The Saint Paul globe., 1898-05-08

presidents action in regard to all the ex-
penditures hitherto made, but expresses tho
hope that our naval strength will not be
frittered away in an attempt to cover i'm
mediately every port on the Atlantic and the
gulf. He contends that just as Nelson re-
fused to scatter his ships to protect English
commerce, but combined them and defeated
the French and Spanish fleets, so our ships
ought to be combined and "in spite of the
clamor Of merchants and seaports'' the ships
of the enemy should be hunted and de-
stroyed.
Lieut.. Peary is spending the most Of his
time in the office of his publishers, the F. A.
Stokes company. reading the proofs of his
forthcoming book. ''Northward Over the
Great Ice.' - This is,' he says, my first
and only book, and 1t covers all my Arctic
work. 'it contains the cream of my Arctic
material, literary and pictorial" The reader
will find no padding my constant aim has
thor has been to make his book worthy OF
and adapted to the most general reading, yet
at the same time to give it character that
may, l trust, secure for 1t the attention OF
Arctic students and scientific specialists.
The book will be in two volumes Of about 600
pages each and will contain over 300 half-tone
engravings, selected from nearly 5000 photo
graphs, made by the author, together with
maps, diagrams etc.-Critic.
Timelness and variety of subjects from
well-known writer's of today characterize
most eminenty the contents Of the May num-
Der of the North American Review. The
opening pages are devoted to scholarly
essay from the pen of the Rev. Lyman Abb
bott, D. D.. entitled "The Basis of an Anglo
American Understanding wherein is dis
cussed the commercial, political and moral
advantages of an alliance between Great
Britain and the United States. An exceed
fv,k,
literature of Ireland may be found in THE
Informers of Ninety eight" by I. A. Taylor;
and Max O'Rell furnishes some delightful
"reminiscences of Young French Oficer."
DR.. Alvah H. Doty, health officer of the
port of New York, writes upon 1.-The Federal
Government and Public HEALTH" while un-
der the caption of "The Situation in Cuba
are presented two ably prepared articles, viz:
"Our Work and Observations in Cuba,' by
Clara Barton, president of the National Rsd
Cross, and 1.-The Insurgent Government in
Cuba" by Horatio S. Rubens, counsel of
the American delegation of the Cuban cevo-
lutionary party. Capt. James Parker, U. s.
A, deals with the question, Should Our
Volunteers be Raised by Conscription?" and
is followed by an equally important paper on
Our Duty to Our Citizen Soldiers" by
Lieut.. J. A. Dapray, U. S. A. "Autobio-
3
lated by Theodore Stanton, serve to call the
attention of the readers Of the Review to
delightful French writer who processes a
profound admiration for Americans; and in
Men and Machinery Starr Hoyt Nichols
treats eloQuently of a very practical topic.
A. F. Weber, assistent registrar of Cornell
university, presents Interestingly the sub
ject of Suburban Annexations,' while a
fourth installment of Sir William Howard
Russell's "Recolections of the Civil War;
will be found as exciting as any of Its pre-
decessors In this remarkably popular series.
Other topics dealt with are: !: 1.-The Educa-
tional Value Of Resistance by P. T. Austen;
"a Solution of the Shipping Question, by
E. P. Plummer; "A Democratic Aristocracy"
by Charles Ferguson, and Profit Sharing
and Domestic Service by Jane Marsh
Parker.
1t is possible that Mr.. Phil May y's<illustra-
tions to David Copperfe,d" will be published.
first of all, in q portfolio. The idea seems
to us an excellent one. Many people do not
care for new illustrations to Dickens when
they are included in the noveiist's work. but
a portfolio of drawings, giving us Mr.. Phil
Mays idea Of David Copperheld" and its
characters and scenes, should be exceedingly
welcome.-Bookman.
John Talman, of the Pioneer Press, will
have thorough write-up OF the late Frank
lyn w. Lee in the June number of the Mid
land Monthly. 1t will be not only biogra-
ply, but a critical analysis of his writings
and loving tribute to his memory.