The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-16

less of playing with words and upon
emotions, with less of frantic effort
to supply the need of passing fancy
on the part Of the public. After all,
probably the publishers have them
selves to blame, and as it is, some Of
these are blaming the others. The
continued discussion of the present
conditions will do more than anything
else to correct some of the faults. Let
the publishers stop the constant boom
ing of books before the public tires Of
the noise they make and some conf
depce in the business of supplying
books will yet remain to those who are
not only willing but anxious to buy
the works, provided only good works
be supplied.
Seasons Heavy Sellers.
During the three months of summer
the book marts are likely to be very
lonely spots indeed. Few books are
sold during the heated term; few are
read, save of the highest kind and
these are so carefully prepared so as
not to excite the reader; and the books
published during the summer by the
leading firms would not fill book
shelf. All the more astonishing then is
the news that Mrs. Wigs of the
Cabbage Patch" has sold 10000 copies
during the past month and that of
have been disposed of in six weeks
time. Mrs. Megan and Mr.. Wister are
TO be congratulated on having inter-
ested the public to such large ex-
tent at most unfavorable time for at
tracing its attention.
1t is not often that one is very for
chilly impressed with the ability of an
author because of a single story, but
reading of Mr.. CUTLER COUGHS "Sin-
pad on BuratOr' in a current maya
zine is likely to give one just that idea
or this English writer who generally
subscribes himself as 60" The story
is a charming fantasy. Scribner's are
10 De congratulated on account of the
very successful color pictures with
which they have illustrated it. and Mr..
CUTLER Couch is to be congratulated
on having discovered such a romantic
island. May he tell us more about it's
strange people and weave more fairy
tales about their doings.
Not long ago someone asked Mr..
Quiiier-Couch concerning his connec-
ton with "St. Ives" 1t will be re-
membered that he was the one chosen
to complete the novel which Stevenson
left unfinished at the time he died.
Probably no writer ever had a more
thankless task than this. Co." is sorry
he ever undertook it.
AS a matter of fact" said he, "only
OliC CAdpLSI WdS Oh my own invention.
ought to have abandoned the book
simply because he got stuck"
Wells Jules Verne.
H G. Wells may be said to be the
twentieth century Jules Verne The
former author has the advantage OF
the latter, in that his scientific educa-
ton was much superior, his prophetic
insight just as keen and his deductions
more logical When a young man, Mr..
Wells was a pupil of Hux1ey-that is.
he came under the instruction of that
grand old man of science in the ROYAL
college OF Sefence-and contact with
Huxley must have been inspiring to
young enthusiast in science. 1t was
not until he was well along in years,
however, that Mr.. Wells took to writ
ing fietion His first books were text
books on Zoology and kindred sub
Jects. It is only within a few years
that ne has written stories, but he has
come to be the best paid story writer