The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-05

ne contributors who make brilliant the
December number of Harper's Magazine
Mark Twain writes a clever, keen Pa
ble:" Howard Pyle's contribution is a re-
narkable story, The Salem Wolf" writ
ten in the style of an early New England
chronicle, for H1e illustration OF which
AIR. Pyle made eleven paintings; Kipling
mas a strong story The knife and the
Naked Chalk" ana Mr.. HOWells contrib
utes a sympathetic sketch of d certain
sort OF woman knoEn 10 ocean travellers.
There is a delightful article-"A Hilltop
IN Parls-by Bessie Dean Cooper, Illus
trated with beautiful etchngs by White;
and another on the Water-Isife Around
Singapore" by William ]. Awkward, a
singular phase OF oriental life which the
author has illustrated with his own paint
tngs and drawings. Professor Frederick
Soddy lecturer Oh physical chemistry
and radiOactiVity IN the University OF
Glasgow, writes q striking article on
The Energy OF Radiums" IN which he
shows the potential power Of Tadium as
an agent of force; and Hon, James Bryce,
the British ambassador, writes charming
" OF MS "reminiscences Of ChaFles oar
win. William Gilmore Beymer contrib
utes another OF his thrilling accounts Of
an actual scouts adventures in the CiVil
war; and Charles H. Caffin writes OF
1.-The Art of Harold Speed" an English
painter, which is illustrated with repro
auctions Of the artists works. IN his
Easy Chair, Mr.. HoWells makes a spir-
fted defense Of George Eliot against
INFLATED by the late George Meredith.
THE DELfNEATOR-The Christmas
number of the DelineatOr represents all
that Is best in the making OF a magazine.
it is sumptuOusiy illustrated ana the
pages offer the cream of current htera-
ture, special articles by leading thinkers
and fascinating descriptions OF the rasn-
ions are decorated most artisucally.
MY Principles of Giving" is a subject
of special moment at Christmas-time, and
wide interest will be felt IN what John
ID Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, }. Og-
den Armour. Thomas H. SWopel John H.
Converse. Nathan Straus and EVangellne
Booth say concerning their methods OF
helping humanity. "A Home With Forty
Daughters" by Mabel Potter DaggeJt'
and Attending to His Drop, Dy Eugene
Wood, are two timely articles thaJ re-
fleet the -will-to-man ideal. The
Gentle Resident of the Vatican, near
by study of the pope, by Kellogg Durlanu'
is peculiarly fitting for the holiday num-
Der of q magazine, for II presents CHRIST
mas glimpses of Rome and the vatican.
Richard lie Gallienne's beautiful serial,
"OctOber VagabOnts,' is continued.
The Kipling story Tor the month IS
called "Gi0Tiana" It is superbly NUS
trated.
SMART SET.-What is a man to do
when forced, on the eve Of election TO
post of hoaor, to choose between the Of
flee almost in his grasp and the woman
he has loved for wears? This is the prob
lem presented I'm Frederic Arnold Kun
mefs story, The Cholces WHlch ap-
pears as the novelette, III the December
This is the story Of a candidate for the
office of district attorney, and presents
an extremely interesting picture or some
of the phases Of an exciting political cam
paign. The storm OF emotions that racked
the souls of the two chief actors IN the
story is worked up TO thrilling climax.
"McDOugall," by James Barr, is great
Christmas story, an account or an IN
usual house party and or hero VINO,
through all his various exploits says
never word. Truly, an unusual char
acter.
Amy Lyman Phillips contributes a de-
iightful essay on the joys and sorroWs
of an old maid.
Among the big fiction features Of this
issue are Algernon Boyesen.s remarKaDle
story, "A String OF Pearls, tale thaf
will linger IN the memory beside Maui
PEASANTS great short story of the paste
necklace December Peachbloom Dy T.
d. Pendleton, who has caught the charm
and delicacv of touch Of the great French
masters: The White Elephant" by Mary
Inlay Taylor, a tale of conspiracy ana
romance in the Philippines; began,
delicious bit of adventure IN western
army post, by Captain Warren Dean. =.
s. A: 1.-THE Vampire Sunrise" by ROD
ert Rudd Whiting, and In the Square,
BY Annie E. P. Soaring.
OUTING.-The big feature in the De
cember number of the Outing Magazine
is Harry Whimey's Hunting in the Arc
tic" with which the magazine opens
The article is illustrated with no less than
TWENTY-FIVE photographs taken Dy MI
Whitney, and the whole display is one OF
the most remarkable that has ever been
brought back from the Arctic me story
itself is a graphic account Of the most re-
markable experience that ever zen 20 the
lot of an American sportsman.
Other articles of importance are wal
ter Camps Great Teams of the Past.
chronicle of the careers and accomplish
nIents of the football teams that have
made history; Our Lady OF the Lakes
trim fin the wilds of Canada, fully illus
trated with photographs by Julian A. Di-
mock. the other half Of the DimOcS part
nership; Malta a Land Of Yesterdays,
snort mat Made a Nation" by Charles
T. Peters: Buying an Automobile,
which contains lot Of Information that
prospective motor ear buyers should pos
sess: Winter Cave Of Fishing Tackle, a
timely article fer devotees Of the rod ana
reel and a description of the great
Routes TO the North Pole" by Robert E.
Peary.
to catch the interest and interests OF
sportsmen and lovers OF the out Of doors
at this season Of the year.
THE POPULAR-A striking evidence
that thirteen has changed from an IN
lucky 90 a lucky number is manifest IN
the first issue for December Of The Pop
Ular Magazine, which is now pubIsned
every fortnight. The thirteen stories Of
which it is comprised are. A complete
novel, 1.-THE Trouble Train," by Elliott
Flower; three series stories 1.-THE House
OF the Whispering Pines, by Anna kath-
arine Green; ''Omerta.' by j. kenilW0rth
EgertOn: cat Island" by W. b. M. Fer
guson; two twO-part stories, shore, OF
the Shameen," by Lester GriswOld; The
Pit Of Burning " by Louis Joseph Vance;
Thrower," by Ralph d. Paine; publicity
Work" by A. NJ. Chisholm; THE Man
With the Limp" by Bertrand W. Sinclairi
1.-The Terror" by .. NJ. Bower; "A Naiad
The Car Ahead" by Charles r Barnes,
and THE Flyaway," by Nell Montrose.
AINsL EES-This publication for De
cember Is out with as fine bunch Of
stories as could be found anywhere under
the same cOver-and that cover peach,
too. G. B. McCutcheon's serial, '"EruE-
ton King" still occupies the post ct
honor, and deserves it, The Gem COllec-
tor by p. q. WOdehOuse, a complete
novel, runs il a close second in point OF
thrilling interest. Stories that bow to
none IN breeziness Of plat and dash Of
style are the following; "a Lady IN the
Library by F. o. Bartlett. a humorous
love story; THE Dark Side OF DUTY by
T. +, ?. Battersby, a virile story of love
through the lines of the enemy in the
BOer war; The Pearls of MiraflOres." by !
Quentin NJ Drake, an exciting tale Of
pearl Ilsheries5 a woman pirate of mar /
vicious beauty in the South Sea islands; /
and ordered Up Into Ninevah," by W. /
J. Comfort a beautiful tale of faith re-
stored 70 a doubling woman who goes to I
the ehds or the earth after a disappearing 4
husband Besides these notable stories, /
there are five others Of equal interest BY I