Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-08-28


to test eur powers of endurance in the way of
parboil by thrusting our hands 10 the bubbling
pool. found il convenient to remove mine az
the end OF about two seconds, but X. stood il
four seconds-and wore gloves for q N onth
afterward! The water flows from the noun
tain side in strong stream, forming a
large pool, and the waste goes on TO form a
pretty little lake, known as Hot Spring Lake.
much resorted to in the summer for boating
and IN winter for skating. The sulphur OF the
water forms from the bottom of the pool in the
shape of marine plants of brilliant colors, and
so deceptive is the resemblance 10 living plants
that it needs close examination to uudeceiye
one. The water, as have said, is of boiling
heat as it Issues from the base Of the m tain,
and the pool is fenced IN TO prevent accident.
A Boiled Irishman.
A story is told of an Irishman who mis- .ook
this Boiling Spring for the Warm Spring,
nearer the city, and undertook to have nice,
refreshing little bath all by himself. He was
warned against the under taking but he took
the notion into his head that the Mormous did
not want him to battle in their fine spring, aud
in he went. In a twinklng there was a roar
rom that quarter that brought the whole
neighbour ood 10 the rescue, and he was Eshed
out nearly dead, but stIll firm in the convection
that he ''could stand anything that any id
Mormon could -
The Mormon Cemetery.
In mounting one of the hills nearest to the
city to get a view Of the valley we passed
through the Mormon cemetery. 1t was alto
gether the most desolate, unat ractive resting
place for the dead ever saw. 1t was on a
barren hill side, laid out without regard to
walks, and overgrown with weeds and Wild
sage. There were no trees, plan Is. or flowers,
or any Of the usual marks of affection shown
bJ the living for those dear in life, with the
single exception of a wreath Of withered tlow.
ers over a little grave, the tribute OF some
mother apparently to the memory Of Ter child.
Many OF the graves were unmarked, a large
proportion had wooden head boards, aud in
many instances the boards were lettered only
with the initials Of the deceased, as ssT. d.
no other inscription whatever. Doubtless the
poverty of many of the Mormons may account
partly tor this state ofthings; but the neglected
condition ofthe grounds and the slight attention
paid to the graves marked by more pretenuous
monuments, serves to show more conclusive
ly than almost anything else have seen here
how polygamy tends to blunt and scatter the
family affections. A Mormon father with the
marital and paternal affections divided
among dozen wives and two or three score
OF children, can hardly be expected TO feel
more individual interest in them than In the
stock in his barn yard; and the numerous men,
bers O I mis- different HOUSEHOLDS must feel the
same Infiniteslmal regard for him and for each
other. Brigham Your processes not TO be able
10 remember even the number OF the names OF
his different wives. II q Mormon husband is
so oblivious of his wives IN life II is hardly
probable he Will trouble himself much about
them after they are dead. In one instance
there was line of eulogy for a deceased wife:
ITO the memory of Mary Jane Webb Cand-
land, wife of David Candland, eyed 81 years.
'What woman should be sue Was"
Bat, quite Impartially, the next head board
ears the Inscription:
sin memory OF Mary Ann Il. Oandland, wife
of David Candand.
'She was all that we could ask woman 10 be
faithful wife,
In another place there were four little graves
in row, children of three wives
"Paschal NJ, son of Phebe and E. Is Tripp."
Bartlett, son of Jessess and Z. B. Tripp."
"Charles A, SON OF Phebe and E. Is. Tripp.''
"Arnold o., son of Sophia ana E. b. Tripp."
Elsewhere were Inscriptions telling the
story OF the death of two children OF different
mothers, born in the same year and dying
the next, and each dying in the same month OF
the year it was born
+" Harlow Marini Eldridge. Born Dec -,
1851. Died Dec. %, 1s02.''
Charles Ursula Eldridge Born Nov 9Th,
1851. Died Nov. 18th, 1861"
The inscriptions served to show how varied
are the nationalities drawn upon to make up
this Mormon community. There were a num-
Der Of Swedish names. One stone was lettered-
sin memory Of karira Yanson. Born in Swe-
den, Oct. /, 1904. Died in s. L. City Ap. IL,
1865" On the reverse-sMine Karna Jonscn"
There was the name OF "Mariah Antinett;" and
w n 'ssI m mo uafS Go T.
H. Davis, born in Meath, South Wales, and
killed while digging well in the 1lth ward.''
The most conspicuous monument in the yard
was-"In memory Of Jacob Gooding. Born in
Fairfax county, Va, June ii, 1892. Died at
Deep Greek, Utah Teri, Dec. IL, 1863, aged 81
years. This monument was erected as a tri-
butte Of respect and admiration for his charac-
ter by the officers and employees of the Over
land Mali Co., OF which he was Superinten-
dent"
Miscellaneous.
The Mormon elders deny as utterly rIdicu-
lous the stories to the effect that Brigham
Young uses the monies of the church without
responsibility, ard that he has aIarse amount
invested on his own account in the Bank OF
England. They say that his power is a moral
one, and that it would be utterly destroyed if
there was any reason to suspect that the funds
by him. The Mormon Council is composed of
men of capacity, perfectly conversant with the
amount of revenues received by the church
and aware OF the disposition made of them;
the greater part going to the work OF prose-
iytism throughout the world. But Brigham
Young has great business capacity and makes
money abundantly on his own hook. He has
finger in almost every business enterprise in
the valley, factories, cooperative stores, rail-
roads, and theatres Ia Ia Fisk, Jr. y and would
be the last man in the world to let any capital
lie idle II the Bank Of England when he can
use it SO proftabiy at home. This is what the
Mormons say.
The Mormon women vote on church affairs,
and the MoImons point to thus TACT with some
complacency, o. showing their advanced posi-
ton in recognising the rights Of women
Brigham Yo1ng, In . late sermon, said that he
had bad 1t in Ais mind to test the feeling Of the
women upon the question Of polygamy by
puttng It 70 b vote with Them. ne seemed TO
entertain no doubt thatthey Goaid pronounce
in in favor; and am not sure bat that he IL
right, for the most fanatieai polygamiss have
seen here hsve been women. There - no doubt
hat there Ii an immense amount Of aciapper.
clawing" amongn the wives, but yet they
devoutly believe that polygamy is q divine
insttution, md thst thoss are to be specially
blessed who follow the scriptural injunction
70 ''repisnish and multiply" The Mormonsp