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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-09

He seemed to hiss as he stood glazing at
them. and the lion and bear, neither Of
which ike light or flames. both ran away
in terrible fright, leaving Percy TO face
the beast. with only the monkeys to help
him.
up a tree. quick" cried one Of the
monkeys. as he darted to q tall palm.
Percy didn't take an instant to follow
his advice. and he climbed as he had. never
climbed before The animal growIed and
turned its front light up at him and seem
ed TO be thinking. As soon as Percy began
to climb all the lights in the tree went
out and 50 ne was vel concealed among
the leaves. but he felt sure that the beast
could illuminate the tree well enough TO
see him, so he climbed higher. The top
of his tree came quite near 10 that in
which the monkeys had taken refuge, and
one Of them called in q low voice: Creep
out on that limb to this tree He won't
think Of looking for you here"
Percy erawIed carefully along the limb
until he felt the hairy hand Of the monkey
reaching for him and when he was in their
tree they told him to follow them They
crept from tree TO tree and the animal
could easily have followed their course II
he had had any sense. as all Of the trees
instantly became dark as room as they
touched their branches. but he had little
intelligence. It seemed. He kept peering
up into the first tree while they sid down
to the ground and ran rs fast as they
could to the ark, where Alice was almost
eTasy with fear, for she thought that they
had been devOured by some awful beast
1t was G good thing that they had re-
turned, for the vessel was almost afoat,
and they hadn't been aboard more than
three minutes before she drifted away
again into the darkness. p cy placed all
OF the iigh, plants and things about the
ark so that Il seemed Ike G ferry-boat.
so well Illuminated wGs ii, aad as thew
hoated along the rays streEElod cut over
the dark water Rne mGdo 60 seem almost
cheerful TO the voyageFs.
They FeCiJed little pieces "a each other
asked conundrums. played games and i1
every way possible tried 70 cheer each
other, SO that Eli except fhs camel and
the asTd-TarHs tstR ef E~aasa are natur-
ally sad and pensiFe beasts. were almost
happy Even the lion. who is eeuersfiv
very dignihed, asked the elephant If his
trunk Was a steamer trunk and what he
had packed in it for the voyage. and the
bear inquired of the gnu IL he had had
any gRts frem hane since he left and
asked the emu ts de scratching to emusa
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-09
- ANIMALS CAME DOWN MO BY NO

out He came Up in q hurry. and the ark
drifted to the very spot where he began
to clear out the gutter Of the mass Of
leaves and things which was stopping it
up. He took the ark and held It as he
pushed out the leaves IN take this
home 20 the children" said he. as he care
fully carried Il down. The hearts Of
Percy and Alice were I'D in their threats
as they thought how easy it would be for
him TO tip them out, but he cid not slip or
Zip the ark, g. he laid Il on tho ground
when he got down and went for a ham
mer and nails TO mend the hole in The
roof.
soon the water crept around them as
they lay there. and by and by the ark float
ed away into 2 broad stream that was
rushing along the roadway. we viii be
swept into the sewer cried Alice as she
looked out and saw what was happening.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-09
al AM THE DINoTHERIUM," He SAID

There was a snake with headlight, and
a mole came up from his hole with blaz-
ing eyes that bIinked at them like a re-
volving lighthouse, now showing and now
dark. Then came a turtle slowly crawl
ing by with round windows in his shell
that sent rays Of light I'D into the air in
streams; b''t he, too, when he saw them
shut his -ldows or pulled down his
blinds OF something. for he instantly be-
came dars, rs if no one were at home at
all.
Percy was delighted with all that he
saw. and wanted to take some Of the
things on board OF the ark They gath
cred flowers. fiery mushrooms. lightning
berries and illuminated apples and pears.
and he filed his pockets. Snails that were
as bright as red-hot Goals. and tOads with
tOpknots of flame found their way also
into his pockets, and they buiged with the
things he gathered.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-09
TheyDdft to 4 Strange Land. Where
They Meet All the Pre-
historic Beasts

the passengers. Then the monkey. -,+ Fl,
to be oUudone, inquired Of The Ar-...-
aard-vark with the sour face if f. r-.-
not aard-varlz to keep looking So g,r,-
None Of your MONKEY business vr.,
me" replied the aard-vark. sawgsr- a,.
viii make a shoyt tale with r5ur
lie means he'll make your tail zb,-,r
said the bear. See the joker
HE couldn't make yours short s--
you have no tale TO tell" replied --,-r-
The bear. who is rather ashamed fr..
he has no tail. retired To- some Ffz.s--.
and sat down. The lion r5a-z5 ~-...
laughter and one OF the cirares czr-s5
down: Hello. what's the fuH going I'M
down there2' The monkey re7Hef.
VIXEN we get our long distance tsr--
phone in we viii send word up to you. s,
that you viii get all our jokes fresh r--
they'll spoil going so far u1 I'm The si-
If we shout TO you" TIE CRATES rs-.
snubbed, but nobody cared. for +5e~ ~
ways held themselves as il they vera
above the others.
we hardly needed all these lights" SAID
the buffalo.
Why not?" asked the zebra.
we have two tap,rs on board Hs. b7
ha"'
we WON'T put you of az Buffalo" said
Percy; but well put buffalo Of. e y5l
co that again
II could bear even that" answered The
buffalo, grinniug. land I'm not lion aB5..
i either you may set your seal on that"
Go away; you bore Us"' said the 7.z
Just then a bump and a lurch showed
that the ark had run aground again. and
all rushed to the door TO see what had
happened. They had touched shore and
were fast against "a hich bank. a bank too
nigh for them to see over IT, EVERYBODY
climbed up on the roof Of the ark and saw
great expanse of marzhy land with
queer and utterly orange trees growing
all about the borders Of the svamps. They
saw no wild animals at the first glance,
and so they went ashore 90 look around
They had ali strolIed along narrow
dry space Of earth frinEed with tufts OF
beautiful palms and ferns. with here and
there lilies Of blOOd-red hue growing on
tall stems soon they came to q forest OF
great trees with bark like fsh-scales OF
les back and leaves Of stuff Ike
leather. These trees oozed a strange
smelling gum and bore fruit with shells
for all the world ike oysters As they
walked along under the trees they heard
strange sounds. and. looking around, dis
covered the Queerest animals. some in the
mud, others in trees or in the dry sand
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-09

even shone from his open mouth. He
filed them all with terror. but pretty soon
they saw other animals with fiery eyes
or lamps OF the ends Of their tails or on
the tips OF long horns or az the ENDS o.
their noses. One. which was somewhat
Ike a Bis lizard, had a row Of long, thin
sPines or quilts along his sack, at the end
OF each Of which was a sparkling light.
and all the lights waved and flickered as
he walked like ships lamps in a storm. He
was eating grass like a COW. and Percy
concluded that he was harmless. so he
walked right up to him. As soon as the
animal saw him he jumped UP in the air.
and all Of his lights went out instantly.
which was his way OF hiding himself OF
course. lie ran away. but he had eaten
so much grass that Percy could still see
him. as 1t shonc through his skin They
walked along, although Alice called TO
them not TO 60 100 far from the ark, and
saw more wonders as they went
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-09

YOU forget that We are no longer wooden
animals. our color woa't wash or now.
but / fear we VIII be washed away orr
selves.
Into the ark ali OF you. as quick as
you cam cried Percy. seeing that the
water was getting deeper every moment
They ran Up the paper ana into the
real door in the bottom part Of the ark.
and it was a good thing that Percy had
told them to hurry. for the water just
poured into the garnet in perfect flood.
A few minutes later and the ark was &C
tualIy floating.
Were Off" cried the monkey. looking
out.
Yes. sure enough, the ark was drifting
toward the opening in the roof and soon
swan out into the broad gutter. where
the current swept it along at a great rate
Of speed. It had begun to rain again and
the gutter was overlooking. and a man
with ladder was coming up to clear IL
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-09

After a while he realized that they were
far from the ark and started 10 return
slowly. They had gone perhaps haI
mile. when suddenly there sprang out OF
the shining forest a beast IS large as
rhiuoceros. which was simply perforated
from head TO tail with round holes, from
each OF which streaued a blaze Of light
His wide open mouth disclosed great teeth
that cleaned as If white-hot and his
tongue was just like an electric light bulb.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-09

tie paper and slide down the slant to the
floor. AL came down, two by two, and
began to cut capers and frouc about in the
dusty garnet
IN bet that they'll be getting hungry
and be devouring each other in minutel"
exclaimed Percy. secretly hoping to see
lion in the act Of attacking an elephant.
FOR instance.
'T hope not" cried Alice. 81 don't want
10 see it..
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-09
In an Underground Land

~ ~ Oft-~~4 - CN~f-S 1e-t~a
L was the monkey, and Percy Jumped
up and looked out. He saw many lights
moving in the distance. so many THAI It
seemed as though a torchlight parade
was in progress. lie felt greatly relieved
and awakened his sister.
What are all those Eghts?" she asked
As Percy didn't know he could not tell
her, but as it was they had not long to
wait before they discovered what the
lights were. The ark had brought them
to some strange underground land where
the animals and PLANS were as unlike
those above ground as Il was possible TO
be. This was most noticeable IN the fact
that each animal or plant had somewhere
about Il light Of its own, such as the
freely carries.
Each flower bore in its centre. and
sometimes in each petal, twinkling
little star of light. and each blade Of
grass showed q tiny CLEAN that seemed
Ike the shimmering sparkle Of millions
OF little diamonds scattered there. In every.
treetop glowed a soft blaze, and here and
there a great tree bore thousands Of fash
ing efulgeut flowers.
II have heard Of electric light plants
said Percy. and these are they"
Among the branches and across the
plain few fiery birds ike comets or fall
ing stars, each bird showing a light as
big as that OF a hundred glowworms
Bees that seemed like lighted cigar-ends
in the soft darkness Of this subterraneau
land, buzzed among the flowers and but
ternies fluttered about ike tiny fire.
brands. Ants ran busily here and there
like little bicyclers along dark country
roads, and every insect seemed q freely
As their eyes were getting accustomed
to all these wonders, and they found that
the ark had stranded on a shallow
beach, Percy began to think OF going
ashore and examining some Of the fiery
creatures. As soon as he thought OF # he
clambered down, followed by both OF the
monkeys. They made some noise as they
landed on the beach, and instantly many
Of the animals awoke and ran TO the
door
Several. among them Hon and bear.
followed Percy as he walked across the
shining grass. and all gazed with wonder
at the strange spectacle. Percy picked
was so busy in his study that when the
monkeys suddenly shrieked: Look out!
Something's coming!" he only looked Up
in time to jump aside as a great beast
came rushing by, who very nearly tram
pied upon him. Alice, on the ark, screamed
with fright as the animal dashed past.
but it did not stop. They thought some
thing was after it, Of course, and looked
to see what would follow. Another larger
creature appeared almost Immediately,
coming with the speed Of a locomotive.
Both of these animals were provided with
blazing lights. but the second one was
simply a blaze Of glory as ne dashed
along.
he had a row Of lights like round win
dows along both sides. and a regular en-
sine headlight on his forehead. Light
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-09

I'm AFRAID So. answered Percy; but
we can't help ourselves. I am sorry ever
meddled with that package"
Down the street they gwept and soon
they saw the dark opening Of the sewer
ahead, There was no help for them. JUST
before they reached &. the ark sWlried
around twice and rocked fearfully. SO that
ia an instant the lady elephant got very
seasick. and then. with aa awful lurch, Il
darted into the darkness. over a dreadful
cataract Of laundering water. down, down
down, into the depths.
Percy. who knew how fearful thing
it is to 50 over the Niagara Fails. never
expected that the ark would survive this
terrific plunge. and he held AHce's hand.
ready 20 swim for his life when they
touched bottom and broke UP. bat to his
surprise the vessel swept on and darteo
of into the darkness at the bottom OF the
fail as If she were alive. All of the ami
mails bTeathed a sigh Of relief, but Percy
didn't see any reason to feel better, FOX
he could not tell where they were going.
and he knew that at the best they might
only hope to reach the river and then
drift out to sea, and what good would that
doe
The water moved along very much
slower after awhile, and although once
in an hour or so they caught faint
gieam Of light from some narrow open
ing above. all was as dark as midnight
Once something swan up alongside and
tilted the ark dangerously so that all the
animals cried out in terror. Percy thought
It must have been a water-rat that was
inquisitive and came 10 look into their
little vessel. but the noise inside fright
ened him away.
Hours and hours passed. and they all
fell asleep from sheer fatigue. Suddenly
Percy awoke with = start and felt a hairy
hand touching him. as a voice said in q
whisper, Wake up! We have come to
some place or other"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-09

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-13
SPITEFUL.
British Cabinet Won't Let King
Go to Ireland
Because Irish Members Cheered
Over Methuen's Defeat.
VIEWS ARE EXPRESSED
BY Newspapers ON Both Sides of
the Question.
Irish Version is That They
Feared to Let Him Go.

London, March 13.-The official an
nouncement yesterday of the abandon
ment of the proposed visit of King Ed
ward and Queen Alexandra to Ireland
whereby the ministers assume the re-
sponsibility for an imperial boycott is
quite unprecedented in form and causes
keen discussion, the general tone of
which is distinctly averse to the action
of the cabinet, which is interpreted as
displaying petty spite and spleen The
suggestion sought to be conveyed, both
by the announcement itself and the
comment of the ministerial organs, that
the decision arrived at was directly due
to the outburst of some of the Irish
members in the house of commons when
the news of the disaster to Gen Methu-
ems column was officially communica-
ted to that house is declared by hostile
critics to be obviously false as it was
announced weeks ago that the visit
would be postponed. These critics also
assert that there seems good reason to
believe that their majesties themselves
all along desired to carry out the cor
onation visit and though they have de-
ferred it on the advice of the ministers
they have no intention of retrieving the
latter from the onus OF a tactless move
The Freeman'S Journal voices the Ma
tionalist views, saying: 1.-The ministers
have put a veto on the intended visit
of the sovereign to a portion of his do
minIOnS- 1t WOuI0 De IOf MS
majesty to reject the veto of his con-
stitutional advisers but it is plain that
he insisted that the responsibility
should be theirs and not his. His min
listers could not venture to allow the
king to see with his own eyes and hear
with his own ears of the barbarous
methods of the Castle and the deep re-
sentiment of his people. His presence
here would have been sore encum-
brance to the coronationists. There was
imminent danger that his visit might
have converted him to home rule
confirmed his existing conviction.
Therefore the ministers in their own
interest and in the interest of Unionisrn
have forbidden the visit"
The London Times today prints a let
ter dissenting from the suggestion that
if John Redmond had been in the house
of commons when some of the Irish
mem berS cheered the announcement of
General Methuen's defeat and capture,
he would have rebuked his followers for
their outburst of exultation.
The writer refers to the meeting at Chi
cago last autumn lin honor of the Man
chester murders which Mr.. Redmond ad-
dressed and to the proceedings which We're
officially opened by Ffnerty. the dyna-
miter." After quoting the resolution pass
ed at that meeting and also referring to
a speech at New York, in which Mr.. Red
ing of Mr.. Chamberlain. the writer asks:
why should a man holding such Opin-
ions restrain the rejoicings of his follow
ers al a British defeat?'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-13
FIGHTS SUBSIDY.
Crumpacker, of Indiana, Attacks
Fast Mail Gratuity.
Shows That Cost is Twice as
Much as Other Service.
ONE ITEM is DROPPED
Pending Bill Leaves Out N. Y
and Washington Bonus.
Says Southern Railway Can't
Afford to Withdraw Trains.
A. u. GOrman'S Credentials Pre-
sented i'm the Senate.

Washington, March 13.-The house to-
day after some routine business resun
ed the consideration of the postoffice
appropriation bill.
1t was agreed that general debate
upon the bill should close in three hours.
The annual discussion of the items for
additional compensation for special
mail facilities between Washington and
New Orleans and Kansas City and
Newton, Kan, was then inaugurated in
a speech by Mr.. Crumpacker Qndiana)
in opposition to the special appropria
-tions. The amount of these appropria-
tions was reduced in the present bill
from $196,000 to $167 900 because of the
abandonment of the subsidy between
New York and Washington. During the
existence of the subsidy for that por-
ton of the route ($2S, ,00O)he said, the cost
of carrying the mails for that distance
exclusive of the subsidy averaged $340
per mile per annum against an average
throughout the United States of only
$1S5 per mile.
The Southern railway which received
athe subsidy between Washington and
New Orleans, he said, now received 1868
per mile in regular mail pay against
1895. when the subsidy was inaugurated
in 1893 He contended that the road
could not afford to withdraw its fast
train if the subsidy was withdrawn
IN THE SENATE
Washington, March 13.-At the open
ing of today's session of the senate, Mr.
Wellington (Md) presented the creden-
tials of Arthur Pue German, elected a
senator from Maryland for a tern of
six years beginning on March 4, 1908.
They were read and filed
Mr.. Hale (Maine) presented the con-
ference report upon diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill The report
was agreed to without comment.
In reporting the Hepburn bill for the
construction of an isthmian canal, with
out amendment and with a recommen-
dation that it pass Mr.. Morgan (A1a-)
said the report of the committee would
be ready in q day or two.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-13
jim KING WINS.
Elected State Librarian Today
by Supreme Court Judges.
Miss Nellie Armentrout is Made
His Assistant.
HELPERS ARE NAMED.
Miss Rose Horton and Miss Lulu
CiugstOn Chosen.
Change Made in the Hours For
Opening.

James L. King was today elected
state librarian by the justices of the
supreme court. There We're dozen or
more candidates for the place. The
judges refused to give out the details
of the election.
Mr.. Kings principal opponent in the
contest was Miss Nellie Armentrout, of
Kansas City, Kas. Miss Armentrout
will become assistant librarian in
charge of the travelling library system.
Mr.. King won in the race because of
his fitness for the place He held the
place for four years, and is peculiarly
adapted for library work. He is ac-
quainted with all the details of the state
library and the cataloguing and care of
books. His salary will be $1,000. He
has appointed the following as his as
SiStantS:
Rosamond Horton of Topeka, Helen
Blanche Dodge of Beloit, Lulu Clugston
of Topeka and Herbert Clayton of To-
peka- The first two will receive
salary of $500 a year, and the other two
$500 a year. Mr.. Clayton is now an
assistant and is simply continued in
his present position Miss Dodge is the
niece of S. H Dodge, a Beloit news
paper man. She has been society editor
of the Beloit Call for several months.
Miss Horton is the daughter of Judge
Horton.
Miss Armentrout who will succeed
Mr. King in charge of the travelling
library, will receive a salary of $1,000 a
year.
New rules have been made concern
ing the hours the library shall be open.
From April to November it will open
regularly at 8 o'clock in the morning
and close at in the evening. The rest
of the year it will not open till $50.
The closing hours will be varied, how
ever, when the supreme court is in ses-
sion AT such times it will not close
in the afternoons until 6 o'clock instead
of 5, and it will be open after supper
from 7:30 until $3.50.
These changes are made to accommo-
date lawyers who come to Topeka from
over the state. They generally come to
attend the sittings of the supreme
court, and when the state library is
open only when the court is in session
the two conflict. AS the lawyers are
among the principal patrons of the
library, an effort will be made to ac-
commodate them, and for this reason
the library will be kept open extra
hours when the court is in session.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-13

SENATOR'S ASKED HIM.
Two Contingencies Attached to
the Situation.
Hitchcock Must Retire and the
President Be Willing.

Los Angeles, Cal, March 13.--Wiiliam
s. Mccormick, of Los Angeles, has tele-
graphed to Senator Thomas Kearns. of
Utah, at Washington that he win ac-
cept the position of secretary of the
interior in President RooseveIt's cabinet
should vacancy occur through the
resignation of Secretary Hitchcock.
Mccormick was asked before he lefE
Salt Lake. March l, if he would take
the cabinet portfolio were it offered to
him, but would not then make a pos
itive reply At that time he telegraphed
to Washington that his answer would
be sent from California, whittier he was
then bound. Soon after reaching Los
Angeles Mr.. Mccormick received an
other request for an expression of his
sentiment toward acceptance of the
high government honor. After further
dehberation ne has replied that he
would accept.
'All that has been DONE" said Mr..
Mccormick, lis that Senators Kearns
and Millard have aske me if would
accept the place, and 1 answered that
if the president offered it l would ac-
cept."
MILLARD CONFIRMS IT.
Washington, March Ex-senator Mil
lard confirmed the report that he had
asked w. s. Mccormick if he would ac-
cept an appointment as secretary of the
interior, but said that in doing so he
had acted entirely upon his own respon-
Sibility, and that he had not assumed to
represent the president or any one else.
He added that he had heard many
rumors that there was to be a vacancy
at the head of the interior department,
and Mr.. Mccormick being in his judg-
ment especially suited for the place he
had asked him If he would accept if
the place should be rendered him.