The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04

marks" by Simeon Ford with a frontis-
piece portrait of the author. The same
house Will issue '.Old Gorgon Graham
ters From a Self-Made Merchant to His
Son." which promises to be one Of the
most successful books Of the season,
about Sept. Is.
Clubwoman'' has chosen to remain a
mystery even to her publishers, Messrs
Doubleday, Page & Co, even after the
assured success of the unusual novel, The
lively discussion in the circles of society
with which she frankly and knowingly
deals has lead to many speculations as to
her identity, which are stimulated by the
relation in the book of some real occur
rences in the life Of certain women's clubs
particularly as the book appears at a
time when the club life of women has
been under animated discussion, owing to
its recent extensive growth.
The form Of exercise adopted by Mr.
story, The Grafters," is, to say the least,
unusual. His recreation Is building a
stone wall for a few hours each after
noon. At such moments. he frankly adj
mits that he IS fit subject for Homeric
m1rth; stripped to an undershirt, mortared
trousers, lime-eaten shoes, a battered old
hat, an Irishman's clay pipe with the
stem broken off.
A novelist who Is. regarded as one Of
the strongest and most convincing of Brit
ish writers of fiction is introduced to
Americans in "The Interloper." by Violet
ers,'' made a deep Impression and its
promise Is fulfilled in 1.-THE Interloper"
Mrs, Jacob is the wife Of Maj Arthur
Jacob, who had distinguished military
career in India, and who now has an i'm
portant post in India. She has rare dis
tinction of style, and her whole work has
literary quality of high order. The
quaint Scotch coast village, which is the
picturesque background of an absorbing
and dramatic tale. The English critics
agree that Mrs. Jacobs place in literature
is secure.
The J. S. Ogilvie Publishing company
of New York, taking note of the special
interest in Ghost Stories, announce for
Ghose stor e9ck cemped
by w. B. Holland, the reading of each one
OF which is guaranteed to cause one to
SILVER.
his 1.-The Real Diary of Real Boy" de-
rives its name from the following entry
in the Real Diary" Dec %
Billy SWEET lent me dime novel to read
quill to Nat Tod the traper. sequil means
the things in Nat Tod that was not fin
iShed.'
of Trusts OF Today" has left the de-
partment of economics at Harvard uni
versfty and taken up his residence In New
York He is connected with a large law
ganizatien Of large corporations.
Booth Harrington. the author of "The
Two VanreyalS" and ssTha GpDfIeynar
From Indiana" has returned to America
after nearly years stay in Europe. He
lived in Rome last winter, and has been
spending most Of the spring and summer
in Paris. He will live next winter in New
York, and expects to spend his time
studying phases of political life and con-
tinuing the political stories which he has
been writing for McClures Magazine The
stories will be brought out in book form
by Mcclure Phillips in the spring of 1906
The friends of a certain book dealer
down in Ell Paso, Tex. are having a little
in the front of his store is a cloth sign
Across the top appear in large letters the
words. The Grafters." discernible from
rest of the sign is lost from that distance
The friends say that they have rarely seen
a man so frank about his business. Nearer
inspection shows that the sign refers to
the railroad novel by Francis Lynde. which
is very popular all through the West, and
becoming more popular every day, So, de-
spite the gibeS of his friends the dealer
refuses to haul down his banner.
One Of the most ingenious of noms de
guerre Is that of Col. D. Streamer. whose
book. Of verses called .Misrepresentative
Men, is to be published soon by Fox
Dufield & Co. Col. D. Streamer, author
OF Ruthless Rhymes for Heartless
Homes" THE Baby's Baedeker," etc, is
in reality Capt Harry Graham, aide-de-
camp to the governor general OF Canada
Lord Mimic. He is member of the Cold
Stream guards-whence his pen name
Col. D. Streamer." Capt Graham dedi-