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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-23

fects a clearance for the progress of
his action. His faults, like his virtues,
are great; and, though faults and VIZ
tues may be travestied, both are in
reality alike inimitable.-Edward Dow
den.
Racine was genius enough to make a
place for himself, while conforming to
these limitations Corneille had pro-
duced his dramatic effects by opposing
the passion of love to some general
conception of duty, honor or patriotism.
His plays treat these topics subjective
ly, didactically. They abound in max
inns. Their characters are ideal. per-
haps Their heroes often win attention
away from the heroines. Racines
metlkd is different. He belongs to an
other a new generation, inspired by a
different spirit Instead of being gen.
eral. his treatment is individual. His
themes relate to private life, not pub
lie He is objective. studying humanity
around him He INDUCES rarely in alb
stract ideas. If we might apply a
modern term to him we might call him
realistic. Certainly he stood, as did
Moliere, in the eyes of his contempo-
raries. for a close adherence to the
plain facts of existence. And in the
Judgment of the eighteenth century
Racine was natural
Furthermore, he worked from within
outward 1t is an analysis of charac-
ter which he aims at, or rather study
of the effects of some passion-almost
ALWAYS love, or it's concomitant emo
lions of jealousy, hatred, revenge or
remorse. rarely ambition or bigotry-on
the human heart. with the actions that
result from it. The dramatic solution
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-23

romantic fictions, in complicated in
trigues, in which we see niue U5 -. .ne
genius that had given to the world LIE
cid, and "Polyeucte."
As writer Corneille was never
eoualed in his century, not even by
Racine. He was not the artist tnat
his young rival proved himself ,i to De-
but if his style is not always perez,
if he lacks polish, if his critics can
noint out numerous negligences. some
of his aleXandrines are modes Oh
beauty and strength, and at times the
language of his heroes reaches the
sublime. A., E..o,ol,
classical tragedy, and in this domain
if he has been equaled. at least ne mas
never been surpassed. NO greater
nraise can be bestowed on him IL by
classics we mean those men who, TO
use the words of Petit de Juileville'
have appeared in the judgment OF pos
teT.itv to be the best qualified to de-
velop in general way the intellect and
the taste of all. ,ror
Northwestern University.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-23
CAUSE FOR REAL JOY.

The optimists of the treasury depart
ment have kindly got the Associated
Press to send out a statement that
the treasury deficit for the year 1899
will be less than 500, 900, OOO." 1t reads
better to put it that way. They might
have made it sound worse if they had
said they would run short nearly $780,
900 900. after they have collected $780,
OeO. goo in taxes during the year. The
stamp tax alone viii pay S44,O0O,O 600,
customs receipts $2OOOOO,0O0, and inter-
nal revenue, including stamps, $685.
900, 600.
1t is truly generous of the admins
tration to keep the deficit down to less
than 800, OOO, O0O.7 The plain people
who pay the $500, 100000 bill for the
year will be so glad to know the deficit
is SO small. Now if the treasury Of
ficials will tell the taxpayers how
much more their shortage will be next
year. there will be no end to the gem
eral rejoicing.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-23
IV.-CORNEIJLE.

tConcluded.)
Corneille, as it has been remarked by
several critics, did not bring any nsw
ideas on the stage: he simply elevated
those of the tragedies already written
The public taste in his days demanded
heroic men and deeds, extraordinary
adventures. Corneille responded to
this demand, but he gave an aim to
heroism a noble one. for it battles for
honor and duty. His men and women
may he too great, measured by our own
standard but they are not impossible.
We feel as we follow his heroes to their
victory over passion that they are not,
perhaps, as we are. but rather, as La
Bruyere says. as we ought to be.
'Polyeucte," Pauline" 'LeVere,' -
express in every shape the beauty of
self-sacrifice. the first in giving up all
earthly ambition and joys in answer to
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-23
ANNA GOULD'S CONSPIRACY

Paris is all torn UP over the dinner
given by Anna Gould-Castellane to a
lot of royalists the other evening. She
is accused of plotting to overthrow the
government. Apparently Anna Gould
has caught the prevailing French fever
in remarkably short order. The man
or woman in France who doesn't plot
against the government is entirely out
of style.
At least three plots a day. taken reg
ularly before meals, with an additional
conspiracy in the evening, is the or
thodox prescription for ennui among
the Gauls. No self-confident young
American woman, situated as the
Countess Castellane is. could afford to
do without conspiracy of her own.
Having bought a bogus title, she's
bound TO have all the accessories, and
that's all there is to it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-23
Family of Musical Tastes.
0arper's Bazar.)

A gentleman of decided and highly
cultivated musical tastes. wishing to
change his residence, advertised for
rooms in "a private family fond of
music" The next mail brought him
the following reply:
Dear Sir: ] think we could accom-
modate you with rooms. and as for
music one of my daughters plays the
parlor organ and gittar: another one
PLAYS the ACCORDION and banjo; l play
a cornet and fiddle; my wife plays the
harmonica, and my son the flute. We
all sing and if you are good at tenner
singing you would ct right in when we
get TO singing gospel hymns evenings,
for none of us sing tenner. Or If you
play the base vial we have one right
here in the house. If you want music
as we'll as board we could accommodate
you and there would be no extra
charge for il"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-23
We Think of
Your Feet

By day and by night. Think of them
more than you do yourself. Figur-
ing all the time how we can make
them more comfortable, more attrac-
tive, we cater to your wants We
buy and sell the best that money
can produce, you pay for what you
get and if not satisfied we make 1T
so. Ask your neighbor if we are not
the Leaders in Footwear in the en-
tire west. Take look at our win
dow display; you'll like it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-23
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
Yesterdays Record at the Local OF
fee of the Weather Bureau.
Salt Lake City. Utah, Jur

Salt Lake City, Utah, June y, 1899
Maximum temperature. Il degrees; min
iInurn temperature. 90 degrees; mean tenn
persfIire 60 degrees, which is 10 degrees
below the normal; accumulated deficiency
of temperature since 1st of the month. q
degrees; accumulated deficiency OF tenn,
neTature since Jan / 140 degrees; total
precipitation from p. m. TO p. m. none;
accumulated excess of precipitation since
LIST of the month. 81 inch; accumulated
excess of precipitation since Jan. /, LA
inches.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-23
Of the Period.

And now, Cassimers." rapturously
WHISPERED the young man, lit only re-
mains for you to name the day"
Il will marry you, Orlando" she re-
piled. as the bushes chased each other
over her lovely face, Ion the first day
of the twentieth century"
And Orlando abjectly surrendered
the point that had been so long in dis
pute between them. In defiance of
every dictate of reason, common sense
and the plainest elementary principles
of mathematics, he murmured:
you are right, dearest. 1t begins
Ian. l. 1900"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-23
Well, Not Exactly.

(BOstOn Traveler.)
Brown-I hear you married a very
charming young widow since last saw
you.
Green-That's what 1 thought the day
we were married.
Brown-Well. didn't you?
Green-No; she married me.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-23
Thought He Understood.
(Chicago Tribune.)


Hi, there" called the guest, who
wanted to add something TO his order.
The waiter, however, merely looked
back. nodded and went on.
Fifteen minutes later he brought on
the woodcock, done TO turn.
Waiter" said the guest, this is
over-ripe"
Yes, sir. Didn't you holler to me
you wanted it high?"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-23
STOCKS AND INVESTMENTS.

Utah Bank and Commercial Stocks and
other High Grade Investment Securities
bought and sold
Loans on Stocks.
Dividend-paying stocks bought and sold.
Investment orders from institutions,
trustees of estates and capitalists will
receive the best of attention.
JOHN c. CUTLER, JR,
Tel. R7. Sc Main Street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-23

La Fontaine. it must be admitted,
lacked some very essential qualities,
while possessing other and unusual
ones in notable abundance. Marriage
was. not sacred to him, though friend
ship was. He disliked children, though
he loved dumb beasts. Throughout the
latter half of his life he was dependent
on others for a home, but in his soul
he was free. and seldom praised his
patrons except where self-interest fell
in with affection. His tales are an I'M
clean spot upon the century. when
French literature as a whole was most
pure and dignified; but his fables.
which far surpass them in artistic fin
ish, in interest, in variety, are sound
and clear and sweet. The truth is. this
great man was always a child, with d
child's fair purposes and unframed
will. Instinct ruled him. Until al
most the end of his life he was an ir-
responsible pagan. He became
the greatest lyric poet his country pro-
duced in a stretch of 200 years. La
Fontaine is also the epitome and type
of whatever is most French. He is the
national poet par excellence. He rep
resents not so much his age as his race.
We recognize in La Fontaine the
French intelligence. as it is common
to all centuries and specialized in every
observation-disclosures Mclean Harper.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-23

The story that Alger is to retire from
the cabinet is too good to be true. Rus
sell was never known to let go of a
nice, soft snap in his life, and he ism
likely to belle his record at this late
day.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-23

Miss Agnes Driscoll of Denver is ex-
pected in Salt Lake July 10, and will
be the guest of Miss Kathryn R. Moyes
until Aug. Is. when the latter will re-
turn to Denver with Miss Driscoll for
a brief visit.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-23
THREE CENTURIES
OF FRENCH LITERATURE.

Contributors TO this course: Brander
Matthews, Ii. D.; Benjamin w. Wells,
Phi. D.; Jean Charlemagne, BRAGG, A.
B.; Alcee Fortier, D. Lit; H. Morse,
Stephens. NJ. A, and other specialists
in romance literature
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-23
co,o,..d studies and Criticism.

The drama of Corneille deals With
what is extraordinary. but In wnat is
extraordinary it seeks for truth. He
fnjs the, marvellous in the triumphs of
the human will. His great inventive
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-23

Mrs. F. p. Jayne and children and
Mrs. A. B. Greeson and daughter will
return tomorrow from three months
trip to California.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-23

The history of modern French drama
dates from the first performance of
THE Cid" The theme here selected
became the typical one. 1t shows the
struggle between love and honor on the
part of the hero, love and duty on the
part of the heroine.-F. NJ. Warren.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-23

Henry Watterson says he is out of
politics. Everybody else has known
that for at least three years.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-23

TO let: One throne Apply tc Malie-
toa Tanus, Apia, Samoa. Owner leav-
ing for the sake of his health.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-23

Miss Alice Mclaughlin returned yes
terday from Logan, where she has been
spending d couple of weeks.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-23

lished, and his audience would have
been shocked at the free display of ac-
ton, the complicated story, the album
dant characters. which allowed Shakes
peare and his great followers to show
at once their knowledge of human ma
ture and the resources of their literary
art.-Saintsbury.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-23

Mrs William Bartling is expected
home from California on Sunday next
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-23

Richard Macintosh and niece left
for San Francisco yesterday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-23

Major Downey of the Commercial Ma
tional bank will leave today for the
coast.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-23
COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK

CtPITAL PAID IN, $500, 900.
General Banking In All Its Branches.
Directcrs-Dr. Theodore Meyer, John J.
DAILY, . J. Salisbury, Moylan C. Fox,
Thomas Marshall, W. p. Noble. George
M. Downey. John Donnellan. Newell
Beeman
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-23

Professor Edward Markham, the au-
thor of THE Man With the Hoe was
yesterday the guest of Mrs. Maynard.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-23
OREGON SHORT line RAILROAD.

Inc Only Line Running Through Cars to
foTtland, Butte, Missouri River, Chicago
ana 81 Louis. Without Change
TINE CARD IN EFFECT JUNE 1. 1899.
4ralns WIN Arrive and Depart at SAT-
Lake City Daily as Follows
From Ogden. Chicago. Omaha.
~, Louis. Kansas City and
From ogden. Portland. Spokane. ''
6utte, Helena and San Fran
'From Milford, sanpeie. Provo 300 A'-'
, anu intermediate points......... 9:35 am
rom ogden. Chicago. st. Louis.
yer ''... .' sos pm.
and Terminus ......... 1 500 pm.
mediate points ............. 80 $50 pm.
Butte San Francisco and inter-
Heolate points ..-..-.......-.-..- 1850 pm
Depart.
f9r Ogden. Omaha. Chicago.
PenNsr. Kansas City and ST.
a. date points ;,......:....:..... 7:sO am
TT; Terminus .,..:.........,.......-.. as am
Helena. Portland and San Fran
For Provo, Sanpete. Milford and
in, inteermediate points ............- $50 pm.
T OF Osuen. Denver. Kansas City,
Omana. St. Louis. Chicago and
san Francisco ......--............ $40 pm.
For Ogden. Butte and intermedi-
ate points ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S:45 pm
Trains south of Juab do not run SUM-
'' Daily except Sunday.
Telephone No. 80.
Ticket Office Masonic Block. No. 100 West
Second South Street
w. H. BANCROFT, Vice President and
General Manager
s. w. ECCLES, General Traffic Manager,
u; Il; hurley, General Passenger and
Ticket Agent
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OFFICE. THE HERALD block, corner
West Temple and First South Streets
Salt Lake City.
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Inc Only Line Running Through Cars to
fortand, Butte Missouri River, Chicago
ana st. Louis, Without Change
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-23

The members of Unity circle give a
lawn party this evening at the home of
Rev. and Mrs. Maynard. Mrs. Mason,
Mrs. Charles Rooklidge, Mrs. Atkinson
and Mrs. Kenyon Will assist in receiv-
ing. There will be music, dancing on
the lawn and cards.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-24
WEALTH ACCUMULATING.
The Rich Growing Richer and the Poor Growing Poorer Under
 . Gold Standard.

The trusts, combines, department stores and other aggregations of capi- tai which control trade are largely the products of falling and low prices. The disaster and ruin which the contrac- tion of money to gold basis has brought upon the country has made these aggregations of wealth possible. As an example: William +. Curtis, the well-known correspondent of the Chi cago Record, in letter in the issue o6 August 2, 1898, after enumerating the assessed valuation of the property of 20 New York millionaires, said:
 These 20 people own nearly IS per cent. of the real property within the limits of Greater New York, and pay taxes upon nearly $4oO, 100000 worth of land. The tax assessor tells me that 150 people whose names might be taken from the books own 50 per cent. of all the real estate in Greater New York. and the tendency is to increase instead of diminish these enormous hold ings. Since the panic of 1893 the large es- tates have been augmented by the pur- chase of valuable properties which have been forced upon the market by the need of their owners for money to carry on in- dustrial and mercantile enterprises. The Assors and other rich men were thus en- abled te obtain gilt-edged cornersdn Broad way and Fifth avenue and valuab ble tractn in the business districts downtown, upon which they are now erecting fine modern skyscrapers. Their enormous incomes en- abled them to rescue real estate at panic prices which less fortunate owners were compelled to sacrifice in order to keep their heads above water"
 This is only sample of what is go- ing on in other parts of the country The equities of small holders are being wiped out, while the army of renters, both of farms and homes. is rapidly i'm creasing. Aside from Great Britain. this country has more renters in pro- portion to its population than any other country in the world.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-24
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Those who refer to Maj. McKin- ley as statesman are anticipating the denial of history.--St. Louis Republic
 Alger's lumber trust continues to hold up the Canadian reciprocity agreement. With members in the cab inet and agents in congress the trusts have no reason to be alarmed at the grumbling of the people.-Kansas City Times.
 The president seems to dread taking strong hold of this army sftu- atioD. and. meanwhile, he allows Alger to cuddle by his side. Something ought to be done to end current demoraliza- tion, and the place to begin is in the cabinet. Alger should go.-Springfleld (Mass.) Republican.
 The real power in the republican party cares nothing for the funda- mental principles of our civilization; the men who really dominate that or ganization have no conception of the real purposes of all government. but look upon it merely as an instrument for the advancement of their individual interests. The president is too much i. of a politician and too willing tool in the hands of this influence to take A bold stand for the people, for the preservation of liberty at home and it's extension abroad.-Louisville Dispatch
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-24
BIMETALLISM PROSPERITY.
Poverty and Discomfort Have FOs- lowed in the Wake of Cola
 Monomc ta llixm

When this nation enjoyed the bene- fits of bimetallism prosperity was gen. eral. The farmer and the wage-earn- CT. the merchant and the mechanie were contented and happy.
 Since gold monometallism has prae- tically held sway the condition of the masses has gradually grown more un- endurable. Poverty has increased and discomfort has grown to be almost uni versal
 To be sure, the money lenders have waxed fat. Wall street has boomed- trusts have flourished and the classes have grown more powerful, to the in- jury and mpoverishment of the masses.
 It is easy to account for this condi- ton of affairs. When the silver was de- monetized values in real estate and the prices of products fell and have con- tinued to fall because gold increased in purchasing power.
 Every obligation of long standing is now twice or three times as hard to pay. and the dealers and holders of gold get the benefit, while the owners of property are made to suffer.
 There will be no relief from this con- dition of affairs so long as the gold monopoly continues to be maintained, and the gold monopoly will not end so long as the republican party is in power.
 That there should be alleged demo- crats who advocate the robbery of the people by the gold conspirators is a matter of sincere regret to all men who love the people. They who work to re- tain the present oppressive condition of monetary affairs are not friends of the masses, but are of and for the classes.
 Over 6.500,000 voters cast their bal- lots for bimetallism in 1896. No presi- dential candidate appealed more earn estly to the hearts of the masses than did William !. Bryan. This great ad- vocate of bimetallism is still dear to the masses and in 1900 the battle for popular rights will be resumed and fought to successful finish.- Illinois State Register.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-24
THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN.
They Have Bnck-Handed Ways of Doing Almost Everything
 in Japan.

Mir. E. H. House used to live in Japan. and in a chapter of his Bright Sides of History" he mentions some of the pe- antipodes.
 Were you upside down, uncle, when you lived there?" demanded Dick II was like everybody else in that region, Dick. When l stood up my feet were turned toward the earth's center, and you might call my position upside down, if you compared it with the way in which we are standing here. But that was only my bodily attitude. did not follow all the eastern ideas that were contrary to my experience. If went riding, l did not beautify my steed by putting on his tail and ears bags of bright-colored brocade, such as are hanging in wonder corner; nor did l mount from the right side of the horse, which was formerly considered the proper way in Japan. The ordinary lanterns and umbrellas of that country are made of paper, like those you see in this room; but preferred glass for the one, and silk for the other-though I can't tell exactly why. When I rowed my boat on the river pulled the oars. instead of pushing them, with a pe- culiar twist, as the Japanese do. If l happened to sneeze, did not feel bound to tap myself on the shoulder immediately after, which is the in- variable rule among them. In celebrat- ing the Fourth of July I set off my rockets and Roman candles at night. though in that country daylight is con- sidered more suitable for fireworks as it also is for theatrical performances. In building me house, the workmen began with the foundation, not with the roof" f."-St. Nicholas.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-24
FORREST CITY FRIDAY AFTERNOON FEBRUARY a. 1s99
..The triumph said the Poet. He

''The triumph" said the Poet. He smiled imperceptibly to himself.
 But to-day it was all so dreary. It was all over, and there was nothing left. And after had thought how it was all over and my last note played, thought would again say good-by to my fiddle. And fetched it out and played good by, but without making a sound. And felt not a bit sorry, but only strange feeling here;" she put her hand on her heart. ''So played real little bit to see if it would take it away"
 He did not speak. His dream had come back to him; and his thoughts, like white clouds, foated far, far away.
 But l am going away tomorrow" she said, with white lips, but firmly; and l will never play again. Will you take it. please? Will you take it with you? 1 shall never have one again." She placed violin and bow in his arms, and he let them rest there, seeing only the beauty of his dream.
 Then he turned away, and her eyes followed him as if her heart lay in his arms. But at the door he paused: You have given me a gift for which I can never thank you as l should" he said, simply.
 She thought he was speaking of the violin, and her eyes, full of pain, smiled in corroboration of his words.
 "But-I should never play again."
 It was their first meeting-it was also their last.
 In the early dawn the Poet plotted the last leaf of what he knew to be the greatest thing he had ever written, or would ever write.
 "It will make the world weep" he said, through his tears. - Black and White.