The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-07

has made his race famous. His cour-
teSy almost COmpeuSateS for his cruel
. treatment of the English language He
Is Difference perSonihed and contained
in an active body. rather under medium
size He has bright eyes. prominent
features. a small mOuSJache. Oyeralls.
countless badges and large book
filed with newspaper clippings. ChrO-
mos, signatures. certificates of appear
ance at various places, and portraits OF
himself in the costumes of many heath
Ell lands.
Not as a result of NJ. I4aurent's really
pain 'Ul efforts to swing the English
language. but by careful scrutiny Of
his book and a close analysis Of a writ
ten statement rendered by the dislin-
gulshed visitor, it is poSSible to state
that NJ Laurent is a globe trotter.-'-
He Is a strictly orthodox globe trot-
ter He left Marseilles, France, i'm
1902. with the number Of confines that
corresponds TO 3 cents IN his pocket
of course he is waTkino~ around tho
world 'On wager" Nothing else VAS
TO be expected In this case the wager
is a sum equal to $1,000 in Americana
money. offered by the French Touring
club of MarseiIIes-
Submits a Statement.
NJ Laurents written statement IS
herewith submitted to the judgment OF
an impartial public:
'Gustave Laurent. a Frenchman ec
sailor. arrived in Sal Lake City this
morning from Grand Junction and
Provo IN a tve years tide Dond the
Globe on Shank's Pony He is doing
this on a wager s.. 900. offered per the
French Touring Club Of MarseiIIes.
France, that he could not circle the
globe on foot in five years hat earning
ms own way. Laurent left MarseiIles.
France, June, 1902, and mast be back
20 the same spot on the same date two
years hence. So far he has visited many
countries, including Egipte, India, Co
IL - H.
now famous Port Arthur and from
there to Moscow and St. Petersburg on
the right OF way Of the Trans-Siberfan
railway In Leadvflle the other day
ne was gwen star as g souvenir by
Chet OF Police Campbell, also a good
letter recommendation Chef Police
Sallda given une medal EIks' conven-
ton June 5th, ct take picture with
Chef come souvenir He leave sal
Lake City in days for Ogden and
Frisco.
He carries two books in wich he has
impressions made at the different
places visited by wiche he is to prove
JhaU ne has fully complied with the
termes Of the wager He saws he left
France with 3 cents only in is pocket
and declares the American people are
greatest IN the way Of generosity as wei
as many other things that go TO assist
him win the small fortune"
From this it is clearly evident that
as a writer NJ Laurent distances him
self as a speaker
Has Adventure in Utah.
He had some sort of an adventure
between Grand Junction and Salt Lake
Of this NJ. Laurent wrote.
De Grand Junction to Sal LAX my
take freift train for pass Quest disert.
no Heve good for meal, no board in
train here 8 mems with my In wagon
my slip in wagon. and five mems my
attague per lie trOad, bras and jambes
| ct my pocket cOntening environ $3.50
| and after zoe in authers wagon, car
| this train gOe qUOUick and my viii
| killed this five mems with my pistol
mails brakeman mUy enpeiche aussitOt
train stop brakeman faire stop this five
| mems"
| Now. here was an undeniable plot.
NJ. Laurent was pressed for further par
/ ticnlars-
go ahead. old man." he was urged.
| Act this part Of it
! At once NJ Laurent created small
riot by producing a murderOus bulldog
] revolver which he waved in hysterical
| fashion with his finger on the trigger,
| every now and then bringing it TO bear
! on his new acquaintance The French
word for .Cut it OUT" did not occur
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