Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-29

settled down into retirement He has
been the most sympathetic and sue
cessful interpreter Of Japanese life ANA
thought and Ideals 60 western ciyillza-
ton. His death Of heart trouble the
day after he passed by cable the hnal
proofs Of the last chapter Of Japan. \
Attempt at Interpretation was a drd-
matte close TO a life unusually fun OF
dramatic incident
A gentleman from Kansas, having
sent TO Phillips for a copy OF
Wagner's The Simple Life wrote
back that he was not pleased with 10
because the book was not finished, th'
RACES not having been cut lie went
on to argue Would YOU like TO have
your shoemaker send you a pair OF
shoes with nails sticking up In them,
or your tailor send you a coat with
out sleeves. Let US try to practise
little Christianity The Macmillan Pub
fishing company has played me the
same trick and hereafter ] viii have to
specify that ] want finished book, or
| don't want II at ALL"
Though this comes from Kansas, It Is
ripe with suggestion; and this voice
from the plains OF the west Is heard
with pleasure on the question Of the
machine closely cropped book vs.
the uncut book with It's pleasantly IT.
regular edges.
A new book by Rider Haggard Is al
ways a promise Of exciting reading The
far of and unusual Is Mr. Haggard's
favorte theme His new book The
Brethren" Mcclure Phllllps)' is quite
In line with his old ones in this regard.
II is a story Of the crusades I'm which
a young English girl related to Saladin,
is captured by his emlssaries, carried
10 Palestine, and rescued by two noble
knights who are both In love with her
Mr. Haggard has sprInkled his pages
thickly with the kind Of adventure
mystery aud romance which has
brought him his tremendous following
He gives very good pictures Of the days
Of chIyalry I'm England and the pomp
and pageantry Of the Oriental camp.
Marion Hi is enjoying the trials, as
well as the pleasures, OF literary fame
brought by her bright little story IN the
October McClure's, "A Fruit Of the
Fair" She has been beseiged by re-
pOrtcrs at her home In Cleveland, de-
mandlng interviews. The first request
she innocently granted but when the
published article appeared 1t was so full
Of things she never said, never was or
had never done that, she writes, 10 ac-
tually made her ~. When other report
ers called she hid This October story
is the first of a series Of stories Of
childhood. which McClure's has accept
ed from her pen
Frederick S. Isnam, author OF Black
Friday" Is "A native Of Detroit After
ne was graduated from the High school
he devoted himself TO travel abroad
settling down at the end OF that mi
gratory period to student lie IN Mu-
Mich. The old Bayarian town was then
the center OF attraction for American
artists, and among the choice and con-
vivlal spirits II months and more were
spent. Bohemian London became ms
next place Of abode. For two years he
attended the Royal Academy Of Mu-
sic In Hanover square, not prohtlng
greatly by his tuition there however
being more especially concerned as ne
says. Or sundry lnc0nsequential literary
feats-or defeats. From this lraternal
and artistic atmosphere Mr. lsham
came home TO the busy life OF news
paperdom. He served In various capa-
cities on the Detroit Free Press and
other papers, and withdrew only when
his literary and business interests be-
came too insistent In their demands on
his time.
Mr. Isham's previous novels The
Strollers" and Under the Rose We're
beth extraordinarily successful, and
BLACK Friday seems destined to an
eousl popularity. The author prepar-
ed himself for the work with greatest
care He not only famlliarl2ed himself
with the Wall street OF our fathers by
going through the files Of newspapers
FOR three years but he studied the his
tory OF the street from the earliest time.
This required many months OF labor.
and Mr.. Ishams note books would fur
nlsh abundant material for future his
torlans Of "the street. The actual
writing OF 'Black Friday was done in
a villa overlooking the sea on the
north coast OF France. Trailing shad-
ows, waving curtains, strange silences,
or stranger noises, combined 10 create
that ideal atmosphere the artist Graves
for his work.
True and genuine fiction, founded on
the lie Of the stage, though plentiful