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engagement | was then about IS, and
! began the life Of travelling actor In
the English provinces"
An actor"
"M'yes. In the provinces Very few
| people know what that means. In the
course OF my adventures | came In con.
tact with the kind OF manager who alb.
seconds, and leaves his troop without
| funds. and ! had great many other
experiences which were more interest.
Ing to read about than to participate in,
u kept on acting for about two years,
Then ] began TO write "a ''tle. My first
effort was a story call., The Princes
| quest IT was publ in a Roman
catholic paper IL o.. ll;ei TO moth.
| ing"
Jerome spoke IN low, mumblng
manner His cyelils nearly met. A
shortsighted man might have thought
| lac was asleep
What did you do after that?"
Il began writing letters To news.
papers such as The Times on various
| topics Of the day. / remember The
Times referred editorially 10 one OF my
letters. | was immensely proud OF
| that"
Trouble In the Balkans"
mo, ! had written satirical letter
| on the Nude In Art in which suggested
| that the Almighty had displayed great
lndellcacy In creating the human form.
| This letter was commented upon at
some length.
1T then occurred TO me to write about
my stage experiences. An old actor cri-
| ticlsed the work for me-
AN actor"
Yes" He did not volunteer the
name. 1.-THE work appeared weekly in
q paper, | cannot say made much out
Of that book"
And YOUR next attempt?'
The Idle Thoughts Of an Idle Eel
| low This was success. In the mean
time ! had been doing good deal OF
| journalistic work In London. | report
ed inquests, fres-eyerything,
"On spec?
Yes. The items were manifolded and
sent around to the various newspapers
Those that used them paid me three
| cents line II was hard lines very
often. Ny weekly stipend did not run
| into anything colossal. However,
| managed TO get along somehow" A
| CLINT In his eye told the listener that
despite his presen. comfortable sur
| Ioundings, Jerome remembered in detail
| just how he managed TO get along"
zone day" he said. II walked into
the Sunday Times office and asked II
they wanted dramatic critics | had
had good deal Of experience on the
stage. / WIS appointed critic. and
wrote dramatic matter for that and
other papers"
And Three men In q Boat
That story first appeared In Home
Chimes. 1t had big success"
Grasping a breathing space TO change
The subject, Mr., Jerome began TO talk
about his horses. and all efforts TO get
him TO talk more about himself met
| with failure. Jerome Is anything but
an ogotist, In fact, his modesty In this
regard is refreshing. to the weather.
beaten interviewer who has so often to
listen for hours TO the most beautifully
hand painted accounts Of personal ac-
complishment You must not urge Je.
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rome too much. There is an air OF de-
termination and will power about him
that makes one hesitate about forcing
point.
It is evident from a short chat with
the author that he has gathered a good
deal OF sound philosophy out Of his
rougher experiences IN life, and that he
applies 1t now 10 good advantage. 10
wit, 1t has directed him to the choice OF
farm life in England as an ideal OF
spending his days His beautiful es'
tate near quaint little Wallingford-not
forgetting It's close proximity to Want.
age--is only two hours out from Lon
don, yet It Ia in the heart Of the cohns
try The house stands on the crest of
a hill, and from the western windows a
beautiful sweep Of gentle homelike look
Ing country presents itself, The home
resembles those seen In the southern
states today, and which Americans
term colonial" While there is no YER
anda, there is a porch with real 'co-
lonial" pillars so necessary TO this type
OF residence.
Jerome's home life9 II seems ideal.
His wife, who pets the horses, pats the
dogs and Is a winsome fayorIte beloved
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;necIal Correspondence

Special Correspondence.
London, December 20, 1903.-While
II may be apart from the sub
feet In hand. it may be well to issue a
warning to travelling Americans who
intend. while in England, visiting the
homes Of English authors. particularly
that Of Jerome X, jerome, Don't mis-
take Vantage for Wallingford walk up
the long driveway and ask If MrJerome
lives there. The houses Of the two men,
Mr. Jerome and Richard Croker, are
only a mile or less apart, and mile In
England, as every one knows, is the
verIest detail especially in the country
districts, The writer made this mis-
take and II proved rather disastrous,
During the time wasted, Mr.. Jerome
had taken his favorlte hunter, and was
going It. over few fences and hedges
when n call was made ut his house, and
50 another appointment had TO be
made. Jerome is very punctual man.
Just a moments DEPRESSION 10 explain
the reception at Vantage. A quiet lit
lie jog up the winding drive to the
house thinking the while It must be
very pleasant TO be a real journalist
instead OF common or garden news
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paper man. The door is in sight. There
Is the heavy door mat and the usual
iron scraper nc the top Of the steps. a
quiet reminder TO scrape the mud from
your shoes before you enter the sacred
precincts, They don't mind II you
dirty the steps; 1t Is the carpets one
must think OF. a ring at the bell is
followed by one OF those very long
pauses that bespeak fashionable
residence. 1t Is not the thing in Eng
land to answer the door without keep
ing the visitor fun five minutes on the
doorstep If It Is fine, and ten minutes IL
1t Is raining. Finally the door opens
and full thanked turnkey bursts into
view. A card already Is in my hand.
With slight inclination OF the head
hand It to the unknown Cerberus, and
mutter' MIR, Jerome"
low do you 10, sir Yes, sir
"Mr, Jerome
"Mr. Jerome. sir; yes, sir; wot Is II
you wish, slr2'
"Mr. jerome. I wish TO see Mr.. Je-
rome"
ooh, sir; yes, sir; I'll see, sir; one
moment sir"
The door closes. Another wait for
five minutes. Suddenly the turnkey re-
appears,
"The master says youll ave to state
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to which the unfortunate actor Of Eng

,
w. SHlon tLic UNIV 'u"a'e ACTOR OF Ehg-
'aIu Is neu'
Jerome ~ 81 years old' IN turn No
ny, ny, pee'' oIerk, s'hooi master an
aotof a newspaper man. journalist
hote the dlilerencel an editor play
WRIGHT ana an a'tor-manager quite az
experience TO crowd INTO single LIE
ana yet meet success y JACK OF all
trades ana master OF one, This
SUNS up Jerome.
But win an his humor close OBJ
server can note a tinge OF bitterness in
TINS square Jawed man. little world
liness In his conversation. II is difficult
Tor hin. to refrain from saying bright
things but one cannot bul think be
tries his best when he talks for publ
cation, II seems as IL unconscIously ne
realizes that his brcins are his bank
and he hates to give away his capital
nc faces the interviewer as he might
face necessary operation. lie is con-
slderate, Viii answer questions In all
aflable manner, but he won't volunteer
much. His manner Is solemn; he never
gets away from the serious side of the
question.
America would like TO know more Of
You personally, Mr.. Jerome, something
more OF your early career. II has been
quite varied, has II noty'
Each man in his time plays many
parts, and think ! have played my
share
You were born--'
Yes; In the coal district OF Walsall,
MY father was an independent minis
ter. He owned property in coal mines;
but At an early age, through the flooding
of the mines, | was thrown more or less
on my own resources
Pretty rough We we're just hav-
ing q quiet little chat.
Yes A few puffs at most villain
Gus cigar.
And your early education
THE first elements Of my education
were obtained at a pathological school"
a pause More puffs at that awful
cigar. jerome seemed to be thinking
he never could have got along in the
world If 1t had not been for that phio-
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your business, sir. He says ter tell you
he doesn't know you"
but | have an appointment"
Eyes. sir but e says he doesn't know
no jerome that lives in England sir.
You'll excuse me, sir. He was very
angry, sir wen mentioned the name.
sir"
IT is jerome X, Jerome I wish to
see."
"Oh, excuse me sir thought you
was Mr.. Jerome, This is Mr.. Cookers
place. You're az the wrong 'ouse."
Pardon me. Ny mistake. Does Mr..
jerome not live near here"
Jerome, sir; never card Of i'm,
sir ..
Thank YOU"
And thus ended the mistaken visit to
the home of the Squire Of Vintage.
Later found Mr.. Jerome feeding sugar
10 his horse. His stable keeper stool
close at hand. After we had talked a
while / induced the author ID, resume
the pose 80 that | might make ~ note
of the situation with a camer1.......
incidentally Americans should know
dn order TO avoid all possible blum
hNlPl NlltAN JflhlllI N Jflblllt ~ IHO-
nounced Jer-um X, Jerome, the first
syllable being accentuated; at least so
j was Informed. His friends call him
Jer -um--sometimes indeed Jerry"
his acquaintances, Mr.. Jerome. The
Jeromes are spelled alike, but pro-
nounced differently little gay the
English have
1t should not be assumed from this,
however, that Mr., Jerome is of the
genius pompOus, He is simplicity
itself This Is the keynote, or one of
them, of his personality, He never
makes any effort to impress you with
the fact that he Is at all distinguished,
though his personality soon impresses
the listener He can say the most com-
monplace thing In most entertaining
manner. II he speaks OF having been
among the flowers and the birds you
can smell the perfume and hear the
twitter OF the little "feathered beasts
among the branches. II Is not the
things e seq, but the artfu way e
SEE 1t" that makes the charm OF this
English gentleman And yet withal he
Is not an easy man To interview.
JNlOlllc Iltio lldu u lltllh nv W utll
one considers what ne has passed
through II is difficult 20 realize how
there remains within him enough ma
tive humor to have turned cut sIch a
work as Three Men in n Boat" and
other tales Of laughter. The musings
In idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow
strike us as Jerome-like only where
they touch US with tlnge OF pathos,
when they Craze the high spots, The
light butterfly humor seems n strange
plant to have sprung from the seed OF
hardship and want, Not that Jerome
has passed through the log cabin 10
the presidency" lane, But he has had
his troubles" none the less; his school
has been hard-for a humorlst. There
IL more meat" between the lines IN
ION the Stage and orr than there Is in
print, The unwritten tells a striking
story OF privaton and suffering a
hard battle with harder times, sting
ing indictment OF the dishonest theatre
cal man, a plain recital of the wrongs
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:: !. F.: !: !: !: !: !: !: !: !: !:
ErunxNfr3 H., emperor OF Ger
MNA many, brings to mind
r. fS the suddenness with
$E& S%5 which he was called
4A,AA upon to assume the
tIm.l ll,ulul reins OF government
and the possibility that
his son, the Crown Prince Frederick
william, may as suddenly be sum-
moned to the throne. Whether such
summons would find the crown prince
as we'll prepared as was his father Is
an Interesting question, When William
H. at the age Of tVenty-nne succeed
ed to the throne IN 1883 after the nine
ty'nine day reign Of his popular ia
ther Frederick III. Unser Fritz), there
were few who did not realize that he
would strive to the uttermost TO make
his presence felt not only IN Germany,
but throughout Europe, Born both
Guelph and Hohen2ollern, he had dis
played as a young man the most strik-
Ing characteristics of both Of these H.
lusrous lines, With the spirit OF mill
talism imbued In him at an early age
for the Danish, Austrian and
French wars had been events OF his
youih-pupIl of his grandfather (Wil-
Ham ID, OF Bismarck and of Won
Moltke, il was small wonder that he
should In adolescence betray the sem
tiHents and the tendencies that have
combined to earn for him the appella-
ton Of the war lord OF Europe" In
his childhood, too, was made manifest
The self consciousness that In later life
expressed itself in seeming grand
stand plays" an apparent love for no.
toTlely, the inclination to do the unex-
pected Back OF all this, however, was
to be recognized the fact that In ev-
erything he did and In everything he
said he believed he was pursuing a
course in the interests Of the father
land.
Even In his childhood william learn
ed lessons OF responsibility. In his
sixth year he was placed under the
tu'olage Of an unyiedlng discipline
ran, Dr. Hintzpeter, and from that
Tine until his entrance into the public
school at Cassel he was educated along
stern lines, His very toys were object
lessons In the actualites OF the career
Tor which he was destined. At the
school, where he received the same
treatment as the boys who were not OF
royal blood he was taught that he
who would rule must first learn TO
serve At the University Of Bonn,
where he mingled on equal terms with
MS fellow students, Joining them In
the FRANKS and drinking bouts as we'll
as IN studies. his education was con-
unued as It had been begun by Hlntz-
peter.
Ihis, II might be imagined, would
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A LEARNED PEER.

Lord Rayleigh Is one Of the most re-
markable men in the British peerhgs.
In addition to being peer, he is a SEN
Tor wrangler q professor and an en-
tensye dairy farmer He became q
senior wrangler In 1866. in 1879 was
made professor OF experimental phys
les at Cambridge and In 1888 succseded
Professor Tyndall at the Royal institu-
ton as professor OF natural philosophy.
His dairy farm at Terllng in Essex, Is
q model OF what a dairy farm should
be. Lord Rnyleigh lie married to a sis.
ter Of Mr.. Arthur Balfour
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TO be OF very rare appearance. II was
first observed In Honolulu by Rev, Sc
reno Blshop n few days after the Kraka.
toa eruption OF 1853, and II has been seen
but few times since, NJ rorel has report
ed noting Il on the first three days OF last
August from a height Of $500 feet In
the Alps, II appeared as a double ring
around tho sun, the inner portion being
OF bluGh-silver color. while the outer
Wide, shading OF into the blue OF space.
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ucts. and a striking discovery Of Julius
Walthcr. st. Petersburg chemist, ~
that this element may be made 20 enter
into various combinations with oxygen
and hydrogen by simple electrolysIs OF
water charged With carb0nic acid gas. the
results being several sugars and .vege-
table acids from one form OF simple ap-
paratus. The water was charged with
the gas evolved on pouring hydrochloric
acid on marble, The anodes oi the cleo
tric apparatus were brushes OF platinum
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and the catholics were preferably OF clay
or slicates Of aluminium with large SUR
fsce. The solutions about the anodo and
cathode were enclosed In separate clay
receptacles, that OF the anode being kept
degrees G, warmer than the other by
lamp The current was gradually N
creased both In power and In Intensity
and at two volts and Oi5 ampere oxalic
acid appeared being soon followed by tar
taric acid, and by citrlc sugar was pro-
duced at Ave volts and three amperes,
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SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY,

hgbbesh revelations IN the phenomena OF
tbse temperatures have been brought by
sse S INV quartz vessels of German max.
on I.ese vessels bear great heat With
ar sagIE,hlng and may be exhausted ~
v Ue safely cooled and the other end kept
slscS,n nov In such tubes, heated In an
N'0"'o furnace, German chemists have
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Brain development Is found by Prof.
Of decentralization 10 to II and from II
10 IS In girls and from IL 10 n and ~ 90
% In boys. At the period OF most rapid
Increase In height, from l2 10 Il years,
the growth Of the brain Ia less than one
hundredth that OF the body but at II 70
10 II grows one.thlrtieth as fast, and NJ ~
reaches One-seventh OF the body growth,
Carbon is the basis OF all organic prod.
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then grape sugar The richness Of tho
products In carbon seems TO increase with
Increase In current and Intensity.
Viuatlon OF the air by burning gas
always causes feeling Of oppression
Or. j. s. Haldane shows that this can.
not he due TO the Increase Of carbon
dloSlde, and he attributes the effect to
sulphur compounds, chiefly sulphur d.
oxide,
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lcate the self consciousness that had
always been so marked and was accen-
tuated by the fact that in most quar-
ters he and not his father was looked
upon as the successor Of the aged Will
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power and develop an autocratlc spirit
even while he was plain Prince Will
liam of Prussia What the school and
the university gave him tempered this
side Of his nature undoubtedly, but
could not efface his innate conviction
OF the divine right Of kings or Grad
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ten famboyant and extravagant, draw.
Ing to him the attention Of the whole
world, For the time being he seemed
10 push Bismarck to one side, beCom-
ing the central figure on the broad
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the tragedy at San Reno, and Will
liam was kaiser in very name.
with his accession to the throne the
sense Of responsibility made itself man.
fest again, but side by side with the
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old Hohenzollern innexibiity. He
would do what he could for the peo-
pie, but the people must remember that
he WAS king Small wonder that he
speedily clashed with Bismarck; small
wonder that himself holding not unso-
clalIstic Views he denounced the so
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have had as result his development
into the most democratic of sovereigns
But there were other influences at
work, factors which combined to
helgbten the consciousness Of his own
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been studying tho fuslng and vaporl-
ing behavior OF zinc, cadmium, selenium,
tellurlum, lead, anthony tin, bsmuti
silver, copper and gold have been watch.
ed, the evaporation Of cadmium beginning
at 500 degrees c., while gold-the most
refractory metal tried-dIstllled but llttle
at 1876 degrees.
Tho peculiar atmospheric. or solar phe.
nomondn known as Bishops Ring seems
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tic Lives Near Richard Croker Living the Life Fmeias
Been Turn Clerk Scoomaser Actor Newpapeman
write and Has Recognition Tremendous Fight With
Fortune Home Lie Ideal and Ills Friends
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stage Of German politics, and his re-
alIsation OF this assuredly increased
his idea Of his own Importance The
democratic lessons OF his earlier days
driited into the background, lie, and
not his father, received the dying BEN
edietion OF the old emperor; then came
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iE illness OF William
H., emperor Of Ger
many, brings to mind
the suddenness with
which he was called
upon to assume the
reins OF government
opl the pougthilitv that
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yCrtlslng munger Of the Deseret News
visited the college on Tuesday ana no
dressed the student body in an inter-
cstlng manner at devotional
President joseph II. Grant Of the
Davis stake WAS an interested Vlsltor
to the college on Wednesday lie was
accompanied by his son Walter VINO
VIII leave next week on % mission 10
Europe. President Llniord took mem
through the buildings and they express
ed much interest In the different ue'
partments. President Grant was es'
pccally pleased with the showing maze
IN he domestic and the mechanical arts
departments.
The brass band is making excellent
progress ON Tuesday 10 furnished
music IN devotional and was warmly
encored by the student body
Prof Wolfe win lecture Friday even.
ing on Six Months in the Land OF
Long Ago
The first basketball game of the sea-
son I'm which our college team VIII APP
pear VIII be played saturday evening
when The Weber stake academy team
viii be here for "a practise game. 10
championship Is being sought M thl5
preliminary contest but e1ch sue WIZ
study carefully the tactics OF tue
others. During the last two weeks
games have been played each day ana
ID committee has been carefully noting
the work Of each player for the pur-
pose of selecting the best for the hlst
team Of the college with the result
that the following have been chosen TO
play Nate Merkley captain, sam
Blair Ernest Dahle, Sam christensen,
Vanan Keller aud joseph Jensen,
The backsmithug department. has
received equipment for three new
FORCES and ms soon as the tools are
prepared by Instructor Johanson these
viii be- nut into use The class IN
forge work Is growing und very excel
lent work is being done. In the ear
pentry department the first year stu
dents have mastered the difficulties Of
elementary Joining and are ready TO
put into practical use what they nave
learned. They have commenced the
making Of small tables which are de-
signed to DC sold for Christmas, The
work is very crcditablc.
The class I'm animal industry Is
studying the Judging OF horses They
took trip In the country last Satur-
day and studied several thorough
breds. Next Saturday they VIII visit
the sugar Factory and examine and
Judge tho fine herds Of beef cattle that
are being fed there.
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BRIGHAM YOUNG COLLEGE.

Logan-The principal outside stakes
from which students are In attendance
at the college are effeCting domestic
organizations within the school for the
purpose Of keeping the students to-
gether and bringing the stake presl-
dents i'm touch with their members.
Already organizations have been made
by the pesidcucies OF the Hyrum and
Malad stakes, and this week the Ben.
son stake was organized President
". II. Lewis and Counselor r.. A. Hen
bricks met the students IN the assembly,
han on Tuesday evening az z p. M and
after explaining the purpose Of the
organization % be effected appointed
the following officers William Hyer,
president; MILFORD Moses, first COUNSEL
or. and Asa Bullen, second counselor
Something more chan 100 students win
be members of this organization.
The class Of 1908 held an enthusiastic
Meeting on Monday evening, and
among other things listened 10 a talk
ON class loyalty by Prof Hall, there
was also a piano selection by the class
president, Miss Lillian Hall, and a reci-
tation by Miss Mile Corbett The
class has arranged 10 give It's first
party ON the evening Of Dec l6
The missionary class met this week
and organized, with Farley W. Loft
house as president Thomas w. Jar
Wis and Edmond Kicks az Counselors,
and John c. Sorenson as secretary The
class has organized a basketball team
for the purpose Of competing with the
other classes Of the college.
Mr.. y. +. Cummings, the eastern ad-