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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-05
JOB PRINTING AND BOOK BIND

ing and Book Binding in the state.
Our facilities arc tho best for handl-
ing any class Of work. no matter how
large or how small
THE DESERET NEWS JOB DEPT.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-05
PROGRAMS.

PROGRAMS.
Special prices to all Church or,,.
izatlons on programs, tickets dodrer.'
etc. All orders promptly and caref,S
" filled.
THE DEsERET NEWS JOB DEPT
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-15

form the question took. Naturally. tho
man would have to say no-hc didn't
want to appear brute. He generally
ended by signing a pledge TO vote for
the dry candidate; but. as he would
assure an acquaintance half an hour
later. over a friendly glass. II was kind
OF drawn into signing, somehow, but
the women haven't n ghost OF Il show TO
elect Their candidate" But the women
had.
And these Prohibitionist VI. -. since
they owed their places to women. were
naturally inclined To use those places
for women
Next the feminine New Zealanders
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-15
DEsERET EVENING NEWS SATURDAY JANUARY 1910

tion-th7t quality which men unnnI-
mously declare women lack
But the qucerest thing OF all Is that.
even with the universal vote and the
feminine mayors and aldermen. there
Is practically no such thing as a self
supporting woman in New Zealand.
The first half OF her life u "gcntlewom-
an" leans on her father. and when she
gets too old TO do that the weight Is
transferred to n husband. The sexes
are about numerically even, and In
consequence there is no spinstcr class.
In spite OF their success as officials.
II is claimed that New Zealand women
were not successful In dealing with the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-15
NEW ZEALAND WOMEN WON

suffrage through the temperance ques-
tiOn. They were, almost all. Jealous
Proh.bltlonists. As soon as candidate
etood for parliament they would ind
out whether he was wet or dry"
after which they went around 10 the
business men at their offices TO ask
whether saloons were approved by the
commercial interests of the country.
do you Ike those horrid. filthy
dens?" however, was generally the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-15

two great subjects that American suf-
fTaRists desire to handle-two great
subjects OF today-the temperance and
the educational.
Just as our women arc doing. they
got themselves put on school boards.
There's not enough religion being
taught In the schools" they then Ia
mentcd. Now that women are bcgln-
ming to wake To their civic responsible
ties they ought to give up some of their
time to teaching about God and the
Bible"
They didn't stop to think that there
are about 300 ways OF teaching children
about God and the Bible" and that
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-15

began to show that they desired the
suffrage. and not by horsewhippine
members OF the cabinet or throwing
stones. but by the quiet means one
would naturally associate with a mild
old maid In lavender gown. They
merely circulated petitions and talked
10 their friends in favor or the ballot.
and they got that ballot.
Then. not only did they vote, but they
assumed offices like that OF mayor And
New Zoalanders VIII assure you that
the ladylfke way in which the cities
were ruled proved astonlshlngly salts
factory The feminine mayors didn't
cheat. They oven showed discrimina-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-15

every single person Is apt to object to p,
SO three times "A week they got out
Side women 10 come To the schools
<ive religious instruction 10 the pupils
But the instructors OF different denom.i
nations have found that their teach
lngs in tho game school clashcd. and
consequently each school has gradually
arranged to have taught In II only one
certain faith.
lust now the women are agitating to
be allowed to enter parliament. The
men say they can't and the women say
they Will so the situation in New Zoa-
land Is. after all. similar to the one in
England and America.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-15

Women In America and in England
are straining every nerve TO get the
suffrage. Their positively terrific ef-
forts have scandalized or amused or
cdified almost every ono OF us. Yet
country that 10 years ago clutched what
we arc now striving for was 70 very
dccorous In its means that some people
don't even know that New Zealand has
universal suffrage.
The New Zealand women got that
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-23
Albani and Gye.

The story of Nine. Albanrs first
London engagement is as follows:
Colonel Mapleson heard of her singing
at theater at Malta. and, thinking
that she would be successful, he made
her an oder through an agent of a
contract to sing In Her Majestys the
alter. She agreed TO 1t and went to
London. but on arriving there she told
the cabman TO drive her to the Italian
opera house. He, instead Of going to
Her Majesty's, took her to Covent Gar
den, which was also devoted to Italian
opera. She was shown up to the man.
ayers office and stated that she had
come to sign the contract which Mr.
Mapeson had offered her. Mr.. Gye,
thinking TO play joke on his rival,
Mapleson, made out a contract, and
Albani signed 1t. Mr.. Gye then told
her that he was not Colonel Mapleson.
but that he could do much better by
her. He offered to tear up the contract
II she liked. but told her that Nilsson
was singing at Her Majesty's and
would brook no rival Albani decided
to let the contract stand and thus be-
came one of the stars Of Covent Gar
dens, eventually marrying the son of
Mr.. Gye.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-23

Among the state papers FOR the year
1896 may be read letter from John
Bartelet 10 Henry Wills minister,
Thomas CIR mwell. stating that In ac-
cordance with the recent net the mayor
and aldermen had chosen Mr.. Pryseley
to attend the English parliament as
the representative of Calais and that
he had made certain arrangements
about his passage into England.
One Thomas Boyd was elected as his
colleague. and Calais continued to send
NJ. P's to Westminster until, In the
reign of Mary. we lost the stronghold
we had held for over two centuries.
This is the only instance IN Englands
history of anything like colonial rep
reSentation at Westminster unless in
deed we reckon one or two exceptional
occasions when colonial grievances
have been voiced at the bar of the
house OF commons, as they were so
brilliantly by Benjamin Franklin,
when Burke said the scene reminded
him of "a master examined by par
eel of schoolboys. London News
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-23
The Lash of a Fiend

would have been about as welcome to
A Cooper of Oswego, n. Y, as mer-
CHESS lung-racking cough that defied
all remedies for years, alt was most
troublesome at night" he writes, "noth-
ing helped me till | used DIR. Kings
New Discovery which cured me com
pletely. never cough at night now.
Millions know its matchless merit Tor
stubborn colds, obstinate coughs, sore
lungs, lagrippe, asthma, hemorrhage,
Group, whooping cough, or hay fever, 1t
relieves quickly aud never fails to salts
fy. A trial convinces. SOC, 500,
Trial bottle free. It's positively guar
anteed by j. w. Thurston.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-23
Gladiators.

The gladiators were originally male
factors who fought for their lives OF
captives who fought for freedom. They
were first exhibited at the funeral cere-
monies OF the Romans. 263 b. c.. and
afterward at festivals about 2l5 B. C.
When Dacia was reduced by Trojan
1000 gladiators fought at Rome for l23
days in celebration Of his triumph. II
is said that in the triumphs OF Pompey
the Great 10000 fought through a
series of many days. These combats
were suppressed In the east by the
Emperor Constantine about A. ID. 80
and in the west by Theodore In A. d
5O0.-New York American.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-23
A RUNAWAY HORSE.
Impossible For Him to Take the Bit
Between His Teeth.

The runaway horse in story books.
as in most of the veracious and detail
ed accounts given in the daily press,
Invariably takes the bit between his
teeth" as a preliminary measure. 1t
would be interesting TO know how he
does this. He obviously cannot get it
between his molar teeth tgrindcrsI un,
less both bis cheeks are slit up from
the corners of his mouth. and if the
cheek straps be the right length it Is
equally impossible for him to get it
down to the level of his incisors nip.
pers), and there are no teeth in be-
tween! Thus perishes another hOary
headed superstition!
What does happen is that through
steady. unremitting tension on the
reins the bars of his mouth become
numbed and impervious to pain. This
enables him to set his jaw firmly, put
the whole weight of his head on the
bit and successfully resist anything
short of one horsepower at the other
end of the reins. This is the reason
| why when run away with one should
never try to recover control by steady
pulling, but should always use short,
sharp pulls with intervals of complete
/ relaxation between them.
Although 1t is always advisable to
drive new horse, temporarily at least,
with the bit to which he has been ac.
customed, provided that he goes salts.
factorily in it. it is never safe to as
sumo that it is the best possible one
for him. This assumption. which is
general, is responsible for much trou-
BILE that might be obviated 1t is sur.
prising to note how complete and rad
ical a change of bit may be made, not
only with impunity, but with advan
tage, If only the change be in the right
direction. Outing Magazine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-23

Mark Twain once told to party of
friends the following story on himself:
On one occasion when he started on
a trip down the Mississippi river on a
fiA!boat he was advised never to an
swer the questions asked by rivermen
on other boats and never to handy
words with them, as be would be sure
always to come out second best. He
followed the advice religiously for a
time, but one day he thought he saw
chance to get the better of a river.
man who called out:
Hey, thar, what yer loaded with?'
"Jackasses. Don't you want to come
aboard?" yelled back Twain.
That's whut reckoned seem as
how they let Their biggest donkey hev
ther run of the deck!" came back
Twain made dive below as all the
rivermen in the neighborhood set up
derisive laugh at his expense.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-23

Advance to the inner door and give
three raps The devil will attend to
the alarm. You will give your name,
postoffice address and number of years
you owe for the paper You will be
admitted into the sanctum and will ad
vance to the center of the room. where
following countersign: Hold the right
hand about two feet from the body.
with the thumb and fingers clasping a
ten dollar bill. which you will drop
into the EDITORS hand. saying, Were
you waiting for me?" The editor will
grasp your hand and the bill, pressing
it. and will say, You bet!'-Thayer
Mo.) District
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-23
Learn to LAUGH.

Laughter is the best of all tonics.
Bacilli are humorless folk and hate
the physical constitution that is al
ways vibrating with the shocks of
fun This is truism. but serviceable
and likewise worth repeating are the
platitudes on laughter as the great
asCptic of the soul. 1t Is true there
are different kinds of laughter. and
some of them need formaldehyde.
There is kind. too, that needs blcar
Donate of soda as an antidote-an-
other that calls for lithia tablets. But
the right sort of laughter was stolen
from the gods by some wiser Prone
tht+Is, and nothing can prevail against
it. In America there Is plenty of
( laughter. good, bad and Indifferent. but
mostly good, and much that is very
good. 1t is one of our greatest nation
al resources. May we conserve 1t al
ways. A people that laugh kindly
and often have not much to fear: a
people that laugh wisely. nothing
Chicago Tribune.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-23

Some folks in foreign lands have
their own way of determining whether
their relatives who have migrated to
this land Of ours have become hope
lessly Americanized. One old lady In
Germany reached her conclusion In a
way that can be appreciated only by
those who know the type Of the Ger
man butter dish. deep as a bowl. and
the German reverence therefor. Last
week her granddaughter in New York
received this sad lament:
"You will never come back. You are
lost to us. Hans Ga cousin, arrived
here from New York on Monday and
reports that you have even given up
our deep German butter dishes and
are using those shallow little plates
that Americans like."-New York
Times.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-23

Tourists must not fail to note the
stringency of the French customs as
to the smoking materials they may In
nocently bring with them. a CORE
spondent is reminded of significant
little scene on the Dieppe landing
stage. An English holiday maker who
had come down to meet friend arriv-
ing by the boat found himself without
light for his pipe and sang out to a
friend on board. Got a match" The
latter was just about TO throw his
matchbox across the intervening yard
or two Of water when the man on the
stage suddenly remembered and added
with hasty pantOmime. NO; wait till
presently" And bystauding passen-
gers had to explain to the astonished
newcomer that II the box had been
thrown under the eyes of the customs
officers every match in 1t might have
had to pay a franc.-London Chronicle.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-23
"Niuuerinu" Lous.

The question was asked me as q ma
tive of Maine if could find out what
''niggering" logs meant in the state
ment I'VE fingered the logs" | found
that to niger" logs was to save the
labor of chopping them into lengths
by piling them up crossed ut points
where it was desired to separate them.
By building fires under these crossings
several logs could be burned into sec
tons at once. Because "a Niger"
was supposed to be lazy this lazy
mans way of cutting logs into lengths
was. naturally enough, called mig
gering."-Appleton Morgan in New
Shakespeareana
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-23
TURKISH RED TAPE.
Getting the Kinks Out Of Custom
House Tansle-

In the far east rules and restrictions
may be made to yield to influence with
a latent force behind IL. as instaneed
by this serio-cOmie incident found In
Captain A. B. Townshend's book. "A
Military Consul In Turkey" A certain
highly influential foreigner at Adrian
ople wanted a Christmas tree and or
dered one from Sofia TO come by train.
but when the tree. an unpretenious
little fir about ten feet high. arrived
at Adrianople station some one discoV-
cred that It was illegal TO receive
plants" from abroad.
.'Yasak" it is forbiddenl. said the
custom house.
"Yasak." echoed the sentry on duty.
The foreigner said whatever was
the equivalent TO rubbish" and de-
manded the tree.
Here was a nice quandary for the
authorities. Evidently IL was most
fearful thing TO receive a tree from
abroad, and yet the consignee was
capable of getting some one into very
serious trouble II he did not get his
tree, and he said he must have 1t with.
In forty-eight hours.
Some one at the custom house scared
above the difficulty. The tree was sent
on to STEAMBOAT on the Orient express
an eight hours journey. 1t came back
to Adrianople by the next train. and
the person for whom 1t was intended
received a notice that "a tree from
Constantinople" had arrived for hin
and would at once be handed Ovei
to his messenger.
So the wretched little Bulgarian tree
had become Turkish one. brought
from ConstantinOple. and by thai
means II satisfied ofiicialdOm and serv
ed its purpose In the end.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-23
DON'T Break Down.

Severe strains on the vital organs,
like strains on machinery, cause break
downs. You can't over-tax stomach,
liver, kidneys, bowels or nerves without
serious danger to yourself. If you are
weak or rundown, or under strain OF
any kind, take Electric Bitters, the
matches, tonic medicine Mrs. j. f.
Van de Sande, of Kirkland, H., writes
"That did not break down, while en-
during most severe strain, for three
months, is due wholly to Electric Bit
ters." Use them and enjoy health and
strength. Satisfaction positively guar
anteed soc. at J. W. Thurstons.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-23

81 have been coming here for my
lunch for years, but never again." said
a man to the head waiter of a down
town restaurant recently. Sorry" be-
gan the waiter. Sorry nothing |
left the umbrella here not five minutes
ago. there was no one near our table,
and the waiter must have seen it."
IF we find it, Find 1t? 1t is
found, tell you. and I'll have 1t now
or you'll never see me here again"
The man. flushed with excitement,
was walking away when he was hail
ed by a man who had entered by the
rear door: Say. Frank. is this your
umbrella? picked 1t up when we fin
ished lunch. Glad you were still here"
Here. but not STILL" the head waiter
whispered. The umbrella has been
found, but our customer has been lost
for few days. He'll be ashamed to
come In for little while" New York
Tribune
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-23
A PULLING PINE.
Peculiar Tree That 10 sonnsthins Of .
Mystsry 10 Botsnists.

Mystery 70 botantels-
Upper California is the home Of a
tree that has puzzled botanists- IL is
q pine which will grow only near the
seacoast Its growth Is slow. and IL
does not attain to great size.
The strange thing about II Is that
there are. to all appearances, insur-
nlouniable difficulties in the way OF
the perpetuation Of the species. Some
specimens Of It exist In Kew gardens.
I'm London. They have been carefully
examined by competent authorities
and all admit that the tree presents a
problem unlike anything elsewhere
met with.
This pine produces at regular inter
walls the usual cones containing seeds;
but, strunge TO say, the cones are SO
thoroughly protected that the seeds
cannot be released. The cones are
hard and tightly closed and have
strong overlapping scales.
More extraordinary still Is the fact
that the pine. after producing Its al
most lnvulnerable cones. keeps them
hanging ON its branches year AFTER
year. Unless through some peculiar
accident the seeds would apparently
remain attached to the parent tree FOR
ever. Many OF the cones ON the trees
In Kew gardens have been there Tor
years, as Is shown by the size OF the
branches and the formation OF the
bark.
1t has been found that the seed yes
sells which this tree so powerfully re
tain are so well protected that 1t re
quires strong knife with the assist
ance Of a heavy hammer to cut the
cone into sections. No ordinary con
ditions Of temperature can make
cone open.
The following is the only explana
ton yet offered that seems to have any
degree of plausibility: The species
may be perpetuated by fire. One WHIT
has studied the tree asserts that moth
ing but the intense heat Of fores
fire could compel the cones to releas'
their seeds. 1t has been found tina
under the influence of intense hea
they crack open and the seeds fal
out uninjured. -Harper's Weekly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-23
Fanny Dickans.

Fanny, the sister of Charles Dickens,
was one of the first students entered
at the old Royal Academy of Music
when it opened its doors at Tenterden
street in 1923. and at that time the
students lived at the academy, only
going home for the week end. Every
Sunday" Dickens told Forster, II was
at the academy at 8 o'clock In the
morning to fetch her Fanny, and we
walked back there together at night"
And the Sunday itself the two spent
in the Marshalsea prison. where their
father and mother then resided, owing
to Mr.. Dickens having failed to pro-
pitiate his creditors" While her "a
Their was still in prison Fanny won a
prize at the academy, and the future
novelist, then engaged in pasting Ia
bells on backing pots at 7 shillings a
week. was present to see her receive
it.-WeStminster Gazette.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-23
LAWYERS IN GERMANY.
rksy Cannot Advertise, and Their Fees
Are Fixed By Law.

Are FIXED By Law.
The German law hxes the exact fees
which a German attorney has 10 claim
for all kinds Of professional work. and
the rechtsanwalt can charge neither
more nor less
These fees apply to all matters OF
the civil code and Of criminal cases
The amount. according to the Green
Bag. depends exclusively on the value
Of the object Of contention.
II is an old though still unfulhlled
wish Of German lawyers TO have
new fixed list OF fees. not made. after
the old and low standard OF the year
1879. but made with consideration TO
the changes-the numerous decided
ehanges-which have taken place since
that year.
The rechtsanwalt Is attorney and
counselor at law all In one Tin England
solicitor and barristerl. The rechtsan-
walt Gun never be u business man. a.
Is the case In the United States.
The exercise of the law Is not to be
considered a calling Of profession. but
f. TO be looked on more as public
Office. According TO the lawyers code
of the list OF July, 1878. a lawyer Is
charged publicly with certain duties.
He Is obliged to have his residence
In the town or district where be is ap,
pointed $50 called residence duty.
Further, he must conduct himself In
and out of Office in way BETTING his
professional and social standing-L G..
| duty due to his rank. Thus u lawyer
is forbidden to advertise In newspa-
pers. by canvassing. etc. or to buy
or take over a practice already made
as being unworthy Of his calling.
His position In society Is between
officials and scholars, and through Gus
tom and law he is compelled to keep
the position to the last degree. This
| compulsion to keep ones rank has
given rise to the existence or com
mittees called anwaltskammern. whose
duty 1t is to keep a strict watch that
no lawyer dishonors his calling. These
committees have q strict code OF pun
ishment, ranging to complete expul
sion from office In this way the law
yers In Germany have a good and hon
ored position. In fact. there is scarcely
country In which the lawyer enjoys
more respect and confidence.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-09-23
His Final Plea.

Chicago man appeared at the
White House one day during the Nc
kinley administration with a petition
containing 1000 names recommending
him for appointment as Brazilian min
lister. He was picture Trainer, and
when he was canvassing for orders he
took along his petition and asked
everybody In the picture frame bust
ness to sign it. Almost everybody did
The man was insistent and finally
reached the president. Always gentle
and considerable, President Mckinley
explained to the candidate that he
would have to consult the Illinois SEN
ators and representatives about the
matter before making the appointment.
You know" said the president, I'VE
have to select big men for these big
places"
WELL" asked the picture Trainer,
won't 1 be just as big as any of them
II get the ob|-Philadelphia Satur-
day Evening Post