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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-19
LOCAL BRIEFS

MRS l. SMITH entertained a party OF
F. forty at bridge whist at her home. -34s
East Fourth South street, Thursday
. evening IN honor of her brother BenJa-
min Libermsn. who is visiting from
Yale where he recently won the
W neatherly scholarship. her sister Miss
sylvia LiDerman. and her cousin, Miss
MoHy Rails, who IS visiting IRON 81
Joseph, Mo A most enjoyable evening
was spent punch being served with
hsht refreshments
GUS VALOS proprietor Of the Albany
hotel. was arrested by PatrOlmen Slater
ana crowley last night on the charge
OF Vieiating the liquor ordinance The
paIrolmen. in plain clothes. went To the
hotel and asked for a drink. Naros took
them TO room 10 and served them beer
which action led to his arrest
CHARLES R. CRANE Of Chicago. re-
Gently appointed minister to China by
PRESIDENT w. II. Taft, personally owns
about $4,000 worth of property IN Salt
Lake and is we'll known here in a bust
ness way He Is a member of the
crane Manufacturing company, which
has "a branch house here.
GOOD MUSIC is to be q feature of the
q. A r. encampment next month J.
McClsilan and Fred Graham, Ia
charge OF arrangements, report they
have engaged twelve bands. and prob
ing various delegations will be here
Eight Lands win be in service all the
week. Several singing societies are also
listed.
SAMPLES OF BADGES to be given to
the veterans who will attend the G. A.
r. encampment have been received at
headquarters. An order for 10000 of
them for distribution has been given.
The badge is of a beautiful design. on
the top is bar of gold. rolled from
Utah metal Below is a plate of silver
bearing sego lily in relief and below
this is copper disc bearing a like
ness of Lincoln in bronze.
FUNERAL SERVICES over the remains
Of Alfred White viii be held from the
residence, SIS East South Temple street
at 4-30 o'clock this afternoon. Friends
are invited to attend lnterment in City
cemetery.
MRS. d. G.. MANTEL and children have
returned from two weeks visit at
SpTingvlle.
MEMBERS of the Worcester Board Of
Trade of Worcester, Mass, viii pass
through this city on Aug. 10 on their
way to Seattle TO attend the fair. The
party will make an extended tour of
the western states
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07

the past 20 years. practical joker was
Zaleskey of Taurida. He left a sealed
package marked, ITO be opened after my
death" His estate was considerable and
when he died all haste was made In open
ing the envelope. 1t was found to con-
tain another sealed envelope marked, ITO
be opened six weeks after the first en-
velope has been opened" At the end OF
six weeks there was found another en-
velope marked, ITO be opened In year
When the year was up the envelope was
opened and another disclosed marked, TO
be opened In two years" At the expira-
ton Of two years the will was disclosed
Half of the estate went to the heir hav-
ing the most children. The other half
was to be invested for 100 years and d.
vided then among the surviving descend
ants.
It was a Frenchman who directed in
his will that a new cooking recipe should
be pasted on the outside of his tomb every
day A native of Finland beuueathed all
his property to the devil. With prompt
intrepidity the state claimed It, Colombies
of Paris left former sweetheart f12oo
for having, 20 years before, refused to
marry him. Two years after New York
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07
cruelties Imposed on Heirs.

In Leicester lived a man named Ser
geant, who drew UP singularly cruel
document for the discomfiting OF his
heirs. His nephews were to retain his
money only so long as they rose early
From October l to October S thew must
get up at and exercise study or work
till 8. From October to April / they
must be up at and exercise study or
work till 9. loveable German profess
sor, who died in Berlin 100 years since.
left property to his sole surviving rela-
tive on condition that he wear white lin
en- clothes the year round without extra
undergarments In winter. Stanislas Poltz-
MARI, a resident of Pesth, left an enor-
nous fortune to a notary, Lott ON oondi-
tion that before receiving 1t the poor no.
tary perform In the operas of "Othello"
and LA Sonambula" at the Scala in
Milan. Poltzmarz believed that Lott had
. beautiful voice. History kindly draws
q veil over the notarys debut
One of the funniest Wills ever drawn Is
that of DR.. Dunlap Of Canada, though
II Is doubtful If all his legatees saw the
Joke ITO my eldest sister JOAN" begins
the doctor. my five-acre field, to console
her for being married to man she is
obliged to henpeck
ITO my second sister Sally. the cottage
that stands beyond the said field, with
its garden, because, as no one Is likely
to marry her, 1t will be large enough to
lodge her.
ITO my third sister Kate the family
Bible, recommending her to learn as
much Of its spirit as she already knows
of its letter, that she may become a bet
ter Christian.
ITO my fourth sister. Mary my grand
mothers silver snuffbox, that she may
not be ashamed to take snuff before COM
pany.
'"ro my fifth sister, Lydia. my silver
drinking cup, for reasons known to her
self.
ITO my brother Ben my books, that
he may learn to read with them
ITO my brother James. my big silver
watch, that he may know the hour at
which men ought to rise from their
beds
ITO my brother-in-law Pack. a punch
bowl, because he will do credit to It.
ITO my brother-in-law Christopher, my
best pipe. out Of gratitude that he mar
ried my sister Maggie, whom no man OF
taste would have taken.
ITO my friend. John Caddell. a silver
teapot, that being afflicted with slat-
ternly wife. he may therefrom drink tea
to his comfort"
Woman's joke on Her Doctor.
French woman who died recently at
the age Of co. left much property to her
relatives, but made this provision. II
leave to my physician, whose enlightened
care and wise prescriptions have made
me live SO long, all that is contained In
the old oaken chest IN my boudoir." When
the gratifed physician opened the chest
he found intact AL the drugs and pottons
that he had prescribed for the lady during
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07
THE PREVENTIVE IDEA.
How Life Insurance Companies Are
Leading Toward the Condition.

From the Medical Record.
The influence of life insurance compa-
MES in uplifting the general health and
mode of living has existed as a silent
force from the very beginning of the in
auguration of this institution. Countless
have been those individuals who first
learned OF some existing defect. disease,
or pathological tendency through the ex
animation made when they applied for
life insurance.
How incalculable therefore must have
been the efforts made to eradicate these
defects and check these tendencies which
the applicants were impelled to make In
order to qualify for subsequent exam
ination. The arresting OF Injurious habits
OF excessive indulgence In alcohol or to-
bacco, the avoidance of overwork. par
ticularly the relaxing of the severe ten
sion of business activities during and
shortly after middle life, are familiar ex-
amples of some of the wholesome inhu-
ences that life insurance examinations
have created
The era of preventive medicine has bare
" dawned. Statesmen are beginning to
open theiy syss to the vast Importance q
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07
er provided for gift Of $4,000 to his

er provided Tor GIT OF $lUUV 10 MS
widow if she married again.
P. T. Barnum's will was 700 pages long
The shortest en- record Is that filed In
London In March, 1906 1t reads, "All
to mother. c. T." and disposed Of $4o,-
600.
Wills crop up in odd places Tim Mer-
rick, miner of British Columbia, chalked
his will on the door of his cabin. In
May, 1906, the will of Jules Chambord of
Montreal, which had been missing for 4S
years. was found inside the 1ewelled
buckle of garter worn by one of his
heiresses. Ten years ago the will of
John Coffin, dated March 3, 1646, was
flshed up from the bottom of Bad Luck
pond in Douglass by a sportsman. 1t
had been preserved intact in rawhide
case, two inches round and 10 long. Tho
paper bore the official stamp OF Oliver
Cromwell. and bequeathed two houses
near Sunderland, Eng, to Coffin's daugh-
ter, Mary How the will happened to
reach the bottom Of the lake is unknown.
A Mexican miser who died not long
ago was found to have his will tattooed
on his breast 1t caused his heirs no
end of bother as the document had to
be copied before the man could be buried.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07
Mines And Buried
Treasures Discovered

The mineral wealth OF the South has
hardly been scratched. Untold millions
in gold. silver, iron and copper mines
await the fortunate man or men who
discover their true location.
A wonderful instrument called the Span
ish Magnetic Needle has recently been
perfected, which has been used with
wonderful accuracy Ia discovering both
mines and treasures. The needle has In
Interchangeable parts designed for use to
indicate the particular mineral sought for
Lost and buried treasures of money, gold
and silver, are located. Euccessful miners
and prospectors use these needles, put
in the past they have been very diff
ficult to obtain. We understand. however
that the Prospectors and Miners Agency
of Palmyra, Pa. handle complete inc
Of these needles and other mineral RODS
and would be glad to correspond with any
one interested in the subject. They is-
sue a large catalogue which VIII be
mailed free to anyone writing them. Adj
dress p. q M. Agency. = First street.
PalmyTA, Pa
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07
GIRL USHERS.
One Hundred Applied for Thirty Jobs
at Philadelphia Opera House.

From the Philadelphia Record.
Where do you suppose we are to go?
4 wonder If I am tall enough; 1 can't for
the life of me see what they want those
tall. gawky women for, anyway, can
your" The foregoing was only one OF
the many conversations that took place
between the diminutive specimens or
feminine humanity that fiocked to the
philadelphia opera house Saturday in an
Bwer to Oscar Hammerstein's ad. for
tall girls to act as ushers." There was
an infinite variety In the types repre-
scented. Some weer really tall, others
merely felt tall.
There will be places for only 30. and.
ps the applicants numbered over 100
eome had to be disappointed, but the
Dianas who could look smilingly down
into the faces of the members of the local
staff knew they had nothing to fear as
fnr as their ability to see over the heads
of the crowd on q popular opera night
the coming winter was concerned-but,
like the popular song. that wasn't ALL
To be a flrst-ciass usher there are many
other qualifications one must have, among
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07

conserving the health of the nation in
order to insure it's civic integrity and per-
manence. The industrial world is not only
no longer unwillingly yielding to wise
laws designed to safeguard the health of
the laboring classes, but is actually in
itiating, of its own volition, measures for
improving the physical welfare, and there
fore indirectly the industrial efficiency
of the workers. The educational author
tiles are beginning to focus their atten-
tion upon the bodily health of the child,
for without this all efforts at mental
training are worse than useless. The in
surance interests. which nave become an
integral and indispensable part In the
modern machinery Of society, are merely
falling in line with this universal ten
dency.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07
which q good memory is absolutely es-

which a good memory is absolutely es-
sential
Before the would-be lady ushers left the
building they were set upon by a number
of persons who seemed determined that
they should have fits-for their winter
wardrobes, that is-and in trice tape
measures and tailors chalk held the floor.
Very soon It was announced that 30
black broadcloth gowns made on the most
severely tailored line with touch of
white at collar and wrist. would be in
readiness for the first performance. When
the newly chosen applicants cone forth
in all their simple elegance on the open
ing night the public will once more have
to pay tribute to the artistic sense Of tho
indomitable Oscar.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07
A Literal Distinction.
From Success Magazine.

From SUCCESS Magazine.
Bishop Potter was known as quite q
wit. and often took delight in turning
his humor loose on his associates but
here is an instance where the joke, al
though quite unintentional, was ON the
bis.-op. lie was to preach at certain
parish II the west in the evening. and
the congregation was not little amused
at the somewhat ambiguous announce
ment of their worthy pastor, who said:
special service next
Sunday afternoon. The Lord will be
with us during the morning services, and
Bishop Potter in the evening"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07
QUEER WILLS BY
DEPARTED JOKERS
New York Man Cuts Wife Off
With a Dime
TESTAMENTS IN RHYME
Early Rising Stunts for the Expectant
Heirs-Woman Leaves Doctor
All the Drugs He Has
Prescribed.
TESTAMENTS IN RHYME

From the Boston Herald.
There is fortunate woman somewhere
in New York state. She is the woman
who recently received. under the terms
of her late husbands WILL the sum of 10
cents. Her good fortune lies not in the
amount bequeathed her, but in the fact
that she receives it from her late hus-
band. In other words, that man was too
mean TO live.
Probably he thought, when he gave, de-
vised and bequeathed a dime to the wom-
an who had darned his socks for 20 years,
that he had done something daringly orig
inal. Not SO. The shelves, storerooms
and underground vaults of probate courts
all over the world are crammed with
posthumous impertinences, witticisms and
innacies Ever since will-making was in
vented-and that was 10000 years ago
the cross and the crazy have lain awake
nights wondering how they could make
their wills queerer than any they ever
heard about. Here are some of the re-
suits:
MY fortune would have been larger had
I not married one OF the cleverest legal
testament of a railway man who died last
year, cutting his helpmate Off with the
American equivalent of shilling my
associations with this human perambulat-
ing vinegar cruet consider to have cost
me about s200O." Another New York man
recently left $500 to provide liquid re-
freshments' for every person attending
his funeral and ordered that every legatee
living within rs miles of New York who
stayed away from the funeral without
good excuse should forfeit his share of
the estate.
Some Ante-Mortem Rhymes.
The approach of death struck William
Jacket of Is1ington as singularly poetic.
When he came TO the business OF making
his will he burst into rhyme.
st give and bequeath,
When I'm laid underneath,
To my two loving sisters most dear,
The whole of my stores.
We're It twice as much more
Which Gods goodness has granted me
here,
And that none may prevent
This my will an intent
Or occasion the least law racket,
WIN d sOitfIln appear,
confirm. sign and seal
This the true act and deed of
WILL JACKET"
IT is matter OF record that this ex-
traordinary will was probated and un-
challenged. So was the ante-mortem effu-
sion of Juhn Hedges. who died near Lon
don almost two centuries ago. Said Mr..
Hedges:
This fifth day of May, being airy and
gay,
To hip not inclined, but of vigorous mind.
And my body in health, I'll dispose of my
wealth,
And of all I am to leave on this side of
the grave.
To some one or other, I think to my
brother;
But because foresaw that my brothers.
in-law.
II did not take care. would come Ia for
a share,
Which I In no way intended till their
manners were mended-
And Of that. God knows, there's no sign,
I therefore enjoin
And strictly command, as witness nv
hand,
That nought I have got be brought to
hotchpot;
But give and devise as much as In MT
lies
To the son of my mother. my own dear
brother,
To have and to hold all my silver and
gold.
As the affectionate pledges of his brother.
JOHN HEDGES"
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NarroW-minded.
From Iappencott's.

FTOfH IApptHCUtl 3
Ethel, the youngest of large number
Of girls IN a certain Philadelphia family,
recently entered upon the duties of aman-
uensis to a Walnut street lawyer.
How do you like your employer.
Ethel?" the young woman was asked
upon her return home that night.
"Oh, he's very nice" said Ethel, with
with faint praise, but awfulfy narrow
minded
I'm what way?'
He seems to have the idea that words
can only be spelled his way"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07
Middlesboro, Kentucky
Just over the ''Dry Line

We are located point to this territory and
our shipments will reach you from II to "a hours sooner
than from any other mail-order house.
Our reputation for the highest class whiskies that
be made extends back generation and prices based
on what we sold our brands for while doing strictly
wholesale business.
trial of any of goods will convince you that our
whises pure and wholesome and absolutely dependable
for medicinal uses. Always have R. H. Cate & Co.'S.
whiskies in your medicine chest
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-04-14
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BRIEF MENTION.

Jas. II. Drlsco,l and Il. l.. llolgatc
uro In tho city from Bonanfa
Order your Ice from q X Trans.
for Company, 4.is,t
J. +. Adams 10 In tho city from
Merrill.
Oct your abstracts from the kls.
math County Abstract Co. opposite
Court House. ST
Dont forget tho Diblo Class .,
tho Methodist Church tonight N
1:S0. BLACK board Illustrations.
BriuG your Bibies.
When your sewing maehine acts
ap." Muller can nx Il. Phone 26<. ~
Guy Merrill II In the city today.
Harry Pisrson and U. W. Gibson
wsut 70 Keno today on business
Fancy creamery bu,ter this week
60 cents . roll At Ward 4 obeu.
chaiu's i3.wk
Some people thought We were
foolish and they came too late. The
lots they had In mind wore gone.
Better buy something good and buy
1 quick. hall.shephcrd Co.
osnuine Edison" Photographs.
IN easy instailments. at L. ". Mul.
ers. cor. 9Th aud Main. 2?u
J. .. 0rifith aud NJ. =. Parker
came down last evening from Cd.
,ssa after . party. which Will apopd
. few days on the upper lako
Good rigs and the best OF d.i,ing
cams at the Mammoth Stables
'nrties conveyed to any part Of ,h,
Interior. %
Surely advertising pays. Nine.
teen lots sold almost before the
printers Ink was dry, Th!s may
only apply to lots In the First Ad.
lition." So said 4. u. Hall Of the
Hall.Shephcrd Co., In speaking OF
heir advertising campaisn the las,
Two days on rirat Addition lots.
klamath county neadquarters In
San Francisco Is tho Hotel savoy.
,orner Van Ness Avenue and Ellis
Street. Walter Z. Conner. prop. Tsk,
Turk and Eddy" street cars at Ferry.
get on At Van Ness aud walk ons-hali
,iock north. :.ls-3m
Hello. Jin: What's your hurry
I'm goinS to MASON 4 sLOUOn's
ABSTRACT OFFICE 70 order ~ aL.
straet. u you need one, that's the
place 10 20. First door northeast u
the American Bank 4 Trust Co.. on
Main street. 8
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-04-14
NOTICE.

There arc funds In the City Treas
ury for the redemption Of all war,
rants protested on and prior to Jul,
81. 1906. Interest on above war.
rants will cease from date.
Dated this 7th day Of April. 1909
.,. J. W. SIEMENs.
City Treasurer
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-04-14

For Rent-Residence suitable for
boarding house; i5 rooms Including
bath. We'll furnished. Opposite
Court House. Inquire Of Frank
Ward. <.7tf
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-04-14

lcs Cream-hrst Of tho ssason-at
sholl's American Confectionery. 3
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-04-14

Dressn'akins--Plsin and fashion.
able sewing. worden street. second
house above Catholic. Church. .t.sl.20
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-04-14

Pasture For Rent-On the Ho,
Springs tract east Of the railroad.
can take . few cows At S2.50 per
head . month. payable 10 advance.
c. c. Low. lS.3t
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10
Ladies and Juniors Play in
Tennis Tourney

Two tournaments were started in the
Golden Gate park tennis courts yester-
day one by the ladies and the other
by the juniors. The fair racket WELD
ers met in a handicap single event, only
two matches Of which were played.
Miss Ida Mearus allowed Miss ). Pos
tel 15 and owe 40 and won two sets
out Of three. The score was ga, 2-6,
Mrs Herndon gave Miss Grace saylor
odds Of 10 and won by score of 3-6,
62. 6-3.
giles. the first class players in most
instances meeting under handicap con-
ditions This class was completed 70
the finals, the successful players being
Robert Strachan (owe 80 and William
Johnston (15).
The best match of the day was that
between the Strachan brothers, Robert
and John The latter received a hand
leap of Is and owe Is and after almost
winning the first set, failed to take a
game in the second set. Both young
sters played clever tennis. The tourna-
ment will be completed next Saturday:
The scores follow:
First class, preliminary round-Johnston (15)
beat Batkin lowe 3-6), O3, 70.
First round-Johnston (l5) beat Fuchs t15),
63, 6-3; r. STachsn lowe 80 beat J. Strachan
(15). Sc. Go.
R. Brun, by default; Curley beat Hun. 6-s, "a;
Herndon beat Evans. Ga. 6-1.
First round-Snith beat Yoorsanger. 81, ell
S-e Curley beat Monet. 6-3, 6-4; Herndon beat
Robbins, by default; Greenberg beat LeTinson,
10. 40 81.
Third class, preliminary round-Ssson beat ].
Baihache, 6-3, 6-3.
FIRST round-Slsson beat Nathan by default:
Lander beat Bull, 6-2, 81; Baird beat Mccarthy.
62. 1-6 6-2.
Fourth class preliminary round-keller beat
Mahoney. bv default; Arendt beat De Graf, 80,
SO. 6-l: Strauss beat COhn. %. 6-3. Ga: Cole
beat F. Bzilbache So. 6-3; Barnes beat Coryn.
y : FrOnfald 90 So 6-4.
First ronnd-keller beat Hudson. &C. "a. 5-4
(defauIt Nfighell beat O'Brien. 6-3, 20, Ga.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10
Former Fighter in Theater
Business in China

John s. Barnes, once well known in
the world Of athletic sport, arrived here
yesterday on the liner China from
Shanghai, where he is interested in
theatrical enterprises. He has come
here in search of talent for an Asiatic
amusement circuit
Barnes, who now looks like a staid
businessman. was once in the prize
ring where he was counted some pump
kins as welter weight. He held the
standing high jump record for 15 years
and the record for the 100 yard dash
until Arthur Duffie set a new mark.
He acted as Jeffries' manager in Lon
don and France during the champion's s
visit across the water and has been in
China for seven years.
Barnes says that the sporting ele-
ment in Shanghai is highly delighted
at the eclipse of Judge Wilfiey. Some
of the less reputable publications of
Shanghai celebrated the resignation of
the judge in pages of billingsgate
which were not published. however,
until the fact of Wilfiey's removal had
been established beyond any doubt.
The women of the half world, says
Barnes. who married foreigners for the
purpose of acquiring citizenship which
would take them out of the jurisdiction
of the United States court. have dis
carded their husbands of convenience
and once more declared their allegiance
TO the flag that Wiley thought they
diSRraced.