The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-13

less a reform is undertaken in this
direction soon there is not much hope
for the stomachs of the coming gen.
Grafton. DR.. Bonds book is timely and
should be read and marked especially
by busy men.
| international Book Society.
A rather remarkable society has re-
| Gently been organized in London which
has for it's purpose the buying and
placing on shelves in a club house of
new books for the inspection Of its
members, so that they may know
whether or not they desire to purchase
them. 1t is called the international
Book society" and proposes to become
Incorporated when 1T reaches a mem
bership of 500. It's establishment is
due to the feeling that place where
book lovers can examine volumes at
their leisure Is real need, and that
hasty visit to publisher or book
shop does not give one time enough
to decide about the contents of books.
The questions which have arisen in
regard to the working out Of this plan
are many. Are the books supposed to
be sent as sample copies by publish
ers, or are they to be purchased? If the
latter, the membership fees would be
likely to act as a deterrent, as they
everyone but millionaires. 1t is doubt
full if this new book club is ever of
practical value.
Miss Jeanette Glider, of the Critic,
and her friend, Miss Elizabeth Mar
bury, theatrical agent, have returned
from summer in Paris and England.
Miss Glider has been writing most in
teresting letters from London, where
she seems to know many literary folk,
who have been kind to her. She has
said since her return that New York
is superior either to Paris or London
as center of foreign literary news,
although Miss Glider has been able to
fill her Paris and London letters with
much good book gossip. Miss Mar
bury, who is somewhat of a parsonage,
has recently been given the decoration
of Officer de INSTRUCTION PubliQue,"
which is not the first honor of this
kind she has received, as she was al
ready entitled to wear the purple rib
bon of an officer Of the academy. The
first decoration, which was given her
by Sardou, for whom she acts as agent
in this country, is said to be very beau
tiful and studded with diamonds, and
the new one is palm branch mount
ed on a red ribbon and set with dia-
monds and rubies. Miss Glider, whose
appearance is most peculiar, as she is
very IudSCQllllG dIlu uIGSS6S To dCccI-
tuate it,, is bosom friend Of Miss
Marbury, and they take their yearly
vacation together.
Romance of an Old Fool"
'The Romance of an Old Foor is
| the unique name Of book about to be
published in Chicago, and written by
Roswell Field, newspaper man and
cousin of the late Eugene Field. Mr..
Field is clever writer, and his daily
column in the Chicago Evening Post,
called Lights and Shadows" is one
widely read. His first book was "The
Passing Of Mothers Portrait" and was
| in his usual, satiric style. The present
book is to be sold by subscription, and
| is already almost entirely engaged.
Bishop Potter has found time be-
| tween his mourning for his first wife
and the counting of the second-to-b
| to write book upon some phases OF
the labor problems, In which he has
always been interested and Of which
! his knowledge is undoubted. It is en-
| titled "F'he Citizen and the Industrial
| Situation" The book will be published
the last of September, and is said to
be an appeal to the citizen not to limit
| his responsibilities to citizens Of his
own class, but to investigate the prob
lens of the workers upon the solu-
ton Of which depends the prosperity
of all classes and Of the country as
we'll The Book Lover.