The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-04

First on the fiction list of this house is
new story by the author Of "Rebecca,"
Kate Douglas Wiggin. The new story is
"Rose O. the River a love tale of the
Saco valley in Maine. The humor and
delicate sentiment Of the authors pre-
vious work are present in this new book
and the large advance orders give assur-
ance OF wide circulation for the book
this winter. 1t is attractively bound and
illustrated in color, and will be found
worth while as a giftbook for the holi-
day season.
Another book in the same fiction list
is Paradise by Alice Brown, described
by the publishers as the best novel Miss
Brown has yet written, which means that
it holds much pleasure for its readers.
| 1.-THE Coming of the Tide by Margaret
Sherwood, 'The Ancient Grudge," by
| Arthur StanWood Pier "The Green Shay"
by George S. Wasson, 1.-THE Counsels of
| a Worldly Godmother,,' by Persis Math-
| er, and other stories, from the descrip-
| lions given by: the Spublishers-all tend
to make the man by the freside content
! with the outlook for the long winter with
| its long evenings and time for reading.
| If the reader be Of a9more serious turn
he will find in the list Of essays Ways OF
Nature, - by John Burroughs, "The
Question Of Or ;speech," by. Henry
| JdIICS, i lie ny w lLldUl
Osler,4 and 1.-THE Pardoner's Wallet, ;" by
Samuel Grothers, whoSwon a place in the
hearts of many by 1.-THE Gentle Reader"
I Then. there is biography, among the
chief, items in the list being life, OF
Blaine and a life of Lowell, and history
with "The Tsar and the Autocracy" by
a member of the Imperial court at the
| head of the list H.. ..
Under the head Of poetry are several
| items, but one of special interest-"The
English Works of George Herbert new
ly arranged and annota ted by George Her
bert Palmer. The poet was born in 1898
and was a brother Of the famous LORD
| Herbert of Cherbury.a He was educated
at Cambridge, became a finished classical
! scholar, a good musician, a courtier and
divine. A friend of Lord Bacon anc
John Donne, to mention but two great
names, a constant attendant on James
the First, he was withal filled with E
saint-like devotion to3Ethe duties Of his
! priesthood. His musical ear Is evidenced
thruout his verse and in the cadence Of
his prose. Izaak Walton, who was his
| contemporary, said Of his poems, that, by
declaring his own spiritual conflicts, hi
had raised many a, detected and discom-
posed soul, and charmed them with sweet
/ and quiet thoughts.''
/ In the department Of religion and phil
osoplly also are to be found books sure
to draw the attention Of those who seel
to know the modern 5thought on the fun
damental problems Of life.
ROMANCE OF1xTHE@ BOER WAR;
The 5Boer war. was full of interest t.
every thoughtful observer of events. TIL
splendid defense made by the Beers, tn
manly qualities of the young fellows wh'
took their places in the ranks along will
Tommy Atkins" the loyalty of the col
| onies to- England the doubt raised as tt
, the possibility of the average British ad
ministration's learning how to bind tn
colonies to the home government SO a.
to make the solidarity Of the empir
complete-all these helped to give to tn
South African struggle tremendous in
terest. .'..s.. - sz.--...+ .... -.
. 1t is no wonder then that we shoult
, find the 'storytellers'' utilizing the ma
teriaI thus furnished. On the Firing
Line is an Illustration. Some youn
5 Canadians go across the water to TAX
their places with Tommy Atkins in. tn
ranks They don't want to be officers
Fortunately for them, they fall into tn
, hands Of thoroly manly men as officers
and mutual respect and admiration ex
lists between officers and men. They d.
} a lot Of hard riding and hard fighting
They get plenty of hard knocks, and hav
rough experience or ambulance and nos
pital of wounds and fever, but they pu
thru all in good shape at last.
OF course there are women in tn
book, bright, level-headed girls, who d
l their part well; and, while doing it, ais
manage to produce permanent "hear
disease in some Of the young fellows a
, well as in themselves. The disease, how
ever, becomes the normal condition fo
! long years after, and is productive G
lasting good, since it ends in marriage c
kindred spirits.
Y There is not an unclean man or woma
, in the book. 1t Is free from every kin
Of action or word of doubtful propriety
1t is not a great book but a wholesome
well-told story that leaves no sting {
: shame or pain behind as one lays
;. down. The story is by Anna Chaplin Ray
w. r. K
Little. Brown 4 Co.. Boston. s1.5o.
!, JACK LONDON ON SOCIALISM,
! Jack London is very frank as a socialis
In his War Of the Glasses, recently pub
lished in paper covers by the Macn1illa
9 company, he tells what is the purpose {
f the socialists in a way to make him VIII
has not followed the movement gasp
few sgasps For instance, he says:
: And far be it from me to deny that socialisl
? is a menace. 1t is its purpose to wipe out roo
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