The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-10
SECTION TWO
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morning recently The cook had thrown lot OF
refuse over the back fence and in the some
ported for duty. Some chickens were near and they
too, began immediate invoice OF the pile of scraps
The chickens got to work first. but Mr. Buzzard had
the enticing smell Of bad fish IN his nOstrils ana
after executing n couple of preliminary circles In
the air. he alighted and opened the battle by pulling
couple OF tail feathers our or me nearest rooster
The chickens outnumbered the scavenger and me
whole outfit went TO the defense OF their eutrased
cOmpanion--t is a very grave ano Illuminating thing
lose his tail feathers The tactics ot
that buzzard We're wonderful fie sidestepped and
ducked, and every little while he would uppercut one
his opponents with the result That would come
more feathers II there instaut's delay in
the attack he would help himself 10 more fish, for
that was what he was there for. Tn the end he had
pulled so many feathers of the biggest rooster
mai he looked half 1drexsed When the fsh was all
gone the victor one scOrnfm look the subdued
flock of chickens and few away without a single
note of triumph, for buzzards do not crows
APPOINTED BY ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Mr. oscar Malmos the United states consul at
Colon. is doubtless the oldest man in the American
consular service has probably served longer than
any other man Re is nearly q years of age
and was appointed by Abraham Lincoln n 1850 just
three DAYS before that lamented statesman
sassinated Mr. Malaos was consul at Winnipeg, now
called the Chicago of the northwest when it had
the Hudson's Bay Later he served III Nova
Scotia for eleven years. and during the trouble with
Great Britain, the fishery question, he Travelled
900 miles in canoes and fishing smacks collecting ev
GenCa TO support the American contention he mas
held stations i'm Roumaua, Scotland France, Spain
Bohemia, and he still keeps posted on the aIalrS
of all the nations in which he has been stationed
He is bachelor and enthusiastic student He is
an accomplished lngust. being able to converse IN
six Iangua ges three he has been in charge
Of the Office Colon and the revolution mere
was the third uprising he has experienced in his
career He is man Of frugal habits and carries
himself with the dignity Of gentleman Of the old
school He has a little table to himself in the corner
OF the hotel dining room. and ne sips his single
glass OF wine or fingers his afer-dinner cigar,
many people pause pay their respects to the court
" old veteran who has grown gray in the service
Of his country
CAMPERS on THE BORDER.
The members Of the little colony Of Americans in
Colon are mostly employees Of TIC Panama railroad,
and their families Their home is about the only
place in the isthmus where a stranger draw his
breath with comfort During the recent trouble the
newspaper correspondents would over on Sunday.
as they said Ito get a shower bath and be cool
for a day" These resident Americans lead lonely
existence. Most OF them sick for home. They
are a little pioneers, stationed at this lonely
outpost to help the sthmus open and give the World
its highway. They are very brave about 1t all, out
they are looking the north, and hoping that civil
liza ton will not De long in Overtaking them