St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-05
LITERARY NOTES.

J. B. Lippincott company publish a
third edition of The Bible, Whence
and What" by Rev. DR.. Richard B.
Westbrook.
T. B. Peterson & Brothers have pub
lished an edition of Mrs. Caroline Lee
Hentz's popular story, "EoIine," to sell
at the low price of 25 cents.
LIB. Lippincott company issue the
Fourth Reading Book in Lippincott's
new series. tits complied by Eben FL.
Davis. There are here old favorites
and new selections worthy to become
faYoriteS.
D. Van Nostrand company, % Murray
street, NewYork publish a field manual
for mining engineers under the title of
"PractIcal Mining" by John G. Murphy,
E. NJ. This is book for capitalists as
we'll as for miners.
The next volume in the series of
American Statesmen will be devoted to
Pellow, ESQ.,, who has already produced
some noteworthy books and is related
to the great chief justice.
The wide spreai interest in all matters
relating to American history will cause
a new and cheaper edition of the adj
mirable "Lfe of Gen. Greene" to be
heartily welcomed. The three volumes
will soon be issued at $3.50. instead of
Sl2, from the Riverside Press.
Two brief unsigned articles on Marie
BashkirtSeff are printed in the May
Century. They are written by women.
One critic is very enthusiastic and the
other is much less so. The views" are
accompanied by new portraits of Marie
Bashkirtseff and by reproductions of
some of her own pictures.
Mr.. William B. Weeden, the we'll
known Providence manufacturer, has
written work ON the Economic and
Social History of New England from
1920 to 1889. with an appendix of prices,
which promises to be of remarkable in
terest. twill sooE be published in two
volumes by Houghton, Miffiin & Co,
The ILLUSTRATED American has as
frontisplecs in its current number one
of the finest portraits ever published Of
the great Democratic leader. Samuel j.
Randall. Twas taken shortly after he
left the speakers chair, and is particu-
larly striking in its depletion OF the
grasp and force for which he was then
so well known.
The Century Magazine, in connection
with the anniversary of the centenary
of Washington's Inauguration, prints in
it's May number several articles on orig
inal portraits of the WaShingtonS and
''Some New Washington Relics"
Among the portraits is frOntispiece
from a hitherto unengravad profile view
of Washington, by James Wright, also
portrait of Washington by Ramage,
discovered through previous article in
the Century by Charles Henry Hart.
The Lovells announce for early pub
iication. "The New Evadne," a civil
service reform story. by Frank Howard
Howe. The author, who was chief
clerk of the postoffice department in
Washington under the administration
of President Arthur, depicts in this
story the evils of the spells system.
Among the characters introduced in
the story will be, it is said. a well-known
member of congress and an equally
famous actress.
". A. Linn, summing up the COM
paratiye advantages OF building and
loan associations and savings banks, in
the May Scribner, says: 1T may be
stated that the associations are conduct
ed much more economically than the
banks, that they consequently pay
larger dividends, that they can be sue
cessfully carried on in places too small
to support bank. and that, by advanc-
ing money to members to purchase
homes, they provide Immediate invest
ment and give the borrower the strong
est possible inducement to continue his
saving"
T. J. Nakagawa, now Japanese con-
sui general in Singapore, describes. in
the May Scribner, the revolving stage
used in the theaters of Japan. as fol-
lows: 1.-THE greater part of the stage,
in our playhouses, consists of large
circle which can be turned around so
that separate divisions are successfully
presented to the eyes of the spectators.
Only one-half of this circle. at most,
is disclosed at any one time. 1t is Gus
tomary. while scene is in progress be-
fore the audience. to prepare the follow
ing scene upon the hidden part of the
movable platform. A change of view
can thus be effected without abruptly
lnterrupting a dialogue. or disturbing
the continuity of action"
Clarence Deming, author f"By-Ways
of Nature and Life. . has found, in the
manuscript diary of William Brisbane.
of South Carolina. some striking pen
pictures OF the First Napoleon, as he