Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-13

X SCNDAH BEE: JANUAR
who has claim to the throne OF Bsluchis-
tan. and who has an ambition to press II,
acts as guide. Love. intrigue and battle
enter into the development OF the story.
The daughter OF the millionaire not long
before the opening or the story had parted
with her lover. who had become an exile,
but In what guise and under what cir
ctfrnstances she later meets him the reader
WIN learn The story is full OF action and
shows great narrative skin. illustrated In
cOlors by Thomas Mitchell PIERCE ard
Harold Delay Published by the Reilly q
Brltton company.
Donahoe's Magazine opens the new year
with a very varied and interesting pst Of
features IN the January edition. The situa-
tiOn in France IL discussed thoroughly; the
Rev. A. A. Notebaert contributes a second
paper on Conditions IN the Congo Free
State" quoting much testimony OF weight
to uphold the administration Of the Bel
gian king; and Louis ID. Brandeis considers
the question Of Insurance for Wage
Earners.' Choosing Career gener-
ously illustrated with portarIts Of success
ful men; Grand Opera For the People"
by the Rev. John Talbot Smith; and THE
Training OF Children" are other features
of note.
In addition. there are numerous short
STORIES poems and pictures with Depart
ment matter OF unusual interest.
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Marching Against the Iroquois." by
Everett T. Tomlinson, is a book especially
for boys from 10 to IS years OF age, which
will be read with interest and profit. Boys
OF all ages like to read about Indians, and
the adventures which DR.. Tomllnson has
successfully woven into his new story of
the American revolution are as interesting
as any bit Of fiction. The events narrated
occurred In the Mohawk Valley during
General sulllvan's expedition against the
Iroquois Many OF the characters are al
ready well known 10 readers Of DR.. Tomlln-
sons last book, THE Red Chief" which
dealt with the Cherry Valley massacre
Published by Houghton, MIflin & Co.
"Pussy-Cat Town." by Marion Ames Tag
CART, is most unusual and delightful cat
story. Ban-Ban, a pure Maltese who be-
longed 10. Rob; Kikusan, Lois beautiful
snOw-white pet, and their neighbors Be-
della the tortoise Shell, Madame Laura the
widow. wutz Butz the warrior, and wise
old Tommy Traddles.. were really and truly
cats, and Miss Taggart tells how they de-
teumined to found Pussy-Cat Town, where
all unhappy cats who had no comfortable
home or kind friends might come and prop
erly enjoy life. Illustrated by Rebecca
Chase. Published by l. c. Page Co.
"The Birch Tree Fairy Book" is another
collection of fairy tales which have been
edited by Clifton Johnson. In both this
volume and I'm 1.-THE Oak Tree Fairy Book
are found the old favorites in version
especially suited for the home Preside. The
interest. the charm and the sweetness have
been retained, but the savagery. distressing
details and excessive pathos have been
dropped. The book IL nicely illustrated by
Willard Bonte. Published by Little. Brown
Co.
Tarbers Teachers Guide TO the Interna-
tional Sunday School Lessons for 1907 is
even better than the one for 1906, which
established itself as one of the best com
inentaries ever published for Sunday school
teachers and students. In completeness,
In readiness OF reference and In adapta-
bility to all grades OF classes. 1t takes hrst
place. Its 500 pages contain scholarly com
fitents on word and phrase; suggestive
quotations from writer's on Bible lands
and people; a sound metohd OF teaching
the points OF the lesson; valuable sum
mary of the meaning and contents OF each
lesson; illuminate discussions of geography
lin short, all that the Bible student and
teacher want to know. Published by the
obbs-Merrill company.
Janet: Her Winter in Quebec" by Anna
Chaplin Ray, is the second In the new and
popular Sidney" series by the author Of
the famous Teddy books. Sidney Stayre
and Ronald Leslie and his sister Janet
are among the principal characters. Janet
and Ronald become warm friends OF Day
Argyle a New York girl and her brother
Rob. an Exeter student who has been in
valided in foot ball match The fun Of
this delightful book is furnished by a
young EnglIshman. Published by Little,
Brown a. Co.
Tho January number of whats in the
Magazincs' begins the second year Of this
useful little publication, which has proven
itself to be the busy magazine readers
friend. Starting with an issue of twenty
pages covering twelve magazines, II closed
the year with an issue OF sixty-four pages
covering seventy magazines. Several Inn
provements are promised for the year 1907.
The value OF this little time saver is
shown by this summary e of what
an issue contains; Items OF Inter
est suggested by the contents or the
current magazines. and bits of news inthe
magazine world; a classified descriptive list
of the most important articles Of broadest
popular interest; the complete contents OF
the leading current magazines, classified
according to subject and general character.
i and arranged alphabetically for. ready ref
erenee: pertinent paragraphs serious and
| otherwise, of interest 20 the magazine
reader. called from various sources; giving
the city and street address of each pub
location. with the yearly subscription and
single copy price.
THE Old Darnman," q charming novel;
ette by Charles L. Goodelb is volume ten
of the Hour Glass series OF short Action
published by Punk & wagnaIls Co. This
! book tells IN a quaint and appealing style
the life of a we'll known character OF New
England. II is short enough ana inter
| aafInR enough m he read AT or,a afttinw