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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-17

Albonis gift of $1,000 francs for the
poor school children of Paris has been
accepted by the Paris town council.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-17

Thou Causest Me to Ride Upon the
Wind was a text upon which Bos-
ton cycling minister recently preached.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-17
WITH THE COFFEE.

Jones-I see the silver men are getting
more and more fanatical?
Smith-How'S that?
Jones-Why, they refuse to recognize
the golden rule.-W aterbury.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-17

Whatever may be said about Colonel
Trumbo he is at least free from the
faint of "erstv hiIe"-ness.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-17

Mrs. Lease fancies it is hypnotism
while it is only Populism-each is fol-
lowed by paralysis Of the brain.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-17

The paretic reporter wrote: '"rhey met
in a scheduled spot He meant to have
said secluded spot, but he would rather
die than own up. Didn't you mean Sc
cluded?" asked the city editor.
Nav. l meant the spot where they
were scheduled to meet. 1t is q pity L
am misunderstood all the time. Indian
apolis Journal
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-17

We suggest that a search expedition
be sent out to ind Tom Reeds fnan-
cial views.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-17

In the suit of Blackburn VS.. Car
Isle the popular jury will find the is
sues for the plaintiff.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-17

Dick-Going wheeling today?
George-No; 1 haven't got my uniform
trousers.
Dick-Whats the matter? Didn't the
tailor send them home?
George-YeS; but my sister got up first
this morning.-New York Commercial
Advertiser.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-17

Salt rheum with its intense itching,
dry, hot skin is cured by Hoods Sar-
sa parilla, because it pulifies the blood.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-17
Personal PARAGRAPHS.

The Shah of Persia will not remain at
a table on which salmon or lobster is
placed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-17

The goldbug need not be so sure
that he is a brother to the cinch bug.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-17
DON'T EVEN SLEEP.

A correspondent wants to know the
size OF China's standing army" China
has no standing army, it is always run
nlng.-Chicago Dispatch.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-17

ST am thine" protested the Duke.
ut is too late" the heiress replied,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-17
HERALD Calendar for May.
Speed the good work.

The South and the West.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-17

Another has anticipated me?"
mo: the banks are. closed"
However enough change was found in
the house to bind the bargain.-Detroit
Tribune.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-17
A VITAL QUESTION.

The following resolutions. introduced
in the silver conference yesterday, will
be considered in that body today:
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-26

fluffy; little by little it was converted
from a military to social use, and the
muster was made the excuse for the fete.
1t was in their later or degenerate days
that the musters excited the ridicule of
the locker on, but it should not be forgot
ten that they were not the less ridiculous
to those engaged in them, and that sell
dom, even by the participants, were they
taken seriously. So long as soldiers were
really needed, militia training was an i'm
portant matter, and looked after with
sedulous care, but when every one felt
that there was no need for drilling, that
any number of troops that might be nee
essary for the defense of the country
could be raised in a month"; no one could
see any particular necessity for drilling
in the sun, and so the muster day, with
it's legal provisions of bayonets and f1ints,
haversacks and bags of bullets, quietly
passed into disuse, and finally almost into
oblivion.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-26
A Pretty Tough State.

From the Industrial American OF
Lexington, KY, we take the following
gloomy account of the moral condi-
tons existing in that State. But it
should be remembered that Kentucky
is not the only State of which prac-
tically the same may be said. The
judges, juries and lawyers are wholly
responsible for the conditions thus set
forth by the American:
''Take the State at large, and the
world stands amazed at the way in
which the laws are administered. HUI
man life is not held of any value, is the
statement made to the world by the &C
ton of Kentucky juries.
''The time has come to call a halt.
The gallows must be used and murder
suppressed, or capital and homeseekers
will continue to shun Kentucky as they
would city with an epidemic Of chol-
era or yellow fever"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-26

But these things are homogeneous only
in the eyes of those who are looking for
incongruities, and the militiamen of our
early days were little accustomed to no.
tice trifies like these. Not dandies them
selves, they despised dandyism in others,
and the man with 'boiled shirt, the
man with pair of shining boots, or the
man with tight-fitting gloves, would have
been regarded much as sensible, we'll
dressed man of the present day regards
dude. They put on no airs themselves;
they would tolerate no airs in others.
They lived plainly, dressed plainly, and
talked as plainly as they dressed anu
lived.
Each company elected it's own ofhcers,
the most popular man in the crowd being
the captain. Holding his office as the re-
suit of his popularity it was naturally eX-
nected that this officer would not be too
hard on the men; that is to say, that he
would drill them no longer than was alb
solutely necessary to comply with the law,
and if he saw his way clear to dispense
with everything but the roll-call. so lnuch
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-26
was done was frequently of perfunctory

was done was frequently of perfunctory
and nominal character.
The muster day could be at once distin-
guished from all other days by the most
casual visitor to the district or village
where the muster was to take place.
Early in the morning countrymen would
begin to arrive, some on horseback some
on foot, three out of five attended by one
or more dogs, generally ours of very low
degree AS soon as the arrivals had put
up their horses, by hitching them to q con-
venient bough in the grove that was al
ways nesr the training ground, they
proceeded to refresh at the country
store, and then joining their friends in
the grove near by, began the discussion
of topics of live interest, such as the condl-
ton of the growing crops, the state OF
local politics, the probabilities of national
issues, and such other matters of moment
as occurred to them at the time as worthy
Of consideration. The discussions were
not without heat and fervor, and occasion
ally difference Of opinion took place
among friends that could only be settled
by an appeal to arms. In such cases Il
ring was formed, and the friends of the
disputants standing by to see fair play,
the difficulty was speedily adjusted by the
use of natures weapons. No prize was
offered, save the consciousness of victory
we'll earned, but this was enough, and
when the battle was over, and one Of the
contestants had cried enough" there
was no doubt in the mind of the bystand-
ers as to which was the better man.
The rules of the prize ring were not in
the least regarded in these amateur con-
tests for victory. A little of everything
was allowed. The fighters bit, kicked,
scratched, gouged, pulled hair, struck
anywhere they could, and in short went
into the contest, not for the purpose of
observing a set of rules, but of winning a
victory.
About such places there were always
noted characters who appeared to better
advantage at muster than anywhere else.
Sixty years ago, in East Tennessee, there
was a notable fighter named Joe Collins
Joe was always spelling for fight, and
rarely allowed a muster day to pass with
out one His usual costume was pair
of linsey-wolsey unmentionables, a pair
of moccasins, wool hat and shirt Of
the same material, worn open at the neck.
When Joe had little difference of opin-
ion with any one which he deemed it de-
sirable to settle at once, he caught his
shirt at the back of his neck, gave it a
fling that sometimes threw it ten steps
away, and was ready for the battle.
The local politician was another char
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-26

for drill, military equipments were con-
spicuous by their absence If there were
any muskets with bayonets, they were
probably relics of the war Of independ-
ence, while the majority Of the company
were provided with ordinary rifles or fowl
ing pieces. though an occasional old fash
loned blunderbuss put in an appearance,
and not few, in default of guns, had hoe
handles, walking canes and cornstalks
Those who carried firearms, as rule
were also provided with powder horns
and bags of bullets; few had belts, but
or the hayersacks with provisions there
was not trace, since most lived within
easy reach of their own homes, and could
see no use in carrying victuas to the mus
ter only to carry them back again Meth
er was any attempt made at uniform
save in the case of some revolutionary
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-26
Queer French Law.

There is law in France which en-
bitters the life of every dramatic au-
thor, as it confers upon every French
citizen the right of having novel or
play Immediately suppressed by the po-
lice if his name happens to be men
toned in it.
In their anxiety to avoid unpleasant
ness the parodists of the Cluny Theater
decided to designate the characters in
a recent piece by numbers. The effect
thus produced is somewhat peculiar, as,
for instance:
"Ah! charming 1872, you are the most
adorable of all women
"And you fiatterer, Count 49,
While the two were thus exchanging
compliments an elderly gentleman sud
denly appears and calls out in a voice
of thunder:
81 have caught you now, Count IS!
Are there any towards in your family?"
"Gracious!'' whispered Count IS,
trembling in his shoes. Gracious!
Duke 3D."
"Seventy-four"' exclaims the Duke,
"turn this gentleman out!'
But at this point fellow in the audi
ence springs to his feet.
"rhat is really too badv' he shouts
in the direction of the stage. Il will
send you summons"
The Duke answers in surprise: "What
have you to complain Of? Seventy four
is only number"
chats just it. 1t is the very num-
Der bore when in Jail, and l am not
want dubbed with it,"
Every body had to give in to that ar
gument, says the Pittsburg Dispatch.
1t was the law. The play was stopped
there and then.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-26
Barbarous Tongue.

Most people have heard the word
"Yiddish'-a corruption of the German
Judisch, meaning Hebrew. 1t is pretty
generally known also that Yiddish is
a jargon made up of Polish and Ger
man words with strays from other
languages, and that it is spoken by
Polish and Russian Jews. But how
many know that this uncouth dialect
is spoken in New York City by no less
than a hundred thousand people, that
it can be read in six daily newspapers,
and is spoken at three theaters!
1t is Il striking fact that those who
speak this barbarous tongue cling to it
with tenacity. They are the weak
lings among our immigrants; they have
neither the physical nor the mental
traits to fit them to become co-founders
of sturdy and self-reliant race. Yet
it is precisely these people who cling
the most closely to foreign speech and
foreign ways.
There is a sense in which the old
party cry of "Alnerica for the Ameri-
cans has just meaning. Not that we
are to exclude from America the
worthy. or to hold prejudice against
those born in other lands. The indis
criminate selfishness Of the cry as thus
interpreted rightly led to it's political
failure.
But in the sense that all Americans,
whether native-born or not should
strive to be in harmony as to language,
customs and patriotism, we should at
least be all Americans for America.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-26

year 10 those country districts whose
bappenings were few and compare
h. mimportant. All or nearly all the
les had militia laws, and though for
most part these were a dead letter
h statute books, there were from time
|np efforts made to carry them out by
|mbing as many of the male popula-
as could be induced to come on a
ID day for the nominal purpose Of
Theoretically every man of militia
Twas bound to come, but practically
! Ny came who did not feel like it, and
! who did drilled much as they pleas
Which was not very much, the most of
/ lay being spent in bartering, horse
! Z, y other ways familiar to the coun-
/ ok of that day when they got togeth-
/ In fact. in not a few parts of the
/ try particularly in the South, the
be end fall muster days were made
f-annnaI fetes, in which the original
cse Of the gatherings was quite lost
| Of in the diversions they inspired.
+Ordiug to the militia laws of most of
EiateS, there were company musters
past twice year; often these were
quarterly, while once year there
4 reslmental or brigade muster, ut
central town in the district, which
indeed a very grand occasion, and
an opportunity to the regimental
brigade officers for the display of all
hDery. These opportunities, how
golden as they We're, did not occur
enough to fix themselves in the pop
mint as did the company muster, and
ever muster day is mentioned in our
annals. unless otherwise specified,
Mpany muster is understood to be
L.
FaIy' every man was not only bound
Present. but was bound to come
fy equipped for military duty, or,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-26
RESENTED AN INSULT.
Corney Grain Entertained the Ser
wants at House of a SnOb.

Corney Grain Entertained the Ser-
wants at House of Snob.
Many are the good stories told Of Mr..
Corney Grain, says London paper.
He was man of courtly dignity and no
one knew better than he how to re-
sent an impertinence, whether direct
ed against himself personally or against
the profession to which he belonged. He
was engaged on one occasion to enter
tain a large party of guests at coun-
try house. He travelled down from
town in the afternoon, as directed, by
train, which landed him at his destina-
ton just as the guests We're assembling
for dinner. Instead of being received
in the drawing room, however, Mr..
Grain was conducted to the buffers
private room, and there, while the
house party was dining upstairs, MS
dinner was served. Mr.. Grain SAID
nothing, but as soon as he had fornned
himself against his return journey he
called all the servants who happened
to be at liberty into the buffers room,
apologized to them for the absence OF a
piano, and, doing the best he could
without one, he proceeded to entertain
the amazed but delighted domestics
with quips and jests and songs selected
at random. He never, perhaps, had
more appreciative audience. Then he
called for his fly. AS he was preparing
to get into it a pompous turnkey came
down to the buffers room with the mes
sage that dinner was hover, and would
Mr. Grain now come up to the drawing
room and give his ENTERTAINMENT" To
which Mr. Grain replied: "Give your
master my compliments, and tell him
that as I was sent to the servants hall
/ naturally concluded it was the ser
wants / was engaged TO entertain, and
am going back to town by the next
train" He did it, too. And the story
was told all over the country.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-26
A SIDE ISSUE.

electioneerlng were somewhat different
then, it is true, but the principle was the
same The candidate of those days was
an adept in shooting for beef" in pitch
ing quoits and IN various other amuse-
ments of that kind. and resorted to any of
them to make himself popular, always,
however, first and last, relying on his
treating abilities to clinch whatever pop
ularity he might be able to gain by other
means. He might be canvassing for a
State or county Office, or only for the cap
taincy of the company at the next cleo
ton, but the means were the same
The muster was generally holiday for
the colored folks, and we'll did they i'm
prove it. Dressed in their best, they
focked to the scene, and enjoyed the mill
tary maneuvers as much or even more
than the sisters and other female relatives
Of the hardy veterans But their enjoy
ment was not confined to looking at the
soldiers. In the intervals of military evo-
buttons. they danced to the music of a sol
itary fiddle, and no matter how great the
heat of the sun or how profuse the per-
spiration that poured down their sable
skins, they never allowed such trif1es as
heat or perspiration to interfere with
their pleasure Among their number
however. were always some who had an
eye to business. and on every muster
ground an old nanny" with a little
stand of gingercakes, apples. soda water
or watermelons, was familiar figure
TO the expert i'll military affairs the
muster days were a source of boundleSS
mirth, but for all that they had their
uses. They kept up a military spirit in
the people at time when military
spirit was a necessity. A country born
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-26
Proposed Facsimile of the St. Louis.

Proposed Fac-Simile of the st. Louis.
A proposition has reached the man
agement of the Cotton States and In
ternational Exposition from Herbert
Saunders & Co, of London, offering
to build on the lake fac smile of the
transatlantic steamship ST. Louis, to be
of the same size as the original and ele-
gantly fitted out. The interior of the
ship will be used as restaurant and
the vessel will be reached from the
shore by gangways. This is duplicate
of an exhibition now being given at the
Antwerp Exposition. Henry &. Kit
tredge, the secretary of the Massachu-
sets commission to the exposition, is
in Atlanta comforting with the manage
ment in reference to the Massachusetts
display. While there he will select the
site for the Massachusetts building
ST Louis Globe-Democrat.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-26
Horse on a Street Gar Fender.

Detroit has a street car fender-one
fender, not a style of fender-which
beats that boosted of by Philadelphia,
which the other day picked UP bicy
clist and his machine and carried them
troit car struck horse on Warren ave-
nue. The horse was scooped off it's
feet and fell into the fender and was
carried along in it for 200 or 300 feet
until the car was stopped. Then the
horse got up, stepped off and trotted
away uninjured.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-26
COMPANY DRILL.

veteran or soldier of 1912, who was proud
of his military record and glad of the
chance to sport his uniform. AS to the
rest, each wore what he had, or what
pleased him best, and next to the man in
regimentals would stand a bold militia
man in his shirt sleeves and with but one
suspender, while beyond him would be
ranged men with and without coats, men
with beaver hats" with straw hats, with
coonskin caps, the tail hanging down be-
hind, with felt or ''wool" hats, the brims
Tapping over their eyes.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-26
amid the clash of arms naturally turned

amid the clash of arms naturally turned
towards the profession of arms, and the
fact that we did not become a nation of
soldiers was due to other causes. In the
early days, Indian fighting was matter
of daily occurrence all along the frontier,
and some show of military organization
was an absolute necessity. While the
Indian wars were on, in the districts
most exposed to Indian raids, the militia
musters were stern realities, but as adj
venturous men gradually pushed the from
tier further on to the West, the districts
left behind found the militia drill super
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-26
Mems Right, IN Bengal.

Man asks for protection against mer-
cenary woman in Bengal. Babu Rasik
Lal Roy wants the government to help
him to suppress the excessive expense
of Hindu marriages, and especially the
dowry of the brides, as ''the temptation
of selling the son to the highest bidder
has become too great to be resisted"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-26

Mrs. Zabbs-I met with one of the
strangest experiences of my life to-day.
Mr.. Zabbs-You did! What was it?
Mrs. Zabbs-Just this: was getting on
an open car and the man on the end
seat moved in and let me have it.-Rox-
bury Gazette.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-26
TnrnedO Boats.

About 1871, the first torpedo boat
was built by the Thorneycrofts, of
London; it was fifty feet long and
had a speed of sixteen and a quarter
knots an hour.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-26

The cross made instead of a sigma
ture did not originate in ignorance. 1t
was always appended to signatures in
medieval times as an attestation of
good faith.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-26
courca of Mirth.

.,.o are many elderly men still living
l d anntrv who remember the mus
w -" If half century ago, and
"a, ronts they were in the course of
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-26
HUMOR OF THE WEEK
STORIES TOLD BY FUNNY MEN
OF THE PRESS.

Odd, Curious and Laughab1e Phases
of Human Nature Graphically Por-
trayed by Eminent Word Artists Of
Our Own Day-A Budget of Fun.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-26
rsTER DAYS OF OLD.
, IN WHICH OUR GRAND
''.1urRS DELIGHTED.

,0ws of the States-What a
w. , Was Required to Have
tar Day-The Amenities of
: OCCASION.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-26
THE RETURN.

acter who made himsef prominent at the
mustcrs. They were notable occasions
for making votes, and when the election
was not distant, the candidates We're III
ways numerous. The qualifications for
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-26

tho better. for then there would be the
more time left for the other business ), Of q
the day. The captain generally kept I'M TINS
'natter in mind. too. and the drilling that
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-26

necos ne oelt," and various other
As 'ry to the equipment of
he GONNA matter of fact, however.
p"hy actually assembled