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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-27

Let us suppose that new maid has en-.
tered your employ However capable she
may lie, you must first acqunint her with
the plan of your work, which differs in
score of details from that of any other
home in the land Now comes the first
test OF your wisdom. II you arc capable
of measuring the girls present ability and
wisely fit the work TO tho individual, you
make a rare and happy beginning and are
already laying "a foundation on which you
may build Only DO satisfied with small
beginnngs--small enough to make it pos
sible for the work accomplished to be per
feet Perfect work merits praise, and
praise well deserved wakens courage and
stimulates ambition. Now comes your
golden opportunity. Teach well the three
essentials which, according to the measure
OF natural ability, must bear fruit in an
efficient service-ordcr, cleanliness, econ.
omy. BY natural laws, touching certain
ly all mankind and not the favored few,
there is no true peace Of mind without or
der, no solf respect without cleanliness
Therefore 1t is time well spent to devote
yourself to the servant us an individual till
you bayt brought these great truths home
to her soul.
have pleaded for the education of the
servant A word may be added in justifi-
cation Of this plea In almost every de-
partment of manual labor there is offered
to the one seeking its advantages thor
ough, systematic training. The would
be learner gladly pays the price of his
apprenticeship, then conscious of thor
ough preparation for service, enters 1t
with courage How is 1T with our sery-
nnts9 What has been their training SCHOOL,
Who has taken tho pains TO teach them
lone thing at q time" and made the foun.
dation so complete that greater things
could be built upon it2 Nine out of ten
have not had such training, as We well
know. They have been compelled to crap.
pie with six kinds of work before under
standing the principles underlying any
one. What wonder they do nc: progress
We who in our schools develop the mind Of
the child by gauging the steps so carefully
from the known to the unknown-can we
do better than apply tho same rulo in deal
ing with these children Of an older growth
who come within our reach and need this
help SO much? When we thus get to the
level OF each individual mind md, estimnt.
ing the present capacity, commence Mt that
point a -system OF true .deyclopmcnt We
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-27

Nebraska farmers are happy because
their cattle and hogs are bringing high
er prices than year ago.
Among promising means of getting
water for irrigation fol the garden in
the middle west is building reservoirs
in draws for the storage of rainfall.
During the four years from 1894 to
1897 inclusive the saccharine sorghum
area In Kansas increased 1866 per cent
The total this year is 1852, 52S acres.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-27

The officers association of the Ma
tlonal Guard met last night and elected
officers as follows: President Adju-
tant General John O. Cannon; vice pres
ident, Major i. \. Meacham; secretary,
Captain a. \, smith. treasurer. Colonel
f. a, Grant; Librarian. Lieutenant c.
NJ. jackson.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-27

may begin 10 iiope for Intelligent Notable
servants who know ON entering service
that they must pay for knowledge Of all
things essential by full apprenticeship,
Int that beyond the special training there
lies the opportunity for growth.-Florence
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-27

The report Of the board of health for
the past week is as follows: Births
ported A. deaths 8, males 3, females 2;
contagious Diseases "a cases of scar
let fever, and ! diphtheria infectious
diseases 8, typhoid fever 2, whooping
cpuuh |
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-27

IN the Fronch.aermHn war 1900 He
bTuws were in tho German army of whom
a2i earned the Iron Gross ior bravery Ia
tho liuld.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-12-11


II is always a mystery to a woman
Why her husband doesn't seem to pity
cid bachelors more
The fountain of beauty is the heart
snd every generous thought illus trstes
the walls of your chamber.
Help somebody worse off than your
self. and you will lind that you are
better of than You Imagined
Civic virtue is good text for the
preacher always, but better thing for
every citizen to- guard in his daily life.
A good life is the best philosophy;
a oloar conscience is the best law;
honesty is the best policy, and temper
ance is the best physic.
Scientific truth is marvellous. but
moral truth ia divine. and whoever
breaths its air and works by its light
has found the lost paradise.
CONSEQUENCES Of error is TO n certain
extent, n consciousness Of understand
ing; and correction of error Is the
plainest proof of energy and mastery.
We can never see this world in its
true light unless We consider our life
In II as a state of discipline. n cdndi-
tion through which we are passing 10
prepare Us for another state beyond
\ life in any sphere that is the ex-
preston and outflow Of an honest.
earnest. loving heart. taking counsel
only Of God and itself. viii be certain
20 be life of beneficeuce IN the best
possible direction. II. G.. Holland.
We should ponder the particular
characteristics which are needed 70
encounter manfully all failures IN life,
aud secure from them whatever bene-
/ fit they are capable of bestowing. for
these are very different from the quail
/ ties which enable man 20 ride trium-
/ phantly on the tide OF success.
There is no quality. however admira.
I bic il may be, which does not need
some other quality 60 balance It,
Humility and self-respect must Join
hands, or the one will degenerate into
pusilanimiiy anil Che other into pride
I justice aud Kindness must qualify each
other, or the one ill be stern and the
other will be weak.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-12-11

Prizes Occasionally Discovered By In
defattxabie Bibiiophiie~.


The thrilling adventures 90 book-col-
iectors continue 10 - told. and perhaps
even to he believed. bot they certainly
have now an ancient aud obsolescent
air. These wonderful prizes w hich any
book lover used 10 pick up on the Paris
Quais must be very mysscriousiy ~
cealcd In these days TO escape the eyes
OF ernissaries Of the bookworm. BcoSs
priced At a shilling. and worth fiOO. do
not grow any longer on every cata-
Aogue SO the dear old stories OF the ex-
element OF the chase. the cunning APP
proach. the assumed Indifference. the
crafty closing Oh the quarry. and a.
last the flushed and triumphant escape
with the rare book. viii probably not
amnsc our children as they 6ld our
grsndfathers.
But there s,iil undoubtedly remains
what Miss Anna Blackwell. writing In
Chambers Journal. calls the "Provi-
dence OF Book Hunters" Rare coin
cidences. lucky accidents. now and then
an astonishing find. do still occasion
ally occur ia tho world OF the hook col
! lectorS. Thus. a curious reader lately
ran upon Richardson's statement that
In his youth he wrote something In the
style OF Tommy Potts" Leslie ste
phen. a great authority on the eigh-
tecnth century. had never heard %
Tommy Potts. lust at that moment a
booksellers catalogue came out With
record OF The Ballad OF Tommy
/ Potts" about 17OO-1Tl5l. Ia rare
/ LIFE OF Richard III" I'm library one
( sheet was missing The librarian 10.
plored this "a 4 chance caller. who in
, stantly produced his own copy with the
sheet IN duplicate. These are the lat
( ter-day miracles Of book collecting.
Writing on this theme. Andrew Lang
= tells the following:
The bibliophilc Jacob bought Louis
/ NIN.s 'Tartuffe.' rel morocco. royal
arms. and all. from booksellers wife.
for a couple OF francs. lie then gave
Il 20 friend. when. behold. the poor
husband arrives, asking for the vol.
ume. or for n proper price. perhaps
+ 6l5o. The new owner would not nav.
or restore. and lct him be a warains
example. Such bargains as this are
not honest. Yet. when an English col.
lector purchased. for three shililnSs. n
set OF first editions OF Alfred de Mus
set from a lady bookseller. and then OF.
Tered TO raise the price. the seller said:
no. we Ike our customers 70 get a bar
gain now and then This was the
.hivalry or book selling.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-12-11

The community forming the British
colony of the Falkland Islands should
be a very happy one. From the latest
report of the administrator II seems
tina. there are no direct taxes-unless
tSiEing levy on houses in Stanley,
the capital, 20 maintain fence round
the town, and one on pastoral land TO
eradicate the scab disease amongst the
sheep, can be called by this name
the assets are much IN excess Of the
liabilities, society Is enlivened by the
frequent presence of Her Malesty's
ships, and the climate is so excellent
that there has been complete immunity
from all diseases, whether of an
epidemic or an endemic nature, and
the colonial surgeon thinks that such
a satisfactory state of things, due Ito
the health giving qualities peculiar 10
these islands," may induce health
seekers TO visit these happy lands ION
the fringe of the Atlantic to recuperate
their shattered energies. The i'm
ports last year amounted to E69, 9S5,
and consisted mainly of clothing, pro-
visions, coal, tobacco and the other
things that "a community of about 1000
British-born people would require.
The exports amounted TO 1882, 1874,
aud consisted wholly of wool, sheep
skins and tallow. Practically the
whole import and export is with the
United Kingdom. Sheep breeding is
the business of the islands; hence the
importance of Graduating the disease
already mentioned, and of maintaining
and improving the breed.-London
Times.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-12-11
HOODS pills cure AL lives lis. = c
Osman Digma a Scot.

Osman Digma. who for years has
been giving the British trouble on the
Upper Nile. IS. according 10 the Pail
Mall Gazette. really ScOtchman
named George Nisbet. He was born
In Rouen OF Glasgow father. who in
IS4S emigrated 10 Egypt. where he
died. His widow married Turk
named Osman. who adopted her son
and made him heir 10 his slave bust
ness. George Nisbet tool, the name 81
Osman All. and after being educated at
the military academy. where he was
the intimate friend OF the late Arab
Pasha. became slave trader. The
harm done 10 his business by the En-.
gllsh and French interference in Egypt,
and the fall OF Arab Pasha. turned
him against his former countrymen.
lie must be over GO years Of age now.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-12-11

Mrs. Rose Hartwick Thorpe, who
wrote Curfew Must Not Ring o-night.
lives in a pretty frame cottage at Paci-
fic Beach, near San Diego. Cal. When
asked recently to tell how she came 70
write the poem that has made her
famous, she replied
II can not remember when I did
not write poetry, L have done it ever
since I was a child. Ny mother did
not apsfrove ~ nv writing. One day
nfto. feao1 a4l "a y faaf1 'sAl
beer sjod5lt .osic faf0d ol
irt pcir. So las fnelteo. i,ak fsa
..1o.. s. ss<s... - ca 1ly E4i.-sl Shat ]
felt impeiled 20 write about il. j was
aboat half way through when my
mother came IN, saying a young friend
had come 20 spend the afternoon and
take tea with me. In great distress L
called out: oh. mother, can't she wait
little while2' Nv mother. thinking
was solving a hard problem IN arith-
metic. said she woald amuse my friend
until / could leave. AZ last / finished
it and put it away.
1.-TWO or three years later 1 wanted a
poem republication in a Detroit paper,
10 which / had been in the habit of
contributing short poems gratuitously.
1 was unable az the time 20 write. rs
usual, and, on looking over my papers,
found this one. which 1 decided 10
send. though doubling its acceptance,
as IT was too long. A day or two after
ward / received a note from the editor.
complimenting my last contribution
highly, and prophesying for 1t great
and immediate success. '-Philadel-
phia Press.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-12-11
Cane with n History.

Major VI. NJ. Clotheier, OF Whatcom.
Wash, has a hickory cane. cut at
Plymouth Rock. Mass. in 1921. by Ma
:haniel Pierce, who came over in the
Mayfiower. The cane has been pass
ed down 10 the eldest son or daughter
Tor many generations. and came to
Major Clotheier rom his grandmother,
Sarah Mason, who made the LOO
pound cheese which was given to Pres
dent Jefferson.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-12-11

Lighthouses. from n theatrical point
81 view. always indicate breakers
ahead.
Kate-I think that Choliey has some
thing on his mind. Psliy-lf he has. he
must be good at -scmerviile
Journal
Friend-weil. Ethel. how do you like
married life. Ethel tenthusiasticnlly)
Its simply delightful We've been
married week. and have had eigat
quarrels. and cot the best OF IL every
time.
s'5feln Fraulein. I love you said an
Impecunious German youth at a Ham
burg bail. Excuse me--yonder Is my
business manager" replied the young
lady. pointing with her fan to her
father.
Clara-How under the sun did Edith
happen TO marry MFR. Awkward: Dora
He was the bane OF her life al every
ball she attended. and I presume she
married him 70 keep him from wanting
TO dance with her.
Il wonder" said a young lady. why
r. n en- Is always represented as carry
Ing a torchg'' To which an old bache-
Tor sneeringly responded; ITO Indicate
that he always makes It warm for PEG
T. pie who marry
Women somehow get over childish
notlo>s that men never outgrow. Some
men celebrate the anniversary OF every
birthday rs long as they live. while
women abandon the childish custom al
most as soon as they grow up.
What did her father say when you
told him that you wanted 20 marry his
daughter. RiversT' We'll. Banks. he
didn't absolutely refuse. but ne lmpos-
ed a very serious condition" What
was itT' ~He said be would see me
hanged arSt"
his Fellow Feeling -Paterfamillas-
Look here. Dick. you've been bit Wild
yourself in your day and ia Ike some
advice. What am I 20 DO with Harry
| The young rascal exceeds his allow
ance every month. Cousin Dic&-In-
crease it.-Chicago Journal
Seeker observe that Professor
Stagg has been lecturing on How 10
( Become "A Christian Athlete" Won
der what that means? Sageman-Thar :
an easy one 4 Christian athlete IS
one who IL continually jumping from
one religion To another.
Madam" said a young lady 10 hel
prcceptrcss. AZ boarding school. Mr.
Beufair has come 20 take me ont q
drive. May 90. madam ?" you know
miss. that our rules DO not allow II
unless you are engaged. Are you en
Gagged 70 Mr.. Bellfairs" ''N-no; no
sxactlys but II you let me so. shall b
,r nc lime we get back"
fse y3u believe - &iir-i party ?
ls5tt bid Dimming referring 10 IN
I ponucal situationl OF his daughter
beau. as all three sat In the parlo'
Well replied the young man. VIII
had not called to discuss politics. g
wouldn't have thought OF asking you {
retire: but since you mention It. All
Dimmlck. I will say that it Is the ger
e-al belief that two are company"
Il don't believe I quito understan
your contention" said che judge 90 On
blcyclist: 1T seems that the prisoner
a house mover: that he was moving
small frame house AZ the time of Oh
trouble: and that you ran into al
house. can't see what oilensc he az
committed" but. your honor" pr
tested the bicyclist. Il rang my be
when I was half a block away. and
paid no attention 10 it."-DetrOlt JOu
aal.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-12-11

Next 20 that OF the British museum
the largest collection OF birds eggs Is
that belonging TO a lawyer named Nehr
Korn. In Braunschweig, Germany. He
intends soon TO issue catalogue OF his
collection. with fifty coiOred plates de-
picting the more valuable specimens.
OF many or which no other sample is
known 10 exist
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-12-11

by local application as hey cannor reach the
diseased portion OF tue ear There Il only one
way "a cure deafn ess. aad that - by constitu-
10nal remedies. d afncss is caused BY an n
famed condition OF the mucous lining OF the
rsustachian Tube When this tube gets in-
famed you have = rumbling sound OF impcr-
rect hearing, and when IL = e Hrely closcd
Deafness T. tho result. and unless the indian
nation can DO taken out and this tn be re-
stored co its normal condition. hearing viii be
destroyed for, yer. Nine cases out of ten ara
caused by catarrh. which h nothing bot an in
named condition OF the mucous surfacee-
Ne will give One Humid ed Dollars for any
case OF Deafness (csused by catarrhl that can
not be cured BY Halls Catarrh urc. send
for circulars, free.
r. J. CHESEY & Co. Toledo. D.
Sold by Druggi sts. 15r.
Halls Family pills are the hAet
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-12-11

The statute OF limitations has barred
prosecution upon charge OF malicious
destruction Of property made against
a number OF women OF ] lthrop Mo.
who Joined In successful effort 10
drive n saloon from the place. As
many as thirty were arrested; every
body present ar the time OF the dam
age was summoned 10 court. The pros
ecuting attorney OF the county strOve
for two years To procure a conviction
OF somebody: reporters in numbers be
sieged everybody concerned; hut not
one OF the women weakened or betray-
ed the secret. Twelve knew who was
guilty OF breaking the first window OF
the saloon. but they covenanted with
one another TO keep the knowledge a
secret. and they have kept their word.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-12-11

81 <c~t examples OF cyclopean build
~ at Bsaibec. There are stones In
~ Doalbec walls thirty feet above the
level several OF which are sixty feet
hong. twenty-four feet thick. and ak
teen broad. each stone weighing over
$500 tons. all cut. dressed. and brought
from disfan; ouarrics
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-12-11
A LETTER TO WOMEN.

A few words from Mrs. Smith, OF
Phuadelphia. will certainly corrobornte
the claim that Lydia r. Pinl<hams
Vegetable Compound is woman's ever
reliable friend.
Il cannot praise Lydia f. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound too highly
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-12-11

10 would be worth SO cents. One hours free
dom from the terrible irritatin itch Of tetter IL
worth more than a whole box 81 Tettcrine costs
IL will cure-sure. and It's the only thing that
Will cure. 81 cents n; drug stores. or By mail
fr0u J. T. Shuptrine. Sas&nn~a- ca
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-12-11

A bit OF waste land at Cape Town,
bought FIVE years ago for $4,000. has
lust been valued 1T $3.50, 900.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-12-11
New YORK sunday Flshcrmep.

IL Is estimated that more than $4,000
fishermen 20 out or New York every
Sunday. and that they spend on an av-
craze OF s. each on the sport.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-12-11

The man who sets out for a gold mine. to,
often leaves his fortune behind him.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-12-11

Iim Steve Lexington. Ky. has an
ininerse ~ rom the wrist 20 the tip
of -it liuc rcI 10 measures eleven in
-aes. snd tne lb nail i a. big as half a
dollar.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-12-11

The oldest married couple Ia the United
States are Dir. and Mrs. Jse8ph Manuel Of
Cape Porpolse Mass. Str - - and he j.
IOl years OF age, and tfey have 0eon mar
rged II years.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-12-11

abe; but as soon as 1 would put my
feet on the floor, the pains would
come back.
Every one thought IL was imPossi-
bic for me 90 get well. j was paying 81
per day for doctors visits and IS cents
day for medicine. l made up my mind
10 try Mrs. Pinkham'S Vegetable Com
pound. IL has effected complete cure
FOR me, and l have all the faith N the
world in IL. What blessing TO wo-
man il isl"-MRs. JENNIE l.. SMITH, No.
go Kaufman St, Philadelphia. Pa.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-12-11

Mr. Winslow' Soothi ng syrup FOR children
t.-thing softcns the gums. duct y int
ton. allays pain. corcs ..iad collie. go
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-12-11

Saxdust which has been allowed 20 rot Is
said % make -elient FERTILIZER.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-12-11

ress after fret days use % Dr. t\lnc's Groal
Nerve kestorer. = trial hutti and treatise free
DR. II r. KItsE. LII. 81 Area St.P1ila-.i'-
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-12-11
Potash.

Want learn al shout AZ
Hor~ef How to Irck cat q
9ood ore' Know ilupsrfec-l -
ttons and 9uard against ~
fraudf D~tecs ptseaac anI ~
Rect Cure when aAlnc h
po.-ieie' Tel the 49, ~
80 rsssAs What 20 all tas Dtssrent PART. - go
Aniuaf Hc~ 90 shoe forss frOpsrlys Al ssss
Aad osbes Valuable InforanAfssa nla ~ ahi.ls.a =,
r~.ttax TOO PAGk fEt.r~TU krRp
uoE~E BOON. ~ateA ~s ~al fer~ers po.t-
p4id. "a recsspi o. only - ce.fs IN saasp~-
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-12-11

In 1913 there were only $50 900 spindies
Tor yarn spinning in Russia. Now there are
6,0OO 900.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-12-11

The nnest ruties come from Burmah.
beryls from Russia, and turquOis frou Per
sic.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-12-11

For nine
weeks I was
bed suffer
ing with in
fonnation
and congcs-
ton OF the
cvaricS. 1 !
had n dis !
charge all
the time.
Nheniying
Ia..-D all
the time. II
felt quite
comfort
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-12-11

Halls Family PMS are the best
The times., 1897-09-19

lam K Turner, rector of st. Michael and
All angels Church. VIII begin series of
sermons On Old Testament characters.
Tie oil painting of the late Jefferson
Davis, ordered by the Confederate Vet
erans' Association from Mr.. Charles Armour,
has been completed. and is now on exhibi
tIon in the studio of the artist.
William P Allen, F A steed and George
W. Uline. representatives. TO the Sovereign
Grand Lodge or Odd Fellows, have left
to attend the session OF that body, which
meets in Springfield Monday next.
The officers and members of the Wash
ington Light Infantry Corps are planning
To make the visit TO this city of the
Worcester Light Infantry and the Hartford
City Guard, Thursday and Friday of next
week. very pleasant one.
Messrs. sniithsoa anu Mazinger YESTERDAYS )
filed further libels against the boats of
the Mount Vernon and Marshall Hail
Steamboat Company, one OF $25l. 2s
against the River Queen, and another for
S3566e against tile Macalester.
thousands know, but more do not know
that the soun dest Virginiss wines ere
made in this city in Chr Aander's winery.
Here press and fernentipg tanks are now
converting Manassas Ives" see cling
grapes mo Virginia Claret for use after
years development. These 1897 grapes
being unusually perfect, this vintage viii be
OF grand results. Next week Norton
seetlliug VIII be crushed. Ives Virginia
Claret, 1851, So doz. Norton, 1880, So
doz- Only at 500 7th St 1t
The times., 1897-09-19
a CoIor scheme

wanderer (returned after several years.
Well, well, I'm mighty glad TO see you.
How are you and how are all the guod
people?
Stayathome-oh were all right aud get
ting along as well as could be expected.
Wanderer-An how is the Widow Green?
stayathome- She isn't so green as she
was.
wanderer- What's the matter? She ism I
gray, hope.
stayathome- No; she's Brown.
wanderer- Brown?
stayathome- Yes; married Samuel j.
about five years ago, and she's been the
Widow Brown for the last two years, u
such matter.
Wanderer- You don't say?
Stayathome- Yes.
Wanderer- Well, by gosh. If she's willing
to change color again, I'll ask her as sure's
my names Black New York Sun.