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The advocate., 1894-12-12
KIND Hearts Beat PrettY Faoes.

Beauty is recognized factor In the gen.
eral regard. 1t is said that one Of Leigh
Hunts schoolmates was so handsome
that, having one day run against an old
woman's fruit stall and kicked tover, his
good looks thus turned her abuse to adj
miratiOn.
Where are you driving tor" she cried.
"You great hulklng, good for nothing
beautiful fellow. God bless you"
But those who have the unaccountable
art of winning favor, we know not why,
are not necessarily beautiful.
Who cannot name some plain featured
woman of his acquaintance who is adOred
by her family and sought by friends and
acquaintances, but who would make o
very insignificant appearance in a gor-
geous assembly or in after dinner conver-
sation?
The advocate., 1894-12-12
HlstorY as an Amusement,

The following hints tell how party OF
young folks may spend an evening both
pleasantly and prolltably:
Select some epoch in the history Of our
country. Study not only the events and
prominent men of that time, but also the
customs, manners, style of dress and home
life of the people.
If, as is often the case in country schools,
each child wants to take part In the en-
tertainment, all can be allowed to dress In
costume, and even the youngest can learn
q few facts and answer question or two,
for 1t will be necessary to have a prepara-
tory drill, which should be very thorough,
bringing out all the information the chill
dren can obtain or the teacher can impart.
The time spent in such preparation will
be well employed, which cannot always
be said when time Is taken from the regu-
lar lessons to prepare for school exhibi-
tion.
The stage can represent room or hall
Of the olden time, and when the impor-
tant night arrives all the young actors will
appear dressed in the fashion Of the people
who figure in the events they will discuss.
The famous men and women Of that day
will of course be personated, and 1t will
likewise always be possible to have great
variety Of characters represented, ordinary
people as we'll as those already known to
fame.
First on the programme is a history
match, which, besides displaying the
knowledge the young people have gained,
can be made as amusing as a spelling
match and very interesting to everybody
present.
Then follow tableaux representing his
torical or imaginary scenes Of the time,
tnterspersed with readings, declamations
and old songs.-New York Recorder.
The advocate., 1894-12-12
Woman In Legislatlon.

Just as it is true that women cashiers
and bookkeepers do not abscond with their
employers cash, so will 1t be in the mat
ter Of legislation. They will be so sure
they are right, so terribly in earnest, that
lobbyists will not appeal to them success
fully. When all else fails, woman's love
of self sacrifice and appreciation will help
her. She will see the full value Of the
bribe, but she will also SEQ how much
praise she will win by refusing to take 10
and then telling her friends and constitu-
ents all about it--New York Dispatch.
The advocate., 1894-12-12
As to Showing Off Pretty Feet.

Feet remain forever young looking, as
rule, and woman of go may have as
dainty a looking foot as a girl Of 20.
"Muffle up at the throat and shorten at
the ankle" is, they say, one Of Nine.
Recamier's maxims for aging beauties,
for while the feet are still youthfully pret-
ty the throat is apt to show unmistakable
signs of the ravages Of time. The fashion
of tie high stocks Of velvet or satin show
ing no line of white about the throat is inn
mensely trying to women who are past
their prime, for they accentuate every
wrinkle of the throat and "show off, its
fading color and shrinking skin. There
are few girls even in the twenties who
have throats sufficiently fresh, full and
rosy to bear the test Of rich dark material
unrelieved by white. On the other hand,
the women past middle age with pretty
foot shown to advantage may continue to
hold her own among the younger bellies OF
the day.-New York Journal.
The advocate., 1894-12-12
Look to Your I'himble.

A case of blood poisoning at one Of the
Berlin hospitals was discovered to be the
result of wearing common metal thin
BILE, with small spots Of verdigris on the
inside, and scratched finger. The Lon
don Lancet in commenting on the case
says: "Steel thimbles are much safer and
cost very little. Another variety in COM
mon use is enameled within and Is, If
possible, freer from objection" The eau
tion is added that sewing women should
never neglect cuts or scratches on the hand
as long as dyes are used in the manufac-
ture Of cloth.
The advocate., 1894-12-12
fnnons Old Maida.

Look at the list Of famous old maids
Elizabeth of England, one Of the most IL
lustrious of modern sovereigns. Maria
Edgeworth was an old maid. 1t was this
woman's writings that first suggested the
thought of writing similarly to Sir Walter
Scott. Jane Porter lived and died an old
maid. The children of her busy brain
were "Thaddeus of Warsaw" and the
Scottish Chiefs, which have moved the
hearts of millions with excitement and
tears. Joanna Baillie, poet and play writ
er, was "one OF them" Florence Night
ingale, most gracious lady, heroine Of In
hermann and Balaklava hospitals, has to
the present written Miss" before her
name
The advocate., 1894-12-12
Girls Out After Dark.

The amount of control to be exercised
by parents over children, and especially
over daughters, is always a most delicate
question, and sound discretion, guided by
circumstances, should be the rule Of pa
rental action. Duty and prudence alike
require that the whereabouts and com
panionship of children at all times should
be known to their parents, and in particu-
lar should this be the case after dark, when
in any corner of great city may lurk some
hidden danger to the morals Of youth. No
girl should form street acquaintance, and
the parents who give their children oppor-
tunities for such associations are likely to
rue their negligence or complacence.
New York Press.
The advocate., 1894-12-12
women silver Miners.

Two women of Baker county, Or, own
silver mines and are running them In per-
son. They do not actually handle shovels
and work the dirt, but they superintend
the working of their property, and while
they admit the business has rough sides
for woman they are making money and
propose to keep on.
The advocate., 1894-12-12
A Prison Angel.

Miss Wrede consecrated herself to prison
work in Finland 10 years ago. From that
time she has patiently, with unostenta-
tious heroism, visited at least once every
year oil the prisons and every prisoner In
each prison in Finland. She enters the
prison in the early morning and leaves it
late in the day, and every day Of the year
finds her steadily pursuing the same min
istry. Many Of the most hardened crimi-
nails have been brought to newness Of life
by God through her. That explains the
power of her testimony at the prisons con-
gress, where she and her work were known.
The advocate., 1894-12-12
The Handglass.

The seemingly helpful handglass has
done more harm to beauty than any arti-
Gle belonging to the toilet table. The
young girl knows nothing about freckles
until somebody makes her present Of q
hand mirror. One blemlsb FeYeals anoth-
The advocate., 1894-12-12
Women Railroad Workers.

Women work on the railroads and In the
mines near Dresden for about 25 cents a
day. They are said to do grading and tun-
neling with as much satisfaction to their
employers as II they were men. They get
less wages than the men. Philadelphia
Public Ledger.
The advocate., 1894-12-12

Handsome parlor vases are usually filed
with some such ingredient as sand to
weight them and prevent the light porce-
lain from being brushed of the mantel-
piece,
The advocate., 1894-12-12

Fresh ground coffee sprinkled on a shovel
of hot Goals makes an agreeable disinfec-
tant. Vinegar boiled with myrrh sprin-
kled on the floor and furniture Of sick
room is an excellent deodorizer.
The advocate., 1894-12-12

The chimney Of lamp Is less liable TO
break il never touched with water. A
few drops of alcohol or even paraftln oil
will remove the dim, smoky effect and
make the chimney bright when it Is pol
ished with soft flannel or ohAmois skin.
The advocate., 1894-12-12

There are between 800 and 400 women
apothecaries in the United States, and, be
1t said to their credit, they are rarely
charged with making mistakes, and never
with permitting winking at their soda
fountains.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-02-23

the winter. It is different in a city of
$4,000 or 10000 Inhabitants A thousand
men out Of work means four or five
thousand people destitute For they
have no supplies of -four potatoes,
bacon and firewood for the winter. but
live so nearly from hand to mouth"
that week or two in idleness means
want and perjury. And that means
a tremendous load for other folks to
carry. Tramps come into this city in
shoals. They have to be fed when they
are starving as well as the resident
poor. Altogether the benevolent have
calls upon their bounty and
the aid societies are kept busily at work
helping to keep the wolf from hundreds
of doors. While such a splendid work
is being done in charity in this city, for
PHYS sake let people and papers afar
off, who know nothing OF the suffering
and Of the relief that has been daily
here for months. cease to sheer
at the condition here and throw cold
water on any legitimate means of its
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-02-23
MORTON Is IN THE RIGHT.

Some disgruntled and misinformed
farming folks in Nebraska recently
burned in effigy Sterling S. Morton
the United States Secretary of Agri-
culture. In this they showed very lit
tie sense, but adopted a much miIder
form Of expression to their hasty in
dignation, than if they had personally
assaulted the gentleman against whom
their wrath was unduly excited.
Morton stands high in the estimation
of the best people of this country. He
lis respected by both parties. He is a
man of brains and character. He is a
source of strength to the Cleveland
cabinet. He is well fitted for his posi-
ton both by experience and education.
The letter he has written to Repre-
sentative sibley Of Pennsylvania.
which is synopsized in our press dis
patches, explains what he said that
caused the bucolic furore against him.
We think his position is sound. Why
should the money of the people be ex-
pended to help farmers to kill weeds ?
What business is it of the government
to advance public funds for the culti-
walton Of private property?
The idea of bounties and bonuses
and the fostering of private concerns
has been running rampant, until the
notions of many people are in favor of
paternalism such as would revolution
ize the fundamental principles of our
national institutions. The people must
support the government. Govern.
ments are not to support the people
to engage in any private enterprise. or
to furnish funds for such a purpose.
When the public domain is parcelled
out and people acquire title to it for a
moderate sum, they ought to clear off
everything that is an obstruction to
its full cultivation. and if single effort
is not sufficient cooperation should be
brought into effect. If the govern
ment IS to supply money for killing
weeds, it must also provide for timber
cIearings and the removal of other
such impediments to the cultivation Of
the soil.
Some people think that it is the bust
ness of the government to find labor
for the unemployed, to engage in rail-
reading, telegraph and telephone bust
ness, in gas works, in various kinds of
enterprises and merge into sort of
All that is foreign to
Democratic doctrine and the system
of government intended to be estab-
iished by the founders of this nation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-02-23
THE TERRITORIAL REVENUE.

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1t IS not many years ago that the
revenue law was so amended that adj
ditional taxing power was allowed to
the respective counties above the pro-
portion assessed for territorial pur-
poses. with the understanding that the
counties would look after their own
roads and bridges and relieve the terri
torial treasury OF the biennial outflow
for those purposes. But the record will
show that there has been just the
same demand as ever at every session
Of the Legislature for appropriations
from the territorial fund for roads and
bridges
The expenses of the territory are in
lcreasing every year But the ability
to meet them does not increase at the
same ratio. The burden now upon the
shoulders of the tax payers is as much
as they can bear. Some plan will have
to be devised to raise the necessary
revenue without increasing the rate of
taxation
1t is proposed to change the relative
proportions Of the territorial tax proper
and the territorial school tax. so that
the former shall be three mills and the
latter two mills. This would help the
territorial revenue materially. The de-
duction on the territorial school tax
would perhaps require little
more taxation for schools than
lis common in the counties. but
that would make the matter
more equitable than it is at present
For, in many districts that provide
but a small amount OF school revenue
IA large proportion is paid out, which is
not just to the districts where the
greater proportion is collected.
The counties have maximum limit
of two mills for school purposes and Of
three mills for county purposes proper.
They can regulate this according to
their respective circumstances and in
their own judgment.
The territorial taxes both for terri
torial and school purposes should be
required to be paid in by given date
and preference be given to them above
the county and county school taxes in
settlement with the territory.
By this means additional revenue
can be raised for the territory without
raising the rate of taxation, and each
county can economic or go to its tax
ing limit as it may elect We hope
the legislature viii take kindly to
some arrangement of this kind, and
show that the representatives Of the
people desire to meet the public ex-
penses without adding to the public
burdens any more than is absolutely
necessary.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-02-23
NOT "A CLOSE READER

We have a contemporary that i'm
AGNES all knowledge and all wisdom
are comprehended in its daily output
The Herald is accused by it of not be-
ing "a close reader" because we said,
jokingly, anarchists in France lose their
heads twice-when they throw a bomb
and when they meet the guillotine
To prove our lack of 'close reading"
our learned contemporary tells Of the
bomb-thrower in England who blew
himself UP with his bomb. That was
published in the regular press dis
patches. What it has to do with "close
reading" or head-losing in France, can
only be worked out by the peculiar
logic confned-thank heaven-to our
CLOSE reading contemporary
Another proof given that The Herald
is not 'close reader" is that the word
cuckoo" was applied to Cleveland
Congressman by Senator Morgan, of
Alabama. Well, who said it wasn't?
Who that has read the regular press
dispatches does not know all about
that? But if our would-be Mentor
means that the term originated with
Senator Morgan, that is conclusive evil
dence that it is mot a close reader"
1t is a matter of dispute as to
whether Representative Boutene, of
Maine, or Senator Morgan. of Ala
bama, first applied the epithet as to
Congressman. But "a close reader
would have learned that Edmund
Burke used the term in reference to
Colonel Luttrell, who was the govern
ment candidate for Parliament from
MiddIesex, calling him "a cuckoo put
in magpie's nest to suck its eggs
Superficial skimmers should be careful
of their criticisms about CLOSE read
inor
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-02-23
A sPLENDID SPEECH.

The speech Of Delegate Rawlins in
the House of Representatives on sill
yer. which we publish in fun today,
win strike a responsive chord in the
breasts of his constituents and of all
the mining people of the west It is
IN his best vein. It goes right to the
heart Of the question. 1t is vigorous
yet polished. It is bright as the metal
he defends and sharp as the keenest
lance. It penetrates beneath the sur
face OF the subject and touches springs
Of thought which are refreshing to
the mind that seeks for financial truth.
His facts are undeniable, his reasoning
cogent and close, and his diction in ex-
cellent English. His retort to the de-
rision of the goldites is in fine style,
and the speech is worthy of record
among the great silver arguments Of
the times.
There is one point in the speech which
may not be pleasing TO the self-con-
stituted silver oracle of the west. The
Delegate takes the ground that silver
dollars are money, just as The Herald
has maintained against the notion con
tendeu for by the oracle that they
are only the same as greenbacl1s or a
paper check. Says Mr.. Rawlins:
THE silver dollars are not redeem
able in gold; they are not redeemable
by the government in any other kind
Of money"
That is sound and sensible. It is
exactly as we have declared and what
our opponent has derided. It is what
everybody who is sane and candid
must admit, because it is true in law
and a fact in practice Silver dollars
are money in their own right. and thew
do not depend for their cash quality
on anything else but themselves. The
great trouble is there are not more Of
Them existing and TO come, and that
SO many are locked up from general
circulation.
We hope the people of Utah viii
read the Delegates latest silver speech
and reflect upon it, because it not only
supports their local interests but shows
up the subject in the light of the gen.
eral welfare, and establishes the truth
that free silver coinage would be
boon to the whole people of the United
States
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-02-23
SUSAN b. ANTHONY.

1t has become the fashion with some
newspaper men who attempt to be
funny, to sheer at Susan B. Anthony
because of her long association and
active services in the cause of equal
suffrage. She is spoken of sometimes
as '.the sister of Marc Anthony" and
occasionally as having come over in
the Mayhower9
There is neither wit nor originality
in these abortive efforts at humor and
they are not relished now as they used
to be. First, because thinking people
are taking broader views of the sub
ject which Miss Anthony makes
speciality, and second because they
have learned TO respect her for her
vigor of mind, fidelity of purpose, ex-
eeutive ability and lofty Indifference
to taunts and libels While they may
not agree with all her propositions or
conclusions, they have ceased TO pur-
sue her with jibes and personal JESUS.
At the Worlds fair Miss Anthony was
one Of the most popular among the
notables who attracted the attention
of the multitude
Susan B. Anthony is one of the great
characters of the period. No one VINO
has seen her in charge of a convention
and has come in contact with her
personally can doubt her ability, her
force of character or her sincerity of
conviction as to the rightfulness of
the cause to which she is so earnestly
devoted. Statesmen and philanthro-
pists have learned to listen to her
pleas on behalf of her sex with pa
thence, if not with profit, and the bear
ing of Congressional committees TO-
wards her has been radically changed,
until a respectful and attentive hear
ing is granted when she appears in
behalf of woman's rights and wrongs.
The lady is not SO old as many of
her caricaturists and does not carry
any of the marks of senility which
render their would-be jokes so soft
and soggy. And if she is as ancient
as depicted her very age entities her
to the respect of civilized people
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-02-23
SAMPLE PROTECTION SCARE.

All kinds of stories are set afloat for
the purpose of prejudicing the country
against the Wilson bill. One sort is
the observation-disclosures tale. 1t is re-
ported that certain factories or hrms
have cut down the wages of employees
in slashing style, in consequence Of
1.-THE free trade basis" to which they
viii be reduced when the new tariff
comes into operation. This is done for
the purpose of soaring the country and
bringing a pressure to bear upon mem
hers in Congress, inimical to the tariff
reform measure to which the Demo-
cratic party is committed.
One of these stories. with many en-
belIishments, was published in eastern
Republican papers on the strength of
the word Of the notorious Eli Perkins.
1t was summed up in the sub-heading
of the article: "Shirtmakers of Troy.
N. ~, had to cut wages of S12 men to
So per week" a gentleman in Kansas.
doubling this and also the statement
in the article that every shirt fac
tory in Troy IS shut down and 5000
men are out Of employment wrote to
a friend who is a member of the Me-
Donald Manufacturing company.
which has works in New York. chica-
go and ST. Joseph, Mo. The letter ana
answer appear in the Kansas city
Times as follows:
Rice Mcdonald, St. Joseph. Mo-
Friend Rice: l am collecting some in
formation regarding the scale of wages
paid in the manufacture of shirts. es-
pecially in the wooden class. Eli Per-
klns has recently made the statement
that large factory in New York has
Just cut the wages Of its operators
from So to So per week.
With free wool cheapening the cost
Of raw material, an average duty Of
40 per cent still maintained on the
product and with a
increased consumption
which inevitably follows the cheapen-
ing OF cost to the consumer, it would
be the rational inference that manu-
facturers would still be enabled to pay
living wages.
This Is a subject in which / am
deeply interested and T desire to know
the truth. I have therefore taken the
liberty to ask you whether such a con-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-02-23
THE POOR OF SALT LAKE.


The Richfeld Advocate joins in the
cry OF some other country papers.
why cannot Salt Lake city take care
Of its own poor as well as any other
burg?" This has reference to the an
preparation Of $1,000 from the territorial
funds for work on Capitol hill.
1t should be understood, once for all
that Salt Lake city is spending thou
sands Of dollars in taking care of its
poor and the poor that flock into IFS
domain from other cities and from ru-
RAJ districts. Also that neither Rich
field nor any her distant town IS
asked for a cent Tor the poor of Salt
Lake. The appropriation for work on
Capitol hin, it is true, was made i'm
mediate so that unemployed men might
be put to work at once. But it was Just
as much a public appropriation for a
public purpose as if it were for a road
or a bridge in Sewer county.
That is the point to which we desire
TO direct attention The money was not
voted to give to the poor of Salt Lake.
Il is not a donation. 1t will have a
charitable effect, but that is incidental.
The remarks made by those who want
to slur salt Lake are inappropriate,
-shen they intimate that other parts Of
the territory are to be taxed for the
benefit of this city. As well might it
be said that an appropriation for the
Reform school would be taxing other
parts Of the territory for the beneht of
Ogden, or one for the Insane asylum
would be to help Provo.
The building of a state house is a
public requirement. Preparing the
foundation for it is a needful prelfnin-
ary If in spending some money for
that public work the unemployed poor
win be put to labor. and viii thus be
aisle 10 sustain themselves. is not that
far better than that they should sub
sist by charitable gifts in the way pro-
posed by the Advocate?
People living in Utah country settle
ments are usually supplied with com
mon necessaries for some time ahead in