Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-11

tive state. Though the story is well on
It's way; the helOIne's aue1uOns are
yet TO be steered to the right man, and
her oil well has still 20 strike oil,
Finley Peter Dunno, the creator Of the
inimltable MI Dooley says there Is
a sigl, error in the Chicago report
that he has been released by Golfers
Weekly TO Join the Harper publications
az salary OF $4,000 a year Il have
not quit Golfers Weekly" said Mr.
Dunno this evening, and ! have no
engagement with any Harper publica-
ton, nor have / any promise Of $4,000
year with the exception OF these
few inaccuracies, the report is quite
true"
The report has probably arisen from
a business arrangement Mr.. Dunno has
concluded with Col. b. NJ, Harvey, who
Is at the head of Harper Brothers, In
explanations the author said. Il have
simply transferred the management Of
my syndicate matter from Il. II. Rus
sell to Col. Harvey. This is a personal
undertaking Of Col Harvey's, and
Harper Brothers are In no way inter-
ested in IT, though It is possible that
some of my matter may be used IN some
Harper publication II found suitable,
1.-THE chief feature of the syndicate
matter IS the Mr. Dooley articles. but
the arrangement with Col. Harvey COW
crs any other matter Of mine thought
suitable for syndicatng. I continue my
editorial connection with Golfers
Weekly for the present at least. What
the future may bring forth | cannot
foretell. Forty thousand dollars re o.
murmured Mr. Dunno, with a sigh.
why don't my Chicago friends add an
other cipher or two and make me COM
Portable for lfe?'
IT is reported that President Roose-
welt has invited John Burroughs. the
poet-naturalst, 90 accompany him on
his trip 20 Yellowstone Park this
month and also that John Muir, the
author of "Our National Parks viii
Join the Presidents party on its visit
70 the Big Trees region Of California
and the Yosemite Park II seems that
the president has read Mr.. Burroughs
article in the March Atlantic on Real
and sham Natural History" and COM
plimented him on Il at the same time
that he extended the invitation. Read
ers Of Mr.. Burroughs cheerful exno-
sure Of recent sentimental falacies will
realize that he Is just the camp-mate
for truth-loving president IN Yellow
stone Park where the party Will he
confronted with the whole array Of pa
theuc characters. from the sandhill
stag down to the grizzly bear.
MaCiupp phfllfpy g. Ca,,,-o-.. a.
themselves the American publishers OF
many books that are popular IN Eng
land Two of the books on their spring
list have been crowned IN the London
Academy and Literature. Youth" nv
Joseph Conrad, and Anna OF the Five
Towns by Arnold Bennett. Two books
from their last years list also received
the same honor-The Hole IN the Wall
by Arthur Morrison and Jeanne dare,
by T. Douglas Murray These books
were mentioned In the lists received by
the Academy and Literature, which
had sent out, according TO its annual
custom, a request TO many well known
English writer's, that they name the
two books they had read during the
past year with most interest and pleas
ure.
Mcclure, Phillips & Com. have been
announcing the fact that their new
book by Joseph Conrad. Youth went
into a second editolon some lime be-
fore the date OF publication. Ny add
TO that similar one concerning their
new book, The Chameleon by lanes
Weber Linn, Of which the second edi-
ton was IN press on the day the first
edition was published
Mrs. Kate Douglas Wiggin leaves
this week for England. whore she gen.
orally spends the spring ana early sum.
mer. She is at work on q new story.
the nature Of which has not yet been
dlvulged. Her Diary OF a Goose Girl
viii be remembered as one OF the non
ular books OF last summer Another
author who is Just sailing from New
York Is The baroness Won Hutton. whose
our Lady Of the Beeches was one OF
the successes Of The autumn.
Guy de Maupassant. the brilliantly
unfortunate French llterateur. was al
on" timo IN rtre ifs for MONEY. IL was
sharing an "atelier' with a painter
This companion was equally hard IN.
De Maupassant was In debt 10 an old
stationer I'm the quarter" This man
was peculiarly enraged by the young
authors continued inability 70 pay, es-
pecially as his complaints were fire.
quently met by chan. One day the sur
~ old creditor obtained power 10 bring
things 10 a head by entering the ate
Ner" and CLAIMING either instant nav
mont or q valuation ~ the debtors
goods and chattels on the spot. The two
friends were expecting something Of this