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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-19

Moffat. Yard &s Company announce the
Immediate publication of book by AL
fred Russell Wallace. entitled The World
OF Life: a Manifestation of Creative
Power, Directive Mind and Ultimate Pur-
pose" The impressive importance of the
book: in the opinion OF one eminent critic,
lies in the authors deductions.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-19

Sydney Brooks. who Is perhaps the
best informed and most divertIng COM
mentator upon American affairs In the
English magazines. gives his Impressions
OF Congress "-apropos OF the scenes at
the opening OF the session last December
In an article which the Living Age for
February reprints from the FortnightIy
Review.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-19

tremendous instrument for social good
Yet it did not affect the people so i'm
mediately nor perhaps on the whole as
I9rcibly az the play Is capable OF doing.
points for which he contended in re-
markably short time
Probably the most complete collection
in existence OF classic hero tales for
young readers will be "Half a Hundred
Hero Tales of Ulysses and the Men of
Old" which Messrs. Henry Holt and
Company will issue at once: The authors
have been very successful In avoiding
sentimentnlIty, and have given their
the pictures with which FIaxman long
ago illustrated Popes versions. The
book is also ingeniously arranged so that
| fall OF Troy. Ulysses, and Aeneas. follow
each other with the effect OF connect
ed narrative.
| tourney TO Mexico. couple of years
since, to gather the material and the IL
lustrations for his forthcoming book on
| 'DaZ; Master of Mexico" Much OF tho
material he gained through personal in
tcrviews with Diaz. Limantour. and
, Other people in hish positions in our
| ton and Company promise Mr.. Creelmans
book for publication Immediately
Gustav Frenssen's klaus Hinrich
Baas." which is TO be published in a few
weeks. belongs 10 that great class Of fc
| tion which has to do with the rise of
what is .comnenly styled "a self made
| marvellous in It's portrayal Of real life.
| While the scene is Germany Il might,
with few trllng alterations. be Amer
! lea, for In these two countries Is found
| the same tireless rush OF things In the
| commercial world. and the story Of Klaus
| Baas's gradual but sure and steady ac
| cumulation OF power over this life, re-
scmbles TO a considerable degree the
story OF the lives of several OF our great
| kings OF finance
| Professor William NJ. Sloane the au-
| thor of '"The Life OF Napoleon Bona
| parte," a revised edition OF which has
| just been issued by the Century Co.,
was elected recently president OF the
| American Historical association. Prof.
| Sloane Is the Seth Low professor Of his
| tory at Columbia university He was
| educated at Columbia and took his doc
| tors degree at Leipzig. He served as
| secretary to George Bancroft the his
torlan. during the latter's visit 10 Berlin.
and held the chair of professor of history
| In Princeton university from 1875 to 1895.
Prof. Sloane's work includes, besides his
| Life OF Napoleon Bonaparte." "Thc
French War and the Revolution" ;" "Tho
Life OF James McCosh," '"The French
| Revolution and Religious Reform
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-19
Everybody now knows that Winston

Everybody now knows that Winston
Churchill was led TO reform the English
confinement etc..-by witnessing John
Galsworthy's play Justice" published
by Charles Scribner's Sons. Apropos of
this the London Evening Standard.
speaking OF this practical success OF
Justice as "a tribute TO the power of
the play" makes this interesting com
rnent: Hitherto the novelist has been
tho public champion OF reform; the dram
atist, ir England at any rate. has effect
cd little. Charles Dickens and Charles
Rcade wrote sometimes with a purpose.
and Mrs. Becchcr Stowe in her hest
known book wrote with nothing but u
purpose. In their day the novel was a
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-19

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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-19

My Boyhood Dreams" My Debut AS Il
Literary Person." notes for finishing The
Missouri Detective Wheeler story"
Roosevelt and Taft" Tho Thirty Thou
sand Dollar Bequest." and Turning
Points"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-19

Doubleday, Page s. Co. have taken over
from Altemus the Potash and Permutter
stories by Montague Glass. and are
bringing out new edition OF these in
imitable short stories which have taken
so prominent a place in magazine fiction.
second volume OF the stories will be
published by the same house later on.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-19

The Remarkable History OF tho Hud-
sons Bay Company" Charles Scribner's s
sons. by George Bryce. M. A.. LII. D.,
professor In Manitoba College, Winnepeg,
has so far established itself us an i'm
portant work OF history and OF research,
fascinating and instructive ,as TO war
rant It's republication, with some addi-
tions. In a third edition. II includes not
only record of the remarkable exploits
the daring French soldiers and explorers
who disputed tho claims OF the company
In the 18th century, The author has had
tull means OF examining documents, let :
ters. Journals business records, heir
looms. and archieves OF the fur-traders
both in Great Britain and Canada The
BOOK is the only thorough record of a
remarkably romantic and splendid in :
dustrial achievement.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-19

Lovers of music will find something 10
give them unusual delight in E. B. Os-
born's article on Carlton Music" which
the Living Age for February IL reprints
from the Nineteenth Century
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-19

Hilstre Belloc's "The Change in Poll
tics" which the Living Age for Febru-
ary IL reprints from the Fortnighty Re
view, Is an instructive and dispassionate
review of present conditions in England
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-19

The Promise OF Latin America" is
hopefully discussed by Il Quarterly Re
Ago reprints. In two instalments, in its
issues for February II and Is.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-19

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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-19

1t is said that the volume worl,
on Railroad Traffic and Rates" which
The Appletons are publishing. contains
the first comprehensive account ever
written of the several systems of rates
In force in different parts of the United
States. The book is by Professors EN-
ory r. Johnson and Grover G. Huebner
OF the University of Pennsylvania
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-19

Anne Warner has returned to this
country after having resided in Germany
Tor the past few years. This versatile
creator OF Susan Clegg" and Aunt
Mary has written for spring pubIica =
lion a Sprightly romance OF an American
widow in Europe entitled How Leslie
Loved" The book will be illustrated In
color by A, u. Wenzell
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-19

Randall Parrish's latest story. Love
Under Fire" deals with the romantic
side Of the Civil War. The hero, Rob-
ert Galesworth. is a scout who meets his
match in a Southern girl who is a rebel
every inch. In fact, In their first meet
ing she is more than his match for the
lady takes him prisoner. but. quixotically
enough. having once gotten him into
Confederate territory, she does all she
can TO save him from falling into any
other hands than her own
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-19

Has the woman who turns from q
great love TO marry. for money a soul? II
she can deliberately break the heart of
lover Will she not commit murder when
put 10 the test? What Is the true source
OF crime?
These are some OF the questions
Thomas Dixon asks in his new novel,
The Root OF Evil which has Just been
published by Doubleday, Page &; Co 1t
Is a love story OF absorbing interest and
the publishers do not hesitate to cali 1t
by far the best piece OF writing Mr.
Dixon has yet produced
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-19
A ROOSEVELT EXPOSE.

bright, strong story, very we'll told in
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-19
|Sraiqht as an Indian

Get your trusses at our
stores. You see, we under
stand the truss business,
have taken special pains TO
learn it and we offer you
absolute truss satisfaction.
Prices moderate. Call and
see our truss expert,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-19

tremendous instrument for social good.
Yet ii did not affect the people so i'm
mediately nor perhaps on the whole, as
forcibly az the play Is capable Of doing
MIR. Galsworthy has won some OF the
points for which he contended in a re-
markably short time
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-17
Loaded For Economy.

4 fireman was up for examination
for promotion to the position OF engi-
neer He passed fair test on the
rules sand machinery, but during all
Of it the examiner was constantly lec-
turing him as to the need of economy
In the use Of fuel and oil, SO that by
the time he finished his examination
it was pretty we'll on his nerves. Hav-
Ing finished the technical part, the ex-
aminer thought he would put the man
in a critical position to see what he
might do in an emergency. So he put
this question: "Supposlng you are the
engineer OF :; freight train on Il single
track, and you are In danger OF head
on collision with a passenger train,
and you know that you could not stop
your train-that 4 collision could not
be averted- what would you do:" The
man, unstrung by the vigorous In
struction he had received as TO econ
umy, replied In this way: why, 1
would grab the oil can in one hand
and lump Of coal In the other and
jump -AtchIson Globe
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-17
The Stake In the Gannc.

A party OF sraches entered q Paris
cafe to have a game Of billiards. The
game was carried on in great mystery
and absorbed all the interest and at.
tention Of the players. They had on
enemy who was to be done for" and
whoever lost the game was to do
him. When the game was over the
loser accepted the result without dis
cussion. Not long afterward q work
man was stabbed fatally as he was
coming out Of dance hall. The man
who had stabbed him quickly disap-
peared and the workman was placed
in cab and driven to an address
which he had given. This was In q
certain street where sister of his
was living. The man was barely able
to get out Of the cab and to explain
that he had been stabbed. His case
was so serious that he was conveyed
to O hospital and died few hours
later. The police then made an inquiry
and learned how the murder was DELHI.
erately decided upon and savagely
executed. The workman himself did
not know that his life was staked on
game of billiards.-Paris Cor. Lon
don Telegraph.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-17
THEY ATE LEATHER.
Tho Way Morgan's Pirates Prepared
Their Tough Food.

Tho Way Morgan's Pirates Prepared
Their Tough Food.
The Infamous Captain Morgan and
his piraucal crew were sometimes In
tight places at Panama and on one
occasion were reduced 70 eating their
leather bags.
Some persons" says one of the COM
pany Exquemelin, whose narrative Is
reproduced in The buccaneers In the
West Indies'), who never were out or
their mothers kitchens may ask how
these pirates could eat, swallow and
digest these pieces Of leather, so hard
and dry, unto whom | only answer
that could they once experience what
hunger-or, rather, famine-is they
would certainly find the manner by
their own necessity, as the pirates did,
"For these first took the leather and
sliced 1t in pieces Then they beat It
between two stones and rubbed 1t, often
dipping 1t in tho water OF the river
to render 1t by these means supple
and tender. Lastly they scraped OH
the hair and roasted or broled it upon
the fire. And, being thus cooked. they
cut 1t into small morsels and ale It,
helping 1t down with frequent Gulps
of water, which by good fortune they
had right at band"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-17
Mhu They Died.

lHaturallr applicants for life fnsur
| ance may BE- expected to put as gooa
Il face is possible on the reports con
:eiming relatives and the causes ol
their deaths. but they sometimes MAKE
rather amusing statements. Some one
has collected few OF these which
Mere originally published i'll The Brit
:sh Medical Journal:
Mother died in infancy" Father
went to bed feeling well and the next
morning woke up dead GRANDPA
Their died suddenly at the age OF log.
Up to this tire he bid fair to reach a
ripe old age" Applicant does not
know cause OF mothers death, but
states that she fully recovered from her
last illness" Applicant has never
been fatally sick" applicants broth
er. who was an infant, died when he
WAS a mere child" grandfather died
from gunshot wound caused by an ar
row shot by an Indian" Applicants
fraternal parents died when he was u
child" Mothers last illness was
caused from chronic rheumatism, but
she was cured before death" Father
died suddenly; nothing serious"
nal Of American Medical Association.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-17
FROM WASHINGTON.

Maintaining that Public Printer Sam
uel B. Donnelly, former president of the
International Typographical Union, is
disregarding the union principles fo'
which he stood before his elevation rs
the head Of the biggest printing office
in the world, and declaring itself OPP
posed to several decisions which that
official has made in recent months,
said to have been adverse to the union
establishment, the Washington Central
Labor Union today set about winning
the sympathy of every union labor or.
ganization in the country.
The special committee OF the central
body which will consider the set OF res.
olutions presented at last nights meet
ing, in which the public printer is ar
raigued severely for his alleged unfair
methods in dealing with the union men
in the employe OF the printing office,
today had printed hundreds OF copies Of
the resolution in question. Immedi.
ately upon the decision OF the Central
Labor Union to scatter these broadcast
throughout the country, the committee
will follow directions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-17

Treasurer of Chesterfield County Sever
Thousand Dollars Short In HIS
Accounts.
Special 10 the Gazette }

Au examination Of the accounts oil
]. 7. Gilman. treasurer Of Chesterfield
county. in connection with his admin
i,tration OF the county funds reveals a
shortage + $4,000 from the year 1907
to date. II. 3. and Thos Boundary,
the expert accountants who examined
his books, also called attention TO a
900 shortage in the year OF 1903.
DR.. Gillian explained that be had not
entered this sum upon his books be
cause he had forgotten it. In view OF me
tangled condition OF the accounts the
supervisors have ordered an examlna'
tiok OF all the treasurer's accounts
from 1902 to date With the understand
ing that they will go still further back
in their inquiries il necessary DR.. ill'
liam did not stand for denomination IN
the recent primary, as he is quite an
old man, probably 70 or more 1t Is
pretty generally believed that the errors
discovered are due to the carelessness
and loose business methods OF the treas
urer rather than to intend to defraua'
Moreover, Dir. Gillian unhesltatingly
promises to make good any and oil de-
ficiencies that may be brought 70 lignt
by further examination OF bis books.
There seems little likelihood CT the
case getting into the courts in such
way as to reflect upon the honesty OF
the treasurer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-17
B.a.fst Priests of Burma.

Every morning after sunrise the
Buddhist priests Of Burma 20 out IN
Indian Ale, preceded by boy with
bell. which lie rings at intervals This
warns the people Of their approach
and il is wonderful to see with what
reverence the people regard these
priests. Immediately the bell rings a
Burmese woman runs out will! her Of
fering OF rice. bananas, eggs or The
best that her house can provide. No
words Of greeting are exchanged. The
offerings are made and received in 81
lence. The Buddhist priests may not
receive money This is why they have
to beg for their daily bread
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-17

Rear Admiral Murdoch, commander
in chief of the Asiatic Squadron re-
ported to the State Department today
further precautions he has taken for
the protection OF American life and
property during the revolution IN
China. The gunboats Helena, FL Cano.
Villalobos are at Hankow. The gun.
boat Samar is proceeding up the river
to Hankow and four torpedo destroyers
are now at Shanghai where an out
break seems threatened. The cruiser
New Orleans has left Manila for Shang-
hal. Admiral Murdoch and his OIL
GERS have been instructed to keep IN
touch with foreign naval commanders
and take whatever steps arc necessary
for the protection OF foreigners. The
American officers are prepared TO land
blueiackets the moment it becomes
necessary. Land communications with
Hankow have been cut off and efforts
are being made to communicate with
other cities by means of the wireless on
board the warships.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-17

Scotch Accent Too Much For Him.
The only real blot on my visit to
Glasgow, says a writer in the London
Sketch, Is my total inability to speak
with a Scottish accent rather pride
myself, as most people do, on my vocal
initiative faculties but I confess to
all the world here and now that can.
not initiate the Scottish accent My
Irish Is beautiful; it would make all
Dublin weep. My American Is quite
good; could nearly always get any
thing that l wanted IN the shops II l
had the money. Anybody can talk
Welsh who cares to substitute "p' for
"b" and If" for va" But the Scot
fish accent eludes NE. Sometimes |
speak little Scottish, tentatively, to
the policeman or the tram conductors
or the shopkeepers. The policemen
draw their slaves. the tram conductors
stop their trans, and the shopkeepers
put up their shutters. l am not quite
sure, but ! rather think that shall
abandon the unequal struggle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-17

Holding the Panama Canal TO be an
enormously valuable military asset, the
Canal Commission, in its annual report,
made public today, urges that all for
eigncr workman be sent home soon as the
construction work is over. It's regared
as essential from military reasons, that
the canal be operated from the date Of
its opening, July l, 1918, by Americans
alone. Thousands of laborcrs from
other nation ere now employed. The
commission urges immediate legislation
by Congress, governing the use OF the
canal, in order that eighteen months
notice may beHgiven the worlds mari
tine intererts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-17
Candle makinq In China.

The manufacture of candles IN
China IS no new thing. Years before
the advent Of the foreigner the ma
tiyes made them by crude methods
and used them in home and temple.
Even today millions OF candles are
made by the old process of dipping
at which the old Chinese are very e1-
pert. 4 mixture Of tallow and castor
oil is first prepared and the operator,
placing q S.--G-.i; - serve as a wick
between each O.. lis ten fingers, dips
them into II, preparation as many
times as necessary to give the candles
the d sired thickness. After this they
are sci up on end against board to
harden and the straw wicks clipped
to a proper length. The finished prod
uct burns we'll, gives fair light Is
consumed slowly, and, best Of all, In
native eyes, is very cheap. These can
dies are usually made by small fac
tories for sale to storekeepers, but
many individuals still manufacture
for family and temple use.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-17
The Lost House.

I had house, my very own,
Not made Of wood or brick or stone,
But 1t was built OF crystal bright,
With roof and towers. one frosty night,
And round 1t was a garden. too.
Where trees and plants and flowers grew
And there were birds with silver wings
And, oh, so many pretty things
I meant to quit my books and play
To look at them the livelong dayl
I woke and saw II all 50 plain.
And then fell asleep again,
Ard while slept till broad daylight
Somebody stole my house outright!
Do you know who? Ills my belief
The sun was just that cruel thief.
For when tried my louise TO find
caught him staring through the blind.
Youths Companion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-17

Slain as they slept Sunday
night, the bodies OF Will Show
man, chauffeur, his vile, and
three small children we're discover last
plight ia the Snowman home at Els
worth Kans. by aneighbor. The feature
OF all the victims we're battered beyond
recognition by the blows OF an axle,
Which the slayer had used. The baby
bad its head severed from the body.
All three children we're under FIVE
pears old. -,Tke>authorities hare failed
to End any cause pr the CRIME.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-17

Impressive simplicity, typical of his
uesful life and his distinguished service
upon the bench, marked today the
funeral OF Associate Justice John Mar
shall Harlan, OF the United States Su:
preme Court, which was held from the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church,
at 2 clock.
A notable gathering was present to
pay a tiual tribute OF respect to the
"Grand Old Man of the Judiciary, "
who, for moro than q third of CEN
fury, occupied seat upon the most
august tribunal in the world.
Members OF the Cabinet, the judi
ciary, diplomatic representatives, re-
nowned lawyers, officers Of the army
and navy, veterans of the civil war,
churchmen. and hundreds OF promi-
nent citizens packed the edifice.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-17

Don't trifle with q cold is good ad-
vice for prudent men ADD women. 1t
may be vital in case OF child. There
is nothing better than Chamberlain 3
Cough Remedy for cough and, cold in
children. II is safe and sure. For
sale byW. T, Creighton and Richard
Gibson. adyt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-17

Solicitor General Lohnan said today,
when asked about the report circulated
in Boston that suit had been filed against
the steel trust, that he had no know
ledge of the filing of such suit. The
Solicitor General had charge OF the
investigation Of the question whether
the trust violation OF the Sherman law
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-17
SPECIAL NOTICES
NOTICE,

NT0TiCE 70 STATE TXXPAYEi,ss. :
IN am now prepared to receive the
state taxes for the year 1911. The atten,
ton of taxpayers is respectfully called
to tho importance on paying the same
prior TO December1 1911, as on that GATE
a penalty. of five per cent will be added TO
ali unpaid bills, and their collection en-
forced rs required by law.
THOMAS w. ROBINSON,
oct11 God I'd City Treasurer.