The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-18

Ne one of the magazines for this
month there is a readable article
on an American country estate,
illustrated with pictures of Har-
Dor HILL the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Maclley, and giving an ac-
count of the manner in which Mrs.
Maclley plays her part as echatelaine of
her beautiful home. The estate covers
many acres on Long island and has
taken several years to build and bring
to the state of perfection which makes
it the most notable place in this coun-
try, next to Biltmore, the Vanderbilt
estate in North Carolina. The article
referred to above is mainly devoted to
an account of the arrangements Mrs.
Mackey made for the servants in build
ing her house. and which will insure
her as devoted and lasting service as
English families receive from their re-
tanners. Her thought for the comfort
Of her servants gives one an excellent
opinion of Mrs. Mackey and it is easy
to see why she Inspires the love of
those who surround her. Harbor hill
was built to be a family landed estate;
home to hand down from generation
to generation, and with that end in
view was built with great care and
under the personal supervision of the
owners. There is a corps OF house
servants, numbering twenty five, who
are under housekeeper, who hires
them, pays them and gives them ai-
rections. A wing of the house, far
removed from the main part, is given
over to them. and as much thought
was expended on the arrangement of
these apartments as any in the house.
Aside from their rooms, there is a
large, pleasant sitting room and din
ing room for the under maids, and an
other for the upper servants. There
are maids whose work it Is to care
for the servants rooms and wait on
their table; then there is a sewing
room furnished with a machine and
every appliance where they can work.
The management of the house is thor
oughly systematized and each man or
maid knows exactly what he or she has
to do. The head butler has charge Of
the silver vaults and all the silver has
to be cleaned each day when the family
is at homo and entertaining. The head
footman is custodian of the wine cellar,
and the housekeeper is over all and re-
ports to the head of the house The
bousekeeper has charming suite of
lance at Harbor hill. The servants
have their own linen for beds and ia
BILE and a linen closet of their own. OF
course it takes unlimited money to
keep up an establishment of the mag
nitude of Harbor hill and fortunately
the MackeyS are in the position to do
So. The illustrations are excellent and
show the silver room and the attractive
apartments of the upper servants.
Mr. F. Berkeley Smith, who wrote
How Paris Amuses ITSELF" an inter
esting book which achieved much by
its little air of wickedness and the ru-
NOR which went round that the naughty
side of Paris life was pictured in it.
IS writing another book for which he
has been preparing by simmer in
France. 1t is called France Out of
Doors and will concern the manner
IN which the French live in their gar
denS during the warm season. Mr.. f.
Berkeley Smith has an illuStriOuS
precedent for industry in his father,
who can sketch and write almost at
the same time, at all events can gather
much good literary material while on
sketching tour. Whether the son made
any money by his first book is queS-
ton, and one that a publisher cannot
be expected to answer. For that is one
thing that no one knows save the
writer, and he is not likely to take the
public into his confidence. If a book
is tremendously successful and edition
upon edition is put out, We usually
hear of it, but if a book loses money NO
one is the wiser. The fact is that pub
fishers take tremendous chances, for
the book business is more than most a
gamble, the results of which no man
can predict, and one great success pays
for many books which have appeared
hopeful and have fallen flat. There are
also more surprises in the publishing
business than in any other; many
book which the publishers reader re-
CARDS as risk, has turned out the
book of the year and some novel from
q we'll known author already famous,
may fail altogether.
Jack London has been somewhat
criticised for calling himself Jack in
stead of John, and Mr.. Alden in one
of his literary letters took him par
ticularly 10 task, but it seems that Mr..
Iondon's true name Is Jack and not
John, therefore he is not to be blamed
for using it. 1t is rarely that Mr.. Alden
is caught not knowing anything anent
those prominent in the literary world.
Indian outbreaks-By Daniel Buck. Pub
Iished at Mankato. MINI. For sale by.
St Paul Book and Stationery company
Judge Buck, formerly of the supreme
court of this state, is able to give the
testimony of an eyewitness of the In
dian outbreaks which occurred when
testimony was in the infancy of it's
statehood, and has written most in
Ieresting book on this subject. He says
in his preface that the Indian side OF
he troubles is here given, Something
usually omitted by writers upon the
subjects of Indian difficulties with the
whites" His opening chapter Is
brief account of what is known of the
Beginnings Of Indian races, and of the