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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-24
Eating off Gold.

Mrs. Astor's supper to twenty of her
! intimate friends was given Monday
night. On this occasion the famous
service of SOLID gold was used. These
yellow dishes are seldom brought out
from the Astor vault. They cost
$780, 900, it is said, though have heard
the figure exaggerated to $25O,OOO.
Anyhow there is no great extravaganza
in them, for 1.-THE metal can at any time
be melted into good bullion and only
the workmanship lost. I have attended
many of the Aston entertainments, but
never one when the gold utensils were
displayed. A friend who has had that
inestimable privilege declared that she
didn't enjoy the experience very much,
after all.
In the first place." she said, "the
eatables were completely overcome and
dominated by the plates on which they
were served. The daintiest morsels
seemed TO have no favor at all, and
after while fancied that they became
impregnated with a peculiar metallic
taste. And then got it into my head
that the man sitting opposite to me was
a detective in disguise, placed there to
see that 1 didn't slip plate into my
bodice. He was afterwards introduced
TO me, and 1 had reason to believe that
Ehis covert glances had been purely SEN
ztimental, but they spoiled my supper
all the same. No, thank you, fine
chInaware is good enough for me. y
E1.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-24

THE QUESTION as to now our Firemen
manage to make such lightning time
IN getting to conhagrations, has fire.
auently been the subject of public
marvel. A gentleman of our acquaint-
ance has at last found solution OF
the problem which he relates as follows:
ii was visiting not long ago at the
house of a young lady, whose residence
commands a view of the F1remen' s
quarters, when the conversation turned
upon the activity of the boys in red and
the black charger of the hose cart. l
said l would like to know just how much
time elapsed between the ringing OF the
alarm and the appearance of the cart in
the street. L can tell you said the
young lady; at the time of the last fire
[ happened to be sitting at the window
looking across the road. All of sudden
| noticed a commotion in the Flremen's
Hall. There was running hither and
thither, the door was banged to for
moment, then quickly opened and the
charger came tearing QUE with the hose
cart behind him. As soon as he was
well in the street the bell began to
ring"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-24

MANY STORIES are told of how
strangers have been taken in" at the
marvellous resemblances to life seen at
Madame Tussaud's wax works in
London, but none that we have heard
excel the experience of young 'Mel'
Wells, Utah boy who recently visited
that museum of curiosities. Mel was
going the rounds of the place in COM
pany with his mother, and was viewing
with undisguised wonder the array of
SIife-like wax figures; an old gentleman
who was taking snuff very deliberately,
nodded to him, and he nodded back,
only to discover on closer examination
that the old gentleman belonged to
the curiosities OF the place; he
gostled against a lady at his left
hand, and turned with profuse apologies
only to discover that she too was in
animate wax; but the climax was yet
ito be capped. Mel had seen the Sleep
ing Beauty with her marveiously real
respirations, and most of the other
of them could fool him any longer:
turning a corner suddenly he came
upon two lovely figures seated on a
bench-young girls whose. deep blue
eyes stared fixedly INTO MS; "Mel''
gazed at them in rapturous admiration
for moment, when he was astounded
to see one of them deliberately give him
the wink Mother" he exclaimed
hurriedly, "come here-here are some
that winkl' He had no sooner said this
than the two figures uttered smoth-
cred exclamation, their faces were suf-
fused in bushes, and before his mother
could gain his side, they were hastily
vanishing in the distance: "Mers"
opinion of London girls after that was
mot 8attering one.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-24
SOTTO VOCE.
IT IS rumored that the 0. K. G. PEG

IT is rumored that the 0. K. G. peo-
ple have sent a note to the Tribune read
ing something like this:
Editors Tribune: We have been at consider
sble pains and expense in preparing the new
musical travesty, O.K.G., snd think that as
the piece is to be done by amateur local TAI
ont we are fairly entitled to the considera-
ton of our home newspapers. We have no
ticed for some time past that you have taken
to ignoring performances in the Salt Lake
Theatre, and that the receipts OF the house
have suddenly jumped upward IN conse-
ouenee. We write TO ask that you will also
kindly refrain from mentioning our piece,
as the very heavy outlay necessary to cos
tuning, etc., renders us somewhat anxious
as 10 the financial outcome.
Respectfully,
MGNAG NENT O. K. G.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-24
On an after
Saturday, Dec. 2Oth, 1884,
Trains will run as follows:
STANDARD MOUNTAIN TINT

o.,. Connects with Utah Central train leaving
,na Connects me with Utah Central train arriv-
t Stop only upon signal.
msro W. RITTER,
@' :. Supt.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-24
Omaha,
Council Bluffs
and Chicago.

The only line to take for Des Moines, Mar
shalltown. Cedar Rapids, Clinton. Dixon
Chicago, Milwaukee, and all points East TIC
the people of Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming
Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington
and California Il offers superior advantages
not possible by any other line.
Among q few of the numerous points oil
superiority enjoyed by the patrons of this
road between Omaha and Chicago are its
two trains a day of DAY COACHES, which
are the finest tnRt human art and ingenuity
can create; its PALACE SLEEPING CARS,
which are models of comfort and elegance
its PARLOR ORA WING ROOM CARS, un-
surpassed by any; and its widely celebrated
PALATLAL DINING CARS, the equal OF
which can not be found elsewhere.
At Council Bluffs the trains of the Union
Pacific Ry. connect in Union Depot with
those of the Chicago & Northwestern Ry. In
Chicago the trains of this line make close
connection with those of all Eastern lines
For Detroit Columbus, Indianapolis, Gin
,innati, Niagara Falls, Buffalo, Pittsburg
Toronto, Montreal, Boston New York, Phila
ielphia, Baltimore. Washington, and all
points in the East ask the ticket agent for
tickets via the o
NORTHWESTERN"
fyou wish the best accommodations All
icket agents sell tickets via this line.
Il. HUGHITT, 2. s. HAIR,
Gen1 Manager. Gen1 Pass. Agent
CHICAGO. :
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-24
Its Wonderfui Emcacy.

No remedy ever discovered possesses
the wonderful efficacy of Syrup of Figs.
The certainty with which it expels all
impurities from the system, at the same
time giving tone to the Liver, Stomach
ssnd Bowels, places it ahead of all other
remedies, to say nothing of its being
more easily taken. It is selling very
rapidly; Coop. Drug Store agent for
Salt Lake. 5
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-24

In THE course OF his police court re-
porting the local of a daily newspaper
puts upon the charge of drunk with
profane, disturbing-the-peace and dis
orderly attachments the affix trim
mings." This custom was carried to an
extreme the other day when an assis-
John Doe was arrested ar for being
drunk, with delirium trimmings"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-24
This is a New One

Take slip of paper and place there
on in figures your age in years, drop
ping months, weeks and days. Multiply
the sum by two; then add to the result
obtained the figures 3,76S; add two and
then divide by two. Subtract from the
result obtained the number of years on
earth and see If you will not obtain
figures you viii not be likely to forget
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-24
The HOBO of the Nation.

Children, show in development, puny
scrawny and delicate; use " Wells
Health Remover"
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-12-05
THE ESTHE TES.
Helen Gray Cone.l

Helen Gray ConeI
The Wild young kitten aroused tho cat,
is doing at ease IN the path size sat.
"Oh, mntner' he cr.el. 81 have jdst now
seen
A flower that SUI yest, ii All Orient qaaen'
'T:s youder by the pastur ion v'ue-
Barbara an tropic and l,onino -
a am not quite clear what tlss5e terms may
mean,
but they've something 10 Go with the flower
I've scenn
And the aim in life Of q high -souled cat
ls 90 gaIs forever ou flowers like thatl'
10 the wild young kitten replied the cat
As blinking her eyes IN the sun she lat:
81 should hope had known how sunf'owers
i-couldn't-cpunt-how-many years agoi
But they never can ei in my well-poisef
lieas Of dubious, dangeroa, kind
And Jour time henceforth-~is's your mas
Wlll be spsnt in maturing your views Oh
nicer
The wild young puppy disturbed tho pug
As she drowsed in.peace on the fersiln rug.
"Oh, mother" he cried, Il have just now
plume that sug seste IA rainbow sheenf
With gorgeous eye of dye divine
Blue green, iridescent, and berylliae-
II am not quite clear what these terms may
mean,
But they've something to do with the thing
I've sean.
And the only JOY of a cultured pug
Is 10 gaze Oh such in II graceful jug"
To the wild young puppy repile1 ths pug.
Composing her elf on tue Persian rug:
IL would blush with shame throusb my
duSky tan
II raved at n piece OF peacock fan'
'Twould never have raised in my sober
mini
Ideas Of doubtful, delirious kini!
will see that henceforth your attention
goes
To perfecting the snub of your small black
po~ap
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-12-05
The Next Congress.
Chicago News

NHitdso NtNS.
The new congress meets on the first
Monday Of December, which falls on
the 7th. OF the seventy-siX members
of the senate, forty-two are Republi-
cans and thirty-four are democrats.
which gives the former good working
majority. OF the 31j members of the
house of representatives, Isl are Dem
ocrats and III are Republicans, or, to be
more exact, the Democrats number lS3
and the Republicans 40, with one
greenback Democrat from Iowa and
one greenback Republican from Penn
sylvania. OF the eight Territorial del
egates, four are Democrats. three are
Republicans, while Utah sends dele
gate elected on the so-called peoples
ticket, whose politics is questionable.
AS, however, Territorial delegates have
no vote, their political aflinities are not
important except as indicating party
strength in the Territories represented
The Democrats are from the Territories
of Idaho, Montana, New Mexico. and
Washington, and the Republicans are
from Arizona, Dakota and Wyoming
There seems TO be very general opin-
ion that the Republicans in the senate
will not make factious opposition
to the confirmation Of appointments
made by the president. When good
men have been selected by him it is
the belief that they will be coniirmed
If this he true it may he expected that
the business of the country will be at
tended TO as Il should.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-12-05

TIE result of the late election is "a
source Of great encouragement to pro-
hibitiOnists. Ii showed majority of
334. of the 5000 who voted, to be III
favor Ct prohibition. This majority
might appear TO be very small to an
outsider. but when the facts of the case
are taken into consideration the Sentl-
ment in favor of prohibition is in a
large majority. The records show a
heavy vote in the cities and large towns.
while in the rural districts but few went
To the polls. The farmers, nearly all
Of whom favor prohibition, were too
busy with their plowing to attend elec-
tion. 1t is safe To estimate that 5000
voters did not vote on that day, and that
prohibition. Dakota may not be adj
mitted under the constitution voted
for at the November election. but the
sentiment is shown To be so largely in
favor Of prohibition that there will be
no need of another vote on this ques-
tiOn. Should il be necessary to have
another constitutional convention. the
prohibitiOnsts will undoubtedly ask To
have the clause embodied in the consti-
tuition, and they are strong enough TO
put ii there. In either case we are
pretty sure of being admitted as pro-
hibtion state, fer which let us rejoice.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-12-05
A Ministers story.
ITid-Rits.l


A good story is told Of an excellent
minister, who, happening one day to pass by
the olen door OF room where his daughter
and some young friends were assemble 4,
thought, from what he overheard, that they
were making too free with the character OF
their neishbors, and, after their visitor,
had departed, he gave his children a
lecture on thu sinfulness Of scandal
"But, father, what shall we talk aboutf
"If you can't do anything e,se," re
pliei he, get punk and roll
1t about; that will at least be inn pc,nt d.
version" A short tims after an as ,ociation
Of ministers met at his house, and during
the evening some discussions on points OF
doctrine were earnest and their voices were
so loud as TO indicate danger Of losing their
Christian temper; when his eide Z daughter,
overhearing them, procured pumpkin, aui,
entering the room, gave it to her father AMI
said. There, father, roll it about" The
minister was obligel to explain to his
brethren, and good humor was instantly 10.
stOrad
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-12-05

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND gave up the
idea of attending the funeral of the
Vice President at indianapolis. His
promise to 90 WAS given on the spur of
the moment. without stopping to con
slider the amount ef business before
him or the chances he would he running
of a fatal accident. On reflection his
better judgment prevailed and he con
cluded not to run chances Of leaving the
government without a head.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-12-05
Photographing tho Dead.

Familiarity with corpses, however, seems
to harden people, from doctors to undertak.
ers; and even photographers, who make q
speciality Of photographs after death, get to
10 a, brutal in their treatment Of the dead
as do the others. A friend Of mine saw a
photographers arranging . woman u be
taken after death. He was trying 70 make
some drapery about her hang 70 suit him,
but it kept slipping of; so he took big pin
out OF the end OF his waistcoat and pinned
tho drapery to the flesh. He did not seem
20 think that he had done anything ont Of
the way. and when he was spoken to, said
HWhy, what nonsense; she can't feel any.
thing. Still Ishculd always have my impress
s,on about that photographer. and doub,
IL hswouli not do the sams 20 q live persou
II be were not afraai nf ths conssansnca.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-12-05
The Small Boy Conquers.
Hartford Post.

lttaTllOru fOSt.
The small boy Is ingeniou'. persistent,
omnipresent, and, above all, capable E.
pecially is this the case when the circus pill
grimage halts by the way and sells peanuts
and lemonade to attract from the medi-
ocrity of the ring performance. 1t Is then
that the small boy knows no law, but Il Q
law unto himself
young man, sail 1eIly's father,
sternly, you ran away, did your
II only j,s' went to see the circu y
"Why did you go to the clrcusi'
"'Cos the man wot fee Is the lions lamme
in il would only jes' carry in one little bit
Of a-only jes' little bit of a pail OF water,
without hardly any water In it. Wouldn't
you go to the circus il tie man wot feeds
the lions would let you In for nuffin'r
Now that was an unexpected conunirum
which hpored the stern parent
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-12-05

For the past forty years ii has been
the custom of the postmaster general
to allow the clerks in the department
To draw their November salaries the
night before Thanksgiving. Great was
their Indignation on being Informed
the day before Thanksgiving this year
that they would receive no pay until
the end Of the month Secretary Villas
was afraid some OF them might die be
fore the end of the month and thereby
cheat the government out of a few dol
lars over paw
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-12-05
The True Origin.


Mr. Martin w. H,n.ey says: IN 1857 I
was travelling tbr ugh this state. putting an
OIL play, called The Broken Sword, on the
stage, with Marietta Ravel a> lsaiiiy Ia iy.
III tbs 50 on1 act an old man stan l. in the
center of tho stage telling tle story of the
murder Of the dumb boy. John Sanfor |,
my COMEDIAN sits on a low stool at the left.
interrupting ths Old man. The OLD man
make frequent reference to hickory tres.
Every time he says hickory the comedian
get, off his stool aud say: NO, chestnut; I
tell you CHESTNUT till the oil man Is ex.
hausted. Aftsr the performances In Roch-
ester p Connolly, deal now. was Ia one OF
the dressing rooms with Others OF tn, COM
pany, AM Ii, start,i to g,t OF funny
story. Everybody intcrruptsl with shouts
of Chestnut IL cluns to the company all
the seas IN, and, Of coure. was soon caught
by the process ion. That's tie only true Or
ign OF ttn
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-12-05

THE HON. TYPhOON WILLIAMS
Addresses the. Iime-Ktln Club on the
Subject. "Am Our Cup Fu,l?'
Detroit Free Press

Addresses the Lime-Ki!n Club on the
Subject. "Am Our Cup Fun"
Detroit Free Press.
At the opening OF the m,stiny Brother
Girdn r. announced that tho Hon. Typ ,oon
Williams, of Hamilton, Oit. was in t1e
ante-room and would address the meeting.
The honorable gentleman was thirteen days
footing IL from Hamilton t. Ds.roit. aul
reache here in very exhauste coaiition.
When brought into the hall by the rsceptio
committe, he was shaky in the left log, near
81 ghtel in both eyes and the pst casual
ob erver could see that his spinal column
was as much out of plumb "a the leaning
tower Of Pisa.
The subject Of his few remarks was an
nounccd as "Am Our Cup Full" The or
ator took tbs ground that 1t wasn't He was
continually overhearing people remark that
their burdens were almost unbearable. an l
that life coull produce no further sorrows
for them. Other people wers constantly de-
clarng that they had no longer any CONT
dence in human nature, and didn't care
how soon they We're laid away to rost under
the dropping yew-ycw tree.
No human cup was even half full Peop'e
had lost money, friends, postion-peopl,
were poor aud sick people were being Will
fled and slanderel, but all these trials had
their sunny side and were soon over Tss
feelings of a candidate for governor wno
gets left are supposed to be intense. but
they can not be compared to ths
feelings of man who gets out
OF bed in the morning to find forty
eight heads OF cabbage gons with spotts |
cow. The loss Of fortune seems a torribl,
blow, but it isn't 80 bad when you come to
look into the matter. 1t simply mean, 60
ing afoot instead OF pranoiny arouni on the
street cars--eatiny more Goldfish an lesu
beef-wearing old clothe, out instead Of Civ.
ing them away to glass rddler
Poverty seemed misfortune, but yst tn
poor man needn't have his hair cut or his
photograph taken, ald no one expect, hin
to give high teas or rent a box in the p st
office. Tie Cratr drank thres pints OF
water spoke for thirteen minu.es AMI up e,
Bob lngcrsol Plato Dioscnoi, Henri Wari
Bcecher, Paradise Lost and the King OF tbs
Sandwich Islands. When he made his re-.
treat IL was noticed that his dress coat wa
made t. also answer for n shirt. and for this
or soins other reason he was enthusiastically
| Gpplauied.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-12-05

Ir is now thought that the late pur-
chase of the Dakota Il Great Southern
railroad is in the interests Of the Mil
waukee road, Should this be fact We
would have competition at this place.
which means a great reduction in prices
of everything.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-12-05
A Rival OF the Electric Light.

Edison has a rival to his electric light, in
an invention Of Professor T. s. C. Lowe.
His incaniesc,nt light, which is not electric.
is produced by allowing lighted jst OF the
cheap fuel gas to come in contac. with q
spiral OF metal, whose composition has nos
yet been made public, but which is said "a
be made indestructible This IL heated 10
a white heat, becoming brilliantly lan,in-
Gus. the gas meanwhile burning apparently
without flame. There is positively no fiick-
ering OF tho light, as Is the ca with gas.
The cheapness OF tho gas used in producing
the light may b indicated BY ths statemsnt
OF tho inventor that . light Of twenty
candle-power viii cost the consumer but
one quarter OF cent psr hour for the RaA
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-12-05

SHOULD Cleveland die before the as
sembling of Congress the government
would be without a head. There is no
president pro TEN of the Senate, and no
speaker of the House The Secretary
of state is the next in succession, who
would have the management of affairs.
Congress will no doubt provide some
way ont of a difficulty of this kind at
their coming session. While there is
no probability of Cleveland dying, yet
it is not safe 10 have the government III
such a shape that the death of one man
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-12-05
WUOnsOckct Times.

The annual session Of the Grand
Lodge of Dakota Good Templars, to he
held at Woonsocket, beginning with
December .. gives every promise of
being very successful and well attend
ed meeting. Delegates are already en-
gaging rooms. The Merchants Hotel
has been made headquarters during the
session
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-12-05

Governor Pierce is preparing for con-
tingencies. At Bismarck the Conser-
vatiye Insurance company has been or
ganized with a paid up capital of
100000 and the presidency has been
rendered to the governor, who, it is said,
will accept should he DE succeeded soon
by Democrat.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-12-05

TTHHaurlPHW IdTI
Editor-l very much fear. maiam, that
can not give you place on our star. We
have never employed lady writer's.
Fair Applicant But am sure can give
satisfaction. will not require any assist.
ance except 10 sharpen my lead pencil.
Eiitor-Well, ~ to that we sell lom Ma
any pencils. AL our articles are -
Fair Aprlcant-Oa, then It u all rirht.
! used to to tailores, and am en- sasue
with the shears.