The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-27

powder was invented, and the gallant
tars are worthy competitors in the
court OF the imagination with the
knights of chivalry. All this is told
in style naive and crisp, as becomes
exploits of war, making the book one
of the most attractive of recent con-
tributions to American history. The
engagements of the Constitution, the
Wasp and the Hornet are given in de-
tail, and the story eFeathes a spirit or
pride in the Saxon-DaniSh blood OF
the American Seamen, whose victories
over their English cousins showed what
kind of emigrants had founded the
American republic. The book is a. ty-
geographic gem, and is illustrated with
colored plates.
('Naval Actions of the War of 1872" by
James Barnes. Harper & Bros, New York,
$3.50. For sale by the st. Paul Book and Sta
tionery company
That the biological and pathological
sciences have affected all fields of
thought is a commonplace OF intel
lectual life but some appearances of
the Zeitgeist are of interest, because
they are seen in unexpected places.
One of these bypaths for the inroads
of modern thought is found in Juda-
ISM A collection of essays by Prof
Schechter, of the university of Cam
bridge, bringsHhe drift to notice. The
essay on the eChassadim, or mystfcs,
gives an account of a revolt against the
merely formal and juridical phases OF
religion The sketch of the life and
writings of Krochmal gives an insight
into the advances Of Biblical criticism.
and the History of Jewish Tradition
gives the place of the oral law as the
interpreter Of the written law. Those
who wish to keep informed as to the
current life of the century as 1t has
affected the Hebrew mind and religion
will find in these and the accompany ing
essays, much valuable material
C'Studies in Judaism, by Schechter Mac
MILAN G. Co., New York $1.75. For. sale by
the st. Paul Book and Stationery company
'"Tomalyns Quest" is an admirable
novel of its kind. It-relates the things
that befell young English squire who
went out to Turkey as secretary to an
English Pasha in the Turkish army
because he wanted to grow up and be-
come a mana man with experiences.
How this laudable desire was accom-
plished is told in crisp, condensed, Wig
orous style. Among Tomolyn's- eX-
periences are a love affair, two of them,
in fact, duel, several escapes from
sudden death by the hands of an Ar
menian assassin, the typhoid fever and
a. tremendous diSilluSiOn. There is one
very delightful murder in the book.
in which one villain gets come up
with and there. IS also a We'll de-
served killing which takes the other
villain. The story is better told and
more interesting than the average sto-
rv of it's kind and also develops the
readers interest in the characters to
considerable extent. making them
something more than the marionettes
who stand up to shoot and to be shot
at in the usual novel of adventure.
CsTomalyn's Quest" by G. B. Burger. Har-
per G. Bros, SIPS. For sale by the st. Paul
Book and Stationery company)
Jane" is the title of a little tale by
Marie Corelli, which is much less melo-
dramatic and, perhaps, in consequence
less faulty than Miss Corelh's books
are wont to be. 1t records the history
OF a gentlewoman of fifty-seVen, who
came out" in London society, the oc-
casion being the inheritance OF large
fortune and the officiousness of the
Hon. Mrs Maddenham. who took it
upon characterization. the sake. of
the .4pefauisiteaG to introduce Miss
Belmont Il pE@periyas Miss Belmont
looked on at sthey spectacle, smiled and
permitted Mrs. Meddenham to spend
her money for her until the time when
that lady opened Miss Belmonts house
to entertain Royalty, and neglected to
present the hostess to her guest. Where
upon the gentle spinster rose in her
dignity and cleared the house, return
ing soon after to her country home
to live her life lin peace with honor"
c'Jane" by Marie Corell J. B. Lippineott
company, 70 cents.)
The popularity OF the charade as a
scrubbing- brush for the wits seems to
be greater than ever before. Mr. Her.
bert Ingalls, author of the Boston
Charades," has published a new col
lection entitled Columbian Prize Cha
rades" The appendix contains the
answers to those in the former volume,
and prizes are offered for solutions of
the present collection.
("Celumbian Prize Charades" by Herbert
Ingalls, Lee Shepard 81
Country Clouds and Sunshine" Is
the title of a new book by the author
of What They Say in New England
1t deals with the intimate life and Gus
toms of the New England farmstead
and will be valued by all who have
any acquaintance with the homeiy
thrifty, life it describes. Among the
chapters are Winter Life in New
England" "Town-Meeting;;' Desert
ed Homes" How Spring Comes" and
"Financiering on a Small Farm" The
book is profusely illustrated with half
tenes from photographs taken by the
author.
c'Country Cloud and Sunshine by Clifton
Johnson. Lee & Shepard. $3.50
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