Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-28
NOTES

Jules Verne's anticipation of some OF
the achiements of modern science used
to be cited as marvellous instances OF
hat the scientific Imagination can
achieve. That latter-day Jules Verne,
Mr.. H. g. Wells, has, it seems, gona
step further than his predecessor by
actually showing the way to the scient-
lists. An article in the current Worlds
Work on Lieut. Selfridge, who lost his
life in the accident to the Wright aero
plane at Fort Myer, says that q few
days before his death he spoke of get
ting valuable facts out of Il story OF
war in the air written by Il well known
novelist. The story referred to is, of
course, Mr.. Wells new novel. The
War in the Air."
If Augustus Thomas, who wrote Tho
Witchirg Hour, published now by tbs
lfarpers in the form of 4 novel, does
not como into an authors fame as soon
as another man might, he will have
his distinction as u dramatist to blame
for it. Mr.. Thomas has written half a
dozen of the most delightful plays OF
contemporary life. His views on the
young playwrights, and IL is note
worthy that In spite of the light, often
gray tone of Mr.. Thomas work, the
theater to him is Il place of ideals. can
IDEAL" says Mr.. Thomas, us II mental
picture which more or less governs our
conduct We ourselves outgroW our
ideals, and never, OF course, live up TO
.henl--Wc should be bankrupt If wo
did. But ideal conduct, which is inn
possible in life, Il; possible of preSenta-
ton in the theater, and that is the pun
pose of the playhouse-to present ideal
heroism. ideal sacrifice, ideal mercy,
ideal Justice
The vogue of the revolutionary and
colonial novel is a thing of the past.
1t began iii 1895 with Mr.. Chauncey {.
Hotchl1iss' story entitled: In Deli
hnce of the King" which, as u change
from the curate-and- cold tca-style OF
literature then obtaining, met with in
slant success. Mr.. HotchllIss after
wards brought out four other works
based on the Colonial epoch, and the
Hood of novels dealing with the same
period has but lately subsidized, the most
prominent authors who followed MI
Hotchkiss being DIR. Weir Mitchell ana
Mr. Winston Churchill. 'ln Defiance
of the King" however, has the distinc-
lion OF being the first purely revolu-
tionary novel of any note that had
made It's appearance since 1879. In these
days of short-lived novels it is interest
ing to know that the book is still SELL
ing. Mr.. Hotchlsiss is now publishing
. D HOW HSluIy, Isp'i'i VI ti'N 1850 Is
through the John Mcbride Co.
Among the very unique features OF
Peter Newell's The Hole Book said
facctious person the other day. are
his own" The speaker was referring
10 the new autograph which MI. New.
ell has devised, writing Peter Newell
hl such way that the p and n form
In outline in caricature of the artists
head and profile. II Is only thumb
size, but striking for all that, ana I'M
nlensely ingenious II report hoids true
this new book of MI Newells toi
which the Harpers had q demand be-
lore printing. will be one of the most
popular of the holiday books of fun
Strange tricks the printer plays 70
Lmuse u.s. THE Servant in the House,
Bays a western contemporary Is
lady first and last. Upon cohsiaeti-
hon of the context we think II means
is play" and are reassnrea.
.ainly THE Servant in the HOUSE" IS
40 lady. But what Il curious impress
ZION the reader would have OF ~
kennedy's symbolic play of the Cnlls.-
isure, if an unkhowing eye Weies :"
tall upon that line ana READ i'teA
lily.
TT seems to me Il coincidence Lhat
HE Dukes Motto in Justin McGar-
thy's latest novel Of that name whita
he Harpers published few months ,
lgo, and the avowed motto or Ilass sss..,i
II The Devil in this new seas SENSATIONS.
Hungarian drama should be the SAM l.nts
remarked an obseravant reader lll'
phrase is short and clear, and ieaH9s
great deal to the imagination. ~
volc1-I am here!' s.svs the DUKE an
am here.' says the Devil Just the.
the blow falls-and the difference he-
rim: for notice that the duke aiWas
aits straight between the eyes, a cleaa
physical blow; the devil, none knows
Hhere.''
or a sudden the woman DROPPED lae
r book "That's what call being menu,
lsfly cleyer," she said, wrathfuiiy, anu
then she read from the book: More.
over. while it is undoubtedly true tnat
most women lie about one thing or an,
sifier from the time they enter upon
what is termed their social existence,
is not their comparative clumslness IN
the practise of that art creditable rain.
er than the reverse. affordins' ~ !,
Aces. a, clear Indication of their natural