Show correspondence OF independence DAY AT LEHI editor deseret news at dawn of the morning of the ath the citizens of lehi were aroused from their peaceful blumers by the firing of cannon at daybreak the stars and stripes were unfurled to the breeze immediately afterward our city was serenaded by the brass band under the leadership of mr alfred M fax also the string band under tue direction of mr jos kirkham both discoursed sweet music our bands took breakfast specially prepared for them at the house of Alile amerman geo webb at 0 9 a in a salute was fired for the asse assembling of the people at mr robert gilchriste Gil christs grove eart eabe of the ca op store for public ber services bervic vices cs where ti a sulL aole stand had boen erected and tastefully decorated with flags a large painting of the bird of Free freedom tom floew erb evergreens ever greens etc for which credit is due clue to the subcommittee sub committee mr W goote jr and miss rosey taylor seated upon the stand committee of arrangements his honor the mayor and me members tabers of the city council orator of the day reader of the declaration of independence and a large cumber of other leading citizens the grove was t well seated all seemed com tor for table the following pro gramme of exercises began at 10 a in opening piece by the brass hand prayer uy the chaplain A J evans away aw away ay by the choir under of f prof j J L gibbs assisted by the brass band reading heading of the declaration of independence pen dence by mra B anderson the star spangled banner was nicely inice y rendered by mr isaac fox jr 10 oration ra t on mr air david J thurman song b by M 1 mrs rs mary recitation dr V wadsworth 1 d asworth music string band kirkham bros burlesque oration by mr edwiu evans song mrs Mr sMary mary robinson Ko binson recitation mr john woodhouse music by the brass bands remarks on the liberal institutions of our country by mr thomas B R cutler reading of toasts and sentiments by hon geo webb closing piece oy y t the e choir benediction by chaplain at 2 30 a great number of our citizens and many of our american fork neighbors with quite a few strangers gathered upon the street in front ot of ane the coop co op store to witness the afternoon exercises which consisted of a cricket match between the lehi cricket club and the lehi base ball club and after a well contested struggle of about three hours for the mastery the game e resulted in triumph for the cricket t club two innings each 67 runs for cricket club 54 51 for base ball club there was also horse racing in charge of J J thomas toot foot racing was indulged in by bv many of our boys and girls and by some of the ladies who received suitable prizes A good deal of f fun un was made by some of the boys climbing a greasy pole and chasing a greased pig the successful contestants of the pole received a line fine bat silk pocket handkerchief pocket knives etc the one who caught the live pork received it for his prize many brood prizes were given about 50 worth in all were dispensed amongst the winners at 8 in the evening all who desired attended a public dance in the music hall the room was order prevailed and to the credit of our committee and all participating I 1 am happy to say no round dancing was indulged in on the occasion 1 saw no one inebriated credit is flue due to the committees who spared notime notice nor pains in making arrangements for the celebration of our nations birthday a success committee of arrangements thos V F trane trade peter loutensock Louten sook edwin evans mrs sarah taylor miss sarah ww SOUTHWICK reporter Ke porter SOUTHERN STATES MISSION f met by SHADY GROVE jasper county miss june 1886 editor deseret news N bios since I 1 left my mountain home on the of april 1885 1 have labored altogether in the mississippi conference extending through jasper scott smith and dark clark counties comities Comi ties but mostly in jasper where we have a few members and quite a number of friends who seem to be fully convinced but owing to the opposition which hasal has always followed the gospel of christ wherever it nas been presented to Z the world they are backward in incoming colim forward and taking upon themselves lve s the responsibility of serving the lord since we held our conference which was on may and the people have been stirred up a little more than usual and my companion D S emery of salt lake city and myself thought we had better try and keep them so in order to t accomplish our oar purpose we sot got permission from some of our friends to hold meetings in a school house in what is known here as the brady settlement june we held our eur first and also our last meeting at this place while holding bol dinc meeting however we gave out an appointment lor for the following it sunday to preach at the same place next morning we started off to visit our friends in the shady anady grove district on our return we lound that the devil had also been stirred up and had burned our house down at the appointed time however we were on the ground with the intention it if any should come of holding bolding meeting under some large trees close by but as no one put in ia an appearance pe arance we were obliged to retire somewhat crestfallen but not discouraged cou raged we find considerable chance for fireside talk but it is difficult to get a 2 house in which to preach we have two appointments out at present n t one in an old school house close b by and another in a private dwelling on the of this month we were agreeably surprised to meet elder levi hermonot Harmon Har of washington city washington bointy Coi nty utah who v ho arrived here in good health and spirits and with a full determination of doing the best beat he be can in spreading the gospel mesias message ge with which he has been entrusted for the last live weeks president emery and I 1 have traveled together out but on the arrival of elder harmon who will now be my companion president emery will be released to visit the rest of the conference the news newa our ever welcome friend arrives regularly twice a week your brother in the gospel JOHN MORTON UTAH COUNTY TEACHERS IKS rz editor deseret news the third weeks work of the utah county teachers institute closed with the following results reul ts prof maeser under the general heading of theory and practice presented the subject of the pupils intellectual tel qualifications beginning with the perceptive faculties a the five senses b medory mei rory c recollection d imagination e understanding t f reason II 11 ratiocinative according to the nature of the subject a analytic b synthetic 2 according to the th relation of the subject a d deductive duc tive tivie b inductive ill III acquisitive faculties IV reproductive V productive RHETORIC the above named educator mads compositions his als subject for in rhetoric according to the following diagram composition written and oral written prose and poetry prose narratives essays correspondence and narratives Nara tives 1 true a stories b bl biographies c e es d histories e travels 2 fictitious a fables b fairy tales c e parables d allegories e novels t dramas essays 1 descriptions 2 essays proper 3 treatises correspondence 1 notes 2 advertisements ti 3 private correspondence 4 business correspondence 5 rep reports arts a minutes of meetings ab b p public bile correspondence c official reports 6 editorials different kinds of narrative composition the lecturer took up the subject of essays e essays in their progressive order of descriptions script ions essays pro proper er and treatises showing t their difference Nie rence and character the members of the class were required to work out specimen en compositions of each kind the subject of correspondence under the various heads above stated is now under consideration bookkeeping this class has had daily blackboard black board drill in the nature and classification of accounts in addition to the principles already acquired the steps of of opening keeping and closing books in double entry have been practically taken and aad the reasons of accounts given at every step in this as in their other lessons the interest of the members of this class is noticeable noti cable in the ene energy agy with which their labors are performed in the live five lessons of tile the week set I 1 of the three book courses completed in addition to teaching te achin this class the superintendent erin attends to the general management of the ins institute and the details of social life at the boarding house arithmetic professor cluff took his class in arithmetic through square measure in a lumber yard with the best of success and his bis class in geometry have a tolerable understanding of propositions which treat of parallel lines transfer exterior interior and ana alternate exterior angles alternate interior angles and corresponding angles in ad to the above class have been instructed ted and drilled in the relative ferencek feren feren position position ces ot of straight lines hues and circumferences pneumatics prof talmage presented the subject of pneumatics as follows tol lows subject matter a Wasti elasticity city b weight ic c expansibility 2 application a barometer b 1 dyphon sy hon c pumps the 1 he subject of acoustics was next introduced trod according to the following d diagram ram I 1 definition 11 II subject in matter atter 1 media solids liquids gasses 2 transmission direct and modified modified a reflection echoes ec h oe a and r resonance n a 3 b refraction 3 velocity W ga kinds k 1 d J noise band and music vel a characteristics acte b elements pitch intensity and quality III application I 1 instruments 2 phenomena digestion and respiration were treated very minutely and clearly according to the lol lowina plant I 1 I 1 digestion I 1 action of saliva gastric juice bile pancreatic an juice intestinal juice 2 hygiene ot of digestion I 1 time of eating quantity and quality of food 8 foods t inorganic ana organic 1 4 cooking Co it respiration 1 I 1 process a inhalation b ft ration c e exhalations exha lations 3 2 organs a larynx cartilages carti lages and vocal cords b trachea use and parts darts c e luns lungs i a covering lobes added t to the above amount of work performed were daily drills in physical gymnastics by prof maeser and perspective spec tive drawing a by prof I 1 L M bombs saturday last was spent in the mountains absorbing vitality fro from nature and Monday the fourth of july gazing at the good old flag and calculating how bow much precious and loyal blood would have been spilled ledA how many homes would have been desolated and how bow much money the political conspirators of utah mali would have made providing the lord loid interfered a year ago by frustrating the wicked designs and abominably abominable e achemes schemes of the would be destroyers of american liberty J A B R THE FOURTH OF JULY IN AIN MORGAN CITY july 5 1886 editor deseret news at the peep of day the citizens of our little town were awakened by the urine of guns and as the sun be began gall to she shea his rays over the tops ot of the mountains the brass band struck up such patriotic melodies as rally round bound the flag yankee doodle I 1 red white and blue etc As tile the day advanced quiet reigned supreme the smith had bad quit his anvil the woodman his bis axe and the husbandman his labors had and the limped atas seemed to bask in the sunlight ol of liberty and rest A committee had been formed to arrange for the exercises of theady at the time of asp assembling embling tofe together thir the court house was tilled to its utmost capacity by citizens of all classes berit bent on celebrating the fourth in a right loyal manner the declaration of independence oe was read and songs recitations and select readings were given ron hon james it stuart stua orator of the day addressed the Is r in el a pathetic patriotic manner worthy the occasion and the orator in the afternoon atter noon the children had a dance given them with ice cream nuts and candy in ia abundance the young men of the south morgan and cro croyden den wards engaged in a gu game me of base tall ball the former being VICE victorious orl in the evening a dance in the court rouse house was the winding up scene of a day of celebration which has bad no parallel in the history of morgan CHAS KINGSTON missionary KART AND OTHER RAW MAT WEBS lh IN TENNESSEE LEE VALLEY VALLBY tennessee july 1 editor deseret news I 1 was much gratified upon the perusal of your reply to 10 pacificus cus in the NEWS of june 18 the main feature of all the opposition to mormon tenets seem to have its origin iu in a gross natures a wicked and licentious heart we cannot expect a fair and intelligent view from such a source as a proper understanding can come only through divine favor pacificus of course meant well but like many others he views the mormon problem from the worlds standpoint and you ou may aly as well expect wool from an hydraulic ram as a just appreciation a of df that question at the hands of the the devils emissaries A BAPTIST battist repudiator it is remarkable with what pertinacity and injustice the so called christians fight the spread of the gospel and to what straits they are put or rather put themselves to sustain their warfare and what degree of ignorance they exhibit during te last winter a baptist minister in this neighborhood was called on to preach a funeral sermon the deceased had had never connected himself with any church but his widow co considerately sidera tely salted the church dieas ury now you know that al baptism by immersion is one of the cardinal fea tures lures in the baptist faith several of our elders bad been in the neighborhood insisting upon the necessity of the observance of this ordinance as a means to salvation and it would never ir fr a mormon tenet he therefore took the bull by the horns and repudiated his own aa saying ing it Is ia not necessary to be baptized baptised sed sey to be saved A person who contributes liberally to the church will certainly go to heaven what do Y you on think nj ot of that but they have some queer doings amongst the me so called christians anyhow the newspapers teem with the vagaries va gariea of the would be elect in this vicinity vicin ltv tv on sunday the alt was held a i meeting of the methodist persuasion at which some RACY disclosures WERE MADE one sister was accused ot of undue intimacy outside of the marriage relation but she faced the music xo so vigorously as to suppress investigation whatever may have been her guilt guidi it was established however that she had been guilty of profane 11 the elder one ellet byrd who when applied to by elder bider bevan and companion for permission to hold bold a meeting in his bis church told them to in ve on bat that he nor his people wanted anything to do with mormons cormons Mor mons then arose and said that there were stories that lie be had been improperly improper luth intimate date with one of the sisters and that he be wished to td then thed and there den deny it as being a falsehood whereupon the young womans comans mother arose in the congregation and said i 1 I am 8 sorry orr y it is true and 1 am sorry to say it is true and it is true now in the methodist discipline it requires two witnesses to condemn an elderson El derso no other witness than mrs airs abryants bryants Br bry ants mother appearing the matter fell through these matters are not altogether g ether edifying it is trued bill serve to show the animus of our ener tiles SUCCESS successful JUL the elders in terrapin valley seem to be doing very well judging from a short no note le recently hecei received aed f from rom brother B W brown who reports several baptisms and a number of children blessed etc A young lad lady of that valley was recently in rogersville Rogers ville the county seat eat of this county and was chatted by some acquaintance upon the presence of toe the elders in her |