Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-26
CURRENT LITERATURE,

Bill IL the hero Of Charles d. Stewards
book. "The Fugitive Blacksmith" published
by the Century company. though the reader
never sees Bill, who IS the fugitive black
smith. except through stumpy's eyes, but
stumpy makes Bin out fellow worth
knowing. He says Of him:
"Bnl was the kind that the nearer he got
TO trouble the less he worried about it
bill was one Of the kind that didn't
bother much about trouble TIL the time
come; then he would take hold Of It like a
Job OF work when the whistle blows
'snce he had chased around so much he
liked dogs and horses more and more, be-
cause they are n friend that sticks to you
and trusts you and can be depended on
"Biu said afterward-and 1 don't know
how true II is, but he ought to know be-
caiise he took enough lessons in it-that a
person can't change his own mind. He says
they only think they can and that when
they want II changed they have TO look AT
something different or go somewhere else
or see another person, and II is that that
changes IT, And he said that when per-
son got the idea that his mind can change
itself. and that he can outfank his own
wits, it's because he was never put In
place where he could really try it,
friendly there would be little wrinkles at
the corners of his eyes that made you
think he was smiling. And when he was
working on a Job he looked at Il the same
wsv except that he closed his eyes little
more, as II he were looking deep Into
crooked places and building things in his
mind. j used to think Bill could look into
a keyhoie and tell what kind Of key would
TT the works But when he was on the
warpath his eyes would open up and set
like steel trap ready to go on"
From the standpoint Of fashion the
August Delineator is a most attractive
number portraying the midsummer styles
IN all their charm and variety, and It con-
tains, besides the fashions, many features
OF interest to the general reader and prac-
teal householder. The first chapters OF a
new serial story by Helen M. Winslow Is
an item OF note. It is called AT Spinster
Farm and relates the actual experience OF
a woman who forsook the busy city for the
countryside and found there real peace and
happiness. 1.-THE Lucky Piece" Is continued
and there are also short stories by Cyrus
Townsend Brady and Lynn Roby MeelSins.
OF general interest are articles on "old
Fashioned Timepieces" and "Old Time
Summer Resorts" and on Martin Luther's
famous hymn "A Mighty Fortress is Our
God" Mothers will ind Dr. Murray's
paper on Feeding the Child" well worth
reading, and for the children themselves
there are entertaining stories and pastimes,
including an Animal Fairy Tale" by L.
Frank Baum, and a Son Riley Rabbit
story House plans and housefurnishing
ideas and suggestions in cookery and other
housewifely matters complete the number.
which Is of much interest throughout.
Mrs. Burton Harrison's name has always
been identified with particularly entertain
ing fiction, and for many years she has not
given us so capital piece of work as THE
Carlyles," the long novel which opens the
August number OF the Smart Set. II is by
far her most important story and is dis
tinct departure from her former novels
The poems come from the best verse
makers-Ethel Watts Mumford. Frank
Dempster Sherman, Arthur stringer, MIL
bred I. McNeal. Duncan Campbell Scott
and Ethel M. Kelley. number OF the
Smart Set containing more variety and a
higher average Of merit has never been is
sGDa
The Ridgway-Thayer company announces
that about September l 1t will publish
Thomas w. Lawson's "Frenzled Finance.
the Crime of Amalgamated," in book form.
Mr.. Lawson's idea, shared by the Ridgway-
Thayer company, is that the book should
be offered to the public at very moderate
price. Accordingly it will be published at
$50 per copy. There will be a more ex-
pensive edition for those who desire it,
Even casual reader must be impressed
by the up-to-date and live character Of the
contents of The World Today for August
For Decent magazine both the illustra-
lions and the articles are of a remarkably
high standard. The severance OF the union
between Norway and Sweden makes par
ticularly timely the article by l. X Boye-
sen, entitled ''Norway's Past and Future, q"
and the eight pages devoted to pictures of
those attractive countries.
In McClure's for August a nall is hit sud
denly and squarely on the head by o.
Henry, the humorist. The tragedy of Civ
ing shop girls too small pay to live on, de-
Gently, is revealed. II is a regular o.
Henry yarn, but it has infinite Wit. pathos,
sincerity, brains. 1t is really the story of
what In likely to happen to anybody who
is expected to line up against the flesh and
the devil. backed by giggle, a soft heart
and 50 a week.
As the three events most conspicuous In
theT bearing on current finance, A ID.
Noyes in his interview in the July -Septem-
Der Forum mentions % the dismsntiinG
OF the $4O000O,0O0 Northern Securities com.
binationi 90 the Equitable Assurance scan.
dali and 90 the battle OF the Sea OF Japan
Despite the pronounced difference in the
style OF the publication many people dc
not realize that "Leslie's Monthly and
"Leslies Weekly" have long been con.
Quoted under different ownerships To en-
phasize this distinction. the announcement
Is made that hereafter 'LesIie's Monthly
will be known as the American illustrated
Magazine. title which sums up its edi
torial policy and ends forever all implica
ton OF connection with the Journalism in
vented and populariEed by the late Franz
Leslie. In connection with the change O.
name It is interesting to remember that tn,
first monthly periodical to be issued I'm tbtj