Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-03
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Current Literature Is a splendid mag
aZine for the wife and mother who has
not read the daily papers. but who
wants to get an intelligent understand
ing of the vital topics OF the day, in
the world OF politics. literature, art,
music. drama, religion and science.
Something of the largeness of the scope
of this monthly is conveyed by a sum
mary of the contents of the June Issue.
The magazine opens with discussions OF
the presidential candidates., and of tho
conference of governors at the White
House. The cruise of the American
fleet to the Pacific coast is pictured and
described. The threatening German
tariff war; the revelations that precipi-
tated the downfall of Prince Gutenberg;
and the latest developments In Eng
fish politics, are all treated. Under the
heading Persons In the Foreground
are articles on John Hays Hammond.
THE Highest Salaried Man in the
World" and on Theodore Roosevelt
in Action" Tho controversy aroused
by DR.. Gould's new book on l4afcadio
Hearn lends timeliness to an article en-
titled How Lafcadio Hearn Got
Soul" The growing vogue of Nietzsche
is followed in discussion OF the question
WAS Nietzsche a Mailman or a Gent
u.s." An interesting account Is also
given OF 'Sir oliver Lodges Reasons
'.Music and Drama department opens
with an article on 1.-THE Dubious Past
Of the Merry Widow" which Will APP
neal to oil who have flocked to see this
comic opera, In the same department
appear more serious articles on I'hornas
Hardy's "Dynasts" and The Cmmcla
of the New National Theater.' The
department of Science and Discovery
loads on TO a discussion of Forecast
ing the Weather by Balloon Ascents.
and articles entitled "A Biological View
Of the Availability Of Other Worlds
and "a New Way to suppress the
MOSQUITO Pest" The three novels re-
viewed in this issue are by DAVID era
ham Phillips, Rex Beach ana FRANK
Danhv The short story of the month
Go "BaumBoum." by Julese Clarete'
The director of the Theater Francois IN
Paris.-4l-43 West 2bth st. New YORK
The baseball batter and catcher on
the front cover OF the June American
Boy will excite interest and amusement
win every one who loves the nations
al game. IN variety and interest the
contents OF this number VIII please the
readers. The opening chapters OF
| serial Bred In the Bone or born an
| Electrician, by Edwin j. Houston, II
| given and promises to be both enter
| flaming and instructive; That Dilling-
! ham Boy and Four Boys on the Missls-
| sIDpi are continued with increasing m
| terest, and Jimmy Jones--Pirate mas
| reached it's conclusion, Among lne
| short stories are: Boluf, the Wolf dog,
| PLAYING the Game, a baseball story,
| and Pierson's Protege, showing now
| jealousy and crookedness fails OF sue
| cess There are many articles which
the boys should not fail TO read our
! Flag IL a timely story of the birth OF
the Stars and stripes and how the nag
/ a tna
| contains many good pointers for those
who intend spending their vacation
near the water Then there are The
Boy ON His Muscle, American Boy
Legion OF Honor, Forty stunts in
Magic for Amateurs Popular Science
| Department stamps Coins, and Cuiios,
The Boys Photographer The Boy Me-
chanlc and Electrician o. 4. b.,
Trapping Hints for Boys. How to be a
Winner at Baseball The Cigarette as Il
Destroyer OF Boys, Tangles, and other
matte r suited to the boys.-'rht
Sprague Publishing Co. Detroit Mich
A feature of the June Century IL the
series Of Harvard. Yale and Princeton
"Oid College songs''-"Fair Harvard,
"1-ee' and "Old Nassau'--with draw
ings, eight pages in all, by John Vol
colt Adams OF altogether different
quality. but also marked by tlmell-
ueHs, h Mrs Isaac l.. Rice'H condemna-
sion Of "Our Barbarous FOURTH
Whose grim statistics probably furnish
"A sadder commentary on human folly
than that afforded by any other cele-
bration In tho world"s, helpfully COM
structive, as Well ms destructive, dis
o,lsslon of a very live question. Thara
will be some new Ideas for most read
ers ia Gerald IA. 1Thsyer's discussion in
this Issue OF THE Concealing colora-
ton of Animals in which he treats at
length. with much detail OF interest OF
Mr. Abbott II. Thayers discoveries -
first " the great principle Of counter
acted light and shade, by which al
most alone the long recognized pro
tcctlye colorations which have always