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Show THE ARGUS. 3 SS Se grandeur of the plains and mountains, and the may be used in eases of violence, no doubt; but, climatic and other advantages of living on this as a rule, the spell of hypnotism is a passive side of the great river which seems to divide the rather than an active state. country now as once the Mason and Dixon line divided it. The opening of the Tennessee exThe flannel-mouthed fanatics of one position and Utah’s contribution to that recalls of a church are sure to get the organighting Thatcher. the fact that our young State is likewise interested ization into disrepute. They are as in the one to be held in Omaha. The sum of much of a disgrace and a drawback to religion as $10,000 has been allowed and appropriated for anarchists are to the social system. Their inboth affairs, and Utah will certainly make an exfluence is just as baneful tothe world. They are cellent showing in each instance. While the the mad-dogs of humanity, the bomb-throwers of people are in no condition to stand the extra burthe pulpit, the highbinders of Christianity. dens of taxation entailed by these donations, yet They go about in peaceful neighborhoods many regard it as bread cast upon the waters, - stirring up strife, snapping at real men, and they will look to.see it returning ere long snarling in their malice, with the venom ot with a floating bakery in its wake. hatred dripping from their chops. The trials and tribulations of the Latter-day Saints, the disfavor in which the world has held the Mormon Without financial help from the Church, may all be traced to the unfortunate disPioneer Pioneer Jubilee Committee the news- epee papers of the State almost unanimously for the success bration; they are contributing are of position, the pulpit ravings of a few men like Heber J. Grant, who has been going about from stake to stake and ward to ward for more than a year laboring the cele- hundreds of slandering and assailing the character of men against whom he holds a personal grievance. It advertising fund; and when they come to the is not fair to measure the spirit and quality of celebration they should be given at least a pass the Mormon masses by such a standard, for they to the wild-west pavilion. But the newspaper are not the intolerant, irrational, unforgiving men of the State are not expecting any remuner- . dollars, in the shape of work and ation ; they know better than to look 3 5 space, to the people they would thus be made to appear. for it; they know that whatever is paid out for advertising purposes will be paid to Salt Lake people; and so they contribute their space, an equivalent for money, out of pure patriotism and respect for the pioneers who blazed the way for civilization to follow and cleared a place for enlightenment to settle. All honor and all credit to the men and women who were brave enough and hardy enough to seek out and reclaim such a favored spot for their homes and ours. All honor to the pioneers who laid the solid foundations of this commonwealth upon which other men and younger workmen must build. And all honor to the patriotic papers of the State, outside of Salt Lake City, to the country editors if you please, who are giving beyond their means, without one selfish consideration, to the advertising fund of the coming Jubilee. Hypnotism Common Forms of Hypnotism. has been a topic ought If Moses Thatcher an account- knew his business and understood the Whenever, in the course of events, he found it necessary to to give the victim good advice; to warn him against making any outcry which might result in unpleasant feelings or personal injury; and to _ impress upon the mind of his suffering acquaintance the desirability of absolute silence regarding the loss, on the ground that its publicity would injure the credit of the loser throughout the community. While this advice was not always taken, The something, and the subject will refuse. An adept will place asgold coin in the hands of an official, telling him to fix his’ gaze upon it for ten seconds; the resistance of will disappears and suggestions are in order. This is probably the commonest form of hyvnotism. It \ my upon a time there lived a of exceeding cunning. He 2 TEMS it worked in some cases. helpless young compartment When girl in one traps of which milord outraged a of those damnable an English pas- senger train is madeup, he pointed out the notoriety she would bring upon herself by an out- cry, thé. disgrace he would be able to fasten upon her by his denial and the credence to which his rank entitled him, the mortification of the publicity to which an investigation would necessarily subject her, and he appealed to her to remain silent for her own sake. Of course the injury had already been done, the wrong could not be righted, an arrest would only publish the shame she felt keenly enough and blast her whole future, and the only thing to be gained by making complaint, the punishment of her assailant, was by no means certain because of his wealth and rank. So it was no wonder the modest, shrinking, communities have had similar experiences. The foot-pad had no monopoly of the cunning he employed; the traveler no copyright on the methods he used with such effect. When grave wrongs are about to be committed, when personal liberty is being trampled under foot and the rights of citizenship invaded, men are cautioned against complaining and told to bear it all in silence that the reputation of the community, the credit of the State may not be impaired. Even churches try to hide hypocrisy and cupidity in their leaders for fear the truth might shake some one’s faith or harden some one’s heart; they demand silence in the interest of Christ and true religion, as they say, and de- nounce as sacrilegious all who seek to know and tell the plain, unvarnished truth about them. Public institutions may be theaters of trickery and.amphitheaters of contention, training-schools of deceit, hot-houses of corruption, dwelling- places of nepotism and homes of refuge for whole families of pampered politicians; they may be turned from their legal purpose into political machines, church machines, or family machines; and yet, the right of the public to know these things, the right of the press to expose abuses of public service, the right of the tax-payer to protest, these are rights which are denied by those who occupy positions similar to that of the footpad or the ravisher. Silence, they say, is essential to the welfare of the institution, while pub- licity might injure its credit and better let the contagion spread and reputation ; disease sap the life of the establishment than to nail upon the proper door the yellow flag of censure. Silence is the watchword and secrecy the hope of the man who doesn’t wish to be disturbed as long as he is getting*what he wants and has his own misgivings about the honesty or legality of his methods. Those © Quarrels. relieve a citizen of his filthy lucre, he never failed to do " a rabid The citizen of the hold-up, the girl in the compartment car, and whole College Once foot-pad Uses Of Silence. notic subjects. Hypnotism, according to Gunning, is the result of suggestion ; and this means a great deal. But it isn’t every one who under- suggestions. of fying, however. some constitutes a defense similar to the well-established insanity dodge of this country. But men and women are frequently hypnotized without being put to sleep. When a man meets upon the street the combination of a pretty face and figure it only takes a glance, or a smile, or a word of encouragement tohypnotize him. When officials hold behirfd them hands with itching palms and twitching fingers, they are excellent hyp- making But he doesn’t tell it. art of self-protection in all its details. ered by French lawyers and jurors, with whom it of owner of with the seducer, and that’ robbery, suicide and murder are often dictated by unscrupulous mediums. Asa matter of fact, it is seriously consid- art careless As head. Grant is now accusing Thatcher of having stolen from the Church the sum of $25,000 and is saying further that $500,000 was stolen altogether. Who stole the other $475,000 Grant neglects to state, but acts as if he knows and perhaps he does. He is excused from testi- ployed in various ways, that it is a potentagency the the had never demanded for the people Some are trying to connect this mysterious novice will suggest that his subject blame But distinctions. ingof certain funds and stocks he might have es- | caped some of the vengeance showering upon his of the more sensational developments of the Hamilton case. It is claimed that hypnotism is em- stands villagers story. discussion the past week owing to the nightly exhibitions of a celebrated influence with crime, and particularly with is not given to nice animal, so does the great world, whose conversion is the hope and labor of every honest Latter-day Saint, blame the Church for not putting a muzzle on similarly afflicted preachers. If Heber J. Grant would tell the real reason of his intense dislike for Moses Thatcher it would be quite another operator at a popular place of amusement in this city. mankind shame-stricken girl was terrorized into temporary silence. ** * 2 | * * * Although the Herald has shown a characteristic weakness in.not following up the point it made in the Agri- cultural College controversy, subsequent develop- ments have proven that, while probably mistaken in some minor details, it was nevertheless on the right scent. Ever since the presidency of the college was given to J. M. Tanner, a practicing lawyer of Salt Lake City, in part payment for services rendered on the stump in evening-up party division in Utah according to President Cannon’s well-known theory of government, there has been considerable speculation as to whether Tanner aceepted because of his interest in a work he had previously renounced or because of a baser consideration—the emoluments of the position. Attorney Tanner seemed to be quite a favorite with his backers, as he was ap- pointed Supreme Court reporter with a salary of eight hundred dollars a year ahout the same time, or a few weeks before he was set apart to preside ever the destinies of the Agricultural College. Republicans, Democrats and Populists have marveled at the phenomenal good fortune of Tanner. Democrats have wondered if he would be allowed to neglect his work at Logan for his more congenial work in Salt Lake City, and their interrogations have been answered affirmatively. Republicans have asked if Tanner would be permitted to occupy more than one State office while so many deserving members of their party are out in the cold, and the only satisfaction they have been able to get is—in seeing him do it. Populists have complained on conventional grounds of opposition to syndieates, office-hold-. . |