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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-06
BREEDING OF
BELGIAN HARES

chicago. September, 1900.-The Rel
ertan hare craze has reached Chicago
the exorbitant prices paid for bIoodei
animals having tempted a small army
of men and boys into raising fine
stock
Hares are being bred on roofs and
in parIors. in Easements and our-
houses. but the only Chicago woman
who is raising them on an extensive
scale IS Miss Eva Curtis Copeland A
prominent north side society girl, she
Is : direct descendant of Martha Cur
lis Washington Indeed one Of Miss
Copeland's most valued does is named
after her distinguished ancestor, and
the beautiful creature IS already quite
celebrated among fancierS- Miss Cope
land has some of the finest hares ever
England Lady Norton Queen
Edith = Iva Rascal and Dick
later are among the highest scored
animals that ever left the tight little
isle"
Women fanciers generally do their
work by proxy, but Miss Copeland has
the exclusive care Of her entire rab-
bitrv. which contains over a hundred
big cages each large enough TO &C
cOnSdate an entire family. She keeps
them IS smartly as the luxurious
abodes of thoroughbreds should be, for
dirt is death to these aristocratic darl-
ings. At haif-past four every morning
she serves breakfast, and at II O'Clock
AT night she makes the rounds to see
that every little nose is dry, for a moist
proboscis indicates the possibility of
s.snufies." the most dreaded disease
among hare fancierS. In fact, the cares
of the proverbial old woman in a shoe
is rot 70 be compared with this con
scientious young girl who has fOrsaken
balls and parties for the joys and Sor-
rows Of rabbitry-
From . financial standpoint she has
been unDrecedently successful, the
Young of her imported stock bring
very high prices. and as each mother
has nestful of young creatures ev-
cry month, the profits may be left 10
the ina @inatiOn-
Miss COoeland'S natural love of ami
mails beguiled her into the business, as
she has always owned blOOded stock
Among them is '.POney," a superb
black Persian cat, whose tail is like the
banner of smoke the ordinance is try
ing 10 suppress. Then there are horses
and dogs and a cagefUl Of fancy mice.
chief among them being Lady Jane, %
VINO JUMPS through hoops or sits on
her hind feet on the guitar while her
mistress is playing
Miss Copeland pins her faith TO Bel
CLANS and believes that in order to be
lucky oGa must possess, not the left
hind foot of a rabbit killed in the grave
yard at midnight but the old hind foot
OF a very much alive Belgian hare
JENNIE VAN ALLEN.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-06
Fees For the State.
HANDLING TRAIN MAIL.
Instructions TO Be Carried Out on the
Oregon Short Line.

Vice-President and General Manager
Bancroft has just issued an order relat
ing to the handling of train mail in
accordance with the circular issued by
the postmaster general pertaining to
such matters. Mr.. Bancroft'S order is
as follows:
Under the United States postal laws
and regulations train mail must not be
carried over the lines of this company
without the prepayment of postage,
except in the following cases:
Mail matter from one officer or en-
plOyee of the Oregon Short Line Rail
road company, on its lines, addressed
to another officer or employee of and
upon the lines of the same. pertaining
strictly to the business of this company.
Mail matter from an officer or en-
ployee of the Oregon Short Line Rail-
road company, upon its lines. addressed
to an officer or employee of and upon
a connecting line of railway and per-
tanning strictly to business in which
the Oregon Short Line and such con-
Meeting railway have direct interest.
Every such package must be plainly
marked ''ioint business
Mail matter from connecting line
Of railway addressed to an officer or
employee of and upon the lines of the
Oregon Short Line Railroad company
and pertaining strictly to business in
which the Oregon Short Line company
and the connecting railway is directly
interested Every such package must
be plainly marked, Joint business.
Correspondence and reports passing
between agents of the Oregon Short
Line Railroad company, on its lines,
and agents of the car service aSSOcia-
tons. demurrage bureaus, union depot
companies or terminal associations,
joint car inspectors, the Western Rail-
way Weighing association, located at
any local or terminal st, ton of the
Oregon Short Line railroad and per-
tanning to business of this company.
Printed matter. such as circulars,
tariff sheets. etc, also tissue copies of
way bills. not accompanied by letter,
when enclosed in unSealed envelope OF
other cover permitting inspection
Mail matter from an officer or en-
pIoyee of the Oregon Short Line Rail
road company, pertaining strictly to
business of this company, addressed to
any person or persons upon it's lines.
Every such letter or package must bear
the imprint of the official stamp of the
forwarding Office"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-06
GOOD PAY.

Probably no workman ever felt less
satisfied with his pay at the time than
did Nicholas Sparks when he received
deed OF the land on which a large part
of Ottawa, Canada, Is now built The
deed was given IN lieu OF money due Tor
wages
Sparks was native of Woburn, Mass
Having pioneer instincts he had pushed
up into the less settled parts OF CANADA,
and obtained employment with a man
named Wright on the northern shore OF
the Ottawa river at a point known aS me
Gatineau- The city OF Ottawa was deS
tined 10 be built on the southern shore.
nearly opposite: but there was vet no eVi-
dence OF the fiOurishlng capital city Of
Canada Sparks worked for his employer
for some months; put not RECEIVING MS
wages TO his satisfaction, he decided 10
make change He was Obliged 10 accept
fOr COmpeusat ton a deed of a tract OF land
on the south side of Ottawa river The
deed was taken reluctantly, as being the
best that could be done under the circum-
stances.
this time some activity began TO be man
ifest along the southern bank OF the
river The British government mad com
missiOned Colonel BY to construct for nil
ICary purposes a canal which should Join
the Ottawa river with the Great lakes.
The point where this canal was to be cut
was within the land decided 10 SPARKS
Operations on the canal brought together
ment soon SpranS up which assumed the
proportions of a town This settlement
VINO had the work IN cnaT8t- bA tLilS
time Sparks found himself fairly pros
porous, as he was able 10 sell SInaI par
GELS Of his land TO the new settlers at q
very good profit.
BY Town continued TO grow and pros
per until its crowning honor came TO II
when the British government, noticing the
beauty aud security of its inland position,
selected the site for the capital of the
newly cOn1ederated Canadian provinces
The name was changed to Ottawa. and
the place grew rapidly into a large ana
handsome city, as 1t IS at present
Nicholas Sparks lived to see all these
Z char ges. Some of the fine government
( buildings were erected upon the land
decided TO him The finest residences and
business blocks are upon land the title OF
( which is derived from Sparks The pT-n-
ciDal street l. the city is called Sparks
street PNfOrs r. died the old man.
wealth Id bee. very great He was
quite illij5rata -- it was a labOriOuS pro
cess for lin =. ign his name But his
descendants form one of the weakness
] and most aListOcratic families in Canada.
It Is one of the many rOmances of wealth
on this continent
I W H p WALKER.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-06
POPULATION OF CITY 53,531


Continued from Page One.
who looked into the question that since
the census of ten years ago was taken,
large and populous area to the south
east was annexed, which should help
70 swell the city's enumeration beyond
the point of natural growth. Then, too.
IL was shown that the births reported
In the city during the decade num-
pered nearly II, 600 and the death GER
tlhcates issued for the same time $500,
leaving a net gain of 1920 from this
natural source of accessions-
New Corners and Voters.
Since 1890 over 1000 permits have
been issued for the erection of new
dwelling houses and this fact would
account for at least 10000 new resi-
dents of the city. No one doubts that
at least that number of people have
come to Salt Lake within the past ten
years from various parts of Utah and
other states to permanently reside in
this city and are here yet No great
exodus of people has been charged to
TINS city since ten years ago. Rather
the exodus is TO Salt Lake as home
city. it is argued
To still further dispute the accur-
racy of the federal census, public Of
ncials cite the fact that there are
nearly $4,000 voters of both sexes in
the city. Surely the children and other
non-VOterS outnumber the voters in
the ratio of three To one, which would
make the popula' ion easily 1900.
Probable Reapportionment.
One thing, however is certain from
the census returns. The necessity is
now apparent for the re-appOrtioning
OF the municipality by the city coun-
ell into wards or precincts. The Second
municipal ward or precinct has twice
the population of the Fourth precinct,
but the representation of the precincts
is the same in the council, in the board
or education and in other public re-
spects. The other three wards are also
out OF proportion in numerical strength.
II the ratio of increase for the state
proves to be the same as il is for the
c1ty's population the past ten years,
Utah has added only 27.S55 people TO
l43.963 the number of inhabitants in
the state in 1880. This would give a
total of only 235. 80. or II, 564 less than
the state census of 1886.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-06
JUDICIAL CONVENTION.
Seventh District Democrats Effect
Temporary Organization.


The judicial convention for the Sew
enth district, which was called TO meet
in Salt Lake last night got together
at $50 O'Clock in Democratic state
headquarters. The delegates to this
convention are the same as to the state
meeting, and the convention was called
fence TO them
All the counties in the district except
Grand and San Juan were represented
Peter Graves, jr-, of Ephraim was
made temporary chairman with Mel
rose Spicer OF Manti as temporary sec
rotary. Committees on credentials and
permanent organization were appoint
ed in part. They were as follows:
redentials-ThomaS Nichols of Car
bon, Azariah Tuttle- OF Emery, NJ =.
Murray of Sanoete.
Permanent Organization - c. Nj
Worth of Carbon. William Howard 'Of
Emery and George Christensen of San
pete
The committees could not be com
pleted until the delegations from Grand
and San Juan arrive, and the cOnYen-
ton therefore recessed until 9 o'clock
This morning Ferdinand Erickson Of
Mt Pleasant will be nominated for
judge by reclamation. Mr.. Erickson
has no opposition and is considered a
strong man, both as a lawyer and as
vote getter.
The candidates for district attorney
are j w Cherry and w X Reid, both
of Manti- II is said that they are close
together in voting strength. and the
result will be in doubt until all the
votes have been counted The cOnven-
ton can make no mistake in nominal
ing either OF these gentlemen.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-06


and VII have charge of the compila-
ton OF the papers in the new incor-
poration.C
The belief has been expressed Inv
some that an understanding exists he
tween the Burlington and the nT-oy,,ot-
ers of the Los Angeles roac.
Mr.. W hittemOre does NOT neliava
anything of the kind, but saws he is
rather of the impression that the huild-
ing of the Burlington towards Salt
LAKE mas mas une erect Of hurrying up
the Los Angeles project
Mr.. Whittemore referred 70 tbo
speech of Mr.. j. Ross Clark. made at
the banquet given to Mr.. Gibbon in
Los angeles last week, in which he
stated authoritatively that the road
would be built independent of all other
lines, that it would be antagonistic to
none, but endeavor TO be on friendly
terms with all roads entering Utah II,
the making Of traffic arrangements
The equipment of the line will be
the very best that money can buv No
western road viii have better rolling
stock or be better prepared to handle ali
kinds of traffic. The road bed will he
equal to the best in the country. The
road viii be completed and ready for
the running of through trains within
two years from the time actual con-
struction commences.
1T is the intention, Mr.. Whittemore
says, to begin actual work as soon as
possible. Two surveying parties are
now in the field between Los Angeles
and San Bernardino. The route that
far has been selected, but from San
Bernardino it is still q matter of doubt
There is lively interest taken in the
new road in Los Angeles, and in the
San Bernardino Valley, nearly every
small town is willing to give most any
thing in the way of franchises to get
the road to pass through it.
Another gratifying feature of the pro-
posed road is that the new company
to be formed viii be organized under
the laws of the state of Utah. In real
ity. il is to be a home corporation. The
articles will be drawn up and filed
within the next thirty or forty days
The company viii be capitalized for
$50, 900, coo.
Fees For the State.
The fees that the state will derive
from this paper alone will amount to a
small fortune in itself No stock or
bonds will be fioated on the market for
speculation purposes, says Mr.. Whit
temore None will be placed outside OF
the incorporators Of the company. II
will be a straight business proposition
a strictly western enterprise, promoted
and realized by western capital.
Not one of the promoters are railroad
men outside of those now associated
with the operation of the Los Angeles
Terminal. The others have derived
their wealth mostly from mining en-
terpriSeS-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-06
FIGHT WITH A SNAKE.
Farmers Fight in Chicago on a Load
Of Hay Behind Runaway Team.
Chicago Times-Herald.l

Crushed in the coils of a six-foot
snake, Andrew Van de Horn fought
for his life on the top of a load of
hay while his team was running away
yesterday afternoon. He had almost
given up the struggle, when two naval
militia boys saw his struggles. stopped
the horses and killed the snake after
he had thrown it off.
Van de Horn, who is farmer at
Liverpool, Ind, was driving a load of
hay into South Chicago, where he
hoped to find good market, but when
he was through with the snake he was
SO exhausted that he turned his horses
heads in the other direction and went
home for repairs. The farmers horses
had been jogging along in Indianapolis
avenue so comfortably that the farmer
had almost gone to sleep, when he sud
denly felt something squeezing one of
his legs. He looked down and there
was a big biacksnake. His first move
ment made the snake tighten it's coils.
Then he jumped up. gave a yell that
frightened his horses and began TO try
TO pull the snake away.
He had no sooner dropped the reins
than the horses went careening full
tilt down the road. High UP on the
swaying load of hay the farmer cared
little about the horses. The more he
pulled the tighter the snake wound its
folds around him. 1t was working it
self higher up his body. He did not
KNOW MndI ulOIleill IL NOulu SlTlhG MIN
with its fangs and perhaps poison him
fatally.
Van de Horn had fallen to his knees
and was hardly able to fight any more
when his rescue came. COckswain B.
f. Bussey and Woman G. +. Brown
of the First division, First ships crew,
in camp near by, were on the road near
One Hundred and Second street. They
saw the shrieking man and the racing
horses, and though they thought the
former must be crazy, they quickly
stopped the horses. Each seized the
bride of a horse, and after being
dragged a couple of hundred feet they
brought the team to a standstill.
Then the farmer got his breath and
began the struggle with the snake once
more. Brown started to climb up TO
him. but before he got there Van de
Horn had wrenched himself loose and
had thrown the snake to the ground,
where Hussey quickly killed it, II
measured full six feet, and Van de
Horn was only too glad to let the
sailors carry it away as a trophy to
camp.
When he had been assisted to the
ground he found a scratch on his hand
that he feared was a snake bite, but
after the wound was cauterized he
went home.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-06
Helpless Mankind.
New York Press.)

The British manufacturer makes
eighteen styles of mems suspen-
ders and his American rival
fifteen, and there never was
pair made right. The angle in the
back is too Obtuse, allowing the straps
to slip down over the shoulders. 1t is
strange that manufacturers never have
discovered this. The first important in
vention for the benefit OF the soul of
man was the button that fastens on
without thread. The second is TINS
years undershirt. with only hole TO
poke the head through and not a single
button in sight. Why didn't we have
this garment 100 years ago? The state
ment of the Harberdasher that not ten
men i'll 1000 can support their trousers
without suSpenders is rot Scarcely
young man in the south and west wears
suspenders. and until recently rev used
BELTS 1t has been the custom from time
lmmemOrial to wear chip breeches, the
waistband frightened by a strap ano'
buckle behind. Nearly all Italians wear
belts even under their vests Personal
ly. think a belt and vest are rs vile
combination a silk hat and a sack
coat, straw hat and a frock coat, and
SuSpenders ard . Degliee SHIRT -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-06
GOLD ORE FOR PAVING.
Denver Streets Repaired With Rock
Worth Several Dollars a Ton.
NEW YORK JOurnaL)

During the past few days II has de-
velOped that some of Denver's streets
are being repaired with gold ore; that
IS, the stone used in repairing certain
corners carries values ranging as high
as 80 or 81 per ton The funny part of
II is that it is the tramway that has
been doing it, unknOWingly. of course
The ore has been laid between the
IramWay tracks at Fifteenth and Cur
us and Seventeenth and Larimer. IL
IS in the form of crushed stone, AMI
was furnished by the Western Paviug
d Leasing company, ard comes from
quarrieS near Boulder
The discovery of gold in the rock was
made week ago The specification
OF paving material in several Jobs re-
Gently let by the tramway stated thai
the stone should come from a certain
quarter section in Boulder county.
Why the specification was added nc
one outside the company. knows
Early last week & mining man who
accompanied r O. Blake TO the quar-
rles picked UP a small piece Of refuse
rock, which he saw at once was min
eralized- He brought the stone back
10 this city with him and had il as
Sayed- It ran $3.50 per ton. Return
ing to the quarry he procured several
other specimens from a vein which
extended half a mile in length and was
165 feet in width between perfect walls
These specimens AVERAGED over s. to
the ton, some showing as high as s.
The quarry is now regarded as
promising prospect, ana Mr. Blake has
told friends that he will sink Shafts
10 determine how deep lies the stone
that carries these gold values. The
! stone is now quarried and loaded upon
| cars at a cost not exceeding 80 cents
per ton If the rock can be success
fully treated by the cyanide process it
should net an average profit of at
least 81 per ton
There is said to he millions of tons
of this bearing rock, which is be
ing used 70 repair Denver streets and
II it can be successfully treated. as
some people believe it can be, it should
| prove a bonanza
1t is not known vet whether the
tramway will sue the city or tear out
/ the rock at the corners mentioned and
store If
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-06
COAL IN GREAT DEMAND
Exports of United States Pro
duet Increase Greatly.
EUROPE A GOOD BUYER
BULK TAKEN BY COUNTRIES ON
AMERICAN CONTINENT.
Especial Correspondencel


washington, Sept 3-ExpOrts of coal
from the United States during the year
1900 are likely to reach S20.O00.OOO in value
against $10oOO,0O0 in 1896 and Sc. 100000 in
1890 The figures of the treasury bureau
Of statistics show that the exports Of
coal from the United States during the
seve2 months ending with July, 1890, are
% per cent in excess of those during the
corresponding months of last year and
double those of the corresponding months
of 1888 In the seven months ending with
July, 1888, the exports of coal from the
United states were 2,S75, 45l tons; in the
same months of 1888 they were 1905, OS2
1900 they We're 4.6Ol, 755 tons. During the
period from 1890 to 1900 the expectation of
pied, but the principal growth has been
IN the years 1898, 1899 and 1900.
Goes to American Countries.
While this growth is observable in the
exports to all parts of the world it is es-
peclally marked with reference TO our eX-
ports TO the American countries. To
British North America the exports in the
seven months of 1898 were 1,7SS. 39S tons,
tons. To Mexico the exports in the seven
months of 1898 were 245. S3S TONS and in
the corresponding months of 1900, 4l5, S34
tons To Cuba the exports have more
than doubled, being in the seven months
or 1898, 114,6 tons and in the seven
months of 1900 241,7l2 tons; wilhelm Porto
Rico the exports increased from 2,62l tons
in the seven months of 1898 to 1888 tons
in the seven months of 1900. To the Ha-
waiian islands the exports of the seven
months of 1888 We're 10.3S1 tons and in the
corresponding months of 1900. p. COZ tons.
thus more than doubling in a single year
To the Philippine islands the exports in
the seven months of 1898 were f. so tons.
and in the seven months of 1900, 4, OoS tons
or eight times as much in 1900 as in
1898
The experiments with American coal
which the Europeans have made within
10 Nt1r-az.
proved successful, as the exports to Eu-
rope, which in the seven months of 1898
amounted to only 4.507 tons, were in the
corresponding months of 1900, 27S so tons.
of this, 1S7 tons went to the United King
dom, 4,02S tons to Germany, Il, 407 tons to
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-06
Railroad Notes.

The tabernacle choir excursion to
Ogden will take place tomorrow The
special train will leave over the Short
Line at o'clock a. m.
Garrit Fort, the new assistant gen.
srsl passenger agent of the Union Pa
cific. left Omaha Yesterday on a trip
of inspection. He Will reach Salt Lake
/ tomorrow morning.
The new time card on the Oregon
Short Line goes INTO effect this morn
ing. The Cache valley train will leave
at 6:15 instead Of O'Clock a. m. Pas
sengers leaving here on the train for
Portland at a. IN. can make connec-
ton at Cache Junction for Cache val
ley points.
A distinguished party of lady tourists
were IN the city Yesterday for a few
hours en- route to San Francisco from
the east. They were Mrs. e. o. Nc
Cormick. wife of PASSENGER Traffic
Manager Mccormick of the Southern
Pacific. Mrs Henry. her mother and
Miss Helen Stubbs. daughter of J. G.
Stubbs, third vice-president of that
road The ladies visited the tabernacle
and other places OF interest during the
afternoon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-06
Reflections of a Bachelor.
New York PressO

Woman is not feminine sex; she is
only an emotional insect
After a girl gets to be 30, kissing her
is about as much fun as biting an old
plush chair.
walk block with rainy-day dress on
she would learn not to turn her toes
out.
The man who, after he has failed. is
man enough to admit that he doesn't
know exactly why, will end by being a
success.
When a man is really in love he is
about as helpless as baby with cold
in the head and a boil on it's nose at
the same time.