Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-14
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Where there's win there's detec-
tive story
Incidents viii happen even in the best
regulated novels.
One touch Of Klpling makes the whole
world Kim.
Virtue is its own Mrs. Humphry
Ward.
Carolyn Wells
Il Is doubtful II any book or any
writer within recent years has achieved
the widespread popularity In America
that "The Simple Life and Charles
Wagner have. This little book and It's
Doctrines have been taken up by the
Americans with their characteristic en-
husIasm, Lead toe Simple Life" seems
10 be the slogan everywhere; and the
canny advertiser makes use of II drag
gng in under II HIS announcement
about furniture, hosiery, and even ale,
Anent the great popularity Of the book,
a big bookseller I'm Boston writes 10 the
publishers. Mcclure Phillips, saying
that he finds the craze for THE simple
Life has affected even the mice IN his
pRce-he having recently discovered
that the only books OF his stock that the
hungry rodents damaged were 1.-THE
Simple Life and the Bible.
Two days before Christmas, France
celebrated the centenary OF Salnte-
Beuye. Il last month paid tribute also
to two other writer's, both famous in
their different ways Eugene Sue and
Jules Janin were both born in Decem-
ber 1904,
The author of "The Masqueraders,"
Mrs Katherine Thurston, has found a
rival In her own household. Her hus-
band is publishing q novel called THE
Apple Of Eden" I'm which he deals with
the experiences OF n man who enters
the priesthood and works for time In
the south Of Ireland. but presently re-
nouncos his task for more normal
state OF thlngs.'
The critics Of "rhe Law Of the Land, -
Emerson Hough's new novel, are ac-
cuslng the author Of an Intense south
ern partIzauship on the negro ques-
ton. He adopts. they say a bitter
spirit Of race hostility, exhibits an anti
pathy 10 the negroes felt by few SOUTH
erners. ana seems TO be doing his best
to stir MP the South against the north,
All this ls decidedly unjust tU-'Mr'
Hough Although accused of south
en prejudice he was born in Iowa and
has lived Tor many years In Chicago.
He Is Republican, has been so all his
llie, and his father was u Republican
before him, His people were Virginia
Quakors. who freed all their slaves 30
years before the war. The family plan-
tatlon was more than half suspected
to be q station on the UNDERGROUND
Railway But though Republican
and q uOrtherner, Mr. Hnugh Is thor
oughly convinced that the north has
lagrantly misiudged the south aud
mat before Il passes judgment II
should get the facts. His conviction Is
sel forth with passion in "The Law OF
The Land"
Miss Adeline Sergeant had several
novels In the press at the time OF her
aeath The publication Of another had
peen arranged for by London house,
ana i VIII be ready about the end OF
January
o. Henry author OF "Cabbages ana
tN'hsa tells q whimsical tale OF what
NJ Considers unfair competition I'm the
NOV story field. a short time ago he
sa(a ne was In the Office Of big mag
11@,ue ana witnessed the return TO a de-
!,v'eu looking young fellow Of a cou-
pie OF manuscrlpts. al am sorry for
hdl fellow" said the editor. "He came
70 New York from New Orleans a wear
go ana regularly brings some stories
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