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Of whom reDudiate it. It was exam
ined in secret by the judges. 1t was
vouched for by Du Patty de Clam, who
! of Cherche- Midi, where Dreyfus was
first incarcerated. It was shown to his
cousin. General Cavaignac, and formed
the sole basis of his solemn declara-
ton in the French parliament that he
was thoroughly convinced of the guilt
of Dreyfus. But that document was a
forgery. Colonel Henry. another of the
three prosecuting witnesses upon
whose evidence Dreyfus conviction
was secured, confessed that he forged
that letter at the instigation of other
officers who desired to make a scaDe-
goat of the Jew to shield themselves.
The third paper in the case is known
as the secret document" General
MERCER held it in his possession, refus-
ing to allow the judges to see it, but
upon his representation that it referred
to Dreyfus by name, and that it was
signed by representative of a foreign
government, Colonel Maurel assured
the court that it was conclusive against
vealed that the letter referred to that
animal de D. which the writer as
sured the court of cessation was not
Dreyfus, ard which is, therefore. ruled
out. That completes the array of docu-
mentary evidence used with such dis
astrous effect against Dreyfus in 1894.
Chief among the three witnesses who
gave oral evidence for the prosecution
was Colonel Henry. His confession is
now a part of the record of the case
and shows that he resorted to perjury
and forgery to convict Dreyfus: The
second in Importance was Esterhazy,
fugitive from justice, who has also
confessed to forgery and perjury, and
who declares that he is the author Of
the bordereau, the document intro
duced at the trial as the work of Drey-
fus. Reference has already been made
to Patty de Clam, the third witness for
the prosecution.
What remains of the prosecution?
Where is the case that was made out
against Dreyfus in 1894? How can he
be convicted, no matter how loud The
rabble may howl for his blood or The
army clamor for a sacrifice? The Whole
affair was a colossal conspiracy, which
has been exposed, and of whose in
fanny the world is convinced. There
can be but one outcome to another
trial. Dreyfus is sure TO be acquitted.
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WHAT THEY PROVE.

Several eastern exchanges have
taken up a discussion begun in the
Westminster Gazette, which is some
what interesting, if not one bit in
structive. DO sheep drink?" is the
question, and, while nothing binding on
the sheep has been produced so far,
there is enough evidence adduced to
prove conclusively that a few of the
debaters do.
Some of the religious journals of
Great Britain have entered the contro-
versy, trying to prove by the Psalmist
that water is essential to the blood of
lambs while the others try just as
hard to prove that they know nothing
whatever about sheep.
In the meantime the common sheep
herder endeavors to keep his flock in
the vicinity of small stream.
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almost always it affords a means of
descent from high places to the ground.
But, unlike the spider, who has his
spinnarets arranged on the rear of his
body, the caterpillar has his spinning
apparatus attached to his lower lip.
1t would seem that this was a better
location for the spinning glands, since
the caterpillar can thus better see what
he is doing.
One of the most skillful and interest
ing of the insect Spinners is a little
fisherman which lives at the bottom of
ft-f1owing streams and is common
throughout the northern United States.
This fisherman belongs to the family
of caddice wormS-a family widely
celebrated for skilled carpenters and
rnasons. Our fisherman, however, is
neither carpenter nor mason, but is
skilled in the art of making nets. His
scientific name is by-drop-sy-che,
which, translated, means water sprite
His favorite haunt is at the bottom
of some stone that lies in a swift cur
rent: his dwelling is rather carelessly
constructed, and consists of a tube of
silk or bits of sticks woven together,
which is fastened to the lower surface
of his chosen stone. This house. how
ever, is only a place of retreat, and it
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placing of glass about the street lamps.
the invention of electric lights shut
away within globes, raise barriers that
prevent the ecstatic holocaust.
He and his fellows come in myriads
and hang, a living curtain, about the
lights of cities situated near rivers.
These moving masses of winged crea-
lures, each struggling to get nearer the
dear flame, have proved a great null
sance in the cities upon our chain of
great lakes. In Buffalo, when the ques-
ton of exposition site was being dis
cussed for the fair of 1901, many peo-
pie, with a view TO a beautiful setting
for the architecture of the exposition
buildings, voted for site by the water
side. However, somewhere in the swift
current of the Niagara river millions
upon millions of water sprites spread
their nets, and the committee on sites
fear that whoever else may come to the
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WORDS FEW AND
WELL CHOSEN

Chicago News.)
There was a cheerful parrot and what il
said was true:
Though its flow of words was limited to
You, sir, your
Upon a time that parrot left its saddened
owners view
And danced around the corner screaming
You, sir, your
a wicked man had grabbed the cage, as
such men sometimes do:
But the parrot never said a word but
You, sir. you,'
The thief he sold the parrot and he
jingled dollars two;
Yet in his wicked ears there rang that
You, sir, your =
The owner nabbed the wicked man, who
now his course did RE.
And brought both man and bird to court
with You, sir. your
The thief he bluffed and asked the bird,
who did that thieving do"
The parrot took his breath away with
You, sir. YOU
And the wicked man is doing time, as
wicked men should do.
Because he heard that pea-green bird
say, You, sir, you,
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SURE TO BE ACQUITTED.

An American consul who has just re-
turned from a residence of several
years in France was interviewed by a
Philadelphia newspaper the other day
and reported as saying: The result of
the second trial of Dreyfus will be like
that Of the first. He will be convicted.
The gentleman gave no reason for
this opinion. He may have been in
telpreting popular sentiment in France,
as he came in contact with it. and
it may be that his associations abroad
were either of the anti-Semitic class or
believers in militarism. But whatever
may be the prevailing sentiment. The
fury Of the mob has exhausted Itself.
the power and influence of the army
have dropped to their normal condi-
ton, there is an apparent desire on
the part of the civil authorities to
right a wrong and see that justice is
done. which gives the drama an entire
" different setting from that of five
years ago. There is this much at least
III favor of the prisoner.
What viii be the case against him?
It can be no stronger than it was in
evidence
against him has been discovered. What
was the case then? 1t rested upon The
genuineness of three documents and
the trustworthiness of three witnesses.
One of these documents was the Dor
dereau. It was the only one presented
at the trial, the only one that Dreyfus
or his attorneys were ever permitted
TO see. One of The other documents
was examined by the judges in secret
and the other was vouched for by the
president of the court-martial, Colonel
Maurel. The bordereau is now known
10 have been written by another man
one of the three witnesses for the
prosecution.
The second document was a letter
said TO have been written by one for
eign attache to another, or, to be more
exact, purported to be from Schwarz-
koppen of the German embassy 10 Pan
nizzardi of the Italian legation, both
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fastened to stones so that its distended
mouth is directed upstream. The sides
consist of a framework of bits of vege-
tation, fastened together by closely
woven silk, but the opening at the small
end is covered with a strong, regular
and comparatively large mesh. The
supreme skill of the water sprite is
shown in the beauty and regularity of
this part of the net. The advantages
Of this arrangement can be seen at a
glance, since this large mesh allows the
water caught by the wide mouth of the
net to flow through easily and thereby
leave in the silken bag creatures too
large to pass through. The simple
mechanism keeps it always in place
and always in working order. Near the
end of the net and on the side next to
the current is an entrance which leads
into the roughly constructed tube in
which the water sprite lives, so that he
may gather the contents of his net
without leaving his house.
1t is marvellous how this little crea-
ture keeps his foothold in such swift
currents. Probably the strong hooks
at the rear end of his body are used to
clutch his silken ropes and thus hold
him to his anchorage. The very brink
of falls in a favorite location for him.
and he hangs his silken cups in this
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Her Own Gardener.

lCHlCdSO 1lneS-HerdlQ.)
So fond were the soldiers of Mrs.
Southworth that at the close of the
war it was customary for military men
visiting Washington to go over to the
Georgetown cottage and call on the
writer. who did not, however, appreci-
ate her popularity, and would keep out
of the way if possible. On one occa-
sion a party of soldiers were told by
the colored housekeeper that Mrs.
Southworth was not in. They Ioitered
about the place, looked over the cliff
at the river view and finally approach
ed a plain woman who was wedding in
the yard, her face hidden under a sun
bonnet.
DO you think if we wait Mrs.
Southworth will be home soon?" asked
one of the soldiers, 1--WE would like very
much to see her.
She isn't much to look at, but you
can judge for yourself-I am Mrs.
Southworth," was the pleasant reply,
and she invited the soldiers in and talk
ed with them about their experience in
the war, makingn otes that she after
ward used.
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TWO WAYS OF DOING 1T.

The Cape to Cairo telegraph line is
making substantial progress at the
rate of about two miles a day. There
is something so prosy and matter of
fact about the average Englishmen
that his railroads and townsites are
seldom confined to paper. His sense OF
humor is not keen enough to make
him enjoy stopping there. He must
see the road or wire in operation be-
fore he can appreciate it.
From the north the trans-African line
has been extended to Fashoda and the
workmen from the south are now en-
gagged on the plateau between Lake
| Nyassa and Tanganyika. After leav-
ing Karonga, the most northerly sta
ton on Lake Nyassa, the telegraph
route is northwesterly to the south of
Lake Tanganyika, passing around this
body of water to the west through the
Congo Free State and then entering
the German colony for the purpose of
reaching the western shore of Victoria
Nyanza- From this point the line will
run to Uganda, where it is believed
the construction party from the north
will meet the one from the south and
the welding of the wires will place
the Cape and Cairo in direct tele-
graphic communication, an achieve
ment that was considered out of the
question quarter of century ago.
Two miles a day in each direction
may seem like a snairs pace in cross
ing a great continent, but when the ma
ture of the undertaking is considered.
and the fact that the material has to be
transported through jungle, swamp and
forest is kept in mind, the progress will
be looked upon as rapid enough. Elk
ploring expeditions are sent out ahead
of each band of workmen: first a small
company with "a guide and an engi-
neer TO pick the best route: then a
larger company cuts a road along the
line marked out; the hole-diggers. pole
settlers, and wire-stretchers follow i'm
their turn. The poles are of iron and
weigh about 200 pounds each. Wooden
ones grow in great abundance on the
spot, but they are not immune from the
depredations of wild animals and saw
age hunters.
The extension OF this line, to be fol-
lowed shortly with a railroad, will open
up an immense area of uncultivated
land to the British farmer. Unlike the
pioneers of this country he must have
the way prepared for him. There must
be railroad accommodations and tele-
graphic facilities before he will settle
in the wilds of Africa. In all the ex-
perience of the American home builder
the railroad and the telegraph followed
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WHERE DREYFUS is.

A correspondent inquiries what and
where is Rennes, mentioned in recent
dispatches concerning Dreyfus. 1t is
a garrison and a cathedral town, a Gu
rious combination; but besides being
headquarters of the Tenth army corps
of France, it is the seat of the arch
bishop. The present population is
about 10000. Rennes was the ancient
capital of Brittany and is now the
chief city of the department of Ileet-
Vilaine.
The ancient town was destroyed by
fire in 1920, leaving but few traces of
its original character remaining. Elk
cept for the priests and soldiers, there
is little life upon its spacious streets.
The place is without industry or COM
merce. 1t has been selected as the
place of trial for Captain Dreyfus, al
thought the two local influences are
very much against him-the army and
the clergy.
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must not be supposed that this rude
silken tent is the true test of the tech
nical skill of the water sprite.
In appearance the young water spirte
is a small caterpillar, varying in size
according to age and species. Our
most common species is about a half
inch in length when fully grown. 1t is
brownish or greenish in color; his three
pairs of legs are long and his black
eyes give him very alert look. At
the rear end of his body are a pair of
strong hooks. He does not need to
come to the surface of the water for
air, since he has punches of thread,
like gillS on the lower side of his body,
fitted for extracting the oxygen con-
tanned in the swift-fowing water.
The water sprites build various
shaped nets, each species making its
own peculiar kind. The one figured here
makes a funnel-shaped net, which is
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him. He was the fore-runner of civil
lization which generally followed at a
cautious and respectful distance. If
untitled, uninhabited Africa has been
under the influence of the United States
as long as it has been under that of
Great Britain it would have been over
run with venturesome and enterprising
Yankees who would have built their
own railroads long ago; but this BUSH
ness of taking hold of a lot of islands
already more densely populated than
are many of the eastern states, is a
proposition that the home-seekers of
this republic are not so well prepared
to tackle.
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perilous position and there they stav
long after their owner has abandoned
them, making the rocks black from the
dirt caught in their meshes.
Though the water sprite lives most of
his life in the water, yet he attains the
sunshine and air as a climax to his in
teresting career. The pupa stage is
passed in a carefully constructed case
made of bits of gravel fastened to-
gether by silk, with a silk grating at
each end to allow the water to pass
through. After he bursts the pupa
skin he tears away the grating and
rises like an arrow through the current
and reaches the surface. AS he thus
darts upward he swims with his long
legs and bears his wings folded COM
pactly upon his back. However, the
moment he reaches the surface his
wings unfold like magic and off he
flies, a true child of the air. The rise
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Broncho Bili's Denomination.

From the Last of the Scouts" BY
Helen Cody Wetmore)
During the first years of his career
as an actor, Will had in one of his the
atrical companies a westerneI. named
Broncho Bill. There were Indians in
the troupe and a certain missionary
had Joined the aggregation to look At
ter the morals of the Indians. Think
ing that Broncho Bill would bear a
little looking after also, the good man
secured a seat by his side at the din
ner table, and remarked. pleasantly:
This is Mr.. Broncho Bill, is it not?''
"Yaas."
Where were you born?"
Near Kit Billiards. mill, on Big
Pigeon
Religious parents. 1 suppose?"
"Yaas."
What is your denomination?
my WHAT"
Your denomination"
"O-ah-yaas. Smith & Wesson."
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Although spiders are the most IA
nous spinners and weavers among ami
mails, Yet we have many insects which
are also very expert in spinning silk
and weaving tapestries. e., the i'm
mature forms of butterflies and moths
and allied insects. Different species OF
caterpillars put silk to different uses
sometimes it is used for shelter. and
sometimes for blankets, and some
times for catching prey, and sometimes
1t IS used as a paving for roads, and
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Courses of Instruction.
Summer Term. 1899.

Mondays: Vacation Studies for Young
Naturalists. Tuesdays: Historic Cities
of Europe. Wednesdays, Popular Lee
lures in Physical Science. Thursdays
and Fridays: Three Centuries of French
Literature. Saturdays: Royal Women
of European History. These courses
will continue until Sept. 80. 1899. Elk
aminations will be held at their close
as a basis for the granting of certif-
Gates.
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METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
Yesterdays Record at the Local Of
flee of the Weather Bureau.
salt Lake City, Utah, July

Salt Lake City, Utah. July 6, 1899.
Maximum temperature. % degrees; min
imum temperature. 81 degrees; mean tenn
perature. 81 degrees. which is degrees
above the Norman; accumulated excess of
temperature since first of month. u de-
grees; accumulated deficiency of tenn
perature since Jan. l. los degrees; total
precipitation from p. m. to p. m, 90
inch: accumulated deficiency of precipi-
tation since first of month II inch; ac-
cumulated excess of precipitation since
Jan. !. 1.H inches.
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Texas floods hold the banner for the
destruction of property and the loss
of lives this season. From the head
waters of the Missouri to the mouth
of the Mississippi the damage isn't a
marker to that caused by those peri
odical streams of the Lone Star state.
When they are wet they are very wet,
and when they are dry they are dusty.
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Those orders prohibiting the mine
owners of northern Idaho from employ
ing union miners may result in worse
trouble than has yet visited the section.
Hundreds of men are living in enforced
idleness. which breeds mischief, and
they are becoming desperate from dis
enlargement
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fair. these little folk will be sure to be
there in crowds that will prove disas-
trous TO the comfort of other folk for
whom the fair is intended.
The water sprites are common in all
swift streams in the northern United
States. There are very many species
and but few have been studied. so there
are many facts about their curious lives
yet to be discovered. No more common
or better objects for observation are to
be found in all the realm of nature
study than these interesting little crea-
lures.
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The recent death of Thomas ]. Sem
mes of Louisiana removes the last of
the men who served in the senate
branch of the confederate congress, eX-
cept George G.. Vest of Missouri. The
confederate cabinet, though necessarily
a much smaller body than its senate,
has still one survivor John H. Reagan
of Texas, who was postmaster general.
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Admiral Kautz made things hum dur
ing his bombardment of the Samoans
The claims for damages to property
now being filed at Washington show
how thorough the work of destruction
must have been.
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Miss Ellen Terry is said to have
achieved her first stage distinction by
screaming" In play bearing the out
landish title of Altar Eel' she had to
take snake round her neck and
scream, and so realistic was her simu-
lated horror at the situation that the
scream electrified the house
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None of the old cup defenders seem
to be in it with the new racing yacht.
Britannia used to rule the wave. The
Columbia is queen of the high seas
now.
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NOTES ABOUT PEOPLE.

Rev. John Watson is said to have
made $4,000 as his share of the profits
of his recent lecturing tour in the Unit
ed States and Canada.
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If the American people only knew
that the president had made an honest
effort to get rid of Alger it would be
simething in his favor. But there's no
evidence of it.
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position the papers are talkin about is
goin' to be like said Uncle Jerry
PEBBLES, but I'll bet boss the burned
tinplate trusts at the back of itI'
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1t is said that nothing in the world
was created in vain, but you can't get
the lady who has a bearded mole on
the end of her nose to believe it.
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The woman who spends her spare mo-
ments in front of a mirror is not al
ways the one who looks on the bright
side of things.
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STOCKS AND INVESTMENTS.

Utah Bank and Commercial Stocks and
other High Grade Investment Securities
bought and sold
Loans on Stocks.
Dividend-payings stocks bought and sold
Investment orders from institutions.
trustees of estates and capitalists will
receive the best of attention
JOHN. c. CUTLER. JR-.
Tel. 1T Sc Main Street.
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Nearly every woman has refused an
offer of marriage from a man who af-
terward amounted to something.
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Dom Paul will watch the mobilization
of the British feet from a safe stand
point. He is thirty-five miles from the
sea. and the Transvaal has no fleet to
be destroyed.
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The difference between a man Ct
strong convictions and a stubborn fool
is that one of them has succeeded.
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Opinions of a Pessimist.
(Chicago Times-Herald.)

Some men are like chunks of ice.
The longer you have them around the
smaller they become.
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No Slave of Custom.
Chicago Trihnne.l

You will not refuse my last re-
quest" pleaded the condemned crimi-
nal.
No" replied the jailer. what is il -
No" replied the jailer. What is 81
Il want to be photographed i'm the
act of eating my last meal. so that
when it is written of me, 'On the MORN
ing of. his execution day he ate Il
hearty breakfast of ham and eggs.
coffee and fried potatoes the proof
will be at hand to show that l am not
the base slave of custom!"
His request was granted, and the
hardened wretch, implacable to the
last, made his farewell breakfast of pie
and whisky.