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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-11

INSTRUCTIONS TO bidders, together with
specifications and forms for contract and
bond, can be obtained upon application at
the office OF tho Board of Public Works
or City Engineer
The right is reserved to reject any and
all bids
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF PUB
Lie WORKS.
r. j. LEONARD. Chairman.
LOUIS c. KELSEY, City Engineer.
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-11

Of Utah:
Senator Cannon"
Overland Fraction"
Bird Of All Birds.
"Garfleld," u'
Lincoln"
Senator smoot Mlus,,. !.
Senator .lS s1,;e Stewart"
Annie Laurie
Chief"
"Devora."
Royal Gorge"
National,
III, S. G. S."
Blue Bird"
Red Bird"
Last Chance"
Grass Hopper"
Blue Bird FractIo,
Frank jay"
Rolling Hills No. ..
Rolling Hills"
Weber"
Maid OF the Mist ~. >.
MAID "f1iild,sn OF tn the Mist No. 1.
Hillside No. l."
Hillside"
Hillside No. 4"
Jessie No. g."
Stanley"
Maid OF tho Mist NJ
"Jessie No. g." S'o' u"
Jessie No. l."
"Jessie No. g."
Jessie No. g."
Jessie No. T."
"Mnid OF the Mlstn
Rolling Fill No Z"
Rolling Hill No. 4"
Cold Bird No, az
Rolling ELL No. su
Rolling Hill No. 81
Weber No, 40
Weber No. g."
Pride Of America ". an
Pride of America No g,
Maid OF tho Mist M Il.
Maid OF tho Mist No a.
Hillside No. g." '' D
Hillside No. T."
Hillside No. s."
hillside No. g."
"Iessie No. Z"
"Jessie No. g."
"Jessie No. TO-"
"Jessie No. g."
Gold Bird No s"
Gold Bird No. 4"
Gold Bird No. 80
Gold Bird No. G."
Gold Bird No. l."
Gold Bird No. ) 4"
Gold Bird No. g."
Gold Bird No. 10
Gold Bird No. H."
Cold Bird No. l2."
Gold Bird No. 13,"
Gold Bird No. A."
Gold Bird No. l5."
Gold Bird No. 49,"
cold Bird No. H."
Gold Bird No. 1s."
Overland"
Minnie Maud"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-11

IL Is a wcll-known fact that there
is no love. lost between Senator Car
mack of Tennessee, and Senator Clark
of Arkansas. both of whom, before
their service in the Senate. were cdi-
tors of Southern papers Many wordy
wars were wagcd in the editorial col.
umns of the two papers, and shafts
more pointed than pleasant were fired
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-11
Afflicted With Rheumatism,

Tomorrow Mr.. Hask1n will tell about
Uncle Sam a Lover Of Flowers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-12
ENRICHING THE GARDEN.

Make your own leaf mold When sod
is removed from the ground for any pur-
pose. shake out the fine soil that adheres
to 1t for future use; or slice off the fine
roots with a sharp knife just below the
crown Of the grass. This is known as
fibrous loan. and, in combination with leaf
mold. old manure and fine, sharp sand,
makes the very finest potting soil.
Throw the tops of the sods in a heap in
some out-of- the-way corner and add the
rakings Of the yard in fall and spring, all
weeds pulled during the summer, all vege-
table refuse, potato parings, apple peelings,
cornhusks and berry hulls-anything that
has vegetable matter and will decay.
All dishwater and Stops that are not
needed on the garden may be thrown on
the pile which should be turned over oc-
casionally during the winter. BY the fol-
lowing spring you will have the finest kind
Of leaf mold. Not all of the pile will have
decayed, but along the sides and under
meath 1t will be found ready for use.
Add to 1t every bit OF available vegetable
matter during the year, including the an
nqal flowers pulled up after their season
OF bloom, the tops OF such root plants as
cannas, caladiums. gfadioli, etc.. and you
will soon have a supply quite adequate to
the needs of an ordinary garden. Where
there are waterworks the hose may be
turned on frequently to hasten decompo.
sition.
II it Is impossible to replace all poor sol
In the garden with better. by the addition
of leaf-mold and manure, much may be
accomplished in the way of building up the
old and rendering 1t suitable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-12

TIMELY HINTS ON TRANSIT ANTING.

TT is better to transplant on a bright,
i warm day when the soil Is dry than
on damp or wet one. Never trans
plant when the Is wet. Many people
take advantage of an approaching rain to
set out plants, but this is doubtful prac-
tice. If the rain is followed by several
days of cloudy weather, 1t may do, but If
followed by hot sunshine the plants will
suffer more than If first planted In sun
shine in hot, dry weather.
Only as many plants should be lifted
from the hotbed at one time as may be
transplanted before they wilt badly. The
plants should be well watered the night
before, that they may have a good supply
of moisture stored, and that the soil may
be moist and cling closely to their roots.
With the trowel make a hole deep enough
to receive the roots without crowding,
place the plant, fill the hole with water and
when that has partly disappeared press the
earth firmly about the roots Work the
surface earth fine and smooth about the
plant, taking care that it is perfectly dry.
IT, after setting the bed, wet spots appear,
go over them carefully with dry earth. Do
not cover or protect in any way; far more
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-12

plants are lost by so-called protection than
by any other form Of Encouragement. If
the planting has been done properly the
roots will keep cool and damp-tne mulch
earth preventing evaporation. This be-
ing the case, the tops will take care Of
themselves II sun and air have free access
and the wind can sweep across them.
Planting. as 1T Is usually done-with the
surface left wet, and the air shut away
from the top-causes the water to evaporate
rapidly in the hot air, and the plant is lit
orally cooked to death.
The water applied to the roots at plant
Ing will usually last for several days. The
condition Of the soil may be ascertained
by removing portion Of the surface. If
the earth underneath is found to be drying
out too much make a hole on one side of
the plant and fill 1t with water as before,
carefully replacing the mulch of dry earth.
Should it rain before the plants have be-
come established the earth must be worked
over as soon as 1t begins to dry that the
moisture may be retained.
If these directions are carefully carried
out, the tenderest plants may be trans
| planted in the hottest sun without injury.
Occasionally plant will wilt from exposure
before planting, but it will be all right the
next day-unless it was really injured be-
| fore being placed in the ground.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-12
GOOD LIST OF PEAS.

For thoroughly good list of peas for
succession, select. for very early, Alaska
and Gradus or Prosperity; for later, plant
Hero or Heroine, with Improved Pride of
the Market The Improved Telephone is
another excellent improvement, and In
growth is stouter than the old Telephone.
This list is simply given as good one.
although you may make one nearly or quite
as good without including any of these. AS
a rule. avoid both the quite dwarf and the
very tall; the first because they will give
very few pods, unless they get peculiarly
good culture. and the latter because they
will require the expense and labor of brush
ing Select those that grow about two or
two and half feet high. and SO can get
on without brushing, while they will yield
abundantly. The points of prime pea are
sweetness, thin skin and prolific bearing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-12
IN A CITY LOT.
By q. P. POWELL.

l should like to say a word for those who
have city lot but country longings. While
living in st. Louis, with DR.. Magruder for
next-door neighbor, we agreed to divide our
energies SO that each should produce diff
ferent crop and exchange products. It
was capital idea, and might be more often
carried out in our cities. Each one of US
had a lot 80 by $50. 1t was my business to
grow garden fruits, and his to grow vege-
tables. Grapevines were trained not only
over my walls, but along the line fences.
acknowledge that with them I grew lima
beans. which ] did not quite trust to my
neighbor. 1t was not long before we had
Strawberries and currants and raspberries.
and then peaches, apricots. plums and
pears. From his garden we had the most
delicious lettuce. radishes. beets, tomatoes,
cucumbers, onions and eggplants. Where
city lot Hes fairly open to the sun 1t can
be kept fertile with the manure that Is
wasting in the streets, and be made to pro-
duce superb crops Of vegetables and fruits.
I do not see why every inhabitant of a
city who occupies a house and lot may not
at least have q strawberry bed; along the
fence few gooseberries and currants. and
frequently all the plums and cherries that
can be used-besides a surplus for exchange
or sale. He should save all autumn leaves
to make humus, anthracite coal ashes to
loosen the soil. and never allow street
sweepings to be carted away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-12
By TOBY HAMILTON.
Copyright, 1907. by r. F. Hamilton.)

Copyright, 1907, by r. F. Hamilton.)
a HOAX that was begun as mere
~ Jest simply to make amusement,
~ and that grew over its origina-
"A tors heads and frightened New
York for days. the now
famous hoax of the escaped lion.
The Job was put up by and with the city
editor of the New York Recorder long
since defunct but then a paper ready to
dare and do anything for a sensation.
The plant was started by having some
one telephone to the paper that there was
a lion loose in a stable on 18th street,
where the cage with the beast had been
temporarily installed.
A space man was assigned to the job
and he got there with considerable alac-
rity-so promptly, in fact, that he arrived
before the lion was out of his cage. In
the meantime, however, there was a crowd
OF neighborhood people on the sidewalk
in front of the place, and this crowd soon
filed the street. Through a crack in the
stable door the reporter got a glimpse of
the formida ble-looking beast roaming
around inside and that was enough for a
young man with imagination. He wrote
for the first edition a two-column scare
head article.
All the morning papers fell gloriously
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-12

Now the elephant we had on probation
at the London Zoo was a genuine sacred
white elephant with Buddha's mark on
different parts Of its body, on the forehead
and on about two feet Of its trunk, and
was otherwise q perfect specimen Of ele-
plant.
When Adam Forepaugh Of Philadelphia
discovered his great rival had obtained
such an attraction he was much perturbed
in spirit. He said: II will also have a
white elephant" Samuel Watson, then in
confidential employ of old Adam, was sent
to Liverpool to get a small elephant from
Cross, the animal dealer, to make it white
and to ship 1t at once to New York before
our elephant could get there.
1t was an idea worthy Of the shrewd old
Snowman. Watson got the elephant easily
enough, treated it with chemicals and sent
1t to New York. The entire city press was
at the pier upon its arrival. So was 1.
And though knew it to be fraud and
that no such elephant ever existed in
nature, could not prove it.
The next day to our intense chagrin the
press teemed with elaborate notices of the
new arrival. 1t was described by all the
papers as a genuine sacred white ele-
plant" It killed our real enterprise COM
pletely.
However, our elephant arrived, was also
exploited in the papers and duly placed
on exhibition at our opening in Madison
Square Garden. We surrounded the animal
with Hindu attendants, on raised plat
form, with expensive rugs, etc., BETTING
his sacred character.
secured the attendance Of scientists,
physicians, naturalists, travellers and many
persons of distinction; got the certificates
of such men as Gen. Sickles, a former
consul at Siam; Frank Vincent. the author
and of others, including David B. Ker,
Siamese correspondent of the Times-all Of
whom pronounced the elephant a genuine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-12
FOR ROCK WORK.

For the rock work try English daisies
pink, white, crimson and striped. They do
admirably in such a situation, digging their
toes In between the stones. finding cool.
moist spots, and holding their heads up in
the hot sunshine. Start the seeds where
they are to remain, or In a fiat or
cold frame. The little plants appear
In from Ave to seven days, and will need
shade and moisture until they have be-
come established. For beds that lie in par
tial shade they make beautiful borders.
forming little rosettes of leaves that in the
fall may be taken up and divided by pull
ing apart into as many plants as there are
crowns: in this way one will in short time
secure a large bed or border. They should
be protected in winter by a mulch Of rough
stable little, evergreen boughs, or corn
stalks and the bed raised to shed water
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-12

Leedy OF the University OF Pennsy lvania
wrote letter certifying to Its genuine
character. Later a professor Of the Uni
versity Of Michigan Endorsed 1t over his
signature.
Notwithstanding the fact that PUBLISH
ed two-column affidavit In all the papers
In every town where Ferepaugh was to
appear, which affidavit was a confession
OF the fraud by the man who perpetrated
1t, the university professors followed each
other in certifying that 1t was not a fraud.
Finally. during the progress of this war.
Forepaugh reached Chicago. Here was
his Waterloo. Forepaugh withdrew his
white elephant amid storm OF public
protest, playing to beggarly business. Both
shows had spent hundreds of thousands of
dollars in this war Of the white elephant.
Our own, the genuine animal, was lost
in the Bridgeport fire in 1886.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-12
Lawn Plants.

While the permanent garden Il beautiful
in itself, It is not suitable for the lawn.
and greatly mars the effect of the grounds.
Beds of ornamental foliage plants-cannas.
ricinus. coleus. and the ike-appropriately
placed, add much to the beauty of we'll
kept lawn, but should be carefully con-
sidered in relation to its size and the
trees and shrubbery already there.
On a small city lawn not more than one
such bed should be allowed. On large
lawn three will give better effect than
a great number, especially II care is taken
to have them all visible from different
points on the lawn and from the house.
never isolating them by SO placing that
clumps OF trees or shrubbery intervene. but
using these rather as a background for the
beds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-12

men and that there is a great battle, dur
ing which the brute is beaten with sticks
and clubs and predded and pounded with
cold iron.
The object was not cruelty or revenge.
It was to make the recalcitrant beast
''squeaP-the showman's term for trumpet
ing, which often sounds like squeal: II
the elephant squeals it is a sign that he
gives in; after that a child can manage
him, and for a time his execution may be
postponed.
Pilot fought back in stupidity sublime
silence and refused all the gentle over
lures for the proposed amicable settlement
Of the difficulty. Chained and strapped to
helplessness, he withstood the onslaught
and still refused to make a sound. He
would not squeal. The night passed and
the men were at him in relays and the
foolish soul of the big pig remained I'M
moved. And then-he fell down and died;
dubbed to death, but undefeated.
The s. P. C. A. was very much alive
about that time, and Messrs. Barnum and
Bailey were liable to be hauled up at any
moment to give an account that would
prove disagreeable advertisement Of the
big show. We were in deep consultation
almost an entire day over the matter.
Meanwhile there was the dead elephant
with a hundred proofs upon his carcass.
What could we do with him? You can't
sneak a dead elephant out Of the back
door and around the corner very easily
without public inquiry. Truly we had an
elephant on our hands"
The evening papers added to the con-
sternation by scare head announcements
Of the Death Of Pilot" and Of "one of the
big herd at the Garden" etc. The cause
of the death was evidently not suspected.
Finally the idea was evolved by sending
for DIR. Leotard, the celebrated veterinary,
who cut the animal up The press agent
found that pilot" had developed symptoms
of "musth' and had been humanely shot
to death. 1t was announced that DR.. Leo
tard was about to dissect the animal IN
the interests of science and that he would
try to discover the cause Of the disease
known as "musth."
The reporters were invited to be present
at the novel operation. To cap the climax,
an invitation was sent to Mr.. Bergh, and
the papers were full of the event the next
day, giving the circus an amount of adver-
Using more than equal in money to the
cost Of the elephant. Mr.. Bergh was
charmed with the courtesy of the show
men, who Rugged themselves to find such
a profitable avenue of escape from a
serious dilemma.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-12

If there is strong flavor Of elephant
about circus literature it is because that
grand beast has always formed the lead
ing feature of the show business and be-
cause more press work" has been founded
upon the elephant than upon all other
animals put together.
This fact developed a scheme which
was to involve showmen in the expenditure
of hundreds of thousands Of dollars and
the newspapers in a controversy which
lasted for years. 1t was the importation
of a white elephant.
]. B. Gaylord, an old-time circus agent,
was commissioned by Mr.. Bailey to inter-
view King Theebaw and try to obtain one.
They are considered sacred in Siam and
India generally. and the King of Siam was
known to possess several. Gaylord got
two very fine specimens, but after he had
them aboard ship they died mysteriously-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-12

into line. The Recorder printed bulletins
that held thousands breathless, something
like these:
9:15-The lion loose in stable,
9:25-Stablemen fear attack upon horses
in the stable!
9:35-Lion seems to be mad with rage!
1O:CO-Animal dashing itself against door!
1O:15-Fears that he may escape into the
street,
1O:3O-Lion appears at window with
horses tail in his mouth!
The excitement throughout the city at
noon next day was really extreme. Parents
kept their children from school. Thou
sands crowded the streets Of the neigh
borhood 1t was the sole topic of con-
versation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-12

probably at the hands Of natives whose
fanaticism led them to resent the sacrilege.
Gaylord cabled the facts to Mr.. Bailey
and sailed for home. Mr.. Bailey left New
York for San Francisco. met his foreign
agent on arrival and told Gaylord to return
Immediately and get another elephant. In
to see wife and children.
You must return on the next steamer"
said the determined Snowman.
And he did. He succeeded in getting a
fair specimen Of the sacred white ele-
phant." 1t was brought to London and
there placed In the Zoo on exhibition. This
was for the double purpose of establishing
its genuineness and getting a good ex
ploitation in. the European press before
producing the animal here at the opening
at Madison Square Garden two months
later. Scores Of English officers of the
army and navy had seen the white ele-
plants Of the court of Siam. Thus its
genuineness was unequivocably established
and the London newspapers gave the beast
wide and extravagant publicity.
AS a matter Of fact any elephant differing
from the ordinary is thus made sacred"
and called white" There are no less than
nine varieties of white elephants in
India, according to H. H. Cross, an artist,
who spent nine years in India and painted
a picture of the white elephant of the King
Of Siam.
Said Cross to the writer: 'If an elephant
has a flesh mark on the forehead it is con-
sidered the work of Buddha and becomes
in the eyes Of the natives a sacred beast"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-12
Gladiolus a Ideal.

II the gladiolus were perfume giving, II
would be the ideal flower for country cot
tages. BY planting in succession, from
July till November. It multiplies freely,
and will generally prove hardy in the soil
through winter. Some Of the, varieties,
hybrids OF ramosus. need never be lifted
except to divide the roots. In fact. I am
not sure but that some of the most mag
nifcent sorts will get to be nuisance
simply from their persistence, hardness
and rapid increase Standing erect, the
gladiolus needs only few inches Of space,
and for that reason can be planted in beds
largely occupied by other plants. Ny
choice for a gladiolus bed would be borders,
about three feet wide. with evergreen back
ing-beds in which we may grow our hya-
cinths in early spring. and some OF the
choicest early tulips.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-12

The day wore on and no one could be
found to get the lion into his cage. Mean
while a dead horse had been smuggled
into the stable by men with true genius
for detail; the carcass was duly mutilated
with an ak, and the city presently thrilled
to the accounts of its death under the
'talons and teeth" of the "enraged lion"
The board of health ordered the dead
horse to be removed; but the order was
left standing" because no one was found
brave enough to undertake the job. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-12

An animal episode that resulted in over
doing the notoriety business, at least in
the opinion of the showmen, was the affair
of Pilot in Madison Square Garden. Those
who are familiar with elephants know
that at certain periods of their existence
they are liable to suddenly become bad"
When that time arrives about the best
thing to do is to kill them and put the
cost down to profit and loss. They have
become dangerous to their keepers, and
for the Snowman 1t Is simply question
of having human or elephant blood on
his head.
Pilot had exhibited the first symptoms
of going bad" by knocking down his keep
err with his trunk; but for the timely rescue
of other attendants the man would have
been killed. That night, to subdue the ele-
plant, he was soundly thrashed'-which
in the case of an elephant means that
the animal is attacked furiously by the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-12
THE BEST LETTUCES.

The improvement in lettuces has been
remarkable for the last twenty-five years
The Introduction of the curled and the
black-seeded Simpson marked a long stride
ahead. Then came the Hanson, which is
still exceedingly popular. Few varieties are
better for those who are not professional
gardeners than the mignonette. 1t is a
quick grower, generally coming up of it.
self the second season. and forming little
threads about as big as fist. 1t Is de-
licious In quality. The Denver Market.