The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-11
PERSONAL STORIES
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN =

a hundred miles from where Sitting
Bull was confined, and the idea struck
Col. Scott To arrange telephone con
versation between tho two chiefs, TO
see if between them they could not
suppress the Indian insurrectlonlsts.
The connections were finally made, and
the suspicious Sitting Bull led to the
machine and told to talk into IL He
gingerly began the conversation, lis
tened little in startled surprise, and
then deserted the telephone in disgust.
He refused to renew the convrsation and
sat apart in hopeless detection. "What
is the matterS' inquired Col. Scott, ''lt
is that replied the outraged Sitting
Bull, pointing to the offending tele
phone. cit is bad enough when the
white man s toy talks the pale face
language. but / will not have it speak
TO me in the tongue of my fathers. -
Mrs, Reginald de Koven, wife of the
noted composer, has the most unique
collection of gems in this country, iusti
splendor the small fortune which was
expended for them, In the collection
are two remarkable snake bracelets,
with Jeweled backs. which twine about
the arm in sinuous fashion, a stom-
acher of red stones is arranged in Ara
bic patterns with symbols so strange
that even Mrs De koven has no clue
to their meaning. Two iewelied anklets
are displayed to visitors, to whom the
enthusiastic collector laughingIy de-
plores the fact that she cannot wear
them. Her assortment of moonsiones is
unequaled anywhere. Some Of these are
set in outre designs with quaint mean
ings With each frock she has weird
bracelets and rings, matching. in color
the gown with which she wears them.
Even in her home the love for the I'M
usual has actuated Mrs. De Kovcn, She
has tapestries from old French castles,
and curtains Of rare old weavcs, the
secret of which was lost in the. loome
OF her grandmothcrs,
OF what use is famel Mr.. Justice
United States, may count his honors
and ask the question. There was an
old gentleman i'll Doyle county, Ken.
lucky, who was filed with ambition to
be elected n Justice of the Peace He |
sought the honor so assiduouslv that
1.-The boys made III point TO beat
him every two years. Then came a
vacancy caused by death. and after
twenty years of disappointment she
old man was raised to the proud Dig
nlty of squire by the warrant of the |
Governor. He received his commission
with Its great seal and red ribbons
and went TO Danville to take the oath
to quallfy.' as he put it. He
walked into the County Clerk 3 office
with two or three of his friends and
said: Mr.. Clark, I present my com
mission rs Justice of the Peace for
the Eighth precinct of Boyle county
Clerk looked up and said: 'Bin. IN
swear You in but the Almighty him.
self couldn' 7 qualify YOU a Ken
tucklan OF great prominence in Wash
Ington was IN Boyle county last sum-
mer and met tho old squire. who asked.
. DO you ever see anything of my old
friend John Harlan up thar in Wash
lngton n!'' He was told that Mr.. Har-
Ian was seen frequently. He went on,
4 gcttin on mighty we'll They tell
me he s done been elected a Justice
OF the Peace since he went TO Wash.
ington.''
Miss Susie DAVIS, a young girl of
twenty, is the most accurate and rapid
operator in the Virginia City, Nevada.
telephone exchange, and she has been
PERFECTLY blind since infancy When
she hrst applide for the position she
was told that 1t would be quite i'm.
possible for her to manage the immense
keyboard without. seeing it., as no Other
bind person had ever been employed in
the clephonc service. She persisted
and was finally given a chance. She
earned every number on her keyboard
30 well that IN a recent competition
ncld in Virginia City, to determine the
most efficient operator, she beat all
despite the fact that she
Gould not see. Sh is a graduate OF
he y! School for the Blind at Berkeley,
1t is well-known fact that there
s no love lost between Senator Car
mack of Tennessee, and Senator Clark
" Arkansas, both of whom, before |
heir service in the Senate. were edi-
ors of Southern papers. Many wordy |
vars were wagcd in the editorial col.
INNS of the two papers, and shafts
more pointed than pleasant were fred