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Evening star., 1899-03-25
AS TO THE FILIPINOS.
London Paper Thinks Good Results
VIII Come From Our Rule.

From the London Spectator.
Why should Tagal peasant, who will
probably be more free from official op-
preston than any man in the world except
a Hindostanee peasant, risk his life, and
his house, and his means of subsistence to
enter on a contest with rulers whom he sees
from the experience of Sunday he is hope
lessly unable to defeat? He has no regret
for the Spanards. he has no patriotism in
the European sense, and if the American
governs him ''well''-that is, lets him strict
ly alone long as he obeys the law-he
will be content will devote himself to cul-
tivation and small trade. and will admire
the eloquence of agitatOrs, if there are any,
without the smallest intention of following
their advice. He will find careers open to
him in commerce and manufactures; and.
though he will never like the American any
more than he did the Spaniard-true liking
between the cOlors is imposSible-he will
ike the peace and order and comparative
prosperity that the American brings.
All that is necessary to make of him an
acGuleScent citizen is good government, and
We believe that within twelve months he
Will obtain it. The Americans have an
Idea, We knOw-derived from the melan-
choiy experience of their great cities-that
they have not the men whom they can trust
to govern well. but they underrate their
own capacity for fitting the supply to the
need. They have scores of thousands of
lads who, If decenty paid and trained for
three years. would make excellent subpre-
fects, and among them percentage of men
VINO. with experience, will be found fit to
govern provinces. n hostile witness-or at
an events witness without prejudice i'll
their favor-declares that they have al
ready found such proconsui in Cuba, and
that the whole island is willing to obey a
Mr. Gould. the civil commissioner, simply
because he considers their prejudices, and
is just.
There are dozens of undeveloped Mr..
6ouids IN the states and as the Americans
must ind them or fail in task which con-
Germs their reputation in history we have
no doubt of their ultimate success in the
search They have not our traditions, our
conviction, for instance that under a
regime of answering justice any popuia-
tlon in Asia will remain tranquil. The new
rulers VIII concentrate their efforts at first
upon Luzon, and in that grand island the
size OF England, and one of the most fertile
IN the tropics, they have a strategical ad-
vantage such as Great Britain possesses in
Bengal, commercial capital for base
Whch is almost beyond attack. The fleets
OF the world might menace Calcutta with
out disturbing d single coolies mind for
nothing but a miracle could bring them
within thirty miles of the city.
Evening star., 1899-03-25
Modern Damascus.
From Harper's Magazine


Compared with Jerusalem, Damascus Is
Partisan. The Jerusalem air presses heay-
lily with IT'S melancholy past. Half a score
of sects make it a rendezvous for pillage or
for mummery, and its memorials of i'm
perfshable events have to be looked at
through the dust of perished dynasties 1t
is mystic, solemn arcane. Damascus Is
practical. positive and even merry The
wall of Israel sounds along the arid valleys
of Zion, but Dana sings a voluptuous
carol by means of its ice-cool tabled river
The tinkie of its bells mingies forever with
the gurSle of its waters. and above all Won
hear the silvery laughter of the Syrian girls
and catch the dancing humor of their lark
eyes through their little wells Jerusalem
has Its austere character to sustain. It's
temples are tombs. Its weight of poignant
history keeps 1t grave. But in Damascus
you are under no obliga tions to the mast
that the present cannot make you forget
Its fnnumerable shuttles and armories call
You back to the bustling exigencies of life
The coffee bazaars defy melancholy So
this stranded city on the shores of time
the gold on whose mosques never corrodas-
basks In the sun and eats figs merrily jrst
as IL did when Saul of Tarsus iolIrneved
that way.
Evening star., 1899-03-25

A device to prevent sleepwalking is to
lay upon the floor. by the side of the SOM
nambulists bed, a sheet of iron, zinc or
other metal, wide enough to insure that
he will step upon It.. When the sleepwalk-
ing fits come upon him, his foot touches the
cold surface of the metal, and he instinct
lively draws that leg into the bed again
After two or three attempts the somnam-
bulst gives 1t up and settles down in bed
On the roof Of brewery at Maidstone
Is to be seen one of the most remarkable
vanes in England. 1t represents an old
brown jug and glass. The jug, which is
made of copper, stands three feet six
inches in height and three feet In diameter
and IL capable Of holding 1oS gallons.
Evening star., 1899-03-25
ROUNDING Up OF LOGS.
Ihe work of Telling a Big Stick il
Performed ArtisticaIIy.

From the Philadelphia Record
The white pine industry thrives greatest
IN the northwestern parts of the states of
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan. The
logging operations in these forests are con-
Quoted principally in the winter season, be-
ginning early in November and continuing
until about the end of March. For the
housing of the men, horses and oxen suit
able camps or shanties are provided. gener-
ally built Of logs and situated within con-
Tenient reach of the densest part of the
timber TO be cut. An average set of camps
will house from thirty to seventy-five men.
VINO are under the charge of the foreman
of the camp.
In telling the trees the men work in pairs
two to each tree They both the ak
ana the double-handed saw. The fall of
the tree is regulated by the use of wedges
inserted into the saw-cut at the proper
time and place, and so expert do the op-
orators become that tree is dropped be-
tween any two stumps that may be selected
twenty minues from the time the men com
mence work. After the feller comes the
sWamper, whose duty II is to "side-mark''
each log with an individual mark, usually
called the water mark, in addition to cut
ting a narrow path through the brush for
the fallen timber to the nearest logging
road Close upon the fellers come also
the Cross-cIIt sawyerS, who cut the trunk
into logs of convenient length with a double
handed saw. a skidding team then follows
and drags the logs to the nearest skidway
on the logging road. The skidway is gen
orally situated at the side of a slight nat
ural rise to enable the skidding teams to
deposit their logs more easily from above.
The loading of the sleighs is then proceed
ed with, and this Is accomplished by the
aid of two men with q pair of horses,
chains and suitable tackle. From forty to
10 logs. depending on the size, constitute
a load, sometimes weighing as much as
100 tons for one Of these immense sleighs,
upon which the logs hauled to the
banking grounds on the frozen surface
of the river, where they are piled up to
wait for the thaw or opening of naviga-
Evening star., 1899-03-25
The Stopping Of the Clock,

From Youths Companion.
Surprising falls the instantaneous calm
The sudden silence in my chamber small.
|. starting, lift my head in half alarm
The clock has stopred-that's all
The clock has stopped, Yet why havo so found
An instant feeling almost like disInay?
Why note its silence sooner than its sound?
For it has licked all day.
So many life beside my own go on
And such companionship unhepded keep:
Companionship scarce recognized till gone
And list In sudden sleep.
And so The blessings heaven daily grants
Are in their very commonness forgot;
We little beed whit answereth our wants
Until it answers rot.
A strangeness fa1leth on familiar ways
As II some pulse gone beyond recall
Something unthought of, linked with all our days-
Some clock has stopped-that's all.
Evening star., 1899-03-25
The Love of Donald Nafr,
J. I. C. Clarke in the Criterion.

J. 1. c. Clarke in the Criterion
1 wouid were near to my ain love
AS she spins the wool sac fine:
] would could stan by the bvreside
As she's drivin' hame the kline
But Wae's me: out on the moor it's dark
The wind blaws cauld off sea,
And what has to do WI love
When he's left alone to dee?
Whens deein' alone an wounded sair
And her brother he dealt the blow
To me wha wadna hae hurt hair
OF her kinsmen, high or low?
But ah, would I We're near my love
To see her on bended knee
Prayin' for mother an brother an a.
Afore turn an dee
would could see my love asleep,
Not drowsy wi death like me,
But smilin' saft in dream sac sweet
OF my love that ne'er can be-
For ah. my bluid's on the tall wet grass
An the lock Of her hairs dyed red,
An what Is love when the eyes gang blind
An what when a man is dead?
1 could hae killed him, her brother, here;
Yet wHdna turn an flee
He thocht ! came cOnrtin the lass he Wooei.
The secret will dee wi me
love my aln my winsome love,
Ia ask hut your face to see
As 1t laughs your brother tomorrow morn
To see 1t afore dee.
Evening star., 1899-03-25
FIRST SILK HAT,
Its Wearer Arrested for Breach of the
Peace.

From the Hatters' Gazette
January Is, 1897. was the date fixed by
Mr.. Hetherington for his first appearance
in public with the new hat, the silk hat of
today. He believed that in the natural
course of events he would create a seusa-
tion but he was not prepared for the COM
motion which followed 1t was with no
little trepidation that, about II o'clock in
the forenoon, Mr.. Hetherington emerged
from his shop in the Strand. His family
advised against it, but he was determined
and forth he sailed.
The Strand as now, was one of the busy
streets of London, and Mr.. Hetherington
had not walked ten feet before merchants
and others, attracted by the unusual sight,
stopped and gazed IN wonder. Mr.. Hether-
ingtou. however. moved on. but men who
had only stopped to look now followed
after him. and In less time than 1t takes to
tell 1t the street was crowded with howl
ing mob. Those on the outskirts of the
crowd did not know the nature of the trou-
bic, If there was any, but they helped to
swell the din. How Mr.. Hetherington
Jared. however, Is best told by the Journals
Of that date. whose pages have been
searched by the Tailors and Cutters spe-
cial commissioner. One gazette gave this
account Of the remarkable event:
John Hetherington, haberda sher, Of the
Strand was arraigned before the lord NAV
or yesterday on a charge Of breach of the
peace and melting to riot, and was required
to give bond in the sum. Of $500 1t was in
evidence that Mr.. Hetherington who Is
well connected, appeared upon the public
highway wearing upon his head what he
called silk hat (Which was offered in ey-
ldence)' tall structure having a shiny
luster and calculated to frighten tinlid peo-
pie. AS matter of fact the officers of tbe
crown stated that several women tainted
at the unusual sight while children
screamed. dogs yelped, and a young SON of
Cordwainer Thomas. who was returning
from chambers shop, was thrown down
by the crowd which had collected and had
MS right arm broken. For these reasons
the defendant was seized by the guards
and taken before the lord mayor In ey-
tenuation of his crime. defendant claimed
that he had not violated any law OF the
Kingdom but was merely exercising a riaht
to appear in headdress of his own design
"a right not denied to any Englishman"
Another paper of the same date Ganuary
10, l19O. in commenting on Mr. Hethering-
toms appearance, said:
I'm these days Of enlightenment it must
be considered an advance In dress reform
and one which is bound, sooner or later. to
stamp its character upon the entire com
muntty. The new hat Is destined to work
revolution in headgear. and we think the
officers of the crown erred In placing the
defendant under arrest"
Evening star., 1899-03-25
lone.

Written for The Evening Star by De Witt C. Sprague
The spring has again. lone
Bringing the birds and early flowers
And, oh! it brings to me the hours,
The happest | e'er have known.
Twas spring. we wandered o'cr the mead
To gather fnwers-again You heard
tale Of love, then spake word
That made earth paradise indeed.
lone, that sprnGtme quickly fled,
It's vernal beauties wIthered lay,
Too quickly flew that golden day,
How suddenly Deaths arrow sped
But now l tread these scenes alone
To pluck the faireSt flowers In hlaom
Sweet memory lays them a tomb
Yet thou, thou art not dead, lone!
True love can never die. lone,
For love is God and God is love.
In those transceudent realms above
Our love eterDe will live, My Own,
Evening star., 1899-03-25
RANDOM VERSE.

The Days HetvSen.
Written for The Evening $fnr u Annie Landreth
Perki@.
These are the days that lfe between
The brown of wintef In {he wape
And springtime's co1IslHg 95pw Of green,
The silent trees arS grax and bare
And not q bud Is shew ing$yet
We know the folded lea fes are there
Today the air is cold fhnd Aerce
And skies grayA the Bittcr winds
As keenIy as an arrd ~ pierce.
Tomorrow comes the Winds are mild,
And all the deep, blue skies are like
The soft eyes of Httle ,ehildl
Evening star., 1899-03-25
Old Friends.
From the Spectator.

foai tiic Si,tcthtof
All yes, our hands met here and there,
Our wandering eyes met. now and then,
About Idfe's crowded thoruighfare-
But coldly seeing We were men.
And locks are slight, and hands are slow,
And words so hard to say and weak;
Even the best the poets know
Mean more than even they speak.
Then Death struck lightning through the air;
A rock was rent, set free heart;
And two old friends communion share
When one lies speeehless and apart.
Evening star., 1899-03-25
His Modest Way,
from Puck.

Brudder Johnsing - 'Mistah Slewfoot
what yo' gwine charge me foh de use oh
yo' new black coat foh couple oh weeks ?''
Brudder> >Slewfoot-'.What yo' want wild
a black coat foh two weeks?''
Brudder Johnsing-"Muh sistah-in-law
done died dis mawnin'. an l wants to take
a short mourn
Evening star., 1899-03-25
And Then He tainted.


At dinner party not long ago a certain
young gentleman (an enthusiastic GOLFER
started off with the whitehall to erumers te
to his partner the details of a match that
he had been playing that day. 1t was not
until the dessert was brought on that he
suddenly bethought himself that he had
been doing all the talking: indeed, the
young lady had not said single word dur
ing the progress of the meal. 1t was pos
sible that she was not interested in the SUBJ
ject-incredible but still possible.
II am afraid have been boring you with
this talk of the shop" he said, in half
apology.
-'Oh, no; not at all,' was the pretty maid
ems polite response. "Only, what is golf?''
Evening star., 1899-03-25

retires abashed almost before we have
formed the thoughts into words.
Examine nature in any of her phases, and
the end is always the same-we discover.
sooner or later, that lack of knowledge has
reared up an impossible barrier in our
path.
Evening star., 1899-03-25

Watts-"Seems to have been some trouble
over at Wick's house."
Potts-"Well, yes. His wife told him to
advertise for parlor maid and he goes
and puts in the advertisement, blonde pre-
ferred. "-Pearson's Weekly.
Evening star., 1899-03-25

Who would suppose that the egg OF our
common white butterflv-the cabbage nest
was thing OF wondrous beauty. Yet such
IS the case. "A tiny spot upon n cabbage
leaf no need to trouble about so small a
matter''-such would be the verdict of bu-
man intellect But natures ways are dir
ferent: the smaller the object the greater
the care she seems TO exercise
In point of beauty the buttsrf1y's cog
ranks far above the ostrichs, desnita ~
vast difference in size Magnify the snack
on the cabbage lear and you find blunted
cone, perfect in shape. the surface tracad
by a score Of longitudinal ribs
Why these ribs? Why this shape? Would
not plain globe have answered every pur-
pose7
Three obvious questions; and vet rea,on
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-16

Booth. Leo 4 Ritchie. the well known
attorneys. will shortly Institute pro-
ceedinRa In the Federal court agninst
the receivers of the Rear Lake 4 River
waterworkr and Irritation company.
for the purpose Of protecting the rights
Of the owners of land and water along
the line ~ the Bear river canal
The case OF W. I. Snyder. admins.
TRAITOR. w John J. DAILY. the rs-tfigl ~
which commenced before Judge lilles
yesterday was resumed today and after
the examination u two Witnesses IN
rrbuttai was further continued for the
purpose Of securing additional evidence.
The case Of W. ]. Sander. VI J, A.
iieadlund was continued for the term
today.
The case ~ John p Robinson W the
Pacific States Savings. Loan a nuild-
ing company was tried before Judge
Iilic- today. submitted and taken un.
der advis~ment. The question Involved
Il whether tho defendant company can
receive the full amount Of premiums
and interest under their contract or
only six per cent.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-16
Turns Up in CaIifornia-S Says He
is Not Crazy,
DON'T WANT TO COME BACK
changed his Name aud by THAT
Means Oodged Those who Went
In search OF ttim.


special corrcspondeneq.
Hanosh. May 1.-THE last mall
brought q letter from our crratic citi-
zen. 4. ;. W. Gardner, to his mother.
This letter bore the. benton. call.
fornla. post mark.
Gardner IL the man whose abrupt
leaving ~ the sheep herd Of Mr.. urcg-
ory In Snake valley excited such uEiy
rumorr, and much anxiety and expense
to the good people Of this town.
Alma gives no intlmation of why he
left bis iabors IN abruptly lie I'D
miis that he learned through the news
papers that friends were on his trail.
and tells that he then changed his
name and by that means lodged them.
na Mr. Payton went beyond the place
wherc he II located. he gave no post.
office address and does not desire 10
be- brought back hotue. lie wrote " his
financial troubles and hopes 10 clean
all ~ ere long. which all told amounts
To- about the sum expended by the peu-
pie of knnoah In trying 10 iind him and
brine him home. Alma objects to be-
ing spoken ~ NJ crazy which IL the
most charitable View TO take ~ his
recent actions. The people here have
great sympathy for him and would be
glad TO see him return home 10 his
widowed mother.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-16
BANQUET AND CONCERT.
New York Life officials Entertained
nj knutsforl aud Tabernacle.

4 quiet little banquet was given az
the knutaford last evening by W. ~.
hoothe Jr.. local manager ~ the New
York Life Insurance company. IN honor
Of Thomas a. iluckncr. superintendent
o. agencies. and A. ~ CLARK Of the
home Office who are here on business
The local officers and agents OF the
company were present. among them
being Colonel fritter of Washington.
and ". II. OWN u Idaho. The bill Of
fare was "a delicious one and the even.
Ing was Pleasantly spent The follow.
inE were also present Captain william
Hoffman. John u. spencer. H. " shep-
ard ". y. Pipcr. !. N. Cook. u. \. Me-
Curdy g. X. Rnwiand. n. y. Muller. q.
NJ Wood. W. A. Wood. II. ~. Living.
ston, J. y. Helper ~. II. Goddard and
u. ". Goddard.
This morning at II O'Clock Mr.. uueh.
ner and the local New York Life ON
Gals were pleasantly entertained Mt the
Tabernacle by John u. Spencer Of Inc
local force. who arranged little pro.
gram In their honor. Prof. Dayne.
played several beautiful ae,ectlona on
the organ. Mr. Goddard rendered two
vocal selections. ana male quartet
consisting Of Mesnrn. Pypsr, whitney.
Patrick and Spencer sang two mum.
hers. several other visitors We're there
and all expressed themselves AZ being
charmed with the brief program.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-16
Railroad agreement" Causes the
Fruit Shippers Loss.
AN EXCURSION TO PROVO.
wedding Of Freight Agent Morris Aa-
nounced- peop'e who Come aud
go On the rfosds.

The RIO Grande Western has large
force Of men at work laying new
broad.guage track on Fourth West
street between Eighth South and South
Temple streets. this taking the place VI
q narrow.guagc track formerly used
by the Utah Central company % make
connections with the Western division
~ the Short Line. The new stretch u
line IL a very substantial one. being
built o. heavy rails ana new ties. and
II said To be FOR ,i,c purpose OF trans.
fcrinG freight. etc. from one line TO the
other without the necessity of chang.
ina u from one car to another. Matt
Rhodes. cN-poiice sergeant. has charge
% the work w hand
some say that this may be the begin
ming % the line which IA to 20 from
PARK city 20 Heber. thence through
Wasaich and uintah counties along the
Duchcsnc 10 the boundary OF the state.
thence on to Denver. perhaps. over q
new line and opening NJ many new r..
gions heretofore untappcd By rail-
road line.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-16
RA,LwA, ooSDuorons.
The tror that I. ns,sg Mad. To us,.
Them Meet In salt Lake.

II Il more than likely that tho next
national convention 81 the order Of
Hallway Conductors win be- held IN this
city. when the Utah delegates lott for
detroit where the convention II now IN
session, M Invitation urging them 10
hold their next convention here was
presented 10 them signed by Governor
Wells. Mayor clark and W. a. Neidcn.
The following telegram was received
ny Mr.. Neiden from Conductor "a. G..
Cory of Ogden yesterday.
W. 4. Neldcn. Salt Lake. utah;-if
the railroads. will guarantee tranrpor-
thtluu for delegates, visiting brothers
aud families. u will secure u. 10. g.
convention for salt Lake. 1901. Answer
from all roads at once. n. g. cory.
The guarantee was secured and Mr.
Neiden wired Mr.. Corey na followHs
All terminal roads guarantee trans.
portation ns asked for. We ARE all With
you. Secure convention at all hazards.
The matter for selecting the city for
the convention VIII he settled today.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-16
YIN. 4 Y.L.M.I.A. COyrrps,..

u.n.. go conference q IN.
49, a"u ionng Ladies' ~, i',s
provement associa,io,. s,''uai In.
OF Jesus Christ on i.,' % Tie cAu,,,
Win \. 81, VI l.attcr.day 80
80 "',' III salt Lake civ '.l's
uas' "ohuay and Tuesday. saa.
2sih and soth. 1899. AAy IA
General public u..,.
In The ra,a,na",. 'nee,lnss win b. IA,
" '"' i"oerhacle on Sunday u ~
at 10 a. m. and 2 and 7',a "ay IA
business meetings wu p N. a,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-16
RAILWAY MAN Asp nasxrm
Js'"-. spsysr Leading Financial Figaro In
tsatfsi Pacific He.rgsnis.ti.n.

James spcyer a prominent New York
banker and the leading financial ngiire
IN the Central Pacific reorganization
committee. n visiting this city. With
him are Mrs. spcyrr. Miss Mary de
puiater Corey. Louis l. f.orilard. Jr,
Y. II. baldwin and Charles Robinson,
the party was Travelled from New York
10 the coast In special train. They ar
rived w this city about $50 y. M, and
the train consisted 81 the Central Pact.
Nc directors ears ioolO and i0Oii and
The car otreKo, A pleasant drive over
the city before dinner. and visit to
the Theater at night was included Ia
Their list % amuarmentn yesterday.
~ 10 the Reorganization nf the Cen
trail Pacific Mr.. Hpeyar snid that all
the arrangements and plans were work.
lux rmoothly, and that q considerable
sum wiz b. expended In improving the
whole road.
The special that IL carrying the party
u moving eastward In an easy mannsr
and stops viii be made az Colorado
sprinsH. Denver and Chicago. the lat
veg place viii be reached about May