Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-01
new BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
March Periodicals Present an Unusually
Tempting Array.
ONE GIVES PLAY BY WILLIAM ARTHUR JONES
Fiction Features in All of Them Are
More Than the Usual Merit
some More solid
Reading.

sumo more SOAlu
Reading.
The National Magazine for March has
another article on the jamestown EXPOSE
ton. and also contains an appreciation by
william Hemstreet, of Anthony Comstock,
who is perhaps the least understood and
most abused OF any great reformer of the
age.
The Homes of Longfellow,". by Mary
II. Northend, National Beauties Of Utah."
by w. c. Jenkins and ION the Site Of tho
White CITY," are strong articles that appear
In this number
The Manning Maids is one Of the best
illustrated articles to be found in any OF
the March magazines The National has a
large number of first class stories. and
will prove to be a number interesting and
instructive to all members OF the family
In the Cutters Book for February, Eben
e. Rexford discourses delightfully."- on the
pleasures of memory dwelling during the
busy winter months on last summers trip
to the wilds. Craig s. Thoms describing
the things hunter sees besides big
game talks most entertainingly of The
Winter Woods" telling of the secrets laid
bare by the dropping OF the leaves. TAX
ing an Oregon woman's work as her text
Anne Shannon Monroe shows what a WOO
man can do on a farm, and Len d. White
more, in another article relates the story
of the far-famed Salton sea. Howard
James, a new writer with a forceful style,
discusses Grover Clevelands latest book
and handles the ex-presldent without
gloves. The number contains interesting
stories of travel. humor and adventure, by
Thomas Ambrose, Caroline D'Aguilar Long,
Ivan Swift. F. o. Filbey, Mary Alden Car
YER DR.. Franklin Hawley, Ellsworth Bur-
nett and others The poetry in this issue
is Of high order and the illustrations are
profuse and beautiful
The March Reader Magazine contains a
debate between William Jennings Bryan
and Senator Albert ]. Beveridge. The sub
ject discussed is the problem of States
Rights as opposed to Nationality, reyivified
| by the current topics of federal ownership
of public utilities and federal regulation
of state matters. The debate opens the
series on THE Problems of the People" to
be debated by Bryan and Beverldge for
fifteen months, or until the opening of the
next presidential campaign. Mr. Bryan is
| to be the spokesman for the democratic
party and expound its beliefs on the is
sues Of the day, while Mr. BeveridRe il
| tacttly understood to be the mouthpIece
of the administration while answering for
republicanism.
| "on the Eve" the complete drama pub
lished In the Transatlantic Tales for March.
is not only an exceedingly strong piece of
work from the artistic point OF view, but
gives wonderfully enlightening picture of
the present awful conditions in Russia In
1t we are shown, by one who knows. the
remarkable organization and heroic sacri-
fce OF those who are pouring out their
blood for free Russia" Upton Sinclair.
author of THE JUNGLE" says: N"I read II
with intense interest; II is right out of the
heart of the furnace. So far as my read
ing goes, 1t is the best thing which the
present crisis has brought out In Russia
The American Magazine for March In
cludes new little play, THE Goal" by
Henry Arthur Jones. Throughout the play,
made joyful by his presence. there walks
a great man OF the world, 70 years old,
who, on the day he died, preserved love OF
life, high respect for himself, and en-
thusiasm for larger achievement When
Miss Tarbel whose history of the tarin
Is one OF the features Of this notable peri.
odical. relates in the present number the
story of the tariff under Grant Blaine
Sunset" Cox, Horace Greeley, "Pig-iron'
Kelley and Garfield are among the mer
introduced. Josephine Daskam Bacon's
article on the servant problem is entitled
I'VE and Our Neighbors."
The frontispiece OF this March McClure's
is one Of E. L. Blumenschein's color illus.
trations for THE Namesake." Alice Bar.
Der Stephens in her best manner illustrate,
''rhe Love Story OF Cad" ]. Hambidgt
and Frederic Dorr Steele contribute pic
lures to over Monahan's" and ''The CIod
hopper" respectively. Martin Justice and
Arthur G. Dove, in their drawings fol
, THE Colonizing OF Kansas and How
, Jimmy Made Good" bring out the humo
. of these stories and w. ]. Awkward stronRl,
pictures "A Suspended Sentence" Tn,
, photographs and fac-sImiles in the Mar,
Baker @. Eddy article, the portraits an,
} photographs OF the Carl Schurz Remin
iscences, with the photographs Of tn
Mars" article are decidedly fine
@. w. Dillingham; company announces
| DSNOl1r ny AuBuSld Evans wilson. Th1
beautiful story, poignant tragedy of tw,
lives, may be properly classed a lterar,
cameo and 1t will, In all probability, b.
the last work of this. Americas most pop
| ular author. THE End OF the Game" /
} novel OF American life, by Arthur Horn
blow, whose Lion and the Mouse" is nov
nearing its Goth thousand. Also Genera
Kings new civil war story THE Rock o
Chickamauga." in which the great soldier
General George II. Thomas, lie the centra
figure, Also THE Range Dwellers," by tn,
author OF Chip OF the Flying u" Georg,
V. Hobart's new John Henry book, entitle,
Beat It," which is a series OF letters from
John Henry to his friend Bunch; this be
ing the eleventh volume Of the John Henri,
series. The ten previous books have me
sale Of nearly 10000 copies. Another en-
terprdse OF the Dillingham; company is tn
REISSUE of the most popular dime move
ever issued. Seth Jones Of New Hamp
SHIRE" by Edward S. Ellis, which tn
author has rewritten. now nearly Mt
years since the first issue. Added to tn,