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Show 4 THE SALT LAKE TIMES. MONDAY. MAKU1I 30. lb'JL sentiments thut Daniel Shay himself might have expressed. HISTOKY liKt'K ATEf In view of Senator Inijai.ls' claim that the farmer's alliance is a growing power, it is interesting to learn that the distinctive features of this movement are all borrowed from past and often disastrous experience. Thus the scheme of issuing a currency upon laud credit is a veritable humbug tried as far back as 10'JiJ by tory England. Gwhcuk Law introduced it into France, and wrought wide-sprea- bankruptcy with it. A similar scheme in colonial Virginia was defeated by the energetio opposition of Patkick IIknky. Franco tried it dur-ing the revolutionary nuriod suul at- - tained natioual bankruptcy. New York made uti experiment in this direction with tho $1,000,(100 it received as its quota in tho distribution of the federal sur-plus in 1h;!7. Tho money was loaned out on real estate by county commis-sioners, but tho scheme turned out to bo really injurious to the farmers and a losing business to the state. Theconi - troller of the state reported: "When ' we have to foreclose, as is frequently the case, it is often difficult to realize from the proceeds of the sale the full amount of principal due." Tho experi- - j metit had to bo abandoned. All the various legislative tricks by which people plan to get money with-out earning it were worked to their fullest extent iu this country during tho colonial, the revolutionary period and under the confederation. Tho popular distress caused by their efforts and the strong reaction against such illusory ex-pedients powerfully contributed to the adoption of tho constitution of 1TK7, by which it was expected that money would be taken out of politics. Whiie the federalist argues iu favor of other provisions of tho constitution, it simply points to tho prohibition laid on the states of having anything to do with coinage or tho emission of currency as j something that "must give pleasure to every citizen." j It is not probable that tho Pekkkrs and Simpsons and other leaders of the alliance have studied history and repeat j it with malice aforethought, but the notnitn they suggest is such as appeals j to a fervid imagination in the cranium of supei ficial thinkers. Indeod to com-- j plete the parallel tho anarchic argu-ments against law and courts of justice that culminated in Shay's rebellion in Massachusetts iu 170-- 7 are being heard again. The Rtiralist, a farmers' alliance organ at Huron, S. I)., says. ''Constantly we hear it said that all this stir and commotion among the farmers and laborers will amount to nothing and the brains and wealth of the commun-ity will hold the mastery. But how did they bring about the present state of affairs? By laws. How do they propose to continue the mastery? By the process of law. Take away the bulwarks of legal process and how long would the upper ten grind down the lower millions?" These are the to throw in proper disinfectants and gradually fill t up with Hif toil coal ashes. --rNew York . ournal. Ixtk Out for the Dead Cistern. An abandoned cistern is often a dan-gerous thing, and should bo iiiled, as stagnant water which may remain in it is a common source of disease. If this cannot ba done at once it is a good plan flccrae at I.ant. "Well," suhj tho would ho humorist to his friend, "I l.ave at last succeeded in inducing Tho Funny Gazette to accept tt contribution. Friend That'V nice. What was it? Humorist I rV timed about five hun-dred of their "olined with regret" slips Kute Field")! Washington. t THE, SALT LAKE TIMES. "fTtIIET'EJ POBLISHItO 00MPAST. .NEW VO'iK OFFIC'H, S.K1 8 Tt tuple Ciiivt- Eiistern advertisers will please miku their contracts Willi our eastern ituvuiUuuu ai;eul, aieaju. rainier 4k Key. TH Tims l puMlshea every evening iSIiiu-lla-eneeptedi, and In delivered by carriers In Fait l.uko city and Park City l T conu per Month. Tim Tim kh contains the ftill Aaaoclateit Press report, and ha epeetal telegraph service oov- - crinit thin entire inter . Tur. Tiwss It entered lit thepoetofflre In Sn!t Lake City for transmianlou thiougti the iit&Pjt ie Hecoml clam matter. Persons derni( The Tina delivered at their Bouses ran secure tt by postal card order or tluoniih teleph one, w ben delivery It lmu-la- r Make Immediate complaint to this ony e. isuoKilption to the Paily TUuch. (Always tu advance.) If month e .' 8 " '' " " 1 rt1re: Trt Tiyrjinit I.kMyUh. Our Telephone Number. 4Hl. IMPENDING CRISIS. A n hoot or verslllers bai sprung up In latter days, Who shape their witless verses In quite ai witless ways. Their lines have nothing funny but their an-tics, like a clown; They run rlktht on a Uttle while, and then Jump s down! Somebody else has Introduced a different sort ot verse Twas better than the other once, but now It's even worse; Tin jut as easy run to death by any common "hnik, It tails down, as McGinty did, and bark! walk then There's a (rood time coming, whon the public will be freed From the halt who climb Parnassus, leaning on a broken rend. Then on their own deserving heads will be their gilPty blond. When they nil go down together, with a deep p. ea thud! nroeklyn Lif ) INSURANCE. Heber J. Grant & Co. The Lending Insurance Agents of Salt Lake City. Representing the Following; Companies: AS87BTR. Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Co., of Liverpool. Insurance .......$4!J,H87,O0O Company of North America, of Philadelphia 8,'7;U,'250 Home Insurance Company of New York 8,'o3l,'l59 Herman-America- n Insurance Company of New York OM-LSt- Hartford fire Insurance Company, of Hartford (iiu'iiil Phumix Insurance Company, of Hartford 5,;!05,004 Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Company, of Philadelphia. 8.32ot)3,1 American Fire Insurance Company, of Philadelphia 2,6436Gfl Niagara Fire Insurance Company, of New York , 2,4!iO,H Westchester Fire Insurance Company, of New York 1,831,70(1 Williamsburg City Fire Insurance Company, of Brooklyn 1,."K3,311 Ilome Fire Insurance Company of Utah 277,933 J. F. Grant - - Manager. Oflice In State Bank of Utah, No. CO Main Street. financial jiHHtb BANK OF COMMERCE. Opera Mouse Block. Salt Lake City, Utah. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT open Daily from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Satur days lrom 10 a.m to 6 p.m. Five Der Cent Interest Paid on Deposits. Transacts a General Banking Business i Dl RKCTORS : Boy d Park, President; W. W. Chisholm, 8. 1. Walker, Cashier; S. II. Fields, Jr., Assistant Cashier; Wm. II. Mcln- - I tyre, J. B. Farlow, Geo Mullett, C. L. Hannaman, W. II. Irvine, E, E. I Kich, K. B. Critcblow. ) ' LAHAL, $250,000. SURPLUS, $10,000. American National Bank. ! SUCCESSOR TO THE BANK OF SALT LAKE. Salt Lake City, - - Utah Territory. Interest Paid on Deposits. JAMES H. BACON President Sec. E. Sf.lls T. A Davis H M BACON . Vice-Preside- Gov. A. L. Thomas M.J.Grat r.L. HOLLAND Cashier S. M. Jarms D. G. TuN.Nici.iKr W.B. HOLLAND.... Assistant Cashier J. W. Juud i y osa C. F. Loofboubow. JTAH fJATIONALgAii: Of Salt Lake City, 'Utah. CAP,TAL " " " " $200,000.00. X4 DIIsiECTOIZS: J. M. Stout, President; A. B. Jones, Cashier; Boliver Roberts, 0. "W. Ltn HaKn0yTPK'ku-- i, Wll"r'8' A'and'" Rogers. Jos. A. Jennings, VV a Milium: W h T' ThS,n;rte". J- A. Gross beck, Wm. F. Colton. yD' g Naun'Barten. V. E. KusseUl Jos M Stoutt ' A OapJtaA . Pafa . f J3b0 ooo iflOii"'B3iiL BucsesMir to Walker Bro... Bankers. Estab-- llahed, IS50. FRANK KNOX, P1! L. O. KAHRICK, V. i. A, JLARLS. Caahler. v The National f - 1 Mof Hie BfipICj UNITED STATES DEPOSITOR. Transacts a Canerai Banking Emixs Safe Deposit Vaults, Fire and Hurglar Proof. J. R, WALKEH M. jVhfVv ..vicv-F&'n-, 'i??i.5,;'0J,TH-"- - ntlCiHr J.H. Aasl t.ntCashl r Capital, $500,000. Full Paid 0?. 47 main stkkist. Tranaarta a general banklns business. Monea loaned on favorable terms. Accounts ot merchants, Individuals, firms ami corporations solicited, five per cent interest paid on savings and time deposits. DIRECTOR?, Karri"k - 9- Holme kmll Kahn j, a. Earl W. E. Smetlley oo A Lowa Frank Knox 1L L. A Culmer J. Q. gutheriand. ALT JAKK rpiIEATEIt. Ciias. S. riciiTON, Manager Tlirse XTirj'li.ts I Coniiiicjicing JIarcli 30. Miller ItrotherV Cranrt Paris-ian Product ion, The greatest success presented upon anv stage i'oitr enrlojols of h.nulso'iie scenery. European novelties with out numb' r. THE MAHLIHSj MLLE. EERTCLO. Till: MAKKPOSAl ! TIIHGltHAT JiAVl'X! Haile with tremundniis, continuous ovation of applause from countless thousands. Direot From New York City. fT POPULAR PRICKS. Sale commences Saturday. Jj1 KAN KLIN VENUE rpiEATER C. S. FORD Lesskk. MAULE RIVERS Manaoeiibss. I I Lombard Imdaiciit Co, OP Kansas City, Eoston, JOaaourl. MlMfc Branca" Office for Mai and SoMem Maaj W. H. DALE Manager. Etl a Fana aH Ci rrope-rt-, PadSfi States SaviiiLotiHttfSnilding AothorltaU Capital, 'J5, Olio, 000 ' San it. olaco, Calliorniat. jgrn c. mmm, si0- - Office 44 E. 2nd South. Salt Lake City. Banking Department Otah Title, lis. Trust Co. Ws, Fargo & Co.'s SALT LAKE CITY, ... utah. Hnysand sells exrhanso. makes teleirranhln tran-ler- e on the principal citlea of the I'nited Stales and Europe, and on all points on th Pacific Coast. Issues of crellt available in the orln-du-e t es of the world. a dbAd atteallonBlveQ tetha selling of ores Advances made on consljruments at lowest rates. Partl-nl- ar attention (riven to collections throuKhout Utah. Nevada and aJldlninu ter rtWrlos. Accounts aoliclted, taiKHKseoNiiiiwrs: Wells, Fargo Co Wells, F.iro & Co . New v?!2 Maverick National Dank Hn.A5 I irst National Hank "... . OmaS2 First National Hank Meniiants' National Rank........ Hoatm-n'- 8 National Bank "st ntti. Welte, Fargo & Co San 'ig x J. 12. DOOLY. - . Agent. UTAH Ccmmorcial Savings Bank OF SALT LAKE CITY, Capital---..- . $200,00a Surplus fund 25,00$ GENERAL BiNKIKu BUSINESS. Five per cent ToTtZ"' d' No. 33 and 24 E. 1st South, Salt Lake Olty Paid-u- p Capital $150,000 Surplus J10.003 I'aysS per cent int. reat on time deposits-act-ag Trustee, tluardlan. Administrator a'i,i Vxeoutor; transact general trust bus'xeaa insures real estate titles; insurance fee cor; all charges tor attorneys and abstracts. STO.:kBul,HKK. Bankers J . E. Dooly, T. R. Jones, L. S. Hill. M. H. Walker, W. 8. McCornick, E. A. Smith. H. T. Duke, Joslah Darrett, Hyde S. Young, M. S. PenderKast, T. A. Knt, W. T. Lynn, J. It. Walker. Capitol urf. R. C. Chambers, Kelsey 9t QUI fie, JameB Sharp, John J. Daly, R. Mclntono. pv. L. Thomaa. Governor of Utah. lltrchantt F. H. Auerbach, T. O. Webher, tlugh Audarson, W. H. Rowe, A. W. Carlson, B. a. Auerbach. W. F. Coltoa, James Ander-son. ' Lav-ver- t John A. Marshall, Wm. C. HalL j Will i MMANS ! I j A MAGNIFICENT SHOW ! lM ! THE POPULAR RESORT ! i l j DRAMATIC & YADDE7ILLE ! Admission, 2.1e. ami ,"(fc. WONDERLAND, Pouth Next to Cullen. I U SACKCTT, I b"'e p I J. E. SAOKKTT, Wm. LAWLBii, f roPr-- J Agent ALL THIS WEEK FROM 1 TO 10.3J P, M. ioi ICC- - ADMiSSlON IOC. ELLA EWINO. 8 FEET TALL 8 nn the RH1NEIIARTS, AUSTIN, Little EDDIE and the MILLION WONDERS. TONT'T FORGET Friday Ladles" Souvenir Day. Saturday Callttrons Day. Children admitted t WONDERLAND and Seat I t One Dime, Wonderland Op.n From 1 to 10:30 P. M ADMISSION, 10c. McCornick &Co. BAHKERsTj Salt Lake City, - . utali. Careful Attention Olven to the Salenfo-- and Bullion. We Solicit Con egmnents Guaranteeing Highest Markut Price. ' Colle-tlor- s Male at In A Sates. Activa accounts Solicited. CORRESPONDENTS: New York -- Imp. and Chemical National Hak. Koumi'. Ur ,.?? caito Commercial National Sanlvii!" clMSo-Fl- mt. Narional Hank. Crake? vrJZ worth National Bunk. Omahi-Om- ni; T'" tlonal Bank. HI. Louis-ist- .to Louis. Kansae City-Nati- onal Hank ank of it f st eas City. Denver National nt' CMitysr. Hank. 2" Martin A a,,.. 33 wXSldi hnUi- u- Oapital, Fully Paid - $300,000 Surplus 30,000 CiBrcial National M OF SALT LAKE C'TY. General Banking in all Us Brandies. Issues cert' flcats of deposit payable on de-mand, bearing Interest If left a speclliel time. Sells drefta and bills of ezehinge on all prlo. clpalclUea in the United States and Europe. Or.o. M, Downey President W. P. Nobi.k Vii Tho. Maushu ind Vlce-Pres- l lent John W. Don.nkm.as Cashier DtltK.fToHS F. H. Auerfnch. John J. Dalv O. J. Salisbury. Moylan C. Fo. Frank .H Dyer. Tn.imas Marshall, W. P. Noble, George Downey, John W. Donneliau .Dr. Leeka. dental surgeon, 18-2- East first South. First-clas- s work. Uestauraut Franeuis. 10 Comracrcia itreti. First-clas- s in ail respects. The WPlT Parrot. Chappio (to parrot; Polly want a cracker? Polly Yes a nut enveker to crack that chestnut. Epoch. THE n nitl.ll l FA lit HUNK. Attention is directed to tho call for a meeting of tho exchange, oti Friday evening next, which appears in another column. This meeting is to be held for the purpose of considering what part this city shall take in the groat project of making an underground luiuiug dis-play at tho world's fair. Tho plan has been fully described in these columns, and that feature of ihe subject ueed not here bo gone, over. The business men of the city understand what is pro-posed, ami it but remains for them to determine to w hat extent they will as-- , sist it, .Mr. ,e .i(i;i.; V. CitovvK will be present to more fully explain the scope of the cuterprlsu and clabornto its pos-sibilities. Hi exposition of the matter will bo highly interesting and nono .sliniild fail to hear it. We believe further that no one should fail to pin his name on tho sub. scription list. In ,o lieivo contest which section wages against section f.r recognition and supremacy, no city can expect to attain a commanding position except through tireless exertion in its own behalf. The proposed World's fair mine will be ihe greatest advertise-ment of the mining industry that has ever been undertaken, and if Salt Lake shall step in now and take tho lead in forwarding the unlcrpri.se it will bo tilde to hold that place to the end. A- i lthough tho scheme originated In Colo-rado, no public action regarding it has yet been taken in that slate. The sub-scriptions havo'ull been tillered private-ly, the project not having yet been ' taken up in a public way. The people there aru ready to do so. but have left the door open for Utah to get in the lead. If too Friday evening meeting result in a hearty endorsement of tho enter-prise and liberal subscriptions for it, the scheme will thenceforward belong to Utah as much as to Colorado, and it Will not be ditlieult for our people to prepare such an exhibit that the terri-tory will he kept abreast or ahead of all other sections in the great display. The opportunity Is presented to stamp this as a Utah project, ami to secure a lead-ing place for this section iu the public mind iu connection, with tho great dis-play. ! Wk wonder what the democratic papers, which, for the last week, havo pointed with derision to Maine because that state failed to adopt the Australian ballot, will say when they discover that the bill was passed after all? A similar bill has been reported to tho Illinois legislature, and one is pending each be-fore tho Ohio and Pennsylvania legis-latures. No reform that has ever been introduced in this country has spread more readily. We, do not believe the Australian system of voting is going to eradicate bribery and corruption, al-though it may lessen them, but it doubtless facilitates an independent action in polities and as such we regard it us of the utmost value. At present the mere printing of ballots and getting them into the hands of voters requires nn ntiiouut of organisation that is almost impossible to improvise. Hevolls against unlit nominations under that system are much easier and much more t'lfectivH when the law makes it certain that the independent candidate will have exactly the same opportunity of being voted for as a regular nominee, The time will come when even Utah shall adopt tin .ustriliati ballot. FRENCH JJHY SYSTEM. TVli.ln It la l.lUe the Knictliih I'ractlfe ami Ita Minor Jiil'ei-enee- . To bo eligible, for t lio jury it is necessary to Ijo a l'rein li eiti.cu. not less than HJ yenni of age, to enjoy all the political and civil rights, and tj how to read and write; but, by exception, neither magis-trates nor government functionaries, nor salaried domestic servants are eligible. Men of TO years of hlic are dispenneil with, as also t hose who-- e labor is necessary for their daily bread, or those who have nerved as jurymen (liiriiia t ho current or previous year. Kvery year a list of eligible jurymen is drawn up by the ovcriunent, authorities. Three thousand are chosen for the depart-ment of the .Seine; in all others the propor-tion is t hat, of one to every .VW it, habitants; but fixed residence is necessary to be eligi-ble. Ten days before the opening of the sessions of the assises, or assizes, filenames of thirty-si- jurymen are drawn by ballot out of the annual list, with the addition of four supplementary jurymen, to serve dur-ing t lie session, which lasts a fortnight. As iu Knglaud, twelve men make up the jury, but iu criminal cases one or two extra jurymen are present during tho trial, in readiness to take the place of any one ab-solutely prevented from attending. Tho complete Jiist of tho thirty-si- names is handed to the, prisoner tho day before the trial begins. Any juryman failing to nt-- , tend without, sending notice of impediment to be submitted to the court Is liable to a line of from V!Ui) francs to 500 francs for the lirst offense, 1.00J francs for the second, and 1..VK) francs for the third, which also involves the forfeiture of his right in future to sit iu any jury. When thetrialopensthethirty-Hixnam-are thrown together into a jar and drawu one by one, t he prosecut ion and the defense Using the right of rejection till only twelve names remain. If these are finally accepted the jury is immediately called and the trial begins. Contrary to English practice, the prisoner himself is closely d by tho presiding judge, called "president." Previ-ously, during his imprisonment, every effort has been made to draw a confession from him, even by placing in his cell a fel-low j iii bird as spy in technical slang called "motiton," who treacherously tries to win his conlldcnce. Such proceedings would shock British ideas of fair play, any-thing like treachery being repulsive to the English mind. The public examination may, however, have the advantage of al-lowing the prisoner to tell bis own story, w hich, if he lie innocent, may have a stamp of truth likely to influence the jury. On the other band, through nervousness or stupidity, he may commit himself irremedi-ably. .Murray's Magazine. ARRIVALS AND CI.03E OF MAILS. J Srhednlenf arrnal and rloalng of mails at halt Lake Cltv P StofT.je, Xov. 17, IW.Ot MAIi.S. CLOSE. t'ninn I'ai-lt- Evit. also North to or.ien. i.oi Ki,;er. Oolilm tou ana Lofiin K a.m. IPo Cranilo Weatt-r- Atlantic Mall Knt 8:10 a m. fi'tou Patflc -- Local Mad Ksf.,al'i North i I.oititu and lnttjrmedlt lvtntu ISOpm. Slo Oaindt; We item Mall for Of ilnn 1:30 p.m. Cut in Paelfle- - Mad for Idaho, Mnn- -' &Tki and Portisiid, aittu to Ban 7:00 pm. Hlo tirand" Western -- Denver and Appen Mall 9:or. p.a. t'nlon Paeli o- - Park Olty. Coairllla nod Kctio 1:30 P.m. Onion Pacific Frl'ro, Milfoil and Jmeimed ate 1'otnu (:I0 a.m. t'nlon I'arii c- - Stockton and Inter-medial Points T:10 a m. t'n.on lallf I'ark Olty. Mill Crenk an 1. ncal Tion a m. fclo (O'B'iue Western Ulnham .... f a,m. MA 1.3. AK1! IVk! 17. P. Kastern Fan :11 rt:i8 a m. P. I'ark t ttv and Cat he Valley X W a m. V. P. Idaho, Moutaua and Orio. 8:10 p ia. V- P rrhteo.Militir lautl ad point Nortfc T:fO p in- V. P.- - SCoflkton 8:15 pm. X. o. W. Paolfle Mad 4:30 p.m. Jl. a. Vf Paeide K.xpreHS l:ti a.m. h.. 6 3d p in. II. tt- - Far Oh v. Mill Cr eek Ete.. . :! p.m. K. (i. W. CalUorola and W est :. a.m. ' OITICE HOURS). OI'EN. CLOk" Woney Order Window.... onyii l in'nliT' lifn D..iir:r;r:fiitcfi,ou " w ,C1irraS' rWindow (except B.oo a.m. 0:oop.m, wv' HunOay). 8:00 a m. T:( p.m. SUNDAY HOUB3. 01EX. OLOBsT Gen'l neiWery and Stamp I window tt no a m l rarrlBin' Wludow ig.U) m. I. A. IIKNI'ON. P.M." ' MONi)Av"ai Alien ':VoTTn"iri" The ''Timaa" and Utah. Parti Record. The Salt Lake Times, under its present management, bids fair to be-come a power in the territory in a way of letting the world know something of its vast resources. It' wo mistake not, The Timks proposes to use very little space in howling about tho mormons and a great deal in setting forth the numerous avenues for the safe anil prolitable investment of capital in tho territory of Utah especially iu the various mining camps. We are greatly pleased with it so far nnd hope it will improve as the new management be-comes better acquainted with itschnseu field. There is only one way iu which this territory will ever bo thoroughly Americanized, and thnt is by the inimi gration of livo, encrcotio people from all over the union, and we believe The Timks, in paying particular attention to the resources of our wonderful terri-tory, will sound the keynote of the new era. Constant wrangling and vituper- ation finally become nauseating and disgusts people who have so lived that they do not feel called upon to keep continually shouting about their loyalty and pointing out the disloyalty of others. Populate tho territory with free-bor- Americans and the existing evil will lose its force and potency by contact. There is only one way to ac-complish that end, and that is to de-velop the mighty resources of the terri-tory and hold forth inducements that will attract and keep a desirable clash of citizens. The mines are the largest anil most valuable interest in the terri-tory, and their future should be looked after at once. Let the slogan of ad-vancement peal forth with no uncertain sound. - - LETTERS OLDnrt THAN SOLOMON. . Mlr,l s l'x Imticpit 400 Veara llrfnre Ills I ntlier'a lltMli llug I p. The Smithnonian institution has re-- I reived information of tho discovery at in upper Kgypt, of a numln r of tablets relauing to tiie history of Jerusalem, and dating back 000 yenfh earlier than any records hitherto known. i'hon it is understood that those tableta of Ktolio urn li tters pas-se- between tho king of Jerusalem and tbu Pharaoh of Lgypt 400 ye.-i.r- before tho birth of Da-vid, who was tho father of Solomon, Hin'i notion xvill bo formed of their ex-treme interest. These letters were writ-ten, so Dr. CyrtKi Adit r told a Welling-ton reporter, nlmut tho year loot) H. C. nnd cast ft great light upon tho relations of Egypt at that ancient epoch. This, of course, wag h; ug before Jerusalem v;!3 captured by 1)0 .Iowa. At thnt time Palestine was a federa-tion of independent cities, each of which, like Jerusalem, was governed by a "pre-fect" this word meaning literally "king ''of a1ty." Nevertheless, these towns paid a tribute to Pharaoh, find it was in relation to this frilmto that tieveral of tho letters found were addressed to the ruler of Egypt by the king of Jerusalem, Al In them he tries to explain, with duo respect, that ho occupies a inoro independent position than tho Other prefect.", mid omjht to bealreated accordingly. For example, iu one inia- - sivo ho nays : "Behold, thin city of Jerusalem neither my father nor my mother has given tmto ni', but tho call of a mighty king." This refers to tho ancient ctiKtoiu in Palestine, by which rulers were some-times chosen in consequence of a suj-pos-divine call and without any refer-ence to hereditary law. Having been summoned to his throno by the Deity, Alsli-Tab- a argned that lie should be treated inoro leniently with regard to tribnte. Ia another of tho letters ha hays- :- , "Behold, neither' lily filler nor my mother ha appoiujvd'uio in this place, but t he call of the rt'ity king has made me enter into tho ftjf my fathers," That the "mightj ifing" upoken of was the Deity is proven by the fact that to him as authority is referred an oracle in-scribed upon another tablet, which says that "as long as a ship sails upon the sea so long will Mesojiotfimi.i and Baby- - Ionia conquer." The chief aim of tho three other letters written by Abdi-Tib- a is, to ask the Pha-raoh for military aid against foreign con-querors invading Palestine, und esticcial-l- y the district of Jerusalem. These war-like strangers ho calls peoplo of Habiri in other words, they were Hebrews. It seems hardly probable that the He-brews as a nation shoeld havo invaded Palestine at so early a date, and so it is likely that those were some advanced tribes of Israel which settled down west of the Jordan nnd made incursions from time to time. In one of tho letters on this subject Ahdi-Tab- a says: "The Ifabiri people are conquering the cities of the king" i. c, the cities tribu-tary to the Pharaoh "therefore the king may turn his face to bis subjects and send troops. If tho troops arrive this year tho countries of tho king, my lord, may Vie saved, but if no troops arrive the countries of tho king, my lord, will exist no longer." This tremendous "fimr nt includes 200 tablet;', largely of Babylonian cuneiform script, which is thus discovered for tho first time to have been ill use ut so early a period in Egypt and Palestine. Many of tho other tal-lt- ts are dispatches of about the samo date from prefects of other cities of Pal-estine to tho Pharaoh. Some of the in-scriptions are in an nuknown language, which no ono has so far been able to translate. It iu funny to think that Solo-mon liimaelf would havo looked upon these tablets as remote antiquities. Washington Star. Allhough the season for 'A'Jjuj'iQ travel is not yet at hand and although this winter has boon unusually stormy, slill tho rush of foreign immigration has rarely been so creat. l ive steamers on one morning the past week brought into New York three thousand new candidates for citizenship, und it is no exaggeration to say that a thousand aliens daily land on Ihe Kattily. Tho emigration ollieers have been over-worked for months. Uncle Sam is evi-dently in high favor. Humors of war in Europe, hard times, oppressive leg-islation and social discontent all tend to swell tho ranks of the modern cru-sades. We are desirous to know how the amended immigration act passed by the last congress is working; how many undesirablo or dangerous characters are kept out of the country under its provisions. We fear not many. The new law is an improvement on" the old in guarding more carefully against the importation of alien, contract laborers, but tho means of detection are limited and the measure therefore only partly operative. Nothing short of consular supervision will ever regulate our for-eign immigration so as to make it a source of benefit unmixed by apalling evils. No Doubt lis Had a Hand iu It. Puck. "Somebody has picked my pocket,' crietl the fat woman. ' Whom do you suspect?" asked the midget. "1 hat sneaking armless wonder over there has a conscious look on his face. I believe it's him." The faction war in Sligo is grist for the tory mill. The way the southern republics in-sist on having peace even if they havo to light for it, is an impressive spec-tacle. Aftf.ii the experience of England in South American securities wo do not believe that country will p.Urnuch cash into tho Brazilian boom. AlVrnt child Va dreads the fire. t lle? Idea of It. Munscy s Weekly. Mrs. Cullen Are we going to bo home this evening, George. Mr. Cullen Yes, I gues go. Mrs. Cullen Then don't you think that if we are going to stay home we might as well go to the theater? Itarrels of Paper. After three years of experimental work an English company has succeeded in pro-ducing paper barrels, which are able to compete favorably with barrels made of wood. The pajier barrels are used at pres-ent principally for t he carriage of gunpow-der, mining fiisysfJ"rttit, (lowers, molasses, paint, cement, matches, chemicals, dyes, aslicslos, sugar, size and extract of meat. The materials used in making the barrels are waste paper, cardboard, and, for tho betterqualiiy, old sacks. When cardboard is used it is soaked or boiled for six hours, nnd afterward treated in the same, manner as the other raw material. Thisis carefully sorted and put into a rag engine or beater, where it is bealen ami torn to pieces by a scries of knives for about an hour mid a half. It is afterward mixed with water until a pulp of uniform consistency in gained. Thisis rolled, joined, shaped and dried, and the barrel is linally covered with hoops. Before the tops and bottoms are put in the barrels are painted w ith a waterproof com-position innde of linseed oil and resin, for ordinary purpose barrels, and with a special varnish where they are used for food prod-ucts. The standard size is Ki'o inches in diameter by 'JS inches long. The price at which these barrels cue be produced en-ables them to compete favorably with wooden barrels; a barrel cost ing thirty-fou- r cent-- in wood can, when made of paper, Im sold for twenty-eigh- t cents. One great feature is th, it there is no waste with t ho pro ess, all "wasters" being beaten up into pulp again. New York Telegram. How loiyg wiri the f s of Salt Lnke et afld-ou- t agai t ti "Tileari ng -- TT house? Every week q& h'hancinl V record goes to the country without any explanation as to tho number of banks not included in the returns. Coi liT, counsel and people are anxions to have tho question early nnd ' definitely decided whether tho board of education or the Utah commission have charge of the school election. It is a difference without much distinction, except in a legal way, and it is best the supreme court settle that. The Kussian government employs assassination as a political argument, but it resonts the use of the same means against itself. It metes out torture and death for the nihilists at home, but offers rewards and promotion to tho foul conspirators in Bulgaria. It makes all the difference whoso ox is gored. Democracy and the Alliance. New York Trilmnn. It is curious to notice how carefully democratic b'ders push into dark cor-ners the peculiar measures most favor-ed by the alliance. It will be less easy to get those measures out of sight and out of mind next winter. Captain Cati.f.y's position in the army must be a disagreeablo ono. Tried for cowardice and acquitted of tho charge, but yet held guilty of it by many of his brother ollieers, among them the department commander, it would be just to all concerned if he could be retired, especially as ho seems physically disabled and anxious to leave the active service himself. The joint call of the chamber of com-merce, stock and real estate exchanges, for a meeting on April lid at which to discuss "what part and interest the peo-ple of Salt Lake and Utah shall take in the American underground mining ex-hibit at the Worlds' fair at Chicago" js a timely one and it should be attended by every member of those bodies. If the scheme should bo approved it will be necessary to prepare for it at once to secure for Utah's foremost industry a proper exhibit. a Tho "Picket." The picket was generally indicted on cavalry and artillery men, and was a sin-gularly brutal bit of torture. A long post, tu iir which stood a stool, was driven into the. ground. The delinquent was ordered to mount, the stool; his right hand was fastened to a honk in the post, by a noose, drawn up as high as it could be stretched, round his wrist. ..A stump, tho height of the too, wiih its end cut to a round and blunt point, was also driven into the earth close to the post. Then the stool was taken away and the'nli'erer had nothing to rest his bare feefnpon but the stump, "which though ft did not usually break the skin," says Capt. Grose, "put him in great torture, his only means of relief be-ing by resting his weight on his wrist, the pain of which soon became intolerable." (Inc. can very well believe him, especially when he makes the addition that a man was not infrequently left to stand in this position for half an hour although tho orthodox period of endurance was tifteen minutes. London Graphic. Power of Pigeons on the Wing. The power of pigeons on tho wing is proverbial. All trained birds of this spiv , cits have two qualifications in a marked degree. The first is speed, the second long and sustained powers of flight. This proposition can be umply demon-strated, and the following is one of the most remarkable records: On Oct. 6, 18"j0, Sir John Ross dispatched a pair of young pigeons from Assistance Bay, n lit tle wetit of Wellington Sound, and on Oct. Kill pigeon made its appearance at the dovecote in Ayrshire, Scotlai.d, whence Sir John had the pair taken out. Tho distance direct between the two places is 2,000 miles. Cornhill Maga-zine. The Young Lobster. From the eggs of the lolwter are hatched creat arcs not. in t he least resembling their parentslittle fellows that swim with featherlike locomotive organs near the surface of the water. At the end of six weeks they develop legs, unless, as is highly probable, they have previously been devoured by fishes or other enemies, becoming thereupon small lobsters of fa-miliar shanc. Having reached this stage 'i growth the young lobstera become walking animals, and, sinking to the bot-tom, immediately seek hiding places to proiectihein from their foes. Interview iu Washington Star. TODAY'S ELECTION. Judge Anderson's decision touching the school board election was rendered too late on Saturday for The Timks to give notice of it; otherwise we should have urged a largo attendance at tho polls today. We understand that ow-ing to tiie almost total absonco of any opposition to the proposition to issue $;)no, 000 bonds for school sites and school houses, and owing perhaps also to the inclement weather, the attend-ance at the polls is very light. 'There will be still two hours left after the ia.siie of Tin: Timks today for those who are entitled to vote, ami have failed to do this duty, to deposit their ballot. Parents especially, interested in the welfare of their children, should give emphatic expression to their sentiment with regard to better accommodations iu our public schools. Every registered citizen should vote, "Bonds, yes." The polls are distributed as follows: First precinct, at the Ninth ward school house. Second precinct, at Independence hall (old Congregational church). Third precinct, in the Sixteenth ward school house. Fourth precinct, in the Twentieth ward school house. Fifth precinct, in the Thirteenth ward u.oul house. lucomn of Poet. Svinburne and Morris each make 1,000 a year by their works. This, likewise, wan tho income of Moore, who is said to have cleared c:0,000 altogether by his poetry. His "Lulla Kookli" brought him in 3,000, which was prob-ably the highest price ever paid to him for a single work. Lord Byron calq-late- d that ho had made o 1,000 by po-etry. H receive--! isv-r- than 4,000 for "tin'lde Harold," 3,000 for "Don Jaun" and sums varying from 100 to 1,000 for his shorter poems. London Tit-Bit- s, lltiw Illrrf Act In a Fog. Rooks and partridges do not seem to al-ter their habits in the fog so much ns othet birds that seel- - their living in the open country. I'artridgesare, if anything, wild-er than ever; and if the rooks keep nearer home than usual they by no means refuse to y; their wings miiko a gxd deal of noise in tiie silence of the fog, and oftec tin.' first notice of their presence is the flap-ping of the damp wings as they make oil nth leu ly from the unwelcome presence of niati. )nt nil other wild birds keep still ami moping tilt the darkness goes. Spec-tator, |