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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-19

The uniform was made at the tailor's.
Such rich blue cloth, and a coat with
tails, like an officers, and such beautiful
buttons and cap to match.
Scarce ever had a handsomer boy sur
yeyed himself In the glass; and almost for
the first time in the last five years of ihis
hard little life, look of softness crept
over Lycurgus' face; he was really
touched, perhaps, that his father had SO
richly gratified his wish; tears of graft
tude and affection swan up in his eyes,
but he took pains to wipe them away,
plebian fashion, with the back of his
hand, before he descended the stairs.
HAren't you well this morning, dar-
ling?' asked his mother, noticing his
sober, pale face.
''You bet I'm. well,'' said Lycurgus,
with an attempt at gruffness; but some
how, as he went out to school, the door
closed softly behind him. He meant to
bang it resoundingly as usual, but some
how it closed softly.
Lycurgus had had way of running to
school with his head considerably in ad-
vance OF his body, the better, it was sup
posed, TO scent out mischief from afar.
This morning he stood up with his
shoulders back, and he walked with a
proud swing.
"Say, are they warm?'' gasped the
crowd of breathless admirers gathered
around him in the schoolhouse yard.
Warm?'' growled Lycurgus; Il sh d
think | was in a stove.'
"Say, how do they feel? Do they fit
Fit - said Lycurgus: cant We see
by but he paused. He had the repu-
tation among the little band OF swearing
as bad as old Peter Hornkins down by the
corner. But just now he was conscious
OF the blue cloth that soldiers had died in
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A FIGHT FOR LIFE.
A Hudson Bay Trapper's Adventure
with Buffalo.
Caught in a stampede He Runs for a
MuslSeg Where Battle for Life
Ensues.
by cApEL RowLEY.l


cit was the nastiest scrape I ever got
into,'' said Jonathan Johnson, as th
trail upon which we were driving sud-
denly led down into the magnificent ra-
vine in which the Pipestone creek wends
its sluggish way toward the Quappelle
river through numerous cranberry
swamps and muskegs.
cit was the nastiest scrape ever got
into, and I'm going to tell you all about
ito
l settled myself comfortably in the
wagon seat ready for a good story, for
knew that Jonathan in his young days
had been an old buffalo hunter and could
tell many good anecdote if he would
only allow himself to be drawn out.
q Twas about fifty years ago." said
he, ~when these prairies were as wild as
nature made them and bnffalo were as
thick as mice in a barn, that I first came
ont here to hunt and trap for the Hudson
Bay. company. In the east there were few
could beat me as hunter, but up
to Shat time ! didn't know much
about the western big game. Well,
soon found the faVorite feed
ing ground of the buffalo, and that
was right around this neighborhood.
Many a hundred have / shot within five
miles of this spot, but although l have
lad several narrow squeaks for my life,
only once came near getting frightened to
death, and it happened right here.
II hadn't exactly been hunting that
day, still had my rife with me. car
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CIRCUS CLOWNS.

Some of the Tricks Performed by the Fa-
nous REM Celebrated Clowns.
REM, the greatest circus manager of the
age, who died some months ago in Berlin
at the advanced age of Is years, was
known to carry with him always corps
of clowns, who were unique in their line.
They were artists in the pantomime, a
feature which REM introduced first, be-
sides they were as clever tricksters as any
magician in his special line.
Oneof these amusing pleasantries which
never failed to bring down the house was
the vanishing LADY, A woman
seemed to disappear from the center
of a platform before the very eyes
of the spectators, and for which
even the most far sighted could not
account. It was done in this way: In the
center of a platform, free from every
kind of machination, trap-doors, ETC.,
and other stage contrIVanceS, the clowns
constructed before the eyes of their audi
ence little house of light wood panels.
When the house was finished they decided
among themselves to find a LOGGER for it
and as their clownish appearance might
interfere with the rental OF the premises
they adopted the lackey's garb and went
out in search OF the lodger. Presently
they returned with lady, whom
they followed at a respectful dis
lance, and installed in the little
house They continued playing their
roles, bringing her fan, carrying flow
ers, refreshments, etc., to the lady, and all
the while carrying on the most animated
conversation, finishing at last by over
throwing and demolishing the house.
when, to the stupefaction OF the audience
and to the two lackeys themselves, no
lady is visible. She seems to have melted
into air before their very noses. The
key to the situation is as simple
as it is ingenious. The trick is
played by three clowns. One OF
them is dressed as the lady, who becomes
the lodger of the other two. Underneath
her fashionable array the supposed woman
wears a lackey's costume exactly like
those of her two servant men. Piece by
piece she divests herself OF her clothing
while inside the house. and piece by piece
all is carried away by the other two un-
derneath their coats, as they come back
and forth on their errands. In the busy
to and fro the audience does not become
aware of the fact that one of the lackeys
has dropped out at the last moment, and
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'sThere was one, however, that nearly
proved too much for me. A young and
sturdy bull. after making a vigorous rush
across the backs of the others, during
which he slipped and half feH three or
four times only to recover himself with q
snort of terror, finally reached the end of
his living bridge, and, gathering himself
for last effort, attempted to spring upon
my stronghold. Fortunately for me, the
great fellow slipped, and falling short,
succeeded only in striking the island with
his massive woolly head.
AS a matter OF course the shock threw
me off my feet and when / had recovered
myself the bull had got one leg upon the
moss and had half raised himself from the
water.
&"My rife was empty so welded it as a
club, striking him upon the nose until
his roars echoed down the ravine; bat for
all my clubbing / could not drive him
back and in another instant he had
secured footing with the other leg.
Never shall forget the agony OF that
Notwithstanding as / did upon a small
moss island scarcely twelve feet in di-
ameter with q bottomless quagmire all
around and an enraged buffalo drawing
me into the folds of the heaving, bubbling
mud, in which were either dead or dying
full hundred of the wild cattle.
AT that moment l remembered my
hunting knife and drawing it from my
belt drove it to the hilt into the BULBS
neck.
FThe blow was good one and as the
warm life blood poured from his mouth
and nostrils, knew that was saved. q
moment later the huge, strong form sank
lifeless into the mire; the island righted
itself and | was again master of the situ-
alton.
1.-THE rest was comparatively easy, al
though on one occasion | had as many as
a dozen struggling animals close around
me, and all clamoring for admittance at
the same time. But the poor creatures
were too weak to raise themselves, in fact,
most of them sank without causing me
much trouble, and very soon all became
still, but never had the moon shone down
upon a more CHASTITY struggle for exist
ence than had occupied the last half hour.
''After casting around for some time
for means of reaching the shore | finally
succeeded in crossing upon the backs OF
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then?'' said Lycurgus; 81 told We I'D be
good if ye' d get me a uniform. -
s'But don't want to see you in a uni
form; it would be too absurd-a little boy
like you in uniform" groaned, through
her tears, the aristocratic little woman.
''Oh, Kurg, don't you know soldier
clothes won't make any different boy of
you? Being good has got to begin in your
heart.
81 don't know anything about heart, y
said Lycurgus, with stolid contempt;
"but if you YOU II get me uniform iii
be good
After his mother had as usual vainly
kissed and entreated him to go to bed
that night, and his father had finally pro-
PEELED him thither by a powerful hand
upon his jacket collar, the parents took
weary counsel together.
g He says if we viii get him uniform
he viii be good, confided Mrs W
with poor little laugh.
Mr.. W laughed too. But after
awhile he said suddenly, getting up and
walking the floor, "We'll get it. sup-
pose it stands for something or other in
his mind. lie reads history when he
reads anything, Inotice-though whether
it's love OF fighting or love Of bravery
nobody can tell. But he evidently
thinks a uniform is big thing. Let him
have it. "
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his place taken by the laekey inside the
house just as mis- companion commences
to demolish the latter; in which Job he
diligently joins.
Another amusing combination of clown
skill which mystified the visitors of the
REM circus was the following: After an
exhibition of various tricks, the two
clowns propose to play magician for the
delectation of each other. One of them
takes large mantle into which he wraps
himself, and places on his head a tall
one-shaped hat. He then asks small
boy who happens to be near to sit down
on chair. The wOuld-be magician
places on the boys head an egg, an apple,
q goblet, or any other object that may be
handy, and covers the head of the child
with his hat, removing the latter several
times, to show that the object in ques-
ton is still there. When he raises the
hat for the last time the object is gone,
no one knows where. The conrade
of the improvised magician feigns the
most absurd mystification. Suddenly he
breaks out into roaring laughter, plnlons
the arms of his friend, turns him about,
and shows to the audience that the hat is
pierced in the rear with a hole large
enough to extract object after object, just
as with his right hand he is in the act OF
lifting the hat from the boy'S head.
The second clown, by the most anus
ing play of mimicrv, informs his COM
panion that he has but very little faith in
the magic talent OF the former, and will
give him better display OF the black art
as practiced by himself. He snatehes
the mantle from his shoulders and wraps
himself into it, cooking the tall hat over
his ear. He then takes q second sheet, or
mantle, which he throws around the
child as he sits down on the chair, and a
moment later he snatches it away.
The child is gone. Again the audience is
nystifed beyond expression. The second
artist puts on a triumphant air and
strides away with majestic tread. As he
turns to go to the door the child is seen
depending from his shoulders. In the
moment in which he has thrown the man
tie around the small boy the latter has
crawled between the legs of the chair and
the clowns and has hooked himself to
the latter's back.
This last trick, which was always skill
fully performed, was time and again re-
ceived with loud applause by the visitors
OF the circus .Renz.'
1t would lead too far to ennumerate all
the feats of Renz's favorite clowns, but
they were numerous and never failed to
make up some OF the best numbers of the
show. These clowns were artists in their
particular genre, and among the highest
priced employees of his crew.
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me thew cbeered ssGeneraI Washing

ton, - men and boys, with no note Of
envy, but just because they admired and
loved the boy-for though he had been
saved alive, had ne not in reality offered
his young life for the like of them?
t'But the principle isn't right" said
Mrs. W-for the tenth time to her
husband. "No such change ought to
have come about just for foolish blue
uniform. The principle is all wrong.
81 don't know about that, said Ly-
curgus's father. Evidently the blue
cloth that soldiers wear represents some
thing to my boy. We best let him alone"
He called him "my boy'' now; he had
been used to speak of him rather despair
ingly as s'the boy.o
SALLY PRATT MCLEAN GREENEs
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COLDER WINTERS.
Is the Climate of the United states
Changing?

Changing?
Does the procession of the seasons
change? Are the springs shorter, the
winters longer, the summers hotter,
the winters colder in the United States
First of all, we must set aside as of no
value at all the testimony of the "oldest
inhabitant, - Irregular subscriber, -
observer and other persons who write
to the newspapers to inform the world
that the weather was very different when
they were boys.
Such testimony has no scientific value
whatever.
Men have recorded their opinions of the
climate for a thousand years. They have
observed that certain seasons were very
wet, or that there was prolonged
draught on a certain summer. They have
even recorded these observations, and the
sum of all these records bound up into
one big book would not be worth the cost
of printing. The difficulty with all mere
personal observations and recollections
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LYCURGUs' UNIFORM.
What Soldiers Blue Did for ..Bad Boy,
of Tender Years.

of Tender Years.
a bad boy, in spite of the best teachers.
in spite OF a good home and good mother
and father, not a poor boy either, but a
boy in big fine house, who wore clean
linen every day and had nearly all his
heart desired-but who seemed to desire
principally mischief, sometimes even to
the extent of downright wickedness.
Now his mother was weeping over him,
for he had tied the family cat to the door
knob and pulled three of her staunchest
teeth-a cruel, mean little wretch.
Your name ought to be Nero Atilla, -
sobbed his impulsive young mother; ''you
horrid-oh, Kurgi''
For she loved him, though he was
breaking her heart, and he only ten years
old. But she seemed to see his blue eyes
already looking from behind prison bars,
and his straight, tall, handsome little
form-the descendant of the VS. of
Philadelphia, but that was too dreadful.
She sobbed aloud.
'tWhy don't We get me uniform
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mers ''goin' on 'leven'' ito be exact
ever wore before. Gilt, fringe and satin,
and a cross on the breast-it was the pur-
est expression of glory.
And the ''horse OF his OWN he had
long pleaded for was waiting for him in
the stable, and when that uniform
bestrode that horse, the heart of the
owner almost burst those glorious but
tons, and when he had rode through the
village and the factory streets for the first
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a Sure Cure for Plies.

Itching piles are known by moisture
like perspiration, causing intense Itch
ing when warm. This form, as well as
blind. bleeding or protruding, yield at
once to DR.. Bosanko's Pile remedy,
which acts directly on parts affected, alb
serbs tumors, allays itching and effects a
permanent cure. so cents. Druggists or
mail. Circulars free. DIR. Bosanko,
Philadelphia, Pa. Sold by Godbe Pitts
Drug Co. Corner Main and First South.s
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! the dead bufaloes, but it was tickIish
work.
"Wen, to cut a long story short, for
this is my farm which we are coming to,
| managed to get enough hides out of that
pool to make my trip very profitable
one, but had to get a new horse before
could market them, for the old one [
never saw again.
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Nervous Debility

DIR. E. G. VESTS NERVE AND BRAIN TREAT.
AENT. Specific for Hysteria, Dizziness, Fits.
Neuralgia. Headache, Nervous Prostitution
caused By alcohol or tobacco Wekefulness
Mental Depression. oftening Of Brain. causing
insanity, misery. decay death, Premature Old
Age. Barrenness, LOSS Of Power in either SEX
Impotence, Leucorrhoea and eli Female Weak
nesses caused by over-exertion OF brair. over
indulgence 4 months treatment, 81, six for
f5, by mail. We guarantee six boxes to cure
Each order for six boxes with IS, will send writ
ten guarantee to refund If not cured. Guaran-
tee issued only by Johnson Pratt & Co, Whole,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
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COMMERCIAL PAPER.

| Packets not in excess Of ten ounces. .......- 8
| Packets in excess Of ten ounces, for each two
ounces or fraction thereof .....-...-......-. 1
Registration fee on letters or other articles. 10
That the working class, particularly
those of foreign birth, are not aware of
! the fact that merchandise cannot be sent
! through the mails, unless prepaid at 3
cents per one-haf ounce or fraction
! thereof, to countries outside of Canada
and Mexico, is particularly noticeable.
| Pairs OF articles, two or more articles OF
exact counterpart, handkerchiefs, scarfs,
needlework, articles of wearing apparel,
| perfectly whole and complete in them
selves, whether sent in execution OF an
order or as gifts, Can not be considered
in any sense as samples, and can not be
sent through the mails to foreign coun-
tries, unlesss prepaid at cents per half
ounce or fraction.
! Christmas and New Years. cards and
photographs with frames, or articles bear
! ing Christmas or New Years. greetings so
elaborate in their design as to have IN IN
trinsic value outside OF the sentiment at
tached to them, such as satin pin cush-
ions, celluloid calendars, plaques, greet
ings in frames, cannot be sent through
| the mails to countries other than Canada
and Mexico outside of the United States,
unless prepaid ats cents per half ounce or
| fraction.
Wrapping use of poor quality of
wrapping paper for sending packages
| through the mails should be avoided.
| Packages should be wrapped in strong
wrapping paper and tied with strong
/ Irvine. 1t is not necessary to leave any
part of the package exposed; it should be
SO wrapped that it can be united and ex-
amined without breaking cord.
! The address should be written plainly
and legibly upon the package with Ink.
Tags and address labels should not be
used, as they frequently become torn and
detached from the packages.
| The sender's name and address should
! always appear on every article sent
through the mails, preceded by the word
''from.' If the above rules were OBJ
served few packages would go astray in
| the mails.
Packages Of merchandise having a sara
BILE value, whether sent as presents or
not, can not be sent through the mails to
foreign countries except Canada and
Mexico. Articles of any kind otherwise
mailable, which contain any writing
and are not paid in full at the letter rate
of postage, can not be sent through the
mails 10 foreign countries other than
Canada and Mexico.
Articles of jewellery and coins cannot be
en- through the mails to foreign coun-
sries. Sealed packages mot letters, adj
dressed to Canada and Mexico, can not be
sent through the mails. Phoi ographs,
| closed against inspection, and sent at the
cheaper rate of postage to foreign coun-
tries.
The Modern Invalid
! Has tastes incidentally. in keeping with
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UNION
PACIFIC
SYSTEM
THE IHHUUVH NAR l1INE,
TRAINS ARRIVE AND DEPART AT SALT LAKE,
CITY DAILY. AS FOLLOWS:

effective February 1st, 1897
ARRIVE:
From all points east-------------------.3 800 m
From Butte, Portland and San Fran
From Cache Valley and Park City ----1O:5O q m
From all points $40 N
From Ogden and Cache Valley points Z: % IN
from Frisco and intermediate points. O:0O m
From Juab and Eureka 6IOp "a
fF'rcm terminus and Tooele ----- 400 N
DEPART:
For Ogden and all points East------- 500 M
For Butte. Portland. San Francisco
and Cache Valley points m
For Cache Valley and Park City, $3.50 m
For Ogden, and ell points East ----- 6:SOp N
For Ogden. intermediate points and San
For Eureka JuaD and F'risco----7:4 Os N
For Juab and Intermediate points - 4:s5 u
SFor Tooele and Terminus 7:45 N
Daily. Sundays excepted
! Does not run between Juab and Milford OF
Sundays.
CITY TICKET OFFICE, 2Ol MAIN ST.
D. E. Burnley,
Gen'l Agt. Passg'r Dept.
E. DICKINSON, Il. LOMAX.
Gen'l Manager. G. P. & T. Agt
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POSTAL INFORMATION.
Extracts from the Postal Laws Regard.
ing MaiIable Matter.


Foreign Postage Table-To most of ghe
countries of the civilized world the rates
OF postage Except Canada and Mexico)
are as follows:
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The Modern Invalid

Has tastes incidentally, in keeping with
other Injuries. A remedy must be pleas
antly acceptable in form, purely whole
some in composition, truly beneficial in
effect and entirely free from every objec-
tionable quality. II really ill he consuIts
physician; if constipated he uses the
gentle family laxative syrup of figs.
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TICKET OFFICE, 200 SOUTH MAIN STREET.
D. c. DODGE. A. EWELBY. ]. Il. BENNETT,
Cen Mgr GenI Supt G. P Ia.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1893-03-03

1
Beautiful spring has come at last. We
were just abont 10 write and publish a
few columns Of poetry on SPRING bnt
upon petition Of the citizens asking US
TO spare them,D we have concluded to
avoid IL. They say they hayn't done
anything TO deserve such punishment.
Transcript A lady over at Hilsboro
has recently sold brood Of 400 chickens
raised by her the past year, for 5000.
This does not take into account the eggs
sold which would doubtless liqudate all
expenses. Wen bet our last years hat
against nickel that the lady's husband
didn't make US much clear coin off OF his
80.acre wheat field last year.
In our mention Of the new wells last
week we omitted TO mention that which
was recently finished by w. +. Thurna-
gle, which is one Of the best in town.
Water has also been struck in the coun-
ty well, but as this WAS sunk on the
highest point In town, it will be neccs-
sary 10 go several feet deeper in order to
obtain sufficient quantity.
School Clerk r. w. Cooke has notices
posted, calling for regular annual
meeting ol the citizens Of this district
next Monday, 9th, for the purpose Of
electing two directors, one to take the
place Of A. Henshaw, whose term ex-
pires, the other 10 I'll the vacancy occa-
stoned by the resignation Of D. $. Brown.
A clerk will also be elected for the ensu-
ing year.
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A Vicious Attack.

On Saturday, Feb. 18th, Dud Flynn,
young man about % years Of age, with
out any cause TO speak Of, made vicious
attack upon Mr.. Ed Wineland at Lone
Rock. From what we can learn OF the
occurrence, it appears that Flynn had
been laying for" Mr.. Wineland, and
when the latter stepped out Of a store
Just after dark in the evening, Flynn
dealt him amurdcrous blow which felled
him 70 the ground. lie then jumped
upon the old mans face with his boot
heels and repeatedly kicked him in the
stomach and intestines until the old gem
tleman was insensible. Some one then
interfered, or he probably would have
been murdered outright.
As soon as Mr.. Wineland was able.
which was several days after, he was
brought to Condor, where he has since
remained under the Doctors care. He
Is horribly cut up and wounded inter-
nally, and was obliged to carry both
arms in slings, 1t will be many day
before lie RECEIVERS his health again, II at
all.
He had warrant sworn out for
Flynn's arrest, on charge Of assault
With intent TO kill, Deputy Sheriff Tom
johnson went over aud brought him to
town Saturday. He waived examine
tion and was bound over to the grand
| jury in the sum OF 1900, which were fur
nished.
Mr.. Wineland has also brought suit
against Flynn, through his attorneys
Darling 4 Hendricks, for $40O damages
the papers being served Thursday.