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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-27

Langdon MoCormick's latest four
act melodrama, entitled "How Hearts
Are Broken" deals with life in a
ANAL village on the coast Of Maine,
where young girl has been duped and
wrouged by an unsorupulous man who
deserts her. She has hard time Of
it with an invalid mother, and the un-
friendliness of her neighbors, and
when the is finally tried for the MUIR
der Of her child, her cup Of bitterness
seems full. Through the kind hearted
Kentucky lawyer who pleads her cause
she is freed, and eventually the wicked
man is brought to punishment by the
aid Of an old musician, Blind Bill.
The play is we'll cast and the produc-
tion carried by the organization 10
complete in every detail. lt will be
seen at the hyceum Theatre for three
days, commencing Monday.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-27
pELAMARF nIVIsInN-
LINE.

General Pnsssncer nr.n
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07
THEY AP0LOGIZED.

A certain celebrity, says London Tit
Bits, had written a lecture in which he
had given full play to his robust hu-
NOR, and in order to try it went to q
little remote sOber-sided town.
The people of the place were very
seriously affected by the prospect of SO
great and famous a man coming among
them, and the hall was filled. AS the
lecturer entered q hush fell upon the
audience. The poor country people
were solemnly impressed by the pres
ence Of such a man. In his very best
spirits he began his lecture 1t was
his intention to set his audience in a
roar Of laughter at the very beginning,
but his effort was in vain. The people
sat there in open-mouthed wonder,
swallowing his tremendous fiction as a
great and beneficial truth. For an
hour and a half he labored to produce
a smile. He tWinkled, scintillated, eff
ferVesced, but all to no purpose. The
audience was as solemn as a sexton
When he had concluded his lecture
and was leaving the hall, quite con-
WINGED that he should never succeed
with that lecture, he was met by an old
man, who said gravely:
"GOvner, I'm much obleeged fer that
theer lecture of yOurn and I want to
make a leetle apology fer me an some
n paiGhhorz- fer dassav me .h1a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07
POPULATION GUEssEs.

Many Americans feel that the census
department is going outside Of the work
for which it was created when it gives
out guesses on the future population of
some leading American cities. The
guessing business is peculiarly the
province of the weather bureau The
census officials are supposed to deal
with pure facts, settled figures. not
prophecies that, from their nature.
must be fanciful. Some days ago the
estimate referred to was given out.
The experts prophesied-estimated
was the word they used-that in 1910
New York would have a million more
inhabitants than at present, thus con-
tinuing in its place as the greatest city,
from the standpoint Of population, in
the country. The total, it is predicted,
will be in the neighborhood Of 4.45O 600.
Chicago is not to fare so we'll. The uIi-
nois metropolis viii gain SOC, 900 people
only, staying in second place in the list
Of big towns.
Good old Philadelphia is to go for
ward rapidly. An increase of SO per
cent, 10 total of 1,Sl8,000, is predicted.
AS to St. Louis, the department speaks
with confidence, even going so far as to
give the exact figure, 975, 23S. This is
a modest increase of 20 per cent, from
which we are led to the not unreason-
able inference that the man who com
piled the ST Louis figures must have
a strong interest in that fine old south
ern city. Boston is to stand in fifth
place with 100000 population. Now
come predictions that are likely to get
the guessers into trouble.
They say that Pittsburg will step
up above Baltimore. that Cincin-
natl viii drop out of tenth place
into thirteenth. that New Orleans
viii fan from twelfth to fifteenth
and that Omaha will be passed
by several cities that had. according to
the 1900 census, less population. How
will the people Of the descending cities
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07
d FoREeoNE CONCLUSION.

1t was a foregone conclusion that
the great ''retTenchment and reform
administration would pass the ordi-
nance giving the health officer an as
sistant. Thus the taxpayers are to be
required to pay two salaries for work
that has been done heretofore for one
salary. Two men are to divide the
work that one man has been doing ac-
ceptably. If this is "retrenchment and
REFORM" If this is a cutting down of
expenses, if this is an improvement in
city government, then majority of
those who voted for the American"
officials VIII shortly have cause to re-
greet their action.
The present health officer may be all
that his admirers claim for him; he
may be in every respect a first-cIass
man. If he is, and we do not assert
that he is not, he has a curious way of
demonstrating his capacity. The health
officers private practice cannot be very
much larger now than it was when he
accepted the position. He is estopped
by former experience in the office by
pleading that he did not know how
much work there was in it.
If he had not felt that he could de-
vote enough time to the duties, he
should not have accepted the place.
And, if he found that the work had so
Increased since his former occupancy
that he could not do it alone, and at
the same time do justice to his private
patients, he should have been fair
enough to resign. There are plenty of
physicians who would willingly under
take to do all the work without an as
sistant and do it well.
Among DR.. Stewards predecessors as
health officer there were several men
who had large private practices, fully
as large as that over which DR.. Stew
art has control. They were forced to
neglect this practice in order to look
after the public health, but they made
the sacrifice with a patriotism as com
mendable as 1t was, to them, expensive.
It appears that there is no thought of
patriotism now, no desire to serve the
public merely for the sake of serving
the public
At whatever cost to the taxpayers
the supporters of the American" party
must be taken care of. IF the people
of Salt Lake City are not heartily sick
of their bargain long before Mayor
Thompson's term expires it will be one
of the Unexplainable mysteries of poll
ties
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07
THE BILL BOARD NUISANCE.

The billboard nuisance, which has
grown in Salt Lake during the last few
years until it is almost impossible to
look in any direction without seeing
one or more, is to be attacked by the
Manufacturers & Merchants associa-
ton and by the Salt Lake Woman's
club. Most people will be glad to lend
their aid to any movement having for
its object the elimination of the bill
board Other cities have long since
taken steps in this direction. and it is
believed that in some cities they will
be wiped out Of existence.
In the work of elimination has been
enlisted the aid of many shrewd men
who in other days were heavy users of
billboard advertising. The most care
full advertisers have found that it does
not pay to advertise on billboards. They
have found that the sole result Of the
billboard is to disdgure property, to re-
duce the value of real estate and to Of
fend the eye with their lurid combina-
tons of color and their often vulgar
figures.
The public is in need of education on
this subject, though it should not be-
The billboard can hardly be eliminated
unless the people demand it. The coun-
ell will take no action in the matter I'M
less the demand for it is unmistakabIe.
It has been cOntended that biIlboards
cannot be done away with by ordi-
nance. We have been told that a ques-
ton Of property rights is involved, that
the council cannot say to a property
owner: You must not permit the
erection and maintenance Of a billboard
on your property"
On the same principle it might be
argued that a man owning a vacant lot
on Brigham street in the heart Of the
fashionable residence district could not
be prevented from erecting and operat-
ing a glue factory thereon. viii any
one contend that this assumption ie
correct? Will it be said that a glue
factory could be maintained in a resi-
dence district? We think not. It
would be quickly declared a nuisance
and ordered removed.
Nobody disputes the constitutionality
of the law which places restrictions
about the operating of saloons in Ger
tain districts. Even if a man owns his
property he may not put a saloon with
in a specified distance of a church or
school building. and he may not open
one unless the nearby property owners
consent. It is conceded that the bill
board is a nuisance, and as a nuisance
it should be legislated out Of exist
ence
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07
EOR POSTAL REVENUE.

Postmaster General COrtelyOu pro-
poses some large plans for the postal
department. He thinks that if his plans
are adopted the country cannot only
be given 1-cent postage for letters, but
there will be a net revenue of $50, 600, 900
instead Of an annual deficit of from
$40, 600, 900 to ST., 5000. That looks like
a pleasant dream, but Mr. CorteIyou
is sure that its realization is not i'm
possible.
In packages Of four pounds or less
merchandise is now carried at the rate
Of 1 cent an ounce, or 16 cents a pound
Printed matter generally goes at l cent
for two ounces, or cents pound
Now, Mr.. Cortelyou thinks merchan-
disc can be carried at the printed mat
ter rate. He believes that such a step
would have the immediate effect Of
greatly increasing the merchandise
mail business. The estimate is that the
value Of the increase to the government
would be not less than $40, 600, 900.
It Is sUrmised that the second-class
matter increase would be in the neigh
borhood of $35, O0O, 900, and the letter in
crease under 1-cent postage, 81, 000, 900.
From this total Of Sis, 600 600 deduct the
present deficit Of $4,000, 900 and a de-
crease Of $45, 100000 in letter postage
now received, and the net balance is
$50, 600, 900. The increase in second-class
matter is figured on the basis of re-
strictions that have been placed on the
mailing of publications other than Iegit-
innate newspapers and magazines with
bona fide subscription lists.A This has
been one Of Mr.. Cortelyou's hobbies and
he has managed to exclude practically
all of the publications not entitled to
the 1-cent a pound rate paid by news
dealers and newspaper publishers from
that rate. They are being compelled
to pay the full second-class postage.
One point that does not seem to have
been brought out strongly is the ques-
ton as to whether or not this great in
crease in the volume Of business will
be attended by a tremendous increase
in the cost of operating. The cost would
not be proportionately as great, of
course. for it is a well settled principle
that the greater the business the small
er the cost, proportionately, of trans
acting it. Some figures on this point
would be interesting.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07
MIGHT HAVE HELPED SOME.

The Rev. Sam Jones, the noted Geor-
gia revivalist preacher, was at all
times. to say the least, forceful in his
language, says Success Magazine
Above all things he objects to a pre-
tense of supersaintliness, his religion
being something on the "shirtsleeves'
order. On one occasion he had taken
for his text Vanity" and to point his
moral said:
Now, if there is woman IN the
congregation this morning who didn'
look into the mirror before coming to
the meeting, want to see her; L want
her to stand up!"
A single woman arose and stood with
meekIy downcast eyes. To describe her
i'm a kindly way one would say home
W." Jones rested his earnest eyes upon
her.
seWell, God bless you, sister" he said,
at certainly is a pity that you didn't
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07

feel? VIII they not have just cause for
complaint about this guesswork? VIII
they not have reason for asserting that
the census department has no business
boosting other cities at their expense?
And they will be entirely right in
their complaints. If the census bureau,
in order to justify its existence as a
permanent branch Of the government,
has to let the spirit of prophecy run
away with 1t, it ought to be abolished.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07
THE sAIT LAKE Herald WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY . 1906

Mr. and Mrs. Simon Bamberger an.
nounce the betrothal of their daughter
Helen NJ, to Arthur Behal, of New
York City No cards will be issued
and the family viii be at home after
March Is.
The men of the University club gave
a dance last evening which was at
tended by a large number of the men,
bers and their wives. The two main
rooms were cleared for dancing, and
palms at the north end. Across the
hall in the library a cheerful corner
was made by means of a log fire in
the CRATE, and in hte alcove punch
was served. During the late hours
supper was served in buffet style In
the small dining-room. where decora-
tlOns Of liberty roses were seen.
Elmer I. Goshen entertained
the members of his congregation whose
names come in the first half Of the
alphabet last evening at an old-fash-
Toned church social in the parlors OF
the First Congregational church. A
number of the active workers of the
church assisted in serving, and an in
formal social evening was spent.
Mrs. o. w. Powers will entertain al
bridge Friday afternoon at her home
''Lingerlonger."
Mr.. and Mrs. c. .. Slade will cele-
brate their wooden wedding next Mon
day eve with a dance at the La
dies Literary club.
Mrs. Schuyler G. SNYDER will enter
n
apartments in the Miller fats.
Mrs. John N. Sharp will entertain
her card club today at her home.
Mrs. Vivian Jones leaves today for
a six weeks stay in New York.
The Shakespearean section of the
Ladies Literary club will meet this
morning at the club house to continue
the study Of Cymbeline, with Mrs
The Treble Clef club meets at 4
o'clock this afternoon at the studio of
Mrs. Martha ROyIe King, 255 Com
mercial Club building.
y
The annual meeting Of the Country
club was held yesterday afternoon in
Iue lecture room or the Packard
Library, with thirty-flve members
present. After the reading of the
treasurer's annual statement, the fol-
J wing ticket of six names to serve as
directors for the ensuing year. was
placed in nomination by Captain w. f.
Cotton, and elected: F. E McGurrin.
George p. Holman, Z. w. Packard. r
b Wicks, w. Mont Ferry, George W.
Deintz.
The big annual junior promenade"
is to be given by the university stu
dents next Friday night at the univer-
sity'S new gymnasium. Besides an
abundance of school and class decora-
tons, several unique features will be
introduced. The musicians will be
seated overhead in a huge vessel
shaped figure suspended from the
ceiling, built to represent an airship.
even the sails or wings being attached.
while large electric fan will serve as
a propeller as well as a means Of keen
ing the room cool. The entire build
ing is to be used. In the basement
will be reception rooms and smoking
parIOrS for the men. On the dance
floor the different fraternities and
sorosities will have their booths in
which they VIII serve refreshments
Several large electric headlights have
been secured, which will be placed on
the roofs Of the buildings.
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YOU noticed some on US looked like as
low we wanted to laugh 'TWarnt no
feeIin' av disrespect fer YOU gov ner
49, INC or three tonnes we couldn't
hardly helm snickerin' right out"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07
"NIck" Is Certainty a Winner.
milwaukee sentineIO

just to test the strength and durability
Of her affection for him, Miss Roosevelt
went over to the house and heard Mr..
LOngwOrth make a speech
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07
That Is the Main Question.
New York World.

Chairman Shonts wants a. bigger canal
strip. 1t will be time enough to take that
matter up when it is decided whether we
are TO have wet or dry canal.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07
MARRIAGE LICENSES

fS04-Wiley A. Jones, Salt Lake
49,. ROseaIine Harter, Salt Lake.
lSOo-John Young, Rock Springs, wyo.
Maud Rhodes, Rock Springs, Wyo
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07

A New Jersey doctor invited to din
ner a number of friends who had
been slandering him, and took advan-
tage of his opportunity to tell them
plainly what he thought of them as
soon as the dinner was over. The idea
is said to have originated with one
Timon of Athens, and it's execution
must have been as unpleasant to Timon
and the doctor as to the false friends.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07
Should Be a Sure Cure.
New York HeraldN

A st. Paul man becomes Temporarily in
sane every time he laughs He requires
drastic reatment-say, a long course of
current comic opera
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07
CLEVER PARAGRAPHS.
Can Always Have a Boiled Dinner.
buffalo Expressly

Kansas is sending turnips as a wedding
present; South Dakota, potatoes and Vir-
hard winter with the ROoseVelt-Iong-
WOrths.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07
NOTICE.
ELKS' EXCURSION,
FEB. 10th.

Commencing Monday. Feb. 5. tickets
will be on sale at Elks' club on State
street, above First South. Bring your
Pullman receints with you
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07
She Actually Made a Hole.
washington Post.)

It really seems that France is entitle
to an apology from American criticism @
her Hardness in pushing work on tn
Panama canal.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07
ADJUSTMENTS TODAY.

Salt Lake-Matinee and evening, AL
oCrta Gallatin in Cousin Kate"
Orpheum-Vaudeville.
Grand-Matinee and evening, Faust"
Lyric-Matinee and evening, "Alcazar
Beauties"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07
WEATHER FOR SALT LAKE.
Possibly light snow.
THE METALS.

Silver, $3.50 per ounce.
Copper (casting). 175sc per pound.
Lead. in ore. $3.50; New York, $500
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07

A Baltimore botanist says plants can
see, feel and taste, but cannot hear
They are not denied the privilege of
smelling, however, for we all know
some of them smell to heaven.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07
What Does He Coin Them Fori

Chicago News)
Just to think Of Grover Clevenland's
ceEsuring the doctors for using big
words.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07

If the weather man doesn't intend to
give US any snow he ought to quit max
ing promises.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07

Mr. and Mrs. Simon Bamberger an.
nounce the betrothal of their daughter
Helen NJ, to Arthur Behal, of New
York City. No cards will be issued
and the family viii be at home after
March 10.
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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-03-10
Hurt Only in FEELINGS.

What promised to be serious ac-
cident on Riverside Drive the other
day was turned into a comedy for the
benefit of the throng of promenaders
A young woman in the nattiest OF
riding costumes, mounted on a hand
some bay reached point opposite
103d street, when the saddle girth
slipped. The young woman made a
frantic effort to retain her balance,
gave shrek of dismay and clutched
at the horses name.
Several men among the promenad.
ers dashed to her rescue. The horse
frightened at the noise and commO-
ton. began to prance. Women
screamed as they saw visions of the
animal dashing along the driveway
dragging a helpless rider at the stir
rup.
But the unexpected happened. The
riders foot did not catch in the stir.
rup. She lost her hold on the horses
name and alighted on the soft soil
in a sitting position. Instead of run
ming away, the horse turned and
rubbed his muzzie against his former
riders shoulder as though to say,
What on earth is the matter with
you, anyway The heroic rescuers
had no more to do than to raise
crimson-faced girl to her feet, assist
her to brush the dirt from her riding
habit and tighten the saddle girth.
And when they aided her to remount
she was so indignant she forgot to
thank her would-be preservers.-New
York Press
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-03-10
A Primer of the Season.

Papa, who started the Thanksgiving
habit?''
The Puritans. my SON.
Wac were the Puritans. papa"
They were the first settlers in New
England. They dared anybody tc
worship the way their consciences did
not dictate"
Whose consciences, papa"
The Puritans'. my SON.
why did they esta~--sh Thanks
giving, papa"
One day it occurred to Governor
Bradford that Boston was not yet
founded. and wouldn't be for quite a
while On communicating this to the
others there was great, spontaneous
shout Of gratitude. The day on which
he happened to realize this happy con-
d!tion Of affairs was set apart as a
national holiday
But now that Boston is founded,
why do people go on giving thanks,
papa"
Partly because the fall elections
are always over By that time, partly
because that day ends the football
season. but mainly from force of habit
my son Now run and help sister seed
the raisins Judge.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-03-10
Slaughter Of the Innoex|

A wind came out Of the Il
brought with it some cold i
rain and promise Of more. /
Of children playing in Cears
near the Seventy-second sus
trance, had to up and RUIZ hr
Safe in the sheltering entrars:
big apartment house, little Cd
way to transportation over ID
comfiture, wreaking vengeaas
helpless person Of her dolIg,
While her black eyes bad
her small mouth was .twistss
unpretty shape. she first pl,|
the dolls pivoted blue eyes
tore the thing to pieces limb I
OF all this Mary was a hort
ness, lips parted, eyes wide |
quivering;; and when the !
complete and dolly's race
Mary lifted her hands and J
righteously exclaimed: "EIhsL
a cruel mother, May God hiH|
on your soul. New YORK