The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-06-01

FREE READING ROOM,
81
GOLDEN GATE.
BEER CENTS.
Salt Lake City
Brewing Co.
GER BEER.
sBlast my skim exclaimed an old topper
as he took that sign in, eff that don't look
like salvation through bung hole, what
does it look like (hi'c)? The old mans
voice was shalxy and his gait little I'M
steady, and as he braced himself against
the side CT the building he kept ON mutter-
ing to himself "dang my skin if that amt
funny"
However, it struck me that the Y M. c..
A. were on top, and TO see what the read
ing rooms contained | went up stairs where
L found good sized room with three
tables stretched down the long way COW
cred with choice reading material. The
first thing that met my eye was THE SALT
LAKE HERALD, which was being eagerly
devoured by young NAH who seemed in
tent on finding job in the want column.
One table contained the Argond'tt, Young
Mems Era Christian Endeduor, Electrical
World, Overland Monthly. Popular Science
Monthly, Scribner's Monthly and Hdrpcr's
Weekly and Monthly.
On another table We're: Life, the Sunday
Chronicle, Christian AdUoedte and New York
Tribune A third table contained the New
York Horid Christian at Work, Judge, Puck,
the Inter Ocean, Glade Democrat and several
numbers of Frank Leslie publications.
Aong other stray numbers of periodicals
was america, devoted to honest politics.
and | could not but question the danger of
introducing such literature on the eve of
an election. The young men should Ger
tainly be warned against imbibing too
freely at this foundation of truth as it
might greatly impair their usefulness in
the domain OF practical politics.
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While the present Y M G. A. quarters
are very plain, the floor being covered with
course mating and the walls devoid of
pictures, it is to be hoped that out of this
homely home the best manhood will spring
forth and that it will not be long until an
edifice as fine as the one at Omaha will
stand as monument to the moral eudeavor
of the gentle young men Of this CITY,
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The contrast between the furnishings of
the Y. M. Q. A. and the fixtures of the
saloons on the ground floor, is sermon in
itself. There is not saloon on Main
street but sports ten times as expensive
places as the Y. M. G. A, backed by all the
Protestant churches of this city.
I
l am told that Billy Rice afforded the
spectators great deal of amusement when
trying to swim last Sunday. Every effort
to float on his back only sent him over and
over, as if enclosed in coffee sack. A
| lady on the pier, who was especially inter
ested, was heard to remark: "Poor Billy
has not fat place on his back" If Billy
had overheard that remark he would have
stopped right there and explained how he
was constructed. Chow can he stop when
he keeps goin g!'' broke in a spectator
The companion of the first lady rejoined
HE should have stopped before he
started" This Irish bull broke up the
spectators, and from that on the two ladies
on the pier attracted more eyes than the
minstrel buoy.
! a. E. de Ricqles, the Stanley of Utah
has just returned from an exploring expe
dition through the iungles of southern
| U tab. Among the most important discov
cries was solid mountain of mushrooms
Though the exact number of mushroom:
could not be calculated, it was estimated
that they were sufficient to supply thu
markets of the United States for hundred
years to come.
The Tribune's effort to dig out Of the Gin
iquitous'' past dissolution for the crimina
incompetence Of its pet extinguisher, Will,
it has an experimental fascination fol
grave diggers, is devoid of interest or ar
| gument to business men whose business
| pho ,x,it ~.
rest.
81 have bathed in the Atlantic and Pa
cific oceans, swan in the Gulf of Mexico
and Puget's sound taken plunge in tb,
Arctic ocean, but never experienced sucl
siesta of delights as when bathing in tn,
Salt Lake" said George H Tousey, VIII,
has felicitous and tender regard for tn,
truth at all times, places and seasons.
s'Should the Cullom bill pass and Utah
be admitted as state Major Erb will be ;
candidate for governor and MIR. Rickett.
and other notorious carpet-baggers vii
come in for the other places. Now, 1 owl
the governor and have the territory in my
pocket. Itwould be dangerous business t.
let the people vote for the officers. 1t is S,
much easier for me and the governor t,
run down to Washington and Ak up a slat,
than to worry over elections. 1 cues
We'll drop the Cullom bill and take up one
that will enable me and Thomas to run
things without going to the trouble O
holding elections. This viii shut GU
Ricketts, and his rushers and keep th,
Offices to the old set" Thus mused Pa
Lannan all to himself and for himself.
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When it begins to dawn on Major Erb'
L. s-.laN Nl - 4l.~4 =
intention of passing the Cullom bill an,
that it was only thrown out as DISCUS,
for compromise bill to place all the Office
in the hands of Governor Thomas and Pa
Lannan, then his dreams of sitting in tn
gubernatorial chair will gang glee, an,
he can contemplate the fact that he was t
rush the town for signers to the disfran
chisement petitions. Cats paw Erb ha
been foully played with by the gang o
office plunderers who care nothing 70
Utah except what they can fry out of it.
WAX Works.
Remarkable Rescue.