The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-11

this volume II goes back Ia the com.
ing of the Gaels 10 Ireland, treats of
The missions in Ireland. of the rowing
visits of the Scandinavians, of the Nor
man invasion of the several Irish re-
vivais, OF The national faith Of tho
people. of the Irish rule, of the Eng
lish parliament, Of the rise Of new
ireland. of the Irish parliament, and
Of Ireland under the Union. Much
painsta king research has been gwen to
the making of the book, and il is one
No treats of Modern Geo.
eraphy." The author is Marion l..
Newbioip. editor of the Scottish
Geographical Magazine, and one Of the
most competent authorities in the
world The work gives an account OF
geography and geographical research
stating The beginnings of modern gcog-
raphy. describing surface relief and the
process of erosion. Of ice and its work
Of climate and weather, of the prin-
ciples of plant geography and the chief
plant formations of Europe and Mort h
life, of cultivated plants and domesti.
Gated animals. of the races of Europe
and their origin. and of the distribu-
tion OF minerals and the localzatiou of
industries and Of towns. Altogether
the work is brilliantly done,
No s. "Polar Exploration, is by
William S. Bruce, leader of the Scottish
National Antarctic ("Scotia y Expe-
dition of 1902-4; Director of Scottish
Oceanogra pbical Laboratory, Edin-
bureh. Here again we have work in
unusually competent hands. The
Il 10, h.a ~, 1..l n
lures Of the polar regions and the fea'
ture of all those regions. He gives an
account of land ice and of sea ice. and
of coloration of ice and snow. OF plant
life, of animal life, of the physics of
the Polar seas. of meteorology, of mag
netism, aurora, and tides. and of the
aims and objects OF modern eXplora-
ton. The work. II will be noted
treats chiefly of general principles and
natural phenomena, and it also fur
nishes good and trustworthy accounts
of the fruitful work Of the various
Polar explorations, each being given
its due credit and scope, without bias
and without eXaggeration.
No. @. "The Evolution of Plants.
by Dukinfeld Henry Scott, NJ. A.. l.. l..
D., T. r, s.. President of the Linnean
oDClelS VI jjohnpu, IldN di>o ue itLh'
oned an authority. The author treats
Of the Darwinian theory. considers the
nature of the evidence. gives the fos-
sill record traces the evolution of the
Towering plants, Of the seed plants, OF
the higher spore- plants, including ferns,
the club-mosses. and the horsetails and
the sphenophylls The conclusions of
the author are given in a separate
chapter. and all is treated in the spirit
Of pure science and exact information
No. 10, fThe Socialist Movement.
by j. Ramsay Macdonald, NJ. p, is by
great expert in this field He has
made his mark heretofore in the works
90 Socialism and Government. - " abor
and inc Empire. - and other books. The
subject treated here is divided into
" Socialist Evolution. including po
litical. economic and industrIal; 80 So.
cialist Criticism. including the eco
nomic failure of capitalism, the intel.
lect under capitalism and summary;
Socialist Construction, - including the
socialist method what socialism is not
the immediate demands Of socialism