Omaha daily bee., 1891-12-07

and Spanish, which enables 1t 10 carry relI-
ablo and comprehensive information Of Thu
progress and Importance OF the exposition to
the people of all countries.
Prof. "A. n. Morse Is the author OF n mono
graph recently published by tho American
Academy of Political and Social Science on
9TH Place OF Party In the Political Sys-
tem.n After showing by what other means
the state has sought to hold the government
In due subordination TO itself, he proves that
the institution of party Is the best device for
accomplishing this end. To DO obtained of
the American Academy of Political and So
cial Science, No. 3S, Station u, Philadelphia,
Pa.
The December Forum will contain an arti
Gle by Governor William h.. Russell on "rho
Significance of the Democratic Victory In
Massachusetts and Its Bearings on Next
Years Campaign" The same number will
contain an article on Degradation by Pen
sions-The Protest of Loyal Volunteers by
Lieutenant Allen X. Eoote, founder of the
Society OF LOYAL Volunteers.
There las been no book written on Hawaii,
or tho Sandwich islands, as many still CALI
thom, within tho last twenty years. But this
silence will soon be broken by Mrs. Helen
Mather, who has written an account OF "One
Summer In Hawail,N which tho CaSsell Pub
fishing company will publish.
The December st. Nicholas will be, as
usual, n Christmas number. 1t will contain
some excellently written complete stories by
popular writers.
Tho December number of Fashion and
Fancy is brighter and moro entertaining
than ever. All the departments are well and
attractivcly represented.
The December number OF Lippincotts
Magazine will be a special southern number.
All the contributions have been prepared by
popular southern authors. The complete
novel is by II, c.. De Leon, author of Creole
and Puritan "rne puritan's Daughter
etc. 1t is an exciting romance Of the civil
war, and is entitled IA Fair Blockade
Breakor.n
Mrs. Flora Haiues Loughead, n California
author, has undertaken auovel and unique
enterprise. This is the serial publication of
her own short stories, one of which will DO
issued every month in the form OF small
books printed on heavy paper with broad
marquis. This publication will be called "Ihe
Gold Dust Series, !" and will DO published by
&. A Murdoch x Co. of SIM Francisco,
whose name is n guarantee for the excellence
and taste with which the small volumes will
ba put forth. The first of the series, now in
press, IS Tho Man from Nowhere" and 1T
will be placed simultaneously on the eastern
anu western market, being handled in New
York by the Frederick A. Stokes company of
Fifth avenue.
The striking characteristics of ''Thais,n by
Anatole France, are beauty of style, fertility
of resource. and startling originality in the
treatment of tho momentouS problems OF
morality. Translated from the French by
A.. d.. Hall and published by Nile G.. Smith
Publishing company, 323-325 Dearborn street,
Chicago.
'Juny; or Only One Girls Story by Il.
G.. De Leon, will prove especially interesting
to northern readers, because it ia thoroughly
southern i'll character and therefore some
thing out of the regular beaten path. 1t fas-
cinatcs from beginning TO end. Published
by the Gossip Publishing company, Mobile,
Ala.
The Arena for December contains q most
thrilling novelette,, dealing with hypnotism
and insanity, written by that queen of writ
ers, Helen Campbell, ana entitled, ''In tho
Meshes of n Terrible spell" This is one Of
the most readable issues of this monthly,
being full of excellent papers by well known
contributors.
''rales from Town Topics being a quar-
terly collection of stories rescued from the
oblivion of journalism, which would have
been their fate had they not been published
in book form. Published by Town Toptcs
Publishing company, 81 West Twenty-third
street, New York.
Duchess Annette" by the well known
French writer, Alexandra Dumas, fits, trans
lated by Max Maury, and with eight ~illustra-
tions by Auguste Leroy, is a thoroughly fas-
c~inatiug story. Published by Laird & Lee,
Chicago, LII.
manual for Building and Loan Associa-
tions,'' by Henry 5. Roscnthai, second
edition, revised and enlarged, is just what it
pretends to be. There has been very little
information given in the lasting form of
books on this subject and this work should
command a large sale. Published by S.
ttoseuthal ~ Co., CINCINNATI, o..
There is no more fascinating book for chill
dreu than 'TiddledyW wink Tales by John
Bangs, illustrated by Charles
Howard Johnson, and published by Il. H.
Russell IL Son, New York.