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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-08
What to Do.

There is comfort in the knowledge so
often expressed that DR.. Kilmer' s
Swamp Root, The great kidney and
bladder remedy, fulElls every wish in
curing rheumatism, pain in the back,
kidneys, liver, bladder and every part
Of the urinary passage. 1t cOrrects in
ability TO hold water and scalding pain
in passing it, or bad effects following
use of liquor wine or beer, and over
comes that unpleasant necessity Of be-
ing compelled TO go often during the
day and 10 get up many times during
the night The mild and the extraordi-
nary effect Of Swamp-ROot is soon real
lied. 1t stands the highest for its Won
derful cures Of the most distressing
cases. If you need a medicine you
should have the best. Sold by drug
gists in 50-cent and 81 sizes
You may have a sample bottle of
Swamp Root, the great kidney remedy,
and a book that tells all about it. both
sent absolutely free by mail. Address,
DR.. Kilmer & Co, Binghamton, N Y
When writing be sure to mention that
you read this generous offer in the Salt
Lake City Daily Herald. Don't make
any mistake, but remember the name,
Swamp Root, DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root. and the address, Binghamton,
n. Y, on every bottle.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-08

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What me- az Done

A sailor who sailed on the high seas.
When MS captain gave the sign
Pulled down the flag from the masthead
BY drawing the color line.
4 farmer whose corn needed wedding
To net him the greatest yield,
Engaged a tail bum TO do the work
And took long tramp afield.
A stockman whose brand was II
lgnited pile of lumber
To heat his brand and when it came out
All said Il was a hot number.
Said three-Iegged boy i'm Missouri:
People round here an know me
But 1 think III I went TO some other place
'Twouid pay some feller t show me"
David Eccles Of ogden. representing
the sugar trust. says the construction
OF an Independent sugar factory at
Lewiston would be "a very bad busi-
ness venture" which may be taken as
a warning not to trihe with the buzz
saw.
That Michigan farmer who had frog
skin grated on his hand may have lots
of trouble later on. because every time
he goes to wash that member it will
undoubtedly try to dive or swim away
from him.
The increase Of S4.131. 494 in the as
sessed valuation of Salt Lake county
property is no doubt attributable TO
the devotion to duty of Chairman An
dersOn of the board of county commits
sioners. With any man other than
Pussy Jimmy in control of the cOunty's
affairs IL is cineh that the increase
49, 93.
A tenderfoot in a mining camp
Went out one night TO gamble.
They found an ace stuck mp his sleeve,
And oh. didn't he ramble.
The case of that man who said he
wanted TO hand a document to Presi-
ident Loubet at the station in London
should have been investigated before
the man was taken into custody. The
paper may have been an address of
welcome which the bearer was unable
TO deliver through some oversight on
the part Of the citizens committee.
Recent graduates from young ladies'
seminaries unite in pronouncing that
British army officer who says sweet
meats cause tumOrs "a mean old
thing" Leading confectioners concur.
And now. after much scorching in an
automobile. w. X. Vanderbilt, Jr.. has
been badly scorched by an automobile
near Paris.
A shrewish old dame was &anuppe
And Socrates she would whip. He
PartOok of hemlock,
Which killed poor Soc;
IT'S a warning TO wives who are lppy.
Possibly just to keep the public from
forgetting him. Whitaker Wright, the
English promoter arrested al New
York. announces that he viii waive all
technicalities and return voluntarily to
England to face the charges against
him
President Loubet must have felt
at home right from the start when he
found King Edward and all the folks
at the depot to meet him.
George r. McClish. a revenue agent
Of the state OF Kentucky. is in san
Francisco to endeavor to collect trifie
OF s1,O00.000 from the Southern Pacific
company for back taxes and penalties.
L Mr.. McClish is from the eastern part
Of his state and is nicknamed bud"
or "Dode," our advice to the s. p.
company is to pay him what he asks
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-08

An unspeakably brutal Murray
young man who beat his aged father
has been sent to jail for fifty days. He
would have been sent for a longer Pc
Rod had it not been for the fact that
fifty days is the maximum punishment
for the offense. It is a pity he couldn't
have been whipped soundly before he
was incarcerated.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-08

Senator Hanna and members OF his
family are to visit the president at
Sycamore Hill this week All the
country's problems will be solved dur
ing their stay except the problem Of
the presidents election. The people
VIII have something to say about that
little matter
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-08

The city and county officials who
rode out a storm lasting ffty-fve
hours on the Great Salt lake doubtless
wished many times during their ex-
perience that the lake had dried up
many years ago.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-08

Marshall Field Of Chicago saws II is
time for the prosperity Of the country
to come to an end. II he'll begin dis
tributing little of his own surplus we
might have some faith in his assertion.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-08

Some Harvard boys have beaten their
way out 10 Kansas to act as harvest
hands. This ought to make excellent
football training for them.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-08

The Pacific cable is in operation, but
We won't begin sending letters by that
route just yet, unless we have more
money than we know what to do with.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-08

II Chicago can only find the corpse
she viii have another elegant murder
mystery Detectives have already
found the bloodstains.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-08

An Indiana man who led a mob in
an anti-negro riot has been fined 81
for the performance. II this isn't an
encouragement to mob violence 1t
would be hard to find something that
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-08

President Roosevelt has passed along
the word that he wants no callers at
Sycamore Hill this summer. Senator
Smoot viii please take notice.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-08

Most Of US will join in hoping that
the pope may surprise the world by
recovering again and spending some
more years Of usefulness on earth.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-08

Two more Utah BOYS have describes
from the navy. &c takes a war to keef
Utah boys interested in military a
fairs.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-08
HOW TO FIND OUT.

Fill bottle or common glass with
your water and let it stand twenty
four hours; a sediment or settling indf-
Gates an unhealthy condition of the
kidneys; il 1T stains the linen it is evil
dence OF kidney trouble; too frequent
desire to pass it, or pain in the back
IS also convincing proof that the kid
neys and bladder. are out of order
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-08
SOCIETY
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Mrs. Louise Smedley Smith leaves
today for a visit with friends in Mis-
souri, and Kentucky. She will be abb
sent the better part Of the summer.
Mrs. w. r LOOMS left yesterday for
the east to be gone through the warm
weather.
Mrs. J. Z. Bradley has returned from
a visit TO Kansas and is again at home
at the Fifth East hotel.
Miss Jane Macintosh. who has spent
the past few weeks visiting the Young
family at Red Butte hollow. viii return
next week 10 her home.
Miss Mary Bogue was the hostess
last evening at a very prettily ar
ranged lawn party. at which about for
~ little friends were entertained. The
lawn was gay with JaDanese lanterns,
and many rugs and cosy corners add
ed greatly to the comfort of the affair.
Games were played and three hours of
the early evening spent in delightful
sport. Refreshments were served in
the house and at 10 o'clock a merry
throng of little people left with the
pleasantest recollections of a happy
time.
Mrs. George a. Snow and children
viii arrive ia the ritv from New York
today and win be the guests of the
Grant family. Oh Sixth East street,
for time.
Mrs. H. E. Melton viii entertain at
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-08

President Loubet must have felt
at home right from the start when he
found King Edward and all the folks
at the depot to meet him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-08

Mrs. +. ]. Gustin. who has spent the
past few months in the east, returned
yesterday to the city.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-08

Possibly just to keep the public from
forgetting him. Whitaker Wright, the
English promoter arrested at New
York. announces that he viii waive all
technicalities and return voluntarily to
England to face the charges against
him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-08

Mrs. Charles s. Burton entertained
small! party of friends at her home
Monday evening.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-08

Mrs. D. Bartholomew and Master
George Robbins are in San Jose, Cal.
for the summer.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-08

George r. McClish. a revenue agent
of the state OF Kentucky. is in San
Francisco to endeavor to collect a trifie
OF $1,000 900 from the Southern Pacific
company for back taxes and penalties.
L Mr.. McClish is from the eastern part
Of his state and is nicknamed bud"
or "Dode," our advice to the s. p
company is to pay him what he asks
without question.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-08

Mrs. H. E. Melton win entertain at
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-08

Mrs. L. e. Blumberg and Miss Blum
berg of San Francisco are visiting Mrs
b. Smith at her home. 446 South West
Temple street
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-08

Mr.. and Mrs. w. H Lowther and
daughter have returned to the city
after having spent a month il the east.
where thew visited all the principal
cities from here to New York
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-08

Mrs. L. J. Wenner of Ogden spent
yesterday in the city shopping. and
returned 10 her home last evening.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-08

a musicale this evening in honor OF
her sister. Mrs. r. J. Lemert
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-08

David Eccles of ogden. representing
the sugar trust. says the construction
OF an Independent sugar factory at
Lewiston would be "a very bad BUSH
ness venture" which may be taken as
a warning not to trifie with the buzz
saw.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-08

A shrewish old dame was &antippe
And Socrates she would whip. He
PartOok of hemlOck,
Which killed poor Soc;
IT'S a warning TO wives who are lippy
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25
DECEMBER SESSION
OF THE GRAND JURY
Marshall Harrington. Sixteen
Years Old, Indicted on a
Charge OF Murder.
BIG FOUR ROBBERIES

After examining go witnesses the grand
Jury has finished its business for the De-
cembe- session. The final partial report
was fled yesterday and fifteen indictments
were returned Among the indictments was
one against Marshal Harrington. aged six
teen. who Is held for the murder Of twelve
yea--old Albert Nicholas on Dec. 1. The
Harrington booy was in the rear OF the
Nicholas home on East Morris street shoot
ing birds with a rife. when the little
Nicholas boy rode I'D on a bicycle. Har-
rington pointed the rife at his friend and
told him TO shut his eyes, then pulled the
trigger. The bullet took effect in the boys
stomach.
Indictments charging petit larceny and
against Harry Knickerbocker, Philander
Bennett. Harry Edwards. Marion Browder.
Jack Mckinley and Jake Arlington. who
were arrested last month charged with
systematically stealing goods from the cars
or the Big -Four Railway Company The
grand jury recommended the discharge or
the wives Of Knickerbocker. Edwards and
BrOwder and Knickerbocker'S SfSter-in-law,
who were held on the same charge. The
indicted men were arraigned before Judge
Afford and all pleaded not guilty except
Browder.
The discharge of Princess Rivera and
her pal. William Haley, charged with de-
frauding an old man of Hastings, Neb-,
out OF q large sum OF money was also
recommended.
The total number OF discharges recon-
and they were brought before Judge Afford
and discharged.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25
Mr.. COTTON'S REPORT
ON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Matters of Interest in the Superin-
tendent's Forthcoming An
nual Report.
TOTAL SCHOOL FUND

The report of State Superintendent Cot
ton for the fiscal year ending last August,
soon to be made to the Governor, will show
schools of the State and the condition of
the school fund. One important item con-
tanned in the report shows that it costs
in the neighborhood of 100000 year to
run the public schools of Indiana.
The report will show that the total
amount of the school fund is now $40, 49,
1860. The public schools are supported on
the interests from this fund and from an
IL per cent. State tax levy in addition to
township. town and city taxes. For the
year these revenues amounted to Sc, go, 653,
all of which was paid out to teachers. The
report will show that it cost during the
missioned high schools, which amounts to
S22.4s for each pupil. 1t cost $685. to main
tain the commissioned high schools. The
cost for each pupil was $50.
Regarding the enumeration the report
will show 396, 354 male children I'm the State
OF school age OF these 7,70l are colored.
There are 31,1s2 girls among the total
number of pupils of school age. Altogether
the number of children in the State that
should have attended school last year was
1885. The number that actually attended
school was 560,52S.
The report will show that there are lib
teachers employed in the public schools of
the State. OF this number 1866 are men
and 9,4lS are women. There are 9,375 school
houses in Indiana, and four of these are log
houses. The primitive buildings are situ-
ated in Parke, Dubois. Harrison and Perry
counties.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25
OFFICE BOYS VIEW OF
CHRISTMAS EVE SHOW
He Got Two Boxes of Candy and
Thought the Entertainment
Was Fine.

II just came from the finest entertain
ment you ever seen." said the Office boy.
"Where was that?" said the man at the
typewriter.
"At the River-avenue Baptist Church.
got two boxes of candy, too. There was
more than one apiece around. so they just
give 'em two"
What did they have at the entertain
ment?'
There was one woman sung a song, and
a whole lot Of little people helped her sing
the chorus. They was dressed in all white
dresses, with tissue paper wings. They
was the fairies. My sister was one of
them. They sung two or three songs.
Then they was little girl came out and
sang song about Santa Claus bringin
some household goods for her playhouse Z"
What else did they have?"
'She went back in then, and then the
little people came out again and sung an
other song, and Uncle Sam come out-wait
I've got to get drink"
what did Uncle Sam do?"
'Uncle Sam come in and shook hands
with all of them and said he was glad to
see them, and then Johnny Bull come in
and shook hands with Uncle Sam He
stayed there a while and said he was glad
to see 'em. The queen of the island come
in then, and
did Uncle Sam and Johnny Bull both
stay there?"
Yes, they both stayed there They just
stood over to one side, and the children
all asked the woman VINO she was, and
where she come from, and what she come
for, and then she sung a song to tell 'em
all about it, and then they sung the
chorus"
ssDid che 90 ont tbap1D
mo, they all stayed there a while, and
then Santa Claus come In. and he shook
hands with all the little children and said
he was glad to see them, and that he didn't
have long 10 stay. because he had whole
lot OF other places to go. He said he loved
all little children. and they all said they
loved him. Then he went away"
what did they do next?"
Then a little girl about years old
come in. She come in before Santa Claus
went away. She said,' %! Santa Claus,
how dear love you! And he said, Yes
how dear l love you, too.' Then they ali
went away. and she went away with them
great long nightgown and a doll in one
arm. and draggin chair with her, and
she said she was goin' to sing her doll to
sleep, and she sung lullaby and rocked
her dolly to sleep. Then she put 1t to bed
and said she'd let Santa Claus bring 1t a
toy. Then she went out. She was the
cutest little girl l ever saw. They all
cutest thing they ever saw"
'Was that the end of it,"
"After that the superintendent went up
on the stage and said they'd distribute the
candy, and then they distributed the candy
and they dismissed It,"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25
FOUR BIG DAMAGE SUITS
FILED IN LOCAL COURTS

-Four large damage suits, aggregating
szl.0oo. were filed in the Superior Courts yes
terday. Charles o. Wamsley, administrator
OF the estate OF Minnie Wamsley. his wife.
filed $4,000 damage suit against the Big
-Four Railway company TO recover damages
for the death OF his wife on Oct. IL.
He alleges that as his wife was crossing
the tracks at Roach street In North In
.dianapOlis she was struck by the defend
ants train and hurled thirty I'VE feet
producing fatal injuries.
William Nicewander asks $4,000 of the
Indianapolis Traction & Terminal company,
alleging that on December he attempted
to get on one of the defendants cars at
West Michigan street and Belmont avenue
The car started suddenly and he was
thrown violently TO the ground and suf-
fered permanent injuries to his head, back
and knees
The Frank Bird Transfer Company and
the Indiana Union Traction Company were
made defendants in two 1900 damage suits
lone filed by Mrs. Harriet Reagan, and the
other by William Reagan. her husband
Mrs. Reagan states that she hired a cab
OF the Frank Bird company TO go to the
station OF the Indianapolis & Martinsville
Rapid Transit Company on Kentucky
avenue. While the cab was being driven
on the tracks OF the traction company, one
Of its cars backed down on the cab. The
plaintiff WAS hurled out and received pain
ful injuries. MIR. Reagan sued the defend
ants TO recover $4,000 for the loss Of his
wifes services.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25
SUIT BY THE SHOWERS
TO SECURE MONEY DUE

Charles E. Shower and Ora ID. Shower
have brought a suit against the United
States Sand Filtration Company, the Con-
solidated Coal and Lime Company. the
Cleveland Slick Stone Company and others
holding liens on the property of the Filtra-
ton company. The Showers state that they
as subcontractors entered into a contract
with the United States Sand Filtration Com
pany on Sept 8, 1902 by which they agreed
to build a system of filtration beds for the
company. On Dec. they allege that by an
ageement with the chief contractors on the
job they were relieved of doing any further
work on the filtration system and Ii was
further agreed that the Showers should be
paid for their work according to the esti-
mate of the constructing engineer. 1t is
charged that the engineer did not look over
the Job when the Showers quit work, but
made n report charging large sums against
the plaintiffs.
There was due the Showers on the contract
the sum of s15.55s. but they received only
s., 500, and ask that they be awarded the
sum OF $4,000 as damages.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25
HEAVILY-LADEN BASKETS
GIVEN TO THE POOR

Sixty-three heaping baskets were distrib-
uted to as many poor people Wednesday
afternoon at the German House by the
German Ladies' Aid Society, one of the
city's pioneer charitable organizations.
Street car tickets were furnished those who
came after baskets, and old people who did
not care for all the eatables contained in
the baskets We're given 81 with which to
buy what they pleased. Old clothes were
also distributed. A letter was received
from a lady who had for years past al
ways received basket on Christmas from
the society, containing contribution of 81
and she also stated in the letter that her
daughter, who is regularly employed
wanted to join the society.
The Charity Organization also distributed
many overladen baskets to the poor yes
.terday afternoon. The work has been under
the direction of Mr.. Grout, and he was
more than pleased with the way in which
the baskets were distributed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25
HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN
MADE HAPPY FOR DAY
American Volunteers Give Enter
tainment at Their Room on
West Washington Street.

Happy hearts for four or five hundred
children and a good time for the children
and their parents was the portion dealt out
last evening to the people OF their flock
by the American Volunteers at their room
at 531 West Washington street. 1t was the
Volunteers Christmas Offering to their
people.
The Volunteers room was crowded to the
gift in store for each child that entered
the doors Of the room. On the stage In the
front of the little assembly room was a
Christmas tree gaily decorated with tinsel
and popcorn and lighted with vari-colored
candles. AS the children entered the door
the name of each one was taken by a Vol
unteer. Later these names were called on
and each child, as IL went to the front OF
the room, was presented with some gift.
For two weeks business men of the city
and friends of the Volunteers were solicited
for gifts and most of those seen responded
freely. Everything given was new and the
collection of presents included toys, candy,
story books, school supplies, stockings, nit
made by Captain Preston and his helpers to
make the gifts. as largely as possible, USE
full ones, and the effort met with success.
bore some personal gifts from one friend
to another. The Volunteers gave a few
gifts in the afternoon to such of the chill
uren lndt llNeu SO lar away lTOll tnelr quar-
tiers that they could not come down In the
evening.
The Volunteers will give special Christ
service, with a programme OF recita-
tons and songs, at their room this even
ing. Sunday afternoon at 2:S0 o'clock a
stereopticon entertainment will be given
under their auspices in Masonic Hall, with
THE Life of Christ from the Manger to the
Throne" as the subject At this entertain
ment n collection will be taken up to de-
fray, as far as possible the expenses of
the Volunteers Sunday school for the COM
ing year.