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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-07
PovERTY-sTRIckEN OGDEN.

DOOR OGDEN. For months and
years The Herald has been labor
ing under the impression that it was
not only center of refinement, culture.
business and good society, but Of
wealth, as well. Alas. it was a delu-
sion. shadow. fitting dream. Og-
den could hardly stop a street car. Ac-
cording to the assessment rolls, the en-
tire town has just $40 in cash.
OF all sad words that ever were
spoke. the saddest are these. poor og-
den is broke. And the saddest feature
of the whole unfortunate business is
that all the cash in the town is in the
possession OF a single Individual,
plutocrat by the name of George C.
Bent. And with only $40 this power
full capitalist is slightly bent, although,
on the principle that in the country of
the blind the one-eyed man is king,
Mr.. Bent must be looked upon as
Croesus-
Alas. and once again, alas Here is a
city of anywhere between 10000 and
$4,000 people. according to where the
report comes from, with just a measly
$40 between it and the poor house. A
few short days ago Salt Lakers were
opening their purses and their hearts
for the town of Mercur Yet Mercur had
only been destroyed by fire. At no
time were the people of that stricken
camp out of money They said all the
time that they had plenty OF it.
The distress in Osden can be better
imagined than described. Unless
Money Monopolist Bent can be per-
suaded to share his wealth with the pop
ulace, there is no telling what the re-
suit viii be. The Herald calls on char
liable people everywhere to come for
ward at once with all the cash they
can spare. At the same tims it de-
sires to congratulate ogden on the
magnificent spirit it has shown dur
ing its hour of trial.
Not single cry for help has come
from that woe-soaked municipality.
Urged on by the example of Mayor
Glasmann. who probably wouldn't rec
ognize piece of money il he met Il in
the highway, they have borne their
trouble with magnificent fortitude.
Most cities would have proclaimed to
the world their utter lack of a yery
desirable commodity Not so Ogden.
With Spartan heroism she has kept her
secret.
But let us drop a veil over the har-
rowing picture; let US try not to think
of the frightful suffering at our very
door. for doubtless brave Ogden would
resent outside interference, even in the
shape of trainload of gold coin, espe-
clAIIy u She had TO pay taxes on it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-07
General Miles white Horse.
washington Cor. ST Louis GIobe-Der


Ocrat.)
Just before the war with Spain 4. New
ton or Aen1a, o, succeeded in selling 10
General Nelson A Miles a cOaI-blsck and
fiery charger The animal saw most ser
wee participating in reviews OF trOOps
within the peaceful environments OF the
national capital. The closest it has come
70 active war service was in General
Miles triumphant entry of Porto Rico.
About month ago Mr.. Newton discov-
cred through a western publication that
the general OF the army was seeking a
white horse According to the pubIica-
ton in question, General Miles wanted
a horse pure white with not so much as
a black hair even in his tail or name As
the black charger had been an emblem OF
war. so did he want the white one 10 be
emhlematic of the reign Of peace. Mr..
Newton sent TO Washington two photo
graphs Of pure white horses in his pos
session, which he was ready to part with
Tor a stated sum. The matter was in
General Niles hands at the time when
ne went west to Fort Riley TO witness
the gun tests While he was away dis
closures made in the senate appeared 10
1mplicate General Miles in a war depart
ment leak There was talk of a posi-
b1hty Of the general being courtmartiaIed,
and clouds seemed gathering about him
newton, a firm admiTer and adherent OF
General Miles, wrote him Hold on 10
the black and wait for the return Of
peace III keep the white"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-07
Irrigation Ia California.


Representative Kahn of California used
to be an actor and d good one before he
became d statesman. Once at a dinner
he began A speech by saying:
When l was on the stage
who were you driving for?" broke in
an irreverent listener, and Kahn sat
down
That was in Kahn's early days in con-
gress- Now it would not be 50 easy 10
disconcert him.
Somebody asked him yesterday if il
is true that watermelons grow TO weigh
500 pounds in California
Il do not doubt it, replied Kahn, al
though TO be strictly truthful / have
never seen any that weighed more than
800 pounds However, L. do not live in
the watermelon section They grow
beets in my part Of the state. When
ever a farmer wants an artesian well
he plants a beet seed and sits back for
three months until the beet has sent its
tap-rOot down far enough TO strike wa
ter. Then he pulls up the beet with a
six or eight-horse team and there he
has an artesian well. filled with clear,
cold. flowing water"
Water was Sparlng1y USED IN th6 Cere-
monies that followed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-07
Their steering Gear.
youths Companion.)


A professor OF a profound subject at
Harvard university has small son
who is very observant and inquisitive,
and a hired man who has all the Irish
wit and good humor.
The other day Albert, the small boy.
was playing with a cat in the stable,
while Larry cleaned the harness.
Say, Larry" he asked, why do cats
always land on their feet2"
They shteer themselves wild their
tail"
We'll, how do rabbits steer them
selves? They haven't long tails; only a
stub"
vivid their ears. That's phwat they
have their long ears for"
We'll, how does a bulldog steer him
self? He doesn't have long ears or a
long tall
wild his bark
The boy looked doubtful and was ST.
lent Presently he ran into his fathers
study, and, in a few minutes, came
back to the stable.
''Larry.''
"Yis?"
That's true what you told me about
bulldogs. 1 asked papa, and he read
something to mamma out of a book
about 'barks that steer against the
wind.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-07
Making Something Out of Nothing.

(NeW York PreSS.)
So miraculous have become our
bread-making methods that we now
convert a barrel of flour, weighing 1876
pounds, into 3Ss loaves of bread weigh
one one pound each. That is better
than making two blades of grass grow
teal? Go to the factory in New York
and see it done-196 pounds of -four
converted into 3Ss pounds of bread,
nearly two 10 one. The increased
weight is water. After seeing the
process you viii calculate: How
simplel Wonder did not think of that
before."
Here is something else about bread
that may surprise you: Loaves are now
baked without crusts, to be used in
the manufacture of sandwiches. This
is accomplished by steaming process,
the cooking requiring one hour. The
bread Is very light and crisp, and re-
mains so for days, even when exposed
to ocean breezes. A recent test estab-
Hshed this fact. One thousand sand
witches were made for an excursion
party to Chicago, and such as were not
eaten were returned to New York on
the fourth day, when they were found
10 be quite as fresh as when sent out
OF the hotel preparing them. The ma
chimes for making this crustless bread
VIII be sold only to the national gov
eminent and eleemosynary institutions.
Private enterprises. firms or corpora
lions can purchase only the right 10
manufacture.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-07
THRILLING WITH UNCLE SAMUEL.


IT DOESN'T PAY to trifie with your
L Uncle Samuel No matter If the
amount of the loot does happen to be
small conviction is as sure as death
or taxes. The man who counterfeits
a 81 note and passes only one Of them
is pursued with just as much ardor
as the individual who gets away with
thousands. Not very long ago United
states officefs followed an offender
clear around the world
He had gotten out a very good imita-
ton of United States silver half-dollar.
All told. he didn't dispose of more than
$50 worth of them. but something like
$500 was expended in securing his ar
rest and conviction. In an annual re-
port, recently issued, Chief Wilkie of
the government secret service gives
some statistics about his department
During the year which his report COW
cred. there were arrested 573 persons
for counterfeiting bills. coins and
stamps
sixty three per cent OF them were
convicted. This is a far higher per-
eentage than the average state court
is able TO show and IT goes to prove
that When the government goes before
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-07
TaIs With a Moral.
Detroit Free Press9


John Fox, the Kentucky novelist,
who is said to be working on a play
for Julia Marlohze,- was quizZed by a
friend at the University club. Manhat-
tan, a few evenings ago, on the fact
that the greatest interpreter of classic
heroines that the American stage
knows today should be appearing in
plays by contemporaneous writer's Mr..
Der of Miss Marlowe's we'll meaning
admirers who would rather have her
play Shakespeare for the prices Of the
costumes than see her making 100000
out of these 'knighthoOds.'
Mr.. Fox was a bit nettled by the
imputation that ne and Charles Major
could not write as good plays as the
esteemed William. He asked his friend
If he had ever heard about the child
who said: Mamma, when I die. can
take my best doll to heaven with me?'
No. answered the mother, I'm
afraid you can't
Well, can I take my second best.
them"
No, not even your second best
The child deliberated in silence for
several minutes, and then issued this
uItimatum:
Well, then, I think III take my
niger doll and so to-the other
place.
Mr.. Fox thought the application of
his story might not be entirely obvious,
but was sure it indicated fairly enough
the feelings of certain American play
ers regarding the presentation of
shakespeare just at this time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-07
IRREGULARITY OF MAILS.
A slipshod Way of Running Postal
Affairs
fRaltimore Herald.l

tBSlumOrs Eeralo-9
81 had business in a small town out
west, said the Boston man, "and i
left the address at home. so that some
important letters could be forwarded 10
me- 1 figured out about when they
ought 10 arrive, and went down to the
poStoffice TO inquire for them
No letters here for YOU said the
postmaster, who was also justice of the
peace
q They ought to have been here yes
terday. I said
=" Couldn't have got here yesterday. as
old Brown, who carries the mail, was
drunk and didn't so over 70 losco after
it
And how about today?'
w eA he's sober enough today, but
his old woman has cut her foot
But there VIII be a mail tomorrow.
I queried
-skassly, sir. We don't have no mail
on Thursdays.
Then how about next day?'
Friday is sort of off day with the
Iosco postmaster, and he generally goes
fishing. If he don't he sends the boy over
never count on il. however
GU seem to have a slipShod way of
running postal affairs out in this coDn-
try l said as / turned away.
WAL, L dunno but we have he ad-
mitte0, as he looked at me over the top
OF his spectacles. but as long as nobody
but Uncle Bill Simpson eyer gets any
mail, and that's only circular about
how to kill cockroaches, we kinder take
things easy. and let the United States
run along without Dustin her biler.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-07
Taking a Shot at Dan Hart.
Denver Times.D

At a recent dinner Of the American
Dramatists' club, Dan Hart. the author
Of The Parish Priest" told the fol-
lowing story:
You know I am a hayseed and live
With my father, an Irishman, 20 years
of age, on a farm on the outskirts Of
Wilkesbarre. One day, not long ago,
the old man said to me:
Dan, me bye, you're dom nothin',
suppose We come out an give me
hand putin UP that fence.
. Father said I, I don't know any
thing about building fences
Wen, I guess you can't spoil it
much, SO come along.
II nailed on boards indifferently we'll
On the hillside, just above us. was a
Hungarian miner practicing with a re-
volver, apparently rehearsing for the
next strike. Directly a bullet came
crashing through the fence just beside
me-
Good Lord, father, that fellow is
shooting at me- 1 shouted.
'Niver moinG, Dam said he, per
haps he's seen one Of yer plays F"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-07
Edison's Quick Repartee.
BOston Journals

IDOoLJA
There is a sparkling, even dazzling
quality in Edison's repartee which is
usually a surprise to strangers. People
generally approach the heavy, self-con-
tanned looking figure expecting replies of
ponderous technical importance, hence
their surprise
The wizard was approached the other
day by an enterprising lightning-rod
agent anxious for some word of praise for
his wares from the great man. Edison
was nOn-comDlittal.
Well said the nghtning-rOd man at
last. do you approve Of lightning rods.
anyway"
Edison.
But is it any good in any case? Would
you advise their use on churches, for in
stance2'' Ventured the rod man
Well" replied Edison with twinkle,
they might be Of use on churches 1t
does look as though Providence were a
bit absent-minded at times"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-07
SEVEN BILLION PINS.

HDI IN MONEY" becomes more than a
slang term for an allowance after
survey of the census figures on
the pin-making industry in the United
States During the census year ended
June so, 1900, nearly seven and a quar-
ter billions of pins and needles were
made in this country. That is little
more than 103 pins for every inhab-
liant, male and female, old and young.
Somebody paid 81, 7Ss, 4Ss for those pins.
for that is what the aggregate value
Of the output of the forty-three estab-
lishments amounted to.
A capital of $685. 5S is invested in
the industry. The sum represents the
value of buildings, land. machinery.
tools and live capital. but does not
include the capital stock of any of the
corporations. The production of seven
and quarter billions of pins and
needles necessitated an outlay of more
than $1,000 900 in salary and wages.
$215.O00 for miscellaneous expenses and
$4,000 for materials The census
authorities are careful not TO. encour-
age the pin industry. for they state
expenses and the total value of the
output does not represent the total
profits The cost of marketing the
goods is not taken into consideration.
The gross number of pins and needles
just given of course represents all kinds
of articles of that class. Included in
the list are plain sewing needles, knit
ting needles, sewing machine needles,
hairpins. safety pins and just plain,
common, ordinary pins.
The pin is by no means a modern
implement 1t has been in use
since the beginning of history.
Pins of bone, ircn. bronze, copper
and ivory have been found in an
cient ruins. and from prehistoric
dwellings in Switzerland alone more
than 10000 pins have been taken. Pins
cost a lot of money in early days, and
when lady said TO a gentleman, I'm
your hairpin." she was setting no mean
estimate on herself. 1t used to take
workman half a day to make a pin.
Now they are turned out in thousands
every hour.
In the course of year it is esti-
mated that from $1,000 to 10000 miles
of wire are used in the manufacture
OF the ordinary household pin. Much
more care Is necessarily required in
the manufacture of needles. They are
made of steel, and must be finely
sharpened. tempered and polished.
Nevertheless, by the aid of modern
machinery. it is easier TO make 10000
needles today than it was to make
single one a century ago. and about
the same length OF time is required to
make the 10000 that was required TO
make the one
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-07
Reed Mistaken For sheedY.
New York Timesl

NEW LOIh 4AA4CS-l
Ex-Speaker Thomas 3. Reed was a vic
tim OF mistaken identity the other morn
ing, according to a yarn told at the Law
yers' club The portly statesman was
walking down Broadway, when he was
accoSted by a Wall street operator, who
is fond Of other games of chance besides
those played on the stock exchange, and
who is wont to confuse faces
Hello Pati' was the operator greet
ing
Sir exclaimed the ex-speaker.
You look as fresh as a daisy. old boy. F"
''Slri" repeated Mr.. Reed, with rising
infection
You must have won pile last night
'-Siri' Numbered the man from Name.
''Oh, come off Pat Don't you recog-
nize ~our friends when you are down
here2'
You have made a mistake, SIR
Wen, if you are not Pat Sheedy, IN
eat my hat
do so, then" said the ex-sDeaker.
CURLY II am Thomas B. Reed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-07
Bricks From Sand and Cement.
~ York Evenine Post b


A new process for making bricks out
of sand and cement has been put in oP-
GRAFTON in Missouri No ovess or burn
ing processes are necessary, the hard
ening of the brick beginning as soon as
it is taken from the mould. and in fifteen
days il is ready for delivery During the
process of moulding, a single brick under
goes a pressure of 600 pounds In
thirty days from the time the hardening
process begins. the brick will stand a
pressure of ten tons; in sixty days a
pressure of siX1y-fiVe tons The ordinary
pressure required for building purposes
is about eight tons In addition any de-
sired color may be produced into the
sand and cement mixture. When taken
from the mould the soft mixture must be
handled with extreme care. The bricks
are then placed upon large racks built
for that purpose, where they are sprayed
with water from an automatic sprinkler
every four hours. This is done TO assist
the action of the cement in settling prop
erly- The hardening process naturally
begins at the outward surface Of the brick
and continues inward.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-07
THE HORRORS OF JoURNATIs,-
some OF the Things Which the WorL
erS Must Endure
tNhlce 90 Iribune1
II naHa-a


Why Is Dramatist Gross. % brot-.
me exchange editor like "a O-l
On. tnat easy enough" broke in ,s,-.
lnformatioE editor. He has buiir az lse
around a Mansfield. or he's NM S,, -el.cs
uS bergSrac nose out of joint or s-, ~
ming OF that kind. What's the diff.--.g----.-
between fur tippet and "a NE
Anybody could guess that one o.
a GnlA warmer and the others "a ,5,5'
cnilia. You are all wrong about De-
5rTosss;.. though Why is he like an os-
Anything about featherinr his 49,.
or piuming himself. or nest.
Get OUT It's because his most ra--fs7.
weapon Is his front foot" ---7
Il kick Has an ostrich anv hind f.-.,
That's simply ridiculous --'--
No, It isn't It's ridicuIousIv s--,-r-
Inat ; why you couldn't guess il W
Is the difference, between a NUMB max
And Nightingale? One Laws hi. -5--..
and the other pipes his laws. I Da,-.- -
think much Of that one Why is d liEbss-
cigar --7i'-1-
Like Terry McGovern? Met his --s.--
WY Is an actor who knows his part =
Like doctor giving an Irishmaa
Why is mosquito like a successfr,1 d g..
bater?" -- 1-
Carries his point Why is a tired
Bored of education That's old. Whit.
the difference
Between a poor rider and a Boer Gen
eTal! One Is endorsed and the Others
uncoWed- Why is a broken knife bad
can't see any point 10 that WHY $
Evanston"
Perhaps that's better. There's Crosse
Point about that
Stop! That's the limit Why IS E~-
anston-
NO, it isn't. It's four miles from .rs
limit. Go on
why is Evanston
Because it would rather be that R7-.
1t doeSnt want to be annexed. Go on
Why is Evanston like Boston,
Hub OF the universally Why is
postage stamp
Because you can't sell IL when Won
cancel it That has whiskers on IT, WIZ
is a novice like man in d swell restau-
rant?''
cuts no ice without q Y. Gee 5-.-
that's bad one Why is a man nav
ing his last cent for d leg steak
Out in one round What is the dir-
ference
Ones a creature Of an idle hour and
the others the idle hour OF a screeChe-
Why can't beavers"
They otter Minks kin Fur heaven
sake don't pelt me like that. What's tie
diff"
"One gets a cuff button and the Other
butts in and gets cuff. Why is an elc-
Eator boy
Lets you in. on the ground foor, and
the next thing you know you re up in the
air. What is the"
''One Knocks and the other kicks %
Here is where the long suffering liter
airy editor entered his protest.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-07
a I3-YEAR-oLD HERO.

WHEN THE LONG. LONG ROLL of
brave Americans IS called, The
Herald would like 10 see the name of
one small boy somewhere close TO the
top. We are used to poking fun at
the small boy. With his freckles and
his harum- scarum, mischievous devil
try he manages to keep himself and
his elders busy. They never know, un-
less they hire somebody 10 watch him,
and then maybe they don't know,
whether he is in mischief or out of it.
But God bless the small boy, anyway.
This would be a mighty poor old
world without him.
Now take the latest exploit of one
1S-year-old lad. His name is Michael
Cohn, a queer mixture of the Gaelic
and the Hebraic. but whatever the mix
ture is. il is a good one. Michael lives
with his mother and four younger
brothers in Portland. Last Tuesday a
fire broke out in the little home. The
mother and brothers were overcome by
the smoke and the heat, but the brave.
true-hearted little Michael dragged
every one of them to g place of safety.
Can any one cite a case of truer hero
ism in young or old2 Isn't this boy
with the Irish given name and the Jew
surname entitled to a place on the roll
of honor? It isn't often that boy
of his age is given such an opportun-
nifty. 1t is less often that one of his
tender years keeps his nerve and re-
members exactly what to do and how
TO do it. The Herald predicts great
things for Michael CohB. If his life
is spared. he viii rise to place and
power among his fellow citizens, but
he will never perform a more heroic
act than that OF last Tuesday in the
city of Portland.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-07
A Planked sirIoin.
New YORK Pr

In these days of high priced beef It IS
wise TO get out Of a steak everything
there is IN it. Therefore, plank it. This
Is the way IL is done in Cleveland. o.
\ sirIoin two inches thick in the middle
Of the plank Around Il breastEorks at
mashed potatoes IN inch and a half higE-
In the intervening space-call y moat -
which should be about two inches wide.
place two stuffed tomatoes. half a pound
OF mushrooms, strips OF SMOKED bacon.
pitted olives. one green pepper cnoppc-
tine. three young onions, teaspoontul o-
horseradish- Basic frequently with Saug -
a Ia Victor Hugo and serve on the PLANK
in z silver tray. In Cleveland a steak 1.-
four costs =. Use a Clyde plank OF Flor
ia water oak
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-07
No sInsomnia" in Her Beds.

As a new bOardeT. he was given extra
attention at his first breakfast, and was
asked by the landlady-
Well, how did you enjoy your Ie@~
after a change Of quarters
Il didn't rest much he replied y Na7
troubled all night with insomnia
sir was the Iandiady's indignant COZ
r1ent You should not SAP such thin
Al table, I've never heard such a con-
DIaint before in twenty-five years as II
housekeeper. and I'd have YOU know. ~
I've had your betters as my eoe [ce-z-
Ar,d she went on as he flusteTinEly De-
gan 10 humble an explanation Il % n.-
believe you. sir, ann am willing 70 ooa-.
YOU free if you find a single one on Tx
N.eI
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-07
Egg Lore.

UNIV lux LLtSS-J
a Britisher advertised for an auk's egg.
In a few days he received offers of
hawks eggs. Merely a matter Of Cock
neyism- Teach your grandmother to
suck eggs" is as old as the hills. a fresh
youth giving advice TO his elders He
a suck-egg dog means a very contempt
i6le person. Hes a bad egg" ditto.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket
is ancient Mr. Carnegie revises il He
says, Put all your eggs in one basket
and watch the basket From the eggs
TO the apples" is equivalent to from a
to lizard" from Alpha 70 Omega" The
Romans began their dinner with eggs and
ended with ftuits