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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-01
Board Meeting.

The Board of directors of the Young
Woman's Christian association met
this afternoon at 2:SO in regular
monthly session.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-01
To Meet Mrs. Hobbs,

A Quincy society note says: The.
North End bridge club met with Mrs.
Somerville on Friday of last week.
few friends from the outside being in
vited to meet Mrs. J. w. Hobbs, OF
Keokuk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-01
The Misses Hawkes. in Quincy.

Miss Angie and Miss Hannah
Hawkes., nieces of Mrs. James Osborne
Hannah, came down from Keokuk for
tie concert Friday night and were
guests of Miss Marion Gardner
Quincy Wing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-01

Mrs. Collins Had Reasing Club.
The Wednesday Reading club VIII
meet on Wednesday afternoon at the
residence of Mrs. ]. A NJ Collins. No.
GA Orleans street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-01
The Doctor is Dead.

Scarcely twelve hours have passed
since, at my gate,
Beneath the oyer-arching oaks we
met;
Thronged in his saddle, statue.like he
sat,
A horseman every inch; | see him
yet,
His morning mission done,
His deep-mouthed pack behind MN
trailing, one by one.
DING? along the rembling mountain
fiies
The fearful whisper fast from cot
TO cot;
Strong fathers stand aghast and
mothers eyes
Melt as their white lips stammer,
Not, Oh, not
Him of all others? Nay,
Not him who from our hearth so oft
drove death away?
wen may those groups gather at each
door,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-05
THE NATIONAL GUARD.

That employers of men in many
cases forbid their employees to enlist
in the National Guard and imply that
IL they do. their advancement In posi-
tlon and wages will not be as rapid as
it would otherwise, and that. In some
instances. men have been discharged
because they were members OF the
guard, appears to be a condition pre-
vailing throughout the United States.
according to official reports OF adju-
tants general In various states OFF,
GERS of the National Guard OF Utah
confirm this statement. saying that the
building up of an efficient reserve force
here is hampcred by this apathy on the
part of employers.
This is hardly proper OF right. In
order to maintain a relatively small
standing army, which is In keeping
with the sentiment OF the people. II
Is necessary, until universal disarma
ment occurs. to have a sufficient force
OF we'll trained, able-boded young men
ready to respond to a call for their
services. And to have just such
force In reserve is as much a guarantee
OF peace as II is n preparation for
war. The day has long since passed
when small standing army may be
reinforced with volunteer force, no
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-05
AT THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE

Word comes from Logan that the
registration at the Agricultural college
now exceeds the one-thousand mark
which for years has been the ambition
of all connected with that institution,
The event was celebrated recently. by
q reception to the students. 1t Is eVi-
dent that the efforts of those in charge
OF the College are being appreciated,
and that the interest in scientific
methods of agriculture is increasing.
Last week the College brought to
a close what Is considered the most
successful Farmers "Round-up" ever
conducted in the Rocky Mountain
region. Over two hundred practical
farmers, representative OF every agri-
cultural county in the state. as we'll
as many from neighboring states. were
in attendance during the two weeks
session. The meetings were character
ized by an eager enthusiasm which was
infectious. All were anxious to be
taught and the instructors were
thoroughly qualified to teach.
Among the instructors were: Dean
Curtiss of Ames. Iowa, and Professor
Risser of the U. S. Department of
Agriculture, dairy division. Profess
sor Curtiss Is recognized from coast to
coast as the most eminent authority
on all varieties of live stock. To sue
ceed in getting him here for the weeks
work in live stock was considered u
decided triumph for the agricultural
faculty, and the credit Is given to Pro-
fessor John It. Cane. III. his former
student. Mr.. Curtiss gave the as
sembled farmers some very high ideal
OF stock breeding and stock judging, and
made them believe that nothing Is too
good for Utah. He nlso assured them
that already Utah has a large proper
tion OF pure bred and high grade
horses cattle. sheep and hogs. His
demonstrations in the now steam
heated stockjudgIng pavilion, where
the animals were exhibited, drew to-
gether enormous crowds. On the day
when the heavy horses were judged
fully six hundred people crowded into
the building and about three hundred
more were unable to gain admittance.
Another unique feature was the meat
cutting exhibition. One OF the fat
steers exhibited at the State Fair last
October, has been undergoing a finish
Ing process at the College barns ever
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-05

vintage OF mellow and oily brandy.
since I thought 1t possible that in the
course of the night Harte might feel
the need of refreshment. And so /
left him at the desk with all these
things and its writing utensils before
him.
The next morning. as I went down
to breakfast, / looked into the library
and. finding no one there, presumed
that Harte had long since gone to bed.
Then, just as / caught sight of an
empty cigar box and an empty brandy
bottle on the desk, the butler came up
and informed me that Mr.. Harte had
left the library and gone to his room
only few minutes before.
Therefore, You can imagine my mild
surprise when, as we were seated at
breakfast. Bret Harte walked in, re-
freshed evidently with cold water, and
looking as IL he had Just arisen from
eight hours OF drealnless sleep.
Well he said. as he sat down to
a hearty breakfast, I finished Thank
full Blossom" last night. The INSTALL
ment runs from ten to twelve thou
sand words. 1 am satisfied with It. It's
good work
Soon after Harte was on his way
back to the city: and when we came to
slick up the library we found page
after page of rejected manuscript
which told of his patient toll and ex-
cessive care with his story. his revision
and second revision OF It during the
silence of the night"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-05
A MEASUREMENT CORRECTED.

1t Is gratifying to note that the New
York Herald. which was one of the
papers that connected the Mormon"
Church with the proposed Jeffries-John-
so prize fight, as soon as that delectable
event was announced for Snltair, had
the frankness to print a correction of
the mIsstatement, when its attention
was called to It. Last Sundays issue
contains the following letter from this
City, under the heading. "Mormons Op-
pose Fight"
To the Editor of The Herald.
A recent article In your paper In
which the headlines state that the
Jeffries-Johnson fight will take place
in Salt Lake City. on Mormon land.
does a great injustice to a large part
of this community. l trust you VIII
correct the Item.
The resort where the fight Will take
place here az It does take place. which
IS a matter of very great doubO, is in
no way controlled by the Mormon
Church. On the contrary. direct your
attention to the fact that Governor
Spry, himself a Mormon, Is on record
as saying the fight will not occur In
Utah. The Deseret News. the official
organ OF the Mormon Church, was the
first paper to speak in opposition to the
light being brought TO this city
H G. WHITNEY,
Business Manager the Deseret News,
Salt Lake City, Utah. Jan. %. 1910.
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Baptists, catholics, and Methodist
church members.
We know not to what extent the
search of the anti-"Mormon" muck
rackers has proved successful In all
probability there are some violations
OF law But we do know that no un-
lawful marriages are being entered into.
or can be contracted. by the sanction
OF the Church. Rewards have been Of
fered for any case Of plural marriage
contracted by Church authority. or
sanction. and we are not aware that
the offers have been withdrawn. They
stllI hold good, we believe.
We are pleased that Mr.. Schan-
farbcr. In his letter to the American
ed conditions. for we want all the
world to know the truth. We are
pleased that he recognizes the merits
OF Mormon" missionary work. and
that he finds q point of contact be-
tween Judaism and "Mormonism' In
the common belief in constant and
eternal revelation. AS for the Latter
day Saints, they look forward to day
when Israel and Judah shall be re-
united, redeemed and restored to lead
crship among nations. In now dispcn-
sation with now political and social
Ideals and allgnments. They look for
ward to the day when the God OF Israel
shall be the Judge among all nations,
as he WAS among the Twelve tribes
during tho Mosaic period in Its purity
and splendor When that time comes
the social and political problems of
today will find there solution. To pre-
pare the world for this glorious future
is the aim of the missionary labors OF
the Church. And In this work Judaism
should be especially interested.
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since This animal was slaughtered
after being duly studied. and made
most excellent demonstration OF what
first class beef ought to be.
Professor Riser created great en-
thusiasm with his illustrated lectures
on dairying and dairy cattle. He was
assisted by Professor Woodward
Other members OF the faculty who took
part in the "Round-Up' were Presi-
dent Widtsoc. DR.. Ball. Professors
John T. Caine III Hogenson. Titus,
Homer. Merrill. DR.. Stewart. Dr.
Frederick, and Mr.. Turpin. In
addition Mr. J. Edward Taylor
of the state horticulture COM
mission. was in attendance during the
FIRST week of the "Round-Up" and to-
gether with Professors Titus and
Homer laid before the orchardists and
the horticultural inspectors OF Utah
all the newest ideas in fruit growing
and insect fighting.
The course for the horticultural In
gentlemen are receiving daily lessons
In such practical subjects as spraying,
pruning. etc. Mr.. Turpin is conduct
Ing a practical course in poultry
management In which the students
operate the incubators and brooders
and for eggs and in poultry house
construction. and also make a careful
study of the various breeds of poultry.
During the past few weeks about
seventy-flve forestry students have
been In attendance at the college sent
there by the government to study the
problems of conservation. All of these
are forest rangers OF this district and
all have enjoyed their work In survey
ing, and kindred subjects, as a well
como change from life in the hills.
At present the housckeepers' con-
ference has brought together a con-
siderable number of ladies from
various parts of the state who arc
all anxious to better the conditions
of the average home. Courses in
cooking. sowing and in home econ-
omics are being conducted by the
members of the domestic science
faculty and a great many special lee
lures on topics OF interest to the
housekeeper are also being given in
the new woman's building This
structure. by the way. is most magnI-
ficiently furnished and is pronounced
by experts to be the best equipped
building devoted entirely to domestic
science. west of Boston.
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matter how large. brought together In
| a moment of excitement. unprcpnrcd
| by training or experience. for the de-
mands which Will be made upon IL.
| The day Is here when the reserve OF
| tho standing army must be composed
| OF stalwnrt young men who nave oeen
and are being trained In the duties OF
soldiers. And the day has passed, too.
when this instruction Is confined TO
tho learning OF pretty drill floor evoiu-
tions. the principal value of which hes
In their attractiveness to young Ia
dies visiting the armories. The soclai
side of the National Guard, Its comic
opera characteristics, long since as
sumed the subordinate or oosolete
plane The young men of the Natiohai
Guard now are trained to preserve
their health as the first consideration H.
Exercises to build up the body are
taught. They are given a training that
aims at developing the faculty OF
thinking quickly and sulting action TO
thought They arc taught respect ior
lawful authority. Out of this training
comes the greatest benefit to them. dis
cipline Military discipline absorbed
by the young guardsman makes him
valuable to himself and to his en-
ployer. 1t teaches him that there Is
only one way to do a given task, ana
that Is the right way. though methods
may vary. The task must be done
ha nrnnPrlX- Ger
tainly an employe is more valuable TO
an employer II he possesses such
training as this. The service OF
guardsman Is patriotic and he should
be encouraged No obstacle should
be set In his path The oath of en-
lIstment Of itself is an obligation that
any man should feel honorcd in MAX
Ing. 1t reads:
'I do solemnly swear that / will bear
true allegiance to the United States of
America. and to the State of Utah,
that | will serve them honestly and
faithfully against all their enemies
and oppressors whatsoever. and that
1 will observe and obey the orders OF
the president of the United States, tho
governor of the state and the orders
of the officers appointed over me, ac-
cording to the rule and articles of war
for the government of the armies of
the United States and this State"
We believe. with a better understand
ing OF the purpose and aim of the Ma
tional Guard. the employer will not him
der. in any way. the young man who
tolls In the shop Office. store or ware
room in his effort to make OF himself
a more valuable citizen.
The News" does not believe that
war is "a necessary cvll," or that the
maintenance of armies and navics Is
the most effective means Of developing
manhood but as long as conditions
are as they are. armies and navies are
necessity, and as long as we must
have them, we ought to have the very
best that money and training can pro-
cure. For this reason we hold that the
patriotic efforts of the officers OF our
National Guard should be supported
and encouraged.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-05
MORMON MISSIONARIES.
BY Tobias Schanfarber in The Amcrl-
can IsracIItc

BY Tobias Schanfarber in The Amcri-
can IsracIltc.
Little Is known by the general pub
lie about the Mormon Church All
that is generally known Is that II be-
lievcd In the plurality of wives. Some
DO not even know that 1t has repudiat-
cd this doctrine and that now no Nor
mon Is permitted to have more than
one wife. but this is the case. Certain.
ly but few know that the Mormon
Church is very ardent in the matter
of making proselyteS and of sending
out missionaries to convert the world
TO its way Of thinking. Again, but
few know that every missionary
among the Mormons who goes out on
his quest to win souls for his Church
goes out with his own money. Tho
Church does not pay single cent for
their support, does not contribute one
penny toward their expenses The
young men who are willing to assume
the burdens of this work are willing
at the samc time to bring the
sacrifice of paying the entire expense
entailed In its execution, This Is a
sacrifice worth speaking of, You could
find very few Christians of the evan
gelical churches who would be ready
to do this. and you would be able to
find less Jews who would engage in a
work of this kind and pay their own
expenses while doing It, In fact, you
would not be able to find Jews who
would undertake this kind of work
even II they were paid to do so. We
Jews are not proselyting people. We
do not believe In making converts
after the fashion of the evangelical
churches of ChriStendom. We con-
stantly prate amout our mission. but
still we have no missionaries. We do
little or no missionary work among
our own people. and we do no mission
airy work at all among our neighbors.
The writer recently met two young
men on board train. and II was not
long before they volunteered to him
that they were Mormon missionaries.
who were on their way for a three
years journey through many of the
European and far eastern countries
for the purpose of winning converts to
Norm monism. They volunteered the In
formation that all Mormons who as
sumo this task do 1t at their own ox-
pense. The Mormon Church when 1t
was first organized in 1880 by Brigham
Young 1.-THE readers of The
News need not be told that
the Church was founded by
the Prophet Joseph and not by
Brigham Young1 had just SIX mem
bers. During the first eighty years OF
its life 1t has Increased from six to
400, 900 members This shows that the
Church has not been inactive. The
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-05

number of missionaries that arc now
active is about two thousand All of
them agree to continue their work for
three years. At the expiration Of those
three years they return and other
take their place. Tho method used In
making proselytcs is mainly through
tracts, The two young men with whom
the writer spoke were respectively 22
and % years of age. One of them was
married. and he had left his wife and
one child at home while he went out
In the interest OF tho Church to he
away Tor three years. They did not
impress the writer with being above
the average intelligence. nor did thev
seem to be fanatics on the subject OF
their religion. They seemed and talk
ed like plain. simple young men with
nothing more than an ordinary educa-
tion. Inc one was in tho real estate
business, unmarried. and said that he
mad accumulated q competency. while
the other. married and a music teach
er. had been enabled to undertake his
work through the help OF others.
Think of the sacrifice on the part of
both the wife and the husband to he
separated from each other for three
years. and all because the ono was
eager to do work for the church he
loved! Would 1t be possible to find
9uSu ueFolion 10 tne Synagog on the
part of any of our Jewish young men
When young men assume the RESPONSE
bility of going out as missionaries for
the Mormon Church and prove fall
ures. they are simply recalled and
thcir commission taken away from
them. but this rarely happens. From
the description given to me by these
young men OF the underlying tenets of
Mormonism I could find very little diff
ference between their doctrines and
that of the evangelical churches of
Christianity particularly now that It
has set aside the belief In the plurality
of wives. It's doctrines are purely
physiological, emphasizing behalf in
original sin. vicarious atonement. and
the other doctrines of the church
Mormonlsm believes In baptism by
immersion. In one thing. however. It
parts company with the church, and
that is In the matter OF its conception
OF revelation. It docs not believe that
there was but one revelation. and that
in the past Revelation. according to
Mormonism. Is constant and eternal
God is revealing himself even today
vet to those who disclose new truths
to the world. It's belief in this respect,
at least, talles with the belief of the
Reform Jew and the liberal Christian.
The writer was deeply interested in
the story told by the young men in
regard to the missionary zeal OF the
Mormons and thought sufficiently OF
II to let HIS readers know of 1t also.
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lone evening in the summer OF 1876,
/ think 1t was-at all events 1t was In
that year, and while l was living at
Hartford, Connecticut-my butler in
formed me that there was waiting
for me In the reception room
a gentleman who wouldn't give
his name, but who looked like
to me at the time OF the for
mer's death in 1902, Il went at once
to the room and was reJoiced TO find
that Harte- was there, Indeed,
Sam he said. after we had chatted
a little, I have come up here from
New York to sec IL you will lend me
your library, together with pens and
ink and paper, l want to spend the
night in 1t or as much of the night as
1t may be necessary for me to spend
there
Certainly. you shall have the lib
rary,' l said, and as long as you want
it. and also all the pens and ink and
paper you need But what Is the oc-
casion for this request2'
or ethatI-ch acydP Tn(66S62l75 zz
"a Well replied Harte, you must
know that / made contract with q
New York newspaper which has re-
Gently begun to publish a Sunday edi-
ton. to furnish II with q serial story
to run weekly for six months. The
story is called Thankful Blossom and
the first installment l wrote easily.
But l procraStinated on the second
instnllment until the last moment:
you know that is weakness of mine.
Now. / have got to have the third in
stallment ready for this coming Sun
day, and / have come to see II you
would let me write 1t here. 1 have
made up my mind to button up the
story with this third installment.
can't stand the strain OF having to
write weekly installments for six
months
First L fed Harte we'll" continued
Mark Twain. and then, about IL
O'Clock. 1 ushered him into my library.
There he had what he always needed
when no wrote, absolute silence In
addition. the butler had provided a
box Of cigars and an especially choice
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-05
MORMON MISSIONARIES.

Elsewhere on this page will be found
a contribution to The American Israel
ite. of Jan. 81. by Tobias Schanfarber.
on Mormon" Missionaries. The article
contains an innccuracy, or two, which
we need not point out to anyone fam
liar with the subject of which Il
treats. but 1t Is written in n friendly
The American Israelite is the leading
organ in this country OF Liberal Juda-
ism. 1t is very able representative OF
that school. and foremost among the
Jewish weekly publications as n news
paper.
Mr., Schanfarber says. correctly. that
some do not even know that the Church
has discontinued the practice OF plural
marriage: and yet this has been true
ever since the acceptance by the
Church Of the Manifesto Issued by
President Woodruff, 1t was proved be-
fore the Senate. in the famous case OF
persecution against Senator Smoot,
that the number of plural families
was rapidly diminishing. and that alone
was sufficient to establish the sincerity
OF the Mormon" people. officials and
members. In their acceptance of the
verdict of the country. as given by the
courts.
The daily spokesman for the social
cd American" party has had the coun-
try raked from Canada to Mexico. for
number OF years. in order to find n
case OF violation OF the anti-polygamy
laws and the Manifesto. and II pro-
fesses TO have found sundry cases
very few. considering the diligence OF
the search and the period OF time over
which 1t was extended. We dare say
that In any state OF the Union. a SIM
liar search would disclose u much larg.
er number OF violations OF the mar.
rlage laws. involving Presybterians
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higher average quality. wo arc n.
LION given to extravagance and WHAT
why buy primo RIB roast costInc =
70 20 cents or more per pound when
nihd quarter OF spring lamb is sold ~
10 cents1 Why does a family. forcss
70 economize, pay IA cents for a mr.
prietary brand of rolled oats when ihc,.
can buy n like quantity in bulk at hal,
tne prize2 Why do the pcople nav
nickel Tor box OF biscuit wcigh,,e
les tnan half a pound when they co,iss
purchase for the Same cost nearly Az
pie the quantity OF bulk? Those a..
instances typical OF hundreds Of a..
ticies OF food. II the sitautIon is a.
uIyzed we discover that the pcon,e =.
saru package goods with the graa,s-
iaVor and willingly pay tho higher co.,
because OF their convenience. Thc ~,
cost OF food Is Influenced greatly Ial al
tnc character and expense of rcr,,,oss
demanded and that varies tremenao,,se
N IL Is a fact that a store Wis
customers demand q luxurious ,e-,',s-
distributes 500 worth OF food at 60.
TO the consumer of SIPS and that q ~
qulres $40 to s23 to cover the erna.-
OF the service. leaving the dealer . -
per cent net profit. Within thc "
territory are stores serving n dif,oraa. di,'s
class OF trade where the expensn y,
service Is IL To 16 per cent. the ~. ~.
profit to 10 per cent. "'s