Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-21

near Mamaroneck. The author Of
Lonely OMalley,' who was the only
'grown-up" asked, because Of his rep
utatlon for telling ghost-stories at all
functions. thought II would be both
novel and entertaining TO appear before
the children as live and growing
grizzly bear. He secured the bearskn
from Mrs. Siegers nearby summer
hcme. but Il was sometime before he
caught sight Of the picnic party in the
distance. Dropping on oil fours and
growing prodigiously, he made his way
slowly through the bushes and Invaded
the circle. Instead of shrieks OF de.
light, there was only an ominous ST.
lence. Looking up, at last, he boheld
eight elderly members OF the New York
Society OF Architects. interrupted IN
their sedate task Of eating ham sand
witches, viewing him with open ami
uncompromisIng disgust, The author
had merely Invaded the wrong picnic
party,
The continued popularity Of "Tha
Fair God" by the late General Lew
Wallace, has led his publishers to Issue
a new illustrated edition which will be
ready about the middle Of October. IL
Is enriched with - most excellent full-
page illustrations by Mr. Eric Pape.
from drawings made after much study
and travel over the very country which
Cortes traYersed The book Is already
in its l5Oth thousand and this new edi-
ton is listed at the popular price OF
81. 90,
when the mail-bags were opened one
morning at Hartford postoiilce, num-
Der Of parcels tumhled out first
- gannph La fpV thprp chplgpn
on the mail-table from out Of the bags
wee, squirming half-dead kitten.
Then excitement reigned supreme for a
while, for never before IN all the history
~ the Hartford postoiiice had a mail
pouch dropped upon the sorting table
such msslve as this" In her new
volume, Tommy Postoiiice" Mrs. jack
son relates In q most entertaining man
ner what happened 10 this kitten after
his novel Introduction 20 the reader.
The hook contains Number Of humor-
GUS pictures, and altogether It Is Just
the book that young people win revel
In.
Arthur Stringer. the author Of Lone
" O'Malley" works at what is probably
the most remarkable writing desk used
by any literary man In America This
unusual desk Ia made entirely from the
oak and pine of - wrecked schooner,
washed ashore on the north coast "
Lave Erie, where Mr.. Strlnger has his
frult-farm and summer home, A por-
,tion OF the schVorpr's deck. worn
smooth by time and water was kent
intact. aud now serves for the top Of
the wrting-table, while four Of the old
oak ribs have been neatly turned into
substantial table-egs.
he new collection Of poems nv Miss
Fdna Dean Proctor, entitled Songs OF
America" contains among other well
known nieces the song Of The maize. |
"Columbla's Emblem" This poem,
which Il hora for the first time OBJ
toinahle IN hook form, was SUNG In all !
tho hubble schools IN the country on F,
columbus DIV oct o. 1899 having been I
written nsrecially for that occasion. IL /
has since been widely reprlnted In |
Anerica. ard several times oct to- mu-
sic and sung both eost and west, II |
has heen cnnled IN Furone an1 usa1 at |
barveet homes IN Auetrolin, Perhqps /,
no American vereos ~ late years have /
had Co v'ida n circulation or been 50 |
warmly indorsed.