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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-27
THE END Of THE WORLD.

The HERAL has made a fair allowance
for difference in watches, and for any slip
ping of cogs in the calculating machines.
before making this protest against the false
prophesies of the Kansas Second Advent
lists who prophesied that the world should
come to an end on Christmas day, A.. D..
1881. And, for s. moment forgetting our
W disappointment, we turn sadly to the
crushed hopes of that little band OF Cop
fearing people who had made every pre-
paratlon for so important, not to say I'M
precedented, an event.
An occurrence like the destruction Of the
earth is an unusual thing to haupen in
ones own lifetime, and that a phenome-
non OF this character should be reserved
for the present generation of men,
when so many millions of billions OF pso-
Pile have been obliged to go to their graves
without witnessing the like, would nave
been a real privilege. The incident in
history nearest to an affair of the kind was
the deluge, but this partook more of a
physical nature, pertaining to what was on
the earth at the time, and did not seriously
involve the constitution and bylaws of the
great globe itself. The Kansas seers, as
we understand the case, expected the
complete and total extinguishment of this
planet, as though it were a dynamite bomb
IN the hands of some giant NoRCRoss of
Missouri, effecting the wreck CT matter
and the crash of worlds, and disappearing
with a variety Of scents, ambrosial and
sulphurious."
Seriously, it is with no disposition to
rldlcule the faith of the Second Adventists
or that OF any sect, that the world laughs
a tall predictions ike the one we speak of.
Materialists and spiritualists alike ind
ample warrant, according to their
own views, for teachings that
involve marvels and miracles. But
to what may be called the secular mind,
or, in one sense the aguostic mind, there is
an lneradicable belief that natures Cop
Will not destroy HIS creation whilst it is
still fulfilling the laws o. production and
evolution. Just as of old. the seasons
come and go-spring with its flowers, the
winter with its snow" Whilst the grain
OF wheat rests under the sod until fructitied
by the earth's heat and moisture. and ad-
vances to the harvest-whilst generation.
growth, expansion and %fruition are ruling
laws-philosophy teaches that the grand
and incomprehensible system of the uni
verse will abide and last. Infdelity has
never made an inroad upon this eternal
principle. Fanaticism, even under the
name OF religion, will never mar it. The
earth would seem to be further from des-
truction than ever. 1t is here to stay.
The tree
Sucks kindlier nurture from a soil enriched
BY its own fallen I~eaves.'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-27
OUR QUERY BOX.

A. At is not safe to rely on the tickets in
the showwindows as to the price of the goods.
Enq.-Queen Victoria was born NAV "a. 1918.
Q.-The French have the largest
line. The Lloyds (British) come next.
Burr River is a crooked, shallow little
stream in Kentucky, hard to navigate.
Goethe Gibraltar of America is Quebec.
Coia.-We can't answer questions about the
value of old coins. Anything 3 is worth what it
will bring.
ATb. -Arkansas is pronounced as if written
Arkansaw. This by act of the legislature of
that state.
". ". B.-Address john C. New, consul gen
eral at London, for tie information you desire.
furious has never, we believe, been a
President of the United States Of Catholic faith.
but there is no political reason therefore. II
has just happened so.
4. Is. C.-At any time after two years from
the date OF his first papers a man who has been
hVe years in this country may take out his final
papers.
Il, A.-The President and ~Vice-President of
the United States are elected by presidential
electors and not by direct vote of the people.
because the constitution of the United States
so provides aud directs.
Woader-The queer creature is a lobster. It
has a skim of stone, whose flesh is in its tail and
1eet, whose hair is inside it's breast. whose
stomach is in its head, and whose eyes are fixed
at the tips of long flexible horns.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-27
HI CITY CHARTER.

me Joint committee of the chamber of
commerce and city council who nave been
engaged for some time in the work of pre-
pairing Il Dill 10 be presented to the legisla
lure revising the municipal charter of Salt
Lake, have called to their assistance Hon.
f.S. RICHARDS, upon whom ii will devolve.
IT Is assumed, the labor of preparing the
graft OF the proposed amendment. We are
glao OF this, regarding the selection as a
good one. Mr.. RICHARDS long connection
with the corporation as city attorney and
his familiarity with the Requirements of the
governing authority, have well qualified
him for the work in hand.
But what The HERALD wants especially
TO say IN this connection is that a new
charter is needed quite as much for the
protection Of individuals in their personal
and property rights as for the enlargement
OF the powers and authority of the city
government. We have frequently heard
1t said during the past two years that such
ana such things Mould be done if the
CHARTER only conveyed the authority,
whereas some Of those things ought not to
nave been done. Our charter is inefficient
>S III thab IL uUGS lUG CLGdrIN QSlne
the powers of the several departments of
the city government, leaving his 10 be
lone by the city council with its own powers
not clearly defined. Then we have for a
long time seen the necessity for limited
veto power in the hands of the mayor, by
Wh!ca he, with the assistance of a cool
headed and conservative minority. can pre-
vent bad legislation and vicious orders.
taxing powers should also be re-
strlcted within wel-detined limits, and
the charter ought to contain a pro-
vision for the payment of municipal
debts, not leaving this to the council 10
be arranged or met according as the city
fathers may be disposed.
Experience has shown how many i'm
provements can be made in our present
charter, and we assume that the committee
and its legal advisor will take ADVANTAGE
OF this experience and prepare a charter
which Will commend Itself to the legisla-
ture and the general public.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-27
MORPHINE IN SENATOR pLUmB,s CASE

THE HERALD's readers will recall tho
fact that whilst the process of embalmino
Senator PLUMB's body was going on. a die,
patch was received from his wife asking
That nothing be done to it, as the Senator
had once before been in a comatose copd;
ton resembling death. The message was
100 late, however, but the physicians were
satisfied that life was extinct before tho
embalming was begun.
And now another question has presented
itself relative to Senator PLuMB's case
and 1t Is in regard to the treatment. Whom
the physician was called in, the Senator
was complaining of intense pains in bis
bead, and to relieve these su bc~utaneons in
1ectlons were resorted to. The patient had
a nigh fever, and, as one of the attendants
says, his brow felt as if a fire was ragino
After the administration of the
drugs he slept from 2 o'clock till davlieht
when nausea set in, brought On bv The
medicine, and he had three fits of vioIept
retchlng, ~whereupon he fell back and vos
never conscious again. Some suppose he
bursted a blood-vessel in his brain. which
is not unlikely.
physicians are now saying that in sucb
a case as this, cupping, or bleeding bv
leeching, would have been the proner
treatment. PLUMB was a man of fnu
haoit' powerful physique, and not addicted
10 dissipation. What was needed was re-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-27
OBSERVATIONS lMPURIFY.

Inc appearance IN many places in Salt
Lake OF a striking picture of an actress
clad from neck TO foot in tights only. and
displaying anatomical points pu blicIy seen
In statuary only reminds The HERALD of
the efforts that have been made in some
cities not only TO suppress such exhibitions
Oh the stage, but to prevent the prints of
them from appearing on the bill boards
and dead walls. The city council of Min
neapolis has passed an interdicting ordi-
nance on this subject, and at st. Joseph.
MO-, the other night, an attempt was made
TO put through a similar one, which was
frustrated, it is said. by a speech of one
OF the aldermen who. ia the course of his
remarks said:
II this ordinance is passed some of the best
people in town viii be subject 10 arrest every
time they attend a swell entertainment. /
attended the charity ball at Tootle's opera
mousse not long ago and saw many Of the lead
ing society ladies OF the city who under the
provisions of such an ordinance as This wouId
have been guilty OF a misdemearor and liable
TO a fine OF not less than $40 nor more than sICO
This is a begging of the question. No
doubt, under the DEGREES of fashion, manv
ladies of pure hearts and blameless lives
subject themselves to ribald criticism by
wearing dresses thought to be cut too low
n this way reviving the styles of the last
century, or later, when lone but prurient
prudes objected. But this is a very differ
ent thing from pandering to debased and
unclean tastes. The nudities seen in many
OF the wine or cigarette advertisements
and IN the faring caricatures of the hur,an
form IN large posters on fences. as theat-
rical attractions, belong to the class an.
peallng to no sense of art, no love of the
beautiful, but TO grovelling and degrading
susceptibilities entirely. 1t Is the poorest
shows generally which make the grandest
displays.
Interested apologizers for ostentatious
nakedness' as we may very properly desig-
nate the style of advertising we refer IN
have always some similitudes to make he.
tween these and such works as PowERs,
Greek Slave, or other famous marbles
They also allude to the ballet which soma.
times accompanies the best operas. as Civ
ing warrant for the tiamboyant show bills
But there is no logic that will reach the
case. Every refined man and woman iptni-
lively knows the boundary line betvveen
art and indecency. There is an inherer+
faculty in the human breast which needs
no s~choolmaster.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-27
SUNDAY SAYINGS.

The devil never whips the man he cannot dis
courage. RAMS Horn.
Mildly commingled, mimicry and mirthful.
ness makes a good medicine for many minds
maladies.- Thomas Jefferson Burnham.
DR.. Presy-Have you any particular hymn
that you like very much? Bashful Maiden
yves sir. He came TO church with me last
Sunday.-Erchdage.
Natts-"I am afraid that Vickers is a little
gwen TO thanking the Lord that he is not as
owner men" Potts-"He doesn't thank the
Lord. He thanks himself. "-IadianapoIts Jour
nal.
Mlnlster-'1 think we should have congrega-
tlonal singing" Organist-"Then we must
nave a new organ" Why sou 'This instru-
ment isn't powerful enough to drown 'em out"
-Ne10 York Weekly.
colonel lngersoll wrote this letter to the pub
fishers of the National Baptist: 81 wish YOU
would stop sending me your paper. have no
use Tor 1t. am a practical baptist myself. 1
take a bath every morning. My form of bap-
VlsH is superior to yours. because 1 use SOAP
what was the matter asked the deacon of
the returned missionary; couldn't you stand
'ne chmate!" oh, yes; but 1 couldn't get
along With the natives" What did they do?'
"Ihey assailed my character. They said I was
too tough for them. . Washinqton star.
The E~ditor-Thank heaven. Here's one more
DAY OF rest. The Wife-Yes, GEAR. Now run
out and splitusome fire-wood, # ed the horse.
muk tne COW, draw some water, light the fire
@uu men heip me dress the children for Sunday
school.-AHanta Constitution.
The collection was being lifted in a church of
a nelghooring village of this county. A child
who was drowsy was suddenly aroused bv the
basket suddenly poked unaer her nose bv a
collector Looking up with a countenance full
OF innocence and regret, the little one said:
Please sir, 1 hasn't got anything The spirit
was willing, but the pocket was empty.-Pats-
burg COMMERCIAL.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-27
REGISTER THIS WEEK.

IHE HERALD again impresses it upon the
minds of good citizens that we have en-
tered upon the last week of registration
Tor the municipal election. Those whose
names are not on the list when the books
close next Saturday evening will not be
permitted to vote liz February. Commend
Ing tomorrow morning, the registration
othcers will be in the Metropolitan hotel
every day during the week for the purpose
OF listing the names of those who
were overlooked IN the house To
house visits, to make the necessary
transfers from one precinct to another.
10 correct the spelling of names, and so
on. 1t Is not known with what degree of
t~hofoughness the registration has been
done; but the past has taught the wisdom
OF every citizen making it a matter of busi.
ness to see for himself tina his name is
properly on the list. Frauds and Careless
ness have cheated many a man out of his
vote, and while we don't charge that any
thing of this kind has been bv
the present officials, it will be worth the
Whlle OF all good citizens to make certain
That he has not been deprived of his ballot.
The contest TO be decided in February
will be a very interesting and i'm
portant one. The crowd now in power
and which has given US such an awful adj
m1nlstration that in future people will look
back upon these two years as they do upon
a horrible nightmare, is seeking to per-
petuate its rule and will stop at nothing to
accomplish its purpose. Arrayed against
1t will be the Democracy with a ticket
made up of capable and trustworthy men
IN whose hands the administration would
&c safe and the progress of the city GER
tain. The fight will be between those who
want good and honest government and
those who delight in misrule and who are
bent Oh recklessness, extravaganza and
disorder. AT the polls will be decided the
question as to whether or not the good
citizens are in the majority, and therefore
we nope that all good citizens will register
and thus prepare to cast their votes for the
right and in the best interest of the af-
ficted city.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-27
ANOTHER PROTEST
Against Apostolic Interference in PoIitfc
Dedicated to John H. Smith.

~ Hpo'Voiic interference IN POiitic
Dedicated to John H. Smith.
To the Editor of THE HERALD:
read with pleasure the article by a Dem
ocratic Mormon Gin the issue of Yesterday
In regard to the action of John H. Smith in
MS political career since the organization
Oh the inherent political parties in the ter
rltory. That communication is ouly the
expression of one man, but I could find Won
hundreds. nay, thousands, who would ex-
press a much stronger opinion of disappro-
patton at the course pursued by the ind1-
Vloual spoken Of; and | do not know but
what this disappro baton may form itself
into a protest against his continuing IN his
apostolic office if he sees TT to preach Re-
publican or any other political doctrine
while holding that very high and sacred
posltlon, as people don't like to
nave politics mixed with their
religion and particularly so when said mix
Ing is done by one whose duty il is to at
tend exclusively TO the spiritual affairs
and welfare OF the church to which he he
longs.
Thirty years ago 1 came to this territory.
and amongst the first VIII ose acquaintance
L formed after my arrival in this city was
John H. Smith, and from that day to a
short time ago we have always met like
two brothers, and 1 have had the feelings
of a brother toward him and would have
done as much or more for him as | would
90 for my own brother, but g change has
come over the spirit of the dream, and now
instead of that hearty greeting with which
for so many years we have met l feel like
just passing with a nod of recognition. as
my feelings will not permit me to greet
him with that hearty shake of the hand
that has been my custom, and for a very
good reason, too.
How a man like John H. Smith can sus-
tain and be a member of a party that has
imprisoned his friends and tried 20 i'm
prison him, and that has stolen church
property that both he and | helped to paw
for that has caused more suffering among
the poor widows and orphaned children.
and the disabled and superanuated
Through the stealing of the church prop
erty) that has run the city in overwhelm-
Ing debt; that has imported a gist of for
elgn labor to do the city work, when there
are hundreds of good men at home who
would be glad to do the work; that has
lied about and misrepresented in every
way imaginable both him and his friends.
the church to which he belongs and every
thing that he holds dear-I say, how he
can sustain such q party or its principles
is beyond the ken of
ANOTHER DEMOCRATIC MORMON.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-27

their fellowmen, inspiring them to live in
hope of eternal life, and with an ambition
TO be worthy of association with the Gods
one danger threatens it, the danger of
becoming weak and effete as a religious
force, a religious discipline, and only stand
Ing as a social institution; of standing not
SO much upon faith as upon lead tradition.
From that fate may it be preserved to bless
mankind with lively hope of eternal life;
10 be what 1t has been in the past, a re-
straint to the PROUD, a sure support to the
humble; filing the rich with charity, the
poor with gratitude. and all with love for
one another as children of the one great
family of COP.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-27

lief to the brain by reducing the quantity
or quality of the blood. That is them
glish method, and one upheld by centuries
of experience.
Ihere is a growing belief in the public
mind that the use of opium in it's various
forms as a medical agent should lave a
careful and critical revision; that if it is q
good agent in the cure Of disease or tenn
porary relief of physical suffering, its use
should be surrounded with greater safe
guards. AS it is, no poison in the materia
medlca Is doing such deadly work i'll the
nanos OF quacks and of persons ordinarily
Wen up in their profession, who have not
naoe this powerful drug their special
StndY
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-27

The HERALD doesn't pretend to know
how 10 run a church, but if It knows any,
thing OF the business it is that the Pope is
making a mistake when he rewards with
nigh honors and distinction the Archbishop
OF AK for doing what the French govern
ment has just fined the dignitary for doing.
Austria and France are the only two great
powers in which the Roman church is
strong IN a political sense, and in France
there is a widespread disposition to weaken
the power of the Vatican by declaring the
enforcement of church and state. To do
this would cause disturbance and might
preclpltate trouble, but the heaviest part
OF the disaster would certainly fall upon
the church, Notwithstanding the fact that
such a large proportion of the French peo-
pie hold allegiance to the Pope. To honor
the state-ofending prelate at this time will
appear to those outside the church as
mighty poor political policy, as it's effect
can only be to hasten what the Pope. If
would naturally seem, would want TO
avoid. With the influence of the Vatican
nullitied in France the Pope will indeed
1eel that there is no place for him in
Europe.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-27
Ayers
Hair Vigor

not only prevented my wife from becoming
bald, but it also caused an entirely new
growth Of hair am ready to certify to this
statement before a justice of the peace
H. Hulsebus, Lewisburgh, Iowa.
Some years ago, after a severe attack or
brain fever. my hair all came out. l used
such preparations for restoring it as my ply
sicians ordered, but failed to produce =
growth of hair. | then tried. successiye1v
several articles recommended by druggists.
and all alike fell short of accomplishing the
desired result. The last remedy 1 applied
was Ayers Hair Vigor, which brought a
growth OF hair in a few weeks. 1 hin I
used eight bottles in two years; more than
was necessary as a restorative. but L liked il
as a dressing. and have continued to use it
for that purpose. l believe Ayers Hair
Nigcr possesses virtues far above those of
any similar preparation now on the market.n
Vincent Jones, Richmond. Ind
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-27
Wonders

Are wrought by the use of Ayers Hair
Vigor IN restoring gray hair to its original
color, promoting a new growth, prevent.
ng the hair from falling. keeping it soft.
silky, and abundant. and the scalp cool.
healthy, and free from dandruff or humors.
The universal testimony is that this prep
aration has no equal as a dressing, and
is, therefore, indispensable to every we'll
furnished toilet.
Il have used Ayers Hair Vigor for some
time and it has worked wonders for me. r
was troubled with dandruf and was rapidly
becoming bald but since using the Vigor NV
head is perfectly clear Of dandruff. the hair
has ceased coming out, and l now have a,
good growth, of the same color as when r
was a young woman. / can heartily recon-
mend any one suffering from dandruff or
loss of hair TO use Ayers Hair Vigor "a a
dressing" Mrs. Lydia O. Moody, East
PittSton. Me.
Some time ago my wifs's hair began to
com out quite freely.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-27

WINDSOR, Conn, Dec. 20.-A Gala hlv Owned
by oRRIN is a strange freak. Nv
Scarf says that twenty years ago there
was a beautiful blossom on the lily stalk. His
wife died and in all the years not a bud an,
peared until yesterday, when his second wife
died. Them fine large flower appeared and is
in full bloom.
This is a pretty tough, or else a very ten
der story. Flowers are generally regarded
as emolems OF happiness, Joy, etc. The
idea OF q lily blooming only in case of
death in a family is the most discredable
thing we have yet heard of that preposter-
Gus botanical critic.
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surpass such a description as this, the rich
nntnnurinu of a satisGad hoart.

surpass such a description as this, the rich
o%utpouring of a satisfied heart:
my heart runs over with
gratitude. My soul is on its
knees all the time. l believe 1 am the hap
piest woman in the world. The truest
and best OF mem sits across the room
writing letters, clearing up a delayed cor
r~espondence. He is handsomer than on
the day when / first looked in his eyes and
knew in an instant that he was nv fate.
that would worship him forever, whether
he knew it or not; that If he
did not ask ne to be his wife, 1 should
never be a wife, but by myself should
walk through life bearing my burdens as
humbly and bravely as l could, and keep
ing my heart warm by the flame in the
vestal lamp which his smile had kindled
within it.
Now heaven has opened to me and so
iubilant is my heart that l can feel it throb-
bling as l write, and with thankfulness
unspeakable l worship at my hero's feet.''
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-27

A SERMON was preached III New York
last Sunday by Bishop POTTER, on the sub
ject OF beauty in women, in which be
greatly disparaged that particular attrac-
ton, his idea being that its possession pre-
saged all sorts of dire results. This is q
nomlly on an old and time.worn aphorism
but 1t won't do. Pretty women are not
necessarily, nor by any logic, sinful, anv
more than ugly ones, by reason of their IN
comeliness, absorb all the virtues. Beauty
Is but skin deep, it is true, but then one
does not want to dig for beauty, and the
bishop in order to make his sermon at all
practical will have to suggest some method
by which women who want to be real good
can avoid being beautiful. And when h
gets his recipe ready, how many va want
it2