The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-14

The story to this point is simply a pro
logue to What follows. Twenty five years
later Mrs Peyton is living with her son
in New York where he is fighting for a
place among the leading architects. BY
availing himself in part Of the work Of a.
friend, who dies very opportunely. he may"
grasp the position his heart is set upon
and with that make sure of the woman
he loves for his wife. His: dead friend
had even left a letter urging the use Of
the work Should he do it in order to win:
in a competition over others? The moth
er's aim in life has been to prepare him
for just such a test. She has sought to
strengthen his moral fibre by practice
rather than by precept. -
What does he. do? 'r =:
Mrs, Wharton tells. ..},- i
1t is needless to say that Mrs: Wharton
tells the story we'll. 1t is not a story that
will delight the great mass Of readers. In
fact it Is an unfinished tale, tho the reader
who cannot supply the omission at the
end should have, his wits filed. Yet the
fact that the reader is not told what be-
came Of one Of the principal characters
would be a disappointment to some. And
then psy Geological studies subtitle as
this are not exciting enough for those who
have: been long accustomed to thrilling"
historical romances. For the excellence Of
the story we, can forgive that slip which
Mrs. Wharton repeatedly looks charm
ingly." - ~, = -:
! John c. Collins, the author and lecturer:
Sidney Lee, the author and editor and
others prominent In the English world Of
letters, are urging the government to Sc
cure the manuscript Of Milton's Paradise
! Lost" for the nation and to keep it from
going to the United States Should the
government not respond to the public ap-
peal a public subscription is suggested.
The manuscript will be sold at auction in
March next unless previously disposed of
at private sale. :
| Rev Thomas Dixon's The Ieopard's
Spots has put from $4,000 to 500, 900 in
Mr.. Dixon's pocket. The publishers have
issued many large additions in the past
two years and the latest, a large octave.
. handsomely bound and profusely illus
trated Indicates that the demand is not
waning very much. 49,
The authorship bug II git you, too, eft
you don't watch out. Look at the sad fate
of this family, as related in one of the
magazines: 80
:. Mothers got the writing fever -.-
| 49, Fathers had it for year. 1,
| ~: Sisters "dafy'' on the subject, ..
/ ~ Brother says his pens his sphere
+ Uncle's always planning essays,
Aunt is busy making rhymes, ~
| So Grandma's writing ''Recolections'';
| Ny, but these learned times.
The new illustrated edition of Dante
Gabriel Rossettis s, poems. edited by Eliza
beth Cary, is a most attractive example
Of fine typogra ply, Of the art eff illus
tration and of the binders art. The Illus
trations are from designs by Rossetti him
| self In the remarkably talented Rossetti
family. which brought the atmosphere OF
Italy into the less inspiring atmosphere
4 of England, Dante Gabriel was the best
4 endowed with the poetic gift, and with
deep enthusiasm for the art of painting
J The illustrations in these volumes reveal
/ the character Of Rossetti and the quality
and tendency of his thought. They fairly
interpret the poems.
Lovers of Rossetti will thank the pub
fishers for this fine edition. It comes
very opportunity at the holiday season.
Mason Walton has detailed in his a
Hermits Wild Friends his discoveries ir
natural history in his eighteen years o,
isolated devotion to that science, at Bonds
Hill, Gloucester, Mass. He lives in hui
and takes observations, writes for For.
est and Stream and is open to inter.
views by other naturalists. He says hi
has discovered among many other thing
that the chickadee can count; that the
red squirrel owns a farm or fruit gar
den and locates his mae children on ter
,, ritory which he pre- empts for the purpose
;, He tells of the songs Of the birds; AM
how the old birds teach the young one
, to get the right pitch and tone in {
regular singing school. Mr.. Walton pre-
fers the use of the word "heredity' tt
, instinct and finds that. 50 far as tn,
needs OF their lives are concerned, bird