The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-12
r osEPHINE DODGE DAsKAMs

aE Memoirs of a Baby is proving
very successful and IS again
drawing attention to the clever author
whose way has been made so straight
for her in literature. This interesting
young woman was born in Stamford,
Conn, in 1876, and obtained her educa-
tion there in the public schools after
which she went to Smith college for
four years. She developed an abnor-
NAL sense of humOr at an early age
and there is no Smith girl" about
whom more diverting stories are told.
She now tells these tales herself and
Vouches for the truth of them. Not
long ago she was married to Mr.. Sell
den Bacon, of New York, and they
have pleasant home on Riverside
drive. Mr.. Bacon is somewhat asso-
ciated with the West, as he once lived
In Minneapolis, and his first wife was
Miss Fairchild, Of Madison, Wis, who
died several years ago.
Some one asked how Miss .Daskana-
she keeps her maiden name for literary
purposes could write so truthfuIly
about baby when she knew so little
about them, which opens the old ques-
ton of Whether it is necessary for an
of which she writes No one denies
that the Memoirs of Baby are Won
derfully true to life, though the writer
knows nothing of babies from actual
experience. Miss Daskam is not of the
OPINION that writer should actually
nave felt every emotion she depicts,
and in this opinion she is upheld by
some of the foremost literary workers.
1t cannot be denied, however, that to
Ieel thing strongly, gives one q tre-
mendous advantage when 1t comes to
portrayal of the emotions. AS for plots,
1t is hardly necessary to resort to i'm
ag1nation for them, as we are all sur
rounded by situations stranger than
fiction, and the world is full of stories
more romantic than any that could be
evolved from within.
The Bookman has been publishing a
series of papers on American newspa-
pers, and the June number contains an
article on yellow Journalism" bv Ar
thur Brisbane, illustrated by a portrait
OF William r. Hearst. Mr.. Brisbane Is
we believe, editor of the New York
American, and he evidently is not, in
the least ashamed of his occupation.
He claims that yellow Journalism is
simply real journalism. Here is some
thing of what he says in defense:
yellow journalism attracts atten-
ton largely through deeds of active
energy. The detection of crime. the
sending of relief trains and relief boats
at the editors expense to flood victims
at Galveston and elsewhere, the hiring
OF halls and organizing of mass meet
Ings to protest against franchise steals
-such are the physical and externally
visible good work of yellow Journalism.
far more important than anything else
is the work that yellow Journalism
ooes In influencing the community IN
Als thought, stimulating 1t and sun
porting 1t In tghting the encroachments
u Grass OF or capital upon the popular
rights. Yellow Journalism is
important to the great public because IT
ooeS Irlghten, to some extent aft least
the big public plunderers."
GOOD and plausible as is his defense
Mr. Brlsoane will find 1t difficult to
~coLIVIhce ~ the respectable part of any
community that the yellow iorrnaIS
are living to ameliorate the condition
oI the people, or that the yellow paners
are not demoralizing to tha noind
When 1t comes to any disgusting scan
oal IKE the one that is now so notori-
Jus Jus III NeW YORK, In which a white
a. iSil =. diiq M negro woman are concerned.
II rs the yellow papers that devote
Whole pages to the affair. giving rnanv
oetalis which cannot possibly be of in
tereSt TO any one with good motives
Let Mr. BRISBANE inform us what good
END is served in publishing minute ac-
counts or scandalous divorce suits and
cases OF DlackmaiL The yellow journals
VIII have to change their methods he
lore tl6V he fnI
Beatr1x Demarest Lloyd. whose mar
rled name is Mrs. Atherton RrowneIl
mas made considerable success with
ner DOCK, The Pastime of Eternity.D
she is daughter of David LLOYD. who
used to be the editor of the New York
Irlpuhe,, and was play writer as well.
He wrote The Senator and "The
Woman Halter" After her father died
MISS Lloyd became the ward of Ed
mund Clarence Stedman. and thus it
Will readily be seen has ALWAYS lived in
hterary atmosphere. Mrs Brownell
is still young, and having married a
man VINO is working in the same line.
from her pen.
The Woman WHISKY Robert Barr Frad-
erick A. Stokes Co. For sale bv St
Paul Book and Stationery company.
Very interesting little stories for a
warm afternoon are these by Robert
Barr, who is master of pleasing stvIe
and always has story to tell, even if
ne spins out slight plot amazingly.
several of the tales in this collection
nave appeared in magazines and are
Ialriy well known by the reading pub
nc; nc Ihe. one which gives the book its
ute is the best; 1t concerns the ar
rival OF the Countess of Croydon or
the Ptelemy hotel, which is Situated
short distance from the great pvra-.
MD. The countess is a parsonage. but
mas neen recluse at home, and SO the
English at the fair-away hotel are
much excited when upon the day of
ner ARRIVAL she comes down to after