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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-10-10
SECURE LATCH.

from the mortise, bringing it little
farther raises the latch. A large spool
will answer for pulley, as shown in
the illustration. Another gate fasten-
er commonly used in the western states
is merely piece of one-quarter or one
half inch iron rod about a foot long,
which is inserted in hole bored fol-
the purpose through the gate post and
adjoining the end piece of the gate. II
is simply withdrawn like an ordinary
wooden pin when the gate is to be
opened, and pushed through when it is
to be closed Cows and horses rarely
learn to withdraw this pin since the
weight of the gate rests more or less
heavily. holding it firmly in place until
the gate is slightly raised.-American
Apriculturist,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-10-10
SHERIDAN in HIS SLIPPERS.

Polite Mexican Responsible for Funny
Performance by the General.
A good story of Gen. Sheridan was
told the other day by a Mexican gentle
man. an intimate friend of the great
northern soldier in his lifetime. One
day, calling on the commander of the
army of the union at his Office in Wash
ington, he found the hero of Winches-
ter at his desk, his feet incased in slip
pers and his shoes democratically plac-
ed on topof his desk. While the gener-
al was apparently absorbed in some
writing the Mexican gentleman who
thought some servant had left the war
riors shoes in the wrong place, took his
cane and gently deposited the shoes on
the floor.
The next day the Mexican gentle
man called again on Sheridan and
found him at his desk, shoes on top as
before. The polite resident of the
tropics began once more removing the
sheos to the floor, when all at once
Sheridan roared out:
Don't you do that again, sir! You
make me ridiculous, sir!'
II beg your pardon, general, but how
have I made you ridiculous?"
why, SIR" said Sheridan, still an.
noyed, yesterday, sir, I went out to
walk after you had called on me. I
was nearing the White house, when I
noticed gentleman looking at me in
tently. Soon he addressed me saying:
Excuse me, general, but aren't you
afraid of catching cold?' why, sir,
no, not that know of; what's the mat
ter, sir?' WELL said the gentleman,
it is very damp and you are going
about in your slippers 4 tell you.
sir said Sheridan, addressing his Mexi.
can friend, you made me ridiculous
1t is my habit, sir, to put my shoes on
my desk where can not fail to see
them, SO may not forget to put them
on, and, confound it, sir, you come
round here with your notions of pro-
priety and send me around town in my
slippers, sir.''-Boston Herald.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-10-10
WHISTlING NAILS,
A Joke That Made 10000 Men Think the
Yankees Were Using Noiseless Powder.

A Joke That Made 40, 900 Men Think the
Yankees Were Using Noiseless Powder.
81 see," said the veteran, as he twist
ed his feet up on the verandah railing
and gazed lazily at the sunset, that
they are making whole lots of talking
in the newspapers nowadays about
smokeless and noiseless powder. Why,
we were talking about the same thing
when l was in Prices army.
"You know we were away down in
the brush in southwest Missouri, where
we were all cut off from the world and
couldn't get any news from the outside
Well, the story got started somehow
that the Yankees had invented a new
powder-a kind that burned with no
smoke, no flash, and no noise. Pretty
soon they were talking about it in every
regiment, worrying over the thing, and
reviving the devilish ingenuity of the
Yankee. There was nothing to talk
about, and you know how it is in big
body of idle men.
great stock in the noiseless powder
story. 1t bothered him all the time.
This was Bill Oliver of Col. Winston's
Second Missouri Bill came from up
here at Platte City. He was black
smith, q strapping great big fellow,
strong as a horse. He weighed,
reckon, two hundred pounds.
"One black night Bhl was put out in
the brush on picket duty. Now, he was
just as gritty a fighter as you ever saw
in line with man on either side of him.
but tell you, my boy, set man out in
a dark thicket all alone, and the enemy
known to be near and supposed to be
everywhere, it takes all the starch out
of the best of them.
$50 Bill was trembly and shaky, and
saw Yankee sharpshooters every
where.
snow, in the same regiment they had
daredevil, harum-scarum fool Reub
Hill This Reub Hill was the kind of a
specimen every regiment has-a pestif-
erous practical joker, nuisance that
everybody liked. Here was rich
chance for one of Reuben's little jokes.
Soon as Bill had got settled at his post
Reuben loaded his pocket with dozen
or so big wroughtiron nails, and out
through the dark he circled to get in
| Iront OF the plcketS. nc hiu III saSsa
fras brush about hundred feet from
the big blacksmith, and looked ont
There was Bill tiptoeing up ant
down his beat like an elephant on &
rickety bridge, dodging and whirlinl
every time grasshopper chirped or {
horse Lack in the camp snorted HI
was getting badly scared Reuben pick
ed up bright, ragged nail and flung Il
just as hard as he could jerk
you know what vicious screech
ing nail makes when You throw l
that wayP No mimic ball ever sounde'
wickeder. 1t goes: .t,...
"Whi-u-u-u-up a.
"Poor Bills heart stopped with bi
thump like sledge hammer, and Reu
ben away off in the thicket heard hin
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-10-10

THE seed bed that produces weeds
for the entire farm is the stubble field
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-10-10
SCRAPS FOR SOLDIERS.

LIVING in Iowa is as proud mother
as the stars and stripes ever foated
over Prior to the late war, Mrs ii.
B. Merchant, then a widow, resided at
Rockford, ILL.,, and from here sent
eleven sons out to fight for her country
and theirs.
GEN. LEoNIDAs L. POLK, of the con.
federate service, was the famous Bishop
Polk. of ante-war times, and was a
captain in the American army in the
Mexican war; He was killed at the
battle of Resaca. The L. L. Polk,
brigadier-general commanding the post
at Salisbury, is different man.
GEN. GRANT died July 30, 1885. Gen.
Mcclellan died October 20, 1885 Gen.
Halleck died January o, 1874 Gen
Sherman died February H. 1891. Gen
Sheridan died August 8, 1885, Gen
Hancock died February 8, 1886. Gen.
Mead died November 8, 1872. Gen.
Thomas died March 2s, 1870.
ONE of the old soldiers of Northamp.
ton went to the cars the other day To
see his daughter off Securing her a
seat he passed out of the car ano went
around to the car window to say part
ing word. While he was passing out
the daughter left her seat to speak to q
friend, and at the same time grim old
maid took the seat and moved up to the
window. Unaware of the important
change, he hurriedly put his head mp tc
tho window and said: Zone more sweet
kiss, pet" In another instant the point
of a cotton umbrella was thrust from
the window, followed by the wrathful
injunction: "Scat, you grayheaded
wretch" He seated Union Guard.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-10-10

In thinning out the flock of geese,
always retain the old birds, as they
will often live and breed during the
lifetime of generation. Geese have
been known to hatch and raise their
young when twenty-five years Old. The
old geese are not salable in market,
and as they are better layers and more
careful mothers than the young geese,
the latter can be marketed with more
advantage and profit than by selling
of the old b;rds.-Farm and Fireside
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-10-10
FARM AND GARDEN.
FRUIT EvAPoRATOR.
It Is Cheap and WIN DO Twice tho Work
of Some High-Priced Machines.

1t Is Cheap and WIN DO Twice tho Work
of Some High-Priced Machines.
IT Is built of wood. All the frame
required is the upright Q by 3-inch hori-
zontal drawer rests. The drawer rests
are placed fatwise and between the
posts, rabbeted onc-half inch on each
side to receive the drawers The sides
and back of the drawers are u inches
wide; the front is Q inches wide, with
a 1S-inch rabbet above and below, on
the inside, and there are corresponding
rabbets on the siding of the house, so
that when the drawers are pushed in
the outside surface will be smooth.
The bottoms of the drawers are made
of galvanized wire cloth. There is
false front to each drawer 3 inches
back. The upright posts are 216 feet
apart The drawers are 3M feet long,
and with the false front, inches
back; this gives 3-inch space at each
end of the drawers for free circulation
of air. The end drawers are 4 inches
deep and 5 feet long, and are used to
finish on. Have four extra drawers,
and have some extra front pieces to put
in and close up the openings when the
drawers are out. The sheet-iron fem
ders, A b, extend the whole length. to
distribute the hot and cold air. The
cold air enters the ventilators below A,
and is divided by b. The arch is
sheet iron, with a 2-inch flange, resting
on the wall of the furnace, which is 2
feet high and feet wide, laid in NOR.
tar. The top course of brick is laid in
mortar, on the fange, to prevent the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-10-10
CHEAP AND GOOD EvApoRAroR.

escape of smoke. The building is 10k
feet long, feet high, and 4 feet wide.
D d are connecting rods attached to the
ventilators. The furnace ean be built
below the surface on sloping ground.
The amount of heat is great and the
thing to be observed closely is to admit
plenty of cold air through the ventila-
tors. The illustration, without going
into details, gives enough to enable a
good workman to construct cheap
and good evaporator that will do more
than twice the work of some of the
high-priced machines.-J. w. Beach, in
Farm and Fireside
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-10-10
A SECURE LATCH.

This Device Will Prove of Great Interest
to Many Farmers.
An Illinois subscriber sends us thii
description of gate latch with lock
therefor. The latch is by no meaus
new, but, though simply made and
very convenient has not been much
used because animals soon learn to lift
the latch with their noses. This sub
scriber locks it by means of the block
A, which fits closely into the mortis<
b. With the blocks so placed the latch
cannot be raised, and the animals can
not move the block. For greater con-
venience stout cord is fastened &c
each end of the latch, and passes owe:
a pulley above as the block is draw
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-25
PASTE DIAMONDS.

The tramp's style Of expression is never
labored- Washington star.
A politician left alone with his conscience
sees mighty little company.-7eraS Sittings.
We may give a man credit for his good in
tentions, but he can't get cash for them unless
they are backed by deeds,-Puck.
Somebody calls for the invention of a but
tonless shirt" O. law buttonless shirts have
been known ever since Adam was bachelor
LoUeu Courier.
Il cannot see why do not get along better
am not one Of those fellows who want the
earth, either" mo, what you want is the
sand. ;-Lldidndpolis Journal.
Donald North Side six-year-old): Papa
lookl What was that?' Papa: THAT was a
shooting star" Donald (after Watching the
sky several minutes in VAIN; Papa, shoot
me another one"
Chappie (as he rises to go)-"May law
have a good night kiss?" Rosalie-"I suppose
so. You must miss your nurse awfully, don't
you?''-Neio York Herald.
~ called on Mr.. Joblets the other day to ask
him if he would give me show that would
afford an opening for my peculiar abilities, and
he did it." He did, "Yes, right of. He
showed me the door. "-Baltinore american.
Seaside recreations: Cholly (at sea beach)-
II say. old boy, what shall We do this EVENING"
Old boy-"Lets go round to the Bangup hotel
and see the gurls dawnce with each other,"-
New York Weekly.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-25
WHAT THE TAXES ARE bone.

The New FORK Press, the other day, con-
tanned an editorial paragraph which
possesses some interest in this section.
Here it is:
In this city OF nearly 100000 Inhabitants only
1868 persons are real estate owners. Still
fewer OF course, are house owners. The cost of
living in New York is greater than any other
American city, and under the profligRte politi-
cal rule OF Tammany hall taxes are unnecessar-
lily high. The present mode of city fnanciering
is TO lower the tax rate and increase the asses
sed value" OF every house. Nearly $4,000, 00C
are so added for the current year. This was
The ate WILLIAM NJ. TwEED's favorite method
OF robbing the public. In view OF its revival by
Tammany It is not remarkable that the number
of real estate owners actually declines in New
York faster than the population increases. But
it is q sad truth.
The practice here referred to will have
the same effect wherever tried. II will de
crease the number of real estate owners,
and that will be injurious to the city. The
present administration of Salt Lake has
been trying the New York rule and the re-
suit is the evil complained of with refer
ence to the metropolis. Only the rich car
afford TO own real estate, for only they car
pay the taxes. Those in moderate circum.
stances, the mechanics and the workers fol-
wages find it impossible to own theil
homes, as they once did. They are com
PEELED to sell TO escape the tax collector
and they live in reated houses or go beyond
the city limits to reside. A drive along any
of the roads leading into the country will
show how rapidly what year or two agt
were grain and vegetable fields are being
covered with dwelling houses of greater OF
less pretensions. There are hundreds o.
these, and most of them are owned and oc
cupied by former residents of the city
who will tell you that the taxes are s,
high here that they cannot afford I,
live inside the city limits. They hav,
disposed of their city buildings, which
were taxed so outrsgeously as to make
their ownership matter OF extremel,
high rental.
We doubt that the city population is an,
larger than it was a year ago, and it is saiC
that the number of actual owners of rea
estate has decreased, Notwithstanding tn
sluggish real estate markets during tn
period. This unsatisfactory condition O
things may be charged directly to the hiTI
taxes which make it very serious matte
for other than we'll TODD people to ow1
houses and lots.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-25
MILLS on The SILVER QUESTION.

Republican papers have for several days
past been saying that Mr.. MILLS, in his
tirst speech in Ohio, would embrace the
occasion to ''take fop'' on the silver
question. 1t was stated that this projected
movement was Tor the purpose of winning
and retaining northern Democratic votes
for the speakership, which would be other
wise withheld, fearing, if elected speaker,
he would make up the coinage committee
with a majority of men holding views
similar 10 those of Mr.. BLAND. The story
was an absurd one-absurd that man of
experience and sagacity like Mr. Mills
would sacrifice his views, sacrifice his hold
upon the west aad south, in order to try to
cheat the representatives of New York and
the other northeastern states for the pur-
pose of securing their votes.
In the Cleveland PlGindeGler Of
last Sunday we have an eight
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-25
a LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN WILSON,

The HERALD is permitted to use the fol-
lowing letter to Judge JUDD, of this CITY.
from Congressman WILSON, of West Yir-
GINA, whose visit to Salt Lake early last
summer left so many pleasant memories
The sentiment expressed OF cordial SYM
pathy with the Democracy Of this territory
is one we find to be general in the states
among Democratic leaders, some of the
ablest Of whom are taking an especial in
terest in Utah affairs:
CHARLEsTowN, W. Va. Sept. Il, 1891.
Hon. J. w. Judd, Salt Lake City, Utah.
NY DEAR JUDGE:-I was intensely gratihed
TO receive your letter early in August announc-
ing the decisive success Of your political fight in
Utah. 1t is something for you TO be proud OF.
and congratulate you personally upon your
substantial contribution TO the result. 1 read
your letter at the meeting Of the executive com
mittee Of the National Association OF clubs. and
1t gave great pleasure. have felt especial in
terest in the work in Utah since ] was among
you and have done what could TO prepare our
leaders and people for recognizing and aiding
you in your fight. Very sincerely yours.
WILLIAM L. WILSON,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-25

column verbatim report of Mr.. MILLS
speech delivered at Mansfield, o.,
on the preceding day Nearly one-fourth
of his remarks were applied to the silver
question; to the history of legislation on
that subject, the relative silver circulation of
different countries, mintage, distribution,
etc. In them we find nothing iustifying
the prediction of ''tiop''" The whole
gist of his utterances is given in the intro
ductory words which we quote:
During my public service have spoken,
written and voted for free coinage. Ihave be-
lieved and still believe, that the United States
can open her mines to the free coinage Of silver
at fifteen and one-half ounces equal to one Of
gold and keep the two metals at par. not only
I in the United States but in the commercial
world but do not believe that the free coin-
/ age OF silver will relieve the country from the
distress which it is now suffering.
| He takes the same view as that we re-
Gently quoted from Senator VEST, that
European nations would not find it profit
able to send silver here to be coined, and
declares that with the minis thrown open
to all the silver bullion in the world, we
would not get more than $50, 10000 or $40,
100000 per aunum, or few millions more
than we are now permitted to coin. Fur
Their on he says: 1.-The mine owners Of the
west wanted free coinage to increase the
price of their silver. but tn: people demand it
TO increase the monetary circulation
Not much flop" about this. Yet Mr..
Mills is not one of those who believe that
free coinage is all that is needed to dispel
the clouds. He claims that it is mot the
small circulation but the small distribution,
that plaques US, and that the scourge that
torments The land is excessive taxation,
and then he proceeds with his arguments
against high tariffs.
The Republicans will have to get up a
better story than this relative to MILLS
going back on himself.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-25
A MOTHERS MIsTAKE.

Mothers frequently make a mistake in
neglecting the cough of a child. A Fort
Wayne. Ind, lady writes My little daugh-
ter years old had a severe cough but as il
was nothing unusual l thought nothing OF
1t, and allowed it to run on for or 5 weeks,
when it became so obstinate she began
losing flesh. / called in a physician who
treated her three weeks without benefit.
A neighbor insisted upon my trying Bal
lard's Horehound Syrup; it relieved her
from the first dose and she began gaining
flesh rapidly. When we had used two bot
ties her cough had entirely disappeared.
| would not oe without it. II does not con-
stipate ny children. Billiards. Horshound
Syrup is free from Opiates. It's the most
soothing Throat and Lung medicine iE the
world. Price SOC. and sl.00 Sold by z. c.
NJ. l. drug department. 2
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-25

The HERALD has already mentioned the
appointment OF the First district delegate
to the Republican national convention. He
is from the Reading, Pa, district and his
name is HIGH, a pronounced BLAINE man.
The convention which chose him passed,
among other resolutions, the subioined:
1--WE heartily iudorse the administration of
the affairs of the cou ntry at the hands OF
President HARRISON, advised by his cabi-
net, headed by that most able and intelli-
gent American statesman, the Hon. JAMES
q. BLAINE" This seems to be a delicate
way of saying relative to tho adninistra-
ton that HARRISON "has nothing to do
with the case.n Of course the convention
also Endorsed Quar- and Instructed for
BLAINE. HIGH has controlled the Repub-
hcan party in Berks county for five years,
but when it came to the appointment of a
postmaster for Reading, the President re-
cognized the anti-HIGH faction, which &C
counts for the milk il the cocoanut, and
likewise the monkeys face on the outside.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-25

The YOUNG King of Amman, who has
practically been in nominal custody in
Algiers for three years, has been removed
to Mediah on the discovery that he had a
love affair with young woman who was
plotting for his escape. The King is good
looking fellow of twenty three, wears
European clothes, plays the piano and
rides a bicycle, on which he made frequen t
visits to his lady-love By an official order
he has not only been removed from Algiers
but the dire punishment visited upon him
of being deprived of his bicycle. Love may
laugh at locksmiths, but Is not prepared for
this sort of thing.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-25

MIR. LABoUCHERE, N mber of the British
parliament, being lately asked whether
English manufacturers would send ex :
hibits to the Chicago Worlds fair, replied
it was somewhat doubtful. Said he: ~
do not see what they would gain by SO
doing if their goods are Kept out of the
country by prohibitive duties. If they do
send them out they ought to ticket the
prices in order that Americans might see
at what they really might buy goods for
were there no duty % them. This would
be useful object lesson"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-25

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ing, Mondays excepted, al TIE HERALD
Block corner West Temple and First sou q
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CITY DELIVERY.
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-25

ONE OF our most cherished objects of de-
votion is the Ken lucky colonel, bigad, sab
Yet we see that the corncracker state has
passed law limiting the governors staff
TO ten of these. Thus are our cheri shed
institutions decaying. What must be the
humiliation of future generations when
military titles shall become so nearly ex-
tinct that captains aud colonies will rep
resent only the officers of boats and the
hotel proprietors!
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-25

THERE Is protection boss in New York
proprietor of some salt works near SYRIA
cuse, whose name is BELDEN. Boss PLATT
and Boss HIscoCK are trying to make a
cabinet officer out of him, to keep him
satisfied. He is the same BELDEN that
Governor TGLDEN demolished, after the
overthrow of the TWEED ring.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-25
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

The indications furnished by the United
, States agricultural department through
Lieutenant Finley in San Francisco, espe-
cially for The HERALD, are:
Warmer, fair lUeatIler, Increasing temperd-
tlue for ttCo or three days. Warm aodue dp-
a)TOdchiug.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-25

TIE SEASON has now advanced so far
that no pavement can be laid on East
Temple street this year, but it is not too
late to repair the sidewalks and put steps
at the iump-offs between the old grades and
the new. While on this subject why
would it not be as good to have uniform
grade and walk OF that busy street as on
the streets in the suburbsl Perhaps the
city hall crowd can answer.