Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-24

the discontinuance of that paper, and
has since appeared daily on the edl-
torial page OF the Philadelphia North
American. 1t was undertaken at first
simply as an experiment, but its pop
ularity has proven general and far
reaching
Al the solicitation of many of his
readers, Mr., Hodges decided TO revise
certain OF these short essays and they
are now to be published for the first
time In book form. They strike note
OF what the writer Is pleased To call
militant optimism" lie is a believer
In the allied power of faith and works,
and his sincerity cannot be doubted
Dy any one who peruses the pages OF
his book. In the language of COM
petent authority, he has struck q new
note, and IL the verdict OF n varied
public counts for aught he has struck
II with fine precision and made good
music.
Mr.. Aubrey Lanston, whose first nov.
ell The Harvesters,' shows such init
mate knowledge of English life during
she eIshteenth century, explains that
iact py CONTRASTING that no period in
history appeals TO his interest SO
strongly; he is, In fact already an au-
torlty on that era. Though a graduate
at aw from the Georgetown university
and member OF the bar Of the state of
washington, Mr., Lanston had definite
prediction TO letters and has devoted
MS energies largely 10 composition since
he was old enough to write. "The Uar-
vesters," most of which was written in
the pretty Danish village of Helerup.
Is as Mr.. Lanston says, my first ac-
cepted, but by no means by first seri-
ously intended novel" Most writer's
nave waited even longer than he, and
Few have met more deserved success
for early effort.
Wee Macgreegor is already more than
a mere character In a book He has
become one of the emblems Of Scotch
nationality. Small wonder that carp
ing English over the border hurl at his
tiny form phrases they would fain, but
dare not, thrust in the teeth of all ''un-
speakabe Scots,
This from Punch:
There once was lad named Macgree-
gor
Whose frame was pronouneedly mea-
gre.
Yet the boom Of the kirk
So prevailed that his circ-
ulation grew beeger and beeger,"
And again:
III await un petit Macgreegor,
Quf aimait la Comtesse de Bigorre;
II demanda. Whit wayl
Vouez-vous m'epouser?'
Ellie repondit, Ma fol! oul
MacgreegOrI "
The latter isn't especially funny. But
ii Is Frenchi and to the English French
Is funny.
The problem OF christening children
Is a very small one compared to the
question Of the proper name for book.
There are 80 many more matters to be
taken into consideration. for at the
time Of the child's appearance there Is
no developed characteristic In evidence
TO indicate whether he is n Socrates or
Romeo, The titles Of some OF our
recent popular novels which have be-
come household words have often I'M
dergone extraordinary evolutions in or
der to reach the final satisfactory stage.
Jude the obscure" was first entitled,
"'rhe Slmpletons," a name which gave
place at the very last moment to
later and better title. for during Its
appearance In serial form In Harper's
Magazine, II was known as Hearts In
surgent' Sir Gilbert Parker's THE
Right Of Way" was at first, In the au-
thor's manuscript Charlie Bell and
later Charley Steele;" and "The Lane
That Has No Turning by the same
author, was, until the time Of it's go
Ing TO press, called The Golden spoon"
Onoto Watanna's Heart OF Hycinth'
was originally Evening Mist AS the