The Saint Paul globe., 1901-03-10
BOOKS OF THE HOUR.

in Business" Booker T. washington:
Victoria and Her Remarkable Reign
bility in Cuba" Leonora Beck Ellis.
Review of the Month";, THE Brother
mood of Railroad Trainmen," D. L.
Cease; 'Un-American Statesmanship
the Editor; Accession of Edward VII -
The Giant Steel Combination "Cuba
ana the Monroe Doctrine Congress
slonal ReapportiOnment," "PacificatIon
IN the philippines The Independence
Proposal in Congress" Popular Nom
nations Law in Minnesota"
Andre Camille Fontaiue contributes to
Inc international Magazine (Chicago)
for March an illustrated paper entitled
The Fete of Gayant de Douai" Douai
as some OF us probably have forgotten
Is very old end very interesting town in
Ncl thefn France, and Gaydlt is an an
huaI tete which has been celebrated for
centuries and which the inhabitants still
cnng to-fn honor of an ancient hero of
the same name Mr.. Fontaine touches
on the history of the old pIace-which is
believed to date back to the .lays of
JULIUS CaeSar-and draws an entertaining
picture OF II as 1t now appears, especially
dC the time when It's conservative old
1ashloned people forget their dignity for
week each summer in honor. OF Cavant
ana rolnp and reyel as only FFench people
can.
Elder and Shepard, San Francisco. an
nounce little volume that in charm and
originality OF construction and grace Of
styIe VIII touch fresh note in the short
= ia
ROdari Sculptor" q story Of Pisa hY
virginia r. Pcnnoyer Rodari. a dream
eyed sculptor, the dear little child, Cor
roma, the Golden Lady, the romantic set
ting or old Pisa all blend into q study Of
fascinating interest The publishers 1ro-
pose to bind the book in flexible green
+Io+ %1.u s9iq; 60 the color being suggested by
men. i1 "oIh h
nature in Literature is TO be the
siIpJect sin, OF the April number of impress
9IoiIs; Torsi; 70 include articles by George
19mlln Fitch, Charles Warren StoddarG
AdelIne Knapp A. L. E. H. ana Others
Inc supplement viii be a careful repro.
natIlon af1 OF some beautiful photographs Of
H1dtuie. May, the fairy month win be
devoted to fairy literature, folk lore and
tns enid mind. Impressions comnlefes
us us hrst year with the March issue, ana
| can he congratulated for IFS briii;;.I,aI 80
and independence during its short "a re9sS
AS some but not all animals have oua1-
| M Ities that approach the human so some
! Eeople are immortal, but not all saws DR.
! S:arInuel s:rIIa Ell. y Mcconnell in his book on
ne immortality of the Soul about TO
| pc published by The Macmillan c9mnanV
| Dr. McConnelfs theory is that immoral.
ny is the highest step in a long process
| OF evolution the final result OF the sI1r
| Vlval of the fittest His argument ia
| lines. s10Si
Six editions of Richard Yea and
| Nay" The Macmillan comnanW has
been printed since its publication on
| NOV. l. The first edition lasted a month
Whlle the last four have all been issued
| during February. The book is now in its
| 1orty-hfth thousand The last edition of
ten thousand copies went to press on
| thursday and was delivered to the bin
! ders on the Saturday following-a rec
! ora OF rapid printing. While it is per
maps IDLE to speculate on the forces which
| are at work behind the popularity of
| writer of Mr.. Hewlett's power it has
! Deen interesting to watch the widening
| or the circle of his readers. Beginning
! with few of the most famous literary
| men IN the country, the appreciation OF
| Mr.. Hewlett's work is growing at a pace
that even his friends hardly expected.
| The March Atlantic contains a remark
! able analysis of President McKinlev's
character and administration written bv
Henry B. F. Macfarland. commissioner
of the District of Columbia. and tile
well known Washington representative
| OF the Boston Herald. Mr. MacfarIand
speaks as one having authority, and his
reputation adds weight to his denuncia-
ton of what he calls the astounding
Hanna deluSion;" his sharp-cut ANALYSIS
| OF Mr.. McKinley's administration his
| statement that Mr.. Mckinley has had his
| his revelation of unknown and generally
| unsuspected traits in the presidents
character and facts in his history lead
ing up to the outSpoken conclusion that
1t was fortunate for the republic that
Mr.. Mckinley was at its head I'm the
closing years of the nineteenth century,
Mr.. Macfarland'S S paper will furnish am
pie food for reflection and affords nu-
merouS texts for discussion