Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-09

oNDON, Sept. 22-London pub
fishers viii be tumbling over one
another TO secure the book OF
"reminiscences which the eX-Sul-
tan Abdul Hamid Is reported 90 he
writing. for the work is sure to have a
phenomenal circulation
Another literary prize OF "a similar
character is "Selvia and the Seryiaus,'
supervised and largely written by King
Peter of Servia. A few years ago a
book by "a king would have created a
sensation but nowadays 1t is quite the
fashion for royalty 90 rush into print
u is easier. in fact TO name the royal
ties who do write than those VINO
don't For example. the German cm-
peror has produced plays and poems.
The queen of ROumauia D. poet
dramatist. novelist and magazine CON
tributOr The queen of italy ana the
emperor Of Japan are poets The queen
OF spain has written "a play, the king
of Italy is the author of e. book ON
numismatics, the queen of Portugal rs
a novelist. the prince of Monaco pub
fishes works on marine science, aud
the late Prince Henry Of Battcuhcrg
compiled historical and Autobiography
ical memoirs.
NOt the least of the cars many tall
ents is a pretty faculty for writing
verse. His compositions are lufdiiapI5
melanchOlic an tone ana are pelNahru
by an overwhelming sense OF latallsm.
Five years ago the ear betrayed nus
deem despair iu a set of verses which
no uubIished under the p-CudOuym or
OLAF The grand duke of hc-se set
them 20 music, and they made
welTdly moumful song. IN other verses
his predominant note ls one or lehs-
ion. However. only one of this impus-
ing crowd rises 10 professional level
the queen of Roumania, whose writ
iugs would earn for her respectable
living even if the accident of politics
had not made her a queen.
The kaiser's literary productions
comprise part songs for students, the
Iibretto for Webcr's opera "oberon
and the scenario Of "A ballet The
dowagcr queen of Portugais claim 20
be regarded as "A novelist rs based on
"A number Of society roWauces giving
vivid pen pictures of Portugals upper
ten" which she has published uhuer
the nom de plume OF 'Chilosh
Tho Natural History Of Sclboruo,'
of which almost $50 editions nave
been published. probably has been as
much written about as 'lhc Compleat
Angler" but not until recently nave
we known much about Gilbert Whlie
himself Rashleigh Holt White lu
life of the naturalist just published
relates "a pleasing story of the hnpy
clergyman his man Thomas ana
'Broke glass. Thomas How ala
YOU DO that
"Tu show you. SIR Doe rei1iued. as
ne dIsapupared for "a moment Return
ing with glass BOO hIr hand. Doc let n
ran ou the floor ramarkng. 'IhaiH
how { broke &c. sir
There. go along Thomas. Y1u are
great fool. said bis master addinF
10 himself Ana ] as great "a one. Tor
asking such foolish question.
Thomas. though un admirable gar
dcuDr docs Seem Gao have been uitI.
dun Die couldn't teil the difference lh
sueIl--at least 30 Doe said between
Gilbert WhlieH home madc rhlsin Hine
and brandy ono never reads ans ihins
abaut Gilbert White without recallus
Richard Ieneries' lament
clio know the farmers ana thr
sUuires. he bad anUUs" every where. ana
De- had the quickest ut Dyes ~ must ever
h. regretted that be- did mot leave ga
natural history of the people of h'.
SHAW AND 1915 PLAYS
George Bernard Shaw rarely allows
premiere of one of his pla}s {" Ia.7
without lHumeudaton WltucIrm. hh
latest Dhauynism ls apropua the proc
duCtlon of musical version of 'Arms
aui the Man"
III NcW York FIRST night audience
CON appreciate this opera thef arr tu bc
congratulated ho Said The DharHr-
tcustlcally lcft-hauded compliment rT.
calls his dinner table reference i"t
Major barbara
"HaRe you seen Major Barbara
hc asked hts fellow -diner.
why SOS. of course 4 have
what, even the last actH'
"lef oven that
"Weu" replied @ B s.. chat iH more