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The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-02-15
SAYS ARMY IS vNpERpAIp.
Gen. Dodge Advises Adoption Of New
Schedule for country's
Defenders.

Washington. The report OF Fran
els A. 8. Dodge. paymaster general Of
the army, for the past fiscal yea.
points out that the enlisted men have
now every chance to put away money
for their own savings by the deposit
system. During the year the amount
deposited by the men was 81 ,531 900
making the total amount since the es-
adjustment OF the system 1924. s26.
Gen. Dodge declares in his report
that soldiers are underpaid.
Gen. Dodge states that the present
law against permanent appointments
In the stan corps and departments
will result In course OF time in all
the grades In the pay department be-
ing allied by officers detailed from the
line. He recommends that the law
be amended 80 AZ to limit details TO
vacancies occurring in the grade OF
captain. for which captains OF tho
line should be selected as now. and
that all grades above captain should
be made permanent appointments
The amount expended on account Of
the pay of the army during the wear
was s3i .361,132.
The last complete pay schedule for
the army was passed by congress 81
years ago, and the report contends that
II IL not SUFFICIENT for the demands OF
our times. The fact that the army
is underpaid. the report adds. makes II
impossible TO recruit out OF such
classes a. might be wished. That
economy mas been the watchword for
the army for 20 years. Gen. Dodge
says. Is shown by the fact that
whereas the cost per capita for Of
necrs and men In 1875 was 1892, II
was during this year S9s7.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-02-15
TO RECEIVE WHILE SEATED
Colorado Governors wife Plans
Novel Innovation That Will
startie Society,

Denver.--Society ladies' VIII receive
something In the nature or shock
when they attend In November the
nrst OF the winter receptions at the
governors mansion.
AIRS. Jesse Mcdonald. the quiet frail
reserved little woman who Is the first
lady of the state. has ideas ana row
err Of Initiative that stamps her es .
genius. according to Elbert Hubbnrd's
latest definition of the word. which ~:
THE ability to act wisely without
precedent" II has been Whispered
about that when the doors OF the
executive mansion are thrown OPEN al
the first official reception the ladies
Of the receiving party will remain
seated while greeting the guests.
When asked concerning this BRO
posed new order of things. MRS Nc
Donald replied: IL would like TO do
It, although have never heard OF rs
being done and do not wish TO intro
duce any features which may excite
unfavorable criticism. am sure / am
right, however. and after consulting
with my friends II there are no very
strong objections. | shall 20 ahead.
My plan is to arranga probably 1--WE
chairs in a semi-circle With the hostess
occupying the one in the center and as
the guests drop In they can be seated
for few minutes conversation
Doesn't It sound attractive? 1t is sen
sible, and. believe. after the ice A.
broken and people grow accustomed &C.
the idea. II will grow very Popular
or course, anything unconventional Is
liable to attract laughter. depreciation
ridicuIe and oppositions but common
sense will endure to the end"
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-02-15
GIVES UP s12s,ooo A YEAR.
German Count Marries an English
washerwomen Of Great Beauty,
Causing Loss Of Income.

Berlin.-Count Franz Won Erbach, n
years old. who married a young wash
erwoman of extreme beauty in Eng
land, has returned 10 his fatherland.
He is heir TO vast estates and will be
head OF the house when the present
head dies, but on returning with his
plebeian countess he learned that the
house law OF the Erbachs ala not rec
ognize his marriage, as he failed to
obtain the consent Of the heads OF the
collateral branches. A meeting OF the
family was called. at which he was
deposed and dispossessed.
His love for the washerwoman
caused him to lose an income OF 1925,
600 year. His allowance In future
is to be SIS a month and he has ex
pressed his intention of studying FOL
the bar.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-02-15
TAX ON BEER AND CIGARS
Germany Needs More Money to Ex-
pend on It's Fleet--Poor Con-
dition Of Exchequsr.

Berlin.-Germsns are threatened with
an extra duty on their two most cele-
brated iuxuries, their cigar and their
glass OF beer.
Baron Won Stengel. the imperial min
lister OF finance. says the exchequer is
In a deplorable condition and must be
replenished at all costs. Baron Won
Stengel's greatest trouble Is how best
to stop the mouth OF the admiralty with
greater gifts. The kaiser and his adj
mirals are crying for more ships, more
big ships, and insisting that these be
built at an accelerated pace.
';why cannot we build as fast as the
Americans7" he asked Admiral Torpitz
the other day. So Won Stengel, driven "a
mis- last refuge, has decided to tax cigars
and beer. He hopes to raise an extra
f10,000,O00 annually, about half OF
which will 90 to shipbuilding.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-02-15

VHHNEIHH UH,
Stout-l suppose you swear by your
doctor?
Gout-Not always Sometimes I
swear at him N. Y Times.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-02-15
PRINCE FOLLOWS THE TURF
King Edward Has Instilled Racing
Lore in Head of His Son
IL Lover Of Turf.

London.-The prince of Wales is TO
follow In his fathers footsteps and be-
come q racing man. For many years
stories have been circulated that tho
prince Of Wales was about TO make his
debut in racing. OF which his father,
the king, is such an enthusiast But
these stories have turned out to be base
less Now Il Is understood that the
prince is actually getting together a
racing stud and that his colors next
year may be seen on the turf.
More than one purchase was made for
the prince at the Doncaster sale. and II
is believed that when Lord Marcus
Beresford purchased Cynasure. q colt
by Cyilene .Nenemoosha. an own broth
err to Cyanean. for $4,000. after keen bid
ding. he was acting for the future king
of England.
II has been traditional with the kings
of England since racing was introduced
to the patrons OF the turf. For this rea-
son alone II IL thought that the prince
will make his entry simply TO keep NJ
the tradition. He Is known not to take
any particular interest in the sport. and
is generally regarded as "doul" per;
SON But latterly he has awakened to
the fact that 1t is polite to be popular
His father is past master Of this art
and has been trying to instill some OF
his knowledge and experience into his
son. but without very great success
The papers speak of the popular
prince of Wales" but they know as q
matter OF fact that he is not.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-02-15

A magnificent steel engraving Of HNg-
erman Pass, the most famous mountain
pass in Colorado, has been Issued by the
Colorado Midland Railway. This en-
craving is 20x4O inches and suitable
for framing IL will be sent TO any adj
dress on receipt OF 10 cents IN stamps
py l.. II. Harding,
Salt Lake.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-02-15

Many men mistake a disposition to
kick at everything for a Divine call to
preach.
The prince may not be a weather
prophet. but he knows when Il looks
like reign.
Always speak the truth, but don't
forget that 1t is often visa not 20
speak at all, q
The man who contends that the
world Is growing worse Is merely
looking at 1t through spectacles that
are mentally logged.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-02-15
Good VIII T.st.

A Paterson, N j., stenograher has Just
become the wife OF millionaire who fell
In love with her at first sight and gave
her check for 100000 as wedding
present. II is TO be hoped that she had
strength OF character enough not to eat
more than eli worth Of chocolates stthe
first sitting. ---~
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-02-15
Nothinr Left 70 pranl,.

Mrs. Wigs Cook has only broken one
dish to-day. dear.
Mr. wiggs-That's better. How did It
happen.
Mrs. Wiggs-It was the last one
Buffalo Courier.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-02-15

'Why don't you Insist on being the
head Of the house,"
81 am the head OF tn house. answered
Mr. Meekton, resolutoly But. as Her
rletta says. head Is no good without
brains. Washineton Star
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-02-15

Observation-Disclosures dear Sine,
We last met have been happily married
Priscilla With all my heart BY IN.
way. ! am also to be congratulated
Since our last meetina have been hap
PLY divorced Cincinnati Enquirer
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-02-15
Her Mothers Representation.

He-Why does your mother insist
on your having an elaborate church
wedding?
She-she says It's the last chance
III ever have to show of in good
clothes-N v Weekly.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-02-15

p. s.-Thank yon Kindly for the papers
received in fine condition, the contents
being read with great interest and
pleasure. l. l..
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-02-15

= see You advertise piano covers.
said the man with a squint
YES, We have all kinds" said IN.
clerk
Let me look q some that are her
mstically sealed, then. - Yonker.
statesman.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-02-15
A pnestion of Honor

Slimson-What was the trouble be-
tween you and the little boy next
door2
Wlllie-He said he was a worse boy
than | was,--Smart Set
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-02-15
Heavy Loan.

slowcus-I lost half million last
night
crowcus Speculation or poker?
Slowcus Neither Miss DeMunn
said mo. THE Commoner.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-23

Fauntleroy Smith, whose slightest wish
used TO be law
I tried to scratch down the door. but
l was as weak as a cat I attempted
10 call for help. but my yelp wou1dn' t
work Hours dragged by before heard
steps and voices in the hall.
"Oh, Billy walled Miss Alice. Il
don't hear any howls, He's .been
crushed TO death, my dear little vici-
Not even fright could keep down a
bark like that, AS for the bang ] made
dsshing against the door--wcll II
would have given pointers 10 a mastif.
But the earthquake had jafnined the
door so that neither Miss Alice nor
Billy could open It. Would they leave
me alone again--a little dog shut in
with a big fear?
There was a whispered discussion,
then a scornful ejaculation from Billy.
Afraid of nothing. Only give a fell
low boost
At that the transom over the door
had an earthquake OF it's own, and the
next moment Btlly's long little legs
wriggled through the opening into my
room.
DO hurry" called Miss Alice. You
know the house is condemned, and may
fall. In at any moment
Billy pushed q table under the tran
som, and with me tucked under one
arm jumped through IL. Two hands out
stretched through the opening grabbed
nae by the nape of my neck; a tug. a
choking sensation, and I was on the
other side of the door in Miss Alice's
dear arms.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-23

Hike up on the wagon. I'll give you
a lift"
He tossed me on top of a pile of
clothes and bonnet boxes heaped on a
toy wagon, and in this undignified man
ner I thumped down the Boulevard,
Victor Fauntleroy Smith.
When the wagon stopped and | wrig-
glod off i overheard woman say we
had reached Fort Mason.
For vain hours l searched for Miss
Alice. Again and again I thought had
q clew. dashing wildly after some man.
woman or child. only to catch UP with
a isartrending disappointment.
At = last / dropped down exhausted.
No one noticed me ct first. Then a
yellow. scrubby mongrel came up,
wagging his tail. I, Victor Fauntleroy
Smith, the thoroughbred. wagged
mine. and in five minutes we were
chums.
He had lived south of Market street
and told thrilling tales of the fire and
his escape.
BY and by his master came with q
crust Of bread in his outstretched hand.
Hello, Fido. got company for sup
per?' he said cheerily. We must all
be willing to divvy now, old boy" And
breaking the crust In half he threw US
each q piece.
It was the most delicious morsel tina t
/ had ever eaten. Afterward, Fido and
/ were fortunate enough to get a
drink OF dirty water out of an empty
salmon can. Then we snuggled up
close together and slept.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-23

We gropcd our way down stairs torn
loose from the wall and plunging to-
ward the front door. Out In the street
the earthquake had come through a.
deep crack and twisted the side of the
house, the curb and the corner lamp
post.
We walked several blocks to va
cant lot. where, huddled about a couple
of mattresses and heap of blankets:
We found the rest of the family They
all hugged me, as on the day 7 came
home from the dog show.
had recovered my nerve sufflciently
TO be hungry. My imagination shifted
the SAVIOR OF liver, q chicken wing.
mashed potatoes in gravy Miss Alice
offered me a bit of salt leather called
bacon.
Soon they said 1t was night, but it
wasn't, for the sky was a blaze Of light.
Miss Alice explained that 1t was q great
fre-not 4 library are to stretch out
in front of on the bear rug. but con-
a-gra- shun, where flames lcaped from
building to building. burning up the
city like kindling wood.
The rest of the family slept on one
mattress; Miss Alice, Billy and lay
down on the other. For long time I
watched the sky. Would the fire reach
the Burton's Angora? Would the STAFF
ford pug make his escape? l dozed at
last to have awful dreams of dog
catchers In red automobiles chasing me
across the red hot sky.
In the morning muffied clouds of
smoke curtained the horizon, and
through them were nashes OF light
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-23

THOUGHT I knew all about earth
ouakcs. for I'm a native scn--born
puppy OF an illuetrious San Fran
rfSco kenneI--and every California
dog has had his day OF little shakes,
when it seemed that the eartn lhNoi-
,.ntsrlfv shIvcred fn ;ts sleep as II
eresnsing OF a flea tickling its spinal
cord.
Put the April IS quake was different.
The earth suddenly awoke y sprans
up ieaped on its hind legs' paved ar
sasned It's tail and rolled over and over
The NJ ended. I crawled out from q
reap OF broken glass, brushes ana
combs that had drifted into corner
where I had been nung from MISS
Aiiccs bed.
At FIRST everything blurred before. my
blinking eyes. but little by little details
took shape. Miss Alice's book shelves
having tossed of bric-a-brsc as your
ear does a fiy, were leaning upon the
shoulder OF 2 mahogany davenport
the bureau had run into the middle
Of the room for safety.
longing for the back yard steadieo
my trembling paws TO action and 1
made for the door. X had banged to.
Where was Miss Alice, who always an
ticipated her little Skye's every neeog
Suddenly 1 remembered; the quake
had stupehed even the brains OF thor
oughbred. Miss Alice had not slept
with me. having gone TO spend the
uight with the Stafford pug's mistress
IN their fright Billy and the rest Of
the family had forgotten me- ] was
helpless. deserted, trapped Victor
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-23

called sparks We decided to move on
to the Fort Mason military reservation.
where some of the soldiers live, at
whose heels / used to bark so gayly
when troops marched on Van Ness ave-
nue..
The rest of the. family had a trunk.
They strapped bedding on it's top. and
Billy and his father hauled 1t with a
clothes line while Miss Alice and Biiiy's
mother pushed, ! walked behind.
crowd swept down the street with
us, all carrying things. Once / barked
at any one with bundle, but / knew /
hadn't enough barks to so around. so
j did not begin. Besides the trunks,
chairs. pictures and beds that people
were trundling there were baskets with
cats cages with canaries. and parrots.
One shrieked 80 loud right In my ear
that I turned tail and ran.
Then a dreadful thing happened.
When had screwed UP my courage to
pause ! could not see Miss Alice any
where, nor Billy, nor the rest Of tho
family.
I called at the top OF my bark.
nattered to the right, to the left. Nv
feet were four blisters--my body an
ache. NY swallow wouldn't swallow. !
could only pant.
why, doggie, are you lost?'
strange boy patted me, and al
though I generally snarled at such an
impertinence, / gratefully licked his
hand.
you. look played out. Guess you're
one OF them lap-dog swelIs that ain's
accustomed to trotting It, he grinned.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-23

his eyes and ears, too. for that mat
ter, and he saw a fire once in San
Francisco, where one engine drew
water out of the bay and another en-
gine drew water out of the first en-
gine and squirted it through a long
hose.
Handy Andy
Sugar Candy,
In he goes,
Up he throws.
This the Elephant hummed to him.
self now as he waded into a pool of
water below the chute He thrust one
of his trunks deep into the pool and
sucked in the water through that. Then
he squirted the water out through the
other trunk toward the top of the
chute. As he did this he winked all
his four funny little eyes at the Owl
SO oddly that that queer bird fell off
his perch with anger at so much IA
miliarity. All the Red Hatters and
Goldilocks laughed.
Come out of that water" COM
manded the Owl; you'll catch cold in
your head and that would be dreadful.
If you should do that and sneeze once
you would blow us all out of Fairy
land"
'Oh, that is easy" answered the
Elephant. II knew a man once that
took his family from the country down
W luc Scd SHUIc W u lDlel anu llfc
rooms they had were SO small they
had to open their valises and sneeze
in them whenever they had head colds
to keep from breaking the rules and
giving the people hay fever. haven
any .valise, but l can sneeze in m.
trunks
h, oh, look" said all the Red Hat
ters at once now. See, the White
Elephant has pumped up all the water
from the pool into the tank and now
there is nothing for us to do wher
we come down the chute but to stick
in the mud
Il learned something like that when
was growing said the White Ele-
plant. The bed clothes were not iongi
enough at the top and SO I cut them
off the bottom and sewed the pieces
on the top. I've had cold feet that
caught then ever since. Hello, what
is this?"
The White Elephant began to sink
in the mud at the bottom of the
chutes flake, or pool that he had
sucked dry.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-23

with her and who was going to marry
the Queen.
all over, I am afraid" AS he went un-
der he tugged and tugged and trampled
heavily, but all in vain
AS he crushed the mud he settled
lower and lower. Now only the top Of
his BACK was in view. Then something
gave way and he sank fast and only
the end of one trunk was in sight. and
when
See the geyser." shouted the Red
Hatters.
Sure enough, from the end OF the
Elephants steadily sinking trunk came
a stream OF water that had a salt
whin as IL it came from an ocean 1t
leaped high into the air and spouted
like real geyser.
.'oh. / know" said Goldiloeks, who
had studied geography little. The
Indian Ocean is just under here and
the Elephant is sucking that dry
through one trunk and squirting IL up
here through the other trunk
wouldn't be surprised to see Sinbad the
Sailor come up through the hole."s
Sure enough. hardly had Goldilocks
ceased to speak when funny looking
sailor man. old and tanned by the wind
and sun OF many years, came spouting
and blowing like a porpoise up on the
top of the geyser.
Shiver my timbers and dash my
tarry toplights," he said, "but this is
a lark. | am Sinbad the Sailor
Why. where did you come FROM
asked Goldilocks.
Clean through the earth Something
sucked me OF the deck of my caravel
as / sailed with All Baba and Cinder-
ella on pleasure trip. I went through
something like rubber hose and was
squirted out through another hose and
here | am; but where am I?''
"Oh, 1t is a wonderful Elephant" an
swered-Goldilocks Help him to get
out
Il don't think he needs any help. If
that is it,, said Sinbad the Sailor He'll
turn the world inside out If he isn't
careful
Then we must pull him out of the
hole" cried Goldilocks. who didn'
think it would be nice to have the
world shelled out like pea from. a
pod.
Yes. rig a derrick, landsmen, rig a
derrick, landsmen." yelled Sinbad. fix
ing his palms together as if they were
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-23

how many doses VIII be needed for
the Elephant?''
We'll, ] am not good at figures Mis-
ter Owl will have TO tell us about that
The Owl is proud as a peacock in
Fairyland because he can figure and is
so wise in all ways. He sat down with
a lily pad for paper and scratched a
whole lot of crooked marks on the pad
with dry stick and then held up his
right foot for silence.
It'll take Just s.ST6,543, 21O. OH, aga
5e7,Sso homeopathic doses to float an
ordinary elephant" he said.
Oh cried the Elephant, II am not
an ordinary elephant, because 1 have
two heads"
That is SO. isn't it?" asked the owl,
much puzzled. Well, / suppose that
we could multiply the doses by two.
How would that do?'
no. no. no." chorused all the Red
Hatters, there is no one in all Fairy
land thaty can multiply by two and
get the answer right unless it is Goidi-
locks. Dc you think you could do it.
little girl2"
"A little" said Goldilocks.
How much2'
'Oh, I can divide and multiply the
ciphers but I don't have much luck
adding them up"
no, I guess not, grumbled Dir. Owl.
A half Of ten ciphers" said GoIdi-
locks. lis FIVE ciphers.> and a half of
ten nothings is five nothings. Eigh-
teen times two nothings are
Sounds we'll" said DR.. Owl, and he
fell into z state of brown study to
see what it all meant.
I'll tell You what we'll do said
the Elephant Il have heard that two
leads were better than one, and that
is why / have two heads. / have had
an offer for one of my heads but l
refused TO sell it. and now / sec why.
It is SO that ! may have two thoughts
coming when the rest of you have
only one
What are your two 4houghts?"
The first Is how I am to get enough
water up to the top of the chutes to
float my boat, and the second is how
I am going to get to the bottom with
out sp5lling Goidifocks off,"
What viii you do about the water?'
.Ill show you that
Now the White Elephant hadn't
Travelled with a circus for nothing be-
fore he went into the Fairyland under
Tamalpais Mountain. He had used
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-23

a trumpet and as il he was trying to
make himself heard above the bowling
OF gale at sea. Stand around. you
lubhers. Where is.a rope@'
The Red Hatters knew where there
was lot OF rope and they brought IL.
pulling on one end as they ran in long
procession from the rope walk TO Sin
bad, the rope trailing out behind them
for miles and miles. like a great SER
rent.
Good cried sInbad. Here 10
enough rope to make fast with. Run
II around that tree and pull for your
lives every lubber of you, pullg
Down into the depths Of the quick
sand far into the earth the end OF the
rope was dropped. Sinbad stood On y
bridge across the pool. which he hal
made with soaie planks and mt the
rope 20 clsar as long as it would. Then
something pulled at the rope below.
''Heave no. my hearties; can you sing
q chantey as you pullT
They pulled and pulled and got red
in ne face and short OF breath Then
they would take hitch around al
ironwood tree and rest BY and by
something came into view. 1t was one
OF the trunks OF the Elephant
"Hurraht hurrahN cheered the Red
Hatters: here is the White Elephant
White Elephant? The noble animal
was all colors Of mud as he was finally
pulled clear of the quieksand and was
drawn up to solid land again.
II guess. began the Elephant. wa
Rad better wait day before we go on
the chute.
"Oh, oh. oh. he's the real sort for
Fairylandf cried the Red Hatters-
He came near sinking through -he
earth and turning into a Chinese els-
phant, and the first thing he thinks OF
when he gets home Is having a good
time"
After this wonderful performaac
the waters of the indian Ocean were
permitted to run back through ths
hole In the quicksand until the ho1e
was washed through to the other side
OF the world and ships that were
aground sailed again All that r.
mained in Fairyland TO tell of the adj
venture was Sinbad and a baby whale,
which now swan back and forth in
the pool under the chute. throwing up
water from it's gills, or rspouting," az
the sailors call it.
Ito Be Continued)