The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-19

Recent reports from Russia of revival
OF anti-Semitie persecution VII increase
cations of this subject The position
taken by Mr.. Davitt in his remarkable
book. within the Pale just published
ed by the recent report of ]. B. Greenhut
to Secretary Hay. This report declares
that the Russian government believed a
permanent blow could be struck at social
! ism, but Mr.. Greenhut makes no mention
of the ritual murder propaganda which
melted the Moldavian peasants to the
g. It seems somewhat remarkable. in view
of the dramatic interest and Importance Of
only writer since Mark Twain to see its
literary opportunities. cit. will surprise
traffic of the Mississippi and its tributaries
employed 1000 boats In 1850. Mr.. Og
denis forthcoming novel,. Tennessee
Al! S. Barnes >& Co., refers to a still more
exciting period-the time; of the Civil
war when there was struggle for exist
ence between the steamboat traffic and
the railroads. ao,af.s< PSI. ~
Norma Wanna" Maeterlincks remark
able drama has been presented for the
first time on an American stage A Ger
man version was received in Chicago
recently with unusual enthusiasm-the
press being unanimous in its favor.
The English version. translated by A.
I. Gu Pont Coleman, was published re-
Gently by the Harpers. Mr.. Coleman. who is
graduate of Oxford, is at present in
structor in the College of the City of New
York
If you want to get out of the classroom
rut, away from stereotyped phrases and
time-honored formulate, you should read
Sherwin Codys handy little books, 1.-THE
Language''-Vol. /. Word Study new new
method of teaching spelling); Vol. II.
Grammar and Punctuation ("Your notion
% VI r Re WORTHY of the
Vol. III Composition (Franklin's method
fifteen simple masterpieces representing
like to catch the knackl; Vol. ". Con-
struetive Rhetoric-Part I. Business Let
ter Writing, Part II. Short Story Writing,
Part III. Creative Composition. These
books contain revised reprint of Mr.
Cody's art of Short Story Writing call
ed by ZangwiH ssthe best treatise on the
short story that has yet appeared in Eng
land"
Miss Ruth. A. Cook. author of "Along
Four Footed Trails: Wild Animals of the
girl, whose early life was spent on the
plains. about which the animals found
there she writes most pleasantly and
graphically. She was formerly assistant
in nature work at the Childrens Museum
OF the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and
Sciences. The book is in the nature
phere: In it an effort has been made to
tell the life history of the animals de-
scribed. In style the book is somewhat
conversational. and the facts stated in the
subject matter are based directly upon
Miss Cooks personal observation It con-
tains, delightful pictorial features by Miss
Mabel Williamson and will appeal, both as
to text and illustration, to Young and
old. The publishers are James Pott &
Miss Elizabeth Bisland whose new nov
Ell, "A Candle of Understanding, is at
tracing so much attention, made name
lowing the example of Magellan; her ac-
count of that experience entitled "A
Flying Trip Around the World" was re-
ceived with intense interest Among those
who complimented her most highly upon
the exploit, and upon the merit Of her
story at the time of its publication. were
Mr.. Howells and Murat Halstead. In con-
nection with Miss Bisland's later book, it
is interesting to- note that its dominant
thought is intense, deep-seated love for
the Southland; whereas. a new novel by
follows it closely from the Harper presses
has for it's dominant thought an Intense.
and appreciative love for the far West.
With "Marjie of the Lower Ranch, .
new writer from out the West makes her
bow to the reading public this fall Miss
Frances Parker has succeeded in doing
something for her state, that of Mon
tana, what no woman has before ac-
complished. She has pictured in this
story the life of a Montana ranchwoman,
as it really is, with all its pleasures and
hardships. with all its Western chivalry
and romance. She recently told in an in
terview with the Detroit Free Press how
it happened that she turned to literature
IT have always written for pleasure %
she said. When girl, 1 wrote loads
of stuff because i could. not help it, and
then burned it up. I wish now that I
had preserved some of it, No. have
never written short stories, and / do NOT
believe ever shall- 1t seems to be easier
to evolve a novel;.
Marie of the Lower Ranch is a love
story having its scenes in Montana. and
it describes as well as / am able things
| as they really are You know that mart
Of the West is a , district which has never
the stories are bydEasterners with a SUI
perfcial knowledge of the people ] have
lived on my uncies ranch since childhood
ness of things.
A volume from first 10 last attractive