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Lishtbearing as they are,. these substances had to be chased FOR centuries
through the darkest corners Of the earth before they were found. Poonmm'
like radium is derived from uranium. where it is 81 thnly distributed that Its
presence has to be imagined with Il great effort; and uranium itself derived
ordinarily from pitchblende, which in turn, is something that the ordinary per-
knows nothing about. Somewhere on a lonely spot o n the northern shore
OF Lake Superior the observant scientist may stumble o n a little of it. Yet
wherever uranium exists it will turn q bit Of c0orless glass, thrown or the
earth, to a green tint.
Mystery still resides. not only for the lay mind, but for the chemists them
selves. in these strange new radiant metals. They bring u to the threshold
Of the infnite-but do not let us in. At the same time that they promise new
and wonderful knowledge, they upset most of the theories that W have been
going ON. They seem to conduct us into the presence and power O a agency
in nature that tanscends all the accepted rules and ne@sStates new expana-
lions. There are emanatons from matter which we know nothing about.
Are these carnations in themselves a special Kind Of matter. IT are they
vibrations in q passive medium? And is the atom really AZ atom
an uncut little particle, O is It 4 whrling vortex, possessing all sorts OF
strange powers and properties?
These m questions that the chemists are trying to find the answer to while
they chase these radioactive elements through the dark corners Of the earth
xhromph its uraniums and thorums and helums and radiums. Between the
bewilderngy vast and lofty problems presented by DR.. Alfred Russell Wallace
others in their specuhtons and disputes about the starry universe. and the
bcyilderngy momentous question raised by these chemists who ire conducting
ms inot the presence of the whining, radiant atom, W are just where Isaac
Watts vas when he wrote, 200 years ago:
49, Lord, OF a narrow neck Of land,
'Twixt two infniies, 1 stand"
And so f- a. w a tell from what the scientists have so far revealed to
ms we must stand there for 4 little time yet.
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Condemn Northern Press.

Memphis, Specialize fourth an
nual meeting Of the Industrial Con-
ference, an ex-slave organization, con-
vened here Friday, with reports of "a
States in attendance. Resolutions were
passed condemning the Northern press
for it's attitude on the negro question
and extending a vote Of thanks TO the
Southern press for their stand In re.
gard to the recent lynching in the
Northern States.
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Oil Interests In Z ,umania.

Bucharest, Roumania, BY Cable
The Roumanian petroleum interest
have secured the consent Of the Dos
onto-Gesellschaft, Of Berlin, to EN-.
ploy 81, 600, 900 in the development o
the oil industry of Roumania. Strong
efforts are being made to interest othej
powerful German financial interests ir
the Roumanian fields. The Minister O.
Finance has promised the completion
OF the reservoirs, now building at Kus
tendji, by January next
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MAY Be NO WAR
A Settlement Between Russia and
Japan in Prospect
JAPAN AGREES TO WAIT LONGER
Impossibl. to Embark In War With
Russia Single. Handed-Support OF
England Not Expected.

London, BY Cable.-Japan has de-
cided to observe the policy Of waiting
and watching Russia, advocated by
Great Britain. In the meantime she
will urge China to carry out the as
given to the United States
respecting Manchuria and will en-
deavor to obtain the opening OF ad.
%ditional ports. At the Japanese lega-
ton here the following statement was
made by an official to the Associated
Press:
Il can assure you that the talk OF
wal between Russia and Japan is an
invention. Japan has not the least In
tention of taking that course. She pro-
poses to wait and maintain her atti.
tude Of watchfulness. Japan and
America are acting on the same lines
and it would be difficult for any other
power to withstand the pressure they
and Great Britain could apply"
1t is said that Japan intends to do>
nothing till October, when the final
evacuation Of Manchuria must occur.
The failure Of Russia to withdraw
from Manchuria would be followed by
a serious move on the part Of Japan.
The Russian embassy here regrets
the confusion which has arisen in con-
sequence of the publication Of the re-
port that Prince Ching, head Of the
Chinese Foreign Office, had written to
Minister Conger, refusing to open
ports in Manchuria. The Russian OFF,
Gals believe with Washington that
the note was sent before China gave
her assurances and they asserted posi-
lively that Russia intends to carry out
to the letter the assurances she has
given and that she will not inteTpose
obstacles in the way Of China observ-
ing her pledge to Secretary Hay.
A dispatch to Reuters Telegram
Company from st. Petersburg. dated
July 20, says: THE attitude OF Japan
anu tl6 WdTllhG IOuc u luc moJoitly
Of the Japanese press have attracted
much attention in official circles here.
It is declared by the best informed
people that there Is no likelihood Of
war, certainly not upon Russia's in
itiative. It is stated that Russia has
every motive for desiring peace, chief
~ for financial reasons, with which
are wound up a desire for extensive
domestic reforms which the govern
ment considers to be the most Off
cacious manner Of disarming internal
discomfort and nipping the revolu-
tionary propaganda in the bud.
1T Is believed to be impossible
from the Russian view point for ia
pan to embark in a conflict with Rus
STA single handed, and it is thought
she will secure the material support Of
Great Britain and Of the United
States. Nevertheless, Russia is taking
every p~recaution to strengthen her
military and naval position in the
Orient. believing this to be the surest
means of discouraging Japanese ag-
erosion.
IN. Lessar's Port Arthur confer
ence is said to have dealt chiefly with
these measures, though they are de-
clared to be entirely precautionary,
war being the furthest thing from the
wishes Of the government Of Russia"
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A Woman Burned TO Death.

London, By Cable.-The st. Peters
burg correspondent Of The Daily Mai
sends a report to the effect that near
the village of S%chalajifka, in the dis
trict OF the Don, 80 female field labor
CTS were burned to death in a barn
where they had locked themselves to
escape molestation by male laborers,
who, in revenge. fired the barn n
watched it burn, without needing the
shrieks Of the victims.
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Killed His WIFE.

Carrollton, Ca, Spec:al.-News
reaches here from Whitesburg that
Robert Smith, a young farmer, she.
from ambush and killed his wife
Thursday. They quafrelled and Smith
whipped his wife. She left him and
went to her fathers house. 1t is sup
posed her father persuaded her to re-
turn to her husband, who shot her as
she was on the way. A posse Is hunt
ing for Smith.
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Electric Road In Virginia.

Roanoke, Va, Special.-Work was
tuesday begun on an electric road to
nun from Christiansburg, on the Nor
folk & Western main line, to the
United States Arsenic Mines. in Floyd
county, a distance Of 20 miles. The
Westinghouse Company, Of Pittsburg,
have been awarded the contract for
constructing the road, their bid being
SIS, 900.
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Stung to Death By Bees.

Rockingham, Special.-Dr. N. c.
Hunter, of this place, lost his horse In a
very unusual manner. While making a
call the animal was hitched near a bee
gum. The bees attacked the horse. and
completely covered him. He was cut
loose and an effort made to brush the
bees off, but so vigorous were the in
sects in their attack that all efforts at
rescue were Of no avail and the horse
died in a very short time.
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Newspaper Change.

Philadelphia, Special.-George Nc
Cain, for IA years connected with the
editorial staff Of The Philadelphia
Press, has purchased The Colorado
Springs Gazette. Mr.. Mccain will sever
his connection with The Press August
1. and take charge Of The Gazette
August IS. After the latter date The
Gazette will be issued as a Republican
instead of a Democratic daily.
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SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL
Price of Raw Cotton.

The Fall River Daily Herald would
not be astonished if it should be made
plain that cheap raw cotton and cheap
cotton apparel, as compared with val
ues which have long obtained, are
passing. 1t says:
II the day Of six-cent cotton or eight
cent cotton has not gone by, We may
realize before many years have been
counted that it is going by with q rush.
This may not mean that coarse cotton
cloth is a thing of the past, and it may
not mean that the most expensive cot
ton fabrics will rival silks and sat!ns
IL price; it may mean, however, that
cotton as G commodity will command
considerable more money than has been
asked TO- it heretofore, and that 15-cent
cotton will breed no curtai!ment or
give rise to the slightest astonisment.
The Herald Celebrates its theory as
follows:
Although considerably large quanti-
ties Of cotton may be grown and mar
keted in the near future, it would not
be surprising il all concerned, and par
ticularly spinners and individual con-
Sumers, were forced to place a much
higher estimate upon the value OF cot
ton as a staple. At any rate, a number
of indications go to show that the drift
Is in the direction OF higher prices for
cotton in the bale and in the finished
product. The advance which has been
made in weaving suggests that the de-
mand for cotton fabrics Is going to be
heavier than 1t has ever been before
it is lighter. What are known as the
"fne-goods' bills are multiplying, and
for countless purposes their output Is
to be preferred to silk or satin. They
are rapidly coming to take the place
of material which have long been be-
yond the reach Of the average pur-
chaser, and that too, in the eyes OF
the more extravagant members Of So
ciety. II this demand enhances the
value Of dressfabrics, 1t Is clearthat the
value Of the cotton Of which they are
composed will be increased. Further
more, apart from the estimate placed
on the finished product by those who
spin and weave it and those who wear
it, it is evident that the spinners and
weavers, the great mass Of operatives
in civilized countries, must be taken
into account. If progress is made, and
the cotton industry advances as it must
il it prospers, it follows that the cost
Of production must be increased In the
matter OF wages. Whatever the effect
Of improvements in machinery maS
have upon this cost, it will hardly al
feet the additions which must be made
10 the cost Of labor. In the long run,
it is idle talk about pairing down that
cost or substituting a cheaper class OF
help.
The call will be for skilled employees
rather than for a class that is lacking
in intelligence and that Is content with
low standards Of living. And so, apart
from all considerations connected with
the staple or the demand for the out
nut from the looms, manufacturers Will
be forced to pay more for what they
produce than they are now paying.
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MYSTERIES Of the Atom.


from all over the world, assembled at an inferno
tional congress at Berlin, gathered to see 4 German professor
reveal. In 4 darkened room, particles OF various metals shin
Ing weirdly in the light cast by a tiny speck Of dark powder
on a piece OF paper. This powder. which weighed but l3-lVO
OF a grain, was OF the lately discovered element and metal
polonium, the companion Of radium as an object or the
worlds establishment. 1t gives out light and heat, "miracu'
lousy" those say who have not yet found out what the
miracle is.
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EASEMENTS OF college life have undergone a change akin to
the division Of intellectual interests. They have become profess
I'll sional amuSementS like those of the circus Of theatre; some
#8Di thing to be seen rather than to be shared, something labored
Fu for O the one side and paid for O. the other. Crowded life. the
R--lUi life Of cities which is at once near and remote. inevitably tends
AQQQOOO to professional amusements. They call for no participation Ill
the spectators, and n O social sympathy between them. Those
IDLY waiting to be amused become eve more critical and eNacting.l esr re-
sourceful in themselves and more dependent on others. They must be pleased
and the task becomes an increasingly difficult one. The commands OF ne
2mphitheatre lay as an absolute law o IL those whose lives were held cheap Ill
ministering to popular pleasure. A scrub game Of ball, 10 matter how rccrea'
tive to the participants gives no satisfaction rs 4 spectacle. Football demands
severe training. a sacrifice of every competing purpose. and mcurs serious r$k,
simply that those who play may give sufficient excitement to those who do
not play.
Young men have only about sc much enthusiasm to spend. and il 1t is
suuandered in amusement. it is necessarily lost to productive labor. Enthusr
nm ought to run in the channels of their w lives, and 20 buoy up and bear
forward their " achievements. like we'll freEhted vessels II this enthusiasm
makes its claims OIL Others. it leaves those who generate it, like the Roman
youtb who crowded the coliseum, an ignoblc band. Professional amusements
mean the breaking III of free, personal, communal effort, and putting in It's
place the strained efforts and strong passions which sway men backward
and forward as nobs. The passion for sport which prevails in III universities
is to be explained, in par, as al effort to regain that unity which as been
lost in the dispersion OF academic work-Thc Atlantic.
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Fishermen Should
Be Classified


.OST of us who fish in 4 fair, wellbred and reasonable way. foi
the purpose of recreation and as 4 means of increasing the
table pleasures Of ourselves or our friends, may well regre
the apparently unalerable decree which gives to all those wac
fish, under the spur of any motve-good, bad or indiferent-the
name OF fisherman. We certainly have nothing in common
with those who fish for q livelihood, unless it be a desire tc
catch fish. We have, in point of fact, no closer relationship
than this. with the murderously inclined, whose only motive III
6sbino 10 to ,palol ORC catches and whose sole Measure In tho
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-07-04

ADVERTISERS: S 2ST. m5 1soS'g rs
spend with you. Tell them through
our columns what you have to sell.
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yourself 10 them. The rooms are
walled with sllins ana silks matching
the furniture Wul they contain works
of lrt from all parts NJ the world
Scmo OF tu' ceilings are upheld boy
tprnthIon columns plated with gold,
ana TIE walls of some rooms are COW
cred with gold leaf There are chan.
delicrs of crystal. and in the museums
gold plate off great value There arp
miles of paintings. numerous statues,
inIud tables and other things Of ant.
lstic merit
with all this the palace Is FAR from
comfortable The most OF 1t s barn
Ike 10 au eNtrruc, and DO not wonder
that the car Us glad 10 get out Of Il
and away from the ghosts of its past
SOME RUSSIAN RULERS.
Indeed the modern rulers OF Russia
are refreshing change from their am
cestors The grandfather Of Nicholas
was the most advanced monarch of his
time ana bis great grandfather Alex
ander introduced western civilization
into Russia Alexander ii freed forty
odd million Russian scris, and had he
not been lssJssinatel Russia would be-
q constitutional monarchy today,
learned much about Alexander III
during my stay IN st. Petersburg ten
years ago, when he was stil ON the
throne lie was an ideal ruler, as
simple as the present czar and just
as fond Of his family. lie did what
he could for his ueaple, notwithstand-
ing he was daily In danger Of assassin
alton.
The old czars We're cruel to an eX-
IRENE Take Ivan the Terrible, who
built many Of the finest churches, He
became emperor at the age Of thirteen.
One Of his amusements was fastening
his enemies between boards and saw
ing them In two from head 10 foot.
lie had a festive way Of inclosng a
man in a bearskin and sicking the
hounds on him, and other royal amuse-
ments which were rather hard on his
subjects
one Of the most beautiful churches Of
the world was built by Ivan. II Is
that Of ST. Basil at Moscow, a mass of
union-shaped dOmes and other con-
ceits The architect was an Italian
When K was completed the emperor
asked him II he could make another
like H. lie replied that he could
whereupon Ivan ordered his eyes to be
put out in order that no one else might
have a palace Ike him,
Another rare bird was Peter the
Great lie aid a lot for Russia, but it
was I'm his own way. He built this city
OF ST. Petersburg, founding il upon a
swamp because he said that he wanted
a window where he could look out upon
Europe He went to England to learn
shipbuildng intending to found a ma
Wy. While In London he visited the
court and saw there the lawyers, with
their wigs. He asked what those
curious men might be and was told.
Lawyers are they?' was his reply.
why, ! have only two such men in
my whole kingdom and | intend to
hang them when I get back
This car killed his own son and d.
vorced his wife lie then married a
peasant girl, who ruled IN his place
after his death.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
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NICHOLAS II IN 1908.

other men. In this respect he Is like
Napoleon Bonaparte and Phil Sheridan,
both OF whom were long bodied and
short legged.
The ear is blonde. He has a fair
rosy skin and bright blue eyes, HIS
beard is brown and he wears II iulL
lie has white teeth and a pleasant
smile. His forehead is high ana full ana
his face IN honest one
THE GAR A GENTLEMAN
Some Of the best descriptions | have
heard Of the ear have been from MEM
bers of his court here az St Petersburg,
men who know him intimately and who
are clogoly associated with him day al
Ter day. The best expression Of his
character seems to be that he is Rus
sian gentleman. He Is without 0sten-
tation lie has none OF the airs and
hustor OF the kaiser He Is "A hard
worker but he lacks the spectacular
stranuousness Of our president. He Is
noted for his kindness 10 his servants,
his retiring disposition and his love
for his people,
The cZar avoids crowds and pomp Of
all kind and prefers to live In the coun-
try, He has three palaces near st.
Petersburg, where he spends most OF
his time with his family. Th"s" az"
l'7orskoc Selo, Gatschina and Peterhof-
lie has ALSO "a country home In the Cri-
wea and other places near here in ad-
diuon to great palaces at the capital
and IN Moscow Wherever he is his
work is brought 10 HIM, He receives
his ministers at his residence and with
them goes over matters of state. He
keens % close watch Of the empire and
IN 90 general way has large part In its
direction.
A FAMILY MAN.
Nicholas II is q good husband and a
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loving father lie would be- called
good family man anywhere His wife
is with him the greater part Of the day
and evening She sits I'm his room while
~ works, and AZ his request often stays
there when ne has important callers
When her majesty was quite MI some
years ago the ear spent the most OF
hie time al her bedside, and as she got
better be- transacted much OF his busl-
ness there. He had his desk and papers
brought into a win low recess Of her
majestys' chamber, and there he
worked until she was ny and out again.
Hie majesty usually rises at s o'clock,
and at 9 takes tea with the empress.
A half hour later he goes to his study
to read the newspapers and at II ~
ready to receive his ministers and at
tend TO his spondencc. He has
luncheon a little after noon ana at its
clOse uGuallv takes drive with the om-
prcss, Upon his return he goe3 to work,
and sticks at Il for the most of the
day iic dimes at s. and spends the
evening with bis family
-FOUR CHILDREN, ALL GIRLS,
the ear has four children and much
el.',t w. '',9 ,. ',,i
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49,. ~ '"iu '',I' w. mn '''u a'''o IN
D'' u.s. '", t''a w IVY GU , ,'''
Of this calamity. one Of the strangest
Is that II comes from curse when a
Hteth priest uttered against her shorlly
amer sh. dscehdeu lhe throne Accord
iils 10 me Russian III" lhe IoSai l""-
ny must worship alIer the reilEloh vi
thc creek ehurch me cEar is Ieaily
the head OF the 'nurcn' ana after h5r
marriage the empires. began the STUDY
OF lnlS religion WIN the intent 10 adopt
H. rms priest was her instructor ana
ne seems 10 nave been an egotlstlcal rel
low Al any rate ne became very an
CRY one day win her majesty VINO had
grown urea OF ms instruction told MN
lhat ne mlghl leale, as she knew as
much aDrlt the Greek religion as ne
d,o lie "ent, but, as ne dld so, ne 10
phealed' saying that her majesty would
nave seven daughters, but never SON
ms prophecy mas gotten about over
RUSSIA, and as the masses believe what
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Nav ! ain't-oh, oh. oh! Me chums
dead
on That's another thing How did
he happen 90 die2'
"Bunued over
"Chcer up, You can find another chum
"iou wouldn't tplk lhsi way n you'd
knowed Dick II was the best friend
ever had There want nothing Dick
wouldn't q done for me An now he's
d-d-deud. I'm a-wishin ] Was, too
Look here. said the man. go and sell
your papers and take some poor little
ragged hos and be chum TO him TN
help you ANA do him good"
"lNhaw mister where's there a boy
wotd go around nights with me an be
cold an hungry AM Outen doors and sleep
on the groun Ike Dick2 An he wouldn't
teck q bite tlll l'd had Cnufi. lie were a
Christian, Dick were
'Then you can feel that he's an right
II he was such a faithful friend and good
boy"
"Boy2 Dick a boy? Lord Dick warn {
a g0od-for-nothlng human boy mister
Dick were q dog. Detroit Free Press
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THE KNOWING SPARROW. On

'rhe sparrow is certainly q knowing
bird said q man who d. employed az
the GIam Point grain elevators HE
can figure out "a thinc for himself IN a
way that is astonishing Down around
the elevators there are thousands OF them
who feed on the grains Of wheat that fan
10 he ground but recently We haven't
been getting any wheat In fact for some
time past we haven't been handling any
thing but corn
"Now q kernel Of corn is rather too
large Tor q sparrow 20 0WalloW, but just
the same ! watched q lot Of them pick
INK up the Kernels the other DAY. and
what DO you suppose they did with them?
You win hardly believe me when 1 tell
yuu but IT'S gospel truth Each sparrow
flew over 90 the railroad and carefully
deposited the kernel ~ corn on DE rail-.
Then they all hoped around and chat
tered until o shifting engine came along
After 90 had passed the corn was ground
to meal and the sparrows ate a. Don't
icll me that q sparrow has no brains ~
PHILADELPHIA Record.