Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-19

Special Correspondence.
7 ONDON, May 9,-Englsh publish
| ers who are always complaining
! Of hard times must have read
with envy OF the profits realized
by a French confrere Of theirs. NJ
Adolph Boudesque, whose case was re-
ported from Paris yesterday NJ
Boudesque's career it is true. has just
been cut short by the French courts,
but while it lasted--whch means for
the last Eve years or more-hc must
have made more money out ~ the pub
fishing business than anybody ever did
before; at least more IN proportion.
For although Boudesdue published
only one book. and only one copy OF
that every year, the proceeds from II
were over one hundred thousand francs,
or $4,000 annually which must be
record The volume was called by It's
publisher. The Great Golden Book Of
Courage and Devotion" which sounds
emlnentIy virtuous as well as impress
sivc. but the courts decided that the
goodly sum which il netted for 4Bou-
desque every year was obtained under
false pretenses, ana hence 1t is that
that worthy has been ordered to cease
publishing Il, and, meanwhile. to hold
himself at the disposition OF justice
Boudesque has appealed against this
sentence. however for he declares that
ne is a reputable citizen. and that lac
merely took a pardonable advantage Of
the well known fondness of the public
fOr being gulled.
According 10 the evidence given at his
trial, NJ Boudosque kept sharp eye
out for announcements 10 the effect
that So-and-so had received the Cross
Of the Legion OF Honor, the Academic
Palms. or the Order OF Agricultural
Merit. When he saw one he immedi-
ately wrote, cOngratulating the happy
recipient and asked II he would not like
to have his name inscribed IN the
Great Golden Book which. according
to its publisher, constituted a unique
roll Of the worlds heroic sons. The
cost OF such inscription was 80 francs,
or 50.
Boudesque added that the mightlest
personages % the political world were
on his committee OF honor" So they
were, for he had put their names upon
IL himself without consulting them
about It. However. his little game
worked. for most OF the persons TO
whom he wrote. IN the flush OF their
joy at being decorated. sent the 30
francs demanded and the fact that
Boudesque gathered In over hundred
thousand francs last year IL eloquent
testimony to the great number Of per-
sons In France who receive one or an.
other kind OF decoration.
Tho g.ttt.. tpth1igbarft t,.ippa1 bnv-.
ever. when he recently sent one of his
communications to an employe of this
prefecture OF police, for this individual
not only declined to be Inscribed In
the Great Golden Book" but called
the attention Of the authorities 70
that volume, and 80 Boudesquc was ar
rested. And sentenced. too. as above
stated. despite his assertion that he
didn't sWinde anyone, because he ney-
err promised 10 send them the book. but
only 20 write their names in the one
which he kept at home.
II Count Lionel d Alinerbl Of Trieste
who has just bought the beautiful Pal
aszo ReSzonico, in Venice, is interest
ed ian literary matters he probably will
take a special pleasure In his new homo
on account OF its intimate associations
with Robert Browning, For here IL
was, OF course, that the great poet
came on q visit 10 his son and daugh-
ter-ln- law. IN 1859, and here that few
months atterWard he died Of an Illness
contract ed while under their roof. tend
ed to the last by loving hands, and
with echoes OF the success OF 'Asolan-
do" coming from England. Tntil re-.
Gently the palace contained many rel
ics 81 both Robert and Elizabeth Bar
rctt Browning. and many American
visitors to Venice saw these every year
but they were ell removed before the |
sole Of the Palace TO Count di Minerb. |
The Rezzonico palace. for which this !
Austrian nobleman ia said 70 have paid |
sl40, 600 was built from the designs ~ |
Lonehena In the seventeenth century,
and contains a fine ceiling by Tiepolo. !
besides boastIng one Of the finest and |
largest bedrooms IN all Venice The |
rooms in its entresol which are known |
as the "popes apartments'--tr Flu |
genlous ~. who was a member OF the |
Rezzonico famlly-are also Interesting |
To all travellers on account OF tholr |
beautiful decorations and especially 40 |
10 Americans and English folk on sc-
count Of the fact that Il was IN these |
rooms some two years ago that Mrs.
Humphrey Ward wrote the chapters len
the Marriage Of William Ashe.' OF
which the scenes are laid In Yeaice.
Probably few articles, written IN the
hope OF bettering the lot of a class Of
human beings, ever produced greater
results than one which Robert a. Shev-
rnrd contributed 10 n London magazine
Ave years ago on the subject Of tho
English wool combing trade. Atten-
Ton has hapn called TO tho matter bv |