The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-19

voted to news about boys and girls. One
OF the items in the department in this
number tells of the heroic rescue of his
younger sister by boy of five; how a
one-iegged man, nick-named "Peg-Ieg
Mike, swan river and saved two chill
oIen; ana now ex-Mayor Van Wyck rescu-
60 little girl from being run over in the
streets OF New York.
new serial by ]. M. Barrie to run
through four numbers begins In the F'ic-
ton Number (August) of Scribner's. It's
title is ''The Little White Bird and It is
the most poetic thing ever written bv Mr.
Barrie. An Old club bachelor. young
married couple and small child are the
chief characters.
The newest rumor in literary Chica go
oeats with no less person than the wife
or the city's mayor. Literature will be
new field of conquest for Mrs. Harrison.
VINO has been social leader of unusual
tact and charm during her husbands sew
eral terms Of office. Her abilities in this
direction were brought to the public atten-
ton during the visit of Prince Henry,
when the mayors wife was responsible
for much of the success Of the enter
tainments offered to the royal visitor The
nature of her forthcoming book Is not
generally known, as the publishers have
The reading public, however, will be re-
| lleved to hear that it is to be fairy
story for children rather than a society
novel or historical romance, and those
who have seen the manuscript are en-
thusiastic over its delicate fancy and
| graceful style.
"Monsigny,'' by Justus Miles Forman. is
| the novelette, with which the August
number of The Smart Set opens. This
| is a powerful love story and one in which
the dramatic interest grows steadily from
! the first page to the last. The story s
setting is beautiful one, and the author s
art is constantly displayed in his manner
| of employing. romantic surroundings for
| a. series of happenings that are both
| strange and absorbing. "Monsigny'' is a
very human story, and absolutely dis
| tinCtive in it's plot.
The Century is about to bring forward
a new Western writer in the person of
Eleanor Gates, a. young woman of Cali
and who has lately written 1.-The Biogra-
| ply of a Prairie Girl specimen chapters
| of which are to be printed in August, Sep
TENDER and October numbers of that mag
stance of this book will be afforded by
| the August installment which deals with
| prairie girl.
The opening article in the August
Parsons is the twelfth in the series of
| THE Story of the States and is devoted
| to Nebraska; It is written by William r.
d Lord /, Rso 9 forms the subject Of
English journalist, and the wonderful de-
| velopment and growth of the region about
| Sault Ste. Marie within the last few years
| is concisely described in the article, "Har-
| Messing Lake Superior" by w. Frank
| Mcclure and Chauncey McGovern, both
| articles being fully illustrated.
The publication of f'The Pharaoh and
! the Priest" the historical novel of an
| cient Egypt, translated from the original
! Polish of Alexander Glovatski, by Jeremi-
| ali Curtin, has been postponed by Little
| Brown & Co. until September.
The keen interest in aerial navigation
| will be newly awakened by volume to be
| issued Immediately by A. Vessels Com
! pany, New York, entitled 1.-THE Conquest
| of the Air. by John Alexander. In the
] 100 pages of the book is given enter
/ tainingfy the romance of the air-with
4 chapters on THE Balloon in War" "Sef-
i entific Ballooning' THE Achievements
\ of Santos Dumont and Others 'The Air
| ship Of Yesterday and Today"
/ Now that the Panama canal seems to
| be an assured fact it is interesting to
| note that President Aaron Burr not only
| built 1t as far back as 1872, but settled
| the slavery question in his Utepian Amer
lea at the same time-that is, according
| to Charles FELTON, Pidgin in his fanciful
romance entitled THE Climax" which
! has the very explanatory subtitle OF
| What Might Have Been This book
| is to be issued by the G. M. Clark Com
pany next month