The Saint Paul globe., 1903-03-16

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| SIDE OF philosophy. The author holds that
| the plays OF Shakespeare, beside the in
terest or amusement, have also an inter-
est analogous to that of experiments in
phySlcaI science and that the theater and
the novel are the laboratory of the moral
Isl, IN which are given practical dem
onstra TONS in human philosophy. The
| Macmillan COMPANY sirto
The northern tier of counties of the
state Oh New York, among which the
! scenes OF The Trail Of the Grand
unlquely rich in romantic historical ira
! dltlons. 1t is but century since the
l!si Ilrsi Feeble settlements Were established
Wlth much toll, along the southern bor
der OF the st. Lawrence and Lake On
taIio' by the pioneers pushing through
| with their oX-carts from New England
IN the East, yet the first years of the
! young, raw region, are crowded with
Sucn history and episodes as are seldom
ehcoE1tered outside the pages of fanci-
1cI romance. The occupancy of the re-
glon by French refugees of noble line
| age: drlVen from France to these shores
curing the riot of the Terror. furnish
| a rare fund for the lover of history and
ditions.
The Scribners published on March IA
! I9e following books: THE Principles of
/ sir OF political economy in the University
OF Chicago; The Southerners," by Cy-
rus sted ddo%nsend W Brady beautifully ilIuS-
| Vlgnettes by Louis DyfArata; Develop
! ment of Muslin Theology. Jurisprudence
end Constitutional Theory by Duncan B.
/ 11acDonald. professor in Hartford Theo-
| .ogical Seminary and Horses Nine:
/ Stories Stories Of Horses and Saddle by sewen
Fofd, strlk1ngly illustrated by Frederic
! Dorr Steele and L. Maynard Dixon.
:. John ID Barry. dramatic editor of Col
iisp 1;sp g nWeekiy. has written novel of stage
| Ilfe. A Daughter of Thespis.'' which will
shortly be issued by L. c. Page & Com
pany.
Dr. Thomson ]. Hudson. after a consid-
cradle period of retirement is about to
author of The Law of Psychic Phenom-
eHa, volume which has reached a sale
petes very actively with popular fiction
az many public libraries. In his new book
The Law of Mental Medicine his theo-
rles are even more bold and original and
as the subject is one which is exciting
widespread discussion the sales will prob
aoIY be larger than those of his former
book. especially among Prof Hudsons
extensive circle of admirers.
Justin Mccarthy. whose long career as
an NJ r and prominent member of the
!rIsh Nationalist party has brought him
English political life. has written a vol
ufne OF British Political Portraits"
MnIch E, the m outlook company will publish
Ralfof Rafch ~ Mr. MCCARTHY writes of A. J.
iba1ol,r. Lord Rosebery, Sir Henry Camp
-Bannerman. John Burns James
Bryce, John e. Redmond and other
Mrs c.. We're Tylers novel. 'Dregs in
the Cup, which is the chief feature of
quarterly Tales From Town Topics, deals
IN most realistic fashion with the more
rapid element of life in the American
metropolis today. 1t is vividly impress
slVe word picture of the pace that kills
ana teaches a lesson that cannot be ig-
nored. Our vices according to the au-
or later exact payment to the very last
farthing No stronger, bolder work of
flctlon has appeared in recent years.
-, The Better Sort" just published by
the Scribners, is the first volume of
shorter fiction from Mr.. James's pen for
sore years. -
The collection offers a very unusual
opportunity of studying Mr. James's re-
speak. and with the advantage of large
VARIETY OF subject and character. Sew
efaneof etan,o the longer and more important
previous serial publication. t.i
Messrs. A. C.. McClurg & Co. announce
Tor early publication IAN Index to
Poetry and Rotations" which is to be
teachers: booksellers. elocutionists. ETC.
and will without doubt be exceedingly
useful useful. Over 300 standard and pop6hr
nearly 10000 titles.
How to Build and Finish a Home
IS the title Of a book by. William L.
Price and W. NJ, Johnson shortly to be
1sSned, n3StIid by Doubleday, Page & Co, the
1t is intended to be q suggestive study
OF home making inside and out for those
t,iiT VINO are limited in expenditure. The
00O to $4,000, and the many ilIustra-
tions are full of ideas for those who are
aObut to build.
.ha Fholl4Wing wing upon the large success of
Rorst and Mrs, John D. Van Worst,
Doubleday, Page & Co are soon to issue
4n0ther 40 book, .,Toilers of the Home,' by
Lillian Pettingill, which is a. frank and
genuine account of the things that really
happened to her while in domestic service
as an experiment similar to that of the
authors of the other book.
"The Canterbury Pilgrims is the title
OF a clever play by Percy MacKaye which
VIII be produced in March by Mr. Edward
II. Sothern. and which is on the press
for TO 3E,,n publication in book form by The Mac
In verse with Chaucer as the central fig
ure.
Ronald Carnaquay, Commercial
ede1 Cier1gyman," man novel on the press for
Will find many readers. The never falling
humor and pathos of a pastors relations
with his congregation. his trustees and
some of the women of his flock have been
SSlkHlfully handled by the author, Mr.
Bradley Gilman.
Messrs. Houghton, Mifflin & Co have
just published, as No. 15S of the River
side Literature Series, Shakespeare's
Midsummer Nights Dream with intro
duction. notes and a study of the play by
Laura Emma Lockwood, Phi. D., fnstruc-
tor in English, Wellesley college. There
Is reason to believe that this play was
written, not for the public stage. but
for the private celebration of some we'd
ding or other festiVity.
"A Woman's Hardy Garden" by Helen
Rutherford Ely, published by Macmillan.
Is another of the many charming garden
stories which have become so popular.
1t is In reality handbook for those who
love nature.