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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-25
The President on o.Mollycoddles. ,

The President at Harvard had a theme
and an audience exactly to his taste. And
on such a theme and to such an audience
he speaks unusually we'll He is very fond
OF Harvard, and Harvard is very fond and
proud of him. The old boys and the young
boys alike warm to him. md looking into
their faces he is inspired to good talk
Mollycoddles' are not in the Presidents
line. The word was well chosen to convey
his meaning. "Sissies' would not have
been so good. "Weaklfngs" the President
has somewhat overwarked. But molly
coddes" has the right flavor. and appeals
to the senses. We all grasp the Presidents
full advice when he pronounces against the
turning out of that brand of citizen by our
universities. The advice is of the best
Turning from the play ground at school
to the battle field of life the President
again raps the "mollycoddles." He wants
the man who has been roughened and
touSEened for real combat. His appraise-
ment of the parlor orator. the parlor states
man, the drawing-room reformer, is search
ing and just 1t is easy, h. points out, to
sit at ease and pick flaws. The man in
smoking jacket burning a fragrant cigar,
or. surrounded by few kindred. fne-haired
spirits slipping wine tea and descant-
ing owlishly on the brand. may tickle him
self with observations about the state of
the country, and deplore the plumbers of
those in public commission, but he con-
tributes nothing to the public benefit. AS
rule he is not properly advised of what
Is going on. and has no intelligent policy of
his own.
The President likes independence, but
not of the kind that units man for asso-
citation with his fellows for practical ends.
He who becomes enamored of being in
the minority as not to feel comfortable any
where else is never a useful factor in the
worlds work. AS the President says he
may become an expert in the drafting and
issuing of manifestoes, but he helps no
good cause along. Apart from his sneer and
his assumption of superior knowledge and
character he has no individuality. He
ceases to be even an object of entertain
ment.
But while the Presidents theme was pat
and well handled. there is no danger in
this country from "mollycoddles." They
do not flourish in this soil. The men who
made the nation were a hardy lot, and
those who today are preserving 1t and shap-
ing its policies in every sense their
sons nation run by 'moiycoddles"
would find it's flag confused with that of
the auctioneer, and it's affairs would soon
be in the hands of a receiver.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-25
Mayor Dunno Renominatsd.

Carter Harrison cut poor figure in the
Chicago primary. 1t may have been. in
part because of his attitude toward the
mayoralty nomination. He was not suf-
ficiently aggressive. To say, as he was
quoted as saying at the start, that he would
serve the people again if they desired it
was to give LIS case away. That sort of
spirit was not connected with his name or
history, and could find no market in such
a community. Chicago is a hustling town,
all alive, rates her prizes at the top figure,
and bestows them only after the most
strenuous contests. The man who waits
for an office to seek him there never has a
caller of that character. He is the lone
soonest man ever.
But maybe Mr.. Harrison could not have
won even If he had been in his former
fighting form. Mayor Dunno seems to
have had his party with him on the general
situation. He proved as good a mixer this
time as he did before. The qualities which
drew attention to him when he was taken
from the bench and invested with leader
ship were still with him. and they again
prevailed. In this contest he made show
of the man who was once the darling of the
town.
And yet in office Mayor Dunno has not
DecH duic " SdliS out tuC ioSidh oPoA
which he was elected. The street railways
have not been municipaiized, and other
forms of state socialism wait. For time
there was great Impotence with him. First,
his sincerity was questioned Then his ca
pacity was doubted. People thought mis-
take had been made-that a good judge
had been spoiled without adding to the
list of successful politicians. There was a
report even that Mayor Dunno himself
shared this view and would be glad to re-
turn to the bench, leaving to some other
man the task he had mistakenly under
taken.
But here he is, nominated for second
term. and by many of the same influences
which put him up and elected him before.
Municipal ownership is still the cry and the
hope. Other questions, such wide-open
town, are involved. but the top liner of the
Dunno crowd is the issue which leads, as
many insist. straight to state socialism.
These people evidently are not discouraged,
but hopeful. They are probably wise too
in holding on to their old leader, who, al
though he may not have realized all expec-
tatons, is yet associated with the one tri-
umph achieved at the polls and what has
since been attempted in that name.
Another hot time Is coming at the polls
The republicans are looking for their best
man, and undoubtedly will need him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-25
A Vain Desire.

I'd like to be an optimist an wear smile
an say
That Everything is fur the BEST" bout
'leven times day.
want to make the children like me fur my
winnin' ways;
I want lovely disposition that my kin viii
praise.
But there amt no vi'lets bloomin' an the
climate is so queer
That you's always apprehensIve Of new
trouble DRAWN near.
The pavement's most uncertain an the
steps is mighty steep.
You can't be optimistic when the snow is
three feet deep.
The boys have made slidin' track jes
where you've got to tread.
You're doubtful If you'll land upon your feet
or on your head.
An when the thaw is fr'ly under way, the
chance looks slim
Fur gettin' 'crost the big road, If you dom,
know how to swim.
An so, no matter how you try, you weaken
after while,
Furgettin' words Of kindness an likewise
your sunny smile.
You kin try to do your duty; you kin
shovel it an sweep,
But you can't be optimistic when the snow
Is three feet deep.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-25
Ballooning.

The rubber in many necKs got good
stretching Saturday, for II is not often that
Washington is entertained with a balloon
show. 1t has seen a good deal of tetrahe-
dral kites and captive balloons. and at near
by resorts there have been parachute drops
and aerial thrills without number but big
balloon lowering over the capital at an
altitude of somewhere between one and
two thousand feet with four men in the
basket is a novelty that caused the citizens
20 look up.
The balloonists give gratifying accoun: OF
how Washington appears when looked down
on from D great height This Is vertical
ton of the well-near universal belief that
Washington is a good-looking city no mat
ter what the point of observation. "As
seen from the car he country was ex-
tremely interesting and beautiful. Wash
ington especially was well worth seeing
u what Mr.. Augustus Post. secretary vi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-25
Slaughter on the Railways.
rom the New York Herald.


With record of nearly 400 persons killed
in railway wrecks during the past six
months and about $50 injured, the public
is asking whether the railway commission
ers of the several states and the interstate
commerce commission cannot intervene to
stop the slaughter. 1t is noticeable that
the worst wrecks occur when rounding
curves and with trains moving at very high
speed. The conclusion forced upon the
men In the street is simply that the struc-
lures are not strong enough to withstand
trains of the present heavy weight and
moving at great speed.
= In this connection it Is surely disquieting
to be told by a practical railway man like
the vice president of the Burlington road
that trains are being run today on prac-
ticaliy every road in this country faster
than the operating officials in charge con-
slider wise or prudent" If the travelling
public Is such a fool that it demands dan
gerous speed and the railways are COM
peting TO supply it, then it is time for a
higher authority to intervene.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-25
Missouri.

There is TO be uniformity in the pronun-
citation of the noun Missouri IL the will
of the legislature of that state Is obeyed.
No more shall men say "Mizzoori," Mig
zoorah' or "Mizzoory.'' The legislature
has proclaimed:
THAT the only true pronunciation of the
name of the state. in the opinion Of this
body. is that received from the native In
dams and that 1t should be pronounced
in three syliabies, accented on the second
syllable
The vowel in the first syllable Is short
L.. in the second syllable long double %
70 or oo): in the third syllable short i;
IS in the two syllables in which 1t occurs
has The sound of 81 and not z"
Henceforth, if men heed the legislature
of Missouri they will sound the name of
that grand old state as "Mis-soo-ry' with
the accent on the second syllable.
This is very good work. Arkansas not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-25

long ago decreed that it was Arkansaw.
Several varieties of pronunciation are en-
ployed in saying illinois," Louisiana
Iowa, Carolina" Colorado" Okla
homa.' and wyoming and their legis-
lators might find a chance to bring about
reform.
While the pronunciation board is in ses-
SION 1t might try to regulate the pronun-
citation of Los Angeles, New Orleans and
st. Louis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-25
His Ear to the Ground.

d, Have you made any effort to impress the
correctness of your opinions on the minds
of your constituents?"
1T is not necessary" answered Senator
Sorghum. x never utter any opinions until
l, am sure the majority of my constituents
have already indersed Them s. - = .-5ss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-25
ReasSured.

Are you aware that the man you have
challenged Is an expert swordsman?' said
one Partisan.
Certainly" answered the other. 1.-THE
fact gives me confidence. He is not likely
to do anything clumsy and unexpected that
might result In serious injury"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-25
Embittered.

do you regard the theater as an educa-
tor?"
Yes" answered Mr.. Stormington Barnes;
II don't know of any business that affords
better training for expert bookkeeping and
artistic advertising"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-25
SHOOTING STARS.
Too Much to Ask.

"You don't believe in government owner
ship of railways?"
II do not" answered Mr.. Dustin Stax. 1t
takes lifetime to learn to be either first
class railway man or first-class politician.
Nobody could do both"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-25
Reputation Lost.

From the Nashville Banner.
Henry James says American women can't
talk. That destroys Henry's reputation as
realist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-25

1t is encouraging to note that Mr.. Shonts
regards the work on the Panama canal as
so well systematized that he can turn his
attention to other transportation problems.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-25
Reputation.

A reputation 'mongst your fellow men
For expert wisdom is prize that's grand
And yet it has its difficulties when
The lawyers get you on the witness stand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-25

Mr.. Grover Cleveland has properly scolded
the bachelors. He should now say some
thing severe to the food monopolists who
put that worried look into the eyes of the
Benedict. ---.-.--- -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-25

II is predicted that a comet will collide
with the earth during the latter. part of
March. 1t is a small comet, however. and
viii probably get very much the worst of it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-25

1t would be like Hartman to introduce
into his testimony a lot of technical railroad
phraseology that no one can understand,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-25

When all the facts in the Brownsville af-
fair made known the question of what
shall be done with them will be as far from
solution as ever.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-25

The wise citizen who always insisted that
February and March are the meanest
months in the year is now being heard
from,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-25
Loeb's Job.
From the New York Sun.

FROM the New OK sun.
Certain friends of Secretary Loeb are
asking Congress to raise his pay from ST. 600
to $500. The poor man deserves it, Who
else would take the kicks and buffetings
he patiently endures for the meager pit
lance that he receives?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-25
As Bret Harte Said,

From the Boston Transcript.
The achievement of Woo Ang of San
Francisco, who raised draft of s. to
$1,000. is refutation of the statement that
the Chinese cannot adapt themselves to
American ways.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-25

Mr.. Dunno may be fortunate in the fact
that one particular mayor sometimes gets
to be a habit with Chicago
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-25

Secretary Shaw foresees world war for
the markets. Some such war has been 60
ing on ever since the Phoenicians shipped
their first cargo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-25
financial News.

From the Maydeld (Ey) Monitor
The Rev ]. Henry Balance OF Hard
money is in the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-25

Mr.. Smoot is now justified in hoping for
a chance to talk about the tariff or some
other conventional topic of craftsmanship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-25

Senator Tillman will doubtless be discreet
and endeavor to war gently before Chau-
tauqua audiences.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-25

1t appears that any picture of girl in a
large hat can be sold to New York news
paper a portrait of Evelyn Thaw.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-25

The court reporter occasionally demon
strates that the fountain pen can be worse
than the muck-rake.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-25

Mr.. CHAMBERS career is more like a rea,
novel than anything that Amelie Rives ever
wrote.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-25
Punishment is Merited.

From tine New York Commercial.
Mr.. Tower will be ''reproached" by the
German emperor on account of the Lehr
incident.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-25
A Business Paradox.

crotn the Chicago News.
Though in the Illuminating business the
Standard Oil Company's motto Ia: Keep
IL dark" ;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-25

Now Isn't It the Truth!
From the Baltimore American
Building and being is far better than
boasting and borrowing.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-10-26
Delicious Candy,

A delicious candy made with maple
sugar and known as maple creams, is
the following: Cook four cups o. maple
syrup (only the real kind that comes
from real maple trees will dol until it
is almost ready to thread: then add
four tablespoonfuls of cream. Boil a
little longer until 1t grows thick, when
a little is stirred on a saucer. Beat the
syrup very thoroughly until it begins
to grow stiff; then form it into round
balls, the size of chocolate creams.
Press half a walnut meat on the oppo
site sides of each bonbon.
A delectable filling for a cake is
made according to this rule, adding
minced walnuts or hickory nuts to it
and removing it from the fire before it
grows thick enough to mould. 1t should
be thin enough to run smoothly over
the cake. For another maple filling,
let two cupfuls Of maple syrup boil
down, with a piece of butter the size
Of walnut, until a little dropped from
a spoon threads" slightly; then stir
until of right consistency for the cake.
Take special care not to beat it too
long. 1t begins to grow hard suddenly,
sometimes before you are aware of it.
A white cake is nice with this filling.
A nut cake may also be covered with
it. Sometimes few drops Of vanilla
not enough to be noticeable-are add
ed to bring out the maple flavor and
make 1t less fiat"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-10-26
Foolish Girls.

II is enough to make ones heart
ache the way folish girls viii pass by
splendid, hardworking Mon and choose
Insignificant little nobodias for their
lies partners, and all because they
won't take the trouble TO look below
the veneer of fine dress.
The man who has an aim in life can't
spend all his time in running after girls
ana going to dances.
He has something letter to do. He
has TO make a name and place for him
self in the world.
The young men who IRE lounging
around street corners and saloons viii
never be anything better than they are
EA". The chances are they will he
fueh worse.
LOOK around Il. the married women
OF lcur acquaintance. Some Of them
married honest, hardworking men.
others married loafers. Some Of them
are happy wives, others miserable
wrecks
Look forward a few years and
imagine yourself in the place Of either
ana then marry a good-for-nothing
losIer If you dare.
Marry the worker and help him
una up successful career. Let him
zone home at night and find a cheer
III nome and a happy smiling wife
Hn2 is proud Of his success and sym
lelhetic in his reverses.
9ot don't deliberately walk into a
ne ne where failure is bound to come.
VI. IN u eyourself TO a man for whom
-, dIne goes on you will be able to
~ HclJher love nor respect.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-10-26
Have Self Reliance.

Have nerve-not arrogance nor undue
assurance, but steadiness and f1rmness
of mind: self-command; mistaken
courage and endurance. IF the work
you've started seems hard, don't give
up. Never give up. 1t is a sad thing
to see young man fail when one more
trial would win out. Stick to your pur-
pose Keep everlastingly and unf1inch-
ingly at it. If your task seems diff
cult, the more need for nerve. Meet
the obstacles and jump on them; the
exercise alone will develop you And
when you have won, you'll have the
added pleasure of realizing that you
dug it out yourself. To get results,
you must have self-reliance. Things
never go to the man that lacks the
nerve to try them. You must have be-
lief in your self, have high ambitions,
and be undaunted. There would be no
glory in achievement If it required no
nerve, no energy and no hard work
Carlisle Arrow.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-10-26
orandma's Come.

Granny's come to our home
An no, my lawzy daisy!
All the children round the place
Is just a-running crazy.
Fetched a cake for little Jake,
An fetched a pie for Nanny,
An fetched a pear for all the pack
At runs to kiss their granny.
Lucy Ellen's in her lap,
An Wade an Silas Walker
Both a-riding on her foot
An Poo's on the rocker.
And Marthys twins, from Aunt Mar
tins,
An little orphant Annie,
Alps a-eating gingerbread,
An giggleun at granny.
Tell US all the fairy tales
Ever thought or wondered
An 'bundance o. other stories
But she knows a hundred
Bob's the one for Wilmington,
An Golden Locks" for Fanny
Hear EN- laugh and clap their hands
Listenun to granny
Jack the Giant Killers" good,
An "Beanstall5s" another,
Sos the one of "Cinderelr'
An her old godmother
That uns best Of all the rest
Bestest one Of any
Where the mices scamper home
Like we run to granny.
James Whitcomb Riley.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-10-26

A man may not acknowledge it, but
he secretly admires the girl who is
her mothers right hand in household
matters, and who Is not above taking
an interestin the most trivial things
in connection with home duties. He
likes to think that the girl he hopes
some time to marry can, in an emer-
gency, turn her hand to anything,
from cooking the family dinner to
making her own clothes. He wants
her also to be unselfish enough to give
up her own pleasures to benefit an
other and not consider herself ILL
used at having to do so. This girl can
sometimes talk on more important
things than dress, and can listen in
diligently when deeper subjects are in
troduced. Matrimony has its storms
and trials and, to weather those
storms, something more than a mer-
ry heart and nice complexion are
needful
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-10-26
Not Used to Them.

One Of the incest and brightest lit
lie patients in the surgical ward OF
one Of the big city hospitals lay on
her bed moaning with pain. She had
Just come to consciousness after a
slight operation, and though only five
years old, was exhibiting heroic nerve.
Yet she couldn't keep from occasion
al low cries. She was the sort Of child
who hates above all things to give
trouble, and when one OF the nurses
stopped before her and, as she thought,
looked a bit reproachfuily down at her,
she explained between the paroxysms
with a pitiful smile:
"Oh, Miss Smith, I can't help it,
can't help it; I'm not used to opera
tIons"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-10-26
AS to the "pretty" Woman.

AS a general rule men admire a girl
who is a bright, entertaining COM
panion. and who has ever a kind word
and pleasant smile for those around
her. They admire the girl who is al
ways neatly and becomingly dressed,
no matter IL the materials used are in
expensive.
The girl who can adapt herself to
any society and who never puts on af-
fected airs is always sure of popular
ity. From the attitude which many
men adopt toward pretty and fascinat-
ing girls it is evident that their
thoughts are upon a certain maxim of
an old French diplomatist, who said,
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-10-26
How to Burn
Gas Coke

In order to use gas coke, klndle the
fire in usual way, and when burning
fairly fill fire box with deep, even bed of
coke Owing to its peculiar fracture and
rough grain II does not pack as closely
as hard coal, and leaves more air space,
retaining It's original shape until burned
to ash Keep a large body of coke IN
der a low fire rather than a little coke
under a strong fire. To keep low fire,
close draft in lower part of the front of
furnace, keep slide in feed door open and
damper in chimney pipe almost closed.
The damper. with which the fire can be
regulated perfectly, should be opened
onIy when kindling a new fire, and when
coke is well gnited the draft should be
shut off Keep a layer of ashes on the
crate. and when shaking stop before hot
Goals appear. This helps to keep the fire
burning slowly. When leaving fire for
the night fill fire box full of coke, shut
off danper and throw on pea coke to fill
IN omen spaces, keeping feed door atar,
and leave bed of ashes on CRATE to check
draft. Ashes should not be permitted to
nile IN below the CRATE so as to touch it.
A furnace that heats poorly with coal on
account of poor draft, will do much bet
ter with gas coke, which requires only
an ordinary draft.
Utah Gas & Coke Co.,
61-e5 Main ST., Phones 4321
Salt Lake City.