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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-28
CONCENTR ATEs

Patrick Ryan viii leave for Chicago
on mining business tomorrow.
Tho May Day company has leased It's
second class dump TO Tlnto parties.
1emn shareholders have been
awarded another dividend Of $40 q
share,
A strike Of considerable Importance
IN reported from the Bradbuln mine
north or Moryhyalc,
Lafayette iIolbrook has been heard
from ht Tonopah, New, where he IN
looking FOR bonan,as,
Tony jacobson has resigned from the
directorate OF the South Columbus Min
ing company OF Alta
Tho auxiliary power plan, " the An.
ME Laurie Mining company on the 80.
yler river VIII be completed In about 10
days,
II rs reported that some important
developments have been made during
The pas, week az tho Granite mlno ut
AHA,
The orc aud bullion settlements 70.
ported late yesterday by Mccormick \
CO., were IN folloWAi Crude ore and
concentrates, $50, iOOi base bullion, s3,,
200, gold bars. $4,000,
An astern correspondent ~ James A.
Pollock a Co makes the prediction
that there win he a l6.ccnt copper
market before the expiration Of The
next 30 days
n, r. ELLIS, representing Denver
syndicate, the Hewlett Mining COM
Duuy Who huu hppn prpanogtInu "A, the
irish mountain region for the past llvo
months, called on uR last week. Mr..
llllle made poyon locations, all VI which
hc considers valuable, lio thinks that
II The coming country and expects ere
lonn 10 have u mill installed by his
company, ana euye their ground VIII
keep a mill rnnnlng for an unlimited
period, lie " also faNornhly Impressed
with De lhmars surroundings, ana
said he would call on his return about
a month hcncc,'~Do Lamar Lode,
That "old Reliable" tho Minnie
Moore mine, promises 10 yield another
bonanza, Last Friday tho men nj work
On the 1000 level cut into what seems
likely to develop into a large body Of
ore, To-Day II was reported that the
ore II four feet thick, ana that II IL solid
galent Tho mine II being worked by
losaoos the company having adopted
the leasing policy about two montha
ago Tho ore IN sight NJ the time was
believed 10 be worth about $4,000, but
moro ore was expected 10 be found In
extracting that. This ore win, of course
DO or the usual grade Of the Minnie
Hence Ave or Nix cubic feet win mako
q ton, worth between 500 and tl75,--
Wood River Times,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-28
MARKET BROAD
AND ANIMATED.
II Showed up Better Than II Has
For a Long Time, Stocks Be-
Ing In Good Demand
PRICES STARTED UPWARDS.
There We're Some DeclI nes, the Result
Largely OF prohI.loElHg
BY Traders

New York July R Prices started up.
on some distribution " orders The mar.
kot showed u degree " breadth ANA ami
nation which II han lacked for eomo time,
Tho ming Of the demand for most OF the
principal active stocks ktpt their lainb
within fractional lhnltq, Illinois Central
was conspicuous, however for an advance
Of ~ ana AlohlAon Missouri Pacific,
Kansas " Kansas Texas preferred and
Canadian p0cinc made gains " ! TO "a,
Delaware n Hudson, faoknw0nna, ~ v
g, a n H. nrt preferred Frisco second
preferred, Zoo preferred, the Smelling
stocks, sugar, General Electric, Peoples
doe, United states Rubber stocks and
Realty also rose from To ga and
IlVRg.Shoinold steel yalned 4 There
were declines OF Ia IA IN Reading nrat
preferred, Allls.chnlmorR preferred and
Federal Mining preferred Profit taking
checked the rise and there were frootionni
loacuonH when an advance OF u point IN
Reading on large transactions aioadlod
the marriott Missouri pncinc was lifted 9
ana WRbanh preferred "a, and iackewaL.
ma rose ~ i0llR, o record price Union
Pacific Great Northern preferred, Central
Railway " New Jersey, Colorado Fuol
Niool foundriol preferred ana American
Woolcn also rose I ana Tennessee coal @
the market was quIot at noon, but prices
were bold,
llonds woro firm AZ noon,
Win tho exception ~ u rise Of point
The mon hour was In minor stocks,
North American roHe =, 81 Louis South.
Western preferred and Federal Mining VA,
ana Locomotive ana Rubber Goods |,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-28

Record The mep appears 10 he about
Nix feet IN length nnd four feet IN width,
with elaborate lraolngs IN different coll
oringe ~ tho various shafts, levels and
Slopes, aud IN nn encyclopedia Of infor-
nation and u thing " beauty ana art
nno VIVA impreaslpn IN nude by tho
casual pernH0l ~ this department, ana
that ~ ihll everything now being done
by this company Nv thorough ana OF
permanent value,
Work on No, 0 Meadow Valley SHAFT
by The NeyodAsntdh In progressing
steadily The old engine has been rc.
PLACED, tho new one In being ph IN, aud
everything N being pushed ~ rapidly
N present material VIII permit II II
lhc iniontion Of the company 10 ~.
timber the Phoenix shaft ana make
various necessary surface improve
menls preparatory to deep development.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-28

copper shoots doucend In depth, acc.
ond W proving that the disseminated
loW ~ dc anrlicrour copper ores IN
llonsonllo can be mlllcd NJ n profit,
These iat,t indicate n probable rogu.
~ inotenro IN the output IN the lmme.
dlnte fulnfo and impy the continued
mosporiiy of the mining Industry of
Bingham,
This valuable work win soon be ready
fot general distribution II IN listed ns
Professional Paper No, o. and may be
nlitoined, free Of charge on application
~ tho director Of the Geological survey,
MnpliuytOn ID O.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-28
EXCURSIONS
Via Oregon short Line.

Salt Lake 10 Portland and return
iullooD ,,tn,tts,,,,tt,,,t,, %
Salt Lake 10 Portland and return
Zone way via San Francisco, .. II, 80
ealt Lake 10 Portland and return
Zone way Via Los Angeles) 80, 10. 30
Tickets TO Portland ana return, d.,
rect, on sale daily from May cath 10
September 30th, inclusive, Tickets
reading ono way via San Francisco or
Los Angeles on sale July 3, t7,s, 0. II,
", 10, n, "a, ~, 2s All tickets good
for rtopovers and limited Ia "
days, IRON date OF sale. Addit onal sell.
or Los Angeles quoted later.
city Ticket Ollce 2Oi Main ~.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-28
AT THE RESORTS.

saltair whs late IN becoming purple
win slks last night II was not ,IntIl
lho shadows OF the sunset had turned
thnt color mat the antlcred herd went
after the salt In the waters and In the
nlr OF the dancing floor, but when the,.
dld start westward, there was a rush,
From a. . o'clock the attendance
AZ the pavilion Increased from 1000 10
5000, ana then II listened 10 Il program
OF stunts and music IN the thontor ana
enjoyed the dancing tlll nearly mid,
night
The Elks received liberal rebate
from TIE snltalr company and VIII uso
II In charitable work.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-28
HHsss-@--ss
VISITED ARIZONA
Al inmes. Nevada Mining Man, lnspeeis
Mines Of MoInye county

Al James, a we'll known mining man
Of Beatty, Nov, II IN the city for a few
days having come IN from trip to
Arizona While there he visited the
Gold Roads mine IN which salt Lake
talent N interested, The district IN
which this mine Is located, MIR, James
states, " looking up, but when II comoa
To booms, the Arlsonas do not under.
stand tho game ~ compared 10 the way
they do things IN Nevada, Mr.. James
WIN return 10 Beatty after u trip TO
the Lewis and clark exposition, to give
Dis attention TO mining affairs.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-28
DALY'W EST FINANCES.
Company Had q Cash balance NJ SAT-.
900 nj Beginning ~ Month,

ON June 80 the Daly,Wost Mining
company had n cash balance " s3ll ,li5
on hand
The Juno receipts from nll sources
We're l@Sli the disbursements, sO7S0s,
which Includes about $3.50 set aside
monthly Tor tax ana insurance ros
serve, showing u not pronl Of s275OS,
THIS failed to meet the dividend re.
qulromont by SSiOl, which was due
largely hccauho the mine was practical.
~ out Of commission Tor ~ daya,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-28
ON THE EXCHANGE.
business Fairly Drlsk WIN Lower Nam.
moth the Leader.

Business was quite brisk on the min
INK exchange today considering tho
torrld weather, A total Of 1862 shares
wore transferred Involving the sum of
slO,lSSfb, Lower Mammoth and Uncle
Sam Consolidated were the principal
sellers and both registered slight de-.
clinoa Silver Shield picked up u few
points ON The open honrd, Bullor.LIb.
oral Grand Central May Dny Nall
driver ana retro were among the active
gluck4.
The closing quotations ana salos were
M follows,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-28
TODAY'S REALTY TRANSFERS


Matthew II Walker 10 G., NJ l1rink.
son, q aud n v 20, 3, Ulonn sub ,, ga
Marie ! Price 20 n, ~ drombllnR,
] 81 Park Place ,i,il,,lp u,uy,,
Ann, e. A linton 10 william Me-
rullough, ~ ~, 2, Boa a ,u,uun, So
Nnthnnlnl v Jones 10 same, pl ~, ,,
Vera c, sharp TO Tracy Y, Cannon,
! acre. 80 II, 10, lw, ,,u,tuuunu
George e. Cannon association TO
same, I acre II ", iw u,,,ur.nn
Alma Engerson 20 Charles u, Cal.
vert, pt ne 21 ", 10 u,,,u,u,iu Dd
Chl0o y, Nnoddon 70 Anna Dlhble,
l0Ng's rda NV ~ 10 Q llG, y unn lS0d
Anna Dlbhlc 70 Gertrude " spcrry,
Jamos Il. Mcdonald 10 Jessie Nj '~'
Williams, 7N2ls rda NV n 40 l. IS,
f.ranorg Decker. 20 Nalt Lake
Realty company, r. ,, l?S u u,,,,u i,iNl
Lydia y Merrill 10 NJ n Woolley,
3, " L. Ehrlch's aubu,n.n 1900
hnli Lake County 10 Xetlo M, 60,
we'll, 10, II, II, Eldorado ,,,n.n,n 7
Same "a Emma q, stevenson n 3S,s
idH TO- l6, Id, Brighton Farm ,n "a
u. i, Thomas Ut nj 10 Fernmors
Decker d 4, l2s, u u,n,n,..,n
Mrs H. lSddington 70 Annie n.
Hilton, pl 10 ,, S'a a ,"",".,,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-28
SHELTER CONSTRUCTION
TO BEGIN NEXT WEEK,

The News has learned from
n trustworthy source that tho
ilrs, ground for the new copper
plant OF the American Smelling
4 Refining company win be
broken next week. probably ON
Tuesday Aus 4
Al the onlcos OF the company
Il wac ntotcd, that while the OK.
act time had not been set, for
the rcaron the contracts had not
been let yet the probabilities are
there VIII not be many days
more delay
II has been long, tedious lob
TO set THINGS ready Cor the con.
struc,lon department, but The new
camp out on the shores of the
lake VIII soon be n busy one
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-28
Nevndn.utah Mines,

In The ONCE Of the Neyada-utOh com.
Iany N Plooho N q busy scene, Engaged
IN dretllng one ot the largest aud most
committee maps OF the workings OF their
hodlngs In this district Supt Il, y,
Mllliken and prauphtsman G, II, swan.
ton Aro Intensely husy, pays the Ploche
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-28
OPEN BOARD SALES,
A, y. CAMPBELL.
stooit Broker, $40 u, y. Walker Block.
THE MARTHA WASHINGTON,
1lnie Mine sold ~ Auction Yesterday
And brOuaht 81 800,

THO property Of tho Martha washing.
ton Mining company IN the Tintic dls.
irlct, consisting OF four claims, together
Wish all surface improvements, was
sold Yesterday TO antlaiy claims against
The company nRgregatlng 1860 IN favor
OF j, NJ Taylor of silver CITY, Tho
property was bought N by Mr. Taylor
for 1850
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-28
PIONEER CON. SUED.
Title ~ Property IN tho Little Cotton
wood District 10 hv Ouleted,

r. knudson, q, W. Grantor and Paul
lilm lltd suit In the district court TO.
day against the Pioneer Consolidated
Minlng company 10 quiet title 60 the
area IN conflict between the Katherine
ANA Louisa lode claims, owned by
plaintiffs, and the Pioneer group of
claims, owned by defendant, located IN
the LATHE Cottonwood district, Wdg-
mont IN also asked for the sum Of sii0 az
expenses OF plaintiffs IN fllng AN nd
verso null IN the land Office and having
pendl,ures In connection with tho said
action,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-28
LIVE s'rOcK.

co mHrkot slow. uood 10 prime sioors,
b%iinn, poor 10 medium, 875I5.l0,
WockerN aud feeders, g,2bul .2Si COWS y 30
"a hoifcre, 2?5NlS0, Gamers $50
2gi bulls, 2,&uloo calves, 9On10,
Texas fed stoorN 5,e0si,ij western steers,
3GQdil 90
Hogs Receipts today, 5000, tomorrow,
1904 market bNl0 cents lower Mixed and
butchers, 0 ,i0fid,00i good 10 choice heavy
b9n0,Wi rough heavy, 5,o0u0 70, bulk of
sales 6ioujW
Good to choice wcthors, ,6O1ti ~, foIr 10
choice mixed, iOoui,dO western sheep
iWIli1i native lambs, b,WWim, western
lAmbs. h.00nG.ih.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-28

Fair rpnnlng, 3i.l6l centrifugal, ~ tott
l.l0riN molnnsrH sugar , a'lg
Rctnpd Unsettled Crushed bW poM'
dcrcl, $50, grnnulaicd $50,
Coffee slcddy No I Invoice, N
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-28
As GOOD AS A VACATION.

Rest In nice Hammock IN the shades
OF your own homo, We have tho larg.
eat assortment and handsomest designs
on the market Prices from $50 To
$3.50,
DEsERET NEWS BOOK STORE
Main 81,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-28
REGULAR CALL SALES.

N'''NhNN 'Nals NhlsNS,
Daly.Judgc, iO5 at 0,7b,
Lower Mammoth, 100 ut i3b, 900 az
II. 500 at iO 100 Mt $685. 200 al AOM;
200 al iOla 800 NJ 10, seller 20, 800 al
80, sollcr ! 10 AZ SOFA, seller 30, 800 ut
VI, solor &c.
silver shield 800 nj 20, $500 AZ a.
Uncle sam 200 NJ i3 300 at AZ 30 ~
10. 100 al H.
Totro, 800 Ot 49,
OPEN HOARD SALES
Bu,lcr'Liberal, 1917 at ~
Grand Central $50 at 400
lowcr Mammoth, poo at n, 100 az
iOh.
May Day, 200 At M 5000 at "A,
NNildrlver $50 at &C.
Telro, 800 NJ 49,
OPEN BOARD SALES,
Shnroa, Value.
Regular oall 0lesunlOAb5 6,lS3 "a
open board sales u,nu 62lilh 100000
sasaHssisaaas....
Forenoon totals uol0Glgib No,isS76
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-28
OGDEN EXCURSION
Sunday, July Goth,

sunday July 8Oth, via Oregon Short
Line. Trains leave 1910 n, M, i0,3O a,
NJ, or ~ D, m, CITY Ticket Onlcc 20i
Main ST.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-28
SPECIAL TRAIN

For Scandmnylnns' excursion TO or.
don Sunday, July 30, VIII leave salt
Lake At $3.50 q, m.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-28
WOOL.

ST LOUIS
81, Louis July &,-Wool, steady Ter.
rliory and western mediums, Hm30, nno
medium glu26l nno, iCdlS
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-28
j, OBERNDORrER,

Stock Broker
Tel Rel zoe. i6i n, Main ~,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-28
OMAHA

South Omaha, July Receipts.
eoi market strong Native steers 3.Sod
steers, a,p0dtA tO Texas Norp, 2. i5d3 A.,
cows and hclfers, eoOQ9 aO Gamers, J 5Ofl
2'lO stockoiH and feeders, 2.e5ul 10,
calves, a,oOu65oi bulls, stays, etc, 2.OOfD
3,ls,
lower Heavy, b,5o6f6,b5, mixed, q. bOli6 ,bsib,
llkhw t,5,q0OO pigs L5Da5.i0 bulk Of
sales, b,b0fi66 5,
sheep Rccclpis 2h0O, market slow and
weak Woniorna iOfl6, 90, wolhofa 4 sOff
il0 owes 3,75fiI. 2j; lambp GOOa6 a.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-11-09
PAGE 2

surprise Republicans who always support the rail
way machine for Judge Hastings and repub
hostile railway rule and to freepa corruption con-
that Judge Leon his declared opposition
these evils.
The republican candidates for regents Of the state university
behind their ticket Two years the republican candidates
regents ran ahead of their ticket The moral plain
that almost unnecessary to say that Rockefelerm has
been euked ockeeerism remains spite OF repub
an prophecy 1t be regretted that the state university must
the of serviud but the fight end
yet The of reform will sweep the entire land in the
years and that will be Gained by few barrels of
Standard Oil tossed overheard by pirate captain OF industry
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-11-09
LIFE TERMS ARE HAZARDOUS

President Stickney of the Great Western speaks ane ON
railway affairs general rule has made dangerous suggestion
with regard the administrative body which will have cbar
railway regulation if the scTownsend bill is passed In his opin
ION members OF this body should be appointed for life eff anpan
ments OF that sort could be uaraneod said Mr. Stckney be-
evc that the Of every important railway in the country
would endorse the measure
Life appointments nder free government are always hazard,
GUS The peril lies in the of special interests control such
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-11-09
RAILWAYS AND REVOLUTIONS

herc distinctive phase of revolution
have escaped notice outside of Russia More has been
pished by railway strike than by all the and Rus
lost the with Japan because Of inadequate railway service
and her auocac form of government destroyed by strike
of railway women The Importance of the railway appears be
great revolution Rapid transit has made absousm
impossible AS the Russian workmen discovered this
they liberated ensaved people that the ripe
for the revolution but less that revolution could
have succeeded had the been permitted transport
troops and munitions of war without hindrance
In day revolution shaer into thousand
pieces by of complete and successful strike of railway
poye Vast empires like Russia made possible by rapid
and be destroyed by the blocking of transit The could
recruit army large enough put down Instructions hundred
ebeous provinces unless the railway employees remained faithful
to the government The coederaed railway wormen
ying revolution terrifying contemplate They could
they disposed the people any of the empire
they could feed the people and the sodey The army
could not the railways and tried accomplish such
cooa task the revuonists could the and up
the bridges at strategic points,
Had the railway and shipping strike continued Poland and Fin
land might have been free With the cessation of the strike
pour troops and military supplies disconnected dis
ncs The Russian people their freedom
but they all interested in berng either Poland or Fin
land from Russian rule AS therefore, the yielded by
sacrificing the autocac and pedng himself establish
liberal government the Russian railway employees called off the strike
This serious blow to the rising revolt inc Poland Finland
In these provinces revolution be successful be guaranteed
against the constant interference of the central government In
Poland and Finland large armies maintained all
the operations of these armies would be greatly ampered by the
blocking of transportation and the consequent soppage supplies
As for the local railways the revoonss could use them against
the troops
1t early say that the revolution has ended If the car
does not keep his promises faithfully he fails to introduce the
proposed reforms promptly and fully the railway men will again
on strike But it is likely that Nicholas will tempt the
people to further revolt Now that they understand their power
they would be quick sme and slow to make terms second
revolution might easily result in the complete downfall of the Rom
anof dynasty
&&&sS&$&&Sss
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-11-09
Future of the Old Parties
Hanging in the Balance


BY close vote roquos club of Chicago democratic
ganizaon Endorsed the plan Of placing life insurance under fed
control This notable departure from democratic ideals and
emphasizes the existence Of wedefned factions in the demo
party One faction has little fear of centralized government
still insists the Importance of rights Undoubtedly
the latter faction is the dominant influence the party although
somewhat favorable ownership OF railways and munich
pal ownership of public utilities.
The democrats the still welded free competi
ton They demand the withdrawal of special privileges and
beginning believe that the should those natural
monopoes which affect the welfare of the people whole 1t is
evident that they renhng popuc grounds and that they
trihe uncertain in their radcalsm How harmonic
rights with this form of Capitalization presents difficulties
the democrat who favors the widest of ndvduam
under industrial system of free competition Your democrat
insists and his be reuted that competition
has existed in this country Special privileges such the
tariff preferential for fregs and system which
presses heavily the poor than the rich have tended
wealth the hands of monoposs Remove these
special privileges and you will destroy the trusts says this kind of
democrat Restore free competition and you will need social
ism, for ndivdualism will then flourish.
So far the democratic argument is promising but there
scep who think the party cling state rights
aid nonenzed scheme Of government and yet obtain those
reforms which demanded by the conditions of today the
could stop at the ownership of the railways and tee
graphs and at the control of corporations all would 90 we'll with
the democratic theory But there those the democratic party
who say, will say that the government go
the life insurance business must the anthracite coal mn
establish postal savings banks and parcels post the
oil fields the god silver and copper if the people
be saved from the rapacy of the These be-
leye that the withdrawal Of special privileges will con
party making trip around the world and will enlghcn his party
the results obtained by socialism New Zealand
other Australian countries
1t difficult that the democrats strike balance
somewhere between free competition and socialism The repub
lcan party which cngs the idea that the natural
evolution drifting unconsciouy into that kind of socialism which
will develop of the system if the system is not de-
stroyed.
The radical democracy is give oense those
aive who do not favor public ownership and yet the
democrats of the Ioqo club fastening the the gov
will reach for the ownership only of Insurance. but
Of the railways and many other utilities less public
These of the latest tendencies in the old parties
In each there is conflict What the result will be the srcwlcst
political prophet predict The democratic party will
preserve its ideal of ndivduaism and will stop point in
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-11-09
6hs Nebraska Independent
NOVEMBER 9, 1908

its drift toward paenaism The republican party will fight off
paernasm for me but will finally discover that the trusts
becoming big for the and that the would
better the trusts than permit the trusts to the government
Then will the parting Of the The republican party
continues in the mapped out for by the trust faction will be
forced decide between socialism and control Of
ment
The future holds out interesting play Of political forces and
this bring about the the other of the
old parties 1t may the building of great party it
the renment Of the old parties Whatever be the
political developments
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-02-23
WATCHFCL KING OF ITALY.

.i good story is told of the King of ltaly's zeal for efficiency at tho time of his succession to the throne His foreign minister. Si2nor Prinetti. ask e'l him to sign T decree for the aug mcntati"u of llh, foreign office staff.
 The kfly promised to think the mat ter oye:. and in" next morning set out alone on foot to pay 2. visit to the of ice. Arriving at 2 o'clock. he found no one there. \ long search iricarthcd a solitary clerk who was smoking cig- arctteS.
 What are tIc hours of this ofIice:' asked the king.
 Prom \ to 12'' was the reply
 And when may l expect to see your colleagues: They generally turn up about IT," Very well. When your chief comes, tell him that I have been here"
 And then his majesty sent for Sig nor Prinetti and suggested that in stead "f asking for more clerks he should make it his business to see that the existing clerks attended to their dutieS.-Leslie'> Weekly.