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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-24
NEW YORK WORLD FOR BRYAN

independently and firmly, voluntarily
and conscientiously. and with a keen APP
probation of its own responsibility 10 the
public the World, confronted on one side
by Rooseveltism and Roosevelts proxy
and on the other by Democracy and Mr..
Bryan. has no hesitation in saying that
within the limits of true Democracy, the
Democratic ticket is entitled to the tuli
Democratic vote.-NeW York World.
Perhaps the most important develop
ment of the present campaign is the re-
turn of the New York World to the
fold BY far the best Journal plb-
lished in the great city from news
standpoint, it has the additional ad-
vantage of being ably edited The
World, in times past. has beel reck-
oned as the most bitter of Mr.. Bry-
ans opponents. Everything thai could
be brought up to injure the Nebras-
kan's chances at the Denver conven-
ton was paraded in the columns of
Mr.. Pulitzer's great newspaper, and it
carried its fight to much greater
lengths than the facts warranted. The
great mass of Democratic voters in the
United States, men who seek neither
the emoluments of office or the honcr
attached thereto, insisted that MI.
Bryan again grasp the standard and
lead the hosts of the party up against
the purse-proud Philistines who have
grown SO arrogant in their enjoyment
of the spoils system upon which the
Republican party is founded.
The World has calmly and intelli-
gently surveyed the political situation
since the smoke of the two great con-
ventions has cleared away. At the head
of the Republican ticket it finds Mr..
Taft, who claims to stand for the So
called policies of Theodore Roosevelt,
which the World reprobates. 1t dis
covers that there is no escape from
the clutches of the highly protected
interests of the country with Mr.. Taft
in the presidential chair, and Joseph
G. Cannon, aided by John Dalzell and
Serene Payne, presiding over the lower
house of congress, also no longer de-
Lucrative body. 1t readily sees that
the platform utterances of the Chicago
convention are calculated to lead The t.
form members of the Republican party
to vote the ticket in the belief that
something is to be accomplished and
at the same time leave "A loophole Of
escape from making the promises good
in case the deception succeeds. Tie
World could not support MIR. Taft.
On the other hand. it observes Will
liam ]. Bryan, strong. aggressive, clean,
standing squarely upon a platform
which represents the wisdom of the
united Democracy. 1t knows that so
far as Mr.. Bryan is concerned there
will be no hedging after the victory is
won, or no deals with the interests
which fatten off the public AZ large TO
secure that victory. So the World rat
urally concludes that the welfare of
the country demands the election of
Mr. Bryan to the presidency and filings
its banner to the breeze as the cham
pion of the Democracy.
There's dagger, rope and ratsbane for
the Republican party in the announce
ment of the World
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-24
ELECTION OF SENATORS.

Twenty-Five sovereign states of the
Union have formally asked the federal
authorities to call a constitutional con-
adopted providing for the election of
senators by direct vote
The states which have gone on record
as favoring the election of senators in
this manner. and whose petitions are
now on file in the secretary of states
ONCE. are: Montana, Iowa, Nevada,
Wisconsin. Oregon, Colorado. Wash
ington. Idaho. Nebraska, Tennessee,
Pennsylvania. Michigan. Minnesota.
South Dakota, Utah, Kentucky, Indi-
ana, Florida, North Carolina, North
Dakota, Ohio and Wyoming.
In several of the states popular
primaries for the choosing of senators
have either been actually adopted or
are generally favored.
There is no doubt but that vast ma
jority of the people of this country IA
vor the election of senators by direct
vote and the national house of repre-
sentatives has repeatedly gone on
record as favoring the idea. SO far the
senate itself has blocked the way.
Mr. Bryan has stated that in case of
his election he will call an extra ses-
sion of congress for the purpose of ini-
tiating this reform by legislation. On
the other hand, the Republican national
convention turned down the PROPOSE
ton, and in case of Taft's election,
from which the good Lord deliver US,
two-thirds of the states will have 10
demand the change. This would re-
quire action on the part of only nine
additional states
Utah being on record in this matter,
and her petition being on file in the
office of the secretary of state at Wash
ington, the plank in the Democratic
platform regarding the election of SEN
ators must be unanimously approved.
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Oondon Pail Mall Gazette.)

(London Pail Mall GaZette.)
The ordinary make of Panama hats
is known in the country of origin as
"Jipi Japi," and the manufacture of
these runs into many thousands Of
dozens every year. Unfortunately in
North America, England and on the
continent almost an equal number of
hats is sold as Panama which have
never been within ii thousand mile
radius of the isthmus, and have only
a very distant relationship to the gem
uine article. For example, a hat is
very largely sold in France which
comes from Java, and the French con-
sui draws attention in a recent report
to the strides which the hat industry
has made in that country in recent
years. The majority of these are
made from the young leaf of the bam-
boo plant. and indeed prove a very sat
isfactory substitute for the real thing.
The cause of the wholesale fraud in
the Panama hat trade is the enormous
increase in the demand for these hats.
and the absolute impossibility of meet
ing this demand with the South and
Central American hat.
The veritabe Panama is manufac-
tured from the Planta de toquillin, or
Cariudovica palmata, which grows
wild in the swamps of Central Ameri-
ca. OF late years this plant has been
cultivated extensively, but without the
success which was anticipated. They
mature in about a year and a half, and
live to the age of forty or fifty.
The leaves used in making hats are
the young ones, which are plucked be-
fore they haze fully expanded. They
are then boiled in wafer in which a
little lemon juice has been mixed, and
afterward hung up to dry i'm an airy
though shady spot. Throughout the
operation of hat plating the straw is
never exposed to the glare of the sun,
for the hat would have in that case a
streaky appearance, all the strips not
being bleached to the same purity.
When the leaves are almost dry they
are split up into very narrow strips all
of the same width, and then again tied
in bunch and left to dry. When this
state is quite reached the plating of
the hats can commence. This work
is done almost entirely by women. four
of them being employed on each hat.
One of the best quality will take many
weeks to finish, for they cannot be
worked on during all the hours of the
day After the plating is finished tie
hats are cleaned with soap and lemon
Juice, polished, and then sent to the
market.
The natives employed in this indus
try declare that the most difficult part
of the whole work is the boiling of the
straw which constitutes Il real art. 1t
is only after this stage that they can
decide the quality of the hat, on which
it's future and the plaiterS' wages de-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-24
THE PANAMA HAT
Making the Real "Jipi Japi'-Cause of Fraud

pend. A market is held in the prin-
cipal town of each district every Sat
urday morning, and ii is generally
crowded by the inhabitants of the
countryside offering their hats for sale.
The largest market of the hat indus
try of the West Indies and Central and
South America is at AZOquay, in Ecua-
dor where last year more than 5000
dozen were sold. There are compare
lively few hat manufactures, the ma
jority of the work being done in the
houses by the women.
The republic of Ecuador is rapidly
approaching the first place among the
hat-prOducing countries, ooth in the
quality of the goods and in the num-
her manufactured. Besides the great
number exported. almost an equal
number is retained for home wear and
goes across the border to Peru. The
handicap to Ecuador is the total alb
sence of q good port and a great por-
ton of the supply for Europe finds its
way across the whole continent of
South America to be shipped from
Peru on the Atlantic coast. 1t is, how
ever confidently expected that in
few years. when the Panama canal Is
at last finished, the port of Guayaqui
will become the principal port of the
South American Pacific coast, and in
that event the position OF Ecuador
would be immensely improved.
A large quantity of the straw Is eX-
ported for manufacture abroad. This Is
done up in a perfectly dry state in
underground bales. This straw fetches
about so cents a pound, though during
the past year the record figure OF 80
cents has been touched. The vast in
crease in the demand for Panama hats
may be judged from the fact that only
six years ago the price was 10 cents
pound. The very finest hats in the
world come from the Mianabii province
and fetch in the open market mini
mum price of $3.50 each. Owing to the
very fine straw which must be used
and the long time ii is necessary TO
spend on each hat. only about $50 dozen
of these are made each year. The
technical name in the district is Es-
peciales de Monte Cristo At the oppo-
site end of the scale comes the Dartlda
Corriente of which about 700 dozen
are exported every week.
The Germans seem TO control the
trade. as they do many of the minor in
dustries of South America. Hamburg
is rapidly becoming the principal point
of distribution for the Eurpean sup
ply.
1t is likely that the hat industry will
continue to increase and bring a con-
siderable amount of prosperity into the
interior of a very poor country. It
would seem that it can only be limited
i'm it's expansion by the amount of
straw annually available, and by the
ability of the natives to turn that
straw into hats.
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New York Cor. washington Post.)

tNeW 1Ork Cor washington POSt)
Great kidders, these. New York girls,
eh?' said a buyer from the west who
takes to the ball games every after
noon OF the summer month he spends
in New York. Il took one of 'em to q
game between the Giants and the Pr
rates one day last week. She was a
pretty and, l thought, rather bashful
sort of a girl.
" Know anything at all about the
game of ball?' 1 asked her on the way
out to the park.
But she suddenly switched the con-
versation to something else. l took it
that she didn't want to confess her ig-
norance of the game to me for fear
that l might start in to unravel the
kinks of baseball for her benefit.
Ever been to game before?'
asked her as we entered the grounds.
"'Ye-es, she replied rather hesitat-
ingly, and then / doped it out that
maybe she'd only seen some bunch of
amateurs play the game and that she
didn't want to own up that she'd never
seen the stars perform.
Well said /. after we got settled in
out seats, maybe it'll be just as well
for me to tell you little something
about the game before they begin to
play and then 1 started off on that
usual rigmarole that fellows uncoil in
explaining the game of ball to women
folks. You know the kind of stuff
Now. there are nine men on side
pitcher. catcher first, second and third
basemen. shortstop, and so on, and
each one has a separate piece of terri
tory to cover and all that-right on
through the whole spin.
Nov. say, on the level, she listened
to it all with what looked like wide
eyed interest and never cracked even
symptom of a smile. Not only that,
but she said 'Yes?' and Isn't that sin
Sular?' and What does the catcher do
then?' and Surprising the man drops
the ball?' and lot like that with the
most serious face in the world, while L
went right along drooling to her the
story of how the game of baseball is
played and performed-gee. 1t makes
me blush now to remember it.
81 was still explaining the game to
her at the rate of about 200 words a
minute when the megaphone man an
ounced the batteries for the two teams
and the umpire busted off the plate
and yelled 'Batters up!' and the game
was on.
"Then it occurred. I thought there
seemed to be something critical, not to
say expert in the gaze with which she
regarded the lineup of the two teams,
but il wasn't until the end of, the in
ming that l recovered sufficiently from
the shock even to hand her my best
article in the way of a reproachful
gaze So far as l remember it, here's
about the way she commenced on thN
first inning. beginning at the moment
that the Pirates went to bat:
Thomas leads off for the Smoke
towners now, does he? He couldn't hit
an airship- with a barrel stave! Well.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-24
A KENTUCKY CHARACTER.
CHarper's Weekly

Major Throckmorton, an innkeeper of
Louisville, was one of the most inter
esting characters that ever helped to
make life worth living or history worth
reading.
Here are some of his deeds: He eject
ed Charles Dickens, the great English
novelist. from his hotel; he wore an
umbrella out on man who stared at
him impudently, and he made at least
one retort worthy to be handed down
from generation to generation.
The Dickens affair is known to all,
and the umbrella episode to most OF the
old Kentuckians. The man was star
ing in a very offensive way at the ma
jor, who, annoyed at his persistence,
stepped up to him and remarked: My
friend. I'm just an ordinary man, al
though | look so grand" To which the
replv came: You don't look so dc
grand. either" and then the trouble
began.
Rut the most notable feat of all was
that retort previously referred to, and
which is here quoted from contempo-
rary chronicle
"Get this mans horse" said the ma
ior TO his hostler (the man had insulted
one of the majors guests; that little
Arkansas pony.
I'll let you GlOW, shouteu nc oia
man, that 1 am not from Arkansas
and my horse is no Arkansas pony,
either,'' And then, in a still louder
tone. he called out: I'm let you know
that l am gentleman"
The major answered: And III let
vo,, know that / am a gentleman.
And I'll let you know" yelled the
big man. that l am Colonel Wilson OF
Woodville, Miss"
And I'll let you know, vociferated
the major, that l am MAJOR Ar's
T,broc,-morton of the Blue Licks, KY"
And I'll let you know" screamed
the big man, that I run for the state
senate in my district last summer, and
that / was beat four votes!'
"And I'll let you know, shrieked the
major, that / ran for the state senate
in this district last summer and that L
was beat 400 votes."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-24
G HE KNEW THE GAM E
Stranger Explained Baseball Girl and Was Sorry He Smoke

well. he did lam out a two sacker
didn't he?
a" oh, well. that won't get 'em any
thing, Leach can't hit himself on the
wrist with his open palm. Oh-ho, ]
knew he'd punch out
But there's Clarke-I'm always
afraid of that old man. There, what
did I tell you-a beauty, and, of course,
Thomas just ambles home, A run al
ready and Clarke on second-can you
beat that, Mildred?
And here comes Honus Wagner
and look at the way Matty is lobbing
them over. no more speed than I'd
have In throwing a rock at a birds
nest. Matty hasn't got a thing but
MS glove today. l wonder of he thinks
those slow one are going to fool Honus.
There, didn't / tell you that Wag-
ner could just eat up that kind, and if
it isn't good for three sacks I don't
oh, why doesn't somebody buy Sey-
mour a net? Letting the ball go
through him that way, Mighty little
pep in the Giants game today-any-
body can see that.
It's wonder Muggsy doesn't take
Matty out-he looks like he was at a
wake. Well, they've got the two sign
on us already and if we cut that down
we'll be going some'-and a whole LOT
more just like that.
Nope, 1 didn't say anything to her.
Just handed her, as ] say, that re-
proachful, you-have-sadly-wo
gaze. But that only drew a ripping
laugh from her.
Don't get cross she said. II
seemed so funny to hear you explain
the game that 1 couldn't resist the
temptation to let you go on. But
mercy me, I've been a thirty-third de-
gree fan almost since 1 wore my hair
in pigtails!'
Great lot of kidders, these New
York girls. and no mistake"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-24

Five hundred years hence" said the
philosopher-and paused to throw a pebble
into the sea- ''Yes?" said l. encouraging
w. thinking that man who could look
500 years ahead ought to have something
interesting to say. This mighty power
of the sea waves" said the philosopher,
according to the London Express, viii
plough the field and scatter the grain
light the parlor lamp and fill the salt wa,
ter swimming pond which viii be attached
to every citizens house. And by that
time the sea will have been made 10 give
back to England every inch OF lahu tha'
the waves have stolen
Yes ?" said for more encouragement.
Five hundred years hence" went on
this wise one, I'VE shall be able TO see IN
the dark like the cats and the barn Owls
We shall have finger tips to feel with as
sensitive as a leopards whiskers. we
shall be able to see to any distance, 70
speak to and hear from any distance we
shall be able to record our thoughts IN
permanent form as swiftly and easily az
we think then.. And every one OF US VIII
be able TO fly"
with what result?" l inquired.
THAT we shall seldom do anything OF
the sort. Mans great object Will pe 10
discover the simplest possible MODE OF
life that mode from which he can Draw
most happiness We have not found in
the past that roller skates, for an eX-
ample, or railways or teiegraphs nave
added anything contrary; and so IN the
future, though man may 1ly 70 Jer-
icho if he wishes, or make himself lnVls-
ihle at will, or argue in Edinburgh with
a friend in Pekin he will prefer in the
ordinary way to take a quiet country
walk on his two legs. The great triumphs
of science" said the philosopher de-
rivad from ar understanding of nature.
will be employed for the simplifIcation oil
life"
.'And I.ondon?" 1 queried.
"Lor con will stretch to Manchester; but
there will be no slums and no overcrowd-
ing; the whole will be a pleasant garden
city, each part in easy communication
with the others. BY railway? Certainly
NOT A." said the philosopher.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-24

The Standard Oil, the steel trust and
all the other grinding monoplies are en-
trenched in the United States senate,
and a full measure of reform is impos-
direct charge of the selection of these
men. The Democrats are fighting the
battle of progress; the Republicans de-
Tending the protected interests for a
share in the spoils, which only goes TO
the leaders. 'Shan the people ruler
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-24
WHAT Is lALLAPAL00SA?
American Startles London With
Word-Reporter Solves Problem.

London.-Americans travelling i'm Eng
land should be careful of their use Of ex-
pressiOns. Two ChicagOans who were see
ing London from the top of an omnibus
the other day made frequent use of the
word "lallapaioOsa' with disastrous re-
suits to the peace of mind of the native
Britisher. one of whom heard the EXPIRES
sion and wrote to a local paper asking
for a translation Of the Americanism. The
paper referred the hard nut to its readers
and What is lallapalOOsa?' threatens 70
become as great a national problem as
was How old is Ann?'
The editor of the enterprising paper. Of
course, dispatched one of his star report
ers on a quest for ''lallapaloosa' with
instructions to get picture of it if pos
sible The newspaper man Immediately
repaired to the British museum and in
terviewed a lOng-haired scientist.
There is no such thing as lallapaloosa
on exhibition here" announced that wOrz
thy after serious thought and a prolonged
reference TO the catalogue. There is a
bare possibility. however, that it may be
among the unclassified specimens in the
cellar Call around again in a week and
will have a search made in the mean
time. Where does il come frOm?'
''Oh. from the United States answered
the reporter.
A look of sadness. like a tattered veil.
settled on the features of the scientist.
From America, you say?' he said
finally. "Ah. there are many freaks in
the United States that have not yet
reached the museum. But they will be
here for future generations"
Eventually the newspaper man landed
I'D against a Yankee who took the ques-
tHn seriously and this is what he said:
1T is a catchword in New York. II ex-
presses establishment at any strange sight
or object. 1t might apply to a street ac-
cident in which a cab-horse. a coster cart
and an automobile were tangled up to-
gether. or to very tall story.
Il heard an Englishman say the other
day. Well that's a Knockout and
guess that's a good translation for Well.
that's a lallapaloosa.'
For instance. if l spied stout lady I'm
a directoire gown with a market garden
on a three-foot hat. ! should say. Well,
that's a 1allapalOOsa-'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-24
A QUEER CHASER.
(Boston Herald.)

Dr. John Duncan Quackenbos, New
York's authority on hypnOtics. was dis
GUESSING. at his beautiful New Hampshire
estate on Lake Sunapee, the absurdity of
dreams.
"You must have noticed, said Mr..
Ouackenbos. the absurd, the causeless
terror that a dream will sometimes give
you.
Il know a man who. still but hail
awake. ran into bis wife's room in the
middle of the night. all shaken with fear
all wet with the cold sweat of an over
towering terror.
oh he moaned. I have had such a
dreadful dream I've been chased round
and round my room for hours and hours
by a piece of blotting paper.
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READY REASONING.

louisville Courier Journal)
They stood before the reproduction OF
the Venus of Melos.
Her hands must have been beautiful, y
said one.
Very" assented the other. Il wonder
what position they were in?'
Il have a theory that she was repre-
scented as busted at her toilet. one mana
probably held a small mirror
And the other a powder puff, en- But
that theory won't work.
And why not"
Had she been at her toilet her mouth
would have been full of hairpins
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-24
STORY OF A WAR TROPHY.
(Clinton (Mo.) Democracy

Bose Garth of Clinton probably made
the first corn shelter used in Missouri
Fifty wears ago. in 1858. he devised one
from wateroak plank and tenpenny nais.
He used It on his farm until 1861, when
Brice's men came through there. saw III
was a good thing and took it down to
Jacllson's mill where it was used TO shell
the corn which was ground into meal for
Confederate soldiers.
The old corn shelter was lost track OF
for a number of years by its maker, but
a fterward he was informed that it was
being preserved at Washington among
other curious trophies captured from the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-24
COULDN'T DENY 1T.

Chicago Journal)
She-Sir. | understand you said l had
hard features.
He (suavely)-I plead guilty to saying
You had marble brow, arched eyebrows,
ewes like diamonds and lips like rubfes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-24
WHERE 1T BELONGED.
(.Judge.'

Old Gent-Neat race. that, sonny. That
black horse of Sheedys Is a dandy. But
who does that little brown bobtail be-
long to?
Boy-That belongs to the little brown
horse sir.
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THE PRocRAsTINAToR.

He meant to pop the question,
But prudence babe him stop;
For even If accepted
He'd have to question pop.
Philadelphia Press.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-24
TERMS OF ENDEARMENT

washington Herald.)
Here. duke. is the wedding check.
"Ah. my little lump of gold,'
Also some securities"
'Ah. my little 4 per cent bonds!