The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-17
GOSSIP FROM
WASHINGTON
Story illustrating the Progress Of
Two Negro Students.
CHANCE FOR AN ARMY CAREER
CAPITAL CITY HAS A NUMBER
OF GOLF ENTHUSIASTS.
CHANCE FOR AN ARMY CAREER
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Washington, May 16.-Booker T. Wash
ington, the mentor of his race, has trou-
bic in keeping down the asseruveness OF
some of his pupils. lie tells this story
Of two Of his TUskegee graduates who
recently went to Boston TO take advanced
courses, one in medicine and the other in
ton ran across his charges in Boston, and
10 the medical student he said Now,
John, as you are fitting yourself to so
back among the good uncles ana 2untles
of South Carolina to practice medicine,
hope you wiz make yourself proficient
~ the simpler DEancnes OF lne procession
that you VIII learn the efficacy Of medi-
cine Tor collie, so that the little ones may
be taken care Of, and that YOU viii study
the plain home remedies for rheumatism,
SO that the pathway of the older ones
may be made smoother"
We'll, I don't know about that, Mr..
Washington" said Dr.. John. I'm TAX
ing advanced lessons in reflex nervous
Later Mr.. Washington saw the divinity
student George" he said, Il hope you
are studying the plain, simple truths OF
the gospel and are preparing TO e1pound
them in a way to be understood by the
good old people among whom you viii
yes Mr.. Washington" said the en-
bryo pastor, that is all very well, but
7 am greatly interested in higher criti-
Modest Miss Wilson.
Miss Wilson, daughter Of the secretary
Of agriculture. is said to have. literary
aspirations It has been quite the thing
10 inquire Of her as to the progress Of
her prospective novel One day she was
asked to give an outline of her cOntem-
plated work This she did naiveIy as
follows: You see, my work viii not be
published while my father IS IN otflce
That fact might influence the critics
somewhat, and I want to be judged by
my own merits. Ny book viii deal with
western life and with official society at
Washington. / cannot exactly describe
its scope, but Of course you have read
David CopDerfield'; well, it is something
ued: You have read Hugh Wynne';
well, il is something like that and 1 think
the style. is somewhat reminiscent OF
sons admirers are DESTROYS of perusing
such a work. Some of them from time to
time recall her modest prospectus and
long for the date of its publication, even
at the expense Of losing her genial father
from public life
Chance For Army Career
Young men in civil life with ambition
for a military career may have their
wishes gratified if proficient in the severe
requirements for admission into the
service There are now 125 vacancies in
the grade of second lieutenant in the line
of the army. After providing for the
graduates of the military academy and
the promotion Of men from the ranks,
there viii remain a number OF vacancies
TO be filled from civilian candidates. The
requirements are very severe, however,
and IL IS not likely that many civilians
can pass the examination. mental and
physical There are also seventeen va
cancies IN the lowest grade OF the pay
department. two in the judge advocate
generals office. which may be filled by
appointment from civil life or transfer
from the line. There are also eleven va
Cancies in the signal corps. 10 be filled by
transfer from the line. Altogether there
are about 10 appointments to commits
siOns to be made in the army
Golf in Washington.
Golf is superseding politics in interest
in the Capital City. Washington has two
rival golf clubs-the Chevy Chase and
the COlumbia-dtviding pretty equally the
official and social life of the capital A
number of distinguished jurists are eX-
perts at goH- Justice Harlan OF the
United States supreme court is one of the
enthusiasts. He holds q record of making
a hole in a single shot Some two years
ago, when he first began 70 play the
game. he teed his ball. took couple Of
preliminary swings, and then, with a
all the force of his 80 pounds He
watched the flight of the ball toward the
green. some 200 yards distant, and then,
with his partner and bunch OF caddles,
set out TO find it. They searched the
ground about the putting green, where It
was seen TO Iall, without result ana
were about to give up the search, when
the justice happened to glance into the
hole, and there the golf ball lay. They
say Justice Harlan will stop consideration
of the most important case on the su-
preme court docket to recount the history
of that celebrated drive
Attorney General Knox and his two
immediate predecessors, Mr. Griggs and
lAs y
ers. Judge Willis Van DeVanter is an
other jurist who takes his recreation on
the links. When he removes 10 Cheyenne
he VIII set the players OF that city some
good scores to overcome. General Miles,
Paymaster General Bates, Colonel Nc
ment and other noted army men of the
capital are devotees Of the links.
Two Colorado Characters.
Colonel Alexander. one Of the best
known men in Colorado, Utah and Wyo-
ming claims to have discovered two men
who do not care for money He says Il
know two Colorado men who may be
ranked as peculiar characters One Of
them owns the biggest silver mine in the
state and does not develop IL, and the
other owns hot spring which IS marvel
In its curative properties ana ne does
nothing to encourage people TO come TO
# The mine owner digs out some silver
ore from time TO time, puts it in a sack
and carries IL TO Denver. where he sells
It. In this way he gets enough money to
supply his necessities, but he viii do no
more I can't say why he VIII not, but
he won't, and that is all there is to it.
The other fellow has spring that is
wonderful, and those who could stand
the treatment they received IN his place
have heen cured of chronic ailments of a
serious nature; He has few tumble
down cabins about with nothing IN the
way of Iuxuries or even comforts If he
would put up a good hotel and make the
place attractive for sick people he would
have crowds of people. but he won't DO
il. He says those who want the benefit
of the spring must take what they find
IF they don't like il they needn't come
IS the way he puts il, and he cannot be
induced to make improvements OF allow
others to do so
Baked at Necktie.
A Denver letter carrier has notified the
postoffice department that he viii be
constrained to resign his job If COM
PEELED TO wear necktie- The order TegU-
lating the costume of a letter carrier pre-
ScribeG that he shall wear a loose linen
blouse. derisively called a shirt waist.
and that ne shall wear a collar and neck
tie. This particular letter carrier has
been working on one route in Denver for
fifteen wears. He has notified First As
sistant Postmaster General YNynne that
unless the order relative 70 the wearing
of neckties is rescinded he VIII resign his
position, in spite OF the fact that he is
the father of large family dependent
upon him for support. He says he is a
member of the Church of the Living God.
and to be a consistent member Of this
church he cannot wear useless decOra-
tons. He refers General Wynne to I
Timothy. third chapter. fifteenth verse,
which seems to have no bearing whatever
upon neckties. for IL reads
But II I tarry long that thou mayest
know how chou oughtest to behave thy
self IN the house Of God, which is the
Church OF the Living God, the pillar and
ground of truth.
The postOffice department, having other
troubles at this time, viii pigeonhole his
ultimatum.