Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-01-28

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song, being more engrossed in the
lower extremities of the singer, but the
little girl is usually young enough for
| fellow to take an affidavit that she is
| innocent.
Most of us had mothers and great
many of us had sisters whom we re-
member looked very much like the lit
| tie girl who is singing and the senti-
ment and the singer sort of bring up
| old recollections and chap is likely
to get q bit misty around the eyes as
| he listens. And how devilish agra
WAITING it is, just about that time, when
mans mind is full of sacred things
| to have some painted demi-mondaine
in front of him whisper to her compan-
ion that the little one is just too cute
for anything and that she will be
stemwinder when she grows up, or
something of that sort. Then, too,
when the tot has completed her song,
how recherche fellow feels at the ap
plause which consists of a series OF
yells, whistles and catcalls from lot
of hoodlums in the gallery and few
handclaps from bunch of dishfaced
yaps in the parquette. This sort of
business ought to be cut out. No
child under sixteen ought to be per-
mitted on the stage and if they are
they should be taught to sing some
thing beside the sentimental songs of
home and firesides from which us old
err ones have long been separated. We
go to vaudeville to be amused. If we
went in order that our eyes might be
| ,ff,
by the rendition of sad musical selec-
lions we could save money by making
practice of attending funerals.
~ ~
1t looks as if the Russian government
had temporarily checked the revolu-
tlonists. Poor devils. What a life
they must lead to be sure. Robbed
right and left six by corrupt set of
officials, knouted if they do not pay
their taxes promptly, deprived of the
intelligence that is disseminated in
this and other civilized countries
through the medium of schools, books
and newspapers, working for wages
that would make a Chinaman SILVER
to contemplate, it is scarcely to be
wondered at that the life of the men,
Der of the Russian lower and even of
the middle class, is a tough one. 1t
is said that the Gear would have things
different were it not for his mother,
the dowager empress, and his uncle,
the Grand Duke Sergius, both of whom
assisted by members of his ministry,
appointed through their influence, hold
him in check. The Car is said to be
a good fellow but lamentably weak.
However, things will not always be
thus. The Divinity which shapes the
ends of individuals takes hand in
shaping the ends of nations and it
will not be long ere Russia gets a
shaking up that will make the French
revolution look like a pink tea party.
Already it seems as if the Supreme
Authority of the universe is behind
the little Japs and holding up their
hands in the struggle. On land and
sea the soldiers and sailors of the
autocrat have been defeated, and dis
astrously at that. When we consider
that Russia is presumed to be Chris
tian While Japan Is Buddhist it is
somewhat startling to note that the
Supreme Authority does not care
what man or a nation believes re-
ligiously so long as it is in the right.
The time is past when one man can
rule church or nation with a rod of
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