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Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-08-19
Prejudice That Did Not Pay.

A highly patriotic citizen of Vacaville,
Cal, who detests the heather Chinese,
recently refused to sell to native of the
Celestial Empire lot for 81 900, but sold
it to an esteemed Yankee friend for $780,
With an eye to business the esteemed
Yankee sold it to the heather and
pocketed profit of $500, and the patriotic
citizen now has "Chinese washee" sign
floating next door.-Learenacorth (Kan.)
Times.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-08-19

'Did you ever notice how woman
takes cork out of bottle ?'' asks an ex-
change. No, sir; we let the woman no.
tice how we take the cork out of bottle
No gentleman will stand idly by and let
a woman struggle to get cork out of a
bottle. 1t takes her too long.-S. Paul
Globe.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-08-19
THE SALT LAKE DEMOCRAT.
Dai1v 4:3O NJ. FOR NORTHERN UTAH.
EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY

month BY mall IN &C
Co. six months months $500
daily months $
months, with the order
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-08-19

DIR. Henley's Celery. Beef and Iron
cures Indigestion and Dyspepsia.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-08-19
Pullman Buffet
Sleeping Cars!
On all Throuob poseangar Trains

EGF- The Only Line from Salt Lake City run
ming Sleeping Cars Free for the use of
passengers holding second-class and Emigrant
Tickets.
The Atlantic Express
Leaves ogden daily at $50 a. IN. Leaves Salt
Lake City daily at 1855 a. N. Direct connection
is made at Pueblo and Denver for Omaha Kan
sas City, and all points East
The Pacific Express.
Arrives at Salt Lake Cit- from the East at 100
m. and leaves for OgdeI. at 5:l0 p m, making
conuectfon with the Central Pacific for the West.
Local Trains.
Leave salt Lake City as follows:
For Bingham and Alta at TBS a. N.
For Ogden at $40 p. N.
Arrive at Salt Lake City:
From Bingham aud Alta at 4:15 p. IN.
From Ogden at 1850 q. m.
Tickets for all points East and West can be
purchased at the Depot Office and City Ticket
ONCE, White House corner, Salt Lake City.
S. w. ECCLES,
G. P. & T. Agt.
W. H. BANCROFT, Receiver.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-08-19
Salt gake 2eulutrat,
WEDNESDAY.
"WOMAN."

20, woman, in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please,
When pain and anguish wiring the brow,
A ministering angel thou
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-08-19

EaF- full line of Fine Cloth Metallic and
Redwood Collins and Caskets, Alright Oak
Cases and Caskets.
A complete stock of Burial Robes and Under
takers Goods of every description kept con-
stantly on hand.
Black Or White HearSes.
Bodies Preserved without ice for any length
of time. Particular attention given to Embalm-
ing, Shipping and Care of Bodies
Embalming and Shipping specially
Lots & Graves Furnished in any Cemetery in city.
All orders by telegraph or telephone, day or
night, will receive prompt attention,
Prices low and terms reasonable.
Office never closed.
Telephone No. 351. % West Temple St. South
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11

notice of the British with success. The
pass given by Arnold to Andre, who had
assumed the name of Anderson, is still
on file at the State library of New York
at Albany and the cut below is fac
simile of it, and it was taken from An
Dire by his captors when they made him
strip under the famous whitewood tree
near Tarrytown, and which tree was
struck by lightning on the day the intel
ligence of the death of Andre reached
that place. 1t is claimed that the treason
able papers found in Andres boots at
the time, September %, 1880, and,which
brary, still bear the wrinkles made by
the impress of Andres feet 10J years
ago. The name of Anderson was
also assumed by Benedict Arnold
years aftcrward, when he was a refugee
from America and ostracised from good
society in England. He was dong bus
mess in Gaudaloupe when it WAS cap
tured by the French forces, and he
packed h s wealth in cask, assumed the
name of Anderson, and escaped to =
British vessel, the name bringing h'm
better luck than it did Anore.
Andres executioner was Tory named
Strickland, who had been captured hy
the American forces, and whose liberty
was granted on the condition that he
perform tie part Of ha gman on this oc
casion, which he did an eve Ni-ness
stating that he had so thoroughly black
ened his face, with what np cared TO be
greasy backing from the outside OF a
pot, that his features were unrecogn h
able, and that he looked frightiul enough
to perform any wock of this description.
The me MARIA or states that Andres
two servants, who were permitted to a.
tend him for the purpose of taking his
clothes after the execution, W re both
dwarts, being under four feet, and that
they were most gaudily dcckcd out on
that occasion, as he particularly nticed
them .tanding at the head Of the co n
after the hanging, and the body had
been stripped of its reg,menials, which
one of lhem held upon his arm, the body
being buried in its undcrclothing at
the loot of the gallows tree three feet
below The surface. After the remains
had laid there forty one years they were
removed to England, in 1921, and the
srot was lost sight of for some time,
u. ii New York merchant, Mr. Lee,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11
Possible Result of a BLOW.

A particular man receives a blow on
the head, you see. Now perhaps he
thinks he RECEIVERS from that blow; he is
apparent y perfectly well; but the effect
OF the blow continues. A son is bonn 10
the man. What has become of the energy
expended in that bow urou the mans
head7 1t is bound to continue. You
can not get rid of that. The persistence
of force makes it inevitable. Perhaps
the mans son gets along all right, and
perhaps he doesn't. But suppose that
the son, OF tie sons sou, turns out to be
a forger, or criminal of some sort
possibly murderer. How do we know
that this is not he result of the original
blow on The head, producing slight
accidental impres ion on the brain. the
force OF which takes the form of moral
perversion in the offspring - George II
Ldthr0p.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11
VOL. XIII.
HANGING UP THE STOCKINGS.

Night has fallen DER the snowdrifts,
Pillowed is each baby head;
And the Christmas tree is laden
For the children are in bed.
Side by side the little stockings,
Hang upon the nursery wall,
Santa Claus came down the chimney
Thro' the snow, to fill them all
Plump and full see them hanging
Holding all their treasures fast;
And beyond these tiny stockings,
Visions greet me from the Past.
Scenes from my own sunny childhood
Frightened by mothers love;
Ever present love that guided
Where my little feet might move.
And again see bright stockings,
Like the cbildren's, plump and small
Flashing crimson in the freight,
Hang upon the nursery wall.
Stockings filed by loving fingers,
Ere the tired hands reposed;
When my baby mouth was silent,
And my happy eyes were closed.
Oh, the blessed faith of childhood!
Fled from me for evermore!
All your joys are passed and vanished,
Christmas mirth for me is DER.
have seen each bright hope perish,
Watched each thing that loved me die
To the beauty Of my childhood
have said long good-by.
Yet when Christmas SHOWS lie heavy,
And l watch the white flakes fall,
Memory haunts me with her pictures
OF bright stockings on the wall.
Pictures of my fair dead mother
OF the love that crowned my life,
When dreamed of dolls and playthings,
Not of worldly care and strife.
On my lap my hands lie idle,
Let me dream awhile tonight,
Not of womanhood and wisdom,
But of childhood, love and light.
Let me feel that sweet faith stirring
All my heart now as of old,
Faith in Santa Claus gift-laden
Creeping in through snow and cold.
Leave the hopes of youth behind me,
Tramp,e fame beneath my feet,
Take me back to sunny childhood
When my life was fresh and sweet.
What have lore and learning brought me,
That would not give again.
What has womanhood e'er taught me,
But that life is bitter pain?
Ah, tonight place in fancy
One more stocking on the wall,
'Tis my life with its dropped stitches.
In the web l see them all
Take, oh, Time! your years Of learning;
Take your gifts, spurn them all
Give me back the faith of childhood
Hang my stocking on the wall.
-Nettie PoUer HouStan.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11

THE DESTROYED MONUMENT AT TAPPAN.
Every reader of history has heard
more or less OF the beautiful young
Honora Sneyd, tie adored love of Andre,
and whose final rejection of his suit sent
him out of England and into eternity
sooner than than he would have other
wise have left one and reached the other.
Perhaps every one hasn't heard, however,
that the adorable young lady in question
had suitors while yet in her teens other
than Andre, and one in particular,
whose curious ideas are worth noticing.
This was one Thomas Day, an eccentric
genius, who seldom combed his hair,
was pitted with small pox, round
shouldered and ugly, but-he had S., 900
year and waded in. His ideas of mari
mony were peculiar, and he had taken
two little girls from an orphan asylum
intending to raise them and marry the
one he loved best after rearing her in the
way she should go. In the meantime,
Miss Snyed crossed his path, and being
already raised, ami possessing hand
some face, blue eyes, and golden hair,
she captivated him, and for while it
seemed as if she was to be his darling.
Andre thought so and forthwith joined
the army, his want Of ready cash being
an unsurmountable objection in the eyes
of the old folks on both Sides for money
in those days carried its weight, even
when joined to uncombed hair
and a pitted countenance. Mr..
Day, however, submitted such volum-
inous proposal of marriage, and required
so many conditions, verbally and in
manuscript, that the fair Honora gave
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11
THE PRINCES RETURN.
A CHRISTMAS SKETCH.

A few small dead leaves came rustlino
down Happy Court; the wind had blown
them off the poplar tree in the corner by
the pump.
Bobbic counted them, for he stood at
the window of the shabbiest house in
the Court with his nose flattened against
the window pane.
Gone, two, three, four, five!" he said,
counting the dead leaves.
Presently he put his hand in his
pocket, and began jingling the pennies
there.
"One, two, three, four, he said. ooh,
dear, but there ought to be five. For a
pen wiper costs five, and the old lady
won't take any less!"
The house opposite had a tall green
bush showing at the window, and the
three little Smiths were dancing around
it, making faces and beckoning across to
Bobbie.
"No l won't" said Bobbie, as though
they could hear him, 81 amt going to
come over. I'm going to stay here TIL
sister Mary comes"
Just then tall girl turned the corner
of the street and came mcrrily up the
Court. She had hair as yellow as Bob
bie's, and the same eyes of startled
brown. Bobbie rushed down the rick
ETY. stairs and opened the door for her.
'Did you see the butcher man, round
the corner, and his little pigs with the
holly in their mouthsl' And the candy
store with the pink and white Kriss
Kringles, and the grocery"
"Yes, yes, Bobbie," she said; patting
his eager head; ''now let me sit down
awhile and rest myself, and then I'll tell
you of all the fine sights I've sees
to day."
So Bobbe pulled out the big chair by
the window, and ran t. hang up her hat
and coat. Staying in the lonesome
house all day long by himself, had made
him as tidy and thoughtful as a girl.
Then Mary sat down in the chair with
Bobbie at her feet, and told him of all
the wonderful things in the up-towL
shop windows.
Bobbies eyes grew like stars; ht
sighed softly to himself, and in his ex
citement pulled out the pennies from his
pocket, and began counting them over
once more.
1t was a poor little room; the carpet
was so patched that it looked like a coat
threadbare. The paper on the wal
that had once been full of gay colored
boughs and blossoms, now showed only
few sickly leaves sprawling against o
dingy white.
But the rosy little fire fickered and
huttered, and the sun falling in patch
upon the floor brought the popla,
shadows with it, and Bobbies yellow
hair and Mary's together, made warmth
and color for what would else have been
dull picture.
So Mary came to the end of the sights
she had seen, and Bobbie asked:
us that al? And it's most like the
prince, amt it, Mary2"
"a little, said Mary. smiling to her.
self, for she knew what was coming
next.
"Once there was prince" began
Bobbie "was it long time ago,
Maryp
He always asked this question here,
and Mary always gave him the same
answer, and sighed:
ga long time ago, Bobbie."
"And he was tall and handsome ana
young; and he dearly loved the prin,
CESS
"And he was going to marry her, ;" said
Mary, land give her everything she
wanted, and them
"And then be went away" interrupt.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11
The Terrible Little Sister.

It usually happens when you sit
Surrounded by her pa and ma and sisters,
There is no equal parallel to it,
Except the wretchedneSS OF strong fly blis.
ters.
You've just been telling hem funny tale,
And all your elocution is in lay,
Wien up she bobs, she's never known to fail
As poets sing Ito give the snap away"
ooh, Mr. Blank know story, too,
Aboutyoursclf 1t happened in our hall
Last night ] saw our Mole kissing yonl
You promised peanuts, hut brought none
at AL "
-Iitts,tWg Dispatch
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11

The New York Medical Journal tells OF
several varieties of fish, three Asiatic and
one Japanese, which are very poisonous.
1t says: 'It seems that the roes of these
fishes retain their poisonous qualities fol
long period; in one of DR.. Knoch's ex,
periments, portion of roe that had been
preserved in alcohol for six months was
given to mouse to eat, with the effect
of killing the mouse within half an hour.
The symptoms of the poisoning consist
of vomiting, purging, syncope tenes.
mus, cramps and dilations of tbs pupil,
followed by collapse and death. Appar.
emily there is no guarantee that the roes
of these poisonous fishes may not find
their way to consumers OF caviar in the
ordinary cour+e of trade"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11

ANDRES MONUMENT IN WESTMINSTER
ABBEY.
tioning a soldiers death, and the tree
Andre was hung upon. King George
settled pension on the Andre family,
and conferred knighthood upon Andres
brother, in older to wipe out the stain
of Andre being hung as a spy. Andres
will is still on file in this city.
One of Andres ancestors, certain
Nicholas St. Andre, who fourished
about 100, was very noted character,
as a runner, fencer, rider, and jumper
also a writer King Geoge l. is
said to have presented him with his
own sword on one occasion, in ad-
miration for some one of his
accomplishments. But he fell into great
disrepute little later on by becoming a
finn believer in and publishing work
substantiating the absurd theory, at that
time accepted by a great many credu-
lous people, that the race of rabbits
were the children of men, which was
started by a certain Mary Toffts, rab-
bit breeder. Nobody ate rabbits for
some time, as long as the belief lasted,
for even those who didn't believe it pre-
ferred not TO bring down on themselves
the condemnation of the believers as being
cannibals. St. Andre married widow,
who brought him 30, 600 pounds how
ever, and this raised him little in the
public estimation, although the lady
was so imprudent that she was forthwith
dismissed from the queens service. 1t
is also claimed that st, Andre at one
time saved the life of the famous Vol
taire by holding the arms of the Earl of
Peterborough, who, with sword in hand,
intended to slay Voltaire, who was
visiting him in England, on d scovering
some pecuniary dishonesty his visstor
had practiced upon him His guest fled
from the house while Andre held tho
earl, so the story goes.
SPIRTo GENTII..
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11

him the go-by, as she had done Andre;
and then he turned to the little orphans
and fired off pistols close to their ears
to give them self-control, and dropped
hot sealing wax on their naked should
ers to give them fortitude, until finally
he fellin love with one of them. 1t was
the old story, and the one he wanted he
couldn't get and the one he could get
he didn't want, and they both married
somebody else. Then he wrote a story
to amuse the children of his lost love,
Honora, called "Sandford and Merton; -
and for time it eclipsed Robinson Cru
soc in merry England, but didn't last,
and is out of print long ago.
Among other suitors there came along
jolly young married man named
Richard Lowell Edgeworth, who ran
away from Oxford with Miss Elers,
and married her before he was twenty,
and had left her behind on the continent
while he roved over England in search
of fun and an affinity, as he had sue
ceeded to an Irish property since his
marriage which demanded something in
this line to keep up the reputation of the
estate. He kept up the reputation until
July II, 1878, when, his wife having
CONSIDERABLY died a few months before,
he returned to Honora, and was married
to her on the above date. The beautiful
wife fell victim to consumption in a
few years thereafter, and died before
Andre did. Then the bereaved Mr..
Edgeworth married Honora's sister for
his third wife, who, by the way, had
also been sought in marriage by Mr..
Day, before he finally decided on bach
elordom. Elizabeth also Quilted the
world and the loving Mr.. Edgeworth
together, in short time, and then he
took fourth wife in a sister of Admiral
Beaufort, who stayed by him through
life. He, however, seems to have thought
the most of his second wife, Honora, as
it is said he gave the name of Sneyd-
borough to North Carolina town in her
honor, he owning some estates in this at
that time English territory.
In spite of all, Andre appears to have
been unable to get over his early love
for Honora, and when first captured by
the American forces in Canada hid a
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11
WHERE ANDRE WAS EXECUTED.

Oct. 2, 1880" A cut of the stone taken
from drawing made of it about that
time, is given beow. This bolder was
removed by the owner of the ground,
who objected to the numerous visitors,
and was Clipped to pieces by relic
hunters until there was nothing left Of
it shortly thereafter, and nothing to
mark the spot until Cyrus W. Field
hunted it up with Dean Stanley about
six years ago, and erected a monument
later on, which has been the source of so
many explosive experiments. The only
monument ever erected to Andre so far
that has been fortunate enough to bold
its own with the world is that erected
by King George III. to Andres memory
in Westminster Abbey, near the Poets
Corner. 1t stands seven and half feet
high, and is surmounted by the British
lion, and figure of Britannia hewaiing
Andres fate. In the panel is repre-.
sented Andre being led to execution,
General Washington taking q letter petit
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11

and daylight banished the fears of that
dreadful night. The next mail from
America brought the sad tidings of the
death of Andre, as described By his sis
ter through her visions to her friend in
England.
There is yet one more story of this
kind in connection with his demise, and
one which brings General Washington to
the foreground. After the British evac-
uated Philadelphia and the American
forces took possession, "a banquet was
given by the officers in the Springetts-
bury manor house, near Twentieth and
Spring Garden streets, which had for
merly been used by the Penn family as
residence, but was II favorite place for
entertainments at this time and for din
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11
MAJOR JOHN ANDRE.
Life Story of the British Spy-A Man
Who Was Unlucky Through
out his Entire Career.
Many Facts in The History OF Andre
that are Full OF Interest
His Monument in West
minister Abbey.
Especial Neto York Letter.l

Especial NeiO YORK. Letter.l
Ever since the blowing up of the An
DIRE monument, erected by Cyrus W.
Field, on Treason. Hill, Major John An.
DIRE has once more been prominently
before the American public, and the cit
izens of Tappau, where the explosion
occurred, the papers of this city, and
orators here and elsewhere have been
more or less excited sd moved over the
unfortunate young man of the last cen
tury.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11

Vcgetarianism is spreading very rapid
y in London. Ten years ago it was
difficult to find an avowed vegetarian
but now more than 1000 persons refresh
themselves daily at vegetarian restaur.
ants.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11

in 1917, commemorated it by placing over
it bowlder about three feet long, in
scribed with the words: "Andre executed
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11

picture of Honora in his mouth while his
captors were searching him, and man
aged to retain it, as it was one he had
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11

haven't space to enumeratc every al ticle
worthy OF your inspection, but cordially invite
one and all TO step in, get prices, and be con-
vinccd that am selling
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-04

day fixed by the court, unless the prisoners
were reprieved or pardoned, and yet nobody
until after the warrant was issued raised any
protest against the day selected. Gov. Robbie
could not reprieve the prisoners alone, only
with the consent Of the council could that be
done. Nobody had applied to him to call
the council together to consider the matter
OF reprieve on any ground, and when the
council was in session nobody had asked that
the day of execution be changed. 1t was
clearly, therefore, Gov Robie's duty to issue
his warrant as directed by law.
After the warrant was issued and the pro-
tests came to the Governor against an execu-
tlon on the day set, the Governor promptly
called his councillors together and submitted
the matter to them. Some of them were of
the opinion that they had not the legal au-
thority to change the day, but the supreme
ed, were of the contrary opinion. and the
council, largely at the Governors earnest
solicitation, postponed the day two weeks.
The Governor acted with perfect propriety
In the matter throughout, and was as anx-
ious as any man could be that the religious
sensibilities of no man should be affronted.
Had the Governor without being requested
to do so changed the time of execution be-
cause it fell on Good Friday we have not the
slightest doubt that some Democratic paper
in the country, with different constituency
from the Argus's, would have accused him
of catering to Catholics for political advan-
taoe
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-04


One thing is certainly true; the South has
lost no opportunity to express sympathy at
the sufferings of the old commander of the
Union army. That the South deeply re-
spects man whom it had reason in the past
to fear the following despatch will bear wit
ness:
ATLANTA, Ca, March 80.
1t was announced in the city to-day that General
Grant had died at 12.4o O'clock Immediately there
was practical cessation OF business and the deep
est sensation prevailed. General Gordon shed tears
and Immediately set on foot movement among the
old Confederates to do honor to the memory of the
dead here. GeverHor Mcdaniel vas preparing for
State action when the news came that the report
was untrue. Great relief was felt, but enough was
evoked to show that the Confederate mourners for
General Grant will not be behind the boys in blue
in their sincerity.