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Show f An ad of the British parliament of lo-T fixed I fifteen hours as a day's work for adults, twelve hours for those between 13 and IS years, and eight hours for children between the ages of 9 and 12 years. This act was bitterly assailed as destructive of industry. In this day it would be bitterly assailed as-sailed as destructive of human life. Which shows, some progress in the industrial world, to say the 4 least. At least, cherries and big red poppies r.takf morn humane decorations for my lady's hat than dead birds. It is confidently asserted by an eastern paper that fireworks are hopelessly out of date. They arf sufficiently destructive to keep them out of date for all time, but we fear there are a good many, old-fashioned old-fashioned boys who will not take kindly to the new style in sane and safe Fourth of July celebrations. Therp is some consolation to be drawn from th fact that the backward spring also tends to cool the ardor of the .spring port. A pugilist is not necessarily a dealer in men's furnishings, but cuffs constitute his biggest stock in trade. It is high time to hang the screens and keep the rascals out. Pretty soon that other pest will ask if it is warm enough for you. Do cheer up; the next presidential campaign is more than three years hence. When you think you are getting warm, just try to think of the trouble you had in nursing up that A? fire a couple of weeks ago. '! ) i Now that Boston has announced a world's ter- J centennial exposition for 1912 to commemorate th landing of the pilgrims and the founding of New England, it might be well for Salt Lake to get in line for its centenary observation of the landing of the pioneers some thirty-eight years hence. Announcement is made that the number of fatalities fa-talities dua to railroad operation in 190s. as com-pored com-pored with the preceding year, shows a material jS decrease. And this just qs the summer season for tourists is opening up is encouraging. Notwithstanding the great number of summary ; executions in Turkey for Tarious reason', the chipf ' offender is still able to keep out of the way of "justice." A fellow may stand on his dignity until it get? ! flattened out. ! , I i It would be pertinent to ask at this time how j those Xew Year's resolutions have got along so far. j Usually the best solution to the problems which J present themselves to us is the correct one. The ubiquitous press agent is earning his salary in the wilds of Africa. Even Mr. Roosevelt can"', J lose him if he wants to. A Chicago woman is said to have become a mem- V ber of the police force. Another invasion into the precincts of man. An aeroplane, can be bought for $7.500 ; cheap I enough to become immensely popular, if the makers would furnish an accident insurance pediey with each machine. A thing that i? practically certain is one of tho thing3 which mut not be left to a jury to decide. - An income tax, if levied on the net, instead of f the gross, would leave some of us with a credit at Washington. ' ' i |