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The age-herald., 1897-10-10

Miss Wilkins has put enough mate rial in this one work for two good sized books; besides Jerome and Lucina there are Lawrence and Elmira, whose TO- nance progresses in much the same way Yet, tihe two plots are so intimately con neeted that they could scarcely b. sep arated.
 There are numerous miner creations in the book, who by a few slxillful touches of the pen. stand fully revealed to the reader in all their individual New England peeuliariues At first these are felt to be distractions from the central theme of the story, hlndering it's move ment, but later viewed as a whole, one realizes that thsre is a wonderful uni ty in this work which Mss Wilkins has not hitherto wholly attained. The ac- ton is no swifser than that of actual village existence, for Miss Wilkins gives strong, Veracious pictures of New Eng land life. That 1t is different from the life we know in this vicinity her readers will readily adn1t. Ard while some of her characters are stern and unyielding and devoid of all tenderness in exterior manner, yet Luclna is certainly a Iowa ble, womanly young woman. From the first moment we meet her as little girl, dadntily prim, she is ever a vivid and swset presentn1ent of girlish develop ment.
 Miss Wilkins was not as careful with the form of her story as she was with the psychological development of Je- rome, or her story might rank among the best in olIr literature.
 Her style is exceedingly careless and often bungEng in expression. In the matter of dictlon hsr lack of good taste is amazing, as when she jangles such sounds as ''disrespect of discomfort ,n and "but, after all he stopped a mo- ment and looked back euriously at Je- rome plodding down the f1oodsd road, his weary figure bent s5,ffly with the slant of his own dejectedness, athwart the pelting slant of the storm" Then, too, they say that Miss Wilkins, like Richard Harding Davis, splits every in- finltive that comes to hand
 There are a good many la,tle manner tsms noticeable in the work which are more or less objectionable. Very often the aulEls4rs running commentary of emotional analysis robs the rsaders im- agination of pleasure. The movement, too, is often retarded by shoals of su- perf1uous descriptive matter and details of feminine apparel, which, tho 1t plays conspicuous pant in every well regu- lated life, is apt to prove tedious if too obtrusive
 One critic (feminine to- be sufe) even associates Jerome's' final triumph over the Limitations of his nature with "Lu- cina's way of doing her lrair.'
 To be candid, I very soon forgot to lock out for ia ults of diction and split infinities in my absorption of the pure realism of the story, written by one whose artistic integrity fs unquestlon- ed. PATH, PRY.
The age-herald., 1897-10-10

ty to attempting to assault a child. His punishment was five years, one hour in the pillory and thirty lashes. Sheriff Flinn had little mercy for the negro brute. He brought the blows down upon the mans back With full forc=, causing huge wefts to appear upon the surface of the skin.
 John West got one hour in the pillory and twenty lashes for robbing the store of James Rankin Armstrong, at Newark and he' took it cheerfully. William Douiden, another negro, was given fif- teen laShes for abstracting a pair of chickens from a hen roost.
 Harry Wilson, the only white man hogged, was an old offender. He had bean whipped once for stealing a pair of shoes, another time for taking a watch that did not belong to him. and this time he got fifteen lashes for stealing a pair of fa'tirons. This ended the show, and the crowd dispersed.
The age-herald., 1897-10-10

The size of the head is given as fol- lows, in average circumferen white, 22.1 inches; mulatto. 22; pure black, 21.9 Facial angle, in degrees: white, 72.0; mu- laitto, 69.2; pure black, 6S.S. The con- eluston is staaed that increase of brain weight and white blood go together, and that I've have, therefore, the contrast Of the mulatto being physically, and pos slbly morally the fnN4dor of the pure blooded negro, while Intellectually he s the suDerior'
 But MT. Hoffman does not stop at this point He goes at the root of the mat ter by ascertaining that the long heel of the negro has decrzased from 0.S2 in the black to 0.57 in the mulatto, as com pared with GAS inches in the white.
 Prof. Kelly Miller contests every po- sition taken by MT. Hoffman, either with statistics or arguments, and he often use Mir. Hoffman's own statistics with which to confute him. Whether the race is becoming more subject to constitutional disease, and therefore sub- jsct Ito gradual extinction, and wheth- CT immortality as the basis of constitu- tlonal diseases is on the increase, we shall be in better position to judge af- ter taking the next census than now, as the manifestations are not sufficient ly pronounced to justify MT. Hoffman's positive affirmative view or Prof. Mill lerS sweeping denial. An clement or danger is to be found, however, in the
 
 of the country, with @ population of 22S. .099 Africo-Amenican males and 273,- 952 females, the excess of females over males is 45,S75. or 120 to 100. It is a well established principle that a considerable excess of the female over the male pop ulation and a high rate of immortality go together. For instance, in the city of Washington thsIie are S,035 more Afro American females than males, while the illegitimate birth rate has Iisen from 17.60 of total biiUhs in 1879 to 2646 per cent in 1894.
 The pure black may be physically in- ferior to the white and the mulatto to the black people, and the statistics may be stacked aginst the former and the latter in favor of the white, but those who have gathered the statistics admit that they are defective, for the most part, and that, therefore, it is not possi- ble to base a positive conclusion upon them The business of gathering sta tistics of the whole subject is of too re- cent date to secure a trustworthy con clusion. The sanitary conditions under which the mass of Afro-Americans live in all the largt cities cannot be ignored in estimating the increased mortality; while for the moral side the surprise should be, not that the illegitimate >biilth rate is so great, but that 1t is so small, as marriage among thsse people was only instituted thrty-two years ago.
 T. THOMAS FORTUNE.
The age-herald., 1897-10-10
Money in Mules,
From the Washington Post.

From the Washington Post.
 "The Kentucky breeder of mules is rather e1ated at present over the price of this class of live stock" said MT. W. H. Britton of the Blue Grass state. "There has been an increase in the value of mules more than 25 per cent. over last year, and there is considerable spec ulation in them, owing to the active demand. Mules that sold last year from $10 to $50 are now bringing from $20 to $70. They are being shipped to Memphis to be used in improving the 1evees of the Mississippi; to Pennsylvania and West Virginia for service in the coal mines, and even as far as the island of Jamaica for work on the fruit planta- tions.
The age-herald., 1897-10-10
TRAIN ROBBERS MANIA FOR PIE.
Would Not Talk Until He Had lt-WIll Have
 Pie Every Day

From the Stockton, Cal, Independent.
 When the young train wrecker, Geo. Williams, reached the county jail the other day.. after having been chased a week by Sheriff Cunningham and his crowd. the first thing he called for was pie. "If you want me to talk to you bring me a mince pie," he said to the re- porters. and just as Jailer Benjamin led him to a cell he made another call for pie, any kind of pie, but pie.
 Auditor Keagle read tine story Of the arrest with more than usual interest,
The age-herald., 1897-10-10
Consumption Cured.

An old physician, retired from practice India missionary the formula of a simple vegetable remedy for the speedy and pera ar catarrh asthma, and all throat and jung directions, also positive and radical cure for nervous debility and all nervous com. plaints, after having tested it's wonderful curative powers in thousands of cases, has felt it his duty to make 1t known to his suffering fellows. Actuated by this mo- ing, I will send free of charge, to all who desire 1t, this recipe, in German. French or ing and using. Sent by mail by address, ing with stamp naming this paper. W. A. Moves, S2O Powers block. Rochester, N. '. 9-5-eosu-9t
The age-herald., 1897-10-10
Back From the KIondike.

From the Indianapolis Journal
 Opening the door in response to an insistent knock the lady beheld the fig- ure of one she remembered.
 "Oh 1t Is you, is it?" she said icily,
 "It is me-" was the answer. "Your 1ong-lost husband, who has come to tell you that he is sorry he ran away two years ago."
 Maybe you are sorry you went" re- torted the lady, but 1 aln't What did you come back for?"
 My dearest, I have been to the Klon- dilke, and last summer accumulated fifty thousand"
 "Fif-ty thousand dollars" shr.el0ed Inc loving wife as she fell on his neck.
 "No. Mosquito bites.''
 It was a moment later only that he fell on his neck himself.
The age-herald., 1897-10-10

Hoffman gives the following tablz, com piled by Dr. Hunt, which is, in it's way, a curiosity: WEIGHT OF BRAIN OF WHITE AND
 COLORED SOLDIERS.
The age-herald., 1897-10-10

Brown, have you bought any eff those goods we tried when we were down town?"
 T guess notr' she replied. How could you expect me to when the samples made me so sick ?''
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-14
LITTLE FLORENCE DEAD.
Result OF Fall Into Tub of Boiling
Water.

AS result OF falling into tub OF
boiling water the death OF little Flor.
ence ]. Simpson, the three.yesr.oid
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Slmp.
son, occurred this morning at the
femily residence, 1888 south Seventh
West street.
The lamentable accident befeIl the
little one yesterday afternoon while
Florence and her brother Leslie were
playing in the yard OF Mrs. Dew.
meyer, neiyhbor. The inter bad
just flushed dly's washing and as
little Florence was playing on the
back steps, she lost her balance anu
fell off Into q tub OF cslding water
near by. The child was frightfully
burned, the skin from i,s little body
peeliDg of ana leaving tho raw flesh.
Drs. Witchsr and Root were called
In to attenu the baby, but Its Injuries
were beyond all medical assistance
and the beloved one passed away early
this morning.
Funeral will take plRcs from the
family residence on Sunday next at / 2
O'Clock noon. The parents OF the chi d
have the sympathy OF ths entire com
munity in their ssu bereavement.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-14

ceived 10y the NEWS, and 1t shows that
the young Utah Student has again
demonstrated his oratDrioal ability In
winning thu twenty.seventh annual
contest for the Woodford prize Of
oratory. There were six speakers, the
pick and flJwer OF the noted institution
OF learning. or young Wells's a.
chiovement the Sun Gays:
"Mt. Wells spoke In excellent voice.
The tones were powerful, yet Resonant.
Az times mis- speet h was apld bat the
audience was closely held tnrou bout.
In the matter OF thought the winning
ration was oleAry superior. The
speaker hal perfect control in his ges-
ures and tmpbasizej his produci
efiectlvelj IN the predominant pas
ages.
1--WE think we IN y be p,rdoned for
"a nj z Tor the second time this year
a cut OF Mr.. Welle. The distinguished
u nor I've mas won wartau it.o
The WUudiOrd r was founded by
The IL 3nuT Rbie Slewstl Lyndon WOOD.
ford 10 1870, d "a contests Of gold
medal Inc value OF Que buudreu
collars to be awarded to that compel.
cor who shall present the best Eng iIsh
ration, amount being taken 10th IL
the matter presented and " the mau-
ner CT press ntati0n.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-14

the men at The mine aud mill. The
mill will shut down tomorrow.
Encouraging news came from Com
nor Greek, Ius., TO-DAY In the report OF
rich strike In the Jennie mine, owned
by John Beck and managed by l., G.
Hardy.
Mr.. Benner OF the Geyser-Msrion is
reported to have struck II rich near
Wadsworth, New, where free gold
proposition has been recently dis.
covered.
Messrs. Cunningham and VIII Nc
Intyrs are at the Mammoth mine,
presumably looking after affairs In
connection with the building OF the
new pipe lire.
President John bern OF the Mercur,
VINO Returned from the mine last even-
ing, comes back with the report that
hinge are moving along In good shape
In the camp.
Willard Progress: ID. Keen and j.
Il. Ashmsn are making preparations
to ship ore from Antelope, and from
letters phown US and asssys, ETC., In.
cludiDg coat OF mining,railroad freight,
cost OF smelling and all, they can no
doubt ship al o profit OF about 81 to
Sl2 per ton. We wish the boya well,
rs n goou camp develop Ell al A telopo
would be booster for Miilaid county.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-14
Around the Courts.

The S25 900 damage suit of John NJ.
Thompson against the Salt Lake
Rapid Transit company came on for
hearing before jury In Judge
Cherry's court this Afternoon.
The complaint alleges that on the
6!h day OF July, 1891, tina,
OUe OF the defendants care ran
over and killed OIson +. Thompson,
the hteen.year-old son OF plai ntiff
due, It Is alleged, to the negligence,
careIessness and recklessness u the
defendant Company and its servants
and by reason VI the death OF his
child, plaintiff says he was damage ed
In the sum Of $4,000 damages, Tor
which he seeks judgment. The acci.
dent occurred on Fourth South be.
tween Fourth and Fifth East. Al.
torneys j. FL. Moyle and Richards g.
Richards appear TOR plaintiff, ana
Attorney George Sutherland repres .ut
tue company.
The jury Ia the $4,000 damage su I
OF Nicholas Wilkinson vs. the Uaiou
Pacific receivers disagreed today on a
verdict aud were ui,chars led by Jui ge
Marshall. 1t 10 understood they stood
6tO6.
The case OF the United States vs.
Henry q. Mcmillan, ex-clerk OF the
Third district ceurt, was called fol-
trial In the federal cfurt today, a jury
waived, evidence put In, and take n
under advisement by Judge Marshs II.
The question Involved is whether
or not MCMILLAN Is entitled
to upwards OF $1,000 collected by
by him as fees wilie clerk OF the court.
United States Distriot Attorney Judd
appeared for the government and
Attorney Arthur Brown Tor the de.
fendant.
The federal grand jury are expected
TO report tomorrow.
The Supreme court heard arguments
today la the following cases AMI took
them under advisemsnt. Mary Judge
appellants We J.hn ID. spencer, county
collector; Jerry Becker sppel ant ".
Efastus Carter ell al.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-14
DEATH CAME QUICKLY.


Tbs summons Of death came quickly
and unexpectedly to J. II. Miller, ex.
deputy sheriff, at $3.50 O'Clock last
night.
Mr.. Miller and his wife had been
out driving and had visited their
daughter, Mrs. Thomas O. Wright,
wife OF prison guard and were on
their homeward journey when Mr..
Miller, without warning, lurched
forward, gasped. fell to The
ground and expired before a
physician could reach his aide
tn ugh one was promptly sent for.
The deceased was 45 years OF age
and well known here. His sudden
desth was a teri BILE shock to his wife
and friends. While enjoying good
health generally he hal besn ailing OF
late. He lived at 242 north Sixth
West street.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-14
rre.en, showing i,.elfi the property.

present showing itself In the property's
workings.
From the west side OF Mammoth
mountain the Siopx.Ajpx tunnel is
being steadily run, the purpose being
TO tap the great mineral belt In ques-
ton from that side AM Mt greater depth
than ia any OF the aforementioned
miues. The tunnel has already pene.
trsteu the mountain to a distance OF
nearly 2,400 feet, and the adjacent
properties ON either side will probably
be developed from ihls tunnel, at the
came tinie paying royalty to tho
tunnel company Tor the privilege of
working their mines from that point.
BY next winter, Mr.. Allen says that
the Sioux, the U all aud the Rich
mond A naoonJs gthup Of mines will
undoubtedly be Iappe by the Sioux.
Ajsx tunuel, at which time the latter
will become one Of the most important
enterprises 10 the entire 'riutic district.
The tunnel IL beipg run rom sevea to
eigbt eel day al d just now cpnaec.
ton 10 being mAue with the Sioux
rnill In order that pnwer may be pro-
cured for the running Of compressor
drills. One or more new mills are col =
iemplated nj Mammoth ana they will
be supplied with ore through the great
openioR Ia question.
The gold belt here referred to is the
principal one In the district and ru =
east anu west. Tho properties called
attention to will be d veloped at o
depth Of from | 200 to l f, 400 ieet.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-14
in MINING CIRCLES.
Another Good Day In tbs PIT Of Tho
Stock Exchange.
STRIKE IN THE BnICKYARD aISE.
iiniic's Gold Belt aud the Sioux AJAX
Iunh,l- Park THY Gold
STRIKE.

The bulls and bears got down to
bupiness IN the pit OF the exchange
today aud when the brokers dispersed
It was to axe upon a record OF 5000
.bsres sold. with selling value OF
Sos IL. There were no oiaule ajvsn'
Ger, but rather diu most OF the at cks
give slight indication OF being on
the toboggnn.
Anchor, Ajax snu Bullion-Beck
were pressed to bedrock, but notwith-
standing this Ajax gave out a couple
OF transfers az the existing figures,
while passing on down the line 100
-hares OF Geyser. Marion were picked
up ut 81 so a snare, with the stock re-
cord nk "a CLOSING bid OF triile less
than the selling Fl ure and standing
as an Offering ut sl,35. Mercur sept
Itself In goou trim, but failed 10 inquire
IN the trading, tho loweHt price
ut which the atock was offered being
SIS, with tfferlngs very limited Mt that.
Mamnoth was still in the Stun pc,
while Northern Light stood about
STATIONARY and was offered as a seller ~
g5 cents. Utaf revived bit aud fouBd
= taker al sl,021, the stock being al
Offering at the ciose at q ceDts higher.
Swansea ma Q the iirst sale for the
unlisted stocks, by depositing lOO
shares al So 20. Then followed Dalton
IN regular order anu made the best Of
It's oppOrtuuit in sale OF thou anu
at Il cents and 500 at II cents.
Buckeye was also IN the win, al
though the figure at which Il sold wss
not over ,eD couraping, the stock
m king transer at 10 cents. Dexter
was strong, as was also Little Pitts'
burg, wnicn was eagerly sought aitei
at It cents.
Tue closing figures were as loilows:
LISTED STOCKS.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-14

The sioux-Aisx funnel and what Il
Means Tor the District.


Mr.. w, q. Is, Allen, one OF Utah's
active mining men, and a gentleman
who is vitality intere 'ted in the
digRings OF Tinlic, Informs the New 5
that from the GOdiva TO the Dragon
Iron mine--s tract uf country which
IL one vast mineral belt-there IL at
present considerable activity, which
promises to show some very good DE-
lveopments before the season Just
setting In comes to an end.
Commencing with the Godivs and
running along the chain Of mines an d
clsims OF that particular locality we
tinu that work Ia being prosecuted o n
tue HRmbug, Richmond Ansc0nds,
Utah COnsoi uat, d, Sioux Cunsoli.
dated, n r,hern Spy, Carisss, Utah
Chief, h So Tweed, and in parallel
lice the Governor, Black Dragon,
North star and Dragon Iron. % all
Of these properties more or less wOrk
10 hsing done, ami yearly the entire
lot are producing goou grade OF ship.
ping ore. Inc Governor which was
r. ceully leased ana bonded to the
y son Brothers OF Colorado, is being
ha ndled In a vigorous manner, while
II along the G II belt Ia qoestioH-a
distance OF 1900 iest--Ore dumps,
are piling vi higher and higher
20 each succeeding day rolls ronud.
rue Bun u. Beck tunnel Ia cutting
underneath the Ansoonda ami others,
anu a good body OF mans anese is al
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-14
rINTIo's MINES AND HILLS.
Operations In Tho camp as Seen by tn
Eureka Democrat.

Operations In Tho camp as Seen by the
Eureka Democrat.
Owing to the disaulement of the
Ajax engine no ore will be hoisted
from that property for few days.
The night shit at the Keystone was
laid of indie nitely last night. This
throws about fifty more mon out OF
employ ment.
Work was started yesterday on the
Silver Cloud at Silver City. Paul
Rjdenhouse has charge OF the deve!.
opment OF the property.
Tomorrow the regular meeting Of the
South Swansea will be- held aud It Ia
probable that the usual 81, 500 dividend
will be declared.
Van Aletine & Crlsmon OF the Utah
anu Galena were IN Eureka last week
inspecting hosting plants for the pur-
pose Of deciding on one for their prop
erties.
Since the difficulties at the Luzerne
have been adjusted that property
promises to develop into mine. Some
excellent gray copper ore Is now bel 6
taken 0ut which Hhows about per
cent copper anu 80 ounces ia silver.
Silver Cityites were excited last
Monday over Che report that ore had
been discovered about ten miles south
u Diamond which carries "a ounces In
gold. There was stsmpeue In that
direction but 1t was found that the
ground WAS all stsked oil before they
arrived. The report was started by
"Hug" Wilson, who took a sam ole OF
the rock to Asssyer Jones at Silver
and received certificate showing "A
ounces In gold ami two ounces in
silver.
The Homestake directors will hold
meeting next Monday, at wnicn
time IL is expected that an assessment
Will be- levied anu arrangements per.
iected for Tesuming active work on the
property. rne new hosting plant,
which has sufficient capacity for work.
| Ing 10 q depth OF 1000 feet, 10 on the
ground anu the Quito k Tor the proper.
~ IL very favorable. 3 me high grade
ore has recently been marketed and
only additional development is needed
TO make this regular producer.
A series OF experiments are being
conducted Mt the Sioux mill for the
purpose OF testing the Ajax ores. II II
IL demonstrated that the low grade
rock from this property can
be handled satisfactorily by the
| mining process, IL 10 probable thai
the Ajax may erect mill fol
treating the thousands OF tons OF this
graue OF ore which 1t has IN sigh; In
the mine and on the dump. Verify,
the rumors OF mills which are to be
erected this sum mer In Mammoth are
coming thick and fast. That camp
appears to be the m lat favorable iops.
lion for mills in the district and IL IL
more than probable that at least one
! will be erected at that point this sea
ron. Vast amou nts OF ore that are toe
low grade for shipping lie In the hill,
and on dumps which could be made 8
source OF profit II tue proper facililiei
we're at hand Tor c0nuensing the m to
concentrates, and by Investments be,
ing made In mills hundreds OF me1
would be given employment and tb,
returns 10 the stockholders would bt
large and steady.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-14
Park cry aoLo STRIKE.
Excellent indications of u Good Thing
In the Constellation.

Excellent indications Of - Good Thing
In tbe Constellation.
Mr.. w. q. Lyman, president OF the
Constellation Miuing G mpany, came
In from Park City last night, alter
having satisfied himself as to the
value OF the gold strike recently made
In that property.
Assays rom the ore discovered give
values oi S4O 81 10 gold aud $500 ell.
yer, while other samples picked at
random have shown good values
although the one mentioned Is the
highest. Mo. Lyman feels pleased at
the outlook and thinks tnat at some
future time Park City eau look ior-
ward to some recognition ae a gold
camp.
The ledge from which the values
are taken was struck on the surface
aud wss lfom eight inches to q 10, t
In width. This was followed dow n
twenty live feet. when 1t assumed
width of three feet, the goli being i'm.
bedded In white quartz formation.
The ledge will besuuk on, anu drifting
Will begin al the 300 Ia order to catch
the gold body at a depth Of from 800 to
800 leet,