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held, at which good practical instruc-
tons We're given, by President Lund
and Elder Teasdale. The claims OF the
academy were very ably presented by
Elder Beal. a debt of $4,000 yet re-
mains TO be paid for work DONE
The Sunday schools held one hours
session Sunday at 10 a. m. to II a. m.
Then conference again assembled. Ell
der G. A. lvergon spoke Of the great
blessing we enjoy IN being IN possess
sion OF the great Gospel also of the
liberality Of the Saints, when called up
on, etc. He spoke Of the devotion Of
the late President Peterson TO his du-
ties, etc. Superintendent N. II. Noyes
read Sunday school report.
President Lund wished the parents to
encourage their children to attend Sum
day school. He recommended the Ju-
venile Instructor to the attention OF
the Saints, and said Il should be In ey-
cry family Of the Saints. Parents
should be careful to have their children
baptized at the time the Lord has said
Is the proper time Neglect Of this re-
quirement may have serious conse-
quences.
At y, m, Sacrament was admins
istered. The statistical report OF the
stake was read. The following named
Elders We're presented and sustained
to be ordained High Priests. John
Friskkurst Chritian NJ Anderson,
Sam A. Peterson, Peter c. Scow, and
VIM. Gee. sr; Of Seventies, Soren Pc
tersen, Christian Hansen, Lars Hansen
and John Reddngton, Niels Peter Chris
Jensen and Christian Guiding Chris
Jensen.
Elder Teasdale said he had long
known this to be the work Of God II
Is the right Of the Saints to have the
Holy Ghost. The Lord has command
ed US TO seek the Holy Spirit. He adj
ylsed the Saints II they wish to enjoy
a good time without indulgng in fool
ishness to seek and obtain the Spirit
of the Lord and the revelations OF the
Lord Jesus Christ. He entreated the
Saints to keep the commandments Of
God that this may be q land OF Zion
to US.
President A. II. Lund said many en-
qulrles are now being made OF the Lat
terday Saints. Publishers are DESTROYS
That the Latter-day Saints shall repre-
sent themselves. though unwilling TO be
responsible for the facts that may be
stated by the Saints. He spoke on the
order of the Priesthood. Of the Twelve
In the absence Of the President OF the
church becoming the Presiding Quor-
um. Al the death OF the Prophet Jo-
seph, the Church did not become dis
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FlnShury tOWnhall and the other In
Straifofd az these meetings | was in
tr03uoed 10 q number OF good and in.
telligcnt local Saints. Among those
recently baptized IN london Is an Ital-
Ian Of considerable literary ability.
J leit London on the 10Th inst for
Rotterdam Holland whore | am now
spondng few days engaged In hlstor-
teal llbors 'rhe Netherlands mission.
embracing The KINGDOMS Of Holland
and Belgium "a steadily growing IN
Importance, and ncw has o baruzel
membership of 1894 or 2OS5 including
childrap under eight years old-0r near
" as many members as the German
mission ~ Elders from Zion. local Eli
ders and | missionary sister from Zion
are doing the missionary work here al
present III persons were baptized In
ire migslun last year. the mission is d.
videG into Elk conferences -four In Hol-
land and two In Belgum), and there
are lG organized branches OF tho Church
the most important OF which are at
Rotterdam and Amsterdam. Elder
Willard r. Cannon presides over the
mission; Elder Gorrit j. Krultbosch pre-
sides over the Rotterdam and James
w. Hurren over the Amsterdam con
ference Elder Abertus Bragonie ia
secretary % the mission and Gerard ].
$, Abols writer for De ster, which Is
now running on rs eighth volume and
Is like The German Der Stern. q semi
monthly periodical Both Dutch and
French literature Is used In this mis-
glCn
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organized; neither was the Church re-
jected as some would have us believe
The Saints labored under extreme prl.
vations TO COMPLETE The Temple OF
Nauyoo. knowing nill well they would
have 10 leave n IN The hands of their
enemies.
He referred IN the late change In the
stake presidencv and moved thar we
now reiease The High Council and also
the alternate which re said we do
with HE hest of feelings and Gratitude
for The services thev rave rendered the
stake The vote WAS unanimous
THE reslcnat,on Of uorace Thornton
as president of The ulgh priest's ouor-
INN of ire stalee was accented This
notion aldo released his Two co,lnselors.
President Anderson then presented The
general authorities az the church ali
Of whom wore Sustained nv unanimous
vote me stake nresidenev we're thon
nresentad ana sustained Tho follow
inc were sustained as High counselors,
Ezra ghonaknr Andrew Peterson. q
p larsen Wm ID livingston g. p,
Hanson peter peferson Dkves w
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INFORMATION FOR BIDDERS.
Those Called TO Labor In the Middle
states Mission Interested.

Elder Ben H. Rich, writing from
Cincinnati, Ohio, Feb 3, asks for space
for the following
We generally assign the large ma
1Crity Of our Elders TO country dis
t.-icts upon their arrival. because q
better opportunity exists there for them
To- hold meetings, converse upon tn
principles OF the Gospel, and become
more proficient In expressing then
thoughts In public. None OF our FL
Gers 80 laboring are wearing Prince
Albert suits, and when an occasional
brother comes into the missionary field.
h, feels somewhat out OF sorts when
he finds himself dressed go different
ftnm his companions We have made
this change on account Of the many
Communications. and | might say ur-
gent requests OF so many Of our breth-
rem. who ind Il very lnconVenient 90
use the Prince Albert suits, think it
only an act Of justice TO give publicity
&c the above for the benefit 81 those
who are continually leaving home for
an extended stay In the missionary
field, and who ae usually very much
cfamped for means with which 70 de-
fray the expense Of their missions.
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OF the Denver branch. were with us, as
also Elder H. W. Merrill president or
the East Colorado conference. Others
OF the missionaries present were Elders
David II. Ward, VIM o. Hartman
VIM r. Stevens, Isaac $. Hansen, and
Lewis a. Lee, and there were also VS.
itors present from distant parts oil the
conference.
The conference convened NJ ?. M
and Mas called TO order by Presiding
Elder VIM a, Coleman Pueblo branch'
Sacrament was administered by Bro
RObt Coleman and Herman rcasdale'
Presiding Elder VIM, A, CooJian then
reported the Pueblo branch Is Ing In
n nourishlng condition.
Elder Jos. "A. McRae presented the
officers Of the Church. mission confer
ence and branch, all of whom were un-
anlmousy sustained, He spoke o short
time. making suggestions for the bet-
terment Of conditions here and begged
the people TO do all in their power TO
aid and assist the presiding authorities.
Elder Isaac 5, Hansen said We Elders
were sent out 10 preach the Gospel re-
stored. and compared the way the peo-
pie received Christ and the Gospel He
taught, with the way it Is received TO-
day
Elder Hugh T. Cummings noted the
unity Of the people in sustaining the
officers and spoke Of the restoration OF
the Gospel
Elder l., NJ. Mendenhall showed that
In all dlspensations, God worked by
direct revelations through His servants.
Elder b, II. Ward showed that a man
must have authority to preach the Cos
pei and administer IN its ordinances.
Elder w. A. Coleman made few
closing remarks.
At the evening session Elder Coleman
called the meeting to order.
Elder w. o. Hardman was the first
speaker. He told how the Holy Ghost
was received I'm ancient times.
Elder J.. A, Lee explained briefly what
the Bible is. and what portions Of II
applies 70 us.
Elder w, Y. Stevens smoke Of the res
toration Of the Gospel, Elder Hiram w
Merrill said he was pleased with the
large attendance we had had, and ex-
horted all to seek diligently after the
things Of God.
Elder McRae took up the remainder
OF the time. He said he was not asham-
ed OF the Gospel. for il Is the power Of
God unto salvation. He exposed some
OF the false teachings OF men. and bore
a powerful testimony TO the truth Of
the Gospel.
Conference was brought 10 close by
singing
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CoLonApo MISSION.
New Meeting House and Conference
Al Pueblo.

Elder Lewis a. Lee writes from
Pueblo. Colorado, Feb. 3;
Last November. through the efforts
81 the Saints OF the Pueblo branch. Col
orado Mission, lot was purchased on
East Seventh and Fountain streets
and on Dec /. last a frame building 20
xi6 feet was started. the same being
intended as a place Of worship FOR the
Saints in this part OF the Mission. Il
was finished on Saturday. Jan 3. 1903
snd the next day the first services were
held The building and grounds will
cost IN the neighborhood OF 81. 400
On Saturday Feb. 5. the Branch Con-
ference was held. and the two meetings
which were held were well attended.and
the Spirit Of the Lord was made mani
Fest IN our midst Elder Jos A. Nc
Sae, and Lorin NJ. Mendenhall, p. L.
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wAsAToH STAKE.
REPORT Of the Quarterly Conference
Hell az Heber City.


Heber Clt- Wasotch Co., Feb. TO-
Tho quarter ly conference Of the Wa
satch stake Of Zion convened at Htber
City on Feb. z and 5. In attendance
upon the meetings were Elder Matthias
T. Cowley OF the Council Of the Apos-
ties; the stake presidency, seven Patri-
aIchs II High Councillors and good
TURNOUT Of the Saints generally; there
were also present State Senator Hardin
Bcnnlon, Of VeFnal, and Sister Fanny
Woolley. who has recently returned as
a missionary 20 Colorado Considerable
business was transacted at the con-
ference and a perfect feeling OF unani-
nifty prevailed throughout all its ses-
siOns.
Many of the stake and ward oflieers
gave encouraging reports Of the growth
OF tho work under their direction.
Elder William u. Smart presented
interesting statistics indicating Il
marked Improvement in the affairs Of
the stake, A pleasing increase IN tlth
ing and fast offerings was noted with
corresponding decrease In non-tlths
rayers. An increase IN Church popula-
tior was shown with "a members on
missions, including IA who are taking
the missionary course at the b. Y. A
Provo. Some 60 students are attend
inG that institution Of learning from
the stake
The principal business transacted
was that OF dividing Heber City into
tmee wards instead Of two as hereto
fore and Midway into two wards ana
the selection Of FIVE Bishops to preside
ever them, as follows:
Teber, First, Robert, Duke Second
Joseph A. Rasband; Third. F'rederieB
Crook Midway, Fast, Joseph w. Fran
ocm, West, Jacob Probst John A
Forte was appointed High Councilo.
10 I'LL one OF the vacancies created
through the release Of Joseph A. Ras
band and Jacob Probst. selected as
Bishops.
The new officers were ordained t.
their respective callings by Elder Cow.
ley.
Iildar Eoxylav addroocp1 tbe Cafute
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good fruit, In encouraging the local
Saints. They are OF inestlmable value.
We And many old Saints here Who
through a variety Of circumstances,
have not gathered 10 Zion.
A dear Old sister recently passed
away IN the Norwich conference, who
was baptized In the river Rbble IN
1888. All the Elders for the past 40
years will remember Brother Ellis, who
has been president Of the London
branch for over 30 years met Brother
George Duncan Of Faversham Kent
who has been with the Church In Eng
land 40 years and many others might
be mentioned,
President Lyman is greatly beloved
by tile missionaries.
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RETURNED MISSIONAPR,'

Elder Roswell D. Bird w,l,l,,
Mapleton, Jan. 22. says he =, z
leased to return home on a,o ~ !,
death and sickness In his tne-
was set apart on the IN az i',.. 1
1902, and was released on Nov ' = N
He labored IN the southwesism i...
mission, He labored as oosr,.'
Elder and made many kind tr.rii n
some investigators, He dlspo,si 4
great many books and trlci, 4
mission, he says, is in a pro,,1r,
condition. ''1
Elder John Il Payne AZ gl,,v.,
SEWER county. Utah. passed No.
this city Feb. 6. on his retum ~,
the Colorado mission, to which \ n,
assigned Oct s. 1900. He hbs,s NJ
ncnths IN the East Colorado s,,s
enoe, and during the rast Il nm,s /
tho West Colorado conference Nj
Ing there during the last Y montN. p,
reports the work IN good eordlix /
both conferences.
elder Z. Leroy Mecham q, 0,gs
Ceseia county. Idaho who va, X
apart Oct, "a, 1900, for the sogtar;r
ern States mission. arrived In as h
Feb. 10, on his return homewad 4
latored IN the Arkansas ories,
where he reports the mission wax NJ
fUurishing condition and al ne Ed
ere enjoying good health though v
l9ria Is usually very prevalent Tn
IL considerable opposition ipn n
clergy through the press. which ~
ever, only creates greater inquiry
-.-------
Elder Walter Bramgell, son o. Be
OF Bramwell. Of Plain City va
county, returned Feb. u, from 0.
son 10 the Samoan Islands, hsyirg -
SIT apart Sept. 20, 1900 Ills cary y
turn was caused by illness but tg1
bis stay Of 2 years and mouths h
joyed his mission very muth, hlq
had plenty Of duty as president q v
olu island mission and secretary
the general mission.
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My Cold Cure relieves III. Ma.
throat and lungs almost Im, ~ y
a 20 cent vial win break m ''''F
and prevent Grip. Broncbl,. y
monia.-Munyon, ' ~
Munyon's Dyspepsia Cure /,
tain remedy for an form, d, ,.,,. e
and stomach trouble '''A
Munyon's Kidney Cure ,.,,.
natural functions Of the ta,' =
when those organs are ,.,,... y
volved. :
For sale by all druggists ., 49,.
upon receipt Of price IS cent, " z
1905 Arch ST., phiIsdel,A,
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lSUo Arch ST., phiIsdeIpbs

az eaeh Of the sessions Of eo,,,.''
touching upon many Of ihs 's ...'a
phases Of lie, aud making ~, N. ss9's
Of the principles of the e,d ssa ~
hls hearers were deeply imn yss,a y.
his teachings '''''el "
The weather was ideal coo,....
weather and most Of the SAM, ~
to the meeting in their sIs,s. "a
snow furnishing plenty T,'as =
tunity in this line. " ~
JOSEPH W, Mussre
Stake On,
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WE WILL ALSO CONTINUE OUR TIN AND GRANITE ZEN.
aMEL WARE SALE FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF TIME AT
THE FOLLOWING Low PRICES;
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Athletics in Our Navy.

The navy department has issued q
snccial order announcing the allot'
mcn,s of athletic outfits to naval YES
coils according to their complements'
and saving that they will be supplleo
at once. These outfits include balls,
baseball bats, mitts, masks, protectors
and bags, being gloves, footballs. 1oot-
hall trousers, stockings and belts, pro-
tcctors AMI bags aoxing gloves. fenc'
ing gloves and masks. The fencing
outfit is designed for the special use
of officers. On the request of squad
ron commanders trophies will be 1ur-
nishcd their commands as follows:
Vessels having compliments OF Soo
or more: Rowing, a gilded rooster; !;
sailing a small model of navy cut.
tor under sail; baseball, a blue and
gold banner; football, a gilded WOOD
on football: fencing, crossed Droau
swords. Vessels having compliments
of Ioss than 800: Rowing, silver roast
or. sailing, a small model of a navy
,yboloboat under sail; baseball, q rec
and gold banner; football, a silver
wooden football; fencing, crosse
( hroodswords. All trophies are to oe
crit,bly mounted and so arranged ina
tho necessary inscription can be ell
tcred upon them yearly, and are ais'
70 be protected by glass cases.-Ne'
yorl, commercial Advertiser.
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changes among back-boned animals,
not only of our continent, but else
where: it saw the disappearance or the
great frog and saiamandcr-like amphib.
ianS, and the coming of dinosaurs and
marine reptiles. Turtles made their
appearance, and the strange, mammal
like reptiles, the anomodOnts ran their
cOursc, passed across the Stage. and
went out Of existence. Most important
of all events that took place in the
Triassc period was the advent OF
mammals, and, while these were no
larger than rats, and seem to have had
many features in common with their
anomodont associates, they marked the
hlis f4!Hs of fSth the frh4ilGHh hilGGhfS5t Of Sr9ps Of
since. has witnessed such complete
revolution in the life of tho globe. The
vegetation, too, was changing; those
giant, oycrgrown moses, Which had
waned in the carboniferous, practically
disappeared with the Perlnlan, While
ferns and cycads increased ana con-
Tiers appeared in numbers. The World
had changed our continent had ill.,
creased In size. and the close of the
Trias looked upon n new landscape,
pcopled hT new race OF beings.
Mr.. Case. of the State Normal School,
Milwaukea, Wis, has patiently recon
structed one of these primitive actors
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4 Remnant of Old Newgate.

The most notorious part of the whole
structure-and which yet rramins-wns
thc press yard. Here il WAS that pcine
forte Ut dlrc was inflicted upon prison.
crs charged with felony who with the
view of saving their property from
conliscation. refused 10 plead mt the
bar. This dreadful punishment OF be-
ing pressed to death WAS, however,
abolished in 1II2. y Major Strang-
ways. who was indicted for murder
having refused to plead. was con-
dcmncd to this savage princ forte ct
durc. He died in eight minutes. and
many of those who witnessed the
dreadful sight threw stones ut him to
hasten his rnd.-Chambcrs's Journal.
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BASKET CONVENIENCEs.

No matter how unimportant an arti'
Gle of house furnishing may seeln' u
nevertheless is swept by the Keen
critical eye of the inventor and manu-
racturer to see if It can be improved
One would think nobody would bother
ohout baskets, that those on the mar
kot were good enough and that ,heFe
were other things more worth while
Dat lots of new things \ baskets are
cropping up. Every one knows ina
scran baskets are apt TO break on inc
edge, especially where the family Il
large AMI there are careless young
ncoDle. A tough, serviceaolc straw no"
comes pretty enough for the most fas
tidious which is built into scrap pas
l,e,s and to make it more durable tn'
edge is protected with aluminium. l
looks like nickel, 80 bright and sil
very Is Il. But nickel for sucii use
would be heavy. Aluminium has scarce
" any weight. These baskets VIII al
most last forever.
OF the same straw, aluminium bound
is a. little coneshaped basket lined will
leather. This is for the maid ana III
tended to hold knives and forks whel
removed from the table. Everyoh
knows that when dishes and KNIVES
forks and spoons are piled indlscrimir
ately on trays the knives ana FORKS ar
ant to slide off on the floor. IhiS III
tie basket permits them 10 be gathere
all ct once quietly and taken from IN
dining.room without fear Of mishap'
Useful for the picnic hamper IS
small flat basket with O half dozen Q
more grass-woven rings, like napkl
rings, fastened in 1t. They Will hol
securely bottles of wines, eggs or sue
things whose breaking would spe
ruination to the other contents OF 10
hamper.-Philadelphia telegraph.
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RACING ON ....- Z.
III JF1I7D,
A NEW sport
BY Day Allen Wiley.

- TIE eastern coast of Florida,
hctween Daytona and Or
monde includes a stretch Sl
sand which is about thirty
miles in length and remarkaDie
for its smooth and hard sur
face. 1t IS 50 firm that it Is utilized
as boulevard by horse vehicles ol
various kinds and hy automobiles,
bicycles, and by what are LOCAL.!
termed "sand-sailers.' During The Win
ter season, when the resorts mentioned
are largely patronizcd, nearly every Val
rlety of vehicle operated by steam or
gasoline can ba seen upon the beach.
The photographs show collection ol
the various automobiles which have
been used here during the past winter.
They include not only Il break, but run
abouts Of various kinds. In the picture
are no less than seven different klhus
of autos, including the mctor bicycle
The "sand-salers" consist of Il frame
work spread on three bicycle wheels
TO which is attached IN ordinary spirit
sail. The rear wheel is used to steer
the craft" and it can be operated
quite close to the wind, while i'll run
ming before the wind it frequently at
tains very high speed. Some of the
bicycists who use the beach FOR
course have fitted up sails which arc
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Of thc stage. long since forgotten. for
our dclpctAtion. Head down and tall
cyDoscd Is the way that anomodont
known rs "Embolophorus dollovianus"
was discovered. The strata was slight.
" Inclir&d and composed Of peculiarly
refractory cement Of iron and sand,
which made tic extraction Of the bones
matter of extreme difficulty and pa
tiCncc.
Patience ultimately had its reward
and the specimen proved to be nearly
automatically complete. the only parts
lacking being the ribs and part Of the
feet. which were present in other speci.
mems of the same animal. I r;stOra-
tiou here shown was made after most
careful study. measurement and COM
narison with nll bones Of like creatures
Tho body is drawn somewhat elevated
from the ground. At first il seemed
urobablr that !ic belly was dragged
ON the ground. but an attempt to place
thc homes of the fore limb in such pO
sition showed such not to have beer
thc case with the animal. The tai
would naturally seem to have beer
pretty long. if for no other reason thar
To nrcscrvr tho symmetry of tie AM
nal. but tho bones prove otherwise
When alive EmbolophnriIs dOllovianu
must have been about the size OF
nonv. ONLY of vastly different appear
nncc and possessed Of the habits of al
ALLIGATOR
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Powerful Chinese Drugs.

"I have always heard that Chinese
medicines are very powerful said the
city salesman, but | never had any
idea what a tremendous effect they
were capable of producing on the sys-
tenn till saw a noyers street China
man take a pill the other day, and
then I realized that one dose OF q Co
lestial compound can safely be war
ranted to kill or cure. Never in my
BORN days dis. / see such a pill. How
on earth the fellow ever got it down
is a mystery. 1t was fully as big as
a pigeons egg, and. SO the patient told
me afterward, fearfully btrer.
Upon inquiry. found that that vas
4 fair sample Of most Chinese rene.
dies. No matter what the nature o.
the medicine, it IS generally made up
into enormous pills, whose naturally
bad taste is modified by nothing but
little licorice These pills ere inclos-
"a in wax capsules which preserve
them from the air and keep them from
being broken 10 piece before their
time. Aside from the pills 2the only
remedies used by orthodox Chinese In
New York are a remedial oil which
they rub on the temples TO cure head.
ache, and O liquid made b. boiling
down the leaves, stems, seeds and
roots of certain plants in quantity OF
| drinking water.
According to my Doyers street au,
thority," continued the salesman, ac'
cording to the New York Times, this
fluid medicine is even worse than the
pills, for it has to be cooked till it Is
almost like syrup and drunk scald
ing hot"