Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-19
NEW BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
Italian Story Of Love and Politics Of More
Than Usual Interest.
MFLvENcE or HtREOrN on cRINL
Another Book Hayins 60 Do with the
Nicaragua ~Route-Nrs. keysor's
New work on Art-Rigbt
Books 80 Read.

M Clustering OF UrsAla,' By Clinton
seoilsrd. is en- Italian story told in a highly
entertaining and pleasing style. The back
ground Of an old Italian city. with its
spacious palaces and dark streets and alleys.
gives excellent scope for deeds OF enter
prise and worth. The book opens with en-
account Of a dAstsrdly attempt on the part
Of one political faction to en-
tirely its rival. BY a base murder Of the
entire family At a betrothel banquet. One
son alone escapes and hsnesforth his de-
sire to revenge the members Of his family
becomes the one object Of his life. While
making his escape from the massacre Of
his friends he falls in with Ursula. the
heroine OF the story. and through her in
prevention fortune attends his efforts and
he succeeds in getting away safely. Ursula
is Afterwards intrusted 70 the hero's care
20 Be delivered 70 his SITTER, under whose
protection she was to live until she should
decide whether TO enter q convent or not
Many adventures befsll them on this Jour
ney. ending IN the complete revenge Of
his enemies and his own restoration to
his rights and power in the state. The
pretty romance ends in the way 70 be eK-
pected and Vrsala declares, with her part
ing words that his ancestral garden. lis
the one beyond all others IN the world thar
! NoAlo Ghocee lof NY CluikAeflue. inc
story is highly dramatic and full Of incl
cent ard sction. L c. Page & Co, Boston.
The Psrverts" is the title Of a new book
by William Lee Howard. II is a novel with
O purpose. the apparent object being to
call sttsntion to the connection between
mental deformity and crime. The author r.
q well known contributor 70 scientific maya
zines on that subject and is fully competent
20 discuss Il even in The form OF a story.
He takes the position that the individual
Is just as liable 10 have the growth in
the cell. making up certain distinct centers
IN the brain disturbed and distorted. as in
the cells, making UP any other center, ply
eiological and psychicsl, from which II fol-
lows that IL is unreasonable to send s man
10 prison because he is dsformed in certain
psychical centers. The author explains
IN his preface that the characters in the
story are drawn from real life. AS 3 mat
ter Of course. some are toned down and
others are polished up TO suit the purpose
OF the story. Il Is a book that will interest
readers who are fond Of studying into mys-
teries OF heredity. and brain development.
@. ". Dillingham; company. New York.
Among the books Of the new century
The Political Freshman" comes to hard
in a handsome binding and with attractive
type. II is from the pen Of Bushrod Wash
iinRton James. who, Notwithstanding his
Versatility. has never before cssayed &c
publish a novel. Such the book is. fer all II
has been given a rather unromantic title
and one opens it's pages with scarce any
hope Of becoming interested. But at the
very outset the young collegian. Franz
Freeman. who is the dominant character
in the book. asserts q brave and fearless
personality. and you are won 10 follow hisi
step by step. admiring his noble impulse.
and hfs un.ssailabie honesty Of purpose
He haA marked out for himself a definite
pursuit and no argument nor ridiculs car
turn him from H. Reform" Is his watch.
word and how strongly be sdhsres TO tha'
idea his own arguments are best able q
tell when men of various classes come Il
him and endeavor by most vigorous dip
llcmaey 10 divert him into channels hes
suited to advance their several interests
Bushrod Library. I7l7- Green street. Phra.
idelphiG.
Ocean to Ocean" by ]. W. C. Walker
Of the United States navy IL a verl
timely book In view OF the discussion tina
n nov going on as TO the best canal rout'
across the isthmus Although LieutenAn
Walker IL the son OF Rear Admiral Walker
the head Of the canal commission. be doe
not offer any biased opinion on the merit
Of the Nicaragua route. He has oontsutei
himself with recording the observation
made while conducting the western brhncl
Of the survey Of lSSs-impressiors in whiel
fhe accuracy Of the civil engineer Is agree
ably combined with the entertaining CON
ment of the leisurely traveller. II is no
often that a book which contains the later
information IN a vital topic Of nationa
interest is at the same time 50 ~entirel!