Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-11-01
NOTES.

The manuscript VI Nu"oiH ""i 'l'"ii
novel 'Idzette,' which Is one Of the
fall books published by Lewis, scribner
q Co., had many exciting adventures
and some narrow escapes Detore 1t was
nut into type. Mr.. Marshall began the
etory several years ago when he was
stationed In Paris as a correspondent
This part Of the story and the note.
hook In which Mr.. Marshall had jotted
down many incidents Of life in the
latin quarter went to Cuba at the be
Inning Of the Spanish war and was
misplaced with a part of his luggage
abnut the time when he received the
wound at III Caney which was believed
AZ the time to be fatal,
several months later the missing lug
eaoe turned up In New York, In the
Inter of 1860. 1901 Mr. Marshall was
i,ying AZ The Hotel jefferson IN New
York and had nearly completed the
storv when the hotel burned down. As
roost people know, Mr.. Marshall lost
ono nj his legs as the result Of the
,,nund No received In Cuba but he man
coed IN escape from the burning build
,no bv n narrow board laid across to
wall about two feet distant.
Inst as he got across the plank he
thought OF his story and turned back.
Tho package Of manuscript was burn
Inc when Mr.. Marshall reached II but
he brought Il out with only one end
scorchod Then he took It 10 safe de-
,,osit vault and left y there until II
was transferred to the hands OF the
publishers
That there has really been very little
change in the Latin quarter Of Paris,
since the DAYS when the folk Of "Tril-
nv" disported themselves therein. is
shown by his novel Mr.. Marshall, who
% well known as the war-correspOnd-
ent. who was almost fatally wounded
In cuba during the Spanish American
war. has had much opportunity while
acting as the European correspondent
of various New York newspapers, to
study his subject, and he has painted
HE pictures of student life with broad
strokes and a fine appreciation OF hui
NOR There Is strength as well as hui
NOR IN the story of Lizette's love for
John Murdoch, the artst-banker and
the beauty and pathos OF her self
sacrificing devotion to him VIII win the
sympathy Of all woman-kind who viii
forget her one fault In reading of her
long and slef inflicted penance for IT.
One Of the most striking titles among
the new fall books Is that of Mr.. George
d Eldredge's novel, II VIII Repay"
which is among the fall publications Of
lewis. Scrlbner & Co., Of New York
The phrase admirably fits the book
which is n dramatic story Of repara-
ton, Mr.. Eldridge has selected a nov
Of theme for his story and he certain
~ has hit upon novel title Although
by no means a stranger to literature
Mr. Eldridge Is better known as vice
president of a life insurance company
Of International fame.
That a number Of families may live
together. sharing all things In common,
eating their food in cooperative
Kitchen houses" and dwelling In mu-
tual good win and peace, Is shown to-
day in the cluster of villages in Iowa
peoplad by the members of the Amana
society also called 1.-THE Community
OF True Inspiration" In Harper's
Magazine for October. Prof. Richard
T. Ely the well known authority on
social and Industrial betterment, writes
most entertaining article about
"Amana' A Study Of Religious Com
nunlsm,' IN which he describes the
practical methods OF these pious people,
Ely states that his Investigations
teem TO Indicate that living in these
eommunIstlc settlements tends to in
crease the length Of life.
Everywhere in communistic settle
ments the members frequently live to a
great age" says Prof. Ely, II was i'm
pressed with this when ! visited the
Shakers at Mount Lebanon During the
year preceding my visit. there had been
three deaths; two brothers had died
aged 81 and 81 respectively, and a sister
had departed this life at the age Of lOS.
Daniel Frazer who Is delightfully."- de-
scr.bed by Howels In his Undiscovered
Country was then between SO and 20,
and his Intellectual powers were so keen
that II was delight to converse with
him. The leader OF Mount Lebanon
was Elder Frederick Evans, Is years OF
age How old do you take this horse
10 be?' he asked me. pointing 10
horse which was drawing ioad OF APP
PIES, I should say that he was about
u" ! replied. He Is &c. said Elder
Evans but he has enjoyed Shaker
treatment, not the worlds Mr.. Kinds,
IN bis book to which reference has been
made tells US that recently, when he In
CURED, he was told that one member
OF the Amana Society had, not long
ego died over 100 years OF age that
there were two living members above
v ana about % between so and 80,
The Shakers speak OF their watch
tower and among them one has the
feeling that one is standing on watch
tower looking at the great, busy world
through telescope, as II were, But the
Shakers neither marry nor give IN mar
rage and their life Is more Isolated
and separated from that of the COM
psttlye world of Industry than is that
ot Amana."
In the Era, William s. Walsh dis
cusses the question, Have Women al
Qllon. lie does not throw bouquets
70 feminine vanity for he writes
Literature Is the final expression OF
human thought II women can lay
elalm to q special faculty OF intuition
WY 90 they not manifest il In their
,HIlungs? Intuition, II 1t means any
tnlns' means the faculty that gets down
w lne germ ofNactons and character
NuVs and focuses external traits into
'eulTal verify recognizable TO the