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DESERVED HoNoRs.
Decorations of Royalty Which Have Been
Fairly Wen

There are princes and prineesses
who wear among their decorations med
ais for saving life at the risk of their
own, medals that have not been grant
ed by way of mere compliment, says
the New York Mercury, but which have
been honestly and honorably earned.
Other monarchs whose courage and
presence of mind entide them to wear
this highly-prized badge are prevented
from SO doing by reason of the fact
that it falls within their own province
to confer 1t, and they do not wish to
bestow it upon themselves.
A royal lady decorated with this
medal is Dowager Queen Pia Of
Portugal, who is as magnificent a
swimmer as the queen regent of Spain
or Princess Helen of Orleans. Queen
Pia, while fully dressed, swan out into
the sea at La Granja some years ago
and rescued two children whose boat
had been capsized by heavy sea.
Her son, the present king Of Portu-
gal, ought by rights to wear one of
these medals as well, having last year
personally intervened in a struggle be-
tween two men and saved the life of the
weaker of the two, in addition to hold
ing the would-be murderer until assist
ance could be procured.
King Oscar of Sweden wears life
saving medal, granted him before he
assembled the throne by Emperor Ma
poleon III. He has. the right to wear
several medals Of this sort, for the act
of courage thus recognized by the
French ruler is by no means the only
service to humanity rendered by the
royal Anak.
The feat which won him the medal
was the stopping, on the corniche road,
of pair ofrunaway horses which were
on the point of precipitating them
selves, along with the carriage and its.
occupants, over a precipice upon the
rocks many hundred feet below.
At another time he plunged into the
water to save boy from drowning at
Nice; and while serving in the Swedish
navy he sprang overheard one very
squally night to save a sailor who had
fallen into the sea.
His son, Prince Oscar, wears Swed-
ish medal for saving the life Of a.drown-
ing man whose boat had been capsized
by sudden puff in the port of Karls-
krona. -.~t ,.''
Almost identically the same feat was,
performed two years ago by the gigan-.
tic Prince George of Greece, who dived
from the quarterback of a man-of-war
anchored in the Bay of Pireus to rescue.
sailor. He has likewise been specially
decorated by the emperor of Russia for
preserving the tsarovitz from death in
Japan.
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Opening to the raachman over million
acres of fertile land, to the stockgrower
: vast ranges yet uuclai med, and to the
mine regions ricn in the
precious metals.
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FRIGHTENED THE HooDLUMs.
A snowballing Gang in Cross ssseet De-
feated by Strategy.

a Snowballing Gang in n Cross Ssseet De-
feated by Strategy.
"That was rather neat way friend
of mine got the better of a hoodlum,
gang of snowbaners one day recently
said Hornby at the club, according to
the New York Sun. There were about
fifty boys of various sizes and ages,
most of them above ten years, and they
had taken complete possession of a
block on one of the cross streets up
town. Every man who came into that
street was snowballed out OF it, and
the drivers and their horses were mer-
cilessly pelted. Whenever q policeman.
would come in sight lookouts would
notify the gang and they would move
to another block and the reign OF ter
ror would begin there. If man de-
cided to chase one part of the gang the.
others would move up close behind him
and make heattack so terrific that ia
nine cases out of ten he would be. glad
to flee for his safety.
''This friend of mine happened along
when such bombardment was going
on, and, he saw man wild with rage.
escape with hat gone and clothes be-
spattered from head to foot. Now it
was necessary for my friend to go into,
that street to serve a legal paper. He
saw the householders crowding to their
windows and enjoying the sport almost
as much,as the boys, and he knew that
when his turn came not only must he.
run the gauntlet of terrific fire, brt
he must be subjected to the ridicule,
and laughter Of the spectators. lie
shut his lips tight and went in, He
had been particular to notice heap of
pretty clean snow about one hundred
feet from where the attack would beA
gin. Ills hat was soon knocked off and
the snowballs were pounding him ou.
the bare head and on his clothes. He
made for that heap of clean snow as.
steadily as he could, and just as he
reached itand just as ball struck HIM,
on the head near one of his ears he
threw up his hands and fell into that
snow as if he had been knocked uncon-
scious.
''He had planned this from the start.
There were cries from the spectators,
and, shouts that the man had been.
killed. Instantly every one of those
street Arabs fled, and in the tvinlaing
Of an eye not one was to be seen. 1t
was an easy matter for my friend to.
pull himself together again, and then.
he went on unm9lested. . a--
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TERRITORIAL.

Court of Private Land Claims.
Joseph R. Reed, of Iowa, Chief Justice.
Associate Justices: Wilbur F. stone, of
Colorado.
Thomas G. O. Fuller, of North Carolina.
William NJ. Murray, of Tennessee.
Henry @. Sluss, of Kansas.
AMatthew C, Reynolds, of Missouri, U. S.
{ ttorney. -
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OFFICIAL REGISTER
Sierra County Officers.

Nicholas Gales, Councilman for the coun-
ties of Sierra and Socorro.
w. E. Martin and Jose Armijo Vigil re-
representatives. for the counties of Socorro
and Sierra.
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zHB SALT LAKE SUNDAY. 81 se5sxrEEN

of q. locomotive swing and swim over the
writhing rail-
Suddenly a great curve appeared in
front OF US. This time the stoker, who
had left off firing, saw it, and made the
sign of the cross. Again the driver hid
his eyes. and again I felt my brain grow
dizzy trying TO understand. We could
hear and feel the engine wheels rise and
fail on the twisting rail with e deafen.
ing sound At last she settled down and
began to glide away as a boat glidss
down a running stream. what is it?'
! asked of the French fireman.
''Trembiement de terra ne said, snak-
ing himself violently and fainting to the
ground, and then 1 understood that we
had been riding over an earthquake The
driver was either too proud aid brave to
stop, or too frightened to be able TO shut
off steam; I don't know which.
Finally We are entering a city that
seems very old. The train rolls along
among the houses behind a rain stained
wall, and when we stop we find the plat
form crowded with red GAYS. The cab
men are having a spirited argument;
hotel runners, guides and dragomen are
pushing each other; a long line OF ham,
mels, or porters are waiting at the GUS
toms office, and beyond them a line Of
miserable besgars. and this is Constan-
tinopIe. CY WARAIAN.
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francs (S4.2O, for 100 pounds, 500 miles,
was a stiff one. To the porter who
freighted my trunk l gave some sous
and saw him drop them into a locked
England the porters keep what they get,
and it has a. good effect. It makes the
individual porter look out for baggage for
the more people he serves the more tips
he VIII receive In France each porter
waits for the other knowing the division
will be equal ct night, and so there is no
thing TO work FOR. 1t kills competition,
this French arrangement, and makes the
relinquiSh the 'Pour-boire" the porter s
interest in you ceases. He simply heads
you in on the main platform, where you
must work cnt your own salvation.
/ fancy this rule does not apply at all
stations, but il certainly does at the Care
de FEST, with very bad result.
The Train.
board this bleak November night, consist
ed of smart-lOoking locomotive and five
cars. Next the engine there was a sort
Of q combination express baggage and
comnissary car, where the stores were
kept. Then came the dining-car, one-third
of which was made into a beautiful smok-
ing saloon, with great easy chairs put up
IN dark leather. Back of the diner there
were three sleeping cars of the Mann pat
ept, ana running along under the roof,
Iabove the tops of the high windows, in
bold goiC letters, was the name of the
company unabridged, The international
Bed Wagons Company and the Grand Eu-
rOpean Express, only IT was in French.
The outward appearance of this COM
pany's trains IS similar TO the trains run
on the American continent. The cars are
long and rest on eight wheels. You enter
the car at, or near the end, and pass
through a narrow corridor, from which
you enter the compartments.
A compartment holds two or four peo-
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not making more than forty miles. an
hour. we appeared to fairly fly. Men
Etood still and stared at the heavens A
Mohammedan slid down from a pack
mule. spread out his prayer rug, set his
face toward Mecca and prayed. Christ
ians crossed themselves, and as often
as ] stole a glance at the driver 1 found
him looking at ma.H Till now ! had at
tributed the action of these wild people
TO childish wonder at seeing the train
sweep by. but when looked at the al
most pale face Of the sun Drowned driver
l was bewildered. The things l beheld
were all so unnatural that I felt my
head swimming. CHANGING ahead I saw
the. straight track take on curves and
shake them out again, resembling a run
ming snake. The valley had become u
narrow gulch. and from the near hills
arose great clouds of smoke. as from a
quarry when the shots go off The fire.
man, who had been busy. at the furnace
door, stood up now and gazed at the
driver. who pressed his left hand over his
eyes. then took it off and tried to see,
but made no attempt 70 check the speed
OF the flying train. AS a drunken cow
boy qashing down a straigfIt street sways
In his saddie-as a wounded bird reels
through the air-did this mad monster
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pie. and often with the judicious expen-
diture of few francs, the Voyager can
secure a small compartment all TO him
self, and be quite as secluded and COM
Portable as he would be in the stateroom
of a Pullman or Wagner. There are GER
aainly many advantages in a compart-
ment sleeper.
There is no rush or excitement; no one
appears to be in any hurry. Three or
four porters come along leisurely, rolling
a little iron car containing a small can
vas travelling bag. Other porters, not in
uniform, come along with hot water cans
long fat cans which they slide into the
departments of ordinary European
coaches, but the Orient is heated by
steara Now comes a truck with d great
many mail bags, which are put into the
rear car. The nails are an important
item to the railways. and as THIS train
leaves Paris but twice a week. they are
unusually heavy.
The Dining Car.
In half an hour the splendid train is
trembling away in the night. II is Z
o'clock. and the dining car is filed with
people-Inen and women from every cor
ner of the earth If a Russian speaks to
"a italian. or 2 German TO Spaniard, it
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RIDING OVER
AN EARTHQUAKE.
An Americans Strange Expert
ence on an Engine in
Europe.
SCENES IN GAY PARIS.
THE RAILWAYS AND THE RAIL-
WAY OFFICIALs.
A Journey From Paris to COnstan-
tinOpIe, Wherein the Traveller
Felt the Earth Literally Tremb-
ling Under Him.
Copyright. 1885, by s s. Mcclure. Lin

Copyright. 1885, by S. S. Mcclure. Linz
ited.)
Constantinople, March 90. 1S95.-For
more than twenty minutes the cab rat
led through the narrow stony streets Of
fs. is. crossed the Seine. always interest
ing, but wei-dly beautiful at night, with
its many bridges and countless lamps of
every calor. and finally stopped at the
Care de FEST.
Orient express. Monsieur" asked the
Porter IS he balanced my box on the
scales.
weight-fifty kilos.
''T'wsnty-one francs. if you please.
said the man in the baggage office, and
flashed up my transportation ticket.
"Twenty-one francs!' the money-taker
repeated, and I showed my sleeping-car
ticket, thinking l had him on the hip this
.'Tor the baggage, for the baggage" he
said in French, growing impatient, and l
gave him the money.
ManifestIy there vas no free baggage
on the Orient express, and the rate q
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SHOWED LACK OF SENSE.

In biographical sketch of the late
DR.. McCosh that appears in the
Princeton Bulletin, it is stated that
on one occasion a visiting clergyman,
while conducting evening chapel SER
vice, made an elaborate prayer, in
Guiding in his petitions all the Of
ficers of the college, arranged in order,
from president to trustees, professors
and tutors. There was great applause
at the last item. At the faculty meet
ing Immediately after the service DR..
McCosh, in commenting upon the dis
order, aptly remarked; He should
have had more sense than to pray for
the tutors.
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IMPERFECT VISION

is caused by the length and shape of
the eyeball. When the proper dimen-
sions of the eye are accurately ascer-
tanned it is easy to prescribe the proper
glasses.
But by the methods commonly in
vogue, glasses are fitted by the occulist
trying successive test glasses until the
patient selects a combination which he
thinks improves his vision. This is
only guess work on the part Of both
Glasses given under such conditions
rarely give perfect satisfaction, owing
to the eyes becoming easily confused
when being tested.
By DR.. Shelmardin's original meth
DDS an accurate measurement of the
Irregularities of the cornea, and the
length of the eyeball is taken by scien-
tific instruments, which record results
that do not vary a fraction of an inah.
One instrument proves another, thus
making mistake absolutely impos-
sible
He has fitted many hundreds and
given universal satisfaction.
Every pair of glasses are especially
ground to suit the peculiarities of each
case, and guaranteed.
AS all examinations are free it will
cost you nothing TO find out whether
your vision can be benefited or not.
Dr. E. K Shelmerdine:
Dear Sir-I send this note to say that
the glasses you fitted for me give very
great satisfaction, and you are at lib
erty to use my name in commentator
of your work.
Yours, ETC.,
r. G. M'NIECE,
Pastor of First Presbyterian Church.
My vision has been wonderfully i'm
proved by the glasses that DR.. Shell
merdlne prescribed. Through them the
world looks clearer and more distinct
than formerly, while for close work
they are very restful to my eyes.
GEORGE REYNOLDS,
Secretary Of the Presidency. Mormon
Church.
never wore glasses before that
have given me such perfect satisfaction
as those fitted by DR.. Shelmerdile
THOMAS MCINTYRE.
Grocery department. z. c. NJ. I.
I had my eyes tested by five profess
sional opticians previous TO securing the
services of DR.. Shelmerdine, who has
given me by far the best correction
of imperfect eyesight I have yet OBJ
tanned. JOHN NICHOLSON.
I have been wearing glasses for %
years and have considered myself well
suited with sevral pairs. But / have
never had my eyes 50 thoroughly test
ed as they have been by Dr. E. r..
Shelmerdine, who has fitted me glasses
proved vision. 1t affords me pleasure
to make this statement.
G. G. BYWATER
Supt. machinery, Salt Lake temple.
WHAT HON. It. ]. GEARY,
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PUNY BABIES.
In Most Instances They Turn Out
to BE Robust Men.

to Be Robust Men.
Mothers of puny and delicate babies
need not despair. The exceedingly weak
condition of Voltaire prevented his be-
ing baptized for several months after, he
was born. Perhaps he protested at that
early age. Newton was so small and
frail at his birth that his life was de
SPARED of. He lived. however, like
Noltaire. TO the age of So. Jean Jacques
Rosseau says: u came into the world
sick and infirm." Up to the age of five,
the life of De Thou, the historian (born
in 1853, hung by a slender thread. Fon-
tenelle, whose mental faculties remained
unimpaired to the end of his long life
he died within month of being
centenarian-was so delicate in his infancy
that he was not allowed to be taken out
into the open air. Walter Scott was an
invalid before the age of two. His
right leg being paralyzed, the poor little
fellow had to support himself on a
crutch. After being sent into the. hill
country with his father he came back
strong and active. And Victor Hugo has
told us in his Autumn Leaves how
delicate he was from his birth and what
anxious solicitude made him twice the
child of his persistent mother. La
RanDel-
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ANNUAL STATEMENT
ANNUAL STATEMENT
For the year ending December 81, 1894, of
the condition of the
WIllamsburgh City Fire Insurance
Company,

Made to the Secretary of the Territory of
Utah, in pursuance of an Act Relating
to Fire Insurance Companies, approved
March 13. 1894.
Name of company and loca-
ton. Williamsburgh City
Fire Insurance Company. 10
Broadway, Brooklyn. n. Y,
2-The amount of capital stock
3-The capital stock paid I'D is. go 600 90
4-The amount of its assets is 1,4S55s6 "a
Qnciuding Capital is.......... Ss2742 80
bilities is . p' 49, 6s27s4 "A
THE name of its attorney or
agent for the Territory of
Utah. upon whom service OF
process in any civil action
against said company may
be made is Heber ]. Grant.
S-The receipts during the year
were. oSo,oul o.
9-The expenditures during the
year were ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. oeS, ll6 699
Marshal S. briggs. president of the
Williamsburgh City Fire Insurance Com
pany being duly sworn, deposes and says
that he is the above described officer of
said company. and that the foregoing
statement of the general condition OF said
company on said thirty-first day of De
cember, 1884, is correct according TO the
best of his information, knowledge and
belief, respectively.
MARSHALL S. briggs.
Subscribed and sworn before me
(Seal) this 18th day of February, A. ID.
GLEN CUYLER,
Notary Public. Kings county. Certificate
filed in New York county.
Territory of Utah, Secretary's Office. IS.
|. Charles G. Richards, Secretary of the
Territory of Utah. do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing is a full, true
and correct copy of the Annual State
ment of the general condition of the
Williamsburgh City Fire Insurance Com
pany, of Brooklyn, n. Y. filed in my
office on the 5th day of April, 1895. in pur-
suance of an Act relating TO Fire lnsur-
ance Companies approved March 1S. 1884.
In witness whereof, have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the Great Seal OF
the Territory of Utah, at Salt Lake CITY,
this fifth day of April, 1895.
CHARLES c. RICHARDS,
Secretary of Utah Territory.
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British America Assurance Company.

Made to the Secretary OF the Ierrlt0ry
of Utah. in pursuance of an Act Re
lating to Fire Insurance companies
approved March 13, 1884.
Name of company ana loca-
cation, British America AS.
surance Company, Is ana ~
Front Street, East, Toronto
THE amount of capital stock
is, deposit capital in o. SIS 100000 10
SThe AMOUNT of its assets is 1,1s4, 1856 rs
'- dnelu tIi eapitaD ST.. 764.SSo 45
e bilities s s c sss.S1s 81
The name of its attorney or
agent for the Territory or
Utah, upon whom service OF
process in any civil acton
against said company may De
raade is Heber j. Grant, Salt
Lake City.
s-The receipts during the year
s-The expenditures during the
year were ...-....-...''.'.-''. ''o0o's-f ~
Province of Ontario. County Of York, S..
Peter Harvey Sims, Secretary British
America Assurance Company, being
duly sworn. deposes and says that he is
the above described officer of said COM
many. and that the foregoing statement
Of The general condition of said COM
pany on said Thirty-first day of December.
iS94. is correct according to the best of
his information. knowledge and belief
respectively, +. q. SIMS.
Subscribed and sworn TO before
(Seal.) me this fifth day of March, A. d.,
1885, HERBERT L. DUNN,
Notary Public in and for Ontario.
Territory of Utah. Secretary's Office. SIS.
/. Charles c. Richards, Secretary of
the Territory of Utah, do hereby certify
true and correct copy of the Annual
Statement of the general condition of the
British America Assurance Company, OF
Toronto Canada. filed in my office on
the 5th day of April. 1895, in pursuance
of an act relating to Fire Insurance Com
panies. approved March 10, 1881:
set my hand and affixed the Great Seal
of the Territory of Utah. at Salt Lake
City. this nth day Of April. lsa5.
CHARLES C. RICHARDS.
Secretary of Utah Territory.
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ANNUAL STATEMENT
For the year ending December 81, 1894, of
the condition of
The American Fire Insurance Company,

Made to the Secretary of the Territory. of
Utah, in pursuance of an Act Relating
to Fire Insurance Companies, approved
March b. 1884
t-Name of company and loea-
ton, The American Fire In
surance Company.
Is ....e'.i.'........S 100000 90
The canital stock maid up is 100000 90
LThe amount of its assets is. 2,395,606 p
dn ne aiy' capital is.....,. 22ls,75o Al
bilitie sei is'...' ue 49, 1855 70
The name of its attorney or
agent for the Territory OF
Utah, upon whom service of
process in any civil action
against said company may
be made is H. j. Grant
were. ............e....... 1.46O,l9s OF
p-The expenditures during the =,
year were. ...-......'..'''.''.,'. 4'oVHs'i o.
State of Pennsylvania, County of Phila-
Richard Harris, secretary of the Ameri-
can Fire INSURANCE COMPANY amd ssys D tbaf
he is the above described officer of
said company, and that the foregoing
statement of the general condition OF sald
company on said thirty-first day of De
cember 1894, is correct according TO the
best of his information, knowledge and
belief, respectively.
Subscribed and sworn to before
(seal.) me this 25th day of February, A.
D. 1895.
1895.
EDGAR DUDLEY FAIRIES,
Notary Public.
Territory of Utah, Secretary's Office, IS.
l. Charles c. Richards. Secretary of the
Territory of Utah. do hereby certify that
and correct copy of the Annual State
ment of the general condition OF the
American Fire Insurance Company, of
Philadelphia, Penn. filed in my Office on
the 9Th day of April. 1895, in pursuance of
an act relating to Fire Insurance Com
panies. approved March 10, 1884.
In witness whereof, l have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the Great Seal oil
fine TERRITORY of Utah. at Salt Lake City,
this fifth day of April, 1895.
CHARLES C. RICHARDS,
Secretary Of Utah Territory.
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Herrick prided himself on his Hes
perides,' and not at all on his SER
mons. He once said: Il preach for
pay and write poetry for love-"