The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-23
&C. Mcclurs Co. announce for early pub

A.C, McC1urg & Co. announce for early pub
licatIon.
This book will be longer and more am
bilious than the former tales, and the author
has been at great pains to make the scenes
and characters truthful to historical exact
ness. The hero ts young volunteer captain
in the Colonial army. He takes part in the
fight at Bunker Hill, in the siege of Boston,
in the skirmishes around New York and the
capture of the Hessians at Trenton. and all
these events are set forth with vivid clear
ness by the authors graphic pen.
Mr.. Herbert Spencer, although an invalid
and no longer young man, Is working as
hard at his home in Brighton as he has ever
done. He Is not, so far as l know, writing
anything new, but is revising all his old
books, and it Is his wish to live long enough
to complete the task. His friends think that
If he did not stop to answer the numerous
letters he receives from unknown correspond
ents he might have more strength for his
work There was time when he found it
necessary to decline answering letters from
any but personal friends, but he did not keep
that good rule long, and the result is that
his time is very much encroached upon by
the unthinking.-The Lounger, in the Critic.
Lieut.. Bradley A. Fiske U. S. N, has
written article for the November Cen
fury entitled "Why We Won at Manila"
Lieut.. Fiske contrasts the discipline marks
manship and training of the American and
Spanish sailors, and gives an impression of
the engagement from the view point of 1.-THE
man behind the guns The writer, who is
an officer Of the Petrol was stationed aloft,
where he could see above the smoke and
have an unobstructed view His duties were
to measure the enemy's distance, so he had
the means and the leisure for observing
everything connected with the action.
The November number of the Pail Mall
Magazine published Oct. 49, contains the
following articles and stories: Daudet-
M. J. F. RaffaelH the well-known painter,
long and intimate friend and companion of
the late Alphonse Daudet, writes and Illus
trates a paper of singular interest on the
great French author. The article includes
some selections from one of Daudet's private
notebooks. showing how the famous author
constructed his stories. The Advance on
Khartoum-A story dealing with the subject
of the English advance on the upper reaches
Of the Nile. written by G. ]. CutcHffe Hyne
Compton NOTWITHSTANDING the most romantic
and picturesque Of the historic houses of
England is Compton Wynyates, the summer
| residence of the present Marquis of North
ampton. 1t forms the subject of an exquisite
ly illustrated paper in the November number.
Frederick Sandys-Among the great illustra-
tors of England, Mr.. Sandys stands pre-emi-
nent Gleason White writes a short paper on
his work and aims, to be illustrated by sew
eral studies and sketches, now published for
the first time. South London-The conclud ng
installment Of Sir Walter Besant's interesting
studies of South London will also be pub
lshed.
The article or 1.-THE Navy in the War" by
Capt. F. E. Chadwick, Of the flagship New
York in the November Scribner's, is the
first complete and authoritative account of
the many problems that had TO be met in
the formation of an adequate fleet, and the
conclusions TO be drawn from the victory
before Santiago as to questions of type, con-
struetion, ETC., of the navy of the future.
Ralph Waldo Emerson's son, DR.. Edward
Emerson, himself boy when Louisa Alcott
was girl in Concord, has written an article
on when Louisa Alcott Was a Girl" which
the Ladies' Home Journal is about to pub
lish. DR.. Emerson gives a new view of the
author of Little Men"-as a mimic, and as