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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-28

case precisely the same but in slow COM
bustion it has time to radiate into space
without raising the substance at any
one time to the temperature of the glow
point. 1t Is such relatively slow com
bustion as this that takes place in the
animal body, making all its activities
ditions of health, to a degrees of tempta-
ton that would be dangerous to the in
tegrity of its tissues.
The materials for these all-necessary
on the one hand by the foods taken into
the stomach. and on the other by the
oxygen taken in through the lungs. These
cOmbustible supplies are carried by the
blood TO the CRATES of the system, the
true furnace. namely, the cells of the
ultimate tissues (as the muscles, where
the actual burning takes place more or
system In times of repose, the fires are,
so to speak, banked, and shoulder only
sufficiently to keep up the normal body
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for indicating the presence or absence
at Office of the person sought. The
device is designed to enable visitors
having business with tenants to tell by
a glance at the building directory
whether the person desired is in his
office or not. 1t takes the place of the
usual building directory, giving the
name and number of the office of each
tenant. When one leaves his office for
any length of time he can touch an
electric button, and his absence and the
hour at which he will probably return
viii be indicated on the board at the
entrance of the building. When he re-
turns and seats himself at his desk he
again touches the button and the board
shows that he is again ready to re-
ceive callers. If it is not desirable to
have an electrical attachment, the in
formation desired can be given by the
office tenant as he enters or leaves the
building, and the Indicator on the di-
rectory board moved by hand.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-28

attention to patent cases, but no one
has ever seen his name in connection
with any patent application or trial. He
tolls through the dry-as-dust literature
of the patent Office from an honest love
of the subject. The curious patents is
sued in America and Europe, he has on
his fingers ends. When he makes a
new find neighboring readers may
observe that his ordinarily saturnine
face becomes Wreathed in smiles. Es-
pecially amusing or original inventions
he greets by a loud cackle of merri-
ment accompanied by the cracking of
his finger joints, and vigorous slapping
of his knees. To the nervous reader
who does not know these peculiarities
the "little old patent lawyers cacchin-
atory hySteria was apt to be startling
in the extreme, so that finally the libra
ry authorities were moved to offer him
a separate aicove, wherein he now
reads, and from which, at unexpected
intervals. come forth bursts of shrill
senile hilarity.
THE MAN WHO SLEEPS.
Almost every day some casual visitor
falls asleep in the library, and has to be
awakened by the attendants. But one
person is, in a measure, privileged as
regards somnolence. This person is a
sufficiently we'll known literary man,
ana 10 sumner IS ms immunity, not ms
fault. He studies in the Astor regular
", but every day, at the approach of
noon, he cannot keep himself from fall
ing into q doze. Years ago, when this
habit first became noticeable, efforts
were made to wake him up. But no
sooner was he aroused than he prompt
" resumed his siesta. Day after day
the same trouble occurred. The man
was a bona fide student, and a brilliant
writer, but he would fall asleep for an
hour or more every day. Indeed, he ad-
mitted that he could not help doing so,
the habit having been acquired in Spain
and the East Indies, wher the siesta is
sine qua non. Finally a compromise
was arrived at. The library folk per
mitted the somnolently inclined author
to sleep in peace, provided that he
sought out some secluded corner of the
reading room where his occasional
shores could not annoy his neighbors.
A SMALL BOY ANTIQUARIAN.
A puzzle to the librarians (who never
by the way, invite condolences on the
part of the readers) is the small boy
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-28
"Kept as a Trophy.

San Francisco Argonaut: The Con-
stitution was a beautiful ship, and
wherever she went excited the most
favorable comment After the war she
was visited by an English officer of
high rank, who, after making an in
spection, said: This is one of the fin
est frigates [ ever saw, if not the fin
est, but [ must say that her wheel is
clumsy and ugly, and unworthy of the
vessel"
The Yankee captain said: Sir, that
wheel is the only English thing in the
ship. During her action with the Java
her own wheel was knocked to pieces
by a shot After the Java was cap
tured we took her wheel and fitted it to
the Constitution, and although we think
it as ugly as you do, we have kept it
as a trophy"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-28

allowed the unrestricted run of 1000
books on the reference shelves, and
any volume in the library was at their
disposal upon their filing out the re-
quisite slips. Yet only six books were
taken and none of these was at all
valuable. The number shows 4 pleas
ing decrease from the lists of abstrac-
lions during former years.
Il grieve to say that the person who
would shrink from stealing a whole
volume does not seem to have such
scruDles regarding mutilation. The
commonest species of mutilation is
found il our old newspaper files, when
every now and then are discovered to
have been ruthlessly cut-clearly by
persons too lazy to copy out the para
graphs which they have come to con-
suit. But vandalism far worse than
this is frequently unearthed by our
staff of searchers, who make exhaust
i've pilgrimmages among the books at
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-28
WILL TUNNEL UNDER THREE CITIES
jersey City, New York and Brooklyn to be Connected by
Great Subway

1t is now proposed to connect Brook
iyn and Jersey City by means of a great
tunnel extending beneath the Hudson
river. the East river and New York
city The New York board of aldermen
will consider the matter tomorrow, and if
an affirmative decision is reached the me-
tropolis will soon possess one of the
most marvellous underground transit
schemes in the world. The project is
being pushed by the Brooklyn, New York
d Jersey City Terminal Railway COM
pany. The plans for the work have all
been drawn, the necessary capital has
been enlisted. and as soon as the neces-
sary franchises have been secured work
will be begun at the Brooklyn end of the
tunnel. 1t is expected that within a year
from the beginning of operations COM
munication will be established between
the two principal sections of Greater New
York beneath the East river
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-28
OLD ASTOR BOOKWORFlS.
queer Characters Soon to be OuSted From the Building
Which Has Been the Scene Of Their Antics For Years.

IN comparatively little while the
Famous Aston library viii move bag
and baggage, books and readers. to its
new home in the very. heart. of Greater
New York. But the old-time resting
place of the collection, founded by
John Jacob Astor, will always possess
q Keen interest for book lovers, and
some OF the regular readers. who have
spent most of their time during the
past 40 years within its walls, will feel
somewhat strange and a tri11e lonely
IN their new quarters
There is positive army Of these old
readers, and varied are the objects they
pursue among the book-laden shelves.
Some of them, indeed, would appear to
have no particular object in view. and
the assistant librarians have never
quite been able to discover what par
ucular branches of learning a few of
the regulars" have been pursuing all
these long years.
A CURIOUS BUSINESS.
But of course the great majority of
these regulars" have distinctly laid
out paths of study. There is. to begin
with, the very numerous class whose
members act as agents for other peo-
ple-"de devils" they are curiouSly nick
named in the slang of the great Ii
braries. These individuals take COM
missions to look UP, examine, classify
and copy materials and data upon eV-
cry known subject from moral philos-
opy to the culture of cranberries. Do
you desire to have your pedigree and
armorial bearings found? There are
genealogical specialists and heraldic
authorities Who viii do the work
browsing over marriage and death rec
ords, delving in the musty tones of
half-forgotten family lore, or deity
tracing the devices in the different
British heraldic treatises, German
wappenbuchs and French armorials.
Do you wish TO gather matter for a
learned article, without having the
time to spend in search? Skilled labor
ers will cheerfully undertake the me-
chanical work, and deliver. in a given
period, a mass of accurately-c ollated
raw material for your examination and
selection. The librarians generally
have a number OF these persons on
their lists, and are obliging enough to
place the names of such agents at the
disposal of all and sundry
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-28
PALATEAL PRIVATE STREET CARS.

A recent novel development of the
private railroad car is the private
street car.
On all great railroad systems the
road dignitaries and high officials have
special rolling palaces allotted to them,
each one costing from $4,000 to $4,000.
This luxurious example is now begin
ming to be followed by the street rail-
ways, and a special street car has just
been built for the service of a Cleve-
land co. line magnate. The costly
vehicle is ornamented with precious
woods, and set with decorative panels
by one of the noted painters of the day.
The innovation is surely indicative of
the sybaritic trend of the times. The
car in question runs on the street car
lines of Cleveland, o., and belongs to
Mr.. John ]. Shepherd, millionaire
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raaial trolley

are in turn supplemented by a set of
storm curtains of weather-proOf ma
terial, which are rolled up out OF sight
when not in use, and are intended for
summer, to exclude rain when the sash
is out. Instead of the customary sta
tionary seats the car is supplies with
ten easy chairs of sheIlacked rattan,
with p1ush-covered hair cushions and
two two-seated settees for the oDpo-
site corners. The room is heated by
electric heaters set back of the panel
work, under the windows, and power
full electric headlight is provided at
each end.
There have been many attempts to
build fine private cars of this charac-
ter, but usually more zeal than judg-
ment has been exercised and the result
has been mere gaudy Ostentation and a
display of money, inconsistent with
harmony and good taste. In this in
stance the car is deemed a model of
tasteful decoration and one of the
wonders of the city of Cleveland.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-28

stated intervals. For instance, look at
the case before me. 1t was discovered
only yesterday"
Dr. Billings opened a richly bound
work on music published in Germany.
At the very middle of the book some
one had ruthlessly torn out five leaves
of scores. not even troubling to remove
the jagged edges.
THAT" said the librarian, while it
was the act of a thief and vandal,
was evidently done by some musician
of refinement and TASTE deeply read in
the literature of his art. One would
think that such a man might have
taken the pains to copy out the scores
he needed. That he has not done so
almost makes one repent placing such
valuable works at the disposal of the
general public. But, as l said before,
the number of losses of this kind are
gratifyingly small
GERALD Brennan.
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ing carriage is painted a deep quaker
green, the roof and truck being
lighter shade of the same color. The
more general and delicate Ornamental
ton is all in gold leaf. The platforms
are of the vestibuled type, finished to
a graceful Ovel shape and have step
on one side only.
The interior of the car is finished in
finely figured Mexican frontier mahog-
any rubbed to q dull finish, and the
vestibules in polished cherry. All the
metal trimmings are of polished
bronze, and the panels between the
windows contain beveI-edge mirror.
The ceiling. in which Mr.. Barre's PAN
els are set. is painted with zinc white,
with faint tint of green.
To enhance the richness of the ma
hogany, wilton carpet and portierre
curtains of silk tapestry, with a gold
figure, have been used. The roll of
shades are of plain ribbed silk. which
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-28
Cleveland

resident of that city, who is identified
with many of Cleveland's railway in
terests. The car was built especially
for Mr.. Shepherd and is probably the
finest of it's kind in service anywhere.
While much less than half the size of
a Pullman, it cost about one-half as
much, or $4,000 and is decorated in a
manner not yet attempted in any of
the more pretentious carriages in the
service of the great railways. The ex-
cuse for its existence is quite sufficient,
as the street railroads of Cleveland are
many miles in length, and no better
way could be found to entertain friends
and distinguished visitors than an at
ternoon of travel under such condi-
tons.
The name of this car is Minerva, and
it's chief feature is a series of decor
alive panels for the ceiling, done by
George r. Barre, jr., of New York,
representing incidents from the life of
Minerva or the Hellenic Athens.
The exterior of this luxurious travel
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-28
THE OCEAN AND THE WEATHER
Influence Of the Former on the Latter
an Important Topic.

Not the least remarkable and impor-
tant of the researches that are now
being conducted by scientific men the
world over are those of Professor Otto
Peterson, in association with the
labors of Swedish, Norwegian, German,
Danish and British oceanographers, IN
the relations existing between the sur
face temperature of the sea and atmos-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-28

will be over four miles, and the estimated
cost is between sS,000.000 and $4,000. 600.
The line win extend diagonally beneath
the most congested section of the greater
city and will be a great relief to the
traffic in that section, which is already
far too great for the bridge and the ferry
lines T. w MAYO.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-28

pheric disturbances This is shown to
be most intimate, as even a compare
lively insignificant change of tempera-
ture in the surface waters. whether in
the upward or in the downward scale,
affects the OVERLAPPING air columns in
a most marked manner-tO the extent,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-28
Cold Wave Coming.

Select your furs from our immense
stock; up-to-date novelties and gar
ments. Mehesy. the furrier, Knutsford.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-28

Florida Fruit Chewing Gum has a
delicious flavor.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-28

Indicating Directory.
Philadelphia Times: A curious in
vention is the device of a Duluth man
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-28
rpE Man WHO LAUGHS.

Another notable student is the little
.,,ss 1,afent lawyer as the library boys
osI1 him This worthy devotes his whole
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-08-20
RuMBLINas.

M
Frank Short has accepted the position Of
stenographer at the office Of Jos. Ii. Kuhns
general storekeeper for the Santa Fe.Ps-
cIfc In Albuquerque, uice Chas. Mcdonald
resigned.
The last published monthly earnings Of
the Mexican Central railway showed ST.
eco, eco Increase in earnings, or the largest
increase of any railroad In North America,
as compared with the corresponding month
OF the previous year.
The Territorial board Of equalization at
Tucson, Arizona, discussed the railroad
assessments, but concluded to take no fur
Their action for the present. The board,
however, concluded to reduce the taxation
on the New Mexico & Arizona road 800 a
mile, the same rate Of taxation the line is
assessed in New Mexico.
The Southern Pacific railway company
expects 3 heavy rush of business about the
10th of the present month. Business has
increased considerably during the past two
weeks and the crews have all been work
ing overtime for several days. In the
next few days, more men will be put on, to
take care of the increasing business.
1t is the intention of the Atchison com
pany to equip all locomotives in the pas
senger service with electric headlights.
Some time ago, a similar light was placed
on the 427, running between Topeka and
ST. Joseph, and SO satisfactory has been
the test that all night Engines will be
equipped in a like manner as speedily as
possible.
The work of s%tringing wire for the new
signsl block system, to be established on
It's miles of Atchison track, Is 10 in pro-
gress, and by the middle Of next week the
new system will be in working order be-
Holiday and Emporia. over the
"cut off, y or Emporia branch. By the first
of September, the new system will be
working over the entire It's miles OF track
between Holiday and Newton.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-08-20
FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 20, 1897
ARE THEY -HoUsEKREPERs?


A ladies' literary society the other
day discussed the question whether the
popular belief relative to the domestic
infelicity of literary women is well
founded or, in simple English, whether
they make good housekeepers. The
LADIES disposed of this question in short
order, by promptly declaring that there
wa no reason why good writer should
not make a good cook, and with so
much unanimity that the only wonder
is that they ever arranged such a de-
bate.
The ladies, however, made the mis-
take Of accusing the men of jealousy in
claiming that literary women were not
felicitously domestic. The charge is
both unfounded and unfair. When the
men make this accusation they do so
because they have seen the unhappi.
ness of their unfortunate brethren who
happen to be married to literary women.
Cherries homes, slatternly wives or
second-rate boarding houses are the
rule, rather than the exception, for
these miserable beings.
There is no reason why a good
writer should not be a good house,
keeper, if she chooses to be. The
trouble is, most literary women prefer
to turn out bad novels and poems for
fourth-rate magazines and periodicals
rather than to oversee the baking in
their kitchen. When they are not en-
gagged in this important work they are
occupied in attending receptions, fire.
quented by alleged local lions, and
fooling themselves into the belief that
it is culture. The elder Dumas did
not think it beneath his dignity to
superintend his kitchen himself, but
most literary in America would
regard this as degrading. But a good
dinner is much more conducive to the
general happiness of mankind than a
bilious novel.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-08-20

For the past two years, Mark TWAIN
has been engaged in getting material
together and writing a Look relating to
his trip around the world through Aus.
tralia, India, South Africa, etc., and
1t is now completed and manuscript
in the hands of the publisher. 1t ia
written in the style Of the immortal
'%'Innocents Abroad" and his friends
predict that it will be his greatest
work, his masterpiece. In a recent
letter he refers to it an follows:
81 am more than satisfied with 1t, these
latter days. / wouldn't trade it for
any book | have ever written, and I am
not an easy person to please" The
book will be a large octave, handsome
ly illustrated, and will be published by
the American publishing company of
Hartford, Conn. The general agency,
conveying the exclusive right of sale
by subscription, has been assigned,
for Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexic,
and Arizona. TO 5. F.. Junkin, 3S and
80 Kistredge building, Denver.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-08-20
THAI ALABAMA DECISION.

Without any thought OF the fairness
OF a newspaper, even to the extent of
eating crow sometimes, the Idepend.
emit Democrat, Of Las Cruces, perpe-
trates the following editorial para
graph:
THE OPTIC of the 14th claims to have
made a scoop" in its editorial on the Ala
bama decision of the supreme conrt. but
now doubts whether it will "hold water.D
No other of the Teri itorial papers will ever
credit anything about THE Optic with
''holding water"
And the same paper relieves its
wind by speaking out in meeting as
follows:
1t 10 so patent that the president of
these United States, or the presidents rem.
resentative In a Territory, a governor, has
the right, under certain circumstances, to
remove an official, either appointed or
elected, that no sane man will attempt to
refute the proposition. Although THE
Optic, of Las Vegas, that great and good
paper, lays such emphasis upon the state
ment that the supreme court of the United
States has set aside all the presidents set
by the Territorial supreme court, we still
doubt II either President Mckinley or
Gov. Otero will exercise this p~rerogative,
simply to crafty the political malice or
the greed for office, evinced on all occa-
s'ons by New Mexico's political elsemosy-
naries.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-08-20
AN EDITOR TAKES HIS LIFE.

Suicide of Fred A. Anderson,a Now
Mexico Publisher, at Albuquerque.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. Nj, August 49,
Fred A. Anderson, publisher and edi.
tor of the Dona Ana County Repab'
lI;cQn, at Las Cruces, shot himself
through the left breast here. this after.
noon, at 4 80 o'clock.
After a long sober spell Of almost
two years, Anderson started spreeine
about four weeks ago, and visited E
Peso, Silver City and Santa Fe. He
arrived here about four days ago from
Santa Fe, aud continued his drinking,
although his printer friends tried to
persuade him to 60 TO his young wife,
at Las Cruces, who is in a delicate
condition.
This afternoon, half an hour before
he fired the bullet, he called at the
store OF the Rose Hardware company
and purchased a 38-caliber revolver OF
the Harrington make, and her entered
o. Bachechi & Co.. saloon. He went
to the closet, placed the muzzle Of the
pistol to his left breast and pulled the
trigger. The shot startled several
loungers at the saloon, who rushed to
the closet and found Anderson on the
A Dor, bis eyes rolled back as il dead
He was carried out, laid on the floor
Of the saloon and DR.. Hope sent for.
The ball was found underneath the
skin on the back, the bullet having
entered TIE left breast about three
inches below the nipple and passed
clear through the body, berely missing
the heart. The doctor Is of the opin-
ion that internal hemorrhags has set IN
and that death is only a question OF a
short time.
1t is learned that he tried to buy
some morphine last night. bat the
druggist he talked to refused to let him
have the drug. II is stated, to. night,
that he purchased q bottle of whisky,
this morning. and in it put some
Rats" telling q friend that
Re had prepared some toddies and
Hoped thereby to sober up, the white
substance being, he said, sugar. He
drank considerable of this poisoned
. Risky, showing that he was deter.
mined to kill himself If the bullet failed
to do its work.
Anderson died at $500. He was
rational to within a few minutes before
death, and talked to several printers
who called on him at the city hospital.
be was reared at Wood River, Idaho,
ind. It is stated, his parents now reside
Washington, He has a sister living
\, Marshall. Texas.