Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-30
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. WEDNESDAY,, APR1 80, 1909.
NEW BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
New Novel by Mark Twain, the Prince Of
American Humorists.
AMUSING EXPERIENCE WITH cABLEGRAM
Ian MacJaren startIes the Managing
Editor of a Religious Pa~per-Lead-
ing Magazines for May Full
of Good Things.

a'AN ANh@f AN1 - -
titled "A Double Barreled Detective Story"
which has just been published by Har-
pers. II is a story in which the author
enters upon a field that is entirely new.
When once IL is started one continues its
persual with interest, wondering what will
happen next. The book is divided into two
parts, the first part bearing the unique
Inscription, I'VE ought never to do wrong
when people are looking" Jacob Fuller, "a
handsome young man Of slender means
marries a rich young girl, the marriage
being bitterly opposed by the girls father.
Jacob Fuller hears of the fathers criti-
cisms. but marries the girl and uses every
means known by him to cause her suffering
and thereby break the fathers heart. As
a last resort he ties her to a tree. turns
the bloodhounds loose on her until her
clothes are torn from her, then calls them
of and disappears from the community.
The wife's one cry Of vengeance is that
her child may be a boy. which is granted,
When the boy is 5 years old she discovers
as a birthmark he has the gift Of the blood
hound in seeming. The mother sducates
him and when he becomes a young man
tells him her history and forms plans for
him to ''persistently and relentlessly" drive
him from place to place by posting
placards offering rewards for him, telling
his crime, but leaving out the name. She
has found a miner by his name in Colorado
and the boy starts on his errand, but on
driving Fuller from the city discovers he
is a cousin. The remainder Of the story
tells Of the boys experiences in locating
the cousin to tell him the mistake. Among
his experiences is the unravelling Of a mys-
terry by his gift. coming out victorious
over the renowned Sherlock Holmes.
The managing editor OF a religious
weekly had an amusing experience with a
cablegram not long ago. He had been cor
responding with DR.. John Watson clan
MacLaren') OF Liverpool about a story
that the famous Scotch author was to write
for them. After everything had, as the
editor thought, been satisfactorily arranged
a cablegram from Liverpool suddenly ar
rived at the editors desk. It read: IAN
irrelevant objection. Watson" Dumb
founded, the editor racked his brains to
recall what he had now done to antagonize
genial DR.. Watson. For the life Of him
he couldn't recall having objected to any
suggestion the author had made. About
to call for a copy Of his latest letter to
Liverpool, 1t suddenly dawned on him. His
last letter to the historian Of Drumtochty
had asked what the title Of the new story
would be, with the request that It be ca
bled II necessary. And by cable the title
had come Later DR.. Watson altered the
title slightly to mo Relevant Objection"
The story itself is one of singular beauty
and is up to the highest standard of that
master hand. The paper for which It was
written is the Sunday School Times, where
1t appears this month.
Comments of a Countess is a volume OF
light and amusing satirical sketches OF So
| ciety foibles. The sketches in their original
form appeared in the Outlook. Some Of the
comments are on "Theaters," "The Sea-
son." Music" Dress" REST Cures"
Cricket" Caves" House Parties and
the Horse Show 1.-The Country" and The
Degeneration Of Man" The book Is not
written by a 'looker-on," but by one ac-
tually playing the game" herself. She
commences the book with -. is as neces-
sary for a peeress to write nowadays as 1t
is for an American millionaire to lose a
fortune. Nobody knows how he made It.
Just as nobody knows what a peeress will
do next, though many OF us can guess,
heaven having thoughtfully provided a mi
nority with the fault known as imagina-
ton" The sketches are indeed humorous.
The preface written by Carlton, the
countess husband), instead OF being at the
beginning OF the book, as usual. is the last
chapter, "in accordance with all the GUS
toms and views prevalent In modern So
clety." 1t seems to have been written be-
cause his wife insisted on IT. He thinks,
however, II any one gets as far as that
chapter we'll pleased with what Dolly has
written that even his contribution will be
tolerated" His preface constitutes good
words for his wife-"a written character Of
the author" 1t is published by John Lane.
"Darky Ways in Dixie" by Margaret A..
Richard, Is the title of a book of poems
written in dialect. picturing the typical
southern negro as he is in the land Of his
abode. His fanaticism In religion, his
proneness to be Eight fingered" when OBJ
portunity offers ESPECIALLY when the pro-
verbally loved watermelon and chicken are
eoncerned); his various and amusing SUI
perstitions and other things characteristic
OF him are written Of in a humorous vein.
On the other hand, the author touches
minor chords in singing Of the love the
faithful old servant bears for "Missus" and
"Marsa;" Of the prisoner serving a long
sentence on the chain gang for some minor
onense; OF the old and afflicted waiting
patiently for the call to heaven. where
gladness shall be theirs in the sweet "by-
en-by." The book is illustrated with pho
tographs from life and is well adapted TO
fulfilling the purpose for which it was de-
signed, that Of being offered as a souvenir
Of the south to all interested in the "cul-
lud race and especially to winter tour
lists from the north. Published by the Alb
hey Press.
The Misdemeanors Of Nancy" by
Eleanor Hoyt, is a new book published by
Doubleday, Page & Co. II would be diff
cult 10 End a more charmingly frivolous
young woman than this irresistible creation
or Miss Hoyt's. She is simply adorable, and
one wonders not at all at the long pro-
cession OF unfortunates upon whom the
smile Of her mischievous land. il must
be confessed, firtatious) eyes. IL must
midsummer madness. Her conquest over
the hearts OF foreigners and all classes
OF people over the states, is not only in
tensely interesting, but when told by her
self, amusing. No reader can fail TO close
the book without a mingled feeling OF re-
greet at leaving the heroine and of envy
for THE Man Who Came Often"
A double frontispiece in color by Max
held Parrish, showing desert and reclaimed