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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-22
"Rubberneck Coaches [ threaten
Sway of London Horse Bus

| nearest approach to a "skyscraper''-
| the Queen Anne mansions. The Chica-
so and New York men shifted audibly
at the first sight OF this l2-story struc.
ture and even the lady from Boston
was caught by me smiling indulgentlS
through her spectaclrs.
AT Westminster Abbey stop wa.
made and the sights within seen" In
a Commute trot up and down the aisles
| and in and out of the chapels The
houses of parliament were pointed out
| as the finest club in the world" and
Big BEN was referred to IN passing
as the largest clock in existence. A
| run up Whitehall, past Scotland Yard
| the government offices. and over the
very spot where King Charles l Was ex-
ecuted, brought us to Trafalgar Square
and the Nelson monument. While the
guide was telling us about the various
statues which adoln the square, the
man from Philadelphia. who was seat
ed at my side, said in a stage whisper
to me.
RATHER POINTED
81 have seen statues to men who, on
land and sea have gained signal vic
tories over the French the Spanish
and the Russians But, brother. | have
seen none to men who have licked the
Americans"
The first sight of the Thames caused
considerable amusement. Looks diIti-
err than the Chicago river" remarked
the man from the Windy city. Mud
dicr than the Mississippi, was the
comment Of the lady of St Louis. who
was Derched up on the back seat.
GRAND OLD FAKE.
A stop was made in front OF "The Old
Curiosity shop. immortaliDad by
Charles Dickens" TO give some OF the
ugggtnlra-E "a chance "a LA "a ftfRft1rs
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-22
BABY sKYsCRAPER

ham palace. getting a fine view of the
stone wall which encloses them and Of
the stables. ana then ran down side
street 70 show the visitors London's
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The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-13
CARAMEL APPLES ARE GOOD.
Properly Prepared They Make q De,
iightfuI Variation.

Caramel apples are a dainty dish
served at a Boston restaurant which
caters to the feminine taste. To pre-.
pare them; sa4f.
Take six tart apples, one cup each Of
white and brown sugar, one-fourth
cup OF cream, n large tablespoonful
butter. one cup chopped nuts. one cup
each OF whipped cream and water.
and tablespoonful granulated gelatine.
Make a syrup of the granulated su.
gar and water. Peel and core the ap-
pies and cook them slowly until ten.
der. In the syrup. Turn them often
n take care to keep them whole.
men done remove the syrup and add
the gelatin to the syrup. Place the
brown sugar, cream and butter In a
saucepan and cook to the firm ball
stage. Then add the nuts. Place the
prepared apples in a dish and fill the
centers and cover the top with the
caramel nut mixture. Then pour the
syrup around them and set on ice to
chill. When ready to serve, covered
with whipped cream. they are a de-
lightful variation Of the common
baked APPLE.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-13
Glazed Currant Buns,

Soften a cake Of compressed yeast
In one-half cup Of scalded and cooled
milk and add to a pint Of the same.
Stir in about three cups of -four, beat
until very smooth, then owe and set
to rise. When light add one-half cup
sugar, one-half cup softened butter,
one teaspoonful salt, three eggs, one
cup of cleaned currants and about
three cups of flour. Knead until elias.
tic and set to rise. When doubled in
bulk roll out into a sheet and cut
into rounds. Set the rounds a little
distance apart on a baking sheet, and
when doubled in bulk bake about Is
minutes. Brush over with a thin starch
"a teaspoonful of cornstarch to a cup
of boiling water), sprinkle thickly
with g%ranulated sugar, and return to
the oven to glaze. Repeat the glaz.
ing process until a heavy coating is
formed. This recipe makes two pans
Of buns.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-13
Unwise Connection.

There cannot be a doubt but that
competition stimulates trade; but
trade is the natural outgrowth Of civ
ilization and found it's origin when in.
telligent man discovered that he had a
few wants, and that they could be sup.
piled by commodities others possessed
and which he did not have himself,
and that he had a surplus of things
that he could trade for articles others
had and which he needed. Thus it can
be seen that want, demand, supply, all
go to make up that which Is the life
Of trade. Competition is merely an
indication of a mans ambition to ex-
eel his neighbor, to gain more in bar.
ter and trade than what would In
ordinary channels come to him. 1t is
merely to seek, to reach out after
things desired. From the fact that 80
per cent. of those who engage in the
mercantile business fail, 1t seems
more appropriate to say that competi.
ton, unhealthy and not directed by
sound judgment, instead Of being the
life of trade, Is one Of its fatal dis.
eases.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-13
Cracked Furniture.

Ugly marks caused by Sits or
cracked places on furniture are easily
filled in with beeswax and the mark
Is never detected. In fact, this is how
furniture dealers cover such blemishes.
First slightly soften the beeswax until
1t is like putty, then press firmly into
the CRACKS, and smooth evenly with a
thin steel knife. OF course a putty
knife is best for the purpose, but a dull
case knife will do. Sandpaper over
the surrounding wood and work the
dust into the beeswax. This gives a
wood finish, or color, and when the fur.
niture is vanished you will look in
vain for the blemishes. Often this de-
feet occurs in the panels of furniture,
headboards or beds and tables, so try
this method Of mending and you will
be delighted with the result. 1t is bet.
ter than putty, since putty soon dries.
crumbles and falls out, while beeswax
remains forever just where it is
placed.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-13
IRELAND'S PLACE in HISTORY

On st. Patrick's day, with tender
heart and moist eye. we set before
ourselves the far form of Ireland, gar
landed with the deeds of the past, and
bedecked with the colors of bygone
days. The pages of Irish history are,
without doubt, familiar to all. The
brilliant lights and deep shadows, the
intense joys and keen sorrows, the
failures and triumphs which mark the
annals of Erin are an old and familiar
story.
Her very early history contains an
air of romance, and has, running
through it, a depth of color which in
vests it with a peculiar charm. In its
primal days Druid worship held the
hearts of its people and the cult OF
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-13
Darn with Machine

Let the sewing machine darn that
hole in the bedspread. 1t will darn it
ever so much better than your hands
can. Cut a piece of cotton cloth half
an inch larger all around than the
hole, turn the edges in and stitch
down on the machine. Basic the
patch to the inside of the worn por-
tion. Now lengthen the stitch as you
would for very heavy material and
stitch vertically over the hole, keep
ing the rows of stitching as near to-
gether as possible. Do not lift the
needle during the process, but lift the
foot of the machine and swing the
article around the end of each row of
stitching.
When the hole has been quite Gov
cred with the vertical rows of stitch
ing stitch across horizontally. as in
regular darning, until the hole is COM
pletely filled up. The finest table linen
can also be repaired in this way,
only the patch must be Of linen in
stead Of cotton cloth. A darn made
this way will far outlast the article.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-13
al ~ ri
STORES A NEcEss!TY.
Small Retailers Fixed Permanently a.
Factors In Social Life.

EEsts9kf"T EMtH ff4#tAA EEANENt f.AZ
There are pessimists who view with
alarm the revolutionary forces at work
in the business world These people
Of narrow views solemnly announce
that within a few years there, will be
no place for the small retailers, that
the ~so-called country merchant will be
driven out Of business, and will be sup.
planted by large concerns that will
have the trade which Is now divided
among a dozen or more small stores.
Some of them go so far in their dole
full predictions - to predict that the
business of the country will be trans
acted in the larger cities. and that
the country town shall become a
thing Of the past.
These woeful prophets fail to take
into consideration the force of natural
law in the social and the business
world. They are illogical enough not
to weigh the relationship of economy
to trade conditions. Trade, like light
ming or like water, follows the lines
of least resistance. Citizens and towns
exist upon economic foundations. On
the virgin western plains a small col
Ony of settlers seek homes. The
wants and necessities of these set.
tiers must be supplied. The result is
the establishment of a store at a en-
trail point in the new colony. This
store becomes the nucleus of a town.
a city in embryo. AS other settlers
come in, the town grows more impor.
tant, new industries are established,
local government is organized, roads
radiate from the place; banks and
other financial institutions are estab-
hshed, and here we have a thriving
town created.
This town exists because there il q
necessity for it's existence, and this
necessity is the working out Of
economic laws. Wherever communi-
ties exist, tradesmen will exist. They
are a necessary part of the social and
business life. They are necessary
agents in the distribution of COM
modities. They are the outgrowth
of thousands Of years of CONNER
cialism, and they cannot be sup
planted by any other system. Large
stores of the department kind
may grow up. They are also a neces-
sity and are revolutionary in char
acter, but there will ever remain a
place for the small store, it matters
not how large the city or how small
the town.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-13
KEEP TO THE FRONT.
Energy and Progressiveness Demand
ed by Present Strenuous Times.

Do you hear the rumble? The noise
of the wheels of the car of progress?
II you are deaf to it just make up
your mind to join the ranks of the
nOnprogressive and the failures. This
is a strenuous age, and a time when to
succeed in business requires work, in
telligent work, and a lot of it. System
is the watchword, and work, work
steady and directed by brain. is what
brings success. There are so many
who are engaged in trade that are
little equipped for it. These days,
to succeed, it is necessary that every
phase of the business you are in be
understood. What rules to-day may
undergo a change tomorrow. The
man in business must be up-to-date or
very likely he will soon be the loser.
Keep posted on the markets, the con-
ditions Of trade in general, on the
latest methods Of doing business. II
you do not-wel,, just put your Aame
on the back-number list and drop out.
The sooner the better for your own
pocketbook and the welfare OF your
family.
Don't keep in the rear Of tho pro-
cession. There is plenty of room up
front. Once in the rear, you may be
inclined still to further lag behind and
let the procession get clear out OF
sight. Lots of room in the front,
and if you can carry the banner, all
the better. Good old Step-Lively Is al.
ways there, and he can hear every
command, and right from the front,
too. He can watch the manenvefs oil
the enemy and has by far the best
chance of doing his duty well. The
boy in the rear can only see the
movements of those before him, and
Is pretty likely to get q stray shot
from a point outside his view. II you
want to succeed in life, don't get in
the rea
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-13
FREE DEAL
Get-RIch-Quick Concern Put Out Of
Business by Postal Department.

Verify, fishing is good for the catch
ers of gudgeons and the various other
Ands of suckers. They are caught OF
every class and kind, and so numerous
are they that the post office depart.
ment of the government pays out
thousands of dollars monthly to pro-
tect them. But whether it is worth
while to keep the brainless persons
from parting with their change is the
question. Yet it is one of the be-
nign features of u government ma
ch1nery to protect children, women,
fools and 1ncompetents in general, and
as far as possible punish those who
make any department Of government
the means of defrauding them. Re
Gently a fraud order was issued
against a New York city mail order
concern, claiming to be dealers in
any kind of merchandise" 1t had
been doing an extensive business, and
In the possession of the New York
postmaster when the order went into
effect were 5000 letters, each of
which was supposed to contain SO
cents to pay packing charges on a
premium, a very valuable, beautiful
silver fruit dish, gold lined, and guar
anteed quadruple silver plate.' These
articles had cost the concern 80 cents
each. The letters in the post office
addressed to the company were in
response to a circular which In.
formed the lucky" person that you
answered a premium offer some time
ago, and we have just completed the
list of the fortunate ones who NAV
receive presents, and are now ready to
ship them. Your name is on the list,
and this notice is sen that you may
claim the present" Then the gen.
tie touch of SO cents was made tc
cover expense of packing" This Is
only one of hundreds Of similar con
Germs which cause the post office de
partment great annoyance, and the
unsuspecting heavy losses.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-13
IS I:
. OF

VI Erin, he wears the best imitation
he can find, and If he can get no,
shamrock, real or counterfeit, he
wears a green necktie or a strip of
green in his coat lapel.
1t was not many years ago that the
more enthusiastic of the sons of Ire
land on the day when they bedecked
themselves with green would decline
to tolerate the sight of a yellow en-
blem. Vendors of oranges and ba-
nanas did well to keep their carts off
the street. Even a BELIEF in the same
religion was not always sufficient to
save orange sellers; that frnit was en-
t1rely too suggestive of the Orange
mems association.
In these days of increasing tolera-
ton there is less and less friction of
this sort. The custom of giving Saint
Patrick's day parades is gradually dy-
Ing out in this country. Many years
ago the New York city council passed
an ordinance imposing a penalty on
anyone who abused an effigy of Saint
Patrick, but no such law is now neces-
sary. Patriotic Irish societies observe
the day quietly, and there are services
in the Catholic churches, especially in
those edifices named after the saint.
Even in Ireland there is less and less
OF bitterness between the wearers of
the green and the yellow, and the
crack of the shillalah is not so often
heard as formerly to the accompani-
ment of the strains of "St. Patrick's
Day in the Mornin'." The attitude Of
Queen Victoria had much to do with
bringing about this change of feeling.
1t was the duchess of Buckingham
and Chandos who, in voicing her ma
jesty's sentiments, wrote these lines,
which on each recurring Saint Pat
rick's day find warm response in the
hearts of the Irish soldiery:
We're the most uplifted regiment,
Bedad we're mortal keen!
The shamrock's in our forage caps
By order of the queen!
This song bears date 1900, for it was
in the last year of her reign that Vic
toria, just before her memorable visit
to Ireland, gave orders that her Irish
regiments were to yea the shamrock
in their %headgear on Saint Patrick's
day. That raised the national emblem
of the island officially to the heart
high position it had ever held in senti-
ment. 1t was a small and easy thing
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-13

to do, but 1t made the tiny three-icaved
plant popular as 1t never was before.
In spite of all ingenious attempts to
dfscredit the beautiful story which
represents the patron saint of the EN-
an Illustration of the Holy Trinity, in
spite of the learned debates and AGA
demic differences of such scholars rs
Bentham and Britten, CoIgan and
Cook, your true Irishman the world
over VIII ever cling to the chosen leaf
which grows in the "moss, the moor
and the mireIand' OF his old home,
and the public Endorsement of a queen
surely did not weaken that affection.
Dear Shamrock of Erin, SO sacred and
green,
Though ages of sorrow thy past years
nave seen;
From ~childhood's bright morning to- man.
hoods decline
Thy leafet we wear o'er our hearts ever
hin
In Moore's poem on the shamrock
he tells of the triple grass which
Shoots up, with dewdrops streaming,
AS softly green as emerald seen,
hiou6h pulcSl tEyStdA SledIIllnS.
o., the Shamrock, the green immortal
Shamrock
Chosen leaf of bard and chief,
Old Erin's native Shamrock,
The mere student of folklore little
guesses the feelings of the son Of
Erin who bears the shamrock in his
cap or wears it on his breast. To him
it embodies all the religious and ro-
mantle, mythical and national ideas
which ever have stirred in the souls of
his f~orefathers. The great love for
the plant inspired the famous ballad
The Wearin' O. the Green" which
tells that They're hangin' men and
women for the wearin' O. the green"
This did not mean, of course, that
people were being hanged for that,
but it was poetical exaggeration i'm
plying their willingness to die, if nee
essary, rather than give up wearing It..
For the last half dozen years, under
the inspiring influence of the Sham
rock league. happily instituted and
even more happily carried on by the
Countess of Limerick, there has been
an unprecedented demand for the Irish
national emblem. Thousands upon
thousands of little green boxes filled
with tiny punches of the trefofI have
annually been packed by that great
hearted woman and her friends and
sold the world over, the proceeds
going to aid disabled Irish soldiers and
the destitute relatives of those Irish
e who have fallen in battle.
And where does all the shamrock
come from? 1t grows wild in every
county of Ireland. Along the noun
tains, In the old hill-pastures and in
the venerable meadows, it may be
picked in small quantities as early in
the year as February rs, and a fort
night later in luxurious abundance.
There are national emblems that
may be eaten. Not SO the shamrock.
A man may eat a leek and enjoy it, 4
Scot might even try a thistle, but an
Irishman must drown his shamrock.
That is as sure as is March II itself.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-13
Checks and Stripes.

Taffetas in neat and indistinct
checks, and somewhat more pro
nounced stripes, shadow stripes and
satin striped silks are among the new
things shown for spring and summer.
The stripes are to the fore in the
wool fabrics also, and there are some
exceedingly smart things in shadow
stripe mohair as lustrous as satin.
Now is the time to 'lay aside some
thing for a rainy day" in the shape OF
a smart raincoat, remembering that
1t is likewise a cautious provision for
our respectable appearance in every
chance ride that comes u way all
summer. even If we are not among
the f%ortunates possessed of a a OF
our own.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-13
MODERN CAPE EASY TO MAKE.
Good Use to Which One Can Put Old
, Circular Skirt.

If you have an out of date circular
skirt in which the material is of good
quality and color you a make out
of it a modern cape that is the handi-
est thing in the world for evening
wear if one is not going far. Rip he
belt off and also the front breadth,
leaving the two side widths sewed to-
gether in the bias seam in the back.
Then place the W remaining
breadths together with the edges per-
fectly even Trim away all the frayed
or soiled edges and haste a hem an
Inch and a quarter wide down the
straight edges to make the fronts,
leaving the hem at the lower edge I'M
til the garment is tried on and the
required length determined.
Basic two darts about three inches
in length at the top of each of the
side widths to fit the shoulders, being
careful not to cut away the goods from
the dart seams before the cape is fit
ted. Now put the cape on and make
the necessary alterations in the Shout
der darts, and see if the cape is the
desired length, allowing for an inch
and a quarter hem. If the skirt is silk
lined 1t is not absolutely necessary to
remove the lining, but the cloth edges
must he first slip stitched, and the silk
lining neatly hemmed by hand to e
tend to the row of stitching nearest
the edge, the cloth and lining having
been first firmly basted together all
around the cape three inches from the
edge. A hood and rolling collar can
be made from the front width.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-13
Plan to Shift Hunuer.

An English clerk, suddenly dis
missed the civil service. found himself
obliged to retrench, and decided on
two instead Of three meals a day. He
hit on the following device to recon
cile his family to the change:
The first evening he asked each of
his six children what they preferred
"a penny or supper? The penny was
chosen with reclamation. and the chill
dren went to bed happy. Next morn
ing, when they arose hungry, he rep
resented to them that there vas moth
Ing In the house, but told them If they
wished they could give their pennies
to their mother to buy loaves and milk.
This they did with alacrity, pleased
at their w importance.
The game went ON for Is days-the
children getting the coins after they
were safe in bed-and after that time
the father secured employment and re-
stored the custom of supper.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-13
Ideal Wall COVERING.

From a sanitary and even from an
artistic standpoint nothing makes a
better wall covering than a water col.
or tint.
This must be the right kind, though.
that will not fade or streak or rub OF.
If you insist on having the best, then
will you know the comfort of being
able to wipe down your walls once or
twiSe a week with a dry soft cloth put
over a broom or long-handled brush.
Some of these wall tints are anti.
septic and germicides, and a be
painted ove when 1t Is desired to
change the decoration Of the room
without washing OF the under tint
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-13
Money III Spent.

One Of the ways that country town
business men generally spend a lot
OF money with inadequate returns, and
in many cases with no benefit, Is in
fake advertising. There are hotel
registers. programs, pictures to be
placed in public places. ETC., and
hundreds of other methods designed
principally to separate the business
men from their cash. These schemes
are generally worked by grafters from
out Of town, and there is not a mel.
chant who has been in business half
a dozen years but has been struck By
dozens Of them, and If he has succeed
ed in escaping without being a loser
he has played lucky. The only good
and safe way to advertise is in the
home paper, and by means recognized
as regular, the use of posters, letters,
etc, but of all, the local paper IL the
best medium.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-13

When some women think of exer-
else and gymnastics. the thought OF
a great outlay of money m to
their minds. This is not necessarily
SO, for many implements of exercise
are in YOU W home, and in fact II
a study was only made, the work you
do in the daily routine of your duties
could be made strength builders in.
stead of fatiguing.
The exercise given to-day is one
with a chair-something which you
all possess-and nswer the purpose
1t is intended for as we'll as though it
had been specially constructed for it,
l am sure if the exercises given be-
low are judiciously followed you will
be well satisfied with the results.
To accomplish exercise No. 1, place
chair directly in front of you, with
back toward you. Grasp back of chair
at sides and raise it over head Gas ii.
lustrated), keeping feet even.
The part of back of chair to be
grasped for lifting it will have to be
governed by ones strepgth-the
greater strength gained by practice
the higher the hands may grasp.
1t will be necessary to bend over
somewhat when first picking up
chairs, but let the body resume a per
fectly upright position as chair is
elevated. Hold chair in an elevated
position for a minute or so and then
return it to floor. This exercise may
be repeated eight or ten times.
If one cares for a more strenuous
exercise, it can be obtained by" plac.
ing chair at a greater distance in
front of you, thus making it necessary