The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-04-17

Sin would change their v0catlOnS from day |
30 day The clairyoyant of to-day would |
be the teacher of French tomorrow, and |
names stood for nothing. But the black |
numbers exposed them, and the shameless |
business was kept down to a minimum. In |
those days the counting room was disposed |
to wink at it. because the revenue
was gracious, but when appealed to the
proprietor set his face against it, and, with !
the assistance Of vigilant Proofreeder Rob- {
inson, we gradually drove the DEVILS /
agents over TO the Tribune's wicked tenant,
the Morning Journal. There the vile and
loathsome business Haunted uainterrupt-
eddy until met by the King James-like
blast from the Taber grand jury. The
permanency of the present enforced re-
form no doubt depends upon the action Of
the legislature.
DIR. TALMAGE ON TOP.
We all rejoice to hear that Brother De
Witt Talmage's tabernacle is not to be sold !
under the hammer to satisfy avaricious
creditors. There has been great deal said
to this effect, and when it was remembered
that Mr.. Russell Sage, that most careful
OF all tipanciers, had a claim of
something like $50, coo against it, the
story seemed plausible enough. With
that rare caution in money matters
which has long been a shining quail
lty IN Mr.. Sage, he not only held
a mortgage on the tabernacle to
secure his loan, but realizing the
evanescence of all earthly things, and
particularly the liability of tabernacles
TO burn, he also asked and received mort
gage on Mr.. Tslmage's life, requiring
nothing, | believe, on his immortal soul.
With the life insurance policy payab to
MIN at the termination of MIR. Talmage's
existence, at a rate of interest which was
satisfactory, Mr.. Sage felt reasonably well
secured and probably has had nothing to do
with putting the financial screws on the
tabernacle congregation. But from what
even source the pressure came, all money
matters are now happily adjusted, and
Brooklyn tabernacle is nearly S200,000
ahead OF its Indebtedness. MIR. Talmage
came to Brooklyn twenty-three years ago
''in the rough" He has had fiery ordeal,
but ne comes cut of it transmitted into
pure gold. Less earnest and persevering
preachers would have succumbed long ago
TO the burning OF three tabernacles and
the other disbursements he has met with
during his soiourn here. And Mr.. Tai
mage Is still young man, as good men go,
and well equipped to give the devil bad
quarter of an hour. l used to regard him
as great blatherskite and sensationalist
of the laost offensive school, but have
come to respect him as an earnest, able
Christian worker who means well and who
is able to do much good.
THE BROOK TROUT MAGNATE.
OF all the shows for which New York is
famous the annual display of brook trout
IN Fulton market Is one of the most novel
and characteristic A bald-headed, stock
lily built and red-bearded gentleman in q
ollly-cock hat size. at least too small for
him, was the prepayment of the show this
year as usual. Strangers from all over the
country found their way down to Fulton
market few days ago and asked for
"Blackford's;p but not one in a score of
them thought OF or asked TO see Black ford
himself. Yet dsh-loyers and anglers and
gentlemen who can talk learnedly about
spawn and call themselves pisiculturists
all over the world have heard of Eugene
Blackforc. He WAS the stocky man with
the red beard, the originator and main
tainer of these marvellous displays of the
American and Canadian brook trout He
was New York state fish commissioner
until Governor Hill removed him, nobody
knows why, unless ii was to make room for
politician. But he knows as much ABOUT
hsh as ever and ranks as high as an au-
thorlty. There are generations of thrift
IN Fulton Market. Eugene Blackford's
father sold coffee from little stand to the
market men VINO came about at or in
the morning. He saved enough to start
business for himself as fish dealer His
and tidy little fortune. Now, BIackford
the third runs the business and makes
money.
SOME NOTABLE ''MC's."
The McK's and Noes are all one to be-
gin with, of course, and two of the most
notable illustrations of their grip on public
affairs in the United States Just now are
the new men at the head of the great
Reading corporation. Mcleod, and the
rrr.6 Narr NN,,I-I e. y
Governor Mexican, of Pennsylvania, was
the son of plain North Ireland farmer.
Then there was Ward McAllister. the So
ciety butler; Joe McAuliffe, the slugger:
Judge McAdam, Of the superior court;
Colonel Mcclure, of the PHILADELPHIA
Times; 5. s. Mcclure, of syndicate fame:
the McCormicks, Of reaper and telescope
fame; the McCulouehs, of stage fame; the
McCullaRhs, McLellans, Nc ans Nc
Combs, McCallas-the naval commanders
cruelty perpetuates misunderstanding
McCaulls, of whom the comic opera man
ager has been the most prominent: Nc
| Closkys, famous soE of whom is an arch
bishop, and another the victim whom Mag
gle Cline throws nightly; McClaughrys,
one OF whom IS chief Of police of Chicago:
McCrearys, one of whom is consul at Vat
paralso, and so on, through the McKays, of
whom that blatherskite Nathaniel said be
elected Harrison by his protection ro-
mances; McKeans, McKinleys, one of
whom is the governor of Ohio; McKinnevs.
one Of whom governs Virginia; Nickel
ways, McKennas, McKenzies, McKees.
one of whom rules the White House
by caricsturem; and SO down the
list. If the Mes and the O's were
to go" what a gap they would
leavel
THE QUITE UTTERLY-UT GIRL.
A walk on Broadway any of these fine
afternoons reveals the fluffy soubrette and
the hooblehoy very much in evidence. Our
girls seem to be running to mQnnshness
and hashiness in dress. There was time
when the burlesque actress, the chorus
! girl and the soubrette were easily dis
tinguishable on Broadway. Now the dis
/ play of fluffy hair, masculine hats, stand
ing collars, gaudy neckties, "spats'' and ali
that seems to be general and it is difficult
to tell where the girl of the theatre leaves
off and the girl of society begins. saw
young woman on Broadway yesterday
dragging two feet of dress on The sidewalk.
carrying dog in her arms and pulling an
other with q string. Her get-up was loud
and unmistakable. l remarked to a com
panlon, THAT young woman certainly be-
! longs 10 Barnum's shoWn sob, no. - was
the reply, "thats Miss - new social
aspirant, who has just returned from
Paris" Our young women seem 70 have
lost something of the old-time maideblv
modesty. Our fast life is increasing her
taste for display attention now must affect
fads and quaint conceit in dress. Size must
be doggy or "horsey'' or masculine or
ultra in some particular. Really our New
York girl-that is to saw the Broadway