Show A TALE OF TWO EDITORS tho the proverbial modesty of newspaper I 1 writers gives to them a greater reater g interest ip terest in leap year than is had by other professional fess ional men who laro to seek for themselves instead of waiting to be sought by womankind by a careful scrutiny of statistics it is found that moro more editors become engaged or that the sa same e number of editors become engaged zore more timea times in leap leassear lea pear sear than in the tile three other years which separate the two cycles of womans comans privilege the importance to the journalistic fraternity of this chance in four to be happy appears to be fully appreciated by tha the of late we have noticed a tempting expression in the tile editorial columns of tile utah star published at brighton salt lake county by ogdena old friend A B tomson idilo zip at first his modestly inviting words seemed to wear an air of confidence but time lias has fled and disappointment haa has come and in these sad wintry hours which close cloge the season of his fond trustfulness wo we find him writing thus there are but a very few days left now in which the dear girls have a chance to live up to their leap year privileges es the tile star suggests to them to improve the time when a sensitive man ilka like tomson will public present such a pointed suggestion in his own bali behalf alf the case must ba be desperate THE tue standard DARD takes pleasure in giving wide circulation to mr Tom sona feelings and also takes pleasure in endorsing him for the position to which lie aspires he ile is a republican and full of energy he ile is able dashing handsome and reliable As a husband he lie would ba be painstaking pains taking and agree agreeable ahle and no better man could bo be found for the place from the scene ot of this brighton editors patient pining it is a great transformation to ring up the curtain on vernal uintah county where J 31 barker publishes the express that sterling family journal which recently printed a serial story called the virgin mother in law 11 mr barker is is in in a state of beatitude ho lie no endorsement dor and will not be compelled to give hints of yearning in the last issue of his paper he lie de describe deac scrib ribas s a leap year pirty which was the bast balcof bill of the tilo season and closes a triumphant blast as follows the editor of the 1 express did not get left as was expected but was there to represent the great moral and philosophical journal of north Ea eastern utah mall by the invitation vi of cofone one of the belles of vernal who did lid the leap year honors as an all escort with a grace that was a credit to the fair sex THE STANDARD nominates judge patton to hall hang out a flaming red lantern for the no northwestern railway ogden is b big g and is growing bigger every day and yet she might get lost in the ie s euille here is another gold spike for the silver hammer to drive homo home JUDGE GOODWINS funeral C chants which seem to have been written with uninspired an inspired pen if published after tho the death of their subjects have somewhat of a tawdry air if printed prematurely we always supposed that the judges obituary articles were w ere the rhapsodies of a in mind ind attuned to most le eloquent grief by the passing of a kindred spirit of 9 greatness je tn e S 8 but from recent developments it is clear that he lie keeps them thein ready made for the foreman to draw upon as events and space may require and it knocks poesy and sublimity and melancholy into a cocked hat to have the foreman take the wrong obituary off the shelf and print it before the death of the subject as lie did tuesday in tho the case of blaine i s JUDGE JUDD is being nominated with gr great t regularity at salt lake for the district the tile only fear in the minds of his friends is that lie would not accept if appointed the judges retiring disposition is so well known that it seems very risky business toi toy try to force him into prominence AT AMERICAN AMERICA FORK the tie between chipman republican and Canning cunningham liam democrat for the mayoralty was decided by the toss of a 20 gold piece chipman won tile office but who got the money |