Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20
NEW BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
An IrOnical Indictment Of Scottish Char
aoter and Temperament
THREE YEARS on THE BLOCKADE
Author of dorothy south" ~ out
with a New Book for Boys
Depew Endorses "The Mah
in the street Stories"

The U~nspeakable Scot" is an ironlcal
Indictment Of the Scottish character and
temperament by T. W. H. Grassland. II
declared that the vogue OF the Scot In
England and America is the outcome Of
Saxon indifference and not OF Scottish ca
pacity. that It IL on the wane, and that
II was achieved by the practice OF cheap
virtues. II aims to prove that in politics.
arts. letters, Journalism, and sundry other
departments Of activity, the Scot has never
accomplished anything that really matters.
1t deals very strictly With the Scottish
pow-wow men, and the whole Of the literary
and journalistic .hoot-awa-mon" set. and
the persons who boom them. It has been
undertaken in no spirit OF nippancy or
turbulence, but with an; honest desire to
hold the mirror up to Scotland, and to
enable her. for once in a way, to see her
sell as ithers see her" In q chapter on
the way OUT the author In a list OF
hints" places the following as the tenth.
"If. without serious Inconvenience TO your
self. you can manage to remain home, please
To-" Published by G. p. Putnam's Sons.
Three Years on the Blockade" Is by
J. e. Dali. This book Is the narrative OF
the experience OF a young officer in the
navy. during the greater part OF the civil
war, he having served in each OF the three
great squadrons which did sentinel duty
on our coast during that period. He was
thus afforded an unusual opportunity Of
witnessing many Of the greatest naval
demonstration of the world; the descrip-
tions. Of which. together with the accounts
Of dangerous and exciting pursuit Of block
ade-runners are related In this book, thus
making II a unique and vivid historical
narrative OF the sea. Social life on ship
board, and the various expedients employed
for amusement and recreation during long
months OF isolation are Interestingly de-
picted. The interest which pertains to the
narration of adventure during that great
q war. will make this book specially attrac-
tive. Published by the Abbey Press. ,
George Cary Eggleston. author Of
Dorothy South" is out with a new book
for the boys. entitled, ''The Bale Marked
E Circle" Mr.. Eggleston needs no introduce
+ tion to the youth Of our land. His stories
are always interesting. but none more so
than this book. In II are told the adven-
lures of three boy soldiers in the confeder-
ate service, who are sent In a sloop on a
secret voyage from Charleston to the Ba-
hamas, conveying a strange bale Of cotton
which holds important documents and also
hfty-one pounds OF rife powder, with which
bale. sloop and crew must be blown VI as
n last resort TO save line precious papers
from capture by the federals. II runs the
blockade. picking up on the way a young,
wounded federal soldier. It encounters a
storm and passes through II safely, to be
knocked down and capsized by a white
'squall near one Of the outlying Bahama
islands. The boys manage to swim ashore
with the precious bale and pretty soon
their water-logged sloop comes drifting
conveniently into a little harbor near
them. They right 1t. pump 1t out. reAt 1t
and go on their way delivering the bale
safely at its destination. the one in COM
mand receiving ae a reward the rank OF
major and his comrades that Of first lieu
tenants. Besides the thrillins experiences
-ihe book is full of practical information
In regard to the gulf stream, use Of the
barometer, the chronometer, reckoning Of
longitude and time. the trade winds, etc.
1T is one Of Mr.. Egsleston's best stories for
boys. Published by Lothrop Publishing
company.
h Man in the Street Stories is a
book containing over 800 humorous stories
about prominent persons. II has an In
PRODUCTION by Chauncey n. Depew. the
prince Of story-tellers. These little anec-
dotes have furnished many a pleasant hour
for tired and worn-out busy people. as
they have appeared in the New York Times.
The collection furnishes & valuable and
amusing selection for after-dinner
speeches. Depew says Of the book: This
collection OF stories is my refrosher every
Sunday after the worry ana work OF the
week. know of no effort which has been
80 successful in collecting real anecdotes
portraying the humorous side OF life as
these Man in the Street Stories Pub
lished by J. s. ogilvie Publishing company.
"The Prince OF the Captivity" Is by Sgd
ney c. Grier. Lax several OF the authors
previous stories, 1t is concerned with the
interesting field OF political intrigue in the
Balkan states. Lord Usk suddenly finds
himself in love with Faliela J.. steinherE.
daughter OF a wealthy Rhode Island ship
builder. Lord Usk interviews her father,
who. swearing him to secrecy, tells him q
strange tale about himself being Jose Ma
rio Beltrsn. prince Of Arragon. who was
supposed to have been drowned years be-
fore. but who In reality married against
his parents wishes and went to America.
usk and Felicia became engaged. Then
Baron Won Neuburg. king OF Thracla. APP
pears on the scene. Through a maze OF
several complicated plots we hnd Usk and
Felicia have broken their engagement and
the willful and spoiled American beauty
engaged TO the young king. Count Morti-