The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-18

The Democratic MIstake;" by Arthur
ner's Sons are 10 publish this month
forms lively contribution to precisely
the issues OF the present Presidential
campaign. The author Is lawyer. pub
lieist, and writer OF law. and his dis
cussion OF responsibility in public Of
hces to the electorate Is conducted from
a conservative standpoint that considers
government a science He states and
develops the contention that the cardinal
"Democratih Mistake" of our political
history has been the attempt to secure
popular election at short intervals. He
treats his subjects under the following
topics: Government by Design. Re-
sponsiblity." "The Democratic Mistake"
Patronage and the Machine" THE Suf-
frage.' These various papers We're formed
from the Godkin Lectures which Mr.
Sedgwick delivered at Harvard In 1909.
! The two earlier lecturers on this foun-
dalton were Mr.. James Bryce and Presl-
! dent Eliot.
Little Women" Company opens In New
York IN the autumn. Little. Brown 6;
co VIII bring out a players edition
OF, Louisa Nj. Alcott's masterpiece. con-
! tainlng twelve Illustrations from scenes
in the play.
Arthur c; Train. whose &c. Q, or in the
The Century Co. In August. spends much
OF his holiday time motoring abroad. This
! summer he and his family are doing
spain. the Pyrenees and the Republic OF
Andora, Normandy and Brittany. Mr..
! Train driving his own car much Of the
! time. The party will spend August and
September In England and Scotland.
The literary executors OF the o. Henry
estate are daily receiving many letters
OF inquiry regarding the dramatic rights
OF the stories which made the humorist
o
The estate. which has complete control
Of these rights, some time ago took up
the matter and began negotiations for the
drama tiza ton OF several of the o Henry
stories under proper authority, II is ex-
pected within short time that a num-
Der OF plays based on these stories will
be brought out
The United States Government has re-
Gently purchased for tho print collection
set OF lithographs of the Panama cana canal
by Joseph Pennel This series of draw
lngs was undertaken for Century In Feb
ruary last: and several OF them appear
pictures is Increased by the fact that
with the letting in NJ; Of the water the pic;
work will be largely obliterated.
Hon, william Lindsay scrusgs. former
authoritative book, "The Colombian and
Venezuela Republics" died recently at
Atlanta. Ga. at the age of 70,
Early In October Messrs Henry Holt
and Company expect TO publish Dorothy
Garfield Fishers THE Montessorl Moth
er." Mrs Fisher. who by her maiden
name OF Dorothy Garfield has became
widely known as the author OF 'The
Squirrel Cage" a novel OF American life.
spent last Winter In Rome, in very init
mate association with DR., Montessori
She was called on 20 help In the transIa-
ton OF ''The Montessor Method" which
has attracted so much attention In this
country. studied In the Moptessori schools
and was in close personal touch with DR.,
Montessori and her most important as
sociates. Mrs. Fishers new book Is the
result of widely expressed demand for
a. simple. untechnical account Of what
the Montcssori apparatus Is, the method
OF It's application, possible American sub
sttutes or additions TO IL, and the peda-
; gogic principles, familiarly stated. under
lying Its use. and Is intended To aid Amer
lean mothers OF average education to pro-
vent the loss to the present generation
OF little children involved In waiting for
the organization of regular Montessori
! schools.