Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-05
NOTES.

With It's May issue Harper's Maya
zine completes its first half century OF
existence.
Anthony Hope has been elected chair
man Of the English Society of Authors
for 1900
A volume o. new short stories by Guy
de Maupassant has just appeared IN
Paris
After spirited bidding Charles Froh-
man has secured the dramatic rights
OF To Have and To Hold
General Lew Wallace Is al work upon
another drama, the scene OF which ia
said to be laid in Thebes.
Horace f scudder has been chosen
70 write the Life OF James Russell
Lowell In the American Men of Let
tiers Series.
Stephen Crane Is at work on a his.
torical romance OF Ireland. which win
oe published 10 the autumn by the
Frederick Stokes company
r. II. Russell win publish NJ. Edmond
Rostand' rs L'Aiglan In America stimuli
taneously with the appearance OF the
play IN Paris and London
Miss Mary Chalmondeley. with a col
laborateur, Is dramauzlng Red Pottage.
II is expected that Il will be ready for
the stage early IN the autumn.
In view Of the general interest In all
subjects connected with psychcal re.
search, aroused by the recent inyostiga,
IONS OF Professor Hyslop Of Columbia
NniVersitythe publication OF Camille
flammarions intensely interesting
study or the phenomena Of the so
caned spirit world, The Unknown
"hieh mas created a sensation IN France.
can scarcely fail 90 attract widespread
attention. The Importance OF this book
is beyond question 10 differs from
other books on the subject In thar IN
Is the work Of a scientist Of world
Wide reputation. a man whose discov.
cries IN other branches OF science have
been OF the greatest Importance who
Tor more than thirty-hye years has kept
IN constant touch with AN invcstlga.
lions Of physical phenomena through
out the world. Among the points on
which NJ FlammarI0u touches arc
Ieepathic Communications Made by
the Dying "HanuCinations" "Psvchie
Action OF One Mind on Another"
communication from a Distance BE.
tween Human Beings" "The World of
Dreams Manifestations ~ the Dy-
ing experienced DurinpEleep." Distant
sight In Dreams" "Premonitory
Dreams" and "DIWnation OF the Fu-
ture.' In discussing each OF these
points the author cites numerous ab.
solutely authenticated instances. which
make many Of the chapters as weirdly
interesting as the most fantastic OF
Poe's tales.
Hamlln Garland was once asked by
O New York authoress for his auto
graph appended 10 o favorite quotation
from his own work. He presented her
with the following.
PIONEERS
They rise to mastery Of wind and
They go ike soldiers grimly into
strife
To colonize the plain. they pillow and
sow
And tertllize the plain with their own
life,
As DID the Indian ana the buffalo"
In am article on "A Chicago Aes0p'
IN The PHILADELPHIA Saturday Evening
Post Nh Charles BattpIl LOOMS puts
Mr. George AIDE in the long and happy
list OF American hum0rists lie saws
That the Fables ln Slang have charm
because they are real fables and be-
cause they have robust American hu-
NOR They are brimful 90 philosophy
and they 80 RICH; 20 the bottom OF
things And he adds that the man
who has rubbed around the world with
his lids apart, and who has had more
or less familiar dealings with drum
mers, variety actors fakes and Bo-
hemians win be apt 10 laugh out loud
when be reads these keen-cutting but
thoroughly good-humored stabs al cur
rent foibles. IL your sense Of humor