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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-16
MEN OF LETTERS.

John Walter, the new managing edi-
tor of The London Times, is only 35.
AS an editor, of The Southern Literary
Messenger Poe received 1925 per annum.
Col. Thomas w. Knox received a.
Paris the highest award given to any
author of juvenile books.
Mark Twain is reported to be growing
INDECENT with his advancing years. He
retires early to bed and never breakfasts
before 10 o'clock.
Edwin Arnold is described as "a big.
somewhat uncouth looking poet, with
thick, ugly features, struggling beard
and hair. dreamy eyes and exquisite
sweetness of EXPRESSION
j. Henry Shorthouse, author of John
Inglesant." being asked recently as to his
favorite novel, answered.: L think |
place George Eliot's 'Silas Mariner first,
both rs a work of art and as fulfilling. to
me, Eli che needs and requirements of a
work of fiction.
Charles E. Barnes, author of .sThe Dis
iiu~ioned Occultist" and GA Portrait in
J 'ri.nsons." is a slight man, of about &c,
with an intense, thoughtful face and
large dark eyes. He is man of wealth
and leisure, has travelled extensively in
the east, and recently journeyed from
Japan to Jerusalem.
Victor Hugo, when writing "Notre
Dame prepared on the first day bot
tie of ink, the last drops of which were
exhausted with the last line of the novel;
this gave him the notion of naming the
book "The Contents of Bottle of Ink
he departed from this idea, however,
and made over the title to Alphonse
Karr, who has sent out several novels
under this designation.
The late Sir Percy Shelley, son of the
great poet, was an eccentric creature.
Once he asked a well known English
litterateur to visit him and promised to
show him something of interest. The
man of letters expected a sight of the
poet Shelley's manuscripts, and was dis
appointed to find that the baronet wished
him to examine new method of pro-
ducing stage thunder he had inv ented.
Walt Whitman is the most picturesque
character in American literature today.
His splendid wealth of white hair is a
fitting frame for a face of majestic
beauty. His magnificent figure is not
yet bowed by the weight of seventy win
tiers. In his youth he described himself
as trough" and he was in the habit of
associating with stage drivers, and he
sometimes handled the reins and drove
down Broadway, New York, dressed in
outrageous style,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-16
MAYORS AND THE VETO.

We think the proposition now in the
legislature to confer upon mayors of cities
veto power should be adopted. The matter
has been discussed in previous assemblies,
but was never acted upon. The veto should
not be absolute, for that would make the
mayor an autocrat, and in the event of
disagreement with the council he could de-
feat good legislation. In Congress and in
most state legislatures it requires majority
of wo-thirds to overcome veto. The same
rule might with proprety and safety be
adopted in our municipal legislatures. No
harm could come from this, for it is safe
to say that if less than a third of
council favors measure it ought
not to pass, and if more than
two thirds approve it, the proposition
should prevail. 1t sometimes happens that
bills are rushed through in haste and with
out proper consideration, in which case a
veto would set the members to thinking
and better bill would be the result. It
may be also stated that as rule the MAYOR
is more familiar with the needs and re-
quirements of the city than the members of
the council, and thus he is better able to
pass wisely upon measure. At present
he has no voice in legislation, not even hav-
ing a vote, we believe, except in the case
of a tie While he has nothing to do with
making the laws, he is charged with the
enforcement or the ordinances, and in the
mind of the public is held responsible for
the character of the laws which he admin
listers. A most pernicious ordinance could
be adopted against his earnest pro
test, and as chief executive officer
of the municipality he would be compelled
to enforce the ordinance, and the public
would hold him as more responsible than
anybody else for its passage. We suggest
that this is unfair to the mayor, and is MT
affording the public the protection which
should be given. Especially in the matter
CT money appropriations should the
mayor have the power to interpose more
or less effective objection. There is not
much danger that an irresponsible man
will be chosen mayor of any of our cities.
The property-owners will always be able
to combine. without regard to party, and
defeat an adventurer who may be a can
didate for mayor. With a responsible,
property owning mayor in the possession
of the veto power, the danger of reckless
ness and extravaganza in the use of the
public money will be materially lessened
We can see no good objection that can
be raised to giving the mayor the veto
power, while there are many reasons why
he should have that power.
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Senator Stanford sold him as yearling to
Brown & Stockbridge, of kalamazoo.
As q 2-year-old he won all engagements
handily, and in October, 1887, made a record
of 2:26 at Lexington.
In 1883, in the spring, he was sold for $780,
600 to jefferson & Seaman, of Kentucky
In February, 1889, he was again put up ct
auction. The sale attracted the attention of
horsemen all over the country and when the
horse was led into the ring he created great
sensation. The bidding was very lively. and,
when at the end he was knocked down for
SOL 600 he had reached the highest price ever
paid at auction for horse in America. Bell
Boy was never beaten on the turf As "a
2-year-old he made remarkable record, re-
firing at the end of the season with 2:26 as
his fastest time. Competent judges through
out the country pronounced him the best bred
| trotter living, barring his own brothers and
sisters. HorSemen who knew him say if
well trained this season he would have made
record of PA or better. 1t is said that
only n few days before his death his owners
were offered Sl02, 600 for him, but refused it.
The death of Bell Boy removes all POSSIBLE
| ity of Axtells losing the stallion record,
which he made in such admirable time in
! 1885
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PAGES

Gently, and now that something bigger and
better is needed, a massive and elaborate
structure is in course of building
The plant of the Salt Lake street railway is
second to none in the United States, and
the cars propelled by electricity are sur
passed Nowhere
Only in the matter of street paving are
we behind the age, and the probability is
we will never be at the front in that re-
spect. And whys Because we have more
street than twill be possible to pave, even
if pavement were desirable, which it is
not, except on the thouroughfares where
traffic is heavy.
Salt Lake has no occasion to blush on &C.
count of her appearance, or because of hel
failure to do. Those should blush who dis
play their ignorance by speaking of this
city as if it were so far behind the times il
the matter of improvements that it would
never catch up. In many things the city
has led; in others she has not been far il
the rear
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-16

Roland Reed tells story of would be
friend who asked him for free seats one night.
Reed assured him that he could only get
tickets by paying for them himself But the
man was persistent.
ooh. pshaw see if you can't squeeze me
out two seats"
Il tell you 1 can only do it by buying
them'
But anywhere will do. Can't you fix me
in the gallery!"
eff you must persist, come with me to the
box Office and will show you what can do >
They went to the box office, and Reed
passed in s. saying: 'Give me two seats"
His friend seemed to be surprised to see
that Reed really had to pay for the seats. SIS
that right, Roland"
"Why. of course it is; don't you see my
money therc?'
well, if you have got to pay for them
you might as well make it three-my wife.
sister would like to go, too"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-16

REPUBLICS MAY be ungrateful as rule,
but that sin cannot be laid at the door OF
of the United States in their treatment OF
those who have fought for the nation. The
government is now paying out s70,000,0OO
per annum as pensions, and the prospect is
that the present Congress will increase the
sum to $780, 600, 600, if not more. 1t is also
proposed to grant service pension of S
per month, which would take S115, 00O, DOC
more year from the treasury, even if ar
rearages shall hot be allowed. Inasmuch
as the people have voted for these pensions
and Congress is only carrying out the
wishes of the taxpayers in this liberality
which otherwise would be extravaganza, i,
would be regarded as disloyal to complain
hence we merely mention the fact that this
republic is not ungrateful.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-16
MEN YOU HEAR OF.

Buffalo Bill recently climbed Mount
Vesuvius. He was pleased with the
crater.
Tennyson invariably destroys every
letter he opens if it contain request for
his autograph.
The pope is supposed to have an an
nual income of considerably over half a
million sterling.
The Earl of Egmont recently sold the
whole of his large estate in Kilkenny
and Tipperary to his Irish tenants.
Gayarre, the great Spanish tenor who
died recently, was. Ike Campanini, the
son of blacksmith, and worked at the
forge in his early years.
The late Mr.. Grady is credited with
having coined the phrase, "a Young Ma
poleon of Finance with which he bap-
TIED H. Victor Newcomb.
Speaker Reed is not great smoker,
but in the seclusion of his home puffs a
pipe at intervals. He hates the odor of
a cigarette and Considers chewing bad
form.
The late Capt. Ericsson is reputed to
have been man of remarkable physical
strength. 1t is related of him that at
the age of GO he picked up and walked
away with bar of iron that two stout
workmen had declared themselves un-
able to move.
Gladstone is so years old, but his mind
and body are in as fine condition as
when he was only three score. His
voice is still clear and ringing, and he is
never thrown off his guard. He is tall
slim and bony, has been all his life fond
of healthy, out of door exercises, and te
this he attributes his vigorous old age
Fifty years have elapsed since Field
Marshal Won Moltke received the order
Pour lie Merite for his services in Turkey
On March s, 1879, after sixty years OF
military service, he received the star OF
the same order. The four sovereigns
who besides him possessed this order
William l, Alexander II, Frederick ane
Prince Friedrich Karl-are no more. Sc
that Moltke alone wears this golden stal
with the portrait of Frederick the Great
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-16
OBSERVATIONS ON WHIST.
How Suit Can Be Blocked and Gam,
Lost Through Inattention.

How a Suit Can Be Blocked and a Gamo
Lost Through Inattention.
The hands ara al follows: "A, K, q,
10, 6, hearts, S diamonds, on, 9, s, Z, 2 clubs,
KIN spades. B-9, 5, 8 hearts, On, kn, 10, G, 5
diamonds, k, 6 clubs, s, 5, 8 spades C-S,
z hearts, u, Z, 4, 3 diamonds, a, clubs, k,
q, 0, Z, s spades. D-Kn, 2 hearts, k, Q, 2
diamonds. KIN, 10, 5, 8 clubs, a, 10, 4,
spades. Seven clubs turned up by a.
Round &c k S, 8 S, D S, A KIN S. C
leads from his longest suit. As it is headed
by k and q, he leads in order to draw out
if it is in opponents hand A wants
trumps led, but as be only has the kn spades
he will not be able TO give the signal.
Round &c d, B l0d, DIX d, ASd. C,
perceiving that A plays KIN of spades on his k,
and knowing that his partner has q, decides
to change the suit, as the probability is that
A has no more spades, or is signaling for
trumps B plays the lowest of a sequence
second hand. A is still not able to convey to
his partner that he wants trurnps led, as he
has but one diamond
Round Sd 9 d. A4h. ca Bad. Ore
Turns MS partners Ieau. IL, VIM 11ss -,
more diamonds, passes the trick, as he does
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''ob care 10 ne Iorceu. anu ne KNOWS
will also convey the information to that he
is strong in trumps.
Round 4-C7s, B IS, Da IS, A2c G inn
mediately perceives that A wants trumps led,
and consequently leads spades in order to
force AS hand
Round SAT- Gao, B C, D SC. A
now has an opportunity to lead trumps,
which he promptly avails himself of, although
he has been forced, for he knows that neither
OF his opponents has more than four c.
passes the trick, although he might have
taken it with the ace His reason for this is
that he wants all the trumps in BIS hand ex-
hausted, SO that he can force A OIL the third
round. with the probability that 3 has no
more trumps. OF course, he is not absolutely
sure that two rounds will exhaust all the
trumps in BIS hand. He takes this chance
Round CD &c, D sc, A &C, Gao B.
returns his partners lead.
Round &c qs B SIS, D s, A SC. c.
now accomplishes his purpose and breaks up
AS trumps.
Round ga h, 9Th, B 3h. Doh A
now drops trumps and leads from his long
suit
Round "a On h, C s b, D5 h, D knh.
Round 10-A a h, G 4 d, 8 h, D 1Oc.
Round I'D KIN C, A sc, CID, Bed
Round I'D 10 S, A 6 h, G 6 S, B In d.
Round I'D 2 d, A 10 h, COS, on d.
Score-A, B, 6; c, D, Z.
This is very interesting game 1t shows
two very important points in whist-how
trump suit can be broken up, and how suit
can be blocked through careessness. A
started out with a clear idea of just what he
wanted to do. He had heart suit headed
by the a, k and q, and practically established
at the start He also had a good trump suit.
His aim, therefore, was to exhaust trumps
and then bring in his hearts. But G was on
the alert, and after the third round clearly
perceived AS plan. In the second round c.
did not dare to continue his spade lead, for
he was not sure that A was strong in trumps;
and as A had played the KIN of spades, the in
dication was that he had no more unless he
was calling for trumpsl G therefore changes
the suit to diamonds.
d returns this suit and when A passes it C.
feels sure that A must be strong in trumps
lie therefore, in the next round, continues
lis spade suit and forces AS hand. But the
| mistake of the whole game was made by D in
playing the four of spades in seventh round
If he had played the ten instead he would
not have blocked his partners suit in twelfth
/ round and and D would have made one
more trick 1t may be urged by some that
D did not know but what B held the nine,
but if he had followed the game closely he
would have seen that opened from suit of
| five and must have the two remaining spades.
Tom LANSING.
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people know nothing. Knowing all
/ the gentlemen personally, and being
more or less familiar with what has been
doing and done, we can conscientiously
utter words of praise for the retiring NUM-
cipal government, and can assure the out
going officials that they take with them the
gratitude, the confidence and the best
wishes of all that portion of the community
whose good esteem is worth having. Under
their administration the city affairs have
been wisely managed. Great progress
has been made, but all that has been
done has been marked by that
conservative and enconomic spirit which
has been characteristic of Salt Lake, and
has placed this city in such an enviable
position among the western common
wealths.
1t is something to be proud of to manage
the affairs for city like this, and at the
end of an official term retire with the res
pect and good will of the community. For
years past party spirit has been so high,
and partisan hate been so intense and un-
reasonable, that the public official has been
all the time the object of attack. He is as
sailed in his policy. 1t is party patriotism
to denounce his actions and himself, and
everybody assumes that he holds license
to abuse. If the official can serve his term
and not be hit by any of the shower of ar
rows aimed at him, he may consider him
self as fortunate and practically in
vulnerable. 1t is clean record which
| the old council turns over to the new,
and now let US hope that at the end of the
two years term just beginning, we will be
able to applaud the retiring council, and
say of it that it has performed it's duties
faithfully, honestly and intelligently, and
that it goes out of Office with the confidence
of the public in its ability, honesty and in
tegrity. If its course shall merit commend
alton and praise THE HERALD will be ready
and prompt to bestow them.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-16
SPEED AND POWER OF BIRDS.

The vulture is said to fly at times at
the rate of above 100 miles an hour.
The wild goose and the swallow, in
their migrations, make 80 miles an hour.
The power exerted by the eagle in full
flight is bat fraction of one horse
power.
The common crow ordinarily lounges
across country at the rate of % miles an
hour, the speed of railway train.
The carrier pigeon has flown long dis
tances at rates of speed ranging from go
up to 50 miles an hour, and for many
hours together.
The power exerted by pigeon flying
is z, 200 feet per minute, 25 miles an hour
nearly. at 1900 of horse power per
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-16
BURNED TO DEATH.

The Tragic Death of Bell Boy, tho High
Priced Trotting Horse.
During the fire which occurred recently at
the stables of Macy Bros. in Versailles, KY,
the famous $4,000 4-year-old stallion Bel
Boy persisted in the flames At the same
time about sl00, 600 worth of other valuable
horses was consumed. In many respects
Bell Boy was one of the most remarkable
horses that YVES ever foaled.
Bell Boy was brown colt, foaled in 1888;
at the Palo Alto stock farm in California.
He was sired by Electioneer son of Ham
bletonian and Green Mountain Maid), and
his dam was Beautiful Bells, by the Moor
second dam, Minnehaha, by Bald Chief
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-16
NEPHI NUGGETS.

Nephi is booming. Never before has she
experienced such an era of prosperity. Not
only is this the case In realty, but also in
the establishment of solid enterprises. The
latest features are the organization of the
Nephi Electric Light and Power company
and the purchasing of portion of the
Rowley property for the establishment of
the Nephi Wooden mills. The electric
light company petitioned the city council
last night for franchise to erect and
maintain poles for the necessary WIRE and
propose to have at least one wire in opera
ton on Main street by the LIST day Of July.
The petitioners are Peter Greave, John
VIckers, Charles Foote, Charles Andrews,
and G. 5. Tingey, all wealthy and promi-
nent men.
The purchasing of the site for the wooden
mills has been the only -sticker'' to the
opening up of operations Now that this
has been done. capital will be organized
and there's plenty of it at command-for a
S2OO,OOO plant, giving employment to 200
hands. There are fifty acres in
the purchase, plenty of water power.
and every natural facility. 1t is the inten-
ton to plat off the land and build houses
On it for the convenience of the hands en-
ployed. An experienced man is to be en-
gagged from the beginning to the end thereof,
so that we Will Sou be formidable COM
petitor in The woolen industry
McCanne & Butler is the firm name of
two enterprlslng young men who have To-
Gated here and intend opening up bakery
and confectionery. They came from Colo
RADIO. Their attention was directed to Lit
tie Chicago by the well-written article on
our city in THE CHRISTMAS HERALD They
have their families with them.
Ever since Mr. James H Wallis came
here and purchased the Ensign, that paper
has been different thing entirely The
paper has not only been moce newsy and
bright, but has been enlarged and now ap-
pears as semi-weeay, and is distributed
all over the city free, which is a good thing
for the people. 1t is veritable reflex of
the city's enterprise, and is meeting with
the encouragement il deserves. The gen
tleman has come to stay, for he has bought
him a fine home here, and has moved his
family down here. We all bid him well
come.
The water mains arc now being laid on
Main street. and the work is being rushed
through.
The city council had an unusually inter
esting session last night. They not only
done their routine work, but also passed
an ordinance regulating the water supply.
but also passed one making it INSIDE
meanor for any one not clearing mis- side
walk and the street abutting to the centre
OF all rubbish and brush inside of sixty
DAYS. A fine of $50 is the penalty.
We are having cloudy weather, and are
looking forward to heavy fall of the
beautiful" JuAB.
NEPHI, February Is, 1890.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-16

In ANOTHER part of this mornings i'm
preston is announced the early organiza-
ton of another banking company. That
there is room for the proposed bank the in
telligent will readily concede, and that the
concern is to be solid one is at once I'M
derstood when the names of the subscribers
to the capital stock are read They are all
well known gentlemen, and all are identi-
fed with this country in Industrial or finan-
cial operations. There being fair field for
this enterprise The HERALD is glad that the
bank is to be established, and we predict
for it prosperity from the start
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-16
THE OUTGOING GOVERNMENT.

The people are under obligations to the
city council and the city officials who will
retire this week as a result of last Mon
days election. Some of them have been in
Office four years or longer, others only two
years. and we are saying that which every
body familiar with Salt Lake knows to be
true when we say that they have, one and
all, performed their public duties faithfully
and intelligently. The interests of the city
have ever been uppermost in their minds,
The council has met often, as often as the
public business required, and the members
have given up hours and days of their time
to the corporations affairs, of which the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-16

Rev. F. M Shrout, Pastor United Breth-
rem church, Blue Mound, Kan, says: ~
feel Tiny duty to tell what wonders DIR.
Kings New Discovery has done for me.
My lungs were badly diseased, and my
practitioners thought 1 could live only a
few weeks. / took five bottles of DIR.
Kings New Discovery and am sound and
well, gaining 26fbs. in weight"
Arthur Love, manager Loves Funny
Folks combination. writes: ''After a
am confident DIR. Kings New Discovery
for consumption, beats 'em all, and cures
when everything else fails Fhe greatest
kindness 1 can do my many thousand
friends is to urge them to try it'' Free
trial bottles at A. G. Smith & Co.'s drug
store. Regular sizes, soc. and s1.0O.
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High Priced Horses.

Michigan horsemen have been looking at
Robert Steele's stallion Antevolo record
1850 with view to purchasing The price
of the horse is said to be $50, 900.
Such, indeed, are the sums now given, -
says London daily, "for thoroughbred
horse stock of superior merit that.few more
profitable speculations can be found than to
invest judiciously in mares and stations Of
the blghest quality"