The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-02
THE MAGAZINES.

The frontispiece of the February Cen
tury is portrait of John Ruskin in
middle life. The leading article IS
Heroes Who Fight Fire, by jacob
A. Riis. 1t tells about the ire laddles
of New York, and is fully illustrated.
There is a short article on The Great
! Exposition at Omaha" with illustra-
lions, by Charles Rowland Walker II.
Phelps Whiternarsh's THE Steerage of
Today is very interesting. Brander
Matthews article our American
Scholar" has for its subject Professor
Thomas r. Lounsbury, of Yale. Presi-
dent LincOln's Visiting Card; me
Story of a Parole of a Confederate Off
GER" is interesting. Sara Y. Stevenson
continues her "A Woman's Remin-
iscences of Mexico During French In
tervention" Mr.. Burton Harrison
Good Americans" is continued, as is
also S Weir Mitchell's The Adven-
lures of Francois The number
throughout is excellent, and every arti-
Gle will be found interesting. The Cen
fury Company, Union Square, New
York. Price, 35 cents.
The Bookman for February is un-
usually interesting. Chronicle and
Comment" gives Austin Dobson's
book-plate. 1t is very quaint thing
entirely out of the ordinary. There is
also a reproduction of Fred BamauPs
famous picture drawn for Dickens A
Tale of Two Cities" There is a splen-
did protrait of Robert Browning from
a photograph taken by Julia Margaret
Cameron. There is also picture OF
Matthew Arnold's grave in Laleham
churchyard. Adolph COhn writes of AL
phonse Daudet The article is accom-
panied by a portrait of the great novel
list. George Merriam Hyde writes of
1.-The Pedagogical Type" while John
W. Stone and Helene Louise Dickey
write of the One Hundred Best Books
for a Village Library" The reviews of
new books is very interesting and gives
one a good idea of the latest in litera-
ture. The Book Mart shows that
Quo Vadis'' still leads all books in pop
Dodd. Mead & Co., 9Th Ave. and 21st
street, New York. Price, 20 cents.
The Living Age for January %, is full
of choice articles. The leading one is
by II. r. Fox Bourne, entitled, BLACK
and White Rights in Africa" Walter
Besant writes more charmingly about
The Farm and the City" David An
derson writes about Scandinavian Lit
erature," and Herbert Paul of 1.-The /
New Learning" A new and what prom /
ises TO be a very interesting novel is I
commenced, entitled, a Simple Story"
for the Living Age by A. NJ. /
It. Rene Bazin's with All Her Heart
is continued.
The Living Age Company, Boston,
Mass. Price, 10 cents.
The improvement Era for February
is an interesting number. Representa-
tive King concludes his series of arti-
cles on Statehood and How it was
Achieved" Rev. n. E. Clemenson tells
Of The POlity of the Presbyterian
Church" Sarah E. Pearson has a
poem, dedicated ITO President MILFORD
Woodruff" Professor Willard Done
writes about Young Characters in His
tory" The Era is well adapted to the
class of readers for which it is specially
designed.
The Improvement Era, Salt Lake
City.
The New Time for February contains
IN article by Eugene V. Debs entitled
'Martyred Apostles of Labor" Profess
;Or Thomas Z. VIII, president of Kan
'as Agricultural college. writes on
Hard Money versus Soft" There is
he usual variety of matter
Charles Il. Kerr & Co, 50 Fifth Ave
Tue, Chicago. Price, 10 cents.
The New York Tribune Almanac and
SOHIical Register Tor 1898 easily stands
It the head of all newspaper ANNALS;
t leads where others follow. There
ire $40 pages, all replete with live, in
eresting and reliable matter. 1t is a
irritable encyclopedia, containing all
hat a newspaper annual should con-
ain, emitting only what should be
mitted. The New York Tribune Alma
lac is always an authority. and author ,
ty is what is wanted in such a publ
ffOn I
nd political register should buy this !
ne.
The Tribune Association, New York. .,
Price, % cents.