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course. no tusks TO fight with. IT is
/ fact. however. as the s-2ap.rS call to
mind with pride that IN one occasion,
( having been repeatedly pTTcae1 by
! Don. she turned defiantly uprn him
! and butted him into abie.t surrender.
! Curious Friendship Of an EIepl,a nat
For Child.
PlUcky as she is and experienced IL
/ fighting, the old elephant Gypsy is
usually one of the genrlas- s...d est
obedient of elephants. She IS especial
y fond Of children. as WIS shown seN-
eTdl years ago when she made great
friends with the little .sou Of one of
the circus performers. 50 fond did
Gyp become o. the little fellow that
she would tcasL and plead IN elephant
language . see him evcYy day, and
not intceIuently Mr.. Bailey used 10
crafty her whim by letting her go into
tie dress Tis room tent, where. plIc g
tn child with a tend ~ o;iSh r Ter
trunk - wee II her huge irnEt leg.
she nodded her great head up and down
al il IL say: See what good fricn IS
we are She would sometimes stand
in this way for ten or fifteen minutes
the boy apparently being perfectly al
home and having no idea of fear. And
no one dared take the boy away unless
he would brave Gyp's displeasure. As
soon as the music announcing the pro-
ceSsion struck up, however, GyD would
curl down her trunk, and catching the
boy by the sleeve of the jacket, would
lead him back to his father. and
then nodding her head as if in farewell
would march away cortentedly 10 her
quarters.
The Age of Elephants and Their
Ailments.
Gypsy is the oldest elephant in the
circus and probably the oldest in the
country. Mr.. Bailey credits her with
20 years, but George Conklin, who is
better authority, does not think she is
over 80. Indeed, Mr.. Conklin declares
that there is a wide misapprehension
in regard to the ages of elephants. He
says that elephants are not as rule
much longer lived than men and wo-
men; he doubts if they ever attain
greater age than $50 years. 1t is very
difficult to determine an elephants
precise age the teeth giving only
vague indications. The best evidence
is the condition of the skin and the
general appearance of the animal At
ter so they begin to get slower in their
movements and less useful for tricks
in the ring. At so they show stiffness
in the joints and rheumatic tendency,
while in intelligence and quickness
they show distinct falling off.
Whoever has looked inside an ele-
plants mouth has seen a strange
sight. Many times, for my education,
Keeper Conklin, with prodding spear
or word of command, has forced an
elephant to curl back his trunk over
his head and open up the great pink
cavern between his jaws. Elephants
have no front teeth, and they never
eat flesh or any food that requires
tearing apart. Eight teeth are all
they have, two above and below on
each side, huge yellow molars as wide
as mans hand and couple of
inches thick. Over these. hay or fod- !
der is shifted by the queerest, ugliest
tongue in the whole animal Kingdom
tongue that is literally hung at both /
ends, having no power of movement /
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thus Conklin and his horse made a
nttle gain. But once across the ele-
plant only ran the faster, and once
more began to close up the space be-
tween them. By this time the news
had spread through the community
mat mad elephant was chasing
Conkiin to kill him and q company of
COWBOYS, armed with rifles, revolvers
and Iassoes, came galloping 10 the
rescue. y fusilade of shots was fired
INTO the elephant, but paying not the
slightest attention to the attack he
Kept straight on in pursuit of Conk-
Again and again the Snowman was
oo!lged to cross the track to make a
gam. But Samson's speed seemed
ohly 10 increase, while the horse was
steadlly getting tagged out
ABOUT three miles from the show
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THERE COULD BE NO ,nsTAKlE.

Some time ago an amorous young man
sent a letter to a German lady, and this
postscript was added:
THAT my darling may make no mistake
remember that L viii wear light pair of
trousers and Il dark Getaway coat. In
my right hand l will carry a small cane
and in my left cigar. Yours ever,
Adolphe''
The father replied courteously, stating
that his daughter had given him author
ity to represent her at the appointed place
at the time agreed on. His postscript
was as follows:
dot mine son may make no mishdakes
I viii be dreshed III mine shirt sleeves.
will wear in mine right hand a Club; in
mine left hand l will wear a six-shooter.
You viii recognize me by de way 1 bats
YOU on de head a goople times twice mid
de Club. Wait for me al de corner. as
have Something's important to inform you
nit. Your trent, Heinrich Muller. Phil
adelphia Record.
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BY CLEVELAND MOFFETr.

BY CLEVELAND AIOFFETT.
Sropyrichts 1895, by S. S. Mcclure,
Liuited.)
There is at all times danger to keep
ers from the uncertain nature of an
elephant, but there recurs a period
every year when this danger is much
greater than at others, at least with
nhe male elephants. The approach of
this period as announced by the swell
ing of the glands on either side of the
animals mead, about six inches back
of the eyes. All male elephants have
small holes at these two points leading
into the head, and in no way connect
ed with the ear. These holes are almost
invisible at ordinary times, being con-
cealed in the wrinllled flesh, but at
abe dangerous period they become ap-
parent and emit a watery discharge OF
unpleasant odOr. This is a. signal well
recognized among the elephant men
that all who go near the animal must
take heed to themselves. And at such
times the elephant is apt to single out
some one person as the special object
of his animoSlty
This period of danger lasts three or
four weeks, and during this whole
time the keepers must be eXtraordin-
arily careful The well known trainer,
George COnklin, has had his life at
tempted every day for three weeks;
but so slZillful has he become in avoid
ing an elephants attack with trunk or
ausks, and so thoroughly is he versed
i'm the elephants treacherous WAYS.
that he has never yet sustained serl-
Gus injury.
a Keeper Holly Chased BY an EIc-
pbant.
The most critical experience that
ever sbefel COnklin came several years
ago when ne was travelling through
Idaho. The show was in little town
called HALEY, and the morning pro-
cession was just over, when the six-ton
elephant, Samson, burst the chains by
which he had been staked and made a
rush for his keeper At the time Conk-
lin was IL the lions cage, wher he had
been riding in the procession, for he il
not only one of the most experienced
elephant trainers in the world, but he
Is d tanner of tigers and lions as well.
Jas he saw the elephant rush at the
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has had good piece of bark taken
on in such a chance encountar.
Usually the females in the herd are
peacefully disposed and care is exer-
cised to place several of them as buff
fers between each pair OF the more as-
gressive males. Old Gyp, however is
a striking exception to this rule. she
being as great a lighter rs there is.
and willing to try CONCLUSIONS With
the best of the tuskers Indeed on
one or two occasions. Cyp las man
aged 10 free herself from he C;lau!s
and marched down me line, snoring
defiance a t Fritz. Tip. Dick Mandarin
ana all the rest of them. AMI. eddy
enough, no one of the herd has taken
up her challenge; so that se:eIal 90
the keepers maintain TINT she could
thrash any Of them This. however. is
question: for Gyp, with ali her pIlcK.
only weighs three tons, and mas of
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"Of beauty just enough to bear inspec-
ton;
OF candOr. sense and wit, q good col
lection
Enough of love FOR one who needs pro-
lection"
Excellent resolve, ladies. and let the
husband see that the wife. who has
linked her life with mis-. possesses
sound sense and good judgment. If
she suffere5 from nervous debility, or
uterine troubles, as, alas. so many do,
LEI her manifest her good sense by
using DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton, which has never been known TO
fail in such cases. Has the largest
sale of any medicine for woman kept
n drug stores.
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a SUCCESSFUL PoULTRYMAN,s WAY.

J. II. Holt, of Lafayette, Contra Costa
county, sends to the Poultry-heeper MS
system OF poultry management and the
My stock is the Black Minorca and
Houdans. Since last November ! have fed
them on alfalfa, up to about January Il.
Since thS.- time l have cut grass, weeds
and mustard stalks, which / run through
q foder-cutter, cutting il CHARTER CT TT
inch long. For $50 fowls I use ten pounds
OF bran, two pounds Of oil ciIse meal and
one pound a. cocOanut meal daily, which
costs as follows: Bran ~ cents, oilcake
meal aia cents, cCcnanut meal l cent;
total, % cents Tor feeding lao hens one
day. When feeding alfalfa I only used
five pounds of bran. > certs; about 9
pounds OF hay, cent; feeding perhaps
s pounds Of corn, cents; total. II cents.
But what | thought more interesting
Is my present mode of feeding. / feed
p gallons of cut green stuff. which COSTS
nothing but the labor. as l have to NOV
my lawn before | can pillow it, then ]
give bran. etc. as noted. | have not had
a sick fowl for two years. and none
ever looked finer than ours at the pres
2nt time, and they are constantly in
creasing in egg production, giving yes
our houses. using crude petroleum on the
perches and a good supply of ashes I'M
der them. My neighbor uses Il great deal
OF wheat middlings, etc, and often mas
sick fowls, while we have none. Last
season, when ne was selling his Gigs fer
IL cents | was getting II cents; he sold
mere anu sent my SSSS W tiie CITY al
ways getting about quotations, as my
eggs are all OF one kind, while his eggs
are from common mixed stock, and this
should be a consideration with all who go
into the business. BY all means use thor
oughbreds and the best.
Il will add that from this time L shall
vary the feed a little, giving less grass
and some wheat instead Every one must
use his or her own Judgment in these
matters. but / have found that hens fed
as much as above are perfectly healthy
and could not look better. and mine lay
better than when using feed that cost me
three times as much heretofore
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LEADING BUSINESS FIRMS OF SALT LAKE CITY.
BOOTS AND SHOES.

SPENCER & LYNCH CO..
12i Main street.
GYLLENSWAN, C. J.,
THOREsoN. T..
81 East Second South.
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DRAINING.

There was a wet strip running cleal
across the front of field we bought
last spring. 1t was the outlet to a
springy spot on one side. 1 was right
next to the road and looked badly
The grass growing on this land was.
Of course, wild and poor. Then again.
it was impossible to get into the field
without cdossing the soft spot Fer
fifty years or more, previous owners
drove through that mud hole. Time and
again have seen team just about
stuck in it. Years ago some logs were
laid down to make a roadway, and you
would have laughed to see a man drive
over there with Z load of hay and
spirited team, as | have, and ] have
seen the hay go off, too. Well, It was
delight last week to me to be able to
conquer that place, 10 take a little of
the dominion given to man by the Gre
atOr; and | didn't do ii by proxy. either.
No, | dug to the bottom. cur clear
through, myself, and laid the tiles and
put the first earth over them. | must
know that my drains are put in right
ly. and having no expert at hand. |
got into the ditch. ] fell 10 thinking
about men | know who are very hard
up financially, but when they have any
ditching to do always. hire someone to
do it; and of other men. who this sea-
son will crop fields where there are wet
spots, where the chances are that they
will get nothing, and still they need
the money badly. When asked why they
don't do this draining, they say: 'Oh,
| can't afford it." NV way would have
been to get some tile and put them in
myself during the open weather in fall
and spring. Many day have ] worked
a such work when it would have been
much pleas2nter by the fire. But this
Is the way success comes. After all,
however, | have enjoyed the conquer
ing of such waste places, even if l had
to work in bad weather to do 1t, and
go without new clothes to get the tiles.
Partly a. result of such work in the
past. hoWeN er, we are not short OF
money now to buy tiles, OF hire them
laid. either. AS the land is quite fiat
We used three-inch tiles. We started
in abaut three feet deep at the outlet.
which was as deep as we could go and
get fall. and gradually graded up to
about two feet at upper end. The fall
was made uniform, clay was packed
firmly over every tile and they were
all bedded in i groove cut in solid clay,
and every tile was hard burned so il
would ring. / know all these things.
for | was right in the ditch watching
every point. That wet strip of land,
that miserable nuisance. is forever (as
far as any of us are concerned abated
If the outlet is kept open. If ] had
done as many farmers do. employed
some irresponsible ditcher to do the
draining and left him unattended. the
forever in the last sentence would
probably end in two or three years.
The truth IS I have never known but
one ditc5ler whom ! would trust TO Go
work for me unattended.-T. T. Terry,
in Practical Farmer.
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except in the middle, while it shifts
back and forth from side to side,
arching up against the roof of the big
mouth like an immense wriggling
pink serpent. There is nothing strang-
er than the working of an elephants
tongue, unless it be the working of his
breathing apparatus when he sleeps.
Elephants. like human beings, have
two sets of teeth, the milk teeth, which
are smaller than the permanent molars,
falling out when the animals are
about II years old. These baby teeth,
which are nevertheless enormous, are
occasionally picked up by the circus
men among the fodder and preserved
as curiosities. Such d thing sa an ele-
phant having the toothache or de-
cayed moiar, is absolutely unknown.
Mr.. COnklin assuring me that in his
whole experience of thirty years as an
elephant trainer he has never known
a single instance of the sort. And it is
fortunate that elephants have this i'm
munity from a form of suffering that
sometimes afflicts other wild animals.
for it is difficult to see how a dentist
would set about extracting an ele-
plants molar-
Elephants are Very rarely the VIC
TINS of serious illness. On the rare Oc-
casions when something is wrong with
them there seems to be little that can
be done for their relief except TO al
low them absolute rest. On one occa-
sion when old Gyp was looking worn
and thin after a hard seasons work,
carrying the saddle every day, Conklin
save her two quarts of whisky with
tie best results The stimulanJ seemed
To brace. her up Immediately, and has
been used with similar success in other
instances
\ queer misadventure befell an ele-
plant named Lalla Rookh during the
summer Of 1894. 1t seems that there
was a loose board on the partition that
separated the elephants quarters or
the elephant car from the little room
at the end where the keepers slept.
The floor of the little room was COW
cred with straw mattresses. and one
Sunday. while the men were away.
LaIla Rockh reached her trunk
through the hole in the parti-
ton and. before she was de-
tected ate up an entire mattress. The
next day the animal was taken
violently i'll. going into commissions
and making a terrible disturbance.
The cause of the trouble was not dis
covered until one of the keepers re
mem bered that he had concealed in
the mattress five pounds of plug to-
bacco. which had gone down the Gle
plants throat along with the straw.
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At the beginning adopt one of the
standard hives and then scriipuiousIy
adhere to its use. Have all the hives
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WHEN ELEPHANTS
Go ON A TEAR.
a Time that Tries the BoIdcst
Keepers Courage.
D0DGING A MAD ANIMAL.
ELEPHANTS INDULGE IN PERIODI-
CAE. SPREES.

The "TOOt" Generally Lasts From
Three to Four Weeks-kceper
ConkIin's Hard Ride to Escape
Death-An Elephants Curious
Friendship For Il Child.
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PHOTOGRAPHERS.

PHOTOGRAPHERs.
ALSEEN. A.
212lk South State street.
SAVAGE. c. R..
12-14 South Main.
aEAI. MARKETS.
PETERSON, W.,
81 East First South
INSURANCE.
ENSIGN. A. H.,
81 Commercial block.
NATIONAL LIFE-VERMONT
Geo. D. Alder Mgr. a04 Mccormick block.
WHITTEMORE, COOK & co FIRE),
Mccormick block
BATHS.
BECKS POT SPRINGS.
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General Court Business.

2 hlrwad Charles hryHer, native
Of DenmAtk, Robert HarrisHnd George
Wilson H0dglus, subjects OF Queen
Victoria, all rrslloul. Oi Eureka, have
oosn admitted 10 cIlizsnshiP.
Tue bonds 81 the following defend.
ants who fAiltd % appear Tor RrfAigt =
msnt were forfeited todsJ; Cha.
Cummings aud Levi CiegR, petty
larceny, S3O0raca; J. u, Weeks, gfsuu
larceny, $40; JlYI Perdue. assault
with dtadiy weapon, $500; Joseph
Hill, adultery, filJi Johu Al. Fran
com, petty larceny, s-UJ.
Lindsey h. YOunH a boy III years OF
age, pleaded gully 20 housebtenkinF,
committed in Saupete county. he
was sentenced 10 the Reform school
Till he became OF age, The boy Is an
orphan and appear 10 have developed
mRuiA for breaking Into houses aud
taking money, which he spends
among his young companions. He IL
= bright, kind dispOsitioned boy, 40 his
guardian testified, but seems TO be- In
cUrrigible In this one Particular
Fred Andersen, n lI'year-old hoy,
was committed to the Reform school
TIL he becomes OF age, for housebreAk.
ing, committed In Blake city, to
which he pleaded guilty.
=. A. King, attorney for IL. T..
Sturgeon charged with forging an
order ON Eisinore Coop, inIeTposed u
demurrer TO the indictment on tue
ground that Il charged forgery aud
also charged ultenug aud publishing a
forged instrument Mt, King claimed
the indictment was detective IN charr-
ing two oiionses. Demurrer oyeTIuled;
plea OF not guilty entered.
Norman Il M, Of Provo, was AT.
raigned on charge of f0rnioatlOn
committed with Catherine smith, of
Lshi, on the Ut OF August, 1894. He
took iii tomorrow 10 plead.
FRANK Chrlin pleaded rot guilty to
Administering poison 20 W. q. daulter
with Intent TO kill, In Fillmore, on tbs
9th OF March, this year
James Stevenson, OF Provo, was
sentenced to seven month"; In the penl.
tentiary Tor adultery
The Jury In the case OF Samuel II.
Bunnell VI the Il. q. w. Ry. Co,
brought IN verdict for plaintiff In the
sum Of $50.
Louis AieCariy and Henry Maim.
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Personal Paragraphs.

+. A. Kennedy, Of Butte. Mont. pats
up % the Temploton.
j. q. HAL, a Pueblo, Colo. visitor. hold
forth Mt the cullen.
u. W. Mcleod. OF Colorado Springs, Is
In town and nj tho Walkrr
Phil. Hitchcock, Of Buffalo. NY, par
takos Of tho Knutsford'4 inequalities.
josh gowman aud a.. N. short. are
New Workers at tho Iomploton
kao Coleman and Dora Kelley. o
Holona, Mont, are guests az tho Temple
ton.
G. n. Morse and George II Gnlo,t are
city people ~ tho walker.
New York people at tho kuutsfofd arc
$. l.. Mitchell and ;. II. Gunu,t
Maurice Guaton,of Fort BrIdror. Wyo.,
aud T.. -. Koipor. Of Lancaster. Pa, are
guests at the Temploion.
a. +. Mlgovy. Of Tarrinriou, Ct. and
W. y. Clark Jr.. of An.ouia, Ct. arc
quartcrod ut tho Knuisiord.
Con Lero. Of Sew OfIcars. aud A. II.
Chris'or, Of Milwaukee, arc registered nj
tho Tompioion.
John j.. togarty. Of san francisco. aud
II. J. Garivoy. Of Denver. arc stopping al
tho knutsford.
Ldvafd HtCallis'or, Of Oh city, loft
for western Wyoming this morning to
give attention to the latg sheep Interests
there of tho Calli-icr brothers. 10 will
be away about week.
The san Francisco panor, which came
20 hand last night announce tnf. Houcral
Richard W. Young, ~ SAT- "a o.. is u
guest at tho Palace hotel that b.. r..
karn., Of this city, 10 registered RI. Tho
Grand.
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PROVO.
$4,000. Damage Suit.

The case Of Rlbert II. Thompson W
the II. q, W. lty. Go. was commouced
yesterday afternoon ana will doublluu q
consume all u t0iay. Plaintiff tue-
Tor sl5,2O6 damages for Injuries sut.
tgiuen by being ruu over by tho lie
fonitnt corr ora Ions. rain In Eureka
on tue .5,h Of July, 1874. Thompson
wts driving "a milk wagon and tried
10 cross the track when IA train came
along aud threw tho wagon from the
lTack entirely dem0iishiug n. Plain.
TN was thrown from tue wagon ami
sustained severe Injuries from which
he yet suffers great pain and which
has disabled him 80 that he cannot do
manurl labor ~ formerly. Hs charges
negligence on tue part Of the railroad
company IN this that they Travelled NJ
tue rate Of forty miles an hour within
the city limits Aud failed 10 signal the
approach OF tue train by ringing a boil
oT blowing a whistle. ID. ID. Htuz.
S. A. King AMI Il. A. Wilgon ap.
pear for the plaintiff, and q. w. Ben
melt sui N. A. Robertson for the rail.
road company.
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Police Court Orders.

The following arc today's police
court orders, with Colonel w. IL.
Sells presiding.
Josh Butler. aud Bob Rocker, ar.
rested this morning tot fighting, were
tried this afternoon on that charge.
Oniceru Rhodes and Carey arrested
the men and testified that they were In
the act OF fighting when arrested, but
the Intervention Of tbs officers pre-
vented farther trouble. They we're in
company with lowd women and ha1
been riding In a hack.
The defendants testified that they
had met suddenly and hEd commenced
uustTeling without Identifying each
other. They testified that they were
gooi friends aud could no, be Induced
IL strike each other for love or money.
The evidence showed that they had
been iighling,Rnd We're fined $40 each,
which thoy paid aud were released.
Anna Dale, who was arrested thls
mornipg Tor breaking into the house n
MaTthu Yut,er In the Tenth ward ana
taking therefrom q pair OF shoes
and slockings, was tried before
Judge Sells this afternoon. The
defendant stated that she was In
po,s.sslon OF tue articles alleged to
have heen stolen neiore entering the
house: that she was an orphan anu
mad c1nIe to Utah from Alabama ak
years ago; she was living at presen.
with her aunt, Mira. Wilson, on the
Garner Of Seventh West aud Fiat
North streets, and hired out OCCASION
ally to earn living.
Dapitl Harrington, who wAs con-
duotinp tho prosecution, ahked that the
csse be continued until tomorrow
- ,rnInr i' n-ser 10 have a'Nar vii.