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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11

station In life was humble compared to
thai OF the clergy and barons. In par
lament they became known as the
commons" By and by the distinction
between the commons" and the other
members became so marked that they
| assembled in different rooms and were
| organized as distinct bodies And thus
originated the House OF Lords and the
House of Commons.
Since 1892 the two Houses have been
rather antagonistic to each other. 1t
Englishman that an hereditary body.
however great the personal influence OF
Its members, cannot In the present con-
tury England, be the equal of corporate
authority of a representative chamber
1t has become apparent that the HOUSE
OF Lords might on important issues
differ In opinion from the House of
Commons. and that in such cases an
enduring desire OF the nation, ascx-
pressed. In the representative chamber.
must prevail. So strong has this senti-
mcnt become that even the lords them
selves have realized that the House OF
Lords exists merely on sufferance. The
English public is patient and NAV toll
crate an antiauated machine as long
as II works without serious friction.
but when trouble comes. the machine
VIII surely be put aside If it cannot be
reconstructed.
inc House of Commons, from being
the commons" in parliament has
advanced to its present dominating i'm
portance, and that is one of the signs
by which the advancement In civiliza-
lion may be measured The abroea-
tion or the House of Lords would not |
mean the exclusion of the so-called |
higher classes from the AFFAIRS of the |
nation. 1t would mean that the noble |
men and clergymen could enter parlIa- |
inent only If elected. as the members
or the lower house are elected. And |
that seems to be the only natural way
m country with representative gov
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11
THE USE OF ALCOHOL.

1t is only when mixed with water
sugar. and other substances and used
az beverage, that the abuse Of al
cohol begins.
Tho use for alcohol. as distinguished
from It's abuse-its use "ab" or away
from Its normal or proper use. az the
phrase makers say-is as q fuel for
both heating and illuminating pur-
| poses, as a solvent for resins and oils,
as part of smokeless powder, ether,
chloroform, analine dies. etc.
| Ordinary grain alcohol, also called
cologne spirits and distilled spirits, is
a substance OF high Importance In in
| dustry Readily infiammable 1t burns
with pale blue flame giving off no
soot-a fact that renders it desirable
fuel for domestic as well as for in
dustrlal uses According to experts:
"It mixes with water In all proper
tions resulting in a decrease of bulk
of the mixture, thus 63.9 volumes OF
alcohol and 1873 volumes of water make
100 volumes of the mixture. proof
gallon of alcohol, according to the u
). internal revenue system of measure
ment, Is wine gallon containing so
per cent by volume of absolute al
cohol while 200 proof contains 100 per
cent absolute alcohol"
A bulletin (No. 72) just issued from
the Agricultural Experiment station of
New Mexico. contains an interesting
summary of the advantages and disad-
vantages of the use of alcohol as a
fuel They are:
Less danger of the vapor forming
an explosive mixture with air.
An alcohol flame is more readily ex-
tinguished than gasoline or kerosene,
because it Is not spread by water like
the latter two, but mixes with it, form
ing an incombustiblc product when
very dilute.
Alcohol is more pleasant to handle
and neither it nor its products of COM
bustion arc disaereeable, they being
both smokeless and odorless. The fact
that alcohol neither soils the lamps
nor scots the chimncys makes saving
In time and energy to the housewife
who uses it,
LESS heat is given off by radiation
in both heating and lighting and this is
often quite an advantage I'm any fuel
used for lighting during hot weather.
Alcohol consumes less air than kero-
sene which IL some advantage In light
ing poorly ventilated rooms.
Alcohol costs 10 cents per gallon In
FL Paso. Texas. while kerosene costs
about 20 cents. and gasoline less than
80 cents.
The heating value of alcohol is only
about 40 per cent of that of other LIQUID
fuels
Most lamps and other utensils for
burning alcohol can not be lighted at
once. but require previous heating"
The replacement of mantles which
arc necessary for use in alcohol lamps,
might be found rather expensive"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11

the larger towns. where there arc BIS
ger and more attractive stops. are no
longer an obstacle. 1t Is the prosperous
farmer. whose trade was worth while
to the village store. that owns an auto
mobile and thus transfers his trading to
the larger town. The little merchant In
the village has given up the struggle
From Golfers for Nov 20.
WHY Is Occupying the greater
Germany portion of central
Ar,nInrs Europe. Germany Is, in
political respects. the
most unfavorably located country in
the world. Nowhere protected by such
natural boundaries as large rivers OF
high mountain ranges, which would
block the way of enemies. but easily
accessible and vulnerable on all sides,
Germany has been, since remotest
times, the object of hostile assaults.
For q period of four hundred years
the German tribes were compelled to
defend their independence from the
Romans Later came the horrible inva-
sion by the Huns; the piracies by the
Northmen: the frequent attacks by the
Magyars, Mongols. and Turks. During
the Thirty Years War Germany served
as the great battle-ground fortSpanlsh.
Swedish Italian, and Hungarian troops
who reduced the population from
the country an almost uninhabitahle
desert In Saxony, during tho two years
1851 and 1892. $4,000 persons were
killed or swort away by sickness: In
Wurtemberg over 100000 lost their
lives, and cities, As towns. 60
churches and $4,000 houses were
burned. The Palatinate. having at that
time population of 100000, suffered
q loss of 457 900, and in some parts of
ThurinGIa moro than ninoty per cent
of the population perished. The seven
teenth and eighteenth centuries
brought the frequent raids by the
French. who left the ruins of hun
dreds of beautiful castles OH the
Rhine, Moselle. and Neckar as hst-
ing monuments of their visit. The be-
ginning OF the nineteenth century saw
the onslaught of that monstrous adj
venturer. Napoleon L.. by whom
Germany was Inundated as never be-
fore. The imperial mantle was torn
into shreds and stamped into the dust
The German kingdom and states were
given by Napoleon as presents to his
relatives and favorltes, who made
the German cities ring with their gay
life, Would any nation ignore the les
sons taught by such an unhappy. ter
rible past Rudolph Cronau In the
December MoClure's.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11
TITIIING.

AS the year is drawing to close the
that one of their duties is to see that
the divine law of tlthing Is complied
with by them in manner that leaves
their consciences clear. For It is a
matter between them and the Lord.
He has given the law, for good and SUI
hcient reasons, even II these are not
fully understood by all OF His child
rem II is for us to render obedience,
In order that we may approach Him
with clear consciences and receive the
benefits promised upon compliance with
divine laws
The Lord has blessed the nation with
temporal prosperity beyond the measure
OF any previous year. and this ought
to be evident also IN the contributions
OF Church members toward the ad-
yanccmeut of the cause of God on
earth We have no doubt that the AL
mighty might have made some other
arrangement for meeting the financial
needs of His church. He might have
made it Independent of the contribu-
tlons OF anyone But He was not
pleased to do that 1t was His pleasure
to make the Church dependent upon its
members and friends for the means
needed for buildings and halls, for
schools and gymnasiums. for mission
ary and benevolent purposes, and since
this is the divine order established, IL is
indisputable that it is for the benefit
of thoso in whom the confidence has
been placed to roll the work along, to do
so TO the utmost OF their ability.
The law of tithfng has been In force
throughout all the dispensations. 1t
was an established custom at the time
OF Abraham who gave a tenth of the
spoils OF war to Melchlsedck. Jacob
when desirous Of special blessings.
vowed to comply with that law. 1t was
Incorporated in the Mosaic law. The
Pharisees. at the time of our Lord were
very scrupulous in paying tithes. but
they neglected the wcIehticr matters
OF The law, and for this they were re-
proved But the very censure OF our
Lord contains an endorsement of their
punctiliousncss in the matter OF tith-
Ing For He says: These ought We
to have done and not to leave the other
undme.' 1t Is rather strange that the
force OF this Scripture has not appealed
To all Christians. and particularly to
all church leaders.
1t Is very significant that the term
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11

Promptly at 10 o'clock of the morn
ing In 1883, that General Phil Sheridan
was to take charge of the offices set
apart for the general commanding the
army in the war department building
at Washington, he entered them with
that brisk step which was always char
aoteristic of him. He was In civilian
clothes. and as he had grown somewhat
stout in the IL yrf~s that had passed
since 1 first n :, the shortness
of his stature / the moro en-
phasized His sIache was iron
gray, his hair was close cut revealing
tho regularity and perfect contour of
his head.
With his decisive tread he marched
up to the desk that had so lately been
vacated by Gen. Sherman and that was
now to be his Then. all suddenly, a
bewlldered look came over the features
of the great Union cavalry leader. He
started to thrust out a hand towards
his desk. then pulled 1t back. He slow
ly surveyed the desk and what was on
it. and the books and papers and other
things placed about the room. Then
he turned to me.
This looks to me to be the most
difficult piece of work I've been called
upon to do since I was a cadet" he
said.
Why. general" I replied, II should
think it would be comparatively easy to
command the army In these piping days
of peace"
"Ah. that-yes. that's easy enough"
he replied. But I'm talking about this
desk and this office. Look at these
books here and those papers there. and
all the other things scattered about, I've
got to rearrange them so I'll know
what they're all about and where they
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11
BRITISH PARLIAMENT.

great struggle Is on in England
In which the position of the upper
house is being attacked with more than
usual violence. 'sDown with the House
of Lords." has again become the bat
tie cry. The trouble started when the
lords threatened to reject the budget
bill of Mr.. Lloyd George, but Lord
Lansdowne has tried to pour oil upon
the turbulent waters by assuring the
Commons that the bill would not be re-
jeeted absolutely but that the people
would be given a chance TO pass upon
1t either by means of referendum or a
general election. Lady Cardigan. how
ever. has just added fuel TO the flames
by publishing her "Recollections" of the
lives of the British nobility in her time.
She depicts the mobiles as a set of people
who regard themselves as being the
very elect and yet have nothing to do
but to drink, hunt and make love TO
each others wives, 1t is easy to ina
gne what the effect OF such revelations
at the present time must be-
The English parliament grew out of
the geat council that used to meet in
the early part of the history of the
country. and discuss affairs of state
with the king. Its members were earls.
barons. bishops and abbots. Many of
the meetings were characterized by vio-
lent disputes, for the barons frequently
refused the taxes asked for by the
kings. and criticized their policy and
management of the government
Until the reign OF Edward l., the no.
bles and prelates had been considered
the only classes whose counsel kings
need to seek, but then 1t was recognized
that the classes below these were equal
ly important. When this became a rec
ognized principle representative gov
ernnent took form In 1895 King Ed
ward summoned the archbshops. blsh-
ops greater nbbots. earls, and barons
10 come to a parliament that was to
meet at Westminster. But he also sent
q writ TO the sheriff OF each county
ordering him to see that two men of
'ne rank of knight were elected to
represent the county. and two towns
men to represent each city or borouph
in that county And thus he had n
parliament consisting of two arch
bishops. seventy abbots. seven earls.
forty-one barons. and seventy repre-
sentatives of the shires and two hun
dred representatives of towns.
The representatives of the shires and
towns were soon drawn together by
common sympathics and interests.
They were newcomers in parliament.
They were elected by the people. Their
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11

the rates to those coming from coun-
tries that give preference to English
goods. or at least. do not discriminate
against them
From this distance the issue appears
to be clear and rather simple one,
and 1t Is noticeable that wealth has
mostly ranged itself. regardless of par
ty affiliations. on the side of the Peers
in opposition to the taxes on land and
incomes. Whether or not the middle
and poorer classes Will range them
selves on the other side Is the fact that
Will be decisive in carrying tho cleo
tion one way or the other.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11
SIX BEST SELLING BOOKS.
RECORD FOR OCTOBER.

According to the foregoing lists, the
six books (fIction) which have sold best
in the order of demand during the
month are:
1. "Truxton King" McCutcheon, 81 so
q "The Silver Horde" Beach. 81 50
4. "A Certain Rich Man." White. 81 so
s. 1.-The Danger Mark" Chambers. 81 80
6, 1.-The Calling of Dan Matthews"
Wright ...-... .................$15 SO
For sale at tho e.-..
DESERET NEWS BOOK STORE
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11

Many and many a scheme for the
public good and the up-lift of hu-
manity never gets any further than
the perfecting of the organization and
the appointment to office In it of the
organizers.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11

Inaccuracy in the government scales
on the Brooklyn dock Is the leading
feature of the defense in the sugar
fraud cases, That they were inaccu-
rate there is not the least doubt. But
who made them inaccurate? There's
the rub.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11

Ex- Banker Morse, under sentence for
fifteen years In the federal prison ut
Atlanta. Ga, says that If the govern
ment mas good case against him it
can prove II again. And IL 1t has 1t can
prove 1t again and again and again.
but II has proved 1t once. and the
courts have sustained the verdict. so
what Is the use of proving it again?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11

What Is Mr.. Walter Wellman's opin-
ion of the afidavits of Mr.. Dunkel and
Captain Loose? People are waiting
for IT. as they recognize him as an
authority.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11

Fifty citizens Of different Central
american republics have met in the
City of Mexico and passed resolutions
condemning, In severe terms. President
Taft. Secretary Knox and the United
States for their course towards Near
aqua: This is the first that has been
heard of the Three Tailors of Tooley
Street for long time.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY

BY e. j. Edwards.

BY j
Incident
in
a
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11

Commander Peary will count his
words If he does not weigh them, Sec
ing that he is to receive dollar and
twenty cents apiece for them.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11

After reading the evidence in the
Rrokaw case one feels like exclaIming.
Thank heaven that the Astor case was
heard in Stella cameral
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11

The agitation over Nicaragua's
course. which certainly is to be con-
demncd. smacks just a little bit of
buster.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11

Whoever looks into the muzzle of a
loaded gun faces fearful charge. yet
people do that same foolish thing at
times.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11

Gertrude Atherton refuses to live in
Chicago. Knowing nothing OF the
merits or demerits of tho case, both are
congratulated
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11

Clean the snow off your sidewalks.
II you do not, your own and other peo-
pies feet will stand In slippery places.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11

The Brokaw divorce case proves.
what everybody knew. that kissing
goes by favor
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11

VIII passengers be allowed
the street railway freight tra..
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11

Scandal is one OF the things that dc
not go without saying.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11

A slippery sidewalk causes almost as
many downfalls as rum does.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11

People always build castles in hot air.
never in cold air
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11

The fact that riches take wings wor-
ries but few people.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11

The floating population is never in
the swim
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-01-09
THE REMAKINe OF CHINA.

A process of education for the ex-
ercise of power is needed for the
oriental masses a process OF recon-
citation of those who now have
power to relinquish some of it in
evitably takes time. But when ac-
complished on each side, how abid-
ing and benefcent the results.
Meantime, while this process of
preparation of the viceroys and the
old Manchu princes on the one hand,
and the innumerable multitude on
the other hand, goes on, time in Its
flight may bring to China a great
call to duty and service which will
accelerate the rapidly growing ma
tional consciousness and bring the
throne and the people nearer to-
gether, near enough to work to-
gether harmoniously when the new
constitution is promulgated and be-
comes operative Boston Herald.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-01-09
ATOWPATH
COURTSHLP
By OLIVE S. WILLIAMS

Joel TEroggs was a driver on the
towpath. joel was reaching an age
where he wished for a home. He adj
mitted to himself that he couldn't
have a home without a woman, and
he never stopped long enough to dc
any counting. He was always NOV
ing on the towpath, and how ear a
man make love who is continually
walking behind a horse or a mule
pulling a canal boat?
On the route was a little unoc-
cupied house, across the road from
the towpath that Joel would have
coveted if he had had a wife to put
in it. One day when he passed he
saw smoke curling from the chimney
and a woman at a window. After
passing and repassing on several
trips he made up his mind from OBJ
servation that the woman lived
alone.
Here was an opportunity, the
first he had ever had. He resolved
to take advantage of it. Before
starting on one of his trips he pre-
pared a small board, on which he
wrote in chalk:
dere Madam. / would be hapy to max
yure 0Qualntence. I am driven a mule or
the towpath. JOEL THROGGS.
On reaching the house in question
he threw the board into the yard
without stopping his mule. This
was Mr.. Throggs' first love letter
1t was not very neat-indeed, it was
somewhat bulky-but they say
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-01-09
'Mahuldy Mas Waiting for Him with
a Pillow" to Sit on.

love laughs at locksmiths.' Why
shouldn't the little god smile be-
nignly on a board billet doux?
When Joel passed the house on
his return trip, on the end of a
chicken coop had been chalked;
I shud be pleezed to make yourn.
MAHULDY WIGGINS.
So far so good. Joel had not
prepared stationery, wooden or
otherwise, for a reply, so it was not
antil he came along on his next trip
that he responded. Then he ran
across the road between the towpath
and the canal and set the top of an
old table on the gate, on which he
had written:
I wud esteam miself onered ef you wud
tax a ride with me on my mex trip. The
mule has a easy gate. Bring a piller to
set on.
But the course of true love can't
be expected to run smooth. When
Joel passed again the end of the
,hicken coop glared with big chalk
letters:
Can't. Out to work all day.
Joel was Respondent. Not only
was he tied to the towpath, but his
love also was at work. He thought
the matter over as he logged along,
now and then gently laying his
whiplash on the back of his mule,
and when he reached the terminus
prepared another letter, a longer one
so long that he needed more room
to write it. He selected the door of
the canalboat cabin, which he took
off its hinges, lay on the deck and
wrote as follows:
dere Mahuldy. I saved CSC dollers. I'm
looking fur a home were two harts kin
netA DbtAhtis Hpuotn 4 JiAt WIN you ai
we work your yard fur garden truck fur
the market. Prises Is nj IN town. Stay
hum next time I pas. wensday. lie ride
you a few miles an we can tawk Il over.
lie pay you the days wages.
On passing the house the next
time Joel carried this bulky letter
to the premises and set it up against
the fence.
When Joel passed the following
Wednesday afternoon Mahuldy was
waiting for him with a pillow "to
set on" Except for the lack Of
several front teeth aud one eye
gone she wasn't bad looking. Joel
was much pleased. He helped her
up on the mules back and walked
along beside her.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-01-09
B~OOtIegger Arrested.

officer w, A. Gafin Sunday ar
rested Ed Nave, charged with violat-
ing the Sunday closing law with re-
gard to the selling of intoxicants
Mr.. Gaffin arrested Nave on com
plant of another person who tells
the following story. He says that
yesterday Nave approached him and
asked him if he wanted to buy some
whisky. He answered in the affirm
alive and Nave forthwith drew from
a capacious pocket a half-pint. The
buyer gave him a live dollar bill and
Nave said that he would go for the
change. Nave loitered around for an
hour while the person waited. Finally
the latter became uneasy and notified
Gafin. The person with the officer
stepped into a stairway adjoining a
certain saloon and soon saw Nave
emerge from the front door of this
saloon. They approached Nave and
Nave handed the person s4.75 in
change. Officer Gaffin promptly ar
rested Nave and when he was
searched several bottles of whiskey
were found concealed upon his per-
son.
Ed Nave, the bootlegger who was
caught with the goods Sunday By Of
fcer Gafin, pleaded guilty in Judge
Hicklin's court Monday and was
fined s25. which was paid. Squire
Hicklin fined Nave the MAXIMUM.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-01-09
President Helps Orphans.

Hundreds of orphans have been
helped by the President of The In
dustrial and Orphans Home at Ma
con, Ga, who writes: ave have used
Electric Bitters for this institution
for nine years. 1t has proved a most
excellent medicine for stomach, liver
and kidney troubles. We regard it
as one of the best family medicines
on earth" 1t invigorates the vital
organs, purifes the blood, aids di-
gestion, creates appetite. To
strengthen and build nd thin, pale,
weak children or rundown people it
has no equal. Best for female ccm-
plants. Only SOC at Crenshaw Il
Young's.