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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-18
UTAH LAKE RESERVOIR.

THE VIEWS of the stockholders
of the canal companies doing bust
ness in the salt Lake valley are re.
fected by the opinions Of the officers
and directors Of the companies, it may
be set down as a TACT that the Utah
Lake reservoir project contemplated by
the government wiz be completed with
out unnecessary delay At a meeting
OF the canal company officers held yes
terday. q motion TO request the gov
eminent, Though Chief photographed
Newell, was adopted unanimously.
Or Wednesday Of this week the
stockholders viii meet at Bingham
Junction to go over the matter with
Professor Newell and at this time it is
thought a final decision viii be reached.
II is difficult TO understand how the an
swer 10 the governments proposal can
be anything but an affirmative one. Ac-
eording 10 The. figures submitted to
those who attended yesterdays meet
ing, the cost per acre Of an abundant
water supply viii be comparatively
nominal
seventy thousand acres OF arid land
can be reclaimed for SI1.30 per acre.
When it is understood that payments
do not begin until the work has been
completed and that then they are to be
made at the rate Of S1dS per acre for
ten years without interest, the rreat
advantage Of the scheme becomes ap-
parent. AZ man Who IS posted on the
situation remarked the other day: ct
is just like finding the water; it is just
like discovering a vast tract of fertile
soil and turning it over TO the discov-
erers- The question IS not, Can we
afford 10 take it?' but Can we afford
not to take it2'" This is the correct
view Of the matter.
1t is true that some land owners win
be benefited very much more than 9th
ers but it should be vefy easy 10 ap-
portion the cost in proportion to The
benefits. The work should, must and
viii he undertaken and rushed to COM
n'etion. We need that new land in
Yah, and especially in the salt Lake
valley, just as quickly as we can get it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-18
SENATOR HANNA's INTeRvisw.

T IS QUITE APPARENT from the
1 interview given out by Senator
Hanna and published on Saturday that
the distinguished gentleman from Ohio
doesn't entertain very strong hopes Of
being nominated by the Republicans
for the presidency. Another conclus-
ion that may probably be drawn from
the interview is that Senator Hanna
has gone over the situation prayerfuuy
and carefully, and this investigation
has led him to the belief that he would
be beaten if he allowed his name 10 be
presented 10 the convention.
"I have sent out 200 personal letters
denying that I am a candidate for the
presidency" said Senator Hanna. That
statement is not particularly signifi-
cant because very few men who are
big enough TO be seriously considered
as presidential possibilities are small
enough to openly announce their can
didacy. II consider all such talk a
closed incident" the senator went on.
The allesed opposition TO President
Roosevelt''-this is the really -signif-
cant feature of the talS-"has been
overestinlated and magnshed greatly"
In other words. Senator Hanna. or
his friends for him, has canvassed the
situation thoroughly and has diseov-
cred that the opposition to the nomi-
nation Of President Roosevelt is not
sufficiently strong or cohesive to war
rant any hope Of landing the nomina-
ton for some other candidate, Hanna
preferred It seems proper now to re-
gard Roosevelt as the only available
material for the Republican convention
20 work Oh. This is not surprising.
either. On the contrary IL would have
been very surprising indeed If Hanna
or anybody else had been able to or
ganizc a formidable following.
President Roosevelt has been doing
his very best in recent months to dis
sIpate the unfriendly feeling the So
called conservative element in his party
entertained for him. The man who
said that Words are good when
backed up by deeds and only so" is
contenting himself these days with
words. The trusts are beginning 70
realize that they are in very little more
danger from Roosevelt than from
Hanna.
Roosevelt VIII be the nominee OF. the
Republican convention unless politi-
cal earthquake should intervene.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-18
The AETI-roxIH TRUST.

He HERALD eonfesses that il can
not find in it's vocabulary words
that sufficiently describe its indignation
over the action of the anu-toxin trust
in increasing the price of diphtheria
anti-toxin TO double its present cost.
Attention is called TO the matter by
the Chicago Medical society and the
Illinois Medical association, which or
CARNATIONS viii combine in a prOsecu-
ton of the trust for violation Of the
law. Secretary Pritchard Of the Chi
eago board of health gives the public
an idea Of what the increase means
when he says:
The anti-toxfn trust is nothing more
or less than traffic in human life.
Infee concerns. which manufacture
aiid practically control the anti-toxin
supply or almost the entire country have
seen fit to arbitrarily advance the price
or their product 100 per cent. This dis
CoFefy was made by the department of
health Of the city of Chicago when order
ING its needed supplies for charity work
tions.
The horizontal Increase in price made
Dy the trust means that the city OF Chi
cag0 VIII be compelled 10 appropriate
uouDle the sum To do the same amount
ot charity work in 6iphtheria cases for
1879 tnat IT did in 1903 This the city can
90. and doubtless will do. but outside of
tnls Il must be remembered that this
DUrGen VIII fail heaviest on the salf-re-
spectlng, self-suppOrting heads of famil-
les OF modest incomes. To M such
should diphtberia invade their homes and
they VIII be they viii be compelled to nav
the increased prices, the burden put upon
them by the auti-toXin trust viii indeed
be grievous.
The increase, according to the dis
patches, viii apply to the country. gen
orally as well as to Chicago. It is an
outrage that does not fall short of
criminal and it should be resisted with
all the machinery of the law. There
are times when it becomes Imperative
" necessary for people to purchase
anti-tOxin. Today they are paying an
enormous price for it. but when they
are compelled TO pay twice as much as
now the burden viii indeed be grievous.
f-he contemplate money maniacs
who would coin necessity into ad-
ditional dollars deserve to be cast out
Of decent society, whoever and wher-
ever they may be.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-18
Braksman's Joys and Sorrows.

i Did you ever stop to figure what q
/ hard life brakemaR has?" inquired
/ the old brakeman. Here we plus
/ along for a few years. work hard out
! at ali hours and in an sorts OF wealth
! er, and If were lucky we get to bs
conductors before we-are - years old
] say If we're lucky. bscause ifawe're
not then we get killed in some wreck
OF other and the paper will say in a
line something like: Only the brake
man was killed, or Fortunately, no.
body was hurt, except the brakeman
who was crushed to death under the
smoking car or However, all escaped
except the brakeman, whose body was
found thirty feet from the track
Something like that, you know, with
out even going TO the trouble of giving
the bTakeman's name. Seen il your
self? Of course, you've seen it. You
seen 1t in the paper every day. Oh, you
can laugh If you think it's funny.
Laughing's a sign of ignorance.
BTakemen never laugh-that is, not
much. Once in a while, though, some
thing real funny comes up. I remem-
Der working for q funny old conductor
years ago. The old fellow was always
getting into fights with hoboes. I had
never been smashed up in wrecks and
was considered a useful citizen in a
rough house. I was big and mean. and
liked TO hit people. When the old fell
low got foul of too big a job he'd yell
for me. He kept a big pistol in the ca
bOose, and generally when he got down
I'd hear him sing out: oh, Frank, come
quick and bring tn cannon One
night while we were standing on a sid
ing I heard the old man yell for me.
pTowied along down the train. I Won
~ IA
afterwards that a fellow had kicked it
over and broken It. Finally I reached
the car where the trouble was. It was
dark inside, but I could hear the old
man fightin' and cussin' in there. I
just jumped up into the car. landed
on my hands and knets, and before I
got Strengthened up somebody fetched
me one with a boot under the ear and
piled me up in a corner of the car. I
lay still there Tor while figuring cut
the situation. I had the old mans
cannon in my pocket and fished it out
in the dark. As 1 started to get up a
fellow standing over me told me to
stay set 1 just damned that gun UNI
der his chin. What ] said Ia him
doesn't go here, but it was strong
enough to make him throw up both
hands and jump back with yell Of
Cunt You ought to have seen that
gang let up or the old man. I got up
and told them TO file out Of the car
one by one. AS each fellow went out
the old man stood at one side OF the
door and would bring him a kick. and
at the same time I would wallOp him
over the head with the gun. We
brought q yell out of every one of
them, and you ought to have seen them
light out for the open country. When
we got the car cleaned out the old man
and I picked up. nineteen hats. laugh
Well, sir, I thought I'd bust laughin'
at those fellows as they ran away FROM
there hollerin' and bleedin, 1t was one
Of the funniest things that ever hap
pened To me-.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-18
JUSTICE HARLAN's ESCAPE

JUSTICE HARLAN Of the supreme
court, though appointed as a Re
publican, and a Kentucky Republican
at that. though he has always been
looked upon as a strict party man, has
never been accused Of being afraid TO
form an opinion of his own and to ex-
press it after it has been formed. Com
siderable interest, therefore. attaches
10 a paragraph IN q speech lately de-
fivered by Justice Harlan to a law class
in Washington. in which he said. dis
GUESSING the constitution OF the United
States:
Let US hope that this great instru-
naent which has served 50 well win
weather the storms which the ambi-
tions Of certain men are creating in the
enort to make this world power
Asked by a reporter to go into par
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-18

In the death Of James L. Blair Of st.
Louis. life that seemed all briIliance
only a short time ago has gone cut in
darkness and desolation and despair.
One Of the brightest OF lawyers. his
clientele was great and wealthy and
his Standing in St. Louis was as high
as the highest A moment Of tempta-
ton came to Blair. and, able man
though he was, he fell. The rest is
known to the world.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-18

DR.. Herran minister from Colombia
to the United States, is packing his
trunk and preparing TO leave. We don't
blame him. In fact, he could hardly
stay here and preserve his own self
respect.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-18
Notice

The annual meeting or stockholders OF
the Dalv West Mining company. q cor
noration of Colorado for the election Of
directors and the transaction o. such 9th
er business IS may lawfully come before
IL ss,fn he held at the office OF the COM
rarv. room 5Z3 Boston 5uilding, Denver
9-aloraGo. on Monday. February 10 1904
at q clock p. IA. Of that day.
J. BARS EFT
secretary The DAILY West Mining C.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-18

Yet. it has not been proved that Sir
Thomas Upton is not doing the English
people real favor by selling them
American horses and bacon under the
pretense that the products are Irish.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-18

Duke Philip Of orleans is DESTROYS OF
divoreing his wife for the purpose OF
marrying another woman. Strangely
enough the girl the duke wants TO mar
~ is not an American heiress.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-18

\ Kentucky legislator has found it
necessary TO introduce a bin making
it unlawful to adulterate bluegrass
seed. This is terrible. We thought all
bluegrass in Kentucky was pure. Now
the next thing we know some legis-
iatOr viii disclose the awful fact that
Kentucky distilIers are adulterating
theiE product and then the world viii
indeed come to an end.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-18

Tt appears that Salisbury. the ti1iev-
ing city attorney Of Grand Rapids,
was not even honorable with his fell
lev thieves. One alderman 10 whom
he promised $1,000 received only 500.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-18

3 According to q. Washington dispatch.
President Roosevelt has been nominat-
ing men to. ill vacancies that didn't ex-
ist. That's nothing. Vacancies are
easy enough 10 create. far easier than
the securing Of combinations.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-18

Sir Thomas Upton is said to be buy
ing poor horses in this country and
selling them TO Englishmen as first
class Irish jumpers. That should
make US think more OF Sir Thomas than
ever. Hejs a genuine Irishman.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-18

People in Chicago have a good excuse
for not going to church, as the auth0ri-
ties have pronounced many Of the
places Of worship unsafe
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-18

Americans living on the Isle of Pines
are much excited because an American
has been arrested there on general prin-
ciples. The unusual feature of the az
fair is that it did not happen in Colo
radO or in Carbon county, Utah.
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-18

It certainly begins to look as if Sen
ator Smoot had a mighty interesting
Time ahead Of him in Washington. The
chance for him to be unseated SEEING
much greater today than it did short
time ago. This for the reason that the
senate committee which is inquiring
into his case is showing a disposition
10 90 into il very thoroughly.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-18

IN LIGHTER VEIN
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Enough Of the Cuban dispute,
l-55ougR OK the Panama route,
Enough Ct the scandals
or postofTice Vandals-
Lel Us take up the case Of Reed Smoot
Is smcot galoot of repute?
is ne stupid or is he acute?
If he has twenty wives
should we all sympathize.
" strongly condemns Mr.. Sucoee
VII his presence the senate polluteq
VIZ me campaign against him bear
WIN petitions of mothers.
And great many others.
Sno9t smoot on scoos through the
If japan and Russia really do clinch
intervention viii not be so necessary as
Nevertheless those two men under
arrest might have been gambling ard
Deem held W at the same time.
our sympathy goes out TO Herr
Schanner Of the PrUssian diet. who for
got 10 propose three cheers for the
kaiser when the latter finished his
speech
The statements by Shoots attorneys
lead many people in Utah to conclude
The senator is not a close observer.
Governor Peabody's accusation of in
sanity against Glover is doubtless
based on the latter's declaration that
ne has some rights in Colorado.
The anti-toxin combine makes it
clear that the only thing now lacking
Is cemetery trust.
II Baron Hsyashi of Japan can only
convince Russia that he is correct when
he intimates Japan would be easily
licked by Russia the peace talk from
81. Petersburg viii soon cease.
DR.. Herran. the Colombian charge
d'afaires, says he believes his useful
ness at Washington is over, which
SHOWS the doctor realizes the admin
istratiOn has decided to take up some
amusement other than giving his coun-
try the diplomatic horse laugh.
An effort was made to rob a railroad
train IN Florida. If caught the hold
ups VIII be prosecuted BY the Florida
hotel mana gers for attempted infringe
merit Of copyright,
Japan would probably like to hear
that lot Of American missionaries had
been killed IN the far east, as that might
induce the United States to take a hand
in the game.
Americans living on the Isle of Pines
are much excited because an American
has been arrested there on general prin-
ciples. The unusual feature of the az
fair is that it did not happen in Colo
RADIO or in Carbon county, Utah.
People in Chicago have a good excuse !
Tor not going to church, as the authori- |
ties have pronounced many of the /
places Of worship unsafe.
Yet. it has not been proved that Sir /
Thomas Upton. is not doing the English I
people a real favor by selling them I
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-18

Japan would probably like to hear
that lot OF American missionaries had
been killed liz the far east, as that might
induce the United States to take a hand
in the game.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-18

DR.. Arosemena, temporary president
OF the Panama constitutional eonven-
tion. contributed an interesting bit Of
history in his opening speech when he
said, Those Puritans emeaning our
forefathers) who shook of the dust
Of their sandals" and so on. We
never knew before that the Puritans
Wore sandals.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-18

An effort was made to rob a railroad
train in Florida. If caught the hold
ups win be prosecuted BY the Florida
hotel managers for attempted infringe
mert Of copyright.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-18

DR.. Herran. the Colombian charge
d'afaires. says he believes his useful
ness at Washington is over, which
shows the doctor realizes the admin
istration has decided to take up some
amusement other than giving his coun-
try the diplomatic horse laugh.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-18

II Baron Hayashi of Japan can only
Russia that he is correct when
he 1ntimates Japan would be easily
licked by Russia the peace talk from
st. Petersburg viii soon cease.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-18

me statements by Shoots attorneys
iead many people in Utah to conclude
the senator is not a close observer.
Newport daily independent., 1904-09-10
New Calculation.

Prof. See has watched the duration of the blue sky after dark, and found 1t to continue for about an hour and 15 min utes, and from this he shows that our atmosphere extends to height of fully l30 miles. Astronomers have usually found the height of the atmosphere by computing the height of the meteors, but none have made the height of the atmos' phere over 100 miles. The study of the blue color of the sky thus proves also that our atmosphere extends consider ably higher than scientists have hereto fore supposed. On our dark days the blue color of the sky is shut out by clouds, and combinations of colors due to refectipg clouds and countless myriads of particles in the ethereal re- gions high above the earth give the bright light which is so much relished in daily life.
Newport daily independent., 1904-09-10
PROMPT SETTLEMENT
 OF INSURANCE CLAIM.

 Weldon, Ark, July 30, 1904. To Whom it May Concern:
 This is to certify that we had our church house insured against fire and wind in the American Insurance Company of Little Rock, Ark, and the house was blown over in a storm. The company very promptly put 1t back at large expense in better condition and stronger than 1t was before the storm. We thank the American Insurance Company for it's promptness in replacing our church to our en- tire satisfaction, and we recom- mend the company to those who have houses to insure.
 MOUNT HEBRON BAPTIST CHURCH
 By w. M. GREEN,
 J. T. RIGGE,
 VIM. BARKER,
 Trustees.
Newport daily independent., 1904-09-10
MIDGET BRUBAKER MARRIEG
Dnallest Man in the World Marrise Tall Young Woman in
 New York state.

Claude Brubaker, better known as Maj. Page. midget weighing 4s pounds, 31 years old. and standing 3A inches high, was welded to Miss Mary Wickle, of Shamohn, Pa., at Cortland, N. Y. Brubaker is said to be the smallest man in the world.
 While travelling with the Wallace drcus he visited Shamokin. Miss Wickle attended the show and fell iI. love with the dwarf. With him k was a case of love at first sight. Miss wickle is IS years old. stands feet 10 inches, and weighs 150 pounds. The ceremony was performed in Taylor hsll, which was crowded with spcct& lors to witness the novel wedding, by hev. George c. Smith. The bride was stA4a,ad in white satin
Newport daily independent., 1904-09-10
HONEY IN MAINE SKUNKS
They Are Worth as Much as All tss Deer Killed in That State
 fin q Season.

1t will no doubt surprise many pe0- pie who learn that the despised skunk Is worth twice as much to Maine as is the much-admired honey bee, but such is the fact; and, counting things al their actual worth, the skunk is worth about as much as all the deer killed in Maine in a season, says the Philadel- phia Record. The skunk is valuable both for his fur and for the oil that IS In him, and both the oil and the fur are in ever-increasing demand.
 Fashions in furs regulates the price of skunk skins. Four years ago the coat of a dark skunk was worth $2.6O to three dollars. and the demand ex- ceeded the supply. Since then the muskrat has come into favor, and the price of skunk skins has fallen to about two dollars for the best. When, how- ever. there are q dozen fat skunks to be had on every acre of meadow land, when a hardwood club is the only weapon needed for killing them, and when every fat skunk contains at least a quart of oil. worth five dollars a gallon at wholesale, there is money in the business.
 Most of the skunk belts are shipped to Philadelphia firm, where they are made up into furs for export to France and Germany, in whcih coun- tries they pass as monkey skins. It ia estimated that Maine's revenue from skunks amounts to $150,000 or $175.000 annually, which is double the sum de- rived from all the honey bees in the state, and certainly more than all the 5000 deer shot are worth to the men who kill them. From 100000 to 15O,- 900 skunks are killed in Maine every fall.
 The demand for oil is steadily in- creasing, and the price has advanced 50 cents to one dollar gallon within year. The natives prize the oil for itf virtues as a cure for rheumatism and stiff joints. and large quantities of it are bought by country traders and sent to druggists out of the state.
 It is estimated that the annual pro- duction of skunk oil in Maine exceeds 25, 1000 gallons, and the quantity is in-' creased by adulteration with the fatty oils obtained from hens and wood. chucks, deception which has proved most profitable to the skunk magnates
Newport daily independent., 1904-09-10
LIVERYMEN FARMERS DRAYMEN

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 WATERS-PIERCE
 OIL COMPANY.