Show literary notes THE western educator is the latest addition to current local literature it announces that it is devoted to tho interests of tho schools and school teachers of the western territories is published by the educator company and printed by H pembroke salt lake city WE have received number five of zions home monthly it is one of the best issues of that magazine yet given to the public the editor avows great taste and judgment as well as ability in the character and classification of the matter this periodical should receive a cordial welcome to every home parrys monthly magazine ia increasing in merit and popularity the february number is out on time and has for its frontispiece a portrait oatlie late apostle orson pratt executed by the engraver of salt lake city for a woodcut it is a good piece of work this portrait is accompanied by a critical essay entitled orson pratt written by B F cummings jr alie grand canyon of the colorado is a description of scenery and incidents encountered in a mountain trip written by S H alien an J illustrated by two engravings of scenery several poems and some excellent selected articles are given in the number A portrait of de accompanies an article in reference to the panama canal |