Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-20
MAGAZINES.

The August number OF the North
American Review maintains its Gus
tornarv high standard Of excellence.
The Leading article Is by the editor,
under the title is Roosevelt an Asset
or a Tdabritv?" Lord Curzon com
pletes his iuumina ting paper on Brit
ish Rule in India" begun in the July
issue Of The Review. a clear state
uent of the needs Of the working man
Is 90 he found In the Rev. Percy ;.
Grants paper on What the Working
Men Want" Tho development Of the
interests Of the United states In South
America is well considered by John
Barrett. director Of the international
bureau Of American republics. In an
article entitled IAN America The Rev.
5. NJ Vernon, u D., replies to Arch
bishop Ircland's article which appeared
IN the July number on THE Methodist
Episcopal Church Of America in Italy.
The Dialectic Imagination Is the title
Of an interesting paper by Prof John
Gricr Hibhen. The public land question
IS ably discussed by Francis Perry FL
lott in shall the Nation take Thought
for the Morrow? \ delightful essay
in the form Of an appreciation OF
..Haeckel. a Colossus Of Science Is
contributed by Herman Schenauer.
war and Peace: the Military Points
of View" by Capt william II. Monroe.
L s A., is an officers plea for mill
tary preparedness. a literary article
Of real merit will he found in Lewis
Worthington Smiths Some Lesser
-rhrrnodies" American versus Eng
fish Courts" by william - Gemmill.
municipal court Judge Of Chicago is
In effect a reply To Prof. James w,
Gamers article which appeared IN the
January. 1910. Review. The Rev. George
" Gilbert in an article entitled The
Greek strain In our Oldest Gospels
presents novel and scholarly theory
Of the gospel story. Southern Leader
ship since the civil War by Garland
Greever. Is a notable article, being
southerner's effort 20 promote mutual
understanding Of the north and south.
Tho recent main events In English poll
tics are well an1lyzed by sydney
brooks I'm "The Month In England
Books Reviewed" contains the usual
valuable literary criticisms
Tho FIRST September number Of the
tNyice-a month Popular Magazine CON
talns the opening installment OF kaiph
n PaIne's new novel, The Penfold Ad-
vortur,s II is a story that brings back
the good old days Of sailing ships ana
pIratcs Installments OF two other Sc
riais appear in this issue-"No Man
Land, BY Louis Joseph Vance and the
latest Arsene Lupin exploit, 'slS' by
Maurice Lcblac. The Popular opens
With n long. complete detective novel.
"-The Rarritz Diamond by george
Dvre Eldridrc--a maze Of mystery FOL
loving the transfer OF little stone
worth million dollars TO man VINO
cares more FOR lust one girl than i"t
ali INC diamonds in the world. There
ore two stirring polo stories-"'rhe
Hornet and the Butterfly by Charles
Ns,-i1s Puck. and Little sister by
W n NJ Ferguson. Rupert Hughes
continues his amusing norrltiNe or we
adventures 81 Mr.. Dirk Memling. the
burglar sculptor. and his unidue mails.
s.rrhe Hushcr." by Charles y Van Loan,
Is an easily recognizable photogr1ph 81
ono Of the big league baseball PLAYERS
Albert Darlington has q clever story OF
a modern buccanecr. Colonel seal ana
His Perfumed Aces casey. klNcter'
nv charles Y. Barnes. gives n glimpse
az the real life Of the man on the skele-
ION skvscraper There Is little story
that will appeal 10 southerners- II II
called a Forgetting The author Is
Alan sullivan Roy Norton's story,
Differcnce NJ Opinion" Indicates mat
INC habv is king even in mining camp,
Morgan Robcrtson's two-p part story,
,,,rhe Athena club" 80 concerned with
the aftermath Of n practical Joke in
dulved IN by n wealthy lawyer VINO
vas seaman In former days James
Hov. Jr.. contributes realistic sketch
~ senator Crane-tho man who doesn't
talk, but 'BctA t''i' JUG wv
FAMOUS LOST MANUSCRIPTS
The loss 81 many Of tho worlds fam
Gus manuscripts Is perhaps TO be
escribed to IRE. More than 100000 were
burnt during the siege OF Alexandra by
Julius Caesar and In moro recent umes
the famous Cotton manuscripts we're
partly destroyed by IRE. Ben Johnson,
nv reason Of fire IN his dwelling, lost
an entire drama. life ~ Henry Y.
with notes. and other works.
Not q few precious manuscripts have
been lost AZ seq. Neronese lost ship
load OF classical manuscripts while re-