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Iuka reporter., 1890-11-20
On conversation.

women gift. Like the poet, they are
born with their glorious powera. But
many women who converse intelligentlv
and pleasantly have become masters Of
the art by patient care and study.
Even persons of ordinary ability will
find upon making the effort that whore
1t is not a gift no other deficiency can
be so we'll supplemented by art For
the untutorted there are three old
rules which may not prove amiss. Talk
to men on the subject which belongs to
their peculiar callings, talk about those
Things which interest yourself assum.
ing also that they interest your listener,
and make it point to inform yourself
upon variety Of topics; never be
guilty of introducing in q mixed com.
pany subject upon which all may not
be able to converse. There is won.
derful faculty in drawing people out, in
putting questions so skillfully and
adroitly as to compel them to answer as
though they were comforting favor on
you, not you seeking to entertain them;
put here the rule Of good breeding is
the best to follow. Many of our city.
bred women excel in this elegant &C.
complishment, and some of our social
gatherings. for wit, repartee and intelli-
gent thought, bring to mind the histor.
ical salons of that queen of converse.
tion, the Mde. de Stael. But it is not
always the most brilliant talker who is
the most pleasing conversationalist;
truth, Difference, good nature, sympa.
thy, tact and charity are the ingredi.
ents OF the best converation; without
these the most sparkling wit and liveli-
est imagination must soon repel rather
than attract. Above all shun doleful
topics. Tears come unsought, unbid.
den. Make people happy by kind and
gracious words. The world wants
more sunshine. The wisest art in life
and speech is to cultivate smiles, tc
find flowers where others shrink away
for fear of thorns
Iuka reporter., 1890-11-20

The official report Of tho Iosssoft the Turk.
ish man-of war Ertogru SAYS that 587 pers
sons were drowned and s' ty-sIx savsd.
Iuka reporter., 1890-11-20

4h6mas Stevens says in an article in
t1ew that railways are needed for the
meeciAl development of Africa. He
B aeoo That to make the great syftem Of
on4 waterways easily accessible to
un1Ecial exploitation from without
~ require system Of railways aggre-
~, perhaps, 1000 miles in length.
qhtef lines would be around tho
|l1gstone Cstaracts, on the Congo.
en VIM to Stanley Pool; a line from
eeest e the Upper Niger; the long
~ Nne from Huakim to Berber,
= ~ 500 miles long from Nom.
q the Victoria Nyanza. These
Anes would absorb about 1400 |
a 70 1000 estimate. Minor lines
~ conneot Lakes Nyassa and Tan
teh the place Of the Stewart
eeourd the Murchisen Cataracts,
= 4Hlrs. and overcome the Difficult
4 cneh points = Stanley Falls, and
y nlnsaets of the Upper Nile system.
g1gfh of forty miles would be re-
a TIE Shire, dozen miles at !
~ ead a various points lengths Of |
N yofying from near 200 miles be.
, 5ea1a snd Tsngsnyika TO 1
nils around some Of the les q
4 7. 4
Iuka reporter., 1890-11-20

1us0 - Gr8yoy4kOs
1was breezy and glorious day last
Sunday, writes New York correspond
ent Greenwood Cemetery looked
like q beautiful piece Of the Emerald
Isle in its fresh spring raiment. The
sunny slopes were jeweled with lovely
flowers, and death was framed in mar
vslous forms of life. Birds sang in the
trees and sported on the green sward,
and If any one thinks that it is q lonely
thing to be crumbling into dust he
needed but brief visit to this beautiful
city of the dead to learn his mistake.
Wandering through the devious ways
came, in far off-corner, upon the
spectacle of loves young dream.
Sheltered behind q massive tomb that
was covered over with the chasSe chisel-
ing OF Italian genius, came upon a
duskD pair of wooers from the land OF
tho spaghetti.
They were very young and very
happy. Spread out before them was
banquet. Real Italian bologna, with
the taste Of garlic in it, and dark-hued
bread; q small bottle Of chianti, some
young onion shoots and q wonderful
store of macaroni noticed among the
viands. His strong young arms that
erst turned the crank Of the barrel
organ or, perhaps, welded the broom
Of the street cleaning brigade, were
around her supple waist, and as he
whispered soft nothings into her she'll
like ear-not too clean, by the way
they ate mscaroni together.
And the way of the eating was this:
He would take up = long string of the
same and, placing one end in her mouth
and the other fn lis, they would eat
toward each other until their warm lips
met in resounding kiss. It was
pretty sight and was glad to see that
the store Of macaroni was large.
And so he wooed and won her.
Shocking! Not at all. Did the
/ sleeping dust below sleep less soundly
because this little onion scented pastoral
was being enacted above it2 I trow
not. and when I saw guardian of the
! peace coming that way I considered it
\ my duty to hasten to him and draw him
/ away on pretext of showing me the way
to certain place, lest his unsympathet-
ic eyes might see the sight and he
drive them away from their blissful
\ i"h'''''
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-27
Another Robbery.

Charles 4. Walker, \ son ofon OF
the Wa,ser Brothers, another victim
Of thugs last night, was held up
about haif-psst ten O'Clock. while
opposite the Carlo House. With
terrible epithets and cneikel revolt
v.rs, the two robbers compelled him
to throw up his hands aud remain
in tnat condition while they went
through his clothing and relieved
him Of q gold watch and chain,
valued at SI35 and SO respectively.
They also obtained 81 in silver from
Mr.. Walker. after which they told
him to '-nlate tracss'' for his life.
Heoceyeli their c0mnanss but only
ran aehorI dis;ancesas Mr.. Deuney,
WHO was roh5,d a few minutes be-
fore IA the same Ioca!ity-3n ac-
count Of which appears IN another
article Of the piper-had witnessed
the assault on Mr. Walker, now com
menced 10 cry Justify for help. Mr..
Denney, Mr.. Walker and Mr..
Lennon, who happened to he near
the Carlo House at the time,
started ia pursui. OF the robbsrs,
who lied southwark on E,s'
Temple Street. Near the Theatre
three or four street railway employees
Joined in the chase and assisted in
capturing one OF the men near
Commercial Street, as described in
the interview with Dir. DeDney.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-27
Margetts' Store Burglarized.

Between 10 and II O'Clock last
night Phil. SIsrge:ts' store. adjoin-
ing his residence on First West
Street, was burglarized by a couple
of hard looking characters, who
were subsequently apprehended by
Mr.. Margefts and his son David,
who fortunately saw the burglars
leave the store as they were
returning home from business
uptown. When the fellows OBJ
served the Messrs. Margetts
they started into 4 run. but one
Of the men was soon overtaken and
captured The other, being more
fleet Of foot. disappeared in the mid
die Of a block and to all appear
ance had made coed his escape.
But as his companion was being
rapidly marched towards police
headquarters by his captors, they
were suddenly confronted by the
fugitive. The younger Margetts
pronptly demanded the mans sur
render, which was Immediately
complied with. Both men Were
marched to Grant Bros.' stables and
there guarded until the arrival of
the police, who took the fellows into
custody ans shortly after placed
them in safe keeping. Only a
small amount of money was taken
by the thieves.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-27
A Bottles Long Journey.

Burke Elliott, a young man promi-
nent in social and business circles
in Lynchburg, Va, relates q Ie-
markable story: "a few years ago
to he accurate, on June eth, 1854
Il visited the Natural Bridge, and
was particularly Interested in what
Is known rs Lost River but a
more suitable name for 1t would lie
Never Found River for, though
one can near the drop Of its waters
as they fall over some subterranean
precipice, and even feel the ice-cold
spray from them, il standing close
10 a small cavity in the earth, no
one mas ever caught glimpse of
the stream.
.As a sor. Of experiment and
more from idieness than any real
belief that l could accomplish any
thing, l wrote out on n leaf Of my
memorandum book my full address
aud a statement Of when and how
I committed 1t to the Underground
river, together with n request that
whatsoever should find 1t would re.
turn it To me, stating when and where
the finding took place. This sealed
up in n small pocket-fask Of thick
glass, which l carried in my pocket
and dropped into the hole where the
spray from Lost River rises.
81 had nearly forgotten all about
the affair, when one day last week
I received from the city Of Lyons,
France. the leaf L had inclo.ed in
the fisk and a note from one John
Pennington, an English resident of
tina, city, vino said that while sail
ing cut in the Gulf Of Lyons he had
found the flask and contents on
February 81, 1S9J.-Phi,ddelphia
Tunes.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-27
DuelinS.

1t is almost impossible now for
any reader even in the Southern
States to understand the condition
or opinions Of society with regard to
dueiiny fifty years ago. One or
two anecdotes told lately BY a VEN
cradle lawyer from the South will
illustrate il.
4 member Of Congress from
Georgia on his return home fought
aduei with an cid friend. Both
men were seriously wounded and
were Garfield home, as 1t was
feared, to die. sr.
. s.Nhat could induce you to fight
with Jones?'' asked a friend Of the
challenger. "What was theguarrel
about?''
Il don't know. Either he was
angry because did not bow to him
on the street or 1 was angry be-
cause he did not bow to me. for
get which,"
"A member Of a famous fire-eating
family in South Carolina, when an
old mar, discovered, while on visit
to Charleston, that the son ofs
friend, a lad Of 10 years, was about
to fight a duel. He interfered to
prevent il, and succeeded with diff
Guilty. Entering n .lub-room filled
with the leading men Of the city
that afternoon he said, in a LOUD
voice: -
Srom and Jim were going out to-
morrow and l have put n stop TO 1t.
1 only am to blame, gentlemen. 1
consider the practice OF dueling
brutal aud barbaruus. Ii ought to
he frownei upon by every gentle
man. But IL any gentleman here
differs from me, my name is Blank,
and l am stopping at Dash Hotel,
where 1 win be really TO answer for
my words at any time he chooses"
-Yoiah's Companion.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-27
ne RDnnno0y.

The latest, largest and best n1.r
al work yet published in the TerYi.
tory, containing . tune for every
piece In the Latter-day Sainb'
Hymn Book, has been issued from
the DEsERKr NEWS press, and 4
now for sale in different styles Of
binding:
Paper Covered Boards, Clcfii Back,
Sl.50 each or $1,000 per doc.
Cloth Bound, $l.60 each, $500 doc.
Cloth and Leather Bound, $l.70
each, $500 per dog.
Fnn Morocco Gilt, S. % each, 80. 90
per doz-
II sent by mail IS cenu per book
additional will be charged.
Ire hest musical talent in the
Territory has been employed in the
Arrangement and compilation Of
he work. which contains the
choicest Of the sacred melodies to
which the Latter-daySaints' Hymns
have been sung in the past, and q
rich collection Of original tunes,
many Of which are sure to become
favorites rs soon as known.
There are $50 pieces Of music,
with words accompanying, in the
Psalmedy, making it large and
valuable ook.
Not only should every choir be
fully supplied with this remarkably
cheap and most excellent work, bat
it is equally well adapted for home
use, and no family in which musi6
Is understood or cultivated should
DC without 1t.
In ordering. state how ycu want
them shipped.
Address DEsERET NEWS Co.,
Salt Lake City.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-27
Amusements.

Emma Abbott brings out two or
three new operas every year, and
USUALLY revives two or more old
ones. This year she has ad,ied
"Bal Masque" and "Anne Boieyn'
TO the list, revived "CaImen" and
re-staged Romeo and Juliet. %
"Errani'' was first presented late
last season, in Kansas City, and on
that occasion The theatre was filed
to Overlooking. Came Boleyn"
was produced this season for the
first time in English. Emma Abbott
had the translation made from the
Italian by Floris, and it has proved
in some respects the greatest opera
in which she has eser appeared. IL
was played in San Francisco last
week. and fairly took the audiences
by storm. The presentation Of
ssAnne Boleyn''occupies more than
three hours, but there Is no point
wherein interest flags. Events
reach their climax at the close,
when the queen js conducted to
the scafioid. "Ernaui" runs for
nearly three hours. about the same
time as .Il 'rrova.ore, but IL Is
more exciting. "Bll Ms.queo occu-
pies about equal time. and, Ike
ssErnani,'' becomes more exciting
as the plot is rapidly unfoiied.
For "A matinee bill the bohemian
Girl is one OF the brightest Of all
romantic operas, and it is more beau
tifully presented by Miss hbbottthis
season thsn.it has ever been before
In the last set Miss Abbott wears a
reception dress which cost 5000.
The sntjEScompaDy viii appear
at the matinee just rs ut the night
Performances. In no opera, how
ever, do they rs n whole show to
better advantage than in "Ernani, -
which opens the season next We'd
nesday night.
The sale Of seats begins on Tues
day morning
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-27
Badly Mixed.

In our issue Of yesterday, Deceni-
Der asth, two editorials were, in the
hurry OF making up, badly mixed
on the imposing stones In the COM
posing room. The articles were
headed respectively "rhe Coming
Event, /" and "a Learpesi Professor
Predicts a Gigantic War. the
matter Of each was transposed to the
other. The thunder has been recti-
fied for our ssnli-Heekly and weekly
Issues, In whirh the articles will up
lrHr ~ written.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-27
Probate Court.

Ia the Probate Court yesterday
'ae ioillEing business was trans
;e.ed:
In tle estate Of John Whiting:
e CIT u administrator and petition
y distribution heard and report
aie1; decree made of distribution az
fayel f5r; exception taken to the
.-74smeHt Of the court by counsel for
he hsigs.
IN the estate Of James Casey; sale
y real estate confirmed on proper
s-jBing.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-27

Daring the last few days the many
cfooks with which this city is in
lssied have been plying their voca-
l!a vita 4 desperation and vigor
'Sii5m surpassed. A number of
-'ic-Igs were made last night in
,@ilo1s a4Ets OF the city in regular
De- lurpin" style.
The .irst victim to he relieved of
-is PERSONAL effects w2s Fred Sheets.
: tie Eighth Ward, who. while
.ss-ns along the north side Of
H~'iiingtoa Square on his way
I1ale, was ordered TO throw up his
As.s fais unce-emonious aud
-1elatic request was made by a
lp.e Of young men. As he
a c9l.r0uteli by two reyolvcrs
uis hands Of his hard
.t'@i9g ;sssailants he hastily
EYE their orders. HIS POCKETS
'eie .urnsd inside out and 81 or S
= money and a gold watch and
,-i-i'-1zen tnerefrorI. After this
Us allowed to depart. As
A possible ne obtained. a
ga stated in pursuit. OF the
y. ~; .hey nal nia,ic good
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-27

CINCINNATI, Dec. 27.-The boil
ers on the prnises OF Gus Lowen-
stein, butcher and manufacturer of
sausage, exploded this morning.
There was n terrific explosion aud
no less than seven dwellings Were
wrecked and torn 80 they viii have
to be taken down. Bertha Gray,
aged one and half years, was
killed and Mrs. Lowenstein had her
back broken. She crrnot live. a
number OF Others were serious ) in
iure1
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-27
lie Lerfure.

Ihe Test Oath is an unqualified
'iI Of irranny for which there is no
excuse, j. Justification. Let us all
90 u tue theape Monday evening
an sear Mr. Ellis lecture on the
/. L.; Oath lt is one of the things
1'-i 'ri!i be uai0ne as soon as Idaho
,esclines honest and the way TO
oE-s about that condition is to
S.eite an honest, puniic opinion.
mat ) The object II Mr. Ellis lcc-
1Fs. D'OTs open at 7:SD; lecture q,
: Admission > cents. Reserved
s=lts - cents a. box office Monday.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-27

In which Prisoner breaks Police
OMcef Parker's Nose.

Yesterday morning about 10
O'Clock an individual who answer
to the name. Of Tn2mss Robinson,
and as hard a, looking charactr =
can be found e,,tiidn of thS peni.
tentiary, coolly removed q saddle
from the rack on which it hung in
front of Plat.'s saddle and harness
shop, on First East Street, between
First and Second, South. He
placed the saddle on his back and
Proceeded southwark on the street
mentioned until he reached the
Eighth Ward Square, where he was
overtakeu by man In q heavy
wagon diving into the country.
Robinson accosted the man with
a request 70 be allowed to
ride, which WIS granted. Short
ly after the saddle had been
taken, a customer for That iden-
teal article entered Plstt's store
with the intention Of taking it away,
having previously purchased it.
One of the clerks stepped outside
the store after the saddle aud found
that Ii was missing. Inquiries
ELECTED the course that hsd been
taken by the thief, and telephone
was sent to South Cotton
wood, where the fellow was arrested
and detained until Marshal Young
and Police Officer Parker, accompan-
led by w. A. Parks, who is employ
Ell by the firm from whom the saddle
was stolen, had arrived. The
prisoner Was brought hack and
TAKEN to the City Hall. The
with which the ac-
eused had been secured were re.
moved from his wrists by Officer
Parker, who proceeded to search his
No sooner had the
shackels been removed than Robi,-
son attempted 10 escape and
with terrific force he dealt the
officer n blow in the face, breaking
his nose and telling him TO the floor.
In an adjoining apartment TO
where the encounter occurred
were a number of officers, who
rushed to the rescue and a terrible
fight took place before the prisoner
-as sabdued. However, in a short
line, badly bruised and beaten,
ne was landed in the city jail,
where he languishes awaiting ar
vs.-..
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-27
sTRE RoBBER ARRAIGSED.


The robber sto sas captured last
night BY the united efcfls Of some
II the Rapid Transt Railway en-
ployee. the nsen whom be had
assisted in robbing, was AZ
raisned before, Judge Laney
today. He Is supposed to be
. comparative stranger In this city.
He Is not more than twenty-five or
thirty years Of age aud gave the
name Of James Young. He is dark
conlplexisned. Of medium build and
despsrato-looking.
Three distinct charges Of burg
larry were preferred against him,
TO each Of which he pleaded not
guilty. The flint charge was for
robbing Mr.. Walker, the second
for robbing Mr.. Deuney, and the
siird for robbinY Mr.. Sheets, near
Washington Square. He was iden-
tined BY each Of the above parties
Is being one Of their assail-
ants. After heariu4 the evil
dence Judge Larfey announced
that the defendant would be
required to give 5000 bonds
in each Of the two first
cases AMI 5000 in the latter case
10 await the action Of the grand
jury, indefault Of which he was sent
back to Jail. Just prior to the cap
ture the prisoner was met near the
shooting gallery Immediately ives,
OF the rheater and was promptly
colIared by the MarshaI, who
quickly relinquished his hold when
the cold muzzle Of revolver was
pressed against his breast. On the
opposite side of the street and
Little east, Police Officer Eslinger
was ercounts- Il aud covered by
the robber's weapon in IA similar
manner. The policeman stimuli
taneousiy drew his weapon ON the
highwayman and demanded his
but the robber refused
and Threatened to shoot the officer
ami endeavoured to execute his
threat, but the cylinder OF his weapon
refused to revolvc.
The policeman says his first i'm
pulse was 10 sill the man, hut upon
consideration lowered his weapon
and fired at the fellows legs, bu,
missed Them.
This testimony was given by
Officer EsliDger at the examination
this morning. Judge Laney re-
preached the witness severely for
MS action IN not killing'tbe DEEPER
ado outright, saying, "You are an
officer Of the law employed for the
protection Of the people and their
and should a similar
occasion again present Itself, shoot
The fugitive down; public safety
demands il. You should be held |
responsible for the dereiict discharge
,f duty"
The officer says notwithstanding
ne received n merifed slap from the |
hands Of the Judge, he is glad he
lid hot kill efeliog.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-27
The Worlds Fair.

This morning, Mr.. P. Lannau,
Worlds Fair Commissioned for
Utah, received by post q printed
copy Of an address from the Indiana
Commissioners and the general a.
sembly OF that Stlte to Governor
Alvin p. Hovey, in behalf Of a
suitable provision for an exhibit Of
Indiana's resources and products at
the great exposition Of 1898.
Secretary Gillespie, Of the Cham
Der Of lComme-ce, says that Texas
and nearly all the Southern States
are displaying practical interest in
the arrangements for the Worlds
Fair, with n view Of securing .
good representation there.