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, 1885-10-01


mNNi poiSonS' doubtless nave oeen
inellncu TO sihiie at the suggestion re-
Gently n"ue IN New ork' that the pro-
Jec' oi erecting a stone monument to Ten.
"Iah' DC ~ao"huoneu' anu that the VIII
ana energy ana means oil the whole ma
tioh shali DC concentrated on The high
purpose oil establishing Il grand national
library at a cost oil SlOO'oOO'OOO. There
Is, however much to commend this
scheme ior a vast hbrlry' transcending
the magnihcenec OF that OF the British
museum the imperial library IN Berlin,
the imposing collection IN Pans, would
DC more valuable than a motonless spec
'oc'e OF granite or Dasait' which indeed
Woulu ever remind the beholder OF the
me OF nun whose dust reposes beneath.
"u' why not make a monument which
"ouiu not Only rehiihu oil the individual,
Du' "ou'u ray enecllNely' as a irucuiying
sun energies winch VIII make minds by
.nc m'u'on blossom ana grasp all posi-
pn'.'os wIlcn lie WITHIN the cells OF the
DrAin. n'en monuments OF stone are
inquired IN inc varied cataelysms which
o'erlake the race. A~ntlquarans have
pcen lor years uigg'ng up the fragments
VI ,uo mlSn'leSt monuments oil Oreece
ana nome anu Assyria ana Egypt The
opu uS"as'ieS o, r'gYpt nave perhaps sue
oooueu oe,'er 'nan others IN making their
E'ana'ur 'e't untl TINS later Tune but the
Snii,'nR s'iTus nave played havoc with
nearly all thelr imposing cOlumns and
, 1885-10-01
A Memorable EspIosIon.

Two miles and a half to the northward
of this city, says the Galveston CORE
spondent of theSt. Louis Globe Democrat,
lies a small sand islet, but a few feet
above ordinary tide, known as Pelican
Spit, from the large number of those
aquatic birds resorting there. The waters
Of the bay in this locality abound with
fish, and it was for the purpose of playing
angler that the Globe Democrat reporter
found himself this morning anchored in
Bolivar channel, a few hundred yards
north of the Spit, and the ruins of the
rebel batteries upon it. Noticing a huge
mass Of iron projecting a few inches above
the surface of the water, and marked by a
tripod to give passing vessels warning
OF the obstruction, inquiry was made of
the e%x-naval officer accompanying the
party as to what it was. That, re-
sponded the gentleman, lis all there is to
mark the last resting place of Commodore
Renshaw, of the United States navy, who
was in command of the feet when Gal
weston was recaptured by Magruder and
the rebels on the last of January, 1868.
On that morning in the gray dawn Ma
grudcr made land attack with infantry
and artillery, which was supplemented
with q naval attack of cotton clad gun
boats under command of Commodore
Leon Smith, who afterwards was muir
dcred by a drunken Indian in Alaska.
Magmdcr and his land forces were repulsed
by the federal fleet, and were about to re-
treat when the cotton clads came down
the bay and carried the Harriet Lane by
boarding, after nearly all her officers had
been killed. This piece of iron marks the
spot where the man-of-war Westfeld, the
flagship Of Commodore Renshaw, lay
aground and unable to move.
Finding the tide of battle had turned
against him, Commodore Renshaw signal
ed a retreat, and removing his officers and
men To the gunboat Owasco, applied n
slow match TO the Westfeld's magazine,
in order TO prevent her from falling into
the hands of the visitors. Several mo-
meuts clapsing aud no explosion occurring.
the commodore took Midshipman Zim-
norman and a boats crew and returned
to the Westfeld to see what the difficulty
was. Just after they got alongside and
mounted the ships deck, a deafening ex-
Ilosion, which was heard for 100 miles,
took place, and the air was filed with
fragments of the ship and the ill-starred
boats crew, not one of whom was ever
seen again. That is how Renshaw died;
and to this day the place is.called West
field. The Federal fleet her steamed
out Of the bay. leaving the rebels in pos
session and they in a few days sent divers
down into the wreck and recovered a por-
ton Of the ships armament Of nine-inch
Dahlgren shell guns, which they placed in
shore batteries, where they remained
until the close Of the war
, 1885-10-01

The tie of wedlock appears to be ex-
ceedingly loose. And yet considerable
ceremony is INDUCED in upon the cele-
bration of n marriage. The bride and
groom, who arrive at the spot from diff
ferent parts Of the village las in our
own CUSTOM are seated side by side
upon two bars of iron-which are sup
posed to indicate the lasting endurance
of the marriage tie!-and %thereupon the
priest, or very commonly an older rela-
two or n member of the bridal party,
takes n fowl in each hand and waves
them over their heads; he then solemnly
knocks their heads together three or four
times, invoking blessings upon them
meanwhile. The bridegroom then puts
betel nut into the mouth of the bride
and offers her the cheroot he has held
in his hand during the ceremony, and
she does the same by him. They are
then married.
A copper basin is sometimes substi-
tuted for the iron bars in marriages of
the higher classes; upon this the bride
and groom sit vis-a-yis, holding each
other by the hand. 1t is to be observed
that neither makes any promises to the
other-which is very sensible indeed Of
them-and the invocation is simply a
kind of hope that it will turn out well. "
, 1885-10-01


Mr.. W is quite an elderly,
wealthy gentleman, having for his see
ond wife a lady many years his junior,
and much petted. Any expressed wish
OF hers he has at once gratiied, if
money could be the medium. One
evening she remarked, in her charming
way II saw to-day, at - store, a
lovely camel's hair shawl, that l want
ever so much. Would you bring home
tomorrow a check It's only 81, 500.
Yes, dear, he replied, ~ will bring
the money, and the rext evening, with
the assistance of his porter, he did
bring home, and placed on the parlor
table, 1900 silver dollars. At the
sight of this pile of metal, weighing
nearly 100 pounds, the wife exclaimed:
What are you going to do with all
that money!
why, love, it's the money you
wanted for the new shawl"
Does it take all that to make 81, 5000
Why l had no idea it meant so much.
/ will do without the shawl, and will
put it all in the savings bank, if you
will let me" She did so, and has
since added several sums to the de-
post. Mr.. W afirms, on his
honor, that since that eveniI Z she has
not asked for a quarter part so much
money as before the incident. The
above is not a fancy sketch. IL all
really happened.
, 1885-10-01
scENEsoN AorlNEsE aAcE .oorRss.
The Passion for Play : Lynch Law an
bling for a Timer.
Llnrnnn AInaa Ia

ltpfnHhl MakaAi1HI
A wide deiour round the ditch bringa
Us into the very thick Of Chinese race
coui sc dregs. let these dregs differ from
their English congeners in being friend,
of soap and water. and destitute Of esprit
dc corps There are no shooting stalls. no
shows. and no Aunt Saliies-rcal cracks
over their own heads. which must be re
ccis ed with patience. are so frequent hat
they lose the zcst Of a joke-but in lieu Of
Them, gambling booths Of every shade and
description illustrate the Chinese passion
for play. Gambling booths for lnrge
sums gambling booths for knickknncl~.
gambling booths for high priced driul,a
bles. gambling booths for low-pricri
carrion. each booth with an eager throns
OF both sexes and of all ages around it.
which renders calculation difficult
Private Thomas Atkins thinks II will
be pleasant and easy 10 win a dollar or 40
from the heather Chinee, but ere long he
discovers that he has been bested, and
that the heather Chinee is infinitely TOO
clever for him.
What is that turmoil / see in the dis
lance, with a sruttling about of the crowd,
among whom two white helmeted red
coats are cOnspicuously PROMINENT I'm
ragged at having been "done" at the native
rouge Ell noir, they put in practice a lit @
lynch law, tear down the fragile canvas
booth. arm themselves with the support
ing bamboo poles, clear a space by whirl-
ing them around like the arms of a wind
mill. impartially rain down cracks on the
skulls Of the unresisting surrounders. and
then quietly withdraw to n more reput.
able part of the course. Each party is
perfectly satisfied, the Chinese sharper
gloats over his flched' gains. AMI the sol
diers think they ave taken change in the
vengeance they have executed.
The fracas has scarcely interrupted the
flow. or rather the torrent, OF gambling
The young imp of about 3 years old Is
really n study of innate human nature in
this department of vice. He is gambling
for his dinner at the booth Of a wrinkled.
diabolical. loathsome old male a%trocitv
and still more loathsome bag. A form of
blind hockey is, | fancy, the f~avorite
form OF vice. Coin after coin, each worth
about one fifth OF n farthing. he loses at
his ventures. The imp's face lowers. and
his features become contorted with angry
excitement: faster. faster he plays regard
less of his fifths Of farthings. until at last.
he wins.
With Il growl one would never have
supposed that boyish throat could have
emitted, ho dashes on one side up TO the
tray of raw meat, seizes a lump OF horri
BILE garbage with singular dexterity By
means of chop-sticks, plunges 1t into a
kettle Of boiling rancid grease, and then
rams the dreadful morsel into his throat.
His checks are distended to near bursting.
the tears of scalding suffocation stand in
his eyes, aud he nearly chokes but still
lie wears your thorough gamblers expires
sion of delight at having at last won
C~hildhood's innocence is not n pretty
sight out here. Are these creatures
really akin to English childhood.
, 1885-10-01

u AAE iNNA 'A AAlttHHN
Probably not one in ten of the patents
issued is ever heard from afterward, and
of those that do find some kind Of a foot
ing, In about nine cases out of ten {,
would have been better for the inventor
and those interested with him if they had
been abandoned If those who are anX-
ious TO show up what they call the monop
oily of invention will take the trouble to
divide all they can charge in the way of
proits TO patents by the total number Of
patentees, they will not find the quotient
alarmingly large
In The Official Gazette of July 81 the
number of the last patent recorded is
322, Ssi. If all the profits arising from
patents were accounted for. and from this
the cost, actual and incidental, deducted,
the sum left TO divide would in all prob
ability be a minus quantity. A good
deal Of tue progress Of the country is due
to invention. Notwithstanding which in
v%entors. as a class. are poorly paid, If
paid at all, which seems doubtful.
, 1885-10-01
Gen. Grants Advice to His Sou.

-TTT-T TTTW VIII - TT-TTT7T-T T"uTET
'rhe meaning of this is, that Grant
never told a lie in his life, nor anything
that looked like n lie or an oquivocation.
On this point he was singularly clear,
honest, and imperative. | remember
asking one Of his sons ono time, talking
as we did of domestic life. Was your
father a severe father when you were a
boyl Had he any special precepts to
givel ! am curious to know what so
great a man might instruct his chill
drenf NO. was the response. My
father was always close to me; consid-
crate, generous, and never gave me but
one instruotion-never lie. Lying"
he would say, 'is the foundation of all
crimes and follies." That is the only
instruction | can recall from my
father. 80
, 1885-10-01

You may not be aware of it, but its a
fact, that many of the medicines recon-
mendcd tor Group contain either chloro-
form or opium, and cannot be given to
children in the large and frequent doses
required, in eases of Group, with any de
gree Of safety. They are dangerous and
should be avoided at all times. There is
one preparation, however, that does not
contain a single ingredient that would in
jure a child, and it Is a certain and posi-
tive cure for CT our, and that is Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. 1t has cured
thousands of cases and can always be
depended upon. Sold by w. n. Hunt
, 1885-10-01
southern sweden sinking.


Southern Sweden is now sinking. an
inch at Il time. under the brackish waves
of the %encroaching Baltic. Streets in
Swedish towns. originally built, no doubt
like most other Streets above high.
water mark. now lie below the tide which
must be very uncomfortable for their
owners. with other earlier and still lower
streets beneath and beyond them. The
whole peninsula. in fact. is gradually dis
appearing beneath the waters Of the
Raltic.
, 1885-10-01

MANUFACTURED only by the California
Fig Syrup Co. San Francisco Cal, is
Nature's Own Ture Laxative, This plea
sent liquid fruit remedy may be had OF
Hunt 4 Whipple druggists. Sample bot
ties free and large bottles at fifty cents or
one dollar. 1t is the most pleasant,
prompt and effective remedy known, to
cleanse the system, to act on the Liver,
Kidneys and Bowels gently yet thoroughly;
to dispel Headaches, Colds and Feyors; to
cure Constipation, Indigestion and kind
red ills. For sale by w. N. Hunt.
, 1885-10-01

A POSITIVE CURE FOR EVERY FORM OF
BLOOD AND SKIN DISEASE FROM
PlMPlES TO SCR0FuLA,

nIsFIGURING HUMORs. humiliating erup-
Otions. itching and burning skin fortunes, loath-
some sores, and every species Of itching, scnly
plmply. inherited, scrOfulOus and contagious
diseases Of the blood. skin and scalp, with los,
OF hair. from infancy to old age, are positively
cured by Cuticura Itesolyent, the new blood pu-
cure, and Cuticuu Soap. an exquisite skin beau.
finpr. oyfpruutly.
, 1885-10-01
RATES OF

DAILY LEApFR All transient advertisement
10 cents per line each insertion, G consecutive
Insertions scents per line one month o cents
per line.
Minor mention notices, among local reading
matter, 10 cents per line each Insertion.
y LEADER, all transient advertise
ments - cents per line first Insertion one
month, - cents per line six months 10 cents
per liuc one year 3 cents per line. Marriage
and birth notices slO1 each. No advertisement
inserted for less han . cents.
II. CLAICHE. Publisher.
, 1885-10-01

Johnny, are you ambitious to be a
great man, and have fame when you
de
Yes, teacher.
And how do you propose to become
great
Make enough money to build me a
monument-and build it myself to
make sure.
, 1885-10-01
something Wrong with Him.

IhtNs sam ahufH+i
Whenever n man can't laugh he is in
need of liver medicine. There's some
thing wrong with him. Many n fellow
in this country has mistaken a disor-
dcred liver for religion miserable old
dose it is TO carry. | don't care whether
a man laughs or cries at church. !
want to know whether he's a good hus.
band or father and a good neighbor.
, 1885-10-01

In delicate health and all who suffer from
habitual constipation, will find the pleas
ant fruit remedy, Syrup Of figs, more
easily taken, and moro beneficial in effect
than any other remedy. It acts promptly
yet gently on the bowels, kidneys, liver
and stomach, and does not sicken or de-
bilitate. For sale by W. N. Hunt
, 1885-10-01

A sympathetic ink for writing on postal
cards is made from diluted sulphuric acid
one part Of acid aud seven Of water
After i dries the writing is as Invisible as
though done with water. A gold pen or
quill should he used.
, 1885-10-01

"You may say what you like, mother,
George no longer loves me. But,
child, how did you get that silly notion
into your headl' "Oh, very simply,
and only too quickly. When he takes
me home nowadays he always chooses
the shortest road
, 1885-10-01

~CRrCR IN THE BACK stitch In the
side, cramps, shooting and sharp pains, rheum-
attic, neuralgia and seiatic pains, and
kvlA every external pain and ache soothed
" expelled with wonderful celebrity
by that new, original, elegant aud
speedy antidute 10 pain and inflam-
4 - nation, the Cuiicura Plaster. War
ranfed the perfection OF elegant external rem
edies. and vastly superior 10 all other plasters.
At druggists, 25c. five for si.O0. Mailed nee.
Potter Drug q Co, Boston.
, 1885-10-01

was afflicted with eczema on the scalp. face,
ears and neck, which the druggist. where 1 got
your remedies. pronounced one OF the worst
cases that had cOme under his notice. He ad-
vised me to try your Cuticura Remedies, and AZ
ter hye days use, my scalp and par. OF my face
were entirely cured, aud | hope In another week
TO have my ears, neck, and the other part Of my
face cured. HERMAN SLADE,
10 II. 18th 81. New York.
, 1885-10-01
sCAns v SORES.

] have been AFFLICTED since last March with a
kin disease the doctors called eczema My face
was covered with scabs and sores, and the Itch
ing and burniHg were almost uRbearable. See
ing your Cuticura Remedies so highly recon.
mended l concluded to give them o trial, using
the Cuticura and Cuticura Soap externally, and
Resolycnt Internally, for four months. ] cal
myself cured. In gratitude for which, | make
this public statement.
MRS. CLARA A. FREDERICK
Broad Brook, Conn.
, 1885-10-01

Daily. delivered by carrier. 25c per week.
81 per month,
Daily, by mail. 81 per month, $500 for six
months, $40 per year, III advance.
weekly u - per annum. Si.J for six mouths.
naNAble In Ahylnce.
, 1885-10-01

The death rate in Salt Lake City and
the valley is very high. The climate is
unexcelled. but there Is no sewerage and
phenomenal
, 1885-10-01

Cuticrua Remedies are sold everywhere.
Price Cutlcura, Soc. Soap. pc. Resolvent,
si.0J Prepared by the Potter Drug and Chem
ical Co Boston. Mass.
send for How TO cure skin Diseases
DIMPLES, plackheads, skin hiemishes, and
I1llbaby humors, use Cutlcura Soap.
, 1885-10-01

Headache. bilious disorders and consti.
patton are cured by st. Patnck's Pills.
They are the most pleasant and most ef-
%iectual physie in use. Sold by W. y.
Hunt
, 1885-10-01

Incorporated In 1868 for % yee. $ by the Leg
lslnture for Educational and Charitable pur-
poses-with n capital or 81. 000,OOO-to hitch q
added.
BY an overwhelming popular vote It's
franchise was made a part OF the present
state Constitution adopted December 81. A.
ID. lS7g.
IAe only LOuerU erer u0ied an and endorsed
by ahe people Of any State.
II nerer Scales on PoStpones.
Its Grand Single Number Drawings take
place monthly.
A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO WIN
A FORTUNE. Tenth Grand Drawing
Glass IL. in the ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
NEW ORLEANS. TUESDAY, OCTOBER Isl
lss5-lslth Monthly Drawing.
, 1885-10-01
CAPIIAL PRIZE, S75,ooo.
100, 600 Tickets at Five Dollars Each
Fractions, in Fihhs in proportion.

1857 Prizes, amounting o.........-.... $3.50 500
Application for rates 10 clubs should
be made only to the office ofthe Company in
New Orleans.
For further Information write clearly,
giving full address.
Postal notes, Express Money Orders, or New
York Exchange In ordinary letter. Currency
by express tall sums Of IS and upward
Mt our eXpense) addressed
NJ. A.. DAUPHIN. New Orleans, La,
or NJ; A. DAUPHIN. COZ Seventh ST.. Washing
ton. Dc
, 1885-10-01

Nobby suits for men, youth and boys
at polack's.
, 1885-10-01
z NECESSITY
For the 9pooiaIi@tes
DR.. WAGNER & CO.

We oner no apology for d~eyotlng so much time
and attention 10 this much neglected class OF
diseases believing that no condition of humanity
IS too wretched 10 merit the sympathy and best
services Of the profession to which we belong
MS many are innocent sufferers, and that
the physician who dcvctes himself
10 relieving the afflicted and saving
than the surgeon or physician who by close APP
plicatiOn cXcelS In any other branch of his pro.
fessiun. And. fortunately for humanity, the dRS
j. dawning wheISthc false plnianthrophy that
condemned the victims OF folly or crime. like
The lepers under the Jewish law, to die uncared
Tor, has passed away.
, 1885-10-01

Fine tobacco and cigars at Shaw q.
, 1885-10-01

II nsH line OF boys HpdeI'-
srear IL 10 be found at III.
Marks, Eddy and Seren-
feenfh streets.
, 1885-10-01
BEAR SPRINGS RANCH,
JOHN NEWMAN. Prop.

THIS well-known road ranch on the
Fort Laramie and Black Hills stage line,
has recently been re-opened, and the
proprietor is prepares to furnish good
Accommodations for man and beast.
Meals so cents. Horses to hay - cents
per span. Hay sold by the bale Large
corrals and barn for 30 horses, Broken
horses for sale.
, 1885-10-01
New Advertisements.

WANTED YclI.g ladies IN city or country 60
w work Tor us at their homes fascinating elu-
plnyment no distractions 10 buy work can be
sent By mail distance no ohlectlunl 81 TO s. per
week can be made. No canyaSsing. Particular
free, or sample Of work mailed for four cents H.
stamps. Please addreSS HoAE MANlfACruH
mo Co. Boston. Mass. I. o. Box 1915.
HANTEp.-An active Man or Woman In
w every county to sell our goods. salary SIS
per month and expenses, or commission. EN-
penses In advance. Outnt free. For full partic-
ular address STANDARD SILVER WARE
co BOsruS. MASS,
, 1885-10-01

Courtesy of Hyo. Archives & Historic
, 1885-10-01

%. @. BAIRD and A. Q. CAMPBEIL), AT
torneys-atIaw and Notaries Public, Chsy,
second floor, Stebbins & Post s bank BLOCK
, 1885-10-01

Successor TO DR.. Gray. Offices over
Drug Stone, corner Sixteenth and Eddy
ON the Office day or night United States
lone No. %.
, 1885-10-01
sy- CAPITAL PRIZE $4,000 -yss
7icktts onlg 50. Shares m properfion
Louisiana State Lottery Conp'y

We do hereby Certify ttai zoe supervise TIE
arrangement JT all ne Monthly and SeDf-qn-
nttdt drawings Of ne louisiana State LOTTERY
Company, aud IN person manage and control
The Drawings Nsmseiues, aud that he same are
conducted trfM honesty, 6uiI7eSs, and IN good
idtth totoard all parties, aud ne Uthhori-e he
CbfHpanD 10 usf ms certificate. ioh fdc-fmiles
ofOftr signatures quGrhcn.i IN is udrfJ uscmf1lfsi s
, 1885-10-01
~MIDDLE-AGED MEN

There are many men Of the age Of 80 10 90 who
are troubled with too frequent excavations OF
the bladder, often accompanied by a slight
smarting or burning sensation and a weakening
OF the system IN "A manner the patient cannot
account for. On examining the urinary depOsits
n rupy sediment Will often be found, and some.
times mai particles OF albunen will appear, OF
t1e color VIII be of akin or milkish hue, again
changing to a dark and torpid appearance.
There are many men who die OF this difficulty,
ignorant fthe cause, which Is the second stage
Of seminal weakness Dr.. Wagner Will guaran-
tee a curc In all such cases and a healthy restora-
ton OF the gcnltn-urinary organs, Consultation
Tree. Thorough examination and advice. 50 90.
See the Doctors additional advertisement In
the Denver Daily News and Tribune Republi-
can.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-10-04
BuckIen,s Arnica saIve

THE BEsTSALvE in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers. Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblaing Corns, and all Skin Erup-
tons, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed TO give
perfect satisfaction. or money refunded.
Price twenty-five cents per box.
For sale by q. @. Ri. [.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-10-04

Is sold IN Cans leach bearing the trade mark the
wrapper) at 25c 50c 75c and SIPS per can. AS so1e
dealers to make larger profit likely to substitute the
common insect powder, which is almost worthless i
q cans Of G NJ l. Drug Store, Sole Agents for Utah