The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-04-30
4 CENTURY AHEAD.
SpeculatlOns-News Notes and JOts
from Brigham City.
To the Editor of THE HERALD.

To the Editor of THE HERALD
Having business that's more pressing
than pleasant, screeds are not as fire.
quent and newsy as they might be.
However, 1 have made a discovery.
The old saying, figures don't lie" is
not correct. If figures don't lie, then
truth must prevail and we are fast APP
preaching the millennium. If figures
didn't lie, should be 100 years ahead,
as my last letter to THE HERALD was
dated, in print, 1885. OF course, don't
mean to blame anybody for it; no, not
even the young typo who set it, or,
rather, upset it, 1885. One hundred
years ahead, where shall we
all be? That is a question
for congressman to wrestle with.
1t is probable that we shall have passed
through revolution in this mundane
state of being that will astonish all the
ablest historians of the present and
future. Politics will then be superseded
by the establishment of the principles
of true government. At least, we will
hope so, and religious liberty will pre-
vail and be enjoyed to an extent that is
at present undreamt of by the erudite
statesmen of the present age. One
hundred years Did possess the power
to penetrate futurity and paint true
verbal scenes OF morals and society that
then !, will extend over this fair
earth of ours, think it would
be gratifying, and, contemplation of tho
mighty changes to be wrought would
bring forth admiration and impatient
yearning to participate in the blessings
of that glorious time to come. But an
tlcipation of such great events affords
US but poor relief from present wrongs
and sorrows. We have to bide our
time and wait, and battle for our rights
and struggle to be free from chains that
have been forged for us to wear, by
traitors to the cause of human liberty.
Rumor has it that thirty names have
been secured in Brigham City of persons
who are to be prosecuted under the Ed
munds law. Go it we cripples, while
crutches are cheap, and when Eyour
crutches are worn out you re gone gone
are your frail dependencies.
This spring the country seems to be
swarming with tramps, but instead of
going west they are going north. l sup
pose they have heard of the nuggets of
Ceur d'Alene, and all expecting to get
a share. Two of the foot-pad frater-
nifty were caught three days ago and
placed in durance vile for breaking into
a box car of the U. & N. R. R. at this
place. They had an examination yester-
day before justice, and were remanded
to await the arrival of the railroad
company's attorney. 1t is probable
they will be made to pay dearly for
their little freak.
Merchandising in Brigham City must
have received an impetus recently,
Democratic or moneycratic /
can't say, but two new stores have been
opened on Main street. One is kept by
a young man named Mr.. Franklin
Snow, the other is opened and presided
over by two boys: Glenn Horsley and
John, his brother These two youths
their father. in selling mer-
chandise, seem to entertain the idea
that they were born to keep a store.
Whether the store will keep them or
not, remains to be proven by these two
amateur merchants
Mr.. ]. B. Darlington, physician and
surgeon. is located here al stands at
the head of the medical faculty in this
county; having acquired credltable
reputation.
In some respects, we are putting on
metropolitan airs. We have livery
stable and city hotel kept by Mr.. Il.
Fuller. We also have lunch houses. ice
cream saloons and several barber shops,
we have bicycles and tricycles. We
have walking matches, running matches,
trotting matches. young peoples
matches, and matches two boxes for
five cents. The peace of our burg is
well guarded, and ''hard cases" are al
most as scarce as greenbacks.
Excuse haste.
Yours, ]. b.
BRIGHAM CITY, April %, 1885.