Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04

by Miss Tooley with the object OF
marking the jubilee OF the illustrlous
heroine, whose name has come to stand
for everything that means humanity as
opposed 70 harbarism, Late In 1854 she
left London with band Of SO nurses
for service In the Crlmean war, and her
heroic labors have made her name n
household word throughout the Eng
lish-speaking world. This biography
describes at length her work in the
hospitals and also details the story of
her life and friendship, her work for
The soldier after her return, and her
literary activities.
O. Henry author Of "Cabbages and
Kinks" Is a southerner. II would be
rather difficult for one knowing him
only by his humorous stories to attrlb-
ute to him any tremendously serious
convictions, But he has them, and on
political matters, at that, He is man
many years past his majority, and yet
has never east a vote for president OF
the United States, and the reason lies In
his southern inheritance He says that
he VIII never vote for a president until
a southern man Is nominated. Political
experts may take out their pencils and
figure out how old Mr., Henry will be
by that time.
The real hero Of story in the Janu-
airy McClure's has turned IN in In
dianapolis. lie Ia a young Cuban, once
Teconcentrado, named Florentino AL
tequero. The story In which he figured
The Liberty of Florentino" by
Charles Fleming Embree-descrbes the
rebufts Of a young Cuban who can't
find liberty in the United States. He
can't so to public school, because they
call him niger" and he can't work,
because they call him "scab." The only
square deal he got was In the Reform
school! Young Alterquero recounted
his history from the killing OF his en-
tire family by the Spanlards in Plnar
del Rio Province, Cuba, to date. lie
says he's not as badly of AZ one might
thinks. He likes this country, but says
It's none too free"
The appearance In the February Nc
Clure's of the last Of the series OF po-
litlcal stories that Booth Harrington
Is writing for his coming book, "ln the
Arena recalls the fact that Mr. Tark-
ington himself was recently a legisa-
tor for the state OF Indiana, and pulled
or the job with credit, When the
question of the appointment OF an In
diana federal Judge was up, some time
ago senator Fairbanks was paralyzed
to hear President Roosevelt say:
would like to appoint Booth Tark-
ington's man."
Senator Fairbanks pounded his head
with his fist and suddenly remembered
that there was fellow In Indiana
named Harrington who writes books
ana things. His man got appointed,
The fro IN the apartment house Is one
OF the fine scenes In Mr.. Robert Her
rick's new novel, THE Common Lot"
Jackson Hart, the young architect who
seeks TO escape the common lot of man
kind and 20 enjoy the special privileges
of wealth. has connived at flimsy con-
structon and the lack OF horoscopes In
the big new Glenmore, on the night
OF the fire he sees eight human beings
struggle futilely tu escape and fall back
into tho flames
Mr., Robert Herrlok's 1.-THE Common
Lot" has been received all over the
country as notable among the novels
OF 1904 for construction and power, and
substance, II shows Keen observation
OF modern business and social life, and
temptations. In that respect Il has
tlmellness, Il Is also based on the big,
eternal principles OF right and wrong.
In that respect II has permanenoe,
Some one has said that only by plotur-
ing an age or place In terms OF the
universe does painter or a writer pro-
duce a thing that deserves the name Of
art.
The closely printed pages OF who's
Who number more than 1900, and al
though their aspect Is as dry as dust
and as soulless as Beel2ehub they Of
fer limiteas entertainnISnt to those
who know how TO read them Alright.
From them we may learn that Samuel
Smiles IL the dean OF Engand's literary
man, that he was born In 1912 that his
club Is his home, and that he sets him.
self down as too old for recreation" a
much younger man, though equally \
veteran, is the poet Swlnburne, who In
nearing the completion OF his sixty
sixth year and Is still q past master In
the art OF hyperbole and vituperation;
his recreation Is swimming and In or
der that he may readily indulge there
In he lives besides the Thames ~ the
London suburb OF Putney. George