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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-17
POEMS WORTH READING.
An Eastern Tale.

An Eastern Tale.
John Goadby Gregory in the Book
Lover)
4 monarch died and left mis- hOlr
A thousand camel loads Of scrolls.
A hundred Brahmins had their care
Grave. learned men, with patient souls
Philosophers the books had writ
Who every realm of thought surveyed.
And all the wealth Of human wit
Was there assembled and displayed.
The new-made king, who loved NOT toll
But valued wisdom, gave command
Convert this sap to sugar Boil
Till not drop its bulk expand"
In smaller scope, with labor vast
His wise men pressed the volumes lore.
TIL all. Wnen twenty years had PASSED.
A train OF thirty cameis bore.
With scant approval in his looks.
The king beheld the laden train.
what. thirty camel-lOads of books2
l viii not read them. Boil again"
The Brahmins packed the volumes
In terser style. It came to pass
That all, when ten years more they d
Was burden for single ass.
Engrossed amid the cares Of state.
Inc monarch Knocked their learning
spoil,
And thrust them from his palace gate.
No asses herei Go back and boil.
The Bramins burned their parchments
white
And threw away their horns of ink.
And did what few men dare who write
They br9gely set themselves to think.
Returned at length. "A single word
The sum Of human knowledge wraps.
On. mighty king, they all averred
Then on his fan they wrote. Pertains "
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-17
SOME GOOD SHORT STORIES
AS it Was In the Beginning.

Robert J. Burdette in Los Angeles
Herald.)
Speaking Of preaching and teaching.
have you observed, since the great oiuD
movement among women began, now
women are changing in their views and
attitudes and relations TO men and TO
each other? That what We are fond OF
calling the feminine mind" Is rearrang-
ing its point of view. readjusting its focus,
getting itself into a different tone. with
new thought processes, reaching new con
clusions2 You have observed that. nave
you2 Well, that settles It. When the
world gets 50 that a man can see IN
visible things without a microscope me
day Of wonders is past Once upon a
time a woman looked up from her paper
and said:
The days are growing longer
YES" her husband said promptly
for he was one Of the old school Of hus-
bands. which is the present school, VINO
never permit their wives to know any
thing they haven't known themselves for
a long time-''yes,' he said, 1 nave
noticed that"
They are three-quaFters OF a minute
longer his wife added quietly, and the
man who had observed the changing
length Of the Cay went upstairs and pulled
three buttons off his Sunday blcomeTettes
50 that he might stay at home ron
church and read the Sunday paper. ana a.
the same time throw all the blame OF M,
Wiekedness upon his wife and the clut
to which she belonged
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-17

ton and the methods there embloyed-' =
In other words. II is expected that ali
Republicans who stand by Mckinley
VIII take the same position in reference
to English criticism Of English policies
that the Tories Of Revolutionary days
maintained.
Yet the fame Of those who criticised
the policy Of the English government.
Who questioned and impugned the mo-
tlves behind the war with the Amer
lean colonies, who asaailed the war
department without mercy. has OFT
lived the names Of the Tories and
toadies OF King George whom ReDub-
lican leaders would emulate.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-17
NEGOTIATING MULES.

Compulsory vaccination VIII receive
test in South Africa before long. The
admiralty has decided that American
mulas wiz have to be vaccinated be-
fore they can enlist for service in the
British army, according to dispatches
PRINTED this morning.
That the mule viii kick, no one who
knows him doubts for an instant. They
all CO. 1t is a way they have. But the
order has been made and no mule viii
be accepted until he shall have been
Gully vaCCiuated.
It seems bad enough to impress a lot
Of unwilling animals iTtoO the service,
without compelling them to submit to
surgical operations, too.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-17
THE WHITE MANS BURDEN.

Cincinnati Enquirer: Lieutenant Gil
more Is quoted as saying that the insur-
rection will last as long as there are any
Iaga-Cs lett. Tie Lieutenant has IN
oeTgone enough suffering in the service
OF his country to entitle him to this indie
pendent opinion. even if it is not well
come TO his commander in chief
Detroit News-Tribune. General Otis
must shake hands with himself every
time he reflects upon the points of diff
ference between a Tagal0g and a Boer.
New York World: Word comes from
Washington that Cuba is to be annexed
by a process of transition" Tie OIea-
ginOus Mr.. Mckinley has a great head
for smooth phrases. He invented ben
eyOlerC assimilation" for the Philip
pines.
Denver Post: Lieutenant Gilmore be-
lieves that The instruction will last as
long as there are any TagalOs left ia
the absence Of the birth and death sta
tlstiCs of the island Il is impossible 10
even make guess how many years must
elapse before pne dove Of peace will hover
over our new possessions.
Columbus Prass-Post: Thus far Presi-
dent McKinley's proclamation claiming
sovereignty over the Philippine Islands
before the treaty with Spain was ratified
has resulted in the death Of l. 300 Amer
leans and $500 FilipinOs. the squandering
Of $5l1Uo000 belonging TO the people OF
the United States ana the destruction of
property in the islands 20 an extent that
never can be estimates. This is a good
record for a benevolent assimilation"
That refuses to wait on congress to de-
clare war.
Pittsburg Dispatch: Considering Gov
ernor General DAVIS assertion that thus
lar American sovereignty has been a
disaster 20 the average inhabitant Of
Puerto Rico" It seems as If something
should be done to hurry up the bless
ings which We were to confer on our new
subjects.
Omaha WOrld-TIerald: Sixty different
languages are spoken in the Philippines,
The president should send some one to
Manila to talk turkey TO Otis and make
the total sixty-one-
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Let ALB and XII be the two sides. At
A erect d perpendicular, AID, and make
AID equal to XII. Through D draw DC
parallel to AID. ABCD rs the rectangle
required
3. Construct a rectangle, given a d.
agOnal and a side. Make a right ang-
led triangle ABC, having AC equal TO
the given diagonal. Alb equal to the
given side and angle Abe a right angie.
Through A draw AID parallel to Be.
and through c draw CD parallel to Alb.
ABCD is the rectangle required.
4. Construct a rhombus, given the
side and one Of the angles.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-17

The New York Mail and Express
calls attention to a recent Democratic
meeting in Connecticut where the
sum of s. was contributed in Stamford
and Stamford in reported to be a
sample Of the state at large The
goldbug advocate adds: AT this rate
Mr. Bryan viii be able to get together
the necessary national campaign fund
before he is 20 years of age" II Ne
Kinley should desire little more
money than Wall street and the stand
ard oil banks are putting up for his
campaign expenses he would doubtless
get 5000 out of a single capitalist in
Stamford, and promise him a sinecure
in return.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-17
ADJUSTMENTS.

robin Hood" was given at the Salt
Lake theatre yesterday afternoon to a
surprisingly good audience. The power
Of the opera over an unaccustOmed
matinee day was clearly demonstrated.
and no better choice could have been
made Robin Hood" still holds its
place as the pearl of light operas; in
# there IS no waiting for a pleasing
melody. for every strain from the very
first. is captivating. And it looks, too,
as though we VIII never have another
opera which will wear as well as this
one. People are eager to see 1t many
times over, and never tire of it. Our
gallery of famous stage creations would
not be complete without the sheriff,
Friar Tuck. and the rest of them. The
sheriff of Mr.. Bsrnabee's, is an old.
Though ever fresl-and permanent
piece Of our stage bric-a-brac. 1t is
simply inimitable OF the new men,
bers in the cast. Miss Van Dresser was
very favCrably received as Alan-a-
Dale. The part suited her TO perfee-
ton and she won a recall for the al
ways popular 20 Promise Me" Pre-
viOus ideals aside. Miss Van Dresser is
n thoroughly charming Alan. and
makes a stunning appearance. Frank
RushWorth. the new tenor. sang very
well and Mr.. McDonald-rst the 'origf-
nal" Mr. MacDOnaid-was too solemn
and funereal as VIII Scarlet. Helen
Beru3m and W II. Fitzgerald are Old
friends and found favor Annabel
was sung by Grace Cameron, a new
acquisition, and a clever one.
In the evening an audience scarcely
less brilliant than Of the night before,
heard THE Serenade. which is now
thoroughly familiar TO salt I.akers. The
opera itself is one Of the most tuneful
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-17

partments were retained, because a no
torious and historical coward was given
the general supervision CT our armies
because the money which congress
generously appropriated without a dis
senting vote was injudiciouslg expend-
ed, because the soldiers were led on pu-
trid food when the country was supply
ing foreign armies with that which was
palatable and wholesome. because
dog doctors and horse doctors we're
commissioned to look after the health
OF the volunteers. because the whole
colnmissary department reeked with
politics. favoritism and corruption. be
cause the army was turned over 10 ras-
caily contractors ald ignorant place
hunters, who We're worse enemies than
all the fleets and regiments cf Spain.
As a matter of fact the size of the
army actually employed in cuba and
Puerto Rico TO carry out the. purpose of
the war was not equal to the size Of the
regular army, which anything but an
improvident, incompetent ard grossly
ignorant war department woulG have
equipped and fed upon f)rty-eight
hours IOtice.
The war department was well sup
Piled with money. The country
| abounded in all that the army needed
or desired. Civilians never noticed the
slightest drain upon the supply or ex-
perienced the least inconven ence be-
cause of what the army required. And
it took a force Of men no lager than
our regular army to completely crush
the military power of Spain in less than
three months.
Then why should ADMINISTRATION
champions try to hide bahind the
thron of England and cite .the present
plight of Britain" as being full of
warning Of the duty Of preparation for
/ war in peace? why should the Com
/ mercial Advertiser complain because
/ this nation never viii endure military
establishments on the European plan,
with great armies fed by CONSUMPTION.
trained with all the costly pomp and
circumstance of war in the midst of
profound peace for the instruction of
generals officers and men? They viii
go on trusting to their luck and their
fleets and expecting the impossible in
war"
The experience of Great Britain in
/ South Africa is a case in point. There
is no great standing army in the Trans
vaaL. The British confess that they
have warred almost hopelessly against
an undiseiplined mob of despised peas
ants Lord North sent the trained
minions of George III and the hired
Hesslans, the professional soldiers of
Europe. against the ragged mob of
miserable farmers" who successfully
held their own.
We have not trusted to luck, but to
the intelligence, the spirit OF freedom,
the courage that is born Of independ-
ence from militarism. to the justice OF
our cause and to the conscience and
convictions of the people.
In two wars with Great Britain, in
one with Mexico, in one with Spain,
this republic has shown that it relies
! upon its citizen sOldiery and not in
vain. The new school of militarists
which has sprung up in this country
under he Hanna regime can find moth
ing in the South African war to justify
their clam0r for large standing armies
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-17

One OF The best speakers in the lower
house Of congress is Representative J.
Z. Dolliver Of Iowa. Yet he is afflicted
with d stage fright before and during
his addresses which No amount CT
practice seems able to Danish entirely.
For this reason he always carefully
prepares his speeches, writing them out
a day or two before delivery.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-17
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
Yesterdays Record at the Local Of
fee Of the Weather Bureau.
Salt Lake City, Jan. 16. 1900.

SAT- Lake CIty, Jan. %. 800.
Maximum temperature, 43 degrees; min
fmum temperature. 80 degrees; mean tenn
uerature. IS degrees. which is - degrees
above the normal. Accumulated deficien-
cv of temperature since list OF month. l55
DEGREES. Total precipitation from 9 p. m.
10 6 p. m. none; accumulated deficiency
OF precipitation since LIST Of month, 30
inch.
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group Of seven regular hexagons as
Shown in the figure
Courses ID INSTRUCTION.

Autumn-W Winter Term. 1s99-ls0o.
Mondays and Thursdays: Popular
Studies in Shakespeare. Tuesdays; The
Worlds Great Artists. Wednesdays:
Desk Studies for Girls and Shop and
Trade Studies for Boys. Fridays: Great
American Statesmen. Saturdays: Home
Science and Household Economy. These
COURSES viii continue until Jan 81, 1900.
Examinations viii be held at their
close as a. basis for the granting OF
certificates.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-17

The Providence Journal is Unalter-
ably opposed 20 antitrust legislation.
Thaue is no way, it says, "of eEminat-
ing the evils Of the trust system with
out sacrificing its benehcent effects. -
That is Chairman Hanna's POSITION eX-
actly stated. But the peOple-th0se
who have not bought up controlling
interests in the trusts, as the New York
Tribune advised them to do some time
agO-are wearing out their eyes look
ing for the "benehcent results.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-17

ever put upon the stage. and is also
pczsesssd Of a plot which is novel and
original in treatment Barnabee as the
Duke, rockingham as Gomez and Fitz-
gerald as Columb0. are familiar char
acterizations which could not be i'm
proved upon, and Charles HaWley was
again a successful AivaTadO. Mr.. John
Dunsmore was heard 10 excellent ad-
vantage as Romero, and bids fair to
fiM the shoes OF his continually lament
ed predecessor. Eugene Cowles. He
possesses a voice Of remarkable depth
ard richness and is magnetic actor.
Mr.. Frederick Knights, a new tenor,
sang his one solo in the last act in
good style and was heartily encoTed.
Miss Van Dresser. lovely in appearance
as ever, had less of an opportunity than
IN the ether two operas. Vocatly, and
her voice seemed to lack the vibrant
quality necessary to the brilhancy OF
the music. Her voice is soft and mellow,
and tells best in love ballads. She is
always entertaining, however. and is
asiow with animation whenever she is
on the stage.
The greatest surprise Of the evening
was the appearance Of Grace Cameron
as Yvonne. This little person. with
the figure and manners OF a soubrette,
IS possessed CT a clear, flexible voice
and she sings with great dash ard
spirit. In her two principal solos. An
ualus.a" and Cupid. she reminded one
of Alice Nelson She is decidedly an
acquisition TO the company and bids
fair TO become a great favorite.
The company gees from here TO the
coast, ard departs with the best wishes
OF Salt Lakes theatre-gOers for a re-
turn next season.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-17
OREGON SHORT line RlTNll0

Ine only line running through cars b,
Portland. Butte. Missouri river. C1ie...ol
ana St Louis. without change s'
Time caro- in effect Oct. j.. 1900
Trains win arrive and depart 7+ S.u
Lake City daily as follows: YAK
Arrive.
From Ogden, Chicago. Omaha.
- Louis. Kansas City and
A~Sltftf ..----.....--. ..-.....-.... sen a -,
From Ogden. Portland. spokane. an
Butte, Helena and San Fran
'From Milford. sanDete. Provo '-' an
F ANA i6P t.qam points 49, g.5 an
Kansas City. Omaha, Denver
,. End san 7. EF3Rsis {, aopn
- and Terminus Ill 4.oopu.
mediate points ................... Damn.
rom Preston. Logan. Brigham
ogden and intermediate points. f-nn-r
FROM Ogden, Butte. san Francis
CO ana intermediate points -.51p--
Depart
For ogden. Omaha. Chicago.
Denver, Kansas City. 81. Louis.
cache valley and intermediate
ILLS $500 ------------- l-lt Fr
For Tintic. Mercur and inter- E
neuiaIe points ................... 7.55au
'%tor Garfield Beach, TooeIs
ran and o Jennings 7i5 an
Nt1.tNAAf QUITE. E1ElEilas E.t--
land and intermediate points. g.45au
For Ogden. Omaha Chicago
Denver, Kansas City, St. Louis
ss ana san francisco .----,..,,,.-,-. ll:i5 an
and intermediate points ........ 5.5lpn
| For ogden, Denver. Kansas CITY.
Omaha. St Louis and Chi
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/ Francisco and intermediate
LituNE . % D.
Telephone No. 80.
I
*1Tains south Of Juab do not run Sun
DAYS
TDally except Sunday.
Ticket Office Masonic block. No 10
/ west Second South street.
". II. BANCROFT, Vice President and
/ General Manager
S. w. ECCLEs. General Traffic Man.
I ager.
] D. Z. BURLEY, General Passenger and
} Ticket Agent
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-17

A quadrilatoraI ABCD is called a
kite when BA equal DA and Be equal
DC. We Shall call AC the direct dag
onal and BID the traneverse diagonal.
Make q triangle ABC. having ABB, Be
equal 70 the given sides and AC equal
to the given diagonal. On AC and on
the other side Of it describe the TRAN
gle Ado. having AID equal to ABB and
CD equal to CD. ABCD is the kite re-
quired.
s. Draw a circle to touch q given
straight line at given point.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-17

1T is not likely that congress will
cause Wall street much anxiety" in
genUg usly. remarks Henry Clews in his
last circular. On The contrary, the
street has been rejoicing ever since the
ptesalt congress was elected ard the
majority is certainly living up to the
expectations of the brokers and bank
ers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-17

The Ogden Standard makes much ado
over the fact that Salt Lake has the
smallpox, while Ogden has it not. and
demands that the Junction City estab-
nsh a quarantine against the meuOp-
OILS. This is unneighborly and unkind
Ogden has Bill Glasmann and spring
fever in epidemic form, yet salt Lake
has never suggested a quarantine
against her neiChb0r
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-17

Construct as if for an isosceIes tri-
angle ABC, having the angle B equal
to the given angle. and BA, Be each
equal to the given side. Through A
6raw AID parallel to Be, and through
c draw CD parallel TO ABB, ABCD is
the required rhOmbus
5. Construct a kite, given the direct
diagonal and the sides.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-17
THAT OPEN DOOR.

Cleveland Plain Dealer: Perhaps It
would be Just as well to take that Chi
nese open door off the hinges and make
firewood of 1t. It's never to be closed
again, they say.
New York Mail and Express: Thanks
70 American influence, the open door in
China is an actually. liz is wide open
and Uncle sam has placed a brick there
TO hold it open.
Baltimore American: Now that there
is an open door TO China. those nations
which have been crawling in by the win
dow's will find the new route more conve-
nient
Boston Journal. Secretary Hays open
door victory IS !, great one, but it is TO
Disagreement of diplomacy to remember
that 1t never could have been achieved
without Admiral Dswey-Dewey and his
men behind the guns.
Omaha Bee: From every point of view
the success of our government IN obtain
ing assurances that the open door pTn-
cip-e in trade viii be observed by the
European powers in China is of the high
est importance, and its value to the com
mercial interests of the United States
can hardly be oYerestimated.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-17

Judging from the number of appIi-
cants for the position CT private. secre-
tary TO the sexton it muSt be regarded
as something in the nature Of a soft
SIM
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-17
all UNDER
ONE ROOF,

On the Burlington's Chicago SpeeiA
you can live as well as at the finest
hotel in America
You can sleep in a sleeping car
dine in a dining car; smoke in
smoking car; read in library cal
and recline in a reclining-chair car
ALL UNDER ONE RoOF-
Leaves Denver ESQ P. m. Arrives
Omaha and st. Joseph next mornlas'
St. Louis and Chicago next evening
Tickets at Offices of Connecting Lines
TICKET OFFICE,
214 South West Temple s.
f. NESLEN,
TRAY. Pass. and Freight Agent
Salt Lake City
3. R. WATSON,
General Agent,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-17

Note-These business studies Will be
continued next week DR.. A. s Bodies
of the University of Pennsylvania viii
present Some Law Points for Girls
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-17

vately examine ones papers and make
entries OF Endorsements. or add new
vouchers. or make changes, as the &C.
casion may require.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-17

g. Draw three equal circles in an
equilaterai triangle, each touching one
side Of the triangle and two other cir
cles.
9. Describe a square each side Of
which IS two inches, and draw two CIR
cles, one outside touching the four cor
ners. and one inside touching the four
sides.
TO- Use your compass to describe a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-17

Let ABB be the straight line and P
the given point At 2 draw QPR per-
pendfcular to ALB. Take any point, S.
in QPR. Then the circle with center S
and radius SP viii touch ALB at P.
Z. Draw a circle of given radius r, to
touch two given straight lines which
are not parallel.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-17
Not 50 Easy.

(ChicagO Record)
What made you so long getting
readyT
81 had lost the combination and couldn't
get my ear muff5 on.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-17

An important engagement opens at
the Salt Lake theatre this evening,
when Nance O'Neil. supported by Clay
Clement and an excellent company, viii
be seen in SudeTmann's masterpiece
Magcla.' This is said to be Miss
ONeus greateI1t part and It is good
news that we are to have 30 rare a sea
son of the drama
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-17
Exercises.

1. Construct a square, having given
the diagonal &C. Bisect AC at right
angle1 by the straight line BED, cut
ting &C in Z. Make EB and ED equal
to AE. Join ABB, Be. CD, DA. ABCD
is the square required.
.. Construct a rectangle with two
riNpn elleS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-17
SHOP AND TRADE STUDIES
FOR BOYS.
". EASY MECHANICAL DRAW,
ING.
Lesson No. 8.

This lesson IS Devoted largely TO gS-
omgtIlcal practice. The beginner mus;
learn at the very outset to be exact
in every measurement