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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-05

Ptolempus Philopater, one Of tho an.
Client kings Of Egypt, Is said to have
built vessel ie0 iort long, 30 feot broad,
~ feet high from tho keel TO tho top Of
the PROV, and so feet to tho top Of the
poop. She had four helms Of 80 feet;
her largest oars were 90 feet long. with
lendcn handles, so Us 10 be more easily
worked. She had two prows, two stems
and seven rostra or beaks. On both poop
and prov she had figures OF men and
animals that were fully ~ feet high.
She had 1900 rowrrs. 400 cabin boys or
servants, $3.50 marines To do duty on
deck, besides being provided with i'm
mense stores OF arms ard provisions. ---
81. Louis Republic.
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wnsnn nonsY was SCARCE.
Two Letters That Show the Heai Poe.
er,y 10 the Webster Family.


Two L.usrs That show the Real rov.
er,y Ia the Webster Family.
The following extracts from tho let.
ters Of Daniel Webster and his brother
Elokiei will Indicate how tho young
men had TO struggle with poverty
through their college days, 1.-THE reader
will remember that the home farm wps
morgaged TO pay Danicrh expenses
through college, aud when Twas pro
posed 10 give Btckiel similar advan.
tages tho fathcf and mother held a
council. "Thn farm Is already mort.
gagged. said tho old gentleman. and
II wo send RIekiel 10 college u will take
all we have. but the boys think thsy
can tako care Of US
II did not take the strong hearted.
sogacious woman long 10 decide tho
matter 1--WE can trust the boys, shg
said
80 the matter was settled. Daniel
went back 10 Hanover. Wilde EgHkisi
went, bundle In hand. to Doctor
Woods aud began tie study Of latin.
his expenses being but dollar o week.
Ia November. lell Daniel was at
home IN Salisbury. while Ezekiel was
struggling with poverty Ut Hanover
Funds were getting low In the Webster
homestead Daniel writes under dato
Of Nov a.
"Now. zcke. YOU will not road half
a sentence. no, not ono syllable, before
you have thoroughly searched this sheet
for scrip; but my word for Il. you'll
find no scrip here. We held a sanho
drin this morning on tho subject Of
cash. Could not bit upon any way to
get you any. Just before va wcn.
away 10 hang Ourselves through di.np
polntnoni Il came Into our heads that
next week might do.
"rho truth Is father had nn eyecn.
tlon against Hubbard, Of North Chcs.
ter, for nbout SlOO The money wns
collecting aud Just ready 10 drop into
tho hands of the orcdltors. when Hub.
bard suddenly died. This, you zee.
stays the execution IN the long process
Of administering Is completed.
~ have now by me two cents In law.
mi currency. Ncu week shall send
them, u they be- ALL
"Wo arc all here lugt In the old way.
nlway, behind and lacking. Boys dig
ging potatoes with frozen fingers, and
girls washing without wood"
Ezekiel writes 10 Daniel at about tho
same time, the two letters probably
crossing each other
"Thcso cold, frosty mornings very
seusibly inform mo that want warm
greatcOat ! wish, Daniel u might DO
convenient 10 send NO cloth for one.
otherwise shall DO ncccssitaicd 10
purchase one here. | do not caro- wha,
color II is-anything that will keep tho
frost out Some kind OF shaggy cloth.
! think, would DO cheapest Deacon
Pc,iingill has written offering me four
teen dollars u month to teach school.
believe | shnll take II.
'Moncy. Dan. money! As was
walking down 10 tho office aitcr let
ter happened to have ono cent. which
Is the only money have had since III,
second day after I came on. IL Is O
fact, Dan, that ! was called on for q
dollar whore | owed II, and borrowed
II. and have borrowed Il four timci
since TO pay those l borrowed off,
Youths Companion. ,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-05

There Is no subject whose history has
morn Of curlous interest than that Of
medicine. slts origin is lar back In tho
mythical period whore tho marvellous Is
nothing strange. The lint physician.
whose name was passed down by ira
dition 10 tho Greeks, was Chiron He
belonged to that singular race known
0s Centnur-half man and half horo.
So the first physician was n veritablo
horse doctor indeed and no pretentious
veterinary surgeon Modern NJ. rs
however hayo no cause TO blush over
this apparently humble origin, for
Chiron was s4i honor 20 his profession.
llo iailod Of cure IN but single case,
which is more than can be- said OF his
followers Chicago Herald.
An Enghsh gentleman, not poet auu
no. recently deceased, always wore In a
hu,'dednecslaco about hisuock tho long.
beautiful kuir which ho cut from MS
wilos head during beri'lness. Tho doc
tor insisted that the hair must be- shogn.
and the husband allowed no ono 20 cut
it but hnul1lf that he might preserve
eaeJ shiDlng strand.
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I. was when iirst went on the stage
lat had my funniest experience. Wo
were then playing around Ia tho small
towns and ! was fred on rs We call 1t,
70 "hold the stage while the eafpenteFa
sot Mo next scene.
Ny part was a small one. and mainly
consisted Of explaining some Of tho
characters in the play, from whiSA ~
marks tho actors came on and took
their cues
On this particular night had On.
i.lci my allotted speech and waited
yninly for tho appearance Of the men TO
follow me. No one came ! walked
nefyously 10 the left wing and pecfed
into the first entrance. but not n soul
was 10 be seen. walked 10 tho right
and glanced Up and down bat not even
a stage hand was In sight | knew
very littlo Of tho farce and what 20 do
! didn't know. 20 marched back aud
forth on tho stage with tmgic gestures.
muttering a few words now and then,
as II to give tho appearance Of realiiy
10 my performance, but tio gallery gods
"wora on to me" and cnliyenod th1
scene by calling out various thing.
such ne, "Irsabout time you went oil, '
"Oh. youll b. sorry for this when you
gct sobor," etc.
Finally. after what seemed hours but
which was in reality only fow mo.
ments. tho players appeared. tho rccne
went on aud made my escape
II seems that the trapioor behind ihn
scenes had been let opon by mistake
aud one oitho young women had fallen
through.
She fcll on some soft stun and was
NOT injured, but everybody, including
the stage hands. had run down stairs To
900 her, forgetting all about me and
that I was holding tho siago.-Noil
Bufgol. IN Now York World
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-05

OF all housewives In Europe. prob.
ably tho German Is the hardest worked.
und Of NIL European mothers tho Ger.
man practices most completely tho art
Of swathing md padding her baby aud
Of putting II on tho shelf. Tho Ger.
man baby Is swaddlod In long, mar.
row pillow, which Is made tomcet CON.
plctely round him, being tucked up
over Iils feet and turned under his
solemn chin. Thrco bands OF gny blue
ribbons ato then passed round tho
whole bundle and tied In large. forid
bows nbout where his chest. his waist
and his ankles may be supposed 10 be.
In this guise no can be- deposited as
m ornament either on tho snmptuous
best bed, or on tho kitchen dresser, or
on the drawing room table How fond
tho Germans are OF this presentment OF
baby mny be guessed from the fact
that II figures largely In their picture
books, among their dolls, and oven In
tho bakers shops at Easter time, made
oil dough and covered with sugar. to be
devoarsd By greedy live babies. Strand
Magazine,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-05

Example. ot People whose uilr Changed.
Dr. Herbert report. the case Of a
woman, a witness nj tho trial Of Lowell,
whose lair blnnched Ia one night
That red lair Is In nowlso exempt from
such changes l. shown by the fact that
tho llery locks of an Irish captain OF
Cork suddenly changed to gray. Tho
fate also Of the auburn trcsscs Of Mario
Antolnctto at vnrcnnes, aud Of tho
golden locks Of Mary Queen Of Scots,
prior TO her execution. The jet black
hair OF Gabriel Petershelm, OF Vienna,
who was cruelty forced TO remain cling.
ing to n 'hurqh splre over night, was
found the nvzt morning 10 DO Us white
hs snow
DR. Austin Flint, who admits having
had doubts On this subject, refers 10 a
convincing case In Virchow's Archives
for Aprl, 1858. whore a patients hair
han'hoi IN a singl, night He had
been Omitted totho hospital when sui
'er.ng from an acute attack u iellhlm
tremens aud was under tho obsofva.
ton OF Dr Lanlos and Lohmes.-
Hyland Kirk In New YORK Times.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-05

The London mother places n hook I'm.
der the head Of the new born infant that
1t may BIO quick at reading, and puts
money into it's first bath " guarantee l,s
future wealth.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-05

The oldtowu Indians IN Maine have
u lAw'that torbids pietaeeS 70 be on
their Island later than n certain hour
In the oyenlng A white man who 70.
manned until past tho hour ;ook swim
In hh 9loihes 10 the mainland rather
than fall into The clutches .. ,he ced
constabls. -
whoa Women nid the Grinding.
While women were milling they usual
~ relieved the monotony Of their work
by singing songs OF u lively and cheerful
character Ordinarily they prepared Ms
much meal In tho morning a. would 10
required for tho day, On this nccount
Hebrew members associated the noise Of
the morning mill with prosperity and
happiness II, on the contrary, this work
wits performed IN tho evening, they i'm
Rgined there was the sound Of adversely
and eadnass In the nolea VI tho song.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-10-23
1tssnaaas hays ~ Largest stock
u shoes, ior everybody. ever shown
ID town. u

cotson Wood Lumber.
We Wish % snnouncs that 10
have ! complete stock Of Native
Lumber jor tho summer and fall
tsads, which Ne sell at reasonable
petes. lfyou are going 70 build.
call and - u, W will do you good,
st ~ ~ mills two miles from Ek
Point. a. p. enAmCD & Co.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-10-23

Direct al inquiries to g. w. Rob.
srts, Yankton, Of Ira L. Nichols, Of
Elk Point.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-10-23

Trade zUitA US a.
lchiLe and at the end
0fMe year you may
have ~sonsethinfle LETT.
We have the right
kind Of goods and
the right kind 0fpri-
ces.
We buy direct and
in quantities, and
you 1UiU GlsCGys fnd
our st0ck complete.
WeseU at one proc
and THAI the Z0,Uest.
A satisfied custom
er is 0N, best Gduer-
~tisensent.
WheN y0x lUGnf to
~buydry1e00ds, boots,
shoes and clothing,
come and see us.
HOFFMAN&C0.
The Jersey City news., 1891-09-11
FIRST DISTRICT.
Court Business Reviving With the
Cool Weather.

Business in the First District Court
has been unusually brisk this week. On
Thursday there were one hundred and
twenty-five cases on the calender. 1t was
impossible to dispose OF them all, and as
a result cases bave been heard every
morning and afternoon during the weel
This morning the case of Mrs. Ma
Farley VS.. Justice Lowy was callad
Mrs. Farley rents the top floor of house
occupied by the defendant on Pacific ave-
nue.. Last week she was almost asphyxi-
ated by gas and claims that her health
was damaged 5000 worth.
Counsellor Dennin appeared for the
plaintiff and Counsellor Irwin for the
defendant. The case was postponed until
the 2lst inst.
Tho next case called was Mullins g. Co.
vs. the Board of Freeholders. The suit
is for upholstering ten chairs and three
rockers. The work was done by order of
ex-Freeholder McDonough in 1889. The
price was $110. Justice Puster reserved
his decision.
The last case called was Mrs Charles
Adams VS.. Matthew Mcdonnell for 5000
damages. Mcdonnell caused Mrs. Adj
ans arrest on a charge Of being disor-
derIy person, inasmuch as she paraded
the halls of The house at No. IL Sackett
street. where she lived, in light
marching order. and appeared before her
windows only partially dressed. The
charge was dismissed, and Mrs. Adams
at once instituted proceedings for
defamation of character. The case was
adjourned until September 90.
The Jersey City news., 1891-09-11
=" "SAM'L OF P0SEN"
Charged with Shooting a San Fran
cisco Policeman.

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. II, 1S91.-M. B.
Curtis, the actor so well known as
"Sam'l of Posen,' is under arrest in this
city charged with shooting a policeman.
The particulars Of the tragedy are as
follows:-
Late last night officers at the Southern
Police Station were startled by a pistol
shot just outside of the door.
Rushing out, they found Officer Grant
lying dead on the pavement with bullet
hole in his head. A man WAS seen run
ming away, and being stopped Grant s
handcuffs were found on his wrists. A
discharged pistol was found on the pave
ment near the body.
The man gave his name as Maurice
Curtis. He denied shooting Grant t..
Later iI was ascertained that the prisoner
was really Mr.. Curtis. He had come to
this city from his home in Berkeley. and
had been drinking all evening with his
theatrical friends. Why Grant arrested
him is not known, but 1T is supposed
that the actor was creating disturb
ance.
Two men across the street saw Curtis
and the officer have a short struggle IN
front of the police station, and they saw
the flash of O pistol. Curtis WAS under
the influence of liquor when seen at the
police station and could not talk.
( Curtis is very well known in the region
of the Union Square Hotel, where be al
ways lives when in New York. He Is
married, and his wife generally appears
on the stage with him. His brother
Frank has long been connected man.
agerially with theatrical enterprises.
The Jersey City news., 1891-09-11
A NEW GAME

Invented by a Colored Woman, But it
Didn't Work.
A new confidence game has been invent
ed, the operator being one who would not
be suspected of such a thing, which
makes it all the more dangerous. In this
case, fortunately for the intended victim,
there was abundant evidence to expose
the nature of the transaction. Yes
terday afternoon Mr.. William Dom
pierre was sitting in front of his
store, No. Isl Pacific avenue. talking
with several friends, when CLERK picked
up from the sidewalk a lady's handbag.
which he handed to Mr.. Dompierre to
examine. The bag was opened in the
presence OF the entire party and found to
contain thirty-five cents in change. lot
of old paper ana dirty handkerchief.
Mr.. Dompierre hung the bag
over the back of chair
About half an hour after colored
woman came along. and asked If any one
had found handbag. One of the party
handed hel the article. She seemed over
loved and said "I'm glad 1 have found
it. for had all my money in it," Then
she opened it and said that she had
800 in the bag and it was gone. She ac-
cused Dompierre of taking it and asked
him TO pay ber that amount. When he
declined she asked him to give her $5 and
she would call it square. just then q po-
Iicenian appeared aud the woman sour
ried away without waiting for the money
or ANYTHING else
The Jersey City news., 1891-09-11
REPUBLICAN, CAUCUS.
Trying to Find a Successor
for Garry Hobart.
WAY TO HOLD THE FORT
objected to Because He May Want
TO Take a Drink-0thers
Tinctured With Anti
Sewellism.
WAY TO HOLD THE FORT

The Republican State General Commits
tee is in session at Taylor's Hotel, and
the meeting is well attended. The prin-
cipal object of the meeting is to elect .
chairman to succeed Garrett A. Ho-
bart, who cannot serve because
of his connection with the
National Republican Committee. The
conference began at two o'clock. and
while waiting for that hour to
arrive I noticed the following COM
mitteemen in the hotel CORRIDOR
Ex-Judge J. Frank Fort OF Essexs
Major e. J. Anderson Of Somerset,
Colonel John J. Toffey of Hudson, Rich
ard c. Reading of Hunterdon, ex-senator
William Stainsby of Essex, Carl Lentz or
Essex. James C. Young of Hudson, ex-
Congressman John King of Union.
Dewitt c. Blair of Sussex, Caleb G:
Swsyas Of War WaGren n uion caonsI q
Skirm OF Gloucester, and r. B. Sey-
mour of Hudson. Mr.. Seymour is one
of the Auditing Committee appointed
during the Grubb campaign.
All of the committee appeared to be
deeply Interested in the approaching
meeting, and couples could be seen all
about the corridor, talking in confidential
and low voices.
It was learned that it was the desire of
nearly all the committeeman to select A.
4. Cattell, of Camden, chairman, but 1t
was positively announced that
he would not accept the Of
flee. The next choice considered by the
committeeman in this informal manner
was Major E. J. Anderson, ex-State
Comptroller, but he too declared that he
did not want the office.
HoBSON's CHOICE.
The My one observed really making
an active effort to be elected chairman
was ex-Judge :. f. Fort, and hesought the
honor with all the influence he could
bring to bear.
He is an anti-Sewell man, and for that
reason some of the delegates desired
to have some one else. 1t Is con-
ceded that if Fort is selected, chat
General Sewell in making an effort to
conciliate the factions, for there are said
to be enough Sewell men in the commit
tee TO defeat Fort
1t was also said that the Committee
would discuss the advisability of issuin
circular letter TO the people CALI
ing attention to the GENERALIZATION
OF power under the present State
administration and make this letter
principal document Several committee
meu thought the letter would certainly
be discussed, but some Others said they
knew nothing of the proposition.
There was one great objection made ov
some of the committeeman to Fort
for Chairman aud that WAS his
we'll known inclination to favor
the liquor element. and his effort TO fix
the platform of the party in 1859 IN the
interest of the liquor dealers.
The Jersey City news., 1891-09-11
SESSIONS SENTENCES.

These sentences were imposed in the
Court of Sessions yesterday afternoon:
Hiram Krause. entering and larceny.
three months at the Penitentiary; Edwd.
Harrigan, petit larceny, thirty days in
the County Jail; john Shuck, same
offense, two months In the Penitentiary
Hy. Davenport. larceny from the person,
eighteen months at State prison; John
Cronin, grand larceny, sentenced post
poned: William ODonnell, breaking and
entering, one year at the penitentiary;
Bertha Silvan, grand larceny, sent to the
Industrial School for Girls; Richard
O'Neil. assault and battery. fined 81 and
costs; Thomas Hanly, petit larceny, thirty
days in the County Jail; Peter Reilly,
petit larceny, five days in the County
Jail; William Kennedy. assault and bat
terry, sentence suspended, as. Brambach,
bigamy, six months at Snake Hill; Kate
Schneider, petit larceny, thirty days at
the County Jail; Michael Degaro, petit
larceny, six mouths at Snake Hill. and
Carl Hubner, breaking and entering,
thirty days at the County Jail.
The Jersey City news., 1891-09-11
A BRUTAL FATHER.
Falsely Accused His Little Son Of steal-
ing a Watch.

Falsely Accused His Little Son OF Steal
ing Watch.
Suecioi to the Jersey City Netcs.
ELIZABETH. Sept. II, 1S91.-A curious
travesty on justice has just come to light
here. A mite OF boy eight years old
named James Telling has been prisoner
in the county Jail for week. and is still
locked up. for crime Of which ne fs
innocent.
The real criminal. Edward Burke, .
youth of eighteen, was arrested In New
ark and was brought from there BY Chief
Tenny yesterday. Burke stole gold
watch worth $50 belonging to Christopher
feeling OF Bonds street here, and the lat
ter, at the instigation of his wife, accused
his own son of the theft, and brought the
little fellow, despite his piteous deuials or
the crime, to police headquarters, where
the father insisted upon making charge
of grand larceny against his child. and
had the latter committed 20 await the ac-
ton of the Grand Jury. Burke confesses
the robbery and says young feeling Is
blameless. The latter's mother is dead and
since his fifth year he has been under
stepmother's care. An effort will prob
ably be made to have the child sent to
some institution.
The Jersey City news., 1891-09-11
"SOME SNAIX."
Reptiles That Seem 70 Own a
Part Of Sussex In Fee
Simple.
Special to The Jersey city News.

cpcttoe ~ thc cc'StU 1Hy 1NetOS.
BRANcHvILLE, Sept 10, 1S91.-Some
time ago Thomas Shawger, of Rockaway,
bought wood lot near here. Before the
recent rains set in he and his men
went there to commence work, but
they encountered one unforeseen
and strange obstacle which frus-
trated their best calculations. The
men found the woods alive with rep
tiles, and among them poisonous snakes
OF gigantic proportions At the start the
men did not mind the snakes SO much
aud killed rattlers and pilots by the
dozen, but their numbers did not de-
crease. The clatter of their rattles and
the misses Of a legion of other wrigglers
were heard ON all sides. No attention
was paid to huge black snakes and other
harmless varieties which were crawling
All around the place. 1t seemed
ike a. waste of time to kill
them; there were thousands of them
and they were encountered at every turn
and every step. The rattlesnakes and
pilots alone were to be feared. To be bit
ten by one of them would have terrible
consequences. Thomas Shawger and his
men were hot prepared for it. 1t became
absolutely dangerous to remain there. as
the men had not even whiskev,
the usual antidote. Thomas aud his
men don't drink. and the nearest
place where it could be obtained
was two miles away. 1t is asserted tn t
hogs, protected By a layer of fat around
their bodies, are safe against a snake bite
and exterminate the snakes without much
ado, but no hogs were there. The
men became discouraged, the odds
against them were too great.
Even Tom Shawger himself,
naturally protected against snake bites
as he is, by a thick armor of adipose It's
sue enveloping his 275 pounds of avordu-
pois, gave up the fight, and the job had
to be abandoned. 1t is hoped that the
wet weather has driven the snakes
awav
The Jersey City news., 1891-09-11

chase price; or the denomination of
81, 900 each, said bonds to bear interest at
the rate of l2 per cent. Der annum aud
that the same be issued in accordance
with, and pursuant to the visions or
the said act OF 1887"
A resolution formally making the pur-
chase was adopted by the Board as soon
as the report was read.
IL will be noticed that the land repre-
sented by H. K. Thurber is tlsiined to be
his. The title to this property is yet in
dispute, unless Mr.. Thurber has bonght
it. since Judge Van Dyke OF New York
decided the property belongs to the Giles
estate and not to Mr. Thurber.
Another matter in connection with this
purchase that deserves notice is that the
Freeholders have always claimed that it
is necessary to own all Snake Hill, SO
That 1.-THE public may be kept out.
for the owners of the land
have right of way over the county
land to the highway. This purchase
leaves this right of way just the same, for
the Smith estate will still own some of
the land. and so long as it does Snake Hill
may be roamed over by the public at
wi n