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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-27
A SETTLERS REPLY.

The latest addition to official literature
Is a letter received today by Commission
er of the Genera! Land office Herman.
The writer is a resident of Johnson CITY,
Tenn, who was formerly a landhOIder in
Kansas. He had been notified by the de-
partment to show cause within thirty
days why his entry to the Kansas land
should not be forfeited. The letter. which
Is liable to become historic. is as follows:
Answering your favor of the Sd inst
referring to my entry, 1905. under the
homestead law, viii say that I have no
cause TO show within the prescribed thir-
" Gays nor thirty weeks, nor months
EVEN why my claim should not be for
Ielted TO said piece of land in that arid
region where rains are scarce as the pro-
verbal hens teeth and as far between as
an Angels visits, where water Is more
precious than diamonds, where the lean
and hungry coyote barks to the majestic
silence of the lonely and unpeopied prai-
ries; where the festive Jack rabbit wan
ders unmolested, lordly monarch of ali
ne surveys and mOurns for his lost com
p9nions, the Indian, buffalo and settler
who are not
Il voluntarily surrender all nv rights.
title and interest in said land forever and
irreyocably TO the eminent domain Of our
own Uncle Sam Blest be his uagnsni-
nous, great heart for that beneficent
homestead law that plants the settler on
MS lonely claim, forty miles from no.
I where, and out of Gods knowledge. to
delve a fortune from the bosom of mother
edrth 70 the tune of Billiards, cyclones,
graSSnOppers, and chinch bugs and after
q few short and fitfuI years. full Of sor-
row ana hard work, to seek his last and
only rest In the bosom of mother earth.
| his only companion in his isolation.
Il congratulate his exceIlencv the Dres-
! ident on this magnificent addition to the
public domain I thought it was forfeited
years ago..
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-27

| Salt Lake exchange who, upon being
refused admittance to certain mines.
VIII deliberately circulate false reports
concerning the physical condition of
/ such properties. On the other hand.
If these men be admitted to our mines.
/ through their ignorance of the bust
ness Of mining or their desire to infiu-
ence certain stocks, they are accus-
TONED to circulate reports that lead
investors to expect too much of such
and such a property. Consequently a
nature oy the management to come
up to STANDARD" set for them by
the brokers causes public dfsappoint-
ment and unwarranted depreciation of
/ the holdings of the owners.
All Of this kind of libeIous manipu-
lation of mining stocks may be legal
tthe chances are that it is noO but il
/ IS demOral1zing the mining interests Of
the state. 1t is cutting off the influx
of eastern capital for legitimate min
ing enterprises and it is curtailing the
exploitation of our prospects by local
capital by reason of the banks refus-
/ ing to make loans on depreciating
stocks. This system of blackmail and
dishonest, incompetent vending of in
formation is undermining the Industry
and has become a serious menace to
] the prosperity OF the state
There are many ways of combating
this evil and those that most readily
suggest themselves are:
( First.-A good deal more discrimina-
ton on the part Of investors.
Second.-PrOsecutiOn for libel in
cases where direct proof is obtainab bic.
Ihlrd.-A refusal of the local pa
/ pers to publish any important news
about mining property except over the
& "a Bv~
company'S accredited Representatives
3 FOurth.-A publication of monthly
reports signed by the superintendent
/ or managers of every mine listed on
/ the stock exchange.
| Ftfth--The adoption of a method
/ which Will enable the general public
| to distinguish between an expert miner
/ and broker expert" (the color of
/ the leggings is the same).
/ Sixth.-A general house-cleaning of
I the mining stock exchange and the Gre
! alton and maintenance Of a governing
board that has the strength and the
! courage to close the pit to all upon
! whom hangs the slightest faint of I'M
/ scrupUlOusness "a long word which
! covers a multitude Of sins}. A govern
/ ing board which viii allow upon its list
only meritorious mining propositions
/ properly classified as dividend payers
/ non-dividend payers and prospects.
/ the personnel of whose directories has
] been vigorously Investigated.
Seventh--The reputation by the
| regular exchange OF all curb transac-
/ tons.
Eighth.-United action upon the part
I of mine owners TO secure the enactior
of state laws that will combat the evil
that now assaiIs the industry.
! PERCY WILLIAMS.
Supt. Century Mining Co.
/ Century Mine, Nov. %.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-27
WE LIVE LONGER.


Chicago Inter OCEAN,
The census bureau has issued bulletin in which
is shown concusivey that the average duration of
human life in the United States is steadily and Won
derfully increasing In 1890 according to the bule-
in. the average age at which Americans died was
81 years: IN 1900 the average lifetime was 354
gain of 4.3 years.
This statement might be questioned we're it not
for the fact that it is simply corroborative of the re-
suits reached by life insurance mathematicians the
most experienced and skillful experts have in the
line of vital statistics. 1t should be explained that
the averages Of the census bureau are based exclu-
svey the death rate in cities Of 5000 population
and over The reason for this Is that the information
from cities of considerable size Is more reliable than
that WIN can be obtained from smaller communities
This fact does not affect the main proposition in the
least
1t would be strange if the influence of modern
sanitation not made manifest in the proongaton
OF human life, especially in cities The causes to
which the very satisfactory gain announced bv the
census bulletin may be attributed are numerous
Among them mentioned liberal supplies Of
water, intelligent systems of drainage careful con
strucon Of houses, better sanitary convenences in
dwellings. places of business ETC. and the more com
prehcnsive knowledge which individuals now possess
regarding the care which they should take of their
own bodies,
The bureau figures afford sufficient answer to the
pessimistic assumption that the American people are
working themselves to death in pursuit of the almighty
dollar Perhaps IL Is true that many of them are b1t
1t IS ajsc true that the great majority of them are not
The strenuous life does not seem either to impair the
public health to increase the mortality.
30 far as figures establish the fact the CONNER
cia activity Of the period has strengthened rather
han weakened the average man.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-27
THE WATER PROBLEM

To the Editor of The Herald:
Apropos of the agitation shat is now
taking place regarding the question of
salt Lake City and others commencing
suit against Utah county farmers on
the water question, l desire TO say. as
a taxpayer here. that I think this mat
ter ought to be approached very eau
tiOusly, if, indeed, it is to be under
taken at all, lest we find ourselves in
the position of a late DISTINGUISHED
candidate. trying TO "rectify the rene
dies that won't remedy
From lawyers standpoint and as a
first blush" impression merely, I de-
sire to say that a suit brought against
these farmers and property holders OF
Utah county. in the way indicated,
would measurably. if not wholly. fail
as the farmers would set UP the seven
years user law and would undoubtedly
urge other reasons why Utah lake
cannot be used as a reservoir in the
way intended. Before, therefore, suit
involving property rights of the value
of 1867. 000. 600" or any fraction thereof
is started, l wish to see all other rene
dies exhausted.
Besides this, too, we have already ex-
pended too much money in lawsuits
involving the city's rights TO water
that have thus far appeared to be COM
parative failures.
The question for present municipal
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-27
AN EVERY DAY BLESSING.

IL HEN WE ENJOY A BLESSING every day,
~ familiarity Is likely to cheaper It. The con
slant use of anything that grows to be
second nature, leads people to take 1t as matter OF
course without thought OF The immense work some
body has to do In order secure the blessing to 9TH
ers This Is true Of the postothce department, that
mighty artery I'm the nations commercial life. Many
people would be seriously Inconvenience II there Were
me- telegraph lines. Others would be greatly embar-
raised b. the stoppaee of telephone service but mil
lions mere would see their business come to stand
still without a postal system.
H. this great country there are thousands upon
thousands of people who send or receive tele-
cram; almost as many don't the telephone. but he
is fororn indeed who doesn't send and receive mail
matter IF tomorrow the United States government
Should discontinue this work trade would be paTalyzed
business struck down It Is impossible 10 paint
picture showing the extent of the calamity Nor Is
The picture necessary for the calamity IS not gong to
happen
These thoughts are suggested by the report of
Edwin c. Madden third assistant postmaster general.
According to Mr. Madden the total postal revenues for
the last fiscal year aggregated nearly Sli@O06OOO.
The expenses were not quite S4GG0O0O less 5ut this
does not include the cost of Transporting tic mails
over the Pacific railroads Almost S1050ooyc worth
u stamps and stamped papers sold, ard nearly
three quarters of billion postal cards.
Mr. Madden makes recommendation which. if
adopted viii largely increase the revenue of the regis
sly division of the department Under the present law
the government does hold itself responsible for
than so toward rcmbursing individual for the loss
of registered letter package. The law undoubt-
eds framed in the interest of the express companies.
for business who send valuables want some guar
antee of their worth before entrustng them to any
form of transportation.
If citizen desires to send an article worth $50.
he viii hardly entruSt 1t to concern that viii pay him
only fifth of that amount in tbs event of its loss Mr.
Madden wants the liability limit raised to S1O0 He
believes aad justly that the result viii be great gain
revenue TO the government while the percentage of
registered packages lost Is nfnitesma that the in
creased liability viii result IN the paying out of
mere money for los. property.
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craftsmanship is not, How can we
spend money!" but. How can we re-
duce needless expenses and lower. if
possible, the tax rate?' On this water
question, too, ! think there has grown
up an undue apprehension as TO the
sufticiency OF the supply. When we
take into consideration the volume of
water coming into the city from City
creek, Parley's Canyon creek, the Jor-
dan & Salt Lake canal, etc, and the
force with which it flows, we will see
it is large.
If the water was properly used there
is ample for a city of 200 people
The city solons and officers, however.
should see that two-thirds of it is not
allowed to run to waste in the taps of
large buildings, livery stables, by
drants, etc
BY these statements I am not argu-
ing that we should not consistently in
crease our supply by rules of amity
and fairness at natural reservoirs, as
Utah lake, by filing appropriation no
uees OF surplus water, etc. / simply
mean to say that at this time there is
no need of extraordinary expense.
If our city is to grow we not only
need more wage-paying concerns 10
Gated within and near it's limits, such
as canning factories, pickle factories.
etc, but, above all. we should have a
low tax rate, as people seeking homes
here will take this matter into consid-
GRAFTON at the very threshold of their
inquiries And in order to make our
tax rate lower than it is, it is incum-
bent that our city officers not only do
not expend money for doubtless law
cases, but that they see that in all de
partments of the city land this also
should apply TO the county, that there
is no superfiuous help; that the head of
each coordinate department of the
city should take his coat off and work
during office hours, as we'll as his as
sistants. IF this is done. with the ad-
vantages we have of water being sup
piled to US by force of gravitation, and
electrical power of our city. generated
by the same force. our tax rate should
ip lower than in many eastern cities.
D. NJ. HARRINGTON.
Salt Lake CITY Nov 26
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-27
NEW YoRK's SALOON spAsm.

II IKE POLITICS. the Sunday saloon makes strange
bedfellows New York is Just now as greatly
agitated over the question of keeping the drink
disposares open the frsg day OF the week as she
was over the city election All of the daily papers of
the metropolis are outspoken advocates of Sunday in
oxicants, and many of the preachers aligned IN
the same column.
We see the Justly celebrated reforner, DR.. Park
hurst, Standing the platform as one Hugh
Doan president Of the New York state association Of
egine beer and liquor dealers Both say the saloons
should be allowed to operate on the Sabbath under
geas2nable restrictions, for It has been shown that
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-27
AmuSementS.


The management Of company II min
strelS signed contracts with Manager Py-
per yesterday for two performances at
the Salt Lake theatre next Monday and
Tuesday nights If Trojan zeal will aC-
cOmplish anything in the way Of results.
the house viii be filled for both perform
ances Every member of the guard is out
boosting for the event and the rehears-
ais of the company indicate that an ex-
CeptiOnally clever performance will be
given. The governor and his staff will
attend the opening performance. 1t is
aimed to make the opening a society
event as well as a theatrical success.
Professor Stephens concluded yesterday
to repeat the concert given by Miss Gates
on next Monday evening at the taber-
nacle. The programme viii be similar
with one new feature-Miss Silence Dales,
an excellent young violiniste of Lincoln,
Neb.
A rush followed the opening Of the seat
sale for 1.-THE Wedding Day" yesterday
morning. BY tonight, It is expected. the
house will be sold out for both matinee
and evening performance.
king Of the Opium Ring" went before
another large crowd of lovers of the lurid
at the New Grand last night. A matinee
takes place today.
The vocal pupils of Mrs. Kate Bride
well Anderson gave a recital at her studio
last evening. It was well attended by So
ciety people.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-27
AS TO EVIDENCE.
The Editor Of me Herald

To the Editor of The Herald:
Is the evidence of a witness who seas
an occurrence through a glass window
considered good in law? d. F.
Yes If the glass affords clear view
the value OF the testimony would depend
upon the credibilitv of the witness
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-27
One Slight Human Tmperfection

anaconda MONTY Standard)
Bourke Cochran is good man. but he
is not an infallible Judge Of band wagons.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-27
which Arouges suspioion


Senator Hanna repeats that there are
no trusts. Possibly not There NAV not
be any devil. but at times there is a
birthstone odor around
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-27
Isn't an obstructionist, Either.

minneapolis Times)
It is almost impossible to see Dave Hill
for German.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-27

Wen have to wait until next year to include the
removal of Chief Hilton among for thank
fitness
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-27

Conscience comes high sometimes. as the man who
armed in $4,000 to Secretary of State Hay viii tes-
ffy
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-27

Uneasy lies the head that wears a comb and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-27
UTAH MINES AND BROKERS.

Salt Lake City, Nov. 2s.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-02-12
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE ooINGS OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
PARIS HILL.

First Baptist Church, Rev. II. H. Bishop,
Pastor. Preaching every Sunday az II A. u
Sunday School at u NJ. Sabbath Evening Ser
vice at 1880 P. II. Prayer Meeting Thursday
Universaist Church: Sunday School every
Sunday at IL A. II.
Rev. II. c. Estes, d. D., former pas
tor of the Baptist church in this place,
died on Monday, Feb. 4, at the home OF
his daughter, Mrs. Battles, at Newton
Junction, n. H., where he has resided
for several years. 1nterment was in the
family lot in Hillside Cemetery, and the
remains were brought here on Thursday,
accompanied by his son, Rev. David
Foster Estes, ID. D., and MIR. and Mrs.
Battles. DIR. Estes was pastor of the
Baptist church here from 1873 to 1883,
and was not only man of the highest
type of Christian character, but also OF
thorough scholarship and great ability
as preacher. About four years since
he suffered psralytic shock, and since
then has been unable to do any active
work, though for the past two years he
has been comparatively comfortable.
At the recent roll-csll Of this church a
letter was received from him which was
gratefully received by all present, and
which must have been one Of the last
things which he wrote, as it was written
only few days before his death.
The Universalist Circle will meet at
Academy Hall Friday evening. Supper
81 o'clock. Dancing from S 10 10.
Music furnished by Stearns' Orchestra.
Admission 10 cents. Dancing % cents.
MIR. and Mrs. Fred Battles, who ac-
companied the remains Of Rev. DR..
Estes, have been stopping at l.. B. Mer-
rill's for few days. They went Mon
day morning to Bethel for a visit to
relatives.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-02-12
An Apology and n Settlement.

When the theater crowd was at Its
thickest on Broadway on Saturday
night, well set up man Of medium
size, wearing glossy silk hat, hurried
along. In lodging through the throns
the handle Of the cane he carried
caught the arm Of one Of two burly
persons who were going in the same
direction. He half turned as If to apol-
ogize, but before he could do so one
of the pair smashed his silk hat with q
heavy stick.
II beg your pardon, SIR" said the
man, blandly taking off his battered
tile. "My rudeness was unintention-
al"
Putting back the damaged hat on his
head, he dropped his cane and said,
Now l propose to settle with you for
a blackgu I'd"
Those on the spot saw fash Of
fists. The big man went fiat on his
back from clean smash on the jaw.
IF you want any more, am ready
to oblige you" said the other.
The other apparently didn't. The
smaller man picked up his stick, took
off his damaged silk hat, brushed 1t
and continued on his way down Broad
way. And the crowd of spectators,
who had gathered as if by magic, broke
up with the feeling that they had seen
as neat bit Of werk as 1t would ever
be their good fortune to encounter
New York Sun.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-02-12
BRYANT POND.

On account of the storm and blow on
Tuesday Pomona Grange did not mate
rialze. The first time within the mem
ory of the writer that the Changers failed
to turn out on Pomona day here.
The saw mill crew commenced their
winters job of saving spool strips at
the steam mill on Monday of last week.
Eddie Mann has had the new tele-
phone line run into his factory from the
post office.
Engineer Bowker has been at his
fathers since Saturday afternoon, sick
with the grippe.
Rev. r. A. Rich and wife of West
Paris were in town Sunday, Feb. 3. Mr..
Rich occupied the pulpit at the Baptist
house in the forenoon.
Miss Ola Swan Is away on her vaca-
ton.
Harry Swan of South Paris was a
guest at F. P. Chambers from Saturday
to Monday.
Ernest Herrick, the night operator,at
the railroad station, has been changed
TO Mechanic Falls, and V. Mermee takes
his place here.
Mrs. Dollie Carroll has returned home
from Portland. Her father, Samuel
Frost, is confined to the house with the
grippe.
Miss Lena Felt came home from West
Poland Saturday, and brought her
friend, Miss Sadie Slower, with her to
stop until after Pomona Grange meeting
Tuesday. On account of the roads be-
ing impassable they are at Mr.. Felt's at
this writing, Thursday night.
The stage coach which runs between
here and Rumford made its usual trip
here Tuesday morning, but was not out
again for several days.
Alonzo Felt is recovering from the
grippe very slowly.
Horace Berry is sick with stomach
trouble.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Allen are both
sick.
Our grammar school closed last Fri
day.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-02-12
sword o. . Thousand Pieces.

What do you think Of sword place
that contains a thousand sheets OF met
al? Yet they are not uncommon ana'
as you will readily imagine. are OF OIL
entail workmanship. Our painstaklng,
patient japanese friends are the max
ers Of them, and few days ago mad
the pleasure of seeing one in Fourth
avenue curiosity shop and had us
method of manufacture explained.
The blades Of these sabers are MADE
from magnetic iron ores. The steel Is
produced in small, very thin sheets,
and the workman begins by fixing one
Of them to the end of an iron rod which
serves as handle. To this are solder
ed other small sheets until the mass
has a length Of about eight inches, q
width of about two inches and thick
ness of a little more than a quarter OF
an inch.
This bar is brought to a white heat,
doubled on itself and hammered until
II Is down to its original dimensions
This process is repeated Is times. -Four
similar bars are then soldered together,
doubled upon themselves, resoldered
and heated, the operation being repeat
ed five times. This process makes the
superposed layers so thin that sabel
contains at least a thousand sheets OF
metal.
II you find one Of these swords that
has a yeined appearance. you may
know 1t is caused by alternate layers oil
iron and steel being soldered together
New York Herald.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-02-12
How II. Earned Rreakfa.,.

l must have walked the streets (of
Richmond till after midnight. At last
became SO exhausted that l could
walk no longer. was tired. was
hungry, / was everything but discour'
aged. Just about the time when
reached extreme physical exhaustion l
came upon q portion of a street where
the board sidewalk was considerably
elevated. waited for a few minutes
till | was sure that no passersby could
see me and then crept under the side
walk and lay for the night upon the
ground. with my satchel Of clothing for
a pillow. Nearly all night could hear
the tramp of feet over my head.
The next morning | found myself
somewhat refreshed. but was ex'
tremely hungry, because 1t had been a
long time since | had had sufficient
food. AS soon as it became light enough
for me to see my surroundings | motto.
ed that | was near large ship and
that this ship seemed to be unloading Q
cargo of pig iron. went at once to the
vessel and asked the captain to permit
me to help unload the vessel In order
to get money for food. The captain, q
white man. who seemed to be kind
hearted, consented. worked long
enough to earn money for my break
fast, and it seems to me, as remember
it now, to have been about the best
breakfast that have ever eaten.-
Booker T. Washington in Outlook.