The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-05
CURRENT PUBLICATIONS.

The November number of the Pail
Mall Magazine is up to the usual high
standard of that publication. 1t con-
tains the first of a series of articles on
the American stage. written by Will
liam Archer, the we'll known dramatic
critic Famous foreign newspapers are
described by George A, Wade, with re-
productions of their first pages The
Ladies of Llangotten" is an account of
two very interesting characters of the
last century. The magazine contains a
study of Balzac by ". L. Henley;
birds in London" by DR.. w l..
Greene. and stories by Gilbert Parker,
Mrs. Flora, Annie Steel. Basil Marnan,
Edwin Pugh and Halliwell Sutcliffe.
THE Real Problems of Democracy"
is the subject of the leading article in
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly
for November. Under the title AN
English University" Mr.. Herbert
Stotesbury describes Cambridge The
curious kissing bug epidemic. which
was with us so recently, is next dis
cussed by no less an authority than
Professor l. O. Howard. chief of the
division of entomology at Washington.
The origin of the whole thing in a
newspaper reporters brain is shown
and finally a number of the bugs, which
might have been responsible for the
theory that the disease. malaria. is
spread by mosquito bites has been much
discussed of late years. many physi-
clans laughing at the notion and others
again thinking il a very probable ex-
PLANTATION of the origin of the disease
The subject of Food Poisoning is OF
the first Importance TO every household
er, and Professor Vaughans article
goes over the ground thoroughly. The
principles of wireless telegraphy are
explained and illustrated by Professor
John Trcwbridge OF Harvard univer-
sity. Professor William Herbert Hobbs
has an illustrated article on "Emigrant
Diamonds in America" The question
of Improvements in Theatre Santa
ton" is treated by William Paul Ger
hard. In THE New Field Botany
Professor Byron d. Halsted tells of the
study of the surroundings of plants
and their adaptation to them. The
question, DO Animals Reason?'' is
taken up by the Rev. Egerton r.
Young. A sketch is given. with por-
trait. of Dr. George NJ. Sternberg the
eminent bacterfoIogist and surgeon
general of the United States army.
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for
November contains Stephen Cranes
new story. West Pointer and Volun-
teer.". which is perhaps the best thing
he has done since The Red Badge of
COURAGE among the Beers is a
most interesting article. It's copious il
Illustrations include views in Johannes
burg. and a full length portrait from
life of Dom Paul Kruger. Clifton John
son contributes profusely and beau
tifullv illustrated article upon "The
Old Folks at Home in New England"
Coaching as Sport by ellison Will
let's. carries some very 'swagger" il
Illustrations of this aristocratic and cost
ly pastime, as practiced in and about
New York City. The marvellous story
of the November meteors is told by H
p Powell Rees. with the aid of illus
trative diagrams by the author. There
are also short stories and poems. max
ing the number exceedingly readable.
The Improvement Era for November
contains. among a rich list of contents.
two articles on living issues that will
be especially interesting-"The Zionist
Movement" Professor J. NJ. Tanner
and '.Liquified Air and Some of the
Extrayagant Claims for It." by Dr.
James E. Talmage. Among the re-
ligious articles, How Became a.
Mormon bv DR.. Karl G.. Maeser. and
THE Original Manuscript of the Book
of NJ mon." by President Joseph F.
Smith. are noteworthy. THE First
Mission to the Lamanites" is an article
on the first Indian mission of the
church. and will awaken many recOl-
lections OF the past. 1t is written by
John Jaques. the historian and author
of the catechism. Our Work de-
partment is full of suggestions to Of
ficers and members of the Improve o
ment associations. Improvement Era.
Salt Lake City.