Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-13

make II a rule not to state the figures
Of their sales, II Is generally known
that Lady Roses Daughter is going
beyond the record Of Gilbert Parker's
The Right of Way published by this
house In September, 1901.
Some years ago Mr. J. NJ Barrie drew
this pen-portrait of the late Paul Du
Chaillu, the American explorer. whose
Wild Life Under the Equator, Equa-
torlal Africa (Harpers). and other
b0okr are known all over the reading
world, Mr.. Barrie's sketch was as true
when Du Chaillu died the other day
ms when It was written In 1857, and
therefore is worth recalling now:
MANY Londoncrs must this summer
have encountered on the tons of omni-
buses where he revels, a small wiry-
looking man, with strange brown eyes,
remarkable animal spirits, and very
little hair on his head. His talk is
sngularly fresh. You gather from his
conversation that he is American. and
that he Is either setting out for Nor
way or has Just returned from Copen-
hagen Looking into his face, which
can De stern, determined. rugged. even
while CLEAN of humor turks in the
eyes. you would take aim for a man
of 20 with the experience Of 100. Watch
him claubaring from the bus and dis
appearing round a corner. and you con-
clude that he IL a scnoolboy. This is
Paul Du Challlu."
VIII Carleton. author Of Songs Of
Two Centuries" has been iayitcd to de-
liver an original poem ON the l25th am
E'versary OF the Battle OF Monmouth,
at the ceremonies 10 be held on the
battlefield M Freehold, New Jersey. on
Jnre g. Mr. Carleton has recltcd orig.
hal patriotic poems more often than
any other living orator Probably mis-
best known poem Of the kind Is cover
Them over" which he wrote when u
more boy
Miss Grace Lathrop Collin, author Of
putnam Place" began her literary
career by writing Sunday school stories,
which she says were the only kind she
was able TO succeed with In the early
days OF art One day In a spasm of
energy she wrote II Of these highly
moral tales despatched them to their
destinations. and awaited the result,
Acceptance after acceptance arrived,
until Miss Colin was convinced that
she had discovered her true vein. But,
much 10 her surprise no further in
SEPARATION OF the same nature presented
itself. in fact, she was never again
able to produce an available Sunday
school story. She now believes that tho
over production Of ~ sanity narratives
nj once wrought It's own cure. The
author continues TO meet the stories I'm
PRINT. and never expects or hopes, TO
see the end Of them.
"Flodden Field" the new three-act
tragedy by Alfred Austin. the Poet
Laureate. will be produced by Beer
bohm Tree on June ), al His Majesty's
tncater. London. The drama will be
published In this country by Harrsr q
Brothers. The opening scene is at mid
night, King James OF Scotland emerges
on a parapot outside the Royal Palace
Of Linllthgow, where a rcyel Is in prog
ress.
George Harvey, president OF Harper
& Brothers. has just returned from
London. where, as stated In a cable
disTatch he acquired practically all
the literary products Of England that
an American publisher would consider
worth having He has secured for
Harper & Brothers for their periodicals.
and for hooks, the entire and exclusive
future work Of Maurice Hewlett author
OF THE Forest Lovers Sir Gilbert
Parker. author OF The Right OF Way"
Mrs. Humphry Ward, author OF Lady
Rore's Daughter" Joseph Conrad, au-
thor OF "Typhoon:" A. T.. w. Mason,
author of THE -Four Feathers" An