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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-22
BY MARGARET <. sANosTER.

we live in. TennySon, whom Won will
study in your classes in English liter
allure, has so much intimate knowledge
Of nature that his poetry is almost d
guide book to the flowers of his native
land. DongfellOW, Whittier and FIN
erson have a great deal to say about
nature. When you read the great
masters of fiction you will find that
they have whole pages devoted to de-
scrlptons of scenery and that some of
them paint nature in words as if with
the brush of an artist.
A good plan is to have a common
place book and whenever YOU find
something that you like write if down
for future reference.
When L was girl we studied botany
out under the trees. There was a par
ucuiarIy charming bit of woodland
near our school, and our nature study
was always carried on out of doors.
Our teacher had a seat on a gray rock
covered with blanket shawl. Maybe
you never heard of a blanket shawl
out II you had gone with Mss lane
and had been privileged to carry her.
scotch plaid over your arm you would
I1elye SHOWN what delightful and
convenient wrap il was.
The girls grouped themselves around
OH the grass near a brOokside and as
me lesson went on the brook sang and
spanked and the sound of IFS luIJa bx,
and the CLEAN of its waters made mn
SIC and sunshine in our souls we
learned great deal about botany i'm
those enchanted afternoons ana yvn
learned, too, love of nature that is
not gained by those who study her
only IN dried specimens between vybite-
washed walls. -
You may be interested IN l.,o1,-v, +t,a ,
we always carried a luncheon ON tbe
expeditions, and it was not the Ieas+
interesting part of the occasion. Girls
VINO Iell Deiow certain percentage in
thelr studies We're not DerrnittaJ 70
take up botany in their work. The on
portunlty of studying nature wa Tins
made very honorable and preeions and
we held 1t as something worth striv~
ing for. ~ 9'i ~
The study of astronomy caDfiva+as
those who have a scientific t,Irn of
hiIna. 10 learn the names of the con-
SteiIatlonS and to recognize .or,o Of
the planets when they apnaar 49,
lhe horizon is not beyond anv ordinary,
Inlnd, but the study of ASTRONOMY *
on the whole, too abstruse to ne at
tracIlNe TO very young girls. Defni-
tiohs ana formulas you may learn but
TO grasp the principles of astrono1,o1,
you require maturity and INSIGHT. e.
these you must wait. But Won need rot
wait to learn by heart Addiso,,S -,
Quislte lyric that begins:
The spacious armament on high
Ana all the blue. ethereal sky
.S 1tiu SPa banged heavens a shining frame.
fhelr great original proclaim.
knew wee tot once, a dimpIed
creature with serious eyes, who did
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-22

in the Philippines, I am glad to tes-
tify that they are as a rule men of
character, ability and standing. The
personnel of Philippine official life is not
likely to be improved, and so long as
we occupy the islands under a colonial
policy, the Benguet experiment is la
BILE to be repeated in various forms, and
yet the FilipinOs point to the Benguet
folly to illustrate both ignorance of To-
cal conditions and partially toward
the foreign population.
Capable of Self Government.
The third question: Are the Fill
pinos competent to govern themselves?
is the one upon which the decision must
finally turn. Americans will not long
deny the fundamental principles upon
which our own government rests nor
Will they upon mature reflection assert
that foreigners can Sympathize as fully
with the Filipino as representatives
chosen by the Filipinos themselves. The
eXpenslVenesS of a foreign government
ana Its pronenesS TO misunderstood
local needs viii be admitted by those
who give the subject any thought. but
the weII-meaning persons may stilI-de-
lude themselves with the belief that
Spanish rule has incapacitated the pres
ent generation for wisely exercising the
franchise or that special conditions
may unfit the Filipinos for the estab-
nshment and maintenance of as good
a government as can be imposed uDOO
them from without.
Before visiting the Philippines I ad-
Vocated independence on the broad
ground that all people are capable of
self-goVernment-not that all people, if
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-22

not want to take lessons in music
Lltlng her little hand she pointed mn
ward and said: Il would rather. stI1dv
astronomy Although the child did
not know 1t, astronomy and music and
mathematics are all somehow akin To
one another, and she who is !,ro0cIent
IN al one of them may hope to become
proficient in them all.
one April day as L watched the birds
our little brothers of the air. bus1,
with their housekeeping, I wrote a BIT
of verse that you NAV like in aDv
month of the year, since. thoueb f. 49,,
an April measure, you may read if in
May or June, and like it Just as we'll
The Building of the Nest.
They'll come again to the apple tree
Robin and all the rest
When the orchard branches are fair 70
In the snow of the blossom drest
And the prettiest thing in the world will
The building of the nest.
Weaving. it well, so round and trim.
following il with care
NothlnS too far away for him
Nothing for her too fair
Hanging it safe on the topmOst limb
Their castle in the air
All! mother-bird. you'n have vear1, 5o,,
When the eggs are under your breast.
And shadow may darken the dancing
When the wee ones leave the nest:
amaze, - Si"u
And God will see to the res
So come to the trees. with all your tran.
When the apple blossoms ssr1Sv. IA
Through the April simmer Of c,,,, a,5
rain, M anu
Go flying to and fro:
ana sing 10 our hearts as we watch again
Your fairy buildings grow. -
copyrighted. 1906 by joseph p Ro,y1o-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-22

left to themselves, would maintain gov
ernments equally good or that all peo-
pie are capable of participating upon
equal terms in the maintenance of the
same government, but that all people
are endowed by their Creator with ca
pacity to establish and maintain a gov
eminent suited to their own needs and
sufficient for their requirements. TO
deny this proposition would as Henry
Clay suggested more than half a cen
tury ago, be to impeach the wisdom and
beneVolence of the Creator. / advO-
Gated independence for another reason,
viz: because a refusal to admit the
F'ilipinos capable of self government
the doctrine of self-government when
applied to our own people. Since be-
coming acquainted with the FiIipinos
L can argue from observation as well
as from theory, and l insist that the
FuipinOS are capable of maintaining a
stable government without supervision
from without, 1 do not mean to say
that they could maintain their indie
pendence, if attacked by some great
land-grabbing power, but that so far
as their own internal affairs are con-
'eeFncd, they Go not need to be subject
to any alien government. There is a
wide difference, it is true, between the
general intelligence of the educated
Filipino and the intelligence of the Ia
oorer on the street and in the field but
this is not a barrier to self-government.
Intelligence controls in every govern
ment, except where it is suppressed by
military. force Where all the DeODle
vote, the intelligent man has more in
hCence than the unintelIigent one, and
where there is an obvious inequality,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-22
THE OLD PLACES.
(Milwaukee SentineIl

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Say. how would YOU like 70 cro ,,,i+t, -
away from the greed and Spelling,
10 d place L know where the fields Stretch
And there's naught of strife and toiling?
Ana now would you like to forget the
And these haunted city faces.
And pury them deep in the dreams we'd
In the good old boytime places?
Say, how would you like to go with ma
TO the willows friendly cover.
Down to the river where long ago
The pickerel used to hover?
And now would you like 10 wander again
As we did with sunburned faces,
And bare, brown feet, and ragged clothes
In the good old boytime places?
Say, how would you like TO go with me
And forget your tribulations
In the romp and rove ard needless life
We knew in our school vaca lions?
And how would it be to find the pond
The one where the old millrace is
And dive in its waters cool and deem
One of those boytime places?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-22
Sample American FooIishness.

Not only must the salaries of Ameri-
cans be high, but Americans must be
surrounded with comfort to which the
average Filipino is not accustomed. No
one can remain in the Philippines long
without hearing of the Benguet road
and the enormous amount expended in
its construction. There is d mountain
resort in Benguet province, in north
central Luzon, which the commission
thought might be DEVELOPED into sum-
mer capital or a place to which the
Families of the officials, if not the Off
Gals themselves, might retreat during
the heated term The railroad running
from Manila to Dagupan would carry
the health-seeker to within thirty or
forty miles of Benguet. and an engf-
neer estimated that a wagon road could
De constructed the rest of the way for.
$1,000 1t seemed worth while to the
commission 20 appropriate that much
FOR a purpose which promised so much
for the health and comfort of those en-
gagged IN the benevolent work of es-
tablishing stable government The
commission could hardly be blamed for
relying upon the opinion of the engi-
neer, and the engineer doubtless meant
weH- But the first appropriation scarce
~ made an impression. and the second
engineer estimated that the cost would
De little greater. Having invested SIS
coo, the commission did not ike to
abandon the plan, and so further an
preparations were made until more than
S2,5OO,OOO in gold have been drained
from the 1nsular treasury, and the Ben
guet road is not yet completed If il
Is ever completed, it will require a
constant outlay of a large sum an
nuaily TO keep it in repair
Having met the members of the COM
mission and other Americans residing
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-22
Argue for Home Rule.

The Filipinos also deny that the
Americans are sufficiently acquainted
with Philippine affairs to legislate
wisely. We also recognize the force
of this argument at home, and we
leave the people of each state to act
upon their own affairs. The people
of city would resent Interference in
their local affairs by the people of the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-22

country, although identical in race and
language. And they would resent just
as much the attempt Of any group of
men, however wise, to direct their
government during a temporary resi-
dence. How, then, can congress ex-
pect to legislate wisely for people who
are not only separated from America
by the widest of the oceans, but diff
ferent from the people Of the United
States in color. race. history and ira
ditions? How can body of men, how
ever benevolent and intelligent, hope
by a few months residence to so iden-
tify themselves with the FiIipinos as
to make rules and regulations suited
to their needs?
American Government Costly.
The Filipinos also present an argu-
ment against the expensiveness of
American rule, and this argument is
not only unanswerable, but it is
directed against an evil which is with
out remedy. If Americans are to hold
office in the Philippines they must be
well paid. They must not only receive
as much as they would receive in the
United States for the same work, but
they must receive more in order to
compensate them for services so far
from home. This is not only theoreti-
cally true, but the theory is exempli-
fed in the pay roll. The governor gen
eral receives $4,000 a year. two-fifths
of the salary of the president of the
United States, and yet, what a con-
trast between the duties and RESPONSE
bilities of the two positions And
what difference, too, in the wealth
of the two countries and in the ability
of the taxpayers of the two countries
to pay the SalarieSI
The three American members of the
commission Excluding the governor
generaD receive $4,000 per year, al
most twice the salary of cabinet Off
GERS and three times the salary of SEN
atOrs and members of congress. 1t is
true that these salaries do not appear
as salaries paid for work on the COM
mission, but as each American mem
Der of the commission receives $4,000
as head of a department and $4,000 as
a member of the commission his total
income Is $4,000, while the Filipino
members of the commission receive but
s., 900.
The members of the Philippine ST.
preme court receive 1000 each (the
Filipino members of tine court re-
ceiving the same as the Americans,
sum much larger than that usually
paid to judges in the United States i'm
courts of similar importance. This high
range of salaries runs through the en-
tire list of civil officials, and there is
no chance of lowering it. Except in
the case of judges, the Filipino Off
Gals, as a rule, receive considerably
less than the Americans performing
similar work, and this is a constant
source of complaint. To Americans ii
is sufficient answer to say that high
salaries are necessary to secure able
and efficient officials from the United
States, but the Filipino is quick to re-
spond: why, then, do you insist up
on sending us Americans to do what
our people can do and would do for less
COMPENSATION 2''
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military Rsvlsw at Toxic.

Victoria. b, c.. May 1.-THE steam.
or Tango Tuesday brought news that
the day OF her departure from Yoke.
hama military review, In which $4,000
troops took part and all the guns,
swords, flags, etc, captured during the
war, were on exhibition before the
imperial palace, was held at Toxic,
The review was one OF the greatest
held In Japan and was followed with q
banquet to which 5000 were invited
by the emperor The Japanese gov,
eminent has decided to erect tour,
lists hotel costing Sl,5OO,OOO at Toxic
as a national venture for the encour'
agement OF tourist travel.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-05-18
JottinEs From Jvdson.

JudsOu May ls.--Mn. Frances Hig.
inbothan fell DOT Of the door OF her
house Saturday evening and Wss ssTi.
o0sly iSjured. bat we hope che will
coon recover.
O. @. Dsks Of Trsn,on wss here yea.
teFday attending TO business.
Charlie Williams Of 0alsssViIis 10
vIsi,ing his daughter, Mp. J. d. Shelf
field.
Mn. Ann DSdIsy has bsss quite
sIek Ior fee dsys. bat she 10 ImpSOv.
ing slowly.
IN. JOhBsos bAs been quite sick
Saturday and sssdsy. bos 10 sstsIaE
shIs ss b. os, On oar streets ssals.
Tbs seops ere iookIng ans noU.
The rain ws hsd Wesh % 90 ego has
about dried cot. and ne are sssding
rata again. especially tks eardsns Ead
VsEstablss Sssas are GssIIsa plsAtiiai
n0a
Our ssaday schsol 10 pFogssssgha
Tsfy cell. Some have been Kept a.
kotns o. aeeosss 81 sseAssss.
The god Cd Hard Shells" ksd
their FsEplsF moathiy ssFvtees lsst
sataSday aad Ssp6sT. L. bssk and
cafe lssssa shsm. asa Ssss bsptisss.
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The eo.psTiasr'h'p hsTstofoFs sE1st.
Isg bstssss the 1aassslRssd. ssdsF
tAs tIgm sams ssd 'IJis Of ihs osisss-
viiIs Bostiisg WORKS. Is the city of
OsisevllIs, has bsss disseissd ~ mo-
teal eoassnt, Ne. J B. Davis sstlglag.
ard Ne. J. A. BFooa' ulli e0nsIaSs che
bsslssss % sAs ssns SianS. gndsr The
sane GF@ Baps 81 tAs tisisssslils
RSsIlssg woshs. aaa van Ssssms ali
ossstsssisg isssstsdssos. A>a al
sislins dec The Cd sf@ sAaiI b. p,sA
20 kim. J. q. DAVIS.
,. y. BsoDEa
osiassvilis. Fls. Nag ~. lee.
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There are cases where an operation
Is the only resource, but when one con.
siders the great number OF cases of
menacing female troubles cured by
Lydia Il. Pinkhams Vegetable Conn
pound after physicians have advised
operations, no woman should submit TO
one without hrst trying the Vegetable
Compound and writing Mrs. Pinkham,
Lynn, Mass, for advice. which Is free.
Miss Margret Merkley, OF e7S Third
Street, Milwaukee, Wis, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:
"Loss Of strength, extreme Nervousness,
shooting pains through the pelvic organs,
bearing down pains and cramps compelled
me to seek medical advice. The doctor, after
making an examination, said had q female
trouble and liberation and advised an opera
ton. To this ssrongly objected and decided
10 try Lydia e. Pinkhams Vegetable Com
pound. The liberation quickly healed, all
the bed symptoms disappeared and l am
once moro strong, vigorous and well"
Female troubles are steadily on the
increase among women. IL the month
ly periods are very painful, or too fire.
quent and excessively you have pain
or swelling low down In the left side,
bearing down pains, don't neglect your.
self; try Lydia Il. PinkhAm's Vegetable
Compound.
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FIND NO TRACE or AssAsslNs.
Coronsr's jury Investigating the Nun
der Of Aokerunan Family.

Pensacola, Fla, May 1.-THE lnves.
tigation by the coroner's jury into the
murder OF W. @, Alderman, his wife
and seven children, who were found
dead with their skulls crushed and
bodies partly cremaied In the smok'
ing ruins OF their home ut Allentown,
10 miles north OF Milton. Santa Rosa
county, Florida. early Monday morn
ing was continued at Milton through.
out the day, but no verdict was reach,
ed. A large number of witnesses were
examined and there are still several
more to be heard.
AS far as con be aseertained, there
has been no evidence thus far to con,
Wet any one with the deed, There Is
much excitement throughout the coun.
ty and subscription OF over $1,000
has been taken up which will be offer.
ed as a reward for the apprehension
OF the assassins.
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A BRILLIANT SUCCESS.
Entertainment For Public Library
Proved Very Interesting.

/ SNNgN WIN SNoEANI
Proved Very interesting.
The dramatic and musical entertain.
ment given under the auspices OF the
Gainesville Public Library Association
in the opera hduse on Tueslsy even.
iDg surpassed anything Of the kind
that has ever been given in Gaines.
willie.
The whole entertainment showed
that q great amount OF careful plan.
ming and execution was given to the
affair by the ladies. The hall was
handsomely decorated, and the stage
setting was singularly appropriate to
the one.act play, "rhc O?en Gate"
~hich was spleudidly rendered by Mise
Alice Nichols, Mrs. W. ]. DENLY, Mr..
Aus,in Miller and Mr.. J, F, Burnett.
The whole play went forward with \
finished effect, Mise Nichols Ne Jessie
showed careful study and keen appre-
citation OF the possibilities OF the char.
acter che had TO portray, Ably assist
ed by Mr.. Miller, their dialogue was
rythuic and at once ompelled the In
teose interest Of the audience, while
MrS. DENLY aud Mr.. Burnett with
equal Ihoroughness added to the de.
lightfulness Of the whole play.
The ch )ruS under the direction Of
Mr.. Hyatt was 4 grand success. Their
numbers were marked by precision
ard comprehens,veness that 10 90 es-
sential TO the proper rendition OF part
souRs. Not only Mr.. Hyatt, but the
chorus deserve great praise for the
way IN which they responded to HE
leadership.
Mics LOWE Goode sang with her
usual Rracefulness and finish, while
the applause of the audience following
the piano solos Of Mise Burkhim evl,
deuced no lack o: appreciation OF this
young lady's ability.
Me-. Hyatt Ia hiA solo work showed .
voice oi vide range, under perfect
command. Gainesville is surely IA.
voTed In having mau 90 capable Of
direction In musical matters.
Mrs. Roberto, In an adaptation OF
Faust" vas = fitting climax to an
evening Of such rare enjoyment. The
audience was responsive t. her every
mood In the portrayal OF the character
of Marguerite, and ~ the curtain fell
on the scene Seemsd unable 10 express
by 4 prolonged applause the apprecia.
tion they felt OF Mrs. Roberts por.
trAyAl
On every hand expression Of approx.
al and q desire fore repetition OF
events Of this character were heard.
We believe that II 10 greatly TO be
desired that entertainments OF this
high order and thorough preparation
be made q part OF the social lie Of our
city
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A BIG DEAL IN
TIMBER LANDS
big Tract Changes Hands in Levy
County, On Suwannee River.
ruRPENTINE
GIG

WiIl be Started by Georgia Concern,
which Will Give Employment to Hun
drsds Of Men-R. r. Lewis Will Con.
tInve In Contracting Work.
A big deal in timber lands was con-
summated in ihis city day or two ego,
With the result that Levy county will
be benefited several thousand dollars
q month 10 the naval stores industry. .
r. r. Lewis has sold to Smith, Cop
page d Co OF Valdosta, Ca, . tract
comprising $40 acres Of the fne.t
timber land 10 Lazy county, bordering
on rhe banks OF the old Suwannee riv-
or. This 10 all virgin timber, and is
esd 10 be among the beet in the State.
The purchasers, who are very wealthy,
and who own and operate various tor
pentine farms throughout Georgia and
Florida, expect TO begin within short
time to work this tract, which II 10 cal
cplated will yield heavily and profit
ably.
Mr.. Lewis, who 10 extensively en-.
gagged in the crosstie contracting bust.
neSs 81 Lottieville, expects to continue
his interests there. He employs .
large number of hands, and his pay
roll is felt heavily BY the people Of
that section.
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COMMITTEE MEETING TO-DAY.
County Executive Committee viii Count
the Ballots Today.

County Executive Committee VIII Count
the Ballots Today.
The Democratic Executive Commit.
tee OF Alachua counSy will meet at
the court house at IL o'clock this morn
ing for The purpose OF canvassing the
ballots Of the county, polled in the
primary Of the 10Th inst.
DR.. ]. F. McKinstry, chairman OF
the committee, has notified the mem.
beTs to be present, a. is customary
within three dSyS following an cleo.
zion.
While other business is subject 10
come before this meeting, IL e doubt.
ful whether anything except the can
wasting OF the votes and business ipci-
dental thereto will be considered.
The meeting will be called promptly
at IL o'clock, and IL 10 expected. that u
good crowd will be present.
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SPRING cATARRH.
J. W. Meconum & Co, Sell Hyomsl
Under Guarantee Of Cure.

J. W. MecolIum & Co, Sell Hvomsl
Under Guarantee Of Cure.
The ehAnEsAbIS Nesshsr Of spriRg 10
directly responsible for the prevalence
Of catarrhal troubles In Gainesville ~
che present time.
AZ . result. J. W. McCollum 4 Go.
had q larger Gale FIR Hyomei the past
seek than ever before IN the yeaFs
thst they have handled this reliable
tFea,meni for the cure OF catarFh.
II there 10 . single germ In the sys.
ten, Hyomsi will search 10 ous and ab.
solutely destroy II, complessiy sradl-
eating the trouble Tho remedy has
made % many cures among J. w. Me.
Ooilum 4 Cos, eu,tomsa that they
otisr TO pay for IL themselves II 10
does not benefit even the worst case OF
eatagFh.
The entire outB, eosts only 81, eoa.
sIstInR Of an lnhalsr. ssdislss eroppss
aud bosIls Of Hyomei, phlIe extra
battles Of Hyomsl can - obtained sor
20 esnts. There SilI soa b. even thh
email expense 10 Hyomsl doss not
cars. % J. W. NeColIsm A Co. will
FetnFn jour nonsJ
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Coa< not tsisx ~ naeA kapttssss
" Ma. La<ss wiihs u csseiiss. Via.
a. SIa sas Sc bSs 81 bssAIses AEnIss
salVs, ubsa Ig ssSIVItssig esFs1 rss-
era ssss om kef 80. shieh - tef.
tsess 80 - ssag yeass. 0fssssgt e8tt-
senaia heater a. pIlsN. Wean1a 81
sasaa 80 - aI5 esnG tsosua
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Summer Excursions Via Clyde Line.

Summer Excursions Via Clyde Line.
The Clyde Steamship Company will
put on special rate Of sS6. Jackson
vile to New York and return, com.
mencihg June lSt, wi.h limit to Sep
TENDER Both. The rate Will be for
flrst-SlasS passage, including meals
and statsroOm berth. and they expect
TO carry = large number Of our home
people. Our suggestion would be 10
make your reservation early, which
can be done by writing TO +. n. Iron.
mJnger. Jr., Assistant GeRerar Pas.
seneeT Agent, JAcksonvilIs, Fla.