Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-12
Health Of Executive and Associates
Greatly Impaired.
M'KINLEY HARD WORKED
Riches, Wan OF the New senate VIII
he clark OF Montana wash
inaton Gossip.


GERS Of the administration has relaxed
there IL corresponding relaxation IN
their physical stamina. The Presidents
health suffered greatly from the severe
strain Incident to the war. the effects "
which did not nhow on him physically
until within the past Few weeks Pri.
vatc Secretary Porter IL greatly run
down and has been granted leave N alb
scncc Vice President Iiobart's health
Is also seriously impaired.
ON Easter day the President and Mrs
Mckinley stood on the rear portico of
the white House to watch the Children
roll their bright colorcd eggs on the
grccn-award. lie looked ualn and care.
worn, and much thinner than usual.
II IN the general impression amongst
people outside OF Washington that the
Presidents ONCE u an easy one. II not
a sinocurc. Tho truth IL he Il the hard
est worked of all the public officials.
when Congress Nv In session much ~
his time u occupied IN the examination
u bills passed BY Congress aud sent
to him FOR his signature. hundreds ~
bills OF triiilng Importance must be
signed. he IL called upon by the de-
purtmont Of justice To- examine various
applications Tor pardonn. ana. To a con-
Fclcntious President. importuncd. wor-
iltu ana uhuk'Ifu ny N'hNll"uH mum
cfH. fathers aud relatives OF convicted
fclons, who plead Tor mercy and am.
ncaty, this ~ In itself "a tremendous
task. Tho President must. furthcr-
more. confer daily with the heads OF de-
partmcntH; now. about the conduct "
again with the postmaster gen.
crai about postal affairs In
cuba or Porto Rico. with the secretary
uf the Interior concerning the census.
OF perhaps the Alaskan boundary dis.
puto. with the SECRETARY 81 the navy
about the hundred und one matters
pertaining to this branch 81 the SER
vice. with the secretary Or state about
Samoa, or cuba. the Philippines. the
complications IN the orient. etc, etc.
Then again he must receive visitors
from senators AMI representatives IN
conrr, ~ who importune him for office
for friends when he " not engaged IN
the pefformr nee Of these manifold du-
ties. he " Obliged to meet the cNuc-
tions % social life. There &C, state
dinners to attend. and various Invita-
tons which he must accept or else
give offcnHe.
l. It any wonder that the President
II almost broken DOWN. Yet, like his
predecessors, he Ia anxious for Sec
ond term.
on Easter day. q tot presented the
It was rcd. as II should have been. for
few people realize. In celebrating
Easter, the reason Why n has been the
custom among Christian people to dye
the eggs Of fowls.
The modern word "cast Il derived
from the Tcutonic "aus-t-a" or aust
os" 1.-THE dawn or the Latin Aurora"
Anglo Saxon "cnsirn." the goddess ~
dawn, or rather Of the spring Its &c.
cl"siahticai definition II that fnrt Of tho
compass towards which ones face N
turned when facing an altar from tho
direction ~ the nave. As early Ms the
second century Il was the custom Tot
Christians To pray facing the east.
raster eggs of fnHch eggs ARE sym
h Heal OF creation. or OF rc-crrnt ton OF
spring. The practice OF presenting
,gga to our friends at Easter is Ma.
ginn or Persian, Christians adopted
he custom 10 rymbolize the rcaurrcc-
rcction and they colorcd the cgRa red.
formerly In ailufiun To the blood OF
their redemption.
phllologints ANA ctymoiogls,H have
he"n looking ~ the derivation 81 the
word "Aguinnldo" and md that IN
spanish II means christmas box"
The Christmas box wna originally n
money box with u slit In tho id for
tho reception Of coins, and they were
carried by servants and ncninlH. This
uHtom has been IN vogue for long
time.
swift. IN his Journal 10 Stella says,
ny the Lord Harry shall be undone
here with Christmas boxes The roguea
at the coftcc house have raised their
tax, every une giving them a crown,
and ! gave mine FOR shame. besides
great many half crowns 10 great
mems pOrtcra."
The word Manila. was formerly
spelled Manila, signlfyinE a small
handi and again. u small bracelet
worn on the wrist.
Accepting Mark Twaln'a statement
that u city N mo good" unless II sum
ports church, n bar-room and news.
paper, Manila II a model town. FOR Il
has "A number Of churches. numberlesa
bar-rooma and several newspapers.
Following IL a society item" In Free
dom, published there:
Something should be done 20 compel
natives ana chlnnmen 10 wear more
clothes. American notions should pre-
vail here"
one article Is headed Hell IIumllI.
atod." and says that some soldiers
have NO more deoency than u porker,
Some OF them are four-ffthH dirt ana
never Intended 10 pay FOR the paper
when they ordered t." The senate ga.
loon advcrtlsea AN American Bar.
tender-the veteran miNologist. Henry
initiates his American prototype IN the
| frequency OF his typographical blum
| ders, This for Instance;
"A chlnamnn murdered and Gnashed
and Horribly cut In the San Sebastian
| dittfict"
Little less guard duty would
| leave the boys 10 stand the hot
enough little better"
'"fhe California Eight FIN on lnme.
| dlntc prospect I'm unmeaAurcd term"
An advertisement In the American
| aayH that certain dentist IN prepared
| 20 give laughing Gas for one dollar.
| Mex.
News columns contain among other
/ things the followinRi
| Death % race horse IN Ky. A kiss
sold az auction IN N. Y, Mining In
| Nevada fiRht between the evergreen
bantam, George Dixon. and Pluto
The olympia Hotel Baltimore Lunch
Bar and Dewey Cafe are advertised In
the American.
Another ~ tho Presidents numerous
flnsman turned up nj the white House
| lay. lie lived IN New Zealand.
| many years then moved 10 Canada. He
| says that he has nm authentic history
N the Mckinley family for hundreds OF
| years back
The first known Of the McRinley's
| was In the clnnnish wars Of Scotland
som. OF their deeds being ohronicled
| In SCOTS Lady Of the Lake, Later