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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-01
$64,63,51?
LANDS.
Total .s26,0.9.534
Total bonds and lands. 49,.

Total bonds and lands .......... $97, 100, 430
As to the financial operations of the
Union Pacific Company, the commits
ON refers to the management of Mr..
Cloud and his directors, in undertak
Ing TO release themselves from liability |
and obligation by their own acts, and |
rates it as somewhat extraordinary"
The report deals quite extensively with |
the operations of Mr. Gould in purchas-
ing the Missouri Pacific. the Kansas
Central and the central Branch
Union Pacific, with the view of con-
structing road from st. Louis to the
Pacific. The methods emp Dyed by him
TO terrify directors TO submission to
his plans, are discussed in manner not
to Mr. Gould's credit as reputable
;al;way manager.
As contrast to such management,
Lhe commission refers to 1.-The conserva-
i've, energetic and intelligent MANAGE
inent which has characterized the ad-.
mrii> tration of the Union Pacific Rsil-
wav. from the spring of 1884 To the
present time" The commissioners
have gone into the management of the
Central Pacific Company with great
minuteness and severe criticism.
As an evidence .af the Huntington
management the cost of the Cen raj
Pacific is given at $120 S72 $50 when the
commission found it WIS So 30l 831
having a profit of 81 500 0tl0 which was
laid TO Stanford, Huntington, Hopkins
and Crocker. being voted TO them by
their own votes Other similar trans
actions are given.
AS to the Sioux City and Pacific Com
pany the commission found no con-
struction books or vouchers In exist
renee from which the cost of construc-
ton could be ascertained. But the
, action of the commissioners in dividing
amcny themselves the first mortgage
/ bonds of the road Is characterized a. q
! wapton viola ion of the law. The COM
MISSION report that the requirements OF
assessing stockholders upon thei1
} stock until the par value shoulC
be fully paid has not b. en- kept; that the
, REQ Ilrements of first class roads have
, also not been kept; that the require
i ment to construct telegraph line, ha
3 not been kept; that the obligations TO
? carving troops and the meils have. no
been observed and thar no dividends O.
0 | any of the bond aided roads have eve
I been paid in violation of law. The com
e mission finds. while there is no proof o
e actual bribery, that money and passe
f have been used by officials OF the Uniol
n Pacific company for influencing legisla
t tim.
c The bill proposed by the commission
9 is designed to remedy the evils men
: toned above.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-01

81 a ties, It is also insufficient 10 accom- t
pli>h a repayment of tine present worth |
o. the cbiigutio,,, even at The re0uced |
rate of 3 per cent. per annum, Tor the |
reason that the entire net earnings will
not amount to 3 per cent. of the present
value of the deb.
The commission believe that the en-
forcsment OF the government lien would
result as gift of the Whole amount due
the United States.
The Central Branch Union Pacific Rail-
road extends from Atcnison 10 Wafer
VILE, kt,p.. "a d Ia al -of-luU miles rs
cost Wa, 50 COO 000 and its mutual i'll
come $34l UO us bonded deot Its
SO, $50 600 ahu the net account OF Tvs
government opligafion Is So zl9 634 o
paw this the cumnl Slon propose a
mortgage under which $ll3 $50 snail be
pald annually Tor ten years, s.lSd Sl3p,-
| UU0 aui}ualiy thereafter untll lhe'Wnoie
| deot paid 40
The Sioux City & Pacific road extends
| froiu $40 x CITY, Iowa, tozFremont,
| Mn. a distance of iUl miles, with q
branch TO ,.Jssouri Vail, y Junction OF
about SIX miles III, length. It's avera.e
arn1ngs are $237 3h2, its funded in
debreduess is 81 500. aud its obhga'
| lions To The Uniteu 9Latrs 50 3o4 .05I a
mortgage is proposed unuer which the
Company shall pay annually. Tor tel
wears $1l6 200 sud $l32 800 annually
tues safLeI xntfi the deDt IS paid. The
bills submitted by The commission differ
from any pending legislation -hrst, IN
tnc method OF computing present vsiue
Of Indebtedness; second, they direct
the discount to be computed 1T
per cent. Compounded; third, they
add mortgage to the statu-
tory lin; fourth, they provide fol
simpler. bond; fifth. give wide range
IN the investment OF the sipking fund
sixth, they forbid the declaring of div
ldenos except from the earnings of the
: tisca} year, and these only after the re-
], quirements of the government have
been met; seVenth, they require the
, companies to institute suits against of
fcers for the misapproprlepion of the
, company's FUNDS; eighth. they ameno
the Thurman act SO as to apply to tn.
existing condition of each coinpanv.
In the second part the commission
| show the amount OF bonds aud tns
quantity of land received by the Pacific
roads to be as follows:
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-09-08
Biggest One Yet.

rs it very hot out on the lakes ?"
queried our reporter yesterday of an
old captain who was fanning him
self in the shade Of Il coal-pile.
Hot is it Well, you are fresh.
Why, young man, if l should tell
you how high l have seen the mer-
curry go down on Lake Erie you'd
call me a liar y
The reporter limited that no man
of sense would ever think Of quest
ioning a mariners word, and the
captain continued
81 remember the summer Of 1858.
I sailed the Orphan Girl that sea-
son. On the 18th Of July we were
becalmed with fleet about mid
lake. Hot oh, no By ten o'clock
in the morning the mercury marked
1876 degrees in the shade, and we
were loaded with ice, at that y
"Is it possible p
"By noon we had put out seven
or eight spontaneous fires, and the
anchors were then so hot we had to
drop 'em over to cool 'em. There
were eight vessls of us, and we drop
ped about the same time"
''Yes."
"Well, sir, the result was boiling
hot water all around us for half an
hour. We captured over one hun.
dred fish, which were nicely boiled
1t was very lucky for us, as the hea
of the sun had melted our cook
stove and we should have gone hun
CRY. Is it hot out on the lakes
Well, you just stay on land during
a hot spell if you know what's gooC
for you. Did you say lemonade fol
two?'
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-09-08
Fragments of Emerson.

Envy is ignorance.
Practice is nine-tenths.
Discomfort is infrmity of will.
Insist on yourself; never initiate.
Stick to your business, young
man.
Life only avails, not the having
lived.
Concentration is the secret of
strength.
Always scorn appearances, and
you always may.
Trust thyself every heart vibrates
to that iron string.
Your goodness must have some
edge to it, else there is none.
Nothing is at last sacred but the
integrity of your own mind.
Let a man know his worth, and
keep things under his feet.
A true man belongs to no other
time place, but is the centre of
things.
1t is as easy for the strong man to
be strong, as it is for the weak to be
weak.
A scene in the sanctum
Boy(to editor)-There's man
outside that wants to know who
wrote that article on Jim Boggs,
who disappeared last week.
Editor-Go back and tell him
you wrote it.
Boy (returning) That's a nice
man, boss.
Editor-What did he say when
you told him?
Boyle said that was the best
piece we've had in the paper for a
year, and he gave me ten dollar
bill.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-09-08
For Swollen Feet.

Policeman, mail carriers and
others whose occupation keeps them
on their feet a great deal, often are
troubled with chafed, sore and blis-
tered feet, especially in extremely
hot weather, no matter how comfort
ably their shoes may fit. A powder
is used in the German army for
sitting into the shoes and stockings
of the foot soldiers, called "Fusstre-
upulver," and consists of 3 parts sal
icylic acid, 10 parts starch and 81
parts pulverized soapstone. 1t keeps
the feet dry, prevents chatting and
rapidly heals sore spots. Finely
pulverized soapstone alone is very
good.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-09-08
How a Hedgehog Kills a Serpent.

A foreign paper describes the
proceeding as follows The hedge
hog cautiously approached the sleep
ing reptile and seized the end of his
tail between his teeth. Then he roll
ed himself up into a compact .ball
and awaited developments. The
snake, awakened by the pain, turn
ed upon his enemy and fought with
his fangs. The hedgehog, retaining
his hold, allowed himself to be drag
ged back and forth during the strug-
gle, and, meanwhile, the serpent's
jaws had become lacerated and use
less from constant assault upon the
spines of its enemy. In a few min
utes the serpent had become ex-
hausted with his efforts, and the
hedgehog, unrolling himself, disem-
boweled the serpent and ate his
meal. In this case the hedgehog
does not kill the serpent directly,
but obliges him to kill himself by
dashing upon the sharp spines.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-09-08

Margaret had loved him ever so
dearly this would certainly have
ended it. He dissolved the engage
ment without so much as saying "by
your leave" He did indeed say
something about Fastening to speak
while there was yet an uncertainty
as to how seriously Bidwell's failure
had involved other people. But that
was the merest gloss, and only this
extraordinary conduct.
1 folded the letter and gave it
back to her without remark.
"Well," she asked, "real ly you
have nothing to say ?"
"Shall I challenge him to mortal
combat with horsewhips ?" I in
quired.
Tears of anger sparkled in Mar
garet's beautiful eyes.
GLOW could you humiliate me
so ?"
81 Miss Stone I"
81 beg your pardon, Mr.. Gurney."
she said haughtily.
"And l beg yours, Miss Stone, for
meddling. l suspected Mr.. Bentley,
but not of anything quite so cold
blooded. Shall you break your
heart about such a villain ?"
"Indeed, no. But I am very an
cry"
"At whom him or me?"
"At both of you"
suppose l must have looked ter
rible abashed and confounded-I
tried to, for she put a little hand on
my arm, and then would have swift
ly withdrawn it, but captured that
trail thing and held it.
81 suppose ought to be thank
ful to you," she said, struggling a
little, and blushing in the most
lovely manner.
"If you will permit me l will pun
ish him for you,' I said gravely.
She looked up inquiringly:
"By marrying you"
ooh p
"Don't you think it would ?"
"Perhaps.'
We were quite sure of it the first
time we chanched upon Bentley
after our marriage, his face was as
good as a picture,
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-09-08
Pearls OF Thought.
It is easy to make straw men.

1t is easy to make straw men.
No man ever yet failed until he
lost confidence.
The hangman has no grudge
against the murderer.
We all think we can do better
than the other fellow.
Do not squander time, for that is
the stuff life is made Of
Never take the harsher way when
love will do the. deed.
Never kick unless you find you
are getting the worst of it.
1t is hard to catch fish if you
haven't the right kind of bait.
A man wants Il great many things
he dosen't need in this world.
He who comes up to his own
idea of greatness must always have
had a very low standard of it in his
own mind.
Ladies of fashion starve their hap
piness to feed their vanity and their
love to feed their pride.
The world is like wheel incrss-
antly revolving on whi.ll human
things alternately ii-' and fall
When you rise IN 'he morning
form the 'e-nlui ol, Il, make tlrr dnv
"A hapr> ""
He is harry who's circumstances
suit his temper ru' nr Is more *
ce!lent VIII" can ,ui his temper ln
amy Circumstance
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-09-08
FARMERS DEPARTMENT
Farm and Garden Notes.

Teams should be worked early.
Poor food is a prolific source of
poor butter.
Set your hens in a cool place, and
on the ground.
Ifyou are short of honey mater
ial, SOW a patch of buckwheat.
Think how much you are depend
ent upon your horse and farm ami
mails now and use them we'll.
Sow fodder corn and other fodder
crops in order to have the cutting of
these come on in succession.
Remember that thorough and
clean cultivation and warm rich soil
are the keys to success in corn Gull
ture.
Failure in ounce culture, accord
ing to one grower, is attributable to
lack of nourishment and inattention
to borcrs.
a good condition powder should
he administered to fowls once or
twice il week. 1t will keep them
healthy and ward off disease.
1t is most desirable to cultivate
as many early-blooming plants
as possible, to meet the anxious
craving of bees for their natural food.
The thick scales on fowls legs are
caused by mites burrowing under
them. To remove the scales apply
Kerosene oil and lard in equal parts
with a stiff brush.
Pet the heifers, and coax the COWS
with IA little sugar and salt every
day, and nice feed of something
they like. 1t will keep them gentle
while you are milking.
The farmer who thinks that to
make money he must go where land
is cheaper should consider well if he
would make more money by max
tho ground he has deeper and rich
er.
Ants do no injury in beehive,
but they are a nuisance. Pelsisten t
sweeping and brushing will break
up their nest in the hive. Also use
tansey leaves placed under the cap
of the hive.
The easiest place to fnd cow $
pulse are on the outside ofthe lower
jaw, just forward of its angle, where
the submaxillary artery twines
around the jaw in company with the
duct Of the parotid gland
For moving plants with delicate
fibrous roots, such as melons anc
cucumbers piece of eight-incl
stove pipe six inches long is passet
down into the earth three or foul
inches, and then a spade is run un
der the "hill," and it is remove,
with the iron ring to its destination
To break do e Of sucking eggs
open an egg at one end, take par
ofthe contents out and insert tea
spoonful Of pulverized cayenne pep.
per through small funnel. Hold
the dog and let him see the egg
then put it in his mouth, shut hi,
jaws and crash the egg. This il
speedy and eifectual.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-09-08
AGENTS supply
BY he Author of
BEN. HARRISON BEN HUR

Gen.
HUBBARD BROS, Philadelphia,
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-09-08

"Then let the moon uspur the
rule of day,
And winking tapers show the sun
his way;
For what my senses can perceive,
I need no revelation to believe"
Ladies suffering from any Of the
weaknesses or ailments peculiar to
their sex, and who will use DR.. Pier
ce's Favorite Prescription according
to directions, will experience a gem
uine repeldtion in the benefit they
will receive. 1t is positive cure for
the most complicated and obstinate
cases of leucorrhea, excessive flow
ing, painful menstruation, unnatural
suppressions, prolapsus, or falling Of
the womb, weak back, "frmalc weak
ness anteversions retroversion,
bearing down sensations, chronic,
congestion, Inflammation and ulcer
alton Of the womb, inflammation,
pain and tenderness in ovaries, ac-
companied with "intcrnal heat"
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-09-08
A Woman's Discovery.

another wonderful discovery has been
made and that too by lady in this
country. Disease fastened its clutches
upon her and for seven years she with
stood its severest test, but her vital Or
gans were undermined and death seemed
imminent. For three months she cough
ed incessantly and could not sleep. She
bought of us bottle of DIR. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption and was so
much relieved on taking first dose that
she slept all night and with one bottle
has been miraculously cured Her name
is Mrs. Luther Lutz "rhus write w. c.
llamrick d Co., of Shelbn, N. D. Get
free trial bottle at Beaton Smiths Drug
store. ,
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-09-08
Buoklen's Arnioa Salve.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Few
or Sores, letter Chapped Hands, Chill
blains, Corns, and all Skin Ernptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re-
quired. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction, or money refunded. Price
20 cents per box. For sale by Deaton
Smith. june oily.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-09-08
An EXPLANATION.

What is this nervous trouble" with
which so many seem now to be afflicted
If you will remember a fbw years ago
the word Malaria was comparatively un-
known, to-day it is as common as any
woid in the English language, yet this
word covers only the meaning of another
word used by our forefathers in times
past. So it is with nervous diseases, as
they and Malaria are intended to coyer
what our grandfathers called Biliousness,
and all are caused by troubles that arise
from diseased condition of the Liver
which in performing its functions finding
it cannot dispose of the bile through the
ordinary channel is compelled to pass it
off through the system, causing nervous
troubles, Malaria, Bilious Fever, etc
You who are suffering can we'll appre-
a cure. We recommend Green's August
Flower. Its cures are marvellous.
, 1888-02-09
Monotony of Farm Life.

The Monotony of farm lifc and it's at
tendant dangers nre well shown by the
f!ct thot Tho iar,o majority of the inmates
of our insane ceylums have been farmers
OF their wives. The never ending round
OF work, with no opportunities FOR aInuse-
meut, arc the predominant features Of
such life. Thc dangers to physical health
are also many. The water supply is too
often contaminated by surface water con.
tanning decomposing animal and vegetable
matters. while the sleeping rooms, IN win.
ter especially, are too frequently badly
ventilated, and too warri or too cold.
Tho need Of change Of scene, of pir and CT
water is us pressing for the farmer and
his family as for tho merchant and the
society lady. .--Globc-Democrat.
, 1888-02-09
Brnss sirns and Door Plates.

Now ways OF making living continue
TO present themselves, The professional
brass sign polishcr dropped I'm to solicit II
job from me his week. He carried his
kit under his arm and was willing to con-
tract to Keep the brass sign which might
own, but do not, du2zling to the eye for u
il"cl sum per month lie looked as IL
tic tr;to WIS not u had one, for he YVES
dCccnty dressed and jingled some money
in his pocket, | raw lIhu next day busy
on n store front where there are seven
signs and noticed that he worked quito
cXpcdtiously and effectively. AS brass
Signs tUrnsh over night and are rs
nurlcrous as wooden ones once wcro lcrc,
| should not be astonishcd if my visitor
died n millionaire
Speaking Of brass signs, how completely
the door plate has gone out Of fashion.
When came to New York to work for n
living door plate was us essential an in
sigma Of gcntility as bank account, and
shops where they were sold were 10 be
found everywhere. On the residence
streets Of the better class ut certain
hour every morning you would sec II ser
want on every stoop polishing the plate up
before its owner had his breakfast. The
door plate was with us what the marble
front step is to the Phiudclphian. Philn-
dclphia's front steps are there yet. Our
door plates have become things Of the
past, found only on old fashioned houses
without prctcnsions to style. Their
places have probably been taken 10y the
coats of arms which fashionable New
York now puys clever Frcno hmGn to in
vent or borrow for it.-Alfred Truniblo in
New York News.
, 1888-02-09
shrews scientifically Considered.

Attempts to connect physiological Ro-
pcarunccs with u certain stamp Of cho--
actcr are as old ns Aristotle and Plat,,
Mr. Jordan, in his recently published
work c'Anatomy and Physiology In Char
actcr''), seeks to establish the connection
on u scientific basis. In the preface he
apologies for the 'unpleasnnt and clumsy
cplthcts OF shrcwish and non shrcwlsh,"
which he uses fee want OF better tcrms
His attention some timo ago was drt wa
tn the physical conformation Of womet Z.
hospital Bufrcrng from i'll usage Mt II.
hands Of their husbands The pcculiari
ties common to them all were u clear skin
often pink, acanty hair growth both o.
the head and eyebrows and convcyty a.
the spine, more or less marked. FrlcnCI
and ncighbors said or limited that theis
women had ''sharp tongues in tn
head" Mr.. Jordan eventually discovered
that these pcculiaritics In connection with
q shrcwish character were not confined to
one sen, and he classes mei, and women
l.adcl tho two heads OF ''shrenA and non
sLicws"
Mr.. Jortlan lays some stress ON the
fact that in shrcwish men AMI woisen this
skin Is clear, transparent arl pigment
less, often accompanying very pretty
features. The nails are incli1etl to bo
thin and weak, easily bent or torn, the
hair thin and scanty, the eyebrow
especially being poor and uneven. That
marriages should ever bc arranged by
mutual choice OF shrcws with shrews
and non shrcws with non shrcws appears
to bevcry hypothetical; still, Mr. Jordan
Is not without some hope that future
years may bring such result. t.--I.ondon
Lancet.
, 1888-02-09
Tie Wanted to Saw.

81 camc in hero II few weeks ago." said
q stranger to tho proprietor Of n place on
Michigan avenue, "to buy some candy,
and cross eyed woman with stuck up
noso'--
THAT woman, sir was my wife" re-
Piled Ito proprietor as he moved along the
counter.
"Ah! Excuse mo! But there was n
girl here. She wcs II tell, slab sided
young woman with red hair, and had
frcckles all ovor''--
"That was my daughter, sir, and how
dare you tall; that way!'
"Oh, it wrs! Bcg your pardon, sir
beg " dozen pardous The boy that
waited on INC had q mouth as big as II
pumpkin pic, and don't believe he knew
enough to last him over
'That was my son, sir! Have you come
in here to deliberately insult my family9''
shouted the proprietor,
''1our son, eli? Beg more rardons--lots
of pardons. What | wanted 10 say wcs''-
''You get out! You came here to give
me u hit about an old man with dyed
whiskcrs who had married his third wife
and walked with game leg, and | won't
stand i'll Go right out or I'll do you mortal
injury inside OF u minute. detroit Free
Press
, 1888-02-09
a Craze for Ivory Miniatures.

A young French artist In town Ia Mt
present supplying society with ivory min
iaturcs, and although they come exceed
ingly high he IL scarcely able 10 keep up
with the demand. Painting ON ivory, if
not II lost art, was al the present re-
vival almost II forgotten one Such work
requires exact taste, abundant patience
and peculiar skill The skill and tho
knowledge Of the nrt required OF course
died away with the falling Off of de-
mand for the kind of work In question.
The chcappess and apparent value and
pcrnnnency Of photographs struck u fatal
blow at tho ono time popularity OF ivory
miniatures. But with the lapse of years
1t has been found that photographs are
not permanent records, and people, be-
sides, have moo money and more tastc
thau when photographs took first place In
their Affections. The transparency and
beauty cf these l,lniuc,nes are delight
to The eye. but the commonplace buyer
with the commonplace pock6tbook Is
rather staggered with the information
that II miniature three or four inches
square costs $500 to 5000 The artist re-
fcrrcd to has just finished miniature Of
Mrs. George Gould, which Is not only
good likeness, but an exquisite picture I'm
itself. A craze for this sort of thing in
society is predicted. York Mail and
EXDross
, 1888-02-09
The Fascinating Gypsy Woman.

marvel If there exists another of human
kind so wise in ull unwisdon, so Knowing
in all that beclOuds others, so cunning in
ull that il yaluelcss to the world so adept
in VII that bcwilders tho ignorant, so keen
in all that blunts and dulls those that
yield TO her spells, so fascinating in all
that which, sorted ana siftcd for human
service, Is so utterly trivial and unwhOlc-
some. In contemplating the gypsy woman
through years Of study, have never Lccn
able TO get away from tie notion Of her
likeness to Il SplenL.d wild animal, u leop-
ard or II tigross, trained to matchlcG8 de-
murcncss and humility by some l.irdoo
magician, stu unGCr tnC lash of tho black
art master, capable of strangest attraction
III wondrous eyes and supple movement;
and possessing u charm Cf mystery, oi
power, of suppressed fcroc.ry and Il deadly
fascination which nngiCaLs sway and hold
i'll such stDIle way us l.'.aly lie lSlt, ard
can never Lc told. Thing Ct TIC night and
mystery she certainly Is. l-u:2a:l, us we
weigh humanity, she Is not.-Edgar L..
WaLctnau's Lctter.