Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-28

Fury" with many interesting references 10
the great eruption Of A. u, 20 u ricn
in unusual Illustrations, too, reproductions
from drawings in pastel made by Charles
Caryl Coleman from hts villa at Capri
during the eruption. Two of these are
happily shown In color.
Decidedly out Of the ordinary Is the be-
ginning OF the new novel by the author of
The Four Feathers" and there are
further chapters of Seeing France With
Uncle John" and THE Doubtful Age" be-
sides the short stories There Is pic
turesque account OF '"The Catching of the
Cod" by William j. Henderson, who has
spent some time among the fishermen and
on their boats. l.. II. Bailey, director OF
the Agricultural college OF Cornell unit
versity, supplements his earlier discussion
of the reasons why boys leave the farm
with a presentation OF the reasons,
gathered at FIRST hand from Cornell uni
versity students. why many boys are turn
ing to farming as their life work. IL rs
an article rich in suggestive interest
The frontlspiece of the number is also
in color, reproduction of a characteristic
Howard Chandler Christy drawing, THE
Sweet Girl Graduate"
There could be no more fascinating life
history to read during the summer vaca-
tion than the story of a forests slow
growth, and this story is told for readers
of the August ST. Nicholas by Frederick T.
Clements, with number of pictures IT.
Illustrating the various phases or foreot
growth. 1t is interesting and profitable
reading for older members of the family.
as well as for boys and girls. Another
seasonable article. and one to appeal To
/ ona uh ID 10 Hs.r
Grabs and Their Habits" by Margaret
Wentworth Leighton, Nature and Scheme,
too has its usual offering of pleasant and
profitable discussions Of outdoor topics.
vacation number would be incomplete
without stories, and plenty of them and
| these the August st. Nicholas has In full.
| THE Wars of the Roses" by Margaret
Johnson is a pretty story OF summer re-
/ sort happenings. Ellis Parker Butler has
| a humorous tale of THE Dog That Re
/ turned to Mexico" and there il abundance
of verse and pictures besides new chap
tiers of the four serials, and the depart
ments.
IAN American in New York" by Ope
Read, is a novel OF today He has caught
the spirit of this great city in a surpris-
| ingly true and interesting manner and has
I woven u Ol TonndnCts love ana hu-
venture that at once creates an interest
which increases until the reader reaches
the popular climax Unlike any previous
production of fiction in plot, style and
treatment, and one that will add i'm
mensely to Mr.. Reads world wide popu-
| larity.
| A remarkable southern colonel is the
central figure of the book He declared
| to bell boy that "he had lived out in
America and this was his first trip
| abroad"
The whimsical humor, the quaint phi
llosophy and the fine sentiment OF the
1chivalrous colonel delight the reader. white
the plot holds with a grip that gives new
meaning to the words Substantial inter-
est"
One of the noteworthy things about this
story is it's atmosphere Of protest against
the sordid. 1t is instinct with a noble
justification Of chivalry of romance and
of the old-fashioned things OF sentiment
While It is deliciously satirical IT leaves
the right taste in the mouth. All Ameri-
cans--and New Yorkers-will find a rare
pleasure in reading this present-day no.
nance. Published by Thompson &
Thomas
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