The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-16

Gen. Dewet, the most elusive and ro-
mantle of the Boer generals, is described
In the May Scribner's by Thomas f. Mil
lard as he saw him intimately in the
Held. 1t Is striking paper on an heroic
character.
The author Of the study of Saloons
from their social side, to appear In the
May Scribner's, Is Robert Aston Steven
son, young man who has devoted a good
deal of time to college settlement work
He is also a writer of f1ction-one of his
stories having appeared in the last num-
Der of Scribners
DR.. John H. Girdner, who has long been
known In the medical profession and
identified as friend of William jennings
Bryan has just completed a book upon
some Of the peculiarities of New York,
which will shortly be published by the
Grafton Press of No. l Madison avenue.
New York.
III. G. Wells has now completed the
novel on which he has been working for
some time past, the heroine of which is
a mermaid, who is rescued from what
was feared would be watery grave by
some laundering bathers. 1t is to appear
in Pearsons Magazine, commencing in
the July number. In the same issue Is
to be published the first installment Of
Max Pembertons new book.
The Heritage of Unrest" Is in it's third
edition. Few recent novels have been
better described by their titles than this
1t illustrates Miss Gwendolen Overton' s
style of the apt phrase that she has put
the spirit Of her book in four words The
breaking down of the f1oodgates in the
social barriers to marriage with inferior
races is the motive of this story which
is peculiarly American in its social out
look and it's plot.
Little old st. Johns church, in Wash
ington, is quite appropriately the sub
Ject of the leading article in the Easter
number of The international Magazine
CT Chicago. The writer, Irene Rowland
handles her theme cleverly and enter
tainingly, and pictures OF the exterior
of the church. its interior decorated for
enc of the many fashionable weddings
which have taken place there; the rec
tor, and so on, add interest to the sketch
Some amusing anecdotes of Washington
society are told en- PEASANT.
Current History is specially designed
to serve the busy reader It sums up
monthly the important news Of the world,
carefully sifted of non-essentials. and
bringing out clearly the cardinal points
OF recent progress along all lines. A half
hour will post the reader on all the lead
ing questions of the day The April num-
Der is abundantly Illustrated. and gives
prominent space to the Chinese negotia-
lions, Cuban and Philippine problems,
tariff war with Russia, relations Of Eng
land and Germany, The Hague tribunal
of arbitration, industrial Consultations
the riots iu Spain, the service of missions
the new star in Perseus. printing without
ink, etc.
Only a brief summary of Mr.. Cleve-
two
zuela affair was given to the public-the
lectures having been especially copyright
ed for appearance in the June and July
numbers of the Century Magazine. Few
except special students are aware of the
long history of the connection OF the
United States with the subject. Among
the interesting points brought out in the
lectures, and not reported, may be men
toned Mr.. Cleveland's scathing remarks
on the relation OF the senate to treaties
formulated by the executive branch OF
the government. The lectures constitute
Mr. Cleveland's most important contribu-
ton to history
Pearsons Magazine for May makes a
bulky and varied volume. The most i'm
portant article is 1.-THE Story of South
Carolina edited by r. Means Davis,
professor Of history at South Carolina
college. It Is a strong, dramatic and
clean-cut history Of the state, strength
ened by nearly fifty Illustrations. This
forms the fourth chapter Of 1.-THE Story
of the States series, which commenced
in the February issue. An article on
''Archangel," the capital of Northern
Russia, is also likely to attract attention
This city, which is buried beneath a
mantle Of snow for the greater part of
the year, Is about to become the great
western port of Russia's new trade.
Some lovely Illustrations of the city are
reproduced Still another remarkable
article is the first authoritative account
of the new system of signaling under the
sea, invented by Arthur j. Mundy and
the late Prof. Elisha Gray. It has been
proved that by this system q vessel can
be warned Of her approach to the coast
when at least twelve miles off, and the
tremendous value Of the device to hui
manity, to commerce and to science has
led to it's being taken up by the United
States government. Other notable fea-
lures are articles on ''Trick Driving With
an Automobile Scientific Kite Fly
ing" two natural history articles, finely
illustrated; seven short stories, Home
Notes"-dealing with fashions and other
matters more particularly interesting to
women-seven short stories, including
one for children by Seumas MacManus,
and half dozen other features.