The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-25

seemed bound together for the purpose
Of murder. Hassan seized the castle
Of AlamUt in the mountainous country
south Of the Caspian sea and here it
was that he lived when Richard made
his crusade. He was known as the Old
Man Of the Mountains and it is still
matter of dispute whether the word
assassin" is derived from hashish or
from Hassan's name.
A book Of unusual timeliness is An
American at Oxford" by John COrbin,
for, since the Rhodes beQUests of schoI-
arships at Oxford, there has sprung up
in this country a new interest in this
English university. Mr. COrbin gives a
very good description of the life, ways
and peculiarities Of Oxford, and eX-
presses the opinion that only gradu-
ates Of our own universities should take
advantage of the Rhodes scholarships.
It seems that Mr.. Rhodes will was
published on the day that the last
proofs of Mr.. COrbin's book went to the
printers, so Mr.. COrbin was able to
make some additional remarks in which
he expresses his opposition to sending
undergraduate studeE=5 TO Oxford from
this country, for the reason that they
would thus lose the opportunity of
their own cOuntTymen. and would not
be able to assimilate our national spir-
it. Mr.. Corbin has given a good pic
tUre of student life. which is as differ
ent from that of the university or col
lege in this country as one may mag
inc. The American who goes there is
first confronted with the fact that the
university is nothing more than
vague general unity Of several scat
tered colleges. The university is sup
posed to examine the men who are
trained in the separate colleges. The
student viii be able to see little of the
American style of study; the social side
OF student life seems to be Of the most
Importance. The Oxford man goes to
chapel first thing in the morning; then
he goes to breakfast with some other
student. After breakfast he smokes
and talks until, perhaps, at 10, he has
TO 90 TO a lecture. Luncheon, in the
middle Of the day, is followed by out
of-dOOr exercises and sports, ana at I
O'Clock the student is back at his room
ready for afternoon tea. Two hours Of
reading are likely 10 follow this re-
fTeshment. At Z the men dine together
in the hall, after which some go to
their rooms to read while the most Of
them play cards and smoke until it is
time to 60 to bed. oxford requires a
man to reside within its gates a certain
length Of time before he can graduate,
but, as to when, how and where he
studies it leaves to his own choice.
AS a matter Of fact. most Oxford men
do their hardest studying and reading
during their vacations.
Z. ". Townsend's "Chimmie Fadden
and Mr. Paul" scarce ceased its serial
appearance before the book was on
sale. AS a volume however, a much
better valuation can be placed upon
the further adventures Of Chimmie. He
is the same Chames. even though FIVE
years have passed since his former ap-
pearance, and he has the same dialect
which is easy to read and quickly I'M
derstOOd. Chimmie is an acute OBJ
server. as may be seen throughout the
course OF the love story which runs
through the entire book. The following
are samples Of his way Of looking at
things:
Listen: De best ting about living out
of New York is dat you have New York
to come to. If it wasn't for dat I'd give
UP me job wit Whiskers and go to work
for a liying-seH evening p0iBers to
Brooklyn gents to put 'em to sleep in
de Bridge cars
Chimmie quotes Mr.. Paul on house
parties. as follows:
90 Man. says Mr.. Paul. not to men
ton lovely woman, being fool Of great
specific gravity, builds cOmfOrta Bile
homes where he can live in quiet and
seclusion. and den shuts EN- up. or else
fills EN- wit odder fools to destroy his
quiet, and put him in training for de
hereafter-if de noise comes TO de woist.
We boast, Chimmie. Of our men
tai sauces, but all de same, he says.
'dere are but few Of US able TO enter
tain ourselves if tr'Un upon our own
sauces Of recreation. When we buys
Old Masters, or hires a great chef, or
learns to play de banjo, or do any Of
de Odder highly intellectual stunts dat
distinguishes US from fat or cave
jewellers. we pretends it is all for our
own Improvement. Nay, nay says he
Not bit like il. We gets our divi-
dends on such investments only when
our friends praise our table. our pic
lures. OF our rag-time- Derefore. let
US gadder at de house party; not 10 be
entertained by our friends accomplish
ments. but 70 do an act Of charity, TO
justify him in his own eyes for de
Doodle he has cleaned buying tings he
i enjoys only when he shows EN- Of %
Before going abroad this spring, Kate
| Douglas Wiggin completed her work
on the proofs Of her Diary Of a Goose
| Girl" as well as her share in the labor
/ Of collaboration with her sister en- a
| kindergarten work. The Goose Girl"
/ relates the adventures Of a pretty
American girl who ran away from her
| friends and a too ardent sutton. she
| explains her action by saying that she
| is very tired Of people and VANS 20
/ rest herself by living awhile with
l things" She becomes a paying guest
AT a goose farm and becomes interest
/ ed in helping take care Of The geese
Last Thoughts From Herbert Spen-
/ Ger is the title Of a book from the pen
Of the distinguished scientist which, it
J IS announced win be MS last