The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-12-22

with more respectable employment, as
otherwise the girls might be compelled
to do worse But the great cause. of
| reform must not be inpeded by any
such consideration. The reformers
were not quite sure they had the right
to drown the poor girls, but when
they were knocked out Of a job which
| yielded them a living they should be
started anew in life with a full and
complete stock of tracts. all their own.
These implacables bombarded the
board of supervisors so long and luS-
! thy that that body a few months ago.
yielded to their clamor and abolished
the dive. Then the waiter girls waited
for some of the good people to give
them domestic employment, but they
| all seemed to have uneXpired contracts
with Cinnamon, as the girls were not
given place. Even the tracts and an
invitation to attend church OCCASION
ally were lacking. Therefore the girls
return to the saloon, their only haven,
not as Mattresses but as patrons. They
have not forgotten how to employ
their old Establishments and have no
trouble in getting treated as often
as they desire, and receiving a com
mission on all sales. Everybody but
the reformers believes that things are
worse than they We're, but those peo-
pie are always satisfied with results
as long as they have been permitted to
have their own way. It seems unfor-
tunate that some of the people who so
assiduously go cunning for immortal
souls do not sometimes blew in the
muZzle OF the gun to see if it's loaded.
Local confidence in the success of the
Mid-winter Fair is steadily growing as
assurances of cooperation from differ
! ent points continue to arrive. The
first estimate was that five or ten
acres of ground would contain all the
exhibits, but now it is known that $50
will be required with probabilities of
further enlargement Many of the
buildings will be ready on January
LIST, but it is not likely that displays
will be complete until month later
While it will not be as large as that
at Chicago, there is no question but
this will be a big show. 1t is about
decided that there will be a display
of fine blooded stock at the same time
and that will be a great attraction in
itself.
Fakirs. row on Market street has
had to go. 1t was Immediately oppo-
site the Baldwin hotel and in every
respect a very tough aggrega ton. As
the exhibitors had license, the police
declined to interfere, but the fire chief
bounced them for violating the fire
ordinance in putting their tents and
Of the attractions was the Congo
giant captured by Stanley" and which
was exhibited on Main strdet just north
of McCOrnick's bank last spring. The
same copper-colored rooster roped the
crowd in from the street here to see
THE giant, mine feet high" In the
10x10 amphitheater the expectant au-
dience found a small boy sitting on
a barrel. Asked as to where the
giants jungle might be found, the
small but not sleepy boy replied, Ode
giants eatin''' After vainly await
ing for ode giant to finish his humble
repast Of fricassed elephant some
of the audience get tired and go
out, whife the others are told that DE
giant eats q, whole lot and I dom
know when he'll git back" Then the
others know that they are sold and
silently slide out into the joyous sun
shine hoping no acquaintance observes
| them. IRA PFOUTZ.