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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-22

fore coming here Yielding to the temptation fame
had visited the the free and the land of the
brave a lecturer in the mid-years Of my success
ful career, and knew something about the country
and based upon that knowledge / felt sure 1 could
cross-examine both Columbus and Vespucct in such
way would elicit the real facts of their individual
relation to the strenuous new world
The following Thursday came. in due course, ana
with it. along about IL o'clock in the morning. came
also Solomon and the Witnesses The first TO so on
the witness stand was Columbus.
You the Columbus who is alleged to have dis
covered American / asked
Il am" said he, flushing triae with indignation
at my use Of the word alleged"
You have really been to American" asked.
"Tush!" he cried in Spanish. How futile such
questioning! OF course have" ,,,,,,
Did you land at Castle Garden or Ellis island?"
I asked.
Never heard Of either" he replied sullenly.
AT what port of entry did you enter the new
land?" / demanded. New Orleans, Boston, New York.
Galveston San Francisco
They all names TO me- said columbus.
Give me your impressions Of chicago put in
rs this man crazy, or am l. cried columbus
What the devil is Chicago that should have impress
DO You consider the capitol building at Washing
good architecture or not?' asked ignoring his
7 am sure don't know what you mean" cried
Good, said l. And now for one more question.
At what point does the Chesapeake river flow into the
what is this gibberish you are talking any way?
demanded Columbus. Chesapeake river Bay OF
Fundy? Never heard Of EN- before"
THAT will do. Mr. Columbus" said l. we shau
need no further testimony from you. Now, Solomon,
please call Amerigo Vespucci TO the stand"
The famous explorer was summoned and in
moment / had him also on the rack
Your name is Nespucclt
"AmerigO Nespucci.'
Named after America?
Before it,"
An: Have You ever been to American
Vespucci flushed angrily.
"Certainy," he said. ''How else could claim the
discovery"
That's what I wish to find out / reJOrted. drlly
NOW Mr. VesDucci should like to have you state 70
me the essential differences between Philadelphia and
a city like Madrid. for instance"
Between What2'
philadelphia and Madrid
.Humph." calculated Vespucci. philadelphia is
me-
DO you consider that New York resembles Paris
or London the more?'
= have never seen New York Where IS IL!
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sition Senator Harris. in conversation with the
respondent of the Star. reviewed the long cOntrO-
well the diplomatic complications which followed
the ratification of the Clayton BuWer treaty BY the
terms Of this treaty the governments OF the United
States and Great Britain agreed that neither should
undertake the construction of canal connecting the
oceans, and the subsequent negotiations between the
Two governments nave nnaily lett us with an even
more difficult negotiation on our hands-that of
ing TO satisfactory understanding with the republic
Of Colombia.
Before entering upon discussion Of the difficult
problems which will confront the engineers who are
10 have charge OF the construction OF the canal Sen
ator Harris said:
1T now begins TO seem a great question whether
the American people to have their wishes carried
out and the canal owned, controlled and protected
by the American government For more than fifty
ton ia American diplomacy known as the Clayton
Bulwer treaty, by which permitted ourselves 70
desire OF Great Britain 20 appear friendly and our
own efforts at last brought about a modification of
the treaty known the Hay-Pauncefote convention.
'The first Hay-Pauncefote treaty was repudiated
by the entire sentiment Of the country, which found
its expression In the almost unanimous rejection by
the senate because it sti limited right central
treaty was ratified. Notwithstanding Important omis-
sions chief of which the right TO give any terms
we pleased to our cOa5twse trade. because of the in
tense desire 20 clear the way FOR The active begin
ming OF work. Then came up the long controversy
between the TWO principal interests generally
conceded that the canal must be constructed either by
way Of the Nicaragua or the Panama routes The
house, by an overwhelming vote. decided tor Mica
ragua, but after a long delay the French Panama
canal company reduced its price for unc0mpleted
Work 10 what the last Walker commission regarded
Oflsettng any DISADVANTAGE possessed bv Mica
ragua and its final recommendation was for The
acceptance OF Lne french properties and The location
OF q canal along the French line Aside from the
physical questions involved in a comparison Of the
two routes those who advocated the Nicaragua
difficulties involved I'M the transfer of the French
concessions and IN securing from Colombia satisfac-
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mind. We are all very much ashamed of ourselves
over the unfortunate affair of two weeks and we
want to do the right thing Both factions have got
toseher and have agreed 20 arbrate the question OF
the discovery OF America. Columbus says he doesn't
after himself Columbus Is his favorite and thew
all willing to play Left Ericsson for place so long
nice spirit IN All the camps ana ln oroet 70 SCI 10
gether they have consented to abide by the decision
7 see' said T. "And who is he to be-"
Myself said solomon with sigh They've left
could see that he wanted 10 be profane and say
darn business but was tactful enough TO relieve
him.
The whole question" 1 suggested.
'Yes-the whole-er-question to me- and I don't
know the first thing about is Dc you know who dis
covered American
''WeI-no. not positively" said l. I've never taken
the subject up, seriously
But you have opinions"
Which are?'
smiled My dear solomon" said T. II sell my
conclusions, but my theories keep wholly TO myself
They may not be correct, you know"
II buy your conclusions" he cried 81 need en-
I'm hattered, Solomon" I answered But Pm
just out Of conclusions today. Maybe next week L
shall have few. Why don't you settle the matter the
way YOU settled the baby question? Just split the con-
tnent in two and let Columbus be the discOverer Of
one-half and Vespucc that of the other leaving New
Jersey the District of Columbia for Left Ericsson
1T wouldn't do" said solomon, thereby showing
his real wisdom There isn't Of 'em cares enough
about the country itself to protest against the de-
cision, and it wouldn't be a conclusion at all"
Il see your point" said But TIL help you, Solo
mon." 1 added. Il should like to feel and to be able
to say that I helped YOU the wisest man that ever
lived. Ii will look well on my card-Detective by
Special Appointment to solomon the Great
"Oh, neveri" cried Solomon, with most charming
gesture which quite captivated me, and the queen
Of sheba has often said to me Because There is no
other reason"
ct understand" said I. You wish to stand alone
in this matter"
I've got tor perish." said he.
II viii save YOU. solomon said /. Il like you,
and always have liked you, because You areor at least
have been-a human being, and Ike human beings
It's the superhuman being that doesn appeal 10 me-
I'll help you out of this trouble burst, and know
just how do it, Come back here next Thursday. and
bring Columbus and Vespucci with You. Wen leave
Ericsson out because between YOU and me- he strikes
S the most troublesome character of the lot
And so solomon left me- Now it happened that
myself discovered America, i'm way, some years be-
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HOMES: His Posthumous Memoirs
Nj Attorney

"Ohol" I cried "Show him in. my boy for 1
recognized at once by the description that my visitor
was the simon-pure Solomon who was noted for his
proverbs and for his wisdom.
The regal parsonage was soon after ushered into
my presence, and received him with all the ceremony
due TO one or his exalted position, all OF which he
waved aside however and insisted upon being treated
plain. ordinary citizen.
I'VE have rank here Mr.. Homes" he said. as
he sat down alongside of my desk. Hades. ike love,
levels an things and at this particular juncture it is
1 VINO must bow to you, rather than You TO me-
Il have been one Of your stanch admirers, always,
your majesty" said /.
Not your majesty" he gently protested. Just
Solomon"
"Ah. but I could not call you by your first name"
said /. 1T would be too great a familiarity"
1T is my whole name said he. Therefore why
Nh Homes and we were content in INV time Win n
single simple designation I suppose If 7 had lived tn
your time, should have preferred TO have been known
as Ralph Waldo Solomon or John Russell solomon or
Peter Finlay solomon or Richard Harding solomon,
on a conan So!oIloi DuI you see WASH oIousHl up
that way. Plain solomon, without any three-ply dis
uncuon has always been good enough for me- Indeed,
found IL hard enough TO make one name without
yenturing upon three"
Il shall call you as you wish-er-Soomon." said
J. finding it difficult even with his permission to so
tinguished honor Of this call?
Il want you to help out OF a very difficult posi-
tiOn,' he answered. You have perhaps discovered,
Mr.. Homes that there has recently been slight diff
ference Of opinion among the members of the Sygiar
over the discovery Of American" queried.
Precisely" solomon replied. over the discov-
cry Of America. The trouble that discovery has
brought upon people of the old world Is such that
sometimes wish &c hadn't been discovered at all i
assure you that am personally glad that 1t was ut
terly unknown in my day for I sure I don't know
what should have done about the Monroe doctrine If
Ia had buck up against il present prototype,
William of Germany has had to do and wise as / am
reputed TO be, should be perpleXed TO know how TO
deal with the trusts"
You handled the trust question all right" said l.
"I?" he demanded.
We'll yes in a way" said T. 'As far as getting
married was concerned Pve always thought YOU were
sort Of matrimonial monoPolist and you carried IL
of rather we'll"
"Oh, that" laughed Solomon. Perhaps you are
right Mr. Homes. ] a of captain of industry
i'm the matrimonial line, but wasn't thinking Of that
precise point when spoke of the trusts-and indeed,
haven't come here discuss trusts other outward
and visible signs Of aggressive Americansm It's the
present plight Of the Historical society that have in
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-22

i the proposed Panama canal is constructed one
Of the greatest engineering problems Of an the CEN
turtles viii have been solved The proposed canal
is % be nifty miles iong and the lowest estimated
Iss $3.50 O00 900. The Suez canal cost Approximately
sIO00OOO mile. The cost Of the proposed Panama
canal according 90 The Walker commissions este
mate. viii be S50O0o00 q mile
Three great engineering problems viii confront the
new commission and the engineers at Panama. They
are the control of the Chasres river a torental
stream. which rises as high forty feet. the con-
structon of pneumatic caissons at depth OF 157 feet
which s thiy-seven feet deeper than has ever been
attempted before and the construction OF the great
CuIebra cut tw1-LhIrds of the way from Colon TO
Panama which involves the removal of 100000 cubic
yards OF earth i'm distance OF seven miles. In the
construction of isolated bridge piers work on pneu-
matte caissons "A depth OF 100 feet has been sue
cessfuly done by men working in shifts OF one hour
each. Even this man az a depth Of 100 feet
bas been able to work for more than four shifts in
faeh twenty-four hours. The work 20 be done On MAX
ing the seven miles of the Culebra cut viii require
as much exclvating has been done on any one OF
the great trunk line railroads in the United States
Ex-senator W. A. Harris. who for six years as
member of the committee on lnteroceanic canals was
the consistent advocate OF the construction of canal
and was Senator Morgau's chief lieutenant ia urg-
ing the Nicaragua route, believes that American skill
construction of the Panama canal M. Harris is
civil engineer OF wide experience lie Isl "a graduate
OF three four of the best engineering schools ina
the country ana was me engineer ln charge of con-
sructi0u of the Kansas Pacific railroad has per-
sonally Inspected an of the proposed routes FOR
lnteroceanlc canal across me lsllmus. and was the
best authority on the engineering problems involved
while tAe various routes were under discussion in
congress. senator Harris is now being urged as "a
member or The government commission that Wll De
entrusted with che construction of the Panama canal
ID discussing me problems Of The Panama propo-
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SECTION TWO
lcopyrIghL. ~. by Robert Howard Russenl

Copyright $685. by Robert Howard Russel)
nNCE there was Nice Girl who graduated from
the High school In a White Organdie and read
an Essay on HeliOtrOpe Paper entitled, Lie ana
Its Opportunities"
The Girls Name was Hazel and about The time
she drew the Diploma she was eating Sour Pickles and
Just crazy 20 be Authoress. A few Months later
She Debutted with Fanfare of Trumpets after which
she was so busy STRENGTHENING out her Dates and sort
ing over her Dance Programmes that she forgot an
about her Literary Ambitions
Hazel was built on The Gibson Plan and il looked
as IL good. fresh Breeze might blow her away. JUST
every lalns rom me Grand March 70 Home' sweet
throughout the entire Night was dab Of Chicken
Hazel stood IN with the real Rowdy-Dows and was
present a most OF the tan Dongs, but She was tribe
behind his owly Applicant and hy could provide
Hazel with very many Snake Rings and Diamond Bet
So foxy Hazel had the Weather Eye at work. She
was looking for something Kind and Easy
OF course She liked the Boys She met at the
Dances They We're lovely Chaps and kept their Hair
combed nicely. Each of them owned another Suit
OF Clothes and Banjo but Hazel was not looking for
a Banjo She was hoping for Perfect Gentleman who
would hand her Check-Book and tell her TO go as Tar
Therefore. when an Elderly Bachelor with an In
come Of several Dollars per Minute began to hang
around, she hearlened 10 the Voice of Reason.
Boulevard with "a Vassals to do her Bidding and a
Change of Jewelry for every Hour in the Day.
Her husband would arise az 1880 and pike 20 me
Office but Hazel would take her Coffee i'm Bed about
1880 and then read the Sassiey Notes fear that
her Name had got into the Papers. Then she would
have her Hair done up and permit two or three strong
Servants lift her into her Clothes Then she would
out for little Ride I'm Royal Equipage, padded Il
inches deep All this time the Money would DE
answering the Telephone with Hand and dictat-
ing Contracts with the Other.
A $50 when the Producer showed up for Dinner,
ne was q Faded Flower and had about much Gimp
as q Wet Towel But Hazel when she began TO snin
the Night Air was just AT Httenish as Broncho and
keen ion a frouc She was tor taking i'm a chaste and
instructive Musical Comedy and then having tasty
little Supper of about IL Courses
III the Producer tried lie down and claimed that
it had been Hard Day at the Office. Hazel accused
him of being Sobsterine and lntimated that he had
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-22
Copyright 1903, by John Kendricz Bangs)

Copyright 1903, by John Kendrck Bangs)
There was considerable excitement in CImmera
yer the threatened disruption of the Stygian His
JUTca society. Like most other historical societies,
this organization derived It's membership from the
most select social circles Of the country and when
happened n this particular case the meetings of
The Ereproachables OF the community broke mp in
fierce fight such might expect witness in the
saloon of sailors lodging house vertable brawl,
the whole public was scandalzed. 1t would have been
no more startling had the courty Chesterfield and the
polished Duke OF Buckingham, because Of some slight
disagreement taken 20 pelung each other with petit
Tours and sandwiches at one of Madame Recamlers
deghttu afternoons, and indeed. stirred the society
or Hades more deeply than t had been since the eope
ment of Romeo with ophea, some three years before
The papers were fun of IT, and for a good deal more
than the proyerbial nine DAYS wonder 90 the chief
topic of conversation the clubs cafes and private
NespuecI controversy TO who discovered America.
The society was about equally divided between the
partsaus OF the two with small handful. cOnsttut
ing the practical balance of power between them Of
believers Inn the reensions 0f elf Ericsson and 7f the
annual meeting the issue constituted the line between
the platforms upon which candidates for office stood.
No one supposed that feeling would run high to
of Columbus withdrew their candidate against the
leader OF the Nespucclites, and substituted Captain
Kidd In Misplace giving as reason for so doing that
Nespucci The insult deadly 20 be overlooked.
and Nespucci himself n his wrath heaved atlas
me heau OF Coluh ous VINO relored with an INK stand
which. with wOI Ierful accuracy Of aim. struck the
Italian squareiy I'D The middle ine scene That Iol-
lowed was disEraCefu il was painful. Order was
thrown 90 the winds and, in the twnking of eye,
the most diguined society OF Hades was INDUCING in
iudscrminate melee. alongside of which football
scrmmage between twenty-five Iusty young gadiators
would seem mild as the exercises of Sunday school
class n The presence of "a visiting yestryman. shall
not into the details OF the raeas further than To
say that majority OF the members returned TO their
homes u dmbuldnces. and were not much iu evidence
iu their accustomed haunts Tor some ten or fifteen
days What happened theu my story will Indicate
It two weeks after the affair when my office
nHI cd be
was engraved the single word Solomon"
Solomon. eh2" said J. giancing at the card.
That's singuarly meone.usiye. solomon who?
lsaacs. Jones. John or wlatg'
IL dunuO.' said the boy. He's tan old guy with
long white beard and guJ clothes, and "a solid sold
hat on
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up some Of the Live Ones and leave him behind. He
wanted to be game SO he would trail along and hover
Ike Dark Cloud at the Outskirts of the Happy Group
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Spots and dazzle the Public with her l Exhibit Of
Precious Stones
Papa knew that if he did not go. she would cali
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ceased to Love. After sitting around all Day Hazel
was not hankering for any Quiet Evening iu the Lii
brary. She wanted to get out and hit up the High
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TEN THOUSAND CHURCHES.

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& 6 make IA, therefore when you
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mix six gallons of pure linseed oil
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You need only four gallons of L d
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Houses painted with these paints
never grow shabby, even after 1S
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These celebrated paints are sold by
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Oct. 49,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-09-10
MAY TRY 1G1IN.

New York, Sept. Sir Thomas
Upton has been betaen in his third
attempt to lift" the cup, beaCen
out of his boots, as he himself ex-
presses it, but he is by no means dis
couraged, and if he can secure de-
signer capable of building him boat
with chance of winning he will be
seen here again and with Shamrock
". The man to whom Sir Thomas
looks now to aid him in realizing the
great desire of his life, in satisfying
what has become his great ambition
is George L. Watson, the designer of
Shamrock II.
If George L, Watson Will consent
to design Shamrock " Sir Thomas
will not hesitate to challenge. This
is on the best possible authority. The
Shamrock IL was the best boat ever
brought over in search Of the cup.
Sir Thomas says so now, and de-
clares that she, and not the Shamrock
l, should have been the trial horse.
She was at least quite as good a boat
as the Columbia, only losing races
on time allowance and besides she
was not the only Acknowledgment boat
that clipped down the margins. He
designed the Thistle and the Valky.
ries, and Sir Thomas believes he il
capable Of building winner.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-09-10
WILLIAMSBURG,

The story of a former Democrat in
our town, who went over to the other
side in politics is as follows: In the
first half of the last century there
lived here highly respected farmer,
who had six sons and half as manv
daughters. Before the year 1850 all
but one of the family living Zone son
had died, were, we believe. in the west.
While here the father was a Wing /;
the oldest and youngest sons were
Democrats, the politics of the four in
termediate SONS we are not sure of,
but think two were Wings. 1t Is the
youngest son of whom we write. He
located in northern Illinois; was
married by the well known Rev. Owen
Lovejoy of Princeton. Ill, and at
tended his church there. Not far
from the home of our townsman there
was fellow Democrat and farmer,
among whose possessions was "A horse,
so vicious that the farmers life was
in danger when around him One
day there came to his barn colored
man, who proved later to be ga fugi-
tive slave. On seeing this horse,
the colored man felt sure that he could
manage him without any trouble and
results showed he was right. He at
ouce went into the stall, and the ami
NAL Immediately showed that he was
willing to acknowledge the negro as
master. The farmer was glad to give
the man employment, and he remained
with him for some time. Unfortup-
ately the negro had in the time told
that he was a fugitive from slavery,
and he always carried a revolver with
him. After having rendered such
loyal and efficient service to his EN-
ployer for year or two, or more,
the latter one day gave him work to
do on certain part of the farm and
said he was going away for few
days and he would like to borrow
the negro's revolver, favor that was
granted him. That very day, while
doing the work assigned him, two
persons drove up to the colored man
and ordered him to enter their car
riage and without any weapon of de-
Tense, he obeyed, and was carried off
never to be heard from in that vicin-
ity again. His employer who was to
be away for some days, returned, we
believe, the same day. Whatever the
bottom facts, it was believed that the
negro's employer was party to his
seizure, and that belief was the pivot
on which the politics of our OLD
townsman turned. He is now one OF
those stalwart western Republicans
that seem to specially delight oul
President today, and of whom he is
their delight.
One who many years ago was spec
tally interested in "men and things
in our place recently wrote us express
ing warm gratitude to our townsman,
Henry Poole, and one of our leading
Masons, for his successful efforts il
recovering the old Masonic charter OF
the first lodge here, and for its per.
petual preservation in the new Mason
ic lodge here.