The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-02
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Much-NeeSbed Book.
"schley and sant.agS3 BY George Ed
ward Graham. engage w b. Con
key company
This is much-needed book at this
time 1t will do much to clear the at
mosphere and settle Convictions. 1t is
an authoritative document. Mr.. Graham
was with Schley on the Brooklyn
throughout the campaign and he was
there for the business of seeing every
thing that went on. He was the spe-
cial representative of the Associated
Press during that time and his story is
the story of an eye witness of all the
events described and the story of a
man trained to the business of seeing
things and recording them correctly.
The volume is an accurate detailed ac-
count of the entire cruise of the flying
squadron, the blockade and final destruc-
ton of the Spanish fleet.
Aside from its historical value the
book is intensely interesting as a mar
rative. No novel could be more thrill
ing. Mr.. Graham'a descriptions are
mastery, eloquent in the narrative, pic
turesque and effective in the handling of
detail and the impression left is always
a complete and vivid picture. 1t is full
of little anecdotes of every day ship life
which throw new light upon Schleys
character and show him as he is, a very
humane man, a thorough sailor, a CAPT
tai story teller, q1iclz-Witted strate-
gist, a cool lighter, genial loyal
friend. The book has the air of truth
and the tokens of authority. It will con-
vince those who read it. The New York
Herald well says;
Mr. Graham, in the telling of acts,
leaves the reader free to make the de-
duction that several naval officers need
a court of inquiry to re-establish their
regulations, if they can be re-estap-
iished.'
The book is illustrated with instan-
taneous photographs taken by the
author during the cruise and during the
fight, and contains also a personal mar
rative of the battle by Rear ADMIRAL
Winfield Scott Schley. The book was
written with the direct sanction of Ad
miral Schley, it also has the absolute
and unqualified Endorsement Of the al.
miral as an authentic statement of facts
concerning the battle of Santiago.
Every American ought to read the
book which records the verdict of pos
terity. A philanthropist could do no
better thing than TO assist in it's general
circulation. 1t is the book Of the hour.
Secrets Of the Antarctic.
beyond tbs. Great South Wall" By
sterdam Book company.
Mr. Frank SaNile seems to revel in the
| unusual. and truly nothing much more
extraordinary than his new story, Be
You'd the Great South Wall" can be i'm
! agined The only book at hand, to which
| we might compare it is "Thyra,' a tale
| that carries us as far north into the Arc
tic regions as Beyond the Great South
WALL bears us southwark into the Ant
/ arctic realm. The tale is one of eXplo-
| aI,rart11res nVrI0v~a ti0T1 in, a
| country strange and weird and in search
| of people now extinct. but leaving hor-
| ribe traces in frozen corpses and inter
| esting relics in tie shape Of ruined tenn
| pies and golden treasure. exploration fun
| of adventures with the blood-curdling gcd
of this people, the god of Cay, the terrible
| prehistoric monster only one example of
| which appears to survive.
| 1t were heresy to divulge any further
! or in more detail the exciting discoveries
| made by the little band of SearcharS
Mr.. Savile entertainingly gives them in
| his book and those who care to know car
| read. The style of narration is smooth
and fluent, insuring easy and pleasant
! perusai throughout If at times, the
method employed in building up the prop
CT situations is somewhat obscure, still
the effect of the dramatic force. displayed
! in the scene Itself is sufficient to coun-
| terbalance the lack of preliminary detail
and realistic environment, while the char
acters are so full Of the reality Of life
in all its passionate. pathetic and hui
morous phases that no matter what
| slight technical errors may be observed
we cannot help feeling that the book Is
worth reading for the pure sake of thu
| enjoyment thus derived.
| Clever Little Sketches.
'The Color of His Soul" BY Mrs Zoe
! Anderson Norris New York: Funk G
| Wagnalls company
Mrs Zoe Anderson Norris is perhaps
the most widely known writer of news
paper sketches in the country Hell
stories Of Western farm life, of New
York newspaper experiences, and OF
foreign travel have been published
through the medium of, the American
Press assOcia ton in THE minor press OF
the entire country, and, lately she has
been especially cultivated by the mag
azines of cleverness" of which the
Smart Set Of New York is the leading
exponent.
In 1.-The Color of His Soul she has
achieved her first book. In it are ap.
parent all the elements of style which
! have made her newspaper sketches sc
popular. The novelette,, as it is modestIy
claimed to be, consists of a series lo1
brilliant pictures of Bohemian and news
| appearance in most of them of very
striking character Cecil Mellon, the
color of whose soul is In controversy
Cecil is represented as a young enthust
asst, the disciple of DR.. Heron. the rad
ical professor. He proelaims the So
cialistie doctrines Of Heron and in
dorses his matrimonial theories. Dolly
who tells the story, and may be as
sumed to represent the author doubts
the condition of the ''Wage-slaveS'' az
presented by Cecil, and goes to live il
| the tenements. She interviews all sort!
of ''wage-slaves,' from the 'ice man
to the chorus girl" Her stories arr
brimful of humor and pathos and sym
pathetic human interest. One story, il
particular, that of the kindergarten
school, has all the wit and cleverness O
Josephine Dodge Daskams sketches OF
the same subject, together with an ap
probation of inner beauty that is Mrs
| Norris own.
The book is beautifully printed AM
put forth by the publishers.
StevensOn's Personality.
The charm was real whether 1t was
studied or not, and it is hard TO see wha
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