The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-08

should have been the statesman would
know it could not be. Fifty pages of
the work deal with the election of 1876.
and discuss the frauds by which Mr..
Hayes became president. 1t would
follow from his view Of reconstruction
that Mr. Curtis could not be tolerant
of the events that followed the Tilden-
Hayes campaign. He believes that
Mr. Tilden was elected, and was cheat
ed out of the presidency. He thinks
that the electoral commission was
clearly unconstitutional-whi it was.
He does not recognize that the COM
mission was really an eXtra-judicial
court of arbitration. With the embers
of civil war still, smoking, with the
senate Republican and the house
Democratic, how could a peaceful re-
suit have. been reached in any other
way? 1t was more important that the
result should have been peaceful than
that it should have been legally cor
rect. The discussion. however. paints
the visiting statesmen in dark colors.
perhaps quite deserved.
The book will certainly take it's place
as a standard in discussions of the
evolution of the government. The tenn
per is judicial, the style is vigorous and
luminous. There is an appendix of
valuable matter a fine index, and the
work OF the editor, Mr. Clayton, who
the death of the author, has been per-
formed with fidelity and judgment
Constitutional History of the United States,
by George Ticknor Curtis. Harper az Bros.
New York. $3.50. For sale by the st. Paul
Book and Stationery company
A very good book of it's kind is 'Iras:
A Mystery" by Theo Douglas. 1t
is smoothly written and the tale it I'M
folds is absorbing TO the last degree.
A young English Psychologist imports
an interesting mummy The case.
proves to contain-or so the young
scientist avers-a beautiful Egyptian
maiden who has been lying in a hypno-
tic sleep for some thousands of years.
The scientist, who is, conveniently
enough, her twin-soul, marries her in
Edinburgh and goes upon wedding
journey pursued by the astral body of
one SaVak an Egyptian once enamor-
ed of the girl. For the tale Of Savak'S
vengeance the reader must go to the
book itself. In the end, he will be given
an opportunity to decide whether young.
LoVenham, the scientist, was insane
throughout, or whether the story of his
marriage to the Egyptian girl-which
is corroborated by no less a person
than Mr.. James Macpherson writer to
the Signet and a respectable Scotch
lawyer-was indeed a fact. Of course,
all right minded readers will prefer the
latter view. One of the great advan-
tages of books of wonder and mystery
is the opportunity they afford the
hardened cynic and doubter to indulge
in the comfort of a little unauestion-
ing belief in the marvellous, and "Iras"
offers an unequaled opportunity for
such credulity. 1t should be first
favorite among the seasons gruesome
tales.
c'ITas; Mystery" by Thee; Douglas. Har,
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Maurice Hervey will be remembered
as the author Of that small but diabol
ically thrilling tale Of robbery and
murder entitled Dead Mans Court"
His new volume, "Amyas Egerton,
Cavalier" is an interesting story of the
adventures of a young follower Of the
Stuarts for half a dozen years, begin
ming in 1912. 1t is the conventional
romance Of its kind and presents no
especially marked features commend
ing it to the wider audience beyond
those who read for forgetfulneSS and
the pleasure Of the hour. There are
so very, very many romances of the
cavalier period upon the market just
now that a reviewer may be pardoned
an air of Indifference in the face of
an excellent, but not remarkable, piece
Of work, such as this Mr. Hervey
SLOWCO lIlOlC anu d11OIOSO
his readers more excitement in the
slighter book which he published last
season.
C'Amyas Egerton, Cavalier" by Maurice
Hervey. Harper & Bros. $1.50. For sale by
the st. Paul Book and Stationery company
Julian. Hawthorne's latest story, is
compact Of marvels, I; THE Golden
Fleece is an Aztec robe. When Sc
mitzin, the Aztec princess to whom
it originally appertained, is called back
to earth she inha the body of one
of her descendants, a beautiful Cali
fornian, Miriam Trednoke by name
Semitzin falls in love with Miriam's
lover and objects to being turned out
of the earthly tenement where she is
temporarily abiding. Unpleasant con-
sequences ensue, but in the end "they
all live happy ever after''-eXcept, per
haps, SemitZin.
C'The Golden Fleece" by Julian Haw-
thorne. Philadelphia. j. B. Lippincott COM
pany. IS cents)
1.-TWO Queens" is an historical ro-
nance from the memoirs of Baron
Simolin. Its principal events are tran
scribed from life and deal with the
services Baron Simolin was able to
render first to Queen Caroline, of Den
mark, and afterwards to Marie Antoi-
nette. An introduction by. Prof. Max
Muller vouches for the accuracy of the
tale and gives the pedigree, so to say,
of the papers from which the story was
cOllated.
C"Two Queens" with preface by Max
Muller. New York. Macmillan & Co. so
cents. For sale by the St. Paul. Book and
Stationery company
Holiday books for young people begin
to fall thick and fast from the pub
fishers presses, H. T. Coates & Co.
bring out a quartet Of volumes by
writer's whose popularity with youthful
readers has been proved by the test of
years. 1.-THE Mystery Of Lost River
Canyon by Harry Castleman. deals
with life in the far West. Frank
Hunters PERIL" by Horatio Alger Jr.,
tells of the escape Of a remarkable
youth of fifteen from the Vaccinations
of murderous and mercenary STEP
! father 'Shod With Silence" by Ed
ward S. Ellis, is a story of Simeon
Kenton and the pioneers of Kentucky.
''Elinor Relden' is one of Mrs. Lucy c.
Lilies pleasant and quiet stories for
young girls.
Mystery of Lost River Canyon" by Harry
Castlemon. frank Hunters PERIL by Ho-
ratio Alger Jr. "Shod With Silence" by Ed
ward S. ellis SIPS each.)
'''Fhe Quilting Bee" is a daintily
T gotten up little book Of average verse
Mr. Heaton's muse is homespun and
domestic, but in addition to such
| homely lyrics as "Bilin' Soap 18th
Marthy'' and 'Lis'nin FIR the Dinner
! Horn" the volume contains a section
! entitled Voices Of Gotham" another
at Home;;" some humorous verse
| srrolInad as "FZcho1aIia" and SOM