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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-02
THE WHIsTIING NUISANCE.

The Washington Herald tells of
fellow who whistlcd himself out OF
every cnance to obtain position
which he sought, and for which he
was recommended. While waiting ne
whistled Aud Lang Syne," and the
employer naturally concluded that hc
was not the man for the Job. And
this was correct decision A younS
man who has SO little regard for his
fellow-men that he will fill their cara
with a ncrve-racklng noise Is not 10
be entrusted with any position In which
tact and refinement are necessary for
success.
1t has been said that whistling Is
an evidence OF chccrfulness When In
dulged in to the annoyance of others.
IL is very often an evidence. OF lack of
proper home training, sometimes 1t Is
an evidence of impudence. and gen.
orally IT betrays thoughtlessness. The
whistler who makes q nuisance of him
self may be set down as an unde-
sirable citizen. He Is In the same
class as the fellow who pollutes the
air you have to breathe with the to-
bacco smoke he exhales. He is as
unmannerly as he would be il he were
to throw rays of light Into your eyes
by means OF a looIdng-Glass OF irri-
tate your organs OF taste by tabasco
sauce. He might as we'll do either of
these tricks as to fill your ears with
torturinc sounds
The artistic whistler may be listened
to with some pleasure in vaudeville
act, when the noise he makes Is blend
ed In the harmony of the orchestra /;
just as the drum. or the piccolo. fills a
place in the ensemble OF Instruments;
but the common whistler in public
places or private homes is a nuisance.
Only the other day a book agent
came into an Office In this City, whist
ling. He was promptly shown the
door. though he represented n high
class publication. Served him right.
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where It did not belong. making the
speed of that wnnderer in space "a mil
lion miles a second Although 1t was so
stated In the magazine article from
which the main facts concerning the
comet were taken. II Is needless TO say
that II Is an error. Heavenly bodies
do not travel at anything like that rate
of speed. The earth trudgos along at
the rate OF is miles a second. and the
surface, at the equator, revolves at tho
rate OF between 16 and II miles min
ute. or 1000 miles an hour. Mercury
travels so miles a second. When Nj
Paulhan shall succeed in flying at that
rnte of speed he Will be able to cross
the Atlantic in two minutes. Venus ira
wells % miles second, Jupiter Is SLOW
Its speed is eight miles and q fraction.
every second, Saturn and Neptune arc
still slower. The famous comet OF leSo'
OF which Newton calculated the orbit,
moved. in perthellon. at the rate OF
over 277 miles n second. Light only
travels at the rate of 1868 miles a
second.
A comet Is supposed to be a cloud OF
world matter. When acted upon by the
powerful electric currents OF the sun,
1t sets off toward that body. but on
nearing the sun II is charged with the
suns electricity. and therefore repel-
led, according to the law that like re-
pels like and attracts the opposite
And so 1t Is started out again into
space, where 1t gradually parts with Its
acquired form of electricity, and Is at
tractcd by the sun. surchargcd and ex-
PEELED, as before. Each time 1t ap-
proaches the sun. however, 1t Is per-
ceptibly condensed. The smaller globes
of matter unite and form larger ones.
and finally nucleus is formed. which
Increases in size and density. Gradual.
ly heat will be developed through the
pressure toward the center. and tho
comet settles down to a period of
planetary CESSATION. Halley's comet
has undergone great changes since first
discovered.
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uRELAND's OPPORTUNITY.
Boston Post.

Local self-government for Ireland
never had such opportunity for real
lzation as in the forthcoming parlia-
ment. 1t Is, at present advices, a
drawn battle between the Tories and
the Liberals. In this situation the irish
NationalistS hold nearly tho balance OF
power, and they have. moreover. the
open pledge of the leader OF the Liberal
party for full self-governmcnt" The
separation OF Ireland from England Is.
of course. not conceivable. All that Is
imagined or sought is separation from
English control In those matters which
are peculiarly Irish. 1t is such meas
ures of autonomy as is enjoyed by dis
tant possessions OF Great Britain. nom
lnally loyal to the home government.
but supreme In themselves in all that
relates to their local affairs. In the
now parliament, the Liberals will not
be ablo of their own strength to carry
forward their plans by their own votes
solely; they must seek alliances. And
what alliance more natural and more
congenial than that of which they have
availed themselves in the election now
ending? The Irish Nationalsts are the
real victors In this parliamentary StrCg-
gle. They will hold the scales. they
can determine the action OF the law
making body of Great Britain; they
are masters of the situation. with
efficient leadership. which seems to be
assured. this greatest of all opportuni-
ties will be availed Of
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AMERICANA MAGAZINE.

The January number of the Amcrl-
cana Magazine contains chapters XIII
and XIV OF History of the Mormon
Church, by President 3. H. Roberts.
These chapters deal with the restora-
ton of the Priesthood. and the organi-
zatIon of the Church, Under the latter
head Is concise statement of the fun
damental doctrines of the Church as
given in the series of brief revelations
that preceded the organization.
We call attention to this authorlta
tive statement OF faith. particularly
respecting the Godhead. the fall the
atonement. and the Trinity, for 1t is a
common practice among non-"Mor-
mons" and especially those who know
very little about Mormon" theology.
to misrepresent the doctrines OF the
Church and rdiculc them. In the curly
days of Christianity they that are un-
learned and unstable" used to "wrest"
the writings OF Paul and other Scrip
lures. unto their own destruction -
and this Is literally true of many critics
of "Mormonism." They pull and twist
its teachings out OF all shape. they
apply To them the rack and thumb
screws OF their own crude and faulty
logic. and then condemn the ugly shape
they. themselves. have produced, and
they are not even aware OF the destruc-
tion they arc preparing for themselves
by that course. Let the Church be
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IF ALL PRICES ROSE.

There would be no just complaint
against high prices. II all commodities
and all services had risen and in a
somewhat uniform ratio. The real
trouble is that many values. especial
ly those of service. have not ad-
vanced at ALL
Wealth consists neither in high
prices nor in low prices. but in plenty.
II all prices are high or if all prices
are low. the result is uniformity. and
may signify either plenty or scarcity.
either good times or bad. The general
level OF prices has no relation IN
particular, TO the prosperity of any
people OF to the rate of financial pro-
gross In any country.
Today the high prices are not. as
some loosely assert, UNIVERSAL; and 1t
is just because they are not universal
that their burden is felt.
The real sufferers under present
conditions arc those who have been
unable to advance the prices OF their
goods or their personal services to
correspond with tho general level.
They constitute the classes whose
stipends are fixed by others and re-
gulated largely by past standards and
outgrown conditions.
This class the Cincinnati Inquirer
points out. compresses clergymcn,
teachers, clerks, statesmen and every
body the country over who work for
a salary which is fixed by their em-
ployers. AS a rule they have had no
Increase. The Government clerks at
Washington, all but comparatively
few of whose average pay Is from
$1,000 to $1,000 a year, are all IL
lustration of prevailing conditions.
Their pay was fixed in 1854 and has
never been changed, though the cost
of living has at least doubled. Con-
gross in that time has more than
doubled It's own compensation, and all
the higher officers pay has been put
up. Such a condition of things can
not continue" says the Inquirer
We do not know about that 1t has
continued up to the present time
modified only by moro OF less con-
slant stream of desertcrs from the vo-
cations just mentioned.
Younger, less able. less experienced
persons take the places of the dis
eustcd professionals or journeymen in
these occupations and the mechanism
of industry goes on much as usual,
the difference being merely lower
ing of tho general scale OF efficiency
In the branches enumerated above.
On the other hand. people who can
fix the price of the commodities they
sell. or the services they render, like
all carriers and professional mon. as
the cost of living goes up, are able TO
advance their charges correspondingly,
and do not hesitate to do so. This is
true also to a large degree of wage
earners. who by combining have been
able from time to time to add to their
Incomes. 1t is particularly true of
builders, plumbers. steam, gas and
electric filters, and others engaged In
any branch of building construction
wherever the country Is growing most
rapidly. and still the question is what
are the chief sufferers In this unequal
contest going to do about 1t?
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ALL ABOARD FOR FREE LUNCH.
Brooklyn Eagle.


An innovation in electric railway
transportation that is said to he unique
in America Is about to be tried on an
interurban road running out of PORT
land, Oregon. to Salem. the State CAPT
tai, and other Willamette valley points.
This is the serving of free lunch on the
lnterurban trains at meal time. The
inauguration of regular dining car
service would be cumbersome and mean
handling an additional heavy car, but
by putting on buffet observation car,
lunch can be served with little incon-
venience Porters on the cars VIII
serve the lunch without charge. and 1t
Is believed the new service Will prove
very popular Regular charges Will DO
made for observation car seats. but
this toll will include the luncheon so
the passengers will have the unique
experience OF getting something for
nothing from a railroad company. The
trolley road has recently been COM
pleted by New York and Philadelphia
capital, and is already one of the best
equipped Interurban lines in the west.
Cars uniform with the best Pullman
equipment will be used, with smoking
compartments. buffet, and observation
platforms. affording all the comforts
of modern travel even for the compara-
lively short distance covered.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-02

Yesterday, in the anecdote OF the
United States senator who offered to
sell himself. 1 had occasion to refer to
Charles Francis Adams. soldier. finan-
cier and writer. Today's anecdote Is of
his father. that Charles Francis Adams
who was u son of one president and a
grandson of another. and who. as our
minister to England during the trying
days of the Civil war, earned for him
self "a place second only to that of
Franklin in the history of American
diplomacy"
1t was i'm the carly summer of 1917
that l was sent on q confidential cr-
rand to Mr.. Adams by the late Charles
a. Dana. Arrived at his home in Quin-
cy. Mass. I was shown into the parlor.
and while awaiting the appearance of
Its owner, had opportunity to observe
Its colonial simplicity and dignity. The
furniture might have served-and some
of 1t certainly did serve-the two presi-
dents who were his father and his
grandfather. Upon the walls hung
their portraits, and they must have
been almost speaking llkenesses. for
sHNSc DiStuItu ups Setliled dihlool leduy
to break forth into utterancc.
L WAS studying the portraits when I
heard a step behind me and turned to
receive a cordial but dlgnifed greeting
from Mr.. Adams For an hour there
after we discussed the matter which
had occasioncd my visit. Then my host
looked up at the portraits of his fore
bears.
II observed when I came into the
room. that you were looking at the por-
traits which hang upon the WALL" he
said. II presume you recognize them
as the likcnesses of my father and
grandfather"
II hlvo aeen many copies of them"
1 replied.
Il have sometimes been told that
there Is a personal resemblance be-
tween myself and my grandfather" he
continued. Strangers who have come
TO call upon me here have made that
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-02

comparison. / should be glad to have
your opinion"
quite truthfully l answered, If you
were dressed as your grandfather Is In
the portrait. and you were d few years
older. l should say that you had just
stepped from tho frame OF the picture"
With mingled puritanic simplicity
and dignity, the quaint little man
turned to the portrait of his father.
John quincy Adams
Some have thought that there was
even stronger personal resemblance to
my father than to my grandfather"
he said. II should be glad to have your
opinion
There Is certainly a strong family
likeness" l answered, though 1t
seems to me that the features and ex-
preston depicted in the portrait of
your grandfather are more nearly re-
produced In you than are the
features and expression OF your
father"
The venerable man, slight OF figure
and short of stature, the son of one
president and the grandson of another,
looked fondly at the likeness OF tho
two men upon the parlor wall.
1T is. of course. gratifying to know
that you recognize physical rcsem-
blance between those whose portraits
you see and myself" he said. But
there is another thought that gives
me greater qualification. 1t is this:
Whatever real or fancied resemblance
there may be physically. 1 am proud
to realize that in character, in tenn
permanent, and In some of my mental
characteristics have inherited quail
ties which are associated with the
achievements of my father and my
grandfather"
Naively. he spoke, and. doubtless. 1t
was Mr.. Adams's realization of his
great inheritance. and his proper APP
probation thereof. that helped largely
TO make him the national power no
was throughout the Civil war and for
many years thereafter. Unquestionably
1t was most fortunate for the Union
that Mr.. Adams WAS given this in
herltance and was able to use it In
great measure in behalf OF the Union
at the court of ST, James for full
seven years.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-02

An eastern exchange says that JEFF
fries and Johnson are "in cahoots" on
the motion-plcture privilege, each gen.
tlcman being booked to receive one
third OF the profits. This leads tho
paper referred to. to predict that the
fight will continue at least until the
man In charge of the moving picture
machine Is satiated with records and
ready to turn down his thumb. But the
fact that an understanding exists be-
tween the two for an equal division Of
the income from the picture business
suggests the question whether an un-
derstanding may not also have been en-
tered into as TO the way of fooling the
sporting fraternity into believing that
they are witnessing real battle. You
can never tell
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-02

TO an orchestra. There is absolutely no
reason for an encore in a di\tinctly
symphony concert, and ii is th\ceforc
prohibited by all leaders of firsthclass
orcheStras on such occasions. The pro-
gram for a symphony concert is COIL
structed by the conductor with thought
and care; IL is usually intended to cx
press q certain idea and to illustrate
certain principles in music. He always
aims to balance its parts proportionate-
ly. with sufficient contrasts to interest
tho different musical tastes In the audi
ence. Being. therefore, a complete en-
tity. it Is distinctly unmusical and
equally In bad taste to obtrude an
encore into an otherwise finished and
perfected program. Musically, 1t Is In
defensible, since 1t has no bearing upon
the subject and no part In the scheme
of presentation.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-02

Senator Borah voices the sentiment of
tlon when he says: "The west is just
as thoroughly devoted to conservation
as the east. but as we understand 1t,
conservation means the use and deyel-
opment OF our natural resources. 1t Is
waste pure and simple to tie up those
resources indefinitely" policy which
would prohibit their wise use by the
present generation would be nothing
but policy OF the dog in the manger
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-02
THE ENCORE PROBLEM.
ST. Louis Times.

The question OF cncorcs is one that
the conductor OF every orchestra has
to wrestlc with, and one that he is
never able to entirely solve satisfac.
torily to himself as well as TO his audi
ence. The real difficulty hes in the fact
that audiences have been accustomed
to encores from the hearing of such
successful leaders as Gilmore. Sousa
and others. and do not always take
into consideration the fact that mis-
cellaneous encores. and sometimes a
good many OF them. are proper only
for brass band. and equally unsuited
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-02
JUST FOR FUN
The Gift of Sarcasm.

William Mitchell Lewis of the Ma
tional Association of Automobile Man.
ufacturers was talking in Rancine
about the improvements in motor cars
that the last decade has witnessed.
Il remember the time said Lewis.
when 1t was common sight, as you
drove along a country road, to see a
motorlst kneelins in the dust beside
his car. puZzling over great heap OF
cogwheels. screws, tiny springs. and
other delicate pieces of machinery.
II knew a man who knelt beside a
scrap heap composed of his cars In
nards when a pretty farm girl stepped
beside him, put her hand to her head
and said kindly:
"'Would a hairpin be of any use TO
you. sir p Washington Star.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-02

The insurgents" OF the House have
caused 1t TO be announced to President
Taft that they are for the adminlstra-
ton program regarding conservation.
railroad legislation, postal savings
banks and anti-injunction. Those are
the main things, 80 that the '1nsur-
gents" so far as they are concerned,
are as regular as the regulars" This
announcement binds them to the Presl-
dent with hooks of steel.
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ensued, during which the bewildered
sister caught from time to time only
the name "Chaucer" At last she
whispered to Riley.
who is this Mr.. Chaucer they're
talking so much about? Is he very
popular In society?"
Madam" solemnly responded Riley,
that man did something that forever
shuts him out of society"
Mercy" exclaimed the worthy
woman. What was It r.
He died several hundred years
ago." said Rlley.-Kansas City Times,
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Sort OF Vanishing Point.

Paw, l want to know what you
think the fourth dimension is"
IT'S figure OF speech, Tommy. en-
ployed to express the Idea of the size
to which a man feels himself shrinking
when the pastor of his church happens
to catch him In the act of making
quick sidestep Into a saloon."-Chicago
Tribune
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Why He Was Excluded.

A friend OF James Whltcomb Riley
tells of an occasion when the humorlst.
who usually dlslikcs social functions.
was induced to attend a Literary"
dinner in Indianapolis, given In honor
of one of the novellsts who lived there
Mr.. Riley had been told to take into
dinner n sister OF the host. an excel
lent woman. but not literary
The conversation touching upon tho
beauties OF Chaucer. about whom
certain set OF the city was then cul-
tivating a fad, spirited discussion
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-02

Tho final English election returns
show that the Liberals have elected
just ono more member of parliament
than the Conservatives have. 1t Is an
old saying that God and one good man
are a big majority. Is the member for
Wicksburghs n good man?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-02

What does Cannon represent asks
an exchange. The Eighteenth Illinois
district, composed of Clark, Cumbcr-
land. Edgar 1roquois, Kanakee. and
Vermilion counties. 1t is tho last that
makes so many people red-cyed.
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RightcousIy ResentfuI,

"Geoffrey. it's presumptuous for you
to dream about me. 1 want you to
quit it,
why, Esmeralda, how do you know
l dream about you?"
"I-er-dreamcd the other night that
you did."-Chlcago Tribune.
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Largc Assistance.

Postoffice Clerk-You've put two
penny stamps on your letter. The
postage Is only one penny.
Old Irishwoman-Sure, nivir mind
My sons In the postofiice. so itll all
hilp toward his wages.-T1t- BITS
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Some men who hunt work become
nervous as they get near
the object of their search.
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PessimIsts have their uses. Along tho
highway of life they servo as signs to
note dangers to be avoided.
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Men will acknowledge that others arc
superior to them but they really don't
think SO
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-02

Some people mistake cunning for dis
cretion In so doing they but deceive
themselves.
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While a policemans lot is not a
happy one, yet how many seek it.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-02

Why not mako the row among the
vaudeville theaters a feature at some
of them?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-02

There is many a graft on many Il
family tree.
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Honor among thieves is very much
rarer than hens teeth.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-02

Compositors have more dash about
en- than other people have.
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NOT so FAST.

In the little article on Halley's comet
which appeared In the News" on
Monday. the word million appeared
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NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY

BY ]. e. EdHardn.


This daily sers Of anecdotes and incidents
fromh nwho
have a
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When things can be bought for q
song the trouble then is to get the
song.
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1t is good to have ideals. with an
occasional realization.
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At present prices any cut of beef is a
choice cut
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A tail talker is rarely good talker.
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Sausage day.