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A Noisy Fish.

At d recent meeting ofthe Berlin Phys
biological Society Professor Moebius de-
ecribed d peculiar fsh--Which he had mel
with iii Mauritius. While on q visit TO
that island last year he observed q bright,
b~lue-colored fish in the waters Of the har-
boz, which. when caught aud held in the
hand, emitted from its interior . uaose
striking noise, like that of . drum. q
careful examination of the creature tailed
to reveal any obvious movements, with
the exception Of me part Of the skin IL
ing just beyond the gill-sllt, which was
ID continuous vibration.
The portion Of the skin which yibrates
stretches from the c~lavicle to the bron-
chisl arch; it ii provided with four large
bony plates and lies over the swim blad-
der, which In this fish, forth most part,
projects ont Of the trunk muscles. BE.
hind the clavicle is q curiously shaped
long bone, which Is attached to the cla-
vaele at one point III such q way as M
form . lever with two arms. The long
aEEa Of this bony lever ID imbedded in thas
Tentral trunk muscles, and u capable OF
easy movement to and fro. The shora
sra slides during this movement over the
rough inner side of the clavicle, and gives
xise to d cracking noise. This noise y
Wen intensified BIZ the swim bladder
which lies ID close proximity TO the shora
aEaa Of chs lever, and acts Is q gesonators
neSanasi ERQafy@
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Why the Dayaks Hunt Heads.

Many Dayak tribes of Australia are
still addicted to head hunting, q prac-
tice which has made their name motor
ious, and which but lately threatened
the destruction of the whole race. 1t is
essentially a religious practice--so much
SO that no important act in their lives
seems sanctioned unless accompanied by
the offering of one or more heads. The
child is born under adverse influences
unless the father has presented a head or
two to the mother before its birth. The
young man can not become a man and
arm himself with the mandau, or war
club, until he has beheaded at least one
victim. The o is rejected by the
maiden of his choice unless he can pro-
duce one head to adorn their new home.
The chief fails to secure recognition un-
til he can exhibit to his subjects a head
secured by his OWE hand. No dying
person can enter the kingdom beyond
the grave with honor unless he is accom-
panied by one or more headless compan-
ions. Every rajah owes to his rank the
tribute of o numerous escort after death.
Popular Science Monthly.
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SELECT SETTINGS.

The Mexicans eat salt with their
oranges.
In Turkey, at the present day, the
/ mourning hue is violet.
One of the highest students at Cam
bridge (England) University is blind.
The music kept up at Irish wakes used
to be for the purpose of driving away
evil spirits.
1t is estimated that between six million
and seven million roses are sold yearly in
New York city.
Prime Minister Crispi, of Italy, is a
millionaire, though poorest among
Italian revolutionary exiles thirty years
ago.
Mrs. Maggie Ellis, of Chattanooga,
Tenn, has given birth to the smallest
child on record. 1t weighs thirty-one
ounces.
Birch bark book covers are something
new. They have a slip on the side in
which the name of the book, written ON
q bit of card, can be inserted.
The poet Browning had a marvellous
memory. He could always tell the exact
place of any quotation or fragment Of
quotation referred to him and was greatly
vexed whenever he heard his own lines
~misquoted.
A rug valued at $4,000 was bought in
London lately. It was about thirteen
feet square and had about 256 stitches to
the inch. The material was wool combed,
not cut, from the animal, and worth more
than its weight in silk.
When a child dies in Greenland the
natives bury o living dog with 1.-THE
dog to be used by the child as a guide tc
the other world. When questioned about
their strange custom they say: ga dog
can find the way anywhere"
Naval expressions are generally noted
for their peculiar aptness and brevity.
There is, however, ono nautical term
which for length almost rivals the long
est Greek expression. It is the ''star'
board-foretopmast studding : sail-boom-
topping lft.jigger-fall."
There is coal mine at St. Andre du
Poirier, France, worked with two shafts
of a depth of 1852 feet and 30S3 feet.
The latter is to be increased to 1000
feet. Contrary to theory, little increase
of temperature has been met with as the
shafts went farther into the earth.
George Fairbault, chief of the Indian
police at the Standing Rock North Da-
kota) agency, is dead. He was the Dan
lei Boone of Minnesota, and a man Of
great influence among the Indians, being
himself a quarter breed. He saved the
lives of many whites during the Indian
troubles.
The body Of the Queen of Corea, who
died June 4, is still kept in brine, the
process of embalming being unknown to
the people of that far-off land. The
body will be kept four or five months.
according to the custom of the countty, 7
and then inferred with much pomp and
ceremony.
In the Middle Ages the cuckoo was
thought to be a god who took the form
of a bird, and it was sacrilege to kill
him. The Romans were less superstitious
and more practical. They caught him,
killed him, and ate him, and held no bird
could be compared with him for sweet
ness of flesh.
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Bnl;mfuI

of confidence in 1.-THE manu-
facturers of DR.. Sage's Ca
tarrh Remedy. It's a faith
that means business, too-it's
backed up by money. This
is what they offer: $500 re-
ward for a case of Catarrh
which they cannot cure. They
mean it. They're willing to
take the risk-they know their
medicine. By its mild, sooth-
ing, cleansing and healing
properties, it produces per-
feet and permanent cures of
the worst cases of chronic Ca
tarrh in the Head. It's doing
it every day, where everything
else has failed. No matter
how bad your case, or of how
long standing, you can be
cured. You're sure of that
or of $500. You can't have
both, but you'll have one OF
the other.
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The Hairpin Stood ON Its Head.

A young woman dropped asteel hair
pin from her head as she was about to
leave an electric car. It lay on the floor
until she had alighted and the driver
turned the current on. Then the hair
pin rose and stood on its head. When
the current was turned off, the hairpin
laid down; when it was put IN again the
hairpin would stand up. The incident
afforded amusement for the passengers.
Albany On. p Journal.
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Its Excellent Qualities

Commend to public approval the California
liquid fruit remedy Syrup of Figs. 1t is pleas
ing to the eye. and to the taste and by gently
acting on the kidneys, liver and bowels, it
cleanses the system efectually, thereby pro-
noting the health and comfort of all who
use it.
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a. M. s. Blenheim, just launched, wi
g the king of cruisers.

Woman. her diseases and their treatment.
~ pages, illustrated; price 5Oc. Sent upon re.
cefpt of 10c, cost of mailing, etc. Address Prof.
r. II. KLINE, Md, 931 Arch St., Phila., Pa.
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J. c. Simpson. Marques, w. Va, says:
Halls Catarrh Cure cured me of a very bad
case of catarrh." Druggists sell it, 75c.
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Lee Was Chinese Headache Cure, Harm.
less in effect, quick and positive In action.
Sent prepaid On receipt of 81 Per bottle.
Adeler & Co.'s 81 Wyandotte ST., Kansas City Mo
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In the United States over 5000, O00,-
OoO, 600 of envelopes are manufactured
yearly.
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For impure or thin Blood, Weakness, Mala-
ria, Neuralgia, Indigestion and Biliousness,
take Browns Iron Bitters-it gives strength.
making old persons feel young-and young
persons strong: pleasant to take.
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Mr. Of, the New York picture Trainer,
has the shortest surname in that citv

For Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Stomach
disorders, use Browns Iron Bitters. The Best
Tonic, it rebuilds the system, cleans the Blood
and strengthens the muscles. A splendid tom
ie for weak and debilitated persons.
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ANY person sending us their name and adj
dress VIII receive information that will lead
to a fortune. BENZ. Lewis u Co., Security
Building, Kansas City, Mo.
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The people of Laurenceburg, Tenn,
are trying to raise funds for a monument
La Davr Crockett.
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FITS stopped free by DR.. KLrNE's GREAT
NERVE REsToRER. No fits after first days use.
Marvellous cures. Treatise and 81 trial bottle
free. DR.. Kline, 93l Arch St., Phila-, Pa.
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Oklahoma Guide Book and Map sent any where
on receipt OF 81 cts. Tyler q Co, Kansas City, Mo.
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Timber. Mineral, Farm Lands and Ranches
bought and sold. Tyler g. Co, Kansas City, Mo.
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The toper's motto is Give for to-day,
but he EMPLOYS two DIS.
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II afflicted with sore eyes use DIR. ThomI-
sua's Eys water. Druggist sell at CSC per hotfl'
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Illinois has more miles of railway than
Iowa.
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An American toboggan slide is q great
feature at the Cystal Palace, London.
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.ea r,ar x~n. I -, 1, .u.. .,.. ar
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There are in the British Islands seventy
FIVE doctors to each 100, 900 inhabitants;
ten years ago there were only ~sixty-six.
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a Fair Trial

"a 0KW
or Hoods SarsapariIIa for s~crofuia, salt rheum or
any affection caused by impure blood, is sufficient
to convince any one of the superior and pecul ar
curative powers of this mediL ne. The following
statements is right to the point:
'sMy daughter Mary was afflicted with scrofulous
sore reek from the time she was 20 months Old I'LL
she became 6 years of age. Jumps formed in her
neck, and one of them, after growing to the size OF
q pigeons egg, became a running sore for over
three years. We gave her Hood S Sars ,parilla, when
the lump and all indications of scrofula entirely
disappearet.'-J. s. cARLILE, Nauright, N J.
Hoods
Sold by all druggists. Gil six for IS. Prepared only
by C. 1. HOOD & CO.. Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
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Do You Ever Speculate q

Experts at picking locks-wig NAL q ..
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,iesired. Bust, 81, SO, SO, or 40 inches. WnHe DeiDorests
is not q Fashion Magazine, many suppose 1t to be because
It's Fashion Department, like all its othe- Departments
is so perfect. You really get a dozen Magazines IN one
every month, for s. per year.
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always ready to befriend an honest official
In the performance of his duties, detailed q
representative to look up the difficulty of
gaining access into these places and evil
dence of gaming goihg on.
threading his way down Main street
Friday hight, after IL O'Clock, THE HER
AID representative could pick out the
gambling places several blocks away with
out straining his vision
Wherever row oflighted windows were
screened at the bottom. it was perfectly
clear that there was something going on
behind them. SOihe of the doors had a
small round or square glass peep hole for
Ahe watcher to inspect the coming guest,
Spot SUSPICIOUS newspaper reporters and
extra othclous policemen, but not in single
lLstince as a sentinel found at his post.
Ihere was security in the conduct of
these places that made this unnecessary.
The lights were placed i'll the windows,
and the latch string hung On the outside
Not only was the reporter welcomed, but
In several instances he was importuned to
take hand IN the game to help things out.
Neither did the HERALD's emissary
have to grope about in the dark to find the
staircase. An electric lamp lighted the
way Neither was he alone in the pilgrim
age, but the stairway was lined with old
men and young men climbing the golden
stairs to try their luck.
IT WAS LIVELY PLACE
and there was what in theatre parlance
would be called "a packed house."
There were tables stacked with chips
and fine stacks of 81 of the white metal
which invited the looker-on to hazard a
dollar to make twenty.
TO accommodate the poor, hard working
men there are checks at i've cents, for
roulette and stud poker, or he can take
faro chips for dime. 1t is an easy game
TO get into and as the excitement comes
with the play there is opportunity for a
man to table all the cash he can shovel oil
OF his POCKETS by hard scraping during an
eight hour Shift
The following is q diagram of this very
remarkable room which may assist the
police in locating it.
MAIN STREET
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1T WAS A SIGHT TO SEE.
The Unprecedented Rush at the Western Shoe
and Dry Goods House.

The holidays are over, and one naturally
expects business to be rather quiet at this
season of the year. A glance into the I'M
mense establishment of the Western Shoe
and Dry Goods Company lastevening, how
ever, impressed the writer with the idea
that the holiday season was just about to
open. The large salesrooms were packed
almost to sutfocation, and the army of
clerks busy, and cash boys running
hitler and thither, showed the immense
amount of business being DONE The mem
bers of the firm, when seen last evening".
said everything had been marked down 10
actual New York cost, and that the sale
would be continued only one week longer.
The sale is an outgroWth, of course, of the
late fire; otherwise such bargains as are
now being offered would never be even
dreamed of by the most economical house
wife, whose disposition naturally is to
make the dimes and the nickels go the
farthest.
This sale is just what it is advertised to
be,' said the gentlemen in charge last eve
ming. I'VE merely ask an inspection of
our goods and prices, and we shall be
pleased to stand corrected if we have made
even the slightest error
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The
Lace House.
1t is
Well known
That we are not continually
Advertising
Slaughter Sales,
Mark Down Sales,
Selling out at Cost, etc.,
But
When we do advertise reductions
1t Means Something
Notice the following:
Commencing Thursday, December
18th.
French Woven Corsets,
8 Styles.
Regular prices.
S1.00-S1. 25-S150
Reduced to
Soc
Kid Gloves.
Button, Scalloped Top. 50c.;
Button,
Every pair guaranteed,
Hdk'fs.
Embroidered, White and Colored,
% and 331G,
Reduced to
1879.
Children's Caps-Coats
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Skirts.
The above
Reduced 3315 per cent.
We shall have something to say
in few days about our
Underwear Sale.
These goods are now in transit.
Wait.
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HARRY Il. BROWNIES COMBINATION CHECK
SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS

Consists of book of original entry which
shows daily balance of the actual bust
Eess transacted without reference to the
ledger or ledgers. BY adopting this sys-
tenn firm has all the advantage of trial
balance every day, instead of having TO
wait for balance sheet taken from the
ledger at the end of the month 1t saves
time labor and locates an error without
checking the ledger. 1t is endorsed by
every experienced bookkeeper who has
examined into its merits The system NAV
be seen in actual practice at my Office
HARRY r. BROWNE.
Expert accountant, 239 Main street.
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TRY JoHNSoN'S WINE OF WORMwOop
for the appetite. 75c johnson, Pratt g. CO.

We take pleasure in informing the public
that four months ago we succeeded in Sc
curing the services of the well-known
brewmaster, Mr. Christian Tram Of
Bavaria. and the results of his ability in
the manufacture of lager beer have ALREADY
made themselves known by the superior
article we are now placing on the market
BY giving it q fair trial you win convince
yourself of it being far superior to anv
laser beer TO be obtained in this western
regica- imported hops, Utah barley, pure
mounta.s spring water are the only mo
terials We use in manufacturing Salt
Lake City br>wing company, ]. Moritz'
general manager. 10
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REMOVAL NOTICE.

The well known jeweler, T. M. Sur
baugh, has removed to 81 West, Second
South, where he invites all his former Gus
toners and friends to call.
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This splendid addition, located on North
Temple street, just west of White Bridge,
will be placed on the market in few days
The prices will be on an average basis and
terms to suit. Houses will be built and
given away to lot purchasers ON an original
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BUFFET AT The HOTEL TENPLETON

In the hotel billiard and pool parlors is
destined to be the most popular gentle
mems resort in town.
SPENCER & SMITH, Proprietors.
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LINCOLN PARK

Is developing rapidly. See the improve
ment work going on in that part Of town
and note the low prices before buying else
where. WASTLAND.
235 Main street
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By the board of education to supply the
public schools of this city with good quaken-
asp kindliug wood. Proposals received by
the clerk, IS East First South
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GAMBLERS FIGHT.
Row at the Gaiety in Which the Knocker
Gets in His Work.

Row at the Gaiety in Which the KnOcker
Gets in His Work.
Among the attendants at the Gaiety
gambling rooms last night was man who
thought he could beat the Dealers game
and to back up his opinion planked down
his dust. When the dealer turned up a
card that euchered him out of his money ne
made grand kick of foul, The knocker,
who is employed to silence the
men who show disposition to
squeal at the game, was on hand,
and in rough and tumble fight among the
chips, green cloth and other gambling APP
pliances succeeded in smashing the kicker
in the mouth IN true pugilistic style. The
row attracted the police, but the keepers of
the place drew down the blinds and
emptled the rooms as quickly as possible, it
being already past II O'Clock and well into
the holy hours OF the Sabbath day Bust
ness for the balance of the night was con
Quoted back of screened windows.
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plan. Look up this property before buying
elsewhere. We sell lots regardless of the
hard times, because we slash prices and
give the next man chance to make turn.
WANTLAND, 235 Main street.
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DROP In TODAY

Signs-Peterson s. Brown, 90 w, First
South street. Advertising glass signs by
the dozen or 1000.
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SPENCER g. BYWATER MOVED.

Our growing business has necessitated
removal to larger quarters. We have there
fore left the old stand opposite the city
hall. and will be found in future at IL and
10 w. South Temple.
SPENCER & BYWATER
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DELICIOUS wARM BEVERAGES.

The decoctions served to the thirsty and
cold at the Occidental are delicious pure
and superior. First-cl wines, liquors
beers, ales and cigars. Family supplies a
specially.
AUER & MURPHY, Proprietors.
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A complete line of furniture, bedding
ETC., at the Golden Rule bazaar, 81 W., Sec
ond South
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UNIVERSITY OF nEsERGr-

The first term of the second semester of
the University Deseret will begin Monday,
January 70, 1891. For further information
address JOHN K. PARK,
President.
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ST. MARY'S ACADEMY,

And see SAMSON, the barber, at his new
stand under the Templeton hotel
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WILLARD WEiHE,
Having returned from Berlin, is pre-
pared to receive pupils.
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BIDS WANTED

Less than wholesale cost, and warranted, at
Bunnen & Cos. jewellers, z E.2nd South ST.
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FOR CEDAR POSTS
FINE DIAMONDS

JOHN A. HAMILTON,
149 First East street.
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NOTICE.
AGRICULTURAL PARK.

Salt Lake Music company, 62 West Sec
ond South street, Sohmer Headquarters. ;
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REMOVAL NOTICE.

Salt Lake Music company, 62 West Sec
ond South street, Sohmer headquarters, !
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Go forth in haste with bills and paste
Proclaim to all creation.
mat all are wise who advertise
In this day and generation,
Cache IdijeU Bill pOSfer To0on Tyob
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Us. JENSEN. JEWELER.
New stock of watches, diamonds and
jewelry, and opera glasses; % e. First
South street.
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sW, SKILLED AND EXPERIENCED LABOR.

We take pleasure in informing the public
that four months ago we succeeded in Sc
curing the services of the we'll known
brewmaster Mr.. Christian Trapp, of Ba-
varia, and the results of his ability in the
manufacturing of lager beer have already
made themselves known by the superior
article we are now placing on the market.
BY giving it d fair trial you will convince
yourself of it being far superior to any
lager beer to be obtained in this western
region. Imported hops, Utah barley, pure
mountain spring water, are the only ma
terials we use in manufacturing
SALT LAKE CRY BREWING Co.,
j. NORTH,
General Manager.
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For Young Ladies.
Conducted by the
Sisters of the Holy Cross,
Salt Lake, Utah
The second session for boarders begins
Monday, February ,. Terms moderate
4 or catalogue address as above.
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James G.Mc Donald & Co.. e-rdies. :
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ROSES, CARNATIONS, HYACINTHS
and other flowers at Readings. THE
BEST.