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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-24
The Danger Comes

IN cases of typhoid fever, diphtheria and other
wasting diseases, when the patient has been
reduced in flesh, and strength, and begins the
toilsome climb to health. Here Hoods Sarsa-
pariIla finds its place. It enriches the blood,
strengthens the nerves, gives tone to the di-
gestiye organs, and builds up the whole system,
Hoods pills are the best after-dinner pills,
assist digestion, cure headache. &c. box.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-24
TAX VALUATION.

County Clerk Ledwidge has for
warded his report on the tax valua-
ton of property in this county to the
territorial board of equalization. 1t is
as follows:
Gentlemen hereby certify that the
value of the several classes of property
assessed in Weber county, Utah, for
the year 1895, after final adjournment
of the county board of equalization, is
O q follows.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-24
Mayor

ID 7rc mayor.
Territory of Utah, City and County of
Salt Lake. SIS. I, &. II. Backman, Re-
corder in and for Salt Lake City, Terri
tory of Utah, 10 hereby certify that the
above ordinance was passed by the City
Council Of said city on July 18th, 1895, and
and he having failed to approve or dis,
approve Of the same within the time pre-
scribed by law, five days, said ordinance
In witness whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the corporate seal
of said city this, the 23rd day OF July, A.
D. 1895.
(Seal) G. II. BACKMAN,
City Recorder
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-24

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
the annual stockholders meeting of the
Bonanza Gold Mining and Milling COM
pany, of Wetherby, Oregon, will be held
on Monday, September the End, 1895, at
Temple street, Salt Lake City, Utah, for
the purpose Of electing a board of direc-
tors to serve Tor the ensuing year and
such other business as may come before
By order Of the board of directors.
q. FARNES, President.
CHAS. CALDWELL. JI2.. Secretary.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-24

Remember-only such medicines were
admitted for exhibition at the Worlds
Fair as are accepted for use, by ply
sicians, in the practice of medicine,
Ayers Sarsaparilla, Ayers Cherry Pee
toral and Ayers Pills being included
in the list. They-are standard medi-
ai1
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-24
DELINQUENT STOCK NOTICE,

THE ADA CONSOLIDATED MINING
company, principal place of business,
delinquent upon the following described
stock on account of assessment levied on
the End day of July, 1895, the several
amounts set opposite the names Of the
respective SHAREHOLDERS as follows:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-24

DR.. Tiilman fills teeth without pain.
Teeth without plates a speciality; SO and
"a. over Walker Bros. & FLYERS store.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-24

AND in accordance with Jaw, SO many
shafes OF each parcel of such stock as
may be necessary will be sold at the
once of the company, 81 to 43 West First
South street, Salt Lake city, on the 18th
such day to pay delinquent as - ssment
thereon, together with the cost of ad-
yertsing and expense of sale Dated Aug.
10Th, 1893. ]. II. GRIPS,
Secretarv
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-24
SPECIAL EXCURSION SOUTH,

Via the Union Pacific, Saturday,
August 24th,
ON above date the Union Pacific will
r,,n 4 special excursion to all points
south at the following greatly reduced
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-08

prescribed by law. and no claim
against the State. except for salaries
and compensation of officers fixed by
law, shall be passed upon by the
Legislature without having been con-
sidered and acted upon by the said
Board Of Examiners.
Sec. II. Until otherwise provided
by law, the Governor, State Treas
urer and State Auditor shall consti-
tute a Board of Insane Asylum Com
missioners. Said Board shall have
such supervision of all matters con-
nected with the State Insane Asylum
as may be provided by law.
Sec. 10. Until otherwise provided
by law. the Governor. Attorney-Gen-
eral and Superintendent of Public In
struction shall constitute a Board Of
Reform School Commissioners. Said
Board shall have such supervision. Of
all matters connected with the State
Reform School as may be provided
by law.
Sec. 16. The Secretary Of State shall
keep a record of the official acts of the
Legislature and Executive Depart
ment of the State. and. when required.
shall lay the same and all matters
relative thereto before either branch
OF the Legislature, and shall perform
such other duties as may be provided
by law.
Sec II. The Auditor shall he Au-
ditor of Public Accounts. and the
Treasurer shall be the custodian Of pub
lie moneys, and each shall perform
such other duties as may be provided
by law.
Sec. IS. The Attorney General shall
be the legal adviser of the State Off
GERS and shall perform such other
duties as may be provided by law
Sec. 10. The Superintendent Of Pub
lie Instruction shall perform such du-
ties as may be provided by law.
Sec. 20. The Governor, Secretary
of State. Auditor. Treasurer, At
torney-GeneraL Superintendent of
Public Instruction and such other
State and district officers as
may be provided for by law. shall re-
ceive for their services quarterly a COM
pensation as fixed by law. which shall
not be diminished or increased so az
to affect the salary of any officer dur
ing his term, or the term next
ensuing after the adoption of
this Constitution, unless Va
cancy occur, in which case the sue
cessor of the former incumbent shall
receive only such salary as may be
provided by law at the time of his
election or appointment. The COM
pensation of the officers provided for
by this article, until otherwise pro-
vided by law. is fixed as follows:
Governor, two thousand dollars per
annum.
Secretary of State, two t. ousand dol
lars per annum.
State Auditor. fifteen hundred dol
lars per anDum.
STATE Treasurer, one thousand dollars
per annum.
Acknowledgement, fifteen hundred dol
lars per annum.
superintendent of Public Instruction,
fifteen hundred dollars per annum.
The compensation for said officers =
prescribed in this section, and in all
laws enacted pursuant to this Consti-
tuition. shall be in full for all services
rendered by said officers, respectively.
in any official capacity or employment
during their respective terms of Of
flee. No such officer shall receive for
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-09-17
/ HONOR As COLLATERAL.
A Loan scheme Which Proved . Fiat
Failure.


sv Failure
Loans without security are a bait
which usurers often hold out to the un-
wary, says the London Daily Tele-
graph, but a certain Lacour thought II
might be made still more tempting by
advertising that people could pledge
their honor for substantial monetary
advance. Honor Is inexhaustible, espe-
cially when 1t can be turned into hard
cash, so the scheme babe fair to sue
coed. But on the face of It as COM
mercial speculation it was poor in
vestment. Its philanthropy was its
chief recommendation, and therefore
its author, q chemists assistant former
ly, with two companions, felt embold-
ened to initiate Nine. Eugene Buffet,
and sing In the streets to invite the
charitable public to contribute to the
New Students, Friendly society, as they
He'd their philanthropic loan Office.
The trio selected the Normandy coast
Escorts for their tour, and duly adver-
tised their philanthropic motives in the
local press. But unfortunately M. La
roVr preached without practicing. He
lad himself contracted number of
little debts on the strength of his honor,
and his creditors were not quite salts
fed with the value of that security,
and when recently he borrowed from
a friend a bicycle, which he at once
handed over to a cafe keeper who was
dunning him tor money, the bicyclist
took an unktnd view Of the transac-
ton, and lodged q complaint with the
police, with the result that the latter
day philanthropist was placed In safe
custody to mediate upon the worth
3essness Of honor in worldly transac-
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-09-17
Suicide of a Blacksnake.

"A ,blacksnake near Limerick, Ireland,
ka1fng been worsted in o fierce battle
with another serpent OLA slightly diff
ferent species, trailed away in deep de-
lection. Finally, as it dragged itself
along, closely watched by Patrick Nc
Claughry, a resolution seemed to fire
the soul of the defeated snake. Grasp
ing firmly with its mouth small stone
it climbed tree and presently hung
by its tail from horizontal limb. Next
it began whirling about the limb with
frightful rapidity. Longer and longer
it's body stretched under the certrifu-
gal stress, until, with a last despairing
effort, the snakes body broke in
halves, the weighted head and neck
flying to a considerable distance, while
the tail remained clinging to the limb
IF the tree.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-09-17

Winchester, Va Her maiden name
was Page, and her masters name Miller
Alexander. Her master served In the
revolution, and when he returned home
at it's close she met him at the gate and
carried his knapsack and accoutre-
ments into the house.
Her earliest recollection goes back to
the home of her master in Prince Ed
wards county, Va. While living there
Gen. Washington stopped at her mas.
ter's house, but whether it was during
or after the revolutionary war she can.
not remember. Later the family re.
moved to Richmond. That was then
quite small place. In 1888 her master
removed to Kentucky, taking his slaves
with him. After some years he died
there, and the interest of the other
heirs in the estate was purchased by
Miller Alexander, Jr., who brought the
slaves--ten in number-to Hamilton,
Ill, and set them all free. This was
about five years before the commence
ment of the civil war. Miller Alex
ander remained in Hamilton till the
close of the war and then removed to
ST. Louis, where he now resides. He
was model master, as was his father
also. None of her family were ever
sold from the plantation, and all were
kindly treated.
Mrs. Alexander's husband, Robert,
died in Hamilton, Ia, in 1885, at the
age of 104 years. The couple had lived
in Iowa 10 ears at that time. Many
-uaara ono Mro Alavop5ar couad efE0
and bought her husband from slavery.
Mrs. Robbins, of Concert street, says
her mother died few years ago in
Keokuk at the age Of $50 years. She
loves to talk about the old plantation
days, and the time when the negroes
found themselves free
DAY was ignorant as q cat" she
said. DAY jist went wild with joy.
Day danced an day sung, an day had
a joyful time. or mahrster, he feel
awful bad, He couldn't eat an he
couldn't sleep, an he jis' up an he died.
Men some nv de niggers day got shot,
case de white people day not LAX SIGH
carryins on. We all 'fraid at night.
Many de time," she added, II wuked
In de house in de mornin' an in de fell
all day for 25 or 80 cents, an sleep out
doahs all night, case feared to sleep
in de cabin. Feared got shot and
killed. Some de niggers day didn't
have nothin' to eat, and the gubner he
sot up shop and guy 'em provisions.
Dem what had money, day slip to de
store by night time and buy what day
need
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-09-17

The most famous checker-player in
the world is James Wyliie, a Scotch
man, now Ia his seventy-sixth year,
who has been playing for "a shullen
game, ye ken," nearly sixty years, and
is still able to beat almost everybody.
He was famous as q player in Scotland
when he was only boy, and was first
called the Herd Laddie." His peculiar
title has caused thousands of people to
believe that Wyllie was once a shep-
herd.
Wyllie was born In the Pierce Hill
barracks, near Edinburgh, in March,
1890, his father being at the time a
sergeant major in the Scots Grays The
earliest recollections Of the old man are
those OF life at the barracks. He was
apprenticed to,a weaver in Kilmarnock,
Ayrshire, when mere boy, but his re-
mffrkable ability in draughts was rec
ognized in time TO prevent him from
learnE the weaver's trade. When he
was fifteen years old he had beaten
everybody who could be induced to
play the game with him In Kilmarnock
Mr.. Porteus well-to-do drover. took
the boy with him TO Edinburgh, where
many matches at draughts were being
played. The game was then popular
in Scotland, as it still is. MrtPorteus
began match with Mr.. Bertram, a
player of local reputation. After two
or three games had been played, Mr..
Porteus said he had business to attend
to- fN@
"Let my herd laddie play for me-" he
said:
Mr.. Bertram consented, and began
to play with young Wyllie. The next
day the fame Of the "Herd Laddie" was
spread in the city, as he had won fifty
nine games from Mr.. Bertram, who
had been able to get only one draw. 1t
was not long before all Scotland had
heard of Wyllie, and the title of Herd
Laddie" was SO fastened upon him as to
cling for life. His fame was increased
by a number of matches with
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-09-17

PROT Andrew Anderson, Robert Mar
tins and other celebrated players, who
first defeated him and then were
beaten by him.
For many years Wyllie went about
the country peddling watches as reg
ular business and playing checkers for
money against all corners. For more
than twenty years he has been travel
ing aboHt the world, charging ''shul-
len" for @sery game played with him,
and occasionally contrasting matches
for stakes, which he usually has won.
He came TO this country in 1878, and
played over 1000 games of checkers,
of which he lost less than 5o In 1881
he again visited America, and won IL
854 out of 1857 games, drawing 1,754
and losing only 100. AS he charged
Americans IS cents game for the
privilege of playing with him, he must
have earned a fair income. In this
country he played matches with G. F.
Barker, of Boston. G. A. Freeman, of
Providence, and the late r. d. Yates,
of Brooklyn, winning from Barker and
losing to the others. As Wyllie has
had highly successful tours in England
and in Australia, it is believed that he
has acquired snug fortune.
Wyllie claimed the title of .cham-
pion draughts player Of the world" un-
til last year, when he was beaten by
James Ferrie, much younger Scotch
player, in match of ninety games, of
which Ferrie won thirteen and Wyllie
six, the remaining games being drawn.
After the match the old man said, de-
spairingly: II doot I'm too old for
draughts," but since then he has played
thousands of games, and has made re-
markable scores in many places In
Scotland. He has often been called
''close" and "canny," and he has sell
dom failed to win matches on which
has been staked much "siller." In late
years his hearing has been extremely
dull, but his eyes are still keen. He
talks with broad Scotch accent when
he has anything to say, but, like many
other experts in the silent game he
is inclined to be taciturn. He has been
temperate and careful in his habits
during his long life, although he has
been rowing from place to place almost
continually.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-09-17

Many Are Of ehe Opinion That Horse
NAY Weep.
DO horses weop7 d " question dis
cussed by the Admiralty and Horse
Guards Gazette II tells as that there
is a well-authenticated case OF a horse
weeping during the Crimean war On
the advance to the heights Of Alma, a
battery Of artillery became exposed to
the FIRE Of concealed Russian battery,
and In the course OF q few minutes II
was nearly destroyed, Hien and horses
killed and wounded, guns dismounted
and limbers broken; solitary horse,
which had apparently escaped unhurt,
was observed standing with fixed gaze
upon an object close beside him; this
turned out to be his late master, quite
dead. The poor animal, when a trooper
was dispatched to- recover him, was
found with copious tears flowing from
bis eyes; and Fit was only by main force
that he could be dragged away from
the spot, aud hts unearthly cries to get
back TO his master were heartrendinp.
Apropos of the intenselove that cavalry
horses have for music, correspondent
of the Gazette writes that when the
Sixth dragons recently changed their
quarters mare belonging to one of
the troopers was taken so Ill as to be
unable to proceed ON the Journey the
following morning. Two days later
another detachment of the same regi-
ment, accompanied by the band, ar,
rived. The sick mare was In q loose
box, and, making her way through the
shop OF p tradesman, took her, place In
the troop before she was secured and
brought back to the stable. But, the ex-
element had proved too great, and the
subsequent exhaustion proved fatal
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-09-17

A Woman Said to Be Six Score
Years and Four Of Age.
Mrs. Lucy Alexander. veracious Colored
Lady, Says Many Things That Inn
p-css cse US Coming Out Of
the pe...o.e Pact,

In Soap Creek Hollow, Keokuk, Ia,
lives Mrs. Lucy Alexander, 124 years
of age, and, according to the census
returns, the oldest person in Iowa On
Concert street, in the same city, resides
Mrs. Mahala Robbins, who, tradition
says, is over 100. Both the old women
are colored.
''Get married?" said Mrs. Robbins,
the other day, when asked her views
on matrimony. Course wouldn'.
Got huff to do 70 s'poht myself thout
s'photin' no man. | gifts pension Of
twelve dollahs a month, count my son
who was killed long de wah, an lives
on dat Man 'ud eat up de pension an
I'd hev to wuk. No, sab, Use all right
as ISL
Mrs Alexander, of Soap Creek Hol-
low, entertains similar views, and the
old women are to all appearances am
ply able to get along alone in the
world, and are good for many more
years of life.
Mrs Alexander makes her home with
Mrs. Lizzie Thomas, and here she sits
In the sunshine and tells stories of a
past age. Notwithstanding her ad-
vanced age she is quite well preserved
and has full possession of all her fac
ulties. She can thread needle with
out glasses-neveru uses glasses, indeed,
for any purpose. Her hearing is good,
mind bright and active and health I'M
impaired. Within the past year she
walked across the river to lakewood, a
distance of nearly five miles. At times
her memory is better than others, and
she then speaks freely of old-time
events, recounting the names of prom
inent generals of the revolutionary war
and the early presidents.
Away back before the revolution
Mrs. Alexander was born, slave, in
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-09-17
NOTIFICATIONS OF SHEEP.
An Animal That Would Not Survive
Mans Exttnctfon.

An Animal That Would Not Survive
Mans Extinction.
The sheep has undergone more modi-
hcations at the hands of man than any
other animal ALI the rest of our
domestic animals have proved their
capacity to reassume the habits Of
their wild ancestors, but no once
tanned sheep has taken to life Of in
dependence. This, writes DIR. Louis
Robinson In North American Review,
Is at first surprising, because many
kinds, such as the Scotch mountain
sheep, and those upon the high lands
of Chill and Patagonia, manage to live
AMI thrive with very little aid from
their masters. Yet 1t is fornd that
even the hardy pampas sheep cannot
hold his own when that aid Is wanting.
If man were to become extinct in
South America, the sheep would not
survive him half a dozen years. There
are three chief reasons for this and all
of them are Of peculiar interest
In the first place, the sheep is, as a
rule, timid and defenseless animal
and at the same time is neither swift
nor cunning. 1t falls an easy prey to
the meanest Of the wolf tribe A single
coyote or fox terrier dog could de-
stroy thousand In few days Then
It Is found that the young lambs and
their mothers require especial care and
nursing. If they do not get It at the
critical time, the hock owner will lose
them by the hundred Is lis o common
thing in the Southdowns for the
shepherd not to leave his dock day or
night during the whole lambing sea-
son. Lastly, scarcsly any modern
sheep shed their wool naturally, In the
same way that the horse sheds its thick
winter GOAT
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-09-17
Not as English as He Was.

He regarded himself as very English,
and he certainly was very young. He
fancied that he cut very imposing
figure as he sauntered past the theater
just as the matinee girls emerged on
the street. But a large, coarse man
who was Going by spoiled it all by re-
marking in loud voice: Hello, Willie!
What are you going to do with that
pipe? Going to blow soap bubblesp"
And now there is one young man who
win never again smoke pipe on the
street.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-09-17
Pleasures of Imagination.

A recent advertisement OF grind
stone worked by treadle arrange
ment states that boy or man can work
it, and while so doing derive great
pleasure from the affair by imagining
that he is riding a bicycle. What a
fine elastic stretch of Imagination that
boy or man would have to have.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-09-17
Rannsr Diamsnd wedding.

This remarkable item comes from
Kennebunkport, Ne. The Manuel dis
mond wedding was celebrated there
recently, and was notable affair. Mr..
Manuel is nearly ONO hundred and ten
years old, and bis wife Is nearly as old.
The wedding march consisted Of pro-
cession OF centenarians, there being q
number of Kennebunkport people who
were over one hundred years old. The
children, grandchildren and great
grandchildren joined in the. march.
The ceremony was followed by an old
fashioned dance upon the green.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-09-17
sixteen Tons on One Wagon.

The largest freight wagons in the
world are now, it is asserted, made in
San Leandro, Cal, for steam freight
ing in connection with traction engines,
the capacity of these wagons being six
teen tons each, and with sufficient
wheel surface to sustain that amount
without injury to the roads.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-09-17
A Freak OF Commerce.

Tke experiment has been lately tried
of sending briquettes, or fuel cakes
made from coal dust and waste. from
Belgium to East India.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-25

her mouth sinco tho encounter in the court.
 "Ycs, 1t is tho Wholp, madam" tho man answered, saluting her and speaking formally and with Il foreign accont. You aro the lady who is oxpcotcdP"
 II am, sho answered, with authority. ''Will you toll tho captain that desire to sail immediately, without a moments de- layS Do you undorstand?"
 Well, the tido Is going out" quoth tho sailor dubiously, looking steadily into tho fog, which hid the rivor. It has just turned, 1t is truo. But ns to sailing"-
 Shc cut him short Go, go, manl Toll your captain what l say. And let down a ladder for Us to got on board"
 Ho caught rope which hung over tho side and swinging himself up disap- poarCd. We stood below, listening to tho weird sounds which camo of tho water tho crVaking and Tapping of mnsts and canvas, tho whir of wings and shricks of unseen gulls, tho distant hail of boatmen. \ bell in tho city solcmnly tollod eight
 Tho younger woman shivcrod. Tho elders foot tapped impatiently on tho blanks Shut in by tho yellow walls of fog, I experienced a strange scnso of soli- tudr It was as if we thrCo wcro alono in tho world, We thrCu who had como together SD strangely