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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-27
NOW TO SHAVE YOURSELF.
a BARRIER TELLS HOW THE ART MAY
RE LEARNED,

The man in the chair next to the one
in which was sitting in the barber's
shop was just stating IN a conclusive way
that there was no use in talking, he
couldn't shave himself. He tred il
once and that was enough. He had
found that 1t was an impossibilty.
The barber was al that moment pass
ing his razor lightly along just above my
Adams apple, and | didn't dare 10
speak, but he Interpreted the inquiring
look in my eyes correctly and went on:
1.-The average man seems to think
that the ability to shave is God.given
gilt, and that out OF difference to Prov
dence it is his duty to try once or twice
to see II he has been endowed with the
talent, and il he does not make glitter.
ing success on the first, or at least the
third attempt, he gives II up, and states
in a superior way that his face IS pecul
lar and his beard unlike any other that
he ever heard OF, and shaving himself
is out OF the question. It don't seem to
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-27

Man's most painful till etions are
promptly relieved by BhhaTu's Snow
Liniment. You will never know all
that Imminent can do until you try
this one. Cures Rheumati'm, Neu-
ralgia, SprRins, Bruises, etc, 40 by
magic. The most penetrating COM
pound ever devised. This ease is but
ono OF thousands: al haI a severe at
tack OF rheumatism. Could not work
by Gay or Hleep Mt night. Three appli-
cations OF Billiards. Snow Liniment
cured me within twenty.iour hours.
Q. w. Ford, (DI Lyon Supply Coz FL.
Worth, TsxAs. Price, 30 cents.
Sold by z. O. M. /. Drug Depart
mgnt.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-27

Second Street above Market 1t is on
the site of an old church built in zoos,
and was itself built In I727-3f. Here
in colonial days the r0ya, officers attend.
ed public worship; and, after the
Revolutionary War while Philadelphia
was the seat of government, the Presi.
dent OF the United States aud other oil.
ficers occupied pews IN this church. II
is the privilege OF the visitor 10 sit in
these honored pews. In No. IS is a
plate bearing the following inscription:
Here Worshipped George Washington
General in Chief Of the Continental
Armies, First President OF the United
States and Martha Washington. from 1900
to 1907. The pew was voted by The Ves-
try, 1907, 10 the use ui John Adams
second President of the United States.
1t was occupied at n religious service by
Lafayette on his second vl.i. to
America, in 1874.
In the same Church, on pew No 10 is
the following
"Here worshipped Berj min Franklin,
Philosopher and Patriot member of the
committee which drafted the Declaration
OF Independence. NegotIator OF the
French Alliance o. the Revolutionary
War, Negotator OF the Treaty OF Peace
by which George III recognized the
independence OF America. Member OF
the Convention which framed the Con
stitution OF the United States. Mem
her Of the committee which erected the
sp,re Of this Church. Inferred accord
ing to the terms Of his will in the church.
yard"
Another pew has engraved upon it
United States flag under which is the
iollowing;-
Here Worshipped Mrs. Elizabeth
Ross, who under the direction OF com
mittee Of Continental Congress com.
posed of George Washington, Robert
Morris and George Ross, was the maker
OF the first American Fag, III"
lust around the corner can still be
seen the quaint old house OF Betsy"
Ross, and a little farther on. In the I'd
churchyard, from the sidewalk in the
business center, can be seen plain
stone slab bearing the simple inscrip
ton:
Benjamin
and Franklin.
Deborah
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-27
rhe LIyer Keeps reorIe wen.

When tue liver is sluggish ali other
organs are involved. You suffer from
Constipation, ! Biliousness, Jsundice,
Headache, Indigestion, Pain in Back,
Chills anu Loss OF Energy. You will
never know how promptly these
trou 5les can be cured until you use
HERBINE. 1t cures quickly when
other remedies utterly fail. Regulates
the Liver, Purlfles tue Blood. HER
BINE is n HsrmleGe Vegetable Remedy
that gives new lie and energy almost
from the first dose. Pric" rs Cents.
FREQ Trial Bottle at z @. NJ. l..
Drug Department.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-27

OF something anilss tn the throat or
lungs. DON'T mind tho cough, mind
the cause. Use the rerNeiy that
cures the cough by curing tine cause.
Bail ARDS Horehound Syrup cures
Throat and Lung Troubles, Whooping
Cough. etc., the right wsy. Quick,
sure, Safe. Mrs. w. b. Evans, Clear
water, HANS, writes: "Six years ago
my husband lay SICK for three months;
the doctors said he had quick con-
sumption. One bottle OF Ballard's
Horehound Syrup cured him." Price,
20 anu 90 cents.
Sold by z. Q. III, I. Drug Depart
ment.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-27


The stay.at.home Philadelphia danes
use an ingenious little contrivanc. That
enables them to become acquainted
with their neighbours business, II is
called BUSY body" and you can see
one attached to the second story window
OF nearly every "well.to.do" residence
in the city. The little spy consists OF a
combination mirror which discloses 10
the lady OF the house, who invariably
has her sitting room on the second floor,
a full view OF her own front door as
well as that OF her neighbor. BY means
OF this mirror, without rising or chang
ing her comfortable position. she can
see who rings the bell and can save her
self many a step down stairs by sending
word mot at home, " or "at home" as
the popularity OF the caller may su ggest.
This was the original office OF the little
reflector; but it has developed into such
a delightful gossip and presents such a
splendid view OF the whole block, that it
has been chrstened the BUSY body'
and no household is complete without
one,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-27

The great man OF Philadelphia is
John Wanamaker the merchant king.
The only thing John can't get into is
the United States Senate; that seems 10
resist hun with relentless cruelty His
retail business is the largest in the
world. His house sells everything
from pin to pillow. 1t employs from
four to six thousand hands; contains
every convenience from an emergency
room to iull fiedged United States
Post office. Two hundred and twenty
i've horses and one hundred and four
wagons are used Tor the delivery Of
goods, The business block is, however,
very ordinary building, and the finest
part of 1.-THE tower, containing set OF
chimes--went down in the late disas
trous fire which came close to destroy
ing Wanamaker's whole stock. His
name is on everything; he even runs a
Sunday school class; and was surprised,
recently, on looking over collection
OF sacred songs, to read on the cover:
Compiled by John Wannamaker." He
has Philadelphia's business in one
pocket, the Church in another, and he
recently attempted to take in the state
by securing senatorshiP, but it failed.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-27
T. sur sion TO sRIt Lake city on Presi
dent NoodruT's IIrihday.

Tho Ril Graune Western Railway
snnounc rate OF one single fare ioi
the round "trip from all points in TIM
State to Salt Lake CITY and return IN
the occasion VI President Woodruff
Birthday Jubilee, Feb. 2Sib. Tickets
viii be col from OgdeD, Goshen,
Bingham, Provo and al Intermediate
POINTS On Feb. 2slh; from Silver CRY,
Mammoth and Eureka on Feb. 27lh
ard 2sih; from all points in SaHpete.
OF Sprlngville on Feb. 9Th
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-27

The Society ul Colonial Danes is an
organization. | am told, that has many
good reasons Tor its existence, among
which is that Of perpetuaiing the names
OF the founders OF Pennsylvania.
Neither money nor position eau pur-
chase access to this exclusive society,
but 1t is said that when these good
ladies' find descendant OF the Pennsyl
Vania fathers they spare neither time
nor money to give that descendant a
royal reception. Now, remembered
that my great grandfather was PEN
nsylvania Dutchman and as he must
have lived in this State about the time
Betsy Ross was stitching together the
first stars ard stripes, | thought might
be able to work up nice little recep.
ton ior myself and give myself an OPP
poTlunity OF wearing my Swalowta
but up to date have been unable TO
get within forty rods OF the society, and
am still having my name sandpapered
in the hope that som thing may turn up
to bring about the aforesaid event,
Even the restaurants of Philadelphia
give evidence OF the religious character
oil the people, by displaying upon their
walls highly decorated frames contain.
inS passages Va sNNlP'u'S' but ds tntJ
also display business advertisements
and other notices, a peculiar incongruily
is often presented. For instance, in a
well known restaurant on Market
Street, appears the following.
Light is sown Tor the righteous and
Gadncss fer the upright in heart.
In another frame, Immediately under
meath, IS the startling postscript.
Watch your coat and hat.
DoLLlNGER,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-20
maker is all right, and has a bektE
place than she would have had under
the adjutant general.
Degrees for Women.

Miss M. Carey Thomas, president OF
Bryn Mawr college, has just received
the honorary degree of LID. from the
Western anniversary Of Pennsylvania at
Allegheny, Pa. anonymously with
this news comes the announcement that
"St. Andrews by the Northern Sea-
Andrew Lang's University-has also
bestowed the honorary degree of LID.
upon woman, and for the first time
in it's history. The recipient is Miss
Eugene Sellers, a former pupil of Furt-
wapgler, who lectures in various places,
among others at Kings College, Lon
don, in the Department for Ladies'"
where she gives course on art and
archaeology. The degree was given in
recognition, especially, of a transla-
ton, with notes, of Pliny's Letters on
Art, which was made by Miss Sellers
in collaboration with Miss Katherine
Jex-Blake, daughter o. che head mas
ter OF Rlgby.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-20

with spontaneous epigram, locked up
in these vast, gloomy rooms. How
strangely the place dominated the peo-
pie. The old seemed the significant
fact, the infesting butterflies but sha-
dowy things inhabiting for a brief pc
riod this great somber pile. He looked
up and noticed door that had escaped
his observation in the afternoon. He
tried the handle, then a cold shudder
went through him as he turned from it
and crossed the immense room, only
dimly lit by candles that spluttered at
intervals. He glanced again at the
locked door. What miserable hole
they had consigned him to! A wild
desire to sneak away elsewhere became
almost irresistible.
Unable to rest, he flung himself out
of bed, stirred up the fire to blaze,
and lit every candle in the room. AS
he held the match to each one he
looked with renewed fear over his
shoulder. Then he placed chair near
the fire, yet facing the dreaded quar-
ter, and sat down, determined to watch
till daybreak. But with inactivity and
the dead silence and the blaze of light
the strange incomprehensible terror
returned doublefold. The sound of his
own breathing became painful. He
thought of Mary Clifford, then some
thing moved. He sat still as one par
alyzed; his blood romped through his
veins, and icy hands seemed to grip his
heart. The handle before him turned,
and the door that had not opened for
hundred years swung back, and man
walked slowly into the ROOM He was
dressed in evening clothes, and seemed
to all appearance like other men, but
for startling expression in his gray
eyes. Ralf rose to his feet tongue-tied
while his visitor walked to the fire.
place and sat down. 81 can give you
an hour" he murmured. There was a
silence.
what for?" said Ralf, at last.
"To live" he answered, indifferently.
IL ledpeu 10 pdlL oeSWell mlnu tnat
he was entertaining a mailman. The
house was full, which necessitated the
using of this room. The mysterious
door was undoubtedly the entrance to
the apartments Of some insane relative.
His own previous apprehension must
have been caused by a latent con-
seriousness of human presence a
stones throw from him. The thought
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-20

whats the fascination In Segwell!'
murmured guest irrelevantly. LOOK
at him and Miss Clifford"
"He deceives us ALL" answered a
pretty American. Hes enigmatic and
melancholy. He's the only
concrete specimen of evil know. We
tclk a good deal about bad things and
read bad books, but on the whole mod
ernity is very good-dont you think
sou
Some of you have ferocious bark,
Miss Swift"
Most persons bark Is worse than
their bite; Ralf Segwell's bite Is much
worse than his bark. guess that's
why he's so uncanny. In fact, he
never barks at all--he just walks up to
one in friendly sort of way and bites.
hope they have consigned him to the
hauntet roomW
'TheC have, l believe, but he doesn't
know. They never tell their guests,
then nothing ever happens. There's
nothing to happen, Ior they haven't a
Shost, you know; only a door that
leads nowhere. An obtrusive thing
that forces its personality or doorality
on you. It has not been opened for
hundreds of years-no human power
can force it,"
II asked Mary Clifford to please you, "
said Lady Wallace. They were sitting
together in the great hall. "You were
such friends. / am sorry-it's host
ess duty to know all these things. l
apologize" She noticed weary ex-
preston settle on his face Her sym
pathies were touched. When their eyes
met she flushed and smiled with a
winning, intimate grace that was dar-
ing without being bold. How shall
atoneT
you WITCH" he said in very low
voice; then suddenly he stood up as a
little white figure passed at the end of
the hall.
ut was Miss CliffordW she said.
"Was it," he answered indifferently.
Let us talk about you"
That night as Ralf Segwell shut him
self in his room the feeling of depres-
sion he experienced ON arriving at
Mersdale returned. His thoughts wan
dered to the house party-nineteenth
century men and women, effervescing
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-20
A New Exploration.

The American Museum of Natural
History is soon to begin a systematic
exploration Of the coasts of Asia and
North America, from the Amoor River
in Asia to the Columbia River on our
continent. The object is to study the
various peoples inhabiting these re-
gions in order to settle, if possible, the
question whether Asiatics once crossed
to America by way of Kamchatka and
the Aleutian Islands. Among the prin-
cipal things studied will be the various
languages now spoken in northeastern
Asia and northwestern America, and
some idea of the extent of this subject
may be obtained from the alleged fact
that between the Columbia River and
Boring Strait ten languages are sound
that are fundamentally distinct, and
these languages have thirty -seven dia-
lects which are mutually unintelligi-
BILE" On the Asiatic side, it appears,
the confusion of tongues is not quite 50
great, although the number of distinct
languages spoken there is seven, and
the number of mutually unintelligible
dialects ten. The explorations are to
cover a period of six years, and the
money has been furnished by wealthy
New Yorker, Mr.. Morris X. Jessup.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-20
Scott and Coleridre.

Sir Walter Scott and Coleridge once
met at a select literary dinner. The
latter recited some Of his unpublished
verses, which were received with un-
bounded applause for the purpose of
showing Scott that in the opinion of
cultured people he was by no means
the first poet of the age. After while
somebody frigidly invited him to recite
something of his own. The great Scots
man replied spontaneously that all
his poetry had already been published
but that he would willingly recite
some excellent verses he had recently
read in a provincial paper. They were
the grand and terrible stanzas entitled
Fire. Famine and Slaughter" Faint
applause followed, and was succeeded
by lofty and bitter criticism, until
Coleridge exclaimed impatiently-" For
heavens sake let Mr.. Scott alone. 1
wrote those verses!'
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-20
An Accomplished 1Inguist.

Some months ago the adjutant gens
eral of the army asked the civil service
commissioners to send translator for
the Office Of military intelligence. Miss
Maud Stalnaker was recommended as
the fittest person for the place, as she
ropean languages. But the military
gentlemen of the war department were
Mortified. A petticoat in the army?
Nay, nay! So Miss Stalnaker had, for
the moment, to rest on her laurels as
the most accomplished linguist In
Washington. But she did not have to
wait long. A little while later the sta
tistical bureau of the state department
languages. Miss Stalnaker was again
recommended. This time she was re-
ceived with more hospitality, for Mr.
Sherman made no objections whatever
Does this prove that diplomacy culti-
Yates more generous gallantry than
war? We should not be in the least
surprised, and we are not in favor Of
woman suffrage either The adjutant
general of the army, by the way, is a
man wondrously gentle of speech,
graceful of manner, and handsome
withal. 1t has been suggested in Wash
ington that in society hereafter he may
be looked upon as lady's man by
brevet instead Of the real thing, with
genuine right to the rank and ALL
its privileges. But Miss Maud Stall
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-20
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OF Weakness in Men They Treat ana
Fail to Cure.
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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-20

So far as the government of Manito-
ba is concerned, the long-vexed paroch-
ial school question has been settled by
the enactment by the Legislature of a
bill carrying into effect the provisions
Of the compromise recently agreed upon
between the Dominion and Manitoba
ministries. Under this settlement pro-
vision is made for religious teaching In
the schools at the close Of the days
sessions, the teaching to be Catholic or
Protestant, according to the wishes Of
the parents, and attendance thereon to
be voluntary. The arrangement also
provides for the employment Of Cath
Ollie or non-C Catholic teachers, accord
ing to the religious preferences of a
certain proportion Of the parents, and
for the use of French in schools where
certain number Of pupils speak
French as their native language.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-20
Interesting Orphans.

'Please, ma'am. won't you read tho
letter."
The voices was that Of a little boy,
by whose side stood smaller child
carrying great basket upon his arm
The lady took the note and read:
Good person, please give these Atarv-
ing little ones-fatherless and mother
les "a penny"
The reader regarded the beggars
with fearful eyes as she inquired, in n
voice choked with emotion: "Who
wrote this note for you, children2"
With snifle of expectancy the
elder answered, suavely, me muvver,
ma'am" Philadelphia Times.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-20
RUSSIA.
Is Making Progress as Manufa cturlBs
Country.

Country.
Many years may elapse before Russia
can become a leading manufacturing
country, but her growth toward indus
trialism has recently been shown in .
remarkable manner at the "All-Rus'
sian" exhibition in Nijni-Novgorod,
says the New York Commercial Adj
vertlser. Besides her extensive sui
phuric acid industry Russia is opening
up important manufactures Of chro-
mate salts, vitriols, phosphates, lead,
zinc, tin, strontium and copper salts
and mineral dyes, and platinum is al
most a Russian monopoly. In medicin-
al-plant growing the progress In Rus
sia is very great. Six castor-oil fac
tories, all working from native-grown
seed, were represented at the exhibi-
ton, and oils Of peppermint, worm
wood, caraway, fennel, anise and pine
needles were also shown. The output
Of Russian benzine has grown from 3D.
500 gallons in 1882 to nearly 1,570,OOO
gallons in 1894. The petroleum indus
try is the second largest IN the world.
One firm alone owns 1888 miles of Pc
troleum pipe lines. 1t has an enor-
nous fleet and owns 1,157 tank wagons
for the conveyance of its products by
rail. The industry of the dry distilla-
ton of wood in Russia is only just be-
ginning. In northern Russia, away
from the railways, there are still many
thousands Of square miles under wood,
yet up to the present only one-half OK
l per cent of all the rosin, but a slightly
longer proportion of the turpentine
used in Russia has been Of home man
ufacture. 1t has generally been as
sumed that the Russian fir could not be
made to yield turpentine and rosin Of
equality or abundance to the French
or American pines, but experiments
show that Russian turpentine, If col
lected by the French process, does not
differ chemically or physically from the
French, except that 1t is deXtrogyre to
the same degree that the French is
laevogyre, moreover a balsam was
obtained from one variety that will ad-
vantageously replace Canada balsam
for technical and microscopic pur-
poses. The day of chemical exploita-
ton of the Russian forests is therefore
dawning, and within few years the
country of the car may export instead
of buy from abroad acetic acid, wood
naphtha, acetone, wood vinegar and
acetate of lime. The Importance of
the Russian licorice juice and licorice
root industry is generally known.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-20

Treaties have been negotiated be-
tween President Kruger Of the South
African Republic and President Steyn
of the Orange Free State which amount
almost to federation of the two little
Dutch republics. Under the terms of
the treaties, which await the ratifica-
ton Of the Volksraads, the two repub-
lies agree to aid each other in case of
attack, and the burghers Of each state
are given the franchise in either re-
public. The South African Republic
has about twenty-five thousand men
available for military service, and the
Orange Free State has seventeen thous-
and. This alliance has been fastened
by the disturbed relations between the
South African Republic and England.
The fact that more than one-third Of
the white population Of Cape Colony is
Dutch In origin, and to some extent in
sympathies, has also bearing upon
any contest between Dutch and English
for supremacy.