Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-09-24

1.-THE Arena for September comes TO
US with new and symbOllcal cover
design i'm colors, by Dan Beard, the
celebrated cartoonlst II contains four
timely papers that vii be of special in
terest to the public since the eye Of the
world Is now centered upon Russia and
Japan. The first Of these deals with
"rhe situation IN the Russian interior" ~
and Is written by a German Journalist
who has but recently completed extern
slye travels through Russia, While
there, the author made careful and crit
zeal Investigations OF the political, So
cial and economic conditions, the result
Of which appears in this well-consider.
ed paper The other contributions deal
with Japan Prof. John Ward Stlmson
discusses the Japanese Renaissance,
Robert HysOn writes OF the Electoral
Wisdom Of Japan. and Prof, Edwin
Maxey opens q series Of three papers
dealing with great crises In Japanese
history. This first paper Is concerned
with the opening Of Japan TO the world,
accomplished through the instrument
tally OF Commodore Perry Among
other papers that will appeal to
thoughtful Americans In this issue OF
1.-THE Arena" are THE Reign OF Graft
and the Remedy" by Congressman
Baker: 1.-THE School and Certain So
clal Tendencies" by Prof. Winthrop D.
Sheldon, LII D.. Of Glrard college Of
Philadelphia, 1.-THE Church and Stage
After Five Years, by the Rev. George
Wolfe Shinn. ID. D.; The Athens Of
Perlcles" or 1.-THE Most Socialistic city
Of the World" by Rev w, ID. Z. Bliss
and New York as an Art Center" by
II. Edwin Elwell director Of ancient
and modern sculpture IN the Metropolis
tan Museum of Arts, This last paper
is magnihcently illustrated, There Is
also a vigorous discussion OF the presi-
dent Mr.. Knox, and the Trusts by Al
Ian L. Benson, who for some time has
been the editor of THE Detroit Times
while DR.. Charles G.. Abbott contributes
delightful nature study OF animal
character as seen through the win
dow Of the Soul"--the eye.
There are two complete novels, seven
short stories and six serials. including
a new one in the 1894 pages OF the Oc-
tober Popular Magazine Surely guam
tlty Is here aud glance az the titles
and authors shows that there Is quality
also. Chip, OF the Flying u, rafting
good story Of ranch life in the far
west, by 3. NJ, Bower, and I'm Which
O'Rourke Saves Throne" spirited
romance by Louis Joseph Vance, are
the complete stories; and the serials are
by such sterling writer's as Il. Phillips
Oppenhelm, Max Pemberton, Richard
Marsh, Burford Delannoy, Frederick r.
Burton and Hugh II. Lusk--the latter
an Australian novelist OF great prom
Use. The short stories are as follows:
THE Case OF the Boss Mason, by Scott
Campbell THE Blautyre stable" by
Charles Stelnfort Pearson; Empty
Sleeves Daughter" by W. Bob Hol-
land; 1.-THE Fast Mail Contract" by
George Ethelbert Walsh; THE Invest
ment OF Camp Elyslum" by II. Addison
Bruce; THE Wizard Toy Concern" by
w. l.. Wendell and "Grlhng, Guard.
Ian Of Bldseyes Honor" by Osgood II,
Willlams.-Street & Smith, New York.
Alnslee's for October contains an or
igInal and highly entertaining novelette,
entitled, "The Maid and the Widow"
by Anne Warner, who has recently
published a clever novel. "a Woman's
Will" other contributors whose
names are familiar 70 readers OF fiction