davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-23
THE CITY OF FIFTY
SEVEN TONGUES

Not SO many years ago Calcutta was
an ugly collection of buildings in stucco
and waffle flung anyhow beside the
Hooghly between Garden Reach and
Cossipur 1t used to be called the City
of Palaces, for the simple reason, prob
ably, that there were no such things
in or near 1t. except the stately Govern
ment House built by Marquis Wellesley,
and the hljou residence OF the Lieu
tenant-Governor OF Bengal, at Alipore
FNor the rest II was made up. at its
southern end. OF big square houses built
To accommodate merchant princes with
strong Scottish accents. cheek by jowl
with mud huts. reeking of "ghee."
swarming with flies and rampant with
the microbes Of cholera, smallpox and
plague. That was the European quar-
ter. To the north dwelt ninety-nine
hunderdths of the Indian population.
from the Raia In his palace To the
coolie who paid a rupee month for the
privilege Of sleeping In a sort of
trough outside some more lucky house
holders door. Northern Calcutta was.
and is, labyrinth, in which Stun and
mansion jostlc each other more reck-
lessly than they used TO in the Euro
peau quarter, and threaded by lanes
more narrow and tortuOus than those
OF Pompeii.
Nowadays no one speaks or thinks
OF Calcutta as n city of palaces and
yet IN comparison with its status n
decade and a half ago. Il is growing to
have quite a metropolitan dignity. Tho
improvements which have been going
ON steadily for the last ten years have
hitherto been mostly confined to it's
southern end. Stately buildings are
rising along the whole length OF the
noble boulevard OF ChoWringhee Dali
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-23

housie square with its sheet of water.
It's splendid perimeter and its massiva
frontage, is certainly one OF the finest
squares in the world. Electric tram
ways intersect the whole town Flec-
trio light Is in universal use Insani-
tary "bustees' (the collections OF mud
huts referred to) have been swept away.
Broad thoroughfares are being opened
up every year. Handsome residences,
the Indian architecture of which is care
fully adapted TO Indian conditions, are
transforming the suburbs. Malarlat
fever, which kills nearly as many In
dams In day as plague does in a.
year, Is being stamped out. and, but
for the heat during eight months i'm
the year which we counter very sue
cessfully indoors by means OF trio
fans Calcutta nowadays does as luch
credit TO India as most European capt.
tials do to the countries which support
them-and perhaps good deal mora
than some.
Calcutta is, | suppose. one of the
most polyglot capitals in the world.
The last census shows fifty-seven
languages are spoken in IT, Not many
OF these, of course, are spoken by large
sections of its million inhabitants, but
English Bengali Urdu, Hindi and
Uriya are the media through which
its trade and commerce are mainly
carried on; while as regards the schools.
Sanskirt, Persian and Arabic fill more
important place than Greek and Latin.
French German or Italian do in Eng
land. Rengali Is the most nurnerously
spoken OF the vernaculare. 1t has 4
mellow. pleasant cadence not Gnlike
Italian. and although II is 81 compare
lively modern language, II has a great
wealth OF literature, journalistic and
other. Half n dozen BengHlt news
papers are published daily, while ct
weekly vernacular papers the name ia
legion,-A, j. Fraser Blair IN the March
Pail Mali Magazine.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-23

uls lre's work heaps happiness upon
HIM
70 mat. and that alone. he knows his
rover
And finds the blessedness of being little
,--1 HERE Is no love to equal that
Of child" said Mr. Agostlni'
one evening Just before lehears'
al A little girl had rushed into
,,o hall and showercd him with lilacs-
Two huge lunches as large as her.
self. "One is from Mary, and one from
ne burst from the child. utterly un.
conscious of all heholders.
There are some whose lives in reality
arc as fresh as a child's. and this is
true 90 mat wizard OF grace harmon,
and notion goStini. And thlg also.
accounts for his wonderful way with
The little tots and their instantaneous
rcsr7u"s to his delightful instruction.
Both teacher and the taught are young.
and all laugh and applaud when ali
aces right; and wEcn all goes wrong.
which is seldom, all laugh and applaud
the more
So Potent is the spell of this little
master Of the dance. where no foot Is
mcm light more true. than his own.
that It seemed there would never be an
end 10 the stream of children. MOVING
on to the Odeon as though decoyed in
to his fairy realm by magic wand. The
last one finally gathered In and tbs
dance well on, like flowers all were
they blown in their native bed. shin
ing out and expanding in full bloom"
and with their minds 40 perfectly
stuned to one thought-to please their
kind and gentle little master. critic, and
friond-a riot of blossoms they seemed,
bobbing on one stem.
The children's rehearsals were ocr-
tainly sight tho troubled brow to
srIooth and make age smile. and
dream itself to youth
Chilaren are still so near the border
Of that Paradise from which they sure
~ came, and where flowers and an
gels and all beautiful things bob ami
lance, and laugh and sing, that per-
naps after all. II Is not So wonderful
hey fall into these innocent delights
70 quickly. But be that as il may,
Agostin is certainly possessed of a
simple. merry, tender knack, of either
'ecallng TO their minds the innocent
oys OF the world of light they have
,ut just lett, or of awakening them to
the myriad little secrets of grace and
harmony and poetry in which their
dear mother nature abounds to make
light tfeir little breasts and feet.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-23

II must he added however. that there
We're 1879 Nergces of turnips and $50
Nergceh OF mongels, "a total OF TS5 YER
gees OF roots. 'f'Nvac iNpots ar, grovSS
as second crop 10 potatoes. with "a
Nergces for cabbage this makes S6l
yergeeg or 3S3]s acres We therefore
have M round numbers over 1000
farm animals, to say nothing Of goats
and poultry. ON 5000 acres OF land
OF other crops thore are as follows:
Wheat L199 vergces: barley 1853; oat.
s,lo2A; rye 1864; beans. iSh peas
4iss buckwheat 26M total gram.
3.2I4I Ncrgeee, or l,i44 acres: potatoes.
1929 Nergees, or S57J acres; small
fruit and other crops, l,Si5 acres; total,
u. 900 acres.
Wonderful AS an this is. the most
wonderful part stil remains to he told.
There were exported from the S,of7
acres OF potatoes 7125g tons, to say
nothing OF home consumption for 5000
inhabitants Of the island and from
10000 to 10000 people who visit tina
island yearly, and between 5000 and
5000 Brittany peasants who come year.
" 10 the island to help harvest the POI
tatoes. The seed potatoes for next year
require one-qualter of the whole crop
about one ton Is needed per VERGE for
seed, as tho potato is planted whole.
II is safe To say that last years crop
for export and seed alone must have
equalled nearly 100000 tons: 38sl.s
bushels of potatoes per ton makes
33S3,333 bushels. or 3S39i bushels per
acre IL 10 this IFS added tho island
consumption for eating purposes tao
average per acre must equal nearly 100
bushels II must be remembered also
that this Is a crop of immat ure pota-
toes; the average size would | think.
hardly exceed the size of a hens egg.
This crop OF potatoes was very large
last year, and did not net the farmers
as much money as in some previous
years owing, the report SAYS, to tho
Of the potato buyers to Sc
cure ships sufficient TO get them 10
market In time. In 1907, 77.259 tons eN-
ported brought about $lS4S.571 in 1900.
5,,0i2 tons brought S21S4152: In 1908,
1880 tons brought S2,34i,S5i
Denmark was the principal foreign
buyer last year A fair estimate of the
value of this crop would be $350,0o0;
seed potatoes and exported, S2ls2,S6i:
60 this must be added butter, eggs.
small fruit, cider. fruit, vegetables and
MOVERS estimated at $4,000 making
the total S3,O32,S6l. When TO this is
added the farm produce consumed on
the farms, we have a picture OF inten-
siye farming which demonstrates what
! have always claimed T. e., that these
islanders are the best farmers in the
world, and when we consider their
success as cattle breeders. Il must be
said Of them also that they are tho
best breeders Of dairy cattle I'm the
world Think of all this being said of
4 10000 acre tract of land!
Jersey the queen island of the sea!
Long may she prosper and show others
the way! r. S. PEER.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-23
s., : 9 m
IL S'VO rs SEEN BY a I4ZTLMtE MANN

And when he dances It seems to be
without theotoreal pretense not like
ballet master in the van of his drill
ed nymphs." but with reason, and as
gentleman.
II have never worked in a field filled
SO full of talent, as In salt Lake" said
Mr. Agostni and we return the COM
plmant IL takes talent to recognize
talent and draw il out. It takes a
master to reach the nameess Bruces
40 method can teach And while all
INDUCED IN
Trip 1t lightly as you go
On the light fantastic toe"
in the numerous and sundry and stren-
nous rchearsalS. the keen little man
would stand off to look on often as Il
muuruer for he sometimes had reason
enough for tears, but never, never as nc
scorner and always an approver before
the evening was over.
Bearing the grand old name Of
gentleman. with experience old ana
judgment ripe" withal modest there
is not child maiden. or ma
iron. in the huge production of
the Crystal slipper but who has
kind thought and word of praise
for the little director who has worked
SO tremendously hard To make the
entertainments a success. and all are
HAPPY tnut he has fedped COmpcnSa-
ton, Mr. Agostinis power OF control
is indeed marked and wonderful, and
this. coupled with dignity that Is not
slow in making Itself apparent on
proper occasion, causes him TO rise
and assume the proportions of very
pillar Of state. Mr. Agostin's wit Is
always bubbing near the surface.
and he never fails to apply 1t to his
own size If given an opportunity.
That fine, handsome and stately crea-
ture, America, was being put through
her steps one evening by the little
master. and everybody laughed at the
contrast in size. II sec no reason for
merriment" came the quick reioin-
der, over the linking of America and
cuba"
SAFETY IN NUMBERS
There are six fair white-robed maid
ems
Grouped together in the hall.
Which shall l take in to dinner?
That's a question to appal
For with charms so rarely blended,
Each one ravishes my soul!
All together? Madness! Leave
Six carnations in bowl
LADY BABBIE.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-23
MAY rs.

1Osj-Gregory VII, saint and pope, gen
orally called Hildebrand, in whose
pontifcate the papacy first became
supreme in temporal affairs, died:
born 1913.
16b9-Rtchard Cromwell resigned. and
the protectorate ended; II had last ..
ed five years.
ls94-Dr. Alexander Kohut. n distin-
suished rabbi and oriental scholar,
died in New York City; born 1912.
Tilton, editor and au-
thor. formerly associated with
Henry Ward Beecher and the plain
tiff in the famous Beecher-Tilton
trial, died in Paris; born 1885.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-23
B0TT0MLESS LAKE
TAH0E'S ANTICS

Lake Tahoe. that mysterious jewel on
the crest OF the SierTas is again at
tracing attention because of Its
strange antics. John X. Tanner, who
has spent years on the borders of the
lake, and who owns timber land near
there, arrived in Reno the other day
with the statement that the lake has
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-23

fallen nearly six feet within the month.
Tanner Is not able 10 give any eX-
PLANTATION for this strange condition,
II have spent ten years around Lake
Tahoe" said Tanner tonight. but |
have never seen ii fall so rapidly or to
such an extent as in the last four
weeks Before Christmas we first no.
ticed the waters were recediug. 1t
was gradual nj first, but within the
last week 1t seemed as If the lake had
found another outlet and that it would
empty itself, so rapid was the fall
Two years ago. instead Of falling,
the lake, without any apparent cause.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-23

began to rise. and at one time residents
of Truckee We're organizing to prevent
II possible. the destruction OF their
town in the event that the dam at the
mouth Of the lake gave way Just
when the danger seemed greatest the
waters began TO Tecede."
In places the lake bottom never has
been found. The claim has often been
made that it has a subterranean out
let which contracts and expands, this
condition being brought about by vol
canic action The lake itself is claimed
by some scientists to be the crater OF
an extinct volcano.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-23
MAY 20.

1iOS-Samuel Pepys, whose diary of
common life in England is noted,
died.
lS62-Heniy Thomas Buckle. eminent
British historian, died; born 1922.
l9OS-New York city celebrated it's two
hundred and fiftieth anniversary.
l9o4-Decisive battle at Nanshan hill
by which the reinforcement Of
Port Arthur by Russians from the
north was prevented.
l9o7-Mrs. William Mckinley, widow
of the late president, died at Can
ton, o.; born lS47.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-23
MAY 81.

Girard eccentric mill
lionaire and philantropist, born near
Bordeaux, France; died in Phila-
delphia, 1881.
1Ii9-The Savannah. the first steamer
to cross the Atlantic, left Savan-
nah; reached Liverpool In % days.
1902--Lord Pauncefote, British amhas-
sador to the United States. died In
Washington; born 1925.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-23
The Best Farming in the World.
An American Cattle Buyers Opinion of Agricultural Methods
On Jersey Island

~ s. PEER who makes frequent
L. trips to the Jersey island to
purchase the famous Jersey
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-23
MAY ~.

17s4-Cornelius Vanderbilt capitalist,
born; died 1877
lS36--Jay Gould, fnancier born; died
1899.
l9Oj-Beginning OF the two days naval
battle in the strait of Korea be-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-23

Mrs. s Joyce, $50 Sullivan St. Clare
mont, n H.. writes: "AboEt n year ago
! bought two bottles OF Foleys Kidney
cure. 1t cured me OF severe case Of
sidney trouble. OF several years stand
ing. II certainly is a grand good medi-
Hill Drug Co, The Never Substitutors''
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-23
MAY rs.

Ilese uuQer AumlThl Togo.
MAY IS.
lsO7-Lous John Rudolph Agassiz,
naturalist and geoIogist. born in
Motier, Switzerland: died 1873.
1Si3-Noah Webster, American leXico-
Erapher died; born 1853. At the
age of 80. Webster began his famous
dictionary and devoted 10 years to
inquiry into the origin OF the Eng
fish language. He was 20 when the
first edition appeared from the
press, yet he lived on Is years to
labor for its perfection.
1S95-Walter Quinton Gresham. secre-
tary of state, died; born 1882.
MAY 20.
1e60--Sarah Jennings, famous as Ouch
ess OF Marlborough, born; died
1744.
Kirkpatrick Henry, patriot orator OF
the Revolution born; died 1893
1S66-GeneIal Winfield Scott, retired
commander OF the United States
army. died; born 1856, General Scott
was 80 years old when he undertook
the campaign In Mexico.
lS77--John Lothrop Motley, historian
and former American minister to
England, died; born 1914.
MAY 80.
1640--Peter Paul Rubens, the great
Flemish artist, died; born 1877.
1744-Alexander Pope, poet, died. born
1885,
177S--Voltaire died; born 1894.
1Sl4-Peace of Paris and end of the
Napoeonic wars, the Waterloo cam
paign excepted.
ESTIMATOR Ben: Perley Poore journal
list and author, died; for 1920.
1s0O-Owing to the threatening attitude
OF Chinese rebels, American. British,
German, Italian. Russian and lap
anese troops We're ordered to guard
the foreign legations,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-23

" s. PEER, who makes frequent
l. trips TO the Jersey island to
purchase the famous Jersey
dairy cows gives his views on
farming conditions on the tight little
island in the Country Gentleman;
md this most beautiful. most fer
tile little island more attractive than
ever, II that were possible Twenty
six times since 1891 ! have been here
with view Of bringing back with me
to America few OF It's best cattle.
How these island breeders can keep
selling year after year the pick of the
basket and have as good OF a better
crop 20 pick from the year following
Is a mystery to every onc-at least
until one has been here year after
year FOR them Incredible as it may
seem. only last year ! took from here
- head, ana many of the best judges
In the states who saw them pro.
nounccd them the best lot for the
number ] ever brought out. think
they were, but they were only about
one-siNth of tho total number that
came to the states last year. while
the total number that goes from the
island yearly averages something over
2,0c0 Last year they sold nearly
$500. The total number of cattle on
the ISLAND was, according To the re-
port of 1905, as follows;
Cows and heifers In milk or calf 6.72S
Two-ycar-olds in milk or calf SO3
one Neau-old hefcis ... 2266
Under one year including
calves ....... ,............, 2,i55
Total ...... ......,...,...12,252
Moro wonderful stnl is the fact
that there are all told, ON the island
only 10000 acres of land, as follows:
Nergees of land owned and oc-
cupied ..,...,......... ..lS,679t
Vergees Of land under rent
and occupied tSio 80 500
per aCrc)..... ........... ,45T74
vcrgees-equal ga vergcs
per acre, equal 10000
acres .,,.............. 43,1ST
In these 10000 acres there are over
1000 acres t2,601 a vergees devoted
to orchards, and an equal amount
(2.59O% Vcrgees) is set down as
mountain and heath land Besides
the l2,252 cattle. there are 2.330
horses, 200 sheep. $500 swine, to-
tai of 20,l45. The goats, which prob
ably number quite as many as sheep,
are not counted, neither Is the poul-
try This is a lot of stock 20 support
on 10000 acres uf land If II did
nothing else than feed them, but the
wonder of these islands increases
when 1t is learned from the census
report that the land devoted to hay
and grass is but a small portion Of
the total average: Glover and sam
foin ana grasses under rotation for
moving cover G93S% vergees: per-
manent grasses for moving, zoos "a
total for moving, S,247Ia, or 1906
acres, Glover and sninfoin and grass
es for grazing, 4,l12lH permanent
pasture, 5,lO2; total 9,214ia ver-
gees or 4,O95 acres of pasture. Thus
moving and pasture land together
come to 1850 acres
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-23
NEXT WEEK IN HISTORY.

tween the Russian fleet under Ad-
miral Rojestvensky and the Japa-
nese under Admiral Togo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-05
Mcconnell Lectures
). on Science :
of Mind Power.

The Mcconnell researches in
vital force prove that one may in
crease his mind power through
the increase OF vital force, in the
same way that invalids cure them
selves by these newly discovered
laws of vital production.
The work of our. Washington scientist. Mr.:
Andrew Mcconnell. in getting the laws OF vital
force to the point where any body may increase
his vital power is attracting attention sil over
tine world. Out OF two hundred tests IN tho wors.
forms Of chronic disease he has proven beyond
a few weeks bF simply learning the science OF
how vital force IL Vroduce1 and increased IN the
body. Mr. Mcconnell began to teach his discov-
cries in vital force three months ago. and al
had to move last week to larger quarters and
people. are already coming from different parts
Of the world to be trained in this new science.
Mr.. Mcconnell states that the laws 0f vital In
regaining health. When ones vital force is low
his mind power decreases. When the vital force
is to high point one reaches the inspira tiOnal
degree Of mind power. Mr.. Mcconnell claims
that one may be taught. through understanding
these laws. how to Keep his mind to The inspira-
tional degree. The many who have gone through
the health training asking for a course OF
lectures on the increase of mind power. To sup
ply this demand Mr.. Mcconnell has consented to
begin class on Mursdsy at a:4o o.%; Ct this
win give an explanatory lecture. free to the
public. In the Lecture Hall OF the Life Elec-
tricity Institute. in the Metropolitan Bank build.
Ing 81 10Th at. The courses on sef-cure OF
mind development. can be taught by mail.
- fe5- 3awt I'm 90
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-05
A Lucky Number.

When Is choosin' lucky numbers. I ain
botherin' no mo-
About dat good OIL standby. 'F'o-eleven'
fohty-fo!"
I ain a dreamin' bout de dividends dey'l
hand me back,
II dey'l show de proper figures when
dey's racin'. at de track;
De white folks is a-talkin' bout quota.
tons on de street.
But knows a combination dat is mighty
hard to beat.
Oars tes' one lucky number dat want.
to see displayed:
De number is 'ludin to is ninety In dc
shade.
It's somewhat in de mix-up an I knows
beyond a doubt.
If keeps a-tsickin' to It, 1t is certain Ia
come out,
An it makes de world seem easy when d.
wind stahts in to blow.
An you has to hustle roun' an chop d.
wood an shovel snow,
10 think bout all de comfort dat i.
waitin' dar fob you.
When de ground is white VIII daisies an
de skies is warm an blue,
So when 1t comes to numbers bout d.
finest ever made.
Accordin' to my flggerin', Is ninety In Dc
shade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-05
The First Step Toward Dissolution.

While the Senate Is waiting for n IA
voraole opportunity to consider the DOL
lv"- bill 1t would be we'll for the membe re-
OF the upper house seriously TO contem-
plate the ultimate effect of its passape
unamended. taking away from the munici-
pal government ALL jurisdiction over the
local school system. In this matter chief
thought should be given to the effect unon
the District as community. not upon
the school system as n part.
II the Senate should decide tina. the
school board is supernumerary and that
It's elimination will make for greater har-
mony OF administration there is No osu-
preme dimculty about placing the schools
upon the same plane with relation to tie
District government as that now occu-
pied by the fire department, or the police
department. or the health department. al,
OF which were At one time managed nv
boards that have long since disappeared.
These branches OF the local government,
are under single heads. chosen by the
District Commissioners. They are well
managed. and against their chiefs no pub.
lie objection is raised. The police. fire
and sanitary systems are efficient, and
there Ia a minimum Of waste energy In
their administration. Why can not the
Comm issioners find for the schools az ca
pable an executive as they have found for
these three important departments? Thus
far no other answer has been vouchsafed
than that the Commissioners would be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-05
Fairbanks.

The Endorsement of Mr.. Fairbanks yes
terday by the republicans of Indiana
was In terms we'll suited to the purpose
in hand. There may be no doubt now, If
any heretofore has existed, that the
neighbors of the Vice President sincerely
desire his nomination at Chicago. and are
properly organized to urge his claims
upon the convention. his service in
national office covers eleven years, all
packed with important history. His parry
has been in power the whole of the time
and he in accord with the measures il
has written upon the books. His speak.
ing engagements in the past four years
have taken him into many states and
greatly extended his personal acquaint.
ance. His boom ranks well. and his
friends are confident that he will appear
to advantage in the contest that ap.
proaches.