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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-05

runor that a little old woman had
stopped Jay Gould on one of his New
York tours md reminded him of an a.
legged pledge made and taken in his
boyhood days. She was put down as a
crank Perhaps the lti-millionaire
knew differently. and mayhap the pref
ty face of a girl of fifteen who claims
TO have welded the boy OF seventeen
came to him in his dreams to taunt
him with injustice.
To those who knew Jay Gould in his
active years, who saw him, cold as
steel. cut deep and fatally into the
fortunes of his opponents there comes
a cynical smile when the word ''ro-
nance" is mentioned in one breath with
the name of the late financier His
was a life that dealt with stern. hard
facts, with matters of figures, with
statistics as cold as the rails that
brought his millions.
And now comes into court one Sarah
Ann Angel, who alleges that the
plaintiff was. on or about April 16
1858. married to Jay Gould. late of the
city and county of New York, in this
state; that she cohabited with him as
his lawful wife. and that the said Jaw
Gould died on or about the Cd day Of
December. 1892. leaving the plaintiff
his lawful widow. him surviving"
A ROMANCE OF LONG AGO.
And then comes history.
Much of it is so ancient and mussy
that 1T will take months to brighten
up the memories of alleged witnesses
Much of it is SO palpably untrue that
it will not even be given a hearing
and some of it may be effective enough
to wipe out the estate Of the grea test
magnate of all ages.
Mrs. Angels case is full Of compli-
cations and it only remains to be seen
If she can actually bring on the wit
ness stand the preacher, who, it is al
legged married her to Jason Gould,
witness to the marriage. the alleged
daughter of Jay Gould and the men
now old and gray, who were witnesses
of the courtship of the two.
Then, too, if she is the only legal
wife of the late Jay Could, was she
guilty of bigamy when she married
John Angel of Rouse's Point, n. T..
and will her success in this case be
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-05
UMBRELLA CARRIERS.
Ants, Sea Urchins and Anemones Az
feet Sunshades as Though They
Feared the Tropical Heat.
RY g T HOLDER.

Zone of the most interesting sights l
have Witnessed remarked naturalist
to a group of listeners. was an army
of ants marching through South
American jungle. I had been out all
day hunting butterflies with native
guide. and almost overcome by the in
tense heat, had stretched myself out
beneath a great mass Of vines which
hung from a large tree, when / no.
ticed a column of ants moving along
at my feet.
There was nothing remarkable in
this, as it was an ant country where
they literally overran everything; but
these ants, as though recognizing the
tropical heat each bore highly-col-
ored umbrella in such position that 1t
was more or less a shield and protec-
ton. The umbrella was a bit OF leaf
that had been carefully bitten out in a
semi-oval shape, and was an umbrella
in fancy only, hundreds being carried
to line a subterranean nest deep in the
heart of the jungle.
zone of these nests continued the
naturalist, Il found by following up the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-05

scores of minute stones and bits of shell
distributing them over its body in such
numbers that collectively they form an
umbrella Ike covering, would appear {
mystery which, however, is solved upon
an examination of the urchin The
spines are not the only organs, but
from among them rise two other suck.
ers with little disks attached TO them
and other organs that have long stalks
upon the end or top of which is perch.
ed little feeler with three biting teeth.
These feelers, stationed on the lower
part of the urchin pick up particles on
sand and shell and pass them to others
higher up, and so by continued passing
the piece of shell travels up to the
dome of the ANNA and there finds q
place among the spines. This is re.
peated an indefinite number of times
until the urchin Is completely covered
by a strong umbrella, poised. as ii
We're. upon the spines. affording more
or less protection. Sometimes the ami.
NAL disdains one of shell or stone. and
spreads over itself canopy of weed
a ribbon of green zostera or one ~
bq'' ghter hue-a decoration more or les
aesthetic.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-05

NEW YORK, July 5.-And once
again Gould sensation! So they go
the rounds. Today the Vanderbiits are
in the public eye. Yesterday the AS
tor family linen was given legal air
ings and tomorrow it will be the Gould
family-for a case is soon to be tried
in the courts here which promises to
make many people open their eyes.
To those who are unfamiliar with
the story Of Jay Gould's early life, the
suit Of a brawny old wrinkled Hitter
ate woman, Sarah Ann Angel, for a
dover right in S72000.0 900. comes as a
thunderclap from a clear sky. To a
few others the story has been known
for years, and the success with which
IL has been kept in its little family
closet borders on the marvellous Not
until the claim was ready to be filed
were the facts given an airing, al
though now and then through the
busy life Of Jay Gould there came
threads of this romance of Lake Cham
PLAIN. Now and then came vague
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-05
won at the price Of a term in states

won at the price Of term in states
prison.
1t was IN 1852 that Jay Gould, then
known as Jason Gould, came to Rouse S
Point, his head crammed with plans
for a, comprehensive survey of the en-
tire state. The future millionaire was
then but sixteen years old, and to his
set in a mass of yellow locks, a fine
form, evident even in the old woman
OF today. and her rural innocence and
ingenious simplicity, made a picture
fit for a setting in his own heart
SOON TIRED OF MATRIMONY.
And that's where it rested-but for a
few months only.
SO far there is nothing to refute by
the Gould heirs; what followed the
they would never have been appealed
to had Jay Gould died only ordinarily
wealthy.
Gould, some months after the alleged
wedding, left Rouse's Point. 1t does
not appear that the young coupie lived
together for any length of time, and
shortly after the marriage she separat-
ed from her own family and was en-
ployed as a domestic in another house
hold IL the same county some miles
away
Sarah Brown kept up little inter
course with her father. sisters and
brothers, and some of the latter had
also left the paternal homestead and
were living in other families as help"
What little communication took place
between any of the Brown family was
occidental and oral, for none of treal
was learned in reading and writing,
and they cared but little for family
ties. 1t was therefore a surprise to the
elder Brown when Sarah, one of the
youngest of the family, came home
with a little daughter.
Old man Brown fired up when he
saw his daughter with her little child
and without father, and he appeared
! TO become only the more indignant as
/ the particulars of the wedding were
tearfully related to him.
He asked for the proof of the we'd
/ ding, and the daughter produced the
marriage certificate which Dr. N
Leighton, now of Tunkhahnock, Pa,
had filled out and given her In a fit
of rage he tore this up and threw it
/ in the fire.
Its loss, however, under the present
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-05
A GOLD TOE GROWN.
Peculiar Operation Performed Upon
a Pretty Singer.

Peculiar Operation Performed Upon
"a Pretty Singer.
Miss Florence Selma. the singer, is
probably the only woman in the world
who ever wore a golden toe nail. This
fact. together with the fact that the
golden nail is no longer worn, has led
to her being made defendant in a
peculiar suit. Miss Selmas real name
is Sears, and she is sister-in-law of
Napoleon" Ives. She is petite, pref
ty and has big. black eyes.
Yes" said she, when 1 saw her at
the Hotel Martin. I've got to defend a
lawsuit for $54, and it's all on account
of-well. to be plain, it's all about my
big toe. You see, some time ago | was
riding my bicycle up town, and in try
ing to get out of the way of a team 1
fell and hurt my toe. The nail began
to grow in. That is not pleasant; nei-
Their is it pretty. No woman has a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-05
Washable Dress Goods

The LOWEST PRICES in the history
of the Dry Goods business.
Printed Lawns, stylish and pref
ty; were 1Oc, now reduced to-. Sc
I5c Court Royal, Piques, and
Brilliants, 15c Zephyr Cling
hams and Crepons, for 10y -12c
Fine black sateen, splendid
IL lie quality. for. 1-2c
Good assortment of stylish Or
candies; were zoe, for ......... lie
Finest French Dimities. best
quality made; were Soc, now
go at Observation-Disclosures. zoe
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-05
LAUGH CILTrRE

Atchison. Kan. has a professor who
teaches folks how to laugh properly
He charges 81 for one lesson and a
book. Then he goes to his home and
laughs at the dupes he finds. There
are, however, outside of Kansas. a
number OF persons whose laugh is like
the buzz of a crosscut saw when it
strikes hickory knot. A little laugh
culture is a good thing.-Wilmingt
News.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-05
Dress Goods
Removal Sale Pricas, Enticing

4 Bargains.
27-inch Wool Challies, black
and navy grounds, with hand
some colored printing. Were
csc, for OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. LIZ l-Zc
3e-inch figured black Brillian-
tine; worth soc, for. NC
3S-inch Black Brilliantine;
worth soc, for. ooc
5o-inch black sicilian Alpaca,
worth 75c, for ...........-... 4oc
4O-inch colored Alpaca. 75c
goods for ...............-.... QUO
3s-inch all wool colored serges;
h, value 35c, for ................. lSc
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-05

circumstances is not material, it is al
legged, as the clergyman who filed it
out is living and may testify to the
facts on the stand, as also the sub
scribing witness, his servant. who was
called in and was present at the cere-
mony.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-05
CARNIVAL CAKE

At Fuller's; the most delicious pies.
cakes and homemade bread, 81 East
First South. west Salt Lake treatre.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-05
THE GOULDS'
FAMILY SKELETON
Did the Late Financier Have Z
Child Wife2
THE COURTS WILL DECIDE,
SARAH ANN ANGEL CREATES A
SENSATION.

Much Ancient and Musty History
VIII Be Ransaclxed Ere the Al
legged Lawful Widow Gets "a
WhacI1 Mt the $52.000,000 Left By
the Wizard of Wall Street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-05
Ladies and Misses
Waists.

ladies' White Lawn Waists,
fullest sleeves and yoke back;
were SOC, for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 25c
Ladies, striped Percale Laund-
ried Shirt Waists, with full
sleeves and high collar; a 75c
Shirt Waist for .................. 35c
Ladies Shirt Waists in new de-
signs. fancy stripe Percale,
with detached collar; were
$50; now reduced for ......$1.0C
Misses Shirt Waists in stripes
and checks, laundried collar
and cuffs; a Csc waist for...... 4Oc
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Belts.

Canvas Belts with White Metal
Buckles. at ......-............... lOc
White Kid Belts, at .............. Csc
Silk Belts, with fancy buckles at. Csc
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Ribbons.

Colored Taffeta Ribbons, No. 40;
just now all the rage; a. SOC
quality, all silk, for. Csc
All Silk. Satin Ribbons in all
shades from No. 8 to 22; all go
at ..............................1Oc yd
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-03
TREE VIRGINIA FISHERIES.

In his annual report to Governor
O'Fcrrall for the year ending Decpm-
per "lst, she Commissioner of
Fisheries of this State says that at
Is an alarming fact that all of The
fine. varieties of fish are becoming
less abundant" The Commissioner be-
lieve.s that this is largely due to the usa
OF pound nets. The number of these
nets in 1891 had increased from one In
1919. TO VIC. and they now stretch
from the Capes of Virginia on both
Sides of the bay to tic Maryland line. .
Only few of the fish arc able to IA 80
the nets to the spawning grounds, and
hence it is that every year the supply
grows less and less. The Commissioner
Gays that 'if the authorities do not
take hold OF the matter and make and
enforce laws for the better protection
of spawning fish, all OF our finer var!-
cites will socn be some as scarce as
tcrrapin." He says the custom ana po.-
Icy In the State are ia: behind the
times, and instead OF protecting ana de-
velopinE fish and game. we act like
barbarians and destroy them.
This Is a bad condition of affairs for
the fisheries CT the State to be in, and
it is to be hoped that the legislation
which the Commissioner asks for look
20 The removal OF the pound nets. and
al ether forms of destructive appara-
yuss at the proper seasan" will be en-
acted.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-03
SHALL WE RUY ST. THOMAS?


There is no longer any doubt that the
United States needs Il coaling station
in the West Indies. and the need was
never mere apparent than at this time
STEPS have been made heretofore 10 Sc
cure sunh a station In those waters
without success. Repeated efforts have
been made 10 obtain Mole, ST. Nicholas
and Sama:ia Bay, also the Chirqui
Lagoon. ana In each il:etarCe the Gov
eminent has been bat!led in the attempt
The recent offer OF Denmark 90 sell
ST. Thomas to the United States pre-
sents an opportunity to this country
TO secure the Island. and the offer Is
an interesting subject for considerations
The offer includes ST Thomas. Santa
Cruz. and St John, and the belief pre-
walls that the United States can gc:
them at bargain, as they are n source
OF expense 10 Denmark, which being
anxious II dispose of them. VIII -Ffar
/ item 10 England should this country
decide not TO buy. The New York Sun
says that more than twcntyetght years
ago Mr.. Seward concluded negotiations
for the purchase of St. Thomas and
3 - "S''i' WIN u III iiltLi VIEW " uSt
the principal one, st. Thomas. as n
coailng and repair station for our war
ships in Caribbean waters AT thea
time n vc,tc OF these inha bitan;s who
/ We're entitled to suffrage showed l.24i
In favor OF annexation to the United
STATES and only 90 against it. This cx-
I traordinary result justities the conclu-
SION that the people would be ready
Tor annexation to-day. The Danish
RigsdaS, in January. 1865, by n unani-
nous vote in both houses. ratified Tie
proposal of transfer. The Government
was af:o willing TO sell Santa Cruz.
but that was dependen; on the consent
cr France.
me Senate rejected the treaty con-
citded by Mr.. Seward for the purchase
o' the Islands, hut our contemporary
Is OF the opinion that a similar re-
suit would not follow now If the prope,
one! Is made TO the United States, and
Is moi alone In that opinion
Germany would like to have ST. Tho
mas, but 1t Is said that Denmark pre-
, fcTs that the island should not mss
10 TIE possession of that nation If either
the United States or England viii pur-
chase 1t. and as between the two. II had
RATHER cell 10 this country.
Fae Bun says that 81; Thomas oc-
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-03
DOWN IN LOUISIANA.


mckinley and Reed have both hear
down in Louisiana by proxy. LOOKING
after delegates 10 the National Rennh-
lean Convention, and. according 10 tbo
dispatches. 1t appears that McKin,av
has got the lilly white" faction attachad
to his boom, wh'!c Reed has succeeded
In attaching the regulars" whom. on,
contemporary says. is bossed by a negro
State chairman. The fact Is that al,nor,
everywhere the friends OF these two ,s-
pirants for Presidential honors have
locked horns Mi. Reeds claims seems
to have appealed more particularly to
the regulars. which is believed Ia he
hurtful to the cause OF the author of
the iobber tariff"
The trouble with the Louisiana Re-
publican delegates. however, is, as the
News and Courier remarks, that thew.
like McGinty's goat, have q penchant
for eating their tag" so that nobody
can ever tell precisely where they arc
bound for. Ayers agent has not yet
visited Louisiana.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-03
v. WHAT IT woULD MEAN.

The secret OF the abandonment Of
the Armenian Christians by Lord SOL
isbury is believed to be. an awakened
fear on the part OF the English people
that u war with Turkey would mean
Moslem revolt in Egypt and India. As
suming this to.b be n fact. 1t appears that
England rather than cndanger her hold
on the NIoscm. decided 1t far better
to let few more thousand Christians
be murdered in Armenia, Besides, u
war with Turkey might give RUSSIA
Constantinopic. and that is something
which ENGLAND does not risk The re-
suit is that while the powers continue
to work the political chcss-hand the
Turkish cut-throats so on murderJnp
the Armenians with impunity.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-03

cupiess good Strategic posit.cn. which
IS plain at a glanc',. and citation In
the Gulf Will become the more valuable
with the opening of the Nicaragua
Canal. As our vessels in thcse waters
generally begin cruising to windwar,,
st. Thomas is an excellent place for
coahsns: and. in fact, Admiral Buncs's
fieet Is to make that it's first port OF call
on It's forthcoming cruise southwark
II thinks that beyond doubt the pres
emit dispute with England suggests the
value OF having a naval foothold OF our
own in thoze waters"
The offer TO sell the island 10 the
United States, as Esfore .raid. raises an
Interesting subjec. for consideration.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-03
Children,

Come to lic, O ye children,
For hear you at your play,
and the questions that pcrplrNed me
lave vanished quite away.
Yc open the eastern windows
That look toward the sun,
Where thoughts are singing swallows
And the brooks of morning run
In yorr hearts ARE the birds ana the sun
Shine,
III your thoughts the brool,lcts Aow,
But III mine * the wind of autumn
And til" first fall OF the snow.
All. what would the world rc to us
IL the children We're ITO more?
We should dread the desert behind us
Worse than the dark before
What the leaves are 10 the forest,
With light and AIR for food
Ere their sweet amt, tender juices
Have lecn hardened into wood,
That to the world are children
Through therl it feel, the glow
OF II brighter and SUMMER climate
Than reaches the TRUNKS below.
Como to me, O 80 children,
And whisper ii: my ear
What the hire. and winds arc singing
In your sunny atmosphere.
For what are all our co,I.rivings
And The wisdom, az our books
When compared with young c:.rcsses
And the gl.dnv.is Of Your oLlisr
Ye are better tl;an AL the ballads
That ever were s,.rj: or said,
For yc are living poems,
And ail the rest are dead
-Lqnsfcllow.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-03
PERSONALS.

Charles De Kay. United States con-
sui general ar Berlin. has organized q
Fencing club in that city.
Sir Edward Malet, after n long and
successful Diplomatic career, Ia now
employing himself writing opera ltbrct-
tos.
Chief Justice David Srodgrass Of Ten
neG:%@ has been Tclrrcs.cd. Charged
with an intent to commit murder in
the first degree
Charles Theodore Taber OF brooklyn,
says some palmetto tree; along the
Indian river, Florida, are from 800 10
500 years old.
ing the olive branch to the ark"
Bk;marck> bedroom contains only
three pieces OF furniture-a large wash
stand. n small camp bedstead and a
bSotjack
Dumas body was placed in tomb
not far from that in which lies Marie
Duplcssisc. the original of Camille.
Once every year Dumas visited her
tomb and placed Il wreath of flowers;
upon 1t.
Hon Jerry Simpson opre.;es the
building o. an electric hight plant IL.
his home, Medicine Lodge, on the ground
that the people are 50 poe: they can
hardly afford 10 buy kcr5ECnc oil.
Louise Michel thirty year; ago con. :
pared herself TO "thc white dove carry
Richardson G. Edwards. OF New York
city. aud q distant relative of Aaron
Burr. has just presented Bur-'s watch
to Princeton College. Burr is supposed
to have imported the watch. which Is
q handsome Frarch repeater. abcil
the year lT$5, and ne probably carried
II urtil 1850.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-03

The schoolma'ams Of Muncia Ina
ave hotihed the school children that
there 3tlhere Is no Santa Claus-from which
!! prem the experienced observer will
~ gnaSe no trouble in arguing to the con.
clusion that the schoolma'ams are abou,
{ % 90 years Old remarks the Chica 20 News
4 edness.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-03

A young woman has been jailed in
Washington City for smoking Il cigar
I cite on Pennsylvania avenue.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-03

n The Philadelphia Times thinks that
likely enough the pen will prove miShtr!
than the sword in this affair. al need.
ed is to draw another line
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-03

I The ST. Louis Cotton Exchange has
edoptcd resolutions calling upon the
Southern cotton planters to decrease
their acreage rather than increase II.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-03

As long as the British Ambassador
does rot call for his passports there is no
use of volunteering 10 invade Canada,
thinks the Nashville American.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-03
FIGHT PAGES

: Turkish soldiers III Syria are DESERVING
the army and becoming brigands.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-03

One of Queen Victorias Christmas
y presents WAS q genuine "kure de sang
Her." or boar's head. from the Emperor
of Germany, and it was served at her
Christmas dinner
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-03

me Philaderphia Ledger says that
every time Campos reports the defeat
{ OF the rebels with loss of two or three
thousand men on their side and twenty
58or thirty on his, he calls for 20. 600 moro
I troops. Campos evidently intends t.
crush out the rebellion If he dcpopu,a tos
Spain N''N''' e ;
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-03

on the blade of Kaiser
sWtihelm's sowrd: Trust IN Goa, y,
ooeui ieous In battle, in order that you
I INA, preserve your honor and glory,
sIhe one who relies courageously on the
aid aid OF God is never beaten, Your
i strength belongs to the Fathcrland. To
my dear son. Wilhelm May c, 1899
Wilhelm. r."
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-03

The approval of the Presidents course
mas come remarkably near being unnnI-
nous nous. The Incident has shown the casa
with which the American public obliter
ates party lines when the occasion arises
says the Washington Star
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-03

Aside from these Five Great Leaders above enumerated
we offer hundreds Of Bargains every departments which we
cordially invite everybody examine Nut dollars worth
OF heavy stuff will be carried, and positive determination
to convert all surplus Winter Suis into cash means saShing
discounts ali over the stock
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-03

AN e&-Chief Commissioner of British
e1 dti Is quoted in a London paper as
saying that in 1881. when lie called on
resident Garfield the latter remakrod
$50 you are from Demerara! We'll. how,
are things looking in Your little is,o,1p,.