The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-14

experience of jury trials during the
eight years he held the office was, of
course. tremendous. Then he was APP
pointed first assistant district attorney,
and was concerned in the prosecution
Of such well known criminals as Car
lyle Harris, DR.. Buchanan and DR..
Meyer. During his long legal expert
ence he claims to have cross-examined
about $4,000 witnesses. Since 1884 he
has been counsel for New York's Met
ropolitan Street railway, and has be-
side large private practice. 1t would
seem that few men have had a better
training to write technical book on
law than Mr. Wellman, and it is told
of him that during recent trials he was
seen to open and consult his own book
in regard to some intricate legal point.
Mr.. Frederick Grin Bartlett, who is
coming to the front as writer ofsread-
able fiction and is the author Of Joan
of the Alley" was born at HaVerhiIl,
Mass, in 1875. He Travelled abroad and
studied under tutor and then entered
Harvard university, but afterwards left
without completing his course and took
up newspaper work, and at present is
with the Boston Herald. He has been
known locally as bright writer but did
not go in for fiction in earnest until re-
Gently when he took the first prize Of
5000 offered by the Ladies Home Jour-
nal for the best short story. When it is
/ known that Mr.. Bartlett had $500 COM
petitors his success is more justly ap-
preciated.
The Appletons are bringing out
! book by Frank H. Spearman entitled
The Close of Day." which, from adj
vance notices that speak well Of 1t, is
likely to attract attention even In day
Of many books.
A Summer In Teienar<en-By ~ N Rom
nirg: Published by the Northland Press
OF Minneapolis.
The description OF a summer. spent in
Norway, by one of its sons who resides
! IN Minnesota. The book is repIete with
| the folk lore and pretty legends Of the
far north. There are descriptions of
the wonderful scenery written in a
! bright and breezy manner. The book
| is well Illustrated
Dumas Les TroIs MousquetaIres-Edite
by e. Fontaine- American Book Com
pany. New York. Cincinnati and Chi
cago.
The adventures of Athos. Porthos.
Aramis and D'Artagnan, which have
delighted SO many thousands of older
readers, are here presented in suitable
form for class reading The editor has
SkiIfully abridged the lengthy novel
but has left the thread OF the story un-
broken, 80 that this brilliant work Of
dumas may prove interesting and use
full to both teachers and pupils The
omitted parts are summarized in brief
Engllsh synopseS, so that the reader
Will be able to follow the plot through
out. Notes are added to afford all
needed help. and the vocabulary is
complete.
Larra's Partir TEMPO. Edited by Ed
win b. Nichols. American Book Com
pany, New York, Cincinnati and Chi
cago.
One Of the most popular comedies
Of this leading Spanish writer, and the
only edition Of the play published in
America. 1t tells the story of a young
man, who, discovering his growing at
tachment for the wife Of his benefactor,
| departs in time to retain his loyalty to
Doth 1t is characterized by graceful
humor. keen observation, and rare quail
tiles Of style. 1t affords ample oppor-
tuntty for the study of colloquial Span
1Sh, and for the acquisition Of a wide
vocabulary, and though slight In itself,
1t Is especially suited for class reading.
Francois Beginners French-By Victor e.
New York, Cincinnati and Chicago
A brief first course in French. Each
OF its forty-nine lessons contains a
short body Of grammatical rules in
English. the examples coming first, and
a vocabulary; then the French text on
which are based the exercises in trans
position, questions, and grammar drill;
then English sentences for translation
into French. The lessons are followed
by the selections for memorizing that
are prescribed by the New York re-
gents, the conjugations Of the auxiliary
verbs, list Of Irregular verbs, and
| full vocabulary. The recent changes
in French photography are followed.
The method employed by the author
aims to train the ear, the tongue, and
the eye, by bringing together a set Of
exercises giving to each Of these organs
field Of activity.