The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-29
LITERARY NOTES.

The Atlantic Monthly in it's announce
ment for 1901 says: The Atlantic
Monthly is an American magazine for
American readers. IT has confidence I'm
their interest in everything that con-
Germs the national life; in our achieve
ments, our political and social coustItu-
ton, and our conscious or unconscious
ideals 1t holds that the most Important
service which an American magazine can
perform is the Interpretation Of this
country to itself, by the promotion of
sympathy between the different sections
Of our varied population, the frank ex-
animation of our national charac teristics,
the study of our perpleXing problems,
the announcement of our art and lit
erature, and the reinforcement of those
moral and religious beliefs upon which
depends the success of our experiment
in self government. The Atlantic will
therefore endeaYOr to picture to its read
ers, month by month"; the real forces
that make up American life. It's writers
are drawn from every quarter of the
United States. II aims now, as always
hitherto to give expression to the high
est thought of the whole country. Put
ii Will continue to note the more i'm
portant intellectual movements in for
eign countries; to survey the scientific,
Industrial, and commercial changes that
mark the beginning of the twentieth
century, ana TO DISCUSS IAOSG lulefud-
tional questions which have forced
Americans to become citizens Of the
world"
About Dec. 1 will appear from the
press of r. H. Russell a unique co-lec-
ton Of comic opera lyrics by Harry
B. Smith Mr.. Smith has produced an
amazing number of successful musical
ten years including robin Hood THE
Serenade," 1.-THE Highwayman, Tine
Wizard of the Nile" Rob Roy" The
Fencing Master" THE Little Corporal"
"Haif a King" 1.-The IDOLS Eye" The
Casino Girl 1.-THE Founders" ''The
Mandarin ''The Cadet Girl, Papa
Wife," Foxy CUTLER" etc, the music
for which has been composed by Regt-'
nald de Koven, Victor Herbert. Ludwig
Highlander and others. From all of these
he has culled the songs that have proved
the most popular and put them together
into a volume to be called stage Lyr-
ics.' Every page Will be illustrated with
drawings by Archie Gum, Ray Brown
and E. w. Kemble; also with character
portraits of the popular players who
have appeared in Mr.. Smiths operas and
musical comedies.
Messrs. Houghton. Mif1in & Co. an
nounce as their publications for Nov. 70
the following books: DR.. John Fiske's
cold Virginia and Her NeighbOrs,' in
an frustrated holiday edition. the Illus
traitors numbering over 100; ihe BloS-
raphy OF q Baby an entertaining and
informing account Of the coming to con-
ScioUSneSs of the author niece during
the first year of the latter's life By Mill
cent w. Shinn; The Age of Faith
broadly liberal religious interpret ton of
the godfatheThood idea, as it relates Ella to =
present-day social problems, by Kew
Alnory II. Bradford, d. D; Mountain
Playmates.', a story Of an abandoned
farm" and new industry centering
from it In true Roycroft fashion and spir
it; Fact and Fable in Psychology"
book by Joseph JastroW, professor or.
psychology in the University of Wiscon-
sin, Intended to remove some Rsychoogi-
cal co5webs from the path of the student
and general reader; "The Frigate Consti-
tuition. the Central Figure Of the, the Navy
history of ''Old Ironsides' as the best
known and the typical ;, vessel 7; Of the
of engineering at Harvard unworthy, and
Benjamin Franklin" in the Riyegside
Jackson" and James B. Eads'' have
been published-and of which volumes
on Jefferson, Cooper, Penn, Grant and
Clark are to appear during the present
school year.