The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-26
Notes.

Cosmopolis is composed Tin equal parts OF
ception will be made to the rule by which
every article is printed in tie langu ge In which
it was originally written; no TRANSACTIONS,
therefore, will be published.
In each Of the three Languages monthly
NJ. F. de Pressense and "Ignotus' discuss.
from the often divergent English, French and
German points Of view, the principal events
Of current international politics..
In trimestrial articles Andrew Lang, A. b.
Walkley, NJ. Emile Faguet, M. Jules Lamattre
and Herren Anton Bethlehem and Paul
Schlenther discuss. for the use of foreign
readers, the most important literary and ora
matte productions of their own countries. In
annual articles by competent English, French
and German critics review Qrom the out
sider's standpoint) the various phases OF cur
rent foreign literature Thus Edmund Gosse,
mern and Nisbet Balm have criticised respec-
lively the years literary output in France,
Germany, Italy, Norway and Sweden Among
the foreign critics in this series we may men
ton NM Augustin Elton, E. Melchior de
Vogue, George Brandes and Alois Brandt
The Critic begins new series of Authors
at Home in Its issue of Dec. is. The sub
ject of the article is DR.. Charles Conrad Alb
bott well-known as writer ever since he
published - Naturalist's Rambles About
on the old homestead, and most of his numer-
Gus books, including two novels, are based
upon observations made in that neighborhocd.
The present sketch is written by Ernest In
gersoll, himself a well-known observer of ma
ture. capital portrait, made for the oc-
casion, accompanies the article.
Scribner's Magazine begins it's twelfth year
with the January number and In the open
ing pages gives foretaste of two OF the lead
ing features of the next twelve months. The
frontispiece, by ClinedinSt, gives a character
is.ic scene in Virginia mansion on the night
of party in the days before the war. This
is from Thomas Nelson Pages serial novel,
RED Rock which, in this opening install
ment, pictures the youth of the leading char
acters. ImIne fate1y& the scene will shift to
Reconstruction days, and the stirring times
ed the South, will be depicted. No living
writer is so we'll able to portray this epoch
as Mr. Page, whose own youth passed in
those years.
=, The feature which will attract all lovers of
modern romantic fiction to the January At
lantic is the first installment Of Gilbert
Parker's new story, The Battle OF the
Strong which promises to be one of his
best and strongest works. 1t transports the
reader to the historic shores of the isle Of
Jersey in the year ISL on the eve Of the
ment of the story begins with an energy and
quickness that engages immediate attention
and arouses strong interest In what is to fol-
low.
The publication of Prof. Herbert Weir
Smyth's Melic Poets has been postponed by
the Macmillan company This is to be the
first volume of Prof smyth's Greek Lyric
Poets The author has considered it imper-
alive that his work shall take full cognizance
of the newly discovered poems by Bacchy-
lides and has kept his manuscripts in hand
until the appearance Of Kenyon's book on
this poet. -
An excellent number of Current Literature
is the January issue. Following the fronts
piece, a fine reprodueqon from the latest
lwho is the american Poet of Today" con-
sidered by F. NJ. Hopkins in this month S
installment of his interesting series of arti-
cles), come five pages of crisp, clever edi-
torial comment.
Outing for January isr the holiday number,
and it is both beautiful and entertaining. A
very handsome cover encloses a charming
variety of seasonable reading and fine Illus
trations.
How to Keep Young" is the title of an
other article in What to Eat for January.
and it will interest everybody who has passed
twenty.