The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-08

life will be interested in Arthur Goodrich's
story Of the life OF SoIon Borgium. the
sculptor. in THE Worlds Work for March
Nr. Borgium's ranch life is described as
follows:
up at Loop River he built a shack.
stocked his ranch. and surrounded himself
with -boys' who threw a lariat OF broke
Wild horse as well he did-simple
rough fellows who had bunked with him
In the little cabin rode with him on the
prairie Through the long, cold winter
months, facing the cutting wind and snow
Of the blizzards on the plains. around the
cracking fire inside the cabin, while Joe
Andrews his righ.-hand man. or one of the
other boys" told stirring stories OF other
storms and narrow escareS from death.
then on through the spring work. the de-
light of the true cow-punche- and the long
baking summer and finally the alert, strain
ing days CT the fall roundup. these men
and their horses lived together daily COM
rades. The plains and their isolation knit
ted their lives into a single piece"
Messers D. Appleton & Co. New York.
announce the publication of his spring Of
Bird Life by Frank NJ. Chapman,
sociats curator OF mammalosy and orni-
thology in the American Museum Of Nat
ural History: Insect Life" by John Henry
Comstock. professor OF entomology In Cor
nell University: Familiar Trees and Their
lar Flowers Of Field ard Garden by
Schuyler Mathews.
Lovers Of birds will be sure TO be in ter
ested by Dora Read Goodale's contribution
to the March Era 1t is entitled "A Hedge
Row Minstrel"
Wallace Irwin, the author of the literary
sensation, Love Sonnets OF a Hoodlum,''
IL tt,of f-N., l.,
due reflection has come to the conclusion
that his informant IS right. The result is
that he has undergone a material reforma-
ton, and his second book is nothing II not
elegant in its diction- However. the dep
osition In slang has not marred the origin
ality and humor Of the ''Rubaiyat Of Omar
Khayyam. Jr.," which is published by Elder
& Shepard. San Francisco. and bids fair
to outrank even the Love SCnnets'' IN
popularity and lasting merit. The book is
not a gross parody. but echoes of E1tz-
Gerald are frequent. The Quatrains fairly
bristle with Quotable passages which are
full of fine satire and the genius of nom
sense-a nonsense which is enhanced by n
set of careful notes upon the authors more
obscure and bombastic references.
Within the last year statues OF Left
Ericsson have been erected in Chicago,
Milwaukee. and Boston. This revival in in
terest IS 10 be carried into literature. for
among the novels announced for spring pub
Ncation the title OF THE Thrall of Left
the Lucky Is conspicuous on account OF
its unusual character and possibilities.
Many PERSONS believe Left to be the dis
coyerer of America. and this activity Is
really only a well deserved, IL belated,
tribute to his courage.
The reviewer Of Ulysses" In the Brook
lyn Eagle. asks: Are we on the threshold
Of a new age OF dramatic poetry which
shall renew the glories of the Elizabethan
ageT He makes no effort to answer the
auestion-as indeed. how could he? But
he hazards the assertion that IL We are at
the opening Of such revival OF genius
Stephan Phillips Is its messenger.
Joel Chandler Harris's new book The
Making Of a Statesman and Other Stories
will be published about the middle of March
by Mcclure. Phillips & Co. In the novel;
ette which gives the title to the book the
creator Of "Unc!e Remus'' hes gone into
very different line. The story deals with
young college man who gives UP his career
In payment Of a debt OF gratitude to his
patron. q Georgia. planter. The planter has