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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30
MODEST DAN HARRINGTON.

THE HERALD is loath to thrust into
L prominence so modest and retiring
man as Daniel Harrington. but it
cannot prove -recreant to its plain duty.
IN the words of the bard Of Avon,
Some are born great some achieve
greatness and some have greatness
thrust upon them" Daniel is pulling
back nightly. and he may. therefore,
be placed in the third class. although
it wouldn't take much stretching of the
imagination to include him in all three
Feeling the need for the right kind Of
man to represent Utah IN the lower
house Of congress, Daniel, sorely
against his viii, proposes to leap right
into the middle of the political lions
den.
He has addressed a mimeograph let
ter TO people all over the state. in
which he portrays the calamitous
times ahead for the Republican party
unless it dominates the man Of the
hour. After announcing his candidacy.
Daniel gazes into his mirror and finds
@4--tN --r --~----At-N NAADAA4 UC-
First Of an. an educated. accomplished
man. He should have such facility of
speech. aptness and urbauity of manner
and conduct that the moment he comes N
contact with the discriminating bright
men at the capital and elsewhere. &c will
be known that he is 4 credit to his party
and the state from which he comes.
Moreover. be should have such powers
Of 0TatOry and such readiness and ant
ness in debate that he can demand and
receive a hearing on all important sub
jeets. In short, be should. have the ability
To rise TO an occasion whea it is re-
Quired."
There spoke a true patriot. Unfor-
tunateIy, Daniel omitted one important
feature of the Identification. He
should have said that the nominee
should be a man who only shaves mis-
upper lip and who allows a neat little
lambrequin II adorn the remainder Of
his eountenanee; also that his eyes
should be blue and that his hair should
be sprinkled with gray.
on behalf of AIr. Harrington. The
Herald desires to parsphrase some
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30
THE WILLARD ENGAGEMENT.
THE MOST NOTABLE theatrical e

HE MOST NOTABLE theatrical en-
gagement of the season closed at
the salt Lake theatre last night. in "a
repertoire of the finest plays seen in
this city for years. presented by q most
finished actor the size OF the business
done By AR Willard does not speak
well for the taste Of salt Lakes amuse-
mentioning public. Making due al
lowances for Lent and other things
calculated to have an effect on the at
tendance, the fact remains that Mr..
Willard was not accorded anything like
the patronage he deserved.
When plays like Way Down East
pack the Theatre for eight consecu-
tive performances, when Arizona"
draws expectant mulutudes and VIII
lard wastes his talent on meagre audi
ences, it IS time to ask if Salt Lakes
taste is deteriorating. Complaint was
made that the scale of prices was too
high. Granting that some of the seats
were beyond the reach of the average
playgoer. it is only necessary to state
that the loWer-priced tickets remained
unsold, in order to demonstrate that
the excuse is worse than no excuse.
Besides, the prices charged by Mr.. VIII
lard were exactly what he is paid in
other cities and other players receive
here.
No play in the Willard repertoire had
ever been seen in this city before. Not
only were they all new here, but they
were al widely different and gave the
mastery actor a chance TO show how
versatile are his talents. As the inn
perioUs Cardinal de Medici, as the
lovable old professor, as the delicious
drunkard, David Garrick. ana as the
suffering Tom Pinch, Mr. Willard was
equally delightful. The test Of an ac-
tors held on his hearers is his ability
to make them want to see him again.
This was particularly noticeable during
the Willard engagement, for the audi
ences, in a considerable measure. were
made up of the same people every
night.
1t viii be a long, long time before
salt Lake has another opportunity
such as the one that was sighted last
week We have had other spIendid
performances this winter but none en-
titled TO mention on the same day as
those by Mr.. Willard. Every one who
saw him viii hope that, in spite Of the
lack Of appreciation. it viii not be ter
years more before he visits US again.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30

bicycle shop. rented a wheel All night
teng ne pracdced, and early the. next
morning presented himself at the pa
Nihon % take ~ his work
Not long after this experience Mr.
Mcclure met Colonel Albert Pope and
the acquaintance led the young man
into the editorship and management of
The Wheelman. q position in which
ne continued a year and a half. Then
he went TO New York. and for a year
was Tariously engaged with the Cen
fury company, in post graduate work,
etc.
It was in the fall Of 81 that his great
idea came to him. He was recovering
from a serious illness. when suddenly
the thought came to him.
Why not buy stories of well known
authors and sell them to several papers
Tor simultaneous publication? The As
ISOLATED Press had been syndicating
news-mere brute fact-fOr thirty years.
Why not create and supply a market
for the very best in hterature?'
The idea soon bore fruit. Mr.. Nc
Ciure had a brilliant conception at
Just the right time; paper was rapidly
Ialilng IN price. increased facilities for
printing brought about a demand for
new matter. and success fell to him be-
cause his capacity for organization
Joined his ability to see at once the
valua bic and available in manuscripts.
Rudyard KiDling once said that Mr..
Mcclure was the only man he knew
who could tell where an author was go
ing to be three years hence.
1t IS difficult 10 estimate the results
which have followed the original
syndicating idea. The business grew
beyond the first dreams of its origin
ator. The work which was began as a
means Of placing a short story in sew
eTai newspapers simultaneously eX-
panded into a vast system for deliver
ing in the largest newspaper Offices OF
the country specially Illustrated articles
OF timely interest. women's and youth S
pages, short and serial fiction Of all
kinds.
From the authors point Of view the
idea was revolutionary in its effect.
They were paid better for their work,
and their names were given a sudden
and wide publicity. A new audience
has been discovered. For Mr.. Mcclure,
however, this was but a step to an
other and greater achievement.
Difficult as had been his task before,
(many others might have accomplished
as much) few would have ventured the
next step, the establishment without
capital Of the maya zine out Of which
McClure's has grown. The first num-
Der appeared in June, 1898. in four
months 10000 subscribers had been Sc
cured, but the struggle was a hard one.
Finally the tide turned. Now 900
copies Of the magazine are turned out
monthly from one of the best equipped
plants in this country.
All this has come to a man just As.
He has found the way hard. but that
is part OF the game. The conquest
Of so great a territory is necessarily
wearying, and IL is not at all strange
that Mr.. Mcclure has relinquished TO
his colleague, Mr.. John S. Phillips, the
direct management of the business.
At the present time Mr.. Mcclure
spends most Of his time abroad with
his family, Mrs. Mcclure and four
children, three girls and a boy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30
THE ANTI-ExPEcroRATIoN LAW
II THEIR EFFoRTs to secure the

n THEIR EFFORTS to secure the
enforcement Of the anti-expectora-
tion ordinance, the health officers are
entitled to assistance from all good
citizens. No law on the statute books
is less observed and but few are worse
needed. Nothing is ilthier than a
pavement which has been used as a
cusDidor Not only is it unsightly in
the extreme, but as a dissemination of
disease it has few equals. This fact
was recognized when the council, some
years ago. passed an ordinance provid-
ing penalties TO be assessed against
th1se who expectorate on the side
walks.
For a short time the ordinance was
enforced. Several citizens were fined
for violating it, and the sidewalks pre-
scented a better appearance than they
had shown in all the years since Salt
Lake became a city. Then, little by
little, the policemen became more lax
and now they seem to have forgotten
that there is such a measure. It is high
time for them to go to work again.
Under the law it is just as much an
offense to expectorate on a sidewalk
as to be guilty Of drunkenness It is
not fair to arrest the drunkard ana
permit his fellow beast to go IN
scathed.
And in this same connection The
Herald desires TO endorse the crusade
against filthy rags. There is another
prolific source of contagion which vari-
Gus cities have been prompt to recog-
nize. Rags are gathered without refer
ence to where they come from. The old
clothes man goes from place to place.
regardless Of scarlet fever and other
diseases and buys whatever is cheap
est. This junk is then worked over
without cleansing or disiufection and
the great risk Of spreading eontagion
is apparent.
1t should be possible to provide for
. regular inspection OF esta blishments
where rags and old clothes are gath
cred and disposed Of. An officer, clothed
with the proper authority, could see
that all of this material was disinfect-
ed and rendered absolutely safe for the
purchaser To bring this about some
labor would be required, but the re-
suit, it is sure, would amply justify the
extra work.
Nobody is so foolish as to think that
in a city as large as Salt Lake it is
possible to guard against every form
Of contagion. That is out Of the Ques-
ton, but it is possible to take ordinary
precautions, such as those suggested,
and no time should be lost in putting
them into active and effective opera
lion
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30
TIE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

III A4Oi THOMPSON refused to ap-
AVA prove Chief Devine's appointment
of Mr. Wood as assistant chief of the
fire department because Wood, he said.
was not a Republican. Because The
Herald insists that the fire department
should be kept out Of politics. the Tri-
bune says sit is maintained that none
but Democrats are fit to be at the
head of the ere and police depart
n.ents"
Ihat statement IS obviously dishon-
est The Herald has said no such thing
and it has no such belief. It does not
know what Woods politics are. nor
does it care. Mr.. Wood has been in
the IRE department for years, he has a
good record, he was named for the
place by a Republican CHIEF and con
firmed by Republican council. He
Gid nor suit the mayor because he is
not machine politician of the ThoInp-
son stripe: and by that same token
he is so much the better fitted for the
position.
The Herald believes the mayor
should have his own men in executive
positiol so long as 1t does not interfere
with e'e public service. II is an ad-
Fansage TO the Democracy 20 have
thompson Republicans in office.
though 81 is q little hard on the city.
But 10 reject Woods nomination 10
an Office which should be free of po-,
liticai Interference was a distinct no
tiee 70 the public that no department
IS safe from disorganization at the
hands Of the political highbinders.
Protection from fire, the danger of
increased insurance rates, the menace
10 pubic safety, are minor considera-
tons. Office for the faithful followers
Of Ezra is me prime consideration; and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30

lines written by a seventeenth century
author
The voter sees him charming, but he
sees not half
The charms his downcast modesty con
eeals.
II Daniel could only be persuaded to
conquer his retieence long enough 20
tell how good he really is, the Repub-
heans from Lannan 10 Kearns and
from Thompson to Pratt would Sally
around him But there, Dams COY,
sweet nature viii revolt at such a sug-
gestion. To find the real Jewel one
must seek 1t in this case as in others.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30
Why They Laughed.

A Georgia paper tells of a revival meet
ing at which a man arose and said he
was the wickedest wretch in the town.
I'D go to Derdition If l should die to-
night he concluded. Immediately an old
deacon started the hymn. IF You Get
There. Before Do, Look Out for Ne.
I'm Coming. Too" And then the deacon
wondered why everybody laughed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30

WHO GIFTS THE NEWS.
(Price Advocatel

= Salt Lakes Tribune one day last =
: week discovered that a railroad =
, survey Is being made through =
= Emery county by the Rio Grande =
, system. Everything referred to in \
= connection Herewith had pre- =
: vi0usly appeared in the railroad =
= column of The Herald. In fact, :
: the article was simply rehash of =
: Herald stuff. Lydia Pinkham and =
= Tom Kearns appear to be as far =
= as the vision of the Tribune ex- ,
= tends these days. =
Z 4&4&4AAAAAAAA4AA&
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30

Councilman Eardley's suggestion for
arbitration on the Dure-ice question is
decidedly unique. It is also asinine and
other uncomplimentary things. The
people are entitled to pure ice and they
ought to have it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30

The man who can tack down thick
piece of zinc under the kitchen range
these moving days without swearing
won't need any preliminary practice in
piety in order to give the angels points
in Paradise.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30

In the golf schedule for the Country
club we note practically every kind Of
some except the lonesome. win some
member kindly explain the reason for
the omission?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30

Victims of the New York Central
tunnel disaster have brought suits for
damages aggregating $3.50. 600. has
much as it seems impossible TO send
the parties really responsible for the
horror to the penitentiary, it is to be
hoped that the compliments viii get
every cent they demand.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30

Now the assistant secretary of the
treasury is to lose his position because
he said something the president didn't
Ike. The time seems ripe for some en-
terprising American to start a gag fac
tory.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30

Let a loud noise be made! Let the
bazoo be blown. Pound the tom-tom.
Rattle the dice, and anything else that
may be handy. John Beck has wen
lawsuit
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30

Unfortunately, the Iowa athlete who
sustained the broken jaw the other
day was not a prize fighter. Consider
ing the amount Of work the fighters
make their jaws do, it is a wonder most
of them are not fractured every day or
two.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30


It was said of 5. s. Mcclure some
years ago that he knew more authors
personally than any other man. Prob
ably that record is still his. though he
Is not actively engaged in business now.
Mr.. Mcclure has had a remarkable ca
reer. He was born in County Antrim.
Ireland, on Feb Il. 1857. His father
was a shipbuilder; his ancestors be-
fore had been carpenters and builders.
The fact may explain the capacity for
establishing businesses and. conceiving
great enterprises which is a marked
characteristic Of the present day ed
/ itOr and publisher.
An accident in the Glasgow shipyards
brought the fathers life TO an untimely
end and the mother face to face with
the serious problems of life. Four
boys, the eldest 9, could not tighten the
burden
An uncle who had emigrated to
America wrote urging the mother to
turn all their available assets into cash
and TO join him in the land Of oppOr-
tunity. Friends were leaving the old
land by the hundreds and, with the
( hope that, in the new country, he boys
might find the means for better things
than were to be had in Ireland, she
was swept to this side Of the Atlantic
- NAAN 2 AEolL wave VI Ellll9 LlOA AllAN4l
followed our civil war.
The family made its way to Indiana
and there on a farm near Valparaiso.
Samuel Sidney McCiue grew into the
days of his youth. Few, save those
who have had a similar experience, can
know the story of his boyhoOd. Fired
by great ambition, he worked early
and late with buoyancy Of spirit and
energy of action that made difficulties
disappear before him. From district
school TO the normal. then (his first
great venture away from hOue), the
college. And this meant more to him
than to the young man who leaves
home for the college in these days. It
meant that he had to get his education
and living at the same time. 1t Is
commonplace to say that here also he
worked hard. He did what few men
could have done; he supported him
self, established a college magazine,
stood high in his classes and, at the
same time, eourted and won the daugh
ter of the senior professor. A poor
student has many aids in winning a
degree; there are none in winning the
professors daughter.
Immediately upon his graduation
from Knox college. in Galesburg. Ill.
Mr.. Mcclure went 10 Boston. IT is re-
lated of him that after many days
fruitless search for employment, he
CHANGED TO pass a bicycle pavilion, in
front Of which hung a placaTd adveT-
Using the need Of an instructor in BIZ
cycle riding
The young man rushed in and sought
ont the manager.
Can you ride?" inquired the latter.
I've never been on a wheel" re-
piled the future editor. but I'll show
you in the evening that I can ride, if
you will hold the place for me-"
The manager laughed Here was a
selt-eonadent youth. indeed but the
eager manner and look Of determine
ton compelled assent to the strange
proposal.
Mcclure went out. and, at the first /
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30

No matter how thoroughly he may
be convinced Of the honesty Of his eli
ent, Attorney Gustin viii hereafter
nail his gloves down when he rises to
address the court.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30

a New Jersey doctor is stiH prac-
tieing at SO. If he can be persuaded
to reveal the place where he found
the fountain Of youth. he will not lack
for patients.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30

\ London paper expresses the hope
that the United States viii have better
luck with Cuba than England has had
with the Transvaal. The parallel is not
exactly clear, but the wish will be
heartily echoed on this side of the
water
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30

if the people do not like It the people
may 90 hang. And the Tribune APP
proves the programme.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30

Notwithstanding the fact that he
does a eash-in-advaRee business. the
WHY gentleman who has been fleeing
Salt Lake women keeps many sets of
books.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30
No Musician.
(Chlcago News.)

lJuiCagO News
But" protested the new arrival. as
St Peter handed him a golden trumpet,
Il cant play this instrument. 1 never
praCticed while on earth
"Of course YOU didn't" chuckled the
old man. That's why you are here
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30

Russell Sage has lost S250.O00a in a
New York stock deal, and all of Wall
street is trying to find out who the
old gentleman is going to get the
money back from. The man he goes
after might just as well stand and
deliver.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30

We're now prepared n 49,,
boy from the time be +b --o-as Ia
dresses until he puts on I0B ono" &C..
ers. Then we turn him or,sts ,.'l'-
Young Mems Department y on
started he'll grow up in our Sl,.S 10
ana remain our regular patron. rs
ask mothers to come and ', ~. We
pretty things in Children's c. ~ tls
Tor the spring season. Not -
that's too high. BRING YOUp ~ ~
BAND, TOO, for a new spTiT,' = Is ~
All the new blocks in spring 49,. -.
here. Perhaps he'll want 4 psS- ~. ~.
tie for Easter, or one Of oBr - 80
spring shirts. 2s
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-30

The Germans who visited this cOuTA
try to learn something about building
locomotives admit that they acquired
scme' valuable information. That's
funny. Doesn't Williams knowledge
include all the parts of a locomotive?
He knows everything else, anyway.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-27
AR(HER'S SPARROW
BIRD IS PASSENGER
IN FAST IA lKENTINE
Captain COlhoun'S Yes Ell Comes from
San Francisco in Eleven Days
GOOD WinGS and
Weather.

Bright and early this morning the
barkentinc Archer Captain Calhoun,
arrived in ports from San Francisco
having arrived of the harbor about &
o'clock last evening. The Archer made
the run down from the Coast in the
splendid time of eleven days. This is
a great deal better than has been done
in many months and Captain Calhoun
was congratulated by his many Homo
lulu friends this morning on the Arch
ers good showing. The barkcntine is
a fast sailer when she has the wind to
do it, and she enjoyed pretty good
winds on this trip,
san Francisco was left with north
wCst winds. Thes" brceZes soon car
ried the Archer into the trades and
then the vessel came spinning along In
!inc style. Nothing was sighted on
the way down and the passage was IN
eveRful. 4 couple OF fine buggy
horses were brought down on deck for
Won Hamm.Young. The Archer's car
go consists OF between seven and
eight hundred tons OF general mer'
chandise. including some machinery
for the Honolulu Iron Works.
tust before the Archer left San
Francisco and before sail was set, II
was found that little English sparrow
had built its nest in the main topsail
The bird was not disturbed until the
vessel started to sea and the sail was
loosed. Then the nest fell to the decR
and the little sparrow few to this
poop.
The bird did not leave the ship dur
ing all the voyage and became the pc
OF the cabin and the forecastle.
When the Archer docKed at the foo
OF Brewers wharf this morning. tht
little sparrow few ashore and alighte(
on the roof of the shed, where a scor,
OF other sparrows set up a chorus o
welcome. Captain Calhoun says tina
the sparrow came into the cabin ever,
morning throughout the trip and mad
itself perfectly at home.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-27
pANG CHONG FINED.

Pang Chong was again arrested yes
terday on the charge of violating Board
OF Health regulations and in the Po-
lice Court today, he was fined s. and
costs.
1t will be remembered that Pang
chong appeared in the Police Court a
short time ago on the same charge, he
having allowed his Cesspool to over
flow. He was fined $40 and costs at
that time, the prosecution and the court
refusing TO grant the defendant more
time during which to put his cesspOol
in good shape and thus avoid the fine in
the Police Court.
Pang Chong evidently thought that
the paying OF the fine absolved him
from all further responsibility in the
matter. Consequently. he went home
and bothered his head no more. The
Board of Health officers paid another
visit to his place yesterday, found that
he had made no attempt to mitigate
the nuisance and had him arrested
again.