The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07
ZO[A'S MANUSCRIPTS
OFFERED FOR SALE
Collection Will Probably Be
Taken by National Library;
Manifestations of Painting.
BY GEORGE DUFRESNE.

Special Cable 10 The Tribune.
PARIS, Jan. 6.-Ths manuscripts o.
Zola. offered by his widow TO the Ma
tional library, are now placed at the dis
posaI OF readers. They make no fewer
than sixty volumes. There are thirty
volumes OF placards; corrected by Zola's
own hands, and these. with the manu-
scripts form a collection which will be of
considerable service to those who are de-
sirous of studying the method OF the IA
nous writer
When Zola began 10 write a new book,
he first prepared a scenario, and then
collected mass Of documents pertain
ing TO his subject, On these documents
he made personal observations. He add
ed 90 his material by laying the news
papers under contribution. He used the
lected ali the material he wanted, he
began to write in earnest He kept to his
task steadily until lie had completed the
book. 1t Is interesting to note that the
manuscripts OF his novels contain but
few erasurss.
Some excitement has been caused In
the diocese of Poitiers by the supposed
extraordinary manifestations of which a
picture. representing the Sacred Heart OF
Jesus. has been the object, Tho pic
ture was In the oratory OF the Able
Vachere at Mirebeau, and, according TO
the story, drops OF blood were seen run
ming from the forehead, the heart, and
from the wounds in tho hands. When
the new bishop. Monsisuor Humbrecht,
arrived at Poitiers. he gave orders Tor The
picture 10 be RENTED TO the superior OF
tho Grand seminary for examination The
picturs was closely watched, but no phe-
nomenon occurred.
In order to put an end TO the tallc TO
which this picture has given rise. and
which. the bishop Thought. could Only pc
harmful 10 the cause OF religion. the
prcate Issued an order to the erect
Able Vachere, who; however, would be
prohibited from exhibiting II In his ora
tory or from showing IL without epis-
oGs1 bTap ooed out YOU'D @
with IL SUSPENSION. the bishop also de
creed that his order should be read In the
two parish churches OF MlIe oean Inus
has ended a delicate affair which has
caused a lively commotion In Tho dis
trict.
Yived tho onslauRhts Of atheists and So.
cialists comes from the connmuns of
Bernis. in the department. OF the Gard
The erosu ,ygs WGs ERECTED IN e prnepdS, tbnosS
many political and social crises: always
with success. Prompted by Socialists.
the municipal council few weeks ago
decided 10 denolsh the cross. The In
llsbtants OF Bornis were up In arms
against this proposed vandalism. Tho
mayor decided to raze the cross TO fne
ground. TO this end he brought. surrcp-
tltlously, forty gendarmes. special com ,
missary and a number or policemen and
Workmen-for no workman In the dis
irict would lay a hand on the cross-and
at dawn this troop vac led to the as
Sault.
Tho mayor reclloncd without his host,
however. When the ecndarmcs and po-
llccmen arrived on the scene they FOUND
that the population Of Bcrnis had assem-
blod about the CROSS, Men. women and
children, armed with bIudreons Iron bars
and hammers shoved fight Their fierce
demeanor frightened the mayor. who or
dered the police comnisssry 30 withdraw
his men. SO once more the oross Ia VIC
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