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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-08
VIE ROMANCE OF TIE DESERT.

THE ROMANCE OF TIE DESERT.
Across the Grand canyon and the
Utah line the desert still prevails. But
1t appears a harshcr desert. There are
few water-holes, miles apart. Long
cscarpmcnts of red rock enclose oval
valleys. Some OF these valleys have
good grass part Of the year. The mesas
ana pateaus support cedar and pine
and luXurint grass Southern Utah is
bold and barren. cut and ridged BY
sharp saw-tOuth mountain chains. be-
tween which are rolling levels Of sage.
1t was an uninhnbltable country, but
the Mormons made it liabitablc. They
made homes in places Stunned by In
dians. There are only Il few settle
mcnts In southern Utah These little
villages are connected by trails,
through the sage, under the towering
red cliffs. over the ridges. They are
cut off from the world. The fanaticM
Mormons who settled there dclibcr-
ately sought the widest, sternest.
barcst desert so "to multiply in
Fifty Years of toll, such as ordinary
settlers never had. have made those
villages green. luXuriant, bright spots
in the dead gray 81 the dcscrt. ThcS
We're praying and working, not
lighting men. Tho majority We're
forcign-born, OF different natlonalitleS
but their religion soon made them
like ono family The iawlossness cnmo
long after they had made the oasis
in the desert, and after their pros
rerity became known. Then four
hfths of the inhabitants were Nor
mons
At the present time the Mormons Of
southern Utah are perhaps not greatly
different from what they were forty
years ago. The women arc comely, but
serious. They speak low and they are
never idle. The old mon are patriar-
rchaI, white-bcarded They walk with n
cane, make long pipes, dream. and
talk Of the exodus and their gigantic
lnbors in making tho desert bloom
like a rose. Tho younger men are lean,
bronzod. long-limhed, with eyes like
eagles. They are silent: they seldom
SMILE They ride as hard rs Navaios,
They are cXpert with n rifle and
wonderful with lasso. Their rl,ysi-
cal endurance is marvellous
cisco Cocina in Harper's Weekly.
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furnish much fun. much wisdom on the
difficulties naturally arising between
youth and age. and many pictures OF
beautiful affection. The old man Is fun
of dry humor, and the young one has at
his command as many happy smiles as
any person one ever met in real life or
in tifvtion.
Bottle men are high tempered, but
they are both gentlemen wnrm-hcartcd
and honorable. Of course there must
be love affair and that furnishes the
opportunity to introduce two charming
women. and the opportunity To cXpound
feminine nature. This MIR. WATSON does
as toniShingly well. His women are neil
Their men in pctticoats nor miserable
cats. but are ladies of force, of char
acter, with the charms ana Weaknesses
belonging to the sex. The first half OF
the story mas to do chiefly with the love
story; the last half with n business
fight, though the love affair depends for
its success largely on the outcome of
the business venture. Fihe first part is
9U--hff. .ow ZekH neeeec X2lltlff tffotot
more exciting. 1t is so exciting that
the reader comes to the last chapter
quite GREATNESS and bewildered, Every
thing comes out rs one wishes ii to, and
as is proper in n comedy, everybody is
radiantly happy. Though the latter
part of the bookls is especially breath
less. there is no tagging in 1t at any
point. There is action on nearly every
page. The few discussions that take
place are so pertinent and so eager that
they have almost the effect of being
themselves actions.
The Steering Wheel Is n triumphant
success It will hold the attention of
any reader who likes rapid action.
amusing situations, clever sayings and
nice people. 1t will give great pleas
ura to number OF people. Mr.. Wason
has made good his promise.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-08
ENVOI.

all the trials we bazcd. back again.
Hearts against the cold autumn rain;
We who scorncd the nnrigoIds found anew.
stopped lift the bucrcuD trimming with der,
We. free of -odcnrod. drOwsy with the bloom
or the scarlet nopnics, cahncd III room.
How kind to us. how the world was good
When left the canon streets for the
That the great wise mother brcalcs into desire.
All hut there warmth to from the sunset fire.
when undcrfOOt wnlsct rcd
And paused rock and fern eager fed.
Yesterday the dawn. fingered rise,
Sigh. and lift herself into
gold leaves anew the green
Cleaning. from the lawns in their sheen
We the newly rich In mind, rich eye and brain,
Front the desperate days ana nights of again.
From Golfers.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-08
MAGAZINES

The October Century contains an arti-
Gle on "The General Federation OF
Womcns Clubs" by Miss Hildegardc
Hawthorne, not herself a club-womun,
but Il woman Of broad information and
sympathy. Miss Hawthorne attended
the Hast meeting the tenth biennial,
of the General Federation, at Cincin-
natl. specially to gather material for
the paper, from WHICH extracts are
given below:
The one woman invited to attend the
meetings of the first conference of gov
ernors held at the White House in
1908 was Mrs. Sarah S. Plat Decker
of Denver, then president of the Cen
cral Federation of Women'S clubs. and
during her speech TO the conference
she told this story:
one evening Farmer Johns came back
from his weekly trip TO town, half a
dozen miles away. and after unhitch-
ing his mare, walked over to the pump
for his customary scrub, ana then
Joined his son and daubhter At supper
in the kitchen.
Sort o. pears 10 me $ though Ia "a
forgot something or other" he re-
marked toward the end of the meal,
as he searched for his tobacco.
"Why, pa. did you get the reel of
thread and the pink Bingham for my
drcsS?'
yep"
"And the crocl; for butter ana the
bag OF flour, ana the vanillcr iavI-
inS?"
Yep
shoe old Jinny?"
Yep sam"
wen, pa, don't rcc-elect that sc
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written many years ago as q motto to
be put on an old-fashioned patchwork
Guilt and the opening line first read:
sleep sweet beneath this silken uuilt'
Inc author though no longer young,
writes still with great vigor and some
OF her most recent poems show quail
| ties of imagination unsurpassed in her
earlier work.
Three of our leading humorists have
died within n month; Myra Kelly. o.
Henry and Mark Twain. which leaves
us poor indeed in this department Of
literature, where the demand always
exceeds the supply It is therefore n
source of congratulation that new
hiimorist has appeared in the field in
Mr.. Owen johnson, whose 1.-THE Var
mint the Baker & Taylor Cos rings
true with genuine humor.
Harper & Brothers announce the pub
licatIon Of two books of fiction-"Cum-
incr's Son" by Sir Gilbert Parker. and
Other Mlin-traveled Roads," by Ham
lin Garland. Their other new pubiica-
tons this week number three and are:
"Harper's Book of Little Plays" n vol
ume for school ana home entertain
Inent,. edited by Madalenc D. Barnum:
Hygiene for Mother and Child" by
DR.. Francis II. MacCarthy: Captain OF
'tt ''i'Ntii' SlolS VI Sthbbl stIlN
ball, by Alden Arthur Inipe.
"The Wild Olive" by the author of
THE Inner Shrine" and Imagination
in Business" by Lorin +, Deland are
announced for reprnting by Harper &
Brothers.
Little, Brown g. Co, rs the authorized
American publishers of Z. Phillips OPP
penhcim, have brought out for the first
time new editions of two of Mr.. Oppen-
helms older novels "Thc Mystery of
Mr.. Bernard Brown" and "a Daughter
of the Marions." uniform with other
Oppenheim novels. The only new OPP
penheim novels this year are THE H.
lustrious Prince issued in the spring,
ana THE Lost Ambassador which
Little, Brown & Co., published this
month, with illustrations in color by
Howard Chandler Christy.
1t appears that Sir Walter Scott was
q vigorous opponent Of the movement
to establish an English Academy OF
letters In letter "To the Honorable
John Nillers, afterwards earl Of Claren
dom" he gives voice to very emphatic
opinion. We all know John Bull and
that from mere contradictions sake
he VIII overlook what Is admirable,
rather than admire upon anything re-
semblng colnpulsicn, Every Judgment
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NOTES

Dickens, after n l;fe in which he GER
tainly did not stint himself, says u
writer in the Bookman for October, was
able to leave to his heirs an estate OF
an approximate value of half million
dollars, and his immediate family was
by no means, a large one, as large fam
lilies CO. The fact is now that SoIie of
his grandchildren today are engaged
In earning their own livelihood, ana
that others are receiving small pensions
from the English government.
In discussing THE Ultimate Ideal
and the Rewards OF the Higher Read
ing" Mr.. Kuhn remarks that the paths
of literature sometimes lead us away
IRON the greater names. and that it is
not wise for man to persistently ignore
the lesser men and the lesser books.
For Just as the philosopher may some
times learn from the humble mechanic,
SO the philosophic reader may get many
an important fact. catch n glimpse
pl some new principle some sudden
insight or CLEAN Of light from the hum
blcst book. To fulfil the ultimate ideal
OF the art of reading. to see something
OF all time and all existence. the read
er must indeed do more than read the
lew great masterpieces of the worlds
literature. He must learn, like Emcr-
son, sublime lessons from the very bull
iet'ns OF the streets. Even newspapers,
read in the right way. deepen our
knowledge Of life and tho world, and
many brief paragraph OF news has
the same. power to show us the infinite
pathos, tragedy, beauty and sublmity
OF life, rs the works of the greatest
poets. So books Of history. travel. sci
enre, philosophy. religion, nay. even
Doctors theses and the ephemernl
pamphlet, may lend their way to light,
toward the deeper understanding of
ms strange existence Of ours--'this
world which is SO hard, this life which
must end in death'--nnd which are yot
rich in the beautiful and the'strangc'
The Baker & Taylor company an
nounce a new book of poems by Mrs.
Ellen NJ. H. Gates, author of "Thc
treasures of Kurium.' 1t will be news
10 many readers that Mrs. Gates is the
author Of the little poem, almost uni
gins:
sleep sweet within this quiet room
On. thou whoecr thou art"
Few poems have been so frequently
h'la widely reprinted as this, which has
uoe'i printed as n card and hangs in
thousands of,homes.n 1t was, in fact,
q
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-08
MISCELLANEOUS.

Ing, oct 10:
MISCELLANEOUS.
Art Of Decorating Show Windows and
Cotton-carp of children.
Davls-Rcvelntions OF the Life Beau
tlful
FRANKS Esperanto for the English.
iiulnsh-The Motion Picture; Its Ma
king and Its Thcater.
.abriola--Socialism and Philosophy.
Raphnol-Guide to AStroloGy.
Rcncrt-Lope dc Vega.
Richards Metallurgical Calculations,
V. and 3.
smith Conflict.
II { Scnatc--Tarirr Acts 17S0-l903.
linton standard Concert Guide.
wiener Essays in Pentatcuchal Crit
icism.
Hauptmnnn-Dle Weber.
Flanptmnnn- Etusamc Menschen.
Hatlptmann-Hpn Himmclfahr'.
Sudcrmann-S odom's Ende
cHlLDREN's BOOKS,
Young Peoples Book .ohetS, 20 vols
Famous Poems.
Famous Tales, 3 vols,
Forty Famous Fairy TatrS.
SloriCR nf licroism.
Adventures About aud Ashore
Almost True stones
Book Of Romance.
Robinson trl2'2,
stories Grandmother Knew
Tales tor Bedtime.
StcrIes of School pays
Two ana -Four footed l'rMhds'
I}rok Of laugh'Hr
give Old FtvoritnS,
stories Of the EepuJi's
Tales stranger Than flcu9l'
rates Of Oldcn Time
stories from tn Best OF books
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-08
SIX BEST SELLING BOOKS.
RECORD FOR AUGUST,

According to reports from the lead
,rr hook sellers of tho country. the
Elk books thction). which have sold
hcst in tho order OF demand during
the month are:
/, The Wild Olive. Anon .,'....s so
. Tho Rosary. Barclay. ,,,,.'E LOB
4 simon the Jester. Locke. ....$ 30
a 4 Modern Chronicle, Churchill sl.5o
n a splendid Hazard, MacGrath SI50
9. Nathan Burke, Watts,.,.... 'Sl,5o
DESERIGT NEWS BOOK STORE.
Tho leading Book Concasn.
Q Main st.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-08
REAL COUNTRY LIFE.

The crooked lanes we had followed
were nankcd with mud walls Gable1
with thatch. mud walls that had bean
erected before bricks were known.
When we came TO Il tiny bridge that
spanned the village stream Mr.. Gra-
hame leaned over 1t and watched Il
fish that was scurrying toward us.
Around the bend the cause of his alarm.
a feet of ducks, sailed into View.
Ducks have II happy time Mr.. era
hamc unused as they wnddlcd to the
bank and tlirtcd their wings Mt him.
"Yes, this is the real country" he
added commuters know nothing o.
real country life. We have, by the way,
adopted the word 'commuter' from you
Americans. What do we call them
We say season ket-holders.' More
over commuters neither live in the
country nor in town How can they
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-08
a GENEROUS AND CHARITABLE
WISH

II wish all might know Of the bene-
1T I received from your Foley's KID
ney Remedy" says I. n. Regan. Far
MGR. Mo. His kidneys and bladder
gave him so much pain. misery and
annoyance. he could not work. nor
sleep. He says Foley's Kidney REM
cdy completely cured him.-Schramm-
johnson Drug Co.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-08
AN OLD PICTURE OF DR.. LUELLA MILES

AN OLD PICTURE OF DR.. MILES.
late Mr. and Mrs Henry p Miles
OF the city Dr. Miles
the prominent
is of
w. wrcnce
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-08
ANCIENT BATTLEFIELD.

"I am glad you like Blcwbury.' he
said. ct is quant--nnd quite as Il
was in the days of King Alfred. Ihat
stretch Of land you see over there,
called Blewbury Bottom, is said to be
one Of the battleiclds on which Al
fred defeated the Danes II you would
like to go for walk I can show You
some attractive cottages and We may
meet few of the villagers,
although the peasants. II you may
call them peasants. ere really good
sort after they have grown used to
your presence among them. at first they
arc wonderfully suspicious. They re-
sent ANYTHING now. Curfcw Is still re-
gnrdcd as an innovation and when 1t
rings, they grumble. The miller, who Is
pcrhaps the most conservative inhab-
liant OF this conservative place, claims
that these .mucking half-holidnys arc
the ruination of the English race His
name Is Justos Corduroy, and though
have often tried to find out whether
his is an old family name have never
succeeded in drawing him,
"The family names here are curious
IL interesting The farmhouse In which
| live IL known rs Boham's farm. Tho
churchyard is filed with the graves of
the Bohams Yet today no one by the
name of Boham lives in Blowbury: as
far as I know the Boham family Is
extinct"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-08
NEW LIBRARY BOOKS.

The following rs volumes will be add
ed to the nubllc library, Monday morn
i,,,r 0pi 1O.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-08
IF WE HAD THE TIME

IF WE HAD THE TIME.
II i Iadtlc 10 find II place
An, stu nc
n, self that stands no show
IN my.da that rusl.cs
might r,c.ti would soul
Wns toward tho shining goal--
4 might be BY the thought sublime
wei iudl time!
had tine To let my heart
sneak outs an life
10 al, stretch hand
To a cnniratie uunrtcrcl on No-luch innd
might but Just sit still
And heart the not wlpDoor will
| wish with God would Rhyme
Ind
ad
much would
IND sudden will IL. ~.
when did yon ill
IN the bTuvado
Could and let
nIicrs.i would chime.
time!
Richard Burton from "cart Irobs' in the National Nlngn
October.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-08
Especial Correspondence


oNDON, Sept 3O.-When Kenneth
Grahame. who Is the author OF
perhaps the most delightful
L. books ever written. Dream
Days" and "Thc Golden Age was
askcd for an interview, he wrote back,
saying that he had mo views, no
ideals no theories. no ideas as to metl-
DDS or styles, no anything-in fact,
no interviewer ever succeeded in get
ting copy worth "A cent out of him.
on meeting Mr. Grahnme you i'm
mediately grasp the whole thing. Ideals
at !enyt Mr.. Grahame's. arc much too
fine n possession for promscuous DIS
crssion. You simply know that he
thinks of the best things In the most
rational way. You know furthermore
that 1t would be an impcrtinence to re.
uIcst him to advance theories ana
views as YOU might demand from n
cheap philosopher or purVeyor Oh
rhetoric.
Now, Mt the risk of being hopelessly
fashioned. am going to describe
tho amusing little village where MI.
Grahamc lives. Blewbury Is the most
unconcerncd, unenlightcncd, undefiled
spot in the Berkshires. Even our eS-
tccmcd friend, Mr.. Bacdccker, Is not in
tho know From the crane above
tho door of Blewhury's principal taV-
ern hangs dingy painting of man
scrootching under the weight of Il wom-
an astride his back: and the house de-
rivcs its name from the title OF TINS
Observation-Disclosures Load of Mischief,
With extreme JUNCTION the landlord OF
'rhc I.oad of Mischief directed me to
4, ,,, fnr
Mr.. Grahame's personal appearance
would surprise anyone who has mag
incd him with the supposed carmarks
of an author. Rather than az bending
over desk it is easier to picture him
standing by a pile Of neat leather bags
ready to take the afternoon train to
some leisurely country house party
First Of ali. he Is so very good to look
at: he gratihcs the general relish Tor
! stature. complexion and form: Be-
sides this his deep intellectual repose
of country life has given him pleasant
intonations that one never hears In q
town man.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-08

prolonged exclamation: by Gosh!
It's ma I've forgot
And that" observed Mrs. Decker,
"has been the trouble MI along. Mas
been left behind But now she has given
UP waiting She has arrived by n path
of her own. ana she $ not going to be
forgotten again."--From Hildegardc
iiawthorne's The General Federation
ri Women's Clubs" in the October Cen
fury.
The Woman's Home Companion for
October:
Here is n big. complete magazine for
women and children, Here are fiction,
fashions, serious articles. cooking and
dozen other practical subjects.
The home decoration and hundicrnft
department., which is growing into one
.of the most important sections Of this
Journal, comprises so many points Of
interest that any home loving woman
is bound to profit by 1T in some manner.
The special articles include. The
story Of My Boston DrawIng-Room."
by julia Ward Howe Women as
Theatcr- Gocrs,'' by Waiter Prirhard
Eaton; The Truth About Equal Suf-
trage," by ANN Steesee Richardson.
atvital article upon tuberculosis and its
prevention by James Jenkins, Jr
Juliet Wilbor Tompkins, Mary Hea-
ton Worse. Fannie Hcasip Lea and
Marie Manning arc among the short
story writer's who find place in tho
October number OF the Woman's Home
Companion, True Love- n thrilling
stage story BY Hubert Foutner Is now
in It's second part.
The fashion department seems 10
cover every possible need for tho wom-
IN who wishes To be we'll Gowncd, and
Tor tile younger readers the Kewpies In
verse and picture form one of many
Interesting features
This Is what the managing editor
said when he gave NhalIcy the as
signment:
You are To write an article on Sure
lock Homes al work IN his Rnker
street office. Got in with him some
how. aud see how he follows out II case.
Here's an order on the cashier for five
hundred dollars II you need more,
cable The Princess Victoria sails at
noon tomorrow Take her.
u am 10 have a free hand in"
WhalIcy began.
Adams waved him away.
"I;cg borrow or steal. but got tho
stuff" nnd he turned back to his desk
rs . sign that lie was through with the
matter.
This is the beginning of n story mot
| founded on fact" in the mid month
number Of the Top Notch Magazine. 1t
| is II fantastic. interesting yarn of how
| 4 New York reporter put one over"
| on the great London detective.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-22
warm WeIcome for Railrood

San Francisco, Aug. 22.--San Fran
cisco is no longer a ''two-railway''
town. 1t lost that dubious distinction
today, when transcontinental passen-
ger service was formally inaugurated
on the new Western Pacific. Thous-
ands of San Franciscans went to Oak
land, the terminus of the new line
to engage in the great celebration OF
the event organized by the people OF
that city.
The Western Pacific is an exten.
sion Of the Gould system westward
from Salt Lake City Through Its
connections it will afford a through
service, without change, from San
Francisco to Chicago, breaking the
monopoly held by the Southern Pa
cific for forty years. The access OF
the Western Pacific to this city was
gained only after a vigorous figh,
with the Hartman system. Guards
armed with guns had to protect the
pier at Oakland when the right of
way was being pushed out to a ferry
slip in deep water.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-22
FORMER MODEL NOW
HERSELF AN ARTIST

New York-Mrs. Philip Boileau,
wife of the famous artist rival of Har-
rison Fisher, is planning a trip to san
Francisco in pursuit of a new type OF
beauty. Mrs. Boileau, whose earlier
ambition was for the stage, has turn
ed her attention to art and only last
week returned from Paris, where she
has been studying She will continue
her studies under her husbands guid-
ance. and both are looking forward
to their proposed California trip with
eagerness.
Mrs. Boileau was formerly Emily
Gilbert. When the artist met her MISS
Gilbert was studying dramatic art at
the School of Acting in Carnegie Hail.
1t was case Of love at first sight
and the impetuous artist persuaded
the young actress to give up her
dreams of being another Bernhard in
order to become Mrs. Boileau. The
more the artist drew her face the
deeper he fell in love with her and the
better the work he produced. and he
has always declared that she is the
ideal American girl-not the athletic
and boisterous girl that Harrison
Fisher depicts, but rather the young
woman of a tender, sweet and SYM
pathetic disposition that a bachelor
dreams Of, but seldom finds.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-22
WORKMAN AUTO GUEST
OF PEARL CROWN PRINCE

Berlin.-The kindliness and cour-
tesy of the German crown prince were
exemplified the other day in charm
ing manner. AS his imperial highness
was motoring from Lubbock back to
Potsdam he saw workman trudg-
ing YEARLY along the road. The man
looked at the car with longing eyes
and the prince, taking in the situa-
ton at a glance, stopped his vehicle
and offered the workman a lift on
his journey. The laater, who did not
recognize the prince, needed no press
ing. He stepped into the car and the
pair rode on together.
En- route the horses Of a farmers
wagon SHE'D at the motor car and
blocked the way just as the vehicle
was about to pass The crown prince
just managed to stop the car in time
to avoid a collision, and the next mo-
ment he had sprung out and seized
the horses.
The workman also helped to paci-
fly the excited horses, and then the
journey was resumed. On arriving
at his destination, the village OF
Schonberg, in Hecklenburg, the work
man, who now knew the Identity OF
his host, profusely thanked his bene-
factor and was dismissed with gold
piece to drink the health Of the genial
heir to the German throne.