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The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1899-04-12
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

II Is said that Napoleon Bonaparie
once sad; Empires generally die from
indigestion through swallowing too
much territory" Wonder il the same
rule might not apply TO a republic?
Wonder II our Uncle Samuel isn't
biting on larger chunk th,n he can
thoroughly mastcaie just at this times
Beware OF indigestion, Uncle, bewarel
LAYING Issues.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1899-04-12

ne, w.. tne District Court OF the Fourth J,a,.,,i
In ~ ~ , masn county Utah Probate piyision
denaas ue matter OF the estate OF Uei stewart
mint, ICE The petition OF j II. Evans aa.
inc To- a, OF ,he estate OF Uel stewart nrav
safd aa dn order and ap roval OF account Ss
10 GO o'clock am. Monday, the is, ior nearing AT
Co1ntv s"o, eo1rt house In Provo CITY. Utah
Dated at Provo CITY. Utah Ami, IN ,ooo
cron, n n GEO. HAVERCAMI. q erl,
Fla Sisnn , y blgiey, attorney Tor petitIoner
rHst publication April H. 1899
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1899-04-12
PROBATE AND GUARDIANSHIP
NOTICES.
'"i' 'afty nk or Respective
Further Information.

Distriret District Court OF the Fourth .Iud,ctal
sion ' o'ah County, utah.-Probate Div.
deo 90 sns matter CT the estate of Joseph Hun
for TrV Spnydyai petition OF John r. Hun
Lion HIS been set for hearing ~ ~ nn ais'riou'
conr, NY, we 18Th day OF Anrii. isp9 az The
of Utah Ivy yum County, State
Dated at Provo City Utah. Anr,, 1901
RvA " GEO: HAVERSAMP' Clerk.
First pnbIIca,Iitn,eo rney Tor petitioner.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1899-04-12

pis,r sne District Court OF the Fourth Judicial
Distr,et' county OF utah, State OF utab 'uN'0'"i
IN the matter OF the estate Of 1h MN n.
lance. deceased " ihomaS Roy
clRi,ns lce S 70 Creditors -creditors viii present
SprInoviIie tf r,ouhc n 70 the undersigned at
"eiore the Vth day OF August. 1899 y" VI
PHILINDA RoYI ANcR
Dated ind ,,, 49,, Administrators
tratrix e' "''oIpeys Tor admins
lfirst publication April 3 1897
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1899-04-12

Inside

as well as out. A cigar that
never disappoints is the
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1899-04-12
STATE OF UTAH

Provo City.
l, L. L. Nelson, Recorder in and for
Provo City. Utah County and State of
Utah, hereby certify that The foregoing
is a tull, tue aud correct copy OF a
resolution granting franchise 10 viii.
liam ID. Roberts aud d. II Roberts.
passed by Ihs City Council OF Proyu
Cii,, this 9Th day Of March. A. ID 1893
Ia testimony whereof / have here
unto affixed the Seal OF Provo City
this 7th day OF March. A. d. 1899.
l. l.. NELSON. City Recorder
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-09-06
Consider the Hen,

There is something almost pathetic
in the faithfulness to business and the
unwayering diligence of the ordinary
hen, when she gets her heart set on
Matching out, -a.-brood of chickens.
She will sit all day on ansold door
knob and dream OF the happy day
when she can strut around in the back
lot with a dozen or so of fuzzy chicks
at her heels, scratching and clucking
and swelling out her feathers with
self-importance. In order to satisfy
this motherly instinct she is not only
willing, but frantic to deny herself all
of the ordinary pleasures of life. She
doesn't care for ''good time. " She
is perfectly content to stay at home
and attend to her maternal duties, and
has no concern about how her feathers
are adjusted or whether her comb
hangs straight. When a hen is laying
and not thinking of family matters she
takes pride in her red comb, and is
frequently seen oiling her feathers
and trying to make herself look at
tractive. But your "old cluck" is a.
perfect type of the devoted mother.
Her whole being is absorbed in the
one thought of rearing her family,
and even if required to hatch out a
lrood'of ducks or turkeys she bends
to her task with the same enthusiasm
as though abe had laid the eggs her.
self.-Punxsntawney Spirit.
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..N---I = 80 -fs
IN NATURES WORKSHOP.
Queer Seeds That Dig Their Way iLtS
the Ground.

"For every plant that grows, "says a
.writerlin the Cincinnatilnquirer, ma
ture has made so re way FOR it to plant
its seeds. Sometimes they ripen and
drop off. Sometimes, like the bur,
they are given little hooks so as to
stick in the shaggy coats OF animals
and be carried great distances. Some
times they are SO fine and light that
the wind blows them far away. Birds
carry some in their wings and some
float over seas. Every one knows the
pretty winged seed cases that come
/! tiuttering and whirling down from the
maple trees in autumn, and everyone
has noticed the way in which the dan
delion, the cotton grass and the thistle
float their seeds upon the air.
''But there are seeds which not only
are scattered abroad, but which bore
their own way deep into the ground.
One of these is called the stork's bill,
because after its flowers have fallen to
pieces there grows from the centre a
Iong beak like the bill of stork.
Around the bottom of this are five
seeds, and to each seed is a long hairy
thread. When the seed is ripe these
threads curl up with sharp spring one
fine day and throw the seeds as far
from the old plant as they, can. -
"Then the seed begins to bury itself.
First the long hairy thread gets dry
on top, but stays little damp where
it lies on the ground, and, this makes
It bend up, with the. pointed end OF
the seed against the.tground. Then
the hong hairy thread begins to curl
like a corkycrew, and 'this twists the
seed around and around, and makes it
bore into the GROUND, and as the SHARP
little hairs all point backward the seed
can never come back odts1 but every
ti,ne tim it moves must tRafsf deeper in.
If one of these aeeds; Awith its long
tail. is laid on piece of paper it will
curl over and. over till the paper gets
dry. when it will cml back again 10
she starting place. f,,GS
sThere are seve,al plants that bury
their seeds in this manner, but the
worst of all is. the seed, of the spear
GAS. This has a Sharp and thorny
point which gets in the wool OF the
poor sheep which craze outJWest, where
this fearful plant grows, and bores its
way into their flesh, making painful
sores, from which the helpless ANIMALS
often die, ss,;s,,; y q, iS
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-09-06
The British Cook and Rice pudding.

The British cook, writes w. L.
Alden in Pearson's, who is told to
make rice pudding will take some
-four, few eggs, as much milk as she
can spare from the mistress's tea,
and all the rice that is left
in the rice jar. She mixes these
ingredients, and after putting the conf
position in the oven wonders what it
will turn out to be- Sometimes the
result is n. plum cake. At another
timeHit is suet pudding, and at
another beefstake pie. Statistics prove
that it becomes a rice pudding only
once in four hundred and seventeen
u" There is all the charm OF q lottery,
or Of gold mining, in British, cookery.
1t is SO purely a matter of chance that
rigid application Of the gambling laws
would landsevery British" cook in jail.
: The cook stakes her -four and butter
and eggs, in the hope that they will
emerge from the oven in some desir-
eable form. If size wins, her employer
regards her as an admirable cook. If
she loses, and the oven returns to her
q, dish which is absolutely uneatable,
her employer wonders why, she can
never learn to cook. So long as the
British cook prefers chance to science,
and thinks that it is simpler to take
...'some" of various ingredients instead
of taking q definite and unalterable
number of grams of each, so long will
British cookery remain among the
mysteries of life.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-09-06
Mrs. Davis and the Copyright.

'sSenator Hoar' r'7unfolded what he
called alittle bit OF interesting history
in the Senate when the. bill relating, to
changing the copyright NV was under
consideration, says the Boston Herald.
He told how Mrs. Jefferson Davis
prepared a very interesting life OF her
husband. The ownership OF that
: biography was az Tery important re-
5sotirse to her in her old age. ~.
General Gordon came into the Senate
one day just before his term expired,
ia6ad in the last moments OF President
Harrison's administration, and stated
that the publishers OF the book had
failed to make the proper deposit o:
copies with the librarian to save he
copyright. They claimed that the
copyright was gone and Mrs. Davl
was absolutely in their power. Con-
sequeptly they undertook to compel
her TO submit to some very hard and
,onerour terms. She was i'm great dis
tress and came to Congress for help.
: A.bill was passed relieving her from
that disability, and it was signed by
President Harrison within so seconds
OF Of 10 O'Clock. when his.te:m expired.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-09-06

3 Miss 1Prim do ouss ur yo,..z .zsioss ..st;, E,
me, little boy. Boyle won Z bite,
ma'am. Miss ,Prim7-But he is show
ing his teeth. Boy with pride Ger
tainly he is, a'am; .andh you had as
good teeth as he, has you'd show EN-,
too. ~
Weary Willy lthoughtfully).Ah,
lady! you s-e SO young, SO good, SO
beautiful and go true, dats-Mrs. just
wed-That what? Weary Willy-Dat
it would be de height of rashness to
try and eat any Of your cooking!--so l
won't,stop! & ,"
Young Housekeeper-Have yoa any
nice ducks this morning?, Eyes, here
are some nice canvas-backs." Young
Housekeeper-Oh, dear! 1 am so IN
experienced! I think ]. would rather
have the old-fashioned kind that have
feathers Oh.
y. ''Uncle," said the scientific youth,
"don't you know that You ought to
have your drinking water boiled, so as
to kill the microbes?" "Well," ans
wered the old gentleman, thought
fully, 81 believe I would as lief be an
aquarium as cemetery
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-09-06
THOs. ). ADAMS PROPRIETOR.
TEE j TRUTH ABOUT y
The B/ue-Dian1ond Robbery.

condensing the evidence subsequently
given by u warder at the triaD, sI'll
make you an offer. If you'll tell me
what you've done with those .dia-
monds, and enable me to recover them,
I'll pay $4,000 to any representative OF
yours you like to name. The money
shall be paid to him in cash here, in
your presence, and then you can have
it. when you come out. You're not
making matters q bit better for your
sell by sticking to that absurd and IN
credible Story If anything, rather
orse, for yoli'll get dropped on more
heavily by taking that line than if you
do your best,to restore me my stolen
property. Now, then, you'll be fool
if you, refuse; you will, upon my
word % .,r,4- e.-.,s-.s
u sIf I had stolen the diamonds, or
knew where they were, I'D close with
'',;e You like Shot, Mr.. Blumefeeld, for
I know very we'll that I'm in for five
years; anyhow: But l didn't steal
them, and Idon'5, know where they
are any more than you do" answered
Morris. "My story sounds unlikely
enough, I'm we'll aware. Maybe the
judge and jury won't believe it, either;
but it's true, and that's all about it"
From this positiou-true o., false
nothing could induce him to bulge.
The day of his trial arrived. The
case excited great interest, and tho
recorders court was packed. There
were two counts in the indictment,
the one I'm not lawyer, and only
quote from memory, therefore l will
crave indulgence in case my legal
phraseology be incorrect)-the one of
'feloniously breaking into" Blume-
feeld's premises in Hatton Garden; the
other of stealing therefrom diamonds
to the value of e2O, OO0." To the for
mer the prison pleaded guilty, to the
latter not guilty, and the prosecution,
in the hope of procuring n more 'rex-
emplary sentence, proceeded with the
charge of stealing the jewels. But
this was difficult matter to prove.
Everybody, of course, was convinced
that Morris had stolen the diamonds; /;
but TO establish it blythe technical
rules of evidence was another affair.
Against the fact that he was caught on
the premises, admittedly with the in.
teution of stealing the diamonds, had
to be set the fact that no sign of a
diamond, or any ther stolen article,
was found upon him when caught.
Furthermore, the circumstance of his
having refused Blumefeeld's offer of
$4,000, which was elicitedb by his coun-
sci in evidence, went to some slight
extent in his favor. But this the
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-09-06
Simplicity of Tagal Women.

The natives of the Philippine
Observation-Disclosures bred natiTes
or aborigines-are called Tagals. They
are of the Malay race and are about as
wild and unsophisticated rs any of the
savage peoples of the world.
They are not an in-favored race, and
some of the women are very pretty.
The illustration is made from O photo
graph of native Tagal peasant girl.
Her family evidently has had the bene-
fit of contact with civilization, as her
dress indicates. Some. of the Tagal
women dress elaborately, but in the
country places, it is said, they are
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-09-06

next morning we we're ALREADY to be-
gin second war against Mexico.
cat daybreak Mexican corporal
came ON board . with q message, from
his colonel saying that the Narragen-
sett's commanders request would be
complied with. Early that morning
we watched 800 armed Mexican sol
diers start for the mining camp, and
we kept the old howitzers trained on
La Paz till the soldiers returned with
the American engineer. When Dewey
reported to Washington or the matter
he minimized the Importance of it, and
it was passed over as mere incident.
,Lieutenants Harris and Wright were
on the Narragansett then, and Harris,
at least, was with the feet at Manila.
It is somewhat singular that at that.
time, when we were expecting decla-
ration of war against Spain on account
of the yirginius affair, Commander
Dewey had his plans all made to sail
the Narragansett to Manila"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-09-06

7 I
have been told that the Shamrock had
a concealed centreboard, and that this;
wns what would bent US. we have,
read'that she had d sway Of putting her,
chain cable up her sleeve and taking
it out for the purpose of the race;
tkat she had hollow keel in which
oil sorts of dangerous expedients could
be concealed, and that she was III
general craft more filed with mys-
teries than our own FeIimore Cooper's
Water Witch. But the lines OF a
yacht, like murder; will out. Her
dimensions may be kept, secret, yet
theH, too, will ultimately be known
with something approaching ge1aetness..
The dimensions of the Columbia
have been obtained from men who
have had means Of learning them, and
are trustworthy. They put the yachts
length over all as 131 feet; beam, ~
feet 2 inches, and draught, 19 feet 10
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-09-06

most charming mascot in tho world.
His aids are Woodbury. Kane, Herbert
C.MLeeds ands Newberry D.. Thorne,
lall excellent yachtsmeny 10
His skipper, Charles Barr, is one of
the smartest in the world. He is q
scotchman, but has long heen natur-
1alized. He is the only man of foreign
birth who will sail on Columbia. He
is thirty-fve years old, and was born
at Gourock on the Clyde. In Chief
Mate Allen, Captain Barr has thor
.oughly able and experienced officer
|; The crew of Columbia hail from
Deer Isle, Me-, and better lot OF
rseamen never .brolse:a biscuit. There
are tEirty-nine all told, and ten of
them sailed on Defender. Many OF
them have been captains and mates Of
coasting vessels. They ere a allithe,
agile lot, and handle the Columbia to
perfection.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-09-06
EDGEF1ELp s. CT WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1899
stake 'em33 33oat OF the cup" he told

sTake 'em!! out OF the cup ne toA0
ME.
I did so.
"There's little mark at the side OF
the plate" he went on. "It's spring.
Press it with your thumb nail. " 8
obeyed his instruction, In au in
slant all the top grinders sprang open,
revealing ae the fact that each OF
them was simply small hollow re-
ceptacle, contrived, as I saw on closer
examination, with the most artful skill
and workmanship.
The sick man broke into a'yet more
gleeful chuckle as he watched the
amazed wonder with which I was gaz-
ing at this marvellously clever effort
of skill and cunning.
"There!" he said, chuckling till he
ecoughed himself speechless. IN OF
so impossible, after all --eh, doctor"
*t* ~
Subsequent inquiries which I ad-
dressed to Morris himself elicted the
following facts: That, recognizing the
extreme risk he ran of being caught,
he had had two duplicate keys of the
safe made, in ordor that, by leaving
,oue of them in the lock, some color
might be lent to his assertionthat he
had been anticipated by another thief.
The extremely clever contrivance OF
his false teeth, however, was, of course,
his chef 'euvre, and he had put the
blue diamonds into those marvellousiy
contrived receptacles the moment he
took them. Hardly were the teeth
safely back in his mouth before the
risk which he feared eventuated, and
he was pounced on by the watchman..
"But it was worth it," this impen-
itent sinner told me. "Aye;f I'd got
five years, it would have been worth
it. They had my teeth out, too, so as
to examine my mouth more carefully.
I felt nervous just then, I can tell you.
But it was O. K. For, sharp as the
fellows were, they never thought OF
looking inside the teeth. London
Truth.
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confidence in them. The crew con-
sists of no fewersthan fftymen, thirty
Scotchmen and the rest Englishmen---,
four officers, boatswain, 3two boats
wants mates, carpenter, carpenter's
mate, sailmaker, nine leading seamen,
twenty-seven able seamen, two stew
ards and two cooks. In addition,
Tom Ratsey and six sailmakers will
look after the canvas. Of the ships
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-09-06
= HUMOROUS.

'Tn my business" said the coun-
terfeiter, 81 do not expect to lose any.
thing on bad bills."q .ag1
seDidn't he once say he would never
speak to you again?" eyes; but he
saw I had cold, and he couldn't re-
Bist The temptation to tell me OF sure
cure. gl .;.W rf.r
"Doesn't-you mother-in-law take
any interest in your domestic afairsg
''Oh, yes; she backs up my wife and
The cook when I find fault with the
dinner" q;
; Popper-That boy OF mine is 9
regular phenomenon" Batcheller
(wearily)-In what way? Pepper,
Six years old, and never said bright
thing in his life.
- Tommy-Paw, what is the differ.
ence between economy and stinginess?
Mr.. Flagg-saving on my own clothes
is economy and saving on your
mothers is stinginess.
"Why the dickens don't you stop?
asked the angry householder. 'The
fire ia all OUT 'tI allow it is" adj
'mitted the leader of the hose company,
"but they is three. winders not broke
yet"
Cleverton-I want to consult. your
opinion on point of etiquette. When
I take a girl to luncheon, is it proper
to ask her what she wants to, eat!
Dashaway--Itis is if you have money
enough. a.i! ..s,sap
"Don't touch me,". said the chry-
santhemum, as it leaned away from.
the rose. 'T would be foolish to at
tempt it, replied the irose;its .
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-09-06
GOOD STORY ABOUT DEWEY.
n, Once Came Near Starting Small War
With Mexico.

Lieutenant F., Winslow, U. s. N,
retired, cousin of the famous com.
mander of the Kearsarge, recently told
n Tribuue.reporter a new story about
Admiral George Dewey.
"In May, 1876, Admiral Dewey was
commander of the old Narragansett,"
said Lieutenant Winslow, "and he
was detailed to surveying the Gulf OF
California and the shores of the coast
of the peninsula. 1t was not long
after the Virginius affair at Santiago,
and the feeling toward Mexieans and
Cubans was none too cordial. The
Narragansett reached La Paz, near
the southern end of the peninsula,
and we no sooner got ashore than va
heard that an American mining en9i-
neer and some Englishmen who ewned
the , mine were prisoners in their
mining shanties, forty miles back OF
. La Paz, in the mountains. The
American had resented an insult, q
quarrel followed, and the American
killed two Mexicans. The friends of
the latter swore they'd kill the: Yam
'keo and the Englishmen, too, and
the latter were soon obliged to barri-
cade themselves. This siege had been
on for several days when we dropped
anchor. 3z1 st
"As soon as. Commander Dewey
heard of it he was very much in
terested. The next day he'sent q
messenger to the Mexican colonel in
1 La Paz, who had garrison of 600
soldiers there, asking him what he
/ was going to do to give the American
trial before he was shot.
"Oh, he got into the trouble
him get out" said the Mexican.
Commander Dewey didn't like
this reply, and the more he thought
about it the angrier he got. The next
forenoon he sent a note to tho Mexican
colonel telling him that an American
citizens life was in danger, and that
the man was entitled to fair trial.
He told the colonel that he would al
low him Just twenty-four hours to
rescue the American and protect the
Englishmen. If at the end OF that
time relief was not on it's way to the
little mining party he would lombard
La Paz and burn it.
"When we heard what Dewey had
done we were all frightened.
"'Does he mean it?' we asked one
another.
GAS for myself, I was soon satisfied
that he meant every word of it. 1
was in command of the guns. We
had only two old howitzers on the
Narragansett, the larger guns having
been left temporarily at the Mare
Island navy yard.
{" 'Get those howitzers ready for
tomorrow morning and inspect all the
small arms and ammunition, said
Dewey to me. Then he called the
,s So------L--- --.l --i:-- = Il = ~ = ~
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A.PuTTlN' up THE HAY.
When hayin' time comes round go
And git the water Jug

When hayin' time comes rouno 20
Andgit the water Jug
And take 1t over to the barn
And git'a corn-cob plug;
Then go dow to the pasture lot
And bride Mas old Gray,
And carry water for the men
A-puttin' up the hay.
1 ride the horse down to the spring
And plump the jug fightin-
And If you put 1t down too deep
-, It bobs right up gin!
And then 1t "bubble-bubble bups,-
Itgoes jest that away
Your wrist 1t gifts as cold as 'r-
A-puttin' up the hay.
Then. when It's full, fssten It
To Uncle Bill's plow line
And drag it round: Pa says as that's
A lnzy scheme Of mine.
But you just bet I'd rather drag
A Jug round any day
Then have to hold 1t on a horse
k-puttin' up the hay.
One day the dogsoned jug 1t hit
A stone-broke all to mash!
Then Pa he gotta willow branch
tnd said that he ~ould thrash
Me good; but Uncle Bill lsaid "Aw!
The boy must have some play"
BY gosh !! q feller don't have much
A-puttin' up the hay:,r.
Harold Douglas Robins, In Puck.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-09-06

A curious case is reported by q Ger
man dentist, DR.. Muhl Kuhner. One
of his patients was a woman OF ~,
whose right arm and right side of the
neck had beenparalyzed for two years
and half rs a result, itwas supposed,
of fall and broken arm, and he filed
several of her teeth and extracted the
much-decayed third molar or wisdom
tooth of the'right side. The patient
returned next day to state that her
paralysis had disappeared.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-09-06

An English agriculturist has been
experimenting with bees as letter car
-riers.. Having conveyeda hive to a
house four miles distant, he let out a
few of them in room where plate
of honey was placed to attract them.
When they had settled upon this feast
The experimenter' fastened tiny dis:
patches upon their backs with drop
of paste, taking care at the same time
that the motion of their wings was
not interfered with. He then SET
them free, whereupon they immedi.
ately set out for their old home, where
the writing was read with magnify'
ing glass.