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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-07

the original in texture and color. and
by remarkable process ''redevelops'
their hues. restoring them to bright
ness
A woman who is now we'll known as
the cleverest blind reader" in the
world is employed in the postOffice de-
partment Mrs. Collins is her name,
and her daughter, famous for her
beauty, is the wife of Constructor
Zahm of the United States navy. Some
OF the feats that she has performed In
the way of deciphering illegible
addresses on letters are almost beyond
belief.
Then, for another instance. there is
Mr.. Handy Ca brother OF the late Mo-
ses P.), who keeps watch while all the
paper money that comes into the
treasury for redemption undergoes its
final destruction by stewing in a big
iron tank. In the performance of this
duty he represents the people of the
United states who, under that law,
must see the work effectually and hon
estly done through the eyes of a per-
son properly accredited
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-07

there were 29S delegate votes in the
convention. The only roll call taken
showed a vote of 14S for the Dubois
candidate for temporary chairman. in
Guiding the votes of the Bingham
county delegation. Two-thirds OF the
delegates make a total of 1873 % votes
The counties that were not called were
Bear Lake, Fremont and Oneida, with
a total of eighteen votes. If these had
all been cast for the Dubois candidate
he would still have had 30 2-S votes
short of having two-thirds of the dele
gates.
The Herald reports. which were con-
ceded by all sides to be absolutely ac-
curate, showed that, if none of the
contested counties had beeen called
Senator Dubois would have controlled
the convention by vote of 134 TO 1872
If all the contested counties had been
called. on prima facie evidence as to
their regularity. Senator Dubois would
have lost by a vote of 14S 10 $50. The
point made by The Herald was that if
it was fair to call one contested county
it was fair to call all of them.
Regardless of the political fortunes
of the anti-Dubois faction or the Du-
bois party in Idaho. the record really
should be kept straight by our Amer
lean" contemporary.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-07
A HARD LUCK STORY.

New York Morning Telegraph)
He had been down on his luck for
some time. and a few days ago had
exhausted his money, with the excep-
ton of a solitary nickel In a news
paper office where he went to look
over the Help Wanted" list he saw
an advertisement to the effect that a
man living near One Hundred and
Twenty-fifth street, Harlem. wanted TO
purchase a shaggy dog.
The Brooklyn unfortunate has a dog
which certainly comes under the desig-
nation of shaggy, having a trace Of
the st. Bernard I'm his makeup. The
man had owned the dog for years, but
he had reached his limit, and in the
"ad" he saw an opportunity to be
grasped.
L guess it's up TO you, old pale he
said to the dog. You must go or your
boss don't eat Come on"
Man and dog started for One Hundred
and Twenty-fifth street. With wonder
full provision he decided TO save the
nickel for a return trip if necessary,
and walked from his home to Harlem.
1t was a long and tiresome trip. The
dog was painting. and the man had to
stop every now and then for rest, but
finally he reached the place designat-
ed. Inc man rang the bell and in
quired for the advertiser. Dogs are not
allowed in the house so the Brooklyn
lite had to wait in the hail. his heart
beating hopefully and the faithful dog
looking up at him, as if wondering
what was going TO happen. 1t may
have been five minutes, but II seemed
an hour to the anxious man before the
advertiser stepped out of the elevator
The suspense was soon over.
You're Mr.. So and So who adVer-
tised for a shaggy dOg?"
Yes"
We'll. here's the dog"
Tain't shaggy enough" And the
advertiser turned away.
Imagine the feelings of that poor
Brooklynite. His last hope gone and
miles from home. with one nickel in his
pocket.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-07
SUGGESTIONS FOR HOUSEWIFE
(Chicago News.)

Hot sunshine will remove scorch.
Hot tartaric acid will take ink stains
out of white cloth.
A package or envelope sealed with white
of egg cannot be steamed open.
Even delicate glass can be safely washed
in very not water is slipped in edgewise.
Insects like neither salt nor alum and
enough adheres to the carpet to keep
them away
Saturate grass stains on ehildren's pima
fores etc, in paraffin and then put into
the wash tub
Burning oil is spread by water To ex-
tinguish il throw down flour, sand or
earth. The idea is TO prevent the oil
spreading.
Starch should be mixed with soapy wa
ter, for thus the linen will have a more
glossy appearance and be less likely TO
stick to the IRON.
Clothes lines and pegs will last much
longer if they are boiled for ten minutes
when new. 1t is good plan to repeat the
boiling occasionally.
1t is not generally known. but TO pre-
vent cakes from burning, place little
bran at the bottom of the tins This viii
save a lot of grumbling and vexation.
Badly stained decanters and flower
vases may be cleaned with a little di-
luted hydrOchloric acid. After using the
acid be sure to rinse very thoroughly with
clear water.
EQUAL parts of turpentine and ammo
MIA will take paint out of clothing. even
en- as necessary and wash off with warm
SOapy water
To iron silk sprinkle the articles TO be
ironed with water. then roll them tightly
IN a towel After this il is easy TO iron
out the creases. Do not use very not
iron as silk quickly discOlOrs.
Before relaying the carpets after the
spring cleaning try washing around the
edges of the floor to the depth of a yard
from the Dashboard with strong solu-
ton of alum water. Several times
month sprinkle salt over the carpet be-
fore sweeping.
Pillow cases will have their usefulness
prolonged if. when they are beginning 10
show signs of wear, they are unstitched
at the bottom, and, before being scanned
up again. are folded so that the seam al
the side now goes down the middle. In
this way one secures the whole case, get
ting an equal amount of. wear.
To clean a white belt make rather a
thick paste of cream of tartar and cold
water and rub the belt well with 1t. Leave
for an hour and then rub with mixture
of alum and fulers earth in equal parts.
Next dav brush the belt with a clean SOFT
brush till all the powder Is removed Rub
again with some coarse oatmeal 10 Whlcn
a little powdered whiting has been added.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-07
IF NOT, WHY NOT?

To The Salt Lake Herald:
This thought came TO me while con-
templating the possibilities of William
Jennings Bryan receiving the presiden-
tial nomination at the hands of the
Democratic party. Really, l cannot be-
lieve that the people, the great mass
of working men, the men of affairs who
have the interest of this republic al
heart, can afford not to work in har-
mony toward this achievement. When
man proves to be a good husband.
loving father. a faithful citizen.
moral and upright mana man of in
tegrity-a man of right thinking, right
doing and laboring in an honest cause
then that man can be trusted in any
position. And if there is a man in the
United States who fully reaches up to
those standards, that man is W. ].
Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan has certainly been tried
TO the limit He has been thoroughly
weighed in the balance of stability of
purpose, and not found even waver-
ing; and l fully believe that with w.
~. Bryan as vanguard of the Demo-
cratic party. victory awaits that par
ty. Let us hope to win this victory by
an honest effort and by honest meth
DDS
The Democratic party by combined
strength and loyal endeavor will, I have
no doubt, win the battle in which Mr.
Bryan has so manfully fought for their
cause. The side issues TO split up the
party vote will be overcome; the de-
serters from the ranks of the two old
parties-many of them soreheads from
defeat-will see their misguided efforts
and pretended purposes ephemeral, and
come back to the fold of the safe, sub
stantial, old reliable Jeffersonian prin-
ciples, than which there never was and
never will be better. try as they
do. try as they will. as long as they
may. They are bulwarks so firmly es-
tablished by the builders OF this re-
public, that, like the rock of Gibral-
tar, they may attempt to scale the
heights, but they cannot pull them
down Those great. big safety blocks
they may run up against them. stumble
over them. stand in awe as they con-
front them. but. thanks to God and the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-07
A BREACH OF TRUST.

The mining exchange in this city
has afforded most extraordinary
spectacle during the past week or ten
days. A mining stock which had been
quiet for a long time suddenly began
to rise in response to mysterious or
ders. On inquiry the management
promptly declared there were no de
yelopments to justify such an increase
in the price-and the stock rose fur
Their. Then an examination was made
by officials of the company, who cor
roborated the report that no ore was
exposed-and again the quotations
scared. Finally. after many thousands
Of shares had changed hands, the own
ers announced that ore had been dis
closed. but not in sufficient quantity
TO justify SO much excitement. Mean
while no outsider has had a chance to
verify either report. If the charge is
true that many of these officials de-
ceived their stockholders or concealed
information 10 which they were en-
titled. they were guilty of a grave
breach of trust The man who invests
in a stock of any kind. however small
his holding, should be protected by
those whom he nas entrusted with the
care of his interests. There may be no
law TO punish offenders against this
moral law, but there should be, some
way of making the onense dangerous
and Improbable. The soundness of
mining investments, the confidence %
investors in such securities. the very
existence of the mining business by
which Utah profits so largely depends
upon the good faith of mine managers
and the protection of their stockhold-
ers at every point. Utah has hereto
fore had a particularly good reputa-
ton for honesty and conservatism IN
this regard. and ii behOOves the COM
munity 10 see that its reputation is
preserved.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-07
CURES ECZEMA QUICKLY,
New Drug, PosIam, Now obtainabIe
in Small Quantities.

Since its discovery one year ago, the
new drug. poslam. has successfully
CURED thousands Of chronic cases of
eczema and other distressing skin af-
hictions. Heretofore pOslam has been
dispensed solely for the benefit of ecZe-
ma patients in large jars sufficient for
a months treatment. This was found
TO be an inconvenience TO many thou
sands who use 1t for minor skin trou-
bles, such as pimples. blackheads,
herpes, acne, scaly scalp. complexion
blemishes. itching feet, piles, etc,
which require but a small quantity 10
cure. To overcome this, and in re-
Spouse to urgent appeals, the dispens-
ers of pOslam have been obliged to
adopt, in addition to the regular two
dollar package. a special 50-cent size,
which I'm future may be found on sale
at the F. J. Hill Drug Co. and other
leading drug stores in Salt Lake City.
or may be ordered direct from the
Emergency Laboratories, No. 80 West
TWenty-fifth street. New York City.
In all eczema cases poslam stops itch
ing with first application. and proceeds
TO heal Immediately; chronic cases be
ing cured in two weeks. In less seri-
Gus skin troubles, results are seen after
an overnight application.
Samples for experimental purposes
may still be had, free Of charge, by
writing TO the laboratories for them.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-07
pLEAp The BABY ACT.

Following the lead Of Congressman
Payne. the Republicans are trying to
fix the blame for the inactivity of con-
gress on the Democratic minority. A
conspicuous example in point is this
from the Chicago Tribune:
There was work enough to be done,
but congress would not do it, There
was legislation which was needed and
which the people wanted. The Demo-
Gratis and a small coterie of Republic
cans were equally responsible for the
legislative paralysis which has marked
this congress. The Sixtieth
congress at its first session has appro-
predecessors. 1t has made appropria-
tiOns which it knows the revenues viii
not cover. Outside Of this field of ac-
tivity it has been the pre-eminent do
nothing congress"
The simplest answer TO that is the
record in congress which will show
that John Sharp Williams. the Demo-
cratic leader, offered TO cast the entire
minority vote for any of the import
ant measures urged by the president
and demanded by a strong and en-
phatic public sentiment, at any time
the Republicans got ready TO do bust
ness. He offered 10 cast the full Dem
ocratic vote for the repeal of the duty
on news print paper, repeal demand
ed by practically all the newspaper
publishers of the country. In spite of
this offer, and in spite of the strong
majority of the house held by the Re
publicans. that party refused TO do any
thing or pass anything in the way Of
new legislation until it got frightened
by the clamor of the public and passed
the currency bill When they got
ready TO act on that they passed it
within an hour after il was brought
before the house. affOrding a most
convincing demonstration of their abil-
ity TO act when they felt like it, and
proving that their inaction was delib-
crate.
Further. it was known of everybody
in Washington that the majority in
the house, dominated by Speaker Can
non, deliberately refused TO consider
the most important new measures, in
tending to go before the people at the
coming election without any of the
embarrassments that might follow
legislation. They We're towards enough
10 dodge responsibility, and they are
towards now 10 attribute their own
abominable record to a minority that
has been concededly helpless in the
hands of the speaker and his commit
tee on rules. The charge that the Dem
ocrats are TO blame is palpably untrue
and viii mislead nobody, not even a
partisan Republican.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-07
THE MUSIC Halter.
And the Great Things That He
Misses in His Hatred.
(The Dial.)

What a puzzle music must be to
those unfortunate people, stricken with
spiritual cecity, 10 whom the art is no
more than so much sound and fury,
signifying nothing. They know that to
others ii constitutes a whole world of
experience. yet are themselves excluded
from that world by an insuperable bar
rier. They must take il on faith, as
the color blind must take the rainbow
and the sunset.
If they are honest with themselves.
they will admit and lament this defect
of sense, accepting the unavoidable,
gazing wistfully at the walls that sep
arate them from realm of whose glo-
ries they know from trustworthy re-
port, but into which they may not en-
ter. Sometimes they are not honest
with themselves. averring the very ex-
istence of the realm to be a fable, and
those VINO claim its franchise to be
self-deluded. finding realities in what
are but vain iTnaginings. They allow
music 10 be sound more or less agree
able, but they stoutly deny, although
in the face of an overwhelming mass
of testimony, that it has any spiritual
meaning.
The province of music is the entire
emotional and spiritual life. and the in
tellect. although a necessary philo-
sOphical concept. is no more to be
caught by itself than those equally nee
essary distractions, the perfect pendu-
lum and the economic man. Science
comes nearest to being pure when it
takes the mathematical form, but we
cannot forget Kepler's spiritual eXalta-
ton in contemplation of his laws of
planetary motion. and we may also re-
call what Abt VOgler thought about
the whole matter
The rest may reason and welcome
'Tis we musicians know.
What are the substantials of Iife?"
Science is certainly one of them, but
there are at least three others-art.
ethics and religion. And if we allow
that the one is only here and there
touched with emotion, the other three
are surely suffused with il through and
through. And the relation of music to
all three of them as surely needs no
argument in its proof. For music is it
self an art, it is potent influence upon
character, and il Is of the very essence
of religion.
But being as much more than sound
as poetry is more than words printed
in black ink upon white paper, the
character of music as an art is beyond
cavil, and any likening of its effect to
that of food upon the palate is su-
premely ridiculous. There are many,
indeed, who would go so far as TO call
ii the highest of the arts, holding with
Pater that every other art constantly
aspires toward the condition Of music"
which is the true type or measure of
DerfeCtPd art "
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-07
MARKED HIS HAT.


Henry A Turner is a commercial tray
aIer whose work takes him up and down
the state of Texas. In Fort Worth re-
Gently. he needed a hat. so he proceeded
to one of the citys grandest mems tur-
nishing stores and stated the fact. The
obliging young clerk who waited upon
him. after the purchase had been made.
proudly announced that his house had
the only machine in town for cutting
initials in the leather bands OF head
coverings and asked if Turner would Ike
TO have his chapeau marked.
What initials?' inquired the mer-
nt-prince-to-be, swelling out his
chest
well. let me see" said the reflective
Turner. and after further declaration an
nounced his choIoe as H. a. T."
"H A. 7. ?" gasped the astonished
clerk
Yes. H. A. T; thatl be enough.
So the hat was marked, and putting II
on. the drummer started out of the store.
The mystified clerks curiosity got the
better of him before the customer had
reached the street, and hurrying up, he
asked pardon and said he would like
to know the reason for those letters,
adding,
why. anybody can see It's a hat"
Yes. I know" said Turner. without a
smile. "but you see I'm afraid I'll get up
some morning and think it's shirt or
one of my socks.
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Salt Lake. June 1. 1905
MAINLY MEANT FOR WOMEN.
philadelphia Record.)

Y hllduelpnla RecOfu.J
Eli Smith, who on wager crossed
the continent in a wagon drawn by Es-
kimo dogs. said the other day in Phila-
delphia:
THE secret of good travelling is 10
travel light Don't accumulate a lot Of
rubbish. On the contrary, sort over
your goods every day, and throw away
the surplus.
This is the spring housekeeping
season, and I'd like TO throw out all
that junk in the closet at the head of
the cellar stairs. What good is the old
stun? 1t has been there for years. 1t
is plastered thick with cobwebs and
mold.
Il once saw my uncle help his wife
clean house. Every closet they came
10 you'd hear some such dialogue as
this:
Uncle holds up a rusty tea kettle.
You don't want this?'
Well, it might come in. handy for
d flower or something. aunt falters.
Into the ash barrel ii goes. and IN
Gle holds up a pair of old shoes. Why,
these old shoes must have been lying
here five years! What have you been
saving them for?'
Well says aunt, If we ever wanted
to make a pair of hinges
remember a pair of leather hinges
| once made says uncle. bitterly: and
into the barrel fall the shoes on top Of
the kettle.
Then he holds up a hat. Here's this
old hat of mine / wore to the Philadel-
phia Centennial. Better throw il away,
hadn't we?'
Well, maybe So says aunt I've
often thought of giving it TO some poor
man, but / forget it every time a tramp
calls. l gave ii TO one tramp, and he
went off and left it on the front gate
post
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-07
WEEP THE RECORD STRAIGHT.

while IL is practically always as
hopeless a proposition to search for
truth in any discussion Of political
matters by the morning American"
organ as 10 seek for figs in a briar
match. even those who are familiar
with the habits of our contemporary
are sometimes surprised at its unblush-
ing mendacity. For instance:
"The Herald objects to the procedure
of the Democratic state convention in
Idaho. because. as it says. one con-
testing delegation was permitted to
vote before a hearing, while other del
egations We're barred Which is a
complete misstatement of the case. The
contrasting delegation so called. was
the Bingham county delegation; and II
was the regular delegation; it was
there on the ground and there was no
contrasting delegation present"
Under the call issued by the Idaho
Democratic committee the county of
Bingham was entitled TO fourteen
votes. Fourteen Dubois delegates were
ON the ground, and so were fourteen
contesting delegates. That is the ex-
act truth. and the American" organ
could easily have aseertained il if it
had desired TO do so. Further along
in the same editorial we are Informed
bv our contemporary that Senator Du-
hois had easily two-thirds of the
rightfuI delegates chosen TO that con-
vention. and he had a safe majority
on any sort Of statement of the case"
Now the news reports published by
kta american" organ showed that
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-07
ODD OCCUPATIONS
IN GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Saturday Evening Post)

There are a good many Out-ofthe-
way emplOyments under our govern
ment, interesting by reason of their
oddity. respecting which nothing is
known BY the public at large. They are
found in all of the executive depart
ments at WashingtOn-fOr example, in
the treasury, where a certain woman,
Mrs. Brown, devotes her attention
chiefly to putting the charred frag-
ment of burned paper money together
In this art she is the greatest living
expert and her busy season is the au-
tumn. when people all over the coun-
try start up their stoves. forgetful IN
too many instances Of the fact that
they have consigned the family 'wad"
for safekeeping TO these favOrite hid
ing places.
Another woman. Miss Lillian Ho-
wenstein. does nothing but draw pic
lures of insects, being employed for
that purpose by the department Of
agriculture. Her skill is most remark
able. the work being done of necessity
by the help of a microscope, so that
every anatomical detail of each bug
shall be duly represented. 1t is this
young lady. still IN her 2Os. who illus
trates ali the bulletins of the bureau
of entomology.
At the national museum is employed
a professional dOllmaker. named Jo-
seph Palmer. II is his business to
construct all of the chronological and
other manikins required for the ey-
hibits of the institution i'm question.
Usually these figures are of life size
and arranged in groups, so is to look
al lifelike as possible Much expert
ness is demanded in their cOnstruc-
ton. the unclad portions being COM
monty cast from corresponding parts
of living human beings. though the
bodies in many instances are made on
wooden frames covered with burlap
and stuffed with excelsior,
In the library of congress the entire
labor of one man is devoted to the
business of repairing ancient maps.
His name is Charles w. Wells. and 1t
is claimed that his equal in this high
ly specialized art cannot be found
anywhere. In specimens centuries old,
reduced to tatters and faded to indis-
tinctness, he replaces the missing
pieces with paper closely resembling
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wisdom of men, they cannot destroy
them, neither can they weaken the pur-
poses for which they were intended.
namely, the perpetuation, the protec-
ton of this government. a government
of the people, by the people and for the
people, and that means you and |. our
homes, our children and our country,
country whose flag is the emblem of
every mans freedom, the flag which
floats on the breeze that fans the brow
OF every yeoman.
Democrats of Utah, l ask that you
stand firm by the principles which these
sentiments stand fora republic that
shall never fail nor pass away; that no
monarch will ever rule. Stand by our
leader. W. j. Bryan He carries the
banner of Democracy. a Democracy
that protects the people, and a DemOc-
racy that the people must protect If
they expect to prosper under a gov
eminent of which this Democracy was
and is the founder and the defender.
Yours for victory,
LOUISE COLLISION