The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-10-04

insertion in the Courant or its "Supple-
ment," was sure every time. The editor
saw the great name and that was enough.
Thus early did the shrewd Bonner discover
the value of mere names, and when he be-
gan the Ledger he began with the lust then
famous Fanny Fern,n and ran through
the whole ca dialogue of great names, from
Edward Everett, Charles Dickens, Long
fellow, Whittier, Bryant, down to, or up
to, Parton, Bishop Clark, DR.. John Hall-a
half thousand, more or less, of great names,
which made the Ledger and Bonner's for
tune.
THE PROPHET AT HOME.
The eminent English philosopher, Mr..
Herbert Spencer, tells an American inter
viewer that he shall not take advantage of
the new copyright law. He will continue.
ne says, to send over to America the stere
otype plates of his books aad have them
printed here without seeking for any pro
lection OF the American Government This
IS certainly very superior, not to say
stln tone, from which few cold facts will
take some of the starch. Mr.. Spencer is
indebted to his publishers in this city not
only for the most OF tie money made from
his writings for many years. for no small
part OF his now widespread English as well
as American reputation. file and his works
were widely known and appreciated here
tatlon In England. His early books, printed
In London at positive loss to the pub
fishers, were brought out here to the profit
OF both publishers and author. In many
instances the sheets printed mere were
sent out to be bound for their compare
lively limited circulation in England.
There are to-day ten students of Spencer
in this country to one in all England, and
his English reputation is largely an echo
from America. His truly great books are
more widely known by translation, in
every country in Europe, and some of them
even In China and Japan, than they are in
all Great Britain. 1t is simply a new il
lustration Of the old proverb about the
comparative obscurity OF the prophet at
home.
THE WHITE FAILURE.
There was quite furry, for few DAYS.
over the 80 called failure of a large
house, brought about by the fancifulIy
named Operations of the principal part
ner, Mr.. S. V. White. He is in every
sense sterling citizen-a man of first
class. social and business standing, q for
mer congressman and present deacon.
But when shall we revert to plain English
and call things by their correct names
Broker" is well enough, since the busi
ness OF broker, stock CIR other sort, is to
break other brokers or be broken by them,
as was the Deacon. The operator is sim
ply gambler. The Deacon was q gambler
In corn, and bet that so many thousand
bushels, which never were grown. would
reach price of purely imaginary value.
| He lost his bet and ''failed'' to settle at the
appointed time with his fellow gamblers
Nobody loses anything; the bets will oe
paid, or otherwise settled" and the
worthy Deacon will be ready to play an
other game.
! GOULD DID IT.
| The story told in Wall street the dav
after the semi-panic of last week that the
Goulds "had probably lost millions,' by the
sensational break in Missouri Pacific
created a smile in knowing quarters. No
one tried TO trace the story back to the
| Goulds, father and son, but every one ap-
peared to know that it came from them
The little panic of last Thursday il be-
lieved to have been inaugurated for the
sole benefit of George Gould, and by the
means of 1t spectators in the street are of
the opinion that the enterprising Young
man was enabled to '!break even" or fhers,
aboutS. Without this smashing of the mar
het the Gould family might have lost mil
lions, and this is undoub edly the only basis
for the distressing rumor that they had
lost millions. jay Gould is paying all
claims and if there are any bears selling
the market on the understanding that tbs
| late little panic has made money scarce
with him they would do well TO hearken m
the voice of wisdom and hedge. Mr.
| Gould's fortune of 800, 900, 900 or such a
matter is not likely to be seriously impaired
by any movement in the market in which
his pet Missouri Pacific or any other of his
pets are the leaders. The late shuttle in
the street is as good as Doctors Certificate
| to show that MIR. Gould is in fair state of