BOOK REVIEWS. Mr. George Thacrah is in receipt of two books written by his brothor, a Church of England Clergyman, in which the writer declares that the land tenure of Great Britain should be changed and wages advanced. It seems to be a modified Henry George theory that he works upon, in so far as taxing all the lands at their full rental value annually is concerned. The books are most interesting, because of the writer's scholarship and perfect familiarity of all the laws governing land tenures in Great Britain from the old feudal days down to the present. His underlying thought is that the lands of the world should bo as free as the water, and when any one person appropriates a large amount he should pay In taxes for the benefit of the rest as much as the land would be worth to an individual who could by himself cultivate but a few acres; that God gave no man a title to any more land than he, personally, could cultivate, and when he absorbs more than that amount he should pay what it would be worth to individuals who could, on their own behalf, and with their own hands, cultivate. His idea of increased wages is what each man, above his rent, could produce. We can understand that the theory must be less popular in England than is the Henry George idea in America, because one of the glories of England is her stately manors, and down deep, even the poor of that country would not have them partitioned and dissipated among the crowd. From the same author comes a booklet entitled "Music Made Easier," and the author explains his theory of music is bas'i upon equal intervals with a corresponding system of rotation and a modified keyboard. No one not a musician could give any clear Idea of the author's thought, though the book is mathematically exact in its explanation of musical notes and the vibrations of air necessary neces-sary for each one, and it is all worked out in a way which musicians ought to easily understand. The book ought to be of value to all music teachers, for, if the author is correct, the principle behind all music is simple and ought to be quickly understood and put in practice. & & j The Carnations of Memory, by Angle E. Newman, is a beautiful.y printed, covered and illustrated book. Thestoryof a McKinley button which was worn on a Mediterranean, African, Asian and European journey in 189 G. The book is. the record of a party of eleven American tourists with vivid descriptions de-scriptions of Incidents of the journey, the places vlsitd and people met with, a McKinley admiration admira-tion running through it all and closing with a profound but touching eulogy of the dead President. Presi-dent. Interwoven in the narrative are beautiful descriptions, pen pictures of the places visited and the high thoughts in many places awakened. Mrs. Newman is well known in Salt Lake, and her book will be read with espeolal interest here.