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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-13

Read what the Royal UnderEarment
Manufacturers, the largest muslin under
wear factory in America, write us con-
corning the low prices at which our goods
were purchased; but we do not agree
with our friends, the Royal Undermuslin
people, in reaping the benefit OF this saw
Ing. Our savings are your benefit. We
sell as we buy and, considering quality,
workmanship and price, this is sale of
most unusual character. You will not
hear Of Inducements such as these again
this year. Select now.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29
POSTAL DEFICIT REDUCED
The Department. Came 100000
Nearer Paying Expenses Than
Was Done Last Year.

Washington, d. c. A reduction
of more than $4,0O0,000 of 1888 per
cent in the deficit of the postoffice
department is shown in the annual re-
port of Edwin C. Madden, third as
sistant postmaster-general, which was
made public Thursday. The postal
revenue for the fiscal year of 1906
shows an increase of more than $751;
100000 over 1905 the greatest increase
in one year in the history of the
service. Receipts from all sources
were $167, 932.782 and expenditures
$17S,449,77S. The gross deficit. includ-
ing losses by burglary and fire and
through uncollected debts, amounted
TO $1O,542,9 41. During the year $24,-
085 was realized from letters for
which no owners could be found and
from unclaimed articles in the dead
letter division.
These recommendations are made by
Mr.. Madden:
That the rate of postage on letters
not exceeding one ounce deposited in
any postoffice for local delivery by
it's carriers or otherwise shall be
uniform at one cent each; but if the
letter be forwarded to another postOf
flee the rate be two cents.
That the seven different rates of
postage for the second class and the
one rate for the third class be aban-
doned, and in their place there be
adopted a uniform rate for all printed
matter of one cent for each four
ounces or fraction thereof to one ad-
dress, which is four cents on an even
pound and that there be a provision
for the payment of postage on news
papers and periodicals in money as
at present and another for their expe-
ditions handling in the mails.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29
FAVOR CAR CLEARING HOUSE
One of the Remedies Suggested for
Present Shortage.
Law Reduction of Time for Load
ing and New Terminals.

Chicago, Ill. - Interstate Com
Rioe3cofiv1emkandh14aoioaplyrdicmer
merce Commissioners Harlan and Lane
concluded their inquiry here into the
causes of car shortage Friday and left
for Washington.
The remedies suggested by witness
es for the relief OF the car situation
wore in effect as follows:
The establishment of car clear
ing house with every railroad in the
country, member, so that d freight
car would be at home any time and
available for use whenever unloaded.
Increase of the per diem charge to
railroads for retaining foreign cars
beyond a specified time limit
Adoption of a reciprocal demurrage
law, requiring railroads to pay a pen
atty for failure to furnish cars to ship
pers within a reasonable time from
the date they are ordered.
Reduction of the free time allowed
shippers to unload cars.
Construction of new terminal facili-
ties by both railroads and shippers in
thickly populated districts.
1t is probable that testimany will
be taken at Galveston in January re-
garding congestion of cars at the gulf
ports.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29
Possibilities
of tie Future
By Req. NezVeH DzVig1Et HIZlIS

Memory gives us the past, and work
uses the present, but our real life is
in the future. Three hundred and six
ty-1ve golden days lying before US.
Think of it! One hour suficed for
Burns to baptize a daisy with immor-
tally. One hour was enough for
WORDSWORTH Ode to Duty. One even
ing sufficed for Whitney to sketch his
cotton gin. One winters night gave
the hours of Jefferson to take from
the Gospels his scheme of ideal
ethics.
For the youth the Grst duty is to
grow. Growth means planning; plan
ming means something definite;
defniteness appoints certain duties
for each hour.
Every day next year read one page
or poem; every day meet one man
greater than yourself, from whom you
can learn, and help one less than
yourself. Every day do some one
stroke of good work that will stand,
and cross one threshold to carry sun
shine with you. Every day plan to do
some one thing that will help men,
not hurt them; make men, and not
mar them.
You can so order your life as to
grow in health and in enjoyment of
Gods out-of-door world. You can
grow new friendships, and keep the
old ones in good repair. You can so
choose the music, the great paintings
that you see, and the architecture that
you study, as that music, and elo-
uuence. and art and worship will en-
rich your. life. You can make your
daily work. however humble it be, to
take on the culture of a full college
course.
No matter how old you are, or how
much you have done for society, you
can open new burrows and SOW new
harvests of happiness for generations
as yet unborn.
Are you young? Take Paul's ideal:
Whatsoever things are honest, what
soever things tire true, whatsoever
things are lovely, whatsoever things
are pure, whatsoever things are of
good report-think on these things"
Are you old, with all your life be-
hind you? Remember Gladstone, who
in his dying weeks wanted to do one
more good deed, and translated
Horace Remember Tennyson, who in
his last moments tried to write one
more song. Remember that English
hero who went out and planted just
one more tree on the day that he died.
Remember that SCARED apostle who
had sown the world with happi-
ness, but whose dying word was: Il
will forget the victories and the
gIories of yesterday; write one more
golden page, stretching my hands out
unto the things that are before
This will turn the new year into
great opportunity. This VIII crowd
all the days with duties and delights.
Life will be worth the living. Work
will bring rich reward.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29
RunrIcd HamiIton Hanging.

Houston, Mo. The execution
here Friday of Joda Hamilton, the
twenty-year-Old farmer boy for the
murder of five members of the fam
lily of Barney Parsons, q farmer, was
horrible affair The first rope broke
and Hamilton dropped to the ground
and lay there writhing in pain. Par
TALLY conscious he was picked up
quickly and carried second time TO
the scaffcld. The rope was hurried
ly placed about the boys neck and the
trap again sprung.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29

are blindfolded or the room left abso-
lutely dark. It is not as easy as it
sounds to distinguish various musical
instruments when they are not seen.
A mouth organ, either, mandolin,
guitar and cello or fiute-a few notes
of each played in turn-are better
than an organ or piano, which are
more easily distinguished.
For tasting salt, cinnamon, flour.
pulverized sugar, oatmeal and allspice
are good, while for feeling bananas.
potatoes, a glove filed with bran, al
cap, a cane, poker, book and quite a
number of objects are handled. this
and observation being easier and,
therefore, requiring more objects
than the other two tests. The objects
to smell are generally liquids. such as
vinegar, alcohol, turpentine, benzine.
glue, camphor and cologne.
a clever hostess selects appropriate
prizes for each test, such as a pun
box, with a puff within, for touch
ing" a vinaigrette or a bottle OF
cologne for smelling" an ornament
or book for seeing" a rabbits foot
whistle or a silver table bell for
hearing" and a soft scarf or shawl
or a silk muff1er perhaps for feeling"
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29
Entertaining
Negv Year Guests

The game of the five senses, COM
monty called perception" is an ex-
cellent one with which to entertain
grown people or children, or both, at
a New Years party.
One method of arranging the game
is to have a table filed with things
to look at. The guests are taken into
the room one or two at a time and
given three minutes to look at the
objects on the table.
When all have seen the objects each
is provided with paper and pencil and
allowed three minutes to write down
a list of all they can remember. The
one who displays the best memory is
given the first prize.
The objects displayed on the table
may be of any number. but for the
few minutes allowed for inspection
35 is a good number. Inkwells, pens,
penholders, tea caddies, emeries.
thimbles, book and any such articles
may be xhibited-except that when
two of one object are given, such as
two books, the color or some distin-
gushing mark about each should be
insisted upon and called attention to-
This method OF playing the game
calls upon but the sense of sight, and
is more easily arranged than when all
five senses are appealed to. The lat
ter, however, is excellent fun and
gives scope for some originality and
a good deal of cleverness.
In this case the guests are led into
the room five distinct times, each
time to smell, taste. hear. see and feel
certain objects.
If there is large party 1t is best to
offer prize for each of the 1--WE tests.
and have them written up after each
one Some care must be exercised in
the objects selected. especially in the
tasting, when nothing harmful or dis
tasteful should be allowed
For this test, as well as for the
hearing and feeling tests. the guests
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29

DR.. Forbes Winslow says in a Lon
don dispatch to the New York Times:
According to the statistical figures on
insanity, 1t can be shown that before
long there will be actually more luna
tics in the world than sane people. The
burning problem of the day is how to
prevent this Increase OF insanity.
What is the use of wasting time and
energy on an education bill when we
have before us this absorbing problem,
the contemplation of an insane world,
to deal WITH"
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29
Kansa. City Embexx1er CAUGHT.

Austin, Tex. Chief of Police.
Morris Thursday arrested William G.
Anderson, alias Anderson Charleton,
who is wanted in Kansas City on tho
charge of embeZZling funds of the
First National Bank of that city. An
derson was formerly paying teller
of the institution. When arrested he
had about $500 in money and an auto
mobile which he purchased in San
Antonio. He has been here about ten
days. Anderson was taken to Kan
sas City.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29
Trustees for Nobel Prize.

Washington, D. C. - The presi-
dent Thursday announced the accept
ance by John Mitchell, president of
the United Mine Workers of America
as a representative of labor and Mar
vim Hughitt, president OF the Chicago
& Northwestern railway company as
a representative of capital Of the pO-
sitions rendered them by the presi-
dent as members of the board of trus-
tees to whom he will convey the
amount of the Nobel peace prize.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29
o.nme OH Men shnt DORM.

Tulsa, l. T. - All oil and gas
wells in Usage nation save three
which will be injured by remaining
idle were shut down Thursday by Dep
uty United States Marshal acting IN
der direction from the interior depart
ment. This action is the result of a
recent investigation which discloses
the fact that over $500 acres were be-
ing held under lease by one operator
which is contrary to law
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29
Hearing on Demurrers Ends.

Chicago. = The government Friday
rested it's case against the Standard
Oil company of Indiana which was in
dited for accepting concessions from
railways. The attorneys for the oil
company said they also would rest
their case upon the briefs already fill
ed. The hearing is upon the demur
rers made by the Standard OIL COM
pany to the indictments.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29

After taking the measurements Of
the height of women in France. Eng
land and America. a doctor announces
that an English woman is the tallest
and the American woman comes next
The average height of the French
woman is five feet one inch. The
American woman is nearly two inches
taller, and the women of Great Brit
ain half an inch taller than the latter.
American women, however, weigh
slightly more than either of the 9TH
ers. their average weight being III
poundA
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29
sswhv Acrammsr,, eehooIsI


English educational authorities
wish to break away from the now
meaningless term grammar school"
The words as used in England com
memorate the overwhelming impoF-
lance attached to Latin in the Tudor
times, when the old schools were
founded. 1t was Latin grammar that
they were designed to teach. though
the American grammar schooT'-in-
termediate between primary and high
schools-is a school where English
grammar is taught. At one time
grammar" in England covered al
most everything that formed part OF
Latin education. just az the ancient
''grammatice" Of Greece and RomeS
once covered letters In the widest
sense. Astrology and magic were
included in this Latin education and
a curious trace of this remains in the
word "gIamor.s which is q corrupttOa
OF grammar"
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29

In England there is an old yew
tree growing on top of square church
tower. The tree is not quite three
feet high, but is thought to be about
100 years old. Down in the church
yard grows an older yew tree. Prob
ably. long ago. some birds were eatinS
the fruit from this tree and left some
seeds on the tower. One of the seeds
found soft place in the mortar be-
tween the stones and grew into this
tree
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29

Director of the Mint Roberts, com
mentng on the advance in the price
of silver. says he expects to see it
reach 76 cents an ounce within two
years. The increase has had the effect
already of sending up the rates for
silver goods, and has also made the
silver dollar more valuable intrinsical-
~. Mexican dollars are now quoted
at 55 cents.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29

Latest estimates of the wealth of
the United States place it at 100000,
100000 This should serve to restore
confidence If Mr.. Rockefeller's wealth
were to keep on increasing at the pres
ent rate there would be no chance
for him to get it all even if he lived
10 be so years old.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29
Another GIFT for wa.hhurn.

Topeka, Kan. President Norman
Plass, of Washburn College. announc-
ed Friday that he had received a gift
Of $4,000 for the gymnasium from
an unknown source. The college Ii
brary recently received a $4,000 gift
from a Rockefeller institute and a
$4,000 gift from Andrew Carnegie
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29
Te Demand Rai.uIi's wltharawnl.

Paris. France,-The exact situation
in Morocco is as follows: The diplo-
matte representatives at Tangier are
committed TO the retirement Of
Raisuli from his present position. If
Sid Moh2mmed Gebbas, the Moroccan
minister OF war, is not strong enough
to compel the bandit to withdraw.
the French ard Spanish warships will
land men and restore the authority Of
the sultan The impression prevails
here that Raisuii viii fight and it Ia
feared that q large portion OF the
troops under Gabbas wiz desert
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29

The daughters of American pork
packers are willing to pay enormous
sums for husbands" says a French
newspaper. The French paper should
understand that the girls are simply
following in their fathers footsteps
buying hogs.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29

Parchments used for drumheads are
prepared from the skins of donkeys,
calves, goats and wolves; those for
writing from the skins of sheep. The
important part, the polishing, is done
with pumice stone
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29
Good Resolutions
New Years Rush.

New Years Rush.
You seem busy?" Intercepted the
caller in the corner drug store.
Exceedingly replied the druggist.
Many patrons dropping in?"
Il should say so. We gave out 1000
patent-medicine almanacs and 900
soothing-sirup calendars in two
hours"
For 1885,
Father Time was observed getting,
his hair clipped. H
What is that for?" asked the
friend.
why, people are going too rapidly
these days." explained Father Time.
and 1 want to fix it so they can't take
me by the forelock."
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29
Karsas B.ndit Sentenced.

Great Bend, Kan. Joseph S.
Kerns. the formSr Chicago dry goods
clerk and newspaper man, captured
here recently after holding up local
bank in daylight. was arraigned Wed
nesday, pleaded guilty and was sem
fenced to the state penitentiary for a
term OF from ten to Il years.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29
Two Killed by Gna.

st. Joseph, Mo. - James Smith
OF Topeka and William Showley of
Kansas City, iron mOulders, were
found dead in a room at their board
ing house Tuesday, having been as
phyxiated by gas which escaped from
heater.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29
The Army.a nest shot.

Washington. = First Sergeant Mar
tin B. Dunbar. company E.. fourth in
fantry. is the best rifle shot in the
army. according to an official an
nouncement made at the war depart
pent Friday.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29

Fishing for wolves, has been sue
cessfully performed by Raus Schmidt,
in Millville. MHnn. While rambling
round in the woods, he discovered a
den of wolves in a hole among some
rocks. In order to get at them, he
fastened fish hook to a pole, and low
cred 1t into the hole. In this way
he succeeded in fishing out seven pups
about six weeks old.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29
Connection with wranseI Made.

Seattle, Wash. = Wrangel, on tn
Southwestern coast OF Alaska, was
placed in telegraphic communications
with the outside world for the first
time Friday.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29
a sen-IhIe soIution.

Toxic. - Tho Nichi Nichi in a
leader Monday declares the most
practical solutions of the complica-
tons at San Francisco would be for
the Japanese residents there to build
Mefr own schools.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29

1t may please a woman when man
helps her over a crossing, but it makes
her mad when another woman at
tempts it. 1t indicates. says the Atch-
ison Globe, that the other woman is
thinking of age.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29

No reasonable and intelligent per-
son will be inclined to criticise the
propriety OF using water power to oper-
ate the milking machines on a dairy
farm. but they should not attempt any
double play with the fluid.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29
River steamer ExpIodes.

Vicksburg. One OF the most dis
astrous accidents in the history of
the Mississippi river occurred at II
O'Clock Wednesday morning when the
steamer W. T. Scovill. plying In the
Vicksburg and Davis Bend trade was
destroyed by an explosion.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29

A New York citizen says he has
heard so political speeches this year,
and only one of them was good
That's about the proportion in quart
OF chestnuts
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29

The consumer has a right to know
how much milk the quart bottle con-
tains that is left at his back door, but
the cream will always remain an un-
certain or minus quantity.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29

Andrew Carnegie offers to donate
$1.oe0.00O to the cause of universal
peace. 1t Is TO &c hoped that there
will be no :4nseemly Quarreling among
people who desire to handle the
money.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29
Funds fer JEFFERSON Monument.

New York. = Those having the
matter in hand announced Friday
night that 100000. or double the
amount originally sought. had been
pledged for monument TO the late
joseph jefferson.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29
a Feed shertaxe Alaa.

Minneapolis, MiEn.-Coupled with
reports OF fuel famine in the north
west come reports Of still another
cause of suffering shortage of food
supplies.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29

People in Germany and Austria wAe
eat meat, or those who at least would
like to do so, think they have some
rights which the governments of those
countries should take into considera-
ton.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29

Santos-Dumont, the aeronaut, says
that by another year everybody will
be up In the arr" enjoying them
selves on aeroplanes.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29

Although the coal man was not elect
ed to anything he is gathering good
things right along.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29

A bachelor is forced to wear skirts
In Korea and car, not don trousers un
til he marries.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29

Maybe there is still hope for the cap
tains of industry, J. Pierpont Morgan
has just paid $25, 900 for a Bible.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29

OF all European cities. Rome has
most frequently been in the hands of
enemies. 1t has been entered or sack
ed more than 40 times since $50 B. c..
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29

An English paper says Lord Strath-
coma won't tell how rich he is. He Pcs
sesses untold wealth, so to speak.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29

Looking glasses are going up in
price. What is the difference? All
the girls know they are pretty without
consulting a mirror.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29

The parrot appreciates music more
than any other of the lower crea-
lures.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29

The children OF Count Castellaae.
when they go to see their father, ought
TO be advised to button up their pocket
money.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29
Comfort.

OOmIOCI.
Listen, resolution makers;
This is true:
Nature turns the old leaf over
Not the new.
IN. 7. Times.
And well another truth with this
May pair Off:
1t is that Nature seldom needs
To swear on.
Chicago Tribune.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29
The Result of Qkearvation.

The Result of Qkaryation.
Did your husband make any New
Year resolutions?"
Il hope not" answered young Mrs,
Torkins. II have about come to the
conclusions that New Year resolutions
merely fret a mans conscience and
make him irritable without doing any
real good"
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29

BY passing the $500. OOO. 600. 900 mark
in wealth America has goose-egged her
rivals.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29
New Years Resolution.

He had loved and lost.
Never again." he sighed. 81 shall
never love again.
"Oh. yes. you will" rejoined the
heartless beauty
Never again" he repeated. I'm
going to turn over new leaf and save
money
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29

HAYS CITY. xAN&
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29

q. c. FEEEsE. Ed. and Pub
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-23
RATE LEclsLATloN.

The indianapolis News has a car
t0On representing railroad rate legis
lation az a fast express s%nowbound
Not snowb0und. but, for awhile at
least. probably windbound. The tax.
Ing up OF this subject by congress is
certain to liberate a great quantity
OF oratory. some Of 1t OF a constitu-
tIonal variety. some OF a political va
rfety, some OF a buslnesslike variety.
and some pure lbuncombe. It Is lnevi.
table. Everywhere people are inter.
ested In the subject, and hence all
discussion OF II, whether by those
who understand it. or by those who
seize the occasion simpay to talk,
will be read. We need not fret at
day as to the outcome. Legis.
lation OF some kind will be enacted,
and then the railroads. under the
guidance OF the pick OF the Ameri-
can bar. will march into court and
try to have SO much Into court and
as may be embarrassing to them null.
liaed. This fight is just beginning
Washington Star.