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BARREN PARKS

and gardens OF the multitude OF ped
dlers of every description that swarms
Puerto del Sol, its sidewalks, and
fountains. the most noticeable, because
most noisy are the news-vendOrs Their
rasping voices rend the air. in shrieks
% bee heard above all other sounds
La EpOcal I'll ImparCiali El GlobOi la
COrrespon -den-c-i-ai NeWsbsys and
newspapers as we understand the term.
DO not exist In Spain. Blind men and
old W0men--the latter often carrying
child on one arm and a bundle Of papers
on the Other-haye completely usurped
the province OF the shrewd and always
Jolly street Arab who Us unknown here
In that capacity. The sheets they sell
are wretched specimens Of typography,
printed upon poor material and measur-
Ing about Us By 20 inches There are
several restrictions upon journalism
in Spain for each issue IS re-
quired 90 be carefully sifted and
revised before publication and must
always bear the official stamp Of the
censor of the press A few advertise
ments. an item 0r two OF court gossip
a serial story OF sensational character
and no morals worth mentioning, and
occasionally a die-aWay poem by some
female subscriber, compose the con-
tents. Yet with an these defects and
drawbacks. II Is astonishing what
numbers OF these insignificant Journals
are sold Each OF the several parties
and factions must have lis organ: and
as every Spanlard Is more or less OF a
partIzan De considers himself IN honor
bound 20 support the editor who sets
fourth his own political creed. Probably
la impartial has the largest sale In
MadrId-an average Of 10000 copies a
day but La EpOca-a conservative
journal of very old repute. established
half a century ago. undoubtedly exer-
cises the greatest influence among the
upper classes. Neither Of them. how
ever Cor both comblned). begins 10
compare In Importance az molders OF
public opinion, with otr own Deseret
News, or any other hrst-class news
papers Of the United States. OF even
with the best journals OF Austria Rus
yla and Italy For fifty years La
Epoca. with us twelve or fifteen thou
sand circulation has been devoted 20
the high conservative party. It's edl-
tor and principal owner the Marquis
de Naldlglesias. can indite a longer
leading editorial with more bonn
b6st and less 'meat in 10, than any
other journalist I ever met La Epo-
cas- four pages are mostly given over
20 alleged news from Spanish sources,
and los supply OF
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lnr with each other in one end OF H.
"a cyclone struck the east wall ana
tore 90 away while ths men narrow
ly escaped with their lives the stone
of which the temple was built ls scal'
tered throughout the cl.y. one large
hotel was built entirely from the Stone
of the temple The well is the ohlF
thing t0 mark the SPOT where the tenn
ple once stood. The Mormon cemetery
some three miles 90 the southeast OF
the city. rs situated on "a high hiIi over
grown with trees l1mbs.ones are
weather Worn. names aIace1 Co some
extent Others lay nat 0n the ground,
while you see some bending forward.
Surely the grave stones themselves arc
weeping ,
While az Nauyoo Elders Godfrey. VIII
cox Waite. ana held street meeting
which was we'll attended. We expect
ga t0 leave the following day but re-.
ceIvIug an Invitation 90 remain ana
speak t0 the people another evening, we
accepted n. and had about 200 out 20
hear u.s. I'M Carthage and Montrose,
open air meetings were held. We were
treated royalty at ADO of these places.
But all as not sunshine While In
C8rIInyllle j. a. LucHs, reverend
genteman--to be sure-made complaint
TO- the mayor resulting in our having
t0 discontinue our canvass or the city
We obcyed orders our meetings IN the
park were Well attended ln company
with Elders Dredge and Nelson. we leti
for the city ~ Alton. Here we OBJ
tancd permission OF the mayor 60 hole
meetings on the street We remained
here one week The last two evenings
we had many interested listeners, law
yers. doctors. reporters. citizens, etc.
but besides this respectable number,
there were several half drunk men,
who. by their curslngs and threats,
sweIe1 the crowd The papers here
say "The men Cuaueled with the 8l-
derg. etc., The fact OF the matter is.
when they began their cursing and
threats, we stopped preaching We did
not answer them. but remained silent
and lct them say what they chose. a
friend OF ours in the meantime Informed
the police who soon took the hoodlums
in charge and told us 90 go ahead with
our meeting The following day we AN
returned % st. Louis as we intended,
and ala not leave by direction OF city
officers
Our conference win Doe held Aug. 1th
and Sth The Deseret News Is always
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NI777TlTlt

ference is. according 10 report Of all
tho conferences in the mission far from
what 10 ought 90 be- We cannot con-
trol circumstances. we endeavor 90 do
out duty and leave the rest with God.
lie gives the increase,
Permits Co preach on the streets were
denied us. then the strike came on,
making 10 dangerous 20 Doe In crowd.
Very common occurrence 10 hear 10 the
stiffness of the night firing In the dis-
t3nCe. and even a few rods from our
doors. The yells 0f the crowds gath
cred on street corners after their WORK
was over. were y0Ciicrous. OF the TWEEN,
o. Elders iu the city, eight remained
here. while the others were sent 90 las
Dor in the country and small towns
This has given them an opportunity to
hold open air meetings. l visited sew,
eral counties the last two months. CAN.
ing on the Elders and laboriug with
them among the people and Saints.
While with the brethren IN Brown coun.
IS. near Hancock. we visited Carthage.
Nauvoo, and MOntrose. 10 a. needless
10 say We were deliehted 70 be where
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FOREIGN MATTER

ls hardly a stckful You may read Of
Affairs In your own country from an
angle Of vision altogether new TO you
and learn II Boston as bordering on a
howllag wilderness, San Francisco as a
few hours run from New York and
Chicago as Inhabited by Indians. bears
and buffalos.
After nlghtfan the Puerto del Sol as.
sumes It's gayest aspect The immense
plaza brilliant with the electric light
and The gas Jets OF lnnumerable shops.
has, with the decline OF the sun. drawn
20 Itself as 10 a focus OF political dls-
cusslon and amorous intrigue, all the
wit beauty and gallautry Of the capl-
tai "F'osforosl "Cerillos!" screams TIE
vendor Of wax matches ns he offers
his tray % decorated boxes containing
the tiny tapers which are IN such ex-
traordiuary demand lu q land where ev.
erEbody smokes. "Cuidadoi" take
care), rings out the warning OF the
muleteer as he urges on HE string of
mules. perhaps twenty driven tandem.
that-n0 respecters Of pers0nH-oblige
even the gold-laced captain general 90
retreat on the double quick The mule
string is IN tuIn driven hurrledly aside
10 permit the passage OF diligeucia,
with lts six caparisoned horses and
perspirins travellers peering curlously
through a whirlwind OF dust In addl-
ton 90 the common types OF the city,
the Puerto del Sol rarely fails 20 ex-
hibit representatives of every province
h The kingdom. Andalusian Majos.
Murcians in Kilt and manta. Maraga-
tos. IN trunk hose and doublets. Sala-
mancan students IN somber black. ton
sufed aldeanos Of the Balearic Isles,
Aragonese, Nalenclans. and even Moors
and Bebers from the spanish colonies
OF Africa. The balconies OF the houses.
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Elder Peter James Sanders presi-
Genc Of the South Illinois conference,
writes the News the following in
terssung letter regarding conditions In
ST. Louis. and Of a visit 20 the his,
toro city Of Nauvoo.
80 doubt few words from the tur
bul.nt city ~ ST. Louis win bee Inc
ter,sdng 10 ths readers of the News
THE WORK ot ,he Elders has not been
the most pleasant ON account Of the
people being so excited over the strike
and the unsettled condition of their
minds WIN not permit religious subjects
90 have O respectable consideration
Notwithstanding AN this. the work has
continued 90 spread, truth dlsseminat-
ed prejudice allayed. and since last
conference eleven honest souls have
become fellow-Citizens with the Saints
and the household OF God.
We have 20 admit however our con-
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srecIaI Corresponlence

Special spOndence.
Madrid. Spain, June 10. 1gO0.-Amld
am the sploudors OF this royal city. one
rs conscious OF a feeling OF disappolnt-
ment, because it is 80 much like other
modern capitals so void Of pic
tJresqueness and indlviduality-as
from the "Escuual' so utterly lacking
in the charms Of antiquity romance
and tradition that cling around Cordo-
va. Seville. Toledo and Grenada In
deed. the Spanish capital has never
been "a thoroughly Spanish city. and as
time goes on. 10 seems 90 have less aud
less .n common with other centers OF
population 90 the peninsula Though
known 10 history a thousand years, II
remained AN insignificant village un-
90 Charles v made 10 bis occasional
residence. ON account OF hls govt and
Philip H. the most hyp0chonduacal
king n history selected 10 as the
lI00mlpst place DE knew IN which tO
establish the seat OF his melancholy
government While the progress Of
modern Improvement Is less marked DO
Madrid than iu most European capitals,
ou account OF the clannshnes3 ot its
people and the incredible tpnlcity with
which they cling 20 the preiudices of
their ancestors II ~ sim $50 noticeable
ns to excite the wonder and disapprOval
OF provincial rusties and 90 produce
changes which would make its Spanish
founders turn In their graves To con-
template Nearly all It's present archi-
lecture Is foreign. as well as the dress
and social customs Of the people and
the most of their amusemgnts-ba barring
the bull-fght AS a rule. with very few
exceptions. the hotels are kept by
Swiss, the cafes. restaurants saloons
and gambling places by Italians the
most prosperous dry goods merchants
are French the druggists Germans;
the Clothiers. manufacturer importers
and wholesale dealers English or
American There are so many Of the
latter that Il ought to Doe a favorite
resort for those Anglomaniacs who turn
up their trousers Ia New York when u
rains in London In Spain they would
inevitably be taken for English, even II
they dd not ape the latest London fads;
for the Spanard makes
NO DISTINCTION
between the people and products OF
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COSMOPOLITAN MADRID.
The Spanish Capital is Anything but Spanish City
It's Parks and Pleasure Grounds 80 The Newspapers
of Spain.



England and North America hut labels
them AN. "Inpleges." Here American"
means south American. represantipg
countries with which these ue0ple are
much more familiar than with fhe
United States. ana II Won ten Thorn
thlt YOU are an American" fhoy uIU
Immediately exprass sunrise that Won
do moi sneak Suanish ms auarfIv AS
thew do Tbis MISUNDERSTANDING seems
to be- oouauv shared by the south
Americans who como to Visit Inc rnofb-
sr.couniry ana who fra1uert q lrrIv
A. tts Ar5sriean fririst,.,- "a NtIlrij f,r
sssisfsrrs or e5,.icn vrbsp tb.y' st,iIJ
u. irstsad a. tbat ~ g,tu. ar PM
Sr ,.hsrsyar mo, hou fr.n Am tbIs
.,,s ,,tii,,i .g.,l.,b lr ,i.o. ~ ,be
.fos. ,.is,io,s ttst b,va slue,s ey.
.st.5 I,..ec., sn'i- 'lI b-- "y' ..iN.
rI.-. i..t Jt h. it g.tt.-'-,, 60 .bo ,,,-
ti.....f ..-li, - i-,,-i. .,-....'i,s ~ "a
5'',t ,.,, H., .... ,.rI. $3.50. cav
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''h me-, ~ .,5 l.'-7i...i
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,.'.,t,... ,,5 1,,,t &c., o,,r FI-i,
Watches and Waltbam calico and
jamestown alpaca, our Baltimore
oysters, ana Cglumola 'lnheA
salmon, ana Nantucket coi-
hsh. ana Minnesota hour ana
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BRIGHAM YOUNG ACADEMY
EXPEDITION NOW IN MEXICO.
rHHnlu ll1n17i 1nHHnnnJb

wc mad had from House Rock Mr
Emctt the gentleman n charge wae
very Kind. even sending us hay for our
horses when he leWned they bad noe
eaten tha night before The eyerOis.
OF crossing Che river furnished q pleas
ant diversion Tor us all, q pleasant
contrast With ttc HuItry travelling on
horseback and Fe could have wished
10 would take longer but hy O'Clock
D. m an were oyer and thanking hr
Emett and h.s boys were ready for tha
start beyond That night we campei
az Navajo Springs known to an travel
crs by The bunch of green Willows at
the mouth of the rayine. ana had eEnc.-
lent water and Watertras3. hut for 5nF-
eral days afterwards or until Ne
reached Willow Springs thc water was
bad Especially were "c disappointed
at the limestone tanks. so-aa'.ei Per-
haps in this We but shared Toe Fate of
AN the inexperienced but the nam"
Limestone tanks suggested Che idea
OF a large cavity in the iimes.0u" ilIIo1
with sparkling water What Chen was
our disappointment when WH reached
the tanks up a box canyon and found
"a shallow puddle of sreouIHh water
fairly alive with bugs and W.gs.'rH anj
so dlsagrceable ln Oi0r that Oh. hprs.l
even were disguised
As we were now getting short of feed.
it was decided that some should goo ON
ahead Of the company TO Tuba city ana
get hay and grain n possible Tuba
city is about ten miles or the main
road from Willow SPRINGS. over sandy
desert where hardly "a spear 0f ara's
can grow The town consists of per-
hhps eighteen families, AN good people
and all wen fixed considering theif
isolation from the rest of the world
MORMON WOODEN FACTORY.
IN some respo rs the town is hisJori-
cal. II twas established as mission 90
the Indians and here boz thc early days
John w. Young under the direction of
Young. built wooden fac
tory for the purpose Of utilizing the
Navajo wool. but the enterprise "as "a
failure. because. ! am Informed the
Indians have no regular time for shear
lng their sheep When they are in need
of something they shear sheep ur as
many as are necessary 90 relieve their
wants and sell the wool The factory
could not Eet sufficient wool Some good
yarn was made. but no cloth nor blank
.fU
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H.I T'|ff.Un
'''o ,...,.. r,iy d. 1900 The
ullits lI"'N t..i.,lrs
brigham 1ounE A.''''''
ExpaIIflon Is now In the upper part OF
~. ..l1 40 I,h.r having crossed the
i'' .,.,4.y put IL
line INTO MaA.'' ,
cannot proceed fIIllaf uhNl " ''"N W
81 7o0 gold is furnished. We expected
.......f,,, ,y.uId be taken
"''' p''' ,I.4.5 t,,r.y
as that was I'h'h "' ''''''N
and as we were Informed oy the aulhoI-
f,i.. tn.r.. chat ihe custom house at
1900. ,,,. cam. nm
Nob'Igs "''.' ~ ~ ,ys f1nnd tbat
"' we aI' 'y+.lt..5 No custom
l' . ,an NM, tbe br9krr
brphei W. '.-u '"ts ald starding in
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gNp'l,.. ~, ,.a a.. non ,p-
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Ne l'a' ,, t,io"5 loo al Two
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N,.ns - ~, gbsss
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are occupied by senoras and senoritas,
In festive apparel and
GARLANDED WITH ROSES;
while through half open doors issue the
click OF castinets and the tinkle Of
guitars indicative OF merry-making go
ing on within. The cafes with their
walls OF plate glass their gliding and
gorgeous frescoes and thousands OF
mirrors, are crowded 10 repletion with
animated crowds. such a picture does
the Gate Of sun" present every pleas
ant evening; and az this time Of
year It's lights are seldom
eXtiugulshed. or It's promenade
deserted until the melancholy cry Of
the Waterman announces the dawn Of
day sun worship could never have
originated In Spain II Is often said
that the most delightful thing In Spain
IL lbs blue sky. and the most detestable
thing Is the sun that causes Il. No
Spanlard would ever have sold his
shadow 10 the devil. like the German
OF the story Tor such a paltry thing as
a purse Of gold that never became emp
ty; for much as he likes gold. he loves
shade more All day are the streets
deserted; but no sooner has the sun set
than the whole population comes pour
ing forth 20 enjoy the cooling breeZcs
and listen to the bands while promenad-
ing round and round the plazas No
other city I'm the world can turn out so
many fine teams OF Andalusian horses.
as proud and graceful as their masters
and mistresses and on the other hand.
kI.H b..
mule teams and such a procession OF
aristocratic carriages. Those who sit
In carriages drawn by mules appear not
a bit less valn-gl0rious than those be-
hind the highest stepping steeds. and
doubtless the former consider them
selves infinitely higher In the social
scale than the multitudes afoot on
Sundays and holidays there Is such a
dense thrOng OF pedestrians and car
riages that one progresses but slowly
and that Is just what you want.as there
is so much 10 see In the way OF genuine
local color.
From the eastern side Of Puerto del
Sol--the point where King Alfonso was
fred upon by assassins some years ago
"a street leads straight 10 another
splendid bit Of local color IN the Plaza
~ A'HNNs ht laNAfI rs q NtduNlINI lllllt
park, with a bronze equestrian statue
Of Philip ". in the center. which is
said 20 be the most perfect work OF It's
kind IN existence And u ought 10 be,
for three OF the greatest geniuses Of the
time contributed 90 form its faultless
proportions. The model. taken from
the
KINGS FAVORTTE CHARGER.
was sketched by Velasquez. and carved
by Montanes, both unrivalled IN the dlf-
terent branches Of their art; and Il was
Calico who suggested that the lower
part OF The statue be cast solid and
the upper half hollow, In order 10 pre-
serve the balance. II was cast In
Florence IN 1920. II is 10 feet high and
weighs $50 cwt., yet the horse coverts.
supported by the hind legs. and the
name and scarf appear 70 absolutely
float In the air. Round the oval garden.
Of which this celebrated statue forms
the center-piece. are scattered fourteen
colossal statues OF kings and queens.
In bronze and marble Near by. on the
left is the Royal Palace, and on the
right the royal theater A few rods be-
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HOUSE ROCK

We were clad TO reach House Rock
or rather Rock House. for here we
found good water IN plenty. Learning
that our interpreter Mr. Henuing was
delayed we decided 10 wait for him
week and IN the meantime take a trip
down the Buckskln mountain 90 visit
some ruins of the clin jewellers and II
possible obtain some venison The houses
we visited are built IN caves IN the ellis
Of one of the breaks OF the Colorado
perhaps two thousand feet above the
bottom OF the canyon They ala not
strike us as being very important. how.
ever and may be OF recent origin We
cleaned out a house OF two rooms filled
with rat rubbish and found the follow.
Ing measurements Room one, feet
4 inches by s feet inches ceiling
feet high in its highest point, room two.
3 feet 10 Inches hy feet 6 inches. CELL
Ing 2 feet inches high The two rooms
were separated by partition wall In
which was a small opening 4 Inches 10y
6 inches The walls were all laid In
mud mortar which showed OF finger
marks that the hand had been used as
a trowel and also that "a large and
small hand had been no work A hus-
pauu ana wire or rather ana child
had perhaps been the masons Each
room contained a door the second hav-
ing besides, "a small opening which
might have served as an air hole A
few corn cubs, some charcoal, and some
bones Of animals were AN the things
Of interest found On the rooms.
Before leaving House Rock some OF
the boys took their FIRST lessons I'm laun-
dry work ] must not however write
much about this, and perhaps it win be-
sufficient 20 say without any desire 90
cast reflections on the washing done
that we viii AN be- better laundrymen
before We return home than we are
now.
AT LEES FERRY.
We reached Lees Ferry on the Colo
RADIO I'm Che morning of May H. iu t0ler-
ably good condition considering the
hot weather bad roads and poor feed
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AFEAsT IN THE DESERT.

We returned 90 Willow Springs Mon
day evening where part OF the COM
pany was awaiting us some having
mistaken the place ana gone on six
miles to the M0enCOppy Wash,
Tuesday morning, long before break
fast time our friends from Tuba city
In three four-horse teams and some
buggies came rolling into camp. and in-
formed us that they had brought
breakfast FOR u.s. The good women. fun
% sympathy 1s women are. had sac up
AN night cooking chicken piles. cakes
puddlngs and 10 fact everything that a
crowd 0i hungry boys would Ike tO eat
on being Informed that part of tine
company had gone on. W, decided 90
80 on also that the entire party might
breakfast together Some OF the women
expressed a fear that the boys would
have had their breakfast before We
reached them, but We're calmei hy bg-
inE informed that even chen they would
be able Ca DO Justice 90 tb. breakfast
taken them and they dil There on the
barren desert where hardly @ spear 0f
grass cOuld grow. were spread before us
by kind hands the bounues of liia. and
every man ana his ful share Three
rouslnr cheers were given for the peo-
pie 0f Tuba CITY after we had thanked
them and bade them goodbye That
day we suffered much for water as the
waters of the Little Colorado We're thick
with mud.