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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-02
The Weber Convention.

The Peoples Convention OF webe,
county convenes in the county court
house, Ogden, al l O'Clock, tomor.
row. Following Is the list Of dele
gates chosen ny the primaries:
FiUst Precinct-H. II. Rblapp. l..
w. Shurtlif, ;. +. Halvers N, John
q Cannon, John Rickblm, q. W.
Larkiu and George POul:er. Alter
nate; John MCQGarris, ). II. Head
and A. & Farley
Second Pnecinct-C. G. Richards,
N. +. Brown, Ge ,rge Shorten, Ed
win Tout, Joseph Hail, John Ellis
and Thomas Emmett AlteTnates:
Matthias Hiushclil, Alma D1xsy
aud John Riley.
Third Proclnct-L. G.. Leyedel,
Or. Allen. Scott Anderson, II. Z.
Gibson, George II. Tribe, &. A.
Smurthwaite ami a. II. Moves.
Alternates: Jos. NJ. Harris and Jens
Carlson.
Fourth Precinct-T. 3. Evans,
Thos. ID. Dee. G. STAFFORD, T.. T.
woolloy, Gilbert Belnap, Ben +.
Rich, John Bowman and NJ. l..
Jones. Alternales: Ezra G. Williams
aud joseph Belnap.
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NEW YORK. Oct. s.-rhc author
ii!es n the Barge Office this mora
lag USED au immense amount %
moral persuasion on thirty two
young Mo-su0ns tia; arrived YES
t-riny On the steamer Hy1BIiig, 10
induce them 10 foresn their iutru-
ton % becoming pr0selytes 20 the
Mormon faith. The girls were sepIr-
a.ed from the other passengers a.
they lsnded and placed ia a room
by thrnselvcs. The female mis-
si1naries from tie Emigrauis' Girls
Home went among them and tried
% convince them o. the folly of the
course they proposed 70 follow. The
attempt % tine missionaries h in
iluence them proved an utter failure.
The entire party will proceed on
their urney tomorrow. The party
comprises, al told, 2J2 souls, Of
whom thirty two are children.
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A SPARK WHICH SPREAD DE
STRCCTInN.

A Vienna correspondent tells the
story OF the origin Of the terrible
conflagraiion which short time
since destroyed the village Of Moor,
In Hungary. He states that 4
farmers vile was ironing in her
kitchen, using a flstiron filed with
charcoal, when n spark flew out nnG
set FIRE 10 her muslin dress. In her
fright she ran int the courtyard
where her husband and his people
were threshinE barley. The barley
caught fire from her, and was no
sooner ablaZe than the wind blew
the sparks in all directions, setting
fire 70 the thatchei roofs o. tho
houses, which stood In two long
rows, forming the main street. All
was 50 sudden aui the people
were 50 dumfounied that FOR
little time they could ucs
even call for help. Most Of the
heads of families were In the vine
yards, and their help was nos avail
able Until they had been recalled
by the alarm hell. The oil people
and the children ia che houses had
not presence o. mind eanus! TO save
themselves.
In Hungary il has Eot rainoi Tor
long time. az the wells contained
no water, - that nothing could be
done 10 save even a single h7asJ.
In all 100 houses were destroyed
and 1874 families arr without a
roof above their heads. The
harvest was over ami the corn
in the harris was consumed in the
general conAagra.ion, which was a
terrible spectacle as night came on.
Ten bodies have been fOuu,i and
several children are missing. Nearly
everybody IN the neighborhOoI Is
suffering from burns received in
rescue work.
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that Is fuIly proven in the admir-

Tha, is fully proven in the admir-
able paper under review.
Now that all we. have right 70
ask OF the Mormons has been yield
ed, It would be the part Of n gener-
Gus government TO restore to them
the property 1t has stolen, but n u Is
unwilling 10 do this, Il might at
least for the future abstain from the
enactment Of needless aud unjust
laws agains. n people whom no ty-
rannical Legislation has driven or
can drive from their allegiance 10
the Constitution Of the United
States. JoHS CoDMAN.
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CAPTAIN CODMAN's LETTER.

WE publish to-day Capt. Cod
mans communication to the Nation
al Democrat, headlines and all
as they appeared in that paper Gu
Sept. 9th, and portions Of which
were telegraphed from Washington,
ID. c. in press dispatches.
The old ocean captain has shown
that he has as much moral courage
as that physical bravery which was
a necessary qualification 10 success
on the sea. In telling the plain
truths which stand cut in bold re-
lief all through his article, lac ex-
poses himself to the hatred Of the
anti-''IoFmon' press and the ridi-
cHle OF numerous uniformed yet
eiueated people with whom he
comes in daily contact.
There are many persons who
have become acquainted with the
''Aiormon" people who understand
the situation, and who hold exactly
the same views as those expressed
by Captain Goldman and are not
slow to say 50 in "Mormnn" circles.
But when it comes 70 the test they
have not the manhood u come out
IN defense Of a community 50 IN
popular rs this. They dread the
ridicale OF those who think they
knog all about The "Mormonv ques-
ton, and the abuse Of those cowarG-
Iy sc3uudrels Of the press whs assail
every decen. man that ia-ss to al
vocate fair Play for the Nor
mons"
Capt. CoImau has already re-
ceivei the compliments Of the same
vile libelier who emptiei his bucket
OF ia-ective upon Judge Carlton.
In Characteristic biiliugssate he
Hkens theCaptain TO n dog and says,
she likes 10 get down and groyel in
filth;'' that che never hesitates TO
tell an untrILh, " that she fell down
and wali1wcs in ths system here
from the fi7s., - and that hc Is 4
Csc Of ''uo.al depra-ity.r But all
this throwing OF dirt Strengthens the
testimony and the arguments OF the
gentleman 80 attacked. Ii does 10;
cast any discredit upon the one or
make any reply T. the other. It
virtually admits their truth ami
shows that they nave curagel a
professional retailer OF falseaood.
Whose only resort u this kind OF
base retaliation.
Captain Goldman holds some
views with giicn Nc don,t agret,
but Fever on that account have We
considered him either insincere or
evil-minisd. We respect his opiu-
ions, admire his val5r and endorse
most o! his comm Inicati5n which
We have reproduced. Aud W. are
sure that itscommDn sense and clear
exhibition Of facts cauno: be sue
cessfulIy cont.overtcd, AMI certain
ly Sill not be covered up or injuri-
Ousiy affected, 10y the slops and mire
eiecteI upon him through the
columns Of the viles. paper pu0-
lished on the American continent.
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EXPECTING 4 DELIYERER.

A FEW days ago Captain Trimblr.
ton, OF the Seventh L. :. Cavalry.
is reported to have said:
The Iniians have 20, the impress
sion that the greas medicine mln Is
once moro about % visit the earth.
Thousands Of Indians ara forsalzing
their plows and agricultural oc.una-
tons TO suIs in solitude when they
are not conducting orgies to welcome
the Grsa, medicine man
He also says, speaking Of the
Sioux in S1uth D ,kott, that 5000 OF
them wa) have h-r-s7fors pr5sesseJ
Christianity have ren7lncesl it and
nov indulge in religious services
which inc.uls S0Fship AMI hath
ing"
1t wouli appear from the bathing
part OF the report that tie red men
were beginning 70 tass on n very
importantpart o;g1diiness in which
they have heretofore been noted for
being Observation-Disclosures. The
Captain gives it a. his opinion that
the most serious In iiaa uprising
for many years is certain To come
soon But just why he should think
60 does not appear, unless it be based
on the fact that the aboriginss are
iniulging in religions worship and
bathing, which do not seem to he
very dangerous proceedings.
DR.. A. X Mills, ranchman liv-
ing on r republican Bottoms, near
the Pine Ridge Reservation, South
DIkota, takes a more cheerful view
Of the situation than CAptiin Trim
bletOn. BE confirms the statement
that the Iniisns are expecting some
great deiiyenrr, concerning whom
and what they expect Of hia they
are exceedingly reticent, declining
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AS Al instance Of the ruinous
depreciation OF agricultural land in
England il may BE- mentioned that
the Brackenboro6;h estate, in Lin
colnshire, which was valued twenty
years ago for mortgage purpOses al
5000, and has since that time had
10000 expended on improvements,
has now been valued at only
eIa 600.
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Mercantile Union.

At the first annual stockhoi'isr-'
meeting Of the scandinavian Mcr-
camille Union, hell in the baseaa "a.
OF the Fourteenth Ward meeting
house, the s9th Mt, John uarmln.
4. A. nor ivail, Eiof JJhusJn,C G.. !
Gyilens van, o. J. Nurihcr<, Carl
r. Bersstroni, 4. g. Sirensou, a. !
rhomls aud Oluf Nisls.-u we.e
elected directors; and Otto Hydsnan,
John Bachman and J. NJ. Bariow
auditors.
Tnc blar,I o. directors met ils;
evening AMI organized BY elu.-.-g
Juhl Hagman president, 4 \.
NorivHll vice president, and Ma tin
;. Lindsay secretary and treasurer.
The business, which Is supeTin-
tended by ElOf johnson, oceuri, :,
temporarily. Iari Of the Gustav, =
son5block, No. - r. Second South
Street.
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to communicate anything. Accom-.
ing to dispatch to the New York
Tribune, DR.. Mills says
There is no fear among the settlers
sveu in the immediate vicinity OF the
reservation. The excitement has more
Of the character Of religious frenzy
than Of hostile outbreak, and any
serious disturbance would Ice readily
According TO Mills ac-
count. there Is no immediate danger
st Pine Ridge Of extinction through
disease and that fatality which civil
zation is supposed to possess for the
indian. He says that the Pine Ridge
bands are numerous, healthy and
rapidly increasing"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-02

4 NOVEL and pathetic romance
ended like a popular drama at the
Old Bailey, London, quite lately.
SO says a London letter; One VIII
liam Stork, a most respectable Ia
borer, was indicted for trying to
munier his sweetheart. He aud
she had lovel each other for seven
years. Poverty, however, hal KEEP
them from marrying. Out Of his
earuingof a a week StoTk had kept
the girl, her aged and infirm father
and brother AMI his own mother
from the wOrkhouse. She, fearful
OF bsing n further burden, left 30
stay with a brOsher. The lovers,
however, met one day-the man
pressing the woman &c marry, she,
still drea ling their poverty, refns-
ing. Will with despair Stork tried
to cut the girls throat aud his own.
The judge and the jury both agreed
in sentencing him to n mere formal
punishment. and the devoted couple
met the reward Of their long SELF
denial by getting n gift OF el0 from
the sheriff,s fund to enable them to
marry aud set up houSe together.
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Merchauis' Collection Compnuv.
LEGAL NOTICE.
In the Pro51.e Court. m and for salt tas-
County, Territory q Utah.
IN nc natter Of the Estate of DaviI
4 LFwtz derea-ed

NOTICE = HEREBY GIVEN By rur
~ unieIf i<ued Commission ftbrv -
M bren Heretofore appointed ~ -
tprri . pa uti1n the estate 81 sals n.
ceased % the parties entitled theret,,I n. ~
persous Interested In the estate 81 -
deceased a. o their guaruftn. --r-ts
ana aitorn q. within or sfifh.pf -
$40 1crritory. that said Comri--t,.s.-s
VITA. on the Nln day OF October TSaS =,
y O'Clock " q said dav NJ thc IN, = =,
lsaac n Naddcl. ESQ Attnrnrv - -, 81
EAst irst south Street. IN the cftv ~ S,is
tA-e.tn tne county OF salt Iase- T'taE Re-,
FitDrt. make partition OF the real es-r.s ~
sAll deceased % the parties entitled th,.r,..
o. oofiinE % the cccres Of dfstributio,
niade IN -ati estate on the Iath A. ~
hprh. ~. ~ sid court, ard an prr.ons
Interested - said estate are hereby nofi-
Ne'i . ne present az sltd time and nI,re
49, maze objections 10 said partition h anv
Inc properly 70 be partiuoned /, par,ie.
u,arlf described A. foilows.
lht nprih hnf 90 ~ l.. Elsht 81 In
tticck i've lil In Pat ~ ~alt Iafe IN
~, ~ 81. ara an undivided one half ~ ~
'- - 1ast hall - Of HiOek seventy. seven
90 "A Plat c. salt axe CItr survev ~
,,iinaief IN -ait Lake City. ssitfatc Corrsv
Utah TERRITORY. y
DATED al sali Lake CITY, satLake Couatx
Itah Territory. thi- enf iiay . Z October 10,
4. L WiLIINN-.
p -. kfMEsLTl
ARrAUK 7. BURSs.
IL GrlEs Yeuug AMI L n. Wa ssii. ~.
toncys f0ftEfEte.
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GENERAL CONFERENCE.

The Sixty-first semi.annual Con-
ference of the Church Of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints will
commence al 10 o'Iock a m. on
Saturday, October 9Th, 1899, in the
Tabernacle, Salt Lake City. The
officers and members Of the Church
are invited to attend all the meet
ings-
WILFoRD WOODRUFF,
GEORGE @ CASSoS,
JOSEPH T. SMITH,
First Presidency.
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w.bb.SCirea;ar.

NEw YORK, oct. GA circular
haS been Issued 10y Nice-Presiieni
Webb Of the New YORK Central, in
which il j. stated that the company
objected to its employees being
Knights q Labor. The mango
ment IL satisfied that membership
In that organization i inconsistent
with q liiLhlul anI efficient service
aul liisely ri any time 10 prevent j.
from discharEing lie duties 10 the
public. The facts and connection
OF the late strike on that rnli j. 7,
c!tei in proof aRi the heads Of the
DEPARTMENTS arc direcided 10 call the
attention u the employees 70 the cir
culaF.
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THIS. from an exchange, sounds
like nonsense: '.Is is said that
$4,000 has been raised in Wall
Street, New York, within the last
week 10 establish a new town in
Utah. Twice rs much more has
been contributed by western CAPT
tai, aud Boston Is in the scheme
also.
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NERvY sCUDnER.

Messenger Scuddsr wa bound m
bis chair. One OF tine roh1ers tTici
- XII S-udler before leaving the
EAR. Pllclng a revolver a. his heal
he n,illsd the trigger, but the cart
ridge faiird 20 explode. The other
rohls.r than prevented him from
,ry,urar,in. When tie train pulled
cnt. AT Wet Liberty the two
scoundrel- again got on the trAlni
holding the entire crew AZ Jay
Scuddrr. who had been reiei,s eJ; ;
openel fire on them with n piS'o,
from his car door, but was compelled
10 retreat. The robbers kept ahoaTl
until BellefJntaine was reacheu,
when they again jumped OIL anu
disappeared. The officers nj bei'e-
fontaine are searching for them.
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Great Firc IA Sydney.

SYDNEY, y. :. W, Oct. "a
fire broke cut in this city last night
and. despite the efforts Of iirenen
and ASSISTANCE by the citizens, II
spread AMI rapidly extended over a
lar.. ara on Pitt, Castle Beach,
Moore and Hunter s,r,ets. Among
the buildings destroyed were the
City. Bank. Athcuactim Club ami
warehouses q Lart x Sons, Feti-
helm : Co, Ball X Co., Gibbs,
Shillard \ Co., LAWYER 3 Co,
Richards0u < Wrench. \ number
81 other business houses were in
jur,d. Damages, El,50o,O1O.
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CART. MoMIcKAS, the connmo-
doro OF the Cunsri feet, who died
recently at Liverpool, besides voy-
aging on tn. Mediterranean for a
number Of years, had crossed the At
Iantic i25 times.
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shc Cnnfesse..

PARIS, oct. Madam Bonnet,
the woman who was arrested At
Cannes ON suspicion Of being Ges-
man spy ami in whose possession
were found the plans Of deienses
Of that place, has confessed that she
was In the employ Of the German
government al 4 monthly salary oi
$40 francs, besides travelling eNPen-
=.
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Students Society.

The following Is tbs prosramms
for Friday evening:
The Students society OF the l.. d.
;. College will convene IN the
Social Hall, Friday evening az 7:4
O'Clock.
l. iyeciarco1 Arehitseiare. ..DsnC ToanE
II. soas-.----....-....---.- Ray EirEs
III Essay..-.......--.-.-u "a Kate Thnnas
~. Organ 500 Mss Kate Rnmney
All Lovers OF education are re-
zicttfully III SIZED 10 aiienI.
]. 4, WALrOS, Chairman.
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ADDITIONAL FACTS.

I'm neiiately after the traiu leii
Ar,lng, two masked men with
cooked revolvcrs entered the express
csr aud compelled the Ad=fa,s TX
ores MESSENGER, \. l. Scudder, 70
throw up his hands. They tiei him 7
srr.,rciy aud robbed the sale OF
packages containing several th9H'
and dollars aud other vsluaeles-
While at work n brakeman attenPt.
e,i 10 enter the car aud was sh0t ~
bv one OF the robbers. He gave the
alarm aud the train slowed up 10
giy,. an opportunity to capture the
T5bber.. hut they jumped from the
trlin IL. as Il was entering WSss
Liberty ant disappeared IN the
darkness.
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MS Accepted.

WASHINGTON, Oet. 2.-Thc De
fartment Of state has received a
iIspatcii from the Unit-d States L.
CATION az Buenus Ayres, anuolne1
ing that the president Of the Arsen-
tue Republic has issued decree
accep,ing The plan for iniet-coni;-
mental rlilruai commission.
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,rn-Ih.- rnirnrnIInrc.

ngUssELLs. Oct. The h'depeA'
rf.nee Bslgs says the adoption % the
Mckinley tariff hili insurrs the fail
ure Of the Worlds Fair at Chicago,
As Il will BE- q needless aud hopeless
expense for Europeans 10 send ex'
hiLits there.
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LUNN-In the Tcnth Ward. salt Lake
Mabel, dluehtcr q fred and Jane; :. Lam
AGED u months ana 70 dsys.
Funeral at : pm. tomorrow ,Friiay frorl
residence or parents, corner % guslIh
East and Fturth south.
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The Second Day.

NEW YURR. Oct. 2.-The sec
O1t days convention ui the Britt. h
lrou and Steel Institution opene
this morning with somewhat
iarss- afiendlnse than yesterday.
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SILL Ahrnah.

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 2.-The price
Of fne silver in the open naESei
advanced from $ to 50 guilders per
kilo.
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DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
$500, 900 Worth OF Property
Consumed by the
Flames.
EXPRESS cSR HELD UP AND
ROBBED.
Madame bonnet Was a Spy, Paid
by the German GOrera-
ment.
by Telegraph to the SrusI
The Customary uoIa-up

TfFFIS, Ohio. Oct. "A bold ex-
press robbery was committed on the
Cincinnati, Slndussy < Cleveland
train south Of here this morning
The Adams Express messenger was
held 40 by masked men armed with
revolvers and a safe was ransacked:
The loss Is supposed to be several
thousand dollars The robbers e.
a md
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Tie ease of JJhn F.tzplh lex,
charged unieg an iniicim-ut 4 T
burglary, was proceeding this ate :
Wunn
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WANTED.

4 GOOD GIRL FOR GENERAL
~ ucuTC-ork- Apply n a. Thud
Etsi Street, between Erisham and FgTst
svlth streets div
ITO KNOW THE WHEREABOUTS OF
! ucurv Brucus and George HiIii-rs.
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Aadrcss, r. iErr1 care OF 2. CIonton. No.
e., west tClrth North Street
4 NAGPENTSEs AND TRACK MEN On
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Charles Kelly was brought up for
sentence, having been convicted o.
placing an obstruction on the Union
Pacific Rliir0ai track, near Garfield
Beach, thereby eudangering the
lives o. Passengers aud others.
Mr.. Ferguson reminded the judge
Il tine jury's recommendation q the
prisoner % the mercy q; the Court
Judge Zane pointed ont the
eHOfm;iy o. the prisoners 6tirnse,
and sentenced i'iNi 70 two years in
the Fsniieu:.a:y.
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I.DSION, Oct 2.-Baulauger vii!
sgcni the winter in Malta.
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Margaret 4. Harmon, who gave
bonds 10 appear before the grand
jury 10 give evidence against her
husbluI, George Harmon, on a
charge OF unlawful cUhRbitA-
ton. failed 10 appear when
called, and Mr. Critehl0w now
move,t tire Court b. estrei.t
the sureties. The names OF the pa.-
Ties having been thrice called with
out response, Judge Zane Girscted
that the rccJgnizluCes DC estreated.
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Lee, L. GT,,s I.gss AMI L Il. Wa is si.s IL
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-05-09
Cats and the Moon.

Everybody knows the superstitions of
sailors, particularly, of course, in re-
gard to their sailing on Friday; but
they are also superstitious on other
points, and from this fact we get the
saying, "Rats desert sinking ship. I"
Again, they resent the presence of cat
on board, and usually that of corpse,
although as regards both of these in
stances the superstition is not suffi-
ciently widespread to altogether pre-
vent the occurrence. Speaking of cats,
it is we'll Known that they were held in
such high respect by the ancient Egyp.
tians that their mummies are met with
about as frequently as human beings,
and this was from a superst titious
belief in their Intervention in
the affairs Of men. A special
goddess among the Egyptians was rep.
resented with the head of cat, and a
temple was erected to her at to wn of
the name she bore-Bubastis. In the
Egyptian mythology Bubastis was the
child Isis and Osiris and the sister OF
Horus. What is not so generally
known is the fact that the cat among
the Egyptians symbolized the moon.
As to the moon there was in ancient
times many superstitions. Our word
'lunacy" is derived from the latin
name of that planet, and the disorder
is still believed by many to be caused
by it at its full. Sailors In the tropics
have been known to become temporari-
ly deranged because of slee ping with
their faces exposed to the rays of the
full moon, while fresh fish hung up on
deck under the same conditions are said
to spoil in short time. Star Sayings.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-05-09
Costly Canine Collars.

"Some dogs in his town wear collars
that cost 5000" said dealer in
those articles to me yesterday. "Ol
course, such valuibles are worn only
by the pampere pets of the rich; the
average owner of dogs thinks he or she
has done well In investing So dollars in
collar, and by good many plain
leather strap, with name plate, is
deemed ample for safety and identity
OF Course, dog with 500 or 5000
collar has got to be watched pretty care
fully, and they usually ride in the car
raige of the master or mistress. Tho
existence of good many Fifth avenuo
and Madison avenue dogs might we'll
be envied by the poor of our city.
They have all the advantages of wealt.l
in the way Of luxury and easy living.
without any of the aitcld dant anxeties,
from which even Gould, and Wander
bits srs apt frss. --MsM ysrk siar.