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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-11
Horse Stories.

Here are some horse stories from
the Kinsley (Kan.) Graphic; Some
persons were talking about the slow
ness of horses. "There's Kelly's old
gray. You couldn't whip her into a
trot," said one. "Johnson's black
mare will beat that. She refuses to
help herself to the barley at night,
for most times She isn't through
eating her dinner" said another.
"Old Waters spindleshank takes the
prize" put in third. "She is dou-
Bile jointed in the knees. She walks
both ways at once" 81 stood in the
road" drawled Shepherd, coming in
late for his dinner, "for twenty min
utes talking to Meyers, and all that
time his bay mare never stopped"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-11
HE is USUALLY A FAILURE.
The Ways of the Average Great
American Office Boy.

y c ways VI eHo FFeioSS N'~~>
American Office Boy.
A most difficult person to Cor
ganize" is the Office boy. We hear
SO much about the bright American
boy and the achievements of the
public schools that the wonder is
where the Office boys come from.
They bring certificates of some sort
from their teachers, but Every
big concern has a procession of boys
trooping through its offices and
works day after day, but the boys,
for the most part, are obstinate and
incompetent. When a bright boy
appears he finds his opportunity
quickly enough, and if he has stay
ing powers he will get on. But the
majority of youngsters that apply
for jobs have no manners, they
can't spell, and they are always
watching the clock. They don't
know whether San Francisco is In
Cuba or the Philippines or whether
Los Angeles is in Spain or the Sand
wich Islands, and discrimination in
the matter of foreign postage is be-
yond them. Discipline they object
to, and they, abhor taking orders.
When it comes to that, the average
young American Of today does not
take orders easily. He seems to
suspect some hideous design upon
his freedom and equality. After all,
rudimentary information in geog-
raphy, photography, the wearing Of
hats and the omission of coats in
Offices and certain glimmerings Of
politeness are not without impor-
lance in business. The average ap-
plicant for Office boydom has no no.
ton of responsibility. He will take
a job today and abandon it tomor-
row on any pretext or on none at
all.
But in capacity for vexation the
average stenographer can give him
points. Most stenographers are
good laundresses or baseball pitch
ers spoiled. Polysyllables try their
souls. The uncommon word fud-
dies their keys. Language is, in
their minds, device by which in
telligent communication can be pre-
vented, and initiative is term with
out meaning. They believe that
punctuation is given only to the
gods, for they themselves know
nothing of it. On the other hand,
really capable stenographers are
among the most helpful equipments
of a business office, but their. rarity
is beyond belief.-Arthur Warren in
Success MaoaZine.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-11
Fraternal Orders.

Rockbl idge Lodge, No. So. l. .; q; r
meets every Thursday night, at odd Eel
lows Hall.
Lexington Lodge, No. ee, K, OF 7;
meets every Tuesday night, at ODD Eel
lows Hail.
Liberty Lodge, No, 2, Daughters o.
Rebekah, meets every Monday night al
Odd Fellows Hall.
Mountain City Lodge, No. 81, Ancient
York Masons, meets LIST and Bird NOR
day nights at Masonic Hall
Natural Bridge Council, No.192O koyal
Arcanum, meets LIST and 5rd Friday
nights in each month, at ODD FELLOWS
Hall.
Lee jackson Council, No. 81, Junior
Order American Mechanics, meets every
End and 4th Friday nights at ODD FELLOWS
Hall.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-11
Mistaken.

"Well, captain, how were you
pleased with the ladyr"
"To speak frankly, / was some
what disappointed"
elbow so ?"
"They said she was intellectual
but / talked with her half an hour
and she did not open her mouth
once"
'eYou are mistaken there, cap.
tain. She yawned six or eight
times. London Mall, M
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-11
Gems In veree


It pays TO wear smiling face
And laugh our troubles down.
For all our little trials walt
Our laughter or our frown.
Beneath the magic of a smile
Our doubts will fade away
As melts the frost In early spring
Beneath the sunny ray.
II pays to make a worthy cause
BY making It our own;
To give the current Of our lives
A true and noble tone.
II pays to comfort heavy hearts
Oppressed with dull despair
And leave In sorrow darkened lines
A CLEAN OF brightness there.
Fannie Il. ENNIS.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-11

Having opened q first-class restaur-
ant and dining room on Nelson street,
next to Mr.. Heck's carriage house oppo.
Baptist church, l will be glad to serve
the public. Seasonable food, satisfact-
ory service, reasonable rates. Meals at
all hours.
Iulv a.0ra
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-30
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING,

Thanksgiving day has come and gone,
and Il il now in order 10 remind the
public that it would be a great con-
venience to all interested. If The
Christmas shopping were not delayed
tin the last moment. When this Is
generally done the stores are over
crowded just before the great holiday
clerks and delivery boys are worked
almost beyond the limit Of human en-
durance, and their Christmas Is spoiled.
To the shoppers themselves the rush
ana crush the last days before the holt
day renders shopping both unpleasant
aud unsatisfactory How much wiser
are they who commence carly to lay
their plans and execute them while
they have ample time and can select
their purchases with deliberation! The
stores are well supplied at the begin
ming of the holiday sale, and those who
come first have the FIRST choice Of every
thing, while those who seek the stores
last Of all will have TO be content with
q hurried. jostled rummage amongst
what the earlier customers have left
"Come earfy and avoid the rush. Is
good MOTIF for Christmas shopping.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-30
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN.

The death of Joseph Chamberlain
is said TO be near at hand For some
time he has taken no part In public
life in Great Britain, and the London
papers have referred TO him az one
already politically dead. Four months
ago he WAC confined to his house with
govt and since then he has suffered
paralytlc stroke. and II Is supposed
that the end cannot be FAR distant.
II is truly stated that the passing
Of Mr.. Chamberlain from public life
Is Of greater dgnlncance than that Of
any British statesman since the re-
trement OF Mr. Gladstone. He has
been a political force Of the first
order for many years, and IL Is n
question whether he leaves any sue
cessor Of equal power to continue his
work Mr.. Chamberlain separated
himself from the Liberal party led by
Mr.. Gladstone. and succeeded in de-
feating the Liberal leaders program
as TO Irish local government That
issue is again up. and 1t is believed
that Gladstons's principles win prove
triumphant in the end.
Mr. Chamberlain has been held re-
sponsible, in a great measure. for the
Boer war by which the autonomy
OF two African republics was wiped
out His exit dates really from that
time, because it was the hostile crltl-
cism Of his administration during that
period that first broke his health.
Today he presents a pathetc spectacle.
his brain all but numb and the sun
Of his life slowly sinking beyond the
horizon. The public has varied It's
estimates OF his services. At times
he has been held In dersion And
then again no has passed through the
streets in triumphal procession, with
the crowds paying homage to him.
What the impartial verdict OF history
win be, must be left to the future.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-30
ONLY ONE ISSUE.

In the coming school election there Is
onIy one issue. The voters should not lose
that out Of sight although all sorts OF
hobgoblins are being painted on the
wall, TO distract their attention from IT,
The question to decide Is whether the
people Of this community can safely en-
trust their educational interests TO par
" manpulators who shamelessly take
their stand on an antl-Amerlcan plat
form and demand a religious test for
Office holders2 Can our American
schools be given into the hands of un-
prIncipled, un-Amerlcan agltators who
have proved themselves false to their
friends, their party. their country, and
their God? That Is tho question.
Another fact must also be considered.
Large sums Of money are available
for educational purposes, Can they be
safely entrusted to the individuals who
are reaching out for them, because
they want to spend a large por-
ton OF them for political purposes
instead Of for the benefit Of the child
rem That is question for the voters
to decide. And they can hardly hesi-
tate between the two sets Of candidates
IN the field.
No one advocates Church control
over the schools. No one demands the
exclusion from the schools Of teach
ers because they are not natives Of
Utah. or because they do not belong to
the Church. Those are some of the
spectres with which knaves hope to
Brighten fools into falling down and
worshiping at the feet Of plutocracy.
But every American citizen demands
that no discrimination be made against
the sons or daughters of Utah in the
matter Of appointments Every Am
erican citizen has the right to ask that
religion be excluded from the considera-
fion Of Qualifications for the position Of
teacher. American citizens insist upon
fair play, and IL they understand the
issue they will vote against the mis-
cradle conspiracy, the object Of VIII oh
Is to make the position OF teacher
reward for more or less shady politi-
cal work done for an un-Amerlcan par
ty. 30 not turn The schools over to a
gang Of grafers. That II the main
and only point in the election next
month.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-30
A PROPOSED ALLIANCE.

ambassador Won Sternberg, the rep
resentative Of Germany in this country,
Is said to favor very strongly an alli-
ance between America, England and
Germany He is reported TO have ex-
pressed himself as follows: If God
and nature had ever marked three ma
tions for perpetual peace and friend
ship and each other, those three were
the United States, Great Britain and
Germany
The trouble with alliances with Eu-
orally entered into for the purpose OF
territorial expansion, at the expense OF
weaker nations that have no strong al
lies. This country cannot be a party
to such European plans. II the ques-
ton were of an alliance for the main
tenance OF peace and the promotion of
commerce and industry, II would be
different, but as already remarked
European ambition generally goes I'm
another direction
Just now a report from Berlin via
London is to the effect that Germany
and Denmark have arranged for the
closure OF the Baltic to the fleets OF any
country at war with the German em-
pire. This Is supposed 10 mean that
the government aims at the obtaining
OF a foothold in the Western heml-
sphere. II Is believed that the agree
ment between Germany and Denmark
would eventually lead to the entrance
of the latter country into the confedcr
alton Of German states. This, It is
pointed out. would give Germany con-
troll over the Farce Islands Iceland,
Greenland, and the Islands OF st.
Thomas, st. Crolx and st. John In the
Danish West Indies But German con-
troll OF these ISLANDS, II IL further point
ed out, would be a menace to Porto
Rico, Cuba and especially to Panama.
II Is significant that the German En-
bassador in this country is suggesting
triple alliance between his country,
the United States, and Great Britain,
at the same time that Berlin reports
talk about an agreement that would
eventually have the far-reachIng Of
fects Just referred to. Perhaps the sug-
gestion Of NJ Sternberg Is but diplo-
matte cover for plans and schemes that
are not exposed to public view.
The traditional policy Of the United
states not to enter into entangling al
llances, will prove safe at all times.
This country NEST be free 70 act as
circumstances shall require, whenever
any old World power attempts to gain
a foothold I'm the Western Hemisphere
In contravention Of the Monroe doc
| trine.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-30
A FALSEH00D EXPOSED,

The anu-"Mormon" sheet on Wednes-
day morning had communication In
which a series NJ alleged events at Pr
oche, New. IN 1872, were made to do
duty as showing how high Church
mem controlled things political even
then and there. The article makes the
Bishop OF Panacca-a town some ~
miles from Ploche-take bet Of $500
against $50 the Bishop having the
"short end chat John Kane, the Dem
ocratic candidate for sheriff, would be
elected, the wager being in the interest
OF one Travis, the Republican candidate
for the same Office, In order to win the
$500 on a $50 Investment. all the Church
official had TO do was to swing the vote
of his people to Travis, which the arti-
Gle says he did, and won, defeating
Kane, who was very popular man. A
very pretty story-on paper'
A gentleman who was In Phoebe nj
the time and was wen acquainted with
all the parties named and who took
moro or less active interest In the cam
paign OF that year, advises us that The
article referred to Is a tissue OF absurdl-
ties. For instance. It speaks Of the
"mayor Of tine city police justice OF
tho city" Sc, when the place was not
then Incorporated and had no mayor or
police magistrate Ina f.rther refuta-
tion he points out that the Bishop was
q most worthy man who kept oloof
from gambling and every other form Of
vice. In addition TO which he was him.
self a candidate for county commission
er on the Democratic ticket, on which
Kane was running for sheriff II the
"Mormons' mad all scratched Kane aud
voted the rest or that ticket. the cir
cumstance would have been plain
case Of party disoyalty and not @ mere
matter Of surmIse; but they didn't The
Republicans OF Lincoln county had
been gaining ground right along, and 50
many Democrats revolted az the NOM
nation by their party OF Horace Gree
ley for President that they showed re-
sentiment either by not voting az all OF
going oyer bodily to the other side
hence the election OF TraVis--who, b,
The bye, was not The unpopular or IN.
81 'en' ro9n " ls pu' up FOR by tn.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-30
THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.

MIR. Doolcy" writes on "Thc Christ
mas Spirit IN the American Magazine
for December. Following Is hriet
extract: Christmas comes but wanst
a year, an they amt amy other time
like It. All tn rest Nv tn year. FISH
days an feast days, holy days an
unholy days. all tn wurruld Is IN
clinch A gran rassln match Is goin'
on in ivry corner ~ tn civylzed wur-
ruld. We're all In a tangle, fightln,'
quarrelin'. Robin, plunderin', or muir
dhrin,' accordln' 10 our tastes
thrust no man. No, won't go that
far. I'll say ! pretind ivry man Is
honest, an believe none iv thin
ARE. In that way | keep me frinds
an save me money. Nobody thrusts
me. Down tn stairs, through tn
kitchen, an into tn parlor we go. all
over tn house, sthrikin' high or low,
no holds barred, no blow foul. IT'S
what Hogan calls tn struggle f'r ex-
istencc. an it'll always go on while
there's a dollar In tn wurruld n wo-
man, or ribbon to wear in our coats.
We've f'rgotten ivrythlng else but
pOundin' tn man undher us, or knee
in tn man on top " us. when sud-
denly we hear a voice: Gentlemen
gintlemen, not befure tn childher'
An we get up an brush tn dust off
our clothes an shake hands pretlndin'
II was all fun. III kids hat come IN
That's what Christmas is for. Hin
Missy. But f'r that wan twinty-four
hours, whln there's a white flag up,
an tn worst inimy I have. or tn worst
friend, cud come within stones throw
" me without fear we'd die " exhaus-
ton"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-30
WHALING AS MODERN BUSINESS

Robert Dunn, writing in the current
Harper's Weekly Of THE Hidden
Tragedies OF the Arctic Whaling
Fleet" has some interesting things
20 say Of the whaling Industry As II
exists today Whaling" he says, rs
almost dead you hear Yes. II Is
small enterprise compared with the
great industry Of long ago. The old
lure, oil, Is scarcely thought OF today
the vegetable world having 50 COM
pletely supplanted the Leviathan in the
arts. The bones the thing, il has
never.been higher Ia price, some S6.5p
a pound today, and right whale
will average more than 25,o00 pounds
of bone. Two whales will yield ship
a dividends five are the average catch,
although this year the luck has been
poor, and some vessels have no more
than one or two II costs about $4,000
including advances to the personnel,
later deducted from their catch per-
ccntage--to outfit a ship for a summer
In the Arctic. often the catch Is
worth $120, 001, Of which about $685.
600 goes TO the skipper, There's money
I'm whaling. often more than IN mining
and salmon canning, the north admits;
and so even greater lawlessness eX-
lists than in those pursuits
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-30
EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES.
New York Tribune.

French statistics show the expenses
OF the various European states for the
education Of their subjects. In Ger.
many there Is one school TO every 200
inhabitants, and on an average 100
children attend one school. The ex-
pense amounts to IS % cents head OF
population. In France there is a school
to every 500 Inhabitants, school Is
attended by Sc children, and every
Frenchman contributes 1915 cents TO
the expenditure. In Italy. where there
Is school 20 every 800 inhabitants. n
school Is visited by sc children and a
pupil costs lG, IS cents. In Spain there
is also a school to every 500 inhabitants
and 90 school children constitute the
average attendance. Every child, how
ever requires an annual expenditure
" % cents IN England conditions are
similar, but the cost amounts 10 81 .25
cents for each child. Austria has a
school 10 every l04 pupils and every
1890 inhabitants, at cost OF 1871 cents.
In Russia there IL a school 10 every
1900 inhabitants. and the school ex-
penditure OF Russian amounts to
5.5 cents.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-30

article in question--and most Of the
others on the winning ticket.
1t would be impossible to give space
TO a RECITATION OF all the mlsstatements
Of fact that appear In the anti Nor
mon" and pro- putocratlc organ, but
we call attention to this as a fair sam
pie OF the reliability Of It's news items
and deductions. DO the readers OF that
sheet realize that they are being fooled
in every possible way? That they are
patronizing a concern which, under the
pretense OF selling news items. only
aims at influencing public opinion In
the interest Of ambitious politicians?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-30
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

Ida NJ. Tarbell. Mr. Dooley," William
Allen White, Clara Morris, George Mad
den Martin, Mary Stewart Cutting, Da-
vid Grayson, Stewart Edward White,
Samuel Hopkins Adams, Edward Peple
and others have made the American
Magazine l-g December a really not
able number Miss Tarbers new his
torlcal serial, an interesting description
Of the part the tariff played IN the
financing Of the civil war. "Mr. Dooley"
on THE Christmas Spirit is another
contribution of knowledge from f. p.
Dunno, William Allen Whites right
thinking Is always set IN the midst Of
Whimsical and affection1te pictures of
life that refresh the heart and please
the mind. Science, st. Skinhint and
Santa Claus, little Christmas talk by
Mr. White, Is full Of ideas and gentle
humor. Other articles In the number
are "Mile-A- Minute Madness an au-
tomobile article by Walter Prichard
Eaton, aud The DAILY Banquet by
Clara Morris. An unsigned letter-"Out
Of the Heart presents southern
woman's view of the negro problem
The monthly editorials by the stan are
run under the title In the Interpreters
House" The fiction is good The au-
thor Of Emmy Lou begins new
series of stories about an army child,
"Letitia, Nursery Corps, U. $. A." pa
vid Grayston proceeds with his serial
Adventures In Contentment." Mr..
Adams and Mr.. White continue "rhe
Mystery" There are short stories by
Emery Pottle, II. j. Rath, Edward Pc
pie, Mary Stewart Cutting and Dorothy
Canfield.-li Fifth avenue, New York.
The Christmas McClure's contains
some varied, picturesque, and striking
material. An editorial article In which
a life Of Mary Baker @. Eddy and n
history OF Christian Science are an
nounccd will begin In January. An
other chapter of the Carl Schurz Re-
mtniscences recalls his first Journey 20
| the new crude West visit In London
| and his first hearing Of Jenny Lind and
| of Wagner. Lincoln Steffens relates
the story of Judge Lindsey's splendid
| triumph In Denyer, and G. p. Con-
molly tells how the Clark men failed
In their attempt to handle the Supreme
| Court OF Montana, and Of the memoir
| able scenes at the investigation of
| Clark's election In Washington. Myra
Kelly heads the list of the Mcclure
fiction this month with little Be-
| Peep the tragic story Of a little Rus
| sian child. CLANCY of the jackpot, "
by G. f. Holder, is a human document,
relating the adventures OF skee-run-
ner. ION the Ridge" Is one OF Mrs.
Cuttings most clever and delightful
studies OF married life. W. b. Mac
Harg contributes a touching story ui
the Chicago slums, This is one OF
| McClure's strong art numbers. The coll
or frontlspiece, from a painting by dc
| Iyanowski Is an extremely dramatic
conception. r. l.. Bumenschcin has
made some striking drawings for G.
| j. Holders story, CLANCY Of the Jack
Pot;" Alice Barber Stephens illustrates
ION the Ridge" with color pictures;
Albert Sterner contributes two full
page drawings for Miss Wilkinson 4
"SalutatiOn to Russia" f. Walter
Taylor, John Sloan, and Maude and
Genevieve Cowles contribute some OF
their best work.-4f-6O East, Twenty,
third St, New York
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-30

Professor Percival Lowell Of Harvard
Boston. and the Flagstaff observatory,
Is satisfied that Mars is both habitable
and Inhabited, and that II Is peopled
by beings even more Intellectual ana
advanced than ourselves. Come, come;
surely not more Intellectual and adj
vanced than the Bostonese.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-30

A Washington special to n local pa
per says Senator Dubois declares that
he administration played politics In
creating six new forest reserves IN Ida
no, and attributes his own defeat to the
fact that the proclamation creating
these reserves were held back untll aft
or election. But a short time ago he
declared that the hierarchy" defeated
him. lie Is determined to have several
strings to his bow. and will use that
which seems best suited to his purpose
AT the time. A little honest introspec-
ton might reveal to him the true cause
OF his defeat.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-30

a Yale professor says that statistics
prove that 10000 persons VIII die IN
this country during the next year
whose lives could be saved by proper
medical effort or the people now liy-
ing, he says, eight millions will die Of
tuberculosis That particular Yale pro-
fessor would receive more respectful
hearing II he would talk football.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-30
Unconscious Irony.

A New England man says that one
night last winter when the thermom-
eter fell below zero, his wife expressed
her concern for the new Swedish maid
who had an unheated room.
Eliza said she to the girl, remem-
berlng the good old custom OF her
youth, AS 1t is bitterly cold tonight
you'd better take a ilat-iron TO bed
with YOU
Yes, m'm,' said Eliza, In mild and
expressionless assent.
In the morning the girl was asked
how she passed the night. with a sigh
she replied!
wall MN, | gat the iron most
warm before morning. ~ arper's
Weekly