The Portland daily press., 1870-06-27
Recent Publications,

LIFE IN UTAH; or tho Mysteries and Crimes
of Mormonism; being an expose Of their
secret rites and ceremonies, with full and
authentic history of Poygamy and the
Mormon sect from its origin to the present
time; by j. III. Beadle, editor Of the Salt
Lake Reporter. Published by the National
Publishing Co., Boston, Mass.
This is not sensational work, but it is by
far the most fascinating book we have read
for long time. 1t deals with the strangest
and most fearful state of morals known to the
world, and furnishes more information upon
the subject of which it treats, than any other
work in print.
The author, Mr.. Beadle, is well known to
the public as editor of the Salt Lake Reporter,
and Utah correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial His letters from Utah were more
generally read than those of any other writer,
and fully warrant us in predicting for this
elaborate and carefully written work a large
and rapid sale. The book is full of the most
absorbing episodes and incidents of Mormon
life and my steries, as well as of solid and prac.
tical information. The high praise which it
has received from a number of members of
Congress and government officials, by whom
its publication was urged as a duty to the
country, stamps it as one of the most powerful
and thrilling works ever written.
The book is handsomely illustrated and is
sued in fine style. 1t is full of interest to
every one; for, besides its historical features,
and its mass of sound information, it goes deep
into the mysteries and crimes of mormonism.
The chapters devoted to their religion are brill
liant and startling, and will be read with the
greatest interest, and We are very certain that
the account of the strange rites by which con-
yerts are initiated into the Mormon faith, is
not exceeded In interest by anything we have
yet seen. 1t shows how obscene and disgust.
ing those rites are; how female modesty is
outraged in them, and how licentiousness is
taught as part of their religious creed; with
odd sketches of the Devil, showing the Nor
mon idea OF Mother Ewes temptation.
Every man owes it as duty to his country
to inform himself upon this great question
which must be met and settled at no distant
day, and no better opportunity could be offer
ed than this book presents. 1t is for sale by
subscription only, and agents are wanted in
every county. ..... 900
With the June number Ha,per's Magazine
entered upon its forty volume. Contain
ing from fifty to one hundred per cent more
matter than any ether monthly periodical,
English or American, the publishers have am
pie room to carry out their purpose of secur-
ing for its readers the greatest variety of mat
ter A glance at the contents of the present
number shows that while all the old and es-
tablished features which have made the maga-
zine so popular hitherto are retained, vet no
subject of popular interest is excluded from its
pages. Two historical papers; two of literary
"reminiscences; two treating of social life-in
one case as seen on an ocean steamer and in
the other, as found in an out-of- the -way valley
among the mountains of Ohio; paper on Ru-
perts Land and its People, and another on the
Running Turf Of America; two serial stories
-one of them illustrated; three brilliant noy-
eottes; Mrs. L. e. Furniss's pleasant sketch
of modern Filtration; an interesting chat
about Canes and Fans; and four poems of
characteristic force and beauty-together with
the five special editorial departments-make
up the contents of this number, comprising an
amount of reading matter larger than is con-
tanned in a volume of Macauleys History. Re-
garding the literary excellence, the variety,
and the attractiveness of its contents, aud the
timeliness of its occasional articles bearing on
current topics, the Publishers of Harper's
Magazine may confidently challenge for it
comparison with its previous record, and claim
that it is fulfilling the promises which they
have made in the past. ..I