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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-24
SCHOOL LEE ALMOST OVER.
Collegiate Institute Commencement
Exercises Next Week.

The Wenty-secOnd annual COM
mencement exercises of the Salt Lake
Collegiate institute viii be held from
May 81 to June 4, inclusive. The first
annual address to the graduating class
and students will be delivered sunday
evening, May 81, at the First Presby-
terrain church by the Rev. w M
Paden, D. D. Tuesday evening, from
TO IL o'clock, at the main collegiate
institute building, a public reception
viii be held by the faculty and alumni
The graduation exercises viii be held
at the First Presbyterian church on
Thursday evening, at 8 o'clock
The members Of the class are as fol-
lows: Sadie Hauerbach, Salt Lake;
Olive Louise Eddy, Victor, Colo; Jane
Helen Hamill. Ogden; Grace Eva Hem
enway, St George; Anna Elizabeth
Higgs, Bellevue, Idaho; Lodica Maude
SeeIey. Indianola; Frederick BOdil
Thompson, Ogden: Edith Williams,
Bellevue, Idaho; Charles Lee Johns,
Murray. Classical graduate. Renwick
McNiece, Salt Lake. Certificate pupil
Mary Maude BelIiston. Nephi-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-24
REAL ESTATE STEADY.
Fair Business Is Done, With the Ten
dency Firm.

Fair Business Is Done, With the Ten
dency Firm.
A good business with steady prices
has been done in real estate. The bust
ness continues TO be in small or mod
crate sized deals, and a large proper
ton does not get on the list of trans
fers. This is either because the prop
erty is sold on contract or because Tor
various reasons the sales are not i'm
mediately recorded. The general feel
ing is firm. The stormy weather has
interfered with business, but in spite
of this the demand has been excellent.
The architects are working on large
number of plans for buildings of vary
ing size. Among the undertakings for
which permits were issued during the
week is the construction of a $1,000 art
gallery as an addition to the Amelia
palace, now owned by Colonel and
Mrs. Z. F. Holmes.
Henry Phipps of Pittsburg. Carne-
gie's former partner. is figuring on a
large amount of building to improve
the down town property he now owns
While nothing definite has been de-
cided upon, it is expected that he viii
spend half a million dollars in con-
struction in the next year or two.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-24
LEAVE FOR THE WEST.
German Agriculturists Continue
Their Tour of Investigation.

Emperor Williams subjects who
have been mere for the past few days
TO study American methods of agricuI-
ture have continued their journey to
the coast. 1t was expected that they
would remain longer and a reception
had been planned for them by the Com
merciaI club but this feature of their
entertainment had TO be cancelled The
party has visited nine states where
farming is conducted on a large scale.
In this state the visitors were inter-
ested in beet sugar and sugar beet
raising.
They go from here direct to San
Francisco where they viii be the
guests of that city for two days. They
viii visit the wine districts; the can
neries and the sugar factories of that
state and Will then go to Oregon. where
they will visit Salem. Portland and per-
haps some of the cities farther north.
They viii visit Montana and stop at
important cities of the other states on
the way east to Massachusetts. They
expect to cover about 1o4S0 miles in
their tour of the United States.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-24
81 Estate Transfers.

5. S. Walker Estate company to
Mary s. Bascom, lots Is and l6,
block 2. Walkers subdivision 81
George H. Tingley to Aaron Keyser,
Sexes feet northwest from the
southeast corner of lot I, block /,
CahOon 6. H, Murray. - ---------
John Shorten to Elizabeth Shorten,
part of lot s. block 132. plat A.
MarkvaFd Henrichsen TO James
Hemmert, four and a half acres in
the southeast quarter of the south
west quarter of section 10, town
ship 2 south, range 1 east -----------
Elizabeth B. EasUmOnd TO Eugene NJ
Cannon. lots to s, block 50, plat g
William b Cole to Frank B Stepn-
ems. lots Z and S. Union Fort plat.
Walter s Shea TO James Thomson,
part of lots 9 and 10. block J,
Hsath'S subdivision -.----.-.-.--.----
Caroline Armstrong TO William Arm
strong. trustee. 6X6 rods southwest
from Is rods south of the northeast
corner of lot ]. block $50. plat A.
Amos s GabbOtt &c Ray Van Colt
lots y and Is, block 4, GabbOtt ad-
QlLlon
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-24
The Wilgon &c Today.

Table D'Hote Dinner $50 to O'Clock
Little mouthful of Astrachan Caviar
Consomme with Marrow
Clear Real Green Turtle Soup.
Queen Olives
Baked Shad, a Ia Marechal-
RissOle Potatoes.
Broiled Marinated Backbone Of Hare,
Sauce Cumberland
Cassolettes of Lobster, Narragansett
Style.
Pi9tachiO SOuff1e-
Prime Ribs of Beef. au Jus.
Roast Baby Lamb, Mint Sauce.
Kelly Island Punch.
Lettuce and Tomato, MayOnnaise.
New Potatoes IN Cream.
Steamed Potatoes
Caulifower, Sauce HOllandaise.
Decorated Charlotte Russo.
Fancy Cake
American and Swiss Cheese with Hard
Crackers
Coffee. Tea. Milk
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-24
STORMS HOLD BACK BUSINESS
Trade Is Generally Steady Except For
Disturbing Factor.

Rain in quantities has had mingled
effect on the business situation. 1t has
helped the farmers and added TO the
assurance of good crops during the
coming season. In this way it has ere
ated greater hopes for the future. On
the other hand, it has interfered great
" with immediate business, especially
. in the retail lines. George Rust. local
manager for r. G. Dun & Co, describes
the local situation during the week as
follows:
THE jobbing business in seasonable
lines has been fairly good Groceries,
drugs, paints, hardware and furniture
have been in steady demand. A fair
business has been done in shoes and
notions. Dry goods and clothing have
been seasouabIy quiet. Drummers are
Just getting out with fall samples.
The wet and stormy weather, while
it has been a benefit to the farmers,
retards outdoor work and all lines of
retail trade, as well as collections,
which are still backward. Money is IN
fair supply and demand with rates
firm" r r4lrr
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-24
HOT PRICE WAR
AMONG GR0CERS
Jobbers Selling Goods in Many
Instances Below Cost.
STORMS RETARD BUSINESS
RAIN HELPS FARMERS, BUT
HURTS THE RETAIL TRADE.

Grocery JObbers are engaged in bit
ter war; Wholesale merchants in both
Salt Lake and ogden are cutting prices
until in many Instances goods are be-
ing sold below cost.
The trouble dates back about a couple
Of months. The Jobbers' association
was kept up for some time, the. foun-
dalton of the organization being an
agreement to maintain prices on GER
tain staples, and 70 limit the tina of
credits. Then it became bTuited about
that certain jobbers were cutting pnder
the agreed prices. Scoweroft & sons
of Ogden served notice of withdrawal
from the association. That crganiza-
ton thereupon broke up.
Since then there has been all manner
of trouble. The Salt Lake and Ogden
JOhbers began shading prices Then
credits We're extended. Price-cutting
became more and more severe.
Now the situation has become SO
acute that retail grocers throughout the
entire intermOuntain region can buy
goods at unusually low prices, and
ninety days credit is being frequently
given. and even this in some instances
has been extended. Some grades OF to-
baccO, for. example, are being sold by
jObberS below cost. Other goods are
being sold at actual cost, while others
are being disposed of at such a narrow
margin that there is really no profit in
them.
The result has been that retailers
throughout Utah, Idaho, western Wyo-
ming and Colorado and parts of Mon
tana and Nevada are laying in unusu-
ally heavy stocks. Some Of them are
said to be heavily overstoeked, The
feeling is high and business principles
have been overstepped. Men in close
touch with the situation say that II
viii become worse and worse, until the
jobbers are forced to get together again
and reOrganize the association under
a new agreement.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-24
WorIdwide Reputation.

Whites Cream Vermifuge has
achieved a worldwide reputation as be-
ing the best of all worm destrOyers. and
for its tonic influence on weak and un-
thrifty children, as il neutralizes the
acidity or sourness Of the stomach. i'm
proves their digestion and assimilation
of food, strengthens their nervous sys-
tenn and restores them to the health,
vigor and elasticity Of spirits natural
TO childhood. 25c at Z. c. NJ. l. Drug
Dent
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-24
GOULD DENIES PROJECT.
Not Identified With Moffat Road
Nor Coast Line.

New York, May 23.-George J. Gould,
in an interview here, denied that he
was secretely interested in a project TO
reach the Pacific coast by an independ-
ent line from Salt Lake.
Mr. Gould also said he had not a
dollar invested in any railroad project
west Of ogden and that he was not
identified with David H MOffats Den
yer, Northwestern & Pacific, which is
being built throuNh the mountains of
northwestern Colorado from Denver to
Salt Lake City.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-24
Building Permits.

Building permits issued during the
week:
Standard Laundry company. Dun
bar avenue. brick addition. .-.-.-.S 300
Crosby company, 14S South State,
iron Eneu 90
o. H. Hewlett, Seventh South, near
State Courthouse brick terrace. $500
John Hempel. Fifth East. between
tage az. - -. -. 2oOo
Colonel +. F. Holmes. corner South
Temple and State, brick art gall
]. s. Bransford. First street. be-
tween State and A. brick addition. 1000
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-24

Oscar A Larsen, between Tenth and
Eleventh South and Seventh and
Eighth East, frame cOttage........ 800
warehouse -. .-.-...,..-..... 100
Total ..... SI4. $50
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-24
SUMNER EXCURSIONS
10 Eastern Points.

The Oregon Short Line VIII sell tick
cts June 4, 5, 9 and 10 at greatly re-
dUeed rates. Return limit Sept. s. See
Short Line agents for particulars. City
Ticket ONCE. POI Main street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-24
To 1908 City Directory Subscribers

r. L. Polk & Co.'S 1903 city directory
is out and VIII be delivered to sub
scribers as rapidly as the books can be
gotten out of the bindery. Special de-
livery viii be made TO any Of our sub
scribers If they win telephone SEEK.
w. P. COOPER,
Secretary and Manager.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-24
How's ThisP

We offer One Hundred DUIlars Re
ward for any case CT Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned, have known
J. Cheney for the last fifteen years.
and believe him perfectly honorable in
all business transactions and fnau-
cially able to carry out any obligations
made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAX, Wholesale Drug
gists. Toledo. o.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo 0.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
naliy. acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price, 75c. per
bottle Sold by all druggists.
Hail Family Pills are the best.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-24
LOCAL STOCKS QUIET.
idaho Sugar Has Pursued an Erratic
Course,

The market in local commercial
stocks and bonds has been quiet. Idaho
Sugar has been going up and down.
Heavy calls on the subscriptions have
caused selling down to Sl150. but buy
ing orders have brought it up to So.
r,--o4o4go.-- f01TDurc-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-24
$3l.

TO San Francisco, Portland and spo-
kane
Via Oregon Short Line June 4. 5. and
10. Tickets good for return until Sept.
s. See Short Line agents. City Ticket
Office. POI Main street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-24
s.. 80. al Sc s.. csc ga 0e

IOLaiS - l01L % 4zf0ool5ai %
Decrease. SOS, IS. %
Yesterdays bank clearings were 1901, 2S4
For the same day a year ago they were
$40 5S5.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-24
salt Lake Bank Clearings.

Salt Lake clearings for the past week.
as compared with the same week a year
ago, were as follows;
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-24
Demonstration Of Beautiful Rings.

Solid gold shells; plain bands and
stone settings. Five years guarantee.
Little prices. WALKERS STORE.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-24
European ana American Plan.
SALT LAKE CITY'S NEW. HOTEL.
THE KENYON.

Large. superb and Incompatible.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-24

McGurrin & Co. have moved to No,
134 Main street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-24

Demonstration of Beautiful Rings.
Solid gold shells: plain bands and
stone settings. Five years guarantee.
Little prices. WALKERS STORE.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-04-10
PUNGENT

When a man gets too lazy to give ad.
vice there is no earthly hope for him.
Chicago Daily News.
Motto of the Collector-Never put
off until tomorrow what can be
dunned to-day.-Harvard Lampoon.
Yes, a man can be ungrammatical
and still be considered a Christian"
Guess you never lived in Boston,
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
II wouldn't marry you if you were
the last man on EARTH" ooh, yes, you
would, for [ should ask you just the
same."-Baltimore Herald.
|"Yes," answered the actor. starr,
the ~tragedian, is mad, hopelessly mad"
"Overstudy,". asked the Crittick. no,
it was his understudy that made him
mad. He made a bigger hit in the
part than Starr.'-Philadelphia Press.
Playwright my new play was
brought out last night. At the close
CT the first act there were loud and
persistent calls for the author" Sim
pleton-"You don't say. To. think they
could be so vindictive as that.'-Bos-
ton Transcript.
I'm mad about you'll. she cried, pas
s1onately; u love. you! Fly with me!
l love you to distraction!" "I fear,'
she replied, with becoming coolhess,
that your avowals-that is to say.
your vowels are a little mixed. What
you mean, I fancy, is, destruction."--
Town Topics.
~Barbershop Proprietor-"What was
that you put on your customers face
after you were through shaving him?
Wasn't it hair-restorer?" New Bar
ber-"sure!" swell, you must be
crazy" II guess not. If it is what
we crack it up to be, he'll be back
for another. shave!'-Cin-
cinnati Commercial-Tribune.
II want half a pound of water crack
ers," said Mrs>:Aewcome: "All-ired
sorry, ma'am," replied the country
s~torekeeper, "but I amt got but two
dozen of EN- in the place." "Well, I'll
take them" "Jest wait ten, 20 min
utes. Hi Peters an Josh Slocum has
been using 'em fur checkers an they're
,Playin' the decidin' game now.'-Phil-
adelphia Press.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-04-10

(Note: Some remarks attributed to
Judge Holdom in the decision: of a recent
divorce suit .occasioned much criticism.
from advanced, women and from the press.
His statements were misconstrued as a
rebuke to the gentle sex. judge. Holdom
has occupied the supreme bench now dur
Ing five years, has listened to hundreds Of
divorce cases, and Is Well.qualfied by long
observation to speak upon matters here
presented.-Editor.l -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-04-10

JUST. PLAY.

as4&SrA@z#E %--- -&s9s&~s4
Come on and bring your blocks, and build
And bring just all your playthings, Eyes
2o'-Blue; ht - Is
Bring "Wags'" and ".Nigger Baby and
your cup = ' ~
I'm going to sprawl right out and roll and
And build your blocks to a high pyra-
Now, this amt peek-a-boo, it's not. I say:
Now where has that wee mischief gone
= and hid?
Where can she be? Well, now! she isn't
there!
p And not behind the curtains-1-don't
Oh! ~peek-a-boo! I see you'll declare!
Just sitting right down here plain as
could be!
But, with your hand before your eyes like
that,
How could I see you? I should like to
Now let's take ways" in "Nigger Baby's'
hat,
And perch her on the blocks; there now.
just so!
Now, isn't that a picture? Cheops did
No work to equal that, now, I'll be bound,
When he erected his great pyramid,
Which sits to-day on rods and rods of
ground,
And isn't even good to make a shade;
It's most too %pyramiddy, don't you see?
While this-the pyramid that we have
made
Is made for you to wreck with shrieks
Of glee! -.
That's right; get on my foot; and we will
ride
Swift giddap around a fancied track;
What's that? You're hid again? Why, I
espied
You here just now! On, Biue-Eyes, please
come back!
Come back to dad, or else he's going to
cry!
Boo-hoo! boo-hoo! You've gone away so
That I'm so lonesome I could almost die
What's that? Why there, you little ras-
cal! there you are!
j. II. Lewis, in Houston Post.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-04-10
All from a Farthfnr.

A Dublin workman has produced a
novelty in the shape of a kettle, cup,
saucer and spoon made out of a far
thing. He hammered the bronze coin
till he had obtained a very thin sheet
of metal, from which he fashioned a
complete and workable kettle, with a
swing handle, removable lid, etc., to-
gether with a cup, saucer and. spoon.
He can boil water in. the miniature
utensil and pour it through the spout:
The weight of the kettle, cup, saucer
and spoon is 40 grains. The weight
of a farthing is 4S grains.-Chicago
Post. y
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-04-10
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

A crop of potatoes on an acre of ordi-
nary soil can be made to produce
300 gallons of alcohol.
Of the worlds rainfall, three-fourths,
it is estimated, it is .supplied by vapor
from the Pacific and Indian oceans.
A test Of the friction of ball bearings
OF different sizes at different speeds
has shown that at high speeds such
bearings fail completely. For ordi-
nary pressures and speeds, their value
seems to have been overestimated, as
they give but little less loss by frlc-
ton than well-polished and thoroughly
soiled bearings of ordinary kinds.
Great expectations have been formed
OF a process for the electrolytic ex-
traction of zinc from its ores which
has been devised by NJ. De Laval, the
so-called edison of Sweden" Zinc
ore occurs in considerable Quantities
in Sweden and Norway and waterfalls
are abundant, SO that NJ. De Laval has
every natural advantage. for the sue
cessful application CT his process.
At a meeting of the Gardeners So
ciety of Berlin, held recently, a SOL
emn warning was read by a member
against the primula ~obconica, a pale
lilac variety of the popular winter
hover. 1t seems that this. particular
variety, which is very prolific in bloom,
has tiny hair underneath the leaves,
and when these hairs come in contact
with the human skin they cause in
Examination. A member said that his
daughter had suffered for three years
from this inflammation, which also af-
fected her hair so much that she be-
came bald. The only alienation known
Tor the inflammation is a decoction
of creotin.
a new process for recovering the
great quantities of tin lost in timed
IRON waste has been patented in Swe-
Gen The material is placed in a vessel
OF 1ron or other stronger electro-posi-
tive metal than tin, and this recepta-
Gle is filled with caustic alkali, a de-
polarlzer-such as copper oxide-be-
ing also provided. An electric current
is set up, the tin at the same time sep
arat1ng as alkali stannate. When the
alkali has become saturated with
stannate, a current of carbonic acid
IS injected into the solution, causing
the tin to separate as stannics hydrate.
This is treated with acid, and metallic
TIN is finally obtained from the result
ing solution by electrolysis.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-04-10
. Doro Of Gounsel to Busbanps
BY HON.. JESSE TIOLDOnd.
JudS< Of the Superior courr Of Cook County. illinois,.

Women are naturally of a more sensitive nature
than men. This is particularly true of married women
who are in charge of children and household duties.
The ]narrowness of their environment, caused by the
fact that they are within doors so much of the time and
that their children and husbands have their daily care
a>care which oftentimes becomes a burden-1nakes them
more sensitive to those things which would be regarded,
by persons who mingle more with the world outside the
home, as matters of little import or consequence. Small
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-04-10
Nothing to Say.

n TO Say.
"Oi say, Mulligan, phwat koind av
a foreigner is tAot fllow peddl:n'
rugs?"
"He's a Turk, me bye"
"Well, [ talked to him. fer tin min
utes avn niver a word hos he
sphoken."
"Bedad, maybe he's phwat they
call an 'unspcakable Turk.'"-Chica-
go Daily News.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-04-10

afronts are liable to be 1nagnided by them and to make them irritable to
the point of resentment. r. &*= @##.@@M.@#&
The wellpoised, ~true-hearted man will make, an allowance for his
wifes surroundings and, synpathinng with her. because of the narrow
ness Of her environment, will excuse and pass over without comment, her
seeming irritation. By noticing these little matters and by complaining
about them, he fails to rise to the full measure Of a man and husband in
his household and family.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-10-02
WHERE IS HE?
Thomas Corwin Jones Is
 Among the Missing

Thomas Corwin Jones, who came to Alaska five years ago, has not been heard from since that time by his sis- ter, Mrs. l.. F. Wallace, who resided at 3l4l Pine street, St Louis, Mo.
 In the letter addressed to the Daily Alaskan, Mrs. Wallace recites the cir cumstance of her brothers disappear ance. She says;
 "Years ago had a lovely young brother who tired of the states and had longing for your country, He left for Alaska with a party of gold miners from Devils Lake, Dakota, four years ago, since which time we have never heard from him. His name is Thomas Corwin Jones and his home was lp- dianapols, Ind. There were only two of us children. Since his guing away our parents have both died. l must lo- cate this brother, living or dead How earnestly hope he is still living!
 "When your Gov. Brady was in this city or worlds fair business l wrote him asking an interview. He could not do this, but upon his return to Sltka he wrote me his regrets, and sent me his last report. l thought of your paper, and trust you will help me-
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-10-02
nnn NIu..eI. Move.

The general impression is that mus sels do not move. They fasten them selves to certain objects or they lie iD the mud and sand at the bottom of the water. and there they pass their exist ence In proof of this the fact is ad' duccd that musscls are at times buried under the sandy deposit when a rush Of water carries a lot of soil with it. A naturalist who has devoted much time to the study of these creatures says that mussels do move slowly, and the movement Is accomplished in the fol- lowing manner:
 The mussel opens its shell and pro jects its body to certain extent from lts projecting case. Then it exerts some force whereby it keeps the shell above the soil and uses its body Co propel it. self along the bottom Just in the same way as land snake gets over the ground. If the sand IS examined after the mussel has taken one of these strolls. 1t will bc easy to sec two paral. lel lines caused by the edges of the shell touching the ground.