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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-02-04
The 0Enaaaedv Girl.

In the old times betrothnl ring had
good deal Of Significance. 1t was the first
ring that maiden wore. At present, when
every young lady wears one or more rings,
and may wear as many az she pleases, q
girls engagement ring is no conspicuous
adornment, and is not remarked by one in
every hundred Of her beholders, unless it il
handsome diamond, and attracts attention
by its beauty. But betrothal ring was al
most as sacred as wedding ring, and the
girl who wore one was as good as married.
The maiden of the present day enjoys q
much larger liberty, and often makes good
use Of it. She may retract as many matri-
monial promises as she makes may jill six
lovers and return their rings, marry
seventh, and invite the six Tilted lovers TO
the marriage feast. The ancient engaged
girl had to walk rather narrow path but
the modern engaged girl l--well, she Ia 4
trump, and rather like her. She lives liz
liberty hall" and does as she pleases.s
--Chtcdg0 Herald.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-02-04
BucHAnAN,s HOPELESS LOVE.

"Reminiscences of Democratic administra-
tons of years gone by are constantly com.
ing to light. Right over there" said an
old society beau recently, pointing to o
brown. stone front near the Executive Man.
sion, lives woman who might have been
mistress of the White House under Demo-
cratic rule II she had seen fit to ACCEPT the
hand of..Jarnes Buchanan. She came from
o very wealthy Pennsylvania family and was
courted by Mr.. Buchanan. Her people
wanted her to marry him, but she didn't
want to. She loved poor clergyman, rec
tor Of a church In her town but the family
didn't want her TO marry him, and SO they
arranged that he should be quietly trans
ferrsd to another post, some hundreds OF
thousands of miles away. This broke ur
the match and the maiden too, for she went
into retirement at onSe and has married no.
body. Neither the Punishment of her clergy
man nor the elevation OF Mr.. Buchanan to
the Presidency could make her change her
mind, and she remained and remains single.
She is an old, withered and sad Woman, liv-
ing there alone with her widowed sister in
that great mansion, with actually more
money than they know how to use. They
are the richest people in Washington, pos
sibly excepting Mr.. Corcoran, and they do
nothing with their wealth except to keep up
their magnificent establishment and pet
lot OF cats and dogs" The lady referred
70 is the one OF whom tho story is told thai
Mr. corcoran one day ssnt her a polite note
somewhat as follows. any DEAR MADAM;
! have been for some time thinking Of en-
larging the Arlington Hotel. II you will
state the value Of your own-stone man.
sion adjoining, win send you my check
for the amount" To which abe replied
Nh DEAR Mn. CoRooRAs; 1 have for some
time boon thinking Of enlargipg my flower
garden. II you will state the value of the
Arlington Hotel adjoining, viii send you
my check for the amount Washington
Letter IN Baltimore American.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-02-04
Fa.. naIlroadips.

Have you ever seen that train Of white
cars that makes the fast mail train from
Chicago2 said the engineer, as he munched
sandwich at a resting place. !" Mop Well.
it's slicker than square yard of lightning,
and 1t goes fun pitch out Of Chicago every
morning at 8 O'clock. In my opinion it's
about the fastest thing in this country.
Well, one Of the mail clerks invited his wife
down to see the train start; the conductor
shouted ell aboard and the clerk leaned
over to kiss his wife, who was standing on
the platform, and bless me IL he didn't kiss
COW out at Riverside New, that's what
call fast railroading"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-02-04
Controlling SEX of Poultry.

A writer in the Farming World, on the
subject Of breeding for sex in poultry, says
Having seen some discussion about the
shape Of eggs to determine the sex, I can
say from experience that TO obtain the de-
sired result, or Proclamation of either sex,
you have to mate your fowls as follows !:
For cockerels, mate a onc-year-old cockerel
with hens not more than two years old and
you will get the desired results. For breed
Ing pullets. mate threo-y sar-old cock with
one-year-old hens. I have never had any
exception to this rule"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-02-04
Girls as Telegraph Operators.

Some young women as operators turn out
very we'll. Others never arrive at what is
considered perfection. As general rule
girls are not adapted for working long cir
cults. Their touch is too fine, and they
cannot send the current through like men.
On short currents they do very we'll. Say,
Tor instance, you want TO send message
from an uptown Office in New York to
Warrington, Buffalo or some distant city.
1t has to be sent to the main Office first and
then sent to the mems operating room,
whence it is finally transmitted to its desti-
nation.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-02-04
uaa The Raf..ai mn.

"Say. Sam, did you see dc man about
dat house," "Oh, yes I seed him, and
he glib mo de refusal OBJ de house." How
long did ne glib you de refusal OBJ bit !"
" Foreber. He refused to hab anything to
do wild me. "-Teras iSifsings.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-02-04
Truth.

Yes, my son, it Is a solemn, eternal fact
chat Truth once crushed 10 earth will rise
again" And in these days of awful caro-
lessness truth Is kept so busily engaged in
performing the grand rising act that she
looks like man picking up pins.--BuY-
dette
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-01-20

A CORRESPONDENT writes: g see The
HERALD suggests the probabilityof Ne
vada being reduced to Territorial con-
dition of government. l think it should
be done, but how can it be brought
about?" Nevada is a sovereign State
and can only be reduced to Territory
by the consent of the people. Having
gained the privilege and power they
can retain it as long as they want to,
and while they maintain a republican
form of government. If the population
and wealth of the State continue to
decrease as they are doing now, the few
people remaining will be unable to pay
for the luxury of statehood, and will
petition to have the,charter taken away,
when the government would step in
and pay the expenses of the Territory.
a state government in asparsely settled
and poverty-stricken region is an ex-
pensive luxury, and it is believed that
Nevadians will soon tireo taxing them
selves to death for the fun of keeping up
the show. If they would raise on the
price of .. S. senatorships and repre-
sentatives they might stave off the col
lapse, provided of course the supply of
Sharons and Fairs keeps up.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-01-20

The ARIZONA Democrats are quarrel
UNCOVER the distribution of the Federal
offices in that Territory, there being
dozen or more claimants for every place
in the giftof the President. That's always
the way when people are not harmonious
and united. Here in Utah where there is
perfect accord among Democrats, the
matter of distributing the offices was
easily arranged without difficulty. Half a
dozen gentlemen saying they were a com
mittee,m made the selection and apportion-
ment, gave the list to one of their num-
Der who said be was chairman, and he
will present it to Mr.. Cleveland for the
formality of an endorsement. We all
agree, though only the committee
has seen the list, and just note how
happy and contented everybody is.
The Arizonians should be united.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-01-20
TIE YEARS FAILURES.


The Mercantile Agency of R. G. Dun
d. Co., reports the number of failures in
Utah during the past year was &c. de-
crease of Is from the previous year, but
an inoreasevof -24soRer the year of 1882.
The liabilities of the failing firms last
year amounted TO s201 ,921 against $685.
go in 1888, and $2z4 OH IN 1882. These
figures, which'iti is presumed may be re-
lied upon as being very nearly correct,
demonstrate the correctness of the fire.
ouent declaration in THE HERALD that
people were frightened much more than
thev,vere hurt. The year 1884 was not
what can be called a bad year for bust
nessin this Territory, Notwithstanding
the apprehensions felt.at the begin
ming, and the complaints uttered aloud
without cessation to the close, the
volume of trade was as large if not
larger than that of any previous twelve
ras1ths. There are.very' few merchants
who didn't sell more goods in,1884 than
in either 1888 or 1882, both of which
years were regarded as above the aver
age in the matter of prosperity. Where
the merchants felt the strigeacy of the
times mostswas not in TIE quantity of
goods sold, but in prices received, the
latter being from ten to twenty-five per
cent. below previous rates. Profits were
not so good. but they were large enough,
as the consumer got the ben
eft of the reduction. 1t is true, that
the artisan, mechanic and day
laborer were not SO much in
demand as in past years, and their
ages.wegeslower than formerly, but the
reduction in the price of all necessary
articles of consumption more than COM
pensated for the falling off in the de-
mand and price for work. Looking at
the year-just closed in the light of the
facts; neither thepeople nor the business
men have any right to complain. They
have both been found above similar
classes in other sections of the country.
The trouble is, too many here have been
shaking too much money, or rather of
making money too fast. The laws of
trade and commerce have been strained
in their behalf, and now the regulating
progress is going on. Money, mer-
-chandise and labor are all finding
their true value, and the conse-
quence is that those who have been
misled by-oounting business upon .ficti-
tious values find it most difficult to con-
form, with contentment, to the new
and proper order of things.
If 1885 shall do no more for the Terri
tory than 1884 did, Utah should be con-
sidered the most favored spot in
America.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-01-20
THE SUPREME COURT.


TheIlatest scheme for facilitating the
disposition of suits in the United States
Supreme Court, is bill which has been
prepared by the ablest lawyers practic-
ing in that tribunal, and which has re-
ceived the approval OF Senators Ed
munds, Garland, .Bayard and Others.
The bill provides for two new judges in
each of the nine circuits, who will con-
stitute board of appeals in all criminal
cases. The Supreme Court itself is to
be increased from nineto fifteen justices
and IS TO sit in two divisions, the chief
justice presiding over one and the eldest
associate justice in commission over the
other, and an opinion in either branch
IS TO be final as at present.
One of the shames of the republic IS
that with a court working as hard as
men should work in their position, the
docket contains eases enough to last
fully four years. Ii requires from six to
seven years to get a final settlement
ola suitafter the filing of the papers in a
district court, and even longer time is
consumed now and then through the
practice of advancing important cases
1t is not probable that the proposed
scheme will be considered by the present
Congress. As in the past politics will
enter into the matter, and Republican
President will not be permitted to APP
point to eighteen new iudgeships when
a Democratic President is to be inagur-
ated at the close Of the term six weeks
hence, but the next Congress will doubt !
less do something in the matter of re-
lieYing the Supreme Court and assisting !
to an adjustment of their claims
during their lifetime. It's believed the
next Congress viii also give Utah and
ether Territories fourth district judge
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-01-20

IDENTIFY with the intent of displaying
his authority in the way of protest
against the assumptions and operations
of Great Britain, has ordered 5000
troops to Suakim, with orders to occupy
and hold the country. The cost OF the
enterprise is to be borne by Egypt
being taken from certain revenues from
the Khedive's territory. This is met by
the hasty calling together of the British
council OF war which met on Sunday.
The result of the meeting was the dis.
patch of orders to the navy yards and
arsenals, where already there is great
activity in the matter of preparations
for war.
A little brush such as the news this
morning indicates is probable, would
prove beneficial to the world in general
and to Egypt and the east in particular,
and that such settlement of the Difficult
ties which have existed and been multi
plying for years will finally be neces-
sary, must be conceded. Long ago the
English reached out towards Egypt,
and cIutching it have steadily extended
and frightened their grip until they
couldn't release and let golf they wanted
to. TheyEhave advanced in the face of
the opposition and protests of Europe
and Asia, getting further in and crowd
ing others out continually yet firmly.
Two years ago the English, acting indie
pendently and defantly of the other and
jealous powers, practicallyassumed entire
control of Egypt, and have since directed
its affairs about as they pleased, needing
France and Turkey only enough to
avoid ian open collision with
those nations. The advance of
the British into the Soudan was not the
act of disinterested ally in behalf of
weak friend nations are not given to
such exhibitions of generosity. Great
Britain is warning against Ell Mahdi
because sheswants the Soudan, and by
crushing him, the Queens claim upon
the rich territory of the Upper Nile will
be better than that of any other nation,
and no other power will have the cour-
age to forcibly dispute her right to con-
troll in thatregion.
The Sultan's present show of resent
ment and authority may be in accord
ance with the advice of the powers that
can find no excuse for themselves to;act
to check the British aggressions. France
Italy, Russia, and perhaps Germany
may be urging the Porte to assert itself
before it is too late, and in the hope of
receiving the neral and material support
of these powers. Turkey may have
taken this daring step; but whatever
the incentive and what the object, the
isEonesfull sof5 danger to
Turkey..:itself, Eands.will only tend to
make firm the held..of the Englishupon
the broad region under the rule
of the EKhediye. Great Britain
brooks no interference; she will not allow
thefmost: powerful to dictate to her.
much less the:insignifcant Turkey, and
she Furnishes interference most severely |
as Turkey and other nations have |
already experienced.
Itwould be matter for rejoicing were
England to proclaim its sovereignty
over all of Egypt. The act might be
regarded by the nations as irregular or
even as stealing, but it would result in
giving good government to country |
that has been disturbed and misg0v-
erned since before the days of the
Savior.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-01-20

TIE DAILY HERALD IS published every
morning, Mondays excepted, at THE
HERALD Block, corner West Temple and
First sosth Streets, Salt Lake City, by THE
HERALD PRINTING and Publishing COM
PANY. Subscription price, $3.50 per
annun, postage included; parts OF the
year at the same rate. To weekly sub
scribers, collections made by carriers
Is cents week.
TIE sEMr-wEEKLY HERALD Is published
every wednesday and Saturday morning
at $3.50 year, SIX months, sl.75; postage
Included.
THE WEEKLY KERALo is published every
Thursday morning at 500 year; six
months, Sis, postage included.
SUBSCRIBERS viii confer favor by for
warding information to this Office when
their papers are not duly delivered.
This will greatly aid us in our efforts to
determine where the fault lies.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-01-20

If BEsJAMIN franklin had lived until
last Saturday and Daniel Webster had
lived until Sunday, they would have
been 179 and lob years old respectively,
but then they didn' live, and wen have
to hunt further for information con-
corning the girlhood of Susan B.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-01-20

THE REV. DWIGHT S. SPENCER, Bap-
tist,is in the east abusing the Mormons.
Mr.. Spencer seems to know little or
nothing about the Mormons, but he
wants money from the gullible, and
thinks that calling the Saints hard
names will get it. The pious gentleman
has evidently been reading of the sue
cess of the professional beggars.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-01-20

THE TOTAL number of failures in the
United States for the year 1884 was TO-
1858; amount of liabilities, $226, 343. 429;
number in business. 9O4,759. OF these
Utah contributes So failures, with SOL, :
921 liabilities, while 2,41S were in bust
ness. Thus Utah, with .O2 per cent. of
the population of the country, and .O2
per cent. of the number of business
houses, contributes .03 per cent. of the
failures and 90 of the liabilities.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-01-20

THE BURNING of another insane asylum
is recorded in our Geographic columns
this morning. This reminds US that it
is about time for a hotel fire. or is a
theatres turn next?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-01-20
a WAR CLOUD.

A little speck of war appears in the
east. The Sultan of Turkey, exercising
his right as suzerain of Egypt, and evil
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-01-20
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-01-20
DIRECT CONNECTIONS
Are made NTH Trains for
Kansas City,
Omaha,
Chicago,
ST. Louis
THE ATLANTIC EXPRESS

And all Principal Points in the United States
and Canada.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-01-20

Train, composed OF the Celebrated Buffet
and Sleeping Cars, elegant first class coach
es and Emigrant Sleeping Car. win leave
Ogden daily at $50 Ion arrival of the
train from San Franeisco-snd Salt Lake
City at 1885 an. making direet Connection
at Pueblo and Denver, with trains for the
East Northand Sontb ~ '--S
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-01-20
THE PACIFIC EXPREsS

THE PACIFIC EXPRESS
Train from Denver, Pueblo and Eastern
points, win arrive in Salt Lake CITY at ! 20
pm. ana ogden at Clio pm, making direct
connection with the Central Pacific Train
for San Francisco and the Pacific Coast
LOCAL TRAINS
VIII leave Salt Lake City for ogden at sos
am.
Leave Salt Lake City daily for Bingham at
~ am. Returning, arrive at Salt Lake at
at Salt Lake at Z pm. 20
AN ACCOMMODATION TRAIN
Leaves Salt Lake daily [except TSundavs, ar
800 a. m. arriving at Pleasant Valley fune-
tion at 4:30 p. m. Returning, leaves Pleas
Salt Lake at 800 pm.
W. H. BANCROFT, Receiver.
S. W. EcCLEs, General FREIGHT and Pas.
senger Agent, D. & R. G. Western, salt Lake
City.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-01-20

Trustees of 81. Marks Hospital-Right
Rev. D. S. futile, D. D., Rev. c. NJ. Arm
strong, ]. F. Hamilton, NJ. D., r. c. Cham
bers, Joab Lawrence, F. w. Billing, Geo. A.
Lowe.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-06-12
The First Case.

The hrSt case that has occurred I'M
der the amended prOhibitory law &C.
CURED this week, the county attorney,
Judge Howe having issued his subpoena
directed to Marion Thompson, -. J. and
II. \. Burlington and Henry Merchant,
directing them to appear before Him
Tuesday morning, 9Th inst, and tel
bard selling liquor. At the appointed
time the witnesses, excepting Merchant
were present. Judge Howe stated that
if it was their wish he would conduct
the examination with closed doors; but
unless they desired it, he would make
the examination publicly. They said it
made no difference TO them and the pro-
ceedings were open TO all.
Mr.. Thompson knew VIM. White and
John Hubbard; knew where their place
of business was, and understood that
they were engaged in selling liquor.
He had not purchased any liquor from
them, and had not, for twelve months
purchased a pint of liquor in the town.
lie did not know of anyone buying
liquor Of them, though he had himself
tried and had been refused. lie could
not recall having seen anyone in their
place buying beer or whiskey.
II. a. Burlington had gone in there
and called for something TO drink"
and got it; but he could not say if it
was whiskey, or not-certainly it was
not what he was used to calling whiskey
when he was boy-and it did not even
taste like whiskey. 1t was some kind
of mixture and it might have been in
toxieating.
He knew it was not beer and it was
not coffee, though it was about the color
of coffee; he could distinguish beer from
coffee. He was alone at the time men,
toned and did not see anyone else buy
liquor at the place.
ID. J. Burlington, father of the last
witness, was in time gone by, distiller
and so his evidence should be worth
something. He had also gone to the
place kept by White s. Hubbard and
called for something to drink, and got
it; but he could not say what the mix
ture was; twas stimulating, and might
If taken in sufficient quantity, have been
intoxicating. He could not say that il
was whiskey; in fact he did not remem.
Der of ever having tasted any real whis
key in Kansas-certainly nothing like
he used to make.
Mr.. Merchant was not present and his
examination was postponed.
1t appears that the occasion of thi:
investigation was the evidence given il
an assault and battery case that oc
CURED about two weeks ago in which
Merchant and DR.. Aver were parties
In the trial ID. j. and r. 4. Burlington
and Merchant testified to going int
Whites place "to geta drink" but the,
did not get it. In the language of ID. J
Burlington, "about the time we wers
getting ready TO drink, Doc Aver ant
Merchant got so badly mixed up thai
we forgot to take the drinks
There is, of course, no telling whether
Judge Howe considers that he has mad.
a case or not; bat the probability is thai
he will file an information in the dis
trict court in july against White & Hub
hard.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-06-12

A party in search of real estate was
here this week and before he knew it,
he was in the hands of just six real
estate men, all anxious to show him
valuable bargains. Dan Morris lett him
and started after his team; Taliaferro
dispatched his partner Rouse for the
grays and the blackboard; Buckner gave
a negro quarter and told him to fly
for his team; Capt. Estill endeavored
TO lure the victim into his office for a
few hours talk while Gobeille tried to
convince the fellow that he wanted
town property and not farm. Buck
ner's negro got back first with his team
and before the victim could protest.
he was bundled into the conveyance
and was not seen again until dark when
he was lifted out of the vehicle at the
Grand hotel by two porters. Both arms
and one leg were nearly off-nearly
talked of. Since then every real estate
man in the city keeps his team hitched
in front Of his office, and 50 woe 10 the
next victim.