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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-27
DAMNED MUSIC.

A good deal of hubbub is being
raised in Washington just now by
composers and others who are protest.
ing vigorously against what they pic
turesquely describe as canned music -
They refer to music that is produced
by the photograph, the automatic
piano player and the other devices for
presenting music by persons who have
had no musical training. The COM
plant is made that the manufacturers
of monograph and automatic piano
records pirate" the compositions of
musicians, and make no return to
them. Also that the compositions are
terribly butchered in the transit from
the original score to the record.
In so far as any ''pirating," or steal
ing of other mems brains goes, the
protest is perfectly just Nobody has
any more right to steal the product of
another mans mind than he has to
break into his house and steal his
money and jewelry. He is a very
mean sort of thief. Also it does not
seem fair to mutiIate music. but at
the same time. if a thing is paid for
its purchaser has the right, generally
speaking, to do as he pleases with it.
We may question the ethics, but we
may not question the right of the mat
ter.
The Herald is thoroughly aware of
the fact that the phonograph and the
other mechanical music producers cas-
lily become nuisances. But we appre-
ciate also the fact that through these
means music is often brought to people
who could not otherwise have it. How
many of us, for instance, can go to
a large city to hear Caruso, Sembrich.
Calve and other great singers? Ger
tainly not as many as one in a thou
sand. Considerably more than that
have heard the singers through the
medium of the monograph.
With the mechanical piano PLAYER a
love of music can be cultivated. There
are plenty of cases in which this has
been done. The "ragtime" music quick
ly grows so popular that il becomes
unpopular. There are other compost
tons, however, and they have been re-
duced to automatic piano records. of
which one never grows weary. Some
of them were written many years ago.
and they are as pleasing today as
when they were first heard. 1t is the
experience of many dealers that the
purchaser who starts with nothing but
''ragtime" in his record library soon
comes back for selections that are
more worth while and it isn't long until
the ''ragtime" stuff is relegated to the
obscurity it deserves.
Thanks to the monograph people
hundred, perhaps even a thousand
years hence, will be given the oppor-
tunity to hear the great singers of our
time. Isn't that fact in itself a suf-
ficient justification for canned music?
We are rather inclined to the belief
that it is. And we are also inclined
to believe that its opponents will never
be able to legislate it out of exist
ence
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-27
Hope FOR THE ToILER.

The Grand Trunk railroad system
has announced that it will Immediately
put into operation a plan for pension
ing faithful employees. The road en-
ploys So, 900 persons in various capaci-
ties and every one of them viii be
included in the pension system. No
tax of any kind will be assessed against
the workers, the money for the pen
sion fund being drawn out of the ear
nings of the system. Provision is
made. too. for employees who are so
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-27

one thing. will you? What is the tenn
perature of the water in the river to-
night?
"Well, Jim Foster he begin to laugh
like it's a good joke, an ne says he
don't know what tbs
Then the Ieftenant he says, L
thought likely you cd tell, bein' as
you know everything. But seem
there's just one thing you don't know.
you're goin' to find it out right away,
SOS when you come to judgment you
won't be nOways lackin'
An he picked Jim Foster up in his
arms like he was baby an carryin'
him outdoors, started acrost the levee.
well, O course, 'twouldn't a done
nOhow for to have a scandal like that.
so some O. the boys persuaded him not
to heaye Foster in the river, an final
ly he left him go alter he'd kicked him
full o. holes
But he was that disguised with Ar
kansas City, he left on the next boat
an we never. got no harbor We
blamed Jim Foster for it, o. course, but
the on'y way TO get shut o. him was to
pay his fare down the river, viii IA was
did accordin'."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-27
IN HE 10Y SHOP
John D; Bells in Buffalo News

John d. Bells in Buffalo News1
l met him alone in the toy shop,
A piXy all dimples and curls and eyes
Rejecting there. like deWy drop,
His CHEEKY face and his glad surprise,
He took my hand and he led me through
The Land of Tinsel and Penny
He didn't know, but he led me to
The cherished land of my boyhood
dreamsi
What wondrous sights are there to see
The beasts and birds of the farthest
climes.
Ferocious and stealthy. yet seem to be
All set to the music of soothing rhymes;
What wondrous books in the Land OF
What marvellous tales of the witches
How much there is in the Land of Tops
To cheer a heart that seems growing
old
We wandered alone, we two. by ways
That led US by castles Of gold and
And on and on till the world was haze
And din of traffic was far and faint:
We came to a strange uncharted moat
Where leaden soldiers stood guard, and
We sailed away in pea-green boat
To lands of Never Can Be Again.
We fIoated on meath the dreamiest skies.
Past islands of wood and painted grass.
And fishes looked up. in dumb surprise.
From sea-green depths of a looking
glass:
The breezes Veered, and we turned our
PROV.
His chubby hands brought our ship to
stop.
The anchor dropped DER our painted
bow
At home at last i'm the Toy Shop!
But o what we saw in that wondrous
land.
Not strange that it wearied a lad so
SMALL
He piilowed his head on my shoulder
and
Went out of the world of tinsel and all:
All, sleeD little chap where the fairies
spin gold
May dreams never end and your youth
never stop
Today you have taught me this heart
isa't old,
Bless all little boys and the Toy Shop.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-27
ENCOURAGED BY THE CLERGY.

philadelphia Inquirer)
Marriage" remarked the moralizer,' is
a lottery.
Yes" rejoined the demoraizer; ''but
it's one of the games of chance that cler-
gymen do not try to discourage
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-27
INFORMATION DESIRED.

(Woman's Home Companion.)
He-The boys say I'm getting to be a
regular bear
She-Indeed?
It-Say, Sis, ask him whether he growls
or hugs.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-27
Terms Of suhserIntlon.

DAILY AND SUNDAY-One month. IS
cents; three months, $3.50; one year, 5000.
SQNDAY-One year, 400
SEMI WEEKLY-Qn advanced, one
year sL5o: six months. Is cents.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-10-08

Owing 10 an error in billing the
Democratic meeting at Elkhart for
last Monday nigh,, the dates were
changed to Monday night, October
18th, 1908, at which time Prosecut-
ing Attorney Dawson and j. II.
Etter will make speeches.
John W. Rossen, Ci Butler, cele.
brated his ninety-tirst birthday last
week. The principal reason Tor his
long stay in this good old lower
world is that he has lived In Missouri
since 1866 and doesn't want
change -Brooktield Gazette.
! A Paola, Kansas, woman was
poisoned In queer manner short
time ago. A rank growth Of weeds
was being burned near .he residence
and inhaling the smoke, affected her
lungs and caused the upper portion
OF her body to swell considerably.
The Democratic messing at sum
nit school house Monday lhghs was
well attended and considernh lr IN.
thusiasm was manifested. DeWitt E.
! tbnstaiup made n =. cd speech iU.-
lowed hyk4lks candidates Rtirr.t,t-k
and Hyde. The boys are "a line for
she whole tirkes
Nathan GROVES and Uncle Joe
Groves Mere Ia Butler Noudny petit.
sioning til" county court 81 build
bridge in Vest Boone township he
tween sections and - THE INES
acknowledges u worry plei.nftt rall
from these gentlemen inch Joe Is
u great Rry.n man, was an old
neghbor in Illinois a hi. Ia. Iier
Judge Bryan. AID Mrs. Brya
father
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-10-08

New shipment OF W. l. Douglas
- oes direct from maker.-Black 4
Arnold Clothing Co.
The installation Of the new heat
Ing plant In the Adrian schools has
been completed land the plant sub
jected TO a severe test with satisiac-
tory results.
Mrs. Viola Woodson, nee Miss
Viola Embree, remembers US with
remittance for renewal. Mr.. Wood.
son is cashier OF q bank at Chstta.
nooga, Okla.
Mrs. Lizzie Ash compliments us
with renewal and orders The TIMES
80 her son, Fay Ash, who Is serving
an apprenticeship in the machine
shops at Topeka.
j. W. Brown, OF Grand River, and
j. P. Thomas, OF New Home, mess.
mates In Shelby's command during
the war, met and talked over old
times Old Settlers day.
Mammoth strain Brahma cock
erels Tor sale at home or delivered at
Butler. 75c for choice If taken soon.
Address, MRS. DORA HARRISON,
503.* Route 6, Butler, Mo.
The regular October term OF she
Bates county circuit court convened
on Monday last with Judge Denton
on the bench, court officers, Circuit
Clerk Embree and Sheriff Beard at
their stations.
| THE TINES was complimented on
Old Settlers day by a call iron Mr..
and Mrs. W. J.>Graves, Mr.. and Mrs.
G W. Lewelen and their three boys,
Roy, Bill and Joe, the latter being
twins and named for their grand.
fathers.
Charley Hunt and Joe Morgan. OF
Hudson, we're pleasant callers at THE
! TIMES Office, while In Butler to hear
Champ Clark on last Thursday
They report party conditions as very
satisfactory, Democrats united and
working harmoniously together ior
success.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-10-08

Nels Altman, OF Amorett, was a
pleasant caller and ordered The
TINES to Charley Makins, at Cornell,
Nebr Mr. Maklns recently paid Mr..
Altman a Witt. They we're boyhood
friends Makins leaving here
about % years ago.
W. Il. Dunn was In Butler the last
the week and complimented THE
TINES. Mr.. Dunn left for Sedalia
Sunday to spend the week at the
State Fair. He is an enthusiastic
admirer OF fine horses and always
keeps that kind around his premises.
Governor Folk denies that he made
the personal references to Senator
Stone In his Warrensburg speech, as
credited to him In dispatches in the
Globe. Democrat and Kansas City
Journal. These Republican papers
would like to have Democratic can.
didates abusing each other.
l., B. Pulliam, a prominent young
larmer OF southern Cass county, was
visiting rela lives and friends In Bates
she last OF the week. In company
with his old friend George Fulkersou
he compllmented THE TIMES. Mr.
Pulliam said politics was livening W
in his section and that his section o.
the county is strong for Senator
Stone.
The following is list OF new sub
-e.ibers and renewals for this week
s L Coleman, Spruce, Mo; R C Quick
Kansas City; J NJ Courtney, Kansas
City; Mrs Viola Woodson, Chatta
nooga, Okla; Charley Makins, Neb
rasks; Dewitt Mcdaniel, Butler; "
II Lowder, Rich Hill; Asa o Ogle
Mountain Home. Idaho; Mrs Wn
Osborne, Butler; Henry Winter
Spruce, Mo; c J Jones, Butler; Y |
Embree, Butler; D Teeter. Spruce;
Il Howard, Adrian; l. B Baskerville
Chicago; A V Anderson, New York
Mrs Monroe Morrell, Hume; Fay Ash
Topeka, Kan; Mrs Lizzie Ash, Butler
j W Brown, Altoona; W. A. Woods
Foster; g. W. Lewellen, Butler.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-10-08
Black & Arnold Clothing Co

M Black & Arnold Clothing Go
Rev A. H Lewis came down "a ~
bend Old Settlers meeting and com.
plimented u.s. Il
Get our prices before you buy
|TBlack 4 Arnold Clothing Co.
Mrs. Della Marion, OF Emporia,
Kan, is visiting the family OF her
uncle, l. M. Smith.
n Charley Mains left for South
sDakota and will try his luck In the
"Trip county land drawing.
Mrs. Monroe Morrell, OF Hume, a
Hong time friend and patron OF The
MINES, sends remittance for renewal.
f A large number OF Bates county
farmers and number OF Butler peo-
fple are at the State Fair at Sedalia
this week.
/ Il Prosecuting Attorney W. B Dsw,
Jon, accompanied by his wife, was a
business visitor to Kansas City the
hrst OF the week.
4 Charles Burge orders his paper
changed from Bisbee, Ariz., TO Long
Beach, Cal Nwhere' he and his family
I viii spend the winter.
tx Mrs. A. L. Ludwick returned to her
fbome in Kansas City on Saturday,
after a pleasant visit with relatives
land friends In Butler.
4 Liveryman L. s. Radiord lost a
valuable horse Friday. 1t had been
driven during the day, and died
4 shortly after reaching the barn.
Il Mrs. Frank Heron and son, Jack,
who had been visiting relatives In
Butler for several weeks, left for hel
home In Kansas City Monday.
N\WiIl Weeks went to Nevada Satur.
day night to meet bis wife and baby
who have been visiting relatives and
friends In South McAlister, Okla.
Any information required about
speaking dates or other matters
Relative to the campaign will be ~
ished at Democratic headquarters.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-10-08

The new residence of George Her
rell at Adrian is nearing completion
Rev. o. L. Vivian Is as Horton
this week assisting in q revival meet
ing.
Mrs. NJ. o. Hill, OF Reaver Falls,
Pa, is visiting the family OF Rev. c,
V. Crisis.
| j. W. Eggleston and c. Corlett,
went to Kansas City Monday on
business.
Mrs. F. c. Smith and daughter,
Nellie, left Tuesday for Memphis,
Tenn, to visit Mrs. ". Z. Phillips.
Capt. Fred Trspp, of Lincoln, Neb +,
and A. A. Pickerel, OF Buffalo, Ill.,,
agents for the Sculley estate, we're
guests OF Major Crowell the first OF
tie week:
A fine rein fell In this section Mon
day and Monday night. Is did not
afford much stock water az Il all
soaked In the ground, making 1t inc
for fall pastures and the wheat.
}. G, Casey and Miss n. NJ. Pury.
lance, both OF Ohio, Missouri, were
united in marriage Monday afternoon
by Judge c. F. Boxley at his office
in the court house in shis city.
Marian Woods was down from
Adrian the last OF the week shaking
hands with bis old friends. He drop
ped In 80 see US and said he Is str!c.
" In the race for the Democratic
nomination for Recorder at the next
primaries.
J. X. Simpson left Tuesday for a
trip through New Mexico and South
west Texas. He will visit Ira Lud-
wick at Estancis, New Mexico, j. Y,
Snodgrass and other old friends In
that section. He expects TO return
the last OF the month.
Lucian Baskerville came In from
Chicago on Monday TO visit his
friends here and went out to visit his
father, VIM. Baskervill in Dep
Water. He has a vacation oi about
two weeks. Lucian has good POI
sition with a manufacturing concern
Of that city and is doing well.
In making mention OF the death Of
little Alice, the % months old daugh.
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. p, Genevsy
of southeast of the city, We regret
very much that an error was made,
inssmuch ss our informant gave us
the name OF Mr.. and Mrs. johnson
Genevay.
Jerry Callahan, living on the old
Burge farm near Cortland, WAS in
Tuesday having bills struck for the
sale OF his stock and other persona
effects, on October 18th. See hi.
sale notice In another column. MIR
. Callahan contemplates moving s,
, Oklahoma. While comparatively ,
: new man, having come here iron
Illinois something over a year ago
: he has made strong friends anon,
our people, who regret his removal
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1908-08-07

The sugar industry Of Peru is
quite considerable one, the crop
averaging about 10000 long tons
per annum 1t depends very largely
upon irrigation water for its success
and irrigation has been having much
attention given to it in Peru The
Peruvian Government is anxious to
forward and to promote methods of
irrigation and especially for the pur-
pose of inducing emisrants from
Europe to come to Peru In some of
the northern districts $4,000 acres
Of land are now under irrigation. the
water being secured from the river
by proper canals. this supply being
supplemented by pumping machinery.
In Southern Peru some 5000 acres
are under irrigation. largely from
canals. but steam pumps are there
employed to some extent, as also are
windmills Some experts from the
U. s Geological Service have been
employed by the Peruvian Govern
ment to study up the matter Of irrl-
cation, and it is hoped that in this
way the water supplies of Peru, which
are quite great, may be utilized in
the production Of profitable crops
and not wasted as now.-Louisians
Planter
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1908-08-07
A MAN OF LETTERS.


When Mr. CYRUS Watterhousc grew
wealthy from his slaughter.house,
lie gave 70 shellback College TWEEN thou
sand right away.
So the Faculty rewarded him with honor,
and accorded him
The ,nedagogic title, Cyrus Watterhouse,
MA"
When he merged his corporation with the
Pressed Beef Combination
He consigned o million gztrn &c The Col
legei so you see
Grand old Sheilback'- nons of Learning.
tainted money never apurning
Stretched bis name 20 Cyrus Wltter-
house, MA. and Pm ID
Next when Cirrus showed his nature and
bought out "a legislature
For the Sausage Trust. Che College got
Eve millions, title free
And The Facultys reqmtal w3s another
wh9ckins title
Thi. time ~Wstterhause. BIS, ND
phD. LID"
Well ere Cyrus took Ia liquor, every time
he made q dieker
lie endowed the college more and added
on sonic letters new,
Ill hH check book looked pathetic when
he signed that 0lphahetio
NJ BIS OK PAD, LID
But az last Of honors tiuug. when poor
Cyrus Jaw expiring
On bis viii he wrote the following and
settled down 20 die
Gents please don't misunderstood ME
take my coin, hut don't YOU hand me
Any more o. that fool Alphabet
ours very simply
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1908-08-07

Modern household improvements
are appreciated by the initiated. but
to the unenllghtened they sometimes
prove discouraging. Mrs. Gordon
was showing Ina. the new maid, who
had agreed to work for four dollars
week. the conveniences of her up
to-date kitchen.
It's very easy place" explained
the lady, because | have so many
contrivances for making the work
light
Now, here's a new patent bread
mixer; when you're ready to use It
III show you how to put it together.
And this is a splendid meat grinder
1t saves hours of labor with the
chopping-knife. Here is a fine apple
parer. that takes the cores out, too.
And this hardwood slab is a wonder
ful potato-slicer.
Then, continued Mrs. Gordon,
proudly, Il have a patent dish-wash-
er. percolating cofree-pot and an su-
tomato ash-sifter."
'Meesls." said Ina. firmly. "ef
is hoy to spend all mys time learning
how to make dose fonny things go,
must hov tree dollar a mont more.
She vor too mooeh work. youths
Companion.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1908-08-07

On one of the Western rivers some
years ago the steamboat f X Thomp-
son ran on snag and was sunk.
1t settled in the water in such a way
that only the initials of the name
painted on the side of the boat
showed above the surface. The wreck
was regarded with much interest by
tbff assengers on the next boat that
we-t up the river. One of them.
more curious than the others. hunted
up the captain.
Captain" he asked. do you
know the name of that steamboat"
Yes. sir" answered that officer.
That's what is left of the F. X.
Thompson"
What happened to herr"
"She seems to have sunk"
"But what do you suppose was the
cause of her sinking?"
The cause?" said the captain. Il
don't know. sir All we can see is
the F. X"-Youth's Companion.
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DIssEcT CLINToN's BRAIN.
Surgeons Comment on Remarkable
Conditions Found in Body Organs.


Conditions Found in Body Organs.
OF decided interest aud undoubt-
edly of some medico-legal value iP
the result OF the microscopical exam
ination of the brain Of General Geo,
Clinton. whose body was recently ex-
humed from the Congressional Gem
etery at Washington and relnterred
at Kingston, n Y, his native place.
The body lay in a leaden coffin, which
already had been opened, so that it
was not tight, and water had filtered
into it.
The soft parts of the thorax and
adipoeere, a substance which takes
its name from its resemblance to fat
and wax. OF this substance medical
history states that when the Gene
terry of the Innocents at Paris was re-
moved in 1856 great quantities were
found where the collins containing
the dead bodies were placed very
close together.
As to the brain of General Clinton
the result Of the examination showed
the skull to contain soft, rather
friable, putty-like mass that to the
naked eye suggested brain Under
the microscope it was seen the major
part Of the material consisted OF a
feltwork of sustentacuar tissue re-
sembling neuroglia. Groups Of large
pear-shaped cells were apparent.
more or less in orderly arrangement.
This was interpreted to be strong
presumptive evidence that the mater
ial examined represents vistages of
some parts of the central nervous
system
Commenting on this subject, Dr.
S. G. Evans, Surgeon. United States
Navy, who was present during the
examination, says:
The fact that the material found
in the skull was certainly the re-
mains at least of brain tissue as
shown by the microscopic eSamina-
ton made by DR.. Spear al the time.
is rather remarkable, To my mind.
however, the most practical point |
ELECTED by the examination was the |
fact that he had evidently suffered "a
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Your love. he cried would give
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-New York Evening sun.
Teacher-"What is the total popu-
lation of The glohe?"