Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-29

didness Of an East Side dive. and from the
Orient TO little old New York"
The famous Toast in Sheridan's school
for Scandal will be richly illustrated in
the Christmas Scribner. with four drawings
by Alonzo KimbaIl. reproduced in full
color.
The artistic features Of the Christmas
Scribner are OF great beauty. There will
be a colored cover by Beatrice Stevens. a
frontispiece in color from an original draw
ing by Edwin A. Abbey. r A. and four
full-page paintings by Alonzo Kimban In
color; and illustrations in black and white
by F. Walter Taylor. F. c. Yohn. w. ].
Awkward. w. NJ. Berger. F. L. Emanuel,
John Sloan and Rose o'NeTl Wilson.
The December number OF the Popular
Magazine contains a remarkable hunting
story by Herbert Quick. which, while re-
dolent with the breath of the Minnesota
woods. is nevertheless a remarkable tale
of high finance. 1t also contains install
ments OF four serials, a complete novelette,
and seven short stories-2A pages OF
breathless interest.
The Christmas Century is to have four
pages in full color-"The Skaters" by Carl
Melchers; The Holy Family" by Frank
Du Mond; The Bath" by Hugo Balm.
and "A Christmas Dinner at Mount Yer
non." by Oliver Kemp-and twenty-six
pages printed partly or entirely IN tint.
The tint pages will include Paul Meyian's
drawings for The shadow-child." for Aus
tin Dobson's poem. Two Maids Uprose."
and for Olivia Howard Dunbar's story,
The Rent Veil:' some of Ernest Thomp-
son Seton's drawings for his new fox story,
Benda's illustrations for Jacob Riis' "Yule-
tide in the Old Town. oLynch Won
Towns pictures Of Berlin. Guipon's Illus
tration for Alice Hogan Riee's Mr.. Opp"
and Margaret Ely webb's drawings for
This Song OF the World Angels"
The cry Of back to the land" Is the
slogan OF real reform. but a book was
needed to show what kind OF land and
where Il is and how We should get back
10 H. This has been done In a thorough
and scientific manner by Bolton Hail, au-
thor OF Three Acres and Liberty His
"A Little Land and a Living is as inter
esting to the man who wishes to know
how other people might live or could live
as TO the man who finds his Income less
and less certain and looks for a new direc-
tion for his energies by which he may re-
tain OF obtain Independence. 1t is no get
rich-quick' scheme and emphasizes the
adaptability as well as the application OF
mind and body that Is necessary for sue
] cess in intensive farming. Published BY
the Arcadia Press
"Wroth.' by Agnes and Edgsrton Castle
authors Of The Pride Of Jennico" and I'll
Youth but Knew" Is a stirring story Ia
the style for which the authors are IA,
nous. The plot oenters around an old
English Abbey and the scene Is laid In this
beginning Of the last century. II Is a tal'
Of viriie youth, whose hero, Lord Wroth
is in many ways typical of his age. Hi
Is a story OF passion and revolt and deals
with the problem raised by his stormy
views OF life. his almost impossible ideals
a problem finally solved by the steadfas
heart and purity Of Juliana Mordante. tbs
woman he loves From the desols;e Alb
hey Lands of LAdy's Grace. the Englisf
home Of Lord WrOth. through the cont
nent, 10 Paris. to Florence. the story car
ries us with a strange fascination until q
ends on a happy note at LAdy's Grace
which is restored 10 its forgotten dignity
Published by Macmillans.
In the December American Magazine
Ray Iannand Baker begins his new seriei
of articles on TIL Spiritual Unrest" Tn
first article in the new series Is entities
Healing the Sick in the Churches
Stewart Onward White begins a new sene
OF stories Of boy life me-. DOOley'' write
on "A New Literary Light" This Is
satire on the autobiography OF John d