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rt.E DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES.

Mr.. William jennings Bryan has
been declared the choice OF the DEM
ocratic party for President. From
tho point Of view OF hi5 friends and
admirers, no-better selection could be
made Mr. Bryan has proved him
p@yr " an cxeaetiDs;y plucky ant skill
Sal lester, during i..st campaigns He
y popular as an orator and writer
and one OF tho most widely known cit
liens Of this Republic His experience
during the last twelve yeaTs enables
him 10 take the lead again with bet
ter understanding OF the present sit
uation Than. possibly any other man
OF the party
The Boston Transcript, an indepen-
dent Republican paper some time ago
mao. shese observations
"lns~~o tir Eryan IS peculiar
man, ara always has been the center
OF peculiar conditions, 1t Is the
fashion OF many writer's in treating OF
him to refer TO him az a,man who has
failed, without noting that his achieve
menls were very remarkable. and that
his defeat was brought about by an
eXertion OF strength by his oppon-
ents which was in itself evidence TO his
power rs campaignen Mr.. Mckin-
ley defeated him In 1896. by less than
six hundred thousand votes, II we
reckon in the Bryan aggregate the
Two nominations he received. Again
in 1900 Mr. Mckinley uyercame him
by u still larger plurality. one exceed
ing eight hundred thousand. In each
contest. however, Bryan had an az
gregato popular support far in OK
INs.s.v ~ In
strength. before his appearance in the
national field. In 1885 he had the
benefit OF the Pop.ists' Endorsement,
ana he threw nearly a million more
votes than Mr. Clet Gland had In 1892.
when Weaver led the third party
-Four Years later Mr., Bryan's total
vote was considerably smaller than
in his first contest. but even then 1t
was nearly 6,400 .000''
The Transcript considers Mr.. Bry-
an as candidate whom the oppon-
ents cannot afford TO regard con-
tcmptuously," and this view. we be-
lieve. is general A close contest is
looked for this fall
Many OF our readers viii agree with
tho Washington Herald that the i'm
portant question In this campaign viii
probably be "of hard times or good
times. Under which political banner
VIII work be plentiful and wages high
which party VIII best assure stable
trade and increasing Industry. the
whirring mills, ana the freight cars
full2 That Is an issue that may not be
down on the calendar of the poll
tlcians. II win exist, nevertheless. in
the hearts and minds of the people"
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BIGoTRY HERE.

According to reports mortal COM
bat was engaged In the other day be-
tween. men engaged at the Garfield
smelter aud belonging to the two great
divisions OF the Catholic chUch. Fire
that has been smoIderng for a long
time. owing to religious controversies.
suddenly broke out In full flame, and
as result, some OF the combatants
We're severely wounded.
One would not expect to witness vlo-
lent outbursts of fannucism IN this
country, where religious liberty has
been proclaimed since the foundation
OF the Republic. and whore thousands
have found an asylum against Old
World tyranny over consciences. The
story reads like recitation of the
feuds of the dark ages
II shows, however, how necessary it
Is for true Americans to set the nlilns
who come here an example worthy az
imitation, II shows the necessity uG
providing the right kind OF education
Tor aliens, lost they should transplant
Upon this soil dedicated to the right
of mnn the uoXious weeds that threat
If wa abhor thn ..,na. .,..,,,'.
enacted IN Tho ga,r,1 on,s,.s tx, ~ 49, 49,
stlne today. ANA ,yonid nr,,.oa, ~.
repetition ,r,r. .,y, NM, aa,,,.,' 49,
who come hero fro, .,ro,,, ~
alization OF hIehor idn.5s or ,rn.as,
principles
I'm this respert the Sal, .t..r, .r,.,.,...
is woefully recaleitrept i, ne ,t,,tto,,.
an American ioup,,l mia. o,.a.,1. =,
sots 10 foroiancra IA, a.. t,......,,'.
hibitinn or blootrv ana b,t,.1 a..
basine ~ ~ inso,o ,,,,f,'.. ,a
In. rhurcb and ns tot,, tts,-,..-,
la, Ana ~ tr,th +, ,,,, n.,',.... W
~ r,.o, ,na,,.r..,, o,..
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enidod ,nd,,IIn,N, 49, ''"' Wv ''''-
deadr, n,.'nons "e"' WV"
,,o,,ns ,us,,,. W.
80, o,. ,'' ''e''" VI me war
- - ''' '''"a"' upon q church ana
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the oily fluid and TO throw Into the
spine the antitoxin through the needle
and leave II there TO do Its work. The
earlier IL IN done In the disease, the
better the result. The effect is seen
both In q cessation OF the fever aud
I'm n return to consciousness and n re-
lief OF paralysis. And this effect Ia
Immediate. so that one who yesterday
was lying an unconscious, contracted,
inert body today may be clear of mind
and comfortable There are n few dis
eases more dreaded by the doctors than
cerebrc- spinal ningitis, or spotted fe-
YER There was no means OF treatment
known last year, when 81 persons uieu
I'm New York from II. The mortality III
the epitlemic was 70 per cent. Under
the now antl-toxin treatment the NOR
tality Is reduced to ~ per cent, and
will be much more reduced when the
methods OF application are more frily
perfected 1t may not be generally
known hero that by incubation the
English troops in India have been
largely prevented from contracting ty-
phoid fever during The past two years,
and thus this dlsonse, which had long
been n terror to medical men In the
tropics among masses OF soldiers, Is no
longer lreaded--Dr. NJ. Allen Starr, in
f5arper's Magazine for July.
NunuittonS ne MuHlVipti Nouit W
Which Make chicago began its exist
Criminals. ence December 3rd, 1906.
Besides transacting civil
business, 1t Is the trial court for MI
nisdclnranors as we'll es for all viola
tons of city ordinances. The Max
we'll street criminal branch. where /
presided for thirteen months, Is on the
vest Side. about a mile from the city
hail. I'm what IL known as the Ghetto
district. This dstrict-not more than
4 mile square~-has between two and
three hundred thousand inhabitants, of
thirty different nationalities, many of
them from the poorest laboring class.
In one school district near the court,
three and one-half blocks long and two
blocks wide. there are fourteen hun
dred public school children, besides
hundreds who attend parochial schools,
and many who attend none.
1t is the Maxwell Street district of
which n leading Chicago newspaper.
afterward quoted In McClure's Magn-
zine, said: I'm this territory murder,
ers, robbers, and thieves Of the worst
kind are born, reared. and grown to
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come remarkable for the small num-
Der Of immigrants. The total. 1t Is
said, will not exceed 100000. and may
not reach that figure. This is fall
Ing off of more than five hundred and
fifty thousand, as compared with the
corresponding period OF 1907 The
outflow of aliens leaving the United
states for their old home aggregates
three hundred and seventy-seven
thousand, six hundred and sixty -four
for the past six months, or more than
double that for the corresponding
period OF last year
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WHY IT WAS WRITTEN.

local preacher desires to know
why the Book of Mormon was neces-
saiy The Christian world has always
seemed to feel that the publication of
the Book OF Mormon as scripture was
an affront to the traditional conviction
that the Hebrew and Greek scriptures
are sufficient guide 10 salvation
From that book. however. and from
the Doctrine and Covenants, men readl-
ly get the conviction that such a record
is both desirable and necessary.
In 1t The remnant of the house of Is
rael is shown what the eLord did for
their fathers, and especially what cove
nants He made with them
From its pages we perceive that the
Lord manitests Himself In some way
70 ali nations, and that divine revela-
ton of the attributes and purposes of
the Almighty Is not limited to one
place. one time or one people
From this record we learn that the
ancient people of the American CONT
nent we're once especially favored with
prophets, the visits Of heavenly mes
sengers. and with the ministrations OF
the Lord and Savior Of all men
The record indicates that IT IS to go
also to the Jews, IN confederation OF
their ancient scriptures, and as a wit
ness OF their calling, appointment, and
final esturation as q chosen people.
Lastly. and, as it would seem, main
~, the Book OF Mormon Is Intended TO
prove the truth Of the Bible, to testify
to the same eternal principles of saliva
ton, 10 make clear the meaning OF
many of IFS doctrines, and to bring
mankind to a knowledge OF the Gospel
Nc the doctrines contained IN the,
Book Of Mormon arc not true, then
those In the Bible are not true II the
former contains accounts Of miracles
that porplex the skeptcaL the latter
does also BY means OF the Book of
Mormon, many have already been led
TO believe In the Bible, through its
simplicity. candor and unadorned
truth that win eXalt and save man.
kind
Already the world has need OF the
Book Of Mormon a. much to fortify tie
holt-helted belief IN ancient scripture
as to prepare II FOR the reception OF
new scripture. new revelation, new in
spuatlon, without all OF which the
skeptIcul ana material tendencies OF
modern lie might engulf mankind IN
religious confusion doubt. and final de-
spair.
Az Ia the other contents Of The work.
Joseph smith In the year 1912 IN a let
Tor 10 Mr. John Wentworth. editor and
proprietor of the Chicago Democrat
slvrs the following suecinet summary;
I'm this Important and interesting book
the history OF ancient America is un-
folded, nom It's first settlement by a
eolony that came from tbs Tower Of
Babel AT the confusion Of languages
90 the beginning OF tho tifth century OF
| the christian era, We are informed
by these records that America In an
Client times had been inhabited by two
distinct races OF people Tho first were
called the Jagedltes, and came directly
from tho Tower Of Babel The second
cane directly from the city Of lerusa-
lem, about six hundred years before
Christ They were principally Israel.
ties, of the descendants u Joseph The
Juredites were destroyed about the tim,
! that the lsraelitcs who succeeded them
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pEARY or AGAIN,

II anyone deserves success in the
quest foy the North Pole. commander
Peary does He has sailed north eight
times. counting from his Greenland re-
connaissance IN 1895. on his voyage IN
1902 3 he made the Iarthost north rec
ord of 81 degrees Il minutes. And no"
he is on for another trip. IL he shail
inally succeed, the laurel wreath OF
fame tSill be- honestly won.
Pcary's Polar expeditions have by no
means been failures. He has estae-
Hsled numerous points of geographic
and photographic value Through him
the world knows that Greenland is an
island. He has studied the Esqulmaulx
us has no other explorer His work
in the chartine of Arctic coast lines ana
in recording glacial phenomena mas
been brilliant and of tho highest useful
ness
The Explorer VAS not anxious to talk
for publication before he left New
York but he said to II reporter; Il
have done too much and lived too much
in the Arctic regions to go away eX-
pressing supreme confidence. | am not
foolish enough to say that I will do
or die But / expect to put into TINS
effort everything there is in me mem
tally. physically and every other way.
That's about all there Is to it,
The best wishes of the American peo-
pie go with Peary on his trip, II may
be true that enthusiasm in Arctic ex-
ploratlons is no longer as intense as 1t
was once, but the nation follows him
with interest and If the goal is reached
by the persistent explorer he will, on
returning, find no lack of enthusiasm.
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a Kansas City court of appeals ~
said TO have rendered decision In
which the validity OF the first marriage
ceremony in the worlds history was
referred to. The suit in question was
for $500, brought by Ella Phillips
Davis against r. w Stouffer, admin
istrator of her husbapd's estate. She
asserted that she was his oommon-law
Wife, The court. finding for her, said
"The marriage Of Adam and Eve was
not only without witnesses, but so far
as the records show they married
themselves He repeated the contract
and sho acqulesced by silence a
rather unusual legal argument,
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JUST FOR FUN.

college" gar NJ
With credit. / hope"
We'll, no. He was conditioned +.
both tennis and seball."--LonisvI,ln
Courdier. il'e
my wife plays n wonderful ssma =,
whist, doesn't she?' said Mr.. pjSr,p.
Wonderful, answered the exnert
who had been her partner. ~ aop !,
know when have met a PLAYER who
surprised me more ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
go Record Herald.
-
Arabella-Lil is going to marry Die,
is she? Isn't that Just too l1dleulons
to talk about. uA
Estella--I should say not. It's too
ridiculous to keep still about. Chicago
Tribune.
Bacon--Do you believe that when a
man marries his troubles begin?
ligbert--Not always. Sometimes a
fellows troubles begin when he ASH,
the girls father.-Y Statesman,
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I'm Ogden the money will be spent
for the purpose designated In the call
for bonds. In this city Il will not be
spent honestly. "-Deseret News.
$50 1t seems that the church organ
Is really In favor of bonds for public
improvements, but that II Is decidedly
against them unless It can have control
OF the expenditures contemplated. -
Salt Lake Tribune
So 1t seems that, in the opinion OF the
Tribune. the Church organ controls the
expenditures OF the City OF ogden.
What fools these mortals bel" to he
sure, but are the Tribune readers as big
fools as It's writer's?
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The birth of John Calvin, July 10.
1903 will be celebrated in Geneva, next
year. and the people OF the United
States are called upon to join in the
erection of a monument there. This
ought 10 be an International enterprise,
for Calvin. like all great men, belongs
to the world. and not to any one coun-
try,
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1t is claimed that a woman lawyer
has received a $4,000 fee. Don't be-
lieve the story. A woman receiving
such fee couldn't by any possible
means hide her identity.
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Count Boni de Castellane proposes
to raise big scandal in his suit for
the possession of his children. Scandal
is the one thing he has always been
able to raise.
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NOT AN EXAMPLE TO FOLLOW.

~" iV'N p"p
warning against the reckless ri'"neie'-
ing OF the authorities of that city Tho
Now York sun sarcastlcally remarks
-. az. a.. ,,,,tf,,,os 20 ,,rocras, m
'i"t we u''S oo''''''''7 ~ ''Ve,S4'
ward a debt of a thousand millions ot
dollars at n highly gratifying rate
-rhar a. odda,
"Of course nobody knows exactly
what the debt of the city Is now. This
nero detail is of no consequence when
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At ST. Louis Mrs. Mary Leafgreen
Is trying to prove that she is widow.
With her name, she should find no
trouble in proving that she is a grass
widow.
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Tom Watson has accepted the
nomination for the presidency. Small
favors thankfully received, larger ones
in proportion.
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Freddy Dubois can take his anti
Mormon plank back to Blackfoot and
hang it on the walls of his home as q,
memento of lost cause.
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Both parties are sure OF victory. 1t
perors at one time, but the United
States can only have one president and
one Vice President at one time.
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rs a mean man meaner in a crowd.
or when alone?" asks the Atchison
Globe. Can the Ethiopian change his
skin, or the leopard bis spots?
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Mary had a little lamb before the
DAYS of the beef trust, but she hasn't
any now; nothing but breakfast foods.
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How seldom one hears of a world
famous artist until he runs across his
name in an advertisement in the local
paper.
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People are advised TO cat less during
the summer months. How can they
with the price of food stuns SO high
as 1t is?
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red should be driven into the unclean
beasts and not permitted TO possess
amy human soul In this land.
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In the conventions as in the old
miracle plays. tho vice had the most
conspicuous part.
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One Of the essentials OF cooking
education is to learn that too many
cooks spoil the broth
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Evidently some of the city officials
cannot see red light" district when
they stand in front Of H.
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Taft and Bryan have yet 10 he noti-
fed OF their nomination. Everybody
else in the country knows it.
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In New York they are lndlcting the
race track gamblers. Got them on
the run. so 10 say
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AS convention city Denver is the
successf,il rival OF chicago.
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The Kern men Marshall-ed their
forces In fine style.
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getter let the statute of limitations
run against you than an automobile.
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The Mexican revolution appears to
be taking much needed rest.
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WHO Posed The question is often
For Uends asked: WHO was the
on L. :. Coins. original model?" re-
ference being made TO
the feminine face on some very old or
some very recent coin. In the main
there have existed but few originals OF
any OF these coin lineaments and the
reason ls simple; Coin designers very
rarely use u model. Excepting In cases
where absolute portraiture is demand
ed, as In the coinage of European
countries with its Illnesses of reigning
monarchs. the heads to be found on
coins. both ancient and modern. are
mere fancIea or the designer. idealined
femininity typlfying some such senti-
ment az liberty, equality, industry and
the like. On our own coins OF every
denomination, for n century and half,
only three traceable feminine por-
traits appear. These are Martha
Washington. Lady Hamilton ind the
young Irish woman of New Jersey,
who posed for the new st. Caudens'
double eagle. But even In this instance
the features are not altogether those
of the model: indeed, no artist en-
gagged upon an ideal work ever pur-
trays the model az she exactly Is. for
something of spiritual quality must go
into the making OF every artistic ideal
isation. Examine all our American
coins bearing a female head from the
disheNoled lady OF 1192 (Which after all
is only n crude oaricature of the first
Presidents wife) and you will find the
predolnlnating type based upon carly
Greek prohles. These were excellent
examples to follow, but our native coin
designers do not seem to have possessed
sufficient skill OF hand to preserve the
ccnsummate beauty of their Greek
models while adapting them TO the
uses Of American coinage. The nearest
approach to practical coin idea is
that which Is on our silver twenty AVE-
cent pieces and our nickel five-ceut
pits, but this head. as already noted
mas como surreptitously by way OF
modern France rather than straight
from the golden Hellenic empire we
might do far worse than copy slavish.
~ some of the exquisite heads aui
ngnres on the coins of old Greece. or
those Of the Phoenicians: or follow
the careful craftsmanship of the Egyp-
tians. or even the intricately beautiful
designs OF the Henrys and Edwards
and Richards of a later day and a
nearer kinship to the iivlng.--,iTrUm
yThe Coin of the Realm" by Portion
Maxwell, in The Bohemian Magazine
for July
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plain what's the matter with venczu-
elas
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Now choose your band wagon and
climb in
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Betsy ana are out" says Phlla.
delphia,
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The Federation OF Labor is against
standing Pat.
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ANA now for the assessment and the
shouting,
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wul william AiloA White please OK
The sun., 1908-01-11
How Could the Lady?

II was curious experience that befell
the heroine in l.. b. Walford's story Of
"'rhe Enlightenment OF Olivia" NIongmans
Green & Coz. She was plainly at peace
with her comfortable, ordinary husband
and her garden until Mr.. Ambrose. the pro-
fcssor Of natural history. came along. II
may surprise the reader that MIR. Ambrose
should have been capable OF making a
strong impression upon young and lovely
ladies. He was n bOny. ungainly man
His legs were 80 thin that he could twist
one about the other as he sat. His face
was plain. His manners could not have
been charming. His conversation. judging
by what is reported Of il, had less than the
glitter Of diamonds or even Of mica. We
think that personally we should hdVe been
willing to be In another room when the pro-
fessor was talking. Nevertheless We re-
member the mysterious power exercised by
the learned man in -Middlemarch.- We
remember the fut,erings OF Dorothea
when he expressed himself in grotesauely
formal and solemn and laborious terms
Eorothea woke up presently, and so. we
are happy 10 say, did Olivia. Stilh Olivia 3
intellectual Irritation was formidable She
suffered a severe If not exactly reasonable
illness after her rupture with the professor
Still. again, the surprising shock Of that un-
warranted illness was Valuable II was the
cause Of her turning with esteem and love
finally to her husband. the worthy and
patient Willie. Willie was not profound
in natural or other history. but he had some
advantages He was fat aud he could not
twist up his legs in the shape Of cruller.
His conversation was not alluring. bat
neither was it dognatic commonplace We
must say that the professor did not delight
us. We were glad when be took his cotton
umbrella and cleapsd out We hope he for
got his rubbers and suffered wet feet. He
deserved chilblains and copious rheums