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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17
CITY AID TO COUNTY SCHOOLS.

The present legislature has been
singularly free from the old spirit of
antagonism between city and country
that has marked legislatures in the
past, but it cropped out a little, not
to any considerable extent, in the dis
cussion on the proposed amendment to
the constitution permitting cities of
the first and second class to be taxed
for the support of county schools. 1t
was urged in behalf of the amendment
that the rich cities should assist in
supporting the county schools because
the counties are poor. What would be
the consequence of this? 1t would be
to give the richer counties in the state
a very decided advantage over the
poorer ones. The county schools in
Salt Lake, Utah, Weber and Cache
counties would have much greater tax
ing resources than such counties as
Grand, Garfield and San Juan. The
schools in those counties are in much
greater need of aid than those in the
four counties first named. There is
not a county in the state that is better
SO-AOCA7
as the county of Salt Lake. Why
should the people of this county be
given such great advantage over
those of the poorer ones? All they
need to make their schools almost if
not quite as good as those of this
city is. the will; they have the way in
taxing themselves.
1t is seemingly forgotten that the in
habitants of the rich cities" have
their burdens to bear as well as the
counties; and they are heavy burdens
indeed. This city pays a tremendous
tax to support its own schools; yet
the people bear it and do not ask the
people of the county to aid them.
What is true of this city is also true
of other cities throughout the state
that maintain their own school sys-
TENS. If their systems are better than
those of the counties wherein they are
situated, it is largely owing to the fact
that they tax themselves far more
heavily for their support.
1t was urged in behalf of the amend
ment that the rich cities" should aid
the poor counties to support their
schools. 1t is eminently proper that
they should, for all the people of the
state are interested in the education of
the children in the state. But do the
rich cities not aid the schools every
where throughout the state through
the state school tax? With the eXcep-
ton of one, or possibly two, counties
Salt Lake county is the only one in the
state that pays more taxes into the
state school fund than it receives from
it. And this excess is very great and
nearly nine-tenths of it comes from
Salt Lake City Were it not for the
contributions of the 'rich cities to
the state school fund the country
schools would be crippled very ma
terially Those who have thought the
rich cities" were not doing anything
to aid the schools in the various coun-
ties have overlooked some very ma
terial facts.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

The house has passed the bill of
Representative Cook, of Box Elder
county, amending the present law by
giving the county commissioners power
to pay bounties for the destruction of
certain wild animals and birds when.
in their judgment, the best interests of
the county demand it. The present law
makes it mandatory on the commits
sioners, when petitioned by 100 tax
payers. The bill also provides that the
commissioners may appoint deputies t.
pay these bounties in precincts ten
miles or more from the county seat.
The bill should be passed by the SEN
ate and approved by the governor. as
it doubtless will be.
The debate on the bill brought out
some interesting facts by one member
He told how he had killed bear, and
how one man in his county had killed
two bear with one shot. Had not
the house at this point become hilar-
ious it is probable that the killing of
bears in Uintah county would have
followed on the lines of Sir John Fall
staff's exploits in the Staying of SOL
diers. But these "reminiscences of the
hunting deeds of the good people of
Uintah county recall the fact that the
Hon. Mr.. Rognon. of the Pioneer Ju-
bilee celebration committee, only a
few years ago petitioned the city coun-
Gil OF Salt Lake City for permission to
hunt mountain lions within the city
limits. He got his permission and he
got his lion. Since then mountain lions
have not ventured within the city lin
its, not because they were afraid of
Mr. Rognon, but because they were
afraid of being eaten up by the taxes.
1t was instinct that taught them to
fear taxes.
But we have wandered from Mr.
Cooks bill. The county commissioners
should have the discretion to pay
bounties on wild animals and not be
compelled to on a petition of one hun
dred taxpayers, when perhaps nine
hundred taxpayers would be against
the bounty The bill is a proper piece
of legislation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17
ILL-ADvIsED SILVER LEGIsLA-
TON.

Representative Kenner's bill making
silver coins of the United States of
whatever denomination a full legal
tender in payment of all dues and set
Element of all transactions. whether
public or private: and providing that
whenever in any bond, note, bill. or
any obligation of whatever nature ap-
pear the words lawful money" legal
money" or other words not specifically
naming the kind of money in which
such obligation is payable. such terms
shall be construed to mean gold or sill
yer coin of the United States at the
option of the debtor, cannot be charac-
terized as anything else than ill
advised legislation. In detail it was
objectionable because it would make
five-cent pieces, dimes, quarters and
half-dollar pieces legal tender to any
amount as well as silver dollars, when
the weight of silver in a dollar of any
of these fractional pieces is less than
that contained in a dollar. Already
the silver dollar is legal tender for
any amount. The second section of
the bill was merely an endeavor to
declare to be the law that which is
already the law. Where any bond.
note, bill, or obligation of any kind
does not specify in what particular
kind of money it shall be paid, the
debtor can tender whatever kind of
money he chooses, it being legal ten
der, and the creditor is bound to ac-
cept it in payment of his debt. If he
desires to tender silver dollars in pay
ment of a debt of any kind, the par
ticuiar Kind of money in which it shall
be Paid not being specified he may
do so. Mr.. Kenner's bill even had it
become law, could have given him no
greater rights in this regard than he
already has.
But the great objection to all such
legislation as this is that it in reality
discredits the very cause it is intended
to aid In the first place it is isolated
and sporadic; in truth it may be called
cranky" 1t could have no legal force
out of the state where it originated,
and we may be sure that those states
where there were no such laws would
look askance at those states where
there were, while capital seeking in
vestment would avoid and boycott
them. Such legislation would give the
state the reputation of being cranky"
a reputation only less desirable than
that of being a repudiator; and the
commercial world is always anticipat-
ing that ''crankiness' in a state will
turn to reputation. The state that
has such a reputation is looked upon
much as harmless lunatic; but still
people are always apprehensive that
he may become violent.
The states individually can do moth
ing that will really advance the inter
ests of silver through enacting laws in
favor of il. Those that would aid it
must do so by sending nothing but
free silver delegations to congress. So
far as this country is concerned, eff
fective action in behalf of silver must
come through the congress of the
United States. The legislature has but
done its plain duty in refusing to en-
act any law regarding silver, for any
law it might enact could not accom-
plish any real good for it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

The McLaurins of Mississippi ap-
pear to have a monopoly on the offices
in that state, says the New York Mail
and Express. A. ]. McLaurin is COVER
nor, Sylvester McLaurin is district at
torney, Dr. McLaurin is on the state
board of health, r. ]. McLaurin runs
the levee system, Walter McLaurin is
warden of the penitentiary, w. K. Nc
Laurin is a district judge and Sydney
McLaurin is the governors private
secretary. The seven brothers have
been in control of the states politics
for ten years past. Another brother.
Wallace McLaurin, is inspector of min
erals in Idaho.
This record surpasses that of the
Cunningham family in the days when
John A. Logan was a power in the
Republican party.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17
Just a Little of the Gravy.

An exconfederate soldier of South Car
olina tells this story to a writer in the
Detroit Journal: Il had a friend who
was a chaplain in our army-a good man.
as such men Shoul~ be. Several of his
own church members were in the same
regiment. He kept a sharp eye on us and
tried to train us in the way we should
go. And, when we were rather short for
rations. some of the boys brought in a
fine young porker. Now, boys, that's
wrong said he, 1T is simply stealing
you ought not 10 do it,.
Well our conscience don't trouble
us, and yours won't trouble you when we
get this meat cooked; you will want
some of it, too"
stolen meat
but we divided il up among the boys,
and proceeded to cook ham in the best
possible style. The smell OF IT fairly
made our teeth water, and when 1t was
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17
THE BEAUTIFUL FUTURE.

When the world is as good as you can
imagine it,
And you all wear the same kind of
suit:
When there's never a rifle. sword or
bagginit
When no one ever fights. and when,
AS the clock strikes eight, you'll have to
wellEwould you rather live then, or be
dead?
When everything's idyllic. and there's
rot a thing that CORY is.
And you all love your neighbor as your
self:
Liberal nor Tory is;
When there'l be no wretched struggle
after pelf;
And when cabmen never offer just to
punch your bloomin' cad;
Well-would you rather live then. or be
dead?
When you'll do not thing for yourself,
but Committeeman
viii manage your affairs dixie the
State's).
Do your washing. fill your larder. even
buy your coal from gritty men,
And charge you with the tottle in the
R@tesl
When your wife will have vote and
you'll walk as you are led;
Would you rather live then, or be dead?
When the urchins in the street will be-
have with strict propriety.
And he Observation-Disclosures young
BIAS;
When you'll never, never swear. but be
models of sobriety,
And seek amusement at State-aided
plays:
Naughty books with foreign covers won't
ba buyable nor read;
Well--would you rather live then, or be
dead?
When you'll measure out your life by the
rule of the Majority.
Which never, never, never makes mis-
takes;
When there's no more competition. and
no worry for priority.
And the worlds forgotten ginger ale
and cakes,
Then l put it to you calmly, as l several
times have said:
Would you rather live then. or be dead?
London Figaro.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

Our exchanges bring no more inter
esting reading matter than the &C
counts of the proceedings of the Kan
sas legislature. There was a debate on
the question of blacklisting the other
day. when a member of the house, a
lawyer and Populist. denounced the
farmers for their treatment of the Ia
boring man. When he had finished an
other member arose and replied in
these terms: IF the people of Kansas
had believed that one man could do
all their thinking, they probably would
have sent the gentleman from Kingman
to Topeka this winter to make their
laws, but, unfortunately, they believe
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17
MODERN INSTANCES.
In the Taxpayers, Gallery

Washington Post: A taxpayer, who
sympathize with some criticisms made
on reserving all the house galleries during
the counting of electoral votes, visited
the capital yesterday. He was passing
through the entrance to the press gallery
when Doorkeeper Mann stopped him.
with a show of anger Il find a men,
bers' gallery. a private gallery, and a
diplomatic gallery, but there's no place
for taxpayer
Are you a taxpayer" asked Mr.. Mann.
Yes, and a big one. too
Right this way for the taxpayers gal
lery' said Mr.. Mann. as he pushed open
one of the double doors that lead into the
small gallery alongside the press gallery.
Il thought there must be some place
for US grumbied the visitor, as he
shuffled down the steps.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

The target practice of the biockading
fleet off Charleston was by no means
When heavy ordnance,
firing a service charge, drop shot short
at 1000 yards range, it is evident that
things are not as they should be. The
firing SENS to have been almost as bad
as some of the seamanship the country
has witnessed the past few months.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

THE HERALD is n franchise MEM
Oe< OF The United Press, and re-
ceivcs the complete Ieased wire
Overland and Pacific Coast news re-
ports of The United Associated Press
eE, embracing accurate intelligence
Of all cUrrealf events fn fsae whole
world. with its special wire ana
operator fn it's own Once THE HER
AID Is daily IN immediate possess
sion of the latest news MP sill the
hoVr of n0fEE to Dress.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

otherwise. AS 1 am here as a repre-
sentative of part of the people. will
say that there is no string to my poodle
dog. 1 propose to vote as 1 think best.
and Mr.. Fairchild's big speech cuts no
ice with me-" That cannot be called
elegant. but it must be acknowledged
to be forceful.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

It is the experience of all who have
acted as judges of election, and of most
voters also. that it is not desirable to
keep the polls open until o'clock;
o'clock is plenty late enough, and
little earlier would be better still.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

There is no good reason why Cap
tain Howgate should be pardoned by
the president. That he embezzled gov
eminent money no one pretends to
deny. It is true he eluded the officers
for many years and was only caught
some two years ago and tried. He
should not be pardoned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

Lou Payn, the unsavory state super
intendent CT insurance of New York,
hates the newspapers. He says they
have attacked and villified every man
who has been prominent since the rev.
olution. Lou has been prominent since
the revolution.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

In the New York Journal Frederic
remington draws picture: "Spaniards
search women on Armenian steamers"
rho woman is in the altogether" and
seems in no way chagrined or abashed
nv the search. In fact, the expression
If her face is much the same as LAS
i, DThe Clemenceau Case" when she
posed for the artist.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

How trusts lower prices is exempli-
fed by the testimony of James Post,
commission merchant, before the
Iexow committee. He admitted that
the products of different rehneries were
sometimes competed for in his Office.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

Eureka, Utah, Feb 1, 1S97.-"My lit
tie boy was in poor health. He had nc
appetite, his skin was yellow, and his
hands were covered with warts. l gave
him Hoods Sarsaparilla and it pro-
duced great change in his whole sys-
tenn. His appetite returned, the warts
disappeared and now his blood is
eleansed. his cheeks are rosy and he
is entirely WE'LL Mrs. Anna Demel-
maicO.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

Seventy per cent of the taxes of At
lanta, Ca, according to the journal
of that city, is paid by women. Yet
the Georgians think women are not
fit to exercise the elective franchise.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

Weyler's dispatches may not be any
more authentic than Richard Harding
Davis's, but they contain more blood
and thunder. and that is what the peo-
ple Like.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

a bill to legaIize prizehghting has
been introduced into the Idaho legisla-
ture. 1t was generally known that
the population Of the state was not
dense. but it was not supposed it was
so sparse as to justify the legalizing
Of prize-hgbting.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

Governor Bushnell will not appoint
Marcus Alonzo Hanna United States
senator. For the first time in his life
Marcus realizes what the ingratitude
of republics is.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

''Nevada's disgrace" attracts more
attention today than any question be-
fore the American people. How the
people do love a disgrace and scan
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

Mayor-Governor Pingree of Michigan,
aspires to be president Couldn't he
add a police commissionership to his
other aspirations?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

Detroit Tribune: While Mr.. Bayard is
telling the British about his beautiful
doctrine of universal peace. the British
go right along swatting the face off the
Emir of Nupe and other petty rulers who
nave things the British want.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

The knocking down of hold-up by
citizen is a most commendable act. But
the citizen should have held on 10 the
hold-up
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

the noet jivesS oT w yeii told that if was in
this neighborhood somewhere" I'm
stranger here myself, but you'll probably
make no mistake by inquiring at the
poorest house on the street"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17
SOME EDITORIAL COMMENTS.

St. Louis Republic: Who are the men
included in Senator Thurstons GAINESVILLE
intimation that certain Democrats would
vote with the Republicans in the senate
for "a Mckinley protective tariff" If
there are any such they hold their certi-
ficates of election on false pretenses.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

So ex-Queen Lilioukalani considers
herself as a sort of ward Of the presi-
dent of the United States. His little
Topsy, as it were.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17
HERALD: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY IL. 1897

cooked we were more than ready for it.
There's fine piece; cut that of for
the chaplain, said one.
8 No, 1 thank YOU said he. I said l
wouldn't eat ii, and l won't-passing up
his plate, IN take little of the gravy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

The senate is very pesl1y about
its secrets getting out. Can any
one remember any senate secret having
leaked out that was worth double
leading?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17
WE WILL SHOW YOU.
EUROPE'S DICTATORS
OF FASHION,

But in every case have met with fail
ure. The Court Modelers of europe,
such as Felix, Drecoll, Worth, etc.,
have always carefully guarded their
designs until their openings, May
9Th for the Spring, and September
Sth for the Autumn.
Therefore, as our seasons open be-
fore theirs, we have always been
obliged to adopt THEIR PREVIOUS
SEASON STYLES, with the result
that in almost every case two
months after our ladies have their
dresses made they find by the news
from Europe that they are out of
style and their gowns must either be
remodeled or laid aside. However,
these modelers create their ideas
and get up their illustrations six
But they jealousy guard their de-
signs and, therefore, the illustra-
tons shown in the newspapers and
magazines attributed to these great
designers are merely guesswork. At
last, however, all this trouble has
been overcome. A year ago a rep
resentative went to Europe and, at
great expense, closed with the lead
ing Court Modelers of each of Eu-
ropes IA great capitals whereby
they consented to show their adj
vance season designs solely in Amer
lea. Thus we shall show you each
week, ABSOLUTELY 4 MONTHS
IN ADVANCE OF THE SEASON,
one of the creations of these masters
of fashion. There will also be De-
scriptive Article and predictions for
the future.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

Governor Hunter of Kentucky is a
candidate for United States senator
His motto is: Hunt, and We shall find.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

1t is proposed to recognize Theodore
Roosevelt's belligerency by making him
assistant secretary of war
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

Hindu Punch: Patient: Doctor. I
don't think l can use the battery any
more. VIII it be necessary to shock me
AGAIN." Doctor: "Only once more. I'll
send in my bill tomorrow
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

The appointment of Charles Kurtz as
successor to Senator Sherman will be
scant courtesy to Mark Hanna.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

The Sugar trust investigation shows
that sugar is more than king; it is an
autocrat.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

As Lilioukalani has not abdicated,
according to her own statement, she
should Doll her interests with those of
the Anneka Jams heirs.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

J. Sterling Morton is the greatest liv-
ing authority on chickens tapeworms-
He is the Pasteur of the poultry yard.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

Cleveland Plain Dealer: "You overdid
papa's after-dinner speech s'Why. what
was wrong about it? You said he
carried the house with him." Isn't that
all right" No. it isn't. Too many peo-
cle remember that papa used to be a
house moveri'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

IAN roads lead 70 Carson" so far as
the United States are concerned
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

The bursting of the steel pool recalls
that cid saw about just men getting
their dues when thieves fall out.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

"our social state is emotional says
Lyman ]. Gage. Commotional, sir, COM
motional.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

Hewlett Bros Three Crown spices
are stronger and better than the
imported, because they are ground
to order fresh every day.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

Kansas City Times: The late Editor
McCullagh left $4,000 in personal prop
erty alone. In the words of an esteemed
but somewhat erratic contemporary, The
was too busy to make money.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

The cuckoo is no longer a fashionable
bird.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

The European concert is disconnected
al the music Greece is making.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

Mrs. Bradley-Martin and her guests
could come pretty near vindicating their
claims as philanthropists by arranging
for a repetition of the ball and allowing
people of less social prominence to pay
to become spectators. 1t would be a
monster charitable event
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

Cincinnati Enquirer: The announcement
that Lyman ]. Gage would be appointed
secretary of the treasury must have sent
a cold chill through Senator Wolcott' S
European bimetallic hippodrome.