The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-25
LITERARY NOTES.

A finely illustrated sketch Of Glenwood,
Colorado's famous springs, leads in The
Interna tional Magazine, Chicago, for
September. So enthusiastic is the writer
Evelyn English, in her description of the
place and its surroundings that Wa are
forced to believe her when she declares
1t resort out Of the ordinary" There
IS short but very entertaining paper
by William Perry Brown on 1.-The Minor
cans, that strange people whose ances-
tors, for nine years In the early history
or our country, served as veritable slaves
to wealthy and despotic British trad
Ing company which established a colony
on the east Florida. coast. Under the
title of "Astride a Korean Pony j. E.
Rlttenhouse draws an intensely interest
ing, and in many instances amusing,
picture of places, people and customs of
the Hermit Kingdom-the Land of the
morning, Calm Good snap. shots illus
trate the article. In this number of The
international appears the second of HUI
bert M. SINNERS papers on Imperial
Regimes in Mexico The stories of this
number are Through Sympathy" bv
Frank WallerAllen; 'Paddy's Perversity.''
by 2. c. E.; 'The Carter Family Mark
L. Denote, and "a Gift of Tears"-the
last an exceptionally strong piece of
work by R. w. ST. HILL
The September American Boy contains
elghty-four illustrations and the usual
collection Of interesting and profitable
matter for it's boy readers. Among it's
illustrated stories are ''Dumpsey's Dia-
mond Ring, "A Historic Game Of Ball y
IlgIath Pileser,' 'The Witch Woman
of Watertown,' "a Legendary RigmaroIe
OF Sitting Bull" and Two Heroes Of
Malvern Hill"
The September Home Magazine is as
usual to the front with timely articles
on topics uppermost in the public mind
First is Ex-senator J. Sloat Fassa+t,s
What Shall Be Done With Gilman" in
which Mr. Fassett discusses the latest
Phase of the Chinese problem. This is
IolloWed by an exceedingly interesting
article by H. L. Greetham entitled "Are
Chinese Missions Worth While ?',-ar, or.
ticle that is sure to excite good deal of
comment; and Lieut.. Gen. Nelson A.
miles writes an appreciation of Mai.
zen. Chatfee, comma nding the United
States forces in China. The frontispiece
is portrait of Gov. Roosevelt to be ex
hibited at the Paris exposition.
Little, Brown & Co. will publish. ear,v
in October, James Martineau; A Study
and Biography by Rev. A. w. Jack.
son. The work was nearly completed at
the time of Dr. Martineaus death, and
since then has been read and approved
by his nearest relatives, who have rem
dered the author valuable assistance.
The volume is not only a life of the
great theelogian, but also study of the
movement in thought Of which he was
the leader
Little, Brown & Co., the publishers of
Francis Parkman's histories, announce
a Life of Parkman, by Charles Haight
Farnham, for publication in the early
fall. The work has been written with
the sanction of the authors relatives.
who have given Mr.. Farnham access to
Mr.. Parkman's letters, vacation journals
and all other available material.
Mary Devereux's historical romances
of Marblehead From Kingdom to Col
ony," has been steadily growing in fa-
vor, and is mentioned in the Bookman
in the lists OF best selling books. The
publishers, Little, Brown & Co, are pre-
pairing an eighth edition
"a Dream of a Throne by Charles f.
"Embree (Little. Brown & Coz, is in its
third edition.
Maj. John H. Parker, U. S. v, who is
stationed at Tanauan, Batangas prov
ince, Luzon, contributes to the Review of
Reviews for September an incisive state
ment of the actual present needs to the
maintenance of order. the establishment
of a school system, the introduction Of
improved farming implements, the build
ing of railroads and the readjustment of
tariff relations Maj. Parker emphasizes
the Importance of a specific declaration
by congress as to our policy in the ISL
ands.
The subjects of the illustrated eharae-
ter sketches in the September Review of
Reviews are King Humbert of Italy, and
Coils P. Huntington. the American rail-
road king.
In the Review of Reviews for Septem-
Der, Mr. Edward J. Wheeler describes
that unique political organization known
as the National Prohibition party, and
sketches the characters and careers Of
its candidates in the present presidential
campaign Messrs. Woolley and Metcalf