Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-13

depth. "Chimmie" himself, recording
knowledge which frequently puzzles or
amazes him. yet which he illuminates with
the light Of his mother-wit, has modified
his dialect. so that he now addresses the
eye as plainly as the ear. But his idioms
and eecentricities OF expression remain as
quantity Characteristic as ever, in spite Of
that modification Of dialect to be expected
after his Eve years service In the house
hold Of Miss Fannie. The Century Co, pub
fishers.
DR.. II. II. Kane Of New York has given
to the American public a translation Of
Pierre Foncin's pays dc France" under
the title Of France" 1t treats OF the
physical formation Of the country, the
history OF the nation, its institutions, re-
sources. literature, science and are; the
temperament Of It's people and Of the colo
MES OF the republic. The book follows the
program OF the Alliance Franchise, an asso-
citation which devotes itself to encourag-
ing the thorough study Of the French Ian
guage and literature, and. consequently, to
spreadinR abroad accurate and impartial
notions in regard to France and her people.
Published by International Publishing Co.
Several timely and interesting essays are
contained in a new volume entitled, "Leeat
Appomattox, and other Papers" by Charles
Francis Adams. They cover a wide range
two are upon the war just closed In South
Africa; one is upon the need OF a higher
tone in our political discussions; another
deals with The Treaty OF Washington,
and the closing paper, "A Plea for Military
History" is a criticism Of the. detective
treatment Of military operations BY his
-. HV a. aN Annnrnaf-
tox" was read before the American society
at its annual meeting in Worcester, Mass,
Wednesday, October 30, 1901. But all the
papers are weighty with the wealth Of ex-
p~erience gained by travel. by the practice
Of great affairs and by association with
statesmen and others in whose hands rest
the heavy responsibilities Of commerce and
diplomacy. Published by Houghton, Mifnin
& Co.
my Captive" by J. A. Altsholer, is a
story Of the revolutionary war, giving In an
interesting manner a soldiers experience
with a lady prisoner. my Captive" has a
charm all its own-or her own-for the
Captive" is a young woman Of the revolu-
tionary war-a Tory-who lie charged with
being a spy. But as her captor is the mar
rator, we shall ask him to tell US about It:
II looked at the prisoner. and I was vexed
by doubt. She returned my gaze with great,
pure eyes, which seemed to say / was a
villain, a monster; yet l had been doing
my exact duty, that of a faithful soldier In
! the cause of the continental congress and
freedom. / was angry at her for meddling
with war, and angry at myself Tor being
forced into a situation so full OF troubles.
And troubles indeed there were inside OF
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horse, and my horse, Old Put. the most
wonderfully intelligent animal that ever
existed-was standing by, when she sud
denly gave him a cut with her whip, and
of he dashed riderless IN one direction,
while she drove her horse furiously of In
the other. And l frst had to catch Old Put
and then her. Then we both were captured
by guerrilias, from which we escaped after
a terrible ordeal. and once she was captor
and I captive. And SO for several days and
nights we had many adventures until we
| caught up with Morgan's command. How
did 1t turn out? Well, / must admit l fell
in love-but she was q Tory. and In her
eyes I was a rebel. so that complications
naturally ensued. But II was truly an ex-
citing period" d. Appleton & Co., pub
fishers.
THE Government; What II Is; What 1t
Does,'' by Salter Storrs Clark, ~revisor Of
"Young's Government Glass Book" and au-
thor Of "Clark's Commercial Law" Is a
volume which Is entirely different from the
average cut-and-dried text book in civlcs.
It is more like an able teachers verbal
presentation of the subject to his class than
like anything else to which we can COM
pare IL. The style is clearcut. forceful and
1 A-Na "A n. n r.ANNaa Na NRoaARkA an@-
gestlvely and the pupil Is LED to draw In
f~erences for himself. Comparisons Of our
government with those Of other countries
are frequent: the Illustrations OF the actual
workings of the system are detailed and
vivid; and government is shown to be a
science, a complete system, which has q
practical part In our everyday life. Sup
Elementary work, giving questions which
will force the pupil to think over what he
has studied. are appended to each chapter,
and a complete index to each chapter
and a complete index is included. Published
by American Book company.