The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-02
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ter Illustra ted New York;. Funk & Wag-
nails. Price $3.50 net.
The author describes Paris as the pol
ished magnet which attracts the spare
change of countless thousands in pay
ment for the wares of folly and fashion
OF the dressmakerz and the cook" 1t is
that and much more; more than Vanity
Fair-a debauch of folly, a condensa-
ton Of the world, the flesh and the DEVIL!
Paris is one Of the great world schools Of
science, art and literature. b The intellec-
tual side Of Paris is imposing, but the
author shows us only one side. .
I. He begins by recording. q birdseye view
Of iridescent fete- loving Paris and then
details the shows Of the Champs Ulysses
prefacing his story with q. glimpse of a
leading open-air cafe concert and Partisan
enthusiasm over caricature and pan
tomime and pretty women. giving a pho
tographio glimpse of Lise Fleuron, the
beauty of the Alcazary D'Ete and others.
We accompany the author to the Jardin de
Paris, the Theater Mariquy, where many
bottles OF champagne are uncorking with
a volly Of pops and fixes. Introduced to
the restaurants. the author tells us how
TO dine after the mannersof Paris, which
leads the world in restaurants adapted to
the quality Of the crowds visiting them.
The author seems to be advertising a
good many of these resorts. In none Of
before all other business. The author is
skilled in gastronomy and those fond of
the science will not be disappointed with
his narrative. The performances Of the
Chef in the 5Marquery are remarkable. We
get good view Of every detail Of the
kitchen operations Then the author
takes us back to the theaters and out on
the bouleyards, and to Montmartre and
along and on the Seine and to the sub
iurbs, and then, perhaps, any reader might
want more Of the same kind. Who
knows2 tgst>5S &
YOUNG EXPLORERS OF THE IsTHMUs; OR,
AMERICAN BOYS IN CENTRAL AMERICA
BY Edward Stratemeyer. Illustrated. Boston:
Lee & Shepard. s5$eass...s:ea s..-sE4s
Mr.. Stratemeyer designed this book as
the third in the Pan American series, the
former volumes Lost on the Orinoco"
and "The Young Volcano Explorers" TAX
ing the reader to Venezuela and Marti-
nique In the present volume the boys
explore the country along the Nicaragua
canal route, with their mentor from
Georgetown to Brito, 'apd'xten returning,
steam to Colon and cd across the 18TH
mus to Panama. They had many inter
esting adventures and learned much more
about the countries and people they had
visited than they would, had they re-
manned at home pouring over their text
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accompanied them. has proved himself
turnout all the explorations very com
petent guide.
CAP'N s1MEoNs STORE. By George s. Was
son. Boston: Houghton, Mifhin & 90. Min.
neapolis: IN. Mccarthy. Price $1.50
B At Killick Cove, New England fishing
village, the fayorite resort Of the shippers
and captains, retired Gfrom active service
chiefly, was aCap'ns Simeon Roundtum's
store, an old structure of a past age, but
which did good service for the Cap n as
a store and the village for "a gossip an6
yarn center The sketches in this book
originally appeared In The Atlantic, some
in The Century, Scribner's and Hatper's
! Weekly. Every session of. the skipper!
and captains in the old store brought ou
/ the wit and wisdom, romance and tragedy
and historical episodes y Of Killick Cove
Here Is a specimen of Cove philosophy
One night the sheriff remarked, the sub
ject being "book- larnin' .: Books make!
out to be constable of fad, like, les
now; but you see, EFF there don come
time when folks will be glad to take ant
heave 'em every one to hell overheard
ICap'n Roundtum remarked: Il believe ",
folks are gittin' Jest about as fur al
vanced as ever we'll be allowed to git
4 You take and let folks set to work am
lgit too dod blamed much learnin' into er
take and leave 'em git along jest abou
SO and SO fur, we'll say, and this he
overrulin' power is allus and foreve
\ bound to step right in at this pint an
say to 'em plain and fair: You folks !
all gitin' to be a sight too KNOWN alto
gether, you be, and fust thing ever W
know, there won't be no putin up Ion
on you ALL Take and let her come to
this very secont,' for blamed eff ever Z
stand no more SIGH works. "Rusticator
at the Cove 1.-THE Wreck Island Rue
tions,,,' 1.-THE Teching' Of the 1Vesper
are notable among these sketches.