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The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-02-07
TOM FIDDLER'S COLUMN.

FIVE YEARS ago on Sunday
Feb. 81 occurred the death Of Gen.
Hancock.
20 LORD! how you made me jump"
as the grasshopper remarked when he
was first created.
II Is said that $4,000 divorces have
been granted in The State Of Illinois
during the pasrtwenty years.
ONE SORT Of people only learn in
the school Of experience. They are
restless and never let we'll enough
alone.
ADAM and Eve had the earth at one
time. Their experience should be a
warning to the people who want it
to-day.
THERE is church in Baltimore 100
years old and every member is demo-
crat. All things and everybody live to
ripe old ages when they are democrats.
OFFICE BoY-Col. Jaystack left a
jug Of Mountain Dew this morning.
EDITOR OF BOOMERANG ECHO
''All right Johnny, put the This is
my busy day on my private Office
door"
\ KANSAS victim writes the follow
ing to his friends back east: This IS,
indeed, wonderful country. Every
hamlet is a town, every town a city,
every farm a ranch, every barnyard a
corral, every mound mountain and
every man liar
The AFFAIRS of a newspaper can
scarcely go amiss, except by foolhardy
carelessness or willful neglect. There
are SO many watchful guardians and
such infallible guides that an editor is
never at 4 loss for an advisor. In
other words, there are 50 many people
who never tried il who know just how
to run ne''=1ss..5sagr sss.s
4 Provo Bench girl inYfrgu- ner
"feller' to supper SO she could show
him her skill as a biscuit maker, butshe
made the mistake of putting sulphur
in her bread instead of baking powder,
and the color, taste and smell of the
biscuits suggested one word, and he
used that as he spat the stuff out of
his mouth Engagement broken.
IHAyE just heard of good joke that
two of our young ladies played on a
young bachelor one night last week.
They knocked at his door at about Il
o'clock p. N. lie pnt his head out Of
the second story window and wanted
to know what was up. "One of your
windows is wide open. What one:"
exclaimed the startled Y. b. The one
you are looking out of,'' was the an
swer, and the young ladies went away
laughing.
The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-02-07

OFFICE BoY-Col. Jaystack left a
jug of Mountain Dew this morning.
EDITOR OF BOOMERANG ECHO
"All right Johnny, put the This is
my busy day on my private Office
door"
The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-02-07

THERE is a church in Baltimore 100
years old and every member is demo-
crat. All things and everybody live to
ripe old ages when they are democrats.
The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-02-07

ADAM and Eve had the earth at one
time. Their experience should be a
warning to the people who want it
to-day.
The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-02-07

y KANSAS victim writes the follow
ing to his friends back east: This IS,
indeed, a wonderful country Every
hamlet is a town, every town city.
every farm a ranch, every barnyard a
corral, every mound mountain and
every man a liar
The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-02-07

ONE SORT Of people only learn in
the school of experience. They are
restless and never let we'll enough
alone.
The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-02-07

IT Is said that $4,000 divorces have
been granted in the State of Illinois
during the Vasrtwenty' years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-28
A TRADE SECRET,
What . Grocer Learned by Looking Into
Corn Factory.

What . Grocer Learned by Looking Into q
Corn Factory.
From the New York Herald.
Amt you got no corn like we've been bayin?
That you sent me this mornin amt sweet corn
at all It's nothin' but COW corn"
Lets SEE" said the grocer. replying to the
| woman's complaint. what Kind of corn have
| you been having?''
"Why you called it Honey Drop answered
| the woman.
"And what kind did we send you todsy?"
The label was jest the same"
'Well, madam, both lots is from the same
factory. but there may be little difference in
the doping"
THE dopingr What's that?'
"Why, the sweetenlngl Put little sugar in
the the next lot you cook and then it'll taste just
Put sugar in cornr' exclaimed the woman,
greatly astonished.
why. certainly; there's sugar in every can
| OF corn put up. Didn't you know that? Prob
ably not. Most people don't know it; but it's a
fact all the same. It's sort of trade secret
that found out for myself.
II used to think that all the difference was in
| the corn itself. but that's bosh. OF course some
corn is better than other corn--tenderer jucier
and naturally sweeter-but none Of it is sweet
enough to can without the use of sugar"
Dear me, l never heard of that before"
murmured the woman.
Probably not. responded the grocer "but
| it's SO. There are lots of Canning concerns
down In Maine, and only last September had
| chance to look one over. It's great business
| and no mistake.
The farmers bring in their corn by the
wagon loads and dump it in the yard. Then the
huskers go at 1t, men, women and children;
| about half the town in that one yard The
husked ears are put into baskets and carried
int. fanx
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-28

From the Detroit Free Press
There was a woman at the Wabash depot the
other afternoon who walked up and down for a
long time with her jaw in her hand, and who
finally sat down and shed tears until general
attention was attracted to her. After several
ladies had spoken to her and fallen back a
little old man who had been rubbing the calf
OF his right leg to get the rheumatism out went
ove- and sat down beside her and asked:
Lost your father. mother. husband or any
other close relashion?'
mo, SIR she replied as she wiped her ewes.
Husband been abusin' yeY'
mo, SIR"
1--WE known husbands who have kept their
wives boo-hooing half the time, and as much
out OF spite as anything else helped tar and
feather such Teller once, and it did him a
power o good. Lost any money or anything?'
mo, SIR"
"Glad o that. Last time was in Detroit 1
lost pillar-slp chuck full o. things. and my
old woman hain't got over BLOWN about it vii.
I've allus suspected that cross-eyed man who
claimed to be q missionary stole them things
l m a-keepin my eye out fur him now. and If
lind him he'll have to talk mighty straight. to
husband eh?''
mo, sir! have a bad tooth, and it's been
aching for the last half hour
"Oh, that's il! Wives do run away. Won
know, and sometimes they can't be blamed fur
II. Jest plain toothache, 10 it?'
''Yes, SIR"
"wall, wen see about that. I've got a boiler
tooth that jumps on me once in a while, and SO
l go prepared. Let's see what I've got"
He went over and got his satchel and took
from 1t some cotton. peppermint, paregoric,
camphor, cinnamon essence and two wooden
tOothpicks. aud continued:
Jest help yourself, madam, and there won't
be no charge"
She accepted his offer, and in five minutes
the ache was gone and she was profuse in her
thanks.
oh, that's all right" he replied, as he re-
placed the articles in his satchel: II kinder
suspected at first that you had bin abused or
was rnnnin' away and didn't know Jest how to
handle ye. II you'd hollered toothache
an hour ago You needn't have suffered two
minutes. III be right over thar in plain sight
and at the first ache you canter right over after
some more Of the stuff and never mind no in
II reduction"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-28

from tuo view YORK Herald.
The SWEETEST New York hotels require their
elevator boys to wear dress suits To be cast
in dress suit before o'clock is the mark OF
servitude. No gentleman wears dress sui,
before o'clock; consequently, during the day
at least, the elevator boy is no gentleman. As
the elevator boy is often gh-looking indi-
yiduai, over twenty years OF age. perhaps it il
better not to mention this fact to him. The
average elevator boy Is the smart office boy
magnifed nine hundred diameters. Practi.
pendicular to suit himself
invariably approach the elevator boy with o
feeling Of respect slightly discolored with awe.
II only knew whatthst boy knows what storie,
Of my kind could write And if this abnormal
knowledge were supplemented by what thai
boy thinks he knows. l would be great The
Goddess Of Liberty in the harbor couldn't hold
her electric candle to me. There are people
who will walk up anything less than four pairs
Of stairs rather than meet that cold, calculat
ing, contemptuous glance Of the omniscient
elevator boy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-28

steadily on him and gradually shortsued in On
the rope till be was quite close; then raised .
snort club carried TO intimidste him and
caught him by the DOLLAR. After this he sub
mitsed to being led back on board the ship,
and never again took him ashore unsil some
months later. when presented him TO the me-
nagerie in Central Park. Here he lived for two
years, generally tame and docile, but some
times allowing the ferceness Of his nature to
crop out. and then died. never had such q
dangerous pet before or since as Jack and
never saw one more interesting. and 1t was
with genuine sorrow that heard Of his death. I"
The lieutenant went below after this recital
Of his experience with his ''sttSnge pet" and
lett me to write the story - it was told.
DroN WILLIAMS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-28
WOOD COUNTY WHISKY.
Two Ohio Brands and Their Peculiar 90
fects.

Yesterday Richard kerlin was paying OF his
men, and among others who presented their
claims for an allowance was Jim Duffy
II thought You were working In the SEED.
Jim, said Mr.. Kerliu, as he looked at Du6ys
time slip.
Il was, sor but met wild an accident
"An accident How was that"
Jim. who is q Swapping big. brawny fello~.
looked sheepishly at his questioner but did nos
answer.
what kind of an accident did you meet
WITH Mr.. kerlin again asked.
Il was freed. sor."
freed Why there are no beArs at cye-
net"
mo, sor, but there's wuss. I was up the tree
three DAYS"
I don't understand you" said Mr.. Keriih
now somewhat curious.
We'll, sor. twas this way. You see they'ss
got what they call a squirrel whisky down st
Cygnet ana when you drink il the devil OF a
squirrel gets into you and you begin 20 climb
trees right of. It's terrible stuff 90 10 is"
Jims story was drowned an a roar of laugh
ter.
You needn't laugh" Jim continued whom
the laughter Ind subsidized. but I'm not NJ bod
of as Charlie Lathrop."
What hsppehed ChsrlieI'
Charlie went down TO Van Buren, and be
drank some Of the muskrat whisky down there
and they haven't seen him since"
What do You suppose has become Of him.
JIM"
oh, crawled into hole or maybe . sewer.
There's no tellin what wan will do when shsy
drink Wood county whisky. I'm not surprissl
70 hear of them stealth horses and things over
there. it's terrible stuff so IL ID"
Mr.. keriin explained later that Jim vss lust
recovering from an attack Of jim-jsms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-28

An interesting feature Il in the acorn This
varies greatly in size and shape Sometimes it
again others are one and one-quarter inches
long. In some the cup has long fringe. while
in others the fringe is entirely absent. Some
times the fringe hides the nu. completely, or
else il is folded down on the inside OF the cup.
The figure shows two forms, the typical fringed
acorn and a variety in which the top only of
the nut shows Lastly the
WHITE SWAMI OAK
has leaves from five to seven inch es long and
two and one-half to four inches wide. They
are irregularly toothcd. resembling somewhat
the chestnut oak in shape, but with blunt in
stead Of pointed teeth. These are not found
near the base, the margins being entire there.
The most remarkable feature is the silvery-
white under surface, contrasting greatly with
the bright green above. The tree grows in low
swampy grounds and reaches height of sixty
or seventy feet. j. r. j.
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themselves sufficient to distinguish species
For practical PURPOSES j. is believed the follow
ing key to the species, taken in connection with
the accompanying explanations, will enable the
observer to distinguish the more common
varieties of our oaks:
LEAVES entire. i. Willow oak 2. Laurel
or shingle oak.
H.-Leaves serrate. 8. Chestnut oak. L.
Chinquapin.
IIL-Leaves wedge shape. g. Black jack
lV.-Leaves sharply lobed. 6. Spanish oak
2. Scarlet oak. s. Black oak. o. Red oak. TO-
Pin oak.
Y.-Leaves obtusely lobed. H. White oak
~. Post oak Is. Bur oak. IA. Swamp oak.
THE WILLOW AND LAUREL OAKS
Of the first division present little resemblance
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In the red oak the leaves are broader. the
lobes about nine and the notches not nearly so
deep. In the black oak the leaf is broader at
the top than at the bottom; it has about nine
lobes. is not SO deeply cut, nor are the lobes so
sharply pointed. While lastly in the pin oak
the leaves are somewhat like the scarlet oak.
but are not 80 broad, are more deeply cut and
more spiny.
GROUP NO. v. THE oBrUsE LoBEp OAKS
contains four species. The leaves of these also
are grouped together for comparison. They
are the white, post, bur and white swamp oaks,
arranged in this order in the figure. All of
them have obtuse lobes and rounded sinuses,
in some cases cut down nearly to the mid rib
and in others with shallow sinuses. OF the four
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-28
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
Work Performed by Women During tn.
Eighteenth Century.

Work Performed by Women During the
Eighteenth Century.
From Queen.
The scarcity Of domestic relics at the Guelph
exhibition left many visitors under the impress
sion that needlework, like all manual occupa-
tions. was much neglected by the ladies of the
Georgian era.
Happily this imputation is clearly refuted by
sweet Cowper, witty DR.. johnson and humorist
Addison, who all agreed in their praises of the
needle, 80 inspired were they by the astound-
ing quantity OF every kind OF work executed by
their acQuaintances.
Who Is not familiar too, with the capacious
work bags of our grsat-grandmothers, as well
o. with their quaint samplers and pictures en-
broidered in a Hat style, which contrast greatly
with the raised and complicated productions
OF the needle during the reign OF the Stuarts?
The example If women's activity came as
usual. from high quarters.
We read with no little amszement Of the
prodigious number OF tapestry chairs worked
Ny the Electress Sophia, mother Of George l.
who left tokens Of her nimble fingers to Lal-
aces, converts and churches all over tho coun-
try, which did not prevent this gifted princess
from learning ive languages, besides being re-
nowned ~ clever painter and gardener. a.
well as profound philosopher.
Caroline, when Princess Of Wales 1885. in
terested herself in the silkworms kept in the
mulberry garden at Chelsea, and was forever
knitting. Later on, Queen Charlotte, fond
herself Of netting, knOtting and ribbon work.
showed her special interestin needlework by es,
tabiishing school for the daughters of clergy
men and decayed tradesmsn,' where silk en-
broidery was taught as profession.
The pupils worked for tbeii patroness mag
niAcent bed cover in lilac satin, which was ex.
hibited for long time at Hampton Court. aud
another for Lord Howard, in gray silk, en-
broidered in white and gold spots. 1t l. also
well known that at the court OF George III
idlensss, even in leisure hours, was mot toll
Grated
We are told that when 1t Windsor Castle
every day during the evening concerts, the
prinoesses, their visitors and attendants were All
busy either with pencil, needle or knottiur.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-28

the white oak 10 the most important and valua-
BILE to mankind, being used very extensively in
the manufacture Of articles requiring great
durability and strength. The leaves are irres-
9lariy loeed ana three TO five inches long,
broadest about the middle and tapcrine to short
pe'iole at the base. The acorn is quite large but
the cup Is very shallow and has numerous
small tubercles The post oak, also called the
iron oak, has leaves with three lnrge lobes and
Two smaller ones, the latter below. They are
thick and strongly tomsntoss on the under sur-
lace and smooth above. The trec il moderate
sized, occurring more commonly ct the south
than the north. 1t has widely spreading and
very crooked branches and the bark u Rrsyish
white. The third species,
TEE BuR oAK,
sometimes called the ''overeup" or ssNeesy-
cup Tag, Las lAigsr leaves than either oe IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-28
A Sure Sign.

From the Boston Transcript,
''Rosalie" (from whom the Listener has not
heard before for long time, greatly to his re-
greD writes to know whether II is really true,
a. sne has heard it commonly whispered, that
nohe but servant girls wear large hats in thea
terra The Listener cannot aver from his per-
sonal knowledge that this ID true, but he should
not wonder In the least II IL were. He has him.
self heard the same thing asserted. mo surer
sign that . woman 10 a servant girl, " said Nrs.
Fitz- Harris to him only the other day, ethan q
large hat upon her head, in thsassr." II this
IL true II makes very handy means Of discrim-
mating this useful class Of women from others
on such occasion; ID isn't always 20 easy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-28


Some years ago. when The famous Fnsess
Willard was only q school mistress in IL saty
Of Chicago, she Was the teacher Of . Bibls ciass
in one of the Sunday schools Of that city. Her
class Was composed Of intelligent young Dss
and women, and. with the vivscious sarnsst
ness Of speech and manner which has Done
much 10 win her the name she nov en5oyA she
succeeded In deeply interesting them IN the
lessons On q particular sunday the lssson vss
"Ihe Feeding Of the Multitude"
In IN impressive manner she read The story
In the stately words Of the gospel text
Then she added: Many think this story
should be taken literally, but I think b II
meant 10 b taken hguratively; and the Lord
coming down into . desert place and thsrs
bebolding the multitude With compassion and
feeding them with the ioaves and Ashss d a
beautiful emblem Of hin divine love, vhiph 10
bounsiful enough 10 supply su The world
And have Twelve 6aaketsful lsfs Oven"
quickly correctsd young veDan vt1A . 80
sistical turn Of mind.
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ing conspicuous teeth on
the margins Of the leaves
and in their being
broader and sharper
pointed. The chestnut
oak grows to be a me-
dunn sized tree, forty
to fifty feet high, and has
accrns about an inch
long. with a thick cup,
one-half to one inch
across. with hard scales
or tubercles on the out
side. Tho chinqrarin
is a close ally, sometimes
placed as a variety of
the other, but is n dwarf,
growing only three or
four feet high. The
leaves are similar, but
tho acorns are much
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-28
Queer Antipathies.

From the CHICAGO Herald
Talking OF peculisrities Of appetite, said .
citizen in conversation, know man who hhs
not eaten mouthful Of meat in twenty years "
"A vegetarian, ehT' queried the listener. no.
he took Sudden dislike 90 meat Of any kina
and gave up eating il. But he conld not tel
himself what caused the change In his apps-
tite." my wife can never cot an oyster, ssia
one present, without her skin breaking QUA
with purple spots as large as dimes. She feels
no uneasiness, bus materially does not Ike 20 be
spotted like pard" Il was acquainted vita
a woman out west" said another u the party
who broke out with prickly heat Whenever
she saw or tasted goat milk cheese. Her huss
band brought .some into the house and hid il H.
a cupboard. When she approached il she be-
gan 20 shiver and declared that che felt the
strange prickly sensation"
III did not know that there was no che-ss
In the house I should think il was that shs
said, and then her husband acknowledged thsg
he had done IL to test her. The physiologiesl
eject satisfied him that IL wAs not In the inaagi
nation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-28

to the oak as commonly
known. The peculiar
fruit gives them their
place in tho genus. The
leaves of both are long.
narrow and without any
notches on the margin.
The willow oak has the
narrower leaves OF the
two, and they are smooth
on both sides and ligbt
green. The laurel oak
has thicker and broader
leaves, which " h il 9
smooth above are downy
beneath. Both grow to
be from thirty to fifty
feet high. The two
figures show the diff
ference be twee n the
leaves.
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be accurately described
as wedge shaped, being
very broad and fat at
the top and tapering al
most to 8 point at the
bottom. OccaSionally
there are three or four
little bristle points pro-
jecting beyond the top
of tine leaf. The tree is
small, only from fifteen
to twenty-five feet high.
and lives principally at
the south. 1t is very
hardy and its leaves turn
larlv beantiful aho1o
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Old Lady-"No use talkin', used to say this
higher education Of gals Was ali folderoi, but I
zee was wrong. There's my eranddartsr. for
instance. She's just wonder"
Frisnd-'I understand abe graduated With
high honors2"
'.Old Lady-'Yes, graduated from vasssr.
and she kin do what neither her mother nor
me could ever hope to do II our lives depended
on it,"
Frisnd-'1ndeedi And what d thst?'s
Old Lady-.'She kin tell the time 8 train a
gotn' to start BY looktu' ct railway guide"
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tie acorns are sometimes produced among the
scales on the cup. The figure given is that of
the chestnut oai:.
THE BLACK JACK
In also a we'll mark ad sneciaa Tho laayo, ,,av
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IN the IAN 70 particularly beautiful shads.
GROUP 80. ",
including the Spanish. scarlet, red, black and
pin oaks. Is well characterized by the sharp
pointed lobes of the leaves and their large
size. II is. however, difficult to give dis
tinctive marks to all. The leaves have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-28

Il d singular fact that most women plsy
their cards best when they allow their PARTNERS
to hold their hands.-Ne0 York Hsroh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-28

This gown is q suitable one for receptions n
homes any social gatherings where au effect
i've high necked gown Of rich material snd
style be worn. u 10 composed OF THEA,
soft. dull aforementioned silk, the basque fsill
embroidered with jet and q hooding Of jst
being placed At the head of basque. The under
sleeves are buttoned from shoulder 60 WRIST.
and an upper sleeve of loose brocaded bron1e
and cream velvet worn over them. The train
Of the velvet and the silk skirt has border in
front of q cable of vsivet and fur. surmounted
with jet embroidery. The bodice is buttoned
behind and u collar OF gathered real lace worn,
falling at the throat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-28
TRIP TO GORILLA LAND
Prot. Garner's Remarkable Expedi-
ton to Talk With Giant Apes.
TO BE Gagged IN THE FOREST.

He WIN Start With ~ Uahsard-of Arms-
msat-TAs CAGe OF Alaminum-An Electric
Battery for frotsction-Mirrors. Ems8ss
and New Kind Of Phonoxraph.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-28

Redferns Designs Tor the Latest E.shls.s IN
wemen's Dr~ss
1ailor-made gowns are stiil made Of Harris
tweeds- aud Redfern is turning ont any quan-
nty Of them. Large checks and the striped
materials called troa.erings lend tnemsslves 70
this style more readily than moro fsneifuD
rnsterials
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-28

foregoing. sometimes 1fsssn inchss long. and
they are moro ifrsgularly lobed. They are
generally largest near ths upper end, or ct least
above the middle.