St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-27
IN THE MAGAZINES.


important papers on the subject of
Hawaii. The first of These comprises
some posthumous articles by King
Kalakaua, which were secured by the
publishers with much difficulty. "The
Ancient Hawaiians." by f.. Ellsworth
Carey, is highly entertain
ing description of the island
kingdom under the rule of the
reproductions from very old and valued
oil paintings. James O'Meara. formerly
United States commissioner to Ha-
wall, gives the history of Hawaiian an
neXation from the first endeaVor. which
occurred during President Pierce'S adj
miniStration, down to the latest strenu-
Gus efforts in this direction; and f. II.
ID. describes in clear and graphic
manner the recent overthrow of the
Hawaiian government.
May Bigelow has humorous article
on the first exposition. DIR. Fred d'Ev-
elyn has one OH Assegai and Shield,
Zulu Weapons and Warfare, and many
other well-known writers contribute to
the interest of the current number of
this magazine.
Every issue of the Literary North
west seems better than its predecessor.
The April number Is no exception to
thisrule. The frontispiece, IA Banana
Merchant" represents not at all the
sort of scene wo are accustomed to
associate with that peripatetlc parsonage
as he is known IN our city'S streets,
but digntied Oriental seat
ed behind his tray of fruit,
adjusting his scales to receive the fruit
bought by the waiting customer, who,
seated on an empty crate with her head
shawl thrown back, revealing girliSh
face, looks the ideal close bargainer, for
which so many Orientals are famous.
Edward Carpenter contributes a clever
ghost story under the title of 1.-The MyS-
terry of the French Chateau" A trio
of timely and pertinent medical
papers by William ID. Foulk, NJ. D.;
Albert Schneider, M. D., and G.
n. Hewett, NJ. d., are the features Of
this number Mary j. Reid writes ably
and with friendly pen of "Our Dead
Historian" William Swinton. The
poem written by Ii. l.. Gordon, and read
at a public meeting of the Minnesota
State Historical society last October, is
published in this. A pathetic little
story by Richard Sake Jones, Little
TOd;" "a Story of Minnesota Farm"
is another contribution to the realistic
things among our vauntedly fortunate
country people that first originated
with Hamlin Garland, and that are des-
tined to have large share in teaching
our people the extent of the dangers
that threaten us through pauper-
lied, hopeless tenantry. instead of the
free and prosperous owners of the soil
that we have delighted to picture our
farmers to be.
Hawaii-Nei is a compound word to
which we may as well grow accustomed.
since it seems tolerably certain that we
shall soon number the Sandwich Islands
among Uncle Sans children. Hawaii
Mel" by Mary Gray Umsted,i in the New
Peterson for April, will be found a
charming account of these favOrites of
nature, based OIL journal kept during
a SOjOurn there of several months. The
article is beautifully illustrated. and
thoroughly deserves the attention 1t
cannot fail to receive. The New Peter
son shows a cOmmendable spirit of en-
terprise in being the first magazine 10
timely. Other attractions Of the same
number will be "A College Girl" by
Ellen Olney Kirk; "a Border Leander,"
by Howard Seely; Some Fireside
Pets" by MInot j. Savage, and "Dr.
Primrose's Administration" by Edward
Everett Hale.
The April issue of Lippincott's is
mainly devoted to Columbus and the
exposition. The complete novel, go
lumbus in Love-" is by George Alfred
Townsend C"Gath''), and narrates fully
and feelingly the great diScOYerer'S re-
- ID l,O lnoh
ing persons of that day i'll Spain, and
some of the chief scenes, are introduced
Isabella, Ferdinand. the court, the
bishops, the tall of. Granada, the inqui-
sition; as we'll as those most closely as
ISOLATED with the GenoeSe-the faithful
Nunez, the good prior of Rabida, Pin
Zon, the sailors. and many more. The
canvas is crowded, and those who Will
may here make enlarged acquaintance
not only with the surface of Spain at
that eventful era. but with the spirit of
the time and the heart of its greatest
man. The novel is fully illustrated.
William Igleheart tells "What the
Publicity Department did for the Col
umblan Exposition" A portrait of
Maj. Moses p. Handy accompanies this
article.
Julian Hawthorne attempts "a De-
buildings of the fair; and Frederic NJ.
Bird characterizes 1.-THE Religion of
1927 and that of Columbus.
The non-Columbian papers INCLUDE
one by Edgar Saltus on ''Sappho"; an
instalment of NJ. Crofton's "Men of the
Day." covering J. A. Froude. Gounod,
DR.. Farrar. Gen. Howard and Congress
man Holman; and all illustrated tale by
Annie Flint-"Abraham's Mother"
which is the second in the series Of
Lippincott's Notable Stories.
The poetry of the number is by
Florence Earle Coates, Owen WiSter
and Robert Loveman.
Two Tales comes to our table as bright
and entertaining as ever. Two COM
plete stories each week from the best
authors is the programme it presents.
Two Episodes in COward's Life" by
e. S. Godkin, and THE Cy Baker
LEDGE by Gertrude Smith, are this
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