Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-08
DrsERET EVENING NEWS. SATURDAY. AUGUST 5, 1903

q,yo thehterc are supported W. VA
class OF shows is usually se'oi'" III 49,,
third rate The best nus'cu 49, Wv
thnt has transplred In these parls ,v ~,
csntiy wog "a grand concert gwen u'
Inc ain of July. afternoon ana eVenlis,
hv The ROYAL Band Of Rome ull9el
tha direciion OF Con. Uit Allesahura
Vcsyella. 1t IS composed oil 20 pies sor
each piece In the hands OF a pioiVs,si
and. as with Sousa, each lnstruule1
lst has been carefully chosen anu ,, ~
tered by the eminent CONDUCTOR @
town hasn't an auditorium thal eaii,
compare with the Tabernacle NJ ~
Lake The volume OF music by thlS
band was so great that the heavier
ronditIons were greatly matred ny we
srnallness of the concert hall The pro-
cram rendered Was OF the choicest plo-
auctions. displaying the hne attain p
ments of the artists lt was only ll'
consequence OF the king of ltalys VISIT
TO his majesty King Edward nc thls
particular time that this organization
was allowed 10 leave Rome, Neealess
10 say everywhere the band mas peei,
gIeatel With large, appreeiallYc anu
enthusiastic audiences.
Considerable pleasure Is Afforded the
people here IN boating swimming, fish
ing and steamer riding on the RVer
Ousc which slowly Winds through lnis
town connecting with other towns aioilE
It's course. and providing q means OF
cheap freightng A nice row-boat can
be hired FOR l2c an hour or a trip III
the steamer River King, for distance
OF y OF l6 miles can be had FOR the
Same small sum. A good band always
ACCOMPANIES these excursions, whith
are made twice day Beautiful white
swans are seen gliding on the river
alongside the small boats now ana then
going close 10 he fed from the mana
of some maiden out rowing with her
gallant beau
The streets are lined With cabs. Jiggly
old fosters with one horse, and driver
who sits high up at the back and dan
giles the reins over the front Ask the
cabby how far It Is 10 any place, he
doesn't answer by telling you the dis
lance, but informs you how long II
takes to get there; In fact everyone
here answers in that manner; all dis
tances being measured by minutes.
Our children at home would laugh TO
see how the boys and girls are shoed
and stocklnged here. IN the hrst place
shoes are called boots" slippers
and oxfords are called Shoes" The
sole on the boot" IL usually very
heavy, and reinforced with steel plates
hesides, the leather is very hard, and
NY shaped. Hundreds OF children wear
no shoes or stockings. simply because
they're too poor TO have them. During
warm weather the little tots belonging
TO the "better-to-do' people are lifted
out with half hose and sandals.
This town has number OF 'Hogan's
Alleys" each crowded with poorly
clothed urchins, who apparently receive
scarcely enough food TO keep their
precious little souls alive. Much misery
is caused through the habits OF parents,
who, In many cases are heavy drinkers.
Race suicide" should say is utterly
unknown here. Notwithstanding un-
propitious conditions, children seem TO
swarm here.
That English weather is about as
changeable as a woman's mind is GER
tainly true; all kinds In a day--eyery-
one may be satisfied by waiting an hour
or two for the changes. l dare say this
Is also true Of many other parts OF the
great round world wherever we so
we have complaint TO lodge against
the weather. After one gets acclimated,
England II a delightful place. There
are none OF the severe extremes that We
experience in the Rocky mountains The
even temperature keeps the whole coun-
try in a perpetual mantel Of beautiful
green, and flowers bloom in the fields
the whole year round. Remember /
am writing about York.--Written for
the Deseret News by Elder Malcolm
McAlllster.