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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-16
THE WHY OF 1T.

Mr.. POLLARD, the head of the firm which
publishes ToLsToIE's tabooed novel,
'sKreutzer Sonata" places Postmaster
General WANAMAKER in a very awkward
position iii connection with the order ex
Guiding the novel from the mails. Mr.
POLLARD says that previous to the issu
ance of the volume he sent circular to
certain large dealers, among them Mr..
WANAMAKER's big Philadelphia house,
Offering them special discount on orders
received before specified date. No re-
Spouse came from WANAMAKER. The book
was put upon the market snG at once be-
came popular, whereupon the WANAMAKER
manager wrote to the publishers, saying
the circular had been mislaid, but asking
if the special discount would not be al
lowed the house CD big order. Mr.. Pol
LARD replied that the date for taking
specia' discount orders having passed he
could not make an exception in the case of
Mr. WANAMAKER. Next came the
order excluding The book from the
mails. This is pretty hard story to be-
lieve in view of the fact that the post
master-general is devout Christian and
the teacher of the largest Sunday school
class in the United States. Indeed, we
doubt that the story would be believed
were it not for the convincing evidence
supplied by Mr.. POLLARD in the shape of
the letter which WANAMAKER's manager
wrote. asking to place big order for the
book at the special discount price. WANA
MAKER may have known nothing about this
| letter, but the newspaper correspondents
are given to telling that the postmaster
general finds time to keep an eye on his
private business, and that he is quite as ia
miliar with the details of his great store
in Philadelphia as he was before the duties
and responsibilities of the postoffice de-
partment fell to his lot. Would his man
ager have taken the responsibility of plac
ing large order for a book of questionable
character without consulting the proprie-
tors In the light of the showing made by
the publishers there are people who viii
insist upon believing that all this sensa-
ton would have been avoided and nobody
would have thought of closing the mails
against the ''Kreutzer Sonata il Mr.. Pol
LARD had conceded to Mr.. WA NAMAKER the
| financial advantage which the latter want
ed. 1t may be mean on the part of the
people, but they will believe the story all
| the same.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-16
TAXPAYERS COMPLAIN.

Said az East Temple street merchant TO
the writer yesterday: 81 am driven to
desperation. My business is little if any
better than it was las. year. While may
sell more goods, prices are lower, and l
doubt that the aggregate profits will be as
much as they were in 1889. A little while
ago received my territorial and county
tax notices and learned that my store and
stock had been assessed at nearly four hun
dred per cent, increase over last year,
though the store is the same now as it was
then and the stock is no larger. / have not
yet received the notice from the city col
lector, but understand the valuation has
been increased about five hundred per cent
The other day l was notified 10 at once
put my sidewalk in repair, and did so at
considerable cost, as the asphaltum mems
bill here shows. Two days ago the health
officer gave me notice that must connect
the premises with the sewer within ten
days. 1t viii be utterly imi ,,sible to do
this within the time, and it will cost, be-
sides the sewer part of 1t, from $50 to 5000
to remove my goods and change the plumb
ing. The sewer connection VIII cost prob
u.
and my special tax for that purpose will
amount TO $3.50, If not more. To do all this
will be compelled to put mortgage on
the place, for / cannot get money as fast as
the authorities can demand it. If things GO
on in this way much longer I'll be COM
PEELED TO go out of business and get rid of
the little that have which the tax collec-
tor can grab.''
The gentleman who did this talking has
been in business on East Temple street for
more than twenty years, and we do not re
member to have ever before heard him
complain of the public burdens. He is a
progressive citizen, full of enterprise, pays
his taxes with the ordinary degree of
cheerfulness, and puts all he makes into
substantial improvements. But he is
being ground down and driven to despera
ton by excessive and oppressive taxation.
He is made to carry more of q load than he
can stand under, and he feels that he will
be peculiarly fortunate if he shall be able
to hold up until this mania for high taxes
and great public improvements has passed,
as it certainly will pass.
Other merchants and property owners
expressed themselves much as the gentle.
man quoted above has DONE, They voice
not only their own, but the popular senti
ment when they say that too much money
is being taken from the people. They be-
lieye in progress and Improvement, but they
do not think it wise to do everything in one
year at the rate things are going the very
spirit viii be crushed out of the people, and
some Of them will be compelled to go into
bankruptcy. being unable to satisfy the de-
mands upon them. The council should call
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-16
RAILARD,S SNOW LJNJMENT.

This wonderful liniment is known from
the Atlantic to the Pacific and from the
lakes to the gulf. 1t is the most penetrat-
ing liniment in the world. 1t will cure
neuralgia, sprains, bruises,
cuts, wounds, old sores, burns, sciatica,
sore throat, sore chest and all inflamma
ton, after all others have failed. It will
cure barbed wire cuts and heal all wounds
where proud flesh has set in. 1t is equally
efficient for animals. Try it and you will
not be without it. Price so cents. Sold by
A. G Smith s. Co. 13
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-16

LAST YEAR was not regarded as a good
one for railways, and yet according to
Poor's Manual the increase of mileage il
1889 was 5, 15101 miles, making the length
of track laid in the United States up to De
cember 81, 16l 1866 miles, of which there
was operated l52. $50. OF miles
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-16
The Great Benefit

Which people in run down state of health
derive from Hoods Sarsaparilla, conclu-
sively proves that this medicine ''makes
the weak strong" 1t does not act like a
stimulant, imparting fictitious strength, but
Hoods Sarsaparilla builds up in perfectly
natural way all weakened paris, purifies
the blood, and assists to healthy.action
those important organs, the kidneys and
iyer SIS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-16

halt on itself long enough to reflect on the
fact that the interests of property owners
and bona fide citizens should be consulted,
and their wishes taken into account, rather
the irresponsible penny -liners and greedy
agitators who pay no taxes
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-16

If THE city council is really eager to do
something that will win for it the gratitude
of patient and long suffering public, it
will take such action as will suppress the
long haired medicine vendors who make day
annoying and night hideous with their
brazen harangues on the street corners.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-16

COMMON DEcENcY should suggest to the
Liberals the propriety of not trying to take
offices to which they are not entitled on the
face of the returns. Thieving operations
which are not successful in the registration
and at the polls should be carried no fur
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-16

A FEW weeks ago the city hall people
were particularly active and determined in
their warfare upon the harmless Saliva
tionists; but it is observed that no effort is
made to suppress the medicine vendors
who are nuisance in very deed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-16

The Box ELDER registration officers are
giving the Utah commission practical aud
unmistakable illustration of the fact that
the average man selected for registration
work takes his orders and his law from
the Liberal bosses rather than from the
Utah commission and the statute books.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-16

THE COMMISSION having made young Mr..
STANTON county registration officer it is in
ferred that the commission understands
that young Mr.. STANTON is to be the Lib
eral nominee for Delegate to Congress.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-16
Hay AND GRAM WANTED.

Farmers canget the highest market price
for hay and grain at Studebaker Brothers
Manufacturing Co., in exchange for any
kind OF farm machinery-rakes, harrows,
blows mowers and binders.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-16

recorder if he has ever received an answer
to certain resolution requesting certain
Liberal organ to name the four boodlers in
the city council.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-16

The FORCE bill doesn't appear to be fore
ing its way through the Senate with alarm
ing rapidity. 1T seems to have encountered
a large section of adverse public sentiment.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-16

The PHGNIx Gazette says If public senti-
ment counts for anything the legislature to
be elected in Arizona next fall will be
solidly Democratic.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-16
a LOVELY COMPLEXION

Can only be had by regulating the liver
and bowels and removing the surplus of
bile. Garfield Tea does it and quickly, too.
The handsomest ladies of America endorse
it. z. c. M. L, drug department.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-16

THE LONDON Times thinks that eventually
the United States will adopt the silver
standard. And if they shouldl
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-16

Parties remouing from one place TO another, ana
iesiyfng papers changed should asa0ays si0eJornssr
CO frell as present address
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-16

Entered at the Postofice at Salt Lake City,
Ctah, for transmission through the mails as
second class matter
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-16

J. T. DUNBAR & Co. circulators.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-15

facturers have embraced the opportu-
mites so freely afforded them to pro-
claim their wares to the public; nor
probably are they aware that in SO do
ing they have been guilty of disloyalty
TO their country OF of any Offense
against good taste. Rather they
are prone to believe that they have
been displaying a happy and entirely
commendable combination of patriot
ism enterprise and noble public
spirit.
IL the bill becomes a law 1t will be
difficult to convince a large class OF
| Americans that 1t is lot an act of tyr
RAINY and d~espotism. They will de-
mand to know by what authority in
the constitution the right is taken away
from a citizen to buy or manufacture
his W American flag and hoist 1t up
over his shop or store with a suitable
inscription rroclaiming to all people
| the name of the proprietor and the
laudable business in which he is en-
gagged. Certainly a test case would be
made, and should the United states
supreme court uphold the constitutions
atty of the act, il would be regarded as
a hard blow i'm commercial circles, how
ever gratifying the decision might be
| to aesthetic societies. IL the bill is to
he passed, an amendment would seem
to be in order whereby all danger of
future misunderstanding may be
avoided. Congress should order that
the topmost white stripe of the glorious
American flag shall bear the warning
in bold, black letters, Post no bills"
such a %precaution would prevent innu-
merable acts of treason.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-15
The Romance of AN Umbrella.

Saratoga letter To the New York Sua:
Jerome Wood and Miss Annie Hodgson
were married nj Palmer Falls, In the
northern part of this county, three days
ago. Three years ago Miss Hodgson,
then working in an umbrella factory in
Sheffield, England, affixed her name and
address and the fact that she had assisted
in its manufacturers on the inside Of an
umbrella she had just completed. This
umbrella was placed in stock, and with
hundreds of others was shipped TO the
United States. In course Of time il was
purchased by Mr.. Wood In Saratoga. IL
was several weeks after he purchased the
umbrella before his attention was at
tractedito the name upon the under side
Of IL. In n gentlemanly way he wrote To
the young lady and she answered his let
ter. The correspondence was continued
for some time, until finally Miss Hodgson
left England and came 10 his country.
Last summer she went mp 10 the Adiron-
dacks, and one day AT 1.-The Antlcrs." the
residence of W. W. Durant. she and Mr..
Wood met. The situation was peculiar.
but each seemed To the other like an old
and long-abscnt acquaintance. Ii is need
less to say that they fell in love at once,
and now. happily married, they walk arm
in arm under the shelter of that match
making umbrella.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-15
UP THE CANYON.

This city will welcome all the rail
roads that choose to come this way, If
they mean business and have merit.
II would trouble any city in the
world, taking population into account,
to match the figures for total railway
tonnage that this town can show. 1t
has a good service now, but it offers
temptations i'm several directions to
gentlemen who want to make ventures
I'm the passenger and traffic line. The
field here is not exhausted by any
means.
Since Anaconda's foundations were
laid, there has been talk of a railroad
up Warm Spring Creek canyon. There
is an opening in that direction. The
region has abundant resources and bad
grades. The could be turned
To good account by the help of trans
portation facilities, the grades do not
forbid successful railroad construction
by any means. Several surveys have
been made through the canyon with
results. however, which have never
been given to the public.
There came before the city N
Gil, night before last, an application for
right of way through this city in behalf
of a road which has filed its papers and
wants TO pioneer the canyon. The
chief trouble with the project is that
its advocates are not prepared to tell
the city council what they want.
Doubtless they can put their request in
formal shape when they have had a
survey made and can tell where they
want To go and whence they propose to
come. There is ut present nothing be-
fore the council that warrants consid-
GRAFTON. but the promoters of the line,
as soon as they know what they want
To do. can take another start at the
council, and there1l be no harm done
by the fact that the papers already sub
mitted are premature. The STANDARD
expects to see a road built up the can-
yon this year for that matter il would
not surprise as To see two of them, rs
experienced engineers who have been
over the ground in a careful survey
assure us that there's plenty of room
through the canyon for two.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-15
Or. MIlpER,S SYSItM.

The controversy over the execution
of Kemmler has induced DIR. Burt q.
Wilder of Cornell University to enter
the arena with his system of capital
punishment. which he first promul-
gated to the world in 1870, and which
he regrets 10 find has not been gener-
ally adopted by the nations of the
earth despite his frequent advocacy
thereof eyer since. lie would despatch
people by the easy, simple and dead
cock-sure process of chloroform. Ills
summary of the system is at nee
graphic and touching:
The condemned would enter "A small apartment
90 ease, with at least on. side glass, projected:
he might lie In his CONN; any kind of spraying
apparatus work,l by power n desired, could he
started 10y the hand NJ the sheriff the heavy Va
Iror would gradually difinse itself and the con.
dsmncd would fall quietly to sleep; In half AN
hour al the most he would hc dead beyond the
possibility Of rcsuscitat!on, tuto, cito. 1t jucundc;
yes, and cheaply. too, for the needed chloroform
would not cost a dollar; Justice would hr admin
tered mcTry would be- exercised: there would hc
NJ chance fnI miscarriage, M cause for dispute,
nn o,,asion for the publication 1T details Ia
arouse either morbid curiosity ~ kindred Viz
lrnrp.
Certainly the advantages of this sys-
tenn are many and striking. The sug-
gestion that the condemned might lie
in his coffin" during the administration
of the c~hloroform is especially deserv-
ing of note as showing the extreme IA
cility and eve felicity with which the
whole business might be carried on.
The duties of the sheriff are greatly
simpliiied, and reduced. n might say.
To a minimum, since all he has Ia do is
to turn on the hose, holding the nozzle
in m hand while with the other he is
enabled to read his morning paper. He
is delightfully."- free from worry and
suspense, there being no uncertainty
such AS would certainly he entailed by
an electric machine, no n knowing
whether the blamed thing is going to
work. All the revolving features Of
hanging and decapitation are, as Dr.
Wilder says. avoided by the chloroform
system, and execution becomes at last
a JOY and pleasure To all concerned.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-15
IN FIVE

Talk relating TO Three Forks is put i'm
live sentences by the STANDARDS even
ing contemporary in Butte. II reads
thus:
Some Of These days there may be - busy town
l,lili up AT Three Forks.
II may he the tsration IT the greatest copper
refining plant In the World
Atown ~ large, II not larger than Anaconda,
may spring M there In a single year.
And then II the capital does not come Ia "A
west side town. Il may 90 Ia ThrS' Forks.
But Butte will have something Ia say about
that.
These five observations suggest five
reflections something like this:
Some Of these days there may he a
busy town built up ut Three Forks, but
there are no signs of IL now.
II may bc the location of the greatest
copper refining plant in the world, or il
may he the best equipped dairy farm In
the state and control the cheese mar.
ket in Montana. IL is better adapted
to that purpose on many accounts than
10 use for a refining plant.
\. town AS large. il not larger than
Anaconda. may spring up there in n
single year, but we do not believe il.
And then IL the capital does not come
To "A west side town il may go To Three
Forks yet il will PROFESSIONALLY go to
Helena If il goes across the range.
Butte will have something 10 say
about that i'm fact, Butte will have all
there is To say about il.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-15
THURSDAY. MAY Il. 1880.
Enterprising Tacoma sent Georg'

Enterprising Tacoma sent George
Francis Train around the world to ad-
vertise the town. When he arrived in
London the erratic Train in converse
ton with a newspaper man said about
Tacoma and the state of Washington:
Il tell you that if you are owed any
money over there, get il inside of thirty
days, or you will never see il. The
country's going to smash, and I'm GO
ing to smash it," IL cost Tacoma
about 5000 to advertise its constitu-
ency in this way, and there are some
people cynical enough to doubt the
wisdom of the investment.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-15
PROTECTION TO AMERICAN FLAGS

And now a bill has been introduced
in congress providing that ANY person
who shall disiigure the national flag.
either by printing on said flag, or at.
taching to the same or otherwise any
advertisement for public display, shall
be guilty of a m~isdemeanor and on
conviction thereof shall be fined in any
sum not exceeding $50 or imprisoned
not less than thirty days, or both" The
father of this measure must he one of
those ideal patriots of the William Tell
order. 10 whom a BARRIERS pole emblaz
oned with the national colors is q sac
rilege and crime. More than any other
in the world. the American flag offers
peculiar facilities for the exercise of
the printers art. The white back
ground revealed so lavishly between
the gorgeous red stripes seems TO he a
natural picnic ground for announce
ments of soap. stomach bitters and
other meritorious commodities. II is
no wonder that merchants and manu-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-15

Of doing. Professor Thomas makes his
living by tatooinR s~ailors, freaks and AMI.
mails. He fell In love with Miss Jennie
O'Connor and proposed 10 marry and
tattoo her and put her on exhibition In n
dime museum. He rel TO her house
and Miss O'Connor hearing his voice Mt
the door crawled why under her bed in
the hope of cludinR him. The william
still pursued her, pulled her forth from
under the bed and shot her In the heart.
Seldom has n tragedy possessed SO many
striking and original features.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-15

The story which comes from Vernon,
La, Of an indignant populace fioeging
two Mormon elders for enticina- eight
young ome To go West with them
would read a triiie more satisfactory IL it
stopped right there. The fioRging of the
girls has a touch Of barbarisIn in II. How
ever, II must he admitted hat they de-
served it, and IL the administration Of
justice was tempered with q merciful re-
gard for the tenderness Of the skin upon
the young ladies' beautiful backs, there Is
little occasion for criticism.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-15

The idea is abroad that good will
come to the Union Pacific from the
tour of President Adams. IL the pres
ence of Mr.. Adams has a wholesome
effect, il would pay that gentleman to
stock his grip sack with thousand-mi
tickets and journey industriously from
Omaha To Ogden and Silver Bow from
now till Christmas. IL is true that a
few official heads have been sent lying
since Mr.. Adams came west, but
people hereabouts have gotten out of
the notion that changes in Union Pa
cific management signalized a better
service. a safer line or a more satisfac-
tory equipment. IL may he, however,
that the president of the Union Pacific
intends TO give us the real stuff this
time. jealousy and the tongue of idle
gossip have helped to cripple the Union
Pacific service from end 10 end of the
road, and Mr.. Adams has a job lot to
deal with ii he intends to retire all of
the incompetent servants on his line.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-15

Now that the wrangle between gen
tlemen connected with the city govern
ment has had its run till readers are
tired of it, the STANDARD suggests to
the participants in the affair that they
come off," There doesn't appear to be
any particular demand to have the case
summed up, the typographical side of
the quarrel is positively exhausted. If
the combatants choose to carry ont the
discussion in a practical manner,
there's many n snug little spot up the
canyon that has all the surroundings
suited for a meeting in mortal combat.
4 man has a right to face death and be
killed in defense of the dog-tax receipts
OF in ~vindication of iron-clad paint
on an engine house. There is plenty of
Stag at the works out of which to
mould a statue Ia the victor: as for
the vanquished Its snug lying in
the abbey"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-15
The German Labor situation,

From the 81. LOUIS Republic.
The German speech from the throne
opens with solicitude for labor and closes
with n demand for greater military ex-
penses-the mean by which labor is most
oppressed. II was answered and
answered rightly in the bills for lower
taxes and reform Of the tariff.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-15
It Isn't Likely to Happen Again.

From the Milwaukee sentinel.
Owing to n mistake by n careless South
ern strawberry packer one consignment
of berries in this market gave satisfac-
ton. The boxes happened TO be upside
down and the berries were put ilto the
bigger compartment.