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The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-10-03

what Sol. out, and W.
career is one of profession. business or
politics, the same thing is true
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-28
CRUDE sTATEsMANsHiP'

"From this time on observes the
Outlook. readers of American news
papers may expect 10 see the usual
Hood OF political ISLANDERS against
prominent candidates The devils mot
to, All Is fair In war appears TO be
accepted by considerable proportion
of party leaders and partisan news
papers. Just now Mr. Roosevelt and
Mr.. Taft are most prominently before
the public, and as Islander, like DEATH
loves shining mark they are the
worst slandered men In the country. AS
the campaign goes on, and others be-
come equally prominent, they VIII
probably become equally marks for
poisoned arrows. Preposterous charges.
If they are sufficiently frequently re-
peated come in time to be believed,
or at least half believed, which is al
most az effective
Is it not strange that every time a
new set of officials are needed In the
community, state. or nation, the Hood
gates of hades are opened for the reign
of pandemonium? We are far advanced
in civilization, but we stlll regard an
election as q battle" and offices as
spoil IN this respect we are not very
far removed from the statesmanship
of freebooters and -rovers. Why
should not an election under civilized
| conditions he conducted In the spirit
| of friendship and dlsinterested patriot
| ism? Why should it be necessary to
| fight. aud assasslnate characters, ieUp-
ardi2e business and lay the foundation
of enmity between neighbors? Suppose
| the members of family, every time
! new hired man is needed, were to
| fight each other and quarrel, and tear
the house up from attic to cellar, would
| they not be pronounced TT for Il lunatlc
! asylum? but is that not the way in
| which many OF our elections arc man
aged? What ought to be friendly
family council is turned into fight
for "spolls."
a great deal has been said OF late
years about International arbitration
and the duty Of our country to lead in
| that movement. II seems TO us that
! peaceful methods In local and national
politics must precede any attempt at
| International peace our craftsmanship
II crude Where are the statesmen?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-28
rnE noor on rHE tNnL.

In the Industrial School at ogdan
there are nj present 10 girls, and four
teen OF them arc from salt Lake What
The proportion of salt Lake boys ~ TO
the entire number was not asccttained
by the visitors last Monday, hut we
have NO doubt It is iniuentably large.
There are reasons toi this Salt Lake
liz the largest city In the state and
naturally, has larger number Of de-
inquents than any other city. But THIS
does not account for 1t entirely
Salt Lave has temptations In the form
Of low toned saloons and other SIN
trays prominently displayed all over its
principal business streets. and In the
very center Of the city. whore youth
must De attracted. in spite Of the vigil
ante of parents and friends, salt Lake
has carried ont ia practice the dahna-
BILE anti-"Mormon doctrine taught here
years ago In public print, that saloon
and brothels ought to he introduced az
the most effective Mormon
agencies of liberty They have fastened
themselves upon the community not IN
an Obscure spot, but In the most rqomi-
nent place oOtainable. Is il any Won
der. then, II our young people become
the victims OF vice2
We need strlcter enforcement OF
the laws given for the regulation Of the
liquor traffic, in spite of the poor
excuse of men in authority. that when
they attempt the enforcement of the
law they encounter--or, TO quote more
accurately. run up against inter
csis'' they had never thought of I'm that
connection Let the interests dependent
on unlawful liquor traffic go, Entorc'
the ordinances.
But we need to go still further we
need a public sentiment strong enough
to make itself felt. demanding that the
tnmptation be removed as far as pos
sihls 10 some out of the way place
where it's power for evil Is ueutraliSed
nv the brand put upon 1t by society
This is the immediate need of our CITY
II has been asserted that more than
two-thirds of all the girls that go wrong
take their first step in that direction
through drink, while it is we'll known
that intoxlcants make boys bold and
Sreckless. and that under their intlu-
encc. they are capable of acts they
would never have thought of DONG
while sober. Salt Lake should wake
IN to the evils it IS fostering in tho
very heart Of the city, and which would
NOT he tolerated but for the most alb
| surd political reasons.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-28
A LABOR PROBLEM.

Some of the opposition to the en-
trance OF foreign laborers into this
country is based on the superstition
that the foreigners who return to the
old countries with whatever savings
they have been able to make. taxi
away from this country what they nave
earned. 1t is. for instance. generally
supposed that this country becomes
that muh poorer because an Italian
saves 81 900 and takes that sum with
him back to italy. A contemporary
takes up that argument and replies, IN
substance. that each honest lahorer
leaves here, for every dollar he takes
awav, not less than ten dollars worth
of honest work. suppose, says our
contemporary. that a thousand ltallans
build an American railroad, and then
go back. each taking q thousand dol
lars with him. only a million dollars
has gone out of this country And to
represent that million dollars, we have
the railroad built. That railroad for
generations will increase the country's
wealth. viii facilitate the distribution
OF population and increase and diver
sify our products. 1t is monument
of human vitality built by working
men; the price which they take back
with them is small compared with the
value they have left behind
Thus 1t comes about. says our con-
Temporary, that I'VE have received
from Europe our greatest asset, the
source of all our wealth-manhood and
womanhood Millions of workingmen,
of good women, energetic, enterprising,
courageous enough to leave home and
cross a mysterious ocean, have been
fed to this country by the people OF
Europe generously during the last
| hundred years
There may be many reasons why inn
| migration should be restricted, but the
| assertion that foreign laborers drair
the country of its resources is not one
of them, II the argument quoted is cor
rect. And when grave problems are to
he solved, it is necessary not to mis-
understand their nature. No one car
solve q problem which he does not un'
derstand, or concerning which he Is
mislnformed.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-28


you. TO TINS appsai ny ene son stu
ney Rigdon repheu' SIS
My son car, sWeai velote ms,,
,I s'' o,.,gh, az that nook IL ,rue' Your
mother and sister Mrs Athalla Rob
lnson. were present when that book
was landed " nv ", w W. I'M , 1l
-, ~ 80 I'm, pario, p pratt cllver
ro,vdery. Joseph smith and the Wit
nesses who claimed they raw the plates
hgne '2lo ny s,u ia ~, ,,s,,ar tniS me
w., uSc nne story. and that was that
he found u engraved upon the gold
plates Ia u bill near Peltnyra, Nm
io,R. hl'n 'n ,,.., ~ IG,,, ,,brrc ~ and
4, ana I have never. 60 YOU or 20 any
one clse. told but the one storN, anu
that J now repeat 70 yuu'
sidney Rigdon although az mat uHe
he had been disconnected with me
Church for about 20 wears added tha'
Moimonlsm II true, and that Joseph
Smith was Prophet ana that TINS
world would Hnd II out some aaS'
This testimony OF storey hisuVh Us
10 MS hHoWieuSe va wv '''s"'
Book Of Mormon, settles any spaulu'i's
myth, and forces the opponents oil MOT
monism to attempt Some other Solution"
Of the veNed problem But What o'ue'
conclusion is there than TINS thet the
book Is geuuinc and That IL was 'ru'is-
lated through the Holy spirit
There Is no other reasonable uhS"er
to the question; VINO wrote '"e'
book! Internal evidence as wen as
external points TO thal conc'uS'o''. ~
seph' NJ the tiihe Oh the eo''''ns 'o' =,
OF thnt DOOR Knew no'hlng Oh ra,''eu
clues ana ouileu ciViilzatoi's on ,nese
continents ana Eet inc pooN VI Nnoi
mon accounts ior some Oh tne'''' 'osePi'
knew hotnihg Oh the "hcieiO ldhsu asss'
ana yer many OF 'he proper names III
'he l'ooR u No'i'ioii' louilu Nv" i'V'
else are clearly re'ateu 20 'i'e ileo'e",
Joseph knew no'hl'B Vi i''D''V'i,
cn'o''''oeF' an" F'' ~ '''o i'ON
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-28
FOOD or THE LARK.

our recent article on the song Of the
mcadowlark leads student to hand
to us the following additional facts
concerning this useful and entertain
ing native species
Probably no other bird is more use
ful 10 the farmer. More than mar IT'S
food consists OF harmful Insects. Its
vegetable food is composed either az
noxious weeds or Of waste grain or
las insect food too, II Is somewhat
strange that only few useful or pre-
dageous beetles are eaten. They MAY
be because many of the useful beetles
emit am odor that the bird does not
Ike. and are thus protected. Unlike
many other insect eaters, this bird con-
snuty devours caterpillar. which I'm
the month ~ May constitute over Is
per- cent OF the food taken May IN
tine month when the dreaded cutworm
begins It's deadly career and then the
lark does some of us best work. since
the cuWorn, feeding on tho nound, is
overlooked by birds thai habituany
frequent trees while the meadowlark
iinds them hy the thousands
Bulletin "a of the Department Of Az
rlculturo notes strong point In this
birds favor although naturally an
insect cater, il Is able 60 subsisl ON
vegetable food and consequently is not
forced TO migrate in cold weather FAR
,her than II necessary TO hnd ground
ftre from snow
The BIRDS vegetable food consists
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OF grain. weed and other hard seeds.
Grain in general amount TO "a pei
cent. and weed and other seeds to Il
per cent. Grain. principally corn, is
eaten mostly IN winter and early
spring. and must be, therefore. simply
waste kernels; only tribe Is consum.
ed In summer and autumn, when II "
most plentiful. No trace Of sprouting
grain was discovered. Glover seed was
found in only six stomachs. and but
little In each. Seeds Of weeds, prin-
clpally ragweed, barn grass and smart
weed. aru eaten from November TO
April, inclusive, but during the rest
OF the year are replaced by insects.
OF the various insects eaten, ctlckets
and giasshoppers are the most import
ant, constituting 20 per cent of the
food of the year and SO per cent of
the food in August. II Is scarcely
necessary to enlarge upon this point,
but the beneficial effect a number of
these birds must have on n field OF
grass in the height of the grnsshopper
season can be readily seen, on the $50
StOnaChS collected at AL seasons VI liie
year. 1874. or nearly two-thirds, con-
tanned remains of gTasshoppers. and
one was filled with fragments of 81 of
these insects. This seems to show con-
clusively that grasshoppers are pre-
ferred, and are eaten whenever they
can he found The great number taken
in August is especially notable. August
Is essentially the grasshopper month, l.
e., the month when grtsshoppers reach
their maximum abundance. and stom-
ach examination shows that large
number of birds resort at this time to
this diet. no matter what may be the
food during the rest of the year.
And thus 1t is proved that our fine
singer deserves to be honored and pro-
teoted as well from the standpoint OF
usefulness and benefit to agriculture
as from that OF the beauty of It's sons,
In fact there seems to be no reason
why even a stone should ever be cast
in it's direction. while the shooting of
the bird as game fowl ought ahso-
lutely to cease.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-28
THE spAULDING MYTH.


There are some signs that the OPP
nonents of the Gospel of Jesus are en-
deayoring to revive the old exploded
myth that the Spauding manuscript
as revised by Sidney Rigdon. was the
haas of the Book Of Mormon. we
find this theory again set forth in an
article In the Chicago Daily News.
raid FOR by a clergyman. as an ad-
sertisement; and also in the Greedy
Tribune.
we do not wonder that the world
falls back upon this supposition'
though II has been proved without
foundation. The Book OF Mormon Is
a fact. How can 1t be accounted for
The unlettered boy Joseph. could not
have written 1t. That seems to be
conceded nv all Where did he OBJ
tain 1t? Either 81 vas brought forth
bv the power of the Almighty. or Some
man. better informed than Joseph,
wrote lt. But who? The sceptics
uho refuse 10 believe In divine inter-
vontion. must answer that question
and they generally say Spauldins. But
IN order 10 connect the Prophet Jo-
seuh with spaulding, they are forced
,o introduce sidney Rlgdon as the
connecting link. Rigdon, they say.
had lived in Pittsbdrg and become ae-
,uainted with lhe manuscript written
hy Spauldlng To this manuscript
l;edon added some Scripturai inter-
relations, ana the manuscript 80
amended became the Book of Nor
| mon,
Thli hypothesis was exploded when
spauldlng's manuscript was found and
! published, and for some time the cp-
ponents were dumfonnded. IL the
Book Of Mormon Is not the work Of
Spauldmg and Sidney Rigdon who
wrote it? Under ths pressure Of this
auction, they have reverted back to
the spaulding myth. They admit
that the Book Of Mormon cannot be
sn elaboration of the Manuscript
found. hut thcy say. there was am
other Spauldmg manuscript that Inns
not been found, and that is The one
upon which the booa is elaborated.
That Is rather convenient argu-
inent. II virtually says That although
II mas been proved thut the Book
OF Mormon WAS not an edition OF the
Spauldng manuscript that is known
to exist, yet II remains Ia bee proved
that It Is not founded on n Spnuldng
manuscript tina. rs nlt known 90 ak
i.t. ol tD have had any existence That
ia .btpI,r criticism" .ylth "A yrus,Jupe.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-28

hrN hi3host. was discovered
sehy conducted and was raidc, Ne-
one mad given the person nr Some
VINO paid the rent FOR thht h. 'sous,
~, ~, " assurance thu n MN
~, ~ ~ i ,iterlered with by tho polire
t,r,o I'LL. never nave been on.,,
Whethor or not that some ono ol,ehvd'
nected with the police denar, wa, vas con-
effort Is being made To ascertaS, 'lh
creditahle as II may seom to H., t"-
cent citizen who Is not infot,,,,,i We-
matter, the women who cpndr,t an cue
dlsorderly houses huVe fotu,cd .ieAt
lar orSanlzntion, and arc ahle
crt considerable Influence In mipo,, ~, N
ties through tho lawyers and ,,dr,'i
Gums VINO are retained TO assist ibar,
In their vile trade. Copies of theIr ,,,i.
and regulations, and schedule of ,Sn55
rates of payment for protection b,.,
had fallen into the hands OF resnecta t1
persons, have been sont to the rntte
department moro than once dur,-, III,
last year. These women have nj wv
been able 10 realize that, under ~
new order OF things. no member of ,i,.
police force, no matter how high bis
rank nor any politicians nor ibcir
agents, can guarantee TO protect tbor,
from police Interference: and hnnat
they continue to be vlctlmized bv N,e
scoundrels lower than themselves vJ,s
have hitherto been able to give thor, ~
return for their money. II rs not tn ~
understood however, that the nolice d..
partment is helpless to meet the situa
ton. TO quote from the last report NJ
the commissioner: "The police forna
is coping with the situation. ana is ahia
TO carry on its work. short-handeS
though it is" The police force mns,
however. DO Increased at once. Neo
York requires one patrolInan to eyer,
425 to 400 or population.-Police Com.
missioner Theodore A. Bingham, IN
Harper's Weekly.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-28

rot lessen his moral obligations to the
state und the community. ANYTHING
II makes those obligations stlll more
binding. II Is his duty. In cbijunc-
tlon with aii good citizens, TO bring
his good. moral influence TO bear upon
public Affairs, so ns 10 save, II possible
tha STATE. or community from the de-
signs OF interruptions and unprincipied
ofllcc-hunters.
VIZ do not advocate the mixture Of
church aud state affairs, but we be-
Hove iii the right Of all good eitisens
to do their duty in Tho state ~ well as
the church. each IN the proper place ana
at the right time.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-28

IN Paris a professor having been
run over and killed by a taSicab. the
chauffeur was sentenced 20 three
months imprisonment and damages of
$4,000 were awarded to the victims
widow, together with 5000 to an I'M
married daughter Four other chill
dren received Sl,4OO each. The total
cost OF the accident TO the company
Nas $4,000
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-28
RELIEF SOCIETY CONFERENCE,

The April conference of the General
Relief society win be held in the salt
Lake Assembly hall in this city, meet
iugs commencing on Thursday, April ?,
1908. at 10 u m, and at p, M, and
ON Fuday, April 8, at the same place
and the game hours, Two sessions each
day. All officers and members OF the
society are earnestly requested to be
present The Young Ladies and Pri-
mary associations are also included in
this Invitation. Presiding authorities
of the Church. bishops and brethren
Interested ia Relief Society work will
be most welcome.
BATHsHEBA w. SMITH.
President.
ANNIE TAYLOR HYDE.
IDA SMOoT DusENBERRY,
Counselors.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-28
CONFERENCES NOTICE.

Tho seventy ninth annual, general
Conference or the Church OF Jesus
Christ of Latter-dhy saints VIII as
semble in the Tabernacle, salt Lake
city on saturday, Aprl 4 1908 at 10
O'Clock a. m. A full attendance Of the
officers ana members is hereby re-
questcd.
The general priesthood meeting will
be held In the Tabernacle on Saturday,
April 4. at : o'clock p. m.
JOSEPH f. SMITH,
JOHN r. wINDER.
ANTHoN II. LUND.
First Presidency.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-28
CHANGE OF rAsTDAY.

The first sunday OF April being Con
ference Sunday, it Is suggested thar
sunday, March 30. be observed as
fast day in Salt Lake. Ensign. Liberty
Pioneer. Jordan. Granite and Darts
stakes. and any other Stake in which
the Stake authorities find that the reg
ular fastday services are interfered
with by the General Conference
JOSEPH q SMITH.
JOHN II. WINDER,
-ANTuoN II. LUND,
First Presidency.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-28

The city attorney is great legal
authority on debt limits. Has he
Perhaps also found some legal justifi-
cation for the neglect OF the city Au-
utur 10 report the financial stntus Of
the city? Perhaps the hrst Monday
an February means "any time or
never" Tho city Attorney atien-
tlon Is respectfully called 10 tina, pos
slide construction OF 4 statute.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-28

According TO Webster, an apoftate
X one who has committed apostasy'
"a peryert; renegade; and In further
explanation of the foregoing apos-
tasy Il the abandonment Of what one
has voluntarily profesedi total do
seriun from faith principles, or party
We are ted 90 admire the franknesf
alone Of the writer IN the organ of
Crooks VINO subscribaa himself The
kpostste," believing that the doiinitIon
cr he term applies Ia 10 run and
complete sense 10 him and MS pfn-
ciples, II no have any OF Tho 'nsl,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-28

In speaking of Il movement in Il
Montana town being forwarded by the
Billings Commercial club, the Cow
ley. tWyo) Progress says. "Whon
that Billings bunch speaks the nation
trembles." Can 1t be that the record
made by the seismograph al the Uni
verslty followed any effort from the
Billings bunch?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-28
Grentness Annrccinteh

Katy, who's in the high schools
remarked Mr., Dolan, "have been
readin' Herbert Spencer to me-
who's Herbert Spencer"
He's wan iV the smartest min an
earth. He could explain anythn' az
all ty yez il yez could only be polite
enough to stay awake an paw attn.
ton. Decentralization Star.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-28

The slayer of D. W. Stevens in san
Francisco contemplates a pleading Of
insanity 1t IS hoped that it viii meet
with the same amount of success for
Chang as II did for Ala.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-28

Bishop (loudly) ---And all these love
ly young ladies whom [ have just met
in the guild room have some common
bond?
Citrate tmodestly) Yes. They all
hope to marry me.--Judge.
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JUST FOR FUN.
Guarding Aralnst NNnstc.

Mother--I expect the pastor TO din.
ner, Sammy, and you must have ymr
face washed
Sammy-Yes. ma. But s'posin' he
don't me,-Philadelphia Press.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-28
The suitnbIe suhstiinle

Sporting Editor-Our best football re.
porter is Ill and can't report the big.
gest match of the season.
Managing Editor-Never mind wen
send the war correspondent.-San
Francisco Star.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-28

The annual conference of the Sunday
School Union will be held in the Tab
ernacle on Sunday, April 5. at O'Clock
D. m. JOSEPH Il. SMITH,
General Superintendent,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-28

Plttsburg has bank robbery where
in one million dollars slipped from
sight. In Plttsburg, though, arrests
have been made.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-28

1--WE seem to be getting more wealth
en- thls week than for many weeks
past," says rural exchange. Here,
too
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-28

A while ago the east and the west
asked who's Johnson Next they
asked WHO'S for Johnson" Now they
are asking How strong is Iohnson2'
Louisville Courier journal.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-03-05
For Sheriff !:

To the Voters of Cobb county, here
by announce myself as a candidate for
Sheriff of said county, subject to the
Democratic primary to be called by the
Executive Committee.
Mr.. Z. .. NOLAN, of Acworth. and
MIR. A. W. FLORENCE, of Powder
Springs, will be associated with me as
Deputies. If elected, we promise faith
full, vigilant and careful service, an hon
est enforcement of all laws and clean
administration. Respectfully,
R. A. HILL.
To the Voters OF Cobb County: I
hereby announce myself a candidate
for Sheriff of Cobb county, subject to
the next Democratic primary.
GEORGE W. GREEN, OF Marietta dis
trict. will be my Deputy. II elected.
we pledge ourselves to give the county
faithful and efficient service. promise
II elected, not to be a candidate for
more than two terms, as believe this
plan for the best interests of the peo-
pie. B. M. STANLEY.
To THE VOTERS OF COBB COUNTY,
hereby announce my candidacy for the
o fiji, of Sheriff of this county, subject to
the Democratic primary. / will have
Mr.. J. q. Kincaid, of Acworth, as nv
running mate as Deputy Sheriff. / will
deeply appreciate the support of each
and every voter of the county.
l want to thank my many friends for
their loyal support In my last race, when
| was beaten by very small majority.
[ earnestly solicit their help again, and I
promise every citizen in the county, if I
am elected, l will discharge the duties
OF the office to the best of my ability.
Respectfully,
WILLIAM MCKINNEY.