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Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-30
II Used to Re So.

EDITOR DEMOCRAT: Can book be
copyrighted in one of the District Courts of
Utah? II 80, how shall proceed to have it
conyriphted?
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-30
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.

The Senate yesterday confirmed the
nominations OF number OF Internal
Revenue Collectors and officers OF the
Mint Bureau, the Secretary OF the Treas
ury having answered all of the inquiries
that have been addressed to him by the
Senate Committee on Finance with re-
spect to the suspension of their predc-
cessors in office. The reasons given for
the suspensions in each case are the
same, and are that the President believed
q change in the offices referred to was
essential to the interests OF the service.
This releases about eighty nominations
that have been hung up, and includes
collectors in New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Illinois, Iowa and Kentucky.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-30
HEMP OR ELECTRICITY

A dispatch from Buffalo, n. Y, states
that State Senator Mcmillan OF that dis
trict has introduced in the Legislature Il
bill which provides for the appointment
OF commission to investigate and report
the most humane method OF inhicting
portance to all who look upon hanging as
u relic of barbarism and are interested in
having the method OF capital punishment
changed. Science is so far advanced that
other and better means than hanging
can easily be devised. 1t is proposed
to execute criminals by means of
electricity, by which death would
be instantaneous. The method which
is proposed is very simple. The idea is
to use an ordinary chair, In this city a
wire could be run from the electric light
works to the Jail. The man would sit in
the chair, with his head resting against
its back The wire entering an insulated
substance, such as rubber or glass,
would constitute the positive pole. By
placing the mans feet upon u metallic
plate connection would be formed with
the poles. At signal switch in an
other room could be turned. The cur
rent would enter the base of the brain,
the centre OF the nervous system, and
pass through the man. The heart would
stop beating, and complete paralysis
would ensue.
The Chicago Herald thinks that SEN
ator Mcmillan will have some difficulty
in securing the passage OF his bill proyid-
ing for the change. 1t says: "The rope
has become fixture whenever capital
punishment is inflicted among English
speaking people, and it is likely to remain
SO, Properly used, it does not intlict a
painful death, but it does produce an ig-
nominious one. That is the reason
why it is used No method OF
death that is not positively barbar-
ous is more abhomed by the aver.
age human being than that oi hanging.
Since the penalty is imposed for the de-
terring influence which it will have ON
others, it is proper that it should be as
repellant as possible. So far rs the cul-
prit himself is concerned, it makes nc
difference TO society how he dies The
aim as TO him is TO exterminate him, and
whether it is done with the rope, the AK
the electric button or the hemlock mat
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-30
IrrepressibIc.


The Cologne Gazette predicts that the
Mormons will yet outgrow the control of oul
Government inquisitors, and considers the
Latter-Day Saints cranks whom troupe OF
good comedians could have laughed out OF
existence, but ''whose crotchets the present
Hudibras crusade will infallibly fan into a
fierce enthusiasm" The crusaders of all
medieval Europe were unable to crush
1900 Waldenses. Five years ago our census
admitted the existence of 10000 Mormons;
l25,0Oo would at present be probably an un-
derestimate.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-30

the Senator from Kansas plumb that
because the laborers were poorly paid, the
soldiers should not be better paid than at
present. Logan thought that very poor
argument 1t was very singular that
most OF the wealthy bankers who were
rich enough to be hardly able to count
their money, were always found to be the
friends OF the workingmen; Laughter
in the gallery This was all right for
rich man to do, but when anything was
said for the workingmen by. those who
had the actual experience OF the work.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-30

SIR ANDREW CLARKE, the celebrated
English physician, at an inaugural meet
ing of course OF lectures in London,
defined health as "that state in which the
body is not consciously present to us, the
state in which work is easy and duty not
over great trial, the state in which it is
q joy to see, to think, to feel and to be. "
Such condition OF health, Sir Andrew
thinks, is not common among men, and
judged by this rule, he declared that one
half the population of London is perma-
nently ill.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-30
MEDICAL.

This man came TO Salt Lake Gl'yy yyn5Il MTIl
himself ns the son OF Dr. ~ p, a. Al
York, the well known spcclhilss cane
proved by ailidnyitA. As ruiho, o,oniaaI
Lake CITY from Dakota ana muhSi Sis
eXp0se Inndo there, he changed n'0 N
repregcnted himself as the son ol iLsn !"
spcclnlist in New York cry "'Vt
FOoTE, the well known author, nlr
THOw, of the well known IroM Ihe
New York city (iOrty years nr,ifS
buginess), EN Governor FRAhh t,r M
and the Hon. ABRAM WAkEMAntn n I'd
Postmaster In New York Guy hs, hs, N,
the Port, gave their RilldnHlls ,n nan
other doctors In New York ny nofr Ino n
or FooTE, excepting DR., u. H. F"v' o,n Al
of Medical Common Sense, M mr. II
nons, Dr u. Il. FoOTE, Jr,, hlu In
FOoTE. Tho genuine Dr. rooih'E b,
after always employ the lhllia no
mating his name. lierelolU,,b U,,berere
known not only at home but Whp M
1 licntlons have been circlllhloui,, X iye IA
1 Dr. FOoTE, Jr. Greater care WIZ mn
after, In view Of the fact lhht Nv y M
person has assumed to prom :"
! fathers reputation. , ,,ofe q
Those desiring further anu tor lar Nj
| formation in respect to tins lha'snle
| II by addressing B0x Az, sh n ady
/ Persons having Information oSte h
plaintiffs win kindly oomillu,h,'S d Mel
}, W. lvey, with sutherlH"u
Lake city, .,,, nm. FOO
/ Those doalrIng to consult pN, ,.honl
slonnlly or to order romeuieS
either CA
DR.. E. B. F00TE, Sr., or Dr. t. %, ..,
I2o Lexington Ave" s,l
Consultation Free, In person OF y
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PaddOck,s Laundry Bills.

The laundry bills OF the Utah Commits
sion, amounting to $54.38 in 1888, $lO7.36 in
1884, and $3.50 in 1885, are disallowed as
personal expenses not chargeabe to the
government.
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ters little. But it is important that his
death in its influence on others shall be
as disgraceful as possible, and hanging
by the mock seems to fill the bill.
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Orders promptly filled aud all work guar.
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CLINTON, Utah, March 26, 1886.
No; books cannot be copyrighted in the
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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-11-20
A Tale That Had to be the Last.

a party Of gentlemen at a Biz
mingIlam hotel we're telling stories
one night recently, OF famous shots
and how nIauy quailS, cartridges,
ducks and other birds had been
killed at u single discharge. After
listening to What seemed u wiIIiul
exuggelation by different narrators,
II stranger who WAS present volun-
tpered his experience of his only
use of the double. barrel gun as fol
lows:
IL went into the field the other
day to try cunning. The only game
discovered was an immense flock
of black birds. should say there
were 10000 in the flock. Slowly [
clawled up towards them, and when
not more than four rods away the
birds rose in a solid mass. fired
both barrels, and how many do you
think killed?"
Different guesseS were made by
the party, ranging from twenty TO
one hundred.
"Not one," said the stranger, ''but
I went out with my brother to look
fer results and we picked up four
bushels Of legs. l had shot IL little
under"
1t was the last story told.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-11-20
Each Received q Lesson.

A young recruit recently enlisted
at Camp Hancock, rear Atlanta,
while the country was threatening
war with Mexico, and he intended
to make a good soldier. One day
we was ON guard duty and was
slowly stepping along when an of.
ticcr approached. After the usual
Salnte the officer sail:
sLct me see ,y0nr gum"
The raw recruit banded over his
Springfield rifle and Il pleased ex.
preston stok. over his face.
AS The officer received the gun he
said in Il tone OF deepest disgust.
YOU'RE y fine soldier! You've
given up Your gun, ana now what
are yon going to do?"
The young Albanian turned pale.
and reaching Tor his hip pocket, he
drew d big six shooter, and prcpar.
ing for business, sad in u voice that
could not he understood:
"Gimme that gun or l'll blow q
hole through you in u pair II min
utes!'
The officer instantly decided not
to mcddlc any further with the raw
recruit, aud the gun Was promptly
surrendered.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-11-20
Hints for the Husband.

Granting that IL wife ewes duty,
loyalty and obedience to her huS.
band, has she not a right to de-
mand Il great deal in returns His
confidence she surely should re
ccivc, if worthy Of it. A serious
source of matrimonial trouble is
cnncc;lmcnt placticel 10y Il lns-
band concerning his movements
When away from home, especially
any of them, however really in
nocent in themselves, are capable
Of looking otherwise, and, through
The wanv of full knowledge, are al.
SO capable of being misinterpreted
by his wife, if she has any hint of
them at all. If it is his own affair,
aud it is unit for his wife to know,
then it is generally to he assumed
that it is an affair in which he has
no.right to DC engaged, and his
wiie's acquaintance with it means
ruined happiness; if it is another
mans affair, then equally he has
no right TO mix with it if excludes
his wife from his confidence in its
regard, has any influence upon bis
own conduct or obligations, or is
able to give her one distressing
suspicion OF any kind-suSpicion OF
either wrong doing on the hus-
bands part, so Often madness to Il
LOVING wife, or OF his interests Ell
tcring INTO something from which
she is Shut out, which is almost
equally disheartening and disturb.
ing. A worthless wife might not
deserve trust; but the wife who has
nIaIe her husbands interests nll-
Scitishly her own, is stabbed to the
quick by the want of Confidence
The wile's feelings here have Il
right to be regarded, even when
they seem to be unreasonable;
where the affections are involved
the reason will not always answer
te the call, and it is better that
reason should not DO required to
assert itself by the effort to coun-
teract he evidence Of the senses.
A deeper reason tells her that, if
llc loved her, he could find no hap
p'neSS in the secret side of matters
where she does notenter, and hope
less misery is the certain result.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-11-20
The Boy Was Safe.

At noon yesterday a Michigan
avenue grocer made a sudden dash
for his open door, and II hoy who
had been standing outside made
lust as sudden ~ dash for the mid
die Of the street.
II tell sou | won't stand this
much longcr.n Shouted the grocer
as he shook his fist at the boy.
"What.was doing?"
"You were breaking these carrots
to pieces.''
..weIl, can't a fellow see if they
"You look out! iii have an OF
ticer after you!'
s'The one Oh this beats"
eyes, the one on this bcatw
"RatS! He's counting my sis
ter. and you can imagine the sort
of II collar he'd give me! just lei
him walk me down and Belle vii
shake him like On old door matt"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-11-20
The weeping Tree.

The reader will lave to 60 to the
Canary Islands if he wishes to see
This tree, which is also called thc
fountain tree. 1t lives in Il con-
slant shower. The water eNnding
irm it's foliage falls in a coplouS
rain from the branches. One OF
these. of which there are three ON
he Island of Hero, stands i'll the
midst OF a little pond that it per
pctnally supplies with water, hence
lie Inhabitants in the vicinity 20
there to get their supplies. The
tree is II reservoir, IL mandatory,
lahratory. The one to which par
tlclllar reference is made i'll he
present instance is located on high
ground, about five miles from he
.oa. and hy HE natives is Hcnerated
a. II holy Tree; its leaves constantly
liStil enough watcrto furnish drink
to every living creature OH the is
land. 1t is distinct from other
trees, as it stands by itself. About
nine feet in circumference and three
in diameter. its branches overhang
circle of 100 feet around. being
thick and numerous. It's fruit re-.
sembles i'll shape that Of the acorn
and tastes somewhat like the ker
mel of a pineapple, hut is softer aud
none aromatic. The leaves are
likesthose of The laurel, but are lar
-gtlfand wider, with a shaIp curve;
they come forth in perpetual sue
cession, so that the tree is always
green. On the north side of the
trunk is a sort of a double natural
extern, or tank of rough stone,
each being about twenty feet
square and ten or twelve in depth.
One of these is used hy the island
crs and the other by cattle;a per
son is appointed to take care of it.,
AZ Il make IL fair distribution Of its
water, and for this pnrpoIe is given
house rent free and a salary.-Cul
tiyator.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-11-20
Chinese Costumes.

The principal feature of a China
mans costume is the fact that
Ii nothing ever fits but his stockings.
IL is clothing consists, really, OF
three or four shirts, each opening
in front aud having five buttons, Il
sacred number. These buttons
arc never in a straight row, but i'll
sort of semi circle half around the
body. The outer garments have
sleeves IA foot longer than the arm,
u fact which affords abundant OPP
portunities for theft.
A Chinaman'S jackets arc his
thermometer. lie will SAL, 'To-
day Is three jackets cold, and il it
increases at this rate, to morrow
will be four or five jackets cold"
Their shoes are well known. and
their caps are Of three or four diff
fcrent forms. One they call the
"waIermelon cap" OF the shape OF
half Il watermelon, having no front
pi, co, but, instead, a knob on the
top 10y which it is handled. The
second is like IL ronnd top felt hat
with the sides turned up, and 9th
crS are of various shapes. The
color Of the knob on the top of the
hat is the sign OF rank among man
darinS. The lowest wear Il gilt
knob, then a white stone, Il clear
crystal, pale blue stone, u deep
blue, pale red and deep red in
order of rank. Yellow may only
be worn by the cmperor'S family,
hut as Il mark of respect to age,
men over sixty Years by special
edicts are allowed to wear yellow,
this always emitting them to great
consideration among all classes.
The dude pantaloon probably orig
mated among the Chinese. From
the dawn Of history, on state occ;s-
sions, officials and dlpssy persons
will wear sort OF pantaloon, iit
ting as tightly us possible to the
leg, and each leg being entirely
separate from its fellow. These
Trousers are OF silk or satin, and
the legs are held in place by being
laStt ned to /. walSt-band or belt
around The body. On the approach
of cold weai her the Chinese iuclc;ls'.
the number of their garments, I'M.
I'll sometimes they are like auinla-
ted bales of cotton, their arms be-
ing forced INTO nearly horizontal
position; nor DO they take of their
masses Of clothing until the return
offspring.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-11-20
The Story of a Sofa.

A Chicago upholster, in repair
ing all old sofa that had been
brought to his shop, found the fol
lowing articles, which had slipped
down between the back and the
cushion: Forty-seven hair pms, 3
mustache combs, 10 suspendcr but.
tons, Is needless cigaretteS,4 pilot
ographs, 217 pins, some grains OF
coffee, afew cloves, 81 cuff buttons,
6 pocket knives, IL POKER chips. a
vial of homeopathic medicine, 81
Jumps of chewing gum, SO tooth
picks, IS matches and four button
hooks. The sofa belonged to II
man who had seven unmarried
daughters.-Chicago Tribune.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-11-20
Essay on Woman.
fer man came woman.

After man came woman.
And she has been after him ever
since.
She is a person Of free extraction,
being made OF man'srib.
don't know why Adam wanted
to fool away his ribs in That way,
Ml suppose he MAS not accounta i
Die for all he did.
1t costs more to keep a woman
tlan three dogs and u shotgun.
EuL she pays you back with in
tereSt-by giving you house full
of children to keep you awake all
l,ishr and smear molasSeS candy
over your Sunday coat. Besi,leS,a
woman is Il very convenient article
to Lave around the house.
She is handy to swear at When
ever yon cut yourself with razor
and don't feel like blaming your
self.
Woman is the superior being III
massachusetts. There are abont
$4,000 nOle Other sex than males
in that State. This accounts for
the single men who have eIuiglated
from the East.
Woman was not created per
feet.
She has her faults-such as false
hair. false complexion, and so on.
But she is IL great deal better
than her neigbbor, and She knows
it.
Eve was a woman.
Shemust have been model wife,
too, for it cost Adam nothing to
keep her in clothes.
Still don't think she was lllp-
ny. She couldn't go to the sewing
circle aud all her infol nation ab0nt
every body She knew, nor excite the
envy Of other ladies by wearing
her new winter bonnet to church.
A mOnstcr,a wretch, whoever he
is, that penned such an essay Oh
tile grandeSt of all Gods creations.
Jenny June.
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His Son John.

Bright and early Monday morn
ing a farmer looking man entered
Il Detroit establishment where
steam radiators are kept on sale,
and after squirting around few
minutes and asking for 1.-THE boss"
lie queried:
"Vas my son John in here a day
or twoagn9"
"IIe might have bccn," was the
reply.
"'rall fc!er-a little stoop shonl
dcre,l. ard tsurt of chainlightulng
lock about llims"
.'Ilhink lie was.n
II knew he was. He came in
TOWN to look for coal stove, and
SEINE ono asked him why he dldn't
luy IL radiator. He came home all
ul,sot about 'cm, and nothing wOnll
do hut | must come i'll and see
'cm. This is Il radiator, is itF"
1T is"
"Ilcat gees around in all them
pipes. ! take its"
.Ics, sir, the circulation is per
feet" .
John said he could get one all
tainted up and marble slab on
tcr for 'levcn dollars"
yes. I'll sell YOU one for that
pon't you want but onel"
"Oh, ] guess one will heat the
Sitting room all right"
"You are not going to put in a
loiler and pipes for just one radia-
tor. are you?"
"Whut biler and pipess"
s.The boss" had confidential
chat with him for about threcmin
utes. atthe end of which the farm
cr remarked:
IL thought it odd that John could
not remember where you put The
coal in. or whether it was fixed to
bur. wood, TOO. Say, mister!'
Eyes, sir"
81 said snmthin' about. John hay
ing chain lightning look. ] want
to take it back. He don't know
huff to chaw peach stones, and III
make him cut corn all night to pay
fur thiSp'
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-11-20
Good and Bad Habits.

Ifany of you have paid a visit to
a DENTISTS office, and have had a
tooth extracted, you know what IA
painful operation it is. 1t has been
growing there Gcep III the socket,
from your childhood up, an, it is
hard sevcring it from its attach
mentS.
just as hard and sometimes more
painful is it to break up bad habits;
they have grown with your growth,
and become Il part of yourself, but
they must be rooted out Or hey
will destroy yon.
"Rememher,n said Lord Colllng.
wood to yeulIg nlan that he loved,
.'that before YOU arc five and tw, H.
ty ycu must establish, Il character
that will serve you all your life.
DIR. Johnston says that 1.-THE llab-
it OF looking at the bright side of
everything is worth more than u
thousand pounds {; Year."
There are other habits even more
valuable, which the Young should
most carefully cultivate. The llab-
1t of temperance in all things, of
curbing The temper, Of love and
kindness toail,oi diligence in bust
hess; these are Il few of The good
habits we cannot place too high a
value upon. 1t is as strange as
sad that bad habits are far more
tenacious. Even what is at first
diStasteilIl may become at length a
necessity. | never heard yet of a
PERSON who enjoyed his first qnid
OF tobacco
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-11-20
Why the Case Was Dismissed

A young man had been arrested
for kissing u pretty girl, and she
was on the witness stand.
"You say" said the attorney for
the defendant, "that the young
man kissed you against your
wills"
Eyes, he did, ard he did it a doz-
ell times, too"
"lvell, now, is it not true that
You also kissed him during the af-
iray7"
Objected to; objection overruled.
"Now answer my question:" con-
tinued the attorney. "Did you not
kiss the defendant alsow
"Yes. did," replied the witness,
indignantly, bnt it was in self de-
Tense" Wv ashington Critic.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-11-20
Humorous.

A signal triumph-The weather
service.
After all, it is the bad child that
gets the palm.
Felt slirpers-Those applied to
vicious Youngsters.
The rule of tlree-For the third
person to clear out.
When Il man buys Il porous plas-
ter he generally sticks TO his bar
gain.
A conductor can be polite to the
ladies and at tho same time knock
down he fare.
1t is in pocket picking about the
same as inevcrything else. "A man
never succeeds until he gets his
hand in.
IT. is reported that there is a cap
tain who has been SO often across
the Atlantic that he knows every
wave by sight.
ltlsreportedtllat Virgins learned
to he a prophet by guessing what
his wife would say when he came
home late ut night.
SIN make you dance,' cried an
irate mother, pursuing her son with
IL slipper in hand. ''Tlren," re-
marked The juvenile, 1--WE shall have
II bawl.n
An independent old lady, speak
ing of Adam naming all the ami.
mails. said she didn't think he dc
served any credit for naming the
pig-anyone would know What 10
call him.
A PHILOSOPHER says: "No matter
how good your wares are the mo-
mcnt Aun show yourself anxious to
sell thcotlltr man is shy oihuying."
This is u iallacy. The man who al
vertiSeS shows he Is ANXIOUS to sell
and he "walkS of with the cake