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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-01
Peasants Faith in Car.

The peasants have a blind faith in
the kindness and integrity of the Car
and absolutely nothing can shake them
i'm their devotion to the Little Father"
All their ignorant beliefs and arguments
are invariably used in his favor Once
when a peasant was complaining about
mis- taxes an official said TO him: why,
how would the car have money if
you did not pay taxes to support him ?"
The peasant answered that the Little
Father could make all the money he
needed; that the taxes which were col
leCted from the people never reached
the cZar any way, because the officers
kept it. Such a reply as this, even
from an ignCramus, was somewhat dis
concerning because of the truth in Ii.
While some soldiers were returning
from Manchuria they rebelled against
their officers on account of the hard
ships suffered. When the attempt was
made To demonstrate with the recalei-
trants by telling them they were not
obeying the will of the car, the inva-
Tiable reply was made that the car
would not want them to suffer; that
all their hardships were the fault of
the officers.
The predominatiGg ambition of every
peasant is to own land, and every hum
Ole subject Of the ear firmly believes
that some day the Little Father" will
meet the wishes of his people in this
respect. The faith of the masses in the
good intentions of their ruler is so
strong that impostors frequently take
advantage os it to incite them against
the landlords. The usual way is TO
issre a counterfeit proclamation stat
ing that on a certain date the people
will assemble and possess themselves
of the real estate and belongings of the
land holders. OF course the owners of
property refuse to give away their pos
sessions. and the troops are sent for in
hot haste. But in most cases all avail
bile chattels are removed by force and
the buildings burned TO the ground be-
fore assistance can be rendered In
asmuch as the officials constantly de-
ceive the people by tampering with inn
perial orders, this is one way in which
they are paid back in their own coin.
Blind Leads the Blind.
The traveller in Russia encounters
many little things that strike him as
being peculiar. The officials of the
censor department in searching the
baggage of incoming travellers look
through all magazines or periodicals
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-01
Odd Religious Practices.

Almost everything in Russia hinges
upon religion, and there are few actions
in the ordinary life of the Inhabitants
that do not have their religious signif-
canoe. Sidewalk chapels are encoun-
tered everywhere, the people going into
them TO pray before crossing a bridge
or starting upon even the smallest Jour
ney. The peasants believe that thun-
der is caused by St. elijah rumbling
about In the heavens with his chariot
of fire. The smallest culvert, or even
a ditch bridged by placing a couple of
planks across it, cannot be used until
some trifie has been cast into the wa
ter. There are two towers in Moscow,
one OF which is called the wife of the
other. It is popularity believed that
these steeples approach a little nearer
to each other every year. The sanctu-
ary of a Russian church is considered
SO holy that no female can ever enter
1t, and no male who is physically de-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-01
Generals as Thick as Flies.

Generals are so common in Russia
that a family is poor indeed who does
not have In the army some male repre-
sentative bearing this title. who can
come home to grace the family gather
ings. ] heard of one Russian who had
ten sons, all of whom We're generals.
This rank is also given in civil service,
and is even bestowed upon women. The
passport is the bane of ali who live in
Russia or who have occasion to travel
through IT. This bit of official paper is
so closely linked with all phases of
Russian life that one writer has re-
marked that the Muscovite has to have
his passport even TO get into heaven.
This statement may seem far-fetched.
but 1t is based on the ancient custom of
closing a dead persons hands over a
piece of prayer paper upon which the
name of the deceased was written.
The dense ignorance of the peasant is
shown in many of his sayings. Shortly
after the manifesto was issued author
izing the meeting of the assembly, a
landlord met one of his tenants i'm
the road and asked him what he
thought of the new constitution. Con
stitution?" said Ivan, pausing to
scratch his head i'm a perplexed man
ner: what is that, another saint or a
new drink" There is some similarity
in the sound of the two Russian words
for congress and cathedral, so it is not
strange that many of the peasants got
the two names confused when there
was so much talk about the opening Of
the first parliament. One -blockhead in
explaining the matter to another said
that congress meant that the car was
going to build the biggest cathedral in
st Petersburg
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-01
Blind Leads the Blind.

The traveller in Russia encounters
many little things that strike him as
being peculiar. The officials of the
censor department in searching the
baggage of incoming travellers look
through all magazines or periodicals
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-01

st. Petersburg-Some one has said
that it is the little things which indi-
cate the character of a person. and
this truism will apply with equal force
to race of people. In looking over my
notes on Russia l find here and there
little items of compelling interest which
! could not include i'm the preceding
articles from this country. Believing
that these stray bits of fact and fancy
! will prove entertaining TO the reader,
/ will devote the last installment of my
letters from the land of the car to
what a discerning editor has dubbed an
'"odds and ends story"
Boards are popular with Russian men
because the wearing of one was for
merly the means by which each male
hoped TO gain entrance into heaven.
When the official order was made de-
creeing that no man need wear Whis-
kers thereafter as a guarantee of sal
walton, one of the patriarchs of Mos
cow addressed a powerful eXhOrtation
against this heresy, and wound up by
laundering this question to his hearers:
Where will those who shave their
cbins stand at the last day."
! Meaning Of Russia's Name.
The Russian calendar is thirteen days
behind the time used in the United
States and other countries. The popu-
lar explanation of this among those who
like TO poke fun at the Slav for being
SLOW is that when Christ was born it
took the Russians thirteen days to in
vestigate before accepting the news as
a fact. There is an odd story explain
ing why the word Russia happened to
be applied to the country. NOgorOd was
city Of great antiquity, having been
founded by Ria. a grandson of Noah
and a son Of JOphet. This ancient me-
tropolis was visited by the apostle st.
Andrew, who desired TO preach the
gospel to the inhabitants. But the peo-
pie would not accept his doctrine, and
when he persisted in eXhorting them
they became violent and resorted to the
extreme of laying hands upon him and
casting him into a caldron of hot water.
The saint was almost suffocated by the
vapor and in his distress he cried out
the Greek word meaning Il sweat"
which corresponds to the name Russia.
The ponderous official system in vogue
in Russia includes a scheme by which
all officers, civil and military, are di-
vided into fourteen classes, each di-
vision being designated by a high
sounding title. These names are often
misleading and are made the most of
by conceited officials. A story is told
of rich American who invited a Con
SELLER de Cour" to dinner with the inn
preston that his board was to be
graced by the presence of a court dig
nitary. Imagine his disgust when he
found that his guest was nothing more
than an insignificant official from one of
the government offices
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WEDDINGS.
Simmons storm.

Miss Mabel LOUISA Storm an Joseph Ferris
Simmons. son OF ], Edward simmons, were
married YESTERDAY afternoon IN -. Thomas's
Church. Bishop WorthinEton performed tae
assisted by the Rev, Or, Ernest
NJ. Stires. rector of tho church. he bride
was attended by her sister. Miss Edna Graham
Storm. as maid of honor The Misses Maize
Livingston elahelG. Sophie J., Langio :,
Jose hine Atterhnry. Ethel Du Bots, Dorothy
Schie1 elin md Augusta NJ. de Peyster were
bridesmaids Edward Hurts Crook assisted
as best man, and the ushers were Robert
Gibson. lr., William Harmon Black, Clarence
Storm. Malcolm stewart, LdMard simmons
Hall and William Hunt Hall. The bride,
who was given away by her step-fath"t,
Charles f., Orvls. wore a White satin princess
costume trimmed with old lace. and with court
train. She also wore the veil worn by her
mother, and, grandmother when they, were
Of the valley; Mr.. and Mrs, Charles L, OrNis
Of as West Eightv-trst street, the latter the
brides mother, gave n reception afterwards.
Among the bridal guests were Mr.. and Mis-.
Maturin l.. !pelatteld, MIR. and Mrs, Lewis R
Atterbury. MIR. AMI Mrs. Cornelius =. Bliss,
Pell, Mr.. and Mrs; Charles + hoffman, Mr.
and Mrs. George r. Schietrelln, Mr.. and Mrs.
Rhinelander, MIR. and Mrs, Alfred name
Pell. MIR. and Mrs. j. Edward simmons, Mr..
and Mrs, John =, 'Tilden. MIR, ,and. Mrs, Philip
Livingston, Miss Julia c. Wells. Mr.. and Mrs,
i Edgar Bull: Mrs.; fTede W{ui =; de Ra psGy n 5
orvis, Mr.. and Mrs, Richard p, Lounsbery,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L., Hackstah and Mr.,
and Mrs. Isaac II. Brokaw,
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Faulkner

The marriage Of Miss Louise L, Y, Nugent
and Ferris Faulkner took place yesterday
afternoon at the home Of the brides father,
Frank Louis Nugent. EiGhty-eighth street
and Riverside Drive. The ceremony was
performed at O'Clock and was witnessed
by relatives only, The pride wore a princess
gown Of white satin, trimmed with rose point
lace. with lace yoke and sleeves and tulle
veil caught with a wreath of natural orange
blossoms. She carried a shower bouquet
Of white orchids and lilies of the valley. Mrs,
william &. berry, a sister of the bride
groom. was matron of honor. Miss Florence
Sugent was her sisters only bridesmaid,
Elmer Russell Gregor assisted rs best man.
Frank Lafayette NuGent. brother of the bride,
William 5. Lounsb cry. Ferdinand c. lGlehart
j.. sidney b, Mills. Morton Belmont S%ultZer.
Thomas Ton Hopper, H. Chester Spratlev,
Hans ". Iansborg, william II. Waters,
Arthur Sprat!ev. John j. storms. DR., and
William Rutherford Wallace were ushers
A large reception vas given after ward in
Sherry 3 ballroom,
Those who assisted in receiving were
Mrs. Thompson Faulkner, Mrs, George ",
Archer, aunt of tho bride, Mrs. Clarence
Burns, Mrs. Thomas Zone Hopper, Mrs,
n. F. verdenal, the Misses Alice F., Archer,
Adele Harwood Boss. Ethel sylvester Rogers,
G. Oakley. Sadie 4, Hill. Clara Thomson,
Blanche Martiny, Anita B~eringer and May
Brookes Whitney Of Providence. r, |.
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1.-THE DISTRICT LEADER"
Scene FAINTER MAX q Hit With the Lobby
OF the "KauR man House."

Joseph E. Towards new musical comedy
THE District Leader" produced last night
at Wallack's, was a triumph of tn e scene
painter who depicted a part of the lobby
of a hotel, undisguised under the name Of
the Kaufman House, with a f%aithfulness
that brought forth much applause. espe-
cially from those who had never been there
but wanted to make out they had. A
section Of Chinatown, a bit idealized and
decidedly cleaner than the original. and a
part Of Union Square. mellow with the
tints of autumn, also we're heartily co m
mended. The singing, for the most part,
was, unlike the scenery, colorless. One
melody, What's the Sc OF Dreaming
a dope song, has an element Of catoh mess
that may make 1t popular for a time, but
Of muse that has beer heard before.
"The District Leader" conflicts with
we'll regulated musical comedy traditions
by having a plot. which might have been
constructed by the stage carpenter, so
beautifully and mechanically does every
Harry Stone) is the Democratic candi-
date for Senator. His campaign is man
aged by Sam Grady Mark Hart, who
sells him to Dan Lopton Joseph Allen,
the Republican candidate. Tim is engaged
to Loicton's daughter, Grace.
Tom Louton, son OF the Republican can
didate, turns up in New York after a long
time in the West, and as Tom Cole, gets a
job On the Comet as a reporter. With the
help of the clerk of the Kaufman House
he finds that Grady, is playing, double with
Hdllordn. Hdlloran has a twin brother, Jim,
a dope iend, who is living with Hop Lee
in Chinatown. Fdieskd Granger, who mar
ried Jim two years before, ia persuaded by
Grady to declare that Tim is her husband.
She believes he is. The scheme of Grady
- " L-,.- ~ rHha ~ d
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DEVERY CLUB rs MOVING
Back TO Quarters Ovtr the Pump Saloon
Big Bill Helps w, h the Furniture.

Dig uht bcipc VhNN NhS HufthtuTS'
The Four Corners CLUB, Big Bill Devery's
organization in the Ninth Assembly dis
trict, started to move yesterday. The job
wasn't finished last night, but will be COM
pleted to-day. The club leaves the second
floor on the northeast corner Of Twenty
eighth street and Eighth avenue and goes
across to the northwest corner and over
the Pump saloon, where the club had ite
inception.
Big Bill was on hand early yesterday
afternoon and aided in the moving, He
was hailed as he was putting across the
avenue with a chair pressed in his arms:
Where ye going?' asked the passer by.
"Where'd We think / was goin'?" said Bill
as he put the chair down in the middle of
the t~horoughfare, and began to mop his
forehead.
Washington and sit in Depew's pldce.' he
continued. but you're dead wrong"
Just then a southbound trolley car came
along and Mr., Devery two-stepped with his
chair to the sidewalk,
Yes, sir" said Bill, putting the chair
down again, there is one thing / can't get
away from and that In my high regard for
women. l tell you IL l was bossjn' the job
in Mulberry street these days there would
be somethin' doin'. But | don't seem to
out much ice these days. When I advocate
anything everybody gets his coppers out
and plays my tip to lose"
Devery said that his association for the
improvement Of politics in general was far
from being extinct, and that they were sim
ply taking advantage Of the balmy season
TO get away from u~ncongenial surroundings
to quarters that were otherwise.
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La kinney.

The marriage OF Miss Beatrice Kinney,
only daughter of Francis Sherwood Kinney,
and Henry La Montague took place yester
day in st. Patriok's Cathedral. Archbishop
Farley performed the ceremony, assisted by
Mgr. Lavelle and several other priests,
The bride wore a superb gown of white
satin, almost entirely covered with point
applique lace. She also wore a necklace Of
pearls ard -iamond ornaments. the, gift q!
her father Francis 5; kinney; and Il d lqint "a
the valley, Richard vauS Of Philadelphia
was best man and Warrenl kinney, brother
OF the bride; Louis LaroCUue. Edward Lynch,
Harry yingut. Thomas Kcarncv and Preston
McAnerney. were ushers. There were large
palms in the chaucel. also lilies and red roses,
we're standards of Easter lilies tied with broad
white ribt on. Afterward the brides father
gave a breakfast at his home, ~ West Fifty
fourth street,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-01
1CRITICS OF THE STREETS.
Municipal Art Society Discusses Pavements
and Garbage ans.

Borough President Ahesrn and the De-
partment of Highways came in for criticism
last night at the annual meeting Of the
Municipal Art Society, held at the National
Arts Club, in West Thirty-fourth street.
There were twenty-five persons present.
The sooiety's committee on thoroughfaree
reported through its chairman, William s.
Crandall, that the borough officials do
not zee to it that repairs Of asphalt pave
ments are properly made. The committee
SAYS it has failed to find any reasonable
exclamation why the cost for repairs should
be so much greater in New York city than
in Washington, Rochester and other cities,
or why the city officials should accept
inferior materials, especially for asphalt
repairs. Material which has been rejected
for years by the asphalt experts of Wash
ington is oheerfully accepted here, the
committee says.
DIR. j. c. Bayles said that the system Of
deodorization inc sterilization employed IN
the Street Cleaning Department is the woIs vt
that could be imagined. He urged the
society to lift up its voice in an effort 10
suppress the garbage can as 1t ia at present
-sterilized or not. The Street Cleaning
Department said DR.. Bayles, makes it's
attempts to deodorize only at the dumps
after the garbage has been carried through
the city,
George P. Post was elected to represent
the architects on the board Of directors of
the society, William Walton the painters
and H. A. MacNeil the sculptors.
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SkIDOWDS FIRST CAPTURE.
Sergeant Thinks l3.Yesr.Oid Has Natural
Instinct for the Police Game

Hearing a sound Of shutting feet on the
floor Of the station house last night, Sergt
Tom Walsh of the Fast Fifty-tirst street
police station leaned over his desk and sa
two small boys standing before the rail,
The smaller Of the two had the other boy
by the collar and wrist in true policeman
fashion.
Il want this Teller arrested" said IN e
youngster. Hes been botherin' me father.
80 | runs him n"
The small citizen explained that he was
William Aronzo Skidowd (the sergeant's
attempt at phonetic spelling), ~ years OLD,
Of $40 Fast Forty-ninth street, He
said that his father kept a coai ana wood
cellar at PIC East Forty-ninth street, and
that the boys of the neighborhood made
life miserable for him by throwing rubbish
into it. William said that the trouble had
been very bad during the evening and
tina when he went out to give battle, the
gang" ran away. His captive, Ludwig
Wagner, 10 years old. put much larger than
William, had beer caught after a chase of
several blocks. He said he lived at as
East Forty-seventh street.
Sergt. Walsh took the boys into the back
room and lectured the prisoner, using. that
fearful threat, ..the Gerry. society will get
you IL you don't look out
William was comphmented on his oour-
age and told to bring In the rest Of the
gang IL they made trouble. Sergt. Walsh
Believes that he has discovered al embryo
cop with natural instincts for the game.
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THREE TARIFF CASES.
Supreme Court Grants Writs Of Cert'Orarl
for Their Review.

WASHINGTON, April 30.-The Supreme
Court to-day granted writs of cortiorari
for the review Of three tariff CAGES decided
by the Circuit Court of Appeals at New
York. One Of these held that merchandise
should pay duty on it's weight upon with
dra wal from bonded warehouses, and not
on it's weight at the time Of original entry,
as heretofore. II this decision is not re-
versed by the Supreme Cour the Govern
ment revenues will lose some 1000, 600
annually on tobacco alone, while the loss
on sugar, wool and hides will bring the
total up to nearly IS 900 900 a year.
The second case concerns the duty on
metal beads, which the lower court held
should be IS per cent. ad valorem as I'M
enumerated articles COMPOSED wholly Of
metal, and not at rs per cent. as beads.
The third case involves the duty or the
Mocha hair imported on Mocha white
sheepskins, which had hitherto been free
Of duty, but which under the decision Of
the court should pay duty at three cents
per pound as third class wool,
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90 SQrARE DgAL~ PLEAsEa.
Puufeag pIaJ WIN TIE thief neeas Laid
IN fse haasss esafe senate.

KAnsaa has hgurSd In aims, everything
saasattonai. hut n has remained fof Kdwari
b Rose ~ give N Ne latest turn In mslo-
drama y square fcal thIs %dfanaiiat's
Latest sfor shich was pfo,lucrd Last nisht
NJ ihe Fourteenth street Theatre tells .
st1rv NJ %foitieal ilfe In that state
me principal scens- are laid In T0f-ha
kan according ~ me programme and
mach n me- action takes placr 'out fher"
Thieh IN fhe laneuaar N tho kshsas siatr..
man ueart the short Gfsas reHion rvet
ehieh Victor Nufdoek and Chester Ions
~ present hold svsy Rut Mr. HDrs sho
has heretofore dsalt principally With tho
rfete Fast. seens ~ hRve moved crn ~
veil W. plot ~ tho west
w. has planted he grounds NJ HE Western
aiatesmen Wlth Eas,stn sycnnof"r stich ~
knnsHs hsvst saw and has covered The
short afass region 9th true Kentucky
blie araas tila characters are NJ morn ~
Knnaas than HE trees arc and might equally
vol hail from, Massachusetts NJ Georgia
H1nHlb5i Hdwkiss, vim u represented
~ Nm upright mar with very serious inten-
tlona foward good government and who
!. aprarsn,ly ,opgosed TO m"n with me
s miS co. raw" o ".' bss"r,s tsSsarsg. an man ""V who
leta nothing stand In hls way 70 political
prefsrment HdfkiHa permits himself 10
h. turned aside from his canvase for State
senator by Nordley's candidate. Chrto"
HJrprdre
BtIt no sooner IL Hdrgrdre successful than
he introduces q bill by which he seeks %
turn all the public landa ~ the state over
IN the manipulation NJ Wordley and his
gang.
brings HdWkins back TO n sense Of hie duty
and Inspires him with q desire 70 defeat
this bill The death Of a state senator
gives an opportunity for an election and
H1ukirA enters the contest with much
spirit and vim. He sticceeda In defeating
Wordisy and goes 70 Topeka. Success
crowns his efforts and he il rewarded by,
the applause Of enthusiastic kansans and
the love NJ the aforementioned school
teacher.
The principal scene NJ the play and
the one upon which the dramatist has put
forth mis- greatest effort Ii the election
scene In the third act He has filed IT
with much action and introduced a large
number Of people. But whether they
vote that particular way in Kansas Is an
other question. They certainly do not
anywhere else. The au dience, however:
was highly pleased with 1t all and applauded
Otis B. Thayer has in Hannibal Hdukins
a character not unlike those in which
he has frequently been seen before. He
plays il with the same elaboration and
makes quite as much Of the honest Kansas
politician az the author has given him
opportunity for.
Miss Clara Knott is Ruth Leighton. the
school teacher with high ideals who has a
great influence on the politics Of the district.
The schemer Ddrid Worldly is well done
by s. s.. Wiltse, and his tool, Clinton Hdr-
0rdres, is played by Elliot Dexter.
Miss Lydia Knott, as the giggling Daisy,
made quite a hit. Miss Zelda Sears was
we'll received as the home body, Maria.