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SWATTED AKHo0ND
Recollection of n Pathetic Parody
that Belt the world with
n smile.

The arrival of William Watson in this
country and the republication Of his ode
on the death of Tennyson recalls to the
mind OF a Chicago Record-Herald writer
the story of the world-famed parody on
the death of wellington by Tennyson. Here
is an Instance of the lesser becoming the
greater. There are more persons who nave
heard of the parody than have read the
original.
''The Akhoond of Swat is a classic, more
because the American people nave appreci-
alton for subtle humor than for anything
striking or extraordinary about the lines.
When George LanigAh walked into the tele-
graph editors room OF the Chicago Times
one night in 1877, and saw there this bull
letin, London, Jan. 1.-THE Akhoond of
Swat is dead,1' the humor OF the situation
seized on him and he returned to his re-
porter's desk and dashed off the following
with his fountain pen, for that was before
the days of the typewriter:
What, what, what,
What's the news from Swat?
Sad news,
Bad new
Comes by the cable, led
Through the Indian oceans bed,
Through the Persian gulf and the Red
Sea and the Med
Iterranean. He's dead,
The Akhoond Is dead.
These lines and others that followed fixed
a place in history for the Akhoond. Lanl-
gan was one OF the bright young mem OF
the Times. The term is used advisedly, for
in those days there were clever men In the
field Of new~spaperdom, as there are today.
Eugene Field was just beginning his career
and the Indiana school Of poets and literati
had not yet become famous.
Lanigan was a poet, artist. reporter and.
above all, a good telegraph operator. He
was considered the fastest sender in the
country, and at the Chicago fire of 1871
was cut off from the main portion Of the
city by the flames, and so went into a de-
serted drug store on the end of the burning
district, where he wrote one OF the most
graphic accounts OF the disaster and put II
on the wire. He could sit 1t the key and
give an eyewitness description Of one OF
the most dramatic soenes Of modern times
Nothing that Lanigan did will live In his.
tory except his parody. And long after the
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-30
DUN'S REVIEW IF TRADE
Situation Presents Irregular Appear
ance.
VOLUME OF BUSINESS HEAVY
Paris Flood, British Selections, Price
Crusade and stock Market slump
some of Disturbing
Factors.

NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-R @. Dun & Co.'S
Weekly Review OF Trade today says:
Measured by such tests as bank clearings
and railroad earnings, there is no visible
dimlnution In the volume OF Industrial and
mercantile transactions, and yet with such
happenings as the English elections, the
Paris flood, the agitation over the hlgh
prices and the rather violent break In the
New York stock market, attributed to eN-
aRRerated fears, II would be strange, In
deed, II the various trades, subjective TO
financial and political influences, did not
In some degree feel the effect of these dis
-turbances. Then the weather conditions
have been In places unfavorable to ats
tribution. Therefore the situation presents
an irregular appearance, due to an uneven
trade development. This ~irregularity was
displayed TO some extent In the Iron anu
steel trade, although an event OF the week
was the declaration OF al extra dividend
by the principal prodrcer. Moreover, tho
decline in security prices, the recent fall
in cotton and the tendency to lower values
for some foodstuffs are a development
some, however disturbing Il 10 temporarily
Dry goods jobbing reports an Improve
ment In house trade. Fall eottons, suSn
as flannelettes, have been priced close by
the largest producers at advances OF one.
half and three-quarters OF a cent a yar1
and business rendered Is large. Print cloth
trading Ia light, with some recessions In
the open market on wide goods. Ginghams
sell well and there ls a better. demand for
printed %cottons. Export trade continues
light, but shipments on old orders are SUD
stnntial. Business booked on mems wear
staples and semi-staples by the largest
producers for fall has been large and ad-
vances OF 2k cents per yard on some num-
bers were announced. Dress goods trade Is
very moderate. although the large corpora
tions have booked good fall orders. Wor-
steds and cotton yarns arc easy.
Wholesale dealers In shoes are placing
initial fall contracts for later delivery with
New England footwear producers; also
some fair sized supplementary spring con-
tracts. Many manufacturers now have a
booked and prospects for the immediate
future are promising. All varieties of 90
mestic hides continue weak. Some sales
OF leather have lately been erected AZ
lower figures than those previously quoted.
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MRS. TALBOT ON STAND
Opern Singer Says sba Struck
Her just Before He Was
~ Accidentally Shot.

RENO, New, Jan. 2o.-Mrs. Mae Talbot,
the former opera singer, now on trial
here on a charge of numbering her hus-
band, took the stand today and told of
her marital trouble with Albert Talbot,
the slain man, According TO Mrs. Talbot,
her husband often threatened to Kill her
and on the night before the shooting he
gave her a fearful beating.
The nex day. said Mrs. Talbot. she met
her husband for the purpose OF settling
property rights preliminary to bringing
action for divorce. An alteration ensued
and Talbot struck her,
The woman said this dazed her. She re-
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-30
SAVED { LIFE

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author, the manner in which 1t came to be
written or the occasion for II will be lost
to memory, the name of THE Akhoond OF
Swat" will be q familiar term. No one will
ask the location Of the country; in fact. the
majority Of persons of today believe that It
is a mythical kingdom. There was a real,
live, human Akhoond, and he will never
die. His fame is secure in the euphony Of
the name. Lanigan exploited him, and
both are the gainers,-Washington Herald.
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GENERAL DRAPER is DEAD
Former Ambassador 10 ITALY Expires
~ Washington After Long
uIneas.

~ Washington After Long
HIneAs.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2s.-General William
+. Draper. former ambassador to Italy,
died at his home here last night after q
prolonged illness, aged 6s years.
Brigadier General Draper was born in
Lowell, Mass. April 8. 1s42. He served in
the union army from 1861 to 1864, holding
commissions from second Lieutenant to lieu
tenant colonel, commanding, and also colo
mel and brigadier general by brevet He
was twice wounded.
General Draper was a presidential cleo
tor lD-lSss and served as a republican
member In the Fifty-third and Fifty-fourth
congresses, declining a third nomination.
In 1897 he was appointed ambassador to
Italy, holding that post until 1900. He
served as commander OF the Loyal Legion
OF Massachusetts,.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-30

membered hearing shots and that the PTS
tol In her muff fell to the floor. She then
fled and dld NOT know that her husband
had been shot until told 8. later.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-30

the investigation Of the so-called Beef
trust" and adjourned until Monday.
Part Of the session was devoted to cases
of minor Importance and several true bills
were returned. This leaves the grand jury
free to proceed with the packers probe
without any more Interruptions.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-30

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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-30

The Kingdom of Slender Swords. By
Halle Erminie Rlves (Mrs Post
Wheeler). With a F'oreword by His
Excellency Baron Maxine. Ilustrated
by 4. B. Wenzell. The Bobbs Merrill
Company, Indianapolis.
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REVIEWS OF BOOKS

, tain Canton, the two taking loving,
| fearful farewell Of each other. But the
Young lord sets this right, relinquishes
his claim TO the girl. the lovers marry,
and Mountcastle sees that they are
well fitted out in life. Then the young
man takes a notion that he has been
considered on account of his riches and
title, and not for himself; so he makes
up his mind that he will he considered
for himself alone, and goes out into the
world rs John Paget. He puts up at
rather no-class boarding house lii
London, and there miraculously runs
across q splendidly beautiful, great
heiress from New Orleans, the daugh-
ter of mighty cotton raiser and
speculator. They have an Unthinkable
adventure in the London streets late mt
night. and Paget follows her very de
votedly and persistently, one might
say cheekily, till after u. while they
become engaged during their soiourn in
Holland. The girl, however, is sud
denly summoned by her mother to a
different sort of life altogether There
are compromising letters involving the
mother which must be got hold of,
and the father must be rescued from
peril of bankruptcy at the hands Of
vulgar but powerful speculator, and
this speculator the girl must marry,
not only to save her fathers fortune,
but to save her mothers honor. But
Paget, by the help of an energetic
American, succeeds in bold game,
n right well-written novel, strongly
plotted, and sl1illfully wrought out, a
distinct success, indeed, well worth the
reading, If one could forget the inn
possible beginnings of John Paget's
non-titled life
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'yed by wido and apprcciative pub,
OLD MEXICAN LEGENDS.

Legends OF the City of Mexico, Collected
by Thomas A. Janvler. Member OF the
Folklore Society. London. Illustrated
with SIX Pictures by Walter Appleton
Published by Harper & Brothers, New
York.
The author of this work explains that
these legends of the City of Mexico arc
of his finding not OF his making. They
are stories current there, gruesome,
bloody, supershtious. One or two of
theme relates TO the finding of treasure,
but the most OF them are simply legends
of horror. They. are vivid and well
calculated to strike and hold the at
tention of an. Ignorant, superstitiious
people. There is an excellent introduc-
ton, and then we havc the legends of
Don Juan Manuel the Obedient Dead
Nun, the Puente del Cleripo, the Mu.
lata de Cordoba, the Callcion del Mucr-
to, the Altar del Perdon, the Calleion
del Armada, the Aduana dc Santo Do
mingo. the Gale dc la Qucmada, the
Gale de la Cruz Verde, the Muier Her.
rada. the Accused Bell, the Calleion
del Padre Lecuona, the Living Spectre,
the Gale de los Parados, the Calle de
In Joya, the Gale de In Machincuepa,
Gale del Puente del Cuervo, and La
Llorona. There are explanatory notes
also on various of these legends, and
the work as a whole is one of great
interest, and should be of much import
ance in the investigation of folk lore
There are six illustrations from draw.
lngs by the artist, and seven photo
graphs of places, all excellently repro
duced, and the work is put forth in
first class style by the publishers.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-30

mings, B. s., former Supervisor of Ma
ture Study, State Normal School Uni
yersity of Utah. The idea of this book
is TO choose for study such subjects as
naturally fall within the surroundings
The representation to the scholars is
through their own Investigations and
Of questions depending upon the knowl'
edge already accumulated or upon the
pupil IS power of observation. The les
sons are general in character. but we
notice that they carry references to
surroundings here, such as sagebrush
and other plants and trees that are in
digneous to this region. There, are pic
lures of sheep, OF marking the sheep
with paint, and there is lesson on
ores and smelling, brief and rather UNI
satisfactory. The general idea of the
book. however, is good, and the instruc-
ton is valuable and wholesome.
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IN FLOWERY JAPAN.

The Kingdom of Slender Swords. By
Halle Ermlnie Rlves (Mrs. Post
Wheeler). With a Foreword by His
EXcelency Baron Maxine: Illustrated
by 4. B. Wenzell The Bobbs- Merrill
Company, Indianapolis.
The scenes of this story are placed
in Japan. Post Wheeler, the husband
of the authoress. is attached to the
American embassy at Toxic, and the
story is saturated with japanese "col-
or The "foreword by Maxine
claims that while the story is wholly
the creation of Mrs. Wheeler, the
local coloring, the moral atmosphere
called in TO weave the thread of the
tale, are matters belonging TO tho do
main Of facts, and constitute an amount
of useful and authentic information
For the purpose Of supplying this local
color and moral atmosphere Maxine
went over the manuscript and spent
hours OF interest and pleasure IN reVls-
ing IL,
The story is of an American girl
who was attracted to Japan and went
over under the auspices and IN the com,
pany of a bishop of the Episcopal
church, for whom she was building
fine chapel from her fortune, She had
been much admired as Nlrginlan
belle, and an admirer had followed her
around to Japan. There Is deep, sui
len character In the novel who, reason
ing adversely from the law OF gravl-
tation and of attraction winch holds
bodies together, concludes that there
mnst be another law which will neu.
tralize the law of attraction and Will
dissolve the frmest bodies into masses
of mere atoms, lacking all attraction to-
ward each other, forming simply
shapeless mass. There is n daring ayl"
ator in the story who captures the
American girl through ruse, and with
great peril that brings HIM very close
TO her. The story is one OF much in
tricacy. 1t has n large fund of infor
nation, social, official, and In grades
of courtierly -eminence and llfei has
much to do with the questions of old
and new Japan, of the ways of living
among the people, of the offensive in
trusivencss at times of foreigners, of
the patience, genJleness, courtesy and
of the japanese, With re-
spect to those foreigners, and generally,
it makes the japanese something llt
tie more than human and not much less
than angels The story is told in about
as clear n manner as such an involved
narrative cold be told, and there is not
much in it to the credit Of the Ameri-
cans or other foreign men that are
found in Japan. An accident at the
last brings the story 10 It's planned con-
in very fair style, though
the story as a whole is not likely to |
add much to the fame of the writer.
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GOOD SCHOOL BOOKS.

From the American Book Company,
Chicago, we have "Part Songs for
Mixed Voices, arranged and compiled
by John B. Shirley, Supervisor of Mu-
handsomely printed on good paper, and
carries a remarkable number of good
songs. The first is ''Flag of the Free -
Then we have "The Blarney Stone, -
"America,' "My Country's Flag
"The Old Oaken Bucket" 'tOld Folks
at Home, 3" "Annie Laurie" "Robin
Adair' FThe Red, White, and Blue, ]"
" Hail Columbia, ,, "Auld Lang Sync.',,,
" Dixie" Z" Maryland. Flow Gently.
Waltzes, - "March of the Men of Har
lech. !" "The Dear Little Shamrock, !"
"Scots Wha Hae,' 'FTenting on the
Old Camp Ground.'' Crooked in the
Cradle of the Deep "Hail to the
Chief" 'EThe Marseillaise, p" "Watch
on the Rhine, clark, the Herald
Angels, " ''Lcad, Kindly Light" and
a large number of other good songs
II is d right good volume.
From the same we have "Select Es-
says of Ella by Charles Lamb. edit
ed by John f, Genung, comprising. aft
er the Introduction, the essay on
Christ's Hospital "The Superannuated
Man" 'Dream Children "Disser-
tation Upon Roast Pig, cold China, :"
Imperfect Sympathies, " "Poor Rela-
tlons. and some others. The essays
are followed by voluminous notes which
explain everything that might other
wise be obscure. IT is 4 book excellent
for reading in the schools.
From the same we have "Nature
Study by Grades,' a text book for low
er grammar classes by Horace II. Cum
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THE GROWING "BINKS,"

Daskam Bacon With Illustrations BY
Rose O'Nelil. Published by Harper &
Brothers. New York.
The readers of current literature will
remember this author s former diverting
story, EtThe Memoirs of Baby who
was familiarly called "Binks.o That
baby belonged to young couple, the
Wilbours. "Aunt EN-" was on hand
with notebook to study child nature
and to catch the first ghmpses of dawn
ing intelligence and to note down the
first word spoken. That word was an
appalling one, but of the highest sort
of interest to the family. We have
here again the continuation of that same
Binks. There has been added to the
family in the meantime younger
brother, Tommy, who is an altogether
tractablc little chap, alfectionate, Civ
ing no trouble at all; but Binks, the
older, has got to the age when he
hands out trouble in large packages.
This book takes the Wilbours out of
the city to a country estate that the
two had very much admired while on
their summer vacation a year or two
before. Here Susy, the mother, becomes
much infatuated with country life and
takes direction of the rural affairs with
rather surprising results. She is told of
her offensive virtuousness in this mat
ter by neighbor. Mrs. Carmichael. who
does not in the least mince words and
Susy meditates reform. At the end, the
boy Binks has prospect Of going under
the tuition and direction of a fine young
man who is certain to do the best pos
sible thing for him. The book is a
divertine one, full of the genuine, ir-
reprcssible humor that permeates this
author S writings, and is sure to be en-
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A DEPRESSED LORD.

The Man Outside BY Wyndham Martyr.
Illustrations by c. NJ Relyea. Pub
lisned by Dodd. Mead & Company. New
York
This is mostly an English story, al
though an American girl is the heroine.
John Paget Courtnaye Treyanose, Wis,
count Mountcastle, is the eldest son Of
the Earl of ST Wan. The son has
been away in India for three years,
and during the time was engaged to
Mildred Heroncourt. Soon after ar
irving home. however, the young man
finds his aflianced in the arms Of Cap
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-30
LITERARY NOTES.

New York Society on Parade" is to
he the tile OF n book which will be
brought out by the Harpers In Febru-
airy. The author Is Ralph Pulitzer, son
OF Joseph Pulitzer, who Is we'll known
In the newspaper world Mr. Pulitzer s
observations of society promises TO be
divcrt!ng, but whether more diverting 10
those on the outside Of society or on the
in, is not yet possible TO say.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-30

Juliet Wilbor Tompkins, The author OF
"The Top OF the Morning" which the
Baker &c Taylor Company announce, has
written of the West as well as OF the
East. The scene of the new book is
laid In New York City, but her earlier
books. ''Dr. Ellen" and open House,
had their scenes In California. where
Mrs. Pottle (Which Is the authors name
In prlvae life), spent large part of her
youth,
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London M

Gid for Victorian gre
continued TO buy finc n
Tribune WaI
Bell Main 5000. 4
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Rather n phenomennl record for q frst

Rather a phenomenal record Tor hrst
book by new author has been made by
1.-THE Up Grade" by Wilder Goodwin.
which Messrs. Little. Brown & Company
brought out on January Sth, and which has
already gone into three editions, AS the
title Indicates "The Up Grade" deals
with n mans struggle against moral
weakness and failure, and his final re-
is laid in the Southwest, in mining
camp. and has all the plcturesqueness
OF Western atmosphere, and the strength
largely n serious struggle for existence.
Mr.. Goodwin writes Of this camp from
hrst-hand knowledge, and with deep
appreciation of its possibilities as stage
setting.
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York for the week endl
$3.50, S3l in silver and 81
Exports Of specie from
York for the week endf
S69S, 23l In silver and g
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DR. Henry Van Dyke. whose Biblical
story of "rhe other Wise Man" has
been mentioned with Ben Hur' as
among those stories whose distribution
and sales have been and are still world
wide, has been elected an honorary fell
low OF the Royal Society OF Literature OF
the United Kingdom. Election to the
society is given in recognition OF ex-
cep tlonal literary merit Those other
than Englishmen who received the honor
last year were Anatole France, BJornson,
Nansen. Harnack, and Paul Heyse. Only
one other American enjoys the honor
with Dr. Van Dyke. Joseph Choate, for
mer United States ambassador to Great
Britain.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-30

On February 26th. Messrs. Little, Brown
G. Company will bring out novel by
Anna Chaplin Ray. entitled "Over the
Quicksands" Like this authors former
books. THE Bridge Builders and
"Qulclened," It's scenes are laid in Que
bee and the social life OF that delight
ful city again forms the background
against which an interesting group OF
characters work out a dramatic story.
The theme OF Miss Rays new work is
wide departure from the type OF book
hitherto expected from her pen; she has
probed deeper into the emotional side OF
life and depleted a situation I'm which the
conventions play little part. Her subject
ever. and with great delicacy. over the
Qucksands" Is perhaps the strongest
work Miss Ray has yet produced
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