The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-30
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Several years ago a member of the
force Of a Salt Lake newspaper was
engaged in printing newspaper.
which issued once per week. in
a little town in Indiana. 1t was
at the time Peter Cooper was a candi-
date for president on the Greenback
( ticket and all the old moss-backs in
the vicinity were interested in the sue
cess of the new sheet and came fire.
quently to inspect the plant. The Of
flee boy, by the way was the brightest
piece of furniture in the shop. He an
swered all questions and gave all in
formation, while the editor rustled
around for subscriptions and ads and
other things. One day a venerable old
man came in and asked to be shown
through It's the first time in my life
l ever seed Drintin' outfit" he de-
clared, and l want ter see it ALL"
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The boy showed him all around. He
turned the crank of the G. Washing
ton hand press: showed the old man
now the proof roller worked: instructed
him in all the mysteries of distributing
type. including a lesson on the ar
rangement of the boxes. and was all
through when the old man happened
TO cast his eye on the small bellows
which is used for blowing the dust out
of the cases.
Here" he exclaimed. Il wa-ant ter
knaow what on airth a printer does
with er bellus?"
Jaw, that's an easy one" replied the
precocious urchin. That's what the
old man pays off with"
Now that Butte has decided to get
ria OF all the toughs, thugs and hold
ups in the town by driving them away.
an influx of these people may be
looked for in this city. They will come
here beyond doubt, although a few
may so on TO Denver. 1t is fair to
presume the most part of them will
stop of here for a time at Least.
In the event number of these
toughs do come, il viii doubtless be a
good thing TO take the muzzles off the
dogs, polish up the family pistol and
reload it with new ammunition and /
give them a warm reception. There
are not enough police in town TO pro- /
tect every portion of it, and a rule that
VIII make every man his own police 7
man VIII be required for self-Drotec-
ton The first arrival of these tough /
people may be looked for in a day or
so. the vanguard having left Butte
yesterday.
for their quiet and long suffering quail
tiles, ii may be well to give the I'M
desirable visitors the information that
here, as well as in Butte. the folks
will stand none of this hold-up bust
ness. It used to be all right when
people had plenty OF money and didn't
miss a few pennies now and then. but
when times are hard and every cent
counts. matters are different If one
)f them does not think the average
Salt Laker will fight when IL comes 70
being told to throw up his hands. lust
et them try 1t on and see what they
viii get.
Some one has said, "Oh. that mine
Enemy might write a book" John
STUDIOS has fallen into the trap and {
las written pamphlet, which is al
most book. and had the same printed. *
His numerous enemies may now re-
DICE Said book is entitled THE Land ]
question in Europe, Asia and Amer !
ca. Time was when one would have
ooked for different books from John. I
\ dissertation on the 'Clairvovant {
ethics of Psychology or How TO /
'ause a Man to Talk in His Sleep.' s
Fould have been all right; but when {
e dives into the land question it is :
ifTerent The first page of the work i
largely devoted TO an attack on the Z
Duke OF Sutherland. who. il will be q
ernembered, was knocked out by I
tubbs when he attempted to raise !
honey for the woUaded Turks in the I
'urSo- Russian war. He classes the
ystem which permits the duke to own
S much land as he does bar
arlsm. The next few PAGES
re devoted to ancient and mod I
rn history, and from the references +
ne author makes he has evidently
Fad aXhanStiVplV or had handy r7o< 1
al at his disposal. As a remedy for l
LEGGED evils John proposes that laws {
2 framed to prevent the accumulation {
large estates; that alien ownership h
2 abolished; that nothing save land :
? taxed. and that all homestead laws =
2 repealed and men given to under
and that they could hold land only
hen they cultivated it. If this is not :
one the author predicts a cyclonic
Here is a chance for the foreman and .
lie superintendent of the wateworks :.
apartment to ret back at John for y
e many unkind things he has said of :
em. They can take this book and
owe, if they wish. that Heredotus. e
ON whose works he quotes, was a II
onomaniac and all that sort of thing e
ID that Lanes Modern Egyptians is h
work of fiction. All this could be n
me in nice manner and John :,
uelched successfully. VIII they do =,
is question 81
1t is somewhat odd that when a man " "
dissatisfied with certain conditions .
goes to writing. Stubs. by his-O a
missions. is in need of every cent he u
n get for his support and mainte- CT
Lnce. He stated to the county as fC
SSOr his wife took in Washing M.