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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23
ABOUT LENT.

A large portion OF the so-called Chris
tian world is now observing the season
known as Lent. The word is from the
Anglo Saxon "lencten, TO make long
name suggested by the fact that the
season comes In the spring, when the
days begin to lengthen. Its origin dates
back to the early centuries Of our era,
and II was Instituted for the purpose
of giving believers In the Son OF God
ample time TO prepare for the proper
contemplation Of His sufferngs, death.
and resurrection. II was dedicated as
period Of the year particularly set
apart for fasting, prayer, alms-glying,
abstinence from worldly pleasures. and
religious meditation. II Is still strictly
observed in the Roman church, and to
some extent in other churches but Pro-
testants generally do not regard II as
a divine institution and, consequently
do not enforce its observance.
Religious systems generally have APP
abnegatlon. The Mosaic dispensatlon
prescribed one great day Of fasting, on
which the people We're TO afilct their
souls" from evening to evening" This
day was associated with the great day
Of atonement. From this law the Ro-
man church, we presume, obtained the
pattern Of the numerous fasts. The
Mohammedans too have their Rama
dan, the month in which the first part
Of the Koran is said to have been re-
yealed TO the Arabian prophet, and dur
ing this month all the faithful, whether
at home or abroad are supposed to
abstain from food every day, until af-
ter sunset,
In the Church, as Is well known. the
first Sunday In every month has been
appointed as one OF fasting. while the
further observance Of this self-denlal Is
left to each individual, as he or she
shall be directed by the Spirit, when
special spiritual, or even temporal, bles-
sings are sought for. This agrees per-
fectly with the teachings of the word OF
God upon that subject, both in ancient
and modern dispensations.
The great principle that underles
fasting is we'll expressed by the Prophet
Isaiah rs not this the fast that
have chosen? to loose the bands OF
wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens,
and to let the oppressed go free, and
that ye break every yoke? Is 1t not to
deal thy bread to the hungry. and that
thou bring the poor that are cast out
TO thy home? When thou seest the
naked, that thou cover him; and that
thou hide not thyself from thine own
tesh2" This Is the divine doctrine Of
fasting. II is the object for which II Is
instituted II is not confined to days
and seasons, but extends throughout
the entire life OF true follower Of
Jesus. Special obseryances are valua-
be. as they aid in the fostering Of this
spirit Of beneyolencc and unselhshness,
but II days and seasons are substituted
for that spirit, they are merely empty
forms
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23
ON RELIGIOUS TOPICS.
New York Churchman.

II a church is to express the Chris
tianity Of nation, If 1t is to be a ma
tional church, and at the same time a
Catholic church, II must have It's roots
firm In the past. It must be able TO
appeal with confidence to antiquity,
but II must be able 10 give scope to
men who see truth from many sides, to
all who approach religion from what
ever direction with the conviction that
II Is a revelation of God In Christ.
Though those who took part in this
CFulham) conference did not accept In
terms its suggestion Of a common
standing ground, they did accept II In
spirit, each reserving his own liberty,
none OF them untrue to catholIclty. and
none OF them untrue TO reformation. II
is impossible. perhaps II Is not even de-
sirable, that there should be entire ac-
cord IN the metaphysical statement of
spiritual truth, In our finite readings
after the infinite. II Is only In heaven
that IL will be given us to see him as he
IS.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23
Pittsburg Presbyterian Banner.

II now the question arises. Should we
make our creed longer or shorter? we
must meet II by first anS~prlng the
question, What doctrine should enter
into the regular teaching OF our office
hearers? But how again are we to an
swer this question? BY what test are
we TO determine what Scrlptural doc
trlnes ought to have place in the official
teaching Of our church. and what
should be omitted? Is there any doc.
trlne taught In the Bible which should
not find a place In our creed2 Such
questionIngs as these look toward a
lengthenlng OF our creed until II be-
comes an outline Of all inspired doc
tTlne.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23

The awful calamity detailed in our
dispatches from the Pacific coast, is one
Of the horrors Of the times and shows
the fallibility Of human beings, not
withstanding the training Of a profes-
sion and the experience Of practice.
The presence of that unseen rock on
which the vessel foundered, surely must
have been known to the pilots OF the
port to San Francisco, and the failure
to steer clear Of 1t was one OF those
errors which have the appearance of
fatality. We sympathIze with the
friends of the lost and missing. and ad-
mire the herolsm of the gallant cap.
tain, who stayed with his vessel to the
last and went down with 1t to the
depths unilinchlngly.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23
-------- ~.
NOT A "CORRECTlON."

We have received letter from Dr.
S. =. Wishard, well known by reputa-
tion to most Of the people Of Utah as
pronounced anti Mormon" Of the
sensational and not over particular
type. We print the first paragraph Of
the letter below and omit the portions
which are impudent and abusive, He
says:
my attention has been recently
called to an article I'm your paper in
which you quote me as saying that II
either (politlcaD party hopes for sue
cess, II has to nominate Mormon for
no other stands chance for election
Let me do myself the pleasure OF cor
recting that statement, and OF asking
you TO publish the correction as widely
as you have published the statement"
The article" to which Mr. Wishard
refers, was simply reproduction of a
report Of his remarks published In other
papers. II will be observed that he
offers nothing IN refutation Of that re-
port Of his foolish attack. We must say
that we have more confidence in the
published reports than in his bare as
sertion. which scarcely amounts to a
denial. It harmonizes with other OF
his utterances In different places, and
he merely says IN reference to H. Let
me do myself the pleasure Of correcting
that statement He does not correct
IT, but takes an opportunity to gnash
his teeth at the Deseret News which
is in no way responsible for the report
OF his anti" Mormon and senile public
utterances. II he desires II "correo-
ton" published as widely az the report
Of his speech, he had better make a
real correction" and send II to the
papers which are responsible for the
originul rannpt
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23

cipally by the net results as indicated
by mere numbers OF additions Are
preachers afraid to say what they be-
lieve lest some of their hearers or some
unconditional dignitaries take Of
ence? Is an honest minister. who makes
the religious life practical and genuine,
almost, II not actually, certain Of hav-
ing his salary reduced and Of being
tried for heresy? Does the caste spirit
dominate the churches? Are missionary
gifts seldom genuine and lovingY These
questions answer themselves, for any
one whose acquaintance with Christian
churches is wide and intimate, This
minister's wife could support every one
Of her statements by reference to this
or that minister or church. But she
has left. however unwlttingly the I'M
preston that the evils alluded to are
general, II not universal, and are char
acteristic and dominant
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23
New York EYangellst.

Somebody complains that this mater
lal age Is incapable of vision: that poe
try or philosophy is now impossible
We have sometimes wondered what So
crates would have made Of the tele
phone, or Homer Of the modern battle.
ship or a Broadway trolley-car II YOU
put Milton into Mr., Chamberlain's Of
flee. or gave John Calvin into command
of the New York Aldermen. Il Is quite
likely they would cut a smaller figure
and find new proportions as well as new
conditions. But for all that, philosophy
IL a verify and poetry IS still a vision.
And when n Presbyterian goes to Ia
menting the decay OF vision and recalls
the great seers OF past age he should
remember that not one Of the poets and
philosophers he so sincerely regrets
cherished our confession ~ faith
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23
LAW AND LIQUoR-sELLING.

The riotous disturbances in Kansas
seem TO present two sides 10 the pub
he, as is usual on almost every qucs.
ton Of fact or principle. Most people
condemn the course Of the turbulent
agitators, led by Mrs Nation, regard
ing 1t as lawless, unjus,lnabe and pro-
motive Of much more harm than good.
oihers take the ground that as Kansas
is prohibition state. and the busi.
ness OF liquor selling is unlawful and
public nuisance, seeing that the Of
heers Of the law do not take any &C.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23
New York IndenAndnnt.

Marriage Is the foundation OF society;
Il should be the NJ foundation for the
best society We know. Such society re-
qures the best development Of woman
as well as NJ man. II makes neither a
tyrant and neither n slave. but each
the helpful mate and adviser ~ the
other In such society as the Christian
religion has developed, with education
and culture the right and the achieve
ment ~ the woman as well as OF the
man should be recognized.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23

Pat Grove offers to give himself up If
guaranteed against lynchlng. The
Omaha officials. as for that matter the
officials Of Nebraska should be able to
grant his request, II he is innocent he
should have the benefit Of that fact. II
he is guilty. he will be in the hands of
the officers and they will have every
opportunity to prove 1t, Give the Grove
chance to prove that he is not so
black as he is painted.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23

The loss OF the steamer Rio de Jan
Giro Is a most heart-rendIng affair.
Many of the passengers were returning
to the land OF their birth, and that
land was but a mile or two distant and
their hopes We're at the highest The
matter Of responsibility for the terrible
catastrophe concerns the public far less
than the great gloomy pail that 1t
exists. The company to which the boat
belonged seems to have been very I'M
fortunate I'm the loss of vessels
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23

In deciding to abandon saloon smash
ing TO take journalism. Mrs. Nation
makes a very great mistake. AS a
saloon smasher the eyes Of the whole
nation were upon her. AS a Journal
,st she win be lost sight of entirely
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23
The Boston congreratlonalIst.

We have read with regret the Con-
LESSONS Of Minister'S Wife in the
February Atlantic Is Il accurate to
portray ministers and peoples "in mad
search for dollars" as depending upon
church fairs concerts. etc. 10 raise
money. especially for benevolences? Are
ministers and churches estimated prin.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23

Il seems that Field Marshal Count
Won Waldersee did not start on his ex-
petition as contemplated This appears
10 be clearly a case where second
thOught is best thought
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23

Congressman Mann Of Chicago favors
repeating the countervalllng duty on
foreign sugars, It might be just as
well, as the duty appears TO be I'M
awaiting
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23

Rev. Charles NJ, Sheldon, author Of
In Ills Steps has been writing upon
the servant girl problem" II is need
less TO say that he has not solved IT
any more than he has squared the cir
ole
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23

A mountain Of gold bearing rock Is
said 20 have been discovered near this
city. In past times rock and shale from
the same vicinity have been used for
making bricks.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23

Speaking Of checks to higher educa-
ton, what's the matter with Harvard
During the last week she has received
about million IN checks.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23

In Chicago It Is proposed to build
more schools for cripples That would
be useless In our own city. for al
ready our schools are crippled for
mOnnY
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23

Hon Ed II. Anderson for Surveyor
General Of Utah is an excellent appoint
ment and win give very great satisfac-
ton throughout the state.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23

In an exchange Marion Harland gives
a recipe FOR making clarct punch. For
"claret" the Jetr.es or Fitzslmmons
punch Is b-gt.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23

and now il Is said that the sewing
silk houses are TO combine. Such a
combination would come pretty near
being velvet"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23

\ heater trust has been formed. It
Is plain that It's purpose is to play"
the public
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23

The Senate has been called in extra
session for March T. 1t Is the usual
custom when a new administration Is
inaugurated and Is merely FOR the pur.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23

The state Of negotiations In China
rooms e. be a state Of innocuous desue-
mdc.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23

pose Of confirming or rejecting nomina-
lions.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-04
a. SUPERINTENDENT Fire.

Oskaloosa, Sept. A .-The big manure
pile just south of the Rock Island tracks
on South Second street has been causing
considerable trouble of the late. The
railroad company set fire to the weeds
by the side of the track and this gradu-
ally spread to the manure and several
old logs. These caught fire and began to
burn, but as the blaze was almost
smothered out no one noticed it and it
has been burning for over week. The
manure is on fire for nearly forty feet
under the ground and is causing consid-
cradle damage to foundations, wells,
atc., in that vicinity. The fire company
was called out yesterday morning and
began throwing water on the flames.
The heat is intense and no one is able
to get very close to the place. The plan
now is to wash down the earth and give
the ground good soaking. but it is
doubtful If even this will entirely rem
iedy the matter. The flames are not visi-
BILE, but the smoke is quite dense around
the spot and the odor is very disagreea-
bic. All the work has to be done from
the top of the bank on account of the
beat and it is proving rather a difficult
Job to handle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-04

grade completed, altho not all Of 1t is
connected, the graders working on the
heavy fills first There are two gangs
OF graders at McCallsburg working both
ways and the officials say that they ex-
pect to have the rails laid into McCalls-
burg by Oct. l. This would mean into
Nevada, providing we get the road, in a
few weeks following, as the grade work
between this city and that point is very
light and can be done rapidly. It is
also stated by those who have visited
the work that an Illinois Central con-
struction train is doing the work and
that this company Is furnishing the
gravel. 1t is said that when the road is
completed the Illinois Central will get a
longtime lease on 1t, and If this is so,
Nevada people are we'll satisfied. 1t
means competition in railroad rates, for
the Illinois central and Northwestern are
two independent companies and do not
have the reputation of pooling their in
terests. The petition for tax here has
practically enough signatures and will
probably be presented to the council III
"A few davs
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-04
ANIMAL LIFE.

A good camel will travel 100 lniles 81
day for ten days through the desert
2 The lobster is his own most deadly enc
my. The young ones scorn III other food
when they have a chance to eat one ans
other.
The stupid policy OF hunters In South
Africa has led to. the almost total destric-
ton OF a host OF wild animals, the quag-
ga among them.
Dragon ny grubs are most destructive
to the fry of fish. Out of 10000 turneda
into pond one April only 81 could be-
found the following September. The
pond was infested by dragon fy.
Bees are known to be excellent weather
prophets. There is common country
saying that "a bee was never caught III d
shower" When rain is coming. bees do
not go far afeld. but buzz close to their,
hives.
4 A falcon which strayed from Fontaine-
bleau, near Paris, in pursuit OF some 9TH
er bird. was found next day at Malta, in
the Mediterranean. Another falcon Is.
said to have returned from Andalusia,
Spain, to the peak of Tenerife in six
hours.
When taken young. the hedgehog may.
be completely tanned and made familiar,
allowing itself to be handled and associat-
ing with the dog and cat upon terms OF
perfect concord. 1t feeds indifferentlyS
upon bread and milk, meat, ETC., and
keeps up regular nocturnal chase after
insecta y issss
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-04
WATSON ESTATE SETTLED.
End of the Long Drawn Out Litiaatio,

End of the Long Drawn Out Litigation
in jackson County.
Maquoketa, Sept. 1.-The final settle
ment of the famous Watson estate in
jackson county has at last been made,
SO far as the division of the property is
concerned, tho not all litigation is end
ed. Mott Watson, a wealthy old hacile-
Tor. who had got rich by charging high
interest rates and dealing in mort
cages, died in Maquoketa. An admin
traitor was appointed and the heirs COM
menced to file their claims. Among
these was one George Niles Watson. a
young man Of uncertain origin, who
claimed to be the natural son of the de-
ceased mortgage shark There were
strong grounds for his claims, as it was
already generally believed the young
man was the son of the deceased. His
attorney in the case was the late Judge
Walter /. Hayes and a hard fight was
made in the courts to establish the right
OF the young man to inherit the wealth
of his reputed father. This effort failed
after many years in court, and now the
estate has been divided among the col
lateral heirs. When the estate was
first invoiced it amounted s2T9, It's. SO,
and since that time S4,15S.19 interest has
been collected. The larger share Of the
estate goes to Mrs. Julia Richardson, of
Johnson's Creek, n. y; Mrs Julia l..
Childs, of Gasport, n. Y; George e.
Watson. Conneaut, o.. and Katie NJ.
Kent, of Corneaut, each receiving over
$4,000. The remainder goes to fourteen
nephews and nieces in South Dakota
Missouri Kansas and northwestern
Iowa The only portions of the estate
left in Jackson county. where 1t was
accumulated, are the payments TO the
administrator and attorneys, Which
amount to $4,000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-04
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

4 Sanborn.
George Fuller sold his quarter section
farm south Of town on Tuesday for sec
per acre. He sold this same farm a
lyear ago for $50 per acre and then gave
the purchaser $3.50 for his bargain.
Hampton.
About fifty Italians have been en-
gagged in the yards of the Iowa Central
surfacing the tracks. They have worked
from Northwood south as far as this
city and will continue the work of sur
facing until Marshalltown is reached.
Mason City.
T:le corner stone of the new Catholic
church was laid Sunday With impressive
ceremonies in the presence of very
large assemblage of people, large
number of non-Catholics joining with
their Catholic fellow townsmen on the
occasion.
Waterloo.
Merchant Police Schultz reports that
during the month of August he found in
doors left open, eight windows left open
and keys found in the locks of two
doors. He also found articles of value
left on the sidewalks to the amount of
s15.
Cedar Rapids.
During the month Of August the fire
department was given much to do be-
cause OF the pranks of the incendiary
bug, but thanks to the efficiency of the
fire ladies there was comparatively lit
tie damage resulting. There We're twen-
ty-one alarms, eight OF which were in
the forenoon.
LuVerne.
Albert Butterfield returned home from
North Dakota on Tuesday. He owns a
fine farm in Ransom county. southwest
of Fargo. and was looking after his in
terests there. 1t was in wheat and
yielded seventeen bushels yer acre. He
has such faith in that country that he
made another purchase OF land in Cakes
county of 4S0 acres.
Armstrong.
The machinery for a brick and tile
factory In Armstrong has been unloaded
this week and work on the buildings
commenced. William Stuart and G. w.
umphrey purchased a complete outfit of
machinery and tools in Iowa Falls, and
secured the services OF F. NJ. Conger, of
the same city, an expert brick and tile
man, to take charge OF the plant
Colo.
The little two-year-old child of Mrs
Lambertson got hold of some stych-
nine pills last Saturday afternoon and
swallowed quite number OF them. AS
soon as the effects We're noticed physi-
clans were quickly summoned 0and after
hours Of skillful application OF medical
science the child was restored to normal
health. It was a narrow escape Tor the
little one. according to the Banner
Clear Lake.
On recent morning Andrew Nelson,
while on his way over to one of the
neighbors. saw wolf which had car
ried OF one Of his turkeys. He returned
to the house, got his 80 rifle and eau
tiously walked back TO near where the
wolf was standing. BY approaching
from the side of the corn flsid, he was
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-04
PERMIT is REVOKED.
City Council of pes Moines Reseinds
Saloon Resolution Of Consent.

nIs
Des Moines. Sept. 4.-The city council
took another reef in the .4ils of the sa-
looms yesterday when. acting upon the
report of Aldermen Gibson and Prunty.
OF the special committee recently APP
pointed to investigate certain saloons.
the resolution of consent for the opera
ton of saloon at the corner of Eighth
and Madison streets, on the South Side,
was rescinded. and the proprietor, Tony
Chiesa. brother of Marc Chiesa, com
PEELED to close the place. Marc Chesa
appeared personally before the council
and stated that he had leased the saloon
to his brother and another man for a
term of one year, dating from Sept. IL
last. He had arranged to take it ovei
again and resume personal charge of il
on Sept. 10, and had applied for and
been given a resolution OF consent to
continue its operation. Mr.. Chiesa
stated that Aldermen Gibson and Prun-
ty on Monday had gained access to ar
enclosure in the rear of his saloon and
purchased three bottles OF beer, two OF
which he had been informed had beer
carried away with the intention OF ex
hjbiting them before the council as evil
dence Of charge that the place was