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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-17

The world-famed Chesapeake terra
pin is fast disappearing. All along the
Chesapeake Bay terrapin hunters are
finding greater difficulty than ever in
capturing the diamond-backed Great
ures, so highly priced by gourmets. 1t
seems strange now to read that in ante
bellum days the Maryland legislature
once passed a law prohibiting slave
owners from feeding terrapin to their
slaves oftener than once week. The
passage Of this law was prompted by
the negro taste for pork.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-17
oh, pumpkin pie!
C9AfING.

Everything comes to the man who
Watson Observation-Disclosures Ameri-
can.
Il wonder If they have good cooks in
Hungary"
why, Mabel?"
well, I was just reading that the
Hungarian diet Is always disagreeing
with some one. Chicago News.
Hiram, 1 see where that college that
our zeke goes to up in Chicago has
bought $4,000 bugs"
Gosh, Mandy, don't send any more
money, an maybe we can pay his
schoolin' in potato bugs Chicago Daily
News.
This BELL" said well-meaning SEX
ton, when showing the belfry of an in
teresting village church to a party of
visitors, sis only rung in case of a fire,
flood, visit from the lord bishop Of
the diocese, or any such calamities. -
Tit-Bits.
What do you think of our new
cook?"
II do hope she'll consent to remain"
answered young Mrs. Torkins. I've
been so busy worrying about what she
might think of us that never stopped
to think about what we thought of her"
Washington Star.
Now, this" said the carpet sales
man, sis an odd design"
you wouldn't recommend that car
pet for a nursery, surely?" protested
Mrs. Kidd.
"Yes'm. Why not?''
why, that's SO loud it would wake
the baby. "-Philadelphia Press.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-17
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include Wants. To Let. For Sale. etc.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-17

It is hard to get ahead of the Treas
ury department Of the United States,
as many who have tried 1t have discov-
cred. The customs officers of the de-
partment have Just passed on a nice
question. A noted traveller who at va
rious times in his wanderings had been
decorated with medals and orders by
foreign princes and potentates was so
unfortunate as to lose all his prizes in
fire. He desired to send abroad for
duplicates, and asked the department
whether or not he would have to pay
duty on them. The traveller is credited
with having covered 355, 900 miles in ex-
plorations and journeys to different
parts Of the globe. His treasures per-
ished in the fire at the Battle Creek
Sanitarium last February while he was
patient there. In his letter to the de-
partment he explained that his family
wished him to have his portrait paint
cu WEARING llS uECUIhLlOuS anu L0aL
was the sole reason he wished to re-
place them. He had already placed an
order and wanted to know if he would
have to pay duty on the duplicates.
The customs authorities looked into the
matter, and replied that he would
have to pay stiff tariff on his medals.
The Dingley law provides that medals
may be admitted free of duty when they
are actually bestowed as trophies or
prizes and received and accepted as
honorary distinctions, but it is held
that duplicates do not come within this
classification.
OF course not. Perhaps this question
would never arise again, but now that
1t has arisen 1t is well to have it settled
right
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-17

"A fine specimen of the bull is to be
credited to Sir Thomas Myles, an emil
nent Irish surgeon, and an ex-presi-
dent Of the College of Surgeons in Ire
land. He made it in the course Of a
speech delivered at the meeting Of the
Solicitors Apprentices Debating Soci-
ETY. In Dublin. The subject of the ad-
dress was Cecil Rhodes" Sir Thomas
paid high tribute to the force of char
acter, the spirit of personal independ-
ence, and the indomitable courage of
Englishmen. He pictured the British
empire as having been in danger at
the time of the late war, and asked
with emphasis, Was England to stand
with her arms folded and her hands in
her pockets?" When he realized from
the attitude of his audience what he
had done, he observed that his only
apology was that he was an Irishman
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-17

To DR.. Winkler, a. lawyer of Lucerne,
Switzerland, belongs the honor Of hay
ing settled what is perhaps the longest
lawsuit in history. Since 1870 bound
airy dispute has been going on between
Hungary and Galicia. The area in
dispute is a tract Of land about sew
enty miles south Of Cracow, owned
partly by Prince Hohenlohe, Ger
man, and Count Zemoyski, an exiled
Polish noble from Posen. This dispute
of five hundred years duration has led
to much bitter feeling in the neigh
borhood, as both Hungarians and Poles
have hotly contested the question and
loudly asserted their claims. The ar
bitrator has decided in favor of the
Galician claim and allows Hungary
only twenty acres to straighten its
boundary.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-17

Everything happens in Kansas. Philip
Pfeiffer, farmer in Lincoln county,
had q nice patch of potatoes on the
bottom bordering Table Rock creek.
"A freshet came along the other day and
washed out this field, soil and all, down
to depth of ten inches. Pfeiffer sup
posed that his potatoes had all been
washed away, but after the creek had
subsidized he found seventy-fve bushels
Of the tubers piled together near a riff
f1e. They were sound and clean, and all
he had to do was to shovel them into a
wagon. ..-
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-17

Oh. pumpkin pie! iT-IN
Athwart thy face
An hundred fancies may | tracei
l see the CLINT Of summer sun,
And twilight, when the day Is done;
The sober peace Of musing cows
Who In the meadow grasses browse;
The radiant glory Of the morn
That sweeps across the noddlng corn.
A thousand happy fancies start
When thou art nesting near my heart!
Oh, pumpkin pie!
hear the breeze
That whispered in the maple trees;
! see the swaying fields of wheat,
And hear the birdsongs clear and sweet;
And low across the land at night
! catch that ballad of delight
The chant the cricket sings In glee,
And summer comes again to me!
Oh, pumpkin pie! Thus doSt thou cast
Thou Joyous glamour DER the pastl
Oh, pumpkin pie!
Within thy breast
These gladstone summer fancles rest.
The golden sunshine and the dew
Have paid their tribute through and
through;
The song the lark trilled In the air
Within thy form Is echoed there;
And all these things of Joy to me
Were caught and firmly held BY thee,
Oh, pumpkin! Thanks for al thou uidstl
welcome thee unto my midsti
From the Baltimore American.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-17

General Booth has acquired thirty
thousand acres of land in West Aus
tralia, where he viii plant a large Sal
walton Army colony recruited from the
slums of London.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-17

The French government, which for
many years has been worrying over
unsatisfactory census returns, is re-
jofcing over those of 1901, which show
an Increase of 72,ssS in population, due
more to an increase in the birthrate
than to decrease in the death rate.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-17

"You can't get blood out of a turnip,"
said Slopay to the persistent collector.
Perhaps not" replied the collector,
"but have frequently extracted gore
from beat" -Chicago News.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-23

radical attacks on the Bible are. TOLERATE
ed. under the guise OF scientific In
yestgatlon, although the whole right Of
Professionalism TO exist as a system Of
doctrine. Is derived from that volume.
Rev. Raab concludes that the church-
es stand In need Of thorough going
reformation" lie gays:
"a worldly. half.paralyzed church.
led by ministers who do not know what
TO preach. win fall short Of changing
the moral complexion OF the world, The
weakened condition OF the ministry Is
quite as pathetic as that Of the church
es. We may really indulge the hope
that men will so slcken Of this SURFACE
trickery In the name Of religion as TO
hasten a strong reaction In favor Of
religious certainty and depth. Our
times are morally very weak; there Is
much breaking down IN the best Of
us. But the nerveless resistance, which
has withstood the decenslon OF Amerl-
can religious life, will be forced into
the path OF positive reform"
And this is true. A thorougb.g going,
positive reform is what present condl-
ticns call for. The Prophet Joseph pro-
claimed this truth when, more than
half a century ago, he first brought
the message with which he was en-
trusted, to the world. And ever since.
the Elders Of the Church have testified
10 this truth In almost every country
OF the world The fact that Christian
ministers themselves now are CON-
menclng TO see the radical defects Of
their own systems, ought to go far TO
prove that the time Is drawing near for
that thorough going reformation"
But how will 1t be accomplished?
How can 1t be Accomplishment In vain
do we hope for the infusion of new
spiritual life into the old forms. That
IA not the divine plan Of reform. Divine
reform is best expressed In the scrip
tural phrase; Behold make all things
new The present conditions call Tor
divine interference, through the res
lOfdtlon OF tne Illesthoou' t"' N'S
lishment Of communication between
heaven and earth. the outpouring of TIE
HOLY Spirit with all the gifts and graccs
manifested wherever that Spirit IL
present, II there is another remedy for
the deplOrable state Of affairs into
which the world has fallen spiritually,
II has not been discovered, But there
h no other.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-23

Of the great body Of the voters In this
city II Is known that there are per-
sons engaged In partisan movements,
who regard the votes Of the
sporting and saloon elements
here as q great factor In
election affairs, and pandering TO those
elements is a feature very prominent
In their canvass. But 1t will be found
when this fact lmpresses itself upor
the minds of the decent people of Salt
Lake OF all parties and factions that
IL viii not count in the results that
viii be achieved.
There are enough voters In this mu'
nhipality who are determined that We
shall have here an orderly, well con-
Quoted and peaceable community, TO
PIT into Office good men and wi1e
men, who will execute and enforce
the city ordinances so that these
wholesome regulations shall be some
thing more than a sham and q snare.
The methods that are being resorted 20
IN favor OF vice and lawlessness are
disgrace to city like ours They VIII
have to be abandoned, or there VIII le
an uprising which viii shake some OF
the incumbents OF city Offices out Of
their seats, and lnaugurate regime Of
morality and decency.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-23
SPAIN PROSPEROUS.

1t is gratifying to learn on the au-
thority Of Senior Ojeda, the Spanish
representative in Washington, that his
country actually has been the gamer,
by losing all her colonies. He says
Spain today Is more prosperous than
at any time during her recent history,
and he intlmates that the cause OF
this Is that she was relieved Of her col
onial burdens. Spain needed all It's
strength and resources to develop at
home
This only confirms the opinion ex-
pressed in this country at the time Of
the termination Of hostlitles, that the
war was to Spain really blessing in
disguise. A poor country cannot afford
the luxury of colonies on the European
plan. The way they are managed, they
generally become breeding places for
the germs Of discomfort and rebellion.
1t costs enormous sums to keep them
in subsection because this necesstates
the maintenance of large military es-
adjustments which swallow up much
more than the profits that can be
squeezed out OF them. A poor country
cannot afford to keep colonies, any
more than a private individual with a
very moderate income can afford to
maintain luxurious residences, art gal
lerles, horses, carriages. etc.
Senior Ojeda's assurance that his
country Is already on the road to pros
perity cannot but be gratifying &c
Americans, for there is certainly no
feelings in this country towards Spair,
but those of good Will The Span
iards fought bravely during the war.
They fought against great odds They
lost their outlying possessions, but
they retreated with honor and are en-.
titled to the respect Of their former OPP
pOnents.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-23
Christian Endeavor World.

on almost every moral question the
pressure OF rising tide Of moral senti-
ment is every year forcing new and
siIicter laws upon our statute books.
The blue laws OF Connecticut may be
a fiction. but the blue laws OF today
are reality. Laws concerning public
morality were never so blue before,
though they do notSeem blue to the
conscience OF today. Whenever the
need arises Of new laws against shoot
ing tame pigeons as targets, or against
tie sale OF liquor In army canteens,
some one chokes with indignation and
declares that existing conditions are a
disgrace. and would be tolerated only
by a degenerate race. But he mis-
takes regeneration for degeneration.
These accusations against public mo-
rality are the blrth-throes Of a better
conscience.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-23
THE EGYPTIAN SPHINX.

The fall Of the historical Campanile
OF St Marks, Venice, has called atten-
ton TO the condition OF number OF
other monumental works OF architec-
ture. and il appears that there are
grave fears for them. Among these
are the bell tower OF San Stefano, the
rich wooden ceiling Of the church Of
ST. Lateran, Rome and the Sphinx
in Egypt The latter Is said to be crumb-
ling and dislntegrating, as II weary OF
propounding her riddle to the Libyan
desert.
The sphinx Is one Of the most inter-
esting structures on earth. 1t would be
a pity IL II should be permitted TO per-
ish. It IS OF exceedingly high antiquity.
From the earliest history OF Egypt. It
has been a mystery, It's age Is un-
known. but It is reasonably supposed
10 be coetaneous with the pyramids
Psychologists have considered II as a
statue Of some ancient Egyptian ruler
or a royal tomb. or an emblem Of the
power and intelligence OF the Phara-
obs.
Augustus lie Plongeon suggests that
the mysterious structure was erected by
an American lady, queen Of the ancient
Mayah empire. In memory OF her hus.
band, who was treacherously murdered
by his own brother The queen then
fled from this continent intending 20
take up her abode somewhere. IN the
Atlantis Of the ancients But on her
voyage she discovered that that con-
tinent had entirely disappeared, where
upon she continued TO travel eastward,
and reached Egypt, where she was re-
celyed with loyal devotion by her own
people who had established colonies
there. In Egypt the good queen be.
came powerful and, among other monu.
ments, erected this sphinx in memory
Of her murdered husband. Afterwards
she became known in Egyptian annals
as the goddess Isis. which Mr.. Plongaon
conjectures to be an ancient American
word "idzln" meaning little sister,"
This Is the solution Of the riddle OF
the sphinx. suggested By an eminent
American archeologist. II is at least
rs plausible as any other conjecturcd
solution. And II IL is correct. It makes
the structure interesting ne monu.
rnent OF American civilization az time
when there practically was no other on
the face Of the earth.
The sphinx Is a crouching lion. or
leopard, with a human head II over
ioo's tst Nie toward the east. or the
rislne sun, perhaps thus indica ing the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-23
THE PROTESTANT OUTLOOK.


Rev Robert Morris Raab. in the
Homiletic Review. draws dark pic
ture Of the present condition Of Prot
estant Christianity, which, it will be
admitted Is but too true He calls at
tention to the fact that the highest
value is placed on money, "The ministry
itself Is so guaged by money that one
OF the first questions asked, on the
formation OF new pastoral relation.
Is, How much does he get?' The
money making ability Of a preacher is.
with many, far more important ques-
ton than his soul.winning ability"
Another trait Of modern conditions
is. the writer says, the surrender Of the
fundamental doctrine. that religion Is
a matter Of personal choice and ex-
perience. Greed. oppression, unscrip-
tural divorce widespread indifference
to alcoholism. political corruption, ex-
posure of The human form beyond the
limits OF modesly (as az the theater).
sabbath dissertation are tolerated and
sometimes INDUCED Ia by members o.
Protestant churth"s"
Then, the author points out that
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-23
ANCIENT RECORDS.

A valuable and remarkable collection
Of antique records and relics has been
given to the University OF Pennsyl-
vania by Prof, Hilprecht, About a year
ago he went TO Constantinople to ar
range the Semitic section Of the i'm
perial museum, and 10 study the re-
suits of the excavations at Nippur The
Sultan generously gave him large
part of the library unearthed at that
place. and he presented the valuable
tablets to the university OF whose fac
ulty he Is a member.
The ancient books are thought to be
from the temple OF Bel, and contain
records covering the history of the
world previous to the time Of Abraham.
The collection also contains antiquities
OF the Jews who continued to live at
Nippur after Ezra and Nehemiah led
exiled Jews to rebuild Jerusalem. These
were found In the upper strata OF
debris, and the excavators dug for %
feet before they hit upon the great IL
brary Of the temple Of Bel. A large
portion of the library seems to have
constituted business record Of centu-
rles; and then there were educational
quarters and literary section. But
only twentieth part Of the library
has been explored, and Prof. Hllprecht
says that when the entire mound shall
have been dug out there will have been
brought to light at least 10000 tablets,
none later than 5000 years before the
Christian era.
Among the finds are historical texts,
dictionaries; lists of birds, animals,
plants and minerals; hymns, astron-
omical and NEUROLOGICAL inscriptions, a
deal OF temple rltuallstic matter. and
many other matters OF Importance.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-23
A MoMENToUs QUESTION.

our contemporaries do not seem 10
be at all exercised over the wlde-open
prospects before the city. Gambling
and prescription appear TO be coming
under provisions that are as near the
licensing system as possible without
having that name Gamblers ana keep.
ers Of sporting houses" are 20 report
periodically at police headquarters,
deposlting a fixed amount which Is t.
be declared forfeit In the city court
when their names are called. These
sums are 10 be- considered as bail"
Under these considerations their
trades are to be carried on without
hindrance or obstruction from the civic
authorities. and thus. with the With
drawal Of prosecutions for SUNDAY
liquor selling SALT Lake city will take
rank with the "wide-open" towns Of
the yes,. viii the press remain dumb
on this subject?
This may be in full accord With the
understanding entered into with the
fraternity and slsteihooi herein mem
TONED. by certain candidates ju.t he.
fore the last municipal election but II
10 not in harmony with The sentiments
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-23
The independent

What we want Is that there shall
be not merely an unconfessed unity Of
faith and heart. but a visible proclaimed
unity that shall be union and oneness,
such as the world can see. Denomina-
lions emphasize division; sects cut
the church iuto discordant fractions
Ii is something that sects can recognize
each other by ambassadors and lega-
tons sent to their ANNUAL meetings
and II Is well that they should once
in ten or twenty years have an inter-
denominational conference; but vastly
better is II when they declare that their
differences shall no longer put hedge
between them when they shall fellow
ship as absolute brothers, the soul OF
Christ In each other. With no residual
jealousy Of their varying aspects Of
belief and worship The Spirit has put
no small honor on these United Breth-
zen In choosing them apostles Of uni
ga
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-23

chances of success in business are not
decreased, but largely increased, If a
man carries his religion into his bust
ness--and his accumulatlons are apt to
stay In the family longer. Integrity
has a commercial value. a man who
has reputation Of being an honest
man and true Christian f2s better
chance OF getting on his feet again
when he falls down. The man who
lives according 10 Bible rules Will be
temperate, frugal. prompt. energetic
"diligent In business" He will not
speculate with other peoples money,
nor use his own In gambling and dis
sipatlon He will be free from the
moral cracks through which so many
fortunes leak away. He win be cour-
teous and conslderate Of those whom
he employees, or will attend to his en-
ployer's interests as If they were his
own. The fact Is, as somebody has
said. God Almighty has fixed things
In this world SO that II pays to do
right"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-23


The Church OF Jesus Christ has every
interest In promoting TRUE education
and none at all In assisting the spread
Of a mere intellectual sectilarism. \
goddess culture-if indeed such an OK
preston is not a contradiction IN terms
lis a curse, not a blessing. There IS
little Use In knowing more If knOwl-
edge Is not consecrated 20 spiritual
uses. Religion must somehow be
brought into closer and more vital re-
lations with the complex. eager edu-
catlonal life Of the country The pub
lie schools and the great state instltu-
tons Of learning may not be sectarian,
but they must be secular" In name on
ly. The spirit OF religion should per-
wade them all The colleges and uni
versities not under state control may
very properly, and generally do, cult
vate by appropriate services or exer-
cises, the spirit Of vital religion.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-23
rhe chrIsllan sintesmnn.

A gentleman in philsdciphia was
standing in the aisle OF one ofthe street
cars. while another passenger sitting
near was INDUCING IN profane Ian
guage. Leaning over slightly. he said
to him, as teacher might say TO n
child who was stumbling In a reading
lesson. "sklp the hard words, please"
The passengers who heard II smiled.
the profane voice was silenced, and a
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-23

At the Universal Peace meeting at
Mystic. Conn. Thomas G.. Whipple Of
East Groton. Conn, said that the
United states army was a disgrace to
humanity. on the contrary It Is an
honor to the Cnltedgstates and no dis
grace to humanity or anything else.
what a fool a man can make OF him
self when he is determined to be a fool