Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-14

Professor George MafhnU or the
Utah University. has written r. text
book upon Dryden'e 'Palamon and A..
clio" and has had the distinction Of
hsviog = prospectus OF u published IN
Apploton'a A cos. announcement OF
toxt hooks for the twentieth century.
An excellent portrait Of POT Marshall
accompanied the notice. The book ia
In press and viii appear IN a short time,
The professors many friends VIII De
pleased to learn Of his achievement and
its complimentary recognition
The cioquent appeal on behalf OF tho
Hoora. which owe SchrcinCr wrote last
May 10 the Manchester Guardian, has
been reprinted In cheap form by charles
H. sergcl company Of chicago, Writ
ten when war was simply "a dark mo-
mace on the horizon, II IL tcnfold more
impressive today, when war ~ 20 near
that tho brave little ii0cr nation can
almost feel the sweep Of the black
wings OF death about them. Probably
no woman In this generation has cxer-
ClHod the power which ollNc Hchrelncf
has welded. In South African Affairs
she has had greater influence than
Rhodes or any OF his enemies. When
the Kamr mining craze was nt IT.
height In London u little over two years
ago. she wrote bllstcring exposure
of the fraudulent properties which
Rhodes aud Barney Harnato had fuiHt-
cd on the crcduious British public. 10
complete was the exposure thnt " re-
quifod an Darnoto'a cunning and re-.
sources 10 stem the panic that followed
and prevent bear" raid that would
have ruined him. she followed THIS
with political allcEory, which nhe
called Trooper Peter Halkct Of Mash
onaland.' II was an impnHhloncd plea
to the nations 10 put an end Co the greed
ana cruelty by which Cecil Rhodes had
built up an oilRurchy Of millionaircs Ia
South Africa. In AN the sears since
Rhodes has sprung into prominence
olive sohrcinor has attacked him CON
ntantiy as the prime cauHe N all the
woes OF the South Africans. To his lust
Tor money and power she aHcribCs the
corruption Of the old life In which hon
or and good faith were not mere figures
uf speech lie made wealth the stan
dnrd. ana greed for money has thus
eaten nut the heart Of the primitive Wiz
tues OF the Afrikandcr.
Something Of the same Inspired power
which made her STORY Of an African
Farm one Of the great novels VI the
ond u the century "a seen In this latest
plea for the Beers. She shows that
these people who made the TranHvanl
Republic and the Orange Frcv state
are fearless race with the blood OF the
old sea kings In their veins. OF their
NNNAAlNN Nhf klNiH ANAN NAAAAANs
Niriic, rcHolute. passionate with a
passion hid far below the surface. they
urc az once the gcntlcat aud the most
determined OF peoples. When you IVY
TO coercc them they are hard as steel
incaHed IN iron. but with large and
generous response to affection and SYM
pathy, which. perhaps. no other Euro
pcan folk gives. They may easily be-
deceived once. but never twice. Under
the toughest exterior o. the up-couutrY
Boer lies nature alnrularly aenHl-
tive and conscious OF personal dignity.
"a people who never forget q kindness
and does not easily forget wrong.
Kirk Munroe has written o.. ! book
for boys In Forward Mar p ale Of
the spanish-American Wa Taking
the main facts u thu organisation ~
the Rough I,iderg and their campaign
before Santiago, he has woven from
these very readable story. His young
hero. Lieutenant Ridge. sees an that II
10 be seen In the land campaign. He IN
also fortunate enough to witness the
destruction OF Governs fleet. The book
Il nnely illustrated, many OF the pic
lures being reproductions OF photo
. 4.