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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-01-09
A Hurricane.

LONDON, January ga hurricane has
prevailed along the north coast of
Great Britain, causing serious damage
to property. Severa, small wrecks are
reported.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-01-09
Workin gmen.
Catnrrh OF thn KIahdar.
MISCELLANEOUS.
KIN7BLOOD
Diseases from Pimples' to ScrofuIa
Cured by CuticurR.

OuIOU UJ OUNHOAH ~
Hundreds of letters in our possession
copies of which may be had by return OF
mail, repeat this story;-I have been ter
Iible sufferer for years from Diseases of the
Skin and Blood; have been obliged to shun
public places by reason of my disfguring
humors; have had the beste physicians
have spent hundreds of dollars and got no
relief until used the CUTICURA REMEDIES,
which have cured me. and left my skin and
blood as pure as child's.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-01-09
Trough OH Rats"

Clears out rats, mice, reaches, flies
ants, bed-bugs, skunks, chipmunks
gophers. 15c. Druggists.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-01-09

This Wonder Of Modern ch9isty pronounced to be unqua its
the Blood Brain and Nerve Substance and for developing
passing all those of the present the speedy ali
agenents Nervous Systems Nervous Pros
2ion, General Debility, Mental and Physical Depression
L5capaciy Study Business Noises in the Head and
Ears Loss of Energy and Appetie Being natural RESTORATIVE
ensing effects not followed by corresponding reaction but
n by rnarkab Increase of the Nervous Power with feeling
Strength Comfort which the patient long been
Sleep
becomes calm and refreshing At the time the patient flesh the @
striking the face becomes fuller the
lips red the eyes brighter the Skin clear and healthy Te
of the head and beard acquire strength the nails
OF the action of the medicine the Of nutrition gives
back the human structure suitable the Lively; Anang
element of life which has been wasted important
influence directly the Ba Spinal Marrow and Nervous System
Nuty, Tonic and character thereby checking all wasting
the Vital Fluid and the Exhaug Processes Life maintaining
that Buoyant Energy the Muscular System
which renders the Mind Cheerful Happy Brilliant and FL
ergetfc; entirely that dull inactive sluggish disposition
which in all their action Price, s5o per bou
~ DRUGGISTS.
LANGLEY & AIICHAELS, San Francisco, Wholesale Agts
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-08

Torrance were neglected, / am unable
to state, for never within the memory
of the Oldest inhabitant has it been
omitted or curtailed.
After three hours fermentation IN
the watts the liquor is drawn OF into
barrels and is then ready for the
pulque shops and flower decked booths
that adorn all the highways and by
ways of Mexico. Very little pulque is
sold at wholesale, as most OF the
haciendos who make business OF Gull
tivating maguey, maintain pulquerlos
of their own. One of the most aristo-
cratic citizens of the capital, who rides
in his carriage and is reckoned among
the magnates of the land, has no less
than five pulque shops in the City OF
Mexico, from which he derives q mod
est income of $4,000 per annum.
On ], 900 acres of land, which is con-
sidered q small farm in this country,
more than 100000 plants of all
ages may be fourishing, ofwhlch num-
Der half of them may be growing
shoots, and the remainder yielding
pulque. 1t requires only 1000 plants
to yield a daily average OF 5000 gal
Ions, worth on the spot from z to 8
cents per gallon For the benefit OF
those not versed in Castillano it may
be we'll to mention that this popular
beverage is pronounced as though
spelled "pool-key," with the accent on
the first syllable. The Indians are ex-
ceedingly fond Of pulque, and beyond
doubt it is one of the most harmless
and healthful drinks in the world. 1t
is not heavy in it's effects, but tends
only to mirthfulness, and to intensity
the natural politeness of the natives.
1t is amusing to watch how unctuous
they grow while handing from mouth
to mouth the big javita-a sort OF
loving cup from which they delight to
drink in turn-bowing low to each
other and kissing the hands OF their
wives and sweethearts as though they
were princesses of royal blood.
In this queer country they mix re-
ligion with their drinks in manner
that elsewhere would be deemed ex-
tremely sacrilegious. Every pulqueria
has a picture of the Virgin, or the pro-
prietor's patron saint hung over its
door, and a little shrine, furnished
with crucifxes and burning candles, is
set up somewhere among the bottles.
Frequently the names OF these shops
are more pious than appropriate.
Scores of them are dedicated to Jesus,
or the Blessed Virgin. There is one in
this city called the Pulqueria of the
Blood of Christ; another is La Can
tina del Nader de Dios-The Saloon
of the Mother of God! Still another
around the corner on Corpus Christi
| Body of CHRISTI Street, is dedicated
70 the Holy Ghost.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-08
not learn how much of it was true and
how much false.

not learn howmuch of it was true and
how much false.
One evening, just after dusk, had
occasion to pass the house in which
felt such deep interest. A tine.look-
ing man, evidently q foreigner, was on
the opposite side of the street, looking
at the place. He called me over, and,
in very good English, asked me who
lived there. told him, and he thanked
me and walked off. / slackened my
pace and kept the stranger IN view.
When he came to the garden wall he
paused and looked up and down the
street. Seeing nobody, he climbed the
projecting bricks at the corner, and
vaulted over into the garden with the
activity Of a cat. [ was SO dumb
founded by the proceeding that l
struck for home, and by great effort
kept my mouth shut.
The next morning the whole city
rang with the intelligence Of a crime
almost without parallel Or precedent.
When / heard the details felt q sense
of guilty responsibility. Col. Bill, his
wife, and strange gentleman had all
been murdered the night before! The
the affair. When they retired at g.
late hour they left Col. Bill and his
wife in the library. Nothing more I'M
pleasant than usual had occurred,
and the servants were positive that
there WAS no guest, no visitor IN the
house. In the morning the housemai
entered the library and found the three
dead bodies. Each had been stabbed
to the heart, and a bloody dagger was
found on the floor. In the Colonel's
hand was a pistol, hut it had not been
discharged. The bodies of the Colonel
and his wife lay close together on one
side of the room, while the stranger
was on the other side.
Then [ made q clean breast of it all.
| had to attend the inquest, and when
[ saw the face OF the dead stranger I
recognized the man who had cues
toned me the evening before and
jumped over the garden wall. The
ly puzzled. There was not the slight
est clue to the strange mans identity.
Finally the theory was accepted that
he was either the former husband or
lover Of the colonel's wife, and that be
had killed the two in a fit of jealous
revenge, and then committed suicide.
Some contended that Col. Bill had
killed the wife and the man, and then
killed himself, but the undischarged
pistol in his hand was against this
theory. Efforts were made to trace
old Don Juan Gomez, but without re-
suit. 1t was believed that if he could
have been found he would have been
able to explain some things. AS it
YVES, the tragedy had to remain mys.
terry. There were no further develop.
ments, and other events soon drove
the matter from the public mind.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-08
Honey Ants of Texas and Mexico.
From the San Francisco CALL

[From the San Francisco Call
The honey ant is small red insect,
extremely demonstrative and active
and found particularly in Texas and
Mexico, and in considerable numbers
in Colorado. Their nests are promi-
nent mounds in some cases, and again
are low heaps, spread over an area OF
twenty or thirty square feet, forming
g. community. AS g. rule, they are
nocturnal, working at night, though I
have seen them at work in the bright
sunlight at o'clock in the afternoon,
and marching in line, perhaps seven
feet wide and forty feet in length, to a
cottonwood tree, up which they
passed-long and slender coming
down larger and full of a pure white
liquid. 1t would strike even a casual
observer as curious that these ants
were carrying home a liquid that
could hardly be stored away, ants not
having, as a rule, store-houses for
liquid provisions, but the honey ant
overcomes this difficulty in decided
ly novel manner. Certain of the ants,
either by agreement or selection, are
utilized as receptacles for the honey
food supply, and become literally
honey bottles. They are kept by the
others in separate apartment, about
six inches long by four in height, that
is store room. Here, if the nest is
carefully opened, the ants or honey
bottles will be seen hanging on the
wall, looking like ripe currants. The
modus operandi that results in this
is as follows: the ants, at least the
small ones, forage for food, and find
it in some cases in what are known as
gals, curious engagements or growths,
often seen on trees and formed by the
egg of an insect having been deposited
in the wood, the latter growing about
it and allowing in some cases an es-
cape of g. liquid that is greatly es-
teemed by ants, and certainly tastes
like honey. Filling their bodies with
this material, the workers proceed to
the stOreroom where the bottle ants
are kept and deliver it up to them,
the receptacles receiving so much that
they become distended to an enormous
extent, as we have seen, and are in
capable OF movement to any great de-
gree. Their bodies upon examination
seem particularly adapted for the
purpose, being covered in their normal
condition by several plates that spread
apart when the abdomen is distenued.
How long these living bottles hold
their store is not known-undoubte
indefinitely. When the other ants
wish TO draw their rations they pro-
coed to the dark chamber, and q sup
ply is forthwith given up. Such an ar
rangement seems to show that ants
have much more intelligence than they
are given credit for, as all their move
ments cannot be considered instructive.
In Colorado their nests are quite COM
mon about the Garden of the Gods,
and the tunnels that they form often
penetrate considerable distances into
the rock, and the work in arriving at
the chamber where the honey bottles
are hung is one of no little labor.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-08
1t Was Only Acquaintanceship.
From the Boston Home Journal

From the Boston Home Journal
1t was only a stray waif of yellow
dog with no ancestry to boast of, but
as he sat upon the wooden seat upon
one OF our city parks with a little
child's tiny arm lovingly twined about
his ugly, thick neck and asweet, cooling
voice saying in his ear, 81 love you,
little doggie," he was as proud as any
prize setter in the land. .Is that your
dog, little boy?" asked g. gentleman
as he passed the happy couple. "No,
ne doesn't belong to me, only / am &C
quainted with him." answered the az
fectionate friend of the little tramp
dog.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-08

ACCORDING to London Life, s'the
best dressed English women are now
patronizing mems bootmakers just as
they patronize mems tailors. The
most wonderful boots IL ali the world
are those sported by heladies who go
a-Newmarketing. Ladies are to ap-
pear more manly than ever this year.
The mere covert coat is to give way
to coaching of the same materi-
al. The seams will be strappier, the
buttons pearly and cut boxy. AS
concomitant to this very sportinggar-
ment we may look for Savernake
hat. Some silver gray tweeds, TO be
worn by lovely women in the earlier
days of autumn, are very charming.
Improvers have been improved off the
garment of woman, and good tailor
made dress is a work of art and a 10Y
forever"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-08

BY HELEN KEITH.

What signifies the outward showl
What signifies his wealth or place
When we the heart have learned to know
What do we care for form or facet
And what care we for name or creed
That buried ages may unroll,
III under all we clearly read
The record of a dauntless soul
II loyal to his sense of right.
Ii prompt and sure at Duty's call,
He walks. as walking in Gods sight,
His aim the manifest of all;
If helpful as the sunbright day,
II pitiful of others woes,
He follows in the Masters way
And bears blessing where he goes;
If, gaining much, he loses all,
While summer friends go colby by,
He proves his courage by his fall,
Resolved to win the day or die;
With hope alive, in God his trust.
He keeps a spirit kind and true,
And rises bravely from the dust
To fight his weary battle through;
If, working on through pain ana loss,
His earnest soul be not cast down;
He beareth patiently his cross
While winning steadily his crown
The mans q herol and we give
The need of love, which is his due,
No idle praise but, while we live,
The wreath of bayl the knot OF piueI
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-08
The Country Store.
[From the Youths Companion.1

From the Youths Companion.l
An elderly woman with keen grey
eyes looking sharply through steel
bowed spectacles, enters and casually
examines several bolts OF lawn lying
on the counter. "Ah, good day, Mrs.
H" says the proprietor, coming
briskly forward, anticipating sale,
"looking for lawns?"
"No, donno as [ was" says the
possible customer, guardedly; 81 was
just noticing these"
They're pretty patterns, just got
them in"
"They're all so light"
Light colOrS are all the rage this
summer. But here's black-and- white
piece that 8 just the thing foryou. Now,
isn't that neat ?"
eyes, ruther; but it amt just what
like. How much is it ?"
"Fifteen cents yard"
"Ain't that dreadful high fer
lawns?"
Not for lawns OF that quality. Just
see how fine it is"
eyes, but they're selling lawns ev'ry
mite ard grain as good as that in the
city for eight and nine cents"
Impossible, Mrs. H"
"Indeed, they areI And one of my
neighbors got a. good piece for seven
cents"
"They are not such goods as this"
"It's pretty nigh the very same
thing. I hadn't calculated on giving
more than ten cents.''
"Why, Mrs. H, this cost more
than that at wholesaler"
ooh, guess not. Anyhow I can't
give but ten cents a yard"
ct can't take it,"
81 won't give any more"
"Well, just examine that lawn close
" now"
sit looks we'll enough, but amt at
all sure that it won't fade"
"I'll warrant it not to fade. It's
standard make and fast colors."
"Well, how many yards are there in
the piece?"
''Thirteen; just q good full pattern"
eleven would be a great plenty for
me-"
ssNow, I'll tell you what TIL do. TIL
let you have the piece for IA cents a
yard, seeing as it's all I've got left"
"Can't you say an even II cents to
an old customer like me?"
''No, really, couldn't"
"Fourteen cents is too much for
lawn that's selling everywhere for 10
cents"
sob, think you're mistaken"
"Well, see here, I'll give you 127h5
cents a yard for it."
mo, [ couldn't go below 13 cents,
and wouldn't let anybody else butyou
have it for that"
"Well, I'll give you 13 cents if you'll
call it twelve yards
sBut there's full thirteen yards in the
piece"
"Well, call it twelve, and I'll take it"
Cant do it..
"l. reckon you'll throw in thread and
buttons and waist-hnings ?'
Couldn't do it for that money"
"Well, say thread and buttons,
them
'I'll throw in a,spool OF thread"
"And card of hooks and eyes,"
''Well, / don't ihnow-yes, I will"
"Now, why can't you say buttons,
too?"
~ really can not; I'm losing money
now"
'sAnd you won't make it twelve and
one-half cents a yard 20
"No."
"Well, I guess 1 won't take it.
amt needing a lawn dress, this sum-
mer, anyhow"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-08

A BROOKLYN professor advertises
that he will remove tattooes.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-08

than one glimpse of the colonel when
he was going to his plantation or re-
turning. He rode q fine horse, and
generally dashed along without looking
either to the right or to the left. He
was O. very handsome mar of about
so, but his face was stern and
repellant. Selfshness, cruelty and
even murder lurked in that face. AL
though [ had fully made up my mind
to call Col. Bill to bloody account
sometime in the distant future, the
sight of him was so hateful to me that
| made it point to get out OF the way
when | saw him coming. In the mean
time madeinquiries about the charm
ing Mexican. People raved over her
beauty, but very few had ever
seen her. She had never gone into
society, and had never been at home
to visitors. From the servants little
Or nothing could be learned. They
were afraid of their master and de-
voted to their mistress. Still, it was
generally agreed that Col. Bill was
horribly cold and cruelto his wife. He
was Jealous, too, an absurd thing, as
the poor lady never went anywhere.
I was told that some two or three
years after the couple had settled in
M they were visited by old Don
Juan Gomez. The don did not have
q bit OF use for the wicked colonel, and
wanted to kill him, but he yielded to
his daughters entreaties, and before
be left shelled out diamonds and doub-
looms in the most bewildering profu-
sion. Then he sadly went back to his
hacienda in Mexico, after exacting g.
promise from his son-in-law to behave
himself. So the story ran, and could
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-09-16
State, when she makes this appropriation

State, when she makes this appropriation,
aims directly at the teachers in the free,
common schools in her. rural districts,
and to degree Of certainty that reaches
beyond the shadow of doubt, these
stand most in need of its helpful eleva-
tion. Now, then, if the State would act
upon the policy of the greatest good to
the largest number, let every county be
required to hold an Institute, or show the
reason for a failure to held one. If,
however, in her sovereignty, the State
feels able, and holds that it is best, to
continue the State Institute, though the
law requiring County Institutes be en-
forced in every instance, we yield com.
placently to her superior judgment, doff
our hat to her majesty, and bid her God
speed. We would not throw ourselves in
the way of any movement, or any insti'
tuition, that has for its object the further
ance of the educational facilities of our
people, but, having given this matter
close attention and careful consideration,
we do not hesitate to express the humble
opinion that as a matter of business
policy, admitting and appreciating the
benefits of the State Institute, it can be
dispensed with and all its benefits at.
tained through the County Institutes.
The reasons for this position are clear,
and, we think, the conclusion inevitable.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-09-16
He Settled the Business Thoroughly.

Mccoy, when he came to Scott County,
went to work for farmer named Hit,
who had charming daughter, Emma.
A young man whom Farmer HIT had
repeatedly driven from the place con-
.tinued to come around, paying his ad.
dresses to the daughter, until finally the
farmer, despairing of keeping him away
by any milder means, hired Mccoy to
thrash him every time he came near.
Once or twice, or maybe more, the young
man came, saw the girl, took his thrash.
ing and departed. But one day there
came the end of this sort of thing. Nc.
Coy, returning from town, where he had
gone as driver and escort for the daugh.
ter, approached the father, saying:
"Well, Mr.. Hit, I've settled this bust.
ness of that young fellows coming around
here to see EN-"
"What do you means" asked the far
mer.
~ mean that he won't come any more,
an you can bet on it."
"Wby, Mac, you haven't killed him,
have you9" asked the farmer, fearfully.
"No. Better than that"
"What then 2"
"I've married En-"
The old farmer few into dreadful
rage, but Mccoy had the girl, and there
was no getting her away from him, so
Farmer Hit, like sensible man, made
the most of it aud gave his son.in.law a
piece Of land, which he is now tilling,
while "Em" minds the babies like a
dutiful wife.-Micago Ne'rs.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-09-16
Stricken With Terror.

The effect Of the great shock on Tues.
day night on the animals Of the city may
be best illustrated by the stampede Of
the horses at engine house No. 4. They
escaped from the house and ran in the
widest alright through the upper part
of the city, snorting and neighing to the
terror and alarm of all whom they pass
ed. They were not recovered until the
following morning, having run as far as
Wagener's farm.
All those who have come to the city
from the country say that the plight Of
the poor animals there was pitiable in
the extreme. Those which were stabbed
endea,v,ored to break their bonds, and
failing to do SO, stood up in their pent
houses trembling and shiveriDg in an
agony of fear. The horses neighed out
their distress in unmistakable Language,
and the COWS lowed in most piteous
manner. Those of the animals that were
at large fed through the woods, and as
usual sought to hide themselves from the
mysterious danger in the depths Of the
thickets and swamps.
One of the most pathetic instances of
the expression Of terror BY the dumb
animals occurred on Tuesday night, fully
a half hour after the frightful shock. A
very savage looking mastif' approached
Reporter on Spring street, which fact
added considerably to the confusion Of
the momentary expectation Of another
shock. The demoralized dog, however,
came over to the Reporter and licked his
shoes as an eloquent and pathetic appeal
for moral comfort. Subsequently the
animal moved off and stopped from time
to time whining at every door and seek.
ing, in vain, admission in his terror.
stricken way.
A gentleman, who has just returned
from Johns Island, says that at an
early hour on Tuesday afternoon the
COWS and the sheep came hurriedly in
from the fields, lay down in circle and
filled the air with their means. The
chickens went to roost long before dark,
and cackled constantly for some time
preceding the shock. he was sleeping
soundly at the time of the earthquake and
was thrown out ofbed.-News and Courier.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-09-16

It is our desire to have meeting OF
all the Trustees in the County in this
Office on the first Monday in October.
Please come if possible. A Trustees
meeting is as desirable as teachers
meeting-both are absolutely necessary.
Let every Trustee be on hand. then, and
let us talk together concerning the man
agement that will get the greatest good
out of the common schools. The meet
ing will be held at l2 o'clock.