The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-30
~HowLlNe SMELLS" IN WAR.


1t isn't the coat that makes the man,
according to the proverb, nor yet the
pants. as the clown declares. There are
heroes in every walk of life, and
towards, too. There is nothing in rank,
or dress, or style, to mark the real
worth of man. The rank is but the
guinea stamp, the mans the gowd for
a that" But there are those who look
down with plying contempt upon the
addressed and the unlearned; while on
the other hand there are rugged men
OF toll and hardy men of action who
feel and show and express fo- dainty,
dressy men Of social culture or parlor
predictions the most whitening want
of confidence and respect.
At San Juan this mutual aversion
@-vas partially dispelled. The regiment
Of rough riders, TO which the honors
of the assault were assigned by COM
mon consent, was an exemplifieation of
the truth so tritely expressed by Sen
atn., Depew that outward appearances
are 3ut the veneer of the manhood be-
meath. There were New York dudes
and Arizona cowboys, hard listed min
ers and soft fingered clerks in that
wonderful aggregation. The son of
luxury and the son Of toll fought side
by side and fell together on that
bloody hill. They found each other
out. They like each other better.
Dewey is somewhat Of a dude him
self, so far as immaculate linen. fire.
quent changes of apparel and finicky
notions of social proprieties and per-
sonal appearance are concerned. His
fellow officers have ever regarded him
as a "howling swell Rear Admiral
Fowison said when he heard Of
Dewey's victory: We all knew he'd
hight. but who ever thought he'd climb
so hjgh2 He has always been the dude
OF the navy. He pays as much atten-
ton 10 clothes as does J. Waldere
KirI<e. His valet declares that, in
Guiding the six kinds of uniforms pre-
seribed by the naval regulations. Dewey
has sixty separate and distinct suits
of clothes. While this adds nothing to
his greatness it shows that a man may
indulge such fad as personal pre-
cision and vanity without being desti-
tute of the best elements of greatness.
John Paul Jones, the great founder
Of the American navy was himself the
dude of the profession in his day.
In an interview recently printed in
the washington Post a well known
naval officer gave it as his opinion,
shared by many others. that, with one
exception. Dewey is the best small
sywordsman in the navy. This eAcep-
ton is Lieutenant Commander Lucien
Young. well known in Utah, whose skill
with the coliche-marde OF three-corner-
ed aueling sword is a matter of note all
through the service.
The ADMIRAL is not so agile as he was
once but his comrades describe him as
heing quick OF eye and 1.-THE as a cat.
He has a liking for the sword. 1T has
been the weapon par excellence of the
knight and the gentleman for thou
sand years" he once said, talking of
tbe arms blanche to a comrade. With
II kings bestowed the accolade. 1t is
the knightliest and noblest of weapons.
With its record of chivalry, the white
arm comes down through the ages, the
last legacy Of the dead days of romance
and beauty to the twentieth century"
But. with all his fastidious notions of
dress. and chivalry and lknighthood, the
great sailor never lost sight of duty,
never failed 10 rise to the occasion.
never wavered in the presence of
danger, never disappointed the hopes
Of his friends or the expectations of his
countrymen. A man is a marvel in
deed who car give so much thought to
the romantic and picturesque of life
and still remain equal to the gravest
responsibilities men are ever called
upon to face.