The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-16

The BOokman, in commenting upon the
unconscious humor in some of the news
paper accounts of Queen Victoria. tells
that there was the Journal. whose
bright correspondent cabled from London
the interesting information that Queen
Victoria was especially tOnd OF osborne
house in the Isle of Wight, because from
its windows she could gaze upon the mau-
sOleUm of her late husband, the prince /
consort, a FrOgmore. This would seem
to contradict the general impression that /
the queens sight was somewhat defec- |
tive in her later years" Among other
things of interest in Chronicle and Com
ment' is some account of the collaborat- F.
Walton, and the genius of a number OF /
the stories that occur in their POWERS /
That Prey. The portraits that are OF +
special interest and that are unusually
good, arc those of Maurice Thompson and
Mr. and Mrs Seton-Thompson. Rlchasd
of the poetry of Stephen Phillips, with
extracts Illustrating the various manners !
ana the growth or the poet from MS nIst /
publication to the lately published poetic /
drama 'Herod." of the last act OF WHICH
Mr.. lie Gallieune says; 1T would be
difficult / think, to find an act in any
ans in which at once the dramatic inter
est is so keen and so subtly developed and |
the quality Of the poetry so fine
The Most Reverend John Ireland opens
tho North American Review with a plea
for The Pope's Civil Princedom.' which
he believes to be necessary to the proper
Musings Upon Current Topics this
month, former President Harrison takes
occasion to express his opinion concern
ing the relations existing between this
country and Great Britain, and upon the
Boer struggle for independence.
Henry James has an account with much
philOsOphiO comment upon 'Matilde
serao." the great Italian novelist and
Business Situation and Prospects in
the United States Is the subject of a
ly to the foreign trade conditions.
Some Perils of the Postal Service are
for the postof1ce department Professor
| Waldstein of Kings college, Cambridge,
describes the Recent Discoveries in
Greece and the Mycenaean Age. telling
how history has been carried back a
thousand years by means of these dis
coveries, and declaring that the period
Of most fruitful archaeological research
Is only beginning now Municipal Own
erShip of National MOnOpOlies' is dis
ard T. Ely of the chair of political econ
Omy in the University of Wisconsin.
The table of contents for the Inter-
national Monthly contains promise of
much interesting matter for it's readers.
! artist talks of National Expression in
| American Art" especially in the examples
/ Situation of France in InteFna tionai
| Commerce is discussed by Andre Lebon,
The Problem of Development" by
7
/ Education by James SUIly, and Civic
/ Reform and Social Progress by E. r. L.
/ Gould.
Casters magazine has on its title page
/ "A number of interesting articles. Fore
! most in the list is one by DR.. James
J Douglas on American Trans continental
/ Railways, With several illustrations.
! Electric Power for Engines ing Work
/ Shops is described in text and pictures
American Competition in the Worlds
/ Engineering Trades is discussed in
| Of Nv -iO
/ the head Of large establishments engaged
/ in steel. tool and boiler manufactures and
| those of similar nature.
Professor Simon Newcomb opens the
/ Popular Science Monthly with more
J Lake, Nevada" is described by DR..
| Harold w. Fairbanks as lying in the
| northern part of Nevada, and being the
largest fragment left OF the great Lake
| LabrOnton, as Great Salt lake is of Lake
| Bonneville The curious geologic forma-
! lions. especially the tufa deposits. are of
interest Professor William H. Hobbs in
| The Geologist Awheel." tells incidentally
gist. ~ " nv 'e'''
A portrait of Austin Dobson makes the
frOntispiece of the Century, with lines by
| F. B. F. to the poet. as delicate and sym
pathetic as DObson's own ''Vignettes. -
Mrs Steel contributes an East Indian
! Punjab.' this one called ''Surabhi'' The
other fiction Of the number includes the
Bertha Runkle, and Her Mountain
Lover, by Hamlin Garland, with short
stories by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps and
Olive Huck, and the first part of a novel
by Irving Bachelor called ''D'ri and l.
Mr.. Bachelors recent success in "Eben
Holden is still fresh in the memory of
the public, and involves an interested
greeting for this new story. George
/ HenSchel presents in charming style some
Personal Recollections of Johannes
Brahms. Daniel Webster is the sub
ject of a study by John Bach McMaster.
and The Flight of the Empress Dow
ager' is described by Luella Miner from
the account given by a member of the
suite of the empress.
A new and revised edition of the Stand
ard guide to Mexico City ard vicinity
has just been published by Modern Mex
! leo, st. Louis. Mo-, and Mexico City.
Mexico. Mr. Robert s. Barrett who
compiled this really valuable guide, has
J gathered his material from the best
available sources. In addition to much
interesting historical matter he supplies
the tourist with practical Information or
, how to reach Mexico. hotels and their
prices, changing money, md just how ano
when visitor can best see sights of the
old Aztec capital A feature of the pres.
of Mexico Mr.. Barrett has added also
chapter on Side Trips from Mexico
City with particular mention of Guada,
lajara. Guanajuato. Morela, Orizaba
2 PUebla and the ruins of Militia.