St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-16
Literary Leaves.

A new Trotty Story, from Elizabeth
Stuart Phelps, will be one of the attractions
of the Christmas Wide Awake.
Worthington company, New York. an
nOunce for immediate issue Ring Around a
Rosy, A Dozen Little Girls, by Mary A.
Lathbury, 4tO, acknowledgement cover.
Prof. A. B. Palmer, NJ. D., of the Uni
versity of Michigan has recently written
The Temperance Teachings of Science. and
the reputation of the writer has aroused
general curiosity regarding the contents OF
the book, which is to appear very soon.
Early in December will appear the first of
the promised series of month-books, edited
by Mr.. Oscar Fay Adams. 1t is called SIM
ply December, and will include over one
hundred poems by English and American
authors. Much interest has been awakened
in England and America regarding this
novel series of compilations.
John b. Alden publishes the Essays OF
Ella for so cents. Mr.. Alden presents these
essays of Ella in good form for the reader.
There are, all told, twenty-eight of them,
and they fill little volume of about $50
pages, just the size and shape to be held in
the hand, and read easily and with pleasure.
PrefiXed to this volume is clever introduce
ton by Mr.. Fred Anger, which leaves lit
tie to be desired in its way of criticism.
Alice Wellington Rollins Story of a
Ranch is book destined to make hit on
both sides of the water-a record of life on
a sheep ranch near Ellsworth, Kan, some
what idealized, perhaps, or at least gushed
over after the manner of Elizabeth Stuart
Phelps, but so full of the fresh air, the prai-
ries of wild flowers the brilliant skies of
the West, and all the sights and sounds of
pastoral life as experienced by the rich and
cultured as to be as readable as Paul and
Virginia itself.
Gen. Adam Badeau's novel, entitled Con
spiracy-a Cuban Romance, has just been
issued from the press of r. Worthington,
the New York publisher, and it is safe to
say that the somewhat conspicuous relations
which the author for some years held to
the history of the times will insure his
literary effort a pretty general reading.
irrespective of its merits or dement's. 1t is
evident from the tone and temper of the
book that Gen. Badeau is wreaking venge-
ance on some of the high officials of the
last administration by whom he had evil
IDENTITY been snubbed. The book will create
sensation in Washington society circles
and undoubtedly provoke much bitter COM
ment.
A duodecimo volume of less than 300
pages lately published by Messrs. Putns ms
Sons, New York. entitled Railroad Trans
portation, Its History and Its Lawsr
written by Arthur T. Hadley. commissions,
of labor statistics in Connecticut and in
structor in political science in Yale college.
is about the first work to undertake, in any
comprehensive way, to treat the subject
matter. Its purpose is two-fold: first, ''to
present clearly the more important facts of
American railroad business and explain the
principles involved, and second. to COM
pare the railroad legislation of different
countries, and the results achieved" Of
course, only an outline Of so vast theme
can be comprised within the limits of a
volume such as this, but the broad and Just
spirit in which the attempt is made may be
gathered from the following sentence in the
authors preface: 1.-THE attempt to man
age railroads without regard to the de-
mands of public policy, or to legislate con-
corning railroads without regard to the ne
cessities OF railroad business, results in dis
astrous failure"