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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-24

young braves tell tales of the chase.
and, old warriors recall thrilling deeds
OF the battlefield. The medicine man
beats upon the tom tom The dance
and song begin. and through the hours
the redmen cut their capers and sound
the savage chant
The guests gone home the squa ~
spreads the skins and blankets. Then
she lies beside her warrior and whis-
peTs in his ear those little words that
m9ka men brave.
Do not think that the tepee hath no
charm. Urged to give IL up. the In
Dian stays rather in his. wigwam. He
may not be wealthy. but here his
wants are small He wishes no book
Of poems nor printed tales of adven-
lure Pack words on whitened sheets
could not make the rhythm that in his
heart he feels tt is his own brave
deeds that uovelists recount. Daubs
upon cloth could not be so beauteous
to him as the ever-Changing scenes
which fit before HIM in his fields and
forests wild. Money Why needs he
that? Without it he has, he knows,
board, clothes. friends.
Is there more for anyone?
Copyright. 1894 by Charles y. Crewd-
son.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-24

Its his job be elusive" said the Idiot If he
ca1re out aud expressed himself in plain vigorous
Anglo-Saxon that everybody could understand he'd
De false his principles He's OF the leading
puzzle poets of the age. You read of his
books through without understanding word Of it..
Il thought. he made very good point said the
Poet. And that was the inadequaey of the English
language TO express fifty certain great thoughts Of
the spirit world which the old Irish troubadors using
their own language gave ready utterance to-
Il remember that" said the Idiot and il
CURED that that what the matter with
the lecture His ideas and the language he was com
PEELED TO express them in didn't see. # he'd been
able 10 speak garlic
Gaelic, guess you mean suggested the Bibio-
"Wei- Something stronger than English. anyhow
garlic or Gaelic Celtic, or whatever it rs, his
sald the Idiot unfortunately the linguistic hnita-
tons of the audience prevented that for there
any language other than English or George Ade. ne
point he made in of the revival of the Trouba-
dour the thing thay hit in the soft spot-that
ia Of the lucid intervals no gave the printed
poetry book . pretty vicious jab and evinced decided
bulHsn tendencies on behalf of the fToubadour and
there he was sound "a dollar I've read a. great
deal Of poetry in my day. and think the most OF it
Hould have been much improved IF published through
d tToab9dour instead Of with vulgar types. There's
80 typographical error about troubadour take a
glowing and lofty period turn into chaos and
ii in tie course of the poem you encounter some OBJ
scUrity OF thought all you have do is to grab the
troubadour by the buttonhole and make him explain
Just think how many magazine poems there that
might thus have been mad intelligibe but which
have passed into Oblivion huggins their sig
uifeance forever deep hidden power in the impene-
trable depths of their midst
The Poe, laughed There's a good deal in that
he said but after all don't where the trouba-
dour proposition comes in in these, times. OF
things of the day. but he wouldn't be practice bic
Your magazine poem obscure is. least reaches
large numbers of people, whereas with trouba-
dour the poems 81 the age would be brought 10 the
attention of "a very limited circle
Not necessarily rejoined the Idiot. In fact
with the troahadoar idea carried out TO the limit Of
its possibilities am inclined to think people
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-24
PLAYING CHOPIN
saturday Evening POST


In playing Chopin all lies in the lingering said
De Pachmann presently. talking he played. How
many have cunningly watched do these same
things find how I did them Did they find out?
Scarcely; they would not have kept playing with
such hard afterward il they had. 1t taken
thirty years study these things for myself
Let them do the same. Why should I give away my
bread? ] am 60 and I shall soon be dead: It is we'll
In two years I hope to go to America ne added
quickly. s0ftenng the prophecy of fading mortality
But in Chopin an lies in the lingering. IN playing
his music panists get hard, brilliant effects. when
they should have the singing velvety deleaey that
fingered editions OF his works full this
direction. very early found that if ] played
Chopin as ne demanded il to be played must study
out my lingering Hour after hour ! have tried,
first one one and then another. until / got the
quality of tone and the legatO that 4 wished
4 do not tne FIRST finger in playing passsg es
where a delicate effect is needed The first finger
too heavy-to harsh the middle finger instead.
Then get the quality Of tone that want.
Now. the stroke the inner side Of the finger
and the stroke the outer give two distinct tone
qualities Look at this" De PachmaHn's hand was
bent inward and perfectly relaxed. This on
the inner side the finger the violin the outer
it is the flute quality.
The true artist give such variety of tone
simple dve-finger exercise that he make beau
tfu. But how many play fve-fnger exercises over
and over like machines until they have taken their
daily allowance Of mechanism. Listen to every tone
that you play, and above ALL listen Il would play
Chopin"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-24

..-rlat.s ii agreed the Idiot "That would natur-
ally folo,yfneed it would probably be the only
i'm which large number OF consumers could get any
U5-rv at all. Following the trOubadoVr principle 70
the ultimate Of possibties, we'd find inventors get
ting M poetry boxes similar the music boxes that
are so popular feature OF suburban life IN every
land No home that can afford a music box would
hesitate to go poetry box. and we could con
ffsntv look for automatic arrangements BY which
on a single cylinder we could provide selections from
Markham. watson, I<pling Alfred Austin and
dozen others of renown. These could be manufac-
urad under the direction of duly authorized
petent tr0ubs dours who would see that the
photographic records employed did absolute and
circulate BY lingo the more think Of 1t the greater
possibilities of the suggestion seem TO be as well
for profit for pleasure and instruction
Well it's balloon idea" snorted the Bibiiomanic.
And ! am surprised that poet Of the standing Of
the gentleman you heard lecture should advocate
Il fancy the man who speaks from the experience
Of his own needs is better judge of its sanity than
of who have never seen the warm living lines
of inspiration spread in al the coldess Of type
upon she printed page. heard our most treasured
eadnees marred by the careless reading of the mex
pert said the Idiot For my part. if taking off my
coat and working eight hours a day would help mr.
attainment of his ends. would come
the coat and the eight hours would he given lngrudg
ingly Viewed from every point the TrOubadour would
be a valuable addition to the limited variety Of We
ices we possess today for the proreuleatjon of no
etry. see but valid objections the plan"
And they what?" asked the Poet.
The danger of a Troubadour- strike which proula
tie up the poetry Of the hour and deprive many
thy souls of sort of literary pahuium which is the
sum total their intellectual food is one of them
said the Idiot And the other IS the possible danger
that III the expansion OF the music box idea applied
10 poetry some enterprising specuator would be In
duced TO put poetry in haHd-organs the pubBs
Great Scott what possibility said tho Bibiio
Yes. said the Idiot cit i- not pIeasanf 10 sor
template Much / admire the poem. ! should hate
be walked up the morning by some italian grind
ing out The Man With the Hoe underneath ms. win
dow.
copyright. ssef by John Russell Davidson.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-24
Canvas Tepee


lace the skins. canvas or mats. Be
fore they tighten the cover by spread
ing the poles further apart The squaWs
take liftle sticks and button it to-
sether. Along one side of the cover
are holes: On the other are tied small
cords in a loop. The loops are put
through the holes: the sticks through
the loops, and there you are.
Two things are yet Iacking-the door
and the chimney. But these are simple
things TO make. The door is just a
piece of cloth which fits over hole
left in the cover-a hole so low that
one has TO stoop when he goes into
tEe tepee- The chimney is just two
flaps at the top &C the cover Why
these flaps? They serve TO make a
dvaught. for if the wind were allowed
tc blow down into the tepee it would
keep the Indians house fun Of smoke.
The squaws fasteu two more poles
outside Of the CoveU-to these flaps.
ere pole TO each; 50 when it blows they
can move the flaps about and keep out
the Wind.
Beside q stream or close to a lake
the Indian always builds his home. He
wants water near by for his family and
for his ponies. Then. where the IN
dams live the waters abound with fish
of which the red man is very fond
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-24

W. idio, 70 look ii. place s' ne orsssea.,
kAE table how do YOU feel after last nights
NJ dissipation
pretty bobbish thank you" replied the Idiot I've
been having fearful dreams all night but in other re-
spects am in fairly good shape
i should think You were old enough by ths time,
my dear Idiot" said Mr. Brief TO learn better than
10 disspate yourself such a condition that your
mimi tbeeomes "a stable FOR the hideous nightmare.
what was it, all-night session poker. the usual
giddy whirl OF cigars and hgh-bas?
Neither returned the Idiot. Il gave up those
pou,ps and vanities years ago The Poet and I went
OF a literary bat last night. We heard q lecture
by an irish poet named Geats-Wiiiiam Butler Yeats
who has come over mere 10 rouse an interest IN me
Bogie-Man of ancient days don't know when
finest same of literary blind mans bun ever
played"
maniac. what do you mean by literary blind mans
--hagiug thoughts in intellectual darkuesz.~ re-
piled the Idiot. II found it very stimulating.
What did Mr. Yeats say? asked Mr White
ehoker.
lghtfui just the same. He got up the platform
and talked for hour most gracefully. bat what
the dickens it All about stumps me His choice
Of language was beautiful and bis periods rolled
from his tongue With "a musical quality that
minded one of some sweet grooming lullaby. bat what
4 ali meant IS beyond your little Willie here once
ID awhile 7 seemed to be getting on the track OF
something ia th4. nature OF an idea and 9heu Mr.
Yeats would into a cadence Of words that left
me stranded upon the bar q perpleSity Re wants
soRle hing and h. wants it bad-aoost ready 10 cry
for a times-but he'll never Eet is from me- even
IF I've got it. for can't for the life Of me what
81 is. I'm sorry, too Ter personally he impressed
help him. bus until he gets his English translated
into pure American I'm afraid I'll have to stay cut
How abou, that sir Poet" asked the Lawyer
did you End the gentlesnans discourse elusive2r
yeats IS - said the Poe 'You don'f censrreban.i
what be says much as you scent his meaning
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-24
UNDER8TooD TIE SITUATION.
Boston Post.)

Bishop Potter said that years ago. WHOM he lived
in Boston Colonel Higgnson was running for con
gress ON election day he met q negro going to the
polls. and syls astonisfed to learn that the negro
wasn't going for the leader Of the black regj
ment II said TO Tom. said the bishop. that I
thought every consideration Of ehvairy and honor
should lead him To support the who had given
the negro its greatest opportunity in The eix
war. Tom replied: L don't that Nay mink
chvalry and honor coustfain vote for the secll-
teman what give s. this morning.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-24

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-24

ELL old man.. said the Poet as the
Idiot took his place mt the breakfast
table. how do YOU feel after last nights
dissipation"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-30
NO ARMOUR TRADE HERE
HE rs NOT IN THE LOCAL MAR
KET - HOLLANDER TELLS OF
DROUGHT IN EUROPE.

Several times lately the impression
has been given out that some of the re-
cent buying of wheat in this market
was for the Armour Grain, company.
Such statements are not correct The
Armour Grain company has authorized
their representative, Commons & Co.,,
to state for them that they have not
made any trades in wheat, either buy
ing or selling, in the Minneapolis mar
ket for several months.
Wheat is pouring into Minneapolis
at an increasing rate. There We're on
tracks this morning exactly 300 cars
more than on this date last year, or sos
compared with 355. The heavy receipts
indicate desire on the part of many
farmers to get the present satisfactory
Tho market was a little weak and
December SLIP early, but it frmed up
later to $l.l25s Later it advanced
again and closed at $1.13R for Deem
Der, and $1.14A for May.
William Bolle of the firm of La Cue
& Bolle, Rotterdam, Holland, was in
MINNEAPOLIS today in conference with
the linseed oil crushers and flax deal
ers. Holland buys enormous quantities
of oil meal for stock food, and Mr.;
Bolle's firm handles a good part OF
the Minneapolis meal that finds con
sumption on continental Europe.
The drought situation in Europe, Mr.
Bol1e says, is the most serious thing the
people have had to face for a long
time, and it is likely ultimately to be
fan important factor in the feed trade
Of Europe, and will react in America
finally.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-30
DEATH COMES TO
SENATOR HOAR
Continued From First Page.

the position Of city solicitor in 1850 He
was elected representative to the forty
first ard three succeeding congresses, and
declined a nomination to the forty fifth
congress. He was made an Overseer OF
Harvard college in 1874 and held the
place until 1880. He declined reelection
in the latter year, but was again chosen
for the place in 1896, and still again in
1900. He has also been president Of the
Harvard Alumni association, has presided
over many Massachusetts republican con-
eral national conventions Of his party. He
was one Of the managers on the part OF
the house Of representatives Of the Bel
KNAPP impeachment trial in 1876, and filed
place on the famous electoral commits
sion Of the same year. He held a place
as member Of the board of regents Of
the Smithsonian institution in 1880. Other
positions Of trust held by him have been:
Presidency and vice presidency Of the
American Antiquarian society, presidency
of the board Of trustees Of Clark univer-
sity, trusteeship of the Peabody Museum
Of Archaeology, and trusteeship Of Lei
cester academy. He, has also been a MEM
Der Of several historical associations and
societies for the advancement of arts and
| sciences He has received the degree OF
Amherst Yale, Harvard and Dartmouth
| colleges.
In all Of these places Mr.. Hoar's SER
| vices have been able and disinterested. 1t
| has been in the United States senate,
| however, that he has rendered the most
! distinguished services. He was elected to
| succeed George S. Boutwell, and took his
| seat March 5, 1877. He was reelected in
1883, 1889, 1895 and 1s01..~.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-30
LIKE
PRINCE MlRSKY
New Minister Attitude Toward
People Pleases the
Press.

St. Petersburg, Sept. 3O.-The war
in the far east has been momentarily
thrown into the. shade by the universal
acclaim with which the Russian press
this morning greets the accession, OF
Prince Sviatopolk- Mirsky to the othce
of minister OF. the interior, as marking
the Inauguration Of liberal regime.
speech at the reception yesterday. The
editorials all breathe a tone OF relief
gine. The Russ entities it's editorial,
IA System of Confidence and says:
"The former minister deliberately
fostered an atmosphere of mutual sus-
picion. The new minister realizes that
is to give lasting effect to the liberal
pledges contained in the emperor>s
manifesto of 1903, take the people into
his confidence and ask for the hearty
cooperation of all classes. There is no
necessity for pointing out that this
method of applying the manifesto is g
new departure. The minister says, !
believe in the zemstvos (provincial as
semblies)~ and am convinced that they
can render the greatest SERVICE 1t
is undoubtedly the mission OF the gov
eminent in the truest sense cordially to
strive for their success and not to see
in zemstvos an attempt to thWart the
government aims and ambitions. The
! noble, generous words OF the minister
! should call forth a worthy Response
from the zemstvos which are, about tx
convene. Thru the united action Of thu
government the zemstvos and the PEG
PIE, by stimulating the moral force e.;
the nation should succeed in establish
ing the organization of the country
upon solid basis. We greet the com
ing, era Of union as the dawn of a new
| and reiuVenated Russia
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-30
WOULD:BE STAR
:. 7. ROBBED OF GEMS
Daring Plot to Steal Philade lphia
Woman s Diamonds Executed
in New York.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
New York, Sept. 3O.-Lured to this
city on Monday by man who had won
the confidence of her family, Mrs. Al
bert M. Riehl, a. wealthy: Philadelphia
woman, was beaten and robbed of a
small fortune. in diamonds that night
by her companion, while they were
driving in park. !: :
Charles B. Castleman, her supposed
assailant, was locked up in the West
Thirtieth street police station yester-
day.. Mrs. Refill told the police that
Castlenan had been intro uced to her
several weeks ago as Charles d: Hullls.
He represented himself, she said, as
theatrical agent, S{S5.s t.,
For several years Mrs. Refill has had
histrionic aspirations. @5 Hullls persuaded
Mrs. Reihl's husband that she could
win fame in opera if the opportunity
only came. The husband gave reluc,
he was on. Intimate terms with Henry
to New York. They went to theater
in the evening. Later they drove to
a restaurant s at. sev ehtY-second street
and Columbus aNefaae.a HILLS prevailed
UPON Mrs. RiehI to- take off her dia'
mnonds, which she placed ina handbag
When they started for the hotel, .Hullis
told the cabman to drive thru Contra!
park. At a dark spot on the west drive
Hullis suddenly hit the woman stun
ming blow. in the face, and, grabbing
the bag Of Jewels, leaped from the cat
and Disappeared. J The police were a
once notified, and2today Hullis was ar
rested while trying to pawn a diamond
| ring.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-30
" HITEMAN LEAPS
THRU CAR WINDOW
Alleged Forger Jumps from Fast
Train to Escape
Officers.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun special service. s:z&.rl No.
Buffalo, N. Y, Sept. 30.Alonzo J.
Whiteman, under arrest again as Tor
ger, escaped from the detectives on
Lake Shore express train near pun
kirk, N. Y, last night at 6:l5 clock,
country. Whiteman was being brought
back to Buffalo for the forgery OF
$3.50 check on the Fidelity Trust COM
pany. He was arrested in st. Louis on
Sunday. --. re-.
The train had just left Dunkirk and
was going at full speed to make up two
hours lost time. Detective Solomon
of Buffalo and a special officer had
Whiteman in charge. = He begged to
be permitted to take a little exercise
in the ear and suggested being let walk
The careful, detectives. one in front
and one behind the prisoner, let him
walk up and downgthe aisle.
The door Of a .stateroom was open.
Reaching it, Whiteman leaped inside,
slammed the door as he passed and
dived thru the glass of the stateroom
window The detectives hurried to get
the conductor to stop the train, but
| when they alighted, a distance away
| there was no sign Of #Whiteman. = -..rr----
| Persons who saw the desperate leap
from the car window say that White
man s dive: was accompanied by a
struck the ground, but got up and ran
as if little hurt. /
| Whiteman has hadSa sensational ca
reer. He was an honor man at Ham
ilton college, a state senator OF MIN
nesota and mayor of Duluth. The Pin
kertons charge. shin with the leader
ship of a noted band of forgers.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-30
$250,O00,O00 IN
TOBACCO MERGER
Three Big Companies About to
Unite on Less than Pres
ent Stock.

New York, Sept. 3O.-Meetings of the
the Consolidated and the
Continental TOBACCO companies were
on the agreement for a merger adopted
by the directors IF the Consolidated on
Sept. 8. The plan proposes a consollda-
ton witha total bond and stock. liabili-
ty of about $25O,O0O,000, something like
Less th 4brd the OF
The stool holders Of the American
voted 1,157,074 hares in favor of the
merger to 4O5 against it.
The stockholders Of the CONSOLIDATED
postponed action until Oct. II to await
the outcome Of the suit against the
combination. ...
Vice Chancellor Hitney, in an order
made in Jersey City, Wednesday, re,
strained the meeting at Jersey City TO-
day from carrying out the merger pend
ing a disposition of the rule to shop
cause returnable at Newark, Oct. H.
The compliments are holders Of bonds
Of the Consolidated. g. =