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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-02
FARMS AND PROSPERITY.
BROOKLYN citizen.


BY the annual report of the agrleul-
tural department, Congress and the
public are reminded OF the fact that
the country never was in a sounder
condition than 1t is today, because the
farm Is the base on which its pros
perity rests. In this, Secretary James
Wilson explains that the total value
of all farm products for 1907 is sI4l2,-
100000 which Is 10 per cent greater
than for 1906, and that was far above
the total of any preceding year. That
this increase Is due in some, In fact
in large measure, to the addition to the
farming area caused by the irrigation
of arid and semi-arid land appears
from his statement that the irrigated
area now under cultivation is H.
900 600 acres, and the crops grown on
this area in 1907 were worth not less
than STE, 900 900 Next year, II present
prices are maintained, the products of
irrigation farming should be wor'n
$3.50, 600 600. In speaking of farm prod
ucts the general idea is that grain and
vegetable foods are referred to; but
the report shows that nearly one-sixth
OF the entire yield of the farms was in
animals cattle, sheep and swine mosL
~ SO far as numbers go, though the
horses were not far behind In money
value. But. taking all the farm prod
ucts together, It appears, as the secre-
tray asserts, that our foreign credit
is sustained mainly by our farmers, the
balance of trade on our side of S440,-
600 900 in 1907 being due 10 the exports
of farm products.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-02
LIVING BY RULE.
Harper's Weekly.

What q world we should have If 1t
We're made up merely of the convsn-
tional well-behaved. What a dead
dreariness would fall like a pail over
life. The scientists, the artists, the
thinkers. the takers, the writer's, ali
those who keep us alert and awake,
changing the face of virtue and or
truth day by day, unVeiling new
beauties, breaking up lines ana casting
new lights, heartening US on with
the hope of higher vision; these BRING
in upon us surging, new life day by
day. And then the well-regulated foik,
who live by rule, spread II all out,
fit it nicely into the right places, dis
card what is useless, and absorb WnaI
Is valuable. The great danger OF the
votaries of conduct untempered by
searchers after knowledge Is limita-
ton of sympathy, deafness of Ideals.
Because their rules work opt tairiy
well In their limited pursuits they grow
to believe that they have tathofnen
the universe, and that the scheme OF
life begins and ends with them and
their little laws. The danger of knowl-
edge is that of leaving the immediate
need altogether in the lurch while 1t
wanders round in maze searching
for reasons and sources, And IN the
end. which of these two shall reach first
the gates of eternity? Who pursues
right conduct needs continuous CROWN
and readjustment of circumstances;
and who pursues right knowledge
needs pause to set his knowledge into
shape lest 1t lose actually. knowledge
must draw lines in the visible, concrete
world, and right conduct must keep
fluid and ready at all moments to flow
into new moulds, and when this Is
done we have wisdom.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-02

In our mist, there Is oven now among
some people dissatisfaction cropping to
the surface, now and then, In the
shape OF complaints, and refusals OF
help under reasonable terms. TINS
certoinly is mostly, II not entirely I'M
justified. and II persisted In may IN
tho end prove financially suicidal, not
only to those who adhered TO such d
course. but to the whole community.
The moral Is, purchase homemade
goods and encourage home institutions.
"The Ogden and wasatch wooden
mills live only IN memory. The Provo
mills are silent. while we are today
spending hundreds OF thousands OF
dollars for having our own wool made
into eloth and returned TO us, with
much inferior material mixed into IT,
To clothe ourselves and our families.
And this while we have a first class
factory lying idle at our doors Is this
wise policy? The community may
answer for itself.
III the people were willing today
70 support home institution and wear
homemade goods, these thousands
might be saved TO build up our own
people and state. Capital Is ready to
start the mills we have, and with pro-
per encouragement TO build additional
ones. with the assurance OF loyal
support from the public the work could
begin at once. 1t would give employ
ment to many laborers. and would be
one more aid toward making the people
OF the inter-mountain west self-sup-
porting and independent. There is no
reason in the objection which doubtless
some would make as they have done
to all new Enterprises. 1t viii not pay.
Capital is at our command; all that In
asked of us Is to do our part-purchase
the clothing and wear It. 1t has been
demonstrated that the home goods are
Just as good as any we may Import
from other quarters. When the sugar
and canning factories were established.
the people were asked to grow beets
and tomatoes. After much persuasion,
they have learned to do so. and few
would be willing to have this immense
source of revenue withdrawn by the
closing of the factories. If the people
could be persuaded to be as loyal t"
home manufactured clothing. by wear
ing I, the same results would speed
lily follow, in that line. The capital is
ready; are the people?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-02
A SERMoNET FOR WORKERS
[r.or the ..News.. By II. ]. Hapeood.l

tF'or the "News'' by II. J. Hapgood'l
Anybody can stand up and get
knocked down once, but the man VINO
expects to finish OH the top OF tne
heap must have the stun TO get up ana
10 at II again. lust because a man
falls down on one proposition, there
is no reason 70 suppose that he is
not an able man. Some OF our biggest
successes today have been achieved
by men who have failed many times.
Failure In itself does littlo harm, but
the encouragement that follows In It's
wake is usually disastrous. know
a young man who has been trying TO
sell short stories 10 the magazines
He had submitted somo half dozen
manuscripts. all OF which had been
returned with the usual printed letter
stating that they were unavailable.
I'm never write another line as long
az live" he said to friend of mine
the other day.
you'll never sell your stuff II you
talk that way,"replied my friend try
ing TO encourage him.
There's no use trying any more.
They've turned down everything I've
submitted. guess III try doing some
thing else"
Now that man lacked three things.
First. he didn't have faith in his abil-
ity to write; second, he wasn't willing
to stick to one thing, and third, he
didn't have the stun in him to be
knocked down more than once. He
couldn't stand the gaff."
After submitting his copy TO q few
magazines, he gave up the game. He
never considered that the men, who
today are commanding their own price
for magazine stories, started the same
way, FIVE, ten or fifteen years ago.
Look back few years through the
magazine files and you VIII find au-
thors, well known today, appearing
under some modest article in second
class publication.
They are now on top of the heap
and have won their well-deserved po-
sitions only after long period OF
persistent effort,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-02
wrnco,lrp ro 1NpErENpENcE.

Elsewhere in today's News VIII De
found n dispatch announcing the open-
ing. at independence, Mo. of the Dan
ielsen Implement company's estapi'sh-
meht at that place. The citizens OF III
dependence are evidently wei pleas'u
with the enterprise. They know that
1t means employment of hundreds VI
laborers, and. consequent Advancement
of the city. They are not afraid OF
business undertaking because Nor
mons have invested money in H. Ihey
know the Latter-day Saints pretty wen
by this time. and they know that they
are peaceful. law-abiding citizens Con
sequently. the Mayor of the CITY OH
cially welcomed the new enterprise to
Independence.
Reference Is made in the dispatch to
the Mormon war; seventy years ago
1t was not much of war" on July
20, 1888, the printing establishment be-
longing to w. w, Phelps. at Indepen-
dence, was destroyed by a mob. and
prominent members of the Church were
maltreated on the public square. Stores
were broken open and looted, and
houses unroofed. About 1900 Saints
were driven across the River and set
tied In another county. Strange to say,
wherever the Saints located they pros
pered. and the agltators therefore fol-
lowed them. The Governor notified the
Legislature, that the means of enforcing
the laws were so insufficient that the
"Mormons' could not be protected in
the state, and this proved true. And
so the "Mormons" were simply driven
away by law-defying mobs against
which the Executive was powerless.
But times change. Today "A business
enterprise In which "Mormons" are
largely interested, is officially well
coined to the city In which the Saints
10 years ago suffered unspeakable out
RACES.
The Danielsen Implement company Is
branch of the Danielsen Manufactur-
ing company, Logan. Utah. This COM
pany is interested in the manufacture
of all kinds of farming implements es-
pecially adapted for the cultivation of
so-called arid lantfL The managers
believed that Independence would
prove a good manufacturing center
and distributing point for such imple-
ments, and for that reason the Inde-
pendence branch was established. We
are pleased to notice the mutual good
feelings manifested on this occasion.
And there is no reason for any appre-
hension, as long as INSCRIPTIONS agl-
tators, political or religious, are kept
at safe distance.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-02
HOME MANUFACTURES,

We take the liberty of reproducing
the following editorial contribution
TO the Improvement Era for January
by President Joseph f.. Smith. II is
a timely word upon n subject that has
been constantly urged upon the Lat
ter-day Saints from the first days OF
the settlement of these valleys. 1t
contains wise counsel and suggestions.
that must be followed more closely
than has been the case hitherto, II
the people are TO enjoy a full measure
of material and spiritual blessings.
President Smith says
1.-THE leaders OF the Church have
from the first favored and encouraged
home manufacture. They do so today.
As early as 1869. Elder John Taylor
afterwards President of the Church.
brought from England the machinery
for a beet sugar plant. which was
manufactured in Liverpool at cost
of $l2.500. Elder A. O. Smoot was
about that time made bishop OF the
Sugar ward. so named for the sugar
works established there. and he raised
N DtttS lOi Allt illelAluAANAhlt VI SUE
on the Church farm, afterwards Presi-
dent Youngs Forest farm. Suisse
auently, when he was called to Provo.
he and others built the Provo Wooden
Mills, which for many years achieved
a splendid success. There was the
Wasatch Wooden Mills on Parley's
Greek, built by A. O. Smoot, James
Sharp and Il. r, Burton, which for
years manufactured cloth and which
was established In early days. Randall,
Pugsley and Neal built and operated
the Ogden Wooden Mills, and conducted
st for several years A nail factory
was built In Salt Lake. and later moved
10 Sugar ward. Many other early en-
terprises might be named whose estab-
llshment proved that by their works
the pioneers We're strong advocates OF
homo industry.
ut has always been a difficult task,
however, 10 convert the people 10 tho
need Of enthusiastically patronzing the
products manufactured at home
through the energy and thrift of public
spirited men who We're thus willing
10 invest their money. Even with
Provo wooden goods made superior TO
imported cloth, the mills were compell-
ed TO seek their main patronage IN the
cest and west only few Utah people
were willing TO weS home made cloth
ing.
"Thc sugar factory FIRST built IN
I0hl, had a hard struggle TO become
established; and there were many peo-
pie who preferred, and perhaps are
20 this day who prefer, sugar made I'm
Hawaii or Cuba, and apparently for
no other reason than that they are dis
loyal 10 anything made at home.
"Then think of the struggle It has
been TO establish diaries, canning fac
tories, and other industries, just be-
cause Of the lack Of enthusiasm IN
their support by the main body OF tho
citizens. With the millions of dollars
annually spent among the people by
various manufacturing establishments
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-02
\ Gentle Hint.

81 got a neat rebuke for my curiosity
once" said n well-known Baltimore
man, and II was administered To me
by native OF tho Cheat river region
I'm West Virginia.
81 had stopped overnight I'm the dis
trict In question. and IN the morning
was strOlllng about the place, asking
all sorts of questions. Presently met
a lanky mountaineer, who GREETED mo
with 'Howdy' and passed the time OF
day most pleasantly. Seeing that he
WAS barefuoted, a circumstance. n
seemed To- me, quito odd In a mountain
Gus region. | asked
lis II the custom OF this country
for the men 10 go without shoesP
WAL the native drawled, some
OF ua do, but most Of ms atten's 10 our
OWN business. ''--Lippinoott's.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-02
CEMENT BUILDINGS

Mr. Edison announces that next
spring ne viii build threo-story CO.
ment house, 2bxi5 feet In surface dimen-
slons, containing space and accom-
modations for three families, for $1,000.
This. we think IS something perth
nent TO the issue" which Is. cheap,
durable and convenient homes for
working people, at "a reasonable cost
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-02

Among other things that should have
been rung out with the old year are
cashiers checks. They have done good
service and have reached the age Of
retirement. Let them be retired.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-02

Tree a. little Christmas march, by
Vivian Burnett. "A Birds Christmas
Tree" by Walter King Stone, ana
'trThree Easily Made Christmas Gifts.
are a few of the things worthy OF
special mention.-ll6 East 2Sth ST., New
York
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-02

No one is more in need OF turning
over new leaf than the weather
man. For yesterday he predicted
Snow and colder" The sun shone
brightly and the day was almost
balmy.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-02

A movement has been started to
have Mr. Bryans daughter nominate
h,m at the Denver convention. 1t viii
hardly get more than start; and not
a very big one.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-02
Man rroro.es, woman plsposes.

NO. said the girl with the refriger-
ator heart, Il can never be your wife
aud I'm sure never gave You any en-
oouragement"
announcement echoed the young
man, who was too dense ia realize that
hc had won by losing. why even
your father thinks IL all settled"
How do you know he doos?" querled
the chilly fair one.
Because, explained the young man,
'he tried 10 borrow money from mo
last week. Chicago News.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-02

Comptroller OF the Currency Ridg-
ley says that the whole world has
been over trading. The trade winds
show that much of 1t is nothing but
hot air.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-02
JUST FOR FUN.
Henrl Ln the .NInscnm.

Glass Eater-Why are all tho freaks
laughing?
Clrcassian Girl--Haven't you heard
the Joke? Why. the midget tried to
kiss the fat lady and she said: Sir!
You onster!"--Chicago News.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-02

Mr.. Rockefeller has just sold his
automobile A man who cannot afford
oysters certainly cannot afford an au-
tomobile.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-02

Even the great financial authorities
do not explain the cause of the panic
very clearly, not much clearer in fact
than a mud wall.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-02

Nothing shows better how benighted
Russia Is than her refusal to adopt
the Gregorian calendar.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-02

IL you would know where to spend
your money to the best advantage,
read the News ad. columns.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-02

Radlum at million dollars an
ounce is worth infinitely more than
pound of cure.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-02

The finding Of human bones in the
bruce coffin has made Caldwelfs heart
as heavy as lead.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-02

All this delay viii be a good thing
for Goldhed. 1t will give time for re-
Election. and reflection generally tends
to conservatism.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-02

More New Year resolutions than
pottery have been broken since yes.
terday morning.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-02

over half of Alabama has gone as
dry as the Great American desert.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-02

Indications for 1905 are that "preda-
tory wealth" viii go way back and sit
down.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-02

There don't seem to be any "six
best sellers" in the stock market.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-02

Ii e greatest hold-up in the state OF
Utah is the price of coal.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-02

Here in tho west, the substitution of
cement for other forms OF building ma
terlals. Is still too expensive. If the
the cement, MS well as all other ma
teriais. is still to expensive. n the
great Inventor Gun really do what he
proposes, his crown Of glory should be
wen nigh complete.
Chicago has Just closed successful
cement exhibition at the Coliseum; and
it's announcement Of similar one n
year hence is OF great interest to all
buildings, and that is, practically,
everybody.
In the country districts. cement
bridges are rapidly displacing other
kinds, and municipal engineers favor
cement in preference TO brick and stoue
for sewers and various other construc-
tions. II. now, cement can be sub
stltuted for wood also then the plain
people can at once have better homes.
The places In which cement Is being
used instead OF wood already are nu-
merous. In this direction there seems
to be no limit OF expansion of the m
dustry. Each year is likely TO show
new and interesting advances as ex-
pertinent proves the utility ana the
comparative cheapness OF cement for
posts. poles, ties. lintels, and for many
other things hitherto made of wood.
Cement making is becoming with us
an important industry, The local ce-
ment works near ogden give every
promise Of filling strong demand for
this material Meantime, our builds
ers should not wait for Edison. They,
also, can build houses cheaply If they
will intelligently work in that direction.
What is chiefly needed is a rigid frame
work for holding the cement mortar
and concrete while the latter is being
poured in and allowed to harden. This
Is what Edison has. Why should not
other men have it,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-02

Milk dealers who dilute their milk
pail before the law.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-02

The days are getting longer. May the
purse do the same.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-02
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

mfr. Dooley." who is now writing
exclusively for the American Magazine,
describes Congress in the January
number The cartoons are by Nc
Cutcheon. of Chicago. In the same
number of the American. scenes and in
cldents illustrating the eNtravagant and
fantastic life of tho super-rich are re-
produced from The Metropolis" an un-
published story OF New York society by
Upton Sinclair, author of THE jun
GLE" This new story by Mr.. Sinclair,
which Is bound to create sensation,
will run for several months. David
Grayson, author OF Adventures In Con-
tentment." begins new series called
THE open Road" Stewart Edward
White writes OF Tho Fight for the
Forests" Ida NJ Tarbell tells the story
OF Roosevelt VS.. Rockefeller" Walter
Prichard Eaton tells Of THE Rise OF
David Warfeld,' The Pilgrims Scrip
contains "A Muck-raker's Christmas
Carol" The Interpreter discusses Up
ton Sinolair's new and sensational no.
vel which is nov running In the Amer
Jean Other contributors df stories
are Annie Hamilton Donnell. Lydia
Schuyler, Mrs Mckee Rankin, w. II.
Hopkins. Charles Buxton Going, Edith
Barnard. Kate Jordan, and Julian
street.-aii Firth Ave. New York.
Tho Childrer's Magazine. edited by
Frances Hudgson l3uAnett, offers a
splendid array of good things In It's
Christmas number. IL viii delight any
child who may receive t. II has picture
Of pretty little boy taking Christmas
morning prance on his hobbyhorse, for
Its cover and the frontispieoe, also I'm
color, drawn by Florence Noteworthy,
Is quaint little girl eating stick OF
IA l.
ment Of Mrs. Francis HodgsOn Bur
nott's fancful story 1.-THE Good Wolf"
begins the number. and there are other
stories In plenty, full OF happiness ana
the Christmas spirit, besides many more
delightful pictures. Tho Strike at
santa Claus )" simple little illustrated
verse story; "Round the Christmas
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-02

In some homes charity never be-
gins.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-02

The lid is down on 1907 for once
and all.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-02

The flagship Connecticut never seems
to flag.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-09-04
A rwo.alr MAN.
He Takes Two-bit Papers and Gets
Home News by Word OF
Moi,th

The Marlin correspondent of the
Galveston News relates this short but
pointed story OF one who appears 70
be typical specimen of his species.
Are gourds green in July? Per
haps they are generally so regarded,
but The News correspondent reached
the conclusion recently that they are
thoroughly matured and perfectly ripe
at that period of the year-at least
when compared with a certain gentle
man into whose home many papers
come. He met the writer on the street.
two weeks after the primary and ask
ed about the various candidates for
county offices, and then wanted TO
know How did the governor make
it?" He had heard that Mr.. Campbell
pulled through, but didn't know as to
whether he had a CLOSE call" He
asked how about submission and
many other matters of interest that
the papers are keeping the public in
formed on daily, semi-weekly and
weekly. The correspondent asked him
If he subscribed for any newspapers,
and he promptly replied, "Oh, yes, |
get several, but they haven't had any
thing in them about these matters. f"
What papers do you take?' asked the
correspondent? why, | get the
Chicago Ledger and the Farmers
Friend My wife take the Home and
Fireside and my boy takes the War
Whoop.' He was under the impress
sion that the Chicago Ledger was
from Chicago, but he didn't remember,
the Mace of publication of the 9TH
ers. He did remember, however, that
the price Of subscription to each was
two bits a year. and that they are all
good papers and give heap of read
ing and cost no more than one county
paper or one of the big semi-weekly
papers would cost " AS to the matters
in which he has an interest, he seem
ed willing to wait until he can come to
town or go to mill to procure informa-
ton on these subjects.