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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-22

Jean Websters Daddy Long Legs
will be issued by The Century Co, Sep
tember 2ith. The story is told in the
form OF a young girls letters to her un-
known guardian and the illustrations are
the authors own, Just as II scribhled In
pen and ink on the margins OF letters to
an Intimate friend. Jean Weoster's last
letter to New York was from Ireland.
where she has been spending the sum-
mer
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-22

The Century Co. announces September
24th as the Issue date of Jack London
new novel OF Klopdilse adventure
Smoke Bellew." Jack London. who has
been cruising around South America was
last heard from In San Francisco.
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60 FAR, this experience ideuti-

60 taR, TINS experience ldenti-
- fies Lily, more or less, with
Miss Billie Burke, her present in
personator, who attracted London
attention by stepping from OBJ
scurity, in "The School Girl to
sing the lovely ballad, "Mamie,
I've Little Canee,' or, perhaps,
more nearly, with the present
Marchioness of Headfort, who flirt-
ed through the rakish "Keep Off
the Grass in ''Tho Toreador. -
An ingenious Young viscount, en-
bodied with authority and charm
by Mr.. William Raymond, contrives
TO meet "The Mind the Paint
Girl, - he soon proposes marriage;
and after a little hesitation, she re-
fuses him through a sense Of un
worthiness. a Jealous rival,
who has come a cropper through
his doggcd, but undesired, de-
votion to Lily, angrily con-
triyes TO make himself appear
her accepted lover. This scene of
three, occurring at the climax of the
third act, is the most powerful
moment of the drama. 1t is almost
dawn, after a birthday supper and
dance, given to Lily on the stage
Of the Pandora theater; the boyish
viscount has been allowed to come,
with few friends, TO Lily's flat,
for a final drink; after the others
have gone, he impetuously implores
the girl to marry him. The discard.
ed, rather down-and ont suitor lets
himself into the apartment with a
latch-key, which, however, is in his
possession for au innocent pur-
pose, Lily is enraged; and she
lets her temper flare out like a
cockney virago. "Yes, that was
me- she SAYS, presently, to the
STRIPPING of nobility; "commou,
common. dirtl' The older man up
braids her for his ruin-girls Of the
often strictly virtuous but mer.
cenary and heartless, sort-for the
downfall Of men of his kind. And
Lily, in q burst of contrition,
agrees to marry him, now that posi-
tions are reversed and, while be
is "on his uppers,' she is pros
porous, reiguing favorite; though
her meaning is evident when, as
dawn breaks and the curtain falls,
"Thc Mind the Paint Girl" cries;
"I m in love, mother. / IN in love,
in love. in Lowell
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-22

On September 18th, d. Appleton and
Company published Robert w, Cham
berss new society novel, The Streets
OF Ascalon." The book will be Illus
trated by large number of page and
double page pictures by Charles Dana
Gibson.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-22

achievement. Yet. all this would
he nothing without the brain and,
especially. the sensibilitv and
heart, of Miss Bradley. Mr.. Belas.
60 bad done much; and he was
called ont and thanked in vol.
ume of resoundiug cheers. Yet
above all the triumph Of memor.
able night belonged 10 the frsil,
pale woman, suggestive Of Maude
Adams, who stood trembling in the
center Of the stage, her hands
clenched, her lips quivering, in her
Incompetence TO express her
thanks, tears streaming from her
blurred eyes. Standing thus. with,
presently. Mr.. Belasco' : arm sup.
porting her, she filled ones picture
OF the author OF one OF the most
tbrobbing dramas ever written.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-22

w HEN THE Mind the
w Paint Girl' was acted for
the first time-iu London, Febru.
airy 10, 1ai2-it aroused clamorous
excitement. an organized demon
stration throwing the premiere
into disorder and being duplicated
several times after. Nothing of the
sort occurred here, nor was 10 have
been expected; which Is not intend
cd as an animation that the COM
cdy should not he, or will not be,
positive success on our side: on
the contrary, our acceptance of a
mastery study of contemporary
condition is the more creditable 10
us and complimentary TO the work
IN that it is untinged by prejudice
and unmlxed with mere sensational
ism, With impartial authenticity,
but singing keenness. Pinero de-
plcts the personality and penetrates
the soul Of typical musical com
edy favorite OF modern London,
chiefly in relation TO her marriage
into the nobility. He reveals her
among thirty or thirty-five master
fullysketched girls of her type and
their satellites; he exposes the
equally innate generosity and sor-
didDess of such women; he discuss
es the good and bad effects of the
mingling of her red, plebeian blood
with the stale, weak wine'and
water that flows sluggisbly through
the blue veins Of a worn-out aris-
tocracy; and he poses his subject
and exhausts its possibilities with
the brilliancy, vitality, detachment,
insight and untiring regard for the
sheer diversion of his medium that
can be confidently expected only
in a drama fluent from the pen OF
the man who was left the supreme
contemporary master Of stage
craft when Henrik Ibseu closed his
eyes in the eternal sleep.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-22

A s IN all modern dramas of
L n the first rank, the mere fable
of 1.-THE Mind the Paint Girl"
is simplicity itself The odd title
is the name by which one Margaret
Upjohn (known on the London
stage as Lily ParradelD is popu
larly dubbed, because she made her
first chit singing ditty.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-22

NTY DUTY TO other new plays
lV1 restricts me to this mere ont
line Of a drama Of extraordinary
interest. / have no choice but TO
drop the fertile subject, with
mention that the wrong man pre-
sently withdraws voluntarily and
Lily engages herself TO Lord Farm
combe; her mother summing up the
rcsul, of mingling the Upiohn and
the Farncombe blood, and of sim
liar alliances of Pandora girls and
the nobility OF Great Britain. with
the. elegant comment. Think.
think wot lot o good you re all
doin' the aristocracy'
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-22

A distinguishing feature of last
IA season was the ready warmth
with which New York took the
English Mr.. Waller TO its heart,
assem- bling about him, 10 few
weeks or months, as enthusiastic
multitude Of admirers as it took
the less mercurial Metropolis OF
Great Britain many years to sccu.
mulnte and establish. His intro
ductory performance, in "The Gar
den Of Allah contributed one OF
the strongest elements to the sue.
cess Of that magnificent produo-
ton; his popularity rovivified
Beaucaire, never a very admir-.
able or notably successful drama,
into brief but prosperous second.
life; only the dullness of the play
brought the final venture Of bis
first American season to an early
grave. Now Mr.. Waller hiss re-
turned for a second season in New
York. as resident actor.manager of
the stately old theater made mem.
orable by Augustin DAILY, and he
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-22

ClDSon.
THE average newsboy. II he works
three hundred and siNty-fve days in the
year, does not earn over one hundred
dollars: If he becomes delinquent it costs
n year to care for him. When we re-
hundred boys between ten and sixteen
become delinquent and that over sixty
per cent of these boys come from street
trades, ii does not take long for busi-
ness man to figure out that 1t is rather
poor economy to let a ten-year- old boy
go into at least this field OF child labor
Quotation cited in e. n. Choppers Child
Labor In City Streets" Macmilans.
Hostesses Who have learned to rely on
the Dame Curtsey" books of games,
recipes. and general aid TO the house
keeper and entertainer, have often Won
dered Just who Dame Curtsey Is. The
pen name covers the interesting person
ality OF Ellye Howell Glover. who is q
stan contributor 10 the Chicago Record
Herald. and to the international Press
Bureau Mrs. Holbrool1-to give the lady
her married name-was born In Ohio.
spent her early childhood In Michigan,
n special study OF music under Alfredo
Barili from whom she received her teach
ers certificate. But finding the pen
more to her liking than teaching music.
she took il up with a success that Is
mea assured by the many editions OF her
Dame Curtsey" books. Messrs. A, c.
McClurg g. Co. announce for tins fan
Dame Curtsey's Party Pastlmes for the
Up-to-Date Hostess"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-04-17

This is the time of year when a
few hours of work cleaning up
the yard and inducing, your
neighbors to do the same will pre-
vent many days of sickness later
in the summer. ,..
Every day now is moving day.
for flies, which are quitting their
winter. quarters by the million
and seeking food and rest in your
house, after, perhaps, visit to
the garbage can, neighboring
alley clubhouse, a nearby manure
pile or some other filth spot.
Soon flies will seem to be every
where. They are ready to fall
into the cream pitcher, crawl over
the butter, make their toilet in the
vegetable dish, take their bath in
the milk, wash their legs and
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-04-17

A fly in the milk may mean a
member of the family in the
grave.
Keep flies from the house and
you will keep the doctor from the
door.
The wise mother screens baby's
cradle and wears. a smile; the
foolish mother fails to screen the
cradle and wears mourning.
Flies in the dining room pre-
cede nurses in the sick room.
Wire screens in the window
may keep crepe from the door.
Swat the fly.
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wings on the edge of drinking
glass and comb their hair in the
soup plate. 4
Wherever they go they are
likely to leave germs of many dis
eases, notably typhoid fever and
tuberculosis. AS long as they ex-
ist they are menace to the health
and lives of the whole family.
Scientists now agree that flies
cause more sickness than any
other one agency.
Nobody can absolutely prevent
breeding and Matching of flies, but
everybody who will take little
trouble can greatly reduce their
numbers. Animal and vegetable
refuse is the nest of the fly. If
there wasn't any filth, he
wouldn't be. Therefore, the way
to get rid of him, or at least to
make him scarce, is to have as lit
tie filth, as possible.
Bury or burn or have carried
away all trash or refuse about
your yard or house. You will
then be doing your part and you
will be surprised that the number
of flies about you is noticeably
fewer.
To keep flies out of the house,
screen all doors and windows and
swat all flies that gain entrance.
If you don't want to buy fly
paper, make some yourself, by
boiling two pounds of resin in one
The L'Anse sentinel., 1912-05-25

my OF the Republic, appointed May 30.
1868, rs the first Memorial day, the
custom originated In the southern
states, where women had been strew-
ing flowers upon the graves of their
soldier dead. The order issued by
General Logan was as follows:
Headquarters Crane Army OF the Rcpub-
lie. Adjutant Generals Office. iiG Four
tcenth Street.
Washington May 6. 1868.
General Orders No. II:
The 3Oth day OF May 1865. is designated
for the purpose of strewIng with flowers
or otherwise decorating the graves of the
comrades who died IN defense OF their
country during the late rebellion and
whose bodies now lie In almost every city.
village and hamlet churchyard In the land
In this observance no form of ceremony
IL prescribed. but posts and comrades will
arrange such fitting services and testirno-
malls OF respect as circumstances may
\ permit
We are organized. comrades, as our reg
ulations tell US. for the purpose. among
other things. OF preserving and strength
ening those kind and fraternal feelings
which have bound together the soldiers
sailors and marines who united to sup
press the late rebellion What can aid
more to assure this result than cherish
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ing tendefly the memory of our heroic
dead? D." We should guard their graves
with sacred vigilance. All that the con-
secrated wealth and taste OF the nation
can add to tl.eir adornment and security
Is but fitting tribute to the memory OF
her slain defenders. Let no wanton foot
tread rudely on such hallowed grounds.
Let pleasant paths invite the coming and
going of reverent visitors and fond mourn
ers. Let no vandalism of avarice or neg
lect. no ravaRes OF time testify to the
present or To the coming generations that
we have forgotten as a nation the cost OF
free and undivided republic.
II other eyes grow dull. other hands
slack and other hearts cold in the solemn
trust ours shall keep II well long as
the light and warmth OF life remain To us.
Let ne then at the time appointed gath
er around the sacred remains and garland
the passonless mounds above them with
the choicest flowers OF springtime. Let us
raise above them the dear old flag. Let
us In this solemn presence renew our
pledges to aid and assist those whom they
have left among us as sacred charge
upon the nations gratitude, the soldiers
and sailors widow and orphan. II Is the
purpose of the commander In chief to in
augurate this observance with the hope
that II will be kept up from year to year
while a survivor of the war remains &c
honor the memory of his departed com
rades Department commanders will use
every effort to make this order effective
BY order OF
JOHN A. LOGAN Commander In Chief
n. +. CHAPMAN, Adjutant General.
Official:
WILLIAM 7. COLLINS, A. A. G.
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Two Classmates
By HORACE X. ASPENWALL

the nomination of my party for con-
gress. | could talk glib,y. and. NJ mat.
ter what issue | touched. | had the
faculty Of making my hearers believe
that | knew all about ii and was drl
right every time. was elected and re-
elected for two additiona! terms When
| made my speech on the tariff that
produced such sensation. for the first
time In my life ! had collected so,no
facts but | pledge you my word
didn't know and don't know now
which is the true theory, tariff or free
trade. While was talking saw En,-
mons In the gallery following me with
absorbing Interest. After the speech
he sent his card to me, and | went ont
and met him.
what are you doing, Emmonsy"
asked
"Toaching," he replied.
Meanwhile | had become convinced
that il were slow In absorbing knovl-
edge could make more thal most me
out OF what | did absorb. As | grew
older accustomed myself to look
wiser, and whenever approached b
men upon dliferent subjects | looked
wise In proportion to my Ignorance.
But when knew the subject well [
Invariably pleaded ignorance and beg
ged to be enlightened In this way
gained In respect and hattered those
with whom ! came in contact
Well. the next step for Il representa-
| .li1 NJ
my senatorial contest by obliging p,.,.
pie. had got beyond that let the
understand that they were to obi. e
me and the other part OF il might come
later. In this way | forced my e'pc-
ton. Recently, you will rememln",
my name was mentioned for the most
important portfolio in the cabinet. \
few days later my old classmate Clar.
ence Emmons called on me.
II hear you are to become one of .he
presidents advisers" he said mourn.
fully.
1T isn't so. Emmons," said conf
dentially. You will remember tha; in
college had one faculty"
'les: you could make more out Of
nothing than any man in the class
fright. I've kept on learning how
to do that. I'm workng my intinifrsi.
NAL qualities to be the president him
self"
II believe you'll succeed" Then:
81 can't get my income above thou-
sand a year. Can't you do something
for me here?"
81 shall need all the Offices at nv
disposal for substantial purposes. but
need secretary. Would you take
/ the posltion:"
/ AT how much salary?"
, leave that to me- will not he Mig
1 gardly with the best man in our class,
for remember was the worst"
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~ II II E.N 1 WIS young ii'H
"I was a reporter. One morn
w Ing | was sent to interview
n United States senator. He
was very kind to me. and during my
call 1t came out that we were gradu-
ates from the same college. He asked
me IL had been a good student.
Blushing to the roots Of my hair,
confessed that had been very poor
student.
Don't break your heart over It," he
said sympathetically. "The best schol-
ars don't always turn out the best
men" Then after pledging me to Sc
crecy. so far as using The real names
was concerned, he told me the follow
ing story:
In our class there was man. Clar-
ence Emmons. who led il from start to
finish. He had the most astonishing
mind for absorbing knowledge ever
came in contact with. His recitations
were simply perfect Often the pro-
fessors used to start him ut different
points in the days lesson in order to
show him Off. was Il grace,e>S
scamp. | nm sorry to admit. whose
only strong point WIS in making our
instructors think | knew more than
did. 1t turned ont. however. that |
didn't fool them very much. for when
we were graduated | stood nj the foot
of the class, Emmons standing first.
a fn,. bra
yea.s after leaving college. | had gone
into journalism and was doing the
work you are doing now. Emmons
was teaching school. Neither had ad-
vanced beyond the ordinary and. so
far as was considered. had not given
any promise | still looked up to him.
however, and. remembering that some
Of our greatest men had put In few
years of early life ut teaching. fully
expected that he would make his mark.
When ten years had rolled round |
was part owner OF n small country pa
per, and. an important ele 'tion coming
Oh. we happened to support the right
man. After his election he came to the
office acknowledged his Indebtedness
| and asked what he could do for us. NV
partner was unambitious and referred
him to me told him would like to
represent my party at its next presi-
| Dental convention. He easily arranged
the matter for me. and became a dele
gate. The faculty for appearing TO be
better man than was stood by me.
and | was chosen to make the nominal
ing speech presenting one of the prin-
cipal candidates. | had not mastered
| his available points, but substituted
points desirable in candidate and en-
dowed him with them. sat down
amid thunders of applause.
That speech aid the influence of our
par er gained Inc several years later
The L'Anse sentinel., 1912-05-25
SOURCE OF INsPIRATNoN

A dozen or more persons have claim
cd the distinction of having suggested
Memorial day. Mrs. John III. Morgan
of Atlanta Ca. in 1866, issued a call
for meeting at which arrangements
were made for memorial services for
those who had fallen in battle. At that
time flowers and conveyances were lux
uries. bu, the women gathered wild
blossoms in the woods and with these
and afoot they left Mt an appointed
hour for the cemeteries in their com
munities, regardless of distance and ia
tigue. The south then was under mar
tial law and public speaking was pro-
hibited. A simple service Of song and
prayer took the place Of the present
orations and eulogies. Then the flows
ers Of the woods were tenderly LAID
upon the graves Of the sleeping heroes.
Although southern women had been
honoring their deceased veterans. Gen
era Logans order In 1868 clearly insti-
tuted Memorial day as an annual Ak
ture. General Logan's widow has said;
"In the winter of 1S67-S Charles L.
| Wilson, n warm friend Of General Lo.
gan. came here Ito Washington to
visit us and expressed desire to see
some of the battlenelds Of Virginia. On
account Of the demands Of his senate.
rial work Mt the time the general could
not leave Washington, and ] therefore
accompanied Mr.. Wilson on tour
among some OF the famous battle
grounds In n Confederate cemetery
we saw flowers on many Of the graves,
and II was suggested that 1t would be
n beautiful thing II the graves Of I'm
Ion soldiers could be no decorated. On
our return this Confederate decoration
was mentioned to General Logan. and
nfter few minutes Of thought. he said
It would be lovely and 6tting memo
rial Of the dead soldiers II special
The L'Anse sentinel., 1912-05-25
A Problem Solved.

Little Hazel We've invited too many
children to our tea party. There isn't
enough for them TO get more'n bite
each.
Little Dot-That's too bad. dess
we'll have to call 1t reception. Bos-
ton Transcript.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1912-05-25
AS If Everybody Didn't Know That,

May-Girls. what do the papers
mean when they talk about the scar
of war?
Ella-l don't know any more than
do what Il standing army is for.
Bell-How ignorant YOU are. dears.
The seat of war is for the stnndin.
army to sit on when it gets tireI.--
Tit-Bits.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1912-05-25
BY FRANCIS LYNCH.

~ NOE a year flowers are placed
r. on the graves of the silent ma
jOrity of the veterans who took
part in the great civil war.
Survivors of that awful conflict. which
split the United States in twain for
four years. visit the resting places Of
tie comrades gone before, and pay
their touching tribute. Year after year
The forms Of these survivors are more
bent. their legs more unsteady. but
their spirit Is the same that took them
to the firing line. The public, the vast.
er part OF which docs not under
stand" watches the pathetic process
sion along city street or country road.
Here and there Is moist eye-some-
body here and somebody there does
understand" Now the sad duty IS
performed and they are back in their
headquarters. "Well. comrade, | won
de- how many OF us will bc here this
time HeXt year," The rest OF the
boys" sigh are wrapped IN thought
moment, tAcn they file ont singly, in
twos and threes. and dispersc.
NnolIcT year IHlSSlnS VIII ldhe "
still heavier toll from the now fast
thinning ranks. Succeeding years will
hiring bigger and bigger gaps. and then
finally taps will sound for the last
civil war veteran. There will he no
more parndes Of the boys in blue" and
the boys In gray" and there will be
no survivor to deck their mounds.
An inevitable tragedy.
Invoking the Imagination, those who
do understand can picture now the
sacred hush. the silent anguish which
will stir the nation and the queer tug
ut individual heartstrings when the
newspapers announce on their first
pages. "The last survivor of the civil
war Is dead"
The L'Anse sentinel., 1912-05-25

The man not long married was look
ing quite detected.
Whats the matter with you?' in
qrrired one long married.
We'll. my wife doesn't resemble my
ideal ut all
"Um-er." hesitatcd tie old one. rub
hing his chin thoughtfully, does your
ideal live anywhere in your neishbor-
hood d!'-Lippincotts
The L'Anse sentinel., 1912-05-25

And yet Major General Frederick c.
Answolfh Il well known military stat
iStician in Washington. has estimated
that the last survivor Of the civil war
may live until 1919. The last survivor
of the Revolutionary war lived to be
l01 years old Approximately there were
100000 participants in the civil war
on both sides Thus strength of num-
bers aud the fact that the span of hu-
man life has heightened bid fair to
bear ont General Ainsworths happy
calculation.
There are almost G,000 posts Of the
Grand Army Of the Republic. The
first of these WAS organized ut Dcca
tur, ILL.,, April 6. 1856. and the first ma
tional cncampmcnt Of the Grand Army
was held in indianapolis. Ind. Nov.
20, 1866, Judge Harvey NJ, Trimble
Of Princeton. III. Is commander In
chief Of the Grand Army. The United
Confederate Veterans association was
organized June 10 1880. and Lieuten-
ant General G. Irvine Walker Of
Charleston. 5. c., is commander,
The L'Anse sentinel., 1912-05-25
Cause For Complaint.

when was shipwrecked in South
America" said Captain Bowsprit. IL
came acrossCa tribe of wild women
who had no tongues" "Mercy.' cried
one of his listeners of the fair sex.
How could they talk?" They could
not" snapped the old salt That's
what made em wild."-Judge.