Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-02

some department store owners whom
they accuse by name.
Prince Kropotkin. whose book, RUS
sian Literature shows how prevalent
soglalistic and democratic tendencies
have been among Russian writer's, Is
himself both am author Of distinction
and 20 democrat In exile. in recent
letter ON the present agitations in Rus
STA, he complains that there are so
many nurses and dueunas among the
people, so many clamorlng, Don't do
this and don't do that, you cannot
accomplish much by forcc,' But few"
be remarks dare to say as Danton
said, Have the coWage-tho courage
to do and to- act-thc courage TO think
and 10 act
Fow Of those who have enjoyed the
whimslcaltes OF Far From the Mad
denIng Girls the last book of the late
Guy Wetmore Carryl, know that its au-
thor was the son OF that Charles Car-
ryl whose Davy and the Goblin" and
other childrons tales are wtll known Co
younger readers, The relationship Of
these men has not been AS familiar
fact as is commonly the case with lite
rary families. which ~ an tho moro un-
usual because of the unmistarahlo kim
ship OF the sons curious turn OF humdr
with quaint imaginative upNpecteducss
that made the fascination of "pavy and
tho Goblin"
Mrs, lsobcl strong, whose 'Grl from
Home is making It's way largely be-
cause OF ita viyillN-Writteu descriptions
OF life IN Hawaii has had singular one
portunities to observe l'fe under uir.
turesquc conditions. There was. "
course, the time spent iu Samoa, as
amanuensis for her stepfather. Robert
Lois Stevenson, there was tho time I'm
the carly SOS OF which she writes in
tho Girl from Home" and there was
also "a soiouru Of some length I'm Aus
troli1 II Is interesting 10 know that
Mrs, Strong has written her publisher
of plans for % novel laid I'm each OF the
other two out-cf-thc-wn lands. one I'm
samoa and the other IN one Of tho Aus
trallnn cities. Mrs Strong If resting
this summer IN one OF the most pictur-
esque OF American localities, the Santa
Clara neighborhood IN California.
To Prince Kropotkn, whose latest
book, Russian Literature" IN forced
often TO deal with the bigotry and rlgor
or Russian political Influence. IL must
be some satisfaction 10 be able TO say
or present developments: THE abso-
lutte rule of the Russian monarchy is
tumbllng to pieces, the old forms Of life
totter and the new break away through
the barriers OF ages, manfestlnR the
power OF construction and upbuilding Of
mo new life among educated workers
as among the peasantry."
Tolstol does not take nearly 40 optl-
mistlc view He feels the Russian lib-
erals, although opposed 10 war, 10 be
nevertheless on the wrong track. and
TO a visitor who tried to interest him
IN some OF the social progress plans
connected with the liberal movement.
ne would not listen but declared We
hemently Il am not I'm that camp"
The sales OF Individual books in
scribners new Biographical Edition OF
Robert Louis Stevenson give an inter.
esting indication OF the comparative
popularity Of his various writings. The
most remarkable fact is the evenness OF
me sales OF his better known stories
among the first books published In this
edition were kidnapped" David Bal-
Tour and New Arabian Nights" The
sale OF those three books has kent no
at about the same rate. with "tSl6.
napod' slightly In the lead. or the
later volumes, which include "Treasure
island Prince Otto Island Nights
entertainment" The Black Arrow"
The Master Of Ballantrae' IAN In