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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-28
LESSONS IN CONVERSATION.
One School Here That Makes a Bust
ness Of Teaching the Art.
New York SUM

New York SUM
New York has one establishment in
which, among others things they teach
the art of conversation.
How do you go about ito" was asked.
We discover at the outset" was the
reply 'in what particular subject the pu-
phi is interested-and there are few per
sons who are NOT interested in or who
have not latent talent for something
and develop him at first along that line
BY showing 10 him that he has a talent
We give him confidence in himself TO be-
gin with, and then by education and prac-
tice we give him facility
AT the beginning we have the pupil
read some book bearing upon the subject
In which he is particularly interested,
whatever that may be. In a week, say,
he comes back to report on the book
and we engage him in conversatiO about
IT, this being the first lesson.
II seek his opinion concerning specific
points in the book. and he begins in these
talks to gain readiness of expression AZ
We so we give him other books or other
subjects, and in the course of the earlier
practice lessons We begin TO teach him
voice incubation and other refinements
in the manner of speech
In due time the candidate is introduced
TO our conversation class, which is COM
posed Of men, and women. too, for we
instruct here women as well as men IN
instructor OF their own sex.
The subject for conversation in the
classes, where the students meet as in a
social gathering. are selected sometimes
BY myself, more often by the students.
BY observation Of the several students at
these gatherings ] am enabled to correct
defects in bearing and manner and speech
and to make to them suggestions for their
further Improvement.
The subjects considered in the classes
I have. of course. a much wider range than
those considered in the earlier instruc-
ton. in the classes we talk OF the new
books and of the magazines OF the DAY
and of current topics of importance and
of popular interest, Of things that would
most likely be the subject OF conversa-
ton in any gathering.
These. TO be sure. would not cover the
whole field, which might. indeed include
all history and science and art. too much
to teach IN our short course; but what
we do teach the pupil would at least ena-
bic him to acquit himself creditably in
/ general conversation"
About how long would It take tc
equip a man I'm need of such instruction
so that he could thus acquit himself?"
That would depend, OF course. upon
the person. but the answer would be- in
a general way, from three 10 six months.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-28
DOCTORS AND MICROBES.

IT THE DOCTORS have their way. or
rather. if everybody tries to do as
the doctors seem to think the other fell
low ought to do. this will shortly be-
come a mighty uncomfortable old
world If half the things the doctors
say are true. and The Herald is not in
clined 10 doubt any opinions OF the
medical gentlemen, Hades is about the
only place that is absolutely safe as a
place of residence Report has it that
the weatheris so warm there that only
human beings can live in it.
Very recently the public was enter
tanned with a dissertation on the dam
ger Of wearing clothes. 1t was ex-
planned that the garments Of civiliza-
ton are favorite stamping grounds for
microbes Of every description. 1t would
be extremely inconvenient. though, for
everybody to wear barrels, so il may
be expected that the people will keep on
wearing clothes of the present fashion
until the doctors invent a substitute
which viii prove more sanitary. Now
comes the household pet alarum.
Awesome tales were told at the last
meeting Of the County Medical society
about the diseases carried around by
pets. a story was told of a pig that
infected with scarlet fever a number
of innocent hoboes. This was amusing
TO the doctors but the tramps are yet
10 be heard from. Then DR.. Beer told
an excrutiatingly humorous tale about
a cat which had scarlet fever. As soon
as its owner discovered what the trou-
bic was he wittily picked the animal
up by the tail and threw it into roar
ing fire. This process must have
pleased the cat amazingly, but unfor-
tunately its impressions were not jotted
down.
Now the question arises: Are all the
kittens, the dogs. the pigs and the other
pets 10 be slain. ruthlessly and re-
morselessly. because they transmit dis
easeg What a wall would go up from
the community If the health depart
ment should start such a war of exter-
mination, There is such thing as
going a shade too far. even in so COM
mendable a pursuit as the extermina-
ton Of disease germs.
why not make a few examples of
the men and women who deliberately
violate the quarantine regulations? The
cats and dogs and pigs are at least
innocent. while the human beings are
not
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-28
BRITISH AND soER.


NEGOTIATIONS for peace between
~ the Beers and the British proceed
but slowly. Yesterdays dispatches in
dicated an unfavorable turn of affairs,
and it is not unlikely that the struggle
WIN be prolonged for several months.
That the Beers are thoroughly and
completely beaten nobody win deny.
and It is difficult to understand why
any considerable number Of them
should want to keep on lighting for a
cause they must know is hopeless.
Their surrender at this time viii not
be- accompanied by the least unge Of
disgrace.
An the world admires the fight they
have made for liberty With the odds
heavily against them they have battled
vauantly for more than two and
half years. During the bloody con-
nicts since the opening Of hostiHues
they have won many notable victories.
Had the forces and the resources of the
country been anywhere near equal it
is hardly possible to doubt that Eng
land would have been vanquished. As
SC is, the resistance offered BY the
Beers has been magnificent
Some statistics recently compiled
show better than anything else what
has been done in South Africa. In No
vember 1892 the war began. Since
that time the British have had in the
field not less than 100000 soldiers, Of
hcers and men. The total fighting force
of the Beers was just $4,000. or one
tenth as great as that of their adver-
saries. At one time the British had
2S0.000 men in the Transvaal opposed
TO a BOer army, split into commands,
aggregating some 10000. Official sta
tistics Of the British losses, as fur
nished by the war department, show
that the total deaths to April I, 1902.
were 1920 officers and 2O.O3I men. Two
officers and 134 men were reported as
missing.
There were sent home as invalids no
less than 1887 officers and 65.Si1 men.
making a grand total Of officers and
men killed. wounded. missing and dis
abled of %. 435. Here is food for
thought. Nearly twice as many Brit
ish soldiers were disposed of in some
way as there were fighting men in the
whole Boer. army. Does not that look
as if the bUrghers had done some eff
fcient battling against the invaders ?
With such a record as this could any
faint of dishonor attach to their sur
render, even though it involved the
acceptance Of conditions most distaste-
full?
No statistics as to the Boer killed and
wounded are available. A little more
than 1900 of them were taken prison
ers. and it is estimated that 1000 are
still in the field.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-28

a young lady. now q resident Of this
city, but who at one time lived in Wau-
kesha. met a young man whose devotion
10 her was one of uncommon order
Whenever he saw her on the street all
thoughts Of business were Immediately
banished from his mind. and the time
never seemed TO fly so quickly as when
spent in the fair ones company UnfOr-
tunately. however. he was extremely
nearsighted. and could recognize the OBJ
ject Of his alteration only when she came
within close range.
Whether II was a bit Of foresight on
her part OF not. is not known but one
summers day this young lady purchased
a silk parasOi Of a brilliant emerald hue
The young man had cause for great re-
iOicing. for wherever his lady love went
this vivid green radiance went with-her.
and many were the interviews this bit of
finerv brought about.
One sweltering day the young man
thought he espied the signal which re-
yealed her whereabouts. Is was some
three or four blocks awav. and he started
for il on the run He called her by name.
but without avail. which only caused him
TO redouble his efforts The PRESENTATION
was running down his face. when he
stopped before a faFing green poster on
a billboard which he had taken for the
parasol Of his adorned one.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-28
THE SOUTHERN PROBLEM.
Couldn't Make Him Believe the Ne
gro Read Greek.

1t is in the rural regions and in such
circle or the old academic society that
you come upon the southern problem
mat unyieiding stability of opinion which
gives feeling of despair, the very an
uthesls OF social growth and Of social
moOility. says Walter II. Page in the
May Atlantic. Everything lies here
where i fell said a village philosopher
IN speaking Of this temper. There are
the same rocks in the road that were
there before the war"
To illustrate: One morning I went. in
Just such town. to a COlOred college
where heard a very black boy trans
late and construe a passage Of Xenophon
MS teacher also was full-blOoded negro.
IL happened that I went straight from the
school TO club where I encountered d
group q gentlemen discussing the Hmfta-
tons Of the African mind Teach EN-
Greek, said old Judge So-and-So Now
a Niger could learn the Greek alphabet
by rote. but he could never intelligentIv
cOnstrue passage from any Greek
wrlter-lmpossible." I told him what I
had just heard. Read it? Understand
itZ Was Black2 A black man teaching
nlm2 1 beg your pardon, but do you
read Greek yourself?"
Sir, said ne at last, IT do not for d
moment doubt your word. 7 know you
think the niger read Greek; but, even if
you knew your Xenophon BY heart, I
should say that you were deceived I
shouldn't believe it if 7 saw il with my
own eyes and heard it with my own ears
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-28

jurors in considering what their ver-
dict shall be, is competent to reach
sane decision. Courts haYe held that
when a man takes a single drink Of
whisky or other intoxicant. he is, to
some degree, intoxicated.
Men who value their business repu-
tations do not drink when they are en-
gagged in business. Whisky and bust
ness do not mix any more than oil.and
water, or politics and religion In this
busy world, where each Individual is
looking out first for his own interests
those few who remain sober are the
ones to whom success comes. Sooner
or later a long time in some cases. a
short time in others, the man who
drinks must stumble, and fall It has
been SO since the beginning Of the
world, and it win be so to the end.
The most successful lawyers. the
most trusted doctors. the men Of high
est standing in the business and
financial worlds, are the men who let
intoxicants alone. The same rule APP
plies in athletics, and, indeed, in every
field Of human endeavor. And if there
is one place where, more than another,
the resistance TO the craving for aIco-
holic stimulants should be strongest,
it is on juries.
There men are handling. not their
own interests. but the interests of 9TH
ers. They should come to their delib-
erations with clear minds. with steady
brains and with visions unclouded.
They are called to judge between man
and man. a difficult position at best,
and there should be nothing done by
them which might be calculated to
bring about any injustice. The Idaho
supreme court is entitled to congratula-
tions for its decision.
The judges were strictly within the
law. and, a fact that does not neces-
sarily follow, they were strictly in the
right.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-28

CBrooklyn Eagle.)


A good deal of discussion has come out
Of the setting aside for time Of young
Mr. Non as a candidate for the ministry
because he had the temerity TO say that
he did not believe Adam was a historical
person. Professor Fagnani said on Tues
day evening, at the Presbyterian dinner
at the Pouch gallery. as was reported
al that time, that be was going home
to try to put a slab on Adams grave" A
Manhattan morning paDeT made a start
ling headline of this. also saying Profess
sOr Fagnani called Adam a myth. which,
however, he did not do.
A bright young man from one Of
BrOOklyn's newspapers went 70 a prOmi-
nent minister Of the denomination armed
with the clipping. but apparently not ex-
actly knowing what form the interview
ought 10 take. but he ventured to ask:
What DO you think Of Adam
Why, he's dead.
What Go you think Of putting a slab
on Adams grave2''
4 think it would be a good idea if the
grave can be found
We'll" hesitatingly asked the young
reporter. what side do you take in this
discussion. anyway"
81 would prefer to be on top Of the slab.
not under ii"
The interview ended at this point.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-28
FRESH AIR TABLETS.

IF ALL THAT a French Inventor
claims for his discovery is true, it
viii be possible to have fresh air in
the darkest dungeon. in the bottom Of
a coal mine or anywhere else that this
vital adjunct to life may be needed. In
the accounts Of the fearful mine dis
aster in Tennessee recently were pub
lished some letters written by en-
tombed miners as they awaited death
by sUffocation. They wrote pathetic
fareweus to their loved ones, but in
every letter was the agonized cry: "Oh,
God. for one breath of air."
The French scientist, Professor
George Joubert of the department Of
chemistry at the Ecole polytechnique,
Paris. has discovered a method Of COM
pressing fresh air in tablets. That is
to say, he congresses oxygen. chem
icaIy pure, in tablets, and oxygen is
the life-giving. DEMONSTRATING property
in air. an account Of the discovery
says:
Professor Joubert has ascertained
that the peroxide of calcium or OF po-
tassium compressed under certain con-
ditions and put in presence of a per-
manganate, an hyperchlorite and some
salts of copper or nickel. possesses also
the property Of being decompOsed with
out heat, in contact with water, emit
ting gas exactly Ike the carburet Of
calcium. The gas, however, instead of
being acetylene. is oxygen, chemically
pure. Through this discovery we are
enabled to have in our possession port
able oxygen, or oxygen tablets. AS a
result, we can remain. without having
our lives endangered. inside of a sub
marine boat or in a caisson. provided
we take along a supply of oxygen tab
let's TO be dissolved in water when
needed"
The scientists say that, aside from
the secondary elements. disable air con-
tains p per cent Of oxygen and 70 per
cent Of nitrogen. If it is admitted that
all Of the p per cent of oxygen is used,
the 20 per cent of nitrogen remains,
and. TO restore the atmosphere to its
original condition it would only be nee
essary to replace the oxygen. This is
the work Professor Joubert proposes
to do with his tablets. More, he ex-
poets, with their aid, to kill the car
bonic acid gas, the water vapor and
the other pOisons which are caused by
exhalations Of air.
The utility of the invention is at once
apparent. Hundreds of persons are
overcome every year in this country
through bad air in wen bottoms. in the
holds of ships and in other places where
such poisons accumulate. To make
them perfectly safe a pan OF water con
tanning an oxygen tablet could be low
cred and within few minutes the
descent could be accomplished with alb
sOlute immunity.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-28
DENVER nv I=Ti1 pRIO GRANGE
- ANo IHEE1rnuM>
RIO GRANlE WE5 lI!lt-E &C.,
current Time Table.
In Effect April 9. l952
LEAVE SALT TAvr ~T---


no. o-For Grand Junction De,
yer and points east -'-"-
" --For Provo. Grand Jurr -'0' an.
+on ana all points east
NJ tio.s or Provo, Grand juno ''-' Pm.
~ ION and an points east GOA,
- oF Bingham. Lehi Pro E-u'
~ AT Pleasant. Narrf
1 -4y sFale and interme5far-
No. S-For, Eureka pave S:ooan.
r DeT, Provo and intermedtsfe
w Snsd ~. 4 or Ogden and all inter p'Il'
-HSnldLe points ......... r.-a-
70 5-tor Ogden and the vyes- az, Pm
70 For Ogden and lie vges- -.SS a m
~ ~ f OF ogden and the west 71.iS IN IN
ARRIVE "a m ~ ? -, -. -. 4.l5 an.
NJ From Ogden and an in
-IeIneQlate points o.r,-
NO. 9-trom Provo, Grand Tync- a'-l'
JlOn and the east o.s-
80 From Provo, Grand juno o''a'
tlon aud the east ros=
W -. iron Provo. Grand June '-
No. 'n 9@ ana me east east, -.,...-IoOpm.
!Eufeka, Marysvale. Manti and
intermediate points ........ f.aa,
no. 6-From Ogden and the vvasr s.sS I'm I'm
10. From Ogden and the Vyssf az an
NO 4-From Ogden and the v-osf so IN ~.
40, From Eureka, Pavs0r -"
HeDer. Provo and intermediate
ENAllto 5000 fa-rr
No. A-From Park Citv. 5.lS IN IN
Perfect Dining Car Service F''''
Sleeping cars 10 Chicago Without Chan.
Ticket Office. 1O3 West Second sous
FostoLIlce Corner. Phone 2l5
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-28
A SERMON By A couRr.

4 SPLENDID SERMON on temper
a ance has just been preached by
IT,. supreme court of Idaho. The court
ordered a new trial in a case where
members of the jury in the lower court
had been permitted to use intoxicating
liquor The decision was eminently
proper. No juror who drinks intoxI-
1ants during the progress Of a trial or
while he Is engaged with his fellow
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-28
Time Table
In Effect
April l. 1902
s51s
SiGEl4Is

ARRIVE.
From Ogden, Portland. Butte
chicago, ST. Louis, Omaha Den
yer and San Francisco ......-.. R.z5ar
From Ogden and intermediate
points ..-.................-..-. $40 m
From Calientes. Milford. Nephi. '''
Provo and intermediate points. g.S5a an
FROM Ogden. Chicago, st. Louis.
Kansas City, Omaha, Denver
and san Francisco ............... 3-i5 nm
From Garfield Beach, TOoele and
Ter, Terminus -. ,..........,... e.. $50 pm.
Provo and Manu .............. 500 nm
From Preston. Logan. Brigham,
r Ogden ana in:slrmediats points. $50 pm.
FROM Ogden, Butte. Portland.
San Francisco :;.:...:........... SlOp.u.
For ogden, Cache Valley.
Omaha, Chicago. Denver. Kan
sas City and st. Louis ......... 100 an.
Terminus -. ...............,.., As an.
Nephi and Manti -. 7:s5 an.
For ogden, Butte, Helena. Port
land. San Francisco and inter
mediate points -...-..........-.. 9:i5 an.
Denver. Kansas CITY. St Louis
and San Fra4cisco.........-.....12:59p.m.
For Ogden, Denver, Kansas
City, Omaha, ST. Louis and
ChlcagO ----. ----.--------.--..--. 90 pm
For Provo. Nephi. Milford. Call
entes and intermediate points 7.05 pm.
For Ogden. Butte, Helena, Port
land, san Francisco and inter
mediate points ...................l0:50 pm.
7. NJ SCHUMACHER,
Act Traffic Mgr.
d. Z. BCRLEY,
G. P. & T. A.
D. S. SPENCER,
A. g P. & T. A.
City ticket office. 201 Main street. Tele-
phone. go.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-28

Everybody viii sympathize with Chi
cago in its most recent misfortune. Its
supply of ham and eggs has been cut
of But think how much worse it
would have been if the same thing had
happened in the pie and doughnut line
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-28
Not the Right Name.
Chicago Post)

Have you an office bOy2"
Well no. YOU could hardly call him an
office boy. He isn't IN the office enough
for that II takes him two hours and a
half 10 do an GRAND over in the next
block, and from occasional observations
as I pass the alley. I think I might with
propriety say that I have a marble boy
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-28

To the layman it certainly seems that
a lot Of unnecessary questions are
asked prospective jurors in the Morten-
sen case. 1t surely is not necessary to
drag out the proceedings as they have
been dragged out. At the present rate
it wiz be an indefinite date in the dis
tant future before the hearing of the
evidence is begun.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-28
Picturesque Swearing.

Mrs. Honk Gin the midst Of her reading)
Mercy sakes This item saws that in
Denmark they cali the emancipated rro-
man "FrcnskridtK kviudeT'
Farmer Honk-S-aaf them Dcnmarkers
sartinly know how 70 do some mighty
picturesque sTearins don't they7
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-28

Ogden's public building is to cost
100000 instead of $125.O00 as at first
contemplated. If an the money goes
into the structure, as ii should. the
Junction City viii have a public build
ing Of which any metropolis might be
proud.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-28

Tt is announced from Cleveland that
the Ohio Republican platform was pre-
pared by Senator Hanna. After all,
there isn't SO much news about this.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-28

OF course in recommending George
NJ. Hanson for postmaster at Ogden,
Congressman Sutherland took no cog
nizance of the fact that Mr.. Hanson has
been prominently mentioned in connec-
ton with the Republican congressional
nomination. Mr.. Sutherland wouldn't
let a little thing like getting a possible
opponent out of the way influence him
little bit.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-28

EeatinE pie. old man. Why. I thought
Il never agreed with YOU
1T doesn't But I don't care, it's my
turn 10 take care OF the baby tonight,
ANYWAY"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-28

One of the ministers who debated the
advisability of the South Carolina
state dispensary law was mistaken in
one Of his statements. He said the
salaries Of dispensary keepers were
regulated by the amount OF liquor they
sold. AS a matter of fact the salaries
are fixed by law and the sales of in
toxicants have no effect on them what
ever.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-28

Lieutenant Nelson F. Margetts viii
have the best wishes Of a host OF salt
Lake friends throughout his army ca
reer.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-28

We want everybody on the line. We
want them all TO tell their friends what
they have found from using Three Crown
Baking Powder. How good 1t is. how re-
liable Il is and how cheap it is. We know
it's right, and recommend il. You find
it's right and use il. We are satisfied
TO have you pleased and are pleased TO
have YOU tell your friends OF your salts
faction. etc.
sc per ID.
HEWLETT BROS. co.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-28

Chicago sleeper. via Denver.
Salt Lake City els D. M d4-..-