Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-03
LITERARY SorEs.

THE AmcTicaa Agricu fwii has
made new departure by Issuing n
western edition weekly from its San
Francisco house. This edition CON
tains matter OF special Interest 10 west.
otn agrlcultuTisls. The latest Issue
devotcs considerable space 10 this Tern.
tory, one VI tho chief Illustrations
being designated "a homestead 10
UlAu, the youngest stat In tho Ameii.
eau consteilAtion.0 a rage article ON
Farming In salt Lake valley Is con.
1nbated by Niuotta Eamcs.
TiE OCUnER number Of the North
american AeUis0 contains many
articles on timely aud intorestlns
topics by distinguished writer's. 10
opens with two articles entitled
"lssuea OF the Coming" Elections, 10
which tho principles on which the two
great partite viii 20 before the nation
In tue approaching Congressional
campaign are outlined with precision
and authority by the Hon. William L..
Wilson and rK-Sprekur Reed respect.
lively. "in The Catholic Church anu
the Saloon" the Most Rev. AIcnbishop
ireland explains the muaning OF
Mar. Ssaoil's recent declslon regard.
log liquor dealers which ha.
caused 20 much discussion.
"rhe Municipal Problems Of Lon.
don" are dealt with by the LofI
Mayor OF London, the Right Hon.
ueOfge Robert Tyler. sir Edwin
Arnold writes Of "Aslronomy aud
krligion," Assistant Secretary Of the
Navy Mchdso ON the necessity tor
"Rrorgan lzation Of tho Pefsonnel OF
the Navy" J. Hsnniker Heaton, NJ.
r., uitcutsrs "fha TrAusatlantlc
Msils;" Senator James IL. Kyle, Of
Dakota, chairman OF thu Senate com.
mittec on education, considers the
question, GLOW Snail the Indians lie
Educated2" and other we'll known
writers discuss topics prominent before
the public.
AN IMPORTANT new book on mum.
olpal administration, entitled CITY
Government Ia the United States, by
Alfred H. Conklln, FORMERLY an alder.
man In Now York city and n member
" the assembly, Is TO DO published
Immediately by ID. Appleton n 90.
lhe author de.ctibes the different de-
parlments OF tue chief municipalities,
their methods and tho past aud present
abuses. Olhct works announced by
thia ssme publishing house are Wo.
mau's Share Ia Primitive Culture, 10y
q. r. Mason, VI the United states
naiional museum, the ffst volume Ia
tue Anthropologioal series; anu the
second and concluding volume OF
Edgar s. Maclay's History OF the
United states Navy, covering the
period from the war Of 1912 10 the
pretunl.
"TnE AMERICAN Repuclic has nov
lasted morv than a hundred years; and
little Switzerland maintains a preca.
rious oEislenoe by favor OF powerful
neighbors Jealous Of each other; but the
so'called republics Of Greece, Rome ami
Italy, and two French republics, have
perishrd. Mexico anu the republics VI
Genital aud South America are iuse-
cure aud Ineffective governments. On
tue whole, IN spite o. our instructive
iaith IN free Institutions, W. cannot
shut our Dyes 10 tho fact that the augu-
ries which eau be- drawn from history
are not favorable 10 the real permau-
encr OF any republic" Thus writes
President Charles w. Eliot, OF Har.
ward, Ia the October number OF thu
Forum, In discussing the question,
"Wiii thea American Republic ondufe?D
MI Eliot then proceeds 10 give his
views aa TO how the inquiry may he
answered In the affirmative. His ar.
liclr, With one by h. y. Gpilckun, "Is
the Blush empire stabl,2" aud a list
d others ON live topics, make an excel
lent number Of the magaz ne.