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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-05
ELECTION NEWS IN 1924.

The recent presidential campaign has
brought out stories OF earlier contests
for the chief magistracy. one going
back TO the days wher John Quincy
Adams was elected. when there were
no railroads. telegraphs CT telephones.
The celebrated scrub race" OF 1924 re-
suited in no choice by the people. and
representatives to elect the president
OF the electoral votes Adams received
- Jackson 90 w. II. Crawford Al and
Henry Clay 81. In the house the
strength of Clay was thrown 70
Adams in order 10 defeat jackson.
Inc incident causing remark by John
E3i q" aa Which bsas-At az a duel be-
tween The eaustic Virginian and Clay.
The story regarding the election of
Adams deals with the arrival of q
courier post haste from washington
al Quincy. Mass, with the all-impOrt-
ant news. The people of the old town
had assembled for worship on Sunday
morning when the gathering OF a
horses hoofs was heard. II was in
stantly surmised that something out
OF the ordinary had happened or was
about to happen. and the purpose for
which the congreg cation had gathered
In the Lords house was forgotten for
the moment. The local historian por-
trays the scene as follows:
The courier bringing the news OF Mr.
Adams election had urged his horse with
50 much speed that the sweat and foam
we're rolling off the horses back. and the
courier arrived At the old church door
and hurried up the steps and then down
The broad aisle and shouted in stentoTiau
tones John Quincy Adams Is elected
president OF the United States Prayer
and praise were discontinued. and con-
eratulations were offered TO one anothe,
that the good town OF Quincy had been
hcnored BY having arOtller president oi
the t-nited States. and among the num-
hsr who heard the report % the courier
aud whose heart vas brimful OF JOY. va,
gis venerable John ADAMS. eN-presiden
~ the United States. aud father of John
quincy Adams Mr John Adams was y
NcafS Old. AMI his heart was suil OF jos
10 think that mis- little son, now srowI
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-05
CARNEGIE KNOWS.

The true inwardness Of the formation
OF the stee- trust and the bitter feeling
existing among the tribe OF magnates
who have not succeeded in piling up
enough millions to suit them against
Andrew Carnegie have been brought
prominently forward since the canny
Scot declared himself in favor of free
that there was a steel rail pool in 1896
which Mr.. Carnegie broke up by cut
ting the price under s24 a ton, which
was then being charged. John W.
Gates Of the Illinois Steel company at
once cut the price TO 81. This put
Carnegie upon his metal and ne offered
to sell rails at $3.50, declaring that if
this price isn't low enough / will cut
another dollar and still make money on
steel rails" dispatch from Pittsburg
to the New York Commercial continues
the story as follows;
This was the blow that hurt Carnegie
had uncovered former workings OF the
all pool by showing that rails which had
been sold 50 ton could be sold at a
profit at Sl4.Je. To Gates and others II
became patent that Carnegie would
sooner or later put others out of bust
ness by his breaks" and it was decided
To call a meeting of outside steel men TO
see II something could not be done to get
rid OF Carnegie. Get that wild Scotch
man out OF the business or Wen have TO
get out was the statement of John w.
Gates when he talked with others about
IL. Hell jump into print with trade Sc
crets and is dangerous"
The organization of the Steel cor
poration followed. and Carnegie was
able to retire with three or four hun
bred million dollars. the supposition
being that his mouth would be closed
for all time TO come on the subject OF
steel rails. The anger of the Pittsbure
crowd over the recent magazine article
can be better imagined than described
out of the disclosures may come relief
however. if congress does its duty il
the matter. With the abolition of IN,
duty a reduction in the price of rail.
would naturally follow, an enormou:
drain upon the resources Of the rail
roads would be stopped and the threat
ened higher freight rates would no
be necessary. Consequently the bene
FITS derived would be felt all along, th'
line.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-05
HE EDUCATED THE JUDGE.
ATLANTA Constitution. }

ATLANTA Constitution1
This anecdote is told of Chief Justice
John Marshall. Returning one afternoon
from his farm near Richmond. Va, To
his home in that city. the hub Of his
wheel caught on a small sapiing grow
ing by the roadside. After striving IN
successfully for some moments TO extri-
cate the wheel he heard the sound of an
AK in the woods and saw negro man
approaching
Hailing him, he said: IF you viii get
that ak and cut down this tree I'll give
you a dollar.
Il en- git yer by 'thout no ak. eff dat's
all yer want.
Yes. that's all" said the Judge
The man simply backed the horse IN
I'll the wheel vas clear of the sapling
and then brought the vehicle safely
around il.
you don't charge dollar for that
do you?" asked the astonished chief jus
tee
No. massa: but it's wuf dollar to
learn some folks sense
The darby got his dollar without fur
Their questioning
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-05
SOME SCOTTISH JOKES.

William E Curtis. in one Oh MS
tiers from Scotland TO the chicago -
ord Herald. has collected THESE eA"ii'
pies of native humor:
A minister reproached his congress-
tion for falling asleep. ana eihphaSi4 -
his rebuke by calling attehuo, ~ eue
Tact that Jimmy, ''the natural oi"a
remained awake throughout inc
mon.
An I had ma been an idiot, wud
haze been asleep. tae" was Jimmy IN
expected comment
X =
Wilson. the poet. better known az
christopher North" is the aulioi VI
many of the wittiest things now cur
rent in Scotland, and many innings ne
did not say are attributed TO NM Che
morning after a gran nicht' WIN
group of his cronies and an abundance
of "whusky'' and wit, he awoke with
throat like a lime kiln and calleo Out
for the landlady of the little mn on lhe
shore of Loeb Lomond. where ne was
spending his holiday:
Bette, guild dame, I'm unco ury-
Fetch in the loch.'
A Dundee minister was caught In
shower Sunday morning and consulted
with an unsympathetic sexton as 10
whether he'd better not delay the serN-
ice little while until he got dry.
Just get up and begin preaching ana
you'll soon be dry enough, was the un-
kind reply.
An enterprising commercial traveller
attempted TO bride country merchant
in Scotland with a box Of cigars.
Ma. ma" said the merchant. shaking
his head gravely, Il Gamma TAX EN-; l
he er dae business thHI WAY
Nonsense" said the drummer. but
if you have any conscientious scruples
you may pay me shilling for the box
''WeeI. weel.'' said the honest shop
keeper, TN take two boxes.
IF you feel. inclined TO sleep in
church. take pinch of snuff said the
minister TO a member of his congrega-
ton.
'wad it no be better to put the snuff
into the sermon?"
There's an abiding prejudice in Scot
land against paper meenisters those
who read their sermons from manu-
script and critic once summed up his
objections TO a certain sermon as fol-
lows: First. il was read; second. it
wasna weel read; and. third, it wasna
worth reading"
A visitor at an insane asylum asked
if the clock was right.
IF it war. dae YOU think il wad be
here?" retorted a patient.
Telephone Bell 10l1 or Ind. 442 for
choice stock Sunerh Florist
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-05
THE DIVORCE EVIL.

There are good grounds for the out
cry in this country against the ease
with which the marriage knot is un-
tied. According to figures given out
by the census bureau, in the twenty
years from 1887 10 1906. inclusive. there
were 945.6 25 divorces granted in the
United States. The number of mar
riages during the same period is given
as 1889, 044. Nearly one divorce for
every twelve marriages is a worlds
record. and black one, and the dis
ease. or habit. is growing all the time
In 1870 there were eighty-one divorces
per 100, 5000 of married population. In
1900 this number had jumped TO 200.
Illinois heads the list in the twenty
year period with s920s divorces: Ohio
comes next with 60, 1852: Indiana is third
and Michigan fourth. The average du-
ration of marriages terminated by di-
vorce is ten years. Most of the di-
vorces occur in the fifth year of mar
riage. and most of the separations in
the second year. OF married persons
coming to this country there are few
est divorces among the Irish. owing
doubtless to the attitude of the Cath
Ollie church on the question.
Wives obtain twice as many divorces
as husbands. and the causes in order
of frequency are desertion, statutory
cause, cruelty and drunkenness. Only
Il per cent of divorce cases are con-
tested. One divorced wife in eight gets
alimony. and one husband in fifty.
The report shows that 1870 divorces
were granted in Utah from 1887 10 1906,
and il is stated that six husbands in
this state secured DEGREES because
their wives failed to support them.
The number of years from marriage
to separation was ascertained in case
of 770.929 divorced couples. OF these
IS. $50. or I2S per cent, separated in
the first year of married life, and 109.
$50. or 14.2 per cent. in the second year;
in the third year the number falls off
to 76,1O2: at The end of the fifth one
half of the total number of separations
have taken place. But it is a some
what surprising fact that 24,143 mar
ried couples. or 81 per cent of the total
number. separated and became di-
vorced after the completion Of twenty
five years of married life.
The figures given are appalling. the
more so when we take into considera-
ton the sufferings entailed upon the
helpless children by the separation of
their parents. They, at least, are not
to blame for the mismating. yet they
do not seem to be taken into considera-
ton when the fathers and mothers
fight and then fly to the courts to BE
relieved of their marital obligations.
If any argument were needed in favor
of a uniform marriage and divorce law
it is supplied by this report of the cen
sus bureau.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-05
SURPRISE FOR A sPEEDER.
New York SUM-

tNeW YORK sum-
Montague Roberts, the winner of the
round-the-world motor race, said of
speeding, at banquet in New York:
"A friend of mine was doing some
rather tall speeding one summer on a
road that had tollgate every five
miles or so.
My friend was in a great hurry. He
was trying. on a heavy wager. to break
a record. Hence it angered him when
he came to C.osed gate, to see the
tollkeeper continue reading his paper
and make no effort TO let the car
through.
Now, then. my man. hurry up and
open the gate shouted my friend Arc
you asleep there
You're No. 70O04B. amt YEP said
the gatekeeper, without rising from
his chair.
Yes, that's right. Hurry up.
&C. oh. there's lots of time. said the
gatekeeper. You amt due here yet
for eighteen minutes. accOrdin to what
the last gatekeeped has just tele-
phoned me-.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-05

to mans estate. yes. little Johnny" was
elected president.
Several weeks had elapsed since the
election had taken place before the re-
suit was known in the home town of
the successful candidate. Nowadays,
in an incredibly short space of time
after the polls are closed the news is
flashed to the four corners of the earth,
and hardly man in the United States
goes TO bed without full knowledge of
the fate of his particular candidate.
years are something wonderful to con-
template
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-05

day and night. Then L TOOK MN 10
all thu best specialists in skin diseases
but thew could not do much Tor him.
He sometimes screamed with PAIN
when | put on the sslve they gave me
When he was two wears oio the
eczema got on his arms sno Iess SO
that l had TO keep them bandaSeo up
and made gloves for his hands SO the
nails could not poison him worse. We
could not get nights sleep 10 montns
and nv husband and | we're an proken
up Then nv mother asked Nny l
did not give up the doctors ana try
Cuticura. So l got set ana he IeIe
relieved the first time ] used tnem'
the Cuticura Ointment felt so ccoi-
He used 20 wake up and ask tor Cut'-
cura 10 be put on when ne ltched so
badly that he could not sleep, anc ne
would saw. OH Mama, that makes
my sores feel so good" gave tne
Cuticura Remedies good ,risi sho
gradually the eczema healeo all Up
and now he is as well ss any other cnii,
cren- He is now seven years oio ano
the cure has lasted two months 60 1
think IL will never return. can
tell you how glad I sm that CoescurA
did such wonderful work IN our case
and / shall recommend IL everyvnere-
Mrs. John G. Klumpp. 30 NiaSaH o.;
Newark, n j., Oct. IL End ~, iso"-
A rnsSe ST Of cutsrnrs Rened,es ecnzSE : q
cutteurz Soap C2S- Osasnent lnoe a. 80 80.
vent tsocL or Pills f25e Per VA % ~ vcsse,
Drug 4 chem corr saie Props bcssss W. -.
- Nailed Fres CsIrura eeok en- sks Des<@s-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-05

The presidents annual message will
not be read until Tuesday, owing to
the fact that the senate will adjourn
Monday out of respect to the memory
of the late Senator Allison. When the
president sent his last message TO con-
gress. il was-laid aside by the house.
which then went on with its business.
The senate avoided the infection of the
reading by adjournins.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-05
NOT AMBITIOUS.
CEvervhoivs Ma gazine.

livery OOdY ; AIdSazlne-l
After a scorchiBg days work old Ben
Smith lighted his corncob pipe and sat
down on the little wharf 10 rest. Near
him Law an alligator the visible result OF
his fabors a tourist from the north
a rproac he6 and loftily remarked,
-Ah, see you have an alligator"
No answer.
1T Is amphibious. is il not
The tone nettled the cid man
'.AmphihiOus h-l,'' he grOwied. He'd
bite yer arm off before ye could say Jack
Robinson.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-05
THEIR DIFFERENT SPELLING.

London News)
Now. girls. / want you all TO take pen
ell and paper and TO write down the
names OF your faVorite hymns.
Pause. INTERRUPTED by piping voice
please. teacher is il their surnames or
their Christian names we are to write?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-05

Taking advantage of Castros alb
sence. the Dutch government is max
ing a demonstration along the Vene-
zuelan coast, trying 10 throw scare
into the natives. Perhaps the spectacle
of three warships promenading up and
down the coast will have the desired
effect. and then again perhaps it won't.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-05

The deposed president OF Hsyu is
over 80 years of age. There's no tell
ing what would have happened had he
been still in his prime.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-05

1t is charged certain st, Louis man
ufacturers Of candy put cocaine in
their product in order that the children
who eat may acquire the desire for
that particular brand of sweets. The
story is too horrible for belief without
absolute proof.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-05

Our consuls in Germany have been
shopping around trying TO find out
something about the tariff over there.
but the officials refused to impart in
formation. The place TO study the tariff
is right here at home. where there are
object lessons on every hand.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-05

u A<NMN@
tor and got ointments
and medicines but his
face kept on getting
worse until 1t got so
bad that no one could
look st him. His
whole face was one
crust and must have
been very painful.
He scratched day and
night until his face
sometimes looked like
s raw piece Of meat
l was nearly insane
with his scratching
7 r01L hin, m
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-05

Speaker Cannon will probably be
very considerable of the feelings OF
members until the extra session is I'M
der way Then look out
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-05

After twelve years OF Republican
prosperity il is rather remarkable that
every sheep in several wyoming
counties should be mortgaged. Per-
haps il isn't so.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-05

The eastern newspapers are accusing
BRYAN of initiating Roosevelt because
ne went bear hunting in Mexico.
Hatred of the Nebraskan appears to
be undying.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-05

Now they are trying TO prove that
Paul Revere's ride is a myth. In any
event. it was just as real as Roose-
velt's charge up San Juan hill
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-05
Leyson's Christmas Opening

Saturday, Dec. 5th, from , to 10 p. m,
we invite everyone to Our opening display OF
exquisite wares 1t is needless to state that
if we did not have something unusual and
exclusive to show we would not invite you.
Our invitation is to the people and not to
/ any class. Our wares are all OF high stan
/ dard in every department. but our depart
ments cover lines bought for the wage Garner
/ as well as for the carriage trade.
/ Carnations will be given all lady callers,
and from $50 to 10 p. m. an orchestra will
add charm to the brillianCy.
The name Leyson's stands for CLASS and
not PRICE, and those who assume that it
costs more to buy jeweIry and kindred lines
from beautifully equipped store like ours
than from any old shop are deceiving them
/ selves.
The quantity of goods we handle and our
H constant search of the markets for the best
lines for the least money for cash, makes it
Il possible for us to sell many lines at profit
as low as some of our competitors can buy
them. This statement is not an idle dream,
but convincing fact to the shopper who in
vestigates. The name Leyson's on box
costs nothing, but rather guarantees the
quality OF the contents and makes happy the
recipient
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-05
A SINGING REToRT.
lCIeYeland Leaderl

IJIeNtIlnd Leauer-f
Wax Bead tproudlyl-i am going in a
necklace which am assured cannot b..
told from real pearls
Brass Risg fssTcastically) they re
Stringing you.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-05
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

II. o. johnson. Salt Lake.
Vera NJ Hopkins. Salt Lake.
]. w Smith. Fruita. Colo.
Bessie l. Smith. Fruita. Colo
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-05
Total Copies of The Herald Printed
in November. 1908.

+@++%+% ~ y =
Largest Daily and Sunday '
Circulation in Salt Lake proved ,
. by investigation. =
= 4 , y +
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-05
CURIOSITY.
Baltimore American

baltimore Americana
Mrs JoneS-Jamss. stop here
Chauffeur-At Mrs. Smiths. ma ann
Mrs. JoneS-YeS I see her at the win
low, and l wish to see IL she is az home
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-05
BOY SCRATCHED
DAY AND NIGHT
Eczema Began When a Tiny Baby
and Lasted 7 Years-Tore Crusts
from Face Till It was All Raw
Screamed with Pain and Could not
SIeep-Though Specialists Failed
CUTICURA EFFECTED
A WONDERFUL CURE

When my little boy vas SIX weeks
old an eruption broke out on ms lace
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-05

Telephone Bell lOl1. or Ind. 442 fo
choice stock. Superb Florist
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-05
WEATHER FOR SALT LAKE.
Partly Cloudy.
HE MEALS.

Silver-4Sc per ounce.
Copper (cathodes)-l3 lJ-l6c per pound
Lead-S450 per 100 pounds.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06
4 Matter Of Buttons.

Under q street lamp in New York
. group Of men and boys were talking
and gesticulating excitedly. Two of
the men were in uniform. Presently q
third man in civilians dress drew q
knife from his pocket and began to
execute savage thrusts about the neck
and shoulders of one Of the uniformed
men. A woman sitting on a doorstep
near by screamed in alarm.
What are they trying to do to that
mani" she said. xiii him."
mot at ALL" laughed her compan-
ion. They are simply exercising the
right Of all free-born American citi-
Gems and are demanding his buttons
as souvenirs. That fellow with the
knife is saving them OF.
Every sailor and soldier who
strikes this port ought to come pro-
vided with several gross of extra but
tons. II he expects to keep his ward
robe In presentable condition. The
collecting fever has now reached such
q virulent stage that he is held up
every trip about town and robbed OF
one or more Of those ornamental and
useful accessories to the toilet"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06
Get Sea oulls to Work.

From Nanaimo comes the story Of
an snterprising government fisheries
omcial who is enlisting the services
Of thousands of sea gulls in the task
Of cleaning up the immense number
of dead herring dropped overheard
by boats ut the different wharves
where cargoes are loaded on the YES
sels.
While making his rounds recently
this party tied up his gasoline launch
at one Of the wharves while figuring
out the best method Of attempting to
remove the fish. Negiecting to switch
OF the power, the propeller churned
up the water to such an extent that
. large number of dead herring came
to the surface. thousands of sea gulls
Immediately swooping down and glut-
ting themselves on the flsh.
The experiment was made at sew.
eral Of the other wharves, and IN
every case the gulls performed the
task which would have entailed con-
siderable expense had It been done
by manual or mechanical labor.-New
Westminster Correspondence Seattle
Post-Intelligencer.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06
Fates Of English. Derby Winners.

Rates OF English, Derby Winners.
Like several of his predecessors as
winners of the Derby. Persimmon has
ended his days tragically.
1t is not long since Donovan. who
won the Blue Riband for the duke of
Portland in 1889, dashed into a tree
while running loose in his paddock
and so seriously injured his head that
he had to be destroyed.
Silvio broke his leg and was shot:
Kingcraft, the winner of 1870, died
while crossing the Atlantic. a fate
which also befell Blue Gown. the hero
Of two years earlier Kisber ended his
days an exile in Hungary and George
Frederick spent his latter days, sight
less. on q Canadian farm.
Hermit. the sensational winner of
Al years ago, lived to q good old age.
and his skeleton, we fancy. still sur
wives in the Royal Veterinary col
lege. Camden Town: and the flying
Amato" lies buried in the beautiful
grounds of The Durdans, Lord Rose
bery's EPSON seat.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06

The late Charles Whitney of Bidde-
ford. Me-. was the greatest wit and
joker in his part of the country One
evening he and q friend named Bag
ley started to drive a wagon to Port
land. some Is miles distant. When
they arrived In ScarbOrO II became
dark and fOggy. Seeing q guideboard
In the corner Of the fence. Whitney
got out. climbed up on the wall. light
ed q match, and read on the board.
Portland six miles" They rode about
an hour longer. and once more saw
. guideboard. Whitney again got out.
climbed on the fence. lighted q match,
and read: Portland six miles"
Then he said: "BaSley. get out and
find me a rock"
How big?" asked Bagley.
About as big as your two fists
What do you want 1t for"
WELL" drawled Whitney, I'm 10.
ing to knock this guidepOst OF ana
take it with us, 20 we'll know where
we are. I'm tired of getting out and
climbing this wall every hour to ind
out. "-Lippincott's.