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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-15

contempt by the soldiers that they were
tainted with the familiar tune TO the
words:
Yankee Doodle came to town
For to buy a firelock.
We will tar and feather him,
And so we viii John Hancock"
This made the eolonists so angry
that they declined any longer to sing
an air put TO such ccntemptuOus words
against themselves. A few weeks later
something happened that changed their
minds. for it was the destiny of Yam
kee Doodle" 10 become, apparently for
ever, the undispUted property of Amer
lea.
In April, 1775, Lord Percy marched
out of Boston with a brigade of Brit
ish regulars TO disperse the rebels as
seInbled at Lexington and Concord.
Amid cheering and flying flags, the
bands played Yankee Doodle" and the
relocated soldiers sang bOastfully the
old words which had vainly ridiculed
Oliver Cromwell over a hundred years
before. Perhaps, when they began to
sing. they had forgotten how, even be-
fore CrOmwelrs time. the tune had been
turned against its very authors. He
must have remembered before return
ing TO Boston, for at Lexington the
Wanted soldiers Of King George were
when they saw how things were go
ing. went wild with joy. and taking the
words right out of the mouths of their
adveTSarisS, shouted in eXultatiOn. the
song which had been aimed at them in
contempt
During the flight back to camp the
regulars were peppersd with shot from
behind stone walls and trees. so much
to their own discomfort that Lord
Percy, in fit Of disgust, next morning
confessed that after marching out to
the tune of Yankee Doodle" they had
danced 10 it all the way home.
One of the lateet and aDtest historical
If not Hte-ary--ve Of Yankee
Doodle" is a stanza. said to have been
sung by some of the rough riders in
C-ba- after the surrender of Santiago.
II ran something like this:
Yankee Doodle came TO town
Wearing striped pants on
But Spain she saw so many stars
That now they need expansion"
Yankee Doodle" has already be-
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OLD ADVERTISEMENTS.
They Were More Curious In ENGLAND
Than In This Country.
philadelphia Timesl

Advertising has in these days become
quite an art in itself, so much so that
1t IS seldom now that one meets with
the cur1ously worded and exceedingly
misspelled advertisements that at one
time used to amuse the readers of the
daily and weekly press. The following
is the advertisement in an English pa-
per of one who might be termed q
handy man:
James Williams, parish clerk. sax
tone, toWn-crier and beIlman. makes
ana sells ali sorts of Observation-Disclosures.
groceries, etc, likewise hair and wigs
arrest ana cut on the shortest notice.
n. d keeps an evening school, where
L tedch at reasonable rates reading.
IItlng, and 'rithmitic and singing. \
b play the hooboy occasionally if
| wanted. n B.-My shop is next door
Where l bleed draw teeth and shoe
horses with the greatest sell. N B
ChlIuren taut to dance if agreeable at
sIApeIce per week, by me, J. Williams,
VINO Duy and sell old iTin and coats
DOOlS ana SHOES cleaned and mended
N B.-A hat and pr Of stOckens TO be
cudJelled for, the best in on Shrof
i uSnuay. For particulars enquire with
IN, or at the horse shoo and bell. near
the church, on tother side the way n.
p LUX over the door for sign of
ploSeons. y. 81 sells good ayle, and
sometimes cyder. Lodgings for single
men. n b teach Biography, algebry.
and them outlandish kind of things.
A ball on WensdayS and fridays"
A specimen of an indignant adver-
tisement appeared in the London Times
in 1874: Should this meet the eve of
the lady who got into the 1890 train at
New Cross station on Friday, May Is,
with two boys; one of whom was evil
IDENTIFY recovering from an illness. she
may be pleased to learn that three of
the four young ladies who were in the
carriage are very i'll with the measels.
and the health OF the fourth is far from
what her relations could DESIRE
The following. from an indignant
husband, is culled from one of the Irish
papers: Run away from Patrick
M Dallogh. Whereas my wife. Mrs.
Bridget NJ Dallcgh, is again walked
away with herself, and left me with her
tour small children, and her poor old
blind mother, and nobody else to look
after house ard home, and. hear. has
taken up with Tom Gingan, the lame
hddler, the same was put in stocks last
Easter for stealing Barday Doody's
game cock; This is to give notice. that
VIII not pay for bite or sup on her o..
his account to man or mortal. and that
she had better never show the mark of
her toes near my home again.-Paty.icix
M'Dallogh. n. B.-Tom had better keen
out of my sight,
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TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

The Astor battery will leave San
Francisco for the east tonight.
Nubar Pasha, the former president
of the Egyptian council Of ministers,
died at Paris.
The Fourth United States infantry
leaves Fort Sheridan this morning for
the Philippines.
A terrific windstorm at Pittsburg
caused almost complete paralysis Of
the telegraph service out of that city.
Fitzgibbons Bros carriage works,
the largest plant at Monroe, Wis, was
totally destroyed by fire. Loss, $4,000;
insurance, $4,000.
Orders We're received at the head
quarters Of the Fourth army corps, at
Huntsville, Ala, announcing that the
corps is formally dissolved.
The Second United States cavalry, at
Huntsville, Ala, viii proceed at once
to Savannah, Ga, for embarkatiOn on
the first available transport for service
in Cuba.
Robert Jameson. q mining expert Of
Vancouver, committed suicide at Seat
tie by shooting himself through the
head. Dependency over legal troubles
is assigned as the cause.
Cecil Rhodes arrived in London from
Cape Town. There is considerable in
terest in his visit, which is connected
with the scheme Of joining Cairo and
Cape Town with a railroad.
Mystery George Kerwin has been
matched to meet Joe Cans, the colored
lightweight. The contest, which is for
twenty rounds, Will be before the Lenox
Athletic club of New York City. The
date has not yet been set.
The committee Of fifteen appointed by
the mayor Of san Francisco to devise
methods of raising funds for the Pacific
coast exposition in 1901 met yesterday
and decided TO raise at least 81 GOO 600
for the exposition.
The Christian Endeavor society in the
penitentiary at Santa Fe, composed of
converted prisoners, is the largest in
the territory. Last year, by going with
out tobacco, the members contributed
$50 for testaments and religious litera-
ture.
Gold to the amount of $4,000 was
brought by the steamer Germanic,
which arrived at New York from Liver
pool, consigned as follows: Lazard
Freres, $165, 600; Mueller Schan & Co.
$4,000 and the National City bank of
New York, $4,000.
James H. Rothrock died at Cedar
Rapids, Ia, from degeneration of the
heart, aged 20 years. He was elected to
the house Of representatives in 1851, but
resigned to serve as lieutenant colonel
OF the Thirty-ffth Iowa. In 1876 he
was appointed supreme Judge, serving
until 1895, when he resigned
Representatives Of all the companies
operating steamers between Puget
sound and southwestern Alaska ports
have agreed on a uniform passenge1.
and freight rate. The passenger rafe
TO Skagway and Dyea is raised from
$40 first class and So second class to s25
first class and SIS second class.
Governor Corral, of Sonora and Gov
ernOr Canodo, Of the state of Sinaloa
Mex, accompanied by General E. Tor
res Of Sonora, have gone to the Cftv
Of Mexico, for the purpose of urging
President Diaz to appoint General Tor
res to succeed the late II. Romero as
Mexico ambassador to Washington.
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BUBBLE GAMES.
How to Have Jolly Evening Blow
ing Bubbles In to Goal.

ing Bubbles In to Goal.
Probably the liveiiest amusement for
an evening party may be enjoyed by
means OF cake of brown soap and a
number of common clay pipes. The
game should be played il the dining
room, where a basin of strong soap
suds is placed IL the center OF the
tatie. Tie young and old folks, as
vel, are given clay pipes With neat
ribbons attached. and an ironing board
covered with cloth is rested On the
backs of two chairs of different height.
Al The lower end of the board two
pieces of wood are fastened SO as TO
stand upright on either side OF the
board, forming e gcal. Now the ob
ject of the game is for each player in
turn to dip his pipe in the suds, Blow q
bubble, drop it on the upper end Of the
board and carefully blow it forward,
and, if possible, through the goal. As
it is very difficult to drop the bubble
on the board, each one is given -hree
chances, and, finally, the one Who sue
ceeds in blowing the most bubbles
through the goal is the winner.
Novel prizes for the game would lie
a big, decorated clay pipe for the viii
ner and the smallest clay pipe 20 be
bought as the BOBBY prize. at the end
Of the game If a number Of persons
have made the same number of goals,
a further interesting bubble contest can
be introduced. All should start to-
gether to blow large bubbles, The one
who blows the largest being the winner
OF the evening.
The addition Of a small amount Of
glycerine 10 the coao sudS VIII make
the game easier, preserving The Dub
hes 40 greater size and strength. ~
Their fun may me had by two, three or
tour persons blowing one large bubble,
by 9lacin the pipes together US the
bubbles are being blown.
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It sUrplanted.
While tae great naval war of the
sixteenth century was in progress. the
English, under Admiral Drake, caught
the tune Much TO the surprise of every
body. England broke the mighty sea
power of Holland. and when the fight
ing was over the English people sang
mccking parod;es of the cid song
against it's hated authors. Yankee was
understood to mean q Dutchnan.
Since the Dutch were sharp traders.
the popular meaning Of the word came
to be q s:irewd, hard-heaGed, ungra-
ciOus sort of fellow. holland then
tried TO forget the song. ana Il thus
passed into the hands OF another ma
ton.
al England sang varying words to it
till Oliver CrOmwe!Is time. But. one
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PhiIippine Commission.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE president
has under consideration the name of
President Schurrnan of Cornell univar-
sity in connection with a most imDort-
ant mission. The exact nature of the
latter IS not yet disclosed but it is
supposed that as the president has il
IN mind to send a special commission
TO the Philippines to recommend a plan
Tor the treatment and disposition of
the Islands. something on the order of
the Hawaiian commission, President
ochurman may be designated as a
member of such a BODY. If is also &C
Sested that he may be sent to Snain
either as minister or on a special err
rand. q
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ing q string of titles to his name. Of
which the first was the one-tine as
sistant inspector general OF artillery on
the sta1f Of General Sherman.
He pledged the Americans to contrib
ute 81, coo (S5, GOOD tc the fund for the
erection OF the Gordon memorial col
lege at khartOuIn. and issued circu-
lar with glaring headlines, requesting
contributions TO found AN education
chair of science" The colonel's latest
appeal IS for money for the English
men who enlisted in the United States
army, helped to defeat Spain and were
afterward discharged, Of when he says
there were many. This was taken up
by some of the papers as corroboratlng
the assertion OF Mr. CunninSnan-Gra
ham, that the best fighting in the
Spanish war was done by EnglishInen.
The whole business has made the
London Americans a laughing stock,
and the executive committee OF the
American society has issued a letter to
editors and others, declaring the colo
mel has no warrant to speak for any
one but himself.
ALLIANCE WITH RUSSIA.
John W. Bookwalter of Ohio, whose
views on Russia. were published in
dispatch from here TO the Associated
Press under date Of Dec. -, is returning
of writing a book describing his three
months travels in Siberia. Inciden-
tally this work viii be q plea for an
American alliance with Russia, instead
of Great Britain. He says his obserVa-
tons in this country have strengthened
his pro-RusSian views, and adds:
The interests of the United States
and England are radically antaSonistic,
and the attempt to foster an alliance
is an artificial movement, so far as
England is concerned. 1t has not cap
tured the hearts Of the people, and is
merely q political device with two aims.
First, to divert Americas attention
from conflicting interests in her own
hemisphere. Second, TO make the
United States Great Britain's catspaw
in her diplomatic game in the east. She
thinks that if she can point to the
United States as an ally, she will be
able to extort better terms from Rus
STA. What America wants in the east
is trade, and she will do more by CO.
operation with Russia than by antag-
onizing Russia. The latter already prac-
tically controls China, and viii give
the United States what she wants, if
friendly. It would be madness for
England and America to attempt to
coerce Russia into concessions. The
combined nations of the world could
not whip Russia, anymore than they
could the United States. The most they
could do would be to lombard a few
coast towns, while Russia's railroads
could pour so many soldiers into China
that any the United States and Great
Britain could send would be a. hand
full in comparison
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WASHINGTON NOTES.

President Mckinley will attend the
banquet of the Home Market club at
Boston, Feb. 16.
Yesterdays statement of the condi-
ton Of the treasury shows: Available
cash balance, 1922, lbs, 614; gold reserve
1921, 000, S9S.
Senator Perkins Of California has
been advised that the authorities of
Hawaii had given permission TO bring
5000 more japanese labOrers into the
islands.
Secretary Long has decided to allow
Admiral Sampson to undertake a. cruise
with the North Atlantic squadron in
southern waters for drills and ma
neuvers.
The senate committee on rules de-
cided TO favorably report the CbandIer
resolution for the distribution of the
appropriation bills among the variol1s
committees of the senate.
Representative Davidson of Wiscon-
SIN introduced bill amending the oleo-
margarine law by making the reve-
nue. tax 10 cents a pound when the
oloomargarine is colored to resemble
pure butter.
The surgeon generals Office of the
war department wants more immune
nurses for the yellow fever hospitals in
Cuba, and circulars win be sent
throughout the south requesting appli-
cations.
Formal orders were issued by the
war department relieving Brigadier
General William c. Oates of Alabama
from further duty with the Second
army corps, and honorably discharging
him from the military service
Senator Allison has practically decid-
ed to remain at the head Of the com
nnittee on appropriations, and not take
the Craftsmanship Of the committee on
finance, TO which he is entitled by right
Of seniority. This decision on Senator
Allison's part viii make Senator Aid
rich chairman Of the finance committee
and viii promote Senator Spooner to
the craftsmanship Of the committee on
rules.
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1900 A. D. If you happen to be a mu-
stefan and do not believe that such an
undignifed ditty ever could have been
intended for solemn purposes. play it
over on pipe organ, very simply and
slowly, and as the majesty Of a grand
old papal chant fills your soul, all your
doubts will vanish away.
Several hundred years ago the good
people of Holland thought so much of
Yankee Doodle" that they adopted the
tune for a harvest song and made up
new. words for it. Mary Mapes Dodge
gives one of the verses in Hans
Brinker;;"
Yankee didee dude down
Didee dudel leunter.
Yankee viVer VOOver vown,
Botevmelt und taunter.'
Nobody knows exactly what this
verse meant, but the lines interest us,
because they are primely responsible
for the word Yankee" etc, for the
familiar English version of Yankee
Doodle"
Soon after being first sung, this
quaint verse became so popular among
all classes in Holland that il became a
truly national song. It was sung IN
livelier time than the old chant which
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Forecast of the Court of Cessation
Decision.
TREASON IS ADMITTED
BUT DREYFUS' GUILT WAS NOT
ESTABLISHED.
Report That New Continental Will
Be Ordered Count Esterhazy
Sends His Testimony to the Court
Charges CT Intrigue Against a
Prominent Official.

Paris Jan 1.-THE Matin and the
Gaulois this morning say they under
stood that the inquiry of the court of
cessation into the Dreyfus case is on
the point of terminating, and that the
court will probably report that acts Of
treason actually occurred. but that
sufficient proof of the guilt of Dreyfus
does not exist, and that his sentence,
therefore, is quashed. The papers add
that there will be a, fresh cOurtnqartial
Dreyfus, it appears, was informed Of
the revision proceedings soxne time ago,
but he is under the impression that
they are due to the initiative Of the
general staff, and in his letter the pris-
oner thanks General Boisdeffre, the
former chief of the general staff, and
his comrades Of the army for the action
taken.
Major Count Esterhazy has sent to NJ.
Mazeau, president of the court of cas-
SatiOn, a synopsis of the evidence
which, ne says, he would have given at
the Dreyfus revision inquiry If a safe
conduct had been granted him. lie ad
mits his relations during 1S54-95 at the
request of Colonel Sandherr chief of
the information bureau, with a foreign
agent, by which the court claims he
supplied the colonel with important in
formation, enabling him to combat the
MI . OCS VI Oh luAdt WCtt AilDN q,
but whose position made it unsafe to
act openly against him.
EsterhaZy ADDS that he was warned
month ahead of Matthew Dreyfus'
intention and denounced it, at the in
stigation Of Colonel Picquart. Suisse
quently TO this he had the closest re-
lations with his superiors, and acted
throughout on their instructions until
Jan. Z, 1888, when, he claims, the war
ministry suddenly assumed a hostile
attitude towards him. Fresh proceed
ings. the count asserts. were instituted
at the instigation of his cousin, with
the view of getting him out Of the way
and preventing him from testifying be-
fore the court of caSsetion.
In conclusion, Esterhazy says:
"AlOne, eXiled, abandoned by those who
should have defended me, l have re-
sisted the most tempting offers. and
have refused to say or write a word
against my chiefs. | hope the pain will
be spared me of having to appeal to the
tribunal of public opinion from the de-
cision of the court of casa ton"
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AGUINALDo's EMIssARIEs.
Three FiIipinos On a Secret Mission to
Washington.

San Francisco, Jan. 14.-Among the
passengers who arrived today on the
steamer Nippon Maru from Hongkong
and Yokohama, via Honolulu, are three
emissaries of Aguinaldo, the Filipino
insurgent leader. They are Senior Nor
to, Senior Lowde and Senior Lund, three
members of Aguinaldo's cabinet They
are en- route to Washington on a Sc
cret mission, the purport OF which they
refuse to divulge. The Filipinos are
very intelligent, and speak English
fluently. They will remain here for a
day or two, and will then so on to
Washington direct.
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The Kaiser's New Years Presents.

The New Year presents that Abdul
Eamid made 70 the German emperor
and empress have just arrived at Pots
dam. They were sent by sea to Ham
burg and occupied the whole of a rail-
way compartment in the train to Pots
dam. Among them were embroideries,
the richest Turkey carpets, wonderful
si!i;cn stUffs and brocades from the i'm
perial factory at Herel1e, pictures, jew
els and objects dart. Among other
things were two cedars of Lebanon, a
small coffee tree that the emperor had
admired very much in the suitans gar
den at Constantinople and seventy
fowls OF the rarest kinds for the en-
press poultry yard.
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SIXTH MAY GO.
Another Regiment Of Regulars For
the PHILIPPINES.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE Sixth regi-
ment Of regular infantry, at San An
tonic, Tex, is being held in readiness
for prompt transportation to the Philip
pines, in case it is found that the six
Infantry regiments already under or
ders to go there are not sufficient for
the proper administration of military
affairs IN the islands, There are sew
eraI regiments held in reserve for pos
sible service in the Philippines, but so
lar the Sixth infantry is the only one
directly ordered to hold itself in readi-
ness for such a movement on short
notice. The six regiments now prepar-
ing for the long journey to Manila are
the Third, Fourth, Twelfth. Seven
teenth, Twentieth and Twenty-second.
aggregating about 1900 troops.
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Keely Left Very Little Property.
Boston Evening Transcriptl

The personal effects left by the late
John E. W. Keeiy of motor fame will
no doubt appear to be strikingly insig-
nificant to the many persons who had
magnitied the resources Of this in
ventor, who proposed to move the me-
chanism of the world to entirely now
combination of forces. An inventory
of his personal estate, fled with the
register of wills, places it at S1,52G. TIE
only reference made in the items Of the
appraisement to the motor is Fifteen
pieces of experimental apparatus. a
certain right OF unknown valuation in
certain incompleted and unpatented in
VentionS"
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BY JOSEPH KINNEY.

Yankee Doodle is one of the Oldest
songs in the world, and at different
periods of an unparalleled career has
belonged to England to the once vast
empire of Holland. and to the Roman
Catholic church, where it probably
originated. somewhere about the year
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The Tooth OF Buddha.

The solitary tooth of Buddha is 70 be
contained in what will probably be the
most valuable Golfer in the world \
Shan chieftain recently sent to Mcui-
mein. in Burmah, an emerald worth. !:
is declared. two lakhs of rupees. in or
der that the Burmese Buddhists migs
include ii among the jewels which the
are going to send to Ceylon in order
adorn the tooth-holding Golfer Jew
elry worth $1,150.000 had been alrea6
received from RangOon and Mandalaz
and the Moulmein Buddhists hay
themselves secured jewelry to the
value of $1,955,G00.
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4 Newspaper Printed In Latin.
Gondon GlobeO

Once a fortnight there appears in
Rome newspaper called ''vox Urbis"
Il is written entirely in Latin. and in
this tongue discusses the most modern
events. The DTeyfus case does not
puzzle it in the slightest. and M. Gle
menceau becomes ferOx vehemesque";
but 'Vive fArmee, we are told, be-.
comes ''Bene exercitus." Smith MinOrJ
would be glad if he were allowed II
use such freedom Of translate ''BeHe
exercitus' he would translate as well
exercised
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The Reporters Lot.

City Editor-The street is all excite
ment. An electric light wire has block
ed traffic and no one knows whether it
is a live wire or not
Editor-Detail two reporters to go 10
the wire immediately-one to feel it alsi
TIE other to write up the result
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day-the day that the great reformer
rode into oxford at the head of the
rebels TO battle with the kings army
he wore an immense ostrick feather
fastened to his hat by a band OF heavy
silk "macearcnf' cord. "Yanksc D5edIe'' /
then being a term of conteulptuous
ridicule. one of the courtiers of the