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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-19
WATCH WITH A HISTORY.
over Two Centuries old-Bought Fol-
British Museum


Five thousand dollars for watch.
II seems an enormous price TO pay
for a timepiece il these days Of cheap
watches. But this particular watch
belonged to Thomas Spratt. Duke Of
Westminster. and is 30 years old 1t
has been purchased by the Duke of
Northumberland, probably for presen-
tation to the British museum.
1t is one inch and a half thick. It's
outer case is of tortoise shell, embossed
in silver. There is a minute hand. but
no hour hand. Instead, there is a NOV
ing semi-circulaT disc, whose fiat side
cuts the face of the watch in half. II
contains on the left-hand corner OF
the upper side a representation Of the
sun. and on the right-hand corner a
representation of the moon: these
edges indicate the hour, and the posi-
ton of the sun and moon to the earth
at that hour
The works are filed out by hand, and
run on diamonds. and inside the watch
I is the inscription that the timepiece
was made by Barnett OF London in 1889.
/ On another case is engraved the fact
that this watch was presented 10 the
Dean of Westminster by the Duke Of
Buckingham as a mark of esteem.
i When the duke died the Buckingham
watch was handed to his son. Thomas
! Spratt. NJ A. and on the death Of the
Z second Thomas Spratt the watch de-
SCended 10 his eldest son. At his death
It passed into the possession Of Captain
Spratt. who ran a three-masted
schooner from England TO Charlotte
town. P. F. I.
On Captain Spratt's last voyage he
handed the watch to his daughter. with
the remark that ne would not carry il
with him on that voyage, as was his
custom.
Captain Spratt may have had pre-
sentiment Pc that as it may. he never
returned home. His ship was seized by
pirates and all hands were murdered.
The watch then Travelled across the seas
to repose a treasured heirloom in the
home OF Americas great shiDbuildeT,
Nelson Spratt. uncle Of Mr.. La Page
Mr.. La Page embarked in the glue
business in America. and later secured
the precious family heirloom. the Buck
ingham watch
M La Page is now starting two glue
factories along the big salmon runs II
British Columbia. He parted with thF
watch for commercial reasons. al
though ne has regretted the act ever
since the timepieCe left his possession
10 start back To England after its fifty
years sojOurn in the United States and
Canada.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-19

They will keep the trolley humming from
Beersheba TO Dan;
And where Joseph once trudged Slowly
and with weary, aching feet,
The CAV tourist'n fit, loAing with ms
heels upon a seat
They will substitute the trolley for the
old-time caravan,
With its picturesque attachments, Just
as quickly as they can;
Then the ass and exc the camel may lie
down to rest serene
While the yellow cars go rumbling over
many a stored scene.
As they take the unwashed Moslem down
the Red seas sandy shores
To the prophets tomb and get MIN nome
in time 10 do the chores
II there still are bulls of Bashan broWs-
ing on the hills, some day
They NAV hoist their tails and below as
the cars whiz out that way,
Down along the ancient highways lead
ing from Jerusalem
The natives hear the rattle OF the cars
and shy at them;
Oh the trolley poles are standing Wnere
the Jordan gently flows.
And the tourist Zipps through Hebron
smoking stOgies as he goes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-19

He was down Tipping the Trains every
Day. in defiance of the Town Marshal.
and he wore a hat-topped Hat and Braid
on his Clothes and chewed Conductors
Delight All that he needed TO be a real
Raiiroader was a large Silver Watch and
a few Orders written on yellow Tissue
Paper
II was a Proud Day when they put him
on an Extra Run. for then he was priv
ileged 60 speak Of the Superintendent as
the Old Man and wave his hand at all
the Dining-ROOm Girls along the Line
Just as he was becoming well aCquaint-
ed with all the Agents and Operators and
had acquired a large Vocabulary TO be
used IN cussing the Engineer. he got
what seems to be due every Brakeman
He was a little slow in withdra wing the
Left Fin ana the Bumpers caught him
When he came out of the Hospital his
Left Hand looked Ike q Pair Of Scissors.
Then he was q sure-enOugh RailrOader.
He went back on the Road and the next
tine they landed him Right He got
mixed up IN a head-on Collision and a
I Gravel Train piled up on top Of him BY
the time the Surgeons had pared away
what wouldn't be any more use 10 him
he was trimmed down TO about three
+ quarters Size As soon a. he got his
l Clutches he went back and got job on a
! Crossing where his Duties were 10 wave
Red Flag AID cridcise the Policy Of the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-19
KING A SOCIAL AUTocRAT.
LnleTtains Aristocracy and Act
rssses at Eis Own Pleasure.

'.-7-'1 Dispatch 20 chicago Chroniclel
f7e great social fact Of the new year
. ns place King Edward has begun
'"- Do the pahlic eve. Already he has
hs really the center Of England 5
~ system. When Queen Victoria
ii. -.-a society was hoadless. Nowadays
u. N.S IS the uadispUted social autocraL
5..,.- '.'tendnce Is the end-au Of social
900 Dis resolution 20 hole dra wing
-.--S az rt@ut instead Of i'm the after
t-.,- .'set TT with the understanding
Sc, omission Is 90 be only by invitation.
ms. >'..59en society % lis foundations. u
he --4l the court entertainments viii
a-..- select than heretofore and that
....,-.-i eSfnce there viii mean either an
f4,--- social stains or special royoi
1'"e''' WIS popularity as king is even
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-19

Fourth-Gown of faint cameo pink
broadcloth. trimmed with lace tinted
the same shade. 1t was a princess
model, and the front effect was that of
a long stole of lace. The lace used was
the new wool guipure, and it was fin
ished toward the hem Of the skirt with
fringe. The sleeves of this robe were
long and clOse-fitting. and made entire
" of the pale-tinted lace, with tight
strap cuff of stitched bands of the
cloth.
Fifth-Pompadour gown copied from
an old painting. 1t was fashioned Of
black silk, with a pompadour design in
! big pink roses. The skirt cut to show
a petticoat of rich white satin.
Sixth-Princess gown Of beige NOUS
| seine de sole, scattered with q big
/ black dot The bodice made entirely Of
! Russian lace. and the lace extending
/ below the waist line. The skirt and
sleeves were trimmed with narrow
bands Of black lace.
| Hats.
Ffrst-Evening hat of white tulle,
scattered with pearls. Under the soft
folds of tulle was a long white ostrich
plume. fastened with a big pearl ca
| bOehan.
Second-Extremely original turban of
! black panne velvet. with a black veil
as its own trimming. The veil was ar
ranged so that it falls over the face
and was draped about the turban. At
the back il was caught with two large
agate pins and then fell in a single
long end way below the waist line.
Third-Sable toque, draped with q
white lace scarf. At the front, where
the toque hared. was a cluster of vel
vet roses in five different shades of
violet and purple.
Fourth-Large hat of brown beaver,
trimmed with big eidelweiss in white
velvet. The crown of the hat was en-
tirely covered with this unusual flower
and shaded green velvet leaves fell over
the brim.
Fifth-Toque made entirely of glis-
tening black sequins, with two big pink
roses and a cluster of green leaves
close TO the hair at the left side. The
petals of the roses were scattered with
, rhinestones.
Sixth-Large hat of white felt. with
black beaver crown The hat was al
, large fiat bow made of many loops Of
, black ribbon.
Furs.
) First-Coat and skirt of sealskin. tn,
f skirt was trimmed toward the bottom
! with N-shaped panels of sable.
SecOnd-Entire costume Of pOulain
f which in plain English means colt
= Both skirt and coat were made Of TIT
glossy. doWny coat OF newborn hOrs
I and trimmed with stitched bands o
\ cloth OF the same shade.
= Third - Cape Of matched Russian
= sable skins It was a very full cape
= reaching just below the waist line ant
Q trimmed with sable tails. II was line
D with cream tinted satin, and the cap
d was worth many thousands of dollars
Y Fifth - Bolero jacket of moleskir
G which is gray in color. The jacket ha
: the pointed effect in front. and fas
tened with big crystal buttons.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-19

Stomach. Now he could sit down any
time and write a History OF ms LILSI-
He was a Victim Of the Pepslll fle eIll,-
Also he was well known IN the Doctor :
Waiting Room where People SIT AROUND
and hate one another While redulil5 ldSI
years Magazines. H.
The old First-Nighter would go to the
Play-House and sit there broodlng over
his Internal Organs he Woulun ~
laughed for s. When the Actors looheo
down and saw that Before IaAIhS
FACE in the Bald-Head Row, they Would
get ratified and forget their cues -.,--
After the Performance the AiCAeL
would go out and tell the Manager Wiltt
a mink Show it was. that the Comedian
was about as Humorous IS a Glue 9dlu-
wich and the Soubrette was a Narnisn-
After falling for Years 10 put on I
Show that pleased the Flrst-NlgnIet, lIlC
Manager decided TO make one supreme
Effort He arranged BIZ thaI We =
CorIzer. Melba did a Slack Rope ACT ana
Mansfield gave a PeGeSJaI Oloe- ne u
e1-itable Double SeXtette consisted OF
Nay Irwin, Madam MoJeska, Nia5E 49, 81
nering. Lillian Russell Amelia blhgIldIIl
and Julia MaTlOwe in the front row
while f. H SOthern. John Drew, rdil-
els Wilson. Joseph JenerSon- NJ 5U ~
win and Kvrle BelleW did the Ieu NE
pretty Maiden Business. MrS- PaIrlch
CaTo1baII broke Glass Balls with :
Rifle and the De Reszke Boys dc several
P0puIar Ballads with Dance steps IN De
tween. The Salary List looked Digger
than the National Debt Il was lne
greatest bunch of stars ever got TO-
There can be no Kick coming on TINS
show said the Manager, but even r
he smoke he saw the First-NlgnJer coIilliis
c,7+ with a COX Of Disgust on MS race
| sithough six Champion Prlze-Fign
mad Just walked out on the stage 10 oe
| a Dramatic Skit- 800.
How do you like the Show asked tu5
| Manager - D..
'aThe worst ever saw, was the re
nIv. The Plot Is not Convincing ana Ih'
| Music is Reminiscent
! I pass you up said the Manager
| And after that he went PACK 20 3 80
/ ms to the ordinary, lOW-brOWed Pubic
MORAL; II is the Gift, Of Disagree
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-19

AeOlians ana he certainly looked the Part
Lem was carried to the County Seat on
a Wave of Popular Enthusiasm. He
moved into a House that was painted
four or five COlOrs and he began 10 wear
his Black Suit every Day with Boiled
Shirt and Sleeve Buttons. The Word
Travelled back to the County that Lem
was getting TO be d daI-blithered Dude,
and the next thing you knew. by Grim
had his chlnchillas neatly trimmed By the
Town Barber and came out in a Derby.
He spread it on pretty Thick and no mis-
take
His old-time Neighbors would drive in
town of a Saturday after Week OF
Hard Work and they would see Lem sit
ting by a Window in the Court House
playing Checkers with the Town Liar.
When they realized that they the Tax
Payers. were giving Lem large Salary
for sitting around in his Sunday Best.
they realized that Lem had entered into
that old and well-known Conspiracy TO
/ bunk the Granger and gold-brick him
and give him the Short End generally
/ lying Vote fell on him like a Horse on a
Butterfly Every Woodworking TilIer Of
I the Soil took Crack at Len because he
Z lived in Town and put on Dog. When
J Lem found himself AarOOned he did nOg
want to go back 10 the Country and
I Tackle Hard Work again He stayed in
/ Town and permitted his Wife 10 take
I BOarders. A Good Farmer was spoiled
/ in the making Of a Disappointed Polite
l ian. but the Voters did not acknowledge
I that they were 10 Blame
! MORAL Never wedn the Honest TOiler
/ away from his Blue Jumpers
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-19
The Modern Fable of the Boy With
the Steadfast Ambition.

In a Small Place
where the Local
Freight stopped to
rake out the ashes
and pick up a Car
Of Produce. there
was a Boy who
had set his Heart
on being a Rail
road Man He
would go down 10
the Axe Depot and
stand on the Ks
platform and look
at the Head Brake
man on No. 4. and
say TO himself:
Some day I shall
be like him If I
improve my OppOr-
tunities and learn
TO make a Coupling
on the Run with
out the use Of a
Stick."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-19
MODERN FABLES.
BY GEORGE AIDE.

Road. One Day his Uncle. a weil-to-do
Citizen. came along and said to what was
left OF him: III YOU had taken my Ad-
vice, YOU would have been a successful
Business Man. with the usual number OF
Arms and Legs.
Then the Remnant replied as follows:
when the Choo-ChoO 1Icrobe begins TO
work on a Man. he would rather be d
crippled Brakeman than an athletic Bank
President"
MORAL: He whose Soul is in Railroad
ing never objects 10 being Marked Up q
little.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-19
(Chicago Record-Herald)


A company has been formed at Cleve-
land to build trolley roads in the Orient
Lines are now in operation through the
Holy Land, and IL is proposed 10 build
others from Cairo TO Mount sinai ana
Mecca, with branches extending TO Da-
mascus. so that hereafter the followers
OF Mahomet may travel by rail in making
their annual pilgrimsges TO the prophets
tomb. A network of trolley lines center
ing at Jerusalem is projected.-(News
Dispatch.)
THE trolley car goes whizzing on the
shores of Galilee,
And the ass that used to aable
through those districts, where is
he?
Der the sacred hills they hurry, going
down to Jericho,
Waving kerchfefs from the cars or play
ing euchre as they go;
From Jerusalem TO Joppa, once long
and tedious trip,
People travel now by trolley, readinS
novels as they zipp.
Through the lands where Moses tarried,
where he smote things with his roo;
And received for Israel children sacred
messages from God.
They will string the copper wire and put
down the flattened ties,
While the camel and the donkey rest and
watch through sleepy eyes,
And anon the cars from Cairo and Da-
mascus and Kerak
Will go whizzing down 10 Mecca, MAIN
ing things along the track
Where they once went down TO Egypt out
Of sacred Palestine
They will bridge the crooked wadys and
equip the trolley line;
Up along the highway Travelled by the
Good Samaritan
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-19
The Modern Fable of the Lady Who
Liver Down Her Past by Main
Force.

Once there was a
large Family OF Girls
in an Out-Of-the-way
Town. The Family
was up against It
about fOur-thirds OF
The time and the
Girls had TO Shifc
for themselves One
OF these Girls did a
short line OF Kitchen
Work for a time in
order to side-step the
POOr-HOusp. Later
on she led 10 the Al
tar an Industrious
Young Fellow who
took her mp TO the
City, where they did
very vel. She be-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-19
Tabloid Lunches.
Chicago Chr0nicle.1

fI-IIIla-V LlII v-lILIF.T
The quick lunch fiend should take
heart It viii soon be possible. we are
told. 10 consume our food in tabloid form
and thus save the few valuable seconds
We now spend on a revolving chair
wrestling with the midday repast in bulky
form. The tabloid enthusiasts say We
can have a roast beef lOzenge and a cof-
fee CAPSULE without leaving our office
chair. and grow Just as fat as We do un-
der the old-fashioned dietary. Maybe. but
isn't there a limit 10 modern progress?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-19

inal way. The skirt is very full but
the upper part OF the coat fits the fig
ure closely At the sides toward the
back, reaching both above the waist
line and below il, ares V-shaped in
serts of chinchilla, with the shape Of
the fur outlined with blue chenille
fringe. The sleeves Of this coat are en-
tlrely chinchilla and the collar is OF
the same soft gray fur.
5-Louis XIV coat of pale violet vel
vet with a shadow design printed
through it in silver gray. The deem
turnover collar and wide cuffs are of
ermine.
Tea Gowns.
Empire tea gown of rose vel
+, vet, with corsage and long sleeves
Of guipure lace. A feature of
/ this gown was an exquisite g1rdle Of
| strings Of jewels. The girdle was COM
/ posed of four gold strands. set with
! jewels and fastened in front with a
! Jeweled clasp. White satin was used
for the foundation Of the gown. The
short velvet bodice was cut in straps.
and between the straps the white satin
lining showed. The neck was cut a
trifle low, the train was a long, sweep
ing one, and the clOse-fitting sleeves
were entirely of the lace.
2-Negligee of the white Liberty sat
IN, which looked as if scattered with
pale purple feur de lis and big faint
green leaves. 1t had unusually large
kimOna sleeves, finished with little
turn-back cuff of rare duchesse lace.
To give fun, fluffy effect at the bot
tom of the gown the Liberty satin
was finely pleated and here and there
inserted in fan-shaped panel The
negligee fastened down the front with
big pearl buttons.
Gowns.
First-Princess robe Of cream gui.
pure lace over white satin. The sleeve:
were elbow length and a mass of tiny
tucks made Of filmy mousseline de sole
A white satin sash was wound abou
the figure at the corsage. In the bacI
it was extremely broad, but toward IN,
front it became narrower and crossed
at the center of the cOrsage and theI
passed over each shoulder as a strap
SecOnd-Dinner gown of black pann
velvet. The decOllete pointed bodice ha,
a wire Medici collar of exquisitely IN
black chantilly lace. The sleeves wer
original in the extreme. To the elbow
. they were made of black panne velvet
Then they were slashed toward the in
side seam to show a strip of white sati
and caught in three places with littl
r0settes of black satin. The rest of tn
; sleeve consisted Of a long wing-Iik
! fTill Of black Ia. The skirt was O
I black panne velvet, with the long trail
+ striped with bands Of the black chan
! tilly lace. The bands were narrow a
r the waist line, broadening out as The
= neared the end Of the train.
! Third-Calling gown Of old rose twee
{ lavishly trimmed with a black sati
- embroidery. The coat was q three
D quarter length. and had black fox col
lar and cuffs, and fastened with silve
b buttons. The bodice of this costum
$ laced in front with narrow black sati
ribbons over a vest of white satin an
o tulle. The skirt, which fiared prettil
b at the bottom. was trimmed with til
L black satin embroidery in 4 convention
: al pattern.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-19

Beside an open Win
dow in the Box Fac
tory there tOiled Day
after DAY a bright
young Thing named
Lizzie. She could look
out and see the Cid
ed Youth going BY
leading their Dogs and
trying to walk Eng
fish fashion. and she
would ask herself.
"Oh. is II within the
range of Human Pos
sibiiities that some day
I shall meet these re-
markable Creatures -
The Answer seemed
to have a Negative
Flavor, for up TO date
Lizzie had been un-
able to Flag any Of
our Best Young Men
They couldn't see a
not even with a Mon
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-19
ON A POSTAL
Toledo Woman Has Written McKin-
ley's Biography.

Mrs. Elizabeth Owen OF Toledo. O..
has written the biography Of William
Mckinley upon a postal card, and in
ink. The biography, which has just
been completed. was copied from thirty
sheets OF legal cap paper, and there are
on the postal card al lines, 200 words
and q. 353 letters.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-19
The Modern Fable Of the Agricul-
tural migrate and the Revenge OF
the Common People.

A Farmer once ran
for a County Office
He hitched up TO his
side-bar Buggy and
drove around and
EIectioneered until he
had the Job cinched.
A Nan who lived in
Town tried to pull
down the Nomination,
but Back Townships
were all for the Farm
er. The Voters said
they calculated that
Lem was in Sympathy
with the Toiline
Masses, for he wore a
Suit OF Blue Jumpers
and a Hickory Shirt
arrI FrrFV --@ "a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-19
The Modern Fable Of the Manager
and Dead-Head Who Was Sour on
the Whole Game.

There was a case
hardened old First
Nighter who claim
ed that all the real
Actresses and funny
Comedians had been
dead for Is or p
years. He lOnged for
the Palmy Days
when he used TO lean
back and Haw-Haw
and be an Encore
Fiend. Seemingly he
overlooked the Fact
that when Comic
Opera hit him hard
and the Ministries
made him laugh I'M
I'll Il Hurt. he had
been a gingery KID
with a keen Interest
in Life. AT that
time he didn't know
that he had a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-19

him out of Business
for a while.
This Rival was
what they called a
Ouarter-HOrSe or
Surinter. He was
stronger at the start
than at any time
thereafter. AFTER
having known MN
for 5 Minutes, one
would have said thai
he was a Delightful
Chap. Those VINO
had known him for
3 Weeks connded
that he was the
cheapest Smoke who
ever Blew. He was q
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-19
Modern Monte C-isto.

I-Ulld-U -FEWr-T
Is that the Eorid2" asked the Marian
as their exploring sirship changed its
course in time TO avoid the earths al
traction
4 think * used to be called that" said
the steersman. but now II is merely the
private estate Of J. P. Morgan"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-19

A LARGE. ponderous Man with slow
Il Delivery and very few gallant Ac-
complishments was trying TO date
up Nice Girl for a case Of Marry Wneh
a Rival dashed in between them and put
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-19

The Modern Fable of the Meteorlc
Mixer Who Did Not Last Such a
Very Long Time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-19

The sole mention Of Maxine Elliott.
name has placed her at a disadvantage
but she was in no TSay responsible for the
disclosure.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-19
Dead Broke. -

rs he broker
Il guess So He said if air was 8 cents
a barrel he'd suffocate."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-19

The Modern Fable of the Maiden
Who Connected With the Bee-Line
Route to the Region Of the Upper
Ten,