St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-25
NEW BOOKS.

cAdSliic COuti- from the NOTLH Tape,
photographed by the light OF the mid
night sun, TO the temples and bazaars
OF india and the islands OF the South
seas, the reader may journey in these
pages, and obtain such a revelation of
the wonders OF nature and tbs great
hauntS OF mlnSini as cJuld only be
made clearer could his owa eyes
contemplate then in the real
ity, as thu eye OF the camsra
has c1it;npiaGel th3m for him.
No mere description could so graph
icalIy convey what pictures show. and
no pictures, even from the most gifted
| ana skillful hand. could possess the val
ue of accuracy and completeness OF
! these actual subscriptions from nature,
| fixed upon the Photographic plate and
reproduced in their integrity by the art
| of printing. In them, as IN a mirror,
| is reflected the busy life of the great
| cities of the world. as well as the me-
! MORALS of historical antiquity and the
remains of civilizations long passed
| away. The streets of London, ami
mated by busy life. and the shattered
ruins OF Pompeii. solitary in their grave
/ %
| Ow of the Volcano: the palaces and
| places of worship of modern Europe,
and the Wondering remnants OF the
| temples of Greece, of Rome, of Egypt
| aud the remOter East, are shown as
they are. In the journey through these
! pages the reader may contrast the
world as it was III days which have be-
come mere legends, and the world he
| lives III, which is vivid and active un-
| der his eye.
| To the representations of actual scenes
have been added productions OF famous
| masterpieces OF the art OF the past ana
OF the present, by which the epochs OF
| the worlds intellectual advancement
may be fixed. and types OF the living
| people who represent the various social
conditions OF the globe. La fact, the
series constitutes. in a condensed form.
tour which is rich in lessons as well
as revelations, and renders him who
cannot stir abroad, in a manner, a tour
| list, seeing for himself through faithful
eyes, as he might look from his window
| at the drama OF humanity aid the pa
gcant of the universe passing by.
| -"
Helen Young" translated from the
| German by Paul Sindau, by p. }. Nc
| Fadden, is a book OF unusual intereat.
| In his dedication OF the book to his
highnesS. Duke Ernst III. Of Saxe-CO-
| burg GOtha, the author says that it was
| story told by the duke that suggested
| the novel In the dukes story, told 10
| party of young men one night in Ber
| lin, the mere outlines. or rather. per-
! haps. the nucleus, of this one appears.
| We are left III doubt lust what the
| dukes story was. bnt if it were the in
| cident of the appearance at one time or
beautiful woman, who claimed to be
| an American, and who seemed TO be
| entirely alone in the world, yet who had
! great wealth and was freely cOnytrSant
| with the social forms of the narrowrst.
| most completely custom and tradition
| bound court Of Enrope-that at Beriln-
| the story Is plain enough. mis- nys-
| FERROUS woman met and loved and was
| beloved by Prince Rinhard Won Tohen-
| burg, the only son OF Prince Eric Won
| Tohenburg. "A renowned travelor, "a soldier
| whose val0r had won the Iron Cross.
| and favorte of his emperor. The
| strange lady. who was as good as she
| was beautiful, after admitting her love
for the prince, SOlemny told him that
| she should never marry any one, ami
| she could not tell him the reason. but
urged him not to spoil their short time
| of happiness by useless discussion of
| an uHalterable decision. After some
weeks of this perfect c0mpanon5hip,
whose freedom was excused by all
| observers by that comprehensive
excuse, american ways" the prince is
| called away to the bedside of his
father and, on returning to Berlin. can
| find no trace OF his beautiful friend.
| though every power of the empire Is
set in motion 20 discover her where
| abouts. This story as told by the duke
! was suggestive enough, but trag ment-
| AIRY. Fiction" says the author,
must end with period. Fiction also
must explain the motives Of men more
| speci ically and pedantically than
! truth would demand. Fancy must in
| vent a beginning and an ending in
order to retain all that i'll its telling
| has been so fascinating to us, and to
| convey this quality 10 others not under
the personal influence of the narrator"
| And this be has well done. The story is
unique, the style bright and the ending
| artistic.
| In ''Tatters," novel by Beuiah, au-
! thor OF "Zaraila," we have real
| old-fashIoned novel, in which lords
and ladies of high degree enter into
secret marriage with lovers who have
some forms, beautiful ewes and some
times a wonderful pedigree. hidden by
misfortune, and hearts full OF love. The
scene for the first act is laid in Lunley
Court in Whitechapel Road. The dram
ats persona are remarkable old man
called Daddy Sunshine, Il ragpickrr
but wonderful scholar; a superior
boy called Arthur Rag ian. or Artle for
short; picked up by Daddy in his better
days, and a phenomenal girl twelve
years old and looking eight, who wrote
poetry and chanted it. dropped all her
RS III spite of her grandfather's care,
who bears hunger and cold and loneli-
ness with smiling face for fear of
wOundlng the poor old ragplcker, whose
daily toll serves hardly 10 keep the
wreiched roof over their heads. After
while friend appears in the
dear old way-a friend made by
Tatters' care OF 9.littie sick girl. Then
greater friend enters. one secured by
Artie'S brave rescue. of the daughter of
lord from runaway pony and a
broken cart. Smoothly runs the tale.
aud at the proper time all wrong is
righted, broken hearts made whole. lost
loves restored, and the end comes amid
marriage bells and the perfume of
orange flowers. When all is so lovely
one may be excused for thinking that 1t
Is rather unusual for q heroine 10 rise
from ragpicker's garrett. become an
adept in worldly as we'll as mental cult
ure. write successful novel, and
achieve fame as prma donna all in
fifteen short yearS-or long ones either,
for that matter; bat blessed is he to
whom nothing Is impossible. 10 old
fashioned people who insist on having
their novels turn out just right. as they
can't always make their lives do so,
"fatters" will be a delightful change
from the modern novel that seems to be
trying 10 make life harder TO bear than
it really need be.
Once in great while we find book
that is worth keeping to read, and re-
read and think about. Such an one is
''Auglo-Israel, written by Rev. Thomas
ROSling Hewlett, b. A., A. Ma Bap-
fist minister well known in Albany and
Washington, where he long held pastor
atpS hut now a resident of phiIadeIphia