Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-04

ferson In 1906 and 1906, and was then
pursued with such intense hatred In
1907. Was there not perhaps, at bot
tom, in Mr. Jef'erson's heart, a suspi-
| clon that Burr would be well out of the
way, either II he succeeded in estab-
fishing his principally or II he were
| killed In battle, or If he We're halved
and quartered by the Spaniards. Rec
ollect that jefferson knew what they
had done to Nolan and his men, and
that Nolan's men were shaving In the
mines Of New Mexico. With this sus-
picion l went over the correspondence
now at Washington as well as | could.
only TO find that, yes or no, whatever
Mr. Jefferson knew or did not know,
he covered his own tracks very care
fully. There is nothing In the Jeffer-
son papers or the papers from our min
lister in Madrid-nothing at all. You
may read the correspondence and hard
~ know that there was any Aaron
Burr DR. Hale also suggests the
strangeness OF the fact that, although
Burr lived many years after what Is
called the Burr Plot, he never himself
put forth any statement in writing
which should at least tell what he pre-
tended the true story was, Dr. Hale
suggests that we may fairly wonder
whether Burr himself had a really dis
tinct plan in his own mind,
According 10 a recent Bookman's
report Of the six books which sold the
best In the order Of demand
during the last three months Of
1901, Gilbert Parker's 1.-THE Right of
Way" stands at the head Of the list
The report fairly covers the entire
country. The preeminent success OF
novel In these days means more than
It did a decade ago, when there were
not nearly so many novels published.
The editor OF the New York Critic ex-
claims In despair In the Christmas
number: Never since The Critic was
founded twenty-One years ago have so
many books been piled upon the editor
ial desk as within the past two
months" And yet people are prone
10 blame the poor overworked reviewer
IL he falls to perform his critical task
with the highest judicial acumen,
About three miles from Mount Yer
non. In Fairfax county, Virginia stands
a magnificent old mansion which was
built by George Washington for his
stepdaughter, pretty Nelly Gusts. from
designs Of his own making. II will be
remembered that Nelly Custls married
Washington's fayorite nephew, Major
Lewis Washington, and after her we'd
ding came TO this beautiful spot 10 live.
The old edlflce is known as Wood Lawn
Mansion. and II is said to be the most
perfect specimen Of Georgian architec-
ture In America. It's situation Is SUI
perb. 1t Is now the family home OF
Vaughan Kester author Of THE Man
nger Of the b. g. A." one OF the best
stories in the Harper's American Novel
series. and Of his brother Paul kester
the playwright Mr.. Vaughan Kester
Is another OF the out-of-d0Ors literary
men. and Is devoted to rural pursuits
Between times, however, he is at work
on q new novel.
Mr.. Edwin A. Abbey has not parted
with the copyright IN his wonderful
new mural paintings, 1.-THE Holy Grail ~
which he has made FOR the Boston
Public library and for very good re9-
sons. Il Is not generally known that
the copyright, or right Of reproduction
OF the pictures OF eminent artlsts nos-
sesses enormous value, sometimes