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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31

r. E Anderson Investment COM
pany. Sixth East, between Second
and Third South. three two-story
brick dwellings. 1920 each .. 9.0ot
Thomas Mathews rs East First
South, boiler house and shed -. 500
Mrs Mary Judge, 81 and 80 South
Main. alteration and addition 49,. LOO
Joseph Couiam, q South Seventh
East. brick dwelling, top story
shingles $50. ...-..'... -. 1900
Total --........ ...............$55 $50, Co
H.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-12
SCHUUL AND CHURCH.

Threc-fOurths OF the students in Jap
anese schools are agnostics or atheists.
1t is estimated Ina; there are 10000
pupils in the agricultural schools of
the United States.
The Presbyterian church of Canada
last gear received for home missions
SIGG. 1884 and for foreign missions
s~l75.@22.s1.
The income of the Zenana Bible and
Medical mission Of London ~forlast year
WAS 100000, the largest ever received
in one year.
In the Frankfort (ky.) prison there
are two Christian EndoayOr societies,
one for white men. with Il membership
of $50. and the other for colOrcd mcn,
with Il membership Of 9S.
In the vicinity Of the Catholic uni
,ersity at Washington ground was re-
Gently broken for Trinity college. the
first Catholic institution FOR the higher
education of women on this continent.
Roman Catholics form $40 of the
population Of Ireland, the actual num-
Der amounting to 3.Ji1.3C7 i'll a total
population of 4.1Oi.7J0, according to the
census returns in 1891. IL the counties
Of Antrim and Down. and possibly Fer
managh, the non-Catholic population
is the majority.
\ Presbyterian clergyman, it is said,
has been experimenting by working in
mines. founGries and b~rickyards. He
%oun his conclusion that if can
Gidatcs for the ministry would work for
a year among those who toll with their
hands. they would be better able TO fill
the pcws in their churches with work
ing meE."
The ~Doukhobors. 800 of whom re-
Gently immi9ratcd to Canada. aEd were
assisted by the British Society Of
Friends. are a secret Christian sect in
Russia wko have been prosecuted for
80 years. They are contestant have
no priests or ceremonies. are comur-
~Listic. tiliin~ their fields IL common
and are s~crUpuiCU>ly honest.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-12
Fatigue from Mental Work.

DIR. Edward Thorndike. OF the West
ern Reserve university. has made some
interesting experiments on mental
fatigue. We are used to think of the
mind as n machine. and our inability
10 work as 4 sign of its loss OF energy
Sleep is supposed to restore the energy.
as an accumulation is recharged with
electricity. The incorrectness OF this
view might be questioned by the fact
hat mental action is the complex for
such simplicity. and that some minds
DO not tire with large amounts of work.
DR.. Thorndike's experiments show that
certain persons are rs nit for hard men
tai work after : day OF it as in the morn
ing. and seem TO have nj analogy with
q charged accumulation. Chicago
Chronicle.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-12
TWELVE OLD MEN.
All Members Of "a Brooklyn Club, a1d
Their Combined AEes Exceed
l,UUO Years.

Twelve men, whose combined ages
exceed 1000 years, live in n of the
suburban towns of New York. They
form probably the most remarkable
coterie Of old men in the world. They
have a club in which they meet fire.
quently and where a young chap OF So
meets with a mild sort of raillcry on
account of his extreme youth. The
quaint little community at Ozone park,
in Brooklyn borough. is the home of
this remarkable club. Within q radius
OF a quarter of a mile there live II
men whose combined ages aggregate
more than 1000 years, while nearly a
score of others have lived to a hale and
hearty, though extreme, old age.
Among them all not one is so feeble
that he cannot at least walk unaided,
and several OF them, though over four
score years of age, are still active III
business life. On any fair day II will
meet these old men at every turn, walk
ing with more or less steadiness about
the village streets or collected in
friendly groups around the steps Of
the post office. In the winter months
they visit a great deal among them
selves.
The Oldest member of this little
group Of old men is Mr.. Croiohn, for
years a prominent man of Long Island,
who is now 1OJ years old. There is no
member generally recognized by the
community to be one of this group who
is under 50 years of age. One member,
Charles futile. n venerable. white
haired old gentleman of 81, has been
spoken of as the kid" OF the group.
There is besides a GOod-natured rival
~ among some of these Old gentlemen
which most people will scarcely com
pruhcnd. They are as q rule very
proud of their old age and "spryness'
and boast among themselves Of their
well-prcserved faculties. One pic
turesque old fellow who is nearing his
ninetieth year, remarked to a reporter
recently: You see q great many old
men about here WHO 20 stumbling
along with their backs bent nearly
double. but you would hardly call a
man old who walks as / do: just watch
mel" And he stepped Off with the
sprightliness and erectness of a man
40 years younger. Many OF these old
gentlemen are engaged in active work
and hold their own very well with men
many years their juniors.
One of the most remarkable of these
cases is Lewis G.. Lockwood. n retired
Presbyterian clergyman. Mr.. Lock-
wood still cultivates i small farm. and.
though nearing his ninetieth year. is
engaged in writing a book. My book
helps TO keep me out of mischief" he
explained to a reporter, and it will be
the best thing | have ever done. am
very fond OF farming besides. and | can
still climb some of my trees. My hob
by is TO raise fruits. and when my trees
come into bearing / find | can II like
Il deeT."-N. Y. World.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-12
HUMOROUS

as Mr.. Goodheart still paying atteB-
ton to your daughter?" "He isn't pay
ing her any attention at all" I'm
deed, Did she jiIt him." NO; he
married her.'-Boston Traveller.
Smith, am the most reasonable
man on earth" Jones-"Then, why
do you always insist on having your
own way Smith-"Because It's the
most reasonable one."-N. y. World.
He Knew One Was Needed.-"Good
morning! / am here to tune your
piano. MY piano. ] did not orders
piano tuner" No, but the gentleman
across the way did."-Fliegende Blaet-
ter.
\ Question of Policy.-There is one
thing that you ought TO remember,
Remus, and that is that honesty is the
best policy" Il lone year folkes say
that befo', sub, but TO merself I'd rad
dor play de udder kline Boston
Courier.
Flower-"How do you manage to win
at the races every day?' Block-"A
friend of mine who knows all about the
game picks a winner for me in each
race" Flower-"And you bet or his
choice, eh?" Block-"No; / bet against
it."-Chicago Daily News.
Why He Objected.-"What's the mat
ter?" asked the congressman Of his
constituent. 81 got you a government
Job, didn't IL" Yes" "And the sal
ary is satisfactory. isn't it?' "Oh, yes;
the saIary's all right; but. hang it al,
they expect me to earl it."-Chicago
Evening Post.
Teacher-'Tommy, 1 hear that you
and Willy were fighting yesterday
Don't you know your little hands were
never made TO tear each others eyes"
Tommy-"How could We tear each
others eyes with gloves OF, I'd like to
know. Why, Miss Meek. you don't seem
TO know the first thing about the
rules of the ring."-3ostOn Transcript
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-12
q USEFUL BICYCLE.
1t Has Taken n Distinctive and Per.
mnncnt Place In the Social
Economy.

There is a quite general belief in this
country that bicycling is diminishing
rather than increasing. but it is doubt
full if the number Of bicycles in actual
use is not larger to-day than ever be-
fore. There has been a shifting in the
classes Of people who use them. Many
who took up the exercise as a fad" or
because of its novelty, have abandoned
it for golf or other sport; but at the
same time a new and larger class Of
riders. induced mainly by the advent of
the cheap bicycle, has arisen. to more
than make good the deficiency. So it
is the world over, apparently, for at a
recent international cyclists congress
in London 13 different nations were rep
resented, and their deliberations were
considered of sufficient importance to
entitle them to a leading article in the
London Times. in which many interest
ing statements concerning the popular
itv and social influence OF the bicycle
were made-among them that about
100 members of parliament belong 10 a
cyclists club.
In its reflections on the subject the
Times called attention to the share
which the cyclist is TO have in the work
of the world as well as in its muse
ments. saving: The fact that almost
every one can at small cost travel three
or four times as fast and as far as be-
fore is already producing great indus
trial changes. and others must follow,
in town and elsewhere. The country
doctor begins TO make his rounds. the
rector his visits. the tax gatherer his
demands. by means OF the cycle. The
tradesman takes his orders and exc
cutes them by means of the modern
shoes OF swiftness. They are now the
mainstay of many a country house.
The clerk or workman reaches his
suburban house, except in bad weather.
on wheels. Not a few things go more
smoothly now that they go on wheels
We are only at the beginning OF consid-
cradle economic and social changes. all
ascribable TO the ubiquitous safety
which has already done more for the
workinGman since lis introduction
than legislation and philanthropy
combined during the same period It
is hard to say where its influence ends"
~ Y Posi-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-12
CHINESE WANTED BIBLES
Bat the Missionary Found They Were
Used Instead of Powder il hnk-
Ing Firecrackers.

Independence day reminds me-"
said thu missionary from China. "of
the most encouraging and the most
misunderstanding experience in my life.
| had la5orcd hard il the work OF con-
verting the Chinese to Christianity and
there was unfeigned rejoicing among
al the missions in China and the
churches in America when the demand
for Bibles on the part Of L converts
eliminated in orders for $1,000 Bibles
in one shipment.
THE remarkable number of new
Christians thus indicated. while it &C.
casioned much thankfulnesS in Amer
lea. caused the heads of the missionary
associations 10 set on foot an inquiry
rs to the methods employed in saving
the souls of such an unusual number of
ceiestialS and the uses TO which they
put the Bibles sent them.
You may know that in China the ma
jority of the firecrackerS with which We
celebrate our day of national indie
pendencc are made by the Chinese III
their homes. Contractors for fireworks
give each man 4 certain amount OF pow
der and that must be made into a given
number of crackers. The paper used
in the manufacture he buys himself
and paper is not a cheap commodity in
China. The powder furnished seldom
fills the required number OF crackers,
but that does not disturb the celestial
in the least; he turns in his quota all
the same. and the American boy in con
sequence invariably finds in each pack
age of t~irecrackers q few that won't go
off.
Il discovered that Yankee thrift had
been absorbed by the heather Chinee
with much more readiness than Yankee
morals. In contributing his labor to-
ward II festival occasions he hit upon
an cxredient whereby n considerable
profit accrued TO himself. In other
words. our great shipment of $1,000
Bibles had literally gone up in smoke
They were 10 be had for the asking and
the celestial conscience seems never to
have suffered Il rang rs to their disposal
for firecracker wrapperS."-Frank Les
lies Monthly.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-12
SEIRT WAIST N
dExhaustinG Work of Laun-
dresses C.Gsrd by summer
Fashion.

This Is the season when the shirt
uais; wear"r comes forth in all her
glory and rcfrcshcs both herself and
the casual bcholdcr continually by her
attractive display of nicely starched
and ironcd linen. The girl who has
Just attired herself in Il Spick and span
shirt waist Just fresh from the laundry
Is as delightful to the eye and the
senses of her fellows us is the spOtless
shirt waist to its ~ratified wcarcr. But
10 the girls who iron those waists
well. that. to use Il kiplingism, is an
other story.
One hundred. 10. 100 and even high
or now and then the thermometers in
the big ]laUndricS often register. Ind
in this neat sLiT: waist Cirls-Hot wear
.rs. but ironcr>-siand and toll all day
long. Many. many hours Of hard and
cXharstin@ labor daily is necessary in
order thar the other shirt waist WON
en-. the wcarc:s. rray do themselves
proud" in the ubiquitous garment
which has proved itself such a good
friend 70 ~woEaankind. Nor does the
work of ironing shirt waists heiuE-
to the order Of that which may be
performed hastily. with Il minimum of
care and labor. No. indeed. Every
woman who wears Il shirt waist want
i perfectly iro-ed. naturally enough,
and that means work. Very few wUm-
sn have sufficient shirt waists in ordi-
nary use To allow the pretty "blouses"
sent L the laundry one week to be
returned the ncEt. rs Il rule two or. at
most. three days is all that can be al
lowed for their laundering. Ard that
means work a!so-ovCrwork. overtime.
but. alas, not OyeTpay. as 4 general
thing. for the shirt waist ironers.
Doctors and hospital nurses tell grew.
some stories occasionally OF dread dis
eases brought on and young lives sac
riiiced by the. perpetual standing on
one foo and the heavy machine work
performed in many Iaundrics. The girl
who stands on one foot all day long.
Year in and wear out. pressing down
the heavy trcadle of an ironing ma
,hine with the other. until she grows
too sick to work longer and goes TO
the nearest free hospital or lapScs into
semi-invalidisn IT home. has no love
for shirt waists as a rule. For much
nj this ~cNhaustin@ and difficult labor
is carried on in behalf OF The shirt waists
which most other women love. and.
lest the Observation-Disclosures half
of Chicago humanity grow unduly
puiTed up. Let it be said that the deli
cate and fragile negligce and outing
shirts So favored OF mankind for some
time past are very nearly. if not quite.
sc bad as the shirt waists. While as to
rush" oTdcrS-wcll. there wouldn't
bc so many Of them. perhaps. and the
average man and would order
Il few more shirts or shirt waists. even
ii Il little pinch had 10 he felt some
where else. if only they realized all OF
tie torture and strain. and all for very
low wages. which must be undergone
hy some our every time they make en-
nhatic demands for their laundry bun
die to be returned Just rs quickly as
possible. "-Ch;ca@o Chronicle.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-12
Decline and Fan of Corn Bread.

Ii seems to us that L W people
are not the great cornbread eaters they
used TO be. Batter = egg bread and
certain cakes are still in vogue. but the
honest and homely OFT pone. the corn
dodGer and the hoecake are not as
popular as they used to be. As for the
ashcake. the cooking of it has becomea
lost art almost. We charge this change.
in part al least. TO the introduction,
even in most country homes. OF the
modern cooking stove and range. 1t
takes a great big open fireplace and a
southern negress, with a red bandana
on her head. TO make prime cornbread.
Nor will any meal but underground
meal serve. the best purpose. Steam
power meal is Observation-Disclosures Dis.
patch.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-12

Prof. Elackicwasawiry old patriarch.
with handsome features and hair fall
ing in ringletS about his shoulders: no
enc who had seen him could possibly
forget him. One day he was accosted
in the streets of Edinburgh by a very
dirty little bootblack with his Shine
YOUR boots. sir:.' The professor was
impressed 10y the tilthiness of the boys
face. Il don't want Il shine. my lad"
said he; but if you'll go and wash your
face. I'll give you siNpcnce." "A RIGHT.
sir" was the lads reply. Then he went
over IL Il nrighhoring fountain and
made his additions. We'll. my lad"
said the professor when the boy came
back. You have earned your s%iNpence:
here it is" Il dinna want H." returned
the boy, with a lordly air; you can
keep it and get yer hair cut San
Francisco Argonaut.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-12
OFF,

II every day were Sunday and all Of life
were love,
And neither in the earth below nor in the
sky above
A cloud was ever gathered to eclipse the
light of hope,
And the lilies in the valley and the roses
on the slope
Were ever blooming sweetly and the land
was ever filled
With the teEd'rest notes of nature that
the songster ever thrilled:
If a tear of sorrow never came to dim the
laughing eye,
Then pleasures would grow palling to the
senses by and by.
If the sun could shine forever ard the day
was always fair,
And Nature e'er a laughing miss, with
flowers in her hair:
If life was nauGht but pleasure, unknown
to gloom and pain,
And there were no storms of trial and no
sorrow floods of rain:
L there were no fruits forbidden, no joys
to be denied,
If the heart was never tempted and the
soul was never tried:
If there We're no thOrny pathways, Xix tho
brayest feet have trOd.
The heart would grow Indifferent and
wander off from God.
1t requires a night of darkness just to
make the day complete,
AMI behind each wall of trouble waits 4
bencdiction sweet:
Then remember as you struggle up the
hill, though steep it be,
That beyond its Alpine ruggcdness lies
faircSt Italy:
Each scar received in fighting for the
cause of truth and right
Shall be a badge OF honor on the breast Of
honor's knight:
The world may have its burdens ard its
GriefS and tears untold,
But If there were 10 cross Of sorrow there
could be no crown Of gold.
Memphis Scimitar.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-12
4 C8..;C-Down.

Il hope" said Wimbledon to Mrs.
Witherby. who had just come back from
abroad. that You enjoyed your trip"
Il did. indeed" SKID Mrs. Witherby,
IS she returned the slight hand pres
sure in the usual manner; but. 90 YOU
know. | c3mr ovor with so many ccl;b-
rites who were on the steamer that ii
seems rather strange Eow tn associate
Nithcommon. ordinary peopie.-Erook-
lyn Life.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-12
sound Advice.

Manager-Thcre is one motto. my
young friend. that YOU seem 10 have
left out of your consideration. and that
| advise Won henccforth TO bear in
mind.
Fresh AcIor-What is that. pray?
Think before YOU act."-Richnond
DiSnatCh.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-12
Nh Longer In the RusIneEa.

Maud-Oh. Uncle George. did YOU see
the medicine maj of the tribe Of In.
dams that you visited?
Uncle George-No. Maud. discov'
cred that he retired several years age
in favor of the patent medicine man
Judge.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-12

Travelcr-ls this a healthful local
ity?
Nativc-Wcll. rather. We have had
but one death in nine years, and that
was the doctor.
Indeed, And what did he die off,
starvation" - Chicago Evening
News.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-12
A Complicated Timepiece.

An East lndiaman has built a house
clock which weighs nearly two tons and
has hundreds of moving figures. music
boxes. chimes. and other complicated
machinery The man spent seven years
in constructing the timepiece.-N. y.
World.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-12
Pale by Contrast.

Ella-Fred is terribly green.
Stel!a-Green. He's so green that he
makes grass look pale when he standA
OF it-N. y. World.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-02-01
NEWS In A NUTSHELL.
Bis of Paragraphs that Give Con-
densed Notes of the Day.


| THROUGH the Lines will be produced
If The Srnbaum his evening.
sugar was Al, cents when today's
| st,s'7,ere sailed From, san Francisco.
ToIya T.a Progress meets this even
inc, ot I.9o o,clork Work i'm fine second
dagrae
SIystic 7 odga X of p meets this
a,,arino Of 7.20 o'cIock Work in the
| tbird degree
The list of officers for the ensuing
vear of q Rreya, &, co. Ltd. is pub
! iished i'm This issue.
Thera viii nor he a meeting of the
hoard of health this afternoon. This is
On account of the mails
II is ,.e,v dry i'm the district of Eona.
In several localities water is now be-
ing sold by the gallon.
G. w. Crosby. $50 Market street. San
Francisco adyertises for a situation.
He has had ten years eXperiencp
Mr. Hutcbin@s the grocer, has rent
cd the store lately occupied by the
Armenian Garnet man in the Progress
block
Ia NTunvon tbe nev artist in the
90 bniIding is making a sner,oIrv
of views of nrivate grounds and resi-
| dences
Tbrouph the Lines startling ,ne1o-
drama in four acts will he give7 nt tbc
6rnbo,,n1 tbis evenine NV M Tnin Wal.
| tors comnanv
T, II Dee gives notice that he is at-
tornav in fact for p 7 Voellar G, %
,,d tIat no bi1is ,,.iIi H., oIlo,,.ad I'm
ant bis v,rittnn consont
Erod wood hos occon+ad n nosition
iii, Tho uobro,, D,,,ey C,n,,,,,,y a
W Never goae todo,, fro,,, IIo1iiets,'e
to Rareon Smith g. 70
Cb,js WINS rntn,ned ~, tho Mama
roa veeterdav Afternoon, from, n en-
I.a,,irg tins tbrougb TEona 10 y.as
aU.at- ,ho,it tfrao 'r7,n,tbS
tn Tnte,io,,' SGicn hos : h, autumn.
to-. - - a. to ieS,,a o.. ,,,I,,,in.r a.,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-02-01

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make the known at forever after hold his
peace, either by teephonng 80 addressing P O. Box
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-02-01
FOR SALE.

The homestead belonging to the Es-
tate of George c. Beckwith, con-
tanning 1882 acres, situated at Haiku
Maui, near the Plantation grounds; ell
ovation 300 feet, trade winds blow fresh
and cool from the sea; a comfortable
substantial house of seven rooms, three
dressing rooms, closets, kitchen, pan
try and office, and several outbuildings
all in good repair; fruit and shade
trees. Water supply from cistern and
never failing springs. Good pasture
with ravine and running water. Clear
title from Royal Patents. For further
information inquire on the premises
or of
F. B. DAMON,
At Bank of Hawaii.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-02-01
KODAKS.

You are told that there is no
Kodak but the Eastman Kodak. 3"
We handle only Eastman Kodaks.
Their goods are a guarantee of
quality. We have them from S.
to SIS, and whether you buy the
lowest priced instrument or the
highest, they will be found just as
represented. Kodaks make the
best of Holiday Presents, accept
able to either sex.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-02-01
WANT THEM ASHORE.

Collector General McStocker has re-
ceived from Chinese residents a petit
ton in the interest of certain persons
now held at quarantine. 1t is asked
that all those Chinese entitled to land
in the Hawaiian Islands under the law
be allowed to do so at once in order
that they may spend the new year
with their relatives and friends.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-02-01
Developing and Printing

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of developing and printing. There
are others who have not the time
or inclination to do the work them
selves. We make a speciality of
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Our customers are kind enough to
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pride in this department of our
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finds you are making mistakes he
will correct you. That's very inn
portant advantage. Let us show
you what we can do.
Hebron Drug Co.
Headquarters for Eastman Kodak
Supplies.