Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-02

king Of Austro. Hungary, in memory OF
former days.
Remembering all the beauty of that
star
Which shone so close beside thee that
ye made
One light together, but has past, and
leaves
The crown a lonely s%plendor,'
The star refers, obviously, TO the
assassinated Empress Elizabeth, Of
whom the author was an intimate
friend, and Of whom she wrote IN her
'Martyrdom OF an Empress
The beauty Of the women drawn by
artists for book-illustration Is always
a matter of discussion and of widely
differing views Christy's pictures of
Julie lie Breton. the heroine Of Lady
Roses Daughter were thought by
many to be precisely szelte, handsome
and distinguished enough TO represent
her; others considered Mr., Christy's
conception entirely inadequate. The
senior and junior editors OF the Christ
mas Bookman have now raised the
question as to (which artist has sue.
ceedod in drawing the most beautiful
fece during the present year," and
llaye presented their individual choice
for the "Bookman's" readers to de-
eide. one Of the pictures is q recent
illustration of u poem Of Sir John Suck
lIng5s; the other Is the frontlspiece OF
Justin Huntley McCarthy's novel Mar
JOrie,' which the Harpers published
just previous to "Thc Proud Prince"
by the same author.
Harper & Brothers are publishing
Mark Twain's THE Adventures Of Tom
Sawyer" and "Pudd'nhead Wilson In
new editions uniform with their red
aud-gold edition Of Mark Twain's
works.
Mark Twain and Harper a. Brothers
recently signed a contract whereby the
Harpers have acquired exclusive rights
OF publication In all present and future
books Of the great humorlst, including
his projected autobiography, After an
experience Of 81 years. said Mark
Twain, in speaking Of the new con-
tract. II have come to the conclusion
that the only way an author al make
money Is TO keep all his books In one
publishing house. Americans general
~, who have a patriotic pride In Mark
Twain and the cheerful manner In
which he has met many financial
changes, will be glad to hear him say
that the arrangement assures TO him
and his family q competency for life.
In a farewell talk, prior TO his depart
ure for Italy, where he went for the
benefit of his wife's health, Mark
Twain said, apropos of this new ar.
rangement For three or four weeks,
now, | have been bothering over this
contract, full Of strange things about
the party Of the first part aud the party
Of the second part, and | have never
yet been able to make out whether |
was the party Of the first part, the
party Of the second part, or any party
at all. Throughout all these four
weeks work my respect for the Divine
Creator has grown week by week, be-
cause, while II took Ms a month TO
create a contract, He created the world
In only six days. have found dealing
with lawyers an expensive undertaking,
II has cost me four umbrellas already,
to say nothing Of the onslaught upon
my morals. have done nothing but
buy umbrellas and leave them In my
lawyers office, The other day | stopped
at one Of the office buildings, where
there we're three piles Of umbrellas ono
pile was marked 81, the second pile 81,
and the third pile wos marked S. |
did not look beyond the third pile, be.