The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-10

ANIdONI HOPE CLASSICS are read, he
says, only by stu
dents under compulsion. Mr.. Scbinz fur
ther says: THE men in America work
exceedingly hard; it is impossible for
them, If they read at all, to read what
We call serious book; they must have
ilght literature or none at all. The women
have, doubtless, more leisure, and they
really constitute the reading public Mr..
Schinz admits that LongfelIow has writ
ten poetry full of "modeHn sentimentality
and sweetness and he characterizes Mrs.
Stoves Uncle Toms Cabin as Amer
lca's greatest literary masterpiece! And
this is all he finds in our literature to
commend!
A man who shuts his eyes upon the
fact that Americans have given the world
a historical literature Of recognized value,
and in the medical and other sciences have
added works widely read and studied here
and In Europe; have contributed richly to
the worlds biographical. travel and po-
lit1cal literature-a man who ignores such
literature and declares that the only kind
! OF literature that is recognized here is
the novel, needs to acquire some knowl-
! edge of our literature before he essays
to sit in Judgment upon it. He will find
indeed, that much larger percentage Of
Americans read "serious'' books than do
| Frenchmen.
SCIENTIFIC SIDE LIGHTS. Conptled b-
James G. Fernald, associate editor Of the
| Standard Dictionary, etc. New York: Funk
4 WaRnalls company. Price S. net. Postage
| IL cents.
This volume is most useful compia-
ton Of scientific thought from master
minds, deep students of specialties in sci
ence and of recognized authority Dr.
Fernald has made a happy selection, top
ically arranged, Of whatever in science
illustrates or throws a "side-light'' on
truths. social, industrial, political, moral
or religious-truths relating to human nifty.
This assembling of scientific thought and
suggestion will no doubt stimulate the
student to larger reading in the line of
| thought suggested. The selections, which
embody many interesting incidents, rich
1y adapted to use for illustrations, are up
to-date and briefly stated. The book is
a most valuable condensation of scien-
tific thought, containing $4,000 classified
illustrations from science. which can be
Iadvantageously utilized by writer's and
public speakers. In the 1000 paragraphs
in the book, there is compressed an i'm
mense amount Of valuable information and
a good feature of the work is the careful
index Of topics. furnishing facilities for
immediate reference. The source of ca CHI
quotation is shown and the compiler has
added nothing of his own views. but lets
the distinguished authors speak for them
selves. He has constructed a useful book
and a most attractive one.
THE PRoNoUNCING GAZETTEER AND GEO.
GRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF THE PHIL.
1PPINE ISLANDS. With Maps Charts and
Illustrations and the law of Civil Government
| in the Philippine Islands Passed and Approved
July l, 1902.
. This large and handsome volume was
, prepared in the bureau of insuar affairs
= Of the war department and it contains the
most recent and authoritative information
respecting the Philippine Archipelago a
| history
physical features. population. conlmunica-
ton, towns, resources, products, indus
+ tries, wealth, commerce, finances, mill.
tary occupation. civil government, and
progress, with an alphabetically arranged
descriptive list Of islands, provinces, dis
tricts, townships, cities, towns, hamlets
l physical features, light houses and othel
Y matters numbering 10000, with maps
t charts, and many illustrations. key:
f are given to the orthogra ply Of name.
and to their pronunciation and there is {
0 glossarial index. When our government
s. undertakes to do anything of this kind il
: does it in the most thorough and attract
g i've way and if there is any information
t Of Importance omitted from those pages
e it could only be found after much search
j ing, for the Gazetteer apparently cover'
0 the whole ground and the maps and thu
4 illustrations are OF a very superior quail
t ity showing scenery, activities, native
at home and at work, buildings" nativ'
types, etc. One photo shows the Phil
ippine Commission in a public session a
Cervantes in the open air. There ar
photos taken Of our troops during TIN
war and views Of Manila specialties. TIL
: ! statements as to the natural resources Q
the islands are very impressive and sug
= | gestive Of future activities. There i
y much to interest every seeker after trust
9 worthy information touching the Philip
h pines in the sS3 pages of this portly vol
| ume