The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-21

Transcript: "Many people have tried to ex
plain the meaning and origin of the title of
Mr.. Kiplings last volume OF poems, some
even reckoning their fingers the various
seas that the author might be supposed TO
have crossed in the course of his wanderings.
think it is more likely that the title is de-
rived from the last line OF the forty seventh
quatrain in the 1872 edition of FitzGeralds
'Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam':
When you and 1 behind the Veil past,
Oh, but the long, long while the World shall
last;
Which of our Coming and Departure heeds
AS the Seven Seas should heed pebble cast. :
The term Seven Seas Tin Persian 'Heft Kul-
zum) is used as the title of the great die
tionary of the Persian language containing
many Persian poems, published in 1922 at
Lucknow"
A new edition of Harold Frederic's novels
is to be published by the Messrs. Scribner.
uniform with The Damnation Of Theron
Ware" The name of this edition is Elm the
Sixties.' and it includes 1.-The Copperhead"
and ''Marsena and Other Stories;' "Seth's
Brothers Wife," "In. the Valley and THE
Lawton Girl" In his preface Mr.. Frederic
tells us that these stories were written in
England, though their subjects are American.
OF the short stories he says that they are
by far closer to my heart than any other
me to contain the best things I have done
or ever shall do. partly because they are so
closely interviewer with the personal mem
cries and experiences of my own childhood
that they have not had quite the treatment
outside that paternal affection had desired for
them"
Frederick j. Turner, professor Of history
IN the University Of Wisconsin, begins in the
April number of the Atlantic Monthly under
the title Of Dominant Forces in Western
Life, short series of brilliant and forcible
articles on the rise, growth and future Of
the Western states.
The rising of the Greeks against the Turks
in Crete gives special timeliness to the rem
1nlscences Of the Greek revolution of 1921,
which F. B. Sanborn has prepared for the
April Scribner's, under the title, "Odysseus
and TrelaWny-A Sequel to Byron's Grecian
career. OdysseuS was one of the most pic
turesque heroes Of that romantic age, and
during part Of the revolution Trelawny and
he lived in a cave on Mount Parnassus.
The March number of ''The Month" is a
magazine of great value. The number of
really desirable portraits is simply astonish-
ing and the book criticism and articles on
Literature" and art are we'll worth pres
ervation.
George A. Benham Will contribute to Har-
pers Bazaar of March 20 a thoughtful paper
on THE Disparity of Wages Between Men
and Women" There will be also several
other articles Of particular interest to women
including timely suggestions with regard to
the new fashions. and the illustrations will
include many early spring costumes.
The April Century will be a Grant Me
mortal Number" 1t is to contain an article
on the Tomb of Gen. Grant, by Gen. Hor-
ace Porter, who did so much to insure the
success of the movement toward raising the
necessary funds for the monument, and who
VIII be the orator Of the day on the occasion
OF ITS dedication April q, the birthday of Gen.
Grant
Pioneers Of Evolution From Thales to
Huxley" by Edward Clodd, is the title of a
XUhi oh will
shortly by D. Appleton & Co.
story OF Western life, by Octave Thanet.
Drumtochty story by Ian Maclaren. a group
OF true railroad stories by Cy Warman, a ro-
4Idhtlc sea story, and nstallments of Robert
LOUIS SteYensons last novel, "St. Ives" and
OF hlpIngs fine tale of the Grand Banks
are promised in McClure's Magazine for April.
IN the April number of Current Literature
Mr. Mr., George w. Gable, who has recently as
sumed editorial charge Of that excellent mag
dzine' gives US a new department which he
caIs the Editors Symposium" In this,
through four pages, he chats pleasantly and
I1n l of books and criticism and KIN
is the result. --i ~