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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-24

60. Well, I certainly don't want
an Encyclopaedia that will not tell
meanything about the great men
of the world until after they are
dead. Why, it's just exactly while
they are alive that I want to know
about them most. But see here.
Whatyou say doesn'thold together.
Why ism t there anythingsaidabout
General Grant? He was dead long
before this last edition OF the En-
cyclop4diR Britannica was pub
Iished. Guess you've travelled off
the record Just q little bit. my
friend?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-24
@lfe AMERICANIZED
= ENCYCLOPEDIA
BRITANNICA
FOR EIGHT MONTHg.
ANSWERS.

1t is very simple matter We have arranged
| with the Publishers OF the Americsnized Ency-
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| this work off their hands thus securing remark
| ably low price as well as singularly easy terms.
| We propose to give the whole advantage OF this
transaction to our subscribers, and offer TO de-
liver the entire set of the Americanized Encyclo-
| psedla Britannica on payment of $500 and your
| signing contract to pay $3.50 month fer 10
/ months. $50 IN all. This offer is made only in
connection with years subscription to this
paper at regular subscription rates.
+ Just so. But you see, in these days ofstsam
and electricity, and labor-saving machinery,
great deal can be done for eight cents dSy, es-
pecially when twenty or thirty thousand people
club their money and each puts his eight cents
| into common stock.
You can be thankful that you didn't accept
his offer. IL you'd done 80 and seen the Ameri-
canized edition afterWard you would have felt
hike kicking yourself. lsupposs your Canvass
ing friend told you that the Encyclopaedia Bri-
tannica was simply the most complete work Of
its kind ever published?
So it is; he was right enough so far. It's 9
monumental work and cost more than million
dollars to get up. But there are spots on the
sun, you know, and there are defects even in the
encyclopedias britannica. Did he mention to
you that you might look for Ulysses S. GrRnt
| IN it and not find word about him?
OF course he was, or pretty nearly SO. But
the Encyclopaedia Britannica doesn't mention
him for all that And it doesn't say a word
about Sherman either, nor about Sheridan, nor
Hancock, nor Blaine, nor Cleveland, nor Harri-
son, nor Harriet Beecher Stowe nor Julia Ward
Howe, nor Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, nor Charles
Stewart Parnell, nor Bismarck, nor JEFF Davis,
nor
Oh, yes indeed. It contains some Of the mosa
magnificent biographies that ever were written.
-Macaulay's life Of DR.. johnson, for example.
But you see what they called "the plan of
the work" excluded all mention of living
characters. They wanted to gee how a man
would turn out first before they made room for
| his life in their volumes
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-24
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SiErer Lead.
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Why. that is only about eight
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-24

Dear me. whata world this is, to
be sure. And is there anything
else the matter with tbs book 2
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-24

Why, Of course ne did. He said
Bwes only published Last year.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-24

Ieee, I see. Why it's q perfectly
splendid idea. The only wonder
is that nobody thought of it be-
fore. And ! suppose there's a BIZ
ography of General Grant in your
edition?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-24

OGDEN, Feb. 2S.-The union printers
formerly employed on the STANDARD will
show their hands on Saturday, according
to the following dodger, with which they
flooded the town tonight:
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BY JAMES FENlMORE COOPER.

The greatest noests
in Germany Great Britain the United
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Any other improvements This
Is getting interesting.
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THE

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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-07-13

81 think Samfire is the luckiest man
know anything about" remarked
Shopper.
What particular piece of luck has
he struck now?" asked Skidmore.
He put up $1,000 house on lot
which cost him $1,000, and sold the
place for nearly S12,O OO."
Il don't see anything lucky in that"
Don't you? Nothing lucky in q
profit of 81 ,o00?"
You didn't say he made a profit of
$4,000"
well, thought you could add it up
for yourself. Three thousand for the
lot and five thousand for the house
make eight thousand, and the sum of
the two subtracted from twelve thou
sand leaves four, don't it?''
you poor deluded man"
whats the matter?"
81 see that you never built a 5000
house. Life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-07-13
ARAB SWIM MERS.
Their Skill and Endurance Seem Almost
Incredible.

Their Skill and Endurance Seem Almost
Incredible.
The American boy who spends his
summers by the sea, or within easy
walking distance of stream or lake,
| sometimes thinks himself an accom-
plished swimmer. In comparison with
the boys who have twelve months of
practice year instead of three, such a
boy is very clumsy land-lubbcr in
deed. A traveller recently returned
from the east told writer for the Chi
cago News something about Arab
swimmers.
when ships are lying at anchor off
the coast" he said, the natives swim
about them for hours, with scarcely
moments rest. You may hurl 4 coin
with all your strength as far from the
ship as possible, but an Arab Is after
it like flash. Darling through the
water like an arrow. he has the money
before it has sunk many feet into the
water He invariably gets the money,
never missing a single attempt.
"Often the swimmers Chamber on
board the boat, and endcavor to turn
an honest penny by entertaining the
passengers in one way or another.
Some of their sleight-of-hand perform
ances are exceeding clever. | re1nem-
Der one instance in particular in which
an Arabian magician got the better of
young passenger. The Arab swan
out to the ship and came aboard.
"While he was endeavoring to per-
form few tricks for those on deck,
the fresh young man had made him
self very offensive by attempting to
expose all the illusions and explain
them to the audience.
FINALLY the Arab asked some one to
loan him an English sovereign for a
few moments. The young man stepped
nimbly forward and handed the ma
gician the required gold piece. The
Arab stretched out his left hand, and
placed the coin in the middle of his up
turned palm in plain view Of the spec
tators. He slowly closed his hand
without moving it's position. In sec
ond he opened it, and in place of the
sovereign was penny. The English.
man wanted to examine it. The Arab
tossed it to him. While the young fell
low was examining the penny the
Arab made dive for the side of the
ship. There was a splash in the sea,
and that was the last the young man
ever saw of the Arab or the sovereign"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-07-13
Corrected His Mistake.

The late Justice Lamar was proba
bly, the most absent-mindcd man that
ever occupied a prominent place il
public life in this country. The Boston
Herald tells this amusing story Of his
forgctfulness:
AS long ago as the time when he
was senator, he got on bob-tailed
car in Washington, took a quarter from
his pocket, and with thoughts intent
on, far-away things, dropped it into
the box.
why, senator" exclaimed q fellow
passenger who knew Mr.. Lamar, and
had noticed his mistake, don't you
think it's little extravaganza to pay
twenty-five cents for ride when the
fare is only five ccnts?"
'Why, that's fact, that's factr' re.
sponded the senator, waking up from
his day dream.
Then he drew out a handful OF
change, carefully picked out n nickel
dropped it into the box and sat down
satisfied that he had rectified his mis-.
take, and had not paid thirty cents for
his ride.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-07-13
A Dreary Forecast.

When the gods of Greece passed away
with the great Pan, nature lost its
divinity, but society was overshadowed
by holier presence. When Christian.
ity itself began to appear grotesoue
and incredible, men reconciled them.
selves to the change by belief in an age
of reason, of enlightenment, of prog.
resS. 1t is now more than probable
that our science, our civilization. our
great and real advance in the practice
of government are only bringing us
nearer to the day when the lower races
will predominant in the world. when
the higher races will ,Ose their noblest
elements, when we shall ask nothing
from the day but to live, nor from the
future but that we may not deterio-
rate. Even so, there will still remain
to us ourselves. Simply to do our work
in life, and to abide the issue. if we
stand erect before the eternal calm as
cheerfully as our fathers faced the
eternal unrest, may be nobler training
for our souls than the faith in prog.
ress.-C. H. Pearson, in National Life
and Character.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-07-13
A Delicate Compliment.

To be able to compliment withou,
seeming to ilattcr is rare gift. and
probably no race of men are endowed
with that cir. more extensively than
the French.
An example of the Frenchman's rare
tact in matters of this sort is shown in
that sweet little story of a man who
had venturcd to compliment a white.
haired old lady on her beaaty.
All" said she. Il fear you 6atter
me. You call me pretty? Why, am
an old woman, my hair is white, and,
see, here is wrinkle
"A wrinllle?" he replied. Never,
madame; that Is not a wrinkle. 1t is
but smile that has drifted from its
mornings"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-07-13
Tho Black Maria.

During old colonial days Maria Lee,
negress, kept sailors boarding
house in Boston. She was a woman of
gigantic size and prodigious strength
and was of great assistance to the au-
thorities in keeping the peace, as the
entire lawless element of that locality
stood in awe of her. Whenever an un-
usually troublesome person was to be
taken to the station-house, the services
of Black Maria, as she was called.
were likely TO be required. 1t is said
that she took at one time, and without
assistance, three riotous sailors to the
lookup. SO frequently was her help
required, that the expression. send
for Black Maria" came to mean:
Take the disorderly person to Jail. -
1t is easy to see how the name became
fixed to the means OF transportation
N. y. Ledger.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-07-13

England by the late Lady Brassey, and
though she gave some of them away
to friends, the country of their origin
was kept secret by all who owned the
dogs. 1t is pretty well established
now that they come from China, and as
they have been taken up by English
dog-fancicrs, and are being exhibited
at English shows, they will doubtless
soon become a 'fad" with our own
toy-dog lovers.-Harper's Young Peo-
MI
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-07-13
The Tobacco Habit Cured.

at is very hard for an old smoker to
give up the habit all at once"
II don't know about that. You re-
member old Tom Jinkson?"
Eyes; he has been smoking all his
life"
well, he has given it up"
did he taper off gradually?"
mo he gave it up all at once. He
was in stone quarry and spark
from his pipe fell in keg of giant
powder. Texas Siftirrs.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-07-13

Mrs. Wimpleton-Come, Mr.. Twick
enham. and let me introduce you tc
Mr.. Shinglenaile, the coming archi
tect.
Observation-Disclosures, but l have
already met the young man. In fact
he built house for me-
Mrs. Wimpleton-Really? And was
it a success?
INTERCHANGEABLE seems to think so
He is living in it.-Vogue.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-07-13

Flohr Wallker-Where is Miss Pretty
miss this morning?
Miss Nalencines-Oh. she hasn't got
down yet. Perhaps there has been an
other delay to the subur-
Flohr Walker-Ilh. here she comes.
Miss Prettymiss. if this hardness on
your part continues, shall be COM
PEELED to place you at the remnant
counter.-Pucli
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-07-13
A Man of the People.

Hungry Higgins tell you, old fell
Ter, this here man Gladstone is a fell
Ter would like to meet and shake by
the hand.
Weary Watkins-Why?
Hungry Higgins-This here paper
says that he has wore the same collar
for twenty years or more.-Indianapo
lis Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-07-13

First New Yorker-Havc nice time
while you were in Europe?
Second New Yorller-Splendid! You
should have been with US. ! saw Vesu-
vius in eruption.
First New Goriler-Well, as far as
that goes ! haren't missed anything.
My wife'S mother is staying with US
now, and ! have that sort of thing
avery day.-Texas SifCingS
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-07-13

"Sfnce you are to be my sister" said he,
Instead Of my wife, as you say,
You cannot object to bestowing on me
A kiss in sisterly way
Ehe smiled and replied with ingenious arr:
III Kiss you are wanting, dear brother
Just step right into the sitting-room there
And affectionately kiss our mother"
kansas City journal
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-07-13
NEW KIND OF DOG.

The Black Pug from China VIII Soon Be
Popular.
Ten or twelve years ago such an ami
NAL as a black pug-dog was unknown
both in this country and in Europe,
end even now it is very rare, not a sim
gle specimen having been exhibited at
the last dog show in New York city.
Black pugs were first introduced into
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-07-13

The Depositor-So Mr.. Slsipwith Cash
has left the bank?
The New Cashier-Yes, and it S about
all he did leave.-Truth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-07-13
Didn't Know.

II should steal kiss from you,
Pray, pretty maid, what would you do?"
With eyelics dropped she murmurcd: well,
Until you do how can tell?'
--Brooklyn Lifa
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-07-13
Caught in Her Own Ira,

Caught in Her Own Trap.
When she assured me that might
Look on her always as a sister,
exercised brothers right,
And most affectionately kissed her
Truth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-07-13

Quite Lillely.-"Yes, have posi-
ton in a powder mill now" well,
stick to it, old fellow. You may have
q chance to rise some day.-Truth.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-11-18

The new Danish minister Count
Reyenlow. is handsome,ga fine musician,
fond of society, and, above all, bache-
Tor The Danish legation is expected
TO be a gay place this winter
Mrs Sarah TeMoync, who received
medal at the fair for her rendition
of the Columbian Ode was a Miss Pow
ell, who once entertained the friends
of the late Mrs Whitney with a little
society play.
The district commissioners are con
sdering the question of planting new
trees on both sides OF Pennsylvania
avenue,
Miss Cockrel. daughter Of Senator
Cockrell. who is now abroad for study
under Mrs J. w. Fosters care viii
reach here this month and be a valuable
addition 10 this seasons crop of sen.
atorial deGutantes.
The bazaar TO be given by society
ladies for the Home of IncurabEes Will
take place the LIST and "a of December
and viii be a swell event, Mrs, Senator
Dolph, Mrs Admiral Crosby, Mrs. La
mont and the Countess Esterhazy being
active workers.
Mrs Senator Platt who has been i'll
for several weeks ut the Arlington
hotel, is still seriously sick.
Mrs, Vaudeville Carlisle, who viii
spend the winter in Pittsburg, has
leased her residence to Mrs. Harriet
Inne-Johnston, Mrs. Johnston, who
was the nicce of President Buchanan,
spent last winter at the capital and was
the recipient Of much social attention.
Washington street car conductors
have a new wrinkle that will be a great
help TO the public and a great saw
ing to the conductors lungs. 1t is said
II petition win likely be presented to al
how them TO use a phonograph, which,
by pulling a string, VIII call out the
names Of The streets
Mrs. Hearst, Of California, widow
Of tho millionaire senator, is back in
town for the winter.
Secretary Herbcrts married daughter
Mrs Micon, wiz be his guest during
the social season.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-11-18
7 ~ 7 TT 7 TTTFTTT~T~T* W:

10y q modern Japanese, whose name
escapes me, which are absolute won
derS
Americans never smoke In rcstau
rant except in a room set apart for
the purpose and into which il would
be in bad form to take a lady,
81 saw MonctS 'Toreador. some
fine CprotS, DclacroiNs, and Nelson.
ierS which Americans hld lent saw
again there Bennat's superb Iavigcrie.
two horses by BcSuari line Duez
! should also mention the German por.
traits 10y LRmach, one Of which lis a
Bismarck, which is painted in the
style Of Rembrandt.
what else can tell youg also
saw a pretty detail As we were re-
turning TO New York we had the salts.
faction 10 admire at our clse the Ia.
mains Of a railroad accident, cattle
train which had left the rails 1t al
most seemed as though il had been
done TO give pleasure TO the foreigners
who Were travelling over the road"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-11-18
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement ana
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, With
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products TO
the'needs Of physical being, will attest
the value 10 health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced In the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
It's excellence ia due 10 its presenting
IA the form most acceptable and pleas
ant 20 the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; efectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and FEVER
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction 10 millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because il acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
oning them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup Of Fig,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute If offered.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-11-18
A aNAAfpIY LAXATIVE

Physicians are not inclined TO recon
nend Standardization to the iaity. Yet
there is one need, says the American
Analyst, which they are almost unable
to supply We refer 30 the family lax
alive" The family physician is able ia
prescribe for the most complicated
and obscure of maladies and yet is
often puzzled to know just what to
give when asked for remedy which
can be kept in the house for family
use as a laxative, that shall be effective,
free from danger and not unpleasant
90 take When absent on our summer
vacation we were asked by four differ
cnt parties, representing as many fami-
lies, what we thought Of the "Syl1ip of
Figs" Not one word did we yolun Ger
OH tie subject and we were somewhat
surprised to find that there was this
small token Of the very general use Of
that preparation These parties said
they derived more benefit from 1t ana
found It more pleasant TO take than
anything Of The kind they had ever
used The simple question with them
informed them that It's active ingrcdi-
ent was q pronnrltion Of SIENNA. and
That it was entirely free from danger.
With this assurance they volunteered
the Information that they should CON
-inue to keep 1t in the house.
The therapeutical properties OF SIENNA
are so wd'l known that comment on
his seems Unnecessary. 1T might be
well TO notice, however, that Bartholow
says if Is n very safe ANA seryiccable
cathartic," and that It is highly priced
as q remedy for constipati ton" He also
snakes the important observation that
its use lis not followed by intestinal
torpOr and constipation"
The simple truth Of the natter is,
we have altogether too few prepara-
lions which we can recommend TO our
families as effective laxauves. But
the California Fig Syrup Company has
one Of the most desirable combinations
for this purpose with which we are
familiar The Fig Syrup Company
gives TO the profession the composition
Of this preparation, therefore there is
no secret about t; the persons who use
this Laxative speak in the highest terms
about It; and we are pleased to notice
that large number Of physicians are
prescribing IL.
Viewed from the narrowest and most
selfish standpoint the physician viii
lose nothing by recommending such a
preparation as Syrup OF Figs to his
patients; while viewed from the high
est standpoint Of doing the best posi-
bic 10y those who place themselves in
our care, we would say the profession
cannot do better than give their In
dorsement to such a preparation.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-11-18
CANARGo, His, June 8, 1903.

Mr. E. T HAmrME, Warren Pa
DEAR SRI believe that owe my life to your Pisos
Cure for Consumption My right lung had been unso~ad
for twenty years am the last Of family Of elc seven
Of whom died OF consumption. -Four years ago took a
tad cold and thought would have change climates for
my health procured bottle Of your Pisos Cure and
took it, bur got neither better then got
another cough remedy and took it, but grew gradually
worse. then procured six bottles Of Pi5o Cure and com
rlenced taking in earnest After taking the second bottle
my cough was less and before had taken The six bottles
was we'll have had the grip every winter for four years
Every cold that get appears to settle in my right lung
that being the weakest point but your Pso has always
cured me. Yours truly.
]. II. BAGLEY
Veterinary Surgeon.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-11-18
MIOO Howard. sIOo.

The reader OF this paper win be eascd G,
learn that there is at least one dreaded dis
ease that science has been able to cure Ia al
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tarrh Cure is the only positive cure known
to the medical fraternity Catarrh being Q
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stitutional treatment Halls Caturrh Cure 8,
taken internally acting directly ON the blood
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destroying the foundation OF The disease, aud
giving the patient strength by building w
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Address, +. j. CHENEY & Co, Toledo o
Ter Sold by Druggists. Toe.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-11-18

Syrup"

My acquaintance with Boschee's
GermanSyrupw made about four
teen years ago. / contracted cold
which resulted in a hoarseness and
cough which disabled me from fill
ing my pulpit for a number of Sab
baths. After trying a physician,
without obtaining relief l saw the
advertisement of your remedy and
obtained bottle. received quick
and permanent help l never hest
tate to tell my experience, Rev. w.
IL. Haggerty, Martinsvilie, N. ]. o