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The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-16

land Tom started like man who hao just stepped on a parlor match. he and the rabbit sighted each other al the same time. The rabbit stopped Just
 as Tom pulled both triggers The shot tore hole in the snow three feet shorl of the rabbit, but the little animal writhed and tumbled and cried like a child. All four legs were broken. ana not shot had touched him.
 "Hit him. Tom?" cried Haines.
 "No," said Tom. but I got him.
 Didn't hit?" returned Haines, in as- tonishment. striding up and examining the game.
 Not bit" replied Tom. T was so startled when you yelled that jumped up and came within an ace of blowing my foot off. Look there," and he point ed to the -blackened tunnel made by the two charges in the snow. "I didn't come within three feet of him, What dyou s'pose broke him up so?"
 Bright" said Haines, laconically. "The dog, my yell, your gun and the sight of you were too much. He was going like a swallow. and when you loomed up in front of him he braced for a stop and went to pieces"
 ''Well. I'm blowed," said Tom. That settles me for hunting. When this thing gets out I might as well break camp and move out"
 Quite as remarkable is the case of the western Massachusetts engineer who kills partridges with his locomo- tive. Engineer Bennett runs from Springfield to Athol. The train makes two trips day. leaving Springfield at :: :45 a. m. and returning late in the aft ernoon. For miles along the Ware river this train runs through an unsettled where cartridges are plenty. The birds love to dig into the sand be- tween the sleepers and shake the par icles through their feathers.
 "They become so heavy with the com 'any's property" says the engineer, that they are handicapped in getting ] sway quick, and before they wing out
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-16
noM Io sToP cRIME.
surgeons Proposition to Operate on
 Brain Cells.


 Brain Cells.
 Prof. Elmer Gates. of the Smith sonian institution in Washington, after i wears of scientific investigation, de- clares that science will put an end to all crime.
 This is the calm judgment of the deeply learned man who has devoted his life to research. Prof. Gates an- nounces not as possibility, but as fact. that the murder in mans brain can be removed by the surgeons knife.
 If the diseased part can be definitely placed it can be either cut out alto- gether or treated so as to become healthy, when the victim becomes a normal man. This is Prof Gates con- tention. Of his theory he says:
 Analyses of any of the excretions or secretions from a person who has been angry for half an hour show the existence of certain ptomaines and catastates of poisonous character, but these poisons are different in kind from those obtained from the secre- tions of person who has been sad for half an hour, and so on with the different evil emotions.
 ''The irascible, the depressing, the malignant, and the fearful emotions create poisons in every cell of the body, while the good emotions augment the nutritive changes in every cell of the body. Emotion eXerts profound effect upon the chemical changes which take place in the cells.
 ''The emotions modify profoundly the changes in the vase motor circula- tion of the blood.
 Now, the plan to cure the disease of immortality of the mind is to build up the brain with healthful chemical formations which will crowd out of power the chemical formations of wicked influence, whether they are in- herited or not.
 ss,i'iie iie first step iE curing a criminal consists in discovering by psychologist analysis the number of wrong sensa- tion-memories and wrong image memories and other wrong intellectual and emotive memories, and then by process of brain building to put into the same parts of the brain instead of the wrong memories another series of good memory structures consisting of nor mal and scientifically acquired ie1el- lectual and emotiye memories relating to the same objects and acts as those from which the wrong memories were acquired.
 "This puts a large and dominant number of normal cells in the very areas where the evi.ly functioning cells were, and then these new structures are kept intentionally alive oftener each day than the evil ones can have a chance 10 be active, and the result is that the new structures become com pletely dominant.
 "A criminal propensity is simply nothing else than a dominancy of evil memory structures, and as soon as a larger number of morally functioning structures are put in the same part of the brain there arises q new dominancy. and If this new dominancy is kept ac- tive it will take the blood away from the old structures and cause them to waste away. The time will come when criminals will not be allowed to grow up as criminals. but the state will see to 1t that criminally inclined children are cured during early school years"- Chicago Tribune.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-16
He Thought ii An over.

Il have called" said the young man, ito ask you for your daughter"
 Take her, my boy" the great finan- cier replied, "tal<e her with my bless ing. l have liked you from the first moment 1 ever saw you. There is no man to whom I would rather give her. But there's one thing feel it my duty to speak to you about. You must be patient with her. am afraid that she has been spoiled by her foolish old fa- ther. Remember that she has not had mothers care, poor child"
 "Oh," exclaimed the anxious lover. "Pll never think the less of her for that. I'll be willing to make ample allow ance for her motherless condition. Dear girl! I've thought of that from the first !"-Cleyeland Leader.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-16
The Horrible and Grote.one

Not a few of the scenes clergyman is called upon to witness are both grotesque and terrible. An old man had been il for months, but clung to life with that wonderful pertinacity which is so common with old people. He was, of course, great burden to his two daughters, who had to nurse him and at the same time earn their own bread. One day, on being asked how the old man was, one of the daughters, even while she stood by the bed, announced: !: Els just the same, e is such time a-dying. I wish 'e'd 'urry up bit, it's s awk'ard for me and my sister, with our other work to do.' It was terrible enough to see natural feeling all but destroyed by poverty, but there was something truly awful in the scene when the old man gasped over from his bed: "I am a-making taste, ain't I? I've got no call for to live" ."-Cornhill Magazine.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-16
REGULAR MIND READER.
A Music Box That Knew What Ali,
 to Play.


 'I am fond of music, and, as do not play and have no little ones about the house. I bought one of the finest music boxes that 1 could find. 1t was a large box and had nearly a score of melodies, from the sacred to the catchy negro airs, stored up within it's recesses. There were bells and cylnbals too and tiny drum. It was a swell music box and no mistake. Well, one day lost my position and was in absolute need of ready money. My prospects were excellent, and 1 did not want to inlure them by bor rowing from friends, on whom, however I knew l could depend To tide me over my difficulty l determined to pawn my music box tit cost me upward of $l00-imported, you know), and 1 readily secured $25. We'll, things did not pan out exactly as l expected things seldom go just as they are scheduled to go-and it was year almost before 1 found myself in a position to redeem the music box from the pawn shop. took the ticket, went to the shop and told the man in charge that l wanted to redeem my in- strument, and asked whether 1t had been kept in order and had not been injured He assured me that it had not been tempered with, and, in proof thereof, he offered to let me wind it up and make it play before l paid back the money l had secured by it's pledge. 1 accepted, and, after winding the box up, 1t started to play. Now, what do you think that alarmed old long forgot. ten musical instrument played?"
 As he looked around the crowd no one could suggest the name of the air, and he said: Darn my buttons, if it did not start right in and reel off I Know That My Re deemer Liveth.' Almost human knowledge that, almost human, sirs. ."-N. o. Times Herald
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-16
-sTo run amuck" is properly to rur

--"To run amuck" is properly to run amok. Formerly in India, Siam and other eastern countries Malay men. driven mad by opium, hasheesh or oth CT drugs, would run about franticallv sword in hand, striking at anyone they might happen to meet and crying: "Amok, amok"-kill, kill!
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-16
A Rural Enisode.

"When l was a little boy on the farm" said the Cheerful Id- tot, "the old family horse, which l was riding at the time, lost his head and ran away. found it impos- sible to check him."
 What did you do ?" asked the unsus- pecting new boarder.
 Gave him his head, Of courss. ."-1n- dianapolis Journal.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-16

Every man remembers having been r, jected as juror in some lawsuit. Washing ton Democrat.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-16
It Takes a Woman.

The average man doesn't know that he has distinguished ancestors until he mar ries and his wife makes the discovery chison Globe.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-16

The recording angel never credits man with what his tombstone says in his fayor.-- Chicago Daily News
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-16

The long-headed clergyman breaches the shortest sermon.-Chicago Daily News.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-16

A cold-sore and stiff. All right again. St. Jacobs Oil did it-cured.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-16

Ut takes the tusl1s of over 75.ooo elephants year to supply the worlds piano keys, billiard balls and knife han dies.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-16

Limp and lame-lame back. St. Jacobs Oil cures 1t promptly, surely.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-25
TRY AGAIN.
Don't Let Carelessness Keep You from
Comfort.

Have you ever been disappointed In
the flavor of your cup of Postum Food
Coffee? If so, you are the person we
want to talk to. Flavor and food
vaSIe cannot be extracted from Il food
drink Of this kind. If It is dripped or
simmered. 4 delicious taste and a. cup
fun of nourishment can be had quickly
and easily If the Postum be allowed to
keep up clever boiling for fifteen
minutes after boiling begins. Remem-
Der, to simply leave the pot on the
gtove fifteen minutes, will not answer.
Keep up the boil fifteen minutes after
active boiling commences.
This Is simple and II your health IL
worth looking after at all, 1t is worth
having your Postum made good in
stead of sloppy, for when II is well
boiled. you get the strength and body
building elements as well as the
charming flavor, Insist on having
your beverage well made and thai
cream or boiled milk be served with IL,
1t is just as easy to have Postum well
made as TO have 1t made In slovenly
manner
This talk on the preparation of Pos
tum. is called for from the fact that
we have heard lately of several people
who cannot drink coffee and tried Pos
tum, but were discouraged, from the
fact that 1t was badly made. When it
is served prop-rly. it makes ana holds
friends for life.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-25

AT the time Dewey was ordered from
Hongkong to Manila a large invoice OF
Utah flour, which had just been I'M
loaded. WAS on sale in the Chinese port
II was made by the Thatcher mills OF
Logan and shipped by Il. Il. Rich OF
this city.
The ladies' committee on music
wishes to tender it's grateful thanks to
Christensen's. Held's, X. of p. and All
Hallows bands for their kindness and
generosity in furnishing music last
Friday and yesterday, on the occasion
of the departure of troops.
One of the objects of interest along
the line of the troopers march yester-
day was a United States and a British
flag waving together from a telephone
pole just south of the Templeton.
Opinions varied regarding the spectacle
some thought 1t an Incompatible mix
ture, others that 1t was prophetically
lnspiratlonal, and others still that II
was at least premature.
Mrs. John l.. Poole of this city has n
son by former husband named Wal
ter +. Cannon, who enlisted here and
went out with the cavalry troop yes
terday. The family are recently from
California and Mrs. Poole asked her son
why he did not go there to enlist; but
he would have none of It, patrioticolly
declaring that Utah was the banner
State and good enough for anybody to
belong to or 60 to war from.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-25
Union Pacific Excursion Rates.

The following new excursion rates
are announced by the Union Pacific
railroad:
Cincinnati, o., June 40. Annual con-
vention, American Foundrymen's as
ISOLATION. Rate OF fare and one-third
on certificate plan.
Cleveland. o., June 10. Annual meet
ing. Congregational Home Missionary
Society. Rate Of fare and one-third on
certificate plan.
Louisville. KY, June 2O-95, Annual
convention, National Council Junior
order United American Mechanics
Rate of fare and one-thlrd on certin-
cate plan.
Rochester. N. V, May 25-3i. Spiritual
lists international Semi Centennia'
Celebration. Rate Of fare and one third
on certificate plan.
st Paul, MINI, June SIG. Annua
convention. United Norwegian Luth.
eran Church OF America. Rate Of far,
and third on certificate plan.
Chicago, ILL.,, June 1916. Biennial
convention, Loyal Orange institution
OF the U. S. OF America Rate Of fare
and one-third on certlhSate plan.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-25

cannot be learned. Perhaps she ia Iv-
Ing there to guard the great chann,i
between the Bahamas and Florida ana
as this would be the course followed h,,
the Spanish squadron or by the iar'
pedo boat destroyer Terror In tho
event the Spanish had determined ns
an attack on some of the cities of tba
North Atlantic coast. In that csse
nothing would be allowed to pass tSs
oregon without rendering a fair ae.
count. as
The Oregon left Mare Island "a,
l3.OOO miles away from Juniter nn
March 10Th. SO she has averaged Soo
miles day for 65 days. As a mattov
OF fact, the vessel has made bettsr
speed. for good many days were i,.t
In taking coal at the South American
ports. 'eH"
Critics of battleships have declared
that 20 battleship ever had or wnuid
cross the Atlantic, but the Oregon,
run was fraught with more peri, on5
involved straight away stretches ~
greater length than the Atlantic pa,.
sages In any season.
The Oregon left here at A o'cIocl, ~,
morning. An effort was made tn ina
tervlew the officers but they dacIina5
to talk. and 1t was Impossible "a ~
any Information whatever. Ensi,n
Johnson came ashore for orders int
declined to be interviewed. He rsnortN
ed all on board in good health.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-25
Troop rs Non-Commissioned omoers.

Captain Cannon, Troop /, Second
regiment. United States volunteers,
now stationed at Fort Russell,
Wyoming, has made the following APP
pointments Of commissioned off,
GERS, the appointments being subject to
the approval of Colonel Torrey:
Sergeants-F, c. Goodwin, Logan; G.
II. Sproat, Salt Lake; j, \, Harris.
Monroe; j, A. Young, Salt Lake; u. g.
Morris, Salt Lake; Il. II. Clark. Gunni-
son.
Corporals-I. S. Tenney, Logan;
Royal d. Pratt, Salt Lake; Leonard
Robinson, Ogden; A. G. Mackenzie,
Carl b. Hnrd, John L. Beck. F. II.
Plaisted and j. C. Smelger, Salt Lake.
Farrlers-D. f.. Scales. Brigham
City; A. w. Cummings, Mercur.
Trumpeters-E. II. Thompson, Salt
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-25
10000 MEN WILL SUPPORT HIM
Another Army win Take Up the Work Of In
yadng Cuba.
REASON FOR THE SUDDEN MOVEMENT.
1t Is Because European Powers Propose
to Act-Presidentw Wants Matters
fastened.


Chicago. May ga special to the
News from Washington says:
Porto Rico is to be taken. The
President has decided that Sampson
shall Immediately move on that island
while Schley guards Cervera. At least
10000 troops Will be sent, and another
army is at the same time to enter
Cuba, transports now being ready.
From cabinet officer 1t is learned that
the haste In ordering the troops and
ships to Porto Rico is owing to the
fact that the President has learned
that the powers are preparing to ask
that Spain be permitted to withdraw
from Cuba and allow peace to be de-
oi,,aa
This animation came dlrect from
Europe. The President wants to be
able IN saw ayes. snain NAV with
- r,,.,.
ura"' ihut why we ihaue wal but
we VIII hold Porto Rico and the Phil
lppines."
yy,bout d,sso,,,,,, ,otoo ,ho o,,,
'0'se 'ue eDo-
met decided that the greatest possible
haste should be made In the invasion,
Gen, Miles reported that spnIn NOW
-"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-25
CANADA WANTS THE CONGRESS.
Anxious TO Get the Big Mining Meeting Mex
Year,

Press Agent Iglehart of the Interna-
tional Mining congress, which meets
here In July next, received a letter
from Denver this morning from Sec
rotary Johnson saying that he was
making excellent progress in that city
In interesting mining men In the big
convention. The Macarthur Forrest peo-
pie have promised to have working
cyanide exhibit In full operation while
other mining companies will ankle in-
teresting displays.
Mr.. Irwin Mahon, who was secretary
OF the Denver mining congress, reports
having been In correspondence with
prominent Canadian officials, who say
that they Will have n strong and in
fluential delegation at the Salt Lake
meeting. 1t is their determined pur-
pose to have the next, the 1900 session.
OF the congress. held in Canada, either
at Ottawa or Toronto.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-25

Prospects are bright for the Gardens al
Southern City Limits.

Mr.. S. j. Levy has leased Calder's
park for this season and has made all
arrangements to open up on Decorl-
ton day, He has secured round-trip
fare on the Rapid Transit of ten cents,
and VIII charge 70 admission fee TO thu
park itself except on special occasions.
when big and expensive attractions
are booked. The Grand Opera orches-
ira of five pieces will furnish music at
the park daily and Held's Military
band VIII give Sunday concerts there.
Mr.. Levy Will make n speciality of the
best amusements, Including horse and
bicycle races and football and baseball
He has recently put In n steam merry
go-round for the pleasure OF the little
ones. on Decoration day there will be
horse and bicycle races in the morning
and a baseball game In the afternoon
between the Elks and Salt Lakes. 1t
is expected that the Rapid Transit
people Will run cars every half hour
during each day until the park closes
at night.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-25

Hawarden, May. 25.-The remains of
Mr.. Gladstone We're removed this morn
ing from Hawarden Castle to the vii
lage church They We're carried by q
half dozen old retainers of the family
to bier on wheels, on which they were
taken over the lawn. past the favorite
hooks of the dsceased's park. followed
by the family. Thousands of people
have been arriving at Hawarden all
day to view the remains. Several
ladies' tainted from eNceas of emotion
when passing the bier. and many men
and women dropped on their knees and
silently prayed.
The body starts for London at Q
o'clock this evening.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-25
MONTANA; TROOPERS REACH HERE.
The Volunteer cavalry from Our Northern
Neighbor Passes Through.

Two troops OF volunteer cavalry from
Montana arrived In this city today en-
route East. The train was composed
of two freight cars, seven stock cars.
two baggage cars and six coaches, and
reached the Rio Grande Western de-
pot at $40 this afternoon.
There were two hundred horses and
one hundred and seventy men. The
two troops came from Butte and Mis-
soula, Montana. Troop l., Captain
Stivers, hail from Butte. and troop p,
Captain Higgins, belong to Missoula.
The men are not very well equipped,
but few having uniforms, but they are
all In the best of spirits. At Idaho
Falls the citizens turned out at mid
night to show their appreciation, and.
as some of the volunteers put 1t, gave
them hot reception" Guns were
fired on all sides of the train when II
pulled into Idaho Falls, and the volun>
teers were showered with good wishes.
They arrived at Ogden at o'clock this
morning. and great deal OF time was
consumed In changing cars and trans
ferring the baggage, etc.
There was not a very big crowd at
the depot here to meet the Montana
boys, the notice having been so short,
but those who were there made the
volunteers feel that they were amone
friends. The train stayed here but
short time and then pulled out for
Denver.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-25
AT LAGOON.
Lake and Grounds Enlarged and New
Trees and shrubbery Planted.

Lagoon will open on Decoration day
trains running as follows: Leave depot
in Salt Lake at 1900, $500 and HOO
a. m. and $500. 400. 7:15 and 300 pm;
returning will arrive here at $3.50 and
1910 a. m. and l2:l0, 3:i0, $40, $40
and 1910 p. m.
The lake has been enlarged to twice
its former size, new trees have been
planted and vines have been set to
train over the bower and the pavilion,
the menageria has been added to.now
occupying, with the deer park. n space
of two acres. The enlargement of
the lake has been done really by max
ing another lake near the old one,
connecting the two by canal eight
feet wide for the passage of boats.
Across this canal IL fancy arched
bridge, giving picturesque tone to
the view. 1t is contemplated that the
resort shall be run on such a clean
scale as to be especially desirable for
family visitors. Tuesday and Satur-
day nights of each week have been
set aside ms dancing nights, when the
music will be furnished by Hauer-
bach's orchestra OF Ave pieces.
on DECORATION day there will be Q
bicycle road race, starting from the
Lagoon depot at Third West and South
Temple street at II o'clock In the morn
Ing. An observation train will ac-
company the race, the fare being 80
cents each with the privilege of re-
turning on any train during the day.
The regular fare to the resort. how
ever, Will be % cents. as before. Fred
Wilson and J. Bergman have secured
the restaurant and refreshment privi-
leges at Lagoon, and are required to
sell all goods at city prices. A foot
ball match will be played In the after
noon.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-25

The weather of the week ending
Monday, May 49, 1893. was unusually
cold and stormy, with frequent show
ers. and in parts of the southern sec
ton, snow fell on the Goth. Frost oc-
cured in many places on the goth and
2ist; reports as to resulting damage to
crops are conflicting, but in general 1t
may he stated that the western Sec
ton suffered most.
The droughty conditions prevailing
for the past few weeks have been al
most II not entirely removed by pre-
vailing showers. Excellent grain
crops are almost assured, and all
other crops. except Il small proportion
which have been more or less injured
by late frosts, are fresh and vigorous.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-25

The second entertainment by Lin
coin school pupils was given in the
Sixth ward hall last evening, under
the direction of Principal w. s. Web
ster The audience was delighted at
the excellent rendition OF the various
numbers as given by the children. the
operetta, songs ana choruses being
presented In good shape. Each num-
Der on the program was rendered In a
very creditable manner.