The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-18

| any particulars literary taste. Dickens
| is Dickens, and there is only one, and
| David Copperf7eldMill be loved and his
| short marriedelifeC with Dora will be
| wept over long aftsr his critic has gone
| to his last home.
| This Is what the London Academy
has to say about George AIDES More
Fables in Slang, '5Swhich must indeed
try the souls oof the English to read
| and understand, ifcindeed they accom-
| pl1sh the latter process at all:
I'm the ding of Mr.. AIDES Fables, ev-
| eryth1ng depends upon mood We can
| quite understand that some people would
find them almost offensive; we found
| them extremely entertaining, but we are
| prepared to admit that at another time
| we might have been less pleased. Yet in
| that case we think the fault would lie
rather with ourselves that with Mr.. AIDE,
| for his work, trifling as 1t Is, shows great
| observat ton, and here and there provides
! quite wise comments upon certain phases
| of life"
On the whole this is wonderfully
fair for an English paper, considering
that there are not a few Americans
| who find the fables rather difficult
| reading. Mr.. AIDE should give up that
| nonsense and devote his time entirely
| to the writing of comic opera, for he
has made an undoubted success Of "The
| Sultan Of Sulu," the only comic opera
| which has had a glimneT of reason
| in it's lines or plot for several years.
| Mr.. AIDE himself Is reported to detest
| slang and to be very tired of writing
| the fables, so it is not unlikely that
/ they will cease to be before long.
| Takes Off Modern Writers.
| The art Of parodying famous writ
! ers is becoming almost profession in
| this country, and much valuable time
and effort is put into caricature that
might be turned to good account in
| original work. The newest of these
parodists is Owen Seaman, who has
written little volume called BORROW
| ed Plumes," in which he takes off
| modern writer's very cleverly. Among
| those he parodies are Marie Corelli.
Henry James, Mrs Humphrey Ward,
| Hall Caine and others. The following
| limitations of Maeterlinck's style are es-
| pecially good: M
Where is my pet lamb? I do not
| see it on the sofa as usual. All! ah!
I smell mint sauce. No, 1 will not take
any luncheon today. ! loved it so. 1t
was not altogether like other lambs.
1t was more =ominous, and now it is
flush! Not so loud. Sister Ann
may overhear you. She is a hundred
and twenty-five yards away under
| willow; but you never can tell how
| far her soul reaches. Perhaps it covers
as much as three acres.
| SISTER Migfaine, have headache.
| Have you al headache, Sister Mi
| graine? thfnk1 am going to be very
unhappy. H% ~
ooh. Oh! have a pain in my des-
| tiny. 1t is just here. 1t is not indi-
gestion. Oh. mol 1t is certainly not
| The Booklovers Library is not only
| prosperous and f1ourishing but is pro-
| posing to branch out in various direc-
lions and one can only hope that it's
| financial backing will be equal to the
expenditure involved. From the first
| of October its rates have been raised
and new feature added which makes
| it possible for the members to go to
| the library, if there is one in the city,
| and exchange books as often as they
| please, as well as~receiving books by
! wagon delivery. Added to the long list
| of popular and standard works, they
have now religious library, and Ii
braries of French and German litera-
| ture, and have perfected a system by
which members can obtain books on
all the leading railway trains from
Boston to San Francisco. Added to
this they have placed libraries on the
| American line steamships and have
established themselves both in London
and Paris. Also they have a chain of
| round the world. The way in which
this library idea has grown and de-
ycloped is simply marvellous and would
seem to indicate that these enterpris-
ing Boolzlovers have filled a long felt
want. The monthly Literary Bulletin
which has been issued for several
| months, will in the near future be
turned into monthly magazine Of the
same proportions as the leading mag
aZines of the country, according to the
| latest announcement Of the Philadel-
phia managers of the Library, and will
be sent free to all members. The chief
value of the books sent by the Book
lovers system over and above the pub
lie library system, is that by the for
nler one is certain to receive new and
clean books which, of necessity, can
not always be the case with the much
handled volumes Of the public Ii
brary.
Martin Writes For Life.
E. S. Martin, who is well known to
the public as the writer of paragraphs
treating of the current news of the day
in Harper's Weekly, is also poet and
the publisher Of several volumes of
poems. What is not generally known
in regard to him is his editorial con-
| nection with Life. His name is not
used, but he has been writing for that
paper lOf SOItlGzsy ears. Ills ldSL-OcOh,
which is now several weeks old, is
called Poems and Verses" His first
book OF verse, published in 1882, and
entitled "a Little Brother to the
Rich,' it is reported has been sold to
the extent of twenty-five thousand
copies, which is rather remarkable for
| a volume Of light verse. Mr.. Martin
had rather remarkable experience
with this particular book, as it was
published once in London with the
title "Pirated Poems," and was the re-
suit of the browsing of one Of firm Of
publishers in a bookstall, where he
came across the poems which were
then published anonymously. These
London publishers reprinted them
with the following explanations: ITO
the author: The publishers of this
book have produced this volume of an
old copy found on a bookstall. They
have endeavored to trace the author
but have failed, and they undertake to
pay the author (Whoever he may be)
his share of the profits-if any-ar1s-
ing out Of the sale Of the same, from
the date Of this publication, and as
long as the book shall find favor with
the public. The author must prove his
identity to the satisfaction of the pub
fishers, or to the satisfaction Of such
arbitrators as they may appoint" Mr..
| Martin sometime afterwards learned
of this curious publication Of his own
| work and when he went to London in
| tervieWed the firm that put 1t out. 1t
| is not stated whether Or no he re-
| ceived his share of the proceeds, but
| 1t is presumable that he did
| Mr.. Martin is brother of the wife
! of Maj. w. F. Wilder, who Is now
| stationed in st. Paul.
Strange to relate American pub
fishers do not seem over-anxious to
/ obtain the right Of printing the re-
Gently written book of the erstwhile
president OF the defunct Dutch repub-
| lic This volume of Dom PauPs is to
/ be published simultaneously in Hol-
| land Eern1anv and ENGLAND 60 far III