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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30

means Parliament, Peoples Council.
The capital OF the Orange Free State
would then be pronounced "Bloomfon-
tayne,' accent on "ay," and President
steyn will turn his head should you
call him Herr "Stayn." President
kruger and he ought TO know best,
calls himself "Kreeger." We will take
leave Of the republics after mentioning
the Important town Of Potchefstroom,
which is sure 10 burn up in cablegrams
later on, and which should be pro-
nouneed "Potchefstrome. accent on
Pot: Natal is pronounced ma
TAM, accent on "ah." The chief port
Of Natal is Durham. This beautiful
town was named in honor of Sir Benja-
min D'Urban. the courtly high COM
missioner of South Africa. II Is a per-
feet rhyme on turban. Pletermaritz-
burg Is undoubtedly the most formid-
able looking name OF all. II Is the Of
fetal capital Of Natal, and is gen.
orally abbreviated TO "Maritz-
burg under which name II is as
sumed the town viii be known few
years hence. In 1888 a Boer pioneer by
the name Of Pieter Maritz camped
where the town was founded some
years later. Maritzburg should read
Mah-ritzsburg," accent on Nah"
Pletermaritzburg should be read "Pesr
Mah-ritzbure, but the majority OF
South Africans find il easier to pro-
nounce 1t "Petermaritz- burg" accent
on ritz" Weenen, Natal, must be pro-
nounced "Vaynenr accent on way"
II means the shedding of tears; Glands
lsagte, or rendered phonetically "Eland
Slahck-te,' accents on "E" and "ah,"
In Cape Colony name which Is often
incorrectly pronounced is Mafeking.
This IL kafiir name and must be pro-
nounced Mah-fe-king, as three sylla-
bles, with tho accent on king"
M6agersfontein wiz be readily pro-
nounced In accord with the rules men,
toned above. as "Mahgers Fontayne,"
accents on "ah' and "ay."
II Is not hard 10 guess which word Is
more constantly used In Africa In these
days than an others. II Is war But
In South Africa Brlton, Boer and
kaifr alike Use one word for war, name
ly "Orlog" II Is impossible TO render
the pronunciation OF "Orlog" In Eng
lish characters. II is pronounced like
the German "Orloch." An article on
rransvaal phonetics would be incom-
plete " II did not mention the fact that
the Beers themselves DO not call their
country Transvaal. The official name
is de Zuid Afrkaansche Repnbliek."
In the phonetics rendering adopted
above. de Zeed Afrikahnshe Rep
poobleek." accents on ''ahn" and 'leek"
1.-The South African Republlc-a title 10
be proud Of. Every Transvaal police
man wears the badge reading u. A. r.
p" or Zuid Afrlkaansche Republic
ksansche Polite. This badge has given
rise 10 the nickname "Zarp." which Is
as prevalent In South Africa as Is the
mere familiar copper In this country.
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graphical Office. and a very creditable
Museum OF colonial products.
Among many historic landmarks
which the visitor In Lisbon must not
omit Is the ancient conyent-church dos
Hierongmos, which contains the mag
nihcent marble tombs OF Camoens,
Vasco da Cana and the great Portu-
guese historian, Alexandra Herculano.
Equally important Is the old convent OF
ST. Vincent high up on a hill over
looking the far-stretching shores of the
Tagus, which has been transformed into
a Pantheon C. royal tombs. Then there
is the Quintade Monserrate. where the
poet Byron used to live. which is now
the winter home OF Lady Cook, WIS.,
countess de Montserrat, OF London.
People on our side Of the Atlantic VIII
remember the lady as Tennle Claim,
formerly Of New York, sister OF VIC
torla Woodruff, both famous apostles
OF female suffrage.
One never wearles OF the hilltop
views above LlsbOa-the mighty river.
running through a semi-troplc para
disc; the stately and historic monu-
ments Of antiquity amid endless colo
MES OF palaces, villas and luxuriant
gardens. Into the latest royal palace
was incorporated a fifteenth century
convent, which for two hundred years
stood alone on Pima mountain. The
Palaclo Real another royal residence.
was built by Ferdinand Of Coburg upon
the ruins Of the ancient Castillo dos
Mouros, castle OF the dead The
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30
TRANSVAAL PH0NETICS.
Problems of Pronunciation Solved by
a South Afrikander.

1t is not so long since that newspaper
readers were confronted with the diff
cult problem OF correctly pronouncing
Spanish and Filipino proper names.
Today they are face to face with names
from the South African battletields.
compared with which the Spanish pro-
nunciaton is simplicity itself 1t would
not be out OF place under these crcum-
stances TO ascertain the correct pro-
nunciation Of South African proper
names, and II will be found that few
hints would make this a very easy task
First as to the two brave republics.
Transvaal is pronounced "Trans-fahl,
accent on the second syllable, "Aa." one
should remember, reads always like the
English "ah." lie" is equivalent to
our zee" In the word feet. "Ey" is
same as the English "ay.' and zoe" is
equivalent to 90 In the word room.
"V' is always pronounced like IF" for
instance "Volksraad" must be read as
II 1t were written "Folksraad," and
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We carr with us hat (Which blows
! on when there Is a slight breeze and
Is ruined by a shower OF RAIN, an um-
brella 10 protect the hat. and small
| black bag containing papers. On our
way back we have In addition in anoth-
CT bag "A piece OF fish which we have
purchased In the market and are taking
home 20 our residence. Laden with
these impedmenta, We attempt 10 board
a cor in motion.
AT first sight It would appear that one
hand IS nccessar. TO catch on TO the
RAIL- another to secure the hat, another
hand 10 hold the black bag. another to
hold the fish-b bag, But this is not 80 In
practice. One hand can satisfactorily
account for n black bag, an umbrella,
and a fish basket The trouble begins
when we try to hold on the hat with
the same hand with which we are grip
ping on to the rail And in the case
OF the two-handed man this happens
every day. AS at present constructed
We lose our hat or OR balance. or both
The third hand woald make all secure.
Go downtown at midday and enter
any Of the popular restaurants, and you
viii be faced at once with the great
luncheon difficulty. There is a long
counter and number OF men
seated at II on high stools, The
counter itself Is crowded, and there are
many waiting for their chance at II,
and wasting valuable time. Now there
Is room and to spare, but not against
the counter
The third hand blots out all the diff
cultles OF the rush luncheon at once.
The third, or middle hand spread out
fat would hold the plate on which was
the cut from the joint. The right hand
would hold the knife and the left the
fork, as now. The counter could be
removed entirely, thus giving more
space, Every man would be his own
counter. When the human race first
started with the original couple, there
was plenty OF room and two hands
sulflced, but in the crowded condition Of
the metropolitan luncheon the third
hand, to hold the plate. has become a
necessity. Having acquired the rush
luncheon we must inevitably acquire
the third hand.
Pass from the business TO the social
function. Let us suppose that II is a
reception after wedding. The we'd
ding presents are ranged round the
room. There Is en- enormous crowd OF
smartly dressed people: there are two
detectives, carefully disguised to look
exactly like detectives; there are re-
freshments. In the middle OF the room
Is young man with a coffee Ice In
each hand making his way to two la
dies In the corner. There is a crowd
round him and no available place on
which he can nut down either OF the
ices; and at the moment II becomes
an imperative necessity that he shall
sneeze. Think what a third hand would
mean to him AT that moment.-By
Barry Pain in the January Pearson's.
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In point OF authorship, Il sunds pre..rIr,,,
Hugo Zicman was at one tirt caterer n, ~,
Prince Napoleon who was killed While sst,,a..
the Zulus In Africa. He was aiiew,rd o.
OF the famous Hotel Spieudids 10 Paris f,,.i
he conducted the 'brated Druu,yick 81. 49, ~
New York, and Ter he rave 10 IN, ~,
Richelieu, in Chi culsin, Which won t N,
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LISBON, THE ROYAL CITY.
,,nnnnn Observation-Disclosures ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

building. but the smallest OF seven IN
this pleasure-loving capital. Which Is
hsndeomest, the Italian opera House,
the Can Carlos Theater, or that OF
Donna Amalia Is matter Of fancy. In
the foyer OF the last named splendid
theater stands celebrated work OF
art, the ceramic masterpiece OF Bor-
dallo Plnheiro-a colossal fajence vase
named Beethoven" with its beautiful
glazed allecorlcal relief carvings. One
OF the largest Pracas dos Torras in the
world disgraces Lisbon, with star per-
formers every day in the year. But in
justice be II said that the Portuguese
bull-nsht Is b. no means so brutal
as that Of Spain, or even of Cuba and
Mexico on our side OF the world Here
the poor, bewldered bull has less
chance for. himself than elsewhere, his
horns being blunted and covered, but
he Is seldom killed or seriously wound
ed. Though the American spectator
longs TO see the
PROFESSIONAL TORMENTORs
OF defenseless animals receive the pun
ishment they deserve his interest CEN
ters chiefly in the stirring music, the
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royal palace OF Cintra. erected by John
| in the fourteenth century, was built
upon the ruins OF a Moorish castle, by
Mozarabie workmen, In semi Moorish
style. But among all the remarkable
specimens Of architecture, ancient and
modern. In the Portuguese capital, none
Is a really greater work than the
aqueduct which brings water to the
city from Bellas village, twelve miles
away. 1t is partly conducted under
ground. but in the vicinity Of Lisbon
crosses a deep valley. which Is spanned
for nearly three thousand feet by a
bridge OF thirty arches, the loftlest Of
which is 24O feet high and ITO feet wide
In the Praca das Amoeclras is a large
reservoir FOR supplying the many foun-
tains Of the city with water.
FANNIE b. WARD.
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A SURE CURE FOR GROUP.
Twenty-Five Years Constant Use without
"A Failure.

The first indication OF Group IA
hoarseness, and in child subject 10
that disease 4 may be taken as a sure
sign OF the approach Of an attack
Following this hOarseness Is a peculiar
rough cough II Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy Is given as soon as the child
becomes hoarse. or even after the
croupy cough appears. II will prevent
the attack. II is used in many thoAs-
never disappoints the anxious moth
ers. We have yet to learn Of single
instance IN which II has not proved
effectual. No other preparation can
show such a record-twenty-five years
constant use without a failure.
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CANDIDATE FOR
VICE PRESIDENT.

This Is a good photo.
graph OF Timothy L.Wood
ruff, on whose. behalf q
campaign has Already be.
gun for the vlce-presi.
dency. as running mat,
to Mr.. Mckinley In 1900.
It Is reported that Pres.
ident Mckinley would
prefer Secretary Root, so
there may be an interest
ing fight over the nomin-
alton.
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The ARTICLES Of FAITH

DR.. Talmage's new book. written by
appointment In four styles Of binding,
cloth sl.0o; leather sl.s0: leather gilt
800: morocco Gilt $3.50. Special dis
count to Sunday schools. classes and
quorums. For sale at the psssret
News
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excited populace filing the enormous
amphitheatrical galleries Of the arena,
and the beautiful gay-colored costumes
Of the bsndilleros and picadores.
Besides the parks above mentioned,
the world-renowned Botanical Garden
and the splendid terraces Of the Es-
planade da Louis Philippe, there are
five smaller public gardens. all much
frequented b. well-dressed crowds In
the evenings The dark little shops of
Lisbon, with their scanty display Of
poor goods, are not worth a glance-ex-
cepting always the goldsmith's shops.
with their queer native ornaments.
cardcases, fan-stlcks. etc, In fllagree
work, the curlo-sho9s where rare ar
ucles may occasionally be
found among world OF trash,
and the pawn shops filed 10 over
flowing with the heirlooms OF an
impoverished nobility, The markets are
more interesting, with their many yari-
eties Of fish and fruits. golden oranges
and luscious grapes, Of which you may
buy more than you can carry for mil
refs 70 the value Of an American nickel.
country produce, IA, beef and mutton
from the DourO valley, aud especially
the always picturesque peasantry In
their characteristic costumes.
The hotels Of Lisbon are poor as poor
est; but so beautifully hospitablel are
the people that the stranger with let
ter Of introduction, or with a shadow
OF claim upon anybody, is sure OF most
gracious entertainment In private
houses. The large English colony lives
In the elevated district known as
Buenos Ayres, while Portuguese aris-
tocracy are mostly found IN the vicln-
lty Of the Ajuda palace, the fashion
able suburbs Of Alcantara and Cascaes,
and along the sunny hillsidss overlook
ing Tagus bay. OF course the capital
Is the headquarters Of the royal army,
and barracks for the troops and mu-
nicipal guards are scattered all over
the city. The understood, hungry-look-
ing soldiers remind one OF Cuba In war
time. only THESE are more gorgeously
uniformed, II not better fed, than were
the Spanish army in the West. The
chief naval and
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30
The White House Cook Book
TEE BEST COOK BOOK PRINTED
It more fully represents the prog.
ress and perfection Of the culinary
art than any previous work.

THE "wHITE HOUSE. wa, ,on,;Ls
by Hugo Zienan, steward Of tie Wiz
House Under President Harison, and Mn.
FL. Gillette. Il contains ovtf 100 Cox.
ing Recipes, besides recipes iof toils. and
household. Special articles on buying
provisions, dinner giving, tsls etiaustt,.
carving and care Of siekIxSSSsySX
4 novel ard most important dspartu,,,
consists of carefully prepared Meuus
for Breakfast, luncheon and Din.
nsr, complete for one week In
every month of the year.
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MAN WANTS A THIRD HAND.

When nature gave us two hands she
gave us all that was wanted at the
time, but We have moved on, and ma
ture has remained stationary. We have
the trolley-car TO take us downtown
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GENERATIONS MARRYING

and remaining under the paternal roof.
he Portuguese nsbob Is rich indeed
yho spreads his Lares and Penates
yer more than one suite Of apartments
the. anne floor.
under the triumphal arch
and up the wide street. you come 10
another handsome sQuare-the Praco
do Dom Pedro Primero. In earlier DAYS
the palace Of the inquisition stood here
and those gloomy prisons from which
hundreds OF previously tortured
wretches went forth to their auto-da-
fes. One side OF Il "a occupied by the
theater OF Douna Maria 1l-an immense
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that laid the
and vctoryor
L Gillette Meleg ird
homes
work embeshed With ladies the White
,ees mas oen PREPARED With Every recipe has been ra
one kind hiug
all classes enhde;
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inexperienced
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departure subject
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-12
"OTIS."
NEGRO FLEECING NEGROES.
The Government Takes a Hand and
Comes to Their Rescue.

Washington, Aug. 11.-An order for
bidding the delivery of all mail matter
was today issued against Isaac l.. Wal
ton, the ex-slaye petitioners assembly,
and the ex-slave assembly, Madison,
Ark, on the charge of operating through
the mails a scheme devised for obtaining
money under false and fraudulent pre-
lenses.
The Department states that Walton is
an ex-slave who is at the head of an
alleged imaginary organization having
for its object the collection of money to
be used to petition Congress to pass a
law granting ex-slaves pensions. The
first remittance required of the members
of this organization was % cents, and
it appears that 1881 negroes from the
Southern States principally, have re-
mitted that amount. Although this
money was to start fund for the OBJ
ject above noted. not one cent of 1t can
now be accounted for by the manager
Of the scheme.
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SECRET SESSIONS END
LONDON TlMLS' STRONG STATtMENl
tRcATEs A S-kSAfOs.
Il is y, IIeyed the Times Has Seen Absolute
Proof Of enry'S 6uiil -Drauauc
Scene Approaching.

Rennes, Aug. 1.-The Dreyfus court
martial concluded its secret sessions at
3 O'Clock this morning, when NJ. Paleoio-
que, of the Foreign Office completed MS
explanations of the secret dossler.
line court will meet again at $50 to-
morrow morning.
The London Times statement this
morning of the late Lieutenant Colonel
Henry's treason caused considerable sen
Satl0n here and was much discussed
among the newspaper men and all others
interested I'll the trial The affirmation
of Henry that Esterhazy was his accom-
plice is only continuation of what has
already many times been stated. But
what was regarded important is the fact
that the lanes announced it IN such
categorical terms, demonstrating, accord
ing to the views of the friends OF Drey--
fus here, that the Times people have act
ually seen documents, submitted to them
by more than one foreign military at
tache, presenting the strongest proof OF
Henry's guilt, and, moreover that this
announcement can only precede the pub
lication i'll the Times of the actual d0cu-
ments.
Ine correspondent here of the Asso-
ciated Press spoke to Major Forzinetti
wno was Governor of the Cherche MIDI
prison during Dreyfus incarceration
there. and who was cashiered en- account
Of his declarations favorable to Drey-
fus' attitude while in prison. For
zinetti said:
..,rhe Times statement confirms my
own view. | was convinced of Henry 's
completely from the very first and al
ways regarded him as the real culprit. 7
Regarding the court martial. he said:
Tomorrow will undoubtedly be the
most important day of the whole pro-
ceedings, as General MERCER and Nj.
Casimir-p perier former President of
France), If time admits, will be con-
fronted and most dramatic scene is
inevitable. as their declarations in certain
matters differ on essential points
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of honor and good faith unite with the
promptings of humanity to require from
the United States Il generous response to
the demand of Porto Rican distress.
This department has directed the inn
mediate distribution of rations to the suf-
ferers by the army i'll Porto Rico, as far
as il is within the power of the execu-
tive, but in the absence of any appro-
priation we must rely largely upon pri-
vate contributions.
Il beg that you will call upon the
public spirited and humane people of your
city to take active and immediate meas
ures in this exigency.
"The Government transport McPher-
son will be sent directly from the port
of New York to Porto Rico on Monday,
the 18th instant to carry all supplies
of food which can be obtained Furth-
er transports will be sent at future dates.
of which public notice will be given.
''Any committee charged with the
raising of funds will receive full informa-
ton and advice upon communicating
with this Department.
Very respectfully,
"ELIHU ROOT,
Secretary of War"
The cablegram from General Davis,
giving fuller details of the damage done
in Porto Rico by the hurricane, says:
Later reports show that the hurri-
cane was far more severe in interior and
Southern part of island than here
Date for estimate of number of Porto
Ricans who have lost verything is de-
ficent but j am forced to believe the
number on the island cannot fall below
one hundred thousand souls, and a
famine is impending. | ask that 2,500,-
600 pounds of rice and beans, equal
quantities of each, be Immediately ship
ped on transports to Ponce. Urgent APP
peals to all post commanders for food
for the destitute. Am | authorized to
relieve distress by food issues; rice and
beans only desired. There have been
many deaths of natives by falling walls.
SO far only one soldier reported danger
ously injured. Several towns reported
entirely demolished. As yet have reports
from only four ports. Complete destruc-
tion of all barracks destroyed. All
troops are in canvas. No reports yet
from the largest ports, Ponce and Maya
guez, but they were in the vortex of the
storm. At least half OF the people in
Porto Rico subsist entirely on fruit
and vegetables, and the steauRRs en-
tirely destroyed this soufrSM4 bport.
(Signed.) DAA
A report has been recefVruz the
War Department from an officer at San
Juan de Porto Rico estimating that the
number of killed amounts to 500. The
same officer says very serious condi-
ton of affairs exists ut Ponce.
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AND TRUSTS co MARCHING on.
Combination to Control Output Of Cotton
Duck Goods Forming.

Chicago, H., Aug 1.-THE Record
says:
Plans for the organization of a COM
bination to control the manufacture OF
cotton duck goods are practically con
summated. Announcement will be made
in a few days of the successful financing
of the new company to be called The
Mount Vernon WCodberry Cotton Duck
Company
The Capitalization of this company
is to include no preferred stock but wall
consist of a single stock issue amounting
to about $50, 100000 and also an issue
of debenture bonds, the amount of which
has not yet been decided
The new company, through the follow
ing fourteen plants, which it is to IN
clude, will control about 80 per cent.
of the cotton duck production of the
United States:
Five mills of the Mount Vernon Cot
tom Duck Company.
-Four mills of the Woodberry Cotton
Duck Company.
The Laurel Company.
The Franklin Company Mills, all at
Baltimore.
The Greenwood Company Mill at
Hartford. Conn.
The Tallasee Company mill at Mont
gomery. Ala.
The Columbia mill at Columbia, S. G.
THREE ICE COMPANIES UNITE.
New York, Aug. 1.-The World to-
morrow will say:
The American Ice Company of New
Jersey, with a reported capital of $50
100000 is reported to have secured the.
majority of the stock of the Consolidat-
ed Ice Company of New York and the
KnickerDocker Ice Company of Maine,
each of which is capitalized at $10,OO0,-
600. The consolidation of the three COM
panies will be effected by an example of
stock in the new company.
Who the officers of the American Ice
Company are it has not been mage pub
lie. Some secrecy surrounds the organi-
cation.
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B0ERS MENACE ENGLAND
DECLARE WAR WILL MEAN ABSOLUTE
RUIN or 10 4ANsESBURG.
hey hreat 10 Wreck the Mines and lire.
trieveb'Y Run The Great 30 y
Of Sharebu!d rs,

London, Aug. 11-The Bocr organ III
London, the Standard and Diggers'
News, today publishes Johannesburg
despatch threatening Great Britain, I'M
the event of war, saving the Beers are
determined to werk the mines and ir-
retrievably ruin the general body of
shareholders by blowing up millions
worth of machinery, adding that war
will mean the absolute ruin of Johannes
burg, both as town and as mining
center, and SAYING:
While it will doubtless end in a vic
tory for England, the price of that vic
tory will be the ruin of thousands who
ought to consider the price they must
pay before authorizing the Government
to. declare war;"
Another johannesburg despatch, how
ever predicts further concessions.