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poleon: His Life and Conversation at
Saint Relena," being parts OF the
diary of his physician, Doctor C'Meara.
This account has been so far almost
entirely given over to Napoleon's
small complaints and peevish remarks.
Now 1t is that he has to use sheets
for window curtains, now his fireplace
smokes. he has no shade to breakfast
under, the mutton sent to his larder is
TOO lean. and every day there are ir-
ritable remarks about the British gov
ernor of The island whom he always
calls a dullard. a haugman and a galley
master. Napoleon's continual interest
in the women and their jealOusies
over him also, of course, forms a part
of his life even on The prison lsland.
One account of his furious driving
round aud round Il dangerous road
about The DEVILS Punch Bowl a
cliff OF one side, a prectpfce on the
other, the three horses tearing madly.
the chariot hidden in clouds OF dust,
the women trembling with fear and
the emperor assuring them hat the
horses were surely running away, 1s
nearest imperial of any of the events
of the day told of in the March num-
Der. Yet the whole account is inter-
esting because it is about Napoleon and
because it is in such vivid contrast
with the Napoleon imperial and vtcto-
riOus.
Another good feature of the March
Century is the beginning of q story by
Doctor Weir Mitchell, doctor North
and His Friends" Many will remem-
Der reading DR.. Mitchell's "Character-
~istics'' and liking it immensely and
this story is of the same sort. A lot OF
interesting men and women, married
and single, the gay and the serious.
meet and talk of til emselves and of
each other and OF things il general and
in their talk one learns to like this
one and differ from that as be would
with the actual people. 1t is like being
in the room with clever people talking
freely. What particular points of
character and interest the story will
develop. the reader cannot YET say. |
but the people are interesting and
Doctor Mitchell rarely fails in his
stories.
Ernest Seton Thompson's account OF
the Zoo at Washington, and the splen-
did history of Oliver Cromwell, are to
be ep ioyed, and stThe Eternal Femi-
nine" a story of Colorado. is delight
full. Union Square, New York. Price
35 cents.
strong articles on our international
questions. One by Ho Vow, the
Chinese consul general to the United
States, is a direct and intelligent dis
cussion of Chinese and American
markets viewed by an Oriental who
knows his own country and mas
thoroughly studied ours; another on
Americas first and latest colony is an
interesting account of Samoa and of
our rights at Pago-Psgo Bay: a third
deals with our relations with the
Sulus. Under the title "Our
MOhammedan Wards, there is a care
full study of the relations of BE
ls1---,J 80 az 49,
Koran calls all who do not believe in
The God of Mohammed. Itseems that
the Koran and Holy books prescribe
Tor the faithful exactly what shall be
their Intercourse and the easiest in
depreciation of these holy laws is that
1t is oftenes not only his right, but
his positive duty to his god to kill all
who do not and will not accept
the religion of MOhammed.
This strong religious antipashy,
with all that it involves of fanatical,
ruthless killing of unbelievers and
destruction of their property, makes
the problem of governing these people
a very intricate one. The words
peace, pity, justice and mercy, have a
very different meaning to people of
sucn q very different belief. The
article concludes by stating that the
Americans who wish to win the friend
ship and admiration OF Mohammedans
must abstain from liquor, must keep
in mind that it Is a par OF their religion
10 resent the most trivial attentions to
their women, that the MOhammedans
despise swine and all that have to do
with them and that their religious pre-
judices are everywhere. Other inter-
esting articles are: Rights and
Wrongs in South Africa, by George F.
Becker: Englishmen In the United
States, by F. Cunliffe.O wen; The True
Relation of Sculpture, by William Ord
way Partridge: and Mr.. Stephen Phil
lips Play, by Prof. W. P. Trent. Ill
Fifth avenue, New York. Price 30
cents.
1t is difficult to realize that Marie {
Antoinette might have been a re-
of the United States, had Fate {
the wheel a little faster or a i
more slowly, but it lie a part of
Pennsylvania traditions that there
were refugees planned for the queen in
the deep forests. The New England ,
Magazine for March publishes a short {
.toinette Houses of the United States" ,
A few facts only are brought to light. I
The plan then had to be a secret one, !
3 nd much has been forgotten, but the =,
Is an interesting one and per- r
haps some day some dusty, hidden c
may further reveal the !
romance and tragedy of the effort to Z
bring the fated queen TO the safety of
our shores. Another interesting bit
Of news In this months magazine is
quotations from some old fashioned {
love letters. 1t Is but q fragment of q :
romance, but it is quaint and intense. q
Border Rifles. 9
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