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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17
WV Jill this winter be q severe
NIX one to Offset the exceptionally
wv warm summer lust closed!

And will next summer he
wet to make up for the unusual diouth
OF 1902"
Hundreds of times in the past few
months the weather bureau has had to
reply that It does, not know. 1t can tell
about 90 per cent of the time what the
weather will be u few days ahead but
It frankly admits that it knows abso-
lutcly nothing about the action OF
storms that have not yet been formed.
This ignorance has sometimes been
dcfantly supplantcd by pedantic fore
casts Of various sorts, but since. Of
these. the warmers" Seem no more
numerous that the "colders;" aid the
%wcts" just about equal the "drys," the
public. like the weather. bureau, VIII
have to wait and see for itself, whether
there will be a hot time in the old town
all winter. and whether prohibition will
prevail on the arid farms next summer.
The weather bureau can tell III ac-
curate figures what the weather has
been in practically every nook and cor
nor of the state; in fact the greater
part of its energy and equipment are
tol WY 1'ui l''sH' ~ ''''''N-'' 800
cscly that the spring. summer, and au-
tumn of 1910 were the warmcst sed-
sons Utah has known in 10 ycais.
March being by a great deal the mild
est and quietest March on record. The
bureau, also states that throughout
Utah.. as a rule. from January to De-
ccmber. the amount of precipitation
averaged about one-fourth deficient.
and that during the crop growing sea
son moisture was even more dell
Client. But the bureau Will not oven
venture guess on the weather for the
future any farther than 1t can actually
see with its teeEraphic eyes, which Is
few days. nj most.
SIGNS OF THE TIMES.
Only an animal, with a weather
sense" (probably n rheumatic knee) can
write precise weather history that has
not yet occurred.
Word comes from Cache county In
no uncertain terms that the winter viii
be severely cold because a toad-h
was found that was more than foot
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17

lers, have been introduced to damp the
STAMPS, but in nearly every office they
are neglected. and the same old process
of licking the stamps goes on. me
acknowledgement thoushtfully sup
Piled tho counters Of postoiilces win
damp pads but nobody used thein ana
thc counter clerks. observing that the
pads were rarely used saved themselves
the trouble of dampening them.-Dublin
Times
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17

strange pory In bunch of 60: and 1t Is
best of ll.whether you are q shoe sales
man or an arid farmer, to forget 1t;
and till your. soil and select your shoes
as II you expected both hot and cold,
and wet and dry.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17
EVERY NINETEEN. YEARS.

- 1,i,. Ia, %
a "o-year sSeie mas p'VD,l'' ;,a aa
49, - i. 49,, ,,s,on foiled Of being
true cycle, mat me pain ptsAi -
must NC n"hrueu ~ ,,,o,r;rr, faiE,re,
PERIOD whi s,r. "'.i' -. ,i,,n pas hcen
ABOUT ohe-llith Oh .ne III hn,,,,,r,t Ttha
traced from the present u.one,,, W."
drought IN Ctan WIS lGts - Sis,n yy
PACK tnroush wy i,.',Itato, 1nnS
through me aroushS piuuio,Su ~.
verihcd) by Eiisha ahu EiiJan, ~ ~ ~
drought preuic1cu W
Pharaoh. ~,
Hara recess, set.' ns,,r,2 Ill e hav.
citrus ,sn t W., d'V ,hont arcrv seventeen
Den o'se' w" 49,
Pncords a. sovera, places in Utah
49,, ~, ,srosnnrn M q ten-ycar
I Iromrh TT cyele@for four droughts.
1910 being the closure VI ''io
one s,o,,.
An analysis Oh tiie fesot ..,,e,.oa nf
however. INA. .'ae ,.n,,io,,s n
uronsh,s are ~. ,,nus,,a,,,. we,
loeo, ,o.o nGins a., siis,hti,, bolow
year, leoo oeii's ',,ts 80 came
me hvctdSu, "i,u agn fac. mat l.,
amount iatiins III T., ,ns,rorin,, tho
more 70 the p ~, on,,,ing season is
W. W. ~, q" No 1,,,, vcaTs represent-
,,t &c. a,.a,,,,ht voice ,vn hnd other
ing 'te u''ue. lite hotoroyen-
nry Sca's se"'''eu
eo mIs nr.c,n;tat;on for Salt
-" a.. ta, 81 ,,oars is about fifteen
au,,t ~ tho slight
iiicies. oh ,ha ,cc,,rocv Of the
rrannrI nrevioue IN 1874 the weather
,,,,rn,, disc.rds those and COM
,ar,,,,, for tho SUBSEQUENT
pu,rs "a ,ha,,t s;xtenn inches, This
doas NOT III into nny cycle. In 1872 we
Ma dr,. venr and also one in 1887,
1sas and io03 which do not fit OBJ
servod cvc,es showing that a dry year
10 nrobnbIc any time,
~, 49,, ho,a tho Wet veors been
isat ~ y, y I,a,,nn,t thoy oi,vnys been
~, H.. ,,o,rs lilo ,his ono q,
prTceeu ,' ~ a'' 's'''' ~
,,,,, re,,r
w FL E'Si AMI l'iNi E'7A.
The wettost wear on record was 1867,
vhon the nionerrs measured IS inches
NJ ,.rocInitation according 10 the files Of
nha Das,rot Nnws And It may be of
;rtercstI IN paSsine To note that the
foIlowInr year the lake was 10 feet &
inrhos higher that II is at present as q
resuIt Of this excessive precipitation
the driest vcnr 1864 was followed in
| 1894 Nv an amount slightly below the
average, and in 1865 by an amount only.
Snar "t1 lSsG 'tbn omoun, was e925. which
r,ro,,os tn have heen thc greatest with
.,,a, .o.,,t,o,. t., mo entire 90 veors
AZ ITtah,s history thus making betting
~, puoss,ror dnridealv In favor of loss
| nrocinita,ion in 1867 This wear was.
| tovn,.or contrary ia all rcasonable
| ovnoot,tinns III, Iycttest on rcrord
| NJ, ,.n,r 1870 v.as of tho n,turo of /,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17
SIXTY YEARS. PRECIPITATION AT SALT LAKE CITY.

w Phelps and his son
of published
is
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-03-30
LITERARY MAGAZINE

the wilderness, Rosamonde, in a short skirt of cor
duroy and a little coat, walked by my side with an
eager light in her dark eyes, insensible to the cold
and chill of that early morning hour.
Howard said you could not bear hardships,'
murmured, but she did not seem to hear.
After a day and a night of being hurled along
over dreary roads, we came to a scattered settle
ment. 1t was all raw and crude and primitive, with
not a place for man or woman to lay the head, save
on the ground. But Rosamonde cared nothing for
this. We stood and watched the mighty work of
eager gold hunters, who had burrowed into the
earth everywhere, in search OF the precious metal
that was to crown them as kings OF success.
We two asked everywhere among this army Of
restless workers for a clue to the missing man.
There was none. We turned away disheartened.
Even she began to lose hope. Yet in spite of this
there was a glow of health upon her cheek and an
alertness of movement in her action, very unlike
the pale languid lady in her orange satin that l had
younger and more like the child | had first known,
in her innocence and beauty.
"If only we could have found him here" she said,
lit puts new blood into my veins to be here in the
very beginning of things. Why, I don't mind hard
ships, out here where there is all this fresh air to
breathe. It's being penned up in walls and narrow
streets and the sky and the stars so far away You
hardly ever see them, like in New York, that is the
real hardship! To think he should not have known
me at all"
AT the end of our efforts to trace him We We're
waiting to take the stage for a camp still further
into the wilderness. Vaguely and listlessly We noted
the great twenty-mule teams coming up the road,
that almost concealed them from sight, animals,
wagons and drivers.
ITO think of breathing that all day" exclaimed
Rosamonde, "how can they do it, l wonder?"
They are gods.' / said, oracularly, cor, they are
mighty men, which is the same thing"
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81 suppose they are doing it for the sake of some
loved one, to keep the wolf from the door, she said,
musingly.
What better work for men or gods?" l con-
tinued. Come, we must be going, the stage is ready
to start"
lust then a gray teamster passed by in the great
> procession, with his mighty combination of three
wagons drawn by its ten span of pulling creatures,
and he was just like the others, a gray-haired auto
maton, swinging his whip and talking language that
only mules can understand. We were bewildered,
familiar, and from amid the jangle of mule bells, a
voice cried out, Hello? How did you get here?"
Rosamonde gave a great cry and ran forward and
threw her arms about the man of dust. The mules
came to a stop, though the bells still rang out as
if for a wedding, and her husband kissed her thrice.
"There isn't a bed in camp" he said. and l have
to sleep in the corral with the mules. You can't
stay in this God-forsaken place!'
mo place is God-forsaken where you are!'' she
exclaimed.
understood. though he did not, of course. In
her eyes, this was but a disguise, under which he
was serving as a charioteer for the gods in all his
might and proves. How could she break the spell
and make him understand that her place was by his
side. 1t came to her as an Inspiration, suiting her.
self to the conditions of the case.
Take me along with you," she entreated, land |
will do the cooking!"
In that moment the scales fell from his eyes and
he saw that she was his helpmeet indeed.
The following day / left her there, and she is
happy in her native wilds, rearing a brood Of sturdy
children out in a gulch of the great Sierra Nevadas
for future American citizenship.
But then Rosamonde is a daughter, herself. of the
mighty pioneers, otherwise gods of a bygone day.,
and it runs in her blood, not to be able to live in
the cities, but to make a home in the great wilder
ness.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-03-30
By Smith D. Fry

stand by me and fight for me, to prevent Jealous
women from running my reputation. 1t was because
/ was the daughter of Mother O'Neill," and not be-
cause l was Pretty Peggy that President Jackson
brought about the disruption of his cabinet in my
defense.
Martin Van Buren, / did not know, except super
ficially, when the fight against me eliminated. Mar
tin Van Buren, stood by me, God bless him! l had
no reason and no right to expect it of him. Well, /
made him president of the United States and am
proud of the deed. At that time, l prevented John
c. Calhoun from being president of the United
States, and l am proud of the deed, for he used all
of the influence of his commanding position and his
wonderful mental force to destroy me.
with one exception l mad no malice against any
of the public men of the day. They were merely
creatures in the hands of their wives. did not
even cherish enmity towards John G. Calhoun, in
the beginning. But when Martin Van Buren,, who
had Unexpectedly shown himself to be my friend,
was defeated of confirmation as minister to the
court of st. James; defeated by the malignant will
of John G. Calhoun on my account, it was mani
testify my turn to show myself the friend of the man
who had been my friend. Then l began working the
political wires against Calhoun and in favor of Van
Buren,.
II had many conferences with President Jackson.
He saw clearly that the rejection of Mr.. Van Buren,
was a rebuKe to himself, for having appointed my
friend to such a position; and he resented it. 1
made many suggestions. l was busy day and night
laying plans an6 plotting politically against Calhoun
and in favor of Van Buren,. He had been my
friend; and he subsequently knew that I had been
his friend; but he never knew the half of what l
did to have him nominated and Calhoun defeated.
"At first, when l suggested that Mr.. Van Buren,
would be the proper man to succeed him in the
presidency, as a complete rebuke to his detractors,
President Jackson dou ted the ability; that is to
say, the fighting strength and staying qualities of
Mr.. Van Buren,. He did not doubt his loyalty. But,
knowing that he was leaving a fight partly unfn-
ished, although he had almost completely changed
the membership of the senate, President Jackson
wanted to have Tor his successor sorre man who
would keep up his fight relentlessly.
Il saw Mr.. Van Buren,, told him that the president
was considering him for the succession, told him
the doubt that seemed to exist, and urged him to
put on his fighting clothes. and show himself to be
a warrior. He took my advice promptly. Within a
week, at a banquet at Browns hotel, Mr.. Van
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at present. The fact is that l have been on the
brink of ruin for some months, and l have managed
to stave it off, hoping to win it all back again, by
dropping everything in after it. l had no fear but
everything has gone to smash, and | am absolutely
ruined He said it all so coolly that l was dazed
and did not believe my ears.
Here" he said, and he took off the flashing ring
from his finger and drew out his diamond sleeve
links, and also his beautiful timepiece and heavy
chain, and pushed them into my hand. From his
pocket he took his book and gave me his last roll
pockets, gathered together all he had, to the last
piece of silver. Here, take these, and go away as
soon as possible"
But Rosamonde-she will want to see you," I
began.
NO, l should be ashamed. l couldn't stand 1T.
She cannot endure hardships," he exclaimed. Il
can never look her in the face again"
In awe l gazed at him. but, Howard, what is to
bee ONE of you? What are you going to do?"
He smiled, game to the last. Oh he said with
a shrug, 81 can be a chauffeur for somebody He
jumped from the carriage, waved his hand to me as
assuredly as ever, and Disappeared.
WHERE does the strength come from that abides
w in the body OF a woman who is suddenly res
directed from among the dying, by means OF a new
hope? Together Rosamonde and l sought him
everywhere, in byways and hedges, in the darkness
and the day, with advice and without, on the
wharves and on the banks of the rivers, and finally
after some months we had an inklng. Someone had
see if he could not make a fresh start in the world.
We two fitted it into another chance word, and then
we set out upon our long-deferred journey toward
the great west.
AS we stepped from the train and went to take
our passage in the stage for a rough pull out into
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"Pretty Peggy O'Neil1's" Own St,

Buren, made a short speech, in which he defed all
OF his enemies in the senate, defended President
Jackson and his entire administration, and stated
that the fight OF Jackson would be continued by
Jacksons successor in the white house; and he
predicted that President Jackson would be able to
name a man capable Of carrying on the fight until
every enemy and opponent should bite the dust.
I'VE had no live newspapers in those days. Such
a speech at present would go all over the world.
Well, it went all over Washington and raised a row.
President Jackson sent for Martin Van Buren,, and
he went to the white house. l never asked and
never knew the details of that conference, although
l knew the inside stories of all subsequent confer
ences, for was a part OF them. At the conclusion
of that conference Mr.. Van Buren, came to me and
stated that the president had selected him for the
succession; but that it must not be known publicly
for some time yet.
That was the begin ing. During that winter
when all things We're going along swimmingly, word
came to me that John c. Calhoun had said that my
presence in the white house was a disgrace to the
American people. 1 don't know whether he said it
or not But | sent word to him. that even if
were as unworthy as he and Others had depicted
me, l was a chosen instrument in the hands Of God
to prevent a greater disgrace to the American peo-
pie; that OF having John G. Calhoun in the white
house."
XZERY soon after this tremendous and important
' social struggle which marked a political crisis,
Mrs. Eaton Joined her husband in Spain. She spoke
of her first husband, Purser Undertake, with deep af-
lection. Their marriage was a love match, and they
were very happy until he was ordered to sea duty
For loneliness and love of his wife, he died of a
fever while on the Mediterranean station. One of
IL cTuellleS WHICH lHlS unfortunate woman was
obliged to endure was the frequent assertion that
her husband had committed suicide because of her
conduct. They had lived together almost three
years. in perfect harmony, and he knew her thor
oughly. He had no SUSPICION nor cause for sus-
piciOn that she was not loyal to him.
Concerning her second husband, John II. Eaton,
OF Tennessee. who was governor of Florida Terri
tory, secretary of war and minister to Spain. Mrs.
Eaton said that he was the noblest man that she
had ever known in all of her dealings with the lead
ing men OF the whole world. He was just, generous,
patient, and OF pure mind in all things. She said:
HE left me a comfortable fortune, and told me
to care for it on account OF the children, as well as
on my own account. | loved him with an idolatrous
love; for he was so superior to me. worship his
memory. mourn for him night and day"
Continued on page l2)
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aLCOME day, away off in the future if you will,
l should like to have you write my story;
just the little parts OF it that you have heard
from my own lips"
That was the ardent request made of the writer
once upon a time by a distinguished woman, Mrs.
Margaret O.Neill Eaton, who was better known IN
The days of Andrew Jackson as pretty Peggy
ONeill," known imperfectly and unfairly.
In a boarding house on Ninth between b and f
streets in Washington, where the InterOcean build
ing now stands, the narrator lived in a room adjoin-
ing that of Mrs. Eaton, who was then nearing her
eighty-third birthday. An acquaintance developed
into a friendship which was valuable to the Writer,
then a young man, and helpful to the elderly lady.
During the summer of 1879 Mrs. Eaton called on
the young man frequently for attentions her age
and sickness made necessary. She was very poor
and very grateful for every kindness. Her expenses
We're paid by a grandson and a granddaughter, not
withstanding they had heavy expenses OF their own
to meet. Although Mrs. Eaton had It her wealth,
her beauty had not left her entirely, and she was an
attractive woman to the very last.
When she died, on November s, 1879, while her
lungs were filling and her breath came g%aspingly,
she uttered these last words: Il do not ask to stay,
but the world seems too beautiful to leave"
Although she was daily facing death for more
than a year, Mrs. Eaton manifested great interest
in current affairs; particularly in our political, ma
tional and international affairs. She was very poor;
and poverty had come to her in her old age be
cause of her folly in marrying a man much younger
than herself: a ] an who squandered all OF her for
tune. and otherwise stabbed her to the heart with
infdelity of the most cruel and wanton character.
Her story is here given, substantially as she re-
uuested that it be given:
"FlrSt OF all lnHHSS, j Wdhl lo NlHulcdte IL meHi-
DRY of General Jackson. During his administration
was generally spoken of as the most beautiful
woman in merlca. was between thirty and thlr,
ty-fve years old. President Jackson was a very old
man, and had long since passed his DIS of virility.
Instead of being classed as a lover of mine, that
dear old gentleman should be classed as E faithful
father of a woman who needed paternal protection.
want it made emphatic that General Jackson was
the only man that / ever knew in all my life who
did not in some manner misbehaye or attempt to
misbehave himself.
"President Jackson was a friend of my dear old
mother. She was a member of Union Methodist
church on Twentieth street just south of Pennsyl-
vania avenue. She was one of the sanity members
OF that church. General Jackson often called on my
mother, when ! was a young lady. 1t was his re-
spect and veneration for my mother that led him to
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- day, away off in the future if you will,
| should like to have you write my story;
inst the little parts of it that you have heard
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-22

whole II approved by the oommis-
Sloh and In It's statement the commits.
si9n expresses It's gratiacAtion, that
thls measure embodles most, II not
All, OF the principal recommeb dations
heretofore made 20 congress, except
the valuation Of railroad properties,
and also contains provisions OF great
Importance which. In their general
|. scope. are unanimously endorsed
However. the commissioner recon-
mends that the bill De SO aueadcd
a. 10 contain the explicit statement
that the commerce courts shall have
no Jurisdiction or power over orders
ot the commission not now possessed
by the circuit court Of the United
States.
We are OF the opinion that single
judge OF the commerce court should
be empowered 10 stay an order OF the
commission" says the commission 8
statement and the suggestion is mnde
that such may be. granted only by the
court or 4 majority OF the judges
thereof"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-22
HIGH IDEALS
ARE REALIZED

Rochester. Feb 21-In the compile
ton of a model plant for the manu-
facture of Adler-Rochester clothos
the makers have but ded better than
they knew" For not only has IL
eclipsed any similar institution of It's
kind. bat according 10 authorities. II
represents the finest example OF mod
ern factory construction In existence
today.
Glass and concrete form the build
iDgs exterior The sides are all win
dows. oil In number. containing A.
2S6 square feet OF glass. Sunshine in
vades the interiors most remote cor
ners and tho light Is constantly that
OF the out-of-doors.
A separate power plant capacity
500 horsepower generates heat and
electricity and operates a wonderful
system of vacuum cleaning. Dust
and waste is absorbed aud instantly
removed from tho building by this
system. preserving absolute and con.
stant cleanliness throughout.
Numerous founte. MS of perfected
type supply filtered drinking water.
chilled by ] IL ton Ice machine.
And by an elaborate system OF venti-
latiOn. the air In every room IS
changed In eight minutes. Never
have the rules OF sanitation and hy-
giene been more strictly observed
than In this splendid institution.
or this 17s.QO0 square feet OF floor
spac,, 10000 square feet arc devoted
exclusively TO employees interests.
Elsborate dining. smoking and louug-
ing rooms are provided. also a thor
oughly equipped hospital room with
medical attendance.
or noteworthy interest. also. is the
low rate OF insurance paid by l.. Ad-
Ter Bros & Company on their new
| home on half q million dollars
worth OF insurance they pay an an
nual premium of si00-the lowest
rate ever given in America TO man
ufacturing institution.
To this is due the fact that the
methods OF construction used In the
Adler-Rochester plant almost entirely
obvlate the possibilities OF damage
| by fire.
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CONTROVERSY is
BROUGHT TO EN- D

Logan. Feb. 21.-The bitter anu
long drawn out controversy over inc
consolidation Of the Cache county DIS
trict schools which vas at nrst 50
bitterly opposed but which Is now
conceded by practically all the people
10 be the best thing that ever nap
pened 10 the schools. was ended TO-DAY
by. the decision OF Judge Morse oil
Salt Lake. sitting on the first district
bench In place OF Judge Maughan.
Tho case Of the State exrcl Peter
Peterson vs. {. Il Harris and the
other members Of the Cache count
board Of commissioners, which mas
been pending for over TWO years. at
tackled the constitutlonality OF the law
under which the commissioners acted
In consolidating the district schools
Pending the settlement OF this point
much ~ the school property OF tne
colnty has been retaiDcd by the old
school boards and school work has
been greatly hindered by the condi'
tions existing.
In his decision handed down today.
Judge Morse sustains the commits
s,ouers on every point. holding that
they did moi exceed their constltu-
tlonal prerogatives in consolidating
the schools or Cache county under
enc directing board