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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-13
ANOTHER ASTRONOMICAL Lesson.


IHE HERALD supposed its Astronomical
lectures mad closed with last Sunday.
ar'icle ON the moon. A correspondent
however, having the hardihood to dispute
any claim of ours, to scientific knowledge
on the subject, comes forward in a commu
nlcauon that we print elsewhere, in which
ne undertakes not only to knock The HER
AIDS theories into cooked hat as it were
out 10 overturn ideas Which have withstood
the test OF centuries. Our own discom-
nture might be submitted to with patience,
but we hate to see all the other distin.
gulshed astronomical authorities so rudely
tossed into the corner.
Our correspondent, who claims he has
the proofs to sustain him, declares:
l. Mans vision cannot reach beyond the
earth's atmosphere, which extends only
forty or fifty miles, and therefore all we
see In the heavens must be within that dis
lance.
.. What men think are the sun, planets
and stars are only their reflections upon the
atmosphere of the earth.
3. Light is produced by ether waves from
these bodies reaching the earth's atmos-
phere and being subjected to friction by the
hoating materials in the air.
i. The earth is a hollow globe, with the
sun IN the centre, all the celestial bodies
pelng inside, and all the nations of the
eartn live on the concave surface.
D. Ihe earth does not revoIve, but the
sun, moon and stars travel from east to
west
c tha 1F
trloutor's essay, and it will be seen he re-
lntorces the opinion of the Rev. Mr.. JAS
PER tnat 1.-The sun do move" AS to the
general theories advanced, we shall have
to do as RIP VAN WINKLE proposed in the
hypothetical case of his drowning wife
go home and think ABOUT dat.n At first
olusn, 1t strikes US that if Prof. SPEAR is
correct, we haven't near as much elbow
room as 1t was thought we had on this poor
little bit of universe, and it makes us feel
rather cooped up and confined in the inside
OF our mustard-seed of world. Here peo-
pie have been digging and boring for CEN
turies mo the earth's crust, little knowing
that II they went far enough they would
reach the outside instead of the inside.
Ii was only two or three weeks ago we
were startled by the statement. on author
lily perhaps not so scientific as Professor
SPEAR, that it is only ffty-two miles TO
hell in downward direction, that being
the limit of the earth's thickness. OF
course these notions do not coincide, any
more than SPEAR comedies with COPPER
NIcUs, and so far as we know there is no
work on astronomy that locates the place
Just referred to.
Another thing, and this is calculated to
make one shudder. If we are on the inside
oil tie earth, and the earth doesn't revolve,
we are probably on the lower projection,
since we have to look upward to see the
heavenly bodies. Now what if the plaster
ing should come down? If Professor
SPEAR cannot answer this we would not
give fig for his years OF critical study |
OF modern philosophy aud modern astro- |
nomy-n
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-13
BRIGHAM YOUNG STATUE.

Ine action taken last week regarding the
erection OF statue to the memory of
BRIGHAM YOUNG will, THE HERALD is Ger
tain. call forth the hearty approval of the
community in general. The proposition is
TO erect bronze statue of heroic size on
granite base, the expense to be met by pop-
ular subscription. 1t is expected that the
cost Will be not less than S25, 900, and it
may considerably exceed that sum. as def
mate estimates have not yet been obtained.
Ihere was time when the project might
not have secured the support of portion
OF the community, but the fourteen years
since BRIGHAM You've died have changed
this, and to-day all citizens of Utah, with
out regard TO religion or politics, recognize
him as the founder and builder of this
comm Those who were opposed
to and disliked him in his lifetime now
concede that he was great man, TO whom
Utah and the mighty west will forever be
indebted for the work that he did. For all
time his name will be associated with the
early history of the territory, and his
memory will be revered by the people as
they read the story of his life as the
pioneer, organizer and commonwealth
builder.
1t is observed that the Mormons have
taken this matter of the statue in hand,
the committees, we believe, all being made
up with members of the church. This is
proper enough, as BRIGHAM YOUNG was
everything to the Mormon people. At the
same time we don't Understandable hope
II Is not the case-that the monument is to
be erected and paid for within the Mormon
church. Whilst in his lifetime he was the
Mormon leader. he was also the founder of
Utah and as such his memory belongs to
all the people. The HERALD knows many
Gentlles who would esteem it a pleasure to
have part and interest in the proposed
statue, and we believe that the prevailing
sentiment among non-Mormons is that the
subscription list should be open to all that
the work when completed may belong to
the public and not to church or class.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-13
A STRANGE ERROR.

The San Francisco Examiner prints q
dispatch from Los Angeles pointing ont q
curious blunder in the Presidents message
in reference to the Itata case, eyincing
most remarkable ignorance. Instead of a
decision having been rendered in this case
and an appeal having been taken, the onlv
decisions have been on the Robert and
Minnie matter, and in the criminal prose-
cution of TRUMBULL and BURT. The Los
Angeles telegram adds:
1t is probable that Mr. HARRISON refers m
the opinion in the Trumbull cases. but even
there Judge Ross, while expressing a doubt as
TO whether mere insurgent could be prose.
cuted under the neutrality statute. expresslv
declined TO decide the mo ion mace upon tba.
ground, but based his judgment upon the merits
and issue in accordance with uniform line of
adjudications commencing before the close of
the last century and continuing unbroken un to
date.
AS to the assertion that an appeal has been
taken. it need only be said that not only has no
appeal been perfected or attempted in the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-13
RAILWAY PROGRESS
The Increase Of the Miles of Track Laid in
This Country.

Taking 1880 as the real starting point of
Inc American railway system, there being
at that time comparatively few miles of
rail laid, and only two roads on which loco
motive engines were running, the railway
statistics of 1890 demonstrate not only the
phenomenal growth of the railroads in the
United States, but the enterprise, energy
and liberality of those who have built and
operated them. On December 81 last the
aggregate railway mileage Of this country
was 165, S17.4l.
But it is not this vast mileage, nearly or
quite equal to that of the rest of the civ
ilized world, that best shows the growth
OF the railway system of America That
is TO be largely seen in the Improvement of
the road-each part OF which is being made
as strong as the strongest-of the rails.
switches, signals, of the appliances for in
surlng safety, comfort or luxury and great
speed.
The celebration of any eventful incident
OF the railroad movement in the United
States could not be more fifty observed
than by the Pennsylvania company, which
mas carried the system to the highest
standard of efficiency thus reached either
here or abroad.
When, indeed, the complete history of
the railways of this country comes to be
adequately written, it will contain no more
lllustrlous names than those of some of the
presidents, vice presidents, engineers and
other officers of this company who did so
much to develop the ideas which Evans,
t'oulton and Stevens evolved and so
earnestly urged upon the attention Of their
countrymen.
The railway system of the United States
Is not yet, in respect OF any Of its lines,
perfect, but it is being perfected in almost
every desirable particular, and especially
In the essential particulars of safety, COM
tort and speed. PhaddeLphta LEDGER.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-13
MORE TROUBLE IN ARGENTINE

More trouble is brewing in the Argen-
tine republic, in the presidential elections.
General RoCA, the favorite OF the specula-
tors and Of the officials, is the brother-in-
law OF CELMAN, who was president when
the revolution Of last year broke out, and
who WAS forced to resign on account of the
financial chaos that reigned throughout the
country. RoCA is now minister of the in
terror, DR.. PELLEGRINI becoming presi-
dent IN August, QS90), by having been
ylce-president under RocA. The opponent
of General RocA Is General MrTRE. the old
est general in the army, being seventy
three. He was president for five wears
from 1863 to 1865, and during this period
also, there was a serious financial manic
de IS said to be popular with the
army and the masses of the peonle
Inc troubles in Argentine illustrate
what monetary mismanagement will bring
a ntry to. They have all been brought
on by maladministrstiou of the countries
hnances-and it seems, toe, that what are
caLied ceaulas have had good deal to do
with 1t. Cedulas are notes issued by auth
GRITTY of the government by the Buenos
Ayres Mortgage bank, and the National
Mortgage bank on farms and land heing
similar to the notes proposed in the bill
offered IN our Congress by Senator STAN-
FORD, OF California. The government
authorized the banks to issue these notas
secured by first mortgages on farms and
land to the amount of one-half their value
the government taking the bonds and al
lowing the banks to put out notes to their
full face value
VI course 1t was wild and dangerous
scheme. 1t was first put in operation eight
or ten years ago, and was for a time very
popular, as the notes were plentiful and
everyone had his share of them. But the
volume of cedulas rose from SllO. 600 600 in
1856 to S275, COG, 900 in 1883, and a wear after
to S464, ,OOO. This, for a country whose
population is not more than four millions
was an excessive supply of paper money
that was practically irredeemable. Gold
and silver left the country; the manor
money fell from one stage to another till
1t was worth only % cents on the dollar.
prices OF all things went up in proportion
business became disordered, and q revoIt
of the army aud navy, backed by large
part of the population of the capital seemed
to be, if not the only way, the shortest wav
out Of the trouble. The inauguration of
PELLEGR1N1's government for a time
averted complete disaster, but the spirit of
revolt is still smouldering and may break
out Immediately
The lesson the Argentine government
teaches is that no country, however pros
porous, can safely depart from gold and
silver as the basis of its monetary system.
Lands, farms and other property have
their values, but they are not transferable
from hand to hand, nor convertible into
one another like precious metal coins Nor
can notes issued on them possess the same
stable, unvarying value as notes exchange
able into coin. A country can safely use
all the gold and silver it can get, and the
more it has the better; but it cannot sub-
stitute inconvertible paper for them with. |
out inviting financial ruin
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-13
FORT DOUGLAS ITEMS

Captain William H. Clapp, Sixteenth in
fantry, with four non-commissioned officers
and i've privates, left Fort Douglas last
week for Rosebud agency, S. D., to enlist
sixty Sioux and Bruhle Indians for his COM
pany. These are the identical tribes that
SEM US a-gunning after them just one year
ago.
There was double funeral at the fort
last Wednesday. Private William Jones.
of Company b. died On Monday, and Mu.
stefan Christopher Kyle, of Company @,
died on Tuesday. Funeral services at ] As
D: ID. All the troops turned out. Captain
Ward, as officer Of the day, was in charge
of the cerem Onies. Most of the officers
and all the enlisted men marched to the
cemetery. Lieutenant Sorley oficiated.
He read the burial service, three volIeys
were tnen nred over the graves by detach-
ments from the companies of the dead SOL
dlers, and Musician Lawrence of Company
E sounded taps.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-13

longer the music of the future but of thu
present, and even the Italian now models
AFTER MIN, and L see by our American papera
euat our famous bands also gives him lead.
ing place In their programmes.
WAGNER HIMSELF
was rather crazy genius and il was fort.
innate Tor him that he was thrown in con.
tact with genius still more crazy than he.
10 wit; King Ludwig III, before mentioned
as the crazy ruler of Bavaria.
IL vas through the Kings admiration for
the music OF Wagner and the heroes hs
created, tnat wagner was better able finan-
clally to make his way. Above ali. the
King admired ''Lohengrin'' SO much that in
one OF his several castles he had an srtific.
lal lake made and put boat in il which
was Drawn by swan, the same as il an
pears in the opera. Louis dressed himself
as Lohengrin and rode upon the lake in tha
manner of the hero of mythology. The
most luxurious of he Kings castles is the
derrenchlemsee, located In the Chem lake
and built after the model of the castle of
sersailles, but it surpasses the latter in
spiendor. The state bed room is the grand
est room In the CASTLE One Hungarian who
visited IL said, IL must kneel in the pres
ence OF such grandeur This room Ia
supposed to have no equal in the world aud
us value cannot be estimated. Such n
room could be built only by King and only
oy King with tbs genius of Ludwig Tha
most elegant thing in the room is the bed.
which is heavily gilded and ornamented
with wood sculptures and medallions. The
furniture IN the room cost almost million.
mere Is also mirror gallery two hundred
and hfty-two feet long, and thirt-tye feet
wide, and forty-three feet high and contains
any number Of mirrors. The furniture ia
OF blue plush velvet with gold embroidered
nhes, agreeable to the coat of arms of the
former French royal family.
Ludwig's admiration Cor the French was
very peculiar and he tried in every way to
initiate Louis XVI who was his ideal, and
ne never passed his statue in his court yard
without oowlng. VERONA E. POLLOCK.
MUNICH, November is, 1891.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-13

THERE ARE in this territory hundreds
and thousands of women who have borne
the relation of polygamous wives, and the
worst enemies to the Mormon religion
never thought of rejecting upon the char
acters of these women or suggesting that
they were unchaste. Whatever may have
been thought of their husbands and the
motives actuatlng the latter, the purity
and honesty of the Mormon wives have
never been called in question, their virtue
and rectitude being conceded by all. 1t
remained for the President of the United
States to class these women with the vile
creatures who infest the national capital.
and 1t remained for the Republican organs
and politicians in Utah to indorse and an.
plaud that message. AS human nature is
the same the world over, The HERALD as
sumes that these slandered women and
their sons will not forget their traducers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-13

AN UNUSUALLY large number of CONNIE
tltlve articles for The CHRISTMAS HERALD
prizes were sent in this year, several
poems and stories coming from adjoining
states. All were submitted to competent
committees and carefully read, and in nc
instance was the name of the author
known until after the choice had been
made and the decision of the judges an
nounced. TIE HERALD will say that all
the contributions were meritoreus and
some of them were highly creditable to the
writers. The winners of the prizes are
named elsewhere in this issue.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-13
4 PRETTY GIRLS PLAN
To Be Rid of the Too Numerous and Too
Ardent Swain.

10 be Kid or the Too Numerous and Too
Ardent Swain.
One Lewiston girl believes that prayer
meetings are not the place for fiirtatious
ana pairing on. She has known what il In
TO expect one or two men waiting at ths
church door every Sunday night with tbs
question whether or not ne may 20 home
with her. She has determined to rid her.
self OF both, and probably has, She went
10 the cake walk in Lyceum hall SATURDAY.
night and during the evening both asked
permission to escort her home She said
yes 10 both. They both waited for her on
the Landing, and when she came down stair.
she smiled and took one of each Young
mans arms.
AT first they hesitated little, but then
went down the last flight of stairs at a
lerky gait. At the foot of the stairs thew
Doth let go her arm ana walked up Lisbon
street, looking ugly at each other. Shs
entertained them both with lively stories
OF the evenings entertainments. Each
thought that the other would drop off al
tne h9ad OF the street and he would ca
nome with the pretty girl; but no, they
poth went on up Main street, wishing in
their Utmost hearts that they were out OF
II; what fool the other fellow wasI
Why didn't he leavea
In the meantime they went past corner
after corner where each thought surely
une other would say good night, for had
not the girl said he might 90 home with
her. So on they went until the gate was
reached, and with pretty thought about
the effect Of the moon on the dried leaves
In the gutter she asked them both in
Iney both said it was late and looked uer-
Vous. Cant you both come I'D and see
me Thursday EVENING"" she asked.
Mamma would be pleased to meet you.p
One said he had an engagement at the
store that night and the other said he was
going out Of town Thursday. After mo-
ment, during which each thought ii was
time for the other to move on. the Young
lady said good night and went up the steps'
NO one annoyed her Sunday night when
she came out of prayer meeting
(Me.) Journal.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-13
GETTING WORSE.

The President grows in anti silver fanat-
icism as he gets older. In mis- message last
week he is more pronounced in his oppos1
ton to the white metal than ever before,
and more reckless in his assertions with
which to back up his opinion. For in
stance, he says, that if free coinage of sill.
yer were permitted, the effect would be
disastrous to our business interests at
home and abroad, and continues: eve
could not hope to maintain an equality In
the purchasing power of the gold and sill
yer dollar in our own markets, and in the
foreign trade the stamp gives no added
value to the bullion contained in coins.
The producers of the country and it's
farmers and laborers have the highest in
terest that every dollar in paper or coin
issued by the government shall be as good
as any other. If there is one less yalua-
Bile than the other, its sure and constant
errand will be to pay them less for their
tolls and their crops"
For good many years, since 1873 until
the present law went into effect, the gov
eminent coined not less than two million
silver dollars month, and during all that
great purchasing power as the gold dollar.
1t mas done this in spite of the fact that
the market value of the silver In the dollar
has ranged from SO cents in 1878 to II cents
in 1889. Since the existing statute went
into operation the government has been
Issuing silver certificates, redeemable in
coined dollars and therefore the equivalent
OF coin, IN exchange for 4, 500, 900 ounces of
silver per month. These certificates are
worth just 100 cents on the dollar in every
store IN the country, although the
bullion value of The silver which
they stand in the place of
is worth considerably less than a
hundred cents. During all these years the
gold in gold dollar has been worth 100
cents, the mint stamp not affecting the
value, simply giving the piece currency as
money instead of leaving it a commercial
commodity to be weighed by every dealer
into whose hands it fell
Now if the purchasing power of the gold
and silver dollars in our markets has not
been changed, although from two to four
and half millions of silver dollars have
been issued every month for the past
thirteen years, what reason is there for
saying that the purchasing power of the
silver dollars will be lessened by free
coinage! Win the issuance of more of
these dollars bearing the mint impress de-
crease the purchasing powers If So how
many more must be issued to cause the de-
ere ase Of buying power?
When the President finds in circulation
any dollars which are worth less than
otner dollars, he will do well to oppose the
issuance of any more of the deficient coin.
He would then have ground for argument,
Now he has none in his opposition to silver.
save his belief, founded on no practical
demonstration whatever, that if silver
were coined for the owners instead of for
the government, its purchasing power
would be lessened.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-13

They HAVE found well at Tacoma 4e0
feet deep that can play tune on a dozen
different wind instruments at once. A mild
gale is constantly blowing in titful gusts
from the bottom of the well, which well is
covered with boards, where holes have
been bored to admit a cornet, clarionet, bass
horn, fife, month-organ and other instru-
ments, including tin horn nine feet long.
This beats the "swinette" and the Cow
bellogian' all hollow
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-13

SAM BARNETT of Anderson, Ind, who
was lying at Deaths door with consump
tion not long ago. and who resorted to dog
hesh as remedy, is rapidly recovering
Inc press has failed to inform US what
canine breed is best Cor the cure-whether
1t is necessary to have terrier or st. Ber-
nard, greyhound, poodle, or, sjust dog"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-13

The PASTOR of Cleveland, O., Metho-
dist church has provided a separate cup
for each communicate, instead of one for
ali, and his brethern Of the church think
it is carrying snobbishness two far. 1t is a
pity some christians cannot take their in
dIvidusl tooth-brushes with them when
hey die
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-13

Our SINCERE condolences are rendered
the Trib in its great grief over Virtue
prostratsd in the dust'' at the peniten-
tiary, but something must be reserved for
the tear-compelling wrongs of those pure
vestal virgins, MAGGIE FAULKNER, ANNIE
PRINDLE and EssIE BANKS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-13
TWO MEETINGS.

The quarterly conference of the relief
society OF Salt Lake Stake will be held on
Friday, the 18th OF December, 1891, at the
Fourteenth Ward Assembly hall. Two
sessions will be held, 10 a. N. and 2 o. m.
A full attendance is particularly desired.
MRS. M. ISABELLA HORNE, President.
The monthly meeting of the Woman's
Suffrage association will convene at the
Thirteenth ward assembly rooms, on Tues
day, 10Th OF December, 1891, at O'Clock D.
m. Members will please attend and bring
their friends with them
G. G. r. WELLS, Secretary.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-13

JOHN HERBERT Phillips, whose head
was blown off by the dynamite bomb he
threw at RUSSELL SAGE, which head was
Identified by a number of persons, has
been found in Chicago, alive, well and
all together, head, chest and legs. He was
very amused on reading the account of his
taking off.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-13

Az OFFICIAL at Washington has received
letter from Crawford, S. c., saying that
10000 colored people there want to emf
CRATE to Africa. That's better than Okla.
homa. Here is chance for philanthropy
to take those down-trodden people from
under the feet of the oppressor.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-13

The P. E. Coop. are selling all furs.
plush garments, ladies' and misses coats
at cost, all new and desirable goods.
No smoke.o or ire on these goods. Until
Xmas eve we will slaughter our immense
stock of mems, boys and children's cloth.
ing. Call and examine goods, we guarantee
to sell cheaper than any house in the city.
p. E Coop.