Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-12

In the Henry the Eighth, series, pro-
duced nine original books and smaller
writings In numbers as well as becom-
ing, English though he be, one Of the
most popular of Spanish magazine
writer's.
Alfred Russell Wallace, author of
MANS Place in the Universe" was
known previous to the publication of
his new epoch making book chiefly as
the co-discoverer with Darwin of the
theory of natural selection, The story
of how these two great minds separate
~ produced the same important the
DRY Is little enough known to be worth
retelling.
Darwin and Wallace had met only
casually, and had had no important
exchange of opinions. In 1912, Darwin
had written a sketch of his theory on
the origin OF species, which he had read
and discussed with his friend, Sir
Charles Lyell who had warned him II
he did not publish u at once, some
one would forestall him. Darwin could
not be persuaded to do so for he want
ed to collect more evidence in support
of his theory, In 1858, Mr. Wallace was
living on one of the Molucca islands.
He was suffering from intermittent fe-
yer. In the intervals of attacks his
thoughts turned to the possible mode
OF origin of new species, and to the
positive checks which increases Of
population, etc, explained by Nautilus
In his Essay on Population" Suddenly
the idea came to him that In the case Of
wild animals those checks would act
with much more severity, and in a
minute the whole principle of the sur
vlval of the fittest dawned upon him,
Impressed deeply with the Importance
of his theory, he wrote his idea out in
full and sent II by next post to Mr.
Darwin on its receipt Darwin wrote
to Lyell Your words have come true;
| never saw more striking coincidence,
If Mr.. Wallace had my sketch written
In 1912, he could not have made a bet
ter short extract" Darwin wished to
have Wallace's paper printed at once,
but on the advice of his friends, he al
lowed extracts from his own paper to
be printed jointly with Wallace's in
1858.
Gelett Burgess and VIII Irwin have
collaborated in an amusing little book
which will bear the title "The Reign
Of Queen Isyl," Queen Isyl is the queen
OF a flower festival In a little Califor-
MIA town just as she is about TO be
crowned. The hunt for her is the basis
of the main story, and around II re-
volve the entertaining incidents of a
deity worked out plot. But the au-
thors have very cleverly combined in
their volume the merits Of both a book
of short stories and novel by the
unique eXpedient of interpolating into
each chapter an extra tale Of adven-
ture In love. to add spice to the ro-
mantle and fanciful mixture. Mr.. Bur-
CESS, who will be remembered for his
work on that most extraordinary OF
publications, 1.-THE Lark" can always
be relied upon to produce something
original and entertaining. Ably assist
ed by his collaboration, he has more
than fulfilled expectations in The
Reign of queen lsyl." The book will
be published by Mcclure, Phillips & Co.
Roger Pococks book of border adj
venture Following the Frontier" is
receiving unstinted praise, especially
from people who know about the from
tier Clifford Hall. author OF 1.-THE Man
Before the Mast" writes to the publish
ers, AS a frontiersman myself, know
ing much OF the country described by
Mr. Pocock, | can say, Good from
cover to cover, vrlle, interesting and
instructive. A book q man cannot lay
aside because he knows. book a man
who doesn't know, should value highly
because It teaches him."
VIII Irwin, author with Gelett Bur-
CESS of the Reign Of Queen Isyl," was
the almost Innocent author of one OF
the greatest newspaper fakes that ever
came out of the west. II came about
this way. When freshman at Stan
ford, he was assistant editor of the
Daily Palo Alto. one day he was left
all alone TO make up the paper. IL was
dull time, and after every item was
In, the foreman announced that the
paper was four lines "shy." Irwin
racked his brain for something to nj
the space and then remembered an
overnight smoking room discussion He
wrote, out of his own Imagination.
president Elliot, OF Harvard, gives Il
as his opinion that American college
fraternitles viii eventually break up
the American universities into colleges
after the fashion OF English universi-
ties. With the speed that only an in
spired lie can attain, that Item went
through the papers like fire. 1t was
edtorally commented upon; 1t was
made into long Sunday stories; II was
put into students commencement adj
dresses and even President Elliot him
self was interviewed about II. IL got
into the weeklies, the monthlys and
popped up finally In the Seminary mag
azlnes, where its author hoped II would
find Its grave, but In Twins senior year
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