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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-19
Eternal Questions.

Students at Walter H. Pages College Of
Poetry are required to answer correctly
any five of the following six questions at
the end of the first months instruction:
l. Should aud acquaintance be forgots
. Where are the SHOWS of yesterday?
3. Tell me where is Fancy bred?
4. oh, why should the spirit Of mortal be
proud?
8. The boy. oh, where was he? b) And
when the sun set, where were they?
g. Breathes there a man with soul 50
dead g-pucl-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-19
Pills and Power.
Bv c. B. QUINCY.

By c. B. QUINCY.
4 surgeon may be placed in command Of
the naral hospital ship Relief General
leonard Wood Eds formerly an army
surgeon.
XVIOULD you wear a flashing
w sword,
And be bngadier.
And charge the hostile horde.
And FIJI the foe with fear;
Would you wear enough gold lace
Your uniform to I'LL.
Here's the way to get the place
Learn to make liver pill.
NEVER mind what guns are for,
IN How an army should be led;
Never mind the art of war.
Learn to feel a pulse instead.
If you can prescribe dose
For a patient with the fever.
You'll be brigadier. or close.
With the aid of such lever.
OR should you prefer the sea.
~ Want to run navy ship.
Let the navigators be.
Learn the treatment for the grip.
Would you ike a seadog live.
And defy the bowling gale.
Learn the proper dope to give
When a patients looking pale.
no not study tide and ,,,-sam
II Or the way to shoot the sun:
A stimulent's as good as steam
If the engines will not run.
Can you write the doctors r."
In prescribing draught or pill.
You're a thoroughgoing tar.
"a lust the man to FIJI the bill.
49,. -"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-19
Breaking Ii Gently.

Marion, who had been taught to report
her mlsdeeds promptly, came to her mother
one day, sobbing penitently.
Mother, I--I-broke brick in the FIRE
place.
Wei. that IS not very hard TO remedy.
But how on earth did you do 1t, child?"
II pounded ii with fathers watch. -
Youths Companion.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-19
A Blue Sunday.

Two Highland farmers met on their way
to church Man" said Donald, 81 wass
wonderin' what you will be askin' for yon
bit sheep over at yon steadin'?'' Man"
replied DougaI. Il wass thinkin' | wad be
wantin' fifty shullin's for that sheep"
81 will TAX It at that said Donald; but,
och. man, Dougal, | am awful surprised at
YOU dom business on the Sawbath"
'.Rusinessr exclaimed Dougal. Man. sell
in a sheep like that for fifty shullin's IS
not business at all it's Just charity -
Argonaut.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-19
Joining the Great.

An oxford undergraduate was reciting a
nemorized Grafton in one Of the classes in
puhlic speaking After the first two SEN
tonees his memory failed and a look Of
blank despair came over HIS face. He be-
Gan as follows:
IT aides and Conference.-The is dead.
r.o-r is dead Gladstone is dead Then
foraetting. he hesitated fora moment, and
Continued, ''and-I-I-I am beginning to
Seel pretty sick myself. "-Lloyd's Weekly.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-19
Making Room.

tint" said MarcOni "Libertini," be went
on. had won many battles and great
renown, and at a ball given in his honor
one lady said to another:
- But how frightfully fat our dear Ad-
miral Is getting.
Yes said the second lady. Isn't Il
fortunate? otherwise he wouldn't be able
TO wear all his medals "-Washingto1
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-19
The Point of View.

The countess has gone on her hrst shoot
ing trip and stops at the gamekeepef 5
house for the night
u have never heard the nightingales sing
so loud" she remarked
You can easily quiet them, my lady. l
have nut 4 boOtjack or two by your lady
ship's bedside. "-Jugend.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-19
Hard to Guess.

stranger-My friend, why are you
swearing so?
Cussity-Wby? Because Of blank fool
nv hack. and the directions read, Take
one a half hour before you feel the pain
coming on''-Harper's Weekly.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-19
One More Right.

Mlstress-Many a married woman euvies
you your place here as cook for ms
Bridget.
-Yes'm-'ca1se can leave and
they can't.-Lipplneott'
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The Crowding Sex.

Young and beautiful, the wife of an
American millionaire is alleged to find her
only amusement in stealing. Even among
millionaires we see the tendency of women
to push men out of their jobs.-LondOn
Opinion
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Forebodings.

Bronson-Has yo1r wife asked you what
you want for Christmssl
Woodson-No and fear the worst
Harpers Weekly.
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Frank.

Milk Business Wanted without cows)
vounr man giving up the sea would like to
purchase a genuine one. "-Lancashire Daily
Press.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-19
Looser Now.

man used to stand In danger Of get.
ting a single hair on his coat, but he IS
fortunate these days If he gets away with
out a string of curls.-Atchison Globe
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Charity.

Charity begins at home, yet should not
end there-German Proyerb.
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To Rule the Seas.

Macy 1th ms recon-
mel for ts imp
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A Reason in Rhyme.
By JAMES J. MONTAGUE.


A buckH ppopolamus behed
<%&aS "A awed Respect
ASA#&SS lady Hppopotamus whose Graft IL <1e
g 49, Intellect; IOo<
1/f>N \ She her days in ETghbrowed Thought o. y
GS-~-W y and had a mental Slant III y
/. |. !. !. : 8
Toward Nezsche Sehopenhaue. FEke and NZfM
SosSSN<5&&z2 Emerson and Kant (C\Ns ! u
~ 4S*@E Fort Maid his nsrew.a lASSA n
49, eSzSesszX within many Moan. NNDGG1i
* Nz*ss He upon Uphill Job of making b I'm
\ her his Own mN-kfI
- And Sc he Joined Browning Club and s85-k-N
CN~[I swallowed bsen whole Hs@@~>-1~-
In hope he might be the
Brother of her Soul
A MOTHER Efppopoiamus who smoked
n black N
1 AND s'; ssi-: s';::;: n We, c SON.. recent ooA
58 n. !. =. !; !: :: =. !. =. s.
l--A~M Pagan Lore W. ) y
II E>XV He bought her Taara al the Leading ~ ~
TTfHS Diamond
I'll S\1G Andw while the Fellow walked the ~ AZ
" - "9 Literary Beat
He Took to the Theatre and after that
at
IN lime Earliest Love returned, all Furnished in the Brain
To think with her in Unison the Higher Plane
vh o Bernard Shaw. she murmued Who is hep
Dear Mary J. CueM is the Wiring Girl for mel
Hall Game There with Nifty Msrys him Soushedi
NV new Young Gentleman md | reading her Aloud!
Hcouldnt reachn Mental Heights so | was Busy LIZ
And getting ohio upids Sled obOeganed down to hist
(WHICH show, that Winning Ladies Heart. the
w l. Easy 70 the Gentleman who RICH, the JObl
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surgeon may be placed in command OF
the nGral hospital ship Relief. General
leonard Wood t5ds formerly an army
sur0eOn
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-15
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
OF RAILWAYS IN AUSTRIA

Washington Oct 15.-Covernment own
ersiip Of railways is regarded favora-
bly, by the general public in Austria,
reports Consul General Ruble of the vi
emma. The operation of the state rail-
ways, however. in 1906, resulted in a de-
ilcit of sl6si9,OO0. This was due TO the
state being forced to assume the owner
shin Of lines that were worked at loss,
as we'll as being obligated to construct
railways mainly valuable from strate-
Sical point OF View and alsosito CON
siderable extent doubtless due TO the
policy of granting in some cases mliii-
am rates n 6 6elew TIE aetnal cost
Jdustrles. The freight rates granted for
sugar formed a striking instance Of this.
the Austrian beet sugar, Industry, owin.,
\ TO its Importance mainly to Its greuI
export trade which amounts to three
3fourths OF the entire output. This ex-
port OF sugar Is only rendered possible
I by the steamship interests
The government railways in Austria at
the beginning OF this year had d nlile-:
age of $500, which viii be now increas-
ed by the lines Just taken over, making
an aggregate of ll,272 miles
The roads still under private control
have mileage, of 3.o0o; The railway
railways and also supervision of the
various private companies. and the gov
eminent thereby prevents ,'over-capitali-.
cation OF stock Secret rebates have
entail rates for the announcement OF
export or for the benefit of some special
Industry have been granted. The con-
troll Of freight rates is an important
complement of the customs policy, en-
tablirg the government to combat adverse
customs regulations of adjoining cotIn-
tries. The lines just taken over by the
government were acquired In further
ance of this policy.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-15
Serious Complications May Arise
Result Engagement Between
Chinese and Japanese.
laps MAY CROSS FRONTIER.
Toxic Has Made Representations to
Pekin and Situation is Re
gartlcd rs Grave.

Seoul, Korea, Oct 15.--Serious COM
plications affecting the peace Of China
and Japan threaten as the result Of an
engagement between Chinese and Japa-
nese troops in Kantao, northern Korea,
in which several We're killed or wound
ed. The refusal of the Chinese war Of
tice to permit the pursuit of detach-
ment OF soldiers who are said to have
been the aggressors may result in the
crossing of the frontier by Japanese
troops.
Chinese soldiers are reported to have
opened hostilities by firing upon po-
lice station occupied by the Japanese
troops, who were sent into Kantao as
guard for the Koreans resident there
The fighting that ensued lasted several
hours and while the exact number OF
casualties is not obtainable. there were
a number killed or wounded. The
commander Of the Japanese garrison
Immediately called upon China for per-
mission to cross the frontier into Chi
nese territory and pursue the assail-
ants, who appear to have been worsted
in the engagement. The request was
refused by the war office.
The Japanese foreign Office has made
representations to the government at
Pekin and the situation is beginning to
assume a serious aspect. It Is intimat-
ed that unless China takes prompt ac-
ton satisfactory to the Japanese gov
eminent the latter may take the intia-
tive and cross the frontier in order to
afford protection to the Koreans
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-15
TAFT TALKS PROTECTION
TO WEST VIRGlNIANS

Ashland, KY, octt. 10 Marching
Through Georgia." played by a brass
band, summoned Judge Taft to duty
this morning at Huntington, the first
stop OF the Taft special for the day
and the last in West Virginia.
Tho candidate was taken to large
rink which was crowded though it
was before o'clock.
Mr.. Taft talked of the policy of pro-
lection and said it had been the maxi
ing of West Virginia and had put the
state in the Republican column as per-
manently as Pennsylvania and Ohio.
The Taft special travels on a direct
line west to Louisville today. The
itinerary calls for 10 speeches by the
candidate.
At Judge Taft's request, Senator
William Alden Smith will accompany
the candidate on his entire southern
trip and will also be one of the speak
ers at the Madison Square Garden
meeting in New York.
The thousands Of people who gath
cred at the Ashland station were en-
thusiastic and responsive to the high
est degree. When the candidate ap-
peared on the rear platform and de-.
clared that "the people OF Ashland
ought to pray for the continuance Of
the Republican party in power" a
mighty shout went up. I'VE will.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-15
TO SELECT EXECUTIVE FOR
WORLDS PEACE LEAG UE

4
New York, Oct. la.--The reported de-
claration by Rev. DR. Wilbur f. Crafts,
SUPERINTENDENT of tile International Re-
form Bureau in Boston recently, that
within afeW years, Theodore Roose-
Welt would bes.'president of the world
has called forth a letter TO DIR. Crafts
from William o. Mcdowell acting en-
+ecutive Of 1.-THE League of Peace asking
the reform: bureau to cooperate with
the league In it's work of bringing
about the selection or IL worlds cxecu-
tive.
Mr.. McDowells letter says in part:
THE time has come and plans are
well under way for the election of an
executive with the title of The Peace
maker by the electoral college com
posed of the intellectual leaders of the
world, something like 100000 voters.
II note your advocacy of Theodore
Roosevelt as the next elected head of
the executive department or as YOU
designate it. President OF the World.
so far as can judge the members
OF the electoral college. in determining
their ballot. Will doubtless look to
America, but YOU must remember that
the United States has no monopoly of
the great peace workers of the world.
In the writer's opinion the vote cast for
citizens of the United States vii be d.
yided between Andrew Carnegie, The
odore Roosevelt and the defeated candi-
date for the precedence. Of the United
States. whether it shall be Bryan or
rraff
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FINANCIAL EDITOR HERE.
Well known New York Writer
Guest in This City.

Vice President G. j Stavcnow of
the Anthony Stumpf Publishing COM
3pany of New York. and one OF the
editors of the Daily Banker, is stop
ping at the Knutsford with Mrs.
Stavenow, on trip to the coast. and
back through the south. He was a
visitor this morning at the National
Bank of the Republic. Mr.. Stavenow
says that the eastern money markets
are fast recovering from the effects of
the panic, but it will be a year before
the ante panic status is fully restor-
ed. He has noted at the same time,
that in the west the effects of the
furry were much less felt. President
Moftat of the First National Bank in
Denver told him that while during
the panic the bank lost million and
a half of deposits, all this had been
recovered and considerable more.
While in the agricultural districts of
the middle west. as in Iowa Kansas
and Nebraska. Mr.. Stavenow was told
strat the panic had not been felt there
at all.
The Daily Banker. in which Mr..
Wall street publication covering tho
banking news of the day. not only
from The Street" but from all over
the world. The company has its own
wires. and sources of information at
all OF the larger centers of conimunl-
cation,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-15
BRYAN BEGINS LAST
DAY OF NEBRASKA TOUR

Wymore, Ncb., Oct. 15.-William
j. Bryan began his third and last
days tour of Nebraska with a speech
at Endicott before Z o'clock this
morning Though 1t was nearly mid
night last night when he concluded,
he appeared fresh and clipper this
morning. Several hundred farmers
them driving more than Is miles to
hear the candidate speak but five
minutes. s
At Fairbury. Mr.. Bryan spoke %
minutes in the court house square.
At each place Mr.. Bryan made an
earnest appeal for the election or
the state, legislative and congressional
tickets.
A five minutes speech was made at
Diller to crowd of farmers. Here
Mr.. Bryan discussed the planks, ask
ing for the election Of senators by
direct vote of the people and the
publicity OF campaign funds.
will make the Republican party take
the people into its confidence. and
let us know how heavily the Stand
ard Oil company. the steel trust, the
harvester trust and all the other
trusts have mortgaged the Repuoiican
party by campaign contributions.
AT Odell, small village there were
several hundred people at the depot.
Houses were decorated with bunt-
ing and pictures of Mr.. Bryan.
At Wymore the largest crowd vet
encountered during the day was gath
cred at the depot. There was a NUM-
Der of railway employees present and
Mr.. Bryan said that the Democratic
party was endeavorlng to restore hal-
Emony between the employers and the
employees and favored legislation as
TO do exact Justice to laboring man
and employer.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-15
GERMAN BALLOON
BUSLEY LOCATED.
---------
Following Example Of American
Balloon ST. Louis. Went
Into North Sea.
OCCUPANTS WERE RESCUED.
Transfer to Small Boat Was Made
With Greatest DiAiculty--Acro- ILL.,
nauts Utterly Exhausted. snssss

Berlin, Oct. 15.-The German balloon
Busley came down Tuesday morning
at O'clock In the North sea. The
two men on board were rescued by an
approaching steamer.
This news was received in a tele-
gram from Edinburgh and caused the
greatest relief. for there was great
anxiety regarding the fate OF this air
ship. The Busley is oue5of the % ball
looms that started in the race for the
international trophy last Sunday from
suburb of Berlin and now everyone of
the contestants has been accounted for.
missing. These are the. Plauen and
Hergzell, which started on Monday in
the endurance test.
The dispatch received by the Aero
club from Edinburgh says that the Bus
ley early Tuesday morning got into
communication with coaling steamer
bound for Edinburgh at d point In the
steamer slgnalled that she would stand
by. The aeronauts then opened their
safety valve with the idea of bringing
the balloon down. In the mainline the
steamer had launched a small boat to
pick up the two men. The balloon fell
to the sea and was driven. by a strong
wind away from the steamer. The
+,
and finally managed to get a line fast
to the car, which was being dragged
amid clouds of spray over the tops
of tile waves. They hung on until the
two aeronauts had been rescued. The
transfer of the balloonists to the small
boat was attended with the greatest
difficulty. AS soon as they were safe
on board the connecting line was cut
and the Balloon free of weight of the
beat, went careering away over the
sea.
The aeronauts We're half naked and
utterly exhausted. They We're taken
to the steamer, where they received
every attention and were given food
and restoratives.
The men rescued fronl.the Busley are
DR.. Nieineyer and Hans Fiedemann.
They landed at Edinburgh this morn
ing and started for home by way of
London. The point where they were
Kicked up is 10 miles from Helgoland
Although the news of the rescue of
the men was welcomed, the most seri-
Gus apprehensions3 are entertained fol
the safety of the other two airshlps.
II is now fully three days since tbs
Plauel, and the Hergzell have beer
heard ffnili. Exhaustive me- chronological
observations indicate that. they wer'
driven out over the North sea. The
German. admtralty,is conducting a thor.
oush search Of this body of water. The
surveying ship Zieten. IA torpedo boats
and fleet of 20 fishing smacks are
constantly engaged. One division is
stcaniing in along the coast and an
other is cruising along the west coast
of Schleswigh- ! olstein, and third is
ratrd!ling the north Sisian and Dutch
coast.
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oFrIo1AL STATEMENT.
a. NJ. Howard. Claim Agent OF Rio
Grande Furnishes Information.

A. NJ Howard, claim agent of the
Z Denver & Rio Grande, gave out the fol-
lowing wreck statement upon his re-
turn to this city last evening after
visiting the scene of the catastrophe:
AZ 2:25 a. m. Wednesday morning
a head-on collision occurred half a
mile east OF divers Siding in the Jor,
dan narrows. The accident occurred
In a cut on a#curye q q location where
1t was impossible for the crews of the
trains TO see each other until WITHIN
aSfew yards.
.'The east-bound train was NO. 62,
engine No 202, IN charge of Engineer
+ Thomas j. Lofts, Conductor !. ".
F'eI.tun Fireman a. G. McDougai anu
Brakernen Il. w. Raymond and Ike
Randall. The other train was 4 west
houna extra attached TO engine NO.
1851, liz charge of Engineer G. W. Nc
Aieer. Conductor E. r. Parsons, ERE
man Albert Thomas and brakeman
.Ioti. n Corral.
Engineer McAieer was killed ana
his body buried under a car of coal.
Engineer Lofts is missing, but was NOT
killed as upon clearing away tih
wreck no traces of his body we're
found So far. however, no traces I
the missing man have been discoVe!eu
by these engaged in the hunt for nm.
THE injured are Fireman Albert
Thomas. slight bruises and contusions.
Brakeman Carol slightly bruised.
Fireman cD6ugal. cuts and contli-
sions about the face: Brakeman Ray
niond,. cut a about face and scalp. re-
quiring several stitches,
ct he causas of the accident has not
yet been determined, although later
a full Investigation Will be made by
the superintendent and the RESPONSE
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-15
DEMOCRATIC
CAMPAIGN FUND.
"
National Committee Gives Out
Statement of Amount Of Con-
tributions Received.
SUM TOTAL is s248,567.55
Discussed, s2ea,962 ss-Balancc on
Hand, s22,60i .67--Additional
ss 100000 is Necessary.

New York. Oct. 1.-THE Democratic
national committee, through Treasurer
Hermann Ridder. today gave out an ex-
tended statement of the contributions
10 the Democratic national campaign
fund up to and including Oct. 3, show
ing sums of and over 500. This also
shows receipts ana disbursements as
follows:
( Received from contributors Of sl00
Eand over, s90712S3.
Received from contributors under
500, Sl15, 1882,
Amount left over from Denver con-
vention FUND.- S42,500.
Total, SEAS, 567 90
Amount discussed. s225 962Ss
Balance OH hand, 22,604.67.
The statement, which is signed by
National Chairman Mack and Treas
urer Ridder says that 343 subscrib.
ers gave 500 or more. Tho contribu-
tors number about 10000 and about
Sluo,o0o OF the whole amount contribut
ed came from the Democratic newspa-
pers throughout the United States.
The statement concludes
supplies contracted for and unde-
liNered. literature, the expense of head
quarters In Chicago. New York and
|
expenses incident to our speaking cam
patgn now under way, will make nee
essary an additional 100000 to carry
our campaign to5a successful issue. We
are confident that the people. whom we
are thus taking into our confidence, will
supply us with this additional sum and
we earnestly urge a prompt and gen
erous response to this appeal.
subscriptions. received OF 500 or
more will be published daily, beginning
Oct. 49,
The largest individual contribution
reported by Mr.. Ridder was $1,000 from
Charles j. Hughes Of Colorado, Will
liam j Bryan was the second largest
individual contributor, having turned
into the national treasurer s4,046 from
the Profits of his newspaper. the Com
mcher. Some of the contributors
whose names appeared in the list given
out last week have increased their do.
nations, as for instance. Senator w
A. Clark of Montana and Norrl1ani4E
| Mack. whose names are doWmphaN
for $1,000 each, .sssS