Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1889-12-05
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another volume with the December
number, the contents Of which ar,
rs follows: Country Homes, AmeI
anchier Ovalis, Ismene Catalina,
Garden Spells from the Autumn
| Woods, The Vegetable Garden
/ Christmas and Lenten Roses,
y Beginner in Fruit Growing, OuI
Native Tree Fruit, Premiums at
State Fairs, Foreign Notes, Pleas.
ant Gossip and Young Folks De
/ partment. The subscription price is
Sl.25, and with the volume COM
mencing in January is given n dainty
premium souvenir, consisting Of the
poem, Myself" illustrated by
twelve beautiful full page pic
lures, and enclosed in Illuminated
covers. James Wick, Rochester,
New York, is publisher Of the Maya
-iic, and also of the deliberately
illustrated Floral Guide, n copy Of
which is sent 10 any address Tor 10
cents.
The North american Retie,C is
amply fulfilling the promises made
10y the new management. a high
standard was set in the November
number, but the December number,
which has just come to hand, does
not fall below il, and the announce
ments for the future show that no
one who means to keep abreast Of
the times can afford to neglect this
sterling publication. In the Deem
Der issue the discussion Of the sub
ject Of "DivOrce, 4" which was begun
in November by Cardinal Gibbons,
Bishop Potter, and Colonel Inger-
soil, is continued by Mr.. Gladstone,
Justice Bradley, OF the United
States Supreme Court, and Senator
Dolph, Of Oregon. Mr.. Andrew
Carnegie, whose article on "Nyealth''
in the June number Of the Rer1etC
was the last article accepted by the
late Mr.. Rice, returns to that sub
jcct, writing this time on "The Best
Fields for Philanthropy" Colonel
lngersoll contributes Part | Of his
answer to the question, "Why AMI
an Agnostie 20 which is written in
his customary brilliant style.
George Westinghouse, Jr., Of the
Westinghouse Electric Company,
furnishes "a Reply TO Mr.. Edison"
wherein he contends that the alter
mating current is safer than the con-
tinuous current used by the Edison
Company in electric lighting, and
that wires can be put Underground
with entire safety. The Hon. Roger
q. Mills outlines the Republican
Tactics in the House, = and gives his
reasons for believing that the rules
ought not to be altered. Karl Blind
says "a Good Word for Jews,,' ami
Walter Damrosch, in GERMAN
Opera and Everyday Life" de-
scribes and explains the extraorii-
nary popularity Of Wagner's operas
in this country. Marion Harland
writes earnestly on THE Incapacity
IF Business Women.r Lord |
brings to con-
,lusion his series entitled Gan
English View Of the Civil War;
aging joint tribute 10 the genius |
II Lincoln and Lee as the two COM
figures which that period /
and General James b.
Fry points out some Of Lord Wolse-
ey's errors Of fact and Judgment.
'rhe New Method Of Voting'' is
from various points Of
-iew by SenatOr-elect Saxton, of
New York, the author Of the Saxton
Bill; Governor Ames, Of Massachu-
ettS; Governor Buckley, Of Con-
lecticut, and General William Ma
lone, Of Virginia. Among the notes
nd comments will be found a sug-
estive article by George NJ. Towle
n the application Of civil-service
ules 10 "rhe American Consular
ervice,@ and in ga Chance for
Iillionaires" Henry f. Rood advo-
ates the endowment Of a newspaper
hitch shall tell the truth, the whole
nth, and nothing but the truth,
nd give all sides an equal hearing
'ithout regard to the demands Of
le cOuning-rOom. .