Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-10
NEW BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
The Fortunes Of Oliver Horn" by F. Hop
kinsOn Smith, Just Out.
BOOK FOR CHILDREN BY CULVER
New and Enlarged Edition Of "The
Bridse of the ~Gods"-Dr. bond Tells
How 90 Cure IndiEestIon-
evera Books of Fiction.

F. HopklnsOn Smiths latest novel is
The Fortunes OF oliver Horn" The south
ern contempt for manual work and for
nearly all professions except law is only
one Of the many true touches with which
Mr.. Smith depicts the old life. Old Rich
ard Horn, l~aboring year after year on an
invention, while his fortune meits away;
oliver eager to be a painter, but opposed
by his mother. and Mrs. Horn herself.
proud, tender, full Of aristocratic prejudices
such are the people to whom the reader
is introduced IN the opening chapters.
oliver Horn goes to New York and finding
his way into the artistic Bohemia that cor
responds to the QUARTER Latin Of Paris. he
learns to paint. in spite Of poverty and the
misgivings Of his mother. and in the studio
he meets q New England girl who captI.
Yates his heart. When he goes to the White
mountains to spend a summer and meets
this same Margaret, wandering with her
and working by her side as a fellow artist
amid the glorious mountain scenes, the
story becomes an idyl Of fine quality.
In New England oliver is brought into
close contact with some typical charac-
tiers OF the unpublished and hard headed
Puritan stock, namely, the family OF his
beloved Margaret. The slavery conflict is
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stay in Margaret's home lie far from pleas
ant in some respects. Then he returns to
Baltimore, only to find himself torn be-
tween contending forces, with one object of
love in the north and with all his home
ties on the side Of the south. The Balti-
more riots attending the advent Of federal
troops furnish material for exciting cpl
sodes in the book. divers act in protect
ing one Of the hated Yankee soldiers. his
sweetheart's brother, brings on him the
hatred of the community, and the rest OF
his career has TO be spent in New York.
There he completes his triumph as an art
list. The story Is full Of warmth and life,
and the characters find a place quickly In
ones heart. Published by Charles scrib-
ner's Sons.
A captivating book for the children is
"Gulliver's Bird Book" by Lemuel Guilt
yer, assisted by L. ]. Bridgman. In the
introduction Mr.. Bridgman tells OF his res
cue by Lieutenant John CULVER in the
sargossa sea, the lieutenant being the
only surviving descendant Of DR.. Lemuel
CULVER, the traveller. One evening while
the lieutenant was amusing his friends by
showing them some humorous drawings, q
gust Of wind caused the fame in the lamp
to shoot up scorching the drawing, but the
heat brought to plain sight some writing
Immediately there was a lob for the cool
in baking these drawings. resulting in this
material for this book. DR.. CULVER IL
requested to make his appearance before
the grand vizier. with whom he finds
man who walks on his ears and is there
shown a book full Of portraits of man!
birds. DR.. CULVER consents to hun
throughout the land and secure drawing
~ all NhoaA oNran2o htrda O. NaEAn4
servant and a halfa 1.-THE front half OF
Donkey. he proceeds. and the book de
seribes his Journey with portraits of tn,
bird with the rubber shoes, the handshak,
ing bird and the bird that throws stones
with its tail. Then we have the bird cir
Gus. There are odd and curious birds ant
the queerest kinds Of plants. These natur
ally bring about ludicrous experlences-ant
plenty Of them. Published by L. G. Pag,
4 Co.
''The Bridge Of the Gods by F. H
Baleh, which has as a subtitle "A Ro
nance Of Indian Oregon has been Issuer
in a new and enlarged edition by A.. c. Nc
Clurg, The bridge which suggests the it'll
Of this romance was no fabric OF the i'm
Rgination, but a bridge that in early day
really spanned the Columbia and accordin.
10 the old natives, was destroyed by al
earthquake. From the legends Of the Co
lumhia river and the mystical bridge @
the gods the author has derived a truth
full and realistic picture Of the powerful
tribes that inhabited the Oregon countr
two centuries ago, The tragic fate OF tn
young minister who came from New Ems
land to convert the Indians is the china
Of a story Of exceptional strength. In while
savage superstitions and Christian courag
struggle for mastery. This book contain
eight new full page illustrations by I
Maynard Dixon.
"How Can / Cure My Indigestion" is
valuable book by A. X. Bond, M. D., mem
Der Of the Maryland public health asso