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J hand that the cook was in quarantine ana
/ what should she do? His clerk said h,
/ was out. but she knew better
Poor thing, She couldn't even reiiev;
her mind by talking TO him"
! Not unless she went around TO the O.
/ fee, and there was hardly time for that
When matters were in this state some
thing got wrong with the steam pipes anC
they had to let all the fire in the house
go out. She also found that two of hel
best cut glass tumblers had been broker
since she used them last l arrived just
at that moment"
lest
NO, dear. I had already seen Arthur
when he discovered, as we were dressing
for a reception, that | had happened to
hang my cloth gown over his dress coat
the wardrobe being full. | told him that
1t was out of consideration for his pocket
that l had done it, as otherwise | should
have been obliged to hang it over my
chiffon evening gown, and that would have
ruined it"
And was the dress coat injured?"
We'll. there was a wrinkle or two in
1t, but l told him they would be out be-
fore the evening was half over Where
was 1? Oh, well, threw myself into the
breach, promised madame the loan OF my
tumblers. which were a wedding present
from man who feared that people might
think he took my marriage tS heart. and
which were handsomer than her own. |
SAID that | thought every good housekeep-
er ought to count such things each time
they had been used. didn't she?'
Why. Evelyn, do you"
"Of course rot, dear, but she couIdsl I
know that. She was too much overcome
to think of an instantaneous reply and
Just then came a message from the peo-
pie who repair steam pipes and things:
they were too busy to come up that day;
but
How perfectly awful, Did she-'
by that time she was as meek as an
old maid with six married sisters. | told
her that if she would send for cab /
would go and see what could be done with
them.
THAT was awfully nice of you, dear,
when she was your own mother law.
OF course. if you and Arthur had only been
engaged it would have been quite differ
ent'
'Oh, WELL l always like to help any
body, and, besides, had to call on Grayce
that day. and she owns her carriage and
has such an abominable way of asking il
the walking is bad
And did you succeed with the repair
people,"
Il did. 1 wore my picture hat, and the
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eral wine in a cup then His command to
drink ye all of it, etc, would require
the participants TO drink all in the cup
etc; that the word cup meant His trials
and suffering and the expression that all
His diciples must bear the crosses OF
the world as He had done; that all these
scriptures are spiritual and that the
churches and the world have lost sight
of this and have run after the literal.
Christ's use of the word cup in the gar
den where he prayed to His Father and
said, If il be possible let this cup pass
from me- etc. proved that this word was
used figuratively. and meant His suffer
Spirit of God before | learned it in the
scriptures. l afterward read the Bible
and found this doctrine taught all through
it,
Upon expressing her views about the
Sabbath day and its observance. Mrs Nc
Whirter said: ''All days are the Lords,
and are equally sacred with God. We be-
lieve that Sunday is day of rest for the
body, but not for the soul. AS a day of
physical rest we believe it is all right.
and should be kept. We don't believe in
Sunday Christians. but think they should
lie Christians every day IN the week.
Mrs. McWhirter said, when she was
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Gus water without climbing over these
wharves From the beach there will be
a gradual decline and the bathers can
have access to the surrounding enclosure
of wharves by means of convenient stairs.
Straightaway Swimming Course.
Inside the pool there will be a one
eighth of a mile straightaway swimming
stretch for races and other aquatic
matches. so arranged that the judges of
the events can walk alongside the swim
mers 1t is the intention of the superin-
tendent to provide many such events dur
ing the season.
The present dressing rooms were built
nearly eleven years ago. There are 224
of these apartments and their maximum
capacity by doubling up" the batbers is
about 45O persons. Superintendent Stew
ems says he has had to deal with four
distinct assortmcnts of people during his
connection with the bathing beach These
own bathing suits, were permitted TO
battle absolutely free; those who rented
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cannot know MS because it is in enmity 10
God and in batting US they are hating
Christ.
Predicted Failure.
When the opening of the hotel was
first discussed the townspeople with the
customary readiness of unprogressiye vii
layers to predict failure for any new idea,
shook their heads at the project, but the
enterprise prospered despite these i'll
omened comments. II was then there
came a reaction of feeling. The differ
ences in the churches which led to the es-
tablishment OF the commonwealth were
forgotten. The organization carried on
work in many charitable and philanthrop-
ic lines. and when the announcement was
made that the commonwealth had de-
cided 10 leave Texas and settle in the
North there were Wholesale expressions
OF regret
IL is not merely a financial independ-
ence that the members now revel in for
among them are women skilled in the
trades and professions necessary to the
comfort of a modern existence. One OF
the members is shoemaker, another a
dentist, another a dressmaker, still an
other a doctor. and 80 on. each one having
her specially. The domestic machinery
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of the moment she told the truth and the
whole truth. She said that she had held
the role of critic too long to undertake
that of performer. In the delight OF
knowing that / had Arthur's domestic
guns spiked for all futurity. l went too
far / said, with a superior smile: is it
possible. l thought every other woman
who called herself a housekeeper could
cook, dinner in an emergency. just
had to get that much revenge. The next
moment l wished hadn't She turned on
me in flash. saying: oh, you dear
child. then you can just help me out your
self And before / could catch my breath
she had me in the kitchen and added two
courses to the original menu
''Oh. my goodness. and you unable to
cook anything more substantial than
fudge, What on earth"
Il simply smiled and said that as 1
could work better amid familiar sur
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clerk was very young. I did not feel it
necessary to tell her how easily l had
done it; why. the workmen reached the
house as soon as l did
There was really no need to tell her.
1 have seen your mother-in-la law. and
doubt if she could have done the thing
herself"
Perhaps not. Well. it was quite
o'clock when l returned. In the interval
the florist had sent the wrong flowers:
the new gown she meant to wear had
come home with the waist a snug fit for
woman weighing twenty pounds less
than the madame even confesses to, and
message was arriving from the substitute
cook upon whom she depended. The cook
had married a plumber and apparently
forgotten how d frying pan would look.
When interrogated as to her culinary
powers, the house maid looked peaceful
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long as she could, had invited lot of her
husbands friends TO dinner last evening.
She meant it to be dinner which would
set the masculine friends to telling their
wives that they wished they would ask
Mrs. Marshmallow for some of her recipes,
and
How sweet of her to take SO much
trouble for her husbands friends. Many
q woman-
Yes; wasn't it? Now, my own dinners
have not always been a success. and
Arthur had been unpleasant enough to
suggest that l had better look into the
way his mother managed things. That
was because when he told me he was not
as rich as my father l said that he ought
to ask papa's advice on business matters.
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Yes. wasn't 1t? Besides. I knew 1
could find something to criticise, any
how. l did. I found my mother-in law
here adjustable pompadour was awry
and a line of grey hair in sight. l knew
that she did not care whether she lived
or died"
Mercy, Had she invited three more
people than the table would possibly
seat, and had all of them accepted?'
"Worsei Much worse; the cook"
Had fallen i'll just when there was
especial need of her. How like a cook"
No. The fact was that she had gone
to her home to stay over night, and when
she failed to appear in the morning,
madame went to see what was the matter
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check to pay for it, when Arthur can
just as well do it. l am always 50
economical that l wouldn't waste money
for the world. and So
You can use 1t for that lovely chain
you had set your heart on
M hm. Won't my father-in-law be de-
lighted with my economy when he finds
them
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NEW BA7HZNGf BEACH FOR WASHINGTON
An EndedUor TO Secure From
Congress an Appropriation
Of $I7,5oo for fke Estab-
hShmenf of More Modem
S5OLmmmg Space.

HE evolution of the stretch of river
front just in the rear of the Wash
ington Monument from a skating
place to its original conception as
the Wa Arlington bathing beach will be
complete in few brief days. Then the
youngsters who were won't to glide grace
fully over the frozen surface only yester
Gay, it seems. will be found disporting
themselves like amateur Neptunes in the
reddish waters of the Potomac at the
beach"
Obstacle to Proposed Boulevard.
There is. however, proyiso attached
TO the latter proposition. as Colonel Bing-
ham states that the present site of the
bathing beach is an obstacle to the con-
tinuation of the proposed grand boule-
ward in the contemplated extensive mark
Improvements of the city. The colonel
has, therefore. declared that the beach
must go. The District Commissioners
alive to the situation, have recommended
that the public bathing place be allowed
to remain where it is during the an
sproaching warm season. and it is prob
able that an arrangement to that effect
will be made
Endeavoring to Secure Appropriation.
In the meantime Mr.. w. X. Stevens tbe
founder of the bathing beach. is en5aav-
oring to secure from Congress an anpro-
priatiOn of s17,5OO for the establishment Of
new and more modern free bathing
space lie has selected, as location for
the proposed beach, the inner basin near
the foot of Seventeenth Street. an6 only
a short distance from the present ,,,o,
This basin is 1,2OO feet in length and
40 feet in width at its widest mint
superintendent Stevens proposes to estab-
iish, under the trees on the north side
OF the new beach, main open-afr audi-
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Fixed Depth for Water.

The water of the new bathing beach
will be kept at one definite fixed depth all
the time, about four and half feet, or
deep enough for both swimming and
wading. and the rise and fall of the river
tides outside the dam will have no ap-
preciable effect on TIE depth of the water
in the basin. It is further proposed to
surround the inner pool by wharves so
that it will be impossible for the bathers
to get into the deeper and more danger
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Dan9eS of DroUnm9 10 te
Ob0iafedby Keeping Wafes
afa Safe and Fired Depth.
Artificial Dam 10 Reguiafe
Rise and Fall of RIUer.

suits entire; others who we're provided
with partial suits, and those who only
wanted the use Of towels. The result
was that number of suits were carried
away piecemeal and numerous towels>lost.
All this will be remedied by the new sys-
tenn which is to be established
Open Air Auditorium.
The open-air auditorium under the many
feature OF the new beach, No admission
fee will be charged, and it is proposed to
make the place a pleasant resort during
the sweltering midsummer afternoons and
evenings. This will particularly be the
case during the races that are to be held.
"The Northeast Swans"
In connection with the approaching
swimming season an organization of
swimmers is being formed in Northeast
Washington. The emblem of the club will
be a white lapel button bearing the in
scription, Il can swim like a duck" with
a picture of a floating bird in the centre.
The new organization will be known as
The Northeast swans and the members
will wear white bathing suits bordered
with light blue. Mr.. Henry K. Stutz IS
the organizer, and he has already secured
the names of a number of aquatic enthu-
siasts who will enter the club. During
the approaching season it is proposed to
give diving contests and tests of endu-
rance at the bathing beach. for which
costly and appropriate prizes will be
awarded.
Women's Swimming Club.
A woman's swimming club is also being
talked of. and will no doubt be formed.
The principal object of the promoters is
to interest women and girls in the art OF
swimming. and teach them to become ex-
perts, thus assisting in a measure in re-
ducing the number of drownings which
occur annually owing to the almost gen.
eral ignorance of swimming among the
fair sex
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criticising any OF my domestic arrange
ments in future. Incidentally, l have an
indisputable fact TO mention to Arthur
the next time he mentions the manner in
which his mother used to order her house.
! have also 4 neat little check presented
by my father-in-law for the purchase of a
new gown, and
''You lucky girl! Shall you order it
81 have ordered it already. dear, but it
does seem sort of wasteful to use that
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He will. But-have you mentioned
your intentions to Arthur
why. no. dear. 1 am too good a wife
to bother him with such little matters.
when he has so many business cares on
his mind. No: shall just give him
lovely surprise the first time / wear both
the gown and the chain"
What a model wife you arei But the
favor yOu-'
'Oh, yes | had almost forgotten that.
My mother-in- law. after putting it off as
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policeman stood at the door and a
placard on the house announced that there
was smallpox within. And though she
threatened to report the policeman to his
superiors, he refused TO allow the cook
who was perfectly well, to come out
Dreadful, What did she-''
she went home and had Mysteries,
believe. but, after all. that did very little
good. Next, she telephoned to her hus-
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But that was very different. as anybody

But that was very different, as anybody
can see"
"Of course it was,"
Yes. but sometimes fear that Arthur
has not really logical mind, if he did
carry off all the athletic honors at col
iege. Well. as the dinner was TO come off
last evening / ran over in the morning."
To take a lesson? How perfectly
lovely of YOU"
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and confessed that she could cook beef
steak and boil potatoes
"Oh. we'll. since your mother-in-l law
was such fine housekeeper, she could
cook dinner herself and make a joke
of it to her guests"
That was what I said In the anguish
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roundings I would prepare the dinner
at home and send it over"
Yes; but how"
"Oh. mamma happened to be spending
the day with me. Did l forget to tell
you that?''
Copyright, 1902. by William Bengoush.)
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An Important Feature.

A most important feature of the pro-
posed beach will be its safety to the
bathers. During the swimming season
last year ffty-four persons were saved
from drowning by the life guards This
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There will be a dam to regulate the
! depth of water in the basin and to re-
tain the clear water when the river out
side is in a muddy condition after the
heavy summer rains
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will manifest itself at the proper time. "
Then | asked il the commonwealth would
remain here permanently. She said.
I'VE may be led to do so. l cannot say.
We do the work of today and guidance in
the plans of tomorrow comes with the
day" l said, "Of course, admission to
your colony is denied men," and much
to my surprise, Mrs. McWhirter said,
NO. not if they can live as we do and
not try to boss things. One tried it for
nine months in Texas and left us because
he said he did not know any more of
us at the end of that time than he did the
day he came"
'Works of the Devil"
I'VE do not take the Lords SUPPER
said Mrs. McWhirter, "and we believe
that baptism with water and the use of
bread and wine in what is called the
Lords Supper or Sacrament are the works
of the devil, and should not he considered
as literally required by the scriptures.
Christ taught that the bread and wine
were his flesh and blood. and to so eat
bread and drink wine are wrong. and We
might as well eat flesh and drink blood
as to do this. We believe that all this
was intended to be spiritually. and not
literally, construed. If Christ meant lit
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Custodian of Bath House.

torium. which will accommodate on chairs
and benches about 5000 persons; also a
grandstand which will seat 800 others.
The entrance to the proposed beach will
be at the foot of Sixteenth Street in
stead of through the Washington Monu-
ment Grounds. as at present.
To Prevent Overcrowding.
The superintendent will have three as
sistants to handle the crowds of bathers.
and arrangements will he made to give
every bather personal locker and key,
thus preventing the overcrowding which
so frequently results under the present
arrangement. A record slip will be kept
on the door of each locker when occupied,
and the attendants, by sort of endless
chain system, can handle the throngs ex-
peditiously.
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THE MO7HER-NVLAV AND THE LESSON Armstrong

ssX /oU look as smiling as a widow
who has just been present 1t
L little matrimonial unpleas-
antness." observed the girl in
red. What is it? A new gown which
really fits you instead of giving you fits,
Or
''oh, nothing much" replied the young
married woman, 'only l have done my
mother-in-law a favor which will go far
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danger will be obviated. Superintendent
Stevens says, should he succeed in Sc
curing the inner basin site. 1t is nat
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cannot know MS because it is in enmity TO
God and in batting US they are hating
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-04
IL SALTLAKE RAID
Published Every Day IN the Year, By
THE HERALD COMPANY.
SMASH THE MACHINE.

TFTE VOTERS opportunity
machine in
VIII the overthrow of the sOOarns combination which acquired
rcnrol of the Republican
n tn had
machine but
would shown
the a
spicuous
chine force its dictates
AT the polls the machine
candidate the boss and ali the aaphenaa machine helpless
when the ! ce
o Srnoot
which
fail
kearns collar rveed their necLs
ticket is eean suspicion of
will
o the party
o
Of Repubhcanism
n
The outlook
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-04
A Story Of BeaconsfeId.
CHarper's WeeklvA

-
There is an incident in 1.-The VuI-
lures" which recalls a very character
istic story told of Lord Beaconsfeld al
critical time, when Russia was
threatening Constantinople, and Brit
ish interpOsition was expected every
hour. Reginald CaFtoner, the English
''vulture," or diplomatic representative
of his government, is dining one even
ing at his club. when an old traveller
remarks, The world must be quiet in
deed with you here in London all the
winter, eating your head Off"
i am waiting" replied Cartoner.
What for?"
Il do not know" he said, placidly
continuing his dinner.
In real life it happened this way:
Seated by the side of Lord Beacons-
field at the dinner table one evening
during the Russian intimidation of
Turkey, the hostess, a celebrated lady.
still alive, having discussed and set
tied the political situation of the mo-
ment, inquired OF her distinguished
guest in a thrilling whisper, What are
you going to do?''
4 am waiting" quietly replied the
prime minister of England.
What are you waiting for?" pressed
his hostess.
L am waiting for you to pass the
mustard" said Beaconsfield.
And, like Cartoner, he "DlacidIy con-
tinued his dinner"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-04
HAM NAYLoR.

N A TICKET which IS made I'D en-
! tirely Of men of pre-eninent ability
as is the case With the Democratic
nominees, The Herald is reluctant about
partieularizing. but we hope every
voter who goes to the polls today will
endorse an exceptionally capable and
efficient public servant by voting for G..
Ham Naylor to succeed himself as
sheriff. Salt Lake county has had
Some good sheriffs in it's time, but 1t
has never had a better one than Mr..
Naylor.
At all times and under all circum-
stances he has been faithful and at
tentive to his duties. His work in con-
nection with the Mortensen case earned
for him unstinted approval from all
familiar with the circumstances. More
fugitives from justice have been appre-
hended and brought back by Mr.. Nay
Tor than by any other sheriff in the
same length of time. and very recent
bit Of work on his part is another evil
dence Of his capability.
We refer to his capture of the desper-
ate burglar and ex-convict. Miller. or
Mueller. who has, since his incarcera-
ton, confessed his completely in numer-
Gus crimes. If he had accomplished
nothing more than the arrest of this
fellow. Sheriff Naylor would be entitled
to the vote Of every good citizen today.
There is no doubt of his triumphant
election.
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A Rustic's Wit.
louisville Commercially

THE man whose. clothes are a little
worn and out of fate. and who looks
just as if he had Nrifted in from the
woods, is not always as green as he
looks, said a contractor a few nights
ago, "ano 1 recall one rather striking
example of this truth which happened
right here in Louisville. I was interested
IN the repairing of a grain elevator, and
had a force of men working at the very
top of the tail structure. One afternoon
L was in group OF WOrkmen, when a
tall, ShiftleSS fellow strolied up. He
asked for a chance to work on the ele-
vatOr. The other men smiled slightingly at
the seedy-lOOking man and thought they
would have some fun out Of him. One
Of the men called his attention to the
men on the top rafters and said: why,
L bet it makes this Rube dizzy to look
up that far. 1t would make your head
swim, wouldn't it, TO look up there? The
man squinted his eye, sqUirted tobacco
juice with q sinister smile and said:
'Pshaw, fellers, I've been further from
the earth than you were ever away from
home The laugh was on the crowd. 1
gave the stranger a job and he proved to
be a star"
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appellate judge in that state as against
the Republican nominee solely for the
reason that the Democrat is the better
man. The Sun recognizes the wisdom
of the rule suggested by The Herald,
that fitness, not political considerations
or party expediency. should govern in
the selection of judges.
Major Young is the admitted superior
of Judge McCarty in everything that
goes to make a capable judge. He is
more conversant with the law, he has
been a deeper student and he has filed
a high judicial position with eminent
satisfaction to those with whom he
came in contact Judge McCarty has
made an acceptable judge in the Sixth
district, he has four years more of his
term to serve in that capacity and he
should be permitted to serve them.