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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-12

Arriving in New York, the captain noti-
lied the ships owners of the curious wager he
had made and told them his plans, in which
of course they heartily concurred. The first,
second and third officers and two or three
trusty seamen were also taken into conf
dence. In due time the clipper sailed on her
return voyage and reached Liverpool A day
before going into port, however, the captain
made number of changes in the rigging of
his ship. The forestays-which to the unin-
itiated may be described as two very heavy
ropes, running from the top of the foremost
TO the bowsprit-were sent down and coiled
away in the hold and new stays rugged in
Gheir place One Of the shrouds running to
Che mizzentoD was in the same manner sub
stituted for what appeared to be new rigging.
The customs inspectors were on hand as usual,
but now in double force, for the bet had be-
come widely known, and John Bulls pride
was aroused. They swarmed everywhere and
were on duty night and day. Not a nook or
Granny in the vessel that would hold a sheet
of paper escaped their attention; every pack
age, large and small, underwent the closest
scrutiny; boxes were opened and bundles
probed, but no contraband tobacco appeared.
Meanwhile, the captain showed not the least
concern, and the cargo was discharged in due
and regular form.
As he was taking his leave one day the
inspector with whom the wager had been
made bantered the captain on his failure
that trip at least-to make good his side of
the bargain. "Yes," replied the latter, shut
better luck, perhaps, the next time. Let us,
however, have parting dinner" And it
was arranged that on the ensuing day num-
Der of guests, including those who had as
sembled on the former occasion, should meet
around the hospitable board in the ships
cabin Some Of the Englishmen did not soon
forget it. The meal was well in hand, the
wine was circulating freely and everybody
feeling jolly, when the first officer came to
the door.
captain, excuse me, sir, shall bend on
the new mizzen shrouds and forestays and
order down the old ones now?n 'Yes,n re-
piled the captain, pausing with the glass at
his lips, ''and, by the way, officer, tell Mr.
Jones the second mate to take couple OF
men and send the old ones ashore to the junk
shop, make the best trade he can, and report
to me when they come back" CAY, ay, sir"
The dinner went on In about an hour
there was another tar at the cabin door
Ah, Mr. JONES'" said the captain, with a
shade of anxiety on his face, sis it all rightg'
GAY, ay, sir, the rigging is in store"
snow, Mr.. Inspector" said the skipper
turning to that gentleman, "ID trouble you
for the amount Of that little bet. Three hun
dred pounds or more of as good tobacco as
ever grew on Virginia soil have just been
Embellishments. if you nlease-und9r
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-12

Beauregard that he should possess complete
and trustworthy information concerning the
strength of McClellan's army, its organiza-
ton and the probable plans of its COM
mander-in-chief The mission was one that
required GOODNESS, sagacity and courage, and
it was only after much search that the proper
person to undertake it was found in the per-
son of this lady. She was young widow,
whose husband had been killed in the first
battle of Manassas; Virginian of gentle
BIRTH and before the war resident of Wash
ington and acquainted with many of its citi-
zens. Supplied with plenty of money and the
means of getting more, she made her way
across the lines and entered at once upon the
difficult undertaking. Visiting the principal
cities she obtained much important informa-
ton, and through trusty agent secured
complete roster of the Federal army. After
two months labor she had returned across
the Potomac at or near Dumfries, and ar
irving at the camp of the Hampton legion,
had been driven thence to headquarters.
Beauregard was, of course, delighted to
see her, and, with a woman's intelligent vol
utility, she told him in two hours more than
he could remember in two months. When
she had finished her recital he inquired:
''Where are the papers-the dispatches 1 ex-
pect from our secret agents in the northl"
II didn't dare to bring them on my person."
was the demure reply, land so have told
you all knew by word Of mouth" To say
that Beauregard was exasperated is drawing
it mild, and the more he showed his vexation
the more the little woman seemed to enjoy
it. Finally, after teasing him to her hearts
content, she said: General, have you pair
of scissors or a knife about you?" will this
ink eraser do, madame?" "Yes, thanks"
During this conversation the little dog was
sleeping quietly in her lap, but now she be-
gan to fondle him, remarking gravely: 81
told you, general, it was not safe to bring
valuable papers on my person, and it is for
tunate that 1 did not do So for 1 have been
searched; nevertheless, the papers are here,
and you are indebted to woman's wit that
they are so. See!" And to Beauregard's
horror sic turned the little animal on its
back and began deliberately to rip him open.
The purpose was quickly evident, for in a
few seconds she held in one hand the hide of
her Skye terrier, and with the other smiling
ly extended package Of documents, while
dancing about on the floor was pretty black
and tan dog, happy at his release from along
imprisonment in another dogs clothes. The
handsome widow had sewed her state secrets
hot tho tvvo cl-;nS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-12

For years I have been a great sufferer
from a complication of liver and kidney
troubles, coupled with very severe pain in
the back, and have spent small fortune in
trying to get even a relief. One dose of
Garfield Tea has done me more good than
all the treatment and hot springs, and am
happy to say that have struck my remedy
at last.
lSigne0 W. g. CHAFFEE,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-12
Retween Courses.

Old Smedley lat Newport-Is that your
daughter down there on the beach, Lake
side, with that-er-abbreviated costume oni
Mr.. Lakeside-It is; but you must remem-
Der, Smedley, that these are her salad days;
Ell, old boys
Smedley-Umphl She might have little
more dressing.-Cloak and Suit Review.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-12
Her DIaidenIy Doubt.

Augustus (of Boston)-Pure light of my
soul, do you doubt my love and the utter de-
votion of my manly hearth
Angelina (of Texas)-I fear 1 do-doubt
you-a little. But, Augustus, you would not,
you could not, monkey with my heart
trings.-Pittsburg Bulletin.
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stories OF women who thought their snug
gled gems secure from detection in cakes of
soap, in the seams of their garments, in their
back hair and bustles; of the thousands of
dollars worth of brilliants that once escaped
the vigilance of the officers by being secreted
under huge plaster covering a mans back,
and various other strange devices of the pro-
fessional operators in this line, when my COM
panion, taking his turn, remarked; Yes, all
these things evince cunning of no mean order,
but what would you say to a man who open
~, and on a wager with the keenest of Eng
lish customs officials, runs hundreds of pounds
of dutiable stuff under their very noses and
safely lands it in portl Yet it was success
fully done. The circumstances are these:
THE YANKEE SHIPPERS SCHEME.
Away back in the fifties number of gen
flemen were gathered around the dinner
table in the cabin of a Yankee clipper, then
at her dock in Liverpool Among them were
the skipper, the English agents and several
of the custom house officers. In the course
of conversation this very subject came up
slnuggling-and the captain commented on
the ease with which he could introduce with
out discovery a reasonable amount of any
dutiabe article that might be named.
ThereUpon one of the customs officers as
serted that it was simply impossible and Of
fered to back his opinion with bet. MAKE
it what you please" quietly said the captain.
1'What will you name!" ga big dinner
against fifty pounds of tobacco in bulk, " was
the reply. That's too trifing," said the
shrewd American; make it two dollars
pound for every pound of tobacco 1 land
during one of my next three trips, whether
1t be fifty or five hundred pounds, the man
who loses to pay the forfeit, and I'm with
you" Agreed" exclaimed the Englishman
with evident warmth, and another bottle
sealed the bargain.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-12
Inrr Neck Annin.

''Oh, Mr.. SMITH heard you were out
driving with Maggie Prim the other day!'
said Saratoga belle to a Manhattan club
man.
"Yaws; so I was"
'Do you like here"
"Yaws; rawther"
Have you seen much of her!'
Nav, not much; not near so much as
have of you, don't you know."-Wasp.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-12

For thirty days will sell an excellent
article OF pure home made lard of the first
quality, at Is cents per pound in three, five
and ten pounds buckets. 81 E. First South
street, Union market. F. J. MAY.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-12

heard that she afterwards made one or
two more equally successful trips 20 the
north, and then falling in love with an Off
Ger, married and retired to private life. The
story of women in the war, by the way,
would fill book.
My agreeable companion evidently was
wound up for long talk, but there is not
space here in which to record the further
conversation that deserves a separate chap
ter. F. G. DE FoNTAINE.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-12
Not Yet Ready for Breakfast.

Maj. Dashaway (of Tennessee)-Do you
know whether Col. Bumphus, of Kentucky,
has had his breakfast yetl
Hotel Barkeeper-The colonel hasn't been
to breakfast yet.
care you sure!n
eyes, sir; he has had only four drinks this
morning. Time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-12
shipwrecl,ed but Safe.

Jack Tar-We amt SO very fur from land,
Jimi There's been yacht along here lately.
,im-How do you know9
Jack Tar-See all them champagne corks.
Life.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-12

A popularity of Hoods Sarsaparilla is
that while it purifies the blood, it imparts
new vigor to every function of the body. 10
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-12

Burn Rock Springs Peacock Coal. Sold
by Rock Springs agency, 101 South Main
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-12

achs would hold pint flask The chicken
being cooked, the flask was filled, placed in
side where the stufiing belongs, and then il
was ready to run the blockade"
1t was in the conveying of dispatches,
however, that real nerve was required, for
discovery then meant Imprisonment, if not
something worse. When Vicksburg was be-
sieged Lamar Fontaine, of Mississippi, al
though a cripple, performed feat of daring
that has passed into history. He was under
orders from Gen. Joe Johnston to bear a YER
bal dispatch to Gen. Pemberton, and at the
same time carry supply of percussion caps
to the beleagured Confederates. He had nc
use of a broken leg and could not walk with
out crutches, yet he carried these, forty
pounds of percussion caps, and a haversack
filled with provisions and a blanket. Reach
ing the banks of the Yazoo river, he found a
hollow log which could hardly be distinguished
from piece of drift wood, and yet answered
all the purposes of a canoe. Improvising
paddle, he glided down the river to the Missis-
sippi, and thence through the gunboats,
barges and transports of the Federel fleet, So
near at times that he could see men playing
cards through the open port holes. The trip,
however, was successfully made, shelter
was found for the dugout while young Fon-
tame delivered his message and the caps and
after resting day and night, he started on
his return to the capital of Mississippi with a
dispatch for Gen. Johnston. Had he been
captured under the circumstances, the daring
fellow would probably have been shot as
spy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-12
LEADvMLE, Col, April Il, 1888.

DELICIOUS Ice Cream Soda made from
pure cream, at Ross Pharmacy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-12
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria.

Tooth brushes at CrigmOn.scarff COS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-12
DISPATCHES IL THE BISCUIT.

When Gen. Burnside was in command of
the department of the Ohio he became &C
quainted with lady living in the town
where he made his headquarters, who proved
to be the wife of an old friend. Being in a
position to furnish her many articles of food
from army stores not easily obtainable by
poor Confederates, the general kept her lar
der well supplied, and she in turn recipro-
Gated by sending him delicacies from her
kitchen. One day she brought to headquar-
tiers a great pile of luscious, hot biscuit
enough for dozen or more hungry men.
After receiving the thanks of the mess she
said, coaxingly: General, why won't you
send one of your orderlies down to the lines
with some of these biscuits and get them to
my husband under flag of truce? They'll be
such treat to him You might let me send
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-12

HE subject of smuggling
was revived during a re-
cent conversation with an
old gentleman who proved
to be well posted with ref
erence to the romance of
the subject. Ihad related
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1889-10-01
PERILOUS BALLOONING.
A Boy Carried Upward by Rope
Around His Neck.

A Boy Carried Upward by a Rope
Around His Neck.
PORTLAND (Or.), September Sat a
hot-air balloon ascension in this city to-
day an incident occurred that filled the
hearts of 1000 spectators with horror.
A long rope by which the aeronaut ex-
pected to ascend hand over hand to the
trapeze, caught in half hitch around
the neck of Eddie Hail, boy aged
twelve, and carried him swiftly up. The
aeronaut could not help him, for his
weight on the rope would have choked
the boy to death.
For full q minute the crowd stood
speeches., the almost breathless silence
being broken only by the encouraging
shouts OF the aeronaut to the lad, telling
him to hold on and climb into the ira
peze and he would come down all right.
The lad, with rare presence of mind, did
as directed, and, seven minutes later,
when the balloon had cooled sufficiently,
the lad came down in perfect safety
about mile away from the place of his
ascension. Several had followed the
balloon in buggies, and within twenty
from the time he so suddenly
left the earth he was back again at the
same spot, the hero OF the hour, the OBJ
served OF all observers.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1889-10-01

and son. A King, r S Kynnersley and
wife, Geo Lille, Miss Low, w T Lucas, NJ
Mclnerny, Geo a Newhall. Mrs NJ New
hall, Z n Walsh, C Wells, wife and two
children, w Macfarlane, f G Schuman,
r I WILDER, 10 steerage, and 55 in transit
for Auckland and Sydney.
From Maui, per stmr Likelike, Sept Is
Mrs Center, Miss Allan, DR. r Williams,
Miss Phoebe Hanuna, Mrs | X HanHna,
John Murdoch, w Colville, w G Walker,
] NJ Ezra, Rev Waiamau and daughter,
Jack Cunningham, Mr. Hughes, Mrs Hille-
brand and daughter, Mrs Chamberlain,
Alana. Miss Mile Morris, d H Hitchcock,
r NJ Fuller, Major w H Cornwall, and -
deck passengers.
DEPARTURES.
For Maui per stmr Likelike, Sept 23-Dr
T Allen, L + Zunwalt, J Hughes, a At
kinson, J Atkinson, Mrs H L Reuter-, +
Mackenzie and bride, l. NJ Vetelsen and
about so deck.
For Kauai per stmr Kaala, Sept %
Captain Macauley, Mrs 0ttmann, r Sad
Ter, and about 20 deck.
For Maui and Hawaii per stmr Kinau,
Sept 24-S Hooking, wife and child, b ID
Baldwin, Mrs Brown and child, Miss Hum
phreys, Thos Weight, Mr. Herder and boy,
Whittier, Bates, Grosier, Mrs E Wallace,
lolll IhClJtlu, DublcI; ICHGOH, 11lIdf
R Robertson, G Bryant, Miss Hall, Miss
Wight, Masters May (2), w S May,
+ H Hayselden, wife and family, Alex
Dowsett, Paul Jarrett, Hons John Richard
son and J w Kalua, Thos Cummins, Miss
Elizabeth Cummins. Mss Lydia Cummins,
Miss Myria Cummins, Col V V Ashford,
w H Cornwell, NJ 6 Correa and wife, Mrs
r McLaine, Mr. Hardy, B d Baldwin, and
about IS deck.
For Kauai per stmr Mikahala, Sept "a
DR. J NJ Whitney, Miss Scholtz, Mrs NJ
Fredenburg, LSmith, Mrs Wailu, FE Titus,
Henry Wood, Miss Wilder, All Ching,
Sam Sing. and about 50deck.
For Hamakua per stmr Iwalani, Sept %
j Bartholomew, and several others.
For San Francisco, per S Australia,
Sept Pills Elk H A 2 Carter, wife and 3
daughters, Hon G w Merrill and wife, Mrs
Sullivan and child, c E Sidney, Miss
Z H Bicknell, G r Carter, Miss A II Parke,
Mrs Morrisseau, Miss NJ Broderick, Mrs
S Savidge, Mrs r Halstead, Misses Hal
stead ~, G Galbraith, A Hopper, Mrs L
A Thurston.
For the Colonies, per Zealandia, Sept
29-Judge Widemann, Misses Widemann
(2), Miss Macfarlane, Carl Widemann, Maj
w McGregor Cairncross, Mccarthy, L
Twomey and wife, DR. E II Marsteller, Geo
G Lewis, 10 steerage, and 55 saloon in
transit.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1889-10-01
THE FOREIGN SUGAR MARKET.

From Williams, Dimond & Co. Cir
cular of September -, 1889, we extract
the following;
SUGAR.-The price list OF the local
Refineries continued unchanged until
the 18th ult., when the California Re-
fnery advanced their list on whites Is C.
per 10. The American has made no
change.
Our latest mail advices from New York
of the 9TH inst. state that there is good
demand for raws, and considerable
quantity of stock has been sold both to
local as well as Philadelphia buyers on
the basis of 55s C. for SO test Muscova-
Does and 81 C. for 90 test Centrifs.
BUYERS are ready to secure still further
supplies at the same prices. These
prices represent a fair adjustment of
values on basis of actual sales and COM
pare favorably with the parity of other
markets. There is steady demand for
refined.
The frmer feeling reflected from
Europe has established renewed conf
dence in the future course of trade Re-
ports from producing countries regarding
growing crops are on the whole favorable
and fair yields generally are expected
with few exceptions.
Total stock in all the principal coun-
tries August LIST was 49,, S07 tons, against
753. S31 tons same time in 1888.
Stock at four ports U. K. August 31st
135, S7l tons, against 232,737 tons last
year.
Our latest telegram from New York
l. ! T tot g., d.
IS test 146. Value OF Cuba Centrifugals
SO test 638 C. (Still later, 14th, the price
was quoted 6.50.) New York and
Foreign markets strong and advancing.
Holders in New York demand an ad-
vance, but buyers do not respond. Pro-
spects good and present prices are likely
to be maintained. Beet crops promise
fairly, but late The present cane crop
is estimated at equal to the last crop.
Trust certificates were sold September
18th at 10938.
RICE-Price OF island rice advanced
after date of our last circular to 478c for
choice; but shortly after, owing to free
arrivals, declined again to 434c., less L %
per cent cash, which price we quote to-
day. For inferior qualities, a proper
allowance would have to be made.
FLoUR-G. G. Elk. Fam. "a so per
Dbl. fob. G. G. Ell Dorado So so per
Dbl. fob. Crown 81 40 per Dbl. fob.
BARLEY-No. feed 75c. q TIC. per
ctl. fob. Inferior qualities can be had
at much less. No. grid. or rolled $14 rs
per ton fob.
BRAN-Large quantities $1S per ton
fob.
OATs-Good feed 81 20, choice 81 80
per ctl. fob.
WHEAr-$1 80 per ctl. fob.
HAY-Choice comp. wheat and oats
FL so a $12 per ton fob. Large bales
81 a $l2.
LIME-I. X. L. 81 40; other brands
81 80 per bbl fob.
CHARTERs-Since our last, wheat
freights have been dull and declining,
and to-day we quote small iron Sos. 3D.,
large 35s. U. K. Havre or Antwerp,
while wood has been closed the past
week at 30s., same range. We have in
port disengaged to-day $4,000 tons,
small supply, but the loading fleet fill
ing up slowly and wheat being weak in
Europe, charterers are averse to taking
much tonnage even at ruling rates.
Nothing doing in tonnage to arrive.
Owners views 37s. Cd. U. K, Havre or
Antwerp, while charterers will not take
over 35s.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1889-10-01
MASS MEETING COMMITTEE.

They Call Upon His Majesty and Pre-
sent the Resolution.
An extra addition of the Ka Leo O
ka Lahui was published on Friday
evening, which contained the follow
ing:
The committee selected by the
mass meeting last evening, waited
upon His Majesty this morning, at
II o'clock, at the Palace, and was
escorted by Mr.. James w. Robert
son, His Majesty's vice-C Chamberlain,
and was cordially received by him.
Mr.. Rosa, the chairman of the com
mittee, addressed His Majesty as
follows:
This committee of which he had
the horor to be chairman, had come
to present to His Majesty Resolu-
ton passed at a mass meeting, held
last evening in Honolulu, wherein
they respectfully pray, that His
Majesty withhold his Royal assent
to Treaty, which they are advised
had been presented for his consider
alton and action, and to submit the
matter to popular vote. That the
people through their committee have
felt it their duty to call such meet
ing to discuss the matter and to ap-
proach His Majesty in the form pro-
vided by the Constitution.
They felt that the native people
had been deprived of some of their
rights under tho new Constitution
granted by His Majesty, and that it
was time they would protect consti
nationality to any further encroach-
ment upon their rights without
being heard; that they believed
were it not for the rumors afoat in
regard to said treaty, the Kings sig
nature might have been obtained
and it would have gone forth to the
world as the sentiments of the Ha-
waiian people which assured His
Majesty, that they desired through
the King to be heard, and he be
lieved that the whole native popu-
lation and a great majority of the
foreigners would conceive with the
views of the mass meeting as above
expressed. He hoped that the King
would be firm and be jealous of the
feelings and rights of the people, as
they have but few of them left.
He then read the resolution and
handed it to him and expressed
sincere hope that he would submit
the matter to his Cabinet and by
them submitted to the people.
His Majesty graciously responded
and further stated, that he would take
the matter under advisement. That
he was pleased to see his people
taking warm interest in the vel
fare of their country and the protec-
ton of their independence. We are
pleased to state that the address of
Mr.. Rosa was very impressively and
feelingly delivered. The committee
then took leave of His Majesty and
waited in a body upon His Excel
lency Samuel M. Damon, who re-
ceived them most cordially. Mr..
Rosa informed Mr.. Damon that the
committee had presented to His
Majesty the resolution referred to,
and asked that it be allowed to pre-
sent to the whole Cabinet, and the
Cabinet name time and place to
meet said committee for that pur
pose. Mr.. Damon set Monday next,
at o'clock p. M, at Aliiolani Hale.