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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-26

Anaconda Standard; The death of ex-
Congressman Kilgore, tlhe man VINO liter
ally and fifuartvely kicked wAen Tom
Reed ordered the doors locked in the
Flfty-hrst congress, gives rise to the hope
that he has gone where speakers cease
from troubling and the lcickers are at
rest.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-26
Indiananolfs Journal

indianapolis Journal: No" said the
gentleman in the bald wig. I amt much
of g bass singer; but you ought to hear
was he much?" asked the gentleman
with the peacock whiskers
much? His voice was 50 heavy that
1t made him bow-legged II carry it,"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-26

San francisco Examiner: Obviously
Minister Woodford's ultimatum to Spain
anent the Cuban difficulty does not lay US
open to- the belief that we want to fight;
but it does serve fairly well to fill in the
gap between our distant admiration of
war and our immediate desire for peace
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-26

Harlem Life: She.-Dtd you see any.
thing in New York that reminded you OF
Philadelphia?
He.-Yes; the messenger boys.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-26

ter feel.n dat dis world KANT sit along
wifout I'M, said Uncle Eben, sle ginerly
settles back an loafs in way dat
doesn't leave no possible chance oh MS
bein missed"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-26

Dick Croker may be out Of politics,
but few VIII believe 1t 50 long as he is
on this side Of the Atlantic
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-26

Chicago Evening Post: Matter of Con-
sctence.-''Is it proper to address an al
dernlan as 'H0a0rahle?'
Ill ISN'T a r;sess55n Of propriety, but Of
tconsc!ence.'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-26

Detroit Free Press: Getting Suspicious.
Mr.. Sprightly you know. my
love, even the DEVILS not as black as he's
Mrs. ST don't know about that. but
know hes good deal blacker than he
naints himself
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-26

Non-partisanism is a good thing in
it's place, but its place isn't in politics.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-26
nd the bare dead walls with their naked

angles,
And the bare floor of it's velvet reft.
Gold and glitter of tinseLs and span@les
Deck 70 longer; alone are lest
The barren boards where the spiders run,
The windows nAulhed from moon or sun,
And the rains dim tappings, that echo
low
Like stlostly clappings from long ago,
And the audience hurry home to tt,e.r
places,
Hare and hedgehog, squirrel and mole
Their secrst pathways to lair and hole.
Closely wrapped in their cosy furs,
In sheltered dwellings, where no wind
s-irs,
ST.
And talk OF the drama. and dream of it.
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-26

Puck: What is an octopus, anyhow"
An octopus is monster which is
found chiefly IN political speeches"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-26

Toledo Blade: Deuizens of boarding
houses VIII not read with glee the state
nent that Cdlifornia's prune crop IS
worth coo this year.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-26
Baseball.

Following is the lineup for the ball
game between the Browns and the Salt
Lake Cracks, to be played at Fort Doug
las at $3.50 p. m. today:
Browns. s. L. Cracks
Richards. -. :. ......P...-.. -. ....Kidder
Loving - = --.-..1st b. - 49, Wt,Siau
Reid. =. End b. = .McFarlane
Counase.--... -.Grd b.. -.kTnbrougl1
Hughes :. -. IS. $. :. -. -. Lloyd
Armstrong. :. =. II. f.. .. $500. Mathews
Wheele-... :. &C. f.. andrews
Flowers. :. =. ....r. f.. =. =. Roberts
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-26
STATE PRESS CONTENTS.

Eureka Democrat: Boss Hanna wdN
have to exercise cay'e in order to prevent
iS1e appropriations he has made for the
expenses of the Popuasts and gold Demo-
cratic campaign in Ohio getting mixed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-26

Ogden Standard: The Tribune, in order
to bolster up its no1-part1san family
ticker, charged that the Democratic
chairman of Salt Lake proposed fusion
with the Republican party. through the
Republican chairman. Now comes ttae
Republican chairman and says the
Tribune story is false and the Democratic
chairman says ne never even dFeamt of
fusion. Trickery, deception, fraud and
money may Dun the non-partisan ticket
through, but 1t is very, very doubtful
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-26

SaNna Press: Beet growers in Utah
county are not feeling particularly gle'eful
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-26

Seattle Post-TntelMgencer T T. Geer.
of Portland. must be a man of consider
abs hrnnesS OF purpose to decline an
true he sid not get what ne wanted. but
shat IS not usually considered a reason
for refusing what one can get.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-26
WASHINGTON
OTHER STATES

MS. Z. Woodin, Albany Or
MIS- SAFE Eng berg ,Bigelow- "
Mrs A Nil.ett, Bridal Veil. "a
Mrs " Howell, oregon CITY. "
lliidA JORuSOu. Portland,
Manic banning. Virginia. SeT.
Ella NJ. smith. Wasn0e.
Ms. ". Fuas, Winnempcca,
Mrs. Godward, Atlantic. wye
Emma Mass. Burnt kork,
Mrs kmtly Rice, Cheyenne,
OTTO Arnold, Evanston.
MrS. Hernandez. GLFails, Mont.
Nrs. t.. Merritt. Boise City, ida.
s.W RAiptorth, BoDuers ~.
Laura Taft, Sahds, Colo.
Nrs-C-Carpenter Florence ,AfiZ
eugene Kietzke, Phoenix,
bella Willis.
Sirs. ). c. Marsh. Cerrinos, Nm.
BRITISH COLUMBIA
HRS. John Walter, Laduers
stella p MeGary. Victoria
MEXICO
salvador Narcso, EnsensdA
ldiuO IN the laroect Num-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-26
UTAH NATIONAL BANK,

Capital ..............$ $500, 100000
Private Safes for rent in Steel Vault.
j. II. SToUTT, President.
a. B. JONES, Cashier.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-26
ONLY ONE DOLLAR

To Ogden and Return,
Sunday, Sept. rs, via oregon Short
Line. Train leaves at S:15 a. m.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-26
The Missing Word
Because II IS fyesA-r0aSfed
The folIowing - each got So. 81.

NATURAL SaNg BeSf tea oN pure 5NfftS 47OSAL
because i is tyesh-yoasted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-03
RTN ~ COLONIiL TINES.
From The Brockton Times.

FROM Inc IIDckton ilmcS.
The power Of rum as a commercial factor in
the Colonies was AZ its height about 100 That
year the Royal Tr, asury report gave sixty three
dis;illcrics To Massachusetts turning molssSes,
into rum. This formed the store for about nine
hundred vessels engaged IN various branches Oi
trade four hundred in cod fishing. TWO hundred
in mackcrc fishing. one hundred whalcrs. etc.
Newport kept pace relatively with Boston.
Refuse Goldfish paid for much Of the molasscs.
Connecticut attempted to prohibit distillinS be-
cause il made mOlasscs scarce. but the prohlbi-
ton was very hastily stopped when the citizens
found that business went where rum could be
obtained. Rum proved the best New England
commodity in all trading operations. Rum vas
the Indians choice. in fact his only acceptance.
payment for his pcltr1os; IL was chosen Win
equal cagcrncss by the Nirginian or Carolinan
in oxchangc for his tobacco. The Newfoundlard
fishermen wished ii in return for goldfish. ana.
most important Of all. on the Guinea coast New
England rum entirely vanquishcd French brandy
as Il med um for acquiring slaves IAc commerce
in rum and slaves afforded all the ready money
that paid for any merchandise in England *
was the driving power OF all commercial ma
chinory The circuit was powerful at every step.
The Yankee vessel laden with homemade rum
sailed to the African coast. The rum was par
tered to great advantage for negroes me ne.
proes were carried to the West Indies and solo
AT large profit and the dstillation in New Eng
land and Boston started afresh the round oi
New England money MAKING sometimes trade
vas SO brisk that the market was stripped OF
rum , .., .,>
In the year 1872 Isaac Fl, oman wanted a cargo
of rum for the African trade. He sent To New
,ort where there were then thirty great rum DIS
iillcri"s in full blast. His correspondent wrote
that he could not have IL for three months.
"Thc,. are 50 many vessels ding for Guinea
v., can't get our hogshcads Of rum for cash We
have been lately to Ncw-lond IN ana All along
the seaport towns in order 10 purchase iloiaSScS'
Inn, we can't get one hogshead"
The shipmastcrs were not above watering me
RIM to make il go as far as possible. old Mer-
chant Potter instructed his captains TO uHue
1, Ia. hacks NOrtpr rum as InuCn is ppS-
siblc and sell as much by short mcssur as You
cam
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-03
CHURCH ART AT UNION.
ELABORATE DECORATIONS THAT HAVE
BEEN MADE IN THE CHAPEL
DURING TIIE SEMMER.

spirit Of ccclesiasticism seems to pcrvade
the halls Of old Union Theological Seminary, rs
the returning and incoming students found at
the opening Of the institution for the winter
term last week. Heretofore. no matter what
might have been SAID by ill-natured critics as
to the soundrcss # the theology taught in the
classes. not even the mos; rigid Of Pr ahyt Rams
could have found fault with the eXtrcm ely plain
furnishings and decorations Of any part OF its
interior. The chapel especially Was severe in a
marked degree.
But now all is changed. for during the sum
mcr months al, hitects and decorators have
been at work within the chapel and they have
left IL greatly b,aIt.ncd with examples Of &C
cl.siasticdl art.
Tho chaicl has been entirely T. decorated IN oil
calors the schcu" having been WORKED out In
rich reds and greens i'm English Gothic designs.
taken from the famous Wells Cathc lral and the
historic Tattersa!l Church az Lincolnshire. This
scheme has been made To- harm ME with ihe
beautifully carved pulpit furniture and rcrcl"s
Of oak. all II which were signed hy William y
Potter the architect. who IS a brother ~ Bishop
Potter
The most important and striking part 81 til"
decorative plan. however. IS a series ~ h'r
paintings on canvas hy Maitland Armstrong
and his daughter. Miss Ee'n ". Armstrong. 81
this city. They are couspicuously placed in the
reredos behind and above ihc pu.Iit ana repre-
sent the enthroncI Saviour in The middle. with
the four cvange..sts IN either hand. Standing
on His right are the III -sz- figures Of 81 Mat
thew and St Mark. and IN III. ieft 81. i.uhe and
st John These paintings are original com
positlons and are executed IN loss tones Z DI'" II
and red on a gold ground They are surrounded
by rich carving in an old gold finish. The wholt
Is said 10 be a gift to the seminary by one OF ii.i
friends
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-03

THE EXPERIENCES OF \ FRENCH TIiANEi-
LER IN DAHOMEY AND PORTO NOVA


From Public Opinion.
NJ Paul Mimandc has recently pad visit L"
two dusky r,otcntatcs ruling. under French con
troll. in West Africa. and gives DESCRIPTION o.
his experiences IN 'LIIlustratiOn AI"-lI-
Aqbo the King of D.thoncy. according 10 Inc
writer Is "A decidedly autipathrtic pcrsonaS"
His Majesty is "A iaT-c. stout negro. with bIo!i
fiat nose and sly II" ich"rous expression. On
ceremonial occasions Ia wears a sort 81 t'si
If whit. cloth and a pistcbOard helmet 'pEcIci
with some SIanglcd material. This costume. al
though sufficiently absurd has the advantage
of Icing simple and incX pcrsiVc. Ago-H-Aqnp
is vain and fond Of display; nut unhappy lhc
royal purse is depicted. and he oannol Erdti,y
his luxIlr Gus tastes. Too poor u MAINTAIN Inc
royal stables he has been oi ligcd L. abandon
driving about in the berlin which his rr"dr-
cessor enjoyed. and in his mortiiica.l mt
upon happy cxp' dent when Is cmhia'''iIStI'
lie caused a small vehicle to be built. soincth ns
like the wagons in whi,h pcdlers hawk thelr
goods at country fairs, and, in deficiency OF
horses conferred upon his Minister'S tn honor
of dragging IT. The Minister'S Ilay their part
to perfection; they trot along rapidly AT an even
pace and the drive over, resume their posts
as the confidential friends and advisers 81 IN ir
sovereign. AqO-li-Aqbo has had the hoh'I' VI
Paul Mimandc declares, Of realizing practically
fer the first time the conception of the chariot
Of state which has hitherto been regarded rs
merely an abstraction.
the King Of Dahomcy has three hundred
wives. and lives in the cid palace Of Sambodji
which formerly witnessed SO many human sac
rinccs. the very walls only short tin' As"
being garnshcd with skulls. He has no longer
any power either to behoad OF cruelty ana con
tents himself with smoking. drinking ana court
shin.
To(ra. the King Of | orto Nova. is a much more
wealthy and powerful monarch: inde,d' si'l',
Solomon it is Il question whether he has had
his peer Toffa has full treasury. hNe hundred
wives and concubines al llbitufn' VINO hcE'r
address him save on their knees; subjects VINO
nrosiratc themselves a. his approach and chill
DR., n more numerous than thos" OF Priain lie -
a man Of about fifty. black as the ace Of spades
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-03
THE "NEIV BANTER ST.
PULLING IN" AS IT Is PTsACT1SED IN THE
DRYGOODS DISTRICT


One OF New-York's most curious sights is what
has jokingly been called the new BaXter-st."
1t is the scene on busy day in that narrow
commercial strip downtown known as the Dry
goods District" which is bounded by Thomas
and Worth SIS. on the south. Grard on the north
and West Broadway and Elm-st. on the west
and east sides respectively This is the time 81
year to get the sight al its best for now the fall
season is just starting in. There has not been
such a rush and so much business for six or
seven years. and tie streets are lined with
trucks. the sidewalks filed with packing cases
and porters and a jostling crowd II men and
boys.
In this part OF town the Offices are. with few
exceptions, far back in the stores. Near the
door. keeping close eye on the street that they
may see the passers-by. often standing on the
steps or in doorways. are the statesmen. brisk.
snappy young men. never Idle. always on the
lookout, and always with time on their hands
No streets were ever watched so closely as
these young men witch these. Every passcr-by
is closely scanned For now is the time when
the merchants or their representatives, from the
cities and towns Of the North. South. Eas, and
West have come to New-York. partly for pleas
ure. but also with the object Of buying goods.
certainly up into the hundreds. The young men
on the steps, in the doorways. just within The
store or even chatting with a carman on the
Sidewalk know these visitors. for or business
rips made into every corner Of the country they
have bearded them in their own lairs. They are
waiting for them now, on the SPIDER -hy
principle. and soon as any one Of them sees
a familiar face upon the street and form he
knows arrayed in garments not strictly New
Yorkese of the present year. the fun begins
There is no actual pulling in wholesale
drygoOds salesman does not spring upon an un-
known victim, a man he is not we'll acquainted
with for there would be no chance OF sale II
he did that But he rushes out ana gre"'s
effusively any out-Of-to~n merchant he does
happen to know. He cajcl,s him, he liatters nm
he exchanges light and airy badinage with him.
tells him stories and laughs at his jokes. WIN Il
clever salesman to d. it it is only a few mo-
ments before the visitor allows himself To be led
triumphantly within the store to be made much
Of there and introduced t. every one. The BAIT
almost invariably takes, and within an hour the
salesman, tired but happy. IS sitting on dry
goods box figuring out his commission.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-03
4 COOP WINE YEAR.
THE CA1lFoRNM CROP LARGER THAN
FOR TWO YEARS POPULAR MISTAKES
AEOI.T TIIE NATIVE PEODI.cT

ABOUT THE NATIVE PRODUCT.
Reports from California indicate that the wine
crop which ~ now being harvested will lie largc
but as il Is being Judged BY that Of last year and
tho year preceding when the crops were TN
usually small the vintage II 1894 Is likely 10 be
oycrcst.mated. Dealers in California wine be-
hcVe that the good crop may have an effect On
the prices II wine. but the bcst-inf0rmed men in
the trade laugh IT the idea 81 good wine crop
in California having any effect the European
vine market
1t Is believed hy many people that much Cali
fornia wine H. sent to Europe. and Is bottled
there md returned TO this country French or
German Product; but according to what Edward
W. Prevented. Of the California VIM hssOcia-
ton. said on the subject there is little or 10
foundation FOR the belief
'Cons3. rahl" quantities u our wire go abroad
every year" he said. but not to be reshippod
As something else. About three thousand
barrels go 10 England every year The wire IS
bottled there and sold California wine Bre-
men and Hamburg also receive and bottle Cali.
fcrria "ir,s. and sorrc OF our California proIau
also goes abroad To- wine merchants who use II
for blending or mixing purpos but all this tas
about vines Frequently making two trips
across the ocean is WRONG"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-03
POISONOTS PRESENTATION.

Paris letter To The British Medical journal.
The question of the toxic qualities OF peISp"'
ton though not quite n"w one unashuci 40
NJ I,erthclOt at recent meeting OF the i'ti -
Medical Academy reminded his listeners that. II
Africanus can be believed. tn, peIspirdtlon gain
cred fr1rn 4 horse Was used in ancient times
To render arrows poispnous) has recently ioi'IVu
a.. subject of research Several experiments
have proved that human persplration II toNlc;
4 series Of guinca-pigs and rabbits were hilitd
by inOcuatiGns II perspiration gathered rom
:, flannel shirt worn by healthy young man
after dancing "A cotillon. \ glove worn by 4
lady who danced vigorously through pan was
utilized for inOculatons with equally utauiy
results NJ Arlongs more recent experiments
sbnw that pcrspratiOn resulting from muscular
exertion is more toxic than that CONSEQUENT from
vapor bath
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-03
PREMIUM TCR TRIPLETS.
From The Denver Times.

From The Denver Times.
Down in Sagulche County, Col. there Is pro-
found j0y-jOy that Is even akin to excitement
and il is said that the celebration now TAXING
place there cxces all the Fourth Of Julys IN
existence. On "Wednesday last Mrs. w. }. rel
lows Of Saguache. presented her husband with
triplets, three girls. whose combined weight was
thirteen and half pounds. The children are
said to be healthy and doing nicely. NJ us last
meeting the Board of County commissioners
recognized Mr.. Fellows and his family iy pass
ing interesting resolutions. Thy are as iollo"s;
"ResOlvod BY the Board Of County COminls-
eioners now in session. who have just learned
Of the increase in oar population To the extent
Of triplets to the family Of our fcilow-citizcn
Joseph Fellows. this board. To sh)w the graft
tude in behalf Of the people Of Saguache County,
hereby make donation of 50 and hereby order
the clerk 10 draw warrant for that amount
and present il To said Fellows a token Of re-
ward for his efforts to increase the population
of this county and to show to the world at
large what inducements the glorious climate OF
the San Luis Valley can oifer To encourage I'M
migration and that others may put forth more
efforts in the same direction
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-03
SIZE MAD THE NJ HHROOu H1BI|.

From Answers.
The guard Of a recent Blackpool excursion
train was surprised by violent tusglhe al the
cn,nmunicat ton cord by one Of the passengers
Inokfng out Of his van. n was much alarmed
a. ee.inp a woman frantically waving her arms
and an umbrella from the window cl one 81 the
II vas evident that something terrible had
bannenod and he speedily brought bis train to
standsiill and. running up to the carrias,' ne
breaihlessly inquired why she had stopped the
train. . ,,or Zoo, -"
"Whv didn't yer stop before now, yer 1907
che answered Indignantly; we've JUST passe PASS.
two o. the finest mushrooms I've seen thiS many
q yearr'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-03

were with the latter. When the Utah fellows
asked some Of our men to have Croker present
at the meeting Of the Committee on Credentials
to make speech in their favor our fellows
promised. thinking to play joke on me. But |
sent another man to speak for me- He was in
PRODUCED Croker and as he was not kn own
at all then every one fooled. The speech he
made them RATHER. and i carried every
thing before il like storm. To this day out in
Utah they think am a great orator.
"WhO was the man that spoke for yOu?
"BOurkc Cochran"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-03
PIT OFT BY 4 crow.
From The Chilicothe News.

T'rOin
peculiar accident happened this morning To
the engine on passenger train NJ. at Macarthur
Junction. As the train was speeding along
through the darkness the engineer and fireman
were startled by crash in front ana then the
headlight went out. They thought at iirst mat
a stone had been thrown into IL. but an lnNcS'i-
cation showed that big crow had flown straight
INFO the light shattcring the glass. The light
threatened to explode and finally burned out.
Thc crow which had broken its neck, was iish"d
out in a badly singed condition ana was hanging
M in the roundhOuse this morning
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-03
CROKER'S ONE GRAFTON.

From The Chicago Times Herald.
There is one place in this country where they
think Richard Croker is great orator. IL Is
out in Utah.
Il never made n speech in my life said MT
Croker, except by proxy. AT the Democratic
National Convention Of 1855. held in st. Louis,
there were contesting delegations from Utah
One Of these delegations was for Cleveland, and
Tie other against him. Naturally our sympathies