Show A journalistic tile the salt lake tribune takes every available opportunity of holding the reli religious giotis tendencies of the latter day saints up to ridicule and thus site sits constantly in the scat sent of the mocker it evidently forgets that among the most prominent marks maik of a t true m e gentleman is respect for whatever is held in sacredness ed by others forgetting as usual the consideration that is due and which every person or journal of gentlemanly instincts accords to all people the paper mentioned publishes the fbi following lowing sacrilegious and insulting fling A big bet was made yesterday that the mormon church would make a great goodo over that mira mirage at t lo 10 loner n branch on tuesday tuesday after atta the arrivas arrival of the president they he will w ill also harp tiler on ott that smoky wea weather caused by forest fires in in the new england en land states and canada wonderful miracles and bigna ili I I of the times ye frauds of latter d days y it ia is true that the cormons mormons Mor mons are in the habit babit of acknowledging the hand of god they have no reason son to be ashamed of this reverential peculiarity they have had plenty of opportunities for its cultivation and have had the best reasons for adhering to it whether it is n a more more expel excellent lent way to live in the world without any thought of goi god or he hereafter and to point the finger of scornful mockery at those who see the hand of omnipotence in the affairs of men or to have fiu thin the ille divine being let sensible people judge and let people eay say and do what they will the spectacle are willing to breast bc 10 sweeping current of popular prejudice and even fu still hold fast to their convictions is is one that is entitled to a considerable degree of but whether or not the mirage at long branch which had the appearance pe arance of sixty five ships sailing along the coast when no tangible ian gible vessels were there had bad an any Y sig v iff f ance as a sign ign bf ortho the times we agrenot are not afraid to express a deep conviction that ve arc are living in in an age when wondrous phenomena will be manifested and if any tiny people were to class the day of darkness dark nesa over the bew england states as a sign with an clement element of divine significance ance their position would be at least equally as logical and infinitely more mm afe than that the unsupported assertion of the tribune which states without the least vestige of proof that it was smoky weather pro deuced by forest fires there have been forest fires before yet never at any tiny time hasseeb lias such ft a phenomenon as that described as having prevailed in the east ever been known to be produced by that means of course the cause was a it natural one as ns doubtless will be that which will produce the peculiar spectacle foretold by the divine master himself when alic sun shall bo be darkened and the moon refuse to give her light A scientific man lias has expressed three separate suggestions gest ions regarding alie peculiar appearance PC pe arance of the gab the one theory being optical and the others res respectively ace the presence in tho the minos phere of pollen from the burned fir trec trees J and the existence of s smoke from f forest orest fires in the tile air these were modestly given a by scientific man as undemonstrated opinions buethe but the savant of the tribune jumps at a conclusion and announces the Q smoky theory as an unquestionable fact GOOSE CREEK valley in southern idaho about miles northwest from ogden is a fine stretch of country the climate is similar to that of thia this locality and the soil somewhat richer in wheat raising fertility water is abundant as snake river runs through the valley besides several minor streams the tile foot hills are well covered with grass the country la is skirted by the wood river and boise mountains the country is being settled up there being already a read y about fifty families on the ground who have migrated from valley jt it is a very promising agricultural ri region jiin precautions that are being taken to protect the life of guiteau and give him MIA a fair and impartial trial are creditable to the institutions of the country notwithstanding the universal detestation in which he be is held the po power of the army and navy have been called into requisition to protect him from illegal violence his punish punishment ni C nt should be certain and unerring but hould should be administered by au authority thor of the law in every shape is a dangerous and detestable symptom YESTERDAY rv EVENING ilg an appreciative english tourist was aamir admiring I the warm golden glow over the western heavens and shed shod upon terrestrial re nature bythe by alie departing raya rays of the K king ing of day carried away with ecstatic enthusiasm lie exclaimed by jove that a jolly sunset we have heard and read many descriptions of beauteous illuminative effects produced by descending sc kolbut adver never recollect having come across a passage like that jolly sunset is unique |