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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-12
GUESTS SETTLE OLD SCORES
Managers of San Francisco Hotels Re-
ceive Checks From People Who Fled.

Tho great American conscience was stunned
but not killed by tho unpleasant conduct Of
John c. kirkpatrick OF the Palace hotel Is
willing 20 vouch for this over his own nnms
since tho food of checks from suddenly dc.
parted guests began TO pour in upon him
There wore about ZOO persons at the Palace
when tho jnr occurred. They from all
parts Of the world, OF ovory creod and no
pocts, spectators. foreign princes, profession
nj beauties and nondoscripts- One and all
loft in hurry There wns no ono mt the
desk to remind them TO pay their bills Even
Manngor Kirkpatrick was indifferent ms TO
the income of the hotel Tint morning.
So the guests scattered TO tho four winds.
aud when the FRO out. md thero was
time for sober reflection, the hotel keepers
came TO tho conclusion that thcy were scY-
oral thousand dollars to the bad on account
HcioDt OF collecting agencies the groat 8mcri-
can conscience.
II, was natural that our guests should
tain office, said kirkpatrick Monday. The
captain himsof was busy saving his own
baggage. We did not care who. when, or
debtors was almost aB olght rs our interest
in our creditors. The world was coming TO
an end when the Palace was burning No
body needed the money
When the sun began once more 10 shine
through tho smoke. however,, we felt unfricnd.
these people go without so much as the l. o.
U.s when VIC might have had the cash Tor
the asking. They had moro for world
ly things that morning than the rest Of US,
'"Then there came check from Paris
signed by ell-lnown author who had been
stopping in San Francisco TO pick up some
grains Of information nbout human nature.
in the United Statos.
- Il think / was at tho Palace for threo
weeks. read tho note which accompanied
the remittance i don { remember exactly
what your rates were, but my
good one. and l hope the enclosed will be
sufficient
Whom | recovered from the surprise ]
argued TINT it was an exceptional case. Then
n grand opera singer scnt about twice
the amount OF hor bill with n perfumcd
OF apology for haying delayed Il long.
Pretty soon checks began TO come in from all
quarters OF tho globe, and from all sorts and
conditions OF men. realized so
thoroughly before from what an Immense ter
rtory the hotel trnde of San Francisco draws
its patronage. Europe, Asn and Australia
were represented by these voluntary contrib
utors.
"A hotel man is not supposed to have
a very rosy opinion OF human nature, but
IL is certain that the substrnta OF character
laid bare by great calamity like ours is a
poor mine for the pcssmist. True, most OF
these wanderers who dcluSing US with
coin nro Americans, travelling in various
lands for pleasure. They globe ctrottors.
But this makes it only the harder for us 10
locate thcm. What we going 10 do when
n man pays twice tho amount OF his bill.
md foreots to send his permanent address, II
ne hns one7'
Other hotel managers arc having similar
Francisco Chronicle.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-12
Money by Mail.

Plans for q system whereby small amounts
or money may be sent cbcaply through the
mails, now being Investigated by connais-
sion OF postal officials. might progress faster,
II they had different backing. While the
present inconveulonces affect nearly every
body TO some extent. the chief sufferers arc
tho srent mail-order houses
But there is In every rural Cougressionnl
district large and rather influential body of
local storekeepers who are not at all anxious
10 see II made easier for city competitors
many miles distant to take sales away from
them Yet the postage stamp. the pro, ,aut
resource for sending small sums Is OF All
things least adapted 10 serve rs a circulating
medium. being uDhandy. sticky md ncnrly
impossible 10 dispose OF in quantity
Even the post-check system under which
one could make piece of ordinary papor
money payable 10 an individual. would net
meet the demand for the odd figured bargain
prices which must apply TO tho larger share
OF mail-order transactions. The old postal
note. payable to bearer did not prove ynfc
enough, though certainty as safe as stamps
or loose currency. II is to be hoped that our
commission. now studying the Canadian sys-
tenn. Will devise something better than
sithsr.-New York Evening Post
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Can You Describe Your Wife7

Say. you. Mr.. Married Man" said a
Coates house hotel clerk to an acQuaint-
ance this morning, "I'll make little bet
with you. You've been a victim of mat
rimony for Ave years, but III wager a
good cigar that you can't, of hand tell
your wife's height weight and the color
Of her eyes and hair. Quick now-with-
out stopping to Thinks IL go7"
Sure" replied the married man. "I'll
smoke on you
CAN right, go ahead with the descrip-
ton, But be CAREFUL am acquainted
with her What does she weigh"
"A hundred and thirty three. That's
casy-we both got weighed a few days
ago"
Very good, What's the color of her
hair"
Why, black that is, pretty near black
"a sort OF brownish black. with kind
OF a-er-reddish tinge."
Get cut, that doesn't CO. Reddish
black brown doesn't mean anything. How
tall Is she?"
'Well, the top of her head just comes
to my chin. and I am five feet eleven
inches. She's about-let me see-about
five feet two"
What's the color OF her eyes2"
"Blue-no, by Jipksi believe they're
gray. Confound IL. l guess l lose the
bet. Seems TO me one eye is blue, but
them the other day and it was gray.
Or. maybe 1t was one OF my stenog-
raphcrs eyes / noticed. Darned II
know"
Just So scornfully remarked the
hotel clerk. But never mind. you do as
well as the average man. Not one in ten
can give an accurate description OF his
wife.
II saw an instance OF it this morning
In the Milwaukee railway ticket office.
An old married man was buying tickets
for himself and wife-the tickets that
have descriptions OF the purchaser
punched in them-and he couldn't get his
wtfe's transportation until he had gone
home and taken look at her, Fact
Kansas City Star
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-12
The Shoshone Reservation.

The portion OF the reservation to be
opened lies north of Wind River and
with an area Of somewhat over 20O0
square miles, or about 100000 acres.
The northern third consists Of the Owl
Creek mountains, and the southern Dor
tion comprises a wide area of rolling
plains and bad lands in the Wind River
basin. 1t includes the bottom lands
on both sides Of the Big Horn river and
those on the north side Of Wind river
parts Of which will be immediately
available for agriculture. This region
is mostly at an altitude of between $500
and 5000 feet, with n fine, cool climate,
but having mean annual rainfall of
only thirteen inches, an amount too
small for agriculture without irrigation.
The two rivers above mentioned carry
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-12
Time-C Controlled Phonograph.

THE little busy bee" is not alone in
its efforts 10 improve each shining
hour" Canadian doctor, working on
the idea that the first thoughts i'm
pressed upon ones brain in the morning
cling 10 a person more or less through
out the day, has devised n mechanism
whereby a phonograph is made TO de-
liver any set message at any desired
time. The phonograph is connected to
an alarm clock, 10 which is attached
lever trippcd by spring operated by the
clock at the desired hour, One end OF
the lever is connected by a cord work
ing over a pulley TO the starting lever OF
the phonograph. The power is derived
from three ordinary dry-cel1 batteries,
which at the moment the alarm is given
illumines a small incandescent lamp. The
lamp. however, may be turned on or of
as desired. The doctor has experiment
ed with the delivery Of messages at the
moment OF awakening and claims that the
results have been gratifying
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-12
PROGRESS OF ESPERANTO
Eighty Thousand Persons Have Now
Mastered the Ingenious Language.

The London Chamber of Commerce
has put Esperanto among the subjects
for examination in its educational de-
pertment, This international language.
successor of the unlamented Nolapuk,
was introduced TO the world by DR..
Zamenhof a doctor in Warsaw, Poland,
in 1857. His pamphlet. "An lnterna-
tional Language by Dr. Esperanto,
published in that year, lay dormant for
some ten years. 1t is said that 10000
persons can now read or write Esper
anto; and there are some forty journals
and magazines and some two hundred
societies or "cen,ers' for propagating
it. About half of the roots in Eus-
peranto are of Latin origin, twenty
five per cent. of English. and twenty
five per cent. of German. There is
no English o. ''w," or "'y" in
the language, There are no silent let
tcrs. The accent is always on the
syllable next to the last. AT pres
ent, Esperanto consists of about 1000
roots and from 1000 to 5000 words, DR..
Iamenhof holds that by the use of
some thirty preixcs and suffixes, 900
root words are enough. Its grammar
ought to be learned in an hour by any
body who knows one of the Latin Ian
guagcs. There are no irregular verbs
blessed be EsperantoD, The plural
ends ends IN IN t.y; nouns nouns 5, in 2. .o 40. adjee
ending. For example, "patro, - father;
"patrino, mother. viii Esperanto 90
the way of YoIapuk or will it prosper1
Everybody S Magazine.
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large volume of water, which can be
utilized for extensive irrigation. One
nighttime ditch from Wind river is
promising proposition which would re"
claim wide area Of the higher slopes,
The bottom lands along the rivers will
accommodate n moderate number Of
ranches with fields which can be easily
irrigated, The great prairies between
the valleys will pasture large numbers
of cattle, sheep and horses, although
some areas are too far from water to
be utilized for this purpose, and there
are extensive tracts of bad lands which
bear but little sod.-N. II. Darton, in
the Review OF Reviews.
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FLOATING BATTERY.
A Now Form of Supplying Protection to
Coast and Harbors.

In the construction OF modern war
ships designers are adopting entirely new
methods. Speed is no longer considered
first essential. Formidable weight Is
now the great consideration, In other
words, warships are constructed TO re-
semble huge floating forts. England took
the initiative IN the style of lighting ship,
and other nations have lost no time in
following her example, Recently an en-
gineer of Los Angeles patented a floating
battery which deserves more than pass
ing notice. 1t is essentially a floating
fort. Its general construction being shown
in the Illustration. AS a protection for
harbors and coasts IT. should be spe-
cially useful. In use IL is anchored at a
pre- determined spot. and there remains
until removed II is amply protected by
armor plate, and the batteries are sup
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-12
Cant Miss the Needles Eye.

ing something by which the threading
could be accomplished more accurately.
The result was the contrivance shown
here. AT the upper end of the threader
is an opening shaped to hold a needle so
that The eyes VIII register with openings
at the sides. These side openings gradu-
ally decrease from the outer extremity
TO the opening registering with eye OF the
needle, 1t is an easy matter TO locate
the hole In the threader. the passageway
OF the opening guiding the end OF the
cotton TO the eye OF the needle and
through TO the other side. The threadcr
Is surrounded by a pin cushion, which
keeps It in an upright position and adds
also 10 its attractiveness.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-12
NOVEL GARMENT RACK.
Over Dozen Brackets With Arms for
Holding the Clothes.

No matter how many closets and ward
robes n woman may have at her dis
posal, she is always dissatisfied and in
sists that they are not sufficient for her
needs, but that she must have more. Ad-
dltlonal wardrohes are expensive. Prob
ably that Is the reason why Jersey City
man designed the garment rack shown
in the accompanying illustration. which
looks as Ii it would serve as a good
substitute for any wardrobe in the num-
Der Of brackets available, In this rack
the inventor has realized the full pos
sibilities Of this style OF furniture, Upon
an ordinary standard he places a center
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-12

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
United States for tho District of Utah-In
the matter OF Sterling L. Bristol vol bank
rupt,-ln bankruptcy, No eS2
TO the creditors OF Sterling L. Bristol of
Salt Lake City. In the county OF salt Lake,
and district aforesaid q bankrupt
Notice is hereby given that on tho 18th day
OF July. 1905; the said Sterling L. Bristol
was duly odJudicatcd bankrupt; and that
tho first meeting OF his creditors will be hold
at my ONCE In tho Commercial block, Salt
Lake City, Utah, on the END day OF August.
1906. at 1890 o'clock In the forenoon at which
time the said creditors may attend prove
their claims. appoint n trustee examine The
bankrupt and transact such other business
as may properly come before said meeting
CHARLES BALDWIN
Roferec in Bankruptcy
Salt LHkO City, Aug. 10, 1906. bsoI
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Plenty of Hooks.

upright, which supports a revolving hub
at the Top. Connected with the hub is
n tubular rim upon which are suspended
q dozen or more hooks arranged to slide
on the rim. On each hook an arm is at
tached. These arms are about a foot in
length and serve TO support the garments
When not actually In use they can be
swung out OF their extended position 80
as not TO extend beyond the outline Of
the rim. At the top of the hub a small
top piece is added, which is very useful
70 support a hat
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-12
Catches the Branch.

the labor OF pruning trees. steady
hand is not now an absolute essential
The operator is not compelled to To-
cate the branch between the two blades
of the knife. Instead. an extension is
added near the head of the pole. This
extension projects upward and forms an
opening for catching the branch OF the
tree. After this is accomplished the
knife is thus brought into contact with
The branch and IL is readily cut of. In
other words. three branches can now be
pruned In the same time that one was
formerly cut.
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tion with a contrivance for threading
sewing needles recently patented by a
New York man. 1t seems that this man,
after finishing the evening meal, would
adjourn TO his easy chair and quietly read
the evening paper or perhaps the latest
magazine. AT the same time his wife
would Invariably bring forth stockings TO
darn, the childrens dresses 20 mend or
some other piece OF sewing that needed
attention He watched her many times
patiently spend two and three minutes
threading the needle, and occasionally
pass II to one OF the older girls to do It
for her Being of mechanical turn OF
mind. he Immediately set to work devils
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-12
Guards the Ewes,

cause. resident of Germany has de-
signed this guard especially TO prevent
holding the head too low while reading
or writing. 1t is simply a wire frame
work which can be readily clamped TO
the book. The position OF the upper bar
does not obscure the view In the least.
but child would experience difficulty in
inserting the hood in the frame. The idea
is at all events a commendable one. and;
If not practical in this form. is centainly
so in another.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-12
New and Novel Inventions

II inventors continue TO add improve
ments to appliances which considerably
lessen the labor otherwise necessary
and they WILT will become necessary
for our at-great- grandchildren TO sit
idly by and see machinery do all the
work. No hnnd labor Will be necessary.
or course, this doesn't apply to the
pruning device shown in the nccompn-
nying illustration. STILL the inventor OF
the attachment on this implement has
produced a simple means OF lessenipg
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-12
Method In His Madness.

The special mania of an insane man
was the belief that he himself was a
poached egg One day he said to his
keeper: 81 would like a piece Of toast"
1t was not at meal time, and the keeper
asked, why do you want a piece of
toast"
Because" answered the man II am
tired and Id like TO sit down."-Lippin-
colts
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TO AVOID NEARSIGHTEDNESs.
Device 50 Prevent Holding the Head
Too Low In Reading.

Theoretically the guard for the eyes
shown In the illustration presents q very
good idea. Whether its use is practical
is open question. 1t is we'll known
that children as a rule are inclined while
reading TO hold the book too close TO
the eyes. This habit is still more
marked in writing than reading. and. in
time undoubtedly is responsible for near
sightedncss. Statisticians claim that the
poor eyesight prevalent among children
OF ell countries can be attributed to this
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-12
FOR EXTRACTING CoRKS.
A Unique Method of Withdrawing
Those Inclined to Be Obstinate.

not a painful operation, but, neverthe-
less. some corks have been known to
have an obstinate disposition. and are
only withdrawn after much trouble AT
times the contents OF the bottle also
keep company with the cork and splatter
on the garments OF those who are In
range. This variety OF corks would prove
easy meat" for the cork extractor shown
here. 1t is really combination cork
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-12
Not ENCOURAGING,

New Yorks woman centenarian, re-
Gently departed, lived for forty years on
stale bread and milk. Now comes from
La Porte, Ind. the report of the death
there at the age OF 112 of Mrs Reese
who ate only two meals a day OF corn
bread and black coffee. II these In
stances may be credited, almost any one
can afford to be a centenarian. but most
people will hardly think It worth the
price.-New York Tribune
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Cork Bound to Come.

screw and extractor. II Is not necessary
to wrench your arm to pull the cork.
You simply insert the point OF the cork
screw into the cork in the usual manner.
Pivoted to the upper extremity OF the
screw portion is a small lever. which
rests near one end on what might be
termed Jack" This Jack In turn rests
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-12

order OF the board Of directors. made on
the 9th day OF June. 1906. 30 many shares
OF each parcel of such stock as may be
necessary VIII be sold AT public auction
at the office of the company, 505 Atlas
block Salt Lake City Utah. on the 18th
day of August, 1906. at o'clock o. m.
to pay tho delinquent assessment there-
on, together with the COSTS Of advertis-
Ing and expense OF sale.
j, c. LYNCH, Secretary.
First publication Tuesday July ~. 1906.
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DELINQUENT NOTICE.

Raymond illinois Mining company.
principal place of business Salt Lake
City, Utah. Location OF mines, Eureka,
Utah.
Notice.-There are delinquent upon the
following described stock, on account of
assessment No 2 lnstallment No, l. of
" cent per share, levied on the 27th
day Of June, 1o06, the several amounts set
opposite the names OF the respective
shareholders. as follows:
No Name Sb,ra. A..
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NOTICE

Notice Is hereby p,r,.
Council of Salt Lake ' e..
tion OF such Council 70 -
Ing described improycz...
To curb the gutter zi1 +
gutter to be thirty N,
both sides OF Second w.
the north side Of South
to a point S3O feet so,,
North street. In PAWN r
and defray the abuttar,
cost aud expense thers,,
thirteen thousand lime ,s,,
and 80 100 (Sl3,942.so) dclI,.
26-i00 Gl,25) dollars Dr.
abutiing property. lhcs y.
abutting said improysrs
assessment upon the Jo,e
ground within the foIlv.
district, being the dIsirla
and benefited by slIs
namely:
All OF lot /. block lis: 4
{ and s, block Isl: all q
block 1888; all Of lots ]. al
1873; all OF lots l and s. ~
lots !, S. Z and 5, block IN
and s. block lo2; all Of Is,5
block 81. all Of lots / aud 1
lot 4. block 157; all Of Ion
$50, part Of the southszi!
iIon %, township | north,
Salt Lake base and mesi!|c
2. 3. 4 and 5. block l5s: a (.
8. block 1872; all Of lots :, a
l2l: all OF lots 4 and 5. ~
lots 2. 5. 4 and 5. bIuek n
4 and s. block 96; all of III
5. block S5, plat "a" Sal! q
vey.
The total cost OF said e
estimated at eighteen iho-1
and 80-1oO ts1S,0A.sol da1r
sum the city's portion q q
one hundred two aud ao-ln
lars. leaving thirteen ihe1'
dred forty-two and 0.leq
lars TO be raised by loell
All protests and obIesd-
rying out Of such InteuiI,s {
sented In writing 10 tk
on or before the aoth y
1906, being the time SET b
when it will hear aud sor
tests and objections - e
thereto.
BY order OF the CITY -
Lake City, Utah
Dated June 4. 1906.
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r,rb and pn.iar eYtpnr.z-
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ONLY $1.OO
Ogden and Return,

The Germans will operate an cxcur-
sion to Ogden on August 10th, via the
oregon snort Line Trains leave Salt
Lake at 7:l0 and 1870 a. m; return
ing, special will leave Ogden at 10 D. In.
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upon the rim of the bottle. A glance at
the illustration Will suffice to show how
easily the cork can be extracted. Pres
sure on the end OF the lever Is trans
mitted to the corkscrew, and by apply
ing II gradually the cork Is soon
wrenched out of the neck OF the bottle.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-12
For Coast Defense.

ported upon invisible platforms. The Sec
tion protuding above the water line Of
fers a minimum resistance TO hostile
missiles. while its circular form affords
a means OF sighting hostile vessels in any
direction
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AUTOMATIC DOOR,
Gradually Opens as Anybody Ap-
proaches It From Either Eide

proaches It From Either Eide.
Still another road pointing 10 lazi-
ness is door which opens automatical-
ly. Why anybody should be relieved of
the little exertion necessary TO open
door Is hard TO explain. or course, IL
is useful in few ways. II a person is
burdened with an armful OF articles il
would be very advantageous to step on
button when approaching the door and
have it open without further effort.
San Diego, Cal, man has invented a door
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-12
Door Opens Automatically.

which thus opens and closes automatical-
ly When about six feet on either side of
the door the person steps on a button.
This releases spring which slides the
door open. When he has passed through
the doorway and reached a point six
feet on the other side he steps on an
other spring which closes the door again.
Weights encased in the walls serve as
the motive power.
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Ell KALAH TEMPLE, A. A. o. N M. s.
Third Wednesday OF each month. Masonic
vited J. ". Marriott, potontate; w. l..
Barnos recorder.
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Curb and gutter cI!ens's
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WASATCH LODGE TO. /, F. and A. M
Masonic hall second Friday each month.
brethren in good standing invited. Harrie
Wall Griffin. W. NJ; A. j. Lowe. secretary.