The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-06

Thomas Monroe Finney. :. D., is given
first place in the August number of The
American Illustrated Methodist Magazine.
The author is the former pastor and life
long friend Of Gen. Grant and his fam
lily, and the article Is rich in personal
"Reminiscences. Among the ILLUSTRATIONS
are some family portraits that have not
heretofore been published.
Encouraged by the hearty reception &C
corded the stirring narrative Of General
Nelson's Scout" published last fall. Mr..
Byron A Dunn, the author, has embOd-
led memories of his further experiences
of the Civil War in a story entitled ION
General Thomas Staff, the second vol
urne Of THE Young Kentuclzians Series
to be published Immediately by A. Q.
McClurg e. Co., Chicago.
A popular feature of Elizabeth Stuart
Phelps writings is the happy blending of
lively humor and tender pathos which
always characterizes and illum1nates
them. These qualities were perhaps new
er more In evidence than IN her latest
and most touching story, LONELINESS,
which appears in the August Atlantic.
But the element which will attract the
widest attention to the story and call
forth the livelieS discussion over 1t, IS its
outspoken and trenchant attack upon the
practice of ViViSectfon and the methods
of the Yivisectors.
Owing to the growing demand for The
Celebrity, by Mr.. Winston Churchill, a
paper covered edition, not to exceed
hcation by the Macmillan company.
Richard Carvel," by the Same author, is
now running through its fftieth thou
sand. 1t was published on June l. Fiji
teen thousand copies were sold during the
past week, and another large edition is
on the press.
In Bird-Lore CThe Macmillan company
for August Richard Kearton the Eng.
lish neutrality-suspicious. tells how
he has secured some of his remaYlla BILE
photographs Of wild birds and animals
in nature.
Encouraged by the success Of the ITEM
pie Shakespeare" in single Plays, which
has reached the phenomenal aggregate
sale of 100000 volumes, The Macmillan
company HAVEN response to frequent
requests-decided to issue 1T again in a
form more suitable for the library, and
in larger type, to be completed in
twelve octave volumes.
A valuable hand book, descriptive Of
the New York Metropolitan Museum of
Art and the treasures contained therein,
is now in press, and will soon be issued
under the title of THE Treasures of The
York" The book will be profusely illus
trated by beautiful fullpage half-tone pic
lures, many OF which are of subjects
graphs taken by the official photographer
of the museum. The text Is ably written
by Arthur Hoeber, the art critic Of the
New York Commercial Advertiser The
book will also be issued a little later in
a popular edition in paper covers at a
much lower price. The publishers are R.
H. Russell, West Twenty-ninth street
Ney York.
Josiah Flynt, the young American who
has made a special study Of the tramp
question, has gathered together his nu-
merous contributions to the magazines
and made a book OF them. ''Tramping
with Tramps," as he calls the volume
will appear In the fall over the imprint Of
The Century company, with an introduce
tory note by DR.. Andrew D. White, am
bassador to Germany who speaks Of the
work as one of great Importance and
fascinating interest. Mr. Flynt has lived
for many months among the tramps at
home and abroad, and knows them more
intimately, perhaps, than any other liv-
ing man. His werk VIII be illustrated
Outing for August is AN exceedingly in
teresting and seasonable number, with. the
usual. fine illustrations The contents in
ner. the literary father of golf in America: