The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-19

mediately jumps to the conclusion that it
was launched largely for the purpose Of
making farms rhyme with arms:
Away up back on the rock piled farms
Are the dear old dads with corded arms"
And this one forces the reader to the
conclusion that Day was in a great hurry
to finish something and go fishing:
''Elkanah B. Atkinson sat all night
And kept the Office fire bright"
! If Day has an idea he is in wireless
communication with the muse somebody
over in New England who is interested in
him ought to tell him gently, but firm
ly he is on the wrong scent.
The Story of the PrarIes-By Daniel E.
Willasd, professor of natural sciences,
State Normal school, Mayvil1e, N. D.
published F., by Rand, McNally & Co.,
In this book of 256 pages. Prof Willard
discusses in an unusually interesting way
The volume will be Of especial interest to
the tillers of the SOIL One of the telling
series of illustrations is How the Dam is
Lost" How the Dam is Regained," and
"How the Dam is Retained" The first
| of the figures shows the erosions of young
valleys on hilly landscape, and the sue
the land. The chapter on THE Beginning
of North Dakota" is brimfull of interest
| ing information. Prof. Willard has done
| a great service to his state.
| ChiquIta-By Merrill Tileston: Published
| by the Merrill Company, Chicago.
A gorgeous cover of green and yellow is
the first thing that attracts one toward
| 'Chiquita," a new book by Merrill Tiles
| ton. The cover is in the popular poster
| effect A large, green tree on which are
carved rude Indian figures separates the
smooth boulevard of civilization from the
| tepees and zig gag path of savagery.
It is rather difficult to classify "Chiquita.' -
The writer himself calls his book a. novel,
! tale of adventure. exactly. Undoubtedly
the purpose Of the writer in giving his
book to the public was to show how
quickly an Indian woman can seize and
! make good use Of the advantages of CIV
| ilization and how seldom those advantages
conduce to her happiness Chiquita, the
Ute chief. Yamanatz, who dwells with his
| tribe in Western Colorado. Meeting Jack
Sheppard, young Fastener, who is
seeking his fortune in the West. the In
dian girl becomes anxious to see some
| thing of this wonderful civilization he
tells her about and finally she persuades
! her father to send her to an Eastern col
1ege. Her ambition is to become a hos
| pital nurse that she may care for her
own people. Chiquita makes rapid prog
ress at school and college and becomes
a great social favorite as well Jack
Sheppard, the man who was the means
OF her coming East. marries a girl with
little children together. Shortly after
this marriage Chiqufta realizes that she
also loves this man devotely. She new
er reveals, however, what eventually be-
comes the passion of her life After she
has finished her hospital training she has
tens to realize her great ambition, the
founding of big hospital for the Indians
| in the West. But before the building is
finished Chiquita dies The sudden
change from the freedom of the East to
| the restrictions of civilization and the
hard study works it's usual harm and
Chiquita falls a victim to consumption.
From literary standpoint the book is
very uneven. Curiously enough, when
ever the writer endeavors to portray civ
illzed people and civilized ways, he fails
singly. His pictures Of the West, how
ever, are interesting, and while neither
Ch1qu1ta herself. nor her people, are con-
Ylnc1ngly drawn, that seems rather the
ception. va
The book contains eight excellent illus-
trations. In the frontispiece he is in
colors and shows the heroine, Chiquita in
ner indian garb. Above her head is a
united States army rife and in her hands
an oxen yoke, an emblem of civilization.