The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-14
NEWS OF THE BOOK WORLD
George Otis Draper Is Still on the Search
for Truth and Tells of Some Wander
nss, Mental and Otherwise. in the
Course of His Quest-New Edition OF
1.-THE Truth About the Trusts"-some
Promised Books.

1.-THE Truth About the Trusts'-Some
Promised Books.
George Otis Draper, who once wrote
book called Searching for Truth" is
still on the search. At least he was not
longer ago than last year, for then he
published a sequel to his other book and
called it Still on the Search Mr.. Draper
writes for a select few. He says in a
note which precedes pre- predatory note:
THE author is perfectly aware of the
fact that the class which sympathizes
with his writing is rather limited; but he
would rather interest that minority than
appeal to the present taste of the ma
jorty.' After that if you try to read
his book and don't like it, you will feel
bad, won't you? No?
Well, that you may get some idea as to
what is in the book, and see whether
you belong to Mr.. Diapers minority or
to that scorned majority, it may be said
that the book is IAN illustration of the
reflections aroused by the feeting pam
Drama of holiday excursion. They
have no special purpose to fulfill, no spe-
clal lesson to illustrate. They show no
fruit of hard application or severe self
catechism. They need not therefore, be
taken seriously, unless one cares to read
between the lines. The manner and
method are confessedly cratic and I'M
conventional" When it is added that the
excursion was thru or around the Med
iterranean, the reader Of this column has
a pretty good idea of what the book is.
The quotation is the authors own, and
we may say that he speaks the truth,
that is If the book is any evidence, and
our taste be not of the majority and
therefore unappreciative.
We might go further and say, however,
that Mr. Draper incorporates among his
reflections" thoughts on wide range
of subjects and speaks with an air of
great confidence on all, not as one in
search Of truth but as one having found
it. Indeed, this air is shown in nothing
better than in the authors always prom
1nent signature to his drawings which
illustrate the book. This signature is
simply his initials-G. o. D., with the
periods rather small.
But, to show by sample what is the
quality of the material which he offers
to the select few, We extract this Ara
bian view of English poetry:
| While launching along over the Libyan desert
on the back of a well-gaited dromedary SULLIVAN
Ventured to say that the English were a funny
races On being asked for reasons he giggled
convulsively. and blurtcd forth that their poetry
OF knowledge upon SO soulful a topic, he scorn-
fully recited the following great classic as an
an example of AngloSaxon taste:
Hum pat-tee DUN pa -tee sat on q wal.
| Hum-pat-tee Dump he hav q graf fal.
All e kings men
| Fin And all 'e kings horse
~ not put Hum pa t-tee Dump up on e wal"
| He also poked Arabian fun at .tYan-kee Doo-
aal' our own noble hymn. Scoffers respect moth
lng-not even the solemnity of ma tional air.
II you don't like this and other things
in like style but relating perhaps to
Welghtler matters, remember what the
author says about the taste of the ma
jority.''
FROM THE BOUNDARY INVISIBLE
Beautiful world from which I part.
Holding the summer in my heart!
| Thou hast been my friend
TO the shining end.
| in the wide arms Of space
/ star, sun, or any place,
What can I gain Or miss,
| AS sweet as this?
Breath of wet moss brown buds am
| wasting snow,
On thrill me once again before go!
Too subtle April stirring in the veins:
The maple-light that fires October rains
Hail temptress, guardian half, solemn
Watched by two, silent, on night i,
i June;
l-Falrer than We, what things may be O
/ are,
In those strange lands where must trave
far? y
|
beautiful world for which I start,
tildlng the tremor in my heart!
When my last sun shall dim and din.
Behind the long hills sombre slope.
)-Strong be the pean on my lip,
ana, singing to the darkness, tell,
Ina 1hat she who never passing we'll
DID grasp the hearty hand of hope
! Gave back to God her failing breath
i With trust of Him, and joy of death.
+ Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward, IN tn
September Atlantic
A popular edition. of John Moody
| the Truth About the Trusts has bee,
issued by the Moody Publishing conons ~
of New York. The book was reviewed a
length In this column upon its first publ
catlon some time ago. It is descriptio,
and analysis of the American trust move
ment by one who is a thoro student O
financial and commercial affairs. tn
editor OF "Moody's Manual of Corpora tic,
oecuritles. The book has attracted wild
attention and the present popular edition
at popular price will NO doubt be re-
ceived with favor
! Pluck, by George Grimm, Is the stor
of a German lad who came over to thi
SooiiIiS anu IOuSnI MS own Way
!, gives one good look at the experiences
that the better class of immierarts q
: thru. and exposes to view the chara cteris
tics that make them good citizens. Th
, author had a purpose in writing tn
book-that our foreign-born citizens. mar
, tlcularly our German-Americans. ma
have awakened in them "a pride of bloc
which will cause them to cling tn tn
good traits of their ancestors and an
) graft them on their seedlings sproutir
on Freedoms SOIL - ~-,
S. r. Crockett calls his new bool, "Re
Cap Tales" Sweetheart Sir roadv Tjor
| Hugh John and blithe maid Margaret ar
discovered sitting on the grass in from
OF Dryburgh Abbey; and to them the Al,
thor narrates many stories from four q
SCOTS novels. This is believed to h
one of Mr.. Crockett's most attractiy
. books. ~
t DR.. Charles A. Briggs new book. .Tb
ethical Teaching Of Jesus will be pub
llshed this month by the Scribners.
The Uneasy Chair.
BOOKS RECEIVED
STILL ON THE SEARCH. Being record o