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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-12

The Woman's Christian -issociat ton
Board met yesterday, birs. C;lpars in
the chair. Most interesting and import
ant reports were read by all the ladies.
All members OF the Wcman's Christian
Associa ton Board are urgently requested
to be present at the next meeting. fourth
Monday in March, at II NJ, as business
of grave Importance to the Association
will be discussed.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-12

The run,mase sale. to be held for the
benefit of the Belle Bryan Day Nursery
and Free kindergarten. will begin Thurs
day of this week and last until the 18th,
inclusive. The sale is at No. 1902 East
Main Street. The Board of Man
ayers request all persons who
wish to contribute to the rum
mage sale TO send their articles to the
kindergarten, Nineteenth and Grace
Streets. or to notify them by phone and
the donations will be called for
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-12

The Macon (Ga.) Telegraph says:
Mrs. John W. Talley. who has for two
weeks been visiting Mrs. w. FL Wood,
of Heeguenin Heights, returns to her
nome, III ttlcnmond. Va. to-day. MIS-. TAI
ley was the recipient of some very COM
planetary social attentions while in Ma
con. among the number being 4 charming
reception rendered to her by Mrs. Wood.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-12

One of the weeks most pleasant hap
pennings. will be the lecture by Professor
Charles w. Kent, TO be given OH Thurs
day evening in the hall of the House of
Delegates. The Association for the Pre-
servation of Virginia Antiquities arranges
lectures of this kind for the public Of this
city every year. and they are given abb
solutely free of charge. His subject. 1.-The
Preservation OF the Past. is most at
tractivc, and will doubtless prove a
treat IN his audience
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-12

Mrs T. Fl. Rlacl1nall of Atlanta, Ca.
| is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. l.. DauSht-
| ray No. 1905 West Franklin Street.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-12

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Francis. Jr-.
have returned from their trip to BalI-
more and Washington.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-12

Mr.. Nathan Klein, after a two weeks
visit in the city. left Sunday night for his
homo, in Chicago.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-12

There seems NOW no doubt OF the fact
that the control of the Richmond. Fred
crckShu1g and Potomac under the nu-
1us,i ownership plan has really passed
into the hands of the Pennsylvania. Bal
tiucre and Ohio. Chesapeake and Ohio,
Southern. Atlantic Coast Line and Sea
board Air Line. The fact has been re-
sardcd as a fact for some time 1t is
now nracticaliN admitted.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-23

moose will be among the almost mex
hausIlble supply that makes the White
House storeroom look like butcher
shop.
Some time ago q southern ndmirer Of
the president sent him fine posslim--
we always omit the 20" when speaking
Of this anmal-and some day but not
Thanksgiving day, the presidential
tooth Is expected to mastlcate this
strictly southern meat. and II the pres
ld0ntlal palate can stand 1t the preslden-
tlal stomach will digest It. Pnckney
the new White House steward, Is said
TO be an expert In possum cooking, but
he can acquire some valuable points
from some other White House em-
pl0yees. Old Jerry, who has been about
tho place 'sence befo' de wah" thinks
he knows all about possum, while Sim
mons, who guards the door OF Secretary
Cortelyou's office. receives o possum ey.
cry year from his North Carolina
friends.
Turkey, turkey, who furnished the
turkey2" will be almost as hard TO an
swer as the old "button' game OF the
children Every man who sends one
will get a nicely typewriter note from
Secretary Cortelyou expressing the
presidents appreciation, but which par
ticular bird graces the White House
table win be ono Of the unsolved oonUn-
drums OF the yecr. In order not to Of
fend any of ,hc donors this viii remain
secret With Puckney Plnckney VIII
take one-a large one, no doubt-~ond
stuff Il with ches.nlts. ;lms honored
custom, and haste II to turn. It Will
be upon the White House table on
Thanksgiving day and President
Roosevelt will carve II, and the presi'
dents family VIII eat 1t, Every man
who sent turkey may believe that II
was his bird into which Mr., Roosevelt
plunged his carving knife, but he will
never be quite sure. AS none will know,
none can take offense, Thus do our
presidents avoid internal wrangles and
international disputes.
ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-23

~ grand scheme II had In mind before
the railroad was conceived that OF col
onlzing the vast and uninhabited tracts
Of Siberia, which have for centuries
been awaiting the advent Of man.
Aside from the immense strategic value
OF such an enterprise for Russia as a
means for masslng its armies In the orr
ent, the transportation Of supplies and
munitions, as well as the moral effect
In overawing such contiguous coun-
tries as China, there Is another value
which has not been so prominently ex.
plotted. but which has been steadily
held in view by the Russian govern
ment and that is its weight In It's stu
pendous scheme Of colonization.
The wisdom Of the Muscovites Is APP
parent in the comprehensiyeness Of
their plans, for side by side with the
construction OF the railway has stead
lily progressed the broader enterprise Of
emigration so that today, standing like
modern colossus, with one foot on the
Baltic and the other on the Pacific, the
Russian car sees more than million
colonlsts already settled along the line
of his railway and working for the de-
velopment Of hts newly conquered ter
rltory,
Largest Of empires, covering about
one seventh of the worlds land surface
Russia now possesses the longest con.
tinuous railway In the world, the dis.
tance between st. Petersburg and Via.
divostok being about $3.50 miles, and tho
entire system, with lts subsidiary lines,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-23

being much greater. The length Of the
Siberian railway proper is 400 miles,
and It's cost to date is estimated at
from s3900OO0OO to si0OOOO.OOO. While
these figures may seem extravagant,
the character Of the country its sterile
plains dense forests. great rivers and
incement climate should be considered.
For instance, more than thirty miles Of
bridges have been constructed, the lon
gest of which. that across the YeniSel,
is $3.50 feet, with spans Of 400 feet each.
It WAS in May, 1891, during the reign
Of Alexander ILL.,. that the present car
Nicholas, then the heir apparent, pre-
sided at the opening ceremonies at
Vladivostok, the eastern end of the
projected line, which, then an almost
unknown port has since become Of
worldwide Importance as a naval sta
ton and commercial port of entry,
Work was pushed forward from both
ends the line being divided into six
grand divisions and has since progress
ed at the average rate Of 375 miles a
9N"li uilll INV tllN sap pNlNtNH tllt
two termini Is closed and the connec-
ton completed between the cars east
ern and western donllnions.
While projected primarily as stra-
tegic line, II happens that the secondary
cOnsideratlon--the development Of the
country through which it passes-has
become Of first Importance. for It has
given promise Of being a profitable vcn-
ture almost from the beginning The
first section, from Vladiyostok to Kha.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-23
MAKING LEMONS SOUR.

How often does a lemon fail 10 live
up 20 its sour reputatlon Until lately
American lemons were more likely to
thus fail than foreign ones, the reason
Of which was that our growers did not
know how to cure lemons. The fruit
was never tart enough, There would
be plenty Of juice, but II contained a
high percentage of sugar and q small
percentage of acid, which made II I'M
marketable, But few years ago the
lemon growers dubbed together and
sent experts over to Italy and Spain to
learn the business, and now they are
producing much better results. They
pick the fruit before It begins to turn
yellow and put 1t in curing house
where Il is kept at an even Temperature
of about 50 degrees for about twenty
days, which ''sweats out all the sugar
II is then removed to another temper
ature for sixty days more before It IS
ready for the market. Thus the high
est degree of acid and the largest de
gree Of juice can be obtained. One oil
the curious effects Of this Sweating
process Is to reduce the thickness Of the
skin. II originally grows thick ana
tough, but the acid seems TO eat II up
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-23
MRS. M'KINLEYS LOVE STORY

Mrs McKinley's love story is one of
the most beautiful In the history of the
great ones Of the world Her maiden
name was Ida saxton, and she was
the daughter OF a banker. He believed
that girls should be taught to be indie
pendent, and SO she became a cashier
in his bank.
Enthusiastically took William Me-
Klnlcy TO the bank where the charm Of
the cashier as well as her beautiful
face and pleasant manner made him
lose his heart to her In the same way
she was attracted to the strenuous
young lawyer. whose resolution to get
on IN the world was so plainly written
In his face
Mr. McKlnley's determination to mar
ry the young cashier was no less great
than hers to marry him, and, as ia
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-23

known abroad Colonel Pilowskl OF the
Russian army Is associated with NJ,
Popp in this Invention, No tall masts
are required. and the system Is terres-
trial rather than aerial. the electric
waves following the contour OF the
earth. The apparatus consists Of two
electrodes separated by distance that
varies according to the distance Of the
place with which It Is desired to com
municate
The negative electrode is placed on a
sheet Of glass to insulate it, and the
positive is buried IN the earth at a
depth Of from twelve feet to fourteen
feet, These two electrodes are connect
ed with the transmitting apparatus.
The receiving station is similarly equip
ped. NJ, Popp considers that the ra-
dius Of his system IL virtually unlimit-
ed. The experiments, however, have
only been over short distances.
NJ. Popp first devised a sort OF re-
Hector insulator that allows OF the cleo
trio waves being compelled to travel in
given direction.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-23

land and make his home In Alsace,
where he was born. He will spend the
winter In the Riviera, after which he
will definitely settle down In Alsace
deyoting his time to literature and sci
entfc pursuits.
Tasmania is said to be the soberest Of
the Australian colonies.
The Italian ministry Of agriculture
has figured out that the total wine pro-
ductlCn Of the world last year was 1862.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-23

glory with Mr.. Vanderbilt, the value OF
whose kitchen furniture is put down at
the same figure.
The school gardens established in
connection with the Nelson street board
school at Norwich, England, heye been
worked with much enthusiasm by the
boys During the year over si5 worth
OF produce was sold ana the boy gar
dene-a made a profit Of SIT.
The young queen OF Holland is a TO.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-23
CONDEMNED TO EAT A BOOK.

Sad and angered at the domination o.
Sweden over his native land Of Den,
mark, which under Christian w. nae
played no very mastetful part In NV
thirty years war, Theodore ReinSlhs
in moment OF i'll judged patrioilsn,,
published a book entitled DANA "u
Exteros de perhdia Suecorum'-nol .
very brilliant performance indeed pu'
sufficiently virulent TO arouse the "
sentiment Of those against whom II was
directed, who. laying hands upon We
luckless author flung him into prisOn'
where he lay for many years a.
length, weary Of keeping one who Was
rather a fool than knave, his cap'ois
offered him the choice Of losing me
head or eating hiu book. Relnklhs
chose the latter alternative. he GUY
his book into very fine pieces, wn'cn,
with the aid OF other ingredients ~ ~,
made into a kind Of sauce that w'.h
thoughts Of liberty as an appetizer ~
managed TO devour.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-23

tai abstalner and ostentatiously refuses
on all occasions to take wine Her
most intimate friend, Princess Pauline
OF Wurttemberg, was by her won over
to the ranks OF the teetotalers. She Is
said to be the only teetotaler among
relgnlng monarchs except the sultan Of
Turkey.
captain Dreyfus, who has been living
quietly near Geneva for some time
past, has determined to leave Switzer-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-23

binary trains fares on which average
from cent third class to cents first
class per mile, there Is service of pal
ace trains, tho cars Of which are fitted
up with every luxury, including baths,
libraries and gymnasiums, while the
buffets and dining stations along the
line are models of their kind, the food
being abundant and prices very low.
The trip from Moscow to Vladiyostok
may be made for about $50 second class,
and though the scenery Is at times mo-
notonous, It Is grand in places, and the
knowing ones say well worth crossing
two oceans and two continents to view.
TRUMAN l., ELTON
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-23
k-wNHANKsG1vING al the Whte

k~wN thanksgiving at the White
Y House this year presents one
Of the most interesting specta-
n cles that have ever been known
N In the historic residence Of
presidents. It Is the FIRST time
that six children OF president ever
gathered around The White House
board. There have been children at the
White House on such occasions before,
aud some were young children Of presl-
dents but most frequently nj these cell
ebrations the Junior members Of the
family gatherings have been grandohl-
dren Of the chief magistrate. An old
employee about the White House, a
man who was there when Lincoln was
president and who talks OF Tad and
Bob and the dead Willie of the great
llberator, can tell you about all the
children who have been there In his
time He win talk about the grandchil-
dren OF Andrew Johnson, the three
Grant boys and their sister Nellie, the
four sons and one daughter Of Hayes,
the Garfield children, the son and
daughter Of Chester A. Arthur, Of Baby
Mckee and his sister, grandchildren OF
President Harrison, and of the little
girls who came with Ceveland's sec
oni term. Then there were five years
when the chldless but children loving
McKinleys occupied the presidential
residence, and Thanksgiving for them
was time Of entertainment Of young
men and young women who were rela.
tlves or friends And now the season
has come when the half dozen young
and healthy Rooseyelts make the old
walls echo with shouts and laughter.
II is true that one of them, Miss Alice,
is almost a grown young woman, but
she Is yet SO near childhood as TO be in
cluded among those Of that interesting
period,
In all probability II will not be an Idle
day for Mr. Roosevelt, for no day could
be an idle one to this active personal
lty IN the morning he will attend the
little Dutch Reformed church where he
worships Some OF his children, per-
haps two Of the boys will go with him.
Mrs Roosevelt and the other children
viii go to the Episcopal church. Then
the president and the boys will no
doubt take a brisk walk somewhere, q
walk that means exercise and appetite
for the Thanksgiving dinner When
Mr. Roosevelt was civil service commits
sioner, and, again, when he was assist
ant secretary Of the navy, he usually
took the children to the National Zoo.
logical park, whore they saw the ami.
mails enjoy their Thanksgiving dinner
before partaklns Of their own. This ne
cesstated a walk Up hill and down, af-
fording splendid exercise in the crisp
November air. But the ZOO Is a little
700 public for chief executive, and his
...-.----.1-r-r-.-l- go. :.
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SAILORS, nANnkERcnIErs.

The black handkerchief which the
sailor of the British navy knots around
his throat was first worn as mourning
for Nelson and has ever since been re-
tanned. while the bright stripes around
the broad blue collar OF the sailors
jumper commemorate the victories Of
Trafalgar Copenhagen and the Nile.
The broad blue collar itself IL older
than Nelson and was first adopted at
that period when sailors plastered their
hair into stiff pigtail with grease and
powder.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-23
pERsIAN OATS.

Persian cats have q way Of getting
themselves tangled into knots unless
their hair Is carefully attended to
once or twice a day. And those favor
ed animals mistresses who possess
plenty Of money have presented their
pets with a completely furnished dress
ing case Of long toothed combs and stiff
brushes Of ivory, with the pets name
in silver on the back a finely embroId-
cred towel IL in the case for the eat to
stand on while his toilet is being made,
and the case itself IS Of white leather,
with the cats name engraved in gold
on one side.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-23

mous journalist has written, Banker
saxton soon learned that love Is stron-
ger than any theories OF life, and he
yielded graclously to the inevitable"
They were married and had two chill
drcn, who both died when they were
infants. II was after the birth OF the
second that Mrs, Mckinley became the
invalid she has since remained, an UNI
happy fact which brought out her hus-
bands tenderness In the most beautiful
light. Her great passion IL for roses,
and her rooms are always full Of the
most beautiful blooms Mr.. Mckinley
used invariably to gather a bouquet
for her every day.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-23
INTERESTING BITS OF KNOWLEDGE.
A Thanksgiving Poem

scribes this esculent bivalve as "a spe-
cies Of artificial insect compounded Of
old goloshes and scrap leather"
IN The shahs Kitchen the meanest
vessels are Of gold and every article Of
the dinncr service is incrusied with
precious stones. No wonder the shah's
kitchen battery Is valued al 5000 600.
But N this the shah has TO share his
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-23

Artist gardeners In Japan earn large
salaries. They are required to twist
and direct young trees and vines until
they assume the shapes OF various ami
mails Many Of these odd shaped plants
are exported to New York.
Some epicures in London object to
the introduction Of the American clam
as an article of diet. one Of them de-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-23

Thanksgiving excursion this year will
probably be through some of the little
freauented streets Of the city and roads
near by
No matter how much Of an appetite
the president and his family may ac-
qihre, there VIII be an abundance to
appease IT, Henry Vose, the turkey
man OF Westerly, X, l., has already Civ
en- notice that the best In his flock viii
be sent to the White House, as has
been done In past years, This turkey
viii be enough for all the Rooseyelts
and their guests. but It IL not the only
November bird that VIII reach the
White House Another from Virginia
and still another from Maryland viii
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-23

their journey. "whatl' said one OF wv
missionaries to the leader, Aren't yo ~,
ashamed to rob defenseless women
mo" replied the man calmly % IS
sides, aren't two big horses enough ="
carry four little women7" -,
Philadelphians have arranged 70 u .ns
three rivera that rise IN the wa'ersil, ~
OF Mount Hamilton, Cal, and genera.
electric power and carry Il se'e"'
miles TO San Francisco
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-23

OoO 600 hectolIters, Of which Europe sup.
piled all but 100000
Miss Ellen NJ Stone, the kidnapped
missionary has had experience with
brieands before, although the previous
occasion was without any serious con-
sequences. She was travelling with
three missionaries when band ~
Kurds overlook them and proceeded to
annex the horses, leaving them, how
ever with two on which to continue
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-23

Some interesting experiments have
recently been carried out with the wire
less teegraphy system of NJ, Victor
Popp, whose work In compressed air
and electrical engineering 10 well
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-23

HbuuOtut VI tiit BItdt
Transsiberian railway,
when has been In process
Of construction for the past ten years,
to the United states particularly II is an
event OF supreme significance. II may
appear perhaps rather farfetohed to al
Jude to this undertaking as In many re-
speots American, but study Of the
scheme and the conditions involved
seems TO warrant this assumption, For
instance, the Russian government was
primarily melted to II by the example
afforded in the first transcontinental
system of the United States; In the Sec
ond place, American Ideas have been
adopted In It's construction, as in push
ing forward the grading and rapid lay
Ing OF the rails, with a view to imme-
diate results and improving them aft
erward, and finally in the use Of Amer
lean rolling stock throughout,
1t has been urged against the Trans
siberian road by captious English en-
gineers that 1t was too hastily con-
struoted and that a mistake has been
made In adopting these American ideas,
while In fact the converse Is true. BY
pushing forward the work Of construo-
ton at the unprecedented rate OF more
than mile day, laying fifty pound
rails and building temporary bridges,
the Russian committee of construction
has been able to forward another equal
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-23

Buenos Ayres is the largest city
south Of the equator Rio de Jsneiro
comes next and Sydney, New South
Wales. Is a good third
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-23

Alleghanles and promises to supply the
White House table with the noblest
gobbler of the range, Besides these
there win be an abundance Of partridge
and quail which sportsmen from the
country hereabout will contribute.
From Montana there 10 to come fine
saddle Of yonison, the beautiful black
tail buck that Is to furnish II having
been sighted in the foothills, Another
hunter has promised "bit o. bar"
which is now fattenlng in the Mlnneso-
Ia woods while Senator Proctor of Yer
mont has been pursuing moose in the
almost inaccessible regions Of Canada,
and IL successful, as usual, hump Of
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-23

wv YHILE the whole world is
vastly interested In the
WA/ completion, as recently an
wv nounoed, of the great
Transsiberian railway,
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BY WILLIS r ToMpK ms

Mistah Turkey roos down low
Fob 20 shuly ought to know
Ole Thankseivin's neah Us
An we ain so mons,'ous tall
Dat 70 needs TO feah US.
When we comes to pay ouah {
SOon's dc midnight darkness Ial
Doan 70 make no noise ct all
Err dat white man heah Us