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

Not only Germany but Germans must
obey the kaiser's commands so far as
practicable. The latest general order
from his majesty 10 In effect that Ger
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-23

Christmas ought to oe gala day. but
often circumstances combine to make
A otherwise.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-23

A Merry Christmas to you all
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-23

How do you like our Xmas editlOn'
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-03-24
Stories of Mansfield.

A writer in the Philadelphia Post
tells this new story of Richard Mans
fields youth HE was educated in
Germany and then went to Elton
school, England. Even so far. what an
education for an actor The travelling
and the continuous change of scenery
would have developed an unusually
bright boy indeed, and of Mansfield it
made precocious youth, who is re-
membered on the round of his school
days even now. When he was at school
in England, the boys gave a perform
ance of the Merchant of Venice, Mans
field acting Shylock. The bishop of
Litchfeld was guest of honor that
day, and at the conclusion of the play
he asked the youthful Shylock to come
forward so that he might speak to him.
Shaking the boys hand, he said, 'Heav-
en- forbid that should encourage you
to become an actor but should you you
will be great one.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-03-24

licious to get away from people for
awhile. A little while ago I was startled
by the news that the municipal council
were planning a local railway which
would pass my grounds and establish
one of its principal yards close to my
stables. This meant an invasion of
people, and was furious. Immediate
ly advertised my property for sale.
"Two or three days afterward I re-
ceived a curious looking document, the
contents CT which touched me greatly.
The natives of Belle Isle-en-Mer were
loyal to me. The document was signed
protest, begging me to remain with
them, assuring me they would fight
the councils plans, and, if words had
no effect, they would refuse to sell their
land. That is why I am still chatelaine
of old Fort DIES Poulains and why Belle
Isle-en-Mer is without a railway. !"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-03-24
Mend Your birds, Legs.

Young chickens and other birds fire.
quently break the bones of their legs,
and if properly attended to these frac-
lures can be easily cured with very lit
tie trouble. AS soon as the injury is no.
ticed the fracture must be carefully
cleaned and washed with warm water
and then wrapped with bit of anti
septic cotton. Splints are then prepared
for the fractured limb, preferably of
split elder wood, the pith of which is
taken out. These splints are fastened to
the cotton with drop of glue and held
tightly in place by being wound with
linen thread. The bandage and dressing
are left undisturbed for from three to
four weeks. Then the leg is soaked in
tepid water until the bandage comes
off easily. The fracture will have COM
pletely healed in that time Canaries
and other pet birds can be similarly
treated in case of fracture of leg,
only the elder splints are substituted
by pieces of cardboard and the bandage
is left but two weeks ON the little wing
ed patients
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-03-24
Cvole Racing.

1.-THE general decadence in the sport
of cycle racing, says an Australian,
"has been felt the world over and can
only be placed at the door of the pro-
fessional element and the evils arising
therefrom. Betting and stiff riding have
been so rampant and have been notice
able to such a marked degree that lovers
of genuine sport have refused to include
cycle racing within that category. The
introduction of betting, as conse-
quence of the introduction of profess
sionalism, has mainly been brought
about by either the laxity or the in
ability of the officers controlling race
meetings to cope with the evil and to
effectually stamp it out. Happily the
outlook at the present time is more
healthy. Powers hitherto denied the
officers have been conferred upon them
by the adoption of new and more
comprehensive code of rules by the
League of Wheelmen.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-03-24
LEARNING TO SWIM.

ing it little, keeping that up for a
few weeks, every other day if the pupil
feels that every day is too much. At
the end of three or four weeks the pupil
should change to short distances-say
80 or 100 yards-but should swim at
top speed, taking care not to shorten
up the stroke which most young swim
mers do when they want to increase
their speed, but make the stroke the
same as when swimming the longer
distance with more force in it.
The pupil should stop smoking and
go to bed early every night, thereby
building himself up and increasing his
strength, for it is strength and vitality
that are needed to make a swimmer.
The lungs are the principal organs
to swimmer, and unless they are
healthy and strong they will never stand
the strain of hard swim. After care
full period of practice swimmer will
know whether he is going to develop
speed OF course some find their speed
sooner than others. But good teacher
watches every move of his pupils
when in the water and learns to know
them and to feel within himself just
what they are doing. can soon tell
whether there is the making of speedy
swimmer among them.
A swimmer cannot himself tell just
what he is doing or exactly what mo-
tions he is making when in the water,
and the smallest defect in his stroke or
the way he carries himself in the water
will greatly retard his progress. Or he
may not be breathing right or at the
proper time. When speak of breath
ing at the proper time it must be borne
in mind that in swimming one should
only take breath at each stroke when
swimming for speed.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-03-24

A London correspondent of The
Farmers Advocate says: In England
special attention is now given to birds
Of practical utility for table and eggs.
The best, plumpest and hardest chick
ems come from cross between Indian
Game and Dorking or Surrey and Sus-
sex fowls These chickens have consid-
cradle meat on the breast and little
offal, but with a tendency to yellow
skin, and this the breeder has to over
come by carefully selecting his breed
ing stock SO that white skinned and
white legged birds may be reared
White Cochin and Brahma bred fowls
should be avoided, as they are poor in
breast, coarse in bone and feathered on
the legs. Plymouth Rocks and Wyan-
dottes make excellent table fowls.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-03-24
Evils of Inbreeding.

Fifty years ago, when was younger
than am now, nearly all our neighbors
wintered a flock of geese, raising all the
goslings possible to replenish the good
DANES stock of feather BEDS present
and prospective. Usually the women
tended the geese, as the men folks did
not like them as they spoiled the hay
thrown on the ground for the cattle
and sheep and soiled the grass in sum-
mer So the geese were yoked and turn
ed into the street to seek their living.
Many a time have | seen them there,
more or less Of them generally more)
with dropping wings. These sickly, for
lorn specimens excited my curiosity,
and after diligent inquiry learned to
my satisfaction that this weakness was
the result of breeding in and in. This
practice weakened their constitutions
to that degree that they could not hold
their wings in position. Notwithstand
ing constant effort to do 50 down they
would go, dragging on the ground.
Since then have tried to breed Light
Brahmas in and in, selecting the best
as could not get new blood to replen-
ish the stock. There was no poultry
crank in the circle of my acquaintance.
This practice soon spoiled the looks and
usefulness of the flock, their quill feath-
ers turning edgewise, instead of fiat
wise, as nature intended. IS. Langdon
in Farm Poultry.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-03-24
A Cool One.

Though John Wanamaker is hard
tighter and says some pretty warm
things at times-for instance, when OPP
posing Senator Quay-he is known to
be generally cool and calm under cir
5umstances that excite most men. A
Philadelphia man tells the following to
illustrate this characteristic of the big
merchant-politician:
"When the tidings were carried to
John Wanamaker the night Of the big
fire at Thirteenth and Market streets
that fire was raging in dangerous
proximity to his big store, the messen-
ger, who was badly furried, found him
engaged in conducting services in the
Bethany Sunday school building. He
received the message without change
Of countenance and calmly continued
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-03-24
Cornell oarsmen.

Cornell's rowing men are already
making arrangements for the big race
at Poughkeepsie. Manager Gould Of
Cornell says he was unable to secure
the quarters occupied by the Harvard
crew in 1897, but he hopes to engage
within the next two weeks the place
known as Red Top, which is located at
Crum Elbow, on the west side of the
Hudson, about three miles above the
city. BY securing this location Cornell
hopes to obtain greater freedom from
all the distraction of the city and better
opportunities for smooth water. The
course will probably be the same as in
1897, three miles in length. the finish
TO be below the big bridge
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-03-24

with the service. Another much excited
messenger arrived few minutes later
with the information that the fire was
spreading rapidly. In what building
did the fire originate 2 asked Mr.. Wan
amaker gently placing his hand on the
excited mans shoulder to quiet him.
When this was told him, he remarked
coolly, We'll, then, guess I'd better
60 He then inquired if his carriage
had arrived yet. 1t had not, and with
the remark, ooh, well, then let's con-
time until the carriage arrives, he
proceeded with the service. When he
arrived at the scene, he was the calmest
person there.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-03-24
pethroned Champions.

''The vicissitudes of the dethroned
champions, says prize ring follower,
"find an apt illustration in the humble
offer of 81. 900 purse by Cincinnati
club for a meeting between Corbett and
Gus Rubin, dethroned champions
Corbett would doubtless split the purse
with Rubin if he accepted the bid.
Such an offer for the services of the
Pompadour would have caused an in
dignation meeting among Corbett' s
friends two short years ago. To be
transferred from monarch to mem
Der of the common herd, from the
status of an ace to the level of deuce,
means rack and ruin to the average
champion with regard to his merits as
an attraction or drawing card. When
Jack McAuliffe was the lightweight
champion, his market was taken by
any bookmaker in the country for any
amount Jack cared to mention. But
Jack faded from the scene of action
and it is doubtful if the bookies who
were at his beck and call in his sun
shiny days would extend to him even a
pleasant look. Jack Dempsey slipped
into oblivion with none so poor as to do
him reverence after the beating from
Fitzsimmons, and Paddy Ryan was de-
serted by his warmest friends after the
Waterloo he met at Sullivan's hands in
Mississippi in 1882. I"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-03-24
BUFF oRPINGToNs.
A Hardy Breed For which Much Ia
Claimed.

Claimed.
Buff Orpingtons originated in Eng
land Their surface color is of a more
even shade than the Buff Plymouth
Rocks Their undercolor is good much
better in tail and wings than the Buff
Rocks, better in shape and more styl-
ish, being larger and finer in appear
ance Cocks often weigh from 10 to
1917 pounds, with nice, low, straight
combs, solid red ear lobes and fine wat
ties, broad breasts and very broad over
the back; symmetry fine. Males have
thick, stout legs, being Of glossy
white. Hens weigh from to ~ and 8
pounds; very low, straight combs.
Their heads are as red as turkey COB
blers while laying.
/ have never owned any Leghorns,
but never saw any that beat Buff Or
pingtons as yearly layers I imported a
pen last April from England. They
reached me on the 28th of April and
laid the day of their arrival. They are
the greatest egg producers ever owned.
Matched rs of their chicks and raised
70. They are more hardy than any
breed know of, and, 1 must say, the
fastest growers, and they feather up
quickly. Nothing seems to hurt them.
They are great foragers and not subject
to disease. My hens have laid all
through their molt, and that is rare
thing, for you seldom hear of hens lay
ing while in molt, though mine are lay
ing at this writing Pullets were hatch
"a the 18th day of June and have laid
for some time past. Buff Orpingtons
are very handsome fowls All who see
them fall in love with them on account
Of their great beauty and fine appear
ance / have tried to write a plain,
simple description Of the Buff Orping-
tons and have not exaggerated. They
are worthy of all that can be said of
them, not only for their great beauty,
but as a general purpose fowl and for
their great laying qualities. They are
really what you may call regular laying
machines. Several Buff Orpington pull
let's ON the nests are laying while am
writing. James A. Warne in Feather.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-03-24

A common estimate Of the cost of
eggs is cent each. This is a fair esti-
mate, allowing the average cost of a
hen to be $1.25 a year, supposing that
she lays about ten dozen eggs in that
time. But the hen above the average
will lay more eggs and therefore pro-
duce them at less cost each.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-03-24
Egg pickle.

A cheap and reliable egg pickle is
made by dissolving ono pint of fresh
slaked stone lime and pint of salt in
three gallons of water by boiling Drain
off and put eggs in carefully while
fresh. Keep in firkin where the tenn
pcrature is cool and even.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-03-24
The Prince and ais paughter.

A very deep feeling of affection exists
between the Prince of Wales and his
only unmarried daughter, Princess
Victoria, remarks current magazine.
She has always been great pet of
her father, who used affectionately to
call her "Torie, " partly no doubt as an
abbreviation of her name, but partly
also in reference to her quantity con-
servative opinions and friendships.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-03-24
THE SPORTING WORLD.

The first thing to learn, if one would
be speedy swimmer, says Professor P.
d. Rowland, is the stroke There are
two strokes used. One is called the side
stroke, the other the Trudgon or double
over arm stroke 1t is hard to say just
which is the better or faster, that de-
pending on the man using it. The side
stroke is better suited to some, while
others can use nothing but the Trudgon
stroke. l myself must confess that l
am little partial to the Trudgon, as /
have seen it win out in a number of
cases over the side stroke. After one
has mastered the stroke thoroughly,
which in most cases is not done in a
short time, then he should begin taking
long swims SAY from quarter of a
mile to half mile-beginning at a
slow rate of speed and each time increas-
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-03-24
munt Be . False Renort,

''It is limited that Miss Tenspot is in
debted to the druggist for her complex
ion, said Miss Gazzam
"Oh, can't credit that, for I know
her welll' replied Miss Ricketts,. Gin
fact, am her dearest friend"
"Then she doesn't use cosmetics at
all2"
''Oh, yes, but she pays cash l"-De-
troit Free Press
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-03-24
PEOPLE OF THE DAY.

Many good stories-some true and
some untrue-are told of Nine. Sarah
Bernhardt. She loves a good story about
herself, especially if there isn't sting
to it, and she frequently tells one to her
friends. The other day, in Paris, after
denying yarn to the effect that she
had approached 50 near the crater at
Vesuvius as to have her eyebrows burn
cd off, she said "I'll tell you story,
however, that is amusing and true.
"You know that 10 years ago I
bought old Fort DIES Poulains, on Belle
1sle-en- Mer, and somS of my most joy
Gus moments have been spent there, far
from the madding crowd. 1t was de-
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-06-24

The rank and file of the beggars
were divided into distinct classes, eacl,
following some particular form OF
mendicity to which strict attention
was demanded. One had to be spe
cialist and stick to his own line of bust
ness; the general practitioner was ac.
corded no recognition. The subjects
of the king of Argot kept no chronicles;
consequently our knowledge Of the
beggar dynasty is somewhat limited
Three kings, however, managed IL
make names for themselves in history;
Ragot, a Scion in Rags. who founded
the monarchy and drew up system o!
laws for it's governments; Anacreon,
who. wrapped in mantle of a thousand
pieces, collected aims while riding an
ass through the streets of Paris. and a
monarch who is known to us as the
king of Tunis. The latter reigncd for
three years only, and was broken on
the wheel at Bordeaux because his ideas
of personal liberty differed from those
of the French government, whose min
ions happened to be stronger than his
own. At stated periods the French
beggars held general parliament at
Sainte Anne d'Auray. in Brittany,
where means were discussed for the
advancement of mendicity in oil its
branches. What gathering it must
have been! What fantastic, night.
mare-like assemblage OF rags and tat.
ters!-Lippincett's.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-06-24
YANKEE TRICKS IN ALBANY.
An Instance Where n Pcddler's
Shrevvincss Proved Superior
to Legal Acumcn.

Shortly after the revolution the Yam
KEGS from New England began tlocking
to the western part of New York state,
Thousands of them passed through
Albany, but large number remained.
For many ears there was feeling of
bitterness between them and the
Dutch burghers, the latter having no
sort of use for the nervous, restless ac-
tivity of the Yankee, who no sooner got
comfortably settled than he began to
agitate improvements and changes
terms which were almost reasonable
to Dutch ears.
An anecdotc. illustrating the pro-
verbal shrewdness of the New England
Yankee and the confiding nature of
some of our Dutch ancestors, was re-
lated many years ago by an old Alban-
ian and is worth repeating. A Yankee
peddler was arrested for travelling on
Sunday, contrary to law, and was taken
before Dutch justice. The pcddler
pleaded the urgency of his business.
At first the Dutchmnn was memorable,
but at length, on the payment to him of
- Gum VI hiohSy DIlDC, llC
agreed to furnish the Yankee with q
written permit to travel on. The JUS
tice requested the pcddler to write the
pass" He wrote Il draft on Mcssrs.
j. & A. Kane (Albany's foremost mer.
chants in those days., for fifty dollars,
to be paid in goods, which the unsus-
pecting Dutchman signed. The draft
was presented and duly honorcd, and
the Yankee went on his way rejoicing.
A few days afterward the Dutchman
was called upon to pay the amount of
the draft. The whole thing was a mys-
terry to the magistrate, and it was a
long time before he could comprehend
it. All at once light broke in upon him,
and the victim explained vehcmently,
in bad English: "Eh, yah! 1 under
stand it now. fish mine writin', and
dat ish de tam Yankee pass" He paid
the money and resigned his Office, feel
ing that it was safer to deal in corn and
butter with his honest ncighbors than
in law with Yankee travelers.-Albany
Argus.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-06-24
OLD SOILS RIDE IN 1870.
Flowery Weather Predictions of the
Journalists of Long
AFRO.

In these days of practical newspaper
writing, in which bald facts are ex-
pressed in the plainest and terscst form,
the flowery language INDUCED in by
some of the Journalists" half a cen
fury ago sounds peculiar. The follow
ing convnlsion was copied by one of the
local papers from the New York Trib-
une in 1s49 as worthy of high place
in the newspaper literature of the
day:
ION Saturday evening, at 11:17
o'clock the sun rode calmly and mildly
over the autumnal euqinox and cast his
golden anchor on the wintry coast of
autumn. But as yet the vast ocean of
air through which he sails is glowing
and transparent with the memory of
the long summer days that have passed
over it, darting their rich beams to it's
very depths. Even as we write, how
ever, the remembrance fades, like the
sky's blanching souvenirs of sunset;
and in the distance the cold ghosts of
winter glare and wave their frozen
wings, which creak on icy hinges
while in the silence of midnight q
prophetic voice of wailing and desola-
ton means fitfully at the easement"
Few people can contemplate this
specimen of literary architecture with
out experiencing feeling of awe and
sadness, with few cold shivers on the
side. It is proof positive that the pro-
fession has, in some things, gained by
what it has lost.-Albany Argus.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-06-24
CHAPTER v.
RIDER GETS A SURPRISE

RIDER GETS A SURPRISE.
Obed Rider was far from easy in his
mind as the train sped on, leaving San
francisco behind. He had slept On
board the vessel the previous night un.
til the noise of the second mate arous.
ing the captain had awakened him
They did not call him, knowing the en-
nifty that had existed between himself
and Tom, but he overheard enough to
tell him that Tom was alive, although
badly hurt and out of his head with
fever.
He knew Tom was in utter ignorance
of the identity of his assailant. but had
he been aware of the loss of the belt ?
Would the skipper remember the time
he had seen the mate coming out of
Toms room and place any new sig
nificance on the incident?
A guilty conscience made him mag
inc all sorts of dangers to himself. and
he trembled each time the train stopped!
at station lest an officer should be
in wait for him.
But nothing Of the kind happened
and In due time he reached Seattle
Here things seemed more encouraging
for he was fortunate enough to tinG
man who had engaged a passage or