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The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-26

THE official appraisal OF the estate
i Of Russell Sage. now on file in the
surrogate's office. not only discloses
he value Of the property. but also
hrows an interesting light on the ex.
tent OF the call loan business for
which Mr.. Sage was best known in
Wall street.
The report of the appraiser shows
that right up to the day of his death.
which occurred on July 22, 1906 Mr..
Sage's treasury was open to call to
any borrowers and that II was no UNI
usual thing for him to loan several
million dollars In day.
The executors, Charles w. Osborn
and John p. Mum. on taking charge
Of the estate. found great many call
loans still outstanding on the day of
Mr. Sages death, some of which had
been made as far back as the begin
ding of the year.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-26

NEW WORKINGS Willie X. Wander.
" bilt, Jr.. and Mrs. Herman Oelrlchs
must be breathing easier than they
rave for some years II II is true. as
'eported that their lawyers have at
asst settled with the last of the heirs
If the late Mr.. Charles Fair. The lat.
ter was the brother OF the ladies' men.
Toned and with them equal heirs of
he estate OF the late bonanza king
and United States Senator J. @. Fair.
II will be remembered that the
late Charles Fair and his wife were
victims Of an automobile accident in
France and that after their deaths
dispute arose as to which died first.
II, as Mrs. Charles Fairs relatives con
tended, the wife survived her hus.
band. even by minutes time, they
were rightful heirs of the wlfes share
in the husbands estate. II the hus-
band lived longer, or the same time
after the accident, Charles Fairs for.
tune went to his two sisters, Mrs
Vanderbilt and Mrs. Oelrichs
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-26
Easy Street.

Easy street is a busy thoroughfare.
People are moving on and OF II every
day. Only those who are contented
with what they have remain, and the
permanent tenants are few. There
are some smooth roads leading to
Easy street, but people who travel
them as a rule, are restless. They
want more and their efforts to get
more land them once again on the
highways of toll and distress. The
rough. stony paths leading to Easy
street are after all the safest roads.
They are the byways that are lined
with the flowers of eontenteand un.
selfshness.-Detroit Free Press.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-26
Mystery of the "Man in Black" Solved

His attire is always black, even to his
tie. A black derby is pulled down
over his eyes. AS soon as the boat
that carries the Wall street men to
the city in the mornings steams away
from the Highlands pier the Man In
Black appears No one has seen him
at any of the connecting trains. No
one has seen him walk down the long
wooden walk TO the landing. Yet he is
always on hama
With his hands clasped behind him
he walks around the boat. Now and
again he drags out a chair and sits
down. Soon he is up again. however.
and walking around the decks. He
never looks at anyone His half
closed eyes are seemingly always d.
rected at a spot on the floor FIVE or
six feet ahead OF him.
That he is not In Wall street has
been known. That he is not an officer
or attendant on the boat has also
been known.
Every effort has evidently been
made to veil the mans Identity in a
cloud OF mystery. Three weeks ques-
tioning brought no light-until day
OF so ago. 1t was learned then-and
the solution will settle many wagers
that have been made during the sea-
son among the Wall street crowd
that the mysterious Man in Black Is
the father in-law of the man who con-
trolls the bootblack privilege on the
Sandy Hook boats. He acts as spot
ter" among the bootblacks on the yes
sells and sees to It that the boys ring
the bell twice instead of once, The
well guarded mystery has been solved
and the Wall street commuters may
once again take deep breaths.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-26
Washington society.

society
cabinet trusted adviser OF the executive wen
millionaire public
'B
In
attitude
Garfield
he
old believed to have a future
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-26
journalism In Russia.

Duties Of newspaper oorresnondgnts.
m Russia are not light In Rcyal for
instance, a journalist had TO get per
mission from five different police an
thorities before he could work unmo-
lested--the secret police. the ministry
OF the Interior police. the gendarmes,
the palace police the Reveal police.
Zach police official acts independently,
so as 10 make the confusion as com
plete as possible One OF the first
precautionary measures adopted by
the Russian police was TO photograph
the special correspondent and cIrcu-
late his portrait among the police au.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-26


Of
libel
those piloried In the
Upton Sinclair has been called the original muckraker He
uncomfortable spirit OF
handicap by different
Baltimore 2 Sinclair
vouminous
equaled output
years
eal for king Midas During period bad luck he
then the
Of Journal Arthur Stirling"
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-26

place
Of
the Sun 1879 reporter Mr. Lord
n
A.
Publishing
his work.
OF the o York
Of the Sun
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-26


the gdiron still recall with
On memorable Cambridge
all victory for Yale Lewis was acting captain
OF collapse winning
cam largely
parents Lewis school opportunities of
receiving freedom became ap
preacher crafty his thirst for reading
in elected to the
obtained his appointment
present position President Roosevelt
himself
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-26

Living What's de snake,
oharmer so sore Rbout2
Armless Wonder-She says de plan.
ner player grabbed her act.
l.. s.-lIow'd ne do III
A. w, He played st Patrlek's Day
in the Mornin'" aud the snakes all
beat II fer their cages, an wouldn't
perform Cleveland Leader
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-26
Phenomena Of welaht.

Which is heavier" asked the yonth
VINO aHects merry quips, "a pound Of
feathers or a pound OF lead?"
The weight is the same In either
case, my son" answered Mr.. Sirius
Barker, "a pound is a pound; except
perhaps in the case of a chunk Of Ice.
Then the weight seems to depend on
whether the scales are used before or
after you get it."-Washlngton Star.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-26
TO JOIN CLOSE CORPORATIONS

Herbert Knox Smith, commissioner of the
United States bureau OF corporations and hence
"nearcabinet" member, has acquired 80 much
knowledge Of the habits and benefits of corpora.
lions that he Is about to become interested In
one himself II is not expected that the new
alliance of the commissioner will make II neces
sary for him to renquish his position under
Secretary Garfield, although It may be said
that he Is to control nearly so per cent. of the
holdings and stock Of the new concern. The
other half-or a trihe more--will be held by the
other partner in the prospective combination.
She Is Miss Gertrude Elizabeth Dietrich daugh-
ter OF former Senator Dietrich OF Nebraska. The
wedding will take place during the fall OF which
unn cor, will La, nnn Of Tho moi hIn nunnln In
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-26
VETERAN OF 10000 BATTLES

Every one of the nights upon which news,
paper goes to press is TO a managing editor a
Trafalgar or a Waterloo Chester s. Lord man.
aging editor Of the New York Sun, has fought
and won approximately 10000 of these battles
Some member OF his stan once said that in
each OF these battles Mr.. Lord had been arrayed
against 10000 demons Of detail which go to
make up the great army of nervous prostration
When Mr. Lord passed his twenty-nfth an.
niversary Of service as managing editor OF the
Sun, I'm 1905, his stan gave him a dinner as n
tribute of affection to "a supremeiy able man
and a just and kindly man."
Most managing editors OF the big newspa.
pers are buried In aweinsplring Offices and are
but little known TO their reporters Mr. Lord
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-26
FLAYS MONEY MAGNATES

his way into the limelight again with new
book. which seems certain to arouse much
comment across the country as have most OF
Its predecessors-wh il saying a great deal
This time Mr.. Sinclair. in THE Money Chang
ers." takes fall or two out OF Wall street and
its group OF allpowerful financial magnates. He
has drawn series OF pictures OF the money
kings which are not the portraits those gentle.
men are accustomed. TO seeing OF themselves
In the newspapers and magazines.
The author announces that he expects and
is prepared for volley OF indignant protests
from the men he has put in the pages OF his
book under gauze masks Il have afndavits and
nihnr nnnnnsIlnnahle nrnnf IN haianIInta
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-26
Unexpected Results.

- why don't you write a tragedy"
asked the actress.
Il did write one" replied the au
thor, "or at least thought | did. but
the critics said 1t was farce."-Cht
cago Daily News.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-26
I'm THE LIMELIGFTT
OPPOSITION TO NEGRO

William II. Lewis is to be appointed assist
ant encouragement Of the United States, ac-
cording to the unofficial statement that has
reached that department In Washington, and
the news has created something Of tempest In
official circles Washington II pretty nearly
southern city, anyway. and a great share Of It's
population is made up OF former offce-holders
from southern states who have been loath TO
tear themselves away from the national city
when their official salaries stopped. Moreover
many of the present ohiceholders are men Of
southern birth and IDEAS
Mr.. Lewis is thoroughly qualified for the
office At present he is assistant United States
attorney for the eastern district of Massachu
sets, where he has made good record. He Is
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-26
Wall Street Men on Full Feed Again

Now. however. cheerfulness has
supplanted pessimism IN Wall street
and broker and office boy alike are
feeling the effect of It. SO is the res.
taurant keeper
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-26

President G.. Stanley HAL, in an ar
ticle in the American Magazine, gives
American fathers something 10 thnB
about Writing of the awkward
age of the boy, he says that in the
period between ~ and 16 the boy
grows away from his mother, and
needs the wise, guiding hand Of the
father. The father then has great
opportunity to mold the boys flexible
undeveloped character. DR.. Han
thinks the American father is not do
ing this, but that he is shifting the
responsibility to school-teachers and
others.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-26

thoritles lie was then enclrcled by
a Gordon Of secret police OF hnlh saxas..
VINO Kept up a yigilant, espionage. He
was then perfectly free to do his
worst
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-26
A Mean Sian.

DO you know that young man re.
minds me of your portrait"
rs that so? In what way?"
"He fatters you so.'--Detrolt free
Press.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-26
THE ASCENT OF MAN.

He stood upon the earth and turned
To gaze on sky and land and sea,
While In his ear the whisper burned.
behold, these all belong 20 theel"
wondrous call TO eonquests nswl
thrill Of blood o Joy Of soull
peaks with overwhelming Viewl
o race, with still recedine goall
He heard; he followed, evermore
Stumbling and falling, wandering far;
Vet stin advancing, while before
His footsteps shone the guiding star.
Until he stood with regal brow
No more, as on the primal sod,
A creature yet ungrown, but now
Lord Of two worlds and child Of God.
Rooster W. Raymond.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-26
OUR BUSINESS GUIDP

Directory for those wishing u, !.
Dress Of any Of the following bu,,. ~
men Of Provo.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-01-02
The Pfanoforte.

The pianoforte was directly evolved
from the clavichord and the harpsi-
chord. In I'LL Sciplone Mattel gave
a detailed account Of the first four IN
struments, which were built by Bartol-
ommeo Cristofori, named by him piano
forte, and exhibited in 1903
Marius in France exhibited harpsi-
chords. with hammer action, In 1915,
and Schrotcr in Germany claimed to
have invented the pianoforte between
1717 and 1921. Marius at first was
generally credited with the invention,
for it was not until 173S when Cristo-
forts Instruments had become famous,
that the italian advanced his claim,
and it was in 1863 that he brought for
ward the proof Of his contention.
Pianos Of that period were shaped
like the modern grand, the first square
piano being built by Frelderica, an or
gan builder Of Saxony, In 1853. The
first genuine upright was patented in
England and the United States BY John
Isaac Hawkins, an Engllshman, in 1900.
Scrap Book.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-01-02
GIRL WEEDS AN INDIAN,
Denver Young Woman Is Bride of
Pueblo Chief Despite Protests
of Her People

DENVER, Colo, Dee. 2T.-Ncws has
been received here that Miss Cora Marie
Arnold of this city was married last
Monday in Santa Zee, n. NJ, to Albino
Chavarria, full bIooded Indian.
Chavarria is chief of the Santa CIaras,
tribe of the I'ueblos in New Mexico.
With large number of his trlbcsmen he
was in camp i'll the city park III Denver
five years ago when Miss Arnold saw
him and formed an attachment for him.
After frequent visits to the camp Miss
Arnold invited the Indian to call at her
home. She lived at the time in a fash
ionable fiat with her sisters and her step
father, George Wilder.
The Indians first visit to his sweet
heart was the cause of a disagreement
of her family. Objection was made onIy
to the Indians race, his character being
above reproach. Miss Arnold, however,
announced her intention to marry the
Indian in spite of the objections of her
family and friends.
In April, 1903, Mr.. Wilder jumped
overheard from a steamer in the Gulf
of Mexico ana was drowned. He left
will in which he disinhcrited his step
daughter because of her refusal to give
up her Indian sweetheart. The sisters
of Miss Arnold finally consented to the
marriage and one month ago they went
with her to New Mexico.
Chavarlia is fully civilized, religious,
fairly well educated and well-to-dO. He
speaks the Indian and Spanish Ian
guages, but does not understand English.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-01-02

wouldn't take mans last cent, would
you?'
But Mrs. Feingold was pitlless.
Il was afraid he'd take all the
money from me If he got a chance"
she said afterward so | turned and
threw it In the safe and locked the
door. When l turned around he was
gone.
81 thought only of the money.
didn't even think of calling for help,
though there were three men In the
next room. The negro was scared. He
was a lot more scared than I was
No, he didn't try to strike me, but kept
repeating, I amt got nothing; l amt
got nothing But l held on to his coat
with my left hand and searched his
pockets with the other. And l found
the $50 in money and checks"
Mr.. Feingold examined his books
last night to learn if the negro was
truthful about the $40
Il don't know exactly how much
money we had" the pawnbuker said
but l don't believe we have any of
that negro's cash. OF course he can
come back and help US investigate II
he wants to.
Besides the $3.50 in money and
checks there were diamonds worth 5000
and jewelry worth $500 in the safe"
The police haven't found the negro.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-01-02

Lady ChurChills experience contradict
ed the general belief that an American
girl IS not likely to get along happily
with a foreign-born husband. She was
very happy in her married life and
through her own qualifications took n
conspicuous part In the most exclusive
London social set. She had much to
do with her husbands success and pop
ularity in politics.
After Lord Churchlll's death she
married George CORVALLIS West and
continued her activity in public affairs.
She had charge of the hospital ship
Maine IN the war between Great Brit
ain and the Beers, and for her work
she was made Lady OF Grace Of st
John of Jerusalem and a member OF
the Red Cross In recent years she has
founded and edited the Anglo Saxon
Review,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-01-02
HARTMAN AFTER HILL,
Union Pacific Man Tells Court That
Northern Pacific's Combine at Port
land Terminal Is Illegal.

PORTLAND, Ore, Dee 27.-In a
far reaching answer last night to n COM
plant brought in the state circuit court,
the Northern Pacific Terminal company,
a Hartman corporation, AYERS that the
Portland e. Seattle Railway company,
one of the James j. Hill lines, is doing
business Illegally and therefore is with
out standing in court in seeking to con-
denim right of way across the tcrmi-
nal yards in Portland.
The terminal company AYERS that the
Portland x Seattle road is owned jointly
by the Northern Pacific and Great
Northern railways and dat the three
roads are units of one great system;
that there is no competition between
them; that the formation of the Port
land X Seattle was to secure rights If
way at strategic points, TO prevent com
petition; that the formation Of n third
company by the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific is IN violation Of the
statutes of Minnesota and Wisconsin I'M
der the laws Of which the two last
named roads are Incorporated and finally,
the answer asserts the alleged attempt
at preventing competition is ia violation
of the Sherman antitrust law.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-01-02
The Name of Norwny's King.

AS TO the uncertainty of the spell
ing of the King Of Norway's name, a
Norwegian authority writes: The
genuine form of the name Is Hakon.
Such variations as Hakun, Hakunn,
Hakyin, Latin Haguinus, I leave out OF
consideration. The name is made up
Of two elemeuts-ha, the root of har,
high; and kon, for konr Qike son. for
sonr). The older form of konr was
kunr, he Of the kyn (kuniD, OF the
family the noble race According to
the Elder Edda poem, Rigsmal
konr was the youngest son of Jarl
(Earl, who himself was the son Of the
god HelmdalI Cilluminator mundiO
Konr ungr, the young kon, swung him
self, by deeds OF arms, into the posi-
ton of konungr king, which, though
the old poet knew it not, simply meant
the kon-ing, he Of the kin'-ungr be-
ing a sufix indicative Of descent.
accordingly, the name Hakon meant
originally the high one OF the kim and
must have been title for a prince,
king, before it assumed the exclusive
character of a proper personal name.
The old Norwegian pronunciation of
the "a In ha seems to have come close
TO the sound of the English 'ow' In
know; but in the course Of time 1t has
broadened into a sound az nearly as
possible identical with the English 'aw'
in hawk. The 90 in kon is very near
ly equal to the English % in on. The
accent falls on the first syllable. In
modern Norwegian the spelling Of the
name Is Haakon caa' equals 'awD."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-01-02
SCORE INJURED
IN TRAIN CRASH
EXPRESS AND ACCOMMODATION ON
PENNSYLVANIA ROAD COL
LIDE IN CAMDEN, N. J..
THREE MEET INSTANT DEATH.
Brakes damned Down Hard, but Not
Timely Enough to Prevent Dis
aster in Dense Fog.
FIRE DEPARTMENT STOPS FLAMES.

CAMDEN, y. j., Dec. 2T.-Three per-
sons were killed and eighteen injured
in u collision on the elevated tracks of
the Pennsylvania railway Just outside
the station here today when PcrnUer-
ton accommodation train ran into the
rear of an Atlantic City express. y
heavy fog was the principal contributory
cause of the accident. The dead are:
SONTJEN, c. T., Stanwick, y. J.
GAREAItlNI. j. T., Mount Holly, y. J.
WEBSTER, 7. T., Mcrchantylllc, y. j.
Crash in Fog.
All those killed or injured were pas
scngers in the first car of the Pcmbcr-
ton accommodation. Both trains were
due in the Camden station ut S:3l, the
Atlantic City express having precedence.
The fog was So thick that the engineers
of the two trains were running eau
tlonsly and just outside the station the
Atlantic City train was sigualrd to stop.
Jam Brakes in Vain.
The engineer of the Pemberton train
failed to see the Atlantic City train in
time to avoid a collision, but he instantly
damned his brakes down hard when il
doomed up through the fog. The sud
den Jolt forced the tender of the Pcmber
ton train into the first car, wrccklng II
badly and either killing or injuinG
everybody in the coach. The train, how
ever, did not come to fun stop, but slid
into the rear of the Atlantic City eX-
press, causing the tender to still further
telescope the first car. The force of the
collision was slight and no one was in
jurcd on the forward train.
Coal Starts Wreck on Fire.
Part of the Goals from the wrecked
locomotive set the wrCCkage on fire and
it was at first feared that many of the
injured passengers who were pinioned
under the heavy twisted iron and wood
would be burned to death, but the
prompt action of the Camden fire de-
partment in eXtinguishing the flames
and the efficient rescue work of the unin-
jured passengers undoubtedly saved
many lives. Several of the injured may
die.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-01-02

rory which land spectators and mining pospectors are
not permitted to enter
Our upward progress has been slow well as grad
ua yet ancestors the advantage of living III
climate and a soil which compelled exertion and
gave that stimulus progress which the inhabitants Of
tropical Africa did receive. Progress VIII, we trust
be far rapid among the colored people than it
among the of Northern Europe or among the
aborlgnes Of America because all the influences which
highly developed civilization exerts at work around
and them.
But when remember how short a time has elapsed
since freedom and responsibility, the factors that make
manhood, were attained, and how short the time
since the progenitors of the colored people were living
savages the African junges, shall wonder not
at the defects but rather that those defects are
far greater There must be patience and with pa
thence hope.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-01-02

obscure of all those that interest 1t is the meta
physicians have all proclaimed the difficult there is,
nasmuch the object of consciousness itself Is what we
would know
That which debars US and for long time will debar
from the treasures Of the universe is the hereditary
resignation with which sojourn in the limited prison
Of Our Imagination, such we have to-
day. is accommodated easily to this captivity It does
cultivate enough the ntuitions and presentiments
which tell it that it is absurdly imprisoned and that 1t
should seek and search for the most grandose and
the infinite circles which it represents to Itself 1t
tells itself and seriously that the real world
begins thousands leagues farther away than the most
ambitious and tmorous dreams.