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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-01
WEE THINGS BALK CUPID.
stories Showing That Love Does Not
Always Find Way.
(Chlcago Tribune \


a tragedy in d Pennsylvania village
early last year was due entirely IN To-
odcSo- MISS Mabel Duncan had deyeI-
f Tpsd taste for cigarettes. which her
alance, herbert Keldar, strongly dis
approved Of She gave her word 10 aban-
con the habit, and after one or two re-
Ispses Kept the promise faithfully for
On the morning of the wedding which
was 70 take place in her fathers house.
one OF her bridesmaids offered the yo1In,-
iaoy a cigarette and dared her to smoke
II She took few whiffs and then
quickly threw it away.
As the clergyman commenced the cere-
5ItlohE the bridegroom shifted suspicious
~ Then he leaned over
whispered iiS
Miss Duncan did not reply. without
another word the young man turned and
walked out of the house.
George Ricketts, spent his early years
IN the service of the Hudson Bay COM
pany. he married a Toronto young lady
and took her with him 10 Fort Golden
In the Ear northwest.
One winter day in 1888 Indians raided
the place during his absence and he re-
turned to find the girl ne had left so fun
OF lie few hours before with an In
dian tomahawk in her brain. Knowing
the red men would come back he buried
her body and rode for his life. In the
spring he returned to visit the grave To
his amazement he found the body turned
t 70 stone: It IS a most perfect and beau
~lANA specimen 81 UtiAlldCNlOn- KICK
cts took ii with him and returned to his
home in Sunderland.
There, a couple of years ago. he fell in
love second time. All went well until
one fatal day. when he asked the young
lady and her mother to tea and showed
her the relic he had been faithful 10 for
fifteen years, and told its story The
girl turned white and left shortly after
ward Next day she wrote and declared
that she could not marry a man who had
such terrible memories in his life
An angry father and a dye vat between
them put sudden stop to the courtshiD
of Wilfred Gait II was the daughter OF
manufacturer that this gentleman hon.
ored with his attentions. but the father
had higher matrimonial views for his
premises.
One evening he caught the ardent sutton
pleading his cause through an open win
dow. He made rush for him. Gait ran
and would have got safely away but for
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GOLD FROM TIE TRANSNAAL
eyds and Kruger Have Possession of 600 Which erea
Britain Would Like to Grab-Botha Claims
1t For the Beers.

DERLIN. Nov. 5O-The British gov
ID eminent is telegraphing TO all the
German ports making inquiries
concerning Boer gold bars worth $685.
600 which it is supposed have been
brought to this country from South
Africa within the past fortnight. The
bars are destined to former President
Kruger and DR.. Leyds, and, it is pre-
sumed, had been concealed in The
Transvaal. Great Britain will endeavor
TO legally attach the gold if it can be
located, on the ground that she is en-
titled to all the assets of the TransvaaI
because she has assumed responsibility
for the debts of that country, including
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-01
PENSION SYSTEM ON
SOUTHERN PACIFIC

Houston, Tex, Nov. 30.-President
Hartman of the Southern Pacific has
decided upon a plan for pensioning
aged employees of his lines and has
directed Manager Markham TO put it
into effect on the Southern Pacific lines
in Texas. The plan is practically the
same as that established or now in
operation on the Pennsylvania rail-
road, Illinois Central and Chicago &
Northwestern railways. Employees
who have attained the age of 20 years
or more are to be retired and will re-
ceive pensions on the basis of l per
cent per annum of the average salary
for ten years prior to retirement. An
employe whose pay averages $1,000 per
annum for ten years prior to retire
ment and who has been in the service
of the company thirty years would
receive a pension equal 10 80 per cent
Of $1,000, or $500 per annum.
The order will include employees Of
the Galveston, Harrisburg & San An
tonic: Texas & New Orleans; Calves
ton, Houston & Northern; New York,
Texas & Mexican; Gulf, West Texas
& Pacific; Houston & Texas Central;
Houston, East & West Texas, and
Houston & Shreveport roads.
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the unseen dye vat that yawned in his
path Into this he plunged headIong.
his pursuer fished him out and led him
back to the house in a half drowned con
dition- As he entered, the young lady
met him, and after moments strucSgle,
gave way TO a wild fit of laughter. The
luckleSs swain was a lovely blue from
head to foot-face, clothes, boots and all
He had to spend the next three weeks in
seclusion, endeavoring, with the aid of
soap CT various brands, to restore his
natural complexion. But his dignity was
beyond soap. He never called again.
Ii is great mistake to be too dignified.
The stiffness and solemnity of a young
clerk in bank were a standing tempta-
ton 10 his gay and larky sweetheart to
take rise out of him"
One day the two made an expedition
to a wishing well, which lies not far from
their home. He stopped stiffly to fill
the cup As he did so the girl yielded 10
an almost irresistible temptation and gave
him tiny push. He lost his balance and
toppled in II was only three feet deep,
and the only things hurt were the young
mans hat and his pride. He slowly
picked himself ups damned his dripping
straw upon his head, and, without a word
or moment to listen to the girls apollo
gies, stalked away. Perhaps she was well
rid of him.
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STRIKE COMMISSION.
Conference Will Be Held at Scranton
Tuesday Night.

Scranton, Pa, Nov. 30.-A conference
of the mine strike commissioners will
be held here Tuesday night, prior to
the resumption of the hearing Wednes-
day morning. Commissioners Clark,
Watkins and Parker are here. but are
doing absolutely nothing besides wait
ing for the return of the commission
ers. At Tuesday nights conference it
is expected that the commission will
prepare a statement setting forth the
results, of theten days recess, and de-
results, of the ten days. recess, and de-
fining specifically the position of the
commission regarding the recess.
Expert accountants of both sides are
going over the company's books with a
view of eliminating as far as possible
the contentious regarding the mathe-
MATES of the controversy. and particu-
larry as to wage figures. The negotia-
lions for amicable adjustment of all
the matters in dispute set back the un-
dertaking of this work five days. As a
consequence the commission will have
to busy itself for a week or so with
some other feature of the case while
awaiting a report from the belated ac-
countants.
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GREATEST KNOWN FLYING CREATURE.
The Enormous Lizard that Used Wing Its Way
Inland Sea -HOw 1t Compares with Modern Birds
and Flying Machines

that the larger the animal the less reIa-
tive surface and power Is needed for It's
support. The wing surface of the
pterOdactyl and the power necessary 10
support il is less proportionally than
that needed by the hUmming bird. The
screech Owl, weighing a third OF
pound, mas supporting area in the
ratio OF Z55 square feet OF wing sur
face per pound, while the condor,
weighing 1852 pounds, has only 80
square foot of area for each pound OF
weight.
These facts in nature have yet to be
squared with a law in mathematics by
which it would appear that no flying
creature could have an area much
larger than the larger flying creatures
unless endued with a strength of wing
that does not exist in the albatross or
pterodactyl. If this law were actually
true in nature it would follow that such
creatures as the condor or the Dtero-
dactyl could not be supported by their
plnions; while. as a matter Of fact, they
are so SuppOrted-tfe reason why being
still followed by the scientists familiar
Interrogation point
Finally says Professor Lucas. 1T
Is an interesting question as to whether
or not the condor, the aIbatrOss and
the pterodactyI mark the limit of size
attainable by flying cTeatures-are tie
mechanical difficulties in the way OF
using wings so great that evolution
stops at a weight of thirty poundssand
spread OF wing Of twenty feet2 Would
animals above that size have trouble
IN manipulating their wings and be
unable TO compete with smaller and
more active forms, or is il that the
ex1gencies Of life have never. called for
the development of a larger creature2
These are queries that may not be
settled on hand, and it may only be
said that the vast majority of birds are
small and agile. and that. although
BIRDS and pterOdactyl few side by side
over the cretaceous seas and shores.
the birds never reached the size of their
reptiIlan associates, and, so far as we
know, these mark the limit of size
among flying animals
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PEOPLES WAYS.
Bridal Customs in European Coun-
tries-Musicians in Russia.
lChicago News.)

Chicago News.)
Many and curious are the customs re-
garding brides. In Switzerland the bride
"a ner Weoulng day VIII permit no one,
not even her parents, to kiss her upon
the lips In parts of rural England the
cook pOurS hot water over the Threshold
after the bridal couple have gone in or
der TO keen it warm for another bride.
The pretty custom of throwing the slip
per originated in France. An old woman,
seeing the carriage of her young king
Louis XIlI-passing on the way from
church, where he had Just been married
took off her shoe and. flinging it at his
majesty, but may the blessing of God
go with IT. There is an old superstition
In Germany against marriages in May.
1avorite wedding day in Scotland is
Dec. 81, so that the couple can leave
their old life with the old year and be-
gin welded happiness with the new
g g @
Russian people are natural musicians.
Accordingly every Russian youth. as a
rule, takes TO playing on some one of the
national instruments. One of these is a
curious three-stringed guitar called a
-DaIalalka-' Another is the square old
fashioned concertina. or accordion. known
as the agarmouka." which is greatly
loved throughout the land by the muiiks
1aklng his instrument in his hand young
ivan or Stepan goes counting on the long
winter nights If not ne is ant TO spend
Tar too much of his time in the s.kabaI''
or 'traktir," and, if he imbibes too free
~ OF vodka, ne is apt, after being turned
out late at night, to be found by the
police lying III the snow with his agar
mouka under his arm.
o g, @
Sir Henry Irving has won a great repu-
tatiOn as an after-dinner speaker but
according to Harry Furniss, his speeches
are carefully prepared and printed in
very large black type, easily read at a
distance. Herein lies the triumph Of the
actor. These slips are artfuliy placed on
the table. out Of sight of the audience.
and while one of the speakers hands
rests aFtisttcally on his hip, the other
toys with fruit knife and with Il pages
OF the speech are turned over as they
are read So perfectly is this acted. so
gracefully does the body sway. and so
well timed are the pauses in the speech
that only those seated IN close proximity
10 Sir Henry are aware he is reading his
speech
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-01
HANNA WILL HANG ON
Has No Intention of Resigning
From the Senate or Republican
National Committee.

Washington. Nov. S0.-Senator Hanna
tonight denied all reports that he in
tended to resign from either the sen
ate or the craftsmanship of the Re
publican national committee II am
not going to resign from anything"
he said, and added: Such a thought
has not entered my head"
He said he would serve out his term
as senator, and it would then be for
the people to say whether he was to
retire.
He said: Neither viii l retire from
the craftsmanship of the Republican
national committee until I shall have
called the next convention to order
If the new national committee TO be
selected by the delegates to that con-
vention does not ask me to become its
chairman I will not have TO pass upon
the subject of my retirement. If it
does tender me the craftsmanship, then
1 shall have to decide whether 1 viii
accent il -
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MOTION no SET ASIDE.

New York, Nov 30.-An action to
set aside the recent appointment BY
Judge Kirkpatrick of receivers for
the National Salt company and TO
have the bankruptcy proceedings
brought by creditors Cancelled will. be
brought before Judge Kirkpatrick in
the United States circuit court at New
ark, y. J., tomorrow. The contention
will be made by the attorneys repre-
senting the salt company that jurisdic-
ton was not vested in Judge Kirkpat-
rick when he appointed the receivers
as the chancery court had. previous
to the receivers decision, appointed
receivers on application of directors
of the company, who represented that
the company was insolVent.
The chancery court receivers at pres
ent are in charge of the company's
affairs
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AID FOR CATHOLIC SCHOOLS.
Father Pardow Has Started an Inter
esting Discussion.

Chicago, Nov. 30-@'The Roman Catholics
in the United States are annually paying
into the national treasury SIS, 10000 be-
yond their rightful taxes and are educat-
ing 100000 children without charging the
country one cent for it,. Yet we have
never been given one word of praise for
this tremendous work. The country Is
not to blame for this, we ourselves are
at fault because we have never told the
United States what we have been do
ing"
These words formed part of an earnest
plea for national aid to the Catholic
schools that the Very Rev. William
O. Brien Pardow. S. J., of New York City.
made to an audience of Catholics that
filled the auditorium tonight. The sub
iect of the lecture was Saint de la
Sale and Modern Education, and its
object the raising of funds for the use
of the teaching orders of the Catholic
church. The management of the affair
reported after the meeting that $25, 00G
had been the net amount realized This
sum included the $4,000 offered by w
Bourke Cochran of New York, condition
ally upon a like amount being raised by
the sale of seats
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the bonds issued prior to the war.
General Botha'S reply TO Colonial Sec
rotary Chamberlain-t that the late BOer
government had no assets was strictly
true, as far as ne knew, -but since re-
ceiving Mr.. Chamberlain's letter Gen
eral BOtha learned, according to SEEM
ingIy trustworthy information here.
that Mr.. Kruger and DR.. Leyds have in
their possession $500, 900. General
Betha requested them TO turn over this
gold for the benefit of the Boer people,
but DR.. Leyds refused. averring that
the money was to be used in UNFOLDING
the Boer nationalityin the future. Cen
eral Botha has notified DR.. Leyds that
unless she gold is given up legal pro-
ceedings will be brought against him.
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YOUTH KILLS HIS EMPLOYER.
Shooting Was the Result of Rep
rimand For Neglect.

ST. Louis. No, Nov. 3O.-A special TO
saws: At Pocahontas today Albert Eth
ridge aged IS, shot and instantly killed
his employer, John Kenser, proprietor
of the Western hotel. The shooting was
the result of a disagreement over some
meat which Kesner had ordered the boy
to get for dinner. and which he neglected
Smarting under the sting of the reprl-
mand Ethridge borrowed a gun from a
neighbor and, on the preteXt of going
hunting lay in wait for Kesner at the
drug store of c. B. Springer. kesner, in
company with three friends, soon came
that way. Kesner was in the lead. When
within a few feet Ethridge deliberately
raised his gun and fired. the discharge
taking effect in Kesner's head and breast.
A posse of citizens finally captured and
diSarmed him and he was taken in charge
by Sheriff Wright and brought to Green
vile tonight. He is sullen, and says that
when he saw kesner coming across the
street he made up his mind TO kill him
The corOneFsS jury held Ethridge to the
grand jury without bail on the charge Of
murder.
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THE FASCINATION OF GOLF.
And How the Game Lightly Turned
Young Mans Fancy.

London Answers tells story of an
old Scotch gentleman and a youth who
had spent the. whole day on the golf
links. and. as is often the case with
particularly enthusiastic players. had
had some remarkably close and excit-
ing games. As they left for home the
old man remarked.
Hey, mon, but it's bin gran day!''
II mas, the youth assented.
Think ye We could come again on
the morrow ladder"
Wen, the young man answered, re-
hectiyeiy, I was to be married, but 1
can put it Off"
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SNOW IN TEXAS.

Ell Paso, Tex, Nov 3O-Snow fell
steadily here for several hours today.
covering the surrounding hills. Re
ports from New Mexico and Old Mex
leo indicate that the storm covered
a wide stretch Of the country.
North of here in the White noun
tains of New Mexico snow is four feet
deep and wolves and other wild ami
mails have been drivea to the valleys
of the White Oaks country in search
of food. The beasts have preyed upon
the herds Of sheep and looses have
been severe,
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BIG LAND DEAL

Knoxville, Tenn, Nov. SO-A dis
patch TO the Journal and Tribune from
Big Stone Gap, Va, says:
A syndicate composed of Chicago
Duluth and eastern capitalists has
closed deal for 100, 600 acres of fine
mineral and timber lands in the border
counties of eastern Kentucky, and has
options on 100000 acres more. 1t Is
SAID That included in the scheme for
the development of this vast amount
OF mineral wealth is the extension OF
three large railroad systems into the
Big Sandy region. These roads are the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton. the
Chesapeake & Ohio and the Seaboard
Air Line
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RESULT 0F0R. LORENZ'S VISIT
Chicago to Have Hospital For Treat
ment of Hip Disease.

Chicago, Nov. 30-Chicago is II. have a
hospital wherein congenial hip disloca-
tons and other defOrmities will be treated
according to Professor Adolf Lorenz' s
methods. DR.. Frederick Mueller, Dr. Lo-
renz'S assistant, who came to America
with the Vienna surgeon, made the an
nouncement today.
The hospital is the direct result of Dr.
Lorenz's visit to Chicago to treat the lit
tie daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Ogden
Armour. Mr.. Armour is interested in the
project and it is said he will give the
institution financial support.
LII Mueller viii return to Chicago with
IN a year or eighteen months to take
charge Of the new institution
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A Genius Like Stephen Foster,

SeDtimus Winner-"Sep'' ne called him
Se1f-had that faculty. He was a natural
Dorm musician. He lisped in tunes for
the tunes came. He belonged TO the same
class of genius as Stephen Foster who
wrote My Old Kentucky Home
OF late years Sep Winner has been
silent. and now death has forever stilled
his lips. 1t was nearly a half century
ago that he wrote the "'Mocking Bird. =
and a pretty story is told in the manner
of its writing.
Winner was a very young man then
ne was 70 when he died on Sunday-and
ne used TO sit in his parlor of an evening
and listen to a hooking bird singing in a
ne1shborS house across the way One
september evening in 1852 he sat thus en-
tranesd when suddenly the song became
Thrilled by the music Winner dashed
out of the house. Sitting on the opDosite
curb was tiny negro boy, his bare black
Ieet cgrled up under him, and his lips
nuckerlng IN a joyous whistle. And from
tnose lips there poured forth such 'ipro-
4uSe strains or unprecedented arr thar
winner was speechless
First Sung by a Negro Bow.
When the song ended he grabbed the
pickaninny and said:
Can you sing that thing with your
voice. SOnny?'
Yes. sah." answered the black hox, or
can sing anything you gimme :
1ou come to my house this time to-
morrow night, said Winner, land T'n try
Next day the song of the mocl,iro, b,-a
was in musical notes. The littIe naTe1 49,
negro was the first person who ever "a -
II Before long it had sweDt over he
country like wildfire
Now. it happened that NEXT door 70 -, :
mouse where the original mockine birS
Gang there was woman who used 70
come out on her doorsteps Of AZ, ,eH-e,,,,s,,
WIN d OdOy IN her arms and listen while
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cLosETEp WITH ROOSEVELT.

Washington. Nov. 30.-Isaac n. Sell
lyman, the New York banker, who
saw the president yesterday, was again
at the White House tonight. He came
alone and remained with the president
for some time. Mr.. Seligmans visit,
as understood here. is to ascertain
whether the United States will lend
its moral support toward the meeting
by Venezuela of obligations 10 Ger
many and England. He refused to-
night 10 say anything about the prop
osition, or what took place between the
president and himself.
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that both were the work of Philadel-
phian?
They are not great pieces of music it
is true They are not classic and the
oeVotee of Wagner and DvOrak will COM
plain, perhaps. that there is more of
oathos than of pathos in them.
But the people at large-the people for
Wnom such songs are written-are not
merely know that a certain combination
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KILLED By BURGLARS.

Westville, Ind, Nov. SO.-wesley Rey-
nolds, watchnan of the Westville State
bank, last night was shot and killed
by burglars, who, without securing any
money, escaped, after a fierce battle
with several citizens =
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Two Is Company.

Marshall p. Wilder declares that when
certain Irishman famed for hard drink
ing was asked why he did not take just
one drink each day and let it go at that.
he answered:
Shurc what good would wan be? A
bird can't fiy with one wing
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CROWN PRINCE AT VICTORIA

Victoria, B. c.. Nov. 30.-The crown
prince or Siam and party arrived tonight
by the steamer Charmer and will remain
here until sailing for Yokohama on the
steamer Empress of China early Tuesday
morning The party was met by the
lieutenant governor who will entertain
the party at dinner tomarrnur
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Sympathetic.

Witticus-DO you know the real reason
the people were hailing when King Ed
ward rode along the streets of LOndOu2
StOOpid-NO- why?
WitticUs-It was the servility of the
populace- They were h2iling because they
saw he was reiguing.
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SNOW IN MARYLAND

Cumberland. Nd, Nov. 30-More than
one men Of snow covers this section to-
night and almost midwinter condifions
prevail. All incoming trains are covered
with snow, indicating that the storm is
more than local ~ IL -
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PhiIadelphia North American. ]

Me WRITE the
son gs of a nation,
and I care not who
makes its laws.
That was the guild
ing spirit of sep"
Winners life, and
when he died the
other day he had
achieved it to the
full.
Who does not know
Listen to The
Mocking Bird an
What is HOmI
Without a Mother ?
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cARNEGrE ABLE ne GER UP.

London, Nov. 5O-Andrew Carnegie.
who has been lying i'll here for the
past fortnight, was able to get up
today for the first time.