St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-26
The Periodicals.

The Overland for November contains the
rest of Mr.. Hittelrs paper upon Alvarado.
Another extremely interesting Paclhc coast
paper is an account by DIR. George Chls-
more of an exploring trip III Northwestern
British Columbia, up the Mass, across ny
the Indians .'Old Grease Trail Ia prehls-
toric highway of inter-tribal commerce, 10
which. DR.. ChismOre was told, Dut lour
whites had ever penetrated) TO the Skeella'
and down that to the sea. There is also
paper upon The Wyoming Anti-Chinese
Riot. by Hon. A. a. Sargent, i'll Which the
late minister to Germany expresses, with
dignity and temperance, the prevalent
opinion of the Pacific tier of states and ter
ritories: and another on Mills College, the
new girls college Of the Pacific coast.
There are two Pacific stories, Zegarra,
tale of the Scotch occupation OF the Da-
rien. and I'm Toms Sister, pathetic story
of the mines The poetry OF the NUMBER IS
by Prof. Sill, NJ. w. Shinn, Charles >.
Greene and WILDER Larremore. The over
land. 12O Suffer street, San Francisco, Cal.
The New Moon for November Is On our
table. The leading article, Is ms the Era
of Ghosts? will be sure to attract attention,
as il contains several Well-authentlcated IN
stances Of ghostIy appearances IN and ABOUT
Boston. The author takes the sensible
ground that the way to encourage these dis
coveries is not to deny the facts, but to con-
cede them: and while disclaiming any be-
lief in ghosts thinks that, as live maya
zine. dealing with the questions as they
arise in our own busy communities, it can
not entirely ignore the many and curious
instances of wonderful midnight appear
ances which fill the papers, and which come
from the mouths of friends in conversation.
The number before US is elegantly printed,
full of interesting reading matter and IS Tor
sale by all newsdealerS at the very low rate
of 10 cents per copy. Published at Lowell,
Mass, by the New Moon Publishing COM
pany.
The unusually handsome November Mag
aZine of American Historyis as entertaining
as it is valuable and informing. The
WadsWorth House at GeneSeO, by Frederic
c.. Mather. under the general title OF His
toric Homes, is Superbly illustrated. Witch
craft in Illinois. paper by John ID. Gum,
speaks for itself The Burning of wash
ington in 1914, by Hon. HOratio King, IS
graphic account of an event never before
so clearly and forcibly represented. Inc
Civil War Studies comprise the second OF
Gen. w. F. (''Baldy') Smiths series OF
papers on The Campaign OF 106l-62 III Ken
lucky, as Developed Through the Core
spondence of its Leaders. A Ride With
Sheridan, by Dr. a. d. Rockwell, who was
a surgeon in SherldanS division OF the
army. is exceedingly readable. The schol-
arlv papers of Col. Charles c. Jones, Jr.,
LII. D., C. S. A. entitled, BOmbardments
and Capture of Fort AIcAllister, is study
of exceptional merit, and completes the
tbiC month SuDSPllDtlOn
price. So a year in advance. Published at
so Lafayette place, New FORK city.
The Library Magazine, published by
John B. Alden. New York, occupies dis
tincttye place in our periodical literature.
Its aims is to present in an attractive form,
and at very moderate cost, the most valu-
able parts of the current foreign periodical
writings of the day, with such original
American papers as may be required to
keep its readers abreast of our home
thougi. The plan of the Magazine eX-
cludes action, but includes every other form
of literature 1t is, as its name imports,
designed for preservation in libraries. as
well as for mere temporary peruSal. Each
number consists of ninety-siX pages, and
contains reading matter about equivalent to
that in HarperS, the Century or the At
lantic. at a cost of about One-third of either
of these magazines. John B. Alden, pub
Usher, 393 Pearl street. New York. For
sale in st. Paul by r. F. Leask q Co.
Life for the current week contains the
usual amount of bright, timely matter, both
in illustrations and from a literary stand
point. Life is always entertaining. and
this ISSUE is especially so. Mitchell u
Miller, 1855 Broadway, New York.
The American Bazaar for November will
be found an entertaining and useful num-
Der for the ladies. The fashion plates are
exquisite and the reading matter is of a
character at once entertaining and instruc-
tive. The American Bazaar com pany, 161-
lbs Franklin street, New York.