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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-22

kids relatives for his life in case he
failed to survive the ordeal.
I handed the shoes over to a tidy
lad provided with feet that fitted them
snuglv enough. and the boy wore them
around for the day without any discom-
fort. The man came in for them that
same evening. and the next evening he
dropped i'm TO say that the shoes fitted
him Immensely and that he hadnt
been bothered a little bit BY the draw
ing insteps after wearing them all OF
that day.
"A very much frustrated man came
a-prancing in here before O'Clock on
Tuesday morning last. and, leaning
over the desk. and addressing me IN a
voice of suppressed wrath, mingled
with emotion. he said:
II want YOU to assign a messenger
boy to meet me at the }nain exit OF the
I war department at precisely two min
utes paSt this afternoon. Pick out
/ a bow with strong lungs one that can
! boiler so that he can be heard four
miles. if you've got one like that IN
stock. Instruct him TO walk up TO me-
/ when he sees me emerging from the
/ war department. and get a powerful
/ unbreakabIe clutch on my coat talls-
/ Then he is to howl with all his might
/ Forty feet of garden hOse.-Forty feet
/ of garden hose and keep right on hol-
I Iering the same all the way from tne
( war department to the store where
I've been due 20 buy that cOnfounded
/ hose for the past ten days. I've tor
/ gotten il every time. and now III Dt
derned If my wife'n speak TO me at the
table on account of it.. 7 wouldn't take
q. chance on going home tonight with
ont that miserable forty feet Of gar
den hose for any money. and that
why I want YOU to pick out the mos
persevering. rambunctiOus, leather
/ Iunged son OF gun of a boy tina
you've got on your pay roll 10 baw
garden hose at me sixty times a min
ute from The instant I break out o
the war department building until
walk out of that store with the gar
den hose under my arm. II the DO.
I is arrested for disturbing the peace II
pay his Gne, and gladly; III be eter
naHy hornswoggled If I'd let a it'll
thing like that Tease me when II come
TO having my home broken up.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-22
NOdernEabieS. By 4 George
The Modern FABLE of What the College Incubator Did For
one Modest Lambkn.

for Scientific Apparatus and something
Ike $50 for Chemicals 10 be used in the
Laboratory.
When the Train suddenly checked IT.
self. TO avoid running past the Town.
there came out or the ParlOr Car
something that looked like Fitz. on
account Of the Padding i'm the Shout
ders. just above the Far ne wore
dinky Cap about the size Of a Postage
stamp. The Coat reached almost TO
the Hips and was buttOned below. The
Trousers had enough Material for
Suit. They were reefed TO show fever
ish Socks OF a zig-zag Pattern The
Shoes were very Buil-DOggy and each
bad a wide Terrace running around IL.
Father held on 10 a Truck for sup
port. Nfvcr before had he seen a gem
uine ere Of the inhammatory Rah-
RShs.
Wilbur was smoking a dizzy little
Pipe from which the Smoke curled up
ward, losing itself i'm a cOpious Fore
lock that moved gently i'm the Breeze,
Instead of Collar, Wilbur was wear
ing a Turkish Towel. He had the
Harvard Walk down pat With both
Hands in his Pockets. the one who had
been pursuing knowledge, teetered to-
ward the Author of his Being and said
How are you. Governor
Father was always a Lightning CAL
culdtor. and as he stood there try
ing To grasp, and comprehend and men
tally close I'm, as il were, on the Burlap
Suit and the Coon Shirt and the
sassy Pipe. something told him that
Wilbur would have to Switch if he ex-
pected to be County superintendent Of
Schools
Here are my Checks" said Wilbur,
handing over the Brasses. Have my
Trunks. my Golf Clubs my portable
Punching Bag. the Suit Case and Hat
I Boxes sent up 10 the House right away.
I Then drive me Home by the Outside
I Road, because ] don't want to meet all
/ these Yaps. They annoy me.
! You'd better git out of THAT Rig
mighty quick if YOU don't want 10 be
/ Joshed. said his Parent. Folks around
here won't sand for any such fool Re-
/ gala. and il you walk like a frozen
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School. So ne took Courage and be-
san tu notice the Scenery.
Wilbur was planted in a Boarding
House guaranteed TO provide Whole
some Food and Home influence.
Father went back after making a final
Discourse ON the Importance of learn
Books
Nine Months later they were down
a. the Depot to- meet Wilbur. He had
written several times saying that he
.ouI5 not find time TO come Home as
y" was iu pursuit of knowledge every
Minute OF the Day and If he left the
Track. knowledge might gain several
Laps ON him. il looked reasonable.
tnn. for the future superintendent of
schools had spent SiO0 for Books, $500
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-22

At the opening of school last year,
two companies of sixty-four men each
We're organized and some good work
has been done by them in drills and
army tactics. The officers of the corps
are as follows: Major ". D. Beers.
commandant2 T. L. West. battalion
adjutant; company A-Captain, e G.
Peterson; first lieutenant, r. ". West;
company B-Captain, L. +. Duncan:
first lieutenant, D. F. Farrell; second
lieutenant, Lundberg; E. s. Pierce, bat
talon quartermaster.
Tt is expected that next year there
will be two full companies Of the regu-
lation army size. 100 men each. Uni
forms viii be provided for all cadets
and an effort is to be made to secure
the services Of an army officer to drill
I the boys.
An effort, it is also stated is to be
made to. organize q battery and take
up the drills with the light field artil-
/ Iery. The drill grounds are to be en-
/ iarged and in the new building a place
/ is to be fitted out in the basement
/ where the cadets can drill when the
weather is such that outdoor work can
not be done. Major Beers will assume
/ command again next year.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-22
Werd Indian Legend
TRAGIC Tale of the Famous "HeHe Stone in the North
eastern Part of the State Of Washington.

held in mysterious veneration by al
the Indians.
For a long time the spot was avoid
ed. No Indian, however courageous,
would pass the queerly shaped stone,
especially after night. Those who had
the temerity to brave their fears de-
clared that they beheld the two braves
engaged in deadly struggle and heard
the groans OF the dying warrior.
Thus for long period the old wind
ing trail was practically abandoned
and in peril of becoming OvergrOwn
and obliterated. But the whites
laughed at the red mans needless
fears. and began to use the trail, final
" broadening il into a fine roadway.
OF late years the Indian has meas
ureably triumphed over his fears, but
not over mis- VeneratiOn for the spot
Faithfully the story has descended
as generations have come and gone
The stone has become and still IS
Veritable shrine No Indian, regard
less Of age. sex or condition, viii pass
the place with covered head or fail to
deposit some memento, some little
trinket on or beside the grim stone
These articles are such as are held
in high esteem by the average Indian.
They consist of arrow heads. spear
3
and beadwOrk, thimbles, pins, needles,
( pocket knives, tomahawks. pipes, to-
/ baccO. rudely wrought metallic jeWelry,
/ Wampum. curious shells, all kinds Of
gaudy gewgaws. etc. Even small pieces
2 Of money are sometimes left Nandal
hands. however, have generally appro-
! priatcd the coin. and of late the In
/ dams do not tempt the cupidity of the
+ passers by exposing money.
! In the course Of years q great many
! Of these memorial offerings have ac-
/ Cumulated.
Near the "He-He stone" is planted
a staff about twenty feet high. This
/ pole is made all the more conspicuous
by having a number Of long streamers
attached to il extending from the top
/ down to within a few yards OF the
! ground. These streamerS consist OF
very bright brilliant-hued cloth The
staff and its ornaments may be seen
for long distance by those passing
along the road, going or coming.
Connected with this staff is a very pc
culiar custom which emphasizes the
effect Of the legend.
Exposure to the elements causes the
/ streamers to fade and fray out and the
pole 10 decay. Whenever a new stan
is required or fresh streamers needed
]
by the oldest surviving Indian in the
tribe. be il man or woman.
| Contact and association with modern
! civilization have wrought marvellous
Z changes in the moral and mental con-
ditiOn of the red man, says j. M8yn'
Baltimore in the Seattle POst-Intel-
ligencer, but 1T has NOT eliminated hi'
belief in the mystic traditions of hi
race. He still remains. to d great de
gree. a stOicaI dreamer and enthusias
of the halcyOn period when J. FenimOr
: / Cooper lived and wrote
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-22
= ped Hen you'll get some Hot Shots
q ~ NJ L-..lL-llatt.one y

4 bed Hen you'll get some Hot Shots,
or | miss nv Calculations.
Say. POpSy. I've been eating Raw
Meat and drinking Blood at the Train
iLg Table and I'm on Edge said Will
bt.T. expanding his Chest until it bulged
Oft like a Thornton Squash. If any Of
ID ese local George Clues try 10 shoot
IN cir Pink Conversation at me, I'll toss
them uD into the Trees and let them
hang there. I'm the Gazabe that Puts
the Shot. Anyone who can trim a Po-
lice nan uD and chuck Hackman up
right back into his own Hack and drive
off with him, doesn't ask for any
swc eter Tapioca than one of these
CATER Greens. The PlOwBOy who is
muscle bound and full of Pastry will
have a Proud Chance any time that ne
struts across my Pathway. In my
Trun6s / have eight suits a little
warmer than this one. and forty-seven
pairs OF passionate Hose. I'm out here
TO give the COrn-Fields a Touch of High
Life. It's about time that your Chaws
had a GLIMPSE of the Great Outside
World. Anyone who gets Pussy about
the Color Combinations that I spring
from Day to Day, will be chopped up
and served for Lunch. To begin with,
I'm going TO teach you and Mother to
NAdN ArUaA- II AAlCNC W AklG ADAAlE anu
lean over the Fence and start to get
of their ColOred Weekly Jokes, We'll
fan the Hillside with them"
What do they teach up at your
/ SUhool-besides Murder" inquired
Father. Il thought YOU wanted to be
County Superintendent Of Schools"
eve outgrown all those by-four
Ambitions" was the Reply. I'm going
90 be ON the Eleven next FAN. What
more could you ASK
| That very week Wilbur organized a
I Ball Team that walloped Hickory
/ Cricl, sand Ridge and SOzZinsville. He
/ had the whole Township with him.
/ Every Cub at Pewee Junction began to
wear Turkish Towel for a Collar and
/ practice the Harvard Walk.
MORAL: \ Boy never blossoms into
his full POSsi bilities until he strikes
an Atmosphere of Culture.
/ Copyright, 1902. by Robert Howard
Russeu)
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-22
CARE OF ASPHALT PAVEMENTs.
Why Those in Washington Last and
Look Well.


A New York man standing on the
curb Of Pennsylvania avenue in Wash
ington recently called to Washing
tonian's attention a gang Of street Ia
bOrers. tearing up the asphalt IN vari-
Gus places and replacing il smooth and
level with fresh bitumen-
Asphalt pavement is supposed TO be
asphalt pavement i'm one city as IN an
other" he said to the resident, but in
my short stay at the capital this win
ter / have noticed the difference in the
way asphalt streets are maintained in
New York and in Washington. Tt is a
trife to pedestrians, but a mStter Of
supreme Importance to the taxpayers
and the owners Of carriages AID other
vehicles.
Before this gang OF repairers came
along the surface Of the street to my
eye, appeared level and in perfect con-
ditiOn. I observed the foreman first
| appear. draw with a large piece Of
black chalk a circular or irregular line
around Tile indentations Of the pave
ment, which could not be seen in New
( York, and then proceed to the next
7 block Then followed the men, with
picks and axes, who cut through and
/ removed the outer covering Of the pave
! ment according to the black lines. They
/ in turn were followed by the men Wild
/ filed in the patched places with fresh
/ hot asphalt. rolled it smooth placed
] cOrdwOOd sticks beside the new asphalt
/ 10 protect the surfaces from imprint Of
J the wheels of vehicles, and without de-
/ lay proceeded to the next block.
What a contrast in New York The
( asphalt pavements in many streets are
| publicly declared to be actually unsafe.
| and are filled with holes and hills clear
/ through 10 the cement. The close and
careful attention given TO repairs i'm
Washington, which is the secret Of the
lasting asphalt pavement, is cOnspicu-
Gus by it's absence. Why is it2 That
gang. Of street repairers, and / assume
there are others in different parts Of
the city. moved quietly and steadily
along like a small, well-trained army.
in New York similar gangs Of street
! labOrers seem TO be famous for the lit
tie work they do and the great time
they take in doing if. while in the case
of The repair of the streets paved with
granite blacks their work IS locally &C
knOwIedged to be little better than
none at all. The question Of street re-
pairs in Gotham is a subject Of never
ending complaint and a permanent re-
I, proach to the city. In Washington ii
: is o success.
I And YOU have advanced one Of the
> main reasons why Washington is ac-
, knOwIed-ed by all visitors 10 have the
best paved streets of any city in the
world according to the Washington
{ ! Star. with possibly the exception Of
/. / Paris-close and immediate attention
q 10 repairs" replied the resident.
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the organization. The services Of an
army officer We're secured to drill the
cadets and under his instruction the
corps became very proficient in the
manual of military maneuvers, so far
as they could be performed by a small
detachment of two companies.
The state finally consented to furnish
the corps with ammunition for target
practice and considerable interest in
the organization was awakened by
this. Each spring. the companies are
provided with rounds Of blank cart
ridges and some real war maneuvering
and sham fights are INDUCED in Sew
eral cannOns were also secured for the
use of the school, but the organization
Of a battery is one of the future dreams
of the boys who are at present inter
ested in the work of the corps.
At the outbreak of the Spanish
American war, the army officer who
had been training the cadets left and
the command of the companies was
given into the hands of Major w. D.
Beers. a student who had had consider
able military training under army reg
uIations. He has been the instructor
and commanding officer since that
time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-22
So ThoughtfuI Of g.
CRIchmond Dispatch.l

Young Husband picking up bundle from
tableJ-What have you here, love- some
thing for me-
town this morning expressly 70 buy them
for YOU. 7 hope you'll like them
Young Husband-Iize them2 OF course
III ike them. if you bought them But
what are they?
YoTlng VVife-Thev' re night caps. dear.
T heard YOU tell Sparkles this morning
that you'd 20 down TO The club this even
ing with him and get night cap. and I
made I'D nv mind right away that To
$50 YOU that trouble by seeing that you
had some in the house. Just open th9
parcel and try them on, Won't you, l0vez
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-22

The bet was 5000 to $50 and at the start
Hsrved shot to the front like a ball from
a gun. and half a mile from the finish
Mclaughlin went TO the whip. Richmond
responded Csmely, but could never get
up. Little OsSleT. a strange boy from
the west, knew enough TO sit still and
not furry his horse by attempting 20
finish and the 3-year-Old Harved won by
scant head.
Harved was owned by a prominent
Broadway merchant and was. it was
claimed, poisoned a month later in his
sta bic. No trace Of the misCreant was
ever found. and it may not have been so
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-22
Brother Dickey's Philosophy.
atlanta ConstitutionJ


All dat troubles me on de road ter
heaven is how ter pass on the blind side
40 matter how fur off de day or jedg-
mint is. de WorT is always rOllin' straight
toward it.
De reason satan Is so popular isle
aIIus laughs at yo' jokes en- tells you dat
Won amt much worse dan dem what talks
erb0ut you.
Wen De hero what takes de city comes
ter tackle de little troubles or life he
goes straight hack ter bed, wild a hot
brick AZ his feet.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-22

nNE Autumn Afternoon a gray
| haired AgricultGrist took his
- youngest olive Branch by the
Hand and led him away TO a Varsity.
wilbur was is and an Onion. He had
crfgrovu his last years TUnic and his
snaus were hardly ON speaking terms
with his Uppers. He had large warty
Hands which foated idly at Lis sides
and his Wrists rescmbled extra Sets OF
Eru.slo5. When NE walked. his Legs
cave way at the Hinge and ne Inter-
frrrd. ON his Head was a little Wide
awake with "a Buckle at the Side
Mother had bObbed bis Hair and
-fbbcd foo a little Goose Grease to
make IL shine. The Collar that be
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-22
Cause For Grief.
lPhiIadeIphia RrcOrd.l

p Look pleasant said the photog-
rapher.
How can 70" snapped the man who
was sitting I'm the rustic chair with a
background of hfllsides.
What Is tho trouble
Why. / just paid 50 for a genuine
Panama and then found a Connecticut
trademark under the sWeatband.'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-22
TURF SUGGESTIONS.
How Wagers Are Said to Be the Re
suit Of Dreams.

stitious there is not the slightest doubt
that many give more attention to such
matters than they are willing 10 own, and.
as usual in these cases. there are some
very strange condolences related On IN
CxCcptionable authority
one Of the most remarkable Vas the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-22
Her idea Of It


sNfrs. Geezer intends TO have a number
Of literary evenings" said AIrs. Tenspot
10 Mrs H0iack. What Is her idea ~
literary evenings Wei. she's % gira
A Ben Hur progressive eBchre, followed
by a LougfclloW piug-p0ng.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-23
Gall Impudence.

The Democrat is of Missouri,
sometimes from Missouri and
does not propose To be shown
by 4 certain class of metropoli-
tan papers whose chief stock in
trade is cheek. gall aud indie.
pendence. The latest to come
to our desk is from HE Police
Gazette, New York. Dear
Sir:-1Ou will confer a favor
upon me if you will print the
above-it is Il sixteen line local
worth 80 centS--and send me a
marked copy. Sam G. Austin"
In the first place rs Il business
proposition the P G must send
50 cents and in the next. this
office is too busy To hunt up
advs and mark them. If the
Democrat had have made the
same proposition 10 the P G.. it
would have said something
that sounded like D IN phcols.
The country press should treat
the Metropolitan press with the
same courtesy it receives. no
more. no less.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-23

The best house wives use MA.
PIE CITY SELF WASHING SOAP
because it gives the best re-
suits Much depends on the
woman who does the washing;
more depends on the soap.
When you buy bar of SELF
WASHING SOAP, you buy bar
Of pure soap, without an ounce
of resin or filler. Il bar of soap
that will 20 three times as far
as cheaper or adulterated
soap.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-23
Brother Dickey's Sunday Sayings.

Dey's enough sunshine in dis
worl' ter make de pathway ter
de next one blaze lax de here
after will fer some err de sin.
uers
1t happens frequent dat
Charity is so fond er home IN de
winter time hits hard fer her
ter stir .roun' Ell take her feet
FUN de fire.
De worl' is no wusser dan de
people what's in it; but de PEG
pie bleege ter have somepin'
ter blame dey troubles on
Atlanta Constitution.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-23
Not American

Philadelphia North Ameri.
can: The American people are
opposed to any official partici-
patton in the ceremonies Incl
dent to the coronation of the
king of England. 1t Is not be,
cause the ceremonies are essen
TALLY ridiculous and mere man,
eStatiouS of the survival of
feudal tlunkyism and childish
love Of show, but because the
sending OF an envoy to take part
in the performance would be
national qualification. The ex
iStence of the American repub.
lie is a denial of the right of
Edward or any other man to
place crown upon his head
and pretend that he is divinely
invested with power to rule his
fellows. An American envoy
in comic opera clothes, kissing
the hand of Edward. would be
virtually delegate from the
repentant rebel colonies beg.
ging for pardon for having of,
Tended his majesty'S gracious
ancestor by promulgating that
id incendiIry document, I"
the declaratio on of independ-
euce. g, H,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-23
Reflections of a Bachelor.

Age withers the body but
blossoms the heart.
Platonic friendship between
the sexes is us likely as tenn,
perate oipsomauia.
immortality doesn't always
mean immodesty any more than
immodesty always means i'm
morality.
Some people seem to nourlsh
the serpent with the idea that
it may come in handy to bite
somebody else.
The thing to do is not to try
to make your wife think you
haven't been drinking, but to
try to make her think you new,
er can touch drop without it's
going to your head.
The average woman'S idea of
being we'll dressed is to have
other women wonder how she
can afford it New York Press.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-23
A Zoo Discussion.

You know" said the orang.
outang, that man is descended
from the monkey"
Yes. answered the chimpan-
zee, land his descent has been
very great. But let us set it
down to his credit that he tries
to rise again. Every now and
then you hear OF some man who
is doing his best to make a
monkey of himself. Washing.
ton Star.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-23
Good Judge.

Editor John Nolen of the La
Grange Indicator, comes to this
city quite frequently to visit
his mother" He is said to be a
very poor Judge of tobaccos but
he never Miss es it on white
BurIeighly, for then he is Al
because the ideas shoot.