The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-06

southwest of Cairo, and Mr.. White
house says the work of excavating il
can be accomplished at a cost not TO
exceed $4,000 600. His plan has been
pronounced by experts TO be the most
the history Of Egyptian irrigation,
and the United States Department of
State has obtained a copy Of the
original entry of the land by Mr.
Whitehouse, If 1T is found that his
legal rights have been lnterfered with,
an attempt Will be made 10 force Lord
Cromer to withdraw his opposition.
In Boston, where there are so many
whte-capped mattresses in every
restaurant, it seems odd to find the
first waitress In any public eating
house in that old city still living. Her
name is Miss Rose Carey, and she is
nov more than 90 years old, She was
only II when she started serving
corner of Marshall Lane and Union
street. She had great difficulty In get
ting a start, because the restaurants
and hotels were full Of men, mostly
negroes, who served the patrons. Even
the guest seemed suspicious of the
Innovation, and eyed her closely as she
fitted about her work But finally the
pNSIcI must Nlln Iut SlIl walter
became as popular as the old-fashioned
" beanerIes, y which used to be the de
light of Boston and the laughing stock
of the rest of the world Miss
Carey became an expert with the pots
and pans, and her fame rests upon the
fact that she handed down the art of
escalloping oysters.
The finest boolSbinder in the world
lives in Memphis, Tenn. Otto Zahn
has worked his way slowly, care
fully and conscientiously from the
lowest round of the ladder to the
top. In 1893 he won the only prize
given at Agricultural hall, London.
He also won the grand prize at the ST.
his selection by Mr.. and Mrs. Ire
gashis, famous book lovers and col.
lectors of London, TO bind a copy of
Morris 8 'King Florus.n There were
seventy~hve of the greatest binders in
the world selected for this task, and
when the great work was completed
MIR. Zahn s book was voted the finest
of all. This genius is quiet, unassum-
ing and modest to fault, and it is
learn of his achievements. He cares
nothing for fame, btu pursues the
even tenor of his way, designing
wonderful bindings, putting exquisite
workmanship on dainty books, quite
obllvious TO the plaudlts of the outside
world.
A recent press notice announcing
that Rev. Thomas s Vassar, D. D., of
the South Baptist church, Newark, n
j., had celebrated halfcentury IN the
ministry, recalls the fact that he is one
of the descendants Of that distinguish
ed family that founded Vassar College
1t was the sturdy old brewer, Matthew
Vassar, who founded the college for
women, believing that girls should have
equal chances with boys in matters of
education He amassed Il neat little
fortune from his brewery, and went TO
visit the old world When in London
he passed down a quiet street one day
before the doors of some charitable in
stitution, and on a brass plate he read
6 John Guy. done in his lifetime. - The
words set the old man to thinking He
had meant to leave his money to some
good work when he was gone, Why
not use 1T for that work while he lived?
To think was to act, and when he came
home Immediately set about building
and equippiug a college for women, TO
the end that he might see the beneficial
results of the work Gin his lifetime -
A room was reserved in the college for
him, and he often came as n guest to
WaIcn Cne CROWN OIL tnc plant whose
seed he had sown while yet alive,
The recent Successes of Miss Mary
Iilhnghast, the foremost artist i'll this
country in stained glass work, brings
TO mind that Cornelius Vanderbilt once
paid $50, 900 for a single example of her
skill, She was selected by Mrs. Russell
Sage, from a competing list of glass
workers from all the world, to execute
the remarkable window in the First
Presbyterian church at Syracuse, n. Y.
She designed and executed the window
III the Observatory in Pittsburg, which
represents Urama standing with an up
lifted torch The famous Hutton win
dow in Grace church, n. Y, is also her
Workmanship. Some of her rare color
effects are obtained by overlapping
three and four pieces Of stained glass,
Miss Tillinghast is unable TO attend to
more than half her orders: but like the
lives of most famous people, hers had
its early chapter of hardships. and sue
cess came to her only after long
struggle.
Tomorrow: Growth of the Poultry
Industry will be the topic of MI.
Haskins S letter,