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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-08

appropriated Selkirks narrative and
interviewer 1t with his fiction had the
curious effect to make Selkirk d hero
for all time His name became assO-
ciated with the story Of Robinson CRU
soc simply because it was stoutly as
serted in Defoe's day that the great
novelist was plagiarist. who had
spongcd on the sailor Selkirk for liter
airy material
1T was agreed by all critics long ago
that there Is not a particle of evidence
that DefOe made practical use of Sell
kinks narrative in the preparation of
his story. There IS no similarity what
ever i'm the descriptions OF the real and
the supposed islands, in their climates
or IN the incidents given in the two
books. Neither is there any more rea-
son TO believe that Defoe derived the
main idea of his story from Selkirk' s
solitary life on an island than he may
have obtained it from the published ac-
count of the experiences of Peter Ser
rano. a shipwrecked sailor VINO lived
alone for several years on an island in
the Caribbean under conditions some
what similar TO those described in De-
foes story. An English edition Of Ser
ramos narrative was published some
years before Robinson CrusOe" was
written.
Il is very likely that the idea of writ
ing a story about a castaway ON an
island may have been suggested TO De-
foe by one or the other Of these mar
rativcs OF actual experience. but this
/ is a very slender basis upon which TO
/ ground the accusations that were made
against Defoe; and the very circum-
with having made improper use Of Sci
/ kinks book makes il unjust to the
memory Of the prince of raconteurs. as
we'll as incorrect in fact. to speak OF
Juan Fernandez as Robinson Crusoe
[ island
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ROBINSON cRUsoE ISLAND.
Never Had ANY Existence. Except in
the Mind of Defoe.


Many persons seem 20 think that the
largest island I'm the Juan Fernando
E'Un. "I the coast of Chile. was the
scene chosen bv Defoe for the adven-
lures OF his immortal Robinson Cru
see. our consul at Valparaiso wrote,
lew weeks ago. of Juan Fernandez as
made famous by the story Of Robinson
'.le'H. and one of The New York pa
N'rs las, week referred to this same
-r.lH1 in the Pacific as Robinson CRU
500 island"
The fact is that the island on which
N.lSoe and his faithful Friday had so
many charming or thrilling experiences
never had an existence. except i'm the
".tSlnauon of DefOe. On the title page
.. ",~ book DefOe wrote Of the solitary
-..ar ut NruSOe as IAN uninhabited
-s.ll on the coast Of America near the
..'a,a OF the great river of OroOnoQue." "
.eS'e, therefore. was environed by
%, ..aNl.. instead of Pacific waters, but
. ...e Is no island off the mouth Of the
.'tH'.o. To Defoe had cared a rap 90
ms immortal story geographical
plausible, he would not have placed
.a' abode Of Crusoe off the mouth of
II. N.nogo. The story itself carried
..-" GUM ANAANn vi hrlt Ut UAlls
guy N't the geographical position as
s--.3 to CruSOe'S island.
., &c is noteworthy fact that many Of
etst accounts written of Juan Fer
--'z contain no allusion 10 Defoe's
novel The one book that has been
..'.l-H on the island. however. perpe-
r.'.ts The blunder alluded TO above. A
-..,,..-an named Vicuna. in 1855 pub
..s-ed a book OF S34 pages. in which he
sSlNe an exhaustive description Of the
'.1''l and its history. His subtitle
r History OF the Island of Robinson
-Soe- His book contains a long ac-
-.... OF the various opinions as TO
--letaer Defoe's book was based on the
81 'teniureS Of Alexander SeIbirk when
1,.- --I q lonely life for four years on
.ae outline Of Selkirk's life that has
ttl..e down TO us shows clearly enough
49, pc mad little merit of his own. but
fe- lilroyersy that became even Bit
81. soon after Dcfoe's story was pub
,u as 10 whether the novelist had
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-08

around and sized up the Layout and
then blew.
10 was sure enough Boarding
House. such as many of our Best Peo-
pIe know AN about even if they won't
TELL All they had to do To get the
Center Table ready for Ping-Pong was
10 take off the Caster.
The Landlady was doing what she
could TO discourage the Beef Trust, but
she carried "a heavy line of Oatmeal.
She had Oatmeal TO burn and some
times she did it. And she often re-
marked that Spinach had Iron in 1t
and was great for the Blood. one Of
her pet Theories was that Rice con-
taiECd more Nutriment than could BE
found I'm Spring Chicken, but the
B08rders allowed that she never saw
a Spring Chicken.
I'm the Cast of Characters were many
OF the Old Favorites. There was the
uppy Boy with the Williams and
Walker Shirts. who knew the Names
Of AN the Bau-Players and could tell
when there was "a good Variety Show
in Town.
Then there was the other kind with
q aw-cOlored MustaChe and a prom
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NOdernF fables. By 1 GEORGE
Tho Modern Fable Of the Regular Kind of Place and the
Usual Way It Turned Out

lie said the Papers printed those things
Just TO iiil M. The Circassiau Princess
That brought I'm the Vittles paid more
attention o. him than TO any one else
because Il be didn't get Egg on ms
Lettuce ne was liable 10 cry an over
the Table cloth.
Then there was he chubby Man who
came IN every Evening and told what
had happened at the Store that Day
and there was a human Ant Eater
who made Puns.
one of the necessary Features OF a
refined Joint is the Slender Thing who
is taking Music and has Mommer along
TO night off the Managers and hush
the Voice of Scandal This Boarding
House had one of these MOther-a1d-
Child Combinations that was Dream.
Daughter was FUN of Kubelik and Josef
Hoffman. Away back in the Pines
somewhere there was Father who
was putting up for the Outfit. Moth
er's job seemed 10 be TO sit ABOUND
and Root. She was a consistent little
Booster IF what Mother said was
true, then Efiie's Voice was a good deal
better than IL sounded She SAID the
Teachers were just crazy about it and
all of them agreed that Edie ought 90
go 10 Paris or Milan. The slangy
hoy WIN the rag-tlme shirt went item
one better and said that ALL of the
phoney Melbas in the country ought
20 pull for the OLD Country and wait
until they were sent for.
In this same Boarding House there
was Widow whose husband had neg
lected TO die. Being left all alone in
the World she had gone out to make
her Way. since which time she had
gained about thirty pounds and was
considered Great Company by the
Young Men.
Necessarily there was a Pale Lady
who loved 10 read and who stuck to
the Patterns that appeared in GOdey's
Magazine soon after the War.
Then there was the Married Couple.
without any Children or Furniture of
their own, and the only reason they
didn't take House was that Henry
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The materials for Pretty Sum-
mer Waists and Dresses in all the
newest weaves from the heavier
merCerized cloths to the daintiest
of sheer fabrics, were never be-
fore SO plentiful, so varied so beau
tifuI andsO captivating as thisseasOn
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ment Adams Apple. who was very
careful about his Pronunciation. He
belonged so "a Social Purity club that
had q Yell His Idea OF Hurrah was
to Eet I'm a Parlor with q few Sisters
VINO were under the Age Limit and
sing the Bass Part of Pull for the
Shore"
Then there was the Old BOar,'er. He
was Che Landmark. Having lived i'm
Boarding Houses and Hotels all his
Lille. he had developed Crouch that
,hFt.oUcd him like a Morning Fog. lie
.a1 d Way of turning Things over with
sls Fork as If 10 say "Well. / dent
SNOW about this And he never be-
A.'ad anything ne saw in the PaLers.
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The recent statistics OF the number
NJ deaths show that the large majority
ale with consumption This disease
may commence WIN an apparently
bernless cough. which can be cured
irstantl- BY Kem2's Balsam for the
rl,roat and Lungs. which is guaran-
ICED 10 cure and relieve all cases.
price CSC and soc. Trial size free.
For sale By GOdbe-Pitts Drug COM
Qany.
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nee there was a home-like
A Fesnery where one could tell
fbo Day of the Week by what
WAS on the Table.
- The Stroke oar Of this Food
,--,sr had been in the Business for
.lL3..alo--,,- wears. and she had earned her
49, three times over. The Prune
ID 81 mover rcazcd her and she had her
3,Is t-gined SO as not TO hear any sar-
$50. Cracks about the OleO. She
l-.5.4 herself on the Atmosphere Of
I..,r-r,-e that permeated the Establish
M and ON the Fact that she did not
-,rror any Improper Characters. A
gooJ many Improper Characters came
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-08
SPECIAL GLOVE OFFERS.

Womeus Suede finished Isle thread gloves. and
drey gloves that can be washed IN the ordinary way.
fit the hand closely and have that appearance Suede
gloves; shade Of TAM gray, pearl; also black 3D1
Misses and childrens fine cotton and isle gloves
an sizes, grays. tans, modes. and white, e.
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PRnRirE nRnER.

GTATE or MICHIGAN. County Of Ionia s.
- At % session ~ the Probate Court for said
County, held NJ the Probate ONCE IN the CITY
OF Ionia on Monday, the End day Of December
a. ID 1901
Present: Hon. William o Webster, Judge
Of Probate.
In Jhe matter Of The estate OF Eliza Furtney,
Deceased.
reading ana filing the petition duly yerih
cd OF Alice WhitsCelL one Of tn heirs OF Sdiu
dec assd. praying this Court 20 adiudicate ahd
determine who are or were az The time OF Ett
death the lawful heirs If deceased. and entitled
o inherit certain real estate To- said petition de
,cr.bed and the right title ana interest ina
each ~ them, their heirs and assigns may now
have therein.
Thereupou u Is ordered, that Monday, the
"a day Of December next 20 lu o clock To the
torer Don. at said Pr bate Ohioe be- assigned
for hearing said petition
Ard IL rs further ordered that copy Of thi
order be published in the Beldiug BANNER q
q wspapcr printed and circu ating iu said
County Of louia successive weeks previous 70
SAID day OF hearing.
Wv. O. WEBSTER Judge Of Probate.
MONTGOMERY WEBSTER Register
A true conv.
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good in those days. and the $500 n
year he received at the start was for
tune 10 him.
Rusie's wife was Susie Sloan Of Nun.
Gle . They were divorced and then re.
married only to get into more domestic
broils.
He was in his prime in 1894. Alter
mating with Jouett Meekin. Rusie help
ed To win the Temple cup in series
between the champion Baltimores of
that year and the New Yorks When
Freedman got hold of the New Yorks
Rusie was suspended in 1897 and stay.
ed out Of the game that season. He
came back in 1898. but was out Of the
game again in 1899, The next year he
reported for duty, but left for home be
fore he played game. At one time
he received nearly $4,000 for six
months work. pitching two or three
games a week.
Domestic troubles are said TO be
largely responsible for Rusie's down
fall When seen at his new work. he
said simply. "Wcll. this shows I'm not
afraid TO work"
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Pie Interim Lnint.

1t is strange how little many cooks
appear to think of such joints as the
flank steak. the back ribs or the rump
Granted that the two last are not so
delicate. perhaps. MS the sirloin and that
the amount Of bone IN the back ribs is
greater than i'm the more esteemed
joint, still the price is proportionatcly
lower. and after all a bone is not waste.
AS regards the flavor and tenderness,
the inferior joint of first rate beast
is fully equal to the superior cut of a
second or possibly third class animal.
especially If properly treated. The
round. for instance. if kept well basted.
is capital roasted and is delicious stew
ed or praised
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-01-02

Captain Worcester, commanding tho
+. and O. steamship Victoria. while ~.
ing or Malta. was told one day to look
out for his royal highness Prince
George. who was going home as pas.
scnger on his ship. lie told the first
officer TO let HIM know rs soon rs the
prince put off from the shore. which.
Of course was close by, and TO AT once
man The yards The officer waited for
some time and AT length. seeing quiet
young man ascending the ships ladder.
he asked him rather bluntly if he knew
when that blessed prince was com
Ing along
The gentleman smiled and said:
Wei. as tpatter of fact. here he is. |
saw you were busy coal.ng and MS n
sailor myself | knew what a nuisance
il would be- to have to call the men OF
their work. so ] thought I would Just
come or quietly by myself and save
trouble" Captain Worcester adds that
tile prince never failed every morning
during the yo-agp home to touch hi>
cap 20 him. MS 10 the captain Of the
ship. on the first meeting Of the day
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Exercising brood sovs.

We aim to feed our brood sows about
four pounds of grain daily, commenc-
ing with less and gradually increasing
the amount as pregnancy advances un-
til narrowing takes place. says n CORE
spondent Of American Agriculturist. |
feed rather sloppy feeds before far
rowing and no corn. give nothing at
all for twenty-four hours after the pigs
have arrived except water. then feed
enough to produce as much milk as the
pigs will take and do we'll The hard
est thing | have TO contend with in
winter is TO get the old sows to take
enough exercise | aim to gain this by
scattering oats rather thinly over some
clean ground. | am forced from eXpe-
rience To believe that where the SOW is
worried into taking exercise no good
results follow.
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Housing Farm Implements.

The good farmer is supposed to clean
and house all farm implements rs soon
as ne has finished using them each day,
but many do not 40 this. says Ameri-
can Cultivator They should devote ut
lenst one day to the work Of collecting
them. rubbing the dust off, oiling the
ironwork and putting in good order for
another years work. When well hous-
ed. ii will pay to go over the woodwork
with coat of paint. Do this before
the snow comes, and when the tools
are wanted for use next spring and
they are found all ready and in good
condition this will prove one of the
best days work done in the year, as il
will save several days time and bother
with them in the busy season. save
strength of men and teams and prevent
many Of the accidents that unlucky
men are so apt TO have in breaking
down just when most in n hurry.
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Vale and Pennsylvania.

The reports that Yale university ath-
letic officials are considering the qups
ton of resuming athletic relations with
the University Of Pennsylvania is pro
nounced untrue by leading Yale men.
The opinion is that Yale might in an
other year come to some agreement
with Pennsylvania. because the latter
institution had eligibility rules as strin
gent MS any college in the country In
discussing the agreement made be
tween Harvard and Yale for another
year at football Manager Francis Of
the Yale Football association said that
the agreement was for two years. TAX
inc I'm the game that was played at
Cambridge on Noy. % as well as the
game 10 be played next year
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HINTS FOR FARMERS
Care of sheep In winter.

If sheep are less eXacting than the
COWS in their demands upon the time
and attention of the farmer. they
should not be neglected. says Ameri
can Cultlvator. Good food. and plenty
Of II, every day is needed, and If they
are, as they should be. turned out ev-
cry pleasant day for exercise and fresh
air DO not expect them to get living
from the frostbitten grass that they
may find. as little of II Will not hurt
them and may do them some good, but
ii cannot be a very nourishing food. A
few oats, little bran and, If their
roughage is OF inferior quality. a little
cornmeal every day will do them good.
helping them TO bring better lambs and
grow more wool Plenty of water
where they can 90 to 1t as they please
should be at hand, for when on dry
feed they like to drink little and often.
and they want 1t always clean. A
sheep will go long without water rath-
er than drink that which is not clean.
Give them bedding enough to keep
their sheds dry and clean and plenty
of pure air Cold does not hurt them
when they have on their winter coats,
but keep them dry. with the fleece free
from rain or snow.
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FOR THE HOUSEWIFE
Arranging Furniture.

In arranging furniture IL cannot he
too often emphasized that a first ele-
ment to be considered in the use Of the
article Is the place In which II Is put.
For example. screen standing against
the wall between two windows Is bad.
A screen is intended to screen some
thing-a draft or unattractive doorway
or unsightly view 1t is never an or.
nament except secondarily, says The
Saturday Evening Post. Chairs. too,
are To sit In. They should express this
purpose by their placing-the low sew
Ing chair by the sewing table, another
inviting one by the reading lamp. a
loiling chair near the hearth. one into
which listener by the piano may
drop Tables, too have n purpose.
They are not to be dotted over 4 room
because they fiji space or because n
certain number is owned. Two or
three years ago a New York woman
received as a curio a slice from ma.
hogany tree which was seven or eight
inches thick and at least three feet In
diameter. She had il followed and
polished and mounted on a tripod Of
mahogany and even then would not
let the beautiful thing Il had grown TO
Ire stand I'm her parlor till she had dis
covered use for 1t as card receiver
1t supplanted less attractive one and
now. just at tie right of her door, Is
most convenient for It's purpose and a
JOY to every one who sees it.
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RnNnI Cnncnhnrcn.

There are SO many varieties Of beau
tiful ware on the market that it is al
most impossible to make n choice
when attempting TO select a rare bit Of
bric-a-brac, and one is well nigh be
wildered and ready to declare that
each piece produced is prettier than
the last. Royal Copenhagen has al
ways been much admired, but it seems
to have arrived this season prepared
to make a bid for first place among
lovers of ceramics. Its lovely flower
effects in dull blue. green and gray on
white are most artistic, and the quaint
shapes will readily appeal to those
who are In search Of something lovely
and unusual. Pittsburg Dispatch
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Candy For Bees.

Never use anything in making can
dy but the best grade of sugar. says
American AgriculturiS Boil granu-
lated sugar to thick strip and when
done so that it breaks like pipestem
when dropped in water, take it off and
as ii begins to harden stir it until so
thick ii will just pour and then pour
into pans or dishes. so that it hardens
i'm cakes about an inch thick. A diff
ferent candy can be made If you can
get good extracted honey, but 1t must
be of the best quality. Heat the honey
until it is thin, but don't boil II. and
then stir in all the pulverized sugar it
viii take up. Then knead it with the
hands aud work in more sugar until it
becomes stiff dough
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sinhon MiIk skinner.

1t is often desirable TO draw off the
milk from bottle after the cream has
formed without pouring off the cream,
and for this purpose the siphon skim
mer here shown will be found con
venient. Without an arrangement of
this kind it is next TO impossible to
separate the milk and cream with any
degree of accuracy, a portion of, the
one nearly always remaining with the
other. Charles A. Mead of Newark, y.
j.. the inventor of this siphon. states
that it can be adjusted so rs to draw
off all the milk without disturbing the
cream. or it can be made TO mix the
two in any desired proportion. The
variation is obtained by lengthening
or shortening the outer leg Of the
siphon. The graduations correspond
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-01-02

George Ade. whose Fables In Slang
have brought him into prominence rs "a
hCuorist is from Indiana. In talking
with a lady recently size asked him If
BE- Ind ever noticed how many bright
people came from thar state.
Indeed have. madam" he said,
"au1 have noticed. too, that the
brighter they are the sooner they
come
On another occasion AIDE was listen
ing 10 restaurant orchestra with some
friends. when the band began TO play
the uwrmezzo from "Rusticana. As
the first few bars were played one of
the listeners asked:
"pMn't ne Kovcn write that
Not yet. said AIDE.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-01-02

Columbia is 10 have another WeekeS
The newcomer is Bradford Weekcs.
brother of Harold Weckes. aud has al
ready made a name for himself on the
interscholastic gridiron as right end
during the present year on the Morris.
town (N. j. school team, which won
nine Of ten games played and scored
800 points as against fifty made by its
opponents canvass of Columbia
players shows that Morley, Mcclellan.
Van Hoevenberg. Irvine and Willard
are the only men who will not return
next year
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The Reserve Salad.

A salad that will be Of use to the
harassed mistress whose hands are al
ways SO full just before the serving of
a meal Is the following. because ii may
be prepared several hours before need
I'd:
Slice boiled potatoes thin; add a few
sliced truflles that you have cooked in
little wine, and two red behring's.
bonrd and faxed The mnyonnaise
that accompanies this salad must have
a little mustard in IL, and the whole
should bc mixed M least four or five
hours before serving
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Concerning Irrigation.

The best results with most crops can
be had by wetting the ground well and
then letting ii alone until it needs wa
ter again. says Kansas farmer in
American Agriculturist. This is better
than to put on little water every day
or two. This rule will apply to almost
all garden stuff except tomatoes. You
cannot drown them. but you can make
them grow too much to tops and not
bear so much fruit. A good plan with
tomatoes is TO keep them growing nice
~ until the fruit Is well set and then
give them q good wetting.
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Cleansing the FowIhouse.

Spraying the poultry houses with a
solution OF sulphuric acid, one pound
TO twenty gallons of water. is an Ell
cient remedy for lice. mites and all dis
ease germs If it is put on so as to cover
walls. ceilings floors. roosts and nests
and forced into cracks and crevices. II
is better than some other sprays. as II
is not necessary to keep the fowl out
more than an hour or so. and IL will
destroy the eggs as well as the devel
oped insects II il touches them.
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Enrm NOfea.

An animal impoverished in flesh can
not grow or mature and must be main
talned at loss OF feed.
Winter is good time TO clean up the
farm. clear out the fence rows and
make the farm heater and cleaner.
Many improvements can be planned
and partially executed during the win
ter IL advantage Is taken of the oppor.
tunities.
Most crops exhaust the soil in proper
ton TO their value.
Small farms well titled are what
make nation wealthy.
The secret OF success In stock raising
Is superiority in quality
a change OF rough feed ms well as d
grain j. essential. Kansas Farmer.
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G.ers and The Monk.

The return OF The Monk. 20Sh. to
the stable OF Mr. Geers who campaign
ed him as four yparold ana gave bim
his present record. is one OF the nota-
BILE recent events Fred : WedgPwood.
who is also owned by Fred Gerken.
will be In MIR Geers stable