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The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-01
CONTEST At ALBUQUERQUE
FOR THE NEXT CONGRESS
Pueblo and Spokane Want Next lrri.
CATION Congress, While Salt Lake
Is Receptive Candidate.

Albuquerque, N. M.--Altbough the
national irrigation congress did not
convene until 10 o'clock Wednesday
morning, lively contest was started
on Tuesday by Pueblo and Spokane
for next years congress. Pueblo Is
represented by more than 100 dele
gates and brass band and the
Washington city by trainload of
delegates from the northwest state
who arrived Monday night.
Salt Lake is also In the race, and
the Utah delegates and band ar
rived Monday night on a special
train.
The attendance OF delegates at the
opening session was fully 1900. This
session will be notable for the num-
Der Of actual workers in the field
who are present to take part in the
proceedings.
There Is an almost equally notice.
able absence OF men prominent In
political life who have been present
at former sessions.
The attendance Of foreign dele.
gates is a notable feature OF this con
Rresg
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-01

deadly execution on the commerce OF the enemy
were sent out from Gloucester and many of the
grizzled old salts who attain most venerable
age in this healthy climate. tell from tales
told them by parents grandparents of rich
prizes taken by the Gloucester fishermen turned
fighters.
The great storms that sweep the New England
coast have ever found favorite vortex In the
vicinity of Gloucester, and many shipwrecks have
taken lives near by The large sunken rock
called "Normans Woe" which is well known to
every visitor. made famous by Longfellow
with his poem. The Wreck OF the Hesperus."
Gloucester has been an Incorporated city since
1873, but In many respects 1t is hard to think OF
II anything but fishing resort little village
by the ocean side.
For thing the flavor of oden times cllngs
TO It. Among the some 5000 men who do moth.
ing but fish there are many who have passed the
70-yearold mark, and some who have numbered
as many as so years. yet they are still able to
bear their share of the work in going after the
cod and mackerel. This fishing is both arduous
and dangerous.
IL is done from sloops and schooners which
go out to the fishing grounds daily On each
schooner Ia nest, so to speak, OF dories a series
OF small boats. differing In size so that one can
be comfortably slowed In another. and therefore
not take up much room. When the fshng-ground
: has been found the sailors spread around in the
dories to get their catch.
Often In the fog some Of the small boats get In
the path OF the swiftmoving ocean liners for the
favorite fishing banks are directly on line with
a much-traveled route. Often not many details
are obtainable of the tragedy which ensues Only
few lines in the newspapers tell of a small boat
or number OF small boats with their crews
lost az sea. hundred thrilling tales of narrow
escapes can be picked up in the course of day
spent with these hardy men OF the sea- but the
experiences never seem to daunt them. They
are ever ready for the days trip and its hopes
for reward of a boatload of the shining squlrm.
ing. painting fish.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-01
THE MERITS OF HIS DEFECTS
BY J. S. KIRTLEY, DID.
Author Of "The Young Man and HIMSELF" etc.

pie hold their breath, notably parents,
aunts and teachers. Fate and fortune
hight for his attention, while he-goes
swimming or skating. There may be
possibilities In him as vast as life and
as delicately uncertain as the zophyrs,
but he keeps on swimming and skat-
Ing and playing and hunting and fish
Ing. He may be making decisions that
send vibrations to the farthest shore
line of his oceanic future. but he ever
years the imperative call OF the field
and the forest and the stream. HIS
motto seems TO be:
Gather ye the rosebuds while ye may;
Old time is sull dying.
And this same flower that blooms to-day.
Tomorrow may be dying"
The meaning of this apparent blend
Ing of stupidity and conceit and sew.
eral other things is that he has an In.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-01

ter but nobody complains for II is the coast city's
way OF earning a livelihood. II Is not the smell
of nsh In the process OF decay or of salt fish but
Is the celebrating ozone OF the Atlantic for the
1sh that you smell In Gloucester are freshly
caught. Gloucester has really never known any.
hing else, for since Its beginning approaching
hree centuries ago, II has always had fishing for
Is chief industry. and to-day II is the greatest
ishing center of the United States and according
20 the belief OF many, of the world
Nothing more picturesque be imagined than
mis- quaint New England town, where from the
ocean the 10000 inhabitants get the greater part
Of their sustenance.
Gloucester Is 81 miles from Boston and II In.
:ludes the villages OF Annisquam, Bay View East
Gloucester Freshwater Grove, Lanesville Magno-
liza. Riverdae and West Gloucester.
The magnificent harbor, large and aifording safe
water room for the largest ships OF the world has
had the effe,t OF encouraging traffic In other things
besides FISH Salt. coal and lumber are largely i'm.
ported There are interests in granite quarrying
drop forging. brass founding, the manufacture OF
fish glue. anchors machinery, oil cloth nets Irvine
sails, cigars and shoes. Moreover Gloucester also
has shipbullding plants worthy the name
But after all II is the fishing that interests the
thousands of visitors. not only those who actually
spend the summer In the vicinity but the thousands
who visit Gloucester while passing through Massa.
chusetts In the OF the popular summer tour
OF the New England states
II was not until the beginning of the eighteenth
century that Gloucester became especially promi-
nen for its fisheries and its shpbuilding industries
but by the time OF the outbreak OF the revolution
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-01

side constituencies to things that are
really preparing him for his future and
that he is actually making some OF his
momentous decisions. as a sort OF side
1aaDa=="Mhlle ynn waIt%@aad hold yeaE
breath. He can do two or three things
at once-can play, eat and make a
noise; at the same time, decide affairs
CT destiny. His defects do not set up
an agitation in his gray matter. He
knows them not.
The burdens of the future are not
swaying down his back Edwin Mark.
ham rose on the nation with that darl,
poem on The Man with the Hoe" in
which he represents the laboring man
as reduced to the level OF the OK. and
some one has written a travesty on
that poem entitled, THE Boy with the
Spade"
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-01
SHERMAN AND KERN MEET.
vlce.Presldentiai Candidates Elk
change Greetings In Chicago.

Nlce-PresidentiaI Candidates cS
change Greetings In Chicago.
Chicago. Accidentally, but as fit-
ting preface to the scheduled meeting
OF Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Taft at a ban
quet here October z, John w. Kern,
Democratic candidate for vice-presi-
dent. and james s. Sherman. Repub-
llcan candidate for vice-president,
met on Tuesday. Mr.. Kern, In a
dark business suit and the latest
thing in green fedoras, was standing
in the lobby Of the Auditorium An
mex when a bystander rushed up and
asked to shake hands with "the next
yice-presldent."
Certainly. with pleasure" said Mr..
Kern, but to make sure you would
better shake hands with that man
over there--that one with the side
whlskers. That is Mr.. Sherman"
The stranger did as suggested. and
then Mr.. Sherman and Mr.. Kern be-
gan moving toward each other and
presently the long sinewy hand OF
the second man on the Democratic
ticket was grasped In the plump one
OF his Republican opponent. They
smiled genially. exchanged felicita-
tons on the drop in temperature and
other commonplace. and then depart
ed to catch trains.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-01
SLAIN ~ DRUNKEN BRuTEs.
Four Shot Down While Leaving
Place Of Worship.

Jellice, Tenn.--One OF the bloodiest
affairs In the history of East Ten
nessee occurred near the Tennessee
Kentucky line north OF Anthras post
Office Tuesday. The scene was a lit
tie Baptist church. near which Is n
"blind tiger" Services had closed
and nearly all the congregation had
emerged from the church when a
crowd OF drunken men. who had Wis
tied the blind tiger" began firing
into the worshipers with pistols.
John Bennett, ]. w. Mckinney and
Edward Thomas were shot down at
the church door and died almost In
stantly, streams of blood from their
wounds flowing down the steps OF the
little church. The preacher. Rev.
Kind. was shot and MORALLY wound
ed, falling In the church yard. An
other worshiper named Gibson was
also shot down In front OF the church,
but is not dangerously wounded.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-01
RoAsTs UNCLE JOE.
AntLsaloon Lacquer Says He VIII
Fight as He Prays.


Fight as He Prays.
Chicago. -"Everywhere from ocean
20 ocean II Is being declared that
Speaker Joseph @. Cannon is the
greatest obstacle TO moral advance
ment in this country" was the dec
iaration OF Rev. p. Packer Of Colum.
bus, o., general superintendent OF the
American Anti-Saloon League. at the
opening OF the sixty-nlnth session OF
the Rock River conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal church In the
woodlawn Methodist church on Tues
day.
For eight years the course OF re-
form legislation was blocked on the
temperance question. We prayed
and appealed for an amendment to
the Interstate commerce law in re-
gard to liquor This one man, your
speaker from Illinois. has kept the
judiciary committee bowed down like
spanlels. Last winter we got of OF
our knees and concluded TO help an
swer our own prayers. We have al
ready defeated two OF the four mem
bers OF that committee for re-electlo,
aud are after the other two"
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-01
Woman Threw Herself In Front OF
Moving Train.

New York--In the presence OF a
crowd OF women shoppers waiting
for an uptown train at the Four
teenth street station Of the Sixth
Avenue railroad, we'll dressed wo
man OF &c on Monday threw herself
In front OF moving train and was
so badly injured that she died few
moments later. The tragic act Great
ed almost panic on the platform.
Women ran shrleking toward the
exits leading TO the station. and hall
a dozen of them fell In a faint.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-01
The One Quality.

Jack--I hear you are engaged to
that homely Miss Gotrox.
Tom-Yes; she has half a million in
her own right.
Jack--But money doesn't always
lead TO happiness. old man.
Tom--True; but It ought to help you
In the sesrch,--Haf Holiday.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-01
Ridder Declares He Has Always
Been Favorable to Union Labor.

New York.-Herman Ridder, the
newly elected treasurer OF the Demo
cratic national committee, said Mon
day night that he would on Sunday
next appear before the Central Fed
Grated union and answer the charge
that he was hostile to union labor
made against him by certain dele
gates OF the meeting OF that body
Monday. Mr.. Ridder declared that
the allegation that he was hostile to
union labor was false. and that he
had always employed union men.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-01
FearfuI Hoods In india.

Bombay .--Thousands of native
houses have been washed away and
there has been heavy loss of life
in the Hyderabad and Deecan dis
tricts, as result OF the floods which
followed an unprecedented rainfall.
The river Must rose sixty feet, all tho
country was devastated for many
miles In either direction. Corpses
are strewn everywhere. and scores of
bodies have blen found In the
branches OF trees where they were
lodged by the swollen waters.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-01
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

New Haven.--While playing with
the scrub team against the Yale
field. Lewis Baker Warren OF New
York. q member OF the class OF 1910,
was kicked ON the head and rem,
dered unconscious. He was removed
to the gymnasium, where, on recov-
ering consciousness. he became VIC
lently insane. He fought with other
members Of the team for an hour
and half, when he was taken to the
Yale inhrmary. whore he again
lapsed into Inconsistencies. in which
state he still remains.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-01
Another Attempt at Train wreeklng.
In Montana.

Missoula, Mont.-Northern Pacific
officials announce the discovery OF
AN attempt 10 wreck eastbound pas
senger train No. 1873 near Victor.
thirty-five miles west OF here. A
piece OF railroad iron had been driv-
en- between the joints OF two rails.
The engineer fortunately saw the OBJ
structlon and applied the emergency
brake In time to avoid a bad wreck.
The engine and baggage car ran over
the iron. but without damage. Rail
road detectives are now working on
the case
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-01
An Artist.

who is that man admirlng that
painting?'
AN artist"
rs that his picture?"
Well, he had something to do with
II. He cut the hair of the fellow
whose picture was nted.--Yonkers
Statesman.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-01

the town had earned a
vital place In the life OF
the colonies. and many
OF the ships that went
out to do battle with the
lighting craft OF England
were built and fitted out
In Gloucester. a large
part of the money that
made them coming from
patriotic contributions
on the part of the own
ers OF the big fish In.
dustry. The town had to
bear the brunt of an at.
tack by the British dur
ing the revolution. but
the ships of the enemy
were repulsed by the
hardy seamen.
During the war Of
1912 a number OF priva-
Seersmen that wrought
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-01
Bryan Asks That His Pictures be Re.
moved from Windows.

Lincoln, Neb.--william J. Bryan
has asked the Democrats OF Lincoln
to remove autographs of himself from
store and residence windows during
the yisit Of William II. Taft to Lin
coin, Wednesday. These pictures
were the germ of an exhibition of In.
tense partisanship early in the cam
paign. The telegram follows: &c. w.
Bryan, Lincoln, Neb.-Please ask the
Democrats OF Lincoln TO take my
pictures down while Mr.. Taft Is In
town. Have them show him every
possible courtesy William j. Bryan"
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-01
Chorus of the Campers.

Chorus of the Campers.
camp camp, camp. the boys are camp
ingl
Camping where the poison trailers
climb
And they'll all come back to town.
insect peppered, blistered brown
But there's naught like camping in the
good old summer time.
Chicago Daily News
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-01
%11fF II ld azKa Of >fks d5imori,t%zgA
kiirth.

Mirth,
Mr.. Jigger-l went TO see a perform.
ance of Romeo and Juliet" last night,
and don't believe | have tear left
in my system to-day.
Thingumbob - Indeed? Does a
tragedy usually make you cryg
Mr.. Jigger-No; but this one did.
My sides are sore, too.-Half Holiday.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-01
sac oovern0r onered I4lm a erIhs

Indianapolis. w. Knisely,
member from DeKalb county cf the
lower house Of the legislature, now
In special session, signed an afiidavit
on Monday in support Of charge
made by him Saturday on the floor
of the house when he voted against
the county option bill. that Gov J.
'rank Ha1iy had offered him a posi-
tion paying $4,000 year II he would
vote for the bin. The afidavit names
Senator Wickwire. Republican, In
connection with the charge.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-01
OFT 70 zzzz K2cSEzZ7yC GROL7YD

AVE you acclimated .... "a.
quired a genial tourist of another
tourist Of the same genus. as
they awaited a train in the
depot at Gloucester, Mass,
"Acclimated?" asked the G. T
Of the second part. "To what?"
ITO this Goldfish smell, of
course" answered G. T. No. /.
EXon the air Ia nahv In Glnncna.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-01
| Us

about; so is the girl. AS a mem
Der OF the genus man he has
his defects; as specimen OF the
species boy. he has the merits OF
his defects. He may be white or
black or red or yellow or brown, but
he Is seldom green and not often blue.
He travels light. LIES task has no
terror TO him. He does not know
where he is going to fetch up, and
does not always care where he fetches
up, and sometimes does not care
whether he fetches up at all. His
task Is to take the fairest vision that
can be made to unroll itself before the
imagination, transfer II to the interior
Of his soul and reduce II TO character.
At ten, he is outlining a program for
middle life and at 1G deciding what he
Is TO be at 60.
All the world looks ON and some PEG.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-01

BOY began his composition
on THE Horse" thus: "The
horse is the most useful an
imal in the world; so is the
cow" The boy is the most
interesting subject to write
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-17
EASTERN MARKETS
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET

YORK IS The market showed NOR
thauw of a
The
eleventh
blu
before
officially
had between the
large holdings of railroad stock
leader the days market and absorbed
of the advance OF freight rates by the railroads and
the of by the commission
Baltimore and Ohio made the first OF its March earnings
March
well for the influence OF economies effected by the
There
United steel and the strength of this stock had added
although
consultation known be fory themselves against
acknowledged
indicate cash gain by the banks nearly SlooOoOoO
Paris
exchange held firm million taken Tor export to Pans and
Call loaned
compared with OF IA cent on the previous
dividend
accord with expectations and not market
showed considerable variety and firm tone Total
the
call
the week
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-17
Butter, Cheese and EGGS

Contrary TO expectations Wednesdays ad-
vance in butter maintained yesterday a
marked decrease in the receipts, together with
the placing OF numerous orders for shipment 10
the north, imparting a steady tone to the mar
ket Under the call the exchange lot
OF extras sold at 231ac pound, but the mar
ket settled back to 23c liberal selling. clos
ing steady at that figure. Firsts up 15c
to 221sc pound.
Receipts Of eggs were increased to over 1000
cases. but the market ruled steady, the steadi-
ness being due presumably TO the extra Easter
demand. Extras went up lie dozen on sale
stock No. j advancing lie and No. 21sc a
dozen. Quotations for cheese were undis-
turbed
The following sales were made on the ex-
change:
Butter-10 cases of extras at 22c, 10 at
% 1ac and 60 at 23c pound
Eggs-10 Of extras at 201ac and 20 at
21c a dozen.
pound spot delivery, and 80 at the same price.
seller 10 days.
Receipts were $4,000 TBS butter, 1900 lbs
cheese and 2013 eggs.
The following are official quotations estao-
lished by sales. bids and offers on the floor OF
the dairy exchange. Prices on the street, while
governed by the exchange quotations. generally
range from 112c to &c higher, owing to the
various charges to be added:
Butter-Fresh creamery extras 23c per ID,
steady; do frsts, 221ac steady; do seconds, zoe,
steady; No. 1 packing stock, Toe, firm; No.
do, 1Sc. firm.
Cheese-Fancy California new fats. 1115c per
ID, steady do frsts, lie, steady; do seconds,
steady; do frsts, 12c, steady; fancy New York
storage. tic. steady; Oregon do, lac steady.
Eggs (per dozen, cases observation-disclosures
fresh extras. 21c, steady; do frsts. IL 1ac,
steady; No. soiled, tic, steady; No. do,
1910. steady.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-17
CHICAGO BOARD of TRADE
Future Grain and Prov,.,on.

CHICAGO, April 16.-Wheat opened weak On
account Of small receipts in the northwest and
reports OF dry weather In Kansas and Ne
oraska. 1t soon weakened, however upon re-
ports from Kansas that the much needed rain
had fallen. Sentiment continued bearish until
Ihe mai hour, when sharp advance occurred
was the cause: May opened hc to nc higher
AZ sSe to S2hc, sold of to sohc and then
The corn market was firm early In the dav.
but later the market became weak on selling
oy longs and cash interests. Trade was light
az Gay. Inc close was weak and near the low
point May opened unchanged at 67Mc adj
vanced to 87tsc and then declined to 6eIc.
where II closed. ~ Vs.
Oats were weak on the new crop outlook.
May opened unchanged at 53ssc sold up to
53%c and closed at 53kc ~ "
Provisions were quiet and prices firm because
Of smaller receipts of live hogs At the close
May pork was up 10c, lard was &c higher and
ribs were 215c higher.
There VIII be no session of the board to-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-17
SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS

Wall stocks rather higher Coppers also stronger
Cotton from to Is points lower.
Bank OF England rate of discount unchanged
Today holiday on eastern and foreign exchanges.
Local stock exchanges adjourn to next Monday
Silver declined Hongkong exchange lower.
Sterling exchange higher. New York rates undsturbed-
Wheat and barley futures rise with clear. weather
Oats corn, beans, hay and feedstuffs unchanged
Spring vegetables in heavy supply and weak.
Old potatoes in supply and weak Onions firm
Poultry and game in ample receipt, with hens weak
Oranges firm with a fair business Apples weak
Butter, eggs and cheese show little change.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-17
New Work Grain and Produce

New York Grain and Produce
NEW YORK. April NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
400 barrels; exports, 1900. Steady, with a
light, scattered trade.
wheat.,Receipts, 1900 bushels. Spot, firm,
No. 2 red. 81 .00h elevator and 81 005s f. o.
b. anoat No. / northern Duluth. 81 .Os$ f. o.
b. adoat; No. hard winter, 81 .06A +. 0. b.
adoat.
Options-Wheat opened at an advance of X6
NC on small receipts and cables. After a de-
cine OF lie under reported rains and bearish
Kansas reports 1t rallied small Argentine
exports and closed net unchanged to u C higher
May, e9cQs1 .00A, closed 81 .OO1k; July 92k
closed Ole.
Hops-Quiet.
Hides-Steady.
Wool-Steady
Parliamentary.
Sugar-Raw, quiet fair refining 3.9ec: CEN
trifuga, SO test. 4.36c; molasses sugar 3e1c.
Refined. steady; No. 8, 5.l0c.
Conee-Futures closed steady. unchanged to
- 2oo bags. including: May. 560G5. Csc; July,
o.ioci September, $500; March, &c. Spot
quiet; Rio No Z. &c; Santos No A. Ssk@Sibc:
mild, quiet; Cordoya, e& @13c.
DRIED FRUITS
an hnVapor ,n Apples.The market continues
s5@shc; prime. 71s@715c; common to fair,
Prunes-Are in fair iobbing demand, with QUO
tatlons ranging from nc to l4c for California
fruit, and from 5&c to loo for Oregon.
Aprfcots-There OCCASIONAL sales of anri
1S420c; extra choice. 19@2lc; fancy 20@24c
Peaches-Are unchanged with choice quoted
az lO@lohc; extra choice, 11@1115c; fancy
~ q12c; extra fancy, 13@l4c.
Raisins-Are light, with loose muscatel QUOT
layers, 81 .65@l 10.