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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-05


front Of him. and Jones called. That
put him nearly 500 ahead on the one
pot.
The next time Hyde dealt Jones
opened II again and again Hyde raised.
The betting vas not so hard before the
draw, for Jones had only three mines.
but he stayed on them and as he
caught fourth nine and Hyde stood
pat this time, he naturally bet his pile
on It and Hyde called with an ace
flush.
That doubled Jones pile and put
something like $1,000 in front OF him, ali
in chips for, as ] said. I didn't al
low money or paper IN the pot. / had
taken Hyde's checks for his chips. OF
course, i made 20 difference to me
whether they were good or not. for
had the money from the contractor.
The third play was equally pretty,
for there were two pat hands out
Jones being an ace fun. and. as HYDE
pushed the play to the limit Of the
$500 more he had bought and had
IN front of him, Jones had to cali with
what he had, which was over $1,000.
Then he got cold feet. Il was just
what / wanted him 10 do, but I put Up
a horrible game Of fright. Told him I
hadn't the ready money with me, but
that I'd make good in the morning. as
/ knew the checks Hyde had given
were .. X. / offered him the checks
with my endorsement, but he said, as
knew he would, that he wouldn't take
them, and after beefing badly, he went
away angry
Next day called on him before
noon at his Office, and / could see that
he was enormously relieved when he
pocketed the $4,000. We chatted a min
ute or two, and then ! asked him point
blank TO give my friend those contracts.
l reckoned that II they could be got by
favor that was the best way 70 get
them for we all knew he couldn't be
bribed directly.
"Ot course, it wasn't an entire sur
prise, though il was a disappointment
10 me when he refused positively. Ny
$4,000 was gone, and the only thing 1
had TO show for IL was the chance I
counted on, that he would come back 10
the club for more. ] sized him up for
the kind Of man who wanted all he
could get Of good thing, and I knew
he had never won so much before.
Well il worked all right Hyde
played him again twice. The first even
ing he won back $1,000, and then let
Jones get $1,000 Of it again. Then he
quit the game on some excuse. and
promised TO play again the next night
BY that time you couldn't have
kept Jones out OF the game with gat-
ling guns, and Hyde wiped the floor
with him. He dropped all his winnings,
and bought $1,000 more with his checks
10 my order, and was satisfied by the
look in his eye that he wasn't certain
about the last of those checks being
good. When that was all gone he
seemed almost stunned, and quit the
game.
Il didn't deposit those checks next
morning. In fact, l don't think they
ever We're deposited; but my friend
the contractor, got all the $9s9 con-
tracts he went cunning for while Jones
was in office. There are more ways
than one Of whipping the devil round
a stump
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-05

He YOUNG WOMAN In the Mother
Goose rhyme had 'rings on her
fingers and bells on her toes, and she
shall have music wherever she goes"
salt Lake adds whistles to her compile
ment Of harmony producers and the
result is that a lot Of people who live
down town are rising very early in the
morning. Unkind persons may suggest
that the proper remedy for the com
plainants is to go 10 bed earlier. Early
to bed and early to rise. makes a man
healthy and wealthy and wise" runs
the old saw. There is another to the
effect that the sooner bird gets the
worm. which is mighty pocr consola-
ton for the invertebrate.
Shakespeare sized up the salt Lake
situation some hundreds OF years ago
when ne wrote. Now let the stricken
deer go weep. the hart ungalled play;
for. some must work while some must
sleep; thus runs the world away"
There's the point. II Is impossible for
some TO so to bed early. Salt Lake
iil NNfA fllNlA ST. III UAtANA AcAA N-NAN-s nus
a heavy proportion of night workers
Property must be guarded, people must
be fed. newspapers must be made ready
by night as we'll as by day. Are not
these workers as justly entitled TO rest
as those whose day is ended when the
sun goes down?
Another remedy that suggests itself
Is for the slaves Of the lamp" to md ye
away from the center of the city, away
from the railroad tracks and the fac
tories. away from the street cars with
their changing gongs. This is manifest
~ impossible. A man who is COM
peiied to work until an hour between
midnight and 6 o'clock in the morning
is usually very tired, Ordinarily. too.
he cannot afford TO hire a carriage In
which TO ride home. If he could afford
q carriage ne wouldn't be working at
night. It is asking too much to ex-
pect such men TO walk a mile or two
through the darkness TO their homes.
They are obliged TO have rooms or
houses In the down town district close
to their work 1t Is not fair that they
should be disturbed in their well-earned
rest by unnecessary noises outside. The
factory employe who needs a whistle
10 remind him when TO get up. doesn't
deserve employment Neither is it
necessary to sound a steam alarm to
les him know that the noon hour has
arrived. salt Lakes streets are not so
crowded during the early morning
hours that it is necessary to keep up
a continuous changing Of street car
gongs.
Church bells have the advantage Of
hallowed tradition. but in many cities
they have been abandoned. for it is
absurd 10 say that members of a con-
gregation cannot remember the time
set for the services to begin. Always
there viii be more or less rumbling to
the city's awakening. But some con-
sideration should be shown the sleep
ers.
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ia 2o,oo0 strangers VIII be here. Neces-
sarily many OF them viii be compelled
TO seek lodgings outside the down town
district. Unless the streets are prop
erly designated they VIII have difficult
y in going 70 and from their tempo
rary places OF abode.
In the residence districts where Pc
destrisns are few il IS not always pos
sible to find a citizen who can direct
a stranger promptly and properly. Es-
DeciaIly Is this true at night. With
legible street signs the difficulty win be
Obviated. for the wsyfarer viii be able
from them TO ascertain, at least in a
general way, where he Is. The civic
pride which every member OF the eoun-
eli should entertain ought TO be strong
enough TO secure prompt attention TO
the street sign question. It seems a
little thing. but the little things count
in making favorable Impressions on the
city's guests.
The expense involved IS not so heavy
that the council even in the present
low state Of the municipal finances.
need hesitate about taking favorable
action. The reception and entertain
ment committees have neither the time
nor the numerical strength to send a
guide out with every temporary home
seeker. Ia most other respects the city
viii be properly prepared to welcome
and entertain the visitors and It should
be ready in this respect.
Practically only three months are
left in which to complete the prepare
tons. That time viii pass away be-
fore their lapse is realized. If salt
Lake is to make a favorable impress
sion, if it is to be advertised as every
citizen would have it advertised. no
detail tending to further the welfare
Of the strangers win be omitted. This
is one Of them, and no unimportant
one.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-05
SORRY FOR HIS COUSIN
A Story Credited to F,-
Field.

(NeW York IimeEl
In the last months Of his life Fr,,-.
Field was an Invald ana suffered 80
ticularly and abnormauy from an
thing like cold weather. Upon his ~.
tors advice he went 20 CaIffa-7f, ~,
visited a cousin, Henry Field. VIM r...-
at Alameda, near San Francisco. WBr.
there he heard daily the usual gr,.
icatiOn Of the splendid climate of csF
fornia, but in his extremely ssrsfts.
condition did not take kindly Tn ft
One morning he came down a, Oh.
breakfast table looking the picture -
despair.
i had a terrible dream last nivb.p
he said. addressing Mrs. Henry Fiss
You must not tell IL before bresE-
fast, she replied; 1T Is bad luck
"Oh. well" said Field, ''lt might h7r.
been worse. Il dreamed that Hem
your husband, had died, and when Ia
approached the gates of heaven b.
found st. Peter sitting there with tss
key and the great book. AS he vss
about 10 enter the pearly gates he mas
stopped and St. Peter announced tbs.
before he entered there must De an IN.
vestigatiOn TO see whether his mana
was ia the great book OF not. Bu
who are your asked St. Peter
Ny name is Field
oh, Eugene Field. Well. walk
right in
No. unfortunately not Eugszs
Field, but a cousin Of his-Henry
Field.
Well, then said ST. Peter. 7 must
examine the book And after an In.
spectiOn, he said: i am sorry. Mr.
Field, but I do not find your name
here, and you cannot enter. You must
go below
And so he scuttled away and went
down below. There be found The
guardian with clOven ho0fs and an
dressed in red. He was about 70 push
his way in without ceremony when be
was stopped. and this guardian also
said: ] must know whether your name
is on our book before you can enter
But it surely is,' said Field
was refused admission up above ali
must go In here
" No said his Satanic Majesty, sft-
er examining his register; 7 don't End
it,
d" Great heavens said Field. must I
go back and live in Alameda"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-05
STREET SIGNS.

once MORE The Herald desires to
y can attention TO the necessity of
putting up new street signs where the
old ones have been destroyed or rem
dered ilegible. This is a matter that
the council cannot turn its attention to
too quickly. A tour Of the city, start
ing anywhere and ending anywhere
else, win convince the most unobserv-
ant that new signs are badly needed.
At q large proportion OF the street in
terseeuons none at all may be found.
At dozens of others the signs are so
battered that they are worse than use
less.
As has been pointed out SO frequent
", salt Lake win entertain more visit
ars this summer than e has ever before
ntertained- During q single week in
ugust it is estimated that from Is, 900
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-05
EVANS FOR CONSUL GENERAL.

EORMER Pension Commissioner H.
Clay Evans is to so to London as
consul general The position paws
something like $50, 900 a year in salary
and fees. and, from the standpoint of
money. Mr. Evans may be said to have
been indicated" At any rate, he is
satisfied with his new job He would
be hard TO please if he was not salts
fed Still, it is amusing to note the
insistence with which the story that
Mr. Evans policy in the pension de-
partment is to be continued, is re-
peated
It is a well known fact that President
Roosevelt was not satisfied with Evans
as pension commissioner. Leading
members of the G. A. r. had convinced
him that unless a change was. made
there the president could not depend
on any Grand Army support in his can
didacy for denomination in 1894. He
was weak enough to believe the tales
poured into his ears, and Evans was
separated from the pension bureau.
What was the necessity for removing
Evans if the president endorsed his
policies? How could the country gain
anything by installing as Evans sue
cessor a man pledged to carry on the
work along the lines ne had laid down
The absurdity of such an excuse is
manifest. President Mckinley was
threatened by the G. A. r. just as
Roosevelt was threatened Neverthe-
less, he was renominated and re-
elected. President Mckinley was a
veteran of the war Of the rebellion and
a member of the Grand Army It is
unreasonable to suppose he would have
retained a commissioner Of pensions
who was inimical to the best interests
Of the old soldiers. He knew the sit
uation and he knew the needs Of his
former comrades better than Roosevelt
could possibly know them. And Mr..
Evans continued as pension commits
sioner until the G.. A. r. bluff was sue
-cessfuIIy worked on President Nc
Kinley's successor.
Little is known of Mr. Ware. the
Kansas successor of Mr.. Evans. In
asmuch, however, as he had the I'M
qualified endorsement of men who were
fighting Evans, it is reasonable to sup
pose that he viii run the department
in accordance with their wishes.
And there is just one more disagree
able thing in connection with Mr..
Evans nomination to the consul gen
eralship The body of Mr.. Osborne,
whose death made this appointment
possible, was hardly cold when the Sc
lection was announced. It is stated
that this hurry was necessary in order
to prevent a scramble for the position,
but it does look as though the chief
executive might have had the ordinary
deeency to wait until Osborne was in
his grave before filling his shoes.
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What ne Meant.
washington star1

do you mean to tell me that the co.'s
try's safety depends on your having yolz
way in politics.
"Weu, 7 wouldn't go quite SO tsI as
that" said the hnancier. tine country g
safety may net be linked up with ny
destiny, but some Of its leading securities
are"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-05

England is reported to be anxious to
pay the Beers to let go. There is moth
ing unusual about that Almost any
body would be willing to pay up cheer
fully 70 get out Of a mess like the one
i'm South Africa.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-05

It is TO be hoped that the poll of the
house. which showed q majority in IA
vor OF the irrigation bill, is correct.
There surely ought to be a little Of the
leaven OF righteousness to leaven the
lump % iniquity this congress has been
working up.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-05

It is to be hoped some method can
be devised for properly Furnishing the
inhuman father who left his little son
out in a pouring rain, holding a team
Of horses, while he himself spent sew
eral hours in a saloon. A decent man
would not treat a yellow hound so
inhumanely.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-05

English lawyers have decided that
England has no power to interfere with
the Morgan steamship merger. Charles
N, Schwsb and other eminent citizens
viii now think more of England than
ever.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-05

With feelings Of the most joyful emo
ton The Herald notes that at the
coming meeting Of the Utah State Ned
ical society a most interesting discus
sion VIII be conducted. Il win grow
out of a paper on Petit Nal, the Symp-
tomatology of the Minor Epilepsies and
the Importance Of Their Early Reeog-
milton" No man or woman, boy or
girl in the state can afford to miss this
entertainment.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-05

~ AmHSCmeatS. 40
y

Two Little Waits" which fs s,,s
be the best thing that the r77t 25-.l 70
Lincoln j, Garter has yet se7r r- -l p.
road, viii be the attraction ~ va yaa
Grand theatre for three nfglrg 'as
matinee wednesday, starting ro-i,e-..l
At the request of numerous r-.--.
Messrs- Orlob and Maltese bsrs
cided TO repeat The Prince g-5 le'
Peasant at the Theatre new ~ ,-s
day afternoon and evening. M .---.'
ond act win be revised ana i'm f. &C.
proved state viii include a ra.r ' ,,- --..'
song TO be rendered by "a ballet ~ !
dozen girls. -'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-05
. Better use For 1t.

Mrs. Highblower-DO you play ping
pong Mr. Stumer?
Stuffer-Not if can help IT. / nate 70
see the dining room table used Tor s0ch d
purpose.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-05

Representative Sibley says General
Smith is a modern Herod Isn't that
rather hard on the ancient Herod2 At
least enc child escaped from the old
timer.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-05
he Missed Il.
COhio State Journal

II missed one Of my pullets last night
Rufus said the colonel sternly.
''Sh0' replied Rufus eTasively. 'yo
oughtnt tub shoot al pullets in dc dahk
EuuueI -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-05

Willie, she said, 'if YOU eat any more
OF those preserves III give you whip
ping"
You wouldn't whip a sick boy. would
YOU he asked patheticaily.
''Of course not"
Then III eat enough to make ne sick
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-05
Behind the Scenes.
lchieago Daily News.

lChicago Daily NeWsJ
Dear mel" exclaimed the soubrette.
"Pve broken one Of my earrings What
shah do2'-
Telephone for giazier." suggested the
low comedian.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-05
Getting used to It.
lAtlanta Constitntlonl

t--+lt-4A-tA 1al-a=AAA AAtlAArN
Ef de sayin' is true dat lie devils iu
politics" said Brother Dickey. hit o only
result IN climatizin de canderdates % Dc
place whar some Ct dem gwine.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-05
Not Much pinerenee.
ATLANTA CONSTITUTIONS

Ivy hats yer daddy a-doin' these days2
We'll, when he amt a-fishin' he S
a-iylH. rouns an when he's a-iishin' he S
a-lyin' anyhow
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-05

The next thing TO see was the tab
ernacIe. This we visited on Sunday
afternoon. while the place was filed
with men. women and children, listen
ing 10 a sermon which TO me was just
as long and just as orthodox as any
blue-stocking sermon I had ever heard
This tabernacle IS a marvellous building
and bears witness 10 the ability Of
Brigham Young, whose idea it was.
The auditorium seats comfortably TO-
Geo people, and the acoustic properties
are such that the voice OF the elder
when preaching can be distinctly heard
in any part Of the building. From the
pulpit to the extreme farthest part OF
the gallery is 200 feet, yet when the
guide standing ia the pulpit dropped a
pin on the desk I heard It distinctly.
and when he whispered We heard il as
plainly as Il he had uttered IL in our
ears. Doors open at short intervals all
around the building and the audftO-
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-08-01
PAY TO WORK SAND FOR GOLD

Men who have been experimenting
for some time to extract the gold from
Clatsop Plains and the beach have
tested the sands which the dredger
Ladd is taking from the bed Of the
river in the cut off channel, about a
mile from this city and have discover
ed that it contains about 20 cents in
-four gold to the ton, more than sufii-
cient to pay for working it. The sand
found in the river here is much richer
than that taken from the Upper Snake,
and fully as rich as that secured in
the Sacramento river. At each Of
those places dredgers are being oper-
ated by companies, which are making
big returns on their investments by
separating and saving their gold.
The PARTICLES Of gold in these sands
are 80 fine as to be scarcely perceptible
to the naked eye, but by appliances
operated in connection with the dredg-
ers, nearly, If not all Of it can be
saved
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-08-01

ANCIENT HOUSES UNEARTHED.
Manager Schuldcrman tells Of a
singular discovery recently at the
beach in front of Goarheart Park,
says the Astoria News. lie was
changing the plank roadway from a
direct descent to the hard beach to
u siding route southwark and was
digging out the sand near the crest,
when he struck an old brick house,
hidden under the sand The width
of it seemed TO be about II feet aud
the shovel would strike the brick
quite a distance back Everybody at
thc hotel set about digging around
there, when DR. Mckenzie Of Portland
struck stove pipe ON the west side
of the brick structure. Whether it
was obtruding from another structure
was not settled. when Schuldcrman
left for Portland few days ago the
explorers had not made a definite
decision as to the nature of the struct
ure. They We're, mainly, common
red brick. but some Of them were hrc
brick. One man suggested that il
might be- Lewis 4 Clark relic, but
they had no means of transporting
the brick across the Continent in
those days
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-08-01
NOTES FROM MERLIN

NOA r. = Z NM w T. NAsAN
Miss Edna Keyte is visiting at Tune
Nine this week.
MIR and Mrs. Lou Gibson, Sr. are visit
ing relatives in this clly.
Constable Randle, of Grants Pass, was
,e II on our streets last week
We are all enjoying the cool weather
the last few DAYS, after tine hot spell
". A Massie has returned to his
farm on Rogue river after weeks visit
At home
Miss Won Hilda Sarson Of Coyote
creek is visiting with the family Of MIR.
Powers th,s week.
Mr.. Walter Bilderhack, a former resi-
dent Of Merlin, passed through on sun.
day enroute for Chico, Calf,
The picnic given by the Sunday school,
On Tuesday lat though not very well
attended MAS a ioyed 10y uose present
Mss Mabel and Mas ers Cecil and
Austin Msssie left on Thursday motn-
ing's train for visit in Douglas county
The ice cream at Prof. MrConnel's on
saturday afternoon aud evening was en-
ioyed by many OF the people IN and
around Me,lin.
The commodions barn belonging tC
Russell McGallsrd is nearly complete
We wish to compliment him for hi.
energy and perseverance these hot days
TRIM.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-08-01
WILDERVILLE ITEMS.


Mr. Bush who has been quite sick,
is reported better.
Rev. w. Jordan, of Merlin, visited
in our community a few days last
week
Mrs. May Booth made "A business
trip out to Chaney creek one day last
week.
Mr.. Roberts was delivering glass
picture frames through Applegate
valley few days last week.
g. +. Lovelace, James NJ Hooking
and Arthur Erickson have been help
ing repair the Rogue river bridge.
Miss Nellie Bull, who has been at
Kerby for some time, is now visiting
with relatives, in our community.
Will Devore who has been canvass
ing through eastern Oregon, and
northern California, has returned
to his home near Slate creek
Roy Gale, who has been staying
with his uncle, Dick Lindsay, fell
from load of hay, running three
tines of a pitchfork into his hip He
was thought to be quite badly hurt
but is able to get around some and
seems to be getting along all right
now.
j. Nerdin and George McCollum
were out hunting last week and got
four shots at large bear, but did
not get it. Then the next day George
took John and Shubal Robinson and
went back to see if they could find
il but instead they ran onto a wildcat
sitting on log, Three shots We're
fired without killing it, Then after
walking ON for short distance they
came in sight of little wildcat
Shuhael shot and killed it. Going
further they shot at cub bear but did
not kill it, They returned home
rather tired and disappointed.
Shubael Robinson took load of
vegetables to Grants Pass one day
last week. Lanoni.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-08-01

Grants Pass has always risen from
the ashes Of her fires, phoenix like
more splendid than before. The build
ings consumed by the recent fires
are to be placed by more substantial
structures and already the materials
are being replaced on the ground
for this purpose. The fires to which
Grants Pass has been subjected have
never retarded the towns growth but
almost invariably have promoted it.
Grants Pass has grown steadily since
its birth rs u town, through hard
times and good times, and has never
stopped to rest 1t has never had n
boom and has mover been pushed
along by manipulations, but has grown
because it had to grow Grants
Pass will be the city of the south, in
Oregon. The Oregon Il Pacific Rail
road seems an assured certainty and
the rapid development of the region
tributary to Grants Pass will be
greatly promoted by means of this en-
terprisc.