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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-09

Hatchie. Miss, March ~. 1893
To the Editor:
left Zion on Aug. 18th. 1897, for the
southern States. The company con-
sisted of twenty-six Elders from II Ia
~ years of age. We visited a number
OF large cities. and spent two DAYS in
Nashville at the Centennial Exuosition
ana two days in Chattanooga, visiting
Lookout mountain and other places OF
Interest. "
At the counsel meeting In Chatta-
nooga our assignments were given.
scattering us from Virginia to Missis-
sippl Three of us cnme to this com
Terence. viz, d, p. Felr. G.. Morris
Matthews and myself. We met with
jas 70. Brown and Jas. Lee soon after
our arrival
Conference was to be held on the 18th
or september. u. =. Felt and Travelled
togther up to that time After confer
ehee was assigned to labo. In Tippah
county Mississippi with Rodney y.
,Ashby. We found many friends and a
hearty welcome.
In November | began lnbor,ny witt
Jas, 10, Brown In the same conference.
continuing until conferences, which was
ned at Pontotoc, Miss, Jan. .e-9g
Here we met Elders Lyman and Cow.
ley: a spiritual feast was looked for
ana received, The words of wisdom
i'Nhi VIC iIibulilS nI tnpSp
oracies OF God were received by ali
seekers of Righteousness.
was assigned to labor In the Same
county with tieber S. Sanders, after n
general Handwriting we wended our
way home and found much of Inc
blood OF Israel In this county. We are
striving In our humble way to search
them out of the rocks, the hills. and
me mountains and gather them nome,
The day was very pleasant. 1'he
snVefy rays OF sun shone brightly on
the horizon causing much heat: we
Travelled from morn until eve tired and
weary and then called Mt a large Whit
mouse. The shadows of darkness crnnt
on us while we were delivering oitr
incssage, The lady OF the house said
we have the Bible and preachers NJ
our own" The old time religion v,os
explained, and II was getting late 60
we asked If we could spend the even
ing with them. After thinking for
sometime she said; IF You have n |
dollar you may" We told her we v.erc |
trying TO follow Christ and had NOT n |
dollar Then we We're invited I'm.
Our travels in the southeastern nor
ton OF Tippah county since conrer
ence has been enjoyed, vet preindice
prevails in the minds of MANY W. oro
striving 10 visit every family and AZ
Nrr 10 them the Gospel of Christ.
ne SAINTS take great interest in
Trtulng me sermons and letters con-
Your Co worker.
N, IL. Tanner.
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Readers of the News" will note with
interest the opening up OF missionary
work IN Georgia after n cessation for
aDout eight or nine years. While Elder
WIN, Spry was president over the
southern States mission, consldera bie
work was done in Georgia. hut owIn,,
10 The bitter feelings that prevailed
terminating In the death of Josenh
Standing. and the Discrimination OF tbs
governor to afford our Elders nrnter-
Ton, the whole conference was with
drawn. "''"-
Elder Kimball with Elders Jx,,,
and Cowley has Thoroughly canvassan
the situation and concluded me tir,a
was ripe to again send out "nshs,,
ana hunters" for the honest I'm hanrt
~ Georgia as It always been found
mat where opposition exists there is
the place that the Lord has sneciai
muik 10 perform. There is no Doubt
put what the state of Georgin has thou,
SANDS OF honest people within nor hnr
ders who are waiting for the sound n,
tne trus shepherds voice.
me selection of Albert Mntheson IN
~ us president with a corps OF forty.
~ especially selected Elders, WINS de-
"a q, an, me Elders are first instruct
~ 70 nrst visit the county seats az thair
various fields and begin theIr iahn,.s
~ humility. No fears are entertatraS
anat ,he spirit o: hospitality and ean'
eeIosity that obtains in the Sn,,tSa,',,
,'.a.es, VIII Aot be Just as lIhernii,,
bestowed in Georgia. '"eraiiy
me Elders comprising tho ra,,.
1eorgia conference are exp"r,o,," oM
, , and Will travel in pairs wIthout
purre or scrip, beginning at tbeiy. en-,
> rHehaa or relatives Of mis-
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Too Bad!

&c makers of Pride ofJapan (tree teal
nave advertised that Thos. Price. analvt;cal
chemist of San Francisco, and Prof r
Ningsoury of the University of Utah, have
gwen them certificates that the above brand
OF tea is perfectly pure
ne deduction drawn from this analvs;s :.
that the Pride of Japan tea which you buv in
Inc stores is perfectly pure.
while 1t is quite possible to buy pure tea
iike oehizing's Best) and pack it in Pride of
japan packages, and submit it to chemists for
analysis; still we assert that the Pride of Ian,r
tea sold in this market is arti6ciallv colored
with coloring matter.
We don't know how these endorsement.
were secured; but it is pity that the name.
OF such eminent authorities should be used r.
back up statements made in the advertisements,
OF Pride of Japan.
Settings Best tea is not only guaranteed
pure, but it is such tea as you would drink
yourself if you knew all about it.
Besides it is money back, and that is BACKING
enough in the long run.
ban francisco II SchiAlng q Combauv
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impossible to get the people Interested.
We found out aftcrward that the reas-
on the people were afraid OF us. was
because they thought we had came 10
get their wives and children to go
with us to Utah After we had become
better acquainted among the people.
oil such fears left them. From this time
on we were successful In getting school
houses In which to hold meetings. ana
the people that came 10 meeting were
pleased with the preaching, | continued
my labors In Muhlenberg county. until
the 18th of February. At this time.
left for Livingston county, where l
was to meet Elder Charles A. Cobbey.
After walk of nlnety-five miles. hay
ing changed companions twice. namely,
In Christian county and Lyon county,
I met Elder Cobbey on the 18th Of
February. and found him enjoying
good health. From that time to the
present ! have been busily engaged
among the people of Livingston county
We have been quite successful In get
ting the use Of school houses to
preach In. ! only recall two instances
where we were refused.
THE News" comes regularly and Its
pages are perused with great interest.
Ever praying Tor the welfare Of Gods
work, both at home and abroad We
remain your brethren IN the cause Of
truth. DAVID SMITH,
CHAS. A. COBBLEY.
Smithland, Livingston county. Ken
lucky.
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Decatur. Ills. March IS, 1898.
To the Editor:
/ left my home at Joseph, Sewer
county, Utah, November 20. 1897. to go
on mission to the Northern States.
where j had been called OF God. | was
set apart for this mission Dec. l. 1897
by Elder Fjeldsted and left Salt Lake
city on Dec. In company with q
others, We had II pleasant Journey to
Chicago. arriving there on the morn
ing of the 9th. on the eth we were as
signed TO our different fields OF labor,
Elder John Rovsten and | were sent
TO Decatur, there to meet Elders o. o.
Rheims and II. $. King. We were ap-
pointed to labor with them, Elder
King and | laborng together, We Sc
cured hali and held regular meet
ings, but they We're not very well at
tended. We also held cottage meet
ings which proved to be more success
ful. and ON the 9th of February he
baptized three souls and on the 18th
one more; also on March 10th we led
SIX more into the water and performed
the ordinance of baptism, We left
mere FOR conference at Chicago, which
convened March 10 to u. Here we
had u treat there being 20 Elders pres
ent all In perfect health. Perfect ar
engagements had been made by Elder
jos l. McCarry of Richmond. on the
2lst Priesthood meeting was held and
we We're assigned to our fields of labor.
Elder George $. Romney and were
assigned to this city, and Elder O. o.
Richins' We returned on the 25th and
found everything Just as we left il
me people were anxlousy waiting the
return OF the Elders. There are nine
Elders iaboring In this and adjoining
counties We have many earnest in
Vestigators in this city. Yesterday we
commenced Sunday school with IL
present. There are others that were
not present on account of the ma
weather. The Lord has certainlv
blessed us In our labors in this civ
CURING the past winter. There is a
great work here to perform, but the
laborors are few. '"e
remain your brother.
j. w. ROSS
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Superihtendent John a. West, First
Assistant A. L. Rogers: Patriarch
Paul smith. Bishops and other aged
and respected brethren.
Dr. Maeser extended a greeting from
the First Presidency and General SIM
day School Union board nj the eor,,.
mencement of the conference. and also
gnNe the Following instructions:
me general superlntcndency set an
example in punctuality. thefore
very successful superintendent ana
teacher Will also set an example in
pnnctuality. He urged the lmport-
ance OF teaching tho sacredness OF the
sacrament. and the way IL shouiJ he.
properly administered and partakpn
"ii there should be 10 mysteries In
- IN Sunday school and per-
sohhl opinions should have no plncr
There should be testimony hearing in
every department on fast day, Cinss
teachers should have IT so arranged
thht they may face every child and
,hen speak loud enough that all can
n nenr. IN order to have n good Sun
Jay school there should be a pinn =,
work TO and when the plan Is made
inllow H. Congregational slncIn-
should be in every school and the choir
should face the audience. Their.
shouiu DE concert recitation upon |
o opsie GOSPEL lesson at the opening ex- |
erclses each Sunday. The successftl |
sunday school VIII not he without the
juvenile Instructor because Tho ,,cp-
eral onion send their general lnstrtc-
lions through that paper and these
instructions should De read before The
whoie school. II parents do not have
tneir children pay tlthing they make
an educational mistake.
TOO much reading by Sunday schools
teachers Is not good, no more than on,.
sentence should be read without er.
PLANTATION and questions. There ia
no better method Of teaching than the
Leaflet" plan.
Elder Jesse N, Smith then addressed
the conference.
stake Superintendent John A. West
exported our Stake In prosperous
condition. ,
First Assistant A. L. Rogers re-
ported having organized one Sunday I
chool during the year. ,
During conference the reports of :
of the different schools
we're made according to the instruc- $
IONS OF the General Union board. n
The general and Stake authorities :
we're presented and sustained accord
ng to the Leafiet supplement plan. o
The conference was well attended | /
Though Elders John Henry smith r
nd John w Taylor had Just left us. :,
SILAS ID. SMITH, Secretary.
Snowflake. March IS, 1898.
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slonarles assigned to labor in Georgia
need have no fear OF trouble there, as
that old spirit OF mobocracy Is being
RELOCATED to the past. as was prophc,
sled by President Woodruff at the de.
dication OF the Salt Lake Temple In
1893
We confidently look for a grand sue,
cess In the opening up and brilliant
maintenance of New Georgia COMES
renee and earnestly ask for the faith
and prayers OF the Saints for reali-
cation of our hopes. ID. p. FELT.
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Witch Wreaihs.

hiuutiPHia irtSS.J
A remarkable object Illustrating n
popular revival OF the belief In witch
chaft has Just been presented to the
museum of the University OF Pennsyl-
Nanla by Prof. William Romalnc New
bold. II consists of matted ring of
chicken feathers, abut three inches in
diameter, described as witch
wreath. II was secured by Dr. George
d. Kline, OF Pittsburg, who gave IL to
Dr. Newbold. who transferred 1t to the
museum. ''s
a resident of Plttsburg, who had been
III Tor several years. died in July, 1887,
During his last Illness, extending over
seVerhi months, he would frequently
throw his pillow away, saying: "Ther,
~ something In that pillow that hurts
my neal His wife said that this was
Impossible, as she had gathered the
piilow herself few years ago. some
Gays after her husbands death tho
widow claimed that something seemed
f ~ say TO her; Look at the pillow"
OBJECT within 1t. When questioned
closely she declared that the sewing
was hers, and that 1t showed no signs
OF having been tempered with. Tho
neighbors believe In the woman's truth
fulness. u"'h-
DIR. Kline writes TINT n sir,ror
wreath was found In n pillow of n six.
year-old child who died of the same
disease and obut the same time as the
aforementioned patient. This was
burned by the witch doctor without
Dr. Kline seeing It. but he is informed
INA. u Is precisely like this one. BY
nve other families who were said 10
nave found witch wreaths in their
pillows, and who ascribe to their pres
lies. i i"'iii-
~ appears that belief In the evil
common In parts II Pennsylvania. nnd
New Jersey among the descendants of
Sefman settlers. mad Is used to be Gus
.omary to put Bible under the pillow
to prevent their forming.
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Athens, Tex, March 90, 1895
To the Editor.
We have read with pleasure the
many letters written from different
missions of the world testifyng of the
goodness of God toward His servants.
The Lone Star conference comprises
the southern half Of the state OF Texas
and IL presided over by Elder Hyrum
Andrus and his assistant, Elder John
II. White. who have the mutual con-
fidence and love of nineteen Elders,
making twenty-one In all. We are Mt
present In thriving condition, not
withdrawing the difficulties we have
to meet; the seeds of truth are being
sown In many an honest soul
The people In Texas us a general
rule are hospitablc and the feeling of
prejudice is giving way to a spirit OF
Kindness and investigation To this
rule there is an exception al times.
when preaching the Gospel seems like
casting pearls before swine, hut we
hope 1t Will be as bread cast upon the
water.
During the week ending March 2Oth
Christ
IL Is surprising to see the amount
OF wickedness which is going on In the
world and among people who claim to
have the Gospel and profess to be the
elect. The time will shortly come
spoken of in Revelations 9Th chapter
and 10th and 18th verses they
shail say TO the mountains and rocks
ran on us. and hide us from the face OF
Him that stitch on the throne. and
from the wrath OF the Lamb: for the
great day of His wrath Is come and |
VINO shall be able to stand?"
All our prosecutions seem to origin |
ate from the clergymen who think |
their craft Is In danger. A little Incl |
dent which occurred here last week
gQes to prove the statement. Elder
white and myself went TO Pine Grove
a small place about two miles distance
from here. to secure permission 10
preach In the school house, which was
granted. After securing II we learned
there was to be "a meeting Saturday
night and on Sunday following and we
deemed II wise to postpone our meeting
TN Thursday of the coming week. and
iert an appointment. When the good
TO let the Mormons preach. A vote was
called and nine voted for the question.
the rest not voting either way.
Elders Andrus and White came down
on the day appointed for our meeting
but found they could not oht6 n a
house TO preach In.
Our conference will convene about
the last part OF April. good time is
anticipated by all the Elders. Some
have to come three hundred miles to at
tend. Elder Vim. II. Jack of st. John.
Kansas, will meet with us.
HYRUM ANDRUS,
JOHN. w. WHITE,
CHAS. w. HANSEN
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The Lady and the Tiger.

A good story has been copled in tha
papers from La France du Nord nbout
Cossack, ignorant OF the French Ian
suhge and equally ignorant of fear
VINO was hired at Moscow by the lion
tanner. fezon. to clean the cages OF hi !
wild beasts. Their understanding or
misunderstanding was arranged bv
means of gestures and dumb --how. n,
that unfortunate Tower of Babel hin
dered Ineligible speech beteen the
Frenchman and the Cossack: and
Pezon thought that the man thoroughly
understood what he had to do.
Inc next morning the Tartar began
mis- new duties by entering. the bucket.
sponge, and broom, not the cage OF a
tame beast as his master had done, but
OF splendid untamed tiger, which Law
asleep upon the floor. The fierce ani-
mai awoke and fixed his eyes upon the
man, who calmly proceeded to wet his
large sponge, and, unterrihed, to np-
proach the tiger. At this moment
Pezon appeared unon the scene, and
was struck with horror. Ang sound oc-
motion upon his part would intensity
the danger of the situation, by rousinr
the beast to fury; so he quietly waited
till the need should arise to rush To the
mans assistance.
The moujlk. sponge In hand, ap-
preached the animal, and perfectly
fearless proceeded to rub him down. n,
~ u. hlu peeh morse or dog. while
the tiger, apparently delighted by the
application of cold water. rolled over
on Its back, stretched out Its pawsnnd
purring, offered every part of its body
to the cossack. who washed him as
complacently as a mother bathes her
infant Then he left the cage. ana
would have repeated the hazardous eS-
pertinent upon another savage from tho
desert, had not pezon drawn him on
with enthusiastically Mayer Higgins
in April Llpplncotts.
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At this time OF the year cold is very
easily contracted. and II left to run It's
course without the aid of some reliable
cough medicine is liable to result in
that dread disease, pneumonia. We
know of no better remedy to cure a
cough or cold than Chamberiain's
Cough Remedy. We have used It cutie
extensively and It has always given en-
tire satisfaction.-Olagah. Ind. Ter.
Chief.
This is the only remedy that is known
TO be certain preventive OF pneu-
monia. Among the many thousands
who have used It for colds and 10
grippe. we have never yet learned of
single case having resulted in pneu-
monia- Persons who have weak lungs
or have reason to fear an attack OF
pneumonia, should keep the remedy at
hand. The 25 and 60 cent Aizes for sale
by Druggists.
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Sunday School Conference.

The annual conference of the Sum
day schools OF the Snowflake stake
was held IN Snowflake February a7th
VI me thirteen Sunday schools In
ulv STAKE eight were represented.
Prsent on the stand were DIR. Kari
g Maeser OF the general superinten
dency aud members OF the general
sunday School Union Board; stake
President Jesse n. Smith, stake
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Nisitor-What makes you so cross.
tommy? Don't you love your new baby
bpf9therY Tommy (viclously) -Weu. /
looked like me.-Stray Stories
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Georgia.
WHERE THE MELONS GROW ON
TREES
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-09
MARIA CHRISTMAS INFLUENCE.
The Conservative Qualities of the
Queen Regent of Spain.

The most influential parsonage in spain during
the present momentous crisis Of its fortunes, says
the Youths Companion. is the Queen Regent, Ma
ria Christina The maintenance of peace between
Spain and the United States has been due, in large
measure. to her conservatism. tact and sagacity
in facilitating a change Of ministry ard enabl ne
Sagasta to recall Gen. WeyleT from Cuba at OPP
perfume moment.
She is bv birth an Austrian grand duchess. a
daughter OF the Archduke Karl Ferdinand and his
second wife. the Archduchess Elizabeth. She
was conspicuous in her youth for beauty and anna
hilitv and has shown during her career in Spain
that she possesses keen intelligence and sObriety
of judgment-the best traits of the Hapsburg-L or-
raine house.
Alfonso Mi was horn in 1856 after his fathers
death His mother has been the regent during
his minority and although Austrian by birth. she
has commanded the LOYAL support oj her Spanish
subjects II She had been Queen in her own right
she could not have exercised greater power and in
iuCnce.
The education of her son has been her chief
care and she has directed ii with homeiy. common
sense and maternal affection She has also faced
all the responsibilities of government with Cour-
age and firmncss. She is a good queen and wise
woman. and her great ambition is to preserve the
monarchy for her son. --s-r -
Whether she succeeds or fails in this supreme
object depends mainly upon the pschcatinn of
Cuba and the prevention of any outbreak Of hos
tilties with America. She is the mot powerful
champion Of reaco in Spain. and has eXertel her
self strongly during recent months TO bring about
a change of policy~in Cuba.
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paD. In cap and gown and some thirty
strong, they marched over from Chelsea
Square the day after Ash Wednesday, to
the New York Cooking School, where.
equipped in aprons. sleeves and white
chef caps, they took their first lesson in
the domestic art of cookery. The stu
dents are enthusiastic in the matter and
anxious to learn at least the rudiments
of cooking, which they expect to put to
practical tests in the western wilds or in
China or Japan.
Miss Helen Gould is not a member of
the church which keeps strict account of
Lent, and her charities are so Astounding
and continual that she can hardly need
to increase them at any season of the
year. Nevertheless, during Lent she has
arranged a series of lantern slide exhibit
tions at her home for children. Woody
Crest, Tarrytown, to teach the children
Bible history in an attractive way. She
never allows her social duties to interfere
with her regular visits to her babies
'Helens babies" as some one has called
them.
Miss Mildred Phelps Stokes, young. ac-
c0mplished and clever, and the possess
or of a round million in her own right,
always makes some practical plans for
spending the forty days of Lent to which
she strictly adheres This year she has
prepared a series of lectures on church,
history. which will be given to the ladies'
guild of the Church of the Heavenly Rest,
of which her father is a vestryman. The
lectures are given weekly at the Phelps
Stokes Madison Avenue mansion, possibly
in the Louis Quinze ballroom, or in the
Moorish room, where a fountain plays in
the center. and swinging lamps add pic
-. turesqueness and romantic glamour.