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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-09

Oyama's day Off" Oyama was our own
name for our Jap servant.
We lost no time getting home. The
door seemed to be all right, in fact, it
was fastened with a tumbler-lock which
would have given the most experienced
burglar a bad half-hour. We had no
fear of the rear door. which was Sc
cured by chain-bOlt.
We entered and took hasty view of
the library.
The silver skull was gone.
The windows gave no more clue than
had the doors.
What do you make of it, Clarke?"
1 demanded.
At regard it as a worthy basis of Sc
rious investigation" he answered medi-
tatively.
1t was years afterward and in a
strange land that Clarke and l again
rolled a cigarette from the silver skull
but that, Also in another story.
fThe next story in the series of ad-
ventures of Carlton Clarke, entitled
1.-THE Soul of the Blue Bokhara," will
appear next week.
Copyright. 1908, by w. G. Chapman.
Copyright in Great Britain.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-09

After a rather neglected breakfast
and a nan to recover the murdered
sleep of the night before. we proceeded
to the station to complete the formali-
ties of the Hindu's arrest. When we
arrived, Inspector Ship met us with a
luguhrious countenance and mySteri-
ously ushered us into his private office
and closed and locked the door.
When he had assured himself that no
unbidden ear was listening, he turned
to us and said:
He's gone"
"Gonep exclaimed Clarke. You
don't mean to say you allowed him to
escape handcuffed, between our place
and the station?"
mo, 1 got him here safely enough
The lockup-keeper took him downstairs
and l went along and took on the
bracelets. Then 1 saw him put into the
center cell in the north tier and the
door turned on him. The lockup-keereI
SAYS he was there when he had up the
bunch for morning roll CALL About IF
teen minutes ago l went down fol
something and took a look into his cell
IT was empty. The lock hasn't been
tempered with: there is no place ne
could have crawled through. Now, how
did he get out?''
HE may have had a confederate"
suggested.
"And 1 suppose the confederate has
KEYS to the cells and could walk into q
crowded police station in broad day
| light and take his man out. No, sir
that fellow Just faded away through
the iron and stone. and you'll never
make me believe anything else. Now
gentlemen. if this ever gets out I'll bt
the laughing stock of the force. Luck
| lily l didn't book him, and I've sworr
the lockup-keeper to secrecy on pair
of his Job. I want to ask YOU to keeI
IL dark
We gave the promise. Later and un.
der most peculiar circumstances wa.
this ban of secrecy lifted-but that i!
another story.
| II think 1 can find your man again,
said Clarke.
You needn't find him for me-" quick.
| ly returned the inspector. II wouldn
touch him again for the site of the city
! hail."
There had been several impatient tap'
at the inspectors door. and so we de
parted. AS we were leaving the sta
ton Clarke turned to me with a wor
ried expression. and said:
| I'VE must hurry home Why didnf
| / think of it before. The skull! It.
Blue-grass blade., 1908-03-15
Reforming a Parrot.

A Pittsburger who spent part of last
summer in England tells an incident which
sadly disturbed the religious peace of a PARISH
in Penzance.
A maiden lady of that town owned par
rot, which somehow acquired the disagreeable
habit of observing, at frequent Intervals
Il wish the old lady would die
This annoyed the birds owner who spoke
to. her curate about it.
Il think we can rectify the matter" re-
piled the good man. 81 also have a parrot,
and he is a righteous bird, having been brought
up in the way he should go. / will lend you
my parrot, and | trust his influence will re-
form that depraved bird of yours
The curate's parrot was placed in the same
room with the wicked one, and as soon as they
had become accustomed to eacn other the bad
bird remarked:
81 wish the old lady would die"
Whereupon the clergyman's bird rolled up
his eyes and in solemn accent added:
"We' beseech thee to hear us good Lord!"
The story got out in the parish, and for
several sundays it was necessary to omit the
litany at the church services--Pittsburg
Chronicle.
Blue-grass blade., 1908-03-15

II ought to be explained how the 2Sth and
10Th verses of the sixth chapter of III Kings
can promote good morals. 1t says "And the
king said unto her, what aeth thee? and she
answered, This woman said unto me, Give
thy son, that we may eat him today, and
we will eat thy son tomorrow. So we boiled
my son, and did eat him: and | said unto
her on the next aay Give thy son that we
may eat him, and she hid her SON." How in
the name of common sense can that help peo-
pie to get to heaven? Those women should
not only have their names taken from the
church books but from the Lambs Book of
Life" also. l hope for the sake of good
morals that the Pope's revisionists will find
out that God did not write the Songs of
Solomon and the Book of Ruth" They
seem entirely unworthy Divine author.
The revisonists should settle once for all
whether the Hebrew chronology. that of
the Septuagint is correct. The Hebrew ac-
count says Abraham was born 20S3 years
after God created the world, and the
Septuagint says it was 3540 years after
God created the heavens and the EARTH" A
little difference of l466 years is slight dis
crepancy, but the world should know the
correct date of the birth of Abraham for all
the saints expect to rest in his bosom. The
Bible revisionists have fearful response
bility as millions have placed their destiny
in Bible truth.
There are few thousand other discrep-
ancies, mysteries and contradictions in the
Holy Book that should be submitted to the
revisionsts but the Blade readers cannot
hear them all now, so l must call halt on
this voluminous subject.
Blue-grass blade., 1908-03-15
From the Mouth of Babe.

One morning Sunday school was about to
be dismissed and the youngsters were al
ready in anticipation of relaxing their cramped
little limbs after he hours of confinement
on straight backed chairs and benches when
the superintendent arose and, instead of the
usual dismissal, announced: "And now, chill
dren, let me introduce Mr.. Smith, who will
give us a short talk"
Mr. Smith smilingly arose, and after gaz-
ing impressively around the class room, be-
gan with: 81 hardly know what to say"
when the whole school was convulsed to hear
a small, thin voce pack in the rear lisp:
"Thay amen and thit down."
Blue-grass blade., 1908-03-15

in as much as liquor is the cause of more
imposition more interfering with the rights
of the innocent than all else being the cause
of three -fourths of the crime as is affirmed
by our best judges; in self defense, So
ciety has right and it is the proper thing
for it to suppress the traffic of the same.
So far as the right is concerned | do not
see that any kind of regulation OF the liquor
business could be right if Prohibition be not
right 1t it be wrong to suppress our liber-
ties-regarding the use of intoXicants as
beverage-would it not be wrong to in any
way to interfere with them? Then far as
right is concerned we should have either
absolutely free whisky or Prohibition. But
even the liquor dealers themselves do not
dare to advocate so radical measure. They
once did but do not dare do it now. Now
Bro. Hughes do you really believe the liquor
dealers are bounded down to such ex
tent that they do not dare to advocate and
ask for the right,-,or justice?
As to the seconu objection to Prohibition
viz; That it will not prohibit, would say
that liquor men are mighty afraid to risk it
and would much rather risk being robbed
OF thousands OF dollars In the way OF nigh
license, which indeed is but heavy bride
for the privilege of debauchery And / have
lately read of breweries costing thousands
of dollars being closed on account of it. But
of course | admit that it does not always
prohibit, neither does the law against muir
der always prevent murder Further we must
make allowances for the growth of sentiment
and perfecting of laws enforcing prohibition
in the future.
Blue-grass blade., 1908-03-15
BLUE GRASS BLADE.
PROHIBITION AND FREETHOUGHT
(By A. A. Snow.)

A week or so ago | saw the question was
sprung in your journal and discussed between
you and others; Can Freethnker con-
sistenty be Prohlbitionist?' Though II
was conceded that there were number OF
Freethinkers who were Prohibitionsts, the
conclusion was drawn that Prohibition was a
should 90 down in history as the Ants II
Christian movement and the Freethnkers
my name should be fortunate enough to have
a place in history | want it said that l have
stood on the Prohibition platform as long
as have been Freethinker; and | am will
ing to run my chances as to the judgment
of the world during future age when the
race will be older and more capable of judg-
ing on this subject than they are now.
But first; Can Christian be consistent
Prohibitionistf L say he cannot. Prohibi-
ton fundamentally contradicts original
christianity, which represents Jesus as
wine manufacturer and a wine drinker.
Freethnker can consistently change when he
finds he wrong but Christian cannot.
No message from God can be improved upon.
Now while Prohibition is an infidel movement
(infidel to original Christianity it also might
not ne freetnOugnC movement, grant.
But suppose that it finally turns out that
Prohibition, after many falls defeats, and
failures proves like the Abolition of slavery,
to be the proper thing and one of the greatest
emancipatons ever offered the race; and
suppose the Christians all along espoused it
and waded through bloody seas in defense
of it while Freethinkers were ALL along pull
ing back and fighting it, and the whisky ring
and the Freethinkers were patting each other
on the back and saying; you and l are
rowing the same boat" Then after that
would it not be a little late for us Free
thinkers to get into tho band wagon and
say that Prohibition is an infdel movement,
notwithstanding it isl. And would not this
success TALL Christians) give them new
lease of power? The world would never
know that it was case of the Devil rid
ing into power in the livery of heaven"
But would give them the right hand of fell
lowship, and would be willing to swallow
every thing they offer; their miracles, forged
gospels, tyrannical Sunday laws and intol-
erance in general.
Now there are two distinct though related
questions to settle; First, Is Prohibition
rightF And Second, Will Prohibition pro-
hibit?
| believe in law. l am no Anarchist. No
Prohibitionist can be- l believe in organiza-
ton to protect the innocent from the inroads
of the imposers. Of course when laws go
farther than that they are tyrannical Now
Blue-grass blade., 1908-03-15
Hard to Digest.

"I'm afraid I'll disagree with you," remarked
Jonah as the whale swallowed him
perhaps" replied the whale 'but it won't
be circumstance to the way the theolog-
ians will disagree when they come to discuss
this incident"
The Washington bee., 1908-08-22

WATCHES
We mention here but a few CT our
specials
Gnetlemen's zo-year Gold Filled Am
lean Stem Winders and Settlers, $40.
Ladies zo-year Gold Filled Stem,
Winders and Settlers, $40.
Gentlemen's I4-karat Solid Gold Am
cream Stem Winders and Settlers, as
cheap as S3s.
Children's Solid Silver Watches with
Pin Attachment, $3.50; regular price,
$3.50.
ladies' Solid Gold Watches, Open
Face, $500.
Boys Solid Silver Watches, $500 up.
The Washington bee., 1908-08-22
BERRIES ARE RIPE
SOME GOOD METHODS OF PRE-
SERVING AND SERVING.
Blackberry Froth az a Luncheon Dain-
ty-Recipes for Wine and Cor
dlal-Serve Jelly with
Whipped Cream.

Blackberry Froth.-Whites Of four
eggs, one cupful of blackberry juice,
two cupfuls of boiling water, one cup
full of cold water, One-half box of gel
atine, one cupful of sugar. Soak the
gelatine in the cold water for one hour,
stir the sugar into it and pour the
boiling water over them. When they
are dissolved add the blackberry juice,
strain and set on the ice until the jel-
ly is nearly firm. Beat the whites of
the eggs stiff and whip into the Jelly
q little at a time Turn into a mold
wet with cold water and let it stand
until firm Serve with cream.
Blackberry Wine.-Fill a stone jar
with ripe berries and cover with wa
ter. Tie a cloth over the jar and let
stand for four days to ferment; then
mash the berries and strain through a
cloth. Add three pounds of brown
sugar to every gallon of juice; cover
and skim them every morning until
clear Of fermentation; pour this OF
carefully from the sediment into a
demijohn, cork and set in cool place.
This will be ready to use in two
months.
Blackberry Cordial. - Add two
pounds of loaf sugar TO one gallon Of
blackberry juice, a tablespoonful each
Of ground cloves and allspice, two
nutmegs grated and a teaspoonful of
ground cinnamon. Boil slowly for
about 80 minutes, remove from fire
and let cool; add a pint of good French
brandy, then bottle.
Blackberry Jelly.-Take one quart Of
berry juice and when it comes TO q
boil add to it a halt box of soaked
gelatine, one cupful of sugar and stir
over the fire until gelatine dissOlyss.
This will take only a few minutes.
Strain into a mold and set away un-
I'll hardened. Serve this with whipped
cream.
Blackberries Preserved.-Do not use
fruit that is too ripe, weigh and put
into glass jars. filing each one two
thirds full Put one pound of sugar
in a saucepan and one eupful Of wa
ter TO every two pounds of fruit, and
let II come slowly TO a boil. Pour this
syrup hot into the jars over the ber-
ries, filing them to the brim. Place
the Jars in a boiler containing cold wa
ter and ret the water come to a boil,
and when the fruit is scalding hot take
out the jars and cover them alright.
Blackberry Pudding-Take two cup
fuls of stale bread crumbs soaked in
two cupfuls of milk, a little salt and
three eggs beaten we'll Take one and
one-half cupfuls of sifted -four and
stir into it half teaspoonful Of baking
blackberries. Put into a buttersd pud-
ding dish and steam for two hours.
Serve with a rich sauce.
The Washington bee., 1908-08-22
HUNT TRIP
PERlLs AND PLEASURES OF THE
CANE GUEST IN EAST AFRICA.
Death from FsVsr, Poison and Ani@~sls,
or Captivity in the Jungle Lurk,
Eur in tie End the Finest
Hunting in the World.

Oyster Fay. X. Y.-President Roose-
velt's huuLng nip TO East Africa
which is planted FOR next year, will
decrease the pres. Dental savings some
500 GEO to S2-oty 1T low es1i1Ea.e.
but, iu2smUlh IS Mir Roosevelt al
ready has been ofeTed more than ten
times that amount for his story Of the
trip, to be written upon his return, it
isn't worrying the family banker.
What IS concerning all the RoOse-
velt family and the close friends OF
the president may be summed up as
things that might happen on that
trip" 1t is no small matter, this 20
900 mikes journey to the widest sec
tion of TIE world, where big game is
as pOpU.Ous as it has come to be
scarce in the wen west" Ii isn't so
much the lions, elephants, and their
associates that are being feared. al
though the element of danger they
always present contains the essential
Eest Of hunting with any true sports
man But there are many other enc
mics of human life, which the pTesi-
dent will have to encounter and sub
due.
The journey TO the east coast OF
Africa will be one of the most wonder
ful pilgTimages man of the western
world might take The president will
pass through seas and straits which
alone could have washed away the
tones of history they have seen writ
ten. He will come into contact with
customs and people by far the most
interesting in the world, and finally,
Gs a sort OF guerdOn for his wander
ing. the traveller viii reach Zanzibar
"a place which merits its name, Para
dise).
II has been called the most interest
ing IS square miles in the world. and
The Washington bee., 1908-08-22
To Remove Blue of Furniture.

Many housewives have been an
noyed by the cloudy. bluegray look
which so often appears on mahogany
pianos and other. pieces of highly pol
ished furniture. For removing such
an appearance one woman has very
successfully used a solution composed
of a tablespoonful of vinegar in q
quart Of clear water. This applied
with a cheeseclorh rag, first saturated
and then wrung out as dry as possible.
The furniture is rubbed very lightly
with this and is then polished just as
lightly with dry piece Of cheese
cloth. If the first application is not
successful it may be tried again in a
week.
The Washington bee., 1908-08-22

appears to merit the description. In
its scant area the fOtsam and jetsam
OF the eastern world has gathered. 1t
contains, shoulder to shoulder, in its
Heterogeneous people and life, the ele-
ments of the finest culture, the deep
est ignorance, morality degeneracy,
vice and virtue, more fantastically in
terwoven into the life of the place
than anywhere else in all the world.
Here the president will get his sup
plies, guides, servants. porters. and
other blacks who viii be his compan-
ions on The hunt From Zanzibar he
goes to the chief city of English East
Africa and from there plunges into
the vast silent, disease-breeding jun
gle, where a white man goes with the
assurance that death, multiform, pes
ulent and horrible, turks in every
thicket and stream and tree; a place
where the chances OF living are re-
duced to the ultimate natural minimum.
Preceded by his blacks, and fol-
lowed by more Of the same, bearing
the rather imposing luggage of the ex-
peditiOn, and in bad weather, the
head of the expedition in a hammock,
the president will enter q world vast
iy different from anything he has ever
seen.
The president will not have pro
ceeded far before rebellion will break
out in his train This kind, however,
is more easily settled than miners
strikes, and all may be well
Then he may be overtaken and cap
tured by a native prince, who will re-
quire beads, wire, brass and the like
70 keep him from devoung his dis
unguished guest TO Cutting his appe-
lite. Upon finding that his visitor is
the late head Of a great government,
the chief will even become solicitous,
ssnd around a few buckets of stink.
ing native beer, even some pellets of
, bhang, that the president may dream
the dream Of the hashish eater, and as
& last mark Of courtesy demand that
the president marry a couple or more
Of HIS dusky bellies. The diplomacy
of Mr.. Roosevelt viii have to be relied
upon in this extremity.
In the end, all these perils having
been safely passed, Mr.. Roosevelt will
reach the happiest hunting grounds
In all the world. where he may shoot
lions. hippopOtami, specimens Of the
buffalo. rhinoceros, box, etc, till his
ammunition runs out or something
happens.
The Washington bee., 1908-08-22
DIAMONDS.
Put Your MOnC III Diamonds No Bet
ter L. stnieHt To-day.

Prices in The Diamond market are ad-
vancing, but OUR PRICES HAVEN'T
BEEN ADVANCED in some time. We
still have d large collection Of superb
Diamonds which We bought a consider
able time ago at lower prices than pI-
vail today.
We shall not advance prices on these
stones. We are merchants and not sc
uIators, and our far percentage Of
is al we ask. So, as long as these Dia
mond. last, it will be possible 10 buy
them here under the regular market for
The Washington bee., 1908-08-22
To Keep Lettuce Fresh.

By following the method given be-
low you can always have crisp. fresh
lettuce and rarely lose a leaf. AS
soon as it comes from the grocery
plunge 1t into cold water. The pan
must be large and deep enough to
cover ii entirely and give 1t room to
swell. After about six houEs wash it
on under cold water; wrap it lightly
in a damp towel, put It into q fruit
basket use a grape basket with
out top or handle-and set it on the
shelf of the refrigerator. It will keep
for three or four days and be ready
for use at once.-Chicago Tribune.
The Washington bee., 1908-08-22
To Keep Away Bugs.

Make frames 12 inches square and
four inches deep from any pieces of
board at hand, or get a box from the
grocer and split it up for the purpose.
Set a frame over each hill Of cucum-
bers or melons, and cover with a piece
of glass Amateur photographers who
have spoiled negatives on hand can
clean them in hot water and use them
for this purpose by tacking a couple
Of cross sticks over the top of the
frame to serve as rests for the small
glasses. This protects your vines
while the first leaves are forming,
which is the time to look out for bugs.
The glass. of course. must be removed
to let in air and moisture at the proper
times. BY this method one can start
much earlier than usual and be sure
of protection from frost as well as
bugs.
The Washington bee., 1908-08-22
Breakfast Dish.

Take cold roast veal, left from sup
per, chop fine with one onion: add two
tablespoons of cold oatmeal, salt and
pepper to taste, roll into little cakes,
dip in eggs and cracker crumbs and
fry in butter and lard. Serve with
graYy.
The Washington bee., 1908-08-22

me stones.
Ladies Diamond Rings, $500 to $3.50
Ladies Diamond Brooches, $3.50 to
81 600
Diamond Earrings, $500 10 $4,000.
Diamond Scarf Pins, 800 up.
Diamond Cuff Buttons, 500 up
Diamond Studs, $1,000 up
We have Ladies Handsome Diamond
Rings set in Tiffany Mounting, which
We are selling at $1,000. This will make
an appropriate present for Christmas.
Every stone a ball Of FIRE.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-13

party loyalty to the people of the whole country"
 Although living under a Republican national administration, a Republican State. county and city administrations. citizens of Chicago are being asked to raise a fund of $500. 900 for the benefit of starving children. All the Chicago papers are making appeals for the col lection of such a fund. They do not conceal the fact that there is imme- diate necessity for the relief of more than 15,000 children found suffering from hunger in the public schools in this city. City officials. headed by the mayor. have the matter of relief in hand.
 Much was heard about "soup houses" in 1sse, but no such condition as this was given by Republican orators, who made the panic of 1898 the burden of their speeches. And yet, Mir. Taft, Gov ernor Hughes and other Republicans on the stump are predicting that the country will so to the bad In the event of MT. Bryan's election. There were no starving school children in 1895, and as Mir. Bryan aptly said in his speech to the Bryan and Kern Business Msn's Association In this city. official statistics show that the losses by req son of business failures for nine months in the present fiscal year are in excess of those for the same period during the panic of 1908.
 It does not lie in the mouth of Judge Taft to prophecy hard times in the light of the record of the present ad- ministration, of which he Is the shin ing member.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-13
BRYAN AND TAFT.
The Nebraskan Outshone His Competi- tor at the Great Chicnnn Glnfherfnr.

Ahe NeDrA~kan DutenOme HIS COmpefts
 tor at the Great Chicago Gathering.
 Chicago. H., Oct. s..-Business men of Chicago and the Mississippi Valley States have had occasion to measure MT. Bryan and Mir. Taft by the same standard. Their appearance at the banquet of the Chicago Association of Commerce afforded that opportunity, and the result was decidedly to the advantage of the Nehraskan. While the event was entirely non partisan, Mir. Bryan showed his ability to grasp and handle the situation much better than did Mir. Taft. His remarks deal ing with business conditions and eco- monies, production, commerce and ex- change upon broad. general principles convinced his hearers that he was no mere academic student of affairs, but that he had given deep study and thought to these subjects. He spoke freely, enlivening his address with pleasantrieS which showed his marked versatility, and the applause which his telling points made showed clearly that he had made a profound impress sion upon hia distinguished audience composed as 1t was by both Demo- crats and Republicans. Mir. Bryan