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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-05

THE BURLINGTON, Iowa, Gazette says;
1.-The rumor that the President intends
placing his old law partner, AttorneyrGen-
eral MILLER, in the vacant seat on the
bench of the supreme court of the United
States has again been revived. The report
this time seems to be generally credited
and the appointment may be made at any
time. There is nothing about Mr.. MILLER
to commend him for such place, except his
accidental relationship to the chief magis-
trate, and the liking of the latter for him,
while on the contrary there are number
of incidents in his cabinet career that
should condemn his aspirations to supreme
iudgeship Notable among these is his re-
moval of the United States Judge for the
district of Utah, The Presidents erstwhi,e
law partner may be elevated to the lofty
position rumor credits him with, but the
appointment will hardly be in the interests
of the public service"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-05

THE OWNERS of the telephone in France
practiced the same tactics that the owners
of the instrument practice in this country,
but with different result. The French
men robbed their patrons until the govern
ment interfered and took the telephone,
making it part of the postal system. Al
ready there has been reduction of forty
per cent of the annual rental, and the
charge for using the instrument at pay sta
tions has been one-half what it was. OF
course, we don't do such things in Amer
lea, but there are times when the people
would overcome their objections to gov
ernmental interference and control of pri-
vate enterprises, and justify the seizure
like that of France of the telephone The
telephone robbery here is so outrageous
that it is not believed there would be much
of a howl if government were to take all
the lines and instruments and permit the
people to enjoy the invention at reasonable
rates
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-05
TURNING A NOVEL DIVORCE TO ACCOUNT

In this age of man and wife being put
asunder with facility and dispatch, the
only thing in that line that may be consid-
cred novel or interesting of late, is an in
cident that happened the other day in
Louisville, Kentucky. On this occasion,
as we are informed by telegram, the rare
ceremony of divorcing a wife from dead
husband toek place. 1t was according to
the old requirements of the Mosaic law,
and took place at the B'nai Jakob syna-
gogue, in that city, on the 30th ult. 1t
seems that the woman was a Mrs. j. LEVIN,
whose husband, apeddler, was killed on the
9th of last June by two tramps. She had
no children and the old law of the ortho-
dox Jews is that in such case the dead
mans eldest brother is to marry the woman
and raise up the children in the name of the
deceased. Mrs. LEVIN, however, did
not desire to marry ISRAEL
MOSES LEVIN, her husbands brother,
nor he her. She had, therefore, to
be divorced, and as there were not in
Louisville two orthodox Jewish rabbis,
who were required to perform the cere-
mony, they were brought here from Chi
cago. The divorce took place in the syna-
gogue in the presence of a small congrega-
tion that had thriftiIy been charged &c. a
head
All kinds of things are being utilized as
financial. attractions nowadays. The cir
cumstance of having made such use of a
marriage ceremony at the fair grounds in
this city on Thursday is not much to be
commented upon, for the reason that it is
new only in Utah. Getting box-office re-
ceipts on divorce is scheme entitled to
thoughtful consideration, however. The
field of novelty is rapidly being ex-
hausted-death beds and funerals being 50
far exempt from the list of attractive spec.
nlafinnS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-05

JOB SAYS: "All the days of my appointed
time will l wait till my change comes"
This goes to show that they had the same
store regulations in JOBS day that they
have now, and he doubtless had reference
to circumstance in which he and Mrs.
jon had bought something and hau to wait,
as we do now, an hour or two for his
change But then he had more patience
than any of US in recent times.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-05

THE DISPATCH announcing the arrival at
New York of the Wyoming with a com
pany of German Mormons aboard, says
that "over half of them are girls between
the ages Of thirteen and eighteen" and
that unsuccessful efforts were made by the
authorities to discover some pretext upon
which "they could he detained" The
question naturally arises, for what purpose
did the officials want to detain those girls
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-05

have been controlled by wisdom rather than
sentiment, and being influenced by the ex-
perience Of other communities, will adopt
high license and strict regulation of the
traffic. In this way they will compel those
who drink whisky to bear at least portion
of the financial burden which their drink
ing imposes on the community, and viii not
waste their substance in futile efforts to
prevent men from drinking.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-05

AN EXCHANGE calls attention to thu
fact that there was something pathetic il
the companion picture to the wedding o.
EMMoNs BLAINE to ANITA the heiress, in thu
carrying to hospital on a.stretcher of the
young wife deserted and neglected by hi.
brother JAMES G., JR, Perhaps the worlt
would wag along just as well if there wert
no BLAISEs in existence; there are doubt
less few persons who would be willing
to have the experiment tried.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-05

A NEGRO has been nominated for lieu
tenant governor of Mississippi, and this
caused the Mail and Express to lay aside
its Bible long enough to hope that the
cullud brudder's life has been insured. 1t
must be that Elder SHEPARD is interested
in some life insurance company. one that
does not draw the line at color.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-05

IP THE rule had been adopted years age
of the court scrutinizlng the accounts OF
United States marshals, instead of approx,
ing them upon presentation, without sc
much as question concerning the amount,
we believe the government would have
had more surplus" in the treasury. There
should be no exceptions, however, to the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-05

Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and Illinois, il
the order named, are the greatest corn-pro-
ducers of this year. Between them they
have grown LA 100000 bushels, or over
one-half of the total product of the country
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-05

IT Is noted that while the city of Boston
spent $1,000 in entertaining President
CLEVELAND when he visited the city of
blue goggles and baked beans, the same
place paid out only 81 900 for the entertain
ment of Mr.. HARRISON short time ago.
The Bostonians are wonderfully clever and
appreciative people.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-05

E. BURD GRUBB is the name of the Re
publican candidate for governor of New
Jersey When he writes it he watches the
middle division closely to see that it makes
no assault on the last end Of the name. His
opponent has ABBETT-er cognomen and will
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-05
For HOMEMADE GOODS

Go TO John C. Cutler & Bro, agents of the
Provo Wooden mills and Deseret Wooden
mills. Wholesale or retail, No sc Main
street, Salt Lake city.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-05

PGyttes remooing from one place TO another,
and desiring papers changed should dtt0dys gfoe
former as 1oeR as present address
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-05

Entered at the Postofice at Salt Lake City,
Utah for transmittance through the mails as
second class matter.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-24
brought his record up to total Of 35 knives
swallowed at different times.
MISERABLE DEATH.

Now, however, he reaped the natural fruit
OF his folly. He was taken violently sick,
and, despite the efforts of physicians, the
greater part of the knives "stayed by him. =
He suffered excruciating pains and passed
the most of his time in Guys Hospital, Lon
don. After leading miserable existence
for nearly four years, he died in March,
1909, striking and melancholy example OF
a total wreck"
Another peculiar case was that of Will
lam Dempster, an English iuggler, who In
1923 accidentally swallowed table knife.
handle and all, which he was thrusting
down his throat. The mishap was occa-
stoned by the spectators crowding around
him and causing the knife to slip from his
fingers. Dempster died in great agony after
many Intellectual attempts to relieve him.
1t Is related that similar case occurred In
Prussia in 1886. This patient was cured by
the extraction of the knife through an in
cision made in his side.
1t cannot be regarded as great misfor-
tune tt at the swallowing business is waning
In popularity. However, there Turks in
mankind taste for the horrible, and there
will probably always be found the means to
crafty it in some form of grotesque and
shocking violation of natures commands,
WILLIS KENYON.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-24
THE BID WAS WITHDRAWN.
An Interesting Tale Concerning an Ante.
Bellum Slave Auction.

An Interesting Tale Concerning an Ante
Bellum Slave Auction.
New York Sun.I
In Jacksonville, Fla, in the winter of
1S4S, an auction sale of the personal estate
of deceased planter, comprising some 70
or 80 slaves and other "chattels," was held
in the public market place. was glad of
the opportunity to see for myself how such
things were done. On beginning the sale
the auctioneer announced that families
would not be separated, but would be sold
in "lots." After a number of "lots" had
been duly brought to the block and knocked
down to the highest bidders, a bright-look-
ing boy was brought forward and placed
upon the stand. The auctioneer at the same
time called an old colored man among the
crowd to come up and stand beside the boy.
He did so, and the 'auctioneer then said:
Gentlemen, the old man is this boys
father; he lives in the West Indies and is
tree man. He wants to buy the boy and
take him to his home and make him free.
He bids $400, which is all the money he
has,"
The intent of this statement was evidently
to discourage any advance on that bid, and
it touched a sympathetic chord in his audi
ence. The crowd watched the proceedings
for minute or TWO IN Sllence, Wnlle the
auctioneer dwelt upon the bid of S400, and
was calling it for the third and last time,
when from the outskirts of the crowd
voice bid Fifty" Every eye was at once
turned in the direction of the bidder,
who was a rough, dissipated-looking
fellow, a typical slave trader in
appearance. The auctioneer paused a
moment, looked annoyed, and then
repeated his previous statement con-
cerning the old man. emphasizing the re-
mark that $4OO was all the money he had.
'tAnd now said he, 81 am bid $780, +"
From dozen voices came the cry, with
draw your bidl" The auctioneer awaited
the result. The bidder growled surly re-
fusal, saving he wanted that boy. and had
as good right to bid as anybody" -Four
hundred and fifty" came slowly from the
lips of the auctioneer. The shouts of with
draw your bidl' were repeated in angry
tones on every side.
"Well, said the bidder, 81 withdraw it."
The auctioneer quickly went back to the
original bid, on which he dwelt two or three
times, when down went the hammer. ''Sold
at S400. Old man, the boy is yours; take
him down." The crowd cheered, and the
principal figure in this little drama, who the
moment before had been the picture of des-
pair, hurried down from the stand, smiling
and happy.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-24
ENGLISH AND AMERICAN HOUSES.
Many COnveniences That Our Cousins
Dwellings Do Not Have.

Many COnveniences That Our Cousins
Dwellings Do Not Have.
The London InUentioD prints very COM
plimentary article in regard to the house
hold contrivances of the better class OF
American dwelling houses, such as electric
lighting, the elevators, the heating, the
burglar alarms, the calls for servants and
the others OF our domestic details. There is
no question as to the fact that, in all these
particulars, this country is vastly in ad-
vance of any other.
A peculiarity of the English CRATE is that
it is fired up in the autumn and extin-
guished in the spring, not with reference to
the condition of the temperature but by the
almanac. There is a certain date when the
CRATES must be kindled for the winter, and
still another date when they must be put
out for the remainder of the season. The
tact that it is very cold in the morning of
an autumnal day furnishes no reason to the
English housekeeper to "lay the coaIs''
unless 1T be permitted by the almanac; and
it is equally no reason why the "coals"
should be raked out on heated day in the
spring unless it is a date authenticated by
the same authority.
The distribution of water in an English
dwelling house is as imperfect as the heat
ing. In all American cities, the inmates
OF the house can draw water in any quanti-
ties, at any hour of the day or night. Here
in Chicago the householder turns a faucet,
and all of Lake Michigan is instantly on
tap. The English housekeeper has at her
command limited quantity of water in q
tank near the roof, which is filed each
morning from the public main, and she
must exercise rigid economy, for if the
supply be exhausted, she must wait till the
next morning for it to be replenished.
In fine, in no essential particular is the
English dwelling house atall comparable in
its conveniences, comforts and advantages
to the model residences in this country.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-24
HOW KATE FIELD WAS CHEATED.
An AtchisOn Man UulOads Some Worthless
Real Estnte on Her

An AtchisOn Man UnlOads Some Worthless
Real Estate on Her.
st. Joseph Herald.J
Several years ago Miss Kate Field, the
authoress, visited Atchison. While there
she made the acquaintance OF a prominent
business man, who, believing that she had
some ready money, portrayed to her the
profit she woul reap by buying lot in
that city. He induced her to purchase. the
price being 5000. She paid s., 900 down,
and the balance was to come in payments.
It turned out afterward that the lot really
belonged to the man who induced her TO
buy, although he had represented differ
emily. The editor of the Herald met Miss
Field in San Diego nearly two years ago,
when she related the story of her Atchison
purchase, described the location of the pro-
perty, and said she had received letter
from friend not to meet the second pay
ment, as the property was not then and
never had been worth more than 81 900, the
amount she had already paid. We were
requested to investigate the matter for her,
and did so. We had two of the best reliable
men in Atchison value the property. One
placed the value less than 81, 900; the other
thought it might be worth 81 200. We advised
Miss Field to lose the 81 900 she had paid
down rather than pay the $1,000 vet due.
This is the true story of Miss Fields real
estate deal in Atchison. The deal was
clear swindle, for which the city of Atchi-
son was in no way responsible, but perpe-
trated by a man of prominence who claimed
respectability.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-24

under We staire; some children and mulat-
to woman were reprimanded for laughing at
Pomp Shorter. When ye services at ye
meeting house were ended We council and
other dignitaries we're entertained at We house
of Mr.. Epes, on We hill nearby, and
we had a bountiful Thanksgiving dinner,
with bears meat and venison, the last Of
which was a fine buck shot in We woods
near by. Ye bear was killed in Lynn
woods near Reading. After ye less1ng was
craved by Mr.. Garrich, of Wrer than, word
came that ye'buek was shot on ye Lords
day by Pequot, an Indian, who came to Mr..
Spes with I've in his mouth, like Ananias
o. old. Ye council therefore refused to eat
We venison, but it was afterward decided
that Pequot should receive 40 stripes, save
one, for lying and profaning ye Lords
day, restore Mr.. Spes We cost of ye deer, and
considering this just and righteous sem
tence on ye sinful heather, and that bless
ing had been craved on We meat, ye council
all partook of it but Mr.. Shepard, whose
conscience was tender on ye point of veni-
son." FRANK b. WADE, NJ. D.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-24

the high-noon of sin. And in sooth the
food of gray seemed to touch our aching
heads with the soft, refreshing embrace Of
the wild, free water, as it laughs and leaps
and sparkles, clasping the weary frame to
its pure bosom. and soothing the fevered
brain with its cool, white waves.
Jones' parched lips broke into smile, ,gand
he passed his hand over his eyes, as one does
on suddenly starting from dream. Then
we both laughed, and looked back without
a regret upon the dazzling brilliance, the
uneasy delight, we had quilted. The lights
seemed to have grown dim, the glamour
which so lately lay upon the scene had been
rudely rent apart, and we saw naught save
purposeless glitter, q tawdry, tinsel splen-
dor.
Were we waxing drunk with these great
draughts We quRffed from the untainted
ether, standing upon the threshold7 Was
this why the scene behind had lost its at
traction? II so, this were intoxication in
deed diVine-dissipation indeed refreshing !
"By Jove," exclaimed Jones, 'it's worth
staying up all night if the mornings are
like thisIs Why we can almost breast the
keen breeze as the poet somebody remarks.
And how silent everything isl'' His cane
fell heavily upon the pavement.
It rang out through the stiffness with the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-24
TWO GIDDY OLD GOATS.
They Enter HOnse, Climb Upstairs and
Leap from the Window:

They Enter n HOuse, Climb Upstairs and
Leap from the Window.
Chicago Inter ocean,
Two Mexican goats, with Pan-American
whiskers, made their way up flight of
stairs in an apartment house. on the West
Side yesterday afternoon, and took short
turn to the left, which gave them an unin-
terrupted view of West Madison street. For a
moment the two of kind were noticed gazing
abstractedly out at the panorama of moving
pedestrians, and the next moment they were
in the air, having leaped from the window
to the awning below. Did they fall in the
street? Not bit of it. They knew their
business, and for fully three-Quarters of an
hour thereafter amused themselves by chew
ing up old rags, oyster cans, clippings of
tin and other matter that had found lodg-
ment on the extreme outer edge of the frail-
looking store front.
When ready to take their departure the
goats toak flying leap from the wood avn
ing to an adjoining canvas affair, through
which they disappeared, like Pantaloon in
a pantomime. OF course the goats landed
right side up with care and lost no time in
getting out of the neighborhood.
Although absent they are still held to
memory dear. the owner of the despoiled
awning being in quandary as to whether
he had best sue the goats, the city, or the
landlord of the furnished rooms for damages.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-24
HARD STORIES 10 BELlEYE.
Famous AIchemiss Who Claimed to be
1.O35 Years Old.

A Famous AIchemiss WhO CIaImsd 70 be
1.O35 Years Old.
Medical Classical
The normal duration of life has been q
problem sought for from the most remote
ages. Hesiod, solon. Esculapius, and
Pliny had all their theories, mostly, how
ever, associated with astral influence. Roger
Bacon believed that man could live q
thousand years If he only knew how to econ
omize his provision of vital force. Ar
tephius, famous alchemist Of the twelfth
century who wrote treatise on the preser-
vation of life on the credit of his own ex-
perience. claimed to be at the time Of writ
ing his treatise in the 1,O25th year of his
age, and used quietly to settle every dis
puted question of ancient history by the IL
refragible plea of personal testimony.
Gualdo, brother Of the Red Cross, and
the hermit Trautmansdorf, declared that
they had attained, the one, 400 years, the
other 140, by imbibing q solution Of the
philosophic stone. Paracelsus, whose real
name was Bombast Won Hohenheim, boldly
asserted that he had discovered the incor-
poration of the vital spirit, and that he
could create men in an alembic, yet never
theless died in hospital at the age Of 48.
Louis XII. is said to have drank the blood
of children as a means Of renovation, thus
realizing the tabled vampire.
Descartes, who had had relations with the
Red Cross knights, considered q vegetable
diet most conducive 10 long life. His idea
was to eat little and often Of substances
easily digested. But an Australian, who
will stuff himself like boa-constrictor, and
sleep q week upon it, lives as long as those
who take only two or three meals day.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-24
DAY oF THANKSGIVING

by the year 1880 it had become fixed Gus
tom for the Governors of the colonies of
Plymouth and Massachusetts, Bay to ap-
point Thanksgiving Day late in the au-
tumn of every year, usage that soon ex-
tended to all the other New England colo
nies. The adoption of this custom outside
of New England was very slow. How
slow will be readily understood from
the fact that as recently as 1855 it was
considered a remarkable event in Virginia
when Governor johnson recommended the
observance of q Thanksgiving Day and that
Governor Wise refused to appoint one in
1857, on the ground that he had no author
itv to interfere in religious matters. Thanks
giving Day was not regularly appointed by
the Governor of New York until 1917. Dur
ing the Revolutionary War Congress an
nually recommended a general Thanksgiv-
ing Day. Washington proclaimed one in
1889, on the adoption of the Constitution,
and another in 1895 for the suppression of
the whisky insurrection in Western Penn
sylVsnia, while Madison proclaimed one for
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-24
A STRANGE COINCIDENCE.
The Graves Of Two Ohums Accidentally Lo.
cafed Side By side.

Chicago HerAld.l
"Speaking of condolences" I" said good
natured fat man yesterday. reminds me Of
one which consider remarkably singular.
An old chum of mine died not long ago.
We were great friends. He was jolly dog,
like me, and we were together a good deal.
He used to say very often that when he died
he wanted to be laid away by my side.
This argued that he thought I would be the
first one to pass in my checks. but be died
first. His relatives intended to take his re-
mains South to his old home fer interment,
but later on they decided to bury him in
Graceland. The casket was placed in the
vault until the widow could buy lot. She
was anxious to purchase a lot in that sec
tion known as the old cemetery, but she
was told these had ali been sold.
"While she was in the Office . man came
in and said that as he was about to leave
Chicago for good he would like to have his
lot sold. It was desirable lot in the old
cemetery and the widow of my old friend
purchased it then and there. I went out to
the interment not long ago and was aston
ished to find that the lot adjoined that Of my
own, in which my parents are buried and in
which expect some day to be laid at rest
The widow had never heard Of her husbands
oft-expressed desire to be buried BY my
side, and think the coincidence . very
strange one.