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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-30
THIS STREET LIGHTING VETO.

The veto interposed by the Mayor on
the ordinance for street lighting has
given great satisfaction to the large
majority of the people of this city.
The legal side OF the question does not
engage their attention SO much as its
equities. And they should be regarded
by the city council when the veto
comes up for consideration.
The city fathers may take the posi-
ton that they have power under the
charter to do all they have attempted
| in this particular. We think the
Mayor has the best of the legal side
! in the controversy. But passing that
by, it is not necessary that the city
council shall exercise that power in
the way proposed. The charter au-
thority is equal at least to supply street
lighting by other means of revenue
and there is no dispute as to them.
either on legal or equitable bonds
We hear of no objection by taxpay-
ers to the, veto of the-loc assessment
plan, except from a few in the central
business part of town. That proceeds,
clearly, from a purely selfish motive.
If the ordinance should prevail, they
would be favored, because it would
compel people who receive but a moiety
of the benefits, to pay many times
more than their fair share of the ex-
penses. That we have already ex-
planned, in detail, and we have heard
of no attempt to controvert our figures
and arguments.
But, it may be asked. why should the
street lighting be paid for out of the
general funds. to which all taxpayers
contribute, when some Of them live in
unlighted districts2 The same query
might be raised as to police service,
street Improvements, and many other
cohveniences which some parts of the
city enjoy and others do not receive,
at any rate to the same extent. There
are none of these benefits to the bust
ness parts of the city in which the
other portions do not to some extent
participate.
Improvements and progress must
have a starting point. They begin of
necessity, and for sound reasons, in the
business centre, where people from all
parts of the town most do congregate,
and where the property owners pay
the largest proportion of the taxes. AS
soon as the public finances warrant it,
all those benefits are extended from
that centre towards the extreme limits
of the city. That is the usual, rational
snd equitable way, and the valuation
OF property for taxing purposes is
guaged and regulated under these con-
siderations.
We hope the city council will see
the propriety of letting the veto stand.
Ways and means can be devised to
continue the street lighting policy
which has obtained since the beginning
of our municipal history. And we are
of the opinion that if the veto should
be overcome, not only would there be
very general satisfaction amongst the
taxpayers in the lighting district, but
the consequence would be an injunction
from the courts and a great deal of
hard feeling and contention. Better
let we'll enough alone.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-30

Some of our Republican friends seem
to be greatly concerned lest the Dan,n-
Gratis should have mo party behind
them next year" Why should that be
a cause for Republican deplorings:
Are they really anxious about It or
are they shedding crocodile tears and
trying to scare the "unterrified?p First
they threaten, then they bewail, and
all the time they falsify. But their
little scheme will not work anyway.
The Democratic party is indestructi-
BILE and the Democrats of Utah can
neither be intimidated nor cajoled.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-30

Perhaps one reason why projections
lists want legislation which leaves the
farmer out is because of the great
landed wealth of the agricultural class;
perhaps not. But the present census
statistics on agriculture show there are
in this country 4,564,641 farms, valued
at 27s.252.OOO. The total assessed
valuation of all property is S25, 47S, 49,
ziS. The farms are worth thus over
one-haf the total wealth of the coun-
sry.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-30

Bourke Cochran has become a so
cial lion in Washington. This, and not
politics, is said to be the real cause of
Croker's attack upon him. Croker's
great ambition has been and is yet a
social ore, but he has failed in it. The
big Tammany orators success in this
lire has made the very iron enter into
the soul of the ex4boss.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-30

And now the officers elect Of the
county are preparing to rush in
where angels fear to tread and wres-
tie with the troubles that await them.
How to meet the demands of the fu-
Vure made by the doings of the past
viii give them full opportunity to ex-
ercise all the gray matter in their
craniums.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-30

Mrs. Hetty Green, the richest and
most eccentric women in America, has
brought suit against the only surviving
trustee of her fathers estate for an
accounting She is also possessed with
the idea that there is a conspiracy to
take her life. But the planting of the
suit against the trustee shows she Is
not so green as she looks.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-30

Carrying concealed weapons" would
scarcely be a proper complaint against
ladies with lengthy hat-pins, but when
they use them as one woman did in
Chicago, sta'bbing a detective with her
little hat-spike to the depth of four
inches, the useful if not ornamental
instrument may be fairly described as
a deadly weapon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-30

Bill Cooks sister Tulca presented him
with a fine silver-mounted, ivory
handled revolver on Christmas. AS
soon as Bill RECEIVERS from the wound
he received in the hip in his battle
with the deputy marshals, he will go
right out and present this same re-
volver to peoples faces.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-30

The gold reserve in the treasury
grows less and less each day. Some
day Congress and the administration
may awake 20 the fact that what the
currency of the country needs is an
infusion of new blood. and that the
source from which it must be derived
is the free coinage of silver.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-30

Careiessness in the count is COM
mon cause of complaint IN other places
besides Utah. Congressman BANDS
defeat is said to have BEEN occasioned
by that fault. VIII it be seriously
claimed that for this there should be
no remedy?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-30

Columbia is unvefledr' That means
the cloth has been pulled away from
her eyes. Let US hope she will see bet
ter what is for her interest In 1895
than she has perceived in 1894. Looking
to the west instead OF the east she
may behold a silver light that shall
lead to a golden dawn.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-30

swoman's sphere is subject of
much comment, particularly among
literary ladies. We are in favor OF
"the enlargement of woman's sphere.
if it is not the sphere of her hat, of
course we refer to her theatre hat.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-30

without slipping on a side wa,ls and
banging the back of his bead a locker
up may see as many as 5o.0oO.ooo stars
in the armament. bIt he must gaze
through the latest optical Astronomical
instruments.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-30

The Alabama Popuiists are breath
sng deep mutteriIgs OF revenge of
what they will do if they are denied
their rights much longer They seem
to be a sort of Tichborne claimants.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-30

inspector Williams is either the best
man or the most maligued man in New
York. He should either be promoted or
sent to Sing Sing.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-30

The Sicux Indian who was hanged
at Deaaweod for the murder of cow
boys seems 70 have been tie devil on
Two Sticks.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-30

Newspaper. men. Like other people.
have things TO worry and annoy them.
How TO pay the Income tax is not one
OF them.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-30
GERALD Calendar for December.

81 ii is the tail end of The eastern
storm that has struck Utah. the body
of It suust have been Of huge proper
lions.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-30

Hungry Higgirs-Say, is that poetry you
are reading? 1t looks like it from here.
Weary Watkins-It not only locke like
poetry, but it is poetry. It's one of the
Christmas bills of fare at the Hystile
hotel.-Indi5r apolis Journal.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-30

Judge Merritt's decision as to the dis.
charged firemen is little tough on the
police and fire commissioners but ro,,ch
tougher on the city. The mistake of
the board will cost the taxpayers quite
sum. The commissioners are nice
men but they are not long on law.
There seems to be not only law in the
Judges ruling but good chunk of
Justice ~
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-30

1t viii be easier for rich, man to
enter the Kingdom Of Heaven than for
a Chinese laborer to return TO this
rouut1,y uneer the new regulations
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-30

Its 3 bad prasertiment and fore
bodies evil to have a pistol showed UNI
der ones nose by a. hold-up on a dark
might
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-30

Mrs. Langtry says: .'Tshiladelphia is
50 home ike. This is the first intina-
sion the public has had that the lady
was reared in a convent.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-30
PEOPLE of PROMINENCE.

In Santa Teresa Galluri, Sardinia, there
died the other day a. peasant woman,
Magdalena Pisciottu III years old. Sixty
grandchildren followed her 20 the grave.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-30
FANcIEs of THE HOUR.

Twas the night after Christmas, and all
through the house.
Everybody was stirring, yes, even the
mouse;
Paregcric and ipecac, there then had their
frolic;
For all of the youngsters were up with the
cole Philadelphia Record.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-30

ANY shooting in these parts?'
Yaas. stranger; plenty. Jack rabbits
an prairie hens in autumn, cow rustiers
In spring, an boss thieves an the Bill
Cook gang all tn year roun'. New
York Recorder.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-30

To single blessedness inclined,
l pay my way;
When thoughts of marriage fill my mind,
l weigh my pay!
New York Herald,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-30

The cabins of Rear-Admiral Richard w
Meade on the cruiser New York have
been refurnished, and the admiral intends
to- give one or two receptions on the
ship before she leaves New York for q
cruise in the West Indies.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-30

Lady Frederick Bruse prominent
the vigorous warfare now being conducted
against skirt dancing, which, it seems, is
quite croMding out music as a form Of
entertainment in English country houses.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-30

The Mormon missionaries who have
been canv1ssing the northern neck of Vir
glnia& for the past year, have not been mo
Tested in any way neither have they
made any converts.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-30

Frederick York Powell, who has been
appointed to the regius professorship OF
modern history at Oxford England, made
vacant by the death of Mr. Froude, is q
lecturer at Trinity, and the author OF
several works of English history.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-30

who writes under the pseudonym of Car.
men Sylvia, is so years Sold. Her popu-
larity is undecided, and she has gained
tie great love of the people, not only
by her goodness and her beauty. but by
her famous Roumanian hymn, which is
TO her husbands subjects what the Mar
seillaiSe is to the French
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-30
Frosty pumpkins on the ground,
Eira all hllrninp red.

With marryin' in the head.
Early County (Ga.) News.
The bloomer girl when she has wed and
given up her Wheel
That she's a burden on her choice will
never need to feel,
For if she wants to saving be, she has
a royal chance
BY simply putting her old "duds' onto
her boys for pants.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-30

A large company was gathered at the
table d'hote, as is usual in the modern
romance. The large lady had just
troubled the bald gentleman for the vine
gar.
NO" she was saying, women will
not go backward"
Except when she gets off a street car
observed the cynic, who had been Hitherto
silent.
The youth with the blond mustache got
choked with his soup, but said nothing
Detroit Tribune.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-30

Algy Highfiier Ito his valet and secre
tary}-All the blooming bills in, James?
James-Nearly hall, sir.
Algy Highfiier-How much do I owe?
James-Habout 5000, sir
Algy Highfiier-Good heavens, James
must run that up to 100000 mighty
quick or the beastly twadesmen will be
wanting their money.-Judge.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-30

'Yes, he has given her mean Christ
mas present, but she will get even with
him.
"How?"
'She intended to break the engagement
after Christmas if he had given her some
thing handsome, but now she intends to
marry him."-New York Press.
Evening journal., 1894-05-11

listening and looking with rspturous at
tention Il would rather be the mother
Of that boy with his noble face and
beautiful voice than have all the wealth
or honor the world can bestow."
She was right, No woman with a
soul; no woman who appreciates her lot :;
no woman who comprehends her place Of
mother in the scheme of this God
ordained universe whore man is
the lord, supreme over all except
the fixed laws which keep these
lnnumerable worlds in motion, and who
uses even them to do his bidding, can
wish for higher, nobler, more God like
mission than that Of womanhood.
What woman deserves more Of us than
Mary Washington
The influence mother exerts on her
offspring makes the man. Whatever
there Is good, noble or grand in man
can be always directly traced to his
mother There are few fathers who re
produce their strong qualities, except OF
vice, in their sons. There are few fathers
Of distinction whose sons are worthy oi
them there are few sons who are moi
worthy Of their mothers IL they have :
real woman, noble woman, for a mother
There are physiological and socia
reasons for the predominant and wOnder
ful influences Of the mother; and, as in
the case Of George Washington, as il
the case Of almost every man whom W.
can admire and honor, the traits whicl
made him great came direct from his
mothers soul or are due to his mother
training, What better lot can wo
man ssk2 What higher, better. sweeter
more glorious mission could a morta
wish than to be the mother Of an immor
tai man2
George Washington, the father Of hi
country, like almost every other MAJ
whom the world has delighted to hsnol
was his mothers son. What is a picture
a book2 What Is any triumph Of art o
science; what Is anything a woman hs
done or that she can hope to do in com
parison to George Washington
Evening journal., 1894-05-11

DURING one Of the sessions Of the club
women in convention in Philadelphia
Mrs. Brown, referring to mixed clubs.
said:
Il is better In most cases that women
should work by themselves, apart from
men II inexperienced beginners, they
have less Of embarrassment, a greater
feeling Of responsibility, are less likely
to be thrown into the shade and will do
more and better work. Doubtless there
are clubs into which men may come
without injury and TO advantage At
some future day, along most lines OF
active life, men and women will work
together, but that time in our federated
club movement has not yet arrived.
When we shall have shaped and polished
our armor as men have theirs we can
enter the conflict of life side 10y side.
What will the men be doing while the
women are preparing their armor to
knock them out, perhaps? Provided
they have no doubt that the men
will stand still aud allow themselves to
be jostled aside and beaten In the race
Of life. will these remorseess and pro-
gressive clubites have no mercy for
the men whom they might encourage to
60 with or, at least, follow them into
clubite glory2 Mrs Brown gives us
pleasing, but indefinite glimpse Of what
that is when she says
We have one aim, one test Of union,
which is social and intellectual culture.
and this not as an end in itself, bat as
means OF reaching such ulterior ends as
each club woman has a perfect right to
select and pursue
We admit, Of course, that we do not
understand what sort Of heaven that
is, but no doubt It is sweet, refreshing
and satisfactory Il Is certainly beauti-
ful TO anticipate that there will be a
future state where club women will be
able to reach "ulterior ends" which
every woman has perfect right to
select and pursue Mrs Brown does
not blaze the way with any sign boards
Of definite directions for fear, perhaps,
that some man may learn the way. Any
club woman, no doubt, would know
where to 60, so there is no use In run.
ming the risk Of making the description
comprehensive to the masculine Intellect
Evening journal., 1894-05-11
ANoTHER IlNGo scARE.

There is an attempt to exaggerate the
situation at Bluefelds The latest In.
formation comes from a missionary Of
the Moravian church who has just re-
turned TO this country from a ten years
residence In the Mosquito reservation.
OF course he was interviewed at once
and the value Of his report depends en-.
tirely on the credibillty Of the inter
view. It is so often the case that inter
views are published which misrepresent
the man himself or the situation Of
which he speaks, that we are not dis
posed to place implicit confidence in this
interview Of Mr. Arbleter.
He declares that Notwithstanding the
presence Of the American and English
men Of war, and Notwithstanding orders
TO the contrary, the Nicaraguan Govern
ment is daily bringing munitions OF war
into the territory. Almost every vessel
that comes into the harbor, he says,
brings soldiers not in uniform.
Now this, If true interview, and II
representing the situation truly, may be
matter of some consequence; but we
are not disposed TO borrow much trouble
on this account
We have had the declaration from
England that she has no desire and is
making no effort to obtain possessions
there. The course Of this government is
so well known, the principle of non-in-
reference, and the determination of this
government to permit no interference
from a foreign power are so well es-
tablished that England knows that II she
attempts to obtain possession of territory
in Central America she is risklng a
practical declaration Of war.
There Is nothing to fear on that score.
England has no wish for a war and nc
reason for attempting to provoke even q
controversy that might incur a diplo.
matte ENHANCEMENT with this country.
OF all things this greatest commercial
nation Of the globe wants to keep on
good terms with the United States
So far as the people of South Americs
are concerned, we have still less interes,
in them. The American interests" Sc
much talked about Of late In Hawaii
Samoa and Chilli are so in6nitesimaI
that they are even more ridiculous al
Bluefelds. if that can be the case
than they have been In these other
countries. There are no American in
terests there. American interests in any
Of these countries are insignificant com
pared with our interests in msinta lining
the principle of non-lnterference and IN
avoiding any ENHANCEMENT with any
foreign nation. We care more FOR oul
honor and for the integrity Of our prin-
ciples than we care for al the American
interests, and all interests otherwise
which may be exploited by the jingo
spectators OF any country in the world.
We are con fdent that the situation at
Bluehelds is not dsngerous-that It is
lnot even embarrassing.
Evening journal., 1894-05-11

THE accounts that Rudyard Kipling
has given Of India and Of her people
are graphic but coarse The strokes Of
his pen in making the pictures are often
interesting, they always have the charms
Of the novelty Of the subjects combined
with originality OF treatment, but they
fail in the poetry Of refinement and that
estheticism Of sympathy which belongs
TO the writings Of a Mrs. Steel. She has
sixteen short stories illustrating the
Oriental character in all Of It's varying
phases. none Of which attracts more in
terest than the Brahmans Of the higher
caste whose exclusiveness is so incompre-
hensible to Europeans. In referring TO
this popularity Mrs. Steel says:
Il is a compound Of factors, not only
wide as the poles from you and me, but
also from one another. Pride Of twice.
horn, trebly distilled ancestry, bringing
a conviction of inherited worthiness;
pride In hardly acquired devotion, Civ
ing birth to a sense of personal frailty.
That is the Brahman whom we lump in
to a third-class railway carriage with
the neck of humanity.
The civilization Of these men is curious
and old. II is probably the Oldest in
the world Instead Of drawing our in
spiration from Greece and Rome
as we have been taught to do,
we find that the Greeks and
Romans merely transmitted, sometimes
with loss Of the finer, II not the nobler,
qualities Of poetic feeling, the civil
Eation they borrowed from India
This caste holds riches, and all the
vulgar and temporary distinctions SC
much sought In this age Of materlalism,
In inexpresslble contempt. They contem.
plate men and things as they are and an
alyze even the elements by their constitu
ent parts. in the rigldity Of their examina
tion OF relative values stripped Of ex-
orteric extravRgances De Quincy says
Enough II every age produce two oi
three critics OF this esoteric class, Will
here and there reader TO understan,
them Il is Of these with when Rudyar,
Kipllng has dealt harshly that Mrs. Stee
writes kindly.
Evening journal., 1894-05-11

The way to make a college better is to
use all the advantages It offers now.
Nobody can deny that President Raub is
energetic, efficient and that he devotes
his time to the aavancsment OF the
Delaware College Under him the
number Of students has advanced
rapidly. Nobody can deny that he is
cordially assisted by a corps Of capable
teachers who devote their talents to the
oducatisn and culture OF the students
with spirit that ensures success in
their siforts and admiration for them
In order to enhance these qualities every
good citizen should do whatever lies in
his power to help, not to hurt, the college
or any member Of the faculty. VIII not
every reasonable citizen do that2 Can
any. intelligent, disinterested, honorable
man who wishes to provide an education
for the youth of this state d, less2 VIII
any man, for reasons of his own, dc
anything to impair the usefulness Of
Delaware College2
Evening journal., 1894-05-11
MnrAEaAnnn

A great assembly of distinguished per-
sons gathered at fredericksburg yester-
day. They were there for the purpose Of
unvelling a monument IN honor of the
mother Of George Washington.
Mary Washington was neither a
clubite nor a woman's suffragist. She
neither hsnkered nor yearned. She was
satisfied to be the mother Of George.
What better service could she have
done the world What nobler career
could she have chosen for herself than to
bear and rear George Washingtonll
Looking affectionately and admiringly
at smooth faced, handsome young boy,
singing like bird in church choir, 8
distinguished aud cultivated society
woman said to her friends who were