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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-04
Caught "Musky'' Stuffed for oven

Several years ago party of US were
camping three miles from our home on
a lake near a small town in northern
Wisconsin. The business men Of the
party would go into town every morn
ing and return to camp at night One
Saturday Afternoon a friend telephOned
to one of the campers that her husband
had caught a fine twenty-Dound mus
kellunge, and if Mr.. Camper would
stop at her home that night on the way
out to camp she would send il to the
campers for their Sunday dinner. as
they had not been successful in their
fishing that season.
The man TO whom she telephOned
cOnfided the secret of the fish to one
of the campers, and the two men wait
ed until dark and hired a carriage TO
take them to camp, as the fish was too
large to take on their bicycles. On the
way out they agreed to hide it in the
bushes, get up at daylight Sunday
morning, and taking the fish with them,
would row around the lake, bring the
fish up to camp and pretend that they
had caught it themselves.
True to their agreement, they re-
luctantly arose Sunday morning, and
when in the boat, out of sight of the
camp, they cautiously opened the pack
age, they discovered. much to their cha
grin. the fish-ali cleaned, dressed and
ttuffer. ready for the oven.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-04

all the people down to worshipping the
golden calf. More people worship the
golden calf now than they did IN those
days But while Aaron md his people
were all down worshipping the golden
calf, the man of God appeared, and he
pulled out his sword and demanded to
know who was on the Lords side,
ana the orator jumped up from his
knees, drew his sword, GOT on Moses
side, and went to killing the Israelites
along with Moses. All these orators
Will do the same thing-the last enc
OF them. We saw an instance of if
yesterday afternoon
He was 76 when he got to the senate
but he gained the respect of all mis-
associates in that body for the stranef III
or his intellect, the loftiness of his
character. and the extent of his learn
ing. He had been bred to parliament
as Sherman was, he would have at
tanned to the very front rank. Even
as 1t was, he reminded the senate of
the giants of the old Crder-of that Old
south that produced Davis and Toombs
Mason and Stephens, Breckenrides aud
Hammond.
he has gone from the walks of men.
out Alabama, the south and the Union
VIII not forget to honor the man and
revere his memory. He is gathered to
MS fathers and assigned a home with
honest men in place better than this.
washington, July 29, 1907.
Copyright, 1907, by e. W. Newman.)
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AN ExAsPERATINe CONDITION.

VI ali the e&dSperdtlDg, because use
less, conditions of public school edu-
cation systems in this country, the
most puzzling is the method which
cOmpels a large per cent oe the chill
dren in any grade to measure their
progress by the capacity of the medi-
OGRE members of that grade. A corol-
larry of this cOmpulsiOn is the fate that
awaits the boy or girl who fails in
final examinations and is required TO
lose a whole year of time going over
the work again, although the unlucky
one may have been only a month or
tive behind his grade in actual quail
ficatiOn for promotion.
William J. Sheaver, superintendent of
schools in Elizabeth, N. J., has made a
study of this anomalous condition and
devised a means of renIedying its evils.
How he has done it and why are told
in the Worlds Work Tor August; and
every director of education in this
country ought to read his conclusions.
According to him, so per cent of the
country will be found in the four low
est years. That is to say. only 20 per
cent ever get the full benefit of the
course offered, and on The basis of sta
tistics in this and other American
cities as shown in the high school at
tendance and graduation, the 20 per
cent average is not maintained through
all the higher grades. In 4 report Mr..
Shearer made on the Philadelphia
schools, he said Y per cent of he chill
dren Of school age attend the schools.
Seven-tenths of I per cent graduate
from the high school Sixtv-six ger
cent go through only the primary
grades; less than per cent reach the
high school; 50 per cent stop at the
second reader. Only one pupil in lfs
avails himself of the full course nro-
vided by the state.
This is apparently an ABNORMAL cash
but it serves to illustrate the worst
possibilities of the present system. AS
Mr.. Shearer aptly deneminates it. IL
is a lock-step program compelling
every child to adapt himself to the gait
of the lowest in the column. Here is
the way he summarizes the evils:
Under the usual plan. the pupils whose
development is slower, or who cannot
keep pace with the brightest, drag along
at the foot of the class, and. regardless
OF tnoroughness. are rushed over the
work. They fall behind stumble for a
time at the foot and then, misunderstood
unappreciated, and discouraged. drop ont
of school They have lost the condolences
OF their teachers and are no longer en-
by the confidence of their mar
ents. Infinitely more are they to be nit
led because they have lost ali confidence
in their own ability. Under the new plan.
pupils who naturally move slower are
not hurried. but move steadily towards
the higher grades at slower rate. All
who have studied the records acknowI-
edge that these frequently make the best
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-04
KNEW ALL ABOUT 1T.
(Exchange.)

One of those men who are always sure
and never make mistakes recently
stopped at a small provincial hotel. on
going to his room for the night he i'm
pressed on the landlord to call him in
time for the early train. Now. don't
you forget. The five-thirty. That's the
train I want"
But the five-thirty-' began the
landlord
Never you mind anything about the
five-thirty. 1 know all about it. You
call me in time to get it. That's what
you're to do. See?''
''All right. sir" replied the landlord.
a little nettled.
At five o'clock the next morning there
was a tremendous humping at the door
of the man who wanted to rise for the
"fiYe-thirty." A voice from within called
"All right" and the landlord retired be-
low.
The traveller soon appeared dressed for
the landlord inquired, briefly:
Getting an early start, hain't We, sir?''
mo. Always take the five-thirty when
go through here"
zone of the directors of the railway
sir?''
mo. What are you trying to get at?''
''No<hing Only the five thirty was
taken off the time table yesterday, and
the first regular train doesn't get here
till nine-sixteen. Didn't know but YOU
had some official Connection with the line
and was going to put on a special five
thtty all by yourself. You wouldn't let
me tell you last night, but p'r'aps faint
too late now"
But the man bad left without a word.
and waited elsewhere for the nine-six-
teen.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-04
SOME VACATION STORIES.
Experiences OF the Stream, Forest
and Field Related by Those
Who Love Outdoor Life.
(Chieago Trihnne !


When 1 was IA and brother Ben 10
years old we went to the river one aft
ternOon fishing for bass. Ben stepped
out on a slippery rock. half covered
with water and had hardly thrown in
his hook when a fish seized it and
darted off so suddenly and forcibIy
that Ben was jerked into the stream. I
knew he couldn't swim. so l plunged in
after him. When ne rose caught him
by the hair and dragged him to the
stone, still clinging to the fish pole.
l had scarcely got him straightened
up on his feet when the fish gave an
other cOltish spring, and in Ben went
again. / hauled him out the second
time and said: Let a man have hold
of that pole" But / had not got fully
braced when the fish made another
kangarooish lunge, slipped and
sprawled, and then. by George. I went
IN, too. head first. / got ashore but I
mad lost the pole, and we could see #
scootIng rapidly up the stream.
We followed as it zigzagged across
the surface, and when the speed slack
ened a tritie 1 swan out and grabbed
II Ihen away went the fish again. this
time with the current, and I was sailed
through the water faster than I had
ever sailed before for as much as forty
rods By that time the fish appeared
10 be quite tired, and with Ben's helm
| managed to get to land Then we
drew in on the line slowly, the fish at
times wildly struggling till We got him.
and with great effort banked him. We
dragged him to the house BY the line
and he weighed thirty-seven and a half
pounds. which fully paid US for our
soaking.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-04
Dead sObcst Paid for Their Dinner

How we were spared the pangs of
starvation by a dead "bobcat." although
not tasting its flesh. is a memory of a
canoe cruise in the far north. Our pro-
visions had been exhausted in a vain
struggle with endless rapids and fire.
quent pOrta ges, and we were hOmeward
bound, floating day and night in our
all but empty canoe.
Brush fires which burned to the
rivers edge kept US in midstream.
when. my partner. in the bow. sighted
bObcat bravely seeking a safe port.
We shot it and dragged il into the ca
noe, although we knew it was unfit to
eat.
That evening we met a Hudson Bay
York boat, manned by a dozen husky
young Cree breeds, and running along
side sought in vain to buy a bit of -four
bacon or a whitefish The breeds had
nothing TO trade, however. and we were
about to push out into the current when
one of them sDied the dead cat. He
seized it and the others Of the crew
crowded about We were not too sur
prised to realize that the cat was worth
something to the Crees, and we acted
with judgment that netted a couple of
pounds Of flour and a big whitefish,
fresh and clean.
Camp that night was a happy one
1t was our first square meal in a week
We learned afterWard that the flesh Of
the bObCat is more highly priced by the
Indians that fish. bird or steak from q
deer or moose.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-04
JUSTICE FOR STANDARD OIL

Judge Kenesaw NJ. Lands of the
United States district court for Illinois
has recorded against the Standard Oil
company the largest fine ever known
In this country, and probably the Iarg-
est judicial assessment of all history
The aggregate sum is $2s, 24O. 600. being
the limit allowed by law for violation
Of the anti-rebate statute on each
count of the indictments and convic-
tons against the company.
In its inception the case attracted
comparatively little attention exeept
such as was natural to any prosecution
of the most notorious of the criminal
trusts. The prosecution was for &C
cepting rebates from the Alton road on
shipments Of oil, and although the de-
Tense attempted to show that it had
paid the tariff rates, the court found
that no rate had been published an
swertng to the rate paid. and convic-
ton followed.
Following the conviction, the Judge
determined to learn for himself the re-
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Shot Wolf; Indians Make Them
Paw.

Hunting is as good in the valley Of
the Athabasca as anywhere i'm the
country. Hudson Bay Outfftters viii as
sure you. But they fail to add that
there is mighty little game to be found
And so when a large gray animal trot
ted along the river bank across from
our camp my partner smothered a crv
OF Wolff" and sprang to his rife. The
third bullet shattered the animals
shoulder.
Padding across the river. we were
viewing our trophy when a baIf-dozeD
nalt-breeds came uD the trail Driven
oy each Incian and with a pack tied on
MS back was a wolf" In a moment
we were the center Of a circle of angry
Crees. For We had shot a husky dog
the Cree's beast of burden and as val
liable TO him as the reindeer to the Es-
klmo or the burrO to the desert pros
pector.
How much?" we demanded. bravelv
enough for Crees are a peaceabIe peo-
pie. And the reply in a chorus, was
One hundred skins" A skin is the
medium of exchange in the Canadian
northwest, at least, and represents 25
cents in any commodity. Years ago.
when furs were more plentiful than
now, the muskrat skin was the COM
mercial base of all barter between In
dams and Hudson Bay men and free
traders.
We compromised with two boxes Of
"A -calioer cartridges, a fOrty-pOund
sack of -four piece of bacon and one
Of the two quarts of brandy we brought
from civilization. The Indians left US
the carcass of the wolf dog. which we
studied carefully, lest a second mistake
prove more COSTLY
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citizens and win the highest successes in
life
1T Is little less than criminal to COM
pei pupils differing greatly in ability and
attachments to walk in intellectual lock
step for months and years; it is an out
rage to compel teachers to hurry for
ward the slow or to hold back the bright;
and TO force many out of school, after
having destroyed their self confidence
and condemned them to lives of igno-
rance, If not worse. is a barbarism that
should not. be tolerated
The new plan to which Mr. 'Shearer
refers is simple in principle. He has
abolished examinations for promotion;
when pupil is ready to go ahead he is
put forward. and not till then. Such
procedure has been criticized as de-
handing too much of individual teach
ers and their judgment as 10 the pu-
pills fitness for advancement, but the
teacher may be expected to know bet
ter when child is ready for promotion
than any examiner judging solely by
the brief written or oral test which is
usually the basis of judgment under
the present system. Not only does the
present system penalize the quicker
pupils, it works a great injustice to
those unfortunates who measure them
selves by the dictum of an examiner,
no matter what modification correla-
tive data might justify if it were avail
able. Examinations as an index of
progress from time to time are unques-
tionably valuable; but the continuing
examination of a teacher who sees a
child's work daily comes nearer ac-
curacy than any final test that could
be devised.
Whether Mr.. Shearer's plan is the
best that could be instituted or not. it
is step in the right direction. 1t GER
tainly could not achieve as vicious re-
suits as are now recorded in every pub
lie school report which shows the at
tendance of pupils and the pitiably
small number that complete public
school courses.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-04
THE VILLAGE ANGLER.

Under a spreading sycamore
The village angler stands.
A tough and sturdy boy is he
With soiled and sunburnt hands.
And the imprints of his unshOd feet
are all along the sands.
lie goes on Sunday to the stream,
Although, Of course. that's wrong,
Whene'er q bullhead takes his hook
He yanks it, hard and strong.
And if he doesn't get a bite
He huns a cheerful song.
Loafing fishing. pleasuring.
So through the week he goes;
Each morning sees him at the creek,
Whose fishin' holes he knows
Each evening sees him trottlng home
To seek a nights repose.
Thanks. thanks TO thee. my patient kid
For the lesson thou hast taught.
Thus, at the fishing grounds of life,
Our sinners must be sought.
We waste our days and lie about
The fish we haven't caught
&C. ". Taylor in Chicago Tribune.
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latiOns between the Standard Oil COM
pany of Indiana and the Standard OIL
company of New Jersey, which is the
parent or holding company for all the
trusts numerous offspring. 1t was in
this proceeding that national interest
became aroused by the efforts of the
court to bring John d. Rockefeller, II.
pany's officials into court for personal
examination. Heretofore it has been
unusual for any court to insist on such
personal service; apparently, too, the
officials of the company had imbibed
the notion that they were exempt from
such court procedure as common NOR
tails have to obey, and they were slow
to accept service of summons. Finally,
however, Mr.. Rockefeller, his brother
William and other prominent officers
of the trust went to Chicago and an
swered Judge lands inquiries.
While the original proceedings were
against the Indiana company, the court
has held that the parent company and
all its subsidiary companies are re-
sponsible to the court for such dam
ages or fines as may be assessed; that
no corporation shall be permitted TO
escape or evade it's liabilities under the
law by distributing it's assets among
subsidiary corporations. Accordingly
the enormous fine of yesterday stands
as against the entire Standard Oil or
ganization wherever it's assets may be
found.
OF course the proceedings of this
court will be reviewed and the iudg-
ment carried to the supreme court of,
the United States for final adjudica-
ton Just what the result will be no
one can foreshadow, but whatever the
outcome it will be a test of the ma
tons ability under present laws to
restrain piracy in trade: and in the
event the decision is overturned and
the company released from its fine.
there is certain to be a popular demand
for legislation that will attain the DUR
pose the people have in mind namely,
the adequate punishment of criminal
conspiracy in restraint of trade
whether that conspiracy be fathered
by insignificant citizens or the most
powerful corporation on the globe.
To the lay mind the law seems in
adequate as it is, even if it is possible
to infiiet such terrific punishment fin
ancially as Judge Lands assumes. To
the Standard Oil a fine of such magni-
tude is heavy blow, but so far as the
common citizen has observed there is
nothing in the code to prevent the COM
pany from adding the fine to the price
of oil and collecting it from the very
consumers the law is designed to pro-
tect If it were in the power of Judge
Lands to sentence a few of the con-
spicuOus leaders of the conspiring cor
pordtion to a jail sentence. Just one
sentence of that sort would do more
to discourage illegal practices than all
the fines that could be inflicted in a
1t is encoura ging to know
that an aroused public sentiment has
made possible the prosecution and con-
viction of Standard Oil at ali; but the
sense of justice will demand
sooner or later. such disgraceful pun |
ishment for crimes of this sort as at |
tach now to other crimes of a baser
because less profitable sort.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-04
FAKES AND THENEwsPAPERs.

For some weeks a quack medicine
faker has been buncoing the public of
Salt Lake by the sale of medicines for
which he claimed miraculous powers.
In his deception of the public for the
money there was in it, he has been as
sisted by a so-cailed practitioner VINO
was not entitled to prescribe in Utah.
and who is now under criminal charges
for an alleged violation of every ethical
rule of his profession.
It is unnecessary to go into the de-
tails of this bunco game; il follows the
common practice of such takers ex-
eept that an effort is made to avoid
any step which would conflict with the
law of the state. No charge is made
for medical advice" but the so-called
medicine is sold at price and cou-
pom entities the holde- to advice"
free.
The label on the bottle which con-
tains this medicine says il contains no
alcohol and complies with the pure
TODD laws of the United States. These
statements are false. An analysis made
for The Herald shows that the medi-
cine contains alcohol ard that it con-
tains little else of value. either com
mercially or NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to the
fake vendor. 1t is PROBABLY harmless,
but it certainly has no recommended
tions in its contents; it would cure a
sick mule as quickly as it would cure
any of the diseases for which it is
claimed to be 4 specific.
These, however, are only incidental
facts in the game. The main and most
important fact is that this faker could
not have maintained his fraud success
fully If he had not secured the COOP
Grafton of some of the Salt Lake news
papers by buying their space and Sc
curing the Endorsement which pubIica
ton in reputable newspaper always
implies. When he first came to Salt
Lake he rendered cash in advance to
The Herald for advertising, and as
soon as he could be investigated his
money was refunded and his advertfs
ing declined.
The Herald mentions the incident
merely to emphasize its position on
such business matters. It believes that
newspaper has no right 10 publish
advertisements of that class when sim
pie investigation will show that thew
are fraudulent. 1t believes further.
that II is the duty of a newspaper to
investigate and expose humbug, and
that acceptance of money taken from
the public by means of fraudulent ad-
vertising is not only wrong, morally.
but that it is bound in the end to dis
credit the newspaper that profits by
partnership in the fake.
The Arnold-Dickson brothers. Of
shady fame, secured their victims bv
advertising-but they could not adver-
tise in The Herald, and they were
finally compelled to leave town be-
tween two days because The Herald
gave them the right kind of publicity.
This medicine faker is more adroit and
hardly worth the trouble it would take
to bring him into court. but his game
is just as open to suspicion and lust as
little worthy of endorsement. 5v any
newspaper which holds its columns in
esteem.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-04
The Hague Isn't in II.
MeW York NALL

Colombia and Panama are friends once
more, because our peace making Secretary
or war took an hour off the other day
As a personal, peripatetic and nerpetuSi
peace congress there is only one Taft.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-04

Plenty of foolish speeches were made
at the recent monkey dinner at New
port, but the chimpanzee didn't make
any, thus showing his superiority 10
the rest of the company.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-04
No Use for Him in New York,
New York SUM-

INV IUIh SUM
After months service a New York
patrolman has resigned because he
couldn't find any hard work. He does
wen 10 go he was unworthy of the high
traditions and ideals of the Finest
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-04
Knows One When He Sees 1t.

louisville Courier-Journal)
II cannot tell a lie" said the first pres
ident upon the famous cherry tree occa-
sion. His latest successor processes to be
able to tell one whenever he sees it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-04

Maybe one reason Senator Beveridge
is talking SO much now is that he is
shortly to be married, and then maybe
somebody else will do the talking.