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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-22

49, up with little knowledge
of crimes of violence, and none at all with
fraud beyond the petty cheating customary
in barter, New York appears to be paradise
of swindlers and villains in general If that
same stranger, before he might happen to
New York, should read the metropolitan
dailies for time, his impression, false as it is
would be fully confirmed in his mind, and
when he would visit the town he would feel
like bringing his bulldog, Calling gun and
an extra amount of cunning and reserve
along with him. Perhaps he might do it, but
his dog would be caught by the catchers and
taken to the pound; his gun would be confis-
Gated after be had paid n fine for carrying it
with him, and his reserve would melt away
and his cunning be overmatched if he hap
pened to fall in with some of the really ac-
complisbed bunco men of the city, and they
had good chance to ply their arts.
The observant reader will here begin to
laugh me TO scorn, and after remarking
"Oho!" and "Pish!" will wonder that should
say, first, that the countrymans impression
Is false one, and then describe his discom-
future on encountering metropolitan perils.
Nevertheless, OIL reader, the paragraph
stands. IL is all right. You will observe
that l said our friend would come to grief if
the bunco men should get a good chance at
him. As matter of fact, the chances of
their getting good chance are considerably
less than the chances of his being robbed and
murdered in his own home. And this is by
no means owing to any perspicacity on the
part of our friend, but because no skillful
bunco man can go abroad in New York city
without being watched, and his little game
is almost certain to be interrupted by the po-
lice.
Observe again, please, that say almost
certain. It is an unfortunate fact that our
police force is not perfect, nor omniscient,
nor infallible. Very few things are, at least
in New York city. 1t is also fact that the
protection of the unwary is SO ample, that
unless some unusual thing happens, or unless
our friend is particularly capable idiot, he is
as safe in New York as he would be at home
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-22

'Do they operate with criminals of other
grades and kinds7"
Every rarely. A burglar would be just as
likely TO call in forger for pal"
"Do they have any special places where
they take their victims more frequently than
elsewhere7"
mo They pick out new place almost
every time, and after they have caught
sucker they leave the place and give it a
wide berth for long time"
DAVID A. CURTIS
Mohave County miner., 1889-08-17

to the prefecture his regular report
headed 1t with the following item;
To-day at 10 o'clock, a summons
to log Rue Laugiere. A call from the
concierge, suspicious Of charcoal
fumes from the room Of the Bouscals.
man and wife, his iocataires. The
door. by my order. was forced. Too
late--Ghey were dead both OF them.
side by side upon the bed. . brszier
OF lighted charcoal plainly indicating
the manner OF their death. A double
suicids-poperly the cause.
From ------ Commissaire. quarter OF
Ternes. third month. 10th day, l88--."
bah. these inventorsr' murmured
NJ. Theodore. as his secretary conclud-
ed the reading. '.they are all alike.
stupid and rash! though |. too. on this
occasion. have naught to boast of. But
how the devil" he added. a. the MEM
ory of that pale, sad face rose up be-
fore him. show the devil could l think
Of suicide for n cause 90 tritling as
,hisP"
"a cause as trifling as thisi"
"Ah. my worthy chef do snrete. IL IL
not everything that is known 10 that
prefecture Of thine!- Translated from
The French by Il. C. Waqgener.
Mohave County miner., 1889-08-17
Hutaor Of Irish III u ntIers.

An 1rishmau. tes,ifying in police
court. was asked to explain why he
had ''shown tue white fcatuer" on .
certain occasion. Ills hetter 70 he .
coward tor five minutes ,ian dead all
yOnr iife." he replied. Another irish-
man. while accompanying fishing
party. had bad fait down q steep
mountain slope. Picking himself up
he dsvoutly exciaiu.d: 'Glory be to
God that ! wasn't walking back over
the mountain dead man.'
An irish lady, observing that her
bed curtains had caught fire hurried
away to fetch water. She caught up
Q can Of water. and as she was about
10 pour It upon the flames remembered
that it was hot water. and mentally
decided that it could be Of no use. An
Irish school boy placed = cup full Of
coffee Oh a slopng desk. Finding
that it nrertinwet. he sougb TO remedy
bis difficulty by turning the cup
around. An Irisl, tenant wishing to
raise the roof Of his cabin began by
sxcavating the floor. -: -.
: Al lrishmah nu u gentleman saying
IN him. "Hrw did you ike that " whisky,
Pat?" at once replied, Sure. your
Honor. il has made another man of
lae. aud that other man would like =
glass, too." A temperance lecturer
might make that bui! do good service
in illustrating the fact thnt 'the first
glass does the mischief. - LoadoH Spec
kaior ..... ...-. .-@.
Mohave County miner., 1889-08-17
Ni,itsisr's Dog.

During Mr.. Whittier'a recent birth
day celebration he was visited among
others By Mrs. Julia Houston West.
After dinner Mrs. Wsst wns asked tn
sing. and. seating herself at th" piano.
she began tho beautiful ballad Of
"Bnbin Ahair.' singing 1t ns she can
with NIL the innging aud +art-break
II III. x"r,is and music In her voice.
Sh. had hardly begun before Mr..
whiiiier's pet dog came intn the room.
nnd. sealing himself by his side
watched her as II fascinated and
listened with delight unusual In the
animal. When she finished he came
and put his paw very graveIy int" her
hand aud licked her check.
Robin takes that az n tribute IN
himself" said Mr.. Whittier; "he also
10 Robin Adair."
II was true. That twas the dogs
name. and he evidently considered
that he Was The hero h the song.
From Rhat moment. during Ms. Vests
visit. he was her aevnlrd attendant
H. kept b. her side when she was in-
anars aud accompanied her when she
went nut to walk. When she went
away lac. carried her natchcl in his
mouth To the gnir and saw her depart
viii, every evidence nf reluctance and
hislress.-N ~ t,tr A,C rkf. -. ."
Mohave County miner., 1889-08-17
Crisp aud fendcv u .tssi.es.

II in being forgotten We could only
sorg"'9
''s~-k pence and pursue IL aud pur-
sue u I'LL IL 10 found.
In bending the ,wig bs careful To
have il inriin" the right way.
Avoid n knavu wh" would cover his
knayery with cloak of apparent piety.
A brass band may make enttusias-
tic soldiers. hut enthusiasm does not
always win battles.
The big ~ one climbs into the tree
Of popularity e more serious the fall
when the limb breaks.
Publicity may meet privacy with
sateiy. but privacy is only safe when 1t
lets publicity ''pass by on tn. other
s,da.
A lie often trips Itself up by its un-
due hast. to get there" leaving truth
to walk quietly by on the other side
and win the race.
Lac. work is well In its place, 80 ia
the work Of darning aud mending in
its place. but thai uf either ia the
others place is decidedly gu, Of place.
--Gooa Ho"sekeepinq.
Mohave County miner., 1889-08-17
He Knocked Thrao Times.

aYes, we meet with all sorts Of peo-
pie here" answered the railroad con-
ductor. as he sat down in the smoker
after making his rounds. ut is 4
great place in which to study human
nature"
"Aren't there a COED many kickes
among travelers"
PLENTY OF them. could have d
fight every hour In the day IL ] want
ed to talk back. There Is one in the
third scat ahead now. He lives at
R., and he never comes or goes
without trying 10 kick up row."
"He seems quiet enough"
"But he only seems. I'm expecting
everv minute to hear his war-whoop.
1t is just an hours run to R.. and
I'll bet hs makes three kicks in that
time"
"IlI go you for box Of Gigars."
''l,one. old fellow"
They were shaking hands on II
when the man rose up and went TO the
water-cooler. He took two or three
sips OF water and then walked back 10
tue conductor and said:
When y"u get ready To clean tho
drugs and chemicals out OF that cooler
please let mo know. Perhaps l can
buy half toR Of copperas at wholesale
figures"
.'ihat's one." said the conductor, as
the kicker took his seat
The train stopped and another round
was made. and the official had scarce.
Iy taken his seat when the kicker came
over and said:
"If there is q window Ia this coach
which can be raised wish you would
label it for me-"
THAT'S two." whispered the eonduf
tor. sand ~s've got sixteen miles to
90 yet"
The kicker sat down TO his newsps-
per. aud he was so quiet for time
that the drummer began to have
hopes. Eight--ten--twelvc miles roll
ed behind the train. and he seemed
deeply interested in An article when
no suddenly bobbed up and came over
to the ccndactor.
"l'll be. fifty to enc there sre heas
In this coach! I've just been bitten by
something mighty like one and I'm
going to send in complaint to head
quarters.
'.Ars you satisfedr" asked the con-
duciOr. after the kicker had taken his
seat
"l'vs got TO be- Aad that's his usual
practice, is it?"
'Oh. he's let me OF light to-day"
"Wali, it's worth a box of cigars 10
see into human nature in this way"
mused the drummer As the train drew
into R
The kicker and the conductor got
of together aud the former softly
queried:
"Was it three kicks TomP"
"Yes." .@:.@
"Aud the bet?"
"A box of cigars"
"Ail right. Bring my half down
Tonight. I'll be going up again to-
morrow, and see IL you cant make it
six kicks and two boxes!"-Eew York
sSuR. ...
Mohave County miner., 1889-08-17
An Athletic Wife.

] ses that some hypochondrise hss
written a letter to the papers protest.
ing against the vigorous exercise now
INDUCED in by young women. claiming
il gave them hands like those al hired
men and partially DESTROYS the beauii-
ful outlines OF their person so deeply
admired by men. He goes on 10 say
that when fellow wants u wife be
doesn't look or ask for such accom-.
plishments as the ability to ride fiery
horse. drive tack with a rifle ball.
row a boat, or he q specialist Ia any
acrobatic games. used 10 reason 10
the same way years ago.
When ! was a young man ] married
. girl who still abides with me. She
was the daughter Of an athlete. and
from him she inherited love for such
unwomanly practices as boxing. walk.
ing. aud so "n, much to my annoy.
ance. I used to tell her tina. she
might be better employed reading her
bible: but she seemed 10 enjoy il, and
! didn't want to he harsh. Well, one
villainously cold winter I fell sick. !
was stretched out on . bed suffering
the agonies Of the ladies and gentle
men in the neither world. unable to
move hand or foot.
One memorable morning rap came
~ the door and my wife responded.
When the portal WAS swung ajar she
vas confronted by . big raw-boned
tramp. who looked ns strong as
draught-horsr. He assured her with =
choice collection of imported and do
mestic Oaths that he wanted something
t" eat. and wanted it right away.
Somewhat frightened ut his manner.
my wife endeav"red to close the door.
but he graspcd her arm violently and
prevented her. Twas lying there like
. corpse, una bic to lift q hand, aud
you may imagine that my feelings
we're not boisternusIy hilarious. Well
what did she do7
Recovering from her scare she
wrebched her arm free and pasted
that tramp in the mouth with her left.
Before he could figure out what struck
him he caught her right on his neck
aud went over like = falling church.
He came up pretty goggy aud mad all
over. but she wasn't through with him.
She just damned that tramp around
the eyes and neck until he made q
sneak for the gate. looking n though
he had been run through ac0rn-sheller.
You bet / never said much more
against athletic exercises to my wife
after that and have no sympathy for
anybody who does rant on that qnes-
ton. have two able and accomplish
Ell daughters at home and, although
they are as gentle and womanly ~
anybody's daughters, they can take
care of themselves with more ease tbAn
can great many broad-shouldered
men kuow.-Lettsr in Nebraska Ssats
yournaL ......- -........- H.. -: H.,
Mohave County miner., 1889-08-17
A New Field for Women.

.There's field for onr girls In
architecture, Tm sure" said school
teacher the other day. .and ! wonder
more Of them don't try IL. ] am sor-
ry did not. instead Of taIling into this
prosaic fate for old maids. tho profess
sion Of n schnnl-Ina am. Are not peo.
pie always dinning into the ears Of
girls who want 10 strike out for them
selves that wDinnns province Is the
homer Why should she not design
the home. ihenp Has ahe not special
knowledge of the necessities and the
conveniences Of the house. which men
Ia general know little of. and which
~ few even Of the best architects seem
tu possess? As To Office building or
large public cditices, churches. etc..
probably men always would do better
than women, since men, as rule,
seem 10 take broader views; but de-
tails are II woman's strength, while ths
tendency of men to lump things often
entails Inconvenience upon the house,
holders at the expense vi a good gem
erai appearance. l understand that
already the gulf between the pro-
fessions Of architect aud decorator Is
being bridged rapidly. The best arehi-
tecis now lay their plans with view
10 the decoration Of the building and
the best decorators study interior
architecture, aud ia this combination
a woman nf taste and talent should
certainly excel. One great difficulty.
of course. IN her way would Dc the
management If w',fkmen. but, ii sbe
had the braius TO evolve The plan.
plenty VI men won'd be found. either
AS partner ar emniuye, 10 SEQ the plan
carried nuI. SnUIe training iu a
technissl sc!Innl aud cIersshrp IN au
architects office wtulsl sDun decade
the question wb-tisr ,he girl possessed
aHy Iuarnr.l abnIty IN tt.is line Of
nut."-Alu Iork ITi6 nc.
Mohave County miner., 1889-08-17
The Taikatiye Wife.

CID Solomon hinted and he ought 10 know,
That woman of quarreIsoIne mind,
Like tire dropping one hears when the skies
overflow
Never ceases. 10 matter how weary you
And Is harder 10 squeIeh .han tho wind:
There once was a woman who talked, talked.
And she was q serious IA; ....-.r ..
For whether she rode. or whether S1e walked.
She couldn't be stopped, and wouldn't be
For she really never was stlli.
At morning. at night. and all through the day.
She kept up her burribe din:
And talked even when she had nothing 10
But then that's not M uncommon sin,
Her husband, of ali men, had most cause 20
She had one. I'm sorry 10 tell - E.-l
For al through the night she would chatter
Ing keep.
Kind angels defend Us. she talked in her
sleepi
and his bed was foretaste of he'll q
Only once In his life did smile oyerdos
The poor fellows features, tits sAii;
With a sigh of relief 10 his bed,iid he go,
And smiled as one smiles an adieu 10 all woe.
And in less than minute was deadi
But all earthly doines must finally Cease,
Times prowess we're vainly denied;
So this womsn's tongue did at lass find re-
lease.
FoF she lay down one night. and for once beld
Twas the night that she lay down and
died.
sad now We are come 70 8 strange snec-
But the truth must be told, come what
Although she ne'er sfterwnrd uttered note
She chanced to be talking when death seized
And her her j.. a"s stlll lsp. wassing awayl
Ttasy tied close her mouth with a napkin and
But such strength had the muscles 40
quired
Then together again. IKE the jaws Of trap
And then worked as though ne'er TO be
uredi
Years after, threo doctors this strange story
And agreed that the bones must arise.
A decision that doctors are pained to come
Aui If their devotion 70 sciencs Is true
TIER feeling they Oft sacrifice). a
90 thsy called upon madam, and found ber
But tins sight brought their blood to . chill;
For ber lace upward leered with skeleton
And. most horrid Of all. may neverInoro sin
81 the jaw was not woT king on still
30 the doctors agreed, and think were not
As soon as their heads became level. j. =
That the will Of woman II wonderful strong,
A nd works over spaces and distances long,
And opposes een death and the devili
-George Horton. in Sunday Mercury
Mohave County miner., 1889-08-17
=.
A Sarcastic WOsuMn.

"Miss Belle Pcpperington is 4 very
sarcastic young lady isn't shea" said
Gus de Jay to one of his friends .,>..
II have noticed some tendency that
way ia her. What has she been say
ing to you?" *..: =. LII: ....- H. .
why yesterday evening was call
ing on her and during the evening !
remarked that il she wished woufd
tell Ter of u little incident adding that
it had jus, crossed my MUD" .*~
"What did she .say?'. *.>>::.:>>-:. 30
''She merely looked at me and re-
marked: ibid it I'm W far " travel.
Mr.. de Jayy' ",.~.
''Tbst was unkind. Did ,Fou make
any reply" =. -. ..-
'.No. but I looked real g,isvcd. -
Merchant 1ravslsr. :....,.r,' -. u. -. .
Mohave County miner., 1889-08-17
ttooIsa f'rr i'susis.

A French scientist says that. allow
Ing live acres for each inhabitant, Eu-
rope has room for ll5,OOO, ,OUO more
people, Africa for 1886. 900. 900. Asia
Tor !. .4D2. .OO0. 600. Oceanica for SIS, COO.
UO. and America for 2.OJ0, 600, 200.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-20
EVENING up the TRADES.

CHICAGO. Oct 19.-The influences in wheat
were mostly bearish again to-day. but there
was some good bull news floating for those
in scarcht of ii. The market started weak at
1880 for December. S4lsc for May The
scalpers and holders of long wheat were free
sellers and the only buyers early were shorts.
The receipts here over the estimates in
cluded jS ears No .. Receipts in the North
west were enormous. aggregating 1,026 cars
at Minneapolis and Duluth. The primary
receipts at nine points for the week were
100000 bu, against 3.435, 900 last year.
These great receipts and the selling DISPOSE
ton of the crowd acted TO carry prices down
December went off to Sic, and MAY to
e354c or Sac to ISc decline from the bottom
yesterday. This was the end of the decline
AT Sic December found plenty of buyers, and
MBy was equally supported. The reaction
took December to Sl4@S1S4c. and May to
Sac. Hutchinson was on both sides, but
took several thousand bushels on the decline.
Export clearances to-day are $4,000 blu of
wheat and about 40, 900 bbs of flour. The
visible supply is expected TO increase about
100000 bu. The market was steady at the
close. Receipts were lO9 cars of winter
wheat 1l6 cars of spring. $50 cars of corn,
and 225 cars of oats Withdrawals from
uIOIt hGIC o1'Afo Du hlHteT wheat.
2S2. 213 bu of corn, and 1854
bu of oats. Corn was steady and
oats easier. The provision trade was light
to-day. There was less action in mess pork
than for several days. while October lard
moved up and october ribs sold lower. The
estimate for Monday was $4,000 hogs
Weekly receipts of hogs, 132, 1000, against
$4,000 a year ago. Packing TO date, ATS
hogs more than last year at $4,000. Oc-
tober PORK was again traded in at S1O.95 and
$l1. January sold at $3.50 ana S9.45@
9.47l2. White January lard was at $500
5.9212. October lard sold up l0c over last
night 10 So. 22l5. October ribs sold 7Ac
lower Hutchinson was again the principal
trader.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-20

79r5c. Corn-No. .. 3oiac. Oats-No Q,
1Slsc. Rye-NO. >. 42c. Flax: eed-No. 1.
SI.21l9. Prime timothy seed. Sl-l6 Mess
pork. per Dbl $40. 75@ll. Lard. per LOO lbs,
So. 32Ia Snort ribs sides loOse,, s. ga
$40. Whisky. disiillers' finished goods,
per gal. Sl.O2. ReceipIs-Flour. l.O0U bbls:
wheat o., O00 bu: corn. 2IG,G00 bu: oats,
200 OG5 Blu: rye Is. 600 bu: barley, 1880 o
bu Shipments Flour. $4,000 bbls; wheat,
ISL, 600 bu; corn, Il7.001 bu; oats. 5000
bu; rye 1900 bu: barley. l4l 90 bu. On
the produce exchange to-day the butter mar
ket was dull and unchanged. Eggs. lS@
1SIac
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-20
WHERE-:-WANTS
CAN BE LEFT
FOR
INSERTION IN THE GLOBE j:

LYONS & TICKNOR. Druggists, 1O1 East
Third street, corner Bates.
CONGER BROS, Druggists, $40 University
avenue, corner Virginia.
MOUNTS L SAWYER, Grocers, corner Ash
land avenue and Dale street.
A. P. WILKES. Druggist 100 and 761 West
Seventh street.
BERkMAN & CO.. 400 Dakota avenue.
f. FOX, 49, Rice street
FRANK. OSBURG, IFS Western avenue.
j. H. HAYES, AL West Seventh street.
+. VAN DUYNE. Druggist S2S East seventh
street.
HIPPLER & COLLYER, Druggist, 100 East
Seventh street.
JOHN FURLoNG GROCERY COMPANY,
40 Jackson street.
WILKES PHARMACY. Seven Corners.
NJ. D. MERRILL, Books and Stationery, 442
Broadway.
HELLER'S PHARMACY, corner Tenth and
st. Peter streets.
SCHIFFMAN & LYONS. corner Third and
Maria
HIP. PETTIGREw, corner Rice and lyle
hart.
W. NJ. RICHARDSON. 100 Wabasha.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-20
Weekly Bank statement.

New YORK, Oct I9.-Wall street, IL o'clock.
The bank statement shows the following
changes: Reserve, increase, Sl,625, 30;
loans decrease, 50, 434, 100; specie, increase,
50. 635. 500: legal tenders, decrease. S1,563,-
200: deposits, decrease, S2.2lI. 900; circu-
lation. increase. $50. $40. The banks now
hold S916. $50 i'll excess of the % Der cent
rule.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-20
R. M. Newport & Son,
DRAKE BLOCK.
PROPOSALS
OATS, HAY and STRAW.
OFFICE BOARD FIRE COMMISSIONERS, !
ST. PAUL, Oct. 18th, 1889.


Sealed bids will be received at this office
until Monday, the 2sth day of October, 1889,
IL O'Clock noon, for seventeen thousand
07.GOO bushels more or less best quality
No. 9 White Oats. of which QUANTITY five
thousand 6, 900 bushels to be for immedi
ate delivery, balance to be delivered as called
for nv the chief engineer Also for FIVE hun
dred 5000, more or less, best quality up
land wild hay (baled). Also for fifty go
tons best quality oat straw (baled). All for
the use of Fire Department of said city, from
Oct. oath, 1889. to Oct. LIST. 1890, 10 be de-
livered at the different engine houses in said
CITY at such times and in such quantities as
called for by the chief engineer.
The said Board reserves the right to reject
any and all bids. Proposals to be Endorsed,
Proposals for Oats. Hay and Straw and
addressed to J. c. Prendergast, Vice Presi-
dent Board Fire Commissioners.
BY order of the Board.
VIM O'GORMAN, Secretary.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-20
HOLBERT g MIXTER.

32S ROBERT STREET, ST. PAUL,
REPRESENTING
r. w. DUNHAM as Q ,.
Members New York Stock Exchange and
Chicago Board of Trade. Offices: New York,
70 Broad St. Chicago, s W. Corner Grand
Pacific Hotel. STOCKS. BONDS, GRAIN AND
PROVISIONS bought and sold for cash or on
margin. Direct wires TO Chicago Board OF
Trsde and New York Stock Exchange.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-20
RnNns-CLosING PRICES.

Z. S. As res. .....127 NJ, K. d T. G. 81 565s
do Is coup....127 Nut Union is. LOS
do 4Ias reg lO5IalN. j. c. int ctfs. II PIP
do 4I2s coup. 105I2lN. Pac. lists -. .114A
Pacific 6s, % liz do 2ds........111
La stamped As. $685. n. W. consols. .145
Missouri Us. .1OlIs do deb. 5s.....114s4
Tenn. new set OSLO Tor. x Trans. IS. 1852
do do ..101 lStL. 81 M.G5s. 81
do do IS IA St.L. d 5. F.G.M.l20
Can. South'n DDS 90 st. Paul consols. 1864
Cen. Pac. lists lO1 st PC. & P. 1sts1I7
D. &R. G. lists. l21IalT p L. G. It. R.. 90SS
do do Is =. 1872 IT. p. X. G. 7. R.. rs
D.&R.G.W. istsIlO Union Pac. 1sts.113
Erie DDS. .......I04 West Shore. go. los Is
NJ K. d T. G. 6s 90 ]