The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-29

festival Grouped around this are nu-
merous stories of adventure in love re-
counted by the characters in the main
tale. 1t is done in q most fanciful and
amusing vein and is quite unlike any
other book ever written.
One of the most amusing things in
Clarence Ludlow BrownelPs book Of
Japanese travel is a collection of Jap
anese signs in English as writ and
spoke in Japan for the benefit of Eng
lish travellers. Here the three selec-
tons: Over drug store, Ramune
SCUBA, Sasupre, Zinzinbiya, Jinjiyae-L"
which translated means, Lemon Soda,
Sarsaparilla, Ginger Beer and Ginger
Ale" over BARRIERS ITO shave or
to dress hairs away" over butchers,
"Cowmeat and Pigmeat."
Our little American public school
heroine, Emmy Lou" written of so
charmingly by George Madden Martin.
has found a warm welcome among the
English people. The London Star, in
reviewing the book, says, Since Hell
ems Babies came across the Atlantic,
we have not received from Cousin
Jonathan a book about children so
amusing and so delightful as Emmy
Lou
McClure's Magazine for December, in
harmony with the gentleness of the sea-
son. modeTates a little it's strenuous. bat
terinS-ram tone of the last few months.
1t is, in fact, decidedly Christmasy, with
it's beautiful illustrations-many in tint
and amiable fiction; and is all aglow with
the spirit of truce-time For the strenu-
Gus reader. however, there are articles by
Ida M. Tarbel, Ray Stannard Baker and
others.
Two weeks after the date Of issue the
American Unitarian association finds it
necessary to go to press with a second
edition of David Starr Jordans new book,
.'The Call of the Twentieth Century"
orders for the first edition coming in fast
er than the books could be produced from
the binder: The volume is an outline
of the work which the twentieth century
is to see accomplished, with a brief
sketch OF the opportunities in various
fields of human endeavor. and a summary
of the necessary qualifications of the men
who are to do the century's tasks.
Mr. Jack London spent several months
in the East End of London as an Ameri
can sailor ashore looking for work, He
was accepted by toilers and outcasts
alike as one of themselves, and his latest
books describes all that he saw and did
among The People of the Abyss His
sympat thy with working people is real.
because he has done hard and rough
labor himself. not from choice, but from
necessity. Human nature is always Mr..
London's first interest, and his book is
a graphic and vigorous picture of the
London Slums.
In an attractive formal giving both the
French original and it's English transla-
La Rochefoucaulds ''Maxims" has been
added TO THE Bradford Series" issued
by the. A. Vessels company. The book
is prettily printed. bound with special
cover design. Those who like to read
the 'tMaximes" in the original will find
this edition a good help over a rocky
road
We are familiar with the complaint that
American criticism Of books. is 4unduly
mild and approbative. 1t will therefore
be a pleasure to many to discover SO
Sedgwick is capable of being. In his new
book. Essays on Great Writers" (Hough-
ton. Miff1in & Coz, he pays his respects
to D'Annunzio in these terms: Instead
of humor he has scorn and sneers; in
place of conscience he gives us swollen
egotism; for the deep affections he prof
fers lust. We are human. We want hui
man beings, and he sets up fantastic
puppets; we ask for a man, and under
divers aliases-he puts forth himself"
A DOCK Is seldom 1OunQ IaulC Win Tor
being too much like life. This fate has,
however, befalen Miss Beulah Marie
Dix's "Blount of Breckenhow." Various
critics have scored it on the ground that
package of old letters has been so per-
fectly sustained that the reader is i'm
posed on; that the local color and the
incidental descriptions of people and
things are so wonderfully true to life
that the reader almost feels as if he were
reading history.
The publication of Mr.. Winston Church
poned. The Macmillan company now an
nounce that the book will not be pub
lished until after the first of January.
The publishers announce that Kate
Douglas Virgins new story "Rebecca"
has already reached it's fiftieth thousand.
For the last four weeks it has appeared
on the list of the six best selling books
in great demand
When | Was czar-By Arthur w March
mont Frederick A. Stokes company,
publishers. For sale by st. Paul Book
and Stationery company.
Those who pick up this book to read
page or two will not be likely to put it
down until finished. 1t is hard to cIassi-
fly Marchmont as a writer. harder still to
classify his remarkable books. Those who
read "A Dash for a Throne" will discover
that in this last effort he has surpassed
himself. The story concerns Harper G.
Denver. a strenuous young American who
met the car of Russia at a "pig-stieking
do, he expresses tin Germany
some years before the story opens, and
the car pushes him into a bush when
stray shot comes his way, thus saving
the life of the young American. With
this for an introduction the czar and Den
yer become friends and make the interest
ing discovery that they closely resemble
each other. When the tale begins Denver
to visit him in the palace IN st. Peters
burg. When he arrives he Is taken in
hand by the cars right hand man, Prince
kalkov and Informed that he is wanted
to perSonate the car in an interview with
dangerous adventurer who is determined
to marry the Duchess Stephanie On her
side the duchess. he is told, is equally de-
er. Denver. remembering that the car
had saved his life, does not feel as though
he could refuse; then, too, the prospect
of dangerous adventure and possible fight
ing delights his soul, as it does the souls
of all Mr.. Mar chmont's heroes, who are
never really happy unless standing off,
single handed, about dozen of Europe'S
most dangerous characters. This man
Boreski is somewhat of a mystery-as all
properly regulated villains should be--and
he asks that the car come to his house
IN the dead of the night, and in return
Ior MS maJeSty'S consent to the marriage
ne is TO turn over some papers which are
OF great importance to the state depart
ment. At all hazards Denver is to obtain
these documents. giving in return worth
less contracts which promise a large dow
er for the duchess upon her marriage to
BoreSkI. Much secrecy is to be main
tanned about the whole affair and the car