************************** _k • The Mormon Semi-Centennial. • * The celebration of the aernl-centcn 1, which haa Juat taken place waa feioat Important event In the hi** Of Mormonlam. It wa* aomethlng I he annlveraary of the aet IJtnh by the letter Bay iider Brigham Young, k* the Americanization of the church and the end of the arfare that haa been going on year*. It la the outward and announcement that prejudice* llaappeared, that Mormon and (lentil* are one people, brother* In fact In name. Halt laike I* today one Bloat beautiful cltle* In Amer haa about. !»0,000 people and the pollc* force number* about one man each 2,000 Inhabitant*. In the great of the world the ratio la about poll ceman to five hundred people. It* fl&e achoola are the work of tin (lentil**, but all other thing* are the reared by the Mormon*, magnificent temple, which waa of a century In building, the aeatlng 14,000 people, Bi of the wonder* of- the New , and which haa acouatlc proper tHat veege upon the uncanny. In turtle-backed building a pin drop on the platform can lie heard 200 (fgway In any part of the building. It, ton, I* the largeat organ In lh* rorld The tithing houae, that aquare ol ine-atory building* and lent* which I* ally nothing more than a great mar l.et place. the Aaaemhly, the Amelia pajfte* and the other building* which are h pari of the growth of the letter I)*y Balnl* la the next Important atghl atory of the exploration of theat •pie into an unknown wllderne** i, fr ightful privation and tremend They reached Halt l,uk< on July 24, 1X47. Young declared that thh leeert wa* the home of the Mormon people and there ahould they remain und proaper. With thla fiftieth an nlveraai) at hand It la pleaaant to re mmJBibei4 that the Ural aet of the col onlata waa to ralae the American flat on the hlgheat peak near the prcaenl Tiof Halt Lake City. Biter holatlng the atara and atrlpei leader of theae aturdy ploneerr e four atakea Into the ground re,” he aald, "we will build otu pie.” And there It waa built, al it waa completed only a few lg(J, year Balt Laic* City wan laid I t» • -•—a-• » out. Home of the colon lata remained there. Othera returned with Young to bring out thoae who had atayed be hind. They took with them ratlona for a year. They were told of the mifferlnga they muat endure. Yet. they traveled the fifteen hundred mile* gladly. They made I heir home* In the repellent land beeauae Hrlgham Young told them that I here they would thrive and be come mighty. More than any other Mormon, Young haa received hla meed of pralae. He waa n truly groat leader of men and tine of the greatent eolonlata the world haa ever known. Hla people be lieved In blm beeauae they were aure he received revelatlona from Uod. Hrlgham Young waa ulwaya a great hand at receiving revelatlona. Hrlgham Young waa trained aa a farmer. It waa he who dealgned and directed the ayatern of Irrigation which made the land productive. The Mor mona wreated their living from the noil by main atrengtb. Verily they made the deaert hloaaorn aa the roae. It waa Hrlgham Young who created the whole ayatern of Mormonlarn, who counaeiled hla people to gather In vil lage* and town*, It la plain now that II wa* ever hi* aim to have the Mor mon* hound together by the cioaeat tie*. No aooner were the flrat eolonlata ; firmly eatahllahed than mfaalonarle* j were aent forth to gain convert*, and i thl* haa been followed to ihla very day, It waa Young who provided for the tithing ayatem, which Inaured that the church ahould become rich beyond meaaure. It waa Hrlgham Young who made the church the dominant force, the teal leader and government. No ruler of an abaolute monarchy, no feudal lord ever hail more power over hi* auhject* than Hrlgham Young over the Mormon*, And the power and wealth of the Mormon* prove that he waa a wl*e and really great leader. Hut Hrlgham Young wa* an advocate of polygamy and he practiced what ho preached to a greater extent than any one elae. It la rather remarkable that Young waa never accused of being a fanatic. Of two thing* only were Mormon* occuaed the practice of polygamy and the murder of apoatate*. That a cer tain percentage of them did practice polygamy la true. That they ever ! murdered any one who waa fal*e to the faith ha* never been proved. Nay, • « v • w-w m w’w m ■ the time haa come when thin chargt la not believed, although atortea a plenty may he heard. On the other hand, the Mormon* poaae*aed many vlrtuea. They were marvela of Induatry, aa they are today —thrifty, earneat, honeat people. They love their church with a devotion that bordera on fanatlciam. They care for their poor, of whom there are few. They provided schoola In which the Mormon religion waa principally taught from the beginning. They gave a tenth of their poaaenalon* to the church and atill they proapered. • They were taught and they believed that, the church wa* the hlgheat author ity. They believed that polygamy waa pleading to the Almighty and that lie enjoined Ita practice upon hla people through hla prophet*. How much polygamy had to do with the aueceaa of the Mormon church In the early day* I* a question yet to ho deter mined, The aoleat people believe that it haa alwaya been a eur*e. There ran he no doubt that the practice re milted In many horrible thing* and that the women who were *haring a hue band often euffered. And It la true that often young women were compelled, much agalrial their will, to marry men who already had two or three wlvea, On Oct, fi, 1HI0), came the proclama tion of President Woodruff, announc ing the purpoMc of the church to no longer aanctiou polygamy, and calling iiiron the udhererita of the church to obey the law* of the United State*. Till* waa a bitter law for many mem ber* of the church. They believed In polygamy with all the ardor of fanat lea. They believed that It wa* a mean* of grace. For year* polygamy had been dying out, The advance lit ‘duration among the Saint* them reive* and Influence ol the Oentllea, particularly the women, had much to do with It, It waa the women who broke down the barrier*, aided by the children of polygamous marriage*. It I* rather atrange, In view of th# agitation concerning Mormon women that Mormon women have now th# fulleat political prlvllcgea. Utah places men and women on a perfect equality Dr. Mattie Cannon, a prominent Mor mon woman and a phyalcian, haa th* honor of being the flrat woman aena tor In the world. She had the uniqu* experience of running on the Demo cratic ticket, while her huahand wat the Republican candidate. INTERIOR OK MORMON TEMPLE. SHE. RESCUED HER CHICKENS. - r|:.,(Irate ..I <>r u l.l(lilliiH»r lilrl at lla* llulru* Hoik Hgevornl of tin' violent hIoimik tliut have whirled over the Mutlnlru* rock lutvi: tried the fortitude of the little hand of faithful wutihet i upon it. Hay* the Century Mauuxlue. One of theae H|Hf^ wut' hern, Abby Murgeaa, baa bemme Mf fkiuoua In our llichthnuae annuls, no* only for Iona service, but ulao fi r brtviiy dltplayed on vurloua oveia Ititis Her father was keeper of the I . fSfe from la.VI to lam In January, ttttt. when she »*> 17 years of u«e. he tail lier III feared Wight be . anted sway H a bis. ly 0.411 OUIIMMI like Malint mo k a tHtaken i« i.aaute.l wok »*" tloMHte Interest and tkk) s*dlv|. BKh* (or th* aefMy of the Inmates of ‘ I ■ but the sea sheeting over the rock. Yet through It all the lamps were trluimeil and lighted. Even after the storm abated the reach between the rock and Matlnleus Islund was so rough that ('apt Uurgesa could not return until four weeks later. HIiimI 1'iuMlng K««r t Hubert, In 1718. we are told, James Austin, a Loudon trader, Invited hts customers to u feast. A pudding was promised, which was to he boiled fourteen days Instead of seven hours. It as^hud H00 pounds. The copper for milling It was erected at the tied Lion In South* wark patk. where crowds went to see It, and w lieu tsilled It was to he con* veyed to the Swan tavern. Kish atreet hill, to the tune of "What Lumps oi Fuddlng My Mother (lave Me." Thu place, however, was t hanged to the ttestoialtoii gardens In St (leorge's Helds, til consequence of the numerous coinpau) rspeitcd When the day ar rived. the pudding set out In liruros. stun with banner*, streamers, drums, etc but on lbs way a moli attached ll and made sptdl of the whole Ho near I) half a Ion of podding was dl-liiimt* cd moth against the will ol the pro* prtetor among the lamdon poor Ki< i hangs -Maples Mis t steer. Ik hr tFd I become a profewatonal' ' { repealed the vusltiiUiwie musingly, i ' You see. my wife had puked opt a i Up. and I wanted to get In shape fur It After that, of murse, it was a mat* tec of hs'.o New Yorh tribune Me -esqrw, I «*«ght litlommi a trumpet turn I aisse he wwa sst Pu»*l| but he did n-d Well. tor. )UU see hie tdd grands ! mother h atone deal Fi-h Mr l p KEEPS TAB ON THE SMOKER. Watch Charm Cigar Cutter Whlrli K«« li ter* tlie Number. A new watch t harru for gentlemen la uaeful in two ways as a cigar cut ter anil mi a register of the number of cigars cut in a day. Few men who ■moke tnuny cigar* realise Just how many are consumed in one day until they keep track of them. This little charm Is of silver uud uti ornament to the watch-guard. One man kept track of his cigars for three months sul found that lie smoked such au alarm ing number that b« was endangering his health. This might he a good thtug for wives to present to their hue* hands with the Christmas box of cigars. If noi before. Home men might he induced tu save enough on their •Igars to buy a new sealskin for their hotter halves. It I* a scheme and mtglii prove u» excellent one. lv*pw«*MI Soul. Weai y Wuikips "Pttnuy. tic |d teen h< imi cricket* fer two i t ip,, days all the unit Hungry Higglli* Ve- they're two of 'em ta my whisker* Don t they | so- ad homettks sad all that sort of j thing*" Ittdta.tapwli* Junta*i MIS** as* Silwss The Hit- Hu hard Uartouri. «t t’tstt i adstphtg. asakeas kta akole at gum* at I against lit* ku y»i« ky edmtittag tkat it has depopulated ike saloon I a at u j ...metlose tkat ths p*«*» k*t a* ter i« reeded IN data# It* Ales (tight*. "I II aeg*F ntj daughter vsmtd ttsa age of tkuse •i lag ma.klge* " “Why hr run tktgk sw* Vmt )ust uaght to sag k«a she Hsu la ht r gradual tug sa ssy " In w*tt Flee 1*1 »■ ) EYES NOTESSENTIAL TO SIGHT H»nj ('reaffirm F.nahled to flee bjr the -%I«fl of Henalllfff Shim. From the Boston Journal; Ryes are popularly considered to he quite nec essary to sight, but this Is on error. If we are to believe Dr. Nagel, a re pent German experimenter. Mwny creatures without eyes ran see; at least they can distinguish perfectly well be tween light and darkness and even be tween different degrees of light. This Is the lowest degree of seeing, to he sure, hut still It Is really sight, and differs scarcely more from the vision of sonic Insects that possess eyes than this does from our own clear sight. Creatures that see without eyes see by means of their skins. All skins, says Dr. Nagel, are potential eyes; that Is, they are sensitive to light. In animals that have eyes the sensitiveness has been highly localized and greatly In creased so that man, for Instance, has a retina very sensitive to light and an expanse of ordinary skin which possesses a sensitiveness to light so slight that It Is hardly conscious of It. Yet his skill Is sensitive In some de gree, as Is proved by the fact that It sunburns that Is, light may cause a disturbance in the pigment of the skin Just as It does In that of the eye. In the eye the disturbance Is accompan ied by a nervous change which sends a telegraphic message along thp optic nerve to the brain. In the skin, too, there are nerves, and there are mes sages also, but their tidings Imprint no Image on the mind; they simply express discomfort cry out "sunburn." But In many eyeless creature* the lack of eyes Is In part made up by Increased sensitiveness of the whole skin sur face to light. Darwin long ago noticed that earthworms, although they have in pv«UI»p||*f U hf 11 thr l>U- | rotrrjr Wn Announced—Tli« I’roffn* of Muklng. HEY make rubles by the hundred, in France nowadays. This Is the latest ef fort of French ge nius. It was brought about by means of bauxite, a French material, and the discovery has set all the savants of Bttropo to talking. For a long time In certain Industries heated bauxite has been used to muke very hard substances for the fabrica tion of artificial millstones, to be uti lized In manufactories of various sorts. The object of manufacture was to pro duce a substance to take the place of what Is known as the emery of Naxos, manufactured by the Greek govern ment, and about which more braggado cio has been Indulged In than about anything else. Naxos emery did not come up to expectations, but so great was the outcry of the Greek manu facturers when this was suggested that the French dealers made up their minds to And a substitute, and In baux ite they discovered It. For a time no one thought of bauxite as other than useful for the purpose for which It was originally Intended. But the Idea flnal Iv occurred to Mninn on,' I tint Inuleml of calcining the bauxite It would lie a good plan to melt It. TIiIm Id exactly what wun done, and In thla manner waa obtained a product harder even than bauxite dlamantlte, which la nothing lea* than alumina melted In the electric furnace*. These were the atepa lead ing up to the grand climax, an It were, which waa followed by the birth of Ihe Aral counterfeit of rare gema the world ever knew, which even expert* cannot delect. A Havant hearing the sugges tlve name of (lln happened to have hla attention attracted to the matter at thl* time, and the idea occurred to him that poaaihly there waa an opportunity for development upon which no one had relzed, He gave the matter very ae rioua thought, and Anully It came to lln that the Arat atep In the courae of development waa to volatilize the alum ina. Thla action waa very eaally nr compllahed In the electric furnace, the operation giving riae to thick reddish brown cloud* which are ao Incon venient to tboie who experiment In matter* scientific. By combining cer tain vapors with those of alumina, M. Gin obtained ruble* by the hundred. Ihe amazement, even to *£e inventor of the proceaa, which thla wonderful achievement cauaed waa promptly fol lowed by expressions of disbelief, even from the friends of the very genius Who hurl given birth to the Idea. "Make rubles!” they said. "What nonsense. Will this man not tell us next that he can manufacture a fortune in dia monds before breakfast?” M. (lln told them all that they would believe him In time, provided they would have patience, but still they scof fed, and so the Inventor went on, de termined to prove to the world that not only was he right, hut that his deduc tions had been absolutely true from the Arat. Hla patience waa rewarded at last, and now the moat skeptical of the scoffers will not only admit that M. (tin Is right, but that they should have believed him from the first. After the scientist had perfected his apparatus, he set about protecting It, and thus It Is that while few have been aware of the existence of the process, M. Gin las been quietly making it impossible far any ono to reap the benefit of his brain by Imitation, and has patented his process both in Europe and the I'nlted States. In only one country did he meet with skepticism In so great a degree that It caused him trouble. • it... _ n___... »i.... .1 ... «' H| vassal nun i imuu/ , *»VtU tUV Iflll* clals scoffed at him. They would not, they said, grant him anything at all trrless he gave abHolute proof that what [ lie claimed waa correct. What non I H-juae It waa, they declared, to talk of vaporizing alumina. M. OIn aent the patent office a large case of bla primary products and a huge box of rubles. The astonishment of the official* may be Imagined. The preelou* patent waa at once sent to the inventor. The effect of this discovery upou the market for precious stone* cannut at present he definitely estimated. It I* u well-known fact that a ffrst-clas* ruby Is utmost as valuable as a diamond, according to present prices. Not only that, but a flue ruby Is really a rarity, and the de mand. therefore, is so great that they are snapped up by dealers aa rapidly aa their discovery la announced. M OIn ha* not yet attempted to market hts rubles, but expert* hare told him that he should have no difficulty In do ing so. because they could not tell them from the genuine unlesa some OHS else showed them which were the natural - and which (he manufactured rubles. It is rtpgrtrd that the Br*t consign ment of the artificial gem* wttt tie pin- | ed m»ot ih* market about the first of (vt*i*i and It la also announced that then will be Introduced simultaneous ty throughout Kntupe and the t utted titate* tolU Met MM I Ip. V t onus man tn l ib a N I mo* keyed With the but I sea* end of a till lip, sad as a result of hia ladlsera tUu is pnraiag a tutre lip Ha a as b. biiag the tattle high in 'he at* by It* tail when tbs familiarity was r» tent ed The turtle seised Its i or men ter by hi* lower lip and ike y»«*g map «ety aptnrallr Hi go The wight *f the tnrtiw saterely lor* the lip It CANNING AND PRESERVING. Mr*. Rorer Ultm Tlmrl.r Direction* for Putting lip trait. Tn the I/udies' Home Journal Mrs. S. r. Rorer writes on "Canning anil Pre lerving." At the outset of her lesson ihe emphasizes the value of securing perfectly sound and fresh fruits, and the necessity of getting the cans and canning appurtenances In readiness In idvance. "To prevent breakage when filling the Jam.’’ Mrs. Rorer advises that they he slipped “sidewise into a kettle of hot water, rolling them so that every part may he quickly and uni formly heated. Fold a damp towel, place It In the bottom of a pudding pan, then near the preserving kettle; stand a jar on the towel, und If the fruit Is small adjust the funnel; fill quickly to overflowing. Run a heated silver knife around the Inside of the Jar, to break any air bubbles that may have been caught with the fruit, and adjust the rubber, then lift the lid from the hot. water and place It at once. If large fruit fill with a wooden spoon, arrang ing the fruit so that the weight Of one piece will not destroy the shape of an other. Fill to overflowing with the li quid, water or syrup, and fasten tightly. After sealing stand the Jars out. of a draught over night. The glass by that time will have contracted, and the lids will. In consequence, he loose. Wipe each Jar carefully, and give the top an extra turn. Put away In a cool, not cold, dark closet. At the end of a week examine each Jar carefully, without shaking or disturbing more I ban nec essary. If you find the lids slightly In dented, the contents free from air bub bles or froth, and the liquid settled, you may rest, assured 'they will keep.’ If you do not find it so, open (he Jars to prevent bursting. Reheat the fruit, he lug careful to bring It to a boiling point and recan." A DAINTY PICNIC LUNCHEON. 4 I'Minoti* looking tC% |n*rt Hugge«t« Hillin' \ I/lug f JIuIium. A goodly quantity of fruit, a box ol well made sandwiches, some eggs and coffee, with a few lady lingers, will provide a comfortable luncheon and dinner,” write* Mr*. 8. T. Ilorcr, who MiiggeHts a number of picnic luncheon* In the August Ladles' Home Journal. “An alcohol stove, costing but twenty five cents, with two ounces of alcohol, will furnish boiling water for the cof fee, and will cook u dish of scrambled eggs or make a Welsh rarebit. For cooking the latter an ordinary tin ple dlsh will answer. The coffee may be finely ground and put Into a cheese cloth bug In the coffee pot, ull ready for the boiling water. Sandwlsbes are the most appropriate form of food for plc | nics, especially the dainty, Appetising' I sandwiches made of home made white lor whole wheat bread, filled with a I mixture of chopped meat, daintily sea-' eoned. An agreeable acquisition to a picnic, luncheon or supper Is a saluj. made either from some green vegetable or tomato. Half a pint of mayonnaise dressing may be carried In a Jar, and the salad arranged on wooden plater' Vegetables and fruits serve as food and drink. Hardlues, shrimps or salmon | may be minced, rubbed to a paste with * little lemon Juice, and used as filling for sandwiches. Lemons for lemonade may be squeezed at home, the Juice mixed with a proper proportion of su gar, four tablespoonfuls to each good ilzed lemon, poured Into a bottle and diluted at the picnic grounds. Con densed milk Is easy to carry and will • answer the purpose of either milk or , rream.” A Mystery lu Camp, A New Brunswick contributor to Forest and Stream relates an odd ex perience that befell a Mr. Hunter while on u bunting trip. He was at Forty-nine Mile camp, and went out to look after his horses, leaving a candle burning on the table. In a few minutes he returned to And the room dark. The candle had gone out. It appeared; but when he went to relight It he found that It was missing. Mr. Hunter was startled, not to suy fright ened. Perhaps he remembered some of the legends which attach to those wild forests. However, he lighted an other candle, and by and by had occa sion to go out again and look after his team. When he came back (he room was dark again und the candle gone. This time, having lighted a third candle, he made a search of the premises. Nothing was to be seen He put the caudle In the table ugalu. set Ills axe where It would Ire bandy, and stepped Into a corner. In a few min ute* a Hying squirrel came through the door, mounted the table, km eked over (he candle, which went out as It foil, s«-lsed It In hi* mouth and started with It for the door. ft is Mr Flag ''There Is no telling how a hoy may grow up. There Is Tommy, for example. Who know* what he may I urn out to be ?" Mrs, Fig* Hr won t be a civil-err• vice reformer If preeeut imBeiiloti* diint WbeH he fiitiml I had l.» ged op the pie he toted for two hours * —• IndunatMiHa Journal •lil it* f nMtM«4 Mitiiyg. 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