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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-23
The DISCONTINUED Fir-Tree
BY Zitella Cooke.

Once upon time for things always happen upon
time, there in the forest little frtree Round her
stood majestic oaks tall popla stately pines spread
ing peeche SO that the light of the sum- which the Joy
OF every tree EARTH reached her only by piercing thru
treetops and running boughs with leaves
or darting between the stout trunks of giant trees
rarely did she get a view Of the sky. Even the
RAM which brought such delicious when she
was thirsty fell first the great trees and then drpped
from their branches into her arms -...-. .a
The little fir began to think herself ill treated to COM
plain and look sullen which never improves anybodvs
LOOKS and thus she bewaied her unhappy lot all
mer When the tall trees put their gorgeous autumn
costumes she grew morose and at was quite ncon
solable. - as - :. -
Soon the descended and while it fell here and
there upon the scraggy limbs of the tall trees it wrapped
the little hr in cloak Of ermne that she looked like
a princess -. -. l.. TN .E...cE.
49,, fAfter ALL she said, II going have my time,
and those trees cannot hide the sun any
One day, while she taking delight in her good for
tune she heard footsteps, and three strong men,
bearing tools, stood before her. - -
! 'Oh, - exclaimed of the men, tthis is beautvi
NO neea 20 look farther We will take it by the roos'
Without delay the little fir was carefully lifted out Of
placed in a wagon. ~ = : :
After riding long distance she was lifted out of the
at the back entrance Of great palace carried
INTO room and tendery set in large pot SO beautiful
That she almost lost her breath at the sight of it,
After this she borne into hall, finer and hand
somer than anything she had seem The ceiling re-
sembled the blue SKY night when the stars are out
On how the tall trees would envy her if thew could see
her now! And better fortune the next day man
entered the hall and took from box in his hand
tapers Of every color and them among her green
branches SO that she bloomed with the the
BOW. She had never dreamed of SO much beauty. All
DAY long persons entered the room and each hung
something beautiful upon her rubes
gold silver and dolls dressed like fairy queens She wore
more jewels than the At her feet set magni
cent vases of flowers.
Oh, how everybody honors me!'' thought the little
Then the joyous Christmas eve The wax tapers
were lighted and such blaze Of glory shone over the
little hr that crowds stood round excaiming How beau
How the people laughed and talked! How the chill
dren made merry And how the little fir heart over
flowed with happiness!
And to think, said she to herself, esthat all the
time was lamenting fate being fitted for the
King g palace! Oh, did not know what my own
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-23

Poor timid toys and painted, = !.
Together but day, - - :
You We scarcely grown acquainted
. In those brief hours of play! - Ks ..
Small pilgrims met together
Beneath the twinkling pine
70 lay the Love Of Childhood
Upon the Christmas shrine. =
All. Baby, in your dreaming,
b Forget them not, I pray! -
Their Ioyland hearts are. tender, -
= 70 all your whims Of play; ~.
And at tomorrow's bedtime, :. - -: !. :.
Lest they should feel the slight, :
Blow out the candle gently '-,'-S'<.
r. And kiss your Friends good night!
-- :. : - = Wallace Irwin.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-23
NEW TOYS.

When Christmas Day is over. -.
W]fGt does the pale moon see
A-peeping thru the window =
Across the Christmas tree?
It sees the little Playthings,
Hale favorites no more, d
Forgotten and neglected; -.
Together on the floor. ~. Z.
Upon the fowery carpet ~
. The woolly lamb doth Craze,
The China doll regarding =: :, -
With sad, embarrassed gaze;
And Jack, the merry Jumper,
To ask, ooh, will the Children
Come to play with us again?'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-23
KRISS.

Jolly old Kriss, what fellow you are!
Riding all over the world in the air. .~.
Sliding down chimneys thru ashes and smoke,
Fur-covered Kriss, you re regular joke!
How do you manage to carry such loads?
How do you manage to keep the right roadsa
How do you know all the good girls and boys9
Why don It we wake with your gathering noise9
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-23
T w O B A BE S

/ !.
~ HEN Mother Brown brougha rag
IA A dol Tor Baby Gcesuch chubby a
&NHNM Baby Grace hersef he
,6ak6SsM w was painted .@5
ocunnin
calico and sunbonnet;
kMVSTA eaacty Baby Grace
EH N#A because her r s.
ANY Baby Grace
" npretty
neighbors often puzzled alive
When grandfather
his And one.da
j, z&%t ~ / " =
mother
doll
he white
baby! ne led rushed
child turn ndfa
him.
when they found
loving = 7
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-23
APPROPRIATE CHRISTMAS GIFTS

Mab MAD. have you bought for papaq
W1ihe-This ship. What have you bought for mamas
Mabel-This doll hope they II like 'em, don Y youi
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-05

handed down by the supreme court of
the United States in the last twenty
five years was the income tax decf-
sion. There are nine supreme court
justices. Four of them believed the
income tax law was constitutional; five
declared against 1t. One justice is said
to have changed his mind over night.
The four criticized the five very sharp
~. However, the opinion of the five is
the law of the land.
If we mistake not the celebrated in
sular cases, bearing on the question as
to whether or not the constitution fol-
lows the flag, were decided by a bare
majority of the supreme court. Again,
we have the spectacle of a circuit court
judge Of the United States deciding a
case one way and judge of equal
jurisdiction, with almost precisely the
same state of facts and the same law
before him, deciding another way. The
severest critics of the courts are not the
laymen, not the lawyers. not the sena-
tors or the representatives, but the
courts themselves.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-05
Ms TO SECESSION.

Some people in the extreme soutb
are said to be still laboring under the
impression that the civil war has not
been concluded. Every little while
somebody breaks out on a war time
topic, as, for example, the Rev. Mr..
Alexander the other day at New Or
leans, during the recently concluded
meeting Of Confederate Veterans. Mr..
Alexander took up the question Of Sc
cession. He said it was undoubtedly
the privilege Of the states to secede
before 1851, Then he added:
1T is not right now. because the war
has settled the fact
We fail to see how the civil war made
principle wrong that was right be-
fore the war was fought. 1t merely
stopped all discussion Of the subject.
The war no more made secession wrong
or right than the taking Of a piece of
money by a stronger from a weaker
individual makes 1t wrong for the
weaker to have the money. And there
has been no amending of the constitu-
ton since the war to settle the question
Of secession. The matter is as wide open
now as it was in 1851.
The great difference is that precious
few people these days would care to ar
que in favor of the right of an individ-
ual state to secede from the Union. All
Of US are so glad to have one great
! republic instead OF two little ones, one
! flag instead Of two, one people instead
Of two peoples, that we are willing 70
| forget all about secession and the bitter
misery it entaiIed on the land. Mr. AL
exander's talk is interesting mainly be-
| cause it shows how some of the old
timers like to bring UP the days of long
ago. And they weren't such golden days
as some of them would have us believe
either.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-05
CRITICISM OF JUDGES.

During the course of some remarks
on the rate bill In the senate Thursday
Mr.. T1llman took occasion to indulge
In sharp criticism of certain federal
judges Some Of his colleagues were
tremendously Mortified. One or two at
tempted to take the gentleman from
South Carolina 20 task for his attitude
TiILman, however, was we'll fortified
with facts. He told tales and he named
names The result was a formidable
arraignment-
And why should not judges be criti-
sized? We do not believe in impugn-
ing the integrity of the courts unless
their lack of integrity is clearly mani
tested. But certainly any citizen is en-
titled to the privilege of dfsagreeing
with the judges. The essence of every
lawsuit is a disagreement between in
dividuals or corporations, or between
individuals and corporations. Learned
lawyers are employed by both sides.
These lawyers examine precedents and
become thoroughly convinced of the
business of their cause. At least they
argue as If they were convinced.
The trial court must decide in favor
OF one of the parties; it much newt
ably be against one Of them. The los
ing party almost invariably goes out
of court feeling that an injustice has
been done him. He disagrees utterly
and entirely With the Judge. His at
torney, who may have an earning
power of 100000 year and who may
be much more familiar with the law
than the judge. also disagrees with the
court. Yet the court is not necessarily
venal. A Judge is as much entitled to
his opinion of the law and the facts in
a given case as either of the litigants
or either of the attorneys for the Hti-
giants.
The courts themselves very often
disagree The most important decision
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-05
A PUBLIC RIGHT.

When the board Of education went
into secret session on Tuesday evening
to discuss an unimportant matter of
business, and excluded reporters with
"a show Of pompous authority, it unwit-
tingly did the public a service by call
ing attention. to its methods. Natural
II curiosity was excited as TO the rea-
sons for this display of secrecy and a
study OF the boards records has fol-
lowed
The most casual examination shows
that the board has managed to secIude
the people from knowledge of its bust
ness methods and its way of handling
public affairs almost as successfully as
II 1t were a private corporation. In,
deed, many private corporations give
the general public more information
in detail about their management than
has been vouchsafed TO the public by
this municipal board
AS an inevitable sequence of its Sc
cretiveness the board has come under
suspicious scrutiny and the result is
not altogether favorable. No doubt the
gentlemen composing its membership
feel that they are free from accounta-
bility to the taxpayers, else they would
not assume the right to transact their
business in secret when the mood
strikes them, as it does most of the
time. No doubt there are members who
could be trusted to handle the hun
dreds of thousands Of dollars in their
care with absolute fidelity and honesty;
but these men make no objection to
public meetings and have frequently at
tempted to defeat the executive ses-
sion' programme.
The men who object to publicity are
the men who need watching most and
II is these men the people want called
to account Whether the business in
hand involves the expenditure of a
small sum or a large one; whether it
is the letting of a contract or a dis
cuSsion Of educational methods-no
matter what is up the public is entitled
TO know exactly what is being done and
, why It is done There can be no bubble
about the pubiic's right to know these
: things-it isn't debatable and public
policy permits no evasion. Moreover
e the board has any real desire to pro-
tect itself from unjust suspicion it will
not attempt to continue it's dark Ian
tern meetings, either in committee OF
IA Ihe~1ul board.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-05
The WATER QUESTION.

It is too much to hope that the news
papers that have been saying the
Democrats had neglected to secure
water rights in Big Cottonwood can
yon will be silenced by Franklin S.
Richards clear and complete statement
on the subject, but Mr.. Richards show
ing will certainly satisfy all who have
the least desire to be fair. Mr.. Rich
ards demonstrated to the entire salts
faction OF those who heard him, and
those fair minded people who read his
statement, that the city owns without
dispute 24.9 sixtieths of the flow Of
the Big Cottonwood stream. He showed
further, that the city owns a disputed
right to 81 sixtieths
If the disputed right is adjudicated
in favor Of the city, and there are
abundantly strong reasons for believing
that it will be. the municipality, at the
proper time, viii be in possession of
half Of the Big Cottonwood water,
enough to keep plenty of water in the
conduit during the dry season. OF
course the American" organs will not
be silenced by this showing They will
have been asserting during the last
few months, that when the Big Cotton
wood conduit is finished there will be
no water to turn into it.
Meanwhile, it is most significant that
the American administration is gos
ing right ahead with the construction
- that conduit. 1t will be completed at
as early a date as is possible. Are not
the American" organs placed in a
rather ridiculous position by this state
of facts? If there is no water for the
conduit, why is the American ad-
ministration completing the work? If
the conduit is to be of no value to the
city why not stop spending money on
it? These are questions that should be
answered at once. or the whole fabric
Of the argument advanced by those who
seek to discredit the Morris administra-
ton must fall TO the ground.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-05
UTAH CREDIT men TO MEET
Annual Election Will Be Held and
Important Matters Discussed
Today.

The annual meeting of the stockholders
OF the Utah Association of Credit Men
VIII be held this afternoon. The election
or directors and officers will also be held
y. h Hewlett, who has held the office
or president for two terms, has declined
70 pc & candidate for reelection.
Inc regular business meeting will be
neld AT the Commercial club in the after
noon, and in the evening a banquet will
De neld at the same place
one or the most important subjects that
VIII come up for discussion at the bust
ness meeting is: tfShall we join the Ma
tional Association The members of the
association are said to be about equally
divided on this question.
supporters of the movement to affiIi-
ate with the national body say that many
advantages are to be gained by such af-
Ilnatlon, such as substantial aid in the
effort to bring about legislation tending
10 throw more safeguards around the ex-
tendlng OF credit. Insurance is another
important subject, and still another is
Improving Trade Reports
Just who will be the new president OF
me association is matter of conjecture
ar this time, several men are favorably
spoken of. The board of directors elects
the officers from their own number.
Among the men spoken of as possible
successors of President Hewlett are Leon
Sweet, the present secretary; Arthur Par
sons, Theodore SchanSe nbach. Edward
Rosenbaum, ]. w. Delano and William
Scowcroft
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-05
SOCIETY

Miss Mary Talbot entertained about
score of her friends informally at
guest, Miss Anna Finley Of Portland,
Ore Miss Helena Critzer and Miss
Bess Streeter assisted with tea and
the afternoon hours were spent inform
ally.
Mrs. E. Burns announces the en-
gagement Of her daughter, Miss Chloe
Burne. to Mr.. G. n. Sampson. The
wedding will take place on June 2, 1906,
at her residence, 2404 South Seventh
East.
town from San Francisco and are the
guests for a time Of Miss Gertrude
Hanson. Mrs. Greene was Miss Georgia
Vadner Of this CITY.
z. L Lomax, who has spent the past
few days in the city, left yesterday
for the west, possibly San Francisco,
but will remain off for a short time on
his return trip.
Mrs. Joseph Geoghegan and children
are home from the coast
Miss Greta Cosgriff is back from the
east and south. where she has spent
the past few months.
David c. Dunbar entertained party
of friends at a dinner at the Alta club
Thursday evening, his guests being Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph E. Caine, Mrs. Err
nest Eldredge of Portland, Miss Pearl
Van Colt and WaIdemar Van Colt.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Royden E. Beebe
VIII leave tomorrow for Fort Clarke,
| Texas. where Mr.. Beebe has been de-
tailed on a three months duty. Dur
ing their absence Mrs. Hugh Park will
take charge Of their quarters at No. 10
Fort Douglas.
The Misses Mary and CIifta Wayne
will entertain this afternoon in honor
of Mrs. Mary H. Talbot whose en-
gagement has just been announced.
The P. E. o. society will meet this
afternoon with Mrs. Byron Cummings
at 936 East Eleventh South street
Mrs. A. B. Corey of Ogden Aturned
to her home yesterday afternoon after
spending the day at Canyon Crest
ranch.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie L. Savage ar
| rived yesterday from the east. and are
at home for the present with Judge and
Mrs. c. c. Goodwin.
Mrs. E. w. Packard will leave today
Mrs. J. H. Reinsimar gives a Ken
sington for her sister. Mrs. AdeIbert
Roundy, this afternoon at her home.
Mrs. George w. Reed is in St Louis
visiting with friends, for a short time.
Mrs. Ida Smoot Dusenberry of Provo
/ is visiting friends in the city.
Mrs Oscar L. Cox will entertain next
| Tuesday in honor Of Miss Mary Talbot
! DR.. and Mrs. G. B. Pfoutz entertained
few friends last evening at dinner.
| Mrs. w. G. Hall will entertain a party
| of friends today at a luncheon followed
/ by a matinee party, the affair to be I'm
| honor OF Mrs. John Tarpey, formerly
/ of San Francisco.
Mr. and Mrs w H. Simms have ar
rived in the city from Fresno, and are
with Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Lowry at
! $50 West Third South street
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-05
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

John Rjneason and wife to Joseph
Goals, part section 3, township
W. G. g. Morgan and wife to S. P. '-''
Warren, lot Z. block ?, Heaths sub
division, ten-acre plat C......---....- $50
Hubbard Investment Company TO
Christina Kelley. lots and g. block
2, Oakley subdivision ................ )
Thomas Marrioneaux TO Iva o. Mar
Corneiius West and wife Wife to o. Frank Frsai
Sebastian, part lot 2. block 49, ,oo
Glenn r. Boutwell, ct al. to Utah
Savings & Trust Co, block "a and
other property Brighton addition to
H Sasof Hansen Gsey to Willis d Jensen, u
land section Is, township 2 south,
range 1 east 49,. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2, 500
Davis, land section s, township 2
south, range l east .....-............ 800
Charles B. Jack to Grace Mackay
Smith, part lot 4, block 163, plat D. 500
Daniel Dunn TO James Alexander,
land section q, township L south,
range east .-..::...........:.--.-.:--. 800
land section Is, township 1 south,
range L east .;,.,;..-..;.: 500
I, block 6, Miles & Hamilton addi-
Elizabeth NJ. bruce to Julia Ann
Lula TInH S. Taylor S to to Ed%sr ward z Z. P Hoff
man ct al, lot So, Inglewood. 10
Tldorado Land & Water Co. to Edgar
o. Best lots 1 and 2, block %, Edo
J. NJ. Stone to H. A. weymouth, lot
l, block $50. plat D ....................
Andrew Edward Busby to Julia l.
Knowlden, part lot g. block rs, plat
Ruby Ray to Mutual Realty Co.
part lot 10. block /, subdivision OF
block Is, plat observation-disclosures. A. 500
Elizabeth Arnold 10 John Arnold,
part lot 4, block %, plat G....
Jacob s. Fordyce to Emma w. Bird,
part lot 4, block 81, plat B.......... 10 900
William Bergstrom to Alma T. Berg,
part lot 5. block %, five-acre plat 4 1, 45O
Mirle Durant to Francis NJ. Smith
part lot 81, block l, Heath's subdi-
vision $500. - 200
Brown, lot "a, block 2, Belmont adj
uluon 80. .'...-....-............... SOC
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-05

1t is reported that some people who
put their names down for subscriptions
to the San Francisco relief fund have
failed to pay up. That's rather a neat
way of saving ones meat and ones
manners at the same time. But really
the names of the non-payers ought to
be published in large type.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-05
REWARD.

Local Union No. 1s Journeynen
Plumbers, will pay a reward of fifty
$500 dollars for the arrest and con-
viction or the party or parties who
maliciously destroyed plumbing work
in the building at 80 and 50 West Third
South, known as the Swan building.
RALPH d EVANS
FARLEY BURT President
Secretary
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-05

A woman 10S years old killed herself
in Pennsylvania the other day. She
declared that God had forgotten her.
Well, a, woman Of that age ought to
have more knowledge than most OF US
on such matters but it is more probable
that she forgot I'd
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-05
If You Are Losing Your Hair

Consult Lyngberg & Leaker, hair spe.
cialists. 421 Constitution bldg. Facia
massage, manicuring, for men and wo-
men. Both phones.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-05

But if Mathonihah Thomas should be
nominated and elected to the house of
representatives would he favor star
chamber sessions of that body?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-05

Wonder if they abandoned the 1906
meeting of the National Educational
association just to keep it from coming
to Salt Lake
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-05
OGDEN AND RETURN $1.OO
Via D. e r. G. Mav 9Th

Leave Salt Lake 1925 a. M. 1875 a.
m. 1:45 p. m. Returning leave Ogden
p. m. Beautiful stage ride up Ogden
canyon. The Hermitage is now open
and the canyon is never pretties than
in the spring time, with it's green trees
and rushing torrents
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-05
That Man Deserves a Medal.

philadelphia North American)
A soldier in San Francisco bakery
reduced the price of bread at the poini
of the bayonet from 70 to 10 cents a loaI
and there isn't going to be any cour
review
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-05

The board Of education would prob
ably be better pleased if the newspapers
would say nothing whatever about its
work
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-05
The Cause of the Jar.

Chicago NewsD
Cleveland thinks it had a small earth
quake, but Tom Johnson may have just
alighted from his automobile.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-05
CLEVER PARAGRAPHS.
That's What Keeps Them Worrying

Washingtonians might join the rest of
the country in guessing what the presi-
dent will do after he leaves the White
House If they were not so busy wonder
ing what he Will do next while he is
In il.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-05

It's simply matter of taste that
makes MOUNTS Pork and Beans bet
ter than all others. They taste better
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-05
And Ned Hanfsn Might Use Him.
Baltimore Sun.

Baltimore SUM
That Russian official who caught a
bomb thrown at him would make a val
liable man for the car to have behind the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-05
Odds Bodkins, What a Fall!

CNew York Herald)
Chicago janitOr is to become an Eng
lsh earl, which is certainly a step back
ward-frOm king to VasSaI
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-05
Back to That Dear Nevsky Prospek
philadelphia Press

philadelphia PressD
1t is said that Maxim Gorky is only
nom de plume. Whatever his family
name may be his name just now is Den
MIS-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-05
WEATHER FOR SALT LAKE.
THE METALS.

Silver, CSC per ounce
Copper (castng), 1Sc per pound.
Lead. $3.50 per 100 pounds.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-05
AMUsEM ENTs.

Salt Lake-Matinee and night, Blanche
walsh in THE Woman in the Case"
Orpheum-Matinee and night. vaudeville.
Lyrtc-Matinee and night, New Cen
fury Girls
Grand-MatInee end night. .Queena.,