Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-07

ton. Amongst others the veteran edi-
tor Of the Boston Centinnel (then spelled
with a "C'), who had fought ii vigor-
ously. hung in his office q map OF Es-
sex county, marking in color the po-
litical arrangement of towns. Gilbert
Stuart, the eminent painter, happen
ing to examine the queerly marked
map, observed that the sequence OF
towns formed a sort Of monster in out
line, and with q few strokes Of his pen
ell he completed the repulsiye design.
There" he said. that win do for
salamander "Salamander!" said Rus
sell, bitterly Call it Gerrymander."
And the term ever since has been used
TO designate the partisan alteration Of
districts The Harper Encyclopedia"
gives a cut Of the famous map, with
Gilbert Stuart's strange monster drawn
upon IL.
Nine years ago David Copperheld"
stood at the head OF list OF most pop
ular novels compiled by the Forum
from the special reports Of Librarians
all over this country Since that time
the vogue OF Dickens has ebbed and
flowed, and is now, according 10 all ac-
counts, again at full tide. At the an
nual meeting OF the London publishing
firm OF Chapman 4 Hall, the other day,
Il was reported that the works OF Dick
ems are now having a more extensive
sale and are more popular in England
than those Of Hall Game and Marie
Corelli" Whence II would seem that
the Dickens revival" is not confined
to the American side Of the water.
A critic of authority has said that q
noveist's work must finally be Judged
by his capacity for portraying the char
acters OF women As the statistics are
not available, II is not known II men or
women novellsts succeed best in de-
scribing women. William Black was
famous for his delicate Characterization
OF young girls. Mrs. Humphry Ward
has a poignant power in the same direc-
tlon, and has produced a character,
Julie lie Breton, In her new Lady
Roses Daughter" who Is destined 10
live, say the critics. along with Beatrix
Esmond and Becky Sharp. As Julie
seems the apex Of Mrs. Wards power Of
iSminine delineatlon, so Elsie Brisbane
represents Hamlin Garland's highest
attainment in drawing the portrait Of
a woman. In The Captain OF the
Gray-Horse Troop" Elsie sheds a soft |
radiance over the wildness OF many OF |
the scenes and incidents that adds inn |
measurably 10 the charm of the story. |
An authoritative reviewer, speaking OF |
Elsie, says: "She Is, without question, |
the most feminine and attractive wo- |
man that Mr.. Garland has ever drawn.
and her love-making Is a different thing |
from the crude attempts of Rose OF |
butchers Coolee' II Is impossible 10 |
Mr. Garland too warmly |
upon this great increase in power and
insight
Sir Wemyss Reds new biography
OF William Black, the novelist. recalls
an amusing story Of Blocks visit 20
America which has never before ap-
peared In print. II concerns Mr.. Black
and three literary men, who. as they are
still living, we shall designate as
Messrs. A., H., and &. II seems that
Black and this interesting trio we're
having quiet afternoon az poker. into
The mysteries Of which Black desired TO
be initiated. An accompaniment TO the
game merely FOR purposes OF accuracy
In local color, was a bottle OF fine old
Thiskey which Black had provided,
NTH pride In It's high merit. This bot
lie now becomes az once the hero and
villain OF the story; FOR II was 40 old
md had 50 long been undlsturbed that
he fusel-oll had collected at the top in
ieadly strength. All OF the party drank
lightly. but the consequences were so
that one OF the literary
gentlemen retired and went 10 bed, snd