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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-03
DR.. PAUL RITTER.
The newtminister from Switzerland.

Lands Catherine Thayer has most
interesting short story which she calls
Perpetual Perkins which shows the
dangers OF representation. Another
story or army life by quentin NJ Drake
is Hopkins Sin Verguenza.
The articles on. Bridge Whist By Ar.
thur Loring Bruce are continued, and
Rupert Hughes has another, musical es
say called .'StorS-Tclling Music
In Our Fourth at Rubicon," Wo-
mans Home Companion for July gives
the actual Fourth of July experience
of n town that has abolished toy call-
mons and fire-crackers. The substitute
works, and works finely, and Will work
in any other town that really wants
to do away with powder-pocked faces
and mutilated fingers.
we RubicopiansI always prided our
selves on the fact that Ruhicon was
the most patriotic town in the state.
says a. citizens in Woman's Home Com
panion for July. "a hardy individual
from Capua. once asked for proof. He
citizen.
g Proof, eh?' said he. Why, just
come out here with me and I'll show
you proof that would convince a man
from Missouri. See that ruin down
there at the corner-just a chimney
sticking up into the air? That was
Dr. Hawkins fine residence. Cost sl0.-
600 The fire started from a fire-crack
er last Fourth. Notice the foundation
back of that large house over there?
Fine barn burned up there the Same
day--another fire-cracker. See the gap
in that row Of cottages down across tho
railroad? Three OF them went up two
years ago-fire crackers or something.
Look at the Methodist church there on
the corner without a steeple. Maybe
you'd think the wind blew it off, hur
you'd be wrong--Fourth o. July got IT..
and we had hard work to save the
schoolhouse. ] could show you lots
more II had time And then walk
about and look at QUE people. Why,:
man alive, there's fewer eyes and ears
and fingers, not to mention arms and
legs, IN proportion to the population
than in any other town you can find
all gone from fire crackers, or toy pls-g
!! tolls. or bursting cannons, or in some
such patriotic way Your town of Ca
qua isn't in It, / tell you. Won lion roar
ing in his den may be all right in his
way, but IL the old Grecian spirit isn't
frozen in your veins YOU must sec that
for pure patriotism Rubican leads the
world Tho man from Capua shrunk
away
But the Rubiconians have Mt last
evolved a sensible celebration, which
includes a parade, a noise-festival for
the little boys athletic games, a lunch
con, dancing, aud closes with fireworks
in the evening. AS told about In the
Wol1ran's Home Companion 1t is u very
attractive Fourth.
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of book merchandising, as anything
of today could well be. III such places
4clerics Illuminated 11hssals for the glory
of God and wrote down their piolls
Thoughts for love of man, and In such
places the damp of learning was kept
&aliye by sequeStered monks through
the dark ages. Gothic arches irtercross
above, Between thei, supporting coils
unlns rise curtain walls Of old gray
stones, against which stands ranks and
ranks of books. Along one side, but
high up. a tier of stained windows gives
the cerestory lighting of old cathe-
drals, the sort of lighting architects
have struggled for rs the Ideal iliu-#
animation of handsome interiors. Stairs
in deep panncled cases rise at either
end to upper chambers. which at the
stair heads look bask into the main
hall through windows of deep gothic
traccry, hand carved in heavy timber
and richly gilded. This treatment has
also been applied to IL hooded seat In
the main room, and to n tall glazed
ferstory on the center of the floor,
which Will contain some of those treas
urcs III porcelain, silver and turquoise.
ol. jade and gold, that Elder shows
from time to time. The dominant color
is SraS--not a cold gray, but that solid
and reassuring tone that things have
way of taking on when thcy have been
a long time established The ceiling
runs into a somewhat lirelicr blue;
and near the entrance is a recessed
settle that furnishes the main color
note--a warm bold mass of red In
such a. settling books become intimate.
Here Is the air of ripe scholarship and
that sense OF establishment and perma-
hence in which alone the mind finds Its
time and chance. With such surround
ings men once lived the life Of the
intellect instead of the eash-register:
they associated with Plutarch and
Aristippus and forget about tax time
and the day the Interest was due. In
such places men like Abelard and Duns
Scotus announced new systems of
thought and earnest students came
and sat on their trusses of hay and the
stone floors to hear To create such an
q modern city might seem impossible,
until one steps from the sidewalk of
Grant avenue into the hush. the quiet.
the almost churchly peace of Elders
senses thcscooness and security of It's
gray walls and arches and the beauty
and strength OF It's gothic treatment.
making Il refuge but q refuge, vital
with the medieval spirit of work and
Service: and notes that the architect
and the workman have wrought
perfect Whole, consistent throughout,
and without, a suggestion of the haste.
and urgency of modern life. The place
Will be much discussed 1t has dis
tinction and will have It's distinctive
fame and that will add to the fame
of San Francisco. for which every true
san Franciscan will be grateful.
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DEsERET EVENING NEWS SATURDAY July 8 1909

the torrance in front of the entrance
to the building. These roses, being con
stantly In flower. owing to the sexcep-
tlonal climate which Corfu enjoyes, are
a Joy to the eye and a, delight to the
nose. Beyond this forest of roses
stretches a park wherein iningle with
the scented shrubs of Europe the palms
OF Africa and the fantastic growth OF
the tropics while the limpid air is
musical with the sad FLASHING into
marble basins Of tiny Jets of water.
More marble pillars rise into Niew--a
little Greek temple, all rose and white
springipg from the luxuriant greenery
and looking down into the blue Of the
waves below. In this charming temples
shelter Elisa beth, at the time of her
last voyage in 1896. when she made
long stay in Corfu,used to sit for whole
days. a solitary crapeclad figure plung-
ed in the depths of her grief, racing the
Immensely Of the ocean.
A little harhor, guarded by a n,inia-
ture light house, giving access to the
villa from the sea. a red marble stair
case being let into the solid rock. AT
the base OF the stair is another little
temple. the celebrated one indeed,
which the kaiser now proposes 10 make
into a memorial chapel for Elisabeth
herself. The empress, as has been said,
dedicated 1t to Heine; and she erected
in 1t u statue of the poet whom SHE,
loved so we'll and to whose grave III
the cemetery of Montmartre, Paris, She
never failed to send annually u bonuet
OF white roses.
EI.ISABErH'S PRESENTINfENT 4
When leaving. the Achilleion towards
the end of 1886, Elisabeth had a pre-
sentiment that she would never see 1t
again. Tears rose to her eyes.
burning the strange light kin
died By perpetual insomnia; and as
she watched from the bridge
of the Mi1-anar the sea swallow
ing UP the white speck which was her
splendid folly, she let drop these slow
I words Just as we desire to marry In
our lifetime a beloved daughter. TO Sc
cure her happiness so we ought to sell
before our death beloved home, to
make sure that Il worthy master fol-
lows us
Elisabeth was not destined to see
this wish realized. hard though she
stroVe: for there was no purchaser to
be found for so Enthusiastically costly q
property. Shortly before her death she
had all her furniture from the Achil-=
LEON brought to her chateau at lainz.
She was burying her dream in It's grave;
What would she have said we may
wonder, had she known what rate
awaited her villa and her little shrine
to the beloved poet?
Fl. dc WE,INDEI..
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BOOKS

.ri:e starry OF Thyrza, by Alice
Brown. author of Rose Macleod etc.
This novel, venture in a new field
FOR Miss Brown, is perhaps her strong
est work It is a story of a wonian's
whole life, conceived in a big way. and
carried out with absorbing dramatic In
teDsity.
Thyrza Tenant, whose story is told.
is in the beginning OF the book little
New England girl of appealing orginal-
atty. somewhat of tho type that has
been immortalized in Mrs. Wigginss
.,T2eoecca" She has an ambitious thirst
for knowledge and develops into a bril-
liant and beautiful young woman, only
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Hei;ne and The Hohenzollerns.
London Literary Letter

the building which she planned and had
erected for herself by the Italian archi-@
tect. Gerito.
Wildly extrava CANT as was the En-
press Elisabeth in her craze for build
ing and decorating, the Achillelon was
perhaps her greatest folly in luxurious
and artistic prodigality. Built on the
site of =sumptuous house which Elisa
beth bought only to pull DOM; the villa
cost no less than Slb000,000. Perched
upon a rock commanding the sea, it
has two stories on the side Tapped by
the waves. and, In addition, a ground
floor on the land side only The base
of the building follows exactly the nat
ural formation of the rock and the
ascent to it, A colonnade of twelve
marble pillars fronts the blue expanse
of sea. BY every one of these pillars
stood in Eligahcth's time some precious
example of ancient statuary, each piece
bought by her in Rome and transported
by her from the Italian coast to Corfu
Eon board her yacht, MiFamar, on which
she made 50 many cruises. The vail
behind the colonnade is decorated with
frescoes by Italian masters. Through
the hall, where huge canvas depicting
1.-THE Triumph of Achilles is displayed,
the private apartments are reached by
nm Immense marble staircase. The ante
chamber, all in red, contains a wonder
full piece of mosaic work. In the first
room. which was the empress study
the furniture. before she removed it.
was in the best style of the empire
period. The grand drawing room, which
comes next, was also empire. and had
a great black marble Fireplace, ebony
furniture embossed in gold, and tapes
try of peach colored silk. Next come a
very simple bedchamber. a dressing
room upholstered in blue silk. a COM
pletely fitted gymnasium, and. lastly,
a bathroom In the center of which.
sunk in the floor, Is large white mar
BILE tank. The drawing room and bed
chamber open out upon a terrace which
projects right over the sea- On the
floor below are a big draWing-room in
yellow and gold. A dining room. a
smoking room. and number of other
apartments: for the Achilleion has no
less than 12S rooms. We must not omit
to mention the chapel In Byzantine
style. With a mastery copy of MUNICH
aczy.s Christ Before Plate" and many
valuable antiquities brought by the
empress from Pompeii. T,inis, Algiers.
and Morocco.
VILLAS FABULOUS COST.
at the fabulous cost of the villa, and
Fstii1 less after visiting the garden and /
park. The former is dream of beauty
containing no less than $4,000 rose
1 bushes, Of the rerest kinds, merely on
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-03

it. Before had taken one bottle
was better, and now am completely
cured "-LE v. HENRY, Route No.
s, Adrian, Ga.
why will women take chances with
an operation or drag out sickly,
.half-hearted existence, missing three
fourths Of the Joy of living, when they
can find health in Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
For thirty years it has been the
standard remedy for female ills, and
has cured thousands of women who
have been troubled with such all
ments as displacements, inflammation,
liberation. fibroid tumors, Irregular
ties, periodic pains, backache, indiges-
ton, and nervous prostration.
If you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia e. Pinlxham's Vege-
table Compound Will help you,
write to Mrs. Pinkhan at Lynn,
Mass, for advice. Your letter
will be absolutely confidential,
and the advice free.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-03
Especial Correspondence1
ONDON, June 16.-Literary and

IA
artistic Germany has Just been
deeply stirred by an action on
the part of Emperor William
which appears to it wanton insult to
the memory of one of Germany's great
men; one. indeed, who Off the Judgment
of intellectual people all over the world
be consulted) reflects the brightest glo-.
ny on his country as home of letters.
The kaiser has sold for $500 tS25o0) q
statue of the poet Heine which once
stood in n temple attached to the villa
erected in Corfu by the late Empress
Elizabeth OF Austrin. the beautiful swo-
man who died at the hands of an as
sassin at Geneva eleven years ago. II.
is considered by German literary men
no mitigation that the statue has been
sold to Herr Julius ISampe of Hamburg,
although he is member of the pub
fishing house which originally produced
the works Of Heine. Artistic feeling.
1t appears, has been outraged by the
very fact OF the statues removal from.
lis temple and its disposal as though
it were piece of unnecessary furni-s
ture. Sonle.aof the kaiser's offended
subjects have not hesitated to describe
the act as "a paltry piece OF revenge
on the dead genius for his structures
on the Hohenzollerns.
1T is, however, no new resolve on the
part Of Emperor William to remove
the statue from Corfu, When he bought
the Achilleion. as the famous villa is
called, as n summer residence for him.
self whenever he should be cruising
in the Mediterranean, he was already
credited with the intention of convert
ing Heine's temple into a memorial
chapel for the murdered Elisabeth her.
self. He can. therefore, at least plead
that he is performing a pious work
when he takes steps to commemorate
the imperial designer in the grounds of
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-03

to be suddenly overtaken at the age of
Is by a tragic wrong The story Of
her later life grows with a vital dra-
matte power until at the end we leave
her comfortably settled developed
through trial and sorrow into u noble
and lovely woman In it's vivid reality,
its profound insight into the problems
of chaiHt y, its strong ana Wholesome
optimistic note, it is a relief from the
mary morbid novels of recent years,
and one which will be widely read.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-03
VILLAS FABuLous COST.

One cannot be surprised, therefore
at the fabulous cost of the villa, and
still less after visiting the garden and
park The former is a dream of beauty
containing no less than $4,000 rose
bushes, of the ferest kinds, merely on
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-03
NEW DESIGN in BOOKSTORES.

Books in a Gothic scriptorium, books
in the sort Of place where books We're
born, and thought and learning felt at
home, are what the new San Francisco
will have to offer in n local
store. 1t is a pity to speak of such a
place as a. store. Its atmosphere Is as
little suggestive of merchandising, even
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-03

than a minute at q
time. My doctor
said an operation
was t The cIly
chance l had, and
Threaded it almost
as much as death.
One day | was
reading how other
women had been
cured by Lydia ..
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound,
and decided tp try
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-03

Many of our citizens are drifting
towards Bright's disease by neglect
ing symptoms of ktdeny and bladder
trouble which Foley's Kidney Remedy
will quickly cure.-F. J. Hill Drug Co.
(The never substitutors) Salt Lake
City 800. 80. -A.-... 49, Y.
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OPERATION
HER ()lVL
CHANCE
WasC uredby LydiaE. ink
hams Vegetable Compound

Adrian, Ga. 80 suffered untold
misery from a female weakness and
disease, and | could not stand more
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-03
THE POETS TASK
DREAM-WINDs.

Is l. T. j rs n a5 q F1-s tig
Oh. drean-vlnd. low ana wandering.
What freight Of hearts delight Won bring!
learn to meet YOU. and again
There comes the thrill Of warm. new rain.
The CLINT of rainboWs softly spanncd
In promise DER good green land
The filters faint OF happy winds
The Quick ,ip-rls OF growing things
Il The scent Of gardens brave in pride.
x The glory OF the countryside.
Oh. drcan1-wnd, blowing keen with frost,
You. too. bear visions worth your cost!
n Though flowers arc dead and sweet birds flown
Though strpt trees make their sliycripg moan
s Yet far and keen and thin and high
You blow me back the h untsman's cry.
The iocind noise OF hound and horl
The chant OF catlercrs in the corn.
Tho fruity smells of tecming earth,
The tang of fires every hearth,
The cradc-songs sung soft and low
10 children in the after-slow.
Martha Observation-Disclosures iii July Ainslee's.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-17
A Lucky Criminal.

Howard Little. who is now under
sentence to be electrocuted for the
murder OF six people at Hurley. Va,
once escaped the moose in Kentucky
by the drawing of straw. About
fifteen years ago Little committed
murder in Pike county, aud l.. p.
Williams. who conducts pool room
and barber shop at Kenova, was
foreman OF the jury that tried him,
According to Mr.. williams state
ment the trial consumed about two
weeks On the Jury was man
named Farley Wicker who evident
ly did not believe in capital punish
ment or the evidence produced did
not convince him that the prisoner
was guilty to such an extent that
he should be hanged.
When the jury retired the first
ballot resulted in five for life
sentence and seven for a death PEN
atty. The next ballot was similar.
Finally foreman Williams persuaded
ten OF the men to vote for a death
penalty. But not 80 with Wicker
who still held out for the life SEN
tence, After celebrating for twen-
ty-four hours and after the twelve
men were about exhausted Mr. Will
Jams proposed that he and Wicker
draw straws, the eleven jurymen to
vote with the winner. This was
done and the obstinate Wicker won.
The jury returned a verdict OF life
sentence, when Little was sentenc-
ed to the Kentucky penitentiary for
life. After serving five years OF the
sentence the governor pardoned him.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-17
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
farms FOR sale.
ONO EARNS FoR SALE.

100 acres. 10 level land. cleared,
on good pike, plenty good water the
year round; room frame house,
almost new; stock barn, tool shed,
sheep barn, hen house, wood shed
and COW stable. all In good condl-
ton, plenty good fence, about 10000
rods woven wire fence built In last
two years. Close to good school and
church. Price $40 per acre, One
half cash, balance terms to suit
purchaser, q"
100 acres. 90 level. 60 cleared.
Close to school and church; 5 wells
and plenty running water; five
room dwelling. tenant house, barn,
tool shed, stock shed. straw shed,
2 corn cribs. hog house, hen house,
smoke house, milk house. and plen-
ty best OF fence. An ideal grain
and stock farm. Wants to settle up
an estate. Price $3.50 per acre.
SIS acres. 30 acres level, balance
rolling; 20 acres cleared. Well wat
cred, with five wells and running
water. One 5-room dwelling, large
barn, Q shop houses. 2 graineries. l
smoke house. / milk house; well
fenced. 16 acres in corn. 10 acres
in meadow, 10 acres woodland, bal
ance in pasture. A good sheep and
poultry farm, VIII sell farm. crops
and about 3 ton OF timothy hay for
$4,000 II sold In the next 80 days.
104 acres, 80 acres level, balance
rolling; log house good barn and
other buildings, Price $500.
40 acres. mostly rolling, in edge
of small town OF four stores, three
churches and two schools, Good
buildings, good fence. plenty Of
water and splendid good land
Price $4,000.
AZ IuSdi ANIm lpE All puIpOotbi
80 acres, fine level land. good frame
dwelling, new barn 26x60 feet, els
tern and neyer-failing well. plenty
running water 25 acres under cul-
tivation, 20 acres pasture, is acres
woods, balance meadow. Plenty OF
nice timber. not an acre OF waste
land, On good pike. In best OF
neighborhoods. new traction line
will pass within one mile, oil and
gas developments will soon begin
Price $4,000 II sold at once. All in
easy reach Of Chillicothe. one OF
the best markets in Ohio. have
plenty OF others, for particulars call
on or address ~.
3d.. John II. Preston, NJ
Chilllcothe, Ohio.
r. 4. d. No. 7. sr.# #.| .
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-17

The Post Office Department has
issued orders forbidding the usual
correspondence between the youth
Of the land and Santa Claus on the
ground that 1t increases the duties
OF the mail clerks to such an ex-
tent and at a time when their duties
are unusually heavy and that 1t Inn
pairs the service, especially as most
Of such letters are written by small
children and ilIegibie. thus taking
too much time to decipher them.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-17

so acres, on Big Blaine, ~ miles
west OF Louisa, Trad postofflce. IA
acres level, go acres cleared. Plenty
OF timber to keep up the place. IL
acres in grass and clover. Small
apple orchard. New 4-room box
house; fairly good barn; extra good
well; close to school and church,
good neighborhood; on county road
Apply to NJ. r. Conley, Louisa, Ky.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-17

Pauper idiot claims seem to be
productive of much fraud in Ken
lucky, according to Frank P. James.
State Auditor, who is digging away
nearly every day in the records of
claims paid in the past. He has
found what he considers grave vio-
lations of the law and thinks that
the present system of supporting
idiots in Kentucky is bad one. Mr..
James says he finds that it is rather
common for married women to be
drawing money from the State as
pauper idiots, their husbands get
ting the allowance of SIS year
each In some of the mountain
counties, especially, women drawing
money as pauper idiots have been
married and have continued to draw
their allowance from the State just
the same, although the law pre-
sumes that woman who has mind
enough to make a contract can sup
port herself.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-12-17

Mrs. Flora Lohr took between SIS
and $50 and gold watch belonging
to her husband Peter Lohr. and N.
& W. car shop employe, and skipped
out Monday. it is said.
The woman is thought to have
left on C. 4 o. train for Cincin-
natl, en- route to her former home
in Nebraska. When Lohr returned
home from work he found his wife
and all her belongings missing. He
looked for his money and found that
all gone too and then he tumbled to
what had taken place during his
absence. Inquiries developed the
fact that neighbors had seen a trunk
on the sidewalk in front OF their
home on West Front street which
was later removed by transfer
wagon.
The couple have no children and
came to Portsmouth some years ago
from Fort Gay, w. Va. Lohr claim
ed they had no recent difficulties
and he was unable to account for
his wife's sudden flight though did
not think she had eloped with an
other man-Portsmouth Times.