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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-25
THE OREGON PARALLEL.

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-25

was quite imprOmptu. and no Interior
meaning was intended. The Hunting
or the Shark was also regarded Dy some
as an aliegory, or, perhaps, a puriesque
on celebrated case in which the Shark
was used as a persOnificatiOn of popu-
larity, but Lewis Carroll protested that
the poem had no meaning at all
A favOrite trick of the nOnsenslstS IS
the coming of words TO suit their needs,
and Lear and Carroll are especially happy
IN their inventions of this kind.
Lear gives US such gems as scroobious,
melOObiOus,- omblmerOus, borascible,
slobaciOusly, himmeltani0us, humpetty
and numbian; while the best of Lewis
CarrolIs coined words are those found In
"JabberwOcky.'
Another of the great nonsensists is w.
:. Gilbert Unlike Lear or Carroll, his
work is not characterized by absurd
words or phrases; he prefers stiH wider
scope and 1nYentS a ridiculous plot Inc
Bah Ballads, as well Ny Gilbert
comic opera hbrettOs. hinge upon
schemes of ludicrous impossibility, which
are treated as the most natural proceed
ings in the world. The best known of the
Bah Ballads" is no doubt The Yarn of
the Nancy Bell which was long since
set to music and is still a popular song
In addition to his talent for nonsense,
Mr.. Gilbert possesses a wonderful
rhyming faculty, and juggles cleverly
with difficult and unusual meters,
Thackery wrote spirited nonsense, but
EaUch of 1t had an understanding. pOliti-
cal or otherwise, which bars it from the
field OF sheer nonsense the nearest to II
Is the familiar Little Billie"
The sense of nonsense is no respector
Of persons; even staid old DR.. Johnson
possessed it, though his nonsense verses
are marked by credible fact and irrefut-
able logic. Witness these two examples:
AS with my hat upon my head
/ walked along the Strand,
I there did meet another man
with his hat in his hand.
The statement of seIf-evident or newt
able truth, when some unusual or extra
ordinary occurrence is looked for, is a
distinct department of nonsense.
The sun Is by J. Davis;
The Sun. yon glorious orb of day,
Ninety-four million miles away,
VIII keep revolving in its orbit
TIL heat and motion reabsOrb it.
This quatrain is by Gelett Burgess:
Ny feet they haul me round the house.,
They hoist me up the stairs;
l only have to steer them and
They ride me everyWheres.
According to Gelett Burgess, the test of
good nonsense is its ouotability, and his
work stands this test admirably, for what
absurd rhyme ever met with such instant
and widespread popularity as
] never saw a Purple COW,
I never hope to see one;
But I can tell you anyhow
I'd rather see than be one
The Lark which Mr.. Burgess edited for
two years, is the only periodical which
has ever been devoted entirely to intelli-
gent nonsense
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-25
MINISTER CONGER'S RETURN.

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-25
Special all this Week

We are steadily receiving Ladies'
Summer Waists, and to make room we
shall offer some way down prices on
our flannel ones. Take, for instance,
the 81 20 grade, which we shall sell at
7Sc; 81. so ones we shall sell at CSC, and
everything else in proportion.
We have a few very nice Sample
Jackets which we viii sell at Half
Price. These goods are very limited
and viii last but a very little while.
We are also Overstocked on Mems.
Ladies, Misses and Children's Arctfcs,
which we shall not carry over. They
are going at factory prices.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-25
A NOVEL SCHEME.

The Juvenile Instructor managers have
recently inauguTated a unique scheme
to invite attention 10 their advertising
pages. A phrase is taken from one of
their advertisers copy and made into
rebus, or illustrated sentence, a solution
for which a prize is given. In the Feb
ruary number the puzzle was too easy,
and as a result their mail was fairly
deluged with answers. but one patent fact
was demonstrated. the Juvenile Instructor
is read-for answers were received from
Utah, Idaho, Montana. oregon. Arizona.
Colorado, New Mexico and other states,
while answers are still coming in from
more distant readers
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-25
JARBERWOCKY.


Twas brillig, and the sIithy toves
Did eyre ana gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the bOrOgOves,
And the nome rathS Outgrabe.
Beware the Jabberwock my sonl
The Jaws that bite, the claws that
CATCH
Beware the Jubjub bird and shun
The frumiOus Bandersnatch!
He took his vorpal sword in hand;
Long time the manxome foe he sought,
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought.
And as in ufish thought he stood,
The JabberwOck with eyes of flame,
Came whiting through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!
One. two. One two! And through, and
The vorPai blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with it head
He went galumphing back.
"And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy
Oh. frabjous day! Calooh! callayr'
He chOrtled in his joy
Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did eyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were che bOrOgoves
And the nome raths Outgrabe.
Although nothwithstanding Lewis Car
rolls explanations the coined words are
absolutely without meaning, the rhythm
is perfect and the poetic quality decidedly
apparent, ard the poem appeals to the
nonsense-loVer as d work of pure genius.
Bayard Taylor is said to have recited
''JabberwOcky" aloud for his own delec-
tdtiOn until he was forced TO stop by I'M
comfortable laughter.
But of far greater interest and merit
than nonsense of words, is nonsense of
ideas. Here, again, we distinguish be-
tween nonsense and no sense. Ideas con-
Veying no sense are often intensely fun
ny, and this type is seen in some of the
best of our nonsense literature.
A perfect specimen is the bit of evf-
dence read by the White Rabbit at the
Trial of the Knave of Hearts;
They told me you had been to her,
And mentioned me to him;
She gave me a good character,
Bun said 1 could not swim.
He sent them word / had not gone
eve know it to be trueD;
If she should push the matter on,
What would become Of you?
gave her one, they gave him two,
You gave US three or mOres
They are returned from him to you,
Though they were mine before.
If I or she should chance to be
Involved in this affair.
He trusts to you to set them free.
--xa11lV aS we were
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-25
Kindred Souls.
Chicago TribuneN
Iifprar

Literary Celebrity-Ah, yes, my darling
is an exacting one, but it has its compen-
satiOn. There is a joy in the work Itself
when the fervor of composition is on. and
you feel that the destinieS of the children
Of your brain, so to say, are in your own
hands for veal or woe.
Sweet Young Thing-I know Just what
that is Mr.. SQUibobl I have felt the same
way sometimes when 1 have been COM
pounding a salad
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-25

A report comes from the east that
Ethel Clifton, a well known Salt Lake
girl who graduated from the Stanhope-
WheatcrOft dramatic school. is playing
with Viola Allen in her latest success,
In the Palace of the King"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-25
PROFESSOR ROSS DISMISSAL.

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mythical origin uni
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o be MOTH
time professor
tuition years University o
the ideaso Standard Oil
to the sanei
is to
Of the
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opinion
arriving the truth It is the ~ student
be he
do
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sect
Mother polishing
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-25
The Ideal

philadelphia Press)
Are my photographs finished?" in
Quired Miss LOkutt, who had had a sit
ting in her new ball gown.
No, miss replied the photographer:
I'VE started to finish them Yesterday but
there was too much exposure, and
81
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-25
They Are After Him.

Quite likely Judge Waterman, Of the
circuit court bench OF Illinois, who has
taken occasion to observe that women are
not reliable on the witness stand, viii
wish he hadn't. The feminine hatchets
are already out for him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-25
ADJUSTMENTS.

Way Down East opens at the The
atre tonight for an engagement extend
ing through the week. No play was
ever so thoroughly advertised in Salt
Lake.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-25
al Sinecure.

(Ohio State Journal)
JOhnnie-Paw. what is a sinecure2
Parent-A sineeure my son. is a JOB
where a fellow gets big salary fer work
ing overtime at nothing.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-25
Industrious Ancestor.
Chicago Tribune.)

You know something of Mr. Harri-
mans ancestry, 1 preSume?' insinuated
the reporter who had worked his way into
the ante-rOOm of the railway magnate.
Yes, SIR answered the private secre-
tary. Mr.. Hartman traces his lineage
back in q direct line to Esau.n
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-25
His Wavs

Detroit Free PreSs.)
why do you seem to dislike Mr.. Simp-
son, Mrs. Hopkins?"
ooh, he's the man who never comes to
your house without pulling up the broken
window shade, sitting in the disabled
chair or getting the cracked teacup."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-25

The Cummings company opens to-
night in Idaho a western meIOdrama.
This is its first presentation in Salt
Lake. Tomorrow night THE Little
Minister" Will be given.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-25

Bayard WELLER. the press agent for
the Cummings company, leaves Tues
day in advance of the company for
Boise and Seattle
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-25

The Kimbau Organ company will
have about a dozen men at work on
the tabernacle organ by tomorrow
morning, if their present plans are car
ried out. The force is expected, from
Chicago tonight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-25
willing to Relieve Him.

Detroit Free RreS.)
Mr.. Carnegie viii find several persons
just as ready 10 accept 100000 a month
% be is 70 give it away.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-25
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-25
A jests prosperity lies in the ear
OF him that hears it. Never in the tongue
OF him that makes it.

Eena, nleena, mona, mi,
BaSSalOna, bona. Stri
Hare, ware, frOWn, Whack,
HalicO, balicO, We wi, WO, wack
is not strictly a nonsense verse, because
1t was invented and used for counting
out" and the arbitrary words simply take
the place of the numbers, ], 2, 3, etc.
Doubtless the best and best known ex-
ample of versified words without meaning
is "JabberWOcky" To us who know our
Alice it would seem unnecessary to quote
this poem here, but it is a fact that
among the general reading community
the appreciatOTS of Lewis Carroll are sur
prisiugly few.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-25
"THE SENSE OF NONSENSE"
Carolyn Wells on a Field in Litera-
ture Not Extensively Appreciated.

Carolyn Wells in Scribner's.)
On a Typographical map of literature
Nonsense would be represented by d small
and sparsely. settled country, neglected
by the average tourist but affording keen
delight to the few enlightened travellers
who sOjOuTn within its borders 1t is a
neld which has been neglected by antholo-
giSts and essayiSts.
Perhaps, partly because of this neglect
the work of the best nonsense writer's Is
less widely known than it might be.
But a more probable reason is, that the
majority of the reading world does not
appreciate or enjoy real nonsense, and
this, again, Is consequent upon their ina
bljity to discriminate between nonsense
of integral merit and simple chaff.
A jest's prosperity lies in the ear
OF him that hears it. Never in the tongue
OF him that makes it,
and a sense of nonsense is as distinct a
part of our mentality as a sense of humOr
and is by no means identical Herewith.
The sense of nonsense enables US not
only TO discern pure nonsense, but 70
consider intelligently nonsense of various
degrees of purity. Absence of sense is
not necessarily nonsense, any more than
absence of justice 5 injustice.
EtymOlOgically speaking, nonsense may
be either words without meaning. OF
words conveying absurd or ridiculous
ideas. It is the second definition which
expresses the great mass of nonsense lit
eratufe; but as there is small proper
ton OF written nonsense which comes
under the head OF language without
meaning, it may be well to dispose of that
first.
But again. there are verses composed
entirely Of words without meaning, which
are not nonsense literature, because they
are written with some other intent.
The nursery rhyme OF which there are
almost as many versions as there are nur-
series,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-25
Three children Siding on the Ice

Three children sliding on the Ice
Upon a summers day,
AS it fell out they all fell in,
The rest they ran away.
Now, had these children been at home,
Or sliding on dry ground
Ten thousand pounds to one penny
They had not all been drowned.
Slightly different from these is the non
sense verse that uses word effects, which
have been confiscated by the poets and
tacitly given over 10 them.
a fair example of this IS:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-25

My notion was that you had been
Before she had this fit
An obstacle that came between
Him, and ourselves, and it.
Don't let him know she liked them best,
For this must ever be,
a secret, kept from all the rest,
Between yourself and me.
One charm of these verses is the serious
air of legal direCtness which pervades
their ambiguity, and another Is the pre-
cision with which the metrleal accent co
They are marked, too, by the liquid
euphOny that always distinguishes Car
rolls poetry. Contrast the following,
LUNAR sTANzAs.
Night saw the crew like peddlers with
their packs
Altho' it were too dear to pay for eggs;
Walk crank along with coffin on their
While in their arms they bow their
weary legs.
And yet twas strange, and scarce can
That brown buzzard-hy should steal
His white pean breeches and black wool
But thence that flies have souls is very
clear.
But what to me are woven clouds, or
If danes from spiders learn to warp
their lOOms2
If coal-biaclI ghosts turn soldiers for the
state,
With wooden eyes,. and lightning rods
for plumes2
As nonsense, this is irreprOach5 bic, and
among the best example of the early
writers. 1t differs from the Evidence
verses in that its absudities are intro
duced by means of homogeneous substan-
tiVeS; while in CaFrOlls poem almost no
substantives are used The Lunar Stan
zas," too, are faulty in metricaI construc-
ton, and lacking in eUphony.
A different type is found in verses that
refer to objects in terms the opposite of
true, thereby suggesting ludicrous incon-
gruity.
Here is one from Mother Goose of
three children, which was first published
in 1862 and was sung to the tune Of
Chevy Chase:''
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-25

some
publican xearns
Dicion. have yet been made
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-25

Of socialism rising
Of Pennsylvania Evidently the needs oshh
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-05-09

In case of fire if the burning articles
are 1T once splashed with a solution Of
salt and nitrate of ammonia an in
combustible coating is formed. This is
a preparation which can be made at
home at a triflipg cost and should be
kept on hand. Dissolve % pounds of
common salt and IL pounds of nitrate
Of ammonia in gallons of water.
Pour this into quart bottles of thin
glass, and fire grenades are at hand
ready for use. These bottles must be
tightly corked and sealed to prevent
evaporation, and in case of fire they
must be thrown near The flames so as
to break and liberate the gas contain
ed. At least two dozen of these bottles
should be ready for an emergency.
In this connection it is well to re-
member that water on burning oil scat
ters the flame, but that -four will eXtin-
guish it. Salt thrown upon a fire
if the chimney is burning will help to
deaden the blaze.
If fire once gets under Roadway, a
covering becomes a necessity. \ silk
handkerchief moistened and wrapped
about the mouth and nostrils prevents
suffocation from smoke. Failing this.
a piece Of wet flannel will answer.
Should smoke fill the room, remem-
Der hat ii goes first to the top Of the
room and then to the floor. Wrap a
blanket or wooden garment about you,
with the wet cloth over your face,
drop on your hands and knees and
crawl to the window.
Bear in mind that there is no more
danger in getting down from q three
story window luan from the first Goor
if you keep a firm hold of the rope or
ladder. Do not slide, but 20 hand over
hand
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-05-09

Those persons who are satisfied that
the Grant county court house is good
enough and that the records are safe
within its walls. even in ease Of fire,
viii be interested in the following dis
patch which appeared in the Chicago
daily papers several days ago IN refer
ence 10 the burning Of the court house
at Danyille, Missouri Last night
at o'clock the court house at Dan
Vile. one Of the county seats Of Mont
gomery county, caught iireand burned
All Of the county records except one
or two books were destroyed Fire
proof safes were provided for only a
part of the records ana they are sup
posed To be safe The loss of land
records. personal tax records. etc will
likely cause untold hardships to the
people 81 the county in perfecting
titles The origin Of the fire is not
known For long time an effort has
been made IL have the records moved
to Montgomery CITY and pat into the
vault but the effort has been resisted
in every possible way
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-05-09
How TO Secure Happiness,

Happiness i, matter Of compari-
son. Perfect unalloyed happiness is
non found an earth. The ideas Of
what constitutes happiness are vari-
ou, as people are One man thinks
q cottage COW aud pig would
make him happy as King. An
other imagjues thot a goodly farm.
wei stocked aud with comfortable
buildings would satisfy his desires.
Still another thinks could he COM
maud only 10000, his happiness
would be complete The invalid
wishes for health alone. Some set
their hearts on power. or position.
Girls often sigh for beauty. Too
many think that happiness lies in
posses sing wealth 1t lies In none Of
these things The man who wished
a cottage. COW and pig would soon
wish fer larger house and more
COWS and pigs. aid heobtain his wish.
Tue man who thought 100000 would
satisfy him would quieklv see how he
could use 100000. Happiness does
not rise from any Of these sources.
Wealth ana power Give Us happiness
only Wien the heart S right Happi-
ness must come from within.
a clear conscience is the first need.
We must know that we have wronged
none. We must have kindly feelings
toward cur brother man. we must do
good where Ne may. We must cheer
fully endure that which is to be
borne, and a. cbeerfuHy taru to aud
help THAI which can be helped We
must have m.ud ready TO enjoy all the
good things a ,iie, and Is let trust
and hope reaeh beyond the evils We
must make Sire best af what comes to
il, and uat repiue over what we cam
rot have. n cheerful disposition
and 4 clear conscience lies tile main
points IN masking happiness Tor
those aboutei~ VI shall find most 81
our own Try each day is make
every one with whom YOU have 10 10.
happier tar Your being there. and ven
Will lind that yoa vii net have to
seek for happiness for Yourself Many
come daily n your way There ale
Young aad o.1. rich and poor glad
AID wing bare sm5e 81 Kind
word. or lend 2 helping hand where
you can. and be Just Is all Iou need
nol then Trims about reurown happ,-
ness and VIII possess most that can
belong te one. III wurd bc un>el-
fish aud yen wil. &c happy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-05-09

That inveterate joker. Sothern the
actor. had made ia appointment with
Toole. the comedian. To dine mt a well
known London restaurant The hour
of meeting was fixed and Sothern ar
rived some few minutes before the APP
pointed time I'm elderly gentleman
was dining at q table At some little
distance from that prepared for the
two actors. He was reading news.
paper which lie had comfortably ar
ranged before him as he was eating
his dinner Sothern walked up To him
and striking him a smart blow between
the shoulders said:
Hello. old fellow. Who would have
thought Of seeing you here? thought
you never The assaulted diner
turned around angrily. when Sothern
exclaimed: Il heS you thousand par
dons. sir. l thought you were mn old
friend OF mine family man whom
| never expected to see here. l hope
You viii pardon me-"
The old genuema@ growled a reply,
and So;heru returned o. his table.
where he was presently joined by
Toole. 10 whom he Said
see that old hoy I'LL bet you half
a crown yen dar,I't 70 and give him
a slap on the back ANA pretend you
have mistaken him Tor friend"
Done. said Toale JuJ come is vas
Immediately with 4 result that may
be imagined.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-05-09

Two business men were conversing
Oh a street corner the other day when
a lad about fifteen passed BY. and one
Of the men remarked That's bright
boy. am watching him. If he gets
through another year or 50 without
5ntracting any Of the bad habits 50
prevalent among the l6-year-old boys
in town, / know where he will get the
offer Of mighty good position The
boys should remember that they are
continually watched by business men.
one who j. stndious industrious,
prompt. energetic and reliable, is pre-
pairing The way for d good proposition
from somebody There are not enough
young men 10 meet the constant de
mand