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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-31
The cHEAPNEss OF LEE.

During this year labor in the United
States lost nearly 5000 lives il the course
Of emplovfent- There were also about
100000 accidents. Most industries in
volve risks. some. greater than others.
The accident rate of electricians is ex-
cessiVe. That of coal miners is 3.t0 per
90 in the United Kingdom. This pro
portion holds among the railroad en-
pioyes We lost go per 1.eo0 to Ger
mans .9S per 100. In other words, We
slaughtered on the average 9l5 more coal
miners than England and LIS more rail-
road employees than Germany
Two conditions account for this exces-
sive death rate that runs throughout all
our departments Of labor. First. the reck-
less Indifference and careiessness. united
with an inherent dislike to obedience. that
characterizes our American workmen
Second. the unwillingness Of employers to
install accident saving devices and to
compel military obedience to preventive
orders
Germany has a permanent exposition Of
accident saving devices which has been
productive OF great benefit to life. This
feature England Is copying.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-31
THE MEASLES cANNIBAL.
Method of ! Vancouver Island Tribe
10 Drive Away DISEASE.
lSeienufic American.1

4 few years ago an epidemic OF mea sies
broke out among the Indian tribes living
on Vancouver island in British Columbia.
not far from Fort Rupert and the sha-
mans or medicine men came TO the con
eiusion that csnnibal sorcerer. whom
they termed the hama tsu'' measles can
nibaD. was staying their children 10 eat
them. and that he would continue to do
so until he was killed.
As they could not slsy ghost IN his
own person they arranged a ceremony in
which one Of their number posed as the
Caunibal and was trea ted as they would
have liked to treat the real foe. This fact
OF substitute was. of course, not made
public, only the medicine men knowing the
truth of the matter.
Against a wall of rock was painted an
imita ton opening in the center Of which
the ''cannihai was fastened. At the prop
CT time. after going through various in
carnations. a covering was jerked away.
exposing the cannibai apparently springing
through the solid rock. He was promptly
grasped by two Of the priests. who
dra gged him out and rushed him through
a fire which was burning in front Of the
place and which was surrounded by all the
members OF the tribe. beating drums ard
singing at the top Of their voices BY
some jugElery the cannibai was got rid Of,
and the people were told that he had
not come back
After this ceremony had been repeated
several times to put an end to other cpl
denies, which were only too prevalent
among the Indians. It grew into a sort OF
annual affair. managed by the members
that the supposed "hamatsu' was only a
man
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-31
ORIGIN OF "MEAL TIME"
Gondon ChronieIe.)


With regard TO the difficulty of defining
meal which has been exercising the
house Of commons. it may be observed
that, originally. meal meant a repast
taken at a fixed time 1t is the Anglo
Saxon '-mael. mark, sign, measure
fixed time and so food partaken of then
and has no connection with meal of the
oatmeal kind. except by one of those yer
bal condolences in which language
abOunds. All the other senses of ''mael'
but that Of a repast have vanished ex-
eept in the v ord 'piecemeal," by German
has still both NAL, a time fas in 'ein-
NAL" once) and '.mahl.' a meal.
OF 'mahl-' however. tourists should be-
ware. There Is d story of a fatigued
English pedestrian staggering into a Ger
man inn with a dSmand for "Abendmahl. -
What he wanted was supper c'Abendes-
SEM; what he got was a clergyman
ready to administer the holy sacrament
(Which "Abendmahl'' in practice means)
under the impression that he was dying.
Meal time" has got into the German
language of greeting 1t was the old
fashion after supper in the home to shake
hands all around and say "Gesegnete
Mahlzeit- blessing on the meal time
And the German digestion is so vigorous
that the students at the universities part
from each other. not with goodbye OF
adieu. OF any such supTaterrestrial allu-
sion but "Mahizeit'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-31
WHEN THE WOOD is GONE.
Success Magazine

tCLEEESe Magazine
Do you begin to see the picture2 Can
you imagine what It will be in thirty
years2
The lamber business. nov the fourth
largest in AmeTica. viii be the first TO
fail. Thirty-three thousand establishments
viii Immediately close their doors. At
the same moment more than half 2 mil
lion employees viii be thrown out Of work.
They viii be Joined by q million in the
allied trades-coOpeTs, joineTs, carpenters,
planners. wall paper makers; then another
million from the trades Indirectly AZ
fected. 1t will be such an army Of uu-
employed as was never dreamed Of in the
worlds history.
The mines will fail. There will be no
coal. no iron, no steel for the skyscrap-
ers. no steel for rails The railroads viii
so out of business. Without Transports
ton facilities the farmers viii be unable
To market their crops, already diminished
by uncomfortable drought and flood As
our national prosperity depends upon the
railroads and the crops. there will be 10
prosperity. In its place poverty-the pow
erty Of China. Greece. Syria Daimatia.
This or something very Ike 1t is the
picture of this great land Of OUTS when
the forests fail. And it will be more
than a mere picture. Unless you decide
to act # viii become grim reality.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-31
In TROUBLE ALREADY.

It is extremely unfortunate for all
concerned that the responsible head Of
the new Cuban government should be-
come involved in a bitter dispute at
the outset Of his administration The
appointment Of the notorious Aranauto
as chief of police, whose arrest, dead or
alive. was once ordered by General
Ludlow. then military governor, has
precipitated d struggle which can only
end in disaster. The selection Of such
a man is a direct slap in the face Tor
the United States. and President Gomez
ought to be aware Of the fact that there
is a limit to the patience of this eoun-
try. A second Intervention would mean
the permanent occupation Of the island.
1t is TO be hoped such a course will not
be necessary.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-31
LARRY culMER,s WORK.

Another characteristic picture has
come from the hand Of H. L. \. Gunner
and is now OF exhibition at Leyson's-
The subject is the "snoshone Falls OF
snake River" as seen from below the
falls. It should be seen by everyone
who admires the splendid scenery OF
this region. or appreciates a fine paint
ing. for the picture is in every way a
mastery production, having those quail
tiles Of light and air in which this
artist has long eXcelled. But the thing
that thrills in the picture Is the huge
moving mass Of waters that seem fair
IL to leap into the great abyss. there TO
biIiow and foam in heaving waves TO
the very feet Of the beholder. The
water is wet as water can be. while the
mists that surge and roll up into the
clouds above are also full Of moisture
and playing color
The artist has brought right to US a
noble expression Of one Of the greatest
of western wonders
This brings forcibly to mind the part
lLLL MI 0ulilAEl Il HAc-2 lis III N-A1 -
veIopment of the mountain west His
paintings and descriptive writings Of
our scenery are an inspiration not only
to the people here. but TO the whole
country. For instance. his articles on
the exploration Of san Juan county and
his paintings OF the great bridges have
been reproduced by the million in vari-
Gus magazines, 50 that a region Of large
area, about which scarcely anything
was known four years ago, is now
center of interest to people all over the
United States. Letters of inquiry are
daily coming, asking for more informa-
ton. and the towns nearest to the
bridges feel the benefits of Quitting
other parties and supplying them with
guides.
One Of the leading concerns in Amer
lea is now engaged in reproducing, in
fun colors. a number of Mr.. Culmer's
paintings of the scenic splendors of the
west. and before the year is out these
pictures viii be seen in every city in
the country. Among these subjects are
his great Teton picture, probably the
grandest scene in Wyoming, and the
painting above described OF Shoshone
Fails. The latter win be sent east for
this purpose next week.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-31
COR THE HEATHEN AT HOME.

While the various foreign mission
boards are raising money To convert
the heather in far-off foreign lands. the
heather at home being overlooked in
many instances, a handful of devout
Chinese Christians have been moved TO
pity for the unregenerate people of Ar
kansas and contributed $50 for mission
airy use in the state of JEFF Davis. Bish-
op Brown of the Episcopal diocese Of
Little Rock has received the money and
will expend it in the effort to lead the
Arkansans to salvation. He thinks the
gentle reminder from the Orient will re-
suit in a general awakening of the
church in that particular vicinity.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-31
THE GIRL AND THE LOBSTER.

Dorando Pietri, at one Of the many Ital-
ian banquets given in mis- honor in New
York talked about professional athletics
"Amateurism is no doubt more romantic
than professionalism" he said, but We
live in an uuromantic ge.'
He smiled.
s'Only the other night at one of your
gayest Italian restaurants" he said, 4
overheard a dialogue that illustrated fOrci-
bly, the ages lack Of romance.
ut was late. At the table next to mine
a rich young Italian contractor was sup
ping with a beautiful young girl. As the
young girl played with the stem Of her
wineglass, I heard her mUrmur:
4" 1t il true. isn't It. that you love me.
end me only2'
yes said the young man. though this
lobster is certainly mighty good
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-31
THE cHINAMAN's QUERY.
-AIinneapolis JournaLl

On a journey through the south not long
ago WI Ting Fang was impressed by the
pFeponderauce Of negro labor in one Of
the cities he visited. Wherever the en-
tertainment committee led him, whether
to factory. store, or suburban plantation.
all the hard work seemed 10 be borne by
the black men.
Minister WI made no comment at the
time. but in the evening when he was a
spectator at a ball given in his honor.
after watching the Waiting and two-step-
ping for half an hour, he remarked to his
host.
why don't you make the negroes do
that for you. too2"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-31

forcing the latter 10 raise freight rates
in order to get even. general read
justment OF prices cannot come any too
soon if the prosperity Of the people is
considered.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-31
Total Copies of The Herald Printed
in December, 1908.

%%%++$@+ -
. largest Daily and Sunday =
. Circulation in Salt Lake proved '
= by investigation. '
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-31

Some claim a bad promise is better
broken than kept, while others insist
there should be honor among thieves,
according to the code of the knights of
the road. The Republican brethren viii
have to fight it out
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-31

Many are called but few are chosen.
ALSO hundreds of bills are introduced in
the legislature which die a-bornin'.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-31

The McWhirteTs lost their SO 900. but
they are out of prison and are not fugi-
tives from justice. That's something.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-31

Barcelona still stands, notwithstand.
ing the efforts of wild-eyed correspond.
ents to wipe it off the map.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-31

Secretary Garfield guesses he won't be
a member of the next cabinet. It's most
likely a gOOG guess
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-31

More Marathon races. Anything to
fill in the time until the baseball season
opens.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-31

The days of the race track tout ap-
pear to be numbered. now that the
moral wave has reached California. It's
a work, beg, steal OF starve proposition.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-31

capitol building would look right
peart perehed upon the hiil Intended for
il by nature.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-31

God Teigns and Reed Smoot is in
Washington. Let US be calm.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-31
WEATHER FOR SALT LAKE.
Fair; warmer.
THE METALS.

Silver 51Esc per ounce
Copper fcath odes), 139sc per pound
Lead, s49 per 100 pounds.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-12-03
Country NeoIeetino the Children.

If the percentage of tuberculous chill
dren recently ascertained by an inves-
tigation in Stockholm, Sweden 1.61
per cent? were applied to the schools
of the United States there would be
273,7O0 children between the ages Of
eight and fifteen who are positively af-
fected with tuberculosis, according to
statement of the National Associa-
ton for the study and prevention of
tuberculosis. As contrasted with this
figure. there are only II open-air
tuberculosis schools in operation in
the entire country, and nine more un-
der consideration. At the lowest esti-
mate even with all the schools now in
operation and those proposed. accom-
modations will not be provided for
four-tenths OF one per cent. of the
children who need this special treat
ment,
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-12-03
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

DR.. Percy Jaffa has been appointed
pension examining surgeon at Trini-
dad, Colo.
1t is announced that the second an.
nual conference of governors will be
held January IS, 1910. at Washington.
Secretary of the Interior Ballinger
has decided that private land owner,
having acquired the right to use
water from an irrigation project, may
dispose Of all title to the land. This
carries with 1t a transfer of the water
right and Of the purchase of another
tract of irrigable land within a recla-
nation project.
It is said to be shown by Depart
ment OF Justice records affecting the
so-called electrical trust, that the gov
ernment in July. 1908. was offered a
million dollar bribe to cease further
operations of the General Electric
Company and the Westinghouse Com
pany in particular. and of the Ameri.
can Telephone and Telegraph Compa-
ny incidentally.
James Freeman Curtis Of Boston.
now United States district attorney.
and once intercollegiate golf champion
of the United States, has been chosen
assistant secretary Of the treasury.
Mr.. Curtis succeeds James B. Rey-
nolds, who resigned to become . mem
Der Of the tariff board. and he will
have special charge of customs mat
ters.
President Taft sent letters Of con.
graduation to Midshipman H. o.
Roesch. winner of the national individ.
ual rifle against GA contestants: to
Midshipman Andrew D. Denny. win
ner of the presidents match. and to
Major w. B. Martin, of the End N. ].
Infantry OF Elizabeth, N. j.. winner
OF the title Of military rifle cham
pion of the United States for 1909.
Secretary Ballinger has issued an
order granting the request Of property
owners along the banks Of the Grand
river in Colorado. for the construction
Of an irrigation project In that section.
The proposed ditch will, 1t is stated
irrigate between 10000 and $4,000
acres Of land.
James L. Davenport, first deputy
commissioner of pensions, has been
selected for commissioner, following
the resignation of Vespasian Warner
Of Illinois. Mr.. Davenport 10 from
New Hampshire and has been deputy
commissioner twelve years. He has
been in the pension office since 1881.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-12-03
Denver Editor Robbed.

Denver.-Within 300 feet Of his own
doorstep. and in the heart of one Of
the most thickly-populated residence
districts Of the city, Samuel J. Lewis.
managing editor of the Denver Times.
was set upon by holdups at 6 o'clock
Monday evening and severely beaten
and robbed . short distance from his
residence at 1860 Downing. where two
men sprang upon him from behind.
He fought rs best he could. but was
beaten to the sidewalk, dazed. The
thugs tore his overcoat off in search
ing him, securing $74 in money, and in
trying to snatch q ring from his finger
cut his hand quite severely. His face
vas torn and scratched during the en-.
counter.
Lewis recovered his senses In time
TO see the men disappearing.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-12-03
"JuIius Caesar" Sent to Bed.

At the British Authors club ban
quet in his honor. Lieut.. Shackleton
told an amusing story Of a man who
went home one night after dinner and
took with him four or five others.
Come in, boys" he said, "and have
a last drink"
But your wife might not like II"
one of the party replied.
MY wife!" was the answer; Il am
Julius Caesar In my house."
On entering they were received by
the lady of the house with the words: ::
"Oh. walk in. gentlemen: there is
plenty of drink in the dining room.
AS for julius Caesar, he Is going to
bed"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-12-03
Butter.
Eggs.
Young Man Commits Suicide.


An Albuquerque dispatch of Nevem-
Der 2Gth says: Harvey Johnson, aged
twenty-one. son of Oscar johnson,
president Of the Roberts. johnson &
Rand Shoe Company Of st. Louis,
committed suicide yesterday by shoot.
ing In his mountain bungalow in the
wilds Of the Pecos national forest,
thirty miles from Rowe station on the
Santa Fe Railroad, as . result OF
brooding over continued i'll health.
While his companion and tutor,
Chester Harper, was out on q hunting
trip. johnson decided to end it all and
seizing revolver, placed the muzzle
to his temple and fired. dying instant
ly. The shot attracted the attention
Of 4 passing forest ranger, who on
entering the cabin. found young John.
son sitting in chair breathing his
last. with blood flowing from a gaping
wound in his head. He never spoke
and by the time the ranger reached
his side. was dead.
After a ride Of thirty miles the
ranger reached the telegraph station
at Rowe and wired the news of the
tragedy to the father In st. Louis, who
at once wired to have the body re.
moved to Las Vegas and said he would
leave on the first train for Las Vegas
Young johnson last spring was sent
to New Mexico by his physicians for
his health, and for some time visited
at Harrison's ranch. on the Upper Pc.
cos river. Finding that the climate
and the way Of living in the noun
tains agreed with him, he located on g
small piece of ,and and had q comfort
abel home erected, which he furnish
ed in lavish style.
His parents were planning to have
him revisit his home in St. Louis fol-
the Christmas holidays. Oscar John
son, the father is one Of the wealth.
est manufacturers in st. Louis and tht
young man himself was widely know
and popular in his home city.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-12-03
SECRET WORKERS
The Plan Upon Which Coffee Operates

Coffee is such a secret worker that
1t is not suspected as the cause of sick
ness or disease. but there is a very
sure way to find out the truth.
A lady in Memphis gives an inter-
esting experience her husband had
with coffee 1t seems that he had been
using it for some time and was an
invalid.
The physician in charge shrewdly
suspected that coffee was the Worm
at the root Of the tree" and ordered
1t discontinued with instructions to
use Postum regularly in its place.
The wife says: I'VE found that was
the true remedy for his stomach and
heart trouble and we would have glad
ly paid hundred times the amount
Of the doctors charge when we found
how wise his judgment was.
"The use of Postum instead Of cof-
fee was begun about year ago. and
It has made my husband strong, we'll
man. He has gained thirty-five pounds
in that time and his stomach and heart
troubles have all disappeared.
"The first time I prepared 1t I did
not boil 1t long enough and he said
there was something wrong with 1t.
Sure enough It did taste very nat. but
the next morning I followed directions
carefully. boiling It for fifteen minutes.
and he remarked this IL better than
any of the old coffee
I'VE use Postum regularly and never
at we have received from leaving on
coffee"
Look for the little book. ''The Road to
Wcllville. !" in pkgs. There's Reason"
Ever reaA he absve BetterS new
soe aVpears fr00 tive to siuDe. they
are geauaoe. trOss aaA foll e honaA
A1a3ROt.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-12-03
GENERAL NEWS.

Georgia 10 completing more than ten
miles Of good roads q day. Over $500
convicts are at work in los counties
out Of the 14s.
Vespasian Warner, Commissioner
Of Pensions. has resigned on account
of the illness Of his son, to whom he
desires to devote his entire time.
Miss Louise ". Taft. daughter Of
Henry w. Taft and niece of President
Taft. will be married at New York
City during the Christmas holidays to
George H. Snowdon, a Seattle lumber
man.
Had 1t not been for the recent
trouble in Spain. King Alfonso would
have been q challenger next year for
the Americas cup. according to re-
port published in New York. The
threatening troubles at home prevent
ed the issuance Of . challenge for the
international yacht race.
Rough lumber has advanced 81 per
1000 all over western Canada and the
mills are calling in travelling salesmen
because Of the rush of orders. Export
mills In British Columbia report a
largely increased business in the Unit.
ed States, this being one cause Of the
advance. Another advance in price is
expected to take place before spring.
The addition Of dog meat to the list
OF delicacies that graces the Parisian
menu is being fought steadfastly by
the Paris Butchers Association and
BY the Society for the Prevention Of
.CEoelty to Animals.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-12-03
Purchasing Power.

A young gentleman Of our &C.
quaintance. who had just reached the
age of six. was recently waiting with
his mother for . train at railway
station. when he noticed q penny-in-
the-slot weighing machine. He asked
his mother u great many questions
about 1t. and at last received permits
sion to drop In his penny and be
weighed. Having obtained that i'm
portant Information, he said: How
much would l have weighed, mamma.
II I had dropped In a dollar?"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-12-03
The Cost Of Politics

In his "reminiscences of Grover
Cleveland, George F. Parker tells q
story concerning prodigal expendi-
lures in politics. A rich man who
had been nibbling at the Democratic
nomination for governor of New York
asked William C. Whitney's advice.
This is the advice: "Of course, you
ought to run! Make your preliminary
canvass. and when you have put In
100000 you will have become so
much interested In 1t that you will
feel like going ahead and spending
some money"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-12-03
industrial Worker Sentenced.

Spokane. Wash. - John Pancner,
one Of the leaders of the Industrial
Workers of the World. convicted Of
conspiracy. was sentenced Monday to
six months In Jail at hard labor. Evil
3ence was introduced showing that
Pancner had come to this city to fight
The ordinance regulating street speak.
ing. and that he had sent out tele'
grams to nearby towns calling for
men ito fiji the jails Of Spokane y
Pancner appealed from the sentence.
his bond being fixed at $4,000. Ten
more street speakers were arrested.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-12-03
Contract. Made on Feast Days.

The fixed date for Easter is prob
ably a matter of little concern In the
United States. but of great impor-
tance in continental Europe. where
rent and other contracts are written
on such feast days rather than at New
Years or the 1st of May.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-12-03

Governor Curry returned to SAINT
Fe November 22d from q tour Of
Southern New Mexico with the sen
ate irrigation committee. He ex
pressed himself much gratified with
the friendliness to irrigation enter
prises and to New Mexico in particu
lar. manifested by the COMMITTEES.