Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20


cha. mother Of the young king, is the man
around whom all political movements
seem to revolve. For that matter. all love
Affairs and every other AFFAIR seems to be
directed by his mastery hand until we
suddenly find he has disappeared, and after
a three months search is discovered In an
insane asylum. where he had been placed
by political enemies. He is discovered by
Usk's wife. Princess Helen OF schwarE-
valid MolEau, whom he marriea purely from
a feeling Of sympathy for her condition.
but whom he learned to love, as everybody
did who met her. The American heiress
marries the king. whom she leaves in a
quarrel. determined on a divorce. but they
are again united by a suggestion from Usk's
wife. Published by L. c. Page q Co.
His Story, Their Letters" by F. D. B.,
is a story Of a Irritation in France told in
an unusual but entertaining manner The
story deals with a man and a girl, Amer
leans, Who find themselves In the quaint
old city OF Tours, France. They go about
seeing the sights, and "F. D. B." has given
us their conversation from day to day. II
is a witty. sparkling, running fire Of vocal
fencing on both sides, Just about such con-
versation as one might expect from two
bright young Americans who we're cropping
around In a foreign country, pretending
they we're studying old ruins. but in reality
falling in love. or imagining they were
falling in love. The story ends with two
letters, in one OF which we discover that
the man, who was so desperately In love
with the girl in Tours, RECEIVERS sufhciently
TO propose to another girl on the steamer
which is carrying him back to New York.
The second letter conveys the information
that the girl was betrotbed all the time to
a man who was touring Russia. Published
by Frederick J. Drake & Co.
observations and Exercise on the
Weather" is a little book for laboratory
work in physical geography and meteorol-
ogy, by James A. Price, A. NJ, Instructor
In Photography in the Fort Wayne High
school. Fort Wayne. Ind. Our weather is a
subject on which there is more speculation
and less knowledge than on almost any
other common series Of phenomena. Here
is a manual. Intended to supplement sec
ondary school work In physical geography,
which offers a brief course for the record
ing Of accurate observations, and the deduc-
ing therefrom of probable weather changes.
The instruments necessary ere few and In
expensive, while non-instrumental observa-
lions form the larger part OF the manual.
The student is not merely taught, but is
led to observe and to reason for himself.
The book is most logical, helpful and in
structive. Published by American Book
company.
Don Quixote de la Mancho" has reached
US from scrIbner's. edited from the trans
lations Of Dufield and Shelton, by Mary e.
Burt and Lucy LefAngwell Gable. Mary
Burt writes: Don Quixote is often quoted
as the most interesting work Of fiction ever
written. l have. for years, culled for school
use, what l have needed in my work, from
the stately pages Of Dufield's translation,
so highly recommended by Ruskin, Glad
stone and other Of the great scholars Of
our age" Feeling the great tax on a teach
er's time and ingenuity to sift the stories
suitable TO the scnooIroom, by Miss Ca
ble's help, she has prepared this abridged
volume, keeping the vital points and the
thread of the story, In the faith that a
bird's-eye view Of this unapproachable ro-~
nance may add some charm to the usually
dry process OF learning to recognise print.
Handbook OF Best Readings is selected
and edited by s. H. Clark, professor OF
public speaking In the University Of Chi
cage. During the past few years many
prominent educators have striven zsaIously
to impress upon the educational world the
Importance Of reading aloud as an aid to
literary study. The purpose in making this
compilation has been to select good lit
erature suitable for reading aloud. Being
selections that have had a fair claim to
be classsd as frst-class literature it is full
OF good things. Under the head Of prose
there are selections Of dramatic narrative,
pathetic, humorous and humorous dialect.
Under that Of poetry is the dramatic MARIA
tive, pathetic, humorous, humorous dialect,
lyric and the drama. There are also sug-
~gestions for Cutting" The book is a gem
for public readers, containing about 1875
selections from the very best Of authors.
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons.
The above books are on sale Al the Me-