The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-08
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SchIey and Santiago. An Historical Ac-
count Of the Blockade and Final Destruc-
ton Of the Spanish Fleet Under the Com
mand of Admiral Pasquale Cervera, July
), 1885, By George Edward Graham, To-
gether With a Personal Narrative OF the
S n RsaE Adm cbieaNo vs. s'f B.
key company.
The author was agent for the Associated
Press and was on board the Brooklyn,
Schleys flagship, during the battle off the
Bay Of Santiago and during the war. The
volume includes Schleys own narrative AMI
a sketch Of Schley's naval career. Schley
has given his written Endorsement of the
book, so that this volume in way embodies
Schley's defense. The narrative touches
every point in controversy and every charge
made against Schley. The description of
the great battle is fine. There is clear, con-
vincing account of the Brooklyns loop,
showing it to have been splendid strategy
which saved the Brooklyn from a Spanish
rammng aud put her where she could do
the most damage to the enemy. While the
author Is throughout Mandatory OF Schley,
the book is exceedingly interesting as a his
tory of wonderful naval campaign termi-
mating in great object lesson to the gov
ernments of the world. AS vindication OF
Schley it is effective.
Musings by Campfire and WAys1de.
BY William Cunningham Gray, late editor
or the Interior. CllcagO.s tlellllnS
Revell company.
The author of this very interesting book Of
sketches was widely known as editor of the
Interior. He had an original way of putting
things. He was keenly satirical; never dull,
and made the Interior lively and interesting
paper and, indeed, notable champion of
Presbyterianism. In this book we have some
account Of his summer outings and he drops
wit and wisdom he goes along. The
Campfire Musings are mingling of philos-
ophy, praise of natural beauty, and incidents
Of outings, told in "a most charming way.
There a fine vein Of poetry In DR.. Grays
nature This volume is full of apothegms.
Nature" he says, has her little hells. They
are a necessity to her, as they to human
and divine society. One Of these. in the
midst of Paradise, is a tamarack swamp" y
Purity is Natures most marked char
acteristic. She Is a tidy housekeeper with an
antpathy for dirt: She Is not afraid to wash
her ceilings with rains and her carpets with
dews, for her colors do not run.
The Color of His Soul. BY Zoe Anderson
Norris. New York: Funk and Wagnalls
company. Price, 81.
This is a ddactic novel. Its teaching ought
to burn into the hearts and understandings
of all girls who are thoughtlessy entering
the pathway which, after few turns, brings
them into the companionship of men to whom
many foolish women become a prey, ths
victims of all-devouring lust. The author
puts the story in the mouth Of a New York
woman who writes sketches for the daily
press and is something of bohemian. Cecil
Mallon is a young man who herds with
militant socialists and is always bowling
about the wage slaves and advising strikes,
uprisings and assassinations and deI citing his
time to work for humanity" evading every
natural duty and Sinking daily, honest work.
Dolly ridicules his solicitude for the alleged
slaves and calls his attention to his poor,
hard-worked, shaving mother for whom he
does nothing Dolly, as she seeks material
for her typewriter in the sums does kind
nesses Ell route, one of her acts being provi-
sion for a poor girl who, seduced and de-
serted. is near her confinement. AT the last,
when the tragedy of the young girls life was
ended, her seducer comes and Dolly be-
holds Cecil Mallon. BY the dead body of the
victim she stands in strong indignation and
hurls at him this: : -l.e'; 81, <e.,.-E
Young as you are, if I could see your
naked soul coming toward me l should run
away screaming. L have a glimpse Of it now
! know the color of it and it is black. l
could cry out with terror at the sight, but I
will not. Hush! You have no defense She
has told me the story. This is your first