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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-19
MAGIC WROUGHT BY RAIN.
Barren Australian Plains Suddenly
Transformed.

The whole of the interior Of Austria
liza is not, as some people appear TO
think, desert. 1t is traversed by riv-
er courses, such as those of the Finke.
Bareoe and Warburton, all draining
southwark toward Lake Eyre.
Nothing could be more striking than
the contrast between the dry and wet
season, states Professor Baldwin Spen-
Ger, who visited Central Australia on
scientific mission last year.
In the former one travels mile after
mile over bare, stony plains, with
scarcely a sign of plant or animal life.
The sun beats down holly on shining
fields of brown and purple stones,
crossed every now and then by thin
bands of dreary looking mulga trees.
Such plants as there are are compar-
atively few and far apart. AS to the
animals, they have to survive as best
they can: ants, flies and grasshoppers
exist in countless numbers, and afford
food to lizards, and perhaps smaller
marsupial rats and mice.
In the rainy season, which may only
occur once in eighteen months, every
thing is changed. From the highlands
in the center and from every range of
hills the water rushes down in torrents.
Vast areas, previously impossible by
passable from flood. Within few
hours the whole scene is changed. The
water has loosened the hard ground
and countless animals have appeared
Clay pans and water holes are noisy
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-19

De Lone in his letter characterized
the President of the United States as
weak. But in this matter of Cuba he
has proved himself strong because he
has stood out against the pressure
from within the country that a weak
man would have yielded to long ago.
Had he yielded we would now be at
war with Spain. But his firmness has
held the excited people in check, and
win continue to do so until he has such
cause as will put Spain wholly and be-
You'd all question in the wrong, and
justify interference in the Cuban af-
fair even in the eyes Of the most pro-
peace and wait advocates. De
LONE denounced the President as coarse
and vulgar but ne proved in the same
instant that he is delicate and tactful,
and dignifed Had he not
been what he is, De LONE would have
had occasion, far more than he did, to
regret his letter to Caneljas. The Pres
ident has. indeed, proved himself to be
exactly the opposite Of what De Lone
declared him to be.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-19
It's Lofty Purpose.

"Will you tell me- asked the reporter.
who had looked upward at the cloud
piercing structure until his neck was
weary, what you are building that
gigantic smokestack for?'
In order, perhaps" coldly replied the
architect who was constructing the
tower of Babel Ito get beyond the
reach of the higher criticism
And the deafening roar of the work.
men went on.-Chicago Tribune
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-19

Arbitration means in Its general and
best understood sense mutual agree
ment to submit an issue to a court
chosen by the parties to the dispute
But arbitration, as proposed by a bill
pending in Congress so far as issues
between railway companies and rail-
way employees are concerned, appears
10 be a very different thing-something
not be1ore heard Of. It is proposed by
the bill that in all eases OF strikes by
railroad employees the issue shall be
arbitrated before board COM
posed Of members chosen by the
strikers ard by the Interstate Com
merce Commission. The owners and
operators of the road are to have no
voice in selecting the arbitrator This
IS a jug-handle proposition. If the
railways are to be excluded from seiec-
ton CT judges, why should not also the
strikers? But It is assumed that the
Interstate Commerce Commission rep
resents one Of the parties. the railway,
to the issue. That is an unwarranted
assumption. In fact, the commission
represents the strikers also. It is a
body created by law OF the people,
and erected in, If not antagonism, at
least in watchful and controlling oppo-
sltion to the railways. It's choice Of
arhitrafors. therefore. cannot be repre-
sentative. in the true sense, Of the rail-
way interests Of the country. Besides.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
cannot act except In the case Of roads
operating out Of one state or Territory
into another It's powers do not ex-
tend to roads operated wholly within
state.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-19
The Idea OF Spelling Reform.

A committee having in charge a local
entertainment went to noted editor
to request him to take part in it.
What do you want me to do, gentle
menu" he asked.
I'VE would like to hace you give us a
talk on spelling REFORM they replied.
Well he rejoined, Il can give you
my idea of spelling reform in one sem
tence: Just leave me- off the pro-
gramme' ~ outh's Companion.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-19

In any event, we must reflect that the
Spanish Government Is moi. one Of fools
that even IL the Maine was blown up
by a SpaDiara. or that the means was
a torpedo belonging to the Government
Of spain. It does not follow that the
spanish Ministry and crown ordered It
done. That would be an act on their
part Of supremest folly. Il could ~
no possibility benefit spain II could
bring to 1t evil only. Nevertheless, If
it develops that the desEuction Of our
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-19

During the fiscal year 1897 the Unit
ed States exported of domestic mer-
chandise S1,032, 007, 603 in value. 1t
thus outsripped all previous records
of our national history of foreign trade
OF this enormous output 6S.S4 per cent.
consisted Of agricultural products ex-
elusively. At the same time we
bought abroad freely, having pur-
chased and imported goods. $115,356,-
929 in excess of the input of 1896, and
Of these imports a very large percen-
tage went direct TO agricultural indus
try. During the same period also, be
it noted, prices have ranged higher on
all leading articles of home production
than for many years, with the single
exception Of cotton. These facts do
not indicate any backward movement
Of our country.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-19

The San Francisco Calf did it's ut
most yesterday to have the people be-
lieve that we are already at war with
Spain. It's hysterical attempts, forti-
fed by sensational. unreliable and
lingo dispatches. padded and crammed.
and emblazoned and pulled with spec
ulations and guesses, created only
laughter and quickened contempt fol
such unJournalistic methods. The
Cali has but to pursue the course it
is following to make itself laughing
stock and a by-word Not even the
squirt Of special trains to Sacramento
and early delivery of the yellow tint
disturbed the Serenity Of our people.
Sensible folks have long ago found out
just how to take the measure of d
sensational sheet, and how to gauge its
utterances. For the sake of the pro-
fession. however, we cannot but regret
the course Of our San Francisco con-
Our advice to it is to take
OF ballast.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-19

The proposition of Representative
Lowering to submit an amendment to
to the Constitution Of the United States
giving Congress power to regulate the
hours Of labor in states stands more of
a chance of adoption than may be at
first thought. The labor organizations,
IL aroused. en- the subject, might not
find it difficult to secure the necessary
vote TO PASS the proposition. This done,
the whole eight-hour question is
plunged into the campaigns + in every
State in the Union, since the selection
Of legislators would determine, the
whole question. In every State of the
Union there are many labor organiza-
tons. All these would at once begin
a campaign with view to securing
adoption of the amendment. If the
proposition therefore passes Congress,
we look upon the likelihood Of the
amendment being adopted by the nee
essary three-fourths of the States as
strong. Mr. Coverings proposition
does not stand alone. Three Of similar
character have been introduced by
New England Congressman in recent
time, and ten years ago such an
amendment was proposed by Mr.. Da-
Wis
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-19

The Senate of Virginia not long ago
rejected the anti-hirting bill. but the
House has passed a measure that it
Il. believed VIII become law which for
bids lettering near schools for girls
Good bill, that.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-19

cry is decidedly not of it, that it is a
family resort with more than a pre-
tense TO the name, and just such one
as is found in every large town in the
Fatherland. Also that it is a very
profitable investment for the proprie-
tors.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-19

ship was accomplished by means of
planted torpedo. or one belonging to
the Spanish Government, the situation
viii be an exceedingly grave one, and
may result in complications that will
lead to war. That this may not be
the outcome every fair minded, cool
headed citizen ought to pray.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-19

since the suppression Of Araby's re-
bellion the population of Egypt has in
creased 80 per cent. or over 100000,
and prosperity reigns where want
ruled. such is the result of freedom
from war. benign Government and
practical philanthropy on the part Of a
ruler who has not had hhlf the credit
for wisdom that he is entitled to.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-19

Irritation of the throat and hoarse-
ness are Immediately relieved by
Browns Bronchial Troches" Have
them ALWAYS ready
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-19
& LESTER.

Qncorported.)
WAGON AND CARRIAGE MATE.
rails. Hardware. Lumber Iron. Steel and
GOAL, Horseshoers and Blacksmiths' Sup
piles. 70s. III. 7l3. rs street. Sacram0nto
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-19

China has given consent to the Brit
ish builders to continue the Burmah
Railway through Chinese territory to
the borders Of the Yunan Province
When this Is completed it viii open
up a section Of the Chinese Empire
that has remained practically unsx-
plored. Il VIII send thu tide of com
merce into q region that win prove
very fruitful TO trade enterprise Rus
STA does not look kindly upon the
scheme, but 1t happens that in this in
stance the Car can find no reasonable
excuse for protesting. To do so would
expose his Government to ridicule and
disclose its ambition too. to clip the
wings Of English enterprise.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-19

A bill is pending before the Legis-
lature Of New Jersey TO tax old bach
elors 81 a year in aid of a fund for sup
port Of old maids without homes or
means. The same bill provides a 81
tax on old maids having property val
ued at 5000 or more, to be devoted to
the support Of old and INDECENT BACH
elors. Silly and childish as is this
measure. the irrepressible Charlotte
Smith, the professional reformer and
general meddler, rushes to the front to
talk about it. The bill could be borne
IL Charlotte could be induced to close
her mouth. But. then, this is a free
country, and there can be no law
against Charlotte Smiths or tom-fool
legislators from the Jersey shore.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-19

I1er story
is told to
a woman,
not to a
man. Do
not hest
tate about
stating de-
tails that
she may
not wish
to men
ton, but
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-19

Try McMorry's Blend Coffee. s5c.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-19
Young WOmanhOOd.

Sweet young girls! How often they
develop into worn, hstless, and hope
less women because mother has not
impressed upon them the IN
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-04
THE nIoul-nouR DECISION.

The Supreme court decision sustain
ing the Utah eight-hour law is re-
garded as one Of great Importance to
the Industrial and labor interests of the
whole country. Workingmen have for
a long time been engaged in an agita-
tion for limited working day, but the
courts have nearly always held that
legislation in this direction is viola
ton OF the Constitutional stipulation
that no person shall be deprived of life,
liberty or property without due process
of law.
1t has been argued that no legislation
can properly interfere with mans
right to contract for his own labor. The
reasoning is plausible enough, but 1t
overlooks the fact that the voice of the
laborer Is seldom. If ever, heard in the
matter, and that the power of determine
ing the length of the working day I'M
der existing conditions Is entirely in
other hands. 1t is against this sup
posed wrong that the agitation in favor
of the laborers has been directed. and
1t is in reply to this that the rather
irrelevant argument has been used
that legislators cannot infringe up
on personal liberty The Supreme court
decision referred to is contrary to pre-
vious findings and will result, 1t is be-
lieyed, In renewed efforts for a more
general Limitation of the working day
If the principle is recognized that the
state has "a right to say that unhealth-
full labor must be limited to a certain
mhpr nf hours lnv that r,la
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-04

work. may he nothing more than q
brilliant flash Of Imagination; still II
indicates the direction of the thought
among n large class of the people In
this country. The number who believe
the explosion due to accident is grow
ing less every day.
The next question to occupy the pub
lie mind will be, what reparatlon can
Spain offer for the destruction of the
cruiser and the murder Of two hundred
and fifty American sailors? War, with
further destruction OF life and proper
ty, can certainly not atone for the lives
already lost. The probability Is, II
It once becomes an established fact
that the responsibility for the Havana
tragedy rests in any way on Spain,
that the sentiment in this country will
conditions on Cuba which made the
explosion possible. II is no longer to
be denied that the horrors of the war
fare there are beyond description. The
concurring testimony of impartial wit
nesses is conclusive. A whole peace
full population brought gradually TO the
verge OF death by the slow process OF
starvation; men dying a thousand
deaths In foul dungeons: and women
and children dropping on In the streets
and by the roadslde-all this is n spec
tacle too sickening for O civilized ma
ton to behold in silence. The sound
of the explosion in Havana was ter
rible. and its echoes may yet awaken
the world to n realization OF It's respon>
sibllity. Then Will come the demand
for the establishment of civilization in
cuba. The island viii be free. Liber-
ty for Cuba would be n fitting denoue-
ment of the Maine tragedy.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-04

At this time of the year a 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 Chamberlain
Cough Remedy. We have used 1t cutie
extensively and II has always given en-
tire satisfaction.-Olag Ind. Ter.
Chief.
This is the only remedy that is known
to be certain preventive of pneu-
nonia. Among the many thousands
who have used 1t for colds and la
grippe, we have never yet learned OF
a single case having resulted In pneu-
monla. Persons who have weak lungs
or have reason to fear an attack of
pneumonia. should keep the remedy at
hand. The 20 and 80 cent sizes for sale
by Druggists.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-04
a MISTAKE ON THE RIGHT SIDE.

1t is nothing TO the dIseredIt of the
United States government that 1t now
admits a mistake in the matter of has
tenlng relief to people who were sup
posed to be starving In the frozen zone:
that IS the admission Is not dlscredit-
able, nor was the mistake itself when
viewed in n proper light. 1t should
be remembered that the representations
of wholesale suffering with starvation
not far Off came to this region album
dainty and with but few notifications
and, for n time. no contradiction at
all. The land is so far away and en-
trance to 1t by ordinary means so near
ly impossible. while the rigors and bar
rlers incidental to a trip thither are
SO nearly uncomfortable by the great
majority of those who are acclimated
to the temperate zone md accustomed
to the methods of civilization, that an
of the question. Meantime, had the
reports been. as every one thought they
were, entirely true. there was no time
for examination into the matter: while
1t was going on. men would
have died from hunger. The only
thing to do, If anything was done at
all. was to secure the most available
means Of transportation at the earliest
possible date and send relief as fast
as 1t could be taken. After reasonable
deliberation and consulting with the
best available authority. Il was deter
mined that the reindeer was the most
reliable means of communication. and
forthwith an order was issued for a
large herd from the Scandinavian pen
insula, which order was duly filed
the animals having arrived in this
country a few days ago. Before they
arrived the truth as to the Alaska sit
uatjon had reached the authorities Mt
Washington. and there was then Moth
Ing for them to do in the premises hut
offer the reindeers for sale. together
with the provisions which Ind been
obtained and made ready for shipment.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-04
THE lola TRIAL.

"The aftermath OF the Zola trial. like
the trial itself, defies the assumption
that France Is a free country, or that,
in respect OF judicial courses,it is much
better on than 1t was in the days Of the
lettre de cachet. Colonel Picquart
who is believer in the innocence of
Dreyfus and the guilt of Esterhazy and
said as much Mt the Zola trial, would
have lost nothing in any Anglo Saxon
country By his efforts to separate truth
and falsehood. But In France he was
dismissed from the army in disgrace.
Even college professor and chaplain
who dared to differ from l'Armee' in
their views of an action in the civil
courts We're made to feel the heavy
hand of the government"
The foregoing is portion of the San
Francisco Chronicles views on n sub
iect which. though purely local in Its
character, has become a Worldwide
theme; not only this. but in every
civilized land and almost every part
thereof. each side of the bitter contro-
versy has its partisans and champions.
TO the reflective mind which is also
familiar with French history, the lola
trial presents some very unpleasant
phases. the conclusion reached in many
cases being irresistible that republic
can form of government among the
Latin races IL at the best u superficial
quantity. 1t requires the highest type
Of intelligence and the most complete
education among the masses to make
popular government strong and
secure respect at home and abroad;
and while the French as whole are
intelligent enough. and in the geogra-
phles are set down as an enlightened
race, they are not as a mass highly
| educated and great percentage are
not educated ut all. II Is such a state
of AFFAIRS rs makes strong central
government n necessity for the preser-
walton of order and the PRONUNCIATION
OF adequate laws.
When the innate disposition OF the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-04
THE MAINE INQUIRY.

Notwithstanding the emphatic as
surance that no official Information has
been received as to the true cause Of
the Maine disaster, the impression
seems to become deeper every day that
1t was the work " conspirators. The
assertion of one of the yellow journals
of New York to the effect that It has
evidence to prove that the murderous
plot was laid and executed from a
building on the shore opposite the
Maine. by villains who were to receive
from Spanish officials $4,000 for their
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-04
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-04

The abstracts OF all uncancelled
mortgages. assessable in Salt Lake
county. have been filed in my Office, and
the same will be enrolled for the pur-
pose of taxation after March 18th
1898: unless stricken from the list ac-
cording to law.
All persons interested should appear
at my office. city and county building
before said date, between the hours OF
y am. and pm, and show cause, II
any, why said mortgages should moi
be taxed. Il. b. QUINN,
Assessor for Salt Lake County, Utah.
Dated Feb. Goth. 1898.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-04

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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-04

Work and scheme for every cent,
Beat the Landlord out the rent,
Saving all the cash get
Never worry, never fret,
Live in just a frugal way II
Glad to get two meals q day,
All l wants to get roll
Then you bet I'll take a stroll.
Way back east to see the boys.
Talk of pleasures and of Joys.
Sleepers with ELECTRIC LIGHT
Makes day out of night,
Dining cars and lots to eat.
Stoves? NIT" all steam heat,
Rock ballast and oak ties
Vestibule train. how she flies.
Service the best you ever see,
On the great &c. NJ. & st. p"
Try them once, then / guess
You'll know what's TRUE HAPPI
NESS.