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Show Ann Arbor, declared that Pr. A. C. Maclean could not live. That was two month ago, Today he is fully recovered recov-ered and perhaps on his return trip to (Salt Lake. Tin proves not the ancient adage about the doctors when they disagree, dis-agree, but It does prove that doctors may fully agree and yet be wrong. Notwithstanding this, however, tho Free Lance would not caro to try the experiment of having a council of physicians phy-sicians pronounce it hopelessly ill, just to see if they aro iufallible. THt FREE LANCE. Curious, isn't it, that the employes of the Salt Lake postotlice are all mon? No woman graces tho window to dispense dis-pense information, stamps, letters or smiles. And yet there aid thousands whom tho innovation would strike favorably, fav-orably, because tho male clerk w hen ho is tired is apt to bo cross ami sarcastic aud otherwise disagreeable, while from the opposite sex soft voices, winning manners and proper courtesy aro to be expected under all circumstances in return re-turn for tho usual American deference to thd fair sex. -i- -t-America is the land par excellence for woman, probably because the womeu of America are superior to those in any other land. In London the postofllce department hail to give up the employment employ-ment of ladies because business men complained that thev were abstracted and insolent when asked to make haste. Has anybody ever beard of such a complaint in this country ? Kmphatically no. Here the sweet creatures are as gentle as the soft south wiud. 4- When the Rev. David Utter came to Salt Lake City to supply tho Unitarian pulpit ho had little idea that ho might be retained here as the first permanent pastor. Indeed he was long in doubt whether to accept tho call after it had been extended to him. When he finally decided it was at the sacrifice of a duty to his family which bid him go to Cambridge Cam-bridge for the belter education of his growing children Tho society is of course delighted to have secured a minister min-ister who was a power even in Chicago, no less by reason of his rare social qualities qual-ities than by his great intellectual abilities. abil-ities. Salt Lake City may well congratulate con-gratulate itself on the acqtiisiton of a reverend gentleman of so varied accomplishments.. ac-complishments.. Mrs. Utter will not join her husband until September. - -4-Tho busiest minister in Salt Lake Is Dr. McNiece. He has not even time lo devote himself to tho grippo when it attacks him, so pressing are his duties. Few Presbyterians ever visit this city but what they call on the nestor of our clergy call and busy him nearly to death. How he finds time to supervise his territorial charge and attend to bis home duties as well as ho does, is a puzzle puz-zle which can only bo solved on the supposition that he is one of the most methodical of men. -- The Apollo club, tinder Professor Krouse. is making rapid progress. It includes among its members many of tho most prominent male singers. Tho club is at work on several part songs of ' a high order, and it is said that within a few weeks it will give au invitation mu-sicalo mu-sicalo in the parlors of the Templeton hotel. The Apollo club will assist Mr. Brigham in his ballad concert in April at which he vill sing with the club Storchs serenade, "The Drowsy Woods." This piece was one of the most effective in tho repertoire of the Omaha Apollo club, tho director of w hich was B. B. Young, formerly of Salt Lake. -T- -l- -T- Speaking about Mr. lirigham recalls bis efforts at love making in "Mr. Sampson of Omaha," which was first produced in Omaha aud later in Salt Lake City. One of the leading merchants of the former town stopped B. on the street one day while the play was iu progress andsaid: "lirigham, the fellows at the club think yon are not making the most of your opportunities. We don't criticize your singing or your conception of the role, saving the love making scene with Margaret." who, by the way, was one of the lovliest women iu Omaha. Jt was, however, of uo purpose, lirigham persisted iu leaving out the ardor, although al-though it w as noticeable ho improved as the performances went on He gave as an excuse that ho "didn't have to'' and that the husband of Margaret was the leader of the orchestra, and divided his attention between the orchestra and the stage. During the performances in Salt Lako however, lirigham warmed up to his work and entered into it with such a dash ami fervor as to disconcert Margaret and to cause telegrams with exclamation points to bo sent cast by Omaha people who witnessed the transformation. Was it duo to the better climate in Zion? ---- Musicians in thiscHy aud Salt Lakers generally will lie glad to note the progress of Mi-s lierlha liaylis. one of "our girls." it is said on good authority author-ity that she has been engaged by Whitney Whit-ney Mockridge, the Chicago tenor, for his continental concert tour. --- Book dealers in this city complain that the Tribune is killing the sale, of the Police News and kindred publications. publica-tions. They say that the vicious taste of the lewd is never pandered to in the professional scandal sheets quite so openly as in the Tribune with its specialty of May pole. Daisy and Teller stories. Only the pictorial part is neglected. neg-lected. , -t- -f- A half score of doctors, inclndinn his own brother, an eminent practitioner iu Detroit and formerly professor at j |