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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-22
NUMBER 43.

Of the legislature. The night was pleasant,
and soon after eight O'Clock the guests be-
gan to gather at Mr.. Cross residence on
School street, where they were cordially re-
ceived by the host and hostess, assisted by
Miss Cross and Miss Louise d. Tilton of
Laconia, N. II. The rooms of the first floor
were thrown open to the guests, and were
tastefully decorated with a profusion of
ferns and flowers, the effect in the dining
hall being particularly pleasing and artistic.
In this room large branch bearing droop-
ing clusters of apples adorned the chande-
lier, while underneath, from the center of
the table, rose a beautiful floral piece from
whose upper vase sprayed rich masses Of
white roses; four baskets filed with pansies
hung below, and the base was buried in
delicate ferns. Around this center piece the
elaborate refreshments were disposed in a
manner pleasing to the eye. The table was
presided over by Miss Mary S. Titon Of
Laconia, N. H., and Miss Anna j. Chandler
of Montpelier, with a grace entirely in har-
mony with their surroundings. The genial
qualities of Mr.. and Mrs. Cross seemed to
be felt throughout the assembly, and the
different groups which filled the receiving
rooms were at all times chatty and ami
mated. Orchestral music from an upper
landing rose above the hum of voices and
lent an added charm to the occasion. The
gowns OF many Of the ladies present were
elaborate and elegant. His Excelency
more prominent guests attending with la
dies were acknowledgement Fletcher
with his kinswonan Mrs. Birchard of
BrattleborO, Ex-Governor and Mrs. Dill
lingham, Auditor and Mrs. Powell, Mr.
Stickney, clerk Of the house, and Mrs
Stickney, Colonel and Miss Kimball of
Randolph, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Wells of
Burlington, Mr. and Mrs E. G. Smith of ST.
Alhaps, Mr.. and Mrs. Olin Merrill of Enos-
burgh, Mr.. and Mrs. Humphrey of Poult-
ney, State Treasurer Field, Secretary Pow
ers of the senate, Mr. T, w. Wood the
artist, and a numerous company Of senators,
representatives, and citizens of Montpelier
with their ladies' Mr.. Cross through his
extended hu mess relations and his connec-
tion with politics. has very wide acquan'-
ance in the state, and among his guests
were many of those who have known
him personally and have had reason to ap-
prrciate his hearty good fellowship. The
affair was eminently successful and pleas
ing in all respects.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-22
Supreme Court. General Term.

Court opened yesterday with full bench
in the new court room at the capitol Prayer
was offered by Rev. George w. Gallagher
of Montpelier. George w. Hurlbut. apt, u.s..
estate of Wait Hurbut was the first case
heard. The second case, John Il. Lavelle,
administrator, US. the Central Vermont
railroad company, had been settled, and the
third. Thomas Arbuckle Us. Kilburn b,
Walker Is now being heard
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-22

An extremely pleasurable and charming
reception was that given by Mr. and Mrs. l..
Bart Cross Thursday evening to their friends
in Montpelier and Mr., Cross fellow members
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-04-19
SpInsters, Paradise.

Ukraine, Russia, is the real para.
disc for the spinster. And if in this
country prototype of the Russian
province could be found, it would
be populated in less time than one
imagines. In Ukraine, think oft, We
spinsters and celibates, all the court
ing is done by the women! The man
has nothing to do with the affair.
Like Mariana in the moated grange, he
merely sits and waits.
If the young woman feels stealing
DER her fancy for particular
young man, she does not pine away
in green and yellow melancholy"
But she buckles on the armor of her
affections and sallies out like a CON
quering hero. To drop smiles and
come down to matter-of-fact Ian
guage, the young woman, when she
falls in love with some young man,
without delay discloses to him the
true condition of her feelings.
Does he love her? Then the mar
rage ceremony is arranged without
delay. Does he not love her? Then
the love-sick damsel plants herself
in his residence and announces that
she will stay there until a revolution
shall come in his feelings. The
young man is helpless, because the
friends of the young woman will
avenge any affront that the young
man shall offer to her.
But he is not compelled by either
law orcustom to endure her presence
forever. When he becomes tired OF
the attentions of the love-lorn lass
he can pick up his lares and penates
and move out. When the affair
reaches this climax it is equivalent
to an announcement that the young
man positively will not wed.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-04-19
Every Paper Has One.

The Intelligent compositor" is the
man who is supposed to make all the
mistakes which occur in the printing
of a newspaper. Every newspaper
has one.
well remember the night l set up
review in which occurred the quota
ton from Gray's EIegy; Far from
the madding crowd" The proof.
reader marked it 'maddening" ]
went to see him about it. He laugh.
ed at me in a superior sort of way
and said there was no such word as
"madding." l tried to tell him
about poetic license, but he knew as
much about poetic license as he did
about Greek. Argument only made
him angry, and he lottily asked me ii
/ wanted a situation. i beat an
ignominousr retreat, and went out and
bumped my head against the wall
several times to cool of, one of my
fellow compositors remarking with
hypocritical sympathy: You ought
to know better than to talk Choctaw
to a Chinaman.
An amusing blunder-for which the
compositor received the entire blame
happened on the Press several years
ago, in an editorial by Col. Forney.
Like shaking a red rag at bull" is
a quotation which any school boy
ought TO recognize at glance; yet
because tramp typo, unacquainted
with the Colonies flowing chirogra-
ply, made "bed bug" out of ''red
rag" it escaped the eagle eye of the
proof-reader and appeared so in the
paper. What the Colonel said when
he read his article next morning has
never been chronicled.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-04-19
How the Mississippi Was Made

As possible theory of the origin
of the Mississippi river, among the
many that have at different times
been brought forward by noted sci
entists, the mostrecent is the sugges-
ton that its erosion was accom-
plished by means of a mighty cata-
ract, which began far down the river,
near its originalmouth, and by gradu-
al retrogression, dug out the valley
likegorge. That this theory is tenable
may he inferred from the high, wall
like bluffs, features so characteristic
in the upper part of its course. A
wearing away of a monster cataract
would, of course, necessarily leave
high bluffs walls on either side, which
are well known features of "the father
of meandering streams" 1t would
seem. according to this theory, that
st. Anthony falls constitutes the re-
INFANT of what was once the most
stupendous cataract in the world.
1t is estimated that it must have
taken 100000 years to. carve out
the mighty ditch.-St. Louis Republic.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-04-19

upon Dick and Jennie that all eyes
are fixed.
Dick convential black looks every
inch a gentleman, and Jennie, tall
slender and graceful, in a soft gray
silk, with the light OF love and health
upon her countenance, can scarcely
be recognized as the one whom they
had welcomed to their midst with
such sad hearts, scarce a year ago.
The ceremony was quickly perform
ed by the waiting clergyman after
which followed congratulations and
merry making.
Mother Dent had indeed surpassed
all former occasions and from this
time on, all events of interest were
spoken of as being, either before, or
after Dicks wedding as the case might
be. Here We will leave our hero and
heroine just on the threshold of a
glad happy life, happiness which /
am sure you will say was well deserv-
ed after many years of sorrow and
patient waiting.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-04-19
Uncle Toms VIII.
La American.

| Lawrence American.
Mr.. Aewlywed-Fanny, Uncle Toms
will is to be read tomorrow, and as
always was a favorite nephew of
the old gentleman l am sure to come
in for something.
Mrs. Newlywed-0, how nice. Will
Then we can give up this horrid fat
and build a sweet little Queen Anne
house in the country, and"
You mean brick house up town"
NO, dear, Queen Anne cottage,
with gables and"
Queen nothing, petl I couldn't
bear to live in cottage, you know.
What we want is
Nothing of the sort, Will Iwart
a cottage, and | can't live in an up
town stuffy-"
"Stufy, ELI? I'd like to know what
can be more stuffy than little
squeezed up, one story"
"Will, you mean thingl You are
SO unreasonable and"
unreasonable is it? I'd have you
understand, Frances, that | am a
very reasonable manu-
mo you are not! You never do
anything ! want you to, and you
are always trying to displease me.
You are"
Look here, madam, that will dol
took you when you were without a
cent and you promised to obey me,
and now when Ihave a plan to make
you happy, YOU"
Happy could never be happy
with such brutel If / had only
known what you were, l never
would have married your
II wish you had then for you are
no wife for young, sensible man,
who likes to be peaceful and"
Peaceful! Who started all this
discussion should like to know"
why, you didl''
81 didn'tl'
"You didl'
You know didn't So"
81 repeat, it is all your fauld!"
so, boo-hool hool lam going home
to my motherl"
go and-"(Slams the door,
Mr.. Newlywed next EVENING"
Fanny, Uncle Tom didn't leave me a
cent?
Mrs. Newlywed kissing him)-I
am SO glad.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-04-19
Fat Woman in a Street Car.

1
New York World.
The fat woman rode along serenely
enough until she found she had reach
ed her destination, and then began
a struggle which excited the liveliest
interest. The fat woman's feet did
not reach to the floor by four inches.
and she was in measure at the
mercy of adverse circumstances. She
signaled the car to stop, and then be-
gan to rock forward so as to transfer
the center of gravity to a point that
would enable her to slide her feet to
the floor.
But the scheme wouldn't work.
She would rock forward, but in the
rebound she would settle down firm
er than ever in the low cut seat and
against the side OF the car.
A number OF parcels she was carry
ing interfered somewhat with her
movements, and as her struggles
grew more furious one by one the
parcels flew across the car.
The expression on her face did not
invite assistance from any one, and
all were slow to offer any, hoping
that every rock would land her on
her feet and she would herself be mas
ter of the situation.
The car had stopped and the con-
ductor was standing with his hand
on the bellcord. The fat woman was
still plunging and diving, but there
appeared to be IAN unseen force
that dragged her back with constant
~ increasing violelEce.
"Dod rat the peSky seatl' she ex-
claimed at last, plunging harder
than ever.
The whole car was rocking from
the violence of her exertions, and
three or four street gamins looked
through the windows to see what
the matter was.
'Git onto de fat gal wild fitl'' ex-
claimed one of the boys.
Two or three of us sprang to the
woman's assistance, while others
gathered up her packages, and.so we
helped her out of the car.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-04-19
Plot Against Russian Heiress

Warsaw (Russia) papers tell the
following story: A wealthy land
owner of Violin recently sent his
daughter with her governess to see
the Paris exposition and enjoy her
sell generally in that brilliant capital
for while. On their arrival at
Paris the governess took the young
girl to her relatives residence-the
relatives being of the lowest class of
day laborers aud living more by
petty theft and burglary than by
honest labor. The young girl was
at once put into n cellar and told
that she would be kept there on next
to no food until she should consent
to marry the brother of the govern
ess, who hoped by this forced mar
riage to become a prosperous Violin
proprietor In spite of all persecu-
ton the young girl persisted in her
refusal to crafty the scoundrels.
At last she succeeded in throwing
out an address and stamped letter
into the street, where, il seems, some
one picked it up and duly mailed it,
for shortly afterward her father
came to Paris and delivered the un-
happy prisoner. The guilty parties
have been arrested.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-04-19
THE OLD OWL.

LADIES' woods the owl flies,
Ileesl, r.sJ.broWn branch alights,
y ~ in deep derisiye cries,
"a ,tesilenes Of the nights,
|r'sL 1s' " Huh.hooi 0h-hol huh-hool"
~ 4 n 49, and what he knows.
90 !s.nmmer night he's here,
y. hove the winter SHOWS
w W. Iuh-h0ol 0h'hol Huh'hool"
no,lfits through town and tree,
~ ! tssn. bis eye il bright,
~ ~, curious things he sees
90 ~. watches o. the night:
w, Va Hun moo! oh-hOl Huh'hoo"
chicago News.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-04-19
An Open Question.

They city council chamber atAtchi-
son has horsey smell, while the
council chamber at Cottonwood Falls
is permeated with n strong odor of
Hoyt's German cologne and honey
soap. 1t is still a serious question
whether it is better to place the reins
of municipal government in the
hands of men or to trust them to
women.-Kansas City Star,
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-04-19

When a man takes an"upper" in a
sleeping car he can at least claim the
distinction OF his berth,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-23
Railway Advertising.

An interesting decision, just reported
from the New York court of common pleas.
concerns the use of the streets of til at CITY
for advertising purposes by the railways
holding a franchise for the purpose of
transporting passengers. The case was
that of the placarding of advertisements
upon the stations of the elevated roads the
court ruling this to be ''the attempted use
of the public streets for private purpose,
and one not authorized by law" The sta
tions upon which these signs are placed are
built upon land not owned by the railway
company, but granted from the public use
for specified purposes. Advertising is not
one of these purposes Going further in
the development of these principles, the
decision of the court declares that the
railroad company has no power under it's
charter to engage directly in the advertis-
ing business and, therefore, can not use
it's privileges for the purpose of presenting
advertisements "where the advertisements
have no connection with the business of
the company OR the convenience of passen-
gers" These statements of law apply
equally in Boston as in New York; and.
while there may be seeming distinction
between the placing of advertisements
upon the walls of stations and upon the in
terror of street cars, the principle of law
which forbids the former appears to in
clude the later as well. 1t is business
which the companies are not authorized to
carry on, and which, indeed, in some cities
at least, is in no way desirable for the pub
lie but rather offensive
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-23
HAS SOLD HIS STOCK.
Ex-Mayor Armstrong Retlres
From the Street Car Co.
HIS REASONS FOR so DOING.
Messrs. Z. c. Chambers and A. W. McCune Are
the Purchasers of His Stock, and
Now Have Full Control.

One of the most important business deals
ever consummated in this city has been on
the tapis for several days past, and finally
''came to head' yesterday, ex-Mayor
Armstrong selling out his entire interest
in the Salt Lake City Street Railway com
pany to Messrs. r. G. Chambers and A. w.
McCune. Mr.. Armstrong was seen yes
terday and when asked his reasons for sell
ing, he said: mo, I am not going to retire
from business-at least not for the present,
but some time ago 1 resolved that soon
after my term as mayor expired, would
take good long rest from worry and bust
ness cares. I have had more work
than | should have tried to attend to,
and l shall probably take lengthy
trip abroad, which may last for a
year or more. Yes, the stock brought a
pretty good figure, but 1 do not care to say
just what that figure was.''
1.-The purchase of your interest by the
gentlemen named gives them the control
OF the company, does IL not!"
Eyes, but outside of them and the Jar
vis-Conkling people there are several other
small shareholders. / have not learned
whether any of the latter have trans
ferred their stock or not; but understand
budb IL Iuoy ulSllt W SILL Uuey Call readily
find purchasers"
"rhe road will be pushed to completion
of course?"
''Most assuredly."
''And as to the Rapid Transit people
Do you think they will be granted a
franchise to parallel any of the lines now
in existence?"
Never. 1t is simply out of the question.
Wide as our streets are, there is not room
for another set of poles or wires, and it IS
hardly necessary to say that a company al
ready in the field is going to invite compe-
tltlon by permitting rival to run cars over
ltStrackS. 1t would be next to impossible
to parallel an electric line with cable
either, because of the fact that the work
ings of the latter would necessarily be
lnterferej with, and to an extent, too
| that would cause serious trouble
1.-THE sale just consummated will neces
state the reorganization of the company
will it not!"
Yes; and I think you may say, witt
perfect safety, that Mr.. McCune will be
president md Mr.. Chambers vice-president
And now that you have vacated The
mayors chair and will be stranger in the
! o4''"e of the street car company, will you
kindly intlmate where your friends will b,
able to find you hereafter!'
WEI, 81. lust as soon as that little
building over here is tinished,'' he said
pointing to the Utah Commercial and Say
ings banks elegant structure, ''you vii
find me snugly ensconsed within its walls
and there anv friends will doubtless flint
me at any taine during business hours"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-23
One Cent a Mile for Employees.

The Big Four has issued notice to en-
ployees that all requests for transportation
must hereafter be made through the head
of the department. in which the applicant
is employed. Notice is also issued stating
that it is necessary that the amount of free
transportation, account of employees and
their families, be reduced and for this pur-
pose a special form of employees ticket
which can be used between all stations has
been issued and will be sold at the rate OF
l cent a mile for distance Travelled to en-
ployees, for use of members of their fami-
lies who are actually dependent upon them
for support, and only upon presentation of
proper blank bearing the counter-signa-
ture of the head of the department in
which applicant is employed.
Communication tickets between stations
for individual use of employees or members
of their families dependent upon them for
| support will be sold at one-half of regular
communication rates upon presentation of
proper request from the head of the depart
ment in which applicant is employed. Re
QUESTION for these blank orders should be
made upon general ticket agent.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-23


his insides, tries to steal a nights lodging
IN the backyard on the outside of the very
same barrel which he paid dearly for the
privilege of emptying, is being run inn as
trespasser on the premises. If these I'M
fortunates would brace-up, brush-up and
set-up in the real estate business, engage
board by the month at the leading hotels,
they could have the herewith to settle
with their landlord and money to spare
These poor wretches are discouraged from
making the venture because they have no
lands of their own. This, however, is the
very last thing in the world that man
reed have, as the principal business of the
real estate man is to sell ''the other mans
land" Should there be land enough to go
around dozen men can exert themselves
on the same patch, and when the sale is
effected ''divy'' commissions. To the I'M
employed this offers a great field of ac-
tivity and on an unexampled small allow
ance of capital.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-23
CAN DELIVER FOR A FEW DAYS,

10x7 rods, cor. on 5th North and F
streets, the finest residence lot on North
bench, S. e. cor, $500.
5x5 rod lot on / and 18th, for 81, 100.
5x10, K street bet. 4th and 5th, $500.
4x10, 9Th South, bet 10th and It'll East
81, 500.
Axe on j, bet. 9th and 18th streets, $4,000
3Xl0, 9Th East and 4th South, $1,000.
21axl0, 4th South, bet Sth and 9th East
50, 300.
52x132, modern brick, five rooms, bet
Main and West Temple, $1,000.
219x1O, brick, three rooms, barn, ETC.,
So, 100.
27Ax165, adobe, four rooms, 18th South,
bet. 3rd and 4th East, 81 900.
5x10, cor. 5th South and 4th East, with
house, 1000.
We are handling fine list of Provo
properties. Cali at Office and see map al
PSI South Main street.
|. GEORGE kNOwLDEN & Co.,
Psi Main street
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-23
SALT LAKES RESOURCES.
The City has no Competition Within Hun
dreds of Miles.

The following extracts are from a late
number of the Minneapolis Tribune: ''The
real estate dealers of Minneapolis will have
some conception of the state of things in
Salt Lake city when l inform them that
real estate is selling at the rate OF $1,000 900
day, and the sales for December, 1889.
reached nearly $5,0OO.OO0 This state of
things is continuing, and the coming year
will see an advance of every interest in
Salt Lake city.
Looking eastward, Salt Lake city has
no competitor through a sweep OF country
covering over one hundred miles, whose
wealth is just developing in a mineral and
agricultural sense.
Looking northward until you reach
Butte city or Helena, a distance of nearly
five hundred miles, there is no city of any
Importance, and the intervening country is
all tributary to Salt Lake.
Looking westward, there is no city of
| Importance until you reach Sacramento.
Long before Denver aspired to do Job.
bling trade, Salt Lake had established a
wholesale connection of great Importance.
Idaho, Nevada, Montana and Wyoming
| were supplied to great extent by Salt
Lake.
Utah looked upon in comparative sense,
cannot be considered wealthy, but under
| the commercial system OF a Mormon dis
pensation it concentrated in the territory
| all the benefits of Its wholesale trade
To-day the city of Denver does not an
eighth of the wholesale trade of Colorado,
and it is fact that three quarters of the
| wholesale trade of Utah is handled by Salt
Lake city. Zionss Cooperative Mercantile
| Institution does a business of 81 600, 600 q
year. 1t is no monopoly and seems not tc
| impair the weight and character of nun.
Der of other large and important firms
that carry heavy stocks and do an i'm
| mense trade.
The healthiest sign of prosperity. is seer
from the fact that a spirit of Improvement
seems to be moving among many of our ole
citizens, and all classes are represented il
the list of our substantial builders for this
year, and this great building boom will dc
much to keep up the prices of real estste
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-23
Big Suit Against a Railroad.

E. S. Richards is suing the Lake Shore
& Michigan Southern railroad in Judge
Grinnell's court for breach of contract,
and his claims amount to about two million
five hundred thousand dollars. In 1884
Richards entered into contract with the
railroad company, according to which he
was to build a transfer house for grain at
Englewood. He was to be allowed 20 cents
a car from the market for the accurate
weights secured by his method, and the
Lake Shore company agreed to pass all
grain transferred to it for the next ten
years through Mr.. Richards transfer
house. Mr.. Richards claims that this con-
tract was violated by the company, and
that it also broke an agreement to keep Sc
cret from ether roads all weights. The