The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-16
NEWS OF TIE BOOK WORLD
Some Pictures Of the Inscrutable China
n man, and Other Pictures New Poem by
sWInburne to Be PubIished' In y arper's
Monthly for June-Mark Hanna's Writ
ngs In Book Form.

chi Ping, g. Chinaman who dwelt in
New York, according to q, story told in
Frances Aymar Mathews book, "A Little
Tragedy at Tlen4 Tsln, taught an Ameri-
can young woma n. the valuable lesson that
1t Is poor rule that does not work both
ways. Miss Virginia staunton secured
possession of the infant child of Mr. and
Mrs. Ping on the ground that its parents
were not fit persons to care for 1t. She
sent the child away to a. proper home,
no doubt feeling a considerable glow Of
religious enthusiasm because of her good
work. Mr.. and Mrs. Ping were in great
sorrow. Miss Staunton, feeling sympathy
for them, sent word after time that
when their child, boy, had reached the
age of 10 he should see his parents. The
time was long, but Mrs. Ping began to
count the years. Miss staunton was mar
r1ed soon after, and prepared to go out
to China as a missionary. A child was
born to her. Mr.. Ping learned of this,
and one day the child disappeared and
Mrs. Bennett, nee Staunton, was almost
crushed. But years went by and the
BENEFITS were engrossed in their work in
China. In the meantime the little Chinese
boy they had secured possession of was
being educated for the Christian ministry
and their own boy was being educated
by Mr.. and Mrs Ping for the Chinese
priesthood. The years slipped away and
the time came to- which Mr.. and Mrs.
Ping had looked forward In the hope of
the restoration Of their son. They took
the stolen son of the BENEFITS and set
out to the mission compound where they
demanded to see their son in accordance
with the promise Of years before.
The scene is one better imagined than
described, and the author has left much
to the imagination But if any one, read
Ing the story, thinks, before the end is
reached, that the story Isl a good one with
which to confront the missionary or his
supporters at home, he Is mistaken. The
denouement contains a surprise and les
| son, whether intentional or not. ~
The story is onlys one Of several in the
| book. A Little Tragedy Of Tien Tsin'
was printed several years ago in Harper's
Monthly, and the fact that It stuck ir
The Uneasy Chairs memory is evidence
that 1t is story of more than usual
force. The average short story does not
/ make so strong an impression. Those OF
this book will be found very entertaining
reading.
The poet Swihburne, who is now in hi
sfxty-seventh year, contributes to Har
per,s for June a six-page poem entitled
| The Altar OF Righteousness, which is sale
| by English critics Of the poets work t.
be one of the best things he has ever done
The poem is a literary event, as Swim
burne rarely permits his work to appear
in magazines. He lives in Putney, a sub
! urb OF London, with Theadore Watts.
Dunton, pursuing his avocation in a Ger
tain semiseclusion. Their house is known
as The Pines" and the two friends hav,
lived together for over twenty-five years
Mr.. Watts-Dunton is well known as poet
novelist and critic.
| He who seeks enterta inment glimpse
Of life here and there thru the eyes Of an
| other, as one might look thru a magi
window upon sights in this or that plac
in the world, will find what he seeks il
Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories, b,
Henry Seton Merrfman. There Is a wild
| variety of appeal in the stories, but Their
is an appeal in all,s and that is more thai
can be said Of some. stories-many stories
in fact ~ ~ r. So
In little book Of less. than 100 page
just issued" by The Chapp1e Publishing
sFeompany is ALI that.therlate Senator Mar
Hanna ever wrote fer publication. TIL
i book bears The tatle sNask Hanna: Fl
Book. The papers contained therein wer
first published In the National Magazine
In book form they will be in demand b
many, especially inasmuch as they ,includ
William Mckinley asI Knew Him. Nc
the least interesting and valuable PORTO
Of the book Is an Introduction by 10
Mitchell Chapp1e, whossays he had learne
to love the senator as a father This in
PRODUCTION will be found to be an excellen
i character sketch Of one of the stronges
men Of his time. 4 43s.:,. 'f35i5.sz
| The Uneasy Cha ir