Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-07
CURRENT LITERATURE,

one Of the most important chapters in
The Freedom OF Life the new book by
Annie Psyson Call author Of Power
Through Repose," etc, published by Lit
tie, Brown & Co. Is the chapter on How
10 Sleep Restfully." Miss Call says:
There are three things that prevent
sleep-over-fatigue. material disturbances
from the outside, and mental disturbances
from within.
in nine cases out OF ten It is the I'M
willingness to lie awake that keeps US
awake. We wonder why we do not sleep.
We toss and turn and wish we could sleep
We fret, and fume, and worry, because
we do not sleep. We think of all we have
TO do on the following day, and are OPP
pressed with the thought that we cannot
do it II we do not sleep. First, we try
one experiment to see If IT will not make
rs sleep. and when IL fails, we Try an
other. and perhaps another. In each ex-
pertinent we are watching TO see II 1t
will work There are many things to do
any one OF which might help us 70 sleep,
but the watching to see II they will work
keeps us awake.
There are five things TO remember to
help rest an overtired brain; l. healthy
Indifference to wakefulness. 2. Concentra-
taxation Of the body. T. Gentle rhythmic
breathing Of fresh air. 5. Regular nour-
ishment"
The Harpers announce that the sixth vol
ume in the American Nation" series is
ready for Immediate publication. This vol
ume will be called Provincial America, and
is written by Evarts B. Greene, Ph.D
professor Of history, University Of Illinois
It covers the early days of the develop
rnent OF the American commonwealth, from
1880 to 174O. and is the first Of the second
group Of Ave volumes, under the general
heading Of Transformation Into Nation.
Prof Greene is specialist in the
period of which he writes. After gradual
ing from Harvard, he became instructor
in history in that university, obtaining
his PhD degree in 1893. Then followed
few years travel and study In Ger
many before he took up his work at the
University OF Illinois, where he has been
professor OF history for the past eight or
ten years. Prof Greene has been
a frequent contributor to various historical
and educational periodicals, and has writ
ten a volume entitled The Provincial Gov
ernor in the English Colonies of North
America Volume vi carries out the plan
for the entire SERIES as the editor, Prof.
A b. Hart of Harvard university,
outlines IT, "a history written by experts
for laymen."
The Vir Publishing company of Phila-
delphia has just divided $500 in gold among
ten persons in the United States and one
in England for the name Husband Wife
and Home" which was adjudged the
title best suited for DR.. Charles Frederic
Goss' new book, one to which men and
~ friction
alert to the best means Of correcting 1t
will turn for suggestion and relief.
d. Appleton & Co. have acquired the
Booklovers Magazine of Philadelphia and
will publish It in New York under the title
of Appleton's Booklovers' Magazine, be-
ginning with the July number. 1t is said
that d. Appleton & Co. expect to greatly
increase their sales of books and the efh-
cheney of their advertising through Its
agency. 1t is understood that the policy of
the magazine will be changed and that
the fact and fiction OF Appletons best au-
thors will be published in IL serialy. The
house will naturally make an extraordinary
effort to have the first number published
under the new title great success and
much is to be expected Of 1t.
So attractive and so varied are the
ticles in the World OF Today for July that
readers will fnd it difficult TO decide what
TO read first. For a 10-cent magazine the
quality OF both the reading matter and the
illustrations is remarkable. The wide In
terest in the municipal ownership problem
makes particularly timely the article by
Francis w. Parker on Municipal owner
ship and Graft"
For both timeliness and vivacity the July
r,,p,har oF the Atlantic is notable one.
The leading article, plea for Publicity for
Express Companies, by Prof. F. II. Dixon,
is a searching study OF the vast but little
understood business of the express COM
panies in this country which will open the
eyes OF many people.
The summer number of Poet Lore is one
OF the most valuable issues of this maya
zine so absolutely indispensable to the
student Of literature. The leading contribu-
ton is a complete translation of Maeter-
lncks new play, "Joyzele," and like all
Poet Lore plays, the translation is
masterpiece, giving in English the very
life OF the French original. Poet Lore
seems 20 gain in both literary value and
typographical excellence with every issue.
II you want to feel glad that you are
alive and able to enjoy the wealth of out
door treasures that our magnificent country
affords, just read the Country Calendar
for July. The luscious yellow-green canta-
loupe OF the cover we'll indexes the zest
that waits within. The Country Calendars
continued employment of the sincerest and
pleasantest outdoor literature, with its
lavishly beautiful pictures and typography,
will keep It high in the interests of those
who truly love Gods green earth"
Between the very attractive and season