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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-02

Ex-senator PLAT appears to have got
our noble president into hole, as 1t were.
MIR. HARRISON, having an extreme case OF
big head, dislikes to concede that the state
of New York would go against him unless
concessions of q humiliating character are
made to this arrogant Boss. But b. H. g
advisers tell him that the Republican party
in the Empire state is made up of such ma
terial that, unless PLAT has iull swing
and absolute control. the presidents
chances will 60 to the 'deminition bow
works.n In this view of the case, 1t is
easy to predict that the president will cap
itluate and be permitted to retain his side
arms.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-02

IT DEVELOPS that the presidents veto Of
the act referring the McGARRAHAN claim
to the court of claims was on account OF
D. o. MILLS. WH1THLAw Reds father In
law, who is a large stocxholder in the New
Idris Mining company. The Senate and
House Judiciary committees had reported
the bill by unanimous vote and it had
passed the House by two-thirds vote I'M
der suspension of the rules. Senator TEL
LER. ex-secretRry of the interior depart
ment, had made the report in the Senate,
and for the seventeenth time it had passed.
one House or the other. 1t involved no
payment of money. but only reference TO
q court of record. McGAARAHAN's friends
are very angry.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-02
DEMOCRATIC ILLINOIS.

One day last week Judge ALTGELD, the
Democratic nominee for governor of lii
nois, visited Springfield, the state capital.
where he was warmly received by the peo-
pie, the occasion being spoken of in the
papers as "a popular ovation" In the
course of the afternoon Judge A. called on
Governor FIFER. who is a candidate for re-
election. A local paper describes what
took place:
AS Judge ALTGELD entered Governor FIFER's
private room, the latter recognized him anG ad-
vancing with his hand extended, cordially
greeted his political opponent. After saluta-
tions, Governor FIFER pointed to the chair he
had just vacated and invited Judge ALTGELD to
be seated in it. THAT is the governors chair,
Judge" said he, Take it and see how it fits -
Il won't have time to co SO now. governor,
but may do it after awhile and keep it four
years, )" was the reply.
Laughter greeted this exchange. Then q
short. pleasant conversation followed.
AS Judge ALTGELD left the governor, the lat
ter assured him the campaign would be a
friendly one. although he expected 10 be elected.
You are not going to try to beat me- COVER
nor, know You have gotten all the good out
OF this orange You really want q good rest. -
"Wen there is some truth in that, guess,
after all, replied the governor, and the two
shook hands. and Judge ALTeELD and party
proceeded through the building, visiting mum
Der of offices.
Judge ALTGELD's popularity is increasip
every day It is said that shrewd Republic
cans who do not permit their party bias to
blind their eyes to what is going on, are
quietly betting heavily that ALTsELD
will be elected. II has been pub
lished that q Republican state official
has wagered 1900 even that the Demo
cratic candidates plurality W i'll be 5000.
Democrats, of course, make much higher
figures, some of them claiming 10000 ma
jority. Nobody doubts that if ALTGELD
shall be elected the CLEVELAND and
STEVENSON ticket will also be successful.
1t seems strangely enough to talk about
Illinois as Democratic state, yet it has
come to that, with the prospect that four
years hence the state will not even be en-
rolled in the doubtful list, but be classed
with the other certain Democratic states.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-02
AUAE ROLE FUR UTAH.
Territorial Policy OF the National Democratic
Rarty.

From the Chicago Platform. June 1922
We solemnly declarethat the need Of re-
turn TO these fundamental principles Of free
popular government. based on home rule and
individual liberty, was never more urgent than
how. The tendency 10 centraiize all power 81
he federal capital has become menace TO
The reserved rights Of the states
w approve The action Of the present House
OF Representatives. in passing nlus for the ad-
mission into the Union, as state-. Of the terri
tories OF New Mexico and Arizona. and favor
The early admission OF all territories having the
necessary population and resources 10 entitle
ihem 10 statehood; and. while they remain
territories. We hold that the officials ap-
pointed to administer the government Of any
territory. toPetber with the Districts or Column
bia and Alaska. should be bona -nde resident5
Of the territory or district in which their duties
are TO he performed. The Democratic party
believes in home rule ana the control OF their
own affairs by The people Of each vicinage.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-02

THE HERALD hopes somebody at Lansing,
Mich, will send the Utah commissioners 9
copy of the supreme courts decision hold
ing the legislative gerrymander there to be
unconstitutional and void. Exactly the
same grounds are traversed as exist in the
case of last years superintendent in this
territory. The decision is rendered on the
grounds of inequality in the representation
and violation of the rule of unit boundaries.
But there is no probability that the con-
sciences of the majority of our commission
ers would be touched by anything SO alb
surd as an adherence to law or justice.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-02

ADvIcEs FROM Montana are to the effect
that there are hundreds of Republicans
throughout that state who will vote for
CLEVELAND, and other hundreds who will
vote the Peoples ticket in preference to
HARRISON. CARTER, chairman of the ma
tional Republican committee, is much dis
liked. BY his position as q federal Office
holder. he was able to bulldoze the Mon
tana delegates, except one, to violate in
structions and vote for B. H., whilst the
sentiment of the state was nearly unani-
nous for BLAINE.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-02

THE New York Herald has 8 cartoon by
MAST which revives his old work for Hdr-
per's Weekly in 1872, when he had a carica-
ture of HORACE GREELEY In his white coat
and hat, with the name of GRAFT Brown
tagged onto his coat-tail. The presen:
picture represents WHITELAw REID with a
tag in either hand-one reading: "Repub-
lican nomination; for president b. HAIR
RIsoN; vice president, WHITELAw REID, "
and the other, If the election is thrown
into Congress. "For president, GROVER
CLEVELAND; for vice president, WHITELAw
REID" The legend underneath is, "a
psradox-Whose tax am 1 .''
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-02

A RUNNING debate in the House at Wash
ington last week, on the question of set
ting aside public lands in Oklahoma for
public purposes. developed some facts in
teresting to the people of all the territories
To the states which have been admitted to
the Union there has been given certain
acreage of land to be ultimately used for
public buildings aud uses, for state capt.
tai, penitentiary, deaf and dumb schools,
asylums and other institutions. The rule
has been for Congress not 20 set aside tn Sc
lands till the admission Of the territory,
and to make the grant in the enabling act.
The general law also provides that from
the sale of all lands per cent shall be set
aside for school fund. In some of the
territories the sale after admission has pro-
duced million dollar school fund. Wycm-
ing and Idaho got 500 600 acres on their adj
mission for public buildings, as dad Neva-
da, Colorado and other new states. The
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-02

A STORY has been in circulation that Sen
ate HILL intends to make trip to Europe
soon, but this he emphatically denies, say
ing he not only does not care for sight see
ing, but that such artrip might be miseon-
strued. His friends have no doubt he will
be found on the stump next month cleo
pioneering for the success of the Democ-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-02

WHEN TAMMANY was fighting CLEVELAND
so hard, the New York World claimed con-
fidently that ne could and would carry
New York Now Tsmmany, which swore
before the nomination that CLEVELAND
couldn't carry it, is ready to make affidavit
that he certainly VIII get the electoral vote
by large majority, but the World is say
ing New York is doubtful. Both mean to
have every Democratic vote polled for the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-02

ADVANCE SHEETS Of PooR's Manual give
the railroad mileage Of the United States
as l7O,60l. Twenty five years ago it was
less than 10000. A years increase ia
b.2ST miles. During 1891 the number Of
passengers carried was 56.0I5. SOP, and the
Ions Of freight moved were 7O4, 59s, COG.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-02

WE ARE asked to believe that the sole aim
and purpose OF the Republican party is to
elevate the condition by raising the wages
Of iaboring men, This is why the fat is
fried out Of the protected manufacturers,
and big delegations go to Wash ipgton to at
tend the sessions Of the Ways and Means
committee at enormous expense.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-02

MIR. CAREEeIE is said to draw 81. SOC, 900 q
year, as his part Of the pro6ts Of mis- iron
business. This amounts to g fve-franc
piece per second. Considering that manu-
features would afford no profit but for the
tariff. as IS declared by the protectionists,
the government is doing quite well for Mr..
CARNEorE.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-02

TIE BRILLIANT tariff reform leader, Hon.
WILLIAM l. WmsoS, was last week renom-
mated for Congress in the Second West
virginia district His first election was in
1Ss2. and bis service has been continuous
ever since. All the prominent politicians
Of the district were present and the nomi
nation was by reclamation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-02

AMONG THE Indiana Republicans Of
prominence who have deserted the Repub
lican party is Judge HENRY 3. SAYLER, ex-
member Of Congress. a major In the Fed
ersl army. member Of the Presbyterian
committee on revision Of creeds and cir.
cult court isdge. His son. a leading lawyer,
has also quit that party.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-02

minimum price at which lands may be sold
by the new states Is fixed in the enabling
acts, and is never less than $l.25 per acre.
usually So per acre. with privilege OF leas-
ing the lands on terms discretionary with
the state.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-02

The SILvERINEs OF Colorado are not
pleased with the head Of the Peoples state
ucket, who is DAVID 81. WAITE, father-in-
law Of B. CLARE WHEELER, but they swsl-
low the whole concern and try 10 look
pleasant Mr., PATrERsoN's paper. the
NstDs, supports the nominees, including the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-02

IT Is decided that Colonel GARRISON 10 TO
have charge OF the Republican literary
bureau Of the campaign. Then we shall
have opportunities to become pretty well
posted IS to CLARKsoN's views Of matters
and things in general. without being bur-
hened with much on any other subject.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-02

AND NOW It turns out that Mr. SHIRAs,
the Pennsylvania lawyer confirmed last
week az justice Of The supreme court, has
not always voted the Republican ticket.
But how could he, living IL that states
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-02

CHAIRMAN CARTER is going to have an
advisory committee, the names Of whom
will not be given to the public. It viii
probably contain all the old hacks in the
Republican party, including DUDLEY and
l1,rrpv
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-02

PRINCE RUSSELL is making 50 many trips
between Washington and New York that
be will soon be enabled to be called envoy
extraordinary and minister pleuipoteatisry.
Is he appointed to tag after CARTERs
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-02

THE STEAMBOAT Majestic, leaving New
York last week for Liverpool. carried five
carloads or California fruit the first large
cargo Of the kind ever sent to Europe.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-02

LINCOLN AND GARFIELD were the mar
tyTed presidents After November HAIR
RIsoS viii be spoken Of as ''the GATHERED
bresident.n
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-02

WHAT blessed thing it is that the
Farmers Alliance never 90 out on strike.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-02
UTAH WEATHER TODAY.

Fair. gradually cooler in northern and
southern portions.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-02
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DIRECTORS:
r. c. CHAMBERS, President
EERER }. GRANT, Vice President
=. r. DvER. soHN T. cArNH
Z. r. SIXTH, THOMAS MARsHkxss
!. l. RAwL1Es T.. Young
j. w. JUDD, GEO. Cu1IzNa
John H. WINDER SIMON RAldBERan2 3
HORACE G. WHITNEY,
Business Manages.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-07-16
WHY so MINUTES MAKE AN HOUR
An Invention That Came Down to Us
From the Babylonians.

Why is the hour divided into sixty
minutes, each minute into sixty seconds,
etc: Simpl V and solely because in Baby
lonia there existed by the side of the
decimal system of nations another sys-
ten, the seNagesimal, which counted
by sixties. Why that number should
have been chosen is clear enough, but it
speaks we'll for the practical sense of
those ancient Babylonian merchants.
They readily saw that GO has a large
number of divisors. The Babyloniuns
divided the SUM- daily journey into "a
parasangs or y stadia. Each parasang
or hour was sub-divided into go minutes.
4 parasang is about German mile, and
the Babylonian astronomers compared
the progress made by the sun during one
hour at the time Of the equinox to the
progress made by good walker during
the same time, both accomplishing one
parasang.
: The whole course of the sun during
the twenty four equinoctial hours was
fixed at twenty-four parasangs or 100
stodia. or $50 degrees This system was
handed On to the Greeks, and Hippal-
chus, the Greek philosopher, who lived
about $50 b. C., introduced the Baby.
lonian hour in Europe.
Ptolemy, who wrote about $50 A. D.,
whose name still lives in that of the
Ptolemiac system of, astronomy, gave still
wider currency to the Babylonian way
of reckoning time.
1t was carried along on the quiet
stream of traditional knowledge through
the Middle Ages, and, strange to say, it
sailed down safely over the Niagara of
the French Revolution. For the French,
when revoutionizing weights, measures,
coins and dates. and subjecting all to the
decimal system of reckoning, were in
duced by some unexplained motive to re-
spect our clocks and watches, and allow
our dias to remain sexagesimal, that is,
Babylonian, each hour consisting of sixty
minutes.
Here you see again the wonderful CO.
herence of the world, and how what we
call knowledge is the result Of in UNI
broken tradition Of teaching descend
ing from father to son. Not more than
about 100 arms would reach from us to
the builders of the palaces of Babylon
and enable us to shake hands with the
founders Of the oldest pyramids.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-07-16
The Newest Weapons of Warfare.

German investigators have been igur-
ing upon the probable effect of the new
est weapons in the next war. In 1870
the proportion of soldiers wounded on
the German side was 14.0S per cent. of
the total number in the field Only %
per cent. were actually killed. Since
then an immense improvement has been
effected in arms of precision, and it is
believed that in future engagements the
proportion of wounded will be greater
than heretofore, but that the wounds
will be less severe, as bullets, owing to
their small size and great velocity, will
often pass through bones without splin-
tering them. il is estimated that about
20 per cent of the troops will be wound
ed in the next campaign, and that little
moro than per cent. will be killed. That
is to say, that in an army corps Of 80
600 men, 1900 will be killed, and $500
wounded. About one-third of the wounds,
it is thought, are likely to be serious.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-07-16
FACE TO FACE.

Something is dead
The grace of sunset solitudes, the march
Of the solitary moon, the pomp and power
Of round on round of shining soldier-stars
Patroling space, the bounties of the sun
Sovran, tremendous, inaccessible
The Incorporate magnifcence OF the sea-
Possess no moreno more.
Something is dead . -.
The autumn rain-rot deeper and wider soaks
And spreads, the burden of winter heavier
weighs,
His melancholy closer and closer yet
Cleaves, and those lamentations of the spring
That made the heart center of miracles
Grow formal, and the wonder working hours
Arise no more-no more.
Something Is dead :,
IT'S time to creep in close about the fro
And tell gray tales of what we were, and
dream
Old dreams and faded, and as we may rejoice
In the young life that rounds US leaps and
laughs,
A fountain in the sunshine, in the pride
Of Gods best gift that to us twain returns,
Dear Heart, no moreno more.
- National Observer
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-07-16
Charms and Amulets.

In olden Rome and Greece parents
used to suspend charms about the necks
of their children bearing their names,
and also the device of some god. These
served twofold purpose-tirst, the pro
lection of the god was invoked, but if
the god did not properly attend to his
business, and permitted the child to get
| lost, the name of his parents would serve
as guide for his safe return. These
charms were of gold, silver, and other
metals, according to the wealth of the
parents. The older people also wore
charms to insure good luck, and it seems
to have been the general custom of all
pagan nations in old days. Even the
early Church did not discountenance
the wearing of Christian relics as
amulets until the eighth century; and
after that the custom was much practised,
though not recognized by those in
authority. In Oriental countries to-day
everybody wears an amulet to guard
against sickness and other misfortunes,
and in our own land some people are
superstitious enough to believe in certain
properties said to be possessed by
| precious stones. When yoa come to
consider the matter, it is very foolish
to believe that al opal will bring you trial
and i'll luck, but some people actually
do. The colored people of the South are
extremely supersttious, and they wear
all sorts of curious amulets TO guard
against witches, i'll which they are firm
believers 1t is much the same as carry
ing around horse-chestnut as charm
against rheumatism, as many do. There
was man, bright intelligent person,
who believed in the horse chestnut charm
so thoroughly that he always kept one
in his pocket, and just as regularly as
the fall came around he would be laid
up with rheumatism for weeks, yet he
believed i'll the charm. The amulets
that the Egyptians wore were as firmly
believed in and just as much used as
the horse chestnut charm of this civil
| lized man, or the rabbits foot worn by
the negro of the South LHarper's
Young People.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-07-16
The Texan Peccary.

determination is the impending fate
of the Texan peccaries, according to re-
cent publication of the National Museum
by Mr. Frederick A. Lucas, on animals
recently extinct or threatened with ex-
termination He finds that in nearly
every instance the cause is "reckless
slaughter by man. AS an instance of
the way in which animals may be de-
stroyed, he refers in the introduction to
peccaries. In 1885 these little animals
were so abundant in several counties Of
Texas that their well-worn tails were
everywhere to be seen, while their favor
tie haunts could be readily picked out
by the peculiar musky odor character
:stic of the creature. Shortly after that
date, hogskin goods being in favor, q
price of 30 cents each was offered for
peccary hides, with the result that by
1880 the peccaries were practically ex-
terminated.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-07-16
Cured by Suggestion.

A few years ago one of the physicians
at the Central Insane Asylum became
morphine fend, lost his reason and was
confined in one of the wards as patient
q fact which his relatives never learned.
The superintendent know it would be
dangerous to shut the drug Oft from him
abruptly, SO he concluded to wean him
him gradually. lie allowed him three
powders per day, but with powder was
mixed ouinine. The bulk Of the pow
der was neither increased nor diminished,
but each succeeding one contained more
quinine and less morphine until the pow
ders contained nothing but quinlne. ne
patient had not discovered the deception
and would beg for the quinine Just as ne
had for morphine. He improved
rapidly, and when he had sufficiently re-
covered they told him he had been using
quinine for some time. The next dose ne
took he discovered the trick He never
used any more, and has never had any
craving for morphine. He fully recov"
cred and his friends and relatives never
knew he was patient in the asylum
[Ohio State Journal.