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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-25
New Fall Hats.

The manufacturers of the celebrated
Miller" "Warburton, Denny" and
Schoble derby hats have never pro-
duced such stylish shapes as shown in
our full goods. Notice window display
BROWN, TERRY & WOODRUFF CO.,
1856 Main Street
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-25
CALLED HOME.
Rer. BENJAMIN Akerlv.

Oakland, Cal. Aug. 24-Rev. Ben
jamin Akerly, of St. Johns Episcopal
church, died at his home in this city
shortly after midnight this morning Of
old age.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-25
OUR COUSINS STARTLED.
Rise In Wheat Takes Them
Completely BY Surprise.
CAN IT BE JUSTIFIED !?
SEVERAL AUTHORITIES EX-
PRESS THEIR OPINIONS.

I'VE and the Whole of Europe Are
In the Hands of America; It Is
the Only Country We Have to
Look to For Our Wheat'-Seth
Taylor, the Big Miller, Believes
the Rise Springs From Natural
Conditions.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-25
Bread In London.

London, Aug. 9l.-Bread has risen 11kd
per quarter loaf in London, and is ex-
pected to rise Id per quarter.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-25
One Shilling a Sack.

Leeds, Aug. 2.-The Corn Millers' as
ISOLATION has advanced the price of flour
Is per sack making lis advance per sack
in five w eks
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-25
MRS. HUGH WALLACE DYING.
Has Appendicitis and Cannot Be
Operated Upon.

Tacoma. Wash, Aug. A.-Mrs. Hugh
Wallace. daughter of Chief Justice Mel
vile w. Fuller, is dying of appendicitis
at Ashfords farm, at the base, of Mount
Rainier Drs. Yocom and Hickman and
everything possible to save her life Ii
is considered doubtful If she can live two
days. The doctors have decided that she
is too weak to undergo an operation.
Messengers are kept on the road be-
tween Ashford and Tacoma carrying
medicines up and bringing in bulletins
OF her condition These are wired to
Chief Justice Fuller, who is sojourning at
q Maine summer resort.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-25
SAN FRANCISCO stool
San Francisco, Aug. M.-The official clos
ing quotations for mining stocks today
Gold Shinnents

New York, Aug. 24-Gold to the
amount of $4,000 was withdrawn from
the sub-treasury today for shipment to
Canada
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-25
Omaha Live Stock.

Omaha, Aug 24.-Cattle.-R Receipts
$500; market active, stronger; native
beef steers. 100000: western steers,
370@4.40; Texas steers, 3.25@415; COWS
and heifers, 2.SO@3.S0; Gamers. 20O0
BIS; stockers and feeders, 3.70@440.
calves, 4.O0@6.00; bulls, stays, ETC.. 200
$3.50.
Hogs.-Receipts. 5000; market SC
lower; heavy, S.7O@3S5; mixed. $3.50
$50: light, 3.S5@3.9O; bulk of sales, S.75
@3.S5.
Sheep.-Receipts 400; market steady;
fair to choice natives, 3.30@3.S0: fair to
choice westerns, 3.20@3.40; common and
stock sheep, 2.75@3.30: lambs. 3.7504. rs.
Saltair trains run as usual during
week days. Bathing never better. Fare
for round trip. including bath. soc.
Tu1u Lulu Gum is delicious, try it..
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-25
The u. S. Govt Reports
show Royal Baking Powder
superior to all others.

Light, lighter, lightest, is the pas
try made from Hewlett's Three
Crown Baking Powder.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-25
ON WALL STREET.
Most of the Stocks Show Fractional
Net Declines.


Net Declines.
New York, Aug. 24.-The opening of
the stock market this morning showed
a lively reawakening of outside inter
est as indicated by a large volume of
commission house orders, which had
come in to brokers offices over night,
and which kept up an animated tone
in the dealings during most of the
morning. There was also heavy buy
ing for large individual interests. and
prices of some stocks topped the year s
record. The preferred stocks of re-
organized companies were quite promi-
nent. and the shares Of southwestern
roads were strong and continued t1rm
all day. The grangers were leaders in
point of activity and strength, but the
realizing sales were heavy at a given
point in their advance, forming a bar
rier The course of the wheat market
was watched with the sympathetic in
terest. So far as its decline was due to
refutations of crop damage rumors, 1t
helped the stock market, but when the
cable brought news of break IN
England, and a decreased demand Tor
wheat, railroad stocks responded with
sympathetic decline. The falling OH
of prices of American securities IN Lon
don was ignored at the opening mere,
DaTUIX
settlement which begins tomorrow,
but later in the day, the cable re-
ported the London market heavy ON
! the tenor of the news from India, Lon
! don advices also reporting that the
continued fall in silver as an un-
settling influence on that market. Sill
yer today fell Il penny in London TO
23H, which is I'D below yesterday
A small withdrawal of gold from the
| I,
might be counted as a slightly depresS-
i ing influence.
The continued easy money market is
| not indicative of a lively demand for
| funds from the interior such as is
| looked for in periods % iness revival,
and while call money l pc cent is
! an incentive to speculation, as an IN
deX of business awakening, it Is re-
garded as distinctly disappointing. At
, the same time, lenders of money are
! in expectation of an early demand
| upon them for interior trade needs,
and there has been some additional ac-
| emulation of funds here recently IN
! anticipation of such demand.
| Most of the active stocks showed
| fractional net declines but there are
gains scattered all through the list
The bond market was strong ana
| firm against the decline, the Atchlson
! issues leading. The total safes VI
bonds were s2,S50,OOO.
Money on call easy at 1@1A pei
cent; last loan, ~; closed, Il. Prime
mercantile paper, 3A@3B per cent
Sterling exchange, weak, with actua
business in bankers bills at 4o5A q
1861 for demand, and at 4.S39s "a S34s
for 60 days. Posted rates, 4.S49Q4So1 y
and S61a@4S7- Commercial pliis, 40
! 0l4. S21b. Silver certificates, 52@521a. Bal
silver 511a. Mexican dollars, 1912.
Government bonds, irregular; state
bonds. dull: railroad bonds, strong.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-25
NEWS Of THE GREAT WEST.
Negotiations For Fort Hall
Reservation Lands.
CONFERENCE LAST WEEK.
CATTLE MEN PREJUDICE THE
INDIANS.

The Opening Means Much For Po-
catello-New Sulphur Hot Springs
Discovered How Prosperity
Struck Solubria Horses Burned
In Montana-Colorado Attorney
Gained
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-25

Chicago Grain and Produce
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.No. 2
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-25

Ask for Tulu Lulu chewing gum;
orange flavor is extra fine.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-25

zulu Lulu Gum is delicious, try it,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-10-16
LIMIT OF


W StFetch Miles.
Nhlle almost anyone knows about the
principles on which an ordinary ther.
IhoLneter operates, there are n numbe,
Oh things about this apparently little
instrument which are not generally
known, and which are of a great dpal
Oh interest. One of the most peculior
o. these is the question of the length
OF tube which the mercury in the bnIb
oil an ordinary thermometer would FIN
II II were stretched out in a single col.
umn the size of that in the tube
MOST people, when asked how lon,
,n'N would be, would probably saw
'I"'u Eve Ia fifteen feet, while as n mat.
Ter fact this column of meronrr
""''' IN an extremely delicate instr,,.
'ueht ue miles in length. The reason
o. ms is that the column of mercury
WINE II appears quite large, is %reaIir
OF almost infinitesimal size. If tho
tupe OF Il thermometer is broken. one ;s
al hrSt at n loss to see where the mer-
curry goes in, but close examination yin
"','iose d hne line, much thinner than
" nalr, running across one end of n ~.
,ie silt IN which the mercury rises. As
1t mas It's flat side toward the eve, it an.
pears to be quite large, and the convor.
ny OF the outside of the tube. tbronpb
winch it is seen, magniies if and uiros
IL nat rounded appearance which is ca
deceptive The reason why the slit is
maze SO small is to give the greatest
ra'lo OF result for the expansion of tbe
mercury in the bulb.-Boston Tran.
Lam
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-10-16
A HOMEGROWN Experience.

A man went into an icebogse to cool off.
An abrupt and impetuous hired man closed
and locked the door and went away. The
next day was Sunday and the hired man did
not com back. While the man who yearned
to cool off waited Tor the return Of the hired
man his object was accomplished in a very
thorough manner. He cooled off. The
mufied door gave back but echoes to his
blows, and his voice could ind no place to
escape and sound the alarm. When he grew
tired Of walking and swinging his arms to
keep warm the chunks OF ice that We're piled
around him did not offer a tempting bed
Hunger gnawed at his vitals and refused to
be satisfied with diet Of raw air. Darkness
settled down like a sly months Arctic night.
and the only sound which broke the pro.
found stiffness was the man who wanted to
cool OH trying to swear. The hired man
opened the door on Monday morning. and
the man who wanted to cool off crawled out
more dead than alive, When his tongue had
thawed out he began to abuse the hired
man, Fool" retorted the hired man.
Fool, you are a lucky dog and do not know
It. Don't waste time in abusing ne, u
benefactor, but 60 and write a book OF i'm.
pressions on Alaska. % Then the man who
wanted to cool off saw that his fortune was
lnade.-lllcarO Record
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-10-16
CONCERNING WOMEN.

Mrs. Annie Besant claims to have es-
tablished more than so branches of the
~Theosophical society in this country
during her present visit.
Grand Duchess Olga, the little daugh-
ter of the czar of Russia, is said to be
the richest baby in the world. The
week she was born $4,000, 900, invested
in English and French securities. was
settled upon her.
The Archduchess Maria Theresa of
Austria, is one of the strongest women
IN the world, and is said to be capable
of lifting a man in the air with one
hand. She is fond of athletics and Is n
great cyclist.
Mrs. Francis A. Williamson, of Reno.
Is the editor of the Nevada Citizen. n
weekly piper. The objects to "pro-
mote the Advancement of women in the
ethics of civil government, ordained in
the Declaration of independence and es-
tablished by the constitution of the
United States of America"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-10-16
WORN BY THE WOMEN.

White silk hose are now made in
crusted with fine patterns Of yalen
cienues or Maliues lace.
The Russian or blouse jacket is to b,
with US all winter and will be seer
in dress waists, coats of cloth and more
expensive M of fur.
On the early autumn hats white birG
seem TO have a preference. Dressy hats
are still trimmed under the brim,
y pretty idea for a ball gown is tC
have fringes of rose petals or shaded
leaves sewn 10 a chiffon foundation
The effecti is exquisite, but the trimming
is very p~erishable.
Some OF Worth's prettiest creations
this year have rows and rows Of white
or pale-color chiffon ruches, with tiny
silk edgings of the same shade. Black
velvet pipings are also fayorites.
Flounces must be carefully treated to
be a success.
Very smart folk are already wearing
the brightet shades of blue, such as
sapphire and cobalt; fawn, with a
touch OF green, is chic; black is en-
tirely out; pink is reyiying and for
weddings and teas gowns of pink broad
cloth will be trimmed with sable.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-10-16
Sea DOGS on WhaeIv

The bicycle fever has broken out in n mos
unexpected quarter. 1t is only natural tha,
a Ian.d,sman should take to that speedy meth
90 OF loeomotion, but who would ever think
mat Seamen would get the craze? Pcrhan,
1t is because they have become accnstnnadJ
TO rolling. Nearly every British shin that
comes into port now carries a bicycle. and
lhe skipper is usually an expert rider A.
sea he rides around and around The main
deck, and as soon as he reaches mort y he
lakes nis wheel ashore. Three sea captains
Go po II tfiqlng IN the park the other afternoon
Hnf o. them was a novice and confessed his
inability to work the tiller SO as 10 sal ii %
straight course. ITS very good he do
clared, If it just had a little more Mitch tn
u, an, that's better" he added, ms ho
m S,putk A. 4 stone and pitched off head fore Te
iiG E me manufacturer who will turn out
III o'v W;t WIN elllptical wheels will make a
Post. san FRANCISCO
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-10-16
WESTERN SZE-CHUAN WEDDINGS
The Mantzu standard of Morality Is
Not High,

The lamas are consulted to ascertain
II the horoscopes of the youth and maid.
en- fit. If not the difficulty may be over
come by prolonged yicarious chanting
of the Scriptures and liberal fees. The
lamas also choose IN suspicious day for
the marriage. The marriage ceremony
consists in the bride and groom pub.
licly joining hands, drinking wine from
a double-spouted bowl and accepting
each other as husband and wife, after
which there is a three-days' feast in the
brides home. She and her husband
then go to their own house and there
is another three days feast, There are
no contracts of marriage for Il limited
period, as in western Thibet. Whether
the choice has been for good or i'll it
is for life; divorce, rarely resorted to,
being permissible only in the case OF
childlessness and the contract can only
be Cancelled by the T'u-ssu.
1t would not be correct to infer from
this that the Mantzu are a moral people.
lhelr standard of morality is low, and
the lives Of the lamas have no tendency
TO raise 1t, Plurality of wives is an an,
pendage of the position of T'u-ssu, but
monogamy is the rule, and polandry.
though the custom of the Sifaps to the
north, does not exist. No presents. ex.
eept the bottle of wine previously men.
toned, are made by the bridegroom
TO the brides father, but the parents.
according to their wealth, endow her
with cattle, horses and fields. the last
OF which, to use our own phraseology.
are settled upon her. A widow does
not wear mourning and is at liberty
10 make a second marriage. On the
death OF her husband, unless She re.
marrles, she assumes complete control
over ms property, and at her death il
Is divided among the sons. who fire..
quehtly' however, agree to live together
una keep 1t intact. If there is trouble
concerning property, the T'eoren usual.
~ settles the matter, and if he fails In
an amicable arrangement it is re.
TERED to the T'u-ssu, whose decision
iinal.-Geographical Journal,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-10-16

"Wilhelmino," which is a compromise
between the Dutch yoke and the Marie
Antolnette fichu.
The oyerwaist is made of mousse
line de sole, which is brought down
across the shoulders to- point below the
belt. A deep double rutile of the same
material extends all around it. Across
the front are little tucked pieces Of the
mousseline de sole, also edged with
rufies, y belt Of bright colorel ribbon
is worn with this. The belt can be
changed on different occasions.
The Wilhelmina waist can be made of
very fine muslin or of any of the very
light evening fabrics. Taffeta is also
used, but it is more of a success if made
of the thinner.
HELEN GREY-pAGE
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-10-16
MURDER POSTPONED.
A Prospective Case for the Coroner,
But Nobody Died.

Two fashy colored boys stood in the hot
sun IN front OF the railway eating house anc
looked at each other with their eyes rolled
sideways. Look hyah, you piece O dahl
meat, | got some bone-handled trouble In
my pocket wai:in' faw you il you even eome
round that baby trylu to undamIne mel
Slow up, boy! You's on a siippey road,
an if you don't drive caihtul you going to
fall right in dat ditch. fus thing you knows. "
Don't get mt stahted, coon. Don't rouse
me! | wouldn't like to DO il, but ! could
JUS lay hold OF yo' dahk body and cut it
up into rubbah balls. | amt used dat razah
faw whole week now, an its gettin' un.
easy. | can feel it moyiR in my pocket an
sayin': 'Mlstah, let me get cut an do
someping.'
Look heah, you bettah sing dat razah to
sleep, kase you evan reach faw 1t you jes see
whole atmosphere full o niggah wool.
striped shirt, and blue cloze. Yes, sch, you'd
have to be geth'd up IN a basket. | got a
piece o shiny hadwaih in my pocket, an
it sings sweet an low, and ev'y time it
speaks to you it hans you a pound o lead.
Look out iaw me, boy,'
Hush, coon, | really love trouble"
Don't staht nothin' less you want to
lose money taw yo' folks. Costs money to
plant a coon, yes, sch. You don't get dem
siyah-handled boxes faw nothin', no, sch.
Got any O. dem papah cigahs, Henry
Henry reached for his package Of cigar
cites, and the traveller, who had been wait.
ing to see murder done. gave an exclamation
OF disgust and walked into the railway sta.
ion.-lIaberdasher.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-10-16
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

A rush Of the university students at
Oakland, Cal, cost one Of the young
men the greater part of his upper lip.
The voters Of Toronto, Can, after
a very determined canvass, declared in
favor Of running street cars on the
Sabbath. The total vote, the largest
ever cast, was 32,3s7. The majority in
favor Of allowing the ears to u was
479.
A local paper and some of the coun-
cilmen of Fort Scott, Kan, are insisting
that an occupation tax be assessed
against the ministers of the town as
a means of raising revenue to make up
the deficiency occasioned blythe closing
of the saloons.
Peoria, ILL.,, is to be enriched by an
other benefaction. Through the liber-
ality Of Washington Darlington, a mil.
lionaire farmer IS years old, a uni
versity TO cost S1,50O,00O is to be built,
Trustees have been appointed, and a
plan has been determined upon. The
institution will be non-sectarian and CO.
educational in character.
A mailman struck the chalice from
the hands of the priest celebrating mass
in the Sacre Occur, at Montmartre,
at the moment of the elevation
Of the host, SCATTERING it on the altar
The priest, who was an old man,
struck out from the shoulder and hit
the mar between the eyes, knocking
him senseless to the bottom OF the steps,
he was captured.
Bishop Foster, of the Methodist
church, gives voice 10 the following
warning against the prevalent sins OF
The church to-day: The ball, the the.
ater, nude and lewd arts, social lux
with all their loose moralities,
ire making inroads into the sacred in.
of the church. AS a satisfac-
ton for all this w%orldliness, Christians
Ire making a great deal of Lent, Easter,
food Friday and church ornamental
ions. 1t is the old trick of Satan"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-10-16
Double UtiIiyntiop

a certain young widow of Ind;op.
apolis, who has just changed her weeds
lor brighter hues, gave a dinner party
not long ago. The rooms were deco.
rated with n great profusion of flow.
ers. Roses in masses were or the man.
teis' and the dinner table fairly bios.
somed; in fact, the abundance Of Nov,.
ers was unusual. One of the guests
could restrain her curiosity no lonoer
said: M
Well Mrs Blank, you're rather
spreading on the flowers to-nipbt"
Yes" replied the fair widow. briob,
~, but tomorrow l am going to tala
them out to Crow Hill and but then
on poor Toms grave"
A regular thirteen" SILVER wen,
round the table.-Indianapolis senti.
mel. en'i-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-10-16
HELEN GREY-PAGE.


Metals may be soldered at home. Cut
OIL n piece of tinfoil the size of the sur
face to be soldered, dip a feather into
the solution of sal ammoniac and wet
the surfaces to be joined; then place
them in the correct position, with the
tln1oll between them. Place this on an
IRON hot enough to melt the tinfoil and
when it cools again the edges will be
found to be firmly united.-Chicago
Chronicle.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-10-16
HOW TO WASH EMBROIDERED
LINENS.

To wash embroidered linens so as not
to fade the co,ors, fill a tub half full of
warm water, to which add a little Ivory
soap, wash each piece through the
suds carefully, rinse in blue water to
which a little thin starch is added.
Hang on the line to dry. Iron on the
wrong side, pressing down heavily to
bring out the stitches, thus restoring
their original beauty.
ETTZA PARKER
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-10-16
Seen from the Elevated Road,

Riding on the elevated road gives one an
insight into the different modes of existence
OF the inhabitants along the line. Here arc
some things the writer caught a passing
glimpse Of one day recently;
A woman cleaning windows and her care.
tul and fearful spouse seated on the floor
holding on to her feet to prevent her fall.
ing to the street below.
a man shaving himself, while a little
boy held a highly polished dishpan, which
was officiating as a mirror.
Wo babies asleep on a fire escape, while
Their mother, was chasing linen up and
down a washboard.
\ new, colony Of colored folk in the once
fashionable brownstone front quarter Of
liity,thlrd street, between Sixth and Ninth
A man and woman, evidently play
"ctois' lhrustiing at each other with foils.
a woman learning to ride the wheel on
a bike suspended in her boudoir.-N. Y,
Commercial Advertiser.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-10-16

He-Goethe says energy will do any
thing that can be done in this world.
she-I don't believe it; indeed, l
know that it isn't so.
"Why, how?"
You have displayed the utmost en-.
crgy all evening in attempting to find
another hair. in your m~ustache, and |
can tell BY your look that you haven't
done N."--Cleyeland Leader
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-10-16
BLACK R FOR WINTER.
The All-Black Dress Coming back
Into General Favor.

The dress of the winter, the modistes
tell US, viii be the all-black dress. The
shopkeepers, too, favor this idea and
say that black will be used in every
material.
They are showing a very handsome
new black substance, which is a cloth
with a satin face. Atfirst sightit is not
distinguishable from satin, and as it
wears a great deal longer it will prob
ably put its namesake in the back.
ground, for a time at least.
There is another new thing coming
in which is a trimming of tiny bird
feathers about as large as a thumb nail.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-10-16
TEXAS LADIES
SPEAK THE TpITH.
IT. MkMMG aNL
CESSATION,

During the period Of CESSATION thetens,on
upon the muscles and ligaments Of tho
womb 10 greatly increased and the blood
vessels are taxed to their utmost, II there
Is any tendency TO uneasiness or pain, We
leeomnend frequent waru injections Of
our Mexican Female Remedvand twoor
tafee doses. every day, OF DR.. Simmons
oquav Vine Wine. This treatment VIII
strengthen the llgameuts, VIII Assist in
hoiclng the uterus in place, lessen pain,
MAKE the uterus more pIlable aud elastic,
snd prepare the organsfOr the final effort.
IL also Lessons The danger Of death to child
and mother, and fortiaes her againstliabilit7
70 Commissions, flooding and other danger.
GUS symptoms, and With ordinary prudence
guarantees a rapid recovery.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-10-16
A NEW DUTCH YOKE.
1t Is n Compromise on the Marie
AntOincttc Eicbu.

To get up an evening dress out of
nothing is a problem that constantly
conlronts the young woman who goes
out a great deal. She generally solves it
by making over her waist, knowingthat
the skirt is not noticed If the bodice be
changed.
Something entirely new for the wom-
al who wants to alter her waist is the