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Show TliE SALT LAKE TIMES. TUUKSDAY. FEBRUARY, 12 1891. J THE SALT LAKE TIMES. t " - ffUK TIMKJT Telepboaa !" ' gl Th ofllna of T Times ia located at No. II tVmmerclal strsnt. local mention In thin column will be curled at cents ir lln each Insertion. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 12. mi. ville. O., are Templeton guests. They are west to see the country. Among the Continental guests are Dr. Archibald, W. Campbell and J. I. Ashcraft of Montreal, Canada. Mrs. D. P. Bowers and maid and Miss Catherine Coflswell of New York, ar-rived at the Templeton this morning. J. II. Wright and Fred Taylor of New York are stopping at the Temple-ton- . They sire on a tour around the world. Nate Thompson received a telegram last evening announcing the serious illness of his brother in Hutte and started at once to his bedside. Doctor (ilia Kinor fh nmtnpnt. aurir- - eon, was summoned to Ogden to per-forin a delicate operation. The doctor thinks seriously of carrying his studies into the "dark continent." C. L. Hawley, manager of the clear-ing house association, leaves for the east this evening, to be gone anout thirty days. ('has. M. Hawley will be acting manager of tho association dur-ing his absence. I. E. Bradbury, the ubiquitous rep-resentative of E. O. Thompson, the Philadelphia tailor, who has been in tho city several days supplying the dudes with tho the latest on the fashion plate, leaves this afternoon. J. ('. B;iyles, president of the Spiral Weld Tube company of New York, is at the Cullen. He is west in the interest of his company, and from here will go to Montana. Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles. Mexico and east. Mr. Bayles was formerly president of the board of health of New York City. He thinks Salt Lake is a progressive town. JMCKSONAL. T. O. McGill of Denver is at the Clift. Frank Allen of Oregon is a Cullen stopper. Thomas Kelly, a Denverito, is a Cul-len guest. H. Mackey and wife, of Pocatello are Clift guests. C. j. Schmitt and wife of Sandy are White guests. E. J. Raddata of Stockton, is at the Continental. Ed II. Broohn of Chicago is at tarrying the Cullen. J. G. Ewright of San Jose, Cal., is at the Templeton. G. Schneider, fresh from Hamburg, is at the White. J. U. Zaller of Richmond, Va., is at the Templeton. W. S. Marshall of Seattle, Wash., is at the Templeton. C. E. Grafton is down from Tacoma, at the Continental. J. H. Eckrnan is over from Denver and at the White. F. J. Hutching from San Francisco, is a Walker guest. . R. T. I'ettengill is down from Ogden, and at the Walker. Richard Turnbull, of Detroit, Mich., is a Templeton guest. Frederick Ward and wife of New York, are Clift guests. Sergeant Curron has gone to Ogden on an official mission. Harrey E. Lewis of San Francisco, is stopping at the Walker. W. G. Taylor has put his Chicago grip down at the Cullen. S. W. Estabrook of Council P.luffs, is in the city, at the Continental. C. F. Burton of Bunker Hill it an autograph on the White register. A. G. Barber and wife of Tacoma, Wash., are in the city, at the White. John A. Blythc and J. II. Mease of Vernal are in the city, at the Cullen. James Howell of Livingstone is at the White. He is a Montana mining man. F. M. Warren, wife and child of Portland, Ogo., are Templeton guests. ' G. W. Jenks of Baltimore. Md , has ' reached Salt Lake and is a White guest. O. H. McMahon, a prominent hard-ware man of Omaha, is a Continental cuest. I . A. Falkenburg and J. S. Rathhnrn of Denver arrived this morning at the Cullen. Mrs. Robert Brower and Charles D.I Herman and wife of New York are at the Clift. .. E. S. Morton and wife and' G. W. Morton and wife are down frombeden at the Clift. ' Charles E. Do w, who has been east about a year, has returned to Salt Lake ! and is at the Cullen. j William H. Bauder of Denver is look- - ing around Zion and is making the Tern pleton his headquarters. Julian Magnus, manager of Marie Wain wright. put his autograph on the Templeton register today. J. B. Carmichael of Evanston. man a- - ger of the Almy coal mines, arrived at i the Cullen this morning. i Captain Lange anil Miko Sullivan I I were among the party who went to Ogden yesterday afternoon. ! ; S. A. Baldwin and ladies of Zanes- - j f UDY OF THE CLICKER. Dally Round ud Bed rod Cp Dignity of the WmuM Who Telocrapas. It occurred to a citizen the other day on approaching the fair telegrapher in an uptown hotel that a woman in such a place must often have her temper and her fortitude taxed by thoughtless mem-bers of the opposite box. The young woman in question was possessed of a personal makeup that would attract attention in a crowd, yet through all the rush of business and hur-ry of work she never once seemed con-scious of herself. Men came and went, tlieir messages were received, the words picked off by tlie lead pencil measurer, the charges announced, and her seat re-sumed without, as Francis Wilson has it, her "moving a muscle or wincing a wince." To the,inquirer after fact she turned, and for the first time raised her eyelids, that disclosed a pair of sharp, honest, blue gray eyes, full of business, yet sug-gestive of a happy, laughing tempera-ment, if yon only knew her outside her "cage." "Oh, no," she said, "we are too busy for idlers, and always of necessity too deeply interested in our work to allow us to pass the 'conversation lozenge.' "There are those who fancy we are here only to look pretty and impress the gjtleman guest with the idea that he has delayed for a whole work to send a telegram of utmost importance." "This is not the case, however, and the man most likely to forget himse'f and bother ns is not the fellow vno spends a quarter for an unneofeary tel-- gram as an opener to conversation. We see him, of course, occasionally, but his business generally amount to inquiry as to the location of the perfectly visible hotel desk or of the nearest postoffice or letter box. We make short work of him, and in a discreet way can force the blush on him that sets him on his gen-tlemanly feet again. "Others there are, and thank goodness they form tha great inajoritythat rules, whose business is transacted promptly, politely and with an evident sense of the fact that they are dealing with a lady. Thsye persons it is a pleasure to serve, for there is no superfluous dialogue or attempt at jesting, or suraestion of any- - thing but the perfect gentloman. "A boor gets loose at ns once in a while, to be sure, but we manage him on' the plan of 'the quiet answer that turneth away wrath.' He's apt to be old and gouty, and to find fault with ns for that his 'd'arter hasn't tellygraffed' him since his arrival. On a suggestion to uch a one that perhaps his worthy girl at home has not been informed of his topping place in the metropolis, he is frequently awakened to his own sense of carelessness, and then rises the smile that shows the good heart underneath, and all is serene again. "Yes, we work constantly, and we must work well, for oftentimes much depends on the correctness of our trans-mission; but we have no cranky over- - seer, we are well paid for young wom-en, and our trials are fewer and not so spirit rending as those that fall to the lot of the saleswoman." New York Her-ald. Highest of ill in LeaTening Power TJ. S. GoVt Report, Aug. 17, i38 aESi foivder , ABSOLUTELY PURE A thorough course in horse training, $2. Vicious horses trained rnd educated at moderate rates. Inquire of Al Wat-son, 23 West Second South street. - - Spring style of lwil of Knox bats at J. P. Gardner's, Maiu street. W. H. Whitney, Koom 22, building, has control, exclusively, of some neat cottages centrally located, which he will sell on easy terms on the install-ment plan. Special' bargains will be given in the next ten days. i ttoods Neloir Colt at Hooek & Clawson's. White china below cost. 1 Ilntst lists II Ilt.!l t Spring styles now ready. Brown, Terry & Woodruff Co., successors to Bast, Terry Mer. Co. Hatters and furnishers. 142 Main st rent. Chop Railroad Tickets. You can save from 10 to 50 per cent on your railroad tickets by buying of F. B. (Jifford & Co. Fery ticket guar-anteed. Main office, S;S0 South Main street; branch office, 17 West Second South, nearCullen hotel. Wanted, lllds. On the construction of a yacht. Call at printing office, No. 21 'West Third South street. To tha Trad. Owing to otllcial advances we are compelled to advance oue dollar and fifty cents per case on (J. H. Mumm Extra Dry, Cliquot (yellow label). Monopole. Chas. Heidsieck Extra Dry. B. K.BL01H& Co. Fine turkey dinner at the Restaurant Francais today. Fine turkey dinner at the Restaurant Francais today. Fine turkey dinner t the Restaurant Francais today. ' Wanted. All kinds of second-han- household goods at Etchison A Webbers, 157 8 First East street. - Restaurant Francais. 16 Commercial Jtreet. First-clas- s ..in. all respects. Dr. I.eeka, dental surgeon. 18-2- East First South. First-clas- s work. Hon'i Start North, South, east or west unless you get your railsoad tickets at Groshell's ticket of-fice, undor the postoffice. Try it. l lah Comniaadery No. 1. There will be a special conclave of this comuiandery this evening at 7:30 p. m., for work in the order of the temple. Sojourning sir knights cordi-ally invited to attend. By order of the E. C. H. M. Bacon, Recorder. Monuments and Headstones. Brown's Marble Works have removed Fire Price. o No. 35 XV. Third South. (lOods not damaged. Cutters Wo to $100.00. Lap robes, 3.50 to $15.00. Horse blankets. Stable $1.50 to $4.85. Street $3.50 to $10.00. at Sti pf.baker Bros. Manfg Co., 33 and 35 Main street. Spring Styles I Spring Styles ! I Miller, derbys and silk hats. We are sole agents. Brown, Terry & Woodruff Co., successors to Bast, Terry Mer. Co. Hatters and furnishers. 143 Main street. Used in Millions of Home--- 40 Years th Standard Fire Rale. Barton & Co.'s sale of clothing, etc., damaged by fire and water. 30 West First South street. The Pbosuix Nalonn. 228 South State Road has reopened. Respectfully invite everyone. (too Sate to Claesifu WA.NTF.D AtiENTsT CAN MAKE FROM ' tf to $10 per day. MWt t Second South I' ANTED-SITUATI- ON A3 STATIONARY i enfc'iner, fo lr years experience: or od hand about mill machinery. Apply to E. S. Marks, 773 East Secoud Souto. THE DEALERS IN DIRT. They are Host Sanguine Over tba Outlook for a Big Spring Busi-ness. THE EEAL ESTATE EXCHANGE, A Lively Meeting at it Headquarter! This Morning Yesterday's Trani-fe- rs Notes. Real estate men today are finite int. islied with the situation as it presents itself in this city. They invariably ex-press themselves as confident that here will be a profitable field for their labors this season. In speaking with a lead-ing dealer this morning ho gave it as his opinion that the buying this sum-mer will be confined mostly to eastern purchasers, and will be on a large scale. Ho looks for a steady demand for residence property among the in-coming population, but toil will not compose the bulk of the business. He calls attention to'the fact that several big deals have been consumuted within the past few days anil made public. These were transactions in large blocks of property which will be held until the location of the new en-terprises now assured for Salt Lake. tin elfi nninta nut thai it in lha nan.v.l 7 r testimony of the dealers that they an-ticipate their big patronage from the monied men of tho east now looking this way. The sudden and gusty Hurry of last fall when every Salt Laker who bad $100 hastened to put It into real estate will not occur again for some time to come. Another gentleman called The Times' attention to the fact that several loan companies are reaching this way and express themselves as anxious to in-vest money on Salt Lake security. This he thinks is the one thing noedecf to in-sure a tremendous trade in real proper-ty and a big building hoom. Without cheap money in abundance the city will not advance this season. But every indication is the most hopeful. No brighter outlook could be desired. The Exchange. At the real estate exchange this morn- - ing a number of dealers gathered and discussed the outlook. The general im-pression was that with the opening of better weather, which this day seems to foretell, the real estate man's task will become easier and more remunerative. Beck, Kennedy & Co. presented a re-quest for J1000 or $2000 on approved se-curity. A lady also sent in a note saying she wanted to rent a fifteen or twenty room house. The notable increase in the attendance was remarked on all sides as a commendable feature It is intended to reorganize the board within a short time, and make a number of changes in its working plans. Chambur of Coinmarea. Some parties in Great Falls, Mont., ask for information in regard to igri- - CIllt.l.l.r.A nnrl iiirrtrratinn in TTlnV. juvii'M 111 W fctk IJ . A letter from Brooklyn, N, Y., from a representative of an insurance com-pany asks for descriptions and prices on agricultural lands. Inquiries for printed matter have ar-rived from Orchard, Neb,; Montana, Kansas; Onawa, la.; Harvard, Neb.; Buford, la.; Paducah. Ky.; Galena, Kansas; Weeping Water, Neb.; Layfay-ette- , Ind.; Willow Springs, Neb.; Seedan, Kansas; Iraer, la.; Nebraska City, Neb.; New Frankfort, Mo.; Ark.; Silver Ridge, Neb.; Kemsen, Ia.;Ncligh, Neb, Real Eatate Transfer. The following real estate transfers were recorded yesterday: Frank I and Edtth Ounne'l to John Oa- - Kiin. arrantv due d low m. ii unri U. blk I. C'oli rilo mitdlvlKloa net) Alexaiiiier U and tliai.th Adamson tn AnuHta H C0nw.1v, deed, part of sortlou It), tp I oiith, riinue B west 200 Alfred L At woo I and wife to J H Wi-lli!, warranty d. lots In. U), a, i& and'14. AHlmiy i ark addl'loa tOJ W I'Omeiira to N C Dougherty, deed, lots, blk. pi t it .. ...... . L . i D Klnuey to H H ElriredK, wnrranty ileed, lots l.H anJ l. blk i, and lot 7, blk &), Knney & (ii.urlav'M plat ... .. 600 Robert Skinner to J c Carson, warran-ty deed, part f lot s, blk l pi it A . 000 Beii.tmnlu K Hli kok and wife to W. O. Hnrper, warranty deed. lols;i7 : 40, II and to b ock 6. Highland Park 210 Frank E Midinrln to .1 II A.llard. oult Claim deed, part of lot b. blk 44. plat A 1 CC Young to KVt.a 1) Youutf, deed, Kmpart of l..t 4, blk fw. plat B tOj her Ai.n K Hoaxlanrt to Kllza D o mi', deed, part of lot 4, block fie, PltH 400 Totil ...... 1',W Heal Eatate Notes. Desky & Co. sold two lots in their ad-dition i yesterday. Price, fllOU. Miller & Miller sold two lots in de Long's addition yesterday for $500. F. A. Virtue & Co., yesterday sold to J. K. Foote a house and lot in Avondale park for 13000. Peter A. Pctrson has contracted for the erection of a $3000 store building in Midway addition. Tonsey & DeRicqles yesterday re-ceived advices from eastern parties that they might consider $r7,000 worth of property for which the tirm is agent sold. The deal comprises (MM near the stock yards. Real estate men report several pieces of aereago property withdrawn from the market. In some cases where owners wanted to sell badlv only a Bhort time ago. they are now' holding off for better prices. E. L. Craw & Co. have dissolved Mr. Craw continuing the busine'ss. Mr. Richards goes to Denver. Before dis-solving this morning the firm sold five lots in Midway for $J000 and let a con-tract for live artesian wells in Midway addition. J (J. L. Chamberlin & Co. received this j morning a shipment of handsome mantles, in cherry, sycamore and enamel, which they will put into the houses the company is building on Per-kins addition. Several of the mantles have been set up in tho compauv's oflice and are for the inspection of the public. AMUSEMENTS. Tonight Frederick W'arde and Mrs. D. P. Bowers open their engagement at the Salt Lake theater in "Henry VIII." The Washington Star says of a recent engagement in that city : Frederick Warde and Mrs. D. P. Bowers began a two weeks' engage-ment at the Academy of Music last evening, with "Henry' VIII." Shakes-peare is always welcome to ihose who love true drama, and never more so than when rendered by so able an in-terpreter of his lines as Mrs. Bowers. Her clear, forcible enunciation of his noble sentences rang out with all its wonted energy last evening, waking pleasant associations of the past to those who remember the Hays when she was less a stranger to tho theater goers of this city thau she has bneo of late years. Mr. W'arde gave an uneipialed render-ing of Cardinal Wolsey. He was digni-fied, and at the same time manifested all the vivacity and action requisite in this dillicult role. iihi:yitii:s. See Baker, Second South, for shoes. DiHanehctt, homeopath. n8w.2dS, tel. !6 The county court is in seesion this afternoon. The Caution trial will take place to- - morrow. J his is ollielal. The matter of the plumbers' strike (.ins to bo in a fair way of settlement. The banquet of the University club will occur at the Continental on Febru-ary 25. The engagement of Nate Desky and Miss Rav Met?, both of this city is an-nounced. The Commercial club will hold a meeting in the Hotel Templeton parlors this evening at 7:1)0 o'clock. Next Monday the grand and petit ju-rors to serve during the February term of the third district court will be se-lected. A striko is reported in the Gipsy Blair at Big Cottonwood in which It) Inches of high grade ore is said to be disclosed. Marringe licenses were issued today to Hubert W. Blanthorn and Anne vtaiuron: aiso 10 weorge 1, nnarp ana Kate E. McMillan. G. Wr. Wadsworth has been appointed postmaster at Hebron, Washington county, and Miss Dora L. Franks at Stockton, Tooele county. U. S. Paymaster Croary returned from Mock Springs to Suit Lake today. The boys in blue were glad to see the genial gentleman and his cash. Frank Holliday of Caldwell's sheep ramp near Manti was accidentally shot In the right leg the other evening. Ho was handling his gun at the time. Ladies when passing the oflice of the Santa Fe route, 215 Progress building, should call and get copies of the popu-lar sheet music to be given away. Tho Denhalter rilles whose parties and evolutions have been a source of so many social delights, have as the Denhalter Dyer battalion with Company A and B. The annual election of the Salt Lake Bowing club will be held March 11. The members met lust night and dis-cussed the affairs and welfare of the club from a financial standpoint. E. M. Friedman & Co., tho clothiers, No. 81) Main street, whoso large stock of gents' furnishings and clothing was slightly damaged by tire and water are still slaughtering prices unmercifully. Entire stock is being sacrificed. There will bo a meeting of the com-mittee on the revision of the rules of '.he stock exchange at tho office of E. D. Stevenson tomorrow at 8 o'clock. The committee consists of Messrs. Ste-venson, Bamberger, Carter and Pol-lock. The half mile dash at the Electric Roller Skating rink for a purse of $50. between Clinton. Murrav. Beattin and Campe resulted in a draw last evening. The race will be postponed until next Wednesday when a finish will be ar-rived at. A meeting of the Welsh association was held last night at West End Music hall. Among thu speakers was Bishop Morris who related his early experi- ences in Utah. His remarks wen in-tensely interesting as were tho buck-skin breeches he bought years ago from an Indian. The association is making active preparations to celebrate the an-niversary of St. ill's Day on March 2nd. Major Byuon. president of the association, has a jaw breaking machine with which be will initiate the Welsh of the city. Eagerness for RJeotrleal hhtntiieB, An interesting sign of the great desira of the general public to acquire aoondj even if elementary, ideas of electricity and electric arte has been given in tha rush for tickets for the course to ba given at Columbia college. It has been the desire of President Low from tha first to place the college in sympathy with popular intellectual needs and tendencies, and in its way this series of electrical lectures meets just such a want as, if unsatisfied, leads often to downright evil and loss. The tickets cost f 10 for the, series, and the whole hundred of them have already been, snapped up, while further implications) are received daily. Each lectare will ba accompanied by experiment, so that; each auditor will be able to catch the-meaning of every appliance or process and do everything except see the current flow. The 100 subscribers to the lectures are generally professional men and people of education, who feel that ignorance of one of the greatest and most pervading agencies of the times cannot be endnred. Lawyers to whom electrical matters are bnnght, capitalists who know that the electrical fortunes have not yet been made, yet who cannot now discriminate; students desirous to be instructed as to the latest ideas and doctrines in elec-tricity; mechanicians and inventors on the watch for now opportunities all these are represented on the list What Columbia is doing in this public spirited way can be done by other American seats of learning surrounded by great ' populations. New York Commercial Advertiser. r ( MEN YOU HEAR OF.' Maj. Pond expects to make from $75,-00- 0 to $100,000 out of Stanley's lecture tour. The explorer is paid $50,000 for fifty lectures and his traveling 'expense in addition. Senator Sherman is 8 feet 8 inches tall, but he weighs only 150 pounds. He looks no older than he did fifteen years ago, and, though now 67, his hair has just be-gun to turn gray. Gen. B. F. Butler has a wonderful memory. He rarely forgets any incident that ever happened to him or came within his observation. His brain is a great encyclopedia of ready reference. Vice President Morton has sold his handsome estate on Bellevue avenue, Newport, R. L, to L Townsend Burden, of New York. The place is known as f airland, and includes about four acres Of land. Clarence V. Greathouse, formerly a San Francisco newspaper man, after being appointed to a Japanese consulate, has succeeded in winning the favor of the king of Corea, and has been made deputy king. Edwin B. Winans, the first Democrat-ic governor that Michigan has had in thirty years, is a conservative, bald headed old farmer, with a neatly trim-med beard and kindly eyes beaming out of gold Spectacles. Each of the seventeen pages in the senate received a crisp five dollar bill from Senator Stanford at Christmas. His servants received an amount equal to a month's pay, and his private secre-tary a year's salary. ' Mr. Caminetti, who has been awarded a seat in the next congrews, is of Italian parentage, but a native born Calif n, and he is said to be the first man from California in either house who was born in the state. C. F. Gunther, the Chicago confec-tioner, possesses among his manuscripts several that are invaluable; among them are the originals of "Home, Sweet Home." Burns' "Anld Lang Syne," and Newman's "Lead, Kindly Light." One of the best story tellers in Wash-ington is Gen. Beale, who was Gen. Grant's minister to Vienna. His color is dark, and he is a good type of the veteran officer. He has a great fund of personal anecdotes to draw from, and relates them in a most interesting way. An. Inuiaal ( hence. Special reduction of 25 per cent, in all lines of furs, for this week only. Alaska seal sacques, jackets, rapes, muffs and boas, caps, gloves, laprobes, rugs, etc., etc., '1 , BvMkhksv, Furrier. Opposite Fostolticp, 220 Main. BLOtlK A PEAK. Snptrintendent Adkini and a Troop of Guests Bepair to tba 8cne of the Explonion, PREPARATIONS FOR THE BLA8T A Hitch in the Electric Current Oreatei au Exasperating Delay in the Shot Qnite a troop of people accepted the hospitalities of Supt. (ieorge Adkins of the Sears Lime and Rock company and before 1 o'clock this afternoon were bowling in the direction of the plant to be present at the explosion that was to tear up the wrinkled crest of the old mountain that has stood for centuries overlooking the valley of the Jordan. The ride was not the least thrilling of the features of fhe voyage, and having landed his guests, the superintendent proceeded to prepare the finishing touches for one of the most formidable undertakings that have been credited to the industry in this territory. Over In the bowels of the mountains were over two tons of the most violent explosives. The cham-bers had . beeq carefully and skilfully loaded with these and the electric wire naviog ueeu ow eicueu over 1000 feet to the big mountain that was soon to quiver and dissolve like a flash, connection was made with the cart-ridges. The spectators began to betray signs of impatience when 2 o'clock ar-rived and the deadly, mysterious fluid had not been despatched. The officers, however, were in no hurry, for they meant to carry ont th master task as perfectly as they had prepared it. The scene was simlar to that which was en-acted at Hell Gate only on a minature scale, and anxiety kept crawling to a higher pitch until some of the guests were ready to relieve the master of the unique ceremonies of his job. The minutes dragged and the hour hand was traveling slowly towards 3 o'clock before there was, a stir and the specta-tors rivited their, eager vision on the doomed peak. The current was now appealed to and the company was ordered to let it come with full forces There was some-thing defective at the connection, how-ever, and at 8:45 o'clock the effort to straighten it out was still in progress. She Did Not Realize Her Bllndneaa. In the report of Superintendent Per-kins, of the Massachusetts Institute for the Blind, is the following account of st blind girl: Until recently Edith Thomas has seemed unconscious of her blindness, and although it was freely spoken of ia her presence while her hearing still re-mained she has from the beginning in-sisted that she conld soe. Before she was able to leave her bed her mother went down and asked her child if she conld see her. Edith stretched out her little hands, and passing them over her mother's head, unswered in the happy tones of childhood. "Course I can soa you!" And a little later, when Bhe be-gan to run about tho house, and the chil- -, dren remarked that she was blind, she j indignantly donied it, insisted that sha could see everything, and appealed to her mother, saying, "I ain't blind, is 1, mamma?" She would put on some favorite article of dress which she had worn before she lost her sight, go to the mirror, and turning from side to side survey herself with childish delight. Thenceforward she continued this apparent use of the eyes with seemingly tha same degree of satisfaction as if physical vision re-mained. If she had a new hair ribbon she would go to the glass to try it on, and would even hold a hand glass, look-ing into it all the while her hair was be-ing combed. BITS OF SCIENCE. A druggist in St Petersburg has in-vented a method of tipping cigare with a preparation so that they are lighted like a match by rubbing against any hard surface. At a test of steel manufactured at Reading, Pa., recently, a one-inc- h bar broke at a strain of 233,833 pounds, "being about 20,000 pounds in excess of the highest record authoritatively known." in sour paste, the milt of a codfish, or even in water in which vegetables have been infused, the microscope discovers animalcnlsB so small that millions of them would not equal-th- e size of a grain of wheat Goldbeaters, by hammering, can re-duce gold leaves to such minute thinness that 282,000 must be laid upon each other to produce the thickness of an inch. Yet each leaf is perfect and free from holes. Observations seem to show that a de-crease in the earth's latitude is in prog-ress, implying an alteration in the di-rection of the earth's axis. Tho fluctua-tion is thought to be due to a minute oscillation caused by some changes in the internal wars of the earth. A man has within him a working pump called his heart, a working bel-lows called the lungs, a working vat called his stomach, a working condenser called his brain, and a workiag evapora-tor called his skin, all of which must be at work whether he will or not Shortness of sight is a defect lnci- - dent to civilization or to an artificial condition of life. An examination of the eyes of wild animals shows that those captured .after the age of 6 or 8 months remain long sighted, while those captured earlier or born in captivity are nearsighted. "With My Body I The Worship." When the wedding service of the Church of England was adopted for use in this country the adoring sentiment in the above lino was dropped out of it, the lrotestant Episcopal chnrch retaining the word "obey" in the woman's vow. Now, it is easy to see that there was no great risk in the promise to obey a man who had jnst pledged himself to "en-dow" his wife "with all" his "wordly goods," and also to worship her. The attitude of possessing all that the poor fellow owned, and of having him be-sides in the attitude of "adoration," might be supposed to be fully the equiv- - aaeni nnu oaiance to tne word "obey." As it now stands the promise to obey is only balanced by the equally neglected promise to give the wife all that the man owns. Neither is carried out, although the last one is frequently made sound, for the first time, by tho husband's last will and testament. If he does not live up to his bridal promises he frequently dies down to them. Taken as traditions that convey tho sentiment of an entire union of interests, obligations and desires, the who'd service should bo restored, if poetry is to rule. Taken as the common sense contract solemnized in the midst of the most sacred surroundings, the word "obey" ought to go out promptly, since the correspondingly worshipful words of the old service were dropped out long ago. Philadelphia Ledger. Tha Towmite Valley. For every hundred persons living weev of the Mississippi river who have seen St. Peter's at Rome hardly ten, I think it may be safely said, have visited the Yosemite. Two small hotels in the val-ley are ample for all who may at any one time seek accommodations, and on an average two coaches a day during the season will carry all who eeelc convey-ance to that place of grandeur. One thing is certain, the foreigner "doing" the United States seldom omits the Yosemite; yet many an American tourist traveling in California leaves the coast in ignorance of the wonders and beauties of the famous region. On a beautiful Sunday in May, out of sixty-fiv- e guests at the Stoneman house over forty-fiv- e were foreigners, most of them on a trip around the world; and that proportion is not unusual during the season. To the foreign tourist the Yosemite ranks with Niagara, and from those who have seen the wonders of nature on every continent the verdict seems to be that the Yosemite stands the greatest of all. New England Magazine. . Woodm.n of the World. Head Consul l A. Falkenburg of Denver is in the city, and will ho d a reception at the camp room in Glad-stone building, Friday evening, Feb. 13th, at 8 o'clock. All' woodsmen are requested to be present. W. S. Hamilton. Worthy Clerk. Married, Though Young. A lustrous eyed little girl from Mount Lebanon was the center of a wondering group of officials at the barge office re-cently. It was not her beauty, which, was of a rare oriental kind, that at-tracted everybody, but the fact that she was a brido. Her husband, Yussef Gosn, a strapping lad of 16, stood by her side with his mother. The little girl looked blushingly at the crowd at inter-vals when she was not hiding her head Bhamefacedly among the folds of her mother-in-law- 's dress. She said she had been married to Yussef seven months ago at Mount Lebanon. Her maiden name was Malacah Suriaan. i She and her husband are Christian-ized Syrians. They were brought up together and were fellow toddlers ia frocks. Yussef came here two years ago and became a peddler. Ho made $200 and went back to marry his play-mate, as he had promised to do before he loft Syria. He invested his savings in oriental goods, which he will soil hereabouts. Col. Weber temporarily detained the boy and girl, but let them go whon he found that the mothers of both had sanctioned the marriage, and that it was not an uncommon thing for children to marry in Syria. New York Sun. The Wandering Jew. Calmet's "History of the Bible" has this to say of the Wandering Jew: He was the porter of Pontius Pilate, and was called Calaphilns. When the mob was dragging Jesus to the judgment hall Calaphilus struck him, spying: "Go faster, Jesust Go faster. . Why dost thou linger!" Jesus replied, "I am in-deed going; bnt thou shalt tarry till I come." Soon this man was converted and took the name of Joseph. He is supposed to live forever, but every 100 years he falls into a trance, upon awak-ening from which he finds himself at the same age as when the Saviour said these words to him. The Wandering Jew is grave and stern, is never seen to smile, and perfectly remembers the death and xeanrrection of Christ No place is his home for more than a few hours, and thus does ho fulfill his title of "Wander-ing Jew." Detroit Free Press. w . Harry R. Hrowni'i Combination Check system of accounts can be seen in actual use at the following business houses: The Earls Furniture and Car-pet Co., Joseph Simon & Co,, Martin Schmidt & Co. Call and be convinced that in adopting this system you can see from day to day the exact status of your business direct from the original entries, without the necessity of a bal-ance sheet taken from the ledger. It is an absolute safeguard against the danger of the expenses running ahead of the amount of business transacted. HARftY R. Browne, Expert Accountant, 'J39 Main St. - - Discontent Among Rnilrosxt Clerks. A railroad clerk in this city writes: Will yon oblige many railroad clerks by saying that we are the most dissatisfied clas9 in business? A railroad clerk is seldom advanced on account of merit. I know many who have been at the same desks and for the same salary for years and years, and they are acknowledged to be valuable and competent. The men under whom they work are not to blame hecan.se thev r nnt nitiranfoil TUa fault is at the fountain head. The di-rectors of most companies live in the east and in London und other European cities. Whenever one of those directors has a son or nephew, or the son or nephew of some influential friend, he sends him out west to tako a position in the office of the company of which he is a director, and the young man gets a fat place. Please understand that we do not blame the young man. As a rule he is a tlemauly fellow and does his work to the best of his ability, and some of them have done well. But it is poor encour-agement to an old timer to see this prin-cipl-a in vogue. I do not believe it pre-vails in any other line of business. Chi-cago Tribune. The Inevitable. "Is that the general's daughter?" "His daughter? Why, what's the mat-ter with you? He's too old to have a daughter as young as that." "Well,' then it must be his wife." Fliegende Blatter. An Arctic Bird in Connecticut. During the severe northeast snow storm recently a splendid specimen of the great northern Bhrike made its ap-pearance in Jewett City. These birds are natives of much higher latitudes . than this, and its appearance here is probably due (like the great arctic owls which have been seen in this state) to the extreme cold in the north, also to the ease with which any bid can travel with a storm. Some years ago one was seen in Jewett City and secured by a local hunter. It was purchased by the Agassiz chapter, and can now be seen mounted at their rooms in the Slater library. These birds are to a certain, degree birds of prey, as their food con-sists of sparrows and field mice, which they capture and transfix upon soma nearby thorn bush. They are about the size of the robin, thongh the tail is mnch longer and the beak is hooked. Tha plumage is gray and white, with a black stripe extending from the eye down tha sy.e. of the head and nuclt On Condition. Mrs. Watts But. really, don't you think the husband should be the head of the family? Mrs. N. Peck Of course if he has the brains. Indianapolis Journal. Canada and Newfoundland. When was the Dominion of Canada constituted? Is not Newfoundland in it? The Dominion was formed in J867, and is composed of the provinces of Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward's Island, New Brunswick, Mani-toba, British Columbia, with certain territories and arctio islands. New-foundland was invited to come in by the act of confederation, but she holds aloof, and remains an independent crown col-ony. St. Louis Globe-Democra- t. Not Altogether Dull. She I think Maud is a very dull per-son. He You wouldn't have thought so if you'd seen the way she cut me last week. American Grocer. An Ambiguous Reply. Engaged Girl And you really think I will suit yonr son, dear Mrs. Brown? Mrs. B. I gness so. Why, bless you, anything suits Joha Cape Cod Item. I'rnbate Court. ' Estate and guardianship of Ernest J. Yound et al; order made granting prayer of petition. Estate of John Twiggs, deceased; case continued. Better Mot Sigh. A chemical analysis of the food cooked by our grandmothers, which men sigh for onco in a while, would show it 35 per cent, more dangerous to the stom-ach than food prepared in tho modern kitchen. As a matter of fact, American women knew nothing of cookery np to twenty-fiv- e vears ago. Detroit Free Press. ' Off Color. "What do yon call the coloring of thai picture yellow ochre?" "No, mediocre." New York Herald. A Woman's tteaitoii. Auntie (reading) "The government has contracted for a number of maga-zine guns." Now, I wonder what a magazine gun is? Niece (from Vassar) I guess it's the kind that go off only once a month. Pittsburg Bulletin. A Mouse in a Surplice. ! We have heard of a "bee in a bonnet" and a "floa in a man's ear," but never until a few days since of a "mouse in a surplice." It happened, however, that on a Sunday morning, when a par-sonic visitor was unearthing from the parish chest a spare surplice, there fell out from its folds a nest containing sev-eral brown mice. Anent the church go-ing mouse a capital story is told. A cer-tain venerable dignitary, remarkable for a profusion of wliite hair, was one day leaving bis cathedral when he thonght he felt somothiug moving under his hat. This creature he endeavored to capture, but in vain. On arriving home, how-ever, it was discovered that a small mouse had taken up its abode iu the ca-nonical hair. Possibly this little creat-ure was deputed by a chapter of cathe-dral mice to plead before the benignant canon their proverbial poverty. He, they thonght, being a large hearted man, might tako their case into consideration. Pall Mall Gazette. . - ' ' ' ' Reason for Rejoicing, "It's a good thing people are not treat- -' ed nowadays as Ananias was for lying." "Why so?" "Why so? Why, if we were, Bagley, nobody'd be left alive but you and I, and vou'd be paralyze f." New W--k ; v. - ' ! |