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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-04

ate the mansions of lords and dukes
galore. The young OregOnlan has al
ready established agencies In Norway
and Sweden, Denmark. Germany and
Italy, and he is now making arrange
ments 10 paper the French republic
AMERICAN PAPER NEEDED.
It would seem to me that we might
sell more writing paper and pulp paper
to France than we are now doing. The
paper used here is OF two kinds--very
good and very poor, For business let
ters the French use cheaper grade
than that used in the United States,
but for social correspondence they
have the best,
The newspapers are printed on the
cheapest Of wood pulp, with the eXcep-
ton of the expensive journals, such as
the Figaro, There are $500 journals
and periodicals published In Paris alone,
and Of these q large number are dailies.
The newspapers are much smaller than
ours but some Of them, such as the
Petit journal and lie Matin, have enor-
nous calculations The Petit journal
claims the largest circulation I'm the
world. The papers sell from ] 10 !
cents, or from 8 centmcs TO 20 confines
EACH They are cried on the streets and
a lso sold IN little galvanized iron news
stands on the outer edges Of the street
! in al parts Of the city. The kiosks
! belong 10 the government, ana the
| newsdealers pay rent for them, They
make their money by the commissions
| they receive on the sales Of the papers,
| The usual rate Is two-nfths Of cent
| per copy for a One-cent paper. ana
| three-hfth of a cent for papers that
| sell from 2 Ia cents each. Such news
dealers on the bouleyards sell the DIFF
| ferent American magazines. They not
! nfrequenty have American newspapers
and always the Paris edition Of the New
York Herald, which Is partly I'm French,
and which has so much continental So
cal news In it that It can hardly be
called American.
FRANCE WANTS AMERICAN COAL
had a talk last night with Mr.. Lag
| are Weller, who recently returned from
ths United States, where he has been
locating a place for the 20 young stu e.
dents which France from now on must
Keep In America to study our industrial
and business methods. Mr. Weller
is delighted with his reception in the
United States, and is urging that closer
commercial relations should be estab-
lShed Said he:
,.,.,9I,, ta,,,or1 a. t,,orioans tban
~, ,vuIiy 80 w, a,,raniota yn,,r Won
I ~ W. ,In1,oss ond oreat ,,,nn,ecenne
L,'' u, Hi,iu'e ,,,' 'i,r ann smfrornp
~ N,ite ,tarttiniS,,o ood ,ro shorlJ
voP'r TO Ia ,t", nio con ~ ro1n an,
~, ~ w. 49,, ut,h ,,n,, closer Tn.
u"1e go la,, ,h, r,yo,,cl, ON do alt
49, in', soy ~, 80 ,,oaria ~ IN.
- 80, ~, n,ie 80 W. sbould
~, .I.a va t,,,,, ~ o,,,,ttIn, 80 yor U-ber
" gnu ~ pug els ,'',i,n ,,a,., od,,an,.
- lot ~ W. So =,
'Se W 'u'
Along what special Ines can on
( / trade with France ne most easily III
, Creased j asked.
Iherc are several ilhes' replteu M'
, WELLER and especiaiy nat or coal
should say mat you could give US on
surplus coal quite as advantageous,
, az the English or Belglans our an
, nual production OF coal " apout 10
! 100000 tons short OF the demand, an.
We have to go to England or belslun
for supply The United states coul'
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" ,.,,Aor-
. France. i have been wander
f'' ,s., Paris for a week in the root
Ir9 ''' ~ me American INVASION Ihey
sI'I' ~ a,.iny marked as the footprints
aTs : poblnson crusoe found on the
'h,' !, NE desert island The big ho-
SAM y boort OF the bouleyards where
t.. I r Writing. is aned with Americans
~ AM surrounded by American
Sno our consul general has his
'E', inst over the way with the
op"' ~, aog flying from a pole out OF
amer" me wulows Spauldlns' the
o .l..,o iegeler Is just below, and
Co. are on the opposite side
arset IN the same direction !
i. sim Of the Equitable Life In
N. company which has recently
. = 49, q.
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freeZers are very popular. The French
do not know ice cream as we make IT.
Indeed | have not had a good dish OF
ice cream since left the United states
Ices are served at the hotels and res
taurants, but In many cases the
amount given Is not more than a table
spoonful. and It Is served IN a niue
glass with a bowl like the hole In the
bottom of a wine bottle The amount
of ice cream given with the usual glass
OF soda water In our drug stores IL
about four times as much as you re-
ceiye here in a dish, and the usuai
restaurant portion at home would
make twenty portions as served IN
Paris,
YANKEE SHOES AND HATS,
You can get the chief makes Of Amer
lean hats in Paris, but they cost iulIy
as much as they do In the United
States. / was asked % gracs or 80 Tor
a derby today.
This year many Panama hats are be-
ing worn, and I do not see why an mn
portation of such goods from the Phll-
ippne islands would not pay The FIJI
ipinos make as good hats as south
America ana they sell them at a much
less cost ! bought a hat In Mania
for S. which would cost SO here IN
Paris. and the ordinary $3.50 hat sold
there would be worth three times as
much here. Mems Panama hats trim
med with eagle feathers are now es-
peCially popular with fashionable Ia
dies of Paris. A good hat Of this kind
is worth SIG.
The American lamp is beginning to
make its way into Europe. as are also
our gas stoves and ranges. TheTe are
plenty Of American shoes, both real
| and imitation, In Paris, Those mace
| by the French are nothing Ike so good
| as the imported article, nor VIII they
sell as well. one man tells me tha'
| he handles about 1000 pairs OF Amerl'
can shoes every year aud that his sales
are steadily increasing He says they
are excellent shoes when the makers
are conscientious
YANKEE PAPER ON THE PRINCE
OF WALES BEDROOM.
met curious American ON the tor
Of the Eiffel tower yesterday afternoon
He came from Portland, Ore, but o
| iata wears has been representing on
Of our companies which manufacture
burlap wall coverings. He tells IN
that this is one OF the live articles
of the American invasion, and tina
# is steadily pushing its way into IN
palaces Of the rich on this side of tn
water. His firm sold over 100000 yard
in Europe last year The most of th'
went to England and a part Of II 4
now on the walls Of the Prince 0
Wales bed room. Another roll or s.
was used In the decoration Of Balmora
castle. queen Victoria's favorite pal
ace I'm Scotland and other rolls decor
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OUR INVASION OF PARIS.

Machines Ecr and Sonpes Amercone Grocrs Of Paris
and Hoa they Display their WoresBoson Goldfish Balls and
Baltimore French Department Store that GiVes its
Clerks Free Meals Pensions-Lazare WELLER american
Coal-Ho@ tie French Keep Warm-Yankee Paper on the
Prince of Wales CONTOUR Baby Carriages Abroad
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The Ba by Carriage of London.

soups, California fruits and other deli
cacies. Among the curious things were
Little Neck clans in tins and Goldfish
balls from Boston. There were also tins
Of potted ham, tongue, turkey and
chicken, silver spray succOtash and
cans of corn on the cob Among the
SOUPS were oXtail mock turtle hare
soup and clam chowder each of which
sells for 2S cents per can. green turtle
and terrapin soups at 40 cents per can
and mulligatawney and others at lower
rates. talllea with the manager He
says that American goods are steadily
increasing In popularity and that they
are making their way among the
French.
heard the same FROM another grocer
close TO the Place Nendome, In TIE
heart of the Rue de la PriX. where the
leading French dressmakers are situat-
cd. This man is handling American
cereals. American whiskies, crackers
and biscuits from New York, as well
as the various goods saw at Potins
EVEN THE GROCERIES ARE Ar
TIsTIC.
At all the grocery stores our goods
are wen displayed The French are the
most artistic of all window dresser,
ana they can give us many points on
preparing merchandise SO that II VIII
ratch the customers eye. | spent some
time looking over the rults vegetables
and meats at Potn's. Among the fruits
.vnre ripe Strawberries each strawberry
lying half wrapped in a green eli ana
ia repr D. - rows I'm Hgt boxes The boxes
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bstta lot under the shadow Of the
"a house, where II expects to bulld
d American building, and around the
e-rr & the Office of the American
p,ps company. with reading rooms
o,n.rng the leading American pa
ms 7htre are American newspaper
eneSedents scattered throughout
he Billings nearby, and within a
sbyylhrow Of here are a score OF our
sissscturers and others who are here
,s,hng American goods. | am diotat-
ig bic letter TO an American machine,
a BhICh sits a pretty French type-
Vita gih who writes English, and
yse fond Of American drinks,
I'M stimulate my tongue with lig-
RI q Kentucky whisky at the Amerl-
a. lar in this very hotel,
aNERlcAN'MACHINES A ECRIRE,"
Soaking Of typewriters, all Of the
ai American makes are being sold
eNgghout France and the French
tFgriter girl is already an institution
ePsis She is as bright as her Amer
Ian sister and is often as pretty and
tNesylIshly dressed. She appreciates
sT 10 charge for her work and when
d, catches wandering American she
nlkA him pay Well The usual rates
isnsnsent work of this kind in Paris
stv francs or 81 per hour For long
Us here is a considerable reduction
n ior steady work the prices are
ls5at the same as az homc. The Rem
hgols have a typewriting school
AtA they advertise as Ecole de stem
'gsIhe and their machines are here
aisl Machines a Ecrire The Smith
Mnler the YUst. the Callgraph, the
h'-lOck the Oliver, the Oensmore,
nsJ;vett and the Williams are Ameri-
oi machines which ! have seen and
nNiot these have offices on the hOul
'los IN the same locality may tie
found the Columbia monographs and
uapAophoneg offered for sale or talk
M Or singing 10 French az iN-d nriC1s.
There aye nye different brands Of
American bicycles iol sale IN one 81 1N
lsar ,fe Madeleine ana American sew
ns machines are Advertised on th"
losks and other stands throughout the
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the SAMUEL NJ. BARRArT MEMORIAL BUILDING,

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MATILDA NJ. BARRATT.

distinguished by the eadil
and Of attachment 10 her son rr only
child She left England in order to IDENTIFY herself "
Her death which occurred
on April H. 1902 consequence OF har De-
reavemen Her the OF blessing to the children
others with great satisfaction OF he
she had made to the Latterday saints university,
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SAMUEL M. BARRATT

~ samuel Moehouse Stockport Eng" OH
CO. . u' Oh his life spent in salt Lake city lie was eU
va, sen'eany youth greatly devoted to his mother NoH
Ms el and waited with and exemplary deVo'oh W
lh,s 'oraoy known this His death occurred on Zee 80
~ remarked public that IT gratifying s, w
English lady driving carriage always a'ehueu "
--sa and tAOughtfal SON.
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AMONG the curious American goods
for sale in the Bon Marche are ice
cream freezers and refrigerators as
well az churns and washing machines.
The English clerk who acted as my In
ternreter told me that the ice cream
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-11-22
Witty and Truthful.

Among the congratulatory letters
President Wilson received on his in
auguration as president of Princeton
university was one from Laurence
Hutton, the 'vell-known author, ad-
dressed to Professor Woodrow Will
son. Library place-with a better
place in Prospect" The street in
which President Wilson lives is called
Library place, some distance from the
official residence Of the university
presidents, an ancient stone mansion
situated in the university grounds
known as Prospect"
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-11-22

Awireless telegraphy station has re-
Gently been established for military
and experimental purposes, at an iso-
lated corner of the Peterburgski
Island, st. Petersburg. The station
consists of a small wooden house,
which contains the apparatus, and
close by is the usual high mast. Com
munication has been held with SINH
lar stations at Kronstadt and Svea-
borg. The st. Petersburg station and
apparatus are most jealousy guarded
by the authorities; soldiers are con-
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-11-22


in America
in
a
diamonds
Cheeve in a
impression, beside
speaking
Mr.
III explode it. There
of
Don't look round
Say what told not please said the latter quietly
mot in for thirty
Now to have here taking his inside pocket check
ordinary
able James Trefny
have indorsed
hardly tell
mythical
make he money
to
a
all the bills,
smiling
It
hee departed Treny reached the table
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-11-22
Bad Practice stcrpcd 4.

DR.. Joseph H. Raymond. sanitary
superintendent of Brooklyn. has is
sued an order putting stop to the
barbarous practice of taking to the
police station persons found either
partially or wholly unconscious. In
several recent cases death has result
ed from the practice, the police think
ing the unconscious parties were sim
ply drunk, when as a matter of fact
they needed immediate medical. atten-
ton.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-11-22
Work of Woman Poet.

The one poem most often trans
lated into every language of the civil
lized world was written by woman.
"The Ode to Aphrodite," by Sappho's.
Shakespeare's works have borne the
test of but three centuries; Sappho's
have stood through twenty-five CEN
turtles.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-11-22

"MR WALKINcsTIcK
counted his a
said
Thank
Of
An he was
of
in
atterst
In the first place gentlemen especially
in
Now, Homer Dunevy of York
del Pradodont
Put on the mnacles ordered the magistrate gathering
a the stc
he
o IN a
"Check?'
to do
with these pleasant ovezealous
smiling audib The check
in
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-11-22
Artificial PerfIInes-

The French industry of raising flow
ers for the manufacture of perfume
has been greatly injured by the chemi-
cal odors and artificial ethereal oils
produced in Germany, as the latter
sell at a lower price and are hardly
distinguishable from the genuine.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-11-22
Lonq-Lived Pensioners.

The names CT two women are still
on the British pension list dating
from the time of George l. One is
Lady Barrow, the adopted daughter
of John Wilson Croker. Lord Macau-
lays bad, very bad man, l fear" The
other is the mother of Sir William
Anson, M. P. for Oxford University
and warden of All Souls.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-11-22
Triumph for Americans.

II it had been predicted ten years
ago that a whole year would pass in
Havana without a single case of yell
low fever, the prophet would have
been thought insane. Yet that is
what the American occupation and
American scientific and sanitary skill
have brought to pass.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-11-22
Scarcity of Naval officers.

Secretary Moody faces considerable
difficulty in keeping a necessary num-
ber of commissioned officers in the
navy. This is because of the con-
tinued applications for retirement un-
der the provisions of the navy per-
sonnel act. There is no way to pre-
vent these retirements with advanced
RANK.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-11-22
The Real Trouble.

The "discoverer of the golden am
Der varnish of the Cremona violins"
has been visiting New York newspa-
pers Offices again. There are enough
good violins Would that there were
fewer bad violinistsi
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-11-22
A Definition.

In a public school the instructor,
wishing to teach the word fern, f"
brought pot of ferns into the class
loom to make the lesson more real,
and on asking one little girl what it
was, received the Ingenious answer:
"A pot of green feathers"
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-11-22
Raapipes Not Scotch.

1t is said that the only thing Scotch
In a set of bagpipes is the sheepskin
and tartan. The wood-ebony or co.
cus-comes from Africa or Jamaica,
the ivory from Africa, the horn from
Australia, and the cane for the reed
from Spain.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-11-22
Found Powerful snrinn.

At spot indicated by water d.
viner an artesian well was bored at
Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, with
the result that at depth of $50 feet a
spring was struck that is now yielding
664 900 gallons of water daily.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-11-22

rod virtually has passed out of exist
ence.
Explosions of kerosene had become
great in the aggregate, and DR.. Kedzie
began to look into the new substance
to the end that the "Kedzie test" was
established as the safety line in kero-
sene. The Michigan state legislature
passed laws regulating the standard
of this OIL; other states followed and
to-day the 'Kedzie test" is the $50
test" demanded of kerosene refiners
in nearly every state in the Union.
Commercial fertilizers became an
other menace to the prosperity of the
farmer, through the rascally opera
tions of few men who were selling
virtually coal ashes to farmers all
over the United States. This the doc
tor exposed, breaking up the business.
In all Of these moves the doctor was
implored. threatened, and prosecuted
by the vested interests in all these
lines, but he was victor.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-11-22
For a Pasteur Memorial.

A committee has been appointed at
Dole, where a statue of Pasteur has
recently been elected, to collect funds
to purchase the house in which he
was born as permanent memorial.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-11-22
Valuable Find in Denmark.

In bog on the island of iceland,
Denmark. a votive bronze chariot has
been found with the image of horse
ten inches high in front and with an
inlaid gold sun on one side.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-11-22
Healthy VILLAGERS.

One-tenth of the inhabitants of the
village of Long Marston, in Hertford-
shire, England, are said by statis-
tician to have reached the age Of
ninety years.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-11-22

Asylum in Memory of Victoria.
1t has been decided to found an
eye hospital and an asylum for the
blind as Ceylon's memorial to the late
Queen Victoria
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-11-22
DR.. ROBERT C. kEDzIE DEAD.
Was Prominent in Scientific and HUI
manitarian Works.

DR.. Robert c. Kedzie, for forty years
professor of chemistry at the Michi-
gan Agricultural college, but who was
retired from active duty last June and
was made professor emeritus, is dead
at the age of 79 years.
Robert C. Kedzie was of Scotch
Irish stock. He was born in the hills
of western New York and was taken
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-11-22
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY IN RUSSIA

stantly on the watch, and no unautho-
rized person is allowed to approach
within a certain distance, or even to
take photographs of the station.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-11-22
More Than Disinterested.

Matilda think that Frank was
wholly disinterested in asking me to
be his wife. Uncle George-Disinter.
ested? He was positively reckless.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-11-22

to the backwoods OF Michigan when
three years old.
Almost thirty years ago DR.. Kedzie
found the lightning rod craze"
spreading everywhere through the
country, and the agents of the manu-
facturers imposing upon the people to
the extent of hundreds of thousands
of dollars annually. He set to work
to demonstrate the false ideas, and as
the result of his work the lightning
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-11-22
Oldest Voter in Texas.

The oldest voter in Texas at the
last election was Antonio Lopez, aged
106. He has lived in the county where
he cast his ballot for eighty years.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-11-22

Not if He Goes in October.
When man returns from his va
cation.' he usually looks as tagged out
as girl who is getting ready to be
married --Atchison Globe.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-11-22

Exclusive circles of Baltimore, Md,
are much interested in a persistent
rumor to the effect that Miss Lota
Robinson and William C. Whitney
have at last been engaged, and the
report has created a great deal of dis
cussion.
The Newark journal., 1902-08-15
SOME PERTINENT FACTS.

Just at present the democratic voters of Independence county are much interested in the gang-rule tactics which developed at the re- cent meeting of the county central committee. There has been, for some time, systematic effort on the part of a certain clique, headed by one J. B. Gray, to fasten upon the democratic party of the county one of the worst frauds ever per petrated on an unsuspecting pub lie.
 MT. Gray has been sworn ene- my to honesty from the very mo- ment that 1t was found that some of his friends and kinsmen were defeated in the primary, and since that time he has left no stone un- turned in his endeavor to perpe- trate some kind of fraud. In fact Fraud or bust seems to have been his motto. and that he has
The Newark journal., 1902-08-15
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

Henry and Lee Mayhan return ed to their respective duties at the State Blind School at Llttle Rock Saturday, after a short but pleasant visit with home folks.
 Prof. A. V. Hamilton, former ly principal of the Dos we'll Insti- iute at Newport, k here getting np township map of the county. Nc acknowledge q pleasant call.
 An old lady hy the name of Morris, who was in destitute cir cumstanees, died few miles be- low town Sunday and was buried Monday. J. A. Anchullz donat- ed his work in making coffin and the other necessaries were bought by public contribution.
The Newark journal., 1902-08-15

Matheny and q few of his over zealous friends are responsible for the present political situation in this county. They could have ayerted it by agreeing to new primary between he and Arnold. Judge Arnold favored Il new pri- mary, but Matheny and his ad- yisors have fought the proposition for new primary with zeal born of desperation. A new pri- mary would have settled the dis pute satisfactorily to both sides and harmony would have been the result. But NIatheny seemed to think he should rule or ruin, and 1t may possibly be his ruin.
The Newark journal., 1902-08-15
Beane Seiis to MciienrY.

The largest deal that has been consumated in Newark in q mum Der of years took place Saturday, when R. K. McHenry bought from $. C. Beane his brick business house and entire stock Of general merchandise. This is the most valuable business property in Newark and. if the town continues to grow and prosper, wIll, ill q few years, be worth an enormous sum of money.
 The amount involved Tn the transaction Is between $9, ,000 and $l0,000. Mir. McIleniy took charge of the business the first of the week.
 Mr. Reane will take we'll earned rest, for awhile at least but will be in the cotton and corn market this Fall.