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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-16

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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-16

northern and western portions, anu
there ate indications Of minerals. a
wyoming Wind river country Is
REGARDED ne one Of the favored portions
Of the state. Mr.. Woodruff u hisap-
pointed, said Norrillat, because tho In
tlIans absolutely refused TO accept me
Offer he made Of 100000 for only
about 60, 900 acres additional near Tue
town OF Lander. A majority OF ihe
commission, In disregsrdof Woodruii'e
advice no, to make n treaty unless The
Indians would sell this southern "trip,
made treaty 10 buy the northern anu
eastern portions Of the reservation aud
thereby secure all the lands the Indians
will part with at the present time
That Woodrufi's opposition arises solely
from his failure 10 get this southern
track. even for 40 much a. sl.b5 per
acre, IL evidenced by the record OF the
firat council, when no himself made
the proposition 10 pay tue Indians tue
same amount 0f money the comm ssion
afterward agreed for the Identical lana
secure.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-16

A kindly soul writes Ia The You,h's
Companion TO tell Us how certain all
mcnts TINT make mankind howl are
really angels unawar1s and prolong
lives. For instance, there is govt. It
lelorps the fingers and toes, makes thom
look like swollen tubcrs and sends 49,
600 needles through the victim at times.
But 1t g. all right, says this consider. II
you didn't have govt You would die
speedily from the causes which produce
govt.
Then there "a that blessed angel
rheumatism. Perhaps you have a ten.
dency 10 heart trouble. u serious one.
But you get a good tough case Of rheu.
matism. liked fast to your knees and
ankles. and lol You can no longer
run hither and thither like squirrel.
endnngrring your life every day by your
excessive hurry and activity, You walk
tcmperntely and slow like u solemn Old
lord with the govt.
But really is long life worth having at
such cost? Think ~ the 1.-the, slender
hands of youth becoming twisted aud
hideous with govt. Think of changing
the merry, birdlike activity Of one who
never had rheumatism or the crutch, FOR
the deformed useless joints and hobbling
gait OF the rheumatic. Think OF being
unable to walk at all for twenty years.
Many people would prefer ten years les
Of existence, with fully Joyous life while
they do live.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-16

When the lnto p. r. Barnum put one
Of his elephants at work blowing ON an
cminence near Bridgeport many years
ago he received letters from farmer.
aud agricultural societies In different
parts OF the country inquirlng u an cle.
plant plowed mach more IN n day than
n good team OF horses or oxen would /;
how much il cost to keep an elephant;
whether he could be managed by the
ordinary hired man, with other ques.
tons apropos Of tho enterprise,
Mr.. Barnum's reply WIS that lac
could not recommend an elephant for
ordinary farm use on economical prin.
clples, but ON his own farm he found
It's use extremely profitable, Said he,
"lf you have II side hill very near a
great railroad which carries thousands
OF Passengers daily TO New York, with
steamboat lines IN sight, and happen to
own a museum In the city, you will find
that the elephant pays better than the
ordinary plow team. Printers Ink.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-16

Experiments looking 10 the increase
Of soil rroiuciivcness TO au unknown
extent by means Of electricity are now
making. They have NOT been IN progress
long enough 10 determine certainly
whether the promise they give will be
fulfilled but that promise Il dazzling
The government agricultural stations "
several Of the states, among them espe-
cially New York aud Massachusetts,, are
investigating the subject carefully. 81
simultaneously scientists In Europe ans
Experimenting In tho same direction.
The results arrived ut by Professor
Warner. Of the Massachusetts, station.
indicate that electric currents acting on
plants aud vegetables dissolve out from
the soil the salts which the roots need to
nourish them. thus allowing these salts
to be absorbed quickly by the roots, in.
crossing the plants growth rapidly.
Meantime a vegetable gardener ut Ar
lington, Mass, has been doing some
practical work on his own account that
discounts all the achievements " the
scientihomen apparently. Mr.. Rawson,
the vegetable gardener, had some flower
beds on certain side OF his yard that
did not thrive and never had thriven.
An electric light was erected In such a
position that Is rays fell directly upon
these beds. They shortly began to grow
a. they never had done bcfoc. Coald II
have been the light that caused It? Mr..
Rawson then introduced electric lights
into the hothouscs Ia which he raised
winter cucmnbers and lettuce. The
effect hero was ~ markcl ~ It had boon
In case Of tho flower beds. and the gar.
denor's profits were increased aj per
cent The vegetables were o. better
quality aud grew to perfection sooner
than under the old method. Mr.. Raw
sous plan WIS TO let the electric ligh,
shine upon the plants. i;omo Of the sci.
entiac gentlemen. on tho other hand.
seem to have passed slight electric eur
rents through the plants down to their
roots.
Perhaps we are on tho threshold Of
great discoveries in this field. Perhaps
this Is one of the new methods whereby
the earth will be made 20 yield food for
six times ~ many persons as it now
does.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-16

MiNNEAPoIIs, Dec. ia special
TO the Tribune from Butte, Mont, says:
The people are wrought up TO n high
state OF Indignation over tho action Of
the Boston Il Montana Company roast
ing its ores In heaps, contrary 10 the
injunction recently secured. The
superintendent Of the work, after Civ
ing his orders, left town. The people
are compelled TO wear cloths over their
faces while ON the streets TO stiflc the
fumes. a public meeting has been
called for tomorrow. A mob will go
out aud put a stop TO the nuisance, aud
tho police and sheriff will not Inter
fcre,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-16

As to the length Of time required for
spongcs to grow 10 good marketable
size little definite can be said. None
OF the fishermen of the Bahamas Is
able TO tell, though many volunteer
opinions that differ widely. II l. u
matter to be determined by future sci.
entlho Investigation, but Il Is beloved
IL will he found that healthy sponge
will reach a marketable size IN from
twelve 10 eighteen months undor ordi.
nary conditions Of gro ~. No at
tempts have been made, worthy OF
mention, to cultivate the sponge in
these waters. Science.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-16
BRIEF TELEGRAMs.

Richmond, Va, Dec.l5.--The Legis.
lature reelected United states Senator
Daniel without opposition.
New York, Dec. l5.-tn the third
foor Of tenement on Stagg street
here this afternoon Mrs. Mat Black and
her fout.yenr.uld son were murdered.
Robbery was evidently the cause OF
the deed, AZ $3.50 IN missing.
Paris, Dec. 10. - Admiral Gervais,
who commanded the French fleet
which recently visited Cfonstadt, ha,
been APP ointei Chief OF the general
stat OF the ministry OF marine.
Paris, Dee, Is. 80 The Chamber Of
Deputies today adopted reduction OF
the import duties on petroleum, also
the whole budget, by voc Of 800 to
a..
London, Dec. 10. - Mr.. Morris, In
ventor OF the tho Morris tube, Today
committed suicide by shooting himself
with n rifle. No reasons given for tn,
act.
Dublin, Dee. l5.-At n political riot
nj Emms, County Glare, today, JOhu
Dillon was struck on the head with u
stone, and his face badly cut
Callos, Peru, Dec. l5.--The United
States cruiser "Baltim0ra,n arrive,
today en- route to san Francisco. Al
are well.
Montovideo, Dec. 1.-THE Ceutra
railway station Ia this city has beel
destroyed by hre.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-16

TOPEKA, kans., Dec. l5.-rhe Kan.
sns Alliance Cooperative Mortgage
A ssociation, capital stock 81 900, 900,
with Frank McGrath "a the central
figure, ia the latest Alliance enterprise.
The charter was filed this morning
and business will los commenced
January list. The object IA to negotiate
directly with Eastern capitalists for
necessary amounts for defraying IN,
farm mortgaged Indebtedness without
the assistance or miudlemeu.
Tn. company will obtain securities
by forming nlnd Of the eilects, per
onal and real, Of its members.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-16

DENVER, Dec. l5.-rhe snowstorm
which swept over n portion OF the
Rocky Mountain regions yesterday, OK
tended from central Wyoming 10 New
Mexico. A hurricane accompanied
the sno ", aud did much damage -
uecially at Pueblo, aud along the Di-
vide. On the Divide II driltod In grea,
banks, eight b. ten feet hish, prevent
ing traffic Of all kinds. over northern
New Mexico, snow Is reported In some
places to be In dfifis eighteen feet
high.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-16

Two centuries ago tho traveller IN
Japan, had such been allowed, would
have seen In public places the follow.
ing declaration In Chinese characters,
"As long as the sun shall warm the
earth, let no Christian BIZ so bold as 10
come 10 Japan and let all know that
the king of Spain himself, or the Chris.
tian's God, or the great God Of all, u
ho violate this command, shall pny for
lt with his head Detroit Free Pres.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-16

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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-16

Cbina Resolves Not To Have Anything
10 10 with 10.

CHICAGO, Dec. i5.-A Washington
special says: The Chinese empire has
officially notified the State department
that II viii take no part Ia tue Worlds
Fair. An ultimatum was del vered TO
the State department through Minister
DENLY, Saturday.
Hitchcock, representing the Exposi-
ton, has boon working hard TO
persuade the empire 10 take part
In the Fair. At n 0nal conference
recently held between the com
missioner and Chinese authorities,
the emperor made known his position.
The empcror's grounds for declining
10 sendan exhibit are that tue United
States hAvo Disseminated against the
citizens Of that empire and that the
Chinese could not come TO the expo
sitlon without being put In humilial-
ing attitude, needing a special pass.
port, 10 be granted by n special act OF
Congress. No objection IL raised to
tho Chinese merchants already In the
United States participating In tho OK
position, but China, ~ country re-
fuses TO take any part Whatever In the
fair.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-16

CHICAGO. Dec. 10. - A Helena,
Mont. special says, 1t Is admitted at
the office Of the Montana sapphire and
Ruby company, that the negotiations
for tho sale OF the property 10 an
English syndicate have finally been
concluded. The general opinion seems
TO be that two million dollars with bond
and share concessions TO the present
owners OF the property is the price
Maid,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-16

Minister Denby at China has in
formed the secretary Of State that
while the Chinese government Will
make no provision Tor an ofileial repre-
t.ntation at the Worlds Columbian
Exposition, 1t has, In order 10 facilitate
exhibits by Chipese merchants aud
others removed tho eNFort duty on all
articles exported for tho exhibition ut
Chicago.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-16

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 10. - A
dispatch from Canton, o., says Major
Mckinley IN no better today, but his
physician apprehends noserious result.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-16

ROME, Dec. l5.-Ngr. Folchi has
been deposed by the Pope from the
vice-chancellory apostolic chamber,
owing TO faults In the administration.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-16

T0T TNVNTU TTNN TNUT'
In the first Gu, Is shown an elght.yelt.
old L. Conte pear that has had but littlo
pruning. In the second IS illustrated
top pruncd Le Comic set mt in 1855.
The one Is IN shapeu, with its long
scraggy limbs; the other handsome, with
its finely rounded head aud strong,
atocky branches.
Sharp County record., 1891-08-20
THE MARCH WIDE AWAKE

Has something for every taste, and all
is of the best and brightest; the maga-
zine is made for the young people, but
the contributions are of such sort that
every member of the family will enjoy
each page. The number opens with
SAN ld-fashioned Witch Story from
the Danish, by Laura E. Poulsson.
"Under G round" is true and thrilling
California adventure, by C. R. Parker.
"Tippetoe," by Maud-Rittenhouse, is a
brief, pathetic Southern story. The
serials this year are unique: "Five Lit
tie Peppers Grown Up" by Margaret
Sidney, attracting thousands of readers;
"Cab and Caboose," the railroad story
by Kirk Monroe; and the autobiography
ical Italian story, "Marietta's Good
Times" by NJ. Ambrosi. Drawing the
Child Figure" is novel series of prac-
tical art instruction by the daughter of
the Art-Anatomist, DR.. Rimmer.
The articles of the number cover a
wide range of topics: "Our Government
who made it and why" with a fine
portrait of Hamilton, by Hon. John D.
Long; ga Visit to Winchester College
at Commencement Time )" by Oscar Fay
Adams, with the words and music of
the famous old Winchester commence
ment song, "Dulce Domum;" 'How
Grandmother's Spoons Were Made" by
Mrs. Ormsbee; entertaining articles by
Prof. Otis T. Mason, Mrs. William
Clafin, Amanda Harris and others;
"Prize Problems in Horology," by E. H.
Hawley, of the Smithson ian Institution;
and several pages of bright anecdotes.
WIDE AWAKE is S2 40 a year; 20 cents
number. D. Lothrop Company, Pub
fishers, Boston.
Sharp County record., 1891-08-20
Getting Ready for Cheap Sugar.

A recent dispatch comes from San
Francisco to the following effect:
Fully 10000 tons of bonded Java sugar
lie in the warehouses on Mission Rock on
the San Francisco Bay. 1t Is the property of
Claus Sprcckcs and will be held there till
April |, when, under the provisions Of the
Mckinley bill, It viii be admitted into the
country duty free, and when the consump.
tlon OF sugar in this country will so greatly
increase as to make Mr., Sprcckels' antcpa.
tory "cornor' immensely profitable.
In other words, the sugar tariff is q
tax, the removal of which will result
in cheeper sugar to the people and in a
great saving of expenses to them every
year, Spreckels knows the tariff is a
tax, and he finds it to his advantage to
have vast quantity Of sugar in the
Government warehouses ready for his
rc6neres on the first day that the tax
Is removed
Sugar has already begun to decline
in price; and when all the people OF
the country buy their sugar at least two
cents below the price under the new
tariff, will there remain one man in all
this broad land so stupid as to ask still
whether the tariff is tax?
A Philad elphia paper states that
whereas granulated sugar is now SELL
ing ut "a cents pound contracts have
already been made in that city for
sugar to be delivered in April at ~
cents. "ln two days one wholesale
house received orders for 1000 barrels,
and the Philadelphia reAncrics have now
so many orders for April delivery that
they refused TO take any more"
Granulated sugar at y cents n pound
wholesale will retail at five cents u
pound. With fine white sugar at
twenty pounds TO the dollar the people
will have no difficulty In deciding what
the effect Of q tariff is, and whether
they like unt0Ncd sugar ut five cents u
pound than high tariff sugar ut seven
or EIGHT
Sharp County record., 1891-08-20
A Protected "Infnnt."

| About five years ago company with
a capital of SIS, 900 was organized in an
American city to manufacture lamp
chimneys, lampware and candy jars,
This company operates its factories only
eleven months in the year. yet it has
declared dividends of 20 per cent. every
year, besides laying up in five years a
surplus fund of $4,000.
That is what protection has done!
But the people meanwhile pay for it!
The duty on lamp globes shades and
chimneys of glass in the old tariff was
40 to As per cent Mckinley raises these
duties to go per cent These articles
are part Of the manufactures Of the
great flint glass industry, of which
there are some thirty or forty factories
in the country.
There is another chapter to this story
A recent dispatch from Pittsburgh. Pa,
reports that the flint glass manufactur-
ers of that city as saying that over so
per cent of all the pro ducing capacity
of the country has been bought up by u
flint glass syndicate,
1t is the same old tariff story over
again. A highly prosperous industry
goes to Washington and talks about
foreign competition, cheap paupcr labor
and similar rot; it asks for higher du-
ties and gets the n; then comes the final
act to the comedy-a trust is formed to
gobble up the spoils of McKinleyism.
Sharp County record., 1891-08-20

r. Taken aacoy
sick headache, bilious headache,
dizziness, constipation, indigestion,
bilious attacks, and all derange-
ments Of the liver, stomach and
bowels. It's a large contract, but
the smallest things in the world do
the business-Dr, Pierco's Pleasant
Pellets. They're the smallest, but
the most effective. They go to
work in the right way. They
cleanse and renovate the system
thoroughly-but they do it mildly
and gently. You feel the good
they do-but you don't feel
them doing it. As a Liver Pill,
they're unequaled. Sugar coated,
easy to take, and put up in walls,
and Theoretically sealed, and thus
always fresh and reliable. A per-
feet vest pocket remedy, in small
vials, and only one necessary for a
laxative or three Tor q cathartlc.
They're the cheapest pill you can
buy, because they're guaranteed to
give satisfaction, or your money is
returned.
You only pay for the good you
get.
That's the peculiar plan all DR..
Pierco's medicines are sold on,
through druggists.
Sharp County record., 1891-08-20
a OELUSiON.


People Who Believe That the Tarlh Raises
Wages May Find Out Their Mistake
People who still believe that the tariff
raises wages ought to keep their eyes
open now: for these are very interesting
6avs in which to learn lessons in tariffs
and wages. The papers are full OF re-
ports of cases where wages have been
reduced in protected industries which
qot a fresh dose of protection from DIR,
Mckinley,
An interesting case is that of the re-
duction of wages and the consequent
Strike in the potteries of Trenton N j.
additional interest is given to this case
from the fact that the increased protec-
zion given to this industry in 1888 was
followed in two years by reduction OF
wages. The recent laying on of higher
duty and a reduction of wages following
soon after reads like twice told tale.
The first telling of this story took
place before the Mckinley committee
last winter Mr.. Moses, one of those
pottery manufacturers of Trenton, N.
j. was the man who told the story.
The following extracts from his testi-
mony will show how Mr.. Carlisle drew
the truth from the reluctant Moses:
Mr.. Carlislr-In answer to question by
4;oyernor Gear, YOU said that if the Mills bill
had passed, in your opinion you would We
been compelled either to close up your es'
tablishment or to reduce wages. Is it not a
fact that shortly after the passage OF the act
of lSS3 which increased the duties, you re
duced wages at Trenton?
Mr. Moses-No, sir
Mr.. Carise-They have never been re-
uuced since 1883?
Mr. MoSes-In 1885 there was a reduction
submilted to by the mea themselves, owing
to the reduction made in the price of gooGs.
From 1879 to 1855 there was no reduction of
any kind. although the price of goods had
been gradually going down. In 1850, about
the first of January, we called our men to-
q ther and held n consultation, ana we
showed that there was necessity for re-
ductiOn of wages.
Mr. Carlisle-That was less than two years
after the act of 1888 took effect. In about
two years after that you found you were not
able to pay the same wages as you did be-
fore that act was passed
Mr. Moses-Yes, sir, that is true, because
the foreign goods of all classes were thrown
INTO our market Prices of goods fell in the
foreign market
And now for the second telling of the
story. This shall also be from a pro-
tecticuist authority. Here is the story
as made up Of two paragraphs from the
same column of that highest Of high
tariff organs, the Boston Commercial
Bulletin:
Tho pottery manufacturers Of Trenton, N
j., have submitted a schedule of wages to
the sanitar} ware presscrs which means
reduction of 33l3 per cent.
Nearly 40 pottcrs are on strike in Trenton,
N. j.. because of the decision to reject the
deduction of wages proposed by the manu-
facturers. The men were willing to continue
work at the old scale pending further inves.
tgation, but the bosses insisted that the new
llst was to go into effect, and the men quit
work
Now where is the man who says the
tariff raises wages? Let him wake up
the tariff and tell it to do its work
Sharp County record., 1891-08-20
This interests Farmers,

If every man in Kansas who raises
corn or wheat or cattle or mules and
every merchant who is indirectly bene-
fitted by the prosperity of the Kansas
farmer. is not interested in having Mex.
lean AuS ores put on the free list, MS u
step toward inducing Mexico to admit
our farm products into that country
free of duty, then the Champion Is sim.
ply mistaken, The admission of these
ores free OF duty simply means tho
opening up TO Kansas farmers Of tho
best market within easy access, and tho
refusal TO do so, means our exclusion
from that market, That Is all there 4,
OF it-Atchison (kaa) Champion