The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-16
NEWS or THE BOOK WORLD.

NEWS OF THE BOOK WORLD
Practical Pointers for Impractical POLL
tlclans and Others Are to BE Found In |
"Tattlings of Retired Politician" by
Forrest crlssey-other Books Of the
Day.
Pointers for politicians. especially for
those who have not learned the fine points
OF Sthe game, are to be found in Forrest |
Crissey's Tattllngs OF Retired Politician.
The book is made up Of the letters (nou-
partisan) Of a. veteran In politics to his
friend and protege, who hopes some day
to be veteran. with a record and VIC
| tories behind him. The Uneasy Chair has
never broken into the game of politics; 1t |
has no desire TO have its uneasiness de-
| velop into insanity. But should it ever
| seek a nomination for an office, big or lit |
tie, at the hands of the dear people, it
believes now it would take Forrest Girls
sey's "Tattlings, off into a quiet corner
for careful perusal.s 1t would reserve the
right to accept or reject advice given
there, but it is sure that it would accept
the veterans words Of wisdom with regard
to Eleventh Hour Surprises ~ II III
/ The veterans letters relate experiences
he has known. and one Of these is the fate
Of an "old alderman" who thought he
! fixed" as usual for a certain election
Little Danny" who had had a hankering
for his place, could see no way to .'break
in" But the inspiration came at the
eleventh hour, while ne was walking tho
floor, 'jouncing a croupy baby Some
say that it came SO quick that he dropped
the baby into the coal hod." 1t was in
the wee sma' hours, but Little Danny
started out. Not long afterward there
appeared in front window of the old
alderman's house picture Of Queen Vic
toria It looked as tho it had been put
up on the inside. Now, the constituency
Of the old alderman on which he relied
most was made up Of Workmen In th5
rolling mills. They were chiefly Irish, and,
owing to difficulties in Ireland they were
not just friendly toward tho queen They
all had to pass the alderman's house In
getting to and from the mills so day and
night shift would see the picture before
the city father would be up in the morn
ing. They came, they saw and Little
Danny conquered. The moral Of this
story Is put thus by the veteran: u
Some experiences and observations of this
kind, Ned. make me little sensitive on the
subject Of sure things. When get to feeling
; that there's nothing left to do but count the
votes and send up the skyrockets of victory, I
take an extra hitch in my belt and go out to
see that some frisky steer doesn't get scared
at rabbit and stampede the whole bunch at the
last minute before the count
If the Uneasy Chairs friends who are
seeking nominations would just remem-
Der that and its enemies would forget it,
: the chair would feel that it had helped to
; tput some good men into office by calling
attention to so patent a moral.
: Edward Bicknell in Territorial Acquis-
: lions Of the United States recites briefly
9 the story of the acquisitions of territory
v by which the United States has grown
k The little book will be found valuabl in
giving a condensed recital of the impor-
tant historical steps in the expansion OF
the nation.
i Just Little Tag is a story Of little
girl whose mind is ever busy
and consequently whose hands are
> usually doing something, for with chill
d dren action of the mind is quick to ex.
s press itself in action Of the body. Sissy's
r actions sometimes made fun and some.
times caused CONSERVATION. An example
of the latter kind was the hanging o.
: crepe upon the door. The fact that the
3. crepe was on the door was told to papa
d who was down town. He hurried home
p and then Sissy's joke was over.
. The Century company will issue early in Jul,
. novel of the time Of the Louisiana purchase
ed by new writer-a novel for which those VIII
!, have read the manuscript predict a large sale
= 1t, Is said that a number of distinguished his
VI torical characters figure in the story-Thoma
II Jefferson Lewis and Clarke and Black Hawl
- among the Americans, and Napoleon, Talleyran
y and Marbois across the ocean. The book viii
: be called 1.-THE Rose of Old st. LOUIS and tn
:, author is Mrs. Mary c. Dillon Of St.. Louis.
elz u The Uneasy Chair.
NJ 81
- OF books on wicked New York Their
i are no end We have been flooded witt
~ revelations by clergymen. laymen, an
10 the Committee Of Fifteen" Therefore /
le is with great sense of relief that W
a. pick up The Better New York. The boo
J. is an encyclopedia Of all institutions
: buildings, societies, schools and churches
which in any way are connected with tn
II Fbetter element of the city. It is arrange
ID by districts which extend from Harler
i'd clear down to the Battery Ito use tn
IL words of a once popular song). The au
: Il thors, DR.. William H. Tolman and Charlie
Il Hemstreet, are well known in New Yor
- as men who stand for Righteousness
: There is an afterword by Josiah Strong
al a paragraph of which will explain tn
a. "raison d'etre'' of the book.
re r. Most jewellers in the city know only tn
IT stratum in which they themselves live, and bu
;, little of that The ctty's ignorance of itself
OF responsible for many abuses for much indiffel
is ence and for not a little pessimsm. 'The Bel
ter New York. has been a revelation even
Oh those who knew the best side of their city.