The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-18
STRIKES DELAY BOOKS
DISBURSEMENTS REGARDING
WAGES CAUSING TROUBLE
Many Orders Not Likely to Be Filled
for Weeks--kipIing as an Artist
Two Types of American Fiction
Timely VoIumes-A Writer'S View of
His Profession.
RY HERRERT BREWSTER.

The book and magazine publishers
are likely to be seriously delayed with
their output because of the strikes
now going on among their employees.
With every printing plant running
there is not sufficient means of pro-
duction for the extra large numbers
of books to be issued this fall. Almost
every publisher is far behind in his
worll-some books are entirely out of
print and orders for many of these are
pillng up daily. Now comes a strike
among the pressmen, and scores of
shops are closed. Even though the
strikers return to work in a few days
the publishers will be delayed still
further, and it is not at all unlikely
that many orders for books will be I'M
filed for weeks to come.
In spite of, minor difficulties, how
ever the book trade has a most prom
Using outlook this fall The heavy ad-
vance sales of many new novels indi-
Gates a confident feeling on. the part
of the dealers. Booth Tarkington's
1.-THE Two Vanrevels'' has sold to the
number of $4,000 copies, and the story
has just been published. "The Fortunes
of Oliver Horn" by F. Hopkinson
Smith, is near to $4,000 copies; Gilbert
Parker's Donovan Pasha" is being Or
dered heavily, and the serial publica-
ton of THE Little White Bird" Bar
rie's new novel, has created a large
advance demand for the book. These
are but few of the best books whose
popularity is already assured.
AUST So Stories"
Kipling's "Just So Stories" are at
tracing more attention than is usual
even with a Kipling book because the
author has illustrated the stories him
self-and even the most severe critic
must acknowledge that the work is
well done NJ. Rudyard Kipling inherit
ed not only the ink fever from his
father, but a keenly developed sense
of the artistic in other expressions
than that Of letters. The elder Kipling
is we'll known as an artist, and but for
his more brilliant son he would prob
ably have made a worldwide reputa-
ton as a man of great learning. He
has a marvellous memory; he knows
more about India than any other Eng
lishnan. The editor under whom
Rudyard Kipling worked in India once
described the father as the most de-
nghtful companion he ever met.
The whole family seems to have the
passion for writing. 1t is said that
more poems by Kiplings mother and
sister are to be published this fall. The
sister, now Mrs. Fleming, has the rep
utation of being able to quote every
line in Shapespeare's plays.
LII lIllS SGdSOI > output VI AIHGIICdIl
fiction two distinct types are to be
noted-the psychological novel, such
as "The Wings of a Dove" by Henry
James; "Our Lady of the Beeches," by
Baroness Won Hutton, and in the
Confessions Of Wife," and the real
istic novel which records contem-
porary life and business, such as
Capt. Macklin," by Richard Harding
Davis; Donovan Pasha," by Sir Gil
NFrb0 Of Oliuo1,
Horn" by F. Hopllinson Smith, and
"The Blazed Trail" by Stewart Ed
ward White. The latter book is not
exactly a fall book, having appeared
in the spring, but it's growth in pop
ular esteem has been so continuous
that it ranks now with the better class
of fall books.
At the present time four English
novels are running serially In Paris
newspapers. "St. Ives" in the Temps;
The Last Days of Pompeii," in the
Soliel, doubtless because Of Frances
interest In Mt, Pelee; CDR. Nichola,"
in the Vie Hustle, and "The Mystery
of a Hanson Cab" in the Matin. In
addition to these, another leading pa
per there Is anxious to increase the
list by publishing translation of The
Hound of the Baskervilles."
"Those Black Diamond Mem"
"Those Black Diamond Men," COM
bination of short stories and a novel,
was fortunate in having made it's APP
pearance just at a time when almost
everyone was beginning to discuss
coal, coal strikes and coal operators.
The book has enjoyed good sale and
probably will continue to be called for
all winter.
OF similar uneliness is a volume
just published called 1.-THE Anthracite
Coal Industry" which purports to be
study of the economic conditions
which prevail and of the existing rela-
tons between capital and labor in the
Pennsylvania coal fields.
Another book just published, which
is to be recommended for the relief it's
title gives the reader, is "a Country
Without Strikes" Such country act
ually exists, but it is our antipodes-
New Zealand.
AS an echo of the Dumas centenary
celebration comes a new volume, Alex
ander Dumas CPere)," by Arthur
Davidson, which gives an interesting
account Of the novelist's life and re-
lates many stories of him. Accord
ing to one Of these tales, Dumas hit
upon the name of his most famous
romance in the following manner:
He was out on shooting expedition
with young Prince Napoleon, son of
Jerome Bonaparte, in 1912, and after
violent storm reached Elba. While
exploring they discerned a'lake, sugar
loaf shaped, standing out of the sea.
"Ah," said the boatman, that's
where you would have got good sport
Yonder island is full of wild goats'
"Indeedi What may it's name be?"
"They call 1t the island of Monte
Cristo.'
Dumas later persuaded his compan-
ion to row around the island in order
to know more about its possessions.
Whats the use of that?" said the
prince.
Because" was the reply, "T intend