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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-16

through this shaft, join the main sewer
and carr the remaining sewage on
over the high bluffs of Hawkesbury
sandstone to the sea.
The scent bottle sits over this meet
ing Of the waters, and draws off the
foul gases from the burdened pipes be-
low. 1t is hollow, of course, and has an
opening at the top, which is not percep-
tible 10 the eye upon the street.
Through its great throat the under
ground city breathes, and all the sewers
of IRE city are relieved. The bottle
being nearly 200 feet high, rises above
any Inhabited house in the city, and
the rushing sewers giving the gas a
forced draft, shoot it many feet above
the top of this great gray chimney
whence this dangerous aeriform fluid IS
carried away, so that it never reaches
a human being. This perpendicular gas
sewer was built before 1880. 1t feeds the
elements daily with enough foul stuff to
kill a goodsized city, or to blow Glib
raltar into atoms. Since its co=struc-
ton st their junction, there has not
been one explosion along the
long line of ramified sewers which
converge toward this point. The scent
bottle" is not an eyeSore. Its business
is so disguised that it is an object of
beauty, and it is readily mistaken for
a real monument. Indeed. ii is the
biggest, most conspicuous and pictur-
esque of all the notable monuments in
New South Wales, of which colony
Sydney is the capital. Hyde park is in
the loveliest portion of the heart of this
beautiful city of 100000 people. and this
huge pillar at one of its chief gateways
is in keeping with the othed extrava-
gance with which wealth and profit
gate government have encircled and
adorned this superb park. The Sydney
scent bottle" is not an expensive
structure. 1t is suggested to other
cities in other parts of the world as
vertical lungs for the safety of sewers,
and the nervous populace who tramp
thereon in the pursuit Of other things
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-16
QUEEREST MONUMENT IN The WORLD.

Inc strangest monument in the world
exists IN Sydney, Australia. The shaft
1tset IS not of an unusual sort, but
while Il IS a unique ornament to the
community in the midst Of which it
stands, it is also the most precious and
the least understood of all structures in
the great southern city.
This odd spire has no inscription upon
Il. 1t IS as plain as a monolith, with a
plinth and a slightly elevated pedestal.
Iacetious people, who are not versed in
sewerage, and sewer gas, call il the
Scent Bottle Strangers sean it, strain
al its Unlettered faces, carry their vision
up its plain sides TO the pinnacle. which
stands about $50 feet above the street
level, and wonder what notable person
or event 1t commentaries. Three
fourths of the residents Of Sydney have
not the remotest idea Of what this
modified CleoDatra's needle represents.
This scent bottle commentaries
sewer gas, and it stands as mOuu-
ment TO the people who are not killed
by that vie subterranean agency.
As it has no other name, scent bot
tie" VIII serve with which to designate
1t here, since the nickname somewhat
symbClizes its business. This lonely col
umn staads on Elizabeth street, in a
small circle, against Hyde Park. Around
il are a Gordon of low, round headed
iron posts at short distances, and cham
ed to each other by strong traces upon
which the park loafer and small boys
lounge. None OF these thousands of
people ever think that the tall sDire in
the unique circle is the safest friend
they and the city have. Take it away,
close the 1S-foot square hole and in less
than q hours the whole country about
would be strewn With wreckage and the
air filed with foul, poisonous gases. Re
move It and leave the hole open, then,
in less than day, the lower city would
be unfit for habitation. The great sew
ers o. the city have their vent here
They come down witf their nth and
deadly gases. throw the latter off
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-16
Eow,s Thisa

We offer One Hundred Dollars re-
ward for any case OF Catarrh hat can
not be cured by Halls CatarrA Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O.
We, the undersigned, have known f.
]. Cheney for the last 10 years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in az
business transactions and Hnanciar
able to carry out any obligations mad :
bv their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Whole-a-c Drug
Eists. Toledo. o.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price, 75c. per
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-16
gun on the Mississippi. near the

of gun on the Mississippi near the
mouth of the Red. A gunboat was COM
ing up stream and Faunt LIE Roy ordered
his men to load and aim his gun, which
his jaw working and his tongue uttering
a long-drawn f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f' He strug-
gled manfuily TO get out the word FIRE,
but in vain. and everybody saw that in
few moments the federal gunboat would
be out of range. No one knew what to
do, but Faunt LIE Roy proved equal 10
the occasion. He stopped and drew his
breath and then said: 'F-f-f-D-m it
Shoot the damned gum That by the
way. was before Faunt LIE Roy studied
for the ministry
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-16
The REVISE Command.

New Orleans Times-Democrat: A prom
inent professional man, who. during the
civil war served in the sams battalion
of artillery as the Rev. 7. *. Faunt LIE
Roy. tells the. following story:
''Faunt lie Roy suffered then. just as
he does now, and he used to have the
deuce of a time sometimes giving com
mands. I remember one occasion when
he was lieutenant He was in command
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-16
A Clue.

New York Press: 1t seemed as if the
victim of the accident should not be al
lowed to slip thus from life without
realization OF the awful future.
And can you look with composure,''
they asked him. upon the narrow con-
fines of the grave?'
The sick man spread his arms in de-
lirium OF joy. The grave?" he repeated.
''Think-thing of all the room l shall
ha-e,"
1t was apparent to those who stood
arocnd him that he was a fiat-dweiler.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-16
The surnrlsa of AL

Mr. James Jones. of the drug firm of
Jones & Son. Cowden. ILL.,. in speaking
Of DR.. Kings New Discovery, says that
last winter his wife was attacked with
La Grippe, and her case grew so serious
that physicians at Cowden and Pana
could DO nothing for her. It seemed
to develop into Hasty Consumption.
Having DR.. Kings New Discovery in
store, and selling lots of it. he took a
bottle home, and to the surprise of all
she began to get better from the first
dose. and half a dozen dollar bottles
cured her sound and well. Dr. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption
Coughs and Colds is guaranteed to do
this good work. Try it. Free trial bot
ties at u. c. NJ. i. drug store.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-16
Winnings Of Snort.

Fftzsimmons' fist. Tod Sloan's hands
and Hamburg's legs earned the tidy sum
of Si53.G00 the year just closed. If the
earning capacity of Jimmy Michael's
shanks were included the total would
reach over $500, 900.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-16

Three Crown baking powder is here
to stay. The people recommend it;
the people endorse Il; the people use
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-16

Tulu Lulu chewing gum is all the
rage.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-06
LATER.

1mportations of gold into this coun-
try were fairly inaugurated on the 2d
over S2,OOO,OOO was engaged in London
by New York houses for import and
over $1,500,000 was shipped from sgd
ney for San Francisco.
Receivers were appointed on the cd
for the State Insurance Co., of Phila-
delphia.
Nearly 1000 striking cloakmakers,
employed by about 80 contractors in
New York City, settled with their en-
ployers and returned to work on the
2d.
Notwithstanding the fact that New
London, Conn, has been temporarily
abandoned as a naval station, it has
been decided to make it one of the
most important coal depots in the
country. 1t is intended that the most
extensive coal shed, piers and facilities
for loading war vessels with coal yet
built for the navy shall be erected
there, and that hereafter New London
shall be designated as the chief north
ern coal station of the service
During the past year the Canadian
government has taken from the Yu-
Noit miners lilo!e 'il"t P~'ooo'ooo' ne
I;oo ~ naH,anr i,1s a,,a .,,n ,nI sainy;as ] po-
district of,ioinis @ luara IL ~ +ba a;o,,, S Gb .,.
hood of Saoo ono Ioa1.;ma 'nC 80. a,@S sa7 w.
noin 20 %o'G~U, tbo oo,,a,n ao' 80 % @ ',.'i",'i 90
600 ooo Wv e0Nl ''-''> VI o''' "~'
'Ny'o0o
al. an oruer was issued Dy Ad!t; zen;
ooioil On ti,e -u srahtlns SICK ana
ob1a %Tuiue'. soiIiels AZ nospi'aIs' I "heh
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-06
ANIMAL NOTES.

Grasshoppers attain their greatest
size in South America, where they
grow to length of five inches, and
their wings spread out ten inches.
1t is not an uncommon thing when
travelling by rail in the summer time
to see a bee or wasp keeping up with
the train, and trying to get in at one
of the windows.
Japan has breed of mice which are
a puzzle to naturalists. At different
periods of the day they whirl round
and round for hours at time. If a per-
son should lift a mouse when it is whirl-
ing the animal will resume its whirling
the moment it is set down.
When an ostrich is preparing to
hatch she scratches hole in the
ground about the size of bushel bas-
ket. Eggs are then laid day after day,
and arranged around the hole. When
81 are laid the bird kicks them into the
hole.
According to Prof. Agassiz, there is
sea worm or annelid, the "Bololo," at
Levuka, in Fiji, which arrives in myri.
ads on the coast on a certain day,
The waters are so full of them as to re-
semble vermicilli soup. After laying
their eggs nothing is left of them but
empty skins.
A true rhinoceros of the Upper Mio
Gene, of Kansas, belonging TO the genus
Teleoceras, has been mounted in the
American Museum of Natural His
tory, New York. 1t is complete sSel
eton of an aged female. 1t bore horn
on the end of the snout, little nearer
| the end than in the existing rhinoce
ros, besides having fewer teeth.
A swallow is considered one of the
swiftest of flying birds, and it was
thought until short time ago that NJ
insect could escape 1t. A naturalist tells
OF an exciting chase he saw between 6
swallow and a dragon fly, which IL
among the swiftest of insects. The in
sect flew with incredible speed, ant
wheeled and dodged with such ease
that the swallow, despite its utmost
efforts, completely failed to overtalet
and capture it.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-06

THE imports into Porto Rico have
generally been somewhat in excess of
the exports from the islands, but in
1896, for the first time in more than a
decade, the value of the merchandise
shipped to foreign markets was slight
ly greater than that of the imported
wares The exports for 1896 had a
value of SIS, 34l, ,4S0 and were decidedly
the largest on record, while the i'm
ports for the same year, valued at SIS,
282. 800, appear to have been surpassed
only in 1894. when the foreign goods
received at Porto Rican ports amount
ed in value to $l9, Os6, 3S6.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-06
BISMARCK is DEAD.
The German Statesman Passes
Away at FREDERICKSBURG.
His Last Hours Marked by Painful
Scenes-DeRth Agony was Long
Brief Sketch OF the Remark
able Mans Career.

Berlin, Aug. bismarck is dead.
Germany's man of blood and iron"
passed away at 11:20 o'clock Saturday
night at his castle of FriedrichsruEe
The entire nation-the nation which
he unified by his indomitable will and
unyielding purpose-is shocked by the
sudden news.
1t appears that the eX-chancellor's
death was not precipitated by sudden
complications, but was rather the cul-
mination of chronic diseases-neu-
ralgia of the face and inflammation
of the veins-which kept him in con-
slant pain, that was borne with the
iron fortitude which might have been
expected. The beginning of the end
dates from July 20, when the prince
was confined to his bed. He had been
several days Frustrated before an ink
ling of his decline reached the world.
Death Agony Prolonged.
When DIR. Schweninger arrived at
Friedricksruhe railway station short
ly after ten o'clock Saturday evening
the two counts Won Rantzau were
waiting with carriage, and the ply
sician was driven rapidly to the cap
itol where he found the prince already
unconscious. According to an unoffi-
cial account the death agony was pro-
longed. The prince died without taxi
ing leave of the family. For fully an
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-06

In 1888 we imported from Porto Rico
$50, ,793 worth of fruits and nuts. This
importation was not only the largest
of the past decade, but also exceeded
every previous record except that for
the year 1871, which amounted to S76,3lL.
The decline that occurred in the years
following 1883 was marked one, the
annual value of the imports for 1898
1897 averaging only $ls,24l, as COM
pared with $42, 1913 for 1sSS-lS92
Oranges are the principal variety of
fruit imported. The average yearly
value of the imports fell from SO, $50 in
1885 1892 to S3, O4o in 1S94-l897.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-06

Congressional nominations: Indiana
Fourth district, Francis Nj. Griffith
(dem); Arkansas, Third district.
Thomas C. McRae (dem.). renomi-
mated; Kentucky, Tenth district, w.
j. Seitz (rep,).
Michigan republicans will hold their
state convention in Detroit Septem
Der 81.
Mrs. Amelia Currier Vollar, who lives
with her granddaughter, Mrs. George
Haines, in Chicago, celebrated the one
hundredth anniversary of her birth.
James Clark, the oldest mason in the
United States, celebrated his ninety
ninth birthday at Quincy, Ill.
DR.. William Pepper, of Philadelphia,
one of the most prominent physicians
in the country, died at Pleasanton,
Cal, of heart failure.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-06

THE president is very fond of music,
and often in the evening a number of
his visitors entertain him by playing
on the piano. He is especially fond of
having Controller Dawes, who is an ac-
romplished musician, play for him.
The president has expressed some
pleasure in the music furnished by the
numerous piano organs which lufest
Washington, but, as they are not al
lowed to enter the white house
grounds, distance lends enchantment
to their sound.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-06

ONE lesson of the Santiago engage
ment seems to be that the battleship
must not carry torpedoes. Another is
that, particularly in sea engagement,
torpedo boats and their normal de-
stroyers count for little, and that the
rapid-fre batteries of the ships are of
supreme Importance. To these may
be added the crowning lesson that we
want no slow battleships. Every one
henceforth built should be as swift as
any in its class in any navy in the
world, and as swift as the highest art
of ship building can make them.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-06
GREETED WITH JOY.
Have Our Troops with Them
Volunteers Desert To Miles.

Washington, Aug. 1.-Gen. Miles, in
command of the Puerto Rican expedi-
ton, sent the following dispatch to
Secretary Alger, which was MADE pub
lie at the war department at ten
o'clock Sunday night:
Ponce, Puerto Rico. July 3l-Secretary
of War, Washington. ID. c.: Volunteers
are surrendering themselves with arms and
ammunition. Four-fifths of the people are
overjoyed at the arrival of the army. Two
thousand from one place have volunteered
to serve with It. They are bringing In
transportation, beef cattle and other need
ed supplies. The custom house has al
ready yielded $4,000 AS soon as all the
troops are dtsembarked they will be in
readiness to move. Please send any ma
tional colors that can be spared to be
given to the different municipalities 1
request that the question of the tariff rate
to be charged in the parts OF Puerto Rico
occupied by our forces be submitted to the
president for his action, the previously ex-
listing tariff remaining meanwhile in force.
As TO the government and military occu-
patton, have already given instructions
based upon the instructions issued by the
president in the case of the Philippine
islands and similar to those issued at San
tiago de Cuba. MILES,
Major General Commanding"
Ponce, Puerto Rico, July 20, via st.
Thomas, d. w, l., Aug. 1.-No forward
movement of the army is expected for
several days. The transports with
Gen. Brooke's army corps and the re-
mainder of the first corps are arriving
slowly. Our troops will probably re-
main here quietly until the bulk of the
army has disembarked. Gen. Miles will
retain his headquarters at the custom
house at the port of Ponce, while Gen.
Wilson will be in immediate command
of the troops in the city, Capt. ALI
son has been appointed provost mar
shall and with the aid of the local con-
stabulary has preserved excellent or
der, although almost the entire popu-
lation of the city remained in the
streets celebrating the arrival of their
American liberators until long after
midnight Friday. Business in the city
has enjoyed great boom since the
arrival of the Americans.
The news that Spain had consented
to sue for peace was received here and
was at once taken to Gen. Miles. The
general wrinkled his grave brow when
he read it and said he did not know
what effect it would have ON his ex-
petition, but he purposed to push ON
ahead and take San Juan pending or
ders from the president. A dispatch
boat carried information out to the
fleet and there was celebration at
the first indication of weakening on
SPANS part.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-06

DURING the calendar year 1896 the
foreign trade of Porto Rico, according
to the official returns compiled by the
colonial administration of the island,
attained total value of $50, ,624, 100, ex-
ceeding all previous records Com
pared with the value of 1887, the open
ing year of the decade, which amount
ed TO SCI aS7, COL, these figures show "a
gain of more than Sl5, OOO 600 during
the ten years. In the tve-year period,
1S92-1s96, the total imports and eX-
ports had an average annual value of
SS3, $40, ,535, as against $24, 96l ,2l7 in the
preceding five-year period, 1Ss7-lS9l.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-06

IN our export trade with Porto Rico
The item of meat products is hardly
less important than that of bread
stuffs. During the last five years, in
fact, the average annual value of the
meat exports, returned at $O63, ,576, was
slightly larger than that OF. the export
ed breadstuffs, although in the pre-
ceeding five years, 1sss-ls99, this was
not the case. While the exportation
of breadstuHfs fell off during the de-
cade, that of meat products increased.
the average annual value for 1885 S92,
rs compared with the larger figures
just quoted for 1898 1897, amounting to
only S004.67S.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-06

The present value of the British
feet in money is about ESQ, 900, 900
$50, 900, OOO). According to recently
issued papers the proportion of ships
of large dimensions to the total num-
Der built is not nearly so great as is
often asserted. All but two of these
are battleships, the exceptions being
the Powerful and Terrible, cruisers.
OF between l2, 900 and $4,000 tons there
are IL ships, seven battle ships and
four cruisers; between 10000, and 49,
900 tons there are ten ships, two being
battle ships.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-06

IT is claimed for the Washington
artillery of New Orleans, La, which
was organized in 1S46, that it is the
oldest artillery organization in the
United States. 1t was the first in the
south to tender it's services to the gov
rrnment in the war with Mexico and
on the day after acceptance it was
ready. 1t now is composed of five bat
teries, with total membership of
about $50 men.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-06

DURING the last five years Cs93-1s97)
our exports of wood and its manufac-
lures to Porto Rico reached an average
annual value of S292. $50. Although
these figures are somewhat larger than
those for 1sss-1S92, returned at $780,
773, an examination of the records for
errlier years shows that this slight in
crease was preceded by a long period
OF decline, dating from 1871, when the
value of the exports was at its highest,
amounting to 5000, 407.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-06
FOREIGN.

Prince Bismarck, Gcrmany's great
est statesman, died of congestion of
the lungs at Friedrichsruh, aged 81
years.
The Chinese warship JutschS foun-
dered during a storm at Port Arthur
and 146 of her crew perished.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-06
Personal AND POLITIoAL.

In convention in st. Paul the Min
nesota prohibitionists nominated
George w. Higgins, of Hennepin, for
governor.
The populist state convention at
Austin nominated Barney Gibbs, of
Dallas county, for governor of Texas.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-06

UNDER the head of breadstuffs, wheat
-four is our leading export to Porto
Rico. During the five years 1s931S97
the number OF barrels shipped per an
mum averaged 14s, 4s7, having a value
of S57O,6l9. In lsss-1S92 the quantity
exported was somewhat less, averag-
ing 14l, 324 barrels a year; but the av-
erage annual value, owing to higher
prices, exceeded that of 1S93-1S97, be-
ing returned at SGsS, 293.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-06

When the emperor was informed Of the
princes death early Sunday morning
he was deeply affected and ordered his
yacht to return Immediately The
Hohenzollern, with the emperor on
board, will reach Kiel this evening.
The flag on the yacht is flying at half
mast
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-06

The Spanish garrisot at Nuevitas, in
the province of Puerto Principe, Cuba,
evacuated the town, setting it on fire
after it had been shelled by American
ships.
Strong hopes are entertained in ad-
circles that the confer
ence with NJ. Cambon will result in a
peace agreement.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-06

CERvERA is entitled to remain on
parole for one year, during which time
he receives the pay and allowance of
pn American admiral 1t is thought
that he may like to spend part of this
time in Washington, and that he will
not care to return to Spain until the
political excitement subsidies, as he
would almost inevitably lose his life.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-06

Siamese women wear their gowns
while bathing and wash them in the
river while enjoying their bath. When
they have finished they go up the
steps of their floating houses and, hav-
ing wrapped sheet round themselves,
they wiring the water out of their wet
clothing and hang them up to dry.