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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-24
POLITICAL NOTES.

Why blame Croker for skipping? A
shippers place is properly on board
ship.
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It ..RemInded" Linco1n.

Secretary Seward once introduced
Rev. DR.. Hawley and three elders of
his church to President Lincoln, moi
emitting in either case the title and
the denomination to which he be-
longed That reminded" Mr.. Lin
coin, and he said:
when 1 twas a young man living il
-, little town in the state of ILL
nois, there was but one church in
the town, and that was Presby-
terian. There were a few Universal
lists in the town, who once in awhile
held meeting in the schoolhouse.
One Sabbath during the service in
the church some one came up the
aisle and handed the pastor a notice
and quickly retired. While the hymn
was being sung the minister looked
at the notice. He had never been
asked to give such notice before,
but by the time the long hymn was
ended he was ready He got up and
said: Brethren and sisters, have
been requested to give notice here
today that set of people who be-
heve in universal salvation will hold
a meeting next Lords day in the red
schoolhouse in the northeast district.
But, brethren, we believe better
things Springfield Republican.
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Copper P1atInr.

A new method of depositing copper
is proposed by which, as is asserted,
a perfectly smooth surface is OBJ
tanned and by which very dense and
firm deposit is assured-such a meth
cd of electroplating the hulls of
steel vessels, in fact, as will keep
them from fouling; also doing away
with the necessity for drydocking,
scraping and repainting. The plan
is to plate the bottom of iron and
steel vessels with continuous sheet
of copper that will be so firmly at
tached to the iron or steel that there
will be no danger of any tearing off
by accidental grounding on bars, ETC.,
and having no seams or joints to ad-
NIT sea water and set up galvanic ac.
ton. The ordinary method of de-
posting copper electrically on iron or
steel could not, it is stated. be en-
ployed in this way, as the thick coat
of copper required when thrown
down from the ordinary sulphate so
luton would be very rough, porous
and otherwise untitled. New York
S1n
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An Erhthltion ofN.rre.

A case occurred here which for
GOODNESS and nerve heads the list. It
seems that house ON one of the prin-
cipal streets was built upon lot that
was incumbered with a mortgage,
whilo the vacant lot adjoining was
free of incumberance. The same
party owned both lots as well as the
house, and to save the building when
foreclosure proceedings were begun
he decided to move the house to the
unincumbered lot adjoining.
To think was to act, and when the
sun went down again the owner sat
serenely upon the front steps of his
house, which ornamented the erst-
while vacant lot. The gentleman
who held the mortgage was not lit
tie nonplused at the turn affairs had
taken, but was obliged to admire the
cool nerve of the house owner
Americus CGa.) Times Recorder.
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AnorIentnl Ant Eninr.

Tom O'Neil has at his home menap-
erie a peculiar specimen of the ami
NAL kingdom which he prizes highly.
The animal is little oriental ant
eater. 1t came direct from Asia and
was purchased in the West Indies
from a vessel and brought to the
Texas coast as the property Of Cap
tain w. II. Sterling of the Port La
vaca and Matagorda Packet line, and
after an apprenticeship on this yes
sci, where hewas instrumental in ex-
tinguishing the last rat, coclroach
and flea, passed into the hands Of
Tom O'Neil as a present. In appear
ance the little creature is a cross be-
tween Georgia persimmon fed pos
sum and a Kansas chipmunk, but is
more intelligent and domestic than
either. The little denizen of the
orient cannot only clean out the
biggest ant nest in town in short or
der, but will rid house of the last
rat, mouse or coclroach with equal
facility and take up the 1eas for a
diet.-Port Lavacaen.
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Reniamin FrnnklIn.. Ren1r.

The man who desires success should
be honest in word and dealing. He
should learn to do one thing well.
Benjamin Franklin, when a poor boy,
went to London and applied for work
at a printing Office. The foreman,
doubling whether an American could
do anything well, asked Franklin If
he really could set type. For reply
the boy stepped to one of the cases
and set up the forty sixth verse of the
first chapter of st. Johns gospel;
'.And Nathaniel said unto him, can
there any good thing come out of
NAZARETH Philip said unto him,
Come and see." This was done SO
quickly and accurately and conveyed
such a delicate reproof that he OBJ
tanned employment at once and was
rapidly promoted. What we need is
concentration. Have but one bust.
ness, know it thoroughly and attend
its minutest details. Scribner's Mag.
aZIna
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opp I4INes AeouT cEN1s.
Among other Things, rhey Are Quite ~
tensively Counterfefted.

Among Other Things, They Are Quite E1-
tensively Counterfefted-
From time to time one sees refer
ences In the daily papers to the diff
Guilty experienced by the ferry CON-
panies, car lines, etc, IN disposing of
enormous accommodations of ordinary
copper cents. The reader is very apt
TO remember this, particularly if In
exchange for a dollar bill he is re-
turned 95 cent pieces by a conductor.
As matter of fact, there is no ex-
cuse for the item, much less for car
conductor or change talzer In unload
ing his weight of copper upon the al
ways more or less abused passenger.
The United States subtreasury at.
Wall and Nassau streets makes and
has made it practice for years of
exchanging minor coin for United
States money of large denomination,
and it has many regular customers
who are so served
There are a number of curious
things about cents as they come to
the subtreasury. In the first place,
they are quite extensively counter
feited. This may seem strange, as
the profit IN a counterfeit cent Is nee
essarily small It is true, however.
nevertheless and is supposed to be
the work of Italians, who, moro
largely than any other nationality,
seem to favor the imitation of our
minor and subsidiary coin.
The Brooklyn and New Jersey fer
ry companies, the elevated railroads
of both New York and Brooklyn and
the various slot machine companies
are regular customers for the ex-
change of cents for other money at
the subtreasury. At times they turn
in enormous quantities, the slot COM
panies alone ranging between S125
and 500 day.
AS might be expected, all sorts of
oddities in the way of coin come in
with the quantity taken in the ma
chimes. In addition to the counter
feits are scores of mot one centsn of
war times, metal disks and foreign
copper, Austrian money predominant
ing. As the copper cent is simply a
token, no matter what its condition
is, it is redeemed at par If it can in
any way be identified as United States
money.
The popularity of the slot machines
brought about curious condition Of
affairs in the country. This was moth
ing short of ''cent famine The
headquarters of the company is in
New York, and all agents sent their
cents here for redemption, which
drained the country of its sI1Trlv and
overstocked the minor coin vaults Of
the subtreesury here with CENTS
New York Herald.
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Times Have changed.

Once upon time superstition ex-
listed that lady ought to blame her
self if man whom she did not intend
to accept proposed to her, but that,
should such an unpleasant incident
occur, it was at least not to be made
a subject of gossip among her ac-
quaintances. Parents thought it in
cumbent on them to let a man under
stand in time if they did not wish him
as a son-in-law. It is needless to re-
mark that such honorable reticence
and kindly prudence are quite out of
fashion.-Pall Mall Budget.
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Many people who think themselves
well informed as to the past history
of Maine might be puzzled to locate
some of the towns of the state if
mentioned under their old time
names. Who Is there, for instance.
that can give offhand the modern
names of Abbotstown, East Pond,
Fairfax, Bakerstown, Kilmarnock,
Kennebec, Keag, Jeremisquam, Go
shen, Ducktrap, Curvo, Coxall, But
teraeld, Lygonia, New Boston, Or
angetown, Pequawket, Port Royal,
sheppardsfeld, Sylvester Canada,
Towwoh and Vaughantown, or even
half of these journal.
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when thou sittest to eat with g
ruler, consider diligently him that is
before thee, says the Hebrew prov
erb, warning a kings guest to regu
late his appetite by his hosts temper
Boswell, DIR. Johnson's biographer
gives in his notebook modern para
phrase of the old Jewish proverb:
ST said of rich man who enter
tanned us luxuriously that, although
he was exceedingly ridiculous, we re
strained ourselves from talking OF
him as we might do, lest we should
lose his feasts.
"tHe makes our teeth sentinels on
our tongues said I"-New York
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TRAvelgRs o. THE 81.
A Remarkable story OF the right and Re.
fr,,-,, ~ :, rt,,,l-

A Remarkable Story OF the Flight and Re-
turn OF a Stork.
heard one summer true story,
which was narrated by clergyman
to a group of young folks ON a'hoteI
piazza. shall not tell his name be
cause know the story better than
the historian.
Several years ago this gentleman
was living in the German capital with
his family. There were many new
sights and sounds TO interest the
American family, but nothing more
fascinating than the colony of white
storks which settled ON the adjacent
housetops and made bird village of
the nestled chimney stacks.
The birds had such an air of pro-
prietorship and general coziness that
some member of the family insisted
that that particular part of the city
was the regular summer home of
these tourists, who returned to their
old quarters each season in human
fashion. This idea was not accepted
as fact, and there were many specu-
lations as to some possible means of
testing the theory Not being up in
the stork languages, no one could ask
questions and get answers. neither
could any mortal remember the fine
points of stork physiognomy from
year to year.
A plan was finally decided upon,
and one particularly aristocratic
monarch-of-all-I-survey looking bird
was enticed by good dinner into the
garden. There was a silver ring
placed about his leg, on which was
engraved Berlin, 1885 He then
few back to his favorite chimney,
and ere long he joined the passing
hocks that were constantly leaving
for the south. Many thought fol
lowed the feathered fugitive during
the long winter, and at the first sign
of spring eager eyes watched for the
return of the travellers.
After many days a distant line of
storks far up In the blue came into
view. Over the clergyman's house
several detached themselves from the
sky caravan and hovered around the
dwelling A tempting feast was pre-
pared, and presently the weary pill
grims few down into the yard.
Friendly eyes watched every move
ment with joyous welcome. Imagine
the surprise when one of the flock
was seen to have two silver rings
upon its legsl
Beholdl the old ring was back
again and accompanying it another
which read, India sends greeting to
Berlin. Harry Fem In st. Nicholas.
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works, I'm goin to git you all the
hist iries o. heroes you want But,
Cal. you are the greatest hero In the
hull lot, George Washington an all. y
1t cannot be denied that Calvin felt
quite proud when he heard his ia
ther's words of praise.
But, pa, hesaid presently, aren't
we going to try to find the kidnaper
and have him arrested. think we
ought to, or he'll be stealing some
other boys"
''Waal, you're right, Cal, agreed
the farmer ''S'posen take the ras-
calls horse and buggy an drive to
town an report to the sheriff We
orter find who's owner o. the team
anyway-prob1y he kidnapped that
too
Let me go along with you, pa, -
begged Calvin
''All right. come ON.
The swift horse took them quickly
into town, and then they soon found
that the horse and carriage belonged
to liYeryman, who was greatly sur
prised to see Mr.. Biscomb and Calvin
bringing them home, and still more
astonished when he learned that his
best team had been hired by such a
scoundrel as the would be ddnaper.
Then Mr.. Biscomb hurried to the
sheriff's Office and told his story, Cal
vim adding graphic touch here and
there. A few minutes later the sher-
iff and posse of officerswere gallop-
ing toward the scene of Calyin's ad-
venture. Arriving there, they tracked
the kdnaper into the woods, and aft
er an hours search a squad of officers
espied a man lying fiat on the ground
in small thicket. When he saw
that he was discovered, he sprang to
his feet and tried to escape, but he
was lame and could barely hobble
along. They soon caught him and
took him to the station house in the
town to be identified.
As soon as Calvin saw the man he
cried out:
That's the man; that's the man ~
WAS he lame when you saw him q
questioned the sheriff.
mo, but the carriage wheel struck
n11A1 tt11O hnOShSQ A1I1 uOWu, TT
piled Calvin, and 1 guess that's
what made him lame. See if it isn't
So"
Such proved to be the case. A
large bruise on the mans hip showed
where the carriage wheel had struck
him, tanning him so severely that he
hadn't been able to limp far from
the scene of his attempted crime.
"Well, you're plucky one, said
the sheriff, looking admiringly at
Calvin's flushed face
Hes hero in truth, " put in Law
yer Bates, who was standing by.
The end of it was that the kidnap.
er was convicted and properly pun
ished-and Calvin shortly after re-
ceived a fresh supply of "hero
books. Atlanta Constitution.
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DrInkInr Wafer.

With regard to drihl1ing waters
the purest is that which comes from
deep springs or deep wells, where the
access of surface water is guarded
against, or from lakes at high alti-
tudes. These waters as a rule are
very palatable. The most dangerous
waters to drink are those that are
stored in the form of rainwater or
surface water running over cultivat-
ed lands, as these absorb all the inn
purities that they come in contact
with. River water is always dam
gerous, as it invariably becomes con-
taminated with sewage. Water from
shallow wells absorbs surface drain
age and may be always considered
utterly unfit for drinking purposes.
-Gentleman's Magazine.
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a ALlnooln-Booth Coincidence.

Ihave been told by gentleman,
who says that his statement can be
verified, that after President Lincoln
was shot he was carried across the
street into a boarding house and
placed upon bed In the room of one
of the boarders. That boarder was
an actor and a close friend of John
WillIes Booth, who on the afternoon
of the fatal Friday had called ON his
chum, thrown himself down ON the
bed, and after chatting awhile fallen
asleep. 1t was a remarkable coinci-
dence surely that the murderer and
the murdered should have occupied
the same couch within the 24 hours.
Polly Pry in New York Recorder.
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"sIind" and "Heart..

"91ind" and Heart"
Mind is master that. ruthless. slays its no
bIest slaves:
Heart a loving savior, ador'd by ey'ry one ii
Mind is icy cold, calculating. harsh and severe;
Heart. tender and gentle. throbs but with hope
and fear.
Mind. on Fancy's wings. flies high as fame can
carry name:
Heart sighs for love, abash'd, blushing red
with modest shame.
Mind, in rich mental finds, knows strange,
triumphant bliss:
Heart, ecstatic, trembles but beneath the low
er's kiss.
Mind strives in brilliance to outshine bright
ness of a star:
Hearts are all contentment when they deeply
Mind seeks only knowledge wherever it may
Heart learns not a lesson save by little Cupid
taught.
Mind boldly contemplates cen the very throne
of God:
Heart. submissive, bows subdued by woman's
slightest nod.
Mind argues, that which is unknown, cannot
be, forsooth;
Heart. though unable to e1pound. rightly feels
Mind is ever worried with the poll;icsof states;
Hearts are never anxious save for happiness OF
mates.
Minds lust is eternal as the palpitatinE air:
Heart oft Is satisfied with tress OF siiken
hair.
Mind doubts and scorns the happiness of weak,
joyous heart:
Heart laughs at and is bored by Minds sci
ence, lore and art
Mind. sullen. reasons woe, darkness, hate come
from above:
Hearts sweet heart beats thankful that God
gives light, joy and love.
Mind. safe. trayerses fathomless distances OF
Heart. fatally entangled. trips in gauzy bits OF
Mind goes castle building wherever it can
roam;
Heart, in hut, cottage or mansion. simply
Graves a home.
Mind is brave and able, dashing. selfish and
conceited:
Heart is noble, loyal. gen'rous-my contrast is
o0mpie'eai Atlanta Constitution.
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GEMS IN VERSE.

Her Birthday.
Ny darling. with eyes like October,
Aud heart that is young as the May.
What shall wish thee. this day OF dRys7
Bethink thee, sweetheart, and say.
would that time could stand still for awhile,
And leave thee as now thou art,
As fresh as the early dawn is fresh,
As white as the snowdrop,s heart.
Let the rest of the world gro., old and cold.
But. OIL let me still keep thee
The same forever, my girl of girls,
Forever girl for me.
Til my life is old. and my heart is cold,
Let me wear thee upon my breast,
And then let me find thee and claim thee
again
When wake from the graves long rest.
Louise Chandler 6soultoa.
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Barometers of fTrade.

'aThere are two barometers by
which make my observations on the
special and general condition of trade
in this country, " says Edward Atkin-
son. 1.-The print cloth industry 1
have observed to be the true barom-
eter of the condition of the dry goods
business, and the consumption of iron
the barometer of the general business
Of the country"
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Pulling Up Train.

If train moving at the speed of
25 miles an hour were suddenly
stopped, the passengers would en-
perience shock equal to that of fall
ing from a second floor window,
at 80 miles an hour they might as
wen fall from height of three pairs
of stairs, and an express train would,
IN point of fact, make them fall
from fourth story.-London Globe.
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Tagleigh-Old Lawless cannot be
such very bad attorney. He sue
ceeded in securing am acquittal in
that last murder case.
Warleigh-Well, when he told the
jury that the prisoner had selected
him to defend him In preference to
all other counsel, they brought in a
verdict of temporary insanity. -
New York Herald.
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aIeanest OF the Mean.

No man anywhere has the right to
wantonly traduce the character OF
another, and if done In court the
guilty one should be held to even
stricter accountability for his cow
ardice IN shielding himself behind
his presumed privileges. es.-Indianapo-
lis journal
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Gran'pap.s Question.

Gran'pap's Question.
allow did you rest last night2"
I've beard my Gran'pap say
Them words thousand times-thnt's
Jes' them words thatawayl
As punctchul-like as mornin dast
To ever henve in sight
Gran'pap 'ud allus haf TO ast-
"How did you rest last niGht2"
Us young uns used to grin,
At breakfast, on the sly,
And mock the wobble of his chin
And eyebrows helt so high
And kind. "How did you rest last
nightl''
We'd humble and let on
Our voices trimbled, and our sight
Was dim and hearin gone.
Bad as I used to be,
All I'm a-wantin is
Aspure and cam n sleep for me
And sweet sleep as hisl
And so pray on Jedgment Day
To wake, and with its light
See his face dawn and hear him say
allow did you rest last night2"
James Whitcomb Riley.
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Began work nt once.

Fond Mother-And so my little
angel joined the Little Defenders to-
day and viii always be kind to dunno
animals7
Little Angel-Yes, ma. Comm home
Imet man Wit a bag full of kittens
at he was goin to drown, and he
promised to bring them here for us
to be kind to.-London Tt-Bits.
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First Space Writer-That article of
yours, 'Truth Is Stranger Than Fic-
ton" Is a hummer. Bound to at
tract attention. Where did you get
the factsI
Second Space Made 'em up.
New York Weekly.
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heE A1lIes
A little corner with its crib,
A little mug, a spoon, a bib,
A little tooth so pearly white,
A little rubber ring to bite.
A little plate all lettered round,
A little rattle to resound,
A little creeping-seei she standsi
A little step 'twixt outstretched hands
A little doll with fiaxen hair,
A little willow rocking chair,
A little dress of richest hue,
A little pair of CATERS blue.
A little school day after day,
A little schoolma'am to obey,
A little study-soon tits past
A little graduate at last
A little walk in leafy June,
A little talk while shines the moon,
A little reference TO papa,
A little planning with mamma
A little ceremony grave,
A littlR struggle to be brave,
a littlb cottage on n lawn,
A little kiss-my girl was gonel
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During the reformation the Lu-
theran party vented their rage On all
books that had red letters IN the title
page. Amy work so decorated was
sure to be regarded as papistical and
diabolical and was summariIy de.
stroyed. --.-.s..
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The Quiet roller.

The Quiet TOiIer.
'Tis not he who parades
His deeds before the world,
Holding aloft their worth,
Whose memory lives impearled
In tie hearts of a people when
The years have died away,
Put rather the man who tolls
On quietly day by day.
Wis he who, at his task
Be IL high or be II lowly-
Strives with never n thought
or SELF and praise, but wholly
Lost in the love Of Duty,
Who deems no man his debtor,
And quietly tolls each day
To make the world ever better.
George Newell Lovejo!
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missing word Contest.

Supply the missing word in the follow
ing sentence:
''In society the all absorbing topic in Eng
land during the quarter uas Me Prince o.
Rdles and ...---.-..-...Gfdir."
One-fOurth of the net subscription re-
ceipts of those entering this contest will
be divided among those who supply the
correct word in the blank in the above
sentence. Thus, if there are S., 900, one.
fourth would be Sl,251 If ten supply
the correct word Ch would receive
SIPS, if 100, each $3.50, &c.
Both of the above contests free and
in addition to Two Papers for the pr.ce
of one.
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION has a cir.
culation of I55 900, and is TIE PEorLE's
PAPER. 1t fayors Tariff Reform, an In.
dividual Income Tax, and the Expan-
sion of the Currency to a degree sutfi-
cient to meet the legitimate business
demands of the country.
1t covers the news of the world every
week, having news correspondents in
all the news centres of the world.
Take the REGISTER and the Constitu-
ton.