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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-25

a proceeding they arc 10Th to adopt A.
they have made many sutslanilal I'M
provements and like the locality IN
fiulliul sossous.
That rcc.iou OF tho state is regarded
as excellent Tor grazing purposes, Dui
those people have been ,nitavatins 10
convert % into iarmsanI gardens. Iley
were pregrrssing iayou1.y '1r u umr
until ,ho Iry seasons came, $40 years
ago. aud since then they have hhl 90
endure many phyati0rs. lnis sprns
the reports OF ihaif dcs'i'u.lJn lci tnr
Arap,hoo county cor mi .i3nors to
send a G mmlii,o 90 investigate. Two
of these gentlemen, Comm sI.uers
Wheeler AMI NichOll, olmHlsied iheir
lab1n on saturday, ald have made
their port. They 10y they tr'vcoi
ovrf .ixty miles o. tine section where
these people live, aui "nuy.r want 10
zee such distress AMI lgsu,u,i0u again.
People vefo living iu ed h9ussai
burning buffalo chips Tor fuel, almost
uo.uiug p caf, roasted wheat f.r
c.iisr, bare footed auI almost baked.
We gave out orders '9r prlyi'i3ns auI
shoes, aud promised thcm s5mu grain
for seed, 10 be sent at ones. II
there h. another failure OF
crops this year. stops will have
10 be- taken 90 move the people %
bcuof locality. 3 m, OF Thorn have
a little stock, but every Thing they own
10 the shape Of uropsriy Do plasicrsI
with mortgage, AMI % ~ little they
have 20 look forward 90, even should
they got oue OF two iair Crlps"
There Is nothing like that 10 bu found
10 oil Utah, who,e the farming part Of
the community are much better
situated. Tho account given Of tno
Colorado settlers is strongly reminis'
ccnt-oxcept as TO the plaster OF mort
gagos-Oi the hatiships aud sudcrins'
here In the early days, IA, those times
have gone by with the settling up of
the country, aud In the romolcst sct
tlomeu,s OF the Territory there IL no
fear ofsuch dva,itua1u under existing
general conditions MS has ovofIakon
tue Harrisburg settlyfs. AZ mattel
Of fact the Utah farmers, uoiwiihs,aud'
ing hard times aud many inconvcn
fences resulting lheteffom, are much
better Oh than thelt follow agriculture
itts In surrounding siatpl.
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PECULIAR rAtg.

Many instances arc recorded IN
which some slight mishap causing de-.
lay has dc,orfeI persons from making
journeys that would have led them ~
death. Steamships nave met with
appalling disasters and railway trains
with terrible wrecks, and 10 10 not an.
usual TO meet " ia persons VINO were
prevented by some unavoidable aud
apparently unimporlant incident from
travelling ny particular boat Or
train nud have been thus saved from
iujuiy or dealh. But 1t is considerably
out OF the ordinary mu ot alalra To
have to record instances whore clrcum.
sts' crs OF this nature apparently have
combined 10 lead q man TO death, as
was tho case with Solomon Neil
sheridan, one Of tue passengers whose
life was lost at tho wreckiug Of the
steamer Los Angeles, OF Point Sur
California, on Saturday night.
Mr.. Sheridan was a highly respected
oiu1sn Of Ventura, where he hal
served several terms a. city mauhal,
and was father Of one OF the editor, of
tho san Fgancisco Cah uo was "a
years old aud an invalid, Arrange
mcuts had been maize Tor him 10 20 by
the boat which preceded the L0s
Augrles, to visit the Midwlnter Fair,
but IusI a. ho was starting hc slipped
aui hurt his kuoecap. The Injury was
not serious, but was sufficiently painful
20 cause him 10 postpone the Journey
ili tue next steamer, on which he took
passage. Whom the accident occurred
to the Los Angeles, Mr.. sheridan was
too feeble 10 help himself In the
panic, but whom the third boat was
about to get away friends came TO
hls relief and he was helped 10 tue rail-,
where liuo was fastened under bic
arms aud he was lowered gently over
the side Of tho stuamer But he had
buen delayed moment too long.
Those In the boat, aupp1siug no one
ulse was 10 come down Tor thuir loaf,
nad begun 10 pun away. The mru ON
she steamer did not discern this move.
mout Ia the darkness, aud when Mt
Shon1an touched the water and tue
lluo slackeued, ho was le. farther
down under tho impression that hc had
reached the boat The untoUuual,
condition Of affairs was not discovered
until zoo late, anu tho old gentleman
was dro yuel. Thus a, the very mu.
meuI when he was thought 60 DO rcs.
cuci from dunggL death claimed him
a. itB victim, under cir1umstuucts ina
iatallsls might oaaily point 60 As SNOW
iug that the venerable man was "DJTu
10 be- drowned"
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bG1IlR orr IN urlll.

There are some parts OF the Gw1t
West where evou lhasu engaged lu
farming are suu .cteI To very severe
narJshlps, us Is shown in the Csc 0l
the settlers at uarfisuurg, Aapahoc
county, Colorado. Tine -eltlcnuut b.
near the eastern Colorado Inc, lu what
is known us tive ralubeli. where the
crops have 10 depend on tho rain iJr
irrigation, a. there isuu opportunity at
present 60 secure water from otHrr
sources for that purpose, The settlers
there ore mostly Germans ana Scan.
uiuavlaus, uud are an iuIus'riout,
perey,riug lot of people, Their crops
have failed Tor two years past, ug, they
hope Tor better success this season,
should they fail, they viii have 10 no
supplied with the noCessarles " llle,
aud perhaps have 10 move elsewhere
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UNITY NEEDLD.

The latest development Of the CoNey
movemen, IL the formation Of so'calIel
home reserves under tho direction Of
leader, with military titles, for the 500
purpose Of aiding the marching
divisions with contributions anu
throwing their influence In support OF
Tho petiilous to be presented 10 Con
gress. The promptness with Whicn
volunteers Of both sexes responded %
the call % sign the rollsiu PLACES Wheie
spch calls have already boon iaued,
"a another sign " the uuua'incsi
that prevails In tho ranks OF the
nation. Thousands ars plunged into
the bot,omlo.s pit Of despair aud reach
fora floating straw 10 hope OF Obtaining
a arm footing. II need not be said that
this is the graycst feature u the whole
movement.
The pilgrims themselves have gem
orally, 40 far. proved themselves 10 be
peaceful; even u they wete otherwise
inclined and werr approaching tie
Capitol with hostile Intentions, the
general government would be in a
positiop 10 COP. with them SUGGEST
muy. But when they com TO Wash.
ington a. the Representatives OF per-
hars millions, who declare themselves
ready 70 tack them up ~ ucci be- hui
when Il T. remembered that tho
avoued purpose Of the agitation "a 20
force Congress to enact laws not con
tpmplated by that body or a mnJoriiy
Of it, constituents, the situation j.
in iced one Taught with danger 10 l.
storm cloud passing over thc country
and n Il shall have cleared away WIN
out di.chafslng dcsifuoiion'dcaiiug
thunIerb1ll., - iooliuR Of relief anu
gratitude viii M the heart Of every
patriot
It's rccrrtab'e that party politicians
inslst upon charging each other with
the responsibility Tor the c)nditi1uH
which have brought ibis movement
ablui, lns,eai Of dev6ung their energies
TO NuulNF lfhfAN ANA Ns a" Wv
% may br "poliucs," but II l. worse
than useless while thousands are cry
log Tor bread. 1. &, time enough q
Investigate the origin u the trouble
and indulge spoculatiousoi a thcorri-
teal nature when tho difficulty BE-
over. tho ship Of state Is nearing a
dangerous reef aud threatened
with s,rnuling. tho only Ihing
&C. do at ones Il to unite
ia efforts to avert tho calim.
d ny, to change the ooure aud
Mud a haruor. Alter that there IL
tune enou IA Tor talk. Prompt action
IL now needed. That Is what these
thousands. or millions, Of unemployed
demand, not the sub,lctcs Of ponIica
drmarogucs. Aud 70 tue po)pl' are y
bp THRILLED With; u they awake 10 tn
fact that they are manipulated n
machines tor the pggrandls uont Of
few parry leadtrs, n revolt may b
caused far.reaohing enough to explode
the old parties ana bury them dcvl
beneath tho smoking ruius.
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ouonuM.couSrlsG NorrAlryrrD.

A great deal Of badinage back aud
ioith has been iudulyed In over the nc.
crptance by the Democratic majority
Ia the national House OF Representa-
iives OF plan very like Speaker Rerd's
quorum. csuuliug rule. The Republi.
cans laugh At the di'comftuto Of their
opponents, who, alter trying In vain 10
muster sufficient force TO proceed
with business, were At last compelled
to adopt tho plan for which, Ia the
Congress before the last, such furious
malediction was heaped upon the
Sbakespoareau head Of the Maine
chisitain. The Democrats, on their
part, make wry faces while trying to
point out that thr rule now adopted IL
radically different from. the odious
plan Of the czar.lihe Speaker three Or
four yenIs ago, ia that the House ITSELF
aud not rs presiding officer, does the
counting, The differences In fact
amounts only TO that between tweedle.
dee and tweedle.dum; the OF got In
either case being to compel memborS
actually present aud determined not to
vote, to be- recorded as preseat for the
purpose OF mailing quorum to trans.
act business.
The now rula reads as iollowG
Upon ovory roll call and before tho be-
ginning thereof, the Speaker shall name
Two mrmbors. one from each side Of tho
pending question 10 practicable, who
shall take thoir places 40 tho clerks desk,
To tell tho names NJ at least enough mUm-
btrs who are In tho House during the roll
call, who do not rospoud, when added 10
those responding, 10 mako quorum.
Whom "a quorum docs not respond
upon roll call, then tho
namas Of those 40 noted AZ pros
ent shall bo reported 10 the Speaker, who
shall cause the list 90 nB filed ht tho
clerks desk aud recorded Ia tho Journals
and Ia dolorminihE the presence ~ a
quorum 20 do business, those who voted,
those who answered as prcsoni, aud
those ~ reported as present shall Doe COM
hid0ted, Members noted whom their
nantes are called may record their votes
Notwithstanding me provisions VI clause
Que of his rule.
Mr., Reed sImnly went ahead ON hi
own responsibility and counted enough
hiUu'terers to help the House Out VI thu
deadlock Into which dilatoty tactic.
had forced II; nc assumed 10 determine,
without the aid Of the House OF any OF
its members or employees, whether a
quorum was present or not. The
Democratic plan OF meeting the Same
problem ia by the aid OF tellors, whose
enumeration and eyes shall determine
the necessity OF counting silent mem,
bera as present, aud how many OF
them. But Us the Speaker appoints "a,
tellers, the whole power and responsl.
ollity appears to resolve itself back, a.
MI. Reed without my rcd tap,
% formalily resolved 1t, into III,
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.GRElI lIIILIIY IN RlYS SLITS

Their Is % good deal in
the 10y who Is hard on
clothes; little thing like
elegmcc do mt bother him
very much. He's looking
for fun and he's entitled TO
it; the time for work instead
Of play will come soon
enough. L. the meantime,
you have to pay the piper;
you have to foot the cloth
ing bills. Well, that's
been so since the world be.
gan, but the bills won't be
so very steep, after all, If
you put your boy in one Of
our suits.
lie may bee able, so to
speak, to kick out the side
ola house, but Il will take
him all his time to wear out
that suit.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-02-24
A Waste Of Feeling.

The young man was in love, and
at the end of the week he began TO
hedge for proposal.
"Miss Priscilla, he said one even
ing, Il have something to say to
you"
Every well,'' she replied, you
must say it, presume"
~ have only known you a week"
he vert n, "but in that time / have
been drawn very near to you l.
l. Here he flung himself al her
feet and grasped her hands in the
most intense fashion. ~ love you,
Priscilla, and want you to be my
wife"
The young woman was startled.
"Why, Mr.. Bluegrass" she twit-
tered; show strangely you act. Get
up. Don't you know you can get
girl to marry You in this part of the
country ever so much easier than the
way you 60 about it2"
And she embraced her opportun
ity.-Exchange.
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Guessed II Right.


Tie fact that Paterson, N. j., has
suffered With special intensity from
the Democratic hard time gives a
GIN point to the recent experience
of a principal of one If the public
schools there. He was examing a
class OF one of his subordinates on
U. s. history and Government and
asked
WHO is President of the United
States?"
"Cleveland,' was the prompt re-
ply.
"What docs he DO" continued the
principal.
snakes The laws says one.
NO." said the principal; and up
went the hand of seven year old
boy, who knew better andhad solved
the problem satisfactorily in his own
mind.
"Makes hard times" was his an
swer.
And the principal could not, in
truth and justice, tell him he had
not replied correctly New York
Tribune.
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On the Thrs shOld.

Standing at womanbood's door is she,
Clad in her virginia. purity,
A creature fair as the lilies he,
And, like the lilies, alas. how trail;
They are borne to the earth when tho
storms prevail,
And tLeir LIE goes out in tho summer gale.
When we see frail and lovely
creature, standing on the threshold
hei ween girlhood and womanhood,
We shiyer with fear OF what may
be, becau7e We have seen so many
succumb at this critical period OF
life. What is needed at this time is
a ton and Notwithstanding
that will promote proper functional
action OF the female organs. The
only remedy TO be depended on is
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
This unequaled medicine, which cures
diseases peculiar to women, is espec.
tally valuable at the period when a
girl crosses the threshold of woman
hood. Used at such time, it never
fails to produce a most beneficial re.
suit, and maLy fragile girl has been
tided over one of lies most trying
periods by it.
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A Manly Act.

Fannie-D d YOU hear about That
mistake Ha't tie Brown made last
night?
Clara-No. What was it.
Fannie-She thought Mr.. Vinceut
was her brother, whom she had not
seen for year, ard she threw her,
self into his arms right before every
body.
Clara-What tr, ing situation
for Mr.. Vincent.
Fannie-Ycs; but he b haved like
q man.
Clara-How?
Fannie-IIe kissed her.-Ex-
change
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Notice TO Creditors.

To the creditors of Geo. B. Weller, decd !:
In pursuance of decree of the Circuit
Court of Berkeley county, w. Va, entered
at the January, 1891, term thereof on the
31st day of January, 1894, in a cause there
in pending to subject the real estate ofsaid
Geo. B. Weller to the payment ofhis debts
you are required to present your claims
against the estate of said Geo. b. Weller,
decd, for adjucation to L. Dew Gerhardt.
Commissioner lat his office in Martinsburg,
w. Va, on or before the Goth day of March
1894.
Witness, W. b Colston, Clerk of the
said Court, this 10th day of Feb. 1894.
2-l0-6t. W. b. CoLsToN, Clerk.
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Jan. 20, '94 If
" Mere Facts,

Is handsomely Illustrated fifty
page pamphlet issued by the Chica-
GO, Milwaukee & ST Paul Railway
Company, giving valuable informa-
ton regarding Agriculture, Sheep
Raising, Climate, Soil and other
resources Of South Dakota. 1t also
contains a correct map Of North as
well as South Dakota.
Every farmer and in fact any
one interested in agriculture, ETC.,
should have copy Of it. Sent free
to any address upon application to
John r. Pott, District Passenger
AGENT. Williamsport, Pa.
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what she Said.


Clara-Ob, | am so glad TO see
yon. l have some news.
What can it be?
Clara (bloshins)-C ant you
guess
Maud (en,husiastically)-oh |
know. It's a proposal.
Clara-Yes. But you don't know
who it's from.
Maud-Let me see. Why, 1t must
be from-from-
Clara-Charley Haskins.
Maud Gliding her surprise)-Oh,
ies, of course. What dill he say,
dear?
Clara-0h, he was so nice. He
began by declaring that he hid al
ways thought OF me
Maud-0h, yes. Ever siace lie
met you that time at the seashore.
Clara-Exactly. And then
Maud-T hen--he was sitting in
the chair, wasn't be? He moved ov-
er to the sofa and took your hand in
both OF mis-, and told you how he
gradually learned to love you, and
remarkedincidentally that he thought
that kind of love was the most last
ing.
Clara-Why, SO he did
Maud-Then he was silent for
time, and finally said you must ex-
cuse him, but be was so overcome by
his emotions. Then his arm slipped
around your waist, and said you
were the only girl in al the world
he had ever cared for in all his lie,
adding he could not live without
you. No, no, that would be impos-
sible. And would you not say just
the one little word that would make
him, oh, SO happy ?
Clara--Well, don t see how you
knew, but it was something like
that
Maud-Anl what was your an
swer?
Glars (beam!ng)-Why dear, what
would sou have said 7
Maud said no.-Harpers B2-
zar.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-02-24

Mrs. Weeder Ito servanD-Liza,
what did you do with the ashes in
that jar on the mantel?r
Liza-"Sure, mum, you tould me
to carry all the ashes out, and
implied them in the ash bar'l this
mornin'."
Mrs. Weeder (angrily)-"If you
make such mistake again I'll dis.
charge you'll (Tearfully) Those were
the ashes of my first husband. p
Halo.
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Notice to Lien Holders.

To all persons holding liens by judg-
ment or otherwise on the real estate,
or any part thereof of John Dunford :;
In pursuance of decree of the Cir
cult Court of Berkeley county, made in
a cause therein pending, to subject the
real estate of said John Dunford, to the
satisfaction of the liens thereon. you are
hereby required to present all claims
held by you and each of you against the
said John DunfoTd, which are liens on
his real estate, or any part of it, for ad
jucation to me at my office in Martins
burg, w. Va, on or before March 18th,
1894
Given unaer my h4nd this 17.h day
of FeJ. M
l.. DaW. GEEHARDT, Com'r.
Feb. II. a.,
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Wonderful Gains.

DIR. Niles Nervine not only cures
all nervous disease, headache, blues,
nervous plostration, sleeplessness,
neuralgia, ST. Yitus dance, fits and
Mysteries, but also builds up the
body. am pleased to say that after
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1 tried DR.. Miles Restorative Ner-
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CONSERVATIVES.

ne undersigned having been re-
ri 10 health by simple means, after
~ for several years with severe
Election. and that dread disease
vs.ssIutptiun, is anxious to make
Known to his fellow sufferers themeans
OF cure To those who desire it, he will
cheerfully send free of charge) copy
of the prescription used, which they
will find sure cure for Consumption,
Asthma, CatarrI, Bronchitis and
ali throat and lung MaladieS. He
hopes all sufferers will try his Remedy,
as it is invaluable. Those desiring the
prescription which will cost them moth
ing, and may prove blessing, will
please address, REV. EDWARD A. Will
SON, Williamsburg, Kings County
New York.
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GOlnmissioner's Notice.

NOmmissiOner's Notice.
L. Slrousa & Co.
John Dunford, Mary A. Dunfo d, An
pie Dunfosd, ). w. Walker ,trastee,
IL. }. Seiteft, gene al receiver.
IN CHANCERY.
In the Circuit Court of Befkel 3 Coun.
ty.
To all the parties to the above tnillt
cause:
Under decree of the Circuit Court
of said County, made in the above en-
titled cause at the January 1894 term
thereof, on the Goth day of January he
sad cause was lie C red 10 Tie under
signed comm SSionar 10 audit The debts
which are liens upon the realty involve
in said cause, with their priorities, if
any, ard to report the fee simple and
yearly rental values of said realty, to-
gether with any other matters deemed
pertinent, or which he may be required
specially to state by any parties inter-
ested. Take notice that [ have fixed
upon
TUESDAY, MARCH 18TH, 1894,
as the time, and my Office in Martins
burg as the place for executing said de-
cree, and if not concluded on that day
the same will be continued from time
to time at the same place until flushed
Given under my hand this 18th day
of February, 1894.
L. DEW. GERHARDT,
Commissioner in Chancery.
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Glove and smoke are unable to
conceal themselves" and so it is
with catarrh. No man suffering
from this loathsome disease, can con,
ceal the fact from the world. No
matter how cultured, learned, social
or brilliant be is-while his friends
may be polite ems ugh to dissemble
their real feeIings-his very company
is loathsomc. What a blessing it
would be to humanity, if every per-
son afflicted with catarrh in the head
could only know that DIR. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy will positively and
permanently cure the worst cases.
The remedy is pleasant to use, and
costs only so cents.
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Strength and Health

If you are not feeling strong and
healthy, try Electric Bitters. If "la-
grippe" has left you weak and weary
use Electric Bitters. This remedy
acts directly upon the Liver, Stom-
ach and Kidneys, gently aiding those
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If you are afflicted with sick head
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manent relief by taking Electric Bit
tiers. One trial will convince you
that this is the remedy you need.
Large bottles only SOC. at Z. C. Will
liams, Jr. & Co.'s Drug Store.
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A large amount of money is spent
in this vicinity for liquor, morphine
and tobacco and untold suffering is
caused by their use. It may be in
teresting to our readers to know that
Drunkenness, Morphine or Tobacco
habit can be permanently cured &,
and without requiring effort on the
part of the sufferer. This issue con-
tains the large advertisement of the
Ohio Chemical Co., of Lima, Ohio,
who are the manufacturers of Hills
Chloride of Gold Tablets.
A remedy that is sold for $l,00,
and is guaranteed to cure any of
thes habits, is certainly worth inves-
tigating.