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Show I was told of a citizen who onco got hooked in a faro gamo, and In tho customary cus-tomary endeavor to extricate himself ho went to a pawnbroker and soaked hla watch. But since it would be necessary to explain to hl3 friends that his ticker was out of repair and had been left at the watchmaker's, ho asked tho manager of tho throe-ball shop to let him take a cheap watch until he could redeem his own. Ho was thereupon given a dollar watch and resumed tho game Of courso he lost, 6lnce It Is tho exception and not tho rule to win. and while on his way homo that nlijht with a heavy load and an empty purso he was hold up the second time this by a footpad who rolloved him of tho Waterbury. Next day tho footpad wns captured and tho cltlzon called Into court to testify apalnat him. Tho witness got two-fifty and his watch back and the footpad got ton yoars. As tho citizen poked the witness fee down In his trousers trous-ers lie remarked to a friend that ho was the only ono who had mndc any nionoy out of that hold-up. and he proceeded to tho pawnbroker's and lifted his ticker. Salt Lake City has the reputation of bolng a groat card-playing town. It is no small shakes on a whole lot of other things wo road about tho polygamous game, for example. But according to reports re-ports only the old follows can play at that. Irrigation experts are said to bo on their way from Washington to take up the Irrigation Ir-rigation plans In dead earnest this time. It Is sincerely hoped they will not bo in-ducrd in-ducrd to return under the Impression that tho Mormon question has become so acuto that tho peoplo will not glvo them a fair reception. Tho Commercial club Is reported to have resolved on aggressive steps toward tho oxtcnslon of sidewalk Improvements. The club has undoubtedly heard of some of the latest drownings in the Eastern part of the city. According to the church organ, Apostlo Hebcr J. Grant Is In Europe to look after somo of tho business of the church. He Is reported to havo had pressing personal Interests In tho other world also. At least an officer with a warrant wanted hlrn a few hours before ho left on a charge of Kolygamous cohabitation, but tho apostle ad that fact tipped off to him In time to catch a passing train. But Mr. Grant doubtlessly would disclaim" it. President Smith adds to tho number of PQlygamlsts he knows of every timo ho goes on tho stand. Tho figures are already alarming. First thing wo know ho . will roach out and got tho whole town In the net. To a man up a tree It would look as though the morals of the tovn had been given a brlndle cast. The Nows says Murderer RoF-e Is having hav-ing a thorny path. It Is likely to havo a Fourth of July finish, too. Gov. Wells probably thought that Apostle Apos-tle Grant would get a llttlo lonesome In Europo bofore It will be prudent for him to como home, so he appointed him to represent tho State at tho first International Interna-tional congress of hyglonists at Nurom-berg. Nurom-berg. Germany. Mr. Grant will probably make a report on the unsanitary condition of Utah that will edify tho entire body. At least he can tell tho congress that the country was not healthful enough for him. President Smith ha3 been reported in the newspapers as having "scored Congress." Con-gress." Congress has one particular advantage ad-vantage in such things as this, however, in that It gets the last score. Evon Id our deepest affliction there are somo things to be thankful for. If this polygamv exposo had como out beforo the Methodists decided to hold their next general conforonco at "Frisco, It would probably havo been convened In Salt Lako City, and then there would havo been music. mu-sic. Salt Lako would be only too happy to entertain a general conference o tho Methodist church, but not during a time so acuto as this. The llttlo circus that has been on at tho city and county building for several weeks has become ovorshadowed by a matter of some local Importance Tho question moat of us havo been wrestling with the past few days Is whether or not wo aro all likely to bo called "polygs." If wo aro thero Is going to bo a row. |