Omaha daily bee., 1890-11-30

Beard, the now famons artist, who did such
wonderful illustrations in Mark Twain's
book, 1.-The Yankee at the Court of King
Arthur These cartoons are placed at the
bottom of each page of the magazine, and
take for their subject, "Chrstmas during
the Eighteen Centuries of the Christian
Era" with variations, showing the way in
which we modern Chris tians carry out some
of the chief texts of the Christian gospel,
''lowa Cranks or the Beauties of Prohibi-
tion,n is political novel by Il. H. Chaplin
and one which possesses very urgent pres
ent interest for lowans. The people OF Ne
braskn have now only retrospective inter-
est in the ubject, ana yet they can read the
other people, because 1T vlvidly illus
tratcs an evil that they have escaped.
The book is absorbingly interesting from the
first page to the last. In a literary style
that would lend a charm to any subject, it
exposes the revolving features of prohi bition,
the heartess system of backmail practiced
by special constables Oh search warrants, the
moral frenzy OF clergymen and temperance
agitators who have created the public senti-
ment to sustain it. the lawlessness
that has blighted the business interests
of Iowa and reduced the overw helming re-
publican sentiment of the state to a minority.
There could be no more convincing argument
on the evils of prohibit than this vivid
wide field of usefulness still before it in the
four states where the evil yet exists
most notable contribution to law
literature is Prof. Hammond's edition
of Blackstone, which is issued
by the Bancrort.W Whitney COM
pany of San Fran cisco in four handy volumes,
small enough to be carried in the pocket and
read in the cars with ease. These little
books, which present Blackstone unabridged,
with valua blc annotati0ns by the editor, will
doubtless be widely patronized by lawyers,
They are worthy of more extended notice
than can now be given them.
The Christmas December) number of
Frank Leslies Popular Monthly is bound in
special illuminated cover of beautiful de-
sign, in Autographed colors and gold and
the contents amply fulfill the promise Of this
elaborate exterior The leading article is a
richly Illustrated narrative of DIR. Tai
mage in the Holy Land,' describing the
Palestine of today as seen by the great
preacher during his recent visit The life
story of Louisa 'the ideal queen and ideal
woman of Prussia" is told, accompanied by
Mime. Lebruns exquisite portrait and many
views, "An old-time Chronicle, is CLEANED
from the famous Pastor letters, familiar to
all students of m.devel English
literature. Other articles having pro.
fIss FUSE pictorial p,en e@Oelishmeat are
nine ,' Pets @ by by Edwin HA H. Morris Morris, The
EARLY Cali fornia Missions by Caroline
Stevens Walter, zone Christmas in Egypt"
by Colonel j. Milken, and "China PANT
ing by Lily Marshall There are short
w. Pierce, Fanny Isabella Sherrick aud
Others, and Illustrated poems by w. f.. Hen
ley and Georgia A. Davis
Mr.. Israel G, Russell, of the United States
geological survey, VINO was detailed by the
government to take charge of the recent ex-
pedltion,ftte out by the n National geographic
society, for the exploration of the region
about Mount st. Elias, Alaska, will contrib
ute to the Century Magazine an account of
the experiences OF his party, accompanied by
nm nh NJ pbc r11nHn nt N
time. The results of the expedition are the
exploration of large tract of country never
before visited by man, lying between Hakutat
bay and Mount ST. Elias, and important
glacial and geological observations,
Charles H. Sergel S Co., OF Chicago, pub
lish the American edition of General Booths
remarkable book, "In Darkest England" 10
which The BEE has made frequent editorial
allusion,
Reuben G. Thwaites' "Story of Wiscon-
SIM Just issued by d. Lothrop company, is
the fifth volume OF their series, "rhe Story
of the Statesn Dr. Edward Everett Hale's
manuscript of the Story of Massachusetts"
is nearly ready for the printer. The states
whose stories have already been told are New
York, Ohio, Louisiana and Vermont.
In an attractive book Of 125 pages Hon. w.
II. Vaughan, sx-mayor and editor, presents
an ella borate g. .anation of his "Freedman's
Pension Bill" The book is not only an
exposition of that unique measure, butt one
oil the most interesting and complete state
ments OF the negro question which has been
written. A Virginian by birth and a demo-
crat in politics, Mr.. Vaughan yields to no
man in his interest in the uplifting Of the
negro TO n plane Of respectable citizenship
His book Is dedicated to Hon, w. j. COnnell
'the brave represent atiye who dared to say
that the slave OF a century Is entitled TO
financial recognition because Of FORMER
wrongs" II reviews the history of slavery
IN the United States, Of the negro