Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-19

suit is said TO be a delightful mlngling
of historic fact and intimate personal
impression which will give New Eng
land In Letters" a distinctive and well
come place among works Of It's klnd.
II viii be profusely illustrated with
photographs and pen-and-ink sketches.
Mr.. Israel Zangwill is known chiefly
for novels Of power; the chief exception
among his writings is Merely Mary
Ann" in which he for once wrote
sweet and dainty idyl that comes very
close 20 the emotions. The Macmillan
company has just published this novel;
cite In a paper bound volume by itself,
with some good illustrations from the
play which Mr. ZangWill made Of the
story, and which is 10 run through the
winter In New York. Heretofore Mere
ly Mary Ann" has been published only
in the volume Of stories by Mr. Gang
will entitled THE Grey Wig
In his book, Greater Russia" OF
which the Macmillan company Is issu-
Ing a new edition, Mr.. Writ Gerrare
tells about a secret railroad owned and
managed by the Russians. which runs
through Manchuria to Pekin, Foreign
ers are not allowed to ride on It; Mr..
Gerrare had 10 disguise himself as
Russian cross the border in another
way, and then contrve TO get on the
train when no one was watching. No
other foreigner has been on this road,
and its existence came TO be known
through Mr.. Gerrares book. Just what
bearing this branch OF the Siberian rail-
road will have on the present war viii
probably transpre when the Japanese
land forces encounter the Russians
Auguste Sabatler, whose book Re
lgions Of Authority" Mcclure Phillips)
promises TO reyolutionize religious
thought because Of the way In which 1t
combats the infalibility Of our ac-
cepted Croeds and dOsmas, was often
to say mo my whole purpose Is 10
rave the faith" This he Sped TO do
through Religions Of Authority by
establishing religion ON a firm historical
basis and making II conform TO the Sci
entillc spirit Of the age
Stewart Edward White, the author Of
"Coniurors House and "The Blazcd
Trail" comes from Grand Rapids, and
has. OF course, many friends there who
wish him well and follow his success
with satisfaction. Mike Dryer Is one Of
those good friends Of Mr., Whites
ana he wishes him we'll too, but he
hasn't been following Mr.. Whites line
of work very closely Mike Is pro-
fessional wrestler, and was at one time
Mr.. Whites instructor in athletics
Mike had been elsewhere for number
of years, practising his profession
but month or SO ago, dropped into
Grand Rapids to see the old town and
the old folks. He met Gilbert White,
the artist, Stewards brother, on the
street, and Immediately Inquired after
Stewart
I"Whars Stewart doing nc@?" asked
Mike.
"Oh, he's making books said Gil
bert,
"Thats fine" returned the gcntlman
Of the sporting world hes gottin' on,
amt he? Maxim books is he? On
what circult?'
Grover Cleveland Is not In the habit
Of posing before the public as literary
critic. But when he does talk about
| books, he manages TO be as interesting
as he Is ON other subjects. Not long
ago he was discussing recent political
novels with his friend, Mr., j, II Eckels,
| formerly comptroller Of the currency
| Mention was made Of THE spokesman"
"Thc Lieutenant Governor and finally
o. Brand Whtlock's THE Thirteenth
| District
THAT book interested me greatly"
said the ex.presldcnt, because Il deals
with matters which persons acquainted
with politics know about" He then
went ON TO explain that "The Thirteenth
| District analyses the character Of q
congressman who fails to distribute pO-
| ltical patronage to the satisfaction OF
his constituents and becomes involved
in trouble thereby, In n philosophical
way Mr. Cleveland added;
"The hardest thing a man In public
| life has TO do Is TO pass around APP
pointments so az 10 please everybody
The one who has the distribution Of
offices must not only consider the indl-
vidual cases, but keep the whole situation
In mind at the same time, have had 20
suffer many a pang because Of the way