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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-17
The Hearing closed.

wednesday afternoon the taking OF
evidence Ia the Utah county Legisla.
tive contest case was concluded, auJ
the next step will be 10 present u tran.
script oi the testlmony " the Hous,
COMMITTEES on elections.
A great number " witnesses from
different parts OF the county were tG-
Hmined on each sue and Ne there Wa,
practically no limit TO tho class Oh
testimony taken 20 that Il hsI refer.
enoe 10 the November election, IA.
report will be- very voigminOas.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-17

ono Of the most characteristic features
Of European prisons as a whole 10 that
prisoners are allowed to have portion
u their earnings. This system prevails
In France, Germany. Italy, Switzerland,
Russia, Sweden, Denmark and other
countries. The amount earned by the
prisoners varies considerably whore Il
depends upon piece work. In Franco the
average salary u tho prisoner Is 30 cents
a day. or this amount tho prisoner Is
allowed 10 spend onc.half while In pris.
on for supplementary food and clothing,
postage, etc, though no expenditure is
made without tho approval Of tho I'D
ministration. The other half IL reserved
until tho time OF his discharge. A three
years prisoner has tohis credit ON lcav-
ing an average Of $50, four yeur7
prisoner $40 and q five yoars' prisoner
about 900. Chicago Record
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-17
U. S. DEPOSITORY

" iiford uoodrun, Geo ~. Cannon
prssident Cashier.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-17

ltoN-At tho residence ~ her daughter
Mrs. Italian Z. HtAines. Of old age ana general
me late Eldur John Lyon, one Of LlAh'f early
purln
Deceased was bora Al kiimornock. scotland,
mad she lived until April lth VI the present
yrur
FUNERAL Tvioes will be held 10 the -Four
ieonlh ward meeting house on Sunday next Al
III 3 uttns 90 which the friends OF her large
Fam ~ nre kindly invited
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-17

G. G. Goodwin, Hon. 8. r. Thurman,
Judge A. J. Weber, snd Givefnof Mo
Council, Of Idaho. On the l0lh Of thiF
tnUnth President n. Gun delivefe
lecture N Essentnls success, and
tomorrow ev-ning Prot Brlmhall viii
lecture on Napoleon. 10 addition g.
his list OF speakefs, special lectures
viii be given by prominent speakers
from other siatss, and literary AMI
musical entertainments Will be riveu,
In which Miss May Baboick and Miea
Alice Reynolds afe announced 10 taGo
paIl.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-17
nor rnm ssell nee.m. nIrl..

An interesting story is told hy +. &.
Curtis o. Lgwvillo. Columbia county,
about Tom Scott. tho millionaire lum.
herman. who died some years ago. Mr..
Curtis came TO Wisconsin IN the f0riios
and engaged In hauling goods from Mil
waukoo 10 tho pinorios. While IN Mil.
waukoo he met n young man who had
fallen into IN luck lo had % few land
warrants, however. from which ho
hoped to realize few hundred dollars.
These warrants were given 10 MIR Cur.
lis 90 soil He afterwnrd disposed Of
them for several timos tho amount the
young man had expected 20 receive for
them.
In tho meantime tho young follow had
Rono to Now York city. Tho money WIS
forwarded 20 him and reached him In q
very opp1rtuno timo, bong tho means
Of placing him IN n position whore ho
became. later. tho head Of one ~ tho lar
gcst dry goods Arms In tho great motrop.
oils.
Some years aftcrwnrd Mr. Curtis vh
tied New York. whore no was ioyously
received and royalty entertained by tho
merchant prince whom ho had placed
on his fest" ns he himself expressed It,
a few years before Tom Scott nj this
timo had sort Of store ut "tho Rap.
ids" but his stock had NO dwindlcd
down that no rcmarEod TO Curtis that no
would have 20 do some bard scratching
in order TO obtain a now stock, Curtis.
remembering his Now York friend.
signed joint motto with Scott and OBJ
tanned from tho gentleman tho desired
goods. THAT" says Mr. Curtis, "was
Tom Scotia starter in life "-Milwau.
keo Wisconsin.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-17

being twisted no ln knots. Twas unable TO
dress myself except with assistance. and
could only hobhie about hy using % cane.
had 90 appetite, and was assured. hy mo
doctors, that could rUt live. The palms. 10
times were 60 awful that I could procure
relief only by means ~ hyrHdefmic ln!ec.
tlous VI morphine. bad my limbs llnflged
in clay boo sulphur boo pUH'HC.si Doc these
gave only tcmp0ufv rolri Anfr tying
everything. and suffering tlr most awful
tofturcg. BEGIN 90 take Ayers sauapanln,
inside % two months. was able 90 walk
Without cane. ln three months. my limbs
began 20 strengthen. and Boo ihr course ~ q
year. was cured MywrIrNt hls Increased
n ~ pounds, and am now able 10 do my
fun days Work ns "a railroad hlack smith"
AYERS
The Only Worlds Falr sarsapudIIu.
ArER'S PILLS cure Headaehe.
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lecture Program.

Tho Brigham Young Academy Poly.
s0phieRl society has published lis ss 4.
hon pr gTam. Lectures Will be ueIIy.
cred every Friday even NJ. Am,JP
the speakers are Prof. George IL, Rim
hall, DR., David Utter, Elder d h
VIII ney, Hon. Juhn NJ. Zsts. Hon,
h. IL. Rluerls, Prot n. l.. Nelsor.
J. Il. Hickman, Hon. U. ". Power
Ffsaldent George q. Cannon, Jude
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-08
Hardships of Telegraph Poles.

ayes, - SAID Joseph Bonner, superin-
tendent of tel graph for the southern
Pacific railroad, telegraph poles along
the line have hard time. Particularly
is this so out west, where the poles are
costly and stations are few and far be-
tween. Now, out in the Arizona desert
the poles are played the deuce with gen
orally. There is sort of woodpecker
that picks the posts absolutely to pieces,
thinking there may be insects inside Of
the wood. They hear the hummng and
haven't sense enough to know what
causes it, Then near the hills the black
bears imagine that each pole contains "a
swarm of bees and they climb to the top
and chew the glass inSulators to pieces ;
but the sandstorms are the things that
create the most havoc When the winds
blow strongly, the sand is dritted at Il
rapid rate and the grains cut away the
wood at fearful rate. 1t was "a common
thing to have an oak pole worn to IL
shaving in days time, while | have
seen poles just ground to the surface Of
the earth during IA single storm. Things
got 50 bad out there that the company
decided to substitute steel poles for the
oak and cedar, bat that didn't remedy
the evil at all. The sand Just wore away
the metal on each idc of the pole until
the center was rs sharp as IL razor, and
all the Indians used to shave themselves
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-08

Tho maaofouous yoir, of the traiuho9
broke IN upon the mcdItaions Of TIM
sleepy traveller
Nh papers, any of the sporting or
comic publications., books by popular
authors -
Not any, drowsily answered tho
traveller
In u taw moments the boy came back
and spoke to him again:
bananas, oranges, APP
"Nor'
Again the boy went away, and again
he eamo back
Figs, chocolate Caramels =
Don want anything. wish You
would Quit buthcling me
Once more the boy went away, ami
once more be returned.
"Now, see here. ~ said the traveller,
thoroughly awake ny this time, Young
chap, | don't want amy lead pencils
prize pack lges, stationery, books, pa
pcrs Of amy kind, cigars, fruit, candy On
skulleaps. | have no use for nuts.
shelled or otherwise, and you can ( sell
me any soap, buckles. combs. razor
strops cuff buttons, almanaes, papers
uf pms, cornstarch, rugs, walking
socks, mustard spoons, umbrellas
nightshirts, clutheSpinS, brocaded silks
rubber bands, carpets, bicycles, shaving
mugs yachting caps, diamonds, knives
or forks, cut glass, flour, bacon pickle
dishes, pclfumery, coffee tea fine cut
tobacco, coal, baby carriages, elephants
horses or any oiher kind of animal-four
footed or o;herWiSe-Saw logs, mining
stock or real estate. Now, will you 20
away and let me alone?'
eyes, sir, rcjoined the trainboy ii
the same monotonous tone. Want any
chewing gum: chicago Tribune.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-08

Ono Of TIM daial9.t pieces of home
manufacture is sofia cushion 1t is Of
blue jeans, embroidered with asteroids
in white huen floss Around the edge is
sewed Il twisted cord Of white and gold
formed of the floss The great beauty
of this simple bat elective combination
Is thai it may be easily Slipped eft at
pleasure, and it can lac washed without
injury Another piece Of handiwork is
coyerlet or short comforter Of this
same blue Jeans, which, though mex
pensive is very artistic Take a square
of the jeans someNh hat larger than the
desired size 10 lay across the center of
the coyerlet select the wrong or light
er side of the material aud turn up Il
broad border all around and fasten down
with IA calstItch IA white. In the center
embroider conventional design III
white linen floss and the effect is beau
tiful
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-08


other stitienng Once put together, tin
cattail cushion is an ornament to any
bedroom.
Another odd little trifle is the pea pod
pineushion 1t Is / = inches long by [ y
IN the widest place and is covered with
bright green SATIN drawn smoothly over
pea pod shaped pieces of cardboard The
cushion proper, which stuffs out the
bursting pod. IS also covered with green
satin and has peas painted down the
center. Loops Of green baby ribbon are
fastened at the stem end.
For hanging pincushion the Welsh
hat is quaint. Ii Is MADE Of cardboard
and covered with black satin. Inside the
crown the round pincushn Of yellow
velvet Is fixed, but is raised i'll the cen
ter much higher than the brim The
hat Is suspended by the yellow satin
strings, which are tied into bow
A coal scuttle pincushion is made Of
copper colored velvet. Inside it Is a
black satin cushion for the pins. Then
comes IA cigar pincushion of giant size
This should be covered with brown satin
of the right shade and must be tied
round and suspended by yellow china
ribbon of narrow width.
A group Of cushions with scent bottle
in the center makes a pretty ornament
for the toilet table and now that SO
many different kinds of pins are used II
out good SIZED star in cardboard and
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-08

they were four English seamen, ma.
rooned by the captain, left to die. The
noted was dated lsjG, and I suppose
tn mad b.fn facre dead in that hut for
Over - yeois. and tuey must nave died
Of Acdt ore day and drlca right up. We
If tanm sqaerr #e found them. -
Lewiston journal
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-08
ONE WORD IN CONFIDENCE !

Please don't think say that this sale old "Chest-
nut and have no idea Of closing my business In
answering that please let say, mean every word state
in this Ad and to all who would Ike to save by
careful buying, this sale appeals strongly Can you
afford not notice the discounts named above Country
Merchants and Druggists would do vel call and secure
OF these good bargains.
The goods offer be closed out and no attempt
will be made to purchase goods to take Their place
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-08

on the edge. We finally managed to nx
things-jast painted the poles with soft
pitch. The pitch caught the sand, and
now every pole is about two feet thick
aud rs solid az "A rock New Orleans
Times. Demoerat.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-08

slpil mas a Top
made OF cotton
ailucuNi'I 9i Win
brown velvet 10
t. present a
tail. I4le=lcaNe -
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-08
HIS WITS SAVED HIM.
The Diver Feigned Death That lie Might
Escape With Iiis LIE.

Some years ago, upon the coast Of
France. thcre occurred one Of those r0-
mantie cpisoles that Son 10 belong to
the realm of fiction. y vessel had found
cred within sight of port-gone down
with all her cargo. Two divers We're
sent IA report upon the cause OF the dis.
aSter and the prospect Of raising the
goods One of these represented the in
suranee brokers, who had instituted the
investigation, and the other the captain
and oWnels of the vessel.
The brokers man touched bottom first
and found himself on ted of white
sand. He was fortunate enough almost
immediately to discover thr wreck and
at once climbed the cray upon which
the vessel rested Investigation showed
him that there had leon foul play, for
an augrr hole was PLAINLY visible in the
hull of the ship.
He had turned topulnt Gut his diseov-
cry 10 the other diver, Who Was now bv
his side, when he felt himself suddenly
clutched by the waist ami dragged down
upon the sand Here ms asSulant muir
derously attempted to break the glass
of his helmet, but the aSsailed man
fought desperately for ll~ lite.
He firmly believed himself to be IN
the clutch Of mailman, and for few
minutes tine water WIS thick with sand
that flew up around the cembatants In
the end the first diver MAS worsted. and
his assalant forced hIm to lose hold
,1tp,, bts I'm,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-08
As TO bullets.


A Bridgeport Conn inventor has
patented "mushoomme bullet Tn,
is designed tn llavory important want
III modern warfare, the ueW styled rlllr
prujeotle having proved teo humane.
The trouble with the latter Is that, hay
ing only the diameter Of Il lead pencil
and travelling With Il VuIocity Of half a
mile Il second, il is apt to pass clean
through Il man without disabling him.
ItlacEs what is technically called step
ping power The bullet devised hy tho
Bridgeport man has cavity near the
point, winch causes II 10 mushroom
i. t., sprrad-on striking. so is tn
produce large and Iaerrated wound.
accompanied 10y great shoch In time
of peace 1t may be- employed tor killing
lions, tigers and elephants
The very newest thing in this line.
however, Is the aluminium bullet OF
course II is very light aluminium hong
only about Us heavy as chalk 1t il not
intended for use in war, but for hunting
and shooting at targets. Ordinary bull
lets have an excess of force for such
purposes, travelling unnecessarily far.
Those Of aluminium, OIL the other hand,
have about the same force for short dis
tameeS, but their velocity diminshcs
rapidly beyond 500 yards. For small
game person fond of shooting may
avail himself IF thu novel idea Of an
other inventor, who suggests that IN
plato shot would he preferable 10 the
kind now IN use. These latter ar coat
ed with graphite, to blaeken and polish
them, and this ~ alleged 10 BE- otaec=
tionahIr because the graphite foul~ the
gun. Furthermore, the lead j. acted
upon chcniaally ~ the animal .0Ia.-
50 IL ~ b. jniafioas - the eater Ell t.s
ncsh This is oheIated lv the coating
of in-509tun Transcript.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-08
A Pretty -Iamn Shade.

To make a pretty umbrella shade for
tall lamp cover the frame with some
silky material, like fine sateen Then
cover the whole by draping yard lengths
in White or hight blue china silk. finish
ed with Il putting at the top and edged
with a fall of deep lace.
TIA Wa FIRST brought to this country
in t5l9, "a consignment arriving at Bos-
t'n IN tur summer OF that year
Charles III Of Naples was the Little,
because Of his dimluutive stature
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-08
NOVEL PINCUSHIONS.
One Resembles Cattal and Another a
Pea Pod.

A pincushon IS by no means new
gift. but it always seems TO I'll want
no matter where it goes One novel d..
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-08

Tn first sneater il tais country to BE-
lighted with - ~a- {. taeater at Phila-
delphIa, winch put IA "a. pipes IA 1916.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-08
GEORGE
CUSHING'S
y SPECIAL
Sale Announcement !!

Having decided to make change in my business,
take this method to inform the people OF skowhegan and
Somerset County that shall offer close during the
month OF Dec. my entire stock OF
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-08

lcrltne to eat camel meat,
also IS finding lis way to
fGcr amounts every year.
e. Wild animals and BIRDS
from some similar preju-
vWuus animals must al
aided Loruusn of thor fond
ion Horses, bow, yer, are
caters Of tue entir" animal
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-17

on contact lime, between limestone
and porphry and trachyte, argentifer-
Gus copper ores also occur between
porphYry and lime. the ores being sui
phides, oxides and some IRON.
Hermosa, Kingston, Percha, Hills
borough and Lake Valley ores are rich
and easy to reduce.
Hillsborough is the county seat; the
principal towns are Kingston, Lake
Valley, Chloride, Fairyiew, Hermos'
ration, Palomas, Cuchillo, aud M"
ticello. The latter three are in thu
agricultural sections of the country,
whereas the former are mostly support
ed by the mining industry.
Sierra, although II of the youngest
counties in New Mexico, is a prosper
u and progressive one. Magnificent
chances for investment are offered
there the capitalist. the stock-grower,
the miner, the farmer and the home
seeker.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-10
GROWERS GREAT oppoRT UNITY

Joseph Pulitzer. proprietor of the New
York World, has been interviewed in
London, and has given his views ct
length on the leading foreign and do
mestio issues of she day. He says
among other things that President
Oleveland's Venezuelan message was an
election movement; but believes that
the commission will pave the way for
settlement Of the controversy between
England and Venezuela. He also be-
Neves that Cuba will be free. and Is Ger.
tain that Mckinley will be the Repub-
lcAn nominee for President. IL refer.
ring to the possibility Of President Cleve.
lands running for third term, Mr.. Pu-
liter says, II the latter should declare
for sound money, for free Cuba, against
monopolies and trusts. and in favor of
tariff reform, he would give him ali the
support in his power. In view Of the
magnitude Of the offer and of the great
good such support would give him, Mr..
Cleveland, II he really desires re-elec-
tion, should accept the New York edi-,
tors proposition without delay.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-10
CALAMITY HOwLERs.

In 1893. when the gold contrac tion-
ists, backed by all the power and in
fiuenco Of the admiDistra.i on. were en-
deavoring to bring about unconditional
repeal OF the Sherman law, every pre-
diction Of the Democrats as to the evils
that would result from that infamous
programme was met by the cuckoo orr
gsns and tools Of the money power with
the cry of Calamity howlers." Hear
the cAlsmity howlers!" they cried
They are standing in the way Of
progress in this age of optimism. This
is no time for direful predic TONS"
But now, strange to say, the cuckoos
and the organs of the money power are
the calamity howlers. When every pre-
dictlon Of the free coinage Democrats
has come true; when the business fall
ures during the frat quarter of this year
are the largest ever known; when the
gold men themselves admit that prices
have fallen AZ per cent. since 1890, and
that they are now at a lower level than
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-10
No Endearing Ties Tween East and West.

NO Endearlng Ties Tween East and West.
But there is another view, most po-
tent Of all, which must be considered
as affecting the solidity Of the United
States as now constituted. Until the
present time the vest has been bound
to the east by ties Of parentage and
home. The western man who was sent
to the senate or the house Of representa-
tives was born in the east; the western
merchant who had accumulated little
money turned his face to the east to
visit the old homestead or the last rest
Ing places Of his parents. He loved the
east because it gave him birth. The
present generation in the west feels no
such thrill. is bound by no such endear-
ing tie. 1t is of the west, western; it
has breathed new atmosphere; it has
imbibed new likes and dislikes In the
generations which are yet to come the
bond Of sympathy will be still further
removed
The representative in the Fifty fourth
congress from Wyoming until he visited
Washington recently had never been
east Of Chicago. There are men in Cali
fornia today to whom Washington is as
distant in every sense of the word as
China is to US here in the east. When
President Harrison went to the Pacific
slope few years ago, he was visitor
from strange country. The present
chief executive has never seen the Rocky
mountains, much less set foot upon the
broad domain which slopes from their
snowy peaks to the ever blue Pacific
Henry Litchfield West in North Ameri-
can Review.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-10
UNDER THE CAR WHEELS.

Joseph j. Watson, of Roanoke. Ground to
Death at Bluefeld.
The Bluefeld Telegraph of YESTERDAY
has the following concerning the death
OF j. j. Watson, who WAS run over on
the 3lueAeld yard:
Some time between and 10 o'clock
last night, j. j. Watson, who was EN-.
ployed as night clerk for the Hull Coal
and Company at the scale house in the
railroad yard at Bluefield, met with q
serious accident, resulting in his left
leg, from just above the knee to the
thigh. being crushed to pulp, render
ing the amputstion of the member neo =
| esSary.
| mo one Witnessed the accident and
Mr.. Watson himself was unable to give
any account of the cause of Its OCCUR
reno, but the general opinion seems 10
be that he was either struck by q car
which WAS being dropped over the
| scales, or stumbled and fell beneath the
wheels.
ut ia not known what length Of time
| elapsed between the occurrence of the
accidentaud the discovery of the injured
man, but 1t is not probable that it was
long, as the number of men employed
on the yard is large and their duties re
quire them to be constantly passing to
and fro.
Assistance was at once summoned.
and hasty examination having shown
the serious nature of his Injuries,
stretcher WAS procured and he was re-
moved to the office of Drs. Easley g.
Essley, who, assisted by DR.. Fox, did
everything possible to alleviate the
suferings Of the unfortunate man, who,
as result Of the shock to his system,
was still In semi conscious condition
| up to late hour last night.
"Mr. Watson was formerly resident
of Roanoke, but has been for some time
in the employ of the Hull Coal snd
Coke Company at Bluefield, and engaged
in the discharge Of his duties when the
accident occurred.
HE Is quite popular. not only among
the railroad men, with whom he was
naturally thrown most in contact, but
with our citizens generally and thenews
of his fatal injury will be received
with deep regres by all to whom he is
known"
telegram was received here early
yesterday morning stating that the in
jured man had died ut 5:35 @, m. He
WAS formerly clerk at the bridge
works and the RoAnok Machine Works.
He was native of Rockbridge county
and was about 30 years old. Deceased
was protner OF MRS. L. Il. Gilmore, OF
Eigth avenue q. W.
The remains were brought to this
city last night On No. 6, accompanied by
Messrs. w. G. and e. M. Easley, w. M.
Pack, L. Shirley, G. Mcdowell and Geo.
Faw, who scted As pallbearers.
The funeral services will take place
this afternoon at 1:30 O'Clock at the
First Presbyterian Church. after which
the remains will be inferred in FairyieW
Cemetery.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-10

ever before known In the history Of the
country; when all these things are
30 plain and unmissskable that not
even the gold contractionists pretend to
deny them. the cuckoos bob up and
down in great agitation and declare
that any attempt to change these ruin
GUS conditions will result in calamity.
They have no remedy themselves except
for the contract ton OF the currency and
they cry out that calamity will follow
any attempt to provide proper REM
edy.-Atlants Constitution.