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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-26
CHRISTMAS TRADE
UNUSUALLY GOOD
,,Ies Run Ahead, but lndI-
ridual Purchases Are
Smaller.
G1LOOK FOR NEXT YEAR
rs EXCEPTIONALLY BRIGHT
,locks and Bonds Are Strong.
as Usual; Big Deals
Closed.

,r,ious feature of the Christmas
-, This year is the fact that shop
az ~ commenced carly and continued
=. Most Of the stores which handled
.'EJ,y Goods reported that thcy ran
,,,,J OF the sales of last year, although
~ yslues of the individual sales were
-,llsr than at the same time n year
:, Ono Of the big stores reported
An business was almost up to the day
,.iore Christmas of last year on scv-
,nl dsys of the past week The week
,t.sl far ahead Of previous years.
yycrvbody was out 10 purchase
nrstmas gifts and most of the pco-
= tsme during the afternoon and
uGded the rush in the late evening
V,uy came during the morning hours,
T,.p mas never been so large q trade
i,npr the holiday season before. Mon
= appeared 10 he plentiful, hut CON
sil.rable discrimination was shown in
N choice of goods and tho useful ar
,sle, were purchased In large quanti.
rs, together with the usual supply Of
hey goods and things of strictly
tsiday variety.
Ia dry goods lines, articles of wo-
r,n'; attire were largely sought after,
nth gloves and handkerc hlcfs in the
lad. Leather goods We're sold in large
csntitics also Toilet articles, in
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-26
REAL ESTATE NEWS AND THE
ClTY'S BUILDING OPERATIONS

Christmas week has occupied so much
attention from everyone that there is
little to record in the realty market.
Business has been almost forgotten and
aside from the closing of number Of
deals already we'll under way there has
been little doing. Real estate men have
been resting after the strenuous times
of the past fall. They appeared we'll
satisfied with the results of the fall s
business, however, and confident of a
splendid feature for trade in Salt Lake
realty. Work on the many new build
ings has been progressing well. however.
and those structures which have been
closed IN have been rushed as rapidly
as possible.
Preparations for The new building
which is to occupy the corner Of Fourth
South and Main streets have reached
such stage that bids will be opened
for plans for the new structure the
first of the coming week. IL is known
that The ground floor will be devoted
to business purposes, but whether ii will
be used for Offices or for big depart"
ment stores has not been decided. The
bids will include plans for both three
and fivc-story buildings. They have been
prepared by !. G, Craig, architect, and
cover large variety of schemes 1or
erecting a handsome structure. Tho new
building will cost upwards of 100000.
In the residence districts, especial at
tcntion has been devoted to the bench
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-26

additions and 4, \. Humphries and
Hubbard Investment company especial
u, report sales in Idlewlld addition and
in Paramount springs
Attention is being called to the re-
narkable development of State street
recently by the erection Of new build
ings
What was an almost unbroken line of
unsightlv bill boards stretching from
the Knutsford TO the Wey hotels, has,
by impetus given through the construc-
tion Of the handsome Bungalow theater,
beer transformed into one of the best
looking stretches of business blocks IN
the city
It took man with foresight and a
keen appreciation of the possibilities of
the city to break the trail on the cast
side of State street, but the tremendous
success and the results following have
moro than repaid for any risk that may
have attended such 4 venture.
Among tho men who have assisted IN
the building up of the locality is Max
Daniels, who owns the Bungalow the
ater Beginning with the early spring
Mr. Daniels will open Il new store IN
the ground floor of the building under
the name. "Danicls's Cllthcs Shop for
Men. Women and Children, MIR. Dan.
iels has also purchased property Just
south of the MoXum hotel facing the
city and county building and will com
mence Improvements there In the near
future,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-26
To Women
Who Dread
Mother hood!
.smaton How They May Give Birth
TO Happy, Healthy Children Alb
solutely Without Pain
Sent Free,

70 women need any longer dread the
,L.s Of child birth. or remain childless.
b. J. II. Dye has devoted his life to re-
,5ing the sorrows Of women. IIc has
r-sd tnat all pain at childbirth may bo
eiiTely banlshed. and he will gla1ly tell
y how 1t may be done absolutely FREQ
iharge. Send your name and address
: Dr.. J. Il. Dye. COS Lewis block. Buf-
~ J. Y, and he will send you. post
~. bis wonderful book which tells how
= grs birth 10 happy. healthy children.
isoltsly without pain; also how TO cure
isIlty- Do not delay, but write today.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-26

H. Thiessen. the section director OF the
weather bureau, could have given the
people.
Saturdays meteorological record at tho
local station of the United States wcnth-
er bureau for the twenty-four hours end
ing Mt 6 p. m. was as follows.
Temperature at y. m. 81 degrees
maximum temperature. % degrees; mini
mum temperature, Is degrees: mean tom
pcratuTe, Il degrees. wnich is degrees
below normal.
Total deficiency since the first of the
month, so degrees: total excess since
January i, . degrees.
precipitation since the first OF the month.
II inches, which is 80 of an inch
above normal: total excess since Janu-
ary I. go inches.
Relative humidity. 50 per rcnt.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-26
UNDERTAKEN COMES
in SANTA CLAUS'S STEAD

CHICAGO. Dec. @5.--Au undertaken in
stead Of Santa Claus visited the resi-
dcncc cf John SiSinolr last night. Christ
mas prepa arationS had been made Tor
three -year-old Gormonl Sizinola, but The
chid's sudden death stopped the cole
bration.
In the afternoon Mrs. SIzinolc cleaned
out a closet to make room for q Christ
mas tree. When she left the ROOM baby.
seated hu high chair. grabbed = bottle
conta aiming CarbolC acid and drank some
OF lhr nnnlnniS and licd In an hOmr.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-26

Guiding combs, perfumes and the like
appeared 10 be great favorites and silks
and dress goods came In for their share
of the demand. Furniture for gifts
were called for in excellent Quantities.
with carpets, rugs and draperies in good
demand.
Cold Weather Demands.
The cold weather and the unusually
heavy snowfall caused tremendous
demand for sIeds and skates. Articles
for use In sleighing, with robes. blank
els and all sorts of Supplies which he
long To out-of-doors winter sports were
called for. This demand came cspe.
ciallY from the country districts and
wholesale dealers were besicged with
orders for goods to be sent rush -
Christmas spirit was in the air and the
Joy of giving appeared 20 animate
every one from the head OF the family
down 10 the small tot who visited the
stores. his soul filed with wonder at
the display Of attractive things spread
OUT a. an indication that Santa Claus
had made great Preparations for the
greatest day Of the year
General trade has taken a back
scat was the remark made by one of
The prominent business men Of the city
Friday: and this statement appeared to
voice the feelings Of nearly every one.
The Christmas rush has taken the
place of trade of every other kind.
however. and the general situation is
excellent with the grand total holding
up we'll and running ahead of last year
affairs will probably finish of well at
the close of the year. Trade has been
unusually strong throughout the past
twelve months and 1910 promises to
open up well. -
Big Business Planned.
It is anticipated that most concerns
Will lay out plans for large business
in the spring The outlook is cspc.
ciallv encouraging in all lines Build
ing materials. stone and lumber, prom
Ise TO be IN good demand as result
OF the expected building operations
which VIII undoubtedly commence early
IN the spring. The beginning Of min
ing operations in the spring and espc-
cially ihe bright realty outlook are ex-
pccted TO place general affairs in splen~
did shape.
As might he expected at this season
Of the year, financial matters have been
somewhat slow. The closing of nu-
merous big realty deals during the past
few weeks shows that there has been
no weakening of conditions hore and
bank clearings for the week held up
strongly, Everything has been Christ.
mas, however, ana the only large deals
closed were those which had been pend
ing for some time.
The stock market has been fairly
active IN spite Of It's being Christmas
week and there have been quite a
number Of transfers in sugar stocks.
The dividend on stock of the Idaho.
Sugar company is payable Friday, De-
cember 81. Following are the latest
quotations for local stocks and bonds,
Utah-Idaho Sugar being quoted ex,
dividend;
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-26
Big Fire i'll Des Moines.

DES MONIES. IA. Dec. 25,-Eirc that
tabcrnaclo At East Fifth street and
Grand avenue. used u mill for tim".
threatened To DESTROY an cutir" hlock
of buildings. The tabernacle aud "a few
other buildings were burned causing n
loss Of $40 OOo. Thirty men were over
come I'm one house. but We're rescued b.
companions. As far as known. TO one
WAS hurt
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-26
EMPLOYEES OF COMMERCIAL
CLUB NOT FORGOTTEN

Employees OF the Commercial club were
made happy Saturday by gifts from tho
mana cement. ranging from 50 10 500.
These sums form the regular annual
Christmas presents TO tho employees of
the organization from members of the
club,
The gifts were presented l'v Joseph r..
Game. secretary. and formed attractive
rcmcmbranCcs from Santa Claus.
Tribune Want ads.
Bell Main 5000. InQepeudeut 800
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-26

complete appreciation or what Santa
Claus had brought the other remember
ing only that there has come real
brlghtneSs in the sorrow which followed
the loss OF the husband and father. who
had done so much for the city and for
the beautiful Salt Lake valley Tor which
he had laborcd for so many years.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-26
Card of Thanks.

To NV friends IN Phoebe and else
where. 10 my many friends and ac-
onaiutances who helped TO make my
Christmas happy by remembering ma
IN my misfortune, l wish TO lender
them my sincere thanks, hoping they
Will live to enjoy n great many moro
returns of this day.
ALBEIT DUNLAP,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-26
IDEAL WEATHER GIVEN
ZION FOR CHISTMAS

That was a lovely gift from the wealth
erman Saturday an Ideal Christ
mas. The air was cold and crisp, ana
old Sol shone down upon Zion all day.
1t wus about the best present that a.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-26
1T HAS NO EQUAL.
The Royal Cement Burial Vault,
Manufactured by t,,e

ROYAL BURIAL VAU-I CO. INC.
This vault is air water and animal
proof It Will not coRRooE same as
steel vaults These are PERMANEN
Cement Is not affected ny acids in the
earth: they improve with age. Order
from your undertaken OF address the COM
pany. 625 Boston building: Salt Lake, or
phone Ind. 1851. Bell 1926
Gilpin observer., 1909-06-10

bank account. In due time they
put in modest hoisting works and a
small gasoline engine. By degrees
their account at the bank ran into
four figures, and this was not 7-come
IL either. Inside of six months they
Installed two-stamp mill costing
$500, and this is now working nicely.
one OF the men works in the mine
the other tends the hoist and the
handling of the ore on the surface,
while they hire a man at $3.50 per
day to run the mill. A cleanup is
made at least once a week, and the
two men are realizing $50 a day,
net, each. Every day, almost, four
flusher comes along and wants tc
get an option on the mine, or offers
to form company. Invariably the
answer is nit" And the boys are
right. They are better off now than
they ever will be if they allow a COM
pany to come in and boss them, mis-
manage the mine and lose out in the
end. They are independent now, and
it will not be long before a five-stamp
mill will grace their property, which
can now be termed a producing and
paying mine.
Il want to tell you, Old Long
Ears" concluded the prospector, "a
good foundation must be established
before any enterprise can achieve sue.
cess. The little long-eared colt must
become full grown burro before it
becomes useful as a pack animal. A
very little hole marks the beginning
Of tunnel or shaft; and a mine
should be developed before a big mill
is talked of; and there you are, and
then some.'
Gilpin observer., 1909-06-10
YALE'S ABSENT-MINDED HEAD
Many Humorous Tales Told Of Grea.
and Much-Loved Eastern
Scholar.

The Observation-Disclosures of President
street car one day, and seeing his old
friend. the late Prof. Seymour, step
on the same car, he rushed up and
eagerly shook hands with the conduc.
tor, while indifferently dropping a
nickel in the hand of the famous
Greek scholar.
DR., Had!ey reached his recitation
room on another day when he sud
denly remembered that he had for.
gotten his watch. He was lost with.
out it, yet he must begin his recita-
tion in few minutes; so to see II
he would have time to go for the
missing timepiece he automatically
reached in his vest pocket, drew out
the watch, which he had put there aft
er all, and glancing at II exclaimed: !:
Yes, I'll just have time to get it,"
and started home on run.
Eccentric though he be, President
Hadley is never without ready and
witty remark Yale's Sunday services
are addressed by prominent clergy.
men Of many denominations and from
many cities, When these visiting
preachers occasionally ask President
Hadley how long they shall speak he
invariably replies. There is no limit
sir, upon the time you may preach
but there is a Yale tradition that nc
souls are saved after the first 20
| minutes. s."-Bohemian.
Gilpin observer., 1909-06-10
The Turvllle Walnut,

The ancient white thorn at Howth
castle. which, according to tradition.
was inseparably bound up with the
fortunes OF the St. Lawrences and
would die with the last Of the line.
had its counterpart in this country az
Husbands Borworth hall. the old seat
of the Turvilles. near Rugby. In
front of the hall was a withered wal
nut tree. and the superstition was that
when the tree died SO also would the
race of the Turvilles come to an end
The year previous to the death OF
Miss Mary Fortescue Turville. sister
of the late Sir Francis Turville. and
the last of the family IN the direct
line, the walnut tree was dead nj the
top, though 1t had leaves on its Lat
eral branches. The year she died it
had not single Leaf upon 1t. and on
examination was found to be dead
Court Journal.
Gilpin observer., 1909-06-10
Woe Of the Living Ad.

The woman with half her hair white
Ms snow and the other half dyed every
color OF the rainbow sat in the win
dow Of drug store at the corner Of
Second avenue and Fifteenth street.
Out In the street back Of her the
crowd stretched for nearly block.
young women. old women. young men.
old men. girls, boys and babies afoot
and In baby buggies. all gaping at the
queer variegated hair and talking
about 1t to themselves and to each
other. The woman turned her head
once and looked back over the sea of
faces.
II don't mind 1t 80 much over here, -
she said, "where l cant understand
what they are saying about me for the
languages. but it's awful on Sixth ave
nue.. came pretty near cutting my
hair OF over there and letting II
Gilpin observer., 1909-06-10
PRINTERS COMEDY OF ERRORS
Various Workings Made Humorous
the EuIogy Of Great confeder-
ate Soldier.

The death of John William Jones'
D. D., at Columbus. Ca. recalls what
is probably the funniest series of ty-
biographical blunders which ever ac-
tually occurred, says the Watchman.
The writer can testify to the accuracy
of this series because he read them
at the time they were made in the
two journals involved. After the civil
war DIR. Jones was southern CORE
spondent Of the New York Examiner
At that time there was a rival Bap-
tist paper in New York city called
the Watchtower. In writing Of the
death of his friend Stonewall Jackson
DR.. Jones praised highly his character
and referred to him as battle
SCARED veteran"
The printers of the Examiner
amended this, and it was stated to the
readers that Stonewall Jackson was a
"battle-scared veteran" The Watch
tower saw a chance to make little
fun of its rival paper and attempted
simply to reproduce the error of the
Examiners printer. But the printer
of the Watchtower took his turn and
made il read that Stonewall Jackson
was "a bottle-scarred veteran" Now
the Examiner had a good chance to
get back at it's rival. and made merry
at the trial to correct one error BY
making a worse one. But alas! 1t
seemed that the expression was
doomed to comedy of errors. cor
when the Examiners triumphant coun-
ter appeared it informed its readers
that in attempting to correct the er-
ror in the Examiner the Watchtower
had said that Stonewall Jackson was
"a battle-sacred veteran" At this
both the editors gave it up as bad
lob
Gilpin observer., 1909-06-10
CONVICTS ARE WELL Treat.
Japanese Malefactors Housed in
Groups in Large and Properly
Ventilated Cells.

Andrew Soutar writing Of Sugama
penitentiary in the Wide World, says:
The main building is designed in the
form of dumbell, the two ends be-
ing divided into five-ray stars. From
the central watch stand the warden
can see along the whole Of the rays,
which comprise 800 cells. And what
cells! Think of ITO feet high and
double-windowed! The conyicts are
housed in groups. In a cell of eight
mats-all rooms in Japan are measured
by mats-12 convicts are accommodate
ed. The floor was covered with mu-
shiro or soft mating, and on this
the mems bedding is spread when
they are ready to turn in. Everything
was spotlessly clean.
The chief warder stopped before a
door at the extreme end of the cor
ridor and, after trying a dozen keys.
succeeded in throwing it open. With
some misgivings l entered The roou
would have gladdened the heart OF
an amateur photographer. Not a sin
gle ray of light penetrated its walls.
1t was ventilated by means of small
tubes that ran through the cement
in such a way that they did not admit
light. The warder explained the uses
of the structure.
There are three forms of chobatsu
(punishmenD for insubordination," he
said. "The first is confinement in Az
empty room, the offender being COM
PEELED to sit on mat without moving
or speaking from morning till night
The second form is confinement in a
similar room slightly darkened. The
third and most severe is confinement
in this totally dark room, the maxi
mum punishment: being five days.
have never known a man wish to
come here second time" he added,
significantly.
Gilpin observer., 1909-06-10
3 BLACK HAWK
NEWS NOTES

| Fred Anderson and cousin came VI
from Denver Sunday.
A Denver team of scrubs played {;
game of ball with the Black Hawk
nine Sunday The score stood tt
in favor of Denver when the game
was called on account of rain.
Election of officers was held al
the meeting of Gregory camp, No
5O4, Woodmen of the World Monday
evening. Those elected to the various
chairs were: John KurtZ, consul com
pander, w. James, A. L.; j. S
Fowler, escort; l. 7. Hall, watchman
Jos. Moyle, sentry; VIM. Kriley
manager for IS months.
The body of VIM. McKewen, who
died last week in Tipan, N. NJ, was
shipped to Black Hawk Monday. The
funeral was held the following day
interment in the Odd Fellows Gene
terry. Deceased was an uncle of Wm
Mallet
Miss Jennie Taylor is up from Den
yer, visiting with her father anG
mother.
Miss Bessie Kriley came up from
Denver Sunday morning to visit with
her parents.
Norman Beatty was up from Den
yer Sunday, visiting between trains.
Morton Snyder came up from Den
yer Sunday to play ball.
Dan Murphy. resident of Denver
visited relatives Sunday.
Ralph Chase was compelled to walk
from Forks Creek to Black Hawk
Monday morning.
Preston Holbreck went to Forks
Creek on the afternoon train Sun
day and just after he got there the
flood came down the creek. He ate
a hearty meal and then walked back
to Smith hill where he was met with
a rig. Ernest Kline walked back with
him.
Miss Zou Bennett, Prof ]. H. Mat
thews and Thomas Dunstone and wife
drove over from Idaho Springs Mon
day morning. They were coming up
on the train Sunday and couldn't get
Gilpin observer., 1909-06-10
l0MANCE IN THIS MARRIAGE.
ocular Circumstance Which Gave
Life Partner to Builder Of
Suez Canal.

A Frenchman living in Reunion was
compelled by the illness of his wife to
take her to France. He sailed with
his wife and two young daughters, but
the wife died on the voyage. Some
time afterward the Frenchman called
on NJ. de Lesseps, told him of his mis-
fortunes and of his sufferings on the
long sea voyage, and expressed the
wish to dedicate the remainder of his
life to the furtherance of the construc
ton of the SueZ canal. Lesseps gave
him an appointment at Ismailia, and
employment was fo>.,.i in one of the
workshops there for his daughters.
Cne day Lesseps was visiting the
atelier, when his attention was at
tracted by these two girls, with whom
he entered into conversation. He came
again the next day, and gave to each
of them flower, saying that thcy
night. and that if in the morning they
found the flowers had opened their
wishes would be granted Next morn
ing he came back to the atelier and
found one of the girls smiling, the
other in tears. He asked the cause of
her sadness. MY flower has not
opened she replied. Tell me your
wish, that, If possible, it may be
granted" "Ah. to you least of all
men can l tell it," was he answer
Lesseps married her, and SO her wish
was granted.-Sir Henry Bracken
bury, in Blackwood's Magazine.
Gilpin observer., 1909-06-10

Or. r. L. Mckenzie, the new dem
tist arrived in the city Saturday and
took possession Of his office. He
was accompanied by DR.. j. NJ. Han.
nah, who introduced him to num-
Der of the citizens. The new dentist
has quite practice to begin with.
Read The 6ilpln Observer, S2.oo.
Gilpin observer., 1909-06-10
Retentive Memory.

The painters Horace Vernet and
Gustave Dore could paint portraits
from memory. and the retentiyeness
OF artists minds for colors is also re.
markable. Asa Gray once assured
friend that he could recall the names
OF $4,000 plants. and PROT Theodore
Gil has the same faculty in respect to-
fishes. Probably everyone who knows
three or four languages has that many
words at his command. The 10000
verses OF the Rigveda are In the minds
OF thousands of Brahmans, and hayc
been for so centres. Mohammednns
recite the Koran without difficulty.
and the chiefs of Polynesia can and
do repeat hundreds of thousands OF
words in their genealogies, taking
days and even weeks for the task.
Gilpin observer., 1909-06-10
IN RUSSELL GULCH

Rev. NJ. NJ. Eaton delivered a very
interesting illustrated lecture at the
church Wednesday evening and in
spite of the inclemency of the wealth
er. quite a large audience was pre-
sent.
Miss Matthews favored the consre-
CATION at the NJ. E. church with a
vocal solo, Wednesday evening.
Charles Wagner has returned from
Omaha, where he was called a few
days ago on account of the illness
of relative.
Mines are having much trouble
with surface water and some proper
ties will be obliged to shut down
for few days.
Gilpin observer., 1909-06-10

Mrs. John McCallister was severe
ly injurned this afternoon while scuf-
fling with her husband on 1st High
street near the Register steps. She
fell over the wall and broke her leg.
Gilpin observer., 1909-06-10
unexpeeted Conclusion.

Unexpected ConcIusIon.
Him-l've come to a conclusion.
Her--What Is II?
HIM realized to-day that I have
been bachelor for 3s years. and
Her-Qh. Jack. this L 10 audden.