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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-08
Trade in the East.

There Is not much change in the condi-
ton of trade, but there is little more dull
ness ut the south and in the northwest.
with little more stringency in money
markets and complaint about slowness of
collections. In general, business is still
hesitating. The cause is undoubtedly the
partial loss OF crops, which has left great
many farmers without means for the usual
purchases. At the same time the collapse
of the real estate ''boom,n which so wildly
inflated prices throughout the west and
south has affected business more than has
yet been realized. To this influence is
added at the south the OK tremely low price
of cotton, which affects farmers the more
because so many Of them tried, by holding
back their crop, to force higher level of
prices. Thus hardness of collections be-
gins to appear, because the local dealers do
not realize on their goods as promptly as
they expected.
Collections are slow at st. Louis, Denver
and Omaha; easy and prompt in dry goods.
but not so prompt as before in clothing ana
boots and shoes at Chicago; about average
at Kansas City and satisfactory at St
Paul, but somewhat slow at Detroit, while
at Cleveland much good commercial paper
is renewed, and quite a proportion of
country merchants are sending in notes in
stead of money. At Philadelphis there
are rolerably good collections in clothing
and dry goods, but poor in jewelry and ex
tremely poor in paints. The money mar
kets, though still generally called easy, give
signs of steady approach to stringency, and
at Omaha money is quite close, at Mil
waukee in active demand and at Cleveland
rather stringent, much being locked up in
iron ore. At Boston some scarcity
of loanable funds is noticed. and
rates are firm and higher Southern
reports generally note a fair demand, but
no improvement in trade, while north
western reports are on the whole less
favorable than before as to the state of
business At Denver business is better
and at Milwaukee, and no change is noticed
at Kansas City and St. Paul, but it is only
fair at Omaha, not so strong at St. Louis.
quiet at Cincinnati, except that the car
rage trade is active, and only fair in manu-
features at Detroit. At Cleveland trade is
fairly good, but brisk in hardware and
manufactured iron, and the strike
strengthens pig and manufactured iron at
Pittsburgh. But at Chicago there is some
decrease in receipts OF nearly all products
except cured meats and wool, and it is
noted that the warm weather ana low
prices keep down shipments of boots and
shoes to the country
Business at eastern cities has been ire
rular The wool trade is strengthened by
comparative scarcity, and prices of some
grades are higher. The knit goods manu-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-08
EUSTIS,
HAWIEY.
PITTIER

Many of the ladies who sit in the CALLER
les at the north end of the big Capitol
think Mr.. Aldrich, of Rhode Island, about
the handsomest man in the senate. A
large part of Mr.. Aldrich's reputation for
good looks springs, without doubt, from
his popularity as man and senator.
Every one likes him, and in him we find
one of those rare combinations Of brains
and heart which can be positive and ener-
getic and stubborn, too, without mourning
enmity
Senator Aldrich's popularity is by no
means due to any weakness or softness of
his character, for he is anything but that.
A plain, blunt, active man, who shirks no
responsibility task, he still has a happy
way of making friends of all with whom
he comes in contact. His smile is bewitch-
ing, his handshake magnetic. 1t is the
good nature, the kindness expressed in
his face which make his features hand
some.
| Senator Aldrich wears double breasted
short coat buttoned in front, which makes
| him look all the more like a business man.
| He is tall, of graceful manners, his hair is
thin and gray, and he is not yet so years
old. He mas been ten years in the senate,
and cac without doubt remain here as long
as he likes, though it is rumored he in
tends retiring at the end of his present
| term in order to go into some money max
| ing business.
There are radically different opinions as
! to whether or not Senator Wolcott is en-
titled to be put down as handsome man,
The majority decides affirmatively He is
a little thick, and he has scarcely any neck
at all, and there is sort of disguised ex-
preston in the lower part of his face, but
his features are good, the shape of his head
really pretty; he has plenty of hair of a
kind which becomes him-and it is always
neatly parted straight down the middle
he dresses faultlessly, and is good natured,
| dashing popular, full of animal spirits,
eloquent, heterodox, reckless.
J Friend and foe alike say he is one of "the
coming men" of the senate chamber-which
means that he is destined to take seat on
the front bench before he dies-one of the
| leaders and autocrats of the ancient body,
! one of the select but limited circle who
| dare move an executive session or make
suggestions soto voce to the presiding
4 officer He surely will reach this distinc-
ton If the good will of the women amounts
to anything. Senator Welcott is 49, not
very rich, recently married, and would
spend his salary if it amounted to 100000
/ per year.
A solid, English looking senatorial beau
ty is Mr.. Dixon, of Rhode island. He and
his colleague, Mr.. Aldrich. are about as
unlike as two men could we'll be- Aldrich
is fair and somewhat spare; Dixon swarthy
and of a stocky figure. The senior sena-
tors hair and beard aresalmost white: the
Junior senator's luxurious tresses. thick
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-08
THE cuRATE,s STORY.
It Was Not in His Usual Vein, but Fa
More Entertaining.

It Was Not in His Usual Vein, but Far
More Entertaining.
Here is choice bit from Jerome z.
Jerome's latest book, s'Told After Sup
per-" 1t is the storJ of party made up
exclusively of me., and the time is
Christmas eve:
eve had some more punch and then
the curate told Us story. l could not
make head or tail of the curate's story.
SO l cannot retail it to you. We none.
of us could make head or tail of that
story. 1t was good story enough so
far as material went. There seemed to
be an enormous amount of plot, and
enough incident to have made dozen
novels. l never before heard story con-
tanning SO much incident, nor dealing
with so many varied characters.
81 should suppose that every human
being our curate had ever known or met,
or even heard of, was brought into that
story. There were simply hundreds of
them. Every five seconds he would in
troduce completely fresh collection
of characters, accompanied by brand
new set of incidents.
'This was the sort of story it was:
"'Well, then my uncle went into the
garden and got his gun, but of course it
wasn't there, and Scroggins said he
didn't believe it,
"'Didn't believe what? Who's Scrog-
ginsY
'Scroggins! Oh, why, he was the
other man, you know. 1t was his
wife,
"'What was his wifea What's she
! got to do with it?'
"'Why, that's what I'm telling you.
1t was she that found the hat She'd
come up with her cousin to London
her cousin was my sister-in-law, and the
other niece had married man named
Evans, and Evans, after it was all over,
had taken the bo1 around to Mr.. Jacobs,
because Jacobs father had seen the man
when he was alive, and when he was
dead Joseph
"'Now look here, never you mind
Evans and the box What's become of
your uncle and the gum
"'The gun! What gun?
w hy, Oi1O gun youl uliClo uScu W
keep in the garden, and that wasn't
there. What did he do with it? Did he
kill any of these people with it-any OF
these Jacobses and Evanses and Scrog.
ginses and Josephses? Because if SO il
was good and useful work, and we
should enjoy hearing about it.
| 'No-oh, no-how could he? He had
d been built up alive in the wall, yor
know, and when Edward " spoke to the
abbot about it my sister said that in hel
then state of health she could not ant
would not, as it was endangering tn,
child's life. So they christened it Ho
ratio, after her own son, who had beer
killed at Waterloo before he was born
and Lord Napier himself said
"sLook here, do you know what 20,
are talking aboutr we asked him at thi
point.
HE said no, but he knew it was ever,
; word of it true, because his aunt hal
seen it herself. Whereupon we covere,
him over with the tablecloth and b
went to sleep.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-08
FINANCE And MINING
The Banking Business is Decid-
eddy Improved.
DEPOSITS STEADILY INCREASING
The Ore and Bullion 0utput-Quiet Week
Among the Mines-Business at Home
and Abroad.

The week just closed has shown no start
ling features, and the weather, unseason-
able as it is. has not had tendency to force
the usual spring boom which is supposed
to materialize at this season of the year.
Business generally is fair and collections
only moderate, although some dealers re-
port a vast Improvement over February,
and an improved tendency.
Realty has not reached such a pinnacle
as dealers might desire, and stocks have
been inclined to wobble.
The money market is close, but there is a
general belief that improved feeling will
be manifest ere many moons have passed.
The period for publishing bank state
ments came around yesterday, according to
call, and the greater number of the incor-
porated banks-the only ones required by
law to publish statements OF their condi-
tion-printed their showing in yesterday s
HERALD. A summary of the figures OF all
the banks which have published, and an es-
! innate of the three private banks of the
city, shows very satisfactory condition,
and one that's greatly improved over thirty
days ago. Inclusive of the private banks,
the amount on deposit in the banks of the
city at present is $500, 10000; exclusive of
the private banks. the combined capital is
s., 500, S12 so; surplus and undivided profits,
S76S 90; cash and available assets. 81,
s47, 1900. The amount of deposits has in
creased decidedly in the last month, and is
still on the increase. 1t shows shrinkag
from las. fall, however. when there was
greater activity in general trade. A local
banker gives it at his opinion that the diff
ference in deposits between now and last
fall is about two and half millions, and
that that sum represents the amount sent
out of the country for hardware and lum-
Der as a result of our last years building
hnnp1
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-08
Lead and Silver.

Lead has shown an upward tendency
during the week. Opening at 1925, it
reached s4.35 on Friday, and closed at that
figure last evening.
Silver, while remaining below the 81
mark, has shown an upward tendency, but
not such one as to excite panic to sell.
1t opened on Monday at 9734, fluctuated con-
siderably, and closed last evening at 9S.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-08
The Rullion-Bacl,

At the recent election the following off
GERS were elected for the ensuing year
Moses Thatcher, President; John Beck
vice president; w. B. Preston, treasurer
w. j. Beavtie, secretary {; Moses Thatcher
John Beck, William B. Preston, A. E
Hyde and George O. Cannon, directors A
E. Hyde is retained as general manager
and w. H. Smith mine superintendent.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-08
Gold Hill. Wyominu

Excitement in regard to the discoveries
at Gold Hill is growing in Wyoming, and
by the first of April a six-horse Concord
coachaline will be put on between Rawlins
and the new camp, which lies between Gold
Hill and Elk mountain. The gold is found
free in white quartz, and many specimens
exhibited have aroused the Wyoming pros
pectors to high pitch of expectation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-08
The Truant Strand.

Twas only one wee wavelet
From some sweet woman's head;
A blonde and curling truant-
Astrand of golden thread.
It lay athwart his shoulder,
Like bright silk finely spun;
In graceful curves it.nestled,
And glinted in the sun.
It told of amber tresses,
And eyes Of violet blue,
Lips like bow of Cupid,
~ And cheeks of rosy hue.
Unconscious of its presence.
He wandered home to tea,
And there within the portal
Stood "wifey" all aglee.
Within a little second,
Ere her he could embrace,
Her dark eyes flashed their feeling,
A cloud burst DER her face.
With woman's quick perception.
The tress had caught her sight
She went for him like blazes-
Her hair was black as night
edward A. nlsham in brakes Magazine
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-08
sToCKBRIDGR.
DOLPH.
BERRY.

girls and other foolish creatures. Dark
skinned, sharp eyed, bearded, abundance
of hair always neatly arranged, we'll
poised head, the look of man OF daunt-
less courage and indomitable will. Sena-
tor Berry, despite the loss Of one of his
legs in battle, is not by any means least.
though he chances to be last, in the list OF
senatorial beauties. ROBERT GRAVES.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-08
A Queer Error.

Mrs. Kate Epson Clark, at recent
luncheon of the Brooklyn club, quoted,
.Zeus takes those who attempt too much. +"
It was reported "The deuce takes those
who attempt too much" Mrs. Clark prob
ably wishes it would in the case Of the re-
porter of her speech.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-08
The steady output confines.
The Xeyst, one.

The keystone is building trestle across
their switch and will commence to dump
west of Captain John McChrystal'sl house,
and running out over the ground now occu-
pied by his stable.-Chief.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-08
A Bracer for a wearied Brain.

An exhausted dude ordered ga stiff
sarsaparilla" at Broad street pharmacy
last night, saying in explanation of his
state that he had been ''umpiring game
of tiddlywinks. "-Philadelphia Record.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-08

DIXON. WoLCoTT.
are faded. Gen. Hawley is growing old, Of
course. He has been nearly twenty years
in congress, was gallant soldier through
out the war and good editor four years
before the war;b broke out.
Senator Hawleyis generally looked upon
as one of the young and vigorous men Of
the house of lords, whereas his colleague,
Mr.. Platt, is quite as generally regarded as
an old man; yet Gen. Hawley is the senior
senator, so far as age is concerned. The
handsome senator from Connecticut was
married couple Of years ago, and is now
the fond papa of a yearling angel. Senator
Hawley was born in 1926, first came to con-
gress in 1872, and is likely to remain here
as long as he lives. sg
Senator Dolph, of Oregon, is considered
the finest looking man of the patriarch
order in the senate. He is ten years
younger than Gen. Hawley and therefore
is not old enough to join the patriarch
class. Senator Dolph is tall, graceful,
neat, and, as many of his enthusiastic adj
mirers in the gallery say, ''the sweetest old
man with the softest eyes" that ever was.
Senator ckbridge looks like an En-
glish baron, almost like the last of the
barons. He is grizzled, severe, apparently
the concentrated essence of senatorial dig
nifty, exclusiveness and wisdom. Yet when
one comes to know him he is found to be
as mild as one of the ewes on his famous
Michigan stock; farm, and man who
would much rather talk horse than poll
tics. He has the true senatorial figure
round, solid, substantial, well built up in
front-and he carries it in the true sena-
torial way, with his nose uplifted. his long
coat buttoned from chin to knee. But for
all this he is handsome and ikable
| man.
| A senator much admired is Mr.. Berry,
! of Arkansas. He is like the clark, hand
some man. of whose coming gypsy fort
une tellers are always prating to servant
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-08
The BROOKLYN.

The Lead mine tramway has been badly
impeded by snow during the past week, and
this cut down the Brooklyn shipments con.
siderably.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-08

Thirty houses and cottages for sale cheap.
Come in and make the terms. We have
the houses. Chas. L. Crane g. Co., under
Bank of Salt Lake.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-08

No shipments are being made, but many
tons of ore are being stored. The regular
dividend of $4,000 is payable March 16. A
big cave was struck last week. The ore is
said to be very rich.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-08

Bergen & Lang, tailors, SO S. West Tenn
pie. Suits made to order.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-08
HANDSOME SENATORS
Statesmen Who are Specimens Of
l. Manly Beauty.s
BOTH PRETTY AND BRAINY
Upper than in the Lower
House.

WASHINGTON, March 2.-There are many
more handsome men in the senate than IL
the house of representatives in proportion.
to the whole number. Though there are
only lightweight senators, it is easy to pick
out ten or dozen of them who are the
possessors of so much personal comeliness
as to be worthy of note for that quality
alone, to say nothing of their wisdom, so
quence or wit Of the ten handsomest
senators Mr.. Hiscock is easily the premier.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-08
General Logan.

Two shifts are now at work.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-08
The Silver Moon.

A shipment came in.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-08
From Bingham. ]

Eighty tons of concentrates, going SO lead
and 81 silver came in.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-08

Applications are being made for patents
for the Boss Tweed and Boss Tweed Ey-
tension.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-08
The Cave.
Eureka Hill.

A strike showing free gold is reported.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-08

Seventy tons went 40 lead DIS silver
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-08
lucky Boy.

One hundred and twenty tons SO lead and
silver.
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NEWS FROM THE MINES.

Mr.. Hanauer reported the week as a
quiet one, due, of course, almost entirely to
the bad roads in the various camps.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-08
The Mammoth.

Rumors of rich ore and fabulous assays
reach Salt Lake.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-08
The Himalaya.

Eighty tons came from the Caroline.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-08
The Highland.
South Galena

One hundred tons of frst-class ore came
-
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The Anchor.

Extensive improvements are promised.
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The Carolin

No shipments are being made.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-08

Thirty-fve tons went1s leada and 10 silver
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The Copper Oues

Good reports are received.
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Centannial-Enraka-

Assays are now running high.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-08
The Nudine.

Northern Spy.
No shipments are reported.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-08

From Stockholm sfr
The Legal Tender.
Twenty five tons went 81 lead and sill
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-08

IOW rISCU,J
The Horn Silver.
The Horn Silver sent in six lots, reach
ing 800 tons in the aggregate.
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Boss Tweed.

Work will be pushed for ali it is worth.
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The Trpasurr
The Golden Raw.

The Treasure is steady shipper.
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From Park City1.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-06-18

suppose no problem is just now so i'm
portant as which shall come out ahead in
the struggle for existence-man OF the in
sects and weeds. We have little to fear
from large animals, for man has invented
weapons for destroying them. But their
decrease has disturbed the equilibrium in
other directions. There are fewer Great
ures 10 deyour wild weeds, and more seed
is ripened and drifted over the globe. Al
most all our weeds were once inhabitants
OF africa They have worked their way
westward, and are positive menace of
civilization.
II is by no means yet proven that we
shall be able to make agriculture pay
while we are eonfending with such a host
of the enemy MS Wild carrot, Canada thistle,
plantains. docks and daisies, with their al
hes But the contest is just as severe aud
just as doubtful with the bugs. The wisest
feature OF our civilization is the incorpora-
ton into government of the scientific study
of insects and weeds. Entomology and
botany must very soon become the leading
studies Of our common schools. Children
who are to live on the land and become
producers must know what to do to.hold
their own.-Mary E. Spencer in st. Louis
Globe Democrat.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-06-18

Perhaps nothing more remarkable ls
been the subject of recent Investigation
than the drum language Of the nat'S
of the Cameroons. on the West African
coast. By means Of this wonderful ~
tenn of transmitting sounds the most eol'
plicated messages can be conveyed Y 'u'
lagos in the most distant parts. IN p'a1
Using this unique system of sound langl'Se
a peculiarly shaped drum is used. nl !,
viding the surface of the drum hes" w
uneven portions. the instrument, upon ~
ing struck, may be made to Yield w y, =.
tinct notes. BY these, and shorteliius u
frightening the intervals between co.
note. code is established with res1'a
sequence of taps. strokes and ials..a-
capable Of expressing every syllable II Wv"
primitive language. ,ss
All Of the natives understand INF 49, -
and so elaborate is ii that CHIEF can ., v Y,
means summon TO his presence an. 80 ~
whom he desires to see, intimatins "
latter at the same time the purpua' II
which his presence is required. IN '- I
way. too, messages can be sent nom y"
lage to village over wide stretches o. ooa-
try, the drummer in one hamlet 'lAu'. "A
ting to the next the signals he heas - '~
that with the most extraordinary Tap''''
st. Louis Republic.