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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-15
What Royalty Smokes.
New Orleans Dem0crat.)


Making cigars for princes and poten-
tates and crowned heads is a great busi-
ness in Havana. and incidentally I may
remark. from what well-DOsted men have
Told me. that they turn these royal con-
tracts to good use in more than one way
You see. IL is a good advertising feature
IL gives the clgarmakers a prestige which
they cannot get in any other way. King
Edward of England has mis- cigars sce-
ciaiiv made. BY the way that reminds
me OF the fact that we frequently find
cigars IN this country which are labeled
with the English coat OF arms. lust as
the cigars are labeled which are made
especially for his majesty the king Of
England. OF course. they are not the
same cigar. II is simply a catch sys-
tenn All the cigars that are made for
crowned heads BY Cuban manufacturers
are bought by tie men hey are made for
and scruDulOus care is exercised in the
matter. The only men who ever get any
OF these cigars either get them on or
ders from royal personages. or they get
them as guests OF the royalty. A par
ticular kind OF tobacco is used in the
manufacture Of these cigars Take the
case. for instance. OF the car OF Russia
Cigars that are made for him are brand
ed with the Russian coat OF arms. and
he buvs all the cigars the factory can
make out Of the material and in the wav
specified In his order
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-15

on the following day. and for several
days after that, counterfeit bills of
large denominations began to appear
all over Chicago, and when ii became
certain that the bills were being passed
by fashionable men and women of the
town, the enthusiasm over the anus
ing stunt of that shell man ali oozed
out. The secret service bureau got
after him. He didn't leave Chicago,
nor did he make the slightest effort to
keep under cover. OF course. he mild
ly denied that while working his shell
game at the fete he had handed coun-
terfeit money back 10 the players in
stead of the good bills that they had
passed to him, but that's what he had
done. all the same. But il couldn't be
proven, none of the phony money be-
ing found in his possession when the
secret service men grabbed him and
searched him and his lodgings, and so
he had TO be turned loose. He wasn't
a regular shower of the queer. but he
couldn't resist so fine an opportunity,
and he got away with about $4,000 on
that occasion"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-15
AN ATTACK ON BAPTISM

DISPATCH from New York saws
"A that a Rev. Mr.. Macarthur. who
is conducting evangelistic meetings in
tent, vigorously assailed the cere-
mony Of baptism. II the evangelist is
quoted correctly his assault on a well
established Christian ritual is notable
more for its vicious venom than for its
common sense. According TO the re-
port, Mr.. Macarthur said:
Baptism never saved a human soul.
The doctrine of baptiSmal regeneration
Is both unreasonable and unscripturai.
The superstitions that have gathered
about infant baptism form one OF the
saddest chapters in church history.
Thousands through all ages have be-
lieved that a child dying without ban
usm was eternally lost. This doctrine
is heathenisn, pure and simple. The
Idea that God would condemn an inno-
cent babe simply because someone had
not put few drops OF water on its
head and face makes God a tyrant and
monster and a demon. Rather than
believe IN such God I will be an
avowed inhdeL The doctrine of ban
ttsmal regeneration makes the minis
ter Of religion worker OF magic.
taklr. a performer OF miracles"
The Herald Is willing TO agree with
Brother Macarthur that the act Of
baptism, per Sc, never saved a human
soul. II also agrees with him that the
doctrine OF infant damnation is too
repusnant for belief. But he mistakes
the meaning OF the rite OF baptism.
As The Herald understands it. it is
simply a formal and open acknowIedg-
ment that the recipient has accented
some form OF religious faith. II no
more saves a soul than the taking OF
an oath makes a good officer. but. like
the oath. 1t impresses the firm believer
with the understanding that he must
10 his duty as a Christian citizen.
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WORKED SHELLS FOR SMELLS.
Incidentally he Worked Them For
About So, 200.
washington Star.)


Among the more or less novel fea-
lures in connection with Mrs. Corne-
Illus Vanderbilt's much described mid
way and theatrical fete at Newport
recently was Harry Wallace, the IA
nous manipulation Of the shell game"
said an attache of the secret service.
Wallace is really no longer in the
shell game business. having made
enough money to retire some time ago,
but the inducement offered by the
Vanderbilts was so tempting. / under
stand, that he felt bound 10 consent to
show the swell guests at the affair
how the jays are plueked at country
fairs and the like by means of the
elusive little pea that never happens
TO be under the right shell. The ar
rangement with him was that he
should return all the money that he
took from the Vanderbilts' guests, and
this he did as soon as he won it.
But the shell game at a swell So
Ciety fete wasn't exactly a new thing,
although the Vanderbilts may have
thought that it was. It was one of
the features of a midway entertain
rent given by a famous Chicago wo-
man during the Worlds fair on the
grounds Of her palatial home. She en-
gagged as many Of the regular midway
people from the. fair grounds as she
could get, and she commissioned a
Chicago detective to engage the serv-
ices of a first-rate shell worker SOS
to carry the fair idea out as realistic
ally as possible.
The detective got hold of a star
man among the western shell work
ers.
Now, you've got to be on the
level. you know. the detective elabor-
ately explained to the shell worker.
No phOny business. All you've got TO
do is 10 show EN- how the CRAFTS
worked. and then pass EN- their money
back. See? There's a couple OF hun
dred in it for your time and trouble.
and that ought to be enough to make
good
Sure thing said the shell man. I
wouldn't swing the dudes and dolls for
their dough for anything. How could
there be any bogus game in it. any
how. when I'll be handing 'em their
money back as soon as l take il in
after showing 'em that they don't
know il all?
The midway show of the famous
Chicago woman was a hot success. and
the most entertaining feature of it
was the stunt of this shell man. He
did his own barking for his game, and
his booth was crowded from the hour
the reception began until the wind-up.
He went through the performance Just
exactly as II he had been working ii
on the outside OF a county fair
grounds. and he pretended to be as
nervous over the probable descent of
the eonstables as IL he really had his
winning clothes on. But when the
amused men and women in evening
clothing failed, as, of course, they al
ways did, to point out the shell cover
ing the pea. he calamity handed them
back the bills OF large denominations
which they passed over to him in max
ing their bets just for fun
The shell man was voted all kinds
OF an amusing cuss. and the hostess
was congratulated upon having intro
duced so novel feature. But when
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-15
GALLANT GOVERNOR HoGG.
He Internationally Makes Some
Texas Breaks in London.

Ex-Governor Hogg OF Texas recently
returned from a visit 10 England. For
a time much was said of him because
of his refusal 10 wear knee breeches
at the kings levee. Everybody's Mag
aZine prints two incidents Of his life
while in London:
At lunch one day in the mansion Of a
distinguished earl the ex-governor OF
Texas met a duchess, who became so
highly interested in his picturesque
personality that she asked him 10 ac-
company her TO a reception for which
she was bound. so he could tell her
more stories about his oil wells. Hogg
politely declined, explaining that he
was going TO devote the afternoon 10
seeing the town from the top OF a bus.
Better come along, too, ma'am," he
said.
After some hesitation the lady con-
scented and the governor gently helped
her to a seat on the roof of the bus,
pulling his own huge proportions up
after her. Together they had a long
ride and got a good look at the city.
Governor" she said. i can almost
imagine myself in Texas. / never be-
fore rode on the top of London bus"
At the close Of a fashionable dinner
in London the ex-governor found him
self at the door of the mansion beside
a handsome woman who had sat oppo-
site him at the table, but whose name
he had not caught. She awaited her
carriage, but was unescorted.
Surely you are not going home
alone. madam" said the polite COVER
nor to the lady.
Thank you, governor" she said.
but I'm perfectly safe. My carriage
is below now"
But, madam" he persisted, "in
Texas we never permit a lady 10 20
home alone from a party. / should
esteem It a great favor to be allowed
TO escort you to your house
/ won't trouble you. governor" she
replied cordially, but you may see me
to my carriage"
This rejection Of his company set
Governor Hogg to thinking that he
had committed an error. and he pro-
ceeded to consult Ambassador Choate.
They do things differently over
here" explained the ambassador,
gravely. 1t was not quite the right
thing for you to do TO offer To take
the lady home. but don't worry. That
was the famous Duchess of c.. one
OF the brightest and most practical
women in London, and she'll not think
the worse of you for your mistake"
The ambassador smiled reassurlngly
"Choate," said the ex-governor.
wasn't il clever of me TO pick out
such a sensible and fine looking lady
as the Duchess Of c. TO make that
Texas break on ,"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-15

country such commercial and naval
rights and advantages as would be
just. and fully and fairly protect
American interests"
The Democratic position could hard
iy be better put. It covers the ground
without rant cant or evasion, and
states great truths which must be
recognized a. truths by all fair-mind-
ed citizens. That is the policy out
lined by Senator Rawlins in his great
speech on the Philippine bill and il is
a policy agreed 10 by the national
Democrats leaders. The Republicans
are making an effort 10 relegate the
Philippines 10 the background as an
issue in this campaign. 1t is true that
they mention it in their speeches. but
they are trying hard 20 make the
trusts, protection and prosperity the
star features.
There is a reason for this. The Re-
publicans have decidedly the worst of
the argument on the Philippine mat
ter, as much the worst OF II as on the
trust question. They are saying that
the Philippine problem has been solved
creditably TO their party. but any gem
tleman who believes ell Republicans
tell him will buy the same gold brick
a half-dozen days in succession. As
a matter Of fact the solution is stil
far distant If Republican policies are
TO be continued in the islands.
II is true that just now there is
peace. or a semblanee of peace. In the
Philippines, but the regiments OF Unit
ed States soldiers there today are
walking on the edge or a volcanic
crater, which, at any moment, is liza
bic to spout forth the fires OF insur-
rection. The main body of the Philip
pines have never honestly accepted
American dominion. Though now they
seem docile, no man can say when the
smoldering embers will be famed into
life and the late war there fought
all over again.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-15
a UNIQUE DAMAGE SUIT.

HE TORONTO MAIL AND EMPIRE
reports one of the most unique
suits for damages that The Herald has
ever seen in print. The PLAINTIFF is
! Colbert Lefebvre, late OF the parish OF
st. Philippe, county Of Laprairie. Fa-
Their A. Corbeil, the plaintiffs pastor.
is the defendant. Lefebvre wants 500
because the priest failed to call on him
in January last when he was making a
round of visits to members Of his
fiocl0s
1t is set forth in the declaration that
the pastors visit had been announced
from the pulpit. the announcement be-
ing also made that the priest would call
at the residence of each Roman CathO-
lie freeholder. as has been the custom
in the parishes Of the province from
time immemorial-. Further. the COM
plainant alleges that the pastor. with
out any reason whatever and with a
view to humiliate the plaintiff, declared
several times that he would not call at
plaintiffs house, and, in fact, did not
call.
Now. setting up his claim for dam
ages. Lefebvre complains that this act
on the part of his pastor became a
general topic OF conversation among
his fellow communicates. They laughed
at and derided him whenever he met
them, and asked IL he had ceased 10
be a Roman Catholic or what he could
have done to the priest that the latter
refused to visit him. Lefebvre is GER
tain that $500 would be but small con-
sideration when compared with the
grievous wound inflicted on his sensi-
bilities by Father COrbeil's offense of
omission.
Much interest win undoubtedly at
tach 10 the outcome Of the proceedings.
If the decision is favorable to the COM
plainant, and II the Canadian decision
can be made to apply with the force Of
law in this country, many a poor pas
tor may as we'll prepare to yield up
several years salary. The prospective
situation is one that may we'll be
viewed with alarm by the ministers.
The man who doesn't have the pleas
ure Of carving a acknowledged chicken
for his shepherd, win have some re-
course in law. Maybe he'll be able to
recover the price of the chicken several
times over. But, then, few pastors IN
this country ever overlook an oppor-
tunity to eat a mOrsel or two Of chick
en- at the table OF a good brother or
sister Some unregenerate souls may
not want a visit from their particular
man of God and these will be inclined
TO hope that the priest will secure Judg-
ment on a cross-complaint and counter
claim for compensation for saving his
parishiOneT's meat as well as his time
by not consuming either.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-15
MENDING OF CHINA.
Time and Patience Necessary. As
Well As Good Glue and Cement.


Time and patience are both quite
necessary factors in the successful
mending of broken china, crockerv or
glass. Amy such article that has sus-
tanned a sort of compound fracture
must be mended one piece at a time
For this reason, those who make such
repairing a matter of business reouira
a long time in the work, letting one
piece harden in place before another IS
added. For mending broken crockerv
there is nothing better than white lead
IL Is one of the few cements that re
sist both water and heat. Smear in
thinly on the edges of the article
press them together and set it aside
70 dry.
A waterproof glue for repairing mar
bic or porcelain may be made by mix
ing plain white glue and milk Into
two quarts of SKINNED milk nut haze
a pound of the best white glue. Put
the basin containing this into another
basin OF hot water Cook until the
milk has evaporated to such an ex-
tent that the mixture is like ordinary
glue or even thicker. When drv this
cement is one of the hardest, with the
clearness of ivory.
Unsiaked lime mixed with the white
or an egg is a simple and a good ce
ment. 1t dries very quickly. even hav-
ing tendency 10 dry before the brok-
en- edges Of the article can be brought
together II quickly mixed and an
piled, the mended dish will be strong
and ready for use within a few hours.
Many other cements need 10 be left
TO their work for days and weeks be-
fore the dish can be used. A very
good cheap cement that may be used
IN many ways in patching eroekery
ware and mending leaks may be made
from plaster Of Paris. Mix this with
the white Of an egg to a cream and
smear il on the article. AS in all ce-
ments. this must be left to dry thor
ouShiy before using. A heat and mois-
ture proof cement is a handy thing to
have
Here is one that is warranted TO I'll
cracks in kettles, close seams in pans.
and mend all sorts Of things. remain
ing perfectly Indifferent TO subsequent
trials by heat or water. Get some
powdered litharge and mix with gly-
ceTine till thick and soft as putty.
After these two elements have thor
oughly blended, the cement is ready 10
be applied
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-15
FOR TENDER FEET.
Relief May Be Had in a Very Simple
Manner.
washington starr

Z w dSultlS tctl ChNfrt
In fashionable uptown cafe recent
ly a gentleman. in homespun and pat
ent leather oxfords appeared unhappy.
What is the matter with YOU
asked a friend. You appear al"
4 have a bad attack Of feet, and
each summer am worse"
What's feet?"
Something that puts rheumatism
out OF business" explained the young
man. Il buy spider-web. open work
black Isle hose. costing 81 a pair, wear
low shoes, use faithfully all sorts OF
foot powders and lotions. but obtain
only temporary relief My feet burn
and swell so much that walking is
torture and life Il burden"
There are SO many people Ike you,
remarked the third man. a wen known
Washington physician. that anything
which will tend 10 alleviate their suf-
fering ought 10 be received as a public
benefit You and the thousands like
you may be relieved and without medi-
cine
First. abandon black hose. Cotton
and Isle thread black hose, il matters
not how thin. delicate or open. bind
the feet and cause them 10 burn and
swell, the black dye exerting a peculiar
combination with the hard thread Isle
which is simply ruin 10 tender feet.
Substitute thin unbleached balbriggan.
The relief is almost instantaneous.
You can buy hose with all white feet.
or half white feet, called splits or, II
you feel inclined. you can take your
all white or balbriggan hose TO the
dyer and have them dyed at the tops
10 suit your taste, but the all balbrig-
gan is better
Men who have tender feet think
that the thinner they can get their Isle
thread hose the more relief they will
experience. but this is an error, as the
feet will burn like a furnace even in
black open work Isle gauZe. While
black is the fashionable color, you can
afford TO discard your low shoes and
wear thin balbriggan with high shoes
If you have not the courage 10 sacrifice
style for comfort.
Ladies can attain the same result II
they will cut the white feet off hose
of that color and sew them TO the tops
OF the fashionable black hose which
are worn. When you hear a man say
that he has spent hundreds of dollars
on his feet and obtained no relief tell
him what / have told you. and he viii
get reasonably well for nothing. All
new cotton undergarments, including
hose. should first be washed before
worn. The manufacturers sizing is
washed out. and they feel much more
comfortable.
- Feet is complaint which is really
serious to the patient and by none
other appreciated. To obtain more
than temporary relief, the black hose
must go on the part of those thus
afflicted "
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-15
IHDiAEA's PHILIPPINE PLANK,

! THOUGH AT THE TIME Of its
- adoption, some months ago. The
Herald commented on the Phflinnine
plank adopted by the Indiana Demo-
cratic convention. IL seems proper at
this time to refer again TO that admir-
able declaration. In a few clear. sim
PIE and foreeful sentences. the In
diana Democrats crystauized the SEN
timent OF a vast majority of the mem
hers Of the party on the subject of the
Philippines. They said:
The Filipinos cannot be citizens
without endangering our civilization.
they cannot be subjects without i'm
periling our form OF government: and
as we are not willing TO surrender
our civilization or to convert the re-
public into an empire. We favor an i'm
mediate declaration Of the nations
purpose 70 assist the Fiiipinos TO es-
tabltsh for themselves an independent
government. protecting them from out
side interference ana securing to this
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-15
TO LEARN LANGUAGES.
A New Way Advanced to Master
Them in a Short Time.
New Orleans Times-Democrat)

(New Orleans Times Democracy
1T doesn't require any great length
of time to learn a language if one has
patience" said a man who has mas
tered several languages, and when l
hear a man regret that he is not able
to speak French, or German, or Span
ish, or some other language unknown
to him / cannot conceal my amuse-
ment. In nine cases out of ten / might
say that the men who express a regret
of this sort handle English very poor
ly II that happens to be their language.
The chances are that their vocabularies
are extremely limited, and II would
probably surprise them to know that,
despite the advantages of birth and ed
ucation, they could not command more
than 600 or 700 words in English if their
lives depended upon ii. Yet they are
able to carry on intelligent conversa-
ton, and many of them may become
forcible and exen automatic in their
sayings, and they plunge into discus
slons OF literature, art, music and other
subjects of such fine elegance. and do
1t rather successfully, too. Now how
long ought il TO take for a man TO learn
SOC or 700. or even 900 words, in any
language? Certainly it ought not TO
take any great length of time and from
my own experience know that il does
not. OF course. / am not speaking now
OF mastering so that one can get the
ful benefit of all the refinements of
speech IN a particular tongue. But I
have IN mind the idea of speaking in
telllgibly in a given language and he
ing able TO understand perfectly what
Is SAID In return / have a system
which l have worked out. and il has
been OF vast benefit to me, and has
enabled me 10 learn a number Of Ian
guaees- It occurred to me while I was
IN Mexico a few years ago on import
ant business. / could not speak a word
OF spanish, and could not understand
the Language. I concluded that would
learn the language. Ny plan was sim
ply this: ! made I'D my mind that T
would not retire at the close of any dav
as long as l was there without learn
ing at least three words in Spanish
now 10 pronounce them and what thev
meant That would give me ninetv
MuIus per month, or something oxar
I'VVo IN years time. ! stuck TO the
TASK ana was there nine months ana
as result of my system | was not
only abe TO converse in Spanish but
carried on my correspondence in Span-
lsh. dont suppose l could write an
essay IN the language, bur l can sneat
H. write II and understand il ara -
was all brought about by the tbrae
words day system"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-15
Senator Grady's Rat.


State Senator Grady is credited with i
story worthy to be ranked among the
best told Of the late William r. Travers
although the stammerer in this case WIS
another than the witty broker. His STA
Die was OVer-run with rats and his fond
ness tor SPORT made him seek a dog fan
cieF rather than a dealer in ferrets A
me looking rat terrier. for which go was
asked. was shown the stammerer. who
said he thought the animal ought "a he
given d trial before he made the Durch. -
The dealer agreed to put his dog 10 am,
test. His own back yard was named a.
the place. and an hour appointed for =
trial the following day The starnn1erer
arrived with huge sewer rat. which
was thrown on the ground As re 60
was released The animals sprang Al
each other. mixed things up for a sec
ond, and then the rat got hold on m
terriers lower LID and hung on until ~.
latter howled with pain and began IA
COVER Turning TO the dealer the STAN
merer said: 'S SIAM
Il d-d-don't think m-much Of yo,,- I'D
my r-r-rat?' N' 81