Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-03
RECENT PUBLICATIONS,

One of the notable contributions 70
the December number OF Frank Lesile's
Popular Monthly IL an article by Israel
Zangwill upon the return Of the Jews
TO Palestine, The task, he admits, Is
one Of the greatest difficulty. but he
confidently believes In its accomplish
ment Another notable contribution Is
by Ballington Booth on THE Personal
Appeal of the Volunteers" There are
several delightful stories and papers
ON various subjects. The number Is
beautifully decorated with color plate
illustrations, and the general appear
ance of the magazine Is notable among
the monthlies.-New York
The Youths Companion for this
week Is one to bring delight 70 the
hearts Of Its readers. II Is made up
Of half dozen stories. each Of which
~ q gem In the way OF interest and
literary style, TO say nothing OF the
fine poetry, and a, tices comprising the
ether departments which are also un-
usually Interesting. The journal is an
ideal one at all times and lis honday
numbers are always special In the way
Of literature and art. The picture on
the cover which Il that OF "A New Eng.
land Puritan" IS a most attractive
frontispiece.
The Christmas number OF lIarper's
Magazine Is In every respect very
handsome publication. Ii is enclosed
In an attractive cover, and It's pages
are illumined by beautiful illustrations,
many OF which are colorei. The lead
- L.. snl. II...r
lett, entitled THE Hearts, Key This
Is followed by q contribution by Mark
Twain. 1.-THE Death-Disk "A Woman
In the Paris Revolution Of 1880" Is a
vivid picture OF that event In "A Fiji
teenth-century Rival" Rev. d. J. II.
Hobart gives brief sketch Of Savnn-
arola, the Italian reformer and martyr,
There are several very readable stories,
and Woodrow Wilson concludes his
historical sketch, Colonies and Ma
ton" This Is only part OF the excel
lent contents OF this Christmas pub
llcation. Harper q Bros, New York.
One Of the features OF the December
number OF Review OF Reviews Is sur
vey OF the work before the new Com
gress. There Is also an editorial sum
mary OF foreign politics. "Vlrchow, q
Hero OF Modern Progress" Is the title
OF sketch Of the career of Or. Ru-
dolph ylrohow, the great German
pathologist and pubicist Ia an article
entitled, From pekin to ST Peters
burg by Rail-" Mr. Alfred Stead gives
an Interesting account Of ractically
the first through railway Journey across
Asia and Europe made by non-Rus-
sian traveller John Redmond, the
Irish leader, who Ia now visiting the
United States, is the subject Of a
sketch. The frontlspiece Is portrait Of
ii Hung Chang York.
A feature Of the December number
OF Modern Culture is poem on I'm
mortality" written by a Chlnaman
now living In California. Other feat
ures are: A Christmas Ghost story"
by Bessie May Tobln Montague; "A
Sketch of the Crimea" Illus.) by Ma
dame de Wollant OF the Russian en-
bassy, Washington; "SIenkiewicz and
Seventeenth Century Poland" by ]. ii.
Oswald Marling, M. D.; "Reconstruc-
ton and After" second paper by Fred
erick Austin 0gg, A. M; Debating
and Citizenship" by Edwin Maxey, ID.
c. L., LII. D.; two illustrated papers on
pottery. and the usual departments
caxton Building, Cleveland, Ohio.