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Show ICnU G01HEIR p. o HAVE YOD TRIED TOWNS BUILT Cettlemtnts Have Their Own "Mayor," Who Is Absolute Ruler and SetFunctles All Dispute tion of "Highbinders." There recently died in I.ondcn a gentleman who was concerned in perhaps the most notable Instance of was This rapid town creation. George Chesterton Cornwel!. one of the early pioneers of Australian col oulzation in Victoria, it was half century ago that he went out to the He was colonies to try his luck. there at the time of the great gold rush in Victoria, and took an active part In the laying out of Canvas This town town, at Emerald Hill. Inered-was literally built in a day. ible as it may seem, ample accom-niodatlon for 80,000 persons was provided in the space of 20 hours. The town of Custer, named after a United States general la Colorado, came into existence in a single day. It consists of soma 600 wooden houses, all of which were constructed Mate between sunrise and sunset. rial was shipped In from factories la the state, whole sections of wooden walls, beams, joists and roofs in two pieces having been made from care fully prepared plans and exact sped flcatlous. Each piece of each building was numbered and laid In order near the site It was to occupy, so that it could As in be the more readily handled. the building of King Solomon's tern pie, all the pieces were made to fit each other, the work of construction being, therefore, only a matter of fitting the pieces together and driving a few spikes. The site had all been cleared and leveled in advance, and 2,000 men In addition to the settlers. were engaged in the building of the town. The largest of the houses was a boarding house, which was two sto-rles high, and shops were erected for bakers, butchers and o'.fcer trades-- j There were about 40,000 persons in San Francisco's Chinatown before the earthquake and there are about 7,00u in that at New York, and these two settlements are veritable cities within FOR STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES, cities. Each has its own "mayor," who rules over it without reference to the Hats, Caps, Shoes and Rubber Goods, laws of the land, but who manages to maintain order much more successful and Gents' Furnishings, ly thau the white mayor and his police do In their territories. which will be sold at Live-Lnd-Le- t Live Prices. No Chinaman ever seeks the aid of the American courts. He has few business disputes, for the Chinaman U noted fur his honesty as a trader -Commercial paper" is unknown among Uiem. The Chinaman is man in business whose word i.i accepted by white merchants as being as good as his bond. If misfortune At J. C. Gates's old stand, overtakes him and he cannot pay he commits suicide and bequeaths all that MAIN STREET, TREMONTON. remains of his property to his creditor. Occasionally a dead Chinaman is found in the street with a Uutfe or bullet wound to tell how he came by his death. The white police take charge of the body and make the usual inquiries, but they never discovor anything. At the sight of a policeman or detective Chinatown becomes dumb. but those who have the confidence ot the Chinaman can easily learn that ng smK was a man without respect for the ptti np.ro r or his ancestors, who neglected to obey the most excellent commands of the "mayor." The "Highbinders" who have been mentioned are supposed to fill another function as well a- -, that of an inofficial pollco. They arc said to be main tained by the Six Companies, that mysterious trading organization with headquarters In China, whioh controls nearly every Chinaman in America. The great Chinese laundry business in most of the cities of America is contioled by them, as are the Chinese grocery and supply shops and the curio shops, where oriental articles are sold to the white man at astonishingly low prices. The "Highbinders" carry out the will of their masters, the Six Companies, sternly suppress any wvfiU Hifntnf their authority and wreak vengeance on any man who is t deal dis- Kn nf M life masters. his with honestly On rare occasions the Amerioan police secure evidence enough to Justify an arrest on the charge of assault or manslaughter against a Chinaman who CORINNE, UTAH. is supposed to be one of these mystesecret police. The man no s.oor rious We keep the Choicest Wines, Liquors, Tobacco er appears in the police court than one of the ablest criminal lawyers obtainand Cigars. able appears to defend him and a cloud ot witnesses is produced to swear that he was a thousand miles B. C. CALL, Lawyer, away when the crime was committed. County Attorney. The power of the Six Companies is Practices in all the Courts. to extend even to China. They said Methodist. Office : Court House, can wreak their vengeance on the relatives of the man who offends them In Brighnm, Utah. Afternoon Bkkvicbs. P. U. Box 972. America, should he succeed In escapth Phones. Preaching every alternate Sunday ing, and so great Is the family affec1C0 p.m. tion which is characteristic of the Sunday School m 2:00 Chinaman that he seldom makes any p. CHRISTENSEN F. S. Preaching effort to escape, preferring to suffer Evkniko Seuvicss the consequences of his wrong doing Scientific Optician at 8:30 p. m. in his own person. All services at the Methodist church. EYES TESTED FREE Both in New York and San FranYou are invited. With E.C. Christensen and Sous cisco the Chinatowns are R. E. GILPIN, Pastor. Brisrham City, Utah. cities. They are not even dependent on the white man for their Baptist. food supply. Dozens cf quaint, Morning Services things to eat are to be found C$ 11:00 in the Chinese quarters. Chinese cloths Suuday School 12:00 A M and silks are imported from China Preaching Lawyers for Siciivices: clothing and Chinese furniture and Evening Suite 5 and 6 Commercial Klock utensils for the household. Even the 8:30 P M Preaching fresh vegetables are grown by Chlneso Logan Utah. Prayer Meeting Wednesday night at market gardeners In the suburbs of P.O. Box 7:30. Phone 70. the cities, and the poultry which forms All Services are held in the Baptist so large a part of the Chinaman's food Church. You are cordially invited. Is bred by Chinese poultry farmers. BROTHERHOOD OF AMERICAN YOEMA I A. H. Shattuck, Pastor. Eggs are imported from China and are Bear River Valley Homestead No?8 considered a great delicacy when they German Evangelioal meets the 2nd iind 4th Saturday evening have attained the age of two years. The health authorities find the Chiof each month at 0 p. m., in the FraterCongregation. in the nese services hold Baptist will cleanly and remarkably free from Wc nal Hall, Tremonton. disease and amenable to discipline. Church the coming Sunday at 2 P. M. M. B. Hart All are invited to attend. Foreman E. P. Burns Theodore Wohus, Pastor. "Grammar Schools" No More. Correspondent. authorities educational English wish to break away from the now Wonders of Modern Machinery. meaningless term "grammar school." By modern processes a piece of Belgians Cute as Yankees. The words as used in England comleather is converted into a completed Artificial nutmegs are made in Bel- memorate the Imporoverwhelming pair of shoes In 14 minutes, and durgium In 60 clever a manner that they tance attached to Latin In the Tudor ing this time it passes through the can hardly be distinguished from gentimes, when the old schools were hands of 63 persons and through 16 uine ones, especially if mixed with the founded. It was Latin grammar that machines. latter. A chemical analysis has shown they were designed to teach, though them to consist of a mixture of MARKETS the American "grammar school" inTREMONTON or extracted nutmeg (from termediate between primary and Corrected weekly hy D. R. Hammond injured kernels) and about 20 per is a school where English substances. cent, of mineral & Company. ' grammar Is taught. At one time "grammar" in England covered most everything that formed part ef .55 wheat per bu. n Latin education, just as the ancient iae 1.25 Oats per 100 lbs. "grammatlce" of Greece and Rome .90 once covered "letters" In the widest Feed barley per 100 11)3 sense. .95 HEADQUARTERS D D D D L. P. Jensen, ' If You - Want ' ' A Plow, a Harrow, or a Seed Drill, a Buggy, Surrey, Carryall or Lumber Wagon, a cTVlower, a Reaper or a Hay Rjake at the right price, CALL ON WATLAND & CO., Tremonton, - - - Uta F A. Q. ORE, Woodward, Proprietor, Church Directory. weird-lookin- Hart g Nebeker 5-- finely-powdere- high-school- s r-- Brewers barky Beef cattle per lb. .071-- 2 Pork dressed Pork alive Butter per lb. .051-- Eggs per doz. Chickens Potatoes per 100 MADE TO .21-- 2 2 .20 & .25 .15 .08 .80 ORDER SUITS will sell the famous ( cago Garden City Tailoring Co SuiN, cheaper than you can biij else Ik ro H BMtlor Colas, Croon, Whooping Couth. Eta. Jsl Mk Superstition About Robins. "It is unlucky to kill a robin" t a saying In England, "How badly your hand shakes; you can scarcely write," said a teacher to t boy In a school In England. "It always shakes," said the boy. "I ouce had a robin die In my hand, and they say If a roblr. dies in your Jiand It Will always shako" aW V No Opiate. Conform! to Nalion.-- I'ursi Food and Druf Law. I M.T. RICHARDS Dewcvville. Itah. opUtts eoastl-pathe bowflt. Bea'sLaxatira Coafh 8yru bo opiates. eontalm and bowels stoves the Co. Tremont rercaolile For Sale By All cough syrops containing te Didn't Want Anything New. "Shall I give you gas, sir7' said the English dentist to bis patlant from the country. "Na, na," was th answer. "I'm for nane n' thae newfangled IIVMtiOM. Just gle mc nar affln oil." IN A DAY. dole Banking Company, Corinne, Utah. When 500 Houses Were Erected Be tween Sunrise and Sunset. CHINESE IN AMERICA MAKE LIT TLE TROUBLE. Our Coffees? If not, We should like you to do so. for we tbiuk we have the finest in Tremonton. All prices, 15 to 40c. OWN WAY Personal Responsibility, $50,000. Paid up Capital $10,000. Accounts and Correspondence Solicited. All business with us will receive prompt and careful attention. Interest paid on time deposits. I I I). K. OKBISON, S. N. COLE, Cashier. President. EXPERIENCED Rock, Brick C& Cement Block WORKMAN. men. In Oklahoma more than ons town Thomas City sprang up lu a day. was a case in point, ludeed. according to report, it came into being in a Within a few hours single afternoon. persons were comfortably settled and business was set in motion. A newspaper was likewise printed and circulated among the new community, was and a big birthday ceelbratlon held the following day. town" Another Oklahoma "boom which raa up like magic is Snyder. It was born on a Friday, in anticipation of that interesting event thou- flocked ' the f!ace: sands of PWP among whom were shop keepers land agents and many others who were anxious to 3ecuie the best Bites on the natal day. Until theu nobody was allowed to At sunset on enter the town area. the Thursday Snyder was uothlng but a name, for it was minus houses, railBut soon after way and Inhabitants. sunrise next morning fully 10,000 per sons were on the spot. The town was rapidly mapped out; the erection of buildings was in progress; trains were running; a railway station bad been erected; while two hotels, three banks and a number of shops were each doing quite a brisk business. 3,000 All work guaranteed T.iemonton, Utah. Cisterns a specialty RICHARD SCHWAB, CHAS. McCLURE. F. E. CALPIN. GALPIN C& McCLURE, DEALERS IN fines, Liquors, Etc. tips, Main St., Near Railroad Station, TREMONTON. UTAH. L FEED and SALE STABLE LIVERY Main Street, Tremonton. at any time at reasonable rates. Will Buy, Sell or Exchange Driving or Your Work Horses. All stock guaranteed as represented. W. T. HUDSON, Proprietor. patronage solicited. Good Rigs and Careful Drivers furnished PEARL SALOON Choice Wines, Liquor and .Cigars. Pool and Billards A. B. Manausa Proprietor. Garland, Utah. Pity the Poor Millionaire. looked sad. Tc The the body of men who had approached him for a large donation he said: "I am sorry to refuse, gentlemen, but even I feel uncommonly poor to multi-millionair- e night." "Doubtless," said the spokesman, "we have come too late, you have al ready given away vast sums to some other charity." and "No," said the this time real tears stood in his eyes; "not that. My wife has been buying a new hat." Judge. multi-millionair- aliawUjaniSUatfaaaa' The Wily Partridge. Every creature has a wonderful faculty for determining at what dis Do You Use tance a man, or anything else, is able to strike, Its capacities In this dlrec tion being far more marked than many care to acknowledge. For Instance, as firearms have been Improved, the keener has become the watchfulness of partridges. They have not been slow to recognize the advantage which the modern chokebore af fords the modern gunner. a Phone? If not, you are missing one of the necessities of modern life. LET US SHOW YOU. Delights of Rhodeelan Life Mr. Trolllp's farm, near Ft. Glbba, has been visited by two rhinoceroses They are very truculent in lately. BEAR RIVER TELEPHONE COMPANY, their behavior and are doing heavy JOHN SOMMER, damage to his crops, besides being a source of danger to all on the farm Mrs. Trollip was also surprised by a crocodile when fishing on the farm The reptile plunged into the water from the opposite bank, and made straight toward her. Rhodesia O. S. L. Manager, Tremonton, Utah. TIME TABLE. MAI. AD VALLEY BRANCH. DEPART ARRIVE For Better American Coinage. and American Numismatic Archaeological society advocates an expenditure of $100,000 by the Lnlted 8tates in obtaining new designs for According to the society, coinage. for 110,000 should be appropriated each of the ten denominations, of which awards of $1,000 each should be given to the six best designers for each coin and an award of $4,00 to the winner of the alx In each class The Indlana Need No Sympathy. the 13.000 Indians outside of Indian territory, 116.000 weir clvlllred dreaa, 70,000 speak the language, and IS, 000 are members of regularly ew tabllshed churches. They have ''.'., 000,000 in the United States (reus ury, on which they get ll.7JC.000 In tmeat every year, and under treaties the government pays them visually V 50,000 mora. Of (0 No. 33. A. M. P. 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