The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-04
Minor Mention

A very spicy love story is 1.-THE Fortune of
Christina McNab," by S. Macnaughton (New
York: ID. Appleton & Co.; sD, a Scottish wo-
man and a new author who certainly shows
fine qualities as a writer Of fiction in this
book. Christina a crude, uncultured Scottish
girl Of real beauty, inherits q big fortune
some 91S,000 a year She was engaged to
marry Colin McCrae, an electrical engineer, q
smart young fellow and devoted to her. Chris
tina concludes that she Is prepared to marry
a lord and get in the aristocracy and she
throws Colin overheard. but throws out a
rope for him to hold to. The doinas OF
Christina. polishing up for aristocratic sooi-
ETY. and getting posted as to its ways. are
amusingly described. >s..-aEa,.-E
There is very pleasant reading In Eliza Orne
Whites John Forsyth's Aunts" (New York:
Mcclure, Phillips & Co. Price, $1.50). 1t Is
the story Of a family and their friends, and Is
calculated to give most any reader a "mor-
ming face" by the time he reaches the chap
ter entitled "A Taste Of Freedom" The three
aunts old maids all, Deborah, Letitia and
Lucy, lived together and looked after the two
children Of their nephew John Forsyth, who
was widower How these delightful OLD
maids, after much diplomacy and strategy
succeeded in marrying John off to pretty
young lady, is a charming feature Of the
book, which is otherwise taken up with the
interesting doings Of the three aunts. who
had both wit. humor and wisdom.
Henry T. Coates & Co., Philadelphia, have
issued new edition of that once much-read
work, Mrs. Catherine Groves The Night
Side of Nature with an introduction by Dr.
Thompson Jay Hudson, author OF The Law
of Psychic Phenomena" Mrs. Grove assem-
bles in her book the most Interesting details
of psychic phenomena known to her. She
seems to have believed in apparitions and
that the ghosts were the spirits OF dead per-
sons. DR.. Hudson, from the standpoint OF
psychic science which was unknown to Mrs.
Grove, regards the occurrences cited in this
book as psychic phenomena, entitled to sclen-
tifc examination and of great Importance 10
man in the study Of his place in nature.
John Lane (New York: The Bodley Head
has issued Alice Meynell's Later Poems In
a handsome little volume bound In green and
gold A very good example of the quality or
the ladys thought is ''At Night which runs:
Hitler the soft wings sweep;
Flocks Of the memories OF the day draw near
| The dovecote doors OF sleep.
Oh which are they that come through sweet
| est light
| OF all these homing birds?
| Which with the straightest and the sWutes1
flight?
Hutchins Hapgood has written very at
| tractiye biography Of Paul Jones (Boston
Houghton. M1flin & Co. Minneapolis: N. Nc
Carthy Price, s. cents), which embodies an
entirely proper estimate of the man VINO GER
| tainly served the United States we'll, but was
| ready to serve wherever he saw the best
chance for himself to crafty his love OF
| glory 1.-The deepest thing in his soul, says
the author, "the love of glory, rendered MIN
| incapable at once Of meanness and or true
! patriotism" This was shown by the ease
with which he gave his services to RUSSIA
| Our own government never gave Jones Inc
| promotion he wanted in the navy.
| "Wall Street Stories Is a volume OF ex
ceedingly good stories of clever operators II
stocks in Wall street, by Edwin Lefeyre
These bright stories were originally published
in McClure's Magazine and are issued II
book form by Mcclure, Phillips q Co., NeV
| York There is much humor In them ant
! Mr.. Lefevre is at his best in 1.-The woman
and Her Donds," showing the difficulty SOM
women have ccmprehending the movements o
stocks and the mysteries of stock speculation
| Paul Bourgeois 1.-The Screen" is a rathe
dull story Of a liaison between younl
| Frenchman and a married woman, the wv
utilizing a reputable married woman the.
both knew as d screen to conceal their guilt
the young man pretending to be in love Will
the innocent mutual friend. There is some
thing very narseatng about the persistenc
Of the liaison in French novels and even NOR
disgusting is the persistence of many Engllsl
and American noveltsts in parading this kim
of business in their books. 1t is altogethe
beastly. New York: J. F. Taylor e Co.