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

| Goodness" by Prof. G. II, Palmer and
Henry Ward Beecher," by Lyman Alb
| bolt.
At this time, when so many people are
starting for California and Mexico,
three very good books to remember are
"The Land OF Little Rain" by Mary
Austin; "Our National Parks by John
Muir, and "A White Umbrella In Mex
ico," by +, Hopkinson Smith.
The eighth printing is reported OF cara
Louise Burnhams latest novel, Jewel
bringing IL into its twenty second thou
sand. The publishers, Houghton, Milf
fin & Co. also report the sixth printing
OF Education and the Larger Life by
C. Hanford Henderson, author Of John
Percyfeld," and the second printing OF
Bradford Torrey's CLERK OF the
Woods" which was published last au-
tumn.
Times have changed since the Doge
was carried through the canals Of We
nice in a gond0la. What would some
OF those old Italians have said, could
they have had vision Of their descend
ants as they worked the levers Of the
first fat cars to pass through the New
York Subway, carrying the mayor in
civic state? An idle speculation, per-
hans. but one which comes In an Idle
moment after reading the announce
ment OF Mayor George h. McClellanls
book on "The Oligarchy OF Venice
That n Democratic mayor Of New YORK
should have written a book on such a
subject is I'm itself a noteworthy piece
OF news. and one which throws a strong
ray OF light qcross the murky atmos-
phere Of metropolitan politics.
Dr. Henry van Dykes "The Other
Wise Man" has been transla led into al
most every European Language, ana Is
now In process Of translation INTO me
Welsh.
Extremely interesting glim)scs Of the
great English novelist are given IN MISS
Lucy w. Bakers Introduction to WIZ
liam NJ. Thackeray's intimate, charm
ing letters to members OF her ianlly'
now running In The Century under IT,
tie OF "Thackeray's Friendship win an
American Family" The Following mel
dent is quoted from Miss Baxter's story
OF how the friendship between the Eng
fish writer and the American family be-
gan and grew
When the return from Boston was at
hand, my mother suggested to the
younger members Of the family that
should Mr. Thackeray appear during
the day at Brown House, II were best
not TO ask him to dine,
II have not Just such a dinner as l
like 10 give him. she said
Whatever was the deficiency, my
mother had 20 overlook It, as the sequel
proved, As she stood IN the dinlngroom
Just before the dinner hour, giving some
orders 10 the maid, q summons came In
from the front door, After II was OPP
ened, steps were heard coming stead
lily through the hall TO the dlnngr0Om
AS my mother turned in surprise 20 see
who could be coming at so late an hour,
there In the doorway stood the tall fig
ure with kind eyes and sIlvery hair
which had become so familiar to us,
"Oh, Mrs Baxter he said "lct me
show you what capital copies Grove
has made Of the Boston pictures"
In each hand he held an unframed
oil sketch Of Gilbert Stuart's portraits
OF General and Mrs Washington then,
as now, In the Boston Museum Of Art
Mr.. Eyre Grove was Mr.. Thackerays
private secretary, and had n good deal
Of artistic ability. The pictures were
placed on chairs, examined and admir-
ed. Mr. Thackeray was greatly pleas
ed, especially with the portrait Of