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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-25
AN UNCERTAIN STREAM.
CYouth's COmDaDjoD.1

- OutD companion
a stranger who was making his first
visit to one of the popular summer resorts
of the interior. took a stroll on the morn
ing of his arrival along the bank of the
stream that ran near the hotel The first
person he encountered was an elderly res
ident Of the Beighborh0ad. who was sit
ting on q log, busily occupied in fishing.
He stopped and entered into conversation
with him.
Good morning, he said.
''MoTnin', cap n, responded the old man.
rs the fishing gOod2'
*.Jist toler bic, Ike. Sometimes it's kind
o good, an sometimes it amt wuth
shucks-
Catching anything?"
''Yeh. Ketched a few carp. Amt nuth-
in else bitin this mornin'"
rs this a navigable Tiver2'
as il WhatT
''Navigable."
NO; this is the kershaw river"
Il mean is it deep enough for boats?"
Sure. Don't you see that skift over
Eyes. but can steamboats, travel up ft?',
Sure"
How big?'
Mister said the old man. s'oucet or
fwicet a year the biggest ships that ever
was built could come cavortin' right IN
this river, an the rest o. the YEAR a
Iong-legged chicken could wade it 'fhout
Eettin' his tail feather damp
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-25
A FRENCH MoTeR LAW.

Salt Lake automobiles are hampsred
with very few restrictions. YET there
is a small minority of chauffeurs that
fret even under our mild regulations
They believe they ought to have the
right Of way AZ all times and under
all circumstances, that the pedestrian
or the driver Of a horse-drawn vehicle
has no rights they are bound to respect
that they should be permitted to bowl
along at the topmost speed their cars
can make, and so on. It would be in
teresting to put one Of these drivers
down ia France
In France the automobile has long
been regarded with favor. There was
2 time when the French makers led the
world. though now they are taking sec
ond place to the American manufact-
urers. The industry has been eneour-
aged by the government but at the
same time the rights Of the public
have been sedulousiy guarded. There
are reasonable speed limits in all parts
Of the country. chauneurs are required
TO undergo a rigid examination regard
ing their ability TO operate a car and
nor = new rule has been added to the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-25
(Phiiad eiphIa Press. J

NEHli&VeApElla GTeSS.J
The Daughters Of the American Rev
olution have decided that the grave of
the man who rang the Liberty Bell,
when it announced to the world the
signing Of the Declaration of Independ-
ence. shall no longer remain without a
fitting monument Philadelphia chap
ter has decided TO erect such mon
ument over the obscure grave of Will
liam Hurry, who tugged at the rope on
July S, 1875, when the bell above pro-
claimed liberty throughout the land.
For many years no one knew where
the ringer of the bell had been buried.
About a year ago the sexton of Pine
street Presbyterian church. in pOking
about among the old graves in the
churchyaTd, found a dilapidated stone,
haIf-buried and covered with moss. He
soon uncovered the inscription, and
found that he had discovered the long
sOught-fOT grave Of William Hurry.
The grave had been cared for since
that time but the old stone is slowly
crumbling away The ladies of Phiia-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-25
q TARIFF ABsURDITY.

A curious tariff story is told by the
London Standard. 1t appears that a
few days ago q fire broke out in a big
warehouse a hundred yards from the
line separating Germany from Swift
zerland, on the German side. On the
Swiss side is q small town that has
TWO first rate fire engines. It was the
most natural thing In the world TO rush
those engines over TO the fire. But
they never got across the lire. Two
German customs guards were there
and they refused to let the engines
pass.
They had had no orders. they said,
and nobody who had authority to give
them orders was near. So the ware
house with its contents, valued at
about $4,000 was totally destroyed
Could anything have been more alb
surd? And yet there are doubtless
standpatters in the United States who
would applaud the stand taken by the
German idiots. Indeed, there is almost
d parallel case in the very recent his
tory Of the United States.
Everybody remembers that immedi-
ateIy after the san Francisco disaster
a proposition was made TO remove the
duty from structural steel and other
building materials consigned to that
city and intended for use in rebuilding
it. There Vas precedent for the step
in similar action taken after the Chi
cago fire. But the tariff was too sa-
cred a. thing 10 be disturbed, even for
the benefit of q mortally stricken city,
The standpatters pTofsssed to be SO
afraid that all the existing schedules
would be disturbed that they wouldn't
let the question be brought up officially
at ali.
Speaker Cannon and Secretary Shaw
were among the prominent opponents
of the measure. and there were many
others. So san Francisco got no more
aid than did the owners of the German
warehouse. However, the San Fran
cisco case was even meaner, if not
more stupid, than the German case.
For. in the latter, the Germans sus-
tanned a loss through their own idioey;
San Francisco wanted the aid which
the worshipers at the tariff shrine re-
fused to give her.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-25
TIE PuRE FOOD sILL.

Representative Mann Of Illinois made
a very interesting talk in the house
last week in advocacy OF the pure feod
measure. Dir. Mann had on exhibition
samples Of food products with which
he illustrated his talk. He came pretty
close to demonstrating that nearly
everything eaten by people who are not
protected by good food laws and vigi-
liant officials is impure. The represen-
tative caused quite a sensation when
he showed that a bottle Of so-calIed
specially fine olive oil used By an arts
tocratic Philadelphia club was merely
cotton seed oil. and adulterated cotton
seed oil at that
One point made by Mr.. Mann was not
worth while. He said that a certain
firm is advertising as a cure for the
opium habit a nostruno that contains
enough opium to cause the habit among
those who use the nostrum. It is re-
ally difficult TO see how such medi-
cine could do any great harm because
il is only used by those already af-
1icted with the opium habit. Certainly
there could be no danger to non-Users
from it. The disadvantage is that it
does not cure, as II pretends to do.
That however is a weakness Of d large
number of patent medicines.
Mt. Mann exhibited three cans Of
tomatoes. Each can was scheduled to
weigh two pounds, but each balanced
the scales at a different notch ana none
weighed as much as two pounds. A
more fragrant case Of dishonesty could
hardly be imagined, Yet through it the
manufacturers are enabled to add
many thousands of dollars a year TO
their revenues. Lots OF people, &C
cording 10 Mr.. Mann, sprinkle tapioca
colored with lamp black on their eggs
and other food and imagine they are
using pepper. Gentlemen who drink
Manhattan cocktails with cherries in
them would do well to omit the fruit,
according to Mr. Mann. for it is picked
green. bleached and then coIored with
analine dye such as is used for cloth.
Honey that was never near a bee
hive all kinds Of liquors made out Of
ethyl alcohol. pure" Mocha and Java
coffee adulterated with Brazil coffee,
toasted bread crumbs and sawdust, i'm
pure jams, whisky, canned corn, je!lies.
peas and other articles were exhibited
by Mr. Mann. It must have been a
revelation to many members of the
house to learn the great growth in the
use Of adUltersnts. preservatives and
impurities in food products. And Mr..
Mann's exposition must have had 2
good effect on the voting, when the bill
came up for final passage yesterday.
While we are on the subject it is
proper to say that the people of Utah
need have little fear Of adulterated
foods State Chemist Harms and John
Peterson. state dairy and food COM
miss oner, are careful. competent Off
Gals As a result Of their efforts. I'M
der the excellent pure food law Of the
state, -he local markets are in the best
possible condition. Utah is in this re-
spect, indeed, far ahead Of d great ma
1oritY Of the states. Nearly all of them
could with profit to themselves send
representa- out here to learn how
the food question really should be han
died.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-25
THE FACE ON THE CENT.
Not That of an Indian, but of a
Pretty Girl.
Detroit News-TribuneD


Mrs Sarah Longacre Keen, who recent
~ died IN Philadelphia, comes nearer be-
ing the queen Of the American Mint than
any woman who ever lived. With the ex-
ceptiOn Of Queen Victoria. whose imsEe
was engraved on every coin of the Brit
ish and India empires, Mrs. Keen comes
next highest IA the number Of her metal
phOtOgra phs Her face as a girl of II
summers Is to be seen on every Ameri-
can cent issued since 1885 from Uncle
Sans coin factory.
1t is usually assumed that the face on
the mead SIDE or the copper is that of an
Indian But q close look will reveal a
Saxon profile. Just borrow a cent and
look at IL The setting is that Of an IN
dian.
Between 1923 and 1870 james Barton
LOngacTe was chief engraver in the Unit
ed States mint in Philadelphia In 1885 a
competition was opened for sketches and
engTavIngs for the new copper cent that
was to be issued. and which has since
then been IN service. There were over
Loo designs offered The prize was a good
one LOngacre racked his brain for some
original and singular design that would
strike the Judges but for months he failed
to satisfy himself.
One morning a number of Indians with
their chief, who had been to pay their re-
spects to the great white chief in Wash
lngtOn, came to the city and were shown
through the mint They were introduced
TO the white chief $ picture maker, who
was Just then showing his young daughter
Sarah the great concern. The old chief
was attracted by the sweet-faced maiden
and her interest in his feathers and paint
She childishly wondered how she would
look in that wild beadgesr This was
told the chief, who Soiemniy Invested him
self of his feathers and had them placed
on the girls head The effect was so
striking that the father took time 10 make
a sketch of the picture. finishing il after
ward for his own amusement
At the last moment of the period given
for sending in engFavings he betho1Ight
himself of the possibility of the combiT1a-
ton of Indian feathers and Saxon sweet
ness. He got it in; and much sport was
made of the child at the time in the city
because Of the incident The sketch passed
through the seventh sitting and finally
reached the last round BY one vote ii
won; and ever since Sarah IlonRacre.s
young face has served for the hUmblest
Of coins, than which no single coin in the
world has such tremendous circulation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-25
CLEVER PARAGRAPHS.
No Chance for an Argument.

philadelphia Ledger.)
The Boston writer who says there
something cOEaTdly about fear really
hasn't stated much ground for debate.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-25
A PATHETIC TALE.


diapers Weekly
Lady cat bOOkstOre)-f want to get a
good novel TO read on the train-some-
thing rather pathetic
Salesman-Let me see. How would THE
Last DAYS OF POmpei'' do?
I.ady-Pompeii2 ] never heard Of him.
What did he die OF?
Salesman-Pm not quite sure. ma am
sonae kind Of an eruption. I've heard
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-25
How Old Is ANN

philadelphia North American)
IF a clerk whose pay is S126 a month
can save 100000 in three years. how long
will it take an officer of the company, on
a salary of S25.009 a year, 10 put the
United States treasury out of business7
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-25

one Of our English friends says there
are more snobs in this country than in
England. We would rather have a
comparison based on percentage Of
population. Probably there are more
snobs here than there. but we have a
lot more people, too.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-25
Once More, Hats Off to the Hen.

(Chicago Tribune.)
The eggs, however. if strictly or even
reasonably fresh. may be taken into one
system without fear, as heretofore.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-25
SLIGHTLY MYsTIFIEo.
(Washington Star.l

:
you take a great deal OF interest In,
these discussions Of proposed legislation y
said the postmaster.
Yes" answered Farmer Corntossel
although sometimes its hard for me 70
make out whether they're discussin' pro-
posed legislation or les quarrelin'
among themselves about who shall be
boss
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-25

A fortune teller has prophesied that
Mr.. Bryan will be elected president in
1908. However, AR. Bryan will not al
once make his plans for moving u
washington. About 200 fortune tcllers
predicted his election in 1896 and in
money seemed to have more influence.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-25

Among those presented to King Haa-
kon. according to the dispatches, was
William Jennings Bryan. Now that's
too bad. We wanted Mr.. Bryan to
come back here and let US elect him
president in 1908 But maybe Haakon
will let US have him for that purpose
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-25
HE WOULDN'T BUY.

(Philadelphia LEDGER
What lovely roses she exclaimed
They're really sweet blushing American
Beauties"
Yes he replied coIdly, they're very
probably blushing at the price the florist
asks for them"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-25
Well, Don't Disturb Him.

fChicsgO RecOrd-Herald.)
The cable informs US that Mr. Rocbefel-
Ter spends his days rOmDing with his lit
tie granddaughter
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-25
PERHAPs.

Chicago Record-HeraId.)
Il see that an Ohio woman is suing for
divorce because her husband talks in his
sleep"
s'Perhaps it's the only chance the poor
fsTIoxr gets
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-25
Ia &c Should Havs known setter.
buffalo Express.)

lButtai0 kXpreSS.)
Mr.. Rockefeller Iectured his fellow pas
sengers on the virtue Of saving. A little
boy, to show that he was saving. gave
Mr. Rockefeller his luck penny, and
Rockefeller put it in his pocket
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-25
Then Roosevelt viii seoId Him.


The most regretable feature a bout it is
that some alleged hUmOrist will surely
publish Letters from Taint- Made Pack
er to His Son
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-25
PRINCIPAL WORK.
(MilWankee sentinelN

Did I understand you to say that he
is at the head Of one of the great
trusts"
''Nominally, yes; but his real work
is doagiHR sUbpoenaS.@
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-25

If there really is anything in names
Senator Bacon should be IN charge OF
the meat bill and Senator Beverage
should get busy with the drink prob
lem
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-25

The president is going TO get that
$4,000 a year for travelling expenses,
after all. And does anybody believe he
won't spend every cent Of ite
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-25
The One Chance for Good Meal,
Baltimore SUM

Baltimore SUM
There is some consolation that they can't
initiate terrapin and Canvasback duck in
packing factory.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-25
Was Hs sPeakIng f0r HimseIf.

(PittsbUrg Dispatch)
we don't think enough is one sen
tence quoted from a recent speech by
Secretary Shaw
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-25
The Whisky Combine Is Doomed.

milwaukee, SentinelD
A Maryland physician has discovered a
new cure for snake bites.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-25
His Grass Eating Explained.

ATLANTA ConstitutionD
Maybe they had beef trust exposure
in the DAYS Of NebuChadneZzaT.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-25
May Sc Trying to Corner the Market

New York Evening SUM-
Does not John d. ROckefeIler's crusade
against snakes prove that he is human
being, after all?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-25
ADJUSTMENTS TO-DAY.

Salt Lake thester-Johnson' pictures.
OTpheum-''Fhe Girl 7 Left Behind Ne
Casino PaTk-'W Why She Sinned.'
WEATHER FOR SALT LAKE.
Fair.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-25
They Live on Suckers and Lobsters
Detroit NeWsA

t-JEAAtAN ANNNG-J
We infer that most Of the Chicago
packers are vegetaTians. just as the Ken
lucky distiIlers are abstainers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-25

Be bright and fair-psthe at saltair.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-11

an advantageous role it serves to make the name and fortune. temporarily at least. of Victor Moore. Mir. Moore was formerly a well known vaudevillean, and his success in ''Forty-fve Minutes From Broadway is so striking as to cause managers to vie for his future services.
 The production Is a merry combina- ton of musical comedy and melodrama. with now and then a touch of pathos. The result produced by these varying elements is. oddly enough. attractive and interesting The dearth of songs is in part atoned for by witty lines.
 Mir. Cohan has supplied sir. Moore with a slangy role. He plays the part of Kid Burns. secretary to a young man who is supposed to inherit sl.0vO. Ooo or s2O00.O00 The word 'pictur- esque'' is far too mild to describe the Kids 'sline of talk"
 Miss Teuipleton is seen as house maid. Mary Jane Jenkins, who finally receives a vast legacy and marries Kid Burns. and the Kid burns Mary's mon ey, I suppose
 In short. the play is a hii, and its only defect Is lack Of diversity and strength in the last act. which will probably be remedied.
 Members of the supporting company are Donald Brain Julia Ralph and James Fl. Manning.
 Julie Bon Bon" al the Lew Fields theater. introduces Clara Lipman as a playwright. The production is sue cess. and in it Louis Mann Aliss Lip mans husbandl has a splendid role. one pregnant with dramatic posSibili- ties. As Jean Pcujoul. a garruious. tippllng war veteran of the Franco Prnssian war. Mir. Mann exhibits the acme Of effectiveness in character work
 Miss Lipmsn's role. that Of Julie Bon Bon. a fascinating French miIli-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-11
Jacques
VAUDEVILLE.

Miss Kitty Traney. the headliner. and the Four AvolOs have made big hits at the Jacques despite the rapidly growing prejudice against European novelties. and their success is due en- tirely to the merit of the performance of each and not the boOm-town boost ing of press agent. The size of the audiences at the Jacques this week is sufficient proof for the most critical that the entertainment is of a class well worth enjoying. Miss Traney's $ act is filled with surprises from end to end. She is skilled juggler, Il beautiful woman and the animal as sistants she uses in her work are mar vels of intelligence. Have you seen Augusta Close do her musical mono logue! Don't miss it. for d daintier. more charming and entirely whole some variety offering is not in vaude- vile presentation. Miss Close is an example of what pretty girl of cley- erness and personality can do with an offering that is far from the beaten track of monologists and other single amusement makers. Her act is in q class by itself. There are as many laughs as ever and q few more r.
 Aunt Louisa's Advice" which How ard Truesdell and his company are playing. and the other numbers on Ihs' card are we'll done by Brandow and Wiley. Kelly and Reno. and Lar, atte. Prices are 10. 20 and 30 cents: after. noons 10 and 70 cents. ladies 1oc.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-11
KILLER WON'T BELIEVE IT.
Seu York Phystcian says Jsdwa cAs
 Feared His Fate.

Sew York Phystcian says Edwa eds
 Feared His Fate.
 NEW HAVEN. Conn. Jan. H. Charles Aldice Hitler, the brother-in. law of Charles A. Edwards. who occu- pied the room next to that in which Edwards was found dying. has ex- pressed himself as very doubtful that his brother-in-law had committed sui eide.
 That Edwards. who was found dead in New Haven week ago. went to that city in the fear of being mur- dered by a person who had made threats against his life is the startling assertion made by Dr. A. R. Ledoux of New York.
 Dr. Ledoux. who says he had known Edwards intimately for many years. declares that he met Edwards about 5 o'clock OH the day of his departure for New Haven. This is Dr. Ledoux's story of what took place at that meet ing:
 Tt was very evident Co me that Mir Edwards was excited. and I asked him what was the matter.
 T am starting for New Haven, and I am in trouble he said
 Then he told me of threats which had been made against him by per son. who lad threatened that if he ever came ba.s to New Haven on the busi- ness he had in hand at the time he would never leave the city alive. He mentioned this person by name
 T joked with Edwards about the matter and told him to forget his groucb. but he kept talking of the threat against his life and of the fear in which he held the man who had made it''
 Residents of New Haven are indig- nant at the suicide decision of Coroner Mix in the Edwards case and will try to bring about new inquiry.
 A. Maxcy Hitler was asked by a vaudeville manager to go on the stage and recite his experiences as suspect. He declined.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-11
THE JEFFERSONS.

Joseph Jefferson and William W. Jefferson will be seen in The Rivals at Poli's Monday evening. January l.. Theater-goers need not be in- formed that the Jeffersons' visit Here means dramatic treat of unusual di- mensions. they know and appreciate the inimitable quality of their arr. Therefore. 10 see these splendid art ists iii the famous characters of Sir Lucius O'Trigger' and Bob Acres" is one that will doubtless be eagerly seized. The supporting company Ill cludes Messrs John Jack. Arthur San- ford. Richard Lyle. Harry Odlin. and the Misses Rosa Rand and Blanche Bender Prices are 9. 5O. = cents, s1 and s1.JO. Sale of seats Saturday. Telephone 116-2.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-11
TAFT's REPLY.
Secretary of War Denies All Panams
 Charges.

Secretary of War Denies All Panams
 WASHINGTON. Jan. 11.-An elab- crate and comprehensive answer to the charges against the isthmian cana commission contained in an article iD the Independent has been made by Secretary Taft. II is in the form of a letter to the president, who in com. munication to tbr secretary said his attention had been directed to an arti- cle purporting 70 have been written by Poultney Bigelow attacking the administration of affairs by the canal commission and yourself on the isth. mus" and adding, Will you please ad- wise me what basis. if any: there is for these charges:"
 In his reply Secretary Taft first brief. ly denies all the charges. He says the conditions in Colon are not so unsani. tary as to indicate great neglect in providing for the health of the em. ployees of the commission. that the all legged mistreatment of negro laborers is false and that persons appointed to the isthmus are competent and have not been given their places through po- litical infuence-There has been no of. fcial incomPeteaey or misconduct.
 Secretary Taft says the charge that quarantine officials construe the law and enforce it as far as possible to in- terfere with commerce is utterly un. founded The isthmus is being freed from danger of yellow fever and other contagious diseases, observes the sec retary. by an effort unprecedented in the history of the world.
 Secretary Taft repeats his former statemen: ( t the charge that a boat load of b.ck women was imported from Martinique for immoral purposes is false and refers to documents which will corroborate this denial.