The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-02
JANUARY PERIODICALS.

The late naval war with Spain Will
be recalled by Prof. Wheeler's de-
scription, in the January Century, OF
Alexander's victory on the banks OF
the Granicus-h1s first battle on Asian
Soil-So great was the disparity De-
cen his losses and those or the Per
slams. Though the latter outnumbered
the Greeks and were active on the de-
tense, they fell by thousands, Whlle
Alexander lost but lis men. Like Ma
poleOn when his star was IN the as
cendant, the Macedonian conqueror
made much of his soldiers. and won
their devotion by personal attentions
besides allowing them to enr1cn tneIn-
selves by plundering the towns they
captured. Prof. Wheeler's style ana
point of view are thoroughly model.
Dodd, Mead & Co. are about to issue
the authoritative book on the DreyIuS
case, by Mr.. +. c. Conybedre. whose
articles in the English reviews. over
the pseudonym of "Huguenot, nave
attracted such wide attention Inc du-
thor is the son-in-law OF Max Muller
and owing to this connection has Deen
able to give the opinions OF various oIs-
tinguished Germans on this SUBJECT
and their feeling in regard to 1t. Inc
book will contain portraits OF all the
prominent characters connected with
the Dreyfus case.
The news of a success spreads fast.
Mr. Watts-Dunton has already received
offers to translate his ''Aylwin' into
German, Danish, Swedish and Russian
This considering that the book IS TOUR
weeks old, is pretty fair. The work Is
in it's fourth edition in England. ana
the second American edition is now
printing.
Us the American Girl Really Emanci-
pated?'' by Gertrude Atherton;
SHOULD a Marriage Engagement. Ever
Be Broken OFF," by Florence l. Hatch,
Mrs. Phillips, Mrs. Morgan. Marion b.
Howe and Cora Darlington, and
Brides and Bridegrooms in the Honey
moon Period, by Mrs. e. 7. Cook. are
among the many subjects discussed by
leading writer's in the January issue of
the American Queen
The new year of Scribner's Magazine
oDens in the January number with sew
eraI features of great distinction. The
place of honor is given TO Governor
Roosevelt, who will contribute not only
his continued story of The Rough
Riders" but other articles On the naval
preparations, the strategy and other
important subjects growing out of the
war with Spain. The frontispiece of
the number is a drawing from life by
Charles Dana Gibson of Colonel Roose-
Welt, and it is a most satisfactory IN
depreciation of the salient qualities In
the face of the new governor of New
York.
Captain Mahan, in the Engineering
Magazine for January, gives world
wide interest to 1.-The Relations of the
United States to Their Dependencies"
He depicts the two great colonial pol
icies of recent times-Spanish extortlon'
decline and disaster, and British peneI-
icence, development and strong fedora
ton. He draws a lesson as to govern
ment of minor nations and the main
tenance of the sea power. under whose
guardianship industry thrlveS- he
shows how to lay securely the founda-
ton of a numerous and contented pop
ulation, and of ample resources. upon
which power can securely rest There
are also other timely and able papers
presented
THE New Years Ladies' Home Jour
nal gives assurance of purpose to
make that magazine more useful and
helpful and stronger in its literary |
and artistic features. during 1883, than
ever before. 1t contains number of !
practical articles, besides a score or
features of lighter interest, and opens
with full-page drawing of w. l.. Tay |
lor, illustrating Longfellow's Village
Early colonial social life |
is mirrored in 1.-The Most Aristocratic |
Social Event in America''-tbe annual |
ball of the Philadelphia Assembly"
an article that will be read with un
usual interest. A close-range view of |
strong interest l. given of Leschetizky, |
by Cleveland Moffett who discloses the
methods of THE Man Who Taught I
and Elizabeth c.. Jordan |
tells What it Means to be a Newspa-
per Woman" a subject upon which she
writes from her own experiences.
The January Atlantic opens the new
year and the new volume brilliantly
and forcibly with a careful and dis
comparison between the
Destructive and Constructive Ener-
gies OF Our Government" by President
Eliot of Harvard university. President