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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-14

Nearly 10000 names were registered
Tor lands in the Uintah reservation
when the time for registrations came
TO an end on Saturday. Not more than
han that. number. and It is possible
mat the proportion is even smaller.
nave any idea OF becoming land owners.
thousands OF people registered with the
nope of winning a choice selection and
disposing OF II later, after going
through the formalities required by the
government
II hair the reports regarding the char
scter of the land to which the regis
rants viii have access are true. there is
very little good ground on the reserva-
uon- Naturally there will be many
dlsappointments. Many Of those who
want TO build homes VIII be denied the
privilege, many who draw lands viii
hno that it is not worth having. But
the opening cannot fail TO be of benefit
TO the state, because it will bring to it
some citizens who will add materially
TO the taxable wealth of the state.
And speaking OF public lands, they ara
10 have a great land sale in Texas soon.
The state has 10000 acres of what is
said to be very fine soil that il is going
20 place on the market September l. No
purchaser viii be allotted mors than
$50 acres, so that large purchases viii
be impossible, and the land must be
occupied within ninety days OF the date
Of the sale. The terms OF sale are Of
the easiest character.
II is provided that ne.fort.eth OF the
price must be paid at once Then the
buyer has forty years In which to pay
the balance, with interest at five per
cent Some Of che land WITH be- sold Ms
eheaply as a dollar an acre and none OF
IL is very expensive. The land is not
confined to any section of the state 1t
IS To be found in practically every
county, though the greater part is up
towards the northwestern boundary.
While the soil is not productive now
it is said that with irrigation abundant
crops can be raised and plenty of water
is easily accessible. The money de-
rived from the sale viii go into the
school fund, part of which is to be
used in the construction and mainten-
ance Of a great university.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-14
VALUE OF RAILROADS.

The results of an investigation into
the actual, commercial value OF the
railroad property OF the country have
just been given TO the public in the
form Of a census bulletin. The purpose
of the investigation was to find out how
much money is invested in the railroads
and how much the property is worth. 1t
was found, for one thing, that the roads
arc not worth as much by more than a
billion dollars as the amount OF their
capitalization and debts, the figures be-
ing 81. 244S52,O 900 for the value and
Sl2,599, e90, 25S for stock and indebted
ness.
The difference is accounted for by the
fact that many of the railroads are
oyer-capitalized. A great deal Of water
has been poured into their preferred
and common stock. PENNSYLVANIA
stands at the head OF the list of states
IN railroad values. The railroads Of the
state are commercially worth 81, 42O,-
6OS,0O0. No other state shows valua-
ton as high as a billion. Delaware
stands lowest with only s17, 2s5, 600.
The valuations given are of railroad
property purely. They do not include
private cars and car lines. such as the
Pullmans and the refrigerator and fast
freight cars. The Pullmans alone are
worth S5f,O00,00o and the private cars
show an aggregate value of so, o0o, 900.
II they were added 90 the other list, and
they might properly be. the grand total
would be considerably IN excess OF
eleven and one-half billions of dollars
A comment on the bulletin says:
On all the states and territories ex-
cept Connecticut the assessed vaIua-
tons Of the railroads are less than their
estimated commercial values. In that
state the total assessed valuation is
1144 per cent of the commercial vaIua-
ton. In Arizona, on the other hand
the assessed valuation is but 81 per
cent Of the commercial value, in OkIs-
homa but 1872 per cent, in Iowa but 1e.7 +.
IN Kansas but 16.e. The percentages
vary from this up 20 20 per cent IN
Michigan and 63.S in Illinois
Apparently in all the states, except.
perhaps. Connecticut and one or two
others, the railroads are treated with
great fairness and are not required 20
contribute in any larger proportion than
other persons and corporations doing
business in the community to defray-
ing the expenses of government in
some states they contribute too little"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-14

the Lord loveth cheerful loser, or is
1t giver? In any event Mr.. Rockefeller,
in suing to recover hts money, is vio-
latins all the known rules of the game.
1t was most unreasonable of him to
expect to get 81, 00O, 900 mine for $500.
00o- The members of the Rockefeller
family are not ordinarily regarded as
worthy objects of philanthropy. A man
with 100000 in his pocket and more
somewhere else should not expect the
rest of the good things OF earth TO be
handed to him on silver platter. Peo-
pie are not sitting up at night devising
ways of making rich men richer.
On the contrary. some people lose
sleep figuring out plans for making rich
people poorer. Mr.. Rockefeller appar-
emily encountered that sort OF a man.
He thought he was buying an article
twenty-four carats fine, but his assay
shows startIingIy different results. Yet
he wants his money back Now isn't
that discouraging to the honest promo
ter? Things are coming to q pretty
pass when men who try to get ten
times the value Of their money and fail
are given standing in a court OF law.
Mr.. Rockefeller should charge that
$265,000 into his experience account and
try 10 look pleasant.
That's what most OF us out here in
the mining country do. There is hardly
one Of US that hasn't been tempted,
hardly one that hasn't purchased q
brick or two in our time We have
seen many a beautiful certificate, all
giIded and sealed and signed and de-
livered, not turn to ashes in the mouth,
but turn to wall paper in the safe.
And We have determined that never,
never, never, Will we buy any more
wall paper under the impression that
it is mining stock OF the most valuable
character. But time flies and we for
get. First thing we know we have
accumulated some more of that expen-
sive wall paper, and so the experience
account grows and grows.
Mr.. Rockefeller should take leaf
out Of the western book
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-14
SCATTERING OUR IDOLS.

The Toronto Star offers vigorous OBJ
lection to the statement by an Ameri-
can historian that the American revo-
luton was justified because it was led
by man of Washington's high char
acter. The Star does not believe il
necessarily follows that because the
leader of a cause is a man of splendid
character the cause he leads is right
eous. Then comes this fling at some Of
our idols:
For that one man of character. there
were a dozen men of no character at
utable demagogue; Sam Adams was a
shabby defaulter and mendicant. Ben
ETenklln was an immoral old reprobate.
The character OF Washington was i'm
perfect morally. like that of most Vir-
ginians of his time. Certainly his virtues
do not loom large enough TO Justify rev.
olution. Generals Stonewall Jackson and
Robert E. Lee were men of far higher
and more austere virtues. Did these viz
tues make the Civil war q righteous
cause?'
Well. well. well. Who'd q thunk it?
Patrick Henry a "seedy, disreputab bic
demagogue." Samuel Adams q 'shabb
defaulter and mendicant," Benjamin
Franklin IAN immoral old reprobate.' -
1t is quite apparent that we will have
to revise some of our histories. But
perhaps the Star is just a wee bit
harsh. Patrick Henry and Adams and
Franklin were only men. They had
their faults, just as other men have
faults, but we shall refuse TO disIodge
them from their pedestals even at the
suggestion of the Toronto Star.
Why, there have been worse men in
prominent public life in ENGLAND +bsn
any of the patriots the Star mentions.
We can't expect the Star TO concede
this point, but it is true, nevertheless.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-14
A HARD LOSER.

Those Rockefellers seem to be hard
losers Here is Frank Rockefeller of
Cleveland suing a St Louis man for
$2s5,o0o just because the st. Louis man
sold him a mine for that sum and the
mine turned out badly. In the com
plant Mr.. Rockefeller alleges that the
defendant assured him the mine was
worth more than $1,000, 600. Just to be
a good fellow. though, he was willing
e let Rockefeller have it for 500. 600
or one-tenth Of it's real value. So
Rockefeller bought the property and,
after he had spent $4,000 IN develop
nent work. ne found that the mine was
vslueless.
There is saying TO the effect that
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-14

Carl Carlson, burglar, who was held
at the point OF a revolver with a
woman at the other end of it. is evil
IDENTIFY not believer in the tales the
funny men tell about how women
marksmen always hit everything except
the thing they aim at
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-14

1t wasn't hot. enough in Sulphur
Springs Texas, Friday, so the people
burned a negro at the stake. Now il
the proper officials do their duty they
viii keep things hot around sulphur
Springs for some time to come.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-14
Too Humid For Hot Stuff.
atlanta CONSTITUTIONS

President Roosevelt will send a special
commissioner to Venezuela Oh don't stir
II any more now; wait till the weather
gets cooled and the prevailing wind is not
from the SOUTH
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-14
It oOesn,t Take Lona up there.

philadelphia Telesraph.)
Peary IS off on another hunt for the
elusive North pole. and il is Questis "a
how long he aill have 10 hang around
the Arctic regions to get cold feet
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-14
That Is the Easiest Way.

(Pittsburg Chrouicle.)
Instead of having Virgil r. Kline and
others write pieces in answer 20 Miss
Tarbell, why don't AIr. Rockefeller have
the whole matter taken 10 The Hague?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-14
WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHERS.
He Should Resurreet Joe Miller.


NOhaetii1 W pftd-t 1crdtd.J
Senator Depew talks more freely about
the Equitable now that he is on the
other side OF the Atlantic, and il would
not be surprising if il should once more
remind him Of a story
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-14

Secretary Taft told the BIIipinos that
if they were good they would be given
a popular assembly in 1907. If they
are horrid they viii get nothing of the
kind AS nobody really wants thu
Philippines except the F1iipinos. why
not give them the islands now?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-14
That Is the Bic ProbIem.

(St. Louis Republic.)
Lawson Of Boston inquiries how to give
away money. An answer will be ten
dered II he viii agree to explain how 70
get it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-14
That Boat Can Stand Anything.
KANSAS civ Times0 =

The good ship Manchuria is manifestly
4 sturdy craft \ Honolulu dispatch saws
several dances were given on board diI-
ring the voyage, in which Secretary Taft
participated"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-14
JUS LOok what Ne Missed
philadelphia LedgerO

AFhliadelpb3a Ledger
Ard TO think that the summer calital
of the nation might have been at
Esopus, n Y. with daily bulletins of
the presidents Hudson river morning
baths
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-14
Isn't That Just Awful
lAtlanta Ionrnal.l

iALIlLllL IuurnAIl
Alexander Dowie SAYS that he ysarfs
to save Paris. but naughty Paris SAYS
that It viii be damned before it wiz be
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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-01-24
The pupils Of the Hammonfon High
School have Oroanfzed an orchnefra

The pupils of the Hammonfon High
School have organized an orchestra.
1t is said considerable money is going
from Gloucester County to Western oil
fields.
The cackle OF a hen is sweet music
on the farm in these days of f0rty-fve-
cent eggs.
MillviIle young people are preparing
to present musical comedy under
cliffe.
A fine piano has been placed in the
roonls of the Gloucester County Re
publican Club, at Woodbury..
The Borough Council has offered a re-
ward Of $50 for the capture of chicken
thieves who are annoying West Cape
May residents.
Uniyersity's greatest annual social
event, is to take place on February %
in the new gymnasium.
The schooner Lizzie III. Brayton,
which went ashore at Point Pleasant
about ten days ago. has been sold to
William Blodgett for SITS.
Rabbits seem TO be still numerous in
Cape May County, though many were
killed during the cunning season.
Bridgeport trappers say they never
saw terrapin SO scarce as now. They
cannot begin to fill their orders.
1t is likely that Gloucester Council
will create a new Board of Health,
composed wholly Of citizens.
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CHAPTER XIV.
Continued.
an i1oeck inclined his head.

Van Hoeck inclined his head.
II should be glad If you will redeem
/ your I O q at an early date" the bar.
Onet added, sternly.
Van Hoeck put his hand in his peck
ct, drew out a purse and extended it.
took it, seeing the baronet's repug-
nance, and placed 1t on the table.
accompanied Van Hoeck to South
ampton. Neither Of us spoke on the
way. Indeed, had not heard a word
pass his lips since we parted in the
early morning.
took room for him at hotel.
and when the servant who led us to it
was gone, said:
4 am going to leave you, Van
Hoeck.''
A gesture Of indifference was his
only reply.
Have You nothing to say-no ex-
PLANTATION to offer?' asked.
What do you mean? Speak plain
"" he said.
7 saw you discussing with Brace
what should be done with the case that
held the diamond before he secreted
it.'
If you know that we were discus
sing that, you know all. 1t is useless
to make an explanation that you would
not believe have nothing to say
He CROPPED his way to chair and
threw himself into it.
I put packet Of notes on the table,
and fold 1.fxe, 4l.o + n, bo n ,,cnl - f..u
Their help he might write TO me, adj
dressing his letter to the care Of Sir
Edmund. Then / left him.
4 had vague idea Of purchasing
partnership in some business where I
could find active employment, and
with this view took lodgings in Lon
don and began to look about me. /
had been engaged in this pursuit about
week when received a letter from
Sir Edmund
II inclose," he wrote a cutting from
one Of the weekly papers. Vine grow
ing, as 1t is here described. seems to be
the very thing that should suit man
of your disposition and taste; it would
suit me, If were thirty years younger
Tnan am. AS II ls, nothing would
better please me than to see you a
prosperous fruit farmer.
THAT Edith might have something
to look forward to, have proposed
that our next summer holiday trip
should be to San Diego. She thinks
we would find California hotels insup-
portable. Perhaps you will be able to
offer something more acceptable than
hotel accommodation. In any case, my
dear fellow, you can give me no more
acceptable testimony of your affection
than in ayailing yourself freely and
fully Of my pecuniary assistance
The cutting referred to vine growing
and fruit culture In Southern Cali
fQrnia; but before read a single line
iii it had made up my mind to be at
San Diego to receive Edith and her
father in the summer. -ns'
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-01-24

4 The attempt to arbitrarily construct
and force upon the commercial world
a universal language was failure, be-
cause it was at war with the natural
course Of things, says the Waverley
Magazine. While "Volapuk was a
strong and cleverly built pathological
structure, it was foredoomed to de-
molition from the start. The process
OF language building like that Of so
anany other human concerns, is evolu-
tionary rather that revolutionary. Tse
trend for years has been towards the
English, as a world-tongue, ana i is
more pronounced than ever to-day. 1t
is not to be assumed, of course, That
the language in its entirety will be
adopted; too many crudities are still
embraced in its construction. The
English Of tho future. to conform to
the pathological wants OF the com
mercial world must be shorn Of its
words with double Or more definitions,
OF its glaring Inconsistencies. ana
above all Of its silent and therefore
worse than useless letters, and brought
as nearly as possible ia accord with
the phonetic principle. This accom-
plished, it may rightfuIly take its place
as the tiade-language Of the planet.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-01-24

matter with her. witch is why rite
her message.
She says she wants to be good;
thems her words. never knew her
say such thing, an cant hardly ex-
pee you to believe it, known what she
was, but if you could only see her as
she is you'd believe It. Shes that al
terted; no tantrums, no opposishun, no
obstinacy no nothin.
"seein this, you may be moved. sir,
bein kinder pitiful by natur, to rite her
few words, just to say you've got
her message, and hope she'll stick to
her promise. With a little bit Of en-
couragement like that, don't think
she'd go away without telling us what
shes done with the Great Hesper.-
Yours respectfully.
Jos. BRACE"
started for Sacramento without a
moments delay.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-01-24
CHAPTER XIV.

C1A<14 l. LIN a
Fortune favored me; before I had
been twenty -four hours in San Diego /
learned that one Of the best fruit
farms In the State was to be sold. 1t
lay in Elysium Valley, about twelve
miles back of San Diego, and was the
property OF Colonel Kinks. On hear
ing this, / hired horse at once and
rode to the estate. The road ran be-
tween irrigated plantations Of lemons,
citrons, oranges and other fruits that
perfumed the air; the higher slopes
were covered with vines. In the dis
lance before me were the snow-sapped
peaks of the Sierra Nevada, and turn
ing in my saddle as assembled the
gentle rise on which the house stood,
my eyes were dazzled by the beauty
Of San Diego Bay.
The house was large and well built
In the Italian style-a style not I'M
suited to that unclouded sky, and the
surrounding scenery. The view from
the belvedere was indescribably beau
tiful. and indeed justified the high
sounding name given to the valley it
overlooked.
There were flowers everywhere about
and round the house; they festooned
the terrace fronting the facade: they
hung from the windows; they edged
the paths; they even twined from
bough to bough Of the great cedar that
lent shade to the lawn.
q, y,<,,~co ,f,,,fTax, Ess7tAb
thought. "Oh, that it may be mine
to offer herv'
1t would be time wasted to enter into
my business transactions with Colonel
Kinks. Suffice it to say that my ardent
wish was realized, and that in less than
a month from my arriving in San Die
go / entered into possession of the
beautiful property. Doubtless it was
a hazardous undertaking for one who
knew nothing whatever Of the bust.
ness: but what hazard is too great for
a man whose object is to win the wo-
man he loves? That the money in
vested was not my own did not les
sen the risk ran, but increased it
for, unless / could show a reasonable
probability Of repaying Sir Edmund's
loan, could not demand Edith's hand
However, had every reason to be
lieve that Colonel Kinks was a gentle
man, and an honest and conscientious
man of business; added to this. had
confidence in my own perseverance,
energy and strength, and that buoy
ant feeling OF hope with which nearly
every one who breathes the healthful
air Of this delightful continent seems
to be inspired.
Early IN November l received let
ter from Sir Edmund Among othel
things, he wrote:
The robbery is still u mystery tt
me it is a greater mystery than ever
Vhn Hoeck has taken lodgings in The
village. I have met him twice III tht
woods, Wild, deplorable object. and
Indeed pitiabIe, II one may doubt his
completely ia the robbery Once hi
mns upon his hands aud knees. crop
ing among The ferns, as If he expected
to End there the lost diamond; but b.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-01-24

"My Dog and Me-"
When Fate's unk1nd, and every hope
seems vain,
When eoldly turning friendships ell my
80. With .heayiness
dark cares
l would be free,
Some lovely. lonely country walk de
MY dog and met
To make ne smile and notice him, he'll
BY all he cam
Where should find more tender SYM
IN any man?
He'll whine, and gaze into my face as L
Those cares he knew
You'd wonder such an ugly sort OF dog
Could be so true!
or tramp
Across the yard;
He's getting old--but he's a famous chap
The place to guard;
To growl, and hear the echo OF his
voice,
He's mighty proud;
You'd wonder such tiny sort OF dog
Could bark so loud.
But soon as little wnfred strokes his
Hes quiet at once;
He'll die and beg, or in the corner
stand
To play the Ounce;
And If that paper FOOLS cap hides his
eyes,
He doesn't mind;
You'd wonder such a savage sort OF dog
Gould be 50 kind.
All mel from this small, dumb, obydient
brute,
Ones lessons plain;
He gives me all he has-his changeless
love,
My own to gain!
His tongue can't tell a lie. nor can his
heart
Deceitful be-
That's why our friendship close and
closer binds NJ
NY dog and me!
IL Reddie Mallet in Tororay Times
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-01-24
To be continued.
MlectrIcal Equipment Of a BattIeship

ELECTRICAL equipment OF 8 bRItlebn1pe
According to London Engineering,
the electrical equipment of the Chilean
battleship Libertad is arranged on an
elaborate scale. The vessel is lighted
with 1000 incandescent lamps, gener.
ally sixteen candle-power. but with
fifty candle power lamps in clusters on
the yard-arms, and fifty candle-power
lamps for the coal bunkers. The vessel
has i've generators, each with an out
put OF 500 amperes at 1000 volts. They
may be operated singly or in parallel.
Specially insulated cables are used
throughout, terminating in gun metal
section boxes, which feed the water
tight distributing or cut-out boxes from
which the lamps are controlled d adj
dition to the FIVE generators there is a
rotary converter. The plant is SO ar.
ranged that it can be controlled by one
man. There are i've powerful search.
lights, arranged to be withdrawn into
cover during action or in heavy wealth.
or. There are seventy motors, used
generally for yentilating, but electric
ammunition hoists have been arranged
for the seven and one-half-inch guns,
and wherever suitable electric power
has been applied to reduce manual Ia.
bOrs