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Show qat.t T.ATTfl TTMKS. MONDAY EVENING. MAY 19, 1890. 4 " rr--rT SALT LAKE EYENINGTiml THK TIMES PUBLISHING COMPANY. T. A. Pavis, Pres't. W. B. Uibbs, Mangr. ALFKED BOIEN80N, Editor. Subscription to the Daily Timet. months r - , 3 " --'' I 10 (Always fn advance.) MONDAY. MAY It), 18. tourtns ol Arrtca is a sealed wok ro us modems. The explorations of Stanley, and those who preceded him, are mere spider tracks in the desert, and our best maps of Africa are half guesswork. In Asia there is Thibet and Turkestan, and in Africa the great desert of Sahara to be explored. We know almost nothing of Borneo, Papua or Madagascar, and thousands of islands in the Pacific ocean are still unexplored. Great tracts of Australia have never been trodden by the foot of a white man, and nearly all of South America inside of the coast lines is known only by hear-say and tradition. Coming up to our northern half of the continent, we en-counter more unknown lands. Central America and Mexico offer fertile fields for exploration, and lower California has never been thoroughly explored. In the far north is Greenland, Baffin Land, the great Hudson bay region, all of British America north of latitude CO degs., and our great territory of Alaska. Golden Days. Snme Grt l'nplord I.tnd. A great part of Asia and nearly three- - j the rooms were practically refurnished with old furniture, old clocks and bric-a-bra-ud the hiring of those meant an expenditure of $3,000 more. Here was$i,000 for decorations alone. The dinner itself, with the use of the rooms, cost tho Bradley-Martins- , it is said, so that tho entire expenditure was 810.000. The dinuer which the society man or woniau really cares for is the dinuer given at the. home of the host, which may be as elaborate as any host umy choose, but which, alter all, will bo hU own offering. The dinner which is beyond the resources of the establish-ment in which it is given takes on na-turally the character of an entertain-men- t and has not the private and inti-mate character it has w hen tho viands are cooked and served in the same house where they are eaten, Tho only dinner worthy of the name is given bv the master of tho house, anil unless his' knowledge, and his care, and his thought for his guests are to be traced in his arrangements from the dinner, from the selection of the viands themselves, to their delivery on the table in their last and most perfect form, that dinner is not what it should be and the invitation to it is not the compliment that, under other and more favorable eireunistauces, it certainly would be. THE SOCIETY DINNER. It i Ueuouilng Unpleasant by Iteason of IU Kxpenslvenens. From tho New York World. The society dinuer of to day is a much more elaborate and costly affair than it ever was before, and probably a much more elaborate and cosily affair than auything of tho kind given' in other any part of the world. As a matter of fact the profuso decoration charac-teristic of American dinner tables in swell houses is regarded by tho Kuglish peoplo party with amazement and de-light and partly willi the criticism that such display savors of ostentation. Probably the Bradley-Marti- dinner at Delnionico'sa short time ago touched the height h of extravagance in dinner giving. The floral decorations on that occasion are said to have cost in the neighborhood of $3,000 Outside, of this ithe walls were uunj; with tapestries and j ARRIVALS AND CLOSE OF MAILS. Schedule of arrival and Hosing of mails at the Salt Lak 'lty PjHtonicIayJU JSuu. , . ?ivfaireio!Mrnr MA H.8. Dejiot. I'ostofflcs Eastern, via U. P. R'J'.. .. a: 10 a.m. 7:10 a.m. Eastern, via B. G. W. R'y l)p,m. 9:00 a.m. Western !lO:sna.m. :i)0.iu. Oeden 10:80 a.m. 7:10 a.m. 0Kden 4:00 p.m. Ogden TalOp.in. B:00p.m. North and Northwest.... 7:()p.m. 4:00p.m. Park City a.m. 7:10 p.m. Park City 4:00 a.m. Southern S:fi0p.m. :IU a.m. Southern (closed pouchi: Mllford.FrlKeoand bey'd!l0:l0 a.m. S:60p.m. BitiKham Canyon and Went Jordan 4:90 p.m. :40tt.m. Tooele coinitv 8:l!p.m. 7:10a.m. Alta and Waseti-- M p.mJ! ji.uv there are in Ogden men of the same calibre and disposition. Wheuovcr they hear an Ogden man say anything com-plimentary of Salt Lake they proceed forthwith to jump u llim witu both feet. The Standard itself has at times published uncalled for flings at Salt Lake, and uatiiraily this lias cause re-taliatory measures. The Standard has been anxious to learn why it is that the Ogden carnival has not been more extensively noticed or advertised in the Salt Lake papers. That is easily explained. Tho carnival is a show a'great big show. Now it is th custom to employ press agents for all show who go in advance and see that notices and advertisements appear in the newspapers. The fact is that no press agent of the Ogden carnival has ever called upon the Salt Lake papers. No matter has been presented for publication, and no request has been made for any uotice of tho carnival. The people of Ogden cannot reason-ably expect tis to attend to matters which they themselves ought to take caro of. Ve have every reason to be-lieve that tho carnival will be treated in a fair and liberal manner by every paper In Salt Lake, but that it has not yet received extended notice is, as we have shown, the fault of the managers of the affair. The following extract from Judge Powers' interview iu the Ogden Standard is to the point: There seems," said the reporter to Judiie Powers, "to he a reticence on the part of Halt Lake papers In reference tothe 0den carnival which Is to be held July I. What in your opin-ion Is the canne of thin policy!'" "That is rather hard to annwer. I take It, that it arises mainly from the fact that tho people of Oitrten have made no effort to advert-ise, the carnival iu Halt Lake, and until re-cently there was an Impression abroad that the whole scheme was mainly an advertising dodfte. I think you will find the press of Bait Lake ready and willing to do its part. This Timks and Tribune have both spoken very gen-erously iu your behalf. It Is certainly to our intercut to aid you, for if wo adver- - linn uuu uuiiu iii mio icuiwij , v will of necessity build more than one prohiiemun and progressive city. What-ever helps Ogden helps Salt Lalte. Whatever is detrimental to the latter city will injure Og-den. Hence 1 have felt that those who have thoiiH'it it wiHe to advertise abroad that real estate is too high in Halt Lake, were tutting otl their own noses to spite their fvti. I pre-sume that rivalry between two growing cities is Inevitable, and whenever it is generous aud broad Hl'li'ltrd, it is beneficial to both. Hut, petty bkkerlug and back-bltlii- the resort of narrow and envious minds, ought to be set down upon. I have no patience with the pro-fessional boomers of Ogden and Salt Lake who would have the towns sit upon their haunches II ks HiiorllnK coyotes aud built nt each other, when they should be working hand in hand. You have no doubt observed that the people of narrow minds, whose heads are of the Gothic style of architecture, while they are never the most numerous In a progressive community, they are always heard. They have voices as deep toned and as penetrating as the fog horn. They have an Idea that to be generous with a sinter city is to Injure their own town. Possibly this class may have Influenced our ed-itors somewhat. For such people will always make themselves numerous around newspaper olllces. If an editor says nnytlilng generous and takes a broad view of the busi-ness situation, they rry 'now Is the time to kirk,' threaten to stop their paper und to take oul their advertisements. The people of broad views are usiinily quiet and modest citizens, and remain quiescent. When they make them-selves heard, as they will in time, Ogden will learn that Halt Lake desires her success, and will aid you in your carnival." ' What In your opinion is the proportion of those who feel that the Ogden carnival is going to hurt Halt Lake llnauclally or progress-ively!" 'I don't think there Is one lit tweuty. A man of sense will readily see. Just as as soon as he stops to think, that these cities are so situated and so intimately connected that whatever ad-vances t he Interests of ono advances the inter-ests of the other. What is a benefit to oue is a benefit to the other; likewise, what is au Injury to the one is an injury to the other. I have for two months watched the real estate sales as reported in the papers, and have observe! that whenever sales were large at Halt Lake they were also large at OgUeu; when they were small tt Ogden they were small at Salt Lake. Those two cities are commercially Siamese-Twins- , and what the Almighty has Joined, as be has thesj towns, no petty jealousy or strife can pull assunder. I think if the Ogden people will extend to the citizens of Halt Luke an Invltatlou to join with them and help to make the carnival a success you will find t hat our people will be ready to take hold and do their part. OGUEX AM SALT I.AKK. The Ogden Staudard of Sunday pub-lished several interesting interviews with leading citizens of Salt Lake re-garding the coming carnival. Tho ob-ject, It seems, was to discover the roasouforan alleged indifference on tho part of Salt La.ke as to the success of the Ogden festival. These lutor-view- s show that thero are in Salt Lake numerous liberal-minde- d and public-spirite- d citi.ens who honestly want to see the carnival made a grand success, On the part of the great majority of Salt Lakers thero is no petty jealousy of Ogden. Such men as Judge Powers, Scott, Goodwin, Judd, Wells, Kaybold, Roberts, Teasdel aud Auerbach, in their Standard interviews, rep-resent the majority suntlinout of Salt Lake regarding our sister city In- - ctueniauy, we wisn 10 onu mo attention of the people of Ogdcu to the fact that The Salt Lake Timks has endeavored all along to treat their city fairly. Thk Times, let it be understood, is devoted not only to the interests of Salt Lake, but to the interests of tho whole terri-tory of Utah and tho west generally. The sentiments expressed by tho gentle-men above named aro in acoord with what The Times has published again and again. It is true that thero are some narrow-minde- d men iu Salt Lake who fly into a passion whenever they hear a word of praise uttered in Og-den-behalf. Some of these men have damned The Times for this reason, and two or three have threatened to stop their subscriptions and tnko out their advertisements. However, The Timks has pursued its own independent coure lod has paid no attention to suvh would- - be iiuut editors. On the other hand, WHERE THE TIMES IS FOR SALE. Tun Salt Lake daily Timks is for sale at the followlug places: H0TKI.3. Continental Hotel, White House, Walker House, t 'lift House, Cullui House, HI. Klmo. MVS STAPH. Shaffer k O'Connor's, 1SW Main street. I. M. McAllister. 7'1 MargeHs Bros., 7 " navlxnild'a. IIS " C. ll. Parsons, 11 " Women Writers Iu France. A Paris correspondent says: The most discouraging obstacle the American wo-man has to contend with in Paris is the great number of English and French writersemployed by the American press, while it is impossible for an American writer to be recognized by foreign jour-nals. One of the most rabid in bis personal feelings, receives thousands of dollars a year from Ameri-can magazines and journals. No woman can live by her pen who has not a regu-lar salary. To attempt it is one of the most hazardous anil vexatious undertak-ings. Haphazard correspondence is cast-ing bread on the water that in nine cases out of ten brings back the manuscript. Mrs. Hooper has a stated salary, which enables her to live in cozy apartments and enjoy Parisian life with comfort. Her daughter has studied for the stage, and last June created the role inaplay which Mrs. Hooper has written, called "Helen'f Inheritance." OAK IS VERV SCARCE. Furniture Prices Likely to Boom During the Next Six Month. Grand Rapids (Mich.) Letter. Dry oak lnmber of good quality is at a premium and the dealer who has a largo stock on hand is in the possession of a bonanza which any ice man might envy. Thero is a big shortage in the market and the shortage is becoming more pronounced every day. The oak cut last year whs an average one; tho demand and consumption the past year have been far above the normal. Oak is the most popular furniture wood and enormous quantities of it have been used for this purpose, tho factories in mI.m!,. m..l.o..nwo, gn,i.rlitiini.ri; nurotr ...... l.i.l.t.. tweun thirty million and forty million feet, with all the other factories in the Country hard at work in the same di-rection. Hardwood finishes for house interiors have become more popular tho past year than ever before, and oak is used more than any other material. The demand for oak has increased during tho year to such an extent that an aver-age cut of logs will hardly supply the trade, hence the present shortage. Tho prices have advanced within the past three months from $16 anil $18 for straight sawed oak to $24 and $20, and the dealers who have a supply on hand do not like to let go even at the figures quoted. I'lirtherjadvanees arc expected before the season closes. The shortage iuthe supply and the advanced prices largely increase the cost of furniture, especially the cheaper grades. Oue furniture company lias announced an advance in prices of ten tier cent, and others are preparing to do likewise, either at tho present, time or in July, when the new season opens. The stringency is also liable to be em-barrassing to some of the man ufacturers, especially those who have been carry-ing light stocks. It is ditlicult to get good lumber even at the advanced prices, and without tho lumber tho wheels can't go round. If the present iucreascd demand for oak continues onk will be as costly as mahogany. J.nst winter was open and logging operations were conducted un-der difficulties. The hardwood log crop was smaller than for years past. The visiblo supply of oak for next sea-son's consumption is much below tho average. A genuine famine is anticip-ated, with prices far up. Tin (1iriid Lots in Salt Lake Cil CHAS. S. DESKY & CO. Have the Following Bargains to offer: Pesky s First Addition. Iii order to close out our interest in this addition, we offer 23 lots which yet remain unsold, at the extremely low price of $200 Eacln. This addition is located in Glendale Park just the other side of the river. Rapid Transit now building to it. Pesky s Second Addition. This extremely beautiful place is located on South Second West , street, and the price of lots are 25 per cent lower than in any other addition in the same vicinity, WE CHALLENGE COMPARISON OF PRICES! These lots we will sell at $300 to $400 on very easy terms.' REMEMBER, This is the best Improved Addition South of the City, Pesky s Third, Fourth, Fifth Additions v Are located between North and South Temple streets, two blocks west of the Jordan River. We offer lots at . $150 Bacry One-fourt- h cash, the balance in equal payments in six, nine and twelve months. For Plats, Maps and any other information, address or call on Chas. S. Desky & Co., 32 and 33 Scott-Auerba- ch block, Salt Lake City, Utal TO BOOM BUSINESS We offer new attractions for the Spring trade. Attract goods and attractive prices that tell their own tale of cheapness. A SMILE and A SQUARE DEAL F0RAI KEEP THIS LIST OF PRICES IN YOUR MIND: Men's Nobby Cheviot Spring Suits, $5.50 each. Men's Working Pants, $1 a pair. Men's Nobby Spring Pants, $2 a pair. Men's French Flannel Overshirts, 50c each. Men's Unlaundried Shirts, 45c each. Men's Drab Hats, 50c each. Men's z, Blue Denim Overalls, 45 c a pair. Men's z. Blue Denim Jumpers, 45c each. Men's Heavy Check Jumpers, 40c each. Boys' Shirt Waists, 15c each. Boys' Knee Pants, 25c a pair. Boys' Cheviot Suits, ages 4 to 12, $1.15 ea Men's fine Balbriggan Undershirts and Drawers, u thread, $1.25 a suit. S. J, 3Tatlx&n, 151 IMCaln Street J. M. STULL & COMPANY, FIRE INSURANCE AGENl First-Clas- s Board Companies Represented. No. 22 East First South St., Salt Lake City, UlA .1 GeorgeDunnlO CONTRACTORS for STEAM HEATING- APPARATUS in the Foil Systems: Either in HIGH or LOW Pressure, or Indirect. Sp-ecial Attention Given to j0b Work, Including Plumbing and i M 203 West Temple Street, Sooth. One Door South Old Eagle Foundry. Salt Lake City, - Utah Territo Fiesta De Yapros, Cow Boy TOtlltllt! RagetragK, Saturday, May 3Jst IMIag-ue- l Tapie, The Noted Horseman ! hm Gonzales : Nnm (Juererro George Bros. Thompson Fank, The Arizona Cowboy Kings ! John Burke & Baker, - John The Celebrated Equestrians. The Champion Rifle and Pistol Sbo's! 4 - Morrison Family - 4 Fony Esprefes, ltealistlc Scene ot rarryini the Mail Flftv Years Ago f Lassoelng and Tying Down Wild Cattle! Riding and Breaking Wild Bronchos Picking up Objects on Horseback at Full Speed! - 35--A Band of Yuma Indians 35 The Great Stage Robbing Scene! The most Thrilling Scene ever ?itnesed between Cowboys, Alexins aud Indians The management Offers a Purse of $.30 for Pony Race, open to all. Admission1 am-- . f tmumr.N , . . 50c jgj: Poors or t Vertonusnce to com- - mncet::iop.nv Utah Title Insurance & Trust C 68 West 2nd South St., Salt Lake City, Utah- - Officers and Stockholders: John E. Dooley, President, L. S. Hills, Vice-Pre- s; A. L. Thomas Secretary. F. H. AfKHBAcn. Merrli-m- corporators: R.?.Chamkbr Mini..,,. I W. S. WoConNicK. Hanker. on .1. r.AllY, rapitHii",' o- - "own. Merchant. vj. J. K. IVolky. Cashier Wvn. , J i.mk Sharp. Ctah ( cntral K. -- .K . c. mu. Attornev arE ". E. A . 8HrrH. 'ashler Pes-r- ct . 8. HIU. CMllM'tWr J ABTBCB U THOMAS. oji r??C,Biak-- i x. suptz c!m i. ' Attorney, John A. Marsha!!. CITY CIKCILATION. Tnk Timks manoR-emeu- i making every t possible to have tho paper promptly and rrtnilurly delivered in every part of the city, Any mmplaint about the delivery if Kent to 1 his office will be attended to at once. Stiix they come. Thirty-on- e new MibscrilMtni to Tub Timks Saturday. T. S. Keep your eve on The Time. Tub eras-pool- s are becoming a dan-gerous nuisance, and they will continue so until the city is supplied with a com-plete newer system. Wherever a sewer is put down j roperly owners should at once be compelled to make house con-nection, and every cess-poo- l in the dis-trict should be coudumncd as a nuis-ance and abated. Oiviug to the seepage from the numerous cess-pool- the water in many of the wells is unlit for domestic purposes, and therefore the wuter mains should be extended as rapidly as possible in order to give peo-ple good pure water. A Marvelous East Indian Cannon. It is 17 feet long, 5 feet and 6 inches around the muzzle, with a caliber 18 inches across. By the natives it is called Jaun Kushall, or the destroyer of life. History does not record the date of its casting, which the superstitious people attribute to the gods, doctas or divinities. Persian inscriptions on this great death dealer prove that it has been captured in some war with that country, but tho let-ters and characters are so nearly oblit-erated that the date cannot be ascer-tained. The cannon has rested for ages between two mammoth trees of the pee-p-species, which have grown so firmly around it that it could not be removed .without felling ono or both of them. Tradition says that the cannon has been fired once, and that the ball was impelled twenty-fou- r miles! St. Louis Republic. Skvkhal weeks ago an elaborate health ordinance was prepared and in-troduced in the city council. While it is true that it had some defects and was open to criticism, it was upon the whole a good ordinance, It could easily have been revised so that it would huve proved generally satisfactory, ror some reason or olh"r the matter has been allowed to lie dormant. It should certainly he revised at the next meeting of the council as the city- - is in need of some stringent sanitary regulations. The health of thecity is more important than any other business that cau come before tho council fur its consideration and action. Didn't Want Millet to See It. S. R. Callaway, a prominent officer of tho Grand Trunk railroad, was, some years ago, connected with a western road, and necessarily spent much of his timo where his. western interests lay. Out there he met Millet, the artist. Mr. Callaway aud the painter came together on a bunting trip and became quite inti-mate, which resulted in the railway man inviting the artist to make a visit at his home. The invitation was accepted aud the two startod homeward. Just before reaching the city where he lived Mr. Callaway went into a telegraph office and wired to his wife: "Millet, the ar-tist, is coming home with me for a tew days' visit; take that chromo out of the dining room." Chicago Herald. TllB construction of tho Paoilic short line from Sioux City to Ogden and Salt Ike is being rushed at tho rato of eigliteen miles a week. At this rato it Will soou be completed. As shown in a local interview in this issuo of The Times with James Booge, son of ono of tho principal promoters of tho enter-prise, the company has secured ample capital, notwithstanding tho obstacles that were naturally iuterpused by other trunk lines. The building of the Pacific short line means touch for this territory and tho west generally. It w ill be cordially welcomed and liber-ally patronized if it affords cheaper rates of transportation, aud of course everybody kuows that that will be the result of the competition. A Pretty Parlor Experiment. A very simple apparatus for obtaining in electrio spark is made by a German physicist. Round the centre of a common 'amp chimney is pasted a strip of tin foil, nd another strip pasted from one end of the chimney to within a quarter of an inch of this ring. Then a piece of silk is wrapped round a brush, and the inte-rior of the chimney is rubbed briskly. In the dark a bright electrio spark may be seen to pass from one piece of tin foil to the other each time the brush is with-drawn from the chimney. Many other experiments can be tried with this ap-paratus. New York Telegram. hundred yards ahead. , Down went the engine bellowing like mad, and as soon as the emigrants heard it, out they steamed as fast as they could. But the old hell cat could outrun the Flying Dutchman, and there was no stopping her. She rushed down, eating up the space between her and her prey. Eager faces were looking out the windows of the passenger car ahead, and the en-gineer, fireman and coaler, when they found that they could not check the speed of the engine, stood at the doors ready for a leap. "They had to take it pretty soon. Al-ready the emigrants were leaping from the steps and rolling down the sides of the embankment. The enginemen waited till the last moment before the crash, and leaped for life but were all killed. "I am afraid to say how many lives were lost as the engine tore into that train packed with emigrants, but it swelled the list of the men that the old brute had killed. "No matter what road she is on and she has been on a great many she has kept on killing the men who stood at her throttle. Wo all feel a little nervous when we have to run her, for when you steam her up it seems to put the devil in her." Atlanta Journal. AN IRON DEVIL. An Especially Murderous Locomotive on the Kast Tennessee Railroad. There is a particularly vicious engine on the East Tennessee road. It has killed twenty-seve- n men, and engineers and firemen feel a superstitious dread whenever they have to take a run on the rails with this man killer. "I sometimes feel," said a grizzled old stoker a few days ago, "that there is a murderous spirit in that engine. She killed two men before she got on the rails. While she was being steamed up in the shops a plug blow out, and two mechanics were scalded to death. Then it was brought south. and sent out on its first run. She mounted the rails and plunged down an embankment, killing her engineer and fireman. "Soon afterwards she was fixed up and put on the road again. She ran for a while all right, until one night the en-gineer that was driving her saw a head-light bearing down on him aud tried to reverse the lever and run back; but tho engine acted like a mule and wouldn't answer to the throttle. She went whirl-ing on and crashed into the other train. Five men were killed in the two engine boxes. "But I can't remember half the devil-try that engine has played. Once she seemed to get into the dumps while on the road and just wouldn't be managed. She acted as if the devil was in her cyl-inders. Whenever the engineer pulled open the throttle she would storm down tiie track like a hell cat, and it was like stopping a bucking bronco to get her down to a quiet pace. "An emigrant train wasrunning ahead, and the engineer of the man killer had orders to look out for it. After a run of an hour or so he came in sight of the emigrant train as it rumbled slowlv up a heavy grade; then it disappeared" over the crest and this devil of an engine went charging up and over about a minute be-hind. The engineer expected to see the emigrants away down the track, but tfcy.iiilowei.up ji wereonjy a few I Salt Luke Aftnlrii. Tel I iirlde Journal. Tho Halt Lake Tribune, whose only precept and motto is to "rnlo or ruin,1' accuses tho Liberal council of being composed of boodlers, all because that body say tit to grant a franchise to a street railway without first consulting the mighty 1 rib. Tho Trib. has a foe-nia- t! worthy of its steel iu tho Evening Times. Thb Times has made more advancement in four months than the Tribuuo did in forty years. Now wo should like to see tho energetic little Times not so small either assert itself for deeeucy, honesty uud justice. Everyone knows who knows any-thing at all of Salt Lake affairs, that there is a littlo clique, of which the Tribune is the center and circumfer-ence, that has been in the habit of run- - nil,., ill. u tt'.ilvc rf ITt.,1, fl,.,f is the federal appointments until they have grown to think they own tho peo-ple. It is high time they wero effect-ually sat down on. The Timks has a splendid opportunity to make a record for itself, aud gain the everlasting grat-itude of the great majority ot the Geutilcs of Salt Lake. When the Gentilu iuvasion began, there was no power that worked harder, in an underhand way of course, to throw cold wntcr upon, and check the boom than did the Tribune They kuew that Gen-tile supremacy meant loss of power to them. They looked upon every new-comer as an usurper, and treated him us such. The Times has opportunity to win fame and name by espousing the cause of the people against the Tribune ring. ' We are keeping an eye on The Times. Kugliib Fraud Coffee. English tea is delicious, but their cof-fee is abominable. The ready ground coffee sold in the shops is as fine as dust. If you ask the grocer to grind it coarse 'he will have it the size of granulated sugar. It is only possible to have it drinkable by making in a French coffee pot by percolation. Made in the Amer-ican way, by boiling, it requires exag-gerated care or it is like mud. London Letter. KAIMIVI,. On the Eastern shore of Kausas, Hall a million yeai-- or so, I Buck among the jeweled eons. Did I love the Princess Karmyl, Long ago. Bluer than the mists of autumn Were her eyes, and her hair Was as wavy and as yellow As the auubeunut of the morning August air. Mid the purks arouud the palace And the tree-fern- s did we stray, Laughing at the tame dlnornls And the petted pterodactyls' Awkward play. 'Neath the palm trees by the ocean Did ve watch the summer gales, Watch the ships from far Atlantis And the Uxmal games with their Linen sails. By the inland Kansas ocean, Half a million years or so, Bade among the silver cycles, Did I love the Princess Karmyl, 'i Long ago. But the ulued-eye- Princess Karmyl Grieved her saddened soul away When I lost my life in Battle, Filiating for her father's kingdom, With Cathay. Years have fled the ocean shallowed When tho great Atlantis sank, Then a change of the equator Made the power of warlike Uxmal Lose its rank. Now the undulating prairie With a wealth of verdaut loam Shows a sea of billows greener . Than when gallloB from Atlantis Plowed the foam. But the blue-eye- d little Karmyl With her sunshine is not there; Aud Fear she never will be For they tell me she is living In Altalr. IHO.NQUILL. Altalr, one of the fixed stars. SjOMli people uro inclined to criticise Chief Stautoii's management of yester. day'stire. Someof the criticisms are un-just. It should bo borne in mind that a lire iu a furniture store is a very ditlicult thlug to handle. It is almost as bad us a (ire in a drug store or a paint house. Thb Diuwoody building was packed with goods of a rery combustible na-ture, and furthermore the structure was a lire-tra- Tho lire had nd doubt been smouldering for hours, and when it liroko out, it soon got a big start. Tho vonder is that the firemen kept it con-line- d to tho Diuwoody store. At oue time it looked as if it would destroy buildings, if not the whole Lloek. Some of the best busiuoss men are of the opinion that tho department bandied the lire iu an cllleient manner, Ladies the place to have your riding habits made in the latest English style is at 44, Wasatch, where tho fitting is done by S. T. Taylor's svstem and all work warranted to fit perfectly. The Flower Industry. If the practical business man believes that the business of flowers is an incon-idorab- le one, and that they are used chiefly by people who aro getting mar-ried or getting out of tho world altogeth-er, let him step into a rose market in Twenty-thir- d street some afternoon be-tween 8 and 4 o'clock. When he reaches there first ho will fiud everything about as quiet as it well could be. By 4 o'clock, ! when the carts drive up filled with boxes of flowers shipped from out of town rose farms and flower farms, just arrived at piers and railroad depots by express, everything immediately takes on a very confused uud animated appearance. A dozen clerks and the proprietor appear simultaneously from nobody knows where, and tho boxes, containing layer upon layer of baskets tilled with all va-rieties of roses, picked early that morn-ing, are unpacked. In packing, the roses ure carefully placed with the first layer of stems running one reversing the order on the next layer, and so on to the top of the basket. By this time tho room is filled with men anxious to procure tho first pick and the choicest variety, and they bargain as closely, with as total an oblivion to all their fragrance and beauty, as if the goods were the most ordinary cloth or cotton. New York World. A Word or Wisdom. Ogden Commercial. The Salt Lake Times speaks a word of w isdom when it argues against tho forming of old lino parlies in Utah at the present time. Such organizations cau only bring harm to the territory, |