The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-21

OF what he had to do. he boldly clam
bered to the top of a car and took his
station at the brake. The engine sent
the car whirling to the switch. and at
the young foreman attempted to turn
the wheel. But the brake turned hard
and his muscle was not equal to the oc-
casion. Before he could stop it, the car
went humping into another car which
1t pushed of the track. Fortunately Mr..
Merwin was able to hang on and no
the job of braking was turned over to
one of his gang. Mr.. Merwin got expert
ence. however, and that was what he was
after.
The Ohio novelist, DIR. James Ball
Naylor, comes once more to the front
with another story of frontier life. This
time it is tale of old Cincinnati with
stirring events, disasters innumerable
narrow escapes and the sharp barking of
the rifle Of Lew Wetzel the famous In
dian scout and trapper. There are a few
picturesque characters that lived during
the Indian warfare days which it would
be well for some clever author to take
up, as DR.. Naylor has this one and
weave around them story which might
be handed down TO future generations as
authentic history of the conquering of
the Western wilderness. Among the most
eccentric OF pioneer types. none. perhaps
courage, skill in hunting down the red
barbarian and meeting savage trickery
with equal cunning: DR.. Naylor has
made him one of the central figures in
his new story. and we believe has given
US true picture of the hardy Westerner
crude and rude in many ways, but with
a great heart which made every unpro-
tected, defenseless man, woman or child
his particular charge for Safekeeping
against the redmen.
sherwin Cody's "The Art Of Short
Story Writing published in England un-
der the title How to Write Fiction'),
for some time out of print, has now been
Of Wring and ms neM werk the Fe AT
Language" forming the greater part of
the fourth volure. His first work was
a series OF letters to a lady pupil. who
full contributor to the Century and other
magazines. When the book on short
story writing first appeared eight or nine
years ago 1T was widely discussed, espe-
cially in England, and warmly commend
ed by Zangwill and others.
Critics who could patronize the work of
young authors sometimes make ludicrous
mistakes. An instance of this kind, and
one that has not before been noted in
print, is the. remark of one of the lead
ing reviews in regard to The Short Line
War" the first of the business novels
written by Samuel Merwin and Henry K
Webster. The story, it will be remem-
bered, hinged on struggle between rival
railroads to get possession of a certain
short line. Some of the methods used
by the contesting roads were to put it
mildly. high-handed The reviewer after
pralsing 1T warmly for its interest re-
marked that the story was highly improb-
able, and suggested that If it occurred
at all, it must have been in the wild and
improbable of the incidents actually hap
pened and not in the West but in the
very heart of thesEastern states.
The Macmillan company has sent out
M 11r10z1 roll
ence and books of philosophy it is re-
plete with interesting announcements
D. Appleton e Co, of New York and
London, have issued their annual autumn
announcement OF forthcoming publica-
tons. 1t is replete with matters of inter
est to the book world.
The Delineator. of New York. can no