Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-11
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Mr. Churchilrs nov novel, THE
Crossing, puts into fiction the Amerl-
,ar splrlt of our formative years, pic
ures the coming Of the Americans into
the great middle west. from the lakes to
the gulf and their conquest of ~, first
IN war and then In peace, and fore
shadows the occupation of Louisiana.
Nearly AN the action takes place OUT
doors IN the great forests and along
the rivers Instead of dealing with
hackneye1 events, as do most historical
novels lt pictures vlyldly and charm
ingy unfamiliar scenes and characters
ana events IN the American conquest
Of the wilderness.
Dodd, Mead & Company announce
that they win publish in the early au-
mmn a new novel by Marie Corell
They do not think If advisable at pres
emit to give the title or any descrip-
ton Of the contents on the book, but
they can say that It Is WORK Of great
yiyacIty and charm, and one with so
great human interest that 1t will
appeal to q large circle Of readers.
Il Is a story Of pure love and faith,
and Is more ON the lines OF 'Thelma'
than any book which the author has
written since that work
Before Mr.. Jack Londons departure
for the front. where he seems 20 be ac-
cumglatrg experience and material
with the Japanese army. he put into tho
hands Of hts publishers, the Macmillan
company a volume containing eight
Klondiko tales, and these are now pub
lshed under the title "The Faith Of
Men"
The announcement by Houghton, Mif-
film & Co. that a one-volume popular
edition Of Slls Poems Is In prepare
ton brings out the fact that the works
VI few American poets are I'm more
constant demand Silrs books having
already reached a sale OF 10000 copies.
That Alice Woods Ullman is an ex-
ceedingly clever woman has never been
doubted for a moment by anyone who
read Edges The fact receives new
proof IN a Bingham Rose" The book
Is full Of good things' as the follow
ing excerpts taken at random from
the multitude, VIII show:
People always tell the truth when
they do not stop 90 think"
women all write nov. They want
something 10 do between times
~ profession implies having thought
OF ocins sune thing at least once
For some men and some women
commoN sense Is the stralghtest high
way TO the crossroads
Nlpst men Ike a woman who Is never
q responsibility"
The last minute Is better than a
postmortem
Women know The plain truth ms well
as men but they can't always stand the
sound Of it,
a man mover loves woman so well
as when ho has been able to come tc
her rescue"
Mesrs Houghtou. Mifnin & co. an.
h1unrn that the Life OF Walt Whit.
man I'm their American Men Of Letters
series VIII be written by Bliss Perry
editor OF the Atlantic Monthly. Tn,
Lac OF lloImes' I'm the same series
WV he written by Samuel NJ. Crothers
author of The Gentle Reader" ant
inc Life OF Lowell" win be written bN
tefla .dreenslet associate editor Of Tho
~ his biography OF whistler as
hn'W Him lust published by tn,
MhcmIllan company Mr., Mortlme,
MenpcS tells a curious story Of tn,
famous artist Az the little breakfast
Whlch he used TO give in Parts and n
london he was sometimes forced to bt
very economical, "He often said {,
me- Look here Menpes. wish yol
NouId 80 and buy bottle Of lS-penn,