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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-26

inquired consul, with all the respect due to lady
who paid private courier $500 month The lady
opened black bag fastened the with pueker-
ing string its depths silver card
Butts" murmured the consul Ann Elizabeth
Butts" The familiar belonging to some
sphere greatness notorety he could not for
the place it.
yes. You have of course heard of my husband,
Simon Butts. the corset He's the inventor of
Beauty corsets-or rather of the for. la!
they're different from other corsets It's the
that ketches the women folks. My husband is
president of the last the firm sold
nine million corsets, enough, if they were all
one, put big corset around the earth at
the equator-or maybe it was the moon. I saw it in
the ad, any rate but forgot exactly what it was
Maybe it Venus" suggested the consul with
a faint smile.
Maybe it was. 1t don't make any difference
it's all nonsense, anyhow; for la who could pull the
strngs?
At this moment the sound of carriage wheels was
the stony in front of the consulate.
An imperious voice addressed the driver in Greek
There's Apollo now" cried Mrs. Butts He's
take to dinner See how thoughtful he is?
should have thought of dinner myself till it
all over"
An extraordinarily handsome Levantine, with his
in his hand, stood in the Office door, bowling and
smiling. In fact he had reached that pinnacle of
earthly greatness where one smiles benignly.
Wen Apollo" said the lady. with air of pleased
resignation, Il suppose you have to take me to
dinner?"
7 have to drive you to dinner, madam, if his
excellence" bowling the consul. will pardon the
ntrude-the intrudity. You very wrong, madam. to
with the foot beneath the holiness of the sun.
There is danger of the much heat
He for though L were his own daugh-
ter observed Mrs. Butts prompted by feminine
ity say daughter instead mother" the
moment of making the comparison.
Mr. Apollo Ziani attred in blue uniform.
with large brass buttons for his which
of purple velvet His cap blue and adorned with
strands of gold above the Yizor. He
a large man, with pink cheeks and the complexion OF
a baby. Though his uxuriant locks black, his
eyes, which were luminous and wide apart, We're dark
blue, reddish tinge that gave them a violet
When his lips wildly red parted in smile they
revealed teeth OF which dog might have been
proud.
IF madam will pardon will return to the
carriage rapidly Miss Butts is within and if the
horses should startg
Did you any thoughtfuIg" asked
Mrs Butts. He's human treasure Bidding the
consul goodbye, she left the office, but returned i'm
mediately to ask:
Are the anarchists very boodthrsty this coun-
try?" .1----z-
Anarchists, madam"
yes. Since got rich I hardly sleep
nights thinking about anarchists / something
big scrap-boek pasted full of clippings their
terrible doings. OH won't come down this
ing and take dinner with Butts and me board the
yacht? At o'clock"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-26

IN case az mistake wrote Massachusetts school
teacher, viii not course be responsiDe
The consul Studying very earetuhy over NE ~
swers. In did he attempt to execute tlle IN
missions being rather TO refuse and pfocras'
hate without making enemies.
In fact the American consul at Athens was
engaged n practical politics the moment Wheh
Airs. Simon entered his office She was
large, formless woman. with shiny red cheeks SO
fat that her nOse,-alWays too small now appeareu
positively Insignificant No with artistic instincts
could look at il without feeling desire to eaten hoid
of and pull half inch She wore
black dress. despite the heat, trimmed with vast
amount of glass beads and enormous picture hat
Her heavy gold chain and her numerous dia-
mond rings bore testimony TO her wealth Noticing
these sprang his feet and offered her
chair with exaggerated poteness. For all he knew,
she might be the wife of a western senator.
IS Il thought 1 should melt coming up here" she
sasped, wiping the perspration from her brow. The
consul glanced anxiousy at his Turkish rugs but he
did utter the thought that her remark suggested:
Pray, madam. do not melt here! The heat had given
her visible superhcies oily look of candle held
close the fire
Did you ride from the hotel, madam" asked
the consul.
NO. indeed. Me daughter is out touring around in
the carriage with Apollo. So I just trotted over 1
walk much can to keep weight down
I've been at it month now, and if you'd seen me
month you'd hardly recognize now. /
stively fat month ago"
And Apollo's-ah-your SOM
soorh po s Tas she s STyaa
eourier We picked him up at Naples and he was such
I'm sure don't know what me daughter and anal should
do if IL weren't for Apollo He speaks all the outand
gable at each other with and actually makes them
to Apollo. e pays bills and sees that we
don't get cheated he finds the best hotels for he
we want even before We do ourselves And polite!
but you ought to see how he goes for ANYBODY who
tries to overreach us thought he was going to kill
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-26

IL consul at Athens was sit
ting in his Office one day,
answering his mail, which
consisted mainly of de-
mands for various Greek
stamps, some of which
were rare and difficult to
obtain. Several of the
writer's asked him 10 buy
the specimens desired and
send the bill; others de-
scribed stamps which could
only be detected by an ex-
pert of sharp eyes and long
training. Great care was
enjoined in the purchase OF
these, as the rare issues
were of great value. while
the ones so closely resem-
bling them were worth only
their face.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-26
By
GEORGE
HORTON

We'll" replied the consul. 7 hardly say.
they very famous though, all the world
What's their names, beginnn' from right left7
Well, mind that 1t don't make difference. any
how. III tell you why 1 up here. 1 had idea
there might be statuary up here top the
Acropolis. and I wanted look You see. when
was at Paris heard so Milo that
the idea struck buying her and using her
ad-put beauty corset her. you know, and exhibit
her in the different principal cities I've pretty
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-26

here in this country no good
well, they're recognized by the government
but their owners them. especially when they go
the country
Mrs Butts reflected a 'If there's any
thing against them. if they're simon pure. don't
believe invest. 1 guess I'll ask Butts to
the yacht back to some country where the gen
uine article be found. Good night. Mt. Consul.
Sterrett went a neighboring cafe and sat the
sidewalk for hour. slipping Turkish coffee and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-26

Yacht? Did you a yacht?"
No, indeed Neither Butts would trust
ourselves a yacht 1t makes seasck to
look The nasty little thing We bought in
London for the-for the glory of IT, and
well invested, Ii papers, with all
names, every time she puts into port sails away
again. But la We follow her about land. It's
much comfortable and safer-or would be If
1t weren't for the anarchists Butts sends his
writer around on her He calls the yacht his
floating Office"
The consul accepted the imitation accom-
panied Mrs Butts carriage wherein sitting
pretty little blon6e. the Dresden chna-don
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-26

o fellow yesterday"
The lady enthusiastic the subject of Apollo.
And he does not take advantage of you hmself?"
+ apollo take advantage of us2 Why, he's honest
the Apostle Paul He all his time, and
we only pay him $500 month"
hundred dollars a month";" calculated the
consul, nearly jumping of his chair
Yes just to think of it, Isn't 1t wonderful If
had earthly for him back n Salem I'D be n
of taking him home with But, la what could
do with courier in Salem? But see you're buss
attending TO your official duties. simply called %
pay respects 10 the representative of country
rAnd to whom do l owe the honor of this vsit?"
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-09-28

More lives have been lost by acci-
dents on American warships in the past
two years than were lost in the navy
during the war with Spain. Sixty-one
officers andme have been killed in the
navy by accidents In the past four
years, which Is many times more than
the destruction in the navy during the
war of 1885, In the past ten years 325
officers and men have been killed In ex-
ploslons and other sorts Of mishaps
on six or eight vessels. What has been
the cause of all Of this destruction
carelessness, lack of skill, or defects
in the guns or the machinery? A serv-
ice periodical named the Navy, in an
article published before the recent ex-
ploson In the turret Of the Georgia,
intimates that the American war YES
sells are not quite so formidable as they
look. 1t says there are defects in the
guns, In the machinery which works
them, and In the hulls which carry
them. AS the war vessels Of other ma
tions. however, have had similar or
NOISC lllt uClCtlo, IL lhtlS pc
any, must be widely extended. News
papers and public men are not quite 50
free In the European countries in ex-
pressing their views about the armies
or navies of their own lands as they
are in the United States, and this reti-
cence probably conceals many things
which, II disclosed, would disturb the
public. Occasionally, however, even In
Germany, as seen from two books print
ed in the past year or two, inside In
formation Is divulged about the army
and the navy which shows that the
greatest Of the worlds military powers
has defects in both of the fighting arms
of Its service which show that the
United States does not stand alone In
this unpleasant relation. But in both
army and navy the United States needs
closer approach to perfection than
any of the other great nations. Out
army is smaller than that Of any Sec
ond-class power Of Europe. Although
the length Of our coast line would rem
der 1t necessary for us to have as large
as navy as England's, we are far be-
hind England in fighting power on the
water, and also far behind France. Man
for man and ship for ship, we need
better army and better navy than any
other country In the world, 30 as to
partly make up in quality what we
lack in quantity. The attainment Of
this standard OF excellence should be
insisted upon by the American people.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-09-28
PROPER BREATHING.
More Essential than Beautiful
Voice for Perfect Singing.

More Essential than n Beautiful
Voice for Perfect Singing.
I cannot too forcibly Insist that the
mere possession of lovely voice Ia
only the basis of vocal art. Nature oc
casionally startles one by the prodi
gallty Of her gifts, but no student has
any right to expect to sing by inspira
ton any more than an athlete may ex.
pect TO win race because he Is nat
urally fleet of foot.
Methods of breathing, "attack" and
the use Of registers must all be per.
fectly understood by the successful
singer, who should likewise be com.
plete master of all details relating to
the structure and use Of those parts
above the voice box and be convinced
OF the necessity of n perfectly control.
led chest expansion in the production
Of tone.
For perfect singing, correct breath
ing, strange as it may sound, Is ever
more essential than beautiful voice
No matter how exquisite the vocal or
gan may be, its beauty cannot be ade
Quately demonstrated without proper
breath control. Here Is one of the ole
Italian secrets which many singers O.
to-day wholly lack, because they ar,
unwilling to give the necessary tim,
for the full development of breathing
power and control. Phrasing. tone
resonance, expression, all depend upoI
respiration, and, in my opinion, musi
cal students, even when too young t
be allowed the free use Of the voice
should be thoroughly taught the princl
pies Of breathlng.-Nellie Melba 4
Century.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-09-28

The minister's 6-year-old son is of
very critical, literal turn of mind,
and his fathers sermons sometimes
puzzle him sorely. He regards his faith
er us the embodiment of truth and wis
dom, hut he has>ditficulty in harmonic
Ing the dominie's pulpit utterances
with the world as it really is. His par
ents encourage him to express his opin.
Ions, and clear up his doubts as much
as possible. So one Sunday at dinner,
after a long period Of thought, they
were not surprised when he said, grave
ly, Papa, you said one thing in your
sermon to-day that don't think is 50
at ALL"
well, what's that my boy?" asked
the clergyman.
why, papa, you said the boy of
to-day Is the man of Tomorrow That's
too soon"
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-09-28
MIR. GREENE's PANAMA HAT.

'querido" or sweetheart Of pretty
Elena De Las Sierras, only daughter
Of the elderly manager Of the local
branch of the Banco De Espana and
so on.
Let us translate all this love making
into English. and here we have, robbed
of romance which is only supposi-
tious, poor Pepe Herrero, or Joe Smith
which Is the true English of his
name, as frequent in Spain as 1t is in
any other country-making the best
love he can to Joan Aramburu. who
lives in a second story dat at least so
feet above his head.
In all SORTS OF weather Pepe, or Joe,
Ia bound to turn up at o'clock every
evening to transmit his love making
In hoarse whispers to the balcony
whereon his Juanita stands. II he
misses an evening, winter or summer,
Juanita will want to know the reason
why, in Just the same sort of plain En-
glish as she would II she were Mary
Jones'
And 80 Joe Smith has courted her
for the last three years without even
the privilege OF kissing that tiny hand
which waves so whitley In the moon.
light above.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-09-28

to make laugh There Is only one sort of person
who is funner and that is who Is just as hopeessly
good FORM Some form Is so good that it Is bad and
people who afflicted with this laborious sort are truly
ponderous Their efforts unlike the consummate
social grace of those to the born Is the play
Ing of the person used to call "bumble puppy at
whist that of the real whist player The bumbe pup
py, however is all right, because he thinks he is
1t is only when become little bit doubtful of our
that begin to be ptabe and people kick
from pillar to post People like mpudence they like
duplicity they like vanity; they like display. If you
are meek and modest mild and merltorious, just get
ready to turn the other cheek ryou will have reason
to do
If the thought that perhaps after ALL you not the
smartest thing in town begins creep into deluded
cranium expel it. you would any other poisonous
tment. Remember you the center of the universe
and let that thought console you give your hat little
tilt your and step out jaunty, for If snk
somebody will throw rock at you tie tin can to
your coat tail.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-09-28
The bishop Apoloxized.

DR.. Temple was wont to rule the do
cese Of Exeter with an iron hand, and
a tale is told Of deanery meeting at
which he presided, when the subject
for discussion was 'The Hindrances to
the Spiritual Life of the Diocese" AZ
ter the discussion had proceeded for
some time n vicar electrified his audi
ence by declaring that the greatest him
drance to the full spiritual life was
none other than the bishop himself. ~
repeat It," said the speaker calmly,
"our right reverend father In God is
very far from being father to any
ofNus- Your manner toward u.s." he
continued, turning to the bishop, ais
harsh In. the extreme. while your meth
cd OF rule is this: You treat us all, old
and young, as II we were a set Of school
boys" This bold statement drew from
the bishop an apology. and he explain.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-09-28
LOVE UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
Cupid's Task Is Not q Pleasant One
in Spain q I'd Italy.

That all the world loves lover has
been evidenced by the worldwide m
terest that has been manifested In the
courtshlps and marriages which have
recently taken place in leading official
circles Of this country and in royal cir
cles abroad Every movement of the
happy persons involved In these Incl
dents has afforded entertainment for
the world at large.
Undoubtedly the lot of the American
lover is the happiest of all. We hear
a great deal of the romance Of Spanish
pered conversations, Of fan talk and
the flashing OF dark eyes from the
shuttered balcony above.
But the Spanish or Italian lover
would tell you that this is all moon
shine and that there Ia mighty little
romance in leaning against wall in
draughty, narrow street, with the
mistral, or the levanter-whlch at
home we know prosnlcally enough as
the east wlnd-cuttlng ones liver into
/ bOlt itulutI anu ihhOhbD tiiS
thickest cloak that the local tailor can
turn out.
And this Is what the Spanish or Ital-
ian lover has to put up with. 1t is
not the custom to invite him in to tea,
and pretty well until the banns are up
he Is expected to do all his love-mak-
Ing from the curbstone. SO 1t happens
that Spanish street at night Is lined
on either hand by mysterious figures,
who appear to be glided against the
white walls like flies on "catch-em.
alivew
At first, the nervous tourist will but.
ton up his coat. and wish he had
brought revolver with him. The
sight Of these dim figures, cloaked tc
the eyes. their swarthy faces half Gov
cred with soft, slouching felt sombre
ros, recalls to him every villain in ev
cry drama he has ever seen, and as
the streets echo with their soft whis
perings, he imaglnes that they are con
spring to murder him
,, But no such thing! Were he an In
habitant OF the town he would soor
recognize the first villain as Pepe Her
rero, the ship brokers clerk, who u
desperately in love with Juanita Aram
buru. and perhaps, just little In lov'
q with the good house property agains
which he is leaning, which will al
;. come TO Juanlta when her mother 1
/. gathered to her ancestors In the white
walled catacombs outside the city.
In the second villain we have youn
U Enrique De MolIno. son OF the proprie
tor Of the Hotel De Paris who Is th
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-09-28
Testing a submarine Light.

To test the qualities OF a submarine
electric light diver at Aberdeen. Scot.
land, descended twenty feet In muddy
water. taking newspaper and the
light down with him. While seated on
an anchor at the bottom OF the harbor
he read aloud ten minutes to the men
above, the words being conveyed
through the telephone In his helmet
The paper was held eighteen inches
from the lamp.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-09-28

The other day bride stepped from
her fathers house. ran the gauntlet Of
flying rice and old shoes, and reached
the carriage. She was about to enter
when an old shoe, hurled by guest,
struck one OF the horses He plunged
and frightened his mate. The pair ran,
and the bride began her happy life
with broken leg. In time we shall
outgrow the thirteenth century style
OF humor which leads us to add die.
comfort and embarrassment, II not dan
ger, to a nerve-trying ceremony.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-09-28

Life Insurance In Germany has had
the astonishing effect OF increasing the
tenure Of life among Its beneficlaries
A German law, originally designed to
protect the state from pauperisn re-
sultlng from lnvalidity, provides that
every workman must insure himself
against Illness. Half the premium,
which Is small. is paid by the employer.
II was soon found that in some indus
tries many workers developed consump-
tlon and were lncapacitated. The sue
cess of the whole scheme OF obligatory
insurance was threatened. As a purely
economic matter II became necessary
to protect workmen against consump,
tion and to provide hospitals for the
cure Of the disease. II was good busi
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-09-28

ness for the government to make its
law practicable by assisting the hos
pitals, and for the capitalists to keep
worlmen sound and healthy. The les
son from this Is not an argument In IA
vor Of obligatory insurance, but deep
er lesson, the value to society of the life
of a man and the great return on the
investment of money spent to prevent
and cure disease.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-09-28
CULTIVATE SELF-ESTEEM.
BY Juliet V. Strauss.

Nobody's life is a failure unless
he himself considers it so. If it
suits him, that is oil that Is neces-
sary. A man may be bore, he may
be utterly useless and inefficient, or
he may be unendurably officious and
always bobblng up at the wrong
time, but so long as he doesn't know
1t he is fortunate above everybody
else.
There ls certain class Of people
whom l often think are more to be
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-09-28

A rag doll over 1000 years old Is
said to have been dug up by an archae-
ologlst. We shudder to think of what
future archaeologlsts will think Of us
when they dig up n Teddy bear a few
thousand years from now.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-09-28
The Names of Tea.

We talk glibly about Pekoe, Bohea,
etc, but few people have any idea of
what these names signify.
"Pekoe," in the dialect of Canton,
means white hair" for the tea which
bears this name is made from the
youngest leaves, so young that the
white down Is still on them.
"Soochong," in the same dialect, is
quite unpoetlc name; 1t merely sig
nifies small kind"
"Flourishing spring. is the meaning
of "Hyson."
Congo" signifies 'labor;" much trou.
BILE and toll are expended In Its prep
aration at Annoy, and these are COM
memorated In Its name.
"Bohea" Is called after a range of
hills.-Portland Journal.
Every old timer will tell you there
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-09-28

A remarkable story comes from Ok
lahoma. A young man, sturdy and In
dustrlous, found young womans
name and address written on box
Of blacllberrles shipped from distant
county. He did not start correspond
ence with her and they were not mar
ried.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-09-28

A man who had been away for fifteen
years and whose wife had in the mean
time married again, returned to his
hcme at Steubenvllle, Ohio, the other
day. As soon rs the second husband
saw how things were he walked out
the back door, promising never to re-
turn. Another EnOch Arden story
spoiled.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-09-28

A Plttsburg woman wants divorce
because her husband thought bean soup
was all she ought to eat If he wants
another wife after the courts have
granted him his freedom it might pay
him to look around In Boston.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-09-28

Mexico Is falling into line with the
centennial celebration procession. Pres
ident Dlaz Is arranging to commemo-
rate the one hundredth anniversary of
the beginning of the revolt against
Spain which led ultimately to the In
dependence of the republic. The cele-
bratlon will begin on September 10,
1910.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-09-28

A st. Louis judge has rendered de-
cislon to the effect that a ball player
Is laborer. We have seen a number
who would undoubtedly make success
full hodcarriers with little judicious
coaching
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-09-28

Why does DR.. Wiley encourage the
people to eat pie? Does he think the
country is in danger of becoming over
populated?