Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-07
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The issue OF Harper's Weekly for
Aug. % contains the Sual NUMBER OF
features. The story OF the
Erie canal, the enormous vote Tor us
enlargement, and the delay In Carrying
out the work with .,the reasons there
for, are told by Edward Hungerford IN
a striking article. Victor Rousseau
presents Il humorous picture OF the
couples that throng the marriage IL
cenSe bureau in New York city. Inc
mastery story, "A Spirit in Prison, by
Robert tHichens. continues in an eXclt-
ing instalment; and Edith B. Sturgis
has written a. fascinating and unusual
love story, entitled "An Irish Rose
w. +, Bradley describes at length the
training undergone by chauffeurs con-
testing in modern automobile races
John Kimberly Munford writes of a
remarkable interview with James j.
Hall, in which the relation of the rail-
ways to the great westsand the zprob7
ld;rns that confront them are strikingly
brought out There are many other
articles of interest. sketches In lighter
vein, photographs and pages of humors
in this Interesting issue.--Harper "
Bros Franklin Square, New York.
General Kuropatkn's Memoirs of
Il the Russo Japanes War. which were
suppressed by the Russian authorities,
L
TENDER McCfure's. General Ruropat-
kin makes striking charges concerning
the causes of the war, and remarkable
revelations concerning the great poll
cies of the Russian Empire. The tic-
ton in tho number is diversified and
attractive: Henry Giraham's story OF
Charlotte Corday has a fine. romantic
appeal; Gertrude Halls THE House of
Music Is love story of unusual
quality and insight: Gilmore Elliott
Peake contributes Jungle Blood a
strong and notable tale of negro life;
Stella Wynne Heron a lively comedy
hof child life called THE Anerlcaniz-
ing of Andre Francois, Fils;' and
Perceval Glbbon tells another African
tale. "rhe Buried Anchor'a story of
peculiar mystery on a lonely. far off
coast, Ellen Terry's "Reminiscences of
English notahilities, running from tho
time of her early friendship NithI4ewis
Carroll, the author of Alice in Won
derland," to Bernard Shaw, whom she
brainstorms," contain a. collection OF
lively personal anecdotes rarely,
equalled. The "reminiscences of Carl
SEIZURE will end with the last chapter
of this extraordinary life, which he
completed prior to his death In 1906
George w Alger contributes an il
Illuminating article on q subject of great
current Importance entitled, Taft and
Labor" And n series Of four beauti-
full illustrations of landscape draw
ings by Thomas r. Manley form the
subject for r. NJ. 5Cleland's article on
IAN American Master of Landscape"
There are poems by Louise Imogen
Quincy, A, r., Housman and Edward
Vance Cook.-44-6O East 23rd St, New
York.
Ainslee's for September has list of
short stories, a, complete novel, and a
serial that together make q refresh
ing change from the conventional type
of fiction with which the reading pub
is called THE Yelled Mariposa" and Is
by Mrs. Wilson Woodrow. 1t is a. $40
ry to attract attention because of its
original plot and skiful characterl-
cation. May Sinclair completes her
serial. THE Immortal Moment. in this
number. Among the short stories is
one by e. Phillips oppenheim, called
Is by Frank Dandy, whose book, THE
Heart of Child" has been one OF
the seasons successes. Lobster q Ia
Newburg," as he calls this unique bit
of fiction, shows the authors practiseG
hand. Mary H, Worse has another OF
her funny boy stories, entitled 'tAulp
Maria and the oil-can. A charming
iove-story is called Elizabeth" by
Charles Neville Buck. johnson MoF-
ton has a delightfully."- whimsical talo
called Mrs. Manton Warning Casts He,
Vote" which develops entertainingi,
a phase of the woman suffrage ques-
ton. a Western story, The Rattle
snake Girl" by Steel Williams, and an
army-post story, Inspected and Com
demned" by Quentin NJ. Drake, ar-
among the others-7s-S9 Seventh Ave,
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