The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-28
MRS. BOOTH WRITES
ON THE CONVICT
Appeals to Those Who Know
Something of the Released
Prisoner.

In the October number of Frank Les
iie's Monthly there is most interest
ing chapter or two from the forthcom-
ing book of Mrs. Darlington Booth III
which she gives the history OF her ef-
forts at prison reform. The book Will
be very valuable and interesting one,
judging by these pages Mrs. Booth, in
opening her story, speaks of her sever
ance from the Salvation Army and the
establishment of the Volunteers of
America by her husband and herself.
1t is evident from just these few words
that the underlying bitterness still re-
mains between the two organizations
Mrs. Booths account of the criminals
she has helped to better life is fas-
cinating and inspiring; she gives let
tiers from some of the men she has
aided and they are incontestable evil
dence of the good she has done. This
is partly due to the fact that Mrs.
Booth is personally a charming woman
who Yields a magnetic influence and
hre2thes goodness to the poor Wretches
Whose misfortunes she makes her own.
She tells of the homes the Volunteers
have founded to take the prisoners
after they have served their sentences,
and the title of her book is the keynote
of the problem which she considers
most vital in connection with the UNI
fortunate men whom she is striving
to assist: After Prison, What?" 1t is
TO bring home to the public at large the
terrible questions which face a dis
charged convict, that she has written
this volume, and her actual experiences
and good judgment cannot but be of
real value to those who make prison
reform study. There is many pitt
ful tale told her in these letters which
will appeal to all those who have at
heart the amelioration of the condition
w 1n mig nc
with an earnest desire to begin life
again and make men of themselves
Mrs. Booths beautiful character and
great faith in human nature shines
through her words, and one can easily
realize what a hold for good she has
over these unfortunate friends of hers
who call her Little Mother"
Everybody's Magazine is improving
steadily, and each month is better than
the preceding one. The young men
who have it in charge are not followers
of anybody, but have their own ideas,
and the publication shows the effect of
individuality. There is an interesting
article which concerns Labouchere in
the October number, which is written
e IN characteristic style by T. P. O'Con-
nor, editor of M. A. p, and it gives one
an excellent idea of this many-sided
and eccentric Englishman.
Drexel Biddle, who published Peggy
stage, is much hurt by the sIurs which
have been cast upon the fascinating
Peggy from many sources. He takes
the trouble to sent out the following to
editors and it serves the purpose of
vindicating this historic woman, and of
advertising the book:
Since the publication of the now
popular success. Peggy O'Neal,' by AL
fred Henry Lewis, some people have
started TO defame the character of this
beautiful creature in the columns of
different newspapers. This has brought
the relatives and descendants of Peggy
Capitalization to arms, and some inter-
esting facts about this historical char
acter have been revealed
"A third cousin has Just written a
letter to one of the leading metropoli-
tan newspapers, in which she SAYS:
Notwithstanding the shadow cast upon
Peggy O'Neal' at one time by society.
am satisfied she was a true and hon
orable woman. Our family of whom we
have records for many generations. has
never been disgraced by one of it's
daughters; Peggy ONeal might have
been thoughtleSS or willful or regard
less of public. opinion, but nothing
worse. Verify, Peggy's crime lay in be-
ing an Innkeeper's daughter and in be-
ing beautiful
The Mutineers-By Eustace L. Williams.
kothrop Publishing company Boston.
For sale by st. Paul Book and Station
cry company.
The Mutineers'' is a stirring tale of
the healthiest kind of boys school.
and If there were more books of this
harmless order for the youth of the
land 1T would be better for them. The
boy here pictured is not the namby-
pamby Sunday school sort of youth
that sometimes inhabits fiction, but
real boys of the sturdiest kind. who
use the most natural slang and fight
at the drop of the hat and love moth
ing better than Scrimmage Belle
Monte school suffers from politics
as almost every institution in the
world does-and a certain Clique OF
boys are using underhand political
methods to hold the best positions on
the football team and in debating
societies. Joe Suldon has the coura PC
TO rise in meeting and tell the leaders
what he thinks of them, hand in his
resignation and walk out. With but
one adherent he forms a rival team
works against dreadful odds and finally
defeats his opponent, and purges the
school of the methods of control bN
the dishonorable clique that has beer
running things with high hand.
There is much of interest in the book
Tor boys, and indeed for every one who
is concerned in clean athletics and the
elevation of school life.
Sally, Mrs. Tubbs-By Margaret Sidney
Lothrop Publishing company Boston