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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26
Our Own Steve Crane.

Chicago Daily News: A mist of blood
swan before the eyes of the man. Wildly
he searched through his clothes Whlie
frighted heart and great beads of icy
perspiration oozed dankly upon his brow
and crashed to the floor
IA. me-" said the man. Fast his
and grim chasms of terror deepened in
the wrinkles of his face. Il am afraid
He laughed family, a harsh melody of
discords rose in his throat IL different
kinds of astca ishment and shame rushed
in purgling WI yes across his face, vivid
stream of ,rimsoned absinthe tinted
thoughts flowed to his tongues end
And Just then he discovered the l0-cent
piece in another pocket, paid his lunch
and went out
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

THE HERALD ia n franchise mem
beS Of The United Press. and re-
cetves zhe complete leased wire
Overland and Pacific Coast news re-
ports OF The United Associated Press
es, embracing accurate intelligence
OF all curreAt events In She whole
world. with it's special wire and
operator in it's own Office THE HER
AID is daily I'm Immediate posses
sion OF the latest news mp till the
hour of kOiEE to press.
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manipulation. to about SIS. This is in
Guiding liberal allowances for interest
On the cost of the plant.

Representative Barrett, of Massachu-
sets. is truly an ''amoosing little cuss.
He is even more amusing than mon
key with a looking glass, which is say
ing much. AT one time he was anxious
to have Ambassador Bayard i'm
peached. So anxious was he for this
that when he laid him down upon his
virtuous and patriotic couch ne talked
in his sleep about it; at least it must
be inferred that he did, for he talked
about il all the time, and a man must
out a-ain like a child who has bad
case oe measles. Yesterday he called
the attention os the speaker to the
fact that the Congressional Record of
Yesterday morning contained these
words:
During the reading of the bill Mr..
Bryan entered the hall and there was
loud applause on the Democratic side"
He asked whether the Records testi-
mony to the truth of history was
proper.
THE chair considers it a very i'm
proper thing to put in the Record re-
piled the speaker.
rs It there?" he asked
TT is" replied Barrett, and 1 move
that it be stricken out from the perma-
nent record"
The motion is unnecessary" said
the speaker sharply. THE chair will
order it stricken from the record"
That's right; strike the words out
for they tell a plain truth, quite I'M
usual thing for the Record Represent
alive Barrett, when he say these words,
must have thought Senator Lodge right
when he said the Congressional Rec
ord should be abolished.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26
- -so-1>EJ-
Second Ward Lecture.

The fourth lecture of the NJ 1. A.
series which should have been given
last Friday evening was postponed for
one week owing to an accident which
prevented the speaker from being
present All those who were disap-
pointed last week will be amply re-
paid tonight by attending Hon. w. H.
Kings lecture in the Second ward as
sembly hall commencing at 7:3O
o'clock. Subject, THE Needs of the
Hour" Friday, Feb. &c. The public
are invited.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26
QUEER CURRENCY.
Scarcity of Coin of the Realm in
Mountain Settlements.

Bows in the east sometimes think
money a scarce enough article, but
they really know very little about it
compared with what some of their
cousins from the far west could tell
them. There one often goes for days
without sight of even so much as a
nickle, and then the people resort to
all sorts of queer devices in order to
make change.
An eastern man, who mad occasion
to spend many months in Montana,
tolls of having seen a man buy a box
of matches with a watermelon and
receive as change two muskmelons.
Another paid for suspenders in tur-
nips and got carrot or two back
with his purchase
But of all the queer financial trans
actions that have ever known, SAID
ne ..the oldest came under the head
of paying the fiddler 1t had been
noised abroad that a dance was to be
given little way up the mountain,
and I agreed to go along with one OF
the BOYS to see the fun. After going
through the elaborate preparations OF
backing his boots and putting on
collar l saw my companion go 10 the
potato bin and carefully select dozen
nice potatoes and put them in his
pocket. No sooner had we arrived at
surrendered his vegetables for an en-
trance ticket But what puzzled me
the most was that, upon coming out
after dancing all night, he was given
two onions as change l have been
trying to make up my mind ever since
Just what that dance was worth In
the currency of the realm
The man whose caprice runs to fancy
vests has a wonderful array from
= hich to select-greater, indeed, than
the handles of the revolutionary
period, who spent more time over the
fit and material of their long waist
coats than they did over any other
mart of their attire. The full dress,
single-breasted vest this year Is of
white silk, the fronts being closed with
four buttons The opening which
shows the shirt is of a broad U-shape,
and the collar is narrow, with single
stitched edges.
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Forbearance No Longer a Virtue.

Puck: Hicks-It is very unfortunate
that right after this arbitration talk
between the United States and England
the relations between the two countries
are about to be strained to the utmost,
and our lingo papers given an oppor-
tunity to indulge in war talk hot
enough TO make the newsboys smoke.
Wicks-Heavens, What is the cause
of it?
Hiclls-Ohi They say this man Austin
is preparing a p stanza poem in honor
of the friendly feeling between the two
countries.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

The telegram that Lord Salisbury has
addressed 10 the British ambassadors
at the various European courts VIII
hardly meet with the approval OF the
English people. King George is sun
standing firm 1t may we'll be doubted
that the powers will reimoose Turkish
rule upon Crete if the Cretans and
Greeks fatty refuse to have it reim-
Dosed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

The New York Times says that
computation by an expert on the cost
of producing steel rails places the cost
Of putting the ore at the furnace from
the Mesaba veins at s2SS ton, or
s210 at Conneaut on Lake Erie. At the
furnace the principal charges have
been s1.SS for railroad hauling and so
cents for lake freight. The mining
costs but 10 cents ton. Carnegie's
furnaces can, by mixing Mesaba ore
with ore of a better quality in the pro-
portions, respectively. of 70 and % per
cent, produce pig iron at a cost of $3.50
per ton, all expenses from the earth"
included. 'Billets" bring the amount
to SIS ton, and steel rails, the last
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

method of calling attention to fall by
means of welt on the head of the bass
drum had not been invented"
Life: Mrs. Porkcash tafrably. having
spent the whole afternoon looking at
pictures, without buying onel-My dear
Mr.. Canvas, l wonder, now, If there Is
anything vainer than you artists about
Poor Art.st-Our efforts to sell them.
madame.
Cincinnati Enquirer: Does it really i'm
prove whisky to send it across the water
and back?' asked the person with pas
sion for knowledge.
benefit, said the colonel, but it suttinly
does give it a chance to age. sun, that 1t
might not othuhwise have had
gone and convicted poor old Baldwin,
have they? Well, indeed. 1 couldn't bring
myself to believe that he was guilty.
''Oh. he wasn't The trouble. was that
his lawyer didn't happen TO be in the
prosecuting attorneys class
Indianapolis Journal: Lushford-I ought
to have hit that fresh young Wilson this
morning. but 1 didn't. He told me my
nose was peach.
Watts-Of course you should have hit
him. Anybody can see that your nose
looks just like a tomato.
Puck: Bill the Burglar-De warden f
dis pen Tertiary amt got bit feeiin :
1 told him dis mornin' dat dis woz de
tenth anniversary of de day l came in
here.
Petey the Pickpocket-Wot did he say?
Bill the Burglar-He wished me many
happy returns f de day.
New York Truth: Chumley-You a
mighty poor talker, especially to ladies.
How did you raise the nerve to propose
to Miss Sweet?
Dumley-Oh aw, I didn't say much of
anything. l handed my ring TO her, and
she slipped it on her left finger, and said:
''All rigbt-it fits!'
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Miss Deal
was awfully cut up about that last young
protege of hers.
How SOP
"Why. he was sent to her with every
assurance that he was the very wickedest
boy in town. He turned out to be per-
feet fraud
In what way?'
He admitted that he went to Sunday
school every December.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

President-eiect Mckinley has sent
letter to Governor Bushnell thanking
him Tor his decision to appoint Mark
Hanna as successor to Senator Sher-
man when the latter enters the cabinet.
This. establishes the entente cordiaie
between the new administration and
the Ohio politieians.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

Young man in Lowell, Mass,
troubled for years with a constant sue
cession of boils on his neck, was COM
pletely cured by taking only three
bottles of Ayers Sarsaparilla. Another
result of the treatment was greatly
improved digestion with increased
ayoirdupoiS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

John D. Long, Major McKinley's
secretary Of state. plays the fiddle in
addition to writing poetry. It is be-
lieved that all has not yet been told.
Further developments viii be awaited
with interest.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26
Quite worth Considering.

Indianapolis Journal: Maud says
she doesn't care two cents for him."
THAT is no sign she does not think
a lot of him. Just think how women
will fight for bargains that are marked
down from $3.50 TO s3.4S.'-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

The Cuban sympathizers in Phila-
delphia have purchased powerful tug
which they propose to use in the serv-
ice Of the insurgents. This VIII be a
genuine tug Of war.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

4 bill has been introduced into the
Kansas legislature prohibiting the use
Of typesetting machines. Evidently they
need just such machines in Kansas for
the purpose Of dinusing common sense.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

Joy in the Harrison household"
shouts an enthusiastic exchange.
Squalls in the Harrison household, if
YOU please.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

Those who criticised the Bradley
Martin bah for its extravaganza are
now carping and turning up their
noses because it only cost 100000 in
stead Of 100000.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

The Pittsburg Dispatch tells Of fore
taste of prosperity, Summed up, it is
nothing more than letting the mouth
water
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

An oregon admirer of Major NcKin-
ley has sent him a tomahawk. Some
other admirenshould send him a heads
man block
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

Emperor William sends the sultan
assurances of his support. This as
suranee is about as comforting as the
sultan's that there win be reforms in
Armenia.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

The house has adopted a resolution
that no more bills shall be introduced
after today unless the consent Of the
house is given. II is a good resoiu-
ton; don't break it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

The English war Office declares that
in the recent South African troubles
every Kaffir killed cost 1925" Kafffrs
come high. but the English must have
them.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

The Bethlehem Iron company Of
South Bethlehem, Pa, IS building an
extensive addition to its machine shop,
the present length of which is greater
than any Of the buildings at the Chi
cago Worlds fair. The shop when com
pieied viii be the largest in the world,
and viii have no equal for turning
cut big guns.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

John L. Sullivan will report the Cor
ett-Fitzsimmons fight for the New
York World John has fine flow of
language but is a little shy on orthog-
raphy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

Kansas City Star: Speaking of the
proposition of the Farmers Club In the
Missouri general assembly to favor leg
islation hostile to the cities, 1t would pc
lust as reasonable for the people living
in towns TO attempt to harm and cripple
the agricultural interest as for the farm I'M.
ers 10 league themselves against the
cities Each is dependent upon the DINER,
the only advantage in favor of the urban
population being that it fully appreciates
and respects its obligations TO the lliers
of the soil. and seeks to preserve a
friendly relation which is profitable 10
both. nm
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

There are 100 poets in Indiana. But
it must be remembered that they are
Hoosier poets; and they don't count.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

Corbett is refusing to talk. This is
a bad symptom; it shows he is not at
all himself.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

King George stands firm while Sui
tan Abdul Hamid stands lettering.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

Mr.. Cleveland will give up duck
hunting along with his other presiden-
tial duties.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

The stamp act-The governor putting
his foot, in the shape of a veto. down
on an obnoxious bill.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

Jerry Simpson will wear silk socks
in future. How some men, delight in
going from one extreme to the other.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

The greatest need of the nation now
is not more gold. not more silver, not
a new tariff, but absolutely reliable
news from Cuba.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

Pictures of Mrs. Mckinley in her in
auguration gown look more and more
like fashion plates.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

1.-THE days of Canton's greatness are
numbered" says the Washington Post
Yes, and they are back numbers, too.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

A life insurance agent was mistaken
for a thief in New York and was shot.
Was there any mistake after all?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

In the race for the English mission
Depew seems to be the favorite.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

When Bushnell wrote that note, did
Hanna cancel any of those other notes?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

The Harrison baby bids fair to sup
plant the Yellow Kid in journalism.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

1t is said that the trusts can trust
Colonel John J. McCook as attorney
general.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26
EridaV.

From to o'clock. the few left of
ladies' winter jackets, SIS values. for
50 .98 AT WALKERS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

New York World: The remarkably in
creased activity in the Dingley w0Qilehi
sheen. After concluding bargain
for mutual rapine. the Dingleyizers are
converting all the free wool they can get
into cloth. which can be sold at Di ,ii
Drices after the bill is passed rms Is
hard on the political sheep, but 1t Is
characteristic of the company keeps.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

Cincinnati Enquirer: why, I wonder
did Freedom shrek when Kosciusko
fell?''
Il presume that at that early day the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26
WIT AND HUMoR.

Soake when hit him with rock?"
No What did he do"
Made rye FACET
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

Chicago Daily News: IF | were a
Greek saws that fiery war-broncho OF
the First Alderman Coughlin, X G B.,
II would fight for the blue and white az
a time like this. or know the reason why.
And certain it is that II the GousneS
alderman began fighting for the blue and
white with half the vigor with which he
Struggles for the long green there
woulin't be enough lying around loose
70 trim n bonnet.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26
SOME EDITORIAL COMMENTS.

Philadelphia Record: Think OF the IN,
he burly rail industry of old England.
Britannia may rule the waves put
Columbia rules the rails, even IN britain
MIA.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

New FORKS Club for College Gradu-
ates Only.
Chicago Times-HeraId: The Univer-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

Louisville Courier journal: The new
French sugar bounty law having passed
the chamber is quite sure TO pass the
senate, and the natural result Is that me
market is preparing to drop just the
amoIlnt of the bounty lower. And yet
some people imagine that bounties are
needed in this country to make sugar
growing more profitable.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

Chicago Times-Herald; The Boston
woman who proposes to teach the art
of conversation" and advertises lot
pupils evidently appreciates the fact
that it requires genius of high order
to know when TO keep the mouth shut.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

method of calling attention to fall by
means of welt on the head of the bass
drum had not been invented"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

The gas burned .ow and the fire burned
bright,
AS he held her hand on that fatal night.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-26

OFFICE. THE HEhALD block, cor
ner West Temple and First South Streets
Salt T.alxa Civ
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-11-18
Government Must consrol Mines.

The Bankers Magazine for March
ands the origin of our present troubles
about silver in the demand that the
ratio of its value to gold shall be deter
mined by the government. 1t is, how.
ever, no proper part of the duty of the
government to try TO fix the ratio Of
values of the two metals.
Being" says The Bankers Maya
zine, commodities as well as money,
and being commodities before and after
they are money, and being money sim
ply and only because they are commodi-
ties, and being commodities because
| they nave recognized and intrinsic value
independent of any action of govern
ment, and ever in the absence of govern
ment, and being therefore severally sub
ject to all the laws of commodities, the
law of variable supply and demand ard
value among others, and these varia-
tons not being uniform for both metals.
1t is impossible that government can
ever fix the ratio of their value.
IF, however, it should be insisted
that it is the function and duty of gov
cInIutDt " fNly VOt ia bLc lawn VI tuSlL
values, it would seem to follow as a
logical consequence that, since their
relative value depends absolutely Oh the
relative supply OF the two metals it is
the primary and plain duty Of govern
ment to fix (regulate) their supply By
controlling and operating the geld and
silver mines, the sources of their pro
duction. 1t should do both things or
neither, and it is preferable that it
should do neither. 1t is folly to expect it
to do the former without doing the lat
Ter"
This is the truth of the matter in a
nutshell. Unless the government first
acquires all the mines in the world and
decides how much silver and how much
gold are to be produced yearly, it is inn
possible TO maintain a ratio after it is
fixed" France fixed" it 156 times,
but it would not stay fixed, and France
has at length abandoned the effort. The
United States has also tried the expert
ment several times without success. II
is time the theorists were letting the
! matter alone.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-11-18

man regards himself as placed for life
and is consequently III the enjoyment Of
that feeling Of settlement ard that alb
sence of worry as to the future which
are so dear to middle class Englishmen.
Excellent men Of their class hold these
positions. Their abilities and their re-
~spectability would bring them the same
salaries elsewhere, minus only the fixity
Of tenure which attaches to all grades
of the municipal service. These subor-
dinates, like their superi1rs in the paid
municipal service, vote at ell elections
like other citizens. They never attempt
to conceal how they vote, but the recur-
ring elections give rise to no pleasurable
expectations or disturbing apprehensions
of any kind on their part. They are new
er active in the municipal campaigns
and would as soon expect to encounter
ahighwayman III the town as a collect
or seeking contributions TO a campaign
FUND. -Harper's Weekly.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-11-18
rne rnrli.h Munlcipal serviee.

Compared with other professions In
England, the municipal service is on the
whole fairly well paid. Salaries of town
clerks range from $500 in towns of a
populaticn Of $4,000 TO e. ESQ paid by
Manchester, which has a population OF
500. 600, while municipal engineers are
paid all the way up from e200 in towns
of 20. coo to $1,000 a year paid by each
Of the municipalities of Manchester,
Liverpool and Newcastle.
For these salaries the councils usually
demand all the time Of their servants.
A LAWYER or an engineer may do better
as a private practitioner, but III the
municipal service he is sure OF his posi-
tion and his pay, ard it will be his own
fanlt if he has not so organized his office
and trained assistants that he can hold
ON n his position well on into an old
age. Advancing years may tell against
a man for appointment 70 a municipal
Office. bat cid age is seldom made the
excuse for getting rid CT atowI clerk OF
a municipal engineer. Most Oh them DIE
in harness, drawing full pay.
The subordinate clerkships under the
Municipalities are not much better paid
than clerkships in law and mercantile
offices. The reason why these positions
sre nrixed Is that IN suchsa position a