The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-17

sian, Caucasian, Kurdestan, Turkish,
Turkoman, India and Chinese rugs,
with final chapter on silk rugs. Each
of these general classifications is sub
divided 'under the specific names with
which we are more familiar, there be-
Ing, for example, fourteen varieties of
the Persian rug, such as the Kirman,
Shiraz, SIENNA and others. These sub
varieties are described with a care
fulness-of the more salient detail which
should make it easy for even a be-
ginner to test to some extent the kind
and quality Of the rugs most generally
found on the market.
There is a map of rug countries
showing the districts in which the diff
ferent varieties are made, and there
are twelve ful-page color plates and
eight full-page plates in black and
white, illustrations of the different
types Of rugs.
ale That Eateth Bread With Me"-By
Mitchell Keays. Mcclure Phillips and
Co., publishers. For sale by ST Paul
BOOK and Stationery Co.
1t is evident that HE That Eateth
Bread With Me" is a first novel and
as the style is good and the author
seems to have talent for the analysis
OF character, it is quite probable that
she VIII be heard from again. For her
subject she has taken the domestic in
fellc1t1es of Mr.. and Mrs. Mackemer
and their one little son, Whitney who
plays most pathetic part in the story
Mr.. Mackemer has allowed himself to
become fascinated with the wife of
another man, and when the tale opens
he announces to his stricken wife that
he no longer loves her. He obtains a
divorce, the woman in the case does
likewise, and they marry. Katherine.
the first Mrs. Mackemer, does not be-
lieVe in divorce and she makes UP her
mind to win back the man she still re-
CARDS as her husband, and this she
eventually does, and Isabel, the second
wife, is conveniently killed off by an
accident at just the right moment
The story in It's main plot is Very,pain-
full reading, and is only enlivened by
Katherine's cousin, Airlie, who comes
to visit her in Chicago from her coun-
try home, and is the only bright spot
in the entire affair. 1t would seem
that in the delineation Of her character
the writer has signally tTiumphed. The
girl is bright, entirely original and very
charming. We leave her happily mar
ried to young doctor and Katherine
reunited to her husband, who has re-
p6htSu VI has IIlISIdh0S anu learned 10
appreciate his wife
"Stony Lonesome"-By Arthur J. Russell.
Rand. McNally e. Co., Chicago For sale
by st. Paul Book and Stationery com
pany.
So entirely original and like moth
ing else Is this bright little story that
we are cure Mr.. Arthur J. Russell is
newcomer in the field of fiction. STONY
Lonesome" is sleepy New England
village, inhabited by gang" of boys,
with here and there a parent or an
Uncle Ellery, as a background for fun
and FRANKS. The picture which Mr..
Russell draws of this little town, with
its quaint characters, is unique The
story is bubbling over with good ma
ture and with the spirit of the real
boy. Uncle Ellery is one Of the best
of good souls, as well as the town ora
Gle, he makes one think of David
Harum in his philosophy. From his
mouth comes many homely epigrams,
such as "a boy is never grown UP un-
til 1T hurts him to fall out of q tree"
Mr.. RusselPs first book is an undoubt-
ed success and 1t is quite likely he
will be heard from again.