Show SPANISH FORK SPLINTERS the indulge iti a sumptuous repast thanksgiving day DAY wa properly ored house were closed the at a stand the general aspect that of a sabbath with the exception of a royal entertainment being given to the old folks in the of a dinner and a dance no city of this great country has greater cause to be thankful to the great giver than spanish fork notwithstanding an occasional arrup tion the people generally enjoy peace plenty and comfort are orderly and law abiding and ara deeply attached to the principles of this great government to which they are united by the ties of birth and sacred allegiance at a meeting held here sunday night last the duty of the citizen to his country was impressed with deep earnestness by the presidency of this stake of zion tha tenor ol 01 their expressions then as at all times in the past showed the deep and abiding reverence they entertain in common with loyal hearts every where for the preservation and continuance ti nuance of those inestimable blessings bought with precious sacrifices and bequeathed thed to us in purity upwards of thirty years ago in the principality of wales your correspondent heard one cf these same voices uttering the same truths amid very trying scenes reared in the lap of plenty among a host of influential relatives he then a youth broke loose the entanglements entangle ments and utters of relationship tradition and social ties and proclaimed boldly and unswerving for the cause of truth entreaty invective persuasion ostracism all were plied with well planned exactness to cause him to renounce his allegiance to god and to sacrifice conscientious duty to a life of comparative ease affluence and position among men did he do it so T uth to him was a pearl of greater value than even the bear trent tears of a devoted mother greater than earthly ties something lies mysteriously in silence and strength beliinda the truth and lie who has studied the philosophy of history sees from that height its invariable progress onward and its adherents at last sanctified in lie cm of sacred remembrance mem brance SUPT E A one of the old timed teachers of the district schools here paid an official visit tuesday last with his practical knowledge of and his interest progress it must 19 apprehended that any remark of his concerning the school status would be considered as authority the superintendent expressed himself as beina highly satisfied or to use liis own words well pleased with the thoroughness system and order of school doings progress in any direction depends materially on well planned practice a devotion to duty a conscientious regard for the responsibility imposed and accepted an acquaintance with alie thoughts of others through the press or by personal contacts and lie who would succeed must apply himself or fail the duty and responsibility lity 0 t the teacher is indeed great hia labors arduous and his objects one of the greatest his whole soul should be centered in hia work his plana systematically arranged his executive policy humane rational and orderly and his products always in a condition worthy of inspiration demanding official aid je conium the condition of the school is a true index of the condition of the teacher OUR genial and highly respected townsman mr jno banks vowed in the presence of bishop snell that he would forever love mrs hughes as mrs banks and mrs hughes bluski angly promised to cook johns hash and be patriotic towards him until death doth them part may their voyage through life be sweet and biome resound with the gladsome music of several of them R nov |