The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-17
LITERARY NOTES.

W. II. Mallock, whose Labor and the
Popular Welfare aroused so much in
terest, has written a new volume of
essays, in which he discusses such
topics as the distribution of wealth
(controverting the principles laid down
by Karl Marx), the minimum of hui
name living, wages, the products of
work, and the census and the people.
General A. w. Greedy, of Arctic
fame, begins, in the March Ladies'
Home Journal, his articles on George
Washington, which are expected to
create considerable discussion. Gen
eral Greedy has read over 1000 of Wash
ington's private letters, and he writes
in a frank, unbiased way of the per
sonal side of Washington His first
article will deal with the loves and
courtships of Washington and his final
marriage to the widow GUSTS. Gem
eral Greely's articles are not likely to
confirm the estimate of those who re-
gard Washington in an ideal way But
they are truthful and admirably por-
tray the man as he was,-in reality.
Professor James Bryce, NJ. P, author
of The American Commonwealth" is
to contribute to early numbers OF
The Century a group of three papers
of South Africa, the fruit Of his study
of that region during a recent trip
from which he returned to London
about the first of January. At time
when public attention is so largely
occupied with this interesting region.
the dispassionate writing Of a trained
observer and philosophical statesman
like Mr.. Bryce cannot fail to have
weight.
Has been discussed during years
and centuries, for aught we know; and
no doubt will be TO the end of all time.
Need hard feeling and discord be in
evitable, when, for practical or senti-
mental reasons, a new mother is given
to a family OF children? We have no
doubt that careful investigation will
show that in many cases the arrange
ment has been a complete success, and
| that the new conner was loved only
second to the loved one gone. If all
! families were as loving and harmoni-
GUS and all stepmothers as brave and
! gentle as those depicted in the last
number of Will Cartoons Magazine,
Every Where. the question would be
settled at once.
Richard Harding Davis papers on
travel in Central and South America,
published in Harper's Weekly and
Hampers Magazine, will appear in
! book form February IA, under the
general title Three Gringos in Vene-
zuela and Central America" Mr..
! Davis has the peculiar gift of telling
! just what we want to know, and it is
! pleasant as well as profitable to use his
| eyes. The brilliant description of
Caracas. the Paris of South America, -
the capital of Venezuela, will perhaps
attract more attention at this time
than any other single feature Of the
! book
An exceedingly interesting his
torical novel entitled Two Queens. Is
announced. 1t is a translation from
the German of Count Simolin, the son
of the famous Count Sinolin who
rendered such signal services to Queen
Caroline Matilda of Denmark and
| Queen Marie Antoinette, and who
came into possession of several private
! letters and diaries entrusted by that
| Inflated queen to Count Fersen. The
book has been translated under the
advice of Professor Max Fuller, who
contributes a preface.
The Day of Their Wedding, a novel
by W. D. HoWells. This first appear
ed as a serial in Harper's Bazaar.
of Sister Althea and Lorenzo Weaver,
young members of a Shaker communi-
ty, who determine to ''be of the earth
ly order; to give up the angelic hfe;'
and in "The Day of Their Wedding"
we find them taking their first steps
at one moment with curiosity and de-
lfghtful Zest, at another moment with
shrinking distaste and fear-among
worldly folk at Saratoga. 1t is a theme
20 Alt Holt +oIry !, Id
| The charm of that secluded life from
which the lovers have emerged, and
to which they return, is faithfully,
given.
The x Jewel: A Scottish Romance
of the Days of James vi, by the Hon.
Frederick Moncreiff. The action be-
gins in the year 1856. A soldier Of
fortune, Captain Andrew Melvill, sur
named the Iron-armed, returning to
Edinburgh after years Of absence, finds
himself an object of King James sus-
picion. and is banished to the Castle
Of Ruthven, in Strathearn; and then
ensue adventures, both in love and in
war-and in both "alrs fair
On opening Harper's Round Table
for February II, we find it in keeping
with the Valentine season. A story by
ElIcHdFQ Barry, emitted An AfCnae-
illogical Valentine relates how two
bright young boys, in trying to play
a joke on a professor, discover him a
valuable bit Of ancient parchment
manuscript. The number also con-
tains: a Valentine-Day's entertainment
in the form Of play for girls, by
Caroline A Creevey, entitled 1.-THE
Changed Valentine;;' one of those
laughable boys letters, by Castor v.
Drake, entitled From Chum to
Chum;' oddities in Bicycles being
a trip around the recent Bicycle Show
in New York, with Illustrations of the
queer bicycles made by country boys
out Of wood; another instalment of the
serial story For King and Country
by James Barnes, and the first chapter
of 1.-THE Middle Daughter" by
Margaret E. Sangster. With it's fine
Illustrations and excellent departments
on boys sports, stamps, and photo
graphy, this is an exceedingly interest
ing number.
A number of unpublished letters of
an intimate nature, written by John
Randolph OF Roanoke, are incorporat-
ed in chapter of "reminiscences of !
the picturesque Virginia statesman to
be printed in the March Century. The |
article is written by Powhatan Boul- |
din, a relative of Congressman Boul- |
din, who was once a friend of Ram
doIph but was afterward estranged |
by the latters uncertain temper. One |
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