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Science and Superstition.
From Harper's Weekly.

From Harper's Weekly.
There is a young woman in Washington
who is a graduate of a seminary that makes
feature of its course in domestic hygiene.
One day a friend was walking with this
young woman. and their conversation turn
ed to the discussion of some rather abstruse
questionswhich the graduate intended to
present in a paper before woman's club
at the capital. The graduate was holding
forth in approved seminary style on vari-
Gus scholarly themes. when she suddenly
stopped and picked up pin on the side
walk.
II am surprised" smilingly observed her
companion CHANGING at the rusty pin as
the graduate stuck it under the lapel of
her coat
TT is a little superstition / have never
been able to conquer" said the graduate,
but" she FASTENED to explain, Il SHAH
sterilize this as soon as / get home.
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that indicate even greater possibilities. In
itself it is good, and for the future it has
promise.
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Lamb Stew with Dumplings and Tomato
Sauce.-Get the neck and have II cut In
pieces Season with salt and pepper, roll in
flour and brown in the frying pan with
drippngs and a half onion sliced. Add
heapiug tablespoonful OF flour and three
cups boiling water and simmer until the
meat is tender. and the bones drop out.
Remove from the kettle. bone and put the
meat where It will keep hot. Strain the
81 ce and return 10 the kettle for the dump
iings To make them mix two cups flour,
a teaspoonful and half baking powder. a
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of which she hopes to have finished by next
spring, which she hopes to spend as usual
IN the Riviera. The empress observes the
utmost secrecy about her work, every word
or which was written with her own hand.
her secretary not even seeing the manu-
script. Her majesty uses a penholder
studded with diamonds, with which the
peace of Paris was signed The memoirs.
which are not to be published for twenty
years after the death of the empress should
prove interesting reading for the next gem
Grafton e'i1-
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A Pretty Picture.
From the Spectator.

From the Spectator
But Mr. Bells aviary presented quite as
pretty an evidence OF mutual confidence
among birds pair of Java sparrows
lived in a compartment with bleeding
heart" pigeon. The latter fell in love with
them, and at night always cuddied a SPAR
row under each wing. When seen by the
light of lantern, the pigeon seemed to be
cudtiling two babies, one under each wing.
from which the cheerful countenances or
the little sparrows looked with blinking
eyes.
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that indicate even greater possibilities. In
itself it is good and for the future it has
promise
y
Mr.. r. NJ. Shurtleff, the distinguished
landscape painter, and his wife have been
in town this week. At Veerhoff's of
his canyaseS is now on view, and through
the exhibitions of the Society of Washing
ton Artists his woodland pictures have long
since become familiar to Washingtonians.
There is no one, it is safe to say, who has
interpreted SO alphabetically the leafy
mystery of the woods as Mr.. Shurtleff He
has lived summer after summer in the
Adirondacks, and has painted again and
again the scenes about his camp. He has
handled the green picture, the most difficult
Of all problems with consummate SKILL and
got into his canvases not only the filtered
sunshine but the silent unrest of the forest.
His winter home and studio are in New
York
At the V. G. Fischer gallery there is now
on exhibition a portrait of Mrs Henry
May, painted by Mr.. Gerard Barry. 1t is a
three-quarter length standing pose. The
background Is a blush gray, the gown
white and simple. There has been no at
tempt toward striking effect no straining
for pictorial quality. 1t is a straightfor-
ward portrait, painted, may believe
thoughtfully, and with the full measure of
the artists power.
Much interest Is being manifested in the
old Flemish painting THE Descent from the
Cross" recently loaned to the Corcoran
Gallery and previously mentioned in this
column. 1t has rather remarkable his
tory-one which must add to its interest
and also go far toward r,roIpey tic autbap
ITCHY. By order of Grandone de Boistren-
court de Hochepied, count of the holy
Roman empire, it was painted by Roger van
der Weyden. contemporary of Van Eyke,
over four hundred years ago. AS was the
custom in those days the nobleman who
gave the commission was himself pictured
as one of the leading figures in the COM
position, that of the "Bonateur'-the man
in the upper left-hand corner. He, 1t is
said, priced the painting highly and never
has 1t been allowed to pass out of the pos
session of the Hochepied. Its present owner
is in fact a direct descendant of Grandone
de Boistrencourt.
Miss Ellen Emmett of New York, who ex-
hibited at the Cosmos Club last spring a
collection of her canvases, is showing now
in Copley Hail, Boston. seventy portraits
which through their extraordinary merit
are exciting much comment. Among these
is the likeness of Mrs. Mark Hanna, which
Miss Emmett painted while in this city.
X Il
In connection with the sixth annual ex-
hibition Of the International Society of
Painters, Sculptors and Engrayers. which
opened January In the New Gallery, Lon
don, collection of American paintings
loaned by the Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts Is being shown.
LEILA MECHLIN.
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Ex-Empress Eugenie's Memoirs.
From the London Bystander.

The ex-Empress Eugene Is busily en-
gagged writing her memoirs. the last page
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-08
RENEWED SELF1SHNESS.

The cruel malice with which the
Smootitss insist that II Apostle Smoot
shall be excluded from the Senate
every Mormon VIII thereby be dis
qualified and disfranchised in the
United States is the crowning sclhsh-
ness of the Smoot proposition, At In
tcrvals that pcrnicious argument has
been advanced in the past by the Des-
cret News and by certain ignorant per
sons connected with the church gov
ernment The resistance offered by the
American party and by The Tribune 10
this iniquitous claim was sufficient 20
silence them for a period of months
However, it has now been renewed
and vlrulentIy, The terrible plea 's
now offered that a disqualification OF
the one responsible traitor condemns
all Mormons to political slavery.
The occasion for recurrence to this
selfishness and falsehood is far TOO
significant. The Smootites find that
they are in a minority even among
Mormons. Nine out Of ten Of Smoots
fellow-religionists who do any reading
and thinking, are filled with regret AT
his having entered into political me
and are desirous OF having him sent
home at the earliest date practicable
provided his exclusion from the Sen
nte shall not be an injury to their
church. II Is to terrify them into a
new sympathy with him that Smoot
and his henchmen are now renewing
the cry that all Mormons must stand
or fall with Smoot.
The statement is as false as II IS
selfish. No one is on trial but Reed
Smoot. and he is being investigated ds
an apostle OF the Mormon church, ow-
ing and paying an allegiance which
disqualifeS him 10 hold place In the
national lawmaking body. That Is the
Issue, and the sole Issue presented, TIL"
Tribune has many times warned the
Mormon people that Smootism was so
arranuy selfish that it would destroV
them If thereby Smoot could be ad-
vanced one iota in his personal ambi-
ton, or II he could by community In
tury add one straw to his own defense.
This new ebullition. of inhumanity
toward his fellow -religionists is proof
OF that charge Smoot proposes that
il he go down in this conflict the Nor
mon church and all its adherents shall
go with him
Mormons, Just think of IT, All your
rights as citizens of the United states
are offered up by Smoot on the altar
of SmootIsm! Is this what you prayed
for when you begged the Nation to
elevate Utah into statehood?
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AUTOCRATIC TREACHERY,

The displacement by the Car of NJ
Witte as the directing Ministerial force
OF Russia, was a characteristic act of
a feeble-minded autocrat. IT was un-
derstood In the moneyed centers of Eu-
rope that unless NJ. Witte could have
charge. no more money would be lent
to Russia. Accordingly. he was put to
the front, and apparently the Car was
determined TO stand by him and yield
to his counsels. Durnovo. who was
Witte's chief rival and competitor, and
was the representative of the reaction
airy element. was dismissed, and II
seemed settled that Wttte should re-
main. and his ideas prevail
Thereupon, the money-bags of Eu-
rope were loosened Witte promised re-
lief and protection 10 the Jews, and In
sisted that the movement for reprcsen-
tative government through the Douma
should be genuine, and that the power
OF that great imperial body chosen
from the people should be enlarged
rather than restricted. The outlook for
Russia frightened perceptibly. and the
world rejoiced that there was a pros
pect of settled order in Russia that
the period OF turbulence and bloodshed
had passed. Surely the people would
respect a Government that they them
selves had such an important part in
and would respect a peace to which
they were an asserting factor.
Under these conditions there was not
much difficulty In negotiating a loan oi
| four hundred million dollars. The
money was needed. and would do great
| things in repairing the ravages of wal
and OF riots and rapine. But no sooner
was this money assured than the CZal
! broke with Witte. displaced him. anc
| while not recalling Durnoyo TO power
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Mormon church in such disguise or un-
der such exaggeration as to prevent his
people from recognizing him. 1t has
been the fidelity TO truth with slight
addition of the ludicrous-which is the
genius of cartooning-that has made
every Mormon know his prophet when
ever he has seen his picture in The
Tribune, either with or without the
halo.
Surely so good a fellow as President
J. Golden Eimball would not have the
spice taken out of life. Mormons have
been made to laugh who never laughed
before We count that cartoonist a
benefactor who has been able To crack
the tomblike gravity with which the
Mormon people have viewed the proph-
ct of their church. ii Is not abuse; it
Is not harming the great leader I'm any
way. the pictures are not printed on
asbestos and viii not follow him into
the hereafter. They are just the little
sketches for this world showing off the
worldly peculiarities OF a mere man OF
this world.
Even Joseph +. Smith ought to be
grateful to The Tribune for breaking
tho tragedy of his tyrannous rule
among his people by little fareical il
lustra tlon
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called his chief coadjutor and follower,
the man who was DurnoVo's willing
and cheerful second In thwarting so
far ss possible the movements toward
representative government. and where
they could not be thwarted, minimizing
their force.
Now that the Douma is assembling.
the great Minister, who was relied upon
to be a friendly medium OF communi-
cation between that body and the Car
Is no longer In position 10 help. On the
contrary. the influences now In control
viii do everything possible TO mini
mize the work OF the representatives
OF the people, and restrict the scope Of
their activities. 1t is n characteristic
bit OF autocratIc treachery; but the
main thing for the people is that their
representatives are in actual movement.
Though their first sessions may not be
important I'm the work they do, the i'm
portant thing is that they arc held; and
the power of the Douma viii grow, as
the power of the British Parliament
grew from small beginnings; and In
the course OF years 1t will be the most
important power in the Russian cn-
pire. even as tho British Parliament Is
the most important power in the Brit
Jsh emDIre
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VISITORS FROM HOME.

VISITORS FROM HOME
New York World.
An act from the comedy visitors
from Home" which runs continuously
with characters that SHIFT as the hoi'S
place OF the visitors demands:
Sccne-Maln door of the House VI
Representatives
1tme-Any afternoon the House - IVA
session
Characters (for this particular acO-
Frederick Lands, Representative from
Indiana, Hy Jones, visitor from nome
Bill Smith. visitor from nome
Note-The doortendcr has taken III
word that Hy and Bill are outside, ana
Representative Lands comes out anu
peers around I'm the crowd until ne gees
them
I.andis-Why, hello, Hy' How be ye?
Glad TO see ye. When did you come 10
| town
Hy-Oh. we jes got in.
Landis-Wen, well! I'm powerful
| glad to see We. How's all the tolks
| Tiptop. III bet And, durn me, If there
| ain't old Bill Smith How be ye, BIZ
| Glad to gee ye. When did you come 10
town?
Bill-Oh. we got in last might
| Jandis-Last night Why, durn you
fellows. why didn't you look me up {
| Or aint I good enough to associate
with any more7 Got In last night and
didn't look mo up till now. That ain
! fair, boys-'tain't fair.
Hy and Bill Uncmbarrassed chorns)
| Oh, We didn't want to bother ye last
| night
Landis-Bother me- AS II you fellows
could bother me- Where ye stoppin
Bill-Oyer at the Mcet-ro-politan
! Hut-tel
Landis-Is that so? Fine hotel. None
of these here gimcracks about it, but
a fine old fashioned hotel. Just tae
sort Of place | like Good. plain cook
in'-not this fancy cookin', but good
wholesome food Ike Mrs. Bill and YOU
| mssuS. Hy cook out there TO home
| That's the kind of a place | pick ou'
every time. you bet your boots But
boys. got to go back in now; very I'm
portant bill up, and / can't neglect m.
duty you know I'll come round to tn
| Meet-ro- politan and see you. You boys
make yourself to home with me. Cal
on me at any time. Glad you got IL
that good old hotel My kind OF
place.
Hy-Where you Twin Fred?
Landis - Ii um-h'm-why-yo
see. boys-the fact is-Im stoppln tenn
porarily-Jest temporarily, you know
at the Portland. Senator Beverldg
wanted to consult me and ] went ther
you know. Glad to see ye boys-ter
rible glad, Hows the folks?
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CARTOONS OF PRESIDENTS

President J. Golden Kimball has been
preaching at Logan. This is equivalent
TO a declaration that he has been
saying things that other men OF his
church. more schooled In hypocrisy
than he, would have left unsaid,
This time ]. Golden finds much fault
with the newspapers for printing car
toons OF President Roosevelt and Presi-
dent Joseph F Smith. President KIM
ball may come under condemnation tor
having named President Roosevelt es
the first of the two; but to be linked
with the Chief Executive Of the United
States before congregation, nearly
all of whom would feel that Brother
Golden had erred in not giving pre-
cedence of the prophet over the
President. who Is not a prophet, but
merely a patriots calculated 10 as
suage those feelings Of horror with
which President Smith occasionally
looks upon his own cartoon. as depicted
by the clever artists for the press. He
can feel that another bond OF union has
been established between himself and
the White House; not that the White
House knows that any exists, but the
authorities Of the Mormon church are
fond of talking Of President Roosevelt
as the friend of "our people And
now that Roosevelt and Smith are sup
| posed to suffer from the same cruel at
tacks. "our people" are feeling that
"our President" is nearer and dearer
to the President Of tho United States
| than ever before.
President j Golden is probably not
| aware that the President Of the United
States accepts with equanimity most
| of the cartoons which appear in the
newspapers illustrative OF his peculiari-
| ties 1t is reported that he laughs hear
| tily at most of them. and has even been
known to acknowledge that some OF
them strike his peculiarities right in
! the bull'S-eye. No big man Is afraid of
cartoons. and President Roosevelt as
much as any Executive this Nation has
ever had takes the illustrations of his
words and actions with enhancing
| good nature,
| The trouble with the people who
] fancy that President Smith Is abused
by cartoonists is that they think he Is
| a sacred being. to picture whom Is a
| sin against God. They cannot accept
the idea that he is mere human crea-
ture and that In his human capacity
he Is subject to criticism and even tc
rIdicule Cartoonists do not usually gc
| entirely out OF their way To attribute tc
a man something that is foreign to him
because the point OF the cartoon would
thus be lost, 1t is the practice OF ar
lists to convey. In their works, some.
thing which the public viii instantly
recognize as an attribute cor an expires.
sion, put into pictured lines. of the sub.
Ject OF the cartoon.
President Smith has been portrayed
in the columns of The Tribune on
few occosions-always with good ma
ture on the part OF the cartoonist anC
the paper, although we regret to ga!
President Smith has not seen Mt To &C
cept the pleasantly in the spirit II
which 1t has been offered Now, thes
, cartoons would have been yalueless |
. they had represented the prophet Of tn
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SHOULD WOMEN SMOKE?

Some faddist in the press first raised the
question,
limiting disease or death or indigestion
Probable. II they did
indignant Dame" replied morning
Giving the lie Cor severeD direct:
Describing him low prevaricator-
Or words TO that effect
The fat .. was in the fire. A smart Young
Urged 1t was chic and womanly ae we'll;
One "Damser found II soothing. while
another
Simply abhorred tho smell.
Father OF One" coutside the infant. 5
Vowed that no girl of his such things"
"FatReT Of Nine" refrained from inter-
Thinking 1t wiser to.
A "spinster" said the weed was all she
To take from single cursedness the
lady. who inscribed herself Disgust
Loathed the unseemly thing
An Indian Colonel" found the practice
''F'lighty,"
Smokers" too, '
Where dn this crimson territory might
The schcmng sex cschew9
Enthusiastic called It iss-bestowInc
Which youthful Cynic" stigmatlscr,
aa rot.
And "Tweeney Girl was diGldent mn
knowing
Whether to. Whit or not
Such are the strange, reciprocative scorn-
ings,
Such are the quaint. antagonIstIc
views,
mornings.
Taking the place of news
rlehtful.
We know not yet; but this is sure IN.
while
Either II Is entrancinEly delightful
or else Supremely Vile
London Punch
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Here and There
,,oo1 roR BURGLARS.
.,,Icncc LONDON Mall


r,,o Correspondence London MAI
For soma time past the police OF "a,
,,r,,o hnyn been completely pahled
NV series OF daring burslarles' coln-
nIttcd as they thought, by single
individual. .,a,,,,- 10 tho
If has now. however. thanks TO In, me
clyiI of Police Inspector Sdi'slo ~
haan discovered that these crimes
H,ora directed from a kind oil burglar =
in.tItutc or club. under the head Oh
ono or tha cleverest and most u9hsTt
ous criminals I'm the annals ol III
Jtalion polIce. The burglaries were "''
carried out on similar lines so Is ~
make the police believe that theE he hep
hcan nerpetrated by one and the Sans
person. Mod by
When the inspector, acco'ppa ..,.,
. strong force of men, entered the IN
stit,,te " they found some of the Stu
dents'' pIayIng tennis In the DC" ut'-
fuuy kept garden In one room lou
others we're playing cards. Whlle M .ne
@SnstItute's' special fencing master
was teaching the gentle art oil iencirs
with dagcers. - p,o
one of the special purposes OF tng
aInstItute' was TO initiate young aho
inexperienced men In the manners ano
WAYS OF good society, so that thtS
should never feel out OF place IN "h9''
ever company they might ma 'neiu
| selves.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-08
SUBSTITUTE FOR oUIN1NE,

Boston Globe.
II IS interesting to learn that SUB
.t,,,a fo, o,,inlne has been discovered
hut it is somewhat astonishing TO be
,old that this substitute Is no ot9er 1e,
than the common Suntlo"er, 'ne oS
InaI homo of which IL stated by bot
anIsts to be Peru and Mexico, but
which in far-off Russia, as elsewhere,
Is cultivated for its medicinal proper
ties.
In the land of the Car the peasants
sleep upon beds made OF sunno"cr
leaves in the belief that the sunhoWer
dispels fever, which has led a Russian
pbysician to experiment with the re-
suit that the theory Of the peasants IS
subStantiated.
An eminent French physician mas
made like experiments. and has proved
that extracts of the flowers and leaves
have had the same curative effect IN
fever cases as quininc. Those people
who live in the vicinity OF the grow
ing sunhower are said TO experience ltS
healing powers.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-08
WHERE 11L1TERAcY IS RARE
Washington Star

Washington Star.
The lowest rate OF illiteracy In the
world is found In Sweden, Norway and
Germany. In the two first named
countries there is no person above
the age Of 10 years who cannot read
and write unless he has forgotten
those accomplishments or his mental
faculties are so feeble that he has not
been able to acquire them. This fact
Is so we'll understood that the census
enumerators do not inquire whether a
person can read or write. Ii is not
considered necessary to do SO. Educa-
tion is compulsory, Every child is re-
quired to attend school and there is no
community too small or too poor to
provide educational facilities for It's
children, The same is true. In a great
measure. throughout Germany The
only people who cannot read and write
are the feeble minded and the aged.
who have outgrown their knowledge.