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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

There has just come to hand from
the Department of the Interior at
Washington, part of the United States
Geological Survey Report for 1S94-5,
which gives the Economic Geology of
the Mercur Mining District, Utah. 1t
is the work of James Edward Spur,
but accompanied. by an Introduction on
the Oquirrh Mountains, by Samuel
Franklin Emmons, which consists of
a comprehensive history of min
ing operations in that interesting
range of mountains, from the time of
the first discovery of mineral in them
until now.
The work consists of 455 royal pages,
accompanied by sixteen colored maps
and engravings of Mercur district.
which are all the engravers art can
make them, and indeed the whole work
in it's mechanical construction would
be pronounced frst-class. 1t is IA good
thing for Utah mines, and for Utah
people, it will be an authoritative work
of reference, and it will be a good thing
to place in the hands of interested
people in the east.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16
AS TO GAS.

The action of the city council in
'adpoting the report of City Attorney
Mckay in the matter not only of ex-
cessive, but of arbitrary charges for
natural gas by the Salt Lake & Ogden
Gas and Electric Light company. will
meet with very general approval.
According ITO the city attorneys
statement of the case the Salt Lake
company is restricted by its franchise
to rate of fifty cents per thousand
cubic feet of gas, yet Notwithstanding
this restriction of the franchise. the
company makes an arbitrary charge
OF S15O per month against all who use
a less amount than 5000 feet. Further
more, according to the attorney. the
company has adopted a rule whereby
all persons whose residences or places
OF business are supplied with meters
are required to pay $3.50 per month
even where they do not use the gas.
This the attorney characterizes as an
imposition that ought not to be toler-
ated; and the charge of $1.50 for less
consumption OF 5000 feet he calls ex-
tortion, and predicts that the courts
will not sustain its collection.
The attorney also makes the point
that when the Salt Lake company
uses natural gas it is not entitled to
charge fifty cents per thousand feet.
as the New American Gas and Fuel
company's franchise limits its rate to
thirty cents per thousand feet.
The city council instructed the city
attorney to notify the gas company
that it must comply with the ordinance
granting the franchise under which it
is operatin
We understand that on the side Of
the company it is contended that
where less than 5000 cubic feet of gas
is used per month, it does not paw
them to keep the accounts and inspect
the meters for SO small a sum as comes
to them. Perhaps that may be true, butt
where they lose on small consumers
do they not make up for it, and per-
haps more than make up for it. on the
profits from large consumers? And
was not this loss. or at least no profit
in dealing with small consumers. a
contingent provided for in estimating
the general profitableness. in the whole
business, when the company accepted
their franchises, according to the stip-
ulation of which they agreed to do
business? If not, was not the com
pany rather short-sighted in making
its arrangement for the conducting of
its affairs?
Since the above action was taken. we
learn that it is said that the flow of
gas from the wells in Davis county
has ceased. and that in order to fill
contracts with consumers the manu-
facture Of the artificial would have to
be begun Immediately. All of which
means, Of course. that the gas com
pany has shut off the natural gas and
that we have rate war on hand.
That is, the gas company has deter
mined to do that which upon the face
of things it seems not to have the
authority to do by the terms of it's
franchise. In other words, it appears
from the present status of the case.
the company is determined to hold nm
the people of Salt Lake City, and make
them pay for what they do not get.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

THE city council abolishes the Office
Of clerk of the police court; Mayor Glen
DINING, without any authority what
eyer. appoints his nephew to what was
the place; the city council passes an
ordinance re-creating the Office, then
the mayor nominates his nephew to it
and the council confirms the appoint
msnt. 1t is a fine example of nepotism
and the hoIiowness Of the cry for
economy in municipal affairs. The peo-
eie have made ur their minds that this
administration is about the dasiest one
she city has yet had
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

The st. Louis Globe-Democrat thinks
that the national Republican conven-
tion will commit the party to an effort
rs secure an international agreement
on silver, and the candidate, whoever
ne will be, will stand squarely on the
n1atforrn." We are very much in
s.Iined to think it viii do just this
thing, which is to throw a sop to the
SILVER portion Of the party and to give
q guaranty to the gold-hug portion.
II will be a perfect example of the
straddIe.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16
SPAIN FOR BLOOD.

The don has donned his clanking sword
And gold-laced martial gear,
And curled his fierce mustachfos
Around his either ear.
He swears for all our fighting force
He wouldn't even shiver,
Iii oaths of runlbling rips and rumbs
AS long as the Guadalquiver
Senior Juan Mendoza
Gorilla CASTILLO
Emilio Carambazan
Rubs up his rusty below.
He flaps his dusty epaulets
And boots him like the Cid
In every vermin-haunted town
From Cadiz to Madrid.
Oh, garlic-scented Senior Don,
You're quite too toreadoric;
Give us the chance to kiss the dust;
Chain down your mood caloric!
Your threat to raise 1900 men
In waves of horror wrecks US,
And leaves US shaking in our shoes,
From Maine clear down to Texas!
New York Press.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

On the important question of BIZ
metaIlism, and in view Of the straddles
OF the past by all parties, we are in
clined to think with the Detroit Tri-
bune:
s-BinetaIlisrn, you're growing old;
Silver threads among the gold,
Either leave them yellow quite,
Or else bleach them wholly white"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

If the natural gas supply is giving
out. and the public is so assured by
the company that owns the wells,
then it is but right that all should
know it. If any eastern capitalists
are contemplating the purchase of
these gas fields they should be warned
against fraud and Utah's good name
for honest dealing maintained. The
state owes something to those who con-
template the investment of capital
here.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

The New York senate has passed the
Greater New York bill over the vetoes
of the mayors Of New York and Brook
iyn. This is clearly a case of having
greaterness thrust upon these cities.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

About The. most absurd and foolish
talk that some of the Republican pa
pers make is to call the Wilson-Gorman
bill a free trade bill. Tt is just about as
much of a free trade measure as our
present bimetailic system of money is
q system of free coinage of gold and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

Mayor Pingree. of Detroit, has a
double in the person of G. R. Aughin
baugh. The mayors intimate friends
are sometimes deceived as to which is
which. In fact they are as like as
two peas-potatoes, we mean.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

A race of pignlies has been discovered
in Guatemala. Even in the United
States when the spoils of Office are be-
ing divided there is always developed
a race of pigmies
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

Francis Joseph has bestowed the
order of the Golden Fleece upon En-
peror William. No one is more deserv-
ing Of that order than Mr.. Cleveland.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16
HUMOR OF THE HOUR.

The cannibal chief smacked his lips.
.'What a remarkably well preserved wo-
mani he murmured.
Raising his voice he bade his chef open
another can of the same.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

Polk, Pierce and Garfield were the only
presidents whose nominations can pro-
perly be classed as victories of dark
horse candidates. Under the laws which
govern party action such events are
hardly likely to happen more than three
times in a century.-New York Mail and
EXPRESS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

Senator Butler the Populist leader in
North Carolina, says that his party will
not fuse with the Republicans unless they
adopt the Populist idea in regard to sill
yer. 1t is to be hoped there will be no
fusion. and especially upon any such
terms as are suggested by Senator But
ler.-Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

The Maine Republicans have renomi-
mated Congressman Nelson Dingley,
jr. He win hardly meet with the same
fate that his little bill did.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

The Ohio legislature, having legis-
lated on high hats, may be expected
to soon take up hosiery, as it comes in
schedule H.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

When Chauncey NJ. Depew says that
New York is pivotal state does he
wish it to be understood that it is
weather cock state?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

A recent decision of the supreme court
by which cattle thief can pursue his
calling with least detriment TO his per-
sonal safety. He is tacitly instructed not
to purloin the animal on the hoof, as
ceny, but first to reduce it to insensate
meat, which may be lugged off without
anything worse than petty larceny
achieved. The information is too valu-
able to be overlooked.-San Francisco Ex-
aminer.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

Occasionally the Mckinley sharp
shooters pick off one of Mr.. Quay s
camp followers, but the boss himself will
doubtless require some heavy cannonad-
ing.-New York Journal.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

Reeds idea of retirement in certain
contingency is that if he can't get what
he wants out of politics he can at least
get out Observation-Disclosures Times.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

Mr.. Cleveland may not recognize the
Cubans as belligerents but he proposes
to give the Spanish in Havana Fitz.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16
SOME EDITORIAL COMMENTS.

In the preliminary skirmishes the DEM
ocracy in this part of the country APP
pears to be in the pink of condition and
hitting hard.-Houston, Tex. Post.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

The supply of natural gas may be
giving out in Davis county but there
is any amount of official natural gas
in Salt Lake county.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

Last night darkness covered the face
of the earth in this city and gross
darkness the minds of the people con-
tIolling the electric light company
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

The barometer keeps rising and the
snow keeps falling.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

Plat is the Old Man of the Sea on
the back of Governor Morton.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

The crime is charged before the bar,
The jury then doth sit,
To see which one of them shall hang,
The murderer or it.
Detroit Tribune.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

Free coinage of silver on an inter-
national agreement is an iridescent
dream.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

The remedy for the insolence and
arrogance of the electric light company
Isl municipal ownership of electric light
works
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

Thousand OF cases OF rheumatism
have been cured by Hoods Sarsaparil-
la. This Is abundant reason Cor belief
that 1t will cure you.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

There were more speeches made on
Arnor day than trees planted.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

81 don't see what makes people write so
much spring poetry before spring really
gets here said the critical young woman.
That's easily explained" replied the
young Mr.. Snibbs when the weather is
raw and cold, and you wish spring would
come, It's easy enough to be joyous and
complimentary over it. But when spring
really gets here, and strikes you with
hot wave one day and a fog the next, you
kind of lose your enthusiasm. Washing
ton Star.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

McKinley's boom sails right along
on the wings of Icarus.''
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

Since his sound money campaign,
the Georgians call his Hoax Smith.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

sILvER-s75h.
1EAD-Brokers. 2.so; exchange, s.o5.
CoPPER-Brokers, 1Oz; exchange, IL.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

Millions for defense-s11, 1884. s18. Good
enough
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

Building sl1yscrapers makes a city
anything but a heavenly place to live
in.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

Ohio has adopted electrocution.
Ohio's favorite son may suffer it at St.
louis.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

'swhat do you play over at Mr.. Bad
gers dear?'
Just poker, my love-
''Well, that's all right. 1 never feel I'M
easy unless L think you are playing
cards"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

Many a presidential candidate looms
up who utterly fails to illuminate.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

Governor Morton's boom is receiving
no encoress
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

Mrs. De Lisle had been to the hairdress-
er. Il see the pompadour rolls are coming
in again. she remarked to Mr.. De Isle
the next morning at breakfast.
THANK heaven for that! retorted her
husband do get the recipe for our cook,
for the rolls she gives us now are regu-
lar Jaw breakers. Detroit Free Press.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

do you think they will get along
nicely when they are married?'
.I am sure of it. took care to find
out shortly after they were engaged"
"How?"
ct gave several whist parties, and ar
ranged that they should play as Fart
ners. They never quareled once
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

Higgies-Old Bison called in four doctors
in consultation over him the day he died.
Miggles-There' no danger of his being
buried alive.-Brooklyn Life.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

An inquisitive person passing along a
country road stopped to talk with a farm
your corn is SMALL said the inquisi-
yes, I planted that kind replied the
farmer.
TT looks yellow"
81 planted yellow corn"
II don't think you'll get more than half
a crop"
'.Don't expect to. I planted it on
shares. Detroit Free Press.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

well, john" said old man Jordan to
his young friend, you have just been
married, / hear
Eyes, sir,'' he answered with a spring
morning smile; Just a month ago, and L
want you to go and have dinner with me
today"
Have you got a COOKE"
mo"
well, my boy, spose we go to restau-
rant this time. You must remember had
a young wife once myself Texas Sift-
ings.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16

The man who neglects to advertise
his business or his wants fails to in
crease his business and to satisfy his
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-11-13
Encourage the Children.

The habit among parents of saying dis
couraging words 10 their children is too
general. The child forms plan. 1t nat
urally goes TO the parents for approval and
help, and is too often met with "Oh, you
can't do that! It's of no use trying, for
you will surely fall" The parent does not
realize how he is undermining the charac-
ter the child should form OF thorough, per-
sistent effort. II will never be known how
many failures in life are due to such mis-
taken training.
"If had ever had any encouragement
at home my career in life would have been
very different" bright young woman said
TO me. 81 can see now that had ability
and every necessary qualification for the
line of work l wished TO follow, but l was
discouraged at home. until lost all con-
fidence in myself" l could sympathize
with her fully, for in my own home the
word 'can't' was a household word, check
ing every aspiration until hopeless timidity
was the result.
1t is hopeful sign of the times that girls
in particular are breaking away from the
thralldom of "can't" The bright girl has
now an opportunity of testing her powers
without the terrible question, "What will
they sayP" being applied. The boy in the
home needs encouragement as well as the
girl. He will have his failures, but "Try,
try again" has helped TO form many a rug
ged, persistent character.-The House
keeper.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-11-13
The New York city Vote.
From the Philadelphia Ledger. |

From one point Of view the fact that Mckinley
received a plurality Of votes in the city Of New
York is not so extraordinary as that Bryan pulled
nearly $4,000 votes, which is 90 900 more than
Hugh J. Grant received for mayor in 1894, and
5000 more than Hill received when running for
governor the same year. McKinley's vote was
almost exactly the same as that cast for Mayor
Strong in 1884, The great bulk of the increase in
the total vote went to Bryan The result shows
that when the independent Democrats combine
with the Republicans they can carry this city by
10000 TO 10000 plurality, but that there are 1885,
600 votes for any candidate, however bad or any
platform, however dangerous that Tammany
may support. That there is a menace in this fact
no one can dispute Gen. SiLkles says that il
constitutes the most serious aspect OF the cleo
ton. Here in the metropolis the commercial
centre Of the continent at time when the entire
press of the city, with two exceptions, opposed
the Chicago platform, and the business inte rests
were solidly against it, there were nevertheless
1885, 900 voters so imbued with socialism or so weld
ed to regularity that regardless Of the immense
consequences involved in the election, they cast
their ballots for the candidate of reputation and
revolution. Here would appear TO be field for
political missionary work during the next four
years. The facts seem to make a continued alli-
ance between Republicans and sound money
Democrats desirable not only in national but in
state and local affairs.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-11-13
Vermont Savings Banks.

lrTou tne burlington r rec fresS.
The annual report of Fred G. Field, state in
spector of finance, covers the year ending June
80, 1895. 1t shows that in spite of the hard times
Vermonters have been adding to their savings
bank accounts The aggregate deposits of the
savings institutions is $32. no 742 S. which is an
increase for the year of 81 767 47s45, and for two
years ending June 30, 1896 of 81 9O3 ss7 42 There
1903, 281 depositors. an increase in number for
the year of b795, and an increase for the two
years ending June 80, 1896, of 0O42. The amount
loaned on mortgages of real estate In this state Is
$6613, 1873 3d. increase during the year of S542-
1852 S. Amount loaned on real estate elsewhere,
S1l ,0S5.427 81, an increase of S526, 1885, Loans
on personal security, 80 500 002 "a, showing de-
crease of Si2,69S.74. Loans with bank stock as
collateral security, S244. 965, an increase of
S32 $50 49, Loans on other collateral security,
S1,074,8<7 ~ an increase of $171 1854 93. Loans to
towns, villages, etc, 06.21403, au increase Of
S60,042.S1. The depositors have been credited
with interest on their deposits for the year to the
amount Of 1913 1904, an increase over last year
of S45,946.S7. Fourteen banks have paid per
cent, one bank has paid 4 Ia per cent, seven
banks have paid IL per cent. Sixteen of the
trust companies have paid dividends to their
stockholders amounting to S53, O95 10, an average
of something over / 2 per cent, two have made
no dividends to stockholders one has paid per
cent, ten have paid per cent, one has paid per
cent, two have paid per cent, and two have paid
10 per cent
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-11-13
GOV. CIRCUITS Thanksgiving PrOcIama-


Devoutly mindful of the goodness of our
Heavenly Father, and deeming it eminently
proper, as a people, TO humby acknowledge His
many favors to us and our dependence upon Him.
do hereby designate Thursday, the twenty sixth
day OF November, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and ninety six, Thanks.
giving Day"
Let all the people on this day praise the Lord
for His great mercy toward the children Of men
and assemble In public worship making grateful
Acknowledgements of the countless blessings
vouchsafed by Him.
Remember the poor. the AFFLICTED, the unfortu.
nate, and 80 far as possible bestow comforts
Let us be thankful for deliverance from pesti
lence and famine. for the earth's abundant In.
crease TO the husbandman, for the reward Of toll
for the love of honor, and the advantages OF a
Christian land In which our lot is so fortunately
cast forgetting not the family reunion and
friendly greeting, the glad spirit Of which shall
keep away sadness and discomfort.
Given under my hand and the state seal, in the
executive chamber, at Montpelier, this sixth day
of November
By the Governor: JOSIAH CIRCUIT
JOSEPH W. SAULT
Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-11-13

The easiest and most delightful way to have a
taste of spring in mdwinter is to pot at this sea
son few Towering bulbs which will be sure to
give an abundance of bloom two months later.
Those who wish TO do this should drop line to
Joseph Breck & Sons of Boston, the well-known
seedsmen. who keep a large variety of these
bulbs and who win send upon a request a cata.
logue with full description Of the different bulbs
aud OF the method of cultivation and forcing.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-11-13

and purging. The leaves and flowers of
the oleander are deadly, and The bark of
the catalpa tree is very mischievous. The
familiar fools parsley" has been known
to produce death in an hour.
The experts have already found a sure
antldote for poison Ivy. 1t is a mixture
of lead-water and alcohol. However, 1t is
not effective unless applied "a hours after
contact. After the appearance Of the
eruption nothing is so good as a mixture
of salt and water, used as hot as it can be
borne.