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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13

When General Joseph e. Johnston
Shermans great opponent both before
and after he had reached Atlanta, was
In Congress In the seventies and early
eighties, representing the Richmond
Va, district. 1t was my very good for
tune to become we'll acquainted with
him. In the conversations between us,
he told me many interesting war stor-
les. but the one that has stayed by ME
best related to the earthworks that
Gen. Johnston had forgotten that he
had ever built.
General" 1 said to him one day, IT
have just returned from q trip
Fayetteville. n. c. While there 1 had
to travel along a road that took me
directly through some elaborate earth
works thrown up just outside of the
town. From their very elaborateness,
judged that they had been planned In
anticipation of fighting there a decisive
battle. and when 1 asked who had
built them ! was told that you had
done So"
I'm Fayetteville, N C unused the gen.
erol for a moment Then a smile Of
recognition spread over his face. why,
1 declare. 1 had forgotten all about
those fortificatfons." he confessed. But
now l can recall them wildly. and they
are especially interesting to me. IL
lustrating, as they do. one of the things
I had in mind when I was waiting for
Sherman TO move north from Savan-
nah.
Il reached Fayetteville fairly early
in the winter and decided to go into
Sherman would not start north before
winter quarters there. knew that
late winter or early spring. and also
knew that it would be very bad thing
for my army to spend Its days In COM
plete idlcness at Fayetteville, for idle
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13

ness Is very demoralizing to an army
nluch more SO than 1t is among civil
ians. SO. in order to keep my bows
ousy while they and [ were awaiting
the arrival of Sherman, planned what
tnlnk was as perfect a system of
eartnworth defense as built during the
entire war
These carthworks commanded both
siues .'u Oh Ine road running from Fayette-
vile to Raleigh. With equal armies ana
equal genemlship opposing, a great and
POSSIBLY, a decisive battle could have
Deen Fought In and before them PM
tney were not planned with such a nos
siole contingency in mind-they were
erected, as l have said, solve 40 n
means OF keeping my army busy-and I
was the only one who knew that thav
would be abandoned without a shot
nred from them when the time came for
mo TO move north. For. you know. INV
own purpose in the last year of the war
"as 10 oeiay and embar1ass the enemy
as much as possible with as little shed
ding OF blood as l could manage r
realized in my heart that the war WAS
nearly decided. and 1t seemed to me to
De waste of blood to shed anv mora
of it. 'S ii'oie
You say those old earthworks. after
all these eighteen years, are In a. GOOD
state OF preservation? 1 should surely
IKE to see them again. Perhaps I shall,
run down there sometime in the sum-
mer after Congress adjourns, and NAV
De Gen sherman would like to go alone
win me; although, strange as it may
seem, he and I, since We have become
warm friends. do not talk much about
the C'Ma war. We are both of US at This
tifne great deal more Interested in
questions affecting the immediate well
fare of the country"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13
MEMORIAL SERVICES.

For years it has been the custom IN
the wards throughout tho Stakes oil
Zion TO commemorate the birthday oil
the Prophet Joseph. by special services
on the Sunday nearest the date of that
anniversary. In accordance with th's
practice we suggest that Sunday, Dec.
26. this year, be devoted to the memory
of the great Prophet of this dispensa-
ton, and that appropriate services be
held in the Sunday schools. ward houses
and other places where the religious
services of the Church are held, on
that day.
JOSEPH F. SMITH.
JOHN r. WINDER,
ANTHON H. LUND.
First Presidency.
Salt Lake City, Dec. IL, 1903.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13
a STRANGE CASE.

Foreigners who intend to live and
die in this country but who neglect to
apply for citizenship should consider
the case of one Paul Ruggicro careful
~. 1t Is one that shows the folly of
neglccting simple duty.
Ruseiero came TO this country at the
age of II. For six years lie has been
married. and his wifo and children
have their home in New York. His
chiidren are Americans. though he liz
not. few months ago ho caught a
severe cold. and his physician rccom-
mcnded a sea voyage. He sailed to
Italy, STAYED In that country one
week. and returned here. but he was
refused TO land. An order for his de-
portation was promptly issued because
X was found that he had developed
tuberculosis. Had he taken out ma
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13
DISTRIBUTION OF THE ARMY.
BOSTON TRANsCRIpT

From the report of the adjutant gen.
eral of the army 1t appears that fully
rs per cent of tho officers and men OF
the continental army are stationed In
the United States, or nearly 81, 600
whereas there were In the Philippines
1920. exclusive of 5-729 scouts" or ma
tive soldiers. Alaska and Hawaii call
for about 1,200 each, and the military
duty in Porto Rico is done by the To-
cal regiment which Is about 700 strong
In spite of the presence of $4,000 regu-
lars on home soil our liberties do not
appear abbreviated to any appreciable
extent.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13
WHAT ABOUT TAINTED MONEY!
Springfield Republican

A very grave question In ethics is
presented to all of the religious charlt-
able. educational and scientific bodies
that have accepted Mr.. Rockefellers
money They may as well prepare to
answer 1t. Assuming that the United
States supreme court Will sustain the
circuit court in declaring the Standard
OH company an unlawful combination,
1t follows that Mr. Rockefeller has
been giving away money earned by IL
legal processes. Should money of this
sort be retained by the recipients of
MT. Rockefeller's bounty? Here is an
other oDportunity for Rev. DIR. wash
ington GLADDEN..
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13

William ]. Calhoun. recently ap7
pointed u. S. minister to China. Is said
to be an able lawyer. liberal and pro-
gresslve, and in every way we'll equip
ped for that position. He ought to be
We ought to have at Penn as able
diplomats as China has sent to us.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13
TENDENCY OF THE TIMES.
San Francisco Chronicle.

san francisco Chronicle.
Another great merger of railroads is
announced. Pretty soon all the little
corporations Will be absorbed by the
big ones, Whom the feat is accom-
plished the business of regulating will
be simplif1ed. 1t Is easier to exercise
watchfulness over a half dozen than
over a thousand different concerns.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13

San Francisco is just about to In
vite Uncle Sam to celebrate the open
ing of the Panama canal. in that city,
by big exposition. Money has been
promised to finance the undertaking.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13
Defined.

How do you define black as your
nat? said schoolmaster TO one OF
his pupils.
Darkness that may be felt" replied
the budding genius.-Columbia Jester
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13

Albert Hall is the biggest hall in all
London but there was not room in 1t
for a single suffragette when Premier
Asquith spoke there. In Its own way
the path of the suffragette is as hard
as that of the transgressor.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13

Did the same people secure the af-
tidavits Of Loose and Dunkel that
secured the affidavit of Burrill? They
look as though they were of the same
spawn
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13

Secretary of State Knox has not
been called premier once since he as
sumed office nor has he had any
portfolio" Is this administration
going eschew English politiul nomen-
clature?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13

siderable capital and as a rulc the in
dividual farmer is still unable to take
advantage of the legislation freeing
industrially used alcohol from taxa
tion.
1t is therefore concluded that tho
farmers will not be able to engage In
this line of manufacture unless law
shall be passed permitting ttom to pro-
duce alcohol in cheap fire pot stills.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13
JUST FOR FUN.
A Forecast.

" mats the matter. daughter?"
gerdy and 1 have parted forever"
I'm In that case. 1 s'pose he won't
y pe arouho ior a couple of nights. -
Louisville Couricr-JournaI.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13

Prices are so high that it is impos-
sible for a man to get the most for
his money. At most he can only get
the least.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13

1t takes Congress as long to settle
down to work as 1t does an amateur
pianiste to arrange her skirts.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13
The Point of View.

Hoax-Dont you think it's outrage
GUS the prices these milliners charge
for hatS2
Joax-Oh. I don't know.
HoaS-fou don't know. eh7 It's very
evident you are not married man.
JoaN-Wrong; / married a milliner.-
Philadelphia Record
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13

While towards die many times before
their deaths they cannot collect any
life insurance, which makes their
dynes unoroftable.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
WORKS THAT GENERAL JOE" JOHNSTON FORGOT
ABOUT.
By ]. E. Edwards


sees or anecdotes and Incidents
nave corrected
News
articles nave distinctive own i"i' '"e7o
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13

Santa Claus needs first those re-
quests for Christmas presents that
come to him with a Red Cross stamp
attached to them.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13

The Standard Oil trust has been or
dercd to dissolve but 1t continues to
stand on the order.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13
Quite Another AIntter

He-Haye you ever noticed what
small feet Miss Fetcham has?
She 0ealous)-No, but I've observed
what small shoes she wears-Boston
Transcript.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13

Speaker Cannon could truthfully
say, A flood of bills came o'cr me
that nHed mine eyes with tears"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13

If you can't hitch your wagon 10 a
star try hitching 1t to the tail OF
Halleys comet
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13

If Job had been silent man he
never would have been known as a
patient one.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13
Waste of Time.

Ethel-How is it you refused to go
automooilins with Sloboy again?,, =.
Maude-Oh, what was the use? 1t
TOOK ooth his hands to steer the ma
chine.-Chioago News.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13

1t is scandal and not the story of a
broken heart that makes divorce cases
interesting.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13

The ehIIdren's playground move
ment starts with good deal OF romp
and circumstance.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13
CONTEMPT OF COURT.
Wall Street Journal

'oii 'oeASce Jul udi'
President Taft, In addition to devils
ing ways of minimizing delays In the
courts of justice. might also start a
movement for condensing legal opin-
ions.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13

Fat folks are far more anxious to be
slim than slim folks are to be fat.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13

1t begins to look as though zelaya
had Estrada on the run if not on the
hip.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13

The Nicaraguan insurgents are be-
ginning to call on Cassius.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13

The latest news is not back from
Elba but back to Nairobi.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13

Il feel like a colt" says Speaker
Cannon. Automatic or double actor? ?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13

Why shouldn't bald head be as
honorable as gray hairs?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13
REVERSING THE INTEREST
Washington Star.

WdShiilSl loH sur
Interest In the beet sugar industry
has been largely replaced by interest in
the sugar beat enterprise.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13

Brokaw's jealousy is only matched by
that of Othello.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13

A widow never elopes She knows
how and where to walt
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13

1t Is the pace that kills. the pace of
the automobile.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13

1t is when mule hasn't pull that
1T has kick coming
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13

There is no Idle curiosity: 1t Is all
active, some of II vicious
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13

The deafest man has no trouble in
hearing money talk
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13

One mans faults are another mans
virtues.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-13

The last sad wrltcs-thirty-
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-07
NEWSIES' FRIEND
is A BANKRUPT

Chicago. Jan. 4.-Woolf's Clothing COM
pany, State and Monroe streets, widely
known for it's practice of giving Chicago
newsboys a Thanksgiving turkey dinner
every year. has gone into voluntary bank
ruptcy. Liabilities OF the firm are gener-
ally estimated at 100000, with inventoried
assets ranging. according to reports, from
10000 to 100000.
Death OF Isaac Wool, newsboy-merchant,
two years age was credited on all sides
with being the essential cause OF the FAIL
ure. Recently it was found necessary to
sell the original store at West Madison and
Halsted streets In order to protect the
downtown establishment, where the rent
was So. 600 per year.
This year there was no Thanksgiving
dinner for newsboys.
SLIDER & Isaacs. counsel for the creditors,
said: apparently, only Mr.. Isaac Woo,f
knew how to make the business pay. Fort
unately he conducted 1t in such a way that
the good will of the concern IS now a big
asset"
Mr. woolf came to Chicago from Lafay-
cite. Ind, In the early 's0s. In Lafayette
he had been q newsboy and in Chicago.
after opening first q small store at West
Madison and Halsted streets, and then a
downtown store In 1897, started his custom
OF giving q Thanksgiving dinner to every
newsboy who would come and eat it.
From 1900 to 1000 boys were treated every
wear.
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MESSAGE OF DEATH
M|STAkE;SfEkS $1,16o
Woman Sues for Expenses Of
Wake" of Live
Man.

Minneapolis, Mimi, IAN. AIRS.
Ethel Manning, of Minneapolis. has Pc
titioned the district court to grant her
SLIGO damages against the Western
Union Telegraph company for an al
legged mistake in a message.
Mrs. Manning says that her husband
is addicted to the use of liquor, and
that last September he went on a
spree. She sent his brother the follow
ing message:
Pat is drinking; come at once"
Instead. Mrs. Manning asserts. the
telegraph sent a message
say yha MAJ vnai ner ,ah5ounsnnoanhhaaa w" as o osa 81,
atives to be present at Patrick's wake.
Mrs. Manning want the damages to
reimburse her for the expenses of the
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-07
SEISMIC RECORDS
ARE ALL BROKEN
Lateral Displacement of Earth
In Quake Never Before
Equaled.

Stetting, of the Russian physical
observatory. and secretary Of the
International Seismic commission
IS busily classifying the observations
telegraphed to him from all quarters
OF the globe.
The lateral displacement of The
earth's crust during the Italian earth
quake, attaining LIZ millimeters. is the
greatest on record since the %introduc-
tion OF seismography. The absence OF
premonitory shocks is attributed to at
mospheric conditions, but this is not
definitely established. The suadenness
OF disturbance and Its extent point to
volcanic origin and not to fracture or
k of the earth'S crust
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-07
LILLIAN TO
d. PUBLISH LETTERS

New York, Jan. 4.-Lillian Russell
has another surprise in store for her
announced that the love letters which
she has received during her long and
wonderful stage career will be pub
lished within a short time. Between
performances of "Wildfire" Miss Rus
sell has been busy arranging these let
tiers for publication.
Ever sxnce l first went on the stage
I've saved all the letters that We're
written to me, and I have trunkfuls Of
Them" Miss Russell said in explaining
her purpose. I'm going to publish
many Of the best in two volumes. One
volume will be devoted to serious ones,
he other to o~utrageously funny ones.
OF course" with a roguish wink, there
are some I can't publish. These two
books will make most delightful read
ing"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-07
WORK OF RELIEF
GOES BRAVELY ON

Rome, Jan. A.-The presence OF the
King and queen OF Italy in the stricken
district has done much to infnse the
means at the disposal of the relief com
1n1ttees. Considering the means, won
ders are being done. The queen looks
Tar from well. She is exhausted. The
terrible scenes she has witnessed have
hiIected her strongly. She Weeps fire.
auently, and on more than II occa-
sion she has covered the hands OF
some unfortunate woman with her
tears.
The king decided the queen should
return to Rome, but she refused. laying
she could not sleep from thinking OF
tho miseries OF her subjects. BY re-
manning OH the spot she feels that she
can do something to relieve the general
misery.
Trains leaving here for the south are
hlied almost entirely with newspaper
men, relatives of victims, or volunteers
on rescue committees. These commit
tees are composed Of every nationality
of Europe.
Shock. Will Continue.
Professor Alfani, of the Florence OBJ
s~erNatory. predicts the seismic activity
VIII continue for three years to come.
He recommends the enforcement OF re-
strictiNe building laws In the earth-
quake zones of Italy.
Personal accounts of survivors, ob-
tanned today, all go to confirm the
1f5I reports OF the extent OF the dis.
nster. They but add to the gruesome
recital of suffering and pathetic In
ability to help the injured.
One feature OF the disaster at Reg
Eio is the large number OF homeless
children. In some cases little babies
were oundc creeping about IN the ruins.
1t seems impossible to restore them
to their parents even IL tl7e parents are
alive.
Many Arc Insane.
In many cases survivors recovered
consciousness to find themselves far
away from the scene of disaster. Large
lumber of the survivors have become
insane. They try to throw Themselves
overheard, IL hey are at sea, OF hurl
themselves out Of car windows.
IL has taken place at Reggie has
been a repetition Of the scenes at Mes
stna, but the proportion of the popula-
ton to perish at the former place aH
higher.
Today the conditions at Reggio are
worse than at Messina. owing to tho
danger Of an epidemic from the decom-
posing bodies. 1t has been proposed, in
small villages where not. one house re-
mains standing, to set the debris or.
fire as a means of publication.
List at Reggie 10000.
Rome. a Am official dispatch
from Reggie says the death list is ap-
parently 10000.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-07
ELEPHANT GOES MAD;
CoNEY ISLAND PANIC
Lassoed in Dance Hall After
Pursuit Of Two
Hours.

New York, Jan. Am exciting ele-
plant hunt in which a 1~2-year-old
African animal nearly killed a man.
kept Coney island in a state bordering
on panic for wv hours.
Puncha, the elephant in question. is
now chained to the oor OF the dance
hall in Luna Park, and unless she can
be gotten out of her at of temper she
must be killed.
She broke from her quarters. and,
with GO keepers at her heels, demol-
ished many buildings of the resort, one
after another. Finally breaking into
the lance hall, she was brought to bay
and lassoed.
She knocked a keeper senseless, and
was about to trample him when he was
dragged beyond her reach.
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KING CHEERS SUFFERERS

Reggie, Jan. liking Victor EN-
manuel returned to the ruins OF Reggie
today. He traversed the ruins from
one end to the other. comforting suf-
ferers and cheering At one
point. his majesty came upon a man
buried up to his waist in debris. The
king encouraged the unfortunate while
the soldiers were digging him out. In
the midst of the efforts at rescue. the
man cried:
"sire, / ian wait for deliverance, but
Tor Gods sake, give me- food and
drink"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-07

we received from her people in 1906. The
performed the task. We must leave to the
Judgment OF all fair-minded citizens.
While at times. the unfairness of partisan
critics and the a OF political strife
with all sorts Of attacks based upon
shameless falsehood-have attempted to
obstruct and hinder the work We set out
to do, yet on the whole. we nave enjoyed
that work, and 1t is with a feeling of sin
cere regret that I bid goodby to the brave
and loyal men who have made it possible.
to accomplish what has been done.