The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-22

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WHEN TfiE WEST WAS YOUNG. by
| Frederick H. nechdolts The Century
company,
This IL an inspiring tale 81 the west
when the lure ~ gold drew hundreds
Of men and their families 20 the
mountain country The author very
wildly pictures the many trials and
hardships they encountered, and one
cannot help but see whnt n mag
unanimous undertaking II was for these
people 20 attempt 10 blaze trail
through hitherto nnexplored regions,
inhabited by savagea md Wild beasts.
with no maps 20 guide them and with
n limited amount ~ provisions and
water. The II chapters ~ the book
each deal separately with n complete
version Of some part 81 the life ~
these early settlers His description
Of life In Tombstone" the men who
made the supreme sacrifice 20 bring
~ hAi pfAfi INV lftAW WIN tVnHf
the dcspernfoes who over.ran the
country, cattle rustlers, claim jump.
ers. man killers, the dangers " travel,
robberies, atrocities Of the Indians
all these tales are 90 be found In the
book, told, not In nm exciting. nerve
fncklng manner, but In n quiet and In
forming way
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and Treatment ~ Edward Hunting. |
ton williams, ~ D. Ths Macmillan |
company, New York.
Admitting that the Harrison mar. |
cotic law IN ns actively enforced ~ In
humanity possible. DR.. Williams, In |
his new book, states III seems 10 |
be the consensus u opinion " federal, |
state and county officihls, who are
most closely In touch with the sltun
ton, that the number Of drug takers |
and the amount Of drug consumed 10.
day In Just m great az, I not, indeed,
considerably greater than IL was five
yeors ago"
The author believes there should
be n slight modification IN the exist.
Ing narcotic hws, tending 10 erphn.
size the medical flds VI the narcotic
problem.
In any event, the narcotic addict
II With W., and Ike the poor, and the
bud, and the unfortunate, he In
likely 10 remain with I'm. Only tbe
visionary idsaljst, or persons ignor.
ant OF human nature and Of human
history, c1n believe otherwise. No
great compelling human vice or dis.
ehss has ever been completely
stamped out And the best that we
can nope 10 do by our most concerted
efforts, for the present nj least, In 10
reduce narcotic addiction to n state
OF reasonable control"
THE Twepty.frst Burr" by Victor
goes one better than most
detective stories. II has two detec.
tives nj work on n mysterious death
Instead Of the usual single invest.
gator, and not the least " the com.
DIexity OF the tale involves the com.
petitivc efforts Of these slenths. The
TACT that one Ii a smooth professional
ana the other q pretty girl amateur
IL not allowed 10 detr3ct from the
Interest Of tho situation. The crime
II almost incxpIlcablc; no IL the 30.
luton. The suspense, however, Ia
SUFFICIENT 70 Keep many reader
awake until n. m. and In certain 10
make the timld sleep with a light the
rest OF the night.
Published by George II. Doran com.
Dany.
Caroline nj College" by Leila Horn
Richards, published by Little, Brown
u Co. is o bright story Of life In o co.
college. Caroline, the
fourth OF DR.. Rayencl's family Of five
girls, IL In college and the center OF
lively crowd of sorority girls and
frat" boys who have typlcalIy col.
leRy good times. II liz sequel to
Then Cane Carolina" by the same
author, and viii be particularly en-.
joyable TO girls Of the college and
high school ages.
boy Scouts on Special Service"
by Charles Henry Lerrigo, published
BY Little, Brown Il Co., ought to stir
the heart OF any boy, particularly II
he IL n scout" Billy Ransom, the
lucky boy hero In allowed 10 accom-.
Dany n Red Cross unit to France dur.
ing the war He goes under fire, In
wounded In action. rescues n general
md does many other things stirring
10 boyish hearts.