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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-18
AufhOrof

which we say is true not only for thos,
who are called humble and whose lot
IS to pass unremarhed: it is lust az
true, and more so for the chief actors
If you would not be 4 brilliant tnutib
ity, man Of gold lace and plumes. bu
empty inside. you must play the sta
role in the simple spirit Of the most oh.
scure Of your collabOrators. He whit
is nothing worth except on hours q
parade. is worth less than nothing
Have we the perilous honor Of beini
always IN view, of marching in thu
front ranks? Let Us take so much thu
greater care Of the sanctuary Of sileu
good within US. Let US give to TIT
structure whose facade is seen Of ou
fellowmen, a wide foundation Of sim
plicity, of humble fidelity. And then
out of sympathy, out Of gratitude. le
us stay near our brothers who are um
known to fame. We owe everything u
them-do we not? I call to witness
every one who has found in life this en-,
couraging experience, that stones hid
den in the soil hold up the whole edii
fee. All those who arrive at having {
public and recognized value owe il 4
some humble spiritual ancestors. Il
some forgotten inspirers A small
number of the good, among them sim
pie women. peasants. vanquished he,
rOes. parents as modest az they arr
revered. personify for US beautiful ant
noble living; their example inspires ui
and gives as strength. The remem,
brance of them is forever inseparabl
from that conscience before which We
arraign ourselves. In our hours of tria.
we think Of them. courageous and Sc,
rene, and our burdens tighten. IL
clouds they compass us about, thes,
witnesses invisible and beloved wht
keep us from stumbling and our feel
from falling in the battle; and day bJ
day do they prove TO US that the treas.
ure of humanity is its hidden good
ness
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-18
Santa Claus a 1Tyramt to Many
BY Margaret z. SangsGer.

are all very well in their time and place
At this minute sympathy and sentiment
ana brOtherly love have the right of way
therefore II we cannot all be merry let
US not cloud the merriment Of those wild
are gay and blithe. This Is a good time
TO let trials and troubles draft into the
background. II is a good time 10 cheer
up old people and make little children
perfectly happy.
y -
Has it ever occurred to the practical
woman that in a practical way she might
sometimes help A Christmas tOiler in
line more direct than the one I have in
dicated? I knew a society girl who find.
ing by accident that a girl she had met
in her settlement work was likely TO loss
her position because she had broken
oown through long-cOnhnued toll said "a
her: You stay at home tOmOrrOy-
know the manager Of your store, and ]
viii ask him to let me take your place
for one day The request was made and
the permission given. and for one Iona
day girl who belonged 10 the ranks Of
those who neither toll nor spin Sfnt be.
hind a counter and sold laccs and en-.
bToidery 10 difficult customers. She went
home thoroughly Wearied and with new
light on the situation which she could
have gained in no other way.
Whatever else Christmas is if isn't
the time to preach. 1t is the time 70
praise. and to listen to the singing of tbs
angels.
lis a beautiful time when Christmas
comes.
All up the street and down.
For hearts alike make faces bright
When Christmas comes to town.
Neighbor and friend in gladness meet,
There are greetings far and near.
When the Christmas peace bids evil cease
In the hottest day of the year.
tbs a beautiful task our Christmas
brings
For old and young 10 share.
With jingle Of bells and silvery swells
OF music in the air
TIC make the sad world merry awhile,
And 10 frighten sin away.
And TO bless US all whatever befau
Is the task Of Christmas day
Copyright, 1901. by Joseph B. Bowles
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-18
NOTORIETY AND THE INGLORI-
ONS GOOD


~ NE of the chief puerilities of our
~ time is the love of advertise
ment. To emerge from obscurity. to be
in the public eye, to make ones self
talked of-some people are so consumed
with this desire that we are justified in
declaring them attacked with an itch
for publicity. In their eyes obscurity
is the height Of ignominy: so they do
their best to keep their names in every
mouth. In their obscure position they
look upon themselves as lost. like ship
wrecked sailors whom d night of tenn
pest had cast on some lonely rock and
who have recourse to cries. volleys. fire.
all the signals imaginable, to let it be
known that they are there. Not con-
tent with setting off crackers and in
nocent rockets. many, to make them
selves heard at any cost. have gone to
the length Of perfidy and even crime.
The incendiary Erostratus has made
numerous disciples. How many men of
today have become notorious for hav-
ing destroyed something of mark;
pulled dOwn-or tried to pull down
some mans high reputation; signaled
their passage, in short. by a scandal,
a meanness. or an arocityl
This rage for notoriety does not surge
through cracked brains alone. or only.
in the world of adventures. charIatans
and pretenders generally; it has spread
abroad in all the domains Of life. spir-
itual and material. Politics, literature.
even science. aud-mClst odious of all
philanthropy and religion are infected.
Trumpets announce a good deal done.
and souls must be saved with din and
clamor. Pursuing its way Of destruc-
tion. the rage for noise has entered
places ordinarily silent, troubled spirits
naturally serene and vitiated i'm large
measure all activity for good The
abuse of showing everything. or rather.
putting everything on exhibition: the
growing incapacity TO appreciate that
which chooses to remain hidden. and
the habit of estimating the value of
things by the racket they make. have
come TO corrupt the judgment of the
most earnest men, and one sometimes
wonders If society viii not end by
transforming itself into great fair.
with each one beating his drum in
front of his tent
Gladly do we quit the dust and din
of like exhibitions, to go an breathe
peacefully in some far-of nook of the
woods, all surprise that the brock
is So limpid, the forest so still, the
solitude so enchanting. Thank God
there are yet these uninvaded corners.
However formidable the uproar, how
ever deafening the babel of merry
andrews, 1t cannot carry beyond a
certain limit: il grows faint and dies
away. The realm of silence is vaster
than the realm Of noise. Herein is our
consolation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-18
"9NEY will not answer for every
AVA thing: it is a power. but it is rot

"9NEY will not answer for every
AVA thing; it is power. but it is not
all-powerful. Nothing complicates life,
demoralizes man, perverts the normal
course Of society like the development
OF venality. Wherever it reigns. every
body is duped by everybody else; one
can no longer put trust in persons or
things, no longer obtain anything OF
value. We would not be detractors of
money, but this general law must be
applied 10 il; Everything in its own
place. When gold. which should be a
servant. becomes a tyrannical power,
affronting morality. dignity and liber-
ty; when some exert themselves TO OBJ
tain it at any price. offering for sale
what is not merchandise, and others.
possessing wealth, fancy that they can
purchase what no one can buy, il is
time to rise against this gross and
criminal superstition and cry aloud to
the imposture: Thy money perish
with thee" The most precious things
that man possesses he has almost al
ways received gratuitously: let him
learn so to give them.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-18

SO much is wanting. that you make
complaint. You are wrong. one never
pays too dear for the conviction that
there are things which money viii not
buy.
You have need in your home Of an in
telligent and competent servant: at
tempt to find this rara avis. According
TO the principle that with money one
nay get anything, you ought, as the
POSITION you offer is Inferior. ordinary.
good, or exceptional. to find servants
unskilled. average. excellent, superior
But all those who present themselves
for the vacant post are listed in the
lest category, and are fortified with
certificates to support their pretensions.
1t is true that nine times out of ten
when put to the test these experts are
found totally wanting. Then why did
they engage themselves with you?
They ought in truth to reply as does
cook in the comedy, who is dearly paid
and proves to know nothing.
Why did you hire out as a Gordon
blue?
1t was TO get bigger commissions"
That is the great affair. You will
always find people who like TO get big
wages. More rarely you find capabil-
Atfs anu Al YOU dIt lOOhlllS LOT DEONllN,
the difficulty increases. Mercenaries
may be had for the asking: faithful
ness rs another thing. Far be it from
me to deny the existence of faithful
servants, at once intelligent and up
right. But you will encounter as many.
if not more. among the lily paid as
among those most highly paid. And 1t
little matters where you find them. you
may be sure that they are not faithful
in their own interest: they are faithful
because they have somewhat of that
simplicity which renders us capable OF
self-abnegatiOn.
We also hear on all sides the adage
that money is the sinews of war There
is no question but that war costs much
money. and we know something about
it Does this mean that in order to
defend herself against her enemies and
to honor her flag, country need only
be rich? In olden time the Greeks took
il upon themselves 10 teach the Per-
slams the contrary. and this lesson will
never cease 10 be repeated in history.
With money ships. cannon, horses may
be bought; but not so military genius,
administrative wisdom, discipline. en-
thusiasm. Put millions into the hands
Of your recruiters and charge them to
bring you a great leader and a great
army. You will find hundred cap
tains instead of one, and a thousand
soldiers. But put them under fire: you
will have enough of your hirelings, At
least one might imagine that with mon
ey alone it is possible TO tighten misery.
All! that too is an illusion from which
we must turn away. Money. be the
sum great or small is a seed which
terminates into abuses. Unless there
go with il intelligence, kindness, much
knowledge of men, IL will do nothing
but harm, and we run great risk of cor
rupting both those who receive our
bounty and those charged with its dis
tribution
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-18

70 Ut why linger over these things?
~ Am 1 not blowing trumpets for
those who hold trumpet blowing in
horror? Do not understand me so. My
aim is this-tO make men think about
transformations goodness; above ALL to
make them love it and practice it. The
man who finds his satisfaction in things
which glitter and hold his eyes. is lost;
first. because he will thus see evil be-
fore all else; then, because he gets ac-
customed to the sight of only such
good as seeks for notice, and therefore
easily succumbs TO the temptation to
live himself for appearances Not only
must one be resigned to obscurity, he
must love IL, if he does not wish to slip
insensibly into the ranks of figIrants
who preserve their parts only while
under the eyes Of the spectators, and
put off in the wings the restraints i'm
posed on the stage. Here We are in
the presence of one Of the essential eie-
ments of the moral life And this
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-18

duty. the matter has two lines in the
dailies. A drunken brawl gets half a
column, with every detail elaborated.
Nothing is lacking but the portraits Of
the heroes-and not always that.
l should never end were 1 TO try to
point out TO you all that you must go
10 see If you would see all; you would
needs make the tour of society at
large, rich and poor, wise and ignOr-
ant And certainly you would not
judge 80 severely then. Paris
is world, and here. as in the world IN
general, the good hides away while the
evil fiaunts itself. Observing only the
surface, you sometimes ask how there
can possibly be so much riff-raff
When, on the contrary, you look into
the depths you are astonished that in
this troublous, obscure and sometimes
frightful life there can be so much OF
virtue.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-18

is that great mysterious Pity
which keeps watch over our
lives and suffers in our misfoFtunes.
Forgotten like you, often blasphemed.
II has confided to you some of its hea-
veniiest MESA geG, and that perhaps is
why above your gentle comings and
goings we sometimes seem to hear the
rustling Of wings of min:stering angels.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-18
CURES BY HYPNoTIsM.
New York SUM

opyrisht, 1901, by Joseph B. Bowl,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26
Gilhreath Case Dismissed.

spartanburg, Special.-The case
against Mayor Jas. Gilreath of Greers,
charged with assault and battery with
intent to kill, was scheduled for in
-estigation in Magistrate Kirby's court
1t was discovered, however, that the
alleged assault occurred in Greenville
county. the boundary line running near
Greers. Magistrate Kirby had no juris-
diction in the matter. The case was
dismissed In all probability warrant
will be secured from Greenville coun-
ty magistrate, and the case will come
up for investigation in that county il
it is pushed.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26
eesioos Missionary Presidency.

Des Moines, Iowa, Special.-Rev.
Washington GLADDEN., of Columbus, O.,
resigned the presidency of the Ameri-
can Mission Society, perhaps the great
est home missionary organization In
the country. The new duties of moder-
ator OF the Congregational National
Council forced Mr.. GLADDEN. to give up
the less important office.
Prof w. i. Dubois, of Atlanta Uni
versity, (colored), created sensation
by statement in his address that the
rise and education of the ambitious
young negro student is a menace to the
security and class superiority OF the
rich, the well-born and white. He said
the negro problem is only phase OF
the greater problem Of class distinction.
The greatest crime of the United States,
he said, is stealing, which is manifest
ed in the arrogation Of special privi-
leges' by the well-to-do and the white
over the poor and the black man.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26
Served With Summons.

Huntsville, Ala, Special.-Sherift A.
D. Rogers, against whom impeachment
proceedings have been instituted in the
Supreme Court for alleged neglect OF
duty in allowing mob to lynch Horace
Naples, was served with a formal sum-
mons today to appear before the SUI
preme Court November "a. The sum-
mons was served by Coroner E. B.
Stewart.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26
Successful Successful Experiment.

Beaufort, Special On a.farm few
miles from Beaufort, under the man
tagement of SM speimer,,8'a very sue
cessful experiment has been made in
corn planting. A patch containing one
.3S:100. aeresGhas oduced-1 bushels,
or about IS bushels to : the. acre. The
very large yield is attributed to close
planting. A bed five feet wide was
thrown up and the seed planted in
,twoSrows % inches apart. The stalks
stood 20 inches apart in the rows. cal
lens prolific" is the name of the seed
used. which was planted during the
first week in May. Two tons of cotton
oil sweepings, costing about 81, was the
only fertilizer used. The land planted
was low, heavy and new. 1t is part
of Capt. Peter Lea's farm at Burton.
The wonderful growth has been watch
ed with much interest by the farmers
Of that vicinity.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26

Charlottesville, Va, Special.-The
case Of former Mayor McCue, accused of
wife murder was called for trial Tues
day. Soon after the opening of. the
court it was announced that ". o.. Du-
rette, an important witness for the
Commonwealth, was absent from the
city. Captain Micah Woods, who is
assisting the prosecution, said that Mr..
Durrette was an essential witness. 1t
was stated that Mr.. Durrette, when last
heard from was in Ronceverte, W. Va.
Mr.. Lee, of counsel for the defense,
stated that they were anxious to go on
with the case and that if Captain
Woods cared to disclose what he ex
pected. to prove by Mr.. Durrette he
thought it very probable the denfense
would agree to admit Captain Woods
did not make this disclosure, but said
that he had sent several kilograms af-
ter the witness and would like little
time to ascertain the result of these
messages. Without disposing Of the
question, the court took recess until
afternoon.
A large crowd was in attendance in
the court room when the case was call
ed. The special ycnire from Petersburg,
from which a jury will be drawn to
try the case, was present. Mr.. McCue,
when he came into court, was affection
ately greeted by his children. all of
whom were present except Samuel. His
youngest daughter cried bitterly while
seated in her fathers lap.
Comment was made on the fact that
Mr.. Durette, the chief witness, should
have gone to Ronceverte, where the
children of The accused were taken sey-
eral weeks ago and from which city
they returned. The f'iernoon session
OF the court was consumed in the eX-
animation of the fifty veniremen from
Petersburg, and out OF the fifty only
nine Jurors were obtained. A number
of the Petersburgers declared that they
would not convict on circumstanIial
evidence. At the conclusion of the ses-
sion the city sergeant of Charlottes-
vile left. hurriedly for Richmond,
wherh he will summon fifty more
veniremen to serve in these cases.
The striking feature of the trial was
the fact that several Of McCue's broth
ers, who were in the court room with
him, kissed him number Of times.
The prisoner is said to have gone to
Jail this evening whistling tune.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26

Scene Of the Awful Deed Was the Old
/, :. Richmond Building Just Back Of the
Police Station. -.
Columbia Special.-What will result
in a terrible tragedy occurred Friday
night about Z o'clock in the old Rich
mond building just in the rear Of the
police station. Marie Watkins, color
ed-threw a lighted lamp at Thomasi-
na Broom, colored The latter: was SO
badly burned that she will probably
die.
From the story of Florence Gpig,
nard, small, mulatto girl of some IL
years and considerable intelligence, 1t
seems that these; two half grown ne
egroagirls were in room in the old
sbnildihg hich.swas by common con-
ssents ofsthe many colored families liy-
ing there usedsasa a parlor. There was
sasDed in this room and the two were
lying on it. The lamp nearby on
table had little oil in 1T and an alter
cation arose as to who should I'LL 1t.
A friendly tussel began which merged
itself into a sharper attack. The
Watkins woman seized the lamp and
threw 1t at the other woman as she
lay on the bed. :. Her light cotton gar
ments fiared up and the room was fill
ed with smoke and fire.. So large a
blaze it was that the whole yard was
lighted up although it was bright moon
Light outside.
The Watkins woman. terrified, ran
from the room down the hall, down the
steps and hid herself. She was found
about 80 minutes later by. Officer
James Dunning who pulled her out
. from under a, house and locked her
The unfortunate Broom girl leaped
from the bed and ran out of the room
down: the long hall screaming in pain
and fright. AS she neared the stair
case some one threw blanket over
ber; but she did not stop, and it fell
away and the flames leaped higher and
higher above her head. BY this time
some one was on hand with buckets of
water~ands rs the girl fell exhausted
at stair case<the water was thrown
upon uei. lue SPuC WuelS oLS lSil :" aS
marked by the; scorched and burnt rags
of her clothing. Almost all of it was
burned off.
She was. frightfully burned about the
hips, back and shoulders. DR.. D. S.
Pope, the city physician, was called in
and attended the woman. He said last
nightntha Awhile she. might live the
night..through it was hardly probable
that She couids recover.
About midnight the woman's condi-
tion was about the same. She was
still alive but was in a critical condi-
.tion. 1t is hardly probable that she
will recover. The case against Marie
Watkins. will be brought up this morn
ing inI the recorders court and will
probably be carried up to the circuit
court.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26
New Enterprises.

The Darlington Steam Laundry has
applied for commission, capitaliza.
'tion to be $4,000. Corporators, r. E..
Deans, ]. L. Ncttles, z. r. Cox, R. J..
Rivenbark.
The osteen Publishing Company of
Sumter was chartered, capitalization
$4,000. Directors, C. P. >Osteen, presi-
dent; N. G. Osteen, vice president; N.
G. Osteen, Jr, secretary and treasurer;
H. P. Osteens&;J: H. Levy, Abraham
and 1. C. Strauss.
The, Ocean View Social Club Of Char
lesion was chartered. S. j. Pregnall,
president;;2Js o. Moissin, vice :presi-
dent John Conway, secretary and
treasurer:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26
Shot and Killed by Mayor. :

Savannah, Ga... Special &c Barron
white, was shot and killed Saturday
afternoon at :Lovett, 9Eaurens county,
Ga. by N. A. Thompson, mayor; of the
town. It is said that Barron Lad been
threatening all the year to kill Thor Ihomp-
SEM and attsmpted tos draw SpistoEE
when he was shot BY Thompson. Yes.
terday, it is said, Barron was at Loyett'
Very idisorderly, the killing: day, grow,
ing out Of that affair. Thompson wss
formerly connected with the Central &
Wrightsville and the Tennillc Rail
roads, and stands well with those who
know him.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26
BY Wire and Gable.

AN informal luncheon to Rear-Ad-
smiral Jewell: and other American naval
officers King Edward drank toast to
the American navy.
The Cuban Congress closed, after a
fruitlessssession.s- s7@
The Ameer of Afghanistan has decid-
ed to send his son to meet Lord Curzon,
Viceroy of India, on the latter's return.
Senator Knox before the Union Lea
que Club of New York explained Presi-
dent Roosevelt's attitude toward COM
5::nations.
General Mills, superintendent OF the
fG:West Point Academy. urges the erec-
ticn of building for the treatment of
infections diseases.
. The Democratic Congressional Com
mittee has issued statement advising
that close watch be kept upon the
pending negotiations for new Chinese
treaty.
The Russian and japanese armies
were fogbound, preventing hostilities.
The fighting was reported to be still
xgoing on at Port Arthur.
p A breach has been made In the Man
chester ship canal at Runcorn, and
when the tide is out water pours into
/ the bed of the river Mersey at the rate
of 10000 to 100000 gallons per hour. AS,
ever, the tide sweens into the canal
twice in every twenty-four hours no
appreciablea difference appears to be
made in the level of the waterway. The
danger lies in the possible undermining
Of the wall at this point. The burst"
has occurred at point where there
was experienced great difficulty in
building the wall.
It has been said that as many as So
COO men lost their lives by disease
during the French attempt to dig the
Panama Canal. 1t is evident that the
United States will go about the job in
better way, and is already taking
ssteps to- avoid such scandal. Surgeon
Major Edie, whose experience in Manil-
Ia should enable him to judge intelli-
gently, has studied the sanitary prob
lem for our Government, and Col. Black
described as "the man who cleaned up
Havana" has made sanitary survey
Of the canal zone. Everything points
t. the necessity Of a strict military
control Of the sanitary conditions and
lives st ths wegsmer,