Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-22
DEsERET EVENING NEWS, SATURDAY, AUGUST o. 1908.

lie as to the doctrine, discipline and his
tory of the great church Of western
ChristendOm are met by one whose
wide knowledge Of his subject and emil
nent skill IN religious controversy are
evident from perusal OF the work, some
of the questions appear almost futile,
while others are so gen as TO call forth
the exercise Of the highest gifts of In
tellectuallty but whether of one Of the
other class, the queries prOpuunded
and the replies made thereto cover tho
entire field of Catholic doctrine ana
practise In concise form and In Ian
glage appropriate to lay InQuirers,
stewart Edward white. the author Of
"Conurers House and "The Blazed
Trail Mcclure, Phillips a. Company
declares that a western express com
any owes him the price of one shave
The alleged indebtedness arose few
weeks ago In this way. Mr. White and
his companions had been travelling
through forest section IN the un-
mapped mart of the Sierra Nevada
mountains, had been far from ciylllza-
ton, and on the road long enough for
MIR White to have acquired beard of
some thickness. When the party ar
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began again, Mr. White found awaiting
him an express company's notice that
a parcel had arrived for him at their
office. 1t was a valuable parcel, Mr.
White knew and he went Immediately
to get IT, Im sorry but we don't know
YOU" said the man at the desk, when
The dust. covered bearded traveller pre-
scented himself. You'll have to be iden-
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implied questioning of his honesty,
White set about producing proof He
showed letters addressed To him, poured
out the contents Of his purse, which
lncuded a soled visiting Card-but the
clerk would not be convinced Seem
ingly defeated White returned TO his
friends 10 take counsel. The result was
the unearthing from the baggage Of a
magazine which contained the young
writer's picture, and with this the whole
party bore down triumphanty upon the
express office clerk. lie viewed the pic
ture with doubt, - can't say II looks
like you. but It might ne admitted, III
you hadn't that beard. The adjourn
ment to the barber shop was made
quickly and when White emerged from
the BARRIERS hands the clerk confessed
that the Identity was established hand
ing over the express package with pro-
fuse apologies. Mr. White accepted the
apologies but put IN q claim for the
price Of the shave, Which he declared
should justly be borne By the express
company
In his History Of American Poitl-
cal Theories (Macmillau), Mr. c. Ed
ward Merriam traces the historical de-
velOpment Of American political theories
from the colonial days down 20 the
present time. The political philosophy
OF he colOnsts Is first considered, with
especial attention to the significance OF
the Puritans, The doctrines Of 1916
and their expression In state constitu-
tions Is made a subject Of investigation,
and is followed by an examination Of
the reaction from these ideas as seen
in The Federalist, and in the school Of
which Adams was the great theoretical
exponent The characteristic doctrines
If the JeftersOnian Democracy are care
fully analysed and the further expan-
sion and expression Of these ideas In
the Jacksonian Democracy is described,
the political philosophy Of the slavery
controversy Is examined and the texts
Of the pro and anti-slayery parties stu
died in detail, The development OF po-
litical ideas in connection with the great
conflict over the nature Of the Union
is discussed at length, and the prnci-
pies of the great schools of interpreted
ton compared from the standpoint Of
modern political science Recent ten
denotes In political speculation are taxi
en- up and cOntrasted with the doctrines
characteristic Of earlier days, Through
out the discussion, the various types Of
political theory are considered I'm con-
nection with the facts Of American his
tory and the intimate relation between
the ideas and the environment is strong
ly emphasized.
or recent years no country perhaps,
has responded so strongly to the nfu-
ence Of the great masters Of realism as
has Poland. A Polish writer Wilhelm
Feldman has recently written a work
upon Polish literature OF the last 20
years. In II he traces the evolution in
Polish letters due to the influence Of
lbsen, lola and Hauptmann. n
Arnold Bennett, author Of Anna OF
the Five Towns" (McCmre Phillips &
Coz declares that heroiues Of Is or 20
are too trivial for the novel writer OF
the day to waste his powder and shot
upon. He says that they We're suitable
enough to raise the sympathetic signs
OF the readers Of the early nineteenth
century, but that the dignity Of the
novel writer's craft today requires a
more important material than the In
fantile unhappness Of some childish
minded girl. He Is backing up his Opin-
ion with parctise, and his next novel
upon which he Is now engaged, will
baye for its central figure a woman Of
40. From 40 on is the most interesting
period of a womans life he says.
THE average heroine of 20 is by no
means so interesting study as the
woman who has lived and reached 49,"
Mr.. Benefits new novel begins on the
heroines fortleth birthday. She is the
mother Of two grown daughters, and
the action of the story takes place dur
ing the year between her fortieth and
forty-ilrst anniversary.
As Golden Fleece" Is a sort Of inter-
national story, II IS only natural that II
should find a market IN England It is
now running serially In one Of the
English magazines and will appear in
book form this fall The English crit
ics find the fortune-hunting English
earl, seeking an heiress In America,
who is the central figure In the novel,
q 'lfe.like and amusing character
managed without caricature," 20 quote
one Of the chief reviews. David Gra-
ham Phillips the author Of Golden
Fleece" is at present in Paris. His
new novel "The Master Rogue" being
the confessions Of a Croesus," will come
out this fall.
with the appearance Of the latest
best selling lists, It is seen that
"Thc Simple Life still holds It's place
in prominence IN many Of the cities.
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