The Minneapolis journal., 1901-04-20

Partisan people A chapter is given 70 tha
press and another to the Partisan salon and
attention Is given TO the always Interesting
little bourgeoise class. New York. q
Putnam's Sons. Minneapolis; Nathaniel Nc
Carthy.
A Man and Two WOmen-sidnev Mo
Call cannot expect the readers OF siTruth
Dexter" to go into raptures over his hero
Van der Wey de Craighead, who fell in love
with the wife of his friend Wiley and lowered
like moth about the name and concurrentlv
married a somewhat unpublished southern
heiress whom he met in the course of his
duties as lawyer for the settlement Of the
big Boston estate. While the character of
Orchid Wiley is far from attractive and her
Circean power over Craighead was perilously
near wrecking him, there is no discount on
the white, pure, innocent soul Of Truth Dex-
ter; as innocent a girl as was ever born into
this sad world The authors portrayal of
Truth is delicious. But the way Craighead
came to marry her was curious. The book
is decidedly entertaining. Boston: Little,
Brown & Co. Price, $15O.
A Wide Range HIstOry-An elaborate
publication is 1.-The Worlds History and Its
Makers" by Edgar Sanderson. author Of
History Of the British Empire ]. T. Lam
berton, author of Historic Characters and
Famous Events; John McGovern, author of
The Golden Legacy, and J. NJ. Rogers,
Laurence Greene, NJ. A. Lane George Seneca
Jones. Frederick Logan. w, NJ Handy. The
Introduction is by Professor M. S. Snow of
Washington university and dean of the col-
lege.
Beginning with ancient and medieval his
tory, the work Is brought through the centu-
ries to the nineteenth century, which receives
elaborate and interesting treatment as the
century OF achievement" Thus we ba 90
the record OF the worlds history and the
noted characters who may be called the
makers OF history The more recent dis
coveries of valuable manuscripts and inscrin-
tions in Egypt which push back the date of
the first dynasty 1900 years from the long
accepted date, are mentioned to a gratifying
extent, as are some Of the recent finds in the
Euphrates valley. Three of the series of ten
volumes relate to the general history of the
world, and the remaining seven volumes en-
body detailed studies of special periods and
changes and remarkable movements of the
human race. The progress Of the sciennas is
amply set forth and the trend of human
thought through the ages is noted and the
reader will find every phase of the history
presented in a perspicuous and attractive
way, so that the attentive INQUIRER will And
nlmselr, at the conclusion of the tenth vol
RO9SSSSN n
tire history of the human race. The portion
devoted to the beginnings of modern nations
is of special interest and the studies OF speciaI
periods and movements will well repay peru
sal. In the tenth volume which ia devoted
TO the achievements Of the nineteenth CEN
tury, are detailed the wonderful inventions
and discoveries which have given the world
rapid transportation and lightning commnni
cation by steam and electricity, which have
brought the whole world of humanity in close
touch with each other and are rapidly redu-
cling the area of the savage races. Here are
set forth the marvels of modern engineering
Skill, which tunnels mountain ranges bridges
with steel broad rivers and deep chasms. and
delves with facility into the earth to draw
forth its manifold treasures The wonderful
machinery which has wrought such trans
formation in the industrial world is described
and the trfumphs of chemistry and electricity
the progress of astronomy, exploration and
discovery, hygiene, therapeutics and surgery
printing and publishing, are duly set forth
The record of educational progress in its
systematization and generalization and sne
ciaiization during the nineteenth century is
an interesting feature of the work. while the
tremendous advance in modern warfare re-
eelVes attention, from the period of Nelson