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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-27
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city, Utah, April l6. 1908.
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-27

"26 black Spanish, 45 Plymouth Rocks
aud 81 Dorkings; that makes 1875. and
every one of them Is worth ST. Some
of en- are worth moro than that, but
that's what they'll average. Eularging
my chicken house viii cost me $50. iii
have to spend $40 of that for new roost-
ers, and then I'll be ready for the next
season with 500 to the good, which will
pay my life Insurance premium and
leave q little nest egg amounting to-
get hack on your nest there. YOU old
squawkcrl" he burst out, making dive
FOR one Of the Plymouth Rocks. do
you want TO spoil those evgs2"
For Mr.. ThroKgms. It must he con>
Tossed with great reluctance, was
counting his chickens before they were
Matched. Magazine.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-27
RETURN OF THE GALA LILY.
Boston Transcript.

A revival of the calla-lily popularity
Is among the Incidents of the Easter
season worth mentioning. There was a
time some years ago when this flower
grew and blossomed in every florists
shop and In every dwelling house where
the raising of plants was undertaken.
Then 1t passed from favor. Now II re-
turns to find so many admirers that II
is said there will hardly be enough Gala
lilies to meet the demand. Florists have
not cultivated the calla into strange
shapes. II has just the same serene,
stately, pure and unbendlng presence
that always characterized it, and for
this alone it receives n renewed adj
miration.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-27
SpTrING's AWFUL STORY.

We have received n clipping from
religious publication of recent date
called Living Water" in which Rev
John d. Nutting relates what he calls
"E;xperience Awheel and Afoot in Nor
nondom."
The article is an appeal for funds
for the "sheep-wagon" mission in Utah.
The writer suggests that 81 is accepta-
bic. but that IS. S25, or even $50 will be
welcome. since the sheep wagon mis-
sionaries do not expect any salary but
are willing to endure some hardship
for ChrIst's sake
1t is peculiar fact that some of the
fellows who expect to make Il living
on eastern credulity as regards Utah,
find IL necessary to draw on that cred
Utility by telling the grossest falsehoods.
They seem to believe that the more
Munchausenism they can distribute in
the east, the faster the nickels and
dimes and dollars Will come rolling
their way. Mr.. Nutting furnishes an i'll
lustration of this, in the article referred
10. He says. for instance, of Nor
mon" missionaries:
"They do not go because of love for
Christ or for souls; such conceptions
are almost foreign to Mormon thought,
and the writer has seldom found even
an approach to IL in an elder They
go because 1t is part of every mans
llfe-program, TO which he has been
trained TO look forward very much as
O German does To his term in the army;
because when called by the priesthood
they cannot ordinarily refuse without
losing the respect of their fellowship
Guiding, perhaps, a best girl because
often they have a real desire to help
build up the kingdom OF Mormonism
by bringing in new converts. with their
added resources of ability, means
tithing, children and votes"
Then he goes on TO say that some
are sent on a mission because they are
drinking and must be Strengthened
OUT He tells story to prove that
the "Mormons' neglect reading the
Bible. Here Is the story:
'"rhe writer has asked hundreds OF
Mormons IL they had any regular time
or place for reading the Bible and the
almost invariuble answer is in the neg
atiVe, often with reason, 4 hain't got
time one ut our workers recently
wrote; / asked "a Mormon lady, Have
you a Bible in the house, Yes. some
where Sa IN 'ne mouse but It hasn't been e.,
pesponse to nrein,- ' ta tax, ma" ot least a
few minutes every day to gel a mes
sage from God I'm His Word, another
woman said n I wuz ter read the
Bible eVry day Ia go clean crazy A
wn, ~ MOI In n Min ',a D., 80
Mormon, =" 'N
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-27
GIRLS TAUGHT LIFE-sAvINd.
Popular Mechanics.

A course IN life-saving has been in
stituted among the women students OF
Columbia University for the purpose OF
making them as adept as men in rescu-
ing drowning persons. They receive the
regular life saving drill, including the
grips and breaks. towing to shore and
artificial respiration \ fully dressed
girl is thrown into the water at one
end of the swimming tank, and other
girls are obliged TO rescue her from the
opposite end and take her back which
Is already done In fifty-seveu seconds
This new departure in co-eduCation has
become Immensely popular
AN ALARMING MILITARY.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-27
Mixed but Emphatic.

Since YOU got married YOU are late
every morning" complained his EN-
ployor
Well explained the breathless CLERK,
II have to button UP the ashes and
shake down a shirt waist and carry out
the furnace every morning. kansas
City Journal
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-27
An Easy Remedy.

I am afraid I will have to get a tonic
for my general health said Miss
Passee, who has fad for invalidism.
Il find my hair is beginning TO fall
out"
With brutal candor her best friend
summarized the situation PIN 1T on
tighter" she advised.-Baltimore
American.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-27
Counter stroke.

a stylishly dressed woman entered a
Chinese laundry and paid for a laun-
dercd shirt.
why do you wear those rats
think you call them. in your hnlr?' in
CURED the Chinaman, who had an in
quistiVe turn of miNd,
"rush, Mr.. john" replied his cus-
toner, IL always thought It was Chi
nese etiquette not TO talk about the
things they like best"
The oriental blinked his eyes as the
lady passed out.--Philadelphla Ledger.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-27
OF a Business Turn.

Guide Showing places of historic in
terest in England)-1t was in this room
that wellington received his first COM
mission. Yes, sir, 1t is n fact.
American Drummer-What percent
age of commission did he get?-Chicago
journal.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-27

The president of the Slavic Society
of Moscow. Count Spiridovitch. says
that the United States is broke" And
the United States doesn't know it,
Where ignorance is bliss 1t is folly to
be wise"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-27

The real estate men, to their credit
have taken up the cause Of the High
School cadets. There is one of them
who has a dog that he values at $1,000.
Let his sell it and turn the proceeds
over to the battalion and the question
OF funds is solved.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-27

Tho, tutor of Madam Anna Gould's
children, speaking of the lady and the
prince, says. Il am sure it is true
love match" There is no doubt of that
1t Is a true love of money match.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-27
Hunting i'm Texas.

Trust-hunting continues all the year
round in Texas. where there are no
game laws to interfere with the open
seasun.--St Louis Post-Dispatch.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-27

Tho President has sent New York
boy hunting knife. Now let the boy
go into the woods and cut a big stick.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-27

1t is said that Count Boni will send
a challenge to Prince Helie. This can
hardly be as one does not challenge to
a duel a man whom he has caned.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-27

Not one of the commanders of the
battleship fleet wears lamberquin whis-
kers. This is TO their credit and adds
to their appearance.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-27

1t is said that Mr.. Taft viii have to
fight for the nomination. If the secre-
tary Of war isn't prepared to make a
fight, who is?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-27

Admiral Evans has been allowed to
stand, the first time in many days.
Tho question naturally arises, Did he
stand pat?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-27

Probably the President thinks half
loaf better than none, but he intends
to fight for the other half.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-27
DEsERET EVENING NEWS MONDAY April 81 1908

can sit under his own fig tree. or vino,
there viii be room for nothing but con-
tentment and peace.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-27

In the collision between the cruiser
Gladiator and the st. Paul, the Gladia-
tor came Off second best.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-27

william Archer, the London critic,
says that he sees hope for the drama
Anthony Hope?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-27

Prince Helle de Sagan says that he
never wants to see America again. We
hasten to assure him that the pleasure
Is Americas.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-27

1t is well to enter IL campaign with
confidence but there must be other re-
sources If victory Is TO be won.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-27

The signing of the North Sea treaty
reminds us that once "in the North Sea
lived a whale"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-27
The difference.

The man who saves when he has little
is called stingy. He that saves when
he has much is said to be judicious.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-27

1t was a beasom of destruction that
swept over Louisiana, Alabama and
Georgia.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-27

The greatest Improvement this city
could have would be to get rid of the
party now running It,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-27

Elinor Glyn is on her way back to
this country. Is the visit 10 be a three
weeks stay?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-27

The Merry Widow hats are not so
wide as barn door, but they'll do.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-27

Oh. FOR bungalow in some vast will
dernessl
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-27

Painting the town red" is not the
way to drive away the blues,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-27

vandals at work should DO caught
and put to work.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-27

Come into tho garden, Maud, and
help dig up the dangelions.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-27
JUST FOR FUN.
A Widespread IIahIl.

Mr. rhloggins The suburbanite. was
counting his blooded chickens
Thirty white Wyandottes," no said,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-27

More bonds mean mSro bondage for
the taxpayers
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-01-17
Weisht Of Lime Per Bushcl.

In connection with a very thorough
study of the quality Of various kinds
OF lime used for agricultural purposes
IN New Jersey, L.. a. Voorhees, of the
New Jersey station made careful esti-
mates Of the weight per bushel Of the
different materials.
His results show ''tlat the weight
Of stone lime per bushel (heaped meas
ure) is quite variable and without any
constant relation to the analysis OF
the samples. The average weight per
bushel OF the twelve magnetism lines
was ninety-seyen pounds and that OF
the six marble lines was 101 pounds"
The weight per bushel of sever oyster
shell lines examined varied from thir-
ty-nine to seventy-five pounds, averag-
ing fifty-one and a half pounds. The
prepared or SO called ''agricultural'
lines examined were still more varia-
BILE in weight.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-01-17
IN sENsELEss PANIC.
1:xteen People Killed and Many In.
iured at Barnsley, Eng.

Sixteen People Killed and Many In
jured at Barnsley, Eng.
Barnsley, Eng, Jan. 1.-THE sense
less stampede of a crowd of people in
4 theater of this city resulted in six
teen persons, including a number OF
children in arms, being crushed to
death by the frantic efforts of the
crowd to get clear of the building.
Many others were injured and all for
no reason. There was no danger, no
fire: only the unaccountable panic OF
the crowd that found its egress from
the theater hampered by its own mum.
bers.
There had been a performance for
children at Harvey institute. The hall
was crowded to its utmost capacity
and many persons had been refused
admittance at the door. At the con-
clusion of the performance an mex
plicable mad rush was made for the
exits and it was there that the fatal
crush occurred. The weaker went to
the ground and we're trampled to
death by the stronger. Lives were
crushed out and limbs were broken by
the frantic people as they struggled
and fought to make their way to the
open.
There was no need of haste. Order
and calm and self-control would have
permitted everybody to get out of the
hall safely.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-01-17
SECURED BY STEEL TRUST
Control Of Wisconsin Central Re-
ported Changed.

St. Paul, Jan. 15.-Reports are cur
rent that the Wisconsin Central has
passed into the hands of interests
closely identified with the United
States Steel corporation. Consider
able credence is placed on the reports
from the fact that it has been known
for some time hat ]. Pierpont Morgan
and his associates, who are dominat-
ing factors in the steel corporation,
have obtained control of the Wiscon-
sin Central.
The Wisconsin Central, it is re-
ported, is to be utilized for the trans
p~ortation of iron ore from the Head
of the Lakes to Gary, Ind, where the
steel corporation is building immense
mills. Gary is only a short distance
from Chicago and the transportation
of ore from that point to the Mime
sofa mines is regarded as entirely
feasible. At present the transporta-
ton of ore from Minnesota to Pitts
burg, Pa, is confined to shipments
during the open navigation season on
the Great Lakes, but the demand for
ore will increase considerably when
the Gary plant is in operation and to
keep it constantly moving tr%ansporta-
ton will have to be carried on the
year round.
The extension which the Wisconsin
Central is building from Ladysmith,
Wis, to the Head of the Lakes is ex-
pected to be ready for operation this
spring.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-01-17
IMPURE ICE.
Harvesting From Polluted Sources For
Household Use.

Harvesting From Polluted Sources For
Household Use.
The purity and wholesomeness OF
the ice supply have heretofore seemed
to be a matter Of much less concern to
both sanitary engineers and consum-
ers than the quality Of the water sup
ply. Yet, in view Of the increasing uses
Of ice. its purity is rapidly becoming a
matter of but slightly less Importance
than that of water. While the chem
ical composition and the factors which
affect the purity of water have re-
ceived a large amount of attention by
the agricultural experiment stations.
little study has been made Of Ice sup
plies in station laboratories.
From Shallow Ponds.
The consensus Of opinion is that nat
ural ice formed to a reasonable depth
is comparatively pure under usual cir
cumstances. but that 1t Is very likely
to be contaminated If 1t freezes to the
full depth Of a shallow pond or stream
or II 1t is flooded, particularly with
surface water. The Vermont expert
ment station found that Of a small
number of samples Of pond ice exam
ined all were unfit for household use.
The following extracts from a recent
publication of the New York state de-
partment of health regarding ice and
ice supplies bear directly upon this
question:
In NnnnWnv fhnrA OrA n OrnOf T10nU
conceivable ways that ice and ice sup
plies may become infected. The dan
ger from many of these causes of in
lection may, however, be so remote or
so infrequent as to hardly merit no
tice. There are, however, a few dan
gers associated with the formation Of
natural Ice and the harvesting Of the
ice supplies as now generally practiced
which do merit consideration.
Insanitary Conditions.
The first Of these dangers is the one
due to the harvesting Of ice from pol
luted sources. This ice may be taken
from ponds or rivers which have been
polluted by sewage and may contain
the germs of typhoid fever and other
diseases.
Second.-Icc may become contami-
mated during the period and operations
Of harvesting by filth which may have
come from infected sources. The hands
and feet Of laborers OF the hoofs OF
horses may be the channels by which
infection may be transmitted to the ice
ever after 1t has been taken from the
water and Notwithstanding the purity
of the water.
Third. Ice may become infected
from surface drainage from the ada
cent lands during thaws. The water
which has thus flowed over infected
fields that may have been fortified or
otherwise infected may be carried on
to the ice and settle and be frozen
into II.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-01-17

than wasted. 1t collects in the lower
lands, fills the soil, browns the roots
Of trees and plants, brings alkali to the
surface in some regions and is very
generally Il prolific breeding place for
mosquitoes.
On large storage works Innings of
cement, concrete or asphaltum may be
employed without the expense being
prohibitive. But on lateral bitches
and small storage basins simpler and
cheaper methods of making the sur
face impervious to water, such as can
be carried out by farmers or unskilled
laborers, must be found. Muddy wa
ter soon Sits up muddy bitches. but
where water is clear, as from wells or
reservoirs, seepage losses are likely to
be permanent, and some sort of lining
ter.
Southern California affords M of
the great fields for studying irriga-
ton. B. A. Etcheverry Of the State
university, tracing the progress there,
says that canals were first paved with
river powders or cobblestones. This
paving was then improved upon by
paving and %cementing. Plastering with
cement mortar from one-half to one
inch thick and the use of concrete for
Innings from three to six inches thick
were introduced afterward. The use
Of steel or cement pipes has become
much in favor in southern California.
Where the volume of water to distrib-
ute is not large they have to a great
extent replaced the smaller open ditch.
The advantage of lining a canal is
not alone the decrease in seepage. 9th
er factors should be considered. First,
the prevention Of growth of vegetation
is an important item and is quite an
expense when in most cases the ditch
or lateral must be cleaned out several
times during an irrigation season; sec
ond, the resistance to securing. on
which depends the velocity which the
water car be given, and, third, the
prevention Of squirrels and gophers
from burrowing into the banks and
bottoms of bitches.
The cement mortar lining is reported
by Professor Etcheverry to be proba-
bly, used more extensively in southern
California than all the other meth
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-01-17
THAw INSANE AS A BOY
LittIeton Says Defendant Was
Always Irrational.

New York, Jan. 1.-THE Thaw trial
moved with a rush. After the state
had presented its direct case and AS
sistant District Attorney Garvan had
characterized the killing of Stanford
White as "a premeditated, deliberate
and cowardly MURDER" Martin w. Lit
Teton for the defense made the OPEN
ing plea for the prisoner. His prom
Use of new evidence was sensational
and held the supreme attention of all
in the courtroom. District Attorney
jerome, seemingly taken by surprise,
seated himself in the witness chair
the better to hear the outline of the
new defense. Mr.. Littleton promised
to forge a chain Of circumstances and
will prove Harry K. Thaw insane at
the time of the homicide. Evidence
Of hereditary insanity and Of strange,
unusual acts of Thaw not even limited
at during the first trial was told of
by MIR. Littleton. who said that ply
sicians and nurses who had attended
Thaw were hurrying here from Eu-
rope, that teachers of the defendant
in childhood would be on hand to give
their impressions of "the w%ide-eyed,
distant boy" In conclusion, Mr.. Lit
Teton challenged the district attorney
to produce a single reputable physi-
clan who would say that Thaw was
not insane at the time he killed the
noted architect.