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H Address all coiiimiiiilvutlunsioTitU'lH 1'Uli
M MaMMi JUMl'AN Y. oaltLuke Uu , Utuh
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H It looks ns If tho city council was
H making a grandstand play In refusing
H to pay Contractor Moran anything on
H his claim ior tho bonus it ?1G0 u day
H ho was to receive for each day he
H completed tho Big Cottonwood con-
H duit before the stipulated time. The
H contract Is plain that ho was to re-
H celvo that amount for each day ho was
H ahead of time, and ho was also to pay
H a similar sum for each day he might
H bo behind time. We arc not express-
H Ins any opinion ns to the wisdom of
H making such a contract, but having
H made it, there Is no good reason why
H the city should try to get out of Its
H bargain. Moran Is clearly entitled to
H tho ?1G0 a day for each and every day
H tho work was completed ahead of
H time. Tho only question is to doter-
H mino tho number of days. The action
H of the city council will simply prolong
H the day of settlement, entiill on the
H city tlie expense of defending the law
H suit which no doubt the contractor
H will bring to recover. This procedure
H will probably stave off the settlement
H until tho present administration has
H Bono out of olllco. That Is what it
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l Willis Drown has not made a great
H success lu tho position ho holds of
H j ud TO of tho juvcullo court. Wo lie-
Hi llovo his Intentions are good, but we
H are told tho nether region is paved
H with good intentions. Ho Is certainly I
H erratic to such a degree as to prevent
B him from successfully admlnlBterlng
l it the functions of a judicial olllco. He
!l will doubtlcts be compelled to re-
II llnqulsli the position. Judge Drown'ii
fl Fhortcomlngs arc, however, no nrgu-
h'p ment against the juvenile court and,
fj tho prlnclpln upon which it is cstab-
lisbed. It Is a good institution and,
H if should bo maintained. Attorney C. E.
Hff' Marks is' spoken of ns the probable
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dusccEsor to Judge Hrown. We think I
Mr. Marks Is Just the right man for
.he place. Ho hns a knowledge of tho
aw which is indisponslblo to tho prop-31-
conduct or tho ofllce. Ho Is also
endowed with good judgment and an
even, calm temperament most desir
able qualities for a judge, especially a
Judge of a Juvenile court, and his
character Is above reproach.
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Governor Swottenham of the Island
of Jamaica is getting It on all sides,
hot and heavy. His action in rebuf
fing and insulting Admiral Davis and
'lis further action In cabling profuse
thanks to this government for tho
assistance and kindly omccs rendered
by Admiral Davis and his men to tho
sufferers from tho earthquake at King-'
3ton, Jamaica, can only be reconciled
on tho theory that the governor was
filtering from temporary Insanity or
smollonnl insanity, as the lawyers say
about murderers whom they nro de
fending In court.
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Samuel Nowhouso continues to show
his faith In Salt Lake bv purchasing
more real estate. Mr. Newhouse Is
no "four llushor." Ho takes a long
and comprehensive view of the busi
ness situation and outlook for Salt
Lake City and , is convinced that
money put in realty here is well Invested.
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Colonel Matt Dougherty has broken
out again and further emphasized his
contempt for President Hoosevelt and
the Itepublican party generally. Tho
colonel has more courage than judg
ment. n
If Harry Thaw bears any resem
blance n the pictures tho Telegram
publishes every fow days with the
I Thaw label ho ought to bo in a homo
for dangerous idiots for tho remain
der of his life.
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Tho bill before tho legislature re
quiring the signature of twenty cit
izens before an office holder can bo
prosecuted should be killed as quickly
as possible.
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President ltoosovolt is quick to
i acknowledge his error as to part of I
his judgment against the discharged
negro tioops, but is as firm as ever
in his stand on tho main Issue, anil
tho facts seem to support him.
"
Attacks upon tho President are al
most always boomerangs. They re
act upon their originators.
Mr. Hill argues that Uncle Sum Is
glowing so fast that ho Is too big for
his (railroad) clothes. ,
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I The automobile is like some other
property, moio expensive to keep than '
to got.
The steam lccomotlve will soon
join tho ox-cait on tho dump-pile.
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The people should pray to be saved
from too much legislation.
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Tho hens "cackleato" to have a con
vention this weelc.
Tho New Year is much like Its
ancestors.
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Cupid's conveyance is sometimes
n sleigh.
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A growing crop tho ice.
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REINCARNATION AND SOCIALISM
Socialism- Is In tho air, but can not
equalize the' position of all; tho unfit
and tho unsuccessful still remain with
us. There Is a theory which alone
can victoriously cope with the ques
tion and realize the blighted ideals ot
tho disappointed. This is relncarna-'
tlon, says Lady Walburga Paget In
The Nineteenth Century and After
(London). The doctrine of relncar-
I nation is ono of tho oldest Ideas of
Oriental mysticism nnd teaches that
tho individual is brought to perfec
tion by successive perlcds of existence
on tho earth. Lady Paget observes
I that human beings may be roughly
I divided Into two classes, tho "young
er" and tho "older" souls: the former,
those who have passed through few
incarnations, being born to servo; tho
latter, who have been often reincar
nated, to rule. Unfortunately each In
this world does not always have the
right place accorded to its qualifica
tions. To quote:
I "The over-Increasing masses of
those who study reincarnation and be
lieve in it know that every soul, when
it has to reincarnate, asks for, ac
cepts, or Is given the placo most adap
ted to Its mental state and future re
quirements to bring It to perfection.
Thus a young soul which has only
lately evolved into humanity will gen
erally be placed In a position and sur
roundings in which Us ignorance, itR
lower instincts, and unbridled passions
can not work tho harm they would do
In a high, powerful, and responsible
I situation. I can not here enter far
into these complex and yet so won
derfully rational and clearly defined
pioblems, but all Initiates, serious
theosophlsts, and spiritualists, as well
as the many who have intuitions
amounting to recollection of former
lives, know that this Is the rule, though
it happens sometimes that young, un
formed, and inexperienced souls are
placed in positions to which thoy are
absolutely unequal, and that high and
noble souls, who havo in many lives,
through fierce trials, eliminated all
bad instincts, appear In tho humblest
situations among tho most squalid
surroudlngs. These latter are souls
that havo accepted missions, and thoy
work by leveling up, by lifting the
young souls that surround them into
the clear atmosphere of duty, content
.and harmony."
I She proceeds to discuss the point
that "as wo cast our eyes over the
higher social sphere we see that there
are a great many souls not fit for their
positions," and rmarks that the con
sequence of this Is not happiness or
peace, but misery and ruin. This
should teach contentment to those
who are taught by Socialism that all
men have equal rights to an equal
shine of tho world's best things. Of
Socialism she remarks:
"It cannot become a stato of things
because Its basis forever shifts, and
i It would bo the greatest mlsfortunr
,to mankind if It could become a state
as It would mean a return to the early
.uncivilized beginnings of mankind. 1
would mean complete stagnation, a
paralysis of private enterprise, the
disappearance of private charity, ana
not enly the leveling of fcVtunes
but also t'.io sweeping away of every
thing beautiful, high, and noblo; t
sordid existence and an absolute ba
to advance of any kind."
The doctrine of reincarnation, In
stead of teaching men to expect to oh
tain a higher lot and greater advant
ages by means of legislation or vlo
Ience, tolls them that "Individual ef
fort" within their own sphere Is alono
capable, through reincarnation, to
raise them to a higher one. Thus sho
observes:
"When tho theory of reincarnation
becomes better understood by the
great masses, they will seo that it Is
tho Indlvdual effort alono which ad
vances the soul, so that In another
llfo It can take a higher placo. There
is no good in pushing on artificially KM
people into posltons they are not fit
or ready to lake, and which they can
not fill with dignity to themselves or
profit to others, while In some simpler
walks of Hie they might have recog- i
nlzed the necessity of effort, and ad
versity would havo strengtheneu their
'character and developed their higher
qualities. We see this in people as In
rations, and it would bo easy to cito
many examples when decline and cor
i .lptlon sot In because prosperity camo
too soon, and before the temper and
the character of tho individual or tho
nation had been sufficiently steeled fj
and purified by effort and- adversity. , II'
A high position inadequately filled I
means a relapse and punishment In
future Incarnations." fl
Individual effort In even the lowest U
walks of llfo Is the sole means ot ris
ing in tho world in a real sense. It Is
odd that Lady Paget hero simply re
iterates the simple precept of tho Eng-
Ish Church Catechism, "To do my duty
In that state of life In which It has
pleased God to place me." She thus
enlarges on this point:
"Socialism, as It has been preached
for some time, has thrown weak
minds off their balance. The question
Is not in what position a man or wo
man is, but how perfectly they fill It.
A milkmaid in wooden pattens and
with bare arms, who understands her
business and does her duty honestly
and conscientiously, Is far above n
lady who, though she may be a great
one in name, wastes her time In. doing
nothing. The ono will arrive to per
fection In her sphero and thus attain
a great rise in a future existence,
while the other one will relapse into
he- regions from which she emerged
foo soon into a life in which she mis
took ease for laziness and wealth for
luxury." i ,
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How the Ant Sees It. ,
There's a lesson t. be learned from
this brief extract fro.n an article In
tho Overland Monthly: '"I know ono i
thing that I'll oeer as long as I '
live kfe.c over an anthill just to seo
what the ants will do. I know how It
feels to be an nnt.' That Is what one
Stanford girl said a few hours after
the earthquake of April 18."
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Cannibalism Must Stop.
With a quivering hand we clip
from nn Irish paper tho following
transcript of i t official notice In a
Dublin government ofllce: "Under no
circumstances r--st government mes-
sengers bo used for luncheon." Lon-
don Dally News.
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A Poser
"Father, aro generals bravo men?"
asked Johnny of his father. "Yes, my
son, as a rule," was tho answer.
"Then why docs artists always make
pictures of 'em standing on a hill ,
three miles away looking at a battlo j)
through an opera-glass?" H
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Cocktails and Evening Dress.
Tho London Lancet says evening
dress Is a good substitute for tho
cocktail as an approtlzer, but as long
as ovenlng clothes retail at $75, and
cocktnlls at 15 cents, tho suggestion
will not bo universally adopted.
Loulsvlllo Courier-Jorunal.
