The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-08

Rex Beach, who is now on n holiday IN
1nama, cor, accompanied by Mrs. Beach, has
on his new book, soon TO be published
by the Harpers. 1t is to have an un-
usually large number OF humorous illus
trations by Mark Henderson
The Edinburgh Review article on "rhe
iercentenary OF the Telescope" which
the Living Age for May IL reprints. is OF
interest both TO the scientific and the
unsclenuhc reader in its review of the
progress OF astronomy and its instru-
ments for 300 years.
In Justus Miles Forman's novel. "Bi-
anoa dI daughter. just published by the
son ana the daughter OF two men, bitter
enemies, one OF whom undertakes TO hand
1ne IN. quarrel on TO the second generation
rms feud is OF the Montague and Capuet
sort which places the girl and the man in
much the same position toward their eld-
ers that Juliet and Romeo found at the
beginning OF their romance
Mr.. Knox's Manchurian Scheme" as
1t presents Itself TO not over-friendly
English eyes; is the subject of an article
BY Dr. 10. j. Dillon, which the Living
Age for April so reprints from the Con-
temporary Review.
.,1hn John Stuart. Thompsons new book.
Ihe chinese develops in a delightful
tests. secret societies. committees of ap-
peal. and riots, TO deliberative assemblies
at last in conservative old China These
assemblies have recently met, and the
reports are most encouraging. In fact,
the new Chinese provincial assemblies al
ready promise TO have more influence
The sister duma upon the st. Petersburg
oliearchy. Much favorable mention was
made in these assemblies OF Americas
new friendship for China in her railway
n Tar
ritory. educational interests. mills trad
ing and mines. and the assembly OF Shan
81 province particularly welcomed Amer
ca's interests, against British obstruc-
ton, in China 6ebarring opium The
Shansi gentry control the private banks
of China, and their guilds are q splendid
body of enlightened, travelled. shrewd
men.
Strausss "Eektra" as the theme for
discussion OF the future of the music
E.. A. Baughan. very competent mus
cal critic. which the Living Age for April
80 reprints from the English Review.
Henry James'S attitude toward immor-
tallty which he reveals in the new book
In After Days" is one OF desire He
describes II as the outgrowth OF the eN-
tension Of his consciousness, and the vast
immaterial fields II traverses. In his own
words. Mr., James declines to accept the
limitations OF the laboratory brain"
4 keen and discriminating article on
''Thc Situation In Ireland In connection
with The issues between the Lords and
Commons which Mr.. Sydney Brooks
wrote for the English Review. is the lead
Ing article in the Living Age for May Z.
William Thompson's Life of Lord Kel
vim which the Macmillan Company pub
lished In two volumes a few weeks ago,
has served to revive interest In the per-
sonality Of this famous scientist OF the
nineteenth century. Among other points
raised is the question OF his nationality,
a correspondent in the New York Times
clears this up beyond doubt, He writes
as follows: 'iThe Great Duke of Yelling
ton when tainted with being an Irish
man is said TO have observed that a man
ia not a horse because he had been born
i'm a stable, and Lord Kelvin might equal
ly cXclaim that one is not fish IL he
happencd to be born at sea. 1t Is true
Kelvin first bebeld the light Of day In
the Emerald Isle. but he was of Scotch
parentage and passed practically the
whole OF his long life in Scotland while.
when he was raised to the peerage II was
not to Ireland he went for tide. as
assuredly ne would have done had he
considered himself To be an lrlshman, the
Kelyin being a small stream which runs
through the city OF Glasgow,
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