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

WE ARE plensed TO learn that
Brother ID. p. Felt, formerly editor of
the Sprinevillr independent, will re.
turn from his $ ulhern nlssiun IN Sep
TENDER mud will resume newspaper
work In Utah.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1899-04-12

The trial Of A. b. Jones on charge
OF the attempted murder OF Banker
Stout has attracted considerable at.
teniiou all over the State. From the
evidence given In the press. the ver-
dict OF acquitlHl Is just one aud
should meet with general satisfaction
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1899-04-12

THE Mercur Miner Is enlarged In the
last is'ue and otherwise improved,
Brother Dresser seems To be enjo Ing
some considerable prosperity In the
great gold camp. We trust IL may
continue and increase.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1899-04-12

A BAD little mouse broke upa ladies'
meeting IN Salt Lake yesterday. Yet
those same ladies would get red
headed" II you questioned their
courage.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1899-04-12

A TRIBUNE item OF Sunday is
headed, Roberts Must Co." Cnrrcci.
"ioberts mus; go' to Congress as
Utah's representative.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1899-04-12

THE Snnpeie Democrat prints spring
poetry. Better not contract the habit,
Brother LAUDER, It's dangerous d.
stase.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1899-04-12
hGENTS.

THE law providing for eight jurors
In certain classes of criminal cases has
been upheld by the Supreme court Of
Utah.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1899-04-12

HIN NTEn THE UTAH COUNTY DEM.
Mn OCKAT wants agents and
LIZ solicitors IN Provo and
every city and town In
Utah county. Liberal commission allowed on
all business. We shall nlso be pleased to re-
ceive communications as 10 local happening
OF interest As soon as possible our manager
will visit the different precincts OF the county
with view OF securing correspondents and
agents. Address all communications TO
TUE UTAH COUNTY DEMOCRAT.
Provo City. Utah
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-02
CURING BY FRIGHT.

DIR. Michea, a leading English physi-
clan, has advocated a most original
method of treating diseases. He cures
his patients by fright. He had OBJ
served that i'm certain cases sudden
shock or fright produced healing ef-
feet upon the patient. He then carried
his idea into effect by writing and send
ing 10 the patient anonymous letters.
which contained everything -H4eemeli-
mentary he could think of and To
which the brayest would not afiic his
name.
Excitement OF the patient at receipt
of such a letter and the concentration
of his mind upon the problem of finding
out the author of the abuse would cause
a decided change and melancholy or
hypochondria would soon take wings
Or. Michea has tried every sort of
frightening methods. and, according TO
his statement. the effect is always ben
eficial.
1t is an acknowledged fact, he says.
that rheumatic patients who have
either witnessed or experienced a rail
road accident begin to recover from
their malady. Hysterical and epilep-
teal cases are durable by this fright"
method, he asserts. while deaf and
dumb persons have, I'm several in
stances regained hearing and speech
through the same means.
OF course. this cure can only he ap-
piled in nervous diseases. IL would
have quite the contrary effect were il
to be applied 20 organic maladies.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-02
SEA BIRDS AND THEIR EGGS.

If the murre is disturbed by an egg
hunter and its single egg taken il Will
return and replace its successively stol-
en- ovum until eight have been laid. 1t
Is lo1th TO leave it's nest. even when
thc despoier approaches. and when he
comes up she leans away from him and
moves over TO the far side OF the nest
But presently. yielding to the alarm
within her breast. she emits a sudden
squaWk and flies Off flushing the en-
tire rockery as she moves toward the
sea, leaving the piCkers to fill their
pouched shirts with the booty. They
must hurry with the work. for as soon
as the eggs are uncovered the guils
hover close and become thick upon the
scene. These the men must fight of.
for they brazenly interpose themselves
and battle with the humans for the pos
session of the eggs.
The opportunity being open. the gull
sweeps down upon the murre egg. seizes
II I'm its mouth and goes sailing aloft.
cracks it i'm its bill and eobbtes Wnar
of its contents IL can. the residue fall
ing on the rocks below. Then IL takes
another swoop away and balances itself
to SPY out a new egg. The gulrs egg
is palatable.
That these islands were great re-
pository OF edible eggs became known
I'm the early nfties At the time OF the
discovery OF this fact provisions were
scarce and gold plentiful in San Fran
cisco. and the rookery eggs offered i'm
the markets OF that city brought 81
n dozen. The opening OF this new and
free opportunity Go acquire wealth
precipit0tcd numbers OF people upon
the island and i'm the business of egg
gathering. Quarrels cusued between
the competitors as TO their respective
rights" IN the premises. with the re-
suit that "a company was formed among
uumber Of pickCrs. which bought out
the claims of the others. This com
panv managed Go hold on To it's adj
Vantagcs for some Ncars--not however
without experiencing contests and en-
croachm,nts-un the chickering's ulti-
mately grew So fierce as 60 attract the
attention of the United states district
attorney at san Francisco He sent "A
detachment OF government soldiers
there and dcported every egg picker
Harpcrs Magazine,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-02
IT'D BITS.

During the civil War Gen Merritt
won I'm two years seven breVets and pro-
motions for gallant and meritorious
service i'm the field"
IL rs said that the car is the only
European monarch whose life is not
wen insured i'm some English or Amer
lcan llfe insurance company
James Tyson. the richest man i'm Aus
tralia started In life on salary of e30
per annum \ short time ago he tool.
Ip G2IQO00 of treasury bills to assist
the government.
David NJ Wilson. who died I'm Phila-
delphia recently, followed the curious
fad of shaking hands with every mayor
OF the city on the day of his Inaugural
tion. practice which he INDUCED for
almost 30 years without a break.
Jonathan Norcross. who died at At
lanta the other day was an Abolition
ist from Maine and settled i'm Atlanta
go years ago. He was the Republican
nominee for Governor OF Georgia i'm
1876. when he originated the Lily-White
idea. which has divided white and
black Republicans ever since.
Gen. Francis V. Greene. who has been
chosen Governor of Havana, was mill
tary secretary To Mr.. Cameron when
the iatlef was at the head OI the War
Department and in the Turko- Russian
War served on the staff OF the Grand
Duke Vladimir He is descendant OF
Gen. Greene, of Revolutionary fame.
The oldest singing master i'm the world
is Manuel Garcia. of Paris. who. at the
ripe age of %. still gives lessons i'm the
art I'm which he was once So successrul
He is the oldest ana only surviving
brother of Nine Malibran. whose name
is prc-eminent i'm the musical history
of the first half of the century.
Count Armand, who died recently I'm
Paris. was the cause of the battle of
Mentana-tor which Plus TX dubbed
him "Conqueror of Garibaldi." with the
title Of count. afterward ratified by Ma
poleon ILL., The French diplomatist was
also the author Of the historic despatch
i'm which IL was narrated that the
had done wonders"
Miss Weisch recently won first prize
for Workmanship at the little town of
Attinghauser. made famous by Schiller
She won from over 100 competitors. in
Guiding her father, seven brothers and
three sisters. The family took nine
prizes i'm all
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-02
DIsnErlBERnENT OF BELGIUM.

The possible ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF Bel
glum Is becoming real and prac-
tlcal question: indeed. the situation in
the country has never been nore criti-
cal than at present. The cause Is not
far TO seek. IL is 10 be found in the i'll
feeling which prevails between the Bel
| gians of the Walloon districts and those
OF Flanders. who are favored by the
government To the detriment and i'm
disnation OF the Walloons. Already a
note OF alarm has been sounded I'm the
press, and the less pessimistic talk of "a
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF the country III the
war or languages among Relgians con-
tinues TO be maintained by the majority
or parliament and the government. who
oimd To the consequent danger, wish
70 "Flamandize" the whole or Belgium.
Ihe dispute does not concern Bel
GUM alone, If IL Is pushed TO extremi-
ties other countries viii undoubtedly be
involved. An article which has recent
ly been published points out that the
situation Of Belgium between Holland
ana bfance is such that, speaking from
the linguistic point OF view, either of
these countries could lay claim to the
possession OF one OF the two parts or
which the kingdom is composed. mo
doubt, the writer adds, the dismem-
peilneil OF the country is not the oD-
1ect Of the Flamand campaign. That.
however, is certainly the result to
which IL tends" The Flamands. he
says, will ask themselves the question:
why should we remain yoked TO the
people OF the south (the Walloons) who
are no brothers of ours? Why should
We not unite ourselves to Holland,
which Is our real fatherland?"
The question has already been put:
the people have not yet given their re-
sponse. But the Belgium Publicist de-
clares that patriotism i'm Belgium Is OF
700 recent n date for any doubt to exist
as 10 the affirmative character OF the
reply which Will some day be made To
the question: Holland? Why not?
The Dutch speak Flamand as we do"
The Walloons. on the other hand, are
exasperated at being treated as foreign
ers. in the provinces OF Liege. Namur.
HGinault and Luxembourg there is Sc
cret agitation going on in favor of
France, TO which the Walloons would
like TO be definitely attached. IF this
continues, the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of Bel
gium viii take place of itself" con-
cludes the author Of the sensational ar
ticle. which merely echoes the views of
the F1amands and Walloons. Mean
While il is announced that the budget
for home affairs alone will have to be
increased by 10000 francs, owing to the
law with regard To the use OF the Fla
mand language in legislative affairs In
future all parliamentary documents are
TO be translated into Flamand. which Is
not calculated to please the Walloons.--
London Post.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-02
'TWlxT YOU AND me-.

lN'1
Make no mistake when you write it.
Wish you Happy New Year.
by the way. I'm sorry | spoke last
Saturday when IL was so warm. 1 said
! WAS glad ! didn't own a sleigh TO be
drawing interest out of me. Now /
wish ! had one.
How quickly things do change,
Here we were at the end of last
year melting with heat and fun OF
mash, and here We are at the begin
ming of this year, cola enough 10 freeze
the ears on Gen. Burnside over m Tx
change place.
If / had the grip should ne glad OF
this weather.
1t feels like a germ killer. Ioecn't
II"
-Sull | wouldn't want 10 be engaged
in the business OF painting church
stceples day like this.
I'd IA good deal rather be a Janitor
in a school house with special instruc-
tions 90 watch the furnace
Il trust YOU haven't made so many
good resolutions that you can't Keep
any of them
Good resolutions are almost as hard
To keep as money.
Though much easier To make.
still, they are good TO exercise on.
And perhaps If we practice with
them often enough the time comes
when we can hold them tight.
4 But / find that the second. third,
fourth and fifth days of January go
mortel slow and draggy II 1 have made
a good resolution on the first day.
There is nothing like a good resolu-
tion, doggedly stuck to- 10 make Time
halt i'm his tracks. THE CRANK.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-02

The annual message of the Mayor
starts ont with a tribdte of personal
appreciation FOR the confidence demon
strated in The figures of his reelection
ard winds up with some optimistic and
perfectly justified words for the future
OF our fine city Between the graceful
Introduction and the felerous perora-
ton there are some reminders worthy
of pinning in ones hat and some sug-
gestions that ought to bear fruit.
Mayor Baker still views with the alarm
10 which his original election is sttribu-
table. the Union railroads company
and. while he congratulates the mu-
nicipality upon securing the maximum
tax from the trolley he warns the
Council against being tempted by any
sirens song that * may i'm the future
pipe mp. lie refers TO his recent veto.
but the action OF the Common Council
made that a dead issue before the mes
sage was presented. Thus the new year
seems to start with an armistice be-
tween the city government and the troll
ley company. which may be expected
10 continue until the interests of the
public demand that some new step be
taken TO promote its convenience i'm the
matter of rapid transit, when the cad
tionary words of the Mayor to suspect
tho motive ard fear the outcome OF
whatnver proposition the dreadful troll
makes may be referred TO- For ihe
present they are placed on file.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-02
THE RETORT COURTEOUS.

Father O'Leary, a weH-known Ro-
man Catholic priest and wit. was on
very friendly terms with his neighbor
the Church Of England vicar. They
met on tine road one tiay-wffcff the vicar
said excitedly: 20, Father OLeary
have you heard the awful news?" mo" +"
says the priest. what is ~, at all?'
Something awful" says the vicar:
"the bottom has fallen out of Purga-
tory, and all the Catholics have tum-
bled into HE'LL" 20 dear. q dear" says
Father O'Leary, what a crushing the
poor Protestants must have got!"-
London Chronicle.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-02
FORTIFIED MONASTERY.

For country the ruler OF which
holds such emphatic views on the sub
Ject OF universal peace, Russia holds
the strongest fortified institution in the
world. II is the monastery OF Solovetsk
and II any military experts desire
points as 90 the best method OF pro-
tecting vital spotapingy can do no bet
ter than pay a ,isit%fo his abode OF
monks and take q few lessons in prac-
tical defence from the practical breth-
ren who live there.
Granite boWlors from the chief pro-
lection they are asFanged IN a DTvnlda-
bic circle completely enclosing the
monastery. AZ no point in the solid
wall could the attacks OF an enemy
make an Impression. The huge rocks
make line nearly a mile ia circum-
ference.
il was during the period OF the Cri-
mean War that the strength OF the for
titcations was tested and proved The
walls and the towers held huge guns.
ana the men behind the guns knew
their business, which was % pour fire
into the British White Sea Squadron.
The monastery, which consists of six
churches. held valuable store of pre-
cious stones and statuary The monks
did not remain inside during the she'll
ing OF their home. but cOOlly walked
around the lecses OF the granite walls
To show their Indifference 10 the work
of the attacking forces.
The monastery is "A noted place. and
IL IS estimated that the yearly number
OF pilgrims visiting it amounts 10 To-
600 Monks man the steamers which
carry these crowds OF men and women
anxious 20 see the fortinCations ana the
relics i'm the churches.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-02

Here is a chance for Il reform move
ment of a vital character. Here is an
opportunity FOR leader. Here is a
cali for r2monstrance at the folly OF the
past and enthusiasm for the civic en-
terprse at the future. II Is true. in
deed. as the Mayor puts Il. that for an
it's harbor opportunity. providence
might as well be located i'm the BclS-
shire Hills * upon the shorcs of Mar
ragausett Bay II is not too late FOR
action. 1t IS never 600 late FOR action.
W hat has been lost can never be- re-
covered. But what has been lost Is as
nothing beside the opportunity Of the
future. our country is in its youth.
our city is but just beginning 10 be-
This generation should see the active
ana effective undertaking OF harbor i'm
provement. which means so much of
progress ana wealth TO our city Just
now. as the Mayor finds. we are woe
fully ignorant of the subject, which is
OF such vital Importance. We should
learn something about it, all about it,
and take up the greatest work that has
ever commanded the energy and re-
sources of the municipality-great
than the water works. greater than the
sewer system. greater than rapid tran
sit. greater than railroad facilities,
greater than all of them together i'm
many respects, important as each ana
all OF these have been. Moreover. these
important undertakings have all been
There is now nothing 20 di-
vert attention from the one great pro-
iect of harbor Improvement. The time
is ripe for its beginning.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-02
HIS APOLOGY.

Two leading tectotal lights of the
lang toun" of kirkcaldy were return
ing home one night after attending a
highly successful temperance meeting.
when they managed TO get split out OF
their trap. receiving some damage. A
local editor. after giving FUN details OF
the accident. added with grim hunor.
Fortunately both gentlemen were So
her at the time" The veilcd suggestion
that they were not customarIly sober
greatly irritatc1 tho temperate couple
and "a strong letter was written To- tho
editor demanding an apology. The apol-
ocy July appeared N ran 'Measrs 49,
and - demand en- apology FOR our
having stated that az the lime of their
accident they were both sober We have
pleasure in withdrawing our obserVa.
tion. London Chronicle.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-02
for the present. at lea,s. offers only a
bootless topic for discussion.

We come TO what 70 the minds of
thinking citizens must appear TO be the
most important reference I'm the
( Mayors message. AS the Mayor ad =
mits. reference TO our barbor coIrlitions
is an old story. But IL ought 10 be per-
sistcntly retold The neglect of our
harbor represents positive despolia-
tion OF our interests. commercial in
dustrial, financial one Of the finest
harbors on the Whole Atlantic coast Is
the possession OF our city but il IL
practically unused. II represents vast
amount OF overlooked and ignored op-
portunity for development our harbor
demands the consideration that has
been given our railroad opportunity.
Such consideration It would surely re-
pay beyond anything that even rail-
road outlet could offer. Almost any
town can find room for a railroad track
Few towns are provided with such a
harbor as ours; that barren of docks
and the shipping that il invites mutely
condemns tho citizenship OF Providence
that Is gone FOR its lack of enterprise
and long -headedness. Instead of fool
ing with petty theories OF detail as To
municipal management the citizens OF
today should take no the great problem
of regeneration of our harbor interests
II they would have their children rise
up and call them blessed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-02
DIED.

ARNOID--In this city. suddenly, list
inst. Albert w. Arnold son OF Ruth
~ and the late Henry c. Arnold, I'm
his SD year.
CCLWELL-In Smithheld. Dec. 81. Mrs
Lucinda Colwell. in her 96th year.
EDDY-In Pettaconsett. Cranston. at
the residence OF John Il. II. King. on
the LIST inst, Eliza II. Eddy, aged %
years
FALES-m Drownville, II. T.. Dec. 30.
Lucinda n. Fales, wife OF w. II.
Fales. aged SO years.
HOFFMAN-In this city. Dec. 81. Har-
riet NJ. wife of Edward Hoffman.
HOPKINS this city, suddenly. Dec.
81. Margaret Hopkins, wife of VIII
liam Hopkins.
HARRIS--In this city, lst inst. Sarah
n, widow OF James a. Harris. aged
IS years.
HEATH-In Harrington. Dec. n. infant
child of William G. and EIizabetb n
II. Heath, aged 10 months.
HUNT-in East Greenwich. Dec 20
Abby L.. wife OF Charles $. Hunt.
aged AZ years
McCABE-1n this city. Jan. I. Nora.
vile or Charies McCabe.
McGINN-In this city. LIST inst. Annie
O.. daughter OF the late James and
Ann McGinn
PIERCE-In this city. Meson Wheeler
Pierce. cged IS years. 10 months. ~
days.
TOtHTElLOT-In this city. Dec. gi
Elizabeth a.. wife OF charles r.
Tuurt eliot.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-02

The school committee. next 60 the
trolley company seems To disturb the
Mayor the most The Mavor demon
stratos that whereas In ton years our
population has increased thirty-six per
cent. our school expenses have in
creased one hundred and four per cent.
This may be significant. IL may not
be-. Had the Mayor gone back further
h could have shown that at one time
the pubic school expenses were Moth
ins, for the simple reason that there
were no public schools. and an increase
Of an Infinite percentage OF expenses
accordingly could be taken to demon
strate. that they were even farther out
'of proportion TO the increase Of popula-
tion. sun. the school expenses being
more than twenty-five per cent. OF the
mnnicipalitys entire income. it is well
that they be- carefully investigated. ana
that is being done by committee se-
lected for it's disinterestedness and re-
ceptiNity toward the whole question.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-02
AN ACCEPTABLE APOLOGY.

Col. "Jim" Fennessy. the we'll known
theatrical man. has stocked the lake on
his Kentucky farm with bass and other
game fish. Recently he discovered a
stranger fishing in the lake. Jim
didn't know il. but the stranger had
been fishing all day and had caught
nothing. Are you aware that this lake
is private. and that You are not per-
mitted to catch fish i'm it?" asked Col.
Fennessy. I'm not catching your fish,"
said the stranger; I'm feeding EN-"
The Argonaut
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-02

street building will go forward slowly.
for lack of money. but the streets We
now have can be properly cared for With
out straining the income. incandesccnt
lights cost less than ares and should be
used i'm streets where the latter are not
especially demanded 4 detective de-
partmenc should be created as "a sepa
rate division of police service. and the al
Visibility ot this seems TO Dee indicated
by the experience of other cities. The
extension OF wires underground should
be- proceeded with. rhc Council should
back up the inspection of milk and the
punishm.pt of riolators of the ordi-
nances with an the energy at It's COM
mand. The mass Of ordinances accu-
mulat,d in the last decade should be
revised and put into shape handy for
ready reference. Economy should be
practlccd IA All departments with
Wow To keeping expenses down To- re-
ceipts without the necessity of lncrcns-
ing valuation or tax rate. while vlgor-
ous search should Doe made FOR propcrtv
that ought to b. taxed. but that cs-
capes taxation.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-02

What The Mayor says Of the proposed
new city charter is about what was TO
have been expected. but IL is not at an
convincing. The fact is. that the pro-
posed Instrumental administering tho
municipal affairs * thing of theory
and Of vanity II has not one sound
practical principle 10 stand ON. II is
an haliucination In charter making
The present city charter has It's faults.
but I, j. the product Of consistent de-
Nriopment from something not SO good.
and 70 pretend to say that in it's patch
work is not 10 be- found many features
worthy of preservation I'm newly con-
structcd chPrter. and instead to invite
the municipality 10 adopt an instru-
ment that In most Of its provisions
violates the maxim that what h. valu.
able is not new and what IL new il not
valuable" sigzcsis the depths of ma.
nlcipai folly Eut. although the MAYO,
has hls say ~ his m,s ssage. a. perhaps
he Was bound o. ao a. an issue the
pr'psed faref b. not y,i fii.,. and