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terest In THE Shadow World. sub
ject upon which he wrote the book
which the Harpers published, should
be interested In the arrival In this
country of Eusapla Palladino, the Ital-
ian peasant woman. known as ",he
despair of science Mr.. Garland. who
was at one time president Of tho
pSychical Research society, represents
the interest taken in the medium by all
students of physical reseach. Prof
James and Prof. Munstcrberg of Har-
ward. DR.. G. Stanley Hall. and DR.
Jastrow are among tho men OF science
who will give the Palladino at least
trial Besides these there Will be, to
act as a kind of detective body, cop:ouJ
presence of sleight-of-h experts.
among whom the magician Keller Is
to be numbered. 1t cannot be forgot
ten that Palladino. who aftcrward con-
yerted them both, was first rejected as
n fraud by Sir Oliver Lodge and by
Lombroso, whose recent death she in
cessantly mourns. She admits she tries
to cheat when she is tired.
Edwin Markham. writing of pa
Flickingcr's Folks" the humble story
recently published by the Harpcrs. of a
family of working people who live in
the lake region of Michigan. had occa-
sion to refer to the authors "conces-
sion to the orthodox happy ending-an
end not frequent in modern life" This
somber reflection of Mr.. Markham's has
been met by Miss Bessie r. Hoover,
who wrote the book. with a piece OF IN
controvcrtible logic, THE end" she
says. SIS a natural working out of the
lives OF the chickering's themselves. I
have put In no detail that / do not
know to be essentially true" We should
like to add, Good for the FllckIngersi
The now novel by Gertrude Atherton
Will be ready. II is announced. for pub
lication in February. The character Of
the book is still something OF secret,
however. for Mrs Atherton Is unwill-
Ing to have 1t described In advance. 1t
Is understood. nevertheless, that the
forthcoming work Will be largely cos
mopolltan in tone This Is hardly sur
prising in view of the fact that Mrs
Atherton has long enjoyed wide popu-
larity In England. In fact, on his re-
cont visit to this country Lord North
cliffc, tho great English publisher de-
clared that she was more read in Eng
lnnd than any other American novelist
Tho cryptic title "Trix and Over-the-
Moon" which the Princess Troubetskoy
gave her newest Harper novelette,, car
rieS Its solution In tho story's text AS
the Virginia heroine. whose name Is
Trix. is riding through the coultry with
her husband. her splendid new roam
mount is still unnamed. Like the novel
iSt that he is, the man says OF the
horses wonderful color: IT'S tho sort
of gray-blue one sees over the moon
sometimes when 1t Is rising after q hot
day" Tho woman exclaims at the
phrase. and the horse is named,
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MAGAZINES

To have the same hemisphere exposed
everlastingly to sunlight while the 9TH
| er is In perpetuity turned away. must
cause a state of things of which We
| can form but faint conception from
| what we know on earth Baked for
aeons without let-up and still baking.
| the sunward face must, If unshielded.
be a Tophet surprising our powers
| adequately to portray And unShield-
| ed II must be. as we shall presently
see. Reversely, the other must be
| hyperborean eXpanse to which our polar
| regions arc temperate abodes. For upon
one whole hemisphere of Venus the
| sun never shines, never so much as
peeps above the Star-studded horizon.
| Night eternal relgns over half of her
| globe, The thought would appall tho
most intrepid of our arctic explorers,
| nnd prevent at least everybody from
| going to the pole; or rather what here
| replaces II. through the dark conti-
nent." 1t exemplifies the eventual
| effects of q force In astronomical mech
| anics, the Importance of which Is only
| beginning to be appreciated; tidal fric-
| tion. 1t has brought Venus as world
| to the deathly pass we have contem-
| plated together, Starting merely as
| brake upon her rotation, IL has ended
by destroying all those physical condi-
be what 1t is. Night and day, summer
and winter. heat and cold. are vital VI
cissitudes unknown now upon our sister
orb There nothing changes while the
centuries pass. An eternity OF deadly
deathlessness Is Venus statuesque lot
DIR. Percival Lowell, in The Popular
Science Monthly.
The Red Book Magazine for Decem-
II.rx af hi nnI
short-fiction. written In nearly every in
stance by authors of the foremost rank
in America today. 1t is not often that
magazine readers are offered In SIN
gle Issue, specimens of the best work
of such well known writer's as Robert
Hcrrlck, whom no less critic than
William Dean Howells regards as the
foremost living American novelist,
Zona Gale, whose Friendship Village
sketches have won her so many friends;
Edwin Balmer. whose stories always
have a deeply human Idea behind them;
Maude Radford Warren. novelist OF
originality and charm; Rupert hughes,
no less dramatlst than fictionist; Porter
Emerson Browne, whose humor Is dis
tinctly American: and William Hamil-
ton Osborne, who, perhaps better than
any OF the younger writer's. seems to
catch the romance of the buslneSS-lle
In n great American city The Illus
trations and decorations in the Christ
mas issue OF The Red Book Magazine
are In splendid keeping with the high
literary quality of the issue, and es-
pecIally enjoyable IL the large array
OF art studies which servo as usual to
lead the number.
Tho December number OF the North
American Review opens with highly
stirring article by Peter 5. Grosscup en-
titied "ProspeIity with Justice" Ma
coulay Fifty Years After" is the title
OF an absorbing article by William Il.
Thayer. 'Spatn's Commercial Awaken
ing" by Fredric c. Penheld. presents
tho land OF the castanet In new role.
Watson Griffin urges the necessity OF
"a Canadian Navy sydney BROOKS
writes on American Opinion and Bril-
ish Rule In India Tho Rev. DIR. Fran
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BOOKS

WHEN MAN MARRIES.
BY Mary Roberts Rinehart, author
of the Man in Lower Ten and the
Circular Staircase. Illustrated by Har-
rlson Fisher and Mayo Bunker The
Bobbs Merrill company, Indianapolis.
Readers of the Circular Staircase and
OF The Man in Lower Ten. by Mrs,
Rinehart, must have wondered, on
laying down these books. II their au
thor could not succeed In a class of
fiction distinctly different from that
which they represent. When the same
readers lay down When a Man Mar
ries they Will as surely feel that the
attempt at this different work has
been made. and that 1t has succeeded
In q most remarkable degree. The
first two stories represent what may
be termed romances OF sensation.
with an extra, and distinguishing.
proportion of humor thrown in: the
new story is an example of pure and
delightful comedy, in which Mrs. Rine-
hart's brilliant, sparkling foundation
OF humor plays not merely now and
then. but all the time. 1t Is an exhibit
ton not to be missed IL one can help
1t, and not to be resisted when seen.
1t IL, in fact the cleverest book that
has been written in years
Tho plot is exceptionally original.
and the whole thing is perfectly car
ried off One wonders why no one be-
fore has sccn the amusing and drama
tic possibilities that might naturally
result from the quarantIning together
of lot of grown people but at any
rate Mrs. Rinehart has seen them very
clearly. and has made expert use of
them In the telling OF her story.
when man marries his trouble be-
gins"-cvery one can finish the old
saying. In Mrs. Rineharts story there
is trouble indeed for Jim Wilson who
can not agree with his handsome wife
Bclyla. but there is only fun for the
reader. The time of action is short
just one week-and every hour in
II brlstlcS with events Tho people in II
do go to bed now and then. but sell
dom to stay, for all sorts OF things
into the basement OF upon the house,
top, TO their mystiffcation and the
readers oyerflowing measure OF enter
tainment
When Jim Wilson's Jap butler Is an
nounced. during the serving of dinner.
as having smallpox. and the men and
women of the jolly party learn that
under penalty OF the law they must re-
main within doors. the situation is
sufficiently interesting. but when they
learn farther that all OF the servants
have taken warning and privately cs-
capped. so that the women guests must
during the period OF quarantine. pin
up their gowns, cook. wash dishes,
dust and make beds. while the men
take turns at the furnace. things grow
delightful ludicrous. In the meantime
Jim's aunt Selma has descended on
him, unconscious OF the fact that he
and his wife are separated Jim
knowing that his aunt will be horrif-
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THE HILLS OF REST.

Beyond the last horizons rim.
Beyond adventures farthcst quest,
Somewhere they rise. serene and dim,
The happy, happy Hills OF Rest,
Upon their sIInIit slopes unfit
The castles we have built in Spain
While fair amid the summer drift
Our faded gardens flower again.
Sweet hours VIC did not live 20 by
To soothing note. on scented wing:
In goldcn-lcttcred volumes lie
The songs we tried I'm vain To sing.
They all are there; the days of dream,
That build the inner lives of men;
The silent. sacred years we deem
The might be, and the might have
been.
Some evening when the Sky is gold
III follow day into the west:
Nor pause. nor heed. TIL j behold
The happy. happy Hills of Rest
-HarDcr's Magazine.
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r ONDON, Nov. 24-Much interest
has been created by the re-
fusal of the leading subscrip-
ton libraries to purchase Will
liam de Morgan's latest two-volume
novel, 1T Never Can Happen Again.
JJp to the eve of publication the libra
ries declare they were under the I'M
preston that the book was to be pub
lshed in one volume at the usual price
OF 81 so; on discovering that 1t was TO
be issued in two volumes at $2,5O they
decided TO leave II out of their cata-
logues.
on behalf of the publisher, 1t may be
pointed out that this is no ordinary
novel 1t runs into 500 pages, comprls.
In 300, 600 words, and has occupied
three years of steady writing on the
part of the author who has reached the
topmost rung of the ladder OF English
fiction. To the libraries and wholesale
booksellers the cost of the two volumes.
dcducting the trade discount, would
probably be S1.50. Often 75c has been
paid for a book of fiction containing
from e, 600 to so. 900 words so that when
the magnitude of de Morgans book Is
considered the publishers have lowered,
rather than advanced tho price.
THE libraries stipulates" leading
publisher said. mot to supply books of
technical reference, or those profusely
illustrated, nevertheless they have
bought Sir Ernest Shackleton's book In
two volumes. and that was published
at $3.50. Therefore, they cannot say
that their present attitude Is due TO
their not being able to afford the price.
II Mr.. Helnemann the publisher had
gone to them and said, am about TO
publish O novel as big as Dickens
works, and 1t will be issued at $l5. they
might have been justified in their boy
cott But these volumes would cost
them so, and with one accord they
refuse to take the novel.
SERIOUS QUESTION ARISES.
"A very serious question arises
whether the libraries are entitled TO
exercise such arbitrary power. In my
opinion, we are on the eve OF momen-
tous book war, which Will be fought
keenly In the interests of the publish
ers"
On the other hand, the librarians say
that Mr.. Heinemann's action is the In
sertion of the thin edge of the WEDGE
to bring back the old two and three
volume novels: and these have been
discarded because they are inconvenient
to library subscribers. Libraries can
not afford to entertain a work of fiction
at a higher price than sl.60. because
1t is only a small percentage of books
that earn their money In circulation,
and when they outlive their popularity
they arc practically waste paper value.
Tho larger price is not so important n
question for the libraries as the TWO
volumes.
AS to the effect OF the library boycott
do Morgan says that one direct pur-
chase of his book is equal TO whole
circulating library. which would only
stock one copy. He Is quite willing TO
share the risk of the publisher.
''The correspondence / have received
about 1T Never Can Happen Again
is voluminous," he said. II think II
Just as we'll that the question should
be tested on my book as oh any other;
and hope it will prove strong enough
for the purpose"
Tho original of ''Tom." the little
sweep-boy OF EIngsley's Water Ba-
bies," has just been elected an alder
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NEW BOOK THREATENED
Libraries Refuse Stock William de Moreans Two Volume
Novel and Publishers Declare That They Are Trying Dictate
The Price and Form OF Popular Fiction.
London Literary Letter.

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NOTES

The worlds best-selling book Is tho
Bible. The total sales of the works OF
all the most popular authors of the
day would not equal the yearly salo
of the Christian Scriptures. Each year
there are printed 100000 Protestant
Bibles. Testaments, and portions
such as the Psalms or the separate
GosDels-in more than 500 languages
and dialects, OF these Bibles, 10000. 600
are published by Bible societies. are
sold far below cost, and return no
financial profit to anybody. The re-
naming 100000 are printed CONNER
cially. and yield a handsome profit to
the publishers. OF the 100000 Bibles
and parts of Bibles printed and dis
tributed by charity. almost 100000 are
Issued by the American Bible society.
and over 100000 more by similar or
ganizatlons In Great Britain.
Best sellers which have Just been sent
into new editions on the Harper press
include "The Silver Horde" of Rex
Beach Reprinted at the SANE time are
the two novels which previously we're
first and second among the best selling
novels in the country for four months
In successlon-'iThe Inner Shrine" and
Katrine."
The extent to which fiction and the
stage are being associated through
dramatized novels and novelized plays
may be seen by glance at the records
of a single house. On the stage in
England and America at the present
time are II plays which are represented
In some form on the Harper book list.
Among these "TrIlby," now beng played
by Sir Herbert Tree, was dramatized
from the novel. So were THE Right
OF Way" THE Barrier" THE Spoilers"
THE Awakening of Helena Richie"
and 'Arsene Lupin." Novellzed from
the play were The Witching Hour
and Tho Squaw Man" Printed in
book covers. but retaining the text in
play form. are three othcrs-"The Serv-
ant in the House." AN Engllshman's
Home" and THE Man From Home"
Within the next few weeks two other
novels to be seen in play form Ill add
to the list-Harben's Ann Boyd
which the Shubcrts Will produce, and
THE Inner Shrine" Among the writ
ers OF all these. 1t appears that only
one did the work himself unaidcd, Mr.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11
NEW LIBRARY BOOKS.

The following Al volumes will be
added to the public library Monday
morning. Dec 10. 1909:
MISCELLANEOUS
Assrin-Metallurgy OF the Common
Metals
Ayres-Laggards in our schools.
Bancroft-The Bancrofts
Ferrero-Charaeters and Evcnts
Roman History.
France-Joan OF Arc vol
He'll and Esch-Manufacture OF Rub
ber Goods
Lahcc-Famous vIolnists OF Todas
and Yesterday.
Richards-ore Dressing. vol three
and four.
Saleeby-Parenthood and Race Cul-
ture.
Seward-Darwln and Modern Sci
ence.
Shackleton-Heart of the Antarctic,
two volumes.
South in the Building of Nation.
volumes seven and eight.
Stawell-Motor Tours in Wales.
Stccle-Onc and All Reciter.
Stone-Practical Testing OF Gas and
Gas Meters
FICTION.
DeMorgan-It Never Can Happen
Again.
Dewing- Peoples Houses.
Pigdin-Further Adventures of Quincy
Adams Sawyer.
Shute-Farnlng II.
Stratz-Wherc Snow Is Sovereign.
Wells-Ann Veronica.
CHILDRENS BOOKS.
Baker-Girls of Fairmount,
Acknowledgement In Fairyland
Elaisdell-Polly and Dolly.
DuBois-Lass OF the Silver Sword.
Holton-Little Stories About An
imals.
Houston-Five Months on a Dcrellct.
Jepson-Lady Noggs, Peeress.
McDonald-Kathleen in Ireland
McDonald-Manuell In Mexico.
McDonald-Rafael in italy.
McDonald-Ume San in Japan
Paine-Tent-Dwelle
Stretton-ChriStmas Child.
Weikel-Betty Baird
WellS-Patty's Pleasure Trip.
Paine-College Years.
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els E Clark contributes graphs ar
ticle on The Individuality of the South
American Republics" The Modern
Short Story Is a brilliant article by w.
j. Dawson. Frank D. PaVey contributes
an article on the Sale of American
Securities In France" Elizabeth Bis
land has a charming essay on Tho
wood Johnson Is the author OF a poem
on "Saint-Gaudens.' In the literary
department the following books are
noteiced: Henry James's Julia Bride
Bennetts "Old Wives Tales" Wells
Ann Veronica Hewlott's Open Couu-
try" Howells's Seven English Cities"
Pennclls French Cathedrals;" Father
Robert Hugh Benson's AN Alphabet Of
Saints" Phelps's Jonathan and David"
etc, etc. The department OF world
politics contains communications from
London and Athens.
The secret of Forest Cheney's psychic
melody. the very fountain and source CT
his wlzardry, is told In compelling fnsh-
Ion by Newton A. Fuessele In Human
Life FOR December.
"Cheney's playing held an uncanay
something, a weird, unnamcable quail
ity. which poured itself straight into
the soul like a vital. exquisite wave
He had played a simple lullaby of his
own composition He had been encored
again and again. in itself a strange oc-
currence at East Aurora. Yet 1 had
observed that when he played on muted
strings The Last Rose of Summer"
when his magic bow made 1t rise end
fall in exquisite cadence, to circle AMI
float and eddy warmly through the
hall, thcre was a rapt. mesmeric atten-
tlon, and l was told after the concert
that no player had ever done to q Roy
croft audience what this virtuoso had
done.
BY this time my interest was thor
oughly aroused, and l determined to
learn the story of Cheney's life-what
paths he had followed, what influences
had moulded him. on what manner OF
loom the strange fabric OF his character
had been woven"
Newton A. FuesSele's story in the De-
cember Human Life of the wonderful
musician-we had almost said masi-
cian-who has taken Roycroft audi
enccs by storm. is fascinating from its
very strangeness.
Of this most unusual character We
read: zone day In his earlier man
hood he had become suddenly aware
OF the fact that he radiated n powerful
to dispel Il headache for one of his ac-
quaintances he met with startling sue
cess. 1t was then that a strange query
sprang suddenly through his mind.
Why not utilize this singular magnetic
power which reposed within him into
the playing of his violin7 He straight
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A QUERY.

III soft sweet music can be caught,
And I'm rubber record wrought.
So that when we're I'm need OF song
To ease the pressure of some wrong
BY winding up an instrument
We get the comfort therein pcnt,
Why may not some inventor make
A record Winters breeze to take,
rrcsh blown across the Ice and snow,
To ease our suDcrfcrvid woo
That August brings, and I'm our cline
Makes Fahrenheit work overtlmeP
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The following Al volumes will be
added to the public library Monday
morning, Dec. 10. 1909:
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NEW BOOKS FOR HOLIDAYS.

JOSEPH SMITH. THE PROPHET
TEACHER. by B. II. Roberts.
handsome art binding .............. ..7bc
JOHN STEVENS COURTSHIP,
Susa Young Gates. cloth en-
bossed NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. N.oo
WILFORD WOODRUFF, His Life
and I.abors as told by himself and
edited by NJ. T. Cowley. cloth. .S2 90
Bound In full leather ....,..-......$ 1850
Send for catalogue of Bibles and all
Church publications.
DESERET NEWS BOOK STORE.
Leading Book Concern.
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way undertook a series of interesting
experiments. These proved weIrdly
successful. Gradually he evolved 4
method of playing directly from his
suo-conscious WILL which eventually in.
vested his tones with a quality whieh
Is compelling, uncanny, and wondrous 4
ly seductive"
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PERSISTENCE.

or fortunes gifts men need but three,
Lies highest reaches TO attain:
for whatsoc'cr. the prize may be,
Self-trust and toll and time will gain.
The Cavalier.
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SALT LAKE OPERA co.

At Logan
December 18th. Excursion via O. :.
L. Round trip from Salt Lake. $3.50;
limit December 18th.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-05

su'hs'h- Speaking or Rosalbas gift Of the ar,
% 'n' fasteiiist 10 France he has this good saw
ing italian its statement largel, Threatened
10 De- uttered with some Hsping French accent
OF lhettn'ss, until from the North came la
iouf and brought Flemish frankness and sin
oefi'S 10 the use of IT, speaking pure French
uf"ush It's employment and carving il 10
highest achievement There YOU have the
salient Characteristic ~ most of the work with
which this book deals. la Tour was a true
aftlst He used pastel with n marveIlously light
and sensitive touch, expressing all its deIicacy
al It's diaphanous subtety. an its fragile lowell
Ness. But he knew how 10 draw and 10 model.
and he cared for character Hence his ror-
traits have both vitality and rectitude the
beauty which comes from inspiration, from
genius. and the honest. enduring merit which
comes from knowledgable craftsmanship
lie vas the greatest Of his line the one master
OF oourtly charm in his era. comparable for
pure artistic power with Chardin But he had
contemporaries Who were not unworthy Of him.
some Of whom We have named. and il is a brave
company that MIR. Macfau describes W. are
glad that he has made this volume The glory
OF pastel belongs 10 la Tour and his century
and il is Well that his genius and ,he character
of his school should be made more familiar To
American readers Mr.. MacfaITs Illustrations
too, are IN most. II no; in all. instances unconl-
monty good ColCr plates, even when handled
as they are handled Ia Paris to-day. viii
scarcely preserve the perfect bloom and softness
OF pastel, and the illustrations in this book do
not give us absolutely exact equivalents for the
original MASTERPIECES But they go far toward
recalling the beauty Of the latter They make.
indeed. one Of the handsomest holiday hooks
published in q long time