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Show SMITH'S PICTURE H INPOSTOFFICF Excellent Likeness of the Hie. rarch Adorns New Federal Fed-eral Rnildin. OCCUPIES I PPER PORTION WINDOW ON EAST SIDf; One Tiling Lacking Was Shining Electric Light to Illuminate Illumin-ate the Halo. An excellent likeness of the president Of the .Mormon church, Joseph F. Smith, prophet, revelator, etc.. ndorns tho new Postofhce building; on Main street. At least, the plctun held forth late Tuesday nlffht snd does this murnlng unleEs thd merciless Janitor has obllerated It. How Picture Came There. The picture 01 the hit rarch, a profils. view, found its way t. and marred the beauty of the new Federal building In a simple manner Tin ice king on the ex-terlor ex-terlor and the steam heal of the Interior of the building w.-n- primarily responsible responsi-ble for Its pr lence The two caused llgnt frost l" COVOr the windows of thi structure and on the tlrst window south of the north entrance of the building build-ing some Individual, with an ambition ambi-tion to imitate the work of the cartoonist of The Tribune, g..t busy with his Index linger. Picture Life-Sized One. The Individual, who has e Idently taken many lessons In drawing, outlined a life-sized and remarkably correct likeness of the Chief of the Hlerarch It occupu the upper portion of one half of the wit dow glass, the slanting, high foreheii1 iin rwrfect. as were the eyes an',, ipectaoles, sweeping beard and the halo The only thing that the picture lacked was a shining electric light to afford glimmer to the halo. Otherwise, tho artist did his work remarkably well Attracted Much Attention, v Ills striking likeness of the HlerarV A; N which stood out so conspicuously In glare of the electric lights of the Got- J ernment structure attracted no littio comment from persons visiting the Post-office Post-office during the evening. |