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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-19

Mrs. II. C. Easton writes from San
Francisco that the Bonnie Brier Bush"
IL having great reception there. Last
night, Friday. was Caledonian night
and the Scottish residents OF the town
were announced TO turn out en- masse
In honor of the event.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-19

A New York paper says: Later In
the season the odd spectacle will be
presented IN New York OF mother play
ing against daughter, when Madge Carr
Cook appears in Mrs Wigs of the
Cabbage Patch" while Eleanor Robson
Is playing in Merely Mary Ann"
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-06

to saying that women are deferred from
suicide by physical timidity in the presence
Of the painful and grewsome incidents of
self-inf1icted death, can hardly be sus-
tained against the fact that poisons are in
these times so readily accessible and so
cheap and offer, if judiciously selected, so
gentle a withdrawal from a vale of tears
that seems too extensive to be traversed
In the ordinarily slow process.
Why not, then, allow to women some rea-
sons for immunity from suicide, to mascu-
line view at least, are not SO obvious? Why
not admit that women show more mental
ness, pain, disappointment and the other
common woes of earthly life; that they
have a more sustaining sense of moral re-
sponsibility that keeps them struggling
through to the naturally appointed end, be
1t In wealth or poverty, in happiness or mis-
cry; that, though physically Trailer than
men, and subject to certain types of nerve
racking suffering from which the other sex
is exempt, they are capable of manifesting
a patient endurance under human Ills which
few of the more robust specimens of mascu-
Unity ever exhibit, and that they surpass
men in that clarity and reach of mental
quickly to catch the silver CLINT behind the
darkest cloud, gives them intuitivey
more abading optimism than most men by
even laborfouS study OF life can acquire?
Only woman could have written this re-
cent contribution, If not to the best Ameri-
can poetic literature at least to the sanest
philosophy Of human life:
This world that we're living in
Is mighty hard to beat.
A thorn comes with every rose;
But amt the roses sweet?"
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-06
SCHWAB AND LEO.
Trust Magnate and the Late Occu-
pant of the Vatican COntrasted.
San Francisco Argonaut.


But we should not judge Mr. Schwab too
harshly for his failure to imbibe philosophy
and poise. How could the young grocery
clerk Of Braddock have learned that there
were necessary virtues while his ears were
filled with the tumult and the shoutings of
those who cried: Get rich, no matter
how, but get rich!'' Nothing succeeds
like SUGGEST" There's always room at
the top" Naturally, he spent no moments
wastefully cultivating the amenities OF life,
no mellowing hours with a book in shady
nook, no time at all with Shakespeare and
Chaucer, Emerson and Carlyle, Ecclesi-
astes and Tolstoi.
How different is the melancholy story
of Schwab from that of the Vatican's late
venerable occupant Leo's was a delicate
physique, Schwab's a robust one. The
Pope, by the exercise of will Of singu-
lar infiexibility, made his frail body do his
bidding for more than ninety years:
Schwab's undsciplined brain was bad
master for his stalwart frame, and has
already run the craft upon the rocks. The
doctors autopsy showed that the Pontin's
heart. arteries, spleen, liver, kidneys and
other vital organs were absolutely normal.
He was an ascetic. And there are other
venerable men. At eighty-two Her
bert Spencer surveys the world-sees 1t
clear and sees 1t whole. Who can calcu-
late the influence upon civilization or
Theodor Mommsen, who Is now eighty-six.
or George Meredith. who is seventy-four, or
Tostoi, who is seventy-five?
1t is the last of these who but yesterday
had somewhat to say regarding America
that is not fattering, perhaps not true,
but at least worth thinking about. "Ameri-
ca" said the Russian philosopher, has
lost her youth. Her hair is gray. her
teeth are falling out; she Is becoming
senile Voltaire said that France was rot
ten before she was ripe, but what shall
be said of nation whose ideals have per-
ished almost in one generation? Your
Emersons, Garrisons and Whittiers are all
gone. You produce nothing but rich men.
In the years before and after the civil war
the soul-lfe of your people fiowered and
bore fruit. You are pitiful materialists
now"
This dictum doubtless the American
young man will contemptuously reject.
But If he will not listen to sage of the
nineteenth century perhaps he will harken
to a prophet Of an earlier age-to him who
once wrote: 1.-The sleep of laboring man
Is sweet whether he eat little or much,
but the abundance of the rich will not
suffer him to Sleep" And again: Better
Is an handful with quietness than both
hands full with travail and vexation of
spirit" Even Mr.. Schwab might find food
for thought in the question, What profit
hath he that hath labored for the wind?''
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-06
AN EXPERIENCE In MAINE.
A Sotourner Who Was Cruelty Led
Astray by a Native.
Washington Post.

HOSt.
IT'S me for Atlantic City from now on"
SAID the man with the double chin at the
nape OF his neck. IT spent my vacation this
year down in Maine, and know when I've
had enough. There is something perverse in
the nature or man. He may not care a rap
about doing a thing, but just tell him he
can't do it. and that's the one thing he will
insist on doing, or lose a leg trying. Ordi-
narily don't take to strong drink but as
soon as / set foot IN Maine and found out
that couldn't buy whisky. whisky became
the one thing / had TO have. 1 went TO a
Maine man 1 knew in one Of the big towns
and told him that / felt heart failure COM
ing on He said he knew the ropes from re-
yeille to taps, and explained 10 me just how
l was to go to work TO accomplish my pur-
pose:
% You just go into that big dry goods
store over there said he and walk up TO
the corset department You'll find IL three
there capable looking, middle-aged wcm-
an. Address her boldly and tell her you
want an X z corset. size twenty. She'll
hand you out long box, and you can drink
yourself to death IL you like
Well, naturally. 1 was saddened at the
thought OF seeing the prohibition law
evaded In any such way. but the idea struck
me as perfectly lovely. and set out on my
quest. found the store. and after i had
consulted two foorwalEars discovered the
corset department The capable-looking.
middle-aged woman wasn't there, but a
grand duchess with an Alsatian bow on her
pompadour was, and / mustered UP courage
to mention my errand 10 her. She looked at
me as IL L were cloud on the horizon,
reached down under the counter, and
brought out quart size box.
'Wantitsentr she asked, still looking at
the horizon.
I'll take IL with me- said i.
'Onefiftycashp said the grand duchess.
Il took my box and went away, smiling to
myself as I thought how easy IL Is 10 get
what you want in this world IL you only
know how. / met man / knew and invited
him 10 come I'D TO my room and have nip.
He went along. L got my corkscrew. ard
opened my original package. There was
nothing in IL but pair OF stays, size twen-
~, and my wife weighs 169. don't know
whether i fell down through failing 10 hnd
the capable-loOking middle-aged woman. or
whether it was just merry Jest on the
part of my knowing Maine friend. for when
/ sought him he was carefully elsewhere,
but I've had all / want OF the State OF
Maineo
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-06

Bosom TRANSCRIPT.


The literature OF the horse is a greqI
library. Take all the books. all the poen1
all the magazine articles about the noEe
animal and store them. or rather sh3ye
them, and you would require a building
that only Mr.. Carnegie could be expected 20
provide. Co far back as you will and you
will find horse literature simply because
you will find man literature. The horse
and his rider career far beyond books. and
they were comrades before the first typo
graphical error was committed They will
ride into the final glimpses OF things mum
dane together. For those who wish 20 read
of the horse historically and scenically
there is no end of material For those who
prefer 10 consider the horse present. there
Is horse press. Journalism devoted 10
pedigrees, strains. races and records. These
journals have their constant readers The
Listener the other day heard q lady COM
planning that her kasband was such an In
cessant reader evenings. that when he once
began TO read she could scarcely get
word In answer 10 any observation with
which she essayed TO start a conversation
Your husband has literary tastes. thenr-'
asked the sympathetic Listener.
Yes, indeed" was the answer. why ha
takes four horse papersl'
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-06
TO LIVE LONG.
Physical characteristics Indicating a
Prospect of Longevity.

New York Tribune.
Every woman, so the story goes, carries
with her. signs. which to the experienced
tell whether she will live long. Here are
some Of the supposed signs of longevity:
The eyes must be round and wide rather
than long and narrow. and IL they are
brown or hazel, life will be longer than If
they were black or violet.
The neck must be full and pillar-like
rather than slender.
The brow must be ample and slope back
The head must be wide behind and over
the ears.
The mouth must be full and we'll set
and the chin square and firm.
The nose must be wide and full through
Its whole length, and have open easily
dilating nostrils/ This indicates a good
heart and good lungs.
If the orifice of the ear is low denoting
deeply seated brain, there is a better
chance of long life.
The woman who appears taller in pro-
standing has a good chance to live long
If the body is long In proportion TO the
limbs, the heart and lungs and digestive
organs are large.
The pulse should beat with fun and
normal stroke. Limbs and joints should be
large and well formed, the flesh neither
too hard nor too soft.
Those who resemble their mothers NAV
expect to live longest, and the first born
is longer lived than other children. For
example, a sister born ten years before
years greater duration OF life.
1t Is well known that women live longer
than men, but so far there Is no salts
factory explanation of why this is so. Out
OF million people, 225 women and only
eighty-two men reach the age OF one hum
dred years. Maybe il Is because a woman
gets more sleep than a man, for the longer
a person sleeps the longer will life last
Nearly all long-lived people have been
great sleepers. When Nj. de Lesseps was on
the ocean he would sleep twenty hours at
stretch Gladstone averaged twelve
hours sleep day. n man woman who
would learn to sleep eighteen hours day
might live two hundred years.
One OF the secrets of longevity. there
fore, is to take plenty OF sleep. Other
rules which the seeker after length OF
days should observe these:
Sleep on the right side
Keep the bedroom window open all night
Don't take cold tub In the morning,
but bath the temperature OF the body
Don't allow any pets I'm the living room.
They may carry disease germs.
Take daily exercise in the open air. and
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-06
A Drudge.

waited long until the sky
Should give me of its blue
To weave and wear, and share. and weave
The very stars into.
The days they went. the years they went
And left my hands instead
Another thing for wonderment,-
The men6ing, and the bread.
All me, and one must set a hand
To burnisn UP the task;
And hush and hush the old demand
A wakeful heart will ask
But with stars clear eye on me.
Oh I can hear Il said
What souls there be, that only see
The mending and the bread"
Josephine Preston Peabody, In Septembe,
Harper.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-06

live In the country; IL not all the year.
at least for five or six months.
Occasionally change your occupatfou-
Take frequent and short holidays
Watch the three D's-drinking water.
dampness and drains
Limit your ambitions
Keep your temper.
worry less, work more; ride less, walk
more; drink less. breathe more; eat less
chew more; preach less, practice more.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-06

Paris. but am content to catalogue the in
cident as certainly the queerest thing I
have ever seen on the stage or off II.
Next week: "A Strange Occurrence" by
Sir II. III. Johnston.l
[sCopyrighted in the United States Of
America by d. T. Pierce. All rights re-
served
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-06

New York SUI

New York Sun.
Miss Mary Johnston, author of Audrey
and ITO Have and to Hold made her first
visit to Boston last week. She has almost
recovered
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-04

whom he would serve, and he should at
all times be willing to sacrifice his own
personal ambitions to the good OF the
cause These are the men who have 40
complished great good In all ages; these
ara tho men whose memory Is honored
to-day. HE that Is greatest snail be
your servant. 1t is unselfsh, sacrlflcial
service that makes a man truly great.
that makes him bot! good and great, ana
there Is no greatness worthy of the name
Without goodness. We have certain
admiration for the famous military mer:
OF other days. for the famous politicians
and for all men who by their genius snd
daring have achieved success In their
undertakings. But the men whose mem
ory is loved are the men who served their
day and generation In affection; the men
who thought more of humanity than they
thought Of themselves. whose great aim
in life was to do good. These are the
men who are worthy to lead and these
are the. men whom the people love to
follow,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-04
A GOOD SENTIMENT

Mr.. William j. Bryan, editor of the
Comrnoner. comes out In manly state
ment to the effect that he is not seek
Ing leadership In the party, and is not
concerned about his political position In
future years, mo man" says he. lis In
position to do his duty who is controlled
by the ambition to be a leader, or who Is
always looking out for his own political
future. Leadership is not secured In that
way, neither can one secure his political
position in future years by centeriag his
thoughts upon his own interests"
That is noble saying and full OF ph-
losophy, The se!f-seeking man is not the
man TO lead in any good cause, The man
who is always thinking about his own
selfish interests, whether It be In politics
or In any other phase OF life. cannot be
a public benefactor and is unworthy to
lead.
Every man should be ambitious to sue
coed In whatever he undertakes, and 1t is
entirely laudable for a man IN politics tc
aspire to the highest position In the gif,
IL his constituency. But his ambition
Ahorld be incidental and subservient &c
: 8 duty TO his fellows His chief ain
A,uld be to promote tho welfare OF thoss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-04
THE MAKING OF ROADS.

The Virginia Citizen agrees with the
Fredericksburg Star that 1T might be a
good idea to try solution of the road
problem which makes every property
owner the custodian Of the road adjacent
to his land, or in other words. do as they
do In the cities, where each property
owner must keep his sidewalk In order
We have no idea that such law would
ever be tolerated In Virginia, even II 1t
could stand the test Of the courts but
our contemporaries are on the right line.
The way to get good roads Is for each
and every community to take care OF
the roads within Its own borders,
and this should be by the hearty coop
Grafton of all persons living along the
line of the road If all the land holders
In Virginia would pursue this policy IT
would not be long before we should nave
first class roads in all parts of the Com
monwealth
The great mistake that Virginians have
made Is that they have depended too
much upon government aid to do this
work. Even If the government should
undertake 1t the tax payers would at the
last have to pay the cost. and so It would
be better and cheaper for the tax payers
In the various sections OF the State to do
the work on their own account The
state ought to do something. 1t ought to
have highway commission and corps
Of engineers to supervise the work. It
ought also to employ the convicts as far
as practicable in working the roads, But
after all, If We are to have good roads IN
Virginia the people must make them for
themselves, and until they determine to
do this there will be little Improvement.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-04
THE MAN
ABOUT
Town
BY
Harry Tucker
DAILY CALENDAR,
June &-Investigation ordered.
June I've left the city.

Beach Park, June Steenth.
When Captain Westbury grasped our
hand In an earnest way at the depot and
train with light heart, Also. SO. a. light
carpet-ba
For almost a long year we had lain
for our departure drew near we could
scarcely contain ourself and the crowd
OF admirers who went to the train. hop
Ing doubtless that we would never re-
turn, gave us a hearty hand-shake as
one man; when We got on the platform,
and the ladies waved their handkerchiefs
train disappeared behind the shipyards
and sped on toward Fulton
The whistles from the craft In the river
by Fair Oaks and began TO get mixed
up In the woods and underbrush, We Won
dered 4 we really would be missed from
More's and Chas!e Traheri's. or Afurphy's
and the Lexington or even the line in
Manchester, where the Olympia Club
holds forth In, the little back room at
Moore & Burke's
With this though, IN mind we swiftly
sped past Meadow, Tunstall's. White
hokc.
At the latter place we noticed the busy
anglers PLYING their trade az, ana iaysng N
who We're expected down from Richmond.
We saw one man with red whis!iers
and straw hat, pull IN , chu lo,, tnae
WcISIlcu lSr2l pili hili ~
On. on toward Sweet Hall and Roman
coke, we sped.
Through the woods, over bridges Into
the meadows. with here glimpse OF
some pretty country maiden, and there q
weary plowman plodding his way.
Soon the smoke of West Point told ls
we were nearing our journeys end, ana
all too soon, We had to give up our CONS
fortablG place on the car,
But when we got off Into the sweet,
pure air OF West Point, with all its rustic
simplicity and its pretty girls. ana ~
beautiful Beach Park, we felt indeed tnat
we had struck Acadia, and we mace UP
our mind that we would stay ana llnger
on the Board Walk as long as Georke
Gllvernator would let us.
For year we had wanted TO come
back to this dear place where they NUKE ife,
deyiled crabs and raise oysters In their
back yards. and where one can hear t TON
Brother Richardson some or tne oesS
stories of the sea ever hearu 9u's'ue ~
Treasure Island and Kidnapped. .,,,o.a
The music of the merry so-roou a si.,u ,ta
,lpon our ears as the SOUND ~ NJ t,is r ~
clock bidding one awake TO glorlous ihoF''
OF wedding day ~ howe Inavar
danced before, and we nope to contt,nue
r. ID so FOR at least another day, Wnen
we shtIl go to that old place OF pleasure
and health, Ocean View, to gather shsils
ram The shore and to look OIL INTO tlle
dist., nee toward the land nf Rrlton, anu
~. lights Of London town, ana 10 see
lake Wells show play.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-04
,8o3oao3oaoaoao8o9o@o8o
Halr5aou,. 2iM
Ni,ytnla 6cal2o,s.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

The Newport News Times Herald says:
1t Is not question of Gleyea me-. 6r rye
an, Hill, German or anybody elSe' W.
must have a sound financial plahk, ai,d
a revision of the tariff. ana tns ,a f,ffSIas
man, and Roosevets follies ana loi t,sn
will make the balance an easy n'al.ei =
The Norfolk virginia-Pilot remarks:
II Mr.. Bryan would follow up me ne. u iaa
ration that he is not seeking parry 'e "a a.
ership, with the recognition 81 .n O., nv NJ
that, to abandon single posl''tot. ~ "a fht
firing line. Is not to apahuon s I've San
he could do great deal 10 stre"s'heil
his party.
The Portsmouth STAR discussing me
Forthcoming senatorial race, says:
The candidates are inviting the I eop,l99
to mako q choice and the people slloulu
do their duty to themselves ana U aLe
country. They should choose seha-
tor.
The Norfolk Ledger is puzzled. IT
says:
1t seems little singular here IN vi ~
ginla that the higher tho court tie slha a.
err the offense--if we may judge from ny
frequent reversals on appeal, u tte
heavy fines imposed In. the ioWer IT'D
unals. Who can explain the seeming para
dOx?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-04
SICK HEADACHE.

Watch for the first indication OF an
attack as soon as you feel It coming on.
take three OF Chamberlain 8 stomach and
Liver Tablets and the attack may be
warded of Mr., George Il, Wright, OF
New London New York, says; For sew
crai years my wife was troubled With
what physicians called sick headache OF g
very severe character. She doctored with
several eminent physicians and at a, great
expense, only to grow worse until she
was unable TO do any kind of work, About
a year ago She began taking Chamber
lain's Stomach aud Iiver Tablets and
to-day weighs more than she eyer did
before ana is real well" For sale by all
druggists.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-04
JOHN WILKES BOOTH.

Here comes another marvellous story
about John Wilkes Booth! It is said that
not he, but q man named Rudy. was
shot to death on CARROTS farm on Goth
OF April. 1895.
In time and fled from Virginia to CEN
trail Kentucky; that he afterward set
tied in Texas. and that he lived there
under the name OF John st. Helen.
\ Als5, that he later on removed to Enid,
Oklahoma, where he committed suicide
not long ago, calling himself at this
time David e. George. We are further
Informed by special in the St. Louis
Globe-Democrat that Mr.. Bates OF Mem
phis. Tenn. and Junius b. Booth. a
nephew OF Wilkes Booth. and other per-
sons, had positively identified the re-
mains as those of the man whom the
world has always supposed shot Lincoln.
Mr. Bates Is represented as having been
the confidentiar friend and attorney of
John Wilkes Booth for nearly forty
years.
Such stories as this are published every
few years, and receive more or less Gre
dence from the wonder-loving public.
And yet 1t would seem that no fact could
I, be better established than that the man
tklled on CARROTS farm, in Caroline
county, Va. was Wilkes Booth, the as
sassn of Lincoln. In the first place. the
searching party OF Federal cavalry
brought with them from Washington "a
photograph of Booth to aid them In
Tn mr. MI thara
was only one man In the barn when 1t
was set fire to, and that man practi-
cally admitted that he was Booth.
Now, really If he was Mr.. Ruddy instead
.Spf Mr.. Booth. Mr.. Rudy showed a very
accommodating disposition In allowing
himself to be killed for another person
when, by speaking out. he could have Sc
cured mercy from the searching party.
Instead OF that. the man in the barn
his life; that fifty yards start be given
him, which was refused.
After deatht, the body was sewed up
In n blanket and taken to Washington.
where 1t was identified by numerous
persons, ahd so thoroughly that the ac-
s counting officers OF the government
promptly paid the large reward which
had been offered for Booth. whether he
should be taken alive or dead Later on,
tho body was placed in tho hands Of
Booths relatives and by them was buried
In Baltimore. So 1t would appear that
friends and enemies both having seen
the body. there Is no likelihood that there
was any mistake made In Identifying
1t. Besides, his freshly-broken leg AT
forded specially good means of Booths
Identification.
1t Is circumstance we'll known to oul
older people that John Wilkes Booth was
member Of the stock company here al
the time of the John Brown raid. Or
the play-bill his name appeared as Johr
Wilkes; but personally he was wei
known and had many friends here
When the Richmond military was called
out to go to Harper's Ferry and Charles
town. on account OF the John Brow
raid and trial. Booth went with them a
volunteer. He, however, remained Will
them only week or two, and then h
returned his borrowed uniform and re
turned TO Richmond.