The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-20

sdfcpean Race. PROF. Mahaffys writes
or Haireuth in 1906 but his essay goes
a.Ileid from the title and strays into general
Wagnerian criticism In a way that Will sat
lsly neither the friends nor the foes of the
master. G. Bernard Shaw considers sSo~
ciailsm at the International Congress's In q
h h,gnly entertaining manner. In spite Of
hlmseir Mr.. Shaw's socialism ia becoming
nopelessly tinctured with common sense
r me most notable contributions to the
f t,,, section are Bourgeois story Of s'Nep-
euneVae, an appreciation OF Leasing nv
IMezleres and M. Emile Faguetss atrairable
resume OF French poetry for the year that is
p pase, Inc German section contains, among
essay upon English Painting" by Hermann
| Helferich. A'''''i
fresh proof that the poet is not as other
men Will be found in the current nnmber of
the Critic, where Bliss Carman gives a
re -, put nisnly entertaining account OF him
ssh III, ~ the course OF which 1t Is stated.
he cherishes q black bitter benighted
oasotry against that harmless but dignifed
4 coaVeyance And seeing trousered women
rue through the streets of Boston, he is
gwen TO curse. Not while he has strength
70 dip a paddle In mill pond, or inteIiect
eaough remaining to count stack of poker
cnips VIII ne forsake these infinite amuse-
nsnls Ior any base utilitarian thing as
wheeis. Bicycles are only fit for children and
letter carriers. The moment a gentleman
puts MS leg over one of them he becomes =
george KEENAN, has written three short
stories Tor the coming volume of St Nicbolas
o oihs Is ealied How the Bad News Came to
SIBERIA, and describes how Mr. KEENAN, and
nis comrades, while at work ON the Russian
overland telegraph, received news OF the
co,rsa OF the Atlantic cable. This, Of
~ Suise, ruined and brought to q sudden stop
the enterprise in which thew were engaged
Anotner story, called My Narrowesf ST1s-
in Bpss IL an account OF an exciting adventure
~ RUSSIA. The first of the stories will an
pear IN the November St Nicholas.
Among D. Appleton & Co.'S sentamher
pup1cAsions Will be What is Electricitv9,,
ny froi John Trowbridge of Harvard IIni
Versity. a new volume in the internatinnaI
b bv a1F series Alterations in Personality,
~ AliTeo Blnef, with an introduction by
Prof J. Mark Baldwin; Fiat Monev ~ ~
france ir1a new edition., by Andrew D. White.
An Inc statement OF Stella Maberly,'' by r
Anstey; Court Intrigue by Basil Thomn
son, and THE Idol Maker. :" bv Adelinn So
geant. 0' 1huehne ser
The September Cosmopolitan returns 70 ;ts
ola, familiar and on the whole satiSfac+or ~.
cover-aeslgn, after several months of inter
estlhs experiment. Among the attractions of
Ba aS ISSUE are stories by Frances Courtenay
oayrur, gertrude Hall and John j. a 'Recket
an an Illustrated article on Granada bv Fl n
Chatheid-Iaylor, some very good verse hv
s Mrs writer's, sketch of w W. Story by
-i.e. Lew wallace, and the award of tbe
prize IN the horseless carriage contest. 0
ny u the features of Music for the
month IS very interesting account nv Kari L
ION hacKet OF some American singers in on
gay gay pupil of Mrs. Fannie BIoomfeId-
: Helsier writes very entertainingly of her
artist class in piano playing.
Henry M. Blossom Jr, the author r.
III, onec ti Is a young man, perhaps nor
no special training beyond what he has eivan
hlmseiI having never Eeen conneccei in any,
w way %lsh journalism 1t is said that much
man well known in st. Louis who WIS IL
part, a model for the hero OF the nook his
sayings OF course, not in his general career.
The following books are announced ~
Messrs. Harper Brothers, for publication
during September
Nv History PnnStgo of German Struggle for Liberty.
history, Vol. H.; Literary Landmarks
OF Venice, by Laurence Hutton; with NY
NNeighbors," by Margaret e. sangster; THE
Old infant, and Similar :Storl ss'' by Will
Carleton; Modern Greek Mastery" by 1. l..
Stedman, A. NJ, M. D.; 'Hlrper's Dictionary
OF Classical Literature and Antiquities, .
Shakespeare, the Boy by William !. Ro1fe:
Aspects of Fiction, and .tther Ventu1 es in
Criticism" by Brander Matthews, Rick
Dale, by kirk Munro2; "LyslPs &c. loey
new edition.; ''Remfnisc ,nees Of an Octo-
genarian, 1S16-1SS0- by Charles H. Iiaswell
and IMPRESSIONS and Experiences b. W
d. Howels.
The complete novel in the October issue of
Lippincott's is "A Crown Prince of Rexania, "
by Edward S. Van Zile. The prince visits
America, falls in love with New York girl
is rescued and goes home to fight for his
throne on the news of his fathers death
Isabel F. Hopgood describes Russian Girls
and Boys at School," Ellen Olney Kerk
writes of THE Last Resort of Art''-copying
in the galleries of Europe. Prof. W. c. Law
ton points out 1.-The Need of Local Patriot
ISM" and there are short stories by Sydney
Reid and Eliza Gold.