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The evening world., 1902-07-12
Pierce for President.

Winslow S. Pierce. leading counsel
for the Gould system and recently
elected President of the Western
Maryland Railroad, is soon to be
made President OF the West Virginia
C ntral and Pittsburg Railroad.
mis- is part Of George Gould's plan
for making the Wabash a great
transcoptinental system. He is also
endeavorlng to secur control Of the
old South Pennsylvania line as a
connecting link.
For the first time In the history OF the
Treasury Department money has been
transferred from the Sub Treasury Mt
Chicago to another point. Fifty thou
sand dollars was shipped by the Treas
ury at Warrington to New Orleans
against deposits at Chicago. This is
one of the effects OF the July corn
corner,
The evening world., 1902-07-12
Withdrawals from Steel Snit.

Vce-Chancellor Emery. OF New
r-k, N, j., has signed the order per-
mating Russell Sage and Hopkins
Bros, to withdraw from the suit 10
restrain the bond conversion plan OF
the United States Steel Corporation.
The suit now stands with only per-
sons OF comparatively small inhu-
ence In the financial district as plain
tins against the big corporation, The
plans for improvements TO plants,
which entail an expenditure OF s20,-
900, 900, still remain in allegiance
ps;ding a decision by the New Jer-
sey courts. This is expected next
Monday.
New York Central's report for the
month OF June shows earnings OF s., sos. =
BG2. which Is a decrease of $780, 0 for the
corresponding month last year, Its earn
ings for the hseal year, however. are
SO. 800, 900. an increase OF tA.4s6, 900.
The evening world., 1902-07-12
BANK SURPLUS LARGER.
Increase of S~2,I42,175 shown by
the Weekly statement.

The statement Of the associated banks
for the week ending to-day shows:
The evening world., 1902-07-12
SHIPPING NEWS.

ALMANAC FOR TO-DAY.
s........,..,l.39lsun sets .,...,,
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-12-20
OUR SHOES N NEXIca
FhsY Are Muoh Liked ~ tAS Ba1.Su
Ba9 hO Prices Are n8oa-
lively Hlgh-

According 70 United States Cons
Canada at Vera Cruz, trade condHo1
in that part Of Mexico have undergOna
great change within the past ten jean
especially with respect to AmsneI,
shoes. In former years 1t was imPof
Eible to buy anything in Vera CruIn
the line Of shoe leather except that
native stock and manufacture, a
ready-made shoes for AmsrSOans E'',
not to be had at AL.
United States shoes have, bOWSFA
within . very short time made a naHi
for themselves, and, the consul sayl
were It not for the excessively hsi
prices asked for them they would sure
" drive all others out Of the marEs.
As it IL, however, he adds, only -
better CLASSES can enjoy the luTurJ {
our shoes, and the great masI OF ~
people IL debarred from THAI PriUlssN
The principal obstacle to . hsan.
business is the high import duty an-
the fluctuations in the value OF
yer. The duty on the cheapest shoes
EhS same a. on the finest PrOduea0@
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-12-20
STATUES HAVE SMALLPOX.
EDldsu4S % Disease AnOag BFOass
B1guF@ n Afhehs-HOW ny
Are ARsst0L

q most extraordinary disease, ex-
tremely infectious and resembling
smallpox among human beings, has
broken out among the statues in the
Egyptian room Of the National mu-
scum here, says an Athens (Greecel
correspondent Of the New York
Times. A few days ago the distin-
guished politician and archaeolOgist,
Mr.. Stephanos skouloudes, noticed
some strange green marks on one Of
the bronze statues Of the famous
Egyptian collection presented to the
museum in 1881 by Mr.. Demetrios, of
Alexandria. BE at once oommuni-
Gated his discovery to the curator,
who called in experts to examine the
statue in question. They pronounced
the marks TO be due TO an infectious
complaint, to which bronze IL liable,
and which gradually spreads from
The surface Of the object affected to
the inside. till the whole crumbles
away into dust. The other bronze
statues in the same room were then
inspected, with the result that they
were all found TO be more or less
tainted with the disease, while i've
Of them had taken It in a most az
gravated form. These Eve are the
statues Of ANITA, the goddess Of war;
Of MaOut. wife Of Jupiter Ammon;
Of Isis, and two statues Of Osiris, one
Of them Of the greatest value. Worse
that that the infection has spread
TO the Mycenaean room, which con-
tains the results of the late DR..
Sehliemann's excavations IN 1875.
There a dagger, which was found in
the fourth and finest Of the six
tOmbs has fallen q victim 70 the mall
ady. Altogether about ffty statues
are badly affected, and the loss win
be enormous unless the plague can
be stayed A leading Athenian
chemist pronounees the cause Of the
malady to Be the presence Of salt in
the bronze Of which the statues are
made. and his remedy Is to extract
Il By means Of baths. Mr.. Momphe-
matos, the minister under whose de-
partment the museum comes, = tak-
Ing steps % cave the bronzeL
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-12-20
knowledge WAS PowER.
Kew PanGiIaEity WITH ne CAAaSsS
AAUAaES HAAS = WOBAR
. CounEosAs

One Of The unmarried women "a DIP
lomatSs circles 81 Washington =
Countess Marguerite CasSini, the Sc
compHIhsd niece Of the Russian am
basssdor, who - . countess in her
own right, not BY hsredity, but BY Eps-
eial grace Of the ear, and . curious
story = told Of the manner in which
she won her title. Il waI when Count
Cassini had his fAteful conference with
La Hung Chang ct Picking, long before
the Boxer trouble. The counts inter
prefer WSs away, for H'E call WA un-
expected, and a. the Chinese states
man could not speak Russian and the
Russian diplomat did not understand
Chinese the conference came TO .
deadlock. The counts niece, who had
picked up something Of the language,
stepped into the breach and the affair
was arranged to. the satisfaction Of
both parties. The Chinese empress
loaded her with presents, the cars
government made a note Of the service
performed, and when there Was .
question q couple Of years ago Of the
young lsdy'S precedence At Washing
ton, where the count was then smbas-
sador, The car himself COMPOUNDED
her rivals by making her q countess
This WA something Ike rapid promo
ton for the Lady.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-12-20
eooD OLD ARMY BEANS.
Hs PrapaEsd ~ the EEDsrt AiAea-y
ACAsa.s Fhsy Are = Hosa PnAa-
tabis FoOA. g.

sn..ns are tie soldiorS' mainStSy,"
says Thomas p. Dillon, retired Unit
ed States cavalry officer, according TO
the Philadelphia Record. The Amer
ican soldier, At pinch, can equal the
performances Of an Arab on HANDFUL
Of dried datsO-he can ride and hght
All day on a mere handful Of beans,
properly prepared. There Il nothing
70 equal the army baked bean. Your
celebrated Boston baked ere but a
poor imitation Of the Sueculent srtaelt
turned out By . regular army cook.
Thers'aanart in cooking them that no
body but an army man can ever ae-
ouire. I've been on service when for
A week at q time our menu consisted OF
beans for breakfast, beans Tor dinner
and beans for supper; and dtd che
troopers tire Of the mOnotony7
Not . bit Of it. They sang for more,
and in spite Of hard work and lack OF
variety 81 mess the fellows actually
got fat. That demonstrated 20 me the
nutritive quality Of beans, and l made
it 4 point TO get into the good graess
Of the cook and learn how 70 bake
them. Il isn't such an elaborate proc
ssI, but there's . trick in doing 1t
right. Ny friends are all fond Of beans
the way cook them, and many . time
I've been asked for the recipe, but
that's Q thing don't give away 70
everyone. You see, people enjoy .
dish all the better when they know it's
something that not everybody can get
up. 4 might take some OF the SSst
away II they could cay Of my bOAnS:
I know how 70 make them"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-12-20
LmE N MAPLRWooD.
AaoAWavto Ri.1 tAs nS1U8
= - CO Eaao -

Wo6Ody sosns 70 know what o.ass =
= which prodnea those delicate and
beautiful Enes n maple known a.
hird's-eya. Some people think they
cone from she hundreds Of little
branches which shoot ont over the
trunk Of the tree ss soon a. . clearing
a. made around It. Expert timbermen
say that is not the case. The only way
70 tell bird'E-eye maple tree is 70 cut
81 There are no outward signs By
which one can judge. The Railroad Ca
Eetts tells story Of The late George
n. Pullman Many years ago he was
offered . mahogany log for 5000, TO
Be cut into vsneers. II was supposed
20 be q very ans piece Of wood, but this
could only be determined by cutting It.
He declined the offer, but agreed TO
tslrs the log cut into Ysneers for what
Il Wa worth. The owner had IL sawed
and was paid $1,000 for hiH veneerS.
Anyone who can discover the secret
Of determining the interior nature Of
wood from the Outside wiz have . for
tuna.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-12-20
OPERATING MARIOKErrEs.
RoAaFkabIs IAgsauatY aas Bkial Dr.
PAayOG ~ one 49, - -
ia Ba1tn0L

The ingenuity Of some Of the han
dlers Of marionstteH," said q show
man, '7s incredible. I know a man who
conducts a marionette theater, where
in an orchestra of eight pieces plays
under marionette leadership, while IN
tie boxes q dozen mariOnette sPecta-
tors laugh and applaud, and on the
stage a mAriOnetts drama briakl9 en-
acts itself.
'The conductor Of al this stands, ex-
posed to the waist, at the back OF the
stage, and apparently he il motionless,
though really each finger Of both
hands and the majority Of the toes OF
both feet are working with unexamPled
rapidity. For each marionette is con-
neeted by q string with toe or
finger Of the operator, and this string
sometimes has a. many as ten or hf-
teen branches, Joined to the manikin's
face, body, arms, legs, etc, so that it
may dance, smile, wave its arms and do
q number of other lifelike things. One
OF these figures, indeed, 10 connected by
80 strings to the operator.
cit Is bewildering 70 think of the
number Of strings there must be alto
getheT," concluded the Snowman, ae-
eording to the Philadelphia Record,
"and really It IL impossible to conceive
Of the dexterity and the thought re-
quired in the artistic manipulation Of
. band Of marionettsG."
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-12-20
CHINESE ARMY ROLLS.
Fhsy Iasluds with the GoIdisFs, Their
BoFSSs Aad nVSry Article -
MauiDasA1.

Now thaa China has Rus.iS fora near
nsighbOr, it remains 70 be seen how
successfully, or otherwise, the middle
kingdom will continue to practice it,
favorite game Of bluR. How It has
REINFORCED its army IL shown by the
Swedish explorer, HSrdin, EAyS Youths
Companion
The Chinese have . most sEtrsor-
binary way of enumerating troops.
They are not content with counting he
soldiers only, but reckon in also their
horses, rifles, shoes, breeches and so
forth, 20 that the resultant total is =
long way above what it ought to be.
They apparently go on the suppoEi-
ton that the rife il at least az valuable
- the man, and by an analogous train
of reasoning they argue that z man is
OF httle use IL be has to travel on foot,
that he cannot 60 about naked, and 80
on Hence they count the whole kit,
horse, rife, breeches and all.
By this peculiar process Of arith-
metie they fancy they deceive the Run
slams into believing their gArrisons
mush stronger than they are.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-12-20
LIFT N DEPOSIT BOXES.
asAs Etsaass Rsvol.tisn. Are maao
WhsA nsy Ars OpoaoA -
NauA OAeials.

i often happens thst deposit boxss
rented IN bank vaults are opened Oh
account Of arrears in payment on the
part Of the rentera. who cannot be
found. Then strange are the rsvsia-
.tiOns Of 9 box's contents.
A young woman had box IN down
town bank and failed 70 pay its &C.
ond year's rent As she had disap-
peared from her former rsridenes the
box was opened recently. An Il con
tainsd Was pair q baby shoes.
Another box rented By a nan dis
closed, On being opened for the usual
reason, . diamond brooch worth ~
least 500. The bank has held tie
brooch for three months. IN the belief
that the nan 81 his heirs win one DAY
claim e.
Otter these boxes contain interest
fnrietfer1-lefters from an aged moth
erto herso1. rsys the philadeinhia Rec
ord. from 8 young man % his sweet
hearl. from 8 gratelai psnsioner 20 his
esL1ctof.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-12-20
Debating SORE THROAT.
A ouElous HaIaay WAhsE AasSos
WGaV Po-sOn1 Wh6 HaDloy stSa-
ograDhoEs N net o2osL

Debating sore throat IL an ahostlOn
Of the vocal cords that business men
get from the odd. strained, high voices
that they use IN debating 90 their
stenographerH. Il don't know why Il
il, /" a physician ssid the other day,
but nearly every man when he die
tatei puts his natural, easy voice sside
and uses high-pitehed, feverinh note
thafplays the very deuce with the vocal
cords az il CRATES over them. A man
Of big interests win dictate over 100 let
tsrs day st times Bis throat g 90
sore when he - done that he has to
take some olSaginous and soothing
medicine.
'The disease b distinctly 4 modern
enc" said the physician, according 20
the Philadelphia Record, - sign Of
these complex modern times, and It
has been called, for want Of better
name. debating sore throat. The only
cure for It is TO teach men 70 dictate
In their natural voices e thing that
seems 70 Be impossible) or to compel
them 20 cease debating altogsthor."
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-12-20
NOT THE SAME NAMES.
HO4snolaturs for Birds IN EaEIaaa
And America IL Not at AM
the sane.

IN reviewing a book about Beasts
and Birds in America" the London
Spectator warns English readers
against the confusion that may arise
in their minds by the application Of
the same name TO different birds in
England and the United States. THE
consequence. it remarks, 'is that the
critical English schoolbOy who reads
Of robins peeking a wicked squirrel
CMeekoD TO death will perhaps toss
the book away as untrustworthy-u
less he is 3 reader Of Wendell Holmes.
and remembers the allusion TO the
day when young Americans were mis-
led by the English books with local
color not fitting the new country. In
the books that came from England the
robin was a little domestic bird that
fed at table instead OF a great fdgety.
jerky, whOoping thrush"
But the whOOping thrush (Tardus
migratorious) Of North America bad.a
red breast like the robin Of England,
and 80 the name was given to him,
and II was q mob Of whooping thrush
IS, and not robin redbreasts, that did
"MeekO," the mischief maker to death.
And so, it may be added, the ancient
Misunderstanding and controversy be-
tween English and American tourists
ct the Atlantic liners tables as 10
what - a partridge, 3 pheasant, a
grouse, ETC., viii 60 on TO the end of
tina
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-12-20
INCREASE N sUICDEs
PdguFos COlISSASl ~ - IAsu-.,
Company Prove ThA4 BsLE-Mu..
asF Crows More COmaon.

In the Spectator, an inSuTADes jov
nal, the atatiBtieian Of an inaursn-
company gives an analysis Of The q
eide record for the year 1901. Hh 8
ures are taken from so cities, and Ihc
an average slight increase over y
ratio for the preceding decade q De
ly one per cent, from 1871 70 1875 d
100, 900 population He estimates
approximate annual mortality BY q
eide Of 10, 900 in the country a. q WhOs
The implied conclusion is that . n
Their increase In the rate Of Euidd
tendency in the oitisG Of thiI sOunt
may be expected during the next a
ade, and the suicide question, Ike q
son b FIRE Insurance., = thuI bseou
ing more and more Ons Of the utnO
Importance 70 Ne inSuEAD0s sOu
panisS. q
he also give snOthOr table shown,
the experience Of one company "a
the last IS years, dividing # into "
periods, including males only, ~ 4
female suicide statistics are too ind
nifcant to be tabulsted. ThiS ShOWSi
percentage Of suicides in the total ma
tally Of "a in the later Gs compare
with 10 in the earlier period. The q
Of suicides seems also to have lssSsnS
as the suicides under IS increased fro
81 per cent. TO 80 per cent in the Az
period, and there was an actual q
crease Of those in advanced LIFE.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-12-20
SOAP m The G1HGERBpV, !,
A Product OF the MaIasFo,..s
- Regarded By the LunA.--
- Very Coca

did 20 ever eat hot R,D,,.
with soap IN /. - asked Franz -
the oldest camp cook on N.
Branch, who, according 70 N.
York Sun, boasts that he b.,
more than 1000 barrels Of Aors.
cream Of tartar bread in tbs
Of % winters in the forest -,
hain't ct Il yOl don't kno1
good.
Why, . lumbSrman would N
think Of eating gingerbread via.
soap into il than he would tb;,l
drinking nav rum without mol,--
They always 60 togsthsr-so,D !,
the gingerbread and moIaa.s.
the rum, and both are jeat sboo,
good az u made.
Ny rule IL 20 dissolve a Inn,
hard soap a. big a. a hens sg0 :
gallon Of water, then pour in a
Ion Of mOlasSeG, half pound q /.
ing powder and stir in the flou, =,
the dough will almost run. n
grease yer pans, slap in the miT,-
and chuck it into q rOd-hot oven
when Il comes Out ell vop.
brown and full OF sweet bubg.
that smoke when you bEeah D.
.Open-the man who won't sSt n
food isn't at to live OF de.
You can't tell me that sosp =
gerbread amt At 70 eat. I've "a
more than IS years, and I'm In
sound to-day a. 1 wa WhAn ! 4,
tasted the food"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-12-20
BEAUTIFUL TROPICAL FISHES.
. Uaas a0Soanens Gathered ~
ASBSsaaAAs for The AgaASA-
u 49, % All LanAs.

IL collection Of tropical fishes for
various aquAriumS throughout the
world, and especially for the American
aquAriums, Is now . recognized In
dustry IN the BSrmudAA, says the Phil
adOlphia Press.
Il is carried On Ct all seasons, though
Tor obvious reasons the nah are
shipped north only In the summer
months. As there are more than $50
varieties Of hsh In Bermudan waters,
and every variety is found in album
dAneas it Il not a difBcblt problem 20
secure good specimens. Only a few
varieties reach this country, for the
reason that tropical fish, as a rule,
are unable 60 stand the trials Of
transportation. The ones on exhibi-
don are the finest that can be caught.
The native fishermen go far and
vide In search Of specimens, for the
aquarium win pay only for the best.
Possibly the most Voracious hsh
they have to deal with are the group
err and morayE. The grouPers have
peculiar habits. During the month
o. June, which Il their spawning or
mapping" season, they gather attWo
GpOta on the south coast, known a.
-grouper grounds" and rarely are
caught elsewhere.
Not many tropical hah are as foro-
siOus ~ the moray, but most Of the
AEgor varieties are truly sporting aSh.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-12-20
GAVE A LARGE RBWARR
o. 8AousAt tAO BOstOWsR - -
XouAG Here VINO ROOStVoA
tAS MOaSV.

The following story VIII illuTsrss J
number of things" aid che Ds:E r.
ship owner who narrated -
chiefly viii Il show how tie Ts4ns ?
money varies with the supply.
"A boy was telling me Of his pro.
sss a. . swimmer. He could dive, 'oo,
"'Oncs,' said he, I diVSd down =
the bottom Of The EvSE and PuHsa >
little boy out
'BravoI' aid I
San I ten you h OOntinusd p
d Wss gladl he give ne . 6ouaFs3
a-quartsr.'
aBoth the father and the bSro n'.
IN = nsighborhoOd the occupants .,
which are Sometimes known a. 'Ehsll
rats'-ths neighborhOod or the doet-
I have no doubt" concluded he -
owner, according 20 the Dstroit Ei,.
Press, shat the doIlAr-and-SqusI..e
WaS e. hlgs 70 The nan - % -
boz
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-12-20
NEoROBs DON'T MIGRATE.
soAS IntoFsEtiAg Facts AbOut tie
0OloESd Race Revealed ~ ths
Recent Conaaa.

There were $500, 900 eoIorsd poruonS
IN the United Statesin 1850, I, 500. 600 in
1890, and $500, 900 in 1900. A general
movement" Of coIored inhabitants from
one statS 70 another or from one sec
ton Of the country TO another, due TO
OconOmtc, political or hyRienic reasons,
has been declared 10 be in progress at
intervals Of two or three years since
The close Of the civil war.
But the figures Of each succeeding
eensuE prove that the colored popuIa-
ton Of the United States is By no means
migratory; 1t changes little year by
year except 80 The result Of the ordi-
nary increase in population. Various
a1nbitious projects Of leaders to @col-
onizs" certain states have failed entire
y. In Kansas, for instance, there are
only 1000 more eOlored inhabitants
than there were 20 years ago, though
Kansas has long been the mecca Of
many coiored coloniseru.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-12-20
ADVICE FOR A Waiter.
new . DaasF nads surO Wat &u
Haa Weula ReaoaboE ~
Hsza MA

One Chicago man, lAboring under
the disadvantage Of extreme provo
cation. recently found a novel way
Of informing an arrogant waiter that
his method Of serving was wholly un-
satisfsetOry, says the Chicago Trib-
une.
The meal had been an exasperating
one. Whenever the waiter was want
ed be could not be found. When he
was not wanted he wss lowering
about the table attempting 70 hear
what was being said. The host and
his friends had been compelled 70
ask emphaticaIly for every accom-
paniment Of the meal, even down TO
knives, forks and spoons, 90 BY the
time the coffee and cheese had been
showed aside they were in anything
but q pleasant frame Of mind. Still
throughout the meal the man who
was doing the honors retained bis
composure, and did not once find
fault with the waiter In the latter's
presence. But he was reserVing his'
ammunition for future delivery.
He asked for his check. The wait
Or brought It with q gracious bow
and It was paid. Then the host arose
with considerable dignity, and, reach
ing in his pocket, extracted q quar-
ter, which he handed TO the anxious
looking waiter.
Now" asked the host, after He
had paid the customary tip, ''do you
think you would remember me Il I
came in here again?"
20, yes, sir, yes, sir, Tn sure I
would" replied the waiter, with Q
Guave smile of satisfaction
SWELL" continued the exaaperatsd
guest, Il want you TO remember me.
Take one more good look at me, 90
you win make no mistake. And II
you ever see me in this place in the
future you win keep just as far away
from me az the walls win allow. II
you should attempt TO wait on me
again, give you fair warning that
III bounce one of these oak chairs
OF the top Of your head"
With this parting shot the out
ragged guest wheeled on his heel and
walked bris , from the place. The
waiter did not recover for half an
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-12-20
WORKING m THR DARK
DADo1oFaa Of HlnIns Bsa6fo - h
Ooa41oA % = LanD Suitable aos
UAdS<gFoaaa Uso.

NE dtmcultiss under whiah coal
mining operations were carried on be-
fore the scientist Dayy had invented
haa safety lamp must have been very
great. In many mines the only al
ternattvs the medieval miner had TO
pitch darkness was the phosphores-
cent CLEAN from dried ash. The min
er's implements. originally Of stone
o. hard oak, gradually improved; but
be wa forced 70 work in almost com
plSte darkness until Sir Humphrey
Dayy By his remarkable invention en-
abled him 20 light HIS way through
tie tunnels he had sxcaFatsd with
eOmParattvs SAFETY, ssyu . mining
Journal.
AgricolA IN author Who wrote
about the middle Of the sixteenth cen
tury, has left an elaborate treatise on
eoal mining Is Il Was practicsd during
tie middle ages From this we learn
that the horsegin, which survives 10
ne present day IN some Of the mining
elssricts q Great Britain and NORTH
ern Europe, was the engine chiefly
employed both for lifting the coal and
for getting rid Of the water. This lat
Ter ob1ect was sl1o aoastimss Effected
~ meane Of pumps turned bv Wind
ulila - b tunnels driven With eresf
-'2oF - e. outlet a. q loWor lsvsI