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Show There is one question that book pub lishers have never answered. They have never told why it is that the manuscripts which were the most numerously declined have proved to be the most valuable. They have never ex plained the error of judgment which leads a publisher to decline a manuscript that might make him a fortune. So interesting is this story of authors that it seems to demand the attention of publishers in their own defense, ft ft The story of Robinson Crusoe was offered to one publisher after another, only to be returned to its author. It was finally printed and its publisher William M. made a profit of $500,000. Thackeray wrote his great novel Vanity Fair for a magazine and the publishers refused to accept it. The author then tried to place it with several London publishers, but without success. He afterwards issued it in monthly installments and his fame as a novelist When Hans Chriswas established. wrote tian Anderson Fairy Tales in every publisher Copenhagen refused it. The book was brought out at the author's own expense and made him Harriet famous in a few months. Stowe wrote Uncle Tom's Beecher ' Cabin and it was printed as a serial BOOKS BOOKS nothing but THE SHEPARD BOOK COMPANY Offer to the book buyers of Utah and ttogcthcrest tion of New, Old and Rare liook8 ever of 15,000 volumes stock our to welcome Is inspect Everybody us or not. TOe Inti-Morm- on A reader of Truth has asked where the name Valley Tan came from, which was used for the title of one of the early newspapers published in Salt Lake. The name can be traced to its origin with but little difficulty. In pioneer days there was a scarcity of leather, and also a scarcity of boots and shoes. It became necessary to manufacture leather in order to supply the demand. The quality of the home- - 'th a vm. Sralprifrom Overture Waltz I they buy booKs mm pin M. LEVY, for Telephone 1420 x, and If you want any book ever published coll on us or ask we will do the rest. Remember the place. Lessee and Manager. SOUTH STATS SHEPARD BOOK COMP AN Y Opp. Knutsford CITY. UTAH. U. 8. KrRTkEVTtY.LKVEAS1TRvC :: Wo Buy, Sell and Exchange Books. SALT LAKE " i;,,,Tr,,!Sln "Dramatic" Nid d Amour ... .' " 51 nbJJ the BOATING! MUSIC! DANCING! STRUT. Hotel. - A. gMtopy Daily, During Elks Week. AT THE RESORTS. :: sacred concert: By One of the most entertaining events at Saltair during the week was the Granite Stake M. I. A. excursion. There was a large and enthusiastic turn out, some three thousand people Hauerbach's Union Military S to 10 Band from p. m. Sunday Admission to Park 10 Cents, For which value is given la trade . Fare to the park 5 cents. being in attendance. An interesting program was rendered. Solos were Eungby Miss McClelland and Alfred Best Jr. Attractions for every in the week. $ T t day ft ft anti-slave- ry . oV "General-Palmer- best slocK of Mormon and carry the largest and world. A A A A in made leather was so much better than ,ny thing brought into the market that the outslf manufacture was completely superseded. Merchants advertised home-ma- de boots and shoes, and to indicate leather of local manufacture it The term was called valley tanned. was finally shortened and made to apply to everything that was made at nome. A suit of clothes made by a local tailor was called a valley tan suit to distinguish it from a suit of ready made clothing shipped in from in the National Era, an the east. It was thus that one of the 'journal published at Washington. It first Salt Lake newspapers obtained its was next offered to a publishing house name. The significance of the name was declined on the ground that it was that the newspaper was made at but ' was not a story of sufficient interest to home, or in the Salt Lake valley, be worth reproducing in book form. ft ft It is said that when the book was finally The Shephard Book company has published, 313,000 copies were sold in the United States alone inside of four ordered a complete list of the leading years, and probably as many more in works of fiction, and will hereafter keep ' Great Britain. In dealing with more on sale the new publications. This derecent manuscripts, the publishers declined David Harum until it was partment of new books will add to the importance of the Shepard book store, practically worn out by passing through which already has one of the most valthe mails. An explanation would seem to be in order from every publisher who uable collections of books west of the '.makes the blunder of declining manu- Mississippi river. ft ft that must necessarily have the ' script elements of merit. Judge C. C. Goodwin is engaged in ft ft . writing his third novel, which will deal Charles Felton Pidgin, the author of largely with the early politics of CaliQuincy Adams Sawyer and Blenner-hasset- t, fornia, Nevada and Utah. Judge Goodis engaged in writing a new win is a vigorous and forceful writer. book which will be called The Cli- In the journalistic world he is classed Charles A. max. His book will deal with the with Horace Greeley, Horace Rublee Dana, character of Aaron Burr. It seems and JosephM.Medill, Scott. As Harvey Judge Goodthat Mr. Pidgin has made a deep study win is now at his beat, the reading pubof Aaron Burr's motives, and will give lic may expect a book of unusual exto the world a new conception of the cellence. man. The book will be ready some time J. Pierpont Morgan, the man who in September. has had so many revelations regarding In a personal letter to Richard B. financial affairs, has bought a house in Shepard, the Salt Lake book collector, London. It is entirely possible that Mr. Pidgin says: with Mrs. Are you acquainted Morgan wants to get a title to distinJeanne Ogden Miller, who, I under- guish him from the Schwabs and the stand, is a resident of your city? In Schlobs of his own country. One of the course of my researches connected the crying sorrows of rich men in with writing the life of Aaron Burr, I America, is the constitutional provishave ascertained that she is a sister of ion promoted and fostered by George Mrs. Stella Edwards Pierpoint Drake, doing away forever with who is a fourth cousin of Mrs. Theodo- Washington, the of titles or other marks conferring of Burr. Aaron sia Alston, the daughter of distinguished preferment. This is really a very small world after Salt Lake Go to the Lagoon today. The Young all, for this discovery brings room and in the to close Boston, quite Mens Republican Club will be at the which I am writing. Lagoon today. ft ft . PART II. March BOOKS AND AUTHORS. Manager Levy of Calder's Park is making big preparations to entertain the multitude which will be in town at the Elks carnival. He is talking of pulling off a grand balloon ascension every day during the purple celebration. ft ft The saucer track has been a hummer this week. Manager Schefski has certainly done himself proud and made everybody feel that he has no kick coming. Thursday night the Elks owned the saucer track and satisfied everybody with an excellent program, ft ft Beginning next Monday and running through the week with the usual matinees, the well known local opera Prince and Peasant will be seen at the Grand. Messrs Maltese and Orlob, the former the author of the words and the latter of the music, have left no stone unturned in the effort to present a finished operatic entertainment. Those who saw the performance at the Salt Lake Theater will naturally be attracted again, while the number of strangers in the city large will insure a big weeks business. ft ft The programme for the sacred concert at Saltair next Sunday is as waltz. Gavotte Selection Characteristic TIME TABLE. IN EFFECT APR. 1, 1901. DEPART. For Ogden, Cache Valley, Omaha, Chicago, Denver, Kansas City, St. 7.00 I Louis and intermediate points For Ogden, Butte, Helena, Portland, San Francisco and intermediate 1:0 ii points For Ogden, Omaha, Chicago, Denver, Kansas City, St. Louis and San 12.60 f Francisco For Ogden, Denver, Kansas City, 0.00 pa Omaha, St. Louis and Chicago Tor Ogden, Butte, Helena, Portland, Man Francisco points Fir and Intermediate 10:00 pi Tin tic, Mercur, Provo, Nehpl and TJSai Manti For Provo, Nephi, Milford, and T. p intermediate points For Garfield Beach, Tooele and Ter- 7. minus. ARRIVE. From Ogden, Portland, Spokane, . a Butte, Helena and San Francisco. O.tfai ........ From dgden From Ogden. Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Omaha, Denver and San Francisco From Preston, Logan, Brigham, San Francisco, Ogden and intermediate 6:80 Points From Ogden, Butte, Portland and ,,wp San Francisco Provo From Nephi, Milford, Callentes, Hymenial Songs" Czibulka End intermediate points.......; g "The Wild Flower.. m From Tinttc, Mercur and Nephi..--Fro-and Lude? Dodo". .. "King Tooele Garfield Beach, "The Serpentine Dance" ,wp Terminus Herman. Medley Overture .. . . "Slam Bang .... Alberti Daily except Sundays . Coronation March from "The Itolkunger. . D- M. SCHUMACHER, T. Kretschmer. V g- Act. Traf .Mgr. Selection ... ...... "Dolly Varden" G. P. T. A. Edwards A. SPENCER. D. S. Characteristic . .... . "La Mexlcana" .... Yradier St. Waldteufel City Ticket Office 201 Main March Guards" Brooke Telephone No. 050 |