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Show customs ought to be changed. ures of a ludicrous nature and in one he was a liar and the truth had no abid- Judicial District, his term of office not jhese - instance remembers the place where ! Let the clergy unite and preach right- the club wasnt ing place in his frame. That he was expiring until January 1, 1005. One stuffed to any alarming affiliated with the saints and further- office of district judge, at a salary of igQugQsss as e means of .happiness and extent. And that society is known all a for three to the ! Proclaim undying riches. on Man Calvary and not jkve of the cent per cent. Preach a gospel of ?.j5ndness and not of repulsion. Help r :jhe sinner, and dont damn him or her I In this world before sending him or Slier to the world to come. When you " expose vice let it be done as a warning 4o the untainted and not make it an to snarl at a corrupt police force. fThe civil authorities will usually to that portion of the work. And The Vabove all things be pleasant. I reason the devil is so successful is because he makes life sunshiny. Every agency which tends to lead men astray tja a, bright one to look at. The saloon men do their best to make their places attractive and the bartender greets one with a pleasant smile. If you go fa church an usher with a face which 7 looks as if he had just buried his near-Veand dearest relative meets you at the door and unless he knows you gives you a seat farthest from the stove. ,The pastor preaches a "sermon with a countenance as long as a hatchet and jSalks in subdued tones about the hor-ro-r awaiting you, and if you are a Stranger, looks right at you while he says it. Of course he does that to let his flock know they are all right, all right, but it makes you feel chilly just the same and its ten to one you go out land drink a hot toddy before you go jhome. If the church starts a reading xroom they dont want a fellow to have 3a cuspidor or to smoke a cigar. Instead of Puck or Judge they give you the Rams Horn. Before the members Jare half acquainted they begin asking jne about his immortal soul and instead f waiting until they get to know a rnn well and learn his traits of char-jte- r all by heart so as to be able to ipproach him in the right way and iwaken his better sensibilities they go and he does not go at it back any more. Instead of selecting ihe fat, jolly, good natured man for Secretary and general entertainer they pick out a person with a pale face and sanctimonious look who informs you hat he has been thirty yearts in the work, and tells you all about what a barrow escape he had from the burning pit. In lieu of assigning some jolly, motherly old soul to sit alongside you and get you interested in the goodness of God, they! select some prim old :inaid, with a stiff bonnet and a vinegar Sjface who discourses to you on the aw-;ftorments sinners will have to ensure while she docs a hop, skip and a Vjump around the golden parapets of jthe land that is fairer than day. If Vyou want to read a good theological gwork and smoke at the same time, you cannot do it, for there is no separate apartment where you can sit down and jenjoy a cigar, for that is wicked, although there is nothing in Holy Writ that says a thing against it. And jBnally you go out and play slough for lb 0t ) . ex-?u- se at-fje- nd - st , cold-blood- ed ? : . : ul e beer. ft ft Jim Neill, the actor, who baulked at le initiation in an Elks lodge in Butte, scause during the ceremony some one nit him with a stuffed club, has a nice sense of discrimination between fun ijmd insult. He protests he did it to Save his manly dignity. Manly dignity, Rats. A fellow who will not stand for ,'k little fun in an initiation of that sort ' Irnght to be shut, out from everlasting o everlasting. The Elks as an order Extend all over the United States. Some of the best men in the nation are mem jbers of the order. If people like Judge powers, James Ward and thousands of ' Others can stand the initiation, it is a reat pity that Neill could not endure t. The writer is not an Elk, but he has united with one or two societies "where the initiation had several feat over America as one of the best fraternal insurance orders in existence. It pays death benefits, takes care of the widow and the orphan, and sees that ones grave is kept green. But the membera believe in having a little fun in this life. Neill will never know what he missed when he backed out. He predicts that there will come a time same day when he will be invited to enter without being made to suffer the indignity of being hit with a. stuffed club. He ought to read Poes Raven. ft ft It Beems that the ministers of this are to determined have an anticity polygamy amendment to the constitution. While an amendabe ment would of more credit to the purveyors of the gospel, none of them look at it that way. In order to secure this amendment it is necessary that some one be sent out through Utah to catalogue all cases of unlawful cohabitation they can find to present to Congress. Charles Mostyn Owen, the young man who brought down upon himself several saintly anethemas for his action in hunting up plural wives, was asked to take the job, but Charlie has declined, and the pastors are again looking over the field for a good man who will work for his board and the glory there is in it. By the way, the Mormons ought not condemn Charlie any more, for he recently did them a very good turn. It seems that one Clara Devore, who was a teacher in some sort of a school at Hyrum at one time, recently delivered a lecture at Pittsburg. In the course of her remarks she made some startling statements. One of these was to the effect that when she hoisted the banner of the free on a pole in front of the school house that the wicked, bad, naughty Mormon kids threw mud at it and her. That not contented with slatting filth at our glorious banner they reviled it and her. That in the fulness of time she had to leave there, and that while she was delivering her lecture there was a price upon her head and the bloodthirsty saints wanted anti-pover- ty more his reputation in Hyrum was not as it should be. Owen did not deign to reply to this letter, but waited. Another came, like the first, loaded to the muzzle with recrimination and other things. He did not answer that. Clara however, was not to be muzzled that way. She wrote another which contained all the first two had contained and something more and enclosed a stamp for a reply. She got it. Charles Mostyn told her he doubted her word. That he knew the circumstances. That she had hung the flag in a conspicuous place and when the dear kids came to school they were informed they must bow down and that the command bow down was not delivered mildly either. The kids revolted and threw mud at her not at the starry banner of the free. After informing her as to the manner of the occurrence, Charlie volunteered the information that he knew some people at Hyrum did not like him; that the same was true as to several other places, but he was still here doing business at the old stand, after fourteen years residence in Utah. That as to the price on her head; he knew the Mormons were now and had been engaged in the business of paying for heads, out never to his knowledge had they purchased one without brains and he did not think they would violate a rule in this instance. And they do say that Clara has written him no more tetters. POLITICAL MELANGE. The anti machine section of the Republican party is deriving much comfort from the fight in the city council against the mayor, who is recognized as the head of the machine in the city. They see in it or think they see in it something which may lead to the breaking up of the machine. Arthur Brown does not seek to disguise his delight. On the contrary he is openly jubilant and figuratively speaking is cracking his heels in the air. O. J. Salisbury smiles complacently as he i washes his hands with invisible soap, while W. S. McCornick, shrewd and cautious, opines that things are' coming his way and that the Kearns machine is losing its power. There are also some of the beneficaries of the machine who are said to be secretly working against it. The ructions among the Republicans is very gratifying to the Democrats who see their gold opportunity in a possible split in the Republican party. . Ex-Senat- or come, year, years ought to satisfy the ambition of Judge McCarty, if not his friends. Still it is further said that District Attorney Chidester wants to be McCartys successor, as judge of the Sixth District right away, although his office as district attorney does not expire until $3,000 JanJI, 1005. ft ft It is also said that an attorney in McCarty's district wants to be appointed District Attorney in Chidesters place, and that the ambition, of the lawyers of the Sixth District cannot be satisfied until this great work is performed. Governor ' Wells will have lots of opportunities to make appointments, it is said, if the plan marked out succeeds. It is also said that P. L. Williams, and other corporation lawyers are supporting the McCarty push; Democratic railroad attorneys had better be looking after a man to fill Judge Baskins place two years hence. It is said they want a corporation lawyer on the bench, and that Judge Thurman will fill the bill and satisfy this craving and' they claim McCarty can easily be beaten by Thurman. - ft ft W. II, Wilson of Provo is an applicant for the position of deputy United States marshal for Utah county, under the new marshal, Ben Hey wood. Mr. Hey wood has not yet decided on any of his appointments. He has a number of applications for the various positions both for office work and for outside n deputyships. Mr. Wilson is and highly recommended. i well-know- Save your money and when you get a dollar deposit'it with Zions Savings Bank and Trust Co., No. 1, Main street. The largest and oldest Savings Bank in Utah. Joseph F. Smith, President, . George 1 M. Cannon, Cashier. The May Day declared a dividend of cent a share on Monday, amounting to $4,000. The Annie Laurie mill is working ft ft like a charm. Mostyn Owen, whose front name is Charles, saw this, and learning from the paper that she was a missionary in C. S. Williams. D. A. Williams. the service of the Society of three Ps, C.B. Williams. R. G. Williams. and Patriotism, Purity something else, WILLIAMS BROS. GOAL GO. in working up Pelf, engaged perhaps A. LWLL AVS, Manager. ft ft sentiment among the eastern people ' DEALERS IN and taking up a collection to defray exJudge McCartys friends, south, urged penses, wrote a letter to some Jennie him for nomination of justice of the June lady down in New York, calling Supreme court against Judge Zane Rock Springs,. attention to the remarks and declaring four years ago, but failed. Again he Gsite, Cutis same the for was friends his that they were unfounded, unwarranted Grass Creek, urged by Lump, Nut and Slack. and untrue. This Jennie June woman place against Judge Bartch, at the last OFFICES YaRDSl sent the letter to Clara, who at once republican convention, and now they s Cor 2d S. and 3d W, Diui Co , iOi S. Main. Telophone 921. took her pen in hand to let him know name him as a candidate for Judge notwithand this too, that she was well and hoped these few Miners position, he holds the the fact that him lines would find enjoying the same standing blessing. Then she informed him that position of district judge of the Sixth iAiAAiAiAAlAiAAmAmAAimiHAiAAmAAimimA . CO L Grd':e-Htt- HAVE just the House you are looking for. , FULL DRESS KID SHOES Three new lines Just in. Very light a.nd dressy. Come and see them. Walk-Ov- er $3.50 Shoe Store 259 MAIN STREET, I A. RICHTEfl, - REAL ESTATE. 19 W. First South. RTmwnTTTmmmmymmwnfTTTfffTmT Miss ora Gleason.W; Teacher Mujic. -- " ludio: 131 E. Firjl South, of Vhon 1289 a |