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day before. he wrote of his intention to
drown himself somewhere in the Hudson
river river. The body was never found. but his
friend received on the day following the
suicide two packages which the Young
man was supposed to have sent lust be-
Tore taking his life. In one of the mack
ages ages was the manuscript of his tragedy,
= he captive. which a number OF pub
hshers had rejected: in the other pack
age was the diary now published
According 10 the preface written hv
another friend of the unfortunate Arthur
Stirling. the young man was one of the
submerged who felt that he had a great.
talent lie was a dishwasher. street
ear conductor. a workman at various
kinds of labor. His tragedy was com
posed While he was almost starving. and
then followed more miserable period of
nus IRE IN the attempts to get the work
published All Of his feelings ar. shown
IN the diary He tells of his vain efforts
IN the way of going from one publisher
and the thing is set down with every evi-.
dence OF truth according TO those who
are familiar with the practical side of
literary affairs. The book is already a
tale OF Grub street sonathe nineteenth CEN.
tgry. the story OF a. modern Chaftertoii-
W hSther there ever was an Arthur Stir
ling. one cannot help feeling that the ex-s
periences set down in the diary were real
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,Cas ty-eighth, he says. meen' iv me syndf-
F5G cate Unforchnitely tn mos entnusyastc
- an incurabe absent. il bein a busy day In
IN insane coort but at nghtfan WAS able TO speed
win TIN thousan dollars in tn sweat-band ~ me coro-
net 10 tn altar where tn Goddess Fortune rprisint
IN a syndicate iv binivoent Jews presides he says
over tn exercises iv her vOaries, says In other
"lrruds' whit TO play TIL foolish wheel says Z
VIII read firm dry: Thursdah Played ouv tn
l"lnty-siven an tn three FIR I'm thirty years old
today, an three firm thirty twinty-sven- Tn
system wurruks splindidly. ehropped ony two thou
SAN whereas tn side iv me- that was
dhred. an tn man III other iv me who was
asleep los three thousan a Masonic imbln A
good day Fridah: Today I play four tn sven an
IN thirteen. twice four bein' sven thirteen TIL
reg lar Fridah number Almost won twintv thousan
Lost six thOusan. Saturdah: Play tn color system
am determined to win. TIL bank is ividintly afraid
" me- fr tn crooper has jus tot a voice croopy
with emotion that he will accept ony money fl chips.
1t is too aisy. play tn TIL crooper white with
fear can hear him his narvously undher
tn table like wurrul1in' machine. Tn
wheel stops suddenly is black sthrange. Sun
dab; 1t is day. TIL betther tn day tn betther
III do thin. But they frightened. They rayfuse
To turin fr pair iv cuff buttons a solid gun
tn crooper to concale whistles. Acre they
amy more at home like your / will sys-
lem TO America an have it financed system
says, needs nourishment.' says.
Its surprise to me, Hinnissy, that tn men r-run-
min gambhn' houses amt broke. Maybe they ARE
broke Maybe they're broke an just keep up tn game
because it's thradition tn family they're proud
an they don't want tn oil folks they've
cult an they need occupation thin, like
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News ANA Views az the Book World :: By wsfe

A RE we becoming more careless of our
~ speech? We used to have an au-
- thority called 1000 Words OFTEN
Mispronounced," but the compiler of this
valuable work has recently added 1900
words TO the collection and the revised
edition, just published. is called "1000O
Words Often MispronOunced.' Our lam
guage has, of course, grown since MIR.
Phyfe compiled the first collection. but
il has not grown 1900 words bigger in
several years. Perhaps we are trying 10
use more words than formerly. a conui-
tiOn which would explain an increase OF
errors of pronunciation. The use of words
is an interesting study and Mr.. Phyfe
has. in his works. given additional in
teraSt to the subject Few people use
more than 1000 words or have vocabu-
larry OF more than that number. and il is
estimated that more than half the people
in the world get along with less than
800 words Shakespeare used some 15.0gO
different words and. according TO one au-
thority, there are 1900 different words
In the Bible. The fact that 100 different
words make up half of those uses IN
speaking and writing is generally recog-
nized by the inventors CT shorthand sys-
TENS. By devising workshops which may
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-08
JAMES BOSWELL,
EDITOR
THE GEHENNA GAZETTE.

That genueman's business was 10 arrange with me
Tor series of articles for the Gehenna
apiece. narrating such further adventures might
have in the neither regions and being somewhat low
in my purse Immediately accepted.
The papers which follow are the ones that I nave
contributed under the conditions specified
From all Of which you viii that definitely
out of terrestrial life and really where there
is much to interest and plenty ready TO
hand of one who knows how make O kindly
let friends know then that any reappearance upon
earth which may seem to indulge in is spurious
tell them that dearest hope in life has become
that shall shortly extend them the welcome hearty
and unaffected. which theirs when I occupied my
lodgings in dear old LOndon.-NIsXT WEEK: "MrA
Homes Fois a Conspiracy and Gains Fortune"
Copyright, 1903, by John Kendriek Bangs
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Of his presence because you stated that YOU were
London tailor and could make clothes fit sir [ am a
Frencnman but have studied the British all my
and there never London tailor could do that
Good morning."
And passed ont into the broad avenue and inquir-
ing my way to the nearest hotel registered propra
persona, usual,
SHYLOCK HOMES
LONDON. ENGLAND
7 must confess my dear watson tsat I retired that
night rather favoraby impressed with the talents
OF NJ lie Goa than had before He is great
sight eleyerer than Ihad thought him. happened
before retired that received from gentleman
who the following carI=
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a Literary letter.
By Richard lie GaHFere

Croslands indictment Scotch poetry with Mr. Nc
NelIs Indictment of English poetry. OF course Mr.
Crosland had the easier task, no doubt that
triumphantly than he wiped with Burns; whereas
Mr. Mcneil simply reminds one O the paIpable alb
snrdity of depreciatng nation which, strong
IN ANYTHING Is surely strong in its poetry-even at
present much deprecated minute Yes. today no
other nation make such q good literary show as
Engiand-and that without including those kailyard
writer's who, well for themselves protec
ton OF the British flag, enjoy advantage
of British markets But, course about such
book said, is failure business of
such international Wit combats is provoke rgu
ment but laughter ard that good feeling which para
doxicaily often result from mutual banter or
jollying all afford give take The Scots
man has, there's denying, mighty good opinion Of
himself Scotch accent and ticket London is
the outfit he needs to conquer the world. We may
roast him for his comDacency and his pecuarties
without denying that he has very good TO be
proud of himself all the Similarly the American
eagle and the British lion both noble geological
specimens and would be strange if they scream
and their noble self-apDrObatOn If England
become gorgeous, might gently whisper
perhaps in
Anglomania of cities all imitation IS the
sincerest fattery and with English English
manners copied all the world. surprising
that England smiles the sefcOnsci0us disclaimers
am inclined TO think that, of all nations. England
suffers least from-Anglomana-
Copyright. 1893 by Robert Howard Russell
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Il was looking at literary journal to-
daN- oh. my soul. it frightens me, All
these libraries Of -boOkS-whO reads them.
what are they for2 And each one of
them hope, And / am to leap over
them atl-l-K2 dare not think about iti''
i wait to hear from the publisher mere
~ as a matter of duty. / have never
mad the least idea thar he will take the
book l have made up. my mind to drown
myself. There is no mess shout it, ana
men Go not hive TO know OF it 1 have
often read of murder cases. They tie a
rope around the body and a stone to the
rope bat the stone slips out or the rope
wears. and then il is unpleasant I used
to say that they We're fools. why did they
not get a dumbben or something like that
and small chain. Then there would
have been no trouble
There are some thousands of people Just
now trying 20 invent q word which shall
mean wireless telegraph message across
the ocean The word Marconigram has
already come to mean a wireless ielu-
gram but the recent success of Marconi
in sending messages across the Atlantic
has created a need for a special word TO
apply here as does cabfegram Tor mes
sage by cable Every DAY brings a batch
OF suggestions 10 the editors of the New
York papers, and while Marconi was in
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experiences. The author of the diary.
whoever he or she may be- must have
passed through them. At the same time
one cannot help feeling that quite pos
siDly this book is another literary hoax
and that. after thousands of readers have
sympathized with the tragic story. some
wei known author VIII be found out as
the writer of the book.
Mere are. two or three extracts from
the Journal:
Yesterday / was a cable car conductor
ana today l am poet, / know of some
immortal poems that were written bv a
druggists clerk and some BY a gauger of
liquid barrels. but none BY a cable ear
conductor II sounds interesting: tell
US about it,, saws the reader. 1 shall
but not today.
This sounds like testing, but it is not
i have only been cable car conductor
SIX months. but in that time l have
taught myself to read Greek with more
than fluency- All you need is good health
and spirits, will of iron and a very tiny
note book in the palm of your hand full
OF the words you wish to learn And then
Tor ten or twelve hours day you go
about hammeringt II is excellent dis
cipilne-it Is fighting all day. -Pous. po-
dos. the foct-pous. podos. the foot
Inlrty-fourth street, Crosstown east and
West-.pouss podos, the footi'"
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circle novel by Katherine Thurston.
and Youth" three novelettes by Joseph
Conrad.
The rewards of authorship is always a
pertinent topic. but the subject has been
iorcioly brought to mind recently by the
account of Bret Hartes estate. amount
ing, as II does. to but 81 500 and the re-
cent death OF a very popular author
Frank Norris. whose most valuable asset
was a book published after his death 4
DO. which viii also keep the subject up
Tor discussion for some time to come has
Just appeared. The Journal Of Arth1r
Stirling it is called, the diary of .
young man Who day by day set down his
tnonghts during period of doubt and
waiting III which a score Of publishers
refused what was his masterpiece. II is
record OF struggle and defeat which
snould make young writer's hesitate be-
lore deciding on a career of authorship
The story of Arthur Stirling goes far to
prove that literature is one thing and a
saiable book another. As a matter of
fact, few know whether such a person a
Arthur Stirling ever lived. Some time
last summer notice of the suicide of
an Arthur Stirling appeared in one of the
New \ ork papers The young man was
but 2 years of age. according to the re-
port. and, in the letter to a friend the
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New York more than half of his mail
was made Up OF similar communications
AerosraTn, ethergram. spaceogram. mo
gram and llgntosran are some of the pro-
posed words The desire to supply a vvcr5
shows an amazing activity among peopies
VINO teel an interest IN the language For
my part, / do not see why the word
AafcCnlgram may not be used to cover.
the Whoie matter 1t was rather a start
ing suggestion made the other lav that
but Tor the doctrines Of the theos0Dhisrs
VINO, years ago promulgated Their beIief
IN wireless conmunicatiOn-by thought
transmission. how ever-AIarconi would
not have Thought of system OF wireless
Biography, and that. but for ii C.
Wells War Of the Worlds" he would
nor nave thought Of certain improvements
IN projecting his ether waves. We always
feIt that the imagination of the novelist
was superior 10 that OF the Scientist. bur
We never thought Of giving H. g Wells
Jules Verne and others OF the kind fhs
credit Tor many of the modern wonders
As matter Of fact. however il is doubt
ful if Marccni ever heard Of he fhe-
osophists when he first thought of Wire
less biography. and he has SO little
time FOR reading that it is doubtful III he
kneys there IS such an author as III G.
Wells, however well he is known to the
rest of the Eorld-
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$[1 venture herewith. dear Watson to send to you
- Through the medium of my editor your
of what actually happened together with some account
of my more adventures in this wondrous lower
world whittier all must later betake their
way Frankly. have been hourly expecting YOU here
else should have communicated you earlier So
many good Britons daily arriving in large consgn-
ments, due told. TO the ravages of war that
knowing reckless patriotism have feared
-and for my pleasure hoped. hoped-that ere
many days should greet you with welcoming arms
rms eventuation now appears remote, and,
much may regret the postponement of
which would GLADDEN. spirit and relieve
of many lonely hour by Styx nevertheless
cannot but be glad for old Engand's sake that you
are yet spared her. stands today in such
woeful need of her purest and best wish too that
might return to former to put my mind upon
this may not b. for in truth have departed
the life terrestrial, permanently in
my abode.
From the moment of my arrival I have found much
TO occupy my time divert my mind and plenty
of opportunity likewise for the practice my pro-
fession for frankly the detectives preceded
-Hawkshaw. lie Coz and Old Sleuth, are prime anna
teurs myself choosing the plague methods
of the circus rather than by subtIey actually
reting out the mysteries of crime. Indeed
been much laughter here the methods of these
three who fOndly hoped that they held a
monopoly in the detectives profession and most divert
ing was the spectacle afforded my eyes on
day after my arrival I walked up the main
business street Of Cimmeria d busy. busting avenue
whereon in the hours walk one might
encounter the greatest figures all history from Adam
down Bismarck; great figures in art letters and
divertng ! say, swinging overhead amid
all these interesting scenes Haunting garishly in the
public great gilded sign denotng the location
there of the offices of
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thing Johnsonian burly generales Mr. Crosand
first knocked his man down and
wards. And. like the man who struck Murphy, e
struck him mighty well.
Mr. McNeills method is different. lie would fam
fancy WELD the rapierbut alas mis- pen parer
For work of this kind, it either bIudgeon or
raper-the budgeon is fun: a mere dfscipn-
is unexetng The whole thing is really a
form of international horse-play, carried
either with hearty knockout humor. or singing
wit Mr.. Mcneil falls between stools Mr. Cros-
land certainly didn't half against Scotch
men, but he seldom committed the bunder support
ing his statements One forgot critcse his science
in the force of his knockout blows art to be
frankly outrageous. Mr.. McNeilTs aim however would
seem to be to and convince. ne gen
eralizes, his strokes have merely the over-emphasIs
iItemper and of the force that fine rage Mr.
Crosland cleverly simulated No Withdraw my sup
position. Mr.. Crosland cannot have written The
Egregious English" only he had-for
the Englishman is really a much richer subject
pugilistc criticism.
As it is feels about Mr. McNeills structures
simply that they selfeviden untrue or equally
well applicable bourgeoisic OF any other naJor
the earth. The Engishman the epithet
'egregious' but somehow Mr. Mcneil fails to make
realize in what his egregiousness
yourself taking the Englishmans a the time
whereas when Mr. Crosalid brandished the shielagh.
one couldn't the poor Scots assistance
laughing at his plight Compare for instance, Mr..
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ROCKEFELLER But it's shame to take their money
thin in this underhanded Tn jock Rosen viii
niver have luck with that kind ~ him
now A VIII hang tn i-gotten gains
wrenched firm tn poor. ignrant gambler be Nv
lead pencil an prim'ry arithmetic He may die
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By =. p. Dunno

We Obliged to have tn windows keep in IN
noise ~ tn chips tn SMELL he saws
4 nave reI'bie staff That salesman behind
box is an excellent clerk I pay eight dollars a
night an he arms it. Tn wheelwrght jus now
handn yeer frind with tn specs stack iv bones in
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Mr.. DOOIeY or Gambling.

hats gamblin' system asked Mr..
Hennessy.
"A gambIin' system said Mr.. Dooley,
like alienation iv Affections is wan way
" maxim a livelihood among tn British
arrystocracy. a young jock in New York
has tn best wan / liver beerd w. He's
been tellin' about II sCn, Tanooar,, tz-,n-
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exchange FIR patcher " Salmon p Chase is cap bic an
trustworthy. TIL brightookin fellow at tn chuck-a-
lnck table took out iv office an made Z,
man iv him. He confirmed gambler but TO-DAY
he is thurly re BILE All this course is satisfactory
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hundred others. by which seemed evident that
precious gained the idea that the science
OF deduction the practice Of quaeks rather
the subtlest professions.
So diverted by this display, and at the same
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rich but his conscience will afflct him to tn end an
MS name will be spoken with scorn be future gin
Iauohs TO come. Tn law ought to shtep an
1ere NANNY gambler who has spint bes years iv
MS hfe dalin two at time an hauln' sleepers is
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ROM certain advices lately received from
the upper world, I Judge that an attempt
Is being made to prove that I am still
living in the flesh and did not meet an
untimely end in the final conflict between
myself and Professor Moriarity, mas
much as this is cOnstructively, if not IN
tentionally. an attack unnn nv sincerity I
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HAwKSHAW. LIE coo. SLEUTH
& COMPANY.
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with smaller signs all over the building announcing
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Circle. novel by Katherine Thurston.
Conrad.
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MYSTERIES CLEARED WHILE
YOU WAIT.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-04-11
Books, Bookish People and Things
We get no good by being ansenerou a book.
E. b. Browning.

lit may be found facts quite logically
ARRANGED and some good reasoning The
book is injured by the authors rigid
adherence to an Interpretation of
Scripture now held by very few ad-
vanCed thinkers. He lays great stress
on Mrs. Eddy's denial Of Christ's di-
vinity; insists upon II literal accept
anCe of such statements as found in
Gen. 2:7-"And the Lord formed man
OF the dust of the ground and breathed
into his nOstrils the breath of life:
believes in a personal devil, a literal
hell and the miracles. He let's the read
er who applies a high criticism 10
these matters, feel that he is without
the pale of Christianity, and fares no
better than Mrs. Eddy.
| Speaking of Dowic and SChlatter, one
author says: I'm other words each
class has been successful in curing
some diseases and failed TO cure others.
Their theories do not explain their
successes or failures. The principle OF
cure was ignOrantly practised by thin
and did the work despite their illogical.
contradictory and unreasonable tho
cries. This teaching of Mrs Eddy is
not new; It has been taught for four
thousand years, and IL has been the
curse of millions. Brahmanlsm taught
the fundamental doctrines of Christian
Science. Any one at all conversant
with Brahmanism, the oldest phOlos-
Ophy, and Christian Science. the medly
OF philosophy. can see that the latter
has Willingly or unknowingly copied
some of the principles Of the former. q"
There Is one thing which Mrs Eddy
and her followers do that is to be COM
mended. They teach people to live on
the positive side Of their natures and
not on the negative or passive side
There Is great truth to be learned
from this. and persons can often ward
OF rs well as cure many ailments by
mentally terrifying themselves against
those things
His word for Or. Dresser. Il. W Urine
and Henry Wood Is good We have
some respect for the teachings OF
Henry Wood. Dr. Dresser and Ralph
Waldo Urine, all teaching that the uni
verse must be Interrupted Realistically
and spiritually, and thus have led
many persons TO change their manner
OF thought as well as method. and have
by suggestion lifted the burden Of care
and pain and sickness from many"
Such books as What All the Worlds
a-Seeking." I'm Tune with the In
finite" The Greatest Thing Ever
Known. and Character Building
Thought Power" might well be read
by all who desire to live the higher
life
But Mr. Winbigler fails TO compre-
bend Emerson, and his statement that
Emerson died disappointed" is rath-
er cOarsely and inaccurately put: But
She CMrs. Eddy has borrowed her
ideas from Berkeley Emerson, Blavat-
sky and some others of n visionary
character, and copied them from some
fragmentary TRANSACTIONS. respect
Emerson because he was seeking he
knew not what. and died disappoint-
cd"