The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-11-01

claim nGod Save Ireland from the liars
that exist here as well as in Utah" If
there is mixture of truth and lies then
let US cry: "God Save Ireland from her
friends" for her trouble seems to be in
a superabundance of that article. Ire
land is in the delightful condition of the
patient with two doctors holding con-
trary opinions and through the zeal of
both to save and by prescribing differ
ent medicines the patient secures a
happy and desirable escape in death.
While the Liberals were in power the
Conservative papers were going wild
over the state of ireland; now the Con-
servatives are in and the Liberals are
wild over existing conditions, while the
Conservative organs serenely and calm
ly suggest it would be well to wait and
let the methods of the new Viceroy have
trial before judging or condemning not.
withstanding the fact that crime is
steadily increasing.
Twice the indignity is expressed at
the frequent occurrence OF bOycotting
(Which IS perhaps the only just method
Of warfare which the Natlonalists can
pursue) compared with the denuncia-
ton of the raids of assassins and moor =
lighters The only thing that can be
forced through fearyand one who pul
chases from a 1boycotted individual is
not only in sure danger of being boy
cotted himself but is running the far
greater risk of having his property de-
strOyed and of losing his life. There is
undoubtedly a splendid organization
effectively maintained among them, for
their raids are sudden and the boycott
ting almost universal a striking in
stance of the organization was display
ed eeu pie Of weeks ago, according to
newspaper reports. The evening sun
descended on (among other places
gdoubtlessl alarm from which the tenant
had been eYicted, and on that farm a
magnificent crop of oats was swept by
and nodded to the evening breeze. The
morning sun arose on the same farm
and looked down on that field where the
oats had been, only tn disclose that it
was bare and brown, only thestubble be-
ing left to tell the tale that once a mag
nitcent crop had been there. The police
and detectives investigated but to this
day, SO far as is known, the slightest
knowledge Of the. parties that did the
nights work has not been obtained, nor
has single kernel of the grain been re-
covered, as 1t was all carried off That
is what one might call neat work; and
there was no blowing about it either.
The hunting season is on and sports
men, specially those who love to fol-
low the hounds, are a little timid be
cause of the threats of Nationalist.
The papers this week tell of a master of
hounds in one of the countries where
Nationalism has a firm ho'd, having
given to the National Campaign fund
= hn IS
ing this season, whereat his brother
sportsmen, in less dangerous districts,
are very indignant at this concession to
the unlawful demand of a political
party. Of course, he wasn't Obliged,
but he doubtless could not forego the
sport and preferred to give $500 to run
ming the risk of losing his life while in
the pursuit OF fun, providing the loss OF
life, should it occur, would come only
in the ordinary cause of spOrts-such
as broken neck.
Mr.. Parnell proposes to pay his min
lons-politely called fellow-members of
Parliamen;-Aereafter, and for that pur-
pose is endeavoring to raise a fund of
f45 600, or 1925, 900, which would be
$500 yearfor each member for period
of six years. How the thing will sue
coed is yet question, but as cheek goes
a long way, and as that is one of, Mr..
Parnell's unblushing and unbidden
qualifications, it would not be surpris-
ing TO hear that 1t would soon be an &C
complished fact. The proposal, how
ever, appears to be to raise it in Ameri-
ca, in which event its success is a more
serious question, if reports from there
be true, land which are now finding
their way into the papers) about the
closing up pocket process that is now
going on there. 1t is doubtful, in such
an event. if it will be accomplished
here, for it seems to be about all the
people in the south and west can do to
make both ends successfully meet.
Quite handle is being made out OF
the statement, which is going the
rounds Of the press here, that Mrs. Par
nell, Charles Stewart Parnell's mother
is in Boston in very poor circumstances
and that an effort is being made to get
her pension from the United States
government because her father was an
officer IN the American army in the
war Of 1872. In a quiet and insinuating
way it is intimated that of course :?
Mr. Parnell would not allow his mother
10 be placed in so unenviable position
yet there Is all the while covert, sneer.
ing tone which plainly indicates the
opinion of the press that Mr.. Parnell is
just the kind of a youthas would be the
last to raise a serious objection to the
proposed pension, if such proposition
there be.
For the first time, so l am told, since
the famine resulting from the blight to
potatoes in 1S46-47, there has been nc
blight in that vegetable in the Province
of Ulster this season. The people are
obliged to keep introducing new Yarie.
ties every year or two, in order to stay
the ravages of the blight, and there Is
considerable congratulation over the
prospect of getting rid of it altogether.
though by many the failure of the blight
to appear this season is due to the pecu-
liar weather had here this summer.
a young Scotchman was recently dis
covered who had two heads on his
shoulders. The event did not create a
great deal of surprise nor has he been
asked to join a circus side show. II
may be well to add that the other head
was his Highland lassie's.
WAEDERER.