The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-31
The Century.


In pictorial and literary features the
June Century is not behind recent Issues
in Thickness and general interest. A
finer portrait than thai OF Sir John
Herschel, the frontispiece, engraved by
T. Johnston, has rarely been printed in
The Gsi1turg Two other full-page por-
traits, of William, the father, and Caro-
line. the sister of Sir John, accompany
Professor Edwin S. Holden's authorI-
tative paper on 1.-The Three Herschels. y
Amuse ment and information are min
gled in Eugene va SmalIey's second
paper, In and Out of the New Orleans
Exposition" and the illustrations, by
Kemble. are full of character and hui
NOR. Mr.. Howells' third ipaper under
the title, "a Floreutlne Mosaic" Ito
which the artist Pencil has contributed
some OF his best works. has the grace
and hunor Of his travel stories COM
bined w4th fine historical sense. 1t
will be remembered that Theodore
Roosevelt, = after his experiences
at the. Chicago Convention, a year
ago, went upon "a hunting excursion to
the Far West In a graphic paper, en-
titled, tnStiIEhunting the Grizzly" he
describes the present state! of that dan
gerous sport and his own experiences.
Two. fpfl-page pictures accompany his
narrative. The. paper on 's0rchids, I"
by Mrs Sophie Bledsoe HerricIss, is pro-
fusely Illustrated By the author of the
paper ,;Nfho conveys IN popular way
much Interesting infofmation regarding
this remarkable plant Bishop Dudley
OF Kentucky, contributes his answer TO
the question, How shall we Help the
na,- EoIl
describes his experience in the engine
house when he was held as hostage by
John Brown at Harper's Ferry" The
short story of the number Is "Hilary's
Husband, clever character sketch BY
Grace DEMO Litchfield. Mr.. Howells's
Rising of Silas Lapham" grows absorb
lngly interesting as crisis arises at the
same time in the love affairs of the
daughters and in the prosperity of lap
ham, who tries speculation. with the
usual result. In the fifth part of Henry
James'S story, "The Bostonians." the
friendship of Olive and Verena is inter-
estingly developed.
In the May Century McClellan's Pen
insular Campaign was treated broadly
by the leading commanders on both
sides. In the June number special
events like the disaster to the Con-
federates at Beaver Dam Greek and the
terrible battle the next day at Gaines
Mill are particularly described by Gen
eral D. H. Hill; and by General Fitz
John Porter, who gained great credit
for his manner of fighting two-thirds of
the Confederate army with little more
than half the number, at Gaines Mill
Inc maps in these papers are probably
the most complete and satisfactory
battle-maps ever published in this coun-
try, and striking pictures and portraits
accompany in profusion. General
Irnboden contributes a striking anec-
dotal paper on "Stonewall Jackson in
the Shenandoah, describing the famous
Valley Campaign, which had an impor-
Isnt bearing on the withdrawal of Nc
Cleilan to the James River. In MEM
0rahda on the Civil War, ;" Colonel J. W.
bissell describes the ingenious methods
4aG,opteo a. IN saving out a channel above
aslaha Number Ten. which led to the
nanking OF that Confederate strong
hold on the Mississippi.
IN the editorial departments. "Tonics
OF me lime" discusses the Question of
party politics and 1.-THE Causes of the
Law S Delay" In open Letters"
there are short papers on "Tbe Laws
Delay, by Walter B. Hill; ssTbe Death
OF Iecumseh," by D. B. Cook; Color
BEDDING" in Horticulture, by Samuel
PARSONS, Jr.; and Christianity and
Popular Amusements, by Washing
kon GLADDEN.. The poems of the