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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-07
FIGURES IN ODD ARRAY.
Queer Statistics and Calculations
That VIII Prove interesting.

If the Aurora Borealis were trans
planted and stuck in the middle OF Eu-
rope, says Punch, it would take en-
ployment away from 1850, 489 gas work
ers in France, Germany, Holland, Bel
GUM, Switzerland, Russia and Turkey,
with a saving of household expendi-
lures of e12. 5S4, 256 1Ss I'd annually,
while the fall in shares would bring
starvation to 51,411 men, 1884, $3.50 women
(married and single). and S7S,53S chill
dren under IA years of. age.
The amount of blotting paper that
could be turned out of British paper
mills. working two shifts week, dur
ing twenty-five years, eight months,
three weeks, would be enough to about
soak up the Pacific.
An eminent scientist has calculated
that if the agricultural laborers of
Great Britain would discard hObnail
boots in favor of pumps, the manufac-
ture of the latter would provide work
for the whole continent of Europe. bar
one man. The iron thus thrown aside
would suffice to make twelve armored
cruisers two-thirds the size of the
Black Prince, with plates three-fOurths
of an inch thicker.
The quantity of hair exchanged an
nually between lovers in the United
Kingdom would suffice TO stuff 999
gross hair pillows or generate enough
ammonia to fill p, 2O3 carbOys.
If a man were to walk on his hands
from London to BOurnemouth, it would
take him 17% longer than it would take
a ten-pound salmon to swim from
Varstanger Fjord in Norway to Cal
cutta (via the Suez canaD.
The amount of porridge consumed in
Scotland during the last three centu-
ries Gncluding 1900 up to Oct. u, would
form a lake two and one-fourtb times
the size of Loeb LOmOnd and three and
one-half times as deep.
SuppOsing & contract were made to
suspend linen buttons by single strings
at distances of six inches along the
branches of all the palm trees in
southern India it would take English
manufacturers nine years seven months
to supply the demand.
A months accumulation Of the mus
tard wasted daily in London on the
edges of plates would suffice to give St.
PauPs a beautiful coat Of primrose
paint.
Two cocoanut husks form an ade-
qUate life belt. If the husks of all the
cOcoanuts in southern India were
brought to this country and distributed
two husks per man, there would
thus be provided a sufficient number OF
life belts to enable twO-thirds of the
population to be swimming about in
the English channel at the same time.
Should some malicious person remove
the $4,000 volumes in COimbra library
to Madrid, it would take 667 students
carrying a volume a time and walking
twenty miles a day, seven years five
months three weeks two and One-haif
days to carry them back to Coimbra.
If all the paraffin lamps made in this
country in one year were brought to-
gether on Salisbury Plain and lit, the
heat thus produced, emanatiDg from
the earths surface, would be sufficient
in 1900 years nine months five days to
dry up all the minor water courses on
Jupiter.
Twenty million six hundred and sew
en- thousand and ten loads of hay
would just he enough 70 block up the
Thames at BldCkfriaTS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-07

anybody Was disposed to raise Cain in
our little poker party we just ostracized
him, and he couldn't ante up again
until he apOlogiZed TO the special COM
mittee we had to hear and determine
upon any breac hes of the rules. We
were a happy family and frowned
down upon anything calculated to de-
strOy the peace and good will in our
midst. l expect our crowd of poker
players was the best natuTed set of
short card men that ever was. Every
body on the boat from the pilot, who
was captain, to the engineers and
stokcrs, played and there wasn't a
night but two or three young farmers
came aboard and joined in the game.
Some of the chips these fellows put
UP would make a COW smile" said the
old towbOat man. Sometime, when a
fellow didn't have much coin, he set up
a chicken or a dozen eggs or a barn
yard duck, valued at the market price,
and used the merchandise as chips.
won a pig once. 1t was a lucky night
for me, and everybody was out of the
game except one Young fellow. l raised
him IS. and as he didn't have the cash
he proposed that he would call me if
I would accept a gOOd-sized shoat of
the value of S. OF course, his word
was good. but | won out. The next
morning at 9 o'clock the young fellow
was there with the pork. We had
roast shoat for dinner that daY, and
the farmer l won il from helped TO
eat II
u tell you they were good old
times that winter when the gay old
Simpson Hcrner got stalled in the ice
and the crew from captain to cabin boy
passed their imprisonment playing
1Oker'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-07

VIEWS ALONG THE WORK.
The upper left picture shows one of
the 36-inch pipe sections ready to be
lowered into the trench Just exca-
waited by the machine in the dis
tance.
The upper right shows men at work
in the trench picking up loose ends
after the excaVator has done its
work.
The lower left shows the excavator
at work in a 1o-foot ditch.
At the lower right is the first Of
the 36-inch pipe to be laid. Exca-
Vator in the distance.
The largest cast iron water mains be-
tween the Missouri river and the coast
are at present being laid in Salt Lake
by 2. J. Moran. This great main. which
Is known as the new water supply main,
begins at Mt. Olvet cemetery and runs
down Fifth South street, across Main
and ends at Third West street. An idea
of the magnitude of the undertaking can
be gained from the above views, taken
at different points on the work as ii is
now progressing between Tenth East
street and the cemetery
water distribution Will be $3.50 600. which
will be paid for out of the recent S. O00, 900
bond issue which was dedicated in part
to that purpose,
The largest pipes i'm the system are &c
inches in diameter and it takes d four
horse team to carry q section of one of
them to the workings. These pipes ex-
tend from the cemetery TO Tenth East
street. where the first taps are made for
branch mains. From Tenth East to Main
street 30-inch mains will be put in; from
Main to West Temple 24-inCh: from West
Temple to First West 1S-inch, and from
First to Third West 16-inch.
The water which will be distributed
through this system comes from Big Cot
tOnWOOd and Parley's creeks. and its
construction is a part of the general
plan of improved water distribution made
possible by the construction Of the Big
Cottonwood conduit The water will sup
ply the entire business district a large
part Of the west side and also the i'm
mediate territory through which the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-07
ANTS THAT SEW UP WOUNDS.
providence JOurnaID

81 hadn't done nothin to the little vel
Ter lady," said the sailor, but burned if
her husband didn't pull a knife out of his
boot and slash my cheek open. That's
Brazil fur ye-
THE man made off, but the gal. out of
pure compassion, stuck to me. Otherwise
I'd "a bled to death.
and since there wasn't no doctor to be
had she said she'd have to get the ants
to sew my wound up.
she caught an ant, one o them there
big Brazil fellers. 1t had two nippers on
its head, sharp and strong. She drawed
the lips of the wound close, arranged the
two nippers, one on each side, and then
guy the ants body a squeeze. Enraged
it bruDg its nippers tOgether-it made Il
tight stitch over the wound.
'Then, afoTe it could draw them nip
pers out again, the lady broke off the
ants body and heaved it away. After
ward she caught half dozen other ants
and guy my hurt half a dozen more
stitches in the same way. The upShOt
was that the cut healed and left no scar
Surgical ants them insects is called,
and it's an everyday occurrence down
there to use EN- for SEWN up wounds"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-07
A FLORAL SCRAP.
(Washington HeraId.l

flower circus?"
NO; what was it?''
well to begin with, the tiger lilies
boosted of the superiority of their tricks
over the dandy-liOns, and these cat-tails
were brought to the elephants ears. and
1t was very natural that the dogwood
tell them where the cow slips would re-
peat them. That fox-glove was on hand,
although the cock s-comb gossip was
ahead. Then everybody was inclined to
linger to admire the parrOts-feather till
they heard the crO-cuss like a trooper and
all hands got fatherly lecture from the
poppy flower"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-07
HALsEY CASE CONTINUED.

San Francisco, July 6.-The case
against T. V. Halsey, agent for the
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph COM
pany, who was indicted for the bribery
of supervisors, was continued until
Monday. when called before Judge
Dunno this morning It was up on a
motion to dismiss the indictment, but
Judge Dunno said that on account of
having been on vacation he had not
had an opportunity to read the tran
script of testimony.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-07
SENATORS DIDN'T MEET.
Both DoIIiVer and TiIIman Deny
jackson Story.

Chicago. July Sin regard to dis
patches from Jackson, Mich, about an
alleged alteration between Senators Dol
liver and Tillman, Senator Dolliver said
today:
There is not a shred of truth in the
story of an alteration. Senator TillmaT
spoke at Jackson, Mich, July and left
the same day for Louisville. / made a
Fourth of July speech there the next day
and left for Chicago early July s. I have
not seen or spoken to Senator Tillman
since March 4"
Senator Tillman has also denied the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-07
HIS OPPORTUNITY.
Houston Post. J

lH0uStOn POSI-
Yes. indeed, Mr.. Higgins, 7 was in
such a frame of mind that I was beside
myself
IF it was as sweet as you are 7 would
endeavor to be in that frame of mind all
the time"
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pipes run. L. c. Kelsey city engineer.
says that its construction will perma-
nently solve the water problem in that
section of the city, and that the mains
will be sufficient for all time to come.
In doing the work P ]. Moran has
taken advantage of all the latest me-
trenches. otherwise it would take two
years to finish the work instead of six
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-07
Court Notes.

The Standard Sewing Machine company
began suit yesterday for S1.113 against
Young Bros. & Co, on goods sold and
delivered.
Herbert J. FOuIger yesterday began suit
against Hiram 3. ClaWson- jr-, Claire l.
Clawson and Spencer CiawsOn & Co. for
s., 1921 on a prOmissory note made May
l, 1901.
The directors of the espasian-HOOgley
Mining company filed a petition in the
district court yesterday asking that the
company be dissolved. 1t was formed
eight years ago.
j. w. Jenkins. A. V. Jenkins and Sarah
F.. Haywood were yesterday appointed to
administer the $4,000 estate left by Stew
art ]. Jenkins, who was killed month
ago by street car at Sixth East and
Third South streets.
Ladies Auxiliary of Switchmen's
union gives a picnic at Lagoon Tues
day the 9Th. Come and have a good
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-07

of an endless chain to which are fastened
great teeth, which dig into the dirt and
throw it onto the chain which conveys it
to the top of the ditch and dumps it.
The machine is really an adptatton Of the
rip saw principal. By means OF IL
trench half a block long and from to
Y feet deep can be excavated in day.
1t would take a gang of laboTers two
weeks at least to do the same work
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-07
WILL ERECT WING TO
NORRISVILl.E SCHOOL BUILDING

Especial to The Times Dispatch.
MORRlSNlLLE. VA. August 6.-Thc
school trustees of Lee District at spe-
cial meeting held here last Saturday
appointed Mr. +. n. Alexander, of Win
chester. Va. principal of the Norris
willie high school for the coming ses-
sion The trustees unanimously voted
to build two-story wing to the fine
new school building erected few
years ago BY the citizens Plans and
specifications We're given out for bids
on the new building. which must cor
respond in height. general appearance
and otherwise with the main building.
which is one OF the handsomest and
most up-to-date school buildings in the
county,,
There IS no .sci1ool in the State that
lis more of "a missionary and a pioneer
in the cause of education than the Nor
risville school.
The action of the school board Sat
urday has raised the enthusiasm of the
citizens TO the highest pitch and ar
! sures permanently and endurance 10
the school that cannot be shaken in
the future.
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Fearful. ITCHING
AFFL|CTS FAMILY
For Six Months They Suffered Tor
lures ~ Patches ofHumor Became
Raw Gould Hardly Sleep- Med
icaI Treatment Did No Good but
TWO SETS OF CUTICURA
CURED THEMIN TEN DAYS

Last February my sister broke out
with humor which gradually spread
to the rest of the family ! being the last 81
to take it. 1t manifested itself In
patches varying from the size OF pea
to that Of silver dollar. The joints OF
our limbs were most affected. The
parts where the skin was tender soon
became raw and irritated and we were
able to sleep but little because the Itch
ing got SO bad at night. b My sister CON
suited a physician but he was unable to
name the disease and the treatment he
prescribed did no good at all. AS the
warm weather came on we We're tor
tured worse than ever. the ir!rita,ted
parts causing us to scratch until they
would bleed. In August, when, it was
at its worst, my sister was given
cake Of Cuticurn Soap. This she tmed
and it afforded so much relief that
bought the complete treatment, CON
atsting C Cutcura Soap. Cutlcnra ONT
ment, and Cuticura Pills. This We
used according to directions and imme-
dintely the humor began to disappear.
! then bought another set and the whole
family were cured by these two, the
blotches disappearing in ten day y;, A. e. !
TER this we used the Plt,cura filis lor
ter, days moro TO DO sure that the humor
had gone to stay Wo have not pee 2
troubled since and We all think that
u had not been for the Cuticura Relne-
dies we would have been suffering yeI.
George w. Brown, s Linden 81, ROCK
land, Mass, Jan, %, 1907.
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onythng. But when he went into the
Office OF the National Packing Company
he broke into adoskand took over slO0
in money, after lie had abused central
In tho usual way. The colored janitor
OF the telephone company, Harry Rob-
ertson, was suspected, and colorcd de !
tcctive was hired by, the city to work
sup tho case a marked bill was placed
In the safe in the telephone company's
office, and the safe left unlocked. Ihcn,
while no one was IN, central, called the
office. The ianitor answered the phone,
and she Immediately recognized MS
voice as that of the robber. He was
arrested. and the marked bill WASH una
upon him, While perpctrating the
crimes Robertson had confederate,
but when he was arrested the confed.
erate ran away, and has not been heard
OF since. Robertson is In jail awaiting
the meeting of the grand jury.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-07
RA|NEY ENDS LIFE 4
BY DRINKING ACID
Wife Had Just Come from Form
err Home in Danville to Be
With Him.

Especial to The Tlmes-Dispatch.l
LYNCHBURG, VA, August 6.--J. w.
Rainey. aged cbout forty five, who
came here from Danville about the first
of the present year, committed suicide
this morning in his boarding house at
Ninth and Main Streets about 10 o'clock,
by drinking two ounces of carboiic
acid When the 5,man c~as discovered
physician was sumnioned, but Moth
ing could he done for him. and the end
came in a very short time.
Rainey has been working since the
| first OF the present year It j. liuhl-
mans clothing store, and he was at
the store this morning a short time
before he drank the acid. His wife has
been here for two or three weeks.
| having come from Danville during the
! month of July to be with him.
| 1t was stated this morning that
Rainey twice before attempted suicide,
but that each time the act was dis
] covered in time to save his life. One
of these occasions was before he was
married. =
Raincy had been drinking for some
| days and it IS believed by his friends
/ that this was the cause of his rash
Il act.
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Mn. S. II. LOVE,
Cnndis'ntcs far House Of Delegates
:roi,. y,uncnburg County.

Pace, Il. w Van Ettcn. w. o. Brown,
W. II. lambeth y. W. Word, j. a..
Heisler Jr., Miss Florence kellam. MIS-
Lola Wharton. Miss Louise Schultz,
Miss. Hazel 1eislcr, W. Rabineau., John
e. Mills Vernon Wrenn, Mrs. John a..
Rabinenu. Josephine Rnbine1u. Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Woodhn. Miss Annie
Pierce, Miss j. A. Blanton, Miss jennie
Almond. Nat Blanton, Warwick Rabi-
neau Winston Rhhinehu, John Rabl-
nenu, Robert Armistead Stewart MISS
Amy Kraft. Mrs, Charming Clarke. H
T. Points, Mr.. and Mrs. Tanner, Mr.
and Mrs. w. IL. Boyd, w. A. Chester.
man and Wife, Charles III. Mason and
Wife, Miss Rotyn Male Miller. Miss
Elizabeth Miller. Miss Lcttie Carter
Miss Sophie Hooper, Mia II. Phillips
Leila U Willis. r. \. Norris w. X
Burkes Captain John +. Mayer and
Wife, Walter Mood. Hermann Koch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank 7. Crump. Stanley
Montgomery. w. T. Ross Norris, j. B..
Haskins, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas II.
Johnson, b. +. Gill Miss Annie S.
Wright, Mr. and Mrs. II. D. Harton. MIR.
and Mrs. Edward B. Ford. Miss Ruth
Ford, DIR. Roshicir w. Miller, Charles
l.. Brown. Miss Frances Brown, Dudley
Brown Miss Miriam Smith. Miss Ethel
Condrey. Miss Mabel Ford, Miss Ada
Figg, Waller Scott. Charles W. Har-
wood, Mrs. Charles w HARDWOOD. Miss
Resale c.. HARDWOOD. Charles II.
Daughtrey, Mrs. Charles l.. Brown.
Fully $500 visitors We're at the
building to-day, $50 or whom regis
4 .
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QUICKEST TIME no CHICAGO.

Via Richmond Fredericksburg and Po-
tomac and shington-Southern Rail
roads, Washington and the PennsNlva-
MIA Special. Leaving Richmond CByrd
Street Station) at 1901 noon, arrive
Chicago following morning at s'bo.
Tho PENNSYLVANIA Special consists en-
.tirely.of pullman cars, with every mod
err Improvement incrnding bath tubs,
barber shop club car, with electric
fans etc, attendants, including steno-
grapher and ladies' maid. to serve
messengers on this train. Eight
dollars extra is charged IN ad-
man fare for passage on this train,
For pullman reservations and all in
formation. apply to Richmond Trans
fer Company or
w. M. TAYLOR, u. P. a..
w, p. TAYLOR, Traffic Manager,
Byrd Street station.
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| YhCHBURG SECTION
NEEDS RAIN BADL Y
(snecial tn The Timea.Dinnatch \

Especial to The Times-DiEpatch-)
LiNcHBURG. Va. Aug. s.-The
counties contiguous 10 Lynchburg are
suffering greatly on account OF the
lack Of rain. despite tht fact that
there was light rain here Yesterday
and saturday. No precipitation suf-
tirient 10 be beneficial 10 growing
crops har occurred here since July 10.
and this is The most extended drouth
Of the summer.
owing to the faet5-thai there have
been no frequent rains since the grow
ing season opened, corn and tobacco
/ especially are suffering FOR the lack
(of moisture. II IS feared thar these
| crops wiil be materially hurt II z good
/ rain does MOI occur In. d few days.
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Especial 10 The Times Dispatch.I
TWYMAN's MILL, MADISON COuH
f9 August G.--Professor j. y. Tins
ley, Of Missilla, Park, New Mexico, has
been on visit 10 his brother for some
days He Left for Culp"pcr county TO-
Cay To visit his uncle of that county.
Mr. j. w Twyman. Of Twyman's
MIL. has been in bed Tor some%days
with large carbuncle on his back.
Miss Lizzie Reddish who has been
attending the Normal School AT Madi-
son Courthouse, returned home to-day
after most delightful stay she
brought with her Miss Edna Hutcher-
son, one of her schoolmales, 10 spend
some weeks with her
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-07
DARING ATTEMPT TO
ASSAULT MRS BEACH
Alexandria County Officials
Making Vigorous Search for
Frank Hitchcock.
10 SUMMON GRAND JURY
Judge Barley Will Act Promptly.
Man Is Captured and De
nies Guilt.
.tsneciaIto The Times pis,a,ch.'

Especial to The Times DislhlCh.l
ALEXANDRIA, Va. Aug. GA bold
and daring attempt to criminally as
sault Mrs Susie NJ. Beach, wife Of
Reginald. Beach, was made about Z
o'clock this morning fnear Matters
Beach was walking along aIdeeply
shaded path about ne-half a mile
away from her home. According to
her statement, she was attacked by
Frank Hitchcock as she proceeded to
the home of n neighbor, Mrs. Mary
Anderson She states that she saw
Hitchcock, with whom she had q
speaking acquaintance. as She pros
ceeded on her journey. and he APP
pearea, as she approached. 10 en-
deavor to obstruct the path when she
made an effort to get away. Hitch
cock then seized her@ard threw her
violently to the ground. She screamed
for help and Hitchcock released her
after she promised that she would not
reveal anything that had TRANSFERRED,
ne stating that in the event she did he
would shoot her. Hitchcock then
fled. Mrs. Beach finally reached the
home of her friend. and, after telling
of the outrageous attempt to assault
her. collapsed. She sufficiently recov-
cred this afternoon TO relate her story
to commemorative Attorney Gran
dali Mackey, who has requested Judge
Barley, of the Circuit Court for the
county, to call special grand jury
to try her assailant. Hitchcock was
caught late tonight and lodged in
Alexandria county Jail. He denies the
Charge.
Mrs Beach is twenty two years OF
age, and bears an excellent reputation
Her assailant is about thrty-tive years
old, and has been employed at stone
auarries in the county.
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ARREST JAN|TOR AND
BREAK UP RQBBER|Es
ls,ec,o1 ia uhe Times Dispatch,)

(special to The 'riil,es-DispatchD
STAUNTON, VA, 4 August 6,-FoF
nearly n month mYsterlons housebreak-
ings have been taking place In this
city The thief would act N q very
peculiar manner, for Ne Woula el.leis =
house. and going to the phone would
cali UP Central and abuse and swear
a. her and say that hcS was coming
down to the central office, he Woutd
glpnyc the house usually without taking