The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-25

quality a persistent and successful horse
trader and humorous on all occasions. The
book is brimmlng with "Uncle Lewis" funny
stories and it includes an account of the
exposure of the Cardiff giant humbug, in
which ''Unele Lew and his prospective SON
in-law took part The devotion of the
rough, generous, money making and joke
perpetrating Uncle Lew" TO his pretty and
refined daughter Grace is touching and Inn
pressive. An interesting feature of the book
is the description of the horse race in which
Uncle Lewis Crazy Jane took successful
part and won against all the desperate de-
vices of rival horse owners to unjustly de-
prlve her of her laurels.
Russian Romance - "On Peters
Island" CNew York-Scribner's Sons. Min
neapolis-N. Mccarthy; price. $3.50 is
story by A. r. Ropes and Mary q. Ropes,
intended to give a picture OF life IN Russia
during the early part Of the reign OF Alex
ander III The leading characters are An
son & Kaufman, an oil refining firm In
St Petersburg, Anson being an American
and his partner German; stanislaus Lu-
binski, a young Polish count, member OF an
anarchist group: his sister Sasha and an
American girl, Constance Marshall, travelling
in Europe. The Pole is the storm center OF
the book, which lets the reader into the mys-
teries Of the subterranean anarchist plot
magnitude and methods OF the Russian oil
combine. The story is scanned with tragedy.
The ill-starred Pole, as clerk OF Anson &
Kaufman, betrays their busines secrets to
the monopoly, and, bounded as an anarchist,
by the police, disappears in a tragedy, de-
scribed by the authors with wonderful power,
leaving two women loving him frantically.
the American girl and a red headed Russian
of the anarchist group, who commits suicide
d, ft1 haQVfiful SaglQ'S
fate will interest the reader more than that
of Duena the heroic little red-haired Russian
girl very thrilling passage is that de-
scribing the attack of the police upon an
anarchist rat hole" in st. Petersburg and
the red-handed massacre of the conspirators
The portions Of the book describing the love
and 1ealousies Of Sasha, Duena and Con-
stance Marshall were evidently written by
the woman collaboration Of this novel,
Bird Friepds-A very interesting bird
story, pleasing to old and young people, is
''Mr. Chupes and Miss Jenny" (Baker q
TAYLOR company, New York. $1l, by Efie
BigneII, who relates her experience with TWO
robins she had rescued from death and who
became intelligent companions. These birds
became so devoted to their friend that they
could not be induced to leave her and seek
the companionship Of wild birds, although
they had perfect freedom Of movement. The
story is stimulative Of the spirit and practice
of kindness to Gods creatures, the dinusion
of which would stop the wanton slaughter
and manning Of birds and animals OF all
kinds.
The Worlds WOrk-The first bound
volume of The Worlds Work doubleday.
Page & Co., New York;, including the num-
bers November, 19O0-April, 1901, embodies an
admirable illustrated history of the present
time which is necessarily very valuable LOT
reference Every important current event re-
ceives intelligent attention and fine iliustra-
ton in this admirable magazine and the
possessor OF this volume will be able to re-
fresh his memory when in doubt as to any
occurrence Of the day, very readily. The
Worlds Work is not, however, a mere
chronicle and commentator on the history
Of the day but it contains valuable discus
sions on new inventions, social and political
economy. agricultural, educational and other
phrases OF progress. The volume is for sale
in Minneapolis by n. Mccarthy at $3.50.
Teachings of a Hindu Sage - my
Master New York: Baker & Taylor Com
pany), is the title of volume embodying
tribute to the Hindu Sage Paramhamsa Srimat
Ramakrishna, who taught the people in his
retreat near a great temple few miles from
Calcutta, by his disciple, Sirami Vivekaman-
da The Hindus regarded him as divine
incarnation, but he did not claim such dis
tinction himself, He claimed high spiritual
illumination and is said to have so mastered
the flesh that he annihilated sex distinctions,
soul being neither male nor female. This
was accomplished only after a tremendous
fight with the flesh. 1t took Paramhamsa
three-fourths of his life to bet rid of carnality
and then he began to teach man to do as he
did. The author says that before this saint
died his teaching spread rapidly through the
world, even the United States. Professor
George D. Heron seems to have, in theory,
become a disciple Of Paramhamsa, for like
that sage. he declares that churches, doc
trines, creeds are all worthless, but unlike
Paramhamsa, he is very uncharitable and
bitter, characterizing the churches enemies
of humanity. Heron seems to have omitted
an important precept Of the Hindu sage, viz:
spiritual realization"
An Australian ROmance-''The Wis
dom of Esau New York: Cassell & Co., Nos.
and Eighteenth street; Minneapolis: N
Mccarthy. Price. s1.25), is very vivid
picture of life in Australia by R. L. Outh-
waite and c. H. Chumley, both Of whom have
personally studied the people and country
they describe in this fine novel The inter-
est centers about the careers of John Toland
and George Scott, settlers on tract thrown
open 10 lQe anu ana MallOcK
and other land sharps, who by the use OF
paid dummies" whisky and bribery. sue
ceed in absorbing the cream Of the new dis
trict. Their processes of swindling were even
worse than those employed in past years in
our own country, when public land is brought
into the market. Malock is the leading vii
lain in the story and he is merciless in his
INSCRIPTIONS doings. The storm and stress
of Australian bush" life, where strong men
cfru r1od ~ rlolra
natural obstacles are often obstinate and dis
heartening, is Interestingly described. Toland
and Scott both marry brave and devoted
women, but they have a wearying contention
with dishonest owners of large estates who
not content with what they have, seek to rob
their poorer neighbors Of their homes. To-
land has an abiding hatred toward those who
wronged and robbed him and is too proud to
receive aid from them in his poverty, when
the fendish Mallock held crushing mort
gage on his farm and home. The awful
tragedy which closes the book is thrillingly
described and the reader will conclude that it
is a decidedly impressive climax to book
depicting so well the play Of human passion.
Short StorIes-The Century Company.
mo. SO Seventeenth street. Union Square
New York. Price, 25c) has published book
OF very original and admirably constructed
short stories by John Luther Long, author of
Madame Butterfly etc. The story, 1.-The
Prince Of Illusion" the title of the volume
has a note of deep pathos in It portraying the
brief life and death of a little blind boy
whose delusion that he was a prince with
retinue and limitless wealth, was encouraged
by the impoverished and broken hearted
mother, who would keep the poor boy from
knowing the dire straits OF the household
Dolce" Is charming little romance, told
in a delicious conversation by Shandon, the
artist, and the Countessa Cassoli who made
an astonishing revelation at its close, which