The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-17

IIlendS claim that he is tlle friend of
the workingman, That this claim Is
false is shown by evry act of the ex-
ecutive. If he had taken a, firm rosi
ton in maintaing the law when the
1lr'st armed force Of miners threatened
the peace of Cripple Greek the present
trouble would have been averted. and
men who wanted to work would have
been earning money to support them
selves and families instead of being
forced into THE attitude of outlaws
while their families are hungry
1t was a Polk county (c1a.) man who
loaned a neighbor a jug of whisky, and
was enraged by the refusal Of the lat
ter to return the stuff The borrower
recollected that Polk was a dry county.
and when the lender asked for the val
Ne of the liquor in cash he had him
arrested for trying to sell whisky. The
case is stifl pending.
The story now comes that Miss Anna.
Gould, recently the fance of William
Hartman, is engaged to marry that
perennial fortune hunter" Prince
Isenberg Won Birstein.
1t was a Cedar City Cdich.) man VINO
tried to hatch some hens eggs by put
ting them under an old goose. The av-
oirdupois of the goose smashed the
eggs the first day.
The man who lets his chickens tres
pass on his neighbours truck patch,
and expects them all to answer the
roll call the next day may be said to be
among the number listed for inmedi-
ate consideration.
A physician at Hays City, Kansas,
opened the door of his room suddenly
at midnight and yelled "Boor' just to
scare his roommate. The latter re-
sponded with a shot from a. 44-calibre
revolver. The idiot was hit but was
not killed.-Recorder
A fool negro. who thought it smart
to tickle the hind leg of a mule, took
an unexpected trip through the air
in Huntington Township, Ohio, the
other day. He landed head down in a
posthole
This colored gentleman was not
as wise as the late jeff Clark, who
was in the habit of referring 10 Janus
faced individuals as being like a gov
eminent mule"
Why do you say that?" 1 asked him
one day.
oh said Jeff, "a guvment mule
viii be kind tc you ten years, just to
get a chance to kick out yo' brains"
A terrible scandle is affecting the Sal
walton army camp at Dawagiac, Mich.
A So cents collection was taken up, and
only 81 cents could be accounted for.
AS a result two privates have been eX-
communicated and dismissed in dis
grace Had they taken the entire
amount they would probably have been
respected instead Of being pursued by
the foolkiller.
"Cholley KDickerbocker," of the New
York Recorder, is evidently member in
good standing of the Ancient and Honor
able Order of Fool Killers, judging from
A young Englishman, of good family
of course-all Englishmen are-has been
| detected in stealing right ard left from.
prominent New York families who ha6
received him on terms of intimacy. The
funny part of the business is that the
young Englishman was self confessed
thief in his own country, had received
letters of introduction TO New York peo-
pie and been shipped over here In order
| that he might make living. His name
is withheld ont of consideration for the
families with whom he aas associated here
and whom he has robbed Having been
exposed. he has retired with choice col
lecll0n OF scarf pins, SllNerWare ana q
substantial wdd of ereenbacks, which
viii keep him until he finds another oppor-
tunity TO replenish his stock.
This pathetic tale leads me to make q
few remarks as to how these foreign
scamps obtain a foothold in our best So
ciety.' Suppose the scene is the opera
Mrs. A. notices stranger in Mrs. B.'s
box.
WHO is that over there with Mrs B?'
| she asks.
"Oh. that's a young Englishman. 1 met
him at the club last night. I think his
name Is Cremorne. Seems a jolly fellow
He's nice looking You may bring hin
| TO my box if you choose
So Cremorne.. the scamp. is duly passed
on from one family to another, no one
| knowing a thing about him. or caring fol
| that matter, so long as he is presentablt
and q novelty. He may have got his frs
| introduction through accident, mistake OF
| chance acquaintance Oh shipboard. i
matters not. He is soon in the swim, nnc
being an iron pot is very apt to get the
| best Of the earthenware families who have
taken him up. In this recent incident ths
| people who petted the pilferer are to b.
| congratulated that he didn't get awa5
/ with a daughter or two as well as wifi
| their money and bric-a-bac.