The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-19
LITERARY NOTES.

a valuable contribution to the evidence
OF Christianity is the volume on 'Pri-
mary Convictions" by the Bishop of
Derry and Raphoe, which Harper q
Brothers have just published. 1t COM
pr1Ses series of discussions on the true
characteristics of the Christian creed-on
the belief in the Father Almighty, in the
incarnation of the Son, in the Holy Ghost
as speaking by the prophets, in the
resurrection OF the body, etc.-each OF
which IS stated in its divine simplicity
apart from all particular theories on the
subject. This volume will be appropriate
for Lenten reading.
The latest addition to Harper's Frank
lin Square Library is a novel by II. b.
Elnlay Knight, entitled ga Girl With
Temper" 1t is said to be an uncommonly
good piece of storytelling.
Mrs. Harriet Prescott Spofford has
written three part story entitled "Pris-
elias Love Story which is to be pub
lshed IN RG'per's BQzar, the first chapter
appearing in the issue for February 18th.
! The Overland Monthly for March will
contain three descriptive sketches Of the
Hawaiian Islands and its VOLCANOES, illus
trated with typical scenes, entitled .'In
the Wilds OF Hawaii,' by Edward Will
son; "a Dead Volcano, - by N. E. Full
Ter; THE Footsteps of Pele, - by Mabel
I'll. Closson. A feature of the number will
/ be weird story of medieval Paris street
barbados, illustrated by pen-and-ink
sketches by the writer, entitled ''Lauth,'
by Frank Norris.
A plea for silver, paper highly spoken
OF by Senator Stewart, will treat the sub
Ject thoroughly, and will be entitled
1.-The Free Coinage Of Silver" by John
Z. Henderson. An adventurous tale OF
two rides for life in Apache land will APP
pear in this number, entitled GA Scrap of
| lar-H icfr J. hxyC no Ri
illustrated poems and other fiction will
| give the number the usual western flavor.
DR.. Washington GLADDEN. is at present
taking the place of Phillips Brooks in
lectures to students at Harvard univer-
sity. His "Cosmopolis City Club now
appearing in The Century, has been par
ticuIarly timely and useful in communi-
ties where q fight for good government
happens to be going on. The first article,
which appeared a week before the city
primary elections IN Allegheny, Pennsyl-
vania, is SAID to have had decided influ-
ence IN the campaign conducted by the
| Citizens Reform association Of that city.
Talcott Williams, of the Philadelphia
Press contributes an article on "Phlla-
deiphia-A City of Homes' to the forth
coming number of st. Nicholas. This is
in the series on leading American cities
which is now appearing in st. Nicholas.
Mr.. Williams confesse5 that "Philadel-
phia is a dingy city by the side of Paris;
it is outdone by most of the worlds CEN
ters in all by which the world reckons
greatness; but no city, he says, that
is, or ever was, has done more to make
families, and therefore children, COM
Portable. If all Paris were to file past
you, every fifth person would be child
under fifteen years of age. Ii all Phila-
delphia were to do the same, there would
be three such children for every ten per-
sons. File for file, there would be one
half more children in Philadelphia than
in Paris; more, file for file, than in New
York or London: more than in any of the
worlds old great cities-more, because
PHILADELPHIA makes lie more comfortable
for families and Children
With The March number The Forum will
begin its fifteenth volume and enter upon
its eighth year. The romantic proper
tons OF the great Panama sw;ndle will be
explained in an article in the March num-
Der of The Forum, on "Panama: The
History of Colossal Bubble" by Ernest
Lambert, who was, at an interesting
editor of the Panama Star and Herald. 1t
will contain also, under the title of ga
Study in Municipal Corruption strik-
ing anonymous article, showing the
methods by which the bribery of city
councils, school boards and such other
bodies is done by contractors and their
agents. Mr.. r. II. Ingis Palgrave, an
English financial writer OF authority, will.
contribute statement of the English
view of investments in the United States.
The effect on the worlds trade of the
adoption by the United States of policy
of radical tariff reduction, is the subject
OF an article by a well known English
writer on trade subjects, Mr.. George w.
Medley.