The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-10

The character Of the lawyer, Dave Mad
dox, is drawn with good deal of skill, al
belt his cleVerness seems at times to be
overdone. Another character, of which
the reader could like to know more if the
addition were done as we'll as what is
given, is that Of RAT Ricketts, Rat is
a subordinate villain, but perhaps more
consistently drawn than the other vii
lains of whom there are several of deep
dyed tho very flesh -and-blood sort.
The author has taken it for granted that
the reader can infer things in two or
three places: and has left largely to the
Imagination a scene that every lawyer
who. reads the book will regret was not
given in detail. Still the story is one that
will interest readers whether lawyers Or
litigantS or neither. e..
There are over seventy poems in Marion
Wildman's A Hill Prayer and Other
Poems, and only in about one third of
them is manifest the expression of real
| Prayer is full Of lines Of beauty. It is
an agnostics confession of conquest by the
| revelation of a creator thru the pressure
of the divine power in birds and flowers
| and foliage, and all the beauties of ma
ture
| Forgive the holiness of heart that sought
70 know Thy name, Thine unveiled face:
! Forgive me that tried to find place
! 10 worship luce. " lnOu from out whose thought
This perfect bud came, and the whispering leaves
! That bid me ''Be of comfort: Some One knows
| And chershes the smallest flower that grows,
And feels the tremhle if a bird heart grieves.
| There are effective lines in Birds of
the MIST "The Angel and My Song ga
Rose From Home" and From the Dark. -
People have an inextinguishable curos-
ity to go behind the mimic life on the
stage, where famous players of both sexes
make business Of portraying human life
in ali it's phases, exaggerating here and
| minimizing the truth there. Mi. Kobbe
writes delightfully."- Of some Of the players
Of note in his book, Famous Actors and
Actresses and Their Homes.
Mr.. Kobbe's causerie about Maud Adj
ans, Ethel Barrymore, John Drew, Rich
ard Mansfield, Julia Marlowe, Sothern and
others, is simply charming. Maude Adams
began her stage career when little child
but she was well -schooled in other knowl-
edge than dramatic before she went into
mature stage business. She has bibliophiic
tendencies and fad for old books and old
jewels, which she is fortunately financially
we'll equipped to crafty. Miss Adams
real name is Maude Kiskadden, and Pro
/ fessor Millspaugh, president of the Mime
sofa state normal school at Winona, who
was principal of the Salt Lake Collegiate
Institute when she was at school there
told Mr.. Kobbe he thought Miss Adams
should have retained her pretty origina
4 narile on the stage Mr.. kobbe thinks
Ethel Barrymore essentially girlish'' il
i everything and IAN actress because she
; cannot help herself, even if she would
J stay the hand Of heredity.' Her fathel
was an actor; her mother an actress, ant
J she is the niece Of John Drew. There IS {
fine sketch of the latter distinguished
Il actor. In the sketch of Julia Marlowe tina
eminent actress views on preparation fo
a new role are given. Her fad is book
, collecting In all these sketches Mr.
I<obbe tells much Of the actors life Of
the stage The concluding portion of TIN
book relates to home clubs for actors. Th'
4 illustrat lions are numerous and artistic.
Many lives of Jesus of Nazareth have
been written. Some of them have beer
written to assail his claimed divinity
some to sustain the claim. In whateve
form the Christ has been asSailed. hi
kingdom on earth has never been over
thrown. Men in multitudes will continue
; to believe his claim to be true. The as
sailants Of his divinity, like Renan, rever
ence him as the most perfect example @
righteous living. DR.. Barton's Jesus o
; Nazareth is one of the most elaborate an.
attractive biographies of Jesus in tex
and illustration recently published. Their
are $50 Illustrations, including many half
; tones Of notable paintings of sacred sub
JGCLS ana SceLSS anu uCIuleS Ill rates
tine and reproductions of rare origina
prints. The valuable maps were mad
for this book by General H. B. Caring
ton, u. S. A., retired, and in the chap
tiers entitled 1.-The Christ of Art will b
found most interesting discussion of tn
influence of Christ upon architecture
sculpture, music, poetry and painting, wit
remarks on the traditions of contem
poraneous portrait of Christ DR.. Bar
toms book is splendid example of artist
bookmaking.
81 Raphael Tuck & Sons calendars 70
3 1904, their Christmas cards and Fathe
Tuck's Annual are out. "Father Tuck
i Annual is something to delight the heart
Of little folk. It is full Of Illustration
in colors and in black and white by art
: lists who know how to do such work, all
of stories and poems Of kind little one
like to have read to them or like to prac
t tice their newly acquired reading abili
: ties upon. The Christmas cards are Q
i great variety and carry pretty Christina
: sentiments. The calendars are works O
: art in coIors. One of the best designs
, | that which has the months arranged o.
a clock dial. A hand which can be turne
indicates the months in their order.