The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-27

and published a paper in Jeffersonville,
Ind. He was later one of the editors of
the Monitor Journal. At twenty one he
was a candidate for the Indiana legisla-
canvass. Leaving Indiana, Mr. Whitson
Travelled extensively in the West as
newspaper correspondent.
Since the publication of that remark
able story. The Red Pottage," Mary
Cholmondeley has not had a novel to her
credit Nothing, in short, but her miscel-
aneGns nG Goeeflon Wi Of stories entitled
authority, that she is completing manu-
script of long novel, which she consid-
ers in many ways her most important
book, although she has not given hint
of it's plot. 1t will appear next year with
the imprint of Dodd, Mead & Co.
Some of the most amusing business
letters that reach Harper & Brothers
use of English is peculiar, but it is invar-
iably polite. A recent letter to this firm
from merchant of Japan began thus:
We were told about your precious firm
Several women professionally interested
in handling the manuscript mi of the personal
Subtitle IN Which a Woman Tells the the
Truth About Herself" Immediately ac-
cepted the statement as a defiance and
declared that ''ft wasn't true" and that
mo woman ever could be tempted to do
it. Then they read the novel, and it
was noticeable in each case that they
were not so positive that the thing so
often attempted had not at last been done.
Mr.. ]. Wesley Johnston. author of a
number of books has written a new novel
entitled THE Mystery Of Miriam" which
will be published in few days by Her
bert B. Turner & Co., of Boston The
story is said to be absorbing, dealing
with the lives of financial magnates of
the present day, and into the life of one
fact which is both startling and perplex-
ing. The scenes are laid in both America
and Europe.
Margaret Horton Potters new novel will
be published by the Macmillan company
early in May under the title of 1.-THE
Flame Ga heTers.'' This is described as
a tale of India during the early years of
and atmosphere and beauty and charm.
Miss Potter's power to re-create and rem
der vivid and real vanished civilization
distinguishes her among novelists of the
present day.
Miss Margery Williams, author of "The
Price of Youth, is a young English girl
who is rapidly making her mark. Her
former book 1.-THE Late Returning was
an unpretentiouS story, and did not attain
a large circulation; but it was remembered
by every one WHO TSdQ 1t. InOuSn only
twenty-five. Miss Williams shows in '.The
Price of Youth a power of pungent COM
ment and of clever dialogue unusual even
in writer's of greater maturity She spent
year before last in New Jersey village
and 1.-The Price of Youth is a singularly
clever picture of village life in that state
Mr. Phillpotts' new novel 1.-The Ameri-
can Prisoner has gone into its fourth
edition within six weeks from publication
Houghton. Mifflin & Co. report that
three editions of Henderson, by Rose
e. Young, and two editions of 1.-The
Oligarchy of Venice by Mayor Nc
Clellan were called for in advance of
publication last week. A second edition
of 1.-The Little Chevalier,'' by Mrs. NJ. E.
NJ Davis is also announced.
A decision has just been rendered in
the appellate court which will be of in
terest to all publishers and proprietors of
publications. and which is of interest