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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-26
WHY HE INTERRUPTED.

There are times when a man needs the
telephone and needs II quick. says Harris
Dickson in Ringing Up Rural America
in Hampton's Broadway Magazine. Fol
instance: Milly Hawkins, the red-haired
daughter of the dairyman, had been talk
ing for one-half hour. when the voice of q
Dutch farmer broke in:
Hello, Central; want
"Ow, cut it out said Milly. I'm US
ing this line
But protested Hans.
NO but about IT. said Milly. Tn
talking; you shut Ut"
81 want to speak to- insisted Hans.
mo matter who you want to speak to
keep off / want you to understand L m G
lady
But I will reimburse you. madame,
said Hans
'Iidon't want to be reimbursed; wan
to talk
But l must talk''-his voice came IL
one long yell over the wira-'mine house
is on ftref''
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-26
INTELLIGENT READER.
philadelphia Ledger.)

Mr.. Jones of Camden, went to dine one
evening with q friend. He imbibed quite
freely. and the result was that he got
pretty mellow
AS he started home he realized his con-
oition. and ponSered how to conceal il
from his wife
IN go home and read he said to
himself. Whoever heard OF a drunken
man reading?v
He reached home and went TO the library
and commenced to read Mrs. Jones later
appeared on the scene
What on earth are you doing?' she
asked.
Reading. my dear; I'm reading" he
replied
"Reading? said his wife scornfully
What are you reading?
That books been in the house for the
last twenty years, so if you don't like il
I'm not going to tell you" he replied.
You old idiot; shut up that valise and
come. to bed" she answered scornfullY.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-26
A FUTURE ARRANGEMENT.
Success Magazine.

Il Gamma leave We thus, Nancy" a good
old Scotchman walled. Ye're toe aud 70
work. an ye couldna' live in the alIns-
house. Gin l die. We maun marry anither
man. whail keep ye In comfort in yer auld
age
may. nay. Andy" answered the good
spouse. I could ma wed hnIther man. for
what wad I do wi twa husbands in heav-
en?" Andy pOndered long over this. but
suddenly his face frightened
Il haze Il. Nancy" he cried "Ye ken
auld John Clemmens? He's a kind man.
but he is ma a member of the kirk he
likes We. Nancy. an gin yell marry him,
twill be all the same in heaven-John' s
ma Christian"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-26
CLAD TiDINGS!

AT the close of his testimony in the
Standard Oil case. Mr.. Rockefeller told
the reporters he had regained his health
because he had been careful in his diet
and exercise. Il was always a frugal
eater" he added, and lived within my
income"
Now that removes one source Of anx-
iety with a good many of US. Every
body knew that John D. was. frugal be-
cause he had said as much right out in
public before: but there was some doubt
as 10 whether he could live within his
income. even if he ate sparingly and
limited his menu TO fruits and vegeta-
bles. with an occasional senator or gov
ernor on the side.
With only few hundred thousands OF
been an impression that the philanthro-
pist of Pocantico might have to get
down TO two meals a day in the winter:
and such a possibility right on the
verge of the glad Yuletide was almost
too much for some of US TO contemplate
without tears.
The assurance that all is well and
that no one need worry about MI. Rock
efeller's financial and astronomical fu-
ture is almost too good to be true. one
of those cheering messages that come
to an anxious. overwrought public I'M
expectedly as a CLEAN of joy out OF ar
inky sky.
Maybe if the rest of us live fruga
lives and keep within our incomes We
too. may gladden. the hearts of men as
he has. Maybe
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-26
LINcoLN's PREcociTY.
(Philddelphia Ledger.)

NHnlld0elpnla IedgeF-)
When the log cabin was taken from
New York TO its final resting place in
kentucky, it aroused a great deal of COM
ment and curiosity as il passed through
The different cities. Many curious anec-
dotes were told of the trip. but bly,
the best one is this one, which is told with
keen relish by Captain n. c. Bullitt OF
company A, First Kentucky infantry, who
was in charge of the detail of five pri-
Yates that guarded the famous relic on its
way south
The car on which the cabin rested was
standing on railroad siding in Baltimore
when a Marylander. who had exhibited
great apparent interest in the cabin, ap-
preached me in very timId manner and
asked:
Is that really the Lincoln cabin
Yes, it's the real thing I responded.
=" And Abe I1incoln was born in there I?
Yes right within those very walls
Well, WELL said the questioner as
he ruminatively stroked meagre tuft of
reddish beard, and suppose he cut those
very logs with his own hands "
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-26

wish the public 70 believe that his staff
is inanune from punishment for crime
or participation in crime; or is this only
another way Of showing that the law Is
made to be observed or violated as il
happens to please the fancy of the
sheriff and his deputies?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-26

The Chicago Inter Ocean thinks it a
grand. good thing for the president TO
select Elihu Root as senator from New
York Suppose Judge Taft chooses a
speaker other than Joseph G. Cannon
How then?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-26

II is understood a box OF Hisgen's best
precinct in Grand county carried for
the Hearst candidate. The prize was
fairly earned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-26

stockholders get their fingers into the
pie The tariff cuts no figure with
Andru. He can prosper now and be
honest at the same time
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-26

Some haze meat and Gamma eat.
And some would eat that want it;
But we hae meat. and we can eat,
Sac let the Lord be thankit.
Burns
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-26

Pennsy is expected TO take some of
the Il yell like h--I' out of Cornell to-
day. There's also a little difference to
be settled between the football cham
piOns Of the army and navy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-26

A poem or two by Abraham Lincoln
have been resurrected. Candor compels
the admission that he wooed the
heavenly muse i'm vain.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-26

There's a land where they don't
shovel snow" also where the wires
never get down and the street cars al
ways run on schedule time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-26

If you see a man with jute whiskers
and top boots wearing a broad smile
and looking as if he owned all creation.
you may know him for a dry farmer of
this arid region.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-26

Unlike some American statesmen,
Kaiser Wilhelm didn't blame that in
terview on the reporter when it kicked
back so hard.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-26

The shah of Persia is due TO lose his
job. Tickle and faithless rulers are out
of date.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-26

Uncle Joe Cannon says he is really in
favor of an honest revision Of the tariff.
but the trusts do not show any violent
alarm over his sudden change of front.
They know Joseph too well.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-26

Carnegie can afford to be charits bic
toward the rest Of US. He owns the
bonds Of the Steel corporation on which
the interest has to be paid before the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-26
CITING AN EXAMPLE.
Chicago News

People admire man who stands on
his own feet" remarked the moraliZer.
Yes reioihed the demoralizer, "espe-
cially in s crowded car.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-26

Judge Morse refused to admit Deputy
Sheriff Forbes partner to citizenship
because he ran a gambling house.
Sheriff Emery rewards Forbes by re-
tanning him in Office. But then Judge
Morse is somewhat particular in his
notions of respect for the law. while
Emery-wen, he's just Emery.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-26
Total Copies of The Herald Printed
in October. 1908.

. +%+A y +
Largest Daily and Sunday y
= Circulation in Salt Lake proved '
= by investigation. =
y y y
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-26

A little more of the dressing. please
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-26

Let US give thanks.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-02
There Mas No Real Cause, How
ever for The Rise IN Prices.
market on the WHOLE VAS DULL
Stick Exchange Holiday - London
HAD Tendency to Decrease Business
n New Yori:--Ciosing Tone Strong
Total Sales and Quotations.
(Ry Associated Fress)

ErW YORK. May stocks d. vel
opel i strong tone again to-day under
~ Inspiration OF demonstration In
ST. Paul New developments 10 ar-
ruInt for the rise were lacking. The
d..aiirTS did not expand to near 'h~
%tagc Of activity when highest prices
were touched on Tuesday and Wed
N"Sday. +, unsylvania rose quite con
spicnuu.ly in the face OF the rednc-
n,n in the dividend rate from sev' n
In six per crmt. Some effect on s ~
iiIu"ut was produced by the abScnr"
u farther gold export engag' m"hf for
;umorrow'S steamer Reports OF will
Try weather and danger Of damage to
the crops were ignored. A stock tH-
'i.ange holiday in London contribute d
tr the dullnr SIS of the market. The
closing tone was very Srong ana
with prices rising rapidly in some
directions. Bonds were irregular.
Total sales. par value, s2,4Go,ooo-
United States bonds were nrchanE d
on call. Total sales today. CAT 100
SHARE s. Including: Copper 81 900:
Smel'ing 33,G00, pfd LOO; Sugar 300:
Tobacco 100: Atlantic Coast Line
.SUn: Gh"Sapeake & Ohio $500. ST.
Paul Gc.70U: Norfolk e. West, TN 200:
Pennsylvania $1,000; Reading 119. 100:
Southern Pacific $4,000: SOuthel n
HALLWAY 700: Union Pacific 12l,6o":
rnittd States Steecl 1900, pfd 4 LOO;
Northern Pacific 25,900.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-02

Publication about Eve years ago of
Ida 81. Tarhell's History of the
| Standard Oil Company" gave to the
people a narrative Of the discovery,
development and final monopolization
! OF petroleum in the United States. In
the rush of events which followed Il G
/ publication of Miss Tarbell'5 nara
| tive. the question has often been ASK
| ed: What manner OF woman Is she
and why did she do Il? As she is 4
woman absorbed in her work and
| averse TO personal publicity, the que s.
ton has several times been answered
more dramatically than accurately by
! writer's in the sensational press-who
are some-hat noted for telling a
ithing az they think il ought to be,
! rather than as II is In the effort 10
| find a motive sufficiently powerful 10
account for the patient research and
hard work that must have been IN
volved in the writing Of such his
tory. some have made Miss Tarbeli I
private secretary in the employ 81
Mr.. RockefeIler. where she is suppos
| Ell 10 nave
ledge Of the inner workings Of the
| Standard Oil Company. as we'll as 81
the personal characteristics OF its
founder and head. Others have in
| sisted that she l.; the daughter "f 4
man who was ruined under especially
borrowing circumstances nv the
methods employed by III" standard
OIL Company TO slffie competition
! and that she has devoted her whole
| life 70 pr.raring for the magnificent
ra-pnga which she hae reused fhe
! whole NATION to accomplish
se matter Of fat. Mis-: Tarhf'"
never mot Mr.. Rockefeller brt once
! in her life and then exchanged onl'
! = few words with him. as anv s'ran~
| or world. She was born in the M
rprion-at TituSvillo. Pa.--and was
Tho daughter Of an oil UrOhrc"r. sn'
her father suffered no NOR" thar
thousands Of cthors from IN" moth
DDS Of Mr.. PockcicIIer and his ass"
c:.,ce and the whrlc family 'onk II
all az mart of tho 'nscrutah'" deal
inrs OF fai@. which allowed Mr.. Rock
cfoIIer 10 monopoIiz" tn" Who'll" ~
! industry ihroIck hiS control ~ th'
means If TRANSFORMATION and SOM"
Icx defeated evprv "fTor' made h.
tho producer aS vrll rs Oh" STnaI'"'
-cfncrs 10 obtain fair piav. The feel
ing throughout tho whole region wa'
naturally very hitter. as vas shoNT
nv ~" persistent and d"So"ra:" hEh'
made - nr"s"rvo tn" Independence
! or IN" industry. and tho Young CUR
d! WIS brou~hi IN IN tho a:moS?her" q
r-neraI hostility and suepicton. In
sbe ut avay to cOll"C" whom sh'
wa Is. arJ mover returned TO the o.
1 rcgion tn live.
The impress of the strTSri" va
dep IN her mind. however. and sr'
rsgoJved .orne dav IN writ" nove
/ which should no founded Hpon " an
show some 81 iS dramatic pAaS"s
Rui her work was 10 TAX" dihcren
course. She had natural api"ud'
for historical research. and made
spccial study 81 history. going u
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-02

had made us a nation OF tricksters.
conducting all business transactions
on the principle that the end justt.
fies the means. and seeking always
for some inside track. some special
diSp-nsation that would enable the
man who was lucky enough To get IL
to put all his competitors nj disad'
vantage Eycrywher" II seemed to
be Il question, not Of fighting fair,
bat OF being smart enough 20 take an
unfair advantage. The whole business
system apparently put premium on
ra.Cality. The creed Uf the oil mag
mates lad penetrated to all paris OF
the commercial and industrial world,
and. looked at from IN" viewpoint OF
one who had but recently made n
special study of exclusive privileges
and their results. conditions were moi
very promising for tn" future r"ac"
and prosperity OF the country.
Machinery was set in motion to
correct the evils. and It did not cease
until in single ease II court imposed
a fine Of $29.O00. 900 upon III" offend
ing corporation. Indeed. the mOm"n.
tum gained IL 80 great that business
men have appealed to the President
TO check the crusade, and laws modt-
fying statutes upon which some prog
ecutions have been based are likely
to be enacted by Congress. Gratis
man
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-02

France after the completion Of her
college course. and spending some
years there in exhaustive study OF
the French Revolution and the causes
which led to it. Her purpose at first
was TO make study OF the famous
women Of eighteen-century France,
showing the part they took In shap-
ing the thought. and hence the
events, OF their times: but this soon
developed into the larger interest OF
the period as whole. and her book.
Madame Roland" was really a his
tory of the whole revolution and an
ANALYSIS Of the social conditions OF
the time. centering around one strong
and typical personality. Unconscious
" Miss Tarbell was even then pre-
pairing for her most important 1T"
work. for her analytical and logical
mind went back of events to the
causes which led to them. and She
came out with a thorough under
standing of the workings OF that law
OF human nature by which the pow
erfuI few gain and abuse special priv
ileges. and by which revolution ccm g
when the people find 1t out.
Miss TarbeIl returned to her nativ
land a good deal OF a reactionary. 81"
had not the temperament of the OK
tremist. but she had wide knowledy"
of the significance Of certain social,
industrial and political conditio .
which she found in America Look
ing at the situation from the view
point almost Of foreigner. II seem
ed 10 her that in the whole system
of American commercia'ism theT"
vas moral cNiiGnhv which made II
possible for monopoIies 20 evaar ~
break the law with immunity in IN"
obtaining of special privileges which
would give them an unfair ADVANTAGE
over competitors In private life such
practices would not have been toler-
ated, but the separation between per
soraI honor and the code Of ethics
which allowed eNPediency tn take the
Mace Of business honor was so con
nlet, tia. 20 got the better Of rival
liz undcrhanG means was regarded
merely as an evidence OF superior
shreudness and enterprise: I: secn
ed to her that ron having been r
NATION that in simpler and mere rug.
ped times was above all things hon
est manly and selfreliani, our swift
growth and phenomenal prosperity
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-02
He Is t.,e Richest Man.

In whose possessions others feei
richest.
Who can enjoy landscape without
owning the land :,
Who absorbs the best in the WORD
IN which he lives. and who gives Inc
best Of hi.aself 10 others.
Who has n strong. robust cons'''
tuition.
Who has hearty appreciation OF
To. beautiful IN nature.
Who enjoys access to th" master
nirces Of art. science and literature:
Who has mind literally stored
and contendod.
Who ran face poverty and mistnr'
time with chccrtnlness and courage
Who values good name above
gold
For whom plain living. rich thoHgh'.
and grand efort constitute real
riches Success Magazine.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-02
Moner Market.
(Bv Associated PrrSs1

NEW YORK, May Money on call
steady 1iHM2 per cent. ruling rate
. per cent. closing bid 1l2. off red al
ls. Time loans steady, 60 and 80
DAYS 2la tC 2 per cent. six months
81 to 3% per cent. Close: PRIME
mercantile paper Az per cent. Ster-
linz exchange easier. with actual bus
mess in bankers bills at 4s6.S""
1866 for demand. and 1t 4s4."ofp
4S4.35 for 60 day bills. Commercial
bills 4S4. Bar silver 52A. Mexican
dollars AZ.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-02
SPRING FEVER.

called the doctor in one day
To diagnose my case:
He held my hand to feel my pulse,
And wore 4 solemn face.
He babe me sit and made me stand
And laid me on the flOC:
He costured fast and pounded hard,
And made me- awful sore.
He placed his head against my chest
And listened with will:
I thought my time had come at last
And saw the grave Id MI.
He took 4 pad ard wrote line.
Then paused an age or two:
NV trouble seemed to battle skill
II must be strange and new.
He tore the leaf and wrote again;
This time he seemed to know:
Ne dashed the words with mighty
force
And rose at once to 60.
read the Hateful lines with fear.
And this is what they said:
"Oh,aip a Job and work a while:
Repeat the dose till dead.
Tie left the hCuse with hurried steps
When safe ! heard him call:
"A thorough diagnosis shows
Spring fever-ttat is all.
Chicago Record Herald
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-02
Baltimore Markets.
(By Associated fres5)


BALTIMORE. MD. May Flour
fiImer; winter patent asa 400.
Whcat-Struns; spot contract l"-U
lD2A: do No. > + d Western ln-Ha 1t
loI7.: Southern on grade ga a l""12'
Corn-Styong; Spot mixed IA =
H.; No. > white 72A MI2H.
Oats-Firm: No. :, mixed 'tn 30 y
Rye--Frm: No. 2 Western export
S5@iSG.
Butter - Firm: unchanged: fancy
imitation 23m24: do creamery IS: do
iaile 2np22: store packed lIm 10.
EgSs-St2ady, unchanged. 1tm ihi2
Cheese Quiet. unchanged: IarS'
1874: fats 1914: small 1874.
Susar-Inchangcd; coarse granu-
lated $50; fine $50.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-02

you OF 2 Sea mi Tiger dog T&7s ]
a.chasine Of his Tale!
mi Mother she list lafs at him
until she's sittin' pale
an Mary, she's tn Help, you know.
she has hold her side,
er else tn way she iafs at Tiee
wood Bust her open wide!
when pa Gums home my ma She ss1
"that Dog neer killed US awl!
he's chased his Tale tn hull day
through
awi up and down tn Hall.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-02

Fine lire Toilet Soaps q, GEO. r
WOODS. 4.5St
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-02
A Profit, ANYHOW.

He was filing his Grst prescription
and when he handed 1t TO the lady
he told her 1t was u dollar and ten
cents.
She paid the dollar and ten
and after she had gone he in
formed the proprietor that the dollar
was counterfeit. The proprietor look
ed over his gl2Gtes at the young man
and said:
Well. how ahout the ten cents--is
that good mon
The young n an answered in the az
firmative.
ooh. WELL" the proprietor replied
that's not so bad-we still make Z
nickel Success Magazine.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-02
Byron Williams.

he Chases II around and round
until he Staggers so
he scarcely can retain his Fset
or tell which Way 2 go!"
~
and then we call Old Tiger IN e..
2 show pa how he does >
and ma she seq 2 "siek II, Tios!
This way aroundi Now buzzl"
But Tige sits down upon his Tale
as dumpy az . log.
An pa SEE, "Humpht There's Rethil
Smart
about that burned old Doel"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-02
Keeping Buss.

"yairirao1v nay Se"m very nice.
caid tho mild man. but II certainly
makes trying times for som" people.
Pr most everybody" corrected
n. Keen obscrvcr. "ThOsr men who
are not trying 70 ct in ar" trying 10
cot out ."-phiiadclphia Pres.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-02
Sits,s of Genius.

First Magazine Editor believe
nv young3ter is cut out for an editor
Second Editor-Why so?
First Editor-Everything he gets
his hands on he runs aud throws into
:he wastebasket.-May Lippincott's.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-02
Were Heavy.

u aides will please remove their
bats announced tho usher.
The ladies looked glum.
Free derrick IN the foyer. ladies'.
10 continued. pfrasan'ly.-PitSbuTT
Pct.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-02

Graduate pharmacists at Hnlrs Gu
Rate Drug Store. Phone 2sS. OFT!
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-02

Two resiSiered pharmacists a.
HILLS Cut Rate Drug Store. Phon-
,ss asst
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-17
RECEPTION
TO LADIES

Invitations have been issued to
about $50 LADIES who have been direct
il or indirectly connected with the sue
cess Of the band concert TO meet at
convention hall from $3.50 to s Tues
day
Light refreshments consisting of
chocolate. Ice cream and cake W.T. be
served promptly at 4:15. Carnations
viii be the favor Of each lady About
lhirty.fve tables win be beautifully
decorated and the luncheon will be
served IN Bernell's usual elegance ol
|style.
An orchestra has been engaged foi
the occasion. Miss Portia Fcaris, Miss
Henrietta Pyle. Miss Kate Remington
and Mrs. Ed +. Johns will be the re
ception COMMITTEES. Mr. Berneil IS civ
ing This reception to show hi a2rooia
lion of the. courtesies extended to hin
Is the people OF the city.