The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-01

been stirred up against the establish
ment there of Miss HoSrnsr's statue OF
Queen Isabella of Spain, who. they say,
was the cruelest prosecutor Of the jew
ish race, and who, moreover, never sofa
her Jewels in order to supply Columbus
with money.
Ben Tillman, the dfspensary law gov
ernor of South Carolina, is a little man,
weighing not more that 40 pounds, but
in his one good eye the very lightning
OF heaven seems to Slumber. AS an
orator he can arouse his rustic audi
ences to a higher pitch Of enthusiasm
than any other man in his state
Joseph Jefferson recently presented
1.-THE graduates of a New York school
of acting with their diplomas. and filled
their young hearts with joy at his
words of encouragement He. said that
while the schools for acting turned out
such promising young actors he had
no fear for the future of the American
stage 1t is to be hoped that ne was
sincere.
1t is rumored that the Princess OF
Wales is becoming insane on account
of her grief at the loss of her son, the
Duke of Clarence. She imagines that
she is travelling about in search of her
dead son. She has recently become al
most completely dead, although she
has always been troubled with inper-
out speaking to any one, and her at
tentfon cannot be attracted by any
means whatever by either her daughter
OF her attendants. 1t Us thought likely
that she will never appear in public
in London again.
The Car of Russia is an enthusiasts
| tic ''mushroomer." When, once a year,
he leads his family to Denmark he
casts royalty aside, and in the early
mornings with an old straw hat upon
! his imperial head and a little ozier
basket hanging to his arm he travers-
les the green meadows in quest of the
delicious cOmeStible. When he returns
to the castle he turns his spoils over
| TO one of the twenty chefs who always
accompany him on his trips. He very
properly despises the buttons which
are packed in cans and bottles and la
beled mushrooms.
i A laborer named Joseph Kipp, who
worked in the woods in Northern New
York. had a very fascinating wife. She
was falr. tat and 40, and all the woods
men admired her greatly. She, also,
admired one of them, a willy French
man The Frenchman went toSKipp
and offered to buy his wife, but Kipp
said that there was not enough money
IN the world to make him part with
the beautiful Mrs. Kipp. The French
man advised him to think the matter
over, however AL Cnelr next meeting
Kipp offered to take s. for his wife,
which was readily snapped up. The
price was thought to be good one
in the woods.
A curious wedding was recently ceIe-
brated in Chicago. A justice of the
peace was called up by telephone at
10 o'clock p. m, and asked to go to a
certain hotel to perform a marriage
ceremony. When he stepped out Of the
hotel elevator he was met by more
or less beautiful young widow who
guided him, and a pair Of ubiquitous
reporters, to an ski hall bed room.
EXcusing herself for a moment she
stepped to the next door and raped.
The reporters could hear the rattle Of
poker chips as she asked a man to
come out. The prospective groom then
appeared, in his shirt sleeves and a big
soft hat, gently masticating a big wad
of gum. This is the gentleman" said
the widow to the justice. well" said
the groom, q suppose it might as well
come off now as any time. Let her
60" do you take this woman to be
your lawful welded wife?" asked the
justice. Sure said the groom, shift
ing his quid. Then you're one" said
the justice. "All right" said the
groom; but you'll have to excuse me,
I left three queens in there, and I'll
have to go in and take care of EN-"
The justice wrote a certificate Of mar
riage on a sheet of note paper, the
bride gave him a 81 bill, and resumed
the reading of her novel, "a Crooked
PATH" ard another incipient case for
the divorce courts had been launched.