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Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

when we were getting into the skiffs,' said
Jim, $50 I'm afraid we will have no coon
stew after all, Jethro."
"Wa'al," was the reproachful. answer,
''when l want coons for dinner ag' in, I'll go
for EN- alone, an then perhaps I'll stand
some chance of keepin' 'em after theyve
been ketched."
With that the cook retired to his berth in
the store. evidently deeply mourning his loss.
The boys did not go to bed until they
heard from Mrs Curtis that Nellie had fallen
asleep, and so thoroughly did she satisfy them
that no danger was to be apprehended, that
they did not awaken next morning. until
Jethro reused them by saying he and Pete
had gotten the River Queen into the stream
and on her way once more.
The hat-boat was opposite the mouth of
the st. Francis River when Nellie made her
appearance, looking not one whit the worse
for her plunge into the river.
It was hard for the boys to realize as they
looked at her that she had been so very near
death. but, when she told of her sensations
from the time she fell into the water until
she came in contact with the tree-trunk that
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

Then he entered and asked for the propri-
etor, for, being merchant himself, and sell
ing such large quantities of goods, he was
not disposed to do business through any sec
ond party. =.
The merchant was at his desk, writing,
when Jim went INTO the counting-room, but
was very soon at liberty to receive the boy,
Il have come down. the river trading in
boat that is. moored over by the cotton
floats" Jim began. "I bought some sugar
the other day, and thought, perhaps l might
sell it here at a reasonable profit, rather than
carry it to New Orleans, running the risk
there of finding prices down."
Jim was just little surprised at the very
close attention which the merchant paid to
him as soon as he spoke of sugar; but he
thought nothing more of the circumstance,
other than that it was because the trader was
in need Of that article, and was glad to have
an opportunity to buy some.
"You bought sugar up the river?" ques-
toned the merchant.
Eyes, SIR"
'cWho from?"
1.-TWO men who have started sugar plan
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CHAPTER XVII-(Continued.) }
NELLIE's PERIL

~ HE search for Nellie had been con-
(" tinued hardly more than five min
utes, when Pete turned the boat
abruptly, and began rowing vigor-
ously out from the bank.
you're getting too far away from the
shore" demonstrated Jim. we shall never
find her here"
"Look on that log" said Pete, painting
from his efforts, and exerting himself yee
more to send the boat toward the middle Oh
the river. :,
Jim gave one quick glance in the direction
Indicated bv Pete and there, on the trunk
of a tree. half bent over it, was what, IN the
faint light, looked like the form OF human
being. ,,, - Tin,
"Quicker-row quicker, Pete!', urged Jlm'
as he leaned forward to grasp the log:
And. in a few seconds more, the skin was
alongside. while Jim had caught hold OF the
form. ~ L.. v
There was no need for him to tell his com com!
paniOn that they had Ioqna n bofb enae copd now
see the ghastly white face resting on @ the
treetrunk. and the arms thrown over the
round surface in deathlike clutch; 1t was
evident that Nellie had caught at this means
OF saving her life just as consciousness was
leaving her, and that while yet insenslbie
she had continued to retain her grasp; had
# been simply a log to which she had chung
for safety it would have turned over ana
over lni the water, lhio"ine - III, b,t
often as she strove to regain her hold; put,
fortunately, a portion of the roots renamed
on the trunk and these were sufficient to
eounterbalance her weight.
The others were quickly told that Nellie
drown girl into the sliff. The little craft
was then headed din Iectly for the shore, and,
when the shore was nearly reached, fete
nulIed straight up the river, within the shad-
ow of the bank. and made for the hat-ooat
as fast as he could row-and Pete was no
mean oarsman. M.
Jethro hailed the men on shore, telling
them of the success of the search and soon
afterward the River Queen was reached. =,
Nellie was speedily transferred from the
skiff to the deck of the fat-boat, and from
thence to her room, and placed in the care OF
her mother. Then for ten long minutes the
Iroys waited in anxious suspense to learn II
she was yet alive,
Al the end of that time Mrs. Curtis came
out into the sittingroom lust long enough 10
tcli them that Nellie had apparently suffered
~ other injury than a severe fright, and that
tb.re was every reason to believe she would
f. as well as usual next morning.
After this news the boys were ready TO
attend to their necessary ouues; tne mem ellt
To- trv to help save Nellie. returned to their
kons the skiffs were made fast, the lanterns
hCisfed for the night. and matters had nearly
settied down into the customary tranquility,
when Jethro. entering the sittlng-room from
the deck aft, asked: -,
@Did ANYBODY take them coons in"
No one had seen or even thought OF those
Kuoiis Of the hunt. which had been IN some
5cyree the cause of the accident that had SO
T,esyiy been a fatal one.
pr had no idea of what had become OF
them after he flung them on deck, and care
m search failed to reveal any signs OF the
.sTSey must have been pushed overheard
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had sustained her till Jim and Pete could
rescue her, they understood how narrowly
she had escaped.
Jim had decided when he bought the sugar
that he would stop at Helena. eight and a
half miles from the mouth of the st. Francs,
and learn whether he had made good trade
or not, as wen as to purchase some fresh
provisions, of which they stood in need.
81 want to see all the river from here to
the mouth of White River" said Nellie, as
she made preparations for going on deck.
'T have never been down further than our
old home; and you know that it was some
where between here and White River that
Desoto first saw the Mississippi, on his ex-
pedition, which was begun in 1889 from
Havana. Then it was Just below the mouth
of the Arkansas River that he died"
The boys had entirely forgotten that they
were in such a historic locality, and were
quite as eager to see all they could of this
particular portion of the country as was Mel
lie, and every one was on the forward deck
until the fat-boat was made fast near the
cotton floats in Helena.
eve will try to leave here in two hours" :"
Jim said as he made his arrangements for
gong into the town. "If you win be back
in that time, we. ought to get down to Fort
Pinney by sunset"
Then he went on shore to learn the price
of sugar, and thinking that perhaps he might
be able to sell portion of that which he had
on board.
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CHAPTER XVIII.
AND
THE SPECULATION IN SUGAR. AN
ANOTHER FIGHT WITH FIRE

When Jim got into the town, which was
situated some little distance from where the
River Queen had been moored, he looked
about for the largest store, knowing at such
a place he would be most likely to obtain
reliable information.
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This story. Began Five week" Ago
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. HE search for Nellie had been con
tinued hardly more than five min
~ utes, when Pete turned the boa
abruptly, and began rowing vigor
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-17
THIS is CONSISTENCY.

The salt Lake Tribune never falls,
whenever a number of strangers visit
this City, to entertain them with false
stories about prominent citizens of
Utah. 1t never fails. on such occas-
ions, to try TO do all the harm it pos
sibly can, to the City and the State.
| Today Wednesday, it tells its readers
lurid story about the Sheriff of
the County, and asserts in an editorial
headline that Senator Smoot "Sus-
tains Polygamy," Teh paper is always
telling deliberate falsehoods about peo-
pie here.bu II takes particular pains in
its chosen vocation. whenever II hopes
TO reach a number of strangers.
Fortunately, however, the paper car
ries with 1t the evidence of its lying
to use the shorter and uglier word--so
Enthusiastically that no one need to be
deceived by 1t. Like the rattle snake
IT sounds the warning as It crawls
along, That makes 1t less formidable
than 1t would be otherwise.
For instance. in the same issue the
paper proves its inconsistency and
lack OF reliability. 1t says In blazing
headlines, that the convention In Chi
cago shows lack of enthusiasm and
spirit, and that the mention of the
name of the President brings on
ly perfunctory applaus. And then
IL prints a pretended special to
the same effect. But, under the Same
headlines appear the Associated
Press dispatches which hatly con
| tradict the headlines. The Associated
Press dispatches say the convention
| opened amid scenes of enthusiasm"
| They say that Taft was cheered: that
| "cheer after cheer re echoed from
floor 10 gallery and back again. and
| for time Chairman New was unable
| to proceed with the opaning formal
| tiles The Assopiated Press dispatches
say that when the name Of Roosevelt
was mentioned, Instantly the speech
| was drowned In a great shout which
went up from every side MS delegates
! sprang to their feet and waved their
| hats echoing back the tumult of the
| galleries, where iluttering handker-
| chiefs. fans and parasols broke into
waving color and the whole assemb
lage Joined In voclferous demonstra-
ton" Again, every succeeding men
tion OF the Presidents name brought
another wave OF enthusiastic tribute %
with such Information from thor
oughly reliable source, the Tribune
spreads mi black headlines upon its
/ front page the fasehood that the mem
ton OF the Presidents name elected
only perfunctory applause But That
IS not all. In one editorial II says
the convention was "unenthusiastic.'
and IN another that the speech Of
Burrows stirred up the enthusiasm OF
the delegates TO the highest pitch" The
reader can take his choice after he
has paid his money. lie can choose
between the headlines and the dis
patches, between the editorial thai
says says II was and the one that says
II wasn't
This is an illustration OF the unre-
liability Of that paper. II has 30 much
contempt for the public on whom 1t
subssts, that 1t does not even conceal
the falsehoods it sells for truth.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-17
THE PROGRESS OF THE DONNA.
Boston Transcript

Possibly King Edward will not feel
quite as far from home In ST. Peters,
burg II he should study the operation
and progress of the Douma, as he would
Ii he omitted to note the remarkable
progress that body is making toward
becoming genuine national legislature.
He, familiar as he is with the history
OF the country over which he reigns II
he does not rule. may see many points
of resemblance between the Develop
ment of the Douma and the growth Of
the Parliament in which rests the ac-
tual government of Great Britain. Even
those who have neither the historical
learning nor the political opportunities
OF King Edward must be impressed by
the vigor with which the Douma Is as
serting not as a privilege, but as a
right. its influence in the administra-
ton of Russia.
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WHEN THERE WILL BE PEACE


1t is not true. as sometimes asserted.
that only people ignorant OF the mys-
feries OF diplomacy dream Of universal
peace in this world. Diplomats of
high standing are not only dreaming
of q Millennium but laboring for 1t. And
recently a leading diplomat Baron Won
Holleben, has declared that. in his OPP
inion. the present peaceful condi-
ton OF the world Is likely to be per-
inanent. The reason for this view he
gives as follows;
"The inner workings and social poll
tiles not only of Europe, but OF the
civilized world. are so complicated, and
so many influences and counter-in-
fiuences would be set at work In event
OF war that nobody can forsee the de-
yelopnent which conflict In Europe
would have here and elsewhere. This is
known to the governments, and IL is
beginning to be recognized by the peo-
pie
This opinion was quite general fifty
years ago. or more. Equality, liberty,
fraternity" was the slogan of the mass
es, and universal peace congresses
were held in the great capitals of Eu-
rope. But wars came. In rapid sue
cession and the policy of Bismarck
made peace congresses a farce. You
cannot depend upon the complicated
inner workings and social politics OF
the civilized world, for permanent
peace. That condition will come when
the nations are enlightened and UNI
sierstand the fearful economic loss they
suffer by maintaining armies and
navies. and the menace to liberty such
establishments sometimes are.
The San Francisco Star INDUCED in
some calculations as to what could he
done with the money representing the
cost OF the battleships in San Fran
cisco Bay. The cost Is placed at $780,
600, 900. That money would irrigate
5000 900 acres of arid land and pro-
vide homes for 10000 families giving
TO each family fifty acres OF land.
That amount of money would build a
railroad from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific II we did not have war debts to
pay interest on, but could invest money
IN power plants or lines of transporta
ton. the cost OF living would be re-
duced without the reduction of wages,
and communities and states would he
in position TO pay dividends to its
citizens, or-which practically comes to
the same thing-take care of the aged.
the sick. the dependent When the
people become enlightened on these
subjects. they will do away with mill
tary extravaganza and form the United
States of the World When people be-
come enlightened they viii quit glorify-
ing the Prince OF Peace, while they are
promoting war. They will quit being
i,yprocrites.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-17
GOOD CROP PROSPECTS.

The last raln-storm here augurs
well for good crops all along the line.
Now that western crops promise a
large harvest. there should come a
speedy Frightening OF the business sit
nation,
Wheat In the middle West has sold
as high as so to "a cents during last
winter. The prices of 40 to 81 cents,
which were the standard few de-
cades ago are not likely TO return.
Eastern financial circles explain
that the increasing population and the
limitation of the wheat area, at least
SO far as concerns the Middle West
wheat belt. indicate a holding up ~
prices TO a high level. The effect Of
This may be To cause a slow movement
OF grain 10 market, especially as FARM
ers are generally IN good condition to
hold their crop However, present
prices if maintained, are attractivei
and should the corn promise well by
the end OF harvest ana the beginning
Of the threshinG season, rapid SELL
ing may be expected. This viii result
in ~ positive increase Of the prosper
ity and free buying az the interior
points. and farmers win encourage
merchants 10 place orders for the
coming autumn and winter.
II our growing weather continues,
ptah's share in the abundant harvest
viii cause flush times here. which in
some lines at least seem to have all
ready appeared.
According to the forecast OF the gov
eminent crop report, AN acreage OF
i7sO0'0oo In spring wheat is expeot-
ed which would compare with 17o7s.-
900 acres harvested last year. 1909
600 acres IN 1905. and $4,000 in
1905 a condition of 90 Is generally
expected from Mondays government
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KEEP ORDER.

II the parade on Thursday is to oe
a success the police department should
be Instructed to keep the streets clear
AN "interested citizen" in a letter TO
the News" says the Woodmen ana
G.. A. r. parade recently given in TINS
city, was Il farce in the matter of per-
feet order. There We're more people
he says. standing in the streets than
there were on the sidewalk. and II the
parade is to be success people must
be content with the sidewalks and not
crowd into the streets.
1t would be a good plan to nave
mounted policemen ride in advance OF
the procession and keep all teams In the
side streets. street cars should not be
permitted to run through the line OF
floats. but should be asked to wait al
least until division has passed. we
are all anxious to see good order
maintained, and TO make as good
showing as possible. and If these sug-
gcstions are acted upon, that VIII help
some.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-17
DEsERET EVENING NEWS WEDNESDAY JUNE II 1908

war Department Of the United states
expended SLOT ,s7i $50 and the Navy De-
partment ss5,eOe.be5 In the fiscal year
1907. IL total OF siss. 2Ts,i7s. This Is noni :
~ one-third OF the general expendi-
lures. which reached the total OF sb7s,.
$50. 5e2 or ss6,o45.54 less than the reve-
| nue. (s665, 3o6 ls4). for the year. While
the United States navy IL larger than
that OF Japan, the army is very much
smaller, but, Of course, 1t Is not OBJ
tained by CONSUMPTION.
Figures given below for foreign coun-
tries are taken from whitakers Al
manac and Hazell's Annual. and the
army and navy figures include fortif-
cation expenditures,
The revenues OF France for 1907
amounted to sT6sSl4, $50: the expendi-
lures were s7ss, Ie5.Os5. Naval est-
mates for that year were So, 4SS.e $50.
The army budget was 1864 446. Thus
the total for army and navy was
sl0s.00s 406. which is approximately
one seventh of the expenditures
France maintains larger army than
the United States and a larger navy,
too. Her navy is also much larger
than Japan's. and her peace army
is more than one-third stronger, nu-
merically. than the Mikados.
In the financial budget Of Great
Britain for the year 1907 1908, says the
New York Post. the revenue was esti-
mated at tT2O.s50. o0O and the expendi-
lures at 1908 1856. 600. leaving surplus
of s17.1650o0. The net navy estimate
was s15T. O9T 500,tb army estimate $685.
100000. a total of s2s5.SsT,5 500 for both
branches. This Is nearer one-half of
the total expenditures. or course. Eng
lands navy is the largest of all, but
the army is small and expensive.
The army in British India cost $780,
800, 1916 in 1907, this sum having been
charged against the Indian budget. The
army item represented virtually one
quarter of the expenditures, based on
the figures given for 1906.
Naval estimates In Germany for 1907
reached the sum of s6e, 6S2, 800. army
estimates 1929 66s, AIS, including war en-
penses in Southwest Africa. Estimates
of revenue and expenditure showed
them to balance at ss4l, 1885. Thus
Germany's defense fund Is nearly one
third the total of her expenditures.
Russla's expenditures. ordinary and
extraordinary, in 1907 were figured at
81 235, $4,000 The sum Of 5000. 1859, $50
was appropriated for army purposes,
and 42,1ss 40 for the navy, a total of
s245,O57 $50, representing one-fifth of
the expenditures.
Italy spent s57,21O0oo on her army,
and for the navy s27.s5O.7sO. totalins
$50. 060. 100 or a triae less than one-ffth
of the expenditures, which amounted to
about $500, 724.435.
One more country may he given.
Austria Hungary spent s124,642. T4O on
her army and s9,45S,5so on the navy
This total of s1sa. 1o1, o7o is a trlhe less
than one-quarter OF the joint expendi-
lures of the dual monarchy.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-17
PLENTY OF CAPITAL.
Philadelphia Press.

A year ago there was not enough
money available to finance the needs of
mankind Today American bank re-
serves are at the highest point in de-
oade. and the Bank OF England's rate Is
as low as 1t has been in ten years. In
1907 expansion i'm every conceivable line
IN all civilized countries stopped short
Since then all Industries in all lands
have merely marked time. Under such
conditions the accumulation of idle
money has grown rapidly until now It
exceeds the supply for many years
Lack OF liquid capital last year was the
cause of the remarkable and world
wide shutdown. Can anyone doubt that
the abundance of such capital now
will stimulate enterprise everywhere.
and so set all the wheels moving at
an early day?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-17

vcntion now in session at Chicago. Thu
platform that the News" published
last night Is the one given the Assoc
clated Press by the managers Of tn,
Republican party and is the one on
which the Republican party win APP.
peal to the country. II was VERY
oreditable newspaper work" for the A
p. TO secure copy OF It and furnish
It's members an advance coy. Our
morning contemporary does not have
the A. Z. service.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-17

report: this, on an acreage of 1900
600 acres. would point to a yield OF
2s7.0OO. 900 bushels, compared with
the s24.s45. 900 bushels harvested last
year. The highest spring wheat con-
dtion on record was 1908, In June,
1898; the actual crop was 2s5,ooo,ooo
bushels.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-17
JUST FOR FUN.
Like Son, Like Father.

Millionaire Ito tailorl I'm told by
my son that you have permitted him
to run bill for two years. have
therefore come to-
Tailor-oh. sir, don't trouble. I'm
in no hurry.
millionaire see that, and that's
why I've come to tell you that for the
future I wish to get my clothes from
YOU too!--BroolSlyn Life.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-17
ON A PEACE FOOTING.

Notwithstanding an estimated dehci-
ency OF about 100000 yen, or s2,boO'OOO.
Japans budget ngures for the yeai
iOOS-Oe indicate that she viii spend on
her army and navy close upon 30 per
cent OF the money Appropriated for
government purposes.
Just what America Is doing can be
CLEANED from the New York Tribune
Almanac, which sets forth that the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-17
HoNoRING A LAWYER
English Ian Ionrnnl.

The date of the dinner to Mr.. AS
duith X. c.. Ia not yet fixed. "Only
once before has the bar played the part
OF host TO one OF it's own members. NJ.
Berger and Mr.. Choate. two dstln-
guished advocates belonging to other
countries, have been entertained by the
bar; Sir John Hollams. the doyen of the
other branch of the profession, has been
feted In the hall OF one of the inns:
Lord Bramwel received similar tri-
butte from the bar when he retired from
the bench but MIR Benjamin is. so
far the only member of the bar itself
who has been so honored."
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-17

julius Caesar Burrows as temporary
chairman OF the Republican National
convention. could not pronounce the
name OF Theodore Roosevelt, a house,
hold word In the United States until
after several trials, calling him "Theo-
Belt" THE AROSE Theodore hnnl-
ly managing to say Theodore Roose-
Welt" But what mess he first made
of II.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-17
Joscph's Obituary

An old farmer near Rolla undertook
to hold playful young bull by the
tail His widow says Joseph was new
er known to stick to anything more
than ten minutes.-Lewis County
(Mo.) Journal.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-17

Guest lin cheap restaurant) --"See
here. waiter, / thought I told you to
bring me q strong cup OF coffee"
Waiter--"Well. wot's de matter wild
dat cup? Youse couldn't break IL wild
a axe."--Chicago Daily News.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-17
Bitten by n Horseradish.

And so smithers died of hydropho-
bia?''
Yes; poor chap!"
How did 1t happen?"
HE put too much horseradish on
his bologna and 1t bit his tongue."--
Chicago News
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-17

An exchange says that Chieago's
police are to censor shakespeare's
plays, Probably they viii do II az we'll
as Professor Twiggs, late of the Uni
versity OF Chicago, would have done IT,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-17

The Congressman was leaving
Washington for his own town. well.
goodby," said friend. 81 suppose
the citizens will be out in force to meet
your" Tin afraid they viii" re-
piled the Congressman.-Phi Philadelphia
Public Ledger