Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-27

cause the people OF San Francisco were
too grateful TO them
Houghton, Mffin & Co. published the
following books on Saturday, Feb. 10:
violet" a romance by the Baroness
Won Hutton Henderson" the story Of
vigorous westerner. by Rose Z.
Young; q study OF "The Oligarchy Of
Venice" by Mayor Mcclellan OF New
York: a revised edition Of the two vol.
umes on New York" by Ellis II. Rob-
erts In the American Commonwealths
Series; and part XII OF "A Hebrew and
English Lexicon OF the Old Testament
Based on Gesenius."
No little curiosity has been expressed
over the volume by the new mayor OF
New York. Some have taken the title.
'"The Oligarchy OF Venice" to be a dou-
bic entendre meant to conceal treat
ment OF an oigarchy much nearer
home. II may be said. however. on the
authority OF the publishers, that Mr..
McClellan's book Is simply what II pur-
ports to be, a study Of the great Vene-
tIan machine OF government, and. II
may be added, study both careful and
graceful.
Miss Rose f. Young. whose new story
OF Missouri life, entitled Henderson"
Ia Just published. has been connected
with some picturesque journalism In
her time. One little sheet which she
edited had a rural correspondent. who
was a Joy to her soul. Once he sent In
n batch OF news-notes from which she
ha foll
son has just past down the road with
a load Of corn going to Napoleon.
Mr. Ransom Is on his way home. I seen
him coming back" II was lively COM
munity Of ts class, and the dots be-
tween the Items stood for no greater
lapse OF time than a few hours so fast
did events follow one upon another In
Turkey Prairie.
Miss Rose e. Young, the author of
Henderson, Is a Missourlan whose
ancestors lived In Kentucky and Vir-
glnia Her great-great-grea grand.
father was Gen, Evan Shelby Of Kings
Mountain. kno'yn TO history for his
share IN the battle or Kings Mountain
After the Revolution her ancestors went
TO Kentucky where her grandfather
eventually established his family on
large plantation. Then came the Civil
war. After the war. her father moved
to Missouri. where she was born on a
farm IN Lafayette county, When n Girl
OF Is she went 10 Texas and taught
school, nj the same time doing some
little writing, chiefly in the nature OF
journalism, From Texas, she went TO
Chicago, being engaged In editorial
work, and from Chicago came farther
east 10 New York. continuing her ed-
torial work, Meanwhile she began TO
write Short stories. some OF the best OF
which have gathered about Henderson,
the hero Of her last volume, whose ca
reer fell. for the most part, In Just such
n Missouri town Ms Miss Young herself
lived IN as n girl. Her first novel,
"''nv Of Missouri" appeared last au-
tumn.
Merely Mary Ann" Mr.. zangwnrs
now famous novelette,, will be published
next week by the Macmillan company
In large edition In paper covers The
play which Mr. 1angwil made from his
book has had so great n success that Il
has called for the publication or the
story IN volume by itself Hitherto
Merely Mary Ann has appeared only
in the collection Of short stories by Mr..
zangwill entitled The Grey Wig
The Wiz Publishing company Of Phil.
ndelphla announces special prize Of
fer Of $1,000 for the best manuscript OF
a book addressed to Young Women, TO
be n companion volume and OF equal
merit 10 their dollar book by Joseph
Alfred Conwell entitled "Manhood's
Morning" The manuscript must have
sufficient merit 10 entltle the book 10
live for 20 or 100 years and TO mould
the character and shape the destiny of
oncomng generations, The contest Ia
restricted Ia women, the manuscript TO
be from 10000 TO 10000 words, and 10
be submitted by Sept, I, 1904 Full In.
formation can be secured by addressing
the Vlr Publishing company, 2237 Land
Title Building, Philadelphia Pa.
Two books, not hitherto announced,
on Houghton, MiffiIn q Co.'S spring list
are new volume by DR.. Theodore T.
Munger, entitled Essays for the Day"
and n bold dramatic noem by William
Vaughn Moody, dealing with the story
Of Prometheus, and entitled 1.-THE Fire
Brlnger" These publishers report the
following new nrintIngs. The tenth I'M
preston Of 1.-THE log Of a Cowboy" by
Andy Adams. whose new book. "A Tex
AZ Matchmaker" VIII appear next
month: second impression NJ "Hen-
derson," by Rose y, Young. which was
called for In advance Of publication; a
fourth impression Of "The RIGHTS OF
Man" by DR. Lyman Abbott and Sec
ond impressions Of THE Nature Of