Dakota and Montana from nm
expose made there, he changed his base and
represented himself as the son OF more noted
specialist in New York City than DR.. +. b.
FoorE, the well known author. Mr. JOHN II,
IRow, OF the well known Trow's Directory. in
New York city (iorty years in the directory
business), Ex-Governor FRANK FULLER, of Utah.
and a the Hon. ABRAa WAKEMAS for many years
Postmaster in New York City also Surveyor Of
the Port, gave their afiidavits that there are no
other doctors in New York by the name of FooT
or FooTE, excepting DR.. L. b. FooTE, the author
OF Medical Common Sense" ETC., and his two
sons, DR.. 7. d. FooTE, Jr., and DR.. HUBERT r.
FooTE. The genuine DR.. FooTE, Jr. will here
after always employ the initials, L. H., in desig
mating his name. Heretofore he has heel,
known not only at home but wherever his pub
iications have been circulated, by the name of
Dr. FooTE, Jr. Greater care will be taken here
after, in view of the fact that an unprincipled
person mas assumed to profit by his and his
fathers reputation.
Those desiring further and more detdiled in.
formation in respect to this matter, will receive
1t BY addressing Box An, Salt Lake City, Utah.
PERSONS having Information of advantage Ia
plaintiffs VIII kindly communicate the same To-
Lake City. ''' '"i'
Those desiring to consult Dr. FooTE profes
siohally or TO order remedies should address
either ''SS
DIE. B. F00TE, Sr., or DR.. E. 8. FOOTE. Ir..
i2O Lexington Ave-, New York,
Consultation Free, in person or by letter.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-12-19
lie May BE Hapny Yet.

There is still hope ion the bachelor OF
me White House. No man incapable OF
domestic bliss could have
written that tribute TO home and family
IKE that which appears in portion OF
me RESIDENTS message devoted TO the
Mormons,-R0eheSter HeraH.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-12-19

TINS is the kind of yarn that English
men are ready TO believe about this
country: A Yankee offered u prize of
500 and years subscription for the best
written proposal OF marriage from lady.
He then picked out rice proposal from
a beautiful and weali v widow, answered
it, accepting the prol usa and with the
threat OF breach of promise suit actually
captured her.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-12-19
The Effect Of the BjlI.

-. The new Presidential Succession bill if
u becomes a law, will make Secretary
bayard the next in line for the Presiden.
cy. Mr. Manning will be second.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-12-19
A Fair Yield.

Five and a hall pounds Of ashes were
taken from the Mount Olivet Cremetory
yesterday rs the residuum of the body
cremated on Friday.-Nem York JI'orH
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-12-19

ut is onl y Il blur upon the mind, and
then blank, and you are dead" Thus
dled the richest man in the world.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-06
Farm Notes.

A herd Of uniformly high class of dairy cows
will pay better profit on their estimated valuae
than any other kind Of stock.
Do not allow young ducks to go into the waters
too soon after being Matched, as the down will
not protect them from getting wet
SCOT is a valuable fertilizer for the farm gar,
den and fower-bed. Over $4,000 tons are anna.
ally taken from the chimneys of London and ap.@
piled to this purpose.
The longest-lived tree, says the Ohio Inrmer..
is obtained by planting the seed where the tree
is to grow and grating it there without ever re-.
moving it, but it will be longer coming into
bearing.
Keep few sheep on the farm, if not many.
Wool will always bring cash at some price and
1t comes OFF when there is little else to sell NUT
ton always sells we'll, and is always good for the
table. Keep sheep.
Texas boasts of 300 varieties of grasses Wis.,
consin of 10 varieties of beans, California of I5k
varieties of wheat, and Michigan of 600 varies
ties OF potatoes. their exhibits at New Orleans
showing the records of such facts.
All fowls that feather slowly are usually
hardy For instance, the Brahmas 1t is owing
to the fact that the drain on the system occa-
stoned by quick feathering does not weaken
them. Slow feathering, while growing, is in-
dieative of hardness
In purchasing trees the greatest possible cares
should be exercised in the selection of the party
from whom to buy as it Is exceedingly difiicult
to distinguish between some of the varioual
races, and many are sold for Cyprian and Italian!
trees that are nothing of the kind.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-06
THE SATURDAY JOURNAL.

THE JOURNAL has made arrangements,
for series of original stories for publication
in the SATURDAY EDITION, from such
writer's as Hjalmar EEL. Boyesen, W. D. How
els Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Sarah Orne
Jewett, and others. This special feature Will
continue through the year 1885 in the SAT-
URDAY JOURNAL. Subscriptions are re-
reived for this edition exclusively at Two
DOLLARS A YEAR. The SAT URDAY JOUR
NAL is a twelve-page paper and is filed with
the choicest reading.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-06
Elsewhere.

CHICAGO May 1.-THE Drovers' Journal re-
PORTS Cattle-Recepts. $1,000 shipments, 1900.
shipping grades 81 s0S5:s5; butchers stock, $3.50
04.6O; stockers So 80 04 80; Texans, $4OO05 90.
Hogs-Receipts. 1880; shipments, $500. The
Rough packing and mixed, $4.O004.25; packing
04. SO; skips, $3'5O0425.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts A. 700: shipments
1.soO. The market was steady and good grades in
firm demands inferior to fair, 275 03.5 so; medium,
So. rs 04. %; good to choice, 81. 3004.95.
ST. LOUIS, May 5.-Cattle - Receipts, 1000;
ping grades rather weak fair to good shipping steers
ranging from $50 to 400 lbs $4. So 05.4O; good
native butchers steers, $4.4004.85; stockers and
of the season of 785 lbs average, sold at SO. IS.
Hogs-Recepts, $500; shipments. 2000 The
market was active, Workers s.. 22943o; packers
So S5 I'D 80; butchers, $4. Is OF 40.
Sheep-Receipts, 2. 100; shipments. 1900. The
market was steady and strong clipped sheep $275
03.75; unshorn sheep SO 25044O.
NEW YORK, May 81 Beeves = Receipts, Ii
erers direct and one half for to-morrows market. No
trading in beef cattle dressed beef dull at 7l09
~ pound for poorest to best sides. Shipments to-day
were 800 live CATTLE 760 quarters OF beef, and 400
carcasses of mutton.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, only carload; trad
ing tight car loads Of light clipped sheep, 81
for i've hogs, at $4.3084s0 y cwt. -
KANSAS CITY, May 5.-The Live Stock Indi.
Gator reports: Cattle-Receipts 2,131: The mar
Choice shipping, $f. 1905 90, common to medium,
$4.5004.70; feeders. $404.4O; cows So. 03. so.
Hogs--Receipts, I0,039. The market was weak
latter assorted sold at $3.50 04.05; bulk at So 60
Sheep-Receipts 835. The market was steady;
fair to good nnuttons, wooded SD asked; common to
medium. So 250275.
EAST LIBERTY, May Seattle Receipts 41s
shipments, 1889 The market was strong at un.
changed prices
Hogs-Receipts, $500; shipments 800. The
market slow and heavy; Philadelphias 81 Goa
4.70; Workers $44004.55.
Sheep-Receipts, z, 200; shipments, $500. The
market was slow, with prices shade off from yester
day.
CINCINNATI, May g. - Hogs weak; common
and light, So 1904 45: packing and butchers $4 0C
a. 60; receipts, 74s; shipments, 7S4
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-06
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO.
Yesterdays Quotations on Produce at the
Two Great Centers.

Two UfedC CenterSs
NEW YORK, May 5-Flour dull. Re-
ceipts, "a, 1854 brls; exports. 2540 brls; common
to choice white wheat Western extra, $3.50
$50, patent Minnesota extra, good to prime,
k5.250575; choice to double extra, $5.S006. 10.
Wheat-Receipts q, 900 bu; exports 123, 515
Blu; spot lots, 101lc lower; closing steadier; OPP
tons declined at I0I4c at the opening, later re-
covered most of the decline, closing firm
and in light export demand; No. spring, 99c;
No. hard, c. i. f., slo5a; No. / Northern,
c. l. f., 81 Oh; ungraded red, s269Sc No. 2 red,
elOO9 canal ahoat, $i.Ola rail delivered; No 9
red May sales of 200 600 bu at 98I 9s!c. closing
1t 98ac; June, 2, l84, 600 bu 99c ST. 90. closing
at 99sc; July, 1896, 900 bu.- ST. oo4 a J. Oh
closing at SLOT; August. 100000 bu, sl.Oi
0LO2s. closing at $lO2s; September liz. 900
bu, $103a1. OBJ, closing at $103I; October
"a. 600. $1.044 a 04s. closing at 81
December, 100000 bu, $l.06a 0L073, closing at
SLOTS.
Corn opened taac lower, and afterwards raj
lied 20kc, and closed frm limited export de-
mand Receipts, 5s,2 200 bu; exports. 4l.016 bu.
Ungraded, 54057sc; steamer. SCI 156sc ele-
Eat0r, 574 95Sc afoat; No. 2 56i 657c elevator,
So a 5s3c adoat ungraded white, sic; No 2,
Nay, 554055sc; closing at 55sc; June, 54s