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ality. Naturally, 1.-THE Duel' caused trou-
BILE. In some towns the stage version
was forbidden. The story is an ordinary
one. The young, unspoiled line officer
Romashoff, falls passionately in love
with the wife of an elder officer. Anony
nous letters betray him; insults follow
and the regimental court of honor re-
quires a duel. Romashoff, whose love
has been spotless, is convinced of the
needlessness and folly of the duel, but
under pressure of caste feeling he obeys
the decree to fight, and is shot dead. This
very ordinary intrigue does not weaken
the story. which glows with clever de-
scriptions of the tedious and empty life
of Muscovite line officer. The book dill
fers from the newer literature in that it
goes straight into life. And this vital
verismilitude is the merit of all Kuprin's
tales.
Krupin draws his strength from his own
stormy and highly colored life. He has
been everywhere and been everything
After leaving the army he was official
farmer, rover, publisher, manual worker
and even circus performer. These occu-
pations appear In his writings. The
stories "Allez" 'The Circus" and ''The
Clown" gives with striking reality the
things he has seen himself. The tsories
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Grand Duchess Cyril of Russia

trativeness which we have not seen since
Turgenieffs S day" Among living critics.
Ismailoff and Grigorieff are most enthusi-
atsic over Kuprin's talents, and 1t Is
further said, which is not necessarily a
compliment, that he is the only novelist
whom Nicholas II can read. 1t is hard
TO conceive a gerater contrast than that
between furtive Nichofas and bold bril-
gand, kuprin.
Russians watch Kuprins literary pro-
duction with amaZement. He is one OF
the few writer's woh has steadily Inn
proved on his first public success. Alos
Kuprn's personality is such that he can
not easily be forgotten. Were he an In
territorial self advertiser he could not
manage better to keep In the public mind
than he does by his monthly incidents
of different kinds. And this Is all .he
more puzzling because all who know Ku-
prin describe him as at heart a meek
kindly, devoted and studious Individual,
who is considerably and happily under
the thumb of providential wife.
1t is interesting as literature. and it is
still more interesting as life. BY writing
as he feels, Kuprin produces great liter
ature, and by feeling as he writes he
keeps Russia's public asking the inces-
SAINT question: What will Kuprin do next
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and imagery from the Songs of Songs"
and it has scandalized the church. pre-
cisely because of its relation to holy writ.
But at hear Kuprin counts as 'respec-
table" in his attitude to SEX for his stories
again and again harp upon the injury and
degradation to love of all forms of i'm
purity
Kuprins stories deal with all sides of
life. The heroes are 'fntelligents," SOL
diers. engineers. aristocrats, students.
Crimean fishermen, peasants, and ermi-
nails. His story, "The Horse Thieves" ="
has been translated by Grand Duchess
Cyril, who is great admirer, and pub
fisher under the pseudonym, ''fherese
Doumiere." Kuprin has also written OF
the feminine underworld. One of these
stories, THE PITT is considered the
strongest contribution to sexual pathology
since Tolstoy's ''Kreuzer Sonata
That Krupin's literary talent is as great
as are his passions. his craze for adven-
lures. and his intemperance of speech
and action, is admitted by Russias best
critics. Apart from the praise of Toll
stoy, who was a one-sided critic, he had
the praise of the critic. Nichaikowsky,
who died few years ago. To Michai-
lowsky, Our officer-novelist has a liter
airy yividness, and psychological pene-
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By JOHN S. STEELE

than ireland can. OF course, this is due
largely to the fact that the foreign ship
pers send full car loads, while the do
mestic producer feeds his market from
hand to mouth, but that doesn't all lay the
British producers sense of grievaI. ce.
Traders also have in mind the policy
of countries like Germany and Belgium,
which USE their state railways to foster
their home trade.
Another of the reasons of the decline
of British railways as profit earning con-
Germs is the mad orgy of competition
which has been indulged in until quite
recently. Three or four lines, for instance
run from London to Manchester and all
their trains are running half empty. II
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A Real Farmer

Washington.-"No long ago | bought a
SOW for $S. The way [ handled that sow
entities me to some sort Of reward for
it shows that I am the last word in farm
Ing. Until | bought her she had but three
pigs to litter, In three months after l
began care of her she had a litter of
2l. I've quit the farm, sold the SOW for
$50 and TIM all ready to take the Job"
This is the recommendation given by
farmer who called at the treasury build
ing to apply for the task of tilling 90, 900
acres of ground around the Fort Stanton
sanitarium, in New Mexico. He told the
officials to stop worrying and take good
man before he was snap ppcd up by other
interests, says the New York Herald.
Some of the officials laughed at his de-
scripton of his prowess agrieulturally
but others, among them men who keep
pigs said that it was nothing at all to
laugh at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30

is possible to get train almost once an
hour. One line or at most two would am
ply serve the traffic. The same condition
applies to Birmingham, Glasgow and
other big centers.
The principle of naturalization is not
a new one in British politics, although
there is not mile of state owned line in
the country. Under the railway act of
1874 by virtue of which practically all the
British railway companies are incor-
porated, the state reserves to itself the
right to purchase these undertakings at
the end of 2l years after their construc-
ton for a sum equal to q years pur-
chase of the annual net profits for the
previous three years provided that these
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Eng1a1d's Great Experiment In Socialism

profits shall be under 10 per cent. At
present it is estimated that the purchase
price of the railways on this basis would
be roughly about $4,000 600, but as the
profits are steadily declining the railway
shareholders are quite willing to make a
quick sale.
The opinion OF the companies is cpl
tomized in the following statement by the
manager of one of the greatest British
railways:
"The real fact" he said, "is that the
people who have the most claim for griev-
ances against the railways today are not
the traders or the passengers, but the
shareholders. 1t is they who, though they
have found the money to make the rail-
ways in Great Britain the best in the
world, have gained less in proportion than
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than by rail, and now great red vans carry
London's letters and parcels to Birming
ham, Southampton, Colchester, Oxford
Cambridge and other great centers of
population. Big traders have made the
same discovery. When a full load can lie
obtained road is cheaper than rail for the
delivery of goods and is being used more
and more.
Still another factor is the labor situa-
tion English railwaymen and Golfers for
some years nave been demanding more
wages and better conditions and little
over a year ago the trade of the country
was paralyzed by which was practically
general railway strike. The government
had to intervene and force the companies
to grant concessions. but to meet the sit
uation thus created it had to consent to
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a new act of parliament permitting the
companies to raise the rates. The act
was passed and the rates We're raised, but
the result was that the companies lost
traffic still faster to the motor car and
their condition was rather worse than be-
fore.
The cry of the traders for better rates
is strong factor in the situation. For
eign competition is hitting England harder
and harder, and 1t is alleged that the
railways help the foreigner 1t is cer-
tain that cotton goods are carried to
London from Germany at cheaper rates
than from Lancashire, while France,
Denmark and Russia can land their poul-
try and eggs in London for less money
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carpet of pearls, rubies and diamonds,
which is estimated to be worth sew
eral million dollars, 1o1a feet long by
produce. 1t is almost entirely com
posed of strings of pearls except that
a border. Il inches wide. and also cen
p9umBqoN 10 qmol 9ul IoJ SuII9Aoo q
sB oBIBpuBqN BllBIuBN sleI eVl Al Pc
-pu9luI ktIBuISIIo spM lu9meuIo H1so9
slql lBul lI9sse sI9lIIM 9moS 'spuoui
-BIp uI mo p9NIoM 9IB 'slu9mpuIo Jsl
Others say that 1t was designed as a
present for a woman of whom tue
Mahratta was enamored, but that the
British resident interfered, claiming
that the wealth of Baroda was not
sufficient to warrant such an expensive
gift on the part of the ruler This
ornament Is now retained among the
regalia at Baroda and Is probably the
most costly pearl ornament in the
world. 1t was the GaelSwar, by the bye.
who, on being asked at a dinner party
in Paris recently, why he was not
wearing any of the Jewels for which
he Is SO famous, replied
"1 am building schools with them
Probably the finest collection Of
pearls in Europe belongs to the Czarina
of Russa, whose sensational loss by
theft of the famous Romanoff pearls
will not have been forgotten. though
the pearls of the German empress and
those of her majesty, the Dowager
Queen of Italy, are world renowned.
1t is a custom with many European
monarchs, by the way, TO present eth
er their consort or their daughters
with single pearl on the latters'
birthdays, wonderful strings being the
result. The late King Humbert was
particularly fond of lavishing these
regal Jewels upon Queen Marherita,
whose name signifies pearl, and who
always has been fond of the ocean
Jewel King Edward likewise gave his
three daughters a matched pearl On
their birthdays up to the age of 81, 4
practice that has also been followed by
the Czar. The portraits of the four
daughters of Car Nicholas. the Grand
Duchess Tatiana (who recently was
declared to be engaged to the Prince
of Wales), Olga, Maria and Anastasian,
show, indeed that their splendid pearl
necklaces are built up gradually, as
that of the eldest daughter is notably
longe rthan those or her younger sis
ters
Other possessors of wonderful pearls
in English society are the American
Duchess of Roxburghe, whose collec-
tion of these jewels is said to be worth
over 100000, Lady Rothschild, the
Countess of Ilschester, the Countess of
Dudley the Marchioness of Londonderr
Baroness de Forest, and the March
ioness of Ripon, the latter of whom has
one string valued some years ago at
$125,00O. Lady Rotschild has two rows
of pearls the size of marbles, while
the Countess of Shaftesbury has 4
pearl and diamond necklace given her
by the late Duke of Westminster
which is valued at $4,000.
Pearls, of course, increase in value
more rapidly than any other jewel, the
last five years having witnessed an
accession of so per cent in their value
wherefore the owners of valuable ones
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either the trader or the public. For soma
years past the working expenses of rail-
ways have gone up by leaps and bounds.
and one railway has spent within the last
half year alone an increase of over $4,000
600 in maintenance of way, traffic and To-
comotive departments and wages. The
following list for a recent half-year in the
case of the principal companies will show
the extra sum paid for coal alone:
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of coal. in profits.
Great Eastern ....... $220000 $230,tdO
Great Northern ......... 100000 205, ,000
Great Central ........... $4,000 100000
London and Southw'n. 10000 200,0Oa
S'utheast'n and Chatham 100000 $4,000
London, Brighton and
South Coast ........... $1,000 10000
If the companies We're given oppor
tunity by the government to embark on
enterprises which would be governed b.
commercial principles there is no doubt
that the working expenses could be re-
duced, but there would not be SO great u
saving from suppressing duplicate serv-
ices as may be supposed"
The following is a list of the principal
countries of the world showing the mile
age of state and privately owned rail-
ways:
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State-owned railways ................ .16l, ,21f
Company-owned railways ............ ,54S
OF course the attitude of the leading
men In the government is important in
considering the possibilities of nationaliza-
ton Lloyd George, the chancellor of the
exchequer, who is the real driving force
of the government, is frankly in favor
of 1t. He has declared so again and again
and has promised to do all he can to
bring II about. Asqulth, the prime min
lister, is at least not opposed to it. He
has made no public declaration since last
May when he was on the fence. In that
month he said TO a delegation of trade
unionists and socialists who waited On
him at the house of commons to urge
railway naturalization:
so far as | am personally concerned. |
do not think at this moment that the
burden OF proof which rests ON those who
argue in favor of naturalization has been
satisfied
But the question is very large ana
complex one. and think in all It's aspects
1t Is worthy of fun investigation.
That investigation ought not to be one
sided or partial, but ought TO embrace
opportunities for hearing all the interests
concerned-employers, employees and pub
lie, which, after ALL comes in and is, per-
haps. on the whole, the most important
factor in the case"
There is reason to believe, however,
tildl ASqultn mas seen new Hsnt since
then and is ready to consider nationaliza-
tion favorably as part of the great scheme
of social and industrial reform of which
Lloyd George is the prophet. The begin
ming of this is the land policy whereby 1t
is proposed to abolish the landlord in Eng
land much he has been removed in Ire
land and set up a race of small indepeni-
ent cutivators on the soil Obviously, any
such scheme must fail If the cultivators
were unable TO reach their markets in the
great cities cheaply and quickly and II
preference were shown by the carriers to
their foreign competitors. The railways
might also be used 10 help the traders
and manufacturers by government
which is pledged against the prin-
cipe of protective tariff and must have
something TO offer this very important
class. The labor men, of course, are
wholly In favor of the scheme, for the
state is always an easier master than the
private employer.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1913-05-24
ssessssseeseosssesseeee.
!: HIGH SCHOOL NOTES ;


The members of the Sophomore
class are very industrious. They are
staying until AS p. m. every evening
to complete the study of Macbeth.
But il is worth their while because re
freshments are served after the period
is over.
Last Saturday potato bake was
enjoyed by the Camp Fire Girls down
by the river. Some business was talk
ed over and everybody had a pleasant
time.
The sewing class is progressing
rapidly The members may be first
class dressmakers before the year is
over. Who knows?
The high school was the recipient
this week of ten-volume set of books
containing the messages and papers OF
our Presidents. This generous gift
comes from one of our citizens. Mr.
+. l.. I.ittell The pupils and faculty
unite in thanking him.
On Thursday evening, May %, al
Rink Hall the members Of the Junior
Glass will present oncaCt comedy
entitled THE kleptOmaniac This will
be in addition to the regular moving
pictures and 4 special feature will b"
a song and Scotch dance by Miss
GLADYS Mavield The admission will
be.a dult, 25 cents; children, IS cents.
and there will be a dance after the
NAV
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1913-05-24

TUE TRUCKEE RIVER GENERAL
ELECTRIC COMPANY.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1913-05-24
Bio Crowd at Minstrels.

The Alabama Minstrcls, which play
ed here under tent last week had a
tremendous house There were all Of
1900 people packed under the canvas
The manager feared he would pull out
of Yerington loser, but he probably
took 81 500 with him.
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1913-04-24
NOT CERTAIN THAT THE
ROAD WILL ELECTmFy

y. l.. Brown. vice president and
general manager OF the Denver and
Rio orande. who spent a few days
In Salt Lake City last week. says
that definite decision relative 10
the classification OF tho road over
Soldier summit would be reached
within n few days.
Detailed technical reports on
the feasibility OF Identification have
boon made by experts. and these re-
ports are being studied by our OK
porte. who will report within the
next two weeks says Vice Preal-
don't Beown. In the meantime. no
contracts have boon signed and no
orders for motive power have been
placed.
He says that the work OF reduo-
Ing tho grade over Soldier Summit
IL progressing IN n satisfactory man
nor. with two thousand men and
nineteen steam shovels at work In
Utah county. Practically all OF tho
concrete eulvort work has been com.
pleted and the now detour line will
BIO ready for use before the summer
IL over.
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1913-04-24
MOUNTAIN STATES
SHOULD BE UNITED
Great Problem OF West Is To Get Population
Says E. B. Field-.-Favors Storage Reser.
voirs-.-By This Means Agriculture Would
Be Aided and Danger From Floods Less.

spoken would unite the press Of the
West on public questions, the solu-
ton OF which would aid the develop.
ment OF this region. l have seen
newspapers struggle along for years
maintaining n position on some
questions alone and finally gain a
Victory by procuring the aid OF the
other papers in the communities in
terested In the same question. Not
seldom do we see the newspapers OF
the West working et cross purposes.
This would be largely eliminated by
having a meeting once n year THAI
would 20 over the ground on which
problems affecting the West must
be threshod out. The benefit 20
our mining development alone wouh
be worth uncounted millions. have
no patience with the people who pre-
tend to be convinced that tho day
OF mining has passed in the West.
I believe II has only begun 10 dawn.
II expect to sec more bonanza
camps discovered In the next half n
dozen years than in any similar per
iod OF the Vests history. The
Rocky Mountain States OF America
contain moro mineral than any othel
similar area Of the globe. We are
mining now In these states over q
billion dollars In metals and their
secondary products every year. And
we are only scratching the surface. a"
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1913-04-24
PAINS IN THE STOMACH.

II you continually complain OF
pains In the stomach. your liyor or
your kidneys are out OF order. Neg
lect may lead 10 dropsy. kidney
trouble. diabetes or Bright'a dis
ease. Thousands recommend Elec-
trio Bittera a. the very best s,om-
aeh and kidney medicine made. IL.
T. Aston Of Raleigh. N. c.. who
suffered with pain In the stomach
and back. writes: MY kidneys
we're dorangod and my liver did not
work right. suffered much. but
Electric Bitters was recommended
and ! improved from the first dose.
| now feel like a new man." Il vii
improve you, too. Only fifty cents
and $500. Recommended by all
dealers.--Advt.
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1913-04-24
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that Gust
Mamagakis OF sunnyside, Carbon
county, Utah. has bought out the
water rights OF r. M. Palmer and
r. o. HIN Of Wellington, Utah.
Said water is located at Ieelander
Creek. Carbon county, Utah, 1890
and 2O70 feet west OF the southeast
corner OF Sec. l, Twp. 10 South.
Range 10 East, Salt Lake meridian.
Anyone having any claim against
this property kindly notify me AT
once. GUST MAMAGAKIs, sunny
side, Utah.
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1913-04-24
LOOK TO YOUR PLUMBING.

You know what happens 10 a
house In which the plumbing rs IN
poor condition-everybody in the
house Is liable 20 contract typhoid
or some other fever. The digestive
organs perform the same functions
In the human body as the plumbing
does for the house. and they should
be kept In first-class condition ali
the time. II you have any trouble
with your digestion take Chamber,
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
and you are certain to get quick
relief. For sale by all dealers
Advt.
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1913-04-24

hrF HtgaecE-A wumans tongue IL
Ger weapon,
Mr. HFnpeok-Well. YOU never hear OF
Woman heing arrested Tor carrying
concealed weapons
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1913-04-24

Our Job department In up 20 date.
Try us on that next order OF print
Ing. The Advocate Publishing Co.
-Advt.
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MISCELLANEOUS
II. j. TURNER

II. j. TURNER
Civil and Mining Engineer
Surveys OF all kinds. Nina an.
aminations and reports on coal
lands p o, Box SO. Price, Utah.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS
ATTORNEYS
u. ID. HoUTZ =
Attorncy-At-I.aw

Practices in all tho courts OF the
state aud the federal courts. office.
Eighth floor Koarna Building. Salt
Lake City. Utah.
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1913-04-24
formulation Is Ne~icd.

THE great problem OF the West
for two decades will be the need OF
population. Our manner OF farm
Ing here Ia different from that OF
any states from which we can draw
population. Our attitude Is differ
ent, We ask man TO change his
way OF life for the better when he
comes. but Il Is change. and oven
though We offer 20 give the new ar
rival two dollars for every ono he
can get elsewhere. he feels that we
are different out here. For the
reasons | have given we are going
20 have n harder time settling up
the rich lands OF this and adjoining
states than was had In settling the
comparatively sterile lands OF states
east OF here. We can, OF course,
walt. The time will come when the
crowded condition OF other sections
will bring US population even II
we make no effort to secure Il, But
Canada Il not waiting. All her
provinces have united as we OF the
Rocky Mountain States OF America
should unite for settlers.
Settlers never went 10 Canada
until they were attracted there by
offers that seemed better than were
made by other sections. II Is moi
the spirit OF the Great West &c
wait for the turn OF fortunes wheel
We have way out here OF turning
II ourselves.
Would Unite the Press.
This congress- of which 1 have
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1913-04-24
W. ID. LIVINGSTON
W. II. FRYE
Attorney-at-Iaw

Practices in all courts OF the state,
Also In the federal courts. office
Corner III" and Eighth streets.
Price. Utah.