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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-02
UTAH is GOOD ENOUGH.

An exchange says there is gold in
Luzon, and that therefore we ought to
retain the Philippines. That is prob
ably as good an argument as can be
made for their retention, but it should
MT have much effect in Utah for two
reasons.
In the first place the unanimous YER
dict of the volunteers who have re-
turned is that they would not have the
whole archipelago as a present and ac-
cept it on the condition of living there.
In the second place, Utah presents
better inducements tor miners and pros
pectors than any tropical land STEPPED
in disease and beset with dangers could
possibly offer. There is no better place
to build up home, to get { start in
life. to enjoy existence while reaping
the rewards of labor than this very
state of Utah. Men who have been to
Klondike with all its glittering allure
ments admit the truth of this.
For capital seeking investment Utah
is a far more. promising field. There is
only one particular in which the Orient
presents better inducements, and that
is to syndicates wishing to employ
coolie labor and compete with the in
dustries in which American labor is en-
gagged.
The outlook in Utah is most encour-
aging. Capital is coming in and home
seekers are taking an interest in the
state in spite Of the frantic efforts of
croakers and spite-workers TO brighten
them away. The mines are flourishing
as they never did before, farmers have
been blessed with a succession of good
crops, livestock is doing better on the
ranges than it has for several years,
and in consequence there is consider
able money in circulation.
There isn't any use to go to Asia or
10 the Arctic zone for gold. 1t is here.
The mountains are full of it, and the
conditions are favorable for getting it
ont
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with gray and black-tipped hairs which
give a grayer tone to these parts; be-
meath the color is white. This species
is found in the southern Hudson river
valley and west through the Allegha
mics south of Pennsylvania to Indiana
and Missouri.
TIE beautifullittle soft-eyed creature
called the flying squirrel (sciuropterus
voIans volans) is a nocturnal animal
that begins to stir himself late in the
afternoon. About the time the yellow
bird is dipping along the sky. chirrup
ing as he goes, the flying squirrel leaves
his nest and begins a series of aerial
leaps from the treetops. The sun has
already set and most of the birds have
retired to their nests but this squirrel
is in for a frolic; watch him ever so
closely and it is impossible to think he
is a creature without wings; the leap
of twenty, thirty-aye, forty feet. And
no bat could cover the space more
noiselessly.
The soft silky fur of this squirrel is
brownish gray, and underneath he is a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-02
ADMIRAL DeweYs COMMAND.

A correspondent requests The Herald
to print a list of Dewey's fleet in the
Philippines as it was before he was
relieved of his command. According to
the official list, the vessels and their
commanders were as follows:
olympia-Protected cruiser, $50 tons,
fourteen guns, Captain b. +. LambelIon.
Balumore-trotecteo cruiser, 4,4lS tons,
ten guns, Captain n. M. Dyer.
ar4eston-trotecteo cruiser, $3.50 tons,
eight guns, Captain w. II. Whiting.
bostOn-Protecteu cruiser, 3VUU tons,
eight guns, Captain G.. h. +. Nnue.
Monadnock-Douple turret monitor, 1890
tons, SIX guns, COMMANDER II. L. Nichols.
Monterey-barbette turret monitor, 4,Ue4
tons, tour guns, commander Il. II. =.
LeuIze.
Concord-Gunboat, Ito tons. six guns,
Commander Asa w alker.
enn1ngton-Gunboat, Ito tons, six
guns, Commander Il. ID. TausSig.
BuIfalo-CruIser, 6,SSS tons, six guns,
Commander j. n. Hemphlll.
helena-Gunboat l,oyZ tons, eight guns,
Commander w. I. Swinburne.
Caiiao-Gunboat, tour guns, Lieutenant
Benjamin Tappan.
HeIrei-Gunooat, S92 tons, four guns,
Lieutenant Commander c. Z. Cornweii.
Manlla-Gunboat, TWO guns, Lieutenant
Commander Frederic Singer.
Total number of warshipS, thirteen
guns, ninety-two; men, $500
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(sciurus carolinensis Ieucotis). He is
equally fond Of the walnut, hfckorynut,
butternut, pignut, beechnut and hazel
nut His habitat is naturally the hard
wood forest where the chestnut oak
and hickory abound In this respect
he differs from the red squirrel, who
frequents the evergreen forests, and
whose special liking is the seed of the
spruce and pine. The typical color OF
the gray squirrel Is a rusty-tinSed Sill.
ver-gray, with under parts white. The
so-called black squirrel is not another
species--his dark color is simply a case
of mechanism. Melanosis or mechanism
means becoming Black. 1t frequently
happens that large numbers of the
black squirrel are found in one locality.
but this is simply an accidental condi
ton of squirrel life, for it viii very
likely be discovered, upon investigation,
that all degrees of color between black
and gray also exist in this same local
ity.
The gray squirrel is remarkably
graceful in all his movements. 1t seems
as though some subtle curve was al
ways produced by the line of the back
and tail at every light bound of the
athletic little creature. He never moves
abruptly or jerks himself inpatiently,
as the red squirrel is continually doing.
On the contrary all his movements are
measured and deliberate. but swift and
sure. He never makes bungling leap,
and his course is marked by a number
of sinuous curves almost equal to those
of snake. He is here one minute, and
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to his taste. The nest of the chipmunk
is in the ground about eighteen inches
below the surface; it is reached by a
tunnel about two feet long. In late Oc-
tober, when the nights grow frosty. he
retires for the winter, and rarely pokes
his nose out of doors again until the
following April. He stores away an
abundance of beechnuts, seeds, corn,
oats, buckwheat and old bread crusts,
and lives in plenty through the season
of ice and snow. But the red squirrel
wanders abroad even in the coolest
weather, and. not quite as provident as
his relative of the striped coat. turns
up frequently in the snowy farm yard
to CLEAN what is left after feeding the
animals. He is somewhat of thief,
too, and robs the mice of the store of
grain which they have snugly tuclee
away in some decayed tree stunt
However much he may have stored
away for his own use, he is evidently
not averse to stealing from his neigh
bors, and as a consequence the farmer
has to guard the four posts of his corn
barn with slippery tin to prevent his
depredations. If some of the kernels
of corn are closely examined which the
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ADJUSTMENTS.

Browns in Town" is said to be an
uproaruously funny play on the farce
order. Illustrated by capable artists,
and the action OF the play takes place
during one summers day. Three acts
are used in which to tell the story;
the first being morning, the second af-
ternoon and the third night. The plot
hinges on the desire of a young couple
to keep their marriage a secret, until
they hit upon an idea to spring the
news upon the young mans father,
who objects to his sons marrying until
he reaches a certain age. The young
man, who assumes the name of Brown
seeks seclusion in a country place ten
miles from the city, but to his mex
pressible dismay, all their friends and
relatives drop into the same place The
complications that arise from the fact
that the young man tries to keep his
marriage from them, and his plan to
efface them effectively but gracefully,
are said 10 be very humorous. Browns
in Town" comes TO the New Grand to-
night.
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marking his tawny back, each one o.
which is bordered with black. His tail
is an insignificant affair, and his ability
to climb is strictly limited; even if he
does ascend tree for some distance
he becomes confused at the slightest
disturbance below, and not infrequently
falls to the ground. He and the red
squirrel do not get ON we'll together,
ard they avoid each other as much as
possible. If the meeting does occur the
chipmunk gets the worst of it and usu-
ally retreats in hot haste. So tame is
the little creature that he considers my
summer home part of his domain and
visits studio or Observation-Disclosures
promises the most edihles-with cool
indifference regarding the company
He has a remarkable habit of stuffing
his cheek pouch full of bread crumbs
or cake, until he looks as if he were
suffering from severe attack OF
mumps. Sunflower seeds he is partic-
ularly fond Of and the seeds of sheep
sorrel and bareback he does not de-
spise. Rarely 1 find him with a stray
nut, but l suspect that. beyond beech
nuts, such hard-shelled fare is not quite
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-02
The Red Squirrel ohattering.

the back and decidedly grayer beneath.
This last squirrel is very abundant
through the middle part of his range,
which would extend from Connecticut
to southern Minnesota; the southern
limit is Virginia.
The red squirrel is particularly fond
of the seeds of coniferous trees, and he
has special penchant for the butter
nut, which he pierees at one side, and.
through g. hole not over half an inch
wide, he succeeds in extracting all the
meat. Beechnutss and corn he likes to
store away for the winter months, of
course, but he viii leave both to the
mice and chipmunks if he~can collect
all the butternutss he wants, which
would be a couple of bushels, more or
less. $50
In the same locality with the red
squirrel we will find the pretty little
striped chipmunk. (tanias listeriD,
whose highway is the stone wall. This
little fellow has three white stripes
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Please inform me if there is any differ
ence between the requirements of soldiers
and citizens of foreign birth in obtaining
naturalization papers in this country.
VOLUNTEER.
There is difference. Any alien of
the age of 81 years and upward who
has been in the armies of the United
States ana has been honorably dis
charged therefrom. may become a cit
izen on his petition without any pre-
vious declaration of intention, provided
that he has resided in the United States
at least one year previous to his appli-
cation, and can prove a good moral
character.
1t has been judicially determined
that, in the case of a soldier or ex-
soldier having an honorable discharge,
residence of one year in particu-
lar state is not requisite, provided the
applicant was in the army for that
length of time.
There is a case on record which may
be cited as throwing some light upon
another phase of the question. Where
man enlisted, deserted, then re-en-
listed under arr assumed name, and, in
time, was honorabiy discharged from
the army of the United States, it was
held that his military career did not
indicate good moral character" And
the opinion was based on the assump
ton that a man who would commit the
crime of desertion, then. resort TO deceit
in order to re-enter the army, is not the
kind of a man that is contemplated
when the question is asked by judge,
is he man who is upright. of good
moral character, and would he make a
good citizen?r
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Pignut Bored
!. By Squirrel.

butternut; he does not gnaw away at
1T in. any random fashion. No. he turns
it over and over until he has sounded
its depth of shell. and after he is
through with it if we pick IT up we shall
find that the. thinnest part has been
penetrated. Squirrels have a faculty
for labor-saving. The hickorynut is all
ways bored at the fiat side. the butter
nut at a point where the meat of each
half is easily reached, and the small
ness of the hole in the hazelnut is as
tonishing in view of the fact that the
Kernel has disappeared.
think Emerson was wrong when he
made the squirrel remark that the
mountain could not crack a nut--f1e re-
ally meant man. not mountain. The
squirrel works scientifically. and in
minute pierces the nut with about $40
scratches of his teeth and cleans it out.
We pick UP an apparently good nut and
are completely deceived: the work of
the nut-cracker is so perfect that we
had not discovered the opening. IF we
cracked the nut-weii. everyone knows
how it would have been smashed, so
will say no more.
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by the highly agitated boss, that is GER
tain, if animal language is capable OF
any interpretation. So we may as well
consider the chattering red squirrel
king of the forest; there is no harm IN
that. But is he? Yes, in a great meas
ure he is Mice and birds he terrorizes,
chipmunlzs he fights and chases away,
and even the big gray squirrel he does
not allow to live in his vicinity. A
butternut tree in early autumn he con-
siders exclusively his own and 1t is the
object of endless chickering's if any other
creature attempts to approach it.
One can always tell the red squirrel
in summer by his nearly even rusty red
color A broad, blackish stripe along
his side separates this rrfous color
from the buff-white tint of his under
parts. He is not found south of south
ern New Hampshire and the northern
peninsula of Michigan; south OF that
line is another similar species called
sciurus hudsonicus loquax. which is a
trife. larger, redder over the middle OF
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-02
|lIIIIIIIf|!III|II|

Two trains each way daily between
Denver. Omaha, Chicago, Kansas City,
St. Joseph, AtchisOn and St. Louis and
all eastern points.
Dining cars on all through trains.
No railroad has better sleeping cars
than the Burlington Route. Not even
on the famous limited trains between
Chicago and New York are the sleep
ers brighter, cleaner or Of more modern
de@'en.
The cars on main line trains are
.eQ.sppeu wl1n wlue vestibuies. They
are lighted by gas. Their smoking and
toilet compartments are unusually
rooray. From end to end they are
Thoroughly up to date.
Drawing Room has one full section
and a single lower berth, with toilet an
mex.
Berths may be reserved on applica-
ton to amy Burlington Route Ticket
Agent. Sleeping Car Conductor will,
on request, telegraph ahead for accom-
nlodatf0ns en- connecting lines
a MAP OF THE UNITED STATES
three feet four inches wide by four feet
long. printed in six coloTs. mounted on
rollers. shows every state, county. i'm
portant town and railroad in the Union
a very desirable and useful adjunct to
any household or business establish
ment. sent on receipt Of Is cents in
stamps-less than cost.
TICKET OFFICE,
214 South West Temple st.
r. F. NEsLEN,
TRAY. Pass. and Freight Agent.
w. F. M'MILLAN,
General Agent, Salt Lake City.
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ably never be of any use. but the S32, :
i76. 900 acres of land which is officially
denominated as ''desert or grazing
will ultimately all be taken up and
viii be turned into farms or grazing
lands.
Some of the most valuable tracts
have doubtless been selected by the
several states under land grants for
different purposes. but they are still
open to settlement, and there are mill
ions Of acres besides upon which. if the
nation does not waste its substance on
other lands and chimes, future genera
tons will live and flourish. There is
plenty of room at home for healthy
growth, and border lands peopled with
congenial races. if it is merely a pas
sion for land we would crafty.
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the next he has slipped away almost
beyond the ability of our eyes to follow.
The northern gray squirrel is common
from the Alleghanies of Pennsylvania
north through New York and New Eng
land to southern Canada and west to
Minnesota. Below that line his place is
taken by another species, called the
southern gray squirrel (sciurus carolin-
ensis carolinensis). The difference in
the colors of the two species is distinct
ly, but not conspicuously, marked. The
southern squirrel is dark yellowish
rust-color above, marked upon the side
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delicate yellowish white. His skin fits
loosely, and when he stretches out an
arm it reminds one of a bishops sleeve
In springing from branch to branch he
fiattens himself and slides through the
air with the rapidity Of a bird on the
wing. He is rightly called the flying
squirrel It is said that on occasions
he will drop through the air a distance
of $50 feet.
The flying squirrel lives almost exclu
sively upon nuts; pecans, hickories and
hazelnuts. I think he fancies most of
all. He makes a capital pet, and thinks
a pocket was especially designed for his
comfort; but if he is rudely disturbed
ne is inclined to nip ones fingers
OF all our nut trees the hickory and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-02

Ex-senator Henderson of Missouri, or
General Henderson" as our morning
contemporary calls him, is another Re
publican who is opposed to expansion.
He has had a great deal to say about
it, we know. But so has Representa-
tive Henderson of Iowa, the man Sc
lected by the Republicans of the next
house for speaker We have made no
comment on the Missourian's remarks,
but have quoted from the Iowa anti
expansionist several times. He has not
said much since his election as Reeds
successor has been decided upon, but
he was heartily with the senator from
Illinois and other leading Republican
opponents of expansion a few months
ago. BY the way. Senator Spooner is
another opponent of Philippine reten-
ton
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-02
Narrow Escane.
indianapolis Journal.)

To the millionaire came the superin-
tendent of the farm, with beaming face
Looks like we are going to clear ex-
penses, SIR said the hireling.
Great heavensr' cried the millionaire,
something must be done or I am dis
graced, Go and order a S., 600 automobile
to haul the truck to market in!'
Even one of our best people may get a
little rocky on his proposition in moments
of tension.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-02
His Reward.
youths Communion

t4ouths Companion.l
Among the stories of that former gov
ernor of Texas Familiarity know as Sam
Houston, is more than one amusing tale
There was a financial agent of the
penitentiary who had warmly opposed the
election of Governor Houston, but was
particularly anxious to retain his own
pleasantly lucrative position. Consequent
~ the governor was soon in receipt of a
petition in which the mans years of
faithful service and special qualifications
for the place were set forth in glowing
terms by himself.
The governor sent for him, and said
gravely: 1T appears from this petition
that you have been in the penitentiary
eight years?"
II have" was the reply
And during that time you have per-
formed faithfully every duty that has
come in your way, to the best of your
ability?''
Il have answered the agent. his cour-
age swiftly rising.
Then sir said the governor. with the
air of one comforting priceless favor, II
pardon, you outi''
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-02
Tribute to a Kindergarten.

is quality that generally exaets admir-
alton. The Washington Post tells of an
old colored man who recognized it even in
the beauty of a window garden.
The window was a mass of sweet peas
in bloom. The mistress of the house was
looking carefully at the boxes. and snip
ping off a few dead leaves. The old man
evidently perceived that she knew how, +"
but perhaps he wondered how so much
loyeliness could come from simple flowers
like sweet peas.
My Lawdl" he said. as he turned
away, '.ef some pussons was to plant a
jewsharp it'd come up a pianner.'
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AN INQUIRY FROM LOGAN.

Logan, Sept. 2S.
To the Editor of The Herald:
Why was the tithing office corner in
Logan sold for such low figure $3.50 a
FOOT, when it could at least be sold for
500 foot? 1t seems to have been a
very unwise thing, as the church at
present is in much debt and needs
money. And besides, Cache stake will
soon be called upon to donate So, 500 for
the Brigham Young monument fund.
which must come mostly from the poor
while the syndicate that bought the
corner has money enough to pay twice
as much as they did. Why was it not
sold to the highest bidder?
INQUIRER
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for a study of the habits Of squirrels.
An opera glass is quite necessary for
close observation, and by its aid one
may discover a thousand little details
in the movements of the nut gatherers
which otherwise would escape notice.
and many of the animals ways win
prove is amusing as they are interest
ing. Watch the red squirrel handle a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-02
VACATION STUDIES
FOR YOUNG NATURALISTS.
xI. AMERICAN NUT GATHERERs
BY f. SCHUYLER MATHEWS.

If there is any question about who is
boss of the forest in summer and au-
tunn, L think that question will be
promptly and emphatically answered
by the red squirrel or chickaree (sciu-
rus hudsonicus hudsonicusJ 1.-THE no
menclature of this and all the other
species is that of Mi. Outram Bangs of
Bostonl, who claims the whole country,
regardless of the limitations Of the
woods. Whether or not he is able to
sustain his claim is another considera-
ton which is less interesting to us; we
are peremptorily ordered to "Inove on
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Their Combined Ages.
(Chicago Trihune.N

Chicago Tribune)
I'D let you go, MiIIie," said her mother.
only I'm afraid it's merely party of
giddy young people,
You can judge of that, mamma re-
piled Mile when l tell you that the
combined age of the five of us is 10"
1t turned out afterwards, however, that
the age of the grandmother, whom they
took along as a chaperon, was SO.
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squirrel or the mouse has cast aside ID
viii be found that the portion near the
base of the kernel is quite scooped! out
clean. It is the tender germ which is
gone the little animals know where to
find the best of everything.
Undoubtedly the best. nut gatherer of
our northern woods is the gray squirrel
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A Brave Man.
washington Starr

did you say your friend had risked his
life for his country?'' asked the young
woman.
Yes" answered Colonel Stillwell.
But you don't address him by any mill
tary title"
But he has run for office in Kentucky.
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Captain Oberlain NJ. Carter has been
ordered to prison. Secretary Root is
not disposed to fool with this case,
which has dragged through so many
weary years. The president and Secre-
tary Alger persistently refused TO ap-
prove the sentence of the courtmar
tial. There viii be civil trial before
the sentence is executed, and Carter
viii probably divulge the names of his
accomplices.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-02

Speaking OF getting the consent of
the governed for government purposes,
we beg to remind our morning contem-
porary that it does not mean to get the
consent of a committee of fifty" in
star chamber deliberations and call
that the consent of the people. the
party or anything but the favored few.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-02

The Tribune refuses to believe any
thing Dewey has said concerning the
Philippines except two remarks that
agree with its latest one night stand on
the question. When it declared that
1--WE want no Philippines in ours" and
gave some excellent reasons for that
position, it would have quoted other
portions of Dewey's comments, per-
haps Such is our neighbours way.