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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-10
aID.sPOT OF THE EARTH.


CITIES OF THE ORIENT WHICH HAVE
L0Sg rOuonT Ron the HONOR.
For several centuries different cities
Ia the Orient have contested with
each other for the honor u being REQ
niiei NJ the mid spot Of our planet.
Quite recently London g,ographer
Issued on elaborate work In when he
tries 10 prove the British metropolis TO
to the ceuter Of the landed hemh-
pheies jerusalem and Delphi, not
wlihstanilng the fact that neither Of
Them Is situate Il on the equator, have
loi ages been the two great rivals IN
this mil'spot di,cussiOn. William
simpson o. the London society for tx
llodng Palestine tells US that Herr
sehick has s'nt home drawings Of the
Jerusalem centre OF the world, IL ex.
l.ui 1i ufse, In the Greek Church Of
we holy nrpulchre, not In tho Latin
church The spot IL identified lees by
lhlsltal science than by prophecy.
b written In the Psalms, Good IN my
fihg Of old, working salvation IN the
hil.l OF the earth" THIS can only
f'tflo the scenes OF che Passion aud
=, We holy serulchro, and the midst
me earth must, therefore, be fouI Il
Nnefe lhe holy sepulchIe In con.i Tered
10 b by the Greeks.
The belief that the center N there, or
suvleAblulri IN ancient, for II occurs
70 work by 81. Ephrem, quoted by
suhh ufegofy In reference u Noah's
Prayer Here st, Ephrem says Adam
wa lurl,d SIN the middle OF the
eeahh'" Homer calls Calypso's island
tnv navel Of the world" the center
" all Tie teaf. In AAchylus n c,itain
sunu Stone IN the tempt, OF Delphi il
Wv navel or csn,er OF the Garth, and
heIe uoes Ofestes take refuge when
pursued by the Eum.nldes. pIndaf has
anticipated H;schylus here, an I after
az era Pausanius like Horr =, hlck) In
sne lleasnre OF seeing the only lei.u ne
ishlrh huh at Delphi. or IL mad.D
~ tly-, "of white Il me, smooth IN
l9usled' aud l. the middle point Of IA.
Sn1le world" De'os, us ", Il ~ Delphi,
olAlnns 10 DO onr Of the sacred plnces
nuoalvd by the worlds axle, and
piy'Aqiy other elites In all ages have
. 1891 upon their sacred PAGES as dc.
'lhg OF the sans dis'il., ton. There
tHe u ~ no closer analogy, howev =,
I'M mat which exists i-tw, e. The
~ sni o. hone 10 the Chuich ol thu Ho v
re- =, ulchte at Jerusalem md The nom,
, Snl'e stone ut Delphi Gica0o TiJ,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-10
LIST OF LETTERs

.,,,,,s,as Ia the Post once at Sal, Lake
t,,ah. Januliy 10. 1871. which. Il not
~ ,ar within two weeks. Wall be sen, 10 the
~, tsttef once at Washington. u. q.
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:, "o 20 srENcrR, BywATER Il CO.,
anu I'D West south Temple st,ut.
W. IN Rooiihs 0ut,efing, SCOUTING,
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r. K. THOMAS.
! rs, %, 30, 32, East, First South ST.,
SALT LAKE CITY.

/ desire to inform all country
and city purchasers of Dry Goods
that | shall slaughter my entire stock
of Heavy Winter Goods, commencing
Friday, December 9th, and continue
the sale all through January. 1t is
impossible to enumerate the many
desirable goods | shall offer, but it
will embrace everything in my store
known as seasonable choice goods,
consisting Of Boys Clothing, F'lannels,
Blankets, Dress Goods, Shawls, Wraps,
Cloaks, Newmarkets and Underwear.
shall also offer lot of goods in all
departments, of which have sur
plus, at sacrificing prices, to make
room for new Spring Goods, which
will be opened early in February. |
am anxious all should reap the great
benefits | propose bestowing upon
my patrons and the public generally
during this sale.
r. K. THOMAS.
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DIRECTORS

D. o.'YouHG. Prsu..
GEO. N. CANNON vlo,.Pre,t.,
A. o. YOUNG. ssey. & 1rts
L. @. HANDY,
GEO. HARDY.
lAloNko YOUNG.
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70 OBTAIN any OF these letter, the applicant
nu,i sail Tor Advertised" Letters aud CIV
The date Of the list.
Ia. uESrOS. Postmaster.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-11
THE COTTON CROP
Only Half as Large as Last Year-An ALL
m e KallK-M eldOn Notes.

WELDON, n. c.. Oct. 1O.-lSpecial. j
Cotton is opening rapidly. The crop is put
at a little more than half as compared with
the great crop Of last year.
General Malone is in town looking after
his property interests here.
Mr. G. Nj. Hawkins q capitalist Of Raleigh,
is in town.
Mrs. w. T. Shaw and Miss Laura Powers
left this morning 10 attend the Ecumenical
Council of the Methodist Church at Washing
ton. ID. G.
The Baptist Union is in session at Warren
ton this week.
The county Medical Society will hold its
next regular meeting in this place on the
second Tuesday IN January.
Senator PETER State Lecturer Bell, and
President Butler. of the State Alliance. adj
dressed large gathering of farmers at War
renton to-day.
Burglars have been operating here for week
or more and several OF our citizens have suf-
fered.
The Wilmington and Weldon road will stop
carrying passengers on its local freight trains
on the 18th instant.
Very few people from this section visit the
Southern Exposition at Raleigh.
kehukee Association of Primitive Baptists
was held at Greenville this week. The at
tendance Sunday was estimated al 5000. II
numbers among its members some Of the most
substantial citizens of Eastern Carolina. The
next meeting will be held at Conetoe, Edge
combe county.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-11

You hadn't oueht to blame man for things he
hasn't done.
Fer boOA- ne hasn't written, er Ter nights he
hasn't won:
The waters may look placid on the surface oil
around. .
An yet there may be under-tow a-keepin OF
him down.
Since the days Of Eve an Adam, when the fight
OF life began,
1t hash been safe, my brethren. fer to lightly
Judge man;
He may Ne tryin faithful fer to make his life q
20,
And yet his legs get tangled in the treachrous
under-tow.
He may not lack in learnin an he may not wan.
FER brains:
He ma pe always workin' with the plentiest Of
lains,
An yet % unrewarded, an, my friends, how ON
we know
What hei shts he might a-climbed up to but fer
the under-tow!
You We heard the Yankee story Of the hens nest
with hole,
An how the hen KEEP slayin eggs with all her
might an soul.
Yet never got a settin nor single egg trow
That hen was simply klckin 'gin hidden un-
der-tow.
There's holes in lots Of hens nests, an you've
got to peep below
To see the eggs a-rollin' whore they hadn't
ought to go
Don't blame man fer failin' to achieve laurel
crown
Until you're sure the under-tow amt draggin'
OF him down. Philadelphia Times.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-11
Moral Educntion.

The subject of moral education in the pub
lie schools is at present enlisting more atten-
ton from teachers and the educational con-
ventions than almost any other subject which
comes before them for discussion. Rightly
or wrongly it is held by many that, whatever
is to be said Of the intellectual training given
the boys and girls in the schools. the moral
training given. the influence of the system
upon character. is inadequate. How shall
morals be taught IN the schools How shall
we give the young people stronger and better
wills and higher motives? are questions con.
stantly asked. As in the case of some
other questions often asked nowadays in
connection with the public schools and gen
eral education. no little confusion and misap.
prehension result from many of these discus
sions of morals and moral training MANY OF
them have been directly connected with the
discussions of religious teaching in the schools;
and many advocates of kind OF RELIGIONS
teaching in the schools which most GOOD mao
pie in America deem unwlse are rather eager in
their insistepce upon the necessity of RELIGIONS
teaching everywhere and always ia order 10
good conduct to paint the moral condition OF
the schools and the problem Of moral educs.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-11
Progress of Presbyterian Revision,

The action or the presbyteres. so far seems
to indicate that. on the whole they Will be IN
advance OF the report of the committee on
revision, but this may be much modified by
future returns. OF those reported thirteen
have postponed action. eleven approved the
report of the committee substantially as il
stands. nine are dissatisfied because
the work is not more thor ugh and pro-
nounced aud one is dissatisfied because
it disturbs the Old phraseology. We
shall have three general positions taken
by the presbyteries, one by small minority
which opposes revision, one by a moderate
party who accepts for substance the work OF
the committee and one ty a larger minority
which desires a more thorough elimination of
what seems to them fatali-tlc ideas. Now
should the first and the last vote in the mega
tive, though from radically opposing consid-
eratons. the two might constitute legal
negative. The effect Of this would be to set
aside the extreme conservative element as a
factor and raise the issue between the mode
rate and the more progressive elements, which
We may say from analogy with the past would
result IN concessions from both sides, and q
consequent advance forward of the report of
the committee. 1t would seem, therefore, to
be the policy of the more conservative pres
byteries TO unite with the middle party and
give the report of the committee. with what
ever minor amendments may DO agreed upon,
a two-thirds. 1t is noticeable that the Pres
bytery of Cleveland, progressive, aud
the Presbytery of Chester. conserya-
tive, agree upon the idea of a briefer
creed The one we suppose would leave the
confession to stand. exercising only the ALL
thorty which it holds as a great and vener-
able symbol. The other would retain it as
binding authority The prospect. as we fore
cast it, is that the report of the committee
will be adopted substantially As it stands. The
solidity of tie Calvinism CT their work is not
questioned by any one. They present the two
great truths Of sound theology as they are
presented in the Scriptures, and follow the
Scriptures in making no effort to harmonic
them. The Presbytery of Chester complain
that the revisers have involved the con-
fession in decentralization. Well. 80 did
the Westminster Assembly so far as to assert
two great truths which do not within the
reach of human vision blend. They are
both truths, eminent and grand truths of
revelation. To eliminate either the absolute
sovereignty of God OF the freedom and re-
sponsibiity of man is to eliminate half Of
the gospel. There they are in the Word of
God. and there they should be in any system of
theology which is biblical. The whole pro-
gress OF this work is earnest. charitable, toler-
ant. true to Scripture everything that we
could hope for.-The Interior (Presbyterian).
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-11
The Railway Building OF the World.

From official data compiled from contem-
porary it appears that the total length of in
crease in the railways of the world during the
five years ending December 81. 1888, was 6S.-
S9i miles. OF this increase America furnished
40.0sl miles the United States alone building
&c, 774 miles. There were 3.0l4 miles of new
lines constructed in Canada, l. 965 in the Argen-
tine republic and l. 748 in Brazil. In Europe
France and Germany lead. each furnishing
2.514 miles Of new lines Austria. 2.272 miles;
Russia. 2,262 miles and Italy l.420 miles.
The total increase in the United Kingdom was
only 9S4 miles. Spain built 612 niles Sweden,
$40 miles; Roumania, 542 miles; 2S7 miles
were in Belgium 2l5 miles in the Netherlands
and LuYemborg: 305 miles in Greece: ITS in
Servia 1853 miles in Turkey; $40 in Portugal:
IS miles in Switzerland, and 43 miles in Den
mark. Not single milo of new line was con-
structed in Norway British India contr-
buted the next largest proportion 10 the
increase. the number Of miles being 1856.
The territories of the Russian En-
pire como next in order, with an in
crease OF TAG miles. Japan made
an addition to her railway system of 456 miles
In China and Persia no increase was made,
Africa and Algeria added SIS miles. Egypt
did nothing. The increase in Australia was
2S19 miles. If it were possible to obtain data
showing the increase in new lines Of railway
constructed during the past two and half
years, it would probably DO found that the
ratio OF increase during this period
is as great as that during the
period just reviewed At the present
time. however. there is little activity in the
construction of new lines, and it would DO
hard TO conjecture how long this state Of af-
fairs will exist Although il is estimated that
nearly $3l 900 900. 900 has been expended in
the construction of railways throughout the
globe, yet the worlds railways are by no
means all built. The development and ex-
pansion of new industries, together with the
opening up of new territories, will make
marked increase in the worlds system Of rail-
ways Imperative Louis Age of Steel.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-11
THE DESPATCH DESTROYED.
she Goes Ashore on the ASSOteaSus Shoals
and Is a Total Wreck.
LUCKILY NO LIVES ARE LOST, HOWEVER
value and Description of the Wrecked Yes
sel-Senator Daniel Speaks at Black
stone-over the State.

NORFOLK. Va. Oct 10.-tSpecial. To-day
information was received in this city that the
United states steamer Dispatch had gone
ashore on the Assoteague shoals on the east
coast Of Virginia. about sixty miles northeast OF
Cape Charles. and one OF the Merritt Wrecking
Company's steamers LETT for the scene of the
disaster this afternoon.
No other information could DO received
sntl tonight.
Mrs. James. Of this city. received tele-
fram from her son, Rowland James. assistant
engineer which says the ship Despatch 10
wrecked. but all aboard are saved
The telegram Is dated Agsoteagne, Va VIA
Iewes. Del.
AZ the United States Signal Office, this city,
nothing could be learned except that the snip
IS stuck fast upon the outer shoai ana Is last
going to pieces.
THE DISPATCH TOTAL LOSS.
WASHINGTON, ID. G.. Oct. 1O.-Ihe tniteo
States steamer Yantic has been ordered TO the
relief of the Despatch. The Despatch was
purchased bv the nited States Government
In 1874 for 4 9s 900. She was formerly called
the America The Despatch has been
aground FIVE times within the past few years.
The officers on board are: Lieutenant Cowles,
commander. Lisutenants Nobel and Multi
gan. Pavmaster Heap and Chief-Engineer
Ogden.
match from Lewes. Del. stating that 1T ~
probable that the steamer Despatch, aground
Al Assoteague shoals Will be total loss.
The Despatch Is wooden vessel. schooner
riCged screw propulsion and of five hundred
and sixty tons displacement
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-11
Fnglishrnen at Newport News.

NEWPORT NEWS, VA. Oct. Especial. j
Christopher Furness, member of Parliamen,
from West Hartleford. England owner Of the
Furness line of steamships, which now has
Newport News for its American port. is here
TO day. Mr. Furness is accompanied by Mr..
Thomas Pinkney. OF Sunderland, England: DR..
J. n. Morrison. of Newcastle. and Mr. G. w.
Rowly. the companys Baltimore agent.
The delegates TO the convention of Inter
national Funeral Directors and the members
of the Virginia Association, who have. re,
Gently been in session in Richmond, arrived
here this morning. They spent several hours
examining the plant and the huge marine
monsters now building in the ship yard
Rev. Peter Ainslie. formerly pastor of the
Thirtieth-street Christian church, is here to-
day from Washington. where he is now To-
cated
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-11
ton vastly darker than there was any ground

ton vastly darker than there was any ground
Tor. The moral condition of the public
schools, so far as their own regime goes is
almost invariably better than over before in
the history or the public schools in America.
There Was probably never before 30 fine a
body of men and women engaged in the
work OF school-teaching In America rs
today. There Is no class in the CON-
munitiv whose aims are higher. whose
devotion is greater, or whose moral influence
IS more extensive or salutary; and what the
teacher is. the school is. The greatest factor
IN the moral life and culture Of the school.
whatever books are conned. there will always
be the high-minded teacher. Keep the high
minded teacher in the school, inspire the
teacher with a proper sense of his vocation.
and moral education will radiate from that
teacher, whether the subject before the
class be the Ten Commandments or
the rule of three. Let this also be
never forgotten; that far more moralizing
than any particular study of morals in the
schools is the very life and regimen of the
school itself. This, if the life and regimen
be worthy at all. is what-day in and day
out, year in and year OUTS training the
child TO habits of punctuality. obedience,
order. neatness. attention. industry. truthful
ness, respect for others. and appreciation Of
merit as no amount of definitions of obe-
dience. attention, and the rest, or of study Of
such definitions could everdo. And this we
take it. Is what is desired when we talk of
moral education in the schools educa-
ton as shall make obedient industrious and
truthful boys and girls who can tell US clev-
erly and accurately what truth is, and what
Industry is, and what obedience is We are
of those who distrust the good of very much
direct moral teaching in the schools-very
much analy tical study. we mean. on the part
OF the young folks of the subject of
duty and duties. We would not say sbso-
lutely that moral science, well present. has
no place in the public school. in the high
school at any rate but we do believe.
generally speaking, that it is study of very
questionable advantage there. We hear
much said nowadays. sometimes too
much. about making education concrete.
there be any place whsre
education should be concrete, it is in what
concerns the moral education of boys and
girls. What is wanted here is inspiration,
something that shall kindle the sense of duty.
something that shall give aim and impulse to
the larger and better life, something that
shall give the public and generous spirit. in
stead Of the selfish and private spirit
England Magazine for September.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-11
BLEW HIS HEAD NEARLY OFF.
4 Farmer In Feeble Health Ends His Own
Life In q Fearful Manner.
HOW THE DEED WAS EXECUTED.
lima State Fair Next Week-The Expo.
sition-North State News.

RALEIGH. N. c.. Oct. 1O.-[special.l This
morning about o'clock at point near Au-
burn. this county. Mr.. William A. Sturdivant
committed suicide by blowing out his brains
with gun. Mr. Sturdivant had been in bad
health for a long time. being afflicted with or
ganic heart-disease. This morning he left his
home for the purpose of looking after
some rail-splitters down in piece
of woods milo from his house,
and, as he frequently did. car
ried his gun. rs he said. TO shoot bird or
squirrel. A little boy accompanied him somo
distance into the woods. when Sturdiyant
turned aside into a small patch, telling the
boy to go on with the workmen.
HEARD GUNsHoT.
Shortly thereafter a gunshot was heard. but
no one thought that with II went out human
life. In a short while the boy returned TO
where he had LETT Mr.. Sturdiyant, and but a
short distance ahead of him lay the dead
body.
Mr. Sturdvant had deliberately prostrated
himself upon the ground. cooked his gun,
placed the stock between and crossed his
legs over il. put the muZZle into his mouth
and pulled the trigger. for the top Of his
head was blown completely oil.
He was tfty-five years of age and in q very
STATE FAIR MARsHALs.
Following is a list of the marshals who will
participate in the State Fair from the 18th TO
the 10th inclusive Colonel John ). Cunning
ham chief marshal W. w. Kitchen John s.
Robertson Thomas Badger, +. NJ. Parker,
Jr., Fletcher Harrison, Ned Dromgoole. w.
NJ. Cunningham. Will III. Balm. James G.
Farriss, A. T.. Massey +. A. Cheek, frank
lands Walter Clement. +. 0. Bransford. @.
j. Gregory, Walter Holt. 7. J. King. Colonel
w. Ii. Williams. l.. Jones. f. p. Haywood
Penn George w. Hormlett, j. Mott More
head, S. S. Bachelor. L. IA. Cameron. H. g.
Thomas. j. n. Holt. Jr., j. Harper irwin,
James Graham. Jr. Ca tain Sam Webb, A.
II. Gallaway. J. G. Broadnax. +. l.. Dortch
}. r. Gardner; Q. W Granger. II. W. Jack
Traynham, j. d. Turner, b. H. Terry. Thomas
benson. Frank Coke. w. A. Blair. II. Il.
Litchford, n. Glen Williams Il. l.. Cansey,
James Walker.
A DENIAL FROM PRESIDENT POLK.
J.. L. Polk. president Of the National
Farmers Alliance. publishes three-column
statement in the Daily Chronicle, OF this city.
in which he denies the charge that he acted
the part Of coward at the battle OF Winches-
ter on September 10. 1864.
Colonel Polk cites in his defense the record
of a cOurt-martiai which tried and acquitted
him on charges of absence without and
'msbehavior in the presence of the enemy"
and the publication of the verdict acqultting
him.
Colonel Polk says that on September 18th
(the day preceding the battlel he had re-
ceived official notice of his election 10 the
Legislature. but although he had been re-
leased from duty he went voluntarily into
the battle commanding a company which
had no officers.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-11
Origin of (amp- Meetings.

TIE commencement of series of great re-
vivals Of religion in the West during the year
1779introd uced the practice of holding camp
meetings in tho United States These meet
ings, though they have for the greater part
been under the auspices Of the Nethodists.
sprang from the united labors of two brothers
named McGhse, one q Presbyterian and the
other Methodist preacher They were not
the result of q previously digssted plan. but
began upon sacramento occasion among the
Presbyterians. where there was such an exhi-
bition of the Divine Spirit that the meeting
was protracted to M unusual length. which,
beng nosed abroad. brought others TO the
place. and finally in such numbers that
no house could hold them. This induced
them TO go into the field. erect temporary
shelters and bring provisions for their susie
nance: and finding that God so abundanty
blessed them they were continued until they
became general among the Methodisls
throughout the Union.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-11
Crisn VIRGINIA Nnfes

Here's the way Mr.. ]. W. Bausell. editor OF
the Lebanon News acknowledges in his
paper of the Sth his election as mayor I'm
accepting the Office of mayor of the corpora
ton OF the town of Lebanon We feel the
weight of the responsibility upon us. IL is q
position that We never desired; however. we
have been elected three times. Ii is our pur-
pose TO discharge its duties faithfully and
impartially. The most humble citizen will
have the same protection within her borders
as the President of the United States would
if he was here. With equal justice to all is our
motto"
Thomas n. Buck. noted hunter, of Front
Royal. Warren county, was out on Tuesday
and as the result of a half days sport. brought
home with him six fine wild turkeys, one for
each shot made.
At Warrenton. Thursday, II. Alexander
Payne. son of lrman III. Payne, was ordained
deacon in St James Protestant Episcopal
church by Bishop A. NJ Randolph.