St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-29
NEW BOOKS.

This seems to be the day of queer
books and queerer titles. The latest
example of this wild tendency is 1.-The
Latest Tenet Imposed on the Khan of
Tomathoz," by Theodore Gerome. The
length of the title is not the only I'M
usual thing about the book; on the con-
trary, everything about it is out of the
ordinary, from the parti- colored covers
to the scene of the story. This is laid
in Asia-sou' -sou'-east or little SOU of
where the Garden of Eden is popularity
supposed to have been. The Kahn of
TOmathOZ was one of those arbitrary
rulers of the East that we used to read
about in our childhood, who having
been "born Mussulbaby and grown
into a 'potentate," had some, char
acteriStics that were unpleasant
and announcement, to say the
least, to his viZier and Prime Minister
Peatfer. All this is changed for the
better by the arrival in the kingdom of
IomathoZ of two devOut missionaries,
Rev. Andrew Mc'Figue and Jonas Pur-
plefied. These pious men caught the
tickle fancy of the khan by telling him
OF Santa Claus and his ability to bring,
CT make other people bring, gifts. The
POtentate Immediately embraced the
lICW leliSIOii Ill oil It's Nluc-SpfeduiuS
meaning, and is only checked in the
delrium of his joy over the expected
visit of Santa, by another tenet, that of
the forgiveness of treSpasses. This
was poser TO a man whose head man
was connected with the throne room by
special telephone. but he got over it,
and how this was done the story tells.
There are many bright hits at every day
life and the gospel thereof over the
broad shoulders of the khan, and alto
gether the book is well worth reading.
SADDLE and Sentiment" by Wenona
Gilman, was first published as a serial
in Outing. 1t is pleasantly written
story, and deals with questions of the
turf as only one could deal with them
who knew all about the flyers" from
their home, ''in the blue grass region"
to the hour of battle and triumph ON the.
track. Miss Gilman is a lover of horses,
as most Kentucky women are, and tells
Of the life of her favOrite with all of
the enthusiasm of a lover. Through
all the talk of horses and racing runs
like golden thread the story of love
that makes the sentimental side of the
story. The love is deep and true. such
as humanity signs for. and when its
time Of trial comes. rings strong and
brave, going TO death or worse for con-
science sake, with SteadfaSt courage.
A modern Quixote is S. c. McKay's
latest novel. 1t is true picture of
Southern life, in some of its aspects, be-
fore the war. The high flown sense of
honor that compelled Walter NARROW to
risk the wrecking, not only OF his own
life, but that of father, mother and
sweetheart as well, rather than break a
foolish VOW taken idly. was only an
exaggerated expression of beautiful
sentiment. Everything for honor was
the popular teaching Of>the time, and
beautiful and pure were many OF the
characters that grew to maturity under
its fostering care. The incidents of the
story are closely analogous to actual
facts within the recollection Of those
cOgniZant of the internal history of the
village communities and college centers
of the South at that time. The Illus
| trations OF Georgia negro dialect are
excellent, and the last chapter is graphic
and picturesque, and filled with noble
sentiment eloquently expressed.
Encompassed as we are by doubts
that darken the present and obscure the
| future Of our spiritual and intellectual
life, how like a beacon to the struggling
mariner the lie anu WOEuS VI SUCH q
man as Theodore Parker are. 1t is as
if, having reached the region above the
clouds he stretched a brotherly hand to
| help us who are still enveloped in the
mists. In gathering together some of
the sweetest and most helpful Of the
great thinkers lessons into book for
the help of the thoughtful, Rufus
Leighton has conferred boon
! on humanity. Mr.. Leighton calls his
book lessons From the World of Mat
ter and the World of Man." and lessons
are what we need. Speaking of the
things gathered i'll this book, Parker
himself said: '.It has been a great COM
fort to me to think that after l have
passed away some of my best things
might still be collected from my rough
notes and your nice photograph of the
winged swords. The things | value
most are not always such as get printed.
The gathering of these lessons has been
to Mr.. Leighton labor of love-"
1.-THE Soul of LiIitb' is not by any
means the best story Marie Carelli has
given us. 1t is an odd mixture Of the
osophy, magic, Christianity and modern
society. 1t suggests a great many
things, among them Rider Haggard'S
"She." 1t is not at all logical in coll
struction, but for all that is entertain
ing reading, and clever in degree.