St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-17
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Planted Fruits IN Virginia. and How
They Use Them," and Gov. Bradford
account of How the Pilgrims Found
Corn at Cape Cod" taken from his
History of Plymouth Plantation"
are among the interesting ex-
tracts bearing directly on the subject.
Quotations from Prof. Nathaniel South
gate Shaler, from John Fiske, the his
torian, and from Edward Everett, show
the Importance of maize in American
history, while President Hayes and
others speak of corn as the national en-
blem. j. Walter FewkeS contributes a
Moqui legend, THE Gift of Corn to the
Ancient PeOple;" Frank Hamilton
CUSHING gives an account of corn among
the Zunis, and striking poems by John
.Greenleaf Whittier, Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow, Sidney Lanier and Celia
IhaXter (wh0se stirring lyric, "Maize,
the Nations Emblem" is particularly
appropriate in its closing verses), finish
the volumn. Not content with these
tributes i'll verse to the value Of
corn as an emblem of our nation,
Illustrations of growing corn, of cap
itals of stone columns decorated with
designs from corn in the parliament
house at Ottawa and the capitol at
Washington, the Sioux City corn palace
OF 1889. ana the Corn Father" and
Corn Mother" of MIR. Fewkes' Mouui
legend are presented in excellent illus
trationS. The little book is bound in
corn color, with decorations of corn
printed upon it in brown ink. Whoever
reads 1t will be surprised to hear from
all sides the divers voices singing the
praises OF maize as the emblem of our
nation and its prosperity. and all unit
Ing with Miss Proctor as she sings:
Let the states their garland bring,
Each its own lovely blossom-sign,
But leading all let Maize be king,
Holding its place by right divine"
Josiah Aliens Wife has visited Chi
cagO, and will give the results of her ob-
servatjonS in book entitled, "Saman-
tina at the Worlds Fair" the early pub
lication of which is announced by
Funk q Wagnall's company, New
York. There can be no doubt that the
impressions of the unsophistcated, but
irrepreSSible, Samantha, in regard to
Christopher Columbus and his nine
teenth century admirers, will be eX-
ceedingly rich reading. Samantha
went to Chicago with authority to ten
der the freedom of JoneSVilie to the
Duke of Veragua, but why he has not
seen fit to accept doth not yet appear.
Possibly Josiah can explain on the
ground that his too fastidiouS spouse
wouldn't allow him to arrange a bull
hight in the back meadow for the dukes
entertainment. Chicago presents
large field for Samantha's genius to
caper IN. Her encounters with the in
fanta, Mayor Harrison, PadereWski and
other features" of the fair are most
laughable. Her trip through the Mid
way PiaiSance, and her comments on
the sedan chair, the gonGoIas. the cave
of the cliff jewellers. the Eskimo viii
lage. etc.. are side-splitting. The vol
ume, which will, of course, be Illus
trated. is to be issued in September.
Nance: a Story of Kentucky Feuds"
This intensely interesting story is the
production of a rising young authOreSS,
Nanci Lewis Greene. of GreendaIe, KY,
VINO was born and raised amidst the
scenes of her thrilling romance. A de-
scendant of Gen Grant Greene, of
Frankfort, KY, and inheriting the ster-
ling qualities of that illuStrious family,
she is peculiarly fitted 10 deal with the
characters portrayed in her charming
story. This ability displayed is certain
ly remarkable i'll this, her maiden effort,
and we beSpeak for her the attainment
Of high honors in the profession she has
so wisely chosen
OF this work, Col. Bennett II. Young,
of Louisville, says: This romance,
founded upon scenes and characters of
Eastern Kentucky. is written with great
force. These people are honest. hos.
pitable and brave 10 a fault. They are
reckless of human life under some cir
cumStances, and Miss Greene has por-
trayed their virtues, their faults and
tender phases of their lives with power.
1t is readable, entertaining, and a
UNIQUE addition to high-claSs literature.
Another noted critic: 1.-The authoress
has dealt with very interesting per-
Sonallty. One instantly fails under the
spell of her uhdoubted fascination. Her
heroine is girl of the neurotlc type, a
girl who lives in and through her
nerves. She is natural, daring and i'm
pasSioned, yet struggling under the
mastery and narrowneSS of a woman'S
sphere of life. By nerve effort, she
forces herself into the most perilous sit
uatiOnS, with the absolute belief that she .
can accomplish her mission. Forgetting
all else, with all unhagging determine
ton and through the portrayal of
proud and beautiful character. Nance
cOmpelS the reader to feel and act with
her. One cannot fail to see the vitality
of purpose in the book. Surprise is felt
at the courage of the author in under
taking tale of so morbid nature as
vendetta. Such plot is oftener left to
the bold, masterful stroke of an older
hand than that of young woman.
Yet, Nancl Lewis Greene has clothed
her story with such gentle delIcacy of
love, taste aud refinement that even the
most prejudiced and supercilious of
critics must pause and consider their
own availability before they review this
peculiar story. The name of Nance is
immortalized. No truly magnanimous
soul has told the story of life as it is
without finding an audience" In
cloth, Sl.25; in paper, 80 cents. f. L.
Nicely, publisher, Chicago.
THE Passing Show" by Richard
Henry Savage, now in press, ready at
once. This popular writer needs no in
PRODUCTION, and we anticipate for this
book as large demand as for his other
stories, which have reached such un-
precedented sales. Few authors can
boast of such tiattering success as MIR.
Savage. my Official Wife, The Lit
tie Lady of Lagunitas. ;" "Prince
Schamyfs Wooiug," The Masked
Venus furnish quartette in the line
of popular novels that never has been
equaled. In cloth, Slips; in paper, so
cents. F. L. Nicely, publisher, Chicago.
''Jerushy in Brooklyn This is an
account of visit 10 Brooklyn by "Je-
rushy Smith, ov SmithviIle," by Anna
OlcOtt Comnelin, a well-known jour
nalist. 1t is a dialect story in which
there is found a very clever comment
on some of the fads and follies of fash
ionable life in our large cities. Jerushy
discusses the Isl Dell Sassiety,''
Cousin Sara's days." "Teas" and
Receptions, Charity Balls'' and
Fairs" and society life in general, in a
way that is not only breezy and refresh
ing, but also Instructive reading for
seaside or hamn o X in these summer
days. Price, % GEMS. Fowler & Wells
company, publishers, % East Twenty
first street, New York.