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SHORT STORIES.
Hadn't Thought Of That.

washington POSt.)
There is a young man in the pension
Office, who is buying q house on the in
stallment plan, at "a town somewhere be
tween this and Baltimore, and his dear
little wife lives out there. 1t is his wont
TO come in early of a morning, and tc go
out again on the $50 train, when his day s
work is done A few days ago he met
an old friend from Chicago, and yielding
to the entreaties of that old friend, ne
decided to spend the evening in town. He
was so afraid wife would feel hurt if she
knew that he had deliberately planned an
evenings good time without counting her
in that he manfully resolved to deceive
her. Accordingly, as he came away from
the Office he went to a telegraph Office
and sent this message to her:
"UnavOidably etained. Missed $3.50
train. VIII be out later"
1t was a great deal later when he
reached his happy home. Wife met him
at the door, and there was q look in her
eye that every married man learns to
know end instincuvely TO dread.
Did you get my message, preciOusY' he
asked, as he kissed her tenderly holding
his breath meanwhile as precautionary
measure.
les, dear" she made answer. and when
woman calls her husband dear that
way, you can cut loose from the weather
bureau and prOgnosticate a few things on
your own hook Yes, dear, I received
your message. Here it is.
There it was, sure enough II was
marked as plain as plain could be, Re
ceived at 5:23." He hadn't thought OF
that
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trast her character and that Of her
husband
5. Write a biographical sketch of An
gelica Kaufman Why was she so
beloved as a woman and so popular as
an artist?
T. Contrast the good fortune and the
III fortune to be seen in the life Of
Nine. lie Brun.
;. Who was Sarah Siddons? What
were her most famous impersonations?
Why was she called the Tragic
Muse? Give some account of her char
acter and her personal appearance and
manner.
G. Give an account of the circum-
stances by which Charlotte Corday be-
came famous.
& Who was Sir William Hersche1?
For what reasons is Charlotte Her
schel a famous woman?
s. Write notes on (a) Jane Austen's
life and character; (b) her place in
literature.
9. Who was Charles Lamb? Why is
Mary Lamb q famous woman? De-
scribe her life with Charles Lamb.
10. Describe the character Of Eliza
beth Fry. Describe the great work ac-
complished by her
II. Write a biographical sketch of
Margaret Fuller
Y. Describe (a) the character, CD
the accomplishments, Co the achieve
ments OF Harriet Martineau.
Is. Write a descriptive and critical
account of the place in the history of
dramatic art of Charlotte Cushman.
IA. Put in the form OF a story an
I account Of Jenny Lind.
Is. Give an account of the charac-
ter and life work of Rosa BOnheur.
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Jimmie was Too Previous. -
Washington Post)
T7yarvbodv around the cauifoI KIN


Everybody around the capitol knows
islation; he is always busy; he is forever
at the elbows of senators. His side whis-
kers are like the orifiamme of Occur de
Lion. like the white plumes of Henry OF
Navarro.
The other night Senator Spooner de-
seconded from his room in the Arlington
to the lobby of the hotel He had been
busily engaged in correcting his speech
on the Puerto RiCan question. which had
been withheld from the Record, and was
feeling happy over a task completed
Jimmie spied him and rushed toward him
effuSiVely.
Senator" he said, grasping SpOOner by
the hand, Il want to congratulate you on
your great Porto Rican speech. 1t was
magnificent, sir; simply magnificent"
so you heard it?' asked Spooner.
Heard it, No, sir. ] did not hear it,
but l read it'll read it, sir, every line
of it. in the Congressional Record-every
line of it."
"Oh. - replied Spooner. seeing a very
large loOphole in Davis cordial praise
so you read it. What did you think OF
what / said about Senator HoarE' There
was a twinkle in SpoOner's eyes and the
suggestion of q smile upon his face.
1T was great" answered Davis, with
out moments hesitation 1T was the
very best part of your fpeech. 1t was
exactly what you ought to have said.
We'll" said the senator, my speech
hasn't yet appeared in the Record, bui
when il does, and you can find anything
about Hoar in it, / shall be glad to know
whether you are of the same opinion
STILL And the senator walked away.
Davis face was a study. He went ou
on the street to recover in the fresh air
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BROKE THE RECORD.

Clerk Dunbar broke the record dur
ing the week in the issuance Of mar
riage licenses. having supplied seven
teen couples in one day. In view OF
the large number Of divorces recently
granted and the list of applications
pending the license record is crafty
ing. The clerk is evidently doing his
best to offset the work of the judge.
and when it is remembered divorce day
comes but once a month to the dis
trict court, while licenses to wed may
be obtained six days in every week,
there is no immediate danger of the
marriage ceremony becoming obsoletCV
In fact, there a strong suspicion that
most of these divorces are obtained to
pave the way for other weddings.
Marriage has long been regarded as
one Of the leading industries OF Utah
and increased activity along this line
is a matter in which every loyal citizen
viii take pride.
May the record be broken again and
often.
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LATEST NEWS FROM AFRICA

The Transvaal war is not over by
any means. The Beers have trekked
from mex TO mex. leading the invaders
a merry chase. They have abandoned
Laings Mex md Rubber Mex to the
English, crossed the veldt in double
time, stopping to rest only on kopjes of
the first magnitude. heading all the
while for Potchefstsoom and Rusten-
berg.
Id is confidently believed that the
British win never be able 10 master
even the names Of these strongholds.
Still. there is no telling what may
Eappen. for an English force has cap
tured KootmatiDort. while General
Walker Is making an assault
on Honings Spruit-
The most aggressive Boer forces at
present are commanded By Generals
steenekaamp. Frinemann, Botha and
Hel. These men are all noted war
riors. Botha has a style Of leadership
very much ike thar Of Joubert it is
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SURPRISINGLY SMALL.

Some greedy wretch in Phnadel-
lhia has stolen six admission tickets
20 the Republican national convention,
and the affair has created tremendous
excitement" says a New York news
paper.
They were probably taken by some
administration aDpointee who saw the
chance and couldn't resist it. Habit is
very powerful when it takes firm
hold, and four years Of government ser
vice under the tutelage of Mark Hanna
is time enough to fix a habit like that
for life.
But why should there be any excl 5e-
ment connected with a little theft like
that? Because it was so small?
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claimed. while steenekaamp fights IKE
Hell.
The race IS not always to the swift
nor the battle to the strong. but the
contest between strength and swiftness
in South Africa is heing watched with
considerable interest There is an old
adage, not unknown to the Beers, it
would seem. that "ie who fights and
runs away may live to fight another
day" This seems to be the policy Of
the burghers at present. It wiz pro-
Icing the war, but viii hardly change
the result
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The Philadelphia Inquirer was very
bitter in its denunciation of Senator
Hale for intimating that the pledge of
this government to give Cuba indie
Dendence would be broken. At the
same time the Inquirer was close
enough TO the administration to know
that Hale's suspicious were well found
ed. Now the Philadelphia oracle of
the administration comes to hand with
the following. "Cuha's hope is not in
independence, but in a voluntary in
corporation 81 the United States. That
also is her manifest destiny Slowly
but surely the Cubans are getting into
the tolls of imperialism. This so-calied
manifest destiny" covers a multitude
of sins.
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Sport. if a gent might ask without
rufflin' your feelin's none responded
Johnny. settin' the decanter back and
grabbing the neck of a settler siphon
Last time you're in here you're tatkin
Of a raid on chicken coop or somethin'-
But no. 1t was ROSTERS, Robbers Roos-
tiers. What's become of that proposition?
Chocolate it a trifle before you goes On
with this here other play"
"Oh, Hebe Wells wouldn't stake me TO
the outfit an 1 reckon its all of But
this other game is serious. Lack OF con-
dition has cost many a man good job,
to say nothin' of euttin off his wind, fire.
uuent an sudden. Look how them Chi
nese Boxers is THROWN it into our sky
pilots. / never seen a paEson yet, without
it was Willard Bean, that was able to
make good in the prize ring. Even VIII
lard is consider bic handler with his
mouth than with his dukes.
'aThe trouble with them missionary fell
lers is that they amt trained none TO
speak Of 1t shows they amt right on
the face Of things. for Chinese Boxers
never amounted to nothin'. They amt
produced no heavyweight champions yet,
leastways not sence / been fOnerin' the
ring az ? pastime Old John L. in his
pammy days could've licked a whole barn
sl--l of them fellers an never turned a
hair or blowed a blow.
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A KIisnamed Train.
CPhiIadeIphia Inouirer.)

philadelphia Inquirer
! He had driven from backwOods hamlet
10 the station. and after making an in
curry of the conductor, boarded the train
fo@ Philadelphia.
When well on the way he stopped the
blue-coated official and asked in all Sc
robustness.
I'm sorter hungry VIII ye tell me
! Jest where the eatin car ISL
There is none on this train was the
answer. Its short run does not require
it."
'Huhr grunted the ouestioner. 'ich
+ of yer keers is the one that We jest lOlt
around in an turn and twist yer cheer
any way We please2 Don't imagine that
because I've never went Tailroadtn atore
I I don't know all about these things.
you probably mean the Pullman. We
/ haven't any attached"
"Wel, Dustin Squashesi W ere'S yer
I cigar stand, SOS / kin be buyin' weed
an hghtin' uD?'
I'VE don't have such a thing, man"
shoes shined, ter be sure2'
( no, sir
Course, I'd be crazy ter think We
mint have a barber lad aboard"
We haven't any.
/ The rural gentleman subjected the con-
/ ductor 10 "A menacing scrutiny from head
/ to foot and back again. Then he drawled
out tn an angry. disappointed tone of
voice:
wei. s.lfferin' cornmeal! I thought
We said tiis wuz an accommodation
train
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|I:I!!lllli|!II!II|
|Il!I.!II3|
TRIPLES!

Our cars are no better-in themselves
than the cars of other lines. 1t is
what is INSIDE them that makes them
more comfortable.
For instance: The seats in our re-
Ginning chair cars are provided with
linen head pieees-elean and cool. Our
dining cars have electric fans, and are
gorgeously decorated with flowers. In
every car is a thermometer, which the
porter constantly consults in order TO
keep the temperature of his car as
nearly uniform as possible
By themselves. these things are tri-
hes. but the sum total of them goes a
long way toward making a trip over
the Burlington a mighty enjoyable ex-
perience.
Burlington trains leave Denver 4 and
10 o. m for Omaha, Kansas City, St
Louis and Chicago.
Tickets at all r. c. w. ticket Offices
Through sleepers daily, Ogden and
Salt Lake City to Omaha and Chicago
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HOW DOES 1T SEEN TO YOU'


eugene Field.)
It seems to ME I'd like to go
Where bells don't ring, nor whistles blow.
Nor clocks don't strike nor g0ngs don
sound,
And I'd have stiffness all around.
Not really stiffness, but just the trees
Low whisperings. or the hum of bees,
Or brooks faint babbling over stones
In strangely, softly tangled tones.
OR maybe a cricket or katydid,
or the songs of birds in the hedges hid
or just some such sweet sounds as these
To fill tired heart with ease.
IL weren't for sight and sound ana
smell,
I'd like s. city pretty well,
But when IT comes to getting rest
I like the country lots the best.
Sometimes ii seems to me l must
Just quit the citys din and dust
And get out where the sky is blue,
And say, now, how does It seem to your
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BIOGRAPHICAL STUDIES
FOR GIRLS.
EXAMINATIONS.

These examinations are open TO all
students of one or more of the courses,
Candidates will be given three weeks
in which to prepare their answers.
Certificates will be granted IN each
course to students whose examination
papers meet the approval of a commit
tee of examiners. Mail all papers to
The Home Study Circle. The Record,
Chicago. Mark all papers "Examina-
ton"
Directions: Write with ink on white
paper and on only one side Of each
sheet. The name and address Of the
candidate should be distinctly written
at the top of each sheet of examina-
ton paper. Candidates writing upon
more than one course should mail
their examinations in separate pack
ages. Mail the sheets without rolling
and with as little folding as possible.
See that postage is fully prepaid.
The names of successful candidates
will be arranged in three groups ac-
cording to order of merit. as follows:
% Excellent, % good, 20 fair.
Note-Eight questions win be con-
sidered a complete paper. Only such
answers are expected as can be framed
from a study of the lessons
1. Who was Joan Of Arc? Describe
her character. What great work did
she accomplish?
2. Who was Vittoria ColOnna? Con-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-14
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
Yesterdays Record at the Local Office
of the Weather Bureau.
Salt Lake city. June Is, 1900.

salt Lake City, June Is, 1900
Maximum temperature, 81 degrees; n IT.
imum temperature, 81 degrees; mean tenn
perature. "A degrees, which is nine degrees
above the normal AccumuIatd excess of
temperature since the LIST of the month
s4 degrees; accumulated excess of tenn
perature since Jan. ], 6f5 degrees Total
precipitation from p. m. to p. m, none,
accumulated deficiency of precipitation
since LIST of month. - inch; accumulated
deficiency of precipitation since Jan. 1,
g. 63 inches.
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THE HERALD'S PROGRESS
lRichfeld Reaner.l

The Salt Lake Herald reached its thir-
tieth year last Tuesday As o compari-
son g presented copy Of the FIST page
of the initial number OF the PAPER IN its
Sunday edition. From "A beginning which
nearly every country paper in Utah now
eNccls in appearance. The herald has
grown until BE- is the peer os any daily
newspaper published in q city the size az
Salt Lake. It's Sunday edition now would
put "A shadow unon many of the maya
zines of a few years ago liz Typographical
appearance and in the matter 81 s.iJs,Sa-
tions The Herald gives new evidence
every few months Of a step forward. We
are glad TO tote its progress.
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about things you wots not Of You may
know that It takes mineral water an red
eye to make a highball. You may even
be next 20 the mysteries Of a oid-fash-
toned whisky cocktail, which I doubts,
but you haven't been keepin' cases on
that Boxer layout an you can't peddle no
con talk to me about EN-. You wait till 1
git my answer from Hoghey Keogh, with
pictures an biographies of all the Chi
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It may ne JheN
got their trainin'
lfghtin' famine. They
'c ertafniy never
fought the Japs hard
lenoush to raise a
sweat, unless it was
lrunnin' away. It
shorely puzzles me,
Johnny. I claim to
he a dead game
sport. an authority
lon every pastim Q
from good old draw
70 penuckle. but this
beats me. If there S
q Pekin Athletic club
Tor a Tien Tsin
Bunch o. Elves pa
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'sThen. when the Chink's seconds has
skied the towel, it'll be time for the 'DoX-
oIogy,' common meter, an not till then
The system, as they've got it arranged
now. amt gOin' TO win against this Chi
nese bank they're up against. They won't
win a bet in a hundred deals, an they got
no more chance of calm the turn than a
tenderfoot has to make a KILN from a
squeeze box
What they've got to do, an do quick,
is to set up a big gymnasium in Moo York
an give the lads the proper trainin- Let
some handy man be hired, say Jim Cor
bett or jim Jeffries to start the boys of
right in the manual line Then when
these Boxers gets gay they'll bust EN-
wide open, Johnny. they'll bust EN- shore
They amt got no respect for our men as
the land LAYS now, but let some of them
go over there an knock the everlastin'
dayIights out of a few Chinks with four
ounce gloves. an there won't be no need
of sendin' marines or any other kind OF
policemen.
I been rackin' my brains for ten days
tryin' to find out how the dickens them
Chinks learned the game, anyway They
never figured none on this side of the
water, I know. I asst Pat about it the
other day. an he told me to look up Hot
Punch Bill Busters History of the Ring,
with Portraits and Biographies of All the
Noted Fighters I found the volume an
searched it from kiver to kiver, but nary
q Chinese Boxer did find.
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nese pugilists. III make you look like a
dirty two-spot or my name amt Sport
Then the old man, through sheer force
of habit, ordered a highball, gulped It
down without noticing Johnny's smile,
and vanished through the swinging doors
with his head high in the air.
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alied the Old Sport.
''Th.s is the first
time I ever hears a
bum barkeea try TO
expound natural sci
ence. You're a wise
guy, you are. You
know more in a min
ute than Sportll ever
learn. TO hear yOr
tell il. Johnny. N
son. take a ole
friends advice. IT
civin' it to 30
straight. now. Don'i
never t-v In tell
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TIME CARD,
in effect
NAY 13, 1900.
15Hl
St.545a
Arrive Salt Lake

Arrive Salt Lake.
From Ogden, Chicago, Omaha,
St Louis, Kansas City ard
Denver $500 ...-....-.....-....-.. 6.o0 d. m
From Ogden. Portland, Spokane,
Butte, Helena and San Fran
sF From Milford sa1pcte Provo 'O' '''''
and in5eF aSsd e' P5ints..., s:s5 am
From Ogden, Chicago. St Louis.
Kansas City, Omaha, Denver
and san Francisco ......---.---- SOD pm
and terminus 1su . nsao, -oo 400 pm
mediate points lo- -- any $50 pm.
From Preston, Logan, Brigham,
teTmedia iis' points SsU .'... anu 75O pm.
and intermediate points ...... SIS pm
Leave Salt Lake.
For Ogden, Omaha. Chicago
Denver, Kansas City, St Louis,
Cache valley and intermediate
points 1890 .-....-..-..... ..s--- NV a'Ai'
mediate points ..-..... .-. 1855 am
Terminus .' .. .ooe'9 any =. 7:45 am.
land and intermediate points. s:5 am.
For Ogden, Omaha, Chicago
Denver, Kansas City, ST Louis
and San Francisco ............- ,l2:S5 pm.
and intermediattee. points -. 7:Ce pm.
For Ogden. Denver, Kansas City,
Omaha, St Louis and Chi
For Ogden Butte. Helena. Port
land, San Francisco and inter
mediate points 1850 pm
*Trains south Of Juab do not run Sun
days.
sDaily except Sunday.
Ticket Office 201 Main street
S. w. ECCLES. G. 7. NJ.
d. L hurley, @. =. q T. A.
Telephone go.
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Old Sports Interest
I'm Chinese Boxers,

IT for me, said the
Old Sport as John
ny set out the
decanter without
waiting for his
friend to order.
"Ginze a glass OF
ale or some settler
an lemon. Tn
passla' up the tan
glefoot these days,
my son. Your un-
Gle is going into
training, TOT ne mas
seen the bad re-
suits Of cveriookin'
IT..
what new dope
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Then He struck out.

'sShe Q1:30 D. m.)-Do you know any
thing about baseball, Mr.. BoTem?
He-Yes. indedi I was considered the
best amateur shortstop in the country a
few years ago.
She-Weil, I never would have believed
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NOW my ldeei
Johnny. is to eddi-
cate the preachers
proper. Book Parnin
is all right in its
way, but when q
missionary meets a
Boxer in the squared
circle he amt got nc
time to do any first
l. e. secondly and
thirdly my-brethrer
business. 10, he's
got to hit right
straight from the
shoulder. He's gol
to lead an duck an
counter. He's got tC
punch an jab, an
hook with his right
an cross with his
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Making Her Forget short Rations.

7 see there is a movement on foot to
present Lady Sarah Wilson, The heroine
OF Mafeking, with a swerd, IN token of
her bravery under discouraging circuni-
stances.
That's foolish. 1t would be much moro
sensible 10 give her meal ticket good TT
some first-alass restaurant for an entire
year"
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The task of Outstanding China will
be q hard one. and when it shall have
been accomplished, as enthusiasts de-
clare it must be, there viii be some
question as to whether The heather has
been helDed IS much as the Christian
average has been cut down. It is be-
lieved that Russia and Great Britain
stand ready to simplify the undertake
ing by appropriating the land and Civ
ing the other nations the converts.
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A salt Laker by the name Of Angel
has patented a smokers pipe. We don't
know what it is like. but suppose it
must be something angelic.
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Tonl-Congratulate me. old chapg Miss
F1ypp has just presented me with the key
to her heart.
Jack-Humph. It's dollars to dough-
nuts she will have the lock changed to-
snorroW.
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Proof Positive

Hix-I guess your friend Meeks is COM
ing out on top. after ALL
Dix-How So2
Hix-I saw him purchase a bottle of
hair restorer in drug store the other
day.
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The Detroit Journal says that when
the new woman discovers aspirations
are as inconvenient as children, she
viii vanish from the face of the earth.
But the Older some women get the
newer they become
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Senator Depew has yielded to the Sc
ductive influences of washington City
and Will doubtless seek public place the
balance of his DAYS. He says that a
year of the capital city has taught him
TO regard Washington as the most de-
lightful place of residence in the world
ct is just enough of q village to es-
cape the smoke and dust and noise
of commerce and industry, and give US
plenty of parks and shady streets. It
is Just enough of a city to afford the
luxuries, Conveniences and diversions
that are necessary TO the happiness of
people with money. Washing ton is be-
yond doubt the city Of homes and the
most attractive place on earth for those
who have time to indulge in social en-
joyments." The senator will evidently
be reluctant TO surrender his toga at
the end of his term.