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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-02

London, oct 1.-The stock exchange
last week was almost at a standsun
owing to the suspense regarding the
Transylai situation. a fcw remained
who have not given up the hope. but
the general impression h that the soon
or hostiiitIoa begin the better Il will be
Tor the iiarkot. as the uncertainty IL
killing business and causing prices to
dwindic daily.
business. except. perhaps. In Amori-
cans and West AUSTRALIANS, has been
practically rnralyxcd for moru than
two months. within which time. accord
Ing 10 the Banking Magazine the
values of 800 representative securities
have deprecated. some 90 the amount
uf millions sterling. while % Dr. imuuH-
aiblc to ,ay whether the bottom hut yct
been touched.
fn soms quarters. however. the theory
obtains that The effect ~ the h0suliilua
has already been discounted by the fall
10 values which has alrOudy taken
place. and the prices Will recover after
the nrat shot " actual encounter. Hut
na We have entered upon period u
dear money. II ~ likely that prices viii
fall further before thcru u a pcrmh-
ucnt recovery
The gloom u the market Il profound
and everything " more or less down.
Consols last week touched iuJh, the
lowest figure IN several years. Many
other gilt.rdgpd securities went down
from y 60 per cent. Americans arc
suffering from the same cause ~ well
40 from rculizatlona and from New
York selling, due TO the sharp rise Ia
money The fall In most cases last
week was from q 10 y.
Money was unsettled. the market be-
NHHa ~
land rate will be raised. The rate
chnrg,d tlll Monday was ~ per cent on
call money 10 ~. and on three
months bills fkufh
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-02
County Commissioners Call Atten-
ton to Conditions at Bluff Dale.
WILL NOTIFY sUPT. wELBY
'r"ss'nE Considered Dangerous MIN
cult at Times Tor Persons 10 Pass
the Place In safety.

The county commissioners instructed
the county clerk today to notify super.
lntondent Ale. welby OF the RIO Grande
Western. that tho tracks at Bun pale
on the Rio Grand Western line were 20
low That u was impossible FOR covered
wagons to pass under them.
II was reported that a gentleman en-
dcavorod to ride under the tracks at
that poln, the other day and became
wcdged IN 20 tightly that considerable
difficulty was encountered In getting
out
Superintendent Woiby will be request.
cd TO make tho necessary improvements
uH soon na possible.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-02
monr mAILMolprns coMlNo.
Annual Meeting. Of the y. a q. =. L. To be
Held Next Week.

There will be another gathering of
ralltoadefs In Salt Lake next week. The
stockholders OF the Union Pacific viii
hold a special meeting on Monday. on
Tuesday the annual meeting Of that
road viii be held. and Wednesday VIII
witness the annual meeting Of the
Oregun Short Line.
Attorneys W. <. Pierce, W. II. Kelly
and ii q. Nichols are expected 60 be
here with President hurt and Secretary
Miller II h. thought that General Man
agcr Dicknaon will return but Prcsi-
dent Cornish Of the Oregon Short Limo
IL not expected.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-02

Omaha. oct. 2-CRttic-Reo.ipts -
600. Market steady. Native beef steers.
hlOnb.2u' western steers, iO0uisb
Texas steers. 3750i2s. cows and
hvlferH afO0i25: cuuuora. e26ua35.
ntnckors and feeders. 1isntsoi calves,
f.t1nGiO. bulls. stays. ETC.. 2.iou35b.
Hogs Receipts 5000. Market a
shade hlgher. Heavy. A30uA40. mixed
i.3oNiip. light. A3iHli0. plgH. AO0nl ~,
bulk of sales. il1HuA40.
Shrop=llccoipta 5000 Market steady
10 strong YelrlinFs. 2stutiO, western
muttouH. J6iu1H0. woyk sheep. $500
$3.50, lambs. 4.oOuAs0
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-02

chicago. Oct December wheat
opened az 1lfsaN with trading active.
II advanced TO iih aud held well about
that nFurp.
whcat-Dcc.. 7iAah; May,
7iA
Corn-Oct.. a2hGs; Dee, 3OMGh;
Jan. 29A May. mh
oatH-oct.. 21NnA; Dee, 2lhUh.
Pork Oct. $50: Dee. $40
Ghri-Oct. biIfdGto Dee. b.t5.
Hiba-oct. $40. Dec. 5.O5s
Cash-Whent- Nu. Cred. i2u -. Nos rt'i
50n,3. No. hard winter. 20. No. O.
hard winter GGUf0s No. I northern
spring. "a. No. 2 northern spring. 52u1i.
40, Q spring. 6iu7g
Con-N0. 3. 1tA No. 3, alh0h.
oatr-No 2. 22h025. No. 2. 22is.
Harley -1iniG
NyH-hiAuN.
Timothy-290.
FlaN=it4
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00v'5
DRY GOODS STORE.

NEW SHIPMENTS OPENED
DAILY. a WEEK OF GntND nan.
GAINS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT
Tailor-mad llomcspun suiisto IN
worth all ~ tidJ0. for l3.OO
Handsome Tunctn siik Waists Lad.
worth %s $40. fopu u ''''"' we" 4.0S
Flannel Waists. with round br,it
lar at ''' Csc
LS al% DANNY ran Jackets $50
Handsome Golf Capcs. front edged
at ''u AIS
Mail orders carefully attended TO-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-02
MINING, BUSINESS AND STOCKS.
STOCKS AT THE LOWEST.
Prices are Forced Further Down on Wa
Street Today
a Little Life In Coal - fiusines- NerJ
Quiot-Liyc stock aud produce
Markets steady.

Sew York. oct. 2.-The three days
downward duft IN prices in London
since tho last trading In London was to-
Elected at tho opening in some sharp
declines Metropolitan street railway.
sugar aud American tobacco dropped
about 10 each. and Anaconda o. Buy
Ing Co cover short contracts checked the
decline and there was general frac-
uonm recovery business soon quicted
down and the market showed yielding
tendency in spots. which noon spread 20
the entire list Sugar brooklyn tram
Hlt and Peoples gns were forced down
To the lowest An advance DO anthracite
coal prices coupled with the cool wealth.
or started nn inquiry Tor the c0nlorH.
which rose about n point each. Mean
while the general market worked lower
with dcCidrd pressure against HuHnr
and Sew York city stocks Railroad
bonds were frnrtioually lower Tor the
principal issues
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-02

VIII Give Very Good service to Meet
sanIa W dnnlp.IIIIon.

Time tables Of the Denver AMI RIO
pranio and colorado Midland roads will
nave 70 be changed shortly In order to
accommodate the Rio grnndc Western
whose schedules are 60 be- modified 10
meet those o. the Southern Pacific at
ogden. The southern Pacific has at
last awakened to tho Importance OF
improving IT, passenger service and one
last train daily each way between Og-
don and Sau Frnnciaco will b. iustl-
tuted. The time between san Francisco
AMI Ogdc n TO be reduced to twenty.
nlno or thirty hours In order 10 meet
competition OF the Santa Fc. whose fast
service between Chicago and the pnci.
ne coast II attracting heavy travel
In the opinion uf practical railroad
men of Denver. the time across the
state of Colorado viii not b. shortened
TO any great extent. The Colorado Mid.
land having the short line. Is In a pnai-
Ion 10 give quicker connection. but the
officers Of the road do not say that thoy
Will attempt a. When the new engines
now being constructed Tor the Denv,4
and Rio Grande are delivered. u 10 pr.
sihle an attempt may be- made over that
route 20 shorten the schedule, but the
general opinion % railroad men IL
against any decided change. on nccount
~ the difficulties OF mountain railway
travel 40 the riak Of shooting AROUND "A
sharp curve at a rate u nfty miles aii
hour.
None " the roads have announced
their winter schedules. hut the trans.
fortntion departments are figuring with
that object In vicw.-Denver News
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-02

salt Lake city oct 9, is9
u IL Nav Concern

To whom Il May Concern;
During the progress OF tho recent trial
OF Ernest ~ bate, accused ot arson In
connection with tho nru OF the River
tom Pioneer Coop, iu making my in
NyHtigutluu, tho nantes NJ William
Lungtuu and r. ", Mott were brought
prominently before the public in cone
uygtluu with this onHo, and I win state
iu Justice TO them, that after making
thorough inVeHtlgltinn OF all mat
tors connected with this case, l found
no evidence thnt would In any way con-
meet Thorn with Tnld tire.
This statement 10 made freely and for
tho sole purpose ~ correcting any err
ruHruus Impressions which may be- en-
tgrtniucd by the public because OF the
names M McHHrH. lnngtnn uud Mott
having been connected with said River
ton urHon ease. md wherein any iniua-
tiCe hOs been done these gentlemen In
annvctiOn with said case, ! sincerely
regret the same,
ID, +. GRANT.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-02

Kansas city. Mo. Oct 2.-Cattlo--Re-
crlptH. 1900 Market steady tu lower.
Native steers. ttoUG25. Texas steers.
aisui1i, Texas cows 23oull0. native
cows and hpifeu. iIiuig5; Htockrra
and feeders. 3t5uiGi. bulls. eGua75
iiogH- Receipts. 1000 Market atnudy.
nulk NJ sales. ttdpiG0. heavy. A3i0
$50; packers. fiOuAGo; mixed AiOf
go. llHht. lsiui65, workers.. iC0n AGj:
pigs. A5ouiG0.
shccp-lloccipts 1000 Market steady.
Lambs, a65u aOOi muttonH. a,OOal
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-02
CLEAR CREEK nRaSou riSisurD


Now that the Rio Grande Western
spur TO Clear Creek has been completed
heavy traffic from the coal mines Ia
expected ~ soon as trains are In full
operations The length OF the line IL
but seven miles. but great things arc
expected from g.
Three ear loads OF miners from the
East passed through a few days ago.
on their way 10 the mines
The contraction forces viii now b.
sent 10 the sunnyaldo branch and push
the work rapidly there.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-02

Chicago oct 2-liogs Receipts. 49,
600. tomorrow. 2g.o0O. left oyer 2G9i.
Market steady. Mixed and butchers. go
Utp2h good heavy igiHi15. rough
heavy. Aibui31i llyht, AtnuAg0
CHttic--RrcolptH. 1000 Market
steady. Reeves. it0uA15: cows and
hrifcrH. t.3iQts5; Texas steers. a2iu
40. stockorH and feeders. apouti0
shecp-UccClptH. gi.000. Market
steady. sheep, 2'6ni85. lambs. iOOa
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-02
IYFRMARY REPORT.

Superintendent jennie H. Whlpple OF
the county innrm1ry sent her report for
the month of September 20 the commits
siouora this morning,
The report N aH foll0wHi
Number Of Inmates August 3ist. 70.
admitted, 49, total, 81 Discharged, o.
died, I; total inmates September 30th,
"a
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-02

Denver. colo, oct. 2.-Cnttlc-Rc-
ceipts. 1000. Market active and steady.
Hccf steers $500 $50; cows. OOu 3 90,
feeders, freight paid 10 river. tl0OI
400; Htookera. freight paid, a.d0fi.16;
bulls, atngr, etc, 2O0U360,
Hogs Receipts. 100. Market quiet
Light packers, AlOuii5; mixed. li54
go; heavy. ii5ui,j0.
NhNun-EnrnImLL. mono.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-02

san Francisco. oct. Wheat strong,
Dec. iibh; My, LION cash, LILO.
Barley nrm, Dee, A5A, May. $50
new, sGt cash. SO.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-02
FEEDING suNFLowER SEEDS.


Hundreds Of methods ~ keeping eggs
have been published, yct the true ac-
cret NJ keeping eggs N not In the meth
mont ~ the fowls. Discard an mnles
and oggl viii keen three months. II IN
"a cool place ana turned twice weok.
aud be ln good condition. Eggs no
kept viii look fr1Hh and the yolks will
be unbroken. The only secret IL no
mules.-P, II. Jacobs IN American
Gardening
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-02
a REAL rRANscoNTINESrAL LINE.
What Combination ~ the millions of
Hoohcfeiiers aud Nanderbilis May DO.

II l. stated that while the death Of
Cornelius Vanderbilt may temporarily
delay the plans formulated by him for
the tfanHcontinentai railway conaolidn.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-02
THE POULTRY YARD.


The best birds To keep Of a breed are
those that mature early The light
Brahmas are large. and require ions
time during which TO grow, but thcrc
viii always be- one OF two pulicts that
will mature few weeks ahead Of the
others. Keep them FOR breeding pur-
poses and use thei, cggs next year Tor
hntchiug cut the chicks. being cart.ui 90
again select u the young pullcts hatch
cd iherofrom the earliest IN making
growth. and which are the frui TO begin
laying. In this manner the flock can
be- 40 bred aa 10 shorten the growing
period and thus secure cgEa earlier. II
will not be- OUT Of place to select the
males that mature early also. aud the
rule can be applied to any other breed.
H. requires but two or three seasons 70
secure advantages from flock ~ solec-
ton l. carefully doae.
FANCY PRICES FOR MALES.
Fancy prices are the figures placed on
fowls that are regarded more for the
show room or a. pets, The prices for
rooi, purc-brod fowls at the present
day are not at all fancy" AZ this sea-
son Of the year. when the yards OF the
breeders arr crowded, male birds can
be- bought for one dollar each, and no
breeder can afford 10 sell them for less,
as ID " more than the ordinary trouble
To Keep breeds separate and pure. a
male viii be- ono-hnlf the flock. as he
viii be- the slrc u hundreds OF chicks
and will consequently entirely change
! the character ~ the stock 10 be- used the
following season. a dollar IN "a small
sum To pay fur the Improvement Of a
NuIHlfH taN tho FUWNH IL not
| ln his weight or tho price he VIII bring
/ In market. but Ia the service he VIII
render
THE BEST FOOD FOR EGGS.
The best food for making hens lay Is
| lean meat When the supply OF eggs
| fails stop an other foods and feed lean
| meat. OF liver ,any cheap meat viii nn-
/ uwprl, and II viii be found superior 10
| anything that can be used. Green
/ bone that contains "a large proportion
| OF lean meat lH even better, prividcd
/ tho fat portions are removed from the
| bone IL Will be- found cheaper than
/ grain because II viii make eggs one
reason why hens sometimes fail TO lay
| when they have plenty " grain II that
| they require change, and meat con-
tnins the material Tor supplying the al
bumcn % the eggs, and N therefore a
| substance that the hens must have OF
| hens arr fat give one ounce Of lean
meat each day. allowing no other food,
Tor a week OF two.
FEEDING sUNFLowER SEEDS.
sunnnwcr seeds are excellent. bcinn
superior to corn or wheat. but thcy
should be- used three times week only
ar they contain large quantity Of OIL
the result being that tho fowls viii
moult too soon II led too heavily on
such an oily substance. Llnsecd men
| has the same effect but both linscco
meal and sunHowcr seeds can be- usot
with advantage as they nrc nitrogen
Gus IN character although rich In oils
| substances.
KEEPING EGGS. 4
Hundreds on methods NJ keeping cgg.
have been published. yct the true %,
cret NJ keeping eggs Is not In the meth.
OIL NJ prusr. walton but lu the manuF''-
mout ~ the fowls. Discard an males
i D. a.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-02
STOCKS, INVESTMENTS

Utah Hank and Commercial stocks aud
other high grade Investment sccurltir,
luught aud sold Loans on stocks, Dividend
paying stofks bought and sold. Investment
urdera from Institutions trustees Of estates
and capitalists Will receive tho host Of atten-
ton
JOHN Q. CUTLER, JR
ToL W, " Maln stFss
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-02

option on Thi. Valuable Property Secured
for Tasterners,

4. l.. Morris this afternoon secured
on option on iii.Oo0 out Of 10000 shares
o. stock Of the Copper Mountain prop
erty in Beaver county. the price b1lrg
22a cents per share. Mr.. Morris has
been working on this deal Cor a long
time, and Nv happy over tho successful
outcome OF the associations,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-02

Campbell \ ureouc, stock brokers,
i0 W. Second South st. Telephone $50
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-02

New York oct money on call
firm ut Guin per cont Primo mCrcnn-
tile pruur fn5ih per cent
sterling exchange Irregular with act.
uni business In banker bills at ASK ~
= Tor demand and nc tsiuh fur 90
days posted rates. is2usl and isGuii
commercial bills. fs0uh.
Silver certificates. 5000 ounces "a,
59is.
liar silver tsN.
Mexican dollars. IN
Government bonds weak; q ruF..
i.0oA 30 reg. tx int. i01it. do coupon.
1.Osh new o. rev.. I 30. DO coupon. ] 80.
old a. fcE.. III. do coupon. ne * int
o. rcg, iiih. do coupon, iiih.
SUGAR.
New York. oct. g-suanr-Raw.
quiet. fair refining 1915. centrifugal
% test ISIS. muinsHcs sugar. g-iG.
refined quieti crushed. ii-iG. pow
dorcd. ~ granulated Q l-iG.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-02
BATTLE OF THE
BULLS AND BEARS
Lively Time ON the Stock Exchange
This Morning.
ACrUALTRADING wAsLIGnT

Yankee aud Joe flowers Were uegu-
lar storm rcnter. Mammoth
higher DsiJ-WcsL
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-02


Tho transfers FOR the day were as fol-
lows
DAILY West. 100 at i352H,
Dexter 400 ut $40. 1000 at go. {
-Four Aces. 1900 tt 20,
Heysgr- Marion, 100 nt 2si 500 at 31H
100 ne 30.
ontario. 100 M $50.
Mammoth, 100 nc 2g5, 100 mt a2Gis.
Morcuf 100 az $50
Northern Lght. Goo ut ~.
Golden Gate Extension. 300 nc 30.
Grand Central, 400 ut $40. 90 at 512:
100 ut $40
Pctro. 200 ut g.
Sunbeam, 100 at 02a 100 at G2i 200 at
South Swansea, 400 nj lG1.
Golden Eagle 1000 at its.
May Day 100 az ~.
Martha Washington, 900 M 6b
Joe Bowers. 1000 nt ljh; 1000 ut 70;
1000 az igh 1000 ut 1914 1000 nt iGH, .
1900 at ~. 300 no ~ 900 az 1875.
Ben Butler, 1000 nt AZ
Bunker Hin. 1000 ut iia: I 900 az Az;
1000 at AZ, 1000 az "a
Yankee Consolidated, 1000 az lGtb. 100
~ itAi 1850 az a. 600 at l1h 900 az
iiis, buyer 90
Total number OF aharcs sold. sO.isO
bringing sli,552.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-02

can and examine Morris & sons
Monumental Stock.
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UNDERWEAR.

UNUEKWEHK.
With bigger ana better stocks to
choose from, we know the vnluos
are better. We've good quality
fleece lined for 75c the suit. We've
q good wool plush at 500 the suit.
We've good all wool kinds at $3.50
and $500 the suit. We've finer all
wool kinds at $3.50 and $500 tho
ruit, and We've underwear at 1900
$500 ana $500 the suit that cannot
be equnlcd anywhere for the money.
We've union suits for men NJ 800,
$50, $3.50, $500. We've underwear
for boys at Zoe, Toe. 500 and $50.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-03-22
First publication March 8.
PROPOSALS WANTED

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, at his office in the city of Prescott, territory of Arizona. will receive proposals for the purchase of seventy-fve , per cent. water and sewerage gold coupon bonds, until l2 o'clock m., on the l4th day of March, 4. D. 1899, each of said bonds being of the denomination of one thousand dollars, interest payable semi-annually in New York City. place to be designated by purchaser. said bonds to run for a period of fifty years.
 The City of Prescott reserves the right to begin liquidating these bonds after ten years and as funds may accumulate in its treasury sp- plicable to that purpose beginning with No. l.
 A certified check payable to the order of the City Of Prescott for , per cent. of the amount of the bid must accompany the bid, which IS 10 be forfeited in case the successful bid der shall for any reason fail to ac- cept or pay for said bonds.
 No bid will be considered for less than the par value of said bonds.
 The successful bidder to designate the style of the bond and the City of Prescott to pay for engraving same. The successful bidder to have the option on remainder of authorized issue on same terms as those sold, provided the city shall deem 1t necessary to issue same.
 The right to reje,t any or all bids is hereby reserved.
 JOHN P. BAUDER,
 2-14td City Clerk.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-03-22
ORDINANCE NO sa.

The Mayor and Common Council of ] ths City of Prescott do ordaln as follows:
 Section That section 26 of or dinance No. 2 as amended, approved January 20, 1898, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 2.-That it shall be unlawful | for any infant or minor, under the age of sixteen years. to loiter in or about any of the streets, avenues, alleys, roads, highways, or any pub lie place in the City of Prescott, or to be found about said city, and away from home after the hour of eight o'clock p. m., unless said minor shall be upon some legitimate errand sent by the parent or guardian ot said minor. And any person violat- ing the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than twenty-five dollars, or be imprisoned in the city jail not more than five days for each and every such ofense.
 Passed by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of Prescott this 9th day of March, 1899, by the fol- owing vote:
 Ayes-Brecht, Richards and MT President.
 Nays-None.
 Absent-Goldwster, Gage. Presented to the Mayor for his sipuature and apprOVal and bv him signed and approved this 9th day of March, 1899.
 JOHN W. DoUGHERTY.
 Mayor. Attest:
 J. P. BAUDER,
 Clerk of the Common Council.
 P. W. O'SULLIvAN,
 City Attorney. First publication March s.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-03-22
Ra.A W.wan-

Close to the wagon we met a busA
 woman. one of Indowyoka's people. re-
 duoed by starvation Co the most eraAci- sted and pitiAhle conditioa Her hns-
 band had been killed by hons sorrae days before though she herself had szoapeS with her life On her hack and shoaI- ders were the marks where the same lion had ripped away great strips q flesh Long elots of blood had dried on heT body; the wounds had not even been washed gave Der some neat which she ssiEad upon and at once ate rayenously The bones were almost through her filthy skln her little baady eyes set clGne together under a low. re- treating forehead her aaitened nose and large protruding hps oonoealing what little chin she possessed- gave her a look most uncsnny and repellsnt
 Altogether more like an animal than human being she seemed to me the lowest type of womAnkiRd that if has ever been my fate to look on Thsre arc numbers of bushmen and their wives who live jn this miserable condition. wandering through the veldt with no other means of subsistence than such trash as wild roots and berries Some of the men have guns and ammunition. and they spend their whole time in shooting When they kin a buck within reach of water-say ten milas-the whole family congregates on the spot sits rOund the body and gorges itself until every scrap of flesh and skin has disappeared -BlackwoOd's Magazine
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-03-22
A wau Paper rrtek

An old fellow came along the othel day. says a Philadelphia restaurant keeper, ''who gave me a pointer had never dreamed of He came in and Of fered to patch up all the bad places iu my wall paper and so skillfully that oouldn' | find place after it was done We'll hadn't any patching to do. but l bet the old chap quarter and bis dinner that be couldn't do what be said l tore a patch out of the wall paper. and when he was through eat ing he went to work
 ''The first thing be did was to cut a piece of blank wall paper big enough 10 cover the hole and paste it over Next be took a brush and painted 6 ground the same as the other paper Then. kick me if he didn't take other brushes and colors and paint in the design of the paper ] willingly yielded up a quarter with the dinner and was satisfied when l saw the slacrity and ease with which the fellow did bis work New York Tribune