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Show thins as he sees it. In thin hour ot hla debasement. What a lepson for our young men yes, for our old men; what a lesson for all! The gct-rlch-ojilek microbe, which, often Is found in wildcat mining.' min-ing.' Is .the roost dangerous, disease-breeding, disease-breeding, character-desiroylng affliction afflic-tion that can befalj a person. Tho temptation to enter Into these ventures ven-tures which promise big profits at big risks should be resisted as one would resist overtures to be a highwayman. STATE TREASURY LOOTED. Aud again, a sensation. Former State Treasurer James Christiansen confesses- he looted tho Utah state treasury of over $70,000, the money going to keep up a mining venture in Nevada in which he and A. J. Webor aud others are interested. "Where Is this dishonesty In public ofllce to end? Have honest men ceased ceas-ed to aspire to these great positions of trust? This Is the fourth or fifth surprising disclosure of misconduct In olllce or 6'ate. county and city officials to be brought to the attention of the people peo-ple through this paper within the last few weeks. The most surprising feature ot James Christiansen's downfall Is that he was fairly well-to-do, had lntlu-ence lntlu-ence and pooitiou and did not need to venture beyond his means. Hut, carried away by the mining fever, we presume, he made first one misstep which made a second misstep necessary, neces-sary, until, gradually, he became Involved In-volved beyond all hope or regaining his stealings except by venturing deeper. At last ho was engulfed and now be Is lost completely obliterated Insofar as his good name Is concerned. concern-ed. Life to him must be an empty |