The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-21
CAME TO LEARN
A FEW THINGS
Prince of Siam Will Study Amer
lean Ways and Methods.
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is A PUDGY LITTLE PERSON
EXTRAVAGANZA OF TIMOTHY
PICKERING ITO YEARS AGO.
is A pUDeY LITTLE PERSON
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IIY ASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 2o.-The
wv initial gayety of the season was
pulled of last week, when Secre-
| tary OF State Hay took the presidents
place as host at dinner given the
/ crown prince of Siam. Such wee bit
OF a prince as it is! Four feet six
! inches of humanity make up his small
person, but there is the royalty of gen.
erations I'm the carriage of il, and
the brain that sits behind the round,
boyish face is crammed with interna-
tional law.
| II Is ten years since he left his own
dominions and his 2S6 brothers and
sisters and 800 mammas. During that
time he has studied in many schools,
graduated from oxford and rambled
over the best part of Europe. He
seems to have paid particular attention
/ to the armies of the various powers,
and had a keen eye for the three COM
/ panies of the Second cavalry which
/ formed his escort when he went 10
call on the president. For the occa-
sion he wore a most wonderful cos
/
adorned with gold braid, and across
| his breast were many medals and in
| sigma of various orders. His trousers
were of dark blue with red stripes, and
| the whole was crowned with white
helmet surmounted by a gold spike.
The crown prince heads no grand
| embassy to the American government,
| but comes as a student of American
ways, laws and manufactures. per-
manent Siamese legation has already
| been. established at Washington, and
the minister, Phya AkharaJ Vardahara,
( is held in high esteem as diplomat OF
unWonted ability. In less than. year
he has awakened an interest in his
/ country and its possibilities as new
market for American trade. Indeed,
it is rather remarkable that the repre-
sentatiyes to the United States from
what Kipling calls the little peoples"
are often men of extraordinary sa-
| gacity. Doubtless, their diplomatic
service being their strongest bulwark
! against the encroachments of the great
powers, they give TO il their best men.
The crown prince will spend a goodly
share OF his time in the west. espe-
cially in the Rocky mountain region.
The contractors are already a month
behind hand in completing the improve
ments on the White House. The Of
flee building will be ready for occu-
pancy by the LIST of November. they
say. and in week or two the presi-
dent and his family may occupy their
old quarters in the living rooms OF the
mansion, but the drawing rooms, lower
corridors, grand staircase, etc. are far
from finished, and will not be in condi-
ton for use before Dec. l. The delay
I fG dine naFffX strikes IN the mart
OF the workmen and largely 10 diff
Guilty in securing materials for the i'm
provements.
Mr.. Pickering's Extravaganza.
When one stops to think of the mil
lions and millions OF dollars annually
expended by the postofice department
and the thousands upon thousands OF
clerks employed in that department, the
following letter sounds primitive in
deed:
General Postofiice, March 9, 1892
ITO the Hon. Alexander Ha milton, Sec
rotary OF the Treasury:
'ISir-After much inquiry. l have
found a house which would accommo-
date my numerous family and at the
same time give me Office room. The
greatly extended business OF the de-
partment ] think may be accomplished
| with the same help which has been
used since the time of Mr.. Osgood's
appointment, to-Wit, an assistant and
clerk. For these, with the neees-
sary writing desk. table, boxes. cases
and shelves for a considerable bulk OF
books and papers. would sufficiently
occupy one room and another would be
convenient for myself. A servant also
viii be wanted TO keep the rooms in or
der. make fires and perform other serv-
ices. These services. however, not be-
ing constant, l could employ a domes-
tic servant. but one selected with ref
erence 10 such public service.
If for the TWO rooms for the general
postof1ice, cellar for wood, and the
necessary attendance OF my domestic
servant / might make a charge OF
about $500, ] would then engage the
house referred TO. but previous TO such
engagement / wish 10 obtain your
opinion Of the propriety Of the charge.
Yours. etc.
TIMOTHY PICKERING"
Mr.. Pickering was the second post
master general the Mr.. OsgOod men
toned in the letter having been the
first. The expenditure OF that 1900
was looked upon as frightful extrava-
gance-
Uncle Sam appears 10 be taking sides
With the ancients and shouting at the
top OF his voice that the earth is
square He Is pIacarding his assertion
in every postoffice from the Atlantic
70 the Pacific. and doing it In gorgeous
lettering. with artistic border in varied