Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-03

She tells Of the wooing OF Judith, a young
woman who lived during the early colonial
times OF Virginia. Lawrence Falkner, to
whose lot the wooing Of Judith falls, 10
deceitful, but finally makes amends, for
giveness comes and they are happily united.
Published by Doubleday, Page & Co.
Lives of Two Cats by Pierre Lott, IL
a sketch of two household pets, Pussy
White aud Pussy Gray. Their loves, friend
ships, escapades and death. form the main
thread Of a story which includes several
human characters. 1t is translated from
the French by M. b. Richards and pub
lished by Dana, Estes & Co. Another book
by the same company is Tho Story of
Little Nell" This is taken from Dickens
old Curiosity Shop" and is edited by
F.. l.. Knowles. Except in the case OF
necessary omissions, the authors language
has been left practically unchanged. The
editor has made no effort TO retain any
thing more Of the plot than relates strictly
to the history OF Little Nell.
"Bridgman's Kewts," by L. j. Bridgman,
is an unusually interesting and instruc-
tive book In verse. Il tells of the travels
of these little chaps, under the guidance
of Uncle Sam OF Washington" into every
state in the union. This account OF their
travels Is written in a jolly vein, easy 10
comprehend and tells Of the habits of the
people, their principal means OF gaining
a living and the chief products OF each
state. 1t is interesting and will make q
valuable instruction book for children. Pub
lished by II. NJ. Caldwell company.
''The Garden Of Lies by Justus Miles
H----- l. ror,antic csnry IF lOya and
| adventure in modern Paris with a very
beautiful young American girl as the hero
inc. The garden referred to in the title
! is that Of an old mansion in the French
| capital, which is the scene of the love-
making between a charming American girl
and a dashing pseudo prince. There is a
medley OF plot and intrigue. Jealousy and
idyllic love, and some clash Of swords.
Frederick A. Stokes company. publishers.
Beulah Marie Dix is the author Of a new
book entitled "a Little Captive Lad" 1t
is a story that will appeal 10 boys and
like her previous stories, tells the making
of a ne'er-do-well into a strong man. Her
new story Is Egsin Of tine Cromwellian times
and OF the son Of = cavalier. His fathers
| friends have prejudiced him greatly against
the roundhead brother into whose charge
he is given. Full Of the faults OF his caste,
he is yet an endearing little lad. and his
story will interest many. Published by
Macmillan company.
The Tragedy OF Pelee," by George Hen
nan, is "a narrative Of personal experience
and observation in Martinique II is an
excellent account, giving a minutia account
OF each days travel and incidents. The
author went to Martinique on the cruiser
Dixie as a representative from the Out
look. II is finely illustrated with photo
graphs taken by the author. The %frontis-
piece is an illustration showing the night
eruption Of May 2e. from the road going
south from Viye toward Ocier. The ac-
count is very interesting. Published by the
Outlook company.
A good and profitable book for boys to
read is The Boy; How to Help Him Sue
ceed," by Nathaniel c. Fowler. ir. Thu
first 129 pages are devoted TO good. solid
advice as to elements hat will bring sue
cess. Following this are a few pages Civ
ing a summary Of answers to twenty-five
questions bearing on success making, and
closing the book under the head OF "ThC
Voice of Distinguished Experience" arc
the direct answers to these questions by
3l9 ''men of mark" These questions ar,
such as come up continually for the DO!
just starting to meet the battle OF life t
PROFOUND, and the answers are by distin,
guished men who have made life a sue,
cess. Published by lakewood PUBLISHING
company.
THE Gift OF the Magic STAFF" by Fan
ME K. ostrander. is a fairy story whicl
tells how, when Paul was out in the gar
den. he made the acquaintance Of a 'Lttl
Green Man" who made him a present o
a staff which had several rings upon Il
and the turning of these rings caused tn
stan to assume various forms. The stor
tells the experiences Paul had with thl
magic stan, how he met the Fairy Mothe
? and the LATHE Queen snd his adventure
in wonderland, which were many, anon
other things being a visit to Santa Claus
Published by Fleming II. Revell company
The above books are for sale by the Me
geath Stationery Co.. 1908 Farnam street
y