Show horse and stolen horses editors deseret news laist last evening about an hour after dark we were favored with a call from peter huntsman sheriff of millard county utah and blu his s two deput deputies les lea wlee cropper and joseph ray bay having in custody two horte horto thieves and three stolen horses captured at desert springs iron county utah mr runta hunta huntsman upon arriving at desert springs found the negro wench playing cards with one of the thieves and upon mr H going to the stables he discovered one ono of the stolen horse when the thief took the welchs warning hint bint and left for the mountains on foot until he met the famous ben tasker whose kind and sy sympathetic nature prompted him to joan his bla own mare to the thief BO so as to evade the pursuit of the officers but neither horse flesh nor the bym sym pathy of ben tasker proved available the almost incredible efficiency of mr huntsman and party was too much for guilty shrewdness shrewd nesb nese ha hi tracked the thieves on horseback to where the cedars were yvere ao so closely compact that one of the thieves had to dismount and secrete himself in company with his pard among the rocke where mr them upon the return of the officers to the desert ithe courageous ben tasker swore vengeance against them so that they felt themselves almost necessitated to fire the ranch to get got slon blon of the stolen horam borses horsey bem ben bew refusing g to give up the coveted booty without a great deal deai of persuasive ment I 1 cannot but regret that a biml barly effle efficient lent tent officer did not pursue my own flag F lag jag and nell nall black and grey mares july SO 80 or when they were taken to duck creek nevada two ungrateful men i giving the necessary assistance for for their exit the guilty conscience of one while under the influence of liquor impelling him to partially confess his hla in this theft lothe highest executive of this county a few days after its occurrence let justice assert its dignity very respectfully yours HEN henry HENKY RY CIRO crouse S 1 I hot springs beaver co utah nov 8 1878 i erom from arg Ari arizona zoua CITY U tr T november ad 1878 1678 editors emeret news the health of the sainta hainta iu ju this part la Is good and a good s spirit 1011 t prevails our crops are all ail gathered and we ar are e now busy putting in our fall wheat etc we have a good force of hands running the saw saw mill our datry dairy da iry iny has done good bustness business the past season we are organized in companies with suitable foremen viz farming carpe carpea carpentere carpenters oters otere tere wagon shop blacksmith pottery teamsters etc all of which work for one common interest sunset and this place bave have just sent teams to nephi utah fon foe a carding 1 ma chine chines which we expect to have hive running W we e have a nice flock of sheep and we hepe hope to be able to td clothe the naked and feed the hungry our crops were good and had it not been for the late flood we would ba have ve had bad a great surplus but as it la Is we are posted as lo 10 the high water marks matka and it will be of lasting worth to us ue we vve have near souls in this ward we have good day and sabbath schools our meetings are weli well attended and I 1 am pleased te to say fantl I 1 liova jaim Jalm rJ j set act ot brethren than we have here all are willing to do their part the grumblers grumbl ers are very scarce and all are trying to carry out the spirit of their mission the recent viat visit of president snow and party to this locality bas haa done us a vast amount of good for through them we received much good counsel and we hope to profit by it I 1 feel safe in saying baying that I 1 am aw trying to learn the spirit of the united order and to work to it I 1 havo worked very hard since I 1 have been here and have hoped to see the day when I 1 would not have to work so hard bard but work seems to accumulate on our hands and rind there seems no iet jet letup up to toft tolt it we weare are told however that it Is better to wear out than to rust out your fellow laborer in the gospel of peace GEORGE laue LAKE PAA FALSTER october editors deseret news it is about one month since 1 I with the other bre brt brethren thren who iett lefi salt lake as missionaries op sep the 3rd ard arrived iu in copenhagen the journey across the ocean passed very wells well weil and we e were treated wl with th all due respect by the officers on board the Ho montana neana peana in liverpool england we i were kindly received and assisted d by brother chas nibble after three days further journey we arrived in loren egad e no 14 copenhagen here for the first time most of us made the acquaintance of presidents wm gare garo galeand and wm from utah and some of the native elders eldera and s saints the feelings which inspire the heart of a servant of god when he meets a fellow laborer in the cause of truth abroad in the world can best beat be appreciated and teemed esteemed ea by those who have learned it by experience we soon afterwards had bad our pur fields of labor assigned to us and were scattered over denmark sweden and norway I 1 was appointed to labor in copenhagen Copen hagen bagen confer ence enee jand and have t ameled through the islands in the is athern of it I 1 can say the saints here are faithful and strive most of them to do the will of god but they art are few and far oar between the great question here by bv both saint feud sud on ein n ner er is how to get a alv living gielow how to 0 o obtain labor how to get dally daily bread this may seem strange to the t e saints sa ants at home who are unac unacquainted fainted with the condition of the 0 old oid d world but itis true and altheo although gh there has been a good harvest this season it beems seems to make but little biffi difference arence to the laboring class for all seem to prognosticate the dark clouda oc the future and realize that times are ard growing growling worse and worse and where will it end when will the world learn the work of god the bf their deliverance it la Is astonishing to con wid kid older erthe the dar darkness knew ignorance and unbelief wherewith mankind is degraded in this age with their churches priests and teachers almost without with outnumber number their high toned professions of christianity tha the thear ir Bl Bib hib jeon bleon the shelf in every house bouse lying in IR undisturbed silence and its inmates 0 totally ignorant of dofita its contents afraid to read it for fe fear artney aney cannot understand perfectly contented with tho the idea that it matteis matters not what a man believes to what religious denomination deno mina he belongs A lormon mormon excepted so that thal he bears the name chah tian 11 it is thought enough for salvation tion of which and in what ahard they have not the fai fat faintest cutest idea and when a man of god approaches pro proa preaches clies aches them and reminds them of the i fulfillment fulfilment of scripture and the restoration re st oration of the gospel the necessity of obeying its laws jaws und end the command of jehovah to gather out from babylon to escape the threatening calamities which await the eaith earth the ignorant cry false prophets the informed and reflecting ting admire our fortitude and faltha falth faith but hope it is not true and so great la Is ake prejudice against the latter day saint saints that many are afraid to enter into conversation with or examine our doctrine attend our meetings i or in any way associate or be see bee seen n in our company for fear of reproach from their friends and associates this ig Is the condition here as near as truth can be told thus we find par eues euta brother mid and iester relative and friends edid edis ia Is tb the condition of mankind parter after wo we lave have sought to ben bon benefit befit them with the light of the TO ave tave t i them from the ca I 1 win derau ehe the wicked world expend our time ta ent and aed meanly mean braved the dangers on land and hea sea traveled on hungry and weary without price or reward spend years jears in theiu their pervie instead of staying at home to enjoy p pace peace ace and plenty and the association so of family and friends the world cannot or will not understand the work of god but I 1 trust and believe tha that there here acre are yet many marly honest boua soua who will embrace the truth and rejoice in the light of the gospel one thing I 1 would like to say to the sainta saints at home as we are often by the people here that they have friends and relatives in utah but they do not write to them do take this matter into in to con eon consideration send them letters I 1 am con confided confident fiden t much good can be done in this way and if nothing more it will refute tho the old saying they wont let them write with sentiments of kind regard I 1 am your brother in the gospel of jesus christ N P BT ST GEORGE november 18 1878 1879 editors deseret news the last two days we have been favored with a beautiful rain which will be a great blessing to the farm inz community president snow has returned to this place from arizona where he had been visiting the saints and this thia afternoon gave a long iding account of the trip to the congregation in the st george tabernacle the stake presidency returned dome bome time ago from Conre conference rence and repeated conference teachings to the operation cooperation co being the principle subject and to my mind a really necessary one the theory la Is good and what we lack is the practical patt part preaching andl practicing practising should go hand in hand as far as possible and by this means as all are preachers or supposed to be the w work or k 0 of f uniting will become a act instead of luf a fancy picture pice ture e there has hag been several deaths in the last lut few days aged brother saunders Ba being among the number work plen pien plenty Ity none suffering buffering for necessaries and altogether our community ought to rejoice in the peace th that t reigns supreme auram the japanese recital edthe creation of old the heaven and the earth were not separated lland land and water solids and rase gase nire fire and stone light and darkness were vere mixed together all wab was liquid and turbid chaos thern nhe the mighty mass began to move from within the lighter particle s of g gas gag as addair and air began to rise forming the sky iund heavens the heavy parts sank and cohered becoming the earth earthy the water formed the four foursee sew then there appeared something like a white elord cloud floating between heaven and earth out of df this thib come forth three beings the bel bei being of the middle of heaven the HI high august being and the majestic aj 6 being these thebe three bid nid bid hid t their eli ell bodies out ef of the warm mould of the earth like likel a rush rubb sprouted ep routed up it vali was vas blear clear and bright like ilke cr crystal stal stai from this rush sprout came forth h being whose title is the delightful and honorable rush kush sprout 11 next appeared another being but out of the buds of the rush sprout whose name ia Is the honorable heaven born bor these five being beings 4 are nie called it the heavenly gods next came into existence tour pairs ot of beings viz 1 the being sprung from the first mud and the being of the thoi sand band a and ind mud 2 the being with hands and feet growing and the being having breath athe 3 the male bein nein being neing g and Female the being of the great place the earth 4 the being being of complete perfection and the nel bel being 9 who clied died out strange Bt range and an awful I 1 to her mate thus the last jast pair that came into exie txie existence tence were the first man and woman called and izana mi it is said that the other pairs of beings before and izan ami amt were their imperfect forms or the processes through which they passed before arri arriving vint vink at perfection these two beings lived in the heavens the world wag was ivas not yet well forme dand the poll floated about like a fish in the water but near the surface and was called the floating region the sun earth and moon were still attached to each other like a head to the n nank P V or arms I 1 fo to the bour Y they were little DY separating the thel parts joining them growing thinner and thinner this ibis part like an isthmus was called 41 heavens 11 eavens floating bridge it was on this bridge that and were standing when they baw saw a pair of wagtails wag tails i conlu and billin billing 9 sweet sweetly lyl together the heavenly couple coupie were so go delighted with the bight sight that thid thy began to imitate the birds thua began the brt art of love which mortals have bave practiced to this day dayi sunday afternoon the r perils perlis of baca lor donl doni the them advantages of marriage over celibacy have been presented by from time im bup but one oue advant advantage azo ago not yet touched upon has been revealed of late by sundry suits ataw at aw this rupurt ra purely moral and nol not to be despised spied spi ed because post poat mortuary it has become plain that now no man ca can afoa die dle a bachelor and be accepted as subh bubil in the full sense he jae is hardly in his hia grave before somebody turns turus up claiming to be his hia son ai 6 or daughter daught er tairo through ugh an illegitimate there are several beveral of thesia clatin claimants ants and they are aro apt to concoct a stony story that is pla pia tible enough tobe to be to a certain extent believed the world Is censorious 3 it seems determined 0 to durbi that any man of common ru mould otilit can or will ae lead a d a ricely moral bartic particularly ular y if lie he be when a bachelor of properly has passed away and an au effort is made by one or more scoundrels to establish their legitimate illegitimacy those are nut yv wanting who will say quite probably probable he was no doubt a sly old fox mighty hard to trust men mein etc ete when a man has been a bus band and leaves children it is very rare thala that a second family Is invented but a bachelors memory is always exposed to this kind of scandal the lest iest saint who has ever breathed could not bo be guaran teed against such assault ae sault if the cardiff giant had left any money somebody y would have appe appt appeared ared to call him Lot lothario harlo hario The isole becu rity to ones reputation after death ia Is marriage N Y rimer timer there thera are gome people say dr johnson j EO so quarrelsome that if they bad two ideas in their head bead t they h ey would fall out with each other |