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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-10

James" said the undertaken, "have you
heard how Mr.. Hawkins, the sick old gentle
man at the other end of the avenue, is get
ting along this EVENING""
Yes, SIR" responded the shop boy. "The
doctor gave him dose of the 'lixir Of life
last night. and"-
81 think, James," said the undertaken with
cheerful sadness, You may set that lamp in
the window and turn the light up little If
anybody should call for me within the next
half hour shall be lying on the lounge just
inside the door Of the back room. "-Chicago
Tribune
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-10
MIR. Slowpay's Jest.

They had had toast every morning for SIX
weeks
Madam" said Mr.. Slowpay. 81 am not
afraid of pie. can bravely face home made
biscuit: have never been known to fly from
sponge cake, but" and here he wiped the
perspiration from his brow, but, madam,
quail on toast. "-Munsey's Weekly.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-10
HOLLOW TYRE.

To the Editor Of tie HorlId.'
A recent invention of Mr.. Dunlop, of Bel
fast, Ireland, is creating considerable in
terest in the wheel world. 1t is of hollow
tyre, named the pneumatic" tyre, and is
about two-aud-a-half inches in diameter
for full roadster bicycle. There are an
inner and an outer tube. The outer GOV
ering is made of rubber, about quarter Of
an inch thick, protected by canvas at the
rim. Inside the outer covering is a rubber
tube, into which air Id pumped with foot
ball blower, escape being prevented by a
patent air valve. The iron or steel rim is
wide and nearly fat. Ordinarily this tyre
will run about hundred miles, with one
supply of air. Reflling occupies but a
very short time Contrary to ones first
thinking, this tyre wears well, being not
easily damaged. Stones or glass sink into
the soft tyre with. ut penetrating, or glide
of it. At most they would hardly cut
more than the outer covering. Tie IT suits
in riding are wonderful. Vibration is prac-
tically annihilated. Neither machine nor
rider gets any, except when hole or BIZ
obstruction is run into, and consequently
long Journeys can be made with less
fatigue than when the common rubber
tyre is used. The durability of
the machine is thus greatly increased, and
Ine energy Ol Tue rIuel SiedIlJ ecououIIeu,
while the nervous exhaustion from vibra-
ton is prevented. The pneumatic tyre
machine runs over rough or loose roads or
grass with marYt lOus ease, third rate
man on such machine being equal to a
first rate man on machine with the usual
rubber tyre One $50 pound gentleman
rode his twenty-three- pound pneumatic
| tyre wheel over road pavements, macadam,
and newly broken stone near Dublin. at
fifteen TO seventeen miles an hour, without
the least damage to the machine On grass
or rough roads, nothing can touch ma
chine with such tyre for comfort and
speed, and it is noiseless.
have often thought that thick tubular
tyre would be better than the common thin
solid rubber tyres. WHEEL.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-10

take the chances. Passing a bill is like
buying brand of cattle, on the range any
how. You may tally way ahead and you
may get everlastingly left with little
withered bunch of Texas frames that there
amt no more hopes Of fatting than there
would be of putting flesh on railroad
BRIDGET
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-10
Intensely sunerstitious.

"Do you think that as n rule theatrical
people are superstitiousl" asked a travelling
man Of a manager.
"Do think 500 know it. I've seen twenty
people sit for hours waiting for the ghost to
walk. Merchant Traveller
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-10
Where His Brain stonned.

Cholly Littlesense-Aw,d octah, have such
an awful pain wight at the base of my bwain,
doncherknow.
Physician-I suppose you mean on the top
of your head-Lawrencs American.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-10
An Appropriate Toast.

Dinners of military organizations are some
what inclined to be remarkable for the wit,
wisdom and good cheer which abound
As an illustration, it is said that at din
ner of a certain martial body in suburb to
the west of Boston this startling toast was
proposed:
Here's to, the - company: Citizens N
war, soldiers at home Boston Times.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-10
70 sIaydenne,s waves,

Ted-I suppose the best way to find out
whether she loves me is to go right up and
ask her.
Ned-Not ct ell, my boy. You had better
ask ono of her girl friends. -Harper's Bazar
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-10
Returned with Thanks,

Mrs. Pancake ito tramp,-Well, what do
you want!
Tramp-Here, mum, is der pie l stold of
yer window yesterday. There may be two
or three teeth stckin' in it, but otherwise It
amt hurt any!-Life.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-10
Not Generous.

Mrs. Closehall-Do you know that I've in
duced Mr.. Closehall to give up cigars.
Dovetail-Reallyf Why, I've known him
for ten years and 1 never saw him give up
one yet.-Judge.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-10
Out of Employment.

Buckle-Who is that stylish psrson over
theres Why, amt that your cooke
Knuckle-No; we did live with her until
yesterday. but she discharged us-Harpers
Bazar -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-10

The Columbia bicycles are the favorites
Safeties and tricycles perfection. Buy only
the best G. w. Gushing, agent.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-10

First-class bicycle, gun and general re
pairing at NJ. r. EVANS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-10

Warwick drop-fram safety perfection
bicycle. Look at this wheel before buying.
Boys Dandy Safeties. M. r. Evans, q
and "a Second South street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-10

Victor cycles, the king of safeties. Victor
junior is the best boys wheel made. S. J.
Jensen agent, 40 Main street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-10

For distressing oppression and fullnes
IN the stomach take Simmons Liver Regu
atnl.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-10

For THE SUNDAY HERALD. By special al
rang cement with the author
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-05-23
WASHINGTON'S FACE.
Mr.. Burgess Tells About Opening the Co
fin of the Dead President.

Mr.. Burgess Tells About Opening the Cof-
fin of the Dead President.
William Burgess, who is now laying
the foundation of the Confederate mon
ument that is to be erected at Alexan-
dria, is one of the few men now living
who has looked upon the face of Cen
eral George Washington.
ut was in 1885, he says. 'when 1
was an apprentice employed in building
the new tomb at Mount Vernon, which
so many visitors now come to see. was
a lad then, and | remember this was
about my first piece of work. When
the vault was completed l assisted in
moving the bodies from the old tomb to
their present resting-place. 1t was de-
cided to open Washington's coffin, and
when it had been conveyed to the new
tomb the lid was raised. A number of
people were present and stood in breath
less silence while the workmen extract
ed the rusty screws. When the top of
the coffin had been lifted | looked in.
The body was apparently perfectly
preserved, the features of the face were
complete, and there was nothing to in
dictate the length of time which he had
been dead. The exposure to the air,
however, had its immediate effect In
a minute or two the body suddenly col
lapsed, and shrank into an almost I'M
recognizable form. Other than this my
recollections are very indistinct / do
not remember how the body was
dressed or any thing further about it
The features, as l recollec! them, were
like the pictures have SEEN"
Mr.. Burgess is seventy years old and
has lived in Alexandria many years.
Those who know him well have heard
him relate the story often.-Washing-
ton Letter.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-05-23
TIRED OF CIVILIZATION.
The Author of 'OstIer Joe Wants to Be-
come n Savage.

The Author of 'Ostler Joe Wants to Be-
come a Savage
No one who has given barbarism a
fair trial ever wants to return to civil
ization, but plenty of people who
have surfeit of civilization would be
glad to have a spell among the bar
bariaus. | am sick of the treachery,
the envy, hatred, jealousy and petit
mindedness of the puppets in trousers
and puppets in petticOats who call
themselves men and women and pirate
about their brains and their souls and
think themselves of such tremendous
Importance in the worlds economy.
| want to get away from licensing
magistrates and Irish members, and
the taX-collector, and the baby next
door, and the organ grinder and all
the people who make me fume and
fret and forget that the termination of
the two best known Dutch towns is
not sanctioned for use in family circles
by the committee of the Young Mems
Guild of Good Life. 1 want to spend
the afternoon of my life in free-and-
easy barbarism- I've spent the morn
ing in civilization, and if there's mucn
more of the same sort I'm not one.
Seriously speaking. barbarian life
is arranged on a far higher natural
standard than that of civilized man
or woman. 1t is a more honest life.
Civilization is one long organized
hypocrisy. Civilization makes boy
a prig before he is out of his long
clothes, and it makes a girl priggess
Il forget the feminine of prig for the
moment. As we advance in life the
deceits of civilization become so much
a part and parcel of our existence that
we humbug ourselves into believing
that they are virtues of the highest
class.
Sounds little mad, doesn't it? But
if you come to think it out hundreds
of men must now and then get ideas
of this sort. The gentleman in Locks
ley Hail. had a notion of rearing a
dusky brood because Cousin Amy was
a little fiirt. There is no Cousin Amy
in my case. and the ''dusky brood" is
the last thing l should care about
But | think, after twenty years of
humdrum and hard work, man wants
a new sort of world to live in, and he
wants to escape altogether from the
shackles of observation-disclosures, in
London Referee.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-05-23
PHYSICIANS AMAZED.
An Old Soldier Carries a Bullet In His
Head for Twenty Years.

L
| Head for Twenty Years.
The remarkable instance of Anton
Merct, the Philadelphia veteran. who
lived twenty-five years with a bullet
| imbedded in the tissues of his heart,
has parallel in the case of Abraham
belong, a prominent farmer of this
| county, who carried an ounce of Con-
| federate lead on his brain for twenty
| years before it caused his death-the
| strangest feature of the circumstance
being that the presence of the bullet
never was known until the autopsy
brought it to light
Delong received his wound at the
battle of Stone River The bullet struck
him squarely on the nose, well up be-
tween the eyes. in such way as to
split the bone. which, closing up again.
left only slight wound that the sur
geon declared had been caused by a
bullet coming from a side direction and
clipping off the skin as it sped by.
Delong kept his feet, suffering little,
and in few days was again in fighting
trim. He served to the close of the
war, and returned home to his little
family and his plow. As the years
passed Delong experienced painful sem
sations in his head, at first slight. but
more and more severe at each recur-
renee, until his sufferings finally drove
him crazy. He was taken to the insane
asylum at Dayton for treatment, where
he recovered his mental faculties but
pain and pressure in his head that made
life almost intolerable.
Some time before mis- death. which
took place in 1882, Delong got the
idea that the bullet that struck him at
Stone River had indeed entered his
head, and proposed to submit to sur
gical operation that would determine
whether he was right about it This
opinion was not shared by his physi-
clans, and, as the operation must nee
essarily be a dangerous one. they de-
clined to search for the suspected mis-
sile. He then requested that after his
death an examination be made. in order
that his widow and children, should it
appear that he had died of injuries re-
ceived in service of his country, might
receive a greatly needed pension, his
long period of illness and inability to
work having quite eaten up his little
fortune.
Accordingly an autopsy was held.
To the surprise of the doctors, and as
belong had predicted, they found a
bullet, or rather two jagged pieces of
lead. in his head, back of the frontal
bones. One portion had lodged just
over the brain, and, together with
fragment of bone that had been broken
off by the bullet as it tore its way into
the Uranium, had become incysted with
a hard growth, which, extending year
by year, pressed harder and harder
against the brain. causing the terrible
pain of which belong complained, and
resulting in arrangement and death.
Had it been known that the bullet which
struck him at Stone River found lodg-
ment in his head surgical skill might
have awaited to prolong the victims
life for many years. As it was, it was
looked upon as most remarkable that
DelOng should have survived as long as
he did. Mrs. belong applied for and re-
ceived pension. Van Vert co. Let
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-05-23
RANDOM SHOTS.

THE examining surgeons in the PEN
sion service are paid $1,000. 900 q
year.
GENERAL GRANT was the first full
General of the army of the United
States.
IT is estimated that 10000 people
from Michigan will attend the National
Encampment of the G. A. R.
An examination OF the pension roll
discloses the fact that there are S5S
pensioners upon the rolls drawing pen
sions for total blindness
THERE are five war Governors now
living-Blair. of Michigan; Curtin. OF
Pennsylvania; Kirkwood, of Iowa; Gil
pin and Evans of Colorado.
IT is estimated that there are to-day
living over 100000 ex-soldiers and
sailors. OF that number $40, 900 are
pensioners. There are about 400 900
members of the Grand Army of the
Republic.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-05-23
He Ran, But Never Surrendered.

"Yes," said Colonel Watt Taylor, the
jolly rebel from Virginia, who was in
Lewiston last week, II fought to the
last against you, and by Jeems Rice !
never surrendered! No. sir!
Il was at Appomattox when Yankee
cavalryman tried to run me down with
a drawn saber in his hand. hadn't
heard of what had taken place. was
nothing but a private. Surrender,
you blamed rebn the Yankee cried, but
l wouldn't do it. had perfect hor-
ror of Northern prisons from what
they'd told me about them. Thinks /,
You've got to raise my hair if you get
me- and l ran for the woods.
He put after me and hit me twice
across the back with his sword. but
didn't shoot. and the end of it was l got
to the woods and escaped him.
"Yes, gentlemen, run well, but j
never surrendered to you 'unsr'-
Lewiston (Me.) Journal
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-05-23
REMARKABLE PLUCK.
Ono OF the Most Striking Incidents of Il
Siege of Port Hudson.

One OF the Most Striking Incidents of the
Siege of Port Hudson.
During the siege of Port Hudson the
following striking incident, proving the
bravery of the soldier who performed
the deed, was noticed by the writer and,
in fact. commented upon by hundreds.
l may even say by thousands The Of
ficer commanding the - Wisconsin
regiment had been killed early in tbs
engagement. and one of the corporals,
who was very much attached to that Of
fcer, determined to have, as he ex-
pressed it revenge.
The Confederate sharpshooters were
watching the '.Yanks" so closely that
head or hand brought in sight for an
instant was complimented by salute
of score of bullets. The officers of
the Union army had been ordered to re-
move every insignia of rank to avoid
unnecessary exposure, so many of them
had already been picked off. The Con-
federates were lying close inside their
works, and large portion of our army
were Immediately outside, when the
corporal. who lay among his comrades,
remarked: well, am going up on
top the earthworks to kill Colonel"
Immediately he began scrambling up
the steep incline. dragging his rifle al
ter him, and one moment later the en-
tire armies saw him standing erect
upon their summit deliberately taking
aim, firing, then sliding down the works
as nonchalantly as though it was mere
matter of amusement As he dropped
in among the boys again he remarked
with an oath: Nothing but cap
tain"
The day following when both sides
were even more on the alert than be-
fore. as there had been some close
shooting and it was thought by the
Confederates that we were about to at
tempt to take their works, the corporal
began the ascent again. remarking:
II will have one this time or die try
ing" The moment he showed his head
above the works it seemed as though
every rlll0 lHSIOo was ulSCHdIScu db
him, his clothes were literally riddled;
yet there was no evidence on his part
of his realizing the situation, and not a
muscle seemed to move in any other
than the usual manner; his rifle came
to the shoulder as if on drill, the aim
was as deliberate as if on parade. and
firing with the accuracy that nearly all
the Western troops were noted for.
Waiting to see the effect of his shot, he
again came sliding down among his
companions at the foot of the breast
works. When asked what the result
was he replied: Il am satisfied l brought
down a Colonel this time"
He was afterwards commissioned,
had charge of a body OF scouts Cor i
may say of spies), and l believe ended
his days at the end of rope, being
caught by the Confederates.
The GOODNESS, entire absence of fear
even when death seemed inevitable, has
ever placed him in my mind as the
bravest man l ever served with. e
A. Thayer, Formerly Captain 1st La
Cavalry, Z. S. A, in Philadelphia
Press.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-05-23
Who Wounded General Hancock

A claimant for the honor of having
fired the shot which wounded General
Winfield S. Hancock at Gettysburg is
put forward by Au !ustus Niche, OF
Washington, in behalf of Sergeant W.
R Wood, of Company H, Fifty-sixth
Virginia. which was part of Garnett's
brigade, of Pickett's division, Long
streets corps. Mr.. Niche says that
his brother was commanding Sergeant
Woods company and gave the order to
fire during Pickett's charge, July 2,
1868. Captain Niche saw mounted
Federal officer advance at the head of
column of apparently fresh troops.
He inquired of his men if any of them
had a cartridge left, and Sergeant
Wood replied that he had one, and de-
sired to know whether he should shoot
the officer; that he then directed the
sergeant to shoot, which he did. and
that the Federal officer Immediately
fell over and would have been dragged
by his horse but for assistance rendered
by Federal officers, who extricated him.
st. Paul Pioneer Press.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-05-23
A little girl in New Haven, {

"A little girl in New Haven, Conn
was very much interested by the story
which is given in the fourth reader
about Ben. Franklin when he entered
the city of Philadelphia to make his
fortune. One day her mother had a
visitor who had been to that city lately
and who was telling of what she had
seen. When she was through the little
girl looked up and innocently said:
did you see any thing of that man
Franklin with his shirts stuffed in his
pockets and pieces of bread under his
arm, that it tells about in my reader?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-05-23

The system of telegraphy whereby
messages can be sent over the same
wire in opposite directions at the same
instant, must be productive of many
cross words between the operators =
Terre Haute ExpresA
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-05-23

john" said a milkman to his
assistant, ''go down and buy those two
cows we were looking at yesterday,
drop in at the store and order feed foi
this week. and get new sucker for the
pump. "-Merchan Traveller
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-05-23

THE Oldest war horse is not dead,
after all. 1t is alive at the age of
thirtyt.four, and is owned by A w.
Barrett. of Stewartsville, Ind. This
animal is mare, known as ''Old Fly"
She went into the war in July, 1861,
and served until September. 1864. She
was in several big battles and numer-
Gus skirmishes
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-05-23

The difficulty of applying rules to
the pronunciation of our language is
seen in the following two lines. where
the letters u g h are pronounced seven
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-05-23

Though the tough cough and hiceough plough
me through,
Ger life's dark Tough my course still pursue
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-05-14
MINING FLOUR GOLD
Or gonidn.

From Mr.. J. S. Hunt of Bliss, Ida
no, who is engaged in mining in the
"Aour gold" placers at Salmon Falls,
on the Snake river, a reporter de-
rived some interesting information in
regard to those mines, which are GER
tainly among the most curious de-
posts of the precious metal.
The gold, of which Mr.. Hunt has
sample in vial, is literally as fine as
-four, it taking, as he says, 100 colors
to make cent. Placers Of this kind
are found along the Snake river from
Bla,kfoot to near Huntington, and
in the locality where his mine is sit
uated there has never been found a
"nugget" as big as pins point.
Notwithstanding the dust-like nature
OF the gold, his mine yields about
$1,000 per month.
The gravel in which it is found is
from IL to 80 feet in depth. 1t is
worked by ground-sluicing, the
coarse gravel being separated and the
fine allowed to run over burlap cloths.
The fine sand and gold which collects
on these cloths is then passed over
plates coated with quicksilver, which
takes up the fine gold. There should
be no trouble about saving the gold
in tho black sand found on beaches
by this system, as it cannot be any
finer than the gold Mr.. Hunt has.
The difficulty probably would be to
get plenty Of water and to find sand
with plenty of gold in it. The plac-
ers along the Snake river can only be
worked in few places on account Of
the impossibility Of getting water on
them.
When asked how he supposed this
gold came to be so fine, Mr.. Hunt,
who is an intelligent gentleman, said
he had three theories, but he did not
know which was the right one, if
either was. 1t was possible that at
some time the country where this
flour gold is found was the beach OF
sea, and the gold came there as it
did on any of the beaches of this
coast. Another theory was that gla-
ciers coming down from the north,
grinding and powdering everything
before them. might have ground up
this gold on their way and deposited
it in this place. The third theory is
that the gold was thrown out by vol
canoes in vaporized form and set
tied in some lake in the form of gold
''dust."