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Show mama's den. Here presents an opportunity for a man to become not only famous but to profit by the inyestment of money, well spent in supplying a long felt want. To those who aspire to be capitalist, seek no' farther for the scheme that will' make you rich in a minute, but with the writer say, "Eureka," I have found it. We cannot.an-nihilate cannot.an-nihilate the children by one fell stroke. This world would sink into innocuous-desuetude, did we succumb to the exigencies of modern ideas, and accept the alternative left you in a big city viz: homeless or b&byless. Sarah Rodgers Sloan. A SALT LAKER IN GOTHAM. The Political Hub Around "Which, the Other States Bayolve. . MONARCHS OF APARTMENT HOUSES. A Search for a Home In the Metropolis Children Odious to the House Own erg A Breezy Letter. The political atmosphere in New York state at present is worthy the closest scrutiny. scru-tiny. An analysis of it will develop the fact that it is the "hub-politico" around wiich the other states as spokes in the wheel do revolve. The first democratic woman's club was organized in Sew York City at the palatial home of Mrs. Mary Frost Ormsby, a prominent promi-nent member of the Sorosis, on the 28th of June. It is called the "Frances Cleveland Influence club." This is the cue for the formation of such clubs now and everywhere. every-where. I do not favor the woman's suffrage movement, yet I implicitly implic-itly believe in woman's capability iu swaying men's opinions upon almost any topic, so why not turn their talents to some account. The efficacy of their persuasive powers wjll prove remunerative, inasmuch inas-much as it will gaiu one, if no more, votes for the leader of democracy, and you know that "Little drops of water, little grains of sand. Make the mighty ocean, and the pleasant land." This club was no doubt started at the suggestion sug-gestion of some astute politician who knew the benefit that would redound, and the movement is destined to become popular throughout all states and territories. Having Hav-ing New York city take the lead, from which all fads and fashions emanate, will give impetus im-petus and unlimited prestige. The republicans of New York bav also Ilie republicans of New York have also recognized in woman an able factor, having inserted in their platform a plank urging the co-operation of the women of the stte in this great battle for supremacy. So I would say to you "aix armes citoyem, Ibrmes vos battallions." Miss Knowles of Montana, a lawyer, is the nominee of the prohibitionists for attorney-general. attorney-general. This is a little far fetched and in advance of the age. We may get there but not yet we only jeopardize our usefulness useful-ness by such action. Do not accept defeat graciously, but wait ye sisters 'till the time is opportune and then lead gloriously to victorv. Confine yourself to woman's legitimate sphere and by making yourself familiar with the wants and needs of your country discuss them calmly and with your male friends who differ with you. Couch your arguments in words from your most approved vocabulary, accompanied by your swettest smiles. Such are woman's weapons, instinct will teach adroit measures by which you may succeed wage the war for, "to the victor belongs the spoils." Reflect upon the enthusiasm and fervor Mrs. Carson Lake's impulsive action created in the Minneapolis convention. Enthusiasm, at all times infectious, knows no bounds rwhen the name of a candidate is spoken by the sweet chanting of a woman's voice. The refsult is inevitable. Gather your fair hosts from among the prettiest and brightest bright-est of your maids and matrons in the beautiful beauti-ful "City of the Saints, where they flourish as does a "green bay tree." We can pay no greater compliment to the new-made mother than being instrumental in conferring confer-ring this honor upon her whom we all admire ad-mire and are proud of the distinction she enjoyed en-joyed as the "first lady of the land", being a credit to American womanhood. We have all experienced at some time that a family of tiny tots is a barrier to the fullest enjoyment of pastimes, for true mothers will not neglect their duty and often must forego a pleasure planned, because they demand your presence, pres-ence, then you say impatiently, they are a nuisance, but you can never 6ay,this emphatically em-phatically until you endure a tireless siege for two whole days of janitors and eminently emi-nently respectable landladies. I made a list of desirable addresses, scanned each descriptive descrip-tive paragraph, found this one good, and another that was better in location and still another the wording of which pleased me. Into a most formidable array of streets and numbers I sauntered forth, believing, (erroneously, (erro-neously, as subsequent developments 6how), that I alone was to be suited in character, price and of apartments. The first number on my list was reached, the door bell answered by a portly dame who was voluble vol-uble in praises of the second floor front and its many conveniences, a suite of four rooms with only enough furniture necessary for barely t wo scattered throughout constituted what she termed an "iMegant flat." I had mentally resolved by this time the unfitness of the place, and was in the act of announcing announc-ing my decision when she said: "No children, chil-dren, I suppose?" "Oh, yes; three," I replied. re-plied. "Three!" she ejaculated. "No, mum; no flat here; no children to destructs my furnitures f" With a bow and a sweeping motion of both hands, she led the way. I followed, so awed that not a word did I speak, but, with an apologetic air, bade her good afternoon. After several futile attempts, at-tempts, where I, upon presenting myself, said, with much dignity, I wanted apartments apart-ments for a family of five and three were children, iu each instance receiving a look of withering scorn from the faculty of the establishment, or else a vehement, "No children allowed!" accompanied by an emphatic bang of the door, as a rebuke for my insolence in suggesting sug-gesting a housing for the youths. At last in sheer desperation, heartily discouraged, dis-couraged, I was wending my way back to the hotel, when I passed a house where the ever familiar sign, "Apartments to let" hung aloft. The janitor was engaged in washing the steps. Thinking this the opportunity op-portunity of my life, in the belief he would never quiz me about children, I asked if I might see the flat, this urbane gentleman showed me what I desired. I found it satisfactory, sat-isfactory, produced my purse to pay him, when suddenly as if by revelation he put the same old question, "any children." I hesitatingly hesi-tatingly "yes, three," (relying upon a d9-concerted d9-concerted air to settle the problem) "oh! I must call Eliza." then it was mv wrath was unbottled and upon the head of Eliza did I pour forth its contents. Perhaps you can all guess the intemperate manner in which I did defend the perogatives of that "trio of Utah's best crop"' and succeeded in inspiring that plutocrat (the janitress) into an admiration, at least for my maternal patriotism- The reward,- and the acknowl-ment acknowl-ment that I had made a "hit" came when she condescended to deliver the keys upon the close of my argument. Here we now are ensconced in Ave pretty rooms that are furnished with every space-economizing article known to the furniture dealing craft; no. one room large enough for the entire family to assemble at the same time save one. I mean to make a reputation or myself by inducing some philanthropie man to build big commodious apartment houses where married people without children will be excluded. I would have a roof garden, where they might romp, play and expand? their lungs and enjoy thefreedom of space. This wuld beat the fresh air fund, for it j: would necessitate their absence from their- |