The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-01

the rail-
That Girl Montana" is a very good story
OF semisavage girl, daughter of a prospec
tor and miner, who died and left her with
prospective wealth to grow up as Providence
might order The author, Marah Ellis Ryan,
locates the story chiefly in the Kootenai
River valley. Montana, or Tana, as she was
called, was OF the atmosphere of that region,
and, by circumstantial evidence, was under
suspicion of numbering notorious MINER
from which she was ultimately cleared. She
had lovers and the love episode is a leading
feature. as the love-making and the denoue
ment are equally surprising. The semisavage
gets season of polishing in New York and
determines to become a sculptor, but the
wife OF the only man she loved dies, and
after bit, he comes, and the first kiss she
has received from a man is given to her.
Chicago: Rand McNally & Co. $1.5O.
AN Indiana Girl'' is the title of love
story by Fred S. Lincoln washington: The
Neale Publishing company, whose heroine,
Vlrgle Brandt, is a character study Of ex-
traordinary interest, as he is Royal Kent, her
lover, whose strength and nobility Of char
acter was not fully known to her for a long
time, when the revelation of his care and
protection of that unfortunate being, poor
Snellins, was climacteric in her life. Il
stimulated the love which was growing all
along in her heart. Not even Harvey, in the
feverish atmosphere of Washington social
life, could quench or chill her inevitable grav-
itation to Kent. This book ought to have
large reading even if it lacks the exhilarat-
ing wine of vivacity.
- 'Shoulderstraps and Sun Bonnets'' is the
title of collection of fifteen short stories,
most Of which have appeared in the maya
zines, by Edith e. Wood. New York: Henry
Holt & Co., 20 West Twenty third street.
Price $l.50:) Some of them are very good,
as THE Detection Of Dorothy The Other
Point of View and waiting Orders" A
few Of them are sadly lacking in that essen
tlal OF the short story, an emphatic climax.
Franklin Welles Calkins' My Host the
Enemy and Other Tales Chicago: Fleming
H. Revell company. Price $1.5O is a VOL
ume of twenty-five tales of life and adven-
ture in the wild, untamed sections Of the
west, most of them more or less thrilling
and some of them humorous enough to make
the Sphinx smile. 1.-THE Professors Gum is
good specimen of the serio-comic story. 1t
is capital, and tales like "A Pair of Chap
paregos'' and "a Pioneer Woman's Peril, -
give one creepy feeling. There is not
a dull story in the book.
THE Simple Life is q volume of essays
by Charles Wagner, translated from the
French by Mary L. Hendee with an intro
duction by Grace King. New York: Nc
Clure, Phillips & Co. Minneapolis: NJ Nc
Carthy Price $1.25.) Wagner is an Alsa-
leader in the struggle Of humanity for a
better and higher life for soul and body He
labors largely among the workingmen
D. Appleton & Co., New York, have issued
| very useful book, 1.-THE Story of the Art
Of Building" by P. Leslie Waterhouse, of the
Royal Institute Of British Architects, con-
tanning an account Of American architecture
and sixtytwo illustrations. The author in
| terestingly discusses the subject from Egyp.
tian, Greek and Roman architecture to mod
ern times. The chapter on architecture in
this country, although BRIEF is of interest. a.
showing our progress from mere imitation OF
European styles to originality, especially in
commercial structures, of which the grea!
skyscrapers are the type, expressions of the
unitarian spirit and peculiarly American in
architecture. Reference Is also made to the
distinctivey American revival of the Roman
esque, of which Trinity church. Boston, is the
| type. -
| H. r.. Coates B Co., Philadelphia, have
issued a handsome edition of Cushing's
RULES of Proceedings and Debate in Deliber.
alive Assemblies with additional notes b,
Albert S. sBolles and the text Of the Declare.
ton Of Independence and the federal eonstitu.
| ton. The volume is small and can be carried
in ones. pocket.
Natural History Of selborne.'' by Gilber
| White edited, with notes, by Grant Allen an6
illustrated by E.. H. New. This very interest
ing book, which has been noticed in these
columns in another. edition. embodies the let
| ters and notes Of Gilbert White, "a studious
| and enthusiastic naturalist, who lived at Sci.
borne in Hampshire, England, during the
latter half Of the eighteenth century Sci
borne was then on out-of-t he-way place anG
| is not now reached by any railway His
| recorded observations are most attractively
| written He was a most careful investigator
and his notes convey much information no,
( directly related to his speciality. AS Gran1
Allen says in his introduction: Everybody
can take lessons from White in such love ant
observation. The aim which we should pro.
pose is to build ourselves up in the round
We do not want to be lop-s sided. AS a preser.
vative against one prevalent form Of lop.