Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-03

Gras Pan and Modder River, and
makes clear just what Methuen's di-
vision tried 10 accomplish and how far
II was successful, and wherein II failed
and why. This II followed by an
account Of the battle OF Magersfontein
Distance and censorship have made the
reporting OF this war very difficult. so
that the carefully prepared description
In Scribners, viii form. as IN
the case Of the notable Scribner's
Series on the Spanish war, q clear and
authentic record and probably a prom.
inent part OF the permanent literature
on the subject
by the Marshes OF Minas" is = col.
lection Of magazine stories By Charles
@. ID. Roberts, the scene Of all OF them
being laid In old Acadia. when the
French and English were struggling for
the mastery OF North America and the
English were pushing the French out Of
Nova Scotia. The notorious Father lie
Garne. the "BaCk Able" with his
band OF savage Mlcmacs figure In near
~ all the stories. which mostly have a
pleasant ending, the murderous priest
being outNitted In every case. The
stories are well told
Napoleon Bonaparte will appear In
the March Century In new roie-that
Of temperance advocate. In the Sec
ond instalment OF Dr. O'Meara's hither-
TO unpublished Talks with Napoleon
at ST. Helena Il is recorded that, hay
Ing a pain IN his side, the ex-emperor
asked his physician to show him where
his liver was situated, and the latter, In
some remarks on the causes Of inham-
nation Of that organ, mentioned intoN-
cation as one OF them. Thereupon Ma
poleon remarked: Then / ought not TO
have Il, as | never was drunk but once
In my life, and that was twenty-four
| years ago at Nice. ! drank
three bottles OF Burgundy, and was
completely drunk. Oh, how sick / was
the next dayl | wonder how q man
who once get drunk can ever think OF
doing It again. Such headache. yomit-
| ing and general sickness. ! was nearly
dead for two days"
The contents OF this weeks number
| OF the Youths Companion are amongst
the most interesting that have yet APP
| peared In any late single issue Of the
deseryedly popular Journal, "cN5ld OF
the Crew" is the title Of the leading
story and narrates the clever device by
which university boy who Is aspiring,
In face OF many drawbacks and the
| ridloule OF his college mates, 20 become
one Of the lfe-savlnR crew en- the Lake
| Michigan shore station near the uni.
yersity grounds, achieves his de-
sire. cupid" Is the butt OF
his schoolmates' practical jokes, but
In following their bidding In reading
| up number Of coast reports which
were supposed by the boys 10 be useless
| to his drill work, he comes across the
| device by which he Is enabled 20 save
/ two drowning men from wreck and
| thereby bring himself into ia
/, vorable notice for promotion
into the ranks OF the crew
whose pay viii enable him to continue
| at college. Another notable short story
| In the number is that entitled Multi
| gan's Row" and is, all things con-
| sidered, one Of the most helpfully sug-
| gestiye girls stories that have appeared
| In the magazine The other depart
ments Of the magazine are also unusu-
ally readable and interesting.
4
The striking features in the Ladies'
| Home Journal" for March are the
colored frontlspiece by Keller, and the
| full page drawing BY A. 3. Frost en-
titled "The Country Store as a Social
| Centre" A Wilkins story is told In the
| faces, grouping, and interior OF the VII.
| lage store. each person, object and al
l 81. 81.
Amongst the interesting verbal litera-
ture Of the number Is a sketch OF
| Froebe's life with accompanying pic
lures Of his birthplace and It's sur.
roundings The sixth article on 'ThC
Theater and its People" deals with pic.
lures behind the curtain. the scene.
setting, make up" business, etc. with
accompanying Illustrations. "Beinl
Happy In Old Age" Is the title OF Q
short but happy and helpful bit OF read
ing. that cannot help but appeal I,
many who are entering into that perioC
Of life which seems often to hold all IN,
shadows and little Of the sunshine Of
existence.
The bright serial. "The Parsons But.
terfiy," and a number Of other interest.
ing articles are in the number. II viii
| give pleasure 10 many admirers o.
| kipllng's jungle tales TO know that IN
| the April number will commence a
series Of animal stories" by the noted
author
The Juvenile Instructor for Feb. 18th
has for It's opening article another
sketch OF the Lives Of our Leaders,
| the subject being Franklin D. Richards