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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-17
Christmas
Christmas.
Youth, in the heart Of faith now wearing
old.
Hone IN the darkness nf 4his aa

ET 80
old.
Hope, in the darkness of this doubt and
fear.
Love. In the law inexorably severe.
Home, in the cosmic exile! i, In the cold.
Soon dusk of this, my latest year, behold
The beauty of thy coming, and the cheer
Familiar, mystical. divine, and dear,
Feel as in all the years that nave been
told.
About thy forehead and within thine eyes
The innocent wisdom of the sage and
child
Experience witt expectance reconciied-
Shines, with ineffabie prescience: the sur
mise
OF being, when the years no longer come
Eternal in youth, and hope. and love, and
home!
w. D. Howells in Harper's Weekly.
A Christmas Luncheon,
Oysters.
Cream of celery soup with whipped cream.
Timbales of fish with lobster sauce:
potato balls,
Eggs, NeWburg. In ramekins.
Fried chicken breasts with French peass,
scalioped sweet potatoes.
Celery salad In apples.
Mould OF ice cream with candied cherries;
cakes,
Bar-le-Duc: coffee.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-06-15

one of the most beautiful cities of the
world-often called the "Venice of the
North" The coast of Norway abounds
with natural wonders which attract
thousands of travellers every year. 1t
is characteristic of this coast that long
arms of the sea, called Chords" wind
inland through canyons and gorges for
many miles. They are bordered by
gigantic, gloomy, rugged and often per-
pendicular cliffs, which approach each
other at times so closely that the
spray from their countless cascades
and foaming streams may be blown
over the decks Of the steamers as they
glide along their base, and when the
mists hang heavy and obscure the tops
of the cliffs the waterfalls seem to
pour forth out Of the sky; and of these
I shall mention few. The Hardanger
Fjord with it's various branches and
ramificatiOnS is one of the most i'm
portant fjords of Norway, and is per-
haps the best known by tourists it's
charms Of fertile slopes covered with
orchards interspersed with bright farm
houses and cottages surmOunted by
mountain ranges with extensive table
lands and snow-clad peaks, which are
reflected in the deep waters of the
ford, form such novel and pleasing
scene and such a contrast to the awe
inspiring ruggedness Of other great
fjords, that it becomes at once noted
as one of the favorite points of inter-
est in this most interesting land
After passing through this main ford
the steamer turns into the Sorfjord,
running southerly about 80 miles, and
the characteristic Norwegian ford
scenery is presented in full measure
On the mountains to the right Is the
immense glacier Folgefonden, which
extends it's masses Of glittering ice
into the valleys below and numerous
waterfalls and torrents descend on
either side into the ford, wherein we
ride, varying in width from few hun
dred yards to a couple Of miles.
Another favorite ford is the "Nae-
rodeT"; it is a magnificent mountain
gorge extending inland and upward
from the equally sublime "Naerofjord."
At the extremity Of most fjords the
grooved formation of the coast contin-
ues toward the interior and no doubt
the sea once extended much farther
inland than it does now. And doubt
less ages ago the Naerodal once con-
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miles. The water is very deep, and
there are many branch fjords extend
ing north and south, as well as deep
bays and coves. The route to Sogne-
ford is among so many islands as
sometimes to give the effect of navi-
eating a river. The channel is often
narrow and tortuous, occasionally the
way appears completely land locked,
but as the steamer proceeds new open
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tanned water and ships could have
sailed through where travellers now
drive.
Near the entrance to the Naerodal
valley is the picturesque waterfall of
Kilsfoss, over 1000 feet in height. At
certain seasons it is formed Of three
separate streams; at other seasons it
consists of two. and at high water
season it falls in one foaming sheet
and forms most inspiring scene.
The Sognefjord is perhaps the larg-
est and grandest of the fjords, the
average breadth being from two to four
miles, while its length is about "a
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-06-15

At Stalheimklev we find CHI where
. very fine view Is obtained. To the
north stretches the gloomy Naerodai'
while to the south the prospect Is
more smiling. Mountains, forests
lakes and streams, together with scat
tered farms and human habitations,
combine to form scenes Of great beau
ty. A we'll managed hotel at tnls pom.
furnishes suitable accommodatiohs Ior
tourists, and no one who Is tnlnkins
of a tour and a pleasure trip snouiu
fail to include this In his list OF Stops.
If had the gift to write as nave
the desire to tell of the many, many
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-06-15
New York, June 1908.

New York, June 1908.
Editor The Ranch:
AS leader of the Chilberg Agency
Midsummer Excursion I hand you as
requested brief outline of my pro
posed trip.
We left Seattle, May goth, arriving in
Minneapolis on time; there we joined
the excursion party of Scandinavian
American line and proceeded in tour
list sleeping cars, reserved for the par
ty. to Niagara Falls, where we stopped
to vie wthe great water fall noted the
world over as one of the most inSp1r
ing sights on the continent. From
there we went to New York and en-
loved the sights of that marvellous
city. This morning we boarded the
staunch steamship &C. F. Teitger" and
were assigned to our rooms previously
secured for us through the good offices
of the Chilberg Agency. Thus far
everything has gone we'll with us, and
our party are greatly pleased with the
treatment accorded us and the occom
modations furnished.
We shall sail at noon today direct
from New York for Christiania, where
our party will separate and start fol-
their several home points to enjoy the
usual celebrations which our people
enjoy during the months of June and
July.
After meeting my old friends and
loved ones I shall travel about the
country some Of the places of inter
est worthy of note in Scandinavia
IL 81 xry1,s Oh
sure your readers will be glad to read
Scandinavia is country of remark
able scenic beauty and I venture the
prediction that some day tourists will
go there in as great numbers as they
now do to Switzerland. Indeed, com
pairing the trouble and expense of the
journey, will say that the advantage
is in favor of Scandinavia. AS the
Chilberg Agency will gladly inform
upon request, the cost Of such trip
is comparatively small and the accom-
modations very good, and the close
connections and means of travel make
it a most agreeable and comfortable
pleasure trip with as fine mountain
and water scenery as can be found In
any part of the world.
The rugged grandeur of this historic
country has been told in verse and
song and it i'll becomes me to attempt
any extended description of it. l will
therefore make but general mention
thereof in passing, however, I feel II
would be an injustice not to make any
mention of it. and would that might
dwell upon it and convey some ade
quate idea Of such an interesting part
of the worlds wonderland Suffice II
to say. no man or woman who has
the time and means to travel should
fail to visit our Land of the Midnight
Sun"
OF Sweden. you published an article
recently written by the leader of the
Chilberg Christmas excursion. and
shall therefore make but brief mention
of my dear old mother land. For his
torical interest and educational ad
vantages it is in every way superior to
any other Scandinavian country. With
it's noted academies and colleges, its
museums of art and science. its pal
aces and it's churches. it takes its
place we'll up among the other lead
ing nations and delights to be known
as leader in the arts of peace, learn
ing and commerce.
Stockholm is the capital city and its
chief commercial center, sitting ma
iestically upon its many islands with
its many canal streets, 1t is noted as
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ings are revealed with inviting
stretches of water beyond. The great
er part of this region is uninhabited.
The widest and highest mountains in
Norway are the Jotun (giants) be-
tween Sognefjord and Lorn, attaining
a height of $500 feet above the sea.
ford is the Fjaerlandsfjord, wherein
the scenery is wild and sombre, bor-
dered by glaciers and high, barren,
snow-clad mountains with ice cold
streams and waterfalls on every hand;
the air is demp and chilly, the sea has
a peculiar greenish hue, suggesting
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ed Ino JOrualSnuC, Is
in the form of an enor-
nous thimble, and as
it's composition is sill
very feldspar, it pre-
sents a most brilliant
and dazzling appear
ance under the reful-
gence of the MONDAY
sun or the golden sun
set, and is peculiarly
beautiful under the sill
very moon, or during
the pink twilight of the
long summer days.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-29
AN ALCOHOL CLOCK.

Clock makers have always delighted
in showing their inventive genius in
the construction of time pieces, and
there are some wonderful specimens
of their art In tho world. A French
inventor. NJ. Paul Cornu, is now said
to be perfecting a timepiece different
from all others, The base of his clock
is n metal cylinder containing some
alcohol. At each end of this reser-
voir is a little lamp and from stand
ard attached to the cylindrical base
pivots q tube, at each end of which
is q double cone. When the cone on
the left rests over the small lamp, the
flame heats it to a certain degree in
five seconds, when it flies up with a
jerk and the cone on the other end OF
the perfectly balanced tube comes
down to hH heated in it's turn. A
cover is automatically drawn over the
unused flame 18th the rise OF the axis
The quick movement of the balance
sets the hands on the minute and hour
faces in motion and governs the action
of the machine
The alcohol lasts a. month. it is said
and the clock needs OF course. no wind
ing.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-29
THINK TWICE.

The citizens who are Interested in the
proposition to increase the City's debt
another $500 600, would do wen to con-
slider the present status of the money
market, before they decide how to vote
on that question. The interest rate Is
high at present We understand that
communities with unquestioned credit
rate OF interest. This fact ought to
have some weight with all who are
Interested, as taxpayers.
There is no hurry. The American
party bosses who manipulate the af-
fairs Of the city for the council, need
This money in addition 10 the regular
taxes, for campaign purposes. And
there is yory little doubt in the minds
of some who are familiar with the sit
uation that a, comparatively speaking,
email portion OF she 100000 viii be
psed for improvements" There IL
a deficit from last year to conceal.
There are rewards to be distributed for
faithful partisan services in the past
and party loyalty in the future. But,
although the party manipulators need
the money Immediately. the taxpayer
ought to be in no hurry.
The methods employed in the pass
VIII, undoubtedly, be pursued again.
n that money Is entrusted to the care
of irresponsible party bosses. Here is
an illustration. IT has been claimed
that the party In power paid s44S, o.SS
for the Big Cottonwood conduit. But
the contract for that conduit was let
under the Morris administration for
something like s232,o0O, Let us say that
the conduit, with necessary additions
to the original plan, actually costs
s27o, 900. allowing $4,000 for such add
tions or changes. What has become
of the remaining s173,655.93? The pub
lie has been told that 1t cost over sT0.-
600 To stop the leaks OF the conduit, but
It lis denied that there were any leaks
TO stop. But even allowing $4,000 for
whitewash there remains large sum
of money to be accounted for on that
one item.
Can the taxpayers afford to borrow
money at time when interest Is very
high, to be spent by an administration
that refuses to account, as required by
law, for its stewardship?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-29
TROUBLE IN PERSIA.

When the rest of the world heard
mat Persia had been granted a con-
stitutlon. 1t was surprised The news
was so sudden. And comparison was
made between the Shah and the czar
not entirely to the credit of the Rus
sian ruler. 1t was pointed out that
the Persian revolution was bloodless
and that Russia ought to have obtain
ed a constitution and parliament with
out bloody Sunday"
But Persian liberty has 1t baptism
In blood now. The turmoil started
shortly after the granting of the con-
rtitution. The obstructionists very
soon after the surrender of the Shah
to the liberals, gathered new strength
and courage. and inaugurated an agi-
tation which seems to have assumed
the proportions and Importance of a
revolution.
Russian papers are of the opinion
that the bloody fight in 1eheran is
the beginning of the end and that It
win be followed by the dissolution of
the national assembly and by the re-
vocation of the constitution. The
slovo declares that civil war ac-
companied by all its horrors has be-
gun In Persia. The Shah, for the mo.
ment, the paper says. has been sue
cessful but the final outcome is doubt
full, as the Shah has his hands full
of troops that may be defeated. The
Bourse Gazette says the firing in Te-
heran yesterday was the beginning of
the end and the Shah has definitely
cast his lot with the reactionarles.
IT is assumed that the attack upon
the liberal party Will have the ultim-
ate effect of restoring the old condi-
lions. But this is by no means GER
tain. When The seeds of liberty are
once sown In country they are not
easily eradicated.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-29
OUR FRIEND THE SPIDER.

1T Is falacy." says DR.. Beatty OF
the Board OF Health TO say that files
are scavengers and are, for that rea
son, useful. This is an old fashioned
idea. but it has no foundation in fact.
On the contrary, flies are direct
menace
Files carry germs on their feet and
legs. Microscopic examinations have
shown that sometimes flies legs are
fairly teeming with typhoid baccilli.
"Flies carry disease germs from the
hcources of contamination, such as
manure piles and garbage dumps, into
the houses. The germs are deposited
In fluids, such as milk and other food.
1t has been shown that a very large
percentage of summer complaints
among children is due to contagion car
,ted by flies. During the Spanish war
there were 10000 cases of typhoid. OF
these 1000 died.
Assuming that this presentation OF
the case by Dr. Beatty IS substantial
ly true. and we suppose that 1t is, then
every precaution should DO taken to
cope with the fly. our most dangerous
snemy.
We certainly endorse the suggestions
OF the Board OF Health, that garbage
should be buried or destroyed and
never left to accumulate on the ground,
It should be deposited In boxes or 9TH
er covered receptacles, Absolute clean
liness should be the rule. Houses
should ba thoroughly screened and polls
onous or other fly paper should be
used. In this way expensive sickness
and many deaths will be avoided.
Scientists have lately been calling
especial attention 10 some OF our allies
81 the battle against flies and moss
quitoes Chief among these are our
friends the spider Their name is
legion. and they are Of many different
kinds. But they are all useful TO man.
In the battle against insect life 1t is
important to spare our nllles--the
dragon flies, many of the beetles, es-
peeially the little lady bugs. and prob
ably all OF the spiders.
There is an unwarrautpble prejudice
among nearly all classes of people
against these useful creations.
Superstition has nscrlbed to the
spider many artful ways and dark de-
signs In literature spiders are COM
monty ascrlbed TO prison cells and dun
geons IN which Turk yenomous reptiles
But this eyll reputation OF these inter-
esting creatures h merely the result OF
common ignorance which Is always
prone 10 invest whatever It docs not
understand with various undesirable
or uncanny properties,
II should be borne IN mind that
any scratch OF the skin win admit the
germs OF disease that he about in all
dirt ana filth. waiting for a chance
10 terminate and multiply; and the
death or suffering believed 10 have
been caused by the bite OF the spider.
are due 10 the bite Of any Insect, the
scratch of a poisoned or unolean pin,
or Of any little wound that will
ndmlr the microbes and produce
septocemia, or blood poisoning In any
form Hero again IL taught tho great
iEWor NJ clennllEaH@ .pl Asap and
water cleanliness merely, but anti
septic cleanliness OF the scientific sort,
A scientific friend assures us that
fhe danger from spider bites has been
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-29
TRYING OUT THE BIG GUNS.
c1evelnnd plain Dealer.

Tt would be hard TO find q house
wife or a hotel keeper anywhere
around New York bay who Is in favor
OF war. They have had a little tasto
of cannonading. and they will be just
as well satisfied hereafter TO get along
without bombardment The firing of
the ten and twelve-inch guns at Fort
Hamilton the past week did more than
jar the foundation of Manhattan
island and prove the expertness of
the gunners and reliability of tho
guns 1t smashed something over
$40, 600 worth OF windows. dishes,
glassware and bottles Of various sorts.
and gave the shocked inhabitants
pretty fair Idea of what real battle
would do to the neighborhood. II
hostile fleet ever pokes Its nose into
the harbor. the big guns. their effect
iveness proved and their sights adj
justed win be ready to blow 1t up with
gisto: but residents who remember
the battle of the smashed windows
may be ready 10 make terms with the
enemy rather than clear the harbor at
the price of wrecked houses
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-29
REVOLUTIONS IMPROVE WITH
AGE,
San Francisco can.

oall DTbnClSEO Cau.
Constitutions are born In blood and
tears. 1t Is the price of liberty. The
czar charters the douma with parlia-
mentary powers, ana at once blood
foods the streets of st. Petersburg.
Tho shah grants constitutional gov
eminent in Persia. and for q year there
has been fighting in Teheran. From
Naseby's field to Bunker hill and TO the
barricades of Paris the story Is not
essentially different. These have been
the romantic periods Of history, but
they look better from a distance. The
history of the American revolution and
that magnificent struggle against odds
does not contain dun page, but the
miseries and sufferlngs of Valley Forge
fell heavily ON tho patriots. The
French Revolution, written by Car
lyle. is one Of the great books. a shin
ing monument OF literary power, but
the reek of blood Is over IL all. The
plain man would not choose any Of
these heroic periods for his day and
generation II he had such choice.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-29
GERMAN SUCCESS IN TURKEY.

Germany continues 10 enjoy the IA
vor of the porte and has just secured
important concessions for the Bagdad
railway. Under the new grants Ger
many will be enabled to complete the
system without appealing for aid to the
capital of other nations. German d.
plomacy has been successful in convlnc-
ing the sultan OF the Importance of this
railway in developing his empire, while
every rail that is laid and every spike
that is driven adds to the assurance of
the petmanence of German influence in
the afsairs of that part of the world.
Whatever comparison may be made OF
the motives of the kaiser and those of
other potentates in their policies In the
near east, Germany must be credited
with achieving results.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-29
FACTS ABOUT RACE BETTING.


Does the public want facts about the
race track? We have them. Seeley
OF the Shoe and Leather bank, embez-
zled s35400O. He went to prison; his
accomplice committed suicide. Cam
bling was the GAUGE II. G, Butt. CASH
Ter for clothing house, embezsled Sl6.-
O0O which he lost on the race track.
zell, treasurer of the Lehigh and
Wilkes-Barre Coal company, stole $780,
co., the gamblers got It all. More than
$4,000, 900 was taken dishonesty by de-
faulters and embezzlers in one year.
the greater part of which went to gam
blers on the race tracks. Ten banks
in New York city lost s1,lO6 900 in two
years by defaulters and thieves, and
the main cause was gambling.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-29
JUST FOR FUN.
Failing Fast.

silas seaver-Uncle Peter White aln't
as young as he once was, Is he2
been noticin him lot lately.
Wallis Weayer-He's a-failin' fast is
Uncle Peter. He wasn't yesterday no
more than able to do the chores, saw
an split his usual two cords o. wood
ana bring up the days water from the
spring. Then he came down street In
tn mornln fer his usal constitutional
over TO Arts, played two games o.
seven-up, went home to dinner an
drove q beef critter over to Alex Lare's
IN tn afternoon. He was just barely
able to totter down To the store for
few hours last evening after doin his
ohores-an' he only 81 last May He
amt tn man he wuk. Puck,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-29

greatly exaggerated. when undisturb-
ed these creatures mover bite anything
except their prey. The insects upon
which they feed, they do not eat
but drink the blood Of their victims,
rejecting the carcass. Their Jaws are
not usually strong enough for much
real biting, and undoubted cases of
their biting the human skin are rare
Those who have studied the subject re-
port that the stories OF death. insanity,
and lameness from spider bites are
probably all untrue, They bite with
two claws. ono attached at the end of
each mandible. Whom not in use the
claw Is closed up against the mandible
between the rows of teeth; hut when
the jaws are opened TO bite, the claws
expand and grasp objects like a pair
of curved forceps. The claws have
each poison gland, and q hole near
the end of the claw for the egress OF
10 kill their insect prey They chew the
insects. sometimes for hours. but al
ways reject the solid portions.
Spiders are therefore our allies. They
are like lions and tigers among the in
sect world. Like the latter animals,
thoy arc entirely carnivorous. The
number Of flies, gnats, mosquitoes,
and other insects captured by spiders
must be beyond estimation. That 1t is
very large, seems evident from the
fact that the spiders never deyour the
carcasses, but only drink the blood of
their insect prey. In any event, while
waglng war on the insects. we should
let the spiders have their way with
out molestation. They are very benef-
clal to human interests.
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mot unless you want TO buy some.
SIR sternly spoke the proprietor II
u man wants to buy my fsh he can
call en- what he durn pleases. When
I'm putin up signs on my fish I'll
call EN- what durn please, and any
body who don't like 'efn don't have to
look az 'eni, SIR"
Tho finical custmer muttered an
apology and escNed further trouble
by purchasing a dimes worth Of smok-
ed herring. harmless, unassumlng
fish about whose name there could DC
no poaable dispute. -Chicago Trlbune,