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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20
CENSOR EDlpES SHAKESPEARE.

4 masterpiece Of censorship was once
performed by the Turkish censor. Mis-
chan Effendi, on the occasion OF the
production OF Shakespeare "Othello"
AT Coustantinople He corrected" the
drama so thoroughly as TO leave hardly
a trace of the original. Among other
words. he expunged. Cyprus" giving
ingenious reasons for this correction.
cyprus" he said. lis a Turkish ISL
and. II would be politically unwise to
send Othello TO Cyprus, because the
territorial integrity OF Turkey Is guar
anteed by treaties. Why not put. in
stead Of Cyprus some Greek island.
such as Corfu?" And thus 1t came to
pass that, from respect TO the treaty
VI Paris. Othello had to 20 TO Corfu
Liverpool Post.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20

Special Correspondent
naF'anquilIa Colombia, Dec. o.
'"'ugh this uorthernmost republic OF
'Ou'n America "a only about 1000 miles
rom New York, It's interior is less
,'O"n 70 us than that Of Africa; and
U're-ceniury old capital is almost
uncut OF access. Indeed, but for
"e 'a'h talked Of canal project, and
e'le'ually recurring revolutions that
D'ea'en to Interfere with our traffic
''o's The islhmus. we Of the older sis
u republic would hardly hear of Co
'no'a at an. or care particularly IL it
we w s'riken on the map Of the world.
az" recently there has been no regu-
communication between the ports
lne United States and those of CO.
,no'a' Its nearest neIghbor; and to
.''' gay there is no direct way OF
s ,s'nlhg Them. A few years ago an
|AE'iSh company established a uns OF
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20
SO ring ye merry bells,
Ring out your blissIul story
Your wondrous song OF glory
Ye happy, happy bells!

Imperial Rome was resting upon her mighty sword
And ooznq ON the nations all subject to her word,
And where stood wo-iaced Janus, with gates ersWme agar
Closed was The Temple entrance for Rome had ceased TO war;
The mystical twinbrohers who rode out that way
When Rome was nearly anquhcdand won for her tue day
Had now no need of exit, for goW-handed Slflle,
Had yelled its cruel yisage before the Lord of life
The world was bubed and waiting and Of its woout creeds
Was weary--for they met not humony's great needs;
Outcrown from old-time fables and elemental truth,
That in the long past ages had sat led its youth,
And with intensest longing was seeking for sign
IN bring fine human spirit in touch with the Divine,
Whom ont from heavens portals the tender message rang,
As TO the wondering shepherds the angel chorus sang
Then ring out your chimes, 0 ye bells
Still sing your glad story
Your message of glory
Ye happy ye sweet Christmas BELLS
The proud Roman empire has crumbed,
The Temple is lost in decay
And kingdoms and peoples have fourished
And died, since that first Christmas Day;
But still does the message from heaven
OF tenderness, mercy and peace,
Continue its song through the ages,
In echoes that never shall cease.
No longer the warrioryictor
His thousands may kill or ensaye,
The Red Cross now follows the battle,
The wounded to comfort and save.
And oft in the strenuous conflict
OF MammOn, and Labor, and Trade
The strong soul is touched with compassion
The weaker to strengthen and aid.
The world has grown wiser and kinder
And still it is growing more kind,
Emerging from darkness and evil,
And leaving its sad past behind;
For still does the message from heaven,
OF tenderness, mercy and peace
Continue its song through the ages,
In echoes that never shall cease.
Then ring out Your story, ye bells,
Your glad song Of glory ye bells,
Foretcllmg completeness
OF fes dawnng sweetness,
Ye happy, yc sweet Christmas bells!
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20


"Fear not" sweet voice uttered,
"Glad tidings now ! bring,
To you in Dayid's City
Is born a Savior King,
Who comes to bless all people,
Till heaven with JOY shall ring
And then the sky above them
Was filled with beings bright,
And songs Of highest RAPTURE
Made musical the night;
All never did the shepherds
Forget the vondrous sight.
"To God the highest glory"
The Angels chorused then,
"Swcet Peace on earth is given,
Peace and Good will to men,
And as the Angels vanished,
The stars shone out again.
With hearts dcyout and thankful,
And footsteps light and feet
The shepherds sought the mangeb
The Babe and Mother sweet,
And gazing on their Savior,
They worshipped at His feet.
He might have made His advent
IN stately hall of fame;
Or with the great, or wealthy;
But to the poor He came,
That all the poor and lowly
His brotherhood might claim.
And to those men who herded
The Temple sheep with care,
And looked for lsrael's Savior
With fervcut faith and prayer,
Came light, as still it blesses
The true heart everywhere.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20

- HE drowsy land in sllmbrous silence lay,
The stars in serred spendor, one by one
Had marked the diving eyes declining ray
y The toll and tumu of the day were done
,oo, The busy mart and noisy shop were still,
\ The keen-eyed trader ceased to count his gain,
vi In solemn grandeur on the sacred hill,
The fair white Temple CLEANED above the plain
Not vet the trumpets Of the priests should call
The waking city to its morning prayer
Nor smoke of sacrifice rise over all
Who're sweet-yoiced Leyites filed with song the air.
For toiling folk the weary day was DONE
And tired hands and brain in sumber bland
Sought strength renewed before the moTows sun
Should food with rosy glow Judcas land.
But out beyond the Holy City's wall,
Near little Bethlehem, vigil kept
By one who watched awhile from tower tall,
While sheep and fellow shepherds safely slept.
Now ring yc merry bells,
Ring out bIissiul story,
wondrous song of'gory,
happy, happy bells!
For while the faithful Waterman
Looked out upon the night
A sudden blaze Of glory
Turned darkness into light,
And all the sleeping shepherds
Sprang up in wild alright
(Ths was no CLEAN of moonlight
On distant Temple fair,
From shining gold and marble
Reflected on them there,
Nor moon, nor stars nor sunbeam,
Gave ever light so rare
Perhaps so cleaned the glory
Upon that Hebrew band.
Who fleeing from their bondage
Across the desert sand
Were led by fiery pillar
Towards the Promised Land
Or so bcamed The Shckinah
Upon the Axis pure gold
In Hottest of Holes,
Through those bles days Of old,
OF manifested glory
Of which their fathers toId)
And in the light presence
Than mans more passing fair,
To stand and gaze uponit
The shepherds did not dare,
Til words Of tender sweetness
Broke on the silence there.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-23
/. Northern Professor on John Brown.

Editor OF Inc IlrneS .a
Sir-Prof. John w. Burgess, professor
OF Political Science and Constitutional
Law. In Columbia University. New York,
in his work on THE Civil War and the
Constitution IS59-Is65' has this to say OF
John Brown. He was q notorious dead
beat himself, had never succeeded in any
Iegitimsse business. had never earned
anv rnGyley. had had two wives and some
twenty children and had left them to
shift for themselves while he was can
vassing around reforming things" His
decd, the Professor continues. was crime
and nothing but crime. common crime
and public crime. Unless we are IA
talists or Jesuits In philosophy, we are
bound to condemn this crime 10 the END
of time and execrate the committees OF
it. even though we should ascribe 70 IL
the emancipation of the bondmen IL IS
an affrout to Divinity itself TO assert
that the worlds civilization cannot De
realized except through violence ana de-
struction. blood, crime and sin. It Is the
passionate haste of sinful which dareS
TO hurry the plans of Providence by the
employment OF means which rob the
plans OF their glory and their divinity.
This is the truth about John Brown as
history will record it and 1t is good
thing that some northern students are
hearing it from northern man.
Ashland. va. March 20. 1907
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-23

Virginia has one normal school, Mary
land one, New York ten and Pennsyl-
vania thirteen. These schools have been
carefully distributed over the State, SO
that each may draw pupils from much
the same area; but pupil may attend
any one he prefers The normal schools
are, Of course, State institutions; that is
the State determines the number OF
grades, the minimum course Of study in
each grade, and the length of the school
year; it sends out examiners and awards
the diploma; and to great extent, 1t
pays expenses.
The good accomplished by these schools
car hardly be overestimated. The aim
has been not to prepare pupils for high
positions, but by training teachers to
| raise the general tone of the public schools
throughout the country. This is what
they have striven for; but they have at
tanned even more, for pupils have gone
out from these normal schools so well
prepared that they have been able to en-
ter any college, and colleges of the high
est grade will receive normal school pu-
pills without examination.
The normal school certificate is worth
working for, as it gives its possessor the
right to teach for two years in any public
school Of the State without further ex-g
animation; whereas a college graduate,
not having this certificate, must submit
to be examined by the county board at
the end Of each year. The diploma means
much more; for. if, at the end Of the
two years, the certificate is counter
signed by the county superintendent 1t
then becomes a diploma and the happy
possessor needs no more m;u:Lsions-
The general management Of each 1nsti-
tuition is left to its board of trustees and
principal, and this has produced in each
| Il marked individuality. The Indiana Nor
NAL School has always been distinguished
for it's English, mathematics Will any
school board ever realize that to be we'll
versed in mathematics is not the whole
duty of mainland practice work. Near
ly all normal schools have only one
teacher Of English, or at most, two. the
Indiana Normal has three-a teacher OF
grammar, one of composition and one
of literature. But in practice work the
pupils in this institution are especially
fortunate. The training work done here
is not superficial, as it is in too many
schools. The head Of this department
considers carefully the capabilities OF the
students of the senior class, and appor-
tons what is best suited to the needs
of each. After Watching the teaching
of instructors, who are among the pest
in the country, the pupil must take charge
of classes, and under close supervision
and individual and general criticism, 90
the best work Of which he Is capable.
II this work is not satisfactory the pu-
Dill cannot receive his certificate Inc
model school building. where this tram
ing goes on, has an excellent equipment.
AS you enter one of the large, beautlfuI
rooms, you have a desire TO so PACK 10
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-23
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
THE VALUE OF NORMAL SCHOOLS.
By KATHAt lNE HOWARD.

y-our childhood in order to enjoy these
new conditions. Plants, birds and pic
lures, with plenty of sunshine, make an
atmosphere in which the best results
should be obtained; and teachers IN the
normal have found that children, trained
in the model school, have a wide-awake
intelligence they rarely find in othe:s.
In connection with the model school, are
the mothers meetings: a series OF taihs
on education, given by the teachers 10
which are invited, not only mothers OUT
all interested in children.
The Normal School Pedagogical Cluo.
which meets one evening IN every Two
weeks. gives an opportunity Tor wlder JUS
cussion Of educational subjects than Is
allowed in the weekly faculty meetinS.
Each teacher talks on some favor1te
topic, the result being a greater feelihs
of unity and stronger desire TO &C
quire the latest and best methods.
The department of music should have
been mentioned before, for the trustees
recognizing the important part rhythm
plays in physical. as well as psycho!osicai
development, have been most careful IN
selecting teachers Of both vocal ana IN
strumental music.
The necessity for a knowledge OF draw
Ing in illustrating all subjects has gwen
to the art department prominence u
well deserves; while in elocudon. instruc-
tors from the Emerson School nave pro
iuced unusually good results.
In this age complete course OF IN
struction must contain department or
athletics, and as the Indiana Norman
School has always had q high health
record, some of the credit must be given
to its daily gymnaStic exercise ana
numerous outdoor sports. In foot-oali.
baseball and basketball the students
have successfully commended with col
leges.
During the term numerous lecturers
visit the school, and there is at least one
university extension course every year.
OF course In Il school for training
teachers, bookkeeping, the natural
sciences Greek and Latin. French ana
German, and manual training must all
be taught, and taught well; but IN ccs''-
pairing the different normal schools what
strikes a stranger as the Distinguishing
characteristic Of the Indiana Norman
is the attention given to what may Gail
by the name teachers not so long ago
gave to Creek and Latin-the humans
ties Amusements here are In great
measure under the control of the teacu-
ers Committees are formed to prepare
for every festival: the teachers WORK
with and for the pupils. and the occa-
sion takes on an unusual grace and dig
rity. The same spirit is manifested III
every part Of the life of the school, ana
pupils go out from the Indiana Normal
not only with a sound education pue
with a knowledge Of the amenities or
life. which will fit them for almost any
position.
Indiana, Pa, March 21st-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-23
RELIGIOUS TOPICS.

Rev. ". c. Campbell recently contrib
uted to the Roanoke Evening World an
excellent article on Civ
CIVIC RIGHT ic righteousness" from
EOUSNESS. which the following ex
tract is taken:
need not enter into any argument to
show that the civil government Of many
Of our cities is a, shame and disgrace
Two causes operate to produce this condi-
ton One cause is in a portion of the cleo
torate Men of wealth relegate civic mat
tiers to others. They neither sit on juries
nor visit the polls on election days, nor
accept Of Office. Business men are too
busy, and allow the yoke Of oxen and the
piece Of land to furnish the excuse Tor
the neglect of civic duties. Besides these
there is considerable portion of the
moral element, which, disguised with the
tricks and einsincerity and seldshness
that so often rule, absents itself from the
place where civic duties areSto be dis
charged.
The result following such conduct is
soon apparent. The government Of many
cities in our land has fallen into the
hands ofsan element which manipulates
their affairs entirely in their own in
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-23

sion and false reasoning by reading ana
1igesting some works like Tevon's
Primer Of Logic and English syno-
ryms.,' by Crabbe BY this time the
student will be ready and anxious to APP
proach the higher and ethical questions
Of life. He will say: Granted that there
Is choice between this course of action
and that, which should be preferred and
for what reason? Some Of the ansW -ss
TO these speciations are: Bishop Bul-
ler's Dissertation on Virtue and t1fteen
Sermons; Hobbies Ethics; Bentham,s
.Introduction to the Principles OF Morals
and legislation and Herbert spenccr,s
Data of Ethics
But knowledge of morals is chiefly val
liable when applied to human action, ana
SO we should view the scope and tenden-
cics of human life as told by histories OF
ia. t,cular states. and take into considerd-
ton politics. which is, by its nature,
closely allied to ethics. In the field of
history should be studied the histories OF
Greece and Rome, a General Sketch OF
European History" by Freeman, and
GREEN'S "Short History Of the English
I-eople." In political science the follow
books are suggested: Theory of the
State" by Bluntschli; Political Econo-
N.Y." by ]. S. Mill; 'The Spirit of Laws"
Dy Montesquieu, Aristotle's politics
ano 1.-THE Students Blackstone"
II to this foundation the serious student
will add by reading in that field which
may be properly called General Litera-
t',re'' some such masterpieces as Mon
tlsne's Essays. Don Quixote, Wilhelm
Ms;ster, and Marcus Aurelius to Him.
SELF he will have gained that vantage
ground whence, with steady step. he
may. II he will, climb to the intellectual
heights.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-23
"THE CRU,lFIXlON.'
(selected for The ,Times.)

(Selected for The IlmeS.)
"Then were these two thieves crucllled
with Him.''-Matt. xvii, 3S
In the prison at Jerusalem there are
two robbers lying waiting for their death
[, is sure to come. Their many crimes
have doomed them to it. AS they look
l.lck over their miserable lives they can
SIC how from boyhood, when their vice
Logan, they have been steadily moving
towards this destiny. They have known
i life like theirs must end in a violen,
tioath.
We have no record of their names OF
any details of their crimes. AS they SIT
there in prison they are simply wicked
nen waiting for the death their wicked
ucss has brought upon them. The time
as come; the last morning dawns for
.hen1. Sin is finished; it brings forth
eath The soldiers are at the door and
he crosses are ready for them.
And even with the black record of these
a.en in your minds, think of another life
.,hich came also to its crisis that same
day.
In that same country there has lived
man for more than thirty years, and
l.. has never done a sin. He has steadily
shown to all a picture Of what it is to
he absolutely good. This pure life. this
zpctless goodness has been poured out
on all in love- That life has been all
sacrifice and thought for others. Health
and truth have gone out from Him con-
.,antly A life like the cheering Of the
soul.
Only last night Jesus of Nazar eth had
sat and talked with His disciples to COM
fort and guide them. And then they
e.ent out together to the Garden of Geth-
e,nane, and while He pleaded with God
II agony, the disciples slept from weari-
less and SORROW. BY and by the soldiers
.rme Qed by one Of His own friends)
md carried Him away to the high
priest and to trial.
After that He is wholly alone and
separated from everybody that peieVea
in Him or loved Him. He is insulted
ard tainted and carried through the
familiar streets of Jerusalem in disgrace.
He is cruelty scourged, and as He is led
away His procession meets the company
Of the two thieves, who are also being
led to death; they are crucified together
How far apart do these lives begin,
and then see how they meet at last
,ne in the innocence of perfect holiness.
the other stamped in the foulest sin.
thus the saviour's life entered with the
,.fc Of humanity at it's lowest ebb He
had left heaven behind. And now lie
rad left even the little heavenliness
Which He had found upon earth All the
.iples have forsaken Him and fed.
The little flicker i:ot sympathy He had had
nee seen in the faces around Him He
.,ac lost now. He had come into the
company Of robbers
.sThen were there crucifled with Him
two thieves. 8
THIS IS the sight which ne behold. asSwe
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-23
7 s. AryOLul.ONlsT.

The late John P. AItgeld, of Illinois was
che Of the most interesting men IN pup
lie life. and since his death his character
has been the subject Of discussion IN
many newspaper. It is conceded that
Mr.. Altgeld was an honest man, but he
was an extremist The Charlottesville
Progress says Of him:
In the intensity OF his intolerance he
lost mental balance. and was wont to
advocate as measures of relief methods
little short of anarchism In defeat and
under oppression he was an instruction
list and for redress took counsel rather OF
violence than of discretion. He knew
not the wisdom of silence nor the strength
of intelligent endurance. He could not
wait and watch for opportunity. He
wished to destroy the evils of years by
the methods Of summary violence. he
knew not the value Of compromise, ne
discerned not the signs Of the inevi-
table.
We are no apologist for Mr.. Altgeld. He
was an agitator, he was revolutionist
and an unsafe leader. If the country
had followed him he would probably have
led it to destruction. But we confess that
there was in this man much that we adj
mired We admired his courage; we ad-
mired his independence; we admired his
indignant protest against what he pe-
lieved to be infringement of the rights
Of the people. We admired him because
he was a good fighter, because he had
to be right and to denounce what he be-
lieved to be wrong. In estimating the
character of this man and of all such
men, 1t must be remembered that the
great revolutions Of this world, political,
social and religious, have been conducted
by revolutionists. There are times when
conservatism will not do. Had there
been no revolution. had our forefathers
been docile and conservative, there had
been no American revolution and no
American independence. We admire and
reverence the name Of Washington be-
cause Washington was revolutionist.
We admire and reverence the name OF
Luther for the same ason.
Nature sets us the example Nature
does not work altogether by calm and
sunshine and gentle rains. In her economy
there must be storms and electrical dis
plays and earthquakes well. We are
accustomed to say in speaking of the
weather that storm is necessary every
now and then to clear the atm osphere,
and so it is. That is scientific fact.
If the air did not move it would soon
become stagnant and we should all die.
1t is only by atmospheric storms that ma
ture purifes the air which we breathe.
John P. Altgeld was a misguided man,
but, as we said of him upon the an
nouncement Of his death, he had In him
much that goes to make up states
man. He had an ideal, as every man
should have. He did not work the re-
formation which he believed to be neces-
sary and he did not accomplish much
good. But there have been critical Pc
RODS in the history Of this country when
John P. Altgeld would have been a bles-
sing