Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-05-20 | Page 4 | Personal Mention

PERSONAL MENTION. MIks Allco Barney, daughter of tho lato millionaire, Albert Clifford Barney of Cincinnati, has left Washington In ro-sponso ro-sponso to a cablegram from tho Persian prophot, Abdul Bchu. This new Christ la now imprisoned In tho city of Acre, whoro he is closely guarded by tho Persian Government, Gov-ernment, which fears ho will, by Inculcating Incul-cating his now religion, Upset the old belief be-lief In Mohammed. MI$s Barney, her mother and many other wcnlthy American women aro converts to the new faith, which believes thot tills Porslan prophet' Is a second Incarnation of tho Deity. MIhs Barney has devoted her tlmo mostly to her new religion. She Intends to visit the prophot nt his prison home. Tho lato Miss Frances Power Cobbo. tho author, waa tremendously In oarnest In hor humanitarian views. While- chatting in her presenco on ono occasion Kcgun Paul said something about "the lower animals." ani-mals." Miss Cobbo exclaimed Indignantly: Indig-nantly: "Lower animals! I acknowledge no such distinction. .Mr. Paul, unless you refer to married men " v Frank Kvcrcst of Atchison. Kan., is a good deal of an American, having small admiration left for foreign lunda or people. peo-ple. Not long ago ho went to Europe on business. During tho voyage ho and other paascngers wero much annoyed by a Bostonlan who talked a great deal about tho number of times ho hud been abroad. He laid great Htrws on the fact that he went over twice- a year "Havo you ever been abrond?" ho asked Everest. Everest Ever-est admitted ho was making his first trip "I go overt:lcc a year," said tho Bostonlan. Bos-tonlan. "Oh. do you?" replied Everest, and ho added, "Have you cvor been to Omaha?" The Bostonlan said he hadn't. "Well," said Everest, "I go there twice a week."