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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-27

the principal objects OF the exposition
VIII be To bring together in trade the
shores OF the Pacific. With a populatio
10 times as great as the United States.
occupying a territory three times the
size of Uncle Sans domain. Asia and
Oceanlca produce enormous quantities
OF wares which Americans might use
While on the other hand, they need mil
lions OF dollars worth Of goods made
In America. To bring the two together.
through the medium OF exhibits, will be
The object Of the Seattle fair.
state participation in the Alaska
Yukon-Pacihc exposition Is already a
certainty, and the United States gov
ornment Is counted upon to put up a
building or series OF buildings, and
make a display worthy of the richness
of the land The western states learned
through the Lewis and Clark fair held
last year, the advantages to be gained
through generous participation In ma
tional exhibitions, and can be counted
upon to make even better displays than
those which helped make the 1905 show
attractive. oregon Is certainly to have
n fine building. stuffed with products,
and California, always good show
state will be there. Idaho, Montana,
Wyoming. Utah, Colorado and the other
states, as well as the British possessions
to the north, viii be adequately repre-
scented.
With nearly three years remaining be.
fore the exposition, the beginning OF
preparation has already been made
The Washington university grounds
comprising 355 acres, bordering on Lake
Washington and Lake Union. have been
chosen as a site, and landscape garden
ing will soon he begun. The site is
situated 20 minutes ride from the cen
ter Of the city. and is In every way
adapted to its PURPOSE
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BIG BEN'S" JUBILEE.


first and the last stroke OF II. The
wager was accepted, and at midnight
people who happened TO be on West
minister Bridge were surprised and
amused to see man In immaculate
evening dress tearing across the bridge
as II his life depended upon 1t. II was
not until the next day that they learned
that the amateur Splinter was pronli-
nent politician, whose name had become
a household word throughout the whole
kingdom. 1t should be mentioned that
Lord Randolph won the wager.
Big Ben was intended 20 be, and has
proved to be, the largest, the most pow
erful, and the most accurate public
clock in the world Twice a day 1t au-
tomaucany telegraphs its time TO
Greenwich observatory, and thus its
performance Is checked. The correct
time Is indicated by tho first blow on
Big Ben at each hour. To wind M
the clock Is no easy matter. 1t means
i've hours work for two men on TIRES
days a week.
AT present the clock dials are being
cleaned. The workmen are now en-
gagged on the eastern dial, which pre-
sents a curious picture. The upper part
OF the face Is white and bright. while
the lower part is covered with SO thick
q coating or art That lt seems alrnos,
impossible that any one could have
read the time from any considerable
distance during the day.
During the past few months the cleo
trlcal stan at Westminster have been
conducting a number OF experiments
with the view Of making the lighting OF
the clock at night more satisfactory,
and 1t Is hoped that the autumn clean
ing which Is now going on will con-
siderahly aid their efforts, London Tri-
bune
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-27
CHOOSING A BREED OF SHEEP,

Looking at the sheep Industry as pop
ular branch OF farming, 1t Is surprising
that there Is not more attention given
TO this branch OF farming and greater
numbers OF sheep kept In Great Britain
an average Of over 800 sheep to the square
mile are kept. Might not every farm IN
many districts OF the eastern states add
20 It's stocking a small or large flock OF
sheep, with profitable resultsY The sue
cessful flockmaster must have a natural
liking for sheep, as well as a thorough
knowledge Of their habits how 10
feed and care for them. Provided there be
even II practical knowledge Is lacking,
patience and careful study will bring sue
cess. Start a small flock and take lessons
from the sheep. a beginning should be
made with a few. II is an easy matter to
Increase the flock or not, as results sug-
gest or the condition OF the farm to
maintain them should justify.
IN starting flock, the selection OF a
breed IL the first point calling for the es-
erclse OF the Hockmaster's Judgment.
In this matter. The breeds are generally
grouped in accordance with the charac-
teristics OF the fleece, such as fine, me-
dun, long or coarse-wooled, These groups
are again subdivlded into varieties often
known by the name OF their native dis
trlcts where produced Thus there are in
the middle-wooled breeds the Dorset,
Shropshire, Hampshire, oxford and
SouthdoWn, the SUFFOLK and Chevot-also
the Tunls-all named from their native
regions. In the long wooded breeds are the
Leicester Lincoln. Cotswold and Black
faced Highland, Among the Merlno or
hne-wooltd breeds OF Spanish origin are
the American Merlno, Delalne Merino and
Rambouillet or French MerinO. the latter
taking lts name from It's native village.
The chief Influences. In deciding on any
particular breed will be location and the
purposes for which they are intended
whether for the Joint production OF wool
and mutton, OF wool principally. or 20
supply the markets for early fat lambs
Among the Mernoes, perhaps the most
popular Is the Ramboulllet, both on ac-
count of their fleece and excellent NUT.
ton-producing aealities-the meat is of
superior quality. The Delaine Merinoes
being heavy mixers and good mothers,
the progeny from a cross u Dorset ram
on pelaine ewes are much esteemed by
many for raising early lambs.
VI the long or coarse wooded breeds,
possibly the beat known and most popu.
lar IN America is the Cotswold, an at.
trastiye sheep with long. white fleece,
eight TO ten inches In length, and weigh |
Ing ten TO fifteen pounds They arc good |
feeders and are no doubt better adapted |
20 rugged lands than any other heavy |
breed THEIR average weight Is from 30 |
to E5 pounds.
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THE FAIR OF 1909.

EATTLE.-A $4,000, 900 fair three
years from now-that's what the
town OF Seattle, the state OF
Washington and the Pacific north
vest are looking forward to. The start
has been made, a wonderful start by
he raising OF s65O,000 In one day
Trough the sale Of stock In the expo
sion corporation.
Qct. was a gala day IN Seattle, the
tgest day the Washington metropolis
az had. II was known as Subscrip-
pa day; the mayor, by proclamation,
Hfe II a holiday, and tho slogan
Everybody Helps" adopted by VIII
i. Parry. chairman OF the ways and
means committee, was made q reality.
There was a constant flow Of checkb
una gold up the elevators to the If
tenth story OF the Alaska building,
where the temporary headquarters OF
ne exposition have been established.
The fair already gives promise Of a
scope yet unattamed by western en-
lerpflses' Tho name Alaska Yukon
Pacihc exposition, contributes an idea
Oh me general nature of the show. Ii
VIII be primarily an Alaska fair, held
70 exploit to the world the resources OF
'ae lltlle-known northland, and in this
connection VIII be gathered the most re-
markaole mining display ever shown at
worlds fair The gold that made the
country originally famous will be told
q through specimens and photographs
dDo machinery. and tho other ores more
recently discovered, will have proper
presentation. And more important,
We agricultural and industrial possi-
l'I,lies VIII be effectively exploited.
Besides Alaska, the great Yukon
country viii contribute samples Of its
sLVplu wealth, and the Islands of the
$50 WIN snow their marvels. One of
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State Going to Waste.
Portions of Michigan UNDERGOING Rcverson to
Wilderness

With conditions so uniformly and
normally favorable It comes With a
double shock to learn that the people
Of Michigan have permitted actually
one-sixth Of their splendid state to be
abandoned to waste. literal reyersion
to the wilderness, The story OF do
struction, the recent movement TO
restore value to this wasted area, and
the peculiar obstacles political as well
as material, which are TO be overcome.
narrates picturesque condition iyplc-
ally American ana interesting IN tho
extreme 1t is described at length by
Allan w. Benson In Appleton's Maya
zine for September. from which we
quote;
"From Lake Michigan to Lake HUI
ron and from the Straits of Macklnac
almost 10 Grand Rapids. the lumber
baron has swept, with colossal stride
Telling the forests that were peo-
ple's heritage And after the lumber
baron has come the periodical fire with
sweep not less stupendous. only last
MAY 80 square miles We're burned over,
Struggling hamlets were laid waste,
hundreds were made homeless, and
the young trees that a persistent ma
ture was trying TO force upon care
less state were burned to the roots
again.
Mature is firing OF this continuous
Indifference In spots the white sand
~ beginning to show through. ON
tracts OF 1000 acres repeated fires
have swept away the tangled masses
OF dead limbs. underbrush. and black
NO sg hn la a.
elsewhere. The soil Is so bcroft OF
vegetable matter by fire that trees will
no longer seed themselves, and drift
ing sand tells the story of nature NJ
last crushed down by mans indlner-
ence.
and yet nature Is stlll ready to
grow trees on this poorest part pI
Michigan IL only she be given a little
help and adequate protection against
fire. The soil is not as poor ms the
people suppose. IL VIII not raise wheat,
but IL will raise hemlock cedar, pine,
spruce and poplar. And the people
Of Michigan need these forest pro-
ducts. For lack OF them. cities ana
towns I'm the northern part or the loW-
rr peninsula are wasting away In
1890 Iosco county, had a population OF
1924. In 1890 the Federal census
accorded only l0.246 residents or inc
county. third Of the population had
vanished IN 10 years, because the
county had been stripped OF Us TIM
Der and nothing had been put N lts
Place. other counties have suffered
as much Nor has the loss been con-
lined to few counties. Il has aueci-
ed the whole state. In 1890 s125,00e,-
GOO was invested In the numbering In
dustry of Michigan. To-day only a
little more than s5000O,OOO of this
capital Il left.
There 10 many deserted village
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-27
THIS WOMAN is A BLACKSMITH.

I NABLE to secure an appoint
ment as teacher In the ruraI
" school districts Of Kansas, where
she resided, Mrs Philo II. Will
cox turned to blacksmithlng. which
was her husbands trade. In the last 10
years while thus employed she reared a
dmlly Of four children, and as her hus-
Oana failed in health she has worked
AZURE and more into the business, until
TOW IN the suburb of College View,
ny uoes all The work offered, with the
'I Oh three OF her children.
hotseshoeing Is the only part OF the
Sns9ess az which Mrs. Wilcox balks.
,sN aDle to prepare horse for its
Az put owing to the handicap of
~ap s sahnot affx the shoes TO the ami
~ - n9ors IN tho style long approv-
Or hlacksmlths.
e. S wilcox Is 40. She has n clear
,,nps.lon and her hardened muscles
M, liue"1e OF the long hours she has
W, ~ az the forge
"a Datlls her girlhood days she rece!v-
!, NJ 100 education, and was a teach
K,r wilcox married her at Roselle.
NJ, W Kansas married women are
ny mah'ed as schoolmaams, and bar
forge. "is she turned TO the
Are, TX, IKE tho work." she says. "As
sia,, we tendency OF people to stop and
dont was discuncertlng, but now
vom,, 'nlgd It, know of no other
4No. plseksmith in the country.
ssS s.oSl OF my work is IN using the
wsses making horse-shoes, repa,ring
ns ,ool. ana farm implements, sharpen
an Sos and the like. | am kent busy
care ~ ume. One Of the girls takes
helo ~ \, me house and the other three
spea,jy o o. my girls, aged IL ana Is re-
one 10y are expert bicycle repaIrers
vork "'t X, from IS to So a week M tbls
chant me ne eldest is a natural horn me.
Gated i. she can take the most conpli-
vbaft olts Of machinery TO pIecoa tell
gether Y wrong wrong, repair Il and nut il to-
Ms bcal,SS 'pand is now IN Mexico for
tat tSS a The work Is hard mon hin,
upon Il NS' OK us like IL and thrive
= o'dest girl went out last sum.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-27

TN the course of the next few months
Big Ben Will celebrate its jubilee,
| Although the great clock was not
actually set going with its four dials
complete until the beginning OF 1888,
Big Ben was ready in 1856. At that
time. however. st. Stephens tower had
not been completed aud the clock was
kept waiting for over year before be-
coming London's chief timekeeper.
Big Ben was made by Mr.. Il. Dent,
the predecessor OF Messre. y. Dent q
Co., strand, and under the terms OF his
agreement with the Office of works
Mr.. Dent undertook TO make and keep
in repair a clock which would never
vary more than two seconds from the
correct time. This contract has been
more than carried out,
Since the day 1t started, Big Ben has
been within a second OF the real time,
except. Of course upon rare occasions
when for one reason or another the
clock has stopped. Such an accident
happened few months ago. when a
workman left a plank IN such position
as to foul the balancing rod OF the min
ute hand.
1t is said that the clock on one oc-
casion struck 10 instead OF Y. but
Messrs. Dent deny that this is possible
In the ordinary course, and explain that
If such a thing happened IL must have
been caused by piece OF metal falling.
or by a workman striking the bell with
a large hammer.
one Of the most amusing Of parlia-
mentary incidents is associated with
Big Ben. Lord Randolph Churchill
Wagered that he could run over West
Minister Bridge, from ST. Thomas hos
pital to the Clock Tower, between the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-27

in northern Michigan, and under the
present policy of the state these Wiz
lagos viii never rise again. Mean
while, the people OF Michigan. who
thirty years ago thought they had an
'inexhaustible' supply of timber, are
shingling their houses with shingles
from the Pacific coast, finishing the i'm
teriors OF their homes with Georgia
pine. and getting their holdings from
California The oak for their chairs
and tables comes from Mississippi. In
cidentally they are paying an average
Of $3.50 carload for the freight on the
lumber they import from other states.
IN Detroit Is a man who Is trying
at his own expense 10 show the state
Of Michigan its mistake, He believes
Michigans 100000 lost acres can be
reclaimed He Is backing his judg-
ment with his money. realizing at the
same time that every dollar he puts
into the object lesson Will be lost to
him, because the tree crop he Is plant
ing VIII not mature during his life
time The name OF this man Is Carl
+ Schmidt. He is q publlc-splrlted
manufacturer who was closely connect
ed with the political career of the late
mayor and governor. Hazen $. Plugree.
In the summer " 1904 Mr.. Schmidt
asked the authorities TT the state ag-
ricultural college at Lansing to desig-
nate the location OF what they con-
sidered the poorest land IN the state.
He was told that there was no poorer
land than that In losco county, north
OF Au Sable on this recommendation
he bought 1000 acres. He wanted land
so poor that, II he should accomplish
anything IN tree growing, nobody could
say that as much could not be done
anywhere else In the state. A visit to
the land quickly convinced him that he
had bought what he wanted
The rest of the article I'm Appletons
describes the amazing success Mr..
Schmidt has had and the methods by
which he achieved Il. Incidentally the
article describes a peculiar form OF
graft INDUCED In by the small town
editors OF Michigan and their oppose
ton to plans for redeemiug the wilder
ness
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-27

mer with a threshing machine outfit
and was with It all summer. She cut
bands, fired the engine, fed the separa-
tor and did part Of the cooking for the
men. II Is hardly girls work; but II
does not harm her. She Is as 1.-THE and
strong as young lion, and in bicycle
races has proved more than a match
at long distances for the young men N
the nelghborhood.
u still have a license to teach, and
shall turn 10 that this winter. when
the blacksmithing trade is dullest.
like this work better than the school,
room.--New York Sun.
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The Review of Reviews,
The Woman's Home Companion
ire, art, politics, and foreign occurrences.

is beautifully printed, and contain:
fashions, etc.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-27

Salt aker Who Has Won Distinction the Chicago College
Dental
honoB I'm
being him. This ys
sonaw Of State Senator w ~ Williams
W.
Chicago College world
his speciality being cleft operations Mr. Van
Laws appointment by and is the highest honor By
this college incidentally be that this the
bestowed Utah which period the
assistant be all clinical otherwise
This Mr. Vanu college, his
by his friends in Salt Lake elsewhere in Utah.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-27

~ Constabuary Manila - i'
/. r Of Maut Utah viii leave
Francisco Manila p Mr. Jensen Philippines report
lieutenant in the Philippine
expects to make military life his applying
years
~ ardo an o bulary
onauary native troops provincial service
the active work
lands appointment as the result Of reco
mend the department the Thirteenth
tDte infantry, who college,
Cant himself has ordered Philippines to por IAN
taken deep in was
his Jensen has attended
and has
years going spent most of his life in SAN
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-11-22
| Airs. IN. NYrt qhf

Mrs. Piuiham claims that there IS .
kind of dyspepsia TINT is caused by a
derangemcrt Of the female organism,
ard which. while it causes a disturb.
ance similar to ordinary indigestion,
cannot be relieved without a medicine
which not only acts as Il stomach tonic,
but has peculiar tonic effect ON the tc.
male organism.
As proof of this theory we call at
tertioQ 20 the case of Mrs. Maggie
Wright, Brooklyn, n. Y, who was
completely cured by Lydia L. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound after every
thing else had failed. She writes
For two years suffered with dyspepsia
which So degenerGted the entire system that
was unable to attend to my daily duties. l
felt weak and nervous, and nothing that J ate
tasted good and it caused n disturbance IN my
stomach. tried diiaren, dyspepsia cures,
but nothing seemed 10 help me. ! was adj
vised TO give Lydia +. piukhanl's Vegetables
Compound a trial and was happily surprised
to End that il acted like fine tonic and IN
fewdays began to enjoy and properlYdigest
my food. Ny recovery was rapid. and i'll
five weeks was well woman. J have rec
commended 1t to many suffering Women"
No other medicine IN .he world has
received such vidcspro ud and unGuali-
fed endorsement or has such record
of cures Of female troubles. as has Lydia
e. Pinkhan's Negcta BILE Compound.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-11-22
A LARGE GRANGE MEETING
Discussed the Opportunities of II Young
Farmer-Omccrs Elected.

Rutland, Nov. 16.-The largest meetnS
in the history of Killington ponomt
Grange was held IN this city to-day, inc
slcighing bringing in many farmers The
following Rutland county Oranges. which
are part OF Pomona, were represented;
BomOseen Grange, Castleton; Otter Creek,
Clarendon: Poultney, Poultney; Center,
liubhardton; Rutland Valley, Rutland;
Tinmouth Valley, Tnmouth; Ira Val
ley, Ira.
The principal discussion was as to
whether young farmer buying a farm
on credit has a fair chance of paying
for 1t from the output of his farm.
These officers were elected: Master,
l.. n. BENEDICT. Castleton, overseer, l.. X.
Burr, North Clarendon, lecturer, II. T.,
Colburn, Rutland, steward, NJ. l.. Thomas
Rutland. assistant steward. c. c. Cram
ton, Ira, chaplain, Mrs. H. b. Farmer,
Rutland, treasurer, ID. IA. Smith, Castle
ton, secretary, T.. s. Slade, Center Rut-
land, gate keeper Morris Sherman, Clar-
endOp-
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cs and societies from taxatiSl.

ties and societies from taXati4l. judi
ciary.
Report OF Joint special committee to
examine methods of keeping auditors
accounts received.
BILLS INTRODUCED BY COMMITTEE
S. 124-To provide for establishing
and installing a system of bookkeep-
ing in the office of the auditor OF ac-
counts, the appointment of II deputy
auditor, a chief accountant, and other
assistants.
$. 125-l3y Senator Daley, to rcgu-
late deposits in savings banks organ
lied on the mutual plan. Such banks
prohibited from accepting commercial
accounts when they arc the only bank
in town. Banks.
On motion of Senator Somers, ad-
iOurned.
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THE OFFICIAL RECORD.
Senate Acts on Large Number q!
BiIl.-sub.titute On Grating cnt-
Ito Com missioner.
sENATE-MORNING.

SENATE-MORNING
Devotional exercises were conducted by
the chaplain.
The journal of yesterdays proceedings
read and approved.
READ THIRD TIME AND PASSED.
S. C2-To regulate tho duties and pay of
directors and trustees of State irsstitu-
lions.
S. 65-To incorporate FLETCHER and
Burnham Incorporated"
s. Officiating to the Essex county
grammar school at Guildhall (as amerr-
ed)
8. 75-To incorporate the Wells River e
Barre Railway company.
s. $40 provide for support Of the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-11-22
HOUSE-AFTEKNOON.
BILLS INTRODUCED

from the judiciary commtte: relating TO
parole of prisoners Ordered to lie and
be printed.
II. 497-By Mr.. Mead OF Rutland; from
the committee on banks; relating to in
corporation Of American Trust company,
Ordered to lie and be printed.
II. 599-By Mr., bristol of Waltham;
from the committee on corporations to
incorporate the Deerheld River Power
company. ordered to lie and be printed,
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR.
H. l53-An act relating to taxation of
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Dyspepsia Of Women
Caused by Female Disorders and Cured by
Lydia E. PinNhem's Vegetable Compound

A great many women suffer with n
form of indigestion or dyspepsia which
does not seem to yield to ordinary treat
meut. While the symptoms seem TO be
similar TO those of ordinary indiges-
ton, yet the medicines universally pre-
soribed do not seem to restore the pa
TENTS normal condition.