The Saint Paul globe., 1903-06-01

The Buckeye Doctor-By William w.
PenneI, M. D. The Grafton Press,
New York, publishers.
In THE Buckeye Doctor the writer
tells a story which cannot fail to be pop
ular among those who love to read of the
struggles of the young man, who faces
many obstacles. but finally wins his way
in spite of all opposition. This story has
the additional advantage of not being far
fetched. 1t reads naturally, and II the
incidents even did not happen, they quite
easily could have happened. A young
medical school graduate settles down IN
q small town; and before he has hung out
his shingle he is subjected TO all sorts
of petty annoyanceS by his neighborS,
who do not like his new-fangled ideas,
and who resent his correct language. The
old practitioner, who is fossil, also does
his best to make the young man fail, as
quite a number had done before him. But
after a hard struggle. the young doctor
comes out on top, and downs his enemies.
While his struggles are going on he TallS
in love, and when they are over he mar
ries, which is a fitting and satisfactory
a number of very clever character
sketches. and lot of home.ly philosophy:
The humorous and the pathetic are we'll
blended. The dialect in which some of
the characters are made to talk Is real
dialect. 1t is therefore understandable,
and does not need a dictionary. DR.. Pen
nell has given us a bit of the world as 1t
is, and has done his work we'll.
The Bible In BroWninQ.-By Minnie GreSh-
am Machen. The Macmillan company,
In this book Minnie Gresham Machen
discusses at length Browning's many
sided Indebtedness to the Bible. The
King James version exerted much in
fluence on his vocabulary and his style;
while the Bible itself governed largely
his philosophical and religious views. The
second part of the volume consists in a
thorough study of The King and the
Book" with relation TO Browning's use
of the Bible, The author has selected this
poem to elucidate the subject under con-
SideratiOn, on account partly of its length,
partly Of the great number and variety
of scripturaI illusions which it contains
and their remarkable distribution through
out the Bible. More than 500 illusions
are scattered through nearly every book
in both the Old and the New Testament
IdyIs of the Gass-By Martha Wolfen-
stein. The Macmillan company, Publish
These 'IdyTs of the Gass" are said to
have real charm, literary delicacy, and
human sympathy, together with a little
gentle humor. So far as these attributes
go, they rival the best work of Israel
Zangwiu or Abraham Cahan. They do
not equal ZangwilPs tales in robustness;
but they are of fine quality. Martha
WolfenStein gives her readers an oppor
tunity to realize the common life and the
innermost feelings of the people of the
Judengasse Jews, street, in modern
German town. The volume is really
single tale consisting in a succession of
episodes; its chief personages being
Maryam, typical mother in Israel, and
her grandson, Shimmele, known in the
Gass as Brocurle (little scholar) whose
grandmother regards him as "a wonder
child" Around this interesting pair
gather all the poverty, humanity courage
and QuaintneSS which make up the daily
life Of the orthodox present-day Jew.
Trent's Trust-By Bret Harte Houghton,
M1fhln K Co., publishers,
'Trent's Trust and Other Stories
forms the final volume of Bret Hartes
work. There are seven stories all deal
ing with the old pioneer life in California
which Harte has immortalized. The little
story occupies almost half OF the book,
and presents mystery which would have
been Of interest to Sherlock Holmes The
scene is laid in San Francisco and Lon
don The six other pieces are full Of
tain his reputation as a master of the
art of the short story. New chapters are
given in the lives of the famous Col.
Starbottle. and the redoubtable Jack
Hamlin. Although Bret Harte died only
about a year ago, his writings have al
ready, taken rank with Coopers and
American contributions to literature.
The Log of a Cowboy-By Andy Adams,
Houghton, Mif1in & Co, publishers.
The far West with its cowboys, gold
diggers, Indians and thieves has always
been a favorite background for stories
of fiction, and the recent success of The
Virginian has proved that the public has
not grown tired of the theme
The Log of Cowboy" is such story,
but it has the added value Of coming
from dweller of the plains, from the
cowboy himself 1t tells of many thrilling
adventures. while rounding up and driv-
Ing an immense drove of cattle and de-
Bcrlbes the exciting incidents, adventures
and escapes with genuine interest The
stories and "reminiscences which color the
narrative are full of humor and charac-
ter
Andy Adams has lived for twenty years
on the plains most of the time in the