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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-30
Keeping Children Occupied,

The necessity Of teaching the children
70 be self-amusing-to plan and Invent
many Of their pastimes-ls pretty well
recognized, yet there Is still one i'm
portant factor in their contcntment
that this is not developed, that Of being
actually helpful in daily work, This
is more for the pampered child, for
whom everything Is planned and who
Is taught TO expect constant waiting
upon. with every want supplied,
Work--occupation Of any harmless
and interesting nature-is a necessity
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-30
A Great Nurse.

Quietly, and without public demon
stratlon thrust upon her, a sweet old
lady who. after Queen Vivtoria. Is per-
hans the bestowed woman In the Brit
ish Isles, recently celebrated her
eighteth birthday.
Florence Nightlngale-she Of the love-
IN name and lovelier life-has survived
now for nearly half a century the
achievements which made her name a
household word. Ever since the Crimean
war. when the wounded In the hos
pltals used 10 kiss her shadow on the
wall as she passed. she has been az
once paying the penalty OF her labors
and reapng the reward Of them.
They left her an Invalid for life But
from her couch she has directed the
progress Of the institution for the train.
ing OF nurses founded by the fund
raised for her by public subscription.
The women Of England started IT, and
every soldier IN the army contributed
a days pay; for Tommy Atkins knows
his friends. And besides this special
interest. she, the founder Of our system
OF modern army nursing, has had the
10y Of watching her work prosper eX-
pand. and attain worldwide influence.
Inc unBIuuBlub dNNNpNuuNN VI wv
services OF women nurses In the Ciyil
War and our recent Spanish War was
chiefly due 20 the prejudices overcome,
the results attained, the admiration eX-
torted by this gentle. resolute and gift
ed English woman, who had shown the
way.
SO, too. (the whole Red Cross system
was natural outgrowth Of her work.
Ii is in no sense lessening the praise
due 10 those more Immediately con-
cerned TO say this; 1t Is merely assert
ing that Clara Barton and her band OF
nurses, Lady Randolph Churchill and
hers. are natural successors 20 Florence
Nightingale, carrying forward the work
begun by her to an extent and with
resources unknown in her day How
many more lives could the great lady
in-chief have saved in the Crimea had
she but had those novel modern mer-
Giles, the hospital-train and the hos
pltal-ship. at her disposal!
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-30
.15C to SOC
COTTON
TORCHON
Sc a Yard
FLAGS.

Headquarters for Flags" seems to
have fallen TO this store quite naturally,
and that Is as Il should be for we gather
flags Ike other merchandise IN great
abundance and make prices just as
reasonable as can be-
Wool bunting flags all sizes, priced
''0"' '-''' ''''' ~ $3.50
Sateen Flags, neat and pretty as silk
almost. on stick with gilt spear head
Csc
Small Flags on sticks from 25c a doz-
en- on down to-
sc
SILK Flags a-plenty.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-30
The Baby's Feet.

AS soon as a baby is put into short
dresses he should wear stockings, not
socks. stockings long enough TO cover
the entire leg; there may be no harm
done In wearing socks during the warm
weather but in climate as change
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-30

Two sales Of them and yet the IN
terest hos not waned nor the demand
ceased. Now the third lot has come
along. but even then not az much as
we had hoped for. About 1900 yards Of
cotton torchon edglngs and insertions
q TO 8 inches wide, in many new ana
even pretuer pattern designs than NOSE
of the other lots. For underwear. dress
sing sacques, wrapper and children =
wear trimming win iaunder perfectly
and should sell for l5c up to soc YARD
beginning with Monday and while they
last one price on all
FIVE CENTS A YARD.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-06-08
APPLICATION FOX P.4RDON.

The public is hereby notified that I,
Andrew Mc,lwaine, now confined in the
state Penitentiary at the City of Roise,
in the county of Ada, and State of Idaho,
charged and convicted of the crime of
murder in the second degree, in the
District Court of the Fifth judicial Dis
trict of the State of Idaho, in and for
the county of Bear Lake, will, on We'd
nes,lay, the 4th day of July, A. D. 1900,
at the July session Of the Board of Par
tlons for said year, apply to said Board
fora full and complete pardon for said
crime. ~ r-..-...
r. L. GLENN,
Attorney for Applicant.
Dated this End daY Of June A. %.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-06-08
Reduced Railway Ra ties.

Reduced Railway Rates.
NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Charleston, S. G. July to 18th
1900. One fare plus 50. 90 for round
trip.
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN LEAGUR.
St. Paul, Mimi. July II to 10Th
1900. One fare for round trip plus
5000. Selling dates July 18th and
l4th continuous passage il each
direction. Final limit July oath.
coNCLAoE KNIGHTS or PYTHlAs.
Detroit, Mich. Aug. 81 to Sept. /.
One fare for round trip plus $500.
Selling date Aug. 9srd and oath
limited to Sept. 9th. Continuous
passage.
NATIONAL ENCAMP MEST g. A. r..
Chicago, Ills. Aug. q to Sept. lst.
One fare round trip. Selling date
Aug. 2srd and oath limited to
Sept. 4th.
SCANDINAVIAN CELEBRATION.
For the Scandinavian celebration
in Salt Lake on June 10, the Short
Line will make rate of one fare
for the round trip. Selling dates
June Is and IA, limited to June 5Oth
Y. M. & Y. L. M. |. A.
Salt Lake, June 10th to 18th 1900.
One fare for round trip. Selling
dates 8 & 10th final limit June goth.
SCANDINAVIA CELEBRATION.
Salt Lake June Il 8 18th. One
fare for round trip. Selling dates
Is 8 18th final limit June goth.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR CONVENTION.
Caldwell, Idaho June 5, 1900.
One and one fifth fare subject to an
attendance of fifty.
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
Lewiston, Idaho, June 9Th.
One fare for round trip, selling
dates 3rd and 4th. Limit June 10th.
GRAND LODGE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.
Lewiston July 18th.
One fare for round trip, selling
dates 10 and 18th.
SUNDAY SCHOOL. CONVENTION.
Pocatello June 2B and 28th.
:. One fare for round trip.
c. Y. HENsLEY Agt. 0. S. L..
Slabs Given Away.
Anyone who wants slabs can have
them free if they will take them
away before June ist.
/ .Joh John Mining
Nounan Sawmi1l.
J. NJ, RICHARDSON
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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-06-08

Mining News.

0ASO O@HdAc power lncan0eS~
cent lamp has been perfected by
Thomas A. Edison, Jr., the use of
which, it is claimed, will prevent
colliery disasters says the New
York Times. The law governing
the inspection of mines in Pennsyl-
vania, makes it mandatory that the
lighting thereof, whether portable
or stationary, shall have the APP
proval Of the chief of the inspectors,
for on his Judgment and intelligence
is supposed to depend the safety of
thousands of lives and millions of
dollars in property. Application
has been made to Jas. 4. Roderick
chief Of the bureau of mines in
Pennsylvania, to order the use of
the Edison system in place of the
oil and gasolene lamps. Mr.. Edi-
sons invention is a primary battery,
in which the pots, carbons, and all
connections are fixed. A box
weighing four and half pounds
will maintain a three candle power
lamp Tor ten hours at cost of two
cents. A bevelplate glass covers
the lamp. Should this glass be
broken by accident or design, the
light is extinguished Immediately.
Not the slightest heat is evolved,
and it is impossible to ignite either
vapor or substance. From 1887 to
1896 the number of miners who
lost their lives in the United States
through accident was 8,l4o, and
fire damp was responsible for !
large number of them. In 1896
the deaths exceeded 700. There arr
employed daily in the mines of thil
country nearly go, 900 persons. .
Mining World.
There is no competition in min
ing; good thing in one distric
leads to friendliness for others. Il
fact no district can be competito
of another, unless it be growth o
populations; one district does no
sraise' more marketable articl'
Of gold than another-there is n
.'early rose gold,'' or " Ben DaVl
silver" or "rutabaga Lead or .'al
falfa copper y So, competition
eliminated, dlsparagement become
only villitication, or, in the verna
cular, "knocking. It is detestabl
habit, and, if you'll only think
bit it will come to you that Their
never was a district whose ever,
prospect made mine. The" knock
er" is cur-thougn all the dips
angles, and spurs Of his carcass he
measly cur.-Idaho Mining Jour
nal.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-06-08
SCANDINAVIAN CELEBRATION.

Salt Lake, June 10th to 18th 1900
One fare for round trip. Selling
dates 8 & 10th final limit June goth
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-30

In the tropics nurse trees are neces.
sary for the production Of Ger.
tain crops Chocolate, for instance
demands protection and shade.
Grass grows well IN the shade
Of trees, in fact, even on plantations not
concerned in the production OF wood,
trees are invaluable In tempering the
fierceness OF the tropical sun In fact
there are many tropical products which
can be grown only In the shade. IL
seems TO me, therefore. that the vast
pasture lands Of Cuba might be profit
ably planted In Eucalyptus trees with
benefit to the grass and the cattle.
The Eucalyptus throws very little shade
anyway, owing 10 the fact that It's
leaves hang edge to the sun. have
noticed three young Eucalyptus trees In
yards In the suburbs OF this city
The glory OF Cuba Is the royal palm.
II is everywhere abundant-scattered In
fields, along water courses, fringing
plantations or forming majestic ave-
nLes. The bullet holes IN the trunks
Of these palms are evidence enough OF
the struggles which have occurred In
this unfortunate island. Here and
there may be seen long beautiful ave-
nues Of this tree which seem to have
led at one time 20 the doorway Of some
plantation house which now no longer
exists. The houses OF the natives are
usually constructed Of the leaves Of
this tree. Without the royal palm
the natives would be I'm dire
straits for building material. II forms
a cool house which, although not beau
tlful In appearance is suited to the
peculiar existing conditions The nuts
OF this tree, which form In large bunch,
es just below the crown. are said 90 be
excellent for feeding swine Nothing
is more characteristic OF Cuba than this
palm, the representation OF which may
be seen on the Cuban two-centavos
stamp.
A very common and beautiful tree In
the tropics Is the mango. OF all fruits
none is relished more by the natives. II
is at the same time q magnificent shade
tree.
The most common shade trees I'm the
streets Of Cuban cities are the Spanish
laurel beefwood, Ficus indica, West
Indian almond and the Sand-box tree.
Ii IS a native Of Australia and the East
Indies. It's wood Is hard and heavy. II
Is sometimes called the Toa-tree. Ficus
indica Is the sacred Bo-tree Of India. Al
though not as tall and straight, II re-
minds one Of poplar. IL has leaf sim
liar 10 the cottonwood. The West In
dian almond is not an almond at all. II
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-30

weight was found for a holet N the
mans body
COSTLY STONES FOR AMMUNITION
Even costly stones have been used a.
ammunition IN more than one var. GOT
ably ON the Indian frontier. When
Euglishmon were fighting some years
ago In Kashmir many Of then were
wounded on killed with leaden Pull
let's which carried garnets AZ Reic
core. The conventional sword ana
bayonet have had many rougn cub
situtes I'm war; in the EnsOan civil
war hundreds of rusUCS naiChed
20 battle carrying scythes prun-
ing hooks, fails pick axes
and blacksmiths' hammers, ana IN the
present war It is said that some OF the
entcrprlsing Beers imprOvl9ed payooets
ont OF broOm-handles and sWQrds or
daggers.
FEET AND FISTS OMIT
At least one regiment hos gore into
fierce action armed with bothtOg more
deadly than feet and fists and what Is
more remarkable, came OUT Of / ALMOST
unscathed. 1t was I'm the civil war IN
this country when the FelerJl move
ment from Nashville brought on the
sanguinary fight of Alurtreesb0ro, A
Mississippi regiment. which had been
isolated from the camp through an at
tack of measles, mad given up their
weapons 10 arm the shOaIs OF tecCuits
who We're pouring In. When they were
ordered into position for tie battle they
We're absolutely unarmed, and WheU the
order came 90 Charge they fushgd AZ
the enemy with shouts and fists So
CALAMITY did they acquit themselves
that, when the battle wa5 oven bear
~ every man IN the regiment Was found
In possession Of weapons which he had
wrested from the enemy or borrowed
from a fallen friend.
USING CANNON BALLS SECOND
HANDED.
During the battle Of Behls Helghts.
when an American force under Gates
defeated the British troops. n is said
that, when batteries ran out Of anmu-
milton, they collected some Of the en>
emy's cannon balls and sent them back
on the return journey and a Is well
known that II was with red>hot shot
that the sturdy garrison Of gibraltar
destroyed the "invInclble' doatlne bat
teries Of Spain In September l1s2
ROUTED BY WET BLANKETS.
once az least the domestic blanket
has decided the issue OF battle and
led 90 the complete rout VI 40 army.
1t was a generation ago. whey the VA
qui Indians arose in rehelliou against
the government Of Mexico, and the reb-
els were at last brought face TO face
with the Mexican army. When the In
dams advanced 90 the attack they sent
IN advance a covering line ot men car
rying a bulWark OF wet BLANKETS. In
vain the Mexicans tried 10 destroy this
barrier with their bullets; NOT a Single |
blanket was penetrated. aud when the |
Indians We're sufficiently near they I
from their shelter. and. dash. /
Inc at the MeXlcans, put them TO /
ignomnious flight-The CincinHau En-. |
qurer !
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-30
A DELICATE MISSION.
How Kings Physician Apprised Him
Of Approaching Death.

There died In Italy the other day OF
the grip one Of the most eminent medi-
cal men OF the nation. Prof. Lorenzo
Bruno, who. had he lived unul next
year. would have been so years old. His
father before him was a widely known
practitioner. At the age OF SS his son
was a surgeon In the field in the cam
paign against Austria In 1859. and he at
tracted the favorable attention Of King
Victor Emmanuel, who a few years
later attached Bruno to the royal per-
son. Early in the winter Of 1878 the
king fell I'D Of pneumonia. and when
medicine no longer was Of avail Bruno
was selected TO convey TO the King the
tidings he had only a few hours TO
live.
Sire said Bruno. the mention Of
danger 10 a prince of the house Of Sa-
yOy entails no embarrassment, for dam
ger Is his meter. All your majesty's
tOrefathers have. when their lives were
In the balance been willing 70 approach
their God. am sure this is your ma
jestys desire" For a moment a cloud
seemed to rest on the kings counte-
nance, and he asked. Am l then 50
ul?"
Bruno replied 1--WE have not given
up all hope, but II is always well to
make every preparation"
The king then raised his hand to his
forehead and said, Very we'll; send for
Amino (the court chaplain and al
mone). Monsignor Amino came from
an adjoining room, received his ma
jesty's confession. and at It's close saw
the king put his arms around Brun0s
neck. with the words. II know you
have always wished me we'll but now
understand that you are my true
friend"
Having known from Bruno that the
king was sinking fast Amino drove off
20 the church Of IS. Vincenzo de Antas-
taslo for the yiaticum and hastily en-
closed IL In a case which he concealed in
his vestments Arrived at the Quirinal
he made haste 10 collect some candles
and, having chandeliers in an ante
chamber. and, having distributed them
among those present, lmprovised In this
manner a suitable accompaniment 10
the "Santissmo." His majesty then
partook Of the holy eucharist. where
upon all the court, according TO the
usage OF the house Of Savoy passed one
by one before the dying king. who, hav-
ing raised himself In bed, fixed upon
each a glance OF his stiIl lustrous eyes.
after which he fell back on the pillow
and in a few minutes eXpired,-New
York Press.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-30

Is Termlnalla catapps. Tn. ,,
tree is Hura crepltans I, 40 ,,,'l'Dox
sala nox Tree because the vessel vb, ,'.s
III, Jo,i,nlns lts seeds was used IN .s,i.
uileS 10 hold sand for blotting pn nm 10y
II Is also called the monkey s. l' les
pen because the fruit eyplodss y'i,t
loud report scattering tho ss.5, ''u q
thereoy attracting the monkevs NJ ' ,sl
forest. Of NE
Dotted everywhere over the island ...
magnificent ceiba. or silk cotton ~. y. 'le
This tree grows to Immense s'y' , VIZ,
supported by large. twisted. f3r.rssrh
ing puttresses, It's wood rs soft ori
almost useless and the tree is nsps orl
festooned with masses Of epirSc,ts,
plants which cling TO It's soft b5rk ".
was under a giant celha frse ~.
known as the "surrender-trae ma, ~.
from San Juan hill, that Inc Spsr,.t
general surrendered his sword f.
buttresses have been mutnatad mo Ga, '
venir hunters, but is now protecis5 ~.
a barbed-wlre fence. Wy
Cuba has an excellent climate and
fertile soil Her northern shore Is tba
coolest and most delightful part OF t5o
island Within sixty or seventy hon
Of New York It should be ana ma Jo,b,
Will be IN time. the Riviera OF Amsr
ca. The island has been IN an unsari.
tary condition, but the climate h an,
In which the white race can live a,
least the major part Of The year In Der.
feet health
The soil OF Cuba Is Of such a nature
that everything can be raised easily aDI
I'm abundance. It's beauty and quaint.
ness is equal to that Of southern Spain
and Morocco. There Is room Tor mil.
lions Of people Ii Is IN need OF aner.
getic gardeners and fruit. growers. Il
needs orchards and forests / have no
doubts but that olives, grapes. English
walnuts, oranges prunes, chocolate and
hundreds OF other fruits may be easI.
ly grown there. What IS needed In
Cuba Is an experimental station and
botanic garden-~ich as exist IN ia.
maica, where plants Of all kinds from
everywhere may be tested-because In
this lire Cuba Is capable Of almost lin
itIess possibilities. II would be an eX.
cellent place for Northern students 10
20 for study Just as Europeans 20 20
Buitenzorg In Java. In fact the Tropics
are biological headquarters. where
everything is intense, where plant ply
siology. TIE basis OF forestry. agrcul,
ture and horticulture, may be studied
TO the best adyantage.-John CLIFFORD, Ia
the Forester
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-30

In these days OF MaXms and quick
firing rifles when as at Modder river
a million bullets are fired In a single
engagement the game Of war Is sum
GENTLY costly without the extravaganza
OF bullets nodded from precious metals,
or carrying precious stones IN their CEN
ter; and yet In older times, small mines
Of gold and silver have been shot away
from pistols and fintlocks.
SILVER BULLETS.
When the civil war was raging in
England and Cromwell seemed TO bear
charmed life, thousands Of bullets
were nodded in silver I'm the hope OF
laying the future protector low; for
to the superstluous, a silver bullet
brings death far more certainly than
one Of baser metal Thousands Of bull
lets Of lead failed 10 touch the gallant
Claverhouse and when at last his
brave heart was stllled at KilliecrankIe
It was by a silver bullet which, so the
legend says, was lmbedded In 1t.
THE LITTLE CORPORAL"
When, TOO, in 1896 the Great Napoleon
led his armies into Italy Ito find honor
and fame, and wealth" the very silver
from the affairs OF Italian churches was
coined into bullets, and carried death
10 thousands Of Austrans and sar-
dinians. When the Princess Condo
and her troops were shut in Amadsngar
and surrounded by Akbars army. she
resisted CALAMITY until the last cannon
ball and bullet had been fired, and then
used every ounce Of gold and silver in
her capital to feed her guns, inscrIbing
on each bullet malediction 10 hurl at
the enemy.
SOLID GOLD DEATH MESSENGERS.
In the early days Of mining in Next
co, California and Ballarat. when mems
pockets were stuffed with gold dust.
and eyeryman carried loaded revolver.
II was common thing 10 make the bull
let's Of solid gold. and many q miner
has gone TO his grave with a gold bull
let In his heart through being indis-
Greet enough 10 take part In a tavern
brawl. II would tax human ingenuity
70 discover any metal OF which bullets
have not been made at one time or
another They have been fashioned i'm
iron and aluminium, copper and brass.
silver and gold They have been
stepped In deadly polsons, filed with
acids and explosives Of every kind. and
made heavy with mercury. And those
metals have by no means always been
used In conventional bullet form. When
Badajos was st0rmed In the PENN
sular war a British colonel was shot
through the heart with a silver pencil
case; and quite recently when back
woods storekeeper shot a nelghbor In a
NJ OF anger a one-fourth ounce brass
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-02-07

FOR GOOD ROADs.-Another meeting WAS
held in the northern part Of Alexandria coun.
ty last night TO discuss the proposition OF
raising $4,000 for the immediate construc-
ton in the county OF we'll graded macsdam
roads in place of ungraded dirt roads. @. A.
Thought WAS elected chairman aid John =.
Smith, secretary. Mr.. George Kesrney spoke
for scientif ally constructed highways. Chss.
]. Simms showed that the county sbounded
in rock of the very beet quality for road build
ing. and said that mud roads should be things
of the past in Aley andrs county. j. ID. Hob
son stated that bad roads are most hurtful
and retarding to the prosperity of Alexandria
county J. E. Clements closed the discussion
with a statement in favor Of voting for the
appropriation of $15O,OOO for the grading
and macadamizing of the main highways
leading from Washington city out through
the county. He quoted statistics from the good
roads division of the United States Agricul-
tural Department to show that good stone
road would last for nearly century with but
little repair. The meeting then adjourned.
Meetings in favor of good stone macadam
roads will BE- held tonight at olumbis school
house. near Arlington postoffice; on Thurs
day night 1T st. Assph race track, In Jefferson
District, and on Friday night at the county
clubhouse on Fort Myer Heights.