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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-06
AIR NAVIGATION.

o''~~r Zenoeln IS reported to have
remained in the air. in his airship.
for twelve hours, sailing wherever he
wanted The huge ship, the report
says. answered the slightest movement
of the steering apparatus. The twelve
men who remained aboard during the
entire experiment were exposed to no
inconvenience and at noon when the
ship lowered over Zurich, the Count
lioated down to the ground with a
movement as graceful as that of bird
and anchored without the slightest IN
jury to the balloon or to the men
aboard. When the Count and his
companions were again prepared to
continue their flight. the basket was
entered. the ropes cast off and as
gracefully as it descended the ship rose
into the air, and sailed away TO the
northwest
Similar accounts have been pub
lished before and found, on closer ex-
animation, to he rather optimistic.
Further confederation of the story Will,
therefore, be looked for.
1t is quite true that the problems of
steering and propulsion have been very
successfully tackled and wonderful
progress has been made the last few
years, but there Is another problem
connected with air navigation, which.
we believe, still must be solved. 1t Is
indicated in an offer made by a French
scientist, IA. Remy Quinton, to pay
$1,000 to the first aeronaut who sue.
ceeds in keeping a heavier than-air"
machine anoat for five minutes with
his propeller stopped.
Some birds have solved this problem,
or nature has in their construction in
Dictated the solution. Some birds can
travel considerable distances making
more use of the air currents than OF
their own means of propulsion, despite
the fact that they have engines more
powerful in proportion to their weight
than any flying machine in existence.
They have mastered the wind so that
they can travel dead against 1t with
out one stroke of their wings. Bur
they are able to decrease the specific
gravity of the body by means of air
sacs communicating with the lungs.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-06
QUESTIONS OF INTEREST.

The organ OF the plunderbund is
busy explaining that the present over
draft OF the City is only SECS. 150.S3.
In the absence of any authentic report,
the assertion must necessarily be taken
cum grano sails The probability Is
that that figure does not tell half the
truth.
But, Interesting as the question Of
the present deficit is. there are other
questions stu more interesting,
For instance. when the bond issue
first was discussed. 1t was given
out that s44S,655.o3 of the pre-
vious bond issue had been spent on
the .Big Cottonwood Conduit" The
contract for that work was let under
an honest administration for some
thing like S2S2.OOO. This did not i'm
clude certain work on the inlet ana
outlet. But, let US add something for
these items and necessary changes and
make the total cost 100000. That is
a liberal allowance. Then comes the
interesting question. what became
OF the remaining $17S,655.93? The
taxpayers are very much Interested in
that question. If the money procured
by the first bond issue had been spent
honestly. there would have been no
need of a new Issue.
There are number of other Dues
tons. The council asks the City TO
draw on its credit under the law that
authorizes IL to do so to a certain ex-
tent for the increase of the water sup
ply. and sewer extension. Then il
promises to use part of the money so
Obtained for an entirely different pur-
pose, to wit the building OF an adueduct
How Is the trick to be done? How Is
the law to be evaded? We are not
opposing the aqueduct or any other I'M
provement the City can afford and can
undertake legally. But we are opposed
to the lying methods by which the
party manipulators are trying to OBJ
tain money, How Is the law TO be
set aside2 why not tell the whole story
and expose the false pretenses under
which the plunderbund are operating!
There are other questions, Did any
one profit" by the 100000 alleged to
have been paid to special auditors for
work that possibly was worth S5.oooF
Did the city derive 100000 worth of
benefit from the advertisements in the
marty organ? We have been told that
the City lost about $4,000 by not de-
hosting its funds in a bank paying in
terest on the money. Who got that
100000?
These are few questions of interest
at n limo when the plunderbund is
asking the Taxpayers for more money
to sauander.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-06

after severe tests, the use of these ex-
plosives viii be urged upon the mine
owners OF the country
The explosives will be tested In a
cylinder 100 feet long and 6 feet IN
diameter, into which firedamp and air.
or coal dust and air. win be pumped
The explosive will be shot into II from
a big steel mortar. There will be
safety valves that viii ny open when
an explosion occurs. and port holes
through which the interior Of the CYL
Under can be observed from a house
sixty feet distant while these tests
are being conducted, operators and
miners will be invited to be present
In order that they win BIC able 10 see
clearly the explosions Of gas or dust,
n piece of oil paper will be placed
across the face OF one of the safety
valves with piece of gun cotton sus-
pended about six inches away. When
an explosion occurs, the flames will
burn the oil paper and ignite the gun
cotton
In connection with. the experimental
station there will be a miniature mine
with drifts, headings, rooms and lad
ders. This place viii be filled with
smoke or gas and experiments viii I've
made with apparatus capable of sus-
tanning life In these yapors. Miners
viii be taught how TO wear this APP
paratus and how to save their com
rades who may be unconscious in the
mine following an explosion.
The results will be published for the
benefit of miners all over the country,
and instructions will be issued in
many different languages.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-06
AN ABLE BODY.
Springfield Republican.


AN easterner who spent some time in
Oklahoma last winter and spring re-
turned with the conviction that the
Oklahoma legislature was a much obier
honester and more efficient body than
almost any legislature In this part of
the country, And he watched its pro-
ceedings and heard its debates for
weeks The systematic ridicule OF the
Oklahoma lawmakers by number Of
newspaper correspondents hungry for
the dollars they could earn by sending
absurd stories TO Chicago and New
YORK newspapers undoubtedly had an
eitect upon eastern opinion, vet the
truth Is that Oklahoma is as capable
OF selt-government as Aassachusetts
and more capable than New York or
Pennsylvania. Even the nine-foot bed
sheet law had reason which has been
hitherto overlooked. Evidently il was
the result of humanitarian sentiment
aroused by the fact that thousands of
lnvalids pass through the state on their
way to the southwest, and they need
protection of this sort from the rail
roads and the hotels.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-06

FrenchIaen are agitating reform
that is much needed in every country.
1t consists in simpliflcation of legal
phraseology. The minister of Justice
is theFleader in THIS attack on legal lar
gon. The minister felt that the Legal
world ought to be consulted, and ar
ranged referendum of an informa
KIND out of SS5 replies 727 were ia
Vorable to a change. a commission
prepared the proper substitutes, which
are said to be clear and Ineligible
ana tho minister has directed the
courts of appeal to make and enforce
the substitution. This is good OK.
ample TO initiate. Neither clearness
nor force is gained by clumsy repeti
tons, obsolete phrases or strange gram
NAUTICAL construction.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-06
LEpRosY DURABLE.

IL reports are true physicians con-
nacted with the Louisiana leper colony
have discovered a cure for one OF tue
most Ioathsome and dreaded diseases
that afflict mankind, viz, leprosy' IL
Is said that one man has been DIS
charged as we'll and that five others
In a convalescent stage are soon to
leave the institution.
I.eprosy Is term once applied in
discriminatory to various skin diseases,
but more particularly 10 elephantiasis'
About the period OF the crusades this
disease spread all over Europe. Leper
houses were erected everywhere. In
France alone there were 1000 such
houses. Towards the beginning of the
seventeenth century the disease gradu-
ally disappeared from Europe. In mod
ern times the term leprosy Is confined
TO disease which commences by an
eruption of small reddish spots slightly
raised and grouped in a circle. The
spots are soon covered with semi
Transparent scales which after a while
fall off. The disease affects knees and
elbows. and sometimes extends over
the whole body.
In 1873 DR.. Hansen found what he
recognized as the bacillus OF leprosy.
Since that time the pursuit of II cure
has been unnaggIngly kept up. but
not until the announcement came from
New orleans the other day was it
known that any cure had been found,
While It's ravages Of medieval times are
not known today this terrible blight
which has sapped the vitality of ma
lions. still shoulders with character
istic persistence in many places.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-06
sHAKEsPEARE ABRIDGED.
Chlcngn IRooord. IInrnld

IN mis- city an attempt 10 brlng Mac
pelh doWn to the loyol of bood-and
tnunuer picture shows was rudeIy
checked by police captain. Not that
INC guardian OF law was lacking In adj
i,llldllon for shakespeare, or that he
thoushi me gentle bard too strong" i'm
some OF his tragedies for the juvenile
patrons ~ the nickel theaters rhe
trouble with the latest Illustrated YER
sion Of Macbeth as he explained, was
that everything had been eliminated
from the tragedy except the horrors
tho murders, The Shocks" and the
thrills. In tho circumstances tho poet
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-06

himself would hardly have recognized
his handiwork or objected to the cen-
sorship. Now very different idea OF
abridging aud distllling Shakespeare, of
extracting and pcscnting his quintcs-
sencc, r. announced. II Is a New York
idea. and Is to be exemplihed in HAM
let' one OF the leading vaudeville art
lists is to present a sketch based on
that somewhat philosophical aud SOM
Der tragedy. The large cast will he
freely curtaied. and the plot will be
so slmplihed and trimmed" that one
act lasting twenty-five minutes VIII
suffice for the presentation of the whole
affair.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-06

Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou
says that the deficit of $50, 100000 shown
by the treasury statement is more
apparent than real because of the an
tiquated bookkeeping system which is
being overheard and contends that
considering the ordinary receipts of
the government" there is really a
surplus. Which reads very much like
an argument from THE Tale of a
Tub"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-06
ALesson in Grammar.

The class was getting grammar
Now" said the teacher "can any one
give me word ending with Gus,
meaning fun Of as in dangerous fun
OF danger, and hazardous full of
hazard?"
There was silence in the class for a
moment. Then boy sitting in the
front row put out his hand.
wei, John" said the teacher, what
is your word?"
Please. SIR" came the reply "pious,'
full of nie,"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-06

Snow is to be used to moderate the
temperature of the Denver Auditorium
during the convention. This viii be
sure to give some of the vice presiden-
tial candidates cold feet"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-06

Most people waste lot of valuable
time telling their imaginary troubles"
says Chicago philosopher. The time
of people who have imaginary troubles
is not very valuable.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-06

on the authority of the Chicago Rec
ond-Herald Carrie Nation threatens to
pull the sheath skirt from the person OF
the first woman she finds in a directore
gown.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-06

THE nation" says John G. woolley.
rs awake" Nothing new or startling
in that The American nation is FAM
Gus for being wide awake.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-06

II there is anything in a name Taft
and Bryan should both have it. The
name of each is William, and each has a
brother named Charles.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-06

Mr. Gompers gave the Republican
convention chance and now he is
going 10 give the Democratic convention
one. Is he lottery agent?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-06
JUST FOR FUN.
pccidcdIy Too Much.

Il would no too much to ask Count
Boni. in his capacity of journalist TO
write up an account VI the De Sagsn
wedding. Washington star.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-06

II VIII be almost as hard to get into
the Denver convention as for camel
10 so through the eye of needle.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-06

The man who jumps at conclusions
Il like the FISH that jumps ut the NY
very ayt TO get hooked.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-06

Not every little boy who celebrated
the Fourth can thumb up whcu the
command Thumbs up" Is given
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-06

Tomorrow begins another very siren.
uous week FOR the American people.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-06

Ensign Peak TO be parked, And when
1t is done among the shrubbery may be
found the thistle from which figs arc
gathered.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-06

The art of platforms making II make
the platform so that it will mean all
things to all men.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-06

The people of Denver do not feel sat
isfied with the number OF tickets allot-
ted them. Like Oliver Twist they want
more.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-06

II suppose this weather is nothing to
the sort they had when you were a
boy?"
The Oldest inhabitant wiped his brow
ENORMOUSLY. DO. eh?" he snorted,
well, you're half-baked idiot. -
Philadelphia Ledger.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-06

any body's door. 1t confines itself to a
single knock.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-06

A boy who IL hidden 10 dig in the
garden does not call spade a spade.
lie calls 1t nuisance.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-06
Moro rIlnn Proof.

Cautious offIcial--Has your friend
tact and administrative ability?
Enthusiastic Indorser-I1e never UNI
PRED a baseball game yet where any
body kicked.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-06

twas scared" exclaimed Miss
LAGER, well | should say My heart
simply sank down into my boots!'
"lmpossibler' retorted her candid
friends. 1T couldn't possibly get past
Your waist" Philadelphia Press.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-06

Prospective Country Boarder-ls the
water you have here healthy
Landlady--Yes, sir. We use only
well water.--BOston Transcript.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-06

yes he doesn't do anything but pick
up pins all the time"
We'll, well. that's queer supersti-
ton
Not at ALL It's an occupation. He's
employed in bowling alley.
phia Press.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-06
A PUBLIC MENACE.

The DelIneator for July very proper
ly calls attention to the demoralizing
influence of many of the cheap electric
shows. That journal says:
They came upon us unobtrusively in
the still of the night. Every big city,
and even the smaller ones, woke up
to find them there by dozens. They
have multiplied faster than Guinea
pigs, and within IA short time have
attained to that Importance where we
may no longer snub them as one OF
the catchpennies of the streets.
with but few exceptions, the pic
lures shown in these places are as had
as the police viii allow. They are
suggestive and descriptive of crime,
largely presented in the most allurlng
forms.
Months ago these thcators attracted
the attention of the Chicago and Phil
adelphia authorities, and those inter-
ested in juvenile courts throughout the
country have been raising their voices
IN protest against them. Jane Ad-
dams of Hull house, frankly admits
that they have not only become n
force i'm the city life, but they are
capable OF developing crime to very
alarming degree. Judge Lindsey of
Denver, a friend OF the homeless boy.
has spoken strongly against them"
These are true words. Many OF those
shows are moral pest houses They ex-
hiblt pictures OF rohberies, lynchings,
man hunts, prize fights and scenes
from the underworld, and by such pic
lures exercise an influence worse than
that Of the dime novel. They are open
ON Sundays in violation OF the law and
thereby become standing incentive TO
breaking,
The usual defense for them Is the
same as that offered for the yellow
journalism that is nothing but literary
poison, II is said that the people want
such pictures Some people no doubt,
want that class OF amusements, but
that IS no reason why they should bo
supplied. Some people might want OBJ
scene pictures, but that Is no reason
why they should have them, 1t should
never be lawful to cater to doprayed
taste. when the consequence Is sure TO
be tho further spread OF the depravity
no the victim belongs tho toll
Never say iail." Just whisper bank
upt,
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Did Harry rhaw have a sane Fourth
Of July;
~-7-------
A butt-ln is usually followed by a
back out.
-------------------------s-
The early bird doesn't always set the
yico presidential nomination,
-~----' ----------------------
ON a windy day merry widow"
and her hat are soon parted,
WIN Mr., Hearst play the part of
Achilles and sulk in his tent?
Opportunity never plays tic tao on
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-06

Your face is familiar" said the
passenger with the goggles. Haven
l run against YOU somewhere before -
No, sir" answered the passenger
with the hunted look in his eyes.
You've tried a dozen times or more
TO run over me, but / have alway,.
been able to dodge in time. Chicago
Tribune.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-06

WIN MI Hearst play the part or
Achilles ana sulk IN his tent?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-06

The early bird doesn't always set the
yico presidential nomination,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-06

A butt-ln Is usually followed by a
back out.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-06

That walters an idiot"
whats the matter now?"
Il asked him to bring me a water
cracker"
"Well?"
And here he brings me an ice pick!"
Cleveland Leader.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-06

on a windy day merry widow
and her hat are soon parted,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-06

Never say fail" Just whisper bank
MIMI
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-06

Did Harry rhaw have a sane Fourth
OF July?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-06

10 the victim belongs tho toll.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-18
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| responsibility of carrying something as big as your fist, so small that you could put it in your coat pocket and weighing little over a pound, worth million dol lars or so from Pretoria, South Africa, to London. It would be brave man who would risk 1t without 6 guard, and if thief could get hold of it 1t might be easily smuggled and carrier away. New ertheless the diamond got to London and that without guards of any kind, save those of his majesty's malls. It was put up as a package, registered and sent by parcel post. l asked MT. Cullinan if ne was not afraid to risk so much in that way. He replied:
 'I don't know of anything that could be safer. No one knew what was in the package, and 1t was carried with less damage by mail than had it been guarded by soldiers
 I understand, however, that the stone was insured for two million dollars, al- though the government received less than thirty cents for carving it, and the maxi mum amount which could have been re- covered from 1t in case of loss was less than ten dollars. At the same time a dummy parcel supposed to contain the diamond is said to have been ostenta- tiously taken to Cape Town and thence to Southampton, while the real treasure lay as an ordinary parcel in the mails
 A Royal Present.
 Just how much the Cullinan diamond is worth no one knows. Nothing like 1t have ever been discovered and there is no standard of comparison. It may be worth two million or more. According to the laws of the Transvaal, 50 per cent of all tho diamonds go to the state, and the government here had their 60 per cent in terest in it. It purchased the balance of the mine owners, and then made a pres ent of the diamond to the King of Eng land. This was on the occasion of his majestys birthday last November.
 After the presentation the diamond was given over to the authorities at Scotland Yard and 1t has since been taken to Hol- land to be cut. It is now in the hands of the great diamond-cutting establishment of Asscher Co., who employ five or six hundred men in their factories at Am sterdam, and who are noted for their fine workmanship. It was this company which cut the Excelsior stone, the larg- est diamond in the world before the dis covery of the Culiinan, and it has han dled the best of the uncut stones discov- cred in Africa during the past 15 years.
 The Great Diamond Split.
 I am told here that the great diamond has already been split and that one of the pieces. which will be cut and polished.