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Show In writing the recent earthquake story, how did the Salt Lake Herald fail to mention the ''great geologist, Gilbert," of 11)01 earthquake fame? -t- Xow. that the Russo-Japanese war is ended, why not -appoint a peace commission, to decide as to whether the figures of the. angels should wear Tuxedos Tux-edos or the latest spring 4'bunnit!" The Chicago minister who pays it is not wrong .to. ride on a friend's street ear transfer has the .fame idea of honesty as the old woman who told her son to "be honest, but get there by hook or by crook."' It is alleged by members of the gentler sex that the report that big sleeves for women are not to be the fashion was started by some designing male, who wants all the available space in street r-ars, elevators and the earth in general for . the lords of creation. 1 During the year ending Oct. 1, 11)05, there were 1.157 labor strikes. The strikes involved 107,268 men and the cost to the unions amounted to $2,- 517.291. These were the. figures presented to the twenty-fifth annual convention of the American Federal ion of Labor, which met In Chicago on Tuesday, Xov. 1i. The story of gold mines recently discovered in Ireland is not a new one by any means. According to the well known mining expert, E. St. John Ley-burn. Ley-burn. 4 here is gold in Ireland, and in abundance in the conniy of YVieklow. In the region known as the Garden of Ireland rich deposits of the precious metal have lately been discovered. 4 The Catholic hierarchy in far off Australia appreciate ap-preciate the grand work of President Roosevelt in securing peace in the Orient. At a plenary council recently held in Sydney the following resolution was adopted and cabled: ''The Catholic bishops of ihe Australian commonwealth, .assembled in plenary plen-ary 'council, heartily congratulato you on the triumphant tri-umphant issue of your noble efforts for peace." 1 Will the Vatican Council, which was interrupted interrupt-ed in IS 70 because of European troubles, be eon-vti.cd eon-vti.cd in the near future? This question has been answered by Abbe Odclin, who was a member of ihe Workiugmcn"s Pilgrimage that visited Rome recently. In a private audience with the Holy Father the Abbe gives the information that Pius X expressed his intention of Continuing the work of the General Council of the Vatican as soon as circumstances would permit the assemblage of all representatives of the entire Catholic Church in Rome. Hyde, Ilarriman, Depew, Odell & Co., the leading lead-ing financiers of New York, are making a sorry exhibition ex-hibition of themselves before the insurance investigating inves-tigating committee. The effect of grabbing and I attempting to influence legislation, together with j the denials of the witnesses' of charges and coun- I ter charges will not be very beneficial to the rising I gene-ration. Let it be hoped that one good and ju.rt effect may be attained, and that is, that policy- holders will not be anj- longer robbed to enrich I millionaire, corrupt legislators or defeat the will of .the people at the polls. f ! Another proof of President Roosevelt's strong character and sterling qualities came out on the testimony of Ilarriman, Odell and Chauncey De- pew before the insurance investigating committee. I " AH three were, asked by President Hyde of Equit- I able to petition the President for his appointment j as Ambassador to France. Governor Odell, in his ; testimony yesterday, said that he spoke to the j President about the request, and that the President said: 'Tt was utterly impossible." A weaker man : tinder" tueh powerful itkieP.co flight -hare yielded. In the French capital Mr. Hyde, mith money wrung from policy-holdcri1, may gain some prominence, but his political aspirations are for ever settled. ' 4 |