Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-24
FROM THE BATTLE-GROUND or THOUGHT

a Lesson "Too long n message for
or Long such short session"
Messages. That seems to be the YER
diet on tho thirty or forty
thousand words which the President
sent in to Congress on It's opening day.
An examination OF the document re-
vcals, however, that It's legnth Is due
rather to the multitude OF topics and
proposals discussed than to the length
at which they are severally treated. No
wonder the President reflects, toward
the end, that "the time has come to
check the expansion of government ac-
tivities in new directions, until we have
tested the economy and efficiency with
which the government of today is be-
Ing carried on" Apparently tho old
nationalism has given the WASHING
ton machine plenty to do. If we arc
to take on the Jobs of the new nation
alisIn also, then we shall need II new
national force and establishment Mt
least as big us the old. That, in fact,
is the limo of reflection the message In
,luccs. Not one of these many topics
Is unimportant. Not one but is entirely
pertinent In an annual message. From
the Panama Canal to magazine postage.
from Peary to Zelaya, they are all
subjects on which President may well
feel 1t his duty to submit recommends
tons. Yet the newspapers could not
print nearly all lie said about them.
The public did not read half of what
the newspapers printed. Congress, AT
this session, will not find time to take
action on !; third OF the recommends
lions. Is 1t not plain that as things
are the national government is called
on to do too much governing? The
revival of the idea that the states must
do things has not come bit too soon.
--Harpcr's Weekly.
Courage Why should we consent
In Facing even to the Scmbluncc OF
Death. lack of courage in our
pngan trappings Of woe
at every death? We may we'll grove
that we are left behind; that II coMradc
whose face and voice and Interpretation
of life make half our joy should pass
beyond our grasp But II we believe
that death Is going to justify itself us
life las justified itself. there is no right
or reason in emphasizing grief. We
were made to go onward. There Is no
permanent stoppagc in tho great process
sional pageant passing from one oter-
nifty on to another And when we are
forced to wave farewell" TO one who
goes beyond our sight. let it be cour-
aGeously and with a solemn gladncss.
There is nothing to be commiseratcd"
writes the good, gray poet to one about
to die. II do not commiscratc--I con-
graduate YOU Louise Collier Will
cox, in Hurper's Bazaar.
Get or If you are unfortunate
Sucker" enough to have your
Lists. name upon the list of
possible purchasers of
mining or oil stocks, hy-by-night rail-
road and Industrial enterprises pro-
noted by such busy experts as the
postofIlce authorities have lately been
arresting, you are in for a vast and
constantly flowing stream OF literature.
For sucker lists as the promoters
call the roster of victims, actual and
prospective. are traded and passed on
from one ilim-i fam artist to another.
Here is the way to stop the annoy
ance: Meet the letter carrier, or 80
personally TO the postmaster, and re-
fuse formally to receive mail from the
promoter. The carrier or postmaster
will then report to Washington that
the addressee refuses mail. In turn,
Washington notifies the promoter not
to send any more mail to the address.
This is an effective way to protect
yourself from the numerous gold-brick
financiers against whom the postotticc
authorities have not rs yet secured evil
dence en<lgh to justify arrest and
prosecution for the fraudulent use of
for Dec. II.
Paying When the United states
For tile government was complet-
Canal. ing the purchase OF the
panama canal. 1t was nee
essary 10 make payment, In France, of
forty million dollars in gold. TO draw
this amount from the federal treasury
wDNlI NOT only hupn ny ii,
plct'on Of our gold supply. but would
have entailcd very considerable cost
in the way of freight. insurance, and
packing charges. The government
thercupon entered into negotiations
with American bankers. asking them
TO direct the transaction so that it
would be possible to place the gold In
France without transporting the metal
from the United States. Recourse was
had to the American farmers: and the
whole transaction was handled with
such skill that the payment was made.
although not Il dollar of gold left the
United States: nor was there anything
IN the course of the money market to
indicate that transaction of such un-
magnitude was in progress.
Ana the American farmers made that
colossal payment possible. through the
conversion of their crops into bills of |
exchange. which passed for gold in the
LONDON overwhelmingly Magazine.
WHY Not In the house in which T
Toll Your was brought up. there
Dreams? was II rule that dreams
should not be told ut the
breakiast-tablc---a rule which. to nv
mind. robbed the meal of its only
possible Interest. still remember an
impression of the lawn masscd with
Yellow lions which desired particu-
arly to share. The table was a large
'nc. eating three generations: and |
gained the idea 1t was on account OF
he prophetic character of the dreams
If II certain great-nunt that the pro-
libition was so vigorously enforced
But ] know better now We were
orbidden to tell our dreams because
ircams--evcn more than the love Of [
William Blake--''nevcr may be told"
They are among the incommunicablc
Just as II young painter is
aught not to portray n luminary on
so n child must be taught not
o describe its dreams. Better relate
he dulcst true story that the most