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The Washington times., 1903-05-17
WESTERN LIFE AND PEOPLE


ton. The novel Is individual and i'm
pressive from the first page 10 the last.
and far the best work that the author
has ever done.
There is nothing In recent fiction more
finely done than the contrast between
Adele Lispenard and Yucca Armes, and
not the least of it's merits is that the
picture is painted with full appreciation
of the beauty of each type. There Is no
attempt to exaIt one over the other. to
represent Yucca as a siren or Adele as
small-souled being. There is frank
recognition of the fact that each woman
was by temperament what she was, and
chat neither could have changed into
the semblance OF the other any more
than a Baltimore oriole could become
a robin.
Skilled Character Drawing.
The fine interplay of these relations
Is managed with a skill and delicacy
rare in even a modern work OF fiction,
though the writer of novels today aims
at the description of fine shades of
feeling which quite escaped the older
authors. There are people who will
say of this book that in 1t nothing hap
pens, and feel disappointed because 1t
does not end in tragedy, but, On
the other hand, the reader of more SEN
sitive understanding will delight in its
perfect truth to human nature and In
the vivid co1oring of every scene. The
! ghostly presence of the wolf. the scene
in Yucca's old Spanish house on the oc-
casion of Trent's first visit, the mo-
ment when he saw her walking in the
desert as a lady walks IN her garden,
the vision of a city TO be built on these
sands-aIl are of haunting, weird love
illness. tNew York: Mcclure. Phillips
q Coz
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SHAKESPEAREAN'O PORTRAITS.
II A NEW PORTRT OF SHAKES
~ PEARE. "byohn Corbin. is

* A NEW. PORTRC OF SHAKES
~ PEARE. "byohn Corbin. is
a presentat1 of "the case
of the Ely Palace Paiing. as against
that of the so-called roeshout Origi-
nal and as a bit of skespearean lit
erature will have it's interest for stu
dents of the poet. It illustrated with
several reproductionsf portraits of
Shakespeare, and thdntention of the
book is thus stated 1.-THE preface:
Many portraits shakespeare have
been regarded by thepartisans as TAX
en- from life; but nonof them has been
accepted as unquestiably genuine. OF
late painting, recery discovered-the
so-called Droeshout riginal-has been
looked upon by the CHEST authorities.
as, in all probability life portrait, and
has been reproduceds of chief interest
in biographies of Il great dramatist.
AS yet this paintinihas not been de-
scribed adequately, :, indeed. in any
but the most superfal manner.
The RivaIoortraits.
AT the same timenother painting
the Ely Palace portit-which. in GER
tain points at least. admitted TO be of
even greater interej has been even
more strangely negtted. The purpose
of the present essays to relate the his
tory of these paintgs as far as it is
known, and to discs their respective
claims to be regard as genuine. The
aim Of the discussh will be to show
that the so-called Deshout Original is
probably a fabricatit. and that the Ely
Palace painting is pbably a life por-
trait of Shakespeare
Whether one agre with the author S
conclusion or not, tare is a good deal
of entertaining and structive informa-
ton here regarding the portraits OF
Shakespeare. (NewYork: John Lane:
The Bodley Head.)
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MORE OF ELIZABETH.

IS LIzABETHs CHILDREN -
writer unknown, is a Dot
pourri Of "Helen's Babies"
and the various EIizabeths of recent
fiction, with French flavor. 1t would
have been more effective but for the
obvious catchpenny title, for some of
the pranks of the Anglo-Gallic infants
here described are really very funny.
The reader of THE Visits of Eliza
beth. with which, by the way. this book
has nothing to do, will be somewhat
puzzled by the publishers explanation
sentence occurs.
Those of US who fell head over ears
In love with her (Elizabeth) have more
than once found ourselves dreamily
wondering, Whom did she really marry
Now, 1t really seems as If anyone who
was head over ears in love" with this
eccentric little heroine might have had
the patience to read on to the end of
the book, IN which her engagement to
Harry. Marquis of Valmond, is unmis-
takabIy announced; also to see the utter
impossihilityr of her marrying a French
man. in view OF the sentiments which
her visits caused her to hold toward
French life in general. This attempt to
win popularity for book by attaching
to ii tag from the deserved popularity
OF another book is not nice.
The story deals with the experience
of an English gentleman in charge Of
the three children of his old sweet
heart-a sufficiently novel and impossi-
bic situation. But it is delightfully."-
written. in spite of its borrowing from
-'Heien's Babies and worth quiet
laugh. CNew York: John Lane, The
Bodley Head.)
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Great Spirit whatever he held most
dear-it Is pathetic. but not with any
suggestion OF savage cruelty. Rather
one is led to see the inner meaning
Of this seemingly heartless custom. and
TO sympathize with the plucky little fell
low as he sings the death dirge for his
dog, and assures himself that the dog
will die bravely. as becomes warrior.
There is also one chapter dealing with
the sense of humor of the Indian,
quality which has too often been re-
garded as lacking entirely in this race
1t is probable that the characteristic
self-control of the Indian, and his con-
seriousness of the dignity to be preserv-
ed In the presence OF the white man,
has prevented his real appreciation OF
fun from becoming known: at any rate,
Dr. Eastman gays that he has seldom
heard sucn genuine and heartfelt merri-
ment as in the Indian camp, and he GER
tafnly ought to know. Moreover. he tells
several stories illustrating this charac-
teristic of Indian nature.
Indian Side of Indian Wars.
Several chapters of the book are given
up TO legends of the Sioux, and for this
reason alone the work is worth preserv-
ing, for the records of these unwritten
traditions are few, and becoming fewer,
as the old men die, and with them the
memories of the old wild life of the In
dian. There are also various records
here of old customs, feasts, methods of
manufacturing articles OF food, and
other commonplace of Sioux life
Perhaps the most striking feature of
the book to many OF it's readers viii be
It's presentation OF a new side of Indian
wars We have so long been accus-
toned TO think of the Indian as the
The Washington times., 1903-05-17

ever qualification, are necessary to a
truly great man henust seek at any ex-
pense of danger an hardship. Such was
the feeling Of the Imaginative and brave
young Indian. 1t became apparent to
him in early life TIT he must accustom
himself to rove alne and not to fear
or dislike the IMPRESSION of solitude.
1T seems to be popular idea that
all the CHARACTERISED skill of the Indian
is instructive and heeditary. This Is a
mistake. All the sticism and patience
of the Indian are acquired traits. and
continual practice slne makes him mas
ter of the art of woodcraft Physical
training and dietig we're not neglected.
| remember that was not allowed to
have beef soup orany warm drink. The
soup was for TIE old men. General
rules fer the youg were never to take
their food very bit, nor to drink much
water"
Lessons in Natural Science.
Again. he speas of the training given
him by his unck, who was 4 skiI1ful
hunter and traDier. and OF the ques-
lions which this uncle would ask re-
garding natural eience For instance:
- How do you know that there are
fish in yonder lals?'
Because they jump out Of the water
for flies at midday
He would smlb at my prompt but
superficial reply
What do you hink OF the little peb-
hles grouped together under the shallow
water? And what made the pretty curry
ed marks in the sandy bottom and the
little sand banks? Where do you find
the flsh-eating birds2 Have the inlet and
the outlet of lake anything TO do with
the question: He dill not expect cor
rect reply at once to all the volurninous
The Washington times., 1903-05-17
a ROMANCE OF OLD CANADA.
X ROSE OF NORMANDY" by
n w. R. A. Wilson is still an
- other romance of New

x A ROSE OF NORMANDY" by
n w. R. A. Wilson. is still an
other romance of New
France in the time of Louis XIV.
The romance writer's this year seem
to have hit upon this particular OLD
monarch as convenient peg upon
which to hang plots. This one deals
with the adventures Of Henri de Tonti,
or Tonty, one of the most remarkable
of the early French explorers OF the
West. and a lieutenant OF La Sale. In
THE Story of Tonty'' Mary Hartwen
Catherwood has already given the his
tory of this hero, but IN a different way.
Mr.. Wilson has hit upon somewhat
novel feature IN his plot, that Of max
ing Aeneas and Achates fall in love
with the same woman, so that loyalty
keeps the favored lover mute In other
words, he has made Tonti face the al
Tentative of loss Of his lore or dis
loyalty to his friend
A Trial for sTontL-
The heroine, 1.-THE Rose Of Nor
mandy" is a typical maiden Of old
France, with all the mingled spfrit.and
delicacy which belonged to the aris-
tocracy Of the days before the Revoiu-
ton. The character of, La~sa11s is'hard-
ly more than sketched. But really the
most notable figure IN the book is Pom
pom, the sworn comrade and servant OF
Tonti. who is simply Invaluable II Is
he who saves the hero and heroinesfrom
hundred dangers, who does all the
necessary things which no hero can be
expected TO do for himself. who dis-
plays inventive genius. reckless brav-
cry, and heroic self-sacrihce. whenever
necessary, and who finally gives his life
for Tonti, who would otherwise not
have been spared to the denouement-
There are some exciting adventures
with the Indians. and the story Ia. as
whole, well told. Boston: Little,
Brown & Coz
The Washington times., 1903-05-17

upon the country of hostile tribes and
were harassed by them almost daily and
nightly. Only the strictest vigilance
saved u.s.
This is the other side of that Indian
warfare of which we have heard so
much, the tale being usually told with
view to enlarging upon the hardships
of the white women and children In the
Indian country.
Spartan Training.
The training of the young Indian
seems to have been systematic and
thorough beyond anything that the
average white boy receives, and perfect
ly suited to his needs while living in
wild state. DR.. Eastman says:
Very early the Indian boy assumed
the task,of preserving and transmitting
the legends of his ancestors and tis
race. Almost every evening myth or a
true story of some deed done in the
past was narrated by one OF the parents
or grandparents, while the boy listened
with parted lips and glistening eyes. On
the following evening he was usually re-
CURED to repeat ii. If he was not an
apt scholar he struggled long with his
task. but as a rule the Indian boy is a
good listener and has a good memory,
so that the stories were tolerably we'll
mastered The household became his
audience. by which he was alternately
criticised and applauded-
Taught by Oral Tradition
This sort of teaching at once en-
Hghtens the boys mind and stimulates
his ambition. His conception of his
own future career becomes a vivid and
irresistible force. Whatever there is
for him to learn must be learned: what
The Washington times., 1903-05-17
tkJNDIAN BoYHooD.' by Charles A
Eastman, is the only book OF it's

Sc INDIAN BoEHooD'" by Charles A
Eastman, is the only book OF its
kind in existence, and as such
possesses unique value. 1t is the record
of an Indian boys life by an educated
Sioux Indian. whose command of Ian
guage is perfect, and whose life among
the white race has not spoiled him for
his own DR.. Eastman has much the
same love for the ancient songs and
traditions of his people that seumas
MacAianus, W. P. Yeats and other Irish
writer's show for ancient Irish legends
and literature. and 1t may be added that
some of the Indian traditions are quite
as well worth preserving as any in the
World. jeremiah Curtins book on the
subject and the more recent book of
the late Charles G. Leland prove this,
but Dr.. Eastnan's book is IN a more
popular vein than either.
Absorbing in It's Realism.
The fault of most books on Indian
lore, from the point OF view of the
average reader, is that in the effort
to preserve the Indian idioms the
translator has made the language stiff
and unnatural, or, going 70 the other
extreme. has garpished the legends
with flowers of rhetoric which do not
belong there, This defect is notice
ably absent from the present work. DR..
Eastman's style is marked by fiexibility.
ease, and a certain picturesque quality,
and the book is absorbing from its very
realism.
The boyhood of the author was passed
In Minnesota. Dakota and Canada. IN
the constant turmoil and change Of Dor
The Washington times., 1903-05-17

der warfare. for Indian affairs were at
that time most unsettled He tells with
vivid detail of the hardships Of his
childhood and of the characters Of his
relatives, formed under the uneeasing
apprehension of danger. One OF his
earliest recollections is of the flight OF
his people across the Missouri from the
pursuit of General Sibley, after the
Minnesota massacre" He says of this
experience:
An Indian Flight.
''The Missouri is considered one OF
the most treacherous rivers in the
world. Even a good modern boat is not
safe upon its uncertain current. We
were forced to cross in buffalo skin
boats-as round as tubs.
The Washecu Cwhito laenl sTere-com-
ing in great numbers with their big
guns. and while most of our men were
fighting them to gain time. the women
and the old men made and equipped
the temporary boats. braced with ribs
of willow. Some of these were towed
by two or three women or men swim
ming In the water and some by ponies.
1t was not an easy matter to keep them
right side up. with their helpless freight
of little children and such goods as we
In our flight we little folks were
strapped in the saddles or held in front
of an older person, and In the long night
marches to get away from the soldiers
we suffered from loss OF sleep and in
sufficient food. Our meals were eaten
hastily and sometimes in the saddle.
Water was not always TO be found. The
people carried II with them in bags
formed of tripe or the dried pericardium
OF animals.
Now we were compelled to trespass
The Washington times., 1903-05-17
TWO TEA DRINKERS.

The late Augustus Hare was fond of
relating an incident which illustrated
the absent mindedness of his cousin.
Dean Stanley. and Dr. Jowett. Both were
quite devoid of either taste or smell,
and for some reason both were inordi-
nately fond Of tea. One morning they
had each drunk eight cups, when sud
denly. as Jowett rose from the table. he
exclaimed: Good graciousl | forgot to
put the tea in" Neither had noticed the
omission as they slipped their favorite
beverag e-The Argonaut.
The Washington times., 1903-05-17
THLETICS AND OUTDOOR
SPORTS FOR WOMEN" edi-
ted by Lucille z. Hill, direct


or of physical training in Wellesley Col
lege. is a collection of papers on diff
ferent forms of physical training. each
by an expert in that particular line
of work Thus, the paper On Golf
is by Francis c. Griscom; that on
''Equestrfanism," by Belle Beach. a
well-known authority on the subject;
that on Running by Herbert H Hol-
ton. Boston Athletic Association, and so
on. The authors agree in their earnest
advocacy of out-of-door sports and ath-
letic training for women. and the book
will appeal particularly to college girls,
and to those who are in any way con-
cerned with the education of girls.
Valuable Information.
The illustrations are numerous and
we'll chosen, and most OF them are from
photographs. While regular gymnastic
exercise forms the subject of three or
four of the papers, dancing, fencing.
bowling, tennis, swimming, skating.
rowing. running and basketball also
come III IoI d sIalc Va 90
that the book is comprehensive in It's
scope.
Any girl or woman who is really
interested in the subjects treated here
could hardly get a better guide than
this compact little work. If every
girl in this country would read it and
follow at least part of its precepts
the next generation would probably be
healthier for the process, for there is
no doubt that the girl of today does
not get half her proper amount of
physical development, unless she hap
The Washington times., 1903-05-17
rHE VOICE IN THE DESERT"
by Pauline Bradford Mackie,

by Pauline Bradford Mackie,
- is a noteworthy addition to
the fiction of the West which is rapidly
accommodating on our shelves. The scene
is laid in the desert country of the
Southwest, and the chief interest of the
book is to be found In the vivid and I'M
compromising picture of the life OF that
region which it gives. The atmosphere is
perfect. The reader feels as If he were
there
This atmospheric effect is most proml-
nent because it Is particularly good. not
because there is anything weak about
the other elements of the book The
characters are quite as lifelike, and the
plot, what there is of it, Is well work
ed out. There is not much of a plot.
however. The central group of figures
includes two women-one the wife Of a
clergyman of the Episcopal church. a
woman essentially of the world in the
better sense of the phrase. bright, busy,
practical, loving human life in it's civ
ilized aspects the other a daughter of
the desert, full of the queer, half
foreign life about her, Spanish In tenn
permanent, Western American in soul.
A Study in Human Nature
The contrasting types of men are
Lispenard, the clergyman. dreamy, I'M
pulsive rec1use, loving the desert for It's
beauty and loneliness, and Jarvis Trent,
fine specimen of the American bust
ness man, who chances on the little
town of Sahuaro while on a Western
tour. There is nothing but the interplay
of these different types of character to
make the book-that and the desert,
which fills the intervals with bis life just
as an open fire bridges gaps in converse
The Washington times., 1903-05-17
THE ORIGINATOR OF "JINGo."

lingo" has become so firmly fixed in
our language that it is surprising to
learn that the man who invented 1t is
still alive. Mr.. George Jacob Holy
oake recently celebrated his eighty
sixth birthday. The New Oxford Die
tonary credits him with first using
the word in it's present meaning in q
letter in which he protested against
the breaking up of a meeting IN sup
port OF Gladstone's Eastern policy.
The letter was headed The Jingoes
In the Park"
The Washington times., 1903-05-17
WORSHIP.

There the loud Laudate of the rain,
The glad, imperial praise of her great voice.
l heard the host of leaves rejoice, rejoice,
And solemn winds lift up strong refrain.
Thro' endless fields, where swept the golden grain
That congregation of the open air
Sang IN the storm Lo earth vast prayer
From sea, from plain to distant plain.
The whole world sang its paean of old praise;
Like monks, the pine-trees Pater Nosters told,
And the wild hail counted its rosary.
o heart of mine. thro' the bleak Autumn days,
When everywhere in wood and glade and void
Rose chants and psalms, there song from tn
Charles Hanson 7
The Washington times., 1903-05-17
A LAMENT FOR SPRING POETRY

What a pity that the really pretty
spring poetry has gone out, Killed by
newspaper ridicule; and that in it's
place have come only the labored at
tempts of the funny man! When your
eye is caught by neat phrase at the
beginning of an effusion you know too
we'll that 1t is only preparatory to a
sick joke about house cleaning time, or
mosquitoes, or hand organs.-Boston
Transcript.
The Washington times., 1903-05-17
Fortitude and Self Sacrifice.

"It is better to view animals unob-
served l have been a witrsess to their
courtships and their quarreis, and have
learned many OF their secrets in this
way. l was once the unseen spectator of
a thrilling battle between pair OF grtz-
zly bears and three buffaloes-a rash act
for the bears, for 1t was in the moon OF
strawberries, when the buffaloes sharpen
and polish their horns for bloody con-
tests among themselves"
This sort of conversation is not what
one would expect from the old-fash-
toned Indian OF "untutored mind. i"
Neither does it exactly resemble the
discourse OF that race, who have been
described as exclaiming whenever con-
fronted with sunshine and nature in con-
junction, 1T is a fine day; let US go out
and kill something"
"Hakadah'' was the early name OF Or.
Eastman, which he bore up TO the age
Of ten or eleven. when it was replaced
by "Ohiyesa" (the winner. His for
mer name signifed 1.-The last conner. .
or. as we should say. the baby OF the
familT-
There is a pathetic little story of the
sacrifice OF the boys pet dog when the
time came for him TO give up to the
The Washington times., 1903-05-17

questions that he put to me on these oc-
casions. but he meant to make me OBJ
servant and good student IF nature.
'Hakadah,' he would say to me, you
ought to follow the example of the
shunktokecha (wolf) Even when he is
surprised and runs for his l:fe he will
pause to take one more look at you be-
fore he enters his final retreat. So you
must take a second look at everything
you see
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-10
FRESHMAN 5
SUDDEN DEATH.
lens p MOrtenSen Succumbs to
Heart Failure While Attending
To His Days Work.
He OvER-EXERTED HIMSELF.
Asked for Assistance but Was Re.
fused by the Man Who Hired Him
Was 6s Years of Age,

Jens p. Mortensen, an expressman
living at 500 Lake street, dropped dead
this afternoon while delivering a
trunk and machine to the home Of Mr..
Price. at rs II street. Mortensen who Is
about 60 years of age, had taken the
trunk into the house. and had just
succeeded In getting the machine in
when he reeled, fell 10 the floor and eX-
pred suddenly Before lifting the ma
chine the old man asked MIR, Price to
assist him, but Price. II is said, refused.
stating that he should be able TO at
tend TO his own business Had assist
auce been given him the chances are he
would have got along all right Heart
failure, due TO oveF eXertion, is assigned
as the cause of THY mans death.
Mortensen leaves a Wife and several
children. one of his daughters being the
wife OF James Burgess AS soon as he
expired the police station was notified
and Officers Gatehouse and Armstrong
responded with the patrol wagon Cor
oner clark was also notified but after
viewing the body he decided that an in.
quest was not necessary, The remains
were removed TO the undertaking par
Tors Of Joseph william Taylor on West
Temple street.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-10
FUNERAL OF AARON FARR.
VIII be Held In the Ogden Tabernacle
On Thursday Next.

ogden. Utah. Nov 10 Funeral services
over the remains OF Aaron r. FAR Will
be holl IN the ogden tabernacle on Thurs
day al / p. m The remains may be
viewed at the family residence. lSI2 Wash
ingtOn avenue between the hours of }
and ll.2O "a. m. the day of funeral
A complaint has been sworn to by Detec-
tive j. 5. Pender against tret stone,
charging him with the murder OF ROY
Mls the young man whose dead body
was found ON he banks Of the ogden
who waS last seen with Mills and mdica-
tons point 10 his having committed the
ioul dcoi His whereabouts are unknown
as he has not been seen since the day OF
tho tragedy.
a man giving the maine Of Armstrong
reported to the police last night that as
he was returning 20 his homo from the
ogden knitting Works he was stopped
by "a highwayman al a point on twenty
sixth street near orchard avenue, Luckily
for him however, be cspltd the man be
fore approaching him ana pulled out his
revolver 900 as 90 be ready for any emer-
gcnCy thnt might arise The result was
that when he was told TO throw up his
hands he dil go with The revolver pointed
ot hIs antagonist As The highWayman
also had gun the TWO men ned eag,h
other at bay fJt some time ana Hnolly
agreed 10 "cal IT square The matter
was afterwards reporied to the police.
Ogdcns new Democratic paper the
Daily Utah state Journal made rs ini-
tial appearance last evening H. rs an
Cght-p1gc SIX column paper ana the frst
plumber was well filled with news gem
cral reading matter and advertisements.
Ex-senator Frank j, Cannon is oditor-n-
chief. while Major ", a. Littelicld Is
business manager, and william Duncan,
clty editor The new daily starts out un-
der very favorable auspices,