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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-22
DEATH BY ELECTRICITY.

DEATH BY ELECTRICITY.
And yet it is not such an awful death after
all. 1t is quite likely that to swing from
a gallows is much more painful, for the
very simple reason that, according to those
who have investigated the subject, the man
who dies by electricity suffers absolutely no
pain. Not an instant elapses after the man
receives the shock before he has solved the
riddle of death and is exploring other worlds.
But when a man is hanged he does not die for
several minutes, unless his neck be broken.
Nothing can be more barbarous than bun
Gled hanging, and it is curious that the fear
of this always possible happening does not
tend to make a murderer like Kemmler
welcome some more safe and painless way of
eshufiing off the coil of mortality. On the
9. OpSer hand, several of the most noted cleo
tricia1ls in America claim that man put to
death by electricity suffers awful agony. If
the scheme of executing criminals by cleo
tricity proves q success, it is not altogether
imnu5pable that the method will be adopted
Az over the world Not long ago a bill
was introduced in the Illinois legislature pro-
viding for the legal killing of criminals by
means OF the electric fluid, and although
there are numerous distinguished men who
contend that the new idea is not good one,
it seems to meet with the approval of the
peor', of New York state.
OBJECTIONS TO ELECTRIC DEATH.
But there are many objections urged
against electrical executions. When the bill
passed the New York legislature no definite
way of performing the executions was thought
of, and though numerous experiments have
been made and many plans proposed. it IS
difficult to discover which scheme has the
most advantages On this subject a prom
inent electrician of New York city said:
1--WE must have perfect executioners and a
perfect device for execution by electricity,
otherwise serious accidents may occur at any
moment. At first sight it may appear that
such devices are unnecessary and would only
prove profitable to their inventor, but this is
On illusion, as will be admitted by all who
know how difficult it has always been to in
vent suitable devices for making an electric
contact between two points Contact be-
tween metallic conductors is rendered very
difficult by reason of rust, dust, oil and other
Insulating substances, and, in addition to
these, dryness of the skin renders contact
with the human body difficult
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-22

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against all ills arising from torpid liver
and kidneys. 1t is a specific for constlpa-
ton and dyspepsia. Fifty cents and II
hoyes at druggists.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-22

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children. she gave them Castoria.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-22
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-22

officers were obliged to furnish him liquor
until the strain relaxed.
Although Kemmler said he was willing
enough to be hanged by the neck until
dead, " his eagerness for death was suddenly
arrested when he was sentenced to depart
this terrestrial sphere upon the invisible
wings Of electricity. He has the utmost hor-
ror of dying in this way, and trembles per-
ceptibly when it is mentioned to him. When
asked if he fears death by electricity he
shudders and says, Il don't want to talk
about It
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-22
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-22
LOCAL TAX SALE.

Assessor and Collectors Office, No
Salt Lake city. June 10, 1899.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-22
TIE MURDERED WOMAN.

During the trial Kemmler's lawyers en-
deavored to prove that their client was in
condition of besotted insanity at the time the
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-06-28
Where the Ordinary Man Fails.

How few men there are who can
successfully lay and light fire.
There are many who are able to lay
and light it, but the results are us
ually painful to the patient house
vile. She may send her hus-
band to the kitchen in the
morning to start the fire, feeling
confident that she can steal q half
hour more of that comfortable doze
which comes only with the dawn, but
it is an even bet that the smell of
burning wood will reach her nostrils
sooner or later, and she will be oblig-
ed YEARLY to don her garments and
grope her way down stairs to the res
cue of her well meaning but unsuc-
cessful other half, who, with his lungs
full of the odor of burnt wood and
the smoky tears running down his
cheeks, is usually found engaged in
endeavoring to put life into three
sparks with his breath. The only men
who are successful in starting fires are
the professional fire builders employ
ed in the hotels, and when the ordin-
airy man becomes hotel guest and re-
poses in warm couch on q cold
morning and sees how easily the no
tel fireman does the work he realizes
what q veritable chump he is himself.
Chicago Herald.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-06-28
Beautify tI,e BED.

On bed dressed in accordance with
the most modern ideas there is no use
for pillow shams If money is no OBJ
ject one can order a bedspread with a
wide border of old rose plush and with
u center Of satin in pa1er shade of the
same color. Close against the plush
may be an embroidery pattern of pop
pies with leaves and buds. In the CEN
ter of the square may be shield out
lined with black rope silk. Within
the shield, upon the spread this de-
scription if taken from, are three ini-
tials, occupying the upper part; the
lower is filed with apple blossoms
without leaves. The embroidery on
both border and center is in satin
stitch In place of pillows is round
bolster, covered with satin, gathered
at each end and tied with heavy cord
and tassels. A band of plush, headed
with embroidery, encircles the bolster
near each end.-The Home Maker.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-06-28
Nothing Is Old Since tho Flood.

A magazine article talks of 1.-THE
Lack of Old Homes in America" 1t
is great pity. Things of this sort al
ways impress us very deeply. A few
weeks ago we visited Sunday school
and the tears filled our eyes as we no.
ticed the great scarcity of old men in
the infant class. We looked over the
rows of little children, all of them un-
der 6 years of age, and not one white
haired old man in all the class could
we see. There was one bald headed
toothless fellow there, but he was sit
ting in his sisters lap, chewing a rub
Der ring, and singing a song all by
himself, the refrain of which was "Ah
goo, ali GOO" Yes, indeed, there are
few old men in the infant class. Same
way with the kindergarten. It's Won
der some wise magazine writer hasn't
noticed this singular fact, and made
an article about it. - Burdette in
Brooklyn Eagle.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-06-28
Fertilizing for Fruit.

The chemical compositions of fruits
can be changed by the fertilizers APP
piled to the tress and vines producing
them. 1t has been found that the
quality of fruits can be greatly inn
proved by the judicious application
of fertilizers, and that the per cent. of
sugar. contained in them can be large
ly increased. The increase obtained
is more marked in the case of wild
fruits. Professor Goessmann performed
some very interesting experiments in
this direction. Several Concord grape
vines and several wild purple grape
vines were set in pots and fortified at
the rate per acre of $50 pounds of dis
solved bone black containing IL per
cent. of soluble phosphoric acid, and
$50 pounds of. nitrate of potash, con-
tanning 45 per cent. of potassium OK
ide and Is per cent. of nitrogen, 50
pounds of soluble phosphoric oxide
and % pounds of nitrogen. One-half
of the fertilizers were applied in the
fall and the other half in the spring.
Three years after the application of
the fertilizer an examination of the
fruit was made and compared with
that of fruit from the same kind of
vines on land which had not been fer
tilted. 1t was found that the sugar
in the Concord grape from vines unfer-
tilted was 1889 per cent, while that
in grapes whose vines had been fertiliz-
ed was Is. 43 per cent. The sugar in the
wild purple grapes from vines infer
tilted amounted to 8. 20 per cent, while
that in grapes from fortified vines of
the same kind was 1867 per cent.-a
very remarkable increase The most
notable changes of the mineral ele-
ments noticed in the grapes was an in
crease of potassium oxide and a de-
crease in the calcium oxide. These ex-
periments indicate that there is a wide
field for experimentation for the i'm
provement of the quality of fruits by
tho slSillful application of fertilizers.
The quality of apples grown upon trees
that are we'll fed with all the fertfl-
izing elements needed is decidedly SUI
perior to that of apples raised upon
trees which have not been fortified. -
Practical Farmer.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-06-28
A Kiss I'm the Dark.

Horace Vernet, the artist, was GO
ing from Versailles to Paris by rail
way. In the same compartment with
him were two ladies whom he had
never seen before, but who were evil
IDENTIFY acquainted with him. They
examined him infinitely and COM
mented freely on his martial bearing,
his hale old age, the style of his dress,
etc. They continued their annoyance
until finally the painter determined to
put an end to the persecution. AS the
train passed through the tunnel of ST.
Cloud the three travellers were wrap
ped in complete darkness. Vernet
raised the back of his hand to his
mouth and kissed it twice violently.
On emerging from the obscurity he
found that the ladies had withdrawn
their attention from him, and were
accusing each other of having been
kissed by man in the dark.
Presently they arrived in Paris, and
Vernet on leaving them said: ladies,
I shall be puzzled all my life by the
inquiry. which of these two ladies was
it that kissed me2'-St. Louis Repub-
lie.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-06-28
THE NIGHT TELeeRAPH OPERATOR.

In his little lamp lie office,
Thro' the gloomy hours Of night
Sits the midnight operator
From the eve till mornings light,
Watching close with sharpened hearing
What the sleepless saunders" say,
Talking with his wakeful neighbor
In the station far away.
Converse with far OF neiglsbors
Drives the dull night hours elonS.
While his duties and his ''orders"
All the while his memory throng.
Tho his eyelids droop at midnight
Feign to close themselves in sleep
Not for him the bliss of slumber;
He must still his vigil keep
All the while the sleepless ''sounder"
Tells its tale Of Joy and woe;
Now It tells Of birth and marriage
And how hearts with rapture glow.
Now IL tells OF fatal sickness,
Now IL speaks with wailing breath,
While it tells in mournful accents
or some dear friends sudden death.
Now see scowi Of anger
Cloud the operators brow,
Hear him breaking" In his sending
Wonder what's the matter nowi
IT'S some plug" that is receiving"
Here him break and say 20" "a"
-Four or five times in the message
Ere be deigns to give 80" "K."
Now his office call Is sounded
How the gllttering 'sounder" clicks.
And he catches quick the ''order,"
Flag and hold train number six.
Quickly comes another 'orter"
For a freight train overdue,
And the ''sounder" clicks it flercely,
Hurry up the thirty-two.
Now he's lighting for the ''circuit"
With some fellow working west;
One can never "break" the other,
Each one does his level best.
Quickly speaks the train dispatcher,
How his sharp words ringing come,
stop that fightingl Stop this breakingi
Or I'll send you rascais home"
Little knows the man or woman,
Swiftly speeding Ger the rail,
How the safety or the danger
Rests on one who dare not fail;
Rests on the night operator,
Seated in his lonely room;
One mistaking of an 'order''
Sends the train to fearful doom.
Kindly greet the operator;
He Is human, nothing less;
Let some soft word, gently spoken,
Serve his tired heart to rest.
Oft no tires answering questions.
And his face looks hard as stone,
But the heart within his bosom
Beats as kindly as your own.
Troy Daily Press.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-06-28
Guardian Sale.

In the matter of the estate of Alice A. Harrison
and Peter j. j. Harrison. minors.
Notice is hereby given, That byvirtue ofa license
to me granted by the Probate Court in and for the
County of Shiawassee, in the State of Michigan,
on the 18th day of May "A. ID. 1880, will sell at
Public Auction or Vondue, to the highest bidder,
at the premises herein described in the Township
of Bennington. in the Coanty of Shlawassee, and
State aforesaid, on the 29th day of July, A.
D., 1889, at ten o'clock in the forenoon
of that day. subject to all iDcumbrance
by mortgage, right of dover and home
stead right of the widow of said deceased, all the
following described real estate, to-wit: The IN
divided twothirds 20 interest OF the northeast
CO., north of range two (2) east, aiming eighty
(Sol acres of land; the same being in the township
Of Bennington. Shiawassee County, Michigan.
Dated, Corunna, June 6. AID, 1889.
MRS. ROSE HARRISON,
Guardian of Said Minors
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-06-28
Conmissi oner's Notice.

STATE OF MICHIGAN: In the Circuit Court
for the County of Shiawassee in Chancery.
jerome 5. Ordiway, complainant VS. Catherine A.
Ordiway. defendant.
Upon due proof by affidavit that Catherine A.
Ordiway, defendant In the above entitled cause
pending in this Court resides of the said State
Of Michigan and in the State Of Texas, and on mo-
tion of 5. +. Smith, Solicitor for Complainant 1t
Is ordered that the said defendant do appear and
answer the bill Of complaint. filed in the said
within four months from the date of this order
else the said bill of complaint shall be taken as
contessed And further that this order be published
within twenty days from this date. in THE TINES
a newspaper printed in said county Of Shiawas-
see, and be published therein once in each week
for six weeks in succession; such publication how
ever shall not be necessary in case copy of this
order be served or the said defendant, personally
at least twenty days before the time herein pre-
scribed for her appearance,
Dated, this 10th day of June, A. d. 1889.
LUCIUS Z. GOULD.
Circuit Court Commissioner for .Shiawassee
County, Michigan.
A true copy: Attest,
L. ]. KINNEY, Register.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-06-28
LAKE SUPERIOR TRANSIT 90.
The Great Duluth Route.

Intended sailings of steamers from Detroit o.
Sault Ste. Marie and other Lake Superior Ports:
Mondays. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and
alternate Wednesdays 1850 p. m, central time.
For Cleveland Erie and Buffalo: Sundays. Mon
days, Wednesdays, Saturdays and alternate Fri
days mt p. M. central time making railroad con-
nections for points East and South. Rail conuec-
lions at Washburn and Duluth for st. Paul. Min
neapois. Pacific coast and points on Northern
Pacific X. R., Manitoba, NC.
Baggage checked to destination.
For tickets and other information apply to j. T
WHITING, Gen'l Agent. Dock and office, 30
West Atwater Street. between Griswold and Shell
by Streets, IsETROIT, MICH.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-04-17

We have received through our esteem.
ed friend, Rev w. q. Herb.rt.a program
Of the celebration of the Sixteenth An
nual convention OF the Maryland State
Temperance AlliaRce which will be held
in Baltimore on Tuesday evening April
30, and continue three days. 10 the old
First Vi. L Church, corner Charles and
Fayeite, streets All Temperance Assoc
Citations, churches, Sabbath Schools,
Colleges and Academies, Religious Re
form. Associations are requested to send
delegates Credentials of delegates should
be sent to Rev w. G. Herbert, 20S Court
land street. as soon as elected. and copy
given TO each delegate to be carried with
them 10 the conve ton
The proceedings promise to be exceed
inely interesting aod the attendance is
expected to be large. Delegates should
report to Rev Mr.. Herbert on their at.
rival In the city,
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-04-17

TIE S0uthefnF Feather RenOpaiing Com
pany which came 10 Annapolis about 4
week Or ten days ago. have NOT been idle
since their advent Their bright little
red wagons. fying to and fro through
our streets. have nal only given our city .
business like appearance. but have given
a. Impetus 70 business BY their activity
Their tnvcntion il one of the best and
NEST complete arrangements for thor
oughly renovating and cleaning feather
beds 10 existence. and all one has 10 do IL
70 inspect for themselves. Alr, y. N.
Shelton. the manager, will take pleasure
In showing aud explaining the n1odus
opsrand5 Of Tenovaling feathers, to any
ose that will call at his place Of business
on Francis street, (Kfamer's store) The
process Of renovating is worth seeing, and
We venture TO say any enc who witnesses
IL would net hesitate to have their beds
c eansed. ''Cleanliness is next TO
Goodness" but renovated feather bed
lie the next nearest thing TO It. No one
Should loose the opportunity Of having
their beds renovated while this company
3 in our citY. II Is really health
producing concern aud should be class.
ed among the sanitary institutions Of the
cnuntry. They have renovated three
beds for us, and we can fully endorse
their work as being thoroughly and sat
Is factorlly done.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-04-17
"CApITAL" JorrrNos.

All business houses, schools. societies,
&c, that intend TO take part 10 the Trade
aud Parade next Tuesday and who have
not yet reported. are requested to notify
the chairman OF committee on invita-.
IIOns, ]. w. Hodges. at once.
Mr.. II. w. Goodman, opened his new
drug store on West street TO day, tc
which he calls attention Of the people OF
the West end In the CAPITAL to day.
All these who are going mask 10 the
Carnival on next Tuesday, should call at
Mr.. + G.. Hyde's, on aain street, and see
bis new aud costly costumes which he has
for hire.
The assignments in the Court Of Ap
peals tomorrow are 20 to 30. Inclusive.
A beautiful lot Of Hemstitched En-
sroideries can be seen at JAMES Nun
R0Es
The Board OF County Commissioners
and their clerk. Mr. Grafton Munroe,
aud Mr.. F. 0. White. clerk TO the County
Treasurer. were dined to-day at the Mary.
land Hotel by DR.. Wells, the retiring
treasurer.
The Art entertainment to be given to-
morrow night at Wesley Chapel, will be
I nast interesting affair. Every one
should see these thrilling lessons of the
'SeWall Plates.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-04-17
The Lighs street Rridwe.

The committees on bridges and haIbnr
bel held joint open meeting yesterday
In the second branch council chamber Of
the City Council OF Baltimore. 10 coRsid
er the resolution 10 set aside enough mon
ey from the i've million lean to build q
bridge with an iron draw 10 the place Of
the old Light street bridge. Remarks
were made by Councilman McGarTy,
JuVice Bone, DR.. Il. j. Henkle. John J..
Hoffman, L. NJ. Krouhsimer, and Will
liam Gissel, the last named Of the Afth
district OF Anne Arundel county. The
commiltee on bridges afterwards decided
TO report resolution directing the city
commissioner TO rebuild Light-street
bridge, with and iron draw and q foot
way, and apprepriating $4,000
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-04-17


New Stock Just Received --latest Sty-
les and Designs IL Wall Paper.
Blank papers formerly retailing "a 15cis.
per roll, reduced TO 10 cts. Ter roll.
AIichre papers formerly retailing @ 80
cts. per roll. reduced IL 20 cts
Gold papers formerly retailing @ 30
cts. per roll. reduced n Is cts. per roll.
Gold papers formerly retailing "a 40
cts per roll, reduced 20 90 cts. per roll.
Gold papers formerly retailing a so
cts. per roll. Reduced 10 80 els. per roll.
Gold Embossed formerly retailing a
50 and % cts. Ter roll, reduced 10 30 cts.
per roll.
Borders. etc. accordingly. Call aud
examine my stock. No trouble but
pleasure TO show goods.
It has been currently reported that /
have given up business, which Is incor-
rect. take this method to inform the
public that am as well land probably
fixed better to execute al work ia my
usually substantial and artistic style than
formally ! have also q large stock Of
the following articles on hand. which
will sell at bottom prices. aud give In
struction TO those desiring to do their
own work Wall Paper and Borders.
Paints, Oils. Turpeniine. Varnishes, Ben
AAWNy &AMt0 = AAtNUs AF&kA- w OOQa GAuNSA--
Exterior and Interior Asphaltum. all
kinds or Wood Stains, Brushes, Bronze,
Gold, Silver and Metal Paints-eight
shades The Best Ready Mired Paint in
Use. Window Glass, first quality, cut to
suit purchasers at my risk. I am still
handling Alabastine and having built
up quite good trade / am enabled to
purchase direct from the manufacturers
at Grand Rapids. Michigan, thereby max
ing saving which / give TO the public
by reducing the price from So to so cents
per package. One Package will do an
ordinary room. Any one can apply It.
Walls require no sizing--one coat can be
applied upon another. 1t don't rub Of,
and Is cheaper than kalsominiDg.
House, sign and ornamental Painting
Paper Hanging, Graining. Glazing. etc.
County trade solicited Workmen sent
| free of expense for transportation to exc
cute work.
Respectfully, ETC.,
EDGAR HUTTON.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-04-17


Ia his sermnn 90 The q ean- Yfe :.
sons and Perils. on Sabbath mnrning
il the Presbyterian church. Rev. Rohert
III. Williams said: There are msre
than four million sea farlnp nannle Il ale
world. who zee the works AZ 10 Lord
ana his wonders In the deep. We fnd
among thfs large rumbar ~ sea farfnr
people great amount OF indifference 10
the subject Of religion. Indeed W. flufl
great ueai 81 recklessness and down.
right wickedness. Their commit their
fnll share OF crime, but they are Bst
sceptlcal to Any great extent. This IL
mainly, IS We think, because they have
had the beiag Of God and manv OF bic
attributes 80 thoroughly i@pressed upon
their minds by their occupation, that TO
deny God seems TO them the greatest
folly The reason Why the mind Of the
sailor, who sees the weFks 81 the Lord
and his wonders In the deep, is not con
tinuously and permanenily impressed
with the truth. Is bscauss he is neglected.
His opportunities for recsivisg spiritual
benefit are very meagre.
1t is difficult Of course, to have q
chaplain with every vessel that goes forth
but the great christian church. We think
might make greater proviOon for the
sailor when in port. There are 80, 900
seamen who GO 10 Boston every year. A
large number 70 10 New York, PhiIadel-
phta, Baltimore and other seaboard cities.
These seamen, we believe, are even more
ready TO receive The truth than ether
classes, who do not see what they see II
the works of God and His wonders 10 the
deeps."