Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-15

thor in slipshod methods, influences
him rather to do his best work.
The report comes from several
sources that Mr., Basil Kings brilliant
novel, Let Not Man Put Asunder"
Is selling fast in England. The book
has been honored by very favorable
review in the London Spectator, which
did full justice TO the oleverness with
which Mr. King has presented sub
ject of such interest and such din,
Guilty. Mr.. King Is writing q new novel,
the title OF which he has not yet dis
closed
Harper & Brothers have announced
that their new Encyclopaedia Of
United States History" covers the his.
tory Of our country from ass A. d. IL
1902. Some OF their correspondents
have been puzzled by the first date, ass,
and have written to inquire what por-
ton Of American history was begun a {
that remote period, This is natural
inquiry, as many people are not aware
OF the well-authenticated early voy-
ages Of Buddhist priests, made by then,
I'm their piOus efforts to obey the COM
mand Of Buddha and spread his gos-
pei over all lands. AS the route from
Asia 10 America. along the Kurile and
Aleutian Islands TO Alaska, Is obvious
~ practical one, II Is easy to believe
the records of early Chinese historical
documents which describe such a ioul
ney, especially as these documents are
confirmed by the constantly discovered
wonders of American antiquities. A
Chinese Buddhist missionary, Hui Shen,
Of Cabul has left narrative In Chi
nese history OF his voyage To the land
of Fusang, the name by which II APP
pears that America was known 10 the
Chinese. An interesting account OF Hui
Shen Is found IN the Encyclopaedia,
contributed by the famous orentallst,
Prof. John Fryer, Of the University OF
California. who has made official trans
lations Of innumerable Chinese docu-
ments.
Mr.. John Kendrck Bangs Is the
proud possessor Of three young sons,
the eldest Of whom bids fair TO rival
his famous father IN wit. The other
day Mr.. Bangs took the three boys
out for n long tramp. misculculated
the distance, and found he was trina
the Youngsters out though not one Of
them would confess It. At this moment
they came to a pretty difficult hill. Il
occurred to Mr.. Bangs 10 tighten the
boys labors by stirring their magma
tions. so he pretended the Hill was San
Juan and they were 10 charge up to the
ton. All went well TN the eldest boy
stopped In the middle OF the rush to
blow his nose.
whats this? said MIR. Bangs. "A
soldier stopping during charge 10
blow his nose? Nice soldier you'd
make. why. you'd be disgraced for
ever for thing like that"
81 should think, replied the imper-
t,irbable youngster, "that II would b,
easy enough 10 take your handkerchief
and wine out the disgrace"
Mr. Bangs continued his part OF the
charge in a meek silence.
Mary T.. wilkins latest novel; 1.-THE
Portion Of Labor" has been more per-
sIstently In demand than any of her re-
cent books In England II has met with
great favor. one critic describing II as
Miss wilkins masterpiece. rms an
thor's work has always been highly
appreciated IN England, aud British
recognition came 10 her early IN her
career. when she was timidly sending
her first studies Of New England folk
~ the magazines She wrote from thu
outset In a distinct and lndlvidualizeu
stvle which at once caught the atten-
lion Of editors Miss wilkins is now
Mrs charles Manning Freeman, and
resides at Metuchen, n. j.. which Il
also the home of Henry Mills Alden
for thirty years editor OF Harper's
Magazine, and author OF GOD In A!s