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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-11

Stories in Stone from the Roman Forum"
by Isabel Lowell. The authors design is
to increase the pleasure of the traveller
and to provide information. in ready
Is brought out in distinction from It's
archaeological interest. Each building,
monument and ruin is illustrated. describ-
ed, and its history told accurately and in
an entertaining manner.
The James K. Hackett edition of 1.-THE.
Crisis Is to be presented in new dec
orative cover and on larger paper with
bordered pages, together with some eight
cen full reproductions Of the best
scenes from the stage. and the portraits
or the principal actors and actresses. The
frontispiece will contain the latest por-
trait OF Mr.. Hackett.
Japanese stories have only come into
vogue within the last few years, and it is
interesting to note that the book-seling
trade generally claims that Miss Onoto
Watanna's "A japanese Nightingale" has
been published within their recollection.
"a Japanese Nightingale" was published
less than year ago, but it won immedi-
ate recognition and wide popularity from
the very start.
The autumn list of publications of
Houghton, Miff1in G. Co. contains about
well known, such as John Fiske, t. B.
Aldrich, Bret Harte, John Burroughs, T.
w. HigginSon, Clara Louise Burnham,
El1zabeth Stuart Phelps. and Prof. George
II. woodbury.. Among the newer authors
may be mentioned Burton 2. Stevenson,
Hutton, and Mabel G.. Foster.
The Lothrop Publishing Company, of
Boston, will bring out two strong novels,
Eagle Blood" by James Creeiman and
Mr.. Creelman's story Is full Of incident
and excitement and clever handling
of an International motive The hero is
titled young Englishman who comes
wins his way to fortune and to the win
ring of a charming girl; and the deeper
suggestion Of the story lies in the slow but
sure Americanizing of this British peer
Messrs Elder and Shepard San Francis
co, publish a little booklet of quotations
on Friendship, culled from the great
ers of all times in honor and tribute Of
this noblest emotion of the human soul
Refined by careful selection and graced
by the charm of tasteful and original ar
rangement 1t is thoroughly pervaded from
cover to cover with the spirit of its sub
ject, offering most appropriate token of
remembrance.
publication by Messrs. A. S. Barnes &
Co. New York. Bayou Triste: a Story
Of h0gisiana s BY Josephine Hamilton
contributor to magazines. but this is her
first publication In book form. Two On
Their Travels" by Mrs. Archibald r.
eler, whose book China in TRANSITIONAL
ton was one Of the first to sound the
alarm over the condition of that country.
This is an intelligent womans truthful
picture of what she saw in far-off China.
Japan, the Philippines and neighboring
lands.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-11
Prince SIlvenrlngs and other Fairy Tales
BY Edith OGDEN Harrison PllhliShed

L
by A. G. McClurg & Co., Chicago.
Mrs. Harrison who Is the wife of the
mayor Of Chicago, has been in the habit
for a number of years of telling her two
Of her own invention. A Chicago publish
er learned of this and got her to put the
stories in to manuscript. The result is a
yarns is well told and each carries dis
tinct moral.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-11
Development of the child in Later Infan-

University of Lyons. Published by D.
Appleton & Co.
This is No. So Of the international Ed
ucation series, edited by William T. Har-
ris, commissioner of education. In his
first volume Compare takes up sight
hearing, smell taste and touch, following
with the first evolutions-fear love and
selfishness and their expressions, memory
imagination, consciousness. In this vol
ume he discusses imitation and curiosity
judgment and reasoning, learning to talk
activity dependent upon the WILL walking
faults and virtues Of childhood, mental
alienation in childhood and feeling Of
selfhood and sense of personality.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-11
The Banner of BIue-By S. R. Crock
EFT. Published by Mcclure, Phillips &

The Banner of BIue-By S. R. Crock
EFT Published by Mcclure, Phillips &
Unlike so many modern writer's, Mr..
Crockett does not think it necessary to
put forth a new book every six months
In order to hold the attention of a tickle
public Perhaps it is this very lack of
prolificness that makes the reading public
not at all tickle in Mr.. Crockett's case.
His clever delineation of character, his
CHEEKY Scotch philosophy, his grim Scot
those qualities into the fine fabric of good
fiction are revealed in his latest book,
The i Banner am sar Of Bge John Glendon-
ring days of the early nineteenth century
when there was such quickening of new
and Independent, thought in things re-
the established kirk hold up their hands in
holy horror Educated for the kirk, Glen
donwyn was one of the first to announce
that he held independent views which
honor in the kirk. Like all who have
listened to the voice of conscience and
striven to satisfy themselves rather than
me is t World. j., Glendonwy9 called down upon
his relatives and friends He suffers
physical and mental torment while en-
deavoring to find place for himself as an
struggle in which he and others are en-
gagged is kept always subordinate how
ever, to the interesting love story that
concerns directly, Glendonwyn and Fairly
drawn characters in the book is the
ed the grey wolf. It is Mr.. Crockett's
story In prominent relief while he paints
In with a careful brush wealth of detail
that makes his novels substantial works
Of literary art, THE Banner OF
fame Of the man who wrote 1.-THE Stickit
Minister"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-11
MIDDLE.AGED MAN

passed. Life is sober reality. You
see, feel and understand differently now.
You know more Looking back over
your life you can point out the mis-
takes you have made. For some Of the
violations Of natures laws in your youth
you have no doubt paid the penalty, for
puntshment in these transgressions is
swift. But written upon natures calen-
dar there are other and graver charges,
for which you are now probably suffer-
Ing, for excuses INDUCED In not very
long ago, and which YOU are still prac-
ticing. Nature will make no compromise
In your case; you must suffer the PEN
atty of Sickness, Decay OF Death in this
life, and not in the life hereafter. Now
Is the time to act. Be q man and ask
for help. Go to The Heidelberg Medical
Institute at st. Paul. They will lend
yop helping hand and make you well
and happy.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-11
Donovan Pasha-By Sir Gilbert Parker
Published by p. Appleton & Co., New

York.
Donovan Pasha" illustrates Sir Gilbert
Parker's talents In a new field. In this
book in a series of brilliant pictures he
traces the adventures Of his picturesque
erary art is admirably illustrated in his
study of a type representing, in some re-
spects. the adventures who have adj
vanced the boundaries of the British en-
pire.
;, AS in. the inimitable Doltaire in 1.-The
in ''The Right of Way Sir Gilbert has
brought his remarkable genius into play
character. Dicky Donovan, as he is known
to his tntimates or Donovan Pasha, as
his Oriental title describes him, Is, in
of the others Donovan Pasha stands for
type of Englishman who has found his
way into Egypt and Arabia there to en-
phasize., by his own sense of right and
by Eastern and Western civilizations.
Dicky Donovan is supposed to be in
the service Of the khedive of Egypt in
the throne is tottering. BY his skull
diplomacy he again and again meets ORR
entail cunning with European wit Some
tryman who has violated Mohammedan
traditions by penetrating the sacred pre-
cincts of the harem; sometimes it is to
save an Egyptian woman from the terri
BILE consequences of her crime in making
the pilgrimage to Mecca; sometimes to
save the khedive himself from the ras-
cality and duplicity Of his own ministers.
From the principal character to the least
significant the action is stirring and
dramatic, and the Incidents possess the
inherent quality of possibility.
Sir Gilbert in his recent trips to EgAot
had excellent opportunities to study ma
tive characteristics, and with his rare tai
ent for analysis derived more trustworthy
knowledge of the subject than could
have been gained by the average observer
in lifetime
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-11
Lights and Shadows of a Long EpIscopate
BY the late Henry BENJAMIN Whipple.

bishop Of Minnesota. Published by the
Macmillan Company New York.
The demand for the autobiography of
Bishop Whipple has become so great that
the Macmillan Company has put out sec
ond edition, the first having been printed
in 1900
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-11
BLOOD POISON

(SyphiliticD is an imperious and cruel
master. 1t heeds not the voice of prayer,
nor the cry of agony. The cabin and
the peasant ard the king fall at Its
whitening touch. Syphilitic Blood Poison
is transmitted to the third and fourth
generations, and the sins of the parents
primary, secondary or tertiary. If you
have taken Mercury, Iodide of Potash or
other poisonous drugs. and still hays
aches and pains, Mucous Patches IN
Mouth, Gore Throat, Pimples, Copper Cox
ored Spots. Sores or Ulcers on any part
Of the body or limbs. Hair or Eyebrows
Failing Quit is this Blood Poison that
the doctors at the Heidelberg MedicaI
Institute cure We solicit the most ops
stinate cases, in their most aggravated
stages. The blood and system Is thor.
oughly cleansed and freed from every
time than at any Hot Springs In the
world.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-11
men ABOUT TO MARRY

Properly fitted for the marriage
contract, insurfng love and happy
home for ali. Come quietly and be
examined free. Everything conf
Dental,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-11
NOTES ON THE LATEST BOOKS.

The Lothrop Publishing Company, of
month what they consider a very strong
piece of fiction "The Whirlwind - by Ru-
pert Hughes. 1t is study Of the life his
tory of salient, character, beginning with
and carrying him through brilliant war
record and a subsequent equally brilliant
political career, upto his candidacy for the
presidency.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-11

1t is said that Marie Corelli comes in
for some amusing parodying in ''Zut Ski"
one of the Condensed Novels by Bret
Harte in his last volume of travesties, to
The official biography of Mr.. Harte is now
being written by T. Edgar Pemberton.
Early in the month will be published
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-11

CHOSE Delightful Americans" by Mrs.
Everard CoteS, is still one of the best
selling books on the Appleton list. It's
happy title in no way disapponts the
reader when the contents of the book
have been examined.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-11
The Ragged Edge-By John T. Mcintyre.
Published by Mcclure, Phillips & Co.,

The Ragged ,Edse-By John T. Mcintyre.
New York.
The district boss and the ward heller,
and the men who make possible both. are
the characters that figure prominently in
The Ragged Edge - The scene of the
story is laid in the Irish colony of a big
city, presumably New York, and is paint
ed BY -. one who evidently knows his
Rembrandt shadows of poverty. dishon--
esty. bribery and betrayal to be found
in the picture, but there is the high light
of humor to relieve these; the mellow
glow of loyal friendships and honest love.
AS story, pure and simple, the book,
perhaps, is not worth much, but as a Sc
ries of clever character sketches and as
litical conditions in certain localities it
is distinctly interesting. Larry Murphy,
young Irishman, is the hero. He starts
out as one of de gang" but he quickly
develops leadership ability and in a fight
against a thieving corporation heads and
wins seemingly forlorn fight.
Larry Is essentially practical politf-
clan. He is not squeamish about making
the means fit the end. but he alw,ys
concerned, and he is not in politics for
the money. McQuirl, the boss" Nc
Glory, the contractor; the sisters, Ellen
and Bridget and Goose McGonagle, are
all cleverly sketched characters. The de-
scriptions of the funeral of old Mr.. Muir
ply. the annual ball of the Aurora Be-
realis club and the convention are mimi
of Irish character, not intimate enough,
however, to bias the authors view or to
deprive these descriptions of their pic
tureSQue qualities.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-11
The Struggle for contInent-Edited fror

The Struggle for ContInent-Edited from
the writings of Francis Parkman by
Pelham Edgar. professor in the French
language and literature, Victoria col
1ege, University of Toronto.
Prof. Edgar has merely in this volume
made selections from the historical works
of Francis Parkman.c In many cases Park
mans exact language is used. Prof. Ed
gar writes in brief EDITORS note 1.-THE
chief difficulty Of the work was to so Sc
lect the material that it should be alike
fntrinsically interesting and tell a consec-
utive story"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-11

Tower or .Jhrone-By Harriet T. Com
stock: Published by Little, Brown &
Co, Boston.
Mrs. Comstock has given in Flower
or Thorne'' a portrait of the great Queen
Elizabeth, which is picturesque and en-
chanting. vivid and brilliant. and full Of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-11
WITH THE OCTOBER MAGAZINES.

In view of the announced determination
of the dealers to make feathers take an
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-11
The House Under the Sea-By Max Penn
berton Published by D. Appleton &

berton. Published by D. Appleton &
Co., New York.
In "The House Under the Sea" Max
Pemberton tells of the ultra active career
of Jasper Begg, who passes through al
most as many hardships as some of Eu-
gene Sues heroes only to come out into
the sunshine in the end The book has
almost an average of a thrill to a page
and is mighty entertaining reading.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-11

heroine OF MIR. Wells book. She Is not q
good heroine. On the contrary! But she
y most aIIuring heroine, so a1luring in
1act that the hero follows her down to
line line bottom PHO 9f the deep sea, leaving be,
the promise Of al brilliant career This is
now II an happens: The mermaid, SWIM
nlns ABOUT one afternoon near a fashion
Apie watering place, catches a glimpse of
the hero and stfaightway falls In love
plan ga g, Ct makingsohls acauaintance. One
gay While the hero's fiance and the fam
ny with whom she is staying are bath
ms near the mermaid's haunt, she swims
near them and pretends to be seized with
haired sir app eelgg about e to be apoWn
ed, the rnenLof the party CALAMITY come
TO her rescue, and the maiden is carried
on Shore;. Then the party make the
startling discovery that she is mermaid,
conceal her finny tail. The golden-h haired
lay, with engaging franknesS, admits her
nshy connection, but tells the orthodox
matron OF the party that no mermaid who
mas not lived in the world can become
possessed OF soul, and as she longs,
celved the plan, of making the acquain-
tace-of this particular family because,
as the mermaid puts it most engagingly,
GU look so nice" She becomes mem
per OF the family. and siren-like, begins
he is already engaged. 1t is to be re-
GREETED that the hero proves most willing,
ana one beautiful moonlight night he and
the sea lady disappear in the sea and are
never heard of more.
Mr.. Wells book is not so absurd as the
bald plot would lead one to believe. In
reality it is little satire on some Of the
foibleS of modern society, which he raps
smartly.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-11

If by your own acts, through the folly Of
youth, you have violated a single law of
nature, against body or mind, by omis-
sion or commission. especially by any
habit, by constantly repeating the same,
then there is no escaping the punishment
made and provided for every transgres-
sion which Is Sickness, Decay or Death.
The immutable laws Of nature, governing
and regulating the universe, are SO NICE
etable kingdoms that for every violation
sicknssss .A Decay and beafh. F fh Is az as
CERTAIN as night follows day. And you,
young man, may pay the penalty right
here on this earth, in this life, sooner
Or later. Escape this punishment Take
courage and go to The Heidelberg Med
tcal Institute at st. Paul and be cured.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-11
WestwInd Songs BY Arthur Upsol
Published by Edmund D. Brooks Mil

uCdpOIlS.
With an introduction by Carmen Sylvia
elizabeth, Queen Of Roumania) Arthur
he announces as his third Mr.. Epson is
still a young man, but his poetry has
much of true potic fire. rhythm and sense
Several of his songs had previously APP
peared in American magazines.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-11
STRUCTURE

It matters not how long you have sur
fered from structure, or how many diff
fereit doctors have disappointed you, our
# as you come to us for Treatment.
It viii not be done by cutting. Our treat
nasnt IL new, entirely original WITH us,
and perfectly painless. IL completely
ssen hx,nS
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-11
The Sea Lady-By H. c. Wells. Pub
lished by D. Appleton & Co.. New

A real mermaid, with eyes as blue as
the sea on summer day, with golden
locks and q most seductive voice, Is the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-11

It is reported by the editor of the
Critic, Miss Glider, that we are to have
a visit in this country from the writer
of Elizabeth and her German Garden,
who 1t Is reported will be accomnanied
by her husband, the Man of Wrath.
We learn from the same source that
she is now said to be the Countess
Won Arninn, although this is not certain.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-11
With Force and Arms-By Howard r..
CARTS. Published by ]. s. OgilYie Pub

CARTS. Published by ]. s. Ogilvie Pub
fishing Company, New York
Founded on the Salem witchcraft craze.
With Force Of Arms" is full of life and
STIRRING incident. The book is creditable
to Mr.. CARTS which by the way, is his
f1rst effort at novel writing. While his
torical as regards the date. and correct
torical personages They are only dealt
with briefly. as they appear naturally in
the story.
The tale is one of love, of fighting
among Indians, and of one mans warfare
against another, all for a woman The
characters are live people. The descrip-
tion of the days when the colonists were
written to interest the reader, and in this
1t succeeds
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-11

dramatic strength. The story begins
with the court life Of Henry VIII. and
Anne Boleyn. and ends with the death Of
Mary and the accession Of Elizabeth to
the throne.
Mrs Comstock, the author, has been
writing for about seven years, and until
within the last three years her work was
confined to short juvenile stories. Her first
yong story was a serial, Cedric and the
Churchman and has since been brought
out In book form: Last year the St.
Nicholas published serially "A Boy of
will appear in book form. "Tower or
Thorne" is by far the longest and most
ambitious work Mrs. Comstock has I'M
dertaken. The material for this story
libraries and art galleries. For, while
the book is written in purely romantic
Xein historical facts have never been
lightly disregarded.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-20
HAS A HISTORY.
Wife of VIII Zcpp Was Kidnapped
When Young Girl

An interesting bit of history concern
ing q well known young man of this
city has but recently come to light. 1t
had been rumored for some time that
Will Zepp was married but the report
was never verified. According to re-
cent advices this report is now con-
firmed and Gertie Werner is now Mrs.
lepp. According to an Oskaloosa pa
per her home is in that city. Her
right name was Gertie Hamilton, but
when she was a young child she was
adopted by Mr.. and Mrs. George Wer-
ner OF Oskaloosa, and thereafter bore
their name. After living with them
fer some time she was kidnapped by her
mother who had married again, and
nothing more was heard of her in Os-
kalcosa until one day last week when
the Journal of that city tells Of her re-
appearance as follows:
Seventeen years ago Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Werner of this city adopted little
three-year-old Gcrtie Hamilton,
thereafter known as Gertie Werner
Eight years later the child was kid
napad from one of The city schools
by the mother who had married again.
The Werners regained the custody of
the child by legal means, but finally
| signed papers transferring her back to
the mother. Gertie. time and again,
tried to come back to the old home,
once getting as far as Abba from Cres-
ton but was captured and taken back.
| The Werners did not hear from her for
years.
Lat Saturday a handsome young
woman walked into the Werner home
on West Sixth avenue and announced
herself as Mrs. Will Zepp of Ottumwa
and the Gertie Werner of old She had
been married scarcely a month and
had taken the first opportunity to visit
her old home. In the evening her hus-
band Joined her and they both spent a
| couple of pleasant days with the
| brides foster parents.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-20
John Dillon ousted From
House of Commons.
USES EPITHET ON FLOOR
Calls Colonial Secretary Chamberlain
Damned Liar During a Heated De-
bate on the War in South Africa and
is Deprived of Rights.

London, March 20.-John Dillon,
Irish nationalists, was suspended in
the house of commons today for call
ing Colonial Secretary Chamberlain a
damned liar
The incident occurred during the
discussion of the South African affairs.
Chamberlain had referred to the Beers
who are fighting on the British side
when Dillon interjected: They are
traitors. Wnereupon Chamberlain re-
torted: The honorable gentleman is
a good judge of traitors" A scene OF
great confusion ensued, Dillon demand.
| ing a ruling oD CharHberlaia's words
when the speaker said: The honora
bic member spoke of soldiers serving
under the British flag as traitors.
deprecated the interruption and depre
cate the retort of the other member
| Dillon then said: Il will tell the right
honorable member he is a damned
liar The speaker invited Dillon tc
withdraw the expression but the latter
refused. Upon motion of Balfour Dill
/ Ion was suspended from the service in
the house by vote of 24S TO AS.
Dillon Immediately left the house amid
wild nationalist cheers. His suspen
sion cannot exceed one week
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-20
House Committee Agrees Up
on a Measure Satisfactory
to a Majority.
PROVIDES SHOT FIRERs
Also Makes Provision for Shot Exam.
iners to Be Employed by Operators
Affects Places Where Coal is
Blasted From the Solid.

Des Moines, March 20.-The house
committee on mines and mining af-
ter much discussion has formulated a
bill providing that mine operators
shall employ persons to- examine and
fire all shots in mines in Iowa where
coal is blasted from the solid 1t is
satisfactory to majority OF the COM
mittee:
The bill is as follows:
Section /. That section 24S9 of
the code be. and the same is hereby
amended by adding thereto the fol-
lowing: He (the operator) shall
keep all entries and roadways free
from accumulations of combustible
material and shall cause such entries
and roadways to be thoroughly sprin-
kled as often as may be necessary to
keep them in a damp condition. In
all mines where coal is blasted from
the solid, he shall employ competent,
capable and experienced men to ex-
anime all shots and fire the same after
iall persons connected with said rhine,
except shot firers have retired a
safe distance from the vicinity OF such
shots. Any shot having blown the
tamping at the first firing shall not
be recharged and fired the second
time. Only sand, soil or clay shall be
used for tamping and the shot hole
shall be tamped solidly from the pow
der to the mouth OF the hole"