Omaha daily bee., 1898-11-30

the British Army" The enlargement Of our
army, which Is one Of the most noteworthy
results OF the late war. has made necessary
q more thorough understanding Of military
establishments Among all the continental
countries, Great Britain alone maintains any
considerable standing army without compul-
sorry service, and is tifercsre the most use
full example to aid US In perfecting our mill
tary life. 1t portrays .he soola, organi.a-
tion, the regime Of sports and pastimes
that foster manliness and efhciency In the
British soldiefy. In the Illustrations MIR.
woodville has shown .he rare combination
OF technical knowledge and feeling for ae-
tlon and pictorial effect that has male him
the foremost military artist Of the day.
Harper q Brothers, New York; cloth, u.
One Of the notable books Of the present
month Is along the Bosphorus and Other
Stores," by Susan e. Wallace. In these
times, when the press 10 pouring forth
an unceasing stream Of fction-most Of 1t
new In nothing but the titles and the
names--it Is a pleasant relief TO open q
book whose contents were CLEANED from life
and nature. Especially u this the case
when the cleaning and the organizing Of
the matter and putting 1t into English were
done by one so capable, in every way, as
Mrs. Lew wallace. The superlative beau
ties OF nature along the Bosphorus; the
barbaric splendors of Constantinople; the
delicate mysteries, but little understood, OF
woman's status and life in Turkey; the
strength and the weakness OF Islamsm; the
charm and thrill Of far-reaching and we'll
told legend and history; the heroic period
OF English national life represented In the
annals of the Tower Of London; and the
sacred memories preserved in Westminster
Abbey Of all that was greatest and best
in Anglo-Saxon patriotism, literature and
statesmanship--these are some Of the
themes treated In this fascinating volume
Rand. McNally G Co., Chicago and New
York; cloth, illustrated. Price. $3.50.
1t Is now more than four years since Ben
King died suddenly at Bowling Green, KY.
while on a tour Of entertainment. Almos,
Immediately after the curious and amusing
verses he had written were published and
found speedy sale. There now appears to
he a demand sufficient to warrant new edi-
tion, containing all the poems in the older
work and number Of others which were no,
SO included. What he has writer survives
in garbled form on every variety stage In
America. Forbes & Co., Chicago. Cloth
s125.
"A Hand Book for Trustees" by Augustus
Peabody Loring, is a practical book on 8
practical subject; general, not local, in III
application and essential to every one in
tcrested in trust estates. While only an oc
casional great estate was left In trust, per.
haps the technical law books on the subjec,
| were enough. This Is no longer the case
The number Of trustees increases every yeal
and a reliable work covering the question:
liable to be brought up will doubtless be ap
preciated. Little, Brown & Co., Boston
Cloth, $3.50.
Books received
"In the Forbidden Land" by A. Henr!
| Savage Landor. Harper & Brothers, New
York.
Through Asia" by Sven Hedin. Harpe
\ & Brothers.
"The Pilgrims Progress" by John Bun
yan. The Century Co., New York
"Old Chester Tales" by Margaret Deland
Harper Brothers, New York.
"within the Purdah," by 8. Armstrong
Hopkins. Eaton & Mains. New York.
1.-THE Impediment." by Dorothea Gerard
D. Appleton & Co., New York. Cloth. 81.
| STORIES TOT NlnOn, Dy Hmiie Aoih. OcVIB
H. Richmond Son, New York.
"Niobe," by Jonas Lie, translated from tn
Norwegian by H. L. Braekstad. George H
Richmond 4 Son. New York. o
1.-THE Old Adam and the New Eve.". b
Rudolf Colin, translated from the German
George H. Richmond & Son, New York.
I'm the Shadow Of the Three" by Blanch
Lotus Tottenham. ]. B. Mppincott com
pany, Philadelphia.
"A Pioneer from Kentucky" by Colone
Henry Inman. Crane & Co., Topeka, Kan.
"Aquaria," treatise on the care Of gol
fish, by Charles N. Paee, Des Moines. la.
"Chafng Dish Possibilities" by Fanni
Merritt Farmer. Little, Brown & Co., Bos
| ton.
Cannon and Camera" by J. G. Hemmeni
| D. Appleton & Co., New York. Cloth, 81. .0(
Latitude 49," romance Of the West In
dies, by Mrs. Schuyler Crowinsheld. o
Appleton & Co., New York.
"The Court Of the Second Empire" by I'm
bert De Saint-Amand. Charles Scribner
Sons, New York Cloth, $3.50.
| "Our Unitarian Gospel" by M. J. Savage
George H. Ellis. publishers, Boston. Cloth
31.0O.
"Ezekiel's sin," a Cornish romance, by ]
| H. Pearce. George H. Richmond & Son
New York.
THE Potentate," by Frances Forbes
Robertson. George H. Richmond & Son
New York.
| "Pemberton, or One Hundred Years Ago.
by Henry Peterson. Henry T. Coates 4 Co.
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