Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-02

| figure Of young Greek god. Just read
| a novel of Ouidas, | am like that But
! l ~ill never consent TO the publication
: of the disillusloning photograph [ was
born In Logan county O., at an early
| age | do not care to say just when.
| lived IN Bellafontaino until was seven
| years old, and first came into public no.
| ,icc by my mastery rendition Of a
! Christmas tree Grafton, about which |
! remember nothing except that 1t was
! written by the superintendent OF the
| Sabbath school and covered four sheets
| of note paper, prodgIous length. Then
! ] went to live I'm Delaware, o. Mr..
| Wood further states that he went to
college at the O. w. u. and was sus-
pended foT the crime of walking In q
masked parade on Washlngton's Birth.
day, an injustice that the faculty atoned
for by giving him his Il. \. about year
ago. He did his first work on the old
Dayton Democrat and then Joined the
Cleveland Herald His journalistic ex-
perience carried him to Chicago and
New York. but after a good deal OF
that, determined" as he says, TO
dynamite my way into literature or
starve In the undertaking. Elc wrote
the sketches now collected in Back
Home" and Immediately struck popu-
larlty.
"The Resurrection OF Miss cynthia"
by Florence Morse Kingsley Is story
which ought to appeal to readers uf her
former successful book THE Transfg-
uration Of Miss phllura," as Il Is along
the same lines. Miss Philura" Is now
In its seventh large edition
The new story Is full OF quaintness
and clever wit 1t is wholesome tale.
Hearts Desire, Mr.. Emerson Hough
says. Is the one Of all his books which
comes the closest 10 the life and the
people whom he knows. and to the
things which he cares about. There
was a little town down In New Mexico
like the one ia which the events Of
this romantic story take place; and
some OF the characters are now In fic-
ton as well as true In fact The book
Is "A singular Instance OF the carrying
out OF the advice TO The young novelist
write what you know"
John Hay once said about McCutch-
cons cartoons that he had never seen
any others III which there was 80 much
wit and fun and so little poison"
George AIDE, in commenting on the
work Of his old college mate, has ex-
ItiINfl AlAlN luffs III MI fl'1uAIntnl y
cartoon, "he says. 1--WE admire the clev-
or execution, and the gentle humor
which dlffuses all OF his work, but !
dare say that more than all We admire
him for his considerable treatment OF
public men and his blessed wisdom I'm
getting away from the hackneyed polt-
Teal subjects and giving US a few pic
lures of that everyday life which Is our
real interest" The new volume called
The Mysterious Stranger contains
besides the cartoons already mentions |
cd and other political commentary, |
more Studies OF "a Boy In Spring. |
time" "A Girl IN Summertime and |
both through all the seasons, pictures |
OF the Hrd Centre people abroad. |
representations of the various states at |
the 81. Louis fair, and dozen or more |
unique cartoons OF serious significance, !
like those on THE Death OF the Pope" |
and "The Iroquois Fire" any one ~ |
which would have thoroughly made n |
new mans reputation. There could |
hardly be fuller and more lasting en-
payable book for a Christmas present |
than The Mysterious Stranger
Mr.. Charles Major the famous author |
Of When Knlghthood Was In Flower"
has written new novel which the
Macmillan company have Just publish
ed under the title OF "Yoanda: Maid OF
The scenes take place
largely In The wealthy land Of Bur
gundy in the days when Charles the
Bold ruled as duke. whose beautiful
Mary OF Burgundy. is one Of
the chief figures In the story Prince
Max, the hero, sets forth from Syria
10 see the world and to enjoy a bit 81
life before settling down 10 govern his
kingdom. Lively adventures take him
to the border OF Burgundy, where he
falls In with a jolly company. among
whom Is Yolanda, No more pIquant, be-