The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-27
some new THINGS.
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One of the New York papers an
nounces that the fortune of the Gould
family is shrinking very fast and con-
tains a very long article showing how
Howard, Helen and George are likely
to become poor and in need. Perish
any such thought 1t must not be-
Let it start a subscription at once.
That this trio. reared in luxury and
panFered Indulgence should be per-
nitted to, come to want and have to
go to work would be a stain on the
escutcheon of the republic. Contribu-
tions for the Gould family sent to the
horse editor viii be promptly for
warded.
Sober second thought prompts a lit
tie retrospective speculation. Suppose
the Gould's were to lose all they have
and were compelled to go to work to
earn d livelihood. Imagine them
tramping the streets looking for work,
what a sad sight it would be to be
sure. All their old acquaintance
would cut them and refuse them as
siStance, while those who were in SINH
lar circumstances as concerns needs
would scott at them They would be
social outcasts in the strictest sense of
the term.
Rev. W. A. Scudder, a pastor of one
of the leading churches of Tacoma,
has announced his intention of inau-
gurating popular movement in the
basement of his church. He is going
to open a billiard room and bowling
alley down stairs, where the children
have been wont to assemble in Sunday
school. 1t is a bold movement to say
the least. In future it will not be I'M
common for Layman Jones to meet
Deacon Smith and say: Come on
down to church and / will knock the
everlasting spots off you on a three
ball game and will discount you" Or
perhaps Layman Brown will suggest
to Elder Thompson that he will take
him to the chapel and roll him a
couple of frames to see who will buy
the hymn books. 1t will be interest
ing no doubt to watch the parson make
a masse shot or the leader of the choir
TO run a string without stopping, while
the spectac.s' of the usher who passes
the plate marking up two spares" for
himself, viii no doubt have a soothing
effect.
A recent issue of the Scientific Amer
can says that it is suggested that on
Jan. l, 1900, a new division of the years
into thirteen months be instituted. 1t
S claimed that this is not SO prepos-
ferrous as most people would be likely
If such a division were made, the !;
irst twelve months would have just |
IS days, or four weeks each, and the |
new month 49, to make 365, and 80 in |
cap years. After a few days there |
would be no need to refer to calen- !
lars, as the same day of the week |
would have the same date throughout |
he year. If Jan. l were, say Monday, |
very Monday would be the 1st, Sth, |
5th and ed; every Tuesday the I'd, |
'th, 10th and 23rd, and so on through /
he year. The changes of the moon |
would be on about the same dates
through the year, and many calcula-
ions, like interest, dates of maturing
totes, Easter Sunday and many other
dates would be simplified.
the present generation would
ave TO figure new dates for birth
lays and all legal holidays except New
Iear's would be on different dates, yet
he gain would be more than the loss,
s that would be permanent and the
ELECTIONS trifiing.