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The mirror., 1913-04-24

category until the absurd puppets
of his Imagination are ridiculous
caricatures.
Then we have a hero who swim
dies the gullible public out of vast
sums. So easily is the trick turned
that it is a wonder we do not have
more con men" practicing upon the
public. Now anyone with common
sense knows that penitentiaries have
open doors for get quick rich"
individuals and the public Is too
wise" to be fooled by the schemes
of w allingford, Daw and Co. These
Wallingford stories are not even
clever, nor are they very interesting,
it is the oddity in them that makes
them popular. Take the recent deal
In butterlnilk whereby Wallingford
enriched himself aud pals. The
whole fabrication is nonsensical and
one knows that if you best a down
East Yankee in a deal you have to
have the .goods-not shoddy Wall
ingford patterns.
Another hero of knavery is Ma
poleon Prince, but this helpless in
dividual has been married so we
have seen the last of him and read
the end of his deeds, This creature
Of imagination filled the writer with
wonder for be was depicted in many
situations by the author who lent
him to the public You know a
man who is suffering with paralysis
cannot be burglar, but Napoleon
Prince was and according to the
tales wrote about him more success.
full than any other thief we know Of
We are glad he is safely married
and cured of his paralysis; we hope
no one will undertake to do second
story work with an invalid chail
again.
There is distinct difference be-
tween the fiction read to-day and
the stories written by old MASTER
of romance. The writer regrets tha
there are no books being produced
that equal those of Dumas, Hugo
Lever, Scott or Dickens. Oh for ;
modern John Ridd, an Aramis, {
Pickwick-a reincarnation of those
old heroes of fiction.
| We haver read nearly all the novel;
written by the old masters, we have
peopled our Kingdom with thei
splendid heroes, and we regret tha
we must introduce into that com
pany the suobs of modern fiction.
The mirror., 1913-04-24
Vol. XXVI.-No. 38
Heroes of Fiction
Pendennis

l do not remember who it was
that gave to literature this sentences:
MY mind to me kingdom is"
however, the idea expressed in the
pithy line aptly applies to our
mental realms. I can people the
kingdom of my mind with the heroes
and heroines of Dumas, Hugo, Scott.
Dickens, Lever and the hosts that
live in the books of the old masters
of fiction, or can have my kingdom
populated with the characters found
in present day fiction. There is
large range to select from, and the
personalities are, in some of the fc-
ton l have read recently, unique.
The writer does not consider it
waste of time to read fiction and can
not criticize anyone for the choice
they make in selecting their reading,
but the writer maintains that it is
possible to cultivate taste for good
literature.
We have to-day vast amount of
material to select our fiction from
magazines, periodicals, newspapers
and books. Dean Howells, in a re-
cent article. wonders at the size of
the gist the publishers turn out reg
ularly and comments on the quality
There are stories to suit the taste of
every class Of readers and the trade
of story writing pays good wages,
for the medium through which the
public gets it's reading have large
issues.
Present day writers do not pro-
duce fiction that compares favorably
with the work of the old masters of
. romance. Maybe the people who
read fiction would rather read the
realism of to-day than the roman
ces of the old writer's, at any rate
the stuff printed sells and that satis-
ties the authors.
We have had, since Alaska was
developed. a number of tales depict
ing life and adventures in that inter-
esting territory. Some of the writ
ers gave us glarlng accounts of life
among the mining camps, and pro-
duced characters new to fiction.
There is sameness to these tales OF
the Northland that smacks of imi-
tation. There is in all the stories
the same rough, uncouth men, who
do impossible feats of valor in al
most the same way, and always the
writer drags in the super intelligent
dogs. The personalities produced
reminds one of the Indians idea OF
the phonagraph. Now this Indian
had seen white men produce from
tin cans different kinds of food, and
when the Indian first heard the
phonograph, he grunte Huh
Canned white man. Canned fc
ton, particularly of the frozen vari
ETY., we have had a plenty.
When Conan Doyle created Sher
lock Holmes he gave us something
to be thankful for, but Sir Arthur
hero has had a host of imitators an(
the tales written of theif adventure
are. iuscrutable and so darkly nlys
terious that we can scarcely fathon
their depths. There are many diff
ferent kinds OF mystery solvers il
the magazines.
We have the chemical detectiv
who. resorts to his laboratory for aid
and with the assistance of his cru
chile and retorts solves all kinds O
puzzling problems. There is &C
companying the chemical detectiv
an admiring Watson who is vastl
puzzled at all times and greatly sur
The mirror., 1913-04-24
Great Hopes From Panama
Canal

The coast cities, from Seattle to
Savannah, from Portland to Pensa-
cola, have been spending money like
water to bring freight down to ocean
front instead of letting it go across
the continent. Pensacola, Mobile,
New Orleans, Houston and Los An
geles have all put in municipal dock
systems insuring the same treatment
to railways and ocean liners; munic-
ipal belt-line railroads to forward
and switch freight, so that railroads
cannot discriminate against steam
ships. other than their own, by ex-
ira charges concealed in switching"
bills, says Agnes G. Laut in May
Technical World Magazine.
San Francisco is spending nine
millions on her har5or. Portland
has Instituted municipal stevedoring
and also runs line of river boats
up the Columbia to connect the
Great Inland Empire for 400 miles
by water with ocean front. Seattle
is conn .ctiug salt water up Salmon
Arms to Lake Misunderstanding
shipping fresh water anchorage,
which doubles the value of the har-
Dor for numbering purposes and does
away with the enormous waste from
ocean tornadoes. By the time Pana-
ma opens, Seattle will boast ter
minal system equal to Brooklyn or
New York.
Up. at Vancouver and Prince Ru-
pert, the terminals of the Canadian
transcontinentals, equally i'm portant
plans were under way to bring
freight down to tidewater. instead
of sending it across the continent.
That is, plans were under way up to
the time of the passing of the Pana-
ma Bill, excluding railroad owned
ships.
AS if in-confirmation of the coast
al cities hopes, big European lines
have announced new services max
ing ports Of call all along the Gulf
and the Pacific. The Hamburg
American is to have monthly SER
vice of ten steamers through Pan
anna to the Orient" Italian lines
have been subsidized to the extent
of 100000 a year for service to
South America this, in anticipation
of capturing the enormous emigra-
tion traffic now setting in from Italy
to all countries III South America.
! A Hawaii line of freighters has add
ed eight more steamers to it's service
! Up to the time of the passing of the
Panama Bill, the Pacific Mail,
subsidiary of the Southern Pacific
had expended twelve million for
Panama passenger liners.
l. The Hero
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prlSed Wnen t e chemist nnally
clears the mystery. We have the
medical detective who has done
wonderful deeds through his knowl-.
edge of the mind Of man. The ad-
vertisment heading one of the cases
of this doctor of medicine and crime
reads: A tremendous narrative of
elemental passions is unfolded in
this tale" What farce! and does
it not sound like Nick Carter and
Deadwood Dick? and the tale ap-
| peared in one of the leading maga-
zines.
There is fictitious individual in
the magazines known as "A Correct
or Of Destinies." The -stupendous
amount of intelligence possessed by
this psychological wonder is appall-
ing, for so great is his fame that only
the most intricate appeal to him and
these are trivial puzzles easily solved
by his wonderful powers. 1t is a
pity that Poe is not alive so he
could enjoy the perusal of this
charlatan's great feats of imagi-
nation.
There has appeared among the
other elements of mental distraction
printed in the magazines a series of
tales based on the ingenousness of a
male and female detectors of guilt
and rescuersof the oppressed. The
last / read of them they were mar
4 ried and it is to be sincerely desired
that their creator will leave them to
enjoy their married life in peace and
not compel them to further mix in
the diplomatic affairs of the world
This astute pair might commit q
blunder and thus lead Europe into
devastating war and make it pos.
sible for their author to escape cen.
, sure.
i Wehave diplomatic detectives who
mingle freely in the affairs of world
politics and consort with the rulers
of the nations. These individuals
share the confidence of the great and
make easy the solution OF diplo.
matte situations that are beyond the
abilities of prime ministers. JUS
how the world got along withou
their aid in diplomacy before their
creation we cannot understand
{ NEITHER can we see wherein lies tn,
reason for the reading public's inter
8 est in the diplomatic detective'
} avocation..
There is a common characteristic,
, noticed III most of the heroes W,
t find in the tales of adventure 81
prolific in the magazines. You, m,
reader, know the type, athleti
4 build, ex-half- back, square jaw, keel
q eyes, hunter of big game, globe
trotter. This class of hero parade
e through the tale victorious AM
!! dominating,-a performer of won
) derful deeds. You will find thi
: type of fiction dipicted in variou
situations in any of the magazine
: you wish to read.
o Notice the rot written about COW
s boys and life in the cattle country
d The writer was in the Southwes
s twenty-five years ago and foun
j. life on the open cattle range to
II one of hard work and sordid monot
: ony. There is tendency to glorif
Il the hard working pioneers of th
cattle industry and to. even Civ
e them a language unknown to tn
/ tongues of men. A writer of prom
l. inence has Seen contributing tale
# of frontier life in the Southwes
; and created number of character
e for our enjoyment-wi wierd gu
y fighters, faro queens, stage drivers
r miners -and over-drawn the Who'll
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worst of all the mosquitoes, untold
billions of them, we're out on the
war path for Christian blood. Big
yellow legged fellows, they were,
who's every bite raised a lump the
size of wren's egg.
A week before sailing the An
dora's skipper had raked in his crew,
principally from the cantinas. dance
houses and gambling dens. A few
three, to be exact, all Chilanos
he had taken off the hands Of the
police. They were as scurvy a
lot," to use the Bo's'on's' words as
ever scoffed good English bergoo."
Shore privilege was allowed the
crew-in fact the skipper could
not have kept them aboard had he
wished, as the Andora lay alongside
the dock-and every evening at two
bells, those as had centavon re-
naming invited those as hadn't"
ashore to cement their friendship
for the coming voyage in some Of
the. numerous wine shops. AS a
rule, most of the crew managed
to extract themselves from these
Concentrations and make ship be-
before midnight, but a few laid
aboard too much cargo and as re-
suit took berth in some ditch or
puddle, prey to mosquitoes and tor
ents of rain, preparing themselves
for what was to come.
The morning we hauled in our
hawser and laid our course down
river forthe gulf, all hands appeared
to be in the best of condition. barring g
a few misquito sores on necks and
face. All went we'll that day, and
the morning of the next. : At about
noon we had left Puma island astern
and were fast making open sea when
the first mate came forward to the
crews quarters and, with blanched
:, face, announced the death of the
| cabin boy. Yellow fever!
| Yellow fever! The crew could
not understand. Yellow fever! Lord
And aboard a ship bound for sea!
Many a hardened old sinner of that
crew got down on his knees and
prayed God to save him. Some bit
terly cursed the fate had placed them
there. The three Chilanos stood
aloft and said nothing.
Yellow fever! Poor little Joe
good natured, obliging little Joe, t he
cabin boy. He would insist on ac-
companying the crew on their car.
rousals in Guyaquil, and now he
was sharks food.
We buried" little Joe within
the hour. Sewed him up in a len gtf
of canvas, tied sack of coal to his
feet and hove him overheard. Tht
second mate stood by and read &
chapter from the Bible, and ther
went below-to follow little Jot
next morning.
Tony the Greek, my bunk mate
J was next to go. A few hours aftel
we had consigned the remains of tht
second mate to his watery grave
Tony took to his bunk, nor did ht
ever stir from 1t. We went to hin
to coax him out, but twas no use
Il die, Fank, / die," was all be
said. And that night he also went
below.
: How we finally got the Andor,
} into port | never knew. Storm
after storm beset us and man afte
l man we dropped overheard. Shor
, handed, we were unable to handl,
5 the sails and lost several of them
also our port anchor, bad omel
indeed. Slid oTerboard one nigh
r and took part of the Andora's bul
j warks with IT. However af
The mirror., 1913-04-24
The Hero

It is easy enough to look pleasant.
When the spring comes along with rush;
But the fellow worth while
Is the one who can smile
When he slips and sits down in the slush.
-Lippincott's.
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Fifteen sailors on the dead mans chest;
Yo-ho. and bottle of rum.
And the sharks and the ticker they did fer th
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-10
ASKING ABOUT BEAUTY SPOTS,

We note that a European touring
agency has written for specific infor.
nation about the sightseeing posi-
bilities in and about Salt Lake We
are glad to sec such interest taken in
this city and region from the sight
seeing and touring possibilities. There
is no doubt but that development
would bring Salt Lake City into high
favor with world tourists. We have
here very great and beautiful posi-
bihtics in this line that ought TO be
utilized, and that must eventually be
utilized. The sooner this comes about,
the better.
We have here first Of all, the val
leys and the mountains, offering a
splendid contrast; we have the lake
accessible, and that could be made
even more attractive than it is. We
have the canyons. but access to them
80 far is of primitive order. During
the National Teachers convention in
this city last July some Of the teach
ers went up Big Cottonwood Canyon
to Brighton. They were enthusiastic.
and one OF the teachers who had seen
the Grand Canyon Of the Colorado,
said that she preferred Big Cotton
wood canyon to that. There is no
question Of the great beauty and rug
gcdness OF Big Cottonwood canyon
American Fork canyon is even more
spectacular and rugged than Big Cot
tonwood
The peaks would afford as grand
views Of beauty as Pixies Peak, if
means were provided to get to their
SUBMITS,
The report that the Light & Rail:
way company of this city is, TO
build track mp Big Cottonwood
canyon is along the line that was sug
gcsted by The Tribune long ago, that
street railway line up Big Cotton
wood would open a pleasure resort and
give pleasure trip unequaled in the
world II the line could be extended
over TO Park City so as to make the
loop thus enabling one TO leave Salt
Lake City in the morning dino at
Brighton, pass over the divide to
Park City, and return from thence on
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-10
SMOOT ORGAN SNIARTS.

On Monday morning The Tribune had
some reference to the wall that was
in the Smoot organ about the prefer
encc of litisants for Federal courts as
against State courts. We reminded that
organ that so far as our own State
courts are concerned, its guidance has
been on such lines as to discredit the
courts on precisely the points where its
criticisms find these courts weak But
since the guidance Of the organ was
accepted and its dictum yielded 10, it
ought 10 be the last to find fault with
the result,
Accordingly, we reminded il Of the
facts, and that reminder seems to have
stung, for it now rails at The Tribune
as though it were this paper that had
been at fault instead Of itself But
since the fault is its own and since it
made complaint about the results of
its own advice and guidance, it will
he in vain that it undertakes TO turn
the matter against The Tribune; for
we protested all the time against that
guidance and advice. pointing out the
erroneous nature of it and foretelline
the inevitable result.
That result has come. and the organ
set up a wall about it. We merely
reminded it that no wall was due from
it, because its guidance and advice had
put the State courts in the unfavorable
position in which ii finds them. II
is scriptural truth that when the
blind lead the blind, both fall into the
ditch, but surely the blind leader who
finds himself with his victim in the
ditch should not reproach the victim
for the blind leadership.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-10
SCoRNS INVESTIGATION.

1t is refreshing to see in this day
Of multitudinous Congressional investi
cations that there is sufficient cnorgy
vigor, and State pride in Michigan to
repel the suggestion OF Congressional
investigation of the mine troubles in
the Lake Superior region. The Detroit
Free Press scorns such a suggestion in
the following editorial expression;
IT is now being suggested that Con-
gress make an investigation Of the
Michigan copper strike. The best thing
Congress. can do Is TO attend TO It's own
very pressing business. and leave Michi-
gan 10 take care Of what is purely
local matter. already under good control.
Good for the Free Press, and good
for Michigan, in case its scornful re-
lection Of that suggested investigation
is supported by the State sentiment of
the people There appears to be, in fact,
nothing calling for any Congressional
investigation Of the strike in the cop
per mines in Michigan, any more than
there would be in any other strike
anywhere in the country; and, as the
Free Press states, the strike is being
handled Just as we'll by the State au-
thorities as it could be handled by any
authorities at all. We rejoice, there
fore, TO see this evidence Of spunk in
Michigan. and hope that the self-re-
specting clement Of the State will repel
any disposition on the part Of Congress
to meddle in that purely local affair.
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the evening train it would be day {
delight Of rare pleasure and exhilara-
tion.
Antelope Island could be developed
as one of the great resorts of the world
by the establishment there OF bathing
resorts and the building Of hotel and
cottages,
In fact. the possibilities OF this i'm
mediate region for tourists pleasnr-
ing have so far scarcely been touched.
The opportunities are great, and while
many Of them, as the location Of n
great sanitarium at Bccs's Hot
Springs. have been suggested from time
to time, there has been nothing done
by way Of such development. The
Warm Sulphur Springs baths. also could
be made great feature of Salt Lake;
while we are convinced that the Hot
Springs could be made into az great
a resort as the Hot Springs in the
Ozarks.
1t is largely question of develop
ment. This development will come IN
time doubtless, but agitation of the
question, and inquiry such as has
been received from Europe, will tend
TO give vitality 10 that development
and bring Salt Lake City into tho
series of cities which offer TO world
tourists, as we'll as TO local pleasure
and health seekers, attractions equal tC
those of any country or any place,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-10
A VERY BAD SHOWING.

When DR.. Friedmanu came 10 this
losis by means of his turtle serum.
the afflicted 6ocked to him in great
numbers credulous in their belief that
he would be able to do them good. He
had for while unrestrained access to
a number Of hospitals in New York,
and also in Rhode Island He treated
hundreds of patients, and although
benefit was announced in a few cases,
that benefit does not seem to have
been permanent. An editorial note
in the Springfield (Mass,l Republican
gives the upshot Of the Friedman
treatment as follows:
DR.. friedman and his tuberculosis cure
are almost forgotten. Yet IL is worth
noting that not one of the 100 pulmonary
cases treated by him at the Rhode Island
State sanatorium has shown improve
ment, while u per cent have shown an
increased activity Of the disease.
From this il would appear that the
Friedman ''cure" was even worse
than no cure at all, Not one of 100
cases treated was helped Seventeen
per cent show an increased activity in
the disease. OF course, it is not GER
tain that this increased activity is n
result of the injection Of the Fried.
mann serum. but it is certain that the
Friedmann serum did not prevent that
increase of activity.
A more lamcntable failure than this
has not been recorded among mankind.
Men who do nothing more than TO use
magnetic passes, hypnotic suggestion,
laying on of hands. or promote mental
suggestion. can each and all show
better results than friedman did in
his worldtouted turtle serum. 1t would
seem that there ought to be something
done TO a man like this by way of
punishment, so that any successor who
might feel himself inclined to follow
the friedman footsteps would be
warned from doing so by reason Of
the pgnishment that would be inflicted
upon him when he failed to make good.
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THE BOSSES GATHERING.

1t is stated that the two Senators
us and tell us what VIC ought 10 do
about our coming city election. We
feel assured that the people of Salt
Lake will be grateful for the guidance
that the Senators viii give, and espcc'
ially will they be charmed to have Apo5-
tie Smoot lay down our political dutles
and fix up our municipal programme
It is tho privilege Of the inspired TO
tell the uniDspircd not only what they
ought to do, but what they must doj
and since we are used 10 that sort Of
thing here. the counsel will bc re-
ceived with all the more humility and
gratitude, and as matter of course.
Still, we can hardly imagine Elder
Smoot giving the people of this city
the Counsel to elect political Off
cials to conduct their municipal affairs.
1t is possible, to he sure, but not likely.
However this may be, We must await
with patience the coming Of the in
spired one. who will, Of course, take
the lead in giving directions, and the
other WILL equally of course, coincide
and the counsel OF one viii be the
counsel of both; always provided, that
the inspired one speaks first,
1t is not likely, therefore, that any
marked move will be taken in the mu.
nicipal campaign until the expected
counsel is delivered; but after that, Of
surety, things will begin to move
and they will move as the Lord wills
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-10
THE NEWHoUSE TRANSFER.

The consolidating of the Newbouse
interests in this city under the control
of Mr.. r, r. Walker, who will reside
here and have charge Of the Newhouse
Company 8 affairs. Will undoubtedly be
great thing for Salt Lake. The in.
tercsts involved are very large, but Mr.
Newhouse has been obliged to be away
a good deal of the time, 30 that the
activity Of these interests has not been
as stirring as it could otherwise have
been.
The change Will undoubtedly be to
the advantage Of Mr.. Newbouse as well
as of Salt Lake City; for Mr.. Walker
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-10

The Peary records Of his trip across
Greenland in 1900 have been found by
n Danish explorer, and returned to
Peary by the Danish government. It IS
lucky to find them after so long a
time. But what the Danes really want
70 get at is Peary's record Of his trip
to the north pole. They were disap-
pointed in DR.. Cook, and now they
want whaek at Pcary; aud really, as
Admiral Schlcy insisted, they ought 10
have their chance.