The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-09
MAGAZINES FOR JULY


fashions with a wealth of illustrations in
color and in black and white are attract
ively portrayed in The Delineator Tor
July. Helen Berkeley-Loyd tells how the
lowed and the dress of Paris is discussed
by Nj. Edouard La Fontaine, one of the
best known critics in Paris. In the lite
rary section the most notable feature Is
the opening chapters of The Chauffeur
and the Chaperon,' a new story by G. n.
and A. NJ. Williamson, authors of The
Lightning Conductor" The story, which
deals with a group of interesting people
cruising in motor boat over the quaint
waterways of Holland, promises to be the
brightest and cleverest novel that these
renowned writers have yet produced. Mrs.
Mary Human Abel contributes chap
ter on Files and Food" in The DeHneat-
or's champaign for safe foods, and Clara
E. Laughlin opens a series of stories OF
Painters Lives with ''Millet-the Peas
ant Painter" Burton Z. Stevenson has
the second part of the tale THE Rose of
Sharon" and there is a short story en-
titled 1.-The Baby" by iona Gale. Tne
President of Quex." Helen NJ. Winslow' S
entertaining club story, is concluded. For
the children there are stories ana pas
times, among them the first of the series
of Tales of the Mountain Giants and a
clean story by Edmund Vance Cook.
Down the Kings Chimney" For the
housewife there are many articles OF
timely interest, including novelties for
16dSIS, strawberry ldNOIltSS dIiu
new vegetables cleverly served.
THE WORLD TODAY.-A special fea-
ture of The World Today for July is the
number of full-page and large size por-
traits of noted men. This 15-cent maya
zine is fully the equal of the higher
priced periodicals in the excellence of its
portraits. Every one of its many articles
are on subjects of current, living inter-
est The history of the Panama railroad
Ia hU ind ir in q fnrcRfIIl
manner and the task that lies before the
government ownership in redeeming IL
from its past career of monopoly is clear
ly shown. The State Dispensary or
South Carolina" is another institution in
need of reformation, and Freeman Tilden
draws a graphic picture of the conditions
resulting from its existence.
FOUR-TRACK NEWs.mThe first num-
Der of volume IL of The FourTracll
News, bearing date of July, 1906. opens
with an article on Shore Dinners which
gives an idea of some of the outdoor joys
of the Thousand Islands. The Pictur-
Spain (Cadiz) Where the Antietam
Flows" Courteous Copenhagen" "On
the California Trails Picturesque
Powys." THE Shrine-path of Saas Fee"
"Chautauqua." Paris, the City Beauti-
full" and "OId Ironsides" are titles of ar
ticles which are self-explanatory. Among
other interesting subjects is an article
on Humanity in Central Park" recount
ing the great variety of satisfying
amusements which that playground at
fords. Indian Homes by Professor
George Wharton James. describes the diff
ferent styles of Indian habitations found
on the western plains; Early History on
the Hudson" by n Hudson Moore, IS a
unique article, illustrated by pictures Of
old blue china; "Squaring 1t" is an inter-
esting article on the public squares of
New York City.
SMART SETH the July number of
the Smart Set a host of entertaining sto-
ries will be found. The novelette,, in par
ticular, will prove interesting reading. 1t
is called 1.-The Purple Border and is writ
ten by Beatrix Demarest Lloyd. a young
writer of rare promise. The story opens in
Ireland. where Michael DereVaragh, the
eccentric young hero, is preparing to leave
for America, after relinquisning his claim
to the title of an earl. Upon his arrival
in Newport. where he visits an old boy
hood friend, the real story begins, and 8
story more full of charm and fine senti-
ment has seldom appeared in any maya
zine 1t will win many admiring readers.
The short stories are varied and uni
formly excellent.
SCRIBNER S.-Scribners Magazine for
July in the series on The Railways of
the Future" describes great Canadian
railway project. The Grand Trunk Pa
cific is an all-Canadian line, from the At
lantic to the Pacific coast, and far north
of existing railways. 1t will penetrate
new territory in AthabaSca and Northern
British Columbia. Experts say that il
will open up the greatest wheat-groWing
region in North America. Hugh D. Lums-
den, chief engineer of the government
section, describes the work so far done
on this part of the road, and outlines the
engineering problems of the remainder
Cy Warman gives a graphic account Of
the varied regions through which the road
which it will make available. The whole
project is as romantic and far-reaching
as any railroad scheme since the United
State backed the Union Pacific.
THE TECHNICAL WORLD. - In this
months issue of this splendid magazine
Professor William II. Pickering presents
an article on Are There Men on Mars?"
and discusses the subject from an astro-
nomcal standpoint. Within the next
twelve months Mars will be nearer the
earth than it has been for fifteen years
and everywhere telescopes are being
trained in the hope of discovering this
secret. Already it is settled fact that
conditions on the planet are such as would
sustain human life. at least in d slightly
modified form. There is water on Mars
and ALTHOUGH the amount OF water Is
not large, and the air is much rarer than
the atmosphere of the earth. 1t is adj
son why Mars should not be the abiding
place Of race of highly intelligent beings
HUMOR OF STATE PRESS.