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perfect lady and all the while her face looked
like thunder cloud.
Speaking from personal experience" said Silvia,
thoughtfully II should say it rough house the
next time they metz
looked shocked, or tried to- Silvia is little
well-expressve at times.
"Now, Patricia, take that look right out OF your
face" said Silvia. "You know very well it will be
many long day before you see any indication OF
premature growth of wings me- It's all very hne
TO be a philosopher lady like you, and to give
a reason for any and everything earth that hap
pens but when it comes to the nonresistance theory
YOU and | must agree to differ. l admire you, my
dearn-I smiled gratefully-"I respect your
queer notions"
tried to look pleased.
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Poems of Childhood
A Materialist
BY Eunice Tiefjens

r LOVE to see the
dusty road a-lying
! there SO white,
With the golden sun
shine falling through
the trees in spots of
light.
I love to see it, for you
know, it al W a y S
seems to me
Like golden spots of
butter on a muffin
spread for tea.
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ITO the stenographer
man is a three sided
l. animal-he is a do
mestic animal in the sane
tum sanctorum OF his
home, he is a tanned ami
nal in society, and IN his
Office or place OF business,
well, he is often a beast.
If ] did not like the
good pay and short hours
Of a stenographer's life
! should long ago have
told my employers what /
think of them and have
taken the peremptory dis
missal which such a pro-
cedure would call forth.
One member of the firm
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Spanking
Is a Mark
of the Bully

mark of the bully"
But my dear Mrs. Hall. it's the one language that
all children of all countries understand without
plantations" persisted Mrs. Brown.
1T is governing by fear" objected Mrs. Hail.
But parents and grandparents were
brought up under that SYSTEM, put in Mrs. Roberts,
"and I'm will ali admit that the children of
their day infinitely superior to ours, with all
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mothers should be sufficient to give perpetual
exemption from the results of all shortcomings
in any other capacity
"Ive long since come to the conclusion that moth
ers like poets are born, not made" said Mrs. Rob-
erts That in my opinion is why motherhood comes
so hard TO some women while others its
sponsibities with-why, there is Mrs. Hall nowl
How do you do?"
I'm SO sorry I'm late" said the little lady greeting
them brightly, though her lip quivered. "Ive been
through such terrible experience My little Coris
has been missing all day from o'clock this morning
until an hour before l left home"
"For goodness sakep exclaimed the mothers in
Mortified unison.
"Yes, it is the problem that am facing with her
just now. She seems possessed to away from
home though she is only six, you know. Tell me,
what would you do about it?"
"pd spank her within an inch of her lifep' ex-
claimed Mrs. Brown, with such prompt decision that
it evoked amused laugh from the others, Mrs.
Hall herself joining.
Il not she said wearily. Il use that
method"
why not?' asked Mrs Roberts, comfortably
When my James was he developed taste for just
that very naughtness but few doses of spank
weed tea brought him to his senses
Il can do it" said Mrs Hall, because can not
believe it arises from desire to be naughty and dis
oDedient IL is somethng DEEPER that have not yet
fathomed will not frighten her into obedience by
harsh punshments, for believe that her reform
about through her own conviction that she is
doing wrong"
And meanwhile you are made to suffer these
frights and the child endangers her life by wander
ing off in this way! No. do pardon me, Mrs. Hail.
but do not agree with you 1t is time for quick
and effective action for scientific experiments
and Mrs Browns pretty face assumed very decided
expression If you have never before punished
Coris by spanking her. why not try it now as nov
city and whether it might be your sure cure
for this troube?'
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The San Francisco
The San Francisco Sunday Can
PAT PHILOS OPH "
She Talks to Silvia About the FoolishnesS OF
Getting Even

Silvia chuckIed "Oh, goodness, Patricia sne
said do you remember our friend Wilheinina Dut'-
in-sk?a How she would get into every eonversauon
in the most irresponsible way, and
Eyes" interrupted "and you're just about as iffe-
sponsible and as foolish when you think that you can
get even with people the unpleasant things OF
1ife Not bit of tits all on the same principle
that two wrongs yet made right, but the sec
ond wrong just merely aggravated the hrst one NOW
when we indulge in recrimnation are deprlv1ng
ourselves of one of our greatest sources OF power
which is to draw TO us those who help US IN our
daily lives When we get angry bitter in response
to the same spirit in other people simply turn on
current of that kind of thought exactly turn on
hot or cold water tap. We know absolutely that II
we want hot water it won't do to turn on the cold
water faucet. And it is in our relationships to
each other.
do you to say, interrupted Silvia that we
are responsible for our enemies
EYES," 1 answered, "if deliberately try to ag-
gravate hurt under the false impression that
are only getting even; what really do is to help
spread the mischief still further until by and by the
sore place takes the longest time to heal and per-
haps never does. All unkndnes all bitterness heaps
itself up, just avalanche gathers its impetus in
its down the mountainside, finally destroying
everything in its path. =
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course, l settle the bill
Again, the beautiful October days lure me and 1
plan that the following day / will rake the fallen
leaves from our small lawn. Unfortunately rashly
mention it before my sister. Next morning, after
hurrying through my morning duties with pleasur
able that have something pleasant waiting for
me to do-for love the outdoor-I go find a
boy hard at work. My questioning elicts the fact
that "The boss sent him up" and l turn meedy in
doors to fold my hands
Sister Ellen had telephoned Sister Mary, 1--WE
must to having the lawn raked at Victorias"
Mary has teephoned her husband and the boy is sent
leaving raging and leaving the Family resting
with a pleasant and pious of looking after
things for Victoria"
Again, coming in from walk, find of my
sisters at the house. anxious, perturbed-
"Oh, Victoria, have just been up to the bath
room to if the fixtures all right there. Ours
got out of order and of course was anxious about
yours Inwardy, perhaps, regret she had not fallen
into the bathtub and had all faucets pouring stream
on her. Outwardy only express appreciation.
"And while was looking around" she continues,
Il noticed the door the closet off your does
not close tight 1 will tell Tom to see about having
it fixed"
These are but few trifing samples Do you see
my cause of complaint? Why must I, in my right
mind and of the age of discretion, be supervised,
watched over and guided by my Family?
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Spanking May
Result in
Lying

all else the height of injustice to the wrong child"
She paused moment, and as she met the thought
full eyes OF her little audience continued still gravely
Now, we all know that Mrs Hall does not approve
of her children venturng outside of their private
grounds. Coris has played about them contentedlv
for some years now but both Fred and Donald have
been going outside to school for some time leaving
little Coris at the gates it seems to me that she
like little Johnny bear, merely wanted to see and
In order to do so naturally LETT home gain the COW
eted experience.
Mrs. Hall looked up at her, startled why. of
courseF she exclaimed almost with a gasp ~Of
course, that must be the reason and the poor baby
could not make her stupid mother understand her
need in any other wayl I am so glad it is not too
late for me to correct my mistake I will certainly
give her plenty OF opportunity to see hereafter
Perhaps all Johnny bear boys and all Johnny
bear men who away from home only do SO be-
cause they want to see, suggested Mrs. Brown in
very meek voice.
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WHEN CHILDREN NEED PUNISHING
The Problem "To Spank Not Spank" Brings
Forth Vigorous Discussion

scientific methods, in both training and man
ners" 4
That's true" laughed Mrs Brown -and my hus-
band regards hickory stick to this day with
awe and reverencel He says it gives him crinkly
feeling up and down his back whenever he sees one
and you know he's both a model man and husbandl
So heres-to the hickory, l sayl'
Fear" continued Mrs. Hail. when the laugh had
died down, "has the power of contraction but love
and confidence are expansive in their effects l want
my little daughter grow mellow under their infu
ence each day that she lives.
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Fathers Watch

FATHERS watch goes tick-tock-tick,
/ Then tock-tick-tock it goes
1t sounds just like a little man
A-running on his toes.
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rDO hope that Mrs. Hall will not fail to come
this afternoon" said the hostess.
Perhaps she has been detained at home at
the last moment" suggested Mrs. Brown
1--WE mothers so often are, you know. 1t
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Why Respond
to Angry
Vibrations? !?

ter-why our heads and hearts ache-why we are
restIess-why nothing goes right
"Oh" said Silvia, blankly, Il never thought of it
that way I have simply acted the general prin-
ciple that it is not well to make yourself doormat
for people to wipe their feet on"
Il fear me- Silvia" said, you are hopeless, but
certainly not helpless, for think if you were door
mat you'd manage TO shake back the dust on the
other fellow, even if you knew of It would fail
back on you"
Patricia" said Silvia, mutnously, I'D have to
take my chances on that if did But" she added,
nischievously "Il let somebody else play the part
and sit back and have all the fun without the
troubleP
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Love, Not Fear,
Develops
Character

of her being. My compensation will be that grow
with-not ahead-of my child"
The hostess had been silent listener to the dis
cussion between the three mothers. AS Mrs. Hall
paused she looked up, graveys and said:
Il want to offer suggestion for the solution of
this problem of Mrs Halls In the first place l. too
disapprove of whipping children, and in Coris' case
especially so. To whip sensitive, high spirited. i'm
aginatve child such Coris is is absolutely and un-
questionably wicked and ignorant fact we moth
rarely take into consideration is the actual effect
of a whipping upon the individual child. 1t either
softens and makes the child tractable or it
hardens and makes him difficult OF control
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Tired

COMETIMES at night l feel so tired
y l don't know what to do,
And every bone l have inside
Just aches me through and through
And when do lie down at last
Il feel so tired l wish
That could spread myself out fiat
just like a jelly fish,
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Another evil is that it de-
velops deceit and lying. for
the only means of actual
physical defense the poor little
atom has is to convince his
parent of his innocence, and
if he can succeed by strata
gem, why not7 To use the
m c h Cd indiscriminately is
simply barbarous and bevond
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Silvia
Believes in
Fighting Back

Silvia looked somewhat perturbed. what do you
mean Patricia?" demanded she.
81 take it," said l. that you mean by keeping
your feet the earth that you're not going to let
other people get ahead of you"
Silvia nodded approvingy.
"Now keep quiet, Silvia, while l point out to you
the error of your ways.
She looked resigned Il promise" l continued
mot to set my mouth talking and then go away and
leave it."
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So it is when we respond
to the angry disturbed vibra-
tions of people we find our
selves drawn into an i'm
mense vortex of the same
kind of thought, and before
we know it our lives are
habitually full of friction and
useless emotion. and we won
der what on earth is the mat
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Because, frankly, | do not
believe in spanking in any
case"
why not?'
Il can never rid myself of
the conviction that spanking is
little more than superior
physical strength taking adj
vantage of a weaker one and,
to put it mildly, is therefore
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"But, Patricia, somebody IN
the family's got to keep their
feet on the earth" Silvia and
are steenth cousins by mar
riage) "and l think | can dc it
myself"
by all means" said. "do.
and let's see where the fight
ing back theory lands you in
the end"
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Do not misunderstood me.
l love my Family, each and
every one, just as I know they
love me, but is there not limit
to the fraternalism and sis
ternalism l must encounter?
What is to be done2 Must I
continue to wear the smile of
a Billikens and murrnur in
wardly, "Curst be the tie that
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Fruits and plants and chill
dren are sweetest when the
ripening process begins from
within, not from a forced ex-
ternal culture, and I am will
ing to suffer, if need be, during
this ripening process of my
little girl if I may be permit
ted to see the growth develop
from the innermost recesses
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Is a Husband
My Only
Refuge?

binds" or shall rise in my wrath and revolt?
Is it because l am My sister at home" that must
be guided and looked after? Must l, to gain my way
to freedom from my Family, take unto myself hus-
band do not and prove that l have arrived?
Failing that course, must look forward to life
of being looked after Unapppreciative and hanless
you may say Not at all, but only wanting the right
of every normal being TO live his life meet his
own cares and pass upon his responsibilities
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OF AN OLD MAID
Whose Family Bosses Her Because She
Has No Husband
Has No Husband

FAVE you ever had Them or It7 If so, you
viii understand my complaint If not you
will set me down as an unfeeling, undeserv-
ing, unappreciative old maid.
By Them or It 1 mean relatives or family
FAMILY in large letters-who drive you to desper-
alton with unasked advice smother you in an atmos-
phere Of dutful supervision and guidance and almost
persuade you that after ALL perhaps you incapable
OF managing your own affairs and your own life
Let me explain I am spinster OF SO full grown
years rather good looking, educated, we'll hammered
and healthfuL For nearly 10 years l enjoyed ac-
tive business life as secretary to the manager of
large corporation, position that meant hard work
and responsibility but which l liked. Then I was
obliged my old home in small city to be
with my mother now in her seventy-second year. My
two sisters and two brothers had married and (mores
the pity for me) settled in the home city. The
Family made it clear that it my duty give
up my that yielded.
"Of course, Victoria, it's not if you were mar
ried and had your own home" This from Ellen, my
younger sister, who by the grace of heaven and by
virtue of effective dmple is in possession OF pas
tel OF whose yearly salary is considerably
less than my own.
Victoria Anne. myself, having yielded as easily as
if my name were Sweet Alice mother and | settled
down to enjoy ourselves in new, small, modern
house purchased and take comfort we could if al
lowed, for mother, bless her heart, is OF the
sweetest and most comfortable of souls if she given
half chance started in with the intention of try
ing TO be as good home maker as had been good
business woman.
I had supposed l was the
possessor of some brains, judg-
ment and ability, but the self
The Family appointed supervising board
feels it duty look after me.
DOSseS Every petty detail in connec-
Ne ton with the house and its run
ming is canvassed-
For example, John, my oldest
brother, drops in
Think I will order your coal for the winter, Vic
foriaD / thank him and say that can attend to it
and not trouble him.
Says John: ~Oh, you don't know anything about
such things-I will do it." And he does, though, OF
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Think I will order your coal for the winter, Vic
toria" thank him and say that l can attend to it
and not trouble him.
Says John: "Oh, you don't know anything about
such things-I will do it." And he does, though of
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Ask Your Father!'
Jack Is Aroused by the Nations
Peril
By TUDOR JENKS

lack TOWNSEND found the newspaper lying
B upon the breakfast table Saturday morning
and glanced over the while he partook of
b that most leisurey and delightful meal-with
I y no school in prospect.
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The Family
Bosses
Me
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= AVE you ever had Them or It7 If so, you
viii understand my complaint. If not, you
will set me down as an unfeeling, undeserv-
ing unappreciative old maid.
d T. 7
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idiers and criminal. During the debate
Dr. Thompson made a yelled thrust at
the administration for its removal OF
Robert WstchOrn. former commissioner Of
Immigration. stationed at Ellis Island
Politics, he said. bitterly. "0r what
not was the cause Of the removal of a
great man.
The report Of the committee on home
missions. which was approved. urged more
m Missionaries in the immigrant field and
better care Of the southwest.
Congressman Bennett and James Nere-
ance, both of New York. debated sharply
over the effort 10 close saloons in New
York ON Sunday Mr. Bennett said the
Idea OF the prosecution had been TO force
the saiOonkeepers 10 obey the law re
quirine them 60 close their places except
between the hours of I TO II D. m
we wished 10 have the Law observed.
said Mr.. Bennett. 1t was q matter OF
eNpediency-
And ] don't believe ia expediency
where the ObserV ance Of the Sabbath IS
concerned retOrted Mr.. Hereance.
The report on Sunday observance, which
was submitted by Mr.. Yereance- and
which criticised the action Of the New
York committee Of fourteen. defended by
Mr. Bennett, was adopted.
DIT. l.. NJ. Bailey Of Washington. D. c..
obtained the passage Of resolution that
each commissioner petition his congress
man 10 work for Sunday observance IN
the national capital. Tonight q popular
meeting I'm the interests of home mis-
Sims was held
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ish Fork and for the erection Of which
Meyer had the contract The labor was
performed by plaintiff and = lien taken
on the property.
DIT. D. II. Calder. medical superinten-
dent of the state mental hospital. is IN
the east on a purchasing tour. buying
some needed equipment for the hospital
He Will go as far as New York and viii
be gone about two weeks
On Thursday the public schools close
Promotions VIII take place in the Tespec-
tive schools in the afternoon Exercises
viii be given in the opera house for the
children and repeated i'm the evening Tor
the parents and adult friends Friday
forenoon athletic sports viii be given on
the b. y. L. campus. A chiidrens ball
viii be given in the Mozart pavilion i'm
the afternoon and a graduates ball in the
evening-and then vacation.
County Attorney Evans and Deputy
Sheriff Hales went 20 Vineyard Saturday
10 attend the assault case Of Stenic Sven
sen Peck Us. Fannie and Henry RadmaH
The trouble grew out OF q complicated
family row and Justice Black adjudEed ali
the parties guilty, but suspended sentence
during good behavior.
Albert Arrowsmith entered a plea of
guilty. in the Fourth district court to-
day. 20 adultery. committed with Lottie
Duke Sentence was set FOR tomorrow al
10 o'clock.
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lily. Ia Chata. the favorite in the bet
ting. finished last
The heaviest inroads on the books were
made IN the last race. Only five horses
betting was on Colonel White. which won
the race
Proper was excused from starting in the
fifth race yesterday because of ialneness
produced by cutting IN the start Of MS
race on Monday. when Proper acted very
badly IL was said yesterday afternoon
today.
VIII Start on Ladies' Day.
T. II. Fitzgerald's string of race horses
arrived yesterday afternoon from Ogden
on a special train and are now at the tair
GROUNDS track where they are attract
ing considerable attention. Platoon the
fastest horse of the string and the rival
OF BoOEer Red. will do his first eNef-
else gallop on the fair grounds track TINS
forenoon To Is probable that his iiTst
start VIE be on Friday. when MS race
viii be one of the features of Ladies
DAY. On next Friday and ON each SUI
ceeding Friday ladies will be a0nlltted
free TO the grand stand and race course
Special music and some good racing IS
planned for Friday for the especial 0ene-
fit of the ladies'
The match race which was to have been
Tuu yesterday forenoon between bOOSer
Red and Platoon was postponed until To-
sible To- get Platoon in Salt Lake before
yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Fitzgerald said
that Platoon was never in better condi-
ton and that. while he recognized IN
BOogeT Red an exceptionally fine gal
lOper. he was positive that Platoon could
take his measure.
The Utah Jockey club frowns down
match racing. fearing it viii promote
too much bitterness. and its officials
have attempted to discourage the pro-
posed race. Both owners are keen for H.
however, and insist that it be pulled off
IL has been suggested that the stakes
i'm the race he made purse for regu-
lar sweepstakes race. in which other
horses may be entered and then scratched.
This would permit BoOger Red and Pla-
tOOn to race under the rules Of the
jockey club and at a regular meeting.
COoney Neff. which was entered in the
third race yesterday is the horse which
Jockey George Archibald was accused Of
interfering with in the lucNless ride which
resulted in his being set down indefinitely
at Ogden. Cooney Neff finished outside
the money yesterday and was never d
contender, which was pointed to as in
dicating that Archibalds display of tenn
per i'm Ogden had no bearing on the re-
suit in that race. Judge Blum is being
criticised among the hOrsemen for his
Continued on Page 5,
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PROMO NEWS NOTES.

Provo. May 2A-There was a large at
tendance of relatives and friends at the
funeral exercises held over the remains
Of Mrs. Ann Rawlings in the Fifth ward
meeting house YESTERDAY The following
were the speakers: Mrs. Olive s. Bean,
Mrs. Oliver Workman. Elders A. o.
SmOOt. Joseph B. Keller and J. Z. Booth,
and Bishop Albert Manwaring. The ward
choir and the Schubert quartet rendered
beautiful vocal selections. Many beauti-
full floral offerings evidenced the high
esteem in which the deceased was held.
A marriage license has been issued to
Charles Williams and Jane Strange, both
of bennington.
The case Of Owen Baum VS.. J. A. Mar
tell Mercantile company and Louis E.
Never is being heard in the Fourth dis
trict court. Plaintiff sues for $500 for
labor performed on a building belonging
to the J. A. Martell company at Span
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Assessment Notice.

SILVER KING CONSOLIDATED MIN
inc COMPANY Of Utah. Principal place o.
business. Salt Lake City, Utah. Notice
is hereby given that az a meeting Of the
directors held on May 18th, 1909. an assess
ment OF ten 00) cents per share was levied
on an the issued and outstanding shares
Of the capital stock Of said corporation.
payable Immediately TO the secretary q
salt lake city. Utah. or TO Spritz, Vol G.
90 g2 Traction building, Cincinnati
ohio. and that any stock upon which the
assessment shall remain unpaid at the
close Of business hours June 18th. 1873
viii be delinquent and advertised for sale
al public auction, and unless payment is
made before will be sold on Tuesday, the
sth day Of July. 1903. to pay the delinquent
assessment. together with the costs Of adj
S.ertisIng and expense OF sale.
G. w BROWNING, Secretary.
office 402 Atlas Block. salt Lake City,
Utah.