Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-16

warded as a gift TO Count Tolstol a
copy OF Herbert Spencer's Autobiog-
raphy has received, In the course of
reply few lines Of criticism which
show the deepaeated lack of sympathy
between the two great modern thinkers
"Ihank you very much for the beauu-
ful book which you have sent me. Les
grandes pensees Wennent du occur
think Spencer had little heart, and 80
the grandes pensees are wanting
Therefore, too, am not an admirer Of
Spencer's, but / have read his Auto
biography through, and thank YOU for
II. IN autobiographes the most I'M
portant psychological phenomena are
often revealed quite independently OF
The authors viii I remember being
Of John Stuart Mil" The foregoing
passage Is translated from the Russian
In a letter signed Leo Tolstoi,' and
dated May I. 1904,
Another Interesting chapter has been
added to the history Of Mark rwain's
famous Jumping Frog story AS is
well known, the story was told I'm sub
stance by Greek author 1000 years
ago, was repeated In the hearing OF
Mark Twain as an incident that hap
pened In Calaveras county, Cal, in
1919 was recounted IN print by Mark
Twain about forty years ago, translated
into French and published In the Revue
des DouX Mondes IN 1872, and retrans-
lated into English by Mark Twain, in
which form II appears. together with
the original version, in the complete
edition Of his works published by Har-
per d Brothers. The latest develop
ha pi 80 a
turous career is reported by MIR. Glenn
ems from Florence, and Is contained IN
a letter received by him from a man IN
ST. Louis, This correspondent calls
Mr. Clemens attention to a curious
discrepancy Ia the beginning of the
story In which Jim Smiley is Indicated
RS the man who took in the stranger
with a loaded frog whereas II was
Smiley himself who was taken In 10y the
stranger The letter, with amusing
comment by Mr. Clemens, Is printed IN
the current issue OF Harpers Weekly.
George White. a wealthy merchant
OF Bristol Thomas Chattertons native
city, was the purchaser at the recent
sale of the relics OF the unfortunate
poet. lie has given the manuscripts
and pocketbook to the Bristol museum.
or the relics, the Pail Mall Gazette
SAYS. The little pocketbook, that Is
really an almanac with space for notes
and accounts, Is all stained on one side
with brown-hued blotch that has
eaten into the paper. is II some Of the
poison the poor lad split ere taking the
fatal draught2 IL is apparently a
strong acid The entries IN this pocket
book are full OF pathos lists OF the ar
ticles he had sent 20 certain papers
and the money received An entry OF
Due from others. eiO Us Cd, speaks
volumes, and against this is Lent Is
Sd From Mr. Hamilton he received
81 lis Cd, and here again Is Lent 2s'
IA trait OF generosity In the poverty
stricken lad hitherto unnotlced. The
original Account OF the family OF the
De BcrbhNms from the Norman Con-
quest to the present time" is here. with
ali the wondrous pedigree with which
he fooled the conceitcd pewterer This
IS IN two copybooks, in the old antique
marble covers OF the time. There is
also long poem on THE Death Of Sir
Charles Baudin' In the boys neat care
full hand. And a curious poem with
glossary, "The Gouler's Requiem, 4"
Gouler being usUrer or miser. The
whole collection Is deeply interesting,
and as a pendant Is the receipt Of Chat
tertun's sister to Cottle for Gi35 1873 for
books sold by Iongmans FOR her bere-
~. As the Bristol museum already
possesses Chatterton's viii, and many
Of his manuscript poems and letters
It now holds what few cities can boast
OLA fairly complete memorial IN his
own hand, OF one OF her most famous
sons.
"a Woman's Confessional" Is the In
teresting title OF book announced by
Life Publishing company FOR puhlca-
ticn I'm the early autumn. II ls the work
OF Nine, Woljeska -Tndolph, an Auatri-
an lady domiciled In this country. It
portrays the life history OF remark
able woman In the form Of eplgrams
taken from her journal. and marks the
different stages Of her mental and
moral development II Is said to be