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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06

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ELGRADE. Jam la..imaEiue f
YOU cam ono 1. the most absurd
Inadequate military "rs'n.1a-
- tipus In the whole world au 'r-
ganizauou which boasts almost "s
many officers as men and in which ID
Is veuuieh impossible for tho un'n-
itiatcd outsider to tell who commands
and who obcys; and ut the same time
body of lighting men which for pure
pugnaciousness and perpetual chip-on-
thc-shoulder attitude cannot be match
ed. who despite their own lack Of mum
h,r- and preparedness are aching TO
tackle one Of the largest and stronses.
military countries loo Europe. maggie
am this. I say ana you have am eN-
DolIent conception of the oerNian army.
I'm serviu AN the men. women and
children old enough strong enough and
brave enough Co handle o. gun form
what generally ls known as the unot-
fcial army That army is rHbblr.
purc and simple. without organization,
without training ana without any Idea
Of modern warfare 10 Is the Official
army numbcring 1O 900 Ou peace tool-
iur and about 10000 on war footing
that imuressos one inevitably as having
been pluckcd FUN grown from the mind
of a George Bernard shaw or trans
ported bodily from 20 Weber and Fields
burlesQuc
glance ut the headquarters oi the
nrst regiments of the line in Bel
grade is enough to show the character
of this comic opcul army. The build
ing boz which This important body trans
acts lts business d. one-storied house.
such as you might meet with ON very
small farm. before which two sentrles
wore standing when ] paid it a visit
couple of days ago, These men,
though small, were woll-kuit with
fierce looking black mustaChcs. Their
faces were not only dark. but exceed
mgly dirty Though on duty they
smoked cigarettes ANA cNpeCtOrdtel
freely upon the unpaved street. which
is also the rubbish heap for the whole
ueighborhood Their uniforms might
have been dark green, blue or black
they were faded beyond recognition;
their high boots above whose tops their
broad trousers bulgcd i'm picturesque
fashion. looking as III thcy had not seen
backing since they were new, though
the leather was worn into holes here
and there one OF the men had a couple
of buttons missing from his tuuic and
the other a rent ln that portion Of his
neither garments which suggests his
having sat down ON a nail and got up
in a hurry. The weapons. German
and up Co date. were as badly kept as
the mems clothes. Their round as
trachan caps, cut in Russian fashion
were good enough once. probably but
looked as n they had been used Tor
anything and everything besides head
coverings
HEADQUARTERS ARE ENTERED
Despite their disreputahle appear
ance. however the men were as jolly
as sandboys and answered the request
TO enter the staff quarters with "A laugh
and shrug of the shoulders. meant
FOR why notF' one jerked his rifle
butt toward the two windows tine
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06

send, a daughter Of those well known
and fashionable Americans AR and
Mrs Townsend She has met the king
on several occasions when abroad with
her parents and was recently included
i'm a house-party al Sandringham. The
ToWusends entertain brilliantly and
have given some unique luncheous for
his majesty az Marienbad Mrs Town
send Is one Of the Yankee women who
have been known 20 have special DELE
Cacies beloved Of Edward VII brought
by special trains to assure their being
in perfect condition and who spend
fortune on an idea FOR floral decor-
tiOns. Such attentions are never
thrown away ON the king, who Us NOT
only an Observant but most appre-
Ciatiye man. Nyonuc Townsend may
consequently feel assured of "a great
success when she makes hcr bow Sl.
has "a great resemblance To- Princess
Pat OF Counaught. and has been on
several occasions mistaken Tor her.
The end of This month win find NUM-
beers of fashionable Americans back
again in town fixed up either at the
best hotels or at their own establish
ments. This is accounted fur in a meas
ure by the forthcoming courts in Feb.
ruary An official ar the lord ch1u
Derlalus office has Just been telling
someone ! know chat never 100 his reC0'-
lectIon-and be has been m this office
for year-has he known tho appIIcl.
lions from Americans for presentations
800 numerous.
Miss Dodge is fixed up at warwick
House whore she is meditating taking
u5 IAN by storm during the season. M"
Di1mau. who wont outh before Chris.
IuiH returns fu hor nice little n0u
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about 20 bc crowned De ordered several
pairs of boots and shoes for himself
and Queen Draga. The king and queen
were killed very shortly aftcrward. Ia
minelf sent n his bin. but could not
got his money. Then DE asked To- have
his boots sent back.
you cannot" wrote am officer 'bo-
cause the late king and queen were
buried in two pairs of your boots, AMI,
] am sorry 60 say. the others got lost
It is impossible for us TO dig up a king
and queen m order 60 send back your
shoe leather"
Kaminski. who got ncws from ServIa
that officers and their wives were walk
ing about I'M his boots. brought am ace
ton In Warsaw against the Servian con-
sui, a Pole. because he had forwardc I
the order and queen Draga's measure
ments. Absurd as it may appear tho
Russian judge commanded the consul
10 pay Cor the murdered kings hoots
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friend Jules Lacroix 20 arrange e.
meeting at the Cafe Anglais, the re-
sort of every one with a name IN let
ters and on the stage.
Jules Lacroix fastened 70 his friend
BalzaC. but was coldly received. Fin
ally the author had to confess his sit
uatiOn he could not venture out eX-
cept at night u must be remembered
that go years ago the law against debt
ors was terribly severe and Balzac by
appearing IN broad daylight I'm "a FREE
Quented spot like the Cafe Auglais
was running imminent danger Of arr
rest. He did not stir from his little
fortress. refused 10 see his intimate
friend and even LacroiX had difficulty
iu gaining access to him, so well did
Nine de- Briguole, his devoted house
keeper. keep guard over her master.
with crestfalleu air, Jules LacroiN
reported Goo the marquis the failure of
his embassy. and explained the plight
I'm which Balzac was. The Marquis
of Hartford. however. was not "a man
90 stick al trinCs when he had set his
mind ON attaining his object and he
bluutlv demanded the amount OF the
debtor Liabilities. Lacroix named the
sum.
well" said the marquis. "tcu N.
de- Bclzac that b. he viii meet mo at
Cafe Auglais this day week, ! win pay
his debts"
Imagine the uobleman's rage when
on the appointed day jules LacroiN
appeared alone! Ho had made des-
perate efforts to lind Balzac and aad
even sent him "a letter imploriug him
10 come 60 the rendezvous 10 was an
iu vain. The debtor had taken fright
and was invisible and inaccessible. n
was not tll some time afterwards that
he learned OF the golden opportunity
he had let slip and that am hour sac
rnced to the magnificent curiosity OF
au English Maeccuas would have freed
him from care for wears 90 come
LEON RAYMOND
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fevershly hinging the sheets OF paper
one after the other on the ground as
he covered them with his fine small
writing and sustaining himsslt with
countless cups Of coffee He never
slept during the night Half-a-dozen
hours for rest and sleep during the
day was am he could spare for nature.
Mastery such as Poor Relations"
Cousin Pons.' Cousin Bette" "Mer-
cadet "Naurin" and half-a-dozeu
othlrs-iO0. 900 lines in six years
were written in that little study wnue
relentless duus were hammeriug at the
door outside. No human being. not
even Baizac with his massive frame.
could stand such a strain. IN 1S4S he
quilted Rue Raymouard for Russia TO
marry Mime. MausNa. on his return
to Paris two years later he died. worn
out at 81!
20 was during Balzac's residence at
ias-y tlai an Incident occurred which.
u DO had been rightly directed. might
have had lasting influence Du the
great upFeI-ts career II was a. very
romantic adventure and is not. j
think. generally known. At that time
the Marquis of Hartford. an eccentric
and immensely wealthy English noe
bltmau, had already taken uD his
residence lu Paris and had Just pur-
chased the charming property OF Bag
atelle iu the Boise de Bouloguc which
at his death passed 10 Sir Richard
Wallace. who, as is well known. be-
queathed b 90 the city OF Paris The
marquis hau read Balzac's GA Ellie
aux AcauN DOR (The Girl with tho
Eyes Of Gold which had just ap-
peared, and DO had made an immense
impression On him. not only because
III showed that the author was "a liter
airy genius but even more because the
story bore remarkable resemblance
10 an adventure of the marquis him
self Seized with am intense desire 30
know belz3c, the marquis asked his
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06
Balzac's Haven From Duns
Is Converted Into a Museum

for requests are sure TO flow In no"
that there is place 90 receive them.
lu the author study are TO be seen
ON the wall quaint colored prints of
all the heroes and heroines whose
fortunes DE described, e. sketch OF
Balzac Dos David dangers: "a plaster
cast of Robins famous statuetto of
him: am original terra Gotta bust
by Marquet de NIsselot Uhc marble
one is al the Coincide FrancaiseD
Balzac's inkpot ln the form of a brass
paddock. Hu insurance policy signed
by him that is about AN as yet.
But under the Intelligent direction
of the Conservation NJ de Eoyau-
mont. who is am enthusiastic Balzaciau.
So % Rue Rayuouard is certain 60
become "A literary shrine 90 which every
cultured American visitor lu Paris viii
heuCef0rth make "a pilgrimage
m was lu the year 1872 that H0uore
dc Balzac. bankrupt. loaded with debts
hunted down by creditors. but stiu uu-
broken lea spirit discovered tho little
pavilion in the Rue Raynouard pt
Passv then "a mere village. IL was Al
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kept up'
PEW TO SPARE. INDEED.
found on going to sec tha mon ot
dru that there were indeed fev 10
spare. for uo less than 90 officer. were
or.cring about hundred mon. 10 was
impossible Tor me t1 seop track of tne
orders for nobodv seemed t1 d1 what
was wanted of him. au omission t1ut
elected @ series of shouts and 20 ls.u'r-
able swearing from the officers ENeu
the latter did not appear Co Doe quite
sure what they wanted for when ono
shouted out an order two ur three oth-
crs. who were smoking thoir eternal
cigarettes. protested. ana long argue
mcut followed during which the men
smoked and ioked They were. fof
The rest. as dirty and tattoIed as the
scrccauts. small wiIy-lo0lNnE ant
cheerful Their tattored condition SCENE
ed t0 suit them
After an hour or so OF this comedy
battle of cross purposes shout on
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06

or princc-which means that he owns
an acre or two of land somewhere up
Boo the mountains and tills it with the
help of his family. IL is rather hard
to stand on your dignity with your
uciehbor. with whom. before you en-
entered the ranks. you have smoked
r8mblod and drunk
no also sometimes happens that an
officer. not having been diligent az
school is "a worse scholar than his SER
poant. who can read and write with
perfect ease and accuracy. This con-
dition OF affairs helps 20 break down
barriers set up by mere rank. Then
they an eat out OF the same soup bowl
smoke tho same cigarettes and have the
same dislike for the use of soap and
water. These things combined with
a common and chronic dearih OF cash
owing possibly Co the government
unpunctuality I'm paying-and warlike
disposition bind them together In "a way
that IS impossible in other countries
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06

and shoes.
But Servia real spirit is 20 be found
in her bands Of private soldiers, who,
made up of ali the farmer and peasant
classes. carry on private war. These
bands are the terror of the Austrian
notables who live in Bosnia and Here
gOvina. They number anything W 10
a couple of hundred men. are wei sup
piled with French and German arms,
and, secure among the mountains they
alone know, prove formidable rivals 20
even we'll seasoned troops. All Of them
are vigorous and hardened 10 the pri-
vations Of winter among the mountains.
If report be true, the Austrian govern
ment is prepared, in case of war, to
send several battalions Of reseryists, un-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06

Tho Serviau officer is not overbur-
deued with nice scruples Every
knows that the late King AleNande"
and his wife Draga We're murdered
with the knowledge and help OF officers
who afterward held high military po-
sitions There is a story, too that
these same officers did. during the con-
fusion aud hurry that followed the
preparation Of the plot. appropriate
the murdered kings and queens boots
90 the value of Sl27. The story Of these
boots led 20 a lawsuit. For somt
reason OF other the kings Of Servia
prefer Polish boots and get, or got
them from a Warsaw bootmaker named
kaminsd When the late king was
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06

II was some eight feet by six, contained
one small table, covered with am old
curtain, and chair. A map of the
Balkans hung on the wall, and red
penciled line, traced by the crown
prince. embraced the territory warlike
Servians have said shall be theirs soon,
undo the name Of Great Servia.
Possibly In order 10 avoid discus
sion as to who should use the chair
the four men in the the room were ON
the floor. Two were playing with cards
ON which pictures Of vegetables took
the place OF spades. clubs, diamonds
and hearts. One was asleep. with his
head under the table, and the fourth
was watching the game The latter
was a most affable gentleman and I
learned afterWard, was the beau Of the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06

ideal hiding-place for "a debtor. In
the first place Il was on the street, the
entrance 10 10 being through a house
which fronting on Rue Raynouard, was
ass valuable as "a drawbridge 10 q castle.
This house being itself on the crest OF
the hill, the cottage had been built on
terrace laid out on the side of the hill,
some 10 % 20 feet below. So that access
from the one to the other was only pos
siblo down % double flight of stairs
which opened on a small paved court
ON the opposite side of which stood the
cottage Goa the form of r square The
long arm Of the reDtuugle facing the
paved court was occupied by the enc
trance hail. the housekeepors room,
the kitchen and the diuingroOn, the
short arm looking ON 90 the garden by
Balzac's bedroom. the salon. the dress
ingroom and. last of am and farthest
away from duus and Noise. his study
FOR QUIET EXIT
There was. however one more ad-
vantage which this ideal cottage cone
tiiued NOT the least doubles iu the
masters eyes. Close t0 the is1r1Om
was o. nght of stairs leading down
some D. feet 600 % paved court formed
hy the inner angle of the T square,
with au exit 0u Rue Bert1u "a narrow
cut-throai alley with high wallis On
either side, which wound along tho
lower side uf the cottage ana garden
enabling the occupant to reach mper-
CeINod the main road along the bank
of lnu Seine. where passing coach
would take him 600 90 few inmates into
the city or out to the woods of ST.
Cloud and Moudou, 8s the case might
be
Hut me pavilion and the house ale
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pleasure arose from an men and Of
tcers alike. A cart carrying "a small
camp kitchen had arrived ON the scene.
To judge from the smell. it contained
cabbage soup with "a strong dash Of
garlic therein. A hasty command TO
dismiss sent everybody hurryins ia its
direction.
IL appears that drills always end in
this Informal way--all going together TO
the camp kitchen and grabbing what
they can get There is a delightful
good feeling between officers and men,
which i'm other countries would be
called lack Of discipline. As a matter
Of fact they have more in common
than you viii find elsewhere. To begin
with, every second man IS a "kniasz'
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Special Correspondence.
~ ARTS. Jan 2T.-- Balzac's
- friends are at last besurring
themselves to honor his
memory by something more
than q statue Already the house In
which the great author died has been
swept away TO mako room for modern
requirements. A few years more and
the house FOO which Doe wrote his fin-
est masterpiece and drank tho cup
of bitterness tu the last dregs. would
have followed. This GROWING mitor-
tune has been ayCrtcd. thanks Goo the
initiative of men like Paul Bourgct
Jean kichepiu and Maurice Barres'
who have headed a. movement 10 buy
lhe charming little cottage at Pasy,
where Balzac lived from 1925. and
90 turn 81 into the Musee Hal1ac
lB8lzac Museum
The Alusce Balzac does mot yet cone
tain very many souvenirs of the great
man, but this is ouN matter of time.
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just as dirty. their uniforms as torn
subordinates
This is the stan" no went on with
"a graudiose wave of his hand. we
transact an business herc-up tin IL
in the morning After that we turn IL
into "a clubroom. II will soon be l2."
Tho only sign or business was a small
glass ink bottle and rusty pen.
Il am colonel of the Sixth regiment.
These who play are my captains. l
have several more, who are on parade
The men outside are sergeants. They
have 10 do sentry duty because my
other men are doing a lot Of drill work
now, including target practise We
haven't many men 20 spare, but the
appearance OF the regiment must be
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06
A NOtrS DANE Lady's AOpea.

TO all knowing sufferers Of rheuua-
item, whether muscular or OF Toe
joints sciaticl, lumhaEoE blchacnt,
pains bob tine Kidneys or ucurtIsla
pains, tu write 90 her Tor "a home treat
ment which has repeatedly cured u.
of these fortunes. she feels a. ben duG
90 send a. 90 all sufferers FREE. ioH
ru- ,ourecll GAO home as h0uainHs
VIA TESTIFY mo change OF climate af
iug necessary This simple discover
hauishes uric acid from the blood. loo
ems che suneucd Joints. purihea ta.
blood and brlghtcu8 the eyes. RI ...
elasticity and tone foo the whole si
tom m Che above interests you la'
proof address MIS- M. Summers. t1t
n, hotre Dame Ind.
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ground aoor boosted aud said some
thing that sounded like general
There was no front entrance 4 went
straight from the street into cove
cred passage. where % fcW fowls peck
ed at some grain a homey gruut from
the FAR end proved that the stan reared
its own pigs There was only ono
door, az the loft-haud side. SD I took
that md, there being mo- handle, Kicked
DO open, thus entering the council room.
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town. he wure culorcd shirt under
hH uniform and walked about with am
umbrella. Hc told me th8. they were
all officers. that he spoke German.
and that the general Who was asleep
with DIS head under the table, had on
N iust come home from uu evening
party. Except for tho'r wustuchi1s
which were stll longer and lrCor there
was no noticeable difference between
them Jnd thc men outside They were
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Servias Opera Boufe Army Spelling For Real Fra

married ANA wen seasoned. ar...
these bands. Tho fact that fl..
to ho single men is "a hint than
they show themselves 0u the f..r.
there ls not much chance of tboU.
ing back alive.
These hanos are not tnbooea Dbl. .
SrrNiau government: they ar. .r...
aged Dog no. They ore haf r....
hult heroes Co European mInd--....
heroes and very nnc gentlemen .. .
eyes Of the ScrVi8us. The present d..
Peter k1wgcorcoVtch himself
longCd Go such band when H.
young. and OFFS SON is busy pr.....
hundreds of them. Hc lol s..
these Juuoky. u- thoy are calIed.a....
the Turks in $500. The king d,ulr. ....
iua iuNthiug tu DO with tho prDeeu. ....
organizations hut tho arms tl.I t.
government has boon importing Irf.t..
country have gone 10 them.
THEIR QUEER MUNITloNs.
This irregular force gets no pay-ta.
Servlau lrmy's pay always is "a r.r.
blo-aud the members have. therefor.
To- thrive upon what they can Law tr..r
hands on. Some OF them have no arm.
bus go about with pitchforks. and r.as-
ant farmers, in those days of varFks
preparation. can Doe seen drilling tbr
men Goa the "usas' of their Agricultural
implements. Some have not even pitch.
forks and drul with props of wood
waiting Elm the government gives them
arms. Not only do men and boys i1.r
the ranks. but the women are not Doe
hind. You can see an elderly "sar-
goant' drilling his cousins and sisters
in the use of the rifle.
Curously enough. these are The u...
pie Austria Is most concerned about
They have "a way OF falling upon .
house occupied by Austrian officials
bcseiging it and making 1T impossible
for the inmates 10 get out oI receive
supplies of food The inmates are
watched night and day and very often
starved into surrerdering before troops
can come TO their rescue. Surrender
often means giving large sum of
money in exchange for their freedom
on worse stiu. being taken off iut. the
mountains and maybe killed there. n
some cases houses are pill3ged and ,H.
inmates murdered This does not moan
that war has broken QUIT is but Dr..
ue private enterprise on the Juuaag
/ behalf. In the nature of a hint
Here the students are very oufHU
astic about these bands Some time
ago they determined Co throw ava.
their hooks. change the uniyersit- int
barracks and send petition 90 On. W.r
minister Co put them on the list O.
tive soldiers. The war minister afraid
of foreign opmion and not having %.
Uhcrewith-l to equip these youths .-
piled with many thanks and-resorE..
his decision But the students were r.,
To- be eliminated iu this manner Az
they could not belong % the uf.g...
90.
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Mgd and inadequate Numbers the PusnaeOus and Warke
Fighting Force the Big
Official Army Which Numbers IN and
Unofficial Which includes
nd Able o Handle a Gun
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i'"itly does "a young American get
IN. privilege Of "a private presentation
lo me King ana queen. This distinction
N'' heen accorded 90 Yv0nne Town
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-01

andth "A
o
andPr ommeri Organization.

school As the city already owns de-
afable sites, that for the high school
covering an entire block In the heart
of town. the entire amounts will be
available lo- buildings These. with
rrehen accommodations, will furnish
superior facilities for educational pur-
poses. The faculty for the coming
Yeer comprises d superintendent
principal. assistant principal and 10
grade teachers High school com
rises foar courses. viz. English. Sci
entlfic. Classical and Business Sep
afate schools are maintained for The
c0lorcd children
In addition TO the public schools.
the Sacred Heart lnsti ute, under the
auspices Of the Catholic sisters en-.
rolls over Gee students and includes
in the curriculum music, shorthnd,
tvpewritlng, and q general CONNER
cial course
Rare educational Advantages
In speaking Of our educational adj
yantages we must not overlook on
churches which comprise Baptist,
Christian, Congregational, the Episco-