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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-08

honest young man who rises in the
world striving on the way to be-
come the nventional-mannered
gentleman All sorts OF people,
from a railway king to hired man
appear in the tale. which abounds in
the local dialect, grim wit, and good
uatured humor that made Mr.. Bachel-
lers fame with "tben Holden"
.'Haare and Porland's Famous Men
OF Modern Times BY John II. Haa-
rem Il. L. D., District Superinten-
dent OF schools New York City. and
A. b. Poland, Phi. d.. Superintendent
of American Book company, New
York.
This volume for supplementary
reading gives in simple and attrac-
tive form the lives OF t)lirty-three
great soldiers, sailors. statesmen,
scientists, and rules. from Columbus
to Gladstone. Each brief biography
forms a center about which the pupil
can gather the prominent events of
the country and epoch. There can be
no quicker way of gaining the pu..
holding 1t. for there can be no bet
ter method of acquainting young peo-
pie with the great facts Of history
than that which gives them know
ledge of the men by whom histoS
has been made. The Illustrations are
numerous and beautiful and add
much to the attractiveness of this
helpful and interesting book.
sH-.
Five wide-awalte children and a
holiday life of good times give a story
setting to Little Busybodies,'' ma.
ture book Just published by the Harp
fers. which has the commendable mo-
tive of making science entertaining
4 to younger folk. The result has been
to make the species and life habits
of insects as clear and real to any
child hetwean the ages of eight and
as the. doings and. motives Of
human beings Each chapter Is ac-
3conpanied by simple drawings, not
without a touch Of fancy, but
structuraly accurate showing where
To lool. for the unexpected places in
which an insects ears or its eyes are
to be found. or how the little creature
makes its music. or the young grass
hopper leaves its cast-off skin swing
great variety of insects described all
the types are easily obtainable. ana
can soon be recognized. There is.
further. an agreeable opportunity to
relate the whole subject with others
equally interesting; for example, the
chapter on bees suggests relation of
bees and flowers: and the economic
side of insect life becomes apparent in
discovering what forms are useful or
harmful in the community. In brief.
"Littlc Busybodies'' should please any
child in the field, the schoolroom. and
the home. The authors are Jeanette
b. Marks, associate professor of Eng
lish in Mount Holyoke College, and
Julia Moody instructor in zoology in
the same institution. who has made
the drawings
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-08
Shakespeare Memorial
In Southwark Cathedral
London Literary Letter

contemporary maps, stood about 400
yards from the church. near the river
bank The exact spot where II stood Is
now within the yard of Barclay, Per-
kins and CO., the brewers. Shakes
pearc became part owner of the
thcater and appeared in his own
plays. Thus, filling the role OF play
wright by day and that of actor at
night, he must have led an active
life.
The services to be held next Friday
have been well planned. A large part
OF the music Will be such as vas play
ed in s.hakespeare's time The Poet
Lcureate will recte the ode TO
Shakespeare which he has specially
composed for the occasion. and Forbes
Robertson Will deliver an address.
Ellen Terry. assisted by other famous
actresses who have played in Shakes
pcarean roles. will decorate the Win
dow to the poet which already stands
in the church. The memorial which
1t is proposed to erect in the cath
edral will take the form of an alabas-
ter effigy of the poet wooing the Muse
and the cost is estimated at about
go s1hQ
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NOTES

Doubleday, Page & Co. offer prizes
4 amounting to 500 for the best reviews
+ Of q. II. Benson's new novel, THE
Climber Reviews must be not more
than 900 words, and manuscript must
be submitted by June 10.
Arthur Stringer, whose new wire
i less" novel, THE Gunrunner," is pub
llshed by b. w. Dodge & Co. this week
as his greatest amusement owns and
runs a fruit farm, In Canada in the
most southerly corner of Ontario.
There, being proud of his country's cll-.
mate, he tries to prove to the world
that Canada should never have been
called Our Lady or the Shows" He
has even succeeded In growing arti-
chokes, the ancestors of which bo
brought back from Morocco, and has
coaxed Alabama sugar cane 10 n height
Of II feet; petted peanuts and okra into
bloom, to say nothing OF producing
Kentucky sweet potatoes, and taking
prizes at the county fairs for his Won
derful grapes.
He also grows a variety of so-called
Havana tobacco, of which he is inor-
dinately proud. He starts the seed In
dollhouse and carefully watches over
his crop-but Canada is considerably
north of Cuba! This tobacco he sends
about to his chosen friends in precious
: little sample packages. None of these
q friends was ever known to try 1t twice.
II has been described as Canadian
green with sunburn," and its aroma
is not mild But Stringer adleres TO
H. doggedly, with the calm stubboru-5
ness of the true Canuck and the con-
scious pride OF a patriot furthering the
good name of his native lard.
Stringer once said that New York
was an ideal city to live in IL you spent
the winter in the West Indies and the
summer in Canada.
One of the most successful of the
foreign invaders" of America is w.
somerset Maughan, the young English
man who enjoys the unique distinction
of5bsing the author OF two plays ard
TWO novels which have appeared here
all5in one season. Mr.. Maugham's range
from that amable comedy, Lady Fred
A triek, in which Ethel Barrymore is
+ starring, to his novel, THE Magician"
Is little short of marvellous, In strik-
ing contrast to it Is THE Explorer
which reminds one OF Mason's stories
OF African adventure.
AIT. Howell has finished a new novel
winch the Harpers will publish next
month.
me Romance of a Plain Man. is
!, me title OF Miss Glasgow's new novel
A. Is the story OF southern poor
Shlte" who works up from his humble
pesinnings Into business and social sue
me Macmillan company will bring
eut next month Marion Crawfords lat
~ story story, The White Sister" the
t proofs OF which he corrected just be-
lore his death
., Edward w. Thomson. author OF
w Mhen Lincoln Died and Other Poems"
IS we'll known as political writer
mr., throughout western Canada. He has
I r.su Tor a. considerable time in tile
t Hnltsd States and is frequent con-
''tputor to the Atlantic Monthly, Col-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-08
VICTOR HUGO REVIVAL.

There has been quite revival of
Victor Hugo in England recently, and
several new editions of Les Miser-
ables" have appeared. This book still
holds record for a sensational first
edition. 1t appeared simultaneously in
Paris, Brussels. Leipzig. London,
Milan, Madrid, Warsaw. Rotterdam.
Pest and Rio Janeiro. Tho first 1000
We're sold out in Paris in two days.
and for a month the firm We're print
ing new copies every day. The week
after the issue of the book, the author
received letters from nine women
saying they had christened their
babies either Maurice or Corette; and
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-08
SUICIDE OF A POET.

Universal sorrow is felt throughout
literary circles in England and no
doubt in many other quarters of the
world over the now almost certain
suicide of John Davidson, the poet
who has been missing for some weeks,
Papers which have reached Grant
Richards his publisher. remove any
doubt which might have remained OF
his death. but It is hoped that his
body might be recovered.
1t appears from documents left be-
hind by the poet that the cause of
He was in receipt of a Civil List pen
sion, but is was Insufficient to meet
his needs and he deplored the neces
sity of writing the class of poetry
which people We're willing to pay for.
The poets will directed that certain
Of his unpublished plays. of which
copies had been made. should be dcs-
trnpa6
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-08
Strange University Teachings

Parents are frequently dsnayed. when their
children return from college. 10 learn some Of the
ideas that have been nstlcd in their minds Our
great colleges culture tubes for some of the most
startling theories ever devised Free love, socialism,
and similar creeds discussed and advocated in
places where practical people ould hardly look for
visited many of our great colleges and universities
within the past year. and has SET down just what is
being taught. You will be astonished at many Of
the things Mr.. Boice will tell you about our best
known universities.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-08
MAGAZINES

The May number OF the Youths Com
panion comes with a beautiful cover
design in the way Of a picture head
and q pretty potted plant in lavender
suggestion for a setting. The opening
story is entitled THE Mayor of Mar
lseiiles,'' and there is another interest
ing piece of fiction in THE Snow Slide
Hospital" The Farm; A Home and a
Business" is an interesting article for
the agriculturist and home builder, and
the poetry and all other departments
have the usual good reading.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-08
4 HAPPY FATHER

Is soon turned to sad one If he has to
walk the floor every night with Il cry
ing baby McGee's Baby Elixir will
make the child well-sootha its nerves.
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full drugs, Price. % and 80 cents per bot
tie Sold by u c. M. I. Drug Dept, liza
and III South Main ST. Salt Lake
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-08
Salt Lake housewives are not
the only wise ones-we ship a lot II
of
HUSTLER S
FLOUR
to surrounding states.

within the year hosts OF women had
written making him proposals OF mar
riage. 1t Is perhaps fortunate for
modern authors that success does not
take this particular form.
CHARLES OGDINS-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-08
Depew's "Reminiscences

What names what majestic figures, what great
events, Nsualized in the camera-like mind Of
Chauncey M Depew! The tales Of these men. the
moving recital of these great events, will be told in
the Cosmopolitan with all the anecdotal FLIP and
the comprehensive and telling effect Of this master
orator and raconteur.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-08
Some Of the Features for 1909
"A Great Serial Of the Air

a Great Serial Of the Air
The conquest Of the air and the invention Of
practical aeroplane are yet in the future. but many
believe that we are on the threshold Of these events.
Herbert Quick has written for the Cosmopolitan
serial dealing with the air that is thrilling it is
odd. quaint and unusual.
Chester's Business Stories
Stories by George Randolph Chester are prac-
teal and deeply absorbing tales Of business methods.
In this magazine for the coming year MIR Chester
will contribute series of stories 1t will be
the graphic recital of the business cataclysms and
social and political upheayals wrought by the nch-
est man in the world in an effort to reform great
abuses.
More .Aunt Jane" Stories
Ii is more than len years since Aunt Jane
began telling her stories in the pages Of this maya
zine, and there is still call for them from all quarters
of the globe. Aunt Jane is the real thing.
and her tales are the real thing. We are going
10 have more Of them during the coming year, and
they will be the best things Eliza Calvert Hall has
ever done
Life of Charlemagne
A great feature Of the coming year will be
life Of Charemagne by Charles Edward Russell.
whose forceul and picturesque writings are familiar
10 and always welcomed by the readers Of the Cos
mopolitan,
Henry Wafterson ON Lincoln
February 2. 1909. is the centenary of the
birth Of Abraham Lincoln. Ii has been said that
more has been written about this majestic. somberIy
pathetic figure than about any other man except
Christ. The place Of Lincoln in history is fixed for
all time, and whatever may be written in the future
can add little or nothing TO the submity of his life
and his achievements.
Colonel Henry Watterson who. perhaps better
than any other, can wnte alphabetically Of the
work and life Of the martyred President. will con-
tribute an appreciation Of Lincoln to the March
number Of the Cosmopolitan.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-08
Ebert Hubbard

The writings Of Ebert Hubbard on the opening
pages Of our issues, although short. are among tn.
mas gaines most popular features and will be con-
tinued during the coming year.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-08
VOX AMORIs.

heard love singing In the dawn
With lips made red where sleep had lain.
His checks were fresher than u rose
Tint lifts Its face against tile rain.
We met ngan Mt twilight time:
His eyes had grown more sad and sweet.
He bore his arrows YEARLY.
W And dust was clinginc to his feet
But 10. his voice had changed no whit
knew him by the sound OF 1t.
BY Sara Teasdnle. in the May Boolnnnn
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-08
DEsERET EVENING NEWS SATURDAY MAY IS 1909
tspecial correspondence.)
April 27.-IIowever muc,,

U ONDON, April 27.-However much
doubt there may be about other.
incidents in the life of Shake
speare, the fact that he WAS con-
nected with the borough OF Southwark
and actually acted In several of his
own compositions at the Rose and Globe
theatcrs, which We're in his day situated
in that part of London, is pretty we'll
established On Friday next, the poets
birthday, Il commemorative service VIII
be held at Southwark cathedral which
will recall these events. aud at some
later date q permanent memorial to
the great poet will be placed beneath
the Shakespeare window OF the church.
Southwark cathedral was originally
known as the Priory church of ST..
Marie Overe, and when Shakespeare
himself is supposed to have occupied
one of the rews on the north side of
the nave which was reserved for those
who lived in the district of Banksda,
ii already boosted an existence OF al
most 100 years. After the reformation
It's name was changed to st. Savior,s
and II was the parish church of the
I poet during his residence in the bo-
rough
Although there is no direct evidence
that he ever worshped in the church
there Is every reason for believing that
such Is the fact. To begin With he was
q religious man. Then in his time there
was III existence an act which imposed
fine OF II pence for every non-attend-
ancc ut church and for months con-
tinued non-attcndance the sum OF
6 20--equal to about $3.50 in present.
day currency. That the poet woull
have run the risk Of such u fine It is
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-08
TIumor of Ellis Parker Butler

Pigs Is Pigs. and Ellis Parker Butler is Eli,
Parker Butler No one can give the quaint turn
and the chucke-compelIing twist to udicrous stu
alton like Mr.. Butler He will be heard from in
the Cosmopolitan this year, and broad grin is
bound to follow the reading Of his tales
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-08
Edwin Lefevre on Wall Street

There is no writer that understands Wall Street
as Edwin Lefevre understands it. Mr.. Lefevre.
like the Admirable Crichton. has played the
game. He knows every angle Of it. MIR. LefeMe
will contribute to the magazine in the course Of the
year series Of articles dealing with 6nanciers and
Wall Street methods. He will show how the game
can be and is constantly being beaten.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-08

the afford without Its subscribers Of last
subscribers this yea-vh their friends This after ALL the real
metats readers tell their friends abouti You
that 1909 each issue will be Of
dominate the magazine world for that month.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-08

..I Edward w. Thomson. author OF
i. Mnen Lincoln Died and Other POEMS"
g, ~ vel known as a political writer
,n,ai9ughout western Canada. He has
I ,,,Iu Tor a considerable time in the
t En,sa states and is frequent con-
'tibutor to the Atlantic Monthly, COL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-29
MEN AND
WOMEN.
HERE IS GOOD ADVICE
Don't Drag Yourself Around as if
You Had a Ten-pOund Weight
Tied to Each Foot.

Don't shut your eyes to the fact
that your youth is swiftly passing
you by, and that you are missing
most of the enjoyment of life It's
easy to have a light heart and
sprightly vigor as TO go about from
day to day feeling depressed and
like a half man"
Size yourself up. Compare your
self with your early days Have you
gone back? Wouldn't you like the
snap you USED to when you were
younger?
1t is easy. Pump your body full
OF electricity. Go to DR.. Bartz and
he will explain, and as soon as you
see how it is done, and see what 9TH
er men and women say about it, you
will want the treatment.
DR.. Bartz's plan is to restore
youthful vigor, make men and wo-
men feel as they did in early days
He is doing it for hundreds. Elec-
tricity is vital force and he knows
how to apply it.
Pains in your back, rheumatism,
kidney and liver trouble, stomach,
weaknesses, lost vitality, lack of en-
ergy, gall stones. diseases peculiar
to men and women, all can be cured
by the use of electricity properly ap-
piled.
A business man once told DR..
Bartz that his method of treatment
had cured him after he had spent
over $4,000 doctoring and travelling
for his health. He was a rich man
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-29
Forced Into Exile

VIM. Upchurch of Glen Oak, Okla.
was an exile from home. Mountain
air, he thought, would cure a frightful
lung-racking cough that had defied all
remedies for two years. After six
months he returned, death logging his
steps. "Then began to use Dr. Kings
New Discovery" he writes, land after
taking six bottles l am as we'll as
ever" 1t saves thousands yearly from
desperate lung diseases Infallible for
Coughs and Colds, it dispels Hoarse-
ness and Sore Throat. Cures Grip,
Bronchitis, Hemorrhages, Asthma,
Group. Whooping Cough. SOC and s1.00
trial bottle free, guaranteed by druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-29
DAN O'LEARY ON
ISLANDER ROLL
Catcher Who Helped Lift Pen
nant in 1907 Is Bought
from Memphis.
WANTS TO COME TO CITY
Deal Means Return of Stark to First
Manage Tighe Intimates
There Are More Surprises.

Manager Jack Tighe of the Rock
Island baseball team today confirmed
a report that Dan OLeary had been
purchased from Memphis, and would
wear an Islander unifc - next season.
With him comes Pitcher Queisser, who
has done good work in the Southern
league. After imparting this informal
ton Jack added that he had a few
other things up his sleeve which as
sured this city OF good team for next
year.
All Rock Island fans will be glad to
see Dan once more behind the bat.
Besides being a good backstop and d
terror with the stick he has an old,
well filed noodle. and his headworls
will greatly add to the strength of the
team. His purchase means that
Claude Stark will probably hold down
the first base job, and thus two I'M
poTtant stations are provided for.
Anxious to Get Back.
Dan has been anxious to return 70
Rock Island for two years, or ever
since he was drafted by Memphis at
the close of the season of 1907. He
is a Henry county product and was
originally introduced to professional
company in this city in the early days
of the league. In 1907 he returned L,
help win the pennant.' He does not
like the south, because of malaria,
which constantly preys upon him
there. He will do better work for
Rock Island than he has done i0r
Memphis, where he has been known
as the "0ld reliable"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-29
WOLGAST ON SHORT END
Lew Powell Picked by Coast Fans to
Defeat MiIwaukeean Tonight.


San Francisco. Nov. 29.-Coast bel
tors have staled their last pennies -
Lew Powell. the Frisco lightweight, %
heat SluSging Ad Wolgast O. Milwau-
kea in their - round battle set for
tonight at the Dreamland arena. n
the plunSing Powell is quoted the IA
vori.e at G15 to 10. the odds having
dropped with the influx OF d big chunk
OF eastern coin all to be placed N
Wolgast. Both men wound up their
training INDUCING in light work yes
teIday afternoon. Much depends On
the mill. The victor will be in posi-
ton to challenge Battling Nelson for
the Iishtweis% crown. and with this
goal 70 urge thor on the fighting men
are expected TO put up a bruising ell
counter. Wolgast, though rated one
of the to2-notchors Of his class BY yir-
trc Of his recent whlrlwind achieve
Eonts. is q stranger TO the Frisco box
inr followers. That's the reason he Is
the short end Of the betting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-29
RIFLE MATCH Is ARRANGED
Great Britain and America to Com
49,. IN IntInnr. ,i,-uont E,unut.


pete in Indoor Target Event.
Washington. Nov. pa challenge
extended by the Society OF Miniature
Rifle Clubs Of Great Britain to shoot
a match on indoor gallery range IA
March or April, 1910, has been accept
cd by the National Rife Association
Of America. Other nations will be ~
vited to participate.
The Americans will be organized ~
preliminary competitions among the
50 rife clubs with an average mem
bership of about 80 affiliated with the
National Rifle association, SO that
there will be about $50 men to selec'
from
The conditions of the match provide
there shall be 80 men on each side,
each man firing 50 shots at % yards
on the British target, having one
inch bulls eye. The caliber of the
rifle is not to be more than .23 of an
inch in diameter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-29
FRIENDS FURNISH
BAIL FOR NIEBERT
DayenpOrter Who Killed Father-in-
Law Released After Prelimin-
airy Hearing.

Friends have come to the aid of Gus
Niebert, who shot and killed his
father-in-law, Dan Gilbert, at the
family home in Davenport, on Thanks
giving day, following confessions by
the outraged women, daughters of the
murdered man, that he had had Illicit
relations with them. One of the
women is the wife of Niebert- On a
charge Of manslaughter Niebert's bail
bond was fixed at $4,000 Henry
Korn, an old friend. at the preliminary
hearing of Niebert Saturday evening
guaranteed his bail temporarily and
he was released. Others will join in
the security today. Under a convic-
ton of manslaughter Niebert can be
given a penitentiary sentence not ex-
ceeding eight years. Niebert refused
to discuss the tragedy. He has retained
Attorneys William NJ. Chamberlain
and Louis Block to conduct his de-
Tense.
Lewis Single Binder straight cent
cigar is good quality all the time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-29
FREE TREATMENT NOTICE.

By special request DR.. Bartz has
concluded to render all professional
services entirely free Of charge TO all
applying during the month of No
vember. The only remuneration ex-
pected for his services will be a rec
ommendation of his treatment to
your friends when cured. Cases
that are incurable will not be accept
cd, but many cases supposed to be
incurable by old methods, quickly
yield to his new system of treatment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-29
To the Citizens
of Rock Island:

The Thomas Drug company
handles Gilhooley's Irish lini-
ment, and they back it up with
what might be called a govern
ment bond. In fact a guaran-
tee certificate goes with every
bottle, TO the extent that If Gill
hooley's Irish liniment does not
cure eczema, rheumatism, in
any form, salt rheum, lumbago,
or any skin ailment, you are
out nothing. as the druggist
you bought it from will give
back your money and take the
certificate for his pay.
The matter is entirely in your
hands. GiIhooley Irish LINZ
ment company. st. Paul Mimi.