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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-16
INTEREST IN CONGRESS-.

COR THE FIRST TIME in the irrt-
i cation movement an the states di-
rectIy Interested in the reclamation OF
lands are united and splendidly repre-
scented at the National Irrigation con-
gress by large delegations. 1t was 20
be- expected that Utah, Idaho, Wye
ming, Montana and Nevada would be
on hand, but to- have states so widely
separated as Texas. Oregon and Ne
braska i'm attendance with such repre-
sentative delegations is more than
gratifying. 1t not only means that the
west is awake 30 the possibilities OF
irrigation systems under national aus
pieces: it portends another forward
step in the unification of efforts which
have already achieved national legis-
Iation i'm Behalf Of irrigation.
Quite as notable a feature Of the Og.
den congress as the wide representation
is the interest taken i'm it's proceedings
by eastern people. The fact that gov
eminent omcialdom is taking an active
part in the congress OF itself bodies well
for future legislation affecting the sub
joct: and the friendly interest in the
congress manifested in the eastern press
promises to clear the way for an under
standing which must be of great value
TO the whole irrigation movement.
The entire question is a simple business
proposition and is now in a fair way 20
be understood by those who are Un-
familiar with its conditions. The law
as it stands provides for the return
TO the government Of every dollar ex-
pended for irrigation works: it Daves
the way for the establishment of an
inland empire. a new home market for
the manufactured goods of the east. Il
solves the problem Of the lands for the
Iandless. the very. essence Of the great
est question which confronts the re-
public i'm its rapid growth.
Let the east understand the subject.
as it viii through the deliberations of
the Irrigation congress, and the last
obstacle Of the legislation which shall
insure the success of the irrigation
movement is removed. For this. if for
no. other reason, the Ogden gathering
has justified the time, the money. the
thought which have been utilized IN
making it the tremendous success it
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-16
LIQUOR IN TIE soUT4.

T HE NEW VOICE, a prominent organ
OF the prohibition cause, has been
making some inquiries with regard to
the sale Of intoxicants south of Mason's
and Dixon's line, and the results are
surprising. It has developed that the
liquor business is very much better
regulated in the south, all things con
sidered, than in the north There is
less drunkenness in proportion to pop
ulation and fewer crimes are traced
to indulgence in alcoholic stimUlants.
A particularly surprising showing is
that made by Kentucky. Kentucky
and whisky have become almost syn
onymous terms. When YOU think of
one you think of the other. The Ken
tuckian is always described by the
humOrists as a red-nOsed individual
with a penchant for frequent toddies,
mint juleps and other things calcu-
lated to both cheer and inebriate. This
is because Kentucky has been making
whisky-gOod whisky practically ever
since it became a state.
Now hear the report Of the New
Voice
ky.-EOrty-SeVen counties
have total prohibition; nfty-four have
partial prohibition and eighteen have
unrestricted sale of liquors. There
are 119 counties in the state of Ken
lucky, so il viii be seen that practical
" siX-sevenths of them have the liquor
traffic under the most thorough con-
troll. The investigation showed further
that i'm some counties of Kentucky it
is impossible to secure a drink of any
intoXicant. The laws are far more rig
idly enforced than in any state where
absolute prohibition prevails
AS to the other southern states the
following statistics win be of interest:
"Texas-One hundred and thirty-six
counties have total prohibitions; sixty
two counties have partial prohibition
and fOrty-siX counties have unrestrict~
ed sale of liquors.
"Tennessee-Out Of $500 cities and
towns in the state only eight have I'M
restricted sale of liquors. In only
twelve of the ninety-siX counties can
whisky be sold legally.
'Arkansas-FOrty-f counties have
total prohibition; two counties have
partial prohibition, and twenty-nine
have unrestricted sale.
sippi-SiXty-fiV counties out
OF seventy-five have prohibition. and
out of 200 legislators all but a dozen or
less have signified their approval of a
referendum for state prohibition.
"Georgia-One hundred and three
counties out of 137 have prohibition"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-16

commenting favOrably on this young
man They seem to think there is
something remarkable about the fact
that a boy who could. if he chose, lead
q life of luxurious fdIeuess. prefers to
make himself useful as wen as orna-
mental. Really there is nothing so
very unusual about this case. Any
number Of sons Of rich men work hard
every dav.
Ralph =. Paine has been making
some inquiries into the subject for
Worlds Work I'm the September
number Of that periodical he summar-
lies his observations as follows;
"A study of the catalogues Of Yale
and Harvard universities for the last
twenty years reveals no alarming
symptoms Of idIeness in luxury among
IN, sons Of the very rich. Twenty
three out OF twenty-eight OF the sons
OF miHionaires whose names are more
or less public property graduated from
Yale in recent years. are working for
living, and in most cases sticking to
their offices as if they had no other
means of support"
The habit of working is not a hard
one to form nor an easy one to break
off. Nothing I'm the world is SO exhaust
ing as the continuous pursuit of pleas
ure; nothing is so calculated to make
ono weary Of living. The man who tolls
rot gets as little out of life as he gives
to it. The time comes when play pals
on him and his faded nerves refuse to
respond to any sensation. such fell
lows are really to be pitied, rather than
envied.
Tt is a hopeful sign of the times to
see the sons of rich men beginning to
appreciate the fact that the most last
ing enjoyment comes through toll. hard
toll and plenty OF it. The country can
not go very far wrons when the idle
rich compose as small a percentage
of the total population as at present.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-16
Reflections.


Dan w. Gallagher IN Boston Globe)
The other night. while lying half-asleep.
I thought l heard the boy that owned
me say:
"I hate to take old Tatters out because
/ saw the dog team go by here today"
OF awful things that any dog could
And when next day I saw a throng OF
About a team and heard a lot Of noise
I rushed away as hard as Z could go.
l know the fellows chased me, and I ran
And doubled back and forth till all
worn out
I went down on the pier to rest,
When pretty soon 1 heard an awful
And looked around to see a baby's shoe
Go floating by the spot where I was
placed;
And then barked. and. jumping up.
could not refrain
From plunging in-When 7 came up again
/ held her by some fluffy thing around
her waist.
So that's the reason why do not fear
The dog team How-my license YOU can
Upon my collar-plate and amt it queeV
That everybody thinks SO much of me
For am staying at that big house on the
AND all have to DO is just to curl
Myself up on q rug. or romD and play
While when folks come hear lady say
That Is the dog that saved my littl~
girl"
Yet. how I miss the bows and all the fur
We used to have up in that alley dim
Ana Yesterday when we were out tc
drive
I saw them going down the dock to
have q swim.
The driver held me so 7 could not go
Yet, while / barked at them In GLAD
surprise
They shouted: Jimmy Look at Tat
ters. and he knew
That I still loved him. AS they passed
from view
saw him. draw his sleeve across his
eyes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-16
OUR oLDEN GIRLS.
baltimore Newsl

baltimore NeMe.l
What has become Of the oid-time Mas
And the Ancient Sal and the calicoea
Where in the world are Gerue and Sue.
And my little kate-tell me- pray WHERE
What has become OF the sleeves uproIed.
And the k1tchen work that was once
Why. an the names have gone to the
But the rest-I fear it has gone to the
bad.
For Mag is Margaret debonair.
And Sal is Sarah. and Lizzie Is not
The girl she was. for Elizabeth
Has assumed her place. and Gertie has
A Gertrude now We must know her by.
And our Sue is Suzanne, and our little
Is not our Kate. but our Katharine-
SO each olden name is erased from the
Sal of the kitchen, Mag making beds.
And Sue. Kate and Gertle all welding
Long they have gone, and now we must
But the vasuest dream, on our memo
rvs loom;
Narearets gone 20 The Woman's club.
Sarah Elizabeth Gertrude are off
Taking the sea baths. and fair suzanne
Bless me. Suzanne's at game OF golr
What has become Of the old-time Mag
And the ancient Sal and the calcoed
Where in the world are Gertie and sue.
And my little Kate-tel me, pray,
One time we thought there were Mays
enough
To beEem our kitchens for ages, for
We married EN- an. that's what we did
And a miehty good job il was-thats
the truth.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-16

SPARKS.
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IL would be interesting to learn what
the visiting electricians think of q fly
ing switch on a trolley car system in
the heart Of the business district Of a
city the size of Salt Lake.
1t was once said that the upper rim
OF Hades was just six inches below the
surface of the earth at Butte. It is
proposed to take the Washington cor
respondents 1900 feet below ground
when they visit Butte. 50 that they
ought 10 have good idea of what war
IF the account did not state that the
airship flying across Indiana had been
seen through field" glasses. there
would have been nothing remarkable
in the story.
z The captain of the treasure hunting
schooner Herman. has been arrested
on a charge of beating one of the crew.
Another historical novel in sight
over in Michigan the other day a
train was backing through the yards.
car loaded with dynamite happened
To be in the way but the track was
cleared an instant after the train
backed against the car.
Money lenders take the position that
the parties who stole that house and
moved it away the other night are
pOaChers
when 1t was announced that cadets
at West Point We're to be permitted 10
use tobacco. it was unnecessary to say
that cigarettes We're still under ban.
American Fork is rapidly gaining on
Salt Lake. The Utah county town al
ready has a healthy shortage in its
school fund.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-16
GIVE FISH No CHANCE.
Modern Devices Bid Fair 70 Spoil
Pleasure For True Fishermen.

To-
ihe ingenuity OF good many mon is
turned toward the inyenting and perfect
ING OF cruel and unsportsmanlike devices
LSt taxing itsn. and each year the shops
snow a greater variety OF them. The
hook of our daddies was a plain barbed
affair surmuunted sometimes with "a
piece OK un, which was the first attempt
az the artificial minnOw. They caught
good fish with il and caught them i'm a
decent way.
If their hooks became entaugIed in
weeds they worked them loose or cut the
hnes, ana when they went TO camp at
night they had the satisfaction of Know
ing thar they had captured their catch
Against the single NEEDLESS hook there
is nothing 20 be said To opposes a single
point 20 the fish. which is fair enough
Following The siagle hook. weedless OF
not came the nook gangs ana they are
iudefcusibic.
Tho simplest and most usual form Of
them is made of three hooks, set back 10
minnow- Often two of their points enter
the fish at once and they are so ar
ranged ga 20 catch almost infaliibly from
whatever point it makes its rush
This is putting three hooks against one
fish anc WoIld seem to De enough OF adj
vantage for man 90 take, but following
them came the minnows and spoons which
had three hooks at the tail. a gang %
three ON the right side of the lure and
another gang OF three uu the left side.
Ihat made nine hooks against one fish.
evolve q diabolical machine called the
eagle. The hooks are set about a pow
eTtul interior spring, the points hidden i'm
the tail of the lure. When that tail is
gFasped the spring is released and the
barbs are thrown outward with great
force. Embedding themSelves in the bass
mouth
this concern does away with all skill
strength and 4nickncSs Of wrist on the
part Of the angler. he has only To trail
his lure through the water. When the
bass strikes the spring does the rest.
The hooks are SO large and are thrown
in so strongly that the fish stands no
chance az an 90 shake itself free or work
itself free. This year we have the eagle
spring not only IN the tail of the lure, but
along It's sides, and any bass which noses
that fatal bait is a victim, whether the
man with the rcd knows anything about
angling or not,
There IS also a large concern with long
shauked hooks whose points are spread
wide apart and the bait is in their center.
1t is intended for still fishing. When the
bass puts i'm its head to seize the minnow
or crawrtsh or frog, those three hooks
come down on it V1ciOusly and hook IT
through the top and sides of the head,
sometimes penetrating the spinal cord or
the brain pan and killing Instantly.
This sort of arrangement Is just one re-
moved from a stick of dynamite There
are laws in all states against using eX-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-16
THE WEALTHY TolLeRs.

THE YOUNG SON of a millionaire
i foundry proprietor recently an
nounced his Intention of going TO work
I'm one of his fathers shops as apprenI
tice 20 a toglmaller. In pursuance Of
that intention he has donned blue over
ais and il IS said that he is honestly
earning his dollar q day by ten hours
Of hard manual labor. Eventually the
young man win. if he sticks to his
work, acquire a thorough knowledge of
the foundry business and win be quail
fed TO assume am important position.
A good many newspapers have been
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-16
Hated to Disturb Jim.
CIV ashington Post)

Win J. hampton the poet. is telling
a sweetly poetic story these days. and
be insists that 10 IS perfectly true. Once
upon a day he was making a driving tour
through the country near Harpers Ferry
and stopped at q little wayside inn for
refTeshment. A sign in the window an
nounced that oysters in all styles Were
70 be had and Mr.. Hampton ordered a
FRY.
Don't you want q stew?' asked the
man In charge.
No. replied Mr.. Hampton, Il want
n frV-
Raw wouldn't do. would ito" QUeried
the man, who seemed to entertain q
prejudice against unnecessary cNersion.
1ry.7
sought the frying pan. Il was lying on
the floor.
Here seid the man. Get out Of
ery
jim was q harmless. necessary cat.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-16
Lies of Neighboring States.
FALSEHOOD THE FIRST


Arlington, Ore. claims the distinc-
ton of being the windiest place ex-
tant, not barring Chicago, Ills, Wash
lngton, d. g., or Point Reyes, Cal. In
Arlington when the wind blows a mans
Whiskers out of his face and pulls bolts
out Of steel bridges the Oldest inhab-
liant bestows a contemplative look on
the heavens and remarks that this
breeze viii last for two or three weeks
and then we shall have a wind" In
Arlington they gamble some using a
device peculiar to Arlington. They
take an empty whisky fiask-dasks do
not remain full long i'm Arlington
cleanse it thoroughly, drive in the cork
and screw the metal top down firmly.
Then they throw the flask into the air
and lay wagers as to the number OF
grains of sand that will blow into it
oeIore 1t strikes the earth. Unless
there are fifteen grains inside the glass
when 1t comes down it is no contest.
The sport is quite popular there.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-16

nlosives on fish, and laws ga many or
them against scining bass AMI trout. but
there Is no law against these spring
gangs. though they are individually as fa-
tai and carries often an expensive Outul-
The hook gangs are now placed on all
forms of lures and the spring gangs are
imbeded i'm artificial mtnnoWs, trogs,
Crawfish. helframites. field mice and so
forth The fish are having q harder time
Of it with each wear and the use of these
devices goes long way toward explain
ing why certain once fruitful waters are
now nearly fished out
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-16

Certainly the delegates TO the elev-
enth national irrigation congress will
have no reason for complaining about
Utah weather and climate. And when
they get out of the state we are going
to propose that some kind Of a testimo-
NAL be presented to our weather man.
who is a true patriot.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-16

A bogus count who once resided in
salt Lake has been arrested in Omaha
for fraudulent work. There is no rec
ord of any operations conducted by the
count out here. If he had tried any
game like that he would probably have
been put down for the count, in the
words of the sporting reporter
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-16

The International brotherhood Of
Electrical Workers is. more than well
come to Salt Lake. There is a strong
suspicion in some quarters that when
the first command to turn on the light
was given a member Of this brother
hood was waiting at the switch. They
have been making light for us ever
since and they arc good fellows, every
one
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-16

IF some committee on entertainment
really wants to provide the exact form
Of entertaintainment those Washing
ton correspondents would best like it
wifi provide nice, clean. comfortable
beds where they may blissfully repose
for about twenty-foUr hours straight.
And it will take several such pro-
srsmmes rs that to make them catch
rrw
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-16

Senator Carmack says the enfran-
chisement Of the negro was a mistake
and he wants the fifteenth amendment
repealed. As the northern Republican
organs would have us believe the negro
votes are never counted in the country
where Senator Carmack comes from.
1t is difficult to understand why he
should be interested in dlsfranchising
the blacks.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-16
Nauticcl Jane.

cleveland Plain Dealer)
What time did that young man lea>'e
last night. Jaue2'
About u O'Clock papa.
''It seemed later than that
1T mi-ht have been a little later but it
wasn't his fault. You see 4 gave MIN a
liberal time allowance
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-16

II any Of our prominent citizens have
not been mentioned" in connection
with the mayoralty it is because they
have been in hiding. Won't they please
step forward now and be interviewed?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-16
CHAPTER T..


Bill the Tank was out i'm the cold
world with his Christmas jag. BY devil
Gus steps he naVigated about the streets
looking for some one who might lend
or buy. He found no one he knew and
as he prOwled about his ideas became
more and more confused. He at length
found himself in front Of the Salvation
Army hall on Commercial street look
ing at a pool Of water that ran from
the door Of the hall across the pave
ment. But it did not look like water
to Bill. Hunt Blood" he muttered
reiectively. Some poor stiff has been
killed in this Salvation Army dump
here. III just go in and drag this
story out Of en- Into the hall went
Bill, to find a meeting in progress, the
choir being at the moment euga ged in
singing TO the accompa piment of an
organ. Bill walked unmOlested M to
the front and paused behind the girl
playing the organ. Suddenly he laid
his hand heavily on her shoulder.
stop this playing" he commanded. ''at
onCe!' "OW," shrielIed the startled
lassie, as she looked up at the Wild
eyed man who had his hand on her.
Why, you nasty thing Take your
hand off my shoulder 81 refuse. - ex-
claimed Bill, ''to leave you alone until
you tell me all about this dirty murder
that has been committed here No
need to lie about it, I saw the blood
on the sidewalk myself" Three or four
salvation Army men appeared at this
juncture. They had handled similar
cases before. They lined up a few feet
apart between Bill and the door. and
before he realized what the play was
the man nearest him had seized him
and, passed rapidly from man to man.
Bill was out in the middle of Com
mercial street vaguely wondering what
had brought him there. He arose. sDied
a deputy sheriff ne did not like. tried
to induce a passing policeman to arrest
the deputy for vagrancy, failed. Of
fered to fight them both. was denied
that pleasure and was escorted to his
room, where he went peacefully to
sleep.
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-16

1t is proper to say that in wrangling
over the conduct Of the city sections
Office the council finally took up a grave
subject.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-16
Career of Bill, the Tank.
PRELUDE.

Where Bill the Tank came from
originally is not known. 1t was not
because Bill was reticent on the sub
Ject, but because he told so many con-
hicting stories about it, Bill Was-and
perhaps is-a newspaper reporter. He
was a popularity in the profession
from the fact that he drank consider
ably upon every slight provOcation. He
brought his title Of The Tank 70 Salt
Lake with him and lived up to it. When
sober which was not often, he was a
painstaking, conscientious and capable
newspaper reporter. When partially
intoxicated he was a brilliant writer
almost in the genius class. When well
intoxicated he imagined himself a fight
er-Which he was nOt-and got into all
sorts of trouble. He meant well, was
honest. agreeable and cOmbanionable
until he reached the last stages of jag
ness, when he was a good man to let
alone. He did not last long in Salt
Lake, but he made some history which
until now has been known only to the
night hawks, but his experiences COM
prised class Of adventure that should
be made known TO the world.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-16

Those irrigationists ought to be
proud Of the fact that So many cities
are anxious to entertain them,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-16

Mrs. lie Grande Young and the Misses
Young viii give a luncheon tomorrow
in honor of Mrs. Harold Russell.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-16

Mr.. and Mrs +. s. Richards left
last evening for a short visit to Og-
den.