Notes Of The Day

Edwin Hans Cari Baron Von Manteufel, the son of the President of the Suprerior Court of Magdebourg, and one of the most ülustrious of the great Germans generáis, died at Carlsbad June 17th 1885. Gen. Von Manteufel began his military career at the age of 17 years, and has been prominently identified with nearly all of the ant engagements in the military history I of the empire. Brigham Young Jr., and Bishop Snow have gone from Utah to Mexico to buy a large tract of land for the Mormons. This does not indícate a general Mormon emigration to Mexico. The Mormons would not generally ! abandon their property and homes in ' Utah and go, even if ordered to do so by their church. But the new lands, if j seeured, might be used for a refuge i from justice by some of those who are compelled by our authorities to take to I the wcods to escape arrest and conviction, and for the founding of new colonies. The Mexican government, however, it is stated has given the Monnon agents due noties that polygamy will not be tolerated in Mexico, but will be rigorously prosecuted if praeticed there: and that any lands they may purchase for colonization will be subject to this limitation. The Mexican state governors have been ordered to see that this regulation is strictly observed. Mt daughter, when you note that the man who wants to marry you is just too awfully anxious to learn whether you can bake a loaf of bread or wash a shirt with Chinese dexterity, before you close the negotiations do you just fly around and ascertain whether that man is eith. er willing or able to earn enough flour to make a biscuit and if he has paid for the shirt he wants you to wash. Nine times out of ten, daughter, the man who only wants to marry a housekeeper qan be kept more economically in the workhouse than he can in your father's house.- K. J. Burdette. All letters are now two cents an ounce or fraction thereof, instead of the same rate per half ounce or fraction. On newspapers entered as second-class matter, the rate is ono cent for each pound or fraction thercof, one-half the present rates. Drop letters are also two cents per ounce at letter carrier offices, and one cent per ounce where free delivery by carrier is not established. The same rates will apply to matter addressed to Canada, but not to other foreign countries. A WRiTER in the New England Medical Monthly says that unreasonable apprehension of possible camity depresses the vitality and thus indirectly increases the power of disease. He cites the ca3e of a man so panic stricken about cholera that he rushed immediately out of his town, leaving his family to follow. He died in a few days, not of cholera, but of fright. We now have in this country that benignant new system of postage which makes an ounce, and not half an ounce, the standard for letters. Every lover and every sweetheart will now be able j to doublé the endearing length of their ' affectionate Communications. How much this will add to the sum of human happiness it is not neccssary to estímate. Justice ha; been meted out to one villain at least, in the sentcnce of James D. Fish, ex-president of the Marine bank. Fi h was cncerned with Ward in the swindles that ruin d Gen. Grant and his f umi! v. A cell in the penitentiary now yearns for Ward, and when he is safi;ly incar. erated under a long sentence the public will heartily applaud. Gladstone has written a letter intimating his deslre to bc returned to warliament, all of which indicates that tíie "Grand Old Man" cling3 to power as tenaciously as he clings to life. This anr:ouneenient of Gladstone's has inspir.d liberáis to renevved effort, and will have a vcry strong effect upon the coming elections. Manv veterans througfcout the state believe that the soldier bounty bill became a law a" tne last session. This is a mistake. The measure passed the House but died in the Senate. The soldiere' home bill which became a law detracted from the strength of the bounty bill. The latest estímate places the wheat erop at 350, 00,000 bushels. By a judicious mixing of corn bread we will probably be able to keep the wolf ironj the door.