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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-03

The calm manner in which Major II.
P Myton deprived a drunken half
breed of the Big revolver with which he
was threatening to puncture the ma
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-03
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
People subdued With the Exception
of a Few Moros.

nN JULY 1 last. on the one hundred
! and twenty-sixth anniversary OF
the declaration of our Independence,
peace and amnesty were promulgated in
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-03
Seamen Are Scarce.

Each individual unit of our navy should
be the most efficient OF its kind as re-
CARDS both material and personnel that
is to be found in the world. / call your
special attention TO the need of providing
for the manning of the ships. Serious
trouble threatens US If we cannot do
better than we are now doing as regards
securing the services of a sufficient num-
Der of the highest type of sailormen, of
sea mechanics. The veteran Seamen or
our warships are of as high type as can
be found in any navy which rides the
waters of the world; they are unsur-
passed in daring. in resolution, in readl-
ness. in thorough knowledge of their pro-
fession. They deserve every considers
ton that can be shown them. But there
are not enough Of them. 1t Is no more
possible to improvise a crew than it is
possible to improvise a warship. To
build the finest ship. with the deadliest
battery. and TO send il aflOat with a raw
crew. no matter how brave they were
individually, would be to insure disaster
if a foe of average capacity were en-
countered- Neither ships nor men can
be iTnprOyised when war has begun.
We need a thousand additional officers
in order to properly man the SIPS now
provided for and under construction The
classes at the naval school at Annapolis
should be greatly enlarged At the same
time that we thus add the officers where
we need them, We should facilitate the
retirement of those al the head of the
list whose usefulness has become i'm
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-03
WARDS o. ZEE NATIoN.

gressional committee could visit Alaska
and investigate its needs on the ground
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OF Porto Rico il is only necessary to
say that the prOspe rity OF the island and
the wisdom with which it has been gov
erned have been such as TO make it serve
as an example of all that is best in in
Sular administration.
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what
fact
how
through the cholera
be o millions
will Of them;
affords
governing the disease
and need make mistakes
method hand
scientific
hog cholera strictly
will remain safe guide for all time
under the teachings standard
the all the
accrung costly and tedious experimenting
The
confined litter of is for Lifetime and
Sixth stock you raise hogs
risk
do susceptible hogs
compensated the
til they fit for market till the market
surrounding with
nfavorabe
infected
he an his life
that
cholera adds
his herdI
should STANDARD
mn hopeo be able place in your hands through our agent
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ORIGIN of the Word "Cubn.v

Cuba is the name by which the is
land was originally known to the Lu-
cayan Indians, who were with Column
bus when he discovered it. One Of its
villages or cities was called by them
Cubanacan. and it is reported that
from the similarity of sounds Column
bus, still supposing himself to be on
the coast of Asia, imagined that this
must be a city Of Kublai Khan, the
Tartar sovereign celebrated by Marco
Polo. The survival of the original
name for Cuba is a remarkable In
stance of persistence, as the island has
been baptized and rebaptized many
times since its European discovery.
Columbus first called it Juana In honor
Of Prince John, the son Of Ferdinand
and Isabella. After Ferdlnand's death
it was called in his memory Fernan-
dina. Subsequently this name was
changed to Santiago, after st. James,
the patron saint Of Spain. Still later
it was named Ave Maria, in honor Of
the Virgin Mary. But none of these
names held, and the Indian name Is
still preserved.-Literary Era.
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MAKING BONELESS HAMS.
iIouseItecpers May DO II ms Well M
Professional Butcher.


Little though one may think, the
process oil making homeless ham Is
quite q fine art and one that requires
no small degree OF skill In the under
taking. In fact, it Is not every one
who can bone ham successfully
In the event a housekceper unfamiliar
with the art of removing the bone
from hams were to undertake the JOB
she would be almost certain to begin
operations by first of all splitting the
ham open and endeavoring to carve out
the bone by cutting around 1t. The re-
suit would be failure and veXation Of
the worst sort, to say nothing Of ruin
ed ham. The proper way to remove
the bone would never suggest itself to
the average housekeeper.
The operator stands the ham on end
against supporting block and pro-
ceeds to carve around the bone from
one end as deep as 1t is possible for
him to run his hand and knife down
into the flesh and around the bone.
Having reached the extreme limit GAS
far, in fact as it Is possible to extend
the knife) he reverses the ham ana
begins cutting around the bone from
the other end, cutting downward until
he reaches the point that he attained
In cutting from the end on which he
began, the entire operation being sci
entifically correct and on the principle
of skinning an animal. The bone then
slips out clear and smooth, free from
any adhering flesh.
AS soon as this is done stout Irvine Is
wrapped around the ham and drawn
taut, completely closing the aperture
left by the removal Of the bone. The
Irvine is thus made fast and the ham
laid away fer Il day CT two, at the end
of which time the hole has closed so
neatly that. In Slicing the ham, 1t Is
difficult to determine the exact spot
from which the bone was removed.
This is the proper mode of making
homeless ham. and with Il little prac-
tice any hOusekeeper can learn to 90
the work as well as professional
butcher. They will observe that first
of all the bone Is surrounded by It's
sue, and by starting the operation from
the ends they will be surprised with
what facility this tissue, dividing the
bone from the flesh. peels loose from
the former.
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The willing Worker.

"Why is it," asked modest your
breadwinper. that when | stay at
office after hours to voluntarily do an
extra amount Of work somebody who
is in charge pOunces upon me as his
Unsuitable victim and gives me still
more to do?
THAT has happened to me time after
time in my business, and at each repe-
tition have taken VOW that If am
ever in charge of an office | shall give
any one Of my subordinate who sits
down and does work which isn't specif-
ically required Of him credit for what
he does do and let it 20 at that. with
out adding insult to injury, as it were'
by giving him something further to do.
"Of course it's an old saying that the
man who does the most work Is the
man usually worked but it's discour-
aging, don't you think? Strangely
enough, though, he goes ahead and lets
himself be worked with only weak
objection to ease his feelings. New
York Mail and Express.
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Mushrooms Are Filling.

One virtue Of the mushroom that Of
tentimes is not realized by its cham
pions even is its nutritiye qualities, FOR
it is often considered fit only for a
sauce or side dish. Recently ate
dinner with a friend who is bon VI
want and gifted with an abnor'nally
large appetite. To my surprise, ne or
dered nothing but mushrooms Dreao
and butter and. of course, drinkables.
We had mushrooms raw, stewed' trleu
and broiled on toast. 1t was my hrst
experience. but found them excel
lent. l certainly thought they would
not "stay by me-" but. to my surprise
for many hours afterward | had as
complete a sense Of fullness as rare
roast beef or juicy steak ever lmpart-
ed.-New York Telegram.
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A CURE AND A FEE.
Peculiar Experience of Doctor
With n Business Man.

Peculiar Experience of n Doctor
With Business Man.
In conversation one day about the
peculiar views that commercial men
sometimes entertain about professional
services DR.. S. Weir Mitchell told Inc
following story:
"A very wealthy man from the west
came to consult me about ali attack OF
vertigo. He said that he had just re-
turned from a trip to Europe, where
he had consulted eminent specialists,
but that they had failed to afford him
any permanent relief. A physician IL
London he said, asked me why did
not make an attempt to be cured near
er home. | thought on my way out
west | would stop over to see YOU
HAS any physician you have visit
ed looked into your earsY asked.
ono was his reply.
81 made an examination of his ears,
removed some wax and substance
that appeared to be hardened remnants
Of cotton wool. | sent him away then
and told him to come again in a day
or two. He did so.
"Well,' he exclaimed, 4 am cured
How much do l owe your
"'About $780, replied.
"As he drew check he asked, DID
you know when you first examined my
ears that you could cure meT
"When l told him that | had very
fair conviction that | could, he said
We'll, you are BANKED fool. Yoq
should have said to me: 81 think cail
cure you, and l will do so for S1OOOC1
No cure, no pay" You would havl
got your money without murmur.'
"Oh,' l said, if you feel that wa
about it there are several little char
ties in which l am interested, and
"'NO, no. he interrupted, that is NJ
business. have my cure, and yd
have the price you asked. The IRAN
action is closed
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HARD TO GET STARTED.
Things which Overcome n Writer
When beginning an Article.

Things w Mon overcome u " FlttE
When beginning an Article.
There is n feeling Of timidity that
oftentimes OvercOmcs a writer when
beginning an article. AS I'm writing a
letter, It is getting started that puzzles
It is the custom to begin with slow
moving piston and work gradually into
full speed until the flow of words Is
free, and then the difficulty with some
of us is to find the brake valve. Again,
a writer sometimes discovers that his
beginning is Il more fitting ending, and
vice versa. The newspaper style is to
throw general conclusions up strong
under the headlines, while the sermon
izer reserves them until his final ell
max.
Thackeray remarked once that he
could never tell exactly what he was
going to say until his pen was in hand
and under motion and then did not fully
realize Just what he was saying until it
was written There is subconscious-
ness that shapes writing as 1t does
speaking. This, | know, distm BIS some
well known theories Of speaking and
writing-aS to weighing everything and
then measuring ii out as druggist
compounds a prescription-but my OBJ
servations are that the preparation is
more in getting full of subject and
then letting the mind work free under
the impulse of the dominating idea.
There are as many ways and meth
DDS in writing aad speaking as there
are individuals, and yet the fundamen-
tai law In the transmission # thought
and speech runs largely in the same
groove. whether IT be the iargon Of the
Hottcntot or the polished periods OF
the scholar Human nature has its
|own primitive impulses that defy all
rules Of rhetoric and the power Of ex-
preston that is, the power, mind yon
is deeper seated than any artificial
Formula of stylists. - National Maya
zine
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A HUMAN FOREST.
How Indian Tr.3csmen Succeed In
Escaping the Police.


Some of the Indian tribes over which
we rule give us Il great deal of trouble,
notably the Mahsuds The Mahsuds,
however, are not by any means the
worst of the Indian robber tribes, the
unenviable distinction probably falling
to the Bills. who are the cleverest
scoundrels in the world, both In their
methods of acquiring other peoples
property and In eyading pursuit.
They arc very proud Of their skill In
offering and openly boast of 1t. One
of them once told British officer that
he could steal the blanket from under
him and was promptly challenged to
show his ability. That night when the
officer was fast asleep the Bill robber
cut hole In his tent. crept noiselessly
in and gently tickled the hands and
feet Of the sleeping man. The officer
stirred uneasily and turned over. In
this way the Bhil was able to pull the
blanket out little way. by repeating
his performance he finally succeeded
In Cooking" the blanket completely
from under the sleeper.
When engaged In his nefarious little
games, the Bhll wears hardly any
clothing, and his 1.-THE body is rubbed
with oil to facilitate escape from any
would be captors. When holly pursued
by the British troops, the robbers make
use of n very clever device. They con-
ceal their Scant clothing under their
small round shields and scatter them
about to resemble stones or powders;
then. picking up few twigs-lf there
are any to be had-they assume all
sorts of groiesquc attitudes. their al
most fcshless limbs silhouetted against
the dark night sky closely resembling
the charred limbs Of tree. Absolute
ly motionlcss, they hold their positions
till the enemy has passed them.
In this way a British subaltern in
charge of party sent to capture some
Bills was considerably startled one
evening. The pursuit had completely
lost sight of the robbers, and finally
the party drew rein by a clump Of
gnarlcd and bent tree trunks, tired and
hot from their hard eXertiOns. The Of
ficer in charge took off his hat and
placed It on the end of a broken limb,
when instantly there was wild scream
of laughter, and the tree trunks sud
denly came to life and vanished in the
darkness.-London Express.
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DISTILLED WATER.
4 IL the Pureat. Cest and Only ADJ
soIutely Safe W&fcr.

Boil gallon of water until there ID
but quart left, and the quart VIII
contain all the impurities OF the gal
lon and be nearly four times as I'M
pure as before. continue the Dolllhe'
and all the lmpurlties-animal, Vege-
table and mineral. except the gases
thrown off--will be reduced to one SOL
i'd mass. The wnter which Is evapo-
rated and passed off as steam Is very
nearly pure. But. you will say, IL Kills
the dangerous germs. We will sup
pose it does. but their remains lurnish
material for bacterial life to feed up
on. Do you relish the idea OF eating
In food or drinking their dead ana ue-
composing bodies. which poison the
water by their decomposition! Inc
fact is scientific investigation has prov
ed that boiling only kills the feeDiesI
the least injurious, germs.
Try simple experiment. Put I'M
boiled city water in one bottle ana the
same that has been boiled for half an
hour or more In another cork tightly
and keep In the sun or in warm place.
for q week or longer and note the an
ference. The unbOiled water Will snow
marked depreciation in looks, taste
and smell. but that which has been
boiled will be so much worse In these
respects that no one would think OF
using 1t. In comparison with these
you can submit Il properly scaled bot
tie of pure distilled water to the same
conditions. and at the end of Il year 1t
will be found to be as pure, sweet ana
perfect as when first bottled.
The purest and best and the only alb
solutely safe water to use for drink
ing and the preparation Of al foods
and artificial drinks is that produced
by distillation. but the most imperfect
one produces Il water far superior in
purity and healthfulness to the very
best spring waters under their most
favorable conditions. The nearest APP
proach to 1t in purity is ninwatcr,
which is distilled water OF natures
own production. when collected on
clean surfaces, in uninhabitcd sections,
where the air is pure and uncontaml-
mated by smoke, dust, city and factory
gases, etc.-Sanitarian.
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GREWSOME RELICS.
Pathetic Memorials of the Ill Fatod
City Of POmpeii.

Pathetic Memorials of the Ill Fatod
City Of POmpeii.
In the museum at Pompeii are pre-
served the most horrld and pathetic
relics of the last days of the Ill fated
city. Early in 1853 the workmen who
were helping to unearth an immense
palace struck into a cavity in the lava,
the nature of which, Of course, was a
mystery Without breaking further
into it they poured plaster Of paris
down the crevices that were already
opened, and as soon as the plaster had
hardened the crust Of lava was care
fully removed, and, 10, the form Of a
human being In his last struggles was
revealed The outlines and form Of
the person were perfectly preserved,
showing plainly that he had been bur-
led in boiling lava, which had hard
ened about him. The intervening 1,S0O
years and the heat of the lava besides
had reduced the body to handful OF
dust, but the lava had left cast nat
ural as life.
Since that time several bodies have
been reproduced, one Of them with the
features so perfectly preserved as to
show the expression Of the face. In
some Of the plaster casts parts Of the
skeleton are imbedded. Two female
casts which are clasped in each others
arms have been called "The Mother
and Daughter" Persons who have
seen this group say that there is moth
ing in all Pompeii more touching than
the utter despair depicted upon the
face of the mother"
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He Cornered TIlden.

Samuel J. Tilden had a touch Of hu-
NOR at times querulous in its tone, and
at other times he could be funny with
out meaning to be. He was an expert
Judge of wines. and his cellar was
choicely stocked. When dining out,
however, he had a little way Of meas
uring by the taste of his guest and or
dering accordingly. Colonel John r.
Fellows noted this trait and once
when dining with Mr.. Tilden saw that.
as usual, the Sage Of Greystone had
ordered n small bottle Of an ordinary
brand for his plate and a very choice
vintage for himself. Mr.. Tilden was
called ava from the table for mo-
ment. and the colonel deftly shifted
the bottles. When Tilden lifted his
pint to pour out the wine, his eye
quickly noted the difference, but he
got out Of the difficulty nicely. Here,
waiter" he said, you have made a
mistake in my wine. | want the same
kind Colonel Fellows has."-New York
World.
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Expensive CorOnntIons.

1t may he Of interest TO point out at
this time that the most expensive cor
Onation on record was that of the pres
ent ear Of Russia. Upward Of Sl3,-
OO0.O00 was spent by the government
alone and fully another 100000 by
the public authorities of various Rus
sian towns. The representatives Of
other powers We'd with each other in
lavish OUTLAWS. and. counting the sums
spent by other persons. the coronation
of Nicholas ii. cannot have cost much
less than $25.O00,C00.
The coronation of Car Nicholas |.
was also very expensive affair The
then Duke of DevOnshire was the Brit
ish representative. and he spent fully
S1500OO of his own money in cOnnec-
ton with it. The coronation Of George
". was the most expensive in English
annals. and this cost only $12,500000
OF this amount $125,000 was expended
on the coronation robe and $225,000 on
the crown.
The cost Of the coronation Of George
III. did not amount to half that of the
coronation of George ". The whole
cost Of the coronation of William ".
amounted to only $4,000 and that Of
Queen Victoria to $SJ0.000.
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THE DESTRUCTIVE TEREDO,
A Curious and Fragile Worm That
Olga Tunnels In Timber.


1t was in 1871 that Holland narrow
ly escaped inundation along its coast
because the timbeYs of the sea bikes
in many parts were discovered to be
quite unsCsind. The timely discovery
Of the real condition of the bikes saved
the country from an awful catastrophe,
the full extent Of which was COM
pretended by only few Dutchmen.
The timbers had been hOneycombed
by the teredO, or shipworm. This
creature burrows into any wood i'm
mersed in sea water. 1t makes an en-
trance when young and digs channels
along the grain Of the wood, living
and often dying in the timber. The
worm grows in some localities to a
length of twelve inches, It's girth be-
ing one and half inches, and the
curious thing about its whiplike body
is its exceeding tenderness. 1t cannot
bear It's own weight. 1t will break If
subjected to any strain.
1t will burrow straight along the
grain of the wood unless turned aside
by knot or nail, and, no matter how
many Of these worms may be burrow-
ing in the same piece Of wood, they
never run their channels into one an
other. BY some marvellous instinct
they keep clear Of each others pre-
serves. We have recently seen a cross
section of a log eighteen inches in
diameter, and we counted no fewer
than 800 distinct burrows.
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Having Run on Chamberlain'S
Cough Remedy.

Between the hours of eleven
o'clock a. m. and closing time at
night on Jan. 25th, 1901, A. F. Clark,
druggist, Glade Springs, Va, sold
twelve bottles of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. He says, II never
handled q medicine that sold better
or gave better satisfaction to my GUS
toners" This Remedy has been in
general use in Virginia for many
years. and the people there are well
acquainted with it's excellent quail
ties. Many of them have testified to
the remarkable cures which it has
effected When you need good. re-
liable medicine for a cough or cold,
or attack of the grip, use Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy and you are
certain TO be more than pleased with
the quick cure which 1t affords. For
sale by VIM. p. Bell & Co, Accomac
&. H., Va.
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A HIsfnric Church.

The officers Of old ST. Johns church,
Oh Church hill. Richmond. contradict
with much warmth a published story
TO the effect that the venerable struc-
ture is to be sold to make way for a
block of commercial buildings. The
senior warden. Captain Cyrus Bos-
sioux. says that the church does not
owe cent to any one. 1t was in this
church that Patrick Henry made his
celebrated Give me liberty or give me
death" speech in 1T75. and it is the de-
light of all visitors to Richmond to
stand in the pew in which he uttered
the memorable words.