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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-10

cell. the notorious Hopt was kept dur
Ing all the years preceding hin final
taking on for the shedding Of innocent
human blood. Whose ahhddoth mans
blood, By man shall his blood BE- shed"
a feeling u the deepest nolcmnlty came
over the reporter, nH young man
stepped out 0f the ceii. which the
guard had opened. 4 glance az the
prisoner showed that ~ was james
Morgan. alias Abe Majors. Condemned
10 diu on the ith ~ July next Tor she
shooting " sheriff irown IN nu1oldcr
county seycn weeks ago. Tho boy
booker earnestly IN the hlf % the rr-
porter when the latter adid. = rcprc.
sent the Dessert News. aud would like
90 have q talk with you"
Thank YOU" said the young man
quietly. ~ be- took the reporters hand:
and they sat down an tho scat together
In the presence of the warden. tho
guard standing not far away
MAJORS TELLS MS STORY.
you are looking well. young man"
observed the reporter,
Yes" said the condemned man.
They treat me we'll here, IN fact. they
show me every consideration, and 1
have nothing 90 complain o."
Have you heard from your mother
since you came into this placer
Yes. / had a letter from her this
moruinF"
Nov does she feel about itg"
"shc h. very ill-thry thought she
would die when SHE heard of &c.
Does lt seem very awful 90 yuu9'
well, life n sweet" answered tho
young man. ana here he laughed light
IS. "and Of course. IA like 10 i've"
What hopes DO you huyoT'
MY attorneys are working fnr "a now
trial '' NHH Fa#fIHsHfNHUHH
You did not nrc the shot that killed
Nhrrin Brown. ana youf' tho reporter
now yrnturrd Co ask. looking the con-
dcmucd youth straight IN tho cyr,
u ala not" he replied with anlma-
ton; II didn't shoot az all"
WHO SHOT uRowNY
IT was your brother then. that shot
'Ycn he shot twice"
How did It occurg' asked the re-
I'VE first saw the men after ~ on a
CLEFT % rocks above ON the mountain
side, We ana not think OF shooting,
hut thought We could escape by run
ming"
"pli you know the men were ON
Yes that is, We suspected they
"Who fired nratg"
brown. I mink. nt least II was one
OF those men. When Brown fired, my
brother turned parity round and fired
quickly 90 Brown ana then turned no.
N tu keep on running, Then Brown
fired again. This was the shot that
killed my brother ! WINS looking nt
Brown. but I saw my brother turn
around ana nro again and Brown fen.
Then my brother Zen, and I knew that
I De- was shot"
"pll your brother nrc ana KIN Brown
/ after browns bullet had reached your
br0therG'
Yes; that must have been the way
/ M n. did not know my brother had
/ been hit iill I saw him fan"
Where was your brothers w0und7
I'm the back, between the shoulder
/ blades"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-10

by your"
Yes, and all that they receive. They
have the privilege except In the third
grade " prisoners. OF writing to friends
once In a month"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-01
Eccentricities.

An eastern physician has broaeh-
81 a theory IN regard to some notice
ahla eccsutricttiva. Many of the
foremost men Of the warld at pres
eut and IN the past have had queer
little habits which make thom a
laughing stock. sometimes behind
theif backs only. tu their friends and
acquaintance Tho great samuel
johnson. for instance. never could
lEaan "A lamp-pani without touching
ii. and always kept eollssrtion of
lemon and orange pcela under bis
pillow Emile Zoia has many lille
humors. the qualification q which
form the basis % his daily happi-
ness, These. sayH the psychologist.
are not signs ~ insanity. but u over
work. The tired brain feels im-
PEELED 60 DO certain things. The
human mlnd 4 n most complicated
machine. and although a nice expos
ltian - the causes ~ the9e really
Insignificant matters il Impossible
TO a general public, 70 can be- con-
nsenty stated that the healthy mind.
when faiisusd BY a days hard work.
ia none the less sound for the queer
shlnas 1, may impeI the hand 10 DO
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-01
How Wealth Is Carried.

1t ~ rather amusing" remarked
the head OF the biggest bureau de
change In London 10 the wriier. to
notice the various methods In which
men of different naiiunaliiieH carry
their worldly wealth The English
man carried HE All loose In his right
hand trousers pocket gold. silver
and copper all mixed up to-
Eethrr. lie pulls handful of the
mixture out of his pocket IN a large.
opuiant xay. and selects the coins
he has need Of The American ear
riss his wad % bills In n peculiar
long. narrow pockstb0ok. In which
the greenbackn lie aat. tho French
man makes use Of n leather purse
with no distinguishing Characters
tics. while fhs German uses one
Tayiy embroidered In silks by the
fair hands Of some Lottchcn or
Nina.
THE half civilized capitalist from
some forrid South American city car
ries his dollars in a belt with cunning
iy devised pockets to battle the gene
tlemen with the light fingers. Some
OF these belts are very expensive.
The Italian Of the poorer classes ties
up his little fortune in a gayiy color
ed handkerchief secured with many
knots. which he secreteA In some
mysterious manner about his clothes.
A similar course has charms for the
spaniard. while the lower class Rus
sian exhibits a preference for his
boots or the lining OF hts clothes as
hiding place for his savings. -
London Answers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-01
FARM WORK STOPPED
Rains In Idaho May Prevent
Sowing a Large Crop.

MOSCOW. idaho. May i.--I'iowinE
and orop- planting have been az a
stnndxsiil since Tuesday. when rain
began falling. Up To that time Il 10
estimated that about ene-hAif the
crep was sewn IN this locality. The
weather has been exceptionally un-
reasonable Of late. but farmers say
that crop planting ia further advanc.
ed than u vas AZ this time last year.
which waa notable fer liH large crop
nevertheless. There serins 10 BE-
growing tendency toward diverai-
fed farming In this locality. An I'M
usual amount Of garden IL being
planted this spring Potatoes are re-
cetRinK attention on account ~ the
good price which they bring Of late
The acreage Of barley and oats WI
be unusually large this year.
The opinion among farmers seems
10 b. that II there 10 no further rain.
fall. fun crop win be aowu. bu,
thousands % acres viii be left In fall
low n rains continue 90 any consld-
cradle extent. This morning gives
promise % good weather. bat even
without further rain. teamwork can
not be resumed before wednesday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-01
NEW COMPANY
BRANCHING OUT
Pacific States Telephone Co.
Making Este ntions.

RossLASD. u. G. May f.--John
J. hahln. president OF the Pacific
state Telephone companies. before
leaving for Spokane this morning.
said that hts companies had eonoind-
cd arrangements with the manage
ment Of the Vernon a Nelson Teie-
phone company. whereby they pur-
chased the lines connecting Itoasland
with their own system In the United
States. and viii. without delay. open
new aud comfortable offices ia itoes-
land Additional lines viii be built
Immediately from iloasland 90 con-
meet with the extra circuits now be-
inR built from Nor,hport TO spo-
kane. from Hossburg 60 Greenwood
via Cascade and from Meyer Falls
10 Republic. Direct circuits without
any way offices being connected
viii then be at the service OF the
IioaHland public. connecting not only
with all points ia the Republic camp
and all In the boundary Greek coun-
try. but also with all points In
Washington. Idaho. oregon and Call
f0rnia. ~ la intended that the SER
vice shall be a continuous one. day
and night Humor here has IL that
franchise IL now being applied for
from the city council for a local
telephone system under the same
management.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-01
A JAPANESE CUSTOM.
Which 10 no Longer Expected Of
Foreigners In an Open Port.

one universal national custom. the
Japanes in the ports now open 20
foreigners have ceased TO expect the
strangers to observe. IN that Of re-
moving their shoes before entering
building. IL is Interesting 60 notice
the difference In the japanese shop
keepers manner OF receiving the two
classes Of customers. The native
buyers. carefully leaving their shoes
at the entrance, subslde gracefully
to the floor. either Of the shop itself
or OF little platform which forms
"A sort Of piazza outside. There they
sit inspecting the wares and chan-
erinR with infinite patience over the
prices. The foreigners. on the other
hand, enter shod IN the usual man
uer. and the proprietor. instead Of
protesting. hastens forward to Of
fer them chairs. lie has observed
that somehow or other the anatomy
u these people from Western lands
does not adapt itself readily 10 get
ting down and squntting cross-iegg-
cd on the floor, Everything In the
shop that could possibly attract the
foreigners is dragged out and sub
mittcd 90 their eyes The smiling
and bowling merchant knows we'll
that these strangers are no match
for him at bargain. and he seldom
fails 10 procure two or three times
IA much for an article AZ he could
have got from one OF his fellow
countryman. Rudeness or neglect
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-01
Field Flowers for Weddings.

II was lovely little wedding way
out In the suburbs. And they car
rlcd out the ingenious idea Of using
field flowers for decorating. or
course. Il requires lots Of skill and
taste TO do II nicely as many wild
flowers perish 20 quickly, and a good
color combination Is not easy to find.
But every one said this wedding was
sweet and woodsy."
The library and dining room were
done In buttercup and yellow roses
not dollhouse poaicH, but sturdy little
priekly roses from the garden.
Then the parlor was filled with the
same flowers. mingled with great
quantities Of sweet white clover.
syringn and white llacs. The
brides boquet was a cluster OF the
fragrant lilac. She looked like a
delicate flower herself In her wood
land bower. Her gown was dainiiest
Of gauze over taffctas.
hut the common flowers are her
favoritea. and she had the courage
To use them. The decorations were
refreshing 10 every one there,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-01
Log Drive Moving Slowly

coLFAx. wash. May 1.-The rem.
nant Of Godd'H log drive Is making
slow progress down the fainun rivs
.er. The camp Of the loEgern IL
now about three miles this side of
Elberton, and the work IL pfoEresa-
ms slowly. The logs are scattered
over tho meada along tho river
banks, Ia some Instances 100 yards
from the river. where they were ear
rled during the high water. or piled
up IN Jams In the timber and brush
that lines the river banks. These
jams are 10 places that are hard Of
access. and u IL with great difficulty
that the logs are gotten back into
the stream Ho they can be fioAted 10
the mill The loEgera have made a
clean sweep as FAR as they have
gene. and have lost no logs thus far.
but IL cootH almost as much as the
logs are worth Go set them back in
the river In some eases. There 10 a
good stage 81 water Ia the river for
ioGsinK purposes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-01
DICKSON NOW
A FUGITIVE
Embexxied Funds OF the o.
h. q N.

rEkoA. Wash. May i--weanez-
day, Charles Dixon. formerly freight
agent here. made afsiIAvli that he
had Eamblrd away over ttpno IA the
past four months In local saloons.
and later icft for parts unknown
lie Il short tiosss1 IN his accounts
to the company, a warrant has
belp sworn out for his arrest. lie
" ~ seen az Harrison. idaho. Thurs
day. iiis mouptarhe has been shay
ed. and he was negotiating for a
loan.
lie was under the surveillance Of
officers here "Wednesday evening.
but the following morning Il wam
that he had ciuded their
vixilH sc~. The officials OF the rail-
road company wefe notified. bat at
frat they refused 20 take any In
tsreat In the matter. stating that
they had bonds from a New York
guarantee company 70 protsci them.
Later the auditor OF the rali-
road company swors out a warrants
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-01
THE SMALLPOX
SCARE QUIETING
Tent House Being Built for
tho Patient.

TEKoA. Wash. May 1.-The tent
arrived this morning. and the small
poS patient viii be moved to an
isolated spot southwest 81 town.
The tent will he enelnHed with
boards. will contain noor and will
otherwise be fixed up 80 that when
completed II viii be as comfortable
as a house, This work IL now be-
ms done, and when finished the vie
tim viii be moved without delay.
He will be taken TO bis new quar-
ters either this evening or tomor-
row morning.
The scare which the case first
caused Il gradually pubsldlng and
business il reHuming It's former ae-
tive condition, A few days more
and the excitement VIII entirely die
out with such strict measures as
the authorities have enforced there
IL little or no danger Of the cons
tagion spreading. Under the present
condition OF affairs IL IL perfectly
safe for any one 10 come 90 Tckoa
on business or pleasure,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-01
postms.ters to Organize

utLLfARD. wash. May 1.-The
poatmaHiefA ~ the fbnrt class post
Offices are nerfeetinK a national or
sranination. Theru are 10000 OF this
class Ia the United states. and they
think that by organizing they can
get congress 10 recognize them.
They wish an allowance for rent.
light and fuel In proportion Co the
business done. and the cancellations
81 stamps OF letters mailed on trains.
N cancellations by railway mail
clerks we're given 60 the local post
master. hoyeotting an unpopular
posi- would cease. IL. u.
stearnn. postmaster Of iiillyard. has
been appointed the member OF the
committee from this state.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-01
MARKET QUOTATIONS

Monday Morning Trade IL good to-
Jay an wraf street. The San Fran
cseo steamer brought up a good
amount 81 etecnHtufr saturday night,
Although there vas a large supply
81 eahbaEcn on the street this morn
inK. this afternoon most OF IL has
brrn sold. Cherries ana straw bef-
rlsR are getting cheaper, the former
quoting al AIS aud the latter as
low AZ tzis. New potatoes are aeii-
ing at g..
The eEK and poultry market re-
mains unchanged. Ise being asked.
and the lobhvFs paying lie.
The following prices are being Of.
ferra To the producer BY the local
ieaiess for delivery In round lots on
the dock or In tho car at Seattle.
Grain Oats. s2s. barley. go;
wheat. chicken feed. us. bran.
SIS. shorts. sic
Hay Puxrt sound. o. per ton,
Eastern Washington timothy. siI.to
Hiss alfalfa a.
Eggs - strictly fresh ranch. ff0
&c.
Butter - Fr~sh ranch. fe0ffc:
creamery. z19;sc-
Poultry Chickens. live. isaisxe:
I've turkeys. isc.
Live stock Choice beef cattle. COW.
&C.: steers. thate: good hoss live.
csc: hogs. dressed. s1cs calves.
dressed. large. &C. small. DC. calves.
Hive. large. g: small &C.
Hides. Peits and Wool Heavy
sound eai,sd steers. over co pounds,
&C.: medium sound. per pound. 7ssc.
light sound. under "a pounds, Tc:
COWS. sound. all weights. &c: stags.
bulls and oxen. <0sc. saitef kips.
&c: calves. per pound. "; green hides.
io iear than saifsd. dry hides. per
pound. lie. dry cuils. one-third less;
summer deer. per pound, 2sd2tc.
winter deer. dry. itGfec. papery
deer. edt7c; dry eiks. aGioc. green
eth. s9te. sheep pel,s. 7s0 asc; shear
ilnE.. is93sc: Eastern Washington
wool. Sc: Western Washington wool.
fsc: dirty or timber burned. ioe; tai
Tow. 2h939c.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-01
Little Korea.

An evidsnce Of Uncle Sans ability
to meet the worlds every need 10 the
fact that ne supplies several gov
ernments with postal stamps. II
has recently become known that the
Korean stamps are printed In this
country. The United Ctates con-
sular reports describe them as u
four denominations and all alike ex-
cept In caiar and value. In the
center IL the national emblem. an
ancient Chinese phaiiic device. at the
corners Of the eentsrpiece are four
characters. siRnlfyine the spirits
that, Atlas like. uphold the earth.
while In each corner OF the stamp II
a plum blossom. the royal flower Of
the present We dynasty. which has
held the throne more than 800 years.
Each stamp bears inscriptions In
three languages - Chinese. Korean
and English. At the top are ancient
Korean equivalents. on the right
are Korean characters and on the
LEFT Chinese. giving the dsnomina-
tons. while just below the center In
their English translation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-01

II - dificuis 90 account for the
origin ~ a great many phrases ln
current use" remarked HcswiiiFcn.
''or even - sec their relevancy"
'tYes.' replied squiidig
'ssoss. there's that expression. on
its last legs meaning something
Al.ai the end. It, appropriateness
70 very doubtful For instance.
kahKaFao is nearly always ON its last
i~Es bat where can you md a more
sfy1kfnE example Of YitaiifyT.'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-01
lnfantile Reasoning.

II don't care said the little one.
Il think YOU are the moancat mama
ever had"
ALSO the best" suggested his
father. wishing To restore amicable
relations.
But the little one shook his head.
II never. never. never had n mean
er mama" he asserted.
And while they had 20 admit that
he was right. In Wow OF the fact that
he was not a stepchild. nor yet one
that had been adopted. he was. o.
course. reproved In accordance with
modern kindergarten methods. -
Chicago Evening Post.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-01
WASHINGTON
CREAM RIES
Prove q Profitable lndu stry In
klttitas County.


|I4tsENsnuRG. wash. Nay L.
Seven years ago tho nrst creamery
was established In Kittitaa county.
II was a small hand separator. with
daily capacity OF $50 pounds OF
butter Up 10 this time nothing hut
ranch butter had been made in the
valley. and few people az the time
che hrs, separator was established
dreamed OF the changes a few years
would bring about In this business.
which Is now considered one OF the
most profitable industries OF the
state.
Many changes have taken place
Ia the manufacture OF dairy prod.
ucts In this section since the FIRST
hand separator was put in, This ma
chlne was discarded for a power APP
raratus some time ago. but In u was
found the nrst embodiment % the
principal Of centrifugal force % be
applied sa the separation Of cream
from milk. This principal r. still
the chief factor In the business but
u 10 applied with more modern ma
chinery now. and the little hand
plant sinks Into inslxnlhcance when
compared with the steam Separa.
tors. which can manufacture one
thousand pounds Of butter per day.
using from 20. coo 10 sS.ooo pounds Of
milk in the process.
There arr now six eFeameries In
operation IN this section. which use
= a. Al A
one tinlc there were is crcamerieH
IN operation. but experience has
proven that there Is more profst Tor
all connected With the Industries
when the number Of plants are few
or. thus economlEtnE on labor and
power. There Is more milk handled
by the slx creamerics now than when
the eighteen We're running.
The largest 81 these plants h that
OF the Eilenseurg creamery. which
IS situated in the business portion OF
the town. Here the daily output II
about $50 pounds o. butter. VA the
manufacture 81 which 1900 pounds
of milk are bought from the farm
ers. In the average run of milk Il
requires leo pounds % milk to make
four and two-third pounds OF butter.
but this amount viii vary somewhat.
according 60 the feed given cattle
through the season.
The Haziewood Dairy company'n
plant - also In the town Here beo
pounds % mllk are Used dHiiy. Most
OF the product Of this creamery 10
shipped 10 Spokane. The balance %
the creameries are scattered through
the valley. including the SprinE
plant. with a capacity Of 50eo pounds
daily. Cioxertale plant. $500 pounds.
Thomas HALEY. 500 pounds. West
KlttitHz. isoo pounds II should be
stated that these figures are not the
fan capacity Of the plants. but rep
resent their outputs at the present
time. The Eilenshurg creamery aiss
runs n cheese factory ard four skim
mini stations These stations arr
scattered throughout the valley. and
obviAte the nsecessIty Of the farm
ers who I've ut some distance driv-
ing 20 town every day.
In round numbers the yearly out
pat OF the SIX plants II 10000 pssundz
Of butter. requiring s.saa. 900 pounds
q milk IN the manufacture
------------a----=4--~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-01

Of any kind II never experienced ia
a Japanese shop Courtesy "a carried
60 extraordinary lengths ia every
thug, Ra, for example. IA the sell
inR ~ cloth by the yard, Instead Of
cutting The required amount offsthe
loose unrollcd end. as ~ done here.
the clerk unrolla the whole piece and
cuts from the inside end. that the
customer may get the freshest piece
aud not that which may have be-
come slightly nhop-wofn through
exposure.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-01
Salmon Run Unchanged.

ASTORIA. or. May 1.-The rua
Of nah stiii continues about the
same. me nah average small. some
weighing not more than 10 pounds.
but they are undoubtedly spring
chinook. only fishermen who have
smaii-mesh nets are able 20 catch
them. They are fair cannery fish.
but not 40 good for coid storage pur-
poses The records Of the diffsrcnt
eannerlca show that the run Of sal
mon % date II about equal TO that
Of the same period Of last year. and
perhaps larger.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-01
He Kept the Glasses.

"Algcrnon. for goodness sake put
those opera glasses away; It's quite
disgusting enough without looking
closer"
II wasn't looking closer, my love;
n I look with the naked eye I see
nothing but those semi-nude females
in front. but II look through the
glasses. can see the makeup on
thoir faces, and IT'S so Interesting"
pick Me-Up.