Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-21
Newspaper for the Criminal
Classes is a journalistic
Feature of Moscow.
VERY UNIQUE WEEKLY PAPER
In Which Thieves, burglars and Other
ltascals Recount Their Exploits
lIouscbrcatcr Advcrtises for Wife.

Mn age of specialization in jour
y nalsm as in other things tho
world over Nearly every
trade or profession has it's organ. But
Do this ancient city of Moscow an edi-
tor has discovered an entirely new field
/ FOR newspaper enterprise. which appeals
1" numerous clientele. His uaper.
/ which made its first appearance only
little While ago is called "Bosats<a
| DaelIa, which Interpreted means
/ The Borcfooted Mans Gazette ;, n a.
! " niue weekly Journal consisting M
| uHe uouble sheet of printed matter N
/ - pstensiDly run by thieves and vaga-
ponus Tor the benefit of thieves and
N"e1pohueS, HE bulk OF it's contents
consists of contributions from burglars.
and other folk who prey upon society
III Whlch they describe their successful
exploits. It's tone is humorous and
ft'cE. The text is enlivcned with comic
sketches, some of which are uncommon
" Wen done. Unless the police sup
press II. II bids fair to have a pros
porous career.
BURGLAR SEEKS a WIFE.
II Is not lacking in advertisements.
most OF them of Il decidedly unInua
e.l"laotef IN the latest issue, for in
stance young man anlornces that
being fun of energy and temnera rnant
anu having loving heart, he seeks q
ilie partner in the shape of n yo,inp-
lsluy with small means" The aIven
turer goes on to say that having prae-
'isvu houseoreahng from his tender
youth. he Is now at five and twenty ~,
expert "A burglar as any in Moscow ana
can therefore assure his wife cnn, fo,.,
ana even luxury" Answers to this -
VefuSement are to be addressed onre
OK the newspaper Office
EDITOR ALWAYS OUT.
Inc 'otiee' is situated in the Niki-
liilsh'I n shabby enough street onno-
site small theater. II is a private tiat
lhu us small dimensions--a room over
- oA TX the courtyatrd---seem too big
LOT me table, chair and stove which
Itrhlsh it, The chair is occupied nv n
spock-headed youth with long hIscl-
halr Intelligent eyes and an odor Of
greasy sheepskin and stale tobacco
nc always says the editor is out. ana
contributors are invited TO leave thei,,
offerings on the table. lyhar. law a..
empty vodka bottle, a tea stained niece,
OF plotting paper, and few cigarett.
ollus' IN word, the management Of
the paper Is wrapped in mystery. No
pouy KNOWS where 1t Is printed, least
OF all the police, who have been On Its
track since the first number anneared
II comes OUT once week and costs five
copeckS tabout two and half cents).
Rugged UP AS A GENERAL,
The number in which the ADVERTISE
meht referred To above uDpeared alsc
contains racy account of a level ,oh-
bery committed some time back In Mos
cow II is written IN vigorous Rus
sian. OF which the following is a loose
uanslntioiL This unknown thief saws.
wanted 10 get hold OF very fine
peall ana diamond collar priced nd
4tDOut 81 .OUU p1lHlge uyH 4
lor SAFE IN one OF the best jewelers.
shops hero. So ! dressed up as "A rem
elal who had lost the use of his ,,irbt
arm in the Japanese war. and taking
uy chun' Nicholas. rugged him up as
my orderly. / don't want TO tell Won
the jewelers. name: but / win any tl.,t
MS WEES name tx Natasha and that
he has the way Of Keeping q lot of mon
sy al home-he lives away from, his
'hop-lllie all US Russians, who would
rather put our fortunes in a mattress,
han a bank.
LOOKED THE PART.
Well. I ana Nicholas got into one
Of tha best sledges to be had for money
n Moscow and drove up to the iev,.
slers shop. l was dressed In n fjne
Petersburg cloak, lined with Stables
Ike the best general Ia the empire
When ! entered The shop. my orderly
waited lust INSIDE the door lookIn.s
ibout with his mouth wide open, ana
Wlrllng has fur cap IN his hands, iupt
IKE au the orderlies who go shopping
)ehlud their generals In MOSCOW 'rhs
eWeler was all smiles when, after buv-
ng and paying for some trashy thing
worth couple Of roubles, I cnrelesslv
'sked II he had any pearls, adding that
pfubaDly shouldn't buy them thar
lay Amongst others me- brought out
ne collar | wanted 10 got hold 0f. and
aid II cost 10000 roublcs 1 protested
nat II was far too dear FOR my purse
nd begun looking az cheaper ones
iut ! came back tu the beauty over
hd over again ana the ieweler seeing
wanted the thing, began TO bargai
AT last, 0ftnr half an hours har-
Ing, he agreed 10 let 10 go for I5 OO0
lubleb cash, n ? would take IL AT onoo.
# course / said I hadn't 50 much
lonoy ON me and didn't care TO 70
ono for H. He fen into the tran m
nca ana Offered 10 sena Il messenger
p could trust with u note. 1 told MN.
mdling thr collar the whole time
nd admirng II. that ! could send my
derry, but that my wife would uever
I'VE him -o much money on verbal
essuge and that, as my right arm
as iu SLING ! could not write.
THIS Is WHAT HE WROTE.
Then be- suggested that hc should
rite a. my dIctauou,
uitlhANHf An ltil tN can lAmem-
,r thee words Ny beloved Maj
ha, give the man who brings THIS
900 ronhos, which yuu VIII lind M
e place where / always secrete nv
oney. Your loving husband Meme
;, who knew what he was 10 do with
went on nnd while no was gone
.kei about tie pearls and almost dc
led on cheaper collar 40 that, nv
e time he came back witch the money.
p jeWelcr was n fever leak ] should
I spend that 5000 roubles and had
, Thing Iacked up with AN haste.
IA for Il and drove with Nichoia5
4 ihe collar straight "a the station
one We sol into the Petersburg