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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-17
GOOD SHORT STORIES
Special CORRESPONDENCE.
BY Smith d. Fry.

teneclal Correspondence.
r,AsHINGTON. Generous
MAN. deeds are often done. which
WV are never chronlcled." says
Senator Dillingham; OF Ver-
,,,o,t 'Benevolence beamed from
,ysrv lineament of the countenance OF
macon Dobbs lie was leaning out of
me second-story WINDOW or MS beau
.i,,I home. when a weary. trave-stain-
"a ,ramp entered the front gate. and
tsn upon the grass. apparently ex-
,onsted. The sun was almost torrid,
~ intense We're It's beams. The poor
.,amp ed "A few minutes, and then
h.gar doing the observation-disclosures act,
sting grass as the cattle eat IL. Good
Ala beacon Dobbs was moved almost to
ears. ms he noted the ravenous inan-
nor IN which the tramp tore the grass
Win his teeth. Calling from the ctioi
unper chamber. Deacon Dobbs asked
~ Tell me- my poor man, are you
really so hungry
|Nigh Almost starved To death
my heart beeds for you, exclaimed
Good Deacon D1bbs. 60 around in the
back yard and eat all the grass you
want IL IL much, longer there. Help
yourself and get plenty. my good
man. NV heart bleeds for you. to see
YOU hunger so.
II was Nellie's eighth birth day, and
she was having a very happy dime
With her birthday party. The dinner
was everything good that a fond moth
or and an indulgent father could pre-
pare The cake was a beauty, and
the candles burned for a long time.
When time came to put them out,
Mamma put out one. Nellie put out one.
Papa put out one. Then Uncle Jim
was about to put out one, and make
a wish, and Nellie stopped him, say
ing.
Three birth days. Uncle Jim. you've
wished for baby brother for me: and
that won't do this time cause ] won't
have no baby brother, no matter how
much you wish it,
Lots OF human nature contained I'm
that protest,
The teacher had explained to the
whole school that the English sparrows
had been brought to this country for
the purpose OF destroying the worms,
aprtlcularly in our city parks. But
now, she said, they have multiplied
until they have become u nuisance
children, which do you think Is the
greatest nuisance or the most disagree
able now, the worms or the sparrowsY'
IL dunno" said Johnny Johnson, Il
amt never had the sparrows."
The daughter Of the writer recently |
underwent an operation for Appendix |
citis. She is young woman Of ex- |
perlence in hospital work and fully un- |
derstood the gravity OF her condition, |
When she recovered from the anaes-
thetic, one of the physicians told her
that as soon as she was convalescent |
she should go out for airings In his |
by the way" he said, zone of my |
big tires was punctured today
u was punctured, too, today" said |
the sick girl with a smile.
Col Bill Sterrett OF Texas was en-
tertained by the sergeant-at-arm OF
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-17
FAiLE o,

All efforts have failed 20 find a better
remedy for coughs, colds and lung trou-
stops the cough, heals the lungs and ire
vents serious results from cold. j. n.
Patterson, Nashua, Iowa. writes; Last
winter ! had had cold on my lungs ana
cough medicines and had treatment from
two physicians without getting any bene-
III. A friend RECOMMENDED Foleys Honey
and Tar and two thirds ~ a bottle cured
me, | consldere II the greatest cough and
lung medicine In the world" For sale By
H. J. Hill Drug Co.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-17
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

The time-recording camera lately pat
ented in England takes photograph
Of any rapidly passing object, the eX-
posures ranging from oue-rwenty fifth
TO one-thousandth OF a second, and at
the same time photographs watch,
thus giving the exact time. With two
such cameras and synchronized watches
the police can obtain a picture of a
motor car at each end OF a measured
strip of road, the exact speed being
The precision OF modern observations
brings TO light unexpected facts. At
the Paris observatory Jean Mascart has
noticed that the surface OF thin layer
of mercury Is not plane, but undulated
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-17
MOTHER
AND CHILD.

Let the mother take
SCOTS Emulsion for the
two; it never fails to
benefit them both, One
can eat for two, but nour-
ishing two is a different
thing. 1t calls for a de-
gree of internal strength
that the average woman
lacks. People OF luxury
are not very strong by
habit; Overworked people
are weak in some func-
tons from exhaustion or
theirsurroundings. SCOTS
Emulsion can be depend
ed upon to overcome such
conditions. 1t is a Won
derful food for a mother
and child.
SCOTT & BOVINE, 400 Pearl Street, New York.
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JOHN p. HAINES, PRESIDENT S.
p, c. A. LIKELY TO BE
DEPOSED.

The Reform association of the Society
for the Prevention OF Cruelty to Ant
mails has issued bulletin attacking
John =. Haines. the president. explain
ing why It deplored the Haines method
Of management and urging his deposa,
A bill was introduced IN the New York
legislature imposing a tax of 50 year
on dogs ana transferring the dog H.
censing power from the S =. C. A. 10
the health department. Should the bill
become a law. the society win lose IT,
chief source OF income This amounted
to $4,000 last year.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-17

To draw the fire out of a burn. heal
a cut without leaving a scar. or to cure
hollis. sores. letter eczema and all skin
and scalp diseases, use De Wits Witch
Hazel Salve. A specific for piles. Get
the genuine. No remedy causes such
speedy relief Ask for DeWitt's--the
genuine.-Sold by +. c. Schramm,
druggist; where the cars stop.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-17

Headache aud other ills OF over.
crowded rooms are found by Or. Paul
OF Iireslau TO De due 10 retention Of the
heat by the body. even 10 per cent OF
carbon dioXide doing no harm IN
regulated tcIppnrgtura
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-17

Ike water disturbed by the plunge OF a
stone and has also detected another
movement that proves 10 be a true tide,
due TO the sun and moon The meas
ufements have been made repeatedly
during a month with the six micro
scopes or the instrument The ida
motion IL light but greater than tho
possible errors.
The hay-feyor serum, or pollantine
of DR.. Dunbar Of Hamburg Is shown To-
have proven very effective Having
first proven that hay fever Is due To
the pollen plants the inycs,ga0r sought
prercntatiye 10y repeated vaccination
Of animals wl;h the polson Of pollen.
The antl-toNiu thus produced IN the
blood serum ueutral2es the poisonous
effects 81 pollen IN the eyes and nose.
the serum Is not injected under the
skin, Ike others, but simply applied
To nose ana eyes,
Headache laud other Ills Of over.
crowded rooms are found by Or. Paul
OF I}reslau TO be due 10 retention Of the
heat by the body. even 10 per cent OF
carbon dioXde doing no harm in
regulated temperature
A new heat-reslstng material is car.
hurundum fire sAnd. This is carbon
undum, or silicon carbide. ia uncrys-
tallised form. and when 1t Is mixed
with about 10 or T. per cent OF It's
weight of thin, syrupy solution OF
sodium sillcate. the result Is a plastic
substance that "a easily nodded and
that can BE- thmped into place and
slowly dried out AS n lining In crucl-
BILE furnace IL will Outlast several lin.
ings OF fire brick Another mixture that
can be used IS mortar Of so to ca
parts Of clay and this material has
proven successful for the walls OF lead
and copper smelling furnaces ana In
OK er places exposed to intense heat.
The newly patented electric cooking
stove Of Prof Elihu Thomson Is heavily
iacketed outside with a layer Vt as
bestOs, fire clay or mineral wool, and
Is provided witie1 I'D of the same char.
acter. Inside IS placed a mass OF re.
frJctory substance within which * en-
beddod a granular resistance material.
silicon is recommended as a resistance
material, az ii has a high specific re.
sistense, and acquires suitable tenn
perature without fuslng or oSidizing.
The whole interior of the stove can be
kept red hot and II Is anticipated that
the running cost for cooking through
the day will not be excessive.
Body burning gains favor slowly,
Statistics OF the French Society for the
encouragement OF cremation show that
there are now 80 crematorles In Europe
ana America and in these l25. 900 bodies
have been moderated. Germany has
nine crematories IN which 1881 bodies
We're burned in 1904, gain of 300 over
the previous year. South America Is
becoming interested. and Buenos Ayres
reports 800 cremations for last year.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-17

a tableau. The subject Of the lecture
IS Money and Morals. Col. Waiter
son knows great deal about money. ="
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher once intro
duced a country clergyman who was
successfully delivering a very unique
lecture on THE Devil by saying
u am very sure that the audience
will he entertained because the lecturer
is full OF his subject"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-17

I the senate, and was handed a bill OF
! fare at the club room which he discard
! ed saying:
~ can't read French, but ] can eat
| French fashion. anything you may or
| der"
How would you like an omelette
| sOsiiie? ?" inquired he host.
Never saw or heard OF that sort OF
same, but III tackle ii IL you do, was
| Slerrett's reply.
Telling OF 1t afterwards. Sterrett said
when they brought the thing onto
the table. | could barely see the grey
! hair Of the sergeant-< t-arms over tho
top Of the big dishful | heard him
gay; Carve H.. Bill So I took up a big
knife and stuck It, and the thing ex-
ploded. II was the first time | ever saw
served a dish OF baked wind. That's
oil 1t was ----
Uncle Jerry" Rusk was governor OF
Wisconsin, when President Cleveland
made his tour Of the northwest when
he was royalty received everywhere.
The state house at Madison was be-
ing decorated for the coming event, and
Mike Donahoe was the factotum in
charge OF the work. Gov Rusk made
some suggestions, one afternoon, con-
corning the rearrarygement OF some
OF the flags. and Mike was greatly
pleased. He said.
''Thatll make tn place look much
purifier Governor. an ORR flxe 'em up
this very afternoon, SIR
IAN right. Nike" replied the gov
ernor. you see there's truth in the
old saying that two heads are better
than one. even II one is n sleeps head"
'Yiss, Gov'nor," was the quick retort,
IAN tn other Oirish.'
Bynum and Tracewel are big fell
lows; giants from Indiana. Bynum
was once great Democratic leader in
the house Of representatives; and now
he is commissioner of laws. Tracewell
was once Republican congressman,
but now he IL comptroller OF the treas
ury. Each OF them Is over six feet
tail, and each one weighs over 200
pounds. The big fellows are great
chums cronies in fact
Two or three evenings each week
they play billiards in one OF the proml.
nent hotels. They play like boys at
marbles, and are joking each other all
OF the time, one evening this week,
Tracewell spent three or more minutes
studying a shot. He walked around
the table twice, squnted at the balls
turned around again and again, and
Bynum whispered TO the writer:
Say. Smith; did you ever watch a
big dog going to bed?"
little George Reid was red-headed
and frecklefaced. and he knew It.
Everybody told him Of it, and he con-
cluded that the mark OF Cain was upon
him Although only eight years old. he
was depressed. and felt that he was
doomed to be inferior TO others, be-
cause he was red-headed and frecke-
faced. one day the whole school was
asked to tell why George Washington
was great man, and little George
Reid answered instantly:
Because he wasn't red-headed and
freckle-faced.
zone of the queerest subjects that I
met during all OF my work." says a
census enumerator was lady In
IlavpnnDrf In She gave mo her mama
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-17

In the leprosy experiments at Man
la, % cases have been treated by RO-
entgen rays, and 9 are reported actually
cured, while the disease has been
checked in several whose bodies are
partially gone.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-17

zone of the queerest subjects that
met during all OF my work." says a
census enumerator, was a lady In
Davenport, la. She gave me her name.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-17

Col. Bill Sterrett OF Texas was en-
tertained by the sergeant-at- OF
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-08-03
r, 3. Will SON g. GO.

or the natural style Of plant life. They
may rot carry the glitter OF 80 called
bedding OFT in certain OF lis phases.
but there is picturesque beauty In a
variously planted border. There the
lines are not formal, the color IS not
upon any series of levels. but IS un-
dulatng fresh and keeps the eye upon
its surface from beginning 10 end.
II does not necessarily follow that
the borders are 70 lie composed OF
purely herhaceouS plants or that some
leaf is not To be taken out OF the book
of the modern planter for effect. Iol-
lyhock>. dahlia>. stocks. aStCrS and all
thu choice ANIMALS can be provided
with places alongside Of delph.uiumS.
ph,oNeS. ant.IrhiuumS, peutstemoas
and other we'll known plants. What
with such plants and 4 few choice
shrubs and coniiprar to in.part Il sort
of majesty 70 a picturesque little land
scape attractions for commanding adj
mivation are 10y no means limited. and
there is assured interest and pleasure
IN the daily inspection.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-08-03
'~a.V1,TfT sEND
:.IDl a,1FRs
81 ON ENV
I t:S~~ Y
SUMNER FLOWERS.
The Trio In Modern Eedding-A Dor.
der That Charms the Eye.

II summer floral attractions We have
frraniums and calc1ollria> and YER
Ie2As. the trio OF the modern flower
Ill decoration. In many places the
!. e for color has been >uch that little
e.e has been used. Even then, how
c,c.. in flower ARRANGEMENT Saudy
LES should br Intercepted with 4 GER
tn class OF plants that would not
Oily break uniformity, but tone down
Undue brilliancy Of colorinG.
apart altogether from having during
tie sumner and autumn months at
traction never ending from the severe
seoIetrical style OF laying out and
painting gardens there are far more
substantial pleasures to he derived
from 4 = - y Of very simple flowers
ARRANGED and planted after the mixed
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-08-03

Crt>tea' Baking Powder IS much In
ar;3euce these days. Good stuff Ores.
zen, keep It up,
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AN EARLY PEACH.
Wheeler. n Texas Variety. Handsome
and ships Well.

The Early Wheeler peach. which
sometimes runs -four to the foot" and
OF which "a hatfur' i illustrated hy
Farm and Ranch. has had some very
good things said about it. Al meet
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-08-03

Wau;eG.-A lady canva>ser. one who
10 y. l.. Dennis. cot
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Has STOOD TIE TEST rs YEARS
j., Oh. ori-iua. GROVES Ta>te.et, chill
sCnic Nnt 51oN WAa. V'u are .aSiu-. I: :
'e0 1n. .-ne j.. a tA>i.,>s ;ur.r. NJ cure
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HENDERSON SERIES
For Summer Reading.

,'INTNTCL. BOOKS N
UP To DATE SLAM,
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/ SWEET REVENGE
S>tN.

upon the grocer that charges
to- much vel, is to purchase
III
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Store News for Men.


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Groceries

here. He Will miss Your pat
ronage and we will take good
care to hold it. No overchar-
ges here. Neither are there
any undercharges. We sell
goods Of high quality and ex-
pect fair price for them.
These items tell their own
tale Of good values.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-10
SEIZED BY THE GOVERNMENT.
Outfits Of Contractors Upon Irrigation
Projects.

One effect Of the labor famine now afflict-
ing the west was shown in the action OF
the Secretary Of the Interior today in con-
hscating the whole Of the contractors out
mt for work on the Corbett tunnel on the
1rrigating project in northern Wyoming.
This contract was awarded to Charles
Speer. cashier of the Billings State Bank
He. in turn. made arrangements for carry
ing on the work under the Western Con-
struction Company. The difficulties of Sc
curing labor and the high cost Of material
resulted in such delays to the work that it
apparently became impossible to finance
the operations. and August 8 the Western
Construction Company was unable to pay
the 400 or more men then employed. The
bids on Corbett tunnel were opened Sep
TENDER 9. 1905, and awarded to Charles
Speer on an estimated basis of 1894 325
The next lowest bid was made by j. G.
White & Co. of New York. at $500, $50
About the same time the government off,
GERS took possession of the work and out
fit of Prendegast & Clarkson, on the She
shone dam, one Of the largest structures in
the west. This firm also has not been able
to secure necessary men and financial back
ing to carry them through the many dis
ccuragements incident to construction on a
large river. The bids for this work were
opened September 5. 1905. and award made
on an estimated basis of S515.75O The next
lowest bid was that Of ]. G. White & Co.
of New York. at S55S, S55.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-10
ENDLESS CHAIN OF PRAYER
Denial From Rt. Rev. Lawrence of
Any Connection.

BOSTON, Mass, August 1870 much an
noyance has been caused to the TT. Rev,
William Lawrence, Episcopal bishop of
Massachusetts by the flood of letters which
has been pouring in for several months re-
garding the so-called endless chain of
prayer" which was alleged to have been
started by him that the bishop has found 1t
necessary to issue the following denial that
he is connected with the matter:
The endless chain Of prayer, said 10
have been written by Bishop Lawrence is
hoax. Bishop Lawrence of Massachu-
sets never wrote 1t and knows nothing
about it. 1t is the work Of some demented
CT mischievous person."
A denial that such scheme had been
started by any church official or dlgnitary
was prominently published in all the Epis-
copal church papers as well as in the local
secular papers in many cities. The church
officials also sent to Episcopal cler gymen
throughout the country letter describing
the hoax. Despite this however, there is
scarcely day when Bishop Lawrence does
not receive letters containing inquiries con-
corning It, Such queries have come recently
from Florida, Texas. northern and western
states and points in Canada, while only this
week query regarding it was received by
Bishop Lawrence from Paris France
The prayer begins with an invocation for
Divine mercy on all mankind, and says II
was sent by Bishop Lawrence, who recon-
mended 1t be sent to nine persons. Misfor-
tune was threatened to whomsoever failed
to snrd 1t. On the other hand 1t promises
that ''he who will rewrite this prayer win
be delivered from every calamity"
The inquiries concerning the endless chain
and comments on it which have been re-
cc,ved by Bishop Lawrence and by church
and secular papers indicate that the fears
of many persons have been so worked upon
by rbe mention of dreadful accident" as
the penalty for faiing to comply with the
conditions of the scheme that they have
not only aided in the spread of the prayer
but rave felt great terror lest they might
meet with misfortune. One Of the most
striking letters regarding the matter was
reccived by the editor of a Month cal paper
This correspondent wrote as follows:
Il inclose you a copy Of a letter dhe end
less chain letter. with which the United
States and Canadian mails are flooded. I
received the seventh today from Canada
and have resolved to give the matter pub
licity One of my lady correspondents writes
me that she Is sick with fear, for her hus-
band would not let her follow the directions
in the letter she received of the kind and
she was so afraid that some calamity would
befall herself or family that she has dis
obeyed him and written secretly nine letters
and sent them off to as many diffeIe nt par
ties. myself being one Of the victims, thus
placing nine others under the ban Of the
curse as she calls 1t, il they do not do
: likewise I am sending copy of the letter
that Is causing so much discussion to sew
eral of the leading newspapers In Canada
and the United States, and hope the matter
will be so widely discussed that 1t will put
a stop to such a sacritege.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-10
SETTLED OUT OF COURT
DISTRICT ATTORNEY DROPS
CHARGE AGAINST RAFFERTY,.

The case Of George B. Rafferty,. who
claims to be life long friend Of Harry K
Thaw and son of Gilbert T. Rafferty,. the
Pittsburg coke king and who was arrested
yesterday by Acting Precinct Detective M.
E. Fur of the Seventh precinct station
upon a charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses, was not brought before the
United States branch of the Police Court
today because Of the fact that the money
alleged to have been obtained was made up
by friends Of the young man and restored
to the prosecuting witnesses. By this ac-
ton the prosecution was not pushed and
the district attorneys Office dropped the
case.
Rafferty, was charged with passing two
checks. one for $40 on A. c. Appler and the
, other for IS on Joseph Waddell, both OF
whom reside in Georgetown.
When Rafferty, was placed under arrest
he Immediately dispatched kilograms to
members Of his family in Pittsburg, and 1t
is more than probable that this influenced
persons in this city to extend their aid in
the young mans behalf so far as to make
good the amount Of checks.
When at the seventh precinct station last
evening Rafferty, seemed much worried that
the matter should get into the papers. as
he did not desire his father to learn the
nature of the trouble.
When Acting Precinct Detective Fur
placed Rafferty, under arrest at Fort Myer
yesterday he was visiting several of his
former comrades Of Troop G Of the 18th
Cavalry, who are now stationed at the
fort
|. According to statements made Rafferty,
lett Pittsburg about month ago and
went to New York. Later he decided to
come to this city to visit the members of
Troop G., with whom he formerly served.
He was aware of the fact. he said, that the
money In bank which he was checking
against was running very low. He had in
terded to telegraph his father to deposit
enough to meet the checks which he had
given before their arrival in Ptttsbufg, but
this was not done, and when they were
presented they were returned unpaid. 1t
II alleged. with the result that the police
OF the seventh precinct station were asked
to arrest Rafferty,.
1t Is stated that Rafferty, Is acquainted
with Senator Knox. and after his arrest
the young man desired that he be sent for,
but 1t was learned that the senator was not
In the city. Ranety claims he is well ac-
quatnted with Harry X. Thaw, at present
In the Tonrbs. in New York. upon a charge
OF the murder of Architect White in Madi-
and that they were both boys together in
Pfttsburg some years ago.
An Honored Family.
Capt. Boardman received message from
police headquarters at Pittsburg this morn
ing. In reply to request from here stating
that the Rafferty, family to which George
B. Rafferty,. arrested in Germantown We'd
nesday night claims to belong, is one Of
the oldest and best families in that city.
and that there Is no criminal record there
against George B. Rafferty,.