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Show T0 16 PAGES 9 VOL. L NO. 325. OGDEN CITY, UTAH. SUNDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER ;o. aud err. tiionv it lias lung a faivc the one l;,i!K lie. io berome lord of Iznuiiin - i get elei i, ;i rot- i.ii'i-'itcof util, i - war n- in 23 London Gity Going Bankrupt - 1 a tueiniH idl hogr-- t of fc -i uu-u- tuzhl . oriiHiiien are only liu-r- taki-k.oo- mii-I- o-- s I t sap-pim- GORGEOUS OFFICIALS WHO GET Hit? RA1 ARIFS FOR EATING RIO DINNERS. AXL) WHO HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO DO EXCEPT KEEP I P FUNNY OLD CEREMONIES. WITH AN ARE THREATENED EOI IPSE THAT WO 11 .LI GREATLY DECREASE THE GAEJ Y OF O (Wpyr:,htlMbTCurtU-iTtu ididua So. of the middle twentieth century, He Mraotta Slofiion of ibe CiV f London. all! .In -- HU bankruptcy. InaiMidom there la probably no mu-Sgoverning body which surrounds wiik o much antiquated and ceremonial, employe no many useless offiria;. SLue and utterly Indulge in ao much picturesque, e Si other. Ie needlraa luea and rlgnia-ntthe unique organisation which SLe supreme ewey over a equare mile of the capital of the In the middle uriMh Empire. a email eection In the hiteieet i mucin Philadelphia urt of New York. Boeton, nTeay of the earlieet settled American be to governed in ritiee, eet aeide with Colonial tradttione and end one .will obtain a faint idee of the contrast which the gnvern-of what la known ae the City" uSerl to the reel of London. It would because quaint aimplic-i- i, be inadequate, characterized Colonial adminutirn-tlai- i, while for ite model and symbol ef municipal power the Loudon Corpor-nigoes btu k to a much more remote Prktd. when ehow, pomp aud glitter Vh, considered eaaential to the exer-iiof authority. It wu the only one of a large number of similar bodies that eseaped reformation in 1835, w hen Parliament to remodel municipal admlniw-irat'ion- i and sw eep aw ay the abuses. and archaic methods of then,doing busineae which pervaded when hi 1888, to bring Londongorernmet up to date, the London moaty council wu formed and invested with general control over It a various taraugha, lta territory extending' over 1 iquare mile, the corporal kin a as exempted from lie authority. Small though It la, the City eon-tiithe commercial heart of the with the Bank or England as tu enter. Within lta boundaries are lituated the great financial houses of dethe Empire. Though praotlcally mited at night, a million people swarm ortr it in the daytime. Devoted solely kuilnsaa, its control by men whose ikief aim appears to be Hie porpetua-tbof antique customs and hoary traditions is one of the most striking an-- 1 alroaism of modern times. ,Bul no human Institution, public or pirate, cad keep going indefinitely If tl persists in pending mure mony tku it receives. Pay up nr IiiihI is the modern law of the survival of the fittest. The accounts of the rnrpora-tlo- o of 1905, which have only recently bwo published In ltelf a significant revelation of its business methods bow that its revenues amounted to l2.St.lU0 and Its expenditures to $2,-tHO. leaving a deficit of $171.8-10- . In tte previous year the yleficlt amounted to $381,895. The gap bet ween expenses ud receipts, It will thus be seen, ie In- qur bm WT r n abj UK "I - hodge-compou- S V )tlwi nN util- tkt iidM, Bug N si M'nl The office has .unit It. tiict! great power IhiIs Sl only one mtin living who knows what It L that Hie lxml Mayor ha il.i. and he has never been a Lord SI ever Interesting lutie of ihe Official and in her Haughty Fund iotairica wliont the C.t 1 There 1 I tu la vainly struggling to maintain. ' itkor. Wi Not V i V j A MID MAYOR OF I .Oft DOW IV HIS OPKKYAI, GARB, fait AW FMcHm ta M Lb Inpuatas. 4 tte City Itnviitc. Ilia with Tbreee Set at flniwal fM.flQU a t ar. Tba I 1ala and Jrwtlrd FwiBt ll Wmti , , Rnbret, IMiUm PirlsR UIb a BaUrj fJUU.OUJi U IVortii Om state coarlt. and calls on all and sundry to make way for him. At .other civir functions he the approach of ibis august an opera Arrayed a petitouage. botiffe general, with majestic stride, and, he makes his entry having reached the requisite iqxn, hall, faces ihe assemblage, fills hi lunge and shout out, The Right HonThen ha pauses, take anothorable. er deep breath, and at the top of hia voice roars forth, The Lord Mayor At this dramatic moment of London. the Lind Mayor crosses the threshold. For performances of this sort the Citr Marshal gets $1.5M a year, and the' city provides him with a iiorse. For some years Captain Stanley, a second cousin of the Earl of Derby, but Inglorious office. But held the a short time ago he was dismissed because. it was stated, be had become involved In private financial (Hfflcul-liethough much more serious troubles were hinted at. Anyhow, it afforded the corporation a brilliant opportunity to have his salary by abolishing the useless office. Yet only one voice was raised In support of a motion to that effect. In the name of common sense." said Councilman Davies, what dignity does the Lord Mayor derive from having a msn In a red coat ride In front of him or strut before him Into a courtroom like a popinjay crying, 'Make way for the Right Honorable the Lord Mayor?" Common arose made no answer, but a large majority voted to retain the n isy ' 1 niotiial centres, culminating lu the procession marking the ot the new Lord Mayor tomorrow. In the Ikon accounts the administrative cost of the civic government over which be presides is put down at $390,000. Here arc souse suggestive items: Lord Mayor' salary $50,000.00 Lord Mayor's iuconwi tax on tuinf-wler- bis salary Lord Mayor'a robes Illuminated address to the Mayor by the Common Council Ird Illuminated address to the Ixird by the Common Hull Sword bearer's salary Common crier's salary City marshal's salary Four salaries.. Equally with the City Marshal, the sword liesrer and the 'common crier are antique survivals who fill purely ornamental functions. The ale get small pay, hut do alisolntely nothing for it. in the old days they were supiioacd to be sueh could tell hy tasting Af the rarktua , brews whether they were fit to be introduced to English storachs. As sacred relies they still figure In the payrolls. The Lord Mayor is invested with more fictitious digit by then anybody in tho kingdom. The intricate cod of etiquette that ai'endn him is mors rigorously enforced than at the court of royalty. Inside the city he takes proredenev of all mankind save only his sovereign. Een princes of the con-ner- blood royal must give way to him. and another aristocratic popin- No troops may march through it withVlh ihe excepjay, If he ran be found, will receive out his permiseinn. ' tion of (he King, he is the only per the appointment, office, rc ty y he ed hii riU o o 0 the present rate it has been timted that Insolvency will le neched in eleven years. Then reform-J'lo- a ran no longer be postponed, dignitaries whose chief function is to eat a prodigious number ufiielal dinners, wear gorgeous ssd go through funny cere-r01- 'witb sutler tsces, will be the Till will be added to domain of the London County f rii, and business methods will be WMimted for fossilised customs. THE MIGHTY CITY MARSHAL. Hxspito iis financial condition the rr0T,hn stubbornly persists in g all the useless and purely oma-"jw- 1 part of it outfit, or this a typi-jud occurred. to tte Lord Mayors entourage H.ILv clirnry known as the City The office originated in tha n,nY- - nd in thon old v,: fi'y Marshal really earned Had charge of the city ' n H was hfa business to see vagaltonds w ere kspt But the modern meth-?- r pnlicwg the street! has long fciw obsolete. The City Lira into a Marar with tha Chats af Onrtifu herald for Chief Msgls. fba Hearn- - laveata a Yaw bt Dressed In scarlet nniform, jvjretiaa at tha GaUdhaRgit son in the realm who- - la privileged MnlG, with cocked hat and h.COSTLY ORNAMENTS. to visit the Tower London's ancient fnd "purTed' that all citadel-a- t. Precedes the Lord Mayor any hour of the day or the aionnd I, j hours he Lvcry twenty-fou- r ttsrii 1 hl u,TI'il,, Jounieys through aud cere-- uigbL and pageantry eumberseme old $5U,000 the ponii l; re-m- st ,uu At-js- el- - 1 j . j r'- - lwri - ' wl.-lde- - e - s 15-s- t s e Ai J? saerl:. imful. thing a modern fhnovatiuu In buy of the eerruuinial that atteu lb Imu on lie If a hail'!-- : :.ke Kiitbiiiiiit-H- l fur any :u furyiK of nlieiKtii.-enjisned on I. s uMl ial saud-iiii- wlien they do Imu.-u;io liitii t ilieMt times, ldinilen's ci digniiy would lie Hliaben to be luiiiid utinis. liAltll OF THE i.Ollti MAYDIi. Hie outhl la's goireri.ie suvllilHK to lie eeflt at a cirri. e pantile, and In it is tbe real thing, llis particular badge of oltire is a wnudruus collar iR pur gold., uvi-- tiu-- feel lu length. Attached to this is a maguili-- tit pendant, displaying the city arms in the centre, cut in esuteu. d by a wreath of roses, with the II. 1st le and shainnkk cm wined, emblematic of the tlirve kirgdoms and all formed ot diamonds of tint purist water. It Is estimated that these latter alone are worth over a hundred thousand dollars, liack in the penand dant then is use now the Lord Mayor, "Right Honors'.:. e though lie is, lb nupiue-- l to gie of heavy Itonds fur the Hie civic Jewelry and oih-- r coetiy Insignia Intrusted to lib, care. (Jut of roe city's emb 1.01 J Mayor is provided whit tlnee sets of sutitpi uiMis roliea Otic is of scarlet cloth lined with silk aud ydgetl with ermine: snot her is or Idaik silk, over which flowers are workid in silver and the third Is of purple Ik trimmed with black and rosily fur. Just when one or the oilier of these garments should be worn Is known only to i lie iiiit luted, but something swfiil If t!e .laird Mayor would happen should appear in tit' wrong one. Four ancient swords are used to symbolize the great powers once hy Lo.d Mayors in days when doughty wariiors sometimes filled the office. One, the pcabbard of whieb is studded with pearls, is snuwn as tin- "poarl" sword. It was presented by Queen Elizabeth when she opened the tirat Royal Exchange In 1571. The "sword of Mate dates from 1680. lu the presence of the King or any of ttau judges It is carried with point downward; at other times it is borne the Lord Mayor with the imlut upward. A third sword, known a the black sword aud first used in 1524. la brought out on fast days in i,r when a ilesrb ticrurs In the royal Old there Is the lamtly. Hailey' sword, which is placed ahov the Lord Mayor's chair when he sits as a judge at tin- Central Crirtiuul court. Fur toting these old weapons around before tin1 and mazing reverence laird Mayor tho Swordboarcr gels a cool $2,500 a year. If any man ever had a soft snap he lias it, but l Ite corporation would rather go broke than attempt to govern the city id wears a Izrndon without him. He gown of Idack brocaded satin, and on state occasions this Is worn over a black court suit, with silk stockings and shoes with silver buckles. Ouo Kir Martin llowes. Lord Mayor ln 1516, presented the city with a very goodly royal hat to he worn by the sword bearer. It was worn nut long ago, lint Ihe same privilege attaches to the swordlicsrer's headgear, known aa the can of Maintenance.' it In the presence of ihe of sovereign. And the swordbesrer would far forget get the sack Mould he hia proud prerogative aa to tineover h:ip-ulie In around. when the King MACE AND SCEPTRE of tne Away bark in Izindon obtained a charter from lb" King authorizing the carrying of mare lieforc (In- faird Mayor, which i rotmideri'd a good and widghty reat-owhy the custom Khotild be le'ainrd now it: use was made in The nta-17."it. It Is live fe-- t three inches lone anil rounds. Tin ottlelnl wlio rarri'e it around is known ns thp Common Crier." He also crir tin- -s at the otenng "Oyex thr--.- of the Iztrd Mavor's court, and s.iys Mime oilier iblu':s more or tin Intelligible that nobody pays any niton lion to. In the ecu fury, whc.i ihe ruv.nton crier was ei some use, he was paid $15 a year and 2.1 for each cry he nisde through tbe city. Now :l:at the nunnioii of no use Major Kcr-Fogeta Jj.ou1 a year for the jolt. There is anoibr mace, called tb Heeptre of the City of Izvudon, wl ' the lord mayor tot" around hinne-i- on niiecial occasions, it measure only a toot and a hair in leDgth. bill is worth a lot of the big or.es, the hrad being of gold and studded with diamonds an' orher geml Lots of other and geweana form srt ot I' paraphi-me.lia- . Among them is a gold en key hli h is stipiKKied to miioi-- t".i city- sates. Ihere happen to he no g.itr to unlock, but that n:b-- no dilferem-- ' the game of "muke is stii kepi iiji. When the king goes in slate him e city the lord nsaynr Temple Hsr witb his attendant reti1!-anhands him tin- golden key that ur lu ks nothing. It wan in 121.1 that King John grant ed the citizen of Izmdon the right tc elect their own titaror annually, lu.t though the pretejise of an at ill maintained with mtu-Noienibity - irltk twtrftlu pnmenw a a Om at tte fe'efllte on 1 Me Is a P Hr .om Oa. aw- r creasing. n thi tori niiu-iee- le--- s . or hii'i' gr.-a- t inaugural functions fn- hint mayor 'a show and Ihe lord laui)iit-l- . Kz'h ol III cm Is allow, d $ l.i'-i- t tor hut a sheriff i i, mi I a hiniM-l- f In, ky ho gels through tor liws lha.t gh'i.iHsi. And mi heavy are :.z iy nds mi i lu- - lord maior'a - elei-rio- fleet. San Francisco, Nov. 18. The E. T. Dupont de Ncinuiiia Dow dor cuuiny United has filed complaitit lu Ihe Rtaicw court against VVm. C. Icylon and the Peyton Chemical coni pany, asking tor the apiNtlntmcnt of a receiver: for a leuvporary restraining order enjoining resHindcnt from collecting an alleged asscssmcnl utsm certain sltarcs of stuen, aud fur an ing. HEALTH BOTTLED Nature's delirious sparkling Nectar. It creates that exalted feeling ot perlecl health-b- y cleansing the system of all impurities. HIC.Nm HI A DKGUEK. llietrciiieiidousanioii.it of dignity "i'ti which the lot'll mayor in invested ulul its ivniix front tiunlei-lile is well illustrated at the with It litket, plsre at the umuYSRinidiso "sweamtg-liT--i-remiui- Guildhull. It involvia a "Jiow-dowor all his insignia. The maee, the see pi re. the suord of ataie, tit piirao, the seal a. id oilier things are In laid on the tilde before him to the accuuipaiiimeut of many obeisances by the gorgeously ruohed functionaries . who carry and in the name solemn fash hut they are agalu removed front the lable. tin this tiiw kirtl mat or geta one dozen low reverences. th tee dozen ordinary reverences'' and half a dozen bow a and a smile. nubcidy ertu-kThough the recipient of so mtteit homage, as he is lull a figurehead, it doe not ntske much difference whether the bird mayor be a great nutn or a little one. The one just elec led, Alderman John Pound, is a trank manufacturer. He has proved himself a good businrn man by making a lot. of uionev out or II, but otherwise he Is a man of no funicular distinction. All lit same, he is sure to be knighted before his teu-u- te of office expires The real lord mayor the man behind tbe aeenes, who pulls the strings that work the mpiet- -l the private liecreiriry. Izird ptarors com aud lout mayors go al the rate of one a year, hut the private eeeretary hangs on. For the la1 twenty-eig- ht years William Jimp- son Soulahy Mr Willlsin since 18SI2 has held that Job. He Is Ihe one man who knows how everything should lie don to conform to I lieancienl standard without a hairs breadth deviation. He ipiareti Ihe lord mayor's speeches and pilots him through the maze of ceremonial in which lie wuiild lie speedily lost w I; bout such guhlaiu-e- . What each sum-Mlvlord muyor does is to put himself imieherveilly in Houlshy's bands. and Koulshyhint puls T w hia la bat John Ioiind w ill through. do. ami when his year of office Is up he sill retire, happy and smiling, Sir John" for the rest of his days. Hut If the roiTKiraiion dues not mend its method some of the aldermen who are wafting tbeir turn will never get next. E. LKHL1K SNELL. tn Hi ores. At First class liars, Cafes, Clubaaud Drug thi-tn- FRED. J. KIEtSEL & CO., nUtHhutora s FLOVJER POTS, VASES Jardlncrs Hhapes and Decorations that will please you and prices to autt your purses. COME IN AND WE WILL BE GLAD TO BII0W THEM TO YOU. and Wheelwright Bros . CROCKERY i BTORB ,BOTH PHONE. 2476 WASHINGTON AVE. , Ou FWBBB , Vn naai FaH Ml Mi tmmwtH aai haa them In greii Ik teya M the RIGHT PRIdG. Port twi In Mil ani - Mara jh Ink Maagifo The VALUES OF PRECIOL'H STONES. Putnam (Jewelers' Ilullcllu.) Of all the gents, the emerald is the most rare and the niosi rosily upon the market for precious simms. Jrue it does not put sens Use erlal or the play of light common to the diamond or the rich coloring haj.lmi.v of the ruby, and yet the emerald is pleasing to the eye, and Its soft green hue comforts ihr organs of vision and sd'is reslful-lies- s tu the 11 rod eyes. That the auricula appreciated (his quality in the emerald will lie seen from the fallowing passage quotr.i from Pliny: There Is no color more agreeable to die eye tlisn that of the emerald; whatever pleasurs we take In the green leave nd pianla is greatly enkaiiced hy ih raniempla'loii pf the emerald or a green line to whh h no other is comiwralilr." Moro-iv- i r. i lie emerald iiokmhihisi the prop "Hy of preserving P iransparrncy as fit diaphaneity, whatever miy " Us tlilckness, and Its rnndltli.n uni hanged whether placed In die shadow or tit the beaming rays o!' he sun. VhHi of s lieauiiful or prime this ficiu siiiiiiis to s I nil..' ice, fur flue of esn have i it w n of shiih ;h- - Clothing House 2345 Washington! Avenue a-- -- 3 i ,1-- . hei-inic- lii-- vahr l whs ftoin fi.Oeu fratu-- i i CiSifrains per Frir,i a imrrou-ii- rvicwisiim anil rarisy c.iii;rival is the While Ihe blue . i e NOTICE ' sap-!-ir- e rl.n it; oiiiKldei.'-- l ly alone, its vslue rai iy surpassing U fram s per csrai. and that only for "ecimens of firs; choii-ethe red or ruby, when I L really prime r i worth as much as i,M) francs , oup-Itlr- cr1---i- s s Jttnese ihki, although his snlary equals that of the piiKidi'iii of ihe l'uiteil Mates, it iimisHv ci .sis hint lietweeil litSMHMi and (h'Ad"UI during the year nut ho iH'ciipi.-- the "Mansion House," as his offii ial rcMilctii-- Is i .till'll. foiiri-s-Rt- rus:i-bauble- New York, Nov. 19. Another report Is current, says a lleraM diiqwteh front St. Fcterabitrg. that four Argentine have been bought liirough a French agent and wii! join Vice Admiral Jtojchl veil sky's fleet, thus giving him a strong over the m l it, n De t"- ;- L. m i ANOTHER RUMOR. ic!i iiiaiiitaiu the citv's dignity as k;ii, iii,.. them they have 111 Ilcl'av half the exa-liaot the g m or logons sheriff BlftlSISSS RIG. the Introdiii-- ' uiiiiiiiilly irt-ii- i uiiiuiig tl e ii'deniu-ulul luiitl oHii-t- - for a yar Tto-have udere. inching to mi wl'h csicluiig hw kii-up priuKuifc or any U lue tlu-t- u Hist to the job iu Allier-u- a. I ncir chief luieiuct.h ta to look iu wonderful rube, with gold tlc-i- r ha' .is ii.s ks, and tilln-r-wialiiuvoi-p- l - itisa'in-HireiV- 1 YmMB Oa.-o- r ni city j " bail-ivi- a Xu rs: she b ini' hority are tciiy titan in . vanlahe-- - dewet-ratl.i- jin, . of clung to with greater t were i tin old days when L i r ally iniNirtaut I"' - a c. Sotiit Liiiuiiicipal work ths Mayor lines, lint his chief bnsilicf la in prcsidi at a hit of official dinne g.i stinujTi a lot Ilf fussv and ceiei .Dines, l do and in gett-ra)i.ic:w!y as t liov have e c done sor e.m-- tha offlee " : uivt eetalt- li ) .. Alsive all tiiiu .i giui'il Hgainst I M ; r'rippid i, . oi I II. " elc-iio- lan-i.ul- fii'-.i- titri Pm tlrli of its with the rny- - U nd a. . (U-- n rerelvo the countersign, affixed-a- .ATIONS. Si, . ! y baiqiiliess demonstration and Ids wtav iu lrelsud si.d ihe stone, though more common is eiiecied to be marked by considerthan lta near the ruby, 1 still able political activity. very highly esteemed lu some euun-iritThose of the deepest shade are 19 Secretary Nov. Washington. the most rare, and when they occur Monoa t is lay announced thu estimate wiiii.iiii hhtmsiies they attain to for the navy for the next fiscal jest, value. aggregating $11430.638. l . l .' and a- they of tiu-iot si:. I ntiMU ot i f:t:n live to a preen out ay j ortiii.ii.t-- are rziv. lint oni-- elected s'l h sluernisn has to do to a lord mayor is to sit tfg-ia a.ul wu.t ins Inin, like a matt in a l.on. Ul'lll In- - is "next." Fiit I hough lu- haw to pi. vs through rt Ike i.'!h'-of to wT:icl . :s tNiuuPy T wo iii'i:tts ate t e bar-ber'- 'hat lr a. I a-- a iu M'-nis- - :i- rshtp , the Innumerable virtues which the KORBA'B WELCOME TO IKELAM). atinbuto to tkeui: .lording three my si leal people the some Queenstown, Ireland, Nov. 18. A all wound, bring concord ami numerous deputation acconnianied by a tu the domestic circle, en-band went out ou a tender to meet it wearer with etoqurnc-- , pre-.- - HTViiiovau Itossa. who arrived here tov.4 ihe eyes from disease snd cures day- on the t'unard liner Etruria from ii't'iwy, with other qualities in numrr--r.- s New York. The deputation escorted Mr. to mention. His entry iuld Cork Km ashore. ihe Datum conid,r the blue w ill be th occasion n( a great calsthle of - s to Pay for Fuss and r i l:t'-- - twetuy-tit- t PRICE FIVE CENTS 1904. e Our mill is running full tins, but wa still have tim to taka cars of few nice Jobe of Interior finish and mill work of all kinds. Cur Lumbar Sash Door and ether building material is Strictly First-elat- e and you makt no mistake when placing yeur order with us. p-- mat. Of the light colort dive blood" is .hn rarest, and ot the deep reds that ",own as "heel blood" is of equal - ariiy. Cambodia. Indo CMna, is the country A'liu-produce tbe greatest if ntliies. I nder enur minis .nd at tbe cost of iuauy human lives !o the Humitiire miners snatch these ired.iug gems from the lap of earth, laving diinvered a vslnalde ruby, the uiiu-n- t use every imsglnahle subtnr-fo- r deceiving ih Inspectors, and ' the sion. f):to ( f "r:,ro r'siig we . iho lieljeve Is in making nn lieie, cou-isin h'jite p n of the body, and the stoufi under tier having Insert-.-.r skin, assuring i!,e rapid healing ct te wound by megna of a special Lan-igThere only remains now an f ir delivering the stone from 's p.aie and converting In imo h Hii'dce ,- veer eugagomenl rings. The reason fug this diflii-uliie- (rh-ks- nn-ici- is d -- Eccles Lumber Co. 156-16- 8 24th it. Both Phones 128 |