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"Njcknackitorian."

London shopkeepers' slang is dia feet in itself and one that is always changing. What then, is 'nfcknack- itorian?" We know not the word to. eay: but, looking recently through some cid law cases dating about & hundred years back, l was puzzled to find it applied in all good faith to describe a plaintiff in the sheriff's court. On further search it turned Gut 10 be piece of forgotten cockney slang for a dealer fin bric-a-brac.
 The evidence showed that this plain tiff kept a sort of old curiosity shop, in which he dispensed ''mummies, poisoned arrows, the head of King Ar thurs spear and a genuine manuscript of the first play acted by Thespis and his company in wagon!" The de- !endant. woman, had actually bought and paid for some of these raritieS. but she died after having com. nlissioned the embalming of an orang Outang to add to her collection. and for this her executors refused to pay Counsel for the defense poured con tempt on the mummy of the oranH outang and called it stuffed mon. key"
 But the 'nicknackitorian" won hfs case. His profession was more taking than his >name.-Manchestef Guardian
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An Ancient Industry.

It would be difficult to say wher.- exactly and at what date the manufar- ture of cotton fabrics began. In com paratively modern times. says Country Life. it has become an industry of i'm portance in Europe. but it has flour. ished in the east from a period too re. mote to admit of calculation. The Egyptians certainly used both cotton and linen materials. for fragments of such stuffs have been preserved among the other relics of their ancient eivi- lization, and there is much reason to believe that the elaborate draperies of the Assyrians were cotton or muslins finely woven and of delicate texture. In China. too. and India the same kinds of material have been the com. mon wear of the people from time ln memorial In fact. everywhere through out the eae cotton fabrics were pro duced and used long before the primi- tive Europeans had begun to develop any of the graces of civilization or in. deed had ceased to be anything but skin clad savages.
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JIG Donkey on the ataaa

lrs curious" said . theatrical man, aeer who had experienced many ups and downs, 'how the stage develops ]eaiousies. once had show on the road In which it was necessary to Hake use of horse and a donkey We got the animals we'll trained fof their parts, and on the opening night they gave first class performance on the following night, however, we Were unable to get the donkey to move out of the wings. Prince, the horse went on without any trouble whatever but Jack-that was the name of the nonkey-could neither be coaXed nor driven out before the footlights. We nnally had to go on with the perform ance with the donkey left out After the show was over we got together and tried to find out what had been the matter. Nobody could offer an ex. planation until one of the stage hands happened to pick up a program. which showed that Princes name was print ed in the same kind of type we used for Jack. We got new. lot of pro- grams the next day with the donkey's name printed in type w.:h was near. ly twice as big as that which we used for the horse. After that we never had the slightest trouble "-Chicago Record-Hera)d.
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Most Awkward,

An old. steady going farmer was SC customed to ride 10 the market towr upon rather bad tempered horse.
 One day his man Bob brought th' animal. which was especially vicious Shat morning. to the door. the horS, trying to bite and kick and giving 1, gord deal of trouble.
 1'lle farmer mounted the horse witt some difficulty and began to walk f out oe the yard when Bob. who s,il entertained i'll feeling against the ami Nlal. picked ur stone and flung it al him with all his force: out. alas. his ain, was err"'ti'. and the missile strIeE his master un the head.
 !g"lf dazcd for moment. the farme, turE,.1 slowly in his saddle. and. not suSp. ing ,be real cause of the blow he measured with his eye the horse $ hind hoofs and his own head and. set ting Eimse'f in the saddle again started off with the remark. "Weli, he h;lus was an okard beggar."-Londou Scraps
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Moroccan Red Tape.

Official correspondence in Morocco Is c0pched in very aowery and fam bdyant style. It is interspersed with . variety of meaningless adulatory phrases that tend to confound the real meaning of the epistle. For example an order to the minister of finance to contract loan begins thus:
 "In our present letter God increas. his power and make the glorious SUD and his moon glitter in the Armament of his felicity we have authorized our lncorruptible servant (here follows name) to contrae in the name and on the behoof of the treasury (heaven fill lt) loan of -" etc.
 Considering that the "incorruptible servant" is filching as much as he pos sible can from the treasury 1t is cer. tainly necessary to pray that "heaven All it"-London Graphic.
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The Truth Abou: Santa Claus,

write myself d'.wn as one who still believes in Santa Claus. Don't you: Are you one of those very literal folk who have their doubts whether they ought to lei their children cling to the beautiful old myth?
 Without imagination, without dreams, without poetry. this old world of ours would be a very wearisone place Its road would be sleeper than it is s--much like sleighing over bare ground would our progress be as compared witt sleighing over deep. hard packed snow
 The poetic myth of the old saint. with his reindeer and his iingling bells and his bu!ging pack of toys and han bons, has charmed thousand genera tions. The stocking hung by the chim ney on Christmas eve the childrel staying awake until sleep bounced OF them like strong man armed. thn presents filling them from top to toe in the morning. the rush of the bare feet hurrying fast across the floor. tho merry uproar, the bubbling laughter the shouts of joy-the whole of this family pageant belongs to dear Santa Claus. We owe it to him. Gradually, as the golden mists of childhood clear before the sun and t>e trailing cloud, of glory" fade, our small men and wo men discover that Santa Claus is no, one, but ten thousand; that he is better than they knew. being just the spirit of love, good will and beautiful un. eelfshness that makes the world beautiful place to live in now and makes it good starting point for heaven by and by. For you and me there is hope that we may do our duty In this world lovingly while we keep the child heart and believe in Santa.
 WAYNE HOLT.
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ENGLISH MONARCHS.
Death Often Unkind In tho Manner of
 Their Takino Off

heir aking Off.
 Of the monarchs who have reigned over England since the days of tue Norman conquest nearly one-quarter of the number have met violent deaths William l. was killed by fall from his horse. William II. was shot while hunting. whether by accident or de- sign is still one of the unsolved prob, lems of history; Richard l. was killed by a shaft from q crossbroW while besieging the city of Chaluz, in France; castle. Edward II. was murdered in Berkeley castle and Edward V. in the Tower of London. Richard III. was killed on the battlefield of Bosworth. and Charles l. had his head cut off in London.
 Elizabeth's death was hastened by remorse that she had ordered the ex- ecution of Essex, and her sister Mary sickened and died soon after the loss of Calais. declaring that the name of that city would be found after death written on her heart. The death of Edward Ills son, the Black Prince. caused the aged monarch to die of grief. So. after the loss of his son in the White Ship. Henry l. was never seen to smile again and lived only 8 short time. Henry VI. and George III were insane during the latter years of their reigns and finally died from what ill these days would be called VI T ward ". and George ". hastened their deaths by the lives they lived. Only two monarchs died of that great na- tional scourge, consumption. They were Edward VI. aud Henry VII Queen Anne.s death was due as mucl: as anything else to overlooking. Only two mo,larchs. Henry VI. and Geore: ILL. died after long Londoi Tatler
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Improved the Opportunity.

The Empress Eugenie had long en treated Napoleon III. to confer upon Rosa Bonheur the cross of the Legion of 0nor. He had refused because he did hot wish to found a precedent fol bestowing 1t upon a woman. Being called across the border into Spain Napoleon made Eugenie regent in his absence. and she, with woman wit took advantage of her authority to con fen the honor upon the great artist Napoleon laughed on hearing his wifc'a confession, but the act stood.
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Tall and Short.

First Detective-What was the de scription of that absconding bank cashier we were told to look out for: Second Detective-He was six feet tall ard $5O,0oO short.-Phiadelp Rec crd
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His Ambition.

Tommy" said visitor to the i've year-old pride of the household, what would you do If you were president of the United StatesT'
 T wouldn't let anybody wash my neck or comb my hair," was the prompt reply Exchange.
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His Objection.

The Lawyer Madam. what is your ag43 The Opposition Gnterrupting)- YodH honor, I submit that my honor able opponent is melting the witness % operjury.-Cleveland Leader.
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Fl. System.

Wife John. there must be lot of ron In your system. Husband-Why 70 you think sol Wife-Because you invariably loss your temper when you Ut hot.
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Mean Comment.

Mean Comment. 3lla--Hers face speaks for 1tDol3. 1.-xse. and t . Dssely Siaia ta&
Newark post., 1910-07-06
Catholic Bazaar

The Bazaar given by the ladies oi
St. John Roman Catholic Church on
The Church lawn on Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday evenings Il this
week promises to be a grand affair
Sevei al new and novel attractions have
been arranged. A tent show will be
the CHIEF attraction. Miss Mathilda
Leary, oi Philadelphia, talented
Young soprano has been engaged to
sing. Mr.. J. F. Mahoney, OF Whining
ton. a fine baritone, will SO sing.
The famous Lynch Brothers (ittle
ministries oi Phadelphia) and several
others from Wilmington, will com
prise the talent. There will be a
gypsy III attendance to tell your for
tune, an orange grove with b,g ,us-
ciouS oranges for sale. fancy table
where you can buy your Christina.
presents. cake. candy, ice cream anc
coffee tablets will all be ready 10 serve
you with good things.
There will be ringing canes, throw
down the baby and get a cigar, an,
lots OF other new attractions which
will serve to prove this one OF tn,
best bazaar, ever held in Newark
EveryhoGy we come.
Newark post., 1910-07-06
Secretary OF The Board Of Education
EXPLAINS New Assessment

The Board OF Education will meet
this week to make out the school tax
assessment rne District has been
gone over carefully and the school
census taken and such Other facts
gathered as would be needed t. make
out their assessment list.
The assessment is based upon the
rental value of all real estate within
the district; the actual value of all
personal properly, and the rates OF
person. These statistics have been
gathered and will be presented to the
Board for their approval, and as soon
as they can be copied into book the
assessment list will be hung up in the
jewelry store OF J. W. Parrish ior in
spection by the taxpayers.
The Secretary has a ledger account
of each taxpayer showing the items
upon which the assessment was made.
This can be seen by any one entitled
to examine it a, his home, and it will
be taken to the Academy building on
the day OF appeal
As soon as the tax list is ready to
be hung up notices of the fact will be
posted at public places in the tow n
and also in the Post and Ledger. This
notice will also state the day and hour
Of appeal.
AS soon as the appeal is held, the
Board will determine the rate immed-
lately, and until August 10 taxpayers
may pay the rate. receiving q rebate
Of per cent.
Postal cards will be mailed to eacl
tax payer Immediately upon the de
termining OF the rate. Anyone no
receiving a notice within four day
after the appeal day will confer
favor by dropping a card to the Sec
retary oi the Board.
In sending out these cards ever,
precaution is taken against omittins
anyone OF the list and postal card
are gone over carefully to verify then
twice. So ii they do not reach thei
destination. il is not the fault OF th
Secretary. 1t is hoped the list ma.
be ready to hang up next week.
Newark post., 1910-07-06
Delaware Society Formed In Baltimore

Delaware Men residing in Balti-
more. have formed an organization
known as the Delaware Society OF
Baltimore. About thirty Delawareans
are enrolled ]. X Voshell, native
of Smyrna, was elected president.
among those present at the organiza-
tion were Carl Harrington for some
years student and instructor at Dela-
.,2~c College, and DR.. A. Lee Ellis,
we'll known here as principal of New
ark High School some years ago.
Mr. Harrington is now associated
with the engineering corps of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, while
DR.. Ellis is very prominent in medical
circles, being on the staff OF the Col.
lege OF Physicians and Surgeons OF
that city
Newark post., 1910-07-06
Picnis At Welsh Trsct--Fair Boatman
Falls Overheard

Cooks delivery wagon carried
party OF Girls out for good time to
tbs rerSn tract ricnc glOund Iast
Frhay AFTERNOON. Ihey hau no sD,n-
e.. a. rived ln.l the stream drew them
to lis s,lc. when some .ne sp.eu a
boa, all th pught N, problem 81 Mat
to Nds ,otyed. ina eXIit2 mo-
mSni OF tle Gay arrived when the boat
o er r,Lrneu, glVng the iair ch ci 10 T.
mGn q cnchinS III the Watel. Ave |
know aow good the pcnic supper tast-
ed. which was relishcd with ill-lic ig-
ed pichc appeates. those III .ne
party were Olive Heiser, Eleanor Fa
der. Myra Funk. Laura Colmery, Edna
Chambers, Dora Law, Leila Herbener,
Robert Cook and Herbert Maxwell
Newark post., 1910-07-06
The Davis Picnic

The Davis picnic was held i'll Charlie
Kitchens Grove near Iron HILL or
July Fourth. Once year the widely
scattered meberS Of the Davis ant
Kitchens families assemble to strength
en- the family ties. The pleasant
grove with the stream OF water flow,
ing through it formed an ideal place
for the reunion: Guests came iron
Philadelphia and Wilmington Th,
farmers living close at hand came IL
merry parties on straw-rides. A Ions
table was laid in the shsdiest, coolies
Newark post., 1910-07-06
IRON HILL ITEMS

Mrs. Emma Campbell. OF Newark,
is visiting the Misses Campbell.
Mr.. John Frazer finished cutting his
wheat and has the prospect OF good
his hay harvest
Mrs. Mary Hands and two children,
Of Philadelphia, spent the Fourth with
George Campbell and family. Miss
Beulah Campbell returned to the cry
with her guest.
Little Helen Reynolds. who has been
very i'll with pneumonia. is recovering
Newark post., 1910-07-06

spot and everyone did justice to the
housew wiie's triumphs with which 1t
was laden During the afternoon,
when the oder folk sat down to the
Icnp expected talk, their condolences
were interrupted every now and then
by the sc-eam OF some venture some
younss.er whose iondness for padding
had resulted III his own undom2. Re-
freshmerts were served in the Gven-
in-, Abcnt & hundred people were
lIr.seIit
Newark post., 1910-07-06
Rev. Hillman To Preach

There will be service at the Head o
Christiana Church on Sunday morn
ing at II O'Clock. The Rev. J. d
Hjllm2n, of Saltwater, N. J.. will con
duct the services Everybody is II
vited.
Newark post., 1910-07-06

PIUMBlNG.-l am ready to attend
to ANY work you may have.
DANIEL STOLL.
Rear basement OF Armstrong; Store:
Newark post., 1910-07-06

l am prepared to furnish all
kinds of hardwood lumber, cut to
order.
Posts of all kinds sawed to order.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-09

what do you think, on the whole
over done In your career as q great
military bandmaster and ON organizer
OF stupendous musical festlvals?' I
once asked tho lato Patrick Sarsfleld
Gilmore whose fame, as a band leader.
a generation ago, filed thB world.
Gilmore twlrled thought1ully the we'll
waXed ends of his muStaohe. looked
dreamlly through his spoctacIcs, then
pitched his military cap little to ono
side on his head.
Il suppose you expect me to say that
my biggest success WAS ore or the other
of the two great peace tublleeS that 1
organized and conducted in Boston sew
ersl years after the closs OF the Civil
war" he said. PERSONALLY, / have a
deep fondneSS for that composition OF
mine which, I once hoped. would be-
come q national ode. -lut, as / look
back on my career. am almost certaln
that tho best thing l e%er did was to
compose a piece OF nruSAAc for my mill
tary band at the time OF the Civil war.
1T Is curious how / came to COM
pose IT, too l wanted something for
my band which would set not only
every soldiers stop into movement with
electrical rhythm and precision, bue
would also stir the feet and soul of
every civilian who heard the music 1
wanted. too. something that the SOL
diers could sing in accompaniment with
the band, which the drum corps could
play even upon tho fold of battle with
such stirring effect as TO rally disheart-
ened or fleeing soldiers. SO L ransacko1
musical compositions. seeking Just the
melody and rhythm that thought we're
necessary. But 1 couldn't find anything.
Finally, / said to myself, Gilmore,
you've got to compose that music your
self. You just put your thinking cap
on and see II you can't hit upon just
the strains that you want.
We'll. / thought and thought. I set
down one melody after another, None
of them was what / wanted. / wasted
many precious hours, with no result
But I was bound 1 was going to have
music that every band could play,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-09
HAVE AN INVESTIGATION.

Mr. Fernstrom, on Monday nipht
during a debate in the City council
,ntimated that perhaps everything is
not quit as straight in the American"
council as 1t might be- Councilman
Moreton wanted to find out whether
an officer OF the City could legally re-
ceive money outside his salary. He
referred to Mr.. Raleigh and he WAS
very particular that the supervisor of
streets should not have one cent H.
legally. Then Mr. Fernstrom suggested
that an investigation OF the affairs
OF Mr. Raleigh ought TO be broad
enough to take in some other matters
He thought that any member of the
council who should use his official nosi-
tion to force insurance on certain
people" ought to be censurcd. and said
"Thnt is q matter which should bc
looked into
1t is evident that Councilman Fern
strom, who. by the way. Is pretty we'll
posted on what is going on In tho
council had something In his mind
which might need investigation and
perhaps, not look well I'm the daylight
And. If we are not mistaken. other
members OF the council needed no spe-
cial enlightncnt as to what Mr..
Fernstrom alluded to. Could not the
council consistently take the public
into its confidence and let il be known
just what there Is to investigate, even
II for no other purpose than white
washing
In the meantime 1t ls interesting to
notice that tho American" council
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-09

every soldier could sing-absolutely
new music-for knew well tho moral
effect Of triumphant, soul stirring
music In the excitement OF war days.
SO / struggled for days, and then
one evening. just as I was starting to
go to bed. the melody, the rhythm, the
accentuatlon OF the music l had been
fighting for all popped into my head
In a flash. like a sudden inspiration. I
seized pencil and paper. jotted down
the melody and harmonized it. and flve
minutes later was enjoying the finest
nights sleep I had had In weeks. For
I felt sure / had the music l had
longed for.
Tho next day I arranged tho music
for tho band and distributed 1t among
the boys. 1t makes my blood stir even
now to recall the effect that that
music produced upon the band at fret
sight. They played 1t with exactly the
same inspiration with which I had
composed II. l saw that II had tre-
mendous go and swing in 1T knew,
then. that the trick was done-and
1 think that in war days that piece
was PLAYED by military bands moro
frequently than any other music. at
least upon the march.
The name of the tune? From the
words set to 1t 1t is known as When
Johnny Comes Marching Home"
For a moment Gilmore gazcd into
space. do you know" he added.
thoughtfully. IT have sometimes wond-
cred whether the inspiration which
made It possible for me to write that
music might be traced to lurking or
inherited strain in mo which con-
tained an echo OF some old Irish
ballad or war song But whether 1t
could or not. don't you think" no
went on nalvcly. that IT is n greater
thing to write n song that stirs armies
than II is to plan a battle?" And tho
look In tho eyes of pat" Gilmore.
tho Civil wars most famous band lead
er. told plainly that he, at least
thought so, and was unqueshonably
prouder OF "When Johnny Comes
Marching Home" than of any of his
other compositions. many of them
infinitely more ambitious.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-09
COAL PRICES.

A few days ago tho opinion was ex-
pressed in these columns that we ought
to have coal as cheap here as In Den
yer. The general report was that the
people of Denver pay only 1915 a ton,
while we, in this City, pay s5.7s'
Further investigation into the subject
discloses the fact that Denver has quite
n number of sources OF supply near
by. or from 16 to 30 miles away. which
insures cheaper freight rates, From
Leydon. Louisville Junction, Louisville,
La Fayette. Superior. Marshall, Eric,
Dacona, Frederic. Ignite lump is car
rled for so cents ton: and slack al
so cents while the freight rates to salt
Lake from the coal producing districts
are much higher, owing to the longer
distances.
Rock Springs coal. however, costs
in Denver, according to our informa-
ton. $625 ton, which is so cents more
than the cost in this City: Trinidad
lump coal is sold In Denver at $3.50 a
ton. The Ignite that is sold in Den
yer at lower cost. Is said to be an
inferior quality of coal.
We give these facts and figures. as
we have obtained them, as a contribu-
ton to the discussion of our coal
prices. The fact remains that our City
must have cheaper fuel before 1t can
become a manufacturing center. They
tell us that Utah has a coal area of
1880 square miles with an estimated
nf 10l hf11far a.
supply tho world for ages. With such
an abundance in the State. there
should be no necessity for high prices.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-09
NO DANGER OF A PANIC.
SprIngtleld Ren,lhllc.an

There Is much less danger of a panic
as early as 1912 on 1913 now than there
was a month or two ago. If the specu-
lative boom of the last three-fourths OF
last year were continuing on into this
year with increasing enthusiasm, 1t
would be reasonable to anticipate So
vero panic much before 1918. And that
might have happened but for the near
ness and severity OF the lessons of 1907
AS 1t was, people refused 10 follow the
speculative market to the lengths
marked out by the boomers. and for
the time being at least a saving meas
uro of relapse has followed. The dan
ger of panic has thus been put mucn
further away in tho future than 1t was
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-09
OUR BEST DEFENSE.
Pueblo Chicftnln.

Our best defence against invasion is
not TO be found In tho maintenance OF
an overwhelming army. nor even in
navy strong enough to resist any at
tack that may be made agaist us. 1t
lies rather in the certainty that no na-
tfon, however strong would be able TO
attack us without losing far moro than
the conviction that tho American ma
ton Will never force war by aggression
upon any nation. The woeful talo of
what Japanese armies might do In Cali
fornia doubtless serves n useful pur-
pose In coaxang fow extra dollars