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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-07
Railway Notes.

Claus Spreckels of San Francisco has
just received a new private car, built
for him by the Wagner company at
cost of $4,000.
Since the war with Spain the West
Indies have created widespread inter-
est in this country, and south-going
lines are preparing for a heavy travel
during the coming winter.
The Denver & Rio Grande is prepar-
ing to begin broad guaging the line
over Veta pass. Civil engineers are
Denver Times, the city is being ran
sacked to secure two corps to go to
work at once.
The Queen & Crescent announces that
on Dec. its through vestibuled trains
to the east coast of Florida will con-
meet on their arrival with a steamship
service for Santiago de Cuba, via Mas
sau. Arrangements are being made for
heavy winter traffic to the West Indies.
The Canadian Pacific will accept the
award of the arbitrator in the dispute
between it and the American lines re-
garding transcontinental freight rates.
The arbitrator met in Chicago some
time ago and decided that the foreign
road was not entitled to a differential
below the American lines.
me CeHlIdl IdcllC hdIlrOdu COIN
pany has issued it's report for the year
ending June 80, showing that the gross
earnings for the year amounted to S15,-
SIG, 011.62. Earnings over and above
operating expenses were S6,003. 1920
! Several items of profit increased this
sum to $6723, 1887. After deducting
interest taxes and other charges. there
was left a net income of 1916, 1853. O5
/ The actual surplus for the year was
$96S. 530.99. The company's total surplus
on June 80 last was S1,979, 546.05.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-07
INSTRUMENTATION LAST NIGHT
AT THE FACTORY OF THE UTAH
BUILDING COMPANY.
Prompt Work of the Firemen-The
Loss Will Reach About Fifteen
Hundred Dollars-The Cause.

At o'clock last night fire broke out in
the factory Of the Utah Bedding e. Manu-
featuring company on Eighth South be-
tween State and Main streets, but the fire
department responded promptly and sue
ceeded in eXtinguishing the blaze without
heavy damage. Superintendent ]. R. VAL
entine estimated that the loss on stock
and machinery wiz be about s1,500, while
the damage to the building will not ex-
coed soc. The company carries $1,000 in
surance on stock and machinery.
Edward Gardner. a machinist at the
factory discovered the fire and turned in
an alarm from the Burton * Gardner
lumber yard. When the department ar
rived the FIRE which started in the shod-
dy room on the first floor where piles OF
rags and excelsior were lying, had burned
its way through the second floor into the
mattress room and then spread from the
brick building into large frame annex
on the west side. The roof of that de-
partment was ablaze and Chief DeVine
had fears at first that the fire could not
be brought under control The fTemen
had to force an entrance by bursting IN
the doors. which We're fastened on the
inside. They soon had water playing
effectively and gave the building inside
and on the roof a thorough drenching.
The burning mattresses and rags created
a dense smoke, which was SufIocatlng
until a trapdoor in the roof was removed
&
The combination of material in burning
also impaired .. very unpleasant odor. 1t
took some time to make certain that. all
traces of lire were eXunguished, especial
ly on the upper floor, where 200 mattresses
were stored. Many Of them were pitched
ort the windows half-burned and smok-
ing. Last night it was impossible to de-
termino how seriously they were dam
aged.
The fire originated from the shoddy
machine on the first floor. In running
rags through, a o)rge sometimes occurs
and q few buttons VIII cause sufficient
friction to produce a spark, which is car
ried through a pipe into the shaft. where
the fiber is allowed to settle and the dust
rise. in that way fire may lie concealed
for several hours, or even day. until 1t
finally bursts into a blaze. Such is the
explanation given for the origin of last
nights FIRE.
The management of the factory made
an investigation last night and ascer-
tanned that the damage to the machinery
is not such as viii prevent a speedy re-
sumption of work, and announce that
there will be no delay in filling orders for
goods.
After the fire Superintendent Valentine
handed Chief Devine check for SO in
appreciation Of the effective service per-
formed by the fire ladies
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-07
A CELESTIAL TRAMP.
Biela's Comet, Due In November,
Will Be Heralded BY a Star.

Biela's Comet, Due In November,
Will Be Heralded By Star.
New York Herald: Biela's comet, the
most strange and eccentric of the ce-
| lestial tramps Of our system, is now
rushing, in his revolution of six and
( two-third years, toward the earth, and
the timetable Of the spheres makes
his advance guard of shining meteOrS
due at the grade crossing OF the earth's
orbit about the middle Of November,
/ though the main train Of the dissipated
| and extended cometic mass Will not be
/ due there until our globe has made
more than one circuit of its path. Then,
about Nov. i, we may expect to see
numerous mete0ric flashes in our up
I per atmosphere, but an entire year
must pass before we will plunge into
/ the great mass Of debris of this
wrecked comet. During all of the COM
/ ing year the remains of the comet Will
/ be sweeping through the November
section of our orbit at the rate OF about
/ two and one-half million miles daily,
and when we come around again we
will see the pyrotechnic effect of COM
etc matter coming in contact with the
/ earth's atmosphere.
/ BieIa's comet is unique No heavenly
| body known to astronomers has be-
| haved after the manner of this comet.
| 1t has been divided into two distinct
! comets. has gradually been dissipated.
Its visitation of 1915 was the most
remarkable of all In the January fol-
lowing it was observed that it had sep
arated into two distinct portions of I'M
I equal brightness. In the two returns
| Immediately previous it was in an I'M
favorable position for observation, but
! in 1896 when seen by the Austrian
| Biela after whom it was named, it APP
! ca q
when seen in 1905 by the French astrOn-
| omer. Ponls, and likewise when viewed
| by Montaigne on March s, 1ll2, likely
the first observation ever made of il.
When, in January, 1916. it appeared
| as two comets, it attracted the atten-
ton of the entire scientific world. Dur
ing the following two months the les
ser comet increased in brightness, until
it became equal to the other. Then 1t
| grew smaller. and in March vanished
| entirely, though it's companion was
seen for a month longer. Finally it
disappeared into the depths Of the So
lar system.
If, during the next few weeks, you
see q falling star" you can be quite
well satisfied that it is small portion
of Biela's comet, that has been drawn
within our atmosphere and consumed
| through the friction its rapid passage
produces. 1t is q fOrerunner, telling or
a greater display to come next year.
This comet is apparently doomed.
Piece by piece. its solid particles are
being consumed, or are falling to the
earth as meteorites. Not only to the
earth, but to the sun, and likely to
every planet in the solar system. They
are growing on the debris from Biela's
comet, particularly the giant Jupiter
the policeman Of the system-whO ar
rests more cometic wanderers than all
of the rest together With this process
continuing, Biela's comet will in time
have disappeared.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-07

sufficient to fire the ambition of the
brightest youth, and sharpen the keen
est intellect. God is gloriously honor
ing the active laborer in the field of
Christian service everywhere.
Young men and maidens, arise, and
claim your inheritance in Christ. You
have not yet attained to your
in the faith, not manikins who grow
faint-hearted in the presence Of diff
ficulty and reversals.
True fame ever waits to bestow its
laurels on the man of uplifting vision
and practical effort.
But the man of vision must be obedi-
ent to the divine will. st. Paul says:
II was not disobedient unto the
heavenly vision" In that unflinching
obedience lay the secret of his strength
and Astounding success. o, be worthy
your opportunities! Rise to the spirit
and demands Of the hour. l speak
with equal emphasis to the young
women who are here. This is the era
of womanhood. The church has awak-
ened to the mighty influence of woman
in the religious sphere. She controls
those magnetic circles of sympathetic
interest which soothe the child of need
and sorrow everywhere
Woman is absorbed with a genuine
devotion to human advancement and
emancipation from passion and sin.
The half cannot be told of the glory
awaiting true young men and women
in the dawning century. Each day the
sweet. spirit of Christ finds US ap-
proXimating more closely the nigh
standard of the golden rule. There is
steady and victorious march to the
full possession of the earth by the con-
secrated sons of God.
Strategic points are being occupied
every day. Evil is retreating before
the advancing hosts of the followers of
Emmanuel. God Almighty hath or
dained that hate shall tire, and love
grow ever stronger. Apollyon is
marshaling his armies for the final
struggle of resistance. Trial and tribu-
lation awaits us at every turn in the
warfare of life. Men of far-seeing
weston see the certain victory which
| the future holds for the soldiers of the
king of righteousness. This very night
am seeking recruits for the valiant
| forces. 1 claim you all for God. Your
future in his service is bright with
J promise. Your energy. the Astounding
vigor and enthusiasm of human spring
I time. and your whole-hearted consecra-
| ton, will hasten the glad day of eternal
/ redemption, when the world shall be
! freed and Christ shall reign without
! q rival in the hearts of all men. The
battle RACES, the storm of strife be
tween good and evil increases in
violence. Do you hear the call to stem
! the tide? Advance TO the fray strike
with the might of God, and the Eictory
is ours for evermore.
/ So let it be. in Gods own might
We grid us for the coming fight.
! And strong in him whose cause is ours
In conflict with unholy powers,
/ We grasp the weapons he has given.
The light, and truth, and love of heavenl
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-07

ket for their produce, the south has been
without all these advantages. AS a con-
sequence the schools have not generally
been graded, the school year has been
extremely short, and salaries have been
too low to secure the services of profess
sional teachers. OF course, few of the
larger towns are exceptions, but in many
districts teachers have not even been edu-
Gated, to say nothing of their want of
professional training.
Notwithstanding these disadvantages,
there is yet hope for the future of the
south. Nature has prescribed limits to the
extension of agriculture, but the popula
ton continues to increase regardless of
that fact. This necessitates a more econ
omical use of the water supply; it calls
for the development of mineral resources
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-07
TIME PASS SYSTEM.
Movement Among Western Lines to
Abolish It.

There is a move on foot among west
ern lines to abolish the annual or time
pass system which heretofore has been
in vogue.
At a recent meeting in st. Louis,
when all the great western trunk lines,
as well as smaller systems, were repre-
sented, a resolution to reaffirn the
present pass agreement was lost, and
the general feeling manifested that af-
ter Jan. 1 only trip passes shall be
issued, thus very much curtailing the
free transportation system. No ac-
ton, however, was taken in the mat
ter, but committee of five, represent
ing the Union Pacific, the Santa Fe
and three other lines, was appointed
to confer with all western lines and
report at meeting to be held at st.
Louis on Nov. 20.
Among the representatives of western
lines who were present at the recent
meeting were Traffic Manager Babcock
of the Rio Grande Western, Traffic
Manager A. S. Hughes of the Denver
& Rio Grande and President II. G.
Burt of the Union Pacific.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-07
TALKS BY UTAH EDUCATORS.
NUMBER 2.
The Progress Of Education In Southern Utah.
BY PROF. MILTON BENNloN,
PRINCIPAL Of the southsrn utah Banch NORMAL.

and the extension of railroads! These con-
ditions create a demand for education.
In this department of human activity. OPP
portunities for work seem to be unlim-
tied. So long as Utah's best crop is I'M
blighted there will be ample material for
the educator. The people have appreci-
ated their necessities and for years past
have made demands upon the legislature
for a state educational institution. That
demand has recently been met by the es-
Establishment of a branch of the state nor
NAL school at Cedar City.
As the university of Utah is legally the
head of the public school system of the
state. so the branch normal. as a depart
ment of the university, is the recognized
leader in public instruction in the section
for which it was established. The work
that is being done in the normal school is
therefore of prime importance to all de-
partments of public education in the
south.
The school was opened in September,
1897, and classes were conducted during
the year in a preparatory course and in
the first and second years of the normal
course. There was a total enrolment of
119 regular students and II teachers and
eight grade students entered for special
work after the close of the public schools.
This year school has been opened in the
new and permanent quarters The build
ing is commodious and thoroughly mod
ern in every respect-by far the best
school building in the south. 1t is favor
ably situated on a gravelly hill in the
center of a 15-acre campus and within
! easy reach of all parts of the town. The
best System of heating and ventilating is
! being supplied as well as all necessary
furniture books and magazines, tools for
the manual training workshop. and APP
paratus for the laboratories. The attend
! ance is nearly double what it was at this
time last year, and classes. are being con-
| Quoted in the third and some in the fourth
year of the normal course. in addition tc
the courses offered last year.
The students of the branch normal are
on the whole, older and more experienced
than students of the same grade in more
populous districts. The sons and daugh
tiers of farmers, they have strong consti
tutions and are consequently able to dc
/ vigorous work in the schoolroom. What
they may lack in technical information is
made up by their power to think and tC
do, factors of first Importance in modern
education.
The two most conspicuous wants of the
south have been, first, a sufficient numbel
of professional teachers; second, educa
tional opportunities beyond the distric
schools The second of these wants i:
now being filed, and it is only a question
of the time required to educate until al
ample number of qualified teachers vii
be suppned. 'ov
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-07
q signiacant Cartoon.

Paris Letter: Caran d'Ache's cartoon in
the Figaro Monday morning has sinister
weight. 1t represents the blind republic
turning into the twenty-elghth year of its
existence. Awaiting her in the road are a
Medusa-headed bag holding brief bags of
the Dreyfus affair, a sturdy workman
standing idle with folded arms, Britannia
with trident and shield bearing the mot
to 'Fashoda,' and Due d 'Oreans. a scowI-
ing Arab and long perspective of other
enemies. And right into their midst is
walking the blind Phrygian- bonneted fig
ure. Philosophy here truly joins hands
with caricatrre. Is the French republic
really at turning point in her history?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-07
Tie Cutter In Trouble.

]. c. Teller, the Denver contractor,
who has a contract with the Union Pa
cifc to cut several hundred thousand
ties, has got himself into trouble by
cutting timber from the government
land.
Teller established tie camps on Brush
creek, Wyoming, last summer, and
complaints were soon made that he
was cutting timber from the public
lands The matter went along until
last week, when Special Agent Abbott
of the government secured an order
from the department at Washington to
seize the ties and, in company with
United States Marshal Hadsell, he last
Friday took possession of 1900 ties,
some of them already at Fort Steele.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-07

In discussing educational conditions in
southern Utah it must be noted that
many of the disadvantages of pioneer life
have persisted. On account OF the scarcity
of water, towns are small and scattered
being limited by the number and size of
streams. As a result the country remains
a desert, which is broken only in spots
where nature will combine with the in
dustry of man to redeem the barren
waste. While in the well-occupied valleys
of the north the people have been able to
build cities, secure railroads and mar
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-07
CAPTURED BUST OF COLUMBUS.
The Trophy Taken From the cristobal
Colon Now In Washington.

New York Tribune: The most orna-
mental trophy of the war which has
reached the government at Washington
is bronze bust of Christopher Colum-
bus. recovered by the wreckers from
the Spanish armored cruiser Cristobal
Colon four weeks ago and forwarded
by Commodore Watson to the navy
department. through Captain Converse
of the cruiser Montgomery. 1t is an
exceedingly artistic representation OF
the discoverer of America, for whom
the warship was named, and, singular
ly enough, it was made at the birth
place of Columbus, the bust bearing
the inscription, "Donini & Banchero,
fece fuse, Geneva"
A medallion of Queen Isabella is sus-
pended by chain from the neck of the
great navigator, and the royal Spanish
arms are fastened to the pedestal. The
discoveries face is wholly dissimilar
from that selected a few years ago by
the United States government for use
on the Columbian half-dollar, being
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-07
Rismarck,s Iron Nerve

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-07
what DIR. A. n. Salter Saws

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sonal knowledge. gained in observing
the effect of your Shiloh's Cure in cases
of advanced Consumption. 1 am pre-
pared to say it is the most remarkable
Remedy that has ever been brought to
my attention. 1t has certainly saved
many from Consumption. Sold by Nell
dep-Judson and other druggists.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-07

much stronger and more rugged. The
bronze, which is two feet high, has
been set up in the reception room of the
navy department. where tie only other
ornament, save the portraits of former
secretaries on the wall, is huge globe,
which was constantly studied by naval
strategists during the recent war.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-07

Mr.. E. E. Rowe, who has his offic
e at sos Mccormick building, is a mod
est-looking gentleman, but that does
OF prevent him from feeling proud of
the fact that the gallant Admiral De
wey is his cousin. After the battle of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-07
ENCROACHING DESERT.
The Great Plains Being Turned Into
Grazing Grounds.

Grazing Grounds.
Correspondence of the St. Louis Globe
Democrat: The vast changes that have
been made out on the great "Staked
Plains the past 16 years are phe-
nomenal. That large expanse of un-
broken prairie derived its name
from the Mexicans and Indians.
who called it ''LlanO EstacadO'' long be-
fore the advent of the Americans. The
scarcity of water during the summer
months rendered it a dangerous matter
to attempt the journey across them. and
ii is known that many caravans of Mex
leans in early days, making their waY
from the Rio Grande river into New Mex
leo, persisted among their sanoy wastes.
For many years after the country on ev-
cry side had been in a measure settled
sort of forbidden region the eDitome OF
everything that was inhOspitable in ma
ture was totally useless for supplying
any of the wants Of man.
Those adventurous individuals who VEN
tured Tar into its dangerous depths re-
ported it treeless, silent waste. without
sign of life, except the buzzards that
circled high in the heavens. or the coyote
that hurried like fash among the sage
brush and tall grass that lined the banks
OF the dry arrOyos. Huge whirlwinds
would appear to block the way for q time.
and then hurry off as if disturbed by the
presence Of men in those grim solitudeS.
In the early morning, wreaths of dust
went spinning around before the breeze,
as if some desert sands had arisen and
had just begun TO envelop the great ex-
panse,
The last case known of any one per-
| ishing on the plains was in 1890, when
two Americans and one Mexican. a sheep
! herder. attempted TO make their way
from PecOs City to Amarillo in midsum-
mer and. losing the trail as well. soon
died of thirst. as well as their horses. ~
peculiar feature of this accident was that,
although the coyotes and DuzZards had
I picked the bones Of the Americans clean
| the body of the Mexican had baked and
dried in the sun and was practically in
! tact, owing to the fact that the diet of
/ the MeXicans on the border is always
< composed in great part of chile and red
4 pepper. substances apparently not ap-
| preciated by either the buzzards or the
! coyotes. Since that day no other fatality
| that is known has occurred on the plains.
| The progressive rancher and cattle
| man has year by year. encrOached on
! this vast area sinking wells. running
| wire fences and rearing a better breed OF
/ stock than is to be seen today anywhere
| in Texas. Water is found at a depth Of
| from 20 to 100 feet and in abundance. The
| altitude of the "Staked Plains district
| insures the health OF the stock the wear
| around, and fever anthrax or blackleE is
| seldom heard of in that regiOu. Such
| great cattle magnates as Colonel
| Slaughter of Dallas. John SCharbauer Of
! Fort Worth. c. c. Goodnight OF Midland.
! and many others of equal note, are now
! heavily interested in this once forbidden
| territory.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-07
A LETTER FROM ADMIRAL GEORGE DEWEY.

MAMMA bay, Mr. Rowe, wrote to his
distinguished kinsman, congratulating
him on his great victory. To this h
e received a reply, which. with9a fac
smile of the envelope and all, The Her
aid is permitted to present herewith: