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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-01-21

10 Is tho popular belief that mule Is
very stupid as compared with tho horse,
but Professor schnlor writes as follow
IN Scribnor'si / have never found p.r
son who was well acquainted with b0r'
unimalswho hesitatod topIuco thamun
grol in tho intellectual grade above .H
puro hloudod animal There is 30 d.
true, decided difference In the nuutu
qunlitiosof the two creatures Ihgmul'
u relatively administrative, bis emo
tons being sufficiently expressed By a
occasional bray, a mode Of uttoraur
which he has inherited from tho hum
bier side Of his house in % singular.
unchanged way Even in the best hu
NOR he appears sullen and lacks thu.
playful cnpors which give such oNpr"
SION to the we'll bred horse, particular
III rs youthful state.
IL IL evident, however that II dlf
eliminates men and things moro clear.
than docs the horse, IN going over dih.
CUT ground IL studios ITS surface ouo
picks II way no as 10 secure q footing 3d.
az almost infallnlomnnnor Even whc'
loaded with a pack 10 viii consider th
eneumbranco and not 70 ofton try e.
pass whore the burden will become ON
'4Ngled with fixed objects
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-01-21

Jamea ). Boarisley, well.known
iruitgTowot Of V oayille, Cal, died
suddenly At an early hour on Saturday
morning at the residence OF his son.in.
law, where he had been visiting. He
retired In the best oi health on Friday
night and next morning about $3.50 he
arose, took drink Of water, aud ln ten
minutes was dead. Neuralgia OF the
heart was the cause.
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ODDS AND ENDS.

The oldest extant manuscripts Of the
New Testament date from the fourth
and fifth centuries.
Contrary to the general impression,
the mumps most frequently occur be-
tween the ages of II and 20.
At Heazig, Hungary, on Oct. II, 1894,
four perfect rainbows were seen, three
smaller ones inside the main or primary
bow.
Japanese candy is mostly made Of
rice -four, with a small admixture Of
sugar, and tastes rather insipid TO the
average palate
In several European countries butter
is sold by the yard. The rolls are a
yard in length and are sold in sections
to suit purchasers.
Authorities say that fatal fall from
a great height is absolutely painless.
The mind acts very rapidly for time;
then Inconsistencies ensues.
The carnival season is the most high
ly esteemed holiday in most italian
cities. In many respects it bears a re-
semblance to the Roman Saturnalia.
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A writer in Mr.. Astor's Pail Mall
Magazine sneers at the assertion in the
Declaration of independence of the
American colonies that ''all men are
born free and equal. "
Probably the English snob or the
American trucker who wrote the ar
t1cle would have sneered just the same
if he had quoted the passage correctly
The declaration does not assert any
thing of the kind.
It is speaking of the natural, not OF
the social condition Of mankind. 1t says
that 'tall men are created free and
equal, - and SO they ara, and as the
declaration continuing says, Endowed
by nature with certain inalienable priv
ileges, among which are life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness. -"
When Mr. Aston desires to play the
lick spittle to the English, he should be
careful not to misrepresent matters.
Now let him set his writer to comment
ing on tbs English poets declaration
that ''Britons can never be slaves. -
Green Bag.
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I be made so. / trust and love my
good ayah as 1 do my friends"
''As you do me?" Gartshore asked
in a low voice as he took her hand to
say goodnight. Helen made no an
swer, but her hand trent led in his
close grasp.
Alec thought of his question and
Helen's silent reply as in his reverie
his thoughts had drifted back to the
events of that evening, and rousing
himself, he hastily wrote a few words,
which he gave to a native'lying near
and told him to deliver to Miss Arun-
del.
Entering the house, the Indian gave
a low knock on the door of Helen's
apartment The ayah, her bare,
brown feet making no sound on the
matted floor, opened the door, took
the message, and with low salaam
laid the little missive in her mistress
lap.
Helen was seated IN low wicker
chair in her little dressing room, her
hair unbound and falling in luxuriant
masses over her shoulders. Her eyes
were fixed pensively on the pages of
Selections from Buddna," and these
words were sinking deep, deep into
| her heart: ''Oh. worldly men, how
fatally deludedl Beholding every
where the body brought to dust, yet
! everywhere the more carelessly 1iv-
ing. The heart IS neither 1ifeless,
wood nor stone, and yet it remembers
not that all is vanishing"
s. ahsorhad uaa Ha1an in Ehase
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MISCELLANEOUS

7 OST-A pair of ooI5 II11o>------cS~-~-~---~@-
yarS IS drked aBsnnett. the opticisn
49, dt-.AA. ladies', carved silver pocla+ 1-,;e
tpetswesn Capital Dental parlorS and klf'
receive reward " AS west 9TH ST. anc
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of the windows gave proof that one
occupant, at least, was keeping a
vigil.
Nearer the bungalow, at short dis
tances from one another, were pitch
ed tents, like silent sentinels at their
post, keeping mute watch.
At the opening of one of these
stood the quiet figure of a man of
strong, athletic build and military
bearing, face Drowned by the fierce
Indian sun, and clear-cut Saxon feat
ures- He looked 'tevery inch
soldier" Divers were the thoughts
that held Captain Gartshore's fancy
on this calm and peaceful night
He reviewed the events of the last
seven months in the minutest detail
from the lay that the steamship ar
rived in Bombay with his superior Of
ficer, Colonel Campbell, who, return
ing from furlough, brought a bride
and her most intimate school frie md,
Helen Arundel
Alec Gartshore was a man who had
never believed in the strength of first
impressions, of love at first sight, but
there was a witchcraft about Helen
that interested him from the start.
From the first they had been thrown
together The colonel, with a strong
affection for Alec, thought the best
kindness he could offer was the soci-
ETY. of his wife's dearest friends; and
since they had come to the jungle-a
small party, the colonel and his wife,
DR.. Blake, the army surgeon, and
wife, and Helen and Alec, with the
still closer.
Often Helen, in a sweet voice, would
sing snatches of songs, in which Alec
joined, while the swishing of the
paddles dipping into the water added
the refrain.
Upon He1en's arrival in India an
ayah had been secured for her, whose
duties were those of maid or duenna,
whose dog-like fidelity and affection
for her young mistress were recipro-
Gated by much kindness and indul-
gence on Helen's part docile,
tractable creature, tall and 1.-THE, yet
with great dignity of carriage, eyes
dark and humid, with features regu-
lar and the full, pouting mouth of the
oriental, always CARRIED in the soft
Indian muslin swathed about her
figure
On this evening the ayah and her
strong affection for Helen had been a
theme for conversation and criticism
in the little company-Helen and the
colonePs wife contending that the
! woman's fidelity was genuine and
that not trace of hypocrisy was in
her nature, while the men, laughing
a little derisively, said that after the
ladies had lived in India longer their
confidence in the faithfulness of ma
tive servants would be weakened, if
not entirely lost.
Helen, aroused in behalf of her
servant. had said spiritedly: ''Thanh
heavenl am not skeptical, nor car
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FOR TRADE-One and oDg-na7f 7---------
Outht Oh small piece Of snd snaae for farming
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slruArloNs wANrEp-FREE.

Are YOU in need of work. If so. you are q
liberty to use these columns Tor asslstAneo -, y
that direction. While this notice appears tne
STATE JOURNAL will publish free on SaIuToAys
Monday and Tuesday, for Topeka or Kansas
people all notices of SITUATIONS Wanted. nos
exceeding I'VE lines. or thirty-hve words. u
length. Provided that all advertisements Of
this nature arc handed in previous -
ten o'clock Saturday morning; also on Wednsss
day. Thursday aud Friday, all advertising 9
this class handed in by ten o'clock wednesday
morning.
No advertisements Of this nature 70 De gsart90
except on Saturdays and Wednesdays. NO Cd
legation is incurred on the part OF the adVertls.
er. No worthy and needy man or woman need
hesitate to take advantage of this offer. NO ons
In business or having employment is expected g
take advantage Of 1t, but all others invited .
avail themselves freely.
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Bucklen's Arnfca aalve.

The best SaIve in the world for Cuts.
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fee
yer Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chill
blains, Corns and all Skin Eruptions, and
positively cures Piles or no pay required.
1t is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-
ton or money refunded. Price % cents
per box For sale by J. z. Jones, sol
Kansas ave.
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HELEN ARUNDEL. F"

was that papa cut out of the paper?
Mother-Yes. bought another copy.
I've read it all terough. but 1 can't
see anything wrong about it. It's an
article on the healthfulness of house
work
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he bungalow in
the white radi-
ance of the moon
light seemed de-
serted. It's broad
gallery, reaching
to the roof OF
the 1ow-thatched
building, rang no
echo to happy
voices. but the
faint glimmer of
a 1irht from one
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SAFE IN PORT.
The AnxiOusly Looked For Gas
cOgne Arrives at Last.
Everybody on Board Safe and
PISTON ROD BROKE
ROD BROKE
Which Together With the Storm
Caused the Delay.

QUARANTINE, Feb. liza Gascogne,
the long overdue French steamship,
limped into port at 1880 last night
with three red lights hanging to her
mizzen mast as a signal that she was
disabled. Her passengers were all on
deck, some of them singing and most
of them cheering as persons are wont
to do when their minds are suddenly
relieved of a heavy strain For thir-
teen days of a voyage lasting sixteen
days the ship had been disabled, one
of her main piston rods having been
broken on her third day out from
Havre.
For sixteen hours on that fateful
third day the vessel lay to while the.
break was being repaired. 1t was
comparatively good weather when
the break occurred, but the
steamer was doomed to run
into some of the Dastiest of her
voyage. When the break had been
repaired the steamer proceeded on
her way, but under greatly reduced
speed. When near the banks of New
foundland the Gascogne ran into
gale that increased to hurricane force.
While off Sable island, February 5,
the machinery broke down again
and the steamer was again hove to,
this time for forty one hours. Dur
ing all this period the engine did not
make q single revolution. When the
second repairs had been made the
steamer started ahead once more,
under still further reduced power,
and headed towards the Long Island
coast
It is a Remarkable fact that during
the entire voyage across the Atlantic
La Gascogne did not sight steamer
until she passed one bound for Phila-
delphia late on Sunday. Late yester-
day afternoon the French steamer
signaled Fire island and then pro-
seeded on her way.
The news spread quickly through
the city. Hundreds of persons be-
sieged the pier of the company as
though they expected that the La
Gascogne would, in an hour or two.
be moored at her dock. This crowd
was reinforced every moment Friends
of French passengers fred query
after query at Mr.. West. the super
intendent of the line.
The only information vouchsafed
them was that the ship was safe.
They shook hands with each other,
and laughed and wept with Joy Over
a thousand people decided on staying
on the dock until the La Gascogne ar
rived, and it was only when a con-
spicuons announcement was posted on
the outside of the company's pier
that she would not leave quarantine
until this morning that the anxious
watchers slowly went to their homes.
While the passengers were con-
siderably worried on account of the
delay. there was never panic among
them. They knew their ship was a
etaunch one, and they had con fidence
in their captain; and, besides, they
knew that their ship was not totally
disabled.
But they were nervous and APP
prehensive at times, and they hailed
the conclusion of their voyage with
joy. They cheered again and again
the captain and they cheered the
crew.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. = Senator
Jones has offered an amendment to
the Indian appropriation bill provid-
ing that the Muscogee or Geek
nation be authorized to sell $500, 900
of the debtedness of the United
States, with the interest agreed to be
paid to said nation, in order to en-
able them to make a per capita pay
ment to the Creek people and to
1iquidate the Creek national indie bted-
ness the principal sum of $500, 900
being made payable at the option OF
the United States after January 1,
1890, to the assignees of said in
debtedness.
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FIREMENsINJURED.
seven Badly Hurt white Fighting 3 KAN
sas City Fire.


KANSAS CRY, Mo-, Feb. 12.-Fire
threatened the entire block bounded
by Eleventh, Twelfth, Liberty and
Hickory streets. yesterday afternoon,
but quick and vigorous work on the
part of the fire department practically
confined the flames to the building
occupied by the Creamery Package
manufacturing company at Nos. 140s-
141O West Eleventh street. This
company claims there was be-
tween 500, 600 and $4,000 worth
of stock in the building, but
there was considerable salvage.
The loss incurred by firms in build
ings adjoining and on the building
at Nos. 1908 10 itself may make the
total loss caused by the fire about
$55, 900. according to the fire depart
ments estimate. Seven firemen were
badly but it is not thought fatally
hurt, and one was badly frozen dur
ing their fight against the fire. Chief
Hale was slightly wounded about the
hands by falling glass Frank Jord on,
an employee of the Creamery Package
manufacturing company, was almost
sufocated by smoke and had to be
carried out of the building.
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MISSOURI sOLONs.
Senate Puts Private Normal Schools On
Par with the State Schools.

Senate Puts Private Normal Schools On
Par with the State Schools.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Feb. 12.-In
the senate the bill putting private
normal schools on a par, in the grant
Ing of certificates, with the state
normals, was reported.
Mr.. Middleton has prepared a bill
which makes it a misdemeauor for
any person to advertise cigarettes by
the use of nude or obscene pictures.
Some bills of minor Importance
were read the.third time and passed,
but none of them deserves special
mention.
The entire afternoon of the house,
after the morning hour, was con-
sumed in free for all debate upon
Mr.. Murray's bill. which provides for
a separation of the agricultural coll
lege at Columbia from the state uni
versity. No conclusion was reached
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P1TTsBURe. Kan, Feb. 12.-J. K.
Emmett and his company played
''Fritz in Mad House, at the
opera house in this city Saturday
night and created a sensation at
the close of the performance by get
ting into a quarrel among themselves,
during which Emmett struck Miss
Emily Lytton, a member of the COM
pany, in the face with his fist, from
the effects of which she is wearing a
slightly discolored eye. Miss Lytton
cancelled her engagement with the
company Immediately after the
trouble and left for Kansas City yes
terday morning.
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MISS BoEoKER GREETED.
The Only Woman Saved FROM the Elb
Visits Queen VIctOria.

The Only Woman Saved From the Elbe
Visits Queen Victoria.
LONDON, Feb. 12.-Miss Annie
Blocker, the only woman saved from
the Elbe, had an audience yesterday
with Queen Victoria and the queens
eldest daughter, Empress Frederick,
of Germany. Her majesty and EN-
press frederick were deeply interest
ed in the story told by Miss
Blocker and expressed a desire
to see her. This was equal
to a command and Miss Blocker
started for Osborne house to
visit their majesties. The royal
yacht was placed at the disposal
of Miss Blocker for the purpose of
the visit, End upon the arrival of the
young lady at Cowes a royal carriage
was in waiting to convey her the
mile and half from the place to
Osborne Miss Blocker was given a
most gracious reception by their
majesties, who listened with interest
to her graphic story of the disaster
and the rescue of the survivors by the
English fishing smack Wild Flower.
The queen invited Miss Blocker to
place her signature in her birthday
book and Empress Frederick gave her
a souvenir. Both expressed the deep
est sympathy with her. Upon the
conclusion of the audience, Miss
Blocker was taken to Cowes in the
royal carriage and embarked for
England in the queens yacht.
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TRAIN ROBBERS FOILED.
Presence of Mind of an Engineer Pre-
2nI,harz

Presence of Mind of an Engineer Pre-
vents a Train Robbery.
ARDMoRE, Ind. Ter, Feb. 1s.-Yes-
terday morning, as the north bound
express, due here at o'clock, was
nearing the water tank twelve miles
south from here, the engineer saw
signal to stop. The night being clear,
he further discovered men on both
sides of the track. Realizing the
situation that his train would be
looted if he stopped, he threw the
throttle open and rushed past the
signal The baff1ed bandits opened
fire from both sides as the train sped
past. A dozen shots were fred, shat
tering the glass in the sleeper, but
fortunately no one was hurt.
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A Methodist Minister killed.

Fort SCOTT. Kan, Feb. 12.-Rev. J.
A. Swain, pastor of the Free Metho-
dist church at Garland, Kan, was
killed by being caught under fall
ing tree. He was riding through a
piece of woodland, two miles east of
Garland on horse shack, near where
some men were cutting her, when
a large tree upon which they were
at work fell upon him, crushing him
and the horse to the ground. He was
killed almost instantly and the horse
was fatally hurt.
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WICHITA, Kan, Feb. 12-The muir
dered remains of C. A. Matkin were
found in his home on South Emporia
avenue yesterday morning by neigh
bors whose suspicious had been
aroused by the absence of Matkin
from his usual haunts. The body lay
on the floor beside bed dressed only
in underclothes and severe Commissions
on the head showed that Matkin was
the victim of foul play. The officers
say he was sand-bagged and frozen to
death while unconscious
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Behring Sea Question.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-The presi-
dent yesterday sent a message and
all the correspondence and records on
the Behring sea question to the sem
ate, as requested by resolution of
the latter body. The president states
the operation of the Paris agreement
has not stopped the killing of seals,
and suggests that sealing be abso-
1ute1y prohibited until new 1egisla-
ton can be had.
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Legislator Robertson,s wife insane.

WARRENsBURe. Mo-, Feb. 12-Mrs.
r. M. Robertson. wife of the repre-
sentative from this county, will be
taken to the insane hospital at Neva-
da tomorrow. She had been of un-
sound m nd for some time, and nearly
killed herself a shert time ago by an
overdose of medicine
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LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, Feb. 16.-J.
II. E. Wiegant, a leading merchant
and one of the best known secret
soclet men in the state, died sud
denly at his home at IL o'clock to-
day. There is mystery surrounding
his demise and many believe that it
was case of suicide. As late as
Sunday he was enjoying the best of
heal tn and was in excellent spirits.
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Ohio Miners in Want.

COLUMBUS Ohio. Feb. 11.-Distress
in the mining regions of Ohio in
creases and hundreds of people. men,
women and children, are threatened
with starvation which is only averted
by contributions of charity from
other parts of the state.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. lathe house
committee on ways and means held
another conference over the presi-
dents bond message yesterday, and
again adjourned without reporting
any conclusion. Secretary Carlisle
will appear before the committee to-
day and explain the details of the
new bond issue.
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Concession to Guatemala.

GUATEMALA, Feb. 12.-The news
from the City of Mexico that that
country is willing to submit the ques-
ton of amount of indemnity to either
a mixed commission or to arbitration
is considered an important concession
in favor of Guatemala.
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BimetalIism in England.

LONDON, Feb. 12.-At the election of
directors of the Manchester chambe
of commerce there were seven blmet-
allist candidates. Only four of them
were elected against five monometal-
lists. This defeat of the bimetallist
party in Lancashire, the chief center
of the bimetallic agitation, is sig
nifcant of the state of feeling in Eng
land on the question of a silver
standard
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standing up for whiskers.

ST.. Louis, Mo-, Feb. 11.-Three deli
egates from the Trades and Labor
union will go to Jefferson City in a
few days to request the legislatu to
take some action against the rule
which has been made in several
hotels in this city compelling walters
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EIGHT MEN RESCUED.
Crew of the Schooner EasterbrOok Saved
From Their wrecked Vessel

New YORK, Feb. 12.-Pilot Devlin of
pilot boat America, No. 21, who
brought the City line steamer Liam
DAFT City from sea, reports that
on Saturday, in latitude 40. longitu de
II, the America sighted a schooner
flying signals of distress, bore down
to her and stood by for sixteen hours
until a. M. on Sunday, when, with
che greatest difficulty, she succeeded
in rescuing the crew, consisting of
eight men. She proved to be the
schooner Nathan Esterbrook, ir., of
Boston, from Norfolk for New Bed
ford, coal laden, full of water and
sinking rapidly. Fifteen minutes
after the crew was rescued the
schooner sank from sight
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The Kansas Canal scheme Presented.

WASHINGTON, Feb Ex-senator PEI.
fer to-day pres ented to the senate a
resolution of the Kansas legislature
asking congress to cause a scientific
survey to ascertain the feasibility of
constructing a national canal for car.
ing off the flood w aters of the Mis-
souri, river for irrigating purposes on
the great plains
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PITTsBURe, Pa, Feb. 12-Mrs Will
lam Selfert, wife of a contractor,
living at Neville Island, tried to cross
the Ohio river on the ice, carrying
one child, aged 8, in her arms and
with another walking beside her.
They had nearly reached the opposite
side of the river when the ice broke
and all were drowned.