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WANDERING CYCLONES.

1t is an old saying that the footprints
of the Pike county man can be found
in every field of enterprise Whenever
he hears of new opportunities, fresh de-
velopments, probable chances for his
peculiar genius, ne strikes out at his
earliest convenience.
There are Missourians of this class in
every part of the known world in con-
sequence. They are breaking frozen
earth along the Yukon, prospecting the
yellow sands of Cuba, setting up grog-
geries in Manila and beginning to trade
horses with the Porto Ricans already.
But Missouri is not to have the mo-
nopOly of this Venturesome thrift Kan
sas is coming to the front in this as
in other ways. One of her cyclones has
apparently invaded the peaceful isle
of Porto Rico and spread terror and
wreckage throughout the length and
breadth of the land. They call it a
hurricane in the dispatches. but we
recognize the cyclone in the description
of its track. Nothing else could do so
much damage in so short a time. 1t is
calculated TO inspire Porto Ricans with
a wholesome respect for American in
situations. Pity but it could have
given its exhibition in one of the is
lands more in need of educating in this
respect than are the people of Porto
Rico.
If one of them could be induced to go
to the Philippines, for instance, to take
the place of the Twentieth Kansas,
matters in that part of the eastern
hemisphere would be simplified consid-
erably. Funston owes it to his country
to capture one and ship it across to
Otis. Not that Funston hasn't already
done more than his share, but we can't
think of any one else just now who
would be willing to tackle a western
cyclone
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| the commentator of powerful friends
| and brought about her formal betrothal
| to the Grand Duke Peter the following
June. They were married with great
pomp few months later.
With a shrewd sense of the possible
| power awaiting her in the sad gray
| land" of barbarsm and grandeur which
was to be her future home. she immedi-
ately set to work to transform herself
as speedily as possible into thorough
Russian. To that end she not only
learned the Russian language, walking
barefoot in her room at night that she
might longer keep awake to study 1t,
but she also relinquished the Lutheran
faith, and was received into the COM
munion of the Greek church under the
name of Yekaterina Aleksievna.
Although her simple wardrobe had
now become as gorgeous as ElizaDetn
of England's had been, and the jeweled
splendor of her apartments seemed to
have been touched by the finger of
King MidaS-even the numberleSS
statues and ornaments upon the facade
of her palace being heavily plated with
gold-she now knew neither happiness
nor contentment. She bore with the
sodden brutality of her almost feeble
minded husband merely that she might
eventually satisfy that restless ambl-
ton which stung her through all the
MlIQ NlclSSlIuQeS Oh HeI lulD uIcul
career Peters intemperance, open i'm
morality and cruelty in striking his
wife and berating her at public cere-
monies as a fool soon led the high
spirited princess to seek her pleasures
elsewhere; and from this time dates
the succession of favorites whose rise
and fall largely made up the history
of Russia during GATHERINGS life Ten
years after her marriage her first child.
Paul, was born, but was taken immedl-
ately from the tutelage of his corrupt
parents by the Empress Elizabeth,
who disguised by the life of open vice
led by Peter and Catherine, had serious
thoughts of disinheriting them in
favor of their son.
GATHERINGS ambition a few years later
nearly overreached itself and, certain
of her correspondence with high Of
ficials having been brought to Eliza
beth's notice, she was disSraced for
conspiring 10 usurp the sovereigns
place. Catherine, who never under
stood the meaning of the word fear,
Immediately sought an interview. in
which she secured pardon by working
upon the siympathies of the empress,
who was willing to forgive much TO the
mother of the idolized little Paul
Catherine availed herself of her pardon
to intrench herself politically III the
good opinion of the foreign ambassa-
dors. who soon perceived the superior
itv If her we'll disciplined mind over
that of her driveling husband. 1t
therefore occasioned little surprise upon
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in the guards. soon brought the army
over to her side, and hurried her essly
one morning to the capital, where the
various regiments took oath of allegi
ance. Having gained possession of the
arsenals and magazines, she soon is
sued her proclamation, which made
the winter palace ring with the cry.
Long live the empresSI" Accompanied
by her ardent supporter, the Princess
Dashkoff, Catherine rode at the head
of her grenadiers, her hair floating
loose from her k-wreathed sable cap,
back to Peterhof, whittier the terrified
Peter had been brought. Even then
had the miserable emperor chosen to
assert himself he might have put down
the sudden revolution But Catherine
had counted on just this cowardice
when her husband should find himself
apparently deserted by the army. 1t
did not take long to extort his abdica-
ton from him and Danish him TO a
place of security. In vain he begged
that he might take with him his violin.
dog, clown and other creatures to
Ropcha, where few days after his
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wires usurpation he was strangIed and
poisoned by the obliging Orloff. Of
Catherlnes completely in this murder
Hluch mas been suspected but little
proved. In order that there might he
no Justification from the new rulers
ranks Ivan VI. and the Princess Tara
kanof, the remaining grandchildren of
Peter the Great, were also shameslessly
imprisoned and murdered in their cells
through the ingenuity of the Orloffs.
All obstacles having been thus cleared
from her usurping path. Catherine en-
deavored by the brilliancy of her court
to blind her subjects to the hideous
steps by which she reached it. Her
instant success proved the truth of the
statement she had once written in her
journal. that her greatest gift was
the art of pleasing" The amazing
fertility of her schemes for extending
and identifying Russia also proved
that her husband had named her well
when he called her Mime. la Res
source. Her courage was absolutely
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boundless: defeat never daunted her
nor poverty caught her mapping She
founded her own bank and became the
money lender Of Europe
Catherine said she had the building
mania. Hospitals, libraries, arsenals
and manufactures sprang up as II by
magic The first Russian ruler to ad-
NIT the possibility of educating women.
she built a celebrated academy, which
accommodated 500 young girls. She
continued to adorn with unnecessary
palaces the city which Peter the Great
had reared upon the quaking boys of
Ludoga, eliminating her work there
with the far-famed bronze statue of the
citys founder. Although she published
a list of 245 towns which she claimed
to have founded, few of them could be
located except upon the map of their
sovereign's imagination. Really need
full building operations. such as roads
connecting her great cities, were sell
dom begun. and more seldom completed.
The principles of skepticism which she
had early imbibed from Voltaire and
other French writers of the day, made
her Indifferent to the eXactionS of the
Greek church. the national church of
Russia, Notwithstanding the fact that
she had advanced the protection of
that religion as one of her reasons for
uSurplnS the InrOHe- IL liiiS pScuuo-
philosophical attitude, combined with
her shrewdness in perceiving that those
who struggled for religious liberty
made valuable citizens, rather than to
amy special breadth of view. is to be at
tributed her offer of shelter to Mora
VANS. Jesuits, Tartars and other perse-
cuted denominations.
Catherine was also supposed to be
greatly interested in the condition of
the serfs. Although she transferred the
| 200. 900 serfs hitherto owned by the
clergy to the state. and in 17S5 issued a
ukase setting them free, she really did
them no practical good. For she never
hesitated to transfer them by the thou
sands from ore favorite to another;
and, for fear of offending the mobiles
who had raised her to power, she left
the enforcement of the decree to pos
terity.
Indeed, it is not at all probable that
the intrinsic value of liberty or per-
sonal independence was comprehensive
TO her except as it related to herself.
So little did she understand the Amer
lean revolutionary struggle that she
denounced Washington Jas rebel. and
wrote regarding George HIS enforced
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SONG FOR VOLUNTEERS.

The Homecoming of the volunteers has
evoked a plentiful supply of patriotic
literature. Among those submitted to The
Herald is the following, written TO the
meter of When Johnny Comes Marching
Home:
When the boys come marching home
again
Hurrah, Hurrah,
Well give them a hearty welcome then
Hurrahi Hurrah,
The Stars and Stripes unfurled shall fly,
While we shout hurrah for the Utah boys
And well all feel gay when the boys
come marching home.
Wen make the mighty cannon roar
Hurrah, Hurrah.
When the boys in blue get home once
more
Hurrahi Hurrah,
Wen make the smoking powder fly
Beneath the blue and sunny sky,
And We'll all feel gay when the boys
come marching home.
May the Stars and Stripes forever wave
Hurrai, Hurrahi
Der Utah's sons so true and brave
Hurrah Hurrahi
May the God of Nations bless our land,
And truth and right forever stand
And we'll all feel gay when the boys
come marching home.
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WILL GET THE GUNS.

Utah should possess the guns with
which the batterymen of this state in
the nations service performed such
valorous deeds during the war with
Spain and the instruction of the
Filipinos.
These pieces were issued, when new,
TO the National Guard of Utah. They
served in the drill of the guardsmen
until the war began; since then they
have been the terrible weapons of
batteries a and B, Utah light artillery.
They have been used from the begin
ming by the men of Utah. The guns
are now useless. They will have to be
rebuilt before being seTviceable again.
Utah soldiers have fired them until
their utility is ended. 1t is therefore a
fitting disposition of the guns that,
instead of being rebuilt, they should be
mounted within the state, monument
to the patriotic soldiery of Utah.
The Herald has made an investiga-
ton of the steps necessary to obtain
these guns. Governor Wells has been
acquainted with the facts and has
undertaken with patriotic enthusiasm
and Iaudable state pride the prosecu-
ton of the negotiations that will end
in the mounting of the pieces at some
place in Salt Lake.
Senator Rawlins and Congressman
Roberts are absent from the city but
in a matter of this kind their co-opera-
ton may safely be anticipated, so that
the steps necessary to be taken in
congress-if legislation should per-
chance be needed as indicated in
Adjutant General Corbin's statement to
The Herald correspondent-will as
suredly be taken when the time arrives.
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Miss Edythe Sears will entertain in
formally next Thursday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. wightman have re-
turned from San Francisco and are at
the Knutsford.
Miss Roundy will leave Monday for
Holiday park.
Mr. Green of Texas visited friends at
Ford's during the past week
expect to leave next week for HALEY,
Ida
Mr. and Mrs. Hal Russell leave next
Tuesday for New York.
Mr.. George Lawrence has gone to
Brighton for ten days' visit.
Miss Jennie Howat left yesterday for
a visit to the mines of Park City.
Kimball Jennings has returned from
Brighton.
Miss Jasmine Young will leave next
week for Weber canyon.
Mrs Rathman of Sioux City, Ia, will
spend the remainder of the summer In
the city visiting friends.
Mr.. George E. Calder returned yes
terday from his summer vacation.
Mr. w. II. Bancroft and Mr.. Chester
Mason left last evening for the east.
County Attorney Putnam left yes
terday for Brighton to remain over
SUNDAY.
Judge Norrell returned yesterday
from a fishing trip in Idaho.
Mrs. o. B. Hewett is entertaining
number Of eastern relatives.
Mrs W. W. Ritter, who has been Wis
iting Mrs. j. E. Jennings, left yester-
day for her summer home in Logan.
Miss Stella Eaton and Miss Marie
Kagler have returned home after a
pleasant visit with friends in Boise.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Letcher have re-
turned from an Idaho rip.
Mr.. ]. Ellis Jayne has returned from
Silver lake.
Mr.. E. G. Rognon left yesterday for
Tennessee.
Mrs. Gus Holmes and child left for
California yesterday.
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General MERCER was positive in his
accusation of Dreyfus. He knew that
documents were furnished Germany.
and believed the Jew had supplied
them. But the London Times has Es-
terhazy's confession that 100 docu-
ments, exposing French military Sc
crets were supplied the Germans by
himself and under Colonel Henry's or
ders. Still there are Frenchmen who
would preserve the honor Of the army
by reconvicting Dreyfus
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WELCOME TO BATTERIES.
BY THOMAS MURRAY SPENCER.

Son of Utah. we are waiting.
Listening for thy martial tread;
Loving hands are busy weaving
Laurel crowns for thy dear head.
Hands are clasped with nervous twitch
ing.
Anxious hearts near bursting are;
Eager eyes are ever looking
For thy coming from the war.
Soldiers, Comrades, Brothers ALL
Mother father. sister, friend,
All with shouts of welcome greet thee;
For the dead our prayers ascend.
Couldst thou fathom all our secrets
Thou wouldst still have this to learn,
That thou couldst not feel our welcome
Till our hearts are pressed in turn.
Salt Lake City, Aug. 8. 1899.
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LOOK OUT, WILLIAM

We are particularly anxious about
the position of the ogden Standard
these days It is doing heroic work for
the Republican party in this state 1t
was the first prodigal to climb into the
bandwagon. But our Junction City
contemporary is treading on dangerous
ground in its criticism of Otis. 1t says:
When the Standard condemns General
Otis il does so believing that it neither
reflects on one party or the otner, put
simply on the individual. for certainly our
patriotism would be OF wedZen-faceu
type did We not recognize in all parties
the spirit of national pride and a desire
TO see America triumph over It's enemies.
and if this is true of all parties II is
especially applicable 10 the great politica.
organization that was given its birth and
development in mighty struggle 10 pre-
serve 10 this people d republic of liberty
and equal rights.
General Otis. We trust, does not stand
FOR the Republican parry, but simply an
United States. open to the criticism and
cenSure of all parties. A commanding
officer whose soldiers hiss his name, as
did the Utah and Nebraska boys in the
Columbia theatre. San Francisco. few
nights ago. is certainly an incompetent
or an overbearing tyrant.'
The st. Louis Globe-Democrat, organ
of the administration takes a different
view. According to it: "Otis has be-
come the target of the copperheads.
They want him removed, as a proof
that the war has been a failure, and
they would attack his successor with
redoubled venom after a first success"
Doesn't Brer Glasmann know he is
guilty Of lese majestic when he criticizes
Otis? Doesn't he know that all the
paid defenders of the administration,
worship and revere the bewhiskered
head of affairs at Manila as a special
sort Of saint who is above criticism?
Go to. William; Colonel Lannan viii
be calling you copperhead, if you
don't look out,
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Defining His Position.
(Cleveland Plain Dealer \

Voice urom upstairs)-I want that
young man who is now in the parlor with
my daughter Matilda to clearly under
stand my position. Rumors may have got
abroad that l am death to trusts and
monopolies. but / don't carry my enmity
to ridiculous extreme. The gas monop-
oily may be grasping octopus, but if that
gas down in my parlor isn't at once re
lighted there will be trouble all over the
hallway, and red riot running wild on the
front steps. You hear me,
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Towns that have not made up
enough to bring their volunteers home
from San Francisco should not refer to
the men and women of this city who
have contributed handsomely for that
purpose, as hogs" and merely because
it was deemed a good plan to preserve
the volunteer organization intact for
while after its return to Utah, so all
who are interested might have chance
to see it thus before it is disbanded
forever
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the death of Eliza 1eth that GATHERINGS
husband, now Peter I'LL. was much
disliked i'll spite of his abolishment of
the secret tribunal and the release of
many political offenders from Siberia.
He wished to follow the example of his
grandfather, Peter the Great. and by
marrying one Elizabeth Vorontsof (who
beat him when he deserved it), raise
her to equal honors on his throne
Catherine was accordingly banished to
Peterhof, where her popularity kept
constantly increasing.
Her handsome favorite,, Gregory Or
lon, an officer who had four brothers
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the marketable fruit crop in Utah this
year is light, except in isolated7cases,
such as at the Syracuse fruit farm,
whose output is spoken for by Mon
tana handlers"
That the editor of The Tribune would
take up controversy with the news
gatherers of another paper is not
unexpected, but to contradict its
own reporter is an exhibition of more
than spite-it looks like imbecility.
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METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
Yesterdays Record at the Local Of
fee of the Weather Bureau.
sac Lake City. Utah. Aug. II

Salt Lake City, Utah, Aug. II. 1899.
Meximum temperature 81 degrees; min
jmum temperature. IS degrees; mean tenn
perature, "a degrees. which is degrees
below the normal; accumulated deficiency
of temperature since list of the month, "a
degrees; accumulated deficiency of tenn
perature since Jan. l, 175 degrees; total
precipitation from p. m to p. m. none;
accumulated excess Of precipitation since
LIST of the month. 81 inch; accumulated
excess Of precipitation since Jan. 1, 2.37
inches.
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VII. CATHERINE II OF RUSSIA
Q729-1796.)

Sophia Augusta Frederick, princess of
Anhalt, known to history as Catherine
the Great, was born at Stettin in
Prussia. Frederick the Great, king of
that country. was much pleased at her
marriage, fifteen years later, to her
cousin. Peter Uric, grandson of Peter
the Great, for he thought such an alli-
ance must undoubtedly strengthen the
friendship between Russia and Prussia
At the age of fifteen she started with
her mother and wardrobe of three
dresses upon a visit of appreciation to
Elizabeth, the tsaritsa of Russia. Her
striking beauty fine mind and that
frankness of manner which enabled her
always to retain her popularity in
stantly won for the 1.-the little princess
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Relieved.
Chicago Tlmes-HeraldA

What's up? You look as happy as If
you'd fallen heir to a fortune
Il am happy. I've just been relieved of
disagreeable duty. l had made up my
mind to discharge my bookkeeper and my
typewriter and hire somebody who could
hold both jobs. But | hated to do it, 1t
hurts me to make people unhappy
How did you get out of it2''
They eloped yesterday afternoon"
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President Ben Z. Rich of the southern
states mission says that, las a rule,
the elders are treated nicely, and the
trouble we encounter generally comes
from among the more ignorant class.
headed by religious bigots, who draw
their inspiration directly or indirectly
from ministers located in Salt Lake
City" He should not overlook the
great influence of the "storm-starter."
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Summer Term, 1899.

Summer Term, 1888.
Mondays, Vacation Studies for Young
Tuesdays, Historic Cities
of Europe: Wednesdays, Popular Lee
lures in Physical Science; Thursdays
and Fridays Three Centuries of French
Saturdays, Royal Women
of European History. These courses
will continue until Sept. 30. 1899. Exam
nations will be held at their close as a
basis for the granting of certificates.
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Herman Hauser. who jumped from
the Brooklyn bridge a week ago in
order to please little girl, has prom
ised New York judge not to do i:
again. His promise ends the effort to
revive chivalry. Hauser was the sole
surviving knight Grant and now he's
moved forward into the twentieth CEN
fiIry
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Real Mean.

Flossy-I don't care. think Jack Town
ley is real mean
Annette-Why Fiossy?
Flossy-He wrote to me from Florida
saying he had shot an alligator seven feet
long. and said when he shot another he
would have a pair Of slippers made for
me.
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Walker, who was McKinley's partner
when the firm failed in business, has
just filed petition in bankruptcy. Will
lam's salary and perquisites now
amount TO more every year than the
capital stock Of the institution that
faflad
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Ex-Governor L. Bradford Prince of
New Mexico. has a collection of over 1000
stone idols once worshiped by the Pueblo
Indians He is president of the Terri
torial Historical society and has been Oc-
cupied a dozen years in making the col
lection
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STOCKS AND INVESTMENTS.
BONDS.

Utah Bank and Commercial Stocks and
other High Grade Investment Securities
bought and sold. Loans on Stocks.
Dividend-paying stocks bought and sold.
Investment orders from institutions.
trustees of estates and capitalists will
receive the best of attention.
JOHN c. CUTLER. JR..
Tel l27. SO Main Street.
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Dom Paul pauses long enough in the
sharpening of his trusty broad sword
to read a chapter of Psalms to his
eountrymen. War must be near at
hand
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Miss Frances Power Cobbe is one of the
oldest living lady journalists. 1t has been
claimed for her that she was actually the
first lady to do regular Office work on the
editorial staff of a London daily.
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Jerome X. Jerome takes his vacation on
a farm. where he becomes one of the day
laborers. He has studied agriculture both
from u theoretical and practical point Of
view.
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If Root has really restored harmony
in the war department he is entitled TO
the thanks of long suffering public
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The chateau De Mazenas has cost NJ
Loubet $4,000. a fact which is taken to in
dicate that the French presidents private
means are greater than was generally
supposed.
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the late Captain August Ligowsky of
Cincinnati was the oldest German editor
in the United States. He raised n COM
pany and served with Carl Schurz in the
war OF the rebellion One of his sons was
the inventor of the clay pigeon