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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-10-27

The Rev. Dr. J. Addison Henry, for
many years the Princeton pastor. had
keen sense of humor and detested
shams. Speaking OF how useless to a
congregation are the honorary degrees
and titles that It's pastor might have.
he told OF one his daughter. Mrs. Oh
dyke. when a child. conferred upon
him. II seems Or. Henry was attending
one OF the sessions OF the general as
sembly. and the little girl addressed II
letter 10 him. The Rev. J. Addison
Henry. General ASS" lie was famous
as punster, and his play OF words on
his name was often quoted. When
the degree of ID. ID. was conferred up
on him by Princeton he remarked. $50
AID. D.-is-on Henry" With children
he was Irresistible lie told them one
day In speaking OF prayer that his little
daughter one Christmas eve made the
following supplication: 20 Lord. do
please make the night very short and
tomorrow very long" The text for his
address on his fortieth anniversary
was, And forty years have suffered
these people. Boston Herald.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-10-27
Choir of birds.

At the Chapel of ST. Peter In Flor
ence there Is II choir Of birds. the only
one of its kind in existence. The birds,
300 in number are all in separate
cages which are arranged in rows on
both sides of the altar The leader Is
girl. who has had the birds under
her own personal trimming for over two
years. The whole OF the musical part
of the service is most cxluisitely rem
dered by them. The leader starts each
hymn 10y whistling the first few notes.
and then the birds take II UP in obedl-
ence to the movement Of their instruct
ors hand London Chronicle.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-10-27
ENEMIES OF THE FOREST.
In Canada They say They Are Fire,
Insects and Man.


II is II fact which Canada faces with
some degree OF sadness that within
few years she will he absolutely de-
void of the beautiful pine forests which
at one time were her pride. At the
present rate of destruction the number
Of years cannot be great until there
will hardly be another tree of the origi.
nal forests to be cut within the limits
OF the Canadian lumber region.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier In Il recent adj
dress called attention to the many enc
mics Of the forest. Man. he said Is
bad enough. but he is not SO bad as the
insects and the insects are not so bad
as the fire The fire Is the great enemy
of the forests. Year after year during
the summer months miles and miles Of
forests are destroyed by fire. Perhaps
II does not go on at so great rate as
In former years. but there Is still far
too much of IL. Efforts are being made,
however. to check the ravages OF the
flames. In the Ottawa valley the lum-
bermcn keep a patrol of the woods,
and that Is great help. In order TO be
of the greatest service many more pa
trolmen would be required. and the
forests would have to be looked after
as they are in France and Germany. go
that so far as possible every inclpicnt
fire might be prevented from spreading.
Furthermore every man IN that part OF
Canada the lumberman. the sportsman
and the man out Of any class should
be impressed with the fact that IL Is n
crime 10 throw lighted match upon
the ground. to scatter the ashes OF
fire or 10 leave campfire before il Is
absolutely cXtingushcd
Another destructive element 10 which
Sir Wilfrid calls attention Is the rail
way locomotive The railroads are
great blessings undoubtedly. but one
who takes the train at Halifax TO 90 TO
Vancouver will find In every province
OF the Dominion where there IS timber
miles upon miles of what was once
beautiful forest now nothing but
parched and blackened timber. Il monu-
ment TO the destructivencss of the rail-
road locomotive. Yet the railroad men
have taken every precaution in their
endeavor to overcome the difficulty in
herent in the operation of the railway
locomotive. They have put screens
upon their smokestacks and devised
other methods. but all have proved in
adequate While the Canadian forests
have never been called upon TO pay the
enormous tribute to multiplying indus
tries that those OF the United States
have. they have been declmated by the
speculative lumberman and the i'm
proviGent settler and ravaged 10y fire
until those which are accessible bear
little resemblance to their prmeval
state New York Tribune
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-10-27

New York's disconcertlng skyscrap-
ers are vastly picturesque and even
grandose In certain lights. On winter
afternoons. when the dusk comes early,
their myriad lamps afford spectacle
which outclasses in brilliancy the
grandest electric displays of the great
est worlds fairs.
Athwart the moonlit or starlit sky
their soaring masses stand forth black
and omnous. like the donjon keeps of
colossal castles, and. under these con-
ditions, the lower end of Manhattan,
where they most abound, might almost
pass for the Mont ST Michael Of the
new world. In night OF rain the
ruddy reflections of their lights incar-
nadine the clouds till the entire city mp
pears 10 he the prey of Il monster con
Migration. Under the slanting glow Of
the rising or the setting sun their tops
take on the gorgeous iridescence OF the
peaks of Mont Blanc. the Rigl or the
Matterhorn. and one quite forgets. as
In the Alps. TO be critical Of imperfect
form. Finally. fog softens their hard
and crude lines into close approach
10 cathedral lines, lending them thus
poetic charm. an air of mystery that
becomes them well and puts them into
harmony with one another and with
the city as Il whole Atlantic Monthly.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-10-27

Two important causes of heart trou-
BILE are underworld and overwork. but
chiefly underworld Where due to over
work II has been physical. not mental.
The hearts of long distance runners
and bicyclists sometimes become by
pertrophed, while children sometimes
succamh to too arduous play. With
children. however. II is usually due 10
n predisposltlon IN that direction from
their parents. whose hearts have been
weakened by prolonged underexerclse
rather than 20 overeXerciSe on their
part As the result OF recent eXami-
nation Of nearly 10000 school children
In the primary grades by the board OF
health il was found that - per cent
were suffering from physical defects,
among which predominated defective
vision. insufficient nutrition. pulmonary
and heart ailments Il startling cOndi
ton az our boosted ciylllzatloh.-G
Elliot Flint In Outing Magazine.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-10-27

The Roman Catholic council to dis.
cuss the new situation created in
France by the recent law separating
church and state calls attention to the
relative numerical Importance OF the
principal forms Of religion followed by
humanity. According TO the latest es-
Inmates, the total population of the
world ut the present day is 1903. 100,
600 OF this total rather more than
one-third. exactly $4,000 900. profess
Christianity Catholics 350,OOO.OOO and
Professionals 2l3.00O.000 Mohammed
has Do, 100000 followers; Buddha l07.-
100000 or the tecming population of
China 2S3.oD0.000 practice the cult OF
ancestry The Brahmans IN the world
number 225.OOO.OO0 and the Jews but
100000. The Parsees. who play such
an important role in India, are but
100000 all told. So far rs mere num-
bers go. the Roman Catholics are thus
seen 10 lie far ahead Of any other de
nomination. Grand Magazine.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-10-27
.orIsin" or .B.s,.n,ns,,

Are "bcginning of life" and origin
OF life" convertible terms: The be
ginning of life in this planet science
seems in Il fair way To discover. That
II Is discovcrable there Is no reason 10
doubt. But are the beginning and the
origin the same thing? We can hardly
conceive the germ plasm self endowed
with the potentialities OF physical. in
tellectual and moral life. May not the
expression beginning Of life" bee safer
as more in accordance with actual dis
covery than tile expression "Origin az
life?"- Goodwin Smith IN New York
Sun
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-28

he has entered into reasonable obliga
tions against the dignity and suprem-
acy OF the National Government; and
there can be no question OF tho right or
the Senate OF the United States to ex-
clude from that branch of the law
making body any man who is disloyal
to the laws. the institutions. and the
sentimcntalities of this Nation. In this
view the case passes beyond the right
OF n State to select a criminal violator
of its own local laws to represent IT In
the Senate The Issue is between the
State and the United States. However
degraded a local community might be
In choosing n Senate who was a break
er OF It's laws, il has no right to infiict
upon the United States. as a law
maker. n man whose chief obligations
are to plot the downfall Of the Govern
ment OF the United States and the sub
stitution therefor Of an absolute mon
arChN
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-28
STATE AGAINST NATION.

Observer" writing on the Smoot
case TO The Tribune, remarks that IL is
not always the violator OF law who is
the most dangerous to good govern
ment.
That has been the contention Of The
Tribune from the beginning Of the
Smoot investigation. II Reed Smoot
were actually a polygamist, he would
simply be violator OF the laws of his
State, and the Senate Of the United
States might, without undue wrench of
precedent, say that II A people chose to
be represented In the Senate by a Grim
inal (mere vlolator OF State law). they
probably knew who was most fitting TO
demonstrate the kind Of constituency
making the selection. and the Senate
might further say that It would be un-
fair TO rob a criminal State OF a crimi-
nal Senator. But the case OF Reed
Smoot is not OF that sort The charge
against him Is not OF that character.
The accusation and the proof are that
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-28
THE BURLINGTON.

The visit of Mr.. Charles F. Perkins,
former president of the Burlington's
railway system and Mr.. J. S. Carroll.
the general attorney of the Burlington
and the Northern Pacific, 10 this city,
on Monday last, Ia declared TO have
been of no special significance. Posi-
bly, not. Probably there was signifi-
canoe To It. and, II may be, the high
est significance. 1t is not forgotten
vey to this city. through the western
portion OF Nebraska and Wyoming
This survey was officially announced
last year. shortly after the open state
ment that Mr.. George Gould was back
ing the Western Pacific and intended
TO build It.
Not long after. there was pur-
ported official statement that the Bur-
lngton would build 10 this city. Then
that was officially denied And now
comes this visit, apparently one OF in
spection. Taking the matter all to-
gether, IT looks very much as
though the Burlington has serious
]eSiS - ub'Il iblh tIly 15 the WESTERN
terminus OF its trackage. II IT should
turn out that the Moffat road is a Bur-
lington enterprise. would 1t be a great
surprise?
The Burlington has its lines built
TO Denver and also has lines out a
considerable distance this side of
Omaha, where II must deliver and re-
ceive Its transcontinentsl freight At
Omaha IT has but one line to deliver
TO. BY extending it's line to this city
IL would have the choice OF four lines
10 the coast, viz, the Southern Pa
cific. the Oregon Short Line Ito Port
land). the Salt Lake Route Ito Los An
geles), and the Western Pacific. now
under construction from San Francisco
to this city. The immense advantage
of this. at the western terminus Of the
company's trackage. Is evident. And
II is just as evident for the other great
railway systems OF tho West, the Chi
cago & Northwestern, the Chicago. Mil
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-28
WHEREp

Where docs the Mormon poygamst
OF today obtain the groundwork for his
faith In plural marriage BY Mormon
polygamlst we mean the man who prac-
tIces or the man who teaches the prin-
ciple.
This becomes very pertinent inquiry
In view OF the testimony offered By
President James II Lnford OF the
Brigham Young College at Logan He
swore before the Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections that he be-
lieVed In the rightfulness OF plural mar
riage. He is an instructor OF the youth
OF both sexes in the Mormon church.
Holding TO such Views he Is likely to
inculcate the doctrine by precept at
least, Once more the significant ques-
ton Where does such polygamist as
lIinford Theoretical IL not practicaD
obtain the groundwork for his faith?
When. according to the Mormon re-
ligion. God Almighty commanded plu-
raj marriage, the pretense was that the
faith was enforced upon members OF
the church by revelation from on high,
against which could stand no human
judgment.
But in 1890, through prophetic au-
thorIty, the same God Almighty pro-
hibited plural marriage and polyga-
nous living, And II there were any
then became compulsory upon Nor
mons, no matter what their Individual
Judgment, to cease to believe In the
rightfulness of plural marriage.
When men like James H Linford,
president OF college which teaches
theology as we'll as domestic science to
the young women and young men. con-
tinue TO affirm their belief In polygamy
after the revelation inhibiting that
dogma and that offense. there Is a ma
tural suspicion engendcred in the minds
of observers that, with the present DO
lygamous cult, the doctrine has at no
time been matter dependent upon
revelation. but one which its devotees
believe" and practice because they
want to believe" and practice IT. And
this suspicion does grave injustice to
many Of those devoted women who
sacrificed their peace of mind and all
their happiness in life, in seeking to
obey what they believed was a COM
mand from God, when plural marriage
was the revealed vogue, and who were
required by the men Of the church. In
obedience to another purported COM
mand from heaven, to make the final
immolation in renouncing plural mar
riage-just when the United States was
reaching out to punish all the partici-
pants and the sympathizers in the
practice, and when the men We're about
TO carry their share of the agony
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-28
1t Would Disqualify

Editor Tribunes-Thc Constitution OF
the United States provides that the
Senate shall be the Judge OF elections,
| returns. and qualifications of It's MEM
bers," but that body cannot reject
person because of his religious belief.
Ii remains. therefore, for the Senate 10
decide whether Reed Smoot is qualified
for seat I'm that body, or whether he
Is In any way disqualified for that hon
orable place.
We, as private citizens Of the United
States, may have our own opinions as
TO Mr.. Shoots qualifications 10 sit as
Senator, which ought however, In no
way To affect the decision OF that body
Yet the certificate OF election properly
made out and signed is very strong
evidence Of his fitness for the place, and
II seems q little inconsistent to go back
on our own act You must remember
| however, that Mr.. Smoots election was
under strong protest and we believe
that we have n perfect right 10 show to
the Senate our grounds for protest. II
we know OF anything which, In our
judgment. disqualles him for seat
In that most honorable body, It is not
only our right, but IT is our duty to
| make the Senate acquainted with those
facts
We believe 1t is the judgment Of
every true American citizen that a
man who voluntarily belongs to an or
ganlzation the majority OF whose chief
officers In their everyday lives are Yio-
latorS OF the laws of God and the laws
OF the land. is surely wanting In thnt
high regard for law that makes of
every man a good citizen or else he is
lacking I'm his conception OF what con-
stitutes good citizenship. that a man
with full knowledge OF the facts will
indorse crime and sustain criminals
himself puts a premium on the viola
ton Of law and lessons the respect for
law with all those who may be inf1u-
enced by his action.
Reed Smoot belongs to such an or
ganiZation. With full knowledge that
many OF its chief officers are living In
violation of the laws Of God and the
laws OF the land Reed Smoot publicly,
ference last October, indorsed without
qualification, the life OF Joseph F.
Smith, a part OF which life is crime.
Reed Smoot publicly and where thou
sands Of those who look to him as file
leader could see him voted to sustain
for the highest Offices IN the Church OF
Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. of
which he Is an apostle. n number of
men who according TO unimpeachcd
testimony before the Senate Committee
on Privileges and Elections, are crimi-
nails.
II a man with such disrespect for law
is not disqualified for n seat In the SEN
ate, then nothing short of being a
criminal himself Will dsqualify him. 1t
is not always the yiolator Of law who
is the most dangerous to good govern
ment OBSERVER
Salt Lake City. Utah, March IS, 1906,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-28
WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN ITALY,

According TO the Rome correspondent
of the London Pail Mall Gazette wo-
man suffrage Is becoming such live
City are writing to the newspapers In
order to prove the inferiority OF women
and are already driven into what looks
suspiciously like a defensive position.
Although the "subjection OF women" is
rather more complete in Italy than
elsewhere. II is by nc means certain
that the victory In a pamphlet war
would remain with the men. while their
political victory Is not foreordained
since, according to the correspondent.
the suffrage is not expressly withheld
from woman by the Italian laws.
II appears that a certain Signorina
Sacchl asked to be allowed TO vote on
the ground that II was not forbidden
and that the proper authorities, moved
by a chiyalrous impulse. or perhaps a
spirit of amused tolerance, granted her
request II so happens. however, that
the voting lists have TO be approved by
higher authority, which may fail to
see the propriety Of the demand, or the
joke in IT, But now a constituency has
fallen vacant, and the siguoTina has
been asked by its electors to make the
race, in the hope that she can be elect
ed n deputy before the dreaded higher
authority can iDterpose veto by or
dcring revision OF the voting lists and
the excelsior of the fair applicants
name
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-28
MUNICIPAL CHAOS.

on the first Tuesday of April the peo-
pie of Chicago are 10 have a special
election, at which the voters viii de-
termine whether the city is to incur an
indebtedness of SO 1000. 900 for the pur-
pose of acquiring certain public utili-
ties now operated by private corpora
tions. Viewed from this distance II
would seem that only ono result could
be considered, viz. an emphatic NO.
James Dalrymple the Glasgow expert
employed by Mayor Dunno of Chicago
for the purpose OF looking over the field
of Chicago with a view to municipal
ownership, was candid enough to ac-
knowledge that political conditions
were an insuperable bar to the estab-
llshment of such radical socialistic
measures This should confirm the
judgment Of all observers who know
their Chicago. That city is made up of
a large element of sterling worth, OF
fine patriotism and Intelligent compre-
hension OF public need. and a larger
bulk of the elements OF unrest. In no
city in the United States are conditions
less ripe for municipal ownership of
public utilities than In Chicago. The
experiment is almost certain to degcn-
crate into a political graft with the
worst elements of the community in
control. And yet while this is almost
the inevitable consequence IT seems al
most as well assured that the vote will
be Affirmative. To decree by the ballot
that all wrongs shall be made right,
that every man shall have constant
work and better pay, that the profits
upon franchises shall accrue to the
people and not To the corporations-all
these things furnish an entrancing ar
gument, and the more Ignorant the
voting mass the more certain they are
to rush into this project. the safe exc
cution OF which would require the high
est Intelligence and the most exalted
patriotism.
II Chicago shall venture into this do
main under Mayor Dunno, backed by
SIS, 900. 900 voted by credulous popu-
lace one may look for municipal chaos.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-28

There is no law to compel the hie-
rarchy 10 retain their present opinions
and to execute their present intentions;
and therefore they may change the ex-
listing plan and Major and President
Richard w. Young may be left by the
waysde. But that he has been selected
for the place and Will receive II unless
the chief hierarch shall change his
mind, because Of the publicity given 10
his present purpose or for some other
reason. is certain, and there will be a
Young In the ostleship-and thereby
a long standing debt viii be paid
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-28
''SPEIIING

New York Evening World.
Why can't we have more simple spelling.
An eze, plcsent. ehort-kut stile2
What is the sens OF us compelling
Owr nth TO bothr al the Will
To fus with intelctul noshuns
Which just inyoly and do no gud?
With this just go thru the moshuns
And foks that cudnt spell, that cud.
'Twud help owr Janitor. Mix Klance,
His spelling alwas luks lik this
II tha wud chang TO waz les fancc
Mix never NOR wud max a mis-,
And then the felos at the coleg,
Tha'd never get the laf agen.
For tha cud sok up uther noleg
And lift thor heds iik brony men.
We'd al be very glad and joyus,
And Quit contented with oWr lot:
Thos graf big wurds wud not anoy US
II spelling roofs cud be forgot
Owr culchur cudn't loI at us,
II wurds wer bilt on plans les crazy
A sistem minus frils and fus.