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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-26
cIMPLY an ExPERlMENT.

The recent discussion of the marriage
and divorce question by Cardinal Glib
bons and Justice of the Supreme Court
Brown has brought a New York man
into the arena. and he takes issue with
both the churchman and the jurist, and
in a letter to the Times gives vent 70
his feelings and expresses his opinion
thusly:
Is marriage a civil contract or is it a
sacramento If il is sacrament II IS up
to the viceserents Of God to make il what
they say it is. If il is a civil contract II
is up to the legal authorities to enforce
its strict observance. That marriage IN
theory is all right cannot be denied. De
cause there are thousands OF proved IN
stances of beautiful married lives; that
marriage in practice is all wrong cannot
b. denied. because there are more thou
sands of unhappy married lives. The real
facts in the case are that il Is neither
civil contract nor a sacrament 1t IS sim
ply an experiment by two people taking
no thought Of the church or the law, OF
God or man. blind 10 everything except
their own feelings, entering into an agree
ment through recognized channels TO live
together as husband and wife. If, when
their eyes are opened, when they nave be-
come c0gniZant Of the things that they
previously ignored, they find that they
ia ~ l-eo- ho AIlotaASs ll4Slt m - 80
on happily as one. If, on the other hand,
they find they have made q mistake
well, II is not necessary to go into de-
tails And what can we do about il?
Nothing We are human beings, each
subject to his own nature and the uncer-
tainties that characterize human life, and
unless, or until. we become changed be
ings we have got TO guess our way and
get there. or not as may be. Marriage
is not a faiiure-it is only the parties to
il who are. We are hitching our wagon
to a star without putting our running gear
into the proper condition to stand the
pace.
When the University of. Chicago is
heard from on the subject we shall
probably be told that marriage is
disease.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-26
CENTURY OF PROGRESS.

The flight of Louis Bleriot across the
British channel in an airship. taken in
connection with the wonderful achieve
ments of the Wrights at Fort Myer and
I'm France. is but one of the many mile
stones along the pathway of civilization
erected during the last loo years. The
Wall street Journal recalls the fact that
by dint of decent living there are still
a few people left who saw the first
steamboat. rode in the first railway
cars. listened TO the first telephone call
read of the first cable message across
the ocean and saw heavier than-air ma
chimes swoop through the atmosphere
by their own power.
The recital i'm a few lines of these
events covering nearly a hundred years
illustrates how full Of achievement In
mechanical lines the word has been in
the past three generations. The ship
ping which sprang from the first steam
boat amounts now 10 about 25.0O0,OOO Of
ocean tonnage. There are not far from
100000 miles of railway in various parts
Of the globe. Submarine cables extend
POS 900 nautical miles. Telegraphy in its
various forms has not only united dis
tant portions of each country into
more compact unity, but has shTunken
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-26
q A. r. POSTS ABROAD.

A Grand Army post is TO be organized
al oldham, England, and il Will be the
first in Europe. There are but six posts
outside of the United States at the pres
ent time four in Canada, one i'm Homo
lulu and one lin Peru, South America.
There are many veterans of the civil
war residing iu Europe, and the num-
Der of posts could be increased without
any great amount of effort According
TO the official figures for 1905 so PEN
sioners were living in England, 46l IN
Ireland, niuety-two in Scotland and ten
in Wales. a total of si3 for the United
Kingdom. In Germany there are ISL
pensioners on the rolls. i'm France fifty
nine, i'm italy forty-oHe, in Denmark
thirty-four IN switzerland sixty, in
Norway hfty-eight i'm Sweden fifty
seven and in Austria Hungary ninety
four. Even so far away as Australia
there are seventy-four. Peru. where one
Of the six foreign posts exists, shows
only eight pensioners.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-26
WAS ROYAL SUICIDE.
Dying Dowager Commanded Death Of
Kwang Hsu, Thus Arranging
for Future Ruler.
Manila Times.)

NAluAAAlcN 4 AAAAS9-t
At the time of the deaths of the en-
peror and empress dOwager of China
there was much speculation as to wheth-
er the emperor really did die before his
aged and powerful aunt, as was Off
cfaIIv reDOrted. or whether Re had been
killed by orders of his relative when
she realized that her life was rapidly
drawing to an end. The mystery has
never been fully cleared up, though The
palace officials still strenuously deny
that the empress dOwager had any hand
i'm the death of the emperor, who, they
say died a natural death.
The Picking correspondent or lie
Natin of Paris has sent that paper a
very interesting article on the life and
death of Kwang Hsu, the name OF me
late emperor, and after hastily sketch
ing some Of the principal events in the
young mans history, he proceeds TO
give what he claims is the first true de-
tailed story of how he died.
It relates that when she felt her end
approaching, the empress dowager con-
vOked the grand council. on Nov 4. and
It was decided that as Kwang Hsu had
no male issue the infant son OF his
Younger brother. Chun, should be named
as mis- successor, with Chun as regent.
Il had long before been a fixed resolve
Of the old queen that her nephew should
precede her to the,tOmb, and when the
meeting of the grand council mad al
journed, she SUMMONED Yuan Shih-kai.
together with Prince Ching and the
chief of the eunuchs. At this conclave
it was announced that Kwang Hsu was
dangerously i'll with heart trouble. Next
morning the chief eunuCh. with two con-
fdentiaI attendants entered the little
palace where the emperor was confined.
After having ordered everybody out Of
the room he declared that the empress
was diving and that it was ueed1ul for
the emperor TO pTe-decease her. 80 say
ing. he deposited on a table opium pills,
a packet of gold leaf, and yellow silk
plated cord, promising to return i'm
three hours time. Meanwhile, the two
executioners would watch the door Of
the room. The news of what was d bout
10 happen quickly spread CONSERVATION
throughout the palace The women.
fearing a similar fate for themselves,
set uD lamentations, and the favorite
eunuchs hastily began to pack and hide
the Valuables.
Outside the palace also the rumOT ran
like wiIdfre through the Forbidden city,
but all the gates had been strongly
guarded by Yuan Shih-kai and as no.
body could escape, a relative calm soon
succeeded.
During this time the unfortunate
Kwans Hsu remained alone in the room
with the two creatures of the chief
eunuch. When this official returned the
opium had disappeared, and Kwang Hsu
was stretched almost lifeless on his
couch. though still breathing. Yuan
Shih-kai. being informed. carried to the
empress dOwager a report Of the state
Of her nephew, the emperor and while
the foreign legations were officially
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-26
FOREST DEPLETION.

While congress has been busy for the
last two or three months discussing the
tariff. the lumber schedule along with
the rest, the department of agriculture
has been quietly preparing a bulletin.
which has just been published. giving
. complete information as to the timber
supply of the United States The sta
tistics IN the bulletin were collected by
the census bureau and the geological
survey. to which were added reports Of
state officials individuals and conserva-
ton commissions. According to the
bulletin Of Secretary Wilson, the orig
inal forests of the United States COW
cred S50,OOOOOO acres and contained
5000 600 600 feet of lumber. board meas
ure. Cutting. clearing and fire have re-
duced the acreage to $50, 600 today,
with q total stand of about 2,500,000
O0O board feet. The stand Of timber In
every region has been reduced in great
err proportion than the acreage. the best
trees having been cut for lumber in all
thickly settled regions.
The lumber king Of the country re-
Gently stated that the supply Of timber
I'm the United States would never be
come exhausted. The facts are other
wise Secretary Wilson shows that the
drain upon our forests is about 10000,
100000 cubic feet, not counting losses
from fire. storms and insects. and that
we are cutting our forests three times
as fast as they grow. As to the uses
made of forest products, the figures Of
the department. bulletin are interesting.
Their total value in 1907 was 81, 2SO, OOO.-
0o0 For firewood alone we used $780,
100000 worth. thus burning up one
third as much. i'm dollars. as the total
value Of am the lumber. lath and shingles
produced last year. The railroads in
1897 used S6oC0O.00O worth of timber for
cross-ties alone. Telegraph and telc-
phone poles, fence posts and rails
amounted to SlO0.0OO.O0O The naval
stores-tUrpentine. resin and tar-were
worth $4,000, 900. Over 500, 600, 600 worth
of wood was used i'm making paper.
Tanhark and extracts produced had 81
total value of S1500O.00O. In coal and
other mines over SlO.OO0.OOO worth Of
round timber was used.
II the conservation OF natural re-
sources idea is to take root the govern
ment should see TO it that a beginning
is made in forest preservation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-26

communicated with, Prince Ching was
sent to deposit offerings on the imperial
tombs TO propitiate their names in ia
VOr of their descendant
At O'Clock Kwang Hsu died, and the
3-year-old Pu Vi was at once brought
to the imperial palace and proclaimed
emperor. Tzu-hsi could now die in
peace, which she did twenty-four hours
later, after having, as she imagined, by
the murder Of her nephew insured the
tranquility Of the celestial empire after
her death
The foregoing story, lie Mathis COL
respondent states, was procured from
unimpeachable sources in Picking. It
was stated at the time that the emperor
had declined to die in the pavilion
known as the Pavilion Of Peaceful
Longevity, in which il is the immemo-
rial custom for Chinese emperors to
draw their last breath.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-26
AS A WOMAN TEsTiFIEs.
Indianapolis starr

Prosecutor Elliott r. Hooton was
questioning a woman witness on the
stand in the criminal court the other
day
Why did you leave the hotei?" he
asked
The attorney for the defendant object
ed 70 the question. He said THAI it w5S
irrelevant and incompetent, and the rca-
sons for her leaving the hotel haC nrth-
ing to do with the case Mt issue.
I submit, your honor" M Ioct9n
said to Judge Pritchard. that the state
has a right to know why this witness
left the hotel" Then followed a FIVE
minute argument, at the end Of which
the Judge ruled in favor Of the tate.
Now said Mr. Hooton, you may
tell the jury why you left The il3LeL-'
Wen. because" she said.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-26
WHY SOME STAY AT HOME.
washington Star.

The late p. F. Collier. the noted pub
Usher and hurseman, once discussed at
publishers convention the odd case
of Ambrose Bierce, who in England Is
regarded as an author of genius-whOse
"Chickamauga" is said to be the finest
short story ever written in English
while here at home Mr. Bierce is not
half so renowned as others.
Mr. Collier ended with an epigram at
once true and sad.
Mr.. Bierce is fortunate, for it fire.
quently happens" he said, that the
DrOhpet who is without honor in his
own country can't afford 20 60 abroad "
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-26
DIFFERED FROM SATAN.

DR.. JudsOn Swift. the secretary Of tie
American Tract society, said on a re-
cent warm afternoon.
Our army of colpOrteurs will soon be
taking their vacations. They will re-
turn to work refreshed They viii labor
with increased zeal. I am a believer
in the vacation.
And I have no patience with those
who say 10 the vacatiOnist-aS the old
lady said to her pastor as he set out for
2 fortnight in the mountains.
satan never takes a vacation. Mr..
Steenthly.
Wen, my dear Mrs. Jones the pas
tor answered, i never did believe in i'm
itating Satan"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-26
HISTORICAL ACCURACY WANTE
lNeW York SUM

Here is the Worlds terse and ue-T1
account of Vice President Sraruar.
criticism of talk heard u the grand
stand.
He has it, He has it," yelled -r
fan.
What the HI kind of baseball rs--
guage is that2'' demanded Nr sr--
man. Hes got it,"
Here is the Tribuue's chasta version
Of the same episode.
He has it, He has it," yelled
grammatical person I'm front of Oh
vice president.
What sort Of baseball Language E
that?' commented Mr.. Sherman Es.
got it,"
A correct reading is highly desirable
in the interests OF historical ACCURACY
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-26
WAS eREAslNe A MULES FEET
lAtIantic GOWa) News.

i-ALldAtAt NAbNdy NGWe-D
Gus knop. one Of the sons of Her.
man KnOp, who is working for his
brother on the old L. T. Berg farm re-
Gently purchased by Mr.. Knop. was
kicked i'm the forehead by a mule this
morning, and il required six stitches to
close up the cash made by the mules
hoofs. while the young man can be said
To have been extremely fortunate that
the accident did not result seriously. He
was greasing the mules feet when the
animal whaled at him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-26

the distances between the ends Of the
earth from thousands of miles to min
utes of time"
Apparently there is no limit to the
possibilities Of human invention. From
sending messages over telegraph and
telephone wires we have advanced 10
the wireless system. Telepathic com
munication may be possible in a linz
tied way before the passing Of the pres
ent generation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-26
QUITE SURE OF ONE THING.

7 WICdNU IIITUTIE-T
Henry" said the rich old uncle. IF
YOU think I am likely to die suddenly
some day when I least expect it, you may
as well rid your mind of that idea. There
is nothing whatever the matter with my
heart"
you'll never die of enlargement of if.
anyway, uncle cheerfully acquiesced the
spendthrift nephew.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-26
BUSINESS HINTS.

kansas City Journal)
say" he said to the clerk lis there
any money in selling root BEER
Sure" was the answer.
Then you'd ike TO know how to sell
more of ito
sure" came the clerk again.
sell less FOAM" said the customer
and he lodged the icepick and made for
the door.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-26
VICTOR MURDoCK's STORY.

According to the Kansas City Star
Victor Murdoch, a Kansas congressman
of national reputation as a wit and OH
account of his red hair, has dug up a
story to fit the tariff situation in con-
gress. The Stars version and comment
is herewith given;
1t is q Spanish yarn of very tall man
who went into the shop of a tailor to buy
"a cape If he could find one that was long
enough. Placing d somewhat abbreviated
garment on the shoulders of his customer
the shrewd tailor reached for his shears,
saying he would have to make tn cape
shorter in order that it might become the
weaTeT ard be In proper fashion. Al
though the customer regarded the cape.
at the outset, as much too short, he was
finally persuaded by the cunning Of the
tailor that it was quite acceptable to his
needs and even to his tastes
The tariff bill framed in the house
looked high and was denounced as revis-
ion upward, until the senate took a hand
at the schedules and then. in comparison
with the Aldrich bill. the Payne schedules
began to look almost reasonable.
Is there any situation at present. in
our own midst that calls 10 mind the
ruse Of the Spanish tailor. and the in
genuity he employed to make his Gus
toner believe that a short cape was long?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-26
Total Copies of The Herald Printed in

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-26
THE MODERN WAY,
lrorneIl Widnnl

Where are you going. my pretty
maid2"
I'm going a-marketing. sir" she said
And where is your basket, my pretty
Made
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-26
A TEXAS cEATTEL MORTGAGE.
Gonzales Inquirer

A peculiar chattel mortgage was filed
with the county clerk of Gonzales
county recently. wherein nine turkey
hens one gobbier, and all their Increase.
are mentioned as collateral.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-26

Salt Lake is strictly out of it so far
as baseball is concerned. and yet the
town is full of fans. The Lucas hoodoo
is upon us for this season.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-26

drinking cups, each hammered out Of
nugget.
Following the arrival Of the s-eams-
Victoria from Nome with other sold a.
ready held by them, the S-a-d.raFa
American bank viii turn over tD Comm.
siOner Mcbride S925. 600 in gold HlEg
and bricks on Tuesday afternoon. and O.
viii be added to the pile on exhibit a. 3.
Alaska building and bring 10 up t1 a.T
one and a half million dollars
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-26

The present generation of Spaniards
are not like their ancestors. who chased
the Moors out of Granada. It may be
Alfonso's turn to sigh.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-26
Senator Newlands gathered his col

HtHdIOf NeWIanuS gathered ms col
leagues. cabinet officers, members of the
house and newspaper men upon his
lawn and gave them a feed. Then ne
talked irrigation to EN-. That's one
way of securing an audience.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-26

News of Roosevelt comes frequently
enough but where in creation in Fair
banks? Isn't he worth a line or two
once In a while?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-26

Lieutenant SuttOn's mother and sis
ter believe he was beaten to death by
his comrades. Stranger things have
happened.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-26

One week of the second trial of Cal
houn gone and not a juror secured.
What's the use?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-26
HIS NERVE


Heard there was rairUa Ear
these parts last week" remarked q
lightning rod agent. How did la raa
out2"
II mL' gTOwIed the farmer ir--5
Of bringing rain he brought fA
storm"
Gracious! I guess the whole county,
was sore?"
We'll, we might have excused
stranger. If he hadn't tried tr -.l
such a pun on u.s."
Pun"
Yes, when he saw the ha-s.".1= -..
ing down he laughed and sal. l
showed he was q hail fellow @
and then we ran him out of the ..D
munity, be iiuks,"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-26
THE RAINY DAYs q y

Drank 7. Stanton in AtIarrl ..
tom
1 jest don't mind the trouble
m equal TO the strife
But the things that slrrHr gifts
Is the rainy DAYS o. life.
Looks like Gods shut out heaven
There's not a hope iu sight
No sun to make the daytime.
No star to bless the nigh.
L seldom am complainiE'
On the land or ON the sea.
But when the weetler's -a.--
I'm lonesome as can be-
And all the world is lonesome
And sad the rivers run.
And Life has lost its beauty
When God shuts out the SUM
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-26

The better the day the better the
deed. The tariff thinkers labored on
Sunday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-26

Cornell widow

cornell WIDOW
Ju-ia-GOing to Marie's dance -s
Berths-I shall be out ~ town
night.
Juiia-I wasn't invited eilaL.t
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-26

Tomorrow. THE Road to Mandalay. III
The Indolent Burmese"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-26

Reaching the end Of the woodpile.
Where gathered all his energies for one
supreme effort, and bounding into the
open sped across the cleared SPACE with
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-02-15
El Lcdo Benitez Gastanos
en- e. Bar"

En- Ia reLnidp de sbcgsdcs de IL Corte
federal, 10 cue asistlerop doe sbogsdos
de Ia Camara sbogs6os cue aetuaD eD Ia
referida Ccrte. al discutirpe Ia mcci6n pre-
sentada respectc cargos contra el gober-
nsdor Post otros extremes, diio eI LIDO.
BeniteJ Castshos 10 siguiente ~
"Quero explicsr por que estoy en- con-
trs de Ia resoIuciop preseDtsds por Mr.,
Sweet 2 cuales SOD las rsaonss que tengo
pars impugnsria Soy uno d. los que fir-
maD 10 resoIuci6o preseutsds q Is Canara
De delegates de P Rico por ls cual Sc ex.
presa eI profundo dessgrsdo con que We eI
pueblo de P Rico Is iorms msners COD
que Sc eierae iusticia ? Sc aplicsD la leyes
eD Oressro pal. ep ls Cottt federal, y Sc pi-
Do 8, CouGrese sneriesae 10 SUPPRESSION De
diehs Cor.I : CUE W sIeojs psfS els IN
jus, de reconc&ids prsc.icA en- Ell estado de
Lulnsns CONF csc dis bsiO al firns en-
lie Csmsra d. Delegates, digo squi,si hien
tengc ciertos dsberes para cen ssss asoeia-
ci6a ) para coD ests Corte, teugo tambieD
como ciUdadsno de P Rice como dele
gsdo &c ia Csmsra InsulAr. otros deberes
que estap nuy por eneIma de squeIIos. Z"
~ sO cumpiinients d. tales deberes,
iDviolsbles pars cL sxpress mi opinion.
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