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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-11-19
Hats as Hampers.

Tive come to stay all night" an
nounced the pretty girl $ chum, and
| haven't brought sign of handbag
just look here >
She removed her towering hussar
turban with its big velvet crown. set
it upside down in her lap, united the
ribbons which drew in the silk lining
and took ont OF the crown Il dainty
robe de mutt compactly folded. 1T $
Il great scheme. You can carry home
small parcels this way. The big hats
weigh so much, anyway, that lit
tie more doesn't count" continued
the ingenious maid, as she took from
the hat crown few extra handkcr-
chiefs Il toothbrush and an extra col
lar
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-11-19

\ SECOND cropof wild Strawberries
was being picked in West Virginia,
on the 4th of this month, November.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-11-19

AN exchange prints this: The
head of large business house bought
number of those DO 1t Now" signs.
and hung them up around the offices,
They were effective beyond cxpecta-
tion, and yet it can hardly be said
that they worked well. When, after
the first few days. the business man
counted up the results, he found that
the cashier had skipped out with $l5,-
900, the head bookkeepcr had elopcd
with the stenographer, three clerks
had asked for a raise in salary, and
the Office boy had set out to become
highwayman.
kippered, applied as an ad jcctive
to the smaller run Of salmon, means
simply splitting, cutting into proper
ly sized pieces. sailing and smoke
drying. But that is not all, as a com
parison of kippered with ordinarily
dried salmon will at once demon
strate. 1t may be the species of fish.
or care in preparation that has made
it a general favoritc, but the fact
Is that 1t is becoming 4 prime article
of diet entirely from merit
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-11-19

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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-06
A LESSON N roLERANcE.

10 President TAFT had done nothing
else during his remarkable tour Of the
country. than given a much needed OBJ
ject lesson in religious liberation. that
tour should not be- in vain. He took
part In religious exercises at an ortho-
dox Congregational church in washing
ton. a Jewish tabernacle in Pittsburg
and a Catholic Institution in Montana.
lie preached In the Latter-day Saints
Tabernacle IN this city and in a Univer-
salist church in Portland. oregon. And
one Of the most inspiring OF All his APP
pearances IN such a capacity Was when
at Fresno, Cal. ne preached in the open
air at service which all the church or
CARNATIONS OF the city-Cstholic and
Protestant Joined
This is as IL should be in a country
where the equality OF all citizens under
the law is recognized as a fundamental
principle. and where there are no legal
disabilities on account Of creed or be-
lief The President proved that he be-
lieves in that principle, not only as a
theory. but as a basis OF practice when
put 10 the test. no him as the Execu-
tive Of this great Republic there was no
dividing line between Jews and Gen
tiles. Catholics and Professionals. Nor
mons" and non-"Mormons All we're
citizens OF the same country. with iden-
Teal interests. We can only hope and
pray that the moral effect Of such ap-
pearance OF the President viii be far
reaching and salutsry, contrasting viv-
idly with the lamentable spectacle pre-
sented in some places where religious
bigotry is as hateful and iutolerant as
i'm Russia
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-06

ton that "the Advent season Ispcak-
ing of Tho second coming of our Lord
actually dates from lS2s But this was
the very year the youthful Prophet be-
gan his translation of the plates Lieut.
tenant Toticn slys the year 1928 "was
exactly 25,0 years from fsracrs captlv-
ity I uss Israel I'm distinction from
that of Judah Their times OF punish
mont were over Since ISIS m watch
crs are counting one generation 81
thrcc-sCoro years and ten 90 az least the
lunar beginning of the climax. be that
what 70 may. and be- the crisis how long
socvcr' COur Race. page 21S)
Tho harmony between the prophetic
chronology, 8s understood by the most
able students Of That subject. and the
message OF the Prophet VINO brought 20
hght the Book Of Mormon ss the FIRST
step toward the proclamation Of the
bcginuing OF the Advent season is. 10
say the least noteworthy The contents
OF The book the circumstance under
which IL was brought forth. the evi-
dcuccs Of IT, authenticity and is SUBJ
seQucnt history are such as to demand
for Il the earnest attention of an 20
whom life is more than mere earthly
existence
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-06

the anccdote. which tells how Il hap
pcncd that he wrote his first story,
Passages From the Diary Of n Late
Physician VI you have. then you will
remember IL was said that my father
az dinner where n popular novelist
was under discussion. declared that
anyone could write a story II he would
base 10 upon his personal experience.
and that he wac sure he could write
as good "a story as any that had been
published Someone challenged him
to DO ". and his Diary was the result.
Whom the book was published, my
father awoke to End himself besicgcd
by publishers who begged him FOR new
manuscript AT last. after several
years. he yielded TO the temptation.
and wrote Ten Thousand Year" 1
can lust remember what an cNtraor-
binary vogue the story had. ana that
everybody was talking about my
father
THE book was so phenomenally sue
ccssfui that he received many offers
from publishers. all of them promis-
ing most satisfactory pocuniary con-
siderations For some time father was
I'm considerable mental disturbance.
lie did not know whether or not he
ought TO accept these offers. or any
OF them. But at last he said TO him
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-06
FIGHTING THE SALOONS,

We notice in the Sacramento Bee. OF
Nov. 2, that the good people OF Rose
VILE. Cal. have been given the choice
between saloons and railroad car shops.
They can have either but not both
superintendent Sheridan. OF the
Southern Pacific company hes address
ed statement 70 the Roseville au-
thorities in which he says that the
company Is contemplating the erection
of car shops for Rosevine. but that he
viii not recommend IT as long as the
saloons are located practically in the
midst Of the buildings which II Is con-
templated 10 erect. In this connection
the superintendent SAYS; 1t occurs 10
me that saloons should be confined to
some particular zone in order that they
may have the official surveillance that
Is necessary"
The railroad company knows II can
not entrust its property and the lives
or passengers 10 men who frequent
saloons. and the railroad official ma
turauy wants the dram shops removed
as FAR as possible from the employees.
He does not want them IN close proxim-
ity 70 round houses, machine shops and
repair tracks He has taken up the
fight against the liquor dealers. in the
interest Of the company. and the pub
lie The account in the Bee says
Some time ago a representative Of
the Southern Pacific company was sent
to Rosevillc 10 make certain investiga-
lions as 10 the desirabiity OF the place
for larger car shops. and the story goos
that he reported back al the main Of
fee that there are too many saloons In
the town and recommended that the
shops be not located at Roseville
I'm order 10 protect the railroad COM
panys property from saloon influences.
the company some time ago fenced OF
the Rosevilie depot preventing em-
ployes and persons arriving on trains
from running across the tracks 10 the
saloons fronting the depot The result
ant loss OF transient trade has crippled
the saloons in that part Of town. al
most putting them ont Of business"
What a lesson in public morality these
railroad Officials who fight the saloons
furnish ff they cannot trust their
property 10 men who frequent So
hons, how can the interests Of a fam
lly. business, church. or a COM
munity be entrusted 10 drunkards and
those who make il their business 10
encourage dunkennessi And yet, IN
this city the temples Of Bacchus stand
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-06
DEsERET EVENING NEWS SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1909

selves. TO the great loss OF the owners
Roads. Mr.. Hopla says. are not al
ways kept In good condition. and that
BE- another loss 20 the farmer. though
he may not realize e. Many permit
irrigation water 60 escape and food
the roads. instead ~ utilizing on the
water ON the cultivated soil. where IL
Will do most rooa.
some farmers say thoy' have not time
to destroy weeds repair fences. and
mend roads But this Is all a matter
OF habit They would be better or
and receive more satisfactory returns
from the soil, n they would cultivate
smaller area and do that wen. with
close attention TO every detail. A
farmer who takes good care Of 30
acres is better on than he who has 100
acres poorly looked after.
We recognize the Importance OF
these suggestions. Utah farming land
VIII rise IN value In proportion to the
care with which ii is kept And AN
over The country IS heard the cry for
more farmers, more farm products.
The population is increasing in every
state New York is Increasing faster
than London, gaining annually i25.2S7
inhabitants Co London's 1Oa.O46. Paris
gains but 10000 a year, while Chicago
mas an annual increase OF IS. 435. This
is more than double that OF Berlin.
This Is but an index Of the growth OF
the population There are constantly
more mouths to nm People must
rely on the farmer Tor the necessaries
of NE no matter how much gold and
silver the mountains may be made TO
yield. Farming Is the most importsn.
Industry. and the better the farms are
kept tho more they will yield and the
higher viii be their value
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-06
FARMS ANp r,uMNG.

A nfcr1 ~ tho News" Nr Lorenzo
Hoph, of Map'rton dropped ln me
other day and favored us with an lu-
forcstne chat about FARMS aud fnum-
nE Mr lIoph Dr. evidently one ol
thc many Utah formers to whose intel
ilsont ANA persistent efforts tbc state
oWos poo much OFF its adancement but
hc. with others. sges that improve
ment ls needed
ror One thlug be Is of the opinion
that farmers generally do mot spend
enough tmo ana euerFy in enc de-
siruotiou of weeds. Some lo but an
1o not. and the consequence ls that the
Work rs fo much harder with united
rnDus ID would boz easier Many farm
or fah to recognize che Importance Of
keeping un "a constsnt war against the
wools nurdocia. wild oats. and white
weeds are therefore. multiplying
along thc roads and bitches. and. n
many Instance mingung Win the
grain ana the result is that Utah oats
and wheat has no longer me financial
value ln the market IL once had The
weeds are responsible for "a great nn-
ancial loss 90 the farmers.
Another thing that needs attention 4
ono fences. ln many places harbed
wires are left an such q condition that
valuable animals are injurng them-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-06
THE WORK PROGRESSING.

From e. private letter TO Mr. Sylvester
@ Cannon, OF this city, dated Rotter-
dam. DOT "a, IL is learned that the
Elders in Holland have had consider
able success lately, as o. result OF the
controversy started by the opponents.
II seems that a warning was issued
against the Elders through the gov
eminent press, and that the opposition
press Immediately took the matter up
and opened its columns 10 the Elders.
The consequence Was that people came
10 meetings TO hear what the Elders
had 90 say, and that many books were
distributed During Inc month OF Sep
TENDER between sixteen and seventeen
Thousand books were sold. AT Leidon.
Arnhem. Amsterdam and Rotterdam
the mccunghousos were Gilcd and hum
dreds were unable 90 Uct Boz. So eager
were the people 10 listen 10 thc Elders
Al Icidcn "a special hall Uus hired. but
thar proved TO, small The same WIS
thc case 40 Anthem Az the recent con-
fforcDcs at Groningen nye hundred
stmueef were present Even the
opposition ras again proved a blessing
in disguise
Do France. GOO. tho ELDERS are meet-
Ing With success Tla lettor says tho
meetings are trtte- attended thln ever
Eieht members weIo laptzad "a Lille
on the ION or O.tobor dad one al
Iiccc thc following Saturday And
diam. fn. .s..ff BE- r,r..r.... aI... o. fs
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-06

be employed az $4,000 per year By
our best private and state UNIVERSE
Ties for original research work and
That the country would receive boz re-
turn many times the money thus ox-
pended The research worker should
be LETT entirely free az % teaching
In tho first place because he would
be az q rule unsuited 10 teach and In
the second place because his invosti-
cations would suffer should demand
be made upon him 20 do the regular
and routine work OF the teacher. Tho
Investigator should give the results OF
his Investigations by lecurlns from
time TO time before classes and the
public as well a. by publication.
such a division OF the labors Of uni
versity faculties would undoubtedly re-
suit as Il has done In other cases.
namely. in a great Improvement and
increase IN the result aimed at and
in the resulting product
II viii pay the nation as whole
and ever individual state 20 work ia
this direction Good teachers. are rare
and research work is expensive. but
both are indispensable TO modern pro-
gress and 10 the highest attainable
good Of the people at large
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-06
THE OPTlMIST'S CORNER

BY George F. Butler. An. MD
We placard a house against smallpor
and disinfect against contagion, YET
moral leprosy and mental distemper are
seldom regarded as contagious. Ever.
thing possible is often done to increae
tho predisposition to disease IN ID
young by encouraging precocity AID
disregarding malformation. II a child
Of consumptive parents Is born with
narrow chest and a large head by the
time he reaches the age OF puberty
these defects In the body are often
greatly increased, whereas they might
be nearly, If not altogether, prevented
by out-of door exercise, proper diet and
mental repose. Doctors are expected 20
do with drugs what the parents might
have accomplished by a little 'ess Roi
ship of society. or money and a lite
knowledge of physiology and common
sense. Many persons I'm every COMMIT
nifty value the services OF a physician
according to the length OF his count''
nance and the size OF his doses THIS
offers n golden field 20 quacks, and an
principled scoundrels, and here,
elsewhere. the supply equals and some
times exceeds the demand. And yel
these people wonder that they are SIGN
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-06
PROTEST or TuE WOMEN.

The women Of The District Of Column
bia have passed resolutions condomning
On stroug terms the yellow journals"
81 the country. and especially depreo-
ating the Publishing of all The hor-
riblc details OF murder trials and di-
vorce suits The resolutions read
owe vigorously oppose the publication
of such details of criminal and other
trials as are a. mcnacc 10 public NOR
ais and we ask an uubuc-spirited PEI q
sons 10 refuse support go those
Journals which. iu daily Publishing OBJ
ioctOnahlc and sensational material. do
ignore their high privilege.
We oppose this ovil ir practical
ways especially. and in tho line Of de-
vcloping public opinion 90 appreciate
JOS danger We earnestly appeal 10 the
editors OF decent journals 90 help us Ia
stamping II out"
In adopting these resolutions the
women declared it to be ;helr duty 10
endeavor 10 raise Co a higher moral
tone the public press Mrs. Kittie Rose
Pepper I'm introducing the resolutions.
said Ia parts
"rhe greatest OWL wrought By these
youth OF the nation. and for their
aakes % not for our own. We should
use every means iu our power 10 dis
courage the publication Of nauscating
particulars Of events which are ia
themselves unfortunate and should BE-
forgotten as soon as possible
The women OF the District Of CO.
umbia have sounded a note OF warn
ing that ought TO be heard an over
the country They have suggested n
line OF work which an lovers of
humanity should take up in earnest
There IS no doubt that the "yellow
press that caters 10 dcpraved taste
is a menace TO public morals II
should be reformed
The aroloslsts for this school ~
crime generally urge. In their defense.
that newspapers are in the nold TO
make money. and that they are iusti-
fed in selling the kind Of stuff the
public viii pay for. But this reason
ing does not hold good in other in
stances The keeper of an opium Joint
for instance, might argue that ne is ia
the market tn make money and that
he must supply the stuff Tor which
there is demand. But his argument
is cut short bv the just law which
makes that kind OF business Illegal
The awakening Of public opinion to
the danger Of the diffusion OF moral
poison. is a good sign May the women
an over the land unite IN creating a
sentiment that finally win reHegate
the yellow press" 10 the garbage can.
whore Il belongs.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-06

SELF You have been ea,, -
lnyslolsn and as a iavver s.',,Q ss
ehsased IN the latter 'nu sre nov
tnere is Your lie vvnrl nfotesslon
rea' career lies. 10 now YOU mere s. yout
eu 20 write another stor, are tempt.
snouiu be successful. then ,o,' Una b.
again tenn ted TO write ana gu VIII b,
"; oet surely YOU win dive 'adual.
self from your profession 'S ~, Your.
lon Tor you to decide a n e Ques.
YOU exclusively devote yo,,,..is wv. WIN
professional work MS ~ 20 your
VIII you allow yourself to aver Or
by story wrltingi "e diverted
SO my father reasoned
ana came 10 the conclusio,, =, uimself
was 20 be y successful lawVsr ~, ~ be
20 nus profession, he mus, ami, 1'goted
writing And having once mai story
mihu IN this way. he eo,,la up hs
moved from his purpose. althonmaot be
a number OF years ne roceiy.gsn Tor
ume to time most tempting ofrer. rom
publishers for new story ~ ron
ms invariable answer was. No mem
atter am a lawyer and no,b,, mere
MY story writing DAYS are endods eise.
tCoPNwright. 1903. by r.. I Edn.
on Monday Mr.. Edwards " aW,s'usl
The Inside story OF Famous y, ~ lel
Veto" "uo Hrant
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-06

Eastern papers predict a scarcity Of
Turkeys, this year. The reports say
that there are 25 per cent fewer tur-
keys this year than last. and more peo-
pie to eat them. The price will there
fore be beyond the reach OF many. es-
pecially in communities taxed to death
by incompetent and wasteful manipu-
lators OF party machines. II you have
10 throw your years savings into the
hungry NAV Of the tax-esters and your
children must go without Thanksgiving
turkey do not forget TO be thankful
for the American" party.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-06

brlng To tue task OF It's interpretst,..
~ great deal more than scnsuoits ,h' s,eN
OF voice and = mastery Of tone-nr~,,,. lu
uOn. lie must have. up To a c.r.ei
point. skill ia the technic OF s,, .,telN
as for beauty OF voice. that A.
nom heaven, greatly to be prizea 81 ~
owned though by no means ira,s.on
sable but what no must have ~ y
essential to his task is. first. aeon - -
tional responsiveness. an instt,,.4'
sense Of drama, scrupulous fdeii,,'
the spirit of the conception vhioS y
would express; and. secondly. the 49,. ~
er OF dramatic and emotional uttersn.
which will enable him 70 con,myn,e..'
10 his hearers-and. let us saw NJ
spectators-the significance OF the son M
as he understands It. In other wors'
MS duty IL fully as much to the ~.
whose words he Is declaimlng as
the composer whose music he Is sinvs,.
We have no sound warrant for asliae
the singer Of dramatic and erno,ior-s
songs. in his capacity as thu voha.
OF the poet and the composer 70 ~, w
fine himself 10 vocal expression 49,.
Tho increased emotional and drams.,,
burden Of the modern song iuStiss.
II II does not demand, an enriched 49,
enlarged equipment in the singer Nm
should he not, n he can, take sdyar.
tage OF the infinite capacity for eYn,s.
sion afforded by the human mast ~.
human body, so long as he emnlo,,
these dangerous agents with tact al.
erection, finesse, subtlety % surrestio,
avoiding sedulously all crassneSs ara
extravaganza? We may as we'll rsc.
ognize, now as later that the si,...
qua singer IS nothing like SO inns
ious and dominant an element In INNS.
cal art as he once was-that no IL IA.
clining in consequence day bv day. ana
the truth Of this assertion is not in ~
least Impaired by the fact OF Mr.. cara.
SOS fabulous earnings: we are disen,,.
ing the place OF the singer In music,l
art, not i'm musical commerce. Ara
with the decline Of the singer is Ia Ia
noted the corresponding enerrence IN.
to greater prominence IN the schemes ~
song-writers and opera makers of tha
poet and the amatist-Lawrence en-.
man. In Haiper's Weekly
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-06

figure, ] CHANGED 20 glance al his lib
rary table ana saw thereon "a copy Of
Ten thousand a Year" Instantly
the thought popped into my mead that
the reverend doctor before me was A
sOn ~ samuel Warren. After he had
smihngly Acknowledged that this was
the case, and We had talked a little
about the book I said
Doctor, u has always puzzled me
why your father never followed up the
great success he achieved with Ten
Thousand Year Was there any
special reason why he should have 40
suddenly stopped the writing OF sto.
ries, when, apparently he was on the
threshold OF great literary career7'
Yes, there was a very good reason.
the son replied, hut ! don't know that
Il has ever been told. although IL may
have been In my childhood. Al the time
my fathers books were published
NY fathef AZ you probably know.
was hrst . physician and then a law
Yer ana vas very fond Of each Drofas.
sion. IL may be that you have heard
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-06

II was reported the other day that
the residents OF the Third precinct have
dospaired OF being able 20 help local
unfavorable conditions by individual
appeals 20 the city council. 80 they
are organizing Retirement league
which viii deal with the council
through the special committee II a
suggestion is in order. let us say that
the committee should not waste preci-
Gus time upon the council but humby
seek an audience with the owners and
directors Of that body and present
their grievances to headquarters II
YOU want anything in Russia, ignore
the douma and go 10 the car,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-06

The rnmor that Colonel Roosevelt
had been killed in Africa very natural
ly created some alarm and apprehen-
sion but there was no ground what
ever for il. nor could its origin be
traced. II was senseless and In a mea-
sure wicked The Wild beast isn't
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-06

Commander Peary is 10 be paid a dol
lar and twenty cents word for his
story while Colonel Roosevelt is only
getting sdollar word. The Colonel
can say nun-ceuts.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-06

The National Geographic society
stands ready to honor DR. Cook with a
medal similar 10 the one conferred
upon Commander Peary II he can
prove az clearly as the latter did that
he reached the north pole. The society
would be wise to pave two medals
struck OF when 1t gives the order for
the one for Commander Peary. II viii
save time.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-06
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
HOW THE WORLD LOST A GREAT NOVELIST.

!.
ne daily series o. anecdotes ana Incidents that throw intsng
more
wi OF
me-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-06

We have seen no claim that the fine
weather Is due TO the result OF Tues
days election. And yet il is as much
due to it as some other things that are
claimed TO be due to H.