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The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-05
OLD TOWN OF DOL
BLOODY SCENES THERE IN 90,
WILDLY DESCRIBED BY HUGO
Place In Brittany Whose History Dat.
from Days Of Druids--Dlscov.rv
OF TauroboIIc Temple
Traces Left by ST. Michael

London.--Dol is one of tho ala.
towns in Brittany. and is certainly ona
OF the most interesting in the densr,
ment Of lille ct vilaine. II is oua,n,
and small like its name and we 49,.
hardly realize that II was once an
achiepiscopal see and the misc an
scene of ali sorts of historic happen.
ings. The cathedral is the chief sigh,
OF the place, and though we NAV NO,
agree with the local guide book tho,
the building is a perfect marvel wa
must admit that II is really flne. wbno
the picturesque houses of the Grande
Rue, the ancient fountain. the boule.
Yards that surround the town lust a.
the moat surrounded II in the DAYS of
long ago, the pretty. peaceful country
on every side, all combine to mako
Dol extremely attractive and put us in
the mood to enjoy its long and varied
story Dol has survived experiences
both strange and tragic, and II 10 ain.
cult to realize that its quiet streets
rarely disturbed by anything more
alarming than the escapades of nm.
ruly pigs and geese and calves on
market day, and the shrill cries Of OK.
cited peasants, were the scene Of a
frlghtful slaughter, when. in 1893, the
"Chouans" defeated the revolutionary
army commanded by Kleber, Marceau
and Westermann. The combat is WV.
idly described in Victor Hugo's
"Quartre-Vingt-Treize" and a large
canvas depicting the enrolment Of
these redoubtable volunteers can be
seen in the Hotel de Vile
Since the revolution, Dol may be
said to have given itself up to slum.
brous "reminiscences. for nothing hap
pens there now. but after all. a place
where things began to happen when
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-05
BO\M%N1ENCE.

Finally Mrs. Williams was called to
the stand. There was buzz of excite.
ment and then a hush as the little
woman took the oath. The coroner, in
questioning her. showed an absolute
lack of sympathy. although in no point
did he exceed his legal rights.
Now, Mrs. Williams" continued
the coroner, afterta few formal ques-
tons. Il want you to tell the Jury
what passed between you and DIR.
Smith when you met early yesterday
morning"
DR. Smith simply came to ask me
II there was any assistance he could
render In my trouble. expected no
less OF one ! have known since child
hood"
why did he come to the back
doorg' asked the coroner.
After his close connection with my
husbands death | suppose he wished
to avoid publicity"
Did DIR. Smith offer you any ex-
PLANTATION as to the cause of the trag.
edyg"
Mrs. Williams hesitated and looked
appealingly at me.
| endeavored to instill strength into
her wayering courage with all the
power OF my eyes, but the poor. har.
assed little woman was unequal to the
strain OF the ordeal And perhaps 10
her mind Il seemed that she was be.
inn la1 IN n ertt In al,
dence against the man she loved.
With pathetic out-throwing OF her
hands toward her inquisitor she rose
to her feet. mot MOI she cried IN
pitifully shrill voice. "He had no
.e-xnlanatlnn- allllel.- alaas-ksse~;
who killed DR.. Williams Il was !
who"
stop" commanded voice at the
back OF the hall
The sudden interruption broke the
tension under which everyone was la.
boring, and all eyes were directed TO
discover its source, | TUNED with the
crowd and saw Clarke forcing his way
up the aisle half dragging frowsled,
freckled. tow-headed lad Of about 10.
whose violent sobbing became the only
sound In the room as he was led TO
the coroner's desk.
mt Coroner" said Clarke. on reach
ing the railing with his prisoner. u
wish TO put this boy in evidence be.
fore Mrs. Williams finishes her testi.
mony Here is tho instrument OF DR..
Williams death"
Everybody In the hall was on his
feet, and there was a great craning OF
necks to see Clarke's captive
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Mrs. Williams Is excused for ths
present. You will be sworn, Mr.. -"
Carlton Clarke" answered my com.
panion. taking the oath.
Now" said Clarke. this boy is in
no condition OF mind to be examined.
but when he sees that he has not com.
mitted a crime, and that no harm will
come to him. he will corroborate what
| have to say. found him In the far.
thest corner OF DIR. Smiths hay
loft praying for dear life. He Is
the boy that DIR. Smith sent after the
package Of imitation powder which he
had left at Mrs. Williams house when
he called there the afternoon previous
to the tragedy to deliver another pack.
age at the request OF the drug clerk
Paget. This boy intended going rab.
bit hunting the next day, and on his
way to Mrs. Williams he STONED M
Toby's gun store and bought nickers
worth OF gunpowder. This he slipped
into his left pocket. When Mrs
Williams gave him the package DIR.
Smith had left he put It in his right
pocket. Being an absent-mlnded
youth, he had forgotten all about his
errand when he returned to DIR.
Smiths house. The doctor asked
him suddenly for the package. and
being left-handed. as may be proved.
he reached for his left pocket. The
next morning when he heard of DIR.
Williams death and found what he
had done. he hid the other package
In the hay, where found II. He has
been In condition OF absolute terror
and in hiding in the hay ever since.
Isn't that so, Timothy Dolan?"
Then the court room broke into
cheers, and whatever formallties the
court took to free DR.. Smith were lost
in the excitement
As Clarke and watched the spires
OF Auroyia fading In the distance that
evening, | could not help wondering II
DIR. Smith greatly regretted the mis-.
take OF his freckled stable boy.
More than year after the events
recorded in the foregoing narrative
Clarke and were idling in our rooms
one morning when the mail brought
a square envelope addressed to Clarke.
Here" he said. as he tossed the
card over to me. This win recall
TO your mind the mystery OF the IA,
nous Aurora Lodge case"
II was an announcement OF the mar.
Iiage OF Mrs. Lucille Williams to DR..
Homer Smith.
Copyright. 1908. BY W a. Chapmanl
Copyright ia Great Brittany
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-05

Among The natives OF some saw
age countries" remarked the ethnolo-
gist, insanity is regarded with the
utmost consideration and respect
$50 II is with us" remarked the uh
written lawyer, IF you can get allen
lists who make the proper impression
on the jury" Washington Star.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-05

Chang Chung, since the assasslna.
ton OF Little Pete" the unofficial
mayor of San Franolsco's Chinatown
died there recently from pneumonia
He was one Of the wealthiest orientals
on the Pacific coast and was head OF
the Sam Yup Tong.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-05

Southern Pacific surveyors are a.
work laying out lines for a sevenmlle
tunnel through the crest OF the sieN
ras, TO relieve the main overland llne
OF the stin grades that now require
two engines to haul ordinary trains
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-05

VERY man who has been
a newspaper reporter and
survives has one case
which he gives the post
OF honor In memory. This
is the story Of the assign.
ment ! like best to remem-
Der, not only because II re-
suited In the solution OF
one OF the most mysteri.
Gus cases that ever arose
in Illinois, but rather for
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-05

Doctor Slain at Initiation by .SubSfifu-
ton of Gunpowder for Fake Explosive
Carleton Clark to the Aid of Chi
cago Newspaper Reporter in Solving
Mystery.
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Louie is the brightest youngster in
the South side. II you doubt this ask
Louie's father. According to the same
authority Louie's mother consented TO
the sacrifice OF his curls recently and
he was taken to the nearest barber
shop. He was left unguarded while
the deed was being committed and
the horrid barber-just think Of tie
poor mothers feellngs-used the clip
pers. SO when Louie's father re-
turned for him the boy proudly ex.
hibited hairless poll for his In.
spection.
We'll" exclaimed the father. he
didn't leave much"
No chirped Louie. but it'll grow
out again all right. cause he left the
seeds i3."-Kansas City T.mes.
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Must Have Meant Him.

81 wish knew" said Cholly Sap
head. IF I have any show OF winning
Miss Roxie Swellman."
Well" answered Miss Peppery,
from a remark Of hers think you're
her choice"
Jaw, really? What did she say"
she said nobody was good enough
TO be her husband"
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pocket sun dial that
we are told counted
all the hours when
the sun shone" made
the perfect record
OF human days. The
noisy clocks ard re-
morseless calendars
that told OF the
worst and weariest
OF tines move
ments litera ny
spoiled the reckon
ing. History began
TO build itself upon
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Rather Dubious.

II hear Goldrox bought doubtful
piece OF property lately that he paid
several millions for. Did he get a
good title?"
Il don't know. am sure. He
bought duke for his daughter"
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An Exceptional Case.

The newspapers tell of Connec-
ticut woman who gave her husband
$4,000 10 let her alone"
This IL a funny old world. 1t Is
the husband who usually gives his
wife every cent he gets to let him
alone"
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You know what true virtue is. and
you may have II IL you will; II is
within the power OF all. and miserable
are those who have 1t not.-Chester-
field.
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All Conventions Observed.

All Conventions Observed.
Wife (suspiciously) Who is this
Kitty you and your friends talk about
at your CLUB? In It proper for .
young woman TO call there?
Husband 1nnocently) - Perfectly
proper. my dear. There is an ANTE"
there to chaperone this Kitty.
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rv YEAR Is celebrated In
ms country at least on
,cur different dates In ad'
ALTON 10 the regular ma
u,nal New Years oole6ra-
lion on January l. The
H. foreign celebrations VIII
n The Greeks and Russians
I other uailonalltles which
4 old style dates. They viii
| Year on January II. 10 days
4 The New Year Of the new
H. 10 order comes the Chi
| Year. on February ~. and.
later. February 10, comes
Imedan FIRST day Of the year.
IN New Year falls nealy nine
about the middle Of Sep
T. hrst day Of the month OF
|eb-a'.ons vary both In &C
Win the religions OF the va
|pIos and their climatic.
Ii national characteristics.
Greeks. Russians. Seryians.
i and Macodonians. all OF
! hcre 10 the Greek Catholic
eu Years Is one OF the most
Z not The plcasantest festival
|af with the Jews. on the
ne New Year. Rosh Has
Ii Is called. Is far from being
], affair II isa day Of retri-
y Judgment II Ia preceded
Of prayer. fasting and pcni-
i Is followed by ten days
! The days Of repentance.
|nd up with Yom Kippur. the
|ionemcnt. = most grewsome
\ Dag. dreaded by every or.
|u
u Celebrate Two Days.
|ps, Interesting and joyous
b Of the New Year Is that Of
jas The Greek New Year
days In these two days the
liure with It's unbounded Joy
ines into It's own. The heart
Creek thrills on that day with
y ~. Passioaaiely he
'e evening. when In his little
b genuine Greek restau-
J male cooks and attendants.
Iet bis genuine Greek food.
dishes, and wash them away
5k wine which was purpose
Jed into this country for the
lmas II a great holiday With
a prominent Greek. but Il Is
a solemn day. Il IL a relig
Pay No gifts are exchanged
pas and the three days which
pay last are given over 10
mediation. How different
the New Year, Next 20 our
holiday on March %, which
fra'es the date OF our indie
Just as July 4 commemo-
birth Of the American ma
; Years days. for We have
lem. are our greatest holidays.
r New Year is essentially a
nlday There We have a chill
'ernoon which is devoted en-
me young ones. who are Civ.
l'mos' opportunities to enjoy
10 This country. how.
p slightly different Out OF
y Greeks living in Chicago
nave their families here.
!, " only between sixty and
l''a'en, and as We are only
'Alhs to build a school OF our
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As soon as a men begins to love his
work. then will he also begin to make
progress.-Ruskin.
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Celebrations
Of New Year S Day

own we have net yet the means nor
the call for a chlldren's afternoon on
Ney Years day"
SIN. many Of the Greek families
will observe this ancient custom IN
this country. They will have their
children's afternoon. They will have
their delicious New Years pudding
known as Kings pudding" In fact,
In many eases the pudding will be
even more delicious than II wouh
have been In old Athens. For one of
the ancient customs among the Greeks
Is TO hide some gold coin In one por.
tion OF the pudding and he who gets
the share Of the pudding with the gold
coin in II becomes the favorite as we'll
as the leader OF the two days Joy and
sport In this country. whore gold Il
more plentiful than in Greece and
where Il n moro easily earned by the
Greek father. ihe pudding promises TO
contain more gold and be much more
delightful 10 the finder Of the same
Perhaps the most unique Greek dish
on New Years eve IL tho roast lamb. set
up IN Greek style, Of which each son
Of lIcllas must partake. The roasting
Of the lamb Is attended with a great
deal OF pomp. The entire carcass OF
a lamb is set up on a pole and this
In held over a fre until II Is duly
roasted. Then II 10 sliced and appor.
toned among the various persons
present AZ the feast and the roast Is
eaten along with the other strictly
Greek dishes and washed down with
Greek wine.
Russians Like Our Food.
Russians In this country celebrate
but one day. and they. too. attempt TO
produce a home atmosphere. How
ever. home food IL not thought of.
The bread. the meat. and the wine Of
the United States are considered as
good ms and even far better than the
products OF their own land.
The Maoedonians. servians and Buh
garians celebrate the New Year. per.
haps less deliberately, also on the same
day as their Greek and Russian Co
reiigionlsts.
The Turks celebrate their FIRST OF
the year with the modesty character.
istic OF people who have not yet any
bold on place.
The Chinese will have their Gus.
tomary celebration OF the Chinese
New Year on February IS with feast.
Ing and enjoyments with which the
holiday 10 observed In the Celestial
empire
In striking opposition 10 the spirit
Of Joy and happiness which pervades
the New Year OF the Greeks and
Chrlstendom generally Is the New
Year OF the Jews. With the Jews.
who also observe the New Year for
two days. the days are not days OF
Teasing and enjoyment but days OF
judgment According TO the belief OF
every orthodox JEW. every member OF
the Jewish race Is tried on the New
Year The .books kept In heaven are
opened on dat day. the record OF each
man for the year Just ending Is looked
through. anu taken under AMUSEMENT
for ten days Ca the tenth day. the
day OF auucment, tho fate OF each
man for the coming year Is drawn up,
whether NJ should live or die. prosper
or be poot On TIE dzy of atonement
the fate = sealed ami nothing can
change II any more
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Worth lts weluht In cold.

PETTIT-S EYE SALVE strengthens old
eyes, tonic for eye strain, weak, watery eyes.
Druggists or Howard Bros. Buffalo, n. Y.
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wretchedness OF people, and all Gre
alton to take note of time by its loss
Instead OF its golden gain In the hours
OF perfect sunlight.
But the reaction has set In. II Is
tho glad hours and not the sad ones
that are TO be made 20 count.
let us tarry awhile
At the sign Of the smile
Is the watchword which even pious
pilgrims are sending out TO upset the
ancient reckoning. Let the smile
become the Christians rather than the
DEVILS sign" they cry in chorus. and
the Joy OF the spirit become the meas
ure OF its days. Good Isaac Barrow's
picture OF the child OF heaven "smil-
Ing always with a never-ending Sc
rcnity OF countenance and fourishing
IN an immortal youth" has at last tax
en- hold OF the Christian world and.
spurred on by the new thought rhap-
sodles. promises TO turn back the cal
endar OF all our days Counting time
by heart throbs is no new method, to
be sure. but the kind of heart throbs
that always find man young and al
ways keep him so" were rather lost
with the sun and nature worship OF
the early world.
when men went 90 nature for their
reckoning It was as Wordswes,s tells
us:
They felt
As n the moving time had been
A thing as stcadfast as the scene
GA which they gazed themselves away.
Centuries young were those children
of the morning. before even the
sun dial had begun TO tell them Of
the flight OF time II remains true still
that whether nature or the soul
strikes the joy-noie in the human
breast, the poets question rises in
stinctively TO the lips;
o what have to do with time.
For this the day was made.
Man Has His Choice.
Good or bad. the years come out OF
the bosom OF the infinite bearing some
boon from the eternal for man TO lay
hold OF n he will. To choose the per
manent from out the mutable and
feetlng Is the life secret they carry,
and how much hangs upon the choice
eternity alone can tell. There are
watchmen at the yates who assure us
that each year brings gifts peculiar to
itself. and one year or one world does
not restore the lost offerings Of the
other. Long after We have passed
away out OF mems sight and out OF
mems memory the world with some
thing that we have left within II. will
be going on STILL" says Phillips
Brooks, "and long after the world has
passed away we shall 20 on some
where, somehow, the same beings
still. carrying into the depths OF eter.
nifty something that the world has
done for us that no other world could
do.
Alexander Mocksd.
New worlds. with each new year.
20 conquer. mock the cry OF Alexander
and declare indeed a new kingdom
wherein TO reign. Closer and closer
comes the promise OF that awakening
hour when man shall In truth become
"a living soul" and with an eye
made quiet by the power OF harmony,
and the deep power Of Joy" shall see
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It's awfully hard for a crooked man
to keep In the straight path.
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time 10 come,
as though that
time should be
OF anoth err
make fro m
this" prevails
In the intel
lectual as re-
liglous world.
and promises
TO show life
W n ole" 20
more than q
han ful OF
Sc ers q n q
sages.
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into the life OF things" How many Q
rose OF morning and ripe fruit OF the
golden noon shall then return to him
the science OF life. which permits no
lost good. nor wasted atom even. in all
creations bounds. may gloriously de-
clare. Where are the SHOWS of yes
teryear?" whispers the tender poet,
but the green OF spring and the bloom
OF summer are natures answer TO his
yearning cry.
And shall man be less blessed than
nature In garnering the treasures Of
the year? Is that evil genius. that the
ancients beheld standing at the door
OF the new year. forever to give lethe
70 drink that he may wander blindly
into the unknown way. shorn OF the
best boons and talismans OF the past
An. the poets who try life and love
know better. 1890
Each new year 10 . leaf OF our loves
rose;
II fails. but quick another rose leaf
So is the flower from year to year the
But riches. for the dead leaves feed the
flame.
Thus they read the riddle and the
"million-centuried' sweetness that
goes with Il to-day. Neither is man
drugged by any god or genius but the
enc within him. that he may tell no
tales" and carry no tokens from the
departing year. What he tells to
cheer or depress his comrades. what
he carries TO help or hinder both them
and himself. is in the power Of his
own openeyed choice. Perhaps the
best hint that was ever offered TO
guide him is the brief and pointed one
given by the sage. when he writes:
"a man should make life and nature
happier 10 us, 5f he had better never
been BORN" II is the one pre-eminent
ly In the air at the present moment
1t would I'LL all the newspapers in the
land and drive the quotation-abhorrine
editors mad II one-quarter OF the stout
maxims OF this nature which the times
offer should demand place in their col
umns. Already their humorous writ
ers are trying TO demoralize them and
send some of the cheerful and cheer
ing-up people over 60 his Satanic
majesty, where no doubt they are
needed since the dry season set in.
Llfe's Logic Quaint
II there be such a Satanic monarch
probably he loves the cheerful sinner
Just as heaven must love the cheerful
saint. Yet the logic OF life is against
him. The smile is not legitimately the
DEVILS sign. II is the pessimist who
is playing into his hands. treating his
sovereignty as IL IL could overthrow
heavens and all the power OF the
Eternal Goodness. To act as II they
had a faith worth smiling over would
seem TO be the altitude Of men who
believed In a sovereign OF love and
omnipo,ence rather than one OF NAL
evidence and black arts. and II may
be that the Christian world is at last
finding II out. Certainly the Gospe
evangel Rejoice. rejoicel" is sound
ing anew through all the realms Of
Christendom and becoming a part o.
culture and philosophy every
where. Fuller's counsel: BE
happy in the present moment
and put not on being SO TO ,
time 10 come,
as though that QgH
time should be
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sAmmv's FEELINGS.

Sammy" said his mean uncle, how
would you feel II we're TO give you
penny"
Il think" replied Sammy, that
should feel little faint at FIRST, but
I'd try and get over IT,"
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ONLY ONE ''BRos:O oUININE"
That Is LAXATIVE HROMO QUlNlNE. Look foi
the signature Of r. w GROVE. used the World
over 10 Cure a Cold In one Day. l5c.
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For Headache Try Hicks capudlne.

Whether from Colds. Heat. Stomach or
Nervous troubles. the aches are speedily
relieved by Capudine. It's Lquid-pleas-
ant to take-Efects Immediately. 10. Is
and Soc at Drug Stores
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Inrillit0 the 3yeiu Leaf
With reverent heart we turn anew
An untouched page Of time.
It's ours to fill with noble deeds
Or stain with sin and crime;
Then ere we mar its surface pure
Ere we begin anew,
lis well that DER our last years work
We take q short review.
Alnsi we scan through tears the page
We meant should be so fair
The blotted page where records live
OF hope and toll and care;
The page that ends the finished year
or loss and gain and strife,
Of love and homes sweet happiness,
And peace that blesses life.
So much there is of pleasantness
Our record has to tell
And so much done unworthily
We might have done so WE'LL
Though mental retrospectioD shows
That shine exceeds the shade;
Too late we would erase the blots
or past mistakes we made.
Then turn the new leaf. Look not back
To grieve DER loss and pain,
But view the futures spotless page
Where we begin again;
And here resolve, by Gods own grace,
That we will do our best
To keep life's record clean and pure
And trust Him for the rest
7rargurrt srSii Hall.
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AS the Years Mark
Time for Mankind

The oldfashioned sun dial. after all.
was the true time piece. That little
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important TO Mothers,

t"pCrtant 10 MOtneros
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASToRIA a safe aad sure remedy for
infants and children. and see that II