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raper. and a rustiness in the ink, the
manuscript shows few signs Of its i'm
mense age.
So little has been written about the
late Herbert Spencer as a nan Of bust
ness that II Is not generally known
how he called in his philosophy to aid
MN In making money out of his books.
All his works were published on the
commission system, Mr.. Spencer's pub
Usher taking 10 per cent only Of the
p~roceeds-the balance going TO the au-
thor. Furthermore, the writer stereo-
typed his books at the outset, so, as
time passed, he had to print new edi-
tlons only as they were needed. and
so proilted TO an unusual extent on his
comparatively small sales.
Like London, Paris is losing one by
one her quaint reminders OF the past.
and Pere Jean, who died In the French
city the other day, was one Of the most
picturesque Of them. lie was the last
OF the public writcrs'-that is, the
tolk VINO once earned Il living by in
citing letters and other documents for
those who could not write themselves.
Servant girls, market porters and SOL
d'ers were Pere Jeans best customers,
and the writing Of love-lctters was his
specially, An ordinarily q epls-
tie he would do for 10 cents. one
written In II highly polished style cost
10 cents, while for the sort of a docu-
ment which was hound to fetch" him
or her In any case, Pero Jeans charge
was a considerably higher figure. He
made wholesale rates, however, and
would undertake to carry through a
complete love-corrcspondence for a
lump sum. HAYDEN CHURCH.
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DEsERET EVENING NEWS: SATURDAY, JANUARY Q, 1901.

cause this contract was not yet signed
and j was not certain how much money
! could afford to spend. | said ia tho
man In charge OF thu umbrellas. Il am
a stranger from west OF the Mlssissippi
all unused TO the effete ways of the
east. | came from the Wild and hoplng
west, and | appeal 10 you. az man TO
man, whether, In your judgment, you
being an eastern man, and q stranger
on his first visit 10 your great citv. Won
would advise me To buy this 81 nm.
brella for 81. the So umbrella for 81. or
the 50 umbrella for 50? / ask you this
as a pilgrim and n stranger And the
man, looking me straight In the eve.
said: AS man to man, and speaking
heart TO heart to you. q stranger
would advise you 10 buy the So umbrella
Mr.. Mark Twain Which shows thai
a maj with a past can't get away from
it-eyen II he has become honest enough
to buy his own umbrellas. That is the
trouble with me, ! can't fool anybody.
| am too pure, too innocent. Every.
body takes advantage OF my innocence.
IL Is a mighty good thing | was not
born a girl. | am going abroad. and
may see my fellow Americans
again In this life. and, / hope, for their
sakes, not In the next
Hamlln Garland, author Of "lesper,'
tells an interesting story Of how he got
his first inspiration TO write fiction. He
had left Wisconsin for a time, and was
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sitting in a little attic room In Boston,
wondering about his future. when he
heard "A man unloading a carload Of
coal In the street below. The sound
made by the coal as IL was released
from the mans shovel-a sort OF ring
ing scrape-seemed exactly like the
sound made by shoVelling corn into a
corn crib. II brought back to the home
sick young man a vivid picture of his
home, the farm, and the life he had left.
The inspiration for a story came to him,
and he wrote a tale that was published
in the New American Magazine, Of New
York, then edited by William Wyckof.
This was IN 1885. and the story was
afterwards incorporated in Mr.. Gar
lands Boy Life on the Prairie" and
reproduced in his lecture on Life on
the Prairie
Mrs. May Isabel Fisk's clever volume
Of sketches, taking or the young
married woman and others with
sprightly skill. is being published by
Harper a. Brothers under the title of
"Monologues.' Mrs. Fisk Is the wife OF
the city editor of the Nov York Eve
ming Journal, and daughter-in.law OF
the man who ran for the presidential
nomination on the Prohibition ticket,
She has written a number Of short stOr-
les for the magazines, Her literary
method is original and piquant.
An innovation in art exhibitions will
be given In New York this week In the
form Of a collection OF original paint
ings and drawings from the sumptuous
Christmas number Of Harper's Maya
zine. The pictures represent the work
Of Howard Pyle, W. 7. Smedley. A. n.
A., Andre Castaigne. Lucius Hitchcock,
Henry Wolf, Elizabeth Shipper Green,
+. {, Yohn. William Hurd Lawrence,
Henry HUT, Charlotte Harding, Edwin
y. Child, II, ID. Nichols, s.. Werner.
Florence SCoyel Shinn, r, Warde BlaIs-
dell, G. j. Judd, and b. Cory Kilvert.
In connection with the pictures, there
Wlll be an exhibition showing the lat
est methods Of color printing, by means
Of which the original paints are repro
duced In color I'm Harper's Magazine.
II Is the first exhibition ever given Of
all the original pictures reproduced in
a single magazine,
Elinor Gyms THE Damsol and the
Sage" contains some of the kccncst
eplgrams In recent fiction. Here are
some Of them:
"Women are never satisfied; they are
rs restless as the sea, ana when they
have received all the best advice, .hty
invariably follow their own inclina-
ton"
Most men like the hunt moro than
the quarry-therefore the wise woman
Is elusive
"Therc are always three courses I'm
life-the good the bai, and the indif.
ferent, The good gives YOU calm, and
makes you sleep; the bad gives you
emotions, and makes you weep; and the
Indifferent gives You no satisfaction,
and makes you yawn, so-choose wise.
ly."
"a fool can win the love Of n man,
but II requires a woman Of resources
to keep It,"
"A man would often be the lover OF
his wlfe-if he were married to some
one else
IAN action committed In bad taste n
l0ore curing and notwithstanding TO love
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NEW LIBRARY BOOKS.

The following 55 volumes viii be
added to the public library Monday
morning, Jan. 4. 1904;
MISCELLANEOUS.
Beaux and bellies Of England.
Beau Brummell, . vols.
Count de Grammont.
Lord Chesterfield, . vols,
Nell Gwynn.
Lady ~Blessington.
Mrs, Mary Robinson,
Lady Hamilton and Lord Nelson, =
vols.
S%heridans, . vols.
Mrs. Sarah Siddons . vols.
Bangs-John Hendricks works, s
vols.
Bicyolers, and other farces.
Booming Of Acre Hin.
Coffee and Repartee, and the Idiot,
Ghosts ] have Met.
House Boat on the StyX,
Idiot at Home,
Mr.. BonapaTte Of Corsica.
Pursuit Of the Household.
Davis-Richard Harding's Works, s
vols.
About Paris.
EXiles and other Stories.
our English Cousins.
Rulers OF the Mediterranean.
Three Gringos In Venezuela and Cen
trial America.
Van Bibber and Others.
West from a Car Window,
Year from a Reporters Notebook.
T~hackeray, William Makepeace-
Complete works In % vols.
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G'BooKS.e0

by long odds the h%andsomest holiday
book OF this season or any other season
is the splendidly artistic edition OF Hen
ny WadswOrth LOngfclloW's famous
poem. THE Courtship Of Miles stan
DISH embellished and boautlned by
more than 40 full-pngc Illustrations and
nearly 50 original drawings, many Of
them In %colors, and all Of them the best
works % that matches artist and H.
illustrator, Howard Chandler Chri,ty,
whose art productions are more genu-
lnely admired, more highly priced and
commented on than those Of any other
known Illustrator.
The subtle and irresistible charm with
which Mr.. Christy's matchless creations
invest the text; his delicate, wizard like
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than the cruelcst blows Of rage and
hate
1T is n wise man who knows when
he IL happy and can appreciate the d.
vine bliss Of the tangible now. Most
OF us retrospect and go lose the pres
emit"
Seize love at whatever age he comes
to you'll you can avoid being ridicu-
lous.'
1T Is a good hostess who never In
clines her, guests unconsciously to look
at the clock
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~sNOTES.~

Mrs Wiggin made her first hit ms an
author when she wrote for a klndergar-
TN IN san Francisco THE Birds
Christmas Carol That and THE story
Of Patsy established her reputation,
which she has maintained by a score
Of stories, all full Of the sunny humor
and the unstrained pathos that mark
all her work. Her latest story "Rebec-
"a OF Sunnybrook Farm Is one of her
oest, as II Is a perfect reflection Of
New England country life. In the en-
Ter Of which is a young girl, as bright
ana loyable as any character In fiction,
Famous people frequently have en-
Ntlainlng experiences in society. An
amusing incident Is told of Mrs, Mary
wilkins Freeman, author of six
lfees, Pembroke" and many other
looks. She was Miss wilkins then, al
eady known both here and abroad for
NJ remarkable stories, and the scene
az a reception In the Harvard annex
M women, now Radcliffe college. Miss
wilkins had been Ia liking for some time
,Uh an enthusiastic Young student
sOlut the writing OF themes. AT length
me glrl turned to her and said, with
~ arr OF comforting a great compli.
uehl. why, MICS wilkins, you do
seem to have such good ideas about
,nemes, J should think you would try
" write Yourself sometime
IarE IWain's funniest books, gener.
'uS accepted rs such, have been gath
uVu Oy the Harpers into a separate
"'pO' az u popular price. for the bene.
NY readers who only want the humor-
SSS work when II Is most laugh -com-
Ei"us' There are six volumes In the
~ as follows THE Adventures Of
lwl sawyer THE lnnocents Abroad"
ANY, Tolumes), "Pudd'n-head Wilson,
S SnL ~Noughing It," 1.-TWO volumes), The
m,7 are printed on paper especially
,"ue lor this edition, and are bound
""" Wlnc'colored silk finished cloth
"u solN decorations. The illustrations
t., VI, Ntt ARE by Il, W. Kemblc, Pc.
cNgyWc0, b. West, Clinedinst, and
unique feature of the illustrations
yotrA keystone Of Empire" the new
5or ,u'ug oN The author of THE Martyr
bors Vi dI Empress" which the Hair
bor,r aIe publishing, Is an autographed
Of AN". OF the Emperor Francis-Joseph
lal ,,t,'''l', whose domestic and imper-
m" we + lhe subject OF the volume.
Ia ny p',,rail was given by the emperor
hlonII author, who Is his personal
emnor,. me volume Is dedicated to the
hs' m the following lines! "To
MAJESTY FrancIs.Joseph emperor
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announce TINT In January they 'will
publish the first number OF a new perl
0dlcal entitled The Artist Engrayer. a
quarterly magazine Of original work.
The January number VIII contain an
etching by Professor 4. Legros, an en-
craving on copper by William Strang.
a woodcut BY AIR. G. II. Shannon, a
autograph by Nj, Joseph Pencil, and
an etching by Mr.. ID, =. Cameron.
The Burlington Magazine viii here
after be published IN the United state
by The Macmillan company. This
monthly magazine FOR cOnnoisspurs has
become famous during its two and Il
half years OF life for it's beautiful re-
productions Of unknown paintings OF
special interest, English. French. llal-
IAN. German, Dutch, and even Chinese.
In addition ~ Illustrations include
Woodcuts, and half tones, and color
plates OF pottery. porcelain. glassware.
medals, panels, sculpture. ilagons. tan.
kards, and pewter ware. Its distinction
Is mat II publishes reproductions Of
uneQualled beauty and accuracy Of ali
sorts Of rare objects OF art, the real
appreciation Of which is confined chiefly
TO the elect. The contents sometimes
include freely illustrated descriptions
or famous collections.
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POEMS EVERYBODY SHOULD KNOW.
THE PHILOSOPHERS SCALES.
JANE

JANE TAYLOR.
,ay s4s x (; s, 4 g y ,s s1%SS!'9 "a; l., s: sas a a$j s ~. les a5ls e charm F.t e.
A monk, when his rites sacredoial were DER.
In the depth Of his cen with his stone.coyerd floor.
F Sasc lsrn no 'I ss son si sni@e rs Aos srs ,Ss, ,sp,0rD,
T%' k" "SS not, = indeed, lis 5 no %i business s P Of ours.
Perhaps { was only BY patience and care
ARn1i ere twas dsompete he was wfu iisf and / gray
R NC at al )ieHsiS, he produced S%S' the PHI phno ,a%Si scales.
T TS1se . CsEs ' %sy5 n sn made %s; TO- 5oS Ts fssn .l Sss;' ss3 . ssG'
Tssi, grSar i%S i 5sIE and }HSaqhiis they could weigh;
From mountains or planets to atoms Of sense,
NEs % hsu Sss 81 ass ths sS Su bSi ! hut there Il would it would .lsy lay T.
And nsusht SO reluctant but in it must 20; "''
All when some examples more clearly win show.
3; a Ss ss5!a s'F (. & i ;5I S;S;s' q . $ $ -. S 's a., s ;S;s35 $ S S'' 's,'::
SaSsalq he skull XII P 9gsg slS Of Va Rti ps s0 saddt 'n' e spell.
55SSss ' d il sop he put pf IL a A Hsl S@ fhs the Go drS Ss the cell
H Ed9 i & snER%P sisd iH I" a 99noP' t4 1S % GaSsat f9r i, q glasn,
The hero rose up and the gar mcni went down,
4 long row Of slgmss;lhSgsss. amply sqdowa,
gySyxff I SSdcGSt one sea fGo Viii; G ,bc ot amq ST I. ore,t
Ey those mi mites est the he u poor widow via GrSoPppd into The chest
And down, down the farthing worth came with a bounce.
2y ,sTas ,S s,pG II" n ss:us @s w %stsr A ;s! i,,,, \ ,,,w.
sword Win 81, trapping rose Up IN ths Scale '"
& l lsSsa 9 si 8 Ssl ny o% = BUCK q Eiief sa . peal
Nnen u nee cnHnCVd 10 Hgnl On the opposite scale,
Ten doctors, ten lawyers, TWO courters, one earl
Ten counsel0rs' wigs, full OF powder and curl
Al heapd In one balance and swinging from thence.
Weghd less than a few grains Of candor and sense,
A first water diamond. with briliants beglrt
Than one good potato, just wash'd from the dirt;
Yet not mountains Of silver and gold could suffice.
one pearl TO outwelgh-tw twas the pearl Of great price.
Last Of all. the whole was bowld in at the crate.
with the soul Of Il beggar to serve for a weight,
When the former sprang up with 30 strong a rebuff,
That IT made a vast rent and escaped at the roof,
H5S .. FsiS p sioI ( q SSai i . s;'G @ &. q 54y h's''
T T@1' t &c jsr ifd't in s pSl }Ss pGsI 5 IN Of E nightly gsh fell
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This IL What They Saw.

Those who take Hoods sarsaparllla
for scrofula, eczema, eruptlons, catarrh.
rheumatism or dyspepsia, say Il cures
promptly and permanently. even after
al other preparations fail, You MAY
take this medicine with the utmost con.
ndence that It viii do you good. What
It has done for others YOU have every
reason TO believe II will do for you.
Const' alton is cured by Hoods Pills.
25c.
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THY CREED.

Do good TO every man,
And from the heart let noble Impulse flow
To all the world,
Think kindly thoughts Of everything
And they will MI the atmosphere Of life
With lofty dreams Of Hope and Harmony.
DO noble deeds for justice and for right
Deeds that will help some felow-man,
A wayfarer like thee;
Then Will they cast reflection Of their kind
Upon thy soul,
From out whose Hight shall rise
The Throne Ut Peace,
And IN with broadening Love
Each thought, each word, each deed,
Then hast thou aided In the Masters Plan,
And helped with earnest hands
In building up the structure Of all Lfe,
And bring g now I View
In All is true proportions here
The Temple OF Gods Love,
Harry r. Free. Slc
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BERNARD SNOW AS "vIRGINI

BERNARD SNOW AS "VIRGINIUS."
Many of the "News' readers no doubt will remember Bernard Snow
who played in early theatrical times with the old stock company The Mt
G shows him as "Virginius one Of his best and fayorte roles In the old
days. tG.L -l4La4L - l4ast.
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WELLS FARGO & CO.. BANK

Salt Lake city, titan. Established iS2)
The Oldest and strongest bank In Utah.
Capital, Surplus, Undivided
.protts ,".... Gee. .,...,.,. Sl3, 3}6,Sl2 20
Transacts q general banking business.
Domestic and foreign. Direct connections
with banks In all principal cities Of tho
world.
ISSUES: Drafts. letters Of credit. tele-
graphic transfers on all prominent cities.
Deposits recclVcd-subiect to check.
". J.. MILLER, Cashier.
ri, +. CLARK, Asst. Cashier.
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Messrs. Macmillan & Co. of London
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The DESERET SAVINGS BANK

DIRECTORS.
", W, Ritter. President; Moses Thatcher,
Vice President. Elias A.. Smith, Cashier:
James sharp, John r. Barnes, John G..
Cutler David Eccles. A. W. Carlson, Geo.
Romney. j. r. Windor, T.. r. Eldreige,
ltoed smoot W. T., James.
-Four Per Cont Interest Paid on Savings.
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RUSSIANS RETIcENr.
Extent Of Their Losses Not Made
Public.

Extent Of Their Losses Not Made
Public.
St. Petersburg. May 2.-(4:35 p. ny
At 2:30 this afternoon the Associated
Press was informed that beyond the
fact of the retreat OF the Russians be-
fore the overwhelming superiority of
the japanese ON the Ealu river, no. de
tails have been received since the re-
port of General ZassaItch. commander
of the Second Siberian army corps.
yesterday Of the retirement from ku-
lien Cheug 10 A0tung. 10 rs quite pos
sible that the loss on both sides I'm
the weeks fighting may reach the ig-
ures given by the japanese as the re-
serves were not brought up to support
the Russian position at Kalieu theng,
where the lighting was the heaviest.
The Russians made q special effort 60
hold as long as possible the heights Of
Iho san. on an island opposite kulieu
theng. whence their guns commanded
q considerable stretch Of the river TO
the soutd-but a Japanese battery on
q hill above Win dominated the posi-
ton, which the RussiaHs eventually
were forced 90 reliuquish, thus losing
the key TO the river
The desperate character Of the strug-
gle there may have been due 90 The
necessity for gaining time. for the
Withdrawal Of the Russian detach-
ments above and below General Zas-
salitch was I'm command of the entire
force Of the Yaiu which extended over
a distance of thirty miles. with re-
serve support fifteen miles back. The
whole according TO the best informa-
ton ObiaiuabIe did NOT exceed I-Bl1
men, What was The actual force en-
gagged is not known al present. though
probably Dc was NOT more than 5000
men. If Dc was SD large no eondrma-
Ton has yet been received of the re-
ported capture ar tWenty-eighl Rus
sian quick-fring guns OF OF the wound
ing OF General IassaIitch and General
Kashtalinsky
II is confirmed that a village of
matched nuts was set orr fire by
she'll
The Statement that the Russians have
fallen back to Feng Weng is declared
ID be untrue. The advance has retired
and viii continue to retire before the
main army Of the enemy. according To
the Russian programme. but it win
keep i'm constant touch with the enemy.
and slirmishing of a mere or less Sc
rious character is expected as. General
kuroki advances. 1T is considered alb
solutely necessary 90 always know
where the main army of The enemy
is.
The general STAFF believes General
Huroki's forward march on Feng-W Wang
Cheug VIII be accompanied by landings
at Ia Tung Kau, az the head OF Korea
and not far from the mouth 0f The Yalu
river and other places along the coast
as far as Taku-Shan under the nrOtec-
ton of the Narships. These troops
can be kept in touch witch General
ISurokis left wing. Is might also be
easier TO SET up portion ~ the suns
from places down inc coast Than drag
them an u9 the mountains toward
Toltin Pass from the XaIu. The japan
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ALL KINDS OF BAD WEATHER
Blizzard at Cripple Creek Colorado -Cloudburst Neal
Florence Terrific Pain at Colorado Springs
Railroad Traffic Tied Up

CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo, May 2.-The
storm which began here on Sunday
developed today into one Of the
worst Billiards ever experienced in this
district. By noon today there was over
TWO feet Of snow on the streets of this
city and twice as much i'm the hills. A
gale is blowing and there are drifts
five to seven feet In depth. Electric
ana steam railroads are tied nm and
BUSINESS generally suspended.
Florence, Colo. May "A c7oudbBrsf
IN tne Green Horn range. eight miles
9outn OF Florence, today caused the
ARKANSAS river TO rise between eight
ana a., nine feet here i'm less than AN hour.
me unexpected rush of water caused
sLeaI damage One bridge across the
river and the Santa Fe and Florence &
Cripple Creek railroad bridges So I'm
imminent danger
I'm the northern end eff foun the
streets have been transformed into riV-
efs' ana cellars are being flooded. Busi-
ness is suspended An immense amount
OF Dana &c has been done by hail IT,.
truit trees and gardens in the valley
Colorado Springs, Colo. Nav 2.-Tbe
heaVy rain which has been falling i'm
this region for the last tweptv-four
hours without cessation has filed the
mountain streams TO OverfloWing and
number OF WashOuts have occurred.
damaging railroads to the extent of
many thousands of dollars and delaying
traffic in some cases.
At Colorado City, three miles west Of
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here, the Denver & Rio Grande tracks
are washed out for a distance Of 800
yards and traffic on that line is sus-
pended.
A number of small landsHdes between
ManitOu and Cascade, covering the
Colorado Midland tracks with thou
sands of tons of dirt and rock. have
also blocked traffic ON that line. The
street car line has also suffered a
small WashOut between this city and
AIanitOu, and that town is practically
cut OF from the outside world for the
time being. The story shoks no signs
of abating.
Pueblo. Colo, May Pueblo and
vicinity was visited today by the heav-
lest wind, rain and hail storm of the
season. Crops in the southern part of
the state are reported badly damaged
By rain and the Denver and Rio Grande
and Santa Fe tracks between Florence
and Pueblo suffered some damage from
the overflow Of the Arkansas river In
the lOwlands
Denver. May "A heavy storm. con-
sisting of rain ON the plains aud snow
in the mountains has prevailed over
nearly the entire state today. Con-
siderable damage to railway property
and delay by WashOuts was caused. no
accidents are reported. however. Hail
and high winds En- certain sections
played havoc with orchards and gar
deus.
The moisture will prove OF incaI1ul-
able value 10 the ranges and agricul-
tural sections as well as to furnish wa
ter for mining.
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ENDED HIS TROUBLES
Suicide of a Seattle Man After
Having Been FIeeCed
by Gamblers.

Portland. Ore, May o. Despondent
because Of heavy losses at gambling.
H. ". GoweI. of Seattle, one of the
most prominent advertising men of the
Pacific northwest, committed suicide in
small room in a lodging house at I03
Sixth street north, by turning on the
gas before 7e retired last night His
body was found about noon today. He
left note addressed to a friend stat
ing that he had gambled away about
81 100 at various resorts IN this city
Gowell came here from Seattle about a
week ago with drafts and checks and
after spending these he drew on Seattle
banks for more funds. At first his
drafts were honGred but for the last
two days the drafts have been coming
back dishonoTed. GoWeH asks the
gambling houses 10 return his wife $500
OF the amount i6st to enable her to take
up the dishonored paper. G7well was
about 45 years old.