Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-02

country since Brillat-s avarin, and. till this
volume Of Mr.. E~llwanger's was issued. there
has not existed anywhere a complete his
torical account OF the science Of eating
from the earliest times. The author has
made q book Of absorbing interest and OF
real literary distinction. full Of good stories
and anecdotes. rare recipes Of the sort that
do not get into any cook book, quaint oddi-
ties and suggestive facts.
Frank Mackenzie Savile can at least claim
the merit Of novelty for the scene Of his
Moray Of the Hendrix HUDSON It goes
back to 1854 and the Crimean war, but
deals with Finland and the coast OF the
Baltic. There is a search for buried treas
ure Of the vikings. complicated by the per-
s]ecution Of a Polish nobleman by tho Rus
SLAMS, and relieved by the sudden love for
the daughter OF the Pole by a young Eng
lish doctor. who heads the treasure trove
expedition. There Is blood and fighting
galore. but It is all lusSed in too obviously
and eth an amateurish straining for sem
s%ationil effects. Frederick A. Stokes COM
pany, publishers.
Tudor jerks has written a companion
book to his "Galopoff, the Talking Pony"
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is a trick dog, owned by a French show
man, and is stolen by some gypsies and
brought to America. On the way over the
dog meets Galopoff, the pony, and the two
become fast friends. The little dog proves
to be quite as lovable as the pony, and their
adventures, apart or in common, furnish a
vast amount Of interest and diversion for
the little folks. The book contains twelve
full page half-tone Illustrations by Regi-
Maid Birch. Published by Henry Altemus
company.
We had thought that Edward S. Ellis died
som time ago. but books by him continue
TO appear. The latest is Jim and joe"
There are hair-breadth escapes from lions
In circuses, midnight rides on locomotives
and all manner Of other adventures by land
and sea. Published by H. T. Coates & Co.
A new and pretty edition OF ]. A. Mitch
ellis The Last American" is issued by
F. A. Stokes company. It is the discovery
of New York City by some Persian ex-
plorefs who in the year 1857 visit the
ruins Of Nhu Yok, marvel at its extent
and architecture and the traces Of extinct
civilization. The edition has illustrations
in color by F. w. Read, and decorative de-
signs by A. D. Blashheld, while Mr..
Mitchell's own pencil has not been idle in
the work Of identifying 1t.
The first Worlds Work Of the New
Year contains a wide variety Of subjects
written about in the concise, optimistic
manner which is characteristic OF this mag
asine. Perhaps the most important article
is Mr.. Robert H. Montgomery's story OF
the American invasion of Canada, illus
trated with many striking pictures and
portraits. Mr.. Levi Nixon's prophecies OF
the "Battleship Of the Future" and Mr..
Mosely's views OF American Industrial
conditions, as he has seen them during his
recent trip through this country, are also
very important.
The adventures Of two young men who &c
In search of a lost treasure ship said to
be somewhere In the region Of the South
Pole are related by Captain Ralph Bonehill
in a book called Lost in the Land Of Ice,'
published by A. Vessels company. The
tale is made UP OF the widest improba-
bilities, but the more improbable 1t is the
more stirring becomes the narrative. What
adventures the heroes do havei At one
time they are made prisoners on their owr
ship. At another they have hair-raisins
experiences among the man-eating Pata-
g~onians. At still another they are cast
away on a mighty iceberg along with polar
bears. And at yet another. when they have
sighted the hero's father alone en- his
treasure ship Just at the South Pole, they
are caught in the grip Of the magnetic
pole at immense risk Of life.
The January number Of S~crlbner's Maya
zine, which marks the beginning of til
thlrty-third volume, contains two Of the
potahIa faaf,trae 80 NhA nar,gno yaar IA 4.
seldom that the opportunity is offered Il
present the brilliant letters Of a woman
who has filled the highest social and on.
cial positions at the courts Of Europe. The
letters OF Nine. Waddington, wife Of the
eminent French ambassador, M. William
Waddington, begin In this number, with
entertaining and witty accounts OF the Eng.
lish court in the sos. Nine. Waddington'i
observations have the greater value Il
American readers because she is an Amer,
lean. the daughter Of a president Of Co.
lumbia college and the granddaughter o.
} Rufus King, who was American minister
to England. These letters we're written t
her relatives in this country at the yer!
time in which the events described wer,
fresh in her memory. They are therefor,
spontaneous, natural and unconventional!
bright. The illustrations are from por
traits and other pictures in Nine. Wadding
tons own collection.
The open-Air Boy" a book for boy
which treats of all kinds of outdoor sports
is written by @. M, A. Hewett, an Englisl
clergyman, who evidently has o strong sym
pathy with all that pertains to boys. tell
in his books how angling is made easy
how to catch butterflies and moths; how Il
rear caterpillars. and something about sal
water pursuits. There are chapters on
A Kinds Of Pets" Rating, Rabbiting
and the Like" Cooking and the Fin,
Arts" and The Young Campaigner." Pub.
lished by r. F. Fenno & Co.
The above books are for sale by thu