St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-10
BOOKS AND MAGAZINES.

+ -MeXlc0? 81, SenOr," by +. l.. Rogers,
Is new aud very delightful story that
has just been received from the Collins
Press, of Boston. While there is a suf-
ficient amount of the story running
through the book to keep alive tagging
interests. it is really more of history of
IAN interesting people. the Mexicans. A
trip is taken to this beautiful country
by party. one member of which con-
slders the country the most delightful
swimmer resort OH the continent. He
..eXplodes the theory of all Americans
that Mexico is delightful climate only
In, winter, and in the way of most in
terestjng story he carries his readers
from one little place to another north of
OF the City of Mexico on the plateau
The writer says emphatically that sum-
mer is the best time to visit the country,
leaving out of account the places OH the
coast.
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DIR. j. NJ. Rice. who as writer on
matters educational las said some very
plimentary things of the st. Paul
public schools. contributes an article to
tile September Century on ''School Ex-
cursions in Germany" and Jacob A.
Riis talks about backgrounds for City
Schools" in the same number. Marion
Crawford's story, Love in Idleness," is
concluded, while Mrs. HaIrison's
reaches point where one IS anxious for
the next installment. "Color at the Far
North'' is picturesque little bit of de-
scription by Frederick Wilbur Stokes, a
member of the Peary relief expedition.
"Poe in Philadelphia" contains letters
to the poet from Washington irving,
Charles Dickens and others.
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The Midland Monthly for September
contains an article by Rev. John Con-
way, of this city, entitled Literary St.
Paul" and in which interesting sketches
OF several st. Paul writers are given.
Accompanying the sketches are Dor
traits Of Mrs. Mary Reid, Mrs. Sever
ance, E. V. Smalley, I. V. D. Heard
and Rev. John Conway.
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The Cosmopolitan for this month
opens with an deliberately illustrated
article on Antony and Cleopatra,
the first Of series by James Anthony
Froude, and contains besides another
profusely illustrated article ON the '.Di-
version of the Niagara" by Curtis
Brown. The new home of the magazine
on the banks of the Hudson is described,
and Mr.. Howells contributes the last let
ter of the "Altruriau Traveller" John
Bull and Company" Is treated very
cleverly by Max O'Rell, and a coast
guard story by Bran Stoker, called
1.-THE Red Stockade." is very we'll told.
The Pail Mall Magazine for this
month contains the first of series of
articles OH the historic old town of
Westminster, with number of Illus
trations. by w. Patten. Rider Haggard
contributes the first four chapters of a
new story entitled Joan Haste" and
Poultney Bigelow has an article, on
paddles and Politics." in which
the author takes his boat
Caribee on a trip through Boz
hernia. Edward Manson has an Illus
trated sketch of Nell GwYnn, and Gen.
/ Lord Roberts also contributes an illus.
/ trated article on 1.-The Duke of We'll
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!. y Magazines Received
! The Youths Companion, Boston.
/ Harper's Weekly, New York; Har-
per Brothers.
Jenness-Miller- Monthly, New York.
HarDer'S Bazaar, New York: Uarper