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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-02
ANTI CHOLERA PRECAUTIONS AND
THEIR EFFECTS.

The circular Issued over the sigma.
lures Of Supervisor wyman, OF the u
$. Marine hospital service, Secretary
Foster and President Harrison, will
have the Effect Of practically closing
the ports Of this country against immi-
grafton fsom Europe. No shipping
company could afford, except by at
least trebling the rates OF passage, 10
bring immigrants to this country and
conform to regulation compelling
them to remain In guarantee Tor
period Of twenty days. The Increased
cost would not only arisu from pro-
vidlng food and accommodation for
passengers fer such length Of time,
but during the detention the expenses
incidental to voyage would be run
ming on, with the exception Of coal for
ptop-lling pufposes. The ships would
during that time bo worse than Idle
so far as profit TO the owners would be
concerned. The regulation would
virtually make the time OF the voyage
from Europe TO New YORK about one
month. In any case tho loss to ship.
pers will be enormous during the en-
suing Three months, owing 10 tho
necessary stoppage, under the new
rule Of European emigration TO this
country.
Whatever may be the consequences
OF the step financially, the admlnistra'
tion IL entrusted with the duty Of pro-
tecting the nation. No FAR az lies In its
power, from one oil tho most fearful
cainmitifs That could beial The people
IL rigorous measures were not taken
the President would be subjected to
severe eensure. The situation IL one
OF great gravity, Mr. Harrison fuily
senses THIS TACT aud takes prompt ac-
ton In Tue premises.
Complaints arc being made to
the effect that Canada Ia
mhnifesting carlessness In the
matter OF precautions against the In
PRODUCTION oil the plague into that
country. IL this be 70 and should the
Dominion government continue 10
manifest Indifference on this subject,
the preventive measures adopted by
the United Statea Will he rendered to
some extent nugatory, as It would BIO
difficult to prevent the Introduction OF
the dreaded Infection by overland
avenues.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-02

a NUMBER Of colored men OF. Chi
csgo have organized the Northwestern
Immigration Association OF Chicago,
for the purpose OF aiding and assisting
the coIOred people To leave the Southern
States and find homes IN the North.
western States. Arrangements ars
said to have been made by which a
large number OF colored people will
leave the South this fall and com,
North.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-02

THE largest man In Kentucky Is
Ross skaggs OF Lawrence County,
who weighs 52l pounds aud is 0 feet s
inches tall. His arms measure 9 feet
In circumference, and his thighs 3
feet. He IA 81 years OF age.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-02

THE railway over the Andes, be-
tween the Argentine Republic and
Chile, has been no far completed tn 3
the steamship companies In EuroI .
are selling through tickets from South
ampton and Liverpool to Valparaiso
by this route.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-02

DIR. Koch long ago discovered tho
true germ OF tho cholera, but he has
not yet found u way to kill It, The
germ Is bacillus OF a curved form,
looking like a section OF u circle with II
little head at one end. From It's shape
he named 1t the "comma bacillus"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-02

A CREOLE kitchen, with native
cooks and waters, and dishes prepared
in Creole style, will be a striking ad'
junct to the exhibit which Louisiana
will make at the Worlds Fair.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-01
THE BOY WAS RIGHT.
He Knew the Proper Way to Eat, While
 His Father Did Not.

He Knew the Proper Way to Eat, While
 His Father Did Not
 They came into the restaurant, man and boy, says the Detroit Free Press. The former wore the air of business man out for his monday lunch, and as it was Saturday 1t was easy to guess the boy was taking half his holi- day helping in the office. The man sat with preoccupied air while waiting to be served and answered the boys ques- tions in an absent-minded way, which showed that he had not thrown business cares off. The boy chatted about this, snickered about that, fumbled his knife and fork until he dropped them and eyed every waiter who passed with quizzical stare at the contents of his tray. And the manner of their eating was as different as the manner of their waiting. The man hustled his food down his throat as if he neither en- ioyed it at the time nor expected to later
 The boy took time to arrange his side dishes to his own notion, those he liked best nearest to hand, and then went to work leisurely to take Q sip of this, taste of that or to season another to suit. He may have taken large mouth fuls-boys will-but he took plenty of time to talk between bites-boys will also do that. The father filled his mouth and washed the food down with scaIding hot coffee. The boy got his coffee sugared and creamed just to suit him and then let it stand aud cool off while he was eating. The father fin ished with lemon custard pie and gave his mouth swipe with the napkin in precisely nine and three-quarter min utes from the time he broke ground on his cold roast beef, while the boy had only just laid aside his soup spoon and was working along toward the best parts of his chicken potpie.
 Cant wait for you, Fred" said the father, impatiently, after noticing the progress of the boy and looking at his watch; ''I'll go on to the post office and stop in as I come back" and he went to pile fresh load of responsibility on his mind while his stomach was groan- ing under load of badly chosen food, hastily bolted under unfavorable condi- tions. When he came in five minutes later the boy sat with his knife and fork on a standstill between apple roll and rice pudding and kept the :impa- tient man of business waiting two whole minutes longer while he finished it and drank his coffee.
 Pretty good lunch, papa" he said, cheerily.
 Stuff and rubbish," growled the man. Always sets like lead. Afraid he won't be the man for business his father is, doctor,'' to friend sitting at a table near by.
 ''There's where MT. Blank is wrong." remarked the doctor to his companion, after the others had gone out of hear ing, "and the boy is right. If he keeps on eating in that way he'll be an active, clear-headed business man ten years longer than his father will ever wear, with his boa-constrictor style of eating. No; the boy is right
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-01
PAPER MADE FROM DIRT.
Latest Triumph of Science in Turning
 Waste Things to Usc.

Latest Triumph of Science il Turning
 Waste Things to Usc.
 The Refuse Disposal Company, lim- tied, in London, is engaged in the man. ufacture of paper from the contents of the dust bin, of which three per cent. at least is paper and rags, besides quite a quantity of straw and other rough material The process, says the Paper World, is thus described: The dust on it's arrival at the works is shot into large revolving riddle having three inch mesh, through which tie heavier and smaller matter finds it's way, while the paper, rags, large bottles, tins, etc., are received at the delivery end of the riddle and are duly sorted by hand. The heavier materials which pass through this riddle are re- cei7ed on travelling band and elevated to q second riddle having 8 one and a, half inch mesh; at the delivery end of this second riddle an air blast blows the lighter materials away from the heav- fer; the lighter portion principally con- sists of material suitable for making rough paper; the heavier is automatical- ly delivered on to a revolving table, where it is overlooked by boys, who separate the bones, glass, etc, while the clinlEers and organic matter are ground up in a kollergag. This ground material is sent out from the works for manure. The heavier and smaller pieces which pass through the one and half-inch mesh of the second riddle are again received on travelling band and mechanically sifted through a half-inch mesh which divides them into two qualities, ashes, which are au- tomatically delivered into barges, and "breeze.'' This ''breeze" consists to great extent of small pieces of coal ant other organic material, and is used by the company as fuel. being burned in their boilers. To prevent any disagree able smell the draught for the fires is obtained by exharsting with fan and the products of combustion passed through an ordinary ''scrub ber," thus avoiding all nuisance. The paper-mak- ing materials are at once run into common brown casing paper on the premises. Never was a paper-mill with a sixty-inch machine got into smaller space. The company are now making about fifteen hundred pounds of brown paper in twelve hours. With more space and by more judicious sorting and treatment of the materials to hand the company would without doubt be en- abled to increase the value of the papers which they make. The works are suf- ficiently large to be capable of treating load of dust in about six minutes. The refuse received in the morning leaves the works as finished paper in the afternoon.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-01
A Queer matrimonial s:uadle.

Six intimate friends, three young men and three young women, in Louisville, two years ago, agreed among them selves that one should not marry unless the other did. A year later, one of the young men and one of the young women became engaged to each other, but as the others were yet apparently heart free they could not marry. Six months later another couple-agreed to join their lots for life, but then came trouble. The third young man was willing to marry, but the third young woman was not This drove the other two couples nearly wild, and they frantically re- preached the reluctant maiden for keeping them out of happy matrimony. Finally she yielded, and the three couples were married.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-01
WHAT A HORSE cAN DO.
Interesting Statissics as to the Extent of
 Equinc Capabilities.


 A horse will travel 400 yards in four and one-half minutes at walk, 400 yards in two minutes at trot, 400 yards in one minute at a gallop, says the Humane World. The usual work of a horse is taken at 22,50O pounds raised one foot per minute for eight hours per day. A horse will carry 250 pounds 25 miles per day of eight hours. An aver age draft horse will draw 1,6OO pounds g miles per day on level road, weight of wagon included. The average weight of horse is 1000 pounds; his strength is equivalent to that of five men. In horsemill moving at three feet per second, track 25 feet diameter, he eXerts with the machine the power of four and one-half horses. The greatest amount horse can pull in a horizontal line is 900 pounds, but he can only do this naomentarily; in continued exertion probably half of this is the limit, He attains his growth in five years, will live 9, and average 16 years. A horse will live 25 days On water with out solid food, r days without eating or drinking, but only five days on food without drinking. A cart drawn by horse over an ordinary road will travel II miles per hour of trip. A four-horse team will haul from 25 to 36 cubic feet of limestone at each load. The time expended in loading, unloading, etc., including delays, averages 25 minutes per trip. The cost of loading and un- loading cart using labor is S1.25 per day and horse 75 cents is 25 cents perch-24.75 cubic feet. On metal rails horse can draw one and two-thirds times as much as on asphalt pavement three and one-third times as much as on good Belgian blocks, five times as much as on good cobble stone, twenty times as much as on good earth road forty times as much as on sand. A modern compilation of engineering maxims states that horse can drag, as com pared with what he can carry on his back, in the following proportions: On the worst earthen roads, three times; on good macadamized road, nine; on plank, twenty-five; on stone track way, thirtythree, and on good rail- way, ffftyfour times as much.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-01
CONCERNING INVENTORS.
little Ideas That Have Made Their origi
 nators Rich.

little Ideas That Have Made Their Origt- natOrs Rich.
 "While the path of the inventor is generally strewn with rocks instead of roses" said a well-lcnown patent law yer to New York Advertiser reporter, sometimes he strikes an idea that, in sporty language, lands him on Easy street for the present, and eventually locates him on Plush avenue. And the strange thing about these ideas is that they are always so painfully simple that every other man when he hears of them kicks himself for not utilizing the same idea when it occurred vaguely to his own mind several years before.
 ''0ne instance of this fact is the in- vention of the sand blast.
 ''The inventor, while on visit to the seashore, noticed that the glass in those windows which fronted the beach of the place at which he was stopping was dulled in some peculiar way. He made inquiry and found that this was caused by the clouds of sand which the winter storms drove against the exposed panes.
 ''The sand blast resulted from this little bit of trivial information, and the man who utilized it is at present sport ing purple and fine linen and possesses numerous ducats.
 "A second example is that of the ru- ral gentleman who found his watch key plugged with dust one afternoon. After scraping it out he sat down to think of some way to stop future an- noyances in that line. By way of ex- pertinent he bored hole in the key near its end and found that he could clean it at once by simply blowing through this orifiee.
 He patented the idea, and realized a big sum of money on it. But ideas like these don't occur every afternoon. 7"
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-01
STREET CAR ETHICS.
What Should Be Done When the Con-
 ductcr Doesn't Ask fer the Fare.

What Should Re Done yThen the Con-
 ductcr Doesn't Ask fer the Fare.
 lyon ride in street car and the con- ductor forgcts to collect your fare, is it right or wrong for you to leave him in ignorance of the fact and get off with out paying the five cents of your own accord?
 That is delicate question in street car ethics, but before deciding to keep still and save your money it would per haps be wise to reflect on the expert ence of lady who boarded Madison avenue car few days ago and rode without paying a cent for the ride, says the New York Herald.
 ''lf that conductor does not know enough to ask me for the fare,'' she said to herself, this fair Harlemite, ''it is certainly not ny business to look out for the interests of the company. I consider it matter of principle not to give up my nickel"
 So she reasoned with herself, but alas for such reasoning! The conductor ont there on the back platform was by no means fool; on the contrary, he was a student of human nature, partic- ularly of feminine human nature; and if he had not asked the young lady from Ninety-fourth street to give him the regulation five cents it was not, as she supposed, because he had over looked her, but because he wanted to get some fuller knowledge as to the workings Of the Harlem conscience.
 All the way down to Fourteenth street, four good miles, the horses car ried that lady, and then she, all serene, prepared to leave the car without pay ing. The conductor sighed, and his barometer of human nature sank way down. The struggle had been fought and the battle lost. However he re- hected that was no reason why the com pany should lose five cents.
 ''Excuse me, madam" he said, po- litely, as her patent leather boot touched the lower step, did 1 get your fare?"
 There was a merry twinkle in his eye as he said this.
 An! that was a terrible moment for the Harlem lady. To say ives" would be to tell lie; to say mo" would be to admit that she had been cheating So she told flo, only little one, however, and merely to save the situa- ton.
 "Why, didn't yor?" she asked, inno- gently, raising a pair of blue eyes in which there was no guile. ''Oh, I am so sorry,'' and with that she dropped a nickel from her daintily gloved fin gers into the conductors outstretched hand.
 Pretty well done. that. wasn't it?" said the back platform philosopher to a passenger who had watched the trans action. "These women folks do beat the deuce for looking innocent. You wouldn't have thought that girl had been calculatin' on my tacklin' her for that five cents, but she had, just the samee. Did you see how she had the nickel all ready there in her glove? Oh, yes, we have lots of 'em like her every day. But. 1 say, she's daisy, ain't She?"
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-01
FREAK OF NATURE.
A Picture of Spokane Falls in the Eye of
 a Horse.

Some rare and unaccountable freak of nature has made natural wonder of an unassuning white horse at Spokane Falls, Wash, says the St. Louis Repub lie. The wonder is not the horse him. self, but in 9 picture which covers the front part of the left eye of the animal Anyone who has ever had the pleasure of d visit to Spokane will remember the falls which give the city it's other name; that is, the name of Spokane Falls. The picture in the horses eye is perfect miniature of the falls, island, mill and all. The animals optic has been ex- amined by hundreds of persons, includ- ing photographers, scientists, opticians, etc, and the miniature in the eye has been carefully compared with photo graphs and engravings of the falls, and all have concurred in pronouncing it wonder of wonders and most remark ably correct picture. The owner of this wonderful creature, Mir. Deakin, has been offered all the way from five thousand dollars to ten thousand dollars for his curiosity, but so far he has re- fused all offers, seeming to prefer being pestered to death by sight-seers, who come by the thousands to view the un- canny picture and ask questions. A traveller, c. A.iDillman, who took peep at the ''Wonder of the Rockies last summer, has the following to say in re- gard to the horse and the picture: 'Mr. Deakin sent the horse around to the hotel where I stopped, in order that I might see him. The animal is white in color and of medium size. was some what skeptical about the story of the pie ture until had looked into the horses left eye. Judge of my astonishment when l saw therein depicted a perfect reproduction of the fall of the Spokane river, as true to life as any photograph. The part of the falls shown is from the waterworlSs across to the mills. The is- land on which the waterworlzs building stands is also shown. The picture is absolutely perfect in every detail. The horse is one of number bought in by horse-dealers, 9nd has been the proper ty of the present owner (yvho, by the way, was the discQverer of the picture) but short while"
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-01
STORY OF A PET EAGLE.
Chilians Need Not Brag About the Prow-
 ess Of Their COndorS.

A party of tourists witnessed a strange sight near this'place few days ago, says a Raton (N. M.) correspond ent ot the Philadelphia Press. While going by 6 little house near the road they heard the frantic screams of a woman. Several of the men ran to the house and found her standing in side door screaming: My child! My child!' and pointing to an outhouse, on top of which sat a big bald eagle. with a child about one year old in its talons. Before any of the party could shoot the noise frightened the bird, and, picking up the child, he Tapped his enormous wings and started away. The weight of the child, however, was almost too much, and it seemed impossible for him to rise more than fifty feet above the ground. A MT. Roberts in the party had rife, but feared to shoot, know ing that if the bird was killed the boy would fall to the ground and be dashed to pieces. The half-crazed mother and the party of tourists ran along, keeping as near the eagle as possible At last the mother i'm plored MT. Roberts to shoot the bird. Thinking the boys death was almost certainty in any event Mir. Roberts took careful aim and fired. The eagle gave a scream and began beating the air vii ciously with one wing, while the other hung useless by his side. It was almost a minute before the strength of the bird gave out, ard it began to fall, still holding the boy in it's talons. It came down, slowly circling about, and get ting lower and lower each time and at last reached the ground. The mother rushed for her child, but the eagle began to fight with bcak and wing, and it was not until it had been killed with the butt of the rifle that the child was released. The talons of the eagle had gotten we'll tied up in the child's clothes, and this had saved the boys life. He was black and blue in places by being beaten by the eagles wings, but was not otherwise hurt. The moth CT told the tourists that the eagle had been about the house for long time and had almost become pet. It had seemed to be much attached to dog owned by her husband and spent much of it's time near the dogs kennel. A few weeks before the dog had shown symptoms Of madness and had been shot. Since then the eagle had seemed very vicious.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-01
He Wanted q Sure Thing.

A travelling theatrical manager re- gently wrote to the owner of hall in small town in the state of Washington for booking. lie received the follow ing answer: Yours to hand. l won't play on shairs no more. Your cumpany will hay to send me ten Dollars for one night and supply thair own kerrosean and lamps. They will also hay to build thair own staige, becaus the last cum pany broke it down. Thair ain't no money in plaing on shairs in this town, aud 1 wont shure thing
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-01
Reckless Financiering.

Some idea of the reclzlessness that controlled Argentine finances may be had by considering that the national, provincial and municipal debts of the country increased from S100, ,9o0, 099 in 1s39 to S345,500, 0o0 in 1890. Add to this liabilities on the score of inconvertible currency ana state guarantees and the grand total rises to SSSS, ,56o, eco. The annual interest charge on this debt is S46. .500, 0G5-a sum larger than the whole revenue of the nation ct present.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-01
Salt for Clearing weter.

The formation of mud shoals at the mouths of rivers is due to the admiX- ture of salt water with fresh water holding fine particles of mud in solution. The pure water is so affected by the contact that it throws down the mud which it might otherwise have held in suspension for many days. The action of salt in thus clearing water was an- nounced to the British geological soci- ety not long since as 6 new discovery; but the American Journal of Science and Arts asserts that the clearing Of water by salt, as well as by alum, has been popular recipe for ages. It also mentions an American publication in which the action at the mouths of riy- CTS is pointedly refcrrcd to.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-01
Lowelry In Damascus.

, The jewelry industry is one of the most important in Damascus. More than three hundred men make their living by it, and a large number of precious stones are polished annually. Diamonds are imported yearly amount ing in value to eleven thousand pounds sterling, and rubies, turquoises and em- eralds in smaller quantities. About Q third of the production is sold to na- tives, the remainder going to other Syrian towns and to tourists. During the last quarter of a century this trade has greatly diminished. Owing to a large Christian emigration many of the workers have been dispersed to other places on the coast, and tie decay of large fortunes in Syria has rendered the iewelry industry of less importance than it was formerly.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-12-01
Postage Starnns.

There are about 6,O0O varieties of postage stamps now used by the va rious nations of the world. The mu- scum of the Berlin post office alone contains collection of between 4.0O0 and 5000 different specimens of these little colored p2sters. Half of this number are European stamps-the re- mainder divided between America, Asia. Africa a1d Australia.