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knowledge of the physical sciences
were long, arduous and disinterested.
His Elements of the Newtonian Phil
osophy" was the first book upon the
subject to be published in France. He
wrote hundreds of gratuitous articles
for the famous French encyclopedia,
the pioneer of popular education. He
was profuSe in his charitable gifts, and
his home was refuge for the needy.
More than this, he gave much time,
money and toll, and exposed himself
to obloquy and danger, in defending
the victims of oppression. The defam-
er of Joan of Arc was the savior of
the family of CALAIS. His exposures in
this shameful case led to an cutlery
that abolished the rack and confession
by torture. Voltaire died in IT'S, but
his influence lived on, and his protests
against tyranny and superstition were
among the most powerful causes of
that great revolution which made
France democracy, which weakened
the power of every European despot-
ism. and lightened the burdens of every
people. The ideas of 1889, the words
liberty" equality" and fraternity. y
in spite of the mistakes and crimes of
their apostles, have not lost their pow
er and will have their influence in
bringing in the better social and po-
litical conditions for which we are all
hoping.
The skeptic has a function, and a
very important one it is. 1t is to coun-
teract the hypocrite and the fanatic.
The infidel and the bigot are the eX-
IRENE types of divergence in the hui
man mind, and, mischievous and re-
pulsive as they are, they nevertheless
illustrate even better than more mod
crate types certain great fundamental
laws. The physical, the political and
the religious world alike depend upon
a certain equilibrium of forces. The
earth revolves about the sun as a result
of the balance between the centripetal
and centrifugal motions. If the CEN
tripetal force were unchecked the earth
would plunge into the sun and be in
stantly dissolved into its elements. If
the centrifugal force were given full
sway our globe would dash off into
space and become a wandering star
from which all life would speedily per-
ish. The removal of dead tissue is as
necessary to the health and growth of
the human body as food itself. The
body polite is not unlike. a good gov
eminent is always the result of the
interaction of forces that uDbuild and
forces that disintegrate. Where CEN
traliZing forces are too strong the re-
suit is despotism. Where individuality
is too great the result is anarchy. God
made acids to cleanse away rusts and
stains. He made jackals and vutures
TO devour garbage.
Taking, then. the darkest view of Vol
taire compatible with faith in an over
ruling Providence, we may, perhaps.
accept his own estimate of himself. as
expressed in the words: 'J'ai fat un
peu de bien; c'est mon meilleur ouv-
rage CT have done a little good; it IS
my better work').
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SOME MORE REMARKS.

Ex-senator Arthur Brown is deter
mined not to be out-Heroded. 1t must
have been with some misgiviugs that he
read, in the Washington Post a few
weeks ago, an interview with Colonel
Pat Lannan. the widely known editor
of the Salt Lake Tribune" saying
organs influence is waning"
The distinguished Republican who
never wavered in the troublous times
of go who never in his life hesitated
to swallow every ticket and platform
prescribed by his party, who has led
the forlorn hope in the state of Utah
for two campaigns. is not disposed to
yield the palm of leadership at once to
one of the truants.
So the ex-senator went to Washing
ton. hunted up the same reporter and
submitted to an interview in the Post
in which he said: There is no question
but Bryan's popularity in the west has
been waning for some time"
He may declare upon his return
home. however, or after the expiration
of sixty days, that he never was inter-
viewed. that he simply made some re-
marks which the reporter wrote down
and published in the form of story.
But, like the widely known editor, he
will certainly admit that he made the
remarks.
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| the nation, as with one voice. ayowed
itself his disciple
1t has been said that voltaire show
ed symptoms of infidelity from infancy.
When at college he gave way TO SAL
lies of wit, mirth and profanity which
astonished his companions and terrified
his perceptors. He was twice impris-
oned in the bastile, and many times
obliged to fly from the country. In
England he became acquainted with
Bolingbroke and all the most distin-
guished men of the time. and in the
school of English philosophy he learned
TO use argument, as we'll as ridicule, in
his war with religion. In 174O we find
him assisting Frederick the Great TO
get up a REPUTATION of Machiavelli;
again, he is appointed historiographer
of France, gentleman of the bedcham-
Der and member of the academy; then
he accepts an invitation 20 reside in
the court of Prussia, where he soon
quarrels with the king. After many
vicissitudes he finally purchased the
estate of Ferney, near the lake of Cen
eva, where he resided during the rest
of his days. From this retreat he pour
ed out an exhaustlesS variety of books
which were extensively circulated and
eagerly perused- He was the admira-
ton of all the wits and philosophers
of Europe, and numbered among his
pupils and correspondents some of the
greatest sovereigns of the age. At the
age of 81 he again visited Paris. Here
his leveeS were more crowded than that
of any emperor; princes and peers
thronged his ante-cha.mber. and when
he rode through the streets train at
tended him which stretched far over
the city. He was made president of
the academy. and crowned with laurel
at the theatre, where his bust was
placed on the stage and adorned with
palms and garlands. He died soon al
ter. without the rites of the church, and
was inferred secretly at a Benedictine
abbey-BOtta
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THE LAST KISS.
flames Whitcomh Riley. J

-
I put by the half-written poem,
While the pen. idly trailed in my hand
Writes on: Had / words to complete it,,
Who'd read it, or who'd understand"
But the little bare feet on the stairway.
And the faint, smothered laugh in the
hall,
And the eerie low lisp on the silence,
Cry up to me over it all.
So. gather il up-where was broken
The tear-faced thread of my theme,
Telling how, as one night l sat writing,
a fairy broke in on my dream
My little inquisitive fairy
My own little girl. with the gold
OF the sun in her hair. and the dewy
Blue eyes of the fairies of old.
Twas the dear little girl that 1 scolded-
For ii was a moment like this,
I said: when she knew / was busy
To come romping in for kiss
Come rowdying up from her mother
And ciamoring there at my knee
For one little kiss for my dolly.
And one little uzzer for mei
And the cold hand that turned her away;
And take from the lips that denied her
This answerless prayer of today.
Take, Lord. from my mem'ry forever
That pitiful sob of despair,
And the patter and trip of the little bare
feet,
And the one piercing cry on the stair!
God pity the heart that repealed her,
1 put by the half-written poem,
While the pen. idly trailed in my hand,
Writes on: Had / words to complete it
Who'd read Il or who'd understand"
But the little bare feet on the stairway,
And the faint. smothered laugh in the ha..
And the eerie, low lisp on the silence
Cry up TO me over 1t all
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Voltaire, whose real name was Fran
co.'s Marie Arouet, is certainly the most
influential of the numerous writer's
that have been produced by France. He
was born in Paris on Nov. q, 1894, and
died in the same city on May 80, 17TS.
At the time of his birth Louis XIV was
still the absolute ruler of France; no
one dared to question his divine right
to the crown, or TO resist his clearly
expressed will. When he died public
opinion had become so irresistible a
power that King Louis XVI. had been
compelled, much against his desire. to
assist the ~revolted colonies of North
America in their struggle against the
English king, and that eleven years
later the French also determined to be-
gin a revolution, the object of which
was to establish free and equal gov
eminent over the ruins of the old sys-
tenn OF the transformation which had
taken place between the dates of 1894
and 177S Voltaire had been the chief
artisan
AS writer it is somewhat difficult
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activity, by which he was in some sort
many men at once. No writer, even in
the eighteenth century. knew so many
things or treated so many subjects.
That which was the ruin of some minds
was the strength of his. Rich in diver
sified talent and in the gifts of fortune
he proceeded to the conquest of his age
with the combined power of the high
est endowments under the most favor
able circumstances. He was driven
again and again, as moral pest, from
the capital of France by the powers
that fain would have preserved the peo-
pie from his opinions, yet ever gaining
ground. his wit always welcome, and
his opinions gradually prevailing, one
audacious sentiment after another
preached and branded with infamy. yet
secretly entertained. till the futile
struggle was at length given up and
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TREACHERY IN NEGROS ISLAND

An illustration Of what this govern
ment will have to contend with in the
Philippines, so long as the subjugation
of the natives is essential to the main
tenance of peace in the islands, IS
found in the conduct of the BolOmen.
When the American troops invaded
the island of Negros in March they were
received with friendly demonstrations.
very much as General Miles was well
coined to Porto Rico. There has been
nc trouble worth mentioning in that
part Of the archipelago since. We all
were pleased at their docile behavior
for the peaceful acquisition of the Phil
ippines was a contamination devoutly
wished for. 1t is a very different mat
ter from forcible annexation.
However. the friendship Of the inhab-
itants of Negroes was only a mask. it
seems. No sooner were the volunteers
ordered TO embark for Manila, leav-
ing a small garrison of regulars to po-
lice the island, than the Bolomen rose in
arms and began to attack and harass
the soldiers LETT behind.
If this is the way the troops are
treated on the only friendly island of
tie thousand or more that constitute
the archipelago, we evidently count
upon the peaceful submission OF the
Filipinos in vain. To garrison every
island according to its population and
show of resistance will certainly re-
quire force almost, if not quite, as
large as General Otis has had under
his command during the first five
months of this tropical war. In the
meantime We are making little head
way in the direction Of conquering the
natives. After that is accomplished the
garrison matter will have TO be set
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VIII. VOLTAIRE.
(Concluded.)

Voltaire did not distinguish between
accidents and essentials, between truth
and its perversions. between the virtue
of the founder and the mistakes and
sins of the followers. He was short
sighted, and the mists of prejudice hid
from him the sun of righteousness.
But making all possible allowances
for Voltaire's surroundings. the de-
formities of his character are SO great
that it is hard to give him due credit
either for his better qualities or for
the services he undoubtedly rendered
to France and to the world
Voltaire's labors in promoting a
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and 100 new cases were reported yester-
day from the American garrison at
Santiago, the cleanest of all the Cuban
provinces. AS the chief difficulty in
preventing and handling the epidemic
seems to have been the lack of proper
food and medicine supplies, General In
competency must remain at the head
of the war department
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METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
Yesterdays Record at the Local Of
flee ce the Weather Bureau.

Salt Lake City, July s.
Maximum temperature. IS degrees; min
lmum temperature. 81 degrees; mean tenn
perature. Il degrees. which IS 2 degrees
above the normal Accumulated deficiency
Di temperature since LIST of month, de-
grees; accumulated deficiency of temper
Rture since Jan. l. 124 degrees. Total pre-
cipitation from p. m 10 p. m, none
accumulated deficiency of precipitation
Bince LIST OF month. IL inch; accumulated
excess Of precipitation since Jan. 1, l.53
Inch.
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Editorial Push.
lCleveland Plain Denler-

cleveland Plain Dealer)
You villagers seem to be a rather de-
lberate lot of people
Il spose we be. There wuz a Teller
drowned down in the creek a spell ago.
He yelled, Help Help. afore he went
down tn last time, an the editor of tn
village paper heard him an went back TO
tn office an put in his paper two help
wanted ads an charged EN- up to III
estate, by gumr
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Courses of Instruction.
Summer Term. 1899.

Mondays, Vacation Studies for Young
Naturalists; Tuesdays. Historic Cities
of Europe; Wednesdays, Popular Lee
lures in Physical Science; Thursdays
and Fridays, Three Centuries of French
Literature; Saturdays. Royal Women OF
European History. These courses viii
continue until Sept. 80. 1899. Examina-
tions will be held at their close as q
basis for the granting of certificates.
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Automobiles have had their day in
court, and Chicago judge has decreed
that they are here to stay. A park
board ordinance designed to keep them
out of the parks and off the boulevards
is void. and the court holds that there
is less danger in an automobile than in
4 horse and buggy"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-07

The sudden rise in copper has taken
the bulk of Chinese coin out of circula-
ton, and the government is confronted
with a monetary panic. These trusts
do not seem to realize the scope of
their baneful influence.
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Cooling.
Chicago News.)

They were seated at the ice cream
table.
Oh dear" said the sweet girl, tanning
her cheek, I'm melting"
The young man saw an opportunity.
Il knew IL was rather warm" he said
but L didn't think it was as hot as
that"
What do Won mean?"
why, hot enough to melt pure gold -
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General Corbin still thinks that the
backbone of the Philippine instruction
is broken. Yet he goes right ahead
helping the president to raise his pro-
Visional army.
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OREGON SHORT LINE RAILROAD.

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No one who wishes to know Voltaire
should fail to acquaint himself with his
correspondence. AS a letter writer he
is unsurpassed, and his correspondence
covers a period of over sixty years, of
the most interesting in the history of
mankind. We possess over 10000 let
tiers written either by or to him, and
this represents, very likely, only
small part of the epistolary activity of
this extraordinary man.-Adolphe
Cohn.
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THREE CENTURIES
OF FRENCH LITERATURE.

Contributors to this course: Brander
Matthews, Ii. D.; Benjamin w. Wells.
Phi. D.; Jean Charlemagne BRAGG. a
B.; Alcee Fortier, d. Lit; H. Morse
Stephens, NJ. A, and other specialists
in romance literature.
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Miss NJ. E. Chambers, sister of r. c.
Chambers, and two nieces the Misses
Chambers of Kansas City, are visiting
Salt Lake for a few days and are
guests of the Kenyon. They are en-
route to Los Angeles.
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In Berlin they have the news that Ad-
miral Dewey has written a very kind let
ter TO Admiral Diedrichs, regretting the
false reports regarding their relations
az Manila.
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Progressive.
NNa shinctnn STAR

This army scandal appears to be 60
ing from bad TO worse"
That's so. / didn't think there could
be anything more Objectionable than Gen
oral Eagan's beef till L heard his lam
guag
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-. THE HERALD'S.
Home Study Circle.
Copyright. 1899. by Seymour Eaton.)
Directed by Prof. Seymour Eaton.


today to assign to Voltaire his exact
rank He was primarily n man of ac-
ton. He wrote with a purpose. He
wished to effect a transformation of
the public mind, and the high value of
what he wrote, its adaptation to the
end he had in view, is shown by the
results which were achieved by him.
His greatest gifts were clearness of
statement and vividness of illustration.
His many-sidedness has never been
surpassed. 1t must be recognized,
however, that he succeeded in prose
work better than in verse.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-07

A movement has been started in Phila-
delphia looking to the erection in Fair
mount park OF $4,000 monument to
Richard Allen. founder of the African
Methodist Episcopal church.
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T. II. Price. the New York millionaire,
is facially, the exact double of Congress
man joe Bailey of Texas, and the one
is frequently mistaken for the other.
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Mrs. G. NJ. Staples and daughters,
Misses Helen and Harriet, of Dubuque
Ia, on their way to the coast, were
guests yesterday at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Edward w. Duncan.
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The Inference.

(Kansas City independently
The Beau-Leon on me through life
dearest.
The Belle-Wouldn't il be rather awk-
ward living in hammocks?
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Miss Moore, who has been the guest
of Miss Sherman during the past six
months, will spend the summer with
Mrs. A. T. Hayden
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The official stenographer in the trial of
the criminal case of Senator Quay will
receive sl,45O for his services.
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John Gardiner of New Jersey will be
the guest of Lawrence Fox during the
summer.
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SOCIETY NOTES.

Francis Cotton, who has been study
ing in Paris, returned home on Tues
day.
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Mrs. E. B. Critchlow leaves next
week for California
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Charles Wilkes was the host of a de-
lake party last evening.
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idea of the strange conception of poetry
which prevailed in France at this time
than is given in the simple statement
that Voltaire was acknowledged to be
its greatest poet. 1t is probable that
few Englishmen think Of Voltaire as a
poet at all. and he has indeed no claim
to the title, except such as may be de-
rived from his remarkable skill in the
mechanism of the art of poetry and
from the extraordinary felicity of his
light occasional pieces. 1t is, however,
as a poet that he was chiefly regarded
by his contemporaries
Filled with destructive passion
against the church, Voltaire in affairs
of the state was a conservative. His
ideal for France was an intelligent des-
potism. But if a conservative, he was
one of a reforming spirit. He pleaded
for freedom in the internal trade of
province with province; for legal and
administrative uniformity throughout
the whole country; for a reform of the
magistracy; for milder code of crimi-
nal Jurisprudence; for attention to pub
lie hygiene. His programme was not
ambitious, but it was reasonable, and
his efforts for the general welfare have
been justified by time.
AS a literary critic he was again
conservative. He belonged to the clas
steal school, and to its least liberal
section. He regarded literary forms as
imposed from without on the content
of poetry, not as growing from within;
passion and imagination he would re-
duce to the strict bounds of uninspired
good sense; he placed Virgil above Ho-
mer and preferred French tragedy to
that of ancient Greece; from his in
voluntary admiration of Shakespeare
he recoiled in alarm; if he admired
Corneille it was with many reserva-
tons Yet his taste was less narrow
than that of some of his contempora-
ries; he had a true feeling for the
genius of the French language.-Ed-
ward Dowden.
The maturity of the eighteenth CEN
tury is found in Voltaire; he was the
personification of its rashness, its zeal,
it's derision. it's ardor and its univer-
salty In him nature had, so TO speak,
identified the individual with the ma
ton, bestowing on him a character in
the highest degree elastic, having live
-ly sensibility but no depth of passion,
little system of principle or conduct.
but that promptitude of self direction
which supplies its place, "a quickness
of perception amounting almost to in
tuition and an unexampled degree of
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Mataafa. the Samoan claimant to royal
honors. is .passionately fond of Moody
and Sankey's hymns.
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Miss Spence is the guest of Mis-
Josephine Katz.
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Miss Laura Sherman will return from
the east early next week.
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Mr.. A. H. S. Bird. son-in-law of w. S.
Mccormick, arrived in the city yester-
day from London, England. Mr.. Bird
says his trip to this country is purely
for recreation and pleasure. Mrs. Bird
did not accompany him.
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Mrs. r. c. Easton of New York is a
guest at the home of Spencer Clawson
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Major General Otis wife receives a
cablegram from her husband regularly
ON the 1st and 18th of each month.