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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-29
Club Work in Kentucky.

The club women of Utah who are
watching the growth in numbers and
influence of the free travelling Libraries
In this state, viii be interested in a
word which comes from Kentucky
That Kentucky has a unique field for
practical work in her mountain coun-
ties in their geographical isolation, will
not be doubted by the newspaper-read-
ing public. The club women of the
Blue Grass state, realizing this. have
already in the field tWenty-four free
travelling libraries, in strong wooden
cases, averaging fifty-five books TO the
case. As an outgrowth of these Ii
brarieS the state federation Undertook
last summer an experiment in social
settlement work in one of the noun
tain counties Four bright girls gave
their time for this work and spent
nearly two months in tent in Perry
from a railroad. Their camp was a
model home, where they had daily
classes in cooking, sewing and every
thing that pertained to housekeeping.
They met with the warmest apDrecia-
ton and had a constant stream of Wis
itors and pupils They organized a
club of Young men and women, and
made out a programme for their year s
work. At the close of the summer
more than a hundred pupils came to
bid them goodbye and beg that they
would return.
This movement shows the alertness
of the Kentucky club women. In will
be remembered that when the situation
was most exciting after Governor Goe-
bells assassination. the women of Lou
iSville held a large mass meeting,
where various vigorous resolutions
Were passed, especially condemning the
practice of carrying concealed weapons
and the laxity of the administration of
the law in regard to the offense.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-29
As Usual.

II IIlIo7tI EJIIIa. 7 ~
Did you suffer much from the fire.
mo. You see, the fire was in ny
place The fellows on each side Of ne
who received the water sustained The
most damage"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-29

State Of Utah, ONCE Of the sI-'' -,
State.-SS. sscret9Ty -
CERTIFY sTtf that the above named d1I5siailesa
company has filed in my. oIicSS ron when
statement of its condition. = been pr,
the foregoing statement hs aS has y u
pared, and that the said --Irlifth the avs
all other respects cOmPli.eu- ,Tra5rlce. -.
of the state relating 70 MS have r.
In Unite 5ss se9 my hand and and. a e
{SeaI) great seal of the ,sssS-1rsry. 4 -
This 18Th day Of F19793r1JI1IOND..
1900. !. sI,,.-i 5nj'IOf stai'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-29

On Friday next the session of the
Historical Society will be given over to
the discussion Of Utah history.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-29

The fourth year normal students
gave dancing party last Friday night
in the Sixteenth ward assembly rooms.
The evening was a very pleasant, one
fer beth students and friends; as a
class event it was successful in every
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-29
Salt Lake City, Utah.
ANNUAL. STATEMENT.
For the year ending Deeeua-r s-- 1871
the condition or IRE
EmnInrnrS' Liability ASSurallCt


Employers Liability ASSurant'
Corporation. Limited.
1.-The name and location Of
the company. Emp.Ht- -~
Liability Assurance COR
poratiOn. Limited, Lon
don, England.
2-Name OF chairman, -'--
Claud Hamilton
3.-Name of secretary, -
Stanley Brown
4-The amount Of its eal----s -r7G Oh q
stock IS ....--------.------
5.-The amount Of its capi-a- -5aF1 O
stock paid UP is----------
6-The amount Of its assets on - g
The amount Of is .I H25ii i 1855
ties Including depoSl.l y
S.-The amount of its income
during the precedlns td- 20 81 81
endar year -.-.-------------
9.-The amount of Its eAaE-
ditures during the pre- 1851 5
ceding calendar year
during TtH ri5'I the he preceding cal z-ss8
endar year -------.------5+
1.-THE amount or rlSAS WIZ, elf Isl, 81 "
ten during the year 80, o-
12-The amount OF rls6s
force at the end OF INC % e. l5 U
10
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-29
French Women Offended

In recent letter from Paris. Jessie
Irlmible says that American club
women are in high diafavcr with
French women because the National
feoeration sends no official represen-
tatiVeS TO the Woman's Congress- in
June. She quotes the Countess de Mon
tagu in part ais follows:
First there was to be a grand meet
ing. The clubwomen asked for the use
OF the Palaise de la Femmes. Nine. Pc
gard offered the theater at most reas-
enable terms; the clubwOmen were
coming, and then they were not. They
had suggested September as their time
for arrival, but, says Nine. PICARD,
there will be no good time in Septem-
Der Tor their coming. May or June is
the month. The biennial converstion-at
first it made no difference, but now 1T
is at Milwaukee, lovely place it
must be; for the clubwomen consider
1t preferable TO Paris
1t is unqueStiOnably true that French
women having in charge the June con-
gress are disappointed in the women of
America Having secured the erection
OF the woman's palace, one of the most
beautiful buildings on the exposition
grounds, the fact that American
women are showing so little interest in
their efforts is causing the French
slider long series of subjects, such as
the relation of women to philanthropy,
TO economics, to legislation and to
morals and to education, art, letters
and the sciences.
As a last blow Mrs Potter Palmer
mas said that she will not be able TO
address the congress. She says she is
too busy with her work as a fair COM
missioner.
There is a whisper in Parir . the
effect that the club women of erica
must intend TO go to the the
autumn, when the radics nent
among the women is to ha1 meet
lng-that American women stand
alongside of Nine Durand, tor OF
La FrOnele, ON a suffrage anu social
iStic platform.
me congress in June is in charge of
more conservative element, and with
or without the club women of the
United States is to play an unimport-
ant part in the exposition of 1900.
The reasons why official representa-
ton of the general federation in Paris
is impossible in June have been re-
peatedly given, but the magnitude of
the biennial meeting in Milwaukee in
the same month does not seem to pene-
trate TO the consciousness of the French
ladies'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-29
Like q Bird.

philadelphia BulIetin)
Don't you think that girl next door
sings like a bird?'
''Yes-like the bird in q cuckoo clock
''HOW'S that2"
She sings by the hour"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-29

Visitors at the school during the ,,,.
week have been; President f. W. Mn
son and Mr.. Bamberger of the hoard =,
education; Mrs. Mcmillan, Miss Vsr.-
Ferron, '99, and Miss Harrison of ps--
SylVania 4 1l--
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-29
LIABILITY POLICIES ON MINES.
Room S, Hooper Building,

ANNUAL. STATEMENT.
For the year ending December 81, 1899, o
the condition of the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-29

Professor r. r. Lyman conducted a
crowded chapel last week Professor D.
R. Allen viii lead during this week.
g 6, 9
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-29

Miss Goddard eff the English depart
ment read q paper before the Ladies Lii
erary club Friday on The Louvre
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-29

The students congress met last Mon
day and adjourned sine die. The end of
the school year brings too arduous
study with il for all to do most active
work, so the boys adjourned for this
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-29

The Poets Round Table will meet
with Mrs. J. L. Rawlins, 233 First
street. ON Monday afternoon, April 80,
at o'clock Mrs. ]. D. Spencer win be
the chairman and Robert Browning the
pOet
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-09-06
MINIATURE WAR MUNITIONS.
for Juvenile Pleasures
when Christmas Comes.

(From the New Orleans Times Democrat)
People who don't believe in encour-
aging the growth OF the military spirit
are going TO have hard work picking out
Christmas presents for their youngsters
this year" said a New Orleans merchant
who has just returned from a trip to the
North. I made the rounds OF the prin-
cipal toy jobbers while I was in New
York, and when / got through I felt as if
l had been visiting some huge arsenal. 1t
was enc long panorama of war and NUM-
lions of war, and. while there We're more
novelties on exhibition than ever before
in the history of the trade, the great ma
jority were military models of one sort Or
another.
Many of them were wonderful
~ interesting and ingenious and
wei calculated Ia set the average
boy wild with delight saw
little brass cannon Tor instance, that were
perfect miniatures of modern breech-load-
er5. and larger pieces that were mounted
on regulation disappearing carriages. They
could hardly have been more deliberately
finished if intended for the Patent Office OF
some school OF mechanic arts. Incidentally
they were decidedly expensive; but among
the cheaper things were sets Of toy sol
dieTs that were wonders in their line.
They came III complete army corps In
Guiding infantry cavalry. artillery. bag
gage Tdln- ana even a HE'D telegraph de-
tachment. Elsewhere were toy models OF
almost everything you could imagine
Whitehead toTpedoes photographs. range
finders, submarine boats, mortar batter
les and machine guns. There were little
ships by the score, running all the way
from little tin concerns At 10 cents apiece
to splendid vessels. three feet long cost
ing from $50 to SIS: and I doubt whether
there is a single arm or appliance in actual
use on the field that hasn't been repro
duced VITA or more or less accuracy for
the holiday toy counters.
The ruling passion has even Invaded
the little girls department, and I was
amused to notice that fully so per cent of
the newest dolls were dressed in military
uniforms. So, as I said before the pa
rents who don't approve of celebrating
the birth of the Prince of Peace by giving
their children tools of war will be rather
handicapped this Christmas They viii
have TO fall back on the good old Noah S
ark, which is almost the only form of toy
in the market that hasn't been affected
by the military craze And I wouldn't be
surprised to see even the Noahs arks
mounting secondary batteries before the
season opens"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-09-06
JUeGLERs OF TIE ORIENT.
Their Little Tricks Surpassed b,
Western Acrobats.

From the New Orleans Times Dernoc-at.)
The Chinese and Japs used 10 be con-
sidered the greatest jugglers and equili-
brists in the worlds said a retired show
man CT this city. but that reputation was
exploded long ago. The first troupe
brought over created a tremendous furore,
on account Of the novelty of their work.
That was the company to which the child
acrobat. Little Albright belonged He
got his sobriduet, as you may remember,
from the signal he used TO give his father
when they were performing sonic particrI-
farly difficult feat. A rii' the boy would
squeak and the old man would thereupon
toss him head over heels in the air The
name tiCkled the public fancy, and became
such valuable trademark that it was sold
for a large amount of money when the
original Little All Right went out of bust
ness. AfteTwaTd it was stolen by several
different people, and the right to use it
became the subject of bitterly contested
lawsuit
But to return to the quality of the ORR
entail work, it was hit solely because OF
its novelty. Little All Right used to slide
down an inclined wire stretched from the
first balcony to the fcotlights, using a pa
per umbrella to keep his balance It was
regarded as marvellous. Today We have
white acrobats who do the same thing in
full evening dress. smoking a cigarette,
and with nothing to balance them except
their hands As soon as the European
gymnasts had time to practice they beat
the Japs and Chinese all hollow at their
own tricks. The same thing was true of
juggling. Our jusgfers soon caught on to
the Oriental feats and greatly surpassed
them in every particular One OF the pref
test things the Chinese did was to keep
a coYey of paper butterflies in the air by
manipulating a fan. The butterflies were
always attached to invisible silk threads to
prevent them from futtering beyond Ger
tain bounds and no Chinaman dreamed of
attempting the trick without taking that
precaution: but before long a number of
American jugglerS were doing the same
thing with bits of tissue that were perfectly
free, and. while the feat was very beauti-
full and extremely difficult, it was so cheap
ened it was generally dropped from the
bills
AT present Chinese and Jap performers
are at a discount / know of only one ORR
entail iuggler who ranks anywhere near the
best Europeans, and such of their aerobats
as still remain in this country are reIe-
gated to the cheap tent shows
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-09-06

CFgom the 81. James Gazette.


1t is generally known TO most people that the
karri tree. which is used largely in
paving the London streets, is the giant tree OF
Western Australia, but few are aware however
OF the enormous proportions which the species
sometimes attain; and it NAV, therefore. be OF
interest TO give the measurements of tree Ie-
Gently discovered on the banks Of the Warren
River. details OF which have Just reached
correspondent OF the Birmingham Post" The
specimen in question is 81 feet in circumference
feet from the ground; Il feet in circumference
at the first limb, which is 100 feet from the
ground, and over 200 feet in extreme height In
other words, the bole Of the tree from the bot
the first limb contains nearly 5000 cubic
feet of lumber, which means that il has
a weight Of over forty tons in all,
AMI that it would take an ordinary
Australian mill at least four days to convert it
into sawed stuff, and that it would form about
a quarter of the loading capacity Of one Of The
ships now engaged in the Australian timber
trade. The correspondent who furnishes these
particulars doubts whether there could be foand
appliances in the colony at the present moment
to deal with this forest monarch Fer street
blocking the karri timber is pronounced by ox-
perts better than its colleague the iarrah, in
that its surface is less liable to get slippery Tor
the horses feet
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-09-06
W0RKMEN POORLY PAID.
Report ON Conditions in the Textile
Trade in France.

W. P. AtweIi, American Consul at Rou-
baix, France, has sent TO the State De-
partment an interesting commentary on
the poor condition of textile workers at
Roubaix, which he recognizes as typical
OF the conditions in Europe generally MI
Atwell quotes a report made by Achilie
Lepers, OF Roubaix. at the recent meeting
of the International Textile Congress at
Berlin and subjoins statement Of the dis
cussion of Mr.. Lepers paper at the con-
gress. Mr.. Lepers said:
The many strikes at Roubaix have as
sured to workmen. since the passage of
the Miilerand- Calleard law, the same or
nearly the same. wages for eleven hours
work that they once received for twelve
hours. Wages for wool combers are low,
varying from Al to II cents per day Night
work still continues. boys working at night
and women and children taking their
places during the day It is the least re-
munerative of the different branches.
The mean wage for cotton and wool
spinners is 96.5 cents and for fasteners So
cents. Women employed for the same
work earn from SO to Al cents
THE weaving branch is oversupplied
from the fact that, as the work is com
paratiyely easy. parents prefer it for their
children, and this creates a superabJnd'
ance of labor There are at least three
months in the year when the looms are
idle.
s'Dyefng is done chiefly by lads, and
there is a surplus of production. Weaving
is not brilliant either, particularly for ma
chine satins. The mean wage paid for
this work is 81 80 per week. The prices for
hand work are slightly higher but there
are at least three months year when there
is work.
Consul AtweH adds that Mr. Lepers ad-
vocated an international agreement con-
and the wages OF labor as the only way TO
ameliorate this state of affairs.
The question of aboiishing piecewoTk was
considered by the congress. The English
desired its absolute suppression, the
French Austrians and Germans voted for
it, and the Belgians abstained from voting.
A resolution TO obtain by all legal or
other means the abolition of extra hours
and night work was proposed; also one IN
favor of Transforming the means of produc-
ton. now the property of private individ-
uals, Into collective property. The CONT
mental delegates thought that abuses suf
fered by textile workers could be corrected
by legislation. The English delegates be-
lieved that the remedy lay in proper or
ganiZation among workingmen. The So
cialistic resolution was adopted by large
majority.
The congress resolved that strikes last
ing more than four weeks and comprising
more than 1000 people should be aided by
members of all countries, at the rate OF L
cents per week per member.
The next congress will meet at Zurich
Switzerland in 1902.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-09-06
NEW TRIAL FOR MRS. BoTKIN.
Alleged PoisOner of hrs. DrnnfnS to
Have Another Chance.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Sept Cor
della Botkin. who was convicted of poison
ing Mrs John P Dunntng and her sister.
at Wilmington, Del, by means of candy
and was sentenced TO life Imprisonment,
will get new trial. The Attorney Gen
eral' has confessed error in The instruc-
tons OF the court 20 the idry and the
Supreme Court has decided that the con-
yjction must be set aside.
This action grew out of the case of
the murderer Hof. who secured a new
trial because the judge gave instruc-
tons to the jury IL regard to circum-
stantial evidence which was regarded as
comment on the evidence submitted dur
ing the trial. Precisely the same instruc-
lions were given by the same judge in
the Botkin case.
Mrs Botkin already has an appeal before
the Supreme Court on the question of
jurisdiction, as she was trief3 here, though
her victims died in Delaware In case
OF another trial the State OF Delaware
Will not 60 TO the expense of sending WITT
nesses out here. it is said, and she may
thus escape
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-09-06

An interesting little book on criminoI-
ogy by Dr.. J. Sanderson Christison, for
merly CT the New York City Asylum for the
Insane, contains the startling statement
that crimes are nearly five times as num-
eTous as forty years ago If this is true
1t is about time something was done
about it, aside from holding up the hands
in melancholy horror at such a shocking
state of affairs. The condition of things
should be scientifically studied, and some
remedy devised, if possible This does
not, of course, mean that the percentage
of crime has increased ivefold, inasmuch
as the whole population of the country
has grown considerably since 1860. But
it is serious enough as it is. Statistics
show that whereas in the last decade the
population of New York has increased
one-third. the crime has increased one
half.
There are several causes to which suzh
development can be attributed One is
the tendency of the people to drift into
the cities, where the conditions are in
many ways more favorable for crime. and
where, also, criminals are arrested and
put into Jail more frequently than in
most country districts, because they in
terfere directly with the public peace.
Another reason for certain amount of
increase in vtciousness is the immense
foreign immigration which took place for
several years. and which was not by
any means confined to the best elements
OF the nations from which it came When
the conditions of life in new country
are hard. it does not attract the vicious.
Criminals do not care to go out in the
woods and clear farms. or take up claims
on prairies. They are attracted rather
to long-settled regions, or newly built
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-09-06
An Irish IdyI.
From the PbfIad-lphia Iponire-l

iffUin tne InlIau1pnla inquired
Nary a blue streak had been seen In KiIkennv's
sky that day and nary a minute had its pitchy
blsckness ceased to pour rain upon earth
Patrick had toiled in the fields from morning
until evening, and in good humor had he laid
aside his implements and started toward hons
As his heavy boots pounded upon the walk they
sent out a tune of i'll humor.
Bridget, in the kitchen, had been washing
all day Her usually rudy COMPLEXION was
heightened TO crimson brillancy by the sten1n
from the suds. Her loose, straSgly hair her i'll
fitting dress, and pair of the ''old mans
boots breathed air OF crabbedaess and fight
Patrick get pail of water. Yer wet an
it'll harum We none to go into the rain
Patrick grunted, grabbed the bucket and
started to the pump.
Vigorous was the stroke of the old handle
Hardly had drop of rain time to fall into the
pail before it was full.
His boots again brought into the air noise
but this time more angry and vicious
In the kitchen bucket in hand he looks at
his wife. Then the bucket is raised and the
contents plunged upon Mrs 0Hooley.
''There, now. we're as wet as l am Go get
yer own water
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-09-06
a FREAK LOCOMOTIVE.
Extra wheels and Cylinders to Use
in En- ergems-ies.
From the Engineering Nagazine.)

From the Engineering Nagazine)
One of the German locomotives shown
at Paris is 50 singular in the salient faa-
ture of its design that had rot the idea
been Indignantly repudiated by its de
signer. one would have felt impeiled to
regard it as a huge scientific practical
joke.
engine built for the Bavarfan state rail-
ways. The astonishing popularity OF this
engine is that its two pairs of bogie
wheels are placed so far apart as to ad-
nit between them third pair of wheels,
three feet and three and three fourths
inches in diameter, and that this third
pair is driven by a pair of small outside
cylinders. the combination producing
what is called an auxiliary engine
equivalent to the donkey on board a
steamer.
Further, this pair of small auxiliary
drivers can be raised from the rails, or
pressed upon them, as desired by means
of a lever.
The object of this eccentric appliance
has proved tough puzzle to most visitors
One hazarded the conjecture that the tiny
auxiliary wheels and cylinders were to be
used to move the locomotive about the
yard, so as to give the big wheels and cy>
finders a rest. This suggested to him
humorous comparison with Sir Isaac New
toms absent minded provision of a large
aperture in the door for his large dog u
pass through, and a small aperture for the
small dog
Naturally the designer was outraged
at so disrespectful reference, and he
promptly explained that his real inten-
ton is to have a locomotive which, in
general, has the qualities of a four-coup-
led engine but is able to increase, every
time it is needed, its cylinder power as
well as its adhesive weight in the pro-
portion of to 2. so that it can exert tenn
porarily a tractiye power. eorrespo nding to
six-eoupled wheels.