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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-12-09
OGDEN BONDS.
Fifty Thousand Dollars to Be
Raised for improvements.
Park and Cemetery Lands VIII Not Be Pur-
chased at Present-The School
Election.

OGDEN, Dec. 9.-The city council held a
special session yesterday afternoon to con-
tider two important questions, most i'm
portant of which was the proposed pur-
chase Of two large tracts OF land east and
foutheast Of the city TO be DEVOTED to park
and cemetery purposes. The other matter
was the third reading and passage of an
ordinance providing for another $4,000
bond issue, the proceeds 10 be devoted TO
general improvement. The council IS al
ready advertising for bids for the bonds.
The committee Oh finance, composed OF
Graves, Spencer snd Cannon, made the
following report, which was adopted on
condition that the committee prepare ana
present 10 the next meeting OF the council
2 detailed report OF the city's financial con-
6ition:
'In pursuance of tho instructions Of the
council we have advertised for sealed pro
posals for 500, 900, twenty years, per
rent. general i'm proVement bonds OF Ogden
city. This money, II obtained, will pay al
the bills for current improvements which
will be due between now and January l,
1892, and leave considerable amount Ia
the treasury for the next council.
concerning the proposition TO purchase
lands Tor cemetery and park purposes, we
recommend that ali papers pertaining to
the matter be hled with the recorder. and
that the present council take no action upon
this subject While favoring the purchase
OF LANDS by the city for this purpose and
while believing that they should be secured
ct an early date. we think that no further
action should be taken by your body"
When 1t became known that the council
Intended to make the proposed purchase
and bond the city TO defray the indebted
ness which would be incurred thereby,
great wave Of righteous indignation swept
over the city, and there might have been
legul resistance had the mat
ter been favorably considered.
Ogden needs cemetery grounds and more
park room badly enough, but the people feel
as though their burdens are hard enough 10
bear without heaping additional financial
upon them for the purpose OF
purchasing lands, part Of which would not
be needed for years.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-12-09
ARTIFICIAL ICE.

A project is on foot to establish an arti-
fetal Ice mauufactury in Ogden, part of the
needful capital for which will be furnished
by two Denver capitalists who have been
here for several DAYS looking over the stu
alton. Local monied men are also taking
much interest in the enterprise. and the
factory will be in operation shortly after
the first Of the year. Two sites have been
selected and negotiations for the purchase
Of the lana will soon be opened.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-12-09

The fusion or non partisan movement in
Ogden resulted dissstrously for Democ-
racy Wednesday, due to the apathy of the
Republicans and their refusal to vote for
the nominees of the party because they
were Democrats. The Liberals carried
every ward in the city with the exception
Of the Third, where Judge Dee defeated
the Liberal nominee by fl votes.
The vote of the city was as follows:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-12-09

advance the interests of Utah. The sue
n does not hide his light under a bushel,
it on the top Of hill. ssWisely improve the
I'd go forth to meet the dim and shadoWy
I a brave heart said the poet.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-10-28
Selling Poor Diamonds.

Most OF the cheating in diamonds is
done by selling poor stones for good
ones. There is u popular notion that
diamonds can be bought more cheaply
from pawnbrokers than from reputable
jewelers.. Nevertheless, it is likely that
the money lenders are very we'll
acquainted with the value of the stones
they offer for sale, aud the gems exposed
IN their windows on white cards marked
"Great bargain, $3.50" and SO forth, are
never worth the prices asked for them.
Such collections are the refuse of the
market, not desired by the dealers to
whom they have previously been offered,
being composed of off-eolcr, fawed and
''spread"-that is, too broad for their
depth-stones. 1t pays to buy the
finest diamonds only, even though they
be small. Poor ones are bad invest
ment, like shoddy clothes. They have
gone down very much in price within
the last few years, and it is rot con-
sidered good form to wear them. On
trying to sell them the owner always
finds that he can get but small frac-
tion of what he paid for them, whereas
gems of first-rate quality will bring from
fifty to seventy-live per cent.-Wash-
ipgtoD Star.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-10-28
An Example of Turin Reform.

McKinleyism is atrocious, but what
would the Democrats do in the way of
reform should they attain power2 The
question is sometimes ask ed in good faith
by Republicans weaned of the Republic
can policy of high tariff.
During the first session of the present
Congress a Democratic House passed
among other bills amendatory of the
Mckinley law one which, if there had
been concurrence OF Republican Senate
and approval by Republican Executive,
would have put binding Irvine upon the
free list. The tariff laid by Mckinley
ism upon binding Irvine aGects every
raiser of a crop of cereals, for binding
twine is now employed necessarily in
connection with improved machinery
Tor moving and reaping. That tariff
was laid and is maintained by Mckinley
lam for no other purpose in this world
than to enable what is now known as
the cordage trust to manufacture this
necessary article and make its own price
thereon, enrichiDg itself but compelling
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-10-28
Made His Hair s,aad on End.

"Did you ever ride on locomotive2"
asked D. G. Haskins, of Western re-
porter. az tried it once and have no
desire to repeat the experiment. 1t was
out in Colorado, where you sometimes
run SO close to bottomless chasms that
you could drop your hat into them and
make turns so short and sudden that it
nearly disjoints your spinal vertebrn.
The master MECHANIC was an old friend
OF mine and gave me permission to ride
over the road on the engine of the
lightning express. The engineer did
not appear to fancy my presence much,
but treated me civilly. We were be.
hind time, the night was black IS Ere.
bus and u terrific thunder storm was
raging. The engineer was determined
to go in Oh time, and the way he rushed
around those curves and crossed CANYONS
was enough to make a mans hair turn
gray.
"The peculiar thing about those
mountain engines is that they dc not
take a curve like any other vehicle.
They go plunging straight ahead until
you feel sure that they are clear of the
track and suspended in mid air, and then
shoot around and leave you to wonder
by what miracle you have been saved.
The trucks take the track in the ortho-
dox manner, but the superstructure is so
arranged that it consumes moro time in
making tne turn. With the lightning
playing about the mountain peaks and
half disclosing the frightful gorges and
swollen torrents, the great iron leviathan
swaying and plunging along that slip
perry, serpentine trace. 1 first realized
the perils of railway travel and the re-
sponsibllity of the sullen man who kept
mis- hand on the throttle and his eye on
the track. 1 stood with my heart in my
throat, admiring his nerve, but not en-
wing him his joe. At the first stop I
clambered back to the coach and stayed
there. New York News.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-10-28
Getting Bed Rock Priccs.

Hero is new way for Americans to
crcumyent the Mckinley bill so that
they may participate in too blessings
(reiative) that this measure showers upon
foreigners. 1t is we'll known that hun.
drcds of American made goods--such a,
agricultural implements, sewing ma
chimes, table cutlery, saws, typewrite7s,
cartridges, etc.-are sold cheaper to
foreigners than to Americans. The
manufacturers here form trust or have
a monopoly and they fix prices to mike
rs much profit us possible by taking ad.
vantage of tariffs which prevent foreign
competition. Now when, as often hap.
pens, they can afford to sell in the I'm.
protected markets of the world they
lower their prices for export to this
point and rely upon the tariff laws to
prevent Americans from getting tho
benefit of these lower prices by reim
porting the goods. Up to dato tho
manufacturers have had uniform SUCCESS.
but their scheme has recently received a
severe shock and, unless they change
their methods somewhat, Americans
may, in some cases. oe cursed by price,
as low us those which disgrace Europe.
An American lady OF moderate means
was visiting relatives in Europe thl4
summer. She had heard that American
sewing machiues were sold cheaper there
than here, and she concluded to bring
one back with her if she could ESCAPE
the duty on it and save enough, alter
paying freight, to pay her for tho
trouble of carrying it. She snw the for.
eign agent of the machine she wished
and found that she could save about
twenty per cent. by purchasing there,
and TINT she could escapc the duty by
calling herself seamstress. She was
arranging with the agent, when he su.-
gested that ms she was going to New
York, where he got the machines, it
would cave trouble and expense ali
around if she would accept his order on
the New York house for mach;nc-
which she could have at export prices
though she need not export it or take
any false oaths in regard to it. Tho
plan worked successfully, ana 10 likely
to be repeated and extended to type
writers and other articles If the manu-
facturers do not put stop to these
anti Mckinley demonstrations OF their
foreign agents.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-10-28
LArre,. rlre, on eoora.

Chicago sometimes braes thatlt ha,
had the blggcst tlre in history; but i,
seems that Moscow, in 1914, had a
bigger one, in which 30, 500 building
were destroyed, valued at $3.50, 900,
O00 The loss in the Chicago fire OF
October, 1871, was s125, 600, 900; the
buildings destroyed, 1880. The
buildings by the great tlre OF London,
1855, were Is, 200, valued at s55, 900,
600. The great fire OF Boston, 1872,
destroyed $4,000, 900, burned over
IS acres and consumed or ruined
tie buildings. In 1870 Constantine.
pie had a conilagration OF S24, 900, 600
and 800 buildings In 1851. San
Francisco lost $500 buildings, valued
at Sl7, 900, 900. In 1852 Hamburg had
ATTIRE which consumed l,T47 of tho
finest buildings In tho city. 1t is
hardly to be expected that any fire
hereafter will burn moro than those
at Moscow-a Chicago
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-10-28
TANTA11z1Na HIS VICTIM.

"You have been promising me steady
employment; [ have been coming here
five or SIX times day and you haven't
found me that employment yet. l want
the two dollars back l gave you," said
an angry man to the Superintendent of
New York intelligence office.
'"How far do you live from here9"
cts two miles if it's an INCH"
"If you come that distance five or six
times day don't you think you have got
as much steady employment as you need,
eh2"-Texas .Siftings.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-10-28

tribute FROM nearly 1000, 600 asrtcul.
turists 10 the United States. It is this
protection which Democracy describes
as fraudulent. Il is protection which
fosters monopoly, aud, while benefitias
a few persons relatively who ara engaged
in the manufacture of binding Irvine, rs
we'll as all articles Of like character, iu,.
poses burden upon millions Of the p,o.
pie OF tho United Sta.es.
a Democratic House sought to put
binding Irvine upon the free list in order
that the monopoly now existing by
reason of tariff taxation upon binding
twine and articles Of like character
might be destroyed by trco competition.
The cordage trust VIGOROUSLY exists. III
the expectation that tho Attorney Gen.
eral OF AIR. Harrison's cabinet would as
sail it in the courts Republican organ,
desiring that he should have full glory
for the proceeding, iudiscrcetly pro.
sented all tho facts, and though the
Sherman law is said to be aimed at the
trusts aud SO describes itself, aud though
the Executive has made some show Of
commencing prosecution under that law
against such alleged combinations rs the
whisky trust, no baud has been lifted
against this atrocious monopoly. The
tribute continues y to be exacted from
every field of wheat, and rye, and oats
all over this broad land. Democracy do.
sired to put an end 70 such fraudulent
tariff legislation, and having no other
power than the power OF tho House it
passed tins bill repeating the tax on
Irvine, but the Republicans said "No;
this tax shall be maintained" and
though they wero not frank enough to
go further aud say SIT shall be main.
tanned in the interests of this cordage
trust" yet such ID tho fact.
This single illustration will suffice to
indicate the direction which Democratic
tariff legislation would take. Wherever
the tariff operates to form trust its
protection will be Withdrawn. Wherever
taxes may be taken from the necessities
of existcnse it will be done. The aim
OF Democracy will be to lay tariff not
for the benefit OF the cordage trust nor
tie lumber barons, but for the purposes
of revenue only. 1t is tue purpose OF tho
Democracy so to shape tariff legislation
that Government shall not be protecting
Somebody at the expense of Everybody.
--Chicago Times.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-10-28
PROFESSIONAL ETIQUETTE.

On the death of a celebrated French
Journalist the following story was relat.
ed of him.
He was once very sick. and the visit
ing physician gave him up as lost. 81
cannot do anything for ycu," he said,
tsyou must die"
Another doctor was, however, called
in, who succeeded in curing him.
The first TIME the conva!esccnt took a
stroll he met his FIRST doctor, who,
greatly surprised, seid he thought him
no more among the living.
"Well, you see," said the patient,
t'when you left, Doctor v. was called in
and he succeeded in building me up
again"
"Ohl Welt well! A man whom I
thought my friend! Really it was not
at all nice in him."
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-10-28
To Develop the Chest.

Before going down to breakfast open
wide the window, and for ten minutes
go through the following exercises:
First, stand perfectly straight, with
heels together and initiate the lungs with
the pure morning air, drawing in the
breath while fifteen is being counted /;
repeat this eight or ten times. Then
bring the arms forward at full length
with the palms together and then throw
them vigorously back, trying to touch
the backs; at first it will seem impossi-
BILE, but after few days practice it can
be done. -Philadelphia Times.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-10-28
THE STATISTICAL TRAMP.

a greasy-lookiDg tramp who has lived
IL City Hall Park for three years and
whose feet have become as hard as rocks
from the frequent rarpings upon them
from the clubs of the sparrow police
men, took four tive-cent WHISTLES the
other day and mustered up courage
enough to march to the Mayors office,
says the New York Herald. He had a
paper in his hand. The doorkeeper
nabbed him aud asked him what he
wanted.
"I wish to sec Mayor Grant" he said,
loftily.
"What about9"
''That's my business"
"Well, if it's your business it isn't
public business; gitl"
the amount of $500"
can right, hand me a check for it."
"No, that won't do; want to give
the community $1,000 and get $500
change"
"What's your schcme2".
sRead what it says in this paper"
And he pointed to the following para
graph:
Reliable statisticans have calculated
that every adult immigrant who comes
into the country is worth $1,000 to the
community.
"WellW
"Pm an adult immigrant, amt II"
81 suppose so. What of it2"
"Well, In worth $1,000 to the COM
nunity, aud propose to have some OF
it, or I'll get hunk"
"How?"
swell, if the community docan't pay
me $500 I'll go baclS. There's clear
gain of $500 in this deal for the COM
munity. It's plain business PROPOSE
ton. Here am 1 benefting tine city to
the extent of $1,000 duly certified to by
official statisticians, AID don't ge. u
penny out of it for myself"
"N1ove onl"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-10-28

A TOURIST on very hot day was
watching a man who, with head UNI
covered, was labOriously turning a
windlass which most clumsily hoistcd
from shaft bucket filed with rock.
Said the tourist: "My friend, why
don't you cover up your head? This
hot sun will affect your brain. /"
Brain, is it?" replied the man. "If
l had any brains dye think I'd be
here pulling up this blooming buck
et?"-Tid-Bits
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-10-28
"well. Pat, have you had enough

$3.50 ~ -~Ns'S Tvs 1850 Ss~SegaN
breakfastf"
"Oi have, sorr,' replied Pat.
"rhen now pitch in aud eat your din.
ner, 7" said the farmer. "for we are going
to work to-day ut the far end of seae
farm, and we won't have time to come to
the house to cat dinner.
Pat resumed his eating, and when he
stopped his employer asked;
"Have you had enough dinner9"
"Yis, SOFT"
"Well, we must put in good long
day to-day. So you had better eat your
supper, too, before we start"
Pat went to work again at the eatables,
and finally laid down his knife and fork.
"Had enough support" asked the
farmer.
"Yis."
"Then now we will go to work."
"Worruk, is iti" asked Pat, with a
well foigned surprise.
"Of COURSE" replied his employer.
80, no." replied Pat, with shake
of his head. "Wherc I kim from we
never worruk after supper, sorr."" Life.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-10-28
That Free Breakfast Table.

Whitelaw Reid said in speech tina
by coupling together "protcction and
reciprocity" his party had given lis a
Stree break fast table" which the De-
mocrats propose to destroy by "rcstoring
the revenue duties on coffee, tea and
sugar"
The only thing the Republicans did to
give us free breakfast table was to re-
duce the duty on refined sugar from
about two and half to one.half cents
per pound. For this we would have
been thankful if it had not reduced our
revenue by nearly $50, 900, 900 to give
an opportunity to impose more onerous
duties upon other articles of food an
clotning-duties that would not, like the
sugar duty, put almost rs many dollars
into our treasury as it took from the
people, but that would take three dollars
from the people, one of which would
reach our Treasury and two of which
would be caught on the fly by the
"iriends of the administration. No,
VIC have not free sugar yet for our
breakfast tables; the half per cent
duty must be paid to the sugar trust. It
is this duty that the Demo Gratis pro.
pose TO remove and that they would have
removed months agoif Republican Sen.
ate and President had not blocked the
way.
AS to tea and coffee they have for
years been on the free list. The only
possible effect of reciprocity upon them
would be to reimposc duties and to tax
them, as has been dcne by decree of
President Harrison in some cases. For
such Stree breakfast table" we are not
especially grateful to the protectionists.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-10-28
AT THE WORLDS FAIR.

s'I UNDERSTAND" remarked the funny
man to the editor. ''that there is to be a
collection of newspaper jokes on exhibit
-tion at the Worlds Fair"
''In the archaeological department,
suppose" observed the editor pleasant
ly. as festive roach dragged the paste
of the desk and let it fall on the floor
with thull dud. Detroit Free Press.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-10-28
THE spoIrED DARLINo.

Mother-:'Now, you have broken my
cup. You deserve whipping. Come
here"
Fritz-"No; I won't come"
Mother-"Come, Fritz, till whip
you, and then you shall have q slice of
cake. Texas Siftings.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-10-28
PRESERVE THE EouIL1Bn1UM.

Rowley men have their
use in the world"
Surface-.What is it1"
Rowley keep men who are
really important humble by the patron
izing way in which they address Them"
New York Herald.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-10-28
A SAILOR BOLD.

bIamma-"Helen, how did you happen
to allow Mr.. Gordon to kiss you when
you we're out fishing yesterdays
Holen-"Why, mamma, just asked
him if he had ever been sailor, aud he
said only enough of one to know how
to manage a fishing smack. Chicago
Inter Ocean.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-10-28
NOT An ORIGINAL PHRASE.

"Your sweetheart Is q poetess, be-
1ieve2"
"Yes."
"Does she possess much originality?"
''I don't know, I'm afraid not.
"Why2"
'Whcn I asked her to marry me she
said This is so sudden. New York
Press.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-10-28
SPOKE THE sApoLIo.
CAPTAIN ANDREWS NAxrNa MS WAY
HUaLvA AND pALos.


LONDON, Aug. 10 tDalziers Special News,.
-Advices received to-day from Coruuna
stats that this steamer Vers Cruz which ar.
rivei there on Aug. II, from Havana, 70.
ported that on Aug. $ she fell In with u small
boat named Sapolio manned by Captaip
William A. Andrews.
In answer to questions OF tho Captain OF
tho Vera Crus, Andrews said no had sailed
from Atlantic City, y. j.. with tho intention
and hops of arriving at Huelva and Palos
do Mosuer. on tho Rio Tinto, by next
October, in time for tho occasion OF tho pub.
lie festivals in connection with tho Columbus
centenary,
The Captain OF tho vera Crus offered
Andrews any provisions re required, but
the latter replied he did not want any, aud
only desired to be reported.
1t will BIO recollected that II was from
Palos that Columbus sailel in l4g, when ht
set out OH his discovery OF America.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-10-28
Tho rrss Laxative rr,ue,p,.

VI tho plants used In manufacturing tho
pleasant remedy, Syrup OF Fig., has q perma.
nently beneficial effect on tho human system.
while tho cheap vegetable extracts, AMI min.
eral solutions, usually sold M medicines, arc
permanently injurious. Being we'll informed,
you will use the truo remedy only. Mauufao.
surcd BY the California Fig Syrup Co
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-10-28
A RULING PASSION.

Sick Wife-'sI feel that 1 am dying,
George. But there is only one regret on
my mind"
Broken-hearted Observation-Disclosures is
it, darling2"
G'That it isn't some other member of
the family. Black is so becoming to
me. Life.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-10-28
AYEp HIS yERAo1rY.

When Mr. Smith returned home what
was more natura. than that he should
have fishing story to tella
- Mrs. Smith, as became a dutiful
spouse, was all attention.
"To relieve the monotony of wait for
a train," he began, "I went fishing.
Shortly before the train was due I was
so fortunate as to hook an enormous bass.
Tho fellow rushed to and fro. and, in
my anxiety to capture him, nearly up
'set the boat. Finally he rose to the
surface near the boat. The fish weighed
exactly five pounds six and one-half
ounces. thought 1 would land him
sure; but with last mad effort he tore
away from the hook and escaped. had
to run for the train
''But how was it you knew the fish
weighed five pounds and six ounces2"
asked Mrs. Smith, as troubled look
,overspread her face.
"Because he had scales on his back, u
was the reply. Chicago Mail.