Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-04
NEW BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
New Navel BY Charles FELTON, Pidgin Tells
What Night Have Been"
SECOND VOLUME sHAKtsPEAREAN WARS
Fourteen clever Golf stories by
Edwin l. sabinA"sea Fighters
from Drake 20 Farragut"
New Banking Book.

from Drake 20 F~arragut"
ANew Banking BOok.
The keynote to the theme Of "The
Climax" a new novel by Charles FELTON,
Pidgin, is found in the subtitle of the
romance, what Might Have Been" He
tells what might have happened to this
country, It's people, and it's. Institutions IL
Aaron Burr had been elected governor Of
New York at the time he aspired to that
ONCE. Burr is afterward elected to the
presidential chair and becomes known
throughout the world as the great presi-
dent general and a mighty conquerer-the
Napoleon Of the Western Hemisphere"
He makes General Hamilton out a frst-
class rascal. During Burr's administrator
the presidential once is heightened 70
eight years as a term The vice president
is elected by the senate and he with the
cabinet are allowed to take part in the pro-
ceedIngs of the senate but not to vote. He
creates departments Of commerce, agricul-
ture, manufacture, mines and mining and
public health. He builds the Panama canal,
sending the negro from this country there
for that purpose. He gives Mexico. Central
America and the Stands OF the West Indies
70 the negro, forming an African United
btdteb Oh AmeTlCd- tThulB lntm Represent
atives who may speak but not vote. He
heads an army that conquers Canada and
makes IL a part Of the United States. Those
who were interested in his "Biennerhassett'
will hnd the author rehab.litating Benedict
Arnold during this conquest. Published by
c. M, Clark Publishing Co.
The second volume Of Charles scrib-
ner's Sons series on "shakespearean Wars"
has appeared. 1t is by Prof. T. r. Louns-
bury Of Yale, entitled Shakespeare and
Voltaire," and is devoted entirely to the part
played by Voltaire in Shskespearean contro-
versy. II is we'll known that Voltaire's
part In the Shakespearean controversy was
most conspicuous and most influential not
only on the continent, but in England itself.
II subject has, however, never been dealt
with heretofore on a scale at all common
Surate with either its interest or its i'm
portance, and Prof. Lounsbury shows how
great both OF these in reality are. His
volume. moreover, is not only a monu-
mental piece Of research. and exposition,
bat a captivating chapter in the history
of criticism. "
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''The Magic Mashie' is a volume Of four
teen very clever golf stories by Edwin L.
Sabin issued by A. Vessels company. Mr..
,Sabin is a we'll known contributor. to the
magazines and of the stories in the vol
ume several have appeared in Outing, Golf
and other magazines devoted to sport and
outdoor life The stories are hrimfull Of
healthy humor, and are not written only
for the golfcide. The first story, THE
Magic Mashie,'' finds Cleever, seemingly
the only player on the links, resting near
q bunker. He is suddenly reused by a
feminine voice lamentlng because Of the
presence of a ram. Discovering that 1t
IL the voice of the girl he Is in love with,
after much teasing. he calls her by her nrst
name and is quickly reproved. Finally she
consents to him calling her anything II he
will only drive away the ram. This he does
in quick order with the magic mashie,"
and returns and calls her-but we never
know what. for his words are 'mufied by
her hair and cheeks and lips"
Memoirs Of John Russell Young. which
have been collected by his widow under
the name OF Men and Memories" and is
sued in two volumes which have already
reached their second edition. form a collec-
;tion Of personal "reminiscences by a man
distinguished In life and letters. who in
his career has come in contact with men Of
note almost without number in various
walks OF life. While the arrangement Of
the materials could and should be improved
and many Of the articles have appeared
from time to time in newspapers and peri
'odicals the collection is none the less Of
intense interest. The late Mr.. Young was
not only a keen observer. but a charming
writer-aptitudes probably gained by long
journalistic experience, and Of the sketches
he has given us those narrating his re,a-
lions with and opinions Of the giants OF
American journalism are the most vivid.
The very. names Of the men about whom he
writes from personal contact are inspiring
JohR w: Forney. .Bayard. Taylor. Horace
Greeley. George William Curtis. Henry J.
Raymond James. Gordon Bennett. Louis ].
Jennings, George w. Childs. Of men In
public life. legislators and diplomats. actors
and authors, Mr.. Young speaks with rare
discrimination, drawing from a fund OF
Information, much OF which has hitherto
been locked up against the public eye. II
Is certainly unfortunate that the death OF
Mr.. Young shortly after his appointment
as librarian OF our great congressional H.
brary forced him TO leave his memoir in
so fragmentary a form. But even as such
they will well repay reading. Published BY
y. TenDyson Nicely, two volumes. IS.
A new novel by Ruth Hall is ''The Dawn.
I%1enter's Son." 1t contains abundant adven-
lture and incident. 1t deals with a little.
known eddy in the stream OF New Yori
'history-the strange attempt TO abolish
rents about sixty years ago. The political
struggle involved Is presented through tn,
medium Of a few striking characters, who's,
dialogue Is very we'll managed. There ar,
1.-TWO scenes of marked dramatic power, on
where man is about to be tarred an,
feathered, and another In which "Ol
Hagar" dehes the ofneers Of the law. I
b published by Houghton, Miniin & Co
Another interesting book By the same hous,
in connection with their American Men o
Letters series Is . biography Of Nathanie
Hawthorne by George r. wOOdberry. Likl
the previous books In this series. Il deal
primarily with Hawthorne as a writer. Pro
tessor Woodberry Is fitted both by tsmpera
ment and by long tENteing in literature u
portray Ind interpret Hswthorne's subul
and fascinating p~ersohality. And he ha
produced here q life o. our greatest novels