Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-06

as completely as II they were owned
by the governments. This IS notably
true IN the state OF New York, In
PENNSYLVANIA a two.cent-fare bill has
been enacted, and the Pennsylvania
and other railroads nave been obliged
to raise their communication rates IN
order to meet the losses incurred by
being Obliged to reduce through rates.
Whether they are 1ustihcd or not iustl-
ned I'm doing this may be demonstrated
by the application OF tho rules Of arith-
metic. but the commuters OF Pennsyl-
vania are endeavoring. by carlcatures
and llbellous broadsideS. to conyict one
of the roads al the state oil uujustly
increasing fares They also talk Of
the necessity of state intervention. aud
even of state ownership, To meet the
alleged disingenucus attempt ~ the
corporations to throw obloquy upon
the twO-ceut law II was predicted
that In such n way state ownershlp
would follow the attack on the roads
The roads would be injured They
would be Obliged 10 curtai their SER
vices to the public, They might be-
come impaired. This would Indicate
to their radical enemies that they
were simply trying 10 take vengeance
on account OF hostile legislation, and
they would then dcmnnd that the IN
Equity should he punished by the OK
preparation OF the property of the
roads The events happening IN
Pennsylvania are justifylng the crltl-
cisin. --Tiarper'e Weekly,
The Orchids OF all the nultitudin-
And Other Gus diversities OF
Strange Flowers. form and color and
structure OF that gay
and beautiful orugture with which ma
ture has so layishly adorned our earth
the floral wurld--that strange genus
some deriving theli uutriment from the
boughs and limbs Of trees, some from
the earth, a~d somrIyen from the air
the orchids, presents a greater variety
Of type and form than perhaps any 9TH
er order. And. while some in this great
family OF several thousand species are
extremely beautiful and attractive. 9TH
ers are quaint and even erotesquc as
though nature were IN sportive mood
when designing them. and would excjSe
our wonder as well as our admiration.
And truly large collection of well
grown orchids Is n brilliant, and yet
curious display of color and OF strange
forms. Here o flower which the mag
inatIon may picture as gltterine
humming bird in full flight with out
stretched wings and searles pensile
tail; here a Ions rope ladder formed
with geometric precision. every rung
provided with Il transverse pair of sup
ored decorations; or here n Fantastic
cluster of light feathery wisps, hover
ing like q beNy of air ia tries disportinq
themselves in the sunlight And per-
haps stranger than them all. here the
Masderallia Chim@ra. as its name i'm
plies, sort OF Imaginary moster, a
long curved horn projecting from its
strangely grotesque head and pair OF
claws or tentacles proceeding from tn.
extremity of it's lower limbs. And too
several OF the common orchids--or or
chis--of the fields represent members OF
the animal world. The bee Orchis Is
exactly like twig up which half a
dozen bees are climbing; the spider
oFchis represents troop OF those de-
Nourlng cratures lying In wait for prey:
the butterfly orchis resembles a num-
Der of greensh white graceful little
butterflies settling upon the plant; and
the ty orchis. as its name implies. rep
resents, thought not so llfe-like as some
OF the others. some Of those insects
resting upob'its stem. And. apparently
stranger than ALL the much rarer man
orchts is said to resemble a hanging
man. with fully developed arms, body
and legs. And the more the wonders and
the diverse beauties OF nature are stu
died and investigated, so much the more
oewildered awe and amazement are ex-
cited al the august and jestic genius
Nhicn Planned ana Contrived IL all. And
yet He by whom and for whom all
things-from mighty universes to the
humblest of fowers-were made. was
content to live life of penury, and 10
suffer an agonising death, in order that
all who Will appropriate that expiation
tor sn,inany be absolved from the retrl-
button duAto eternal justice, and may
dwell for ever In the midst of supelnal
toys.--A Banker.
\ Vast Store Belts vast wealth
vi treasure came from mines -
In the Earth. diamonds, gold and
copper-like the inn
mense fortune of Senator William A.
clark of Montana; like the S25, 200. 900
- more accumulated by Cecil Rhodes.
The earth was also the source of the
wealth of both John D. Rockefeller
and his brother William. The sam
thing is true of Carnegie's great stors
OF wealth, 1t was really dug from Iron
mines-iron and coal, Krupp piled up
he largest estate I'm Germany IN like
He maHe his money By
manufacturing the product OF iron
mines, The earth Is magnificent
itorehouse Of wealth. 1t has proved
more fruitful than the vast transporta-
lion business which made the fortunes
If the VanderbIlts and the G0ulds, |
illl, Hartman and the rest OF III |
abroad kings. II has beaten the |
mere ownership and use of the sur
ace of tho ground Aston fashion. says |
Record adds: Yet aud |
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