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From The battle-ground of Thought.

man cars mysteriously robbed; down
IN the gloom OF the car yaris men
were stuck up by, no doubt. the ahvs-
maj brutes of the hold-up profession
one traveller had the supreme vel
coine-he was touched for $500 lust as
ne ahghted from the train"
Securing The New Hampshire branch
Pleasant OF the American Red crosse
Dreams has published an interestins,
wall card, containing in
large type brief quotation from Ben
lamin Franklins Art Of Securing
Pleasant Dreams, written In 1925. which
forms telling endorsement of the
modern open air crusade:
Another means OF preserving health
10 be attended TO Is the having "a CON
slant supply of fresh air In your he'd
chamber II has been n great mistake.
the sleeping in rooms exactly closed
and inc beds surrounded By curtains
40 outward air that may come TO you
IL so unwholesome as the uncha ped
ar, often breathed. OF a close chamber.
AS boiling water does not grow hotter
by long boiling II the particles that re-
ceiYe greater heat can escape so liv-
ing bodies do not putrefy, II the parti-
cles. so fast as they become putI.id can
be thrown on. Nature expeis them nv
the pores OF the skin and the lungs.
and IN free open air they are carried
on, put IN close room we receive them
again ana again though they become
more and more corrupt A number OF
persons crowded into a small room thus
spoil the air in n few minutes. and
even render IL mortal as the Black Hole
AZ Calcutta A single person is said TO
spoil only a gallon OF air per minute.
ana therefore requires longer time
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4 COMPARISON.

The wonderful growth of oklahoma In
twenty -nVo years rs an indication OF the
possibilities Of this country In 1890
Oklahoma had only 81. s3i inhabitants.
In 1900 the number had grown 10 S9s'-
8si. aud now n h l,s5i,sil. Tho gain
since 1880 when oklahoma and indian
Territory were nkml together Is SOL
500. or l09 per cent. The state now has
nye representatives In Congress and
will be given eight, IN all probability
under the now apportionmont. Then 1t
viii rank. as to representation and
number of electoral votes, with states
many times it, age
As noted by the Christian Science
Monitor. these "hsures prove accord
ing 10 ordinary methods OF computa-
ton. making allowances FOR the gross
inflow of population and losses attrib-
utable TO various causes, that within
the twenty years between 1890 and 1910
at least a million people. for the most
part strangers, have been brought to-
gether in. the territory. The census sta
tistics win show, It is representatives, Of
not only every part OF the Union, but
OF every part lf the world"
In contemplating those statistics ono
cannot but ask why Utah has not made
similar progress why haa not Utah
received her fair portion OF the In
crease that has come 10 other parts Of
the West? Are Utah's resources so
much more limited? Are the attrac-
lions here so much less attractive?
There IS only one answer 10 these
questions. Utah has suffered in ma
terlal respects by the anti Mormon"
spirit that has rested over IL like a
black pail. and poisoned its atmosphere
as II with smoke and fumes from the
lake OF FIRE and birthstone. Utah has
suffered on account OF the anti-"Mor-
mon" activity Of newspapers. preach
ers and lecturers who have gained alb
solutcly nothing by their unpatriotid
conduct except to keep settlers away
and retard the progress OF the State
The result OF their work Is seen II we
compare the growth Of other states with
that Of our own. Utah grew as fast
as any portion OF the country until the
anu hhIiuou crowd began It's ne
farous work. in the interest OF hun
cry office hunters. This Is easily
demonstrated. II would soon resume
its normal growth. II the people would
put away religious prejudices together
with the brood ot hatred. vllfcation,
injustice ana malice that they en-
gender The restoration Of normal po-
litich conditions and good will between
citizens would work wonders In few
years. Those who are responsible for
the un-American conditions that pre-
vail, because they love Office better
than Utah, are standing in the way
OF rapid progress. They are standing
In the way OF business, because they
are preventing high-class immigration
from coming this way. The influence
Of the Ciyil war IL still seen in the
slow development OF the South, and in
the same way the influence Of religious
strife Is seen in Utah Even the en-
terprising state 10 the north OF us is
growing faster than Utah. since Du-
boism was squelched. Are the support
ers Of the policy OF hatred blind? II
does not pay to cut off the nose to spite
the face
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President Joseph F. Smith at Stockholm

Copehhagen, Denmark, Aug. g. 1910
Editor Deseret News-On Thursday.
July rs. President Joseph r. Smith and
party accompanied by myself, sailed
from Copenhagen by steamship Dron-
ming Maud for Christiania, where we
arrived next morning FRIDAY. July 2O.
Here we met a cordial reception By
President Peter q, Rasmussen ana 9TH
er Elders ieboring in the ChTistiania
Conference. and In the evening We held
splendid meeting at which President
Smith and Bishop Nibley spoke to the
assembled multitude, with Elder An
thon j. II. Sorensen as translator. L
also made few remarks. After the
meeting the assembled Saints and
friends were given opportunity to shake
hands with the visiting brothers and
sisters. The singing by the Christiania
choir Was most excellent on saturday.
july SO,the Visitors continued their Jour
ney toe Stockholm, where they arrived
In thet5eycntng, and were Received at
the station by President Peter Sundwalf
aud number OF his fellow borers In
the swedish mission. The party were
comfortably quartered at Hotel Ryd-
berg. one OF the principal hotels OF the
city, but which was altogether too noisy
60 afford anything like a sound sleep.
And the following day, Aug. I, was
spent very pleasantly with Saints and
strangers in Stockholm. After attend
ing very interesting sunday school
session. two general meetings were held.
at which the visiting brethren ad-
dressed the assemblies. Elder Gustef
A. Teudt served as translator for Pres
ident smith and Bishop Nibley. The
Holy Spirit rested in a rich degree upon
both speakers and hearers and the
beautiful musical numbers rendered by
the splendid Stockholm choir, with Ed
er Teudt as leader. did much to glorify
the occasion. on Monay Aug 2, the
International Peace congress- convened
in. Riddarhuset Besides the regularly
appointed delegates from the Utah So
ciety, Peter Sundwall and Andrew Jeu-
son, President Joseph r. Smith and
Charles w. Nibley were admitted as
special representatives. from America.
also Prof. John Sundwall. We all
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lpEsEREr EVENING NEWS SATURDAY AUGUST 20 1910

incline a little toward the left. and the
positive viii lean as much toward the
right The most astonishing properties
equally reconcile with the carbon
chemical tetrahedra OF Armstrong. are
possessed by these little blocks OF wood
Their dimensions are; Base, u inch;
height. ~ inches Every crystal knowh
to mineraloglsts, every geometricsl form
known to geometors. and some un-
known, or known, which have not been
computed, can be rapidly formed in
space before ones eyes, by combining
these magic tetrahedra
By recent chemical theory, II we cor
rcctiy apprehend the doctrine. the pow
or that holds atoms together radiates
or emsnates from their oenters out
through the apexes and the only real
existences are stlll smaller bodies
called electrons that build up the
atoms According to Armstrong, these
arrange themselves into tetrahedra
when they become carbon: and this
element the chemists now regard as
more important, or more fundamental.
than hydrogen. As Priest Armstrong
puts II, the volume sphere Of influence
Of carbon is four times that OF the by
drOgen atom" Again: 'The central
luminary OF chemistry. let me Insist. Is
the element carbon. TIE constancy OF
this element, the firmncss OF its affec-
lions and affnlties, distinguish II from
all others"
Carbon is thus the present enigma
Of chemists. The people know 1t H. the
form of diamond ana SCOT The spec
troscope shows IL in distant suns.
Physiology finds It in the body. brain,
and nerves OF man and animals. and II
makes up most OF the substance of
plants. But what It IL, how It acts,
whence its power--these mysteries re-
main as deep as when Newton frankly
professed his Inability 20 solve the rid
die
Tennyson Just as clearly apprehended
the real nature OF the problem when
he wrote:
Flower IN the crannsd wall
I pluck you out OF the crannies,
| hold you here. root and all In my
hand.
AslAAlt ibMtI-Dhl 1T i NOuiN
What you are, root and all, and all in
all,
| should know what God and man is"
That knowledge, Il seems, does not
come from investigation. It must be
revealed; man cannot, by searching,
md out God Yet IL takes more faith,
we should say. to believe in the theo-
ries OF science in regard 10 material
atoms than II requires TO believe in the
eternal truths revealed TO man by Him
who knows, Many accept without diff
ficulty the miraculous theories OF
graWtation and OF atoms. yet profess
that 1t is hard to understand the mira
Gle OF the resurrection and the doctrine
of eternal life. IL seems easier, for
some. 10 believe what man has ina
gined than what God has revealed,
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THE MYSTERY OF MATTER.

The hiographer OF Newton informs us
that sir Isaac never attempted TO tell
the people what gravitation really is,
and that he contented himself by say
ing: Il do not anywhere take II upon
me to define the kind or manner OF any
action, the causes or physical reasons
thereof, or attribute forces in true
and physical sense to certain centers.
when 1 speak Of them as attracting. or
endued with attractive powers"
Just why body can act whore IT is
not, is fact that has always dehed
our human comprehension. Common
belief processes 20 understand how a
body that comes into some sort Of phys
zeal contact with another, might well
push or pull It, but how the earth and
other bodies can reach across the depths
Of space in such way as to exert
power upon everything else IN space
IL fact that defes even the magma
ton TO conceive. There seems TO be
inherent contradiction in the idea that
anything. or any person. for that mat
ter. could act where IL is not located.
Yet such Is the fact.
This Is not all; Bovine and other
metaphysicisns have shown that log
icary. the human mind cannot conceive
how body can act at all n II Is In
actual contact with another body. and
that bodies must be separated In order
to interact.
Science, by discovering the constitu-
ton NJ substances and the physical
nature OF material things instead Of
solving the mystery Of action, is only
adding to that mystery
At the meeting OF the British Associa-
ton FOR the Advancement OF science.
held In winnipeg, Manitoba. August,
1903. the address OF Prof H. u. Arm
strong. President, was devoted TO the
element carbon, which plays so I'm
portant part IN human food and fuel
and In the researches OF the chemist.
In the course OF this address, he said:
"our present conception Is that the
carbon atom has tetra hedrai properties
in the sense that Il has four afinities
which operate practically IN the d.
rrction Of four radii proceeding from
the center toward the solid angles OF
regular tetrahedron."
\ confirmation OF the idea that atoms
are tetrahedrai In form has been made
by Prof Thomson OF los Angeles A
tetrnhedron, & should be explained, is
n gromrtrleai solid having four sides.
all triansiesl fuur corners, or apexes.
and six sides, all atruiEht lln- Prof.
Thomson sawed from wood many thou
sands OF tetrahedra. divided into two
kinds, differing emily by slight inclina-
tions OF their bases, II we set mega
tive tetrahedron on Its base. II will
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and has authority from Jesus Christ 20
baptize. shall 80 down into the water
with the person who has presented
him or herself for baptism. and shall
gay calling him or her by name-liav-
ing been commissioned OF Jesus Christ,
I baptize YOU In tho name OF the Faith
er, and OF the Son, and of the Holy
Ghost. Amen Then shall he inlmerse
him or her In the water. and come
forth again out Of the water"
That is IN full accordance with the
Scriptures and the early practice Of the
Church. There Is NO longer any need
Of doubt or of uncertainty The word
Of God Is an end OF controversy.
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NOW FOR 1T.

In a private from Mr.. John =.
Meakin. who is in New York at
present, information previously receiv-
ed concerning an intended assault upon
the Church. through certain maya
zines. is confirmed. Mr.. Meakin writes;
Il have learned from reliable sources.
that a great fight Is 10 be made in
leading magazines against the Latter
day Saints Church. The dear and ever
popular cry OF polygamy Is to be the
stun that will set the peoples hearts
futtering and fire their passions, and
sell the magazines (speciaD. In Sep
TENDER the great combat viii be
opened, In 'Pearson's.' Later similar
stories viii appear in McClures and in
Ladies' Home Journal once more the
Mormons are TO be swept of the face
OF the earth.
Il understand the main sources. for
the powder to blow the 'Mormons T.
atoms are Hon. Thomas Kearns Hon.
Fred Dubois and The Tribune. The
same old stink pots win be uncorked
and the people will stand with penny
in hand waiting for the fret smell
Il have many inquiries as to Utah
from individuals but the New York
papers tell nothing only that which
happens on Manhattan Island.
1T Is q pity Utah cannot advertise
IN an honest way tnat the people might
learn the truth as to Utah and her
people"
There Is no cause for alarm in any
onslaught the enemies of the Church
may conclude to make The Church
stands firm like the majestic mountains
surrounding the valleys OF Utah Let
the wind blow and the storm rage IN
all its fury. II will b. only moment
And then the mountains will be seen
bathed in sunshine, just as II there
had been no storm. The Church. in the
providence OF God, will gain by the
persecution. For It will cause inqulrers
to multiply.
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Negotiations for the annexation OF
Korea BY Japan are progressing. The
negotiations are but by-play for
worldly effect It Is written In ia
pans book OF fate that she shall an
mex Korea.
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Henry Bourassa, NJ. p. Nationalist
leader OF Quebec, advocates the annexa-
ton OF Canada to the United States
At best II is an academic discussion
that neither interests nor enlightens
canada's destiny probably is independ-
ence.
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OF 1919 would beat that OF 1919 all
20 pieces that II would be a struggle
Of the greatest historic interest, a
sort OF crossing the Rublcon.
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DR. Cooks sister-in-law says that
she knows where he is but will not
tell III she does, II settles the ques-
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On the question Of the conservation
OF natural resources, IL should be the
west for the west
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There is some foundation even for a
mirage but II Is a common error to
mistake the mirage for the real thing
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ny their worrny traits shall We know
them-those arrested by the state food
inspector.
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Some OF those Iowa ideas have proven
10 be anemones, and they are germin-
atlng IN other states.
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Almost any excuse Is sufficient 20
cause man 10 stray from the straight
and narrow path.
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DO you believe Senator Gore or Attor-
ney McMurray? One or the other
can't be believed.
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Bring child up in the way he
would go and when he gets old hen
wish you hadn't
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Don james chances In Spain are
not so good as those OF a Democrat in
Pennsylvania or OF a Republican in
Georgia.
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a cashier who disappears without ex-
PLANTATION rarely disappears without
cash.
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The genuine self-made man often
seems a thing Of shreds and patches.
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The baseball fan always makes
things hot instead Of cool.
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Us beauty a handicap" asks the
New York World. Why not ask the
Beast2
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The teacher is about the only person
who aooomplishes more by precept than
by example.
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After September j there will he no
public drinking cups on Wisconsin
railroad trains. And nothing could be
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-20

Can anyone tell what the outcome
viii be by looking into the outlook?
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The silence at Beverly and oyster
Bay Is getting to be strenuous.
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The Rockefeller foundation appears
TO have been boarded in.
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ton whether or not woman can
keep a secret.
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Scandal is the only thing that trav-
els faster than light
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one mans truth Is another man,
lie.
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farther from prohibition than the state
OF Wisconsin.
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This table shows that over a million en-
listments were of men under eighteen
The pension authorities, Therefore. figure
that the average age of pensioners of the
civil war is now about sixty-eight years.
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Catarrh Goes
So Does Sore Throat, Bronchitis
Group and Asthma

You can easily tell by reading the symptoms
below whether you have catarrh or not:
Offensive breath. frequent sneezing. discharge
from the nose. stoppage Of the nose. business Of
the voice. tickling in throat, droppings in throat
cough. pain in chest. loss of strength, variable
appetite. spasms Of coughing low spirited at
times. raising of mucus. difficulty in breathing.
loss Of vital force
Henry Evans 10O6 ST. NV. has a sensible
remedy money hack If it falls for catarrh
called Hyomei pronounced HiTh-o-meI. which
Is vaporized air. so antiseptic that when il is
breathed the Unframed and germ-fnfestei
membrane IL kills all germ life. gives relief 10
two minutes, and cures catarrh.
The price. Including hard rubber inhaler. is
only 81 90. The hard rubber pocket inhaler will
last a lifetime. that should you need a second
bottle Of Hyomci, you can get il for 90 cents.
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Old Age of Survivors.

The last surviving pensioned soldier of
the war of 1912 was Hiram Cronk of Ava.
NY. who died May Is, 1905, aged 1Oo years
and 16 days. The names Of 395 widows of
the war of 1872 remained on the pension
roll June 20. 1909 The last survivor OF the
revolution lived to be four years Older
than the last survivor of the war OF
1872 The last survivor OF the revolu-
ton lived until four years after the close
of the civil war. The last survivor of
the war of 1872 lived until seven years
after the end of the Spanish war.
The last survivor of the revolution on
the rolls lived for eighty-six years after
the close of that war. III there is any
soldier OF the civil war who will live
eighty-six years after the close of the
conflict in which he fought his name will
remain on the pension rolls until 1851.
The last survivor of the war of 1872 lived
ninety years after the end of that strug-
gle. According to these instances, We
may be paying A pension TO the last
soldier Of the civil war pensioner in 1855.
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ADMIRAL DOT IS RICH
Midget, Worth 900,
Goes Out of Business.
HE DISPOSES OF HOTEL
Began Career in Great P. T. Barnum
Show.
MARRIED FOR TWENTY YEARS
Leopold Kahn in Private Life.
Afraid of Storms-As Vol
unteer Fireman.

NEW YORK. June 3O.-Admiral Dot,
whose baptismal name is Leopold
Kahn, has disposed of the hotel he has
sixteen years, retiring with a comfort
able fortune.
1t is estimated that the dry land ad-
miral." who was famed midget in his
younger days, has accumulated a tribe
more than quarter of a million dol
lars in the hotel business and in real
estate transactions, the whole being
around $271.0O0.
Barnum Got Him.
Kahn was lifted out Of obscurity in
San Francisco in 1871 by T.. r. Barnum,
the Snowman. and as a midget, under
the name of Admiral Dot, he divided
honors with Tom Thumb when they
Z were in this country and on the conti-
nent He was with Mr. Barnum for fif-
teen years and af;erward had the prin-
cipal part in the production of Guilt
vers Travels.
foremost, and. about the first. lillipu-
tian actor His intelligence appealed
to Mr.. Barnum, with whom he was al
ways a prime favorite. On numerous
occasions the veteran snowman, 10 QlS-
play his fatherly feeling for-the little
fellow, whom he took away from his
home when he was but seven years old,
would pick him up and carry him for
blocks. The Admiral takes a keen de-
light in recOunting an experience in
which the kind-hearted circus owner
figured during severe storm in 1884
Afraid of Storms.
The midget had a horror of storms,
which often leveled the city of tents and
killed men and animals. The show was
in a New England coast city when a
gale suddenly swept down. and most Of
the smaller tents were laid upon the
ground Barnum had the famous white
elephant with the show at thar time
He ran into the menagerie tent and gave
orders for the immediate removal of the
elephant Then he hurried across the
circus lot until he came upon the trem-
bling liliiputian in the side show, and TAX
ing him up in his arms fled TO place
of safety. 1t was not accomplished
minute too soon. for the whole Of his
tented organization was stretched across
the ground.
The little man of White Plains has
been a mighty factor in the town, where
he settled down. grew a foot and amass-
cd a fortune. He is a member Of eighteen
organizations and bears the distinction
Of being the smallest Elk in the world.
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agents. Several large firms have made

agents. Several large firms have made
him tempting offers to build machine
for him on small lines, just adequate for
himself and wife.
His leisure time, he says, he will devote
to travelling over the United States. His
first trip will be to the Elks national
convention in Detroit July TO- and his
wife will accompany him. Mr.. Kahn sold
his hotel, which comprises forty-eight
rooms, a bowling alley, ballroom. ban
quet hall and cafe. to Joseph q. Knapp
Of White Plains. Mr.. Kahn is the largest
holder of property in White Plains, own
ing solid business block, besides several
dwellings. He is forty-six years old and
his wife is two years his junior.