The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-24
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JOHN GILDART. By NJ. E. Henry -RufHin New
York: William II. Young & Co., p Barclay
street.
Mrs. Ruffn is a Virginia lady who has
some true poetry in her soul. Her theme
is war and It's horrors and griefs. Gildart,
a happily married Virginia farmer, when
Virginia secedes, tears himself from wife
and child and enlists in the confederate
cause and fights valiantly at the fore
front in many battles. Learning that the
trail Of war has swept over his home and
that his family are in sore distress, he
goes at once to them without leave. and
is marked down as a deserter. When ma
returns and tells his story the ineXorable
courtmartial orders him shot as a de-
serter and his wife and child arrive to
find his dead body. The authors verse Is
very far above the average. She mas
strong, emotion and has power to express
it; love of nature and the art to por-
tray it in words effectively.
THE LEFT.s1DE NAN. By Margaret Blake Rob-
inson Author of ''Souls in Pawn New
York: J. s. Ognve Publishing company. No.
81 Rose street. Price $1.2o.
This is very attractive Irish Iowa
story incidentally dealing with the home-
rule agitation stimulated by Parnell, and
disclosing the ntagonisms within the linn
its of "the ould sod which have handle
capped the Irish particularistlc amb1-
ton. The love Of Cahal Desmond and
Naneen Nolan is the paramount attrac-
ton Of the story and the part the Old
schoolmaster who married them adds
much to its beauty and strength,
Naneen was plucky, splendid girl whd
took her chances when she married an
active Irish patriot. They had their doubt
ings and questionings about each other
through the Vaccinations of enemies and
protracted absences. but these all passed
away. A notable portion of the book Is
that relating to Desmond's trip to this
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F1RsT:HAND BITS OF STABLE LORE. By
Francis NJ. Ware. illustrated. Boston: Lits
tie, Brown & Co. Price So.
This is a practical handbook for horse
owners by one who has had thirty years.
experience with horses of all kinds and
grades. and who is we'll known thu
manager of the American Horse Exchanges
in New York. The author begins very
properly with chapter on horse buying
and trying for it takes an expert in horse
flesh to buy a good horse. The advice to
neophytes is excellent. Stable manage
ment and the horses education are es-
sentials well treated. and the chapter on
correct appointment of animal, vehicle
and equipment is eminently sensible.
Considerable space is devoted to the edu-
cation Of hunting horses and steeple-
chasers. coaching and the management
OI uOulluS- ull0 illllS al Z given lOR
the proper riding of women and children.
The illustrations are from first-class snap
shot photos.
THE HISTORY OF THE FIVE INDIAN Ma
NATIONS OF CANADA. BY Cadwallader COL
den. With Map. III two volumes. Price ST
! per volume. Illustrated. New York: New
Amsterdam Book company.
| The author of these volumes was lieu
| tenant governor of New York, his ap-
| pointment having been made in 1850. His
! was a scholarly man who did much USE
| full literary work Notwithstanding the
| pressure of his public duties. He was con-
| sidered the best informed man in the coll
ers Of New York. He wrote the work ON
| the Five Nations or Iroquois, to show
| their Importance to the colony of New
| York a, barrier against the French and
a means Of controlling the west. He used
| the valuable sources of information Access
sible to him through his official position,
| in preparing the book. The New York
| Historical Society has possession of
| Coldens manuscripts. Golden dedicated
the work to General Oelethorpe He all
1udes to the savage instincts and acts Of
the Iroquois and says: what have we
| Christians done to make them better? We
! have, indeed, reason to be ashamed that
| these infdels; by conversation and
| neighborhood, are become worse than
they were before they knew u.s. This
| would well fit into a tract Of the Indian
| Rights Association Of the present time.