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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-11

n EE" cried the Idiot. "whatn thex discuss
nezstg Here's chap asks When Is q man
- rich?' and leading newspaper gets up con-
troversy over it. First thing we know they'll be Sc
riously discussing What Time Is Twelve O'clock or
Why a Carrot?' 3"
.You talk as if there were no room for controversy
on the points mentioned observed Mr.. Brief
IT wasn't speaking to you said the IDIOT ~ you
found an axiom with seating capacity OF ten occu-
pied by thrtytwo you'd stiH hnd room IN 1t Ior con
troversy, and it is right that you should mats your
business II there wasn't controversy in 'ne "OIIu'
you'd be twin brother to Nj James Dumps rlolhs on
the hungry wagon. the rest of us who are not
lawyers and who don't take money for demurrng at
the rroposftfon that two and two four we don't
see any sense in such useless dsputation"
1T is not in my legal capacity, retorted MI Brief
',ut as a man Of sense. that / enter my demurrer
against your assumption that there be question
as TO what time twelve o'clock say that it is
always twelve o'clock. never anything else but twelve
o'clock. and successfully and conclusively defend my
statement against the most nsidious arguments of
adversary the contrary On the other hand. can.
with equal success, aosouJey prove mat is Twelve
O'Clock thirteen minutes past at nineteen
other old hour peases to select. There's no such
thing time of day universally speaking. What's
drink your o'clock here, your antipode-'
My what?7 cried the Idiot
Your antipOde." said the lawyer.
ct never knew had one smiled Idiot Il had
an Uncle George, but my Aunt lpode is new one on
"Tutt." calculated Mr.. Brief swapping his fingers
contemptuously.
rs She on my mothers or my fathers side?" per
sisted the Idiot You needn't get impatient when
] ask. When somebody tries to shove off a new mem
her OF my family particularly female relative
I've go right to hear the story of the iadys life
I'm going to let strange females into my family
without knowing who they are and where they come
from"
ut is pleasure, Mr.. Idiot, real pleasure to tell
you hing that tends toward educating YOU. said
the lawyer u wouldn't like the job of telling all
you don't Jnow-it would be too immense for
binary mortal-but and then to impart bit Of
knowledge TO YOU is as pleasing sensation as giving
q a starving beggar. Therefore 7 gladly eX
plain that an antpode is not necessarily sister Of
either of parents but is exact geographical
opposite Those who live the Numerically OppO-
site sides the earth that their feet toward
each other each others antpOdes. Some jumping
kangaroo somewhere I'm Australia may be said to be
Your aRtipOde. Dye see2
~ think So" said Idiot. IF there were a bot
tomless pit somewhere running straight through the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-11

ton For me four would be enough with say
ira dollar making five during the holiday sea-
son."
1T is the view / feared you would take, sighed
Mr. Whitechoker 1T is after all, material wealth that
most men confound with the idea of riches. When we
speak of millionaire, invariably supposed TO
mean a man who has a million dollars; the man is
measured and characterized by the amount Of filthy
lucre he has in his possession; it IS pounds shlllngs
and pence. qualities OF his intelligence. his
morals the things of the spirit that give him his rat
ing Alas, that all sOrdidi
We've got have standard, Mr.. White
choker" said the Idiot 1t would give rise to much
confusion you didn't. Take humorist for instance,
with million jokes on hands YOU mght cail him q
InillCnaire suppose. but any landlord VINO let his
bin run over months would come out at the little
end horn unless he was willing to take jokes
Instead of greenbacks in payment of his accounts
Same way with poets, inventors, bakers, butchers
taiIors-everybody 1 suppose in one way or another
is a millionaire In one direction and bankrupt in
another, but until permitted to pay our out
standing accounts with the things we produce. 1t
would be wrong call man millionaire on any
thing other than gold basis.
The Idiot speaks well and truly said MI Brief
"and am glad be able to agree with him for once
Take his own case. for example. He probably earns
ten dollars week
Two hundred" interrupted the Idiot
What? You get $4,000 year?" cried the lawyer.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-11
THE GENIAL IDIOT

oxaf center Of the earth with openings both ends
and + should fan in at enc, and another fellow
should fan into the other and We both kept falling
until finally came to a standstill each others
feet the resulting situation might be described
conjunction of the antipodes."
That's about it. said Mr.. Brief Considering how
quickly apprehend situation. it surprising
that you don't know more
Wen. you see, Mr.. Brief. you are older than I
am said the Idiot nfeekly, and when you'd helped
yourself TO an the education you need. there wasn't
any left for deeply grateful the little
crumbs Of knowledge you let gather up from the
bread box Of your information. but I'm hanged if /
understand what my neWly-discOvered asset the
jumping antipode. has do with Carrots. He be
kangaroo. or bowling dervish, a wild man from
Lhassa, but don't see how YOU bring him in to
aid you in debating Why is Carrot?
PAN" brearhed Mr. Brief impatently. For that
foolish question have time. 1T is mere idiocy to
ask Why IS Carrot Which is Turnip'
When does a Cabbage, but 7 was willing TO discuss
What time is twelve o'clock since IL would be in
terestng exercise diaectos, giving ample Oppor-
tunity for the display of all the most consummate
arts of the COntroVersialist and logcian. how
ever, that with such an antagonist yourself, it
would be fruitless. I prefer eating prunes."
ct don't care for prunes dialectcs. myself said
the Idiot "A little fried hominy is about my size.
Can't YOU give one, Mr.. Brief, When is a Man
Rich?"'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-11
BY John Kendrick Bang.

I'm afraid I'd better not" said Mr. Brief recover
Ing his good nature, and smiling the table al
mis- adversary I'm afraid it would be too heavy Tor
your digestion
AS you please, said the Idiot. but you do wrong
to suspect the stomach of who in the last twenty
minutes has successfully absorbed dozen OF Mrs
Pedagogs very delightful -buckwheat doilies Mary,
another plateful of the luscious pOrosities.
What do your mean by Tich2" asked Mr. Whi5e-
choker 1t seems to me that that is the pith OF the
question"
Wei. I should say that the term rich is sort Of
shorthand expression for living Easy street SAID
the Idiot when man is living on Easy street he
is rich The beautiful location for happy home,
in judgment is the. corner of Easy street and
Long Green avenue where YOU. can laze away the
livelong day listening TO the lawn mower your hired
man pushes il up and down the green sward OF your
government bonds and clips the coupons on; where
the dandeions that peep merr up out OF the sodden
earth have heads of eighteen karat gold instead - the
ordinary yellow shocks of where 0uobiing,
sparkling champagne purls from the well-sprngs,
fountains shoot forth solid silver spray instead Of
the somewhat damp initiation that get elsewhere;
where water pipes give forth hot and cold cash at
the turning of the spgot and where every trou-
pocket in the community is magic purse that
holds less than all you need and four dollars to
spare. That is what I call being rich-having four
dollars spare all the time TO have is az
huence, while ten would smack too much of ostenta-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-11
STAMPS WHICH BRING HIGH PRICES

take is the Indian four annas stamp Of
1872. 1t is worth $3.50. Its high value
lies in the fact that the center part OF
the design, the head of the queen is in
verted. 1t is printed in two colOrs. red
and blue and that is given as the cause
for the mistake in printing one of the
portions wrong way up. The market
value of the correctly impressed stamp
is only 81.
The 1916 10-cent stamp of Baltimore
has brought as high as S4,080. The St.
Louis 20-cent stamps issued in 1915,
are more valuable still The last one
to exchange hands brought a little over
$4,000. am on the warpath just now
for one Of the Baltimore stamps for a.
customer of mine in Philadelphia, a
millionaire railroad man. He is ready
ito pay a very handsome price to secure
one. The stamp itself is a, rectangular
in shape. exactly one inch long, and ex-
ceedingly plain in design. 1t is Of a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-11

them were issued, and but twenty-three
are now in existence. Their face value
is . cents. A single specimen was sold
last year to a collector in Berlin for
$4,000.
Stamps on which errors in the print
ing have been made are eagerly
snapped up by collectors, and they
bring surprising prices. A three-cor-
nered Cape of Good Hope stamp of the
1861 4-pence issue, for instance, was
printed by mistake on quality of pa
per intended for another British colony.
A pair of the stamps were sold not long
ago in London for $500. A collector in
this city has one of the specimens, and
he has repeatedly refused extravagant
offers for it. Being the fortunate pos
SCISSOR OF a fat bank account, however.
money inducements have no temptation
for him.
Another stamp which is very. highly
I priced today through the printers mis-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-11

dark blue color. with a thin black Dor
der. Written across its full length Is
the signature in black ink of James NJ
Buchanan. and Immediately below it, in
plain black type. is printed the stamps
denomination, 10 cents
Another. extreme rarity in stampdom
is that of the Sandwich islands-the >
cent specimen Of the first issue of the
Hawaiian pOstofice. only a very few
are in existence, and q single copy is
valued at SO, 900. The reason this stamp
is so scarce is that only two days after
their issue fire broke out in the post
office and destroyed the. entire stock,
including the plates and dies. The few
that are left of the issue and which are
so valuable today are the ones that
had been circulated before the fire.
"Of Canadian stamps I should say
that the 12d stamp of 1851 is the most
valuable. It's present market value is
$500"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-11
(New York Times.)

IF any person will bring me a genu-
inc British Guiana 1-cent stamp Of the
issue of 1856, 1 viii give him $1,000 for
it and no questions asked said a
Broadway dealer in stamps and coins.
The stamp is the rarest in existence,
and only one specimen is known. 1
understand it is in the philatelic col
lection owned by the Prince Of Wales,
1t viii no doubt. therefore, ever remain
beyond the reach OF all other collectors.
Another British Guiana rarity is the
2-cent stamp of 1860. There are only
ten Of them. known, and they are the
first Of Guiana's postal emissions.
Thirty years ago they were valued at
800 a copy. Today the market value
for a single copy is $500.
Second in rarity TO the British
Guiana stamp of 1856 are the pOstOhice
Mauritius stamps Of 1S47. only 1000 of
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-04-03
Confessed to Many Crimes.

By his own confession Niger" Ba-
ker, alias Charles Green, alias Frank
Lotus. alias Lester Randall, alias Bill
ly Robinson, and alias a dozen other
names, a convict in the Washington
state penitentiary at Walla Walla,
stands convicted as the most heartless
numbering criminal in the west.
Over so major crimes, including
bank robbery, safe blowing, highway
robberies with vicious and deadly as
saults, second story window grating
administering knockout drops with ia
tai effect, burglary, pocket dipping
rolling, freightcar holdups and no less
than six murders, are detailed in this
confession, which is held in manu-
script form by The Spokesman-Reviev
correspondent.
These are only few of the deeds
of this monster, extending over about
four years. The rest of his wickedness
he says, remains untold. One is left
to imagine what it might be from the
story he writes.
"Nigger" Bakers confession covers
81 closely written pages of foolscap
A more condensed, connected story @
crime is rarely written. The convic
rose on what he thought his deathbeC
to write it, and handed it over signed
Then, Unexpectedly. he recovered anC
was sent back to his prison cell. Blu
the confession remains on record.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-04-03
BRITISH COLUMBIA.

II. n. Caller, business manager for
the CRANKY smelter of Grand Forks.
says that if settlement of the coke
troubles at the Crows Nest colliery is
not reached soon the smelling and
mines operated by the CRANKY people
will be closed down, and will not be
reopened until definite assurance is
given of an uninterrupted supply of
coke.
If certain plans which the Rossland-
Kootenay Mining company has under
advisement are carried through, the
Kootenays may have a new departure
in mining. William Thompson, general
manager of the company has returned
from a trip to Denver, where he eX-
amined the Pohle- Croasdale method of
treating ores by volatilization and pre-
cipitation.
A report was circulated recently that
ore had been discovered on the 1850
foot level of the lie kOi mine, and con-
siderable excitement was created, as
this Is the deepest workings on which
payable ore has yet been found. S.
F. Parrish, general manager, stated
that the report was correct; that the
face of the drift on the 1850 foot level
was in ore. He pointed out that it was
yet too early to bank on the discovery
as no time had elapsed for explora-
ton. He said that if the discovery
proved permanent it would have an
important bearing on the future of the
mine and camp.
H. G. Seaman, a member of the con
Citation committee, in connection with
the strike at the Crows Nest Goa
company's collieries, says:
The settlement has been complet
ed An effective majority of Sc has
been secured in favor of the terms
arrived at by the Cancellation com
mittee. The details of the vote are
as follows:
For settlement-At Fernie, 50, Mi
chel 1879, Morrisey 81. Against set
Elemental Fernie 1876, Michel Is
Morrissey %.
''The agreement thus ratified by thu
miners covers a period of two years.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-04-03
MINING NOTES.

The lead market once more begins
to smack of old prosperous times
when a lead miner was permitted To
live
The mining outlook of the old camp
of Pierce, Idaho, is brighter this spring
than it has been since the palmy days
of the COS.
The Belmont Mining company has
made arrangements to resume opera
lions on its property, located north Of
Osburn, Idaho.
H. L. Frank and associates, of Butte,
have made a rich strike in their King
mine in the Silver Star district, Mon
tana. Gold ore was uncovered that
assays as high as $50.
The property contains the eastern
extension of the Hercules lead for $500
feet. 1t was located two years ago
but not until year ago was extensive
development started.
The mining industry of today is con
Quoted on a much larger scale then in
the past, and a rich strike in an indi
vidual mine attracts less attention
from the general public.
The General Petit mine, located
near Atlantic City, Idaho, has beer
purchased by Edward Hotter, of Hell
ena, Mont, for a price said to be $13O,
600. This is considered one of the
best mines in the state.
Since the recent strike of eight fee
of good concentrating galena on thu
Tarbox, three miles from Saltese
Mont, the owners have taken steps t,
make their property a producing on
at the earliest date possible.
February dividends from companie
operating in the mining field wer
quite satisfactory. They show an in
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-04-03
Rosebery's Daughter WEEDS.

The earl of Rosebery's eldest daught-
er, Lady Sybil, was married at Ep-
som to Lieutenant c. j. G. Grant of the
Coldstream Guards, son of Lieutenant
General Sir Robert Grant. The we'd
ding was quiet, only near relatives and
intimate friends of the families being
present.
The display of presents has rarely
been equaled. King Edward, Queen
Alexandra, the Prince and Princess of
Wales and other members of the royal
family sent diamond bracelets or
brooches. Lord Roseberys gift
amounted to a large fortune in dia-
monds and pearl tiaras, necklaces,
bracelets. etc. The Rothschilds and
others sent the bride numerous costly
jewels.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-04-03
MINES AND MINING NEWS
SNOW RETARDS ACTIVE WORK IN
SOME PLACES.
Items of Interest of a Miscellaneous
Nature Gathered During the Past
Week-New Districts Brought to
the Front-Many Mining Accidents
and Personals.

Electricity, generated 30 miles away,
has been turned on in the shaft of the
Consolidated California & Virginia
mine and the great pumps which are
to unwater the Comstock lode down
to the lowest depths were started on
their work. These great machines
will run without cessation until all the
accumulated water has disappeared.
The abandoned drifts, which have been
submerged for more than six years,
will again be accessible to the miners.
The hydraulic elevator, which was
installed two years ago, has been able
TO handle the flood as far down as the
2l50 foot level, but to rely upon this
method for greater depth was found
to be scientifically impossible
Three duplex double acting pumps
have recently been installed, each hav-
ing capacity of 1900 gallons a min
ute. 1t is expected that an extensive
body of ore will be reached at the low
er depths. The installation of electric
power was followed by a public re
ceptiOn.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-04-03
a Novel BANQUET.

The equestrian dinner projected by
C. K. G. Billings of New York and
Chicago, concerning which many sto-
ries have been published, took place
in New York recently According to
the Herald, the dinner was not held
in Billings new stable, as was origin
ally projected, but was in the ball
room of Sherrys, which was trans
formed into a rural scene by the in.
PRODUCTION of grassy lawns, thick TO.
liage and thick beds of flowers. Here
the guests assembled on 80 richly
caparisoned horses bearing on their
saddle bows small tables two feet in
length by IS inches wide. covered with
cloths. The steeds, all high school
horses from a riding academy, were
perfectly trained, and remained mo-
tionless while attendants in costume
served the various courses to the rid
.erS.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-04-03
Robbers Were Shot.

Cleveland, o., March 31.-A desper-
ate battle was fought here between
three robbers on one side and officers
and citizens on the other, at Bedford,
a suburb, resulting in the death of one
of the robbers and the wounding and
capture of another. Many shots were
exchanged before the fleeing men were
finally brought to earth.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-04-03
Montana Mines.

A bar of gold weighing 65ls pounds
and valued at SIS, 557.52 has been re-
ceived at the United States assay Of
fee at Helena from the Atlantic-Cable
mine in the Georgetown district. 1t is
claimed to be the largest and best bar
of gold bullion ever produced in Mon
tana, and was the result of milling $50
tons of ore. The property is under
lease by the BacOrn brothers of Butte.
A bar of gold weighing 125 ounces
and valued at about $1,000 has been re-
ceived at the federal assay Office from
the Montana Gold Mining company,
operating some recently discovered
claims in Jefferson county.
The New World Mining & Develop
ment company has been incorporated
by B. B. Kelly, David Boyd and 9th
ers. The company owns several claims
in the New World district, where the
recent rich discoveries were made
The capital is 100000, of which $50,
500 has been subscribed.
Former sheriff Hughes has returned
from the Big Hole district, in Beaver
head county, with reports of a phe
nomenally rich gold strike in the Darl
Horse mine. He brought with hin
about Is pounds of specimens which
fairly sparkle with free gold. 1t il
claimed that the samples. which came
from a 10 inch streak and form a fai
average, will run $1,000 to the ton il
gold.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-04-03
Fatal Athletic Work.

Louisville, KY, March 31.-R. D..
Lacridge. a member of the track team
of the University of Indiana, was &C
cidentally killed here on the high
school athletic grounds, being struck
on the head by a IL pound hammer
thrown by J. R. Horn, the University
of Indiana coach.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-04-03
New Railway for Canada.

Toronto, March 31.-Canada is to
have another transcontinental railway.
It's terminal is to be at Quebec in the
east and Port Simpson in the west.
The road will run parallel with the
Canadian Pacific, but will be from 200
to 400 miles further north, traversing
the very heart of Canada through the
wheat and pulp wood belt.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-04-03
Seattle Strike Continues.

Seattle, Wash, March 31.-After
laboring all day, the representatives
of the Seattle Electric company, the
representatives of organized labor and
the committee of business men, who
are striving to settle the streetcar
strike, failed to reach an understand
ing.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-04-03
GENERAL H. STEVENS is DEAD.
Aged Pioneer of Oregon Dies at La
Grande.

La Grande, Ore, March 30.-General
John H. Stevens, aged 81, and said to
have been the oldest man living in
Oregon for many years, is dead at the
home of his son, Jasper Stevens.