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Show 88 ROUTS UNIVERSITY OF UTAH Entered as second class matter, July 18, 1922, at the postoffice at Salt Lake City, Utah, under the Act of March 3, 1879 VOL. 3, NO. 32 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1924 A Elect Right Men to Board of Education Five members of the Salt Lake City board of education, one from each municipal ward, are to be elected at a school election to be held throughout Salt Lake City on Wednesday, December 3. 1924. Every qualified elector residing in Salt Lake city is entitled! to vote at this election. Any person in the city who was entitled to vote at the recent general election, is entitled to vote at the coming school election. 40,-00- 0. one-eigh- - re-electi- Snakes Put End to Plague. In the year 21)3 II. C.t Rome being ravaged by the plague, the Tribune Quintus Ugulgius went to Epidnurus at the head of a commission to nsk of the famous the Askelpion temple wlint should be done to check the pestilence that was devastating the city. They , brought g back with them snakes, and soon an end to the disease. these put After a time the snakes died out, but the people long continued to paint their elligies on the walls of the lararium in token of gratitude and paid them the tribute due to protecting household gods. priest-physicia- ns th Twain9 Description of Missouri River Water Opal Diggers Work Hard for Small Remuneration Of all the rough outback" jobs in Australia, digging for opal is about the worst. Coober Pedy lies In the heart of the Stewart range, 170 miles from the nearest station on the East-Werailway, and its whole population of between 70 and 80 diggers lives underground In burrows scratched out of the hillside. A tin shanty, in which the diggers keep tlieir tools. Is the only sign of life showing above ground. Every morning the diggers come out of their holes and set out for the opal fields, to cut patiently through the rock in the hope of finding tlie beau tlful black diamonds lying beneath. Between them they have dug many thousands of dollais worth of opal in the last four years, though they have worked only a small area of n field said to be 40 miles long. times opal Is worth about $13 an ounce, hut now that there Is practically no demand for the gems the diggers have opal, but no money. st al Almost Evened the Series Mrs. Smith wanted to go to the movies. Mr. Smith said he had put in a hard day at the office and was tired and would rather sit' at home and smoke. Knowing the Smiths, anyone could have predicted that they would go to the movies ! Lets sit down near the front," said Mrs. Smith. 4 But I don't like to sit near the front," Mr. Smith protested. "When I do that the pictures hurt my eyes. Nonsense!" scoffed Mrs. Smith. I like to be down close so I can watch the musicians." Soon the two were seated within comfortable seeing distance of the orchestra. Oh, dont you just love to hear the rumble , of the kettledrums?" Mrs. Smith gushed. And then the worm turned, albeit ever so slightly. "Yes," Mr. Smith replied. Keep quiet! Kansas City Star. Ltd -- -It ' Fought to Establish Jewish Independence The Maccabees was the name of a family In Syria, which during the Second century before Christ, resisted the persecutions inflicted upon the Jewish nation by the Seleucldae. After the death of Mattathlas, the leader of tlie- revolt, in 100 B. C., his son Judus Mnccabaeus, defeated the Syrians In three battles, reconquered Jerusalem, purified the temple, and restored the worship of Jehovah, says the Kansas City Star. He was slain in ambush In 101 B. C., and was succeeded by his brother, Jonathan, who was raised to the dignity of high priest, but was afterward treacherously slain at I'tolemais in 144 11. C., by Tryphon, the guardian of the young prince Antlochus Theos. His brother, Simon, then succeeded to the leadership of tlie commonwealth, and completely established the Independence of the Jews. After seven yars of beneficent rule, he was murdered, together with his two sons, by his Ptolemy, who vainly hoped to be chosen his successor. John Ilyrcnnus, son of Simon, was the next ruler. He renewed the alliance with Rome, conquered Idumaea, and took the title of king, 107 B. C. Syria became a Roman province in G3 B. C. son-in-la- Palladium in Legend The Palladium was a famous wooden image of Pallas (Minerva), said to have been hurled from heaven by Zeus, and to have fallen near the tent of Ilus, while he was engaged in building Illlum (Troy). The oracle of Apollo having declared that the city should never be taken so long as Palladium was retained within Its walls, the statue was placed In a sanctuary and carefully guarded. It was, however, finally stolen by Ulysses and Dlomedes about 1184 B. C., and thus victory was secured to the Greeks. According to some accounts, Troy contained two Palladia, one of which was stolen and conveyed to one of the Greek cities, while the other was taken to Italy by Aereas and secretly guarded by the Romans in the Temple of Vesta. The word palladium Is sometimes used at the present day to signify a pledge of security and protection. Kansas City Star. A place where grown men play mar- bles with the zest of schoolboys and where cats catch live fish among the rock pools when the tide Is out. Such a place does exist, and In the quaint old fishing town of, St. Ives, In faraway Cornwall, these things may be seen. In the cool of the evening, along the broad road bordering tlie sheltered harbor, numerous groups of hardy fishd comermen, with sea and, plexions, play marbles for hours at a time, surrounded by. many Interested onlookers, remarks London Tit-BitGrizzled old mariners, many of whom preserve the old Cornish custom of wearing small gold earrings, pace tlie quayside in parties of three and four, following the walk four steps and turn," which is all they are able to do on the clear space on the decks of their luggers. There Is a legend about the cats of St. Ives, but there was surely never another fishing town with so many cats. Each morning, when the nights catches of mackerel, dogfish and skate are brought ashore, the fish are cleaned on tables placed near the water's edge and scores of cats have a glorious feed on the offal. sun-tanne- s. Failures Caused by Lack of Initiative One of the greatest Improvements r, of the automobile ls: the now found on all but the cheapest kinds of cars, which need to be cranked by hand. The device suggests, the reflection that a very large proportion of the require cjnpethlng of like, self-starte- ily nature. They lack initiative, voluntary effort; they need cranking in the form of orders or directions before doing anything worth while. The men and women who sugceed best In life and get tlie most out of It r' are of the type. They to be told or advised what don't wait to undertake, but proceed of their own accord to do things. The great Inventors, such as Edison, are all of this sort, says the Sacramento Bee. They are originators, not mere followers or Imitators, and they rank among the chief benefactors of tlie world. So it Is In business, literature, art, the various Industries, and, in fact, all occupations. Success In each Is dependent chiefly upon originality or Initiative. self-starte- The Unity of Nature Nature can only be conceived as existing to a universal and not a particular end ; to a universe of ends, and not to one a work of ecstasy to be represented by a circular movement, as intention might be signified by a straight line of definite length. Each effect strengthens every other. There Is no revolt In all tlie kingdoms from the common weal; no detachment of an individual. Hence the catholic character which makes every leaf an exponent of the world. When we behold the landscape In a poetic spirit, we do not reckon Individuals. Nature knows neither palm nor oak, but only vegetable life, which sprouts Into forests and festoons the globe with a garland of grasses and vines. Emerson. Unique British Island Most of Britain's islands have their story, which is sometimes unique. The most striking instance, perhaps, Is Sunk island. In the Humber a little world that has the peculiar distinction of being the youngest bit of Britain. In point of age, a mere bantling, having been formed in compara- It is. tively recent times of land carried away by the sea from the northeast coast. This land was swept down to Spurn head and then up the Humber, where it lodged and In time formed an Island. The process la still going on, and as a result the Island continues to grow. The public Is enriched without knowing It; for this curious formation Is the property of the Crown. Many of us are never sure whether it Is opportunity knocking or the wolf scratching at our door. Little Rock (Ark.) Gazette. In Japan we would learn what the Japanese idea of cleanliness Is. In this quaint country of beautiful sunsets and colorful costumes people bathe twice dally. And there Is no question that many of them have no convenient bathroom as we do. In China tlie family has a large stove which Is used for a bed at night so Tlie citizens of Auch, the ancient capital of Gascony, have decided to erect a statue to DArtagnan, hero of Alexandre Dumas The Three Musketeers and "Twenty Years After. In reality, of course, It is much more than a statue to DArtngnan, who never existed for the world until Dumas culled him Into being. It is more than a statue to Charles de Baatz the original of Dumas hero, who was born not far from Auch. It Is really a statue to Dumas and the human Imagination. Everything that Isis made DArtagnan memorable and international came from a great maker of romances DArtagnan Is one of the many creations of poets and writers that have become more real than real men. It Is always a fine tiling to see recognition of such, the New York Sun comments. There might even be more statues to great characters of literature and fewer statues to little characters of real" life. While there Is no harm In remembering a man who leaves a fountain or a park to a village, the men who have left Odysseus, Hamlet, Falstaff, Faust, Jean Valjean and Natty Bumppo are, after all,, the more deserving. they can keep warm. Between tills picturesque empire and India, separated by miles and iniles of lonely country and ocean, a great change of customs would be seen. In these places we find people living in mere liovels. They enjoy no running water systems and other conveniences as tlie most segregated parts of our country enjoy. In India, where plagues continually cause the death of thousands of families, you will find towns that have no water and sewerage systems. You can see the Indian women balancing on their heads huge jars which they have filled with water drawn from the town well or the sluggish and muddy river. From Calcutta to Bagdad, thence to Constantinople, you will see that bathing Is considered only for the white man and the native aristocracy. On the deserts of Arabia, where water is necessarily used only for drinking, Refuted to Fall" for the desire to keep clean is accomSecond Scheme plished in a rather rough" manner. A western minister tells a story, acInstead of using water for tlie bath the Arab vigorously rubs himself with cording to the Kansas City Star, showthe sand of the desert ing how a bishop, accosted in a Chicago street by a neat but hungry stranger, derived profit from the encounter. Long and Short Lives in Scheme of Nature Now the bishop took a fancy to tlie One of the most wonderful things in needy one, took him to a hotel and g Nature Is the manner'ln which things'' simred jr KnTalnner ViniIilEYet,-havinleft Ills episcopal wallet in the are balanced up. The long-live- d things a different episcopal jacket, of pocket propagate their species slowly; the lie faced the embarrassment short-liveelesuddenly For Instance, rapidly. of tlie wherewithal to pay not having and tortoises carp phants, whales, dinner. the for have been credited with lives of anyNever mind," exclaimed the guest, thing from four hundred years downhave I enjoyed dining wiili you, and ward. And at the other end of the shall be charmed to pay tlie price. I scale we find insects which have a Allow me." life of hours only. Many theories And the Tstraiucer paid for the two. have been put forward to account for Tills worried the prelate, who insisted : these remarkable distinctions, but the Just let me call a taxi and well one now most commonly accepted is run in is creature up to in.v place, where I shall have that the slower the less the and the full pleasure of reimbursing you. But maturity reaching its powers of reproduction, the great- the stranger met tlie suggestion with: See here, old man! You've stuck er will be Its average longevity or me Nature's life. of natural for a bully good dinner, but hanged object length In such an arrangement is fairly plain If I am going to let you stick me for even to our limited human intelli- taxi fare!" For if such creatures as gence. locusts, breeding with Incredible rapidEbony Mentioned in Bible ity, had themselves a life of centuries, deep black heartwood, which the world would be within a little Is The most highly prized In a number of while impossible' for other existence. the of trees ebony family. Is mentioned And the same result would occur did In Ezekiel 27 :13, In conIn Bible the an elephant with a life of perhaps a with nection Ivory, probably on accouple of hundred years, breed like a count of their value and of their conlocust. In some way, which as yet we colors. Ebony was once supmay not fully understand, tlie princi- trastingto grow In tlie ground without ple of Nature Is to maintain a bal- posed root or leaves and to It were asance of power in our world. cribed many miraculous powers. The chief source of the ebony wood is the Island of Ceylon, where huge logs of Explorer Ruling Passionfirst the pure heartwood are cut and When Columbus landed for the For interior time In the New world he found the hauled to the coast. and furniture decorations ebony lias Indians, who greeted him a very poor and marosewood been who superseded by people." Ills friend. Las Casas, Is still It work cabinet for but of hogany, wrote the abstract of the Journal from being exported the First Voyage to America, gives widely employed, and -' inIndia Jamalcn, his account own of Madagascar, the admiral's tree tlie of A follows: as ebony with the natives species terview Egypt. I was very attentive to them and which is used ns a veneer also grows strove to learn if they had any gold. In the southern United States. WashSeeing some of them with little bits ington Star. of this metal hanging at their noses, I gathered from them by signs that by Modern Noah9s Ark going southward or steering around Barro Colorado Island was. formed the Island In that direction there the valleys about It were flooded when who a would be found possessed king of tlie waters of the large vessels of gold and in great by the Impounding Gatun lake, says to form river quantities." The first thought, even of Chagres Noah's resembles News. It the man who had just discovered a the Detroit as the In there that ark gathered new world, was of gold ! Youths anform of rose waters every nearly Companion. imal life In the vicinity, seeking escape from the rising flood. Reference in Advance Despite that It Is only two miles of work maid all Tlie prospective from the Panama river, it has been was stating lier terms : I want 315 a found to harbor amphibians of new week paid in advance, and I dont and strange habits as yet unstudied wash nor scrub floors, nor " and Innumerable species of Insects But, began the mistress of the never described, as well as many house feebly. strange and exotic plants, numberings, Or work after six oclock," went 2,000 or more. It abounds with on the woman steadily, and I want sloths, armadillos, peccaries, every evening off and a fine reference, tapir, agoutis, coatis. the ocelot, tlie and jaguar, many species of bat, monkeys can reference wait the of various kinds and tlie famous black But surely misin broke the us?" leave howlers. till you tress, nervously. No, I want the letter now," returned the domestic firmly. Ive tried Double Meaning getting them when I leave, and Ive Looks like rain today," sold the one never got a good yet. Minneas he poured the customary milkman, apolis Tribune. quart from the can to the pitcher. It always does," replied the house wife, compressing her lips with cold Boaster Loses Dignity significance. Stifling an oath, he took Where boasting ends, there dignity up his liquid burden and departed x begins. Young. heavily. Jack Canuck. Cus-tlenior- ay Bithopt d, ant-eater- , rat-eatin- Hard to Tell mi bull , The following .humane appeal made by a correspondent In the Dog World shows pointedly how dogs are the victims of a cruel practice ; how their dispositions may be spoiled, and their lives rendered unnatural and unhappy : May I plead through your columns for the better treatment of dogs who are continually chained, sometimes for weeks and months, without being liberated from their Imprisonment? The other day a man stated in a police court that his dog hail not been off the chain for twelve months; from its puppyhood, it had been fastened up without un hour of liberty. As a lover of dogs I hold that every dog is entitled to regular exercise, and that it is unjustifiable cruelty to Imprison a. dog for life. Such treatment makes a dog hopeless and miserable; he becomes dejected and often savage, and bis health suffers seriously. A young dog can be trained to be a guard without chaining, and the best watchdogs are those which are not chained. Chains are a heritage of bygone days and should be abolished. The best way to keep a dog that needs restraint Is to put him in a yard .with a high fence. If this Is not practicable, fasten a wire across any yard; on this put an iron ring which, when attached by a cord to the dog's collar, will allow him to run backward and forward the full length of the wire. The yard should have shade as well as sunshine, to protect the dog from too great heat of the sun. Make your dog your companion and friend: Treat him kindly and he will respond. is cruel to tie a rtog tinder-a wagon or allow him to follow an automobile or bicycle. Let him ride with you. out City on December 3, 1924. In one of Ills return trips to the state of his boyhood, Mark Twain wrote a friend he had found one tiling that had not changed the mulatto complexion of Missouri river water and probably a score of centuries would not change it. "It comes out of the turbulent, bank-cavin- g river, he explained, and every thimbleful of it holds an acre of land In solution. I got this fact from the bishop of the diocese. If you will let your glass stand half an hour you can sepurate the land from the water as easy as Genesis, and then you will find them both good the one to eat, the other to drink. The land Is very nourishing, the water Is thoroughly wholesome. The one appeases hunger, the other, thirst.. .But the natives do not take them separately, but together, as nature mixed them. When they find nn Inch of mud in the bottom of tlie glass, they stir It up and take a draft as they would gruel. It Is difficult for the stranger to get used to this batter, but once used he will prefer it to water." Pathfinder Magazine. fa) 0 Plea for Statues of Earliest Accounts of Primitive Customs in Dogs Need Frequent Bathing by No Means Release From Chain Creations of Authors a Universal Custom Cornish Fishing Town Trade Among Nations School Election to Choose Five Members of Salt Lake City School Board to be Held Through- There appears to be a misunderstanding prevalent to a considerable extent amkong residents of the city, that only taxpayers and property holders could vote at a school election. This is not the case. This requirement only applies in the case of bond elections. A school election is open to every qualified elector within the schpol district, and in this case it applies to every qualified elector residing within the boundaries of Salt Lake city, because the school district and the city are coextensive. It is the duty of every citizen to vote at a school election. We regret to say that comparatively few perform this duty. At the last school election in Salt Lake City less than 5.000 votes were cast in the entire city where the normal vote at a general election is approximately In other words, less than of the voters of the city took enough in terest in the schools of the city to go to the polls and vote. It is a crying shame that such a vital thing as a school election should be so ignored and neglected by the fathers and mothers of this city. Mr. Voter, do you realize that the schools are the agency which moulds your children of today into the men and women of tomorrow? Havent you enough interest in the welfare cf your children to take an interest in this agency which shapes their destinies in the social, business and political world? Do you know that approximately 80 per cent of the money in taxes you pay is used for educational purposes? Haven't you enough interest in how your money is spent to get out and express your choice as to the men who shall direct the expenditure of it? In the name of good citizenship, for the sakes of your children, wake up and show at least a passing interest in matters of education. The least you can do is to set a worthy example to your children by performing that most Important of civic duties voting. On December 3, go to the polls and exercise your sovereign right as an elector vote for hte best man to represent your precinct upon the board of education. Candidates who have announced themselves thus far are: First ward Frederick L. Bagby, Harold LaFount and Win Lovesy. Second ward George H. Raybould, Third ward Ray M. Haddock, for for Fourth ward George T. Watson, for Fifth ward F. C. Richmond, for $1.50 A YEAR Some Co Even Further End of All Things The temperature at which water begins to boil is called the boiling point. The boiling point depends on pressure as well as temperature. Water can be made to boll by either raising the temperature or by redficing'the pressure. Theoretically, then. If all the atmosphere were removed from the earth the pressure would be zero and the water of the ocean would boil and turn into vapor. After straining over examination papers for a week, a divinity student entered the pulpit Sunday. After reading the Ten Commandments the confused student added : Only five of these need be attempted. All-Conqueri- ng Love Nothing Is difficult to love; It will make a man cross his own iDclinatloas to pleasure them whom he loves. Tlllotson. How Expression Started The greater tlie crime the higher the gallows," was at one time a practical legal maxim In English common law. In 1C3S Patrick McGregor, alias Gllderoy, a notorious robber, was hanged at Edinburgh on a gallows so high that his body looked like a kite Tradition says the in the clouds. 30 feet were high. The exgallows pression higher than Gllderoys kite" Is an allusion to this famous hanging. It means very high. e, From the time that men began to live in cities, trade, in some shape, must have been carried on to supply the with necessaries; but It Is also clear that International trade must have existed, and affected to Home extent even the pastoral nomadic races, for we find that Abraham was rich, noL only in cattle, but Li silver, gold, and gold and silver plate and ornaments (Deu. 13:2; 24:22, r3). Among trading nations mentioned In Scripture, Egypt holds in very early times a prominent position, though her external trail'.! was carried on, not by iter own citizens, but by foreigners chiefly of the nomadic races. The internnl trade of tlie Jews, s well as tlie external, was 'much promoted, ns was 'the cuse also in Egypt, by tlie festivals, which brought large numbers of persons to Jerusalem, and caused great outlay in victims for sacrifice and In Incense (I Kings 8:08). The places of public market were, then as now, chiefly the open spaces near the gates, to which goods were brought for sale by those who came from the outside (Neh. 13:15, 10; Zech. 1:10), Tlie traders in later times were allowed to Intrude Into the temple, in the outer courts of which victims were publicly sold for the sacrifices. (Zech. 14:21; Matt. John 2:14). 21:12; town-dwelle- rs Loaded Shells Spelled Doom of Shot Towers f Until the loaded shotgun shell was developed shot was sold to the Jobbing trade throughout tlie entire country packed in bags, which in turn were purchased by the man having a muzzle-loading shotgun. whY was obliged to reload his gun with powder and shot whenever the gun was fired at game or Tlie target, says the Detroit News. loaded shot shell and the breech-loadin- g shotgun sounded tlie death knell of the old type of shot tower. The business of tlie ammunition concerns manufacturing siiot shells grew by leaps and bounds so that tlie shot consumption of tlie country centered at the points where these shot shells were manufactured, notably In New England, and in tlie course of events these ammunition concerns began to manufacture their own shot, thus completely destroying the business of the many shot towers located throughout the country. Picturesque Whitby Abbey Other of the ruined churches of England have a more picturesque magnificence, but none a more ancient fame than Wliltby abbey, Henri Iick-ar- d writes in tlie Cincinnati Enquirer. There the first rude' poetry of England was written more than twelve There, earlier still, centarles ago. was held tlie synod wlilch decided that tlie British church should keep Easter at the same time ns the rest of Christendom, a choice which meant that Christendom should, be united, and Britain remain wit bin tlie Influence of the civilization of Italyand (Saul. But the modem traveler lio climbs the many steps which lead from tlie river to what was high Whitbys cloistered pile" has seen nothing of the of St. Hilda. In the ruins on tlie hill there was no fragment older than Plantagenet times. But discoveries of great Interest have now been made. Al-b- ey Only an Antique Leonia, a colored maid, bad a taste ideas and words. One of the members of tlie family In which she served was a tall elderly lady of Imposing figure and fine carriage. One day fter IxonIa liad for perhaps the hundredth time expressed to the lady her great admiration for lier handsome figure tlie object of her praises exclaimed, Why do you say so much about my appearance, Leonia? I am only an antique." What is that?" asked Leonia In as- for lofty high-soundi- tonishment The lady explained to lier. "Well, Leonia burst forth, If that Is what you are now, you shorely Is a powerful Indication of wliat you has been." Youth's Companion. A Miss Cicero of 1510 Cecllte Heron was the third daughter of Sir Thomas More. She was born In the year 1510, and, with her sisters, received a thorough knowledge of Latin and corresponded with Erasmus In that language. Very early In life she was married to Giles Heron, Esq. Little or nothing of her private history Is on record aside from her acknowledged scholarship. Denver News. |