Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-01
new BOOKS and MAGAZINES
Gocdly Array Of New Literature That Will
Meet Needs Of All.
CHRISTMAS BOOKS PUT IN APPEARANCE
Grent Number of boys Books of Ex-
cellcnt Character - The "Two-
Horned Alexander" Given to
the Public in Book Form.


Horned Alexander Given TO
the Public in Book Form,
The hero of MIR. Stockton's latest story
The Vizier of the Two Horned Alexander"
is an Oriental Office holder who accidentally
drank the entire contents of the Fountain OF
Youth, the result being that he has remained
about fifty years OF age for many centuries
past. During these thousands Of years he
has been brought into more or less Intimate
contact with many OF the worlds famous
characters, including Abraham, Samson,
Moses, joshua Nebuchadnezzar, Petrarch,
Napoleon, Maria Edgeworth and Charles
Lamb. OF late years the vzier has been
resident Of New York City, where Mr.. Stock
ton has had frequent opportunities OF hear
ing him tell Of his unparalleled experiences.
Mr.. Reginald Birch's graceful illustrations,
showing the vizier and his companions In
the costumes OF various lands and ages add
much to the books charm. To say that "The
Vizier" is a very Stocktonesque story is to
characterize and commend 1t in single
word. The Century company, New York.
Cloth, s1.25.
''Where Angels Fear to Tread" Is new
volume by Morgan Robertson. The author OF
this collection Of short stories from the
Century and other leading magazines, though
still young man. has been sailor for
many years. The leading characters in the
first OF these eleven tales are fresh water
sailors from the Great Lakes. who, as the
result OF nhuman treatment, mutiny at
Callao and bring their ship to New York as
best they can. 1t is from this story that
the book takes it's title. Other tales deal
with battleships and pirate craft, with
of nd wit
future possibilities Of war at sea. Between
the Millstones'' tells how American sailor
rode torpedo to the destruction of Spanish
gunboat; From the Royal Yard Down re-
lates the story of adventure that flashed
through a seamans mind in falling through
four feet of air. The contents nothing
II not varied. Mr.. Robertson knows the sea
thoroughly, and vigor and directness Of style
are, perhaps, to be expected of one who has
been knocked into shape by the worlds
rough hand. The Century company Cloth,
$1.25.
''Tramping with Tramps" by Josiah Flynt.
is book that to the general reader will
reveal an entirely new world. Prof. Wyckof
did considerable tramping with The Work
ers" in search of employment, but from time
to time during the last ten years Josiah
Flynt hae been the travelling companion, not
OF unemployed workingmen seeking to bet
ter their condition, but OF confirmed tramps.
or "hobos," as they call themselves, his
various outings in their company having
varied in length from few weeks to eight
consecutive months. His experiences have
not been confined to the United States. but
have included tramps with the English
"moocher" the Russian "gorioun' and the
German "chausse seegrabentapezrer." On
these expeditions Mr.. Flynt has succeeded
in passing himself off as genuine tramp.
He has dressed as his companions dressed.
begged and starved or feasted as they did,
and has even been condemned to jail with
them as a professional vagrant. He has
long since mastered the vocabulary OF the
road" and is as proficient in its use as the
Oldest member or the tranpng guild. His
book, consisting chiefly Of essays. stories
and sketches contributed to the leading mag
azines especially the Century are written
in popular style, but are Of substantial
value as first hand studies in sociology-a
fact which has lead DR.. Andrew d. White
American ambassador to Germany, to en-
dorse them most cordially in letter that
serves as a preface to the book. The nrs'
edition OF 'Tramping with Tramps," 1t is
worth noting was exhausted by advance Or
ders. The Century company, New York
Cloth $3.50.
One of the greatest dramatic successes oi
the times has been won by Sir Henry Irving
in the play "Robespierre," written for him
by yictorien Sardou. The fact that the play
is to be produced in the principal cities OF
the United States in the autumn is sufhcien
reason for the publication OF the novel
which has been written from the play undel
Sardou's direction, and with his cooperation
Independent OF this fact, however. 1t JUS
tihes It's existence, for 1t is most interest
ing story admirably told, and the thriliinf
incidents Of the play are reproduced In th'
happiest and most dramatic manner. Dodd
Mead & Co., New York Cloth, $1,5o.
"Dr. Berkeley's Discovery" which form
the title of new volume by Richard s!e'
and Cornelia Atwood Pratt. is liquid whicl
will develop" certain memory cells OF th
human brain, as a photographers chemical
develop" a sensitized plate. BY develop
ing" the memory center OF brain Dr
Berkeley can trace the moot secret histor!
OF the being that owned the brain, can se
tho things that the being saw in sequenc
from infancy to DEATH With this foundation
the authors OF "Dr. Berkeey's Discovery
have told thrlingly dramatic story. G
p. Putnam's Sons, New York Paper, s.
cents.
In "a Gentleman Juror" Charles L. Mars
has recognized the fact that not orly 9Th
proper" but also the most alluring Stud
Of mankind Is man"-including woman, o