The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-09
LITERARY NOTES.


Inc international Art association Of
Chicago send out Progress, cOntaining
me hrst article of a series of articles on
the fine arts va
The Day of Worth, a new novel by
Maurus Jokal, will be issued from the
press OF Mcclure, Phillips & Co. early in
October. 80
Cassell's Little Folks for October de-
sscribes why the elephant is awkward
IN It's movements" in a way to please
wee folk.
On the supposition that it is the early
bird that gets the worm, the American
Annual of Photography for 1901 has put
IN an appearance unusually early.
The October American Boy, with It's
thirty-two beautifully Illustrated pages
live American boy, presents feast OF
good things. Sprague Publishing COM
pany, Detroit, Mich.
Dana Estes & Co have recently issued
''SnoW-White, or the House in the
Wood" by Laura E. Richards. This is
Il new volume in the famous Captain
January series, of which more ahan
2j0,0C0 copies have already been sold.
The October number of the Ledger
Monthly has on its cover a picture for
the month of apples, this peculiarly
American fruit furnishing the subject.
The artist has portrayed a real boy with
one up for a little girl to take a bite
Robert Bonner's Sons, New York, pub
fishers.
THE Story of Young Man" by Cliff
ford Howard; Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
new novel, The Successors of Mary the
First" "A Story of Beautiful Women"
and blue River Bear Stories" by the
author of when Knighthood Was in
Flower" are all begun in the October
Ladies Home. Journal
The Missionary Review of the World
for October is full of new and interest
ing matter. The missionary Question
In China" which is now so much to the
point is ably and sympatheticaIly dealt
with by the Hon. Charles DENLY, for
merly United States minister to China
DR.. Arthur T. Pierson writes on 1.-THE
Mysteries of Gods Providence in China
Fosters Bridge Manual is announced by
BrentanO'S as the latest and best text
book on this fascinating and popular
game. 1t is written in the same easy
style that made Fosters whist Man
ual" the standard text book for that
game, and takes the beginner along, step
by step, through the various tactics which
are used by experts.
The recent excitement over the plague
cases in Glasgow and the anxiety lest the
dread plague should reach our shores
makes the leading article in the October
Popular Science Monthly particularly
timely and valuable. 1t discusses 1.-THE
Bubonic lague in a comprehensive and
yet clear manner.
The revival of the Magazine of Amer
lean history, which was discussed last
year, is promised to be a fact by Janu-
airy, 1901 1t is to be conducted jointly
by William L. Stone, the historian (who
was a frequent contributor to it when it
was edited by Mrs. Lamb, and William
Abbatt the author of the ''Cri is of he
Revolution"
Especial interest will attach TO special
article in the campaign number of Nc
CIure's Magazine entitled The Strategy
of National Campaigns" The article in
the October issue will describe some of
the most striking strategic measures
adopted by presidential campaign leaders
during the past twenty-five years. con-
hitherto divulged to the public at large.
Charles Haight Farnham's Life OF
Francis Parkman,' issued by Little,
Brown & Co., reveals a humorous and
ina ginative side to Parkman'S character
that borders on the heroic. His summer
home. - writes Mr.. Farnham was on the
southwestern shore of Jamaica pond a
the parks of Boston Parkman
had here one or more means of keeping up
cheerfulness-the daily row of one hour
which he never omitted or shortened.
Such frequent turns on a lake only one
quarter of a mile across would have be-
means of mental entertainment He there
fore enlarged the pond, by the use of far
off names such as the Cape of Good
Hope and Behring sea, peopling each re-
gion with lions and whales appropriate to
The surroundings. He 1~rnt in its depths
sea serpent To the very cats along the
Shore-seen or unseen-he gave names
characters and the most astonishing ex-
pertenees The family of musIxrats was
visited daily to watch their building TO
domestic doings.