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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-10
A BAD PRECEDENT.


& URVEYOR GENERAL EAGLESON
- of Idaho, according TO the dis
patches, is entitled to a legitimate pro-
test over the treatment that has been
accorded him regarding the chief
clerkship in his Office. When the chief
clerk who was in Office on Mr. Eagle
sons accession retired. the new sur
veyor general promptly promoted an
old and faithful empIoye 20 the vacan-
cy. No objection seems to have been
advanced TO this employe aside from
the fact that he is guilty of the aw-
full crime Of being a Democrat.
Without consulting the surveyor gem
eraI. who is held directly responsible
for the conduct of his Office, the au-
thorities at Washington selected Ne
braska man for the chief clerkship- He
Is now in Boise ready to take charge.
and Mr.. Eagleson is in a serious pre-
dicament He had not the honor Of
his new chief clerks acquaintance prior
TO the latter's appointment, and natu-
rally he does not want to discharge
tried and trusted man for one who
has not been tried.
1t is pointed out that in the absence
of the surveyor general, the chief clerk
occupies that responsible position. Nat
uraIly, the chief would expect of such
man not only ability to perform the
necessary duties, but some degree of
personal loyalty as well. This he can
not have in the Nebraska man, while
he did have it in his own APP
pointee. The principle under which the
department is acting is a decidedly
meretricious one.
Men who hold responsible government
positions should be allowed a free hand
in the selection of individuals to work
under them. If they choose to APP
point persons of an opposite political
belief that should not be taken cog
nizance of by the higher authorities
1t is against all right and reason tC
/ dictate to an official of Eagleson':
| standing whom he shall and shall mo-
appoint. Such interference breeds in
| subordination, suspicion and distrust
and cannot fail to result in impairing
the public service. The fight is no
one in which The Herald is directly Of
indirectly interested. We discuss thu
matter purely from an academic stand
point, and we believe the conclusion
| that Eagleson should not be interfere(
with is irresistible
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-10
THE EDUCATIONAL TEST.

Y ESTERDAY'S DISPATCHES re-
L garding the action taken by the
senate on the immigration bin do not
contain enough of the debate to indi-
cate why the section relating to edu-
cational qualifications of intending
citizens should not have been adopted
at once instead of passed for future
consideration. This section, as we un-
derstand it, provides simply that i'm
migrants must be able to read, either
in their own language or in ours. GER
tain clauses from the constitution Of
the United States.
Surely that isn't asking too much.
we have had enough. and more than
enough, of the offscourings of Europe.
It is not true to saw that all ilhterates
are criminals, or that all who are not
illiterate are not criminals, but it is
well within the truth to say that the
most desirable immigrants are those
who can read and write. Such people
are far more easily nodded into citi-
zens: they adapt themselves more
readily to changed conditions. and they
are less likely to make liberty and
license synonymous terms.
The average illiterate family, the
world over, is a family that is content
to dwell amid miserable surroundings
family of which the head is willing to
labor for almost nothing. Either that
or it is a family which is imbued
with the spirit of anarchy or the spirit
of IawIessness which leads to anarchy,
In either case we do not want them
in the United States
1t is objected that the educational
test will keep out many immigrants
who are desirable. In sense that is
true. perhaps. but it would keep out
far more who are undesirable. The
proposed law is not unduly harsh. In
deed, it does not go so far as many
students of the immigration system
would have it so. But it would be ar
| improvement over existing regulations
and The Herald hopes that when il
! comes up again in the senate for con-
/ sideratiOn It viii be adopted.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-10

4 X INDIANA WOMAN has fled
Il an interesting suit against sa-
loonkeeper. She asks for d judgment in
the sum of 10000 because her husband
while intoxicated as a result Of whisky
sold him by the saloon man, killed
companion and was sentenced to spend
the remainder Of his life in the peniten-
tiary. Good lawyers say she has an ex-
cellent chance to recover.
There is some justice, too, in the
proposition that the man who sells
whisky should be held responsible for
the effects OF his work. Still, if all Of
them were held responsible from the
monetary point of view. it would not
be long before the so-cailed industry
would pass out of existence. Cases are
on record where Judgments were Sc
cured for personal injuries caused by
intoxicants. but this Indiana case is
the first of its peculiar kind on record.
If the plaintiff is successful it will
mean endless trouble for the Indiana
liquor dealers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-10
MARRIAGE AND LONGEVITY.

.TF YOU WANT to live to a good old
II age. get married; that is, if you are
man. A writer with taste for sta
istics tells in the Spectator, New York,
about how much longer married men
/ i've than single men. With women, we
regret to announce. it is different Mar
lied women don't live as long as spin
sters. as a rule. probably because they
wear themselves out taking care of
.fbetr husbands. Out OF every 1913
men who die between the ages of IS and
4 81 years. says the writer, Frederick. L.
Hoffman. 1,060 are bachelors or widow
PRS.
1t is easy enough TO understand why
he benedicts should have the longer
lease on life. Marriage is a great
|steadying agent. AS a usual thing the
man who goes all the gaits' singly.
trots along very sedateIy when he has
], running mate. Married men go home
Earlier at night and they stay at home
more than bachelors. That is, ma
1oritv OF them do. for very large ma
jority of marriages are happy ones.
There is nothing irregular about the
habits Of the family man, or there
should be nothing irregular about them.
In most cases nothing prevents him
from going to bed at a regular hour,
from eating his meals at a certain time
each day and getting a sufficient
amount of sleep. Then, too. there is
somebody to look after him when he is
sick. TO cheer him when he is sad and
to rejoice with him when he feels like
rejoicing.
All Of these things count in the Ion
qevltv race. No man can be regularly
irregular in his habits and hope for LONG
life Nature is generous, but she inva-
rally and inevitably exacts penalty
i from, those who persist in disobeyine
her laws. The good wife sees 20 il thai
her husband does not disObey the laws
Of nature. ard as a result the averags
married man acquires a green old age
we regret that the same happy eoadi-
ton does not apply to the better half
Either consciously or unconseieuslS
il women are allowed to do more thar
s. share. Household drudgerys the
a. the Children the same snonoto.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-10
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

THREE NEW UTAH publications
L that are more than welcome have
recently come to The Herald. Each
has a chosen field of labor and each
promises to till 1t to the best possible
advantage.
From the Agricultural college comes
Student Life. The first number of the
first volume is decidedly attractive. A
beautifully printed magazine it is. too,
with an original cover and a wealth Of
entertaining matter in it's twenty-five
pages. There are original stories. news
of the college and a bright salutatory.
The editor-in-chief, a title that sounds
we'll. but is decidedly wearing. is James
T. JaFdihe. Z. G. Peterson is associate
editor, and the business manager is j.
Edward Taylor.
The Engineering society at the State
School of Mines puts out the Utah En-
gineer. It is to be published monthly,
and if succeeding issues round out
the promise of the first, the Utah En-
gineer is destined to fiji niche pecu-
liarly its own. The December number
opens with a portrait and biography of
Instructor Joseph Francis Merrill. Then
follow a number OF interesting papers
on matters pertaining to mining and
metallurgy-
! N B. Dresser of the Mercur Miner
has found a new outlet for his energy
in Park City, where he has established
the Park City Miner. Mr.. Dresser 8 rec
ognized newspaper ability fnsures the
people of Park City a first-class paper
The first number is full Of news and
comment Of the great silver-lead camp
! and the Miner viii doubtless spring al
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-10

nous grind. day after day. year in and
year out, batters down the wife's con-
stitution and she succumbs while her
husband is just beginning to know
how to enjoy life. Now that seems a
pessimistic view Of the situation, but
it is too often the correct view.
To offset this phase OF the statistics
it is only necessary to call attention to
a few of the many examples of tender.
loving devotion on the part of the hus-
band. All of US have known such
cases, but all of US. perhaps, viii think
at once of one notable case. that of the
late President Mckinley, whose devoted
care of his invalid wife inspired many
another husband to similar thoughtful
ness
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-10
Eyes and Mustaches.

"A mustache protects the eyesight- 1t
is only men with smooth-shaven lips.
in nine cases out of ten. who require to
wear glasses" This strange statement
was made the other day by an oculist-
There are certain delicate little optic
nerves" he went on, that are connect
ed with the upper lip. and every time
the lip is shaved the nerves are hurt
a light shave. with a good razor. hurts
them only a little. A close shave hurts
them very much Since these nerves
are in direct communication with the
eye, whatever they suffer the eye SUI
fers, and that is why. when the razor
hurts the liD. such a flood Of tears
comes gushing forth Because it IS
fashionable today to have the lip
shaver the wearing of glasses among
men has Increased But. notice some
time the naen with mustaches, and you
will see that not many of them have
weak eyes"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-10
Anything in Reason.
(Philadelnhia Ledger.l


Here is a new story about the late
Frederick Douglass, contributed to his
tory by John L. Wise of Virginia a
prominent gentleman of that state was
travelling with the cOIored orator, and
their business brought them in contact
with Colonel Dinwiddie,'' a Virginia
gentleman of the old school. Colonel
Dinwiddie," said he. ALLOW me to in
troduce my friend. Mr. Frederick Doug
lass You must have heard of him"
The colonel put his hands behind him
as Mr. Douglass stepped forward and
extended his hand Douglass said
the Virginian, II am glad to see you.
But you viii excuse me 1 have made
rule for all my life never to shake
hands with niggers.'
"Oh, certainly" said Douglass. Il am
an eX-slave, and 1 know the prejudices
of the old slave owners"
There was some further conversa-
ton, and then Douglass said to the
courtly son of the Old Dominion. by
the way. colonel, we were just going
to take a drink. VIII you join us?"
The old gentleman hesitated, cleared
his throat and replied: Wen, Doug
lass. 1 have made it another rule of
my life never to refuse to take a drink.
don't mind if / do
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-10
MR.. BILL CLARKE.
Lawyer
Bread and Meat a Speciality.
Other Grub Solicited

This sign concludes with the name
and address of the attorney, who lives
in Smithland. A prominent young at
torney from Muncie, Ind, who attended
the bankers convention, clipped the
advertisement out of a country news
paper, and during the convention had
a deal Of fun with il. There were many
lawyers in the convention who knew
a thing or two about the young bar
rister's struggle. and they, of course.
relished the joke [ know of but one
other advertisement that in any way
equals it, and that was one put out
by a young fellow in east Tennessee,
who announced that he would attend to
the legal business of the poor for moth
ing. His generosity elected him to the
legislature Of the state, and he walked
from his home in Washington county
TO the state capital before he would ac-
cept a railroad pass. Dusty Duncan
was his name forever afterward.'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-10
MISSED LOTTERY TICKET.
Turned Down Offer of 81, 800 to Work
One Afternoon.


New Orleans Times Democrat)
1.-The largest offer 1 ever turned
down." said the man with hard-luck
look, was $500 for a half-day's work,
and it al lcame about in the most ordi-
nary way imaginable. And do you
know think it is refreshing at times to
hear of things which happen in an or
binary way There is so much in these
latter days of an extraordinary nature.
One rarely hears of a thing happening
in d perfectly plain and commonplace
way. But to come back TO my story.
AS l said, | actually turned down an
offer to work one afternoon for $500,
and may say here parenthetically that
this one offer made under ordinary cir
cumstances came very near spelling me
for work altogether. The fact is, l
have always felt since that time that L
was an underpaid man. 1 was in Nash
vile, Tenn, at the time. While walk
ing out Cherry street 1 met a friend of
mine who asked me if 1 did not want
to do a little work for him that after
noon He told me what il was. L have
a lottery ticket here he said, and I
will give you q half interest in it if
you will do what 1 want you to do this
afternoon l laughed and left my
friend standing on the corner. A few
days after that I met him again. Have
you succeeded in getting anybody to
work for you for nothing yet? / asked
him, in a bantering way. For nothing,
he shrieked. Do you know what you
lost by turning my offer down? Just
$500. That lottery ticket I offered you
a half-interest in drew $4,000 and
have already put my hands upon the
money I nearly dropped dead. / have
never quite recovered from the shock.
1t was the largest offer 1 ever turned
down, and 1 do not suppose 1 viii ever
have the chance to do the same thing
again"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-10
Zoo Euckv at Poker.
(Brooklyn Citizen.)

tbEVOhIEH NIIIzeil-I
NO. Pm not going to be married to a
Gates avenue girl on Thanksgiving re
piled young society man, when the case
was pat to him the other day. Il did
fall in love with a sweet young thing on
that street. and after I had called on her
once or twice her father asked me to play
two-handed poker. The result was that
he scooped me out of half my salary
every week for three or four weeks and
kept me from making love to his daugh-
ter Thinking he had too soft a thing
of it I went TO an old gambler and paid
him 50 TO sheW me a trick or two. The
next time 1 played with my prospective
father-in-law I walIGDed him out of 50
and three nights later I gathered in S12
OF his sheckels. Then he rose up and
said:
and no doubt YOU would make my daEgh4
ter happy but I'll be hanged If 1 want a
son-in-laW who holds an ace full every
time hold three tens.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-10
he SOUTH AMERICAN TROUBLE

%7HILE THE DISPATCHES which
have been published regarding the
spuble between Venezuela on the one
nd and England and Germany on the
her do not throw great deal of light
the matters in dispute, enough has
aked out to warrant the suspicion
at England may try to ascertain just
vs. sound a fabric is the Monroe doc
inc She is claiming indemnity for
S legged damages inflicted on British
bjects by the Venezuelan government
"a may use that as a cloak to take
er in perpetuity the island of Patos,
hitch she has long asserted is her ter
tory.
This would be in distinct contraven-
Z On Of the Monroe doctrine, but up to
tie the authorities at Washington
I've manifested no intention of taking
~ action. There might be some jus
&c. too, in the contention that our
Pvereignty over the Philippines has
brogated the Monroe doctrine, but that
a question for future adjudication.
$ to the justice of England's claim
gainst Venezuela, enough of the facts
as not been published to warrant a
bnclusion.
The claim may be perfectly proper
I'D correct, but it seems to The Herald
at England is not treating the South
Tnerican republic with that dignified
irness which should characterize in
rcourse between nations. Venezuela
just now at the flag end of a disas-
Gus revolution. The government is
ctorious, but great damage has been
bne. Business is practically at q
andstill. industry is paralyzed. As a
atural sequence money is hard to Sc
ire.
A more inauspicious time, from the
enezuelan standpoint. and from the
andpoint of most unprejudiced on
okers, for the payment of a heavy
bt could not well be imagined. And
TT England, backed by Germany, with
HON she seems to have made a COM
ION cause. takes this very time to press
Pr claims. President Castro has
ooken very fairly. He says his gov
-nment is willing TO comply with al
roper and reasonable demands, but
1nfesses an inability to do so now.
Premier Balfour in effect says that il
lvocabfe action is not taken on the
.ritish claims within a space of time
brief that he must know compliance
+ it'll his demand is impossible, he vii
AXE such steps as may be necessary Il
orce compliance. In this language tn,
@areat is hardly yelled. Just what Mr.
;alfour proposes to do is clear only il
is own mind Suppose England ant
germany make a joint seizure of one O
lore Venezuelan custom houses, anC
oppose the revenues do not come il
romptly enough to suit them?
VIII not the next step be the seizur
q f Venezuelan territory? Certainly.
hese great powers are permitted t
arass Venezuela in her hour of dis
ress. the alternative referred to is ais
POSSIBLE. The Herald is prone to con
ess that it is not a warm admirer o
Grover Cleveland, but we cannot he'll
Wishing he occupied the White Hous
ust now. We believe he would brini
4 he powers up with a turn so roun
hat they would be more than Thankful
or permission to submit their claims t
court OF arbitration.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-10
False Alarm
CPhiIadelphia Ledger.)

tEHl1ductpLid 1CU6ci.J
a late archbishop of Dublin. highly
gifted and widely known as an author,
was not in very robust health. and had
been for many years apprehensive OF
paralysis At dinner in Dublin, given by
the lord lieutenant of Ireland his grace
sat on the right of his hostess, the Ouch
ess of A. In the midst of the dinner the
company was startled by seeing the arch
bishop rise from his seat. and still more
startled to hear him excieim in d dismal
and sepulchral tone, at has comet 1t
has coIncf
what has come. your grace2' eagerly
cried half a dozen voices from different
parts OF the table.
What ] have been expecting for TWEEN
" years" solemnly answered the arch
bishop; "a stroke of paralysis. ] have
been pinching myself for the last twenty
minutes and find myself entirely without
sensation
Pardon me- my dear archbishop" said
the duchess. looking UP at him with d
somewhat quizzical smile; pardon me
for contradicting you. but il is / that
you have been pinching-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-10
LEGAL ADVICE FOR GRUB.
Another Attorney Who Furnished
Advice to the Poor For Nothing.

New Orleans Tlmes-DemOcrat.l
Speaking of unique signs reminds
me Of one L read. recently in a country
paper published in the state of Ken
lucky" said one OF the delegates 10
the bankers convention, which recently
adjourned in this city. Il am from the
Blue Grass state, and this fact, taken
in connection with the other fact that
l have had a whirI at the law in my
state, may put me in position to have
q better appreciation of the humor of
the 'ad.' in question than other men
who have not enjoyed these advanta ges-
But 1 think it is funny. anyhow. Here
is the way it reads:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-10

Roland b Molineux has written a
book describing his experiences in
"murderers' row." BY the time the re-
viewers get through with him he'll wish
he had gone to the electric chair when
he had the opportunity.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-10

After four days an insane man who
defied a posse in Missouri was smoked
out with sulphur. They could have got
ten him with cigarettes in considerable
less time than that.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-10

Even in defense of his sisters repu-
tation, young HUMPHREYS had no BUSH
after the latter lay helpless on the
ground Brutality of this character is
inexcusable under any circumstances,
and whether Graves RECEIVERS or not,
an example should be made of Hum
phrieS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-10

One of the independent mine operat-
ors of Pennsylvania dropped dead from
heart disease Monday. He might at
least have waited for the decision of
the arbitration commission. Then he
would have had some company.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-10

once into popular favor Editor Dresser
announces that while his paper will be
Democratic. IT viii be independent
enough to point out faults and praise
virtues wherever they may be found.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-10

President Castro Of Venezuela is
doubtless working his typewriter over
time with expressions of friendship for
the United States.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-10

Spain is about to build new navy.
The contractors who get the work
ought to send a liberal commission to
the United States.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-10

The country will be safe from Dec. 20
to Jan. 5, anyway. That is the extent
of the holiday vacation congress is
going to take.
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Stanford has declined Utah's propo-
sition for a joint debate. We can't help
believing she is afraid of our young
orators.
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Amuscmeuts.

ssFlorodora" was witnessed by a sec
ond large house last evening Tt goes N
matinee this afternoon and for the last
time tonight.
A matinee of Hunting for Hawkins
takes place at the Grand today. The
attraction runs the remainder of the
week.
The sale of seats for Primrose &
Dockstader's Ministries opens at the
Salt Lake theatre this morning The at
traction is here Friday and Saturday
Eugene Cowles. the favOrite basso,
formerly with the Bost0nians and
Alice Nelson. and now at the head OF
his own concert company. viii give a
concert at the Grand theatre Thurs
day, Dec. 1S His manager. sCorneaux
Bohemia, was In the city yesterday ar
ranging for the event, and being IN
able to obtain dates at the Salt Lake
theatre went TO the other house. Prices
will be advanced.
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