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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-01-30
THE wHIPPING-PosT.

A Virginia exchange, remarking upon
the great increase of the criminal ex-
pense in that State, says it is due to the
abolition of the whipping post. A great
majority of the offenders against law
are negroes, to whom the dread of phYsi-
cal suffering is great deterrent to the
commission of crime. Now while the
Legislature is in session is a good time
to again suggest the propriety of estab-
fishing the whipping-post in this Terri
tory. There are certain offenses which
cannot be adequately punished by the
the imposition of a fine or the infliction
of Imprisonment. One of these is wife
beating. The brutal husband who beats
and maltreats his wife is not well pun
ished, whatever may be the term OF his
imprisonment. nor however large,
within reason, the amount of
his fine. Besides, these penalties
fall more heavily upon his wife and
family than upon himself. for they de.
prive those dependent on him of his
labor, and the means OF support to
which they are entitled. In the great
majority of cases the wife-beaters are
poor men, and to fine and imprison
them is to iafiict additional hardship
and suffering upon the abused wife and
children. Again, neither the prison nor
the fear of losing money has the deter
ring effect upon the brutal husband
that the dread of the lash would have
In this latter there is not only severe
physical pain, but there is disgrace SO
deep that few men win dare tempt II.
We believe that if the lash were pre.
scribed as punishment for wife-beaters
and similar offenders, there would soon
be a practical end TO the crimes TINS
punished. The argument that the
whippingrpost is brutal and barbarous
cannot consistently be urged, for the
lash is not nearly so brutal or barbarous
as wife-beating.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-01-30

patient per day lowered 10 81 W. Two
more patients in September lowered
the deficit to sl6l 81 and brought down
the per capita expense to .9722s per day
In October the patients had been In
creased to forty-six, the difference be
tween the receipts and disbursements
been brought down to Si3 81, and The
cost of individual. patients falling to
.841. per day. -Four patients were
admitted in November, the re
ceipts were $3.50 in excess Of
disbursements. and the cost OF
each patient dropped to sos per day.
But one patient was admitted in Decem-
Der. For the month there was balance
of SIS. 20 in favor of the asylum, though
the per capita expense of caring for the
inmates increased to 80 per day. This
increase is accounted for in the item OF
fuel, the cost of which necessarily in
creaseS with the coming of cold weather,
the outlay in October being sl3423, in
November $18199, and $263.31 in De-
cember.
These figures should be convincing
argument to the several counties that it
is their duty to Immediately send their
insane to the asylum. Every patient
decreases the cost per capita
of all. The items of salaries of ply
sicians, attendants and employees, and
Of fuel, are practically the same whether
the inmates be few or many, and the
more there are to feed the cost per
capita of provisions is less.
The taxpayers, whose money goes to
maintain the institution. should demand
that all insane persons who are public
charge, be sent to the asylum, that the
burden be made as light as
possible.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-01-30

SENATOR PLAT resolu ton introduced
in the Senate on Friday, that executive
nominations be considered in open
session ought to prevail. The bill requi-
ring the consideration of nominations
with closed doors is unjust to the Presi-
dent, to the nominees and to the public.
The executive should know why his ap-
pointments are rejected and the indi-
vidual ought to have the right to know
who are his accusers and what are the
charges against him; while the public
should know whether a man is rejected
Tor cause, or for the reason that he is
personally Objectionable to some friend
of an influential Senator. A man whose
character and deeds cannot be discussed
publicly ought not to be in public
Office, and one against whom nothing
can be brought except that he is not
liked by somebody else, ought not to
be rejected. The nominees can stand
the open session if they are worthy the
offices, and the Senators certainly ought
to be able to let the public know why
they confirm or reject candidate.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-01-30

WILL YOU sUFFAR with Dyspep-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-01-30

AN ABLE and influential Democratic
exchange remarks that "If Cleveland
were up for reelection right at this
time he could not carry the delegation
of single State" We are not so certain
of that. Cleveland might carry Iowa,
Kansas, Minnesota, Rhode Island and
Vermont, but he would have to do SO on
the Republican ticket. Our contempt
rary doubtless meant that Cleveland
could carry no State if he ran as Dem
ocrat. The next time the gentleman is
nominated for President it will be by
Republicans. s~ l
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-01-30
THE COUNTIES DUTY.

a part of the biennial report OF the
board OF directors of the Insane Asylum
in which the public Will be interested is
the ia lie giving comparison of the re
eeipts and disbursements for each
month from the opening OF the institu-
10 the close of the year. The first pa
tients we're admitted on July Goth,
zen four were entered the number at
flOse of the month being twenty
The difference between the re-
expenditures for the month
and the cost per capita per
ar 'ents was $l55.
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BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.

The bill before the Council providing
for Territorial Board of Equalization
is good one, and should become law
1t cannot be denied that abuses exist IN
the assessment and collection of taxes
The tax burden is not borne equally by
the counties. Property in one country
is valued much higher than in another,
though the actual worth of the article
does not worry materially. If there were
no central government to keep up, if
each country lived within itself, paid
all its expenses, and drew nothing from
the other counties, if there we're no
common fund to which all were re-
CURED to contribute and from which
each derived benefit, it would be well
enough to let each country fix its own
rate of taxation and put its
own valuation on property; then
it might pay high or low taxes as
best pleased its people, and make many,
few or no improvements as the major
ity might agree upon. But as this is
not the situation, and as there is COM
mon burden to be borne, it should be
made to bear equally upon all. The
auditors report which was published in
THE HERALD some days ago, showed
plainly the necessity for the proposed
board of equalization. Some of the
counties drew from the Territorial
treasury more money for schools during
the past two years than the total sum
of their Territorial taxes, and what
makes the showing more glaringly in
consistent is the fact that in one or two
instances the counties which drew out
more than they put in are rich, popu-
lous and prosperous. 1t is clear
enough that the spirit of fairness has
not entered into the assessments, and
that gross injustice has been
done. By keeping down its valuation
of property and making few public i'm
provements, a country under the
present system, can practically avoid the
payment of Territorial taxes, as some of
them are doing. There is no objection
to the strong and vigorous helping the
weak and struggling, but there is objec-
ton to those that are able to do their
share loading themselves upon the
backs of the more honest and more
willing. We will not have fair and
equal taxation Until there is a Terrific
rial board OF equalization with power to |
cempel equality in assessments.
Unfortunately the present bill cannot |
become law. The section creating the |
board will kill the bill for it does not |
comport with the Governors idea
of how the membership should be made. |
1t brings up the old stumbling block of |
"organic differences. In his message.
it will be remembered, His Excellency |
recommends the formatio of an equali-
zation board, but wants it "in accord
ance with section of the Organic Act"
The bill says of whom the board shall
consist, namely: The Secretary of the
Territory, Auditor OF Public Accounts 7
and the probate judges of Salt Lake,
Utah, Sanpete, Weber and Cache Coun-
ties but Murray will demand the priyi-
lege of nominating the members of the
board, to which demand the: As
sembly will not yield hence, much as
board of equalization is needed, there Is
little. likelihood that one will be provided
by the present Legislature.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-01-30
ST. MARY'S ACADEMY
SALT LAKE CITY.

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Half-fare tickets can be procured for the
pupils.
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DURsUANT To AN ORDER OF SAID
i Court in said matter, notice Is
hereby given that Saturday, the sth
day Il February, AID. 1856, at, IL O'Clock
Salt Lake City, Utah Territory IN IN
the courtroom of said Court, has been an
pointed the time and place for the hesrino
OF petition of Priscilla Paul Jennines
Thomas W.. Jennings and Frank w. Jen'
nings, praying for the admission tn nrohota
of certain document Herewith presenteS
purporting to be the last will and Testament
OF William Jennings. deceased, when and
where u pers ms interested may appear and
oppose the probate Of said will, or the grant
ing OF letters testamentary to Priscilla pan,
Jennings, Thomas W. Jennings Franf W
Jennings, Joseph A. Jennings. Isaac len.
nings, Thomas u. Weber, as prayed for in
said petition 0A III
Dated at Salt Lake City, Jan o. 1856.
JOHN C. CUTLER.
Probate Clerk, Salt Lake Co f.
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Lapham's Dress and CLOAK Hons.

Dressmaking in all its branches
Special attention given to orders from
the country. Orders filed on short
notice. Ready-made Dresses kent On
hand. Agent for McCall's Bazar pat
terms. No. AZ W. First South Street,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-01-30
WATER. WAITER
Dam aged by w alter.

BARTON & Co. have Just received q
ing, which, having become damaged by
water on the railway, they VIII sell regard
less of cost. Now Is your time to get suits
cheap, for, although the suits are not much
damaged. they must be sold right away.
A nobby line of Stiff and Soft Hats opened
to-day. Call and see them, as they are the
attest. A splendid gun given away with
some of the Boys Hats.
Barton 81 Co.. A s. Main Street.
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NEW TO-DAY.
LEGAL NOTICE.
In The Probate Court In and for Salt Lnk
County, Utah Territory.
In the matter of the Estate of willim len.
nings, deceased.

Notice OF time and place for the hearing o
Petition for Admission to Pro-
bate of Will.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-01-30

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This will greatly aid us in our efforts to
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Gas Fixtures, at Little, Round5 & Go.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-29
A Grand Monument.

At last there is to be National Ii.
brary worthy of the name. Senator
Voorhees, labor of six years to pass a
bill appropriating money for building
fit for so grand an enterprise was the
other day crowned with success. AL
though always member of the minor
ity in the Senate, he has been kept at
the head of the committee in order that
his zeal and interest in the subject
should be secured for the project. The
bill has passed the Senate several times,
but always heretofore been lost in the
House. The design of the building
will allow space for three million vol
umes, though room for only one million
will be secured at present. When COM
plete, the edifice will rival the Capitol
in size. When the Smithsonian Insti-
tute shall outgrow its demands its col
lections also will probably obtain larger
and finer shelter, until this country
shall have Institutions rivaling the
British Museum and the imperial Ii
braries and institutes of the continent.
Appropriations for purposes of this
sort would make far nobler monuments
to the memory of Lincoln and Grant
than the meaningless piles of stone
now proposed for them and that al
ready built to Washington's NAME
Detroit Free Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-29
The Nation Yet Lives.


The Republican orators in the last
campaign, from Mr.. Blaine down, pre-.
dicted that all sorts of financial disaster
would result from placing the Admin.
istration in the hands of the Democrats.
They pointed with PRIDE to the re-
duction of the public debt, the large
treasury balance, and reasonable store
of gold, as the results of Republican
rule, and depicted in dark colors the
probable effect of a change. The voters,
believing government of the people to
be safe in the hands of any majority OF
the people, decreed change. A com.
parison of the receipts and expenditure
for the nine months from July 1,
1884, with the corresponding period
from July 1, 1885, shows that there
has been an increase during the latter
time of S10.000,000 in the revenues.
and decrease in the expenditures OF
1923, 100000, net gain under Dem
ocratic rule of 1888, O0O,O for three
fourths of a year. The public debt was
reduced over S14, 900, 900 in March; the
net cash balance in the treasury is
$40, 100000; the surplus gold reserve
over $51, 100000 If the Republicans
were entitled to credit for the good
showing sometimes made under their
the Democrats are de-
serving of just as much now. AS a
matter of fact, the people paid the
taxes that produced these results in
both cases; but it is the universal testi-
mony of business men that the man.
agement of the treasury under Secre-
tary Manning has been as honest, wise
and firm as it was under any of his
predecessors. The fiction of Repub-
lican indispensableness is thoroughly
exploded. -Boston Sunday Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-29
The Man from Maine.

The sly statesman from Maine has
evidently no notion of allowing the
tail of the last Presidential ticket to
arrogate superiority over the head.
His friends in the Senate sat down on
Logan during the army debate, pooh
poohed his services and ridiculed his
reiterated recitals of what he had
done for his country. The Colorado
Senator, whose management of the De-
partment of the Interior, during the
last Administration, gave such COM
fort to the land grabbers, event for
the Illinois General in a very uncom-
promising manner, sarcastically re-
naarking that he had yet to learn that
Arvices in the field especially qualified
Imam for legislative functions. Poor
1.6gan was dumbfounded at the UNI
masklng of the Blaine batteries, and
plaintively asked why he should be at
tackled. He should have addressed a
note of inquiry to Augusta, Maine
AEbany argus.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-29
the town and some fields tor him

the town and some fields tor him. 81
then marched at the head of my in
fantry and cavalry at night" he said,
'sand attacked them as soon as it was
daylight. We fought them for an hour
and put them to flight, when we
charged on them and cut down MANY
before they escaped to the desert. The
next day we buried a hundred and thir-
ty-nine of the enemy"
How many wounded and prisoners
did you take?n Smith asked.
"None''
This short answer showed the prospec-
tors the true character of the man. IF
ever they saw shrewd, bold, cruel
wretch, he was one, and though they
left him in very good humor, they
were still uneasy and knew nothing as
to what their fate would be. Smith,
possessing great deal of curiosity, ask
ed the officer if the Emperor had
any family and whether there would be
a son to inherit the throne. The Off
GER, fixing his great black eyes on him,
said it would be best for him to ask no
questions on that subject, and they never
knew whether the Emperor Henry had
one wife or twenty. A week passed and
they saw no more of the Emperor. One
day his carriage rolled down the street.
and, very anxious to get away from
Chilli, Smith was approaching it when
an attendant seized him by the shoulder
and hurting him back, said somethingin
the Mexican tongue which he could not
understand. The Americans were
alarmed. Their arms had been taken
from them on their arrival, and they
were utterly defenceless. They sought
the next day to gain an audience with
the Emperor, but were refused. He
seemed for month to ignore them,
and they began to fear they would
either become slaves or be put to death.
One night a small squad of soldiers
came to them and led them away to the
extreme western boundry of their coun-
try. they were mounted on two hardy
mustangs like their guard. At dawn
they came to the desert, WHICH they at
once proceeded to cross. It was fully
day s ride. Their guard was silent and
morose, and scarcely word
was spoken. At night they came
to an end of the desert.
streams of water and green grass for
remained all night At early dawn the
officer in command gave them their
rifles and revolvers, and told them to
keep down the stream day or two and
they would come to a camp Of American
miners. Then they all mounted their
horses and galloped away, and in two
hours had disappeared on the great
desert. Smith and Aiken have never
been inclined to another visit to the
American Emperor.
Whether this story and the many
stories told of this Empire are true or
not, it is an undoubted fact that Henry,
the emperor of Chilili,' rules his realm
to-day within the territory of the United
States, twenty years after the emancipa
ton proclamation.-Joh1a r. Musick.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-29
THE STAR CHAMBER,

The Old Musty Republican Idea of Secret
Sessions Giving Place to More Enlight-
ened Views.
1t really begins to look as Il we
should soon see the last of the Sena-
torlal star chamber humbuggery.
Even Mr.. Edmunds is thought to be
about ready to back down. The fulfil
ity of all efforts to keep important
proceedings secret has discouraged
him; and rather than continue the
farcical performance of closing the
doors only to have Senators them
selves carry reports to the press, he
may join those who advocate the
abolition of executive sessions That
would be a creditable step. But, APP
parently, the movement can succeed
without his aid or favor. Mr. Platt's
resolution has been gaining support
ers. Old, musty ideas about the
necessity of shutting out the pub
lie when certain matters are being
considered. have gradually disap-
peared. They, in fact, belong to the
distant past-to the early days OF
knee-breeches and wigs, when the
Government was hardly so near the
people as it is to-day. All proceedings
of the Senate were held in secret until
1898, though there was much opposition
to the custom. The doors were first
thrown open when Albert Gallatin's
right to seat in the Senate was under
discussion. The argument in favor of
publicity, says Losing, was the due
enforcement of the responsibilities of
the Senate and its individual members to
the people, which secret debates tended
to diminish; the prevention of those
jealousies naturally aroused by secret
legislation; and the greater confidence
which publicity would inspire. These
reasons for conducting legislative bust
ness with open doors are good now as
arguments for keeping the doors per-
manently open, and publishing all the
proceedings as the proceedings of the
House are published. Old fogies
among Senators can not long retain
the precious privilege of clearing the
galleries and bringing out the little
brown jug. The custom is out of date.
Cincinnati Ifnaes-Star.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-29
THE KINGDOM OF LOVE

me s aawn OF the day, when the sea and the
I s asf1 festt the s,, sunrise above.
mirth win a heart full of courage and
= TO seek for the Kingdom ofIove
= 1sked Oh poet met on the Wav
Az h cross road would lead me Alright
viii na 30: foiiow me, and ere long you
Its glittering turrets n, uo..,
ana 1d 500 soon in the distance city shown fair F.:
But alas yo Sn he SAID. ..there it CLEANS p'
despair, oaso W
TT Il was only the Kingdom of Dreams.
I ier ne4t man asked was gay cava-
And he said: Follow me, follow me-
inc a iiaugnter and song We went speed
BY the shores of life's beautiful sea,
Till we came to a valley more tronical far
IMAM the wonderful Vale of Cashmere
NHu 4 saw from a bower face like a flower
AND he said: ave have come to humanitv,s
goal ~
y Here love and delight are intense"
But alas. and alas for the hone of NV souI-
IL was only the Kingdom of Sense
As i Journey more slowly 1 met on the
A coach with retainers behind,
ana they said: Follow us. for our Iady's
, Belongs in the realm you will find"
twas VA g rand, dame of fashion, newly
followed, encouraged and bold.
oo' my hopes died away, like the last CLEANS
FOR we came to the Kingdom of Gold.
AT door of a cottage 1 asked a fair
maid,
81 have heard of that realm" she re-
piled,
but my feet never roam from the Kingdom
of Home,
., So know not the way" and she sighed
looked on the cottage - how restful It
seemed!
ana the maid was az fair as a dove,
why. home is the Kingdom of Love"
Ella WheeLer KiLcox.