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The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-17

NEW YORK.-Mrs. Frank X. sturgis,
~ known in society here and in Len.
OK. intends the gift OF a collection of
rare and beautiful birds of paradise
which she has Just presented TO the
American Museum OF Natural History
as a first aid for dislocated millinery
morals.
She is a member OF the museum and
also a leading spirit in the Audubon
society. which is pledged to prevent
the slaughter of birds for purposes
OF hat adornment. Several OF the
rarer bird skins cost 800 each un.
mounted. and there is not one not OF
high intrinsic worth as well as of
scientific value.
These birds are found only In New
Guinea and In few islets of its coast
and despite their limited number they
are hunted remorselessly by plum
ers" employed by wholesale milliners
The plumago of the male birds attains
Its dazzling beauty in the mating sea.
son, and the killing therefore is caus.
ing the species to disappear. England
has recently passed law which goes
into effect on January /. 1909, for
bidding the further importation of the
plumage Of such birds into the United
Kingdom.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-17
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THERE is not in all the world a
more conglomerate city than New
York, nor one that has such small
proportion Of old native stock
One Of the smallest groups in the
population OF the metropolis Is from
old colonial ancestors which. accord.
ing TO the most diligent investigation,
does not number more than $4,000.
There are but few ante-reVolution fam
lilies represented in New York city.
and but comparatively few from colo
NAL New England settled here and left
descendants.
All told. the descendants OF Ameri-
cans for two or more generations do
not number more than 200 900 I'm the
population Of New York, and most OF
these have come from other parts Of
the country, particularly west Of the
Empire state Most OF their ancestors
came here within four generations.
Far more than twothirds OF the pop.
ulation of New York city, or 3,O37 600
OF its inhabitants, came from abroad
or we're born OF foreign parents. OF
these the Jews lead all, with a popula-
ton OF $4,000. All OF these are not
from one country, but come from sew.
eral lands. Russia leading with the
largest number. followed by Germany.
-rur---r,s---r7r tf-UriIrr-CTirTlrB-
There are more Irish here who
came from Ireland or who were born
of parents who came from there than
there are people in Dublin, or in other
words there are $4,000 OF them. The
Italians come next. with a population
OF $4,000. which is more than all the
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-17

Dorothy Dix says that II HUSBAND
Is TO be perfect In the eyes OF his wifi,
be must abjure all his old friends anG
relatives at the altar and take herr
instead. He must never make an en-
gagement without first consulting his
wife. He must never find out that she
is silly creature, but always regard
her as deep and lnscrutable. He should
tell HIS wife often that she Is hand
some, and has a magnificent figure
II his wife is stout, he must prefer
stout women; II scrawny, he must
admire thin women, and II would b,.
better II he never noticed any women
az all but herself He must always
call his wife's temper nerves" lie
must have no personal taste or whim
that anyone around the house should
be bound TO consider Above all. he
must know how 10 make money. And
money. And more money
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-17

pLANs filed in the building bureau
call for the removal OF the row Of
buildings on the north side OF West
Thirty-first street. between Broadway
and Sixth avenue, which was a gener.
alton ago the heart of the old Tender
loin district. The old row OF buildings
that formed the core OF the life OF the
notorious section between West Thir-
tieth street and West Thlrty-sixth
street In the days when Alexander
Williams was "the Gear OF the Ten.
derloin" is to be razed to make place
for an History commercial building, to
be constructed for William II. II. Mar.
tin, a clothing merchant, at cost OF
s950,0OO
II was an odd coincidence that the
command in the old West Thirtieth
street police station. which was the
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-17

EVELYN NEsBIT THAw is not suf.
- fering from the hardup financial
condition that Is alleged to have
driven her husband into bankruptcy.
She was in real estate Office on Mad.
ison avenue the other day hunting for
"a nice country place." as she put 1t.
She wore gown Of royal purple, a
big-brimmed hat with a mass OF blaclt
feathers, high.heeled. low-cut shoes
which showed stockings to match her
gown.
Il would like TO buy a little house
on the Hudson" she said, somewhere
near Nordica's place. l may want to
try my voice"
Though worried at first by Harry
Thaw's bankruptcy proceedings, Eve
lyn Thaw declared that she believed
her own income from the shattered
fortune of the slayer OF Stanford
White is safe. She Ia spending her
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-17
slaa on Roads.

After a banquet which followed the
first annual smoker Of the North Ton.
AMANDA IN. - board OF trade Dr.
d. Ward King OF Maitland, Mo, de.
llvered an interesting address on NJ
agara county roads, says the Buffalo
Express.
while the idea prevails IN the cit
les OF New York state" said Mr. King,
that mud reads are mostly al In the
west. II is well to mention the fact
that New York state has $4,000 miles
OF road. 5000 miles Of which are i'm.
proved. The mud road has been
problem ever since transportation be
gan. II is generally admitted by road
builders In this state New York; and
the United States. that with the split
log drag system the difficulty is re
moved"
Dr. King criticised the officials for
making good roads and then giving
the roads but little attention. He
said that roads should be improved
and kept constantly In repair. He
advised the North Tonawanda officials
TO get a crusher and use Il In Staging
streets In the city. He recommended
the use of the old Stag only, and the
new Stag from the iron furnace is too
soft The Stag must be put on in lay.
ers, and each layer must be rolled In
stead OF putting the Stag on from o
foot 20 two feet deep and then rolling
It. The present system, he asserted
makes a short liie road All STAG
should be screened he said. and al
coarse Stag should 80 as The bottor
layer.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-17
Gotham Worlds Most Cosmopolitan Citv

residents Of Naples. The Germans in
New York VINO came here from Father.
land or are descendants OF parents
from there number more than the pop.
ulatlon Of Frankfort, for there are 800.
600 OF them.
II these first and second generations
OF foreigners there are 10000 from
England and Scotland, $4,000 Bohemi.
ans, $1,000 Scandlnavians, 62,O 900 Hun.
garians 10000 French and $4,000
Greeks, Turks, syrians. Chinese. Jap
anese and peoples from other
countries not mentioned.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-17
Musings OF the Metropolis
News of New York Town
Outlined in Brief Form.
Gift of Birds to Point Millinery Moral

In order to point the moral more
Sharply placard has been prepared
for the case in which the collection
Is displayed. which bears a map show
ing how small New Guinea is and also
the legend:
In view OF the limited area they
inhabit, the rate at which the true
birds OF paradise are now being killed
for millinery purposes renders Il prob
able that they viii soon be brought
TO the verge Of extinction. IL is great
ly to be regretted that these. the most
beautiful OF feathered creatures
should be sacrificed for no more de
sirable end than to crafty a seasons
fancy"
No collection in the whole institu
ton could be made more allurlng than
Is the one which Mrs. Sturgis has pre-
sented. II is In well proportional
case OF walnut, patterned after those
seen In the establishments of Fifth
avenue modistes. and the stuffed
birds are displayed under a soft vel
low light. or the SO known varieties
Of birds Of paradise 60 are represented
in the 70 specimens.
The collection is better than any
other In the United States and is sur
passed only by collections In London
and in Dresden. The varieties are
named largely from members OF the
royal families OF Germany. The as.
semblage was gathered after two
years research by Frank M. Chapman
OF the museum stan. who Is a noted
ornithologist and has achieved remark.
able results in the mounting OF birds.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-17
An Ape's Toilet.

Bill. the lone chimpanzee at the
geological gardens. has recently added
to his possession a comb and brush,
SAYS the Philadelphia Record. This
young specimen Of the anthropoid apes
has a beautiful coat Of long. fine,
-L...s.., Lall which not -gniy lLa hla
arms, legs and body nicely, but is ex-
tended over his head in a tightly fit
ting cap that comes down TO his eye
brows atop and to the edges of his
face all around. The keepers added a
combing and brushing to his daily
care. Bill doesn't exactly object, but
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-17

elephant collection
Guiding royalty
he returned England
his paland
first Maabele
few later he back Great Britain again before
civilized paed
again
number Of books
published Selous
the hands OF the Royal Geographical society and other similar
living
shooting cycling hockey cricket
Africa
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-17

Tomatoes are imro-ted In increas
ing quantities into england from taly.
The quality Of these tomato, IL
stated to be good and the price dow.
Large quantities OF canned tomatoes
are also shipped now each season
from Italy 10 the eastern part OF ths
United States, and the American ship.
ments to Italy are much smaller than
: l-gL4a rlX---I- La ~ LIZ Si..d- H. -.
the leading importers In Liverpool
that the American tomatoes are fre<
quently packed before they are fully
ripe and that this practice r. ders
them undesirable for use The allan
tomatoes are carefully selected. and
are only packed when Of ripe and
rich color.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-17

he acts like the two-year-old kid that
he is. When his cage is opened and
the comb and brush appear along with
the keeper he sulks and whines at
first, like any child; and before the
operation is over he is usually sitting
In an attitude OF complacent gratifica.
been provided for the monkey. and he
is TO be taught TO walk about in the
gardens with his keeper.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-17

candidate for his old place of vcepreent
defeat election
Mr. Stevenson OF
OF the old school, OF which
lucky another
ideals fads and philosophers Of
eopc w since Stevenson actively the political
mas never been moment in all probability when could fairly
consistently be charged that he regular"
all that
IMAM camp follower thinker
against the integrity whose political pob
But he is philosopher being
kicking
he newspaper ntervewers
gne and
issues
Before his
and four
during the first term
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-17
PLANNING AFRICAN "TRIP

Frederick c. selous. the famous British hun.
ter, whe Allows the junges OF Africa as many
men know sections of their own towns, is the
man who is planning the coming African trip
OF President Roosevelt. selous is one OF tho
notable hunters of big game In the world. He
was born in London Now Years eve, 1851. OF
mixed French, Scotch and English blood and
with some OF these he inherited also a rowing
disposition and dislike for the humdrum exist.
ence of the upper class Englishmen.
Selous 20 years old when he first left
England for Africa. Starting at Matabeleland,
he began a sort of endless. half-aimless expedi-
ton, personally conducted. through the denser
portions of central Africa, which continued for
20 years During this time he made his living
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-17
O.. II. 6 II. railroad. direct.

tho United Traction
like
the scholarly Mr. Jofe shines with particular
documents in the handwriting
ic and interest
be
Autograph Collector"
Lover"
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-17
LITTERATEUR AND LAWYER

Adrian H. Joline receiver of the Metropolis
tan street railway system in New York city,
has filed his first report in the courts there. and
It contains some revelations concerning the con.
diton Of the road which proved sad reading for
the innocent stakeholder who paid fancy prices
for stock in a bankrupt concern.
Joline is an attorney by profession and
force OF circumstances, but he has two distinct
lines OF endeavor in which his interest far out.
strips that Of the courts and musty tones One
OF these hobbies is railroads. the other, farthest
possible removed from the first, is the gentle
art of autograph collecting. AS for the first in
addition TO the street car receivership, he has
annexed such titles as president Of the Missouri.
Kansas g. Texas railroad, director of the
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-17

IL appears that, after all. the thrifty
wright brothers have not packed all
helr eggs in one basket.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-17

The town of ohoopee. in Georgia,
y 10 have another name. No sense
2 such a name in a dry state.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-17


there territory long remaining
a native
of the discoveer Asia
whether other fun
information regarding that continent he He
OF much fascna to he
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-17

England has s7S5,OOO,OOO in her
pps toihoe savings banks That's what
'pstmaster General Meyer wants to
w here In the United States.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-17

The latest drink in New York is
piled the aviator. but does IL produce
dirigible jag?
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-17
BACK IN POLITICAL ARENA

Adlai Il, Stevenson, vice-president of the
United States during the second administration
of Grover Cleveland has emerged from the sim.
pie life he has been living for some time at
Bloomington, Ill. At the recent primary cleo
ton he won the Democratic nomination for the
governorship OF his state and he will make a
strong fight for the Office
Besides being vice-president with Cleveland
from 1898 TO 1897, he has been more than a
slight possibility himself at three or four differ.
ent national Democratic conventions He was
talked of strongly in 1892, he was given a still
stronger boost for the nomination in 1900 and
It really looked as though he might land first
place on the ticket in 1904. In 1900 however,
he Nvna nlacnh ON tho tinlnt nnni... Ill. N :.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-17

Japan is planning TO show the
american sailors the time of their
'Nes II they can learn to like Japa
cse cooking.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-17

" those motor car accidents keeE
'rreasing in frequency the mortality
pies OF the insurance companies will
haNe TO be overhauled.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-17

Count zeppellns airship, however,
y sun long way from getting into
VIC Observation-Disclosures class.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-17

q Georgia train ran into a mule and
w thrown into a ditch. The mule
~pst have been going at a high rate
~ speed-Georgia trains don't.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-17

TT resenting a practical joke a
~n'eago man was thrown from a
u'iu story window and killed. II is
tare gift to know when 10 laugh.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-17
EXPLORER FOUND AGAIN

DR.. Sven Hedin, greatest Of living travellers,
is saved again. Since he began his explorations
of interior ASIA DR.. Hedin has been reported
lost many times, and in each instance Just about
the time the hunting expedition is getting ready
to start out on the quest for his body the miss
ing man turns up in new and unexpected
place.
Although Swede, and a native OF Stock.
holm. he is travelling under British protection
and that government has been much concerned
over his latest disappearance, which was In
Tibet
Not only has DIR. Hedn been a judcious and
daring explorer, but the results OF his travels
have been concrete, One OF his discoveries has
been a chain of mountains In Tibet over 2 600
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-17

pa Illinois professor wants the
'lnl IS closed AGAINST fairy tales. Does
"' man want to rob political litera-
'ufe OF one Of its chief features?
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-17
Provo MEAT and
PACKING @

The Wright brothers appear to have
Tying start in Paris.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-17

WHIT IT m GTT6nSTVe thin
cheap"
1T never IA"
Yes. indeed"
"When?"
when Il makes all the people YOU
don't like die Of envy. Nashville
American
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-17

All l have seen teaches me to trust
the Creator for all have not SEEM
Emerson.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-12
Spells rs. Corn.
fnahnko, rnr~au

Now nd then q reader writes us
that he has not found speltz what it
has ben cracked up to be as q feed,
but we have an idea II more Of this
grain was cracked up before 1t was
fed there would be less complaints
of this kind.
And still many are feeding speltx
whole, and not a few claim that their
stock Will leave corn and eat speltz.
N: r. Crouch, OF McCook county, s..
d, says that hast year he fed nearly
1000 bushels and seemingly IL did
both cattle and hogs as much good
as the corn did, andt the stock would.
leave the cornfor the speltx.s A.D.
Whitney. Pembia county N. gives
abontEthe same experiences although
the corr fed Wa Of rather poor,
qaaiity For poultry, many claim ii
~ fully corn, but Va have
found it little dinicultst Is eet our
poultry : eatsit readily. We have
noticed that Whenever the Sock 81!
poultry hscome accnStpinedsto ssatirx;
Ia thsyseen1to take tp III better,
artacniesArly Is itEas ~ siittls
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-12
them and feed according to the bust

them and feed according to the busi-
ness that is being done.
Hens will get all the clover they
want themselves this time of the
year, but cut some and store it
away against the time when THE
snow flies and they cannot find any.
Sometimes the old ri~ng-streaked
specified hen will lay the best of
anylin the yard; but don't conclude
that that always ought to be true,
as breed does tell in hens as we'll as
everything else.
In order to obtain eggs it is neces-
sary to have healthy, vigorous stock,
properly fed. To do their best hens
should be fed grain food, animal
food and green food. They should
be fed enough to keep them in good
condition, but not oyerfat, and they
should be induced to take plenty of
exercise.
No set of rules can be laid down
for feeding, as conditions vary, and
there are different methods of feed
ing different breeds.
A very good system to follow is
to feed mash once a day and grain
scattered in the litter twice a day;
the mash may be fed dry or slightly
moistened. When fed dry it is best
to put it in troughs or hoppers hung
against the wall, and the fowls al
lowed access to it at all times.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-12
New Church Attractions.
(Record Herald


Religion has its periods of de-
preston Is well as business, and
both of them have recourse to ex-
ira ordinary measures. The inan-
cial world resorts to an emergency
currency, and the churches to smok-
ing rooms, boxing contests and dane
ing parties. These church attrac-
tons have received two novel addi-
tions within the past week, one in
Chicago and one in the east.
A west side pastor announced that
that he intended to provide a court
ing parlor for the young people of
his congregation. 1T will supplant
the beer garden and other %reprehen-
sible meeting places" he said. Court
ship is one of the real delights of
our younger lives, and l intend to
make it possible for the young men
and young women of my church to
hold honorable c%ourtship."
1t is to be hoped that the pastor
will succeed in his enterprise, but
most young people would regard a
courtship in public as a tasteless af-
fair. 1t is true that in Europe all
sparkling is done in the presence of a
c%haperon, but if the pastor can in
duce American young couples to do
their spooning in a roomful of such
couples he will deserve credit for
uncommon tact.
A pastor in little Falls, N, Y,
whose announcement was made last
Sunday also. is to impart attractive
ness to his services by making pub
lie one Sunday every month all the
gossip that has been ~retailed during
the month by twelve of the most
accomplished gossips of the town.
He is to give the names of the COS
sips, but not thenames of the people
gossiped about.
Whether the counting parlor OF
the first pastor is we'll filled or not
there is not a shadow of doubt that
the pulpit gossip will draw full con
gregations. The only question is
whether the pastor will be able to
get out of the house alive. 1t will be
impossible to repeat the gossip with.
out indicating with reasonable close
ness the particular persons referred
to, and if this does not sadly inter
fere with the loving spirit of relig-
ion human nature must be diferen,
In Little Falls, from what it is else.
where.
1t looks to a layman as if the
greatest possible attraction in any
church is a pastor who thoroughly
believes in a religion he breaches
and is devoted to the. spiritual vel.
fare of his flock.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-12
Antics Of the House.
(Lincoln Starr

@ 7a-4.I=EIg
The Washington Star scolds the
national house of representatives on
the ground that the scenes enacted
by its members while they were wait
ing for the hour Of adjournment
to arrive last Saturday night yer
not of a character to impress the
spectators favorably with a sense
of the dignity OF the lower branch
of Congress.
While, as the Star says, relaxation
is a good thing for even men In the
highest walks of life, there are times
and places far better suited for di-
versions than the hall Of the house
and the closing hour Of a session. It
appears than an impromptu musical
Show" was put on for the enter
tainment OF the waiting members,
and evidently it was wholly below
the standard which should be set
by SO exalted a body.
The galleries and the main floor
crowd had fun with eachothert and
there was q total lack Of Formally
tending to the point of disorder. We
join the Washington critic In hop
ing that at the end OF the next SEES
sion Of Congress steps will be taken
to forestall the ~tomfoolery and ado
descent antics such as those which
were INDUCED In Saturday night.