Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-28

map OF each state is bound in the book. II
also contains the Advertisers telegraph
code. compiled especially for the use of the
publishing interests and filling a long-felt
want in this direction.
In the March number Uncle Remuss
Magazine announces two interesting fea-
lures for the year One is the serial pub
lication OF a new novel by VIII N. Harden.
The new story will be called Gilbert Neal"
and the first instalment will appear in the
May number of the magazine. The other is
new department. "Uncle Remus and the
Children" to be conducted by Joel Chand-
Ter Harris. The fact that Mr.. Harris will
have personal charge of the department in
sures something unique and wholly de-
lightful.
THE Whole Family" the remarkable Sc
rial novel now appearing in Harper's Ba-
Ear, is conceded by the critics to be the
most striking feature in the magazine this
year. ''The Whole Family" is written by
twelve of Americas most famous authors,
whose names are given here: William Dean
Howells, Mary E. wilkins Freeman. John
Kendrick Bangs, Mary R. s. Andrews,
Mary Stewart Cutting, Alice Brown, Henry
beth Jordan, Edith Wyatt, Mary Heaton
Worse and Henry James The novel is
unique and wholly different from former
composite novels in the fact that each
author writes his chapter in the first per-
son and as the mouthpiece OF one member
of the family Moreover, the Bazaar is pub
fishing the chapters without the names of
the authors, and allowing the public to
guess which has written each instalment.
The Popular Science Monthly for March
contains the following articles: America 5
Intellectual Product" by Prof. Arthur
Gordon Webster: "A Grain of Truth in the
Bushel OF Christian Science Chaff," by
Charles Clarence Batchelder; "A Visit to
the Hangehow Bore" by DR.. Charles Key
ser Edmonds; Railway Accidents and the
Color Sense" by Prof George NJ STRAIT
| ton; THE Influence of Technical Schools, y
| by Prof. John J. Stevenson; "Kelvin in the
Sixties" by Prof. w. E. Ayrton; Mans
Educational Reconstruction of Nature" by
Prof. Edgar James Swift; ''The Nobel Prize
| in Physics for 1907" Americans Contri.
buttons to Science;" Scientific Men al
the Meeting Of the American Association II
One might call the March st. Nicholas ar
animal number, for the two leading articles
are given up 20 intelligent dogs-Lida Rose
McCabe's when Dog is King" telling OF
the important part dogs play I'm Alaska's life
and w. g. Fitzgerald relating interesting
experiments and experiences with Dogs
on the Battlefield" Then, besides all the
stories, sketches and pictures of the num-
ber. begins a new series OF For Very Lit
tie Folk tales. '"rhe Bear Family at Home
and How the Circus Cane TO Visit Them. "
Charles M. Pepper. the author OF the
series on "The West in the ORIENT now
running in scribner's. is an indefatigable
traveller in connection with his duties as
foreign trade commissioner for the Depart
ment OF Commerce and Labor When last
heard from he was in Peru. In the March
number he will describe the general up
heaval OF old methods OF transportation
throughout the orient by such schemes as
a railroad to Mecca. the Bagdad railroad
the motor car In the desert and the Rcd
Sea line which win supplant the caravans
that now run to the capital of Abyssinia.
Twenty stories and a novelette, are pre-
sented in Young's Magazine for March A
girl with the soul OF an angel-with face
the very OppOslte-lS the heroine OF Maurus
Jokais marvellous novelette,, "The Little
Scarecrow." The romance OF this ugliest OF
women and a Partisan millionaire. a bored
exquisite. is enthralling In its cleverness
and audacity. It carries the reader from
the theaters and boudolrs Of Paris TO 8
stench-filled guano island In the middle OF
the ocean. through incredible adventures
and back again to the gay boulevards OF
the French capital. A score OF short stories
keep up the pace set by this unusual nov
| elette.
| r. ]. Cooke. d. D., has edited a series q
booklets entitled "The Foreign Religion
Series" which are intended TO present II
briefest form the best thought OF some c
the foremost teachers in European univer
stiles on religious and theological subject
as are at this time OF special interest Z
| Christian believers. The first numbers Q
this series include such subjects as eth
Virgin Birth" by Prof. Grutzmacher Q
the University OF Rostoek; ''The GOsps
% John and the synoptie Gospels" +
Prof. Barth OF Bern; The Resurrection O
esus." by Prof. Riggenbach OF Base
'srhs sinlessness OF Jesus" by Pro
ldsyer of Gstthsrg 'Tha AnraelAs {