Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-14

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remember that Whittier was born with
| in five miles OF the old Longfellow
| homestead, where the grandfather OF
| his brother poet twas born, From Hig-
| ginson and Boynton's Readers History
Of American Literature.
II is interesting to note, in connection
| with the miners troubles at Cripple
Creek and President Rooseyets direct
action in regulating the number of
troops there, that I'm a certain novel
just published there is an account Of
miners revolt which seems a wonder
ful prophecy of the actual events now
taking place. The novel is Hamln
Garland's Hesper, in which the action
Is mainly that of a miners strike,
brought with dramatic realism before
the readers mind The author pre-
sents in this story some striking types
OF the independent miners who revolt
against unonism and stake their lives
on the outcome.
Stanley j. Weyman's new book. "The
Long Night" Is published by Mcclure
Phillips a. Co. Mr. Weymans romance
has many ingredients likely to produce
an interesting whole in his expert
hands. The scene Is laid In the town
of Geneva, at the time OF the Alchem-
lists and religious reformers The he
rome Is beautiful young girl who, be-
cause Of her feeble minded mother, is
under the accusation of witchcraft
The hero Is young theological stu
dent, BY wonderful bravery the boy
foils the plans Of a treacherous city
Syndio, who has plotted to betray the
town with a spy who poses as an AL
chemist In possession of the Elixir Of
Life. The boys heroism brings about
the rescue of the young girl, The book
Is Weyman In his best vein, at his
best.
Novel readers, book reviewers, and
literary critics have been asking each
other "Who Is Philip Payne?' His
recent novel on Chicago life and Ameri-
can politics entitled THE Mills of Man"
is being read and talked about in every
large city in the country. Some review
ers have credited the book TO Mr.. VIII
Payne, the author of "On the Road to
Fortune" and similar stories of Chicago
business life. Others imagine II has
been written by Mr. William Morton
Paine, the author Of Little Leaders"
We undertand, however, that THE
Mr.. Philip Payne, Chicago newspaper
man, who in this book makes his en-
trance into fiction.
The story shows that Mr.. Payne ls
intimately acquainted with the social
and political life Of the great city and
has the power to create characters that
live and move and fix themselves I'm
ones memory. The book Is particularly
strong In Characterization, which Is a
genuine blessing in these days of flc-
tional plots and counter plots The
reading public will do well II It dis
tlngushes between the literary work of
MI Philip Payne, Mr., VIII Payne, and
Mr. William Morton Paine all Of Chi
cago, and all writing of the life tho
city,
The Harpers have just brought out
the American edition Of Alfred Austlr's
drama, "Flodden Field" which, as viii
be recalled, was presented on the Lon
don stage this season 10y Mr. Beerhohm
Tree The chief male personages of the
drama are James " Of Scotland and
the Earl of Surrey, but the character OF
Lady Heron--the woman upon whose
intrigue the plot turns-is an invention
Of the Poet Laureate's Miss con-
StdllI' Nolll'l plhsNN lAhH9 MUM ~
London.
Some one yet should write a pamphlet
on the psychology of titles, which seem
TO follow some unknown law Of stimuli
taneous production. For no sooner Is n
title found by one author after ardent
search for something new, than the
same idea confronts him In the adver-
tsement of another book, Onotu |
Watanna's new novel, 1.-THE Heart OF |
Hyaclnth' was named last summer |
and was expected 20 be unique In title. |
No sooner was the book issued a few |
days ago than 10, complete story by |
John OXenham appears In the October |
part OF Chambers journal, entitled, |
"The Song of Hyacinth," when Flor |
ence Wilkinson's THE Strength of the |
HIS" appeared. it was at once paired |
with another novel entitled, THE |
Strength of the Weak and when the
Harpors published the Washington
novel. THE Supreme surrender IL
appeared simultaneously with THE
Supreme Crime" and one or two other
titles containing the same word And
so the list could be prolonged Indefinite
~, but nobody knows why.
mo life can be rounded and complete
without the education that the skeleton
lin the closoO alone can give, Until
IL came we never knew the capacities
OF the human soul. The am
gulsh OF the human soul cannot be
told-it must be felt or never known.
That charity born Of true Comradshlp, |
which Is the highest and holiest senti-
ment OF life, can be taught by the
skeleton alone. The self-rightcous, who
pirate Of forgiveness To their fellow
men and who look down upon their
brothers from above, are hyp.
ocrites or fools they either have not
lived or else desire 10 pass for some
thing they are not, No one can under
stand the devious. mlry paths trodden
by another soul unless he himself has
wandered through the night
London, Nox 3,-One OF the most
coveted volumes In the world, book
collecting the original poetry by Vic
tor and Cazire, the pen names Of
Shelly and his sister. has been sold