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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-23

The Brooklyn conference. Of the
CHURCH OF Jesus Christ Of Latter-dny
Saints was held at the Amphion As.
seinbly rooms. Brooklyn. y. Y. sun
day ana Monday. November 18Th ana
soth, 1879 Elder j, z. Stewart. Jr.,
,,Ihere were present at the conferenc.
'u'r w II, Smart and r., II. Snow. of
.ne presi lency OF the Eastern stntes
m a.' Elder J. y. Stewart, Jr, j. II.
IJarle't ana T. NJ. Tyson. Of the prosl-
1shey Of the Brooklyn conference.
b'uy,s ~, IL. Roberts. Willard Young.
ana =, cummings, Jr,. Junlus II. Wells
l vn 'ne ELDERS laborlng In the Brook
g conference, also q great many
n h,'n,s ana friends. one OF the most
meahng features OF the conference
utah. .ne beautiful solos rendered by
,rh noted singer. Bro. II. q, Easton.
Naame conference consists OF Greater
islandi ork; state OF New Jersey, Long
4ha and surrounding Islands com.
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Attlca, Rams. Dec. II. 1899.
To the Editor:
The st. John. Kansas, conference
convened In this city on Saturday. sun
day and Monday. December end. 3rd
and 18th There We're In attendance
nineteen laborlnG Elders, two local Ell
dera. and number Of Saints and visi.
tors. VIM. Baker, presiding Elder OF
the 81 John branch and wife; also Sis
ter Lucy breckenridge. president OF the
"rgt Nollef Society organization In this
mission, were among the most notable
Vialturs
Just before the commencement OF our
second meet Z we were happily sur
priscd TO learn that Elder VIM Il. Jack
had arrived who, during the conference,
gave some very valuable and timely
Instructions.
The cardinal principles OF the Gospel
were plainly set forth by those who
addressed us. Elder Huh reported
twenty-five baptisms since last June.
lie said the conference Is now In a
iiourishlng condition with bright pros
poets for the future The following Ell
ders gave encouraging accounts OF their
labOrs.
7, $. Kimball. d. l.. Miller. A. Kirk
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STAKE CONFERENCES.


Davis Stakes quarterly conference
was held In Itaysvllle December 18th
and 18th, 1899, There were present dur
Ing the conference President Jos. r.
Smith Of the First Presidency. Elder
George Teasdalc OF the Council OF Apos.
ties, Elder Thomas HUI, secretary and
treasurer OF the Y. NJ. NJ. l. A., Eliers
John w. Hess, Joseph H. Grant and
Joseph $. Clark Of the Stake presidency,
members OF the Iigh Council, Bishops
OF the various wards, representatives
Of Stake and ward organizations, and o
good attendance OF the Saints. We also
had with us on sunday Elders s. w.
Richards and Neph Pratt.
on sunday morning Elders J. IL.
Grant and j. s. Clark reported the con.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-23
RETURNED MISSIONARIES

Elder samuel Wlndward. OF South
Cottonwood. Salt Lake county, has re-
turned home from his mission In the
East Tennessee conference. He was set
apart on the 18th OF December. 1891,
and after n successful mission was re-
leased. He arrived In this city on the
nth OF this month. lie says the Elders
arc meeting with much success In that
part OF the field.
Elder l.. a. Thorley. Cedar city, Iron
county, came home on the 18th OF this
month from mission In the East Ken
lucky and North Kentucky conferences.
He presided over the latter for some
time. lie reports good progress In
that Held. He was set apart on the
18th OF May. 1897. Elder Thorley ne
compnnied Elder George l.. Frccstone,
OF Stafford, Arizona. who had been re-
leased on account OF sickness. He saws
Elder Freest0nc arrived home In safety
ana Is now Improving. Notwithstand-
Ing the trouble the Elders have expert
enced at times In Kentucky, the peo-
pie, ~ rule. are kind and liberal
minded The Elders are treated well,
and the work Is progressing.
= Elder Isaac p. Peterson, Of HOOPER
Weber county, was set apart on the
18th OF November, 1897. for a mission
to sweden. He returned home on tho
18th OF this month. having labored with
much success In the Gothenburg con-
ference.
= Elder Charles II. wentz. OF Provo.
was set apart on the 18th OF August,
1897, for a mission TO the Southern
states. His field OF labor was the Mid.
die Tennessee conference, which, ne
says, Is In prosperous condition. lie
returned home on the nth OF this
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Tho Great American Classic.
WASHINGTON,
Or. the Drama OF the Revelation, by Col
Ethan Allen.


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from the Boston Massacre 10 Washlngton's
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Illustrated by HrSny knArlNEn.
This noble Epic should bo Ia tho hands OF
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In most generous spirit, Col. Ethan Allen
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s,AiND y0LuMLs Of THE DRAMA OF
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anu 80 appropriate during tho centennial
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commemorate George Waihingtnn's devotion
TO a university Of the United States. for
his Will.
,,Two volumes Ia one. saoo post paid. Send
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MISS HELEN IA DlTE POTTER,
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goth OF July. is97.to perform q mission
In the East Tennessee Conference. lie
returned on the 18th Of this month
Ife says he has been well treated dur
ing his absence, and met with much
success.
M, ..,. -
Elder Arthur Bunker. OF Bunkcrvillc.
Lincoln county, Nevada, came home ON
the 18th OF this month, from Eastern
Tennessee. whore he has performed
missionary work. He was set apart on
the END Of July. 1891. All the Elders
VINO arrive from the Southern States
speak OF the hospitality OF the people
ana the encouraging progress OF the
missionary work OF the Church
Z Elder i. II. Hammond. OF Moab.
Grand Co, was set apart for mission
TO, the Southern States on the 18th OF
August. 1897. and returned on the 18th
Inst. His field OF labor was the Tonnes
see conference. which. he reports In a
flcuIfshing condition.
y Elder A. l.. Thorn. Of Ruisiand. Idaho,
returned home on the 10Th OF this
month, from n mission to Eastern
Tennessee conference. He was set
apart on the 10th OF December, 1891
The Elders are doing n good work In
that part OF the Held and are meeting
WITH encouraging success.
n
Elder Franklin whltehouse. Of Lin
coin. Tooelc Co.. was set apart on the
2ard OF Oct. 1897. for mission TO
Great Britain. He labored In the Blr-
mingham conference. where he met
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with much success. Elder Whltshon,,
says he visited the field whore Inc la,s
President MILFORD Woodruff once IA.
horeh, and he found many who could
Remember having heard his testimony
some VINO were converted at that Time
are atlll liz ing In Herefurdshlre and
are faithful members OF tho church
Elder Nhitehouse returned home on
the 10Th OF December.
= Elder Lot Smith. OF Fielding Box.
elder county. was set apnrt FOR mission.
airy work In the Southern States lie
labored In Alabama five months. In
Georgia. Ave months. Ia Loulsana.
seven months. and the rest Of the time
In Kentucky. He returned home on
the 18th inst. feeling well Ia every re.
spcot.
Elder Carl a. Badger, Of the Fifteen.
IN ward. this city. returned home on
the 10Th OF this month from a mission.
AIRY tour through Colorado. lie was
set npnrt Tor this work on the 18th u
June. 1897 He says the people N Col.
orndo are kind and liberal. The Elders
have many friends there. even In places
where there are. Us yet, no converts to
the Gospel.
Elder Joseph Howard OF vcrnal
ulntah county. was set apart. on the
18th OF October. 1897. for missionary
work to Great Britain. He has IA.
bored In the Norwich conference. where
he has met many friends and made not
n few converts. lie returned home on
the 10th inst. after q profitable trip
abroad In the interest Of truth.
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Pope Leo MIL whose latest portrait to the ca .
,hc world special privileges the
1900 on the alst OF December both cn, @
to begin midnight whore
hoy eucharist IL
oauon he grants also the permission
euhhll exposed the
euo'ion ana the Octave OF Christmas Also
o he mas
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-23

y Elder Franklin 7. Holt OF Gunlook.
washington Co, was set apart on the
The Yale expositor., 1899-04-28
George Eliot, Manuscript.

The memoir OF Mr.. John Blackwood,
the great Scotch publisher, recently
issued by his daughter, reveals many
interesting things about authors, and
none more entertaining than the fact
that the best of them, certainly from
the artistic point OF view, are modest
and listening sort OF people and not at
all pretentious. George Eliot was con-
spicuous as a person who was kindly
and sympathetic in high degree She
was lever ready to be amused and in
terested in all that concerned her
friends" She had also q keen sense
Of humor, and sometimes made her
friends laugh, as well as laughed with
them. She was solicitous about her
manuscripts, and was afraid she should
lose them. Blackwood had occasion to
send her the manuscript OF Daniel
Deronda." She would not have 1t in
trusted to the mail, and Mr.. Blackwood
said he would send 1t by his footman
the next day. ooh, don't!" the author
said. "He might stop at a public
house and forget it," Mr.. Blackwood
explained that this footman was a per-
fectly sober man OF high character,
and went on to praise the mans vir-
tues; but this did not reassure her at
all. IF he is the sort OF chivalrous
Bayard that you describe" she said,
che is just the kind that would stop
and help at a fire." This was a con-
tingency that Mr.. Blackwood could not
bear to consider. He promised that
some member OF his family would
bring the manuscript, and next day,
in fact, Mrs. Blackwood drove over
with 1t.
The Yale expositor., 1899-04-28
A BABY PASSENGER.
BY Bran Stoker.


One night we were journeying In the
west of the Rockies over a road bed
which threatened to jerk out our teeth
with every loosely-laid sleeper on the
line.
Travelling in that part Of the world,
certainly in the days l speak OF, was
pretty hard. The travellers were most
ly men, all overworked, all overanx-
ious, and intolerant OF anything which
hindered their work or interfered with
the measure of their repose. In night
journeys the berths of the sleeping
cars were made up early, and as all the
night trains were sleeping cars, the
only thing to be done was to turn in
at once and try and sleep away the
time. AS most of the men were usual
ly tired out with the days work, the
arrangement suited everybody. You
women and children were disturbing
elements. Fortunately they were. as
night travellers, rare, and the women,
with that consideration for the needs
of their men folk which have always
noticed in American female workers,
used to devote themselves to keeping
the little ones quiet.
The weather was harsh, and sneez-
ing and coughing was the order of the
day. This made the people In the
sleeper, all men. irritable; all The more
that as most of them were contribut-
ing to the general chorus of sounds
coming mufled through quilts and cur
tains, it was impossible to single out
any special offender for general exG-
Grafton. After awhile, however, the
change of posture from standing of
sitting to lying down began to have
some kind of soothing effect, and new
sounds of occasional snoring began 10
vary the monotony OF irritation. Pres
emily the train stopped at way sta
ton; then ensued prolonged spell oil
shunting backward and forward with
the uncertainty of jerkiness which is
so peculiarly disturbing to imperfect
sleep; and then two newcomers enter
| ed the sleeper, a man and baby. The
baby was young. quite young enough to
be deiiantly ignorant and intolerant Of
all rules and regulations regarding the
common good. 1t played for its own
hand alone, and as it was extremely
angry and gifted with exceptionally
| powerful lungs, the fact OF its presence
and its emotional condition, even
though the latter afforded a mystery as
to its cause, were Immediately appar'
ent. The snoring ceased, and its place
was taken by muttered grunts and
The Yale expositor., 1899-04-28

growls; the coughing seemed to in
crease with the renewed irritation and
everywhere was the rustling OF ill-at-
ease and impotent humanity. Curtains
were pulled angrily aside, the rings
shrieking viciously on the brass rods
and cleaning eyes and hardening
mouths glared savagely at the intruder
on our quiet, for so we now had tardily
come to consider by comparison him
and 1t. The newcomer did not seem
to take the least notice OF anything,
and went on In a stolid way trying to
quiet the child. shifting it from one
arm to the other, handling it up and
down, and rocking 1t sideways.
All babies are malignant; the natural
wickedness of man. as elaborated at
the primeval curse, seems to find an
unadulterated effect In their express
sions of feeling.
The baby was a peculiarly fine spe-
cimen OF its class. 1t seemed to have
no conjunction whatever, no parental
respect, no natural affection, no miti-
cation in the natural virulence OF its
rancor. 1t screamed, it reared. IL
squalled 1t beloved. The root ideas
of profanity, of obscenity of blasphemy
were mingled In its tone. 1t beat with
clenched fists its fathers face, 1t claw
ed at his eyes with twitching fingers,i
used his head as an engine with which
to buffet him. 1t kicked, 1t struggled,
1t wriggled, 1t writhed, it twisted it
self into serpentlne convolutions, till
every now and then, what with its
vocal and muscular exertions, 1t threat
ened to get black in the face. All the
time the stolid father simply tried to
keep 1t quiet with eternal changes of
posture, and with whispered words,
There, now, pet" Hush; lie still.
little one" REST, dear one, rest!" He
was a big, lanky. patient looking, an
gular man, with great rough hands
and enormous feet, which he :hifted
about as he spoke, so that man and
child together seemed eternally rest
less.
The thing appeared to have a sort OF
fascination for most OF the men in the
car. The curtains of a lot of berths
were opened and a lot OF heads APP
peared, all scowling. / chuckled softly
to myself and tried to conceal my mer-
riment lest / should spoil the fun. No
one said anything for long time, till
The Yale expositor., 1899-04-28

Proud Mother-oh, John, the baby
can walk. Cruel Father-Good. He
can walk the floor with himself ut
night then.-Cincinnat Enquirer.
The Yale expositor., 1899-04-28
LABAsT1NE 4, the original

LABASTINE Is the original
and only durable wall coating,
entirely different from al kali
\ somines. Ready for use In
n white or twelve beautiful tinta
. by adding cold water.
AIDES naturally prefer ALA-
BASTINE for walls and CELL
ings, because II Is pure, clean,
durable. Put up In dry pow
dered form, in flve-pound pack
~ ages, with full directions.
IL kalsomines are cheap. tenn
porary preparations made from
whiting, chalks, clays, etc,
\ and stuck on walls with de-
\ caying animal glue. ALABAS-
y TINE Is not a kalsomine.
! EWARE Of the dealer who
a says he can sell you the same
y thing" as ALABASTINE or
h something just as good" He
u IS either not posted or 10 try
y ing to deceive you.
ND IN OFFERING something
he has bought cheap and tries
TO sell on ALABASTIEE'S de-
mands, he may not realize the
! damage you Will suffer by a
kalsomine on your walls.
ENSIBLE dealers will not buy
a lawsuit. Dealers risk one by
selling and consumers by using
N infringement. Alabastine Co.
own right to make wall coat
ing to mix with cold water.
n HE INTERIOR WALLS OF
- every schooThouse should be
coated only with pure, durable
ALABAST1NE. 1t safeguards
health. Hundreds OF tens are
used annually for this work.
N BUYING ALABAsTrNE. see
that packages are properly Ia
beled. Beware OF large four-
pound package light halso-
mine offered to cu.tcmers AZ
a hvc-pound package.
N t,ISANCE OF wall paper r. OBJ
waited by ALABASTINE. II
FL can be used on Plastered walls.
n wood ceilings, brick or can
vas. A child can brush II on.
1t does not rub or scale on.
= sTABLISHED IN favor. Shun
j all limitations. Ask paint dealer
or druggist for tint card. Write
for "Alabastine Era" free. to
ALABASTINE CO.. Grand
Rapids. Michigan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-04
An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy,
SYRUP OF FIGS, manufactured by the
| CALIFoRSIA FIG SYRUP Co. illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
tive principles of plants known to be
incidentally laxative and presenting
! them in the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system 1t
is the one perfect strengthening 1axa-
tive, cleansing the system effectually,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
overcome habitual constipation per-
H. 1ently. Its perfect freedom from
every objectionable quality and sub
stance, and its acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from SIENNA and
other aromatic plants. by a method
known to the CALIFoRSIA FIG SYRUP
Co. only. In order to get its beneficial
effects and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front of every package.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-04

There is more catarrh in this Sec
ton of the country than all other dis
eases put together, and until the last
few years was supposed to be incura-
BILE. For great many years doctors
pronounced it local disease, and
prescribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurable.
Science has proeen catarrh to be Il
constitutional disease, and, therefore,
requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure. manufactured by
F. j. Cheney IL Co Toledo, Ohio, is
the only constitutional cure on the
market. 1t is taken internally in
doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonfull.
1t acts directly on the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. They
offer 800 for any case it fails to cure.
Send for circulars and testimonials.
Address,
+. j. CHENEY AZ Co, Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by druggists, 75 cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-04
TOWNSHIP COLLECTIONS.
Returns of Tax Accounts Made to County
Treasurer Coz.

|
Treasurer Cox.
The ma iority of the township col
lectors have turned over their books
to County Treasurer b. +. Cox. Rock
Island, Moline and South Moline arr
yet to be heard from:
Cordova-O. c. Handell, collector
charged, So, 6O9.51; delinquent, ST..
$3.50; collected, S4,796.6l; commits,
sion, 1851; due, 81, 7O0.6S.
Port Byron-W. w. Pearsall, collec-
tor; charged, 81 500. 90; delinquent.
S1S9.3S; collected. $4,616.55; commits
sion, $92. 33; due, 81, 524.22.
| Zuma-G. w. Walker, collector;
charged, $4,140. Il; delinquent, $40
SO; collected, S., 969.S2; commission,
$40. 40; due, So, S90.42.
Coe-V. w. Morgan, collector;
charged, IS, 507.30; delinquent, $617,-
So: collected, 81, SS9.94 commission,
$157.S0; due, S7,732.14.
Canoe Creek-Matthias Gerhard,
collector; charged, $2,502.77; delin-
quent, 1929. 03; collected, 81, 1874;
commission, S43.47; due, 81, 1927.
Hampton-John Crouch, collector;
charged, SIS, 397.33; delinquent, ST.
0l6.4 collected, 81, 3o0.84; commits
sion, S147.62 due, 81, 233.22.
South Rock Island-Peter Schlue-
ter, collector; charged, S7,426.74; de-
linquent, $3.50. So; collected, So
666.15; commission, $133. 30; due, So
$50. S3.
Black Hawk-W. B. Girton, collec-
tor; charged. IS, 36S. SO; delinquent,
81 .S9S. 03; collected, Sc, 47O.56; COM
mission, $129.14; due, So, 341.15.
Coal Valley-R. A. Hass, collector;
charged, s3,613.9O; delinquent,
1907. 1872; collected. IS, SOC. Go; commits
sion, 500. 90; due, IS, 240. SO.
Rural. w. Gordon, collector;
charged, 81, $50. 81; delinquent, sos. 90;
collected, 81, SSO.9S: commission,
1857. 81; due, 81, 1886.
Bowling-Henry Hutchinson, collec-
tor; charged, $6,914S 50; delinquent,
1907. 10; collected, SO, 4O7. 73; commits
sion, 1928. IS; due, Sc, 279.6 90.
Edgington-W. II. Patterson, col
lector; charged, 50, 942 SO; delinquent,
$394.23; collected, 50, 54S. IS; COM
mission, $l90.97; due, 50, 357.66.
Buffalo Michael Kelly, col
lector; charged. S7,S75. OF; delinquent,
81, 1885 collected, So 1866 81; COM
mission, Sl29.13; due, SO, 327 80.
Andalusia-J. l.. Mounts, collector;
charged, S3,637.73; delinquent 81
003. 20; collected, 81, 634 O3; commits
sion, So. Is; due, 81, 5S1.35.
Drury William j. Kranz, collec-
tor; charged, 81, 392.6S; delinquent,
1859. p; collected, So, 1873. IL; commits
sion, S12S.67; due, SO, 30I.77.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-04
. SOME BASEBALL BRIEFS.
Big Dance In Preparation for Next Satur-
day Night.

day Night.
Armory and Turner halls have been
secured for the masquerade to be
given Saturday night to swell the
baseball clubs fund. Tickets will be
sold at 30 cents for gentlemen and %
cents for ladies. Prizes will be offer
ed, and the most largely attended
terpsichorean event of the season is
anticipated.
Walter Wilmot, manager of the
Minneapolis team, has written Secre-
tary Eddy that the date of reporting
in his club has been changed to April
10, by which time it is hoped the
home ground will be in fit condition
to be used for practice, in which
event it will not be necessary to take
his players elsewhere to do their pre-
liminary work. The Minneapolis
team had thought of coming to Rock
Island to practice.
Manager Harry Sage has signed
Earl Lewis, an outfielder, of New Or
leans, who was recommended by Bob
Rothermel. The services of Lewis
have been secured in order to be pre-
pared for possible vacancy in the
team
Bloomington uniform will he white
with green stockings, belt and shirt
letters.
Ed Deadly, who will captain Quincy,
has reported for duty.
The Rock Island players are to re-
port the 18th.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-04
A Thousand Tongues

Could not express the rapture OF
Annie f. Springer. of 1925 Howard
street, Philadelphia, Pa, when she
found that DR.. Kings New Discovery
for consumption had completely cured
her of hacking cough that for many
years had made life Il burden. All
other remedies and doctors could give
her no help, but she saws of this royal
cure: 1T soon removed the pain in
my chest and can now sleep soundly,
something | can scarcely remember
doing before. l feel like sounding its
praises throughout the universe. So
will every one who tries DIR. Kings
New Discovery for any trouble of the
throat, chest or lungs. Price 30 cents
and 81. Trial bottles free at Hartz &
Ullemeyer's drug store; every bottle
er1a ~ nfPed