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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-29
VARIETY.

Locomotives and steamship engines use
third of the coal mined in England.
1900 patents for the manufacture of
ink have been taken out in Great Brit
ain.
The eleven cables now in operation
across the Atlantic have cost upward of
100000
Down to the year 1890, Krupp had de-
livered to European nations over 5000
cannon.
The starfsh has no nose, but the whole
of its underside is endowed with the
sense of smell.
Property to the value of over ELS. 600
is left in the railway carriages of Great
Britain every year.
Great Britain owns 100000 square
miles of territory in Africa an area al
most equal to that of the United States.
The perpendicularity of monuments is
affected by the rays of the sun. The
heat on one side causes the material to
expand.
Exposure to sunlight is one of the best
disinfectants for clothing known The
light passing through glass will not do.
China raises and consumes more ducks
than any other country in the world. On
some duck farms $1,000 year are raised.
Celery is invaluable as a food for those
suffering from any form of rheumatism:
for diseases of the nerves, and for ner-
vous dyspepsia.
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,Beard, you're a mighty good painter,
but you're d poor poet"
When [ asked Henry Mosler to tell me
something OF his early struggles in the
held OF art, he carefully shut one eye
ana rocked critically at the skylight. At
ter that he partially closed both eyes
ana scrutlnized the red ribbon in his but
tonhole.
Il met with little tangible success he
said. until L painted The Lost Cause
after the war, representing a Confed-
crate leaning upon his rifle, before the
empty cabin with desolate fields about
H. rms mad exactly the reverse effect of
what had expected. 1t called forth a
storm OF abuse in the northern papers,
and IN the south it created much enthu-
SlaSm. 1t was purchased by Colonel A.
>. berry, OF Newport, and | then owned
my Ilrst real estate. as l took a lot in
payment. Within a short time copies of
the painting adorned many southern
homes. After that my success was fair,
ana perhaps the next epoch was marked
IN I9, when the French government pur-
chased The Return for the Luxem-
bourg, thus comforting that honor on an
American for the first time.
MY third greatest honor, in chronolo-
gical sequence, was when, having been
declared hors concours,' the red ribbon
OF the Legion of Honor was conferred
upon me. | well remember the varnish-
ing day at the salon when | made the
discovery of the honor conferred upon
through the rooms looking for my can
vas, but we could not find it. AS we re-
traced our steps we saw in the sale
d'honneur large crowd grouped about
some canvas. We pressed forward to
see what it was. 1t was my picture. My
delight was unbounded. The moment was
one of the happest of my life.
Another honor that | rtize highly is
the gold medal awarded in 1898 by the
Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria, at the
Vienna exhibition, for The sLast Mo-
ments,' being the only one conferred on
any foreign artist. OF my American ex-
perfences [ greatly enjoyed the trip L
made to America in 1856 to make studies
of distinctively American subjects. On
this occasion. accompanied by my old
friend c. 7. Weber of Cincinnati, one
of the ablest genre painters that America
has produced l made studies in New
Mexico among the Apaches. 'Abandoned,'
The Visit of the Marquise, and The
White Captive were exhibited at the
Paris salons of 81 and 'SS, and The
White Captive and the Harvest Dance
are the two canvases which placed me
'hors concours at the salon. 1t was from
Mr.. James H. Beard that when but
boy of ten. i received my first real in
struction in art"
MARY c. FRANCIS.
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April Fools day used to be the jolliest
feast day in the calendar. And by the
way we are coming to have a great
many festivals in that old calendar of
ours; enc for every month in the year,
and still they are being added
The first of April jokes are nowadays
most confined to the young people, and
as they are harmless and only intended
10 raise a laugh at the expense of the
victim, every one takes them good ma
turedly.
Special preparations are made for the
list Of April by confectioners. bakers and
toy dealers. Delicious looking cakes are
baked with interiors of cotton or wool,
and the most innocent looking candies
are literally supplied with red pepper.
Through the mails come delightful in
vitations for dinner, dance or theatre,
and frequently it is only after an accep-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-29

outfit. His paint tubes were made of fish
b.adders. His brushes were composed OF
fine hairs begged from the furriers. His
palette ard stretcher he made at a car
penter's shop. Thus equipped, he struck
out for Pittsburg where for time ne
led precarious existence. When he left
mality of adieux to his landlord. With
newly found friend, silversmith, the
young artist embarked on a boat for
Cincinnati. Both the voyagists were
forced to work their way. This was IN
1928.
after a while he got place in
chair factory, painting chairs. Here MS
industry stood him in good stead, for he
painted more chairs than any one else
in the shop and made good living. A
little later he boarded in the family of
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was shortly after fathers marriage to
a niece of Colonel Carter il 1888 that he
made the southern campaign tour Tom
Marshall of Kentucky, was then run
song which father wrote and this brought
a challenge to a duel Eighteen boon
companions of my father answered the
challenge and told Marshall that he must
hight all of them, singly or Ill at once,
but eighteen men he must meet! Some
how this duel never came off. and Mar
shall never afterward alluded to it but
once, and that was when he first saw
fathers canvas, The Last Victim of the
Flood Standing before the painting,
Marshall seemed visbly impressed. Fin
ally, drawing himself up to his full
height. he turned to father and said:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-29
ONE HONEST MAJ.

Dear Editor: Please inform your read
ers that if written to confidentially, 1
vii, mail in a sealed letter the nls1
pursued by which l was permanently
restored to health and manly vigor, after
wears of suffering from Nervous Weak
ness. night losses and weak, shrunken
parts.
/ have no scheme to extort money from
anyone whomsoever. / was roDDed ana
swindled by the quacks until / nearly
lost faith in mankind, but thank heaven.
l am now well, vigorous and strong, and
anxious to make this certain means OF
cure known to all.
Having nothing to sell or send C. o. D.,
j want no money. Address. James A ,
Harris, Box 214 Detray, Mich. B
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a certain Colonel Carter. and very soon
he had made sketches and portraits of
the colonel which pleased him, and then
in rapid succession he painted the col
onel's wife, daughters, sisters, cousins,
aunts. and in fact all his relations.
Fathers acquaintance with Colonel Car
ter and his family was a turning point
in his career and fastened the time when
he could give up chair and sign paint
ing for the serious pursuit of his art. 1t
was about this time that he charged s.
for portrait, with an extra charge of So
if the subject was portrayed holding
volume of Watts hymns. After this he
painted the portraits of the long list of
distinguished men. Clay, John Quincy
Adams, Zachary Taylor, William Henry
Harrison and others While painting Tay-
lor father said to him, We'll, general, l
suppose you are to be our next presi-
dent?'
II hope not, grunted the bluff. old
hero. No military man has any business
in the presidential chair, but if they of
fer it to me l suppose I'll he - fool
enough to accept it And he was 1t
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the Roman Catholic calendar there was
the feast of the ass on twelfth day and
various mummings about Christmas but
April fool stands apart from these dates
There is one plausible suggestion that
che dwenty-fifth of March being in one
respect New Years day. the LIST OF April
was its octave and the termination of its
celebration, but this idea is not wholly
satisfactory.
There is much more Importance in the
fact that the Hindos have, in their Hull
which Terminated with the 2lst OF March,
q precisely similar festival during which
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-29

by. why don't you know that man?
Dat de man wot makes de pictures in
the Third Reader
In 1873 Fanny went abroad again but
not in the steerage, exhibited at the vi
emma exposition, and carried off medal
When he returned he was prophet not
without honor in his own country, and
since then fame and fortune have smiled
upon him, until today the name of
Fanny is one to conjure with. Fanny is
member of three Indian tribes. AS a
Inni his tribal name os '.Kiochakwah''-
The Medicine Bead his B.ackfoot name
is ''Somaksodapekf'- THE Ball that
Stops and Looks About" and his Sioux
name is ''Wasitcha" -''The White-Face
maker Chief" Fanny, knows and loves
his Indians. and he depicts them as no
painter before him has done. and as no
one living but himself can do today.
Personally, he is a jolly good fellow; al
ways overlooking with Infinitely interest
ing anecdotes and "reminiscences. He is
as devoted to the west in art as Eugene
Field was in literature, and he believes
in the unbounded possibilities of art in
America.
Henry Mosler. after twenty years spent
abroad, returned last year to America and
has handsome studios in the top of the
Carnegie building in New York, where
his Saturday afternoons are among the
fashionable fads of the season, and his
canvases are known throughout the coun-
try. William NJ. Chase has gone abroad
and his famous collection of bric-a-brac
that has adorned one OF the most pSdu-
tiful and unique studios in the country
recently went under the hammer. Howe
the animal painter. now Of New York
city, is an Ohio man: SO is Jerome Uhl
the successful portrait painter of Wash
ington. D. c. Uhl came from near Cleve-
land Ohio but was for awhile in Gin
cinnati and afterwards went to Paris.
THE STRUGGLES OF THE FIRST
BEARD.
Probably no American artist ever Fred
who attained a wider reputation abroad
without ever leaving his native shores
than the late James II. Beard. In his
handsome New York studio Dan Beard,
one of three living sons. all artists.
perched high before his easel. talked
pleasantly day or two ago regarding
his fathers early struggles
II remember said he, that one of
the stories father used to tell was that
when a boy he went to a funeral at
house where for the first time he saw
wall paper. Filled with admiration, he
went home and proceeded to reproduce
the paper pattern on the.walls of his own
home, but instead of the praise he ex-
pected, he got a licking. A little later he
ran away from home, and made his own
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-29
sTArE SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION.

A semi-annuaI meeting of the State
Suffrage association will be held dur
ing the ten days of conference rates;
the time and place to be given here
after. Representatives from all parts
of the state is very much desired.
MARGARET A. GAME,
Secretary.
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the great aim is to send persons away
with messages to ideal individuals, or in
oividuals sure to be away from home
and enjoy a laugh at their disappointment
70 find the practice so widely prevalent
over this earth, and with so near a coin
cidence of the day would seem to indi-
cate that it has had a very early origin
among mankind.
POPULAR IN FRANCE.
April fooling is a very noted practice
IN France. and We find traces of it's prev
alence there long before it became gem
eral in England. For instance, it is re-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-29
DETAILS OF DRESS.
SOME INTERESTING FFsgvoLITIEs
OF THE TOILET.

UnIined Tailor Skirts Can be Hooked
Up and Used for Bicycle Suits
Parchment and Blue the Latest
summer Tints-Disappointi Shirt
Waists,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-29
JOKES OF THE
OLDEN TINES
April Isf Has Always Been Small
Boys Day.
IT'S ORIGIN IS DOUBTFUL
ANTIQUARIANs ARE UNABLE TO
AGREE ON TT.

Reliable Authorities Assert, How
ever, That the Jokes Now Per-
petrated Are Not All New; Tint
the Gentlemen of Colonial Days
Kicked the lIaI with Brick I'm
der 1t the Same as We Do Now.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-29
ART in The
MIDDLE WEST
1t Has Furnished rIany Well
Known Painters.
BEGAN AT CINCINNATI.
WEBER THE SOLE SURVIVOR OF
THE EARLY GROUP.

Chase, Fanny and Mosier Among
the Living Who First Essaycd Ar
fistic Work There-Poyvers, Read
and Beard Were Early Members
of That City's Art Club.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-29

lated that Francis, Duke of Lorraine,
and his wife, being in captivity in Nantes,
effected their escape in consequence of
the attempt being made upon the LIST of
April.
Disguised as peasants, the one bearing
a bod upon his shoulder, the other car
rying a basket of rubbish upon her back,
they both at an early hour passed
through the gates of the city. A woman
having knowledge of who they were,
ran to the guard to give notice 10 the
sentry. April fooln' shouted the soldier,
and all the guards to a man shouted
out April foolr' The governor to whom
the story was told as a jest conceived
some suspicion and ordered the fact to
be proved, but it was too late, for the
duke and his wife had reached place
of safety.
AN EXTENSIVE JOKE.
Sometimes the opportunity is taken by
ultra-jocular persons to carry out some
extensive hoax upon society For example,
in March, 1860, a vast multitude of Lon
doners received through the post card
having the following inscription, with
seal marked by an inverted SlXpence at
one of the angles, but having to super
fetal observation an official appearance.
Tower of London: Admit the bearer
and friend to view the ceremony OF wash
ing the white lions on Sunday, April l,
1860. Admitted only at the white gates.
1t is particularly requested that no gratui-
siStants.'
The trick was highly successful; cabs
were rafting about all that Sunday morn
ing vainly endeavoring to find this white
gate.
Usually the old-time jokes were very
simple, a wise young school boy sending
his younger brother to see a famous
statue descend from pedestal at given
hour. or to the booksellers for a ''Histo-
ry of Ewes Grandmother, or to the cob
bler's for little strap oil, which usually
invited a sharp strapping for the amazed
youngsters shoulders.
THE BEST TIME FOR JOKING.
For successful April fooling it is neces-
of GOODNESS and face and also some tact
in order to know how the victim can be
most re-dily imposed upon. Il may be
remarked that a large proportion of the
business is effected before and about the
time of breakfast, while, as yet, few have
had occasion to remember what day of
the year it is.
A funny story is told of a French wo-
man who on or about the first of April
watch belonging to her next door neigh
Dor. Upon being taxed with and convicted
Of the theft the culprit tried to palm it
off as an April fool joke, but the judge
would have none of it and condemned
her to prison until the coming of All
Fools day in the next year
1t is strange that there has been little
or no Improvement in the jokes of April
first. Reliable authorities assert that
the old gentlemen of colonial days We're
made victims of hat hidden bricks just as
DID gentlemen are today and that the
small boy has been Invariably the culprit
in all the ages.
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lance has been mailed that glance at
the date brings the discomforting know
ledge that it is all hoax, and that the
first of April is responsible for il.
AS IT USED TO BE
In the good old days this feast day was
right generally observed, and one of the
old chroniclers tells OF it in this way:
The first of April of all days in the
year enjoys a character of its own, in
so far as it alone is consecrated to prac-
teal joking.
''On this day it becomes the especial
business of a vast number Of people, es-
pecialiy the younger sort. 10 practice in
necent impostures upon their unsuspicious
neighbors, thus making them what in
France is called 'poissons d. Avril,' and
with us April fool
The literature of the last century from
the Spectator downwards has many allu-
sions to April fooling, but no references
TO it in our earlier litera ture have as
vet been pointed out
ITS origin DOUBTFUL.
English antiquarians seem unable to
trace the origin of the custom or to say
how long it has existed among US In
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-28
Electric Street Railway.

EDITOR LEADERS:
In the matter of the position of as
sociates and myself regarding the
franchise we are asking of the city
Council, would say, our position is this
We want franchise granting us the
right to construct and operate an
electric street railway, and we ask for
nothing more. If the franchise is
granted the railway will be built at
once and be equipped in Il thorough,
up-to-date manner.
Further, if the city can favora bly,
sell us the use of electric power to our
advantage we will buy the same.
Our stock will be offered to Mariet-
tians in the hope that they will come
in on the ground floor" and share
with any or all in the enterprise.
For the faithful performance of our
promises in this matter we have offer
ed bond, and we will do everything the
Council asks providing the same is
reasonable. Respectfully,
JOHN KAISER.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-28
SPECIAL POSTAL SERVICE.


Experiments made Between Large Cities
and Nearby Towns Prove Salts ia ctory.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-Reports re.
ccived at the post office department
from division superintendent indicate
a success of a special postal service re.
Gently established for the benefit OF
small cities and towns lying within O
short distance of metropolitan centers
During the latter part of last year
Postmaster General Wilson became con-
vinced that better and more
frequent service should be es.
tablished between these commercial
places and towns distant 50 or IS miles
from them. The matter was taken up
by Second Assistant Postmaster Gem
eral Nelson, who authorized local
service of this character on the Della.
ware, Lackawanna & Western railway
in New York, and on the Pennsylvania
out of Philadelphia. He also author
ized this service in the New England
postal division. utit-hass not yet gone
into effect owing to the delay in build.
ing NECESSARY apartment cars by the
railroad companies interested. The
superintendent of the third division,
which includes, Washington, Mary
land and Virginia, reports that the
service has been great success. The
same service between Lula, Ca, and
Atlanta has expedited the transmission
Of mail matter and newspapers in the
southern states. To Cincinnati, Marion,
Dayton, Louisville. St. Louis and to
points in Kansas great benefit has re-
suited. Michigan towns have received
these improved facilities from Chicago.
Capt. White, general superintendent
of the railway mail service, said Mon
day that while, as time passes, the To-
cal service would increase in useful
ness to the public and very materially
advance the interests of the post office
department. AS opportunity offers the
service will be extended throughout
the country.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-28

In discussing the Monroe doctrine,
some of the Mexican papers remind
their people that, thanks to that doc
trine, the French were. compelled to
withdraw their troops, which bolstered
up Maximilians empire, and that had
not the United States been engaged in
a civil war at that time, European in
tervention in Mexican affairs would
never have taken place. They also say
that no other nation eyer waged war
SO humanely as the United States;
that in their war with Mexico the
Americans forebore exacting war in.
demnity, and that they paid for the
territory they took. They claim that
war was unjust, but the present gener-
alton of Americans have no RESPONSE
bility for it. They think the Latin.
American republics should form an al
lance for making the Monroe doctrine
international law for this hemisphere. -
State Journal.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-28
How the Premium Shall he Paid

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-Some uncer-
tainty having developed in the public
mind as to how and when the premium
on the new bonds should be paid, it
was stated at the treasury Monday
that the premium would be paid in the
same proportion as the bonds were
paid for, viz: 20 per cent the first pay
ment, and ten per cent. every Is days
until the payment is completed. From
the first to the last payment l2O days
will elapse. As eachopayment is made
the accepted bidder for bonds is privi-
legged to receive the proportion of bonds
he has paid for.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-28
Real Estate Transfers Since Janu.
aYy 1th.

Belpre Village-Ellen Holden to L..
w. Ellenwood, 1-5 lot; Tax sale.
Lucy A. Spencer to c. +. Athey, 1t
lot; Tax sale.
Same to l.. w. Ellenwood, 1-5 lot:
Tax sale
Samuel G. Spencer to C. E. Athey. Is
lot: Tax sale.
Macksburg-E. j. Allshouse to L. W.
Ellenwood, one lot; Tax sale.
John Cain to c. E. Athey, 1-5 lot; Tax
sale.
L. V. Keck ct al to same, 3-S lot; Tax
sale.
Ann McManus to r. X. Shaw, 4 lot;
Tax sale.
Matamoras-Sarah A. McWilliams to
Thos. Campbell, part of lot; $1,000.
j. and L. Heddleston to William S.
Cooke part of lot $500.
friedrich ID. Wermuth to r. K Shaw,
part of lot; Tax sale.
Marietta City-Milton Gregory to Re-
becca j. Slack two lots; 5000.
A. and l.. Schafer to Louis Schafer,
two lots; $4,000
William A. Savage to Jessie s. Say
age, one lott $500.
Jessie $. Savage to Edward d. Weis.
lots: S1O0
John w. Phillips to Jas. r. Bell, lot;
S4OO.
Harvey F. Smith ct al to Gracey &
Kaiser, 2 lots: 1925.
John Kaiser to Ella C. Smith, l lot:
$780,
John Bates TO Annie NJ. Bates, / lot;
Nominal.
Moore e Gracey to Cameron r. Nc
Intyre, one lot; Sll0O
Walter Kirby to Lizzie Skipton, one
lot: S6S5.
John w. Mills to Marietta Chair Co.,
two lot; s616.
-, Geo. c. Dye to c. E. Athey, Is of lot
Tax sale.
Edwin +. Dyer to same, 7-1G of lott
Tax sale.
Ii. S. Francis to L. w. Ellenwood, %
of lot; Tax sale.
II. $. Francis to c. E. Athey, 7-16 of
lot; Tax sale
Maggie A. Pool to same, 81 of lot;
Tax sale.
Ernst Rehm to same, Pill of lot; Tax
sale.
Lilly A. styer to same, a of lot; Tax
sale.
Hannah NJ. Williams to same, II of
lot; Tax sale.
Grandview Henry Beagle to Albert
{. Beagle, - acres; 800.
Abraham Beaver to c. E. Athey, 8
acres; Tax sale.
Phinneas G. Justice to B. B. Stone,
acres; Tax sale.
William +. Lamping TO B. E. Gupton,
T4-100 acres; Tax sale.
ID. Ii. Leonard to c. e. Athey, 2O-1OO
acres; Tax sale.
Same to j. p. Ward, acres: Tax sale.
Lille A. Placer to L. w. Ellenwood,
j0-l00 acres: Tax sale.
r. X Shaw to c. E. Athey, 4 75-100
acres; Tax sale.
F. d. Wurmuth to r. X. Shaw, 5O-10O
acres; Tax sale,
lndependence-Amil Kalb to c. E.
Athey, 10 acres; Tax sale.
Lawrence-Rinehart Petroleum Co,
to f. McIntire, 5-100 acres; Tax sale.
Snodgrass & Dye toll. w. Ellenwood.
acre; Tax sale.
Acknowledgment Fox to ]. p.
Ward, 75-100 acres; Tax sale.
j. T. Johnson to C. f. Athey, acres;
Tax sale.
James McClain to same, 5O-1OO acres;
Tax sale.
S. p. Snodgrass to L. w. Ellenwood.
acres: Tax sale.
Marietta-Allen Z. Winston to T. j.
Cutter l acre; Tax sale.