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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-01-15
Afternoon Railroad Stocks.
Chicago Produce Market.

lower; cash, 945s: February, 951a: May. 991k
Corn Easier; cash, 331a February, S41s ;
May, 81.
Oats-Easier; cash, 2E4; February, 24sl;
May, 273g
Barley0Nothing doing.
Pork.Lower; cash, Il SO; February. 1870:
May, II Is.
Lard Lower: cash. 211a; February. o5;
May, 7.25g7 271a.
AFTERNOON.
Rye-Weak; Az.
Barley-NominaI.
Shoulders, 6,25@6 s715; short clear, 25@
z 3715; shorL ribs, 6..5.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-01-15

PEOPLES EQUITABLE Coop. Our
ri 1ciple is to divide profits with our
atrons,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-01-15
METEOROLOGICAL LOCAL RECORD.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. IA, 1889.
(Signal Service, U.S.A.)

Max, temp, 35.4; min. temp. 24S.
Mean temp, 800; for IL years, 2S' excess, a.
Deficiency of temp. since January l,
1889, 81.
Rainfall, COZ inches; mean daily for II
years, 0.04 inches; deficiency, 0.02 inches
Deficiency of rainfall since January l,
1889. o 90 inches.
signal Corps,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-02-07
The Bloodhound.

As a rule the bloodhound is most
docile aud winningly atfectionnte. He
can be trusted with children; so much
so that hoy may safely do duty as
.'the hunted man" when the hound is
being trained in hill or forest The
animal is nevertheless suspicious of
the motions of strangers; he therefore
makes most efficient guard to either
person or property; and his deep,
ringing, bell-like voice, heard at night
in his own grounds, would be sufficient
To keep at bay the boldest burglar
that ever went on a prowl. But in
stances of bloodhOunds who. if not
actually savage, will. to use trainers
words, "stand no nonsense are by
no means rare. had the pleasure of
being hunted once by one of these. 1t
was in country where there were
plenty of hills and rocks and running
streams, but nothing worth the name
of a tree. We were training pup,
aud as he was already well up in his
work / had got quite IL long start, and
had done my very best to puzzle him
by wading through the water, &c.
When ] reached cozy nook in far
off glen, sat down to rest on Il stone;
but still whole hour passed. and still
no appearance of my friend and his
pupil. was thinking | had got well
away for once, when / was startled by
the baying of bloodhound. and next
moment found myself prisoner -
made so, not by the puppy. but by the
puppy's father The dog, | afterward
discovered, had escaped from the sta
BILE and come to the hunt on his own
account, and here he was. / confess l
felt little uneasy. | knew the dog
we'll enough, but just at the present
moment he did not consider it conven-
lent to know me. felt that / wished
to convince him thati it was all fun, that
we had only been playing ut man
hunting. Unfortunately for my peace
of mind, the bloodhound would not
take that view of the matter. 1t was
no good my holding out hand and
saying. Poor fellow, Draco! Good
dog. come along then" This only made
him back astern and bay the more.
Worse than all. movement on my
part us if to get mp resulted in II threat
eninY7exposurc of some teeth. Dracc
evidently wished me to understand dis
tinctly that | was the prisoner and he
the detective; the captive, he the
captur. That was the position in all
its simplicity; and as it was moreover
pretty certain the bloodhound meant
to do his duty, had to do mine, and
sit there till my friend arrived with
the pup. But the time had seemed
very long. There is a scrutinizing
calmness and dignity about the eye of
a well-bred bloodhound that is quite a
study in itself. If you are a perfect
stranger to the animal it is evident
he is regarding you not with hatred
by any means, nor with affection,
but with thoughtfulness mingled with
little suspicion of your intentions,
just as human being would study an
ape if one came hopping up to the hall
door. Gorcten Stables, im Chambers
Journal,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-02-07
Curiosities in Figures.

A very curious number is l42,857.
which multiplied by l. 2, 3, 1, 5. or
6. gives the figures in the same order.
beginning at different point; but if
multiplied by gives all 9's. Multiplied
bv it equals 142.857, multiplied by 2
equals 2S5, ia. multiplied by equals
42S.751, multiplied by 4 equals 571, ,428,
multiplied by equals 7l4,2S5, multi
piled by equals S57, 142, multiplied by
Z equals 999,9 ,999. Multiply 142,S57 by
8 and you have 1,142, 1856. Then add
the first figure to the last and you
will have 142,S57, the original num-
Der, the figures exactly the same as at
the start.
Another mathematical wonder is the
following: 1t is discovered that the
multiplication of 9 8 65 43 2 l by 45
gives 4. A, A, "A, Al, 10. Reversing
The order of the digits and multiplying
1234567S9 by ~ we get result
equally curious-5, j55, 555, sos. If we
take 2345 67S9 as the multipli-
cand, and inlerchanging the figures of
45 take 81 as the multiplier, &, 600, 655,
COG. Returning TO the multiplicand,
1916 1921, and taking 81 as the
multiplier again, we get 50. 3S3, 3S3,
S4-all 3's except the first and last
figures, which together. read 54--the
multiplier. Taking the same multiple
cand and u, the half of 54, as the null
tiplier, we get product of 26, 666,
. 666. 667, all 6's except the first and
last figures, which together read 27,
the multiplier. Now interchanging
the order of the figures p and using
~ as the multiplier and 8 z + 3 l
as the multiplicand, we get a product
of Al, Ill, Ill. 112-all Is, except the
first and last figures, which read to-
EducatiOn
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-02-07
Novel Cure for Typhoid-Fever.

A beautiful young woman, over
whose head had passed but eighteen
summers, and to whom life offered
only the prospect of unending pleas
ures, she being surrounded by all the
comforts that loving hearts and willing
hands, supported by adequate means,
coEld afford, was recently taken ill
with typhoid fever. The best medical
talent thai could be obtained was called
in. but without avail, aud few even
ings since all was gloom in the hand
soonest residence in FUrdham, where
she lay ill. Her physicians had de-
parted alta late hour, saying that be-
fore morning the end would come.
An aged aunt from the country, who
was on visit, happened fortunately to
remember that years ago, when the
yellow fever prevailed in this city, a
physician who had then but recently
come from Ireland had broken the
fever and saved many lives by apply
ing salt fish to the feet of the patients.
This suggestion was seized upon by
the now hopeless parents of the girl,
and salt mackerel, which they happen
ell fortunately to have in the house,
were applied to The fair patients feet
by her anxious relatives during the re-
mainder of the night. When the doc
tors called in the morning, expecting
to hear of the death of their patient,
they were astonished to find that the
fever had considerably abated. To-day
the young woman, who was "given
up" by her medical advisers. is cOnva-
lescent.- NeU York Telegram.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-02-07
1.-The Duchess" at Home.

If any non dc plane has become ia
miiar 10 our American women who
read novels it is that of 1.-The Duch-
ess." Yet how few who constantly
read her many books know even the
authors real name. To these it NAV
he of interest to know that the lady is
"a Mrs. Hungerford, who lives in one
of the most beautiful homes in all Ire
land. She has earned a handsome
competency with her pen. and any
thing she chooses to write is sure to
bring her comfortable sum in return.
Her Erin home is one of singular taste
and richness, for the teller of SO many
stories is also careful housekeeper
and manager. She has an interesting
family, who help to make her home a
cheerful and a desirable place. As to
the reading public she is simply THE
Duchess" SO to her neighbors she is
simply Mrs. Hungerford, and it is said
that many of them do not know to-day
that the pleasant visitor at their homes
is the author of the stories which are
on tables and on the shelves of Iheir
bookcases. She is strangely sensitive
on this point and never associates her
nom de plume with her identity where
it can be avoided. Personally the au-
thor is most charming woman and
her company is sought on all occa-
sions by large circle of friends. She
is fond of young people, and courts
their society whenever possible-EHtt-
Gdetphia Times.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-02-07
Told Of Brigham Young.

A good Latter-day Saint saws he re-
members very well how Brother Brig
ham used to send over to the city hall
when he was short, to see how much
money there was in the treasury that
the same might be loaned to the Lord.
The relator told how one day the Bee
hive house messenger came into the
hall with the exclamation: .'Well, boys,
how. much cash is there to-day in the
treasuryp" About $1,000 said the
treasurer. "Well. pack it up, the old
man wants it, and the $1,000 was
..paeked up without any ado and laid
at the feet of Brother Brigham. There
was no collateral of any kind put up;
the loan was to the Lord our God. and
the Lord our God was Brigham. Read
ers who doubt the above may be con-
vinced by turning to Mrs. Stenhouse's
book and learn how Brother Brigham
ordered $275 worth of bonnets of her
for his wives and then wrote on the
bottom of the bill: "You will be cred
tied this amount on your tithing ac-
count. Salt Lake City Tribune.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-02-07
Is knowledge or Ignorance Powerq

The aphorism that knowledge is
power" is so constantly used by educa-
tional enthusiasts that 1t may almost
be regarded rs the motto of the party.
But the first essential of a motto is
that it be true, and it is certainly not
true that knowledge is essentially the
same as power, seeing that it is only
an aid TO power. The power of a sur
geon to amputate limb no more lies
in his knowledge than in his life. In
fact, the knife has the better claim 10
potency of the two, for Il man may
hack of Il limb with his knife nlouc,
but not with his knowledge alone.
knowledge is not even an aid to pow
er in all eases, seeing that useless
knowledge, which is no uncommon
article in our popular schools, has no
relation to power The true source of
power is the originatIve action of the
mind which we see exhibited in the
daily incidents of life, as well as in
matters of the greatest Importance.
The man who is SAID to have extricat-
ed a little dog from the jaws of q big
one by dextrously placing a pinch of
snuff on the nose of the larger animal
exercised an act of power by his men
tai resource, aided only by his courage
and dexterity. Had he been mere
receptacle of knowledge he would have
been pOwerless to act; hut when he ex-
claimed to the admiring spectators,
"You sec that knowledge is powerP" :"
he said, what was neither true nor ap-
propriate. Aud here am brought
back to the keynote of a former arti-
Gle, which was that "a mans success
in life depends incomparably more
upon his capacities for useful action
than upon his requirements in knowl-
edge, and the education of the Young
should therefore be directed to the de-
velopment of faculties and valuable
qualities rather than to the acquisition
of knowledge" None of nv critics
have touched upon this cardinal point,
and suspect they fear to do SO, being
aware, as everybody is, that men of
capacity and possessing qualities for
useful action, are at premium all
over the world, while men of mere ed
ucation are at deplorable discount.
1t is melancholy to know, as | do from
experience, how eagerly educational
attainments are put forward by appli-
cants for employment. and how little
/ weight such claims carry in the selec-
! ton. can affirm with confidence that,
had l acted upon the principle of
choosing men for their knowledge
rather than their ability. ! should have
been surrounded by an incomparably
less efficient staff than that which now
governs the Elswick Works.-Lerd
! armstrong. i's The Nineteenth Century.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-02-07
Beecher's Views of vioksburg's Fall

| left England lin the summer of
1869 in no amiable mood and made
hurried tour through France, Switzer-
land, Italy, and Germany. returning to
London in September. While in Paris
was comforted with news of Vicks-
burg and Gettysburg. | staid at the
Grand Hotel. In the glass-covered
court there was daily an assemblage
of Southerners. They were swollen
with confidence in the Southern cause,
and after the old fashioned insolence
of fire-eaters they made their presence
known whenever l passed through the
court, not only by contemptuous de-
'Eleanor. but by sending insulting mes
sages by the servants. At length
came the tidings of the surrender of
Vicksburg and of Lees defeat There
was then no ocean telegraph. The
news was sent to Queenstown and
reached us Sunday morning. Mr.. Day
ton was then our Minister to France.
/ sat in church with his family. After
the opening services, and while the
notices of the week were being read,
turned to Miss Dayton and said: Lee
has been defeated" ''True?" Yes.
certain" She turned tn Il young lady
by her side, an American. too, and
whispered the news. On rising to
sing the hymn before the sermon the
two attempted to sing, but broke down
on the first two lines, and in flood of
tears sat down. Three of us were
busy at the sane time. The news of
the fall of Nicksburg came about noon
of the same day. | learned it from
George Jones of the New York Times
and dashed around to Mr.. Dayton's
mansion TO tell the joyful tidings. On
going downstairs met Mr.. Jones com
ing up. Alas! he was too late! did not.
in The wild excitement of the moment.
dream that | should not have snatched
from him the pleasure of announcing
the joyful lidings to our Minister. 1t
was Il beat" From that hour l had
no reasun-tO complain of the ungentle-
manly conduct nf the Southern gentle
men. Thev were seen no more during
my stay in Paris.-From The article by
Henry Ward Beecher in the Century.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-02-07
Hand writing.

The earliest writing of the Western
world, that of the so-called Uncial
manuscripts, was copied more or less
directly from the inscriptions cut on
brass or stone. The type. of letters
was practically The same. But with
the change of the materials used there
came almost necessarily in time a
change in the mode of forming the let
ters. Cursiye manuscripts-that is,
manuscripts written IN running hand,
with flowing and connected letters,
took almost universally by the tenth
century the place of the earlier Uncial
manuscripts, with their stiff, upright,
isolated letters. and handwriting, as
we now understand it, emerged. But
during the Middle Ages writing was
the art of a comparatively few highly
them to wonderful height of perfec-
ton. After the introduction of print
ing the very finest writing disappear
ed, for the profession of the scribe was
superseded, but the number of those
who could write passably increased as
the habit of correspondence grew, and
writing was no longer for the ordinary
the difficult, laborious process that it
used to be. With increased practice
handwriting became somewhat easier
and more free. The progress in this
direction went on with little Interrupt
ton from the sixteenth to the eigh-
teenth century; each generation shows
somewhat of an advance on that which
had preceded it. The writing became
continuously less awkward and less
stiff. But it is in our fathers time and
in our own, since the introduction of
the penny post, that the great change
has taken place. Nor is it hard to see
why this should be so. The increased
number of letters which are now writ
ten has led to increased speed in the
writing of them. With increased prac-
tice the hand comes to move speedily
and easily; there is no longer the same
care in the formation of the individual
letters which there was while people
had more time for writing. Words
are, SO to speak, dashed off, and we
are content if we can make the whole
word Ineligible, without considering
too minutely the letters of which it is
formed. l think, too, that The inn
prOvements which have been intro
duced in the mechanical appliances
for writing in pens, ink, and paper
have not been without their influence,
and this influence has tended in the
direction of giving greater freedom
and facility to The writing. The great
superiority which in these mechanical
appliances we in England enjoy over
most of the nations of the Continent
will also explain why it is that the
handwriting of Englishmen has Il
bolder character than that of most for
eigners. -M,1rdy's Mdgdzine
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-02-07
Couldn't Recall His Child's Name.

A gentleman from an adjoining coun-
ty walked into an insurance office here
recently and took out. a policy for a
good amount upon his life. AS his
eight children were to be his bene-
ficiaries in case of death. it was neces-
sary that their names be written upon
the policy, and he was accordingly
asked by the agent to write them down.
He started and got along very well on
the first seven, but on the eighth name
he made n break; he scratched his head
in a perplexed manner aud went care
fully over the list second and third
time. but it was no use. .'Well, | don't
know that young ones name" he said
in desperation. II knowed 'em all by
heart when left home this mornin'h
But in spite of all efforts to recall the
name of No. 8 he finally had to give it
up, and actually went out in search of
a neighbor who knew the family we'll
in order to find out the name of his
own ehild.-Americus (Ga.) Repu6h-
CllL.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-02-07

"Do you want to succeed in life?"
asked James Whitcomb Riley, the
Hoosier poet, of Nelly Bly,, whose book
of poems has Just been most flatter-
ingly received by the English public
and press.
"l do" she replied, with an earn
estness that might have been felt a
block.
"rhen dress we'll" he said "The
secret of success is good personal
appearance. Why, if l struck town
with only fifty cents in my pocket the
first thing I'd do would be to go TO u
barber shop. A barber shop is the
intelligence office and newspaper of
every town. So, you sec, my first
move would he to go there. I'd have
Il shave and give the barber my fifty
cents, and when he offered me back
the change I'd tell him, with n knight
ly wave of my hand, Its all right
He would tell everybody else, and it
would help me to get an opening
somewhere. But about dress. Now
wouldn't you rather give Il nickel to a
beggnr who was brushed and had a
clean face than to one who was not?
Any one would. When one goes to a
hotel doesn't the clerk take an inven-
tory of his guest before hc gives a
room, and doesn't the room always
match the appearance? If | want to
sell some verses the editor glances at
me. If my clothes are shabby he
thinks, %, he's in hard luck and will
be satisfied at any price If my ap-
pearance is that of prosperity he'll be
afraid TO offer me small price, or if
! not afraid at least ashamed. A woman
should be even more particular. Her
gowns give her place more than a
mau's coat. Men always look ut the
woman's dress, and in almost every
instance judge accordingly. To be
successful Que must look successful.
Good clothing makes everything easier.
Take my advice if you want to succeed
never look shabby"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-02-07
Dispelline an Illusion.

New boarder: "Yoa must give me
another rOom.n Hotel clerk: whats
the matter with the room you've gotP'
"My room is all right, but in the next
room there is somebody who snores so
loud that the walls shake" "Is that
SOP" Yes; it is a great deal worse
than that. Can't you give me room
near that divine creature with golden
locks and startled-fawn expression
who sat opposite to me at dinnerP
"Why, man alive! her room is next to
yours. She does the snoring you are
kicking about. ."-1s1as sgtings.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-02-07
In Chicago.

He: "Can you get ready for our
wedding by Wednesday, loveP" She:
"Hardly, deary, dearest am to
marry Tom tomorrow and I'll proba-
bly, get divorce from him by Friday.
Say we get married Saturday." He:
'All right. Meanwhile will go and
marry Bessie to fill up the time, and /
will get divorce from her Saturday
morning. Peoria Transcript.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-02-07
The Lesser EVIL.

Mrs. Lenox Hill, Jr.: ''I'm sure.
Lenox. that there is a burglar rum
maging around down stairs. Just slip
out the back door and call police
man." Mr.. Lenox Hill, Jr.: Not
much, my dear; let the burglar go
ahead. D. We s'pose l want to be
clubbed for disorderly conduct ON the
street?"-Puck
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-02-07

Jagley-'Hello, Braggs, what makes
yon look So glum this morningp"
Braggs-"Yon know that $40 | won pn
Jagley-"Yes." Braggs We'll, Itook
1t home and hid it an old stove -
Jagley-''And the hired girl burned
1t up? Braggs- my wife found
it.'-1erre Haate Express.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-02-07

Miss Westend-O. Miss Tiptop, is it
true that while abroad You became en-
gagged to the Duke of Oldeastle? Miss
Tiptop (reluctantly)-N-o, but my
waiting maid got acquainted with his
valet. -Phiiddetphia Record
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-02-07

A man is rarely found who kicks
when his name is misspelled in the po-
lice court record of newspaper. This
is notable exception to the rule
Laurence AMERICAN
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-02-07

Philadelphia proposes to expend ST.
125,oOO in street improvements the
Ro@ipS yeaE.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-02-07
Good Feed Cutters

Ihave acknowledgements the JUMB0 TRY
ME, and the LITTLE GIANT TRY ME-. Feed
utters. the best Feed Cutters in the market.
They are sold at re. sonable,prices and warranted
to give satisfaction to the purchaser. The knife
is circling. easy to keep in ordor, and y
straw or fodder tquallylwelI. Call.and examin.
j. II. GODDARD,
Rear of Little Block. opp. Opera. House.
,RAVENNA, OHIO
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-01-12
SHIP JOHN BRlGE ABANDONED.

The American ship John Brice,
Captain Murphy, sailed on October
9th from Port Townsend with n
large cargo of lumber, bound for
Melbourne, Australia, All went
we'll until the 7th of December,
when, in Latitude 8 S., northwest
of Raratonga, about 800 miles, the
wind increased to hurricane force,
blowing away sails, bulwarks and
deckhouses-one man, Norwegian,
was washed overheard, and the Cap
tain was badly injured.
Finding the ship had become wa
ter-logged, the captain decided to
abandon her.
After Z days of great hardship
and suffering, the boat finally reach
ed Manan, the most eastern island
of the Samoan group. From thence
all hands we're taken on to Apia,
where they were taken charge of by
the American Consul. On the 4tll
of January they embarked on board
the O. s. S. Co s steamer Alameda,
and arrived at Honolulu, Ell route
for San Francisco, last evening.
The ships company consists OF
Timothy Murphy, Master; Edgar
Denison, mate Charles Brant, Sc
cond mate, and fifteen seamcn.