St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-13
NEW BOOKS.

Holmes, Is bright, healthful story of
how one young woman found her fort
une in her voice, and, by her sweet,
girlish ways, won the hearts of the
strangers in aWeslern town, where the
waves of travel and circumstances fol-
lowed the storm that engulfed her father
and his money in its depths had thrown
her. Inc .dehtally there is alsa sor-
rowful story of wrong-doing, and the
old German legend about the price each
is made to apply to the story, and gives
a title to the book.
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In his book, .'A Modern Miracle" Al
fred Calhoun breaches strong sermon
in honor of Dr. Leslie Keeley and, his
gold cure for drunkenness. For many
years Dwight, Ill.,. was famous only as
the station Oh the Chicago & Alton.
road that the Prince of Wales stopped
off at to go hunting OH that memorable
trip that he made through America in
the days of his youth. For years the
farm house that lodged him and his
party was the MeccafOwardS which the
residents pointed you IL at any time
you were fortunate enough to have a
| few spare moments to spend III the
town. Then its fame was circum-
scribed by the adjoining county lines.
now it is worldwide. Wherever the
liquor habit has Its victims, there the
name of DIR. Kelley and Dwight is
known, often as the only CLEAN of
light or hope in SOmb dark mental and
spiritual horizon.
'sThe Erl Queen" by .Natchy Won
Eschstruth, is pretty little story of two
young people, he the grandson of for
ester. she lady of high degree, who
met in the most romantic way in
messy dell in the ancestral park in the
summer moonlight, and fell In love, Of
course. Fate and rank separated them
for years, but both were unc0nSciOuSly
true to the ideal that each had inspired
in the other. SO when by bravery the
sailor had grown into the lieutenant, the
lieutenant into the colonel, then changed
to the baron, they met again. and
love was conQuerOr over pride. and all
went well. 1t is pure story, and not
an incident. from first to last, leaves
any but the pleasantest impression ON
your mind.
Among the visitors to st. Paul recently
was young author of some local note.
OCCll Cs l1OWdIu, VI DlOOhl1 Its L .
His latest work. which he has just COM
pleted and will soon issue from the
press of Joel Munshell 81 Sons, of Al
bany, N. T., has occupied his time for
five years. 1t is compilation and his
tory of the origin and diffusion of one of
the family stocks that came over from
England with the early Pilgrims, cover
ing the period from 1915 to 1892. This
was the Cults family of which there are
several branches in the Twin Cities, at
| Faribault, and other points in this state.
There are well-known towns in New
England in which about all the
older stock is of. this strain.
1t is interesting in general
way to note how family multiplies
and becomes interviewer with the life
of a people. There are thousands who
trace their genealogy back in this par
names: William Whipple "a sigper of
the Declaration of Independence), Hon.
John Langdon, James Russell Lowell,
Benjamin p Shillaber (Mrs. Parting
tom, William Henry Bishop, the late
Rev. George b. Cheever, d. D., and
Hon. Richard Cults Shannon. our pres
ent United States minister to Nicaragua,
| Costa Rica and Salvador. Cabinet min
listers. congressman, senators and per-
sons distinguished in all the walks OF
life are very numerous among the par
ties traced by the compiler.
~
"The Primrose PATH" story of the
stage. by Nym Crinkle, is faithful and
fascinating transcript of the seething
life of the modern metropolis, and more
especially portrays the inside phases of
journalism and the drama. 1t turns
the search light of forty years expert
enee upon ali the demoralizing infiu-
ences that characterize the theaters of
today, Never before have author and
subject been more fittingly united, and
the result is masterful Interpretation
of this much discussed but least under
stood department of human life.
s'rhe Railway Officials Directory" is
little book, containing the address of
ehairmen of boards. presidents, general
managers, general superintendents,
purchasing agents, chief engineers, SUI
perintendents of motive power, master
mechanics and master car builders of all
roads in the United States, Canada and
Mexico. 1t is indeXed SO that one may
determine at a glance what roads are
represented at given place by any
officers of the above-named class.