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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-28

country around imagined that fortunes
were to be made in these jewels. Every
body dreamed OF wealth until the bot
tom dropped out of the emerald mar
ket. The strange story Of the craze
at BOgota is first-rate illustration of
the wild impulse that sometimes Seizes
masses of people to do things that they
would not think of doing in their sane
moments.
The ColOmbians are proud of their
resources in emeralds. Most of the
worlds supply Of these precious green
stones comes from COlOmb ia. They are
found in every important jewelry mar
ket, the larger part Of them going to
Paris, whence they are distributed to
many countries. The government of
Colombia makes a very good revenue
out of the emerald mines, which are the
property of the state; the larger ne
output, the higher the revenue that
comes into the treasury of the repub-
lie. The principal mines are in the
MuzO valley, about Seventy-five miles
northeast of BOgOta- The finest emer-
aid diggings in the world are situated
in this valley. Naturally enough, there
are a great many emeralds among the
people of BogOta. He is pretty poor
native who cannot get hold of some
kind Of a stone to call his own, for the
mines produce all sorts of emeralds,
from the rarest gems to those that are
worth little more than glass.
Early in July. 1899, the rumor spread
around the streets of the capital that
emeralds were going to advance in
price. It was said that the French
company which held the concession
from the government to work the IA
nous Muzo mine declared that emer-
aids were getting exceedingly scarce,
ana that its output for the half year
just ended was very disappointing. It
was talked around generally that any
one who owned a handful of emeralds
was an exceedingly lucky man, for
prices were quite certain to go up TO
very high figures. A considerable part
OF the community su 1denly became
seized with a desire to own emeralds
and the buying began
It was short craze, for there be
ing no real foundation for it, the bubble
was soon pricked- But buying and
selling went at a tremendous rate for
i've days; then men resumed their
thinking faculties, and in five days
more the bottom had completely col
lapsed, and the enunera ton of the n
jured began. Emeralds had been Sc q
ing at a pretty low price for some time
before the excitement. When the great
demand began there were about as
many sellers as buyers. The lewelry
and other estab lishments dealing in
emeralds had heard of no good reaaen
why there should be a large advance
in quotations, and the many customers
who came to them the first dav were
able to obtain plenty of stones at fair
prices. Then the crowd increased,
every place where emeralGs might be
purchased being thronged with ex-
cited buyers One firm of jewelers.
called upon the police to rid its store
of the crowd. Prices went UP with
jump, which only added to the eager
ness TO obtain the gems Before the
craze reached its height men and
women were standing in the rOadways
as wei as on the idewaIks. waving
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-28
GREAT OCEAN WAVES.
Highest Waves Are Found in the In
dian Ocean.

Highest Waves Are Found in the In
dian Ocean.
According TO a scientist who has made
a speciality of the study Of ocean wares.
some of the highest waves are 70 be
found in the South Indian ocean, between
the Cape of Good Hope and the isles Of
St. Paul and New Amsterdam, this being
a region where westerly. winds prevall
almost without change the year al JIM
In this locality tie highest waves on rec
ord are said to have been observed, the
asurement of thirty waves at various
times during. single, day SHOWN l., AN an
average height of 1858 teeL. me idISesI
of observed waves being 3f.o5 Ieat II
height.
however. has been shown in a paper read
before the Institution of Civil Engineers
Of Great Britain by William Shield, who
gave the results OF q3seLy5IiSSi'S N ll9te
during a storm at Peterhedd NOrth
Britain, when the wind varied IN VeloclJy
from fifty TO ninety miles an nour. &C
cordiug to Mr.. Shield. wave after wave
asset carving an unbroken crest at
least three feet above the line OF siSnt.
and, therefore, twenty-one ana one-nalt
feet above the saltwater level Inc
wave period varied from thirteen to sew
enteen seconds, and the length OF the
waves between $50 and lU9 feeI- ASSuin-
ing that the trOughs of the waves We're
as far below the saltwater level as their
crests were above it. the height OF the
waves would appear TO nave Deen lorty-
above and the depth of the trough below
the saltwater level are not considered 10
be Identical. Hence il Is estimated ina
the height Of the waves from trough -
crest closely apprOXimated forty IeeL
In these DAYS of colossal steamers II Is
not necessary to do any climbing Of the
shTOuds to observe the height OF the
waves. Going from deck 10 deck, the
passenger can fnd a position in which
the crest of the highest waves will just
coincide with the line drawn from MS
eve 10 the horizon. He can probably
ascertain from one of the officers of the
ship what is the height of the deck on
which be is standing: adding to this the
distance from the deck to his eve. he
can obtain fairly approximate estimate
Of the height of the waves. In making
an estimate OF this kind. however care
should be taken to make the obSerVa-
tious when the vessel is in the trough
between TWO big seas and on a fairly
even keel. AS the upper deck OF the
largest Atlantic steamships is from thir-
ty to thirty-two feet above the normal
water line, it IS rarely that the crest of A
wave win reach the height of the OBJ
servers eve.
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with Shipmsn Bros "Pudd' nhead VIII
SON next season.
Henry E. Dixie is to appear in the
Boston revival of Evangeline."
Fred G.. Whitney has decided to name
the new musical comedy in which he
viii star Lulu Chaser. Dolly Warden"
Sarah Bernhardt viii produce Catulle
Mendes' drama, "Sainte Theresa" the
latter part Of the coming season
There viii he four Ben HUr'' COM
panies next season England, France
and Australia VIII view it simultane-
ously-
The musical comedy that George Y.
Hobart is writing for Marie DRESSER
to star in next season viii be called
Many Happy Days
Harry GilfoiI the well known come
dian and imitatOr, who has been fea-
tuTed in Hoyj plays for The last five
years, is TO have a leading part in THE
Liberty Bells
The version of Hamlet to be pre-
scented by Robert Mantell the coming
season is the same as used by the late
Charles Keene forty years ago in the
memorable production at the Princess
theatre. London, England.
Frank L PeTley and Max Hirschheld
are engaged in hearing vaices of candi-
dates for Mr.. Perley's musical comedy
production. The ChapeTOnes-" ID to
the first week in July over 200 voices
had been tried. and Mr. Periey still
has sixty applicants on the waiting list
for the next rehearsal.
Miss Bob White" Willard Spencer's
pastoral comedy opera, which has Just
concluded its remarkable run in Phiia-
delphia. bears the same relation to the
comic opera stage as THE old Home
stead does to the dramatic. It IS said
to be absolutely clean in theme and
delineation. and is perhaps the sole
example of an opera without pair
of tights.
There is "A grim though somewhat
satisfying humOr in the following para
graph sent out by a dramatic agency
i'm the west. There is an actress IN
New York who has not received
an offer for me- season, who has not
ordered her costumes from Paris, who
does not own a yacht. who does not
contemplate a trip TO Europe or some
fashionable watering place, who does
not ride a wheel or drive daily IN the
park She is at crematOry, and mas
been dead for six months-hence the
wherefore"
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From the Windy Citv.
VChlcago Newsl

The wind was blowing great ON
and about the Masonic temple IT. rs.
getting in double work. The girl ,. 80
down Washington street toward SINE ','-le
holding 20 her hac with both 49,
and the man rounded the corner ~ Is
temple with his head lowered m sS we
the gale. Naturally they ran souarsy,
into each other.
The wind whipped the long sIrf,+ ~,
the young woman around the knees ~
the astonlshed man. who lost his ~
ance and grabbed her ferventIv ala oa-,
the neck.
''Aadam!'' he gasped. still strusg,i-
with the skirt, which chung tenacio1sis
''iet me goi" S''
Let you go" she Repeated. fn5f.
nantly. When 1 can't get awav f-,ss-
y6U!"
Neither can I, - roared the anqr;sh.,
man. The skirt held him and the -
held her, defying her struggles E s-l
hat was over her eyes. binding bs- =
the real situation, and the man - y
so terrified at the unheard Of stat -
things that lurking suspicious of -
mime footpads ruled him. Just &c ~
was ready to strike out with bis a. -V
right fist and the young woman ~
meditating attacking him with a So
hatpih a handy policeman saw -.
trouble and rescued them from as.L
other.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-28
BOTH WERE EARLY.
Lamont and Cleveland Tried to Beat
Each Other.
New York Tines.)

During the recent Northern Pacific
corner report was printed in all the
papers that ex-Secretary Daniel La
mont had given ex-President Cleve-
land the tip to buy and that Mr.. CIeve-
land had profited to the extent of sew
efal hundred thousand dollars by the
information. The story of how La
mont first won Cleveland's favor and
MS own ability from the position of a
private secretary to the governor 10
a place in the presidents cabinet is an
interesting one
When Mr.. Cleveland was nominated
Tor governor, Lamont was connected
With the state Democratic COMMITTEES
de had never met Mr.. Cleveland. Evil
IDENTIFY he saw great possibilities in
Mr. Cleveland's career, for he deter
mined to win his friendship.
Every night he wrote out a. reporf
upon the political situation in the
state, based upon the latest informa-
ton which had come to the commit
tee. and mailed the report to Mr.
Cleveland at Buffalo. When Mr.. Cleve-
land was elected governor he chose
Lamont for his private secretary
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The Cloth Forbade.


Wherever there is a meeting Of &c
clesiastics there as sure to be told some
story of the late Bishop Williams Of
Connecticut, who was one Of the
brightest men of his day At a recent
conclave at the General Theological
seminary they told this tale of the
good bishops wit.
one summer day the bishop went out
fishing with a friend, and. as the day
was warm. they swung a bottle of rare
old Burgundy over the side of a row.
boat Wen luncheon time came the
bishop essayed 70 pull the wine aboard.
already tasting in anticipation the
cool. delicious beverage. Through some
misEap the string slipped from his
fingers and the bottle sank TO the bot
tom of the river. Bishop Williams sat
up with a sigh and salt, with his eyes
sparkling:
You say it, Jones; you're a layman"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-28
IOTTINGS.

Aug. % is the date fixed for the lee
ture of DIT William ApmadOc of Chi
cago on Harp Melodies Of Wales in
Song and Story"
Miss Rosa Gloss of New York viii
sing Dudley Bucks Fear Not Ye, o
Israel" at St. Mark s cathedral his
morning.
Professor Mcclellan is arranging an
organ recital for the Kentucky Press
assOciat ton which viii visit Salt Lake
Aug. T. S and O. Miss ATvilla Clark
viii be the sOIoiSt of the occasion.
a glance at the cast of J. W. Fran
keTs production of "As You Like It.
indicates an InexhaUstible amount of
talent in salt Lake.
Manager Pyper has the town pretty
thoroughly billed for Under Two
Flags" even at this early date. The
attraction comes to the Theatre for
three nights Aug. >. The company
numbers nearly $50 members. being the
largest dramatic organization ever sent
here from the east.
Douglas Paterson, who won hOnOrs
for his comedy work with Louis James
and Kathryn Kidder last season, goes
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-28

Domestic scandals are the favOrite
means of livelihood among these news
papers. Many families nave been
ruined financially in their efforts 10
prevent the publication of facts Wnlcn
endanger their social standing and
others have been socially ruined by eX-
posture in the columns of papers when
they were unable TO satisfy Dscunarlly
Prominent families have been COM
PEELED TO flee from the islands and take
up residence in the United states IN or
der to avoid infamy at home.
As a rule the newspapers are con-
Quoted by men whose practices in
America have forced them 10 leave.
These men are, therefore, well pre-
pared to carry on their hideOus trades
as soon as they arrive in Honolulu In
deed. they ascertain the conditions in
the Hawaiian islands before tnay leave
America.
It is true that circumstances have in
a measure forced the newspapers TO
ShaneIuI practices No legitimate
newspaper could flourish N the ISLANDS.
Tor the reason that the circulation OF
the various sheets is Cc1fned 10 1000
white men and the advertising columns
must be filed for less than a dozen
firms. Under the conditions the news
paper must dtVerge from the usual pol
Icy. They must not gather news for
the sake Of the public, but for the sake
of those interested personally in it's
pubHCat1On or suppression. They,
therefore, announce marriages for the
purpose of preventing them. publish
ObseQuies in order to terrify the be-
reaVed and give accounts of social
events. In order TO understand this it
may be necessary to know that of
tWenty-fOur marriages of prominent
persons announced to take place dur
ing the past year nineteen were broken
off owing to accounts published in the
newspapers concerning the principals.
and four shooting ARRAYS resulted in
which editors or reporters were shot.
OF six prominent persons who died five
were traduced, and of three fashion
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-28
aIDd.l Music

~ HE actors are f0Usy i'm prepara-
lions for next season. The
more important of these have
been made. In looking over
the leading actors with women stars,
says the New York sun, it is fo,nd
that in more than half the cases shifts
viii be made. Many of the conspicuous
actresses viii have stage lovers i'm
ported from England This suggests
possible return to the idea of Lester
Wanack and his contemporaries, who
almost always brought their leading
actors from England This system
brought 10 JuI shores and left here
such men as Charles Coghlan, Maurice
Barrymore, Herbert Kelley and Harry
Montague. Maude Adams is 60 have
Sidney Br0ugh an Englishman strange
10 us. but popular 10 London as
member of Julia Nelson's company.
Harry y. Stanford Will come from
London 60 be Bertha Galldud's chief
assistant i'm her start as a star in For
est Lovers" Mr.. Stanford was here
with Sir Henry irving, making par
tlCulaTIy pleasing impression Ia Robes
pierre iu the role originally taken by
KyTIe EeIleW. Robert Lorraine, an
other LOndOner. viii come to fiU the
leading place at Days, where English
HiIda SDOug VIII be advanced TO the
position Of a star. Mr. lorraine came
mere for the urSJ time To enact the hero
of ITO Have and to Hold Elsie De
Wolf has found her leading man in
London. although lac is IN American
Frank Mills is remembered here as one
of the several handsome men wnom
Daniel FT0hmau used i'm small parts at
the LyceUm- During his three or four
years in London he was advanced to
1eadiua male parts with Mrs. Patrick
Campbell and viii TeaDDear here in
that position with Elsie de Wolf in
1.-THE Way of the World.
Some actresses viii change their
leading men without going abroad for
them. Ethel Barrymore viii keep
George W. Howard who has already
taken Reeves Smiths place ~ Cap
tain links of the Horse Marines" Mrs.
Leslie Garter I3oked around Cor a time
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over many aspirants. On the do.
inauguration Mr.. Lamont aslss.9, I The
governor what time he wonI5 the
morning. the next
on, long about 9 O'Clock s.,s
s,oNerhof- When Lamont went ne
thdt evening he told his wife ~ l'ol1e
Ihat breakfast was ready at 7.gS0 see
G. clock at s
I had not been in mora tb.-
minutes" says Mr.. Lamont in nc. Ten
the story, when in walked tba 1...hs
eTnOr." '1o gov
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viii no doubt be as heavy the coming
week as for the past week.
Tt viii interest the admirers of
Blanche Bates 30 know that this young
woman, who has made such rapid
strides in her profession, is now under
tutelage 10 Davis Belasco. the great
master of histTIonic art. Mr.. BelascO
has been watching the progress Of
Miss Bates during the past three years.
and some months ago decided to make
a contract with her, under which she
becomes virtually his pupil. Miss Bates
possesses everything in her favor
voice. appearance and personal mag
netism. That Mr.. BelascO viii develop
the further latent talent she possesses
there is no question. if we may recall
his success with Mrs. Leslie Carter
1t is therefore. probable that Miss
Bates will become one of the greatest
actresses on the American stage Of
the present century.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-28

able social events that took place in
Honolulu two were described in she
papers Is feasts Of Phryne
Prosecutions from criminal libel in
the Hawaiis would be ridiculous as well
as useless, as every newspaper has a
powerful protector. Steamship com
panies which regularly land passengers
on the islands in violation of American
law, sugar companies which avoid du-
ties and railroad companies employing
contract lalboreT find it to their inter-
ToaIpfqcfOrc
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-28
GET RICH BY BLAcKMAIL.
How Corrupt Newspapers Flourish
in the Hawaiian Islands.
0Chicago Chronicle.)

Honolulu.-Corruptio such as is
prevalent throughout the Hawaiian is
lands, disseminated from Honolulu.
must result in violence and blo0dsned.
Nearly every newspaper published in
the island is subsidized by a corpora
ton, and. under the protection of the
OstentatiOus patronage Of the subsi-
dizer. is able to levy blackmail with
immunity. Some of the least corrupt
newspapers cOnfine themselves to no.
Iiticai lfbels as a source Of revenue. but
others know no limit to their appetite
for dishouora bic gain.
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their money in the air and shouting for

their money in the air and shouting for
emeralds.
= q -
It was not very difficult for anyone
with cash in hand to get what he
wanted. There was an abundance of
cut stones, set and unset, in the mar
ket. Even highly priced heirlOOms
came into view, for their owners were
willing to part with them when they
could do so at prices they had never
dreamed of obtaining. During the five
days the excitement lasted emeralds
sold on an average for three times the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-28
-0-0-9-0-o-o-9-Y-9-9-9-0-0-0
Popular CraZes.
S-9-o-0-0-o-0-9-9-0-0-0-9-c
New York SUM-

A letter from BOgOta, printed in one
of the Panama newspapers the other
dav. said that not a few of the people
were still in CramDed circumstances,
owing to the wild speculation IN emer-
aids two years ago, when the whole
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-28
So, goo For a Shakespeare Folio


LOndoD-A copy of the first folio e--
ton OF Shakespeare plays printed D
1928 brought at its sale by auction Tues
day afternoon $500. This is he hgha-
record price of the Shakespeare afs
folio
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-28

The girl blew west and the man blew
east, and the policeman was the only
one VINO appeared to enjoy the joke.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-28
A DARK and Muddy Complexion

Does not beccTne a neat woman. Lanes
Tea VIII cure constipation. clear up
the skin sharpen the appetite and
make you look and feel ike a new
person. j. acts gently upon the stom-
ach. liver and bowels. For sale by
Godbe-Pitts Drug company.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-28

Those who live on farms are especi-
ally liable to many accidental cuts.
burns and bruises. which heal rapidly
when BILLIARDS. LINIMENT is ap-
piled. Price. 25 and 50 cents. Van
Dykes drug store, corner Main and
Third South.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-28

Ten electric fans to keep you cool.
SkilEul cocks to prepare your food.
Wen drilled walters 10 serve YOU.
Moderate prices and courteous treat
ment.
REARDSLEY's TAVERN.
Il East First South.
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viii no doubt be as heavy the coming
week as for the past week.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-12-13
APHYslclAN TEsIlFIEs.

~ have taken Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
life that did me the good that did says
County Physician Geo. W. Scroggs, of
Hall county, Ga. "Boing n physician /
have prescribed It and found It TO give
the best results II the food you eat
remains undigested in your stomach IL
decays there and poisons the system.
You can prevent this by dieting but
that means starvation. kodol Dyspep-
sia Cure digests what you eat. You need
suffer from neither dyspepsia nor star.
vation. The worst cases quickly cured.
Meyer fails. Grant Holden.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-12-13
Jumped on a Ton Penny Mall.

The little daughter of Mr.. J.N.Powell
jumped on an inverted rake made of
ten penny nails, and thrust one nail
entirely through her foot and n second
one half way through. Chamberlain
Pain Balm was promptly applied and
five minutes later the pain had disap-
peared and no more suffering was ex-
perienced. In three days the child was
wearing her shoe as usual and with alb
solutely no discomfort. Mr.. Powell is
we'll known merchant Of Portland,
Va. Pain Balm is an antiseptic and
heals such injuries without maturation
and in one-third the time required by
the usual treatment. For sale by Grant
Holden.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-12-13
a Startling Surprise.

Very few could believe in looking nj
A. +. Hoadley, a healthy. robust black.
smith of Tilden, Ind, that for ten years
he suffered such fortunes from rheuma-
tism as few could endure and live. But
a wonderful change followed his taking
Electric Bitters. 1.-Two bottles wholly
cured me-" he writes, "and / haye not
felt n twinge in over year" They
regulate the kidneys, purify the blood
and cure rheumatism, neuralgia, nerv-
business, improve digestion and give
perfect health. Try them. Only Scots.
az Grant Holden's drug store.