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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-09


washington, Sept "a quiet little
cove of still, placid waters. after the
rough breakers of a stormy life, is
the treasury watch.
Ex-oficers are there in numbers, but
colonies. judges and mayors do not
count. The rank may be the ''guinea's
stamp" but on the treasury watch it
is forgotten.
Quiet though it may be, it offers no
place Of refuge for the has beens."
1t takes the man as he is, and by his
merits he stands or falls. He sinks his
identity and so it happens TO fall to
the lot of one of the veterans to be
treasury guard No 6.
A half hour before midnight roll is
called, the gray-haired veterans of the
watch have been dropping in through
the Fifteenth street entrance. No. 6
is a new man and as he sits there
watching those old veterans cracking
jokes and awaiting the order to fall
in" what strange pranks fond mem
ory'' is playing with the light of other
days"
Across the gulf of nearly forty years
il leaps and brings again TO No. 6
thousand memories in which figures
the midnight call and the sergeants
detail for duty on old Virginia's SOIL
IN camps ranging from the Potomac
10 the James.
Can No 6 be forgiven if for the mo-
ment his eyes grow misty as he thinks
Of those other eyes that shone now
uimmed and gomez" Comrades tried
true and trusted now gone forever.
No takes post tonight" Sharp
ard short comes the order and ends
the reverie of No. 6. The guards march
away for their lonely eight hours vigil
and guard No. finds himself in the
north corridor of the mar, floor of the
great treasury building.
Alone For the Long Night.
As the echOing footsteps of the COM
rade he has relieved dies away in the
distance, No. 6 realizes he is alone,
and alone for the long night watch.
Not as trying as those other nights
so long agO-of picket duty, when to
the strained and weary eye each tree
and bush assumed hostile front and
the night wind brought messages of
alarm. Here is no danger. Guard No.
6 PAGES up and down the silent cOrri-
dor and wonders why he is ordered to
carry the huge Pinch barrel navy
revolver. loaded 70 the muZZle. and
never allow it TO be out of his reach
for moment during all his rounds.
It is not armed men No. 6 fears now,
on his midnight beat. but that little
electric button, of which there are
three on his beat, and each must be
pressed every fifteen minutes to tell
the officer Of the watch that No. is
awake and doing his duty. So No. s
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-09
CHEAP TO MANILA.
Postal Rates From Canada Ruled
Domestic

Chicago. Sept. S.-A special to the
Record from Ottawa says;
Recently a communication was sent
from the postoffice department here to
Washington asking if the United States
postal authorities regarded the Philip
pines as coming under domestic postal
rates, or, in other words, whether the
Philippines was United States terri
tory, and the reply was in the affirna-
tive.
Accordingly, today the Canadian pos
tai authorities issued a notification to
all postmasterS that on and after Oct.
1 next, The domestic rate viii apply TO
Porto Rico, Hawaii, Guam, the Philip
pines and the American islands Of the
Samoan group The popularity of this
order is that while the distance from
Canada to the Philippines is twice that
from Canada to Great Britain, the pos
tai rate to the latter is just double that
to the Philippines. To Great Britain
it is cents per half ounce, while to the
Philippines it viii be cents per ounce.
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ly pacing. what if the war of secession
had resulted differently
Walking slowly out of the banking
room he turns in a door TO the right
and stands before another great SaIe'
the same before which in the midday
hours. the big. guide exhibits to the
awe-stricken strangers the untold mil
lions of Uncle Sans bonds.
The electric lights are burning
brightly, the safe stands there in soil
are within and No. wonders again
what he is there for He knows that
the United States treasury is the COW
eted point of attack of all the skilled
burglars in the land. yet his common
sense tells him il would take close on
to week for the most skilled bur
glar. unmolested, to ''crack one of
those treasury safes" and nothing but
dynamite, and plenty of it, will ever
let loose those coveted boards
So musing, No. 6 moves on his beat
to the western end of the corridor Al
though the moments have crept around
into the wee small hours. he notices
through the trees that the lights are
burning brilliantly in the second stOr-7
of the White House. and knows that
while he walks. Comrade Mckinley.
the president of the United States. is
over there under those bright li~hts,
with his trusted advisers and secre-
tarieS. wrestling with the most difficult
problems In diplomacy that ever con-
frOnted an American executive. Per
haps while No. is standing there,
drinking from the 'cool cisternS of the
midnight air. there are being framed
under those bright lights over in the
White House, messages that presently
will be speeding their way, under the
far distant seas, and which NAV
change the destinies of nations. who
knows2
eff Grant Had Failed
AS he stands and muses., again comes
to No. the query: What if the war of
secession had resulted differently"
Where would those safes and the un-
told millions over which No. stands
watch and ward be? Where would be
the glorious army of the Philippines
Where, the undying record of heroism
made by our boys in China? Where
the old f1aZ?
So it is that guard No. 6 wonders. as
he walks, how il is that even in these
days of good fellowship and fraterni-
zation of the blue and the gray, men
are heard to say, They were both
right
No. is not a. statesman, nor poll
hapS in his dullness he cannot COM
prehend things from the proper stand
point, but No will go to his not far
distant grave fully convinced that
there was one side and only one side
everlasting and eternaIly right.
J. s VAN ANTW ERP.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-09
Object of Rural Service.

City delivery was initiated primarily
to relieve the postOffices. it being man
ifestly impossible for the postmaster to
deliver the mails TO the thousand or
more persons through the postOffice
window, whereas rural free delivery
has for its main purpose the advance
ment and education of the people and
to bring the postal service within their
reach. While the recipients of the ru-
raj free delivery service have to pro-
vide boxes, which are placed at conVe-
nient places along the line of the road
traversed by the rural carrier. and
watch for the delivery of their mails
they save the time which they would
otherwise consume in going to and
from the postoffice daily. in all kinds of
weather, on the mere chance that there
may be something waiting for them.
One Missouri farmer calculate that in
the last fifteen years he had driven
$1,000 miles in going to and from the
pOstoffice to get his mail
J. s. VAN ANTWERP
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z. E. Hinckley Is Dead.

New York, Sept s.-Francis Edward
Hinckley, one of the incorporators of
the Chicago university, and pronni-
nently Identified with many import
ant railroad and commercial entar
prices. is dead at his home at West
New Brighton, Staten Island. He was
born at Elmira. n. Y, in 1894 and
came from an old New England fano~
lily. one of his ancestors having been
Ihomas Hinckley, an early colonial
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-09
DELIVERY
SYSTEM
RAPIDLY
GREW

Nov. l. 1896. Thibodeaux, La
Nov. =, 1896, BernardstOwn and
Greenfield Mass.
Nov. Z. 1896. Tecumseh, Neb.
Nov. 10. 1896, Loveland, Colo, and
Morning Sun, Ia.
Nov I6. 1896. Sun Prairie. Ia.
Nov. %, 1896, Gorham, Naples and
Sabago Lake. Mo, and Orange. Mass.
Nov. "a, 1886, New Stanton and Rufus
dale, Pa, and Tempe. Ariz.
Nov. %, 1896, North Deering, Mo.
Dec. 1, 1896, South Deerfield, Mass.
Dec. 3, 1896. Climax. Mich.
Dec. Z. 1896, Opelika, AIa, and Bruins
wick, Me.
Dec. s. 1895. Quitman. Ga.
Dec. TO- 1895, Auburn, III.
Dec. q, 1886, Grand Isle, VT, and
Lancaster, Pa.
Jan. 1. 1897. Pennington Mimi; AL
lensville, KY. and Atoka, Tenn.
Feb. /, 1897, Campbell, Cal
April, 1897, North Yakima, Wash.
Ordered to. Start Regardless.
In regard to the installation of the
service all details were placed in the
hands of the officers of the division
of pOstoffice inspection and mail depre-
dations" They were instructed to
start experimental tests of rural free
delivery in specifically named localities,
no matter whether the conditions
seemed favorable or not. Under these
delivery routes were started from sew
eral offices. The delivery of mails
from Allensville, KY, cost about cents
for every piece of mail handled At
Huntsville, Bartholomew county, Indi-
ana the cost OF delivery per piece OF
mail was about 61A cents. Delivery of
the rural mails from Quitman, Ga,
cost 400 cents per piece for the hrst
year of its establishment; HalltOwn, w.
Va, 1882 cents; AtOka, Tenn, 293 cents;
ID rreaFsr sob
Neb., 3.S1 cents; GAINESVILLE, Ark, 2.72
cents; Uvilla,> Va, 3.32 cents, and the
others proved equally costly
Service Is Increased.
From every part of the country
where the service had been given a fair
trial. petitions began TO pour in upon
the department. Special agents were
appointed to look into the claims of
the people and lay out services wher-
ever the conditions seemed favorable
to an economical and successful ad-
ministration- Such good results were
obtained that congress appropriated
$50, 900 for the rural free delivery for
the fiscal year 1S97-9S. and gave $500, 600
for the same purpose for the current
fiscal year. AS requests for the eStab
lishment of the service multiplied like
an endless chain. the appropriation was
found to have been practically appor-
toned out before four months of the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1899, had eX-
pired.
Cost Is Reasonable
on the LIST of November, 1899, rural
free delivery service was in successful
operation from 1888 distributing points,
radiating over forty states and one
territory Between the beginning of
the new fiscal year. July !, 1899. and the
list of November, 1899. when the addi-
tional appropriation of s150,0O0, granted
for extension of the rural free delivery
service previously established. was
found to be exhausted, a new service
was established on 243 routes, serving
a population of 1919 people. It will
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-09
FROM A
SMALL
PAMpERED
BEGINNING

thus be seen that with the additional
expenditure of S150000, rural free de-
livery has been extended to nearly $780,
600 persons, at an annual cost of about
81 cents per capita These figures
make a most favorable showing when
compared with the cost of free deliv-
cry service in the smaller cities, many
of which, when, by reason of gross re-
ceiptS aggregating $4,000 per annum
they fall within the free delivery serv-
ice, have a population not exceeding
5000. Three carriers Cthe usual num-
ber) assigned to offices of this class.
with a salary of $500 per annum. make
tia, with no very great increase to be
expected in the postal receipts because
Of the slight additional accommoda-
ton afforded
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-05-31
A voRAclous cAPRA.
Goat Dined on tho Horses Tail -
Amusing Incident.

Noat Olned on tho Horses Tall - An
Amusing Incident
Henry Travers and Otto Koop, who
lives few doors away, have long been
the closest of friends. But now they
never speak as they pass by, and tits
all owing to Travers' goat and Hoops
long-tailed bay mare. The bay mare
had tail that reached the ground and
the goat an appetite that was indis-
eliminating and only limited by his
ambulatory and reaching powers. But
the horses tail instead of sweeping the
floor as of yore, is now but a jagged
bunch of hair, fully foot and half
away from the ground. The facts in
the case are somewhat hazy, but Mr..
Koop says: 'My heart is almost brok-
en-. Why, the tail of that horse was
the best part of it. I wouldn't have
taken $500 for that mare, but now look
at it! That COMPOUNDED goat of Trav-
ers' had to come in here and chew off
it's tail and disfigure the finest looking
horse in Toledo. Why in heavens
name didn't Travers feed his old billy
goat, so that he would stay at home
instead of trespassing around chewing
up horses tails. It's blamed shame,
and I'm going down town to see law
yer friend of mine and see if can't
get damages No, the mare amt much
of runner or trotter, but you just
ought to have seen that tail. I'll kick
lung out of that goat if I get a
chance" Kick a lung out of my
goat, will he?" Indignantly snorted
Mr.. Travers when told what Koop had
said. "Just let him try it. Damages
Fiddlesticks! How is he to sue me?
I didn't eat the tail. Why doesn't he
keep his stable door shut if he is so
particular ?''-Toledo News.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-05-31
Not superstitlous.

Even ancient superstitions are not
respected by the modern woman of
fashion. She has herself photographed
in her wedding dress before she is mar
ried, has her trousseau marked with
her new initials instead of her maiden
name, and otherwise flies in the face
of traditions which, to her grandmoth-
er, were sacred because of their very
antiquity, says the Pittsburg Dispatch.
At the present moment the most ia
vored gem for mounting as charm
is the opal, the stone banned for years
as an omen of bad fortune to the wear
er. Now you find opals in the rough,
as well as polished, being mounted in
almost every style for wear on neck
chains or on bangles. There is only
one other stone which can rival them
in popularity, and that is the pale
green jade.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-05-31
ALICIA'S EXPERIMENT. ).

also convinced him that he was clever,
witty and manly. Indeed. under the
sun Of her approval he. grew wonder
fully until he was quite different
Reggy.
At last the schemed-for proposal
took place. Satisfied with himself, and
much more than satisfied with the ac-
complished Alicia, Reggy asked her
to be his wife. Alicia foresaw the
coming offer, of course. She made
ready to refuse it. She even chose her
next victim, William Giles, lawyer Of
skill and renown. He would be diff
cult to enthrall, but foeman worthy
of her steel.
But she did not think of William
when Reggy proposed. She watched
"the boy" as she called him in her
heart, with curious pride. Glow well
he does it, she thought. Love has
made a man of him. He is desperately
adorable
why, Reggy," she said aloud, tc
her own establishment, II believe I dc
love you. Yes, will marry you, after
all-yes, yes WILL
The happy Reggy did not notice the
peculiar wording of Alicia's acceptance
of his heart and fortune. He had wo1
her, and his joy seemed complete. Nc
one, but his wife ever knew that hi
had been the subject of an experiment
Chicago Tribune.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-05-31

Alicia Wellington was 26 years old,
and she had never received an offer of
marriage nor had lover. Her two
younger sisters were both happily
married Gertrude to a young man
who had. adored her from childhood,
and Lottie to an elderly widower who
had fallen in love with her at her
contingent party. Gertrude had re-
fused three offers before marrying
John Nelson; Lottie, who was born
a coquette, had received homage from
almost every man she knew from the
time she could talk.
Alicia was serious and rather
naughty Her friends called her "in-
tellectual," and this same intellect
Iuality made her unpopular with men,
who were generally her interiors in
her chosen style of conversation If not
in depth of thought. Until now Alicia
had affected to despise the other sex.
Lottie's flirtations and Gertrude's con-
quests had seemed frivolous to her.
But she wished to be well-rounded
woman, and it suddenly occurred to
her that she knew nothing of love. al
though it was one OF the chief things
of life. The fact that she was differ
ent from other girls and their in
ferior in one respect was brought
home to her by meditation on love
and matrimony which followed the
receipt of letter announcing the en-
gagement of the only unmarried one
of her classmates. To be sure, Alicia
was younger than the other girls, but
she had come out the same year.
1T is all very well not to marry, .
she said to herself in conclusion, "but
it is odd not to attract single sutton.
There must be something lacking in
me. have always known that I didn't
like men, but it is strange that men
don't like me. I can accomplish al
most anything if make up my mind
to it. 1 will have lover. I need not
marry him, of course, but I will have
him desperately in love with me, so
that 1 shall have an impassioned offer;
then will refuse him.
Alicia cast about her list of male ac-
quaintances with view to selecting
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-05-31
Utah.s Capital !.

Salt Lake City still presents one Of
the most absorbingly interesting
fields for the sociologist to be found
on this continent. The conditions
most vital to q peoples life are there
far beneath the surface and cannot
be comprehended, in day, nor by a
sojourner who looks exclusively
through either Mormon or Gentle
eyes. Two generations have been
born into the Mormon religion, and
the traditions of the church are as
binding to them as those of century
old creeds to their followers. The man
who you are told has ''broken away
from the faith you find upon acquaint-
ance to be half a Mormon still. The
good Mormon who is pointed out to
you will be found to be. in nine cases
out Of ten. half Gentle. New Lippin-
colt. :
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-05-31

a suitable man fOr ner experiment.
Finally she chose Reggy De Greve.
Reggy was a year younger than Alicia
He was as frivolous as any girl, and
decidedly effeminate in his looks and
ways. He had been one of Lottie's
numerous admirers, in an impassive
way, but he had never gotten up cour-
age to propose to her. He had not
been sure that he wanted to do SO.
Now he came to the house rather be-
cause he was used to coming to see
'.the ladies'" once in so often. Alicia's
mother was fond Of him, for she had
known him since he was in dresses,
and she regarded him as boy. OF
Alicia he stood somewhat in awe.
"Reggy will be a good one to begin
WITH" thought the young woman.
"He will be easy to influence. After
] have refused him can try some one
more difficult
Thus Miss Wellington began her
career as firt. That evening Reggy
came to the house. He found Alicia
wonderfully interesting. She talked
about cotillon figures. pretty girls,
Judges and golf. Reginald was In de-
mand as cotil1on leader, he was a
chevaiier des danes, an expert chafing-
dish cook, and an inspiring golf player.
"Gwacious, I never thought she
knew SO much" he said to himself, as
he left the house. But this was only
because Alicia had displayed knowl-
ledge of the subjects with which Reggy
was conversant, for he had always
known that she was intellectual"
It was scarcely week before Reggy
again presented himself at the Well
linKtons. He asked for Miss Yelling
ton, instead OF for "the ladies'" He
was unconscious Of the neglect of Mrs.
wellington, but wary Alicia smiled
when she, alone. was summoned to the
draWing-room.
20. Mr.. De Greve," she said-hereto-
fore she had called him Reggy-'I
know you can help me solve something
that has been worrying my poor
BRAIN =
She took I seat beside the young
man and submitted her something
that had been worrying her. It was
only eharade, an intricate one, how
ever, 10 which Alicia knew the answer.
Rsgsy did not suspect that he was
good It puzzles. He solved this one
easily, and explained the elaborate
process to Miss Wellington.
Thank you. Mr.. Do Grove. you are
80 clever. said Alicia. exactly as she
i!had heard Lottis say the same words
Ito different men at least hundred
times.
That evening Is Reggy went away
his predominant thought was. "she
thinks me clever"
In the course of time Alicia con-
WINGED Reggy that ahe WAS uncommon
ily prAtty. agreeable, not too Wise. and
Ialtocethsr charming-just the woman
10 prssils over his house and help him
{ spoa6 ~ rather Large patrimony. nhs
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-05-31
MUST NOR INITIATE Guar.

=. MUST NOT INITIATE .CQHEs
Joseph W.. Burgess Of the firm Of
Burgess &. Van Horn, chemists. and
Harry Lay and VT, Fuge. BARRIERS.
were arraigned in the criminal. court
at Kansas City, May 2. on the charge
of reflling bottles which originally
contained Coke's dandruff, cure with
= spurious article and. passing it on
for the genuine. They pleaded not
guilty andswere released on bonds OF
$500 each to appear for trial May, "a.
1t is understood that other arrests
will follow and that the cases now
pending will be vigorously prosecuted.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-05-31
Tempting Fate.

II have come" said. the young man,
ITO ask you to lett me have your
daughter"
''Never!' shouted the millionaire"
":rhanks," shouted the other, as he
hurried away. up to this time she
has refused to smile upon my suit.
When / tell her that you object to me
she will be. mine!"-!rhe Columbian.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-05-31
Radical Cure.

Since taking the drug treatment for
alcoholism he had lost his fondness for
books.
"Your mind is doubtless affected"
we suggested kindly. ..,e
= mo, it's because reading maketf the
full man" he; exclaimed, shuddering
abhorringly. -
From this we, perceived that the cure
was. extremely. radical-Detroit Jour-
nal. 81 80
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-05-31
Fears Qhieted.

"Hows are conditions in your part Of
the state?' ,,-..-..,.:
"Ail right" answered the. Kentucky
mountaineer. '"Tlle dangers all over.
We were powerful scared for a while,
but I don't reckon there's any chance
of an ammunition famine now.'-
Washington Star.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-05-31
Solitude.

Eyes, muttered the old inhabitant.
in faultless dialect, when first came
to Kentucky to live my nearest neigh
Dor was fourteen miles away, and in
those days the best guns carried a
scant two miles,"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-05-31
: Diplomacy.

Miss Wunder-Why do you always
ask Miss Sanger to play her own &C,
compartments?
Miss Gabby-Why, she always plays
loud enough to drown her voice.-Balti-
more American. ~.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-05-31
VERY Faithful.

Purchaser-I would agree to your
price if were only sure that the little
dog would be faithful. '''t = -
Dealer-Faithful? Well, If.should
say sos 1 have sold him hlaf dozen
times already and he ha scome back
every time-New York World. -
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-05-31
Binder rx,ne at Low Prices.

If you want a special inside price on binder
twine either Sisal, Standard or Manila, cut
this notice out and mail to SEARS, RoEBUcK
g. Co. (Binder Irvine Department., Chicago,
stating about how much Irvine you will require
save you money. by quoting you price that
will either secure your order or compel the
price than he otherwise would.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-05-31

1t isn't always because the play
strikes you forcibly that you see stars
at the theater.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-05-31
JUNE A BARGAIN DAY.

JUNE n 6AR0AIN UA1' y
Farm News, one of+America's best live
stock and farm journals, price so cents a
year, has adopted q new and original plan
to get into new homes by making ah un-
usually low price on certain Bargain Days;
The best offer:yet is to send it one year to
all who remit Is cents to Farm News, Spring
field, Ohio on June 1. next Bargain Day..
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-05-31

% The love of money is, the root of all
evil. but not all money is bad.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-05-31

A:.crcumber., fa1aasofl 1 .1ofEaeres is
the latest Lawrence '(kas.) project.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-05-31

Alabama produced 100000 tons of
coal and 1,083,905 tons of iron in 1898.