The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-28

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Unless Japan and Russia do some
thing pretty quick all their press work
{ win have to be done over again.
The refusal Of the iron FIRE curtain at
Berlin to work might have been the re-
suit of stage fright due to the presence
in the house Of the kaiser
The way things are going in Calfor-
MIA hotels health-seekers viii not be
likely to get away from there with any
thing more than their health, if they
do well.
Judging from that story about Root
and T9ft the way TO get in the good
graees Of Mr.. Root is to let him skin
yoa in some legal battle.
H Smith Woolley wins and win con-
tinue to be assayer 81 Boise. which
leads to a belief that Mr. WoOlley was
able to show he is sound on the race
suicide question.
The opinion of the coroner's jury that
Mayor Harrison IS weak" is not
shared by various candidates who have
run against him.
There was no evidence against Sher-
man Parker of Cripple Creek and he
was accordingly discharged by the JUS
tice, but the military 1t once took him
into custody to hold him until new
charge can be thought out.
Mr.. Cleveland has given permission
TO let Mr.. Bryan go it, 50 we may
expect 10 hear Of the latter somewhere
right soon.
Some people are mean enough TO
think the council deferred its investi-
CATION Of that gambling house until
after payday on purpose.
For islands that are thoroughly paci-
fed. the Philippines contribute heavy
casualty list.
What makes the Democratic senators
such a nuisance 20 the administration
these days is that the Democrats want
to know the particulars in regard 10
that Panama deal.
With so many women in hot pursuit
of him, it is rather remarkable that
Smoot is not q pOlygamist.
There is reason to believe, say the au-
thorities, that the pure food law is al
most as defective as the food served
at some of the boarding houses.
Bill Was WiIlin
Some years ago before William r.
Clark opened his drug store in the
southeastern part of salt Lake, he was
night clerk at a downtown drug store.
His name was Bill Clark to the night
hawks in those days, just as it still is
for members Of the old gang when they
meet him. Bill was always popular
with the late workers and drew lots of
cigar and hOt-soda purchasers to the
store on cold nights. The gang was
accustomed to hang around there and
assist Bin in providing doses for peo-
pie who desired to commit suicide.
Night clerks in drug stores are sur
prised if a night passes without some
one dropping in to ask tor poison. EV-
cry night clerk knows what TO do in
such cases. He just taxes bottle, ruos
q little laudanum or some other stuff
around the neck of Il to give it the
right odor, and fills the bottle with
some mixture that, while not injuring
the applicant, viii suffice to remove the
idea from his or her mind. Bill has
probably mixed more Of these doses
than any other man in town, because he
had the night shift at the Smith drug
store for many years. One night a big
fellow came in and asked for drink of
whisky. He was refused. Then he
grew sad. II might as well be dead as
broke and nothing to drink" he said
"WilI you give me something that VIII
kill me-take me out Of this selfish
world?" he asked.
do you really mean it?'' inquired
Clark.
yes"
You want to die"
YES"
"AlI right. I'll Tx you up a drink y
Bill went to the soda fountain, filed
a glass, took a bottle from the shelf
and shook some white powder into the
glass.
Here you are he announced with
out a tremor.
win this Kill me?'' asked the man
as he took the glass.
You bet your life"
"Win it be Dainful?"
Ne"
And viii it work quick
You drink that and you'll be dead
before you can get TO the door,"
The man changed color,
It's sure death?"
Il told you II would land you before
you went ten feet
Well I want to die all right"
That's JUST as well. Hurry Up and
drink that and your troubles win be
over"
All right"
The man hesitated. rs this stuff
poison, sure enough ?'' he asked.
Il should say il VAS
And you would let me kill myself
right here?''
why. sure I would. That's what you
want. isn't it2'
Yes, said the man. He took long
look at the glass and set it on the
counter.
say. 7 believe you would let me
drink this and Kill myself" he said
Bill didn't ban an eye.
OF course I would. That's my bust
ness Il you want It,"
We'll. I'm d-d.' said the man as he
turned and went out.
Bill drank the mixture himself and
sat down.
what was that, Bill, inquired one
OF the crowd.
"Pulverized sugar ana lithia water.
was the answer.