Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-10
DEsERET EVENING NEWS, SATURDAY, JANUARY TO- 1908

The London Globe. it Is to be hoped
that IL is not true. II Is 10 be feared
that Il is:
"a British journalist said TO be most
capable was suddenly called upon 10
write an obituary an appreciation OF
The late Bret lIarte. Full of other
thoughts, which he could not altogether
cast off, he sat down, wrote his article,
and sent II TO the printer When II
came back in proof he was appalled, TO
see that he had written column and
a half about-Mark Twain Time
pressed; what was TO be done? He
altered all the book titles, and the arti-
Gle went mi"
The name Of lola will never cease to
be fresh In the minds IT Frenchmen II
France can make Il so A number Of
municipalities are 10 have streets
named after him, An attempt to fol-
low out this plan IN Paris does not
seem 20 be altogether successful The
subscription to the Iola monument ale
ready amounts TO $1,000 francs. 1t Is
good to see modern literary man
reach so great a height Only TO do
SO he must dare and--he must have
ideals Nations are not naming streets
after popular novelists,
Mrs Humnhrev Ward has started the
first vacation school ever tried IN Lou-
don and has made a success of it. The
idea was suggested 60 hor by an article
printed In Harper's Magazine last June,
written by Henry S. Curtis, and Illus
trated with pictures OF American yaca-
ton schools on reading this article
Mrs, Ward was at once prompted to try
the experiment I'm the Passmore Ed
wards Settlement In Tavistock Place.
London, IN which she and Mr. Ward
are practically interested The Duke Of
Bedford allowed the school the use Of
a garden at the rear Of the Settlement
House. and outdoor classes were held
with great pleasure and profit through
out the season The Passmore Edwards
Wards novel. Robert Esmere, and
therefore inspires in her a more than
ordinary interest
Once more we hear the old. old ques-
tlon Of literary centers This time u
is from no less a source than Mr. w.
y. lowells In his new book, "Litera-
ture and Life AS might be expected
New York suffers again and Boston Is
auded TO the skies:
New York is a vast mart and lltera-
tire is one Of the things marketed here
but our good society cares no more
for It than for some other products
bought ana sold here; II does not care
nearly SO much for books as for horses
or for stocks, and ] suppose II Is not
unlike the good society OF any other
metropolis In this To the general pub
lic here, journalism is far more APP
probable thing than literature, and has
greater recognition, for some very good
reasons; but In Boston literature had
vastly more honor. and even more pop
ular recognition than journalism.
There journalism desired 10 be liter
ary and here literature has to try hard
not 10 be journalistic. II New York il
a liteary center on the business side. as
London 49, Boston was a literary CEN
ter, as Weimar was. and as Edin-
burgh was. II felt literature as those
capitals have felt It, and II Il did not
love 1t quite so much as might seem, ii
always respected IT,"
Mary Johnsons new story Is TO be-
Gin as q serial in the May Harpers
II Is entitled Sir Mortimer and tells OF
the period Of Queen Elizabeth at whose
'ourt the heroine is a lady-in-waiting.
Sir Mortimer Ferne The hero, Is an Off
GER In Sir John Nevis fleet.
when Or, Henry Van Dvke's 1.-THE
Story Of the Other Wise Man" was
translated into Turkish, II was SUBJ
mltted IN the usual course to the cen
scr, That worthy approved all the book
cycert its title, which he said would
not 10.
why will It not do?" the publisher
asked.
Because It is not true was the SOL
emn answer.
The publisher was puzzled. mot
true?" he asked. In what respect Is Il
not 'rue?"
Because explained the censor
there is DC wise man hut Mahomet."
The title was accordingly changed to
one which, II translated freely into
English. would read How tAe Other
Scientist Got Left Behind" The story
Is one Of the chief fayorites of Ameri-
can readers. Its sales in 1902 by the
lfarpers have doubled those Of 1901.