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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-30
Making life is greater than making
a living Tribune.
THE OLD PORTAGE ROAD.
Built by PENNSYLVANIA with Material
Brought FrOm England.

For some time prior to 1900 travel
across Pennsylvania had been in ca
noes and in river barges propelled by
poles or along the shores of rivers by
horse and foot and by intervening
portages on Indnn trails. connecting
points on the different rivers The
Philadelphia-Pitts national pike
was built upon such Il substantial basis
that wherever undisturbed one still
finds the gracefully modelled arches of
solid masonry almost intact after more
than century has passed. The com
petion of the Old Portage railroad Ey
the state of Pennsylvania III 1884 put
an end to the time honored coach and
six with the many picturesque and
cOmmodious inns and tavernS along the
line of this broad macadamized toll
road, which with it's substantial con
structiOn was i'll point of endurance
second only to the Roman military
roads Of Great Britain
4 This Old Portage road was construct
ed from material brought from Eng
land. The British government sent
over experienced engineers to instruct
the Americans in the running of the
stationary steam engines used upon
the inclined planes of the road in the
Allegheny mountains. The railroads
highest point was about 200 feet
above sea level, being only 200 feet
lower than the neighboring hill, which
is the highest point Of the Allegheny
mountains in Pennsylvania. The road
consisted of ten planes, five Of which
were on either side of the mountain
and intervening levels In 1885 the
canal boats were so constructed that
they could be taken in sections and
hauled over the mountain on fiat cars
without disturbing their cargoes The
rails Were secured to stone sleepers.
twenty inches square, which were sunk
in the ground.
On the Old Portage road the best
time for the forty miles between Hol-
lidaysburg and Johnstown was twelve
hours. Express trains on the pennsyl-
vania railroad now run Il closely par
allel distance over the Allegheny noun
tains in a trihe over one hour. The
passenger traffic on the road in those
days was usually limited to one car
each way day, with a capacity of
thirty passengers
In 1851 the Pennsylvania Railroad
company bought the Portage road from
the state of Pennsylvania Chicago
News.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-30
TRAVELLING IN RUSSIA.
The Sleeping Cars and the Steamers
on the NOIga

on the tOISa.
The sofas of our staterooms on the
Volga river steamer, while pleasant
enough N sit on, We're devoid Of the
other trappings which in these degen-
crate days are. thought necessary to
nights rest, and we had not yet learn
ed the Eeculiarities of Muscovite travel.
The old fashioned Russian travels
with his own gear and makes himself
comfortable according to his own ideas,
and they are by no means narrow A
place to sleep on is provided I4le rest
he brings, On the Russian sleeping
cars those who have not their own bed
clothes and who wish to lndreSS and
go to bed in the American fashion can
have all that is requisite for 30 cents.
The porter on demand brings a linen
sack whose seal he cuts in your pres
ence with considerable ceremony and
from which he produces a pillow.
blankets and sheets of beautiful fine
linen. This was the system on our
boat, and our minds We're soon at rest.
afterward inspected the lower decks
of the ship and saw the way the third
class passengers were cared for. 1t
was primitive, but clean and wholly
suited to the customs of the people
Each person was provided with spot
less board shelf to sleep on by night
and sit on by day and he made himself
as happy or as uncomfortable as he
chose. Most of the passengers seemed
to take travelling as migration, to
judge by the pots and kettles, fu1ni.
tule. blankets and clothing slowed
about them everything but the kitch-
en- stove" that important but dan
gerous article being replaced by the
ships galley, with its bountiful hot
water always ready for the eternal
teamaking.-Captain I. Bentley Mott,
q. S. A.. in Scribner's.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-30
INAUGURATION BALLS.
The First Was Madison's, Saturdn!
M Evening, March 4, 1909.

The First Was Madison's, Saturday
Evening, March 4, 1909.
Four hundred guests, as all the con
temporaneous accounts agree, gathered
at the first Inauguration ball, which
took place on the evening Of Saturday,
March 4, 1909, at Mr.. Longs hotel, on
SCapitol hill, in celebration of the ac-
Scession to the presidency of James
Madison. Each Of the three presidents
who had preceded him in Office had
been permitted to close the day of his
inauguration by going early to bed.
General Washington and John Adams
had been inaugurated at temporary
fcapitols, and Thomas Jefferson would
have rebelled against ceremony
plainly modelled upon the customs Of
royalty, but when Madison's inaugu-
i@ration came the new federal city had
Sheen visible fact for nine years and
was determined to assert a right to
enjoy itself. Even in doing so it fol
lowed habit always hitherto associ-
ated with the celebration Of the coro-
nation Of kings.
Royal customs were really the only
ones the people knew, for every Amer
lean in Washington over thirty-twc
years Of age had been born the subject
Of king, and the new order of things
had not given birth to new ideas of
how to manifest rejoicing. Moreover,
if the method chosen seems to some to
have been an imitation Of monarchical
customs, they should reflect in extern
uation that it is an instinct Of man
coequal with his feeling the sensation
of pleasure to show his JOY by dancing.
So an official ball closed the day of
Madison's Inauguration and has closed
the Inauguration day Of every presi-
dent who has succeeded him.-Gail-
lard Hunt in Century.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-30
HUGO AND HIS WIFE.
Vehemence of the Author and His
BETTER Half's Placidity.

Nj. Paul Stapfer In the Mercure de
Hugo's after dinner monologues. The
pose of the man accustomed to an ex-
pectation of big uttcrances, of meta
physical suggestions, is well conveyed
in the quotations. Victor Hugo, it is
hardly necessary to observe, was dis
tinctly Il prophet in his own country
as we'll as abroad. BY in the evening,
says NJ. Stapfer. Victor Hugo had
warmed to his work. He burst forth
How poor, how small, how absurd
atheism is! God exists. | am more
sure OF his existence than l am Of my
own. If God lends me sufficient length
of lifeI want to write a book showing
how necessary to the soul prayer is
how necessary and how etticacous.
Personally never pass four hours
without prayer. | pray regularly ev-
cry morning and evening If wake
in the might | pray. What do | pray
for? Strength. ! know what is right
and what is wrong. but | realize my
III PEI IttrtlbllS illtl lldl VI ulAStll L
have not the strength to resist evil
God surrounds and upholds us. We
are in him. From him we have life
movement, being. All is created by
him. But it is not true to say that he
/ has created the world. He creates it
increasingly. He is the soul of the uni
verse. He is the infinite l. He is
way, .,,o .cl,nn tIo1n,''
| The abrupt accusation was hurled at
Mrs. Hugo Since dinner she had been
sitting silently in an armchair, rather
huddled and drawn up in attitude. her
chin resting on her chest. her hands
I folded on her stomach and her eyelids
i closed. Her regular breathing had been
pleasantly interrupted. Reused abrupt
ly, injured innocence protested vigor-
ously in her manner you dear great
thing, how could you possibly imagine
| should go to sleep while you were
talEing:'
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-30

Parrots are such close observers and
keen mimics that it would be surpris-
ing if birds in the households of clergy
men and ministers did not repeat spe-
cial phrases at proper times. Indeed,
it would be as well not to hold family
worship with speaking parrot in the
room. There was no harm in the bird
that sang in good time and tune
There Is a Happy Land But other
feats of imitativeness might easily Of
fend. Parrots uttering responses or
bits Of the creed or scraps of prayer,
as several have been known to do, es
pecially at unreasonable moments, are
apt to vex rather than amuse, though,
of course, the birds do not mean to be
irreverent A bishops parrot used to
calculate Let us pray" sometimes in
devout tones, at other times mockingly.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-30

The man who had been arrested for
having eight wives was awakened by
fellow prisoner, who hoarsely wills
pered:
Come on, sport. We've got some
false keys and unlocked the cell doors,
and We're all going to escape"
Look here said the octagamist des-
perately. unless you promise me that
when you all get out of the jail you
will lock tie doors carefully again I'll
raise racket and expose your prof
ect''
why, WHAT'S wrong? Don't you
want to escape?"
Escape, You lock me in here and
go on about your business. Don't you
know these steel bars are all that sep
arate me from my eight wives"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-30
-, $500.
PAWN BROKERS.
,. Are, Says One of Them, the
Soul of Generosity.


@ssasWhen New York policeman recent
borrowed jewelry of pawnbroker
his beat to wear to a party" the
tory led to much comment. In the
: pinion Of the pawnbroker most of the
.,Ossip was entirely uncalled for.
People are making tremendous
fuss about that little deal" he said.
HHhey seem to think it one of the won
lers of the age for pawnbroker to
lend anything unless he gets big inter
est on it. Pawnbrokers are really the
soul Of generosity. l make loans every
week. OF course | don't let things out
.ndiscriminately A fellow that can
touch me for the use of an umbrella or
a8diamond ring for the night has to be
pretty well known as square chap
who is not going to run off with the
goods. There are a number of such
men around in this part Of town, and
when they stand in need of some spe-
cial convenience that l happen to be
able to supply to them from my stock
Of unclaimed pledges am glad to ac-
commodate them. The stuff always
comes back safe, accompanied by a
little tip, so l don't lose anything by
trusting my friends.
"I have one woman on my list of Dor
roWers. She and her family have trad
ed here for years. One day she pawned
her opera glasses and never got them
out, and since then whenever she has a
chance to go to the play she asks for
the loan of a pair of glasses. She is too
good a customer to be refused a little
favor like that, so of course gets them.
In the capacity of a public benefactor
Ihave loaned overcoats, gloves, walk
Ing sticks, rings and about everything
else known to the masculine get-up
Those loans are made to friends and
sreHable people only, and no grafters
need apply."-.New York Post
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-30
Caring For Bronze.

The care Of bronze ornaments be-
comes sometimes little perplexing.
1t is, however, because of their pre-
vious want Of care. Nothing should
ever be applied to bronze in the way of
preparations. Simple. careful busting
is all that is needed To remove the
purple tinge that sometimes comes a
little sweet oil may be gently rubbed
upon the discolored portion; but, as a
rule, the busting VIII be found to be
sufficient
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-30

The following facts, which l saw
with my own eyes on repeated occa-
sions. fully convinced me that animals
have the powers of memory and
thought | once had a three parts
bred black and tan terrier, which slept
in a basket in my bedroom that opened
into the nursery. One Of my children
was from i'll health very fracfious, and
whenever Tiny heard it cry she would
go into the nursery. hunt about until
she found squeaking rag doll, take it
to the side of the cot and, sitting up,
shake it to amuse the child If in do
ing this she did not display powers Of
memory, thought and reflection l utter
ly fail to see to what her clever per
Torrance could be attributed. London
Globe.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-30
the lookout for errors in printing
Kansas City Star.
tJnS0 fe

Il understand, senator, that you re,
gard your colleague as an unsafe
man.
II do. 1t would be Just like him to
get scared and turn states evidence at
the first indication of danger" Chica-
go Record Herald.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-30
The Birds Interfere.

"You know" said the Rev. Mr.. Good
man, '.the Bible assures us that what
ever we SOW that also shall we reap"
(which proves replied Subbubs,
shat the Bible isn't infaliibie. Sup
pose you SOW garden seeds and your
neighbor keeps chickens T. z Eas..a del
mia 2ress.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-30
= ann going 10 compile a book of hal

= am going TO compile Il book of my
baby's smart sayings declared proud
Mrs. Noowed. What do you think
would make an appropriate title?"
Borrowed Brightness" suggested
Miss Sulfuric.
This was why they stopped speaking.
Louisville Courier-JournaI
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-30
Her Quandury.

Jess I'm in quandary. Bess-
What? Jess Tom promises to stop
gambling if | marry him. and Jack
threatens to begin II don't .-New
Yorker.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-30
SILVER TI,aW.

"Silver thaw' is name applied to
winter phenomenon of frequent occur
renee at Ben Nevis observatory 1t con-
sists of rain falling when the air is be-
low freezing point and congealing
whenever it reaches the ground. OF
course this points to an inversion of the
temperature. which is lower on the
mountain top than at greater heights,
and, being largely associated with cy-
clonic distribution of pressure, it is of
considerable '.forecasting'' value.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-30

A slip Of the tongue is worse than
that Of the foot.-Swift.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-30

The Islander of some people is as
great recommendation as the praise
Of others.-Fieldin2.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-06
WITNESSES FOR SMO0T WILL VISIT
MANY STATES BEFORE RETURN TO UTAH

That selfish trait which makes so
many of us consult our individual pre-
ferences rather than the common veal
has wrecked H. L. Booths plan to take
Senator Shoots witnesses TO Washing
ton i'm a special car. The plan blew up,
silently but none the less definitely.
early yesterday forenoon.
Soon after Mr.. Booth started his can
vass among his fellow witnesses he was
in possession of sufficient data to JUS
tify him in quitting the field. MI
Booth retired with a firm conviction
that every state south of Canada viii
be honored by a visit from a witness
in the Smoot case. Most of them have
relatives in some other state and "Old
Home Day promises TO be celebrated
extensively i'm the near future. The 10
cal railroad agents have not been rest
ing during, the week. All lines repre-
sented in Salt Lake and some dozens
of lines not represented here have re-
ceived a share of the business Tick
cts from Salt Lake to Washington and
return via Portland, Me, Mobile. Fort
Worth San Francisco. Seattle and
Butte are so common that they excite
no interest. Since the senator has been
good enough 70 tender them this free
trip the witnesses feel that the rules
of good breeding require them to par
take heartily.
So Il is in ones, twos and threes that
the heroic band moves toward Wash
ingtoE. The advance guard. headed by
Senator Smoot, left yesterday and 9TH
ers Will follow. Probably ali viii not
have let until the middle of next
week
Marshal Haywood yesterday served
subpoenas on John p. MeakIn of Salt
Lake and r. H. Hoizheimer. former
resident of Eureka, but now resident
of Pocatelio.
Mr.. Meakin was called as the result
of a consideration 1t is understood
Mr. Wo-thington vigorously blue PEN
cilled the list submitted to him ex-
planning he did not believe il necessary
10 take twenty Witnesses TO tell one
story. The matter. has resolved into
question Of whether we should not
get a blanket subpoena for the state OF
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-06
FIVE OFFICERS
QUIT THE GUARD
Resign on Ground of AffrOnt by
Governor Cutler.
LIEUT.. COL. GREENEWALD ONE
OTHERS SAID TO BE Likely TO
FOLLOW.

= HE exodus from the national guard
of Utah has begun. Lieutenant
Colonel ]. \. GreenewaId, COM
handing the First regiment OF the
guard, has rendered his resignation to
the adjutant general. This action on
the part of Lieutenant Colonel Greene
valid was quickly followed by the res
ignations Of Captain J. /. Swing of
company A, Captain Orrin r Grow, as
siStant inspector small arms practice:
Captain l. W. Smeltzer and Captain
:. II. Lund- These are all Of the First
infantry and have been regarded as
valuable officers. The four last named
are leaving the service with LieUten-
ant Colonel GreenewaId. because Of the
affront they consider was offered to
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-06
r HE most important effect of the faI

y He most important effect of the fall
Of Port Arthur on the general mill
tary situation in the far east be
came apparent today in the decision of
Russia TO recall her second Pacific
squadron. 4 dispatch from ST. Peters
burg announces that the squadron Will
return TO European waters.
The emperor of Russia has returned
10 Tsarskoe-SelO from Minsk. and it is
reported that an extraordinary council
is to be held at which the empire S
whole situat ton is TO be reviewed. both
as relates TO war and present internal
affairs. The revolutionary leaders are
apparently taking every advantage of
the governments position TO compel the
summoning of a national assembly
while the press is criticising bureau
cracy with increasing savageness and
boldness. In fact, today's dispatches
indicate that the internal situation is
so grave that the conclusion of peace
with Japan may be compelled in order
to deal with it.
The decision of the general staff that
Stoessel must return and have court
martial for surrendering Port Arthur.
even though it is a form compelled by
army regulations is also serving as a
text for bitter criticism by the Russian
papers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-06
sANITARIUM FOR VETERANS
Bill introduced by Senator Warren Of
Wyoming.


Washington, Jan. 5.-SenatOr Warren
today introduced a bill appropriating
$3.50 900, 600 to establish a national sani-
tsriUm for disabled volunteer soldiers
at ThermOpOlis. WyO., to be under the
management OF the board of managers
of the National Home for Volunteer
Soldiers, and to be erected on lands
to be donated by the state of Wyoming.
The bill provides that the state shall
grant a perpetual lease 10 the govern
ment of one or more medical springs
at ThermopOlis for use Of the sanitar-
ium and also provides for the appropri-
alton of S420 600 for equipping and
maintaining the institution and trans
porting patients TO and from it. The
sanitarium is designed 20 be similar TO
the one constructed at Hot Springs, s
D., and others located near Hot Springs,
Ark of great medicinal qualities
Joel F. Vaille, general counsel OF the
Denver & Rio Grande system. viii be
given a hearing before the senate COM
mittee on interstate commerce tomor-
row in behalf of the bill introduced by
Senator Teller TO except the narrow
gauge railroads from certain. provisions
of the law requiring railroad companies
10 equip cars with automatic couplers
and continuous brakes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-06
NEAR AGREEMENT
ON INTERURBAN
Campbell and Mailer Get Close
together.
CONTRACT MAY BE CLOSED
DEFINITE RESULTS ANTICIPAT-
ED FROM ToDAY'S MEETING,

n meeting to be held at II o'clock
n this morning it VIII be definitely
settled whether or not Barney
MAILER is TO operate an iuterurbau
line of cars over the tracks of the Utah
Light q Railway company IN Salt Lake
CITY A partial agreement has already
been reached
There was meeting yesterday be-
tween - \. Campbell and lie Grand
Young, representing the Utah Light &
Railway company, and Barney Mahler
and Frank j. Stephens. representing
the e. tern capitalists who are back
OF the interurDan line planned to ira
verse the state from PaySon on the
south to Logan on the north. AT this
meeting the bone OF contention was
Main. street Mailer insisted on run
ming his cars up and down through the
city over the lines OF the Utah Light
x Railway company on Main street.
Campbell and Young resisted this and
no agreement was reached on this par
ticular point Mahier. il is understood.
insists on the use OF Main street. and
is working ON the council Cor a fran
chise. lie does not recognize such q
thing as an exclusive right 10 q street
He takes the position that If reason
able arrangements cannot he made
with the company already holding the
franchise and owning the tracks. the
right Of easement over the tracks can
be secured by condemnation proceed
Ings in the courts
Concessions of Railway Company.
At the meeting held yesterday follow
ing the meeting held Wednesday it is
understood the Utah Light a. Railway
company through its representatives IN
the meetings, offered 10 permit Mailer
to run cars through the business dis
trict by running in from the north
over West Temple to First South.
thence east ON First South to state
and down State street The cost for
this accommodation Is to be p cents a
mile per car A substitute for this
traffic charge may be a certain amount
per ton per mile
Both Sides Are Reticent.
Neither Manager Campbell nor Mr..
Mailer would discuss The subject at
any length las evening They admit
ted that the negotiations were on and
that a better feeling prevailed than
heretofore; but they both asserted that
the deal was rot closed and that they
were not IN a position TO discuss the
details of the proposition. They were
confident that something definite would
result from the conference TO he held
this morning.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-06
SPECIAL BOARD WILL HEAR BOTH SIDES
OF THE SHELTER SMOKE PROBLEM

A meeting of farmers and represen-
tatives of the smelter companies was
held yesterday in the room of the
board Of county commissioners in the
joint building. for the purpose of dis
cusSng the smelter smoke nuisance.
Bishop o. p. Miller was the chief
spokesman for the farmers. and r..
II. Claiming and George X. Fischer
held up the smeiter end of the dis
cussion, which was brief
Bishop Miller called the attention of
the commissioners to the great dam
age that has been done by poisonous
fumes from the smelters, and said that
the farmers whose crops had been
destroyed. whose livestock had been
killed and the health of whose fami-
lies had been injured, wanted the
fumes suppressed.
Messers. Claiming and Fischer said
the experts employed by the smelling
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-06

companies to solve the fumes problem
were due TO arrive today. The COM
Panies, they said. were doing every
thing in their power to remedy the
trouble.
1t was agreed that, in view of the
fact that the county board could not
take definite action in the matter, il
should be referred 10 the county board
of health. composed of the county ply
stefan. the three county commission
ers and the three quarantine physicians
located in the county outside
of salt Lake City. This body Will meet
i'm a few days and consider the COM
plants of the more than 800 farmers
who have petitioned that the poisonous
vapors be prevented from spreading
throughout the valley in which the
smelters are located, and in the event
that they cannot be prevented. the
smelters be compelled to close UP and
retire from business.