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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17

The water Is cold. It looks like weak
milk when taken up in n bottle. We
taste 1t. 1t is acrid and salty and we
spit it out in disgust.
BAPTIZING THE PILGRIMS.
1t Is at this spot that Christ is said
to have been baptized of John in the
Jordan The place is about three miles
from the Dead sea, where the water at
ordinary times is four or five feet
deep. 1t is the principal place of pill
grimages to the Jordan and Is tho
scene of tens OF thousands Of baptisms
year. The chief time for baptizlng is
Easter, when the Russians come by
the thousands and when other mem
bers of the Greek church unite with
them In great caravan which comes
here and camps.
AT that time the water Is blessed by
the high priest of the church, and
there are many priests here to baptize
the faithful. The women and men
dress in white garments and go into
the water together. They change their
clothes on the shore. The garments
they wear in the water are usually
shrouds, which they have brought from
home with them for this purpose, and
which they intend to take back to be
used at their burials.
The scenes of these baptisms make
one think of picnic. The men and
women and children rush about, some
laughing and screaming, and others
quietly talking. The priests dip each
three times in the Jordan and give
them their blessing. After baptism
some soak other shrouds in the river
TO consccrate them that they may
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17
oNE-FouRTH SALT.

Now dip up some of the water in
your hand and taste 1t. 1t burns your
tongue and your lips, 1t is as bitter
as gall, and II you drank a glass of
1t you would probably die 1t is about
tho saltlest water on earth. If YOU
will take II gallon and boil 1t down
you VIII find that one-fourth OF the
contents is solid. II is SIX times rs
salty as the water of the ocean and a
cubic mile of it would contain 9O0,-
100000 tons Of mineral matter The
sum is 80 enormous YOU cannot COM
prehend 1t. but at ninety tons to tho
car 1t would take ten million cars to
carry that much, md il your cars
were a little under forty feet long the
train required for the load would
reach eight miles.
If you would further test the water,
takc an egg and drop It into the sea.
II will float, leaving one-third Of the
egg above the surface. a fresh egg
will sink In fresh water, and we break
our egg to be sure 1t is fresh.
Another test. Let us strip off our
clothing and 80 in for swim You
do not know how? That makes no diff
ference in this salty sea. Tho water IL
so heavy YOU could not sink IL YOU
tried. You can lie on your back and
float about all day long. You can stand
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17

water flows in a great volume, cold.
sweet and pure There are trees about
the cave, ana the stream runs through
beautiful park down to Lake Huleh.
which Is only seven feet above the sea.
The spring of Banias has always been
noted for its sweetness and purity. 1t
is said the waters and cave were for
merly dedicated to the god Pan. and
that from this the name Banias, or
Panias. came. Greek tablets have
been found nearby, and ruined temples
and columns show that the place was
once the site of a considerable city.
1t has now only a mud village of about
so huts.
Going down to Lake Hulch. we see
marshy catchment basin into which
other streams run and from which the
Jordan flows out. There is little activi
ty about the lake. a few Bcdouns live
near 1t and their only business seems
to be making mats of the papyrus reeds
which grow on the shores. These are
the waters of Merom mentioned in
Joshua.
A little farther down is the main
crossing to Damascus. The place Is
known as the Bridge OF Jacobs Daugh-
tcrs. and the stream is here on the level
of the sea. 1t drops $50 feet in the next
nine miles, having n continuous series
of cascades from there almost to the
Sea- of Galilee.
THE SEAS OF LIFE AND DEATH
The remainder of the .Iordan's course
runs between the seas of life and death.
! refer to the Sea of G;al!lce. nj the
north. and the Dead Sea at the south
The first is sweet. full Of fish ana SIR
rounded by veriure. The other is salt
Ter than any other water on earth and
so bitter and poisonous that no living
thing can exist within It. The distance
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17

between these two seas in n straight
line north and south Is about G5 miles,
and the slope from one to the other Is
almost II feet to the mile, or over
600 feet. Connecting them is this great
trough OF the Jordan, from one to IS
miles wide. Through it the sacred river
runs. 1t winds about like a corkscrew,
making 50 many turnings that it COW
crs a course more than 200 miles in its
GO miles distance. 1t goes with great
force, has q cascades, and there are
humorous falls where electric plants
might be put in. The land on each
side might be turned to rich farms If
II could only have water. and 1t may
be that the good fairy of electricity
will some time bring the dead earth to
lirn
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17

upright ana tread; but 1t is almost
impossible to maintain such nosi-,
tlon. Your feet have n tendency 10
~ 10 the surface, ana you bob III; ana
uowh Ike the moneky on the stick"
-H"W Try TO swim. Your feet ny out of
me Wattr, ana You cannot move on,
rs though the water We're fresh Now.
Jet us wade ouJ ANA let the sun drv
vilr skins. We feel ~ though we had
hcen painted with nuciiage. We arc
&ummy and oily and incrusted with
Siiit, We have been scratched "a we
came through the thorn bushes. and
u" salts have got into the sores and
they are burning like iirc. we shall
not he happy until wo can Ect some
FRESH water TO wash Oft the sal.-
soDoM AID GoMoRRAE.
An interesting thing about the Dead
sen IS that its Ghotos were once tho
sites OF Sodom and Gomorrah. the twn.
towns which became 50 wicked that
the Lord rnlnrd fire and hr,mston"
upon them. There are said to De 4ul-
rlur springs in the country about. ana
II may a@vc been a volcano which
caused tue destruction, There is as
rhalt or pitch IN thc bottom Of the
iaEc aud tho watcr has other minerals
IN addition 10 salt Indeed tho salt
Proper left after boiling comprises
only about / per cent OF the whole.
1t was right here on the plain OF
the jordan, which WIS then, before
the volcanic destruction Of Sodom and
Gpmorrah rs rich as Egypt, that the
nephew of Abraham and the cousin of
Ishmacl and Isaac. the good man Lot
bad his estate ana it was in Sodom
that he lived, one of the richest and
the only Just man in the city. 1t was
from there that he went ont with Mrs.
Lot and the two girls. And 1t is said
~ I, az !, ~ ll. Ia
not far away. that Nine Lot turned
and looked back and as we may sup
pose. longcd for the tleshpots. And 10!
she became II pillar of salt. There are
stil deposits of rock salt Mt that end Of
the lake. and the guides now show
the remains of II pillnr which they say
was once Mrs. Lot. but which has been
SO licked up by the camcls that 1t has
almost disappeared.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17

80 she doesn't return your affection.
oh? Well. | shouldn't get mad about
that What's the use of bothcrinG
about u girl?" said Watkins
II don't mind her not returning my
affection" said Dobbleigh. but, con-
found IT., she won't return my diamond
ring, cither!"--Harper's Weekly.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17
Lnf|aned KidnpVS

Have you had Kidney trouble"
inflammation of the Kidneys)
over six months? If SO, recognized
authorities declare it incurablc.
GU. S. deaths now nearly 10000
annually.) Call for free diet list
and literature that may prolong or
save your life at Schramm-Johnson
Drug Stores.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17
THE DEAD SEA

The water is cold. 1t looks like weak
milk when taken up in n bottle. We
taste It, 1t is acrid and salty and we
spit it out in disgust
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-10

Governor Johnson, a Democrat, won, he
ought to be popular enough as a can
didate for governor to win victory
and reclaim the state from the democ~
racy.
Among the Democrats there is CON
siderable talk of nominating Represen-
tative w. S. Hammond of ST. James.
Hammond is the only Democratic repre-
sentative In congress from Minnesota,
and in the last election overturned n
big Republican majority, winning by
nearly 1000 votes. He was the cam
paign manager for Johnson. and knows
the politics of the state better than
any other Democrat in Minnesota
Whether Hammond would consent to
run for governor is not known, but if
he will accept the nomination ] think
he can have it. -
Armour Says He's Sorry.
We can all pay the higher prices for
what we have 10 eat with more cheer
fulness now. for j. Ogden Armour has
announced that he is truly sorry for us.
The whole trouble, he says, is with the
tritliDg farmers. who won't raise
enough food animals, and he can see
no relief for us until the farmers quit
their foolishness; for, Of course, the
beef trust cannot be expected to cut
down its profits, no matter how sorry
Mr.. Armour individually may be for the
poor people.
When Ohio people, men and women,
get into politics they are In il in
earnest. Take the recent election OF
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officers of the National Society of Ohio
Women in New York. for instance. For
weeks the iveliest kind Of campaigning
was INDUCED III between the partisans
Of Mrs. Charles +, Hatch and Mrs, Julia
Herrick Van Tine Moody, for president
of the organ" ious. On one occasion
partisans of & wo candidates actually
engaged in Il fist and skull, or perhaps
ii would be more proper to say a
fngernail and hair fight. Finally Mrs.
Hatch won the fight, and now the
Hatchites announce their intention of
quitting in a body They are leaving
practical politics in fine style.
Fighting White Plague.
The New York health authorities
were deeply interested in a delegation
of nine doctors from Portland, Ore,
who came on here to see how The great
white plague was fought in this city,
The Oregonians were taken in hand by
Commissioner and given every possible
facility for studying New York IS meth
DDS IN the battle against tuberculosis,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-10

- 5Tgamzed demonstrated that
Yellow men might prove formidable
>1fl case they were inclined to rise
against the government. The Japanese
in Hawaii are not armed, but l presume
if they wanted TO bring arms to the
islands they could do so. The fishing
boats used by the japanese in most
cases are equipped with motors that
would make the boats serviceable for
carrying arms ashore If the Japs want
course, could only come from Japan by
vessel, but the smaller boats could be
utilized for carrying them from yes
sells to the shore There is no alarm
felt, and never has been IN Hawaii that
there is danger of war with Japan. The
islands are slowly gathering military
force. We have a regiment of cavalry
and a battalion of Infantry and we
have number of guns mounted,
Minnesota Democrats.
The Democrats have practically no
chance of electing successor TO the
late Governor johnson, according to
Andrew Olin of Minneapolis, Mr.. Olin
says: "It appears TO be pretty we'll
settled that Governor Eberhard Will be
named by the Republicans of Mime
sofa as their candidate for governor
Eberhard has made good in the few
months he has been in the governor s
chair. and some of the leading poll
ticians argue that if he were popular
enough to carry the state as candidate
for lieutenant governor, when the late
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-10
SOCIAL BERLIN SHOCKED
OVER AN IMPROVEMENT
Special Cable to The Tribune.

BERLIN, April 9,-Omicia and social
Berlin were shocked when IL was learned
that In the most aristocratic portion OF
Wilhelm strasse a new business building
OF large Dimensions Is 10 be erected, This
is the street, extending from Inter den
Linden to the Lelpzlgerstrasse, on which
most of the imperial government build
ings and the residences of the chancellor
and other prominent persons are located.
Wilhelm strassc. Immediately south of
the palace of the imperial chancellor,
The ground was recently purchased by
a syndicate and the construction is TO be-
gin shortly.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-10
H0RSERADiSH PLAYS
HAVOC WITH A SCHOOL
Special Cable to The Tribune.

LONDON. April "a peculiar problem
IS Just now being faced by the North
ampton Borough Education committee
st. Georges schools. which cost about
els 900. and were opened less than tive
years ago, are built on ground formerly
used as "a market garden. and horse
radlsh which was not thoroughly got ric
Dllalt In the playground TO crack. 1t Is
feared that the horscrndsh is also grow.
ing underneath the corridors Inside Tho
schools The education committee has
decided TO open the playground in places
10 dig deeply and TO apply a powerful
weed killer. in the hope that IL Will rcaCl
the roots and so destroy the horscradish
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-10
One Successful Feature.
Watch for the Comet.

The Red Dragon of the sky. Watch
the children for spring coughs and colds
Careful mothers keep Foley's Honey
and Tar in the house. 1t is the best and
safest prevention and cure for Group
where the need is urgent and immediate
relief vital necessity. Contains no
opiates or harmful drugs. Refuse sub
stitutes. Schramm-J ohnson Drugs. Five
stores.
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Efforts TO Incite Mob.
cial Cable 10 The Tribune.

SneClaT JabIe 10 TIC IIIUHHV.
CALCUTTA, April 9.-Every school and
college In eastern Bengal has recently
been flooded with leaflets OF the most
savage description. urging students to
assist IN making a collections OF beads
for the Goddess Kali, and To offer her
n welcome sacrifice OF foreign blood.
They form part OF a scheme 20 soad
the mob to anger by representing ior-
eigncrs as bleeding the mother country.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-10
FRENCHMEN ARE AFRAID
OF THE WRIGHT BROTHERS
neeIal Cable TO The Tribune.

SpFJINI CAUIe 10 TIC IIIUUHe.
PARIS. April 9.-The action which the
Syndicate General de rAviation intends
TO bring against the Wright brothers is
based, says the Auto, on the contention
that the "Wrkshts have allowed their
French patents to lapse through failure
TO exploit the invention In France with
In three years from the date of obtain
Ing the patents" The court will also
be asked to cancel the 1907 Wright pat
ents for acroplane improvements on the
ground that the patents did not relate
TO new Inventions.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-10
Australian Coal Strike Ends.
,ecial Cahle To The Tribune.

Special Cable to The Tribune.
MELBOURNE. April 9.-The Australian
coal strike which Is now at an end. last
cd eighteen weeks. The loss in wages
which Il entailed amounts 10 over S.
000. 600 of which the miners viii have Ia
bear three quarters.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-10
FANTASTIC BANQUET
IS GIVEN IN PARIS
1t Was in Honor of the Memory
of Sterne, the Famous
Author.
Special Gable 20 The Tribune.

Special Gable 20 The Tribune.
PARIS April a most fantastic ban
quet to the memory OF Sterne. the i'm
mortal author OF The Sentimental Jour
ney" and .'Trlstram Shandy." was given
recently by the Bohemian club OF the
Latin Quarter known as The Salt Mill
which periodically gives dinners under
the presidency" OF literary lights OF the
past. TO whom the evening is oonsecrat-
ed. Shakespeare. Boccaccio. Rabelals. lie
Sage. Corneille. Cervantes. Moliere and
Victor Hugo have already been thus hon
oreG,
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Vigorous Hee-Haws.

Members OF the club are known as
asses and the president as "capltaine" :"
the principal ass. NJ. Lebegue, a we'll
menu. showing Starne ar fbe Paris Love
shop while the place OF honor on the
board was occupied by plaster center
piece showing Sterne. over ninety guests
including a number of notable artists, ac-
tors and journalists. attended and re-
sponded to the roll call of the asses. "
with which the proceedings began, by
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Novel Way to spread News.

Special Cable TO The Tribune.
CALCUTTA. April s.-The Indian revo-
lutionarles take the most novel methods
of spreading their propaganda The
governor OF Bengal has ordered
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is3nt of ~ low do and that
p is what tIfe park is for.
Japs il Hawaii.
/ Sidney Ballou of Honolulu.
|in this country 10 argue n claim
Rer Queen Lilibukalani before
Eli of claims ran over TO New
BON Washington to see some
the other dag. Judge Ballou
|szsy In his mimi about the pres
\ the Japs in Hawaii "That the
y of Hawaii ehn be organized
rsnd in way that might prove
Is menace to The government
constrated last year when. under
4srship of professional labor agi.
lhe Japanese laborers on the
limitations struck for higher
said Judge Ralou. "There
mfriendliness displayed bv the
toward the white people on
nds during that strike. but
their own people they did not
10 use extreme methods, going
: 10 use personal violence. The
fortunately, was checked by the
seiion Of the officials in arrest
/ leaders.
facility with which the Jap
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-10

the conflscation OF a quantity of dhotls
(waist cloths) having on their borders q
,seditious Bengal poem entitled Fare
Tye@-. mother The order was made un-
der IN powers given by the new Press
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-10
vigorous hee-haws, according to the-,le
OF the club.
Big Noses Measured.

Big MOSES MeaSured.
NJ Durocher who presided, showed a
profound acquaintance with Sterne's
works. keeping up a running fire OF the
most brilliant witticism bearing on pas
sases from the Sentimental Journal" OF
"Tristram Shandy," He called out eight
members with rather prominent features
and read Sterne's reflections on big noses
after which the victims proboscides were
measured with tape measure and the
biggest received awards In the shape OF
a cardboard handpainting representing
the insignia of the Order of st Patrick.
One Successful Feature.
The most successful feature OF the
evening was the singing OF 'Iillibullero.
by the Irishnian, Stuart Moroney The
company enthusiastically beloved the
chorus. The whole evening revealed the
extraordinarily intimate acquaintance the
French have with the works OF Sterne.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-10
Warnock insurance
Agency
All Kinds of Insurance
Written.
2O0-1 HERALD BLDG.
Salt Lake City, Utah.

SYNOPSIS OF THE ANNUAL STATE
MENT
For the year ending December ST. 1909,
OF tho condition of the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-10

State of Utah. Office or the Commissioner
OF Insurancc.-ss.
l. George 3. Squires, Commissioner of
Insurance OF the State of Utah, do hereby
certify that the above named insurance
company has hled IN my office detailed
statement of its condition. from which the
foregoing statement has been prepared.
and that the said company has In all
other respects complied with the laws OF
the state relating 10 insurance,
In testimony whereof. l have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal OF the
Insurance Department this Goth day OF
March A. y. 1910.
(SealD GEORGE 3. SQUIRES
Commissioner,
RN Willard Done.
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British America Assurance
Company.

The name and location OF the company.
British America Assurance Company lS
and 20 Front street, East Toronto. Can
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-10

BritlSh America Assurance company Is
and 90 Front street East Toronto. Can
ada.
Name OF president. Hon. Geo. A. Cox.
Name Of secretary. l.. II. Sims.
The amount Of its capital
stock is .... ........,.,..s 10.000. 90
The amount of its capital
stock paid up is .....,.e 10000 90
The amount OF its assets Is 1.66i,197 So
The amount OF It's liabilities
(inclpding capitaD Is 49,, Lib, ,9el 20
The amount OF it's income
during the preceding cal
cndar year ..s.s........s. 1,O3O,I 40 so
The amount OF its eNpendi-
lures during the preceding
calendar year s..... ....r 9o9,3s6. 1S
The amount OF losses paid
during the preceding cal
endar year go. ......ss iGO.S5S.iO
The amount of risks writ
ten during the Year,....,. l4l, 2SS. i55 90
The amount OF risks in
force at the end OF the
year lol,ol-I--'s"V
New Ulm review., 1910-11-09
E:R|lI|IIART
CHOSE IN
MIME sofa
Reelected Governor
by Big Plurality.
HAMMOND AGAIN WINS
One Democrat in States Con-
gressi0naI Delegation.
VOTE SHOWS A FALLING OFF
VOTE SHOWS A FALLING OFF
Total Cast Not Likely to Exceed
Three Hundred Thousand.

st. Paul, Nov. 9.-Governor Eber.
hart is elected as chief executive of
Minnesota for another two years by a
majority that exceeds the expectations
of his own committee and probably
will come up to even the most en-
thusiasitc of the predictions made by
his friends Incomplete returns indi.
cate that his majority over James
Gray will be somewhere around 10000.
The first returns gave Eberhart only
slight gains over the vote which ia.
cobson received two years ago. But
it was not long before it became evi.
dent which way the wind was blowing,
and by the time a couple of dozen pre-.
cincts had come in it became plain
that Rberhart's majority would be very
large
The Democrats had figured on max.
ing big gains in the county option
counties, but they failed. These coun.
ties generally are Republican, and ap.
parently the Republican county op.
tionists had come to the conclusion
that they could accomplish as much
by standing by Eberhart and their
own party as by switching to Gray. In
county option strongholds like Kandi.
yohi, which had been claimed for
Gray, Eberhart received about twice
as many votes as Gray did.
Failed to Hold Democratic Vote.
On the other hand, Gray failed to
hold the Democratic vote in the Demo.
cratic counties. Such counties as
Stearns and Winona. A:t ordinarily
have gone strong for he Democratic
candidates for nearly all offices, went
against Gray. Hennepin county, which
had been claimed by both sides, will
give Eberhart majority of about
5000 Eberhart's majority in Ramsey
county will probably be around 8,0O0.
The proposition seems to be about
the same all through the state, about
three to two for Eberhart. Eberhart
may carry every county in the state.
Gray may carry some counties, but so
far they have not been heard from
The vote shows a falling of from
what it was two years ago, but the
vote then was unusually heavy. It Is