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Show 4 . THE SALT LAKE TIMES. TUESDAY. MAKUit 1U. ltt'JiJ roason for tying up $l!0,000 In S pei cent bonds, when ho could sell thorn at a small discount and lend tho money hiire at homo for 10 to 12 per cent. Tho credit of this city is better by fur than ever before, but eastern investors are not falling over each other to buy our T per cent bonds, no mutter how good they may be, when Ihey can get better rates of Intercut there. The Herald in relation to the sale of our bonds is guilty of either gross stupidity or w holesale lying. In other words, it is keeping up its record. THOSE IIONOS. So much buueombe has been expen-ded in attacking or defending the sale of our city bonds that nn authentic statement of the faols coming from our j energetic city treasurer will commend itself to the attention of the people. We are satisfied that our bonds brought the highest price of any municipal bonds sold this year by western cities, j Several ctties were compelled to issue 6 per cent bonds before they could be sold nnd paid a commission besides. For example, Topeka, Kau., a city about the size of Salt Lake, with loss debt and having the advantage of being the capital of an old state, sent a financial agent to New Vork at a large expense lo the city, and it took him three months to se'l an issue of $i0,OUO of year straight 0 per cent bonds. Our 5 per cent bonds sold at !)(! in other words the city borrowed $;i0!),000 for 20 years at 51-- percent per annum. Our territorial bonds which were sold last month could have been sold at a great advance over what they brought, six months ago: all of which goes to show that money is tight. A city in Kentucky offered twenty year ti per cent bonds at 1)5, the only debt of the city, anil limited by chaiter to the amount of this debt. Tho whole thmg in a nutshell is that as long as investors are able to obtain 0 and 7 per cent on listed collateral in New York just so long do they refuse to buy mountain 0 per oent bonds. The Herald pays a very'poor compliment to Mr. Hn.i.s of the Deseret bank. It says his bank of-fered ohl city bonds at 95 because he was afraid of the city's ability to re-deem them when due. We haven't seon Mr. Hills but we do know he hasn't gone crazy. The reason for his offer was that he.beingan ablcjbanker,saw no THE SALT LAKE TIMES. " Jy THBTIMEB PUBLISHING OOMPiNYi HEW l'OKK (lIKItK, fHft-K- Temple Court. Eastern adrcrtleers vill please nuiUe their contracts with our astern aaveitisiiiB agents, Messrs. Palmer & Uey. "rt. Tim itii liTpuDlInned every evening iSun-a-tiofpWl, Hid i delivered by carrier! In Salt lake City and Park City at 71 tun per month. TniTlHIK contain the full AieocUted Prfsw reoort. and ban special teleirraoh eervlc thli entire Interriountaln rgoa. Till Tmasln entered at thepoitofflc In Salt Laao aty for transmission through the mall a oord cl matter. PeraondlrtnsTHSTiilii delivered a their oue ran iiecure It by postal card oritur or through telephone. W hen delivery la Irreiiu-lartnak- Immediate complaint to this olll e. brtpUonto tliTI)aUj Time. (Always in advance.) i.::::::::::::::::::::::::": I a AtOnm'tin Ttita.Balt t.i.CltT, TJth. Our Telephone Number, 4HI. TWO SONCS. I. nrat-r- v and thi'th, I died f r beauty, but was scarce Adjusted in the tuuh. When one who died tor truth was laid In an a Ijoinlng room. He riuastlnni'd softly why I failed?, 'For beauty." 1 ivpliel. "And I for truth; the two are one; We brethren lire," he sighed. And so. ns kinsmen meet at night, We talked between the rooms. Unt'.l tho moss had reached our lips. And covered up our tombs. If. A KEIIVI' OF KONO. Some keep te Sabbath troliii? to church; I keep It staylim at home. With a bobol uu f.r a chorister And an orcha it for a dome. Some keep the Sabbaih lu surplice; 1 3ut wear my wmi;s. And. Insli a luf tollluKtha bell for church, Our little sexton sliign. God preaches, a noted clergyman, And lh" sermon Is never lo'ii;; So Instead of Koine t heaven at last, I'm KolnK all alone. -- Emily Dickinson. HeberJ. Grant & Co. The Loading Insurnnre Agents of Suit Lake City. Representing the Following Companies: ASSETS. Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Co., of Liverpool ..,.$13,887,000 Insurance Company of North America, of Philadelphia ... 8.731,250 Home Insurance Company of New York P, 03 1,110 German-America- Insurance Company of New York 6.544,34(1 Hartford Fire insurance Company, of Hartford 0,142,454 l'lircuix Insurance Company, of Hartford 5,305,004 Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Company, of Philadelphia 8,32.1)35 American Fire Insurance Company, of Philadelphia 2,048.660 Niagara Fire Insurance Company.'of New York 2,490,054 Westchester Fire Insurance Company, of New York 1,521,708 Williamsburgh City Fire Insurance Company, of lirooklyn 1,898.81a1 Home Fire Insurance Company of Utah.,; 277,083 J. F. Grant - - Manager. Office in State Bank of Utah, No. CO Main Street. e?ittcmrtal ',nJll55jlib BANK OF COMMERCE. . Opera House Block, Salt Lake City, Utah. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT open Daily from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Satur-days from 10 a.m to 6 p.m. Five Der Cent Interest Paid on Deposits. Transacts a General Banking Business, DIRECTORS: Boyd Tark, President; W. W. Chisholm, S. F. Walker, Cashier; S. II. Fields, Jr., Assistant Cashier; Wm. II. Mcln-tyr- e, J. It. Farlow, Geo Mullutt. C. L. Hanuaman, W. II. Irvine, K. E. Rich, E. B. Critchlow. CAPITAL, $250,000. SURPLUS, $10,000. American National Bank. SUCCESSOR TO THE BANK OFSM.T LAKE. Salt Lake City, - - Utali Territory. Interest Paid on Deoosits. JAMES II. RACON President I Sec E. Sk.lls T. A. Davis H.M.BACON t Gov. A. L.Thomas M. J. Guat F. L. HOELAN'D Cashier S. M. Jakvis D. G. Tl'KNin.irr W.R. HOLLAND.... Assistant Cashier I J. W. Jldw F.W.Ross C. F. LooFBOimow. yTAH RATIONAL gANK. Of Salt Lake City, Utah. CAPITAL - - - - $200,000.00. J. M. Stout, President; A. R. Jones, Casnier; Roliyer Roberts, C. W. Lv-ma- Royd Park, P. L. Williams, Alexander Rogers. Jos. A. Jennings W H. Roy, T. K. Williams, Thomas Carter, J. A. Grossbock, Wm F. Col ton' A. L. Williams, W. II. Lyon, S. C. Ewing, Jos. Raumgarten, W. E. Russell! Jos. M. Stoutt. , REALESTATE LYNCH & GLASMANN, 221 Soutli Alain St Ofl'er the followiuj; proper-ties at the remarkably low prices quoted. Sow is (lie Time (o Buy. m RESIDENCES. $12,000. 6jx10 rods on Fourth East, 10 rods south of Third South, adobe house; a beautiful building lot; Rood terms. (lij 12700. ax5 rods between Third and Fourth West on Fifth South. Dou-ble brick house. (10) $5000. 5x10 rods on Sixth South, be-tween Third and Fourth East, with S room house. (1(1) $4700. 47x165 feet on Fourth South be-tween Ninth and Tenth East; good 4 room brick house. Nice place. (23) $10,000. 5x9 reds on North Temple be-tween Second and Third West, with 10 rocm modern brick bouse. (3) $8500. 05x16,5 feet on Third street near A, with 9 room brick house; mod-ern improvements. (42) $1600. UuxlSO feet with neat 4 room new rustic cottage on Alameda Av-enue, between Rrigham and First South near Twelfth East; city wa-ter. This is a bargain and must be sold at once. (51) $7000. 4x10 rods on Sixth East be-tween Second and Third South with two cottages. (U5j Vacant Building Lots. $1500. 2JxlO rods on Fourth East, be-tween Third and Fourth South. A good building lot cheap. (1) $3750, 50x165 feet on Capitol Hill, in block 11, plat E. (5) $6500. Lots 5, 0 and 7, in block 101. plat C. (6) $5000. 5x10 rods on Seventh South, be-tween Fifth and Sixth East. (7) $7000. 28 lots, all in block 8, Lake View subdivsion. Must all be sold at once. One-hal- f cash; balance in 1 and 3 years at 8 per cent. (17) $7500. 82x115 feet, southeast corner of I and Second; a first class build-ing lot; one-hal- f cash, balance at 8 per cent. (18) $3000. 41ixll5 feet on I, between First and Second street. (18) $3500. 40x165 feet on Second street, between I and J. (16) $5500. 100x150, facing capitol grounds on the east. A good building site with view of entire city. $10,000. 132xllU feet corner North Temple and Second West, only $120 per foot. Has several small adobe buildings on it. (21) $8500. 11)8x165 ft., corner Sixth West and Second North facing on D. He R. G. Ry. First-clas- s trackage or factory site. (29) $ 850. 25x120 ft., Third North, between Sixth and Seventh West. (87) $3750. 6x10 rods, on Ninth East, be-tween Fifth and Sixth South. (46) $2000. 40x185 on Tenth East, between First and Second South. (4$) $ 650. 27 ft. lot between Main and West Temple, and between Sixth and Seventh South, in a court in Center of block. This is a bargain for any one wanting a lot in center of the city. (50) t 500. 25x180 ft. on Wall street, six blocks north of Temple, 1J blocks from car line. (S3) $1000. 60x130 ft., 6 blocks north of Temple, 1 blocks from car line, blocks from city water. Nicely located. (52) $ 000. 83x132 ft., 1 block southeast from Warm Springs. This is a first-clas- s lot and cheap. (,y) $ 600. 8x8 rods, lj blocks southeast from Warm Springs. (53) $800. 50x140 on Capitol hill. $1000. 50x140 on Capitol hill. $2500. 60x140 corner lot facing Capitol grounds on the north. $250 to $500. We have a few lots cheap on Capitol hill if bought at once. $2500. 270x142 ft. on D. S: R. G. Ry. track, between Fifth and Sixth North. A good trackage site. ,(55) $00,000. 214Jxll5Jon corner of Main and North Temple. $1350. 3x10 rods ou Fourth East, one block west of Liberty park. This is a snap and is offered 20 per cent, less than adjoining grounds. Must go at once. (68) $16,500. 221x165 feet on Fifth West, between Third and Fourth South. Less than $75 per foot, aad 50 per cent, less than adjoining grouna can be bought for. (6!i$) $2250. 5x10 rods on Fourth West, be-tween Sixth and Seventh South. This is a snap. (78) $10,000. 64ixll5 on Main, between North Temple and . First North. This is a fine lot and will double its value, within eighteen months. We have a few lots left in Fourth South street addition for $125 each, on easy terms. These are the cheapest lots on the market. Only fourteen blocks west of the postoflloe. Prices are at IJKl) KOCK NOW, and whenever you buy in the city yon are sure to gain a largo return. Call and see us; we have new bar-gains every day. LYNCH & GLASMANN, 221 SOUTH MAI5 STEEET. Capital, Fully Paid . . $400,003 SURPLUS, $30,000. Ion Sal Bat. Successor to Walker Itro.. Hankers. Estab. Untied, ISM). UNTED STATES DEPOSITOR. Transacts a Gsneral Banking Business Safe Deposit Vaults, Fire and ltitrglur Proof. J. R. WALKEt Prenyl; M. H. WALKER vice 1 r'd!it M. J. CHKKbMAM Cashier L. H FAKNSU'UKTH Asiistunt Cashier J. K. WALKER, ,lr Asl tiutc'ashl t Lombard Investment Co.- - OF Kansas City, Boston, MiMourl, Mlwj- - Branch Office for Utah and Southern Idala Corner First Smith and Main Salt Street. LaUe City, Utah. W. H. DALE, . Manager. EaNsy totaL?" Fttrm U1 Clty Fro'"nr ' ' Pacific States SavinLoaihtBiiLMing Authoriiad Capital, 35,000,000 San re. cleoo, Cailloruia. 'nm JOiiH 0. H03IHS0H, 8,KAT-- Omce 44 E. 2nd South. Sail Lake Citv. FRANK KNOX, P't. L C. KAURIOIi, V. P J. A. KAKLS, CasU.er. The National Bauiflfi Republic. Capital, $500,000. Fully Paid Op. 47 MAIN BTIKKT. i Trannarts a Reneral banking business. Money loaned on favorable terms. Accounts of merchants, imtlvlduale. firms aud corj'oratlons sollcitud. Fir per cent Interest paid on Savings and time depots. DIHECTOE L. C. Karrlrlt O. S. IMmes Elull Kahn J. A. Earls W. E. Sruedley O-- A Lowe Frank Ktiox IL L. A Culiuer J. a. Suthvriaud. !Ms, Fano Hii's SALT LAKE CITY, . - . UTAH. Buys and sells exchange, makes telegraphic tran-fe- ts on the principal citts of the I n;tl Stales and Europe, and ou all points on the J'acitlc Coast. Issues lettsts of credit available in the prln-cln- t es of the world. fuerll attention given to the selling of ores and bullion. Advances made on consignment at lowest rates. Particular attention given to collections throughout Utah. Nevada and a IJoin.u ter-ritories. Accounts solicited. OUKKICSl'ONllEHTS: We'.ls, Fargo Ca Lonlon Veils, Far.o & Co New Vora Maverick National Bank Hoston t ir?t National Hank Omaha First National Hauk Denver Merchants' National Hrttik Chicago Hoatmen s National Biink St. Lou,s Wells. Fargo & Co Ban Francisco J. K. DOOLY. - - A rent. Banking Department Ota. Title, lis. & Trast ii Paid-u- p Capital 5150,000 Surplus J10.003 Pay5 per cent int' reBt on time dnpoaitB-ac- t as Trustee, Guardian, Adminletrator and ixwutor; transacts general truat bjs ' Insures real eetate titles; Insurance fee coy; ail charges for attorneys and abrtracu. STO kHoi.l BKS. f?inker J. K. Dooly, T. B. Jonee, L. 8. HIU M. H. Walker, W. 8. McCorniek, f.. A. Smith, II. T. Duke, Joslah Harrett, Hyde 8. Young, M. S. l'endergasfc T. A. Kent, W. T. Lynn, J. R. Walker. CcpitaliH' R- - C. Chambers, Kelsey & QUI . fle. James Sharp. John J. Daly, R. Mclntojo, Cv. L. Thomas. Uovernor of Utah. T lirrchantt F. H. Auerbach, T. fl. Webher, Hugh Andarson. W. H. Kowe. A. W. Carlson, K 11. Auerbach, W. F. Colton, James Ander- - oi(r-Jo- hn A. Marshall. Wm. C. HalL Capital, Fully Paid $300,000 Surplus 30,000 Comercial National Bank of salt lake cty. Genera! Dunking in all iU Cnnek. Tesnes cett flVat? of deposit payable on de-mand. tiear.Kg Interest it left a specif! tim. Sells draft aud bill of eirhiiure on all prin-cipal cities In the 1 nited mate and Burope. mRE;cToes F. H. Auerbach John J. Daly O. J. K;illsBury Movlan c. Fox ranliH. Dyer. ...Thomas Marshall. Jml V. P. W. V. Noble iio. M. Dowusy. I'reei.ie it W. Douaoliaa Cashier UTAH Commercia! Savings Bank OF SALT LAKECITT. Capital 5200,003, Surplus Pund 25,000 GENERAL WHO BUSINESS. i'iTe per cent interest p lid on savin? depos- its.' Loans ou Keal Estate. No. 28 and 3t E. 1st South, Salt Laka City McCornick&Co. Salt Lake City, - - Utah. taterul Attention Given to the SaleofO: and Bullion. We Solicit Consignments, Uaarautoelng Highest Market t'rlce. Colle tlors Hale at Lowest Rates. Active ucounts Solicited. CORRESPONDENTS: New York Imp. and Trad. National Bank, Chemical National Hanlc. Komiln Bros. Commerc a N.iticnal Bank. San Fran-ct'co- - First Norional Bank. L'ro' Iter Wood-north National Hank. t;mtia--tnnah- a Na-tional Hark. St. Louie- - State Hani of Louie VKacsae City National Hank of K:in-H.- City. Henrer- - Denver National H;iiit, ity Nt Innul Dank, l oulnu LugUad Mesara. Martin A Co., 33 Lombard St. muoctucnt N WOXDKIiLANTl, Second Fonth Next to CuUen. I L. S.VKrTT, I Wm. Law i.ku. f Snle Pronr'a i J- E- -A8gAeCnKt.BTT, TODAT! 10c 'lifTII-KI'TFI.- '' 10c; Who Tells Fortune of the La iles Free or Charge. 100 CHA3. DIAMOND. 10c THK (1LKASONS. HIT.LV Ytil'N , lOfl DKA Vi:S' .MAKI-EiTI'.- 10c COL. Ctv.PKR. THE GIANT, UAKMCV NELSON. 10c "TAYLOH, THE WONDERFUL," 10c I'Kt 'Kl S.SaK HELINI, Tin; l.t.xiANS. 10c PHOF. WILSON. CATtL. 10c Friday- - I. miles- - S nivcnir Dav. Saturday-- Ail C .lulion Aduntf. d to Si ate Free. Wonderland Op.n From 1 to 10:30 1 M. IOC ADMITS TO ALU IOC Ct'Klors,, isn't it, how the people's party organs denounce the befuro it is made? This sim-ply shows that, be it what it may, they will cry fraud just us a matter of prin-ciple and practice. We hope The Times will not bo com-pelled to chronicle any casualties among the aldermen tomorrow, but that the gentlemen, whether by the aid of canoes, goudolas or rubber bools, will cITect a safe binding at the count il chamber this evening. Perhaps it would be advisable to instruct tho street supervisor to distribute life boats or preservers among them so as to provide against any calamity. There are only four councilnieu we could well spare and c vim these we would not liko to see drowned. Assuming thus that, provided with thu proper safeguards, thu members of tli o city council will answer to the roll call this evening, we imagine their con-versation will naturally drift toward the subject foremost in everybody's thought, which is Mud. Come whence they will or go whither they may, .Mud will encounter them on every side and engulf them in every street. Now isn't this an opportune lime to settle the mud question once for ever; settle it in a delinito, satisfactory way? I'm: 'J'imks has heretofore pointed out the steps necessary to secure cheap and substantial sidewalks within the eleven sidewald districts. The work can be commenced within thirty days if the council is willing to push it. The peo-ple are thoroughly disgusted with the slush they must wadti through day after day whilo the uupropitious weather continues, and as for the feel-ing of visitors when they happen to come hero during a wet spell, this can bettor bo imagined than described. The city council with Acting Mayor Pausons at the head can earn the grat-itude of their fellow beings if they will start on this most urgent of all improve-ments and start in at once. ARRIVALS AND 0L03E OF MAILS. arrival and clohtmr of mails at Suit Lake City Pi stoffl.ie, Nov. K, !): KAILS. CLOSE. Cninn raelui K'tHt, also North to iVden, B I Culllnstou and B.o.lnndaWeitrrn-Atluu.- le Mali g;Wtm Vnio'n fartnV-'t.oc-- ai 'will Ka'st also Nortn hox.M and Int. rmedli Points Rio iii-n- We.t.m-M- all for Of- - w tin. Culm Fael tie-- 'ir Idaho, Mnn-an- a aed Portland, also to Ban V!Kl.oo : T'fOp.m. !lo (.run.lo VV.n-r- u Denver and Aspen Mall.. m P-- - Tnlon Pacific -- Para City. Coaivllle and Ffho fJOV-m-. tJmoo Pa-lf- tr Frisco, Mllfnrd and tutermed aie Points l0 a.ra, Vtiton Stockton and T:10 a.m. fn.on I ailiie Park City. Mill Creel, and Local Tsm a.m. Elo liian.la Western UlnKhara .... T:t a.m. ARltlVB. r. P - Pastern Fas'; Csll a m. I. P. Park City and Oat-i- i Valler I0:W am. V. P. Idaho Mimtaaa and OroB. 0:10 p m. V. P. Frlaco.Mtlford aad allpolnta Norta - ' Wpnc O. : P m P. O. Mall .nn p.m. K. i. W Pa ltle ipress 1 :W a.m. P. O. tJ. City. Mill Creek. Etc.. . 80 p.m. It. G. West 9:31) a in. OFFICB HOURS. OPEN. CLOSE. 1rmey Order Window.,.. 9:00 a m. :00 p.m. Hegixter Window V OO am. 00n.ro. (,e:;'l Delivery and Stamp Window 8:0O A 0:00 p.m. Curriers' Window (except Sunday) 8:00 a.m. T:(0 p.m. SUNDAY HOt'B9. OPEN. CLOSE. Gen'l Dellrery and Htamp Window 11:00 a m. 1 :D0 p m tarrlura' Window is :a m. I 00 p.m' I. A. tlENTON. P. M. TUESDAY MARCH. 10, 1RBI. CENERAL SHERMAN'S memoirs. II Papers und rii r Vlue Wnjr lie Did ot Write au Autoll"grphy. New York World. Tho public may not know that Gen-eral (Sherman's death was watched with an eagerness that had in it much of sordid longing for gain. For throe years before the veteran's death he was literally besieged by publishers and their agents for his memoirs and maps. The enormous amount of money made by General Grant's memoirs, and tho great fortune which resulted from the publication of (Sheridan's biography, lifted General Sherman into great promineuco as a speculative figure. The value of his biography will unques-tionably bo greater from a military and literary standpoint than those of Graut or Sheridan, for Sherman kept every scrap of pappr used during his cam-paigns, and he had his entire experience in tabulated form. He was a man of orderly habit of thought and for twenty years after the war ended ho worked steadily over the details of tho great conflict. As ho wn the last of the three great and heroic figures of the war, the prcsuro upon him for his biography was enormous. It is no secret that General Sherman's heirs were responsible for his refusal to give up his papers and prepare an autobiography. There is no doubt that he felt inclined on many occasions to undertake the work, and that he was very anxious to see a life written which should be, absolutely occuratc. On many occasions ho received oilers rang-ing as high as $."0,'ot)0 in cash and 10 per cont royalty, and he always took these offers under serious considera-tion. Rut the opposition of his heirs invariably prevailed. They were not sellish, though, of course, it is under-stood that a biography of a hero is more valuable after his death than before it. The general's children were afraid the additional strain of preparing the work might have a disquiting etlect upon the old soldier's" declining years. SPIRIT OF THE IDAHO PRESS. This would be a good time for the silver men to commence boycotting the New York World, Sun, l'ont and Trib-une. A very large share of tho wealth that gives them strength and insolence comes from the pockets of silver pro-ducers and their friends west of the Mississippi. Were this generosity be-stowed upon newspapers friendly to silver tho attorneys of Wail street who edit the above sheets would be less con-temptuous in their manner of speech when referring to the "ignorant miner and cowboy" population of the "cor-rupt silver boroughs of the west." Ketchum Keystone. H - --t- The greatest joke perpetrated during the sixty days' session of the legislature was the introduction of a resolution giving each member a copy of tho Acts of that body during tho session. The people want to know w here the "Ads" come in. Rlaekfoot News. Mr. Claggett's story in Washington w ill create laughter in Idaho, particu-larly that portion of it saying that hundreds of democrats who voted his ticket would not do so again and that the republican party wouid tie dissolved unless he was seated. If Mr. Claggett is correct in his premises the Democrat earnestly hopes that he will bo rejected. In which event tho grand old patty of Jefi'ersonian principles in this state would be hunky dory at the next elec-tion. lioise Democrat. t- - Mr. Claggett wants Fred T. Rnbois' senatorial bools, and wants them badly ami desperately, but we object. The gentleman hail better go home quietly and attend to his business, if ho has any, and chew gracefully his end of dis-appointment. Idaho does not want him the lying press dispatches to the contrary notwithstanding, and thu I'nited States senate would not have hira in exchange for Dubois at any price. And moreover, the effort being made to crowd himself in where he is not wanted is a mean cowardly trick anyway, and wc hope the ambitious agitator will be ignored by our state legislators, and placed hors do combat. Paris independent. A good strong, roomy, iron bound nnd combination locked coolor is a long felt want in this. burg. The pres-ent little ''mouse trap" is entirely inad-equate to the demands. What we need is a building of stillicient size and strength that when the fiery spirits of some one of our untamed, wild and wooly, knock em down and drp.g out individuals, reach about 1(30 in the shade, ho may be placed in the cold, silent vault of our city bastile until his overheated svslein sinks to about li!) be-low zero. Rocatello Herald. -- - --t- - Claggett has left for Washington. We will not be surprised when we hear of his leaving for Idaho. Malad Enter-prise. ritim: hhohk the fall. Never w ithin tho recollection of the present generation of voters was any political parly so arrogant and haughty as the democracy since the election last fall. It was almost impossible to con-vince the average democrat that nn off year contest amounted to little in indi-cating the drill of public opinion, and to advise him to defer his jollilication until after the presidential light. To him tho latter contest was nothing but a formal compliance of the constitution tho real result of which had already been decided. When a democrat ar-rives at this stage of reasoning, as he invariably does when he achieves a temporary advantage, the only thing to do with him Is to wait for the inev-itable logic of events to set him right. The demonstration may dispel his faith rather rudely but it does it effectually and that is after all the main effect sought. Something has happened within the last few days to bumble the pride of the democracy and to prepare it for a fall. The municipal elections, tho lirt since the congressional, resulted badly for that party, especially in New York, the pivotal state, and it is amusing to note how the New York Sun broods over it. "One year ago." ft says, "in the charter elections held throughout this state, the democrats won a succession of splendid victories, foreshadowing their triumph in Novem-ber. They carried the city of Roches-ter, always republican, and which had in 1SHH gone for Hakkison' by L'OiH); they wou in Albany, Lock port, RulTalo, I'tica and Newburgh; they overturned republican majorities in tho counties of the interior; and in tho town of Kluiira, the home of the democratic governor, they secured a majority of HDO votes, carrying six of tho seven wards, (uite significant of the extent of thoir victory was the fact that, with the exception of Syracuse, Auburn and Ogdcnsburg, not one of the thirty cities of the state showed a republican majority, not one had put its administration into republi-can hands. Fifteen of the thirty citi es of New York choose their mayors on the first Tuesday in March, and tweuty-tw- of tho sixty counties hold their town elec-tions ou the same day. In the contests of the present week tho republican have captured Rochester, carried Dun-kirk, elected for the first time n mayor in Home, won in Newburjr, Glean anil Amsterdam, and carried six of the seven wards of Elmira, tho home of Governor Hill, exactly reversing last year's result in that town. What is the cause of this change? What new arrangement of the political situation in the state does it foreshadow at next November's general election? who is to blame? Where must we seek for tho means of repairing these re-verses?" And so on. It is the same old story with ever new vacations, l'riiic comes bpfore the fall. Mn! The weather clerk vies with tho street supervisor in taxing tho patience cf the people. Lr.T ns see if tho city council this evening means "business." 'There is plenty of such before it. The' worst part about the strictures cf tho opposition is that the administra-tion should give cause for them. If tho present condition of the weathor does not convince the authorities of tho Imperative need of sidewalks, nothing ' will. Mr. McAllister and Now York Society. W. II. Howells lu Harjier's. The coutempt in w hich aristocracies have always held commercial society is natural, and it is natural that such a society should always try to escape from itself by revertiug to the ideals of aristocracy ; this was the way of com-mercialized society in Venice and in Florence; but t is none the more digni-fied in New YoiK for that reason. It is always and everywhere amusing to see a plutocracy, and this is what Mr. Mc- Allister shows us, with no apparent sense of comicality. These men who have had no ideal but to get more and money, these women who have no ideal but to spend more and more, are nec-essarily ridiculous in the transforma-tion act; but it is not McAllister who has made them so; he has merely shown them so. He did not creat soc-iety; it created him; and if he is deplor-able, society is so blamo for him. If society had known how to do sotnothine beside dress and dine and dance, no doubt he would have said so; that is, he would have written a dillereut book. Rut you cannot make something out of nothing. TliK joint public building is needed now. The city and county cannot af-ford to bequeath the work to pros-perity. He is a true friend who points out his friend's shortcomings. Will the city government take the advice of The Timks? TiiF.itK will bo no exodus of work-men in the spring from this city. If the government will fullill its promises there will be work for everybody. 'Lake Victoria which Stanlet dis-covered is not half so beautiful as the Great Salt Lake and he must have thought so when ho gazed upon tho broad expanse of our inland sea yester-- . day. Charles i.amb. W. D. Howi-ll- s In Harper's Monthly. It ever there was a loveablo time in the history of English literature, it seems to have been the time of Charles Lamb and his friends; yet no doubt the-tim-hal its hatefuluess, and it is only a small literary group that one's heart may really warm to. Perhaps it is only Lamb himself; it will not do to inquire too curiously about anything, lint Lamb one may always make sure of loving; not for his weaknesses and er-rors, which woro small part of him, but for his good sense and kindness, which make him seem rather the best and wisest, as well as tho delightfulcst, of his contemporaries. The fact that he has been unsparingly sentimentalized, not only for his tragical experiences, his sacrifices anil his sorrows, but for what his poor mad sister called his smokiness and drinkiness, without be-ing rendered loathsome, is proof that he was too largely sound and sage to be made the prey of his weaker-minde-worshippers. lo had a robust, inward .strength, liko Keats, which has defend-ed him from the worst endeavors of literary mawkishness, while his fortunes and his circumstances have moved the tenderness of all coiners but Carlyle, who no doubt caught oua aspect of him truly enough. Whit Will You Take? lipllevu'.IIcrr.iil. Tiik Salt Lake Times is not only an able paper editorially, but it brings twelve hours later news to Wood River than any other. Its mechanical display of advertisement is a triumph in tho typographic art and is a splendid guide to youni; beginners. We admire the originality and genius of the "ad." man, and are willing to take a back scat. The city government cannot afford to play into the hands of the peoples' party. When the first term of tho lib-eral administration is over we must be , able to show something more than has thus far been accomplished. And the shrift is short. NoTHiN'Cr quite so impudent as the claim that the promoters of the Deep Creek railroad fear an exhibit of popu-lar opinion on the sale of the old Fort block was ever put forth. A vote of the citizens would result in favor of the proposition 10 to 4. He Changes to Stone. One of tho most remarkable lmman curiosities ever seen lias been examined by M. de Qnatrefajjes, the French natur-ulis- t. Ho i.s a provincial named Simeon Aiguier, and is 'M years old. Aiguier, thanks to his peculiar system of muscles and nerves, can transform himself in most wondrous fashion. At one moment, assuming the rigidity of a Htalue, his body may be struck sharply, tho blows falling on a block of stone. At another ho moves bis intes-tines from above and below and right to left into the form of a large football, and projects it forward, which gives bim tho appearance of a colossally stout person-age. He then withdraws it into the thorax, eiiening like a cave, and vhe hollow look of his body immediately reminds ne of ' a skeleton. Aiguier si ccessfully imi-tates a man snbjected to the tortures of the rack, us also a man hanging himself, nnd assumes a strikingly cadaverous look. What most astonished M. de Qnatrefages was the stoppage of the cir-culation of the blood, now on the left and now on the right sido, which was effected by muscular contraction. Ciu cimiuti Commercial Gazette. A Reading Uirl In Philadelphia. llo-t.- llerlad. The Hoston Girl who knows every-thing is requested bv the Philadelphia Press to step down from her pinnacle and make way for the Philadelphia girl. This request is based on the al-legation that there is a young lady in that city who not only mingles in soc-iety a great deal, but who is also inter-ested in church work, athletic sports, and finds time for real work on the piano and mandolin, beside executing dainty bits in black ami w hito. Since September 1 this girl has carefully read all of tho works of Thackery. Jiiekens, Shakes poare, Jean Ingelow, Tennyson, Moore and Uurns and llyron. She also linished the Mible, carefully studied Guizot's "Kngland"(six volumes). Addi- - son's plays and poems, Motley's "L'nit- - ed Netherlands (three volumes!, "The Faerie tueen," "Paradise Lost," "Par-- i adise Regained." Robert Herrick's verse, liaif a dozen light novels and Dr. Holmes's "Over the Teacups." Can any Boston girl beat this? We have no faith in Indian soldiers. They make good scouts when they have their own way and tho cause of the gov-ernment is liliewig ) their own. Other-wise they become unreliable if not positively dangerous. They can never be garrisoned and their living in tepees around the post with their families is scarcely conducive to the 'jighest state tif military discipline. The experiment with the 2000 Indians the government is now enlisting will re-u- in disap-pointment in ca-'- f.f hostilities, aud in the increase of deserters, while in time of peace these warriors are not needed tiny way. WANTFU, A I.KADHR. The liberal party of Salt Lake City i.s wily in want of a leader, of some one with pluck enough to dare and do what right, of a man thoroughly imbued w'uh the 6pirit of progress aud the courage to propagate it. The issues .i'jiui d at the iat municipal election were ns clear as the Utah sky in Nobody has forgotten them b:k1 wo need not here reiterate them. Someone capable of grappling with the ((tuitions defined in tho liberal plat-form will at once loom up as tho com-Si- ; it leader in the righteous caiso of "Ve. tlo not Fay that the man could not be found; we do not ay that he W not among the ulect of last year; but wo do say that he has not yet revealed himself to the people. There never was a better opportunity offered to any mor-tal than exists right here and today to make himself admired, esteemed and a power of tha first uiajrnitude in this community. An Indian Challenge. St Nicholas. Two tribes of Indians in tho upper part of California had as boundary be-tween their district a low ridge where where the streams headed. If you should go where one of these streams Potter river, rises you would see still standing a pile of stones beside a never failing spring; on one Bide of this cairn Was the territory cf the 1'onio Indians, and on the other the land tf the Chum-aia- . These tribes were enemies and were often at Avar. When the Chum-ai- a wished to challenge the others to battle they took tliruo little sticks, cut notches round their ends aud in the middle, tied them at the amis into a fagot and laid it on this cairn. If the I'omos accepted the challenge they lied a string around tho middle of the three sticks and left them in their place. Then agents of both tribes met nn neu-tral ground and arranged the time ami place of battle, which took place accord-ingly. |