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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-07

Young rtuh'r latest EFFORT seems TO
rave stu further paralyzcd the anti.
fer. TO and against that class Of tho
community Utterly unable 10 do a
thinr 20 meet tho arguments and facts
ndduced. Y accuses the boys OF belong
ihK 10 foreign kingdom" Another
stroke like the last will surely do for
IT. entirely.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-07

II Is better TO leave seat In Tho
United States Senate untitled. than 10
send 10 that body representatives.
whose Title IL clouded by scandals sI,h
~ attach TO the election VI Hanna In
states. Iut where We have the scandal
nnd inc vacancy too. Il IN worse vol,
and THIS "a the situation In the tllres
States whose legislatures have ma.
lourned without reaching a choice.
conectyely' these cases point TO a DO.
generation OF the system OF clectlne
United States senator's which ought 10
Lead 70 Us abandonment. Let the sleo-
Ton OF United States senators be riy.
en- Into the hands OF the people. nnd
there VIII be an end OF these scandain'
" y inc only way out OF tho bog into
wh,eh .hs country has fiounderod. The
people can be trusted, We have SUM-
emh, evidence mat the legislatures OF
all the btatcs cannot be Trusted.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-07

Letters from the seat OF war Civ, en-
couragcnent that n chang. OF senti.
and that there may at any moment be
an open diEavowal by the leading men
OF alliance with Aguinaido. This
change 10 looked for for the best OF
reasons. namely. the conduct Of the
American troops liz convincing tho
Fiiipinos that the stories told of our
despotic manners. our cruclties and in-
humanity are pure fiction
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-07

The recent Windsor hotel horror In
New York has had the effect Of stirring
up IRE chiefs aud city cnunciimen TO a
realization Of their duties. A. an out
come of the recent disaster there are
now 1000 suits pending against chicago
owners OF buildings who have failed
TO provide proper IRE escape facilities.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-07

Ex.congrcssman King denies the In
tefyiew reported M occurring with him
and a Washington Post reporter. In
which he II represented rs favoring
Teller for President IN 1900. II II
nhnmefui how these fake interviews
md place In prominent papers. No
public man II safe from the ENTER
prislng" fake interviewer. There should
be law TO protect the public and pun
lsh the prcvnrlcator.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-07

about him when the contribution rlau
was passed at church. administered
rebuke TO hln mother. who on ne WD
home was finding fault with the YER
mon. well. mother" he said lnno
Gently. what could you expect FOR
cent?"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-07

Turkey. II il thought Is meditatlng
an Invasion OF bulgaria. proof OF whlca
u the daily arrival at Adrianopic OF
war material. Before the war with
Greece the railroads were also loaded
tnry show In the Balkan states would
be bad preliminary TO the czar'a
peace congress.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-07

The Flllplnos must know now that
they are confronting conditions entirely
different from those that prevailed un.
der spanish rule but that tho knowl.
many mlsxivings Is shown by the traiI
Of ruin left by them In their retreat To-
ward their capital. II was TO the in.
tercst Of their leaders that the men in
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-07

man named Simpson. an English.
man, was accidentally shot at Manila
during the battle OF February s1rd. The
hritifh government now asks Uncle
sain 10 Indemnify the bcreavcd family.
Meanwhile the American officials UNI
cpusclouaiy add insult to injury by
ntntiig they thought SIR. Simpson was
q Filipino,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-07

General Torres IL At his old game
OF attempting TO collect from foreign
merchants W Nicaragua duties which
they have already paid. 4 war vessel
or two IN that Vicinity might cause the
Old man 70 see the matter IN a dr.
fcrcnt light.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-07

A Georgia farmer has son whs
writes verse. but IL too modest 70 hup.
NIT II for publication. one day whets
the farmer was going 20 town he 700
q bundle OF poems along with HIN hne
handed them TO an editor. "Thsy,w,
rhyme n all right but there's somethlnl
wrong with his feet" "Weil," said w.
farmer. Il won't deny Il. lie has so'
corns."
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-07

getting tho amcndm-n, through IA.
Senate itself In an imporinr me la
even the Senate IL not wholly dear |,
popular sentiment whom II 10 practlcil,
unanimous. and the conviction MAJ \,
better things need be looked Tor shn,
the present system of election ENDURE
IL growing rapidly.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-07
sENArOniAL DkADLOcKs.


f"uTHFTTT" NUHTIVfsJoHFHNs
The plan Of election by legislatures Is
becoming more and more impraeticable.
FAILURES 10 elect and scandals multiply
from year 10 year. dive the people a
chance and they Will elect u senator in
ono day.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-07

VISITOR what are you cryins abou,
my little manr Little while y,
ny brothers hez rot = holiday, .. snp !
hain't got none" Visitor; "WMy,
wiliie between aobsJi II don't 20 y
school yetl'
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-07

Failures to elect may attract atten.
Won where the ordinary outcome u
, REORGANIZATION and corruption fails
Coflihs should find. among Tho del",,,'
IONS from states which suffer thro,inh
Tue thortcominga OF their leglslat,ire
= numerous and enthusiaa,ic sunpori
I9r MS constitutional amendment ira.
wink Tor the election Of unlt.I stare.
.enMptn by popular vote. II Ia lr,,e
mn M. NE irresponsible nature Of The
very evils which II Is now sourht ~
sevrlect nave made that c,rreotlon
LOUDLY dinicuit, aud that tho task Of
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-30
NOT YET TESTED
The People HATE Not Yet Passed Up-
ON the AdminisfrafionssPo Policy
of Expanaio&.s.s

That the atlainistratio sshoalid n0t
have been able To make betfer sllossgA
ing than that Of the elections Id la
states issa fact full of Significance as
bearing upon the presidential cont est
of 1900. sss &
1t is claimed by the admins STRAIT ion
party and by admi 1T ration organs
that a majority OF the people Oh this
country are in favor of the presidents
policy Of American expansion into the
eastern hemisphere, Where do thcsy
find an expression Of this sentiment ill
the recent elections2
In Massachusetts,, where the tight was
made almost exeiusiyely on theexpais- .
sion Issue, the democratic party made
surprising gains. Ohio was held for the
president only by tire exertioris sof all the Z
administration Influence. In mo, state
of the 12 did the vote show that the
presidents Philippine policy strengths
ened the republican party I sSs,
The issue Of Imperialism, of exTslls-
sion by the conquest Of foreign teryi-
tory, will come clearly before the peo-
pie of all the states In 1900. There fs
reason to believe that the. popular vote
will pronounce unqualified public COM
demnation of this nm American policy.
The democratic. party has cause for
greater confidence than ever that tiies
people Of this country are not yet ready
to repudiate American principles f6r
the gain Of foreign territorysor the gov
erTnment srT by force of weaker peoples
st. Louis Republie.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-30
ELECTION RESULTS.
A Terribly Emphatic Rebuke to the
Administration for Criminal
Aggression.

That the recent election carried with
| it a severe condemnation of imperial
ism is evident to all Intelligent people,
and claims to the contrary on the part
lof administration organs are simply
buncombe and nothing more.
That this fact is apparent to those
| who allow themselves to reason is made
evident by the editorial comment in the
Springfield Mass.) Republican, a news
paper true to the grand old party, but
opposed to imperialism.
Discussing the results Of the recent
election, the Republican says:
"The election carries to the admins
tration terribly emphatic rebuke for
its war of criminal aggression. Mary
land has swung back to its democratic
moorings. Nebraska shows large gains
for democrats. As to Ohio, the issue on
Imperialism was clearly drawn"
The Republican continues: "The
great lurch which sends the presidents
party in Ohio from large and apparent
" unassailable majorities in years past
into striking minority has been
brought about by the presidential pol
ley of criminal aggression"
Nash was elected governor of Ohio by
the republicans, it is true, but with a.
plurality Of 10000 there was popular
majority of $4,000 against the policy of
imperialism.
Jones received 10000 votes, every
0ne Of which was q protest against Nc
Kinley.
There can be no doubt that the Jones
vote was against imperialism, and this
IS the view taken of it by Candidate
Jones.
Tn concluding its comments the Re-
publican says:
The verdict Of the election raises at
onee the question Of the expediency of
Mr.. Mckinley ren 1minafion. 1T points
to the impossibility of eIecting him in.
1000 on khe platform he has made fof..
|saimself, and by which he must now al
sarently stand or fall &
Coming from q republican newspa-
Der, this is rather cold comfort for En-
oeror William Mckinley. Chicago
Democrat.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-30
GlFTs FOR THE NEW YEAR.

II all loves gifts of grace or power
Lay spread before my choice this hour,
What should claim as life's best dover?
Dear God. how should know?
Tnfaiiing love, from sun to sun? H.,
Unfailing wealth, In honor won?
Unfailing heaith-alI gifts In one? g.
Nay; all of. these may go. f
Tor love. that comes our lives to bless.
Must evermore be counted less
Ia grace. and might and tenderness,
Than gifts that from US flow.
And health the tender soul may drain
OF power to share the sufferers pain;
And strength fs weakness. power Is vain,
That sooti1es no human woe.
And. wealth Of treasure, land or gold,
Is only sweet to have and hold ,tEs
To those whose mercies manifold
In ceaseless gifts .o'erfow. sgsasr
So. from the dazzling, tempting three
How can ! choose? Choose Thou for me,
Give or withhold, but let me be
Content Gods will to know.
Give love until love outpour-
Give pain. that those whose hearts are sore
7Iay feel for them suffer more
Than for my own small woe.
Give wealth, but not for selfish greed
Wealth for the sad worlds pain and need;
Give Thou Thyself then, rich indeed,
All else may come or go.
Mary Lowe Dickinson. in Washington
Home Magazine.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-30
But the widow was in no wise

But the widow was in no wise
oaunted.
Come" she said. 81 have rope
escape in my room. we can go down
| BY that. had it built for two
NJ. Rooterby had told her at first
that her daughter was safe on the floor
| below.
| The flames were yet some distance
from the front windows, with a door
shut between them and the outer air,
| and in second Mr.. Rooterby had se-
| cured the ropes end to the window and
| ard had adjusted the widow and him
| self for the more or less perilous trip to
safety.
Whoever's make the fire escape was,
it was most excellent one, and before
Mr.. Rooterby had got to the second
story window he was perfectly at home
in controlling the thing, and he stopped
| il 20 feet from the ground.
The widow, who wasdangling below
| him, gave nervous start, fearing some
accident.
what is it, Mr.. Rooterby?" she in
| quired.
"My dear madam, replied Mr.. Rooter-
| by, with as much feeling as the circum-
stances would permit, will you be my
wife?'
''Why, what do you mean?" gasped
the widow, almos- losing her balance at
the unexpectedness of it.
81 mean will you marry me, of course.
l al ha %
| This was poser.
"But your resolution, Mr.. Rooterby ?"
replied the widow, looking up at him
as shyly as she could, considering her
| position.
What resolution?" inquired Mr..
Rooterby.
why, the one you made when the
New Year came in, that you wouldn't
marry any woman on earth?"
Mr.. Rooterby was stumped, but for
an instant only. Bz
THAT doesn't apply here at ALL" he
said, confidently. You are not on
earth, and you never will be if you don't
accept me right now, for have wasted
time enough, and the thought a few
minutes ago that was going TO lose
| you in that frightful blaze"
The widow had recovered her senses
again.
Mr.. Rooterby. she interrupted, with
some degree of ,asperity, don't you see
what a spectacle you are making of
yourself? I'm willing to do anything
| to get down from this"
And it was even more ridiculous
| spectacle five minutes later, when Mr..
Rooterby, in his dressing gown, with
his arm around the widow in fluffy
smoked wrapper, met the cashier in an
| overcoat and boots holding fast to the
typewriter in something white, and the
fremen trying to turn the hose on all
| of them.
Fully insured, and what a happy New
Year i: was to the cashier.-N. Y. Sun.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-30
COMMENTS Or THE PREss


Naturally, Hanna viii say t1lat
prophet is not without honor exeeptsin
his own city. Pittsburgh POST
Hon. MarGns Money bags Hanna.
has nothing to crospsover iii tlaesresult
In Ohio, He hasreeeived his ming.
Illinois State Register.
MeKinIeyisra vas indnrsed 81 tlse
minority and refsIdi tied by the
ity vote of Ohios THAT HI n
for 1900. Kansas CITY Times. E @ ls'
IF the president Is realIy
lighted at the resuI Itsof the reeeIix eshcs
tipns the factacannot be denied that
lsss versa lttles+to please
Louis Republic.
THE asitii-aiss Il. ratios de 81
lohi6 is about So ,oofI gfass fef iIsl
Tninistration votes flinlas and
na arc entitled to il the com
can gel ffroas fl,is ssaei GoIurlbas poass
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-30
a SONG FOR The OLD YEAR.

~
yes, sing a som for him. my friends.
The year Is l&hely now!
The frost and rime of winter-time
Lie thick on beard and brow.
He had his faults his foibles, too.
His follies, doubts, and fears;
3 Yet, take him all in all, It's true
= He brought more smiles than tears.
So we will speak him fair, my friends,
We loved him well. you know,
And sing the good old year song
Before we let him so.
Oh. shall we sing how blithe he seemed
The night when first he came,
When bells were. rung,4 and songs were
sung,
To usher in his name?
How spring-time met him in her bowers
Festooned with garlands gay,
And summer strewed his path with flowers
And lured him on his way?
And though among the joys he brought
i There lurked some dregs of woe,
We'll sing the good old year a song
Before We let him go!
oh, when the bearded grain grew ripe
And harvest Songs went round,
He swungshs blade in sun and shade
Till all the wheat was bound.
He led us through the golden sheaves.
And through the ripening shocks,
And twined the@first bright autumn leaves
Among his tangled locks.
Oh. then the year was In his prfmes
But now his, step is slow,
And we will sing song for him
Before we let him go!
IT'S true he robbed US in his fight.
And took from form or face
Some touch of color or of light,
Some trick of air or grace
And in their stead, perchance, he dropped
wrinkle here and there,
Or traced upon the once smooth brow
Some lines of grief or care.
But still we'll cherish in our hearts
The year we've learned to know,
And sing song for him, my friends,
Before we let him go
What though he left some folded page
No eye may e'er divine?
Or in th< heart some barbed dart g
OF which we make no sign?
Though some sweet chord, whose numbers
thrilled
Our being to the core,
Is hushed and mute, its music stilled.
To throb for us no morea
The memory Of that silent voice
81 Clings to the year We know,
And we Will sing song for him
> Before we let him go! Ss
Helen Whitney Clark. in Youths COM
panion.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-30
NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS.
First Day of the Year Has often
Led to Honor and Achievement.

Renewed feelings of ambition are
synonymous with the opening Of the
new year. More resolutions are made
than at any other time, and as often are
they, alasl broken. But with some the
resolutions made with the dawn of a
new year have been carried through to
its close. Numerous lives of honor and
achievement can be traced to some de-
termination of purpose made upon an
occasion such as the first day of the
year affords for a fresh start in the
journey of life. We all desire success;
the problem of life is its winning. Every
person carries in his or her own hand
the key that unloclSs either the door of
success or failure.
The true keysof success is labor, and
it requires a strong, resolute will to
turn it. 1t is hard, earnest work, step
by step, that insures success, and never
was this truth more potent than at the
present time. Positions of trust and
eninence are no longer secured ut a
single leap. Men and women have
ceased to succeed in hurry. Occasion
ally there will be an exception, but the
Instances are rare Success, a writer
has said, is the child of confidence and
perseverance, and never was the mean
ing of a word more clearly defined. The
secret of many successful careers is the
thorough performance of whatever has
been undertaken.
An excellent maxim is. that which
counsels us never to put our hands to-
anything into which we cannot throw
our whole energies harnessed with the
very best of our endeayors. Persever-
ances is essential to success, since it is
often achieved only through success
sion of failures. In spite of our best
efforts, failures are in store for the ma
.,ority of the race. Tt remains, then, for
us all to do the best we can under all
circumstances, bearing in mind that
races are not always won by the swift
est feet nor triumph in battle secured
by the strongest arms. 1t is not so
much the possession of swiftness or
strength as it istthe right application of
them by which success isinsured.s
In starting out upon the journey of
life it is we'll:
First, to obtain every kernel of
knowledge within your reach.
Study people for the knowledge they
can impart to you
j Read books for what they can teach
you.# Next, see what your temperament
best suits you for.
Mark YOUR tendencies and appIy
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-30
An Inverse Ratio.

''I know that you will be pleased
with the present I'm going to give
you," said Mrs. Hunnimune.
81 know shall" he answered.
tt only cost ten dollars, dear, but /
know you'll like it just as well as If
it cost twenty dollars z
My dear. hessaid, with the solemni-
tY Of a man who has notes to meet,
like It better 20 reduce the thing toe
cold ma ieal basis, I'll like it Just.
twice as we'll sltington sta
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-30
I aYastcd I'm nsseaxar

Louise coaxed her aiother for al
hour before she secured permission to
RECEIPT Mr. Widderly' 3 New Years gift. :
We'll -
And then he didn't send her any
thing Chicago Renord.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-30
The Great smenr BAY,

Again the melancholy day
Is swiftly drawing near
When men viii raise their ands and swear
Off for another year
Will swear Off for d tweivemonth more
And then, as such men do,
Forgetting that they ever swore.
Raekslide in a week or two.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-30
Unlikely.

mo, said the Young man with hedowns
upper lip to the barber. Il don't care for a
paper To tell you the truth, don't think
there is enough realism in modern art" :"
3Wouldn't you like to look at the New
Years cartoons e
mo, sir. They're just what / object to.
It was only u months ago that they de-
picted t9s' as chubby, snlooth-faced boy
And now look at himi The idea of his
growing beard likesthat in Que year. -
Washington Star.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-30
Man, Poor Man.

Now with the dawn Of he glad new year
zach husban nd viii turn. a ne " leaf:
BUT h II turn II Eit b milling ard fear.
Lest he. findsson the pa ge to his grief
Then hts good resolves WI ll be but BRIEF
-ChIeag5 Dal lly n ss f
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-30
The Years Gifts.

What will the bells o. the New Year ring
us.
What viii the days O. the New Year bring.
us?
Sorrows and sighs, #
And weeping eyes;
Gardens of bloom. and brighter skies:
rose Ger the grave where dead rose
lies
What will the New Year bring aus7
What viii the bells o. the New Year rins.
US,
What will the voice o the New Year sing.
us?
Songs to cheer
The hearts that bear
GarIands over the thorns we wear:
And love 10 kiss away each tear
These will the New Year bring usi
Atlanta Constitution,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-12-30
NEW YEARS sUpERsTITIoNs.
Queer Beliefs That Held Sway Many
Years Ago-Curious Custom Fol-
lowed In German Village.

An. ancient superstition made it a
sure sign of death before the next New
Year to see your own shadow in the
moonlight on the LIST of January.
According to another superstition, un-
less one wished to court misfortune he
should not leave the house on New
Years day until some one had entered,
and the visitor, to bring the best luck,
must be dark-haired man.
In Wales fires are often burned on
New Years to purify the house for the
entrance of the New Year, and the
ashes Of these fires are kept most sa-
credly from year to year. They are
supposed to possess special medicinal
virtues. &f8E
In Jena, Germany, there is curious
custom, perhaps worthy of imitation
in some respects. In very ancient times
the ancestors of these Germans. be-
lieved in god who brought light and
warmth into the world each year, over
coming the darkness and cold of win
ter. A great bonfire annually typifies
this ever-new gift of the genial old
god. A huge pile of wood is placed in
the center of the market-place, and
here the people flock, bringing with
them things they wish to cast behind
them in entering new year. Maidens
cast in love-letters containing promises
that have not been kept; bits of rib
bon and feminine keepsakes are
brought by young men who have new
cr affairs of the heart; bottles are
thrown in by few persons who decide
that in the coming year they will drink
only from mugs; pipes are offered by
those who have learned to prefer cigars.
A little before midnight the square is
crowded with townfolk. The huge
bonfire is started and the young men
dance around ii. After. a little the
crowd melts away, while from every
quarter arises the cry: Health to the
New Year. Elizabeth 7. Nash, in
Chautauquan.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-10-05
First publication Sept. 81, 1891

ta..s Land Office at Crookston, Mimi,
s:..a Sept. 70, 1899. :
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has fled notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the Regis
Crookston, Mimi, on October 9th, 1899, viz:
Hans L. Selstad,
H. E. 1874, for the 81 NWA and Lots 8
and H. sec. 2, TIP. 153 n, of R. Al W.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz: 80 = , =" :
Jacobson, Albinus Christoffersen, of Angus,
MINI. SYLVESTER PETERSON, n
Register.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-10-05

WANTED - SEVERAL TRUSTWORTHY
~ persons in this state to manage our business
Office work conducted at home. Salary straight
$500 year and expenses-definite, bonaf1de, no
more, no less salary Monthly SIS. References
Enclose self-addressed stamped envelope, Her
bert E. Hess, Prest., Dept. NJ, Chicago.