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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-10

There arc many different stories NJ
10 the origin of'tie term Yankee. That
which Is most generally accepted. how.
ever. " that il came from tho Indian
attempt TO pronounce tho word English
or tho French equivalent, Anglals,
This explanation would put the origin
Of the word Yankee NJ a date In the
early English settlement Of tho Allan
tic coast Of this country. Another the
DRY Is that II was u cant word Ia east.
crn Massachusetts, nearly 900 years ago,
which meant very tine, as u Yankee
good COW" "a Yankee good gun" etc.
The designation Is usually applied to
resident. Of New England. lmncdi.
stely before and during tho civil war It
was held tn mean a citizen OF tho north
ern states MS distinguished from a south.
encr, while Europeans often extend
tho term 30 ms 10 include residents Of
tho whole country. st. Louis Globe.
Democrat.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-10

A short time ago n New York mer.
chant received curious present from
Australia 1t was a horned toad Of an
aspect 20 hijsons and iorbidding that
Il is known To natur,lists a. the Molocli
Horridus The little creature, In spite
of it, dragonlike appearance, prov,-l TO
be docilc. intelligent aud nftcctionate
As faster il was "a rival 10 Succi, hay
Ing passed six weeks Of IT, life going
through the mails without either "a
drink or a meal. 'Moloch Horridus'
Il now mn established favorite IN the
family, the goodness Of his heart hay.
ing silono through his forbidding exto.
rior. New York News.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-10
HE WAS TOO SMART.
A Grocer. clerk Whose hrirhtn.ss RATED
80 fntpr-s. ftis Employer.


10 impress iiis Employer.
Up on Eighth avcnuo. IL that far
away region whore tho elevated rad Is
- high that passengers in tho ear.
can't help Sishing they had lived bet.
trr lives. IN old aud stolid German
conducts q grocery. Until recently he
had as clerk an agile youth with a ten.
deacy toward noise. both In his talk
and costume he was a rather ami.
able youth. however. md when. ono
dhy. his accustomed place behind the
counter was found to h. no longer nc.
qualnici with lin, not few impurities
VEN made in regard 10 his disappear.
ancc To such questions the Old Ger.
man responded with n grnff Heinrich
va. bounced" and when asked why
thl. action had been taken would only
NV, lie vas too schmart for der gro.
cy pcenoss.
This cnigmntir explanation gave riss
~ the gravest suspicious In the minds
~ the young mans acquaintance, and
the ncighborhood talked gravcly about
hi, Supposed downfall for somc days.
Then the fncts Ia tho case came out,
and a peculiarly llarlcmcsquo romance
wss revealed
It seems that Heinrich. In one of
those lulls Of trade which come In the
erOcery a. in other lines oi cotnmenre.
i1d been ns-,iilcd by what appeared 20
him TO bc bright ida,. Procuring u
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-10

a Another should be- careful TO make only
ree-onnhle demands upon hcr chlld's obrdi
ssnee, but, when once mldt, to cniorce them
implicitly One should b. very careful
never TO cnter into q contest over a nont
That cannot he enforced A child may he
mHde To do certain things, but NO power ON
r"rlh eau force him 10 do others, or 10 sae
words that he has made up his mind pnt
20 say The prudent mother will euf1rrs
her authority and teach ol,edlepo, m,
T9and that the Is surn Of being abb. IN
hold. Points that she knows she capno,
carry she VIII avoid until the babIt os
Obedience Is formed, and then tb.rc w,ii ~ ~
no ui.euA,ion' -i.adies' Home Jonrn.I ~
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-10

The spider il not an insect, though prob.
ably niue people oct OF ten would class Il
under this term. With scorpions and
mitr., spiders form a class In the animal
kiugdom known ~ Anchuida. This name
Ia derived FROM q mythicalperonage called
Ataohne, the daughter Of purple dyer of
LYDIA, who VA iHhie,l TO have challenged
Minerva to a trial OF skll in spinning. 50
Indignant wa the goddess nj this at OF
boldncss that she forthwith transformed
thehapless challenger Into spider, prrsum.
ably IN order that She might have The bsst
possible opportunity Ut ppoticiug the mt
on which she prlded herself so much.
Spiders diiier from insects IN 1--WE main
particulars Their eyes urr simple Instead
Of compound; they have eight leg IN place
Of six; They do not pass through the meta.
morphoses which nru characteristic of In.
sect-, they have no Hutrnnm, aud their
breathing IL accomplished By moaus II 0r.
gAns which eomhlh. he functions II luue,
and gills, instrad ~ by tubes pcrvndirt
their bodies. These poiuts of distinction
are sufficient % determine the fact that il
"a Impossible To class spiders as Insects.
Coruhll Magazine.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-10
WHAT IS A GUARANTEE?

Many merchants aesmen the habit Of ndiclmnnicly
guaranteeing their with, thought Of being called
make this guarantee" good II pencos and foolish custom
respected In the breach than In the Observance.
guarantee have value should e made with knowledge Of
the meaning OF the word aud set the terms Of tho
guarantee. On tools the makers Instruct aud
place any tool found imperfect In
We have Judgment acquired by considerable
Renee selecting following items for sell them
absolute they prove
10 all that represent then viii refund the purchase Ia
full.
"Jewel" Steel Range finished article perfectly poportloned
made Of the best material DON'T fall TO IT, IL will
"Quck Meal" No Generator Eyaoring Lghtit do
gas No smell. No No complication. Every oec
Gasoline Stove done away with Think OF the dis
comfort missed In Summer by avoiding the heat Of big Kitchen
Range
superior" Cooks and Ranges Superior bakers Superior In
economy fuel Superior design. Superior In construction
Superior everything perfect cooking apparatus
'Foots Rerigeor" An lee Health promoter.
Cellular lined What that? Investigate It, twin morcan
! repay you.
our stock Hardware House Furnishings, Garden
Hose sprink Moworotc complete In detail
&c. COFFIN HARDWARE CO.,
Progress BUILDING
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-10

Tho merry antics Of monkeys arc
many and dicring. Humboldt was
acquainted with monkey In India
which took delight in riding a pig.
Every morning the creature caught
one, lcapcd astride his back, and cling
ing ihcro with great ilunncas took his
MI of riding. Another monkey, do
m,-ticated bye missionary, used 10 put
the family cat, n strong, good naturad
animal, 10 the same use.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-10

e4lihen-l see you ARE putting your cleo
tlc Wires Underground az last.
Superintendent Yes; thcpolos blew down
IN every storm, and Il cost Us sn much TO
resting then, every time that we conrlud.
ed We might as we'll put the wire, under.
Sranud according 10 lau.-Gool News.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-10

There Is a curious grapevine at llab-
er'ham Park, Ga. 1t grows from II
large OAK tree about tive feet from the
ground. The tree Is perfectly sound
and no roots OF the vine are discern.
lble
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-10

An excellent way of testing tea Is Ia
pur n teaspoonful in tnss Of water
and shake il thoroughly. II the tea ii
pure the water will bo clear amber
tint but II adulterated, strongly col
urrl
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-25
ALMOST A MIRACLE.
a Man Receives Charge of 5000 Volts
and stu Lives.

a Man Receives Charge of 5000 Volts
and Still Lives.
Mike Stabel, one of the inspectors Of the
Allegheny Electric Lighting system, had an
exciting and very painful experience last
night. Shortly after o'clock he noticed
that one of the lamps on tower at the
corner of Monterey street and North avenue
was not burning, says the Pittsburg Press.
He went up in the elevator, and WAS using
his pyer 10 push up the carbon. The rlyer
is insulated. but is not considered safe with
which to handle the carbon. A stick is
usually preferred, The inspector had no
sooner touched the carbon than he received
the full force of 300G volts, and his hands
were transfxed to the wires.
A gentleman in the Cyclorama restaurant
heard his cries and ran out TO see what was
the matter. Stabel had presence of mind to
tell him to have the current shut off. The
man ran TO the electric light plant, and al
though he was out OF breath when he
reached the power-house he managed to
make known the trouble. As soon as the
current was shut off Stabel dropped into the
elevator basket. The palms of his hands
were burned to the bone, and his feet were
both badly bstered. Although suffering in
tense agony he managed TO work the ele-
vator to the bottom of the tower He was
too badly hurt and too weak to think of
locking the cage after he came down, and
he jumped TO the ground, fifteen
feet below. He was taken into
Armor's drugstore, corner of Taylor
avenue and Monterey street, where his in-
iures were dressed. and was afterward re-
moved to his boarding place on Pennsylva-
MIA avenue. Had he not leaped to the bot
tom after lie had got cut of the elevator the
chances are that he would have been much
more seriously injured, if not killed. The
elevator shot up after it was released and
struck against the top OF the 150-f0ot tower
,.,tf fI oh 90. 10 tho
and completely demolish the top Of the
tower. parts of which fell to tie bottom
after being broken.
Stable is a young man about 90 years of
age and very plucky. He was highly COM
plimented by his associates for the great
presence of mind he exhibited while the
electric current was passing through his
body. He was transfxed on the wire fully
ten minutes before he was released. 1t is
considered almost 4 miracle that he could
stand such q current as long as he did
without fatal results. 1t is thought that he
may recover from the shock in a few weeks.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-25
A CITY OF INSECTS.
Ants Which Build Mounds a Thousand
Times Their Height.

Ants Which Build Mounds Thousand
Times Their Height.
One day Commander Mattel, the consular
agent of France at the mouth OF the Niger
was travelling in the interior. north Of the
river, when he saw at distance what ap-
peared to him to be a very la rye village con-
tanning hundreds OF huts. He Looked at the
supposed village through his field glass and
was astoniShed to find not ma tive in sight.
Ii was all explained when he approached
nearer TO the supposed center OF pOpula-
tiOn. There were no native huts, but the
objects which resembled them were the
large mounds reared by one Of the wonder
full variety Of ants which are spread over
nearly the whole of tropical Africa from
coast to coast.
They are very much like the ants we see,
though larger than most American varieties,
and they resemble bees in their habits of
labor, in their division Of occupations, and
III their castes. They are very industrious
little insects, as may be inferred from the
wonderful structures which they rear all
over the country. The most important
among them are the w0rkmen, who are the
miners and architects, digging immense
galleries in the carth-labyrnthne pas
sageS where they store their provisions.
Upon these suhterranean excavations they
rear the exterior monuments of their ln-
dustry, which are relatively high5r than the
pyramids Of Egypt; for the great pyramids
IN Egypt are not 100 times the height OF the
men who reared them. while the mound of
these ants are 1000 times in elevation the
height of the little beings who make them.
They are most solidy made, and Smeath-
man. who studied them carefully, says that
herds of buffalOes can trampIe over them
without injurng them.
DIR. SchweinfuTth, who travelled north
west of Albert Nyanza, says there was
nothing in all that part OF the world to more
attract the attention of the naturalist than
the wonders of the variety of whito ants he
found there. He thinks il scientific student
might be tempted t. take up his permanent
abode near their h&uutS. Their nests are
similar to wine casks in shape. They are
made cut of thousands and thousands of
leaves which they cement together with a
Shiny clay, using a strong bOugh for the
axis of the whole, so that the entire fabric
is suspended on trees at a giddy height.
They partition their building by means of
wood Shayings and bits of bark, ana in the
same way as the forest ants they make sew
eral stories and set apart nurseries and cham
berS for the young.
Here is very curious instance of the in
fluenee of these little insects upon human
beings who live near them. just as the
bOttle-g0urd offered TO primitive people the
first models for their earthenware, 50 have
the structures which ,he ants cOntriYe from
leaves furnished the natives OF Central At
rica with the design Of all their baSket-work.
The corn baskets Of the BOnsO tribe, for in-
stance, illustrate the fact that their weaving
is but Il faithful copy Of the buildings of the
ants. - Goldthwaite's Geographical Maga-
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-25
Rank Stafamant

BosToN, May 24.-Clearngs: New York,
S654, ,7S9, 900. decrease ola; Boston, S9l, ,S29.-
600, decrease 21S; Chicago. $50. 565, 900, in
crease Az; Philadelphia, S66,124,0OO, de-
crease 131; ST. Louis. $40, 465, 900, decrease
OIL San Francisco. SIS. .314. 600, increase 7,5;
Baltimore. S13, ,O00 decrease 1911; New
Orleans, S7,7S2,OOO, increase 90; Cincin-
matt, Sl2, 800, 900. increase SO; Pittsburg,
S1I,069OO0 decrease 1919; Galveston, 81 ,0l9
600, increase 3443; Minneapolis. S6,051, 900,
increase ~ Omaha, S4,407,00O, decrease
Ill; Denver, $4.5iS00 decrease ga; st.
Paul, S4.447 600. increase 7G.0; Portland,
Oregon, S2,076,000, increase - 8: Salt Lake,
81, 19l, 900, decrease 1871; Seattle. S1,O00,000.
decrease 60; Tacoma. 1896 577. increase
1872; Los Angeles. S598, ,397, decrease IL.
The total gross exchanges tor the week in
the principal cities of the United States
and Canada was 81, .974 146; decrease
1873 per cent rs compared with the CORE
spending week in 1890.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-25

FUTURE PUNISHMENT.
DR.. Bridgeman's Views-H Confirmation in
the Episcopal Church.


New YORK, May 24.-Rey Dr. c. Dewitt
Bridgemau, who resigned the pastorate of
MadisOn-avenue Baptist Church last month
because minority Of his church did not ap-
prove of a sermon in which he expressed
the conviction that Gods punshmentS
were remedial to-day accepted the Protest
ant Episcopal confession in the Little
Sesmen's Chapel. 1t was an ordinary con-
irmation service. Owing TO the prominence
of the dpctoI's former place. Bishop Potter
wished to hold a special service to receive
him into the Episcopal Church. To this.
however, he would not consent. In accord
ance with his own desire, therefore, he was
confirmed yesterday with more than a score
of little girls, daughters OF people who at
tend the Seameu'S Chapel. Mrs. Bridge
man, her children and DR.. Alfred l..
L0Omis, the well-knOwn physician, were
also members Of the confirmation class. Dir.
LOOmiS was an officer in DT. Bridgeman'S
church and determined to follow his pastor
into the Protestant Episcopal Church.
Dr.. BrIdgeman said to-day: "for many
years | have felt attracted to the order and
liturgy OF the Episcopal Church, but was
unwilling TO yield and drop away from the
denomination with which l am still closely
connected by ties of friendship and blood.
For more Than twenty-five years my views
have been very well known as TO the mat
ter Of nterdenOminatonal communion.
Close communion, it has seemed to me, is
Inconsistent with that courtesy and that
Christian charity which ought to be ex-
erciscd between Christian churches. It can
not be Justified by any one direct positive
command of our Lord, nor by one injunc-
uCn Of any apostle. 1t is based simply on
inference. The question of duration of
punishment has little place in any mans
preaching Still l ieltit duty to declare my
belief that these who, from the natural in
stncts Of their hearts, had renounced the
old doctrine, might not be disposed TO dis
credit any record of our Lord. NOtwlth-
standing this utteTance my church wished
ME to remain a. their minister, and were
the Baptist doctrine as TO rigut of private
Judgment and the Independence of each
church anything more than mere theory, l
would have kept my other views in reserve,
as had done Tor years, and lived and died
as their pastor. l felt, however, that VIC
lent hostility would be aroused in those who
assume to act as our ecclesiastical guardi-
ans, and IN order that my people might not
suffer from the reprOach and hostility and
Isolation that their loyalty would involve l
forced my resignation upon them"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-25
THROUGH A TRESTLE
Wreck Of a Union Pacific Train
Near YientO.
The Engineers Miraculous Escape From a
Horrible Fate.
Aliens ASSailantS-TWO Sacramento Dive
Keepers Arrested for the
Assault.
Special to THE MORNING CALI

PORTLAND, May 24-An east bound
freight-train on the Union Pacific was
wrecked and six cars burned. at the bridge
near Viento, few miles west Of
Hood River last night. As the train came
around the curve the engineer saw that the
trestle was on fire. he was SO close to the
burning portion that it was useless to at
tempt to stop the train, so he threw the
throttle wide open and dashed ahead. The
track swayed and rocked with the
weight of the engine, but it crossed
in safety, as did an empty car or two behind
it. Following these were twelve cars loaded
with stone. Under these the treste
went down, and continued to burn
till some 800 feet of it was consumed with
the cars upon it, The passengers on the
other trains were transferred to beat at
The Dales and arrived here to-day. The
treStle was repaired to-day.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-25
PARLIAMENTARY FUNDS.
The Disposal Of Contributions Denounced b.
Parnen Delegates.

The Disposal Of Contributions Denounced by
Parnen Delegates.
New YORK, May H.-At a meeting of
ParneH delegates at a reception held to-day
resolutions were adopted declaring th t the
action of certain members of the Parlia-
mentary Fund Association in forwarding to
Justin Mccarthy $4,000 Of the proceeds of
the Dillon-O'Brien reception is q gross
breach OF faith 10 the subscribers as it was
pledged that the money would be sent only
to MessUs. Kenney and Webb, joint Treas
urers Of both sections of the Irish parlia-
mentaTy party. The resolutions express
surprise that the Treasurer, in the
face of his repeated assurances that
he would retain these funds until the dis
sensiOns in the party were settled, should
have consented TO hand over this portion of
the funds TO the exclusive control of Nc
Carthy and his supporters The resolutions
further state that it is proposed to inform
the Irish people at home that the attempted
formation Of the National Federation of
America merely emanates from handful
of gentlemen, Individually responsible, but
representative of nobody but themselves,
and who did not hold any public meetings
TO create this proposed organization and who
are wholly unable to obtain any public in
dOrsement of their action.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-25
A TERRIBLE CASUALTY.
Two Young Members of a Canadian Fam
lily Literally Roasted.

Two AGGng MemDeES OF a Cana0ian ann
lily Literally Roasted.
sad calamity is reported from IrOnsdes,
on the Quebec side of the river, eight miles
from this city. In the early morning fire
broke out in the dwelling of Mr.. j. Hudson,
and his eldest son, James, aged D. and
youngest daughter. Maud. aged 6. perished
in the flames, gays an Ottawa (0nt.) dispatch
to the Toronto Empire. Mrs. Hudson states
hat when she woke the room was full Of
smoke, and, though no fire was ia it. she
could see the flames raging through the wall
SHE and her husband jumped out of bed, he
seizing the organ and dragging it toward the
door, and she the bed. Meantime she could
hear her son rushing about up stairs. appa-
Tently trying to get down. The stairs wer6
on fire, however, and James was driven
back.
When Mrs Hudson got to the door she
dropped the bed and ran ont into the night
Her husband, who had preceded her with
the organ, shouted to her to bring the bed
and she went back TO fetch il. She then
saw her daughter Lila hanging to the win
dOw-sill of the upper bedroom and dragged
the bed under her, calling to her to drop.
while the father went to fetch ladder. The
daughter Lila dropped and alighted safely
on the mattress. When Mr.. Hudson re-
turned Nth the ladder all was quiet IN the
house and the fire was raging so terribly
that he could not effect an entrance.
After the ire bad spent itself the neigh
borS found the charred remains of the littla
daughter Maud i'll a corner of her bedroom.
while cndrrS of what had been the son
were found wrapped in the bedcl0thes on an
iron bed in a different room from that in
which he had been sleeping.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-25
Lord R0milly and Two Servants
Su1OCated.
An Officer Of the French Army Charged
With Treason.
An Agent Of Armstrong Charged With Steal
Ing The Secret Of the MalufaC-
tuFe Of Melilite.
Epecial 10 THE MORNING Calf.

oNDoN. May 24-At midnight Saturday
Lord Romilly upset a paraffine lamp in the
drawing-roOm of his London residence and
he attempted to extingush the fire unas-
sisted. Shortly after the butler, smelling
smoke, began investigating and found Lord
Romilly lying Senseless in the burning room,
the nobleman having been overcome By the
smoke. Lord Romily was removed to
hospital, where all attempts to revive him
failed. The firemen on entering the house
found Blanche Griffin and Emma Lowell,
servants, insensible. They were also re-
moved to the hospital, where it was found
that both were dead. Byrne. a fireman, re-
ceved serious injuries while rescuing the
inmates. The fire was soon extinguished.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-25
AN ACTRESS MISHAP.
She Is Fearfully Burned by an Explosio
While at Her Toilet.

Miss Mabel Fenton, second leading woman
in John c. Rice's company, which was to
begin an engagement last night at Paterson
in "A Knotty Affair."" met with distress
inc accident while preparing her toilet in
her dressing-ro0m at the theater, says the
New York Press. She was heating Il Gu RI
ing-iron with spirit lamp, when the latter
suddenly exploded. Stage Manager Stone
heard the screams of the actress, and on
hurryiDg TO her dressing room found Miss
Fenton envel oped in flames. The burning
alcohol had ignited the thin loose gown
which the actress had put ON for her opening
part in the play.
Manager Stone seized an overcoat and
smothered the flames. Miss Fen ton was
badly burned about the chest, neck and
arms. and she suffered greatly. Physicians
were hastily summoned, and after they had
attended Miss FentoD she was conveyed in
a carriage to her hotel. There being no
understudy of Miss Fsnton's part, the play
could not 90 on, although there was a large
audienre present.
At late hour last night Miss Fenton was
still in agony from the terrible burns she
had sustained The attending physicians,
however, did not consider her condition as
dangerous.