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Show feho Was The Thief. plexlon, given to wearing a sloxiched hat and long cloak, rightly or wrongly you put him down as a decidedly v; , , suspicious character. Now we happened to have a nassen- irer on board a Brazilian named De Oaitro who tallied in, every way with this description.; But for the fact I bad conclusive evidence to show he could not have been directly concerned in tne robberies for inquiries proved ne naa remained on deck the whole evening he; certainly would have been treated to a private Interview In the captain's cabin As it was, I was forced - to conclude that black hair, swarthy complexion, slouched hat and cloak were quite comoatible with a man's innocence. Nothing further occurred to excite suspicion until the last day or two of the voyage. Then, one evening after dinner, word was brought to me that three other? state rooms had been rifled in the same! mysterious manner. Watches, Jewelry and even money had I , j "Mrs, Melhurst'a compliments, air, and would yoa please come down to her rtateroom immediately 7". I had just shut myself Into my little office on deck, having run through the ship"s accounts before turning In night It is quite a mistake, by the way, to think that we pursers have no more onerous duties t perform when at sea than to watch over the passengers comfort read prayers on Sunday, and keep a store of nautical information at our "finger-end- s for the benefit of every .curious voyager. Nowadays the purser of a crack American liner making perhaps a record passage of six days or so has his work pretty well cut out for him during: the (ntire voyage. On the present occasion i had srarotv. ly got my accounts fairlv In hand whn I was interrupted by a slight tap at the door. I rose at once and opened it, and there stood Mrs. Melhursrs Canadian maid, with flushed face and uervous, agitated manner. "Is there anything wrong?" I asked, with some surprise, when-shhad delivered her message. 'There is, sir," she replied, nastily. "All I know" She was about to make some eager statement, but pulled herself up and tripped along the deck without another word. I switched off the electric light. i&cbjeu. me aoor ana -- numea away alter ner. wnen i got to Airs. Mel hurst s stateroom, I saw at once that something had occurred to cause her lerkms anxiety. The berths, the couch, and even the floor were littered with the contents of cabin trunks and hand bags. In the midst of the confusion stood the lady herself, looking decided ly perplexed and annoyed. "This is very singular. Mr. Morse." she said, pointing to an empty Jewel case wtuca lay open on the upper berth. "My diamond ornaments are missing." "lou don't say sol" I ly exclafcaied In made several vovaees with us on pre vious occasions. said, taking me "I say, Morse," he thearm, "you've got confidently by some queer customers on board this hip." "How BO?" "Why, some one's gone and walked off with my silver cigarette case, a couple of rings and a pair of gold" "The deuce V "Well, It looks uncommonly like as "if tae individual you refer to hadseea hand in the business, for I don't how any ordinary mortal could get Into one's cabin, with the door bolted on the Inside, unless he managed to squeeze through the portnoie - "Tell me exactly what has hap- phed7 mr fallow, how can it It's a Philadelphia enough to puzzlewent to my stateroom I You see, I bit drowsy. I a 5aftr dinner, feeling swear to that-a- nd can I .bolted the door cigarette I remember flingingofthe slee ve gold a and pair case, rings I put When links on the upper berth stretched myself on my dressing gown a had downright and couch, upon the I got tip, about good snooze. Whenfound my trinkets I flrTminutes ago, - ,- T- jaf had vanished." were beginTon my word, things no mistake ning to look serious, and the with made him acquainted was Justas He testate of affairs. much puzzled as 1 was mj--sent a mes- next morning be afr thing to Mrs. Melhurst, In his private interview his wish Ht also signified be present We both time In hunting HP cap-iiTa- nd c. tJSi qf$ ,"7"; a nose " . long,-whic- disappeared, though In all three cases the passengers stoutly declared they naa lexi tneir doors locked. When the alarm reached me I hap- to be standing In my deck office. pened 1 Ln hand twenty which I had lust taken in sovereigns exchange for American money to accommodate one of our passengers. I didn't wait to lock up the gold. I simply placed it on my desk, switched off the light and hurried away. Ihad no fears for the safety of the sovereigns, my door having a particularly Intricate lock, In which I took good care to turn the key before leaving. I remained below for an hour or so investigating these fresh complaints, but, as in the other cases, I was utterly unable to make head or tail of thin. Vexed and bewildered. I went DacK to my office, unlocked the door, turned on the light, and mechanically stretched out my hand to take the sov ereigns from my desk. My hand closed upon nothing more solid than thin air my little pile of gold had vanished I For a minute or two I stood there gazing blankly before me, so utterly con r usea and dismayed that I could scarcely bring my wits to bear upon the mysterious affair. Then I man aged to pull myself together and took a look around the little cabin. In the course of my observations my eyes happened to rest upon the which stood wide open, the weather Demg oppressively hot. I regarded the innocent looking porthole with the air of a veritable Sher lock Holmes. I went outside and thrust my arm In through the opening. but my hand did not reach within fully two yards of the desk. Still It struck me as being the only way by which the thief could have got at the money, and I determined to put my theory to a practical test. I hurried down Into the saloon, where most of the passengers were As yet few of them congregated. were aware of the robberies, for we had kept the matter as secret as pos- siDie. i went straignt up to a young American gentleman, who I knew had a great many trinkets in his stateroom, and was rather careless, too, in the way he left them lying about. "Don't show any surprise," I whispered, glancing round at the occupants of the saloon, "but might I ask whether your state room is locked?" matter before the captain. I had Just got to the head of the saloon stairs when I heard some One bounding up after me, three or four steps at a time. I turned and saw a Mr. Carter who, by the way, had . seum of Natural History at Paris have given to the world various Interesting results of their observations. The learned professor at the museum, Leon Valllant, describes the diet of a serpent more than (twenty feet has been on exhibition at the Jardin des Plantes since the month of August, 18S5. Up to the end of 1895 this reptile has eaten fifty times; that is on the average of five times a year. The largest number of times In one year that the snake took food was In 1886, when he ate seven times. Nearly always the food consisted of the flesh of goats, . old and young, Three times, however, the repast was composed of rabbits and; once a goose. The feeding of the serpent, which will eat nothing but what Is alive, offers an uncommon spectacle, and many per- - ' sons request to have notice of the times when the creature feeds, so as to witness the feeding. Yet the light ningllke rapidity with which the reptile seizes its prey produces a powerful impression. . Apropos of the volume which can, the by means of distension, enter ant stomachs of serpents, Prof; Valll relates that a French viper was once put In the same cage with a horned viper. As these Individuals, although belonging to different species, were of the same size, it was supposed that they would live amicably side by side. Nevertheless, the horned viper, during the following night, swallowed his companion In captivity, and in order to accommodate this prey so disproportionate to itself, its body was distended to such a degree that the scales, instead of touching each other each laterally, and even overlapping condiother a little, as in its normal tion, were separated, leaving between the longitudinal rows of them a space" equal to their own breadth. All the same, digestion proceeded regularly, and the viper did notappear to have suffered in the least. The case of the cobra that swallowed a brother cobra by mistake at the zoo affords another example of this extraordinary capacity for the accomodation of food. Pittsburg Dispatch. : j port-hol- e. sheer amazement. "I do say so," she replied sharplv. "You can see for yourself that they are gone," "How did it happen?" 'T cannot possibly tell you. At din ner tnis evening I happened to men tlon to Mrs. Latimer that I had picked up a curious crescent shaped brooch on me continent, ane expressed a wish to see It. When the tables were cleared, I came in here, took out the brooch and left the Jewel case lying on the berth. I was careful to lock the cabin door, but when I got back the case was empty." "How long were you absent?" "Not more than half an hour." "Not more than half an hour?" "You are sure you had the key In your possession all the time?" "Positive. I never let it out of my hand while I was in the saloon." I was fairly staggered. I examined the lock carefully, but there was absolutely nothing to show that it had been tampered with. I could hit upon no better suggestion than that Mrs. "Melhurst might possibly, have mislaid the Jewels somewhere. This had the sole effect of exasperating the lady to such a degree for it seems that she had already searched every hole and corner In the cabin that I was glad .to beat a retreat in order to lay the watch upon w .had future. It waJ9 pretty eTiuw.-a "black sheep" ifrTor aa old hand at the inefrthe?cm.. sext few days we had evidently was plalntt. The thief was ttanquU in, low," waiting im a Sv kept myg.. WISE WOMEN MARRY LATE. "And is the port hole open?" should think so. I don't want to find the place as stuffy as the engine room when I go to turn In." "Well, Just pass me your key. I want! to try a little experiment. Wait till I'm gone and then stroll up on deckJ Let yourself be seen on the lower deck particularly but don't pay too close attention to any one you may notice loitering there." He fell in readily with my scheme. I went and shut myself in his stateroom, crouching down so that I could Just keep an eye on the port hole over the top or the lower oertn. i remained in that cramped position until my limbs fairly ached, and I was half In clined to give It up as a bad Job. But suddenly, as I glanced up at the port hole, my blood ran cold, and in all my life I never had such difficulty toL dim light keep down a yell. In the saw a long, thin, hairy arm thrust In through the opening! The next moment a small black hand had fastened upon a leather case lying close to the window and withdrawn it as quick as thought almost. and bolted out I sprang to my feet dashed Into the passage. I up the samade the lower for and loon stairs deck. There, Just above the spot where I Judged the state room to be situated, I came fact to face with the Brazilian, De .Castro. In spite of the heat he was wearing his long cloak with the cigardeep cape and had his eternal ette between his teeth. He looked at me with an air of frank surprise, and I looked at him with an air of profound suspicion. Suddenly a happy thought flashed and my mind. I turned round runthrough down saloon the stairs, sprang tilt against the chief stewning full was standing at the bottom. ard, who "Nuts!" I cried, without giving him surprise. time to recover from hisme with such at looked he Really believe he I utter consternation verily leave of taken had I convinced warf senses. my "Do you hear?' I went on excitedly. "Get me a handful of nuts quick!". WI 5?s,22. a- -u -i- th f.jump Attorney - at - Lavr. C:llcctia . Son Papa, what is a schooner? PapaA and aft-rigge- d . ' masts. Son Well, say pop, don't you think that was a pretty tough story you told about ISr. Brown swallowing eight of them without affecting him? " X-M-- -. "Four!" "I believe it was four, but it may have been five. Does it surprise you?" "Why, yes," admitted the dearest friend. "I didn't know there were four worse catches in existence." Chicago Be? ; flS rt JSld into the sea, nuu. ivi-nc- r y to De Castro said: I must asa jou the captaln'scablnr "VOt yOU iuea" y -. . ltrilln?bok t ji, ; WKoleiale Fine Baggy Harness a Speei<j. TfllE Winks (proudly) Oh, about two tons a year." Somerville Journal. . The strides which the movement Outlined. among American women to secure for "Mr. Insite, give the class your idea themselves an independent livelihood has made during the last two or three of optimist and pessimist." "Yea, sir. An optimist is a man who decades are simply astounding. Nothis happy when he's miserable, and a ing can illustrate this better than the pessimist is a man who is miserable following figures, which have refer- when he's happy." Chicago Record. ence to the number of women in the United States In each profession In With the Wits. 1890, the figures iu parenthesis being Tn battle musicians are always kept the corresponding figures for 1870: In In the rear." "That's not fair. Many 1890 there were 4,455 female doctors of them richly deserve killing." Chi- cago Record. (527); 3S7 female dentists (24); 240 engln-eor- a 180 female (67); lawyers and land surveyors (none); 25 fe& male architects (1); 11,000 lady painters and sculptors (412); 3,000 female author (159); 888 female journalists (35; 34,518 female musicians (5,735); DRUGGISTS, 3,949 actresses (692); 634 female theatrical managers (100); 21,185 shorthand writers (7) ; 65.048 clerks, secretaries, etc.. (8,106), 27.777 female bookkeep. ers (none). Carefully compounded. Last year 1,805 women visited the Mail or express orders promptly attesed to as universities, of whom 34 left themdozLarge 8tsck at SaltLake prices. fully trained doctors, and about a en, respectively, as lawyers, preachers S0UTHER1I TRADE SOLICITED. and journalists. Of the above 1,805 students, 28.2 per cent have married. M'NALLY & LUNT, American women, however, do not, as a rule, marry until they have complet- NEPHl, UTAH. ed their twentieth year, and of these 1.805 as many as 887 were still under twenty years of age. Of women who hold diplomas as doctors, between The FiM National Bank, and thirty years, only 32 twenty-fiv- e per cent marry;e of those between thirty-fivyears, the perthirty and NEPHl, UTAH. centage of those who marry has risen to 43.7 per cent; of those between thirty-five and forty, to 49 per cent; and of CAPITA L those above forty years, to 54.5 per . cent. From this it becomes evident SURPLUS that of women who have, frequented universities, at least in America, marry much later than others. It is, perof this circum- GENERAL haps, a natural result are BANKING stance that divorces virtually a thing: unknown among these In All Its Branches. women students. New Tors) Press. Geo. C. WHiTKoaB, J. II. Ericksos, President. W. W. Armstkonq, Cashier. Why the Dog; Howled. When Richard Mansfield's company was in Cincinnati recently Miss Jennie Eustace, the leading woman, had a weird experience in a hotel.: She carries about the country a small, but S- valuable dog. She went to a leading Cincinnati hotel and was assigned to SALT LAKE, a large and splendidly furnished room. Her dog was carried to it in a basket. The door had hardly closed on the bell boy when the dog was let out of General Its basnet. It began Immediately to Dealer in cry and moan, and made wild efforts to scratch Its way through the door. There was no accounting for his be- FRUITS, VEGETABLES, BUTTER, havior, but Miss Eustace became alarmed and felt herself growing faint TouUrj, Game, Veal Pork an . Besf, 8moked and Fresh flsk. and nervous. She tried to pacify the Floor, Haj and Uraln. dog- - The effort was futile. She rang to bell for the boy, and asked be shown, It will you to ship yoar eoods to to another room, even if it were not as ehare 10pay per eent. for handling and remit as and elegantly fur- soon as roods are sold. Can glre agreeably situated Mumtrjr references If desired. nished as the one she was in. As soon as she got the new room the dog ceased crying and made almost human efforts to express its joy at the change. As for herself, her nervousness disappeared almost Instantlyi She thought nothing further of the affair until a few days later, when she overheard some of the guests of the orncxi f house speaking of a suicide which had been committed in the hotel the pre- 50 W. 2nd, South, SALT LAKE CITY ceding Sunday, the day of her arrival. P. O. BOX Upon inquiry she learned that a well known man had killed himself in the room to which she had first been sent, Hand Sample! . . ..fl.00 and the body had been removed only a Iron Assay ,; 1.00 short time previous to. her arrival. 1.00 Copper Assay Philadelphia Inquirer. Bottle 8amr.lp ... 3.C3 LUNT, KeUil. &&d GouiissMlIercIiii FOOT! CROM BAffll Leads All the Rest- - AWARDS. SPP0'lt: Home State Fair 1894, Gold Medal. Industries and Three Cream Baking Powder Gold Medals. Keep I Superior Quality Flavoring Extracts Gold "ncr j rmeA tvef rvunm Your - rmn MedaL Lionet at Best Suality and of llAttlA UUI Boda Watec 4 Am : MANUFA0TUBBD BY HEWLETT tiroa, - CALT LAKE CITY, , UTAH - " BOX Bpiees Pure and Ground Daily. THE House, DESERET, UTAH, MARTIN, (Oa mils from Oasis Statiaa.) . t Is the Only Hotel First-clas- s Between IMeplii atridL IIllfordL RATES HI HARMOIIY WITH THE TIMES. In) first-cla-ss ; rawln --- -rr .1 Jfl&m aMcafwarragged t bud ; b. - WJfhe COPYRIGHTS. Our goods have been extensively used in Peseret and vicinity, and have Winks Yes. I used to have the man of coal from out the good pieces pick given the best satisfaction. Mail orders will receive prompt attention, the sifter and throw the rest away. Now I have him pick out the cinders and burn the rest. Binks Well, what difference does : - w-ti- Ait J Mir . of the nuts ntmlirht - udme to nMV r- - . r" Harness, Saddlery, Buggy Whips, Noso Bags, Collar Pads, Hardware, Leather, oto. Binks (with languid Interest) Have ' Somali gleaming eyes fixed greedily upon me. Hons were the 1, MANUFACTURER AND IMPORTER OF i i T and Harness Saddlery GEO. W. WILLIAMS, at my house. : ' ALSO- Tportenou oonflvlBnttsl. A of In. Hons ptMctty formation oom?rnUjr and bow to o lain them aent f re. Also a ca'alogue ot oectiaaa ksl nd olfnt Wio books Mnt fre. A Co. intents taken tbronstb'Munn reHr rpecrtal notteetfi th Sclent I lie Ainfrirnn, t4 inns are bromibt widely before tbe public wtUk out cost to tbe hiTpntor. Th'a ft1n1ld fBsaed weekly, eleeranttyIVRt rater!, ban by far Hue lanrwt circulation of anr scientific work lu tlxm I world. S3 a year. Sumjiie conieB pent tie1. . XinHdVng Edition, monthly, ti-- a yenr. tstntrte KTery number contnino beaoa copies, U5 cents. tlfttl platoa, tn colors, and tbotoirrophi of now tionsoa, witta plan, enabling builders to hnw tbe deslpnii and secure contraota, Adrpn Jatft UUHH & CO, Mew York, 3fil BhojuwAT. 8 ALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. Winks I've' got a new way of sifting O. nnu km OSTLER & OCEEY, Vice-Preside- nt I hurried When he brought them, rvn deck. The Brazilian had stern. moved away a little toward thenvm. I went close up, stooa deliberately to him. and then began crack the nuts. mewiui attention.nrf to of lookout I. pal? little " him. I was wa teams lk For a CAN I ORTAIN A PATENT snswer and an boPKt ormUn, irrtte to rrTT,pt 1.1 Rooms 4 and S Eagle Bloek, . ; v Met Butter, Lard, Sausage LAND and MINING late-marryi- ng i -- -- W. PARKS, A Bbit to Householder you? '96' , fifty fprnf bv IwstfPRS.arlyCoiximiiritoj. liN & Cl., Ue mtent A dear little girl, whose small presence is the big sunshine of her own particular Paradise Alley, was sitting lost in the deep, deep thoughts and big dreams that come the way of childhood and never beyond the turn in the road that leads to age. Suddenly she looked up at her mamma. "Mamma," said she, thoughtfully and wisely, "if nothing was something what would it be?" "My darling," answered her mother, "ask me something easier." New Orleans Times Democrat. coal a UTA? I who Post. It . i l! I, V . mi . MUTTON F. 'JAVIS, Propriitor, offers'." TVbat Would BEEF Tke Oadt and TUh it- Oasis and Ibapah at 8tlpriaja a. m., each Heads aad Thursday, and arrlrts at term Id si polatjf Wltila t3 hours. 0&i!s to Detroit, C3.C0 Fish Springs, C.C3 " Gold Hill and Ipibah. " 7.CC ' ont aad retcm os Tare for Xarea. Address, sat cne-ba-ll transportation est friend, "but I wasn't quite sure V who j'; : Mr. Wilkinson. I finally ac"Oh, It's cepted him after declining ' four other : i':A t: NEPHl CITY, UTAH. Irartj Free delivery to any part cf the citj. From Her Dearest Friend. "Yes," she said, "you may congratulate me. I am engaged." 'T had heard of it," replied her. dear? Mt and Ibapahi 850,000 $37,500 ? Whole ratla &sd He tail Bu.tclr2rs, CXJHED Ho for Defaoit, Fioh Springs, Gold Hill schooner, my son, is a fore vessel with two or more t'i. Fr:z-t- lj ... rsovo, PRESCRIPTIONS i j-- black hair and svfartny oAilUEL A. YdUQ, 1 - McNALLY -- ?SrrtS 'It., . te-mal- e back. to stand no non--l wa him by tempt Meanwhiletho little sense ,an? ISigMwaytook ent i laid my cpen. I observed vicious snarl Wes of the different in the s&ouiaei. nem i him noon an. of took particular note, was It cape.. hii under fclch they occupied monkey. flnd a man ana jtooth t me knife yThe little a of o shows a tb but I let JJJjgJ.f nand, own society awjV.TTL, t the and nail. the the in between too, BlJSlstlight deckf or tegers on one he and coSd IV nse is eokeioom, before, ngxu VT, .exclusiveness. Measured runnlng up reasons hADoens to off to the ---- & that make? In America the Sex Has Gained Advantages, But Not in Matrimony. "It is." restored before making Per nattier Startling. One Oimed In Paris Averaged FTre Meal Each Year. During, the last few months some of the gentlenien connected with the Mu JJ e tYaa WHAT SHAKES BAT. - that sud-(Vtn- captain's cabin. When searched there, Mrs. Melhurst's diamonds. Mr. Carter's cigarette case and rings and a miscellaneous collection of other valuables were found upon him. In his stateroom we discovered a perforated box, apparently Intended for the use of the monkey, who was evidently quite as accomplished a thief as his master. Cassell's Journal. . w. a. m steward; 449, ....... X We have a well of, the famous , 4 Deseret Lithla Water on the premlses. and which Is a guaranteed cure , for Brights and all diseases of the troubles. urinal all other Kidneys, Bladder and f In order to show our faith In this ' water, we make the following proposi tion " 7 to-wl- If anyone afflicted t: enumerated are not relieved In aa month and cured In three months, T no charge will be made for board. Bear in mtnd tTie Detcrtt House is Jirgt-clas- MRS. J. F. 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