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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-22

New Jersey. during the same debate, on
the great west;
''In regard to this extensive section
OF country / do not hesitate IN giving
the opinion that il is almost wholly IN
fit for cultivation and, of course, un'
inhabitable by people depending upon
agriculture for subsistence. The whole
OF this region seems TO be peculiarly
adapted rs a range for buffalos, Wild
goats and other wild game
Senator McDuffie of South Carolina
thus characterized the entire country
west Of the Missouri;
'tWhat is the character OF this couu.
try' AS ] understand it, there is 700
miles this side OF tho Rocky mountains
which is uninbabitable, where the ram
never falls. mountains wholly impass-
able, except through gaps and depres-
sions only to be reached by going hum
dreds of miles out Of the direct course.
Well, what are you going to do in such
casef How are you going to apply
steam? Have you made an estimate OF
the cost of railroad to the mouth OF
the Columbis7 Why, the wealth of the
Indies would be insufficient. or what
use would it be for agricultural pur-
poses! I would not, for that purpose,
give pinch Of snuff for tho whole
territory. I wish the Rocky mountains
were an impossible barrier, II there
was IN embBnkment five feet high to be
removed / would not consent to spend
$5 to remove it and enable our people
to go there"
At another time the same senator
said
"And IL there ever was country
upon the face of the earth in which
should consider it great misfortune for
the poorest man TO settle--if there be
any country in the world which has heen
blasted by God, which is utterly desti-
tute of all conceivable attraction, IN so
much as to be scarcely capable of sus-
tanning the life Of human beings, it Is
this very territory.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-22
THE WEST LAUGHS.

Perhaps century hence our de-
sceudsnts viii be laughing at some of
our statesmen as nc laugh today at the
stateeper of eighty or a hundred years
n.o. who expressed themselves portent-
ousiv on subjects OF which tbev were
woefuliy ignorant We can almost sec
tbcse antique statesmen soaring on a
Pegasus that bad long cars and brayed.
in the course of his remarks on the Alas.
kan bill recently Delegate Wickersham
quoted from speeches made ia the SEN
ate by Daniel Webster and others With
reference 10 what was known as the
Oregon county, Fame has brought
Daniel Webster down from the pedestal
on which lie was placed by his worship
pcrs wheu be was still the chief orator
of the senate and the spokesman and
silpeudjary Of Boston s financial inter.
ests, but he has uever become laugh
ing stock. although he made n strong
bid for the cap and bells in tue follow
ing:
''Wbst do We want with this vast
worthless area! This region Of savaees
and whirlwinds OF dust, Of cactus and
prairie dogs, To what use could we
ever hope TO put these great deserts. or
these cOdless mountain ranges, impene.
trable. and covered TO their base with
e,eTual =pows' What can we ever hone
10 do with the western coast. a coast of
1000 miles. cbcerless. rock bound and
uninyiting aud not haTbor On il, Mr.
President. | VIII never vote one cent
from the public treasury to place the
Pacific coast ono inch nearer 10 Bos.
ton than it is now.
This quotation is from the Couprcs
sional Record of 1925 aud from one OF
he Webster speeches on the Oregon
country. But the Gargantuan states
man from the back bay was not the
only senator who cast bulky shadow
Of ignorance when discussing the then
far west. llark 10 the classic Iunacy OF
Senator Benton:
The ridge Of the Rocky mountains
may be named IA tue convenient. ma
iural aud everlasting boundary. Along
this ridge the western limits of toe re
public should bo drawn, and the statue
of the tabled god Terminus should be
erected on its highest peak, never 10 be
thrown down.
But if this is a scream, pay heed 10
the following from Senator Dickson OF
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-22
MiSCG||dnu
Reasons for a Strong Navy.
CAS- urged by the Navy league. J


Sea power was indispensable to the
success Of the war Of the revolution.
The navy fought and won the war
Of 1912.
The union was preserved and the out.
come Of the war Of secession was de-
termined, as much by the blockadipg
navy as by the army of the north.
The navy decided the outcome of the
Spanish war.
Turkey lost Tripoli because of pltIful
naval weakness.
England's navy has gwen Great
Britain uninterrupted peace on the
water for nearly 100 years aud ber
shores have not been succ essfully in.
vaded for nearly 1000 years
Germany with an adequate army and
navy has been practically free from war
on land or sea for forty years.
The navy has 81 900 miles Of sea
coast 10 defend.
Battleshlps are cheaper than battles
The money for American battleships
is paid to American workiUgmen, Amer.
lean builders and American craftsmen
Germany's prosperity and national
efficiency can, to no small extent, be
attributed TO the training received BY
citizens in her army and navy,
The navy as a trade school has been
called "our great national university. -
1t returns TO civil life annually as
many trained, efficient and patriotic
young men as arc graduated from the
five leading universities of the country,
The annual cost of the navy is cheap
insurance against war.
The weight OF powerful navy gives
force to diplomacy.
The navy supPresse the African
slave trade and piracy, and opened the
doors of Japan and Korea. 1t protects
missionaries and citizens abroad and
has repeatedly rendered invaluable serv-
ice in times Of insurrectiop and earth:
quakes.
Navies arc needed TO enforce the de.
cree OF court of arbitration
Disarmament and obligatory arbitrn
tiop are incompatible.
a modern navy cannot be impro.
vJsed
HIi we Gesire TO avoid insult. we
must be able to repel it, said George
Washington. of we desire to secure
peace, il must be known We arc at all
times ready for war;
Power and strength are essential for
the noble task of peacemaker.
Might does not make right, but right
backed by might is irresistible
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-22
RIGHT TO DAY IN COURT.

For many years past western Nom
bers of congress have insisted that en-
trymen Of public lands should be
granted the right to have any coDtro-
versy arising over their claims TO such
lands thrashed out in court of law.
Tho pioneer advocates of such a plan
were hooted at. Now, however, there
is said to be an unqucstionably strong
sentiment developing in the present
congress looking toward such legisla-
ton.
Representative Scott Ferris, chair
man Of the house committee on public
lands. has this to say on the subject:
The changing conditions OF the
times, the rapid changes In the per-
sonnel Of the departments. the sweep
ing changes IN public sentiment witb
reference TO our public affairs, all
make II exceedingly necessary that
every miner and every settler have
the right OF appeal To a court where.
under the constitution and our laws,
he can have his day in court, Once
granted this day In court he will not
II
as homesteader. FILTERED away, sac
rif1ced and lost by reason or his fail
ure TO prophesy what the latest whim
OF the department may be. I have
long thought this burning necessi
". l have long thought IL would DC
a wholesome matter for all concerned.
II would be forum where the home
steader would be secure in all he is
entitled to-no more, no less. He
would be free from the wlims and
caprice OF bureau heads. who either
do not know or cannot understand
the intention Of congress, plainly
expressed,
A number of bills giving the settler
this right have been introduced in both
senate and house. AS might be expected,
the strongest opposition comes from the
interior department, which holds that
the settler. acquires no property rights
until he can show full compliance with
the law and regulations, The interior
Of course, would be shorn
of much of it's Importance if such legis-
lation were enacted,
1t is not probable that congress will
take action In the premises at this ses~
sion. The agitation, however, shows
the drift Of public sentiment.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-22
Discret.iOu,

''He says he always takes his vito 5
advice,
''He does no such thing. Look at
the top of his head. -
"Perhaps he takes it after strug'
gle 'F-Houst0n Post
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-22
Some Consolation.

Mrs Newgold Gonevieve-Albor.
tine--you arc not playing that duet to.
gether. One Of you is bar ahead OF
tho other
Genevieve (proudly We'll, [ was
the one ahead, anyway.-Puck
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-22
Theory and Practice.

- Br0kCf
eyes. But | expect very soon 60
have enough to almost get mo out of
debi. j I'M writing book on how TO
succeed in business, - Washington
Star.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-22
sNEFTELs, Colo A. J. Walsh wa,

SNEFTELS, Colo. A. J. Walsh was
badly done up with rheumatism and
sent for Foley Kidney Pills which was
the only thing that would cure him.
Geo. Potter OF Pontiac, Mo, was down
on his back with kidney and bladder
trouble and Foley Kidney Pills made
him we'll and able 10 work 1t is a
splendid medicine and always helps,
Just try it. Schramm-J ohusou drugs,
"the never .substitutors, five (5)
good stores. (Advertisement,) J
$500 TO CALIFORNIA.
Jan. 81 vim Salt Lako Route. Roser.
vations. 10 East 3rd South.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-05-01
Who sav. Hens Have Mo Brains?

Hens have no brains." declared the
wife OF modern farmer as she chased
a fat old Wyandotte toward the roost-
ing place she should haze sought vol
unfairly.
Before | could challenge the wom-
ans statement the hen by brilliant
strategic movement completely eluded
her pursuer and with triumphant
cackle disappeared in the tall grass.
The method OF her escape showed
brains, there could be no two opinions
about that, but 1t was her cackle that
should have settled any wavering
doubt In the mind OF her detractor, for
that cackle was uttered hi exactly the
right moment. not an instant too soon.
not second too late. And 1t takes
brains to know just when to cackle.-
Atlantic.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-05-01
WINNING HAPPINESS.
Get on Good Terms With Yourself and
Everything About You.

Get on Good Terms With Yourself and
Everything About You.
Happiness can never come from the
outside to the inside unless happiness
already exists in the inside. We be
come happy because there are certain
elements within us that respond i'm
mediately to the things that make up
happiness.
To be thoroughly happy you must
be on good terms with yourself
Also It means that you have faith
omed the mystery OF happiness In
every growing thing about you. A
man that Is not on good terms with
the trees and flowers and birds and
houses and the scores of other gifts
Of nature can never be upon good
terms with himself. For nature.
though silent In its expression. speaks
truths more wondrous than the ex-
pressed truths Of men.
To be thoroughly happy you must
be ON good terms with everything
about you.
Did you ever look up into the sky
and ask yourself whether or not you
were on good terms with the stars.
with the planets with the Inoonf And
during the day. with the clouds and
the marvellous sun that 30 greatly
affect your disposition, as these things
do affect the dispositions OF every one 7
To be thoroughly happy you must
make the wopdprful fr1ths and eY
pressions OF nature your mental com
panions
1t Is impossible for you to be upon
good terms with all people unless you
fall in alignment with their sympa
thies and with their viewpoints Ii is
impossible for you TO bring out the
best that is within unless you use as
basic standing perfect equality of
ferms-Toledo Times.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-05-01
OIL UPON THE WATERS.
tts Action In Calming the Bllows of q
Stormy Sea.

stormy sea.
Literally as well as figuratively, to
pour oil upon the troubled waters is
to calm them to degree. This has
been known from time immemorial,
although its scientific explanation is
not any too familiar even at the pres
ent day. The secret OF the phenome-
non lies In the fact that oil is extreme
ly viscous-that is to say, it is OF a
ropy consistency, sticky and adhesive.
and can be spread out into very thin
but comparatively strong sheet.
In lubricating bearing, for instance,
1t forms tenuous film between the
metals and SO protects them from the
wear OF direct contact with each other.
OIL is lighter than water and when
poured upon 1t remains upon the sur
face. As the surface tension OF water
Is stronger than that OF oil, the oil Is
Immediately drawn out over the wa
ter In "a very thin body. forming sort
OF blanket. which presents a consider
able resistance to the motions OF the
element beneath. The water waves
still roll almost as high as before, but
they are unable to break into ripples,
so that the stormy sea, when oil COW
cred, presents a surface Of huge undu-
lations. but smooth ones.
Ships are able to ride such waves
with comparative ease. 1t is the waves
that break that present the real dan
ger to the mariner. Boston Herald.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-05-01
WEIGHT OF A BODY.
How II Decreases as II Goes Above or
Below the Earth's Surface.


Everybody weighs more at the sur
face of the earth than ii can at any
other point Its weight diminishes as
1t is removed above the surface or be-
low It. AS X rises from the surface
its weight decreases In inverse ratio to
the squares of the distances from the
center Of the earth As 1t descends
below the surface its weight decreases
directly as the distance from the CEN
ter of the earth.
Thus body weighing 100 pounds at
the surface of the earth, which is ap-
proximately 1900 miles from the cen
ter, would weigh only twenty five
pounds at point 1000 miles high. At
twice the distance 1t has one-quarter
the weight
II we drop the same body half the
distance to the center OF the earth or
to point approximately 1000 miles
below the surface 1t will weigh fifty
pounds.
The reason for this is that at 1000
miles from the center the body Is on
the surface OF a sphere of 1900 miles
radius.
What causes weight Is the mass of
matter combined with distance from
the center. A globe of 1000 miles
radius contains one-eighth as much
matter as globe OF 1000 miles ra-
dtus, the size Of the earth: therefore
only one-eighth as much matter at
tracts the body, which. IL mass were
the only factor. would at 1000 miles
from the center weigh one-eighth as
much as at the surface OF the earth
But 1t Is also only half as far from
the center as It was at the surface and
II distance were the only factor. would
weigh four times as much as on the
surface. Four times one-eighth is one.
half; therefore 1t weighs half what IL
would at the surface.
Now, suppose we drop this body to
the very center OF the earth and see
what 1t would weigh. All the matter
of the earth is now outside 1t and can
exercise no attraction whatever upon
1t; therefore it weighs nothing at all
New York World.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-05-01
Masked Won,an.

Upper class Swahili women wear
curious masks. which are made OF
leather and beads on a wooden frame
The mask is derived from the tradi
donai usage of Moslem women. who
must keep their faces covered In the
presence OF men. For severai cen
turies Arab traders have frequented
this east African coast. and to theiI
influence are due most OF the civilized
customs faund today among the ma
tives Of the district The clothing
worn by these prosperous DANES is OF
silk. their shoes are partly of silver. and
they wear much silver Jewelry. The
Moslems In Zanzibar, by the way. are
less fanahcally strict about religious
usages than their brethren In Morocco
and Turkey. Wide World Magazine.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-05-01
DISCIPLINE AT SEA.
Penalties and Privileges Aboard Ship
In Former Days.

Penalties and Privileges Aboard Ship
In Former Days.
Some remarkable advice to seafarers
ltshed for the guidance OF mariners
Among other things 1t deals with the
rights of captains to assault sailors
and the methods In which the attacks
are to be legally met
The sailor was advised to bear calmly
any verbal abuse that an irate skipper
may hurl at him, but If words passed
to blows he was to run away into the
bows and firmly take his stand beside
the anchor chain.
Should an infuriated master armed
with a Delaying pin or other lethal
weapon chase him to his stronghold
the mariner was to slip round to the
farther side OF the chain. Should he
still be pursued he was to call his
messmates to witness that the master
had broken the rules by circumventing
the chain.
Then at last he was to defend him
self. and let us hope he would do 1t
well. Other little matters OF discipline
are set out, and they show a noble eff
fort to make the punishment ft the
crime.
The ships clerk, a privileged person
who acted as bookkeeper, purser and
cargo master. was liable to be branded
In the forehead, 10 lose his right hand
and to forfeit all OF his property II he
made wrong entry in the ships book
or connived ut such an entry.
A seaman who fell asleep on his
watch was only put on diet or bread
and water unless the offense was com
mitted in hostile waters. In that case
be must be stripped naked. logged by
his messmates and ducked thrice in
the sea
If he were an officer, however. he
would only lose all food except his
bread and have pail Of water flung
over from the head downward.-Lon-
don Tit-B
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-05-01
"Boh" and Sob" In Money.

Most people would know what was
meant by the term bob" when speak
ing of money. But would they be able
to say offhand what cob" Is or WAS
In q similar connection! 1t was used
in polite circles In the seventeenth cen
tury, for 1t occurs in a letter from the
cob, for which she seemed very thank
ful"-printed In the new volume of the
Camden" series, the editor OF which
gives the information that the cob was
"a piece OF money the value OF which
varied from 4 shillings to as much as 6
shillings In 1915 London Chronicle
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-05-01
Literary and Musical piilsss.

Bernard Shaw's defense Of literary
"pillage" was anticipated by his fellow
couutryman, Balfe, the composer OF
."The Bohemian Girl" who used to
borrow generously from other peoples
scores. On one occasion. the London
Express recalls, be was rehearsing q
new opera at Drury Lane and the first
fiddle. an Italian. was Mortified to come
upon page after page OF familiar
music. "Mr. Balfe, Mr.. Balfe,' be
said in horror. 'dat is Mozart" "And
q capital man. too" was the Irishman's
reply. "Get on with the rehearsal" -
Indianapolis News.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-05-01
TRAGIC SLEEPWAL KING.
Incident Upon Which Belini Based His
Celebrated Opera.


Somnambulists can maintain their
footing in the most perilous places so
long as they remain in state of SOM
nambulism, but If suddenly awakened
they instantly lose their self posses
sion and balance.
On one occasion young woman liv-
ing in Dresden was seen at midnight
walking on the edge OF the roof of her
house. Her family were Immediately
told of her plight. but were afraid to
go near her. The neighbors gathered
about the house and placed mattresses
and blankets along the street In hopes
that they might save her in case she
fell.
She danced for over an hour on the
slanting roof, apparently retaining her
balance without difficulty, and every
now and then she would advance to
the edge and bow to the silent crowd
standing many feet below her
At last she climbed down on to the
wide gutter which ran in front Of the
window through which she had come,
with the evident intention OF re-enter-
Ing the house. The crowd watching
her so intently drew a sigh Of relief
But. unfortunately her terrified rela.
tives, thinking to assist her, had placed
two lighted candles In the room near
the window. and as she approached the
light fell directly in her eyes
Instantly the shock awakened her
and she swayed back and forth In her
perilous position; then, with frightful
scream. she fell headlong to the ground
She was fatally hurt and died In q
few bours 1t was on this tragedy that
Bellini wrote his celebrated opera LA
Sonnambula.'
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-05-01
ONE WAY TO PAY A DEBT.
A Suit That Lincoln Settled In His
Own Peculiar Manner

A crack Drained attorney who lived
In Springfield, supported mainly by the
other lawyers OF the place. became in
debted In the sum Of ~ 30 to wealthy
citizen OF the county. The creditor.
failing after repeated efforts to collect
the amount due him. came TO Mr.. Lin.
coin and asked him to bring suit. Lin
coin explained til" mans condition and
circumstances and advised his client
to let the matter rest. but the credi-
tors temper wus up, and he insisted
on bringing suit Again Lincoln urged
him to let the matter drop, adding
You can make nothing out of him.
and 1t will cost you a good deal more
than the debt to bring suit.
The creditor was still determined to
have his way and threatened to seek
some other attorney who would be
more willing to take charge of the
matter than Lincoln appeared to be-
Lincoln then said We'll, IL you are de-
termined that suit shall be brought
will bring it. but my charge will be
$40" The creditor paid over the mon
ey and gave peremptory orders that
the suit should be brought that very
day.
After his clients departure Lincoln
went out OF the office. He returned in
about an hour with an amused look on
has face. | asked what pleased him,
and he replied: Il brought suit against
- and then hunted him up. told him
what ! had done, handed him half OF
the $40. and we went over to the
squires offfce. He confessed Judgment
and paid the bill" Lincoln added that
he did not see any other way to make
things SO generally satisfactory. The
Everyday Life Of Abraham Lincoln"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-05-01
The Old Workers.

What have you done with the old men
Who're broken by toll and time?
Once they were brave and bold men;
Now they are past their prime,
How they are aged and juicoless.
Now that their race Ia run.
Now that they're weak and useless,
Tell us-what have you doneY
Have you made their hard lives rougher
BY turning them out In truth,
To shiver and starve and suffer
In the world that was meant for YOUTH
Now that they c.nnot aid you
Nor earn their miners wage,
For ell that their work has paid you
How have you dealt with agsf
Once they were young and gay men.
Toiling to make you wealth;
Now they are bent and gray men,
Broken In strength and health.
Have you pensioned these one time bold
men
Or starved them az some men DOT
A. you have dealt with the old mon
Nay destiny deal with you!
--Derton 1ralsy IN Coal Asa
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-05-01
A Japanese and His Wife.

A lady residing IL Pasadena was
recently asked By her japanese gar
dener for the three days wages due
him. as he was about to leave for
Japan with bis wife and baby. His
written explanation was: "Will you
please give me. II you can, as my wife
Is want the wages. and buy some
things you know-I do not like to say
such small thing. but every woman's
mind are very small MY wife is more
small. Exchange.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-05-01
Tho New Way.

Dorothy and Eleanor met one morn
ing out at the country club.
Does Florence look any different
since she and her husband have sep
arated?' asked Dorothy.
"Oh. yes" was the reply. "Sbe
wears her hair la divorce"
"Heavens!' exclaimed Dorothy.
"How's that?'
why" smiled Eleanor, parted, OF
course. ."-Detroit Free Press