Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-02

what ~ Historic Atmosphere with
special references On the revival Of the
modern historical novel
More than a year ago the United
states sent an expert geOl0glst 20 the
Philippines 90 Investigate the material
resources of thOs islands In the June
ScribneTs George +. Becker viii give
some of the most important results OF
his Investigations Ia regard to the min
eral, industrial and agricultural wealth
Of the Philippines.
"Acetylene" Is the title and subject
Of a profusey illustrated work of some
500 pages which the Macmillan company
will publish at an early date. The his
tory OF the origin. properties and appli-
cation Of this gas is very fully treated.
and the cuts, Of which there are up
wards Of lJO add greatly TO the descrip-
tive value Of the text
The first book on Western college life
Is coming from the press ~ Doubleday,
Page & 60 This book. Written In part
by nephew Of Eugene Field Is deyot-
ed 20 stories Of stanford University. As
this college is c0-educational the op,
portuniiies for new Kind Of college
story were very great The authors
Of the book are Charles X. Field and
w u. Irwin. now OF San Francisco.
"Currlta, Countess OF Albomoz." by
Luis Colona translated from the Span
ish BY Estelle Huyck Attwell will be
published soon. Although the
work Of Jesuit priest. 90
O. % a.
ruption and follies of which Il treats
with a trenchant pen. Currita, the
heroine IL a typical feminine coquette
aud politician, whose brilliant life and
intrigues are c0ntrasted with the lone
liness Of her little son
A timely new edition OF Philip Gil
bert Hamertons Paris In Old and Re-
cent Times is published this
week IL traces the early
history Of Paris and gives. IN Mr.
Hamerton usual delightful manner.Hn
account Of the origin and growth OF
the more important buildings, Notre
Dame, the Louvre. the Tuileries, the
Luxembourg the Hotel de Vile, etc.
New illustrations add 20 the attractive
ness Of the volume
Ex-President Cleveland. IN the forth
coming college mans number OF the
Saturday Evening Post discusses the
Oft-asked question, Does "a College
Education pay?' and makes out
strong case I'm favor Of giving "a young
man the advantages Of university
training Other contributors % this
special double number are President
Patton of Princeton, President Jordan
OF Leland stanford President Butler
of Colby. President Angel OF Michigan
and President Mcclure OF Lake For
est.
Richard Harding Davis first article
on the Boer war viii appear in the
June Scnbner's. Mr. Davis has been
following Buffers column. and was
present al the relief OF Ladysmith I'm
this first article he describes the battle
OF Peters Tin In the same issue
Thomas = Willard. an American. who
has followed the Boer army, viii tell
how the Boer fights
"The Education OF the Young IN the
Republic OF Plato is a translation by
Bernard Bosanquet NJ A., IL. D.. Of
that portion of the educational scheme
which Plato sets forth IN the Republic
as "a whole. The translator supplies
notes and Introduction in which he
writes Of Greek education in the best
DAYS OF Greece; education In Plat0's
time; education after Plato's time. and
the opening argument of the Republic