Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-21

Both that and the recent volume should
occupy a place in every library as the
material dealt with and Facts ana incl
dents contained in them make them
valuable contribution To American his
tory Added to these Is the charm OF
an excellent literary style WAch dis
tingulshes the author as a man Of LETT
tiers as well as experience, observation
ana learning. That MI. Foster is well
qualified TO write upon his chosen sup-
jects rs apparent from his record, which
shows him TO have occupied during dill
ferent periods the following positions:
Former secretary of STATE, United
States minister IN Mexico, Russia and
Spain special plenipotentiay To Great
Britain, Germany san Domingo Japan
ana China ana member of the Anglo
American Joint high commission.
In the vast mass OF literature on Ash
attic subjects there is not 10 be found u
consecutive history of American rela-
tons with that important section Of the
globe Since TIE aoultiun OF Hawaii
and the Philippine Islands to the Amer
lean domain the need FOR su h q work
has been all the greater Mn Fosters
book is designed to show the pare Wmcn
the United states has taken. and The
position II now occupies in respect 10
the political, commercial and race Qucs-
tons IN the orient IL reviews the early
American commercial intercourse win
China the policy observed towards that
country the opening Of Japan, ihe pc
litlCal history ana annexation of HaW-
ali, and the relation OF the United
States 10 the later history Of China. Ja-
pan Corea, Samoa and other counties
Of the Pacific Mr. Foster pays special
attention to the results OF the Spanish
war IN the far east and gives many IN
tefestng Incidents connected with Orl-
entail statesmen, which show the hon
orable part the United States has borne
In the stirring events of the Pacific,
Mr. Fosters earlier book on Ameri-
can Diplomacy owed its success not
only TO the authority which his nti-
mate knowledge OF our diplomatic his
tory gave IT, but also TO his clear con-
else, and readable style. an excellence
which equally marks this present work
a Boy on a Farm Is just published by
Jacob Abbott Edited by Clifton John.
son, with an introduction By nr. Lyman
Abbott Intended for third-grade sup
Elementary reading this addition 10 the
Well-Rnown and Widely-used series OF
Eclectic school readings presents two
stories Of Jacob Abbott In new and at
uactive form. The ethical discussions
and explanations have been largely
eliminated. and, thus revised these ono
popular stories are admirably suited
To hod the interest of young readers
and 70 do excellent work i'm training
youthful instincts naturally and health
iuliy The stories have a distinct edu-
catlonal effect both mental and moral;
they teach industry honesty and all the
manly virtues The illustrations are
numerous and pleasing, and have all
been drawn especially for the book.
Andrews Botany all the Year Round.
by u. IT, Andrews. is a book admirably
adapted for botanical work In the aver
age nigh school, and requires no eX-
observation and In this respect meets
the popular demand The lessons are SO
arranged that each subject Is taken up
Hi Just the time Of year when the ma
terial for II is most abundant In this
way the study can be- carried on all the
year round plan which IS much more
sensible than crowding the whole course
INTO a few weeks Of the sprIng term.
The language Of the text is very simple
and dirct. Botanical terms are intro
duced only as required The pupil is
led 20 make accurate observations. He
Is first taught TO observe the conditions
OF plant life, then the essential organs
OF the plant are taken up. and finally
the author treats Of plants az they re-
late to their surr0undings-eco The
book is accurate. and sufficiently fun
and complete TO meet the needs Of sec
ondary schools. The work required can
easily be done, and viii prove thor
oughly educatIve,- Amerlcan Book Co.