Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-25

long time chief correspondent OF the Asso-
riated Press in Berlin. The rise Of Ger
many to its present position in interna-
tional commSrce and politics has been one
OF the most significant developments Of
the last quarter century; bat one meets in
America with the same ignorance regard
ing this great trade rival that is so often
censured in the attitude Of the English busi-
ness man toward America. Daring his
long career as q newspaper correspondent
on the continent Mr.. Won Schierhrand had
quite unusual opportunities to become ia
miliar with the inner workings OF German
government and with the personalities OF
the men who control the empire. He de-
scribes intimately and fully the rulers,
aristocracy. society, politics, commerce,
manufactures. finances. ART, music and lit
erhture OF modern Germany. His picture
Of 1.-The welding Of a world-enpire" is a
brilliant character study Of one Of the great
nations Of today, and is Of profound inter-
est to every intelligent reader.
For years W. H. ?. Phyfe'E Seven Thou
sand Words Often Mispronounced" has been
one o. the standard works on orthoepy in
the country. c. p. Putnam's Sons, the pub
fishers. have now issued a new. revised
and enlarged edition in which Mr.. Pbyte
has increased the number OF words bv
nearly 80 per cent. Hereafter the book Will
be called Ten Thousand Words Often Me
pronounced" and fhus the work becomes
more valuable than ever. This Is the
| fourth time the author has revised 4. and
brought il down to date.
The latest addition to the very charming
$50 "a -
written on French society and letters in
the seventeenth century is "Moliere,' pub
lished by Houghton. Miflin & Co. This il
the greatest figure in French literature
and his brilliant career is one Of the most
attractive topics in the range Of literary
history. ldr. Vincent has treated It with
much discretion. avoiding the detailed biog
raphicnl method, but yet succeeding. b.
a series Of deft and felicitous illusions, il
bringing Moliere and his career before hh
readers.
The Evolution Of q Girls IDEAL" : Httl,
record Of the ripening OF the affections Il
the time Of loves coming, by Clara +
! LRughlin. is a neat volume published By
the Fleming H. Reveu company. The Hu.
thor uses as a text for her book the words
The way OF life Is wonderful IT is by
abandonment" q striking sentence. which
she heard early in life"
"Fonein's Le Pays de France" edited by
Antoine MuEzRrelll, author Of "ACRdemi,
! French Course" is just on from the press
Of the American Book company. Within
the smallest possible compass this bool
furnishes an epitome Of the phyBiography
the history, the government. the peopli
and the arts. sciences and literature o
France. The author, Inspector Genera
Foncin, has presented this encyclopedia ma
teriaI in q form most interesting and Will
q style Of rare purity. Apart from tn
great amount OF useful information il con
tEins. the book is especially adapted 10
students from fits unusually wide range o
words. consisting Of over 1000. The note
have been restricted 10 proper names an,
expressions for which dictionaries CoUit
not suggest a ready explanation. bI. tb'
vocabulary is complete. To those who wift