The Saint Paul globe., 1902-04-26


| whether persons really object to finding
themselves depicted more or less accurate
| ly. He admits that this is a matter not
! only of personal taste, but of personal
safety 1t is doubtful whether the mod
| ern story-teller uses his friends and their
| lives as material for his work, save as
| general types, and vaguely at best. In
! truth the life of every one about us is
too closely interviewer with the live is
sues of the day, for story tellers to dare
| to reveal tragedies that are pubN prop
| erty, only so long as they are whispered
| with bated breath. In fact the most
| interesting stories are never written, the
real tragedies never appear in print,
as they are being lived all around us in
| the hearts of those who wear a smile for
| the world. The man who would make
copy of his own heart and emotions could
| make Laura Jean Libbey with her enor-
nous sales green with envy.
Fool" said my muse, 'look in thy
| heart and write"
The lovers of Sherlock Holmes and his
wonderful adventures, will be glad to
know that he has been resuscitated by his
creator Conan Doyle, and once more put
to work untagling great complications
for the edifcation of the devotees of de-
tective tales. This latest Holmes contri-
button is entitled THE Hound of the
Baskervilles ana is a rare treat for those
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the detective hero. There is no reason
why Conan Doyle should not continue to
the end OF his life concocting hair-breadth
escapes for this popular character He
is sure of an audience and legitimate
popularity which he came near forfeiting
by his attempt at justification of the Eng
lish in the Boer war
LiteratUre in the form of love letters
seems to have a firm hold upon the af-
fections Of a large class of readers So
that now. Napoleon's letters to Josephine
are published, they are sure of a sale and
wide popularity. The giving to the
world of letters meant for the eyes of
one and one only, is always questionable
taste, though more eXcusable in the
case of public, historic characters than
any others, it is even then doubtful ma
terial for literature The man whom 20
sephine loved may have been quite diff
ferent Napoleon from the one known to
the public, for as Browning says:
God be thanked, the meanest of his crea-
lures
Boasts two soul-sides, one to face the
world with,
The other to show woman when he
loves her.
The letters range from the expression
OF the most intense love down to epistles
full of friendly advice written after the
divorce.
Mr. Hobart Chatfeld- -Chatfeld Taylor.
a Chicago society man and golf PLAYER.
has written another novel Having moth
ing else to do, and realizing that it takes
no special ability to become writer of
books at the present time, Mr.. Taylor be-
gan a Few years ago to devote his odd
moments to the writing of indifferent
nctlon- And for some reason, best known
to themselves, the reviewers accord his
efforts considerable space even though
they rarely take his literary Iabors seri-
ouSly- His latest contribution is called
The Crimson Wing and it is a lurid
tale of the Franco-P -Prussian war What
ever fault may be found with Mr. Taylor' s
stores, there is one thing that COM
nends them to the notice of the elect, and
that Is the characters always do the cor
rect thing in the matter of faddish ex-
pressions in favor among the smart
set, and of exclamations in French,
German or Spanish. After reading of
Mr.. Taylors high-strung, exalted heroes
who constantly punctuate their most or
dlnary remarks with ''sapristi," and
sacre, plain old farmer who sprinkIes
his conversation full of gosh" and 'IlI
be bloWed, is a positive relief But un-
Goubtedly Mr.. Taylor writes for an ex-
elusive audience. '"The Crimson Wing"
mas tor its heroine fair person by the
name of Marguerite, the happy possessor
d
Der of experiences in true Taylor fashion.
doing the proper thing and speaking a
language understood by the elite IT
would be unfair to those readers who en-
JOY this style of literature to reveal plot
or incident. Suffice it to say that this
IS rare treat for Mr.. Taylor's admirers.
Apropos, however, of this. story is
told OF the writer who one day met a
candid friend. Taylor" said he. why
do you write those rotten novels of
yours?"
isn't it BETTER retorted Taylor, than
looking out of club window all my
Hfe?'
One of the noteworthy books which has
just been issued and will doubtless be
widely read is Democracy and Social
Ethics" by Miss Jane Adams. Of hull
house, Chicago. Miss Adams speaks
with authority, lifetime of work on So
Geological lines, having given her a re-
markable insight into the needs of the
masses. Miss Addams contends that en-
ployers have not willfully refused to grant
what employees want. but believes thew
nave not looked into conditions sufficient
iy to realize that the workman does not
complain for love of grumbling. She
thinks the workers often understand eco
nomic conditions better than those who
have much to do in making them what
they are Miss Adams book is in reality
collection of essays upon the issues
most vital in this country today. and
must be read to be appreciated The
titles of some of the chapters will give
one an excellent idea of their value They
are: industrial amelioration, educational
methods, filial relations, household ad-
juStment and charitable effort
The first installment of Miss Stone s
own story of her capture by brigands
and her release, is in the May Mcclure s
Magazine. 1t is question with many
whether women are the proper ones to do
missionary work in countries where they
are liable to such narrowing experiences
1t would surprise no one to learn that
Miss Stone has written in book form an
account of her life in Macedonia
Much has been written and sai6 about
powers toward this country during the
war with Spain, but an authoritative
statement has recently been made by Mr..
Henry Norman in Golfers Weekly upon
this subject Mr.. Norman, who is a mem
Der of parliament and a well known au-
thority upon International questions, is
the member who put the question in par
lament a few months ago leading to an
explanation by the foreign office of the
action of England in relation to our war
1t is more in explanation of his question
than of England's position that he now
writes. Believing that much injustice had
been done Great Britain both here and
in other places he felt that7the time was
ripe for putting on record the truth or
the affair. His question led to the reYeIa-
ton of negotiations of England with the