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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-27
Special CORRESPONDENCE.

Special Correspondence.
ONION, June 1S.--When some
nice American college girl
comes over to England for a
postgraduate course as the
guest Of the Society of American Wo-
men in England. on funds raised by
the recent benefit concert under the
American ambassadors auspices, she
ought to send n wreath to Mischa Ell
man. whose free services chiefly con-
tributed to make the concert suc-
cess.
Probably, however, the young man
doesn't much care about wreaths AL
though at the age of II he is perhaps
the greatest of violinlsts he looks ms
little like the traditional musician
he of long hair and poetic pallor-as
he does like an infant prodigy. He
has Jolly, big, round face; comfort
able hands quite free from any re-
proach of being taper fingered; short.
wavy, thick brown hair of the stand
up-on-end kind: broad shoulders.
deep chest, and a pair of legs evident
" made to stand on and not merely
for the support of trousers.
HEALTHY YoUNGsTER.
He abominated lSnickerbockels and
Elton collars, and went into long trous-
ers AZ the first possible moment. re-
rusing utterly to be an infant phenom-
cnon and Wishing to be looked on az
o grown-up man who had no use for
pretty ways and delicate health, but
wanted thraa hip naaaIq and 1Otg nj
hearty outdoor fun, just as II he were
not genius
As Elman makes his first trip TO
America this autumn. and az he " so
different from the ordinary run of
''Wunderhinder" It seemed likely that
II would be of Interest to American
readers to get some stories of the
boys earliest manifestations of genius,
and to this end Daniel Mayer, who Ia
TO musicians In England pretty much
what Charles Frohman * to actors in
America, was persuaded 10 produce
Elman's father, for purposes of cate
chsm. The senior Elman Is not yet
fully Injured TO drawing rooms, and
has only lately begun To realize that
LOndon's conventions OF dress are
worth botherlng with, but no one can
talk with him long without realizing
that he Is good, sound father. who
doesn't propose to be hanger-on and
who would be quite capable of admin
isiering spanking II he thought duty
demanded It.
in HIS INFANTILE DAYS,
Although 50 much has been written
about Mischa Elman, II has been
mostly I'm the way OF comment and
praise, and almost nothing has been
known Of the boys beginning as mu-
"a awf fIa
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indignantly deny that their daughter Is
not strong her friends are thoroughly
aware she is far from robust and that
london in the season literally does"
for hcH
Tho bride-elect and the queen of
Spun used to be great chums before
her majesty's marriage and thew have
kept up the friendship. Some of Miss
trid's iacst recent gifts are those sent
by Victoria Eugene one is an antique
gold tea-tray most beautifully jeweIed.
Another is a miniature of the little
prince Of the Asturias set In diamonds.
Some time ago Jean Reid asked the
queen for picture of the baby prince
"' ,rn ,,s u ha 'nS His s,,sp, r, nv,
mir of gold spurs OF historic in
teres'' AZ "a GATE not yet fixed the pros
pectlVn lilde and bridegroom win visit
their Spanish majestles at Madrid.
JrNLt'CKy rJtpTDEN
''i''
The number "l3' has at last proved
too much Tor Mrs John Jacob Aston.
Although she is by no means super
stitious the remarkable series of dis
nstcrs that followed her from the time
she moved into 70 Brook street has
unnerved her ana she has moved 10
Mrs, Adair's house i'm Curzon street
The American matron had to pay
handsomely for the house she has ,le-
serted. The agents who lot il ,ynui,l
not let her on one farthlng and shs
also had to be responsible for no end
Of breakages committed by the sorry.
ants, Never in my life was sn
thankful "a get out of spot and TO the
day of my death" she has been teu-
Ing her friends II win never ae,,in
be induced to have anything to do Vim
ANYTHING which rs marked with this
number / believe Implicitly IL I were
To- have stayed I'm the house another
week some dire calamity would hnyo
ovortaken me and / may never nav.
got cut OF IL alive"
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cred her plate with gold and begged
her to sing on. ieAss's
SHE BECOMES THE RAGE.
Next evening all the frequenters OF
the isles" were clamoring to near the
new singer and fabulous sums We're Of
fered by rival supper givers TO obtain
her services Before many weeks were
past, Vera sang with her bodice cover
cd with jewels. All Petersburg was at
her feet Grand dukes wed with each
other for her favor. and 1t was whis-
pered that the car himself had heard
ana was enamored. Wialsew began
10 be jealous of his rivals. He begged
Vera to leave all this and go away
with MN to some quiet place where
they would be alone. She consented
ana Tor a while Vera disappeared from
her old haunts
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Special Correspondence

CHtiitA Correspondents
or. PETERSBURG, June i5.-Ask
> Russian, no matter in what
quarter of the earth you may
meet him. II he knows Wialsewn,
You are quite sure to get your answer
in tho light which comes into his eyes.
1;in face will assume m expression
OF mingled longing and pleasure, and
his voice viii hum the weird strain
Of gypsy song If your Russian be
rich a soldier and of u sentimental
turn OF mind he will probably offer YOU
81 considerable sum OF money il you
can lead him to the feet of the woman
you nave mentioned.
For Wialsewa, a few years ago II
humble servant in the province OF
warsaw without known mother or
father is today the idol of Russia, the
most famous of the gypsy singers who
provide enjoyment for the gilded youth
OF the land OF the car in the restaur-
ants OF st. Petersburg and possessed
OF thousand titled lovers. More than
tat Wialsewa is the heroine Of The
Rasso-Japanese war. and therein rests
her popularity with the Russian sol
wrAter,yA,s ctrApu
:, 80,
Wy V'''',a'S ''e''e'
'''s "uisi''p W''''' s'e'', '','' s''','''
us s''SS SINCE -
aees ~ n'i noi"i''s pu' ''e must
talented of her class who sing to the
~ 'ne i''''''U','D'r 80" ''''N
W "u'
'''''i ',''9' ~ ''i' ''''' ~
49, '''' '''''''e i"'i' o'''' IVA ''''os
- =, 'ot ~
$500 81 '''u 80 ia.
stones, or in her dyed hair or even her
Beautiful voice. It is intangible, indie
ssribable. But. II Is there. She is tho
;ort of woman one reads about in nov
els but rarely meets I'm "A lifetime shs
;aa something r,,.,ett, u, ba,. go.
~
---t Smile hef voice. something 50
strong that even other women say tina
they understand why mon have attny
al , 81.
"""- ~ He''
WAS A SERVANT Girl,
ie" Ee0rs ago WlalseWa was n serv-
AIT on country estate in the pro-
Vince OF Moscow. Nobodv kno,vs ex-
.ac.I,, ,,.h, 49,, ,-.,...-...
49, WE ""' H''
sroWn up III the village without either
mcthei or father and, when t6 years
old went to serve at the manor
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every town she stopped in she gave
concert. Rich Siberian merchants, who
had been signing for the joys of Mos
COW and St Petersburg for a decade or
two. lavished gifts of gold and Jewels
upon her with real Russian reckless
ness. Her train was besieged by
crowds who wanted word or smile
and would walt patiently for hours to
catch a glimpse of her face.
ARRIVAL IN MANCHURIA.
Her arrival in Manchuria was hailed
as if it We're some victory over the
Japanese. All the wealth she had
gained on her way she Immediately
gave to be distributed among the sick
and wounded soldiers. She went to
the hospitals and sang to the men there.
Foreigners, who did not know the ways
of Russia, used to ask on seeing her
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threw jewels at her feet that she might
repeat one of her songs.
SHE GOES TO THE FRONT
In the midst OF all this success the
Russo Japanese war broke out. The
singers husband was ordered to the
front. For few weeks she stayed
behind in st. Petersburg, where the
festivities of the isles" We're as bril-
liant as ever, in spite of serious de-
feats to the Russian forces in Man
churia. Suddenly Vera Wialsewa dia>
appeared She was on her way to the
seat of war Some of her admirers
Immediately overlook her, ordered II
magnificent train to be, fitted up for her
and declared they would accompan,
her, She Travelled across Siberia with
all the magnificenee and homage that
could be accorded AN empress. At
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generally n woman-sings the solos
and the others join in the refrain,
playing on a special kind of guitar,
only used In Russia The effect of
their beautiful love songs and ro-
mances, written with Slavonic simplic-
ity and set to wild. strangely sung mu-
sic, is heightened by the champagne
which forms the principal item of
these feasts.
HER DEBUT
When Wialsew invited his guests
Vera was the principal singer. She
was beautifully dressed in a gypsy
costume and her dark hair was then
undyed. People still speak of that
evening with enthusiasm. Vera sang
song after song and still, though the
night heightened into morning, her
listeners had not enough. They COW
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cred her plate with gold and begged
her to sing on. 49,
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II You viii make inquiry II will be a
revelation 20 YOU how many suoouini, 10
or another, IL the patient Is NOT beyond
medical aid. Foley's Kidney Cure Will
cure. II never disappolnts. For sale by
y, J. I'm Drug Co., THE Never substi.
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DIR. GAMBLE MOVED.
DIR. G. A. Gamble, Osteopath, has
opened Office and Treating Rooms al
$40 Atlas Block Both Phones.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-12-25
TOWN OF OBERLIN.
Has More Church Members Than Any
Place Of Its Size in the Country.

Probably no town of equal size in
the United States contains as many
church members as Oberlin. Ohio. the
seat OF Oberlin College. which this
year will celebrate the seyenty-fifth
year OF the anniversary of its birth.
Students in the Theological Seminary
finished In December a religious cen
sus OF the community. The town was
divided into districts, and every house
was visited A canvass under the di.
rection OF the Census Bureau at Wash
ington could not have been more thor
ough.
Information was obtained from 5.226
men, women and children their
names, addresses. religious prefer
ence, church affiiation anu attend
ance Sunday school connection. and
so on. OF the 1926. ALTO are mem.
beers OF churches in Oberlin and l.2lG
are members OF churches in other cit.
les and towns Practically all OF the
l.2l6 are students and teachers in
Oberlin College. who attend church in
Oberlin and retain membership in
their home churches. The total
number of church members in the
community is 1926. or Ga per cent.
of the entire population. II children
OF 10 years and under are deducted
the whole number of church mem.
bers is so per cent. of the population.
Over and above the 1896 church mem.
bers there are SCI nonmembers. who
report that they attend church ser.
vices. making grand total OF 3.s93
who 20 10 church. This is more than
three times the average for towns OF
this size.
In the report Is a list OF 1893 who
are non-church goers. and this list is
divided into two groups. those who ex.
pressed a preference for some church
in town. and those who declined 10
express any preference for any partic.
ular church in town there are $40
names. And, the report adds. the pas
tor OF each local church will be fur.
nished duplicate copy of the no
preference list" The inference is
that the pastors will now consider
especially the 549-American Maya.
zine.
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BUYERS SPENDING MILLIONS.
Thousands OF Merchants In New York
Show Returning Prosperity.

Ten thousand business men and
women from the West and Southwest
are in town spending IL is estimated
slOO,OO0O0O. They have driven pessi
mism from the great downtown Job
bling district with stories of assured
prosperity and are spreading Joy and
cash among the hotels, theaters and
other amusement places.
This is the annual buying period for
the spring trade. and reduced rates on
the railroads are bringing merchants
here from the small towns in far-away
Texas as well as from Chicago. St.
Louis and the big centers. The regis
tration at the Merchants Association
is within a hundred odd of the phe
nominal registration last spring, when
prosperity was al its height Up to
yesterday nearly 1000 buyers, or their
representatives, about one-half Of
whom are women. had registered.
They are coming at the rate of nearly
200 a day. AS only a portion take
advantage OF the special railroad
rates, il is estimated that the total
number OF buyers at present here is
about 10000
Every hotel that caters 10 the out.
of-town custom is crowded the big no
tells have all they can handle, and the
family hotels are turning hundreds of
people away. The buyers are being
entertained at clubs. dinner parties
theaters, and with automobile trips by
the merchants who are receiving the
benefit of their trade.
5. c. Mead. secretary of the Mer.
chants Association. said yesterday of
the influx of buyers:
1t means that the country is all
right. The men who are coming 10
New York now to lay in their
spring stocks are mainly from the
West and Southwest. have not
heard one Of them talk about hard
times. They laugh al the idea, and
tell you their optimism is having a big
effect here in New York. Our mer.
chants rather had the idea that trade
was going 10 be dull this spring. but
they have changed their opinion in
he past few days Buyers have reg
stored here from towns of not over
900 population in Texas. the new
State of Oklahoma. and the entire
southwest, as well as from Chicago. |
81 Louis, indianapolis, Detroit and |
)ther big cities.
The most encouraging reports are
brought from Texas. Oklahoma and |
Arkansas. where the crops have been |
good. ! have been surprised at the /
lumber Of new faces and have been |
old that scores Of new business hous- |
5 are springing up. New York |
American.
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FATHERS MANIA.
II Was a Good One for Keeping Out
Of Trouble.

See what can do daddy" said
Lucie, showing him a page covered
with good limitations OF his own sig
nature.
He paused TO look at it. Clever
work. daughter" he said. but |
wouldn't copy other peoples sigma
lures. We send men to the peniten-
tiary for doing that. you know"
Lucie shrugged her shoulders a III.
tie as he left the room.
Fathers SO cautious il amounts TO
a mania" she thought, as she wrote
his name again, making a special ef-
fort TO reproduce the elusive flourish
that followed the middle initial.
A month or so later at high school
she was Unexpectedly summoned to
the principals office. where she was
informed that Maud Hogarth, one OF
her classmates, had just been expelled
from school.
She hasn't been doing good work
this year, Miss Dewhurst." the princi-
pal said 10 Lucie, and last month the
marks on her report were so low that
she was ashamed TO take il home for
her father to sign. So after worrying
about Il for a few DAYS. she dared
Chester Barnes TO get a blank report
card for her out OF the drawer where
her room teacher. Mr.. Favrile, keeps
them; and Chester did It. not beliey.
inc. he SAYS. that she would really
make use Of IL. Then Miss Hogarth
made out new, fiattering report for
herself. placed Mr.. Favriles name in
full at the foot. and took that home for
her father TO sign At the same time
she copied her fathers signature on
the real report card. and handed that
back to Mr. Favrile."
oh. and Lucie gasped.
You're surprised. and no wonder
To put IL plainly. she committed forg.
cry. That is the reason | sent for
you When | was questioning her n
came out that that which first nut II
into her head TO do this was sitting
behind you one day in the study room
when you had your report card tilted
against your inkstand and was anus.
ing Yourself by copying the signature
Louis Favrile' over and over.
Wait. ] don't hold you Responsible
Tor what she has done. have taken
some pains to inquire, and all your
teachers tell me that you are a voun.
ady OF the highest honor. But | do
want to say this: You've been warned
now by this unfortunate occurrence
hat it's safe plan to let other peo.
DE signatures alone; and after w.,
rave once been warned we are resnon.
Companion.
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II Christmas Bridal
BY ETA w. PIE RICE

Yes. Cook set her a good dt,,.
and when we were rushing abon, ~.
busy TO notice. she Just slipned o~ ~
without word Of thanks To ana ~
Under her plate cook found a gnis,
piece" " so",.
why. that must have heen al
money which Jacquita gave her HOW
very odd. Evidently the girl ba',
sour ABOVE goldpieces." said Cedric
drew a stool to Cedric's sids -
SAT down In the light OF the blslinS
orands. An oppressive hush had fallen
on the house. Tne riot OF wind ana ~
: alone disturbed us. Cedric's eyes were
nNed on the red core Of the fre-his
heart, as | well knew, was folloUin,.
AFTER the bridal carriage and its freirh,
or happiness and hope"
she Will go with him around ira
world, BETH" he groaned More th,a
once have heard her say that eha
was bad sailor-that she cared roth
ing Tor the sea: but her love for paero
mas changed all that And but for 4,
accident. Beth-a blow from an iron
nooi-a mere trifie--I would have NM
her' IN spite of a hundred Dacres- W.
put Tor that | might have been IN pis
place this night"
IL was his one bitter, constantlv =,
curing thought. | stroked his vht,o
ieVeIed hand. which he had laid on III
shoulder. "'g
by this time they have reached ia
station, Beth-perhaps they are IN FIX
train. whirling farther and fartbr-
from US Listen! There is some ana
coming up the walk, / say hear fo@,
steps," '''r
IL CHANGED that no one had thorat,
TO lock the main door of the house af,ar
the departure Of our guests. Now III
heard II open violently. There was
rush through the hall. A hand AIM.
aside the curtain at the parlor thr.-h.
Oh Cedric uttered a sharp crv ar8
made as IL TO rise from his chair for
there' before our astonished eyes. stood
Jacqulta. the bride OF an hour hertra,.'
cling dress all stained and disora.r.4
ana powdered with the snow that v.as
beginning TO fall her face like the face
or one who had looked on some ehastfv
thlng ana frozen with the horror III II
In heavens name, what has han.
pened, Jacquita?" vried Cedric. wi.ftv.
She held out her hands they were
red with blood. Her white lips moved
We heard her say:
Down there. at the base of the hin
near the station. in the shadow on M
trees she was waiting for us-the l.-l
who sang the Christmas carol AZ tha
door. j saw her by the light of the
carriage lamps. Something bright Was
in her hand She wrencbed
open the carriage door-she glarel IN
Dn US. She hurled a terrible accuse ION
at him-at Dacre-m husband. Then
she fired. and he fell back dead Look
AZ my hands! This blood is his Tn.r
are bringing him after me-my hu
band--dead"
With the last word Jacquita reefc1
and fell face forward on the foor
Then love for moment conquered tho
Infirmity OF the flesh. for. reearlle-s
of the crutch which had been his con
slant support for months and year
Cedric leaped from his chair and with
terrible cry rushed to the widowed
bride and knelt beside her.
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The Sweetest Bells.

The bells ring clear at Christmas tide
From steeple and from tower:
All hearts with love are beating high
Love Is their Christmas bower.
There is no time in all the year
When hearts are more atune--
The Christmas bells to winter are
What roses are to June.
But steeple bells and tower bells
Ring not for saint or sinner,
A sweeter note than bells OF home
That calls to Christmas dinner.
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yond recognition. But he was ten.
derby bathing her face with water
drawn from the creek. and speaAlng
10 her In a coaxing, singsong fashion
just as he soothed the 'piecee Kid. -
In its most turbulent moments
"Quong," II was both an exclama-
ton and an Interrogation.
"All II. Missis. Ave got"
He pointed TO scorched and black
ened blanket by her side The
"piecee kid" looked up at her and
crowed Not hair of his head was
singed.-The Sketch
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Periodicals.

well-known actor says that while
HIS company was touring the south
not long ago. he went into one Of the
clubs in a South Carolina town.
where the dispensary system is in
vogue
What have you in the shane of
periodicals. the pleyer asked of the
dusky attendant.
Corn liquor. sab" promptly an.
swered the attendant. beer. and wine
but mostly corn liquor, sah."-Har.
pcr's Weekly
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Two years later. in terrific winter
storm, an English bark was wrecked
on neighboring beach.
Several bodies drifted ashore ana
among them was a sailor. slender.
young, beardless. When found by he
patrol little life still fingered in him
He was carried to the station among
the rocks and every means which Surf.
men know was employed for his resus-
citation. Only once. however. did the
wild eyes of the boy open. and then
they CHANGED to fall upon Cedric who
had hurried TO the scene Of the disaster
and was standing with the life savers
in the warm. brightly lighted station.
What memories did the face Of mv
brother conjure up before this STRANGER
lad? He tried TO clutch al Cedros
storm coat. My brother bent down and
looked at him.
Great heaven," he cried "This IS
no boy. but the woman who Killed
Dacre Holmel"
AT this accusation the young sailor
heaved himself up on the supporting
arm OF surfman, and i'm one shndier.
ing scream his soul passed into the
night.
| stood in the bow window OF the
parlor. peering out into the darkness.
when Cedric returned from the station
The lantern In his hand shone brightly
His erect figure advanced siurlly
through the tempest of wind and snow
He had grown hardy and strong IN NE
last year. His crutch was now a thing
OF the past; OF the Injury only a slight
limp remained.
AS his familiar hating step reached
the door Jacquita sprang up from the
hearth, where she had been feeding the
fire with dry pine cones. and few 70
meet Cedric. For three months she
had been his happy wife.
oh she cried in alarm. "how grave
and strange you look. Cedric, Some.
thing has happened"
He dashed down the lantern and
pressed her to his heart with passion.
ate tenderness.
Tell me-" he said. huskily. do You
love me. Jacquita? Does the past seem
to you like nightmare dream"
Eyes" she faltered; "oh, yes. yes"
"Then you shall know the truth
That girl is lying dead at the station.
She came ashore from a wreck dis
guised as a sailor. Don't tremblc dar-
ling-you must forget that portion n
your life altogether. You are mine
now-minel And mean to love and
cherish you till the end OF my days.
Peoples Home Journal.
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Photographer ttaking family group
Now, then, Mr.. Housefull. the rx-
pressions are all right but yours TRY
and look happy-remember that Christ.
was Is coming.
Mr.. Housefull (despondently) Con
found 1t. man. that's just what ! am
thinking about
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Greatness Overruled

Knicker-The Coinage Committee
has voted to put the motto back on
the coin.
Bocker-But II II would only nut
the coin back in the pocket-New
York Sun.
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The Maid and the Count

MY face is my fortune, SIR" said she
But the Count she didn't embarrass
MY name Is my fortune" he replied
For IL will win me an heiress.
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Einieky.

Guest-You're early in the water q.
day.
Bather-Yes; hate to battle after
so many others.-Phlladelph Ledger