St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-08

France, Is a book which opens we'll
with mining settlement, aspretty girl,
pet panther, smallpox and a rich
find" of gold. 1t ends rather tamely
with discussion of woman suffrage,
From any standpoint but that of a.
fanatic, this is anti-climax and is to be
avoided, The writer has a profusion Of
interesting incident at control, and
some power Of character drawing, but
needs to learn the lesson that if
story with purpose is to produce any
effect whatsoever, the purpose must be
strictly subordinated to the story, 9
= cover the Old Trail" by L. B. France
Boston. The Arena Publishing company 50
cents For sale by the st. Paul Book and Sta
tionery company)
1t Is so easy to solve the worlds
problems on paper that sometimes
emigration to a paper world seems the
most practicable solution of all our
puzzles, If we might all live in
literature instead of. in ,life,. existence
would have more of dignity and less
of suuaIor.7 = o@g! pV F1FS5 ss~, -
Which Way, Sirs, the Better?" is
an earnest little volume which tells
simple story to illustrate the PROPOSE
ton that profit-sharing is Better than
strikes. The proposition certainly de-
mands consideration, but it's value is
hardly enhanced by the pretext of
clothing 1t in fiction.
(Which Way, Sirs, The Better?" by James
M Martin. Boston. The Arena Publishing
company: 25 cents. For sale by the St. Paul
Book and Stationery company
The Bachelor and the Chaffng-
Dish" is a jocund little volume in
which toothsome recipes and unsub-
stantial sketches elbow each other for
precedence. On the whole, Mr. Welch's
sAf1n nnfl oh
good as the things he cookS-perhapS
because the latter are uncommonly ex-
cellent and include various triumphs of
we'll known bon vivants. The book
will doubtless bring great comfort to
the bachelor who owns a chafing-dish
and desires instruction, yet scorns to
seek it in vellum-clad volume de-
signed for feminine instruction In the
art Of such cookery. --F
(''The Bachelor and the Chafng-Dish," by
Deshler Welch. New York. r. Il. Neely. ST.
For sale by the st. Paul Book and Stationery
company)
"a self-Denying Ordinance" is all
unusually interesting and readable
novel. The fact that there is
something inherently improbable
about it does not detract in
the least either from it's interest or
its reliability. In real life, Joanna,
being an inexperienced, f1ne-natured
young girl, would probably have taken
the derelfctions Of the unspeakably
weak selfish and common Sir Nicholas
in quite another spirit Heaven has
been particularly careful not to endow
young girls with the spiritual cosmo-
politanism which enables them to find
excuses for the type Of man who can
elOpe with some one elses wife while
he himself is engaged to and really
loves a girl who is devoted to him.
This is what Sir Nicholas does. how
ever, and the author shows her art in
her treatment of him and of Lady
Florence. They, the sinners of the
story, are so light, so unsubstantial. so
perfectly irresponsible that it is not
worth while for God still less for man.
to call them to account. Lacking soul
and conscience, they have no ethical
responsibilities, and emerge undis-
turbed from an experience which would
have crushed more serious mortaIs.
The unnatural but lovable Joanna
marries her recreant lover and goes
to America to look after him. knowing
perfectly well she has nothing in the
way of happiness to look forward TO
Her tenderness is maternal and her pa
thence is even supernatural. There is
much in plot and characters to irrf-
tate the reader who wants books to he
book scores a triumph In that she
compels her audience to like her work
in spite Of it's obvious unpleasantness.
CA Self-Denying Ordinance" by M. Ham
ilton. New York. D. Appleton & Co. so
cents. For sale by the st. Paul Book and Sta
tionery company
y~.r-s
Lee & Shepard publish the sixth
edition, enlarged and revised, of the
popular 'Woman's Manual of Parlia-
mentary Law by Harriette R. Shat
tuck, which is used as the authority
in the conduct of all meetings by the
General Federation of Women's Clubs.
and in many clubs and similar organi-
cations not belonging to the federation.
Mrs. Shattuck's Manual is a model of
its kind. Parliamentary principles and
r}lles are given, the reasons why GER
tain things are done are explained,
q (Which is still more essentiaD these
t'f supplemented by practical i1iustra-