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Erroneous Ideas About Drowning.

A lons-dstance swimmer, correcting
popular errors, stated that accidents to
swimmers are seldom due to cramp,
but to apopleXy resulting from sudden
cooling The sinking three times Is a
curious error, as some persons SWal-
low water and strangle on first INNER
sion. sinking but once, while others
many sink and rise fifty times. The
expert has saved siXty-tive lives, and
he has found that the drowning per
son cannot be stunned by blow II
the face. but that he can be handled
by pressing the thumbs under the ears
and ducking his head until manage
able, this being done from behind.
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Gently had an audience with King Ed
ward, visited Holland, and been
cheered in the streets of Paris. He is
coming to this country later With
peoples of all nations for contribu-
lions to assist the destitute and edu-
cate the children in the land for which
he fought. He accepted the results
of the South African war at the time
he sheathed his sword and hopes for
continued peace. AS leader OF a
Boer army he was for months before
the surrender the sharpest thorn in
the side of Lord Roberts. Again and
again he escaped the taps of the Brit
ish and kept the field against over
wheming odds.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-11-24
Good Roads.

It is easy to understand how the au'
tomobile helps the good roads move
ment.
Farmers cannot but observe that
the better they make the roads the
faster the automobiles go and the
bigger these are.
II there is one thing farmer en-
aoys more keenly than another 1t is
hauling his crops to market over
4 rad where he is lik ely any minute to
meet an automobile weighing about
sefehty tons and going, say, hundred
n Siles IAN hour. Life.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-11-24
ART OF EARLY DAYS
Remarkable Aboriginal Carvings
Found in Australia.

Recently a number of remarkable
aboriginal carvings were discovered at
Jibbon. Australia. They are on flat
rock. which most probably was look
out station for the natives. When the
fact is taken into consideration that
they devoted little labor to their
dwellings or to matters relating to
their personal comfort ii is cause or
surprise that they maintained efforts
sufficient to outline figures of gigantic
size by growing them in the solid
rock. At Jibbon are the outlines or
three whales, one twenty feet SIX
inches long, another thirty nine feet
long and third thirty-two feet IN
length by eleven feet liz width. The
!ast-mentioned is marked across the
center of the figure, from one outline
to the other. by two parallel straight
lines. A shark fifteen feet long. q
turtle ten feet, human had twelve
feet stingaree nine feet and
Wallaby six leet are also carved upo1
| the rock.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-11-24
BANK FOUNDED FOR WOMEN
New York Institution Promises to Be
Great Success.

A new woman's bank. opened in
Thirty fourth street recently. ended
it's first days business with deposits
aggregating S155 600. 1t seems only
few years since it was difficult ana
somewhat embarrassing matter for a,
woman to secure bank accommoda-'
tions Now she is tempted by luress
of handsomely furnished rooms. pret-
ty stationery, new styles IN check-
books. so important has her patronage
become to banks that make speciality
of it.
The French woman has always been
a financier, the American only recent
". With her emancipation has come
an understanding Of business AFFAIRS,
the transaction OF which in former
generation was left to the men folks.
The new way is the better by far.-
New York World
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Maxim Gorki's Early Days.

Maxim Cork the Russian novelist
had an early career that in many ways
recalls the struggles of Jacob A. Riis.
He ran away from home when lad
and for wears found life mighty hard
yrubbing. He worked as a day laborer,
a sawyer, a cook and llghterman,
Then he heard that free instruction
could be obtained at Kazan and, .hav-
ing no money to pay for his journey,
he walked there, a distance OF over
500 miles. Then he found he had
head
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9lj
\ lli, ls ~ Oh Sailor Nsarn
ss ss'sS 4 u sed V9r.s
saa'ss1 saa 4 u 81 trading vessel was
N returning from the South
n n ~ met furious gale. and at
clnse lit was reported that some
niIg Mas wrong vita the foremast
scaptAin sent for the carpenter
- old salt and q privileged character
n IlDW not 70 active as he once had
i, and far from fond of climbing
/ Vet up tAere.' commanded the cap
! I'm, and see what's the matter al
~ fnretop.''
Up that mast"
NJ Yea; up that mast
ss s aptain," said the carpenter des'
atrtngly, ..dO you really mean that
yonswant me to go up that mast, with
the ship Pitching this way, and see
8 Whats wrong with the foretop?
Y0u helrd what said," replied the
aptnin. sternly. Get up that mast
ana be quick about it,
Captain" said the carpenter sol
h 0mnly, ..if there was four-inch plank
from here to London I'd walk home!
Bnt there wasn't; so the old carpen
4. tar climbed up.
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Missouri a Cattle State.

During 1901 the annual output OF
Missouri's cattle amounted to 1.O6S,-
62S head valued at S27 ,165,7Oo, com
pared with 1900, when only 94O. zoo
head were shipped, for which S34.-
lOl,271 was received. So also as to
hogs. In 1900 2.S44.364 hogs brought
So .S4O.242. whereas in 1907 3.l92. .oo4
hogs brought but $22,344,23S. in l9ol
l14.134 horses and mules were snip
ped. for which $T,9S9,24o was paid.
Sheep to the number Of 53S,95A were
shipped and they brought $l.8S6,339
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Eorned Bank Votes.

There are many simple tests Tor
fictitious bank notes The most diff
cult feature to initiate in paper money
is the water mark. but this can be
reproduced properly by placing the
forged bank note under heaVy die.
Forgeries OF tnis kind are detected by
Gamping the note with sponge. II
the note is a genuine one the water
mark will stand out clear: il duff
er" it will almost disappear.
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i. Israel Tarte.

most in the French cabinet, j. |.
Tarte. Canadian minister OF pubic
works, has been forced to resign be-
cause of unauthorized remarks he de-
livered in Europe recently. In accept
ing the resignation Sir Wilfrid wrote
Mr.. Tarte that Ibis action in discuss
ing a policy of high protection during
his absence in Europe without ever
consulting with him was wholly un-
constitutional and contrary to all no
!tions of responsible government. he
was a Conservative up to 1891. when
he changed his politics and joined the
Liberals. His home is in Quebec.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-11-24
A London Solomon.

A London justice has just made an
important decision regarding dress
makers disputes. He will not have
dresses tried on in court because he
had long since come to the conclusion
that with ordinary dresses any lady
could wear dress to make 1t look as
if it did not fit" and he was also per-
fectly satisfied that ANY milliner or
dressmaker could pull it about and
make it fit when it did not do So
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The Crops of Nebraska.

The acreage and yield OF Nebraska
crops has been compiled for the pres
ent year by Deputy Labor Commits
sioner c. E. Watson. His estimate of
acreage and yield is: Winter wheat
1,9O4,939 acres. 1871, $50 bushels:
spring wheat. 645.S2S acres, 7.749 1863
bushels; corn. 5,516.S01 acres, 176, ,537,
632 bushels: oats, l.63S,647 acres, So,
463.7o4 bushels barley, 7S.414 acres
1,96O.350 bushels; rye, 4S3,554 acres
S7O3 .972 bushels.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-11-24
Balzac as an inventor.

A Paris searcher after facts has
made the discovery that to Balzac be-
longs the honor of having invented the
wood block pavement for streets. The
first reference to it is found in that
authors comedy. "Mercadet," which
was played at the Franchise, in which
Mercadet dilates on the advantage of
such pavement since with wooden
blocks in the streets barricades are
imnOsSible.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-11-24
Sen of Famous Novelist.

Francis Burton, Democratic candi-
date for Congress from the Thirteenth
New York district is son of Mrs.
Burton Harrison. the playwright and
novelist. He is twenty-nine years old,
a graduate of Yale and veteran CT
the Spanish-American war, going in
as an anlisted man and coming out as
q. captain. He is a lawyer by proies-
sion
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s,obbery in New York.

Mrs. George Vanderbilt would seem
10 be doing her best to prove the truth
of Max ORen's charge that in Amer
lea there are no children She has
ordered that her servants shall touch
their hats to her l-year-cld child. and
according to New York paper they
are actually obeying the order,
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Bear freed CONGRESSMAN.

Congressman Robert w. Davis of
Florida was out hunting south OF st.
Augustine a day or two ago when a
large black bear took to hunting him.
The congressman took a shot at bruin
and then fled, but the bear was gain
ing and the fugitive climbed a tree
inst in time to save himself. He re-
NAMED there several hours before
help came and scared away his pur-
Suer.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-11-24
Iono Government Service.

Judge c. NJ Tompkins illustrates
the saying. "Once a government clerk,
always a government clerk He is
Nestor among the clerks of the pen
sion department, having been ap-
pointed to that position in 1861, and
has served continuously ever since
In spite of his 80 years he is still in
active duty.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-11-24
STORE OF POWDER EXPLODED
Fatal Accident to Company of Japa-
nese Infantry.

One hundred men from the Twenty
fourth Japanese regiment of infantry.
who were recently ordered to For
mosa. had encamped for the night in
the old castle Of the Fukouka daimyo
or chief and were peacefully slumber-
ing when suddenly terrible explosion
shook the house. Five soldiers were
killed and forty injured by this mys-
terious accident. which was due. it is
said, to a quantity OF powder that had
been buried underneath the old castle
during the civil wars of thirty years
ago and been accidentally ignited. AS
enormous quantities of powder have
been found buried round about, the
soldiers have now removed to safe
distance.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-11-24
Wealth of Death Valley.

In addition to borax deposits. Death
valley contains an immense salt field,
which may in time become valuable.
1t is about thirty miles long, from two
to four miles wide. and the crust of
salt probably averages one foot in
thickness. Refining would be neces
sary before the salt could be placed
upon the market.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-11-24
M,e;c., composer Decorated.

Camille Saint-Saens, the composer,
has been made commander OF the
Order of Victoria by King Edward as
a sign of appreciation for his COMPOSE
tion for the coronation. The Corona
tion March," Saint-Saens is already
the possessor OF a great number or
DECORATIONS from the courts of Europe.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-11-24
The Aoe for Retirement.

Ex-senator JeweSt OF St. Louis is 94
wears old. Some one asked him not
long ago how old he thought man
should be before retiring from busi-
ness The old gentleman sravely re-
sponded: Il don't really think man
shoult keep on after he has reached
the age Of 9t.."
The Jennings daily record., 1902-11-24
YEARS OF WORK WASTED.
Flames Destroy Valuable Manuscript
of Rev. George Chaincy.

Flames Destroy Valuable Manuscript
of Rev. George Chainey.
Many years of work went to waste
when fire destroyed the Williams bay
residence of the Rev. George Chalney
of Chicago. The manuscript 1of
twenty-eight of the contemplated thlr-
ty volumes of The Unsealed B1Dle,
a work which has occupied Mr.. Chain
ey for the last fourteen years, was the
urev of the flames. Formerly mem
Der of the Rock River conference MI
Chainey later became a Unitarian ana
finally a free thinker. He claims spe
cial revelations by visions, and ms
writings are largely along this line
The Unsealed Bible" was intended tC
lie a book of thirty volumes. the trs'
# which. Genesis, was published
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Work For BjourapherS.

George Meredith and Swlnburne,
the English poets, live in houses only
a short distance apart, but they see
little or nothing of each other Mere
ditb's health confines him closely.
Swinburne has become confirmed re-
tluse. But the two keep up volum-
iuous correspondence and the letters
TINT mass between the houses are said
to |be rare reading.
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nislikes Newspaper Publicity.

John A.. Drake. who has been win
ming heavily on the turf Of late is
much annoyed by the publicity given
to his speculations of that sort. SO
indignant is he abcut the matter that
he threatened to give up the sport un-
less newspapers treat him with more
consideration.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-11-24

King Oscar of Sweden and Norway,
whose decision as arbiter of the DIS
Dutes arising out of the interference
of the United States and Great Brit
ain in the Samoan resurrection in 1879
is in favor of Germany, has several
times before been selected to pass
Judgment on international differences.
He is a popular choice for arbitrator
hecarse of Sweden's freedom from
The Jennings daily record., 1902-11-24
Rev. Myron w. Haynes.

was elected moderator OF the Baptist
General Association, in session at Al
ton, went from Kalamazoo to his pres
ent charge nearly ten years ago, ana
has built the church from modest
membership of 800 until it now mas
/ 500 communicates. DR.. Haynes Is
noted throughout the west for MS
earnest oratory and for the literary
merit of his sermons.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-11-24
WANT TIE GOVERNOR REMOVED
Residents of British Island of st. Vim
cent Send Petition.

In a set OF resolutions cabied TO
Joseph Chamberlain several thousand
residents of the island OF st. vincent
charge the governor of the Wlndward
islands with Withholding from the VOL
cano sufferers the relief sent them
from the United States and attempt
ing 10 force them to migrate to ia
maica. The resolutions were adopted
AT q massmeeting in kingstown, capi'
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Alats Judicial Decision.

ga husband is not guilty of deser-
.t;on when his wife rents his room to
boarder and crowds him out or the
house" This is no joke. but piece
Of. solemn judicial wisdom.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-11-24
CAREER OF JOHN o'DoNNELL.
Irish Member of Parliament Has Long
Been Prominent.

John O'Donnell who shook his fist
in the face of the British prime minis
ter in the House of Commons, was
elected in 1900 to represent South
Mayo in parliament. He is a native OF
the County of Mayo, is 80 years old and
was the first organizer of the United
irish League Mr.. O'Donnell has been
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Rev. George Chainey.

early this year. The manuscript for
volume thirty. Revelations" was
saved, but the manuscript for the
other twenty-eight volumes was de-
stroved but will be rewritten, MIR.
Chainey says.
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entangling alliances With other ma
tions. 1t is announced from Washing
ton that King Oscars decision, whlie
if will be accepted in the Samoan mat
ter. will not be recognized as making
a precedent as such a course Would
involve the payment of big claims py
the United States whenever MARINES
are landed to protect American inter-
eStS
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SOUGHT TO MAKE PEACE.
Irish Landowner Fails in Attempt to
Reconcile Conflicting Interests.

Reconcile Conflicting Interests.
Capt Shaw-TaylOr. a heavy owner
of Irish lands. is the man who called
a conference of landlords and tenants
to meet at Dublin and attempt to
reach an understanding, which failed
owing to the refusal OF other land
lords to attend. The attitude OF the
landlords toward Capt. ShawTaylor' S
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Fashionable Factory Girls.

Factory girls in Leeds, England, go
to work fashionably attired, numbers
of them on cycles.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-11-24

Ramon Reyes Lala, the Filipino au-
thor arrived in San Francisco last
week on his way to washington TO
give the results of his Investigations
in the Philippines and tell the lsland
needs. Mr.. Lala is recognized as one
The Jennings daily record., 1902-11-24
Promoting Temperance.

Measures TO promote temperance in
Swiss towns are impeded by the fact
Ahn+ IN naa rlv all hotels and reStaur-
The Jennings daily record., 1902-11-24
John O'Donnejl.

imprisoned in Castlebar jail and in
Sligo Jail for alleged illegal agitation
He is secretary of the directory of the
Irish League.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-11-24

tai of St. Vincent They appeal to
Chamberlain to remove Gov. Lew
ellyr.
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proposal increased the bitterness felt
toward them. and brought about the
feeling exhibited in the house OF com
mons recently.
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.eocketeI,,r caves ! Church.

1 " givtng 123,OOO to the Baptist
4 ' 0EsXvashington Heights, N. T.
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Arbitration Works Well.

The various permanent boards OF
condiliation and arbitration in the
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The Worlds Postage Stamps.
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conscientious in His Work.

pishop Clut, coadjutor of Bishop
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centenarians in conraught.

There are 102 centenarians IN Con-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-03
BOOKS.

Ten Common Trees" is a volume
| just published by Miss Susan Stokes,
| department OF Biology, High school Of
| this city.
This is the latest addition to the
| well known series Of Eclectic School
| Readings. In the form Of interesting
| stories II presents q series of simple
| nature lesson dealing with ten of the
| trees most familiar to- children. These
| lessons decribe the life Of the tree and
| Its relations with the soil. moisture,
winds and insects, The topics are so
| erranged that the teacher can readily
accompany each lesson with actual ma
ture work. The book Is illustrated by
carefully made and accurate draw
ings, and contains a list Of articles, in
both prose and poetry referring to the
tree-famllies described, and suitable
Tor reading and recitation Miss Stokes
is to be congratulated upon her simple
and clear calculations OF her subjects
d. Appleton and company have just
published new novel by Miss A, c,
Laut entitled Heralds OF Empire. Miss
Laut became a successful novelist with
Lords Of the North, a book which
went through lOu' EDITIONS IN TWO
weeks, yet her later book shows a
broadening power that augurs well for
subsequent work "Heralds Of Empire"
deals with the explorer Radisson who
changed allegiance with a sublime dis
regard Tor consequences; and Of the
days OF Puritanism and wltchcraft. II
Is told in the quaint English Of the
period and Is all the more charming on
that account. Miss Laut has followed
the explorer into new field, fertile
in its resources. and 50 far she has Il
to herself. She knows whereof she
writes, having been over the ground
herself, and made thorough investiga-
tion for historical accuracy.
Cherished Thoughts in Poem and
Sketches" is a new volume by Mrs
Anne l.. Pressett OF Springville, Utah
just published by the SHELTON company
Of Provo, Utah. the book comes In
an extremely dainty form, the paper
and binding being OF the best, and a
number Of excellent engraylngs embell-
ishing the volume. The contents are
dedicated by the author TO her children,
and consist Of the high moral reHec- |
lions calculated 10 make them a guide |
and comfort to them through life. The |
volume is an extremely dainty souvenir |
and Will be highly priced by those by |
whom the author Is beloved
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-03
MAGAZINES.

The opening story In this weeks is-
sue OF the Youths Companion is en-
tiled, Marked Sure" and Is the tale
OF the dangerous mission OF a mail de-
liverer Of the steamships plying on the
great lakes, IN which the hero has 70
leave the launch, which is bearing him
TO the steamship he Is obliged 10 hail
and swim through the drifting ice 10
the boat in order 10 deliver an import.
ant government letter Marked Sure"
Another excellent story Is, 1.-THE Left
Guard" clever school story, which
will interest all lovers OF the basket.
ball game. "Those Who Were Left Be-
hind" and Seeking Uncle Sans Cam.
els" are the other pieces OF fiction in
the number, and there Is the usual
excellent material In the departments.
"A Noteworthy Letter Of Whittier's"
is the caption Of an article contributed
60 the Century for May by Prof VIII
liam Lyon Phelps OF Yale university.
The letter In question. heretofore I'M
published. was written on the last day
OF the year 1891, and was Whittier's
proposal Of marriage TO lady OF Hart
ford. who died in 1912 In this letter
Whittier makes q remarkable forecast
Of his fame, speaking OF his name,
which has never been. and | trust
never will he. connected with dishonor
and which II the ambition IN wgor-
Gus exercise, shall yet BE- known widely
and well-and whose Influence shall be
lastingly felt" A pendant 20 the ar
tlcle is a hitherto unpublished poem
y Whittier( entitled "ro Mary" Prof
William II. Pickering OF Harvard uni.
versity is contributing what may be
called the latest news from the moon.
The first paper, in the May number. !
deals with the question, Us the Moon |
q Dead Planet7" and presents recent |
observations and new photographs and |
conclusions. The second paper win |
treat OF THE Canals OF the Moon
DIR. Henry van Dykes poem AZ the |
Victor Hugo centennial celebration at |
Columbia university is published in Us |
In the May number Of Serb |
ner's Magazine
In the same issue OF this magazine |
Senator Lodge gives his impress
sions OF Russia as he saw Il in the
course OF his visit TO that country last
year. He Is not optimistic about the
economic future OF Russia taking
differen. view from that re-
Gently expressed in "Scrlbner's" by Mr..
vanderlip and Mr.. Norman. He sums
II up by saying that the truth Is
that the Russians are a primitive peo-
pie and at the same time an ola pso-