The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-24

Holmes. She looked at him doubtfully.
Don't you know-HOlmes the man that
came alive again?"
The bookseller was somewhat startled,
not having heard of the genial auto
Gratis temperance on the scene of his
earthly experiences. He was wondering
how to get the evidently demented lady
politely out of his shop, when she sud
denly exclaimed. There's the book now
on that shelf. How odd that you should
not know about your own books!"
IT was the Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
ana the customer carried IL off In tri-
umph, serenely unconscious of her mis-
take.
parently being worked off at second hand
upon diners and audiences from Maine to
California. Orders for his book, "a Few
Remarks" come in from the most OBJ
sscure, corners or the country, and a
fourth edition. containing additional
speeches. is issued by the publishers,
l@ubleday Page g. Co.
Meanwhile the sad-faced author has
been resting from strenuous season of
being funny to order and is solemnlv.
though enthusiastically, playing golf down
Hon. Tod Galloway. who wrote the
music OF Alone on the House Tops"
emeGttiiyeIy used In The Gordon ElOpe-
Taber, is a distinguished citizen of CO.
lumbus, Ohio. He was formerly probate
Judge and is now private secretary to
GOV. Herrick. The reason why Hon Tod
(whose name was originally Todd) spells
his name with one d is explained in the
following verse by Mr. Taber:
How did you lose your final 'd?' we
asked of him one day
eve were speaking to the Hon-or-a
Tod B. Galloway
Why the final d was silent, and the
neighborS used to scott
Because they couldn't hear it. So
Cut
On"
In Sketches of My Own Times" the re-
Gently published volume of personal rec
objections by the venerable David Turpie,
OF Indiana, one has almost impossible good
fortune to find a new and authentic Lin
coin story. Mr.. Turpie was elected to
the United States senate in January, 1863
His introduction to the president was ar
ranged for by his colleague, Henry S.
Lane. the first Republican senator from
Indiana.
Happily timed for mid-ApriI issue is
Dallas Lore Sharp's Roof and Meadow"
al observations from city roofs and among
country fields. 1t is promised that the
book will be satisfactory companion
Pliefe PIES MO TO M. Shtia 1 delightful wild
Horsfall. illustrating both books.
MeSSTs. A. S. Barnes & Co. have ar
ranged with Messrs. Macmillan & Co, Of
OF Napoleon, A Short Biography" by r.
NJ Johnston. which the Messrs Barnes
recently issued in this country.
1t is understood that Gouverneur Nor
RS, whose Aladdin O'BTien'' and TON
Beaullng proved so successful, is engaged
upon new novel. to which he has given
the odd title "A Pagan's Progress.
Our Mountain Garden is the title Of
q little book wherein Mrs. Theodore
Lhomas tells the story of their summer
and Mr.. Thomas built it with their own
four hands. The Macmillan comnany
promises Mrs. Thomas's book for issue
next month.
The first book written by an English
man VINO has personal knowledge Of our
varied possessions and of our position as a
world power is Archibald r. Colouhoun's
Sreater America just published by the
Harpers- 1t has been said to form an adj
mTabIe supplementary volume to Bryce's
American Commonwealth" Mr. Colon
noun was thoroughly equipped for writing
this book. He knows Europe, Africa
ASIA, Great Britain and America from
practical observation and experience and
is In close touch with men who are MAX
ing history on all four continents He
Was the first administrator of Rhodesja
by the especial wish of Cecil Rhodes.
Rather an interesting literary event is
the issue In Macmillan'S Pocket Classics
OF the late Francis Palgrave's famous
This convenient little 25- cent series. which
IS boon to the poor scholar is thus en-
r1ched by the choicest collection ever
made of English poetry.