The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-01
LITERARY NOTES.

"How the Beet-Sugar Industry is Grove
ing Is the subject of an international
article by Ray Stannard Baker in the
March Review of Reviews. The latest
facts and figures of this important inter
est are presented by Mr.. Baker.
Fiction readers will turn first, in the
March Century, to the opening pages Of
new story by Irgiag Bachelor, author
of the mountaineering "Eben Holden.'t
The title is ''Dri and l." the general
them1 is American border life at the
time of the War of 1872. and the leading
characters are Col. Raymond Bell, U. S.
A, a Southerner, and Darius, typical
Yankee. Continuing his Webster series,
Prof McMaster considers this month his
hero's experience as & leader of the oD-
position in congress-. Bishop Potter s
Impressions 'of Japan the third of his
series on the East Of Today and TomOr-
row." is quite as incIsive and suggestive
as the articles on China and the Philip
pines, which preceded it. Augustine Bir-
rells Down the Rhine" with Cas-
taigne's pictures, which is resumed this
month. covers the stream from Worms
to Coblenz, and includes Bishop Hattos
famous Mouse Tower, which, it seems,
never had anything to do with miho-nor
even with rats Besides the serials Ivy
Miss RunkIe and Hamlin Garland, there
are short stories by Flora Annie Steele.
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Olive Ifuck,
Elliott Flower and Charles Battell Loo
mis- The frcntispiece IS a portrait Of
Austin Dobson, by J. w. Alexander. fac
ing a poetic address to Dobson by E.
f. B.
A brief review of the March Pearson's.
On the whole an exceptional number.
Water Casts Is the title Of the first ar
ticle. An examination of the shapes
assumed by water when thrown from a
bucket. The changes are so rapid the
eye cannot follow them. They cav be
recorded, however, by means of a cam
era. The result is shown in a series of
remarkable photographs. An odd sub
ject this. And. moreover, interesting. An
other scientific article in the same num-
ber-"W Wheeling on the Bottom of the
Sea- A description of a trip in the Ar
gonaut below the surface of the ocean.
Thence along the bottom on wheels.
Visiting sunken wrecks Catching fishes
with the naked hand. These and other
experiences described and illustrated.
Newt, THE Speaking Portrait" An ac-
count of M. Bertinon's new system by
which criminals at large may be imme-
diately identified. The famous anthropo-
metrical system necessitates the deten-
ton of the criminal But the speaking
portrait aims at the criminal at liberty.
May be applied unknown to him and at
a distance. The Speaking Portrait in
short is card that may be carried
in the detectives pocket. On 1t are noted
the characteristics that have the most
fxity In the individual, the most yari-
ability in different people. The
STORY of the States is continued with
the history of Florida. More comprehen-
sive and at the same time more concise
than anything ever published on the sub
iect before Over forty interesting old
engravings historical portraits and
photographs. An interesting natural his
tory article IN the same number-"Why
the Giraffe Has a Long Neck" And
other kindred problems Of other animal
specialists. Illustrated profusely. Also an
illustrated article on the art OF twisting
stalks A knowledge Of this is as neces-
sary to Japanese gentleman as the
art of dressing well is to an American
Eight complete stories in the same nunE
Der. One for children.