Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-11

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Impressions The National Theater
or a Child at that time was u
At a Circus combination OF tho
circus and the drama
] think they called II an Afnphltheater'
comprising circus ring for ncroDauc
performers horses, etc, over which
could be drawn or rolled a stage, where
on dramatic performances were gwen
Al this time only the stage was used
but Mr. Lewis Lent's Circus company
was practlcing there during the fau and
winter season. had never seen any
thing IN the circus line in my life, not
oven n clown, and the glimpses caught
of these-to ine--strange and wonderful
people, when as little girl went TO
the theater to practice every day. hiled
my small brain with wonder and ave-
There we're men hanging from horizons
tai bars or a trapeZe, crowd of them
chasing each other head over heels, and
some OF them rushing up to "A fiat board,
jumping on II, and Immediately throw
mig themselves, feet first. into space.
It seemed like magic; but best of all
were those angelic young ladies who
danced OH tho tops of horses backs.
How / admired them and longed to be
doing the same! Indeed. when my
mother refused to allow me to be
taught tight-rope dancing, was crush
ed to the ground. l did so long to 80
around the ring, flying like fairy, with
one foot in the air. and dancing on the
back of a white horse. bursting reck-
lessly through a beautiful blue tissue
paper balloon, sitting down suddenly
on the back of my horse amid thunders
of applause, and oondescending to smile
upon the clown when he asked. What
Will the little lady have next?' oh, II
seemed to me that IL could have done
III slxaN l. - - Ia ms
Horse l should at that moment have
reached the apex of all earthly ambi-
tion!-Mrs. Mckee Rankin in tho Amer
lean Magazine.
Progress in Since the earlier part
Luxurles of of the Victorian age
Travelling. the comfort and lux
uries of railway trav-
cling have advanced by leaps and
bounds. AT that time third class car
riages were simply cattle trucks, I'M
covered. and, judging from contempt
rary prints, In some cases without
seats; a journey from London to Aber-
deem in a snowstorm in one OF those
Carriages" could therefore scarcely be
characterized as a voyage de luxe. But
although England was the pioneer of
railways, the Continent was the initia-
tor of luxury In travel. When we were
content to rush out of the train at
station when there was 10 minutes
stop and after struggling through a
surging crowd thronging the bar. OBJ
tanning q basin of soup, perhaps so hot
that it was impossible to take it before
the bell rang a rush back being then
made to the train with perhaps but
chunk of dry bread for luncheon, the
foreigner was lunching or dining in the
train. with an upright round basket
before him in the roomy carriage, the
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in compartments one above the other,
was an excellent hot meal of several
courses. u bottle of wine in a socket at
the side together with all other neces-
sary requisites. Now, however we have
happily recovered lost ground and our
restaurant cars are quite equal, or even
superior to those of the continent And
a meal in one of those cars Is a most
luxurious break in long journey. For
the interest of the panorama of the
varied and attractive beauties of the
scenery past which the train is speeding
gives an added Zest and pleasure, and
creates a sense of buoyant qualification
and enjoyment. Now. for Instance the
line skirts broad estuary OF the sea-
The tide is half down, and OH line of
sandbanks innumerable sea-birds are
sambolling and disporting themselves
Here flock of the pretty sea-swallows
wheeling and curvetting as by word of
commando; here a heron, solemn and
stately standing in the shallow water
on the lookout for an unwary fish; or
here sedate conclave of pufIins. or
sea parrots, each apparently admiring
the many colored radiance of its neigh
bor's handsome beak. And then the
open sea is reached, the line running
along by the shore, succession of
lovely. land-locked bays protected by
1utting promontogles OF deep red sand
stone; or bridging a romantic combe
through which foaming rivulet dances
down the steep ACTIVITY until lost in
the sand of the shore. In such a iour
ney. then. an additional sense IL erati-
ned and perhaps rush of alleluias
COURSES through the mind that the
oenehcent Creator has given us the
faculty so richly to enjoy all His gifts
TO us. And the greatest of all His gifts. |
the GIT OF His Son, to undergo In our
stead the penalties incurred by us. has
to all who avail themselves of thai |
propltiation. conferred an eternity OF |
happiness and OF supernal gIory.-A
Banker.
Treatment of John II. Pryor of |
Pulmonary Buffalo says that |
tuberculosis. the early diagno- |
sis of tuberculosis |
is necessary in order that the death |
rate from that disease may be dim !.
inished. The experience of the state |
hospital for tuberculosis shows that !,
very few patients in really incipient !
stage of consumption are to be found |
The author thinks that this results |
from the inability of the general prac- |
titioner TO diagnose the disease early !!
enough. Exaggerated Importance is 1