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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-13
WORK or A PRIEST.

Those who are continually habbllug
about the perniclous influence of ihe
Church upon temporal AFFAIRS should
read with some interest the account
In the January MoClure's Of the trans
formation effected hy a Catholic priest,
81 o forbidding village into a decent
American comm nifty. The place Is
situated mile from re town OF Ban-
Ror in the Pennsylvania mountains LIS
name Is Roseto. and the Priest Is Pas
quale de Nisoo He came 10 "Eyelal-
ian Town when Il was the terror OF
neighborns Nll ges and the despair
oven Of the Catholic church.
The account goes on % cay that IN
ten years this priest slnsle-handed,
has Transformed the collection OF
shaoks 10 a Town ana reared hundreds
OF American citizens there, OF this
town, which contains today more than
two thousand inhabitants, Father dc
Nisco Is "Jhe De faelo mayor building
inspector, health department and arr
>''er OF an questions relating 10 social
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-13
A Shrcwd Parson.

George B. cortelyou, the Secretary
of the Treasury, was talking at a din
ner about the recent panic.
There's a story about a well known
railroad man in the panic that IS al
most too good said Mr.. CQrtelyou.
This man is kind hearted. and he
was deeply moved by e. letter that a
country parson wrote him when things
were looking their worst
The letter ran like this.
Dear Sir. AS the pastor OF -
church my aim has always been in
vestment and. not speculation. Regard
ing your railroad as a sound business
institution, solid as a rock, i'll 1904 ]
purchased 400 of its shares at 1e6,
sinking my little all in them and a
great deal more. They have now fallen
to SO. and I am undone. My congre-
cation / cannot face as a bankrupt,
and at my age-72 years-what am
I to do? throw myself upon your
mercy
Well" said Mr cortelyou. 'the
banker read this letter several times.
and each time his pity for the poor
old parson increased. Finally calling
in his ssenographer he wrote 10 the
man that considering all the pall..si
circumstances of the case, he would
himself buy back the 400 shares at
loo. the price the parson had paid for
them.
Immediately on receipt of this gem
erous letter the parson wired TO his
brokers.
Buy 400 Dash Railways at SIS. and
send same round TO Dash's president
who viii give you log for them. -
Washington Star. e
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-13
COST OF THE CENSUS.
New York Evening Post.

ANNN lbIh Evening. '"Nf
Official statistics, which exist largely
to slorify our material progress. them
selves Increase with amazing rapidly.
The census OF 1890 cost LIZ cents per
capita. The census OF 1900 cost 1850
cents per capita, and the thirteenth
census, despite the economies OF q
permanent office which manufactures
its own tabulating machines, is ex-
pected to cost about the same we
ought to reach. in course OF time,
statistical equilibrium. The ideal is
that. Knowing aust what facts ana
figures VIC want, we should collect
them at regular intervals. without
changing the scheme every ten years.
The tendency toward extending the
scope OF the census must be strong.
even apart from the universal desire
OF public offices to enlarge their func-
tons The trunkful of volumes from
the last enumeration contains almost
an infinitude of items unknown to the
twenties and thifties Yet let the in
yestigator go outside of the main tra-
seled statistical roads, and he VIII
discover many things which the census
does not touch. The man who attempts
to find the crop. say. of asparagus,
given by -'minor civil divisions" Is
doomed TO disappointment. There are
many and fascinating details which
could be included II Congress would
be as liberal to the census office as 1t
is 10 the army and navy. The stat
istician. however, IS already q PAM
pered parsonage. and we should dislike
to see him spoiled entirely by excess
of intellectual loliipopS
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-13
INSANITY INCREASING.

Observers Of modern social condi-
tons claim that insanity Is Increasing
at an alarming rate DR. Mulligan, Of
the Lakeland Kentucky asylum. has
lately called attention to this fact. as
far as his state is concerned
In 1850. he says. the population Of
Kentucky was 9s2,505. and the pres
ent population is estimated at 2,3so,-
29S. an increase OF 1856 ger cent.
There were confined in the Kentucky
asylums In 1880 20s persons. At the
close Of last year there were In the asy-
lums and feeble minded institutes 81
$50. an Increase OF 1868 per cent.
That is TO say, during the last fifty
six years the population of Kentucky
grew 1S6 per cent, while insanity in
creased 1865 per cent. In 1850 there
was one insane person to every 4,S39
people in Kentucky. and now 1t is es-
timated that there is one insane per-
son TO each SAG population.
The Doctor adds that insanity was
practically non-existent among the
primitive people, and that it looks as
il its growth is one of the crises of
civilization.
We doubt whether the cause. or
causes, of the break down Of tho hui
man brain in civilized countries are
fully known. But the fact itself is
not questioned Insanity is increas
ing faster than the population. Is
there any cure of this race disease?
Can it be prevcnted2 Perhaps. by
return TO a life more in accordance
with nature than people generally
live
There are at least three obvious rules
which many break. The digestive or
cans Of the body are overloaded; the
circulatory and respiratory organs are
not kept normal by sufficient exercise.
and the nervous system is negected.
through failure to take the amount of
sleep necessary no more no less. Ne
elect TO take proper care of the body
cannot but prove detrimental TO the
indwelling intelligence. No matter
how bright it may be, II cannot ex-
press itself through organs that are
practically destroyed. A mechanic
may be ever so skilful but II his tools
are blunted and broken. he is at a
disadvantage.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-13

OF banks be obliterated and directors
thereof be compelled to direct; FUN
report at each monthly meeting of the
board to he made by bank officials,
detailing all purchases and sales OF Sc
ciritiee and of all discounts and loans
made or paid since the last regular
meeting OF the board. showing the col
lateral TO the loans 80 made as OF The
date Of the meeting at which such
statement is submitted
That officers and directors or indi-
Viduals be prohibited from making and
maintaining deposits with an under
standing that they shsll be entitled
to amy loan or advance or other favor.
THAT every bank or trust company
or other institution opening branch
Office shall be required to subscribe
800, 600 addition capital for each
branch, That every bank and trust
company now having branches shall
be compelled TO either increase its
capital or reduce its number OF
branches within such provision. That
no hank or trust company shall es-
tablish a branch without first obtain
ing the written consent OF the Super
iiltendent OF Banks.
That savings banks be given the
right to hypoihecate securities under
conditions prescribed by the state.
That trustees of savings banks be
sworn under a state oath to perform
their duties on the occasion of each
election or reelection.
THAT statutory provision be made
for the valuation of savings banks
and The capital Investments of trust
companies regardless OF paper profits
and paper losses
THAT the state isspe weekly state
fnent Of the condition of all financial
institutions similar to the one now pub
lished by the Clearing House Associa-
tion."
II Is sweeping program OF reform
that Is likely to be extended into all
the other states. II the laws pass and
are attended with success in New York,
Savings banks and building societies
in particular are philanthropic insti-
buttons. whose function is mainly to
care for the savings of the provident
poor They should be safeguHrded by
every device approved by experience
and based upon sound economics.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-13
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

Life, the unique satirical and humor-
Gus journal, is celebrating its twenty
fifth birthday. The event takes the
form of an anniversary number whose
cover is ornamented with reductions OF
some of LIES famous cartoons and
sketches. The center cartoon of this is
sue represents Life receiving the con-
gratulations OF the President of the
United States. the crowned heads of
Europe, the Arts and Sciences the
numerous presidential candidates, An
thony Comstocl. the w. C. 7. u. and
others. The text is largely made up Of
reminiscent articles by John A Mitch
ell, E. s., Martin. James S. Metcalfe and
Thomas L. Mason. Among it's attrae-
tive features is a full page drawing
by Charles Dana GibBon.-l7 W. slst
St, New York.
The January number of the Popular
contains II pieces OF fiction: In the
Smoky Hills" by Bertrand w. Sim
clair. shows how a cowboy may be
square and generous even II he pos
burner. The reason why a college man
refused TO take part In athletics. ana
what he did on the day Of the big game,
Is told IN "Runcie's Cownrdice," by w.
3. NJ. Ferguson. In ''The Pride of a
Man." A. NJ. Chisholm narrates the rare
case OF a man who recovered his lost
nerve THE Deserter," by z. AZ. Bow
er. illustrates the pathetic case of a
mistake sometimes made IN the west.
The mission OF peace on which two
1rishmen came to the republic OF Bal
caria, Is told OF by Freeman Harding ia
The Great Volunteer Embassy" The
sometimes sad necessity OF a soldiers
obedience 10 orders is dwelt on IN ION
ManzanltR HILL" by Charles X. MOser.
=TsE.a t..rH 7. I1aH.s
tells Of the remarkable system EN-
ployed by q Dutch sea-captain for de-
frauding the insurance companies.
There are seven other stories
including two serials and a complete
novel, Red Reef."-New York
Tropical and sub-Tropicai Amer
Tea" IL new monthly illustrated mag
Hzine dealing with all phases OF tropi-
cal and sub-tropical life in America
This magazine will be the exponent OF
the progress and development OF South
America Central America, Mexico and
the West Indies The leading article
IN the first issue, entitled Americas
Mediterranean" by Frederick A..
Ober. "America's Opportunity in Latin
America" by Honorable John Bar
rett director OF the international Blu
reau pf the American Republics, gives
a commemorative review of Americas
relations with the sister republics THE
Quest OF Eldorado,' by q. NJ, l. Brown,
tho editor. Is an entertaining, and al
the same time q valuable historical
sketch OF HE pursuit Of El5orSecs ihs
mythical city of gold, from the time
I'D the German occupancy Of Venezuela
10 ths present date. Andre Tridon has
an up-to-date article on "Buenes
Aires. the City OF Progress" There are
number Of other articles on various
phases Of Latin America, and also
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-13
THE INSURANCE ABUSES.

The ringing words uttered by Col
sqaires at the Insurance banquet satur-
day night. cannot fan 10 meet the APP
prevail Of the public There are Few sub
1ects in which the community has q
more vital interest than life insur-
ance. and the company. agent, or So
licitor, who induces a man TO care for
his family by guaranteeing their fu-
ture by this form OF protection. is
entitled to the name OF public bere-
factor Every man who has family
should regard it as a sacred obligation
TO provide them with life insurance. to
the extent Of his ability to pay FOR it.
This fact is so universally recognized
by all classes of people that life In
surance has become one of the great
est business institutions OF the world.
In the race to secure business, many
methods have developed which are de-
plorable, ard which the insurance de-
partment of the state does well to
frown down upon. Nothing could be
more clear than that there ought to be
uniformity in writing Insurance, so
far as age. health and occupation will
allow The rates ought TO be as near
ly uniform as possible. and 1t ought to
be lust as much an offense against pub
lie morals To give rebate or TO prefer
one class of people over another in
writing insurance, as 1t Is in the case OF
a railroad company. The misrepresen-
tations of solicitors too, though diff
cult TO reach by legislation, should be
vigorously taken In hand by the un-
ticrwriters association, and unscrupu-
lous persons who deceive the unin-
formed should be summarily dealt
with.
1t is a good sign to see an awak-
ening on the part OF our public Off
Gals and determination TO suppress
abuses as far as lies in their power.
While the laws may be insufficient in
many eases. 1t VIII be found that they
arc ample TO reach offenders. IL those
Who administer the laws grasp the
subject with determination. Let 1t be
hoped too, thai the new order of things
win be kept going. Too often we see
spurts OF energy on the part Of pub
lie officials. especially those newly
elected. A great cry is raised over
promised reforms and the public really
begin TO expect better things. when in
a few weeks or months, matters are
allowed to drift back into the old con-
ditions and abuses become so fastened
on community life that it grows more
and more difficult TO arrest them If
illustrations are needed of this fact,
our own city and the great number of
neglected city ordinances, will surely
afford them.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-13

conditions or busness undertakings"
Hels also the chief of the police force.
the president OF the labor-union, the
robnder Of most OF the clubs, social.
literary, musical, theatrical. benevolent.
and The organizer OF the famous brass
band. the pride OF the town.
There can be no doubt that the in
fiuence OF this clergyman has been ex-
ercised for good. we trust his town
VIII never be the refuge of advanturcrs
with political ambition. II this should
ever happen, the good Father WOULD
stand chance OF being denounced be-
fore the world as "hierarch," an alien
traitor TO American principles OF gov
eminent, the builder Of imperium IN
imperio. and a dangerous person. Peo-
pie nave been martyred In this coun-
try for devoting their lives TO works
of philanthropy of the kind In which
Father Nisco Is engaged.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-13
IMPORTANCE OF BEING FORTY.

lSolupn hfhphlC.
At present, though a man IL too old
for many things al 40 Il is not gem
orally held that he is too old 10 marry
Far from that being the case. the In
creasing standard OF comfort Of the
white races and the increased cost Of
living are steadily putting forward
a marrying age, A paper read by
Or. Louise Robinovitoh at the Con-
gress OF Psychiatry at Amsterdam
suggests another reason Tor Compare
lively late marriages, From study
Of seventy-fonr biographies Of emil
ncpi mon, writer's painters, musicians
and soldiers she found that more than
eighty per cent Of them We're born
of middle-aged parents, Napoleon.
Benjamin Franklin, coleridge, Balzac
Rembrandt, Ruhens. Sir Joshua
Reynolds Wagner, schumsnn and
Schubert we're all the youngest chill
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-13

Estimates of the cost OF the Panama
canal are being revised and raised
They are now put near the S20O. OO0. 900
mark. Should they eventually lar sur
pass that, a hy no means impossible
thing, the canal when finished viii be
worth If. The canal should be con-
strueted as economically as possible.
but It's value TO the United States and
the world will be so great that Il can
never be calculated In dollars and
cents.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-13
WHILE THE FLEETS AWAY.
Sd. Louls Repuhlle.

Our Atlantic sesboard Just now Is
amply protected by our commerce and
by the millions Of fighting men on
the farms and in the hives OF Industry
There Is not nation in Europe crazy
enough or suicidal enough 10 lift a
hRgor 10 modest rs. There is not one
that would not lose forty times as
much as It could hope 10 gain IN such
a venture. The Atlantic seaboard need
lose no sleep o. nights. The country
rs safe.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-13

A New York doctor is suing wall
street operator for quarter of a mill
lion dollars for alternating his wifes
affections, she being dead. But he
didn't discover that they had been ALI
enated until after she was dead. He
doubtless win undertake to prove that
a post norton examination showed
that the ladys affections had been ali
enated.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-13

dren OF large families, and their pa
rents we're at least iniddle-aged when
the genius OF the family was born.
This may not be precise argument
ia favor OF late marriages, but Il may
encourage the hope In bachelors who
have reached middle age without do
Ing anything famous themselves that
matrimuny may reeompense them for
their own failure.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-13

At Cooper Union an attempt was
made to steal Secretary Taft's over
coat. Heretofore such attempts have
been confined to Mr.. Bryan's wearing
apparel But Mr.. Taft doesn't charge
it to the same person that Mr.. Bryan
did
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-13

Holding up French restaurants in
San Francisco through potent threats
to take away their liquor licenses. may
not, in the legal sense, be an offense
against the public.but in common sense
it is an offense against the public and
public decency.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-13

JUST FOR FUN.

The Lady--So you are an old soldierg
How thrilling! Tell me what Is the mar
rowest escape You ever had.
The Swatty-Well, mum, oncct / was
transferred from regiment just two
days before 1t wuz ordered to the Filler
peensi"-Cleveland Leader
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-13

Currency is now said to be drug on
the New York market. That is the
kind of drug with which one would
gladly be overdosed several times
day.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-13

So great are the dissensions over
the manner in which elasticity is to
be injected into tho currency that If
it is done at all 1t VIII probably have
to be done Vi ct armis.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-13

From his Kingston address it is very
evident that Judge Alton B. Parker
looks upon 'untutoreo idealisn' as an
undesirable citizen.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-13

Is it not to count chickens before
they are Matched to plan TO send the
battleshp fleet to Puget Sound after
the visit to San Francisco is over?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-13

Credit is destroyed. Confidence is
lost" exclaimed he Sage of Esopus
Why not complete it by exclaiusing,
IAN is lost save honor r.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-13

Because the secretary of war. opened
his campaign in Cooper Institute it
is no sign that he has barrel.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-13

The Parental Voice-Maude. is that
young man gone yet?
The Daughter-Y-yes. papa; he says
Ips is.--CHeYeland Leader
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-13

series of eight departments, each of
which deals With some specific sub
iect as Forests and Mines, Tropical
Agriculture, Foreign Commerce. Biblio-
graphy and Current Literature,--1S
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-13

Those Berlin manhood sutfragists
are becoming as obstreperous as
those London suffragettes are.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-13

The Portland police wove their Web
feet around sullivan and he found 1t
Impossible to escape.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-13

Arizona's mineral output for 1907 GER
tainly makes her eligible for admission
as a single state.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-13

The fight in Ohio bids fair to become
fast and furious.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-13

II is quite as hard to get rid of bill
boards as board bills.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-13

The Assyrian was scratching some
hseroglyphics on a brick. What you
iwriting?" asked his chum. Hanged II
4 ] know" responded the -engraver. but
guess some of those Assyriologists of
the twentieth century can translate II
all right. "-Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-13

TITS poor soldier yez are" BAN
tered Larry. "Phoy should yez say
thot?" replied Dennis in injured tones.
During TIL great battle wasn't OF
where tn shells wor thickest?" Yes
wor thotl OF hurr-rud tn corporal say
yez got so scared yez whit into a barn
avn stuck yez head into an egg crate
bedad Chicago Daily News.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-13

Girls, look before you leap year.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-23
SATISFACTION OVER
 CAsTRO'S 0UST|NG
UNITED STATES MAY BENEFIT FROM CHANGE IN vENEZUEL-
 AN AFFAIRS.

WASHINGTON, December 2l.-That the new cabinet in Venezuela may have an important bearing on the relations of that country with the United States is the opinion of state department off cials.
 This depends, however, on the consti- tuition of the new body and whether the vice president and the element compos- ing the cabinet are willing to resume diplomatic negotiations with the United States. The elimination from the new cabinet of those who were closely af- filiatcd with Castro is gratifying to of ficials here who hope that under the new order some progress may be made toward adjusting the claims of the United States against Venezuela which have been pending for a long time.
 If Venezuela shows a disposition to resume diplomatic relations with the United States, the state department would lend its aid in that direction without hesitation.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-23
PROGRESS AT
 CANANEA CAMP
GENERAL MANAGER RICKETTS, TELLS OF ACTIvITIES-NO I'M MEDIATE INCREASE IS EXPECT ED IN PRODUCTION.

DOUGLAS, December 22.-Dr. l.. D. Ricketts, general manager of the Greene-Cananea company, was visitor in the city recently on his way to Fl Paso on company business. He may go further east from there and expects to return to the big Sonora camp before Christmas. pr. Ricketts is highly pleas. ed with the manner in which mining and smelting operations have been con. ducted, and the remarkable decrease in the cost of production which has been made since the resumption of activitios following the long suspension.
 'The production for November, said the doctor to a newspaper repr, sentative, "was over 3,600,000 pounds and will probably be in that vicinity for the current month as no increase in operations has been made. It is inn possible to tell at this time when the idle furnaces will be blown in and that is not worrying us any. The central air plant will be installed as soon as possible and it will be used exclusively for the mines, as we intend to supply all the shafts with air from this plant. It will be several months before the cen tral air plant is installed. "
 Dr. Ricketts stated that considerable interest is being taken in the Cananea district by outside interests and that a gradual resumption of operations by outside companies is now beginning