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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-23
THE RETURNING BALL.
A Peddler Who Invented q Toy Which
Melted Him u Small Fortune.

Melted Him u Small Fortune.
= For good many years, summer and
winter, rain or shine, John Burke, .
stalwart Irishman, peddled goods
through the city of Brooklyn, from Red
Hook to Greenpoint, and from Fulton
Ferry to East New York. He was
known by all the children in the dis
itricts which he visited. He liked to see
good-looking girl. and he married
three times.
Catherine Burke was his third wife.
and he married her because she had
been in his employ during the lifetime
Iof wife No. 2. Catharine was ambitious,
and she induced John to make an effort
to rise in the world. He engaged in
the business of fakir and went about
with little platform, from which he
harangued his audiences, under his arm,
and with little coal-oil lamp stuck on
long pole, which served to illuminate
the surroundings.
John trampea through the States of
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Connect cut and Massachusetts and
made money. When he stood on his
stand near the village tavern crowd
soon gathered about him. his oil lamp
and his little rosrum. His talk to the
rural public was full of the native wit
of an 1rishman, and he always got his
hearers into good humor with his sallies
and small talk before exposing his
wares to their wondering gaze. John
had mind with an inventive turn and
turned it to good account. He made y
name for himself by inventing what Isl
known as the returning ball, rubber
globe attached to rubber string. and
cleared S30,000
Then the Burke family rose from its
obscurity and looked down from it's
financial height upon its admiring
neighbors. John Burke and his wife
gave splendid entertainments to their
particular friends, at which the punch
bowl was frequently emptied, and many
reel was reeled and many Jig was
iigged. Johns particular friends
helped him to get away with a large
part OF his wealth. What he had left
he invested in Il big tenement house in
York street with a mortgage of $l4,-
600. In September, last year, Cath
arine Burke got a decree of separation
from her husband on the ground of
cruel and inhuman treatment. Brook
Inn Times
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-23
CARPET REMNANTS.
The Many Ways in Which Scraps Are
posed or to Advantage.

The Many Ways in Which Scraps Are DIS.
posed or to Advantage.
what do you do with all your
scrapsP' asked a reporter of II salesman
in carpet house.
"Well, we have great demand for
them," was the reply. "Remnants of
carpets don't go begging. by large ma
iority. In fact, the demand is largely
in excess of the supply. In the first
place, the long ends of rolls in patterns
which we do not wish to carry any more
are sold to the secondhand dealers, who
pay good price for them, say sixty or
seventy-tive per cent. of their wholesale
value in the piece. They buy of all the
dealers and often find another remnant
of the same kind, which they add to the
first and make up carpet large enough
for n small room, which they sell to
their customers as 'm'stit' and fre-
quentv get as much for as though it
was cut to fit the room. We often sell
full rolls that have been soiled ut the
ends or that are in patterns out of date
to the same men, who use them in the
same way. 1t is surprising what q de-
mand their is for misfit carpets. A
woman will pay full price for one and
think she has bargain.
"Then the smaller rcmnants-say
from two to four yards long. If they
are bright, fresh goods we make rugs of
them by sewing on borders and sell them
without loss. If they are little shop
worn or soiled we sell them to the
lounge manufacturers, who use them in
their business. A large number of the
cheaper lounges are made by the furni-
ture men and are nearly all covered
with these pieces of carpet. Still smaller
pieces are sold to the dealers, who pay
about twenty-five per cent. of the orig
inal cost and sell them as mats and rugs
for good hundred per cent. The small
cuttings and scraps are sold by the
pound to the hassock and ottoman
makers. who drive thriving trade with
the wholesale houses, one of which ham
dies two hundred and fifty dozen has
socks a year.
"There isn't much waste in the carpet
business, in spite of the trouble in
matching patterns, which is such bug
bear to the economical housewife. who
wonders why it takes twenty-five or
twenty-three yards of carpet to cover a
room only nineteen or twenty yards in
area. Oil-cloth samples and remnants
are in demand for vestibules and stove
rugs. and when too small for these pur-
poses are bought by the carriage manu-
facturers. Chicago NeDs
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-23
THE EASIEST WAY,

Your letter just rame to me Willy.
And you find thut you don't forget?
You've tried for these months loh, you
And are i sure that You love me yctp
All. those nys we're sweet. acknowledge,
When the head ~ his ciuss In college
Took fancy to me.
Don't say that haven't n heart, VIII;
think OF the past with regret ..
And though we've so long been apart, still
], too, find II hard to forget.
What nonsense I'm writing! Ned Cary
Hns broken with Lillian Lee.
And he and Ralph Snnds-yOu know Mary
Are devoted to me.
Jack whitney has come Into. money;
She married old Dale-an't IL funny?
He's seventy n he's day.
Her trousseau, OF course, came from Paris
Her brldemaids were Maggie Mckee.
Tic Weston girls. Beatrice Harris,
Celia Carter and me.
Another, they say. in September
VIII be the event of the year.
Your trio. Boyd, Billiards and Beer?
IT'S Grace wed 20 Gold, says Dame Grundyi
That his gifts nre a sight to see:
That she tries on her dress on Monday;
That It's ordered by me;
That mines the opinion that's asked for
The flowers, the feast and the vino;
That my poor little wits are tasked for
~, The entirt pc Rper,for,manee, IN fine
Nor even my cousin Marie;
They say-you know tongues run so freely =
That the bride, too, Is me.
Ruth Hall, In Harper's Mdgasine.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-23
P,TH AND POINT.

DO not be discouraged because you
discover that you are not man OF
genius. An eminent scientist declares
that genius is a form of epilepsy. -7erds
Sittings.
1T is only the abstract mother-in-
law who is joked about. The concrete
flesh-and-blood mother-in-law isn't o
matter for jestng or any sort OF trifling
with.-Boston Record.
-"Only twentyP" "Yes," she ex-
planned. George made me promise
when we were married that l would
never change. was twenty then. and
mean to keep my promise. ~. I.
Telegram.
IL hate that mani" exclaimed Mrs.
Uppercea, I'D like to make his life
miserable!" "Tell you what" said her.
husband warmly, "rll send the villain
an invitation to your musicale. Well
torture himI' -Burdette.
An American millionaire. who was
looking at level tract of land which he
| had lust bought at an extravagant price,
said to the agent who had sold 1t to him:
~ do admire rich green flat" $50
do l." significantly replied the agent
~ y Post.
l Us. dIl ItCliIS ih'Sct
ably, and really can't afford to hire y
doctor. winks-Why don't you try
my plon? It's founded on the drec-
tions always given by doctors. Minks-
lEh! What is that? Winks-I do every
thing don't want to.-Omaha World.
-She-James, do you know you put
three buttons on the plate in church to-
day? He-Yes, / knew what | was
| al, L., aeI,a dntr
know that bought those buttons yes
terday for my new dress and paid fifty
cents apiece for them. Wilmington
Star.
my DEAR" said Concord lady to
her husband, ..if you do not make
haste we shall be late to the School Of
Philosophy. Aren't you nearly ready?"
VI will be ready" replied the husband.
who is not much of philosopher. "iust
as soon as can find my chestnut bell.
--"Why don't you bring your friend
around to the house, Mr.. FeatherlyP"
inquired Bobby, as that young man
seated himself in the parlor. 81 have q
good many friends, Bobby" replied
Featherly, indulgently. (which friend
do you meanp" John Barleycorn.
Pa says you are a great friend of his"
~ T. Sun.
-Bagley-Going fishing to-day? De
Baggs-No, sir. Too much business to
attend to. Every well, I'll think of
you when I'm sitting on the shady bank
hauling in the two-pound beauties"
That's right, do. And when you stop
at the market on the way home, just
buy me a string, too. That's a good
fellow. Philadelphia CAL.
Bobby was awake when his mother
came home from the party at midnight.
"Did you say your prayers to nurse.
Bobby" she asked, "Defore you went
to bed?" "No. mamma, forgot it."
swell, you had better come and say them
to me now" what" said Bobby, in
drowsy astonishment, ''does God stay
up all night?" Chicago Journal.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-23

found. have flung the past behind my
back; he is the very apple of my eye. l
forbid you TO cast one word in his teeth.
II you can not live in peace with him.
you must live elsewhere.
After many months things settled
down. Joseph married the Lady
Olivia and took house in Park lane,
and was rs happy ever afterward MS re-
spectacle people deserve to be. and Jack
steadicd down and never sowed any
more wild oats His father grew into a
happy old man, and as long as he lived
Jack never married. Then Lady Pimlico
died and left him all her savings, and
when ] last saw my boy he had ripencd
into king of men, happy, rich, pros
porous and honored. the old light still
dancing in his blue eyes, and he had
ever u stalwart arm ready for an old
man to lean upon. Only yesterday
Jack called mt my chambers, and in the
carriage were two ladies'; the younger
and prctt'er jumped out, and she and
Jack ran up stairs. Sitting as was in
my easy chair. the two young people
took very unfair advantage of me-.
Violet sat ut my feet, put her arms up
on my knees. and Jack leaned over the
back of the chair, with his arms around
my neck. "Dcar uncle, Bob,' Che al
ways called me uncle after he came
hoIle) "guess who that lady is.''
We'll, Jack, she is Lady Violet STAN
ley"
"Well, uicle, Stanley is an ugly
name, though you mightn't think it, SO
I'm going to give her new one and
present you with new niece. Kiss
her and tell her you love her for my
sake and her own, too"
Before they 60 ask Jack to keep a
little corner OF his he art for me to creep
into for old loves sake, and Jack says
he will. Tcmpie Bar.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-23
HOW 1T is WORKED.
The Big Diamonds Which Blaze ON HOteA
Clerks Shirt Fronts.

Clerks Shirt Fronts.
people get off a great many very
ancient jokes about the big diamonds
worn by hotel clerks" remarked q
salesman at the Hotel Anderson, last
night. land as result most persons
have gotten the idea into their heads
that those same diamonds are nothing
but chunks of paste
ADO you wish the great reading pub
lie to infer that they are anything else?"
~ do just that. Most of the diamonds
worn by hotel clerks are genuine. Only
last week, while was at Atlantic City,
l saw hotel clerk from whose breast
one of the largest and purest diamonds
! ever saw glittered. But, of course, he
didn't pay for it, and to tell the truth it
didn't belong to him.
1T didn't belong to himp"
"No, my dear boy, it ddn'h Hc was
wearing II for an advertisement. A
great many jewelry firms advertise their
goods in just that way. Almost any
watering place you may go to you will
see the hotel clerks blazing with dla-
monds that will make your eyes bulge
out. It's good dodge for the jewoler.
and it plcases the clerk"
"But how is the jeweler benefitedp'
'Well, it doesn't cost any thing to let
"a clerk wear diamond few months,
and during that time rich visitors are
sure to inquire about tho stone, ask
where it was purchased, and SO on. The
clerk, of courso tells what house it came
from, recommends the visitor to 20
there, and often gives him card of In,
production to the proprietor. SeeV"--
Pittsburgh Dtspatch
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-23
Wanted Rows All Around.

Madam Parvenue, who had grown
suddenly rich by an oil well spouting in
her back yard, consults an architect in
regard to an elegant and costly resi-,
dencence which she intends to build.
Architect-Do you wish rotunda in
the housep
Madam Parvenue-Yes, want ro-
tunda IN tine house and two or three
rows of tundas cunning round the out
side of the house, --Pittsbu rgh Chronicle
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-23

"A eucalyptus tree fifty feet from
we'll in Alameda County, Cal. sent two
roots through the brick wall of well
fifteen feet below the surface, and com
pletely covered the bottom with mat
of iherS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-07-13
E1pedltIon 70 enc North Polo

NEW YoRK, July I2.-Col. Glider, a
Herald representative, will start this
evening on an exploring expedition. of
the unknown region to the north of the
American continent. He will take pas
sage at New London. Connecticut. on
the northern whaler Era, which will lay
him on the Cumberland Inlet where he
hopes by q o1ld dash to reach the most
northern latitude yet touched. and if
possible plant the Amer can standard
on the north pole. Co. Glider accom-
panied Lieutenant Schwatka on his
search for the remains of Sir John
Franklin expedition. William Grifiths
IS the only white man who accompanies
him. Glider will take with him a mum.
Der OF hre arms and provisions for one
year. They propose to live principally
on fish and game. Glider expects 10
find an open sea to some extent, but
not nayigable.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-07-13
School Meeting

The school meeting, last evening. was
presided over by Councillor Mcouarrie
The financial report of the past year
was read. The report shows. Receints
rom lakes, S4,99i.30; tax received Der
land Sl60; receipts from entertainments
LOT DEMENT, Of library $3.50. Terrific
mai apDortiOnment Sc I42: tuition ices
from estrays, $l35. The prin-
cipst disbursements are: For teachers.
male % 2l5 so, female, s.. $3.50: build
ing new school louise IN Fourth Ward
81, l5O.2g; compensation for trustees. 800
each. The question was debated as TO
whether tuition fees should be collected
In advance. After some discussion the
question was decided in the negat We.
Robert M-QuarrIe was nominated to
succeed hiIu eli for the next three years.
but he declined the nomination. John
ScoWcroft was then placed in nomina-
ton and elected by vote of 2l8. scat
tering votes, 9. The meeting passed OF
quietly, there being no opposition.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-07-13
Baseball

The Ogden Stars and Hooper nine
played an interesting game of baseball
on Lester Park Square on Saturday.
The score stood at the close 10 to IL in
favor OF the Stars. This was the last of
three games between these popular
teams and the score was kept far within
the limits of The preceding two games.
The FIRST was played in this city and the
score was somethi- & like 80 to 6 in favor
of the Stars. Toe next game was
played in Hooper and the Hooper boys
scored over 40 runs against 5. The
national game has several votaries in
this city and some of the boys are get
ting 10 be really good players.
Considerable interest is being mani
tested concerning the game that will be
played between the Ogden Athletics
and he Nationals in Salt Lake next
Friday. The Athletics will be unable
10 get their whole nine. but the number
viii be made up from Willard and Pain
City. Quite number Of the boys will
probably go TO Salt Lake to wi illness the
game.
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An End 20 Bono scrnpfnr.

Edward Shepherd, Of Harrisburg, H.,
says: Having received so much bene-
st from Electric Bitters, feel il my
duty to let suffering humanity know IL.
Have had running sore on my leg for
eight years my doctors told me / would
have to have the bone scraped or ny
leg amputsted. used, instead, three
bottles Of Electric Bitters and seven
boxes of Bucklen's Arnica Salvs, and
my leg is now sound and well.
Electric Bitters are sold at fifty cent?
a bottle. and Bucklen's Arnica SalVe at
twenty-five cents per box By 2. @. II. L.
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BECK,s Ao1 sPRI9as.

P.Ivste and plunge baths constantly
Ifsn; rooms for invalids, fitted up IN
srst-c.sss style, now ready; medicinal
waters constantly on draught; elegant
dressing rooms fitted up with all the
modern conveniences; the best of meals
furnished at all hours. With the open
ing OF the season daily trains will run
from the Utah Central and D. & R. G.
depots.
The Hot Springs, of Salt Lake City,
are superior TO the very best mineral
waters in the market.
J. NJ. BENEDICT, NJ. D.
SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 18th, 1885.
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Russia Won't Do 1t Hereafter.

BRUssELs, July Re Nord, the Rus
sian organ here, announces that Rus
STA will. he. eater not confer Russian
orders or decorations on Bri ish, Ameri-
can or Swiss Subjects or citizens. be-
cause their respective countries do not
decorate Russian subjects.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-07-13
France Aiming Her Troops

PARIS, July L. AThe government has
ordered 10000 repeating rifles to
be distributed among the troops be.
fore August. This action is attributed
to the conduct of Germany in arming
her battalions in Alsace-Lorraine with
similar weapons.
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o q ID Il n.
ooDEs CRY july 10, 1886

vo AZ as 1ePsT 'ment OF TIE H RAID is de-
Inc Branch once Of JHE HveSIS5s 10
e Sy with Tanner, Jr., over Burton.
~ nerriek q Whites. Fourth Street OGDEN
' Utsn where subscriptions and siyeItise.
a the SAT- Lake Office. S@iie 'efiAs -
sel nm % unications addressed to The SALT
attention. 49, 'eOe4fe p1onlps
he HERALD is delivered bv carriers IN
o sc,jSar every cry morning. except Monday. Sue
nIasse yo,ss.. az y receive their papers viii
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Lord BeaeonsfieId

Cherished English primroses as the
sweetest of flowers. But neither roses,
lilies nor buttercups are sweeter than
the mouth of that fair one who uses
S0ZODONT daily to keep her teeth
white as the driven snow and her gums
red as JuRe roses
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Cricket Challenge
following explains itself:

The following explains itself:
OGDEN CITY, July II, 1886.
On behalf of the Ogden Cricket Club,
1 hereby challenge the Salt Lake
Cricket Club to a friendly game of
cricket, to be played on Lester Park,
Ogden City, on the. Twenty-fourth of
July. Wickets TO be pitched at 10 am.
ALFRED SAURTHwAITE,
p. o. Box 676. Secretary.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-07-13

Other testimonials to the excellent
curative properties are being constantly
received. These waters can be shipped
in bottle or bulk to any part OF the
country. JOHN BECK, Prop'r.
Box 434, Salt Lake.
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SHEgIFF BEISAP furnished OF
L.pham's Dress and Cloak House.

Dressmaking Ii al its branches.
Special attention given 20 orders from
the country. Orders filed on satrf
notice. Ready-made Dresses kept Cd
hand. Agent for McCan's Bazaar Pat
terms. No. - ", First South Street. I
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REV. Ell. WHITNEY, Of Clarkson
\. Y, says Gilmore's Aromatic Wine
for Female Weakness stands without a
rival. For sale at A. c. Smith & Co. 5
Drug Store. ia
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-07-13

LADIES, use GImore's Aromatic
Wine for Nervousness and Sleepless-
ness. For sale at A. G. Smith & Co. s
Drug Store. II
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WILLIS L. CULVER, of Pavilion.
n. Y, says hat Gilmore's Magnetic
Elixir cured him of a long standing
Throat and Lung Trouble. For sale at
A. g. Smith q Co.'S Drug Store 10
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Personal and General.

HOTl A hundred and ten degrees in
the shade yesterday.
DAVID NJ. STUART addressed the con-
gregation in the Tabernacle on Sunday.
1t WIS rumored on the streets yester-
day that man had dropped dead in
FarmingtOB.
TOMMY" MORRIS is doing the paint
ing on PEBBLES new b-ilding. Ii is
artistic work.
Tbs WILSON and Bingham families of
West Weber, were interview by the
Grand Jury yesterday.
The DISTRICT Court holds another
session TO day. The case against Charles
Bronson Is the only one set for trial.
1t WOULD certainly be 4 good thing for
the city fathers to see that those nor
nd nails" IN the plank sidewalks in the
city are driven down. D..
"a COMPLAINT was fled in the police
court yesterday, charging Dick Hill
Jr. with giving man 3 severe fioggi1g
recently. The trial has not vet come
of.
Mr.. MASAsSA CoLLINsoS, OF Riser &
CollinsOn was taken quite seriously i'll
yesterday morning, soon after opening
his place OF business. The gentleman
was sent home in 8 carriage and DIR.
Powers summoned to attend him His
numerous friends hope 10 see him
around agian shortly.
SPECULATION AS to the outcome OF the
Greenwich trial is rife on the streets, the
majority wondering If the case viii
really come TO trial. Almost everybody
believes that il is q case Of mistaken
identity so far as the young lady in
question Is concerned. Thursday next
Will produce some further develop
ments.
REV. JOIN n. BRoES, Of New York,
8 brother Of our fellow tOwnsman, z.
A. Brown, is expected to arrive in the
city next Friday and 10 deliver q lecture
on the battle of Gettysburg, on the fol-
lowing Monday. Mr.. Brown will also
probably lecture in Salt Lake CRY
de viii 60 to the Grand Army reunion
in San Francisco
THE CRY Council committee should
devise some means of supplying the
citizens with water soon. This commit
tee is ST work and have set detectives to
work, 70 discover parties who are using
MOAS otS- N--- - t1-N ~. II -oSSt
Is not forthcoming there viii be yigOr
Gus kick instituted by the bench people.
and il is not unlikely that 8 special
meeting Of the council viii Le called to
consider the matter.
SHEgIFF BEISAP furnished Ofieer
solomon Of Salt Lake City, with the in
formation that resulted in the capture
OF the three crook shere on Saturday
evening. Williamson, Ehs was charged
with stealing 3 horse was fined $50 in
the Police Court here reeentlys for
asssulting q Chinamzn, who claimed ne
vas robbed Of s. at the time. All three
OF the boys have been making item
seves "numerous" about the saloons
here since then.
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SALT LAKE, CITY Nov

SALI LAKE CITY, NOV. y, 1886.
We can fully endorse the Hot Springs
mineral water as having no superior.
q. G. N. I. DRUG DEPT,
Per RoB'T CLEGHoRs,
Manager.
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The Hot Springs mineral water has
been tried by us, and we can freely
recommend 1t 10 the trade as equal to
the best imported brands.
GoDBE PITTs DRUG Co.
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Spencer House and
Cottage.
a5o-a5e 8. FIRST EAST ST

~ . E4HSo
DosToFFFCE BLOCK. SCRR0UNDk.
any hotel in lie cay, beautifully kspt '
shade, Fruit Trees, Flowers. etc, IA ~
one Of the pleaszntest resorts In the eiy -
family hotel or Q home for oo -
Table not excelled.
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Agent

: = aoSsOh Ageni
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-05-20

and viii be sold remarkably low i7r the quar-
ttv. Call at the old staud just above W
viyian's drug store, High st., Mineral Poin'
Wisconsin 10y