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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-21

the left corner of the picture. was To-
Gated for years the store of Kimball &
Lawrence, general merchants, and
there the Mccormick bank edifce rears
its head today. The tall building at
the other end of the picture, is the
predecessor of the Constitution build
ing and the Salt Lake Security & Trust
Co. building OF today; II was then de-
nominated the "Old Constitution Build
ing" and the inscription can still be
deciphered under a magnifying glass.
i was then occupied by Eldredgc &
Clawsop, general merchants, whose
name is also to be seen IN the orig
iual picture, on the south wall. Be
tween these two edifiCes was a string
of small merchants and various estab-
lishments. Where the two spinning
wheels stand on the sidewalk. was the
original home OF the Henry Dinwoodey
Furniture company. Others located
in the row were Michael Chadd, the
green grocer, George w. Davis, grocer,
Phelps Cash Store. Price, the green
grocer Colebrook's millinery estab-
lishment, Trips shoe store, Charles
II. Crows saddle shop, William Har-
vey the watch maker, and some others
whose names cannot be deciphered
The reproduction will recall many
vivid meories to old timers, who made
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-21

.,rhe sun is shining on spot on
,tr street where it has not shone Tor
a years" This was the remark made
!, salt Lake business man who yes
,ordov stood in front of the clearing
de ON upper Main street by the de-
!, ,,itior of the several old buildings
rbirh have gone down TO make way
H. Inc new Galloway building
H., etrin in question measures so feet
s,nntare and 1t is probably more than
Ia Years since the ground was struck
mn the rays of the sun, as this To-
,iiN, was one of the first to be COW
sred by some of the old business struc-
tros after the entrance of the pho
necrs in lS47.
The view shown in the accompany
~ cut. however, comprises not only
fhis so feet but most of the entire
block from the Mccormick corner
north to the Constitution building, and
tho picture was taken in 1865 1t is
likely that most of the small business
"a eds had then been there a good
many years. This interesting photo
rraph is owned BY w. s. Mccormick,
ave- whose desk it hangs in his banla-
Ing house Where the two story
bnildng with the flag staff stauds, on
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-21

Are factors of the greatest success.
No person can do full justice 20 him
self without them.
In no season of the year are they more
easily exhausted than in the spring.
We need not discuss the reason for this
here It's enough to say there is one,
and that Hoods Sarsaparilia gives siren
9Th and endurance. as thousands an
nllnllv fcgtifN. s
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-21
CAVALRY. BEWARE.

BLESS me. Martial" exclaimed Uncle
Cyrus, looking up from his magazine.
Were getting navy that don't need
to take n back seat for any % them
European nations
Just listen to this, Some fellow has
been making estimates Any half dog
en- o our big cruisers down 80 the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-21
AN ODD MOUNT.

a strange and comical military body
is a troop OF cavalry at St de Moor
way. a province on the east coast OF
Africa which Is under the rule OF the
French governor general at Madagas-
car. These soldiers go about their mil
itary operations ON oxen. The animals
are lean creatures. and they move with
surprising rapidity.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-21
RACE Suicide

as President Roosevelt calls IL is not near
ly the menace to Increase In population
that deaths among infants are. And eight
out Of ten OF these deaths are directly or
Indirectly caused by bowel troubles. Nc
Gees Baby Elixir cures disrrhoea, dy
sentary. sour stomach and all infant
ailments OF this nature. Just the thing
for teething babies. Price - and soc.
SOLD BY u. c. NJ. /. Drug Dept. ll2-l4
Main Street. =
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-21
SECTION OF MAIN STREET FORTY YEARS AGO.

their boyish play ground on the Main
street I'm front of this business section,
and many of wnom recall the odd char
acters--nearly all of them English
and some of them worthy q place
in Dickens pages---who did thriving
business along the thoroughfare in the
davS of '6S
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-21

jamestown Exposition have engine
strength equal to the pulling power of
all the hor7ses IN the Russian cavalry
THE engines Of our battleship
Louisiana are strong cnough.-if they
could be fastened somewhere--to pun
the hull United States cavalry into the
sea and. an
Mercy sakes," cried Aunt Martha
with arrested spoon, FOR the FIRST time
impressed with these interesting sta
tistics II hope to goodness our caval-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-21

We are pleased to announce that Foley's
honey and Tar for coughs, colds and lunE
Pure Food and Drug law as 1t con-
tsins no opiates or other harmful drugs,
and we recommend II as a safe remedy
for children and adults, r. ]. Hill Drug
Co, THE Never Substitutors."
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-21
WORMOLOGY

should be studied by every parent, II
your child is nervous fretfui. starts in
it's sleep is pesty faced has rings I'M
der IT'S eyes, always seems hungry, is
not gaining weight YOU can be sure the
trouble is worms whites Cream Vermi
fuge is an absolute cure for worms, Is
it's own purgative. sold by u. c. NJ |.
Drug Dept. 1i2-1l4 Main street Il
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-21
1Hr eANyAN TREE.

The branches Of the banyan tree the
Indian hg-throw out supports which
take root when they reach the ground
and IN their turn produce similar
branches. One banyan is said to have
shcltered 1000 mon.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-21
patterns, made of the very best Irish linen.

stripes aud checks
l5r value for t.....,,...,.., 10
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-21

ry u keep away from tho shore =
Youths Companion.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-21
WeLcoME An nae VArlcAN.

Don Lorenzo Pcrosi is composer
whose musical talent is held In high
esteem by the pope. Tie has recently
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-21

Little hope is entertained for the re-
covory Of Wilhelmina Adamovics. al
vorccd wife OF Leopold WolflnE form
erly Archduke Leopold Of Austria), who
went ravins mad on March after
making three desperate attempts to
destroy herself
The arChduke gave up his title and
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-21

estates, took the name OF wolfing and
married her, fascinating hut uncdvl-
Gated woman. In 1903. Two years later
he divorced her and married again.
Miss Adamovics considered herself
very I'll treated. especially becauSsA "a
larger allowance was not given her.
Trouble proved on her mind and she
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-01

1t is all wrong to use 1he ;lounction 10
prevent the entirely proper and legitimate
actions of labor organizations in their
struggle for industrial betterment, or .n IN.
unwarra rtably to invade the fundamental
rig is. of the individual 1t is futile to
necessity of organized effort on the part
of wage-earners. and vet by injunctive
process to forbid peaceabe action to ac-
3complish the lawful objects for which they
are organized and upon which tIeir sue
Fcess depends. The fact that the punish
ment for the violation Of an an Injunction
sarilr be summary and without the inter
vention of a jury makes its issuance in
doubtful cases dangerous practice. and
in itself furnishes reason why the pro-
cess should he surrounded with safe
guards to protect individuals against be-
ling enioincd from exercising their proper
rights Reasonable notice should he given
the adverse party.
This matter is daily becoming of graver
importance and | can not too urgently rec
onimend that the congress give careful
consideration to the subject. If some. way
Of remehving the abuses is not found the
feeling of Indignation against them among
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-01
San Francisco. FEBRUARY 81. 1907.

San FRANCISCO. FEBRUARY lftOi.
Dear Sir: ] hand you herewith a file of
papers covering the movement of fuel oil
shipped by the Associated OIL company
over our line from January l. ,o Iso6' up to
We agreed with the Associated OIL com
pany's negotiations with Mr.. Ripley. Mr.:
Wells and myself, that in consideration of
their making MS special price on oil for
company use. which is covered by CON
tract. and the further consideration that
we would take a certain quantity, they
our line TO San Francisco bay. points a
certain minimum number Of barrels of
fuel oil at rate Of 25 cents per barrel from
bakersfield, exclusive of the switching
charge
These statements cover the movement,
except that they have included Stockton,
which Is not correct as IT Is not a bay
veniently by water. We, have paid them
an account of this movement s7,23e, which
should be deducted from the total of
movement shown in the attached papers.
| wish you would arrange to make up
| statement. check the same, and refund to
the Associated Oil company down to the
basis Of % cents per barrel from Bakers
| field where they are the SINNERS: regard
| less of who is consignee, as all their fuel
| oil is sold delivered. The reason for max
| stated Is that the Associated Oil company
4 have their own boats and carry oil from
| fields controlled by themselves along the
| coast near San Luis Obispo to San Fran
cisco alta much lower cost than the spe-
cial rate we have made them and in com.
/ petition with the Union Oil company and
| the Standard OIL company. It was neces-
| sary for them to sell at the San Francisco
/ bay points on the basis of the cost Of
water transportation from the coast fields.
They figured that they could only afford
to paw us the 25 cents per barrel II by do
ing this they sold our company certain
amount of fuel OIL otherwise the business
covered by the attached papers would have
come in Dv boat from the coast fields.
/ am writing this up completely so that
there may be in the papers history of
the reasons why this arrangement was
made. I wish you would go ahead and
make the adjustment soon as possible,
as the Associated o.. company are very
anxious to have the matter closed up. The
arrangement was Cancelled on November
Is at conference between Mr.: Ripley
Mr.. Wells, Mr.. Porter and myself.
Yours truly.
Edward Chambers
Shipments Associated Oil Company. Mr.. G
A. Davidson. Auditor. Los Angeles.
The attacks by these great corporations
on the administration actions have beer
given wide circulation throughout the
country. in the newspapers and otherwise
by those writer's and speakers who. con
sciously or unconsciousy. act as the rep
resentatives of predatory wealth--of tb,
wealth accumulated on giant scale b.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-08-29
THE STUDEBAKER 1909 MODEL CAR.

There is much interesting reading in The First Word
about the New f. NJ f. 3d. the advance
MezgerFanders Co., OF Detroit giving specifications
the entire of which will be Sudebake
company.
The which 80 horsepower machine
der vertical ycle the cylinders pairs
jacket integral The water between the cylinders
and The which
side mechanically operated interchangeable cylinders
inch bore and and half
moderate The crank shaft which drop forged special
steel offset of inch from
giving increase of power efficiency of
cylinder and pons. There double system of gni
ton consisting firstly and secondly quadrup
and battery The cooling by thermoyphon principle
driven stamped steel fan mounted engine
The arburator located the drivers side of
able from his The clutch is of improved expanding ring
type leather faced
vesa onted propeller shaft beve gear dferen gears
The axle of the live semoatng E NJ exclusive design
fitted with Hyatt ground
removable sleeves dferena thrust bearings The front axle
lbeam type Drop forged The wheels the
tey design and the tires of the highest grade standard make
Universal quick detachable 81 by IL inches all wheels
Front springs semiepc and the full elliptic The dr
tusts and brakng taken by radius rods and
by spring The body is handsomely finished and supplied
touring unabou roadster The
wheel base 1916 inches the tread standard the gasoline
fifteen gallons and the oil gallon The of the fully
equipped, including magnetic $l400 f. o. Salt Lake City
2moor will be held Brighton Beach September
by newly organized racing association of New York City
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-08-29

Mr. and Mrs George Pierce Ogden Sunday their
from San Diego, Call New York City, in automobile
pecting to make the trip in thirty days time.
Judge Taft president getting prefers
a II automobile to the train.
The Hartford Conn., Automobile club applied fifty
ing spaces for the Vanderbilt cup
Ten ago the automobile experiment
a fad Now it is recognized necessity
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-08-29

lie Roy Snow.
2-(Not in use.)
3-Henry M. Crowther.
4-(Not in use.)
81. ID. Kendall.
Or. II. S. Scott.
DIR. ]. M. Dart.
S-W. L. Mas.
Geo. w. Heintz.
I'D. C. Jackling.
11-(Not in use.)
12-Alex Beveridge.
13-F. l. Carter.
I'm. j. Cheesman.
15-Nicholas Schmittroth.
iS-G. H. Robinson.
18-(Not in use.)
19-F. e. Baxter.
90. G. Snow.
21-(Not in use.)
22-Robt. Bruere.
23-Samuel Newhouse.
24-H. A. Mccormick.
25-Col. e. F. Holmes.
26-Coi e. F. Holmes.
27-H. N. Standish.
SO. II. Hewlett.
29-W. A. Nelden Drug Co.
Houston Real Estate Co.
31-Lafayette Hanchett.
ST. III. Smith.
33-Thos. Homer.
34-Tuttle Bros.
35-Jas. I. GALLAGHER.
36-Dr. 3. j. Dull.
ST. G. Janney.
38-Harold Lamb.
39-Tony Jacobson.
40-(Not in use.)
III. r. McGurrin.
42-Fred III. Perkins.
43-Duncan McVichie.
44-Sam Sharman.
45-W. M. Bransford.
46-(Not in use)
47-(Not in use.)
4S-Arthur Rueber.
49-H. d. Mitchell.
50-(Not in use.)
51-Alex Beveridge.
52-M. ]. Cheesman.
53-Dr. A. s. Bower.
81. r. Walker.
55-E. 8. Darling.
56-H. A. Mccormick.
57-Nellie B. Harris.
58-Frank Libbey
&c. A. Walker.
60-Dr. Fred Stauffer.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-08-29
The Western Weekly Automobile List


61-E. S. Wright.
62-(Not in use.)
63-Henry POLAND.
Cdr. +. S. Bascom.
65-Con. Wagon & Mach. {
66-T. r. Cutler.
Ell. r. Valentine.
6S-T. M. Schumacher.
69-Samuel Newhouse.
70--(Not in use.)
It's. V. Derrah.
72-W. w. Armstrong.
TT. G.. Odell.
74--Mr. Purcell.
75-G. s. Hitchcock.
76-Dr. ~. S. Wright.
77-Ray Walker.
7S-A. S. Horne.
To. c. Sinclair.
80-C. e. Miller.
Sc. w. Whitley.
82--H. c. Ballinger.
Sd. A. Earles.
SIT. r. Cutler.
S5-Eugene Roy.
SC. II. Duckworth.
87-Jos. Nelson.
8S-Elwood Bailey.
S9-(Not in use.)
60. w. Powers.
Clos. j. Daynes, Jr.
Or. e. Campbell.
93-G. e. Airs.
94-August Storker.
95-Karl e. Eilers.
&C. B. Titcomb.
97-H. L. SHIRLEY.
98-H. Dinwoodey.
Go. A. Quigley.
00--L. G. Snow.
O1-Mrs. s. B. e. Holmes.
in use.)
03-A. T. Egan.
04-Sharman Auto Co.
05-F. ]. Hagenbarth.
06-C. c. Griggs.
07-(Not in use.)
08-J. II. Rhymers.
09-C. A. Walker.
10-L. d. Freed.
11-Dr. T. B. Beatty.
12-Walter G. Filler.
Bamberger.
14-H. l.. Peck.
15-Studebaker Bros.
If. G. Loofbourow.
Inv. Co.
1S-S. A. Whitney.
I'D. r.. Burley.
20-Miller & Cahoon.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-08-29

1S1--Tuttle Bros.
182-Startup Candy Co.
183-Fancher & Morris.
184-Robt. Stanfield.
iS6-P. N. Mum.
1S7-D. M. Lindsay.
1SS-E. L. Sheets.
1S9-4M. r. Stewart.
190-Mrs. ]. l.. Rawlins.
Westminster Inv. Co.
192-A. A. Birch.
193-Sam c. Park.
194-L Q. Naylor.
196-A. ID. Bowen.
197-Addison Cain.
198-A. Fisher.
199-(Not in use.)
200--(Not in use.)
201-Mrs. l.. Hanchett.
202-Dr. A. G. Behle.
203-C. v. Gilmer.
204-J. c. Ross.
205-M. L. Requa.
Cow. Nj. Thome.
207-M. H. Tenesch.
20S-Dr. G. B. Pfoutz.
209---F. c. Schramm.
210-F. T. Roberts.
ala. w. McCune, Sr.
212-Jos. Geoghegan.
213--C. w. Whitley.
214--S. S. Dickinson.
215--W. H. Clark.
BIC. ohm Nye.
217-David p. Taylor.
218-H. G. Wood.
219-(Not in use.)
220-White-S Savage Auto Co.
221-W. w. Hall.
222-W. G. wilkins.
223-W. N. Griffin.
224-E. p. Sears.
225-Dr. III. d. Niles.
226-W. p. Kiser.
eft. q. Edmunds.
228-L. d. Gordon.
229-M. d. Wells.
230-Albert ". Mccormick.
231-Helen B. Smith.
232-Dr. Union Worthington.
233--A. Fred Wey.
234-Improved CT. Co.
235-W. A. Dunlap.
236-CVot in use.)
237-Int.-Mt Electric.
2'8-J. Osborne.
239-J. B. Risque.
24o-Jos. p. Megeath.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-08-29

121-Hemenway az Moser.
122-L. S. Hills.
123-M. ID. Joseph.
124-Jacob Moritz.
125-Col. Il. A. Wall.
126-Geo. 7. Keysor.
127-A. T. Cutler.
12S-(Not in use.)
129-S. M. Bamberger.
13O--A. b. Irvine.
131-A. S. Erickson.
132-C. S. Burton.
133-Finch & Rogers.
134-Sharman Auto c"
135-Sharman Auto
136--A. II. Walsh.
137--John T. Boes.
13S-M. B. Convey.
139-S. M. Convey.
140-W. r. Smith.
Ill. s. Bransford.
lar. G. Gemmell.
143-Hoffman Bros.
144-O. w. Arnold.
145-(Not in use.)
146-(Not in use.)
147-(Not in use.)
14S-C. S. Wray.
149-J. e. Jennings.
150-E. S. Darling.
151-J. +. Dunn.
lOG w. l. Sdhhoh.
153-J. j. Daily.
154--Dr. e. Viko.
155-August Westmon.
156-W. G. Roylance.
157-W. A. Powell.
15S-Arthur Snow.
159--J. II. Richards.
160-R. e. Wilkinson.
161-W. II. Ellison.
1870. r. Meredith.
163-L. Hanchett
164--W. d. Leonard.
165-H. H. Green.
166--C. N. Strevell.
167-Dr. Ross Anderson.
16S-Dr. Fred Stauffer.
lew. L. Mas.
170-A. L. Thomas, Jr.
171-Harry Elliott.
172-R. e. Daynes.
173-C. G. Bamberger.
ftp. ]. Moran
175-Dr. Henry La Motto.
176-(Not in use.)
177-(Not in use.)
17S-W. c. Sweet.
179-E. G.. Wooley.
1S0--J. e. Cosgriff.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-09-18
Bap,Ists VIII Build Parsonage

Last Monday evening at a special
meeting of the board of trustees of the
Wildwood Baptist Church a resolution
was unanimously passed to build a
parsonage. It was decided to limit
the price to $4,000 and begin Immediate
ly when $500 was available. The site
in the rear Of the church about 60x1OO
facing on Maple venue will be utilized.
1t was also voted unanimously to have
a church roll call and rally on Friday
evening, September 25th. There will
be a social time, special singing by the
choir, addresses and refreshments.
The large choral choir is getting under
way for the winters work, and it is ex-
pected the new cantata chorus will be-
gin work the first week in October.
The Bible school is now meeting at
2.30 p. m. on Sunday.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-09-18
The Primary Election.

There are several aspirants for office
in the three boroughs to be voted for
at the primary election next Tuesday,
Sept. %, 1908.
At Anglesea w. E. Young is the
candidate for delegate to the Republi-
can state convention which is to select
the Jersey Presidential electors. III. HI.
Hoffman and ex-Judge II. ii. Voorhees,
are candidates for delegate to the Con-
gressional convention at Atlantic City.
Gus Hilton is a candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for Mayor to sue
himself: Council Harry Mhaat&aia
his opponent on both the Republican
and Democratic tickets. Councilman A.
M. Ely and Richard A. Rauch are the
candidates for Council, H. HI. Hof-
man, George A. Redding and Coun-
Gilman VIM. A. Turner are the candi-
dates for members of the Republican
County Executive Committee.
At Wildwood there are two delegates
to be elected to the Republican Con-
gressional Convention and the candi-
dates are ]. Albert Harris, f. William
Cole and Elmer T. Pinker. Sheppard
w. Coombs is the candidate for dele
gate to the State convention. For
the three members OF the County exec
utive committee there are six candi-
dates, viz: Chas. w. Saul, r. w.
Ryan, Jed Dubois, Geo. w. Banks,
Robert G. Parker, and Chas. w. Sem.
Mayor Baker and Editor Hamilton are
the candidates for the Republican
nomination for Mayor, and the candi-
dates for Council are Harry s. Dun
ham, Harry q. Koeneke, Stanley M.
Kalbach and Fl. l.. Sparklin. The
De mocratic candidate for delegate to
the Congressional convention is E. G.
Slaughter; state convention, O. l..
Blackwell; Mayor, Baker and Hamil-
ton; Council, Durham, Koeneke, Kali
bach and Sparklin.
AT Holly Beach the candidates for
delegates to the Republican Congress-
ional convention are w. II. Stein and
Girls Scully; executive committee,
Frank T. Hand, Robert Wright, John
Stoudt, B. F. Barker, John Reese and
Fred Meyer; Mayor, Oliver Bright,
VIM. T. Garrison and f. e. Smith;
Council, Thos. E. p. Alexander, Rufus
b. Collins, Carl Erickson, Clarence A.
Kilmer, Harry M. Leaning, and Chas.
L. Nickerson; Collector, BENZ. F. Bar
ker, and HI. L. Styles. On the Demo-
crat local ticket there is only one name,
Chas. L. Nickerson for Council.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-09-18

by a model lawn. The Pancoast fam
lily, who have been at the Richards
cottage all summer, are also departing.
They spent their summers usually at
Ocean City; this year they gave Angle
sea a trial and did not regret it, they
enjoyed sailing, fishing and grabbing
to its full extent, having BEEN amply
provided with launch and boat and
everything also necessary for such
pleasures.
The Murnin family are still at their
cottage on First The jewellers
in Columbia cottage on 9Th avenue also
still there. Mr.. and Mrs. Yewdall
and their niece Chrissie A. Murray,
will soon leave their beautiful cottage
and garden on Surf avenue, for their
homes in the City of Brotherly Love.
Jacob Stoltz, who is well known in
Wild wood, at the Maple cottage, has
gone home to his brothers. residence in
Philadelphia, after having enjoyed the
s~ojourn here with the family;I some OF
the family will remain here until the
alterations and improvements to this
well known cottage are completed
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-09-18
Young Folks
O G~RAssHoPPERs.
a Menace 10 Crops When They Appear
In Great Numbers

A Menace TO Crops When They Appear
In Great Numbers
The boys who walk through the
fields and see a few grasshoppers
jumping about little think perhaps that
creatures apparently SO harmless actu-
ally eat people out Of house and home
sometimes In the west. They come in
great droves and multiply into greater
droves and then overrun the country
and eat the crops.
They were 80 bad In a certain county
Of Utah a few years ago that they de-
fed all the efforts of the farmers to
get rid of them, and the result was
that all the crops were destroyed. The
following year the farmers adopted a
novel means OF fighting the pests. They
arranged a series of entertainments to
be given in the several towns of the
county, admission to which might be
had on presentation at the door of a
half bushel of grasshoppers as a
'ticket"-dead grasshoppers, of course
The notion caught and spread like a
prairie fire, and at the first entertain
ment $50 people appeared, each with
a half bushel Of the pests. That coun-
ty saved its crops.