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Show V: I THE Saturday, January 8, 1910. TRI-WEEKL- JOURNAL.LOGAN, UTAH. Y PAGE THREE THE PEOPLE- OE ICELAND LOFTER - first discovered and colonized ICELAND-wabetween the years 870 D., and therefore, the Icelanders of y arje principally of Scandinavian 'descent ; and, while they are in many respects similar to their Norwegian brothers, they have received a separate nationality and many pes culiar characteristics of their own. In order to understand these peculiarities, it must be Temembered that the early settlers were the descendants .of different classes of " people entirely unlike each other. The major-it- y of these settlers, however were ofNiorwegian aristocracy, who would rather brave the dan- gers of the northern seas and settle in a bar ren and uncultivated land than submit them-Belvto the tyrannical reign of Harold, . the s to-da- i es fair-haire- (Ilaraldur, harfagri) d who, they - Still, -- there are many with black hair.brown freckled fades, plainly1, sho'wtng their eyes and Irish descent In build, the Icelanders are, as a rule, not much above medium height and weight; still the majority are simply average. e The temperament predominates and throughout they are rather slow in bodily movements, taking life easy and earnestly. They are orderly in every day life, but under the influence of liquor op when aroused to anger, they demonstrate their comb ativene& and , become as roaring Jions, showing that beneath this otherwise quiet exterior, there lingers still, smoldering embers of the ancient Viking passion. Fortunately, they are not, as a rule, " moved by momentary impulses, but generally take time to reason and consider, before acting. They are rather slow thinkers and still Slower workers, but when once an Icelander .has made up his mind, he demonstrates remarkable energ'y to gain his point and. will display great individuality and fearlessness. Whilq in the thick of a. fight they also exhibit great perseverence and courage; but if the fight is exceedingly long and one that calls for great endurance 'Und different tactics, they "are prone to let goandjvAaway to compara- " tive sluggishness or at least, change the object they strive and work for another. therefore lacking in steadfastness are They close and application; they are optimistic idealists, but not very practical. Some are liable thgrefore to over estimate their powers and ability, for which reason they sometimes meet disappointment and failure, but as a rule, they bear disappointment with admirable patience. One of the leading traits of- character among this people is their exceeding An Icelander cannot bear to have it said of him, that he is dictated by the opinion ,of someone else. lie bears little respect to authority and wishes to be his own dictator, bo3 and master, both in word and deed. lie listens with impatience while others are explaining, their views and has a strong inclination to argue and oppose'if only for the purHe is by pose of exhibiting his nature oppositional, and in politics, he is a Democrat, fighting for individual to the utmost. The Icelanders are in- rights telligent-and-wimostrof them reason is absolute master of feelings and passions. r Still they do not reach the intellectual greatness that characterizes, for example, the Germans ; but what they lack in this respectytheymake" up for in gentility and sociability. They are sensitive and almost touchy, with a keen of right and wrong. They wish to be treated as equals; and, even if they are laborers or simply servants, they cannot bear vital-motiv- for-whic- 1 -- sea-kin- . h by-go- self-estee- -- . . e. full-blood- ed th ii teutonic-Norwegia- it-ve- - - com-prehensi- on Soothes and Heals Raw Spots add Cures All Catarrhal Troubles to Irri pry. DO imart end barn the inflamed mocoua tnem - tate, brane. , Remove the cause the catarrh verms, not violent snmffs, douche which cannot live whoa Kondona Catarrhal Jelly ha been applied to the raw, affected ttr'aceit Soothes, heals, prevent abnormal discharges cure. i Kosdon tin sanitary tube) briny instant relief from every catarrhal complication Hay Fever,, Throat, pest-miAsthma, Catarrhal Headache, SoreCured million. Stomach Trouble, etc. It has free sample or It will care you. . Write today for ' . catrbe swerved from the course SENSATION SPRUNG of he AT OGDEN INQUEST supporting these reforms by of any official mtronage by anybody or be induced to support this orrthat proposition by the offering of official sop of any kind. We are committed to the principles which I have enumerated because we believe they are right and not because the president or anybody else is foror against them. with-holdin- g It is not the insurgents of the house, but men like Aldrich and Cannon whom the president will have to induce to support his poli are for them insurgents " already and have been all the time. cies. The a Representative Norris of "added his approval of this declaration, as did Representative Ilayea of California, wbo said his fight was Bolely against the rules of the house and its present organ ization. ,On the latter proposition, said' Mr, Hayes, he was ready to fight to the finish. It was the independence of the rep rqsent&tive inCongress which he was contending for, he said. Neb-rask- . 3U0S& ne so-chll- ed - self-relianc- to be looked upon as mere tools that call for fellow countryfhan and even to charge, a'forei-gne- r y further no for such entertainment, would be notice. They will not admit that there can be any partiality in this respect, and thing but kind and proper. look upon it as purely accidental if their poWhile they t are so considerate" about the sition in life is humbler thaaj someone elses. ""bodily Comfort of their guests, they put themBecause of this great individualism and demoselves to no trouble in being agreeable ; and to cratic tendency, they expect every person to the stranger, the Icelanders, as a rule, will ap- -' remember their value as men and women, and pear rather shy and not the least bit forward. still they are so aristocratic that it would be They are not quick to take up with strangers and have littl-- to say to them atfirst, nor do conditions them to put up with impossible for that other people would be quite content with. they pay any. attention to the acknowledged forms of etiquette and polite society. They What Heusler, a German professor has said of aristocratic-democratlack the liveliness that characterizes, Tor exs them that they are seems fitting. ample, the Frenchmen. Hypocrisy and cute"" to the -- Icelanders. unknown we pretentions This gentility and sensitiveness applies not Their only desire is to be true, simple, and only to the Icelander personally, but also to in every action toward all men and natural his relatives and friends.' An Icelander "can all circumstances. To the stranger who under not bear to have a friend or relative of his does not understand these peculiar characrun down, and he will take it for apermial teristics, they will appear carders and impoinsult if one speaks evil of one of his associv ' ,, lite, almost blunt. ates. The people take pride in their family In contrast to this predominating sanguine connections and almost boast of their descent -freedom-levin temperament there also erists another element -from the of olden g among this people, which is, in almost every days.Their patriotism is perhaps unexcelled and particular unlike the former. Those who come when once anlcelander is separated from home under this second class are of a mixed tempera-- ' and country, he longs to return aud never feels ment with perhaps the mental-motiv- e predomcompletely at ease unless he is with'fiis coun- are and extremely inating. They melancholy try men. pessimistic, with changeable dispositions and The independence of the people of Iceland vivid imagnations. When affected by some, inis unbounded; they have inherited this trait ward feeing of sadness, hey have a hard time of character from generation, that to control themselves and are generally very have each in turn, fought for liberty of speech slow to overcome sorow or trouble of any kind. and conscience. Thp Icelanders are not at They can not bear to see any one better off all religiously inclined; they might bq properly than themselves and look with. envy, upon termed rationalists; and, were it not customary every one who lives a happier life than they. to bear a sort of reverence for the clergy they It is not in their power to strive for a distant .would pay .little or no attention to the orthodox Christian doctrine and accepted , goal ; thqy have no aim and work to no end. They are continually expecting stormy days, forms of public worship. Piety and intolerarainy seasons, and unlucky circumstances. Ention are almost unknown among them. tirely different from the other class, they are The benevolence of .the Icelandic people is the opponents of all progress, and they wish great and their hospitality is, in ray opinion, every thing to he as of old. This was good not excelled by any ofthe other civilized na-enough for my father therefore it is good entions. They take, much pride in entertaining ough for me, is just about the way most of strangers in their simple and honest way. them think. They are aroused only when pub- -' Years ago the farmers were never known to lie sentiment becomes strong in some particusell logings to travelers, but with the increase lar line, and then they coincide with the major'of journeying tourists, these conditions have ity, simply because they wish to be as most changed and now the farmers living along the people are.. main roads, expect pay from the man to whom These various characteristics among the they furnish lodgings overnight. , When one people Of Iceland are, nbdoubt, to a great 'ex- gets away from these principal thoroughfares, tent due to the original blending of the differhowever, he finds the primitive' custom pre-- , ent races. Thqri again the lonely stuation of vailing and the same congenial welcome wherthe country and the many difficulties connected ever he goes. In these country districts it of- with its development, "havealso had their ef-tenoccurs that the husband and wife, In order fects upon the people. With the increasing to make it comfortable for their guest, give facility of modern transportation, however, it up their own bed and sleep as best they can will not be long until Iceland will he counted 4 on the floor or elsewhere. In such placer it among the most progressive and up to date would be considered a disgrace to the commun nations. ity for a fanner to sell a nights lodging to a ,y European eonsid-ered'an- , thought, was' infringing upon their personal rights by wishing to have the entire country of Norway governed by one king or sovereign. Upon leaving Nbrway,some of these earls and nobles went jdirectly Jo . Iceland while others wandered westward to the Ilebridian and British Isles and, then after a short stay, continued their journey northward. In both cases they brought with them many slaves and servants, of whom, it is quite certain, many were bom in thraldom. The slaves taken from the British Isles, were of the Celtic race and it appears that even those brought from Norway, were of a different race than the Scandinavians proper. The old sagas (sogurs) agree as to this blending of elements among the ancient Scandinavian peoples. It is evident, therefore, that the people of Iceland have come from three different types 'of pepple$:a Germanic, a Celtic, and a mixed " Scandinavian. ' . This blending of elements has not been without its effect upon the people, yet aside from this, there are two things which have I left evena deeper and more lasting impression i upon the inhabitants, and has been the cause of giving them a distinct and almost singular nationality, the isolated situation of the country and the' great poltical independence which the nation enjoyed for several hundred years. Because of this long continued isola- tion, the people have become singular and odd in their ways. It is, therefore, difficult to un- derstand their personal characteristics; anddje-- " cause of this blending of original elements with its" peculiar 'affects on certain localities, it is hardly possible to classify them as a typical unity. Ofthe different elements represented, n however, we find the predominating. The majority of the people of Iceland are of a blonde complexion, with light gray or blue eyes and small but rather lengthy faces. : : & which they claimed the party INSURGENTS ARE principles and policies for self stood pledged. AMAZEDAND HAD RepresentativeMadison of Kansas expressed a view of the matter to which several of his assoJan. 5. With Washington, ciates subscribed. He said : amazement, in some cases borderWe inurgents, as we are calling on anger, the insurgent Repub ed, are not' against Taft or his lican members of the house today policies. We are unanimously, I read the published reports that believe, in favor of every leading they were to be singled out by the reform to which the president and administration for punishment the Republican party is committfor their rebellious conduct as ed. For intance, I am in favor of members of the majority party of postal savings banks, conservathe house. tion of natural resources, regulaSeveral of them were unspar- tion of injunction, reform of fedeing in their denunciation of a pol- ral court procedure, government icy which sought to punish a man regulation and con'trol of indusfor independence of thought and trial and carrying corporations, action, as they expressed it. Not the publication of campaign funds a few were loath to believe that and other, refortns. . Most jpf the President Taft would lend his aid other insurgents are for these to an effort to administer castiga- same things. tion to theni for supporting the . It is slanderous to say that we The insurgents are discussing the desirability of holding an early meeting and ascertaining from President Taft where they stand The calling of the meeting is in the hands of Representativellayes of California. ' I - - There was no apparent sign of the insurgent difficulty on the sen asic Yowe Drsslt cr Doctor ate aide of- - the capital further tSo or SOe tube for constant, And procure a speedy, pee bandy ese at home or in pocket-15,000 dtwritll than the numerous - conferences manent and safe cure. ell it and recommend It because it cures and contain no harmful dru?. It which insurgentRepublkans from your dealer hasn't It, write tor ZSo or Kh tab or sample, postpaid, iron the house side were holding with the senator from their states the policy ' which they - re-gsidi- were ta BJARNSON Ogden, Jan.5. A sensation was created this morning at the inquest being held to investigate the tragic death of Parker Faut who was run over and killed Saturday night by a speeding auto party, who were out celebrating the new year in a white steamer car. ock-man, Hugh Wood,- an automobile who owns an similar to the one which killed Faut, had established an absolute alibi for himself and his machine at the time Faut was killed and the only machine of that kind that was out at the time of the fatality was run by William Howell, who was arrested for the - -st- of the car and he got ward, who in hi3 direct testimony ning gears out and it playfully tossed it into substantiated the statements' of the car belonging to Hugh IIow- Attorney Johnson. But when he elL At the police station he told t was taken in hand for Howell what he had done with the by II. II. Henderson, at- hat. Howell told him to return. torney for Mrs. Parker Faut, the to the garage and get it again, widow, he contradicted himself 4his he did, and on the way back and later became so confused that to the station he threw it into an he hardly knew his own name. He alleyway, admitted that Mr, Howell and his .Larson was still on the stand associates were out for a time on when the hearing was adjourned the day of the fatality, and that until 2 oclock. for three or four hours before the Chamberlains Cough Remedy killing of Faut they were drivvisitnever disappoints those who use ing around the streets and menne saloons and it for obstinate coughs, colds drinking, ing more saloons six or that irritations of the throat and lungs tioned they had visited. When the party It stands unrivalled as a remedy arrived at the garage, he said, he for all throat and lung dis-found the victiins hat in the run easel. cross-examinatio- n offense. At the opening of the hearing this forenoon, Howells attorney, T. D, Johnson, made a preliminary talk, whitewashing his client in an effort to exonerate him from all blame. He admitted that MV: Howell and his party of joy riders Vere on the street at the time the accident is said to have happened. The party had not been drinking, he said, and the machine was being driven at a slow or moderate speed ;neither the driver nor the other occupants of the car knew that an accident had occurred. They had felt8 only a slight jar at the psot where Faut was knocked to the pavement and killed. They did not learn of the fe&Sualty until they were accosted in a "saloon where they next stopped by a' policeman, who took them' to the garage with the machine,' thence to therpolicc station. The only witness examined this morning was John II. Larson, from the Second count lisua-elocit WMMCE Silver plate that Call and resists Y -- see the BLOSSOM - pattern, the latest example of the only plated ware bearing an unrestricted'- fiiamixce - Cardoh ' , Jewelry 7G2X |