The Saint Paul globe., 1904-05-29

York to Indianapolis, held out q
hope Of originality and contained much
that was not commonplace, has become
conventional. It is now the usual
thing of a story or two, a few essays
and some book reviews. 1t has also
changed its outer self and is of size
that Is not easy to hold This is not
to say that it is not a good magazine,
but there are SO many good maga-
zines! In the June number there is an
article about President Roosevelt and
an unpleaSantly realistic sketch of him
done on rough brown paper which is
anything but beautiful. Surely there is
nothing more to be said about the
strenuous one. One would imagine
that he himself would call halt on
the flood Of pictures, sketches, biog-
raphies, books and what not about him
that has surfeited the reading world
for the last six months. We know
what he eats, reads, writes, what he
likes, what he doesn't like, what he
wants, what he says and what he is
likely to say. If there Is anything more
about him, it would be pleasant to
leave 1t to the imagination. Not alone
is he exploited to the point of nausea,
but we know all about Alice, Kermit,
Theodore Jr. and the baby. And now
we want rest. The magazines could
help by issuing summer number that
has not the Roosevelt name in it from
cover to cover. IT could be well named
the vacation number"
We must no longer sneer at Hamlfn
Garland, although who ever said we
did? He is not alone well liked by
many of his country people on this
side, but he has been taken up In
France and England. Good for HAM
lini He was bound to arrive sooner or
later, and there is no better way to be
somebody over there than to come by
the English route. MADE in Germany"
as trade mark Is nothing to 1t. 1t IS
said that the English critics recog-
nized Mr.. Garland's power before we
found it out over here, and his work
in London has commanded respect be-
fore he was given place in his own
country. But how about Chicago? Is
not that a criterion Of taste and judg-
ment? And did not Chicago discover
Hamlin, tell him he was shining lit
erary light and pat him on the back
Can it be that the literary fame of
Chicago has reached 'Lunnon? ?? It
is not thinkable. 1t is reported that
Mr.. Garland's books have reached the
high selling mark in London. and now
they have been taken up in France
and he has been honored by Nine
Adam. AS literary adviser for some
French publishers she has counseled
them to translate and bring out his
Captain of the Gray Horse Troop"
after the success in France of Main
Travelled Roads" This is very good
news for Mr.. Garland's friends.
Many persons who like animal sto-
ries and jungle tales will be interested
in a book recently published by Miss
Margaret Morley. who has written
much about bees and wasps, called
Little Mitchell" a biography of a
squirrel, written in a playful and af-
fectionate manner. The story goes
that Miss Morley found little squir-
rel on the top of Mount Mitchell on a
stormy day and she carried it back to
civilization with her. He was nothing
but a blind baby when found, knowing
nothing Of wild wood ways, therefore
grew up to be quite a civilized little
squirrel with parlor manners. He met
an untimely end by banQueting upon
the sulphur ends of matches, and to
perpetuate his memory, Miss Morley
has written the story Of his life.
Miss Morley is fond of the outdoors,
and spends her life in the Blue Ridge
mountains exploring, either entirely
alone or with several other young
women equally fond Of roughing 1t.
She literally camps out wherever she
finds herself when night comes, and
with this close kinship to nature she is
able to interpret the moods and ways
of animals, trees and flowers. as the
mere lover Of nature never can do.
Miss Morley can write cleverly for
children and has a large following
among the little folk. who are natural
lovers of outdoor life
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The Mystery Of MIrIam-By J. Wesley
Johnston. Herbert 3. Turner & Co,
Boston. For sale by st. Paul Book and
Stationery company.
1t is hard to place this story or to
understand Just what the author means
by it, The book is divided into two
parts; the first tells the love story Of
Paul Bedford and Miriam Saxby. Paul
was a clerk in the office Of Saxby q
Co., and during the Illness Of his chief
went up to the SaXby villa on the Hud-
son to attend to some business for
him, and there burglars attempting
Mr.. SaXby's life. Paul saved him. But
IduA anu NiEldLn 1AdA AoAhSn AZ tOfS
with each other and when 1t was dis
covered not even the fact of having
saved SaXby's life now saved him when
the millionaire found out the truth. He
was dismissed from the house and sent
to China, and Miriam went to an aunt,
but not before they had pledged eter-
nal fidelity. Paul never got to China;
he went as far as London, where he
met the Afilltrum family from Chicago,
sworn enemies of Mr. SaVhU'c and
while in London he received a cable
gram dismissing him from the Saxby
firm. He now returned to New York.
and went to Chicago. where he had
been offered employment by Mr.. Mill
trum. A telegram from Mr. Saxby
summoned him to New York; Miriam