Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-05

anccdote: A compatriot of theirs,
speaking to Francois CoPpee, asked.
Do you speak English, Monsieur"
And Coppee answered, modeStly. Non,
Madame. am still learning French
In support of the contention made
by Henry Savage Landor. tho Tibetan
explorer, author of "In the Forbidden
Land" which the Harpers published
In this country eleven years ago, that
the word "re-dlscovcries" rather
than discoveries" should be applied
to many of the findings of Even
Hedin during the latter's recent
journey through Tibet. 1t Is fair to
note that in the Royal Geographical
Society's Journal. of London Jan.
1st and April 1st. 1909, serious
scientific exception Is taken to DR..
Even Hedin's claim of discovery, not
only of the sources of the Bramapu-
ira and the Transit -Himahlya," but
also of the discovery of the source
of the Indus and the SutleJ rivers.
William Watson once had the good
fortune to be mentioned In a letter
written by Lafcadio Hearn, that puzzl-
Ing seer Of the Orient and the tropics.
whose stories even the simple "Chlta,"
which recently the HarDers printed
again, stamp themselves so inefface-
ably. The letter. printed in the Allan
| tic runs. "Why do we feel that a poet
! like Watson has no right to be
\ mocker say cruel things to his fellow
man? We feel the same In reading
Tennyson's terrible satire on Bulwer
Lytton and Browning's brutal anger
at Edward Fitzgerald. I think we
regard IT as an obscure poem by a
priest, or, in other words, a sort Of
| sacrilege to self, We have not yet
| learned Gas think we shall some day.
| to confess aloud that the highest
| poetry is religion, and It's (poetrys)
| world priests the true prophets and
arc shocked and panied when these
betray any sign of those paltry or
/ mean passions above which their art
at other times lifts up
| In her "Recollections of Andrew
| Johnson" in tho recent Harper's 8
Mrs. Harriet S Turner gives an in
| teresting picture of this able, brusque
| American who was a tailor before he
| became president. He once told Mrs.
| Turner that he was able to think
| better when he was on his tailor
| bench, and that he thought women s
| needle-work for the same reason was
| an advantage to them. Some of
| Johnson's early education was ac-
| quired by study of his wife's school
books they were married. and he HIM
self confirmed this fact to Mrs. Tuner.
| Mrs. Turner Is n granddaughter OF
| George w Campbell. of Tennessee.
| who was successfully representative
| and Senator. secretary Of the treasury
| under Madison, and Minister to Rus
sia under Monroe Her remembrances
OF President Johnson are vivid and OF
historic interest.
In London they have been trying
to find out whether the novelists be-
lIeye that the Christmas spirit Is the
Same as when Dickens wrote about
1t. OF less naturally joyous less full
OF simple cheer To the question ar
answer written by Max Pemberton
the novelist. whose book. "Slr Rich
| ard Escombe." afterwards published
, by the Harpers, once contended WIFI
| one OF Mrs. Freeman's for prize, Is
| amended as follows: II do not at al
agree with the pessimists. Perhaps
! should have done so had l continued
to live in London. but I have found
and Old World village OF Surffoll
where think that Christmas is mucf
| as Dickens described II. In this par
| OF the world Nature does her best e
bless us with n frosty element which
nuts the Christmas card TO shame
Dickens wrote as an idealist, o.
course but I find a world of kindli
ness and goodwill quite In keeping
with his teaching. and am sure tina
many of these village folks do know
a real Joy OF Christmas which ever
, the superior person might find infec
tious The old traditions live well II
? the village OF which 1 am speaking
there arc bellringers at midnight. an'
chIldrens voices In the early morn
ing"