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The St. Johns herald., 1896-01-11
THE SEA LION TOLD.
Discovered Fine Fishing In Lake and
 Went Back After Ills Friends.

Discovered Fine Fishing in Q Lake and
 Went Back After Ills Friends.
 Once upon time Lake Merced stood high in the estimation of city anglers, says the San Francisco Bulle- tin. It was accessible and didn't re- quire much influence to cast 8 line into its waters. Big fish fingered among the weedy depths and browsed along the sandy shores on the western end. Cornelius Stagg then kept road house opposite the old race track and there was a good dinner for the belated angler under his roof and good bed and bottle fragrant and refreshing claret. Scott Tidball, the artist, John Adams and dozens of worthy fishermen since departed have swung their rods over the nipples of Merced and com pared notes around the blazing fire at night and were, perhaps. as boastful and mendacious as the anglers of the generation that succeeded them.
 The trout era passed away and was followed by an epoch of carp. Those mud-grubbers fattened on the border ing grasses and led life of undis- turbed and ignominious incidence. Nobody wanted them at any price and the barnacles grew up on the elders of the gang from simple and unbroken laziness. Then another change took place and the fish commissioners an nounced that they were going to put muskallonge in the lake. A month or so afterward they did and it was sup posed the reign of the carp was over and that those ferocious fresh water sharks would completely exterminate them.
 sagacious sea lion felt recently that there must be something worth seeing beyond the neighborEood of the Cliff house and Sutro heights. So he made journey to Lake Merced and found the water and the surroundings congenial. He tasted the carp and ap- proved of their flavor, and, being a genial and generous lion, he returned to the seal rocks and told his chums where he had been and what he had seen. An excursion party consisting of select number of gentlemen and lady marine lions was at once organ ized, and on fine moonlight night the band started for Merced. Everything was just as the pioneer had represent ed, and brilliant season of feeding and general enjoyment was inau- guratcd.
 About this time the Spring Valley company drew net across the lake to see how the muskallonge were getting on. The sea lions, now permanent residents of the lake, laughed heartily at the experiment and waved their fappers to the fishermen to encourage them to keep on with their nets and let them know how many muslkallonge were left. For the muskallonge had got to the last dozen or so of carp when the sea lions came in. and the sea lions had donc up the musl1allonge when the experimental nets were cast. No thing but few catfish and stickleback now remain in Lake Merced. The sea lions are still there, but unless some more stocking is done, and pretty soon at that, they will return to the seal rocks.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-01-11
AKnow.Nothinc Jury.

The difficulty of impaneling jury in the early courts of Wisconsin may be seen from an incident. related in 1.-The Bench and Bar of Wisconsin," Judge Irwin was on the bench, and a murder trial was pending. G. T. Long, familiarly known as Lucy" Long, was under sheriff. There was difficulty in getting jury which knew nothing about the facts of the case. The regu- lar panel had been exhausted, and a special venire had been issued, and was finally returned. Well, NIT. Long, asked the judge, 'have you at last se- cured a sufficient number of jurymen who know nothing about this case?'' .'Yes, sir," replied the polite officer. ''Six of them know nothing about this case. and the other six know nothing at all. o
The St. Johns herald., 1896-01-11
WHERE THE BALL WENT.
Lost Sphere in C. Cricket Match Found In
 Spectators Pocket.

Cricket balls have been lost in many curious ways, such as by being struck into passing train. into crows and other birds nests, down chimneys and steeples, and it is likely, says.the Leeds Mercury, that this instance adds one more to this class of singular events. Ingrow, on their own ground, were playing Wilsden--thc leaders in the West Bradford league and when J. Smith (prof.l of the latter team, was in. he struck ball to square-leg. The ball went to the boundary, passing under a seat which was filled by spectators. Seeing that it was boundary hit. the spectators began to look for the ball, but they could not find it. Then some of the cricketers joined in the search, but the ball could not be seen, though they made close scrutiny of all the holes in the wall-into which it was wittily suggested they should send a ferret. Eventually the search was abandoned, fresh ball secured, and the match continued. When it had been in progress for some time, some of the spectators who were seated near the place where the ball was lost sug- gesteG that they should all feel in their pockets and sec if it was in any of them. This they did, and, singular to say, it was found in the side pocket of Q gen tleman wearing jacket whose pockets had frequently carried small birds that he had shot with his gur. Evidently the ball had run up the wall behind the seat, and small projecting stone had then caused it to drop downward into the gentlcnan's pocket, and he. bcing sca.cd, had never felt the extra weight, a. his pocket rested on the scat
The St. Johns herald., 1896-01-11
GOING ON IN CHINA.
oueer Customs in the Land of che
 Celestials.

Oueer Customs in the Land of che
 Celestials.
 The Chinese doctor is not to be dis turbed or embarrassed through lack of knowledge. When he witnesses the unfortunate effect of putting a medi- cine of which he knows nothing into body of which he knows less he retires, sententiously observing: "There is medicine for sickness, but none for fate.n
 In far western China there is 8 sus- pension bridge two hundred and fifty feet long and twelve feet broad, formed of linked bars of wrought iron. It shows stability and delicacy of design and is remarkable piece of work for the country in which it was done.
 In Yunnan girls are still sold into slavery. During the last year about threc Hundred children from this neigh borhood were sold to dealers and car ricd to tho capital in baskets like poul- try. At ordinary times the price for girls is sevcnty-five cents for each year of their age, but in time of famine children becor1e drug on the market.
 More people in proportion to the pop ulation die in China from suicide than in any other country. Poverty and misery are not the only causes of this, for a Chinaman will take his life for the most trivial reasons. In China, when you want to ruin your enemy YOU comrait suicide on his doorstep. He will be accused of your murder, and even if acquitted. is ostracized for life and will be haunted ever after by your averaging spirit. Sometimes two men who have quaryeled will take poison to- eether and then their spirits fight it out in heaven.
 A When the Chinese call on q stranges they ask him his exalted age, his hon. orable name, his dignifed business they hope to be able to congrataiate him on being a nan of virtue, the ia ther of many sons; they ask how long he proposes to permit his dignified ures' ence to remain in their mean and con- -Aynntihl0 city.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-01-11
A PATRIOTIC TEACHER.
How . Politely Sarcastic Little Italian
 Was Crushed.

How . Politely Sarcastic Little 1t2liAz
 Was Crushed.
 An Italian gentleman whom I met while travelling disclosed most de prayed inappreciation of the wonderful vastness of the United States, says a writer in Scribner's,
 He spoke English very well, for he had been many years in London, and, as we were enjoying the sea coast view between Pisa and Via Reggie, he asked politely whether I was not an Amer ican from ''the states" On learning that was he begged me to tell him something of our government.
 '.You have president of the coun- try, the whole states, is it not?" he in quired, earnestly.
 nodded assent.
 ''Va bene! If a man kills-murders, you understandable tries him. the federal or state courts?"
 1.-The state courts, replied, unless it is case of treason"
 If he is convicted, who can pardon him-the president, of course?" he asked, with calm assurance and slight emphasis on the ''of course"
 ''No, indeed; the murderer is tried in the state courts; he can be pardoned only by the state board of pardons, if there is one, or by the states chief oficer-the governor. The president has nothing to do with it"
 'Wellr' flashed my companion, sar- castically, lin Italy the governor of 8 little petty province has not the par doning power"
 "Sir," I thundered, now thoroughly angry, Italy will go twice into the petty province of Texas"
 It was very naughty to get angry. and especially with such politely sar- castle little Italian. know it. But who could sit still and hear the sheer, unapproachable =. nay glorious - im- mensity of our country assailed without getting angry? No one except the au- dacious flop, who every now and then annoys us with a brazen assertion that bigness is, after all, not such a virtue.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-01-11
Hen. Matching FIs,, in China.

Fish matching in China is sometimes conducted with the aid of hen. The spawn is collected from the waters edge, and placed in an empty eggshell. The egg is then sealed with wax and placed under sitting hen. After some days the egg is carefully broken and the spawn emptied into water well warmed by the sun. There the little fish are nursed until they are strong enough to be turned into lake or stream.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-01-11
nerma,ds in Folk Lore.

All the world over there are legends about meremaids. The Chinese tell stories not unlike others about the sea- woman of their southern seas. Man. kind is taught on the most excellent evidence that a mermaid was cap tured at Bangor on the shores of the Belfast Lough, in the sixth century. while another caught at Edam in 1403. was carried to Haarlcm and kept there for many years.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-01-11
QUEER VERSION OF THE FLOOD.

Indian Tradition Which Is Characteristic
 of Their Imagination.
 Here is an Indian version of the story of the flood, as it was taken by 8 writer connected with an Australian journal. Says he: All of the northern coast In- dians have a tradition of flood which destroyed all mankind except pair, from which the earth was peopled. Each tribe gives the story local col bring, but the plot of the story is much the same. The Bella Coola tradition is a follows: The Creator of the uni verse, Mes-mes-sa-la-nik had great diff ficulty in the arrangement of the land and water. The earth persisted in sinking out of sight. At last he hit upon plan which worked very well. Taking long line of twisted walrus hide, he tied it around the dry land and fastened the other end to the cor ner of the moon. Everything worked well for long time; but at last the spirit became very much offended at the action of mankind, and in a fit of anger one day seized his great stone knife. and with mighty hack severed the rope of twisted skin. Immedi- ately the land began to sink into the sea. The angry waves rushed in tor rents up the valleys, and in short time nothing was visible except the peak of very high mountain. All mankind perished in the whelming wa ters, with the exception of two, a man and his wife, who were out fishing in a great canoe. These two succeeded in reaching the top of the mountain, and proceeded to make themselves at home. Here they remained for some time, un- til the anger of Mcs-mes-sa-la-nik had cooled, which resulted in his fishing up the severed thong and again fastening it to the moon. From this pair thus saved the earth was again populated"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-23
Mems Mumers,

Mems Good Muff1ers in medium and
dark shades % cents; stripes and plaids
cashmere muffier, so cents, rs cents and
81. To give our customers the best
values ever offered we sell white silk
muffler at 30 cents; for weight. style
and finish our black and white bro
caded silk muffiers at 81 are values sell
dom found. When you can decide on
nothing else for a Christmas present
for a gentleman and you wish to give
him something he will keep for years,
buy him one of our black. white. fancy
striped or figured mufflers at $3.50 or
50; they are beauties, and muffler is
present gentlemen always receive
with pleasure.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-23
ATLANTIC & PACIFIC.
Decree of Foreclosure Made and Sale
Ordered.

Los Angeles, Dec. 2s-Jrdge E. NJ. Ross
Of the United States circuit, court yester-
day issued decree of foreclosure and
sale OF the Atlantic & Pacific railway in
tie suit of the United States Trust COM
pany of New York against the Atlantic
& Pacific, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
and St Louis & San Francisco railways,
their receivers, the Mercantile Trust COM
Dany and the Boston Trust company.
The foreclosure is for mortgage of
Sl6,OOe00O in bonds. and nearly $500 coo
interest. The decree authorizes the con-
.-om sales of land among the land hold
erS pro rata. 1t then orders the sale of
the railway to be made by Owen N
Marion, special master in the case. The
sale is to be at Gallup, n. NJ, at the
passenger station. at day and hour TO
be liked by Master Marion. No bid is
TO be considered unless accompanied by
a certified check for s1OO0o0
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-23

Boston, Dec. 22.-The will of the late
Hon Henry L. Pierce, with four codi-
ellis, has been filed in the Suffolk pro-
bate court by George Putnam and Will
liam Lowell Putnam, the executors
named therein. After numerous lega-
cieS TO relatives and friends, it makes
many public requests, among which
are the following:
The Harvard college, $4,000; to the
Massachusetts general hospital, $780,.
coo; to the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, $50. 200; to the Museum Of
Fine Arts, So. 900. and to the Massa-
chusetts Homeopathy hospital, $4,000;
while various other charitable institu
tions in Boston are provided for mag
nificently. The will also bequeaths
the following sums to the officers and
employees OF the Walter Baker & Co,
Qimited), of which corporation Mr..
Pierce was the head: ]. Frank How
land. president and Mr.. Pierce'S conf
Dental clerk; Charles r. and Talbot B.
Aldrich, directors, and H c. Gala
gher, vice-president, receive $lOOOO
each.
Among many other personal requests
Mr.. Pierce gives to Thomas Bailey
Aldrich. the author, and his wife. the
house and barn and about Two acres
Of land at Pankapeag and the sum OF
5000. 900.
To his brother. Ward L. Pierce, and
to his brothers family. which includes
eight children, amounts aggregatlnS
81. 500. 900 have been given.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-23
Boys 0vercoats
and Refers

Boys from three to fourteen are apt
TO be very hard on Overcoats. We sell
the good kind. the kind that Will stand
the hardest kind of wear, and what
is more. We combine style with these
good wearing qualities. We do not
claim our Cape Overcoat at $1-S is
tailored or lined as we'll as the $3.50
ones, but we do claim a great deal for
the Cape Overcoats at 81, $3.50 and S.
They are all wool, made very nobby.
braided and fixed up to give the Over
coats a style and finish. You might pay
$3.50 for an Overcoat, but it is q ques-
ton if you could find anything that
would wear better or look better.
REFERS.
We carry very large stock of Reef
ers. They have come to stay-the boys
like them, the mothers admire them.
We have them at 81, SO and 81, in blues,
not expensive. are warm and nobby
The very swell ones at So and So are
beauties-how they set off the little
ones. Well, they are young but once,
why shouldn't they look well and dress
warm?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-23
Mems Shirts.

Speaking about shirts, there's moth
ing in the line of these garments. for
business or evening wear. that we don't
show. Our colored Shirts especially are
all the rage in Salt Lake City this sea-
son. The colored ones at soc. with soft
fronts and starched collars and cuffs,
make very neat shirt; the ones at
Toe are made of better material, and the
Workmanship is much finer, the S1.00
are made by Wilson Bros. and that of
itself is a guarantee that the goods are
right. the making is right. and the col
ors are right. We start in our Colored
Shirts with detached collars and cuffs
at 75c, worth more. but that is our
price. The s1OO and SIPS one will wear
well. look well ard wash well, the ones
at $3.50, with three collars and a pair
of cuffs, are worth s1.75, and then you
get an extra collar.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-23
The Mems Suits

Handled here are Suits that any one
might well be proud of making, wheth-
er custom tailor or not. There's as
much care and attention given to each
detail as in the finest and highest-price
tailoring in the land. and there's no
Suit here that isn't worthy of the guar
antee of entire satisfaction that we give
with it, The popular line seems TO be
at s15: but. higher or lower, the goods
are right, the markings right and the
best value is given that the same
amount of money every secured Look
at the line which is priced in accord
ance with your PURSES. IS, SO. s12,
SIS, SIS. $40. 500 or s25. The last price
means that you're getting everything
that custom tailors give at double.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-23
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES. :;
oOOOAcc0NMH~H ANoc0HOOO<

The newly elected board of control OF
the new armory meets this evening to
consider and formulate rules. The board
will meet at 7:S0 sharp.
@ @ g
d company drilled last evening with a
fairly coed attendance. The men seem
to be taking more interest in the work
since the new quarters were fitted up.
A companys Grill on Monday evening
was attended by G. H. Shepard. who has
returned from Boston, H. Mckay, who is
home from Eureka, and l. Smelzer, who
has come back from a trip to Logan.
from now until the second Friday in
January The next two drill nights are
holidays After that the boys will re-
assemble and put in time until spring.
@ I. IS
Most of the members of the guard
would rejoice if the authorities would
expend a portion of the government ap-
preparation of quartermaster's stores for
the new caps They are badly needed.
New uniforms will be needed soon in
many cases, but the ones now in use can
be made to serve while longer.
e, o O.
1t is said the Legislature will be asked
to change the existing law so as to pro-
vide for the organization of gatling
gun battery and thus shut OFF few
petty staff officers. who think the
infantry should have the guns. The. In
fantry has all it can attend to right
now.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-23
BARK JAMAICA LOST.
MANY PERSONS GO DOWN TO
DEATH WITH HER.
Only Three Men and a Boy Escape
Out of the Entire Crew and Pas
sengers-The Captain and His
Money.

San Diego, Cal, Dec. 23.-The bark
Jamaica was lost off Dos Rosas Ia
basco on the 18th and all on board save
three men and a boy were drowned.
The Jamaica was on her way from
Campeche to Vera Cruz and carried Is
passengers. The number in the crew is
not known
The night after sailing from Cam
peche, a terrible norther swept down
the gulf, causing great loss to shipping
in the Mexican ports The Jamaica re-
ceived the full force of the storm in the
gulf of Campeche and labored greatly,
on several occasions giving signs of
breaking up. But the night was
weathered through and the next day
found the storm continuing with I'M
abated force
So long as the ship remained in good
condition ii was sent scudding along
before the wind toward Vera Cruz, and
at one time that port was sighted. but
one accident after another occurred to
the rigging.
With almost all the sails blown away
the Jamaica turned and attempted to
get hack into Campeche bay, but with
out success.
On the afternoon of the 18th the
rudaer became disabled, throwing the
vessel at the mercy of the storm The
passengers took to the boats, which
We're repeatedly swamped. Most of the
crew put on life preservers and jumped
into the sea. The captain was one of
these. He strapped 100 Mexican silver
dollars upon him, and clinging to a
barrel tried TO reach shore. The sur
vivOrs saw him sink, owing to the
weight of the metal
One passenger after another sank.
the boats proving unmanageable.
Every member of the crew was
drowned and onI-r three men and
boy escaped of all the passengers. The
vessel sank soon after it was aban-
doned
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-23
Sweaters

Have become a necessity to nearly
every one The prospector, miner,
hunter, fisherman, teamster; in fact,
every one who spends part OF his time
out of doors. Yes, the school-boy must
have one or take back seat when the
proud possessor of one makes his ap-
pearance on the Fairgrounds. We have
the mems all wool ones at 81 in black,
blue and maroon: the $3.50 and 81 ones
are made from a very fine all wool
worsted; a few in extra fine and extra
heavy worsted. $2.75 and $3.50. A boys
good. strong cotton sweater. all colors,
so cents; the boys all wool ones, ST.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-23
Gloves.

This department is full of bargains
for all. You would be Merry hard to
suit if you couldn't find Just what you
wanted here.
The Jersey and Scotch knitted Gloves
for men and boys We have at 25c, SOC
and 75c.
Mems good working Gloves. 25c, soc
and 75c
Mems good lined working Gloves, soc,
zoe. 81 and $150.
Mems lined dress Gloves. soc. 75c. 81
and $1.50
Mems extra value in Kid and Mocha,
lined and unlined, 81. s1.25. $3.50 and
$500.
Boys and Children's Gloves and Nit
tens we have in about all kinds of ma
terials. In fact, We try to keep every
thing for the young folks in this line.
Gloves we have from 25c up. and nit
tens from 15c up.
Wristlets and Ear Muffs in all grades.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-23
A Fall That Was Fatal.

New York. Dec. 22.-John Burkhardt
and George Reiss. bricl1layers, en-
nloyed on a building in course of cree
lion at the corner Of Greene and
DECKER. streets. were precipitated
from the sixth floor through the build
ing TO the cellar this morning by the
collapse of q scaffold. Burkhardt was
killed and Reiss fatally injured.
First reports received by the police
greatly exaggerated the matter. They
were to the effect that the building
had collapsed; that two men had been
KILLED and that number had been in
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-23
Buried in a Cane Field.

New York. Dec. 22.-President Tomas
Estrada Palma Of the Cuban iunta,
yesterday received a letter from J. A.
Huan, the Jacksonville agent of the
Cuban republic. stating that there need
Tot now be the slightest doubt that
General Antonio Maceo was killed. He
said he had made a careful investiga-
ton of the reports through persons
stationed at Havana, and that the re-
suit was a confirmation that Maceo
fell and was buried in cane field. The
location OF the grave is known only to
those who conducted the burial
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-23

Are united in our handsome house
coats, which are voted immense by all
who see them. They are the perfection
OF ease and relaxation, and are a
temptation at the low price we are sell
ing them The heavy fiannels in plain
and fancy colors, trimmed with braid
81, $3.50 and So. The plain solid colors
in tricots and Bedford cords are beau
ties. Have Them in blue, brown and
wine colors. trimmed up and made in
the best style. and the prices, IS and
$3.50. A few bath robes at So, $3.50. IS,
Sc, 81 and IS.