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

Professor George Marshall Of the
Utah University. has written "a text
book upon pryden's "Palamun and Ar
cite" and has had the distinction OF
having a prospectus Of u published IN
Applctan'a a Cos. announcement OF
text books for the twentieth century
An excellent portrait Of Poi. Marshall
accompanloa the notice. The book IL
Ia press and VIII appear n short time.
The professors many friends VIII be
pleased TO learn Of his achievement and
ita complimentary recognition
. . Q
The eloquent appeal on behalf of tho
Roora. which olive schrolnof wrote last
May 10 the Manchester Guardian, has
been reprinted In cheap form by charles
"a. gerEel company OF Chicago. Writ
ten when war was simply u dark me-
mace on the horizon, II u tsnfold more
impressive today, when war u 20 near
that the brave little Bocr nation can
almost feel the sweep Of the BLACK
wings OF death about them. Probably
no woman In this generation has cNcr-
clsod the power which Olive Schreincr
has welded. In South African anairB
she has had greater influence than
Rhodes or any Of his enemies. When
the Kafir mining craze was az us
height In London "a little over two years
ago, she wrote a bliatcrIng exposure
III the fraudulent properties which
Uhodea and barney Barnltu had fuist-
ed on the creduioua british public, 10
complete was the exposure that u re-
qulrod All Barnnto'n cunning and re-
sources to stem the panic that followed
aud prevent bear" raid that would
have ruined him. She followed this
with n political allcgory, which she
called Trooper Peter lialkct Of Mash
onainnd." II was an impaHhloncd plea
to the nations TO put an end 20 me greco
and cruelty By which Ceoil Rhodes had
built up an oligurchy Of milliunnlrcs IN
South Africa. In all the years since
Rhodes has sprung into prominence
olive schrciner has attacked him con-
atantly as the prime cause Of All the
woes of the South Africans. To hts lust
for money and power she aacribcs thr
corruption of the old life la which hon-
or aud good faith were not ncre hgurcs
uf speech, He made wealth the stan
dard and greed for money has thus
eaten out the heart % the primitive viz
tues OF the Afrikander.
Something Of the same Inspired power
which made her STORY Of an African
Farm" one OF the great novels Of the
end OF the century Is seen in this latest
plea for the Beers. She shows that
these people who made the Tranayani
Republic and the Orange Free State
are fearless race with the blood OF the
old sea kings In their veins. OF their
qualities she gives this plcturc'
Nirilc. rcHolute, passionate with a
passion hid far below the surface, they
urv at once the gentlcst and the most
determined OF peoples. When you ny
to cocrce them they are hard ~ steel
incnHed IA iron, but with large and
generous response TO affection and SIM
PATTY. which, perhaps. no other Euro
! pean folk gives. They may easily be
| deceived once. but never twice. Under
/ the toughest exterior Of the up-country
/ nocr lies nature nlngularly acnsi-
/ tive and conscious Of personal dignity.
/ a people who never forget kindness
and does not easily forget a wrong.
] q .
Kirk Munroe has written a good book
/ for boys In Forward March. Tale Of
the Spanish American War" Takinf
the main facts ~ ths organization Of
the Rough Riders and their campaign
| before Santiago, he has woven from
these a very readable story His young
hero. Lieutenant Ridge. secs all that u
10 be seen In the land campaign. He IA
also fortunate enough 10 witness thu
| destruction u Cervera'a fleet. The book
/ Il finely illustrated, many OF the pic.
lures being reproductions Of photo,