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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-10
THE SUNDAY HERALD.

The Sunday Herald tomorrow will
contain a special article on "Our
knowledge of the Deepest Depths, D"
prepared by Professor Nathaniel S.
ShaIer. the eminent geologist Profess
sor ShaIer discusses questions of alb
sorbing interest, describes the state Of
the matter in the earth's center and
speculates upon the results were it
brought to the surface.
Seumas MacManus contributes an
other paper to his series on the Irish
people. His topic for tomorrow viii be
the progress of the Irish in the United
States
Josiah F'lyut, whose articles on the
American tramp have been read with
such interest, writes about 1.-THE Evo-
lution of the True Vagabond." describ-
ing the transition stage of the unem-
ployed thousands who tend to enter
trampdom. This article embodies the
result of a specialists study of a
strange class of people.
A paper OF timely interest is contri-
buted by William Astor Chanler who
discusses the probability of an upris-
ing of the blacks in South Africa. Mr..
Chanler, who achieved fame as an ex-
pl0Ter of the dark continent, is well
qualified to handle this subject.
The Sunday Herald will contain
many other features of interest to all
classes of readers. As usual. it will be
the best Sunday paper published in
The intermountam reglon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-10
aS HIGH
rs A HOUSE.

The biggest engines in the va.
haul the BurIingt0n's flying t----'
out Of Denver. They are as Egl %
a house, and as fast as a whirlT-l-.
They weight ia tons apiece, CIV
their driving-wheels measure -
Feet from rim to rim.
It is worth going East over
Burlington for the sole purP's5 ".
ss1ing-and riding behind-o-7 '-
these monsters.
TWO trains a day from DanT-
Omaha, Chicago, Kansas City, 81
ST. Louis-the Chicago Special. l3-'
ing at $50 p. m; the Vssuo1'5-
Flyer, at 1890 p. m.
Tickets at Offices OF Connecting LIS
TICKET OFFICE,
214 South West Temple s.
Salt Lake City
B. R. WATSON
General Agsl'-
R. E. NESLEN,
Trav. Pass. and Freight Agent
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-10

DDS OF intimidation employed 10 force
the church into politics, now that Presi-
dent SNOW wants to keep it absolutely
neutral-all these things the people og
Utah understand far better than John
Henry smith appears TO realize.
If he has been promising Chairman
Hanna that a certain brand of Repub-
lican shall represent Utah in congress,
that a member Of the goldbug organi-
zation shall be sent 70 Washington
from the silver state Of Utah. john
Henry would better come home. We
do not know what effect his otertures
may have on Hanna. Lands and Tay-
Ter, but Unless we misjudge the people
OF Utah, they viii not consent to have
a politician making merchandise Of
their fealty TO him as a cburchman.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-10
DEVOTION TO PRINCIPLE

The New York Tribune says that the
financial issue viii be forced 20 the
front in the coming campaign by mu-
tusI consent. The aggressive fght of
the Republican party for the pending
sold standard 0i5 and BryaD's avow-
eG intention to renew The contest for
independent dimetallis,n leaves no roa-
son to doubt the param0untoy Of the
silver issue
As fair and full Interpretation Of
the purposes OF the Republican
party the currency bill is cited and the
TrJune says: IF the Republican
pledge of 1886 to maintain the gold
standard meant anything it meant TIE
strengthenin= and fortjhcatiol by leg
islation of the practice Of over sixty
years.
As an index To the attitude Of the
Democratic party IN the next natsonaI
convention the Tribune cites Bryan's
reply 70 Cochran and quotes from the
Omaha WorTHerald, 70 which it re-
ters as Mr.. organs personal organ,
as follows:
IL Is strange thar politicians like Mr.
cochran cannot understand th-t 39pe1lS
To Air Bryan that he desert @ principle
lu which he heartily believes would he Idle
appeals. even though defeat Has the GER
tain consequence. NJ. Bourkl- Cochran
viii Dc heartily welcome 20 The temple Of
Democracy. He cannot. however dictate
terms. He knows what the party prln-.
c.pies aro to-day. and be viii cot need a
diagram.
The World-Herald says further, and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-10
SOCIETY NOTES.

An interesting event Of last evening
was the wedding of Miss Naomi E.
Brunker and Fred Wolcott Meakin,
which took place at the home of the
groom's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Z.
Meakin, Union Avenue. The house
was pfettily decorated for the event
with palms. plants, carnations and
roses. TIE ceremony was performed IN
the presence Of relatives and friends by
Rev. Alfred II. Henry. The bride wore
a beautiful gown of white silk, en-
train with trimmings of passemen-
terie and lace. and carried bride roses.
She was attended by Miss Fuschia
Oglesby. who was gowned in rose silk.
Wolcott Meakin, brother of the groom,
acted as best man. The Eendelssohn
wedding march was played during the
entrance of the bridal party by Chester
a. Ames.
Following the ceremony refreshments
were served from a table arranged with
bride roses and carnations. the color
scheme throughout being green and
white.
Many beautiful presents were re-
ceived, among them being remem-
brances from Colorado Springs, Denver
and different points in Montana
-At u ~ ~ tliC ga
abel Bunker, the groom is the eldest
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John p. Meakin,
and is studying dentistry in the office
of Dr. H. A. Whytock. Mr.. and Mrs.
Meakin viii be at home after March !,
at 4 Union Avenue
Mrs. Robert Hardness and Miss
Hardness have cards out for Satur-
day evening February 81.
Mrs. Mary Judge and Miss Judge en-
terrain at cards next Tuesday evening.
Mrs. A. S. Bower gives a childTen's
party this afternoon
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-10
COLONEL DICK THOMPSON.

Another of the worlds grand old
men is dead. Indiaua's nonagenarian.
- Colonel Richard w. Thompson, passed
from the STAGE of earthly existence
yesterday morning.
He was born in 1909, that year of
great babies, which produced Tenny-
son, Darwin. Oliver Wendell Holmes,
LinColn, Gladstone and other nustri-
GUS men. He related in a book he pub
lished not long ago that he had met
every president Of the United States
except Washington. He was I'm con-
gress with John Quincy Adams, CLAY.
Webster and Calhoun Away back in
the spacious days of Andrew Jackson
he was an active partisan and since
that time has made one OF more
speeches III every presidential cam
paiEn. The FederaIist party was in its
prime when he first began 10 take an
interest i'm national affairs. He saw
it die. To use Grattans words about
himself and the cause of Irish liberty
Dick Thompson sat by the cradle Of
the National Republican and Wing
parties and walked with the hearse
that bore them away He saw the
rise and fan of every minor political
organization that ever figured in Amer
lean politics. from ere anu-AIasonic to
the Pupulisdc. Lcng before the pres
ent Republican party was born. he had
seriously considered the idea of retir-
ing from active politics
AS a product of Culpepper county,
Virginia, as a politician who received
his first inspiration IN Kentucky as a
Hoosier of whom all citizens were
proud. Colonel Thompson was a fine
type of the American gentleman.
Free from anectation or pretense.
frank of speech and manner. partisan
rs men should he i'm a free republic.
but truthful and trusung aIw, Us. his
state was the better for his services
and his country for his life
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-10
SHORT STORIES.
A Boer Interior.


I spent a wretched night in a room in
Tested with vermin. but busy night. ana
felt the utmost relief when / heard the
Clock strike the hour OF a. m. 1
befook EySelr 10 the DAM large r6Sef-
VOir where the r3InWater was stored Tor
irrigation purposes. Here despite the
chIilng cold. partly undresSed ana cool
ca my itching skin. Gong Dack 20
the house, / finished my toilet and then
went for a stroll
1t was nearly O'Clock when I returned.
The family were Only just ready TO begin
the day. Mr.. Du Plessis sat at the side
table in the dining room. And there was
AIRS Du PleSsis. whom | had not seen
before. and the children were there, girls
and boys. down to a baby under Il
months These had all ranged themselves
on the chairs along the walls, and sat
mute
Presently the old lady came in from
the kitchen, carrying basin of water, a
towel and q piece Of soap. These she
placed on the table at the top end by the
front door then, seating herself lacOnlc-
ally said, Now, Meester. wash yourself
/ had but just recovered from the eIfects
Of that terrible night. the Wearis0me
hours of which had failed TO erase from
nay memory the painful moments Of the
evening before. Was l now to be sub
iected to further torture?
Thank you. ] said. I have washed ~
You lie" she said as if it were the
most natural expression 10 use; you had
no water in your room
II here was no water in my room, I
replied but l went to the dam at )
o'clock this morning and had delightful
wash"
But how is it your eyes are so swOI-
len if you have been up so long2 she
THE room did that for me I answered
calmly. My lids are still swollen and
very painful
''oh, no." laughed Mr.. Du Plessis, he
got bitten! Fancy man getting bitten!
Those things don't trouble rs in the least,
you see"
Il am not accustomed 10 them" I re-
torted. In my house we never see such
thing
snail We read nOw?' asked the mother.
II think Meester ought to read this
morning.
And pray" added the eldest daughter
A gOOd-sized family Bible was handed
me, and on placing it on the table and
opening it at random what should crawl
out but a specimen Of my nightly visit
Orsi / TeCOiIed from the holy book. but
one Of the boys. noticing my embaTrass-
ment. calmly removed the insect. and
either gave 1t its liberty or kept IL in his
hand tin after pTaverS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-10
SMITH AND THE GOODS. IS

In 1892 John Henry Smith went to
Washington on a mission similar 10
that in which he is at present engaged
He was quoted then as having made
promises and predictions similar to
those he is making today. if accounts
received by more than one new. raper
in this city be true.
one OF the Republican leaders ex-
pressed q doubt at that time as %
whether or not he could deliver the
Soods.
He failed with Oh Che political help
and ecclesiastical influence that could
be mustered Two years later, notwith-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-10
HANNA'S HERITAGE.

A New York newspaper. in trying to
get of a joke at the expense OF Bryan,
gays. IF he represents what Lincoln
did it must be generally agreed that
the mantle of Lincoln has taken a
frightfully long tumble"
What it really means to say, and
what all administration organs agree
upon is this:
Lincoln was the leader of the Re
publican party in 1864 Hanna is the
leader of the Re. Iblican party now.
Instead Of tumbling down to Bryan, the
mantle has been elevated to the shout
ders of Hanna"
Lincoln was a fogy Of the Washing
ton, jefferson and Hamilton class,
while Hanna represents, if not the
well born. the rich, and personihes the
new ideals Of the &. o. p.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-10
JOHN BULL AND THE Beers.

Baltimore American: The fact that
Lord Kitchener is not telling the great
things be intends to Go, leads to the be-
lief that he is going TO do something.
ST. Paul GlOt2: The next derby NAV
have to be run ON the Pretoria race mack.
most of the sporting element of English
aristocIacy is there.
Cleveland Plain Dealer; It's general in
efficiency thar aIflicts the British army.
with strong accent on the general.
san francisco Examiner. But WHY
should the Beers send out false news. a.
they are asserted 20 have done? Thav
might very wei be satisfied with the rec
ord as IL has been made. without anv
cOlOring.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-10

at the top of each sheet of examination
paper. Candidates writing upon more
than one course should nail their exam
nations in separate packages. Mail the
sheets without rolling, and with as
little folding as possible. See that post
age is fully prepaid
The names of successful candidates
will be arranged in three groups, &C
cOrdng 10 order of merit, as follows:
% Excellent, % good. CD fair.
Certificates will be granted in this
course for original studies On any two
of the following topics;
1. Home environment.
?. House decoration and furnishing.
3. The economic buying of food.
4. Visiting and entertaining
5. The care and education of children.
Such studies should not exceed 1.500
words. Candidates may. if they prefer.
omit one study as indicated above. and
substitute a household economy" topic
of their own choosing.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-10

Mr.. Bryan is saving the same thing
wherever he speaks.
The Chicago platform VIII he reaffirmed
with q more explicit plank concerning
trusts ard an equally explicit plank con-
metaIlfsns al the ratio Of Is 90 ] VIII be
in that platform as conspIcuously as it
mas in the platform Of 1885,
The average Republican newspaper
views such devotion TO principle with
mingled feelings Of establishment and
disgust
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-10
David Swings Headlines.

Chicago Inter ocean,
David Swing was particular man
about his copy. remarked an Old man
aging editor. as he looked over the day )
headlines.
we used TO publish "a contribution from
MIN once a week on Saturdays. on books,
pOlltlcS-auyth thing he chose 10 write about.
He used 10 write his own headlines, and
he was particular - have them go as he
wrote them. Half the time he had three
times as many words as would mt in the
column. and then often just word or two
that spoiled the whole page. from typo
graphical point of view. I used to tell the
copy readers to follow his headings as
nearly as they could. One day he stalked
in in high GudgeOn.
They've been changing the title of my
stopped
Il had argued with him several TINES
stand that type could not be expanded
cut or squeezed. so / said. rs the easiest
way to set out Of IT,:
" IT'S those aSiuiLe copy readers again
professor; I'll fix them.
When q thing cant be Helped lay it on
the COPY reader. Is the rule in all news
paper offices, OF course. Well, the next
week gave orders for them to run Pro-
lessor Swings headline Just a. he wrote
IT, no matter what it was. The form was
POLITICS IN CHICAGO.
by DAVID SWING
Friday night the professor sent his
copy down, and it happened to be scath-
ing review of some newly published book
which did not meet his approval The
next day readers of the paper We're
amused and the whole town set laughing
by the professors article under this head
line.
SOME Rad WRITING.
BY DAVID SWING
The professor missed the joke. and
Eugene Field and Dr. Bristol and others
over in the saints and sinners corner
u neTT nm col M NO
came out with an article. entitled:
SOME MORE BAD WRITING.
BY DAVID SWING.
The joke by that time was too good to
keep. and it was the last occasion on
which the professor said anything to me
about headlines"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-10
The Last Straw.


The EnsHsh." he said. thoughtfuuv
''SFe too much for a man with a smear.
they're too much for a man with bow
and arrow and they're too much for a
man with an old-fashioned musket. but
they seem 10 experience difficulty when
they go up against any thing Ia the rified-
B0er iue.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-10

Consul MacTum abandoned his post
at Pretoria because he was so con-
WINGED of the justice Of the Boer cause
that he felt ne could not adequately
represent the neutrality required by
the position Of our government toward
the war. Being on the ground, knowing
the people and their cause, believing
in republics and trained from infancy
TO oppose the eneroachments of imper-
iai power Mr.. -Macrum cannot be in
sympathy with England or the McKin-
ley administration, and to sympathize
with one in this emergency is to sup
port the other.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-10

Secretary Hays son, BERTHE, has
cabled his pa from Pretoria that he
had received his eNequatur, after hav-
ing crossed the tropics of cancer and
capricorn without accident This re-
Heves the apprehension that Hay would
be persona non grata in the Transvaal,
which really had little foundation. Any
sort of fodder is welcomed to South
Africa these days
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-10

The Asiatic plague is making head
way in the Philippines. Tt is believed
that this is the reason Otis wants to
come home on a furlough. and re
quests that no more troops be sent to
the islands.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-10

Lucal convention in a financial transac-
. ton.
Columbus Press-Dlspatch: Mckinley
might be able 10 purchase Mexico from
( the Yaquis Tor less than S2)00)G10 Then
ne could set the Otis bloOdh0Unds on the
trail Of President Diaz, since they have
failed 10 capture Aguinaldo.
Boston Herald: 1t seems 10 be necessa-
~ to keep a tally on the effects of mus
ketry down on the Mexican border, too.
ihree wars at a time VIII do for
keeping up the excitement
Philadelphia Times: Even if trust pro-
motors We're OstraciZed il would do no
good They'd get together. They always
get together what they can't get alone.
s.. Paul Globe: It is good of England to
allow the United States to build 2 canal
without giviIS up half interest for he
privilege
Omaha WOrld-Herald: Mr.. Hanna IS
not complaining because Mr.. Gaze Is be
ing made target. While they are after
Gage. Mr.. Hanna is left unmoiested and
thus given time 70 cOgltate over the Phil
adelphia gold brick.
Chicago News: Kuang-Hsu. the IN
happy young Chinese emperor. still lives
In view Of the expense attendant uDon
royal funerals ii is quite possible that the
empress iowa ger decided not to KIN b- M
until after the spring taxes had been col
lected.
Denver Post: A Kentucky man claims
10 nave visited heaven in a trance. bun
that Is nothing new down there. A few
drinks of homegrown whisky always
puts a Kentuckian IN that sort of a
trance.
New York Mail and Express: Carbolic
acid has become so costly. on account of
its use IN making lyddite for the British
army. tRat the result may be serious
depression IN the suicide Industry i'm This
country Ine whole scheme looks like
trick to make death more expensive.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-10

Gold has been discovered on the Salt
River Indian reservation near Phoe-
nix, Ariz. The Indian police checked
the rush Of the gold hunters. but in all
likelihood there Will be an attempt to
open the reservation to settlement,
whereupon the Indians viii be herded
and driven off to another corral Mani
fest destiny seeks cut the rich spots
and benevolent assimilation comes
along and tells the owners to set of
the earth.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-10
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
Yesterdays Record at the Local Of
fee Of the Weather Bureau.

salt Lake city. Utah. Feb. 9. 1880.
Maximum temperature, 81 degrees; mlh-
imum temperature. % degrees; mean tenn
r,ar8ture. .a degrees which Is 3 degrees
above the normal Accumulated excess
of temperature since first of month, 81
degRes. Accumulated excess Of tempera-
turs since Jan /. Zi6 degrees. Total pre-
Accumulated excess of precipitation since
first of month. .O3 inch. Accumulated d.
fIciency of precipitation since Jan. J. 80
inch,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-10

Another revolution has begun in the
French West Indies. These Spanish
settled islands OF the tropics are as full
Of revolutions as a Waterbury watch.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-10

The day after the New York Mail and
Express got through explaining how
necessary It was for the secretary Of
the treasury 10 fill the Standard oil
bank vaults with the overflow collected
from war taxes, it remarked: There is
a long. loud howl for the repeal of the
stamp taxes. but it comes mostly from
persons who think that the government
can pay it's expenses out of a vacuum u"
Now you see it; now you don't.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-10

After all these days Of hoping and
waiting for federal support. Taylor has
reluctantly yielded saying that the Re
pubHcans at Washington are the only
Republicans against him. is this a CO.
vert threat or a suppressed moan2
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-10

This uprising of the S0udanese may
compel Kitchener to return to the Nile
with his army. There is trouble brew
ing in India; too. The way Of the
land -grabber is hard.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-10

Having filed her leading waterway
with liquid water Chicago announces
that the next thing on the programme
viii be a series of experiments with
liquid air,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-10
Amply Justified.


Il simply had 10 do IT," said Mr.
krastus Flnkly in an apologetic tone. Il
had To draw my razZer SOS 10 h0T m nv
character.
Did he SANDER you behind your
No; sub. fWeTe 10 my face He axef
me what business ] was in an I saws.
Raisln chickens, Den ne look at me
solemn an SAYS: 20 doesn't mean
'raisin, you means "liftin'. ~"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-10

Congressman Mccall of Massachu-
setts is one of those Republicans, and
they are scarce as hens teeth these
days. who cannot endorse open and no
torious reputation Of the federal con-
stitutiOH. In opposing a diseriminat-
ing tax between the United States and
territory over which the government
holds jurisdiction. he says: Il recog-
nize our full duty to do our utmost to
secure the welfare and happiness Of the
people Of our new possessions. But I
regard it as a most inauspicious omen
that our first legislative act should be
framed on the theory that freedom
does not follow the flag. Is il not clear
that at the outset you are paving the
way for i more hideous extortion and
robbery than ever disgraced India?"
Why. of course. But don't you know,
Mr.. Mccall, that it is treason TO say 50?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-10
EXAMINATIONS.

The Herald's Home Study Circle: Di-
rected by Professor Seymour Eaton.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-10

General Buffers last victory is very
much like his others-subject to re-
isiOu.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-10

These examinations are open to all
students Of one or more of the courses.
Candidates viii be given three weeks IN
which TO prepare their answers. Ger
tificates viii be granted in each eouIse
TO students whose examination papers
meet tire approval Of a committee OF
examiners. Mail all papers to The Home
Study Circle, The Herald, salt Lake.
Mark all papers Examination.
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
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-10
A Eesd Satisfied.

Chicago News)
The ostrich grabbed the moor music man
And swallowed his silver trombone,
II IN sorry" said ho.
But. then. sir. you see
My stomach is needing u tone
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-10
A Setback.


Detroit Free BressD
4 thought I was ali over nervous pros
tration.
--Well9"
Ny doctor sent in his biz and I've got
Il again -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-10
a New Field.
(chieago Post)
"a 81 Is - -,

80 ne Is going abToady
Yes He got 20 in the habit of kicking
about the way things were done during
the Spanish war that he is going 10 Eng
land now i help out the stay-at-hones
there.