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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-20
GAN FRANcIsco's WATER.

one Of the most serious problems that
Conrronts San Francisco is the ques-
ton OF water supply. This is a vital
matter I'm the rebuilding and the growth
or the city. Outside investors are ask
ing il water supply system that will
afford a means OF protection from fire
in the event of another sharp earth
quake shock can be devised. In plac-
ing money in any considerable sums i'm
city capitalists depend largely for
mortgage security on fire insurance. II
is obvious that unless safe water sys-
tenn can be devised, that is. system
that will not fail in spite of an earth
quake. insurance companies will de-
cline san Francisco risks.
II is a significant fact that engineers
representing the National Board Of
Fire Underwriters have recently been
in san Francisco looking into this sub
ject And it is unfortunate that no
plan that seems feasible has yet been
suggested. The theory OF the engineers
is that some means Of storing water
must be found. The water must be
stored in quantities sufficient to pre-
vent a coRha grafton following an earth
quake. and this entirely independent Of
the mains. which. it will be remem-
bered. were shattered last April.
The engineers do not say how this
can be done, probably for the good and
sufficient reason that they do not know.
Plan after plan has been proposed and
rejected. Roof tanks would not do be-
cause an earthquake would spill their
contents and shatter them; cisterns
sunk in the ground would crack and
break. It is suggested that even sur
face pools could not be made availa BILE
because an earthquake would cause
cracks in their bottoms and SO waste
the water About the only possible re-
lance would be wells driven down into
the ground for a. considerable depth
from which fire engines might. in case
of need. draw a supply Of water. And
il is asserted that such wells would be
i'm danger Of closing up tight I'm an
earthquake. Still it is not possible to
believe the problem will not be solved.
And IL is unfair TO place San Fran
cisco forever under the ban because Il
has experienced one great disaster
Charleston suffered severely from an
earthquake and has been rebuilt. In
surance companies accept risks there
without question and are glad to get
them. Lisbon was destroyed by an
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-20
MOST VALUABLE BUNDLE.
1t Is Only Eight Inches Square, but
Contains $4o,ooo,Ooo
New York Herald.)

Wealth sufficient TO reimburse Uncle
Sam for the price paid France for the
Panama canal route and all rights and
equipments appertaining thereto now
lies in a small, MISUNDERSTANDING
package in one Of the reserve vaults of
the treasury building in Washington.
In this package, covered with coarse
white paper, and bearing the oval seal
of the division of issues, is the sum of
$40 600, 900. The amount is made up of
1900 $4,000 gold certificates.
The mention Of $40,000O0O is compre-
hensible to treasury officials only. and
TO the mind OF the average reader il
brings only a vague wonder. a few of
the purchasing powers OF this sum
will help TO clear away the mist.
Each dimension of the package is
about eight inches, and the weight is
eleven pounds. A cubic inch, in proper
condition, is worth almost $4,000, while
a pound of the large bills viii bring
more than $1,000 900, or will buy a first
class battleshio.
Uncle Sam could, on a national hOli-
day. divide the amount among his
many people so that he would still have
pin money after giving each man,
woman and child in the country a half
dollar. To each inhabitant would be
furnished q substantial dinner or he
might forego the pleasure of catering to
the inner man and enjoy twelve street
car rides.
If the citizens Of Washington should
decide to make a concentrated attack
on the treasury, and should be able 20
obtain this little package Of money,
each man, woman and child might re-
Ceive about $3.50 for his or her pains
after the div ision Of the s0oils AS
result OF this government work i'm
Washington would probably become
clogged on account Of an exodus Of
government clerks tc popular summer
resorts.
Navy officials would rejoice at the re-
ceipts Of this package, for with its use
they might supplement their fighting
force by at least ten first-class battle
ships. A balance of $10,000,000 would re-
main after paying for the $20,0O00O0 is
sue OF Panama canal bonds, which
would also cover the recent appropria-
tons for public buildings throughout
the country.
The first of the department series of
gold certificates of the $4,000 denomi-
nation are numbered from l to 1000,
bearing Urea surer Treats signature In
only four other instances has such vast
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-20
THIS ELEPHANT WAS WISE,
Hebe Knew Surgeon Was Only Cut
ting to Make Her Foot Well.
COur Dumb Animals.)

a veterinary surgeon who had won
reputation was once summoned to at
tend Hebe, a favorite elephant who
had hurt her foot. She was a splendid
creature and worth a small fortune
Hebe had stepped on a nail or a bit
of iron. and it had penetrated a tender
part Of her foot. She was in intense
agony-almost wild with pain.
Long before we reached the Enclosure
in which she was kept we could hear
her piteCus trumpeting, says the sur
gCOn in telling the experiment, ana
when we entered we found her on three
legs. swinging the sore foot backward
and forward, and utterjng long cries of
anguish. Her keeper said: Don't you
be afraid, sir. Hebe's got sense" But
own that | felt rather queer and shaky
as I went up to the huge beast
The men employed about the show
came round us curiouSly as I bent down
10 examine the foot. While 1 was do
ing so, as gently as l could. l felt a
light touch on my hair, and as l turned
and saw the great trunk behind me it
had an awful suggestiveness
Il shall have 10 cut, and cut deep"
l said to her keeper. He said a few
words in some lingo, evidently intended
for the elephants under standing only.
Then he shouted, with the utmost cool
ness. ,"Cut away"
Well, made one cash with the
knife. 1 felt the grasp on my hair
tighten pNCeptibly, yet not urgently.
Cold drops of perspiration stood out all
over me. and / heSitated as TO whether
l should go on.
shall 1 cut AGAIN." 1 managed TO
call out
cut away came the response.
This stroke did the work. A mass of
fetid matter followed the knife: the alb
scess was lanced. We sprayed out the
foot, packed il and bound il up The
relief must have been immediate, for
the grasp on my hair relaxed, the eIe-
plant Dire v a long sigh.
A year and a half after this / was
called to western Massachuse it's. Bar
NUNS show was there. You may be
sure / called to inquire for my distin-
guished patient.
"Hebe's we'll and hearty, sir" the
keeper answered me. Come in and see
her; she'll be glad TO see you"
For a moment she looked at me indif-
ferently. then steadily and with inter-
est. She next reached out her trunk
and laid ii caressingly on my hair, and
then she lifted up her foot now whole
and healthy, and showed it to me.
That's the sober truth.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-20
DEMOCRATS AT sALTAIR.

ON Thursday of this week the Demo-
Gratis of Salt Lake county, and as many
from outside counties as can get there
are 10 gather at Saltair for their an
nual celebration. This is a good time
for the members of the party to stand
up and be counted. The campaign Of
1905 promises TO be an unusually inter
estins one. II the Democrats nominate
good ticket i'm this county, and there
Is no reason for believing they will not,
tEey ill have a splendid chance to win
the fight. There is, too, more than a
possibility Of success for the Demo-
cratic nominees for congress and JUS
tice OF the supreme court.
There are times when every Demo-
crat is expected 20 be true to his cOlOrs.
The remarkable fight made by the par
- against tremendous odds i'm the city
campaign last year shows what can be
core with united effort. While it is true
that the candidates of the Democracy
were net successful they made a clean,
able and fearless campaign. and they
thoroughly deserved success. The show
Ing made was so much better than that
Of 1904 that ii abundantly justifies
strong hopes for success this year.
The American" city administration
has been q lamentable failure: the Re-
publican county administration has
b een notable chiefly for its absolute in
competent conduct of public affairs.
The voters who are independent are
looking this year 10 the Democrats to
nominate men for whom they can con-
sistently vote. men who will give to the
business OF the public the same careful,
competent attention that they give to
their private affairs. The independent
voter viii not fail 90 look towards Salt
air next Thursday. IL he sees an en-
thusiastic assemblase. one that fills the
pavilion and seems interested in pro-
noting the welfare of the party he will
naturally feel encouraged 20 believe
that the Democrats this year are going
20 accomplish something.
1t is the earnest hope of The Herald
that no Democrat who can arrange To
take tho trip will be absent from Salt
air next Thursday The program that
has been prepared is in every way at
tractive and worthy Of the support OF
all members Of the party. We hope too.
that as many Of our Republican and
American" friends as can go will go.
others in this part of the country.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-20

currently. They slept twelve minutes. and
IT required one hour and thirty-two min
uteS or strenuous toll TO get them 10
sleep. During that twelve minutes [
rested and recuperated for the operation
OF bathing them both which the book
said must be done. During the excite
ment | forgot that the male angel child
time go by.
This is not in the nature of COM
plant, but merely a succinct statement
OF factS for the benefit Of science.
The book said q quOte):
a nedItny child of 10 months should
sLlnmedl every three hours. Prepare the
cows milk seven ounces of the
milk to one ounce Of boiling water, sweet
ened with half teaspoOnful OF milk
sugar Care should be taken TO sterilize
the bottles. which should be done by
placing them in boiling water after wash
ing; En- them with milk. stopper them
WITH absorbent cotton. and place in ster-
iiizer for thirty minutes. Be sure TO
SteriIlze the nipple by placing in boil
l carried out those instructions
+
The interesting part Of it is this:
Kept as accurately as possible the sub
stances, amounts ana conditions of
everything the male angel child ate du-
ring that day. The list is as follows:
Unknown substance, quantity small
picked off parlor rug
Half bar OF CASTLE soap while in bath
tub.
Two bites out Of wet sponge.
Unknown quantity OF art under back
porch.
Half cold pork chop.
Two Jumps OF sugar.
Unknown substance Cooked like fly)
picked off dining room floor.
Small piece Of anthracite coal
Small piece OF plaster
Quarter OF orange, including skin and
seeds.
Handful Of sand dumped out of sisters
shoe.
Unknown quantity of hair bitten off
kittens neck.
Part of colored cover of magazine.
When TIE mssus returned home about
5:45 l was groggy but both the kids were
asleep.
Did you have a pleasant afternoon
with the children?" she inquired.
Delightful" I responded, growing sus-
picious I'VE had a merry time. They
are such good children.
and sweet dispositioned and such COM
fort. Still, il rests me 10 get away for
the afternoon-and relieves the monot-
ony.'
I maintained A discreet silence. II took
two hard days work Al the office 20
recover entirely from my afternoon with
the children. II any one who works only
eighteen hours a day digging postholes
or carrying d bod ever comes around me
talking about men working harder than
women. I'll give him an argument that
will turn his hair.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-20

earthquake and great, prosperous city
mas grown up over the ruins. Time
after time molten lava has flowed down
the sides Of Mount Vesuvius and wiped
out vineyards. homes. lives; yet almost
before the fiery flood had cooled people
were going back TO rebuild their homes
and restore their vineyards.
San Francisco may never have an
other disastrous earthquake. BY all the
laws Of probability 1t Will be many,
many years before the city is again Sc
verely shaken. The insurance compa-
MES ought to realize this, the capital
lists ought to realize it. and they should
be willing 10 take their fair chances in
San Francisco as elsewhere.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-20
A MAN AND TWO CHILDREN

Hugh s. Fullerton in Chicago TribuneO
we had been arguing In a regular old
married couple way, as to whether man
or woman had the hardest work | won
the argument on a technicality, prefer
ring 70 win that way rather than to make
straight issue of the matter Tuesday
morning she was busy reading ads In
the paper and | scented trouble having
learned the signs by long experience. Be
SIDES, even l had noticed that some of
the stores were advertising perfect loves
OF silk waists at preponderously low
prices. Besides these signs the missus
was suspiciously sweet that morning.
She broke the news TO me just after
breakfast. IL being my day off. she had
decided to utilize il by doing some neces-
sary shopping, leaving me to take care
OF the children.
Now, five or six years ago | read a
book on the care and feeding of children.
and, besides, i had read several papers
along the same line, and once, when
was trapped between a fat woman and a
female Hercules at woman's club meet
ing, 1 sat through three hours of lee
lures along the same subject. delivered
py sprlnsterS and childless widows. so /
felt perfectly qualified TO care for the
following:
One angel child (female). aged years
and Z months.
One angel child Cmalel. aged IS months
II looked like stealing money. / told
the missus to run along, take lunch down
town, and stay as long as she pleased.
Then sat down TO read the paper. One
angel child got on my back. the other
under my feet, and both batted the pa
per Then they got into fight over the
possession of little red chair. Sitting
as judge l awarded the chair TO the
younger. basing the decision on the fact
that he had seen il first, and. besides.
he was the baby. The male angel child,
triumphant. crawled on TO that chair and
proceeded to fall off 1t. while his sister
hoWled.
1 hunted UP a book of directions and
read Never say don't 20 a child" That
was the first thing | struck. so l threw
the book away. I had said don't on
an average three times a minute from
the time the missus left the house
That merely was the beginning I fed
the male angel child half an hour ahead
Of time to placate him after his third
battle with his sister. but he didn't want
his milk He wanted my pipe Mean
while. while ] was preparing his milk the
female angel child escaped and was
found digging in the dirt under the back
porch. Thinking that would keep her
out of trouble / left here there, and five
minutes later she appeared bowling be
cause one Of the neighbors children had
turned the hose on her. While I was
changing her clothes the male angel
child fell downstairs.
II is unnecessary to go into the har-
rowing details To summarize at lunch
con time they had violated every rule in
the hook twice. During the afternoon.
which seemed three weeks long, | man.
aged 10 get them to take their maps con-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-20
DOING" SHAKESPEARE.
Montreal StarN

Montreal Stare
The latest things in operas in London
town these days
Are playful little parodies on Mr.. Shake
speaTe's plays
They put on Hamlet" with a ghost who
does a song and dance
And springs a moldy gag or two while
all the chorus chants
And Hamlet inlet, on Heholding him, lifts up
And saws: rs that YOU, father dear or
Just a London fog?"
When old King Lear goes Numbering
across the canvas lea
his graceless daughter winks and says
Now, don't YOU Lear at met
And Kent eXclaims when through the
49,. storm he hears his monarch shout
It's pretty windy. amt it, king, 10 take
And when his subjects hail the king. the
old man says, complaining:
away with you! How dare you, knave,
10 hail when / am reigning?"
When dark OtheIo from the wars comes
double shuffling back
Iago says: I'm scared OF him because
he looks so black"
And Desdemona's stifled while that viii
lain calmly smokes.
Remarking philosophically the while:
Il hope she chOkesr'
And when Othel,o stabs himself. Iago.
Shouts out: There's always room where
you are bound for just one Moor!"
When Caesar gets the cleaning knives
he's circled by bunch
OF show girls, while lean CassiUs mourns
Twas too much Roman punch
Macbeth beholds the aged crones dance
round their bubbling pitch,
And asks them. with a grin of glee:
Now tell me witch is witch?"
They're turning crowds away. they saw.
and down by Avons wave,
It's said, the bard is turning. tOo-turn-
ing in his grave
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-20
PROOF OF HIS SKILL.
philadelphia Bulletin0

Frank Miles Day, the we'll known
architect and essayist Of philadelphia
stepped carefully from Persian rug
of dull green and old ros1 to another
rug of rich blue. for tho polished Iuur
between was dark and smooth end
slippery. like ice.
Rather a good polish there. think"
said Mr.. Days host, resident Of Rit-
tenhouse square.
Remarkably good, indeed" said Mr..
Day.
The host just then slipped and nearly
fell, and the architect, with a laugh.
went on:
"A friend Of mine has beautiful floors
and the other day sent for a floor pol
Usher.
81 want these floors polished he
said to the man, as he led him about
the house. They are, you perceive, fine
ones. They ought 10 come out as lus-
trous as rosewood. DO you think you're
capable of doing them Justice? Give
me some proof Of your thorough com
petence.
That's easily done, sir the polish
er replied. You just go and ask Col
oEel Snow, next door but one, about my
work. He'll tell We. Why. governor,
on the polished floor Of Colonel Shows
dining room alone five persons got
broken limbs last winter, while the la
dies slipped down the grand staircase
during the Easter week ball and one
dislocated her hip. while the other frac-
tured three ribs. You ask Colonel Snow.
sir. polished that floor and that there
staircase of his'n.'"
DR. Keith has resumed his dental
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-20
A BELATED TRIBUTE.

Unless President Roosevelt can speak
at the unveiling Of statue of General
George Brinton Mcclellan without
mentioning General McClellan's name,
he must of necessity pay a belated
tribute to the memory Of that much
maligned soldier. Announcement is
made that the statue is 10 be unveiled
in October next and that President
Roosevelt will speak If he is consist
ent he will not mention General Nc
Clellan, but it is difficult to see how he
can avoid it. Still, he did avoid mem
tioning General Mcclellan on an occa-
sion when some mention of the general
seemed as inevitable to the ordinary
observer as on the approaching Occa-
sion.
Some months ago a monument to the
memory of New Jersey soldiers who
fell at the battle of Antietam was un-
yelled. Among the speakers was Pres
ident Roosevelt One need not be
student of American history to know
that General Mcclellan commanded the
Union army at that battle. and COM
manded il most ably. The records show
that the army under Mcclellan lost in
killed, wounded and missing II 400 men
The Confederates, commanded by the
south's greatest general, Robert E Lee.
lost 25,S99 men. And as a result Of that
battle Lee was driven back across the
Potomac
In spite Of these facts we find the
president of the United States deliver
ing an eulogy on the New Jersey sol
diers who fought and died at Antietam
without word about the great fighter
who directed their movements Did
Roosevelt forget that Mcclellan was in
command at Antietam? The sugges-
ton is absurd. The only tenable theory
is that he deliberately omitted any
mention of his name. And why did he
studiously avoid giving to Mcclellan
the tribute that was unquestiOnabl bly,
his due? Could it have been because
Mcclellan was guilty of the unspeak-
able crime-in ROosevelt's eyes-of
being a Democrat?
On that same occasion the governor
OF New Jersey spoke. From 1873 to 1881
General Mcclellan was governor of
New Jersey. And the governor who
spoke at the unveiling of the Antietam
monument failed to make mention of
his name. Did he forget that McClel-
Ian was in command Of the Union army
at Antietam? And why did he forget,
for he must have forgotten deliberate
ly? Does it not look as if there was a
conspiracy of forgetting between the
president of the United States and the
governor Of New Jersey?
Roosevelt has a habit Of forgetting
to mention Democrats who have been
of service to their country. He spoke
al the St Louis exposition, an exposi-
ton commemorative of the anniversary
of the louisiana purchase. and he
forgot" TO mention Thomas Jefferson.
the Democratic president under whose
administration the purchase was COM
pIeted. Honestly, isn't he a fine, broad
minded. statesmanly sort of a presi-
dent2
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-20

begin mining operations himself.
II was about a month after the new
mining firm of Carstairs, Leigh & Co.
had been incorpora-e that Frances,
from her old position on Dicks Shout
der, was talking over old times.
And / said you would find the mine,
didn't I, Dick, dear?'
"Of course you did, Frances" an
swered the man of mines, mine at last
by a mine."-A. J. Thomas in Canadian
Graphic.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-20

Mr.. Bryan Says he doesn't like 20 he
introduced as the next president of
the United States We don't blame
him, but, really, there is every indica-
ton that the prophecy Will come true
in about two years.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-20

An island in the Pacific ocean was
destroyed by an earthquake a few days
ago, and it's owner is looking around
for somebody to sue. He might take a
chance with one of the German insur-
ance companies.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-20

Those who say they don't like to go
TO see the coming argument at Goldfeld
because they are afraid the negro will
whip the white boy should remember
that a white hoy no would fight with
negro ought TO be whipped.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-20
Prefers "sIeep, Baby, Sleep"

Baltimore Sum-
The Philadelphia Public Ledger doesn'
think THE Star-Spangled Banner is
good national hymn
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-20
CLEVER PARAGRAPHS.
Dead Ones, All Right.
PhiIadeInhIa TeIegranhO

(PhiIadelphia Telegraph)
The Indiana state board of health has
ordered the schoolboys and schoolgirls to
cut out kissing. All Of which suggests
that II Is about time the Indiana state
beard of health was consulting the coro-
ner.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-20

The Russian police are reported TO be
afraid Of the terrorists. Can you blame
them? The terrorists are making way
with an average OF thirty or forty po-
licemen a day.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-20
But He Doesn't Care to Hang.

Chicago Record Herald)
A man of the name of Adam is being
mentioned for the governorship OF New
York.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-20

The Brazilian insurgent treasury was
captured a few days ago. II contained
the enormous sum of $2S. all real
money. How in the world did the COM
handing general happen TO forget it
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-20

New York is all set up because some
ground there sold the other day for
$500 an inch. The strip was five inches
wide, so Of course the new owner will
probably erect a swell apartment build
ing on it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-20
Two Toms Standing Pat.

washington Starr
Senator Platr Will see no possible rea-
son why Thomas Taggart should notice
the suggestions that he resign.