Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-15

mers he has spent abroad; the first
travelling in England, France and Hol-
land; the second in Italy. He left Bos-
ton in February with the Pumpelly
archaeological expedition for prehstor-
&c excavation in rurkistan. Mr., Bates
Is In his fouth year at Harvard, but has
leave of absence for the remainder Of
the year. The places, both in this coun-
try and abroad. in which he has laid
the scenes Of "A Madcap Cruise are
familiar to>him by personal experience
The large advance orders, received a
month and a half before the publica-
ton for Mary Austn's romance Isl
dro' made Il necessary to more than
double the size of the first edition. The
following new printings have been call
ed for: eleventh edition Of "Our Nation
al Parks by John Muir, fifth edition
Of Bits Of Gossip" by Rebecca Hard
ing Davis. third editions Of THE Prl.
vate Tutor" by Gamallel Bradford, Jr.,
and Mine and Thine" by Florence
Earle Coates.
The $50 copies Of the limited River
side Press edition of "BoCcaCcio's Life
Of Dante translated by Philip Wick
steed, were all subscribed for on publl-
ihNlOAt j ne NtN 10TH tribune HOn-
sders that zone great merit Of the Sc
res Of special editions Issued from the
Riverside Press IL that It gives us not
simply fine examples OF Typography but
works OF living interest as literature,
Rich or poor as a source OF informa-
tlon, BocCaco's tribute TO Dante is one
OF the worlds most cherished elegies
I'm prose. IL has never been placed be-
fore English readers IN a form COM
parable to that given It in the present
instance, To Mr.. WiCksteed's version
the publishers have given a perfect
dress The thin folio Is a beautiful
piece Of bookmaklng beautiful in its
bold typography It's luxurious paper
and its convenient proportions
Houghton Mitnin & co. took pleas
ure I'm presenting the mayor Of Bor-
deaux, France, through the Hon, Albion
w. TOurgee, U, 5. consul, with a set
of their sumptuous Riverside Press
edition OF "Montaigne's Essays" In
consideration Of courtesies extended
by the French authorities in permitting
the examination and photographing Of
| the famous Bordeaux edition OF Mon
| taigne for reproduction in the bibllo-
| graphy Of the new edition. The mayor
acknowledged the gift in a letter to
| Mr.. Tourgee, In which he rendered his
| thanks In the name Of the City Of Bor-
| deaux and in his own name for this
/ superb publication by which Houghton,
! Mlfiiin a. Co, have well merited the
/ gratitude Of all those who have at h~irt
| the perpetuation Of the glory and fame
! OF our llustrlous compatriot. Their
! work Is worthy OF the name Of Mon
! tague, whom We are particularly happy
10 see 80 highly appreciated IN your
! great and beloved country" The letter
concludes by stating that the Aks
! viii be placed I'm the care Of the librar-
| ian Of the Bordeaux library, NJ Ray
mond Celeste and treasured as one Of
| their most valuable possessions.
John Burroughs was born April g.
/ 1887, In a little farmhouse among the
I Cdtskill mountains, He was, like most
other country boys acquainted with all
| the hard work OF farm life, and en-
| ioyed all the pleasures OF the woods
and streams, His family were poor
and he was forced at an early date 10
earn his own living which he did by
teaching school, At the age OF % he
CHANGED 10 read volume of Audubon
and this proved the turning point I'm his
life, inspiring a new zeal for the study
OF birds and enabling him to see with
keener eyes not only the birds them-
felves but their nests and surround
ings, aud to hear with more discern
mout the peculiar calls and songs of
each,
About the time Of the Civll war he
accepted "a clerkship In the treasury de-
| partment at Washington where he re-
| NAMED nine years, II was here that
he wrote his first book, Wake Robin, "
and part OF the second winter sun
shine lie says; 1T enabled me 10
| live over again the days ! had passed
with the birds and I'm the scenes Of my
! youth, | wrote the book sitting at n
desk In front of an iron wall, / was the
| keeper OF a vault I'm which many mil
| lions OF banltuotcs We're stored. During
| my long periods OF leisure | took refuge
| I'm my pen, How my mind reached from
| the iron wall In front NJ me, and sought
solace In memories Of the birds and
| Of summer fields and woOdsl" In 1873
| he exchanged the iron wall I'm front OF
| his desk for a large window overlook
| Ing the Hudson, ana the vault for a
| vineyard, Since then he has lived on
the banks of the Hudson I'm the midst
Of the woods and fields which he most
enjoys adding daily TO his fund of in.
formation regarding the ways NJ ma.
| tuTe. His close habit Of observation.
coupled with his rare gift of impartmg
10 the reader something OF his own u.
terest and enthusiasm has enabled him
| TO Interpret nature I'm "a most delight
| FUZZY fascinating way, He gives the key
| TO his own success when he SAYS, IF I
| name every bird I see iu my walk. de-
scribe its color and ways etc.. give "a
lot of facts or details about the bird,
| a. "a doubtful n my reader Is interested
But If | relate the bird In some way
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