| Show crossing Cros sine the plains in a pullman Slee sleeper lier iier galesburg and its churches A terrific etc GALE S illinois may 13 editors deserea to a person 1 who has crossed the plains rv nave five e tir times es before and always in wagons or on foot this railroad mode of transit is indeed wonderful and grand what a stupendous undertaking to fill and cut and tunnel and bridge from the frontiers into the very fastnesses fast nesses of our rocky mountains instead of winding win dinc n round and round as we used to with our ox trains we go through and over everything rushing I 1 by precia precipices lees and slides through mountains and across gullies that would seem impassible to ordinary minds and bodies I 1 bhail shall always respect the originators of the pacific railroad for their enterprise ter prise their ingenious daring and their smart business tact in three days and two nights we traversed a distance that i took ook us just j three months month with our ox train the first time ine I 1 crossed in 1855 the berth costs 8 extra to the first class fare and is handsomely fitted up lip with plush cushioned seats something similar to the seats in a passenger bassenge pas train on the utah central turned face to face only a little farther apart so as to give ample room for a lunch table which is inserted by the colored porter when desired and as most people bring a lunch basket it is found very convenient veni ent the porter takes charge of your basket and brings it whenever you call for it fixes your table tabie opens your cans and washes up your dishes of course you give him something for himself such as you can afford hedoesit He infuse half halt adol a dollar laras as too small smail nor five jive do dollars as too large jarge a gift he will fetch you milk from the meal houses on the way if you do not desire to go out and eat or bring you hot water or a cup of tea or coffee if it you desire it about half past eight in in the evening n some begin to get tired of sit tin ting and desire ro to retire for the nig nik night t the back cushions of the two seats are then let down on to the seats sent sand and the seat cushions moved together on a small tressel in the centre forming a level mattress large enough for two persons to sleep together this is called the lower berth and is the more preferable for obvious reasons the porter then lets down the tiie upper berth which works on hinges attached to the side of the car par and is supported at the outer edge by an iron rod or bar at the corner as also by the end boards or divisions in this up upper PF berth the linen and extra bedding is is kept in the daytime he extracts from this another cushion the full size of the lower berth and lays it on ion top of the cushions and arranges a couple of sheets and a quilt the upper berth Is arranged in a similar manner and two curtains cur taini are aro then suspended on a rod running along the top of the car which divide in the centre and reach the floor the berths berth are then entirely separate from all other berths and from each other otiler as much so as though you were sleeping in a room down stairs and someone else ehe up stairs the noise of tho the traveling train helps to drown any ordinary conversa conversation tion A person can sleep very well in one of these berths but it is far better on the 17 P road than on the iines lines h nes east of omaha where they travel from 35 to 60 miles per hour ilour part of I 1 the time again te 17 P engines w whistle I 1 tip very e I 1 little t e wh anile e the t aro are eternally 1 r W ing and signalling sign alling and especially at ni night so many switches and cross tracks and stations to pass through that you are startled from your peaceful slumber every few minutes by a whistle either from your own engine or that of an approaching train some of them are very shrill and piercing others bellow and some squawk so you have variety at nil all events to cheer the loneliness lon ion elines s of the night when once you have been thoroughly awakened on arriving at galesburg we were met by our relatives whom we had telegraphed and they insisted on our stopping with them a few d days ay so we have staid six galesburg is is a remarkably pretty place though there is a great sameness in the style of architecture thea the houses are nearly all built of timber and painted and supplied wl with th green shutters to protect the windows from the fearful hailstorms hailstorks hail storms to which the town is subject last liast sunday evening a storm came up and I 1 may say down as well the hailstones were as large as the biggest glass marbles the boys play with one brought in the house was about two inches in length and find one and a half inches in thickness the effect of such a storm as it falls is terrifying to a lier iler nervous person the rattling of f the ammense immense stones atones on the wooden bullings and sidewalks sounds like a mighty torrent was overwhelming the country and the sha p cracks of thunder following in es sion slon while the lightning 7 keeps U P an almost incessant flash fill the air with the utmost confusion this is a religious town if any one here falls fails of salvation it will not be for want of number and variety of creeds and places of worship they have a roman catholic chapel an epis co pailan church a lutheran several white methodist meeting houses a colored methodist a white whit e baptist a colored baptist a swedish methodist a presbyterian a unitarian a and perhaps more that were not pointed out to me the population is about and I 1 think if the I atter latter day saints were to start preaching the gospel as revealed to them thein they would soon build up a branch in this locality on wednesday I 1 went to hear mr air moody they have been holding a sunday school convention several hundred delegates rom different parts of the state are billeted around among the members of various denominations he spoke on the bible he is an earnest but commonplace common place speaker he gave the assembled clergy and sunday school workers some pretty liard hard hits you goodr 11 said he with a passage or two of scripture when you should take the whole bible and believe it literally just im as it reads dont spiritualize half of it but take it lorjust for just what it says in speaking of his own awn faith basald 1 I would just as soon believe that jonah swallowed the whale if the bible said atas thattie thal that the tho whale swallowed jonah god could prepare a man to swallow a fish just as well as a fish to swallow a man we have been treated with the greatest kindness by our friends herg herp here and will always remember their generosity with blessings in in our hearts and haap have I 1 think been the means of removing re moving many prejudices from intelligent minds in ja search ortruth of truth CHAS W STAYNER Ric iLD sevier co june 24 1880 editors deseret wems news we of sevier stake of zion as a part artof of the mantl manti temple district rave eave have been visited by bishop george farnsworth faras paras worth and elder cyrus H wheelock in the interest of the temple by request re ta I 1 went wen with wit them t leaving leavin richfield c nejdat at 5 rpm pm where meeting had ad been held as usual on the sa sabbath bat afternoon and reached elsinore EI a distance of eight miles farther south in time for meeting as previously announced for that same evening proceeded to joseph ward nvard seven miles further in time for meeting at 2 pm of monday the thence to monroe where meeting was held at 8 pm all of which meetings s were well attended returned again by way of elsinore sinone EI to richfield rich Bich field by noon of tuesday the dinst very much pleased with the kind reception extended extender exten dec I 1 by the bishops and people as also weli well satisfied and rewarded by inspiration for services rendered in the cause of zion at every meeting the instructions given and testimony borne made a pleasing impression on the hearers the powerful ministrations of el der wheelock rekindled that flame of love iove for the truth which has gathered us from distant lands to these volleys of the mountains suffice it to say we were aroused to an undying interest in the cause oMon ogon of zion making what e augment of donation and pleasurable offering andi and andl I 1 Jio b nestly think leaving us feeling better for it beyond price or past ex express ian your brother broiher in the gos el WAI washington T 0 11 D C 4 iua jurne jurie 1880 editors desaree deseret wms I 1 nothing bitgood but good Is sa said sald ld of gen hancock here by republicans and damoci democrats ats and and the general conviction dionis is th thai athis his candidacy will ensure the most active campaign since 1860 at any rate both sides are proud of their candidates and es ex press iress confidence hi ift victory and a determination extermination to fight for it amon among republican leaders b here ere ero the geneit general opinion is that while the nomination of hancock is strong u pon upon his war record it is weak upon the great questions of policy that will govern the me campaign the democrats on i the other hand are jubilant from the fact as they believe t it 1 that the bloody shirt cannot be e swung over oser the head of hancock this is very true but the republicans say they have thrown over the bloody shir shirt tas as a leading alerding issue long ago the campaign will wi libe ilbe be a tight one and both sides will night fight hard congress failed to take any action concerning the fisheries question and we have therefore no clearly defined grievance against great jerit brit ain or the dominion under that head we have been wronged no doubt but congress will b have ave t to 0 formu formulate orm late the charges in the matter of vernor the canadian weather prophet however the people have an individual right to complain the loa ioa in the shade for the last gew few few days may be traced directly to his nefarious prophecies he aid fraid we of the united states should have in the latter part of june and early part of Ju lythe judythe july lytho the hottest weather for a century and we are having it vernor is doing more harm barin t to 0 the health and wealth of our people than all the cana dian than gunboats gun boats that interfere with massachusetts fishermen and should be suppressed there is still a good deal of anxiety manifested to ascertain just what senator conkling proposes bodoin to do in support of the republican publican Ie ticket this year he hid wd isid lie he would do as muchas the administration 1 on would do which is 14 construed to mean that unless the civil service ervice orders are withdrawn he will not feel called upon to make any edfort effort for general genera I 1 garfield mr Conkling always appears to feel as a it all the dobli obligations actions existing are on oll th the 6 part of tike tile the republican publican A party towards toward 8 him and that he ho owes it nothing and acts accordingly suell friendship or partisanship t Is ans h 11 is not worth the twe name and d th the tho ele ewe republican publican caf party ty is not to be envied for having such a man inan in its ranks the democratic party is to be congratulated in being free from such LEM I 1 the twenty fourth june 30 1880 editors deseret bew if the trades that are to take part in in the coming celebration are aro to be arranged in chronological order beginning at father adam the first should be the gardeners next tho farmers third the jolly millers fourth the bakers bakera and confectioners confection ers next the artists in wood and iron stone pottery etc ete next the plon aers berf andA and mormon lormon Bit battalion tallon the rest according to gramme pro and taste there is a missing link in the above that pf af the miners mj illar s a very important class clasa not as yet included in the list please wake them up and M IP us have a good time in gran grand gnand year of jubilee respectfully A Cr noll noil turL lots trots odthe af the ladies ladles have onea onca onee ivan tag J e over the gentlemen dur during duning iiii q tili till tiley can swi W i 0 uiel ulel J ien len back hair and hang it on a nai nal while they cool actors as well as common fok fo foh must learn to keep their bonit a s 3 sam samah sarah Bem bombardt hardt bardt has ha it ro T rv it francs for breake breaking ii r eri gri id gement easement ga I 1 with the com cum i af te fian faa fi F an aa caise A |
