The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-22

| writer has not neglected his opportu-
| mites. There is most desperate viii
lain, a country girl who loves Andrews
and gets him into all sorts of trouble,
but as all well-regulated novels, the
book ends happily with the villain foil
ed, the railroad built and the lovers
happy. Though the story is in places
too long drawn out it is well told and
gives one an excellent idea of an early
day in this country when progress and
innovation were regarded as fraught
| with danger.
Work-By Hugh Black, M. A. The F1em-
ing H. Revellu Company. For sale by ST.
Paul Book & Stationery Co.
A series of essays, beautifully bound
and made up as a gift book for Christ
mas. Work is treated by the author
from its moral, economic and industrial
point, of view. The writer takes lofty
tone in regard to labor, and the last
chapter of his book, 1.-THE Conservation
of Work." strikes the keynote Of the
whole. =, The book is well written, and
as well an excellent example Of book
making art.
The Inside History of the Carnegie Steel
COPY James Howard Bridge. The
Aldine Book Co. New York.
Here is a history of a great business
enterprise, as recorded by newspaper
man, who undertook to write a maya
zine article about the Carnegie Steel
company. He became interested in his
work and decided to enlarge it's scope,
with the result Of this volume of near
Iy 400 pages of closely written matter
and many statistics. The writer claims
that he could not obtain information
or assistance from the officers Of the
company, and he found out what he
wanted to know in spite Of them. The
book is fully illustrated.
MacClntock's The Phiiippines-A Geo
graphical. Reader by Samuel MacClin-
took Phi B. American Book Co., New
York. Cincinnati and Chicago.
Consisting of short descriptive chap
ters on the principal islands of the
Philippines, and their provinces and
towns. this book gives information in
and customs of the inhabitants, and
the products. manufactures and exports
of the islands. A separate chapter is
devoted to Manila, and another to the
government Of the Philippines. This
information Is presented with clear
and simple style, and in most inter
esting manner. The authors position
is a guarantee of his intimate acquain-
lance with his subject. The book is
profusely illustrated with excellent
half-tones from photographs. and is
supplied with several colored maps.
Smythe's Reynard the Fox-Adapted by
p Louise smythe. American Book
Chicago.
The latest addition to the well known
series of Eclectic School readings. 1t
presents the old "Reineke Fuchs" in
simplified form for elementary reading.
The narrative possesses three features
which are essential repetition of
words which the pupils have already
learned to recognize, action of intrinsic
interest calling for thought, and a con-
tinuous story. The number of words
contained in the book is over 1000, but
the number of different words is only
about 400, and these have been select
ed from words which the pupils have
learned in their primers. In construct
ing the story, the author told each
chapter to her class Of children from
day to day, and noted down the pupils
own words as they retold it to her. It
is therefore given in the very form
that appeals most to the young reader.
The illustrations are numerous and
spirited, portraying wildly the action
of the story.
Gibbs Natural Number Primer-By David
Gibbs, S. B. (Harvard). American Book
Company. New York, Cincinnati and
Chicago.
Unlike other books Of the kind. this
primer teaches the most elementary
ideas and forms of number and of Ian
guage at the same time. 1t may be
used either with or independently of
the regular reading primer. As Ian
guage primer 1t develops a practical
vocabulary and the power Of reading
and expression. As a number primer