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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-10-22
MISS HANNAH sKEENE.

over one year ago, with most gratifying results,
and was nearly deaf and blind when l went TO
DR.. DeMonco- He was very encouraging to
me, and after close examination said my case
was durable. but would require some time TO
cure.
II am now a new person as to sight and hear
ing. and as 1 gave him my testimonial then,
now gladly atnrm the truth and permanency Of
their skillful treatment.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-04-14
Remarkable Condolences.

The most loyal man in the world can
be none other than William, the black
smith of Prenzlau, near Potsdam, since
he more than any other is in living con-
cord with his sovereign, the Emperor
William III. He married, on the same
day as the young emperor, a wife bear
ing the empress name. He has six
sons, like the emperor, and the birth
days are identical with the respective
birthdays of the Imperial Princes.
Then when the bells of Berlin were
ringing joyfully because Of the birth of
the first Imperial Princess, there was
rejoicing in the blacksmith's house be-
cause his wife presented him with his
first daughter. Apropos of the fore
going remarkable coincidence, the
Germans, following up the philo-
sophical bent are hunting up coinci-
dences to match it,
But we have one which, we venture
to think, outmatches the best of theirs.
Here it is: On December 5, 1864, a
boat crossing the Menai Strait was up
set, and all the passengers were
drowned except certain Hugh Will
liams. On December 5, 1855, another
boat crossing the Menai Strait was up
set, and all the passengers were
drowned except one, named Hugh
Williams. On December 5, 1920, a
third boat crossing the Menai Strait
was upset, and all the passengers were
drowned except one, whose name was
also Hugh Williams.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-04-14
Snow in the Sierra Nevadas.

Il have seen it snow so hard in Ne.
vada," said James Milbuln, that a
plough with four monster engines be.
hind it would be completely stalled be-.
fore it had gore one mile from snow
shed. The down-tumbling flakes could
cover the cleared track so fast that once
the plough got stuck it couldn't back
out, and would have to be dug out by
snow shovellers when the storm had
ceased. I have seen two story houses
completely covered by the snow, and
telegraph poles buried out of sight.
Often in the canons houses are reached
through long tunnels in the snow. One
night guide led me through one OF
these tunnels, and was amazed to find
myself suddenly transferred from 3
waste of wearying whiteness into q
brilliantly lighted bar room filled with
men, which was the ante-room to big
dining establishment and part of the
lower floor of large two-and-a. half
story boarding house. Not sign of it
had been visible from the outside, not
even curl of smoke. Snow is snow
in the Sierra Nevadas. There are
canons in the mountains that have it
eighty and one hundred feet deep
sometimes"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-04-14
Left for the Youngest,

Everyone must accept with such
cheerfulness as he can the advance OF
age, for the most kindly meant assur-
nnce that the years are lightly carried
does not diminish their actual number.
One of the most ingenious and graceful
attentions ever paid to venerable man
came from a valet to Cardinal Fleury,
in the last century. The cardinal who
is ninety years old, had said in a
somewhat melancholy mood to his valet,
Barjac, that he was too old, that death
must have forgotten him, but that
within few days surely he must make
the solemn journey into eternity.
A few days later there was festival,
and Barjac invited fourteen guests to
dine with the cardinal When the cake
was put on the dinner table, the cardi-
nal said sadly, referring to the custom
of the day:
The youngest person here must cut
it. With my ninety years, I can only
claim the honors due the Oldest of the
company"
But, said his right-hand neighbor,
Princess Monttarey, Il was born Janu-
ary Is, 1861, and so am two years
older than your eminence.
"And I, said the Marquis de FIava-
court, who sat at the cardinals left,
must own to ninety-four years.
And so the members of the company
went on telling their ages. all more than
the years of the cardinal, until he ex-
claimed:
is it possible that I am the youngest
one present, that am to cut the cake?"
"Of course, of course, urged his de-
lighted guests.
rs it chance or plot?' asked the old
man. Just then he caught sight of Bar
jac's smiling face, and understood at
once his old servants kind stratagem.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-04-14
The Rialto Bridge.

The bridge of the Rialto is name to
conjure with, but, honestly speaking, it
is scarcely the gem of the composition.
There are, of course, two ways of tax
ing it-from the water OF from the up
per passage, where its small shops and
booths abound in Venetian character;
but it mainly counts as feature of the
canal when seen from the gondola Oh
even from the awful uapereHo. The
curve of its single arch is much to be
commended, especially when, coming
from the railway station, you see it
frame with its sharp compass line the
perfect reach of the canal on the other
side. But the backs of the little shops
make, from the water, graceless col
lective hump, and the inside view is
the diverting one.
The big arch of the bridge-like the
arches of all the bridges is the boat
mans friendi in wet weather The gon-
dolas, when it rains, huddle beside the
peopled barges, and the young ladies
from the hotels, vaguely fdgeting,
complain of the communication of in
sect life. Here indeed is little of
everything, and the jewellers of this
celebrated precinct-they have their
immemorial row-make almost as fine
a show as the fruiterers. 1t is univer-
sal market, and fine place to study
Venetian types. The produce of the
islands is discharged there. and the fish
mongers announce their presence.
All ones senses, indeed, are vigor-
ously attacked, the whole place is vio-
lently hot and bright, and odorous and
noisy. The churning of the raporetto
mingles with the sounds-not indeed
chat this offensive note is confined to
one part of the canal. But Just here
the little piers of the resented steamer
are particularly near together, and it
seems, somehow, to be always kicking
ap the water.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-04-14

Doctor Pighead visits Mr.. Goldman,
the great pork manufacturer.
well, my dear sir, I don't see any
thing radically wrong with you. Go to
bed early, don't drink anything strong
er than coffee, and you'll be all right in
week.
What! Are you not going to give
me any medicine?'
Certainly not. You don't need it.
But you get your money just tho
same.
Yes. Just so.
"Well, don't think it is a square deal.
S'posing you put mustard plaster
on the back of my neck and gimme
dose of medicine. Everybody that
works for mes got to earn his sal
ary."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-04-14
Artificial Voice,

The operation of removing the entire
larynx from living man has been sue
cessfully performed in a number o.
cases, and in several of these an artifi-
cial larynx, with reeds vibrating some.
what like the reed of a clarionet, has
been constructed. In one case it was
made of hard rubber, and the man could
speak in loud, clear and distinct man
ner. He could not relax or increase
the tension of the vibrating reed, and
hence his voice was monotonous in tone,
but, being an ingenious mechanic, he
made several different sets of vibrating
reeds of different pitch, and as he could
slide these in an out of the box at pleas.
ure, he could thus suddenly change his
voice from the deepest bass to the high.
est soprano to the great astonishment
of his hearers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-04-14
Feet-Decorated Women.

All OF the Soudanese women are @
curiosity. Their hair is braided up
into hundreds of little plaits, so small
as to be mere strings. These braids
have been soaked in castor oil and
rubbed in dust until in places they are
perfectly solid. In the middle of the
forehead dangle short strings of beads
holding fancy gold pendant, and in
the nostrils large ring. Around the
neck are strings of onyx beads, as we'll
as long strings Of polished pebbles and
amber interspersed with gay beads.
OF bracelets there are several Of coarse
dark horn upon one arm upon the
other the massive silverwork peculiar
to the Soudan. They wear wrapped
around them a black shawl, and their
feet are decorated with anklets.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-04-14
BOOKS TO LOAN.

We have the following list of books
which contain most valuable informa-
tion on a wide range of subjects, that
find their way, as such publications gen
orally do, to the editors table, which
we will loan to persons desiring to in
inform themselves on the leading
questions OF political economy and
government.
These works are written in plain
comprehensive style by authors who
have thoroughly mastered the SUBJ
Jects on which they write. Some Of
the works are in the form of stories,
such as the Golden Bottle" "Driven
from Sea to Sea-" Congressman
SWANSON etc.
We will loan these books to all who
desire to read them on the condition
that they will read and return after
having book in possession reason
able length of time. The long evenings
of winter afford fine opportunity for
reading.
THE MIDLAND JOURNAL.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-04-14
ELEVATOR ETIQUETTE.
Your Hat Should Remain on Your Hei
in Public Lift.


Your Hat Should Remain on Your Head
in Public Lift.
Three men out of four seem TO be
ignorant of the fact that it is bad form"
to take off their hats in the presence of
ladies in public elevators. They might
save themselves such a gaucherie by
bearing in mind that an elevator par
takes of the character of the building
in which it is located, says the Louis
vile Courier JommaL If the building
is private residence, or one in which
it is customary for men to remove their
hats on entering it, the same rule OBJ
tains in the elevator, as matter of
course. But there is no reason for re-
moving hat in the elevator of house
in whose halls it is allowed to remain
on the head. There is nothing sacred
about an elevator which should warrant
the observance of one rule iu it and
another in other parts of the house.
The elevators of most buildings are
simply public highways, and there is
no more sense in taking off your hat
because the lift contains lady than
there is in taking it off in the corridors
in which there are ladies, OF in the
street cars.
Courtesy is at all times due ladies,
and it will be paid to them at all times
by gentleman. But courtesy is not
founded on illogical caprice, and there
is not one form of courtesy for eleva-
tors and another form for other public
places.
Keep your hats on your heads in
public elevators, and thereby keep
them out of other peoples and your
own way, while avoiding, at the same
time, the suspicion that you mean
well, but don't know.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-04-14
Hunting for an Old Man.

In the biography of DR.. Norman
Macleod there is an amusing account
given of a visit he paid to one of the
Western Islands to see man who was
celebrated in the district for his great
age. The doctor found an old man
I'VE can only quote from memory sit
ting on bench outside the house, and
gave him the usual greeting Il heard
that you were q very wonderful old
man, and Two come to see you. It'll
be my father you want to see," said
The old man on the bench. SO the visi-
tor went inside, and there, sitting
over the peats, was very old man in
deed, bent and doubled up, but still,
for all that, with all his wits about him.
"Good-day to you," said the good doc
tor; Il have heard about you, very
wonderful old man, and I've como to
see you Then he, too, declined the
imputation, and pointed with his stick
to the ben of the house. It'll be
my father you want to see,'' said this
old man of the freside. So there, in
the "ben, the original Simon Pure was
discovered at last, very, very ancient
old man indeed, as may we'll be
IMAGINED
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-04-14
BLUFFlNG A VISITOR.
An Office Boy for Western ,aoer De
serves Credit.

serves SFeUlts
He was an office boy worthy of q
place among heroes, albeit his lot was
cast in the newspaper office Of West
ern town, where enduring fame is
crowded to the wall.
He occupied place at the foot OF
the editorial stairs, and it was his duty
to give warning to the editor when an
irate visitor came with u gun to correct
an item appearing in the paper.
With polite bow and q gracious
smile he was wont to inform the visitor
that he would go and see if the editor
was in, and then, if the editor concluded
from the boys description of the caller,
that it was safe to see him, he was in;
otherwise he crawled into a fireproof
safe in the back room and waited until
the danger was passed.
One day, says the Detroit Free Press,
o man came who was particularly ugly.
He was a lawyer politician in the neigh.
boring town, and the editor had not
filtered the language he used in describ-
ing his moral turpitude.
Il want to see the editor" he growled,
as he started upstairs.
"I'll see if he is in, sir, smiled the
boy, innocently getting in his way.
We'll, l guess not, exclaimed the
man, grabbing him by the coat collar.
I've heard how the chump has
way of turning people down when he
doesn't want to see them, and 1 won't
have it. You stay right where you are,
and I'll attend to this business myself" ;"
And he slapped the boy down hard in
rickety chair.
The boy gasped, but did not lose his
wits.
That's all right, mister" he said,
showing pad of paper and pencil at
the man; but before you go up them
stairs won't you please write out your
ante mortem statement for use at the
coroners inquest?'
The man stopped moment in his
headlong career,
Its favor to me, sir, pleaded the
boy, "for the coroner gives me dollar
apiece for em, and the five OF six
week L get barely supports my poor,
sick mother and me-, and he wiped his
eyes on his coat sleeve.
The boys pathetic earnestness af-
fected the visitor visibly.
"Um er-er, he hesitated, as he
started for the door, ION the whole, J.
guess I'll postpone my visit until this
afternoon" and then he disappeared,
and the boy drew q long breath, and
chuckled away down in his honest lit.
tie heart.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-04-14
The Telephone in Roumania.

The two Roumania cities, Galatz and
Braila, on the Danube, were lately con-
lected by telephone. which is an insti-
tuition of the State, like the telegraph.
Before its opening, an ordinance of the
government for its use was published
in the official gazette, the principal
part of which is as follows:
"A person who wishes to communi-
cate with another by telephone is bound
to- notify that person beforehand by
letter, telegraph or otherwise.
A dealer in produce in Braila was
about to close a contract for supply
Of barley. He desired, however, to
learn beforehand the price of barley
quoted at the board of trade in Galatz.
For that purpose he went to the tele-
phone office, and, after the fee, desired
to get telephone connection with his
correspondent in Galatz.
Very well have you informed that
gentleman 2
What for? He is in Galatz, and the
person to whom want to telephone.
That would not do, sir. Here is the
ordinance. Before you can telephone
to him, you must inform him before
hand by letter, telegraph or in any
other way"
Nonsense Isthe government crazy?
Maybe they will ask me to travel to
Galatz, and inform him that on a eer-
tain day and hour he may be at the
telephone office to receive a commune
cation from me ?"
The official smiled.
"Yes, that would do, too" he re-
turned in his blandest tones.
The merchant was obliged to give up
the barley deal. - -
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-04-14
A Hint to RoYs.

I stood in the store of merchant
the other day when boy came in and
applied for situation. Gan you write
good hand ?" he was asked. "Yaas. "
Good at figures p "Yaas. THAT
will do; I do not want you" said the
merchant. But, said I, when the boy
had gone, II know that lad to be an
honest, industrious boy. Why don't
you give him a chance?" because he
hasn't learned to say Yes, sir, and No,
sir. If he answers me as he did when
applying for a situation, how will he
answer customers when he has been
here a month ?"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-04-14
ECONOMY AND LABOR.
Practice These and You viii Becon
Rich.

Practice These and You win Become
| Rich.
"It would be well for the young men
of to day 10 take my recipe for becom-
ing prosperous" said Mr.. John Shep.
ard to a Herald man as he sat before his
little desk in an upper story of his great
| dry goods house en- Winter street. Il
began life at the very bottom rung Of
the ladder, but with q determination
that [ would succeed ii such thing
were possible with the talent that
possessed.
Early in life I came to the conclu.
sion that economy was the first great
essential in establishing fortune, and
that labor was the second. 1 banished
from my mind all other considerations
when l began to work upon the road
that felt'sure would lead to the goal
of which l was in search. I remember
very distinctly going down Marshal
street one day and having my attention
attracted by most tempting display in
q confectioner's window.
Il had what is known as q very sweet
tooth, and I brought up standing before
the sweet collection, as if suddenly ar.
rested by some irresistible force. My
hand Immediately found its way to the
pocket that carried my meagre hoard
ings, and before I really knew what ]
was doing L had invested two cents in
butterscotch. When got back in the
street began to have full realization
of what l had done, and it is safe to
say that no candy ever entered boys
mouth that was so little relished as was
my butterscotch. I regretted that in.
vestment for years, and whenever the
temptation again came upon me while
passing the store I put it away instantly.
keeping close to this line of strict
economy 1 found myself in o position
to go into business. Then. however,
L commenced to feel that capital alone
was powerless in the attainment of sue
cess unless it was seconded by untiring
labor. Here also met all the neccs-
sary requirements, frequently devoting
twenty hours of the twenty-four to my
business.
"Gradually ] found that was amass.
ing fortune, and finally established
the house which now bears my name.
After l had accomplished what started
out to do there came over me an entire
change. 1 had no aspirations to be,
come abnormally wealthy. All that I
wanted was safe guarantee against
possible disaster in the future. I de,
voted portion of my time to the en-.
joyment of life, believing that 1 had
earned my right to do So No, sir
there is no use in filing q boys head
with all the new tangled ideas of get.
ting rich, as they are not practical
Economy and labor are the only ele.
ments that enter into the great plan Of
successful business life. Boston Her.
aid. ~
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-04-14
1t Should be in Every
House.

j. B Wilson, 81 Clay ST., Sharps-
burg, Pa, says he will not be without
DR.. Kings New Discovery for con-
sumption, coughs and colds, that it
cured his wife who was threatened
with pneumonia after an attack of "la
grippe" when various other remedies
and several physicians had done her no
good. Robert Barber, OF Cooksport,
Pa, claims DR.. Kings New Discovery
has done him more good than anything
he ever used for lung trouble. Nothing
like it. Free trial bottles at L, R.
Kinks drug store. Large bottles, SOC.
and 81.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-04-14
Relief for Dizziness.

For rush of blood to the head try
20 get some of it down to the feet.
Even in sitting you can use the same de-
vice as that which prevents cold feet
in church or horse car rest the weight
of the leg on the toe of each foot. Make
as though you were about to walk on
tiptoe. This diverts the blood from an
apoplectic head and is found to relieve
giddiness or swimming of the head in a
few minutes. Perhaps the resolution
to send the blood to the toes has some-
thing to do with it, as we'll as the atti-
tude.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-04-14
Chameleons, When Angry, Become Dark

Chameleons, When Angry, Become Dark,
The instructive habits of the cham.
eleon were displayed even in tiny
creature which Ipioked off pomegran-
ate tree. 1t opened its mouth and
hissed to the extent of its capacity, and
when l inserted my finger in its wee but
wide-open mouth it bit with force as
tonishing in such mite, and it was
able to produce some slight indentation
with its minute teeth and feeble jaws.
1t also became Immediately darker, but
not black like the grown up specimens.
Otherwise it only emits the kissing
sound, which, however. is not true
hiss, but more like the sound produced
by the expulsion of our breath with the
tongue against the teeth. At night it
changed its color, growing gradually
paler as the day closed and becoming
almost white as the darkness set in. If
disturbed or touched it Immediately be.
came dark. and thus remained until its
anger subsided. -
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-04-14
THE PENALTY OF GENIUS.

can scribble tragic verses
Full of smothered groans and curses;
[ can write up catchy headlines that will suit
the public taste;
On the slightest provocatioR
l can thunder an Grafton
That will silence my opponents and scatter
them post haste.
If dabble in philosophy
Or touch 4pon Theosophy
am loaded with the praises of the men I
chance to meet.
I've an accent really charming,
And havoc quite alarming
create among the maidens when | walk upon
the street.
If prattle after dinner
He is thought social sinner
Who doesn't look enraptured when yarn
start to reel.
I'm the acme of perfection,
Yet own with some detection
That l haven't got the wherewithal to buy
another meal.
Princeton Tiger.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-04-14

President Cleveland spent Sunday
with Hon. Thos. f. Bayard, at Will
mington. Mr. Bayard is the newly
appointed Ambassador to England.
Mr.. Cleveland's visit is said to have
been for the purpose of getting few
hours rest from the opportunities of
office seekers.
Surely office seekers do not invade
the White House on Sunday. All it
wasn't for that. 1t was to enjoy a
glass of the old gentlemaa's peach
brandy.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-04-14
Unreasonable.

He-I own that there is one very un-
reasonable thing about me.
She-What is it +?
He-It is because I think there is no
one in the world worthy of you that |
want you to accept me-Nogue.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-04-14

My wife was confined to her bed for
over two months with very severe
attack of rheumatism. we could get
nothing that would afford her any
relief, and as last resort gave Cham
berlain's Pain Balm a trial. To our
great surprise she began to improve
after the first application, and by using
it regularly she was soon able to get up
and attend to her house work f. H
Johnson, of G. J. Knutson & Co. Ken
sington, Minn. so cent bottles for sale
by E. I. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-04-14
Mrs. john, what time is it :
nIe 0z1oo,,N TTol 9

Mrs. john, what time is it
John (half asleep)-Ugh (?
Mrs. j. twenty minutes later John,
what time is it
John--Ugh Z?
Mrs. ], (one hour ater)-John, what
time is it?
John-Seven o'clock.
Mrs. J.-Well, why couldn't you have
said so an hour ago?
John-Because it wasn't z o'clock
then.-Harper's Bazar. ----
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-04-14
Realizing a Truth.

Making any money these days ?"
asked Hicks of the mill owner.
Hardly any," said the other. I'VE
are beginning to realize the truth of the
old saying that it takes ten mills to
make cent. "-Harpers Bazaar. as