Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20
"FRANCEZKA"
A ROMANCE OF YOUTH, sPLENDoR AND TRAGEDY
BY MOLLY ELLIOT sEAwELL

motherly young Sunday school teacher
Comforted him and gave him new
Views, and that night little Tlmmins
got down "squarely on his knees" and
evolved this prayer: Dear Co., You
love me and / love You. Amen The
next time Timrnlns was naughty he
felt less afraid, but more sorry. Dear
Gcd.' he sobbed, kneeling with buried
head, You love me and | love You 1t
did not seem quite enough for the pres
cnt sad case, and an inspiration came.
~. S. I'll do better tomorrow" he
gasped, through his tears"
In connection with Woodrow Wilson's
Inauguration as president or Princeton
University, the story is told that after
his election last June he received re-
markable number Of congratulatory let
tiers. President Wilson was then living
In Princeton, with many other profess
sors. H. street known as Library
Place, some distance from the official
residence OF the university presidents,
an ancient stone mansion situated in
Prospect" Among the letters Of con-
graduation which came to him was one
from Laurence Hutton, the well known
author Of the Literary Landmarks ser.
les. The envelope was addressed, TO
Prof. Woodrow Wilson, Library Place
with better place In Prospect 1t
Is said that President Wilson's new
History Of the American People is the
only complete narrative history OF the
United States In existence.
Dr. Henry van Dyke is writing for
Harpers Bazaar a series Of articles for
girls and women on Character Build
ing" to appear in that periodical dur
ing 1903. These articles are the out
come Of the success Of Or, Van Dykes
previous papers on THE strenuous
Life of Girls" which have been widely
coped. and have even been quoted on
recent college announcements as being
representative Of the right Ideals Tor
young women DR.. Van Dyke has a
rapidly extending influence among the
more thoughtful young people OF the
country,
one Of Houghton. Mifilln & Co.'s most
attractive holiday books IL Grimm
Tales Made Cay" by Guy Wetmore
Carryl, whose art OF writing droii ana
merry verses has already given him a
reputation in his earlier books, 'Fabes
for the Frivolous and Mother Goose
for Grown-ups.' The present volume,
as its title indicates, is based upon
Grimm's fairy tales. These Mr.. Carry
travestles IN a very clever ana amusing
metricai version. In addition To Grlmm
tales. he has used one or two or az
ferent origin such as Blue Beard ana
Aladdin" The elaborate form OF IL
lustration Is a noteworthy feature Oh
the book. II consists Of grotesque
marginal sketches and iuli-page IL
Illustration for each verse, all being the
work Of Albert Levering, whose draw
ings IN Life, Harper's, Scribner's, and
elsewhere have won him reputation
elementary Studies In Insect Life"
by $, ]. Hunter. associate professor OF |
Zoology and Entom0l gy, |
in the University of Kansas presents |
the blologic phases of insect life on q |
new plan. IL begins with the earliest |
stages of insect growth and develop |
ment and leads the student up TO some |
Of the more important phases OF biol |
ogy as presented by insects. The book |
assists and encourages the student 10 |
learn from Independent personal obser-
walton. such facts as he can in field and
laboratory concerning insect life.
While this work comes under the |
head of text books. there IS much In II
Of value TO the general reader. The re-
lations which insects bear TO mans
welfare are clearly and intelligently set
forth. The farmer and fruitgrower VIII
appreciate the story OF their friends and
foes among the insect tribe. The illus
Irations are a feature Of the book wor-
Ihy Of special comment. Those Interest,"
"a In the camera and outdoor photog-
raphy will place high value on this
work by reason Of the methods used
md results obtained in procuring
many Of these photographs from life.
The work Is l2mo in size, has 2s9 pages,
wo colored plates. and 2G0 Illustrations.
Crane & Co., Topeka, Kan.