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Show - L ;The County "Register 1t4 to ft Utcrwta and Grrmtk ol Sta Pet. . 'Th CisdortlU of CMMUe," Kphraim, Utah, - Aug. 14, 1890. uer is reduced to the neccessity of oplm? unscrupulous methods, orj .educating public sentiment to deiil a trustworthy ankle and to be wil 10 pay a fair price 111 return. I iJut here the ever vejied labor rfl tion comes to the front, under exiJ condit. 01. s it is impossible for AnieJ labor to Compete with the pauper I of China, Italy and France, but at government is disposed to closi dors to foreign immigiation, to bj-t.- it should bar on foreign a3 itlich can be produced on Aineiicfil h.'Amei cancit.ens .Never miudwf '? it is constitutional 11 not.the constlm c"f no figure 111 these days. I Wlnle tiie prospects for silk culps st t foiili in litis article, mav n suiliciftit. inducement to the afie capital st who expects immense j1" :f'i cash invested, there are ma Ind ;C gent reasons why the maj .rn vllhe eople of this County and llory fli.inlil foster and sustain this, jwell is all other home industries that ;hen Habylon has fallen and "Jinan .iMiyetli her nlercli.ind.se anyre," !th. se ho resemble the wise vl.s of ;loly VVnt will have provided I this ;cntingeucy ami will go on t way jrejoicing. While those who c f e to emulate the fiolish virgins, Jsufler iptivation until such time as if shall sce the error of their ways. Al'd to 'the wise is sufficient. I The Silk Industry in . San Pete. (By Mn. A. L. Cox) Written tor the kkciik. This sut ject opens a wide fk-I- for discussion, when its advantages and disadvantages are impartially consider-ed. It is the object ol" this ai title to place the matter before the reader of the Kfciutkr in its true light, or as nearly as possible in the absence of efficient organization audjieliable siatstics. It nan been proved to a demonstra-tion by practical that Sin Pete Co. pissesses all the nece-sar- v elements for becoming one of the greatest silk producing disti :C13 111 the world. The mulberry tree in a fertile s iil with sufficent water thrives ahuiidently Although the nuilticaulis variety is sub-ject to slight injury from our l.tte bests lor the first two or three veais, after which time it becomes hardy as a num-ber ol large thiifiy trees in .M.inh and elsewhere abundantly test fv. Where the above mentioned variety is planted, it is advisable to choose a slightly shel-tered locality in orber to obtain rapid growth in a short time. With tne new Russian variety. however.these precaution are unnecessary as it is said to be pei- - (wllll haiflv The worms, if not overcrowded with proper attention, and with due irjiard to cleanliness, euioy almost comnluti immunity troni the d.seases wind: make such havoc anion.; them in coun-tries where the atmospheie is humid Another poweiful argument in lavoi of seiiculture is the small amount ol capi al required. Reports Ir 111 the department of agriculture at Washington show, and the labor of our practital silk growers in this County have conclusive-ly proven, that the best results ate ob-- I a ned bv keeping a limited number if worms together, and that what is railed "cottage culture" is by lai the best; that is by families keeping what they can take care of within themselves without any cash investment or the construction of elaborate buildups, An unfinished, unused, chamber answer every purpose, provides it ' clean, well ventilated, and t he necessary precautions are taken to pieserve the worms from mice who are their natural enemies. An important economical feature of the silk industry, is the fact that adult labor is not essential to suc-cess. The work of gathering leaves and feeding the worms can be easily and quickly learned by boys and girls fumi eight to twelve without itileileiiug in the least with their school duties, as the season of caring lor the silk worms only lasts Irotn June till August; thus augmenting the family income without expense, and furnishing something use-ful for idle hands to do. besides forming habits ol industry, independence and which are so necessary to siicess in life. Sericulture n San I'ete County has been chielly confined to the raising of cocoon", no 01 e, as yet, having thought proper to invest capital in the necessary machinery and appliances lor its manufacture. Mrs, Rebecca Ware-ha-and Mrs Maria Weibye of Manti, however have at d fl'erent tunes manu-factured the silk from their own cocoons. Having no suitable implements for the work, the process was necessarily slow and laborious, but they wished to dem-onstrate to unbelievers that silk rosing could be made a succesi in this county, A considerable quantity of cocoons have been produced in the various towns in San Pete dining the last ten yeais. j and great credit is due to the veteran ladieA who have labored so energaticUly o yhbhshahe. silk i'ldiiMry. of 'mkoTrfcT,ytv.J.j are Mrs LiJ,,eth Hi "Mimhi, wtAv ; silk agent tne Co.; Mrs Peterson' ol Ephraim, who has been especilly a ctive in the work, also Mrs Madsen of Gunnison and others in the northern towns, whose names have not been reported to the writer. The manufactured silk has been principally ued for ladies netted ties which have always commanded a ready: sale, some have beeu sent to England as a specimans ol Utah's products. Mrs vVareham recieveba preniuuiol $2.00 for one which was 011 exhibition in a Ladies Fair in Salt Lake City some years ago, She also spun and re Jed sullicent silk for a silk dresi but had 110 ticilittes for weaving it. The reader will observe from the foregoing that the difficulties in their industry are not in the production of the raw material, but 111 the manufacture and disposal of it. Accord.ng to! Prof. Riley of the division of Entom ology, in the department ol agriculture at Washington these obstacles are gener al throughout the United States. While he admits that the profits coming from I his branch ol hustuess are smaller than in many other investments he coniideis it imperatively necessary that it should' be firmly established as one of our national industries, in view of our vast resources (or silk production and the advantages arising from our country being If this is true of the United States, it is especially true of( the majority of the people in this county and Territory, who have everything to gain and nothing to lose by sustaining themselves, Prof Rileys idea of whom the problem isto obiain appropriation from Government to foster this industry in its infancy until it shall have become self sustaining. Hut as Utah and her people have not been the recipients of Congressional favor in ihe past, it is hardly sale to expect it in the future. The Department of Agriculture will1 furnish eggs fiee of charge, and offer to buy all the cocoons produced, but at ruin-ous prices, as they lose an average of 66 per cent, of their weight in the pro-cess of drying Experienced say that they cannot be produ .ed with any protit for less than Ji.oo per pound; while the Department only oilers from 60 to qo cts according, to quality; thus giving to outside manufactures all the profits in the business, while the produc-ers of the raw material lab us under kss and disadvan age. In view of these conditions, the only rational couise for the people of this County to pursue would be to manu-facture the raw mite rial themselves; thus giving employment to our own people and keeping 'their means at home, but just here the "almighty dol-lar" assumes uii proportions. Who will furnish capital lor the building and machinery ntcessary to make 111 s branch oi indus ry an assured success? San Pete s waiting lot that philathrophic individual to put in an appearance, and when he comes it is to be hoped that he will be able to cope with the dishoner-- j able competition which the honest man-ufacturer is compelled to meet. The progiessive science ol the 19 centuiy, her d scovered sq among clever methods of adulteiationsin textile fabrics, that it no longer pays (in one sensq of the word) to manufacture a genuine article to be sold on its merit. Consequently in Eastern factories silk is extensively mixed with shoddy and refuse, and the fabrics thus produced are sold under high sounding French names which are bewildering to the senses as thev are rAinisy to the touch'while the servic-abl- e silk ol our grandmother's days, which served as her best during her lifetime, is among the traditions oi the past. To meet these conditions the manulact- - emonies. The treatment he receiv-ed in return causes him to speak most enthusiastically ; in praise 'of them. . . As in al! countries that retain primitive habits, hospitality in Scandinavia always implies eating and drinking. The poorest farmer or fisherman always has something to offer the visitor, and lack of ap-petite is generally construed as a slight. The author mentions one occasion on which, to avoid hurting any one's feelings,he ate thirty times in two days, and drank thirty-fou- r cups of coffee. Often strong cheese is offered just before a meal to pro-voke appetite;' and in the cities a formal dinner is preceeded by a srnorgas, or lunch, at a table crowd-ed with alleged appetizers. On a single smorgas table, the author no-ted smoked reindeer meat, smoked salmon with poached eggs, raw salmon freshly salted, hard boiled eggs, caviare, fried sausage, anchovy, smoked goose breast, raw salt her-ring, several kinds of cheese, and as many of bread, and a salad made of pickled herring, boiled meat, potatoes, eggs, beets, and onions. There were also three kinds of spirits on the table, and from these and the various dishes the guests helped themselves bountifully, and then did justice toanexcllent dinner. ' SCANDINAVIAN HOSPITAL-ITY ' One of our American friends banded the Register the following Iwith the remark that his--' experience in connector), with the Scandinavians and Danish people of San Pete veti-;fie- d this statement: , ( "The most, striking quality of Scandinavian character sqems to be hospitality. Throughout' Norway, Sweden, and the far north, the auth-or was heartily received by every .one, from the king in his palace to the, Laplander in his tent. : During ifive years of almost incessant travel, in the course of which every part of . the peninsula was visited. Mr. Du iGhaillu was coolly treated only once. The Swedes and. Norwegians have v the reputation of being reserved and cold, but this is true of them only ..when they meet strangers of the class best suggested by theword 'tourist. "To any one whose interest - in them cannot be measured by a tare or two and a few impertinent questions, they are unsuspicious and communicative, as well as cordial to the vere of uffection. Mr. Du Cha'.llu jwent among them freely, conversed with them in their language, wore garments like their own, and took wart in their labors, sports, and cer- - "DREAMS. It is carious to note the variety c f opinons extent . about any given subject, even so simple a matter as dreams. It has been considered as not t"0 trifling a theme for the pen of s line of the most profound writers of both ancient and modem times. Careful research discloses the foiling fact: 'V .. (. Sir James Mackintosh, the Brit-ish Statesman and . Historian, at one time described dreams to be , "the resuscitation or of thoughts which have formerly, in some shape or other, occupied the ,, mind. They are old ideas revived, 'either in an entire state, or hetero- - , geneotisly mingled together. I doubt if it be possible," he continues, "for a person to have in a dream any idea whose elements did not, in some form, strike him at a previous : period. , If these break loose from ! their connecting chains, and become jumbled together incoherently, as is often the case, they give rise to ab- - surb combinations; but the elements still subsist, and only manifest them- - ;, selves in a new and connected : shape." I'ertullian, an early father of the l atin Church, describes dreaming as the refreshment of the soul. He re- - jects the doctrine of Epicurus in which dreams are disparaged as idle and: fortuitous, maintaining that t!vey are agreeable to the course and . order of nature, Vain, frivolous, impure and turbuleut dreams he at- - i tributes to demons, while those that are pure and pleasant proceed from . Cod or his angel?. ' i Lactantitts (the Christian Cicero) a Latin fa'her born in Africa ex- - ,. presses his conviction of divine agency of dreams. ; St. Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage, states that he was divinely instructed in a dream to mix a little water with the wine for the Holy Euchar-- . ist the sacrement of the Lord's ' Supper. St. 'Bernard, a noted French ecclesiastic, was a firm believer ,ir, dreams, which he treats, of at great length in his remarkable ser-mon "On Sleep." ' It is asserted that St. Thomas Aquinas affirms faith in dreams, but maintained that only those which 1 ar: suggested by angels may be and interpreted, those by demons and evil ' spirits Veirg left alone. t . A recent author expresses a atrone and fixed faith in the divine itupiraT BBJjjsrul adduces many) - . . , --tojfceTtvr mstantf from sacred artel ' VtsWy !rProve that the will of Omnipotence is often execut-'e- d through the medium of visions. The wouderful examples related by Scriptural writers are liberally drawn upon. The case of King Abimelech, warned agianst taking Abraham's wife (whom he had untruly called hi sister), is cited as an early in-stance, as are the warnings and di-rections given by God to Jacob and Laban; also, the dreams and visions of Daniel, and of Joseph, both' with , regard to the Blessed Virgin and the r malice of Herod; the warning dreams rtl the three Eastern Kings, and that of. Pilate's wife, all of which are familiar to Bible readers. Dreams, according to the Key to 7 heoligy,s when the outward organs of thought and perception are re-- ' ltased from their activity, the nerves "unstrung and the whole mortal huan-anit- y lies hushed in quiet slumbers, in order to renew its strenght and vigor, it is then that spiritual organs are at liberty in a certain degree, to assume their wanted functions, some , faint cutlines,' some 'confused and half defined recollections of that .heavenly world, and those endearing "scenes of their former estate, from which they have descended in order to obtain and nature a tabernacle of flesh. Their kindred spirits, their gaurdian angels theaJver almost them with ike-fonde- affectum, the :iostr.aSxious solicitude. Spirit JCMToiiunes with spirit, thought meets t , , ..thought, soul blends with sou, in all j raptures of .mutual, pure and! eternal 3 love. ' '" c.. , WHAT CAN HE IK). 'j There has been consider spec-illatio- n as to what can be ie with pliecp, as the various stre in the 'county which are used for ilinary purposes by the citi.ens of r large towns are much befouled them. This is what they hav done in Beaver.according to thi 'Ionian 0f the 20th tilt. I In ll;r liltieK yesterday an !iompim, cl !he l Sheet herd, was lined :id cuts. 1 be nnip!;.im fatiejics that a herd ( ut I.poo lih.t-- c imiied on ihc bank ol ih, iver river Ok here the w tslc and drainage wunld diieetiy ii.to imc o; the tiitjularie ot the t George. IJliadsaw iur ll:e same tillrnce waa tin 75 Hud t. lliott.-- I liumpon's lirst itse nnd Mr. I'laiibha'i third. To attempt to keep the s ep off 'our streams would most likl dam-age to a great extent, on of the loading industries of the ottnty. Water works for pure wat would in almost every case better for the thrift of the couni The reason we print the aboi is to show what other places can , and thus answer the question at has often been asked. EPHRAIM - CO-OPERATI- VE g MERCANTILE : INSTITUTION North and South. y t I Dry Goods of all descriptions, ilata and caps boots and shoes, both home made and imported. Clothing a specality. Groceries, includiug Dixie Molasses, and Dried Fruits; Crack- - t ers and fish. Our Hardware Department contains an immense stock of Tools for Mechanics; also tools for Farmers such as Shovels, Spades ? Picks, Hoes, Forks and llakes. Glassware, Queensware, Wooden ware; Medicines; Drugs; Paints and Oils; Well Piping and Shingles. Yonr patronage is always appreciated, no matter how small your purchase. You may rest assured it will btt our constant aim to give our Customers the best goods that can be obtained Jor the money. Your Child will be treated as courteously as youiteelf. '"'" ' " 4Zjt J. A. ANDERSON, Supt. fT ? StudehakerBros: Manf'g Go. Carriage Repositor. 33 and 3J Main Street, and Branch House, corner State Road and Second South Street. ' The Finest Carriage Display in the Territories, j Light nd He vy Wgons in Evey Style tht is M d e. 1 Vehicle for Public and Private Use in All Varieties and Prices. .IUSO &G1NTB FOE The Whiteley. Champion and Piano Harvesting Mechines and Extras, (. C. I. Case Threshers Horse-Powe-r. Engines and Mills. ' Weil, Mornsou, Meikel and South Bend Plows, Hay Rakes Frazier Road Carts and Harness of All Kind. Send for Illustrated Catalogue and Prices. is 6 J. P. Meilstrup, Ephraim, Agent. .li."c..i a m L.ei rtuvetoei m j .,. K ve.ve p ...e LAWNS, PERCALES, SEERSUCKERS, DRESS, GINGHAMS AND SATTEENS, , j AND ALL THE LEADING FABRICS FOR THE SEASON. iJ I A Full Line if Mft. CHOICK HOSIKRY -- f I N w Hand. Ribbons, Laces and Notions fl; ! j. lit GREAT VABIBTV. CALL AND EXAMINE QUALITY AND PRICES. A' Complete Assortment ol Merchandise Always on Hand. Teasdel's 4 Stores, Mn Street,Sftlt Lake City . w , 127 0. 0. Larson, Mavfield Utah-- ' Carries a J'ull Line of Genera MERCHANDISE, tudebaker Wagons, Carriages, and all kinds of Agricultural Imple- - . ments. Also Agent for the champion and WHITLEY Machines. Extras For Both Machines always on hand. DATE OFTHE CRUCIFIXION. The date of our Savior's crucifix-ion is a subject of much dispute to which some people attach consid-erable importance. For their bene-fit we clip the following frm an eastern exchange: "Herr Flab, the German savant, in a work recently published, shows that there was a total eclipse of the moon concomitantly with the earth-quake that occured when Julius Csar was assassinated, on the 15th of March, B. C. 44- - ' He has cal-culated back the Jewish calendar to A. D. 31, and the result of his re-searches fully confirms the facts re-corded by the Evangelists of the wonderful physical events that ac companied the crucifixion. Astro-nomical calculations prove without a shadow of a doubt that on the 14th day of the Jewish month Nisan, (April 6th), there was a total eclipse of the sun, which was accompanied in all probability, by the earthquake when the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the tOD to the bottom, and the earth did quake and rocks were rent. Matt. 97:5 1. St. Luke describes the eclipse in these words: "And it was about the sixth hour, (i noon), and there was darkness over all the land till about tbe ninth hour," (3 o'clock). Luke 13:14. This mode of reckoning corresponds perfectly with the results of another calculation our author made by reckoning backwards from the great OtOTtwro April int., 1 81. t Rowing for the difference between the old style which also gives April 6th as the date of the new moon in the year A. D. 31, asthevernil equinox of that year fell on March 35 th, and the Jews ate their Easter lamb, and celebrated their Erib Pasah or Feast of the Passover, on the following new moon, it is clear April 6th was identical with Nisan 14th of the Jew-ish calendar; which, moreover, was on a Friday, the Para skeve, or day of preparation for the Sabbath, and this agrees with the Hebrew Talmud. Thus by the united testimony of as-tronomy, tradition, and Biblical history, there can be but little doubt that the date of the Crucifixion was on April 6th, in the year 31. REVIKWOF TRAD New Yoik, Atlanta, 1890. Ruin is hadly needed for cis in the reiion tributary to Aliiwakee Int for the nvJsumiiier seaon the state i business is better than usual. IJosion gains little, but repels improv-ing clemaiKl fjr leadliij; artkfcs of trade, wool sellhij; ni.ire fieely. Philadelphia observes no change in wool. Al New Oilcans. Savannah and Memphis, busi-ness is satisf.icioiy fur the season and crop prospects txcelL-nt- . So at Detroit, St. Louis, Kansas City r.d Omaha business is gui.d. The daily ou'put of Miniiei polls fi.ur mills is ,V',o m barrels, but in pails ul the West 1 he re is much appiehension, and llrtadys nie depiesskui in busimss, because of ii.jtny tu crops by dioiight and exmnie beat. , The hoi'I manufacture changes but afe'nwltily at buyi' "iJ iilsVJiKt "ilJi t tn not i.ttisf.icioiy. At I'liilaoHphiaV itid here no impn vernent istc-en- , audi Western pricts are held to hih lor manufacturers. The boot and shoe business slums no weakness, and r Urge number of uyers at Boston are operating freelv at the recent advance in prices, both leather and hides being firm 4tid higher in pr.ee. Feais of injury to wheal ard corn are cau-:e- d by very numerous reports from the Central Western States, though estimates of a yield of too million bushel wheat in the Dakotas and Minnesota appear well supported by detailed The cot, dieting local account 'since appeared, and wheat closes 3 cts. lwer than a week ago, cum about 5 rents higher, and oats unchanged, Heavy Western packing causes soma neakness in polk products. R. G. Dun & Co. AM INTERESTING DISCOVERY OF SALT. Some interesting discoveries have been made in the salt m unlaii s on the banks of the Kio Virgin, an affluent ol tbt Colorado. These mountains cover an area of 25 miles, extending to within seven miles of the junction of the two rivers, and the salt tnev contain is pure white and clearer than ordinary glass. It is said that a slab eight inches thick is so clear that a newspaper can be read through it. The salt lies in great drifts uuder a layer f sandstone varying troin two feet to eight feet in thickness, fhe depth ol the deposit is not known, but a single blast of giant powder will blow uiil tons of salt, Under the cap rock have been found charred wood, matting and other camp signs perfectly pieser-ve- d by the salt, evidently relics of man. Sail Lak journal of Corn merce, OTHERS IN OUR FIX. ; i i Considerable political capital is being made out of a statement that is said to have been made by the Presidency of the Stake" in regard to the support' the people should give to Hehrr Emerson. We are authorized to state that so far as the Presidency is concerned, they have never given expression to any sentiments that would either be for or against Mr. Emerson's or any other man's nomination or support, but leave the matter entirely with the rotefs to. designate their own candidates, anclelectthe rnn they want. This matter"is" entirely an assumption of authority on the part of some one, and is totally unwarranted. Beaver Utonian Beaver County certainly has our sympathy in this matter, and we can give entire credence to the state-ments and inferences. The Regi-ster is in possession of facts, that go to show that the presidency of this county have been recklessly and unwarrantedly quoted during the re-cent campaign for the removal of the County Seat. It does not mat-ter how sure you are of a man's sentiments, nor how much you de-sire his influence to that end, you have no more right to forge his name to your sentiments than you have to forge his name to a check in order to use his money or credit, in your business. The man who does these things is throwing dust in his own eyes, and knifing his party and cause, and he ought to know ifa i --a ..-- HOW TO PROSPER. There is lots of truth in the fullowing lines, which have been taken from an ex-change, and it you would like to see your town or community prosper, con-sider them caielulU: "Grit push, snap, vim, energy, chuiciies, schools, academ-ies, m iralitv, enterprise, harmony, cor-diality, cheap property, advertising, healthy location, talk about it, help to improve it, patronize home merchants, faith exhibited by good woiks, honest competition in business, help all public enterprises, elect good men to oflice, speak well for us public-spirte- citizens, and be one ol them youiselt. Remem-ber that every dollar " invested in per-manent and local improvement is that much on interest. Always cheer on the men who go 111 for improvement." To lanfcc! a ? 1 ; Mi: n'Ungle roofs tnat.ra.1 jo a;-- i c a:ij ilries quickly: Takeo:.'-- ' Okiri-- ! ( - tnr, t.tn pounds of Mphaltuui, ; u:r.l ml! ai.uo; mix by tbo aid of ten, iuj uij uvj gallons of lead oil. STAKE CONFERENCE . The Quarterly Conference of San Pete Stake will be held in the Taber-nacle, at Mt. Pleasant, on Saturday arid Sunday, August .16 and 17, com-mencing at 10 A. M. oi the 1 6th. y A full attendance is desired. Canute Peterson, Henry Beal, John B. Maiden, Presidency of the San Pete Stake. |