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Connecticut western news., 1891-02-18
HOME COMING.

Back afte. journeyin, leagues of guileful Sea, Back from Ing tarrance among climes semotA did not guess what heats of amity Lay hidden among the hearts of these my friendA Absence has clothed me with purple state, Crowned me and sceptered me c transient king With those love and those had dreamed till now Not half so rich in loves warm royalties; While clear through every greeting, equahle As breezes sArough grovo of skstee neeA One bland Familiar human impulse hoatsl Different, indeed, the welcome had fared Back from that vaporous voyage we ell mast make Sooner of later to the unknowahlel How then the faces leaned toward mine would
 fash With query. amazement. awei How faith would
 clutch
 Ny hand victoriously How science, then. EAeer for larger lore, would clasp my kneesl And ah, how chili negatons eyes of Ice Would blaze upon me their supreme surprisei
 Edgar Fawcett h Youths Companion
Connecticut western news., 1891-02-18
What . Dollar will Do.

Tour gentlemen sit down to dine in 8 hotel They sit for some time. yet none of the walters pays any attention to their wants. They are hungry After mo ment's consultation each of the famished guests lays dollar beside his plate There is a marked change in the be- havior of the walters The four gentle men eat hearty meal The walters become interested The four leisurely pick their teeth and calmly put their dollars back into their pockets. They even smile The walters don't.-Jury
Connecticut western news., 1891-02-18
February 23.

Isa2-Birthday of Samuel Pepys, author of ''Pe-
 pys Diary" and secretary to the admiralty. 1792-Death of Sir Joshua Reynolds painter; born
 1723. 1S27-Sir Walter Scott at dinner acknowledged
 his authorship of the Waverly novels. 1831-Death of Joanna Baillie, poet and dramatist;
 born 17a2.
 1SS2-Ancona, an ancient Roman port on the
 Adriatic, occupied by the French. 1848-Revolution and street fighting in Paris. 1S62-Union forces under Gen. Nelson occupied
 Nashville, Tenn, and in the following March
 Andrew Johnson was made military governor
 of the state.
Connecticut western news., 1891-02-18
Antiquity of Wearing Mourning.

The custom of wearing mourning for deceased relatives and friends is of ex tremely ancient origin. dating back to a remote period of history Even semi barbarous nations observe this time hon pred fashion. although. as a rule. they do not mourn in dismal black as does the enlightened Christian. Mil Ter Magazine.
Connecticut western news., 1891-02-18
February 9k.

570-Excommunication of Queen Elizabeth by Plus V.
 16Ol-Execution of the Earl of Essex by Eliza beth born 1867. 170-Cash payments suspended in England 1S13-The Hornet captured the British sloop-of- war Peacock. 831-Battle of Grochow near Warsaw, Poland in which the Russians were defeated with the loss of 2, 900 men, 1S46-Reports of terrible famine in Ireland. 1S71-Preliminaries of a treaty of peace accepted by NM. Thiers and Favre, and fifteen dele gates of the national assembly at Versailles, France (cession of parts of Asace and LOT raine including Strasburg and Metz, and pay ment of milliards of francs-E2O0, ,0O0 0OO), signed on 26th. 1sS9-Explosion in mining squib factory, Plyn- outh, Pa.; II girls killed
Connecticut western news., 1891-02-18
Never let the suns rays strike a mil

Never let the suns rays strike mir TOT. It acts upon the mercury and makes the glass cloudy, which all the rubbing in the world will not remove.
 When fly is bitten by a spider its whole body seems seized with convul- dve twitchings, and death generally oc- CUTS after few minutes.
 Most people have plenty of hard common sense; the real difficulty lies in it that they use it on others more AsapHn&ay tan thsy do oA thsasslwsA.
Connecticut western news., 1891-02-18

AIII So1A1S 001A1S' 1817-Habeas corpus act suspended in England 1s21-DeaLh of John Keats, English poet. 1S48-Louis Philippe abdicated in favor of his in- fant grandson, the Comte de Paris who is not accepted; the royal family and ministers escape.
 1Se3-Confederates destroy the Indianola below Vicksburg. Miss. 1665-Executon of John Y. Beau on Governors Island, New York haroor, charged with being . Confederate spy and pirate. 1668-Impeachment of President Andrew John- son voted by the house of representatives; re- ported at the bar of the senate by Thaddeus Stevens and Bingham on the 18th. 1876-Death of ex-President Roberts of Liberia in Monrovia.
 1877-Gen Andrew Woods Denison died in Balti- more, Md. born Dec. 15, 1881; was appointed postmaster of Baltimore in April 1869. 1ST-Death of w. W. Corcoran, American phi lanthropist and banker, in Washington; born 17g2
Connecticut western news., 1891-02-18
February 2A.

25-Battle at Pavia between the French and Imperialists: the former were defeated, and their king, Francis I, after fighting with heroic valor and killing seven men with his own hand, was obliged to surrender himself prisoner.
 1582-Reformation of the calen- dar (new style) introduced hxr Ha1r,~, WITT
Connecticut western news., 1891-02-18

1882-Poland declared an inte- THOMAS MOORE. gral part of the Russian empire. 16I8-A republic proclaimed from the steps of the Hotel de Vile. France i662-Death of Thomas Moore, celebrated En- glish poet: born 1779. l859-Danel E. Sickles killed Philip Barton Key lo61-New constitution of Austrian empire de creed lS63-Revolt in Annam, Asia. suppressed. iS6o-Fifteenth article of amendment to the cen stitution passed. 1S82-Death in New Rochelle, N. Y. of Mrs Daniel Webster in her eighty fourth year. 1SS2-Charles J. Guiteau convicted of the assas- slnation of Presi-slt Garfield; hanged June 30, 1882 1869-The emperor of China was married to three
 wives. 1ss9-Pigott, The London Times witness. after
 confessing that the alleged Parnell letters
 were forgeries, disappeared, and committed suicide in Madrid Spain
Connecticut western news., 1891-02-18

McAllister, Ga. AAS1Aa1- tSoo-Death of Lamartine, celebrated French historian and statesman; born iS89. l84-The Tichborne claimant, after 188 days trial, was found guilty of perjury. 1Ss5 Mob attacked Catholics in BueNos Ayres; the Jesuits' college and archbishop's palace burned and several priests killed. tSS9-Suppression of the Patriotic league decided upon by the Frenslh ministry.
Connecticut western news., 1891-02-18

It is less than 300 years since the stu dents of the earth came generally to believe that fossils were the remains of creatures that were once alive.
 A curious accident occurred to a mule in Swainsboro, Ga., the other day. The animal fell down in the stable and broke its neck In trying to nst un.
Connecticut western news., 1891-02-18
February 26.

177-Abiel Chandler. philan- thropist, born in Concord, N. H.; died in. Walpole, N. H., March 2, 1851. 1815-Napoleon quilted the Isl- and of Elba, where he had been exiled ten months. and landed at Cannes; on the 10th of the followingl month he re-entered Paris; {n triI1rnph
Connecticut western news., 1891-02-18
February 28.

1578-Treaty of Nirac between Catherine de Medici and the king of Navarro.
 1825-Expedition of Ibraham Pasha against the Greeks. t647-Americans defeat Nexi- cans at Sacramento, Mexico. 18H-American steamer Black Warrior seized at Cuba. 1Se3-Destruction of Confederate
 Il.
Connecticut western news., 1891-02-18

The skirts of dresses for little girls of years reach half way between the knee and the top of the shoe. The waists are longer than formerly, reach ing to the natural waist, and the sleeves are very full.
 Salt sprinkled on any substance burning on the stove will stop the smoke and smell Salt thrown upon coals blazing from the fat of broiling chops or ham will cause the blaze to SnhSida
Connecticut western news., 1891-02-18
The Tactics of Love.

Miss Hurryup Ahl George, you cannot tell what troubles girl has who is receiving the attentions of a gentleman.
 Mir. Holdoff-Troubles, Carrie2 Of what nature, pray2
 Miss H.-Well, ones little brothers are always making fun of one, and one's relatives are always saying, "When is it to come off" as if mar riage was a prize fight There's the inquisitiyeness of ones parents. They want to know everything. There's pa, now; he is constantly asking such things as: Carrie, what are Mir. Hold offs intentions7 What does he call upon you so regularly for, and stay so late when he does call2" And he sometimes looks so mad when he asks these questions that actually tremble.
 Mr. H--And what answer do you make to his questions, Carrie, dearesta
 Miss H.-I can't make any answer at all, for you see you haven't said anything to me, and-and--of course,
 Then MT. Holdoff whispered some thing in Carries ear, and the next time her father questions her she will be ready with a satisfactory reply. Boston Courier
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-05
ONLY HIS Duly.
asked.

Those newspapers which are criticising
and abusing Governor Hill on account OF
his course in the New York election mat
tiers, should be consistent. The governor
is simply acting In harmony with the oath
which he took to execute the laws. The
New York World makes the matter clear,
and incidentally pays high tribute to the
courage and manhood of Governor HILL.
1t says:
1t is the sworn duty of the governor as de-
clared in the constitution, to take care that the
laws are faithfully executed"
This is what Governor HILL is doing in relation
to the election laws.
He is taking every precaution to see that the
votes cast at the last election are honestly
counted and legally canvassed.
The state-stealing agents and organs of Boss
PLAT resent Governor HILLS watchfulness
and activity as though il were an unlawful i'm
per!inence for him to interfere with their ras
caliy plans to perpetuate minority rule in this
state.
For once the votes Shutters and return-mauip-
ulators of the Republican party have rur
against the wrong man. They have beer
allowed TO steal other states Connecticut
Montana, New Hampshire and Nebraska. They
will not be permitted to steal New York.
Governor HILL is ION deck
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-05
ANOTHER STAR NUMBER.
Rare Entertainment ana mstruction-The Sun
day Herald

Every page of THE SUNDAY HERALD to.mor-
row will be more than worth the cost of The
whole 10 the reader. Our patrons must have
observed the new aud interesting features
lately added to this edition, being the choicest
and freshest Of the current miscellany of the
day arranged into convenient divisions TIE
ladies', the chidren's and the household de-
partments are particularly interesting not only
10 those for whom they are specially prepare d
hut TO all classes. Without being frivolous on
the one hand, or heavy on the other, they are
bright and interesting, well spiced with cheer
fulness and sparkling humor Other new
features are the collections OF novel and
curious things in the world of nature and
Of human invention. These attractions viii
be kept up regularly, and we expect them Il
prove source Of instruction and entertainment
unsurpassed by any paper in the west.
Besides the contents above referred to, TIKI
HERALD table tomorrow viii have:
/. BILL NYE'S LETTER-An Account of q
Midnight Escape to Make Train
2. OUR NEW SENATOES-Frank G. Car
penter's Attractive Correspondence.
3. FANNIE B. WARD-The Giants and
Dwarfs of Patagonia
:. FAIR TRAMPS ABROAD-President Har
rison's Daughter and Other Ladies in Europe
IIlustrated.)
3. FREAKS ON LAND AND WATER
Group of Natural Curiosities
6. CURIOS-Odd and Novel Things in the
World of Invention, etc.
Z. THE STAGE-Reyiew of the Events of The
Week at Home and Elsewhere
THE SUNDAY HERALD whilst striving to dis
lance competition as a journal for the Home
Circle, loses sight of nothing interesting in the
way of news, foreign, domestic, political social
mining and local. In a word the aim is to max.
1t complete, reliable and uniformly excellent
newspaper.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-05
UTAH AT THE FAIR.

The chamber of commerce will petition
the legislature at its coming session to ap-
propriate 500, 900, with which to represent
the territory at the Worlds fair. 1t seems
large sum OF money, especially to COM
munlty radically opposed to debt and ex-
travagance as this ore is, and yet If our
people will consider the matter in the pro-
per spirit they will conclude that none too
much cash will be asked for This ia a
great territory and possesses limitless re-
sources, much of which it will be to our in
terest TO exhibit. The investment will cer-
tainly prove highly remunerative
as an advertisement, proper dis
play at the great fare attracting more
attention to Utah than can be
turned in this direction by the expenditure
OF thrice the sum named in any other man
ner. Furthermore, the pride of all our
citizens would be offended and humbled If
this, the grandest and richest of ali the
commonwealth Of the interior west, were
to appear at Chicago other than in credit
able form.
The HERALD believes that the legislature
will look at the matter in the proper light
and promptly make the appropriation
asked
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-05
OUR POSTAL SERVICE.

The Republicans, when they nominated
HARRISON, promised the country a reduc-
ton of postage to one-cent rate. THE
HERALD observes that Postmaster-G General
WANAMAKER now proposes to POSTPONE
that change to convenient season, whilst
he recommends all sorts of new-fanpled
notions. He wants the government TO
build ships for Pacific mail contractors: tn
adopt in cities the pneumatic tube system
of collecting mail; to extend the free de-
livery system to country villages and
farms; to organize postoffice savings banks ::
to place maii-boxes at everybodys front
doors; and to inaugurate number
OF changes to which he gives
the all-excusing name of reforms. One
thing he advocates that does appeal to the
good sense of ordinary people, and that ia
change of the law which permits eastern
publishers to flood the mails with cheap
editions of books and novels under the
classification of periodicals. This subject is
worthy of careful consideration.
AT the time when the newspapers of the
United States forced congress to reform
the law relating to the Thanking privilege
which allowed a Senator or Representative
to send his washing home and back free
that dignifed body retaliated by putting
rate OF postage on newspapers, thus
largely adding to the expenses and conse
quently subtracting from the extent of
their circulation. This has been tolerated
with scarcely a murmur by the press
which has never finched from CARRYING
the weight of its responsibility in support
Of the government But not content with
this specious attack upon the dissemjna-
ton of knowledge, Congress has SO man.
ipulated the postal laws as to favor tbe
loading OF the mail bags, as we have said
with the himsiest. the namby-pambiest
and sometimes the nastiest yellowbacked
literature" Of the day, issued in serial
form so as to evade the regulations re0a rd-
ing periodicals. This stuff goes at ponn a
rates, and is carried by UNCLE SAM cheaner
TRAN samples OF merchandise. which latter
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-05
THE VACANT LANDS.

In his annual report Secretrry NOBLE
says there are 579,664,6S3 acres
of vacant public land in the
United States, located in twenty-six
states and territories Of this vast area
2o5, go, PSI acres have been surveyed and
294, OF, 115 acres are unsurveyed The
largest area Of surveyed public lands is in
New Mexico, SO, IA 239 acres, and the
smallest area in Iowa, 5000 acres. OF the
unsurveyed lands the largest area is in
Montana, 1851, 40 acres, and the smallest
area, 5000 acres. in Iowa. In Utah there
are 6,9l7, $50 acres Of surveyed and 2S, Sill
Ia acres of unsurveyed vacant land
These figures tell an encouraging story,
which is to the effect that il
will be long time before the people of
this country begin to crowd each other.
There is yet enough unoccupied and IN.
claimed public territory in the United
States to provide homes for an empire of
people. OF course the greater portion of
this vacant land must forever remain IN
productive and worthless in an agri.
cultural sense. 1t is mountainous and
swamp and can never be reclaimed. The
estimate is that 3OO,0OO,OOO acres of the
vacant lands are irreclaimable. But this
leaves nearly an equal amount VIII CHI can
be brought under cultivation and made to
yield fruits, vegetables and cereals. Much
of what is termed desert or arid land car
be made richer and more productive than
the lands most priced by the agriculturist
All that is required is irrigation 1t is ir-
rigation which will solve the problem Of
the reclamation of the empire of territory
owned by the United States, and which
viii add millions to the population and bill
lions to the wealth of the "arid regioun In
which so much of this vacant land lies.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-05
CUTTINGS AND WIILINGS.

sup in arms"-the baby Washington Star.
The best thing man can get out of politics is
himself. -E10aira Gazette.
Mostyn Hale (meeting friend in the RAIN
Every disagreeable, isn't it?'' Friend: (which ;
the weather or the cigarette?-Puc&.
Joblots-There is one thing about heaven that
shall like immensely. DR.. Thirdly-What is
that? Joblots-It won't be closed on Sunday.
-NeW York Herald.
A Washington correspondent reports that
Uncle Jerry Rusk has got the presidential itch.
There is no doubt that he would get well
scratched in this vicinity .-B0ston Herald.
Mrs. Crimsonbeak-I see by this paper that
New Workers will soon run out of water. Mr..
Crimsonbeak-WellI hope they will not look
as forlorn as some saw run out of water at
the seaside last summer--Y0hkerS Statesmen.
$50 you have got twins at your house?" said
Mrs. Bezumbe to little Johnny Saluelson. "Yes
nam. two of EN-" What are you going to cal
them?" ''Tbunder and Lightning" Why
those are strange names to call children
We'll, that's what pa called EN- as soon as he
heard they were in the house. "-IeraS Sittings
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-05

are subjected to all manner of delays, ex-
aminations and disputes. 1t would really
seem that the shacpers who avail them
selves of loop-holes in the postal laws to
sWlndle the government get better show
ing than the honest merchant or publisher
whose only disposition in the case is to &C :
cept the advantages of the service to which
he is invited, but not welcomed.
One trouble with our postmasters-gen
eral is that they are ambitious to do some
thing big and novel in order to
swell their personal Importance. A
laudable ambition to serve and to achieve
reputation is good quality and should be
encouraged in all public officers. But the
people want attention first given to the
rudiments, the essentials, and there is ao
branch Of the government work they watch
with more jealousy than the postofIice de-
partment These essentials may be sum-
med, up in quick and frequent collections
and delivery; rapid transit and distribu-
ton en- route; mail routes on all railways,
whether parallel" or not; stage service be-
tween settlements not reached by train;
accommodating postElasters, polite clerks
at delivery, money order and stamp dvis-
ions, better regulations for the return Of
misdirected or uncalled- for letters; re-
form Of the dead-letter office-and plenty
of well-paid carriers, messengers and
clerks. All this, of course, means bust
ness, but first of al it means system, and
the utter aad complete enforcement Of pol
itics from the service.
Ii Postmaster General WANAMAKER will
devote the remainder of his term to see
ing that the facilities already possessed are
made proper use of, and increased in the
same line where necessary, leaving the ex-
cess Of expenses over income to congress,
and pigeon-hole for the present the sub
jects of government telegraph and tele-
phone, pneumatic tunnels, postal banks,
subsidized ships, etc, The HERALD thinks
he will do very well, indeed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-05
COMMONPLACE PEOPLE.

The Philadelphia Record quotes distin-
guished lecturer as saying: ave all get
into the paper when we knock man down :;
but if we live an upright respectable life
we are not mentioned except when we are
married or dead" From which it Is to be
inferred that it is desirable to s'get into the
papers, in the right way, even if one has to
marry or to die for it. "'Tis pleasant.
sure, to see ones name in print" said
BYRON; but very often it is profitable,
besides. 1t is SO to the steady advertiser.
To familiarize the public with ones name
business and whereabouts, is to do what
poets, orators, divines aud most men of
genius labor for, ''that their names NAV
live through time in their country's story"
Ii one may obtain an unpleasant notoriety
oy knocking another down, why may
not someone else obtain a harmless
notoriety by knocking out his CON-
petitors in trade by the free
use of printers ink! If a merchant does
not care to get into the paper except when
married or dead; if he is content with a
small business with slow sales, well and
good. But if he would emulate the mer-
chants like STEWART, or LETTER. or OLAF
LIN. or WANAMAKER or dozens of others
whose names will readily occur to him; if
he would make name and amass wealth In
his chosen occupation; if he would achieve
distinction in the community where he
lives; he must not keep his light under
bushel, but let it shine to be known of all
men. 1t is the pushing persons who get to
the front, and to the front they will be fol-
lowed eagerly. Men and women like to do
business with busy people, and it is these
who advertise
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-05

TIE CHIEF of the U. S. geodetic and
coast survey, Prof. I. MENDENHALL, has
reported to the governors OF Ohio and In
diana that the present boundary line of
Indiana is one mile east of where it ought
to be at the northern extremity of the
state and converging to the proper place at
the southern extremity. This would give
Ohio nearly 100 square miles of Indiana
territory, embracing portion of thirteen
counties, the political parties therein being
about equally divided.
There must of course be some reason
why the officials of the government have
made the survey, independent of the fact
that Ohio has for long time claimed this
slice, as also for their notifying the gov
errors of the accomplishment of the work.
The length Of time Indiana has been ia
possession must count greatly in her favor,
and certainly public policy would seem to
antagonizo any disturbance of the old
boundaries, with its inevitable effect upon
titles, back taxes, etc. The public will feel
interested to know what shall become of
this interesting and no vel case.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-05
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