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Show re sou rce s entile 1 1 t o.f O n e generation has passedisliice-the-sig- ns were tirst read, why. should. th o present generation follow in tiio;.Tf6otsteps of the past and leave to their posterity or possibly to an alien people that which la so plainly meant for their own enjoy. ment?. 1 1 ii t u r a! .. J says they will soon get calloused and then Ill be all hunkedory. lie has read in y Mis takes of Moses an d laug h i ugl y ad w itted that lie had m ad e a good man v w h eir h e was u e w to t he" b u s i ness. II e is a jovial ojd cuss, and I rather like him. II o told me on the dead everything is on the . dead here that ho didnt tyr eib e Pe ntateu cb, bu,t he knows who did. There are lots of people here, and strangers arrive dally. But I would not adviso you to come down till fall or winter and even then you neednt bring anything but a iigiit summer suit. You wont need an overcoat or u rubrella or skates, but you might bring along a imaginpalm leaf fan or two. For an alleary, mythical, figurative, unortliod ox h e t h is i s t h e go r i ca1, hottest one I ever got into But say! I got. here just in- time to strike a s n a p. Hen r y W a rd Bee c h e r has j us t re t i red o n acco nil t o f age a n d 1 . AVe clip the following from the Iron 1 . County Record: We heard a tumber of complaints last year of the treatment accorded the Normal students at Heaver by the Ii Y. A. siuden t s d u rln g t heco n te s t a hat place. Thisyearwe should try to show the Beavers how to treat visitors. Ln us welcomo them so kindly that none can find the least grounds to criticise. Vocal demonstration in the way of college y el si s p rope r, but I n suiting remarks ard always out of place and will not win a single contest. We do not, think that the foregoing h as an y foil n d a 1 o n In fact, and be love ha t It will be news to e v ery bod y w ho appointed me tosucceed was present at last years contest. MephisiophelesNew--York as the boss of colony the That the Cedar City students were outone lierp. 1 have a lovely new largest -demonstrated been again classed has trident with cute little spear point busithis year; beyond a nesses on the lines, and the devil has guying on that account, we deny that promised to get me a long red tail and a they were mistreated in Beaver last pair of horns like his when he goes to .season, the city next week. Ho seems to have n a to me. ; it 1 of TiTy dTd7Te tte ia n d -- p ubl Is h en otigli plcturers of me to start a rogues gallery and every preacher will tell two-by-fo- ur it happen ed , spJrituahstswiil how a u d wat e r-o- ra i n ed conimur.e with- my solrit, and all that sort of t hing. 1 wish the whole pack were down here awhile they wouldnt feel so all - i dod-rotte- d : firedgayr -.- .J We need rain the worst kind crops are almost a failure. If youre ever down this way, drop in. Yours truly. Well, must close. r -- BOB INGERSOLL. p- g;Av sod a'fo u d own h ere. 1 1 - 1 1 1 little-good-natu- red I UU LIU (Wolfe Howls In Plnckneyvillo Dem.) Bapk of the Styx, Sheol, Aug. 3. I will ondeayor to write you the letter I promised before leaving New York. Sam Jones i nadverteutl y told the truth, for Just as he predicted, and as I tn , y-s- elf secretlyexpected, I am in Ilades. Cam e s t r a I g h t th r o tig h:w 1 1 bout a s to p. I am sitting on a cinder writing this letter on a piecoof s,lae gouged from the celling with my trident., A trident, you know. Is one, of these funny looking little pitchforks like Neptune used to carry with him at the seaside. Everybody has one and it makes a fellow think hes at a Republican con- vention. When I was on earth I dldir.t believe in hell; for I had traveled in Kansas and didnt think there could be-- two' places so much alike. But I hadnt been here half a day till I bollovod in H: a wholo lot Il ls much more genulne and realis tic than I anticipated, but I think, 111 like It when I gut acclimated. Just now my feet are blistered from walking on the hot pavements and I'm dabbling them in TlTb'Styx to coo- l- tliein off.- - I was talking to Moses a while ago and he Results of Athletic Contest at Cedar Last 7 -Friday and Saturday. . From a member of the faculty of Bea- ver Branch Academy we secured the follow! ii g report of t h e A t h e i i c co n test held in Cedar CityMietween the Branch Academy and the students of the Branch Normal. The events mentioned coming off on Saturday f o o w ti g those of Fri-- d ay, reported i n last wee ks issue: There are ministers here of every Pu tti n g the shot, Beaver second. denomination and several cam p meet- Running high jump, Beaver 1, 2 aud 3 ings are in progress down the river. Half mile running race, Cedar on foul. Horace Greeley introduced me to Spur- Hop, hop and jump. Beaver 1, 2 and 3. geon and old Peter Cartwright last Running broad jump, Beaver 2 and 3 night, and wo had a very ploasent little Base ball, Beaver, iuuiugsagaiiist 3 conversation together.- They expect innings for Cedars, 11 ahead. Talmago to join them before long. I Basket ball (gents) Cedar 32 io 2. h a veal so s hakeu hand s with Tom J ai no T lie prizes for alhro u nd athle les lo r and find and Voltaire, them very pleasant both days was. awarded as follows: gentlemen. Said they had wale bed in y Job. Riding, Beaver , 1st prize, caree r and were expecting me d a i y. dames Rollins, .Beaver 2nd prize. Ben Franklin called on me this morning. June Foster, Cedar , .3rd prize.. He is wearing his hair short now and In poin is awarded, the contest resultdoes not look so much like Queen ed, Beaver 100 Cedar 70. Lilluokalani as ho used to. 1 never In the half mile race the judges gave could telj their pictures apart. Of course the trust is here biggern a the ribbon to Cedar on a very slhnsy Solomon and Brigham pretext of foul. With four Beaver boys chipmunk. ill the lead, oiie of them more than iifiy Young have all the women cornered and the politicians are organizing to defeat yards ahead, and with nothing to subthe present admlnistratlon aiid elect a stantiate the claim of foul, it fairly took: new devil. They waut me to make the the breath of the best trained athletes on the ground when the decision was nominating speech. You know nominated Blaine for President once and did rendered. Beaver offered to run any it up in shape. Dont, knew who will be piie of their .four leaders, ln. the. race the nominee Jay Gould is running against Cedars favored champion for well on account of his money, and J udas all three ribbons, but the offer was deIscariat and Aunaulas are quite popu- clined. lar The Beavers gave a theatrical .enterI wish you could send mo the -- papers, tainment, corn pl i men tar y t otlieKor-miils- , I Would II ko lo knowwhats befng said and in return were made the about me. I suppose theyll print a lot honored guests of a ball at which they . ' 1 1 1 1 - 1 : - - |