Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 6, 1903, Page 7

i NEW BOOKS AND NACAZINES Beveral Interesting Works Are Pat Out by Leading Publishers 'WAYS OF SIX-FOOTED,” A NATURE BOOK Btories of Adventire, War, Love Romance with Those Dealing with Masie, Art and Aes- thetie Subjects, e S ' “The Quatrains of Abul'l-Ala.’ a redis- Lovered forerunner of Omah Khayyam, se- Jected and translated by Ameen F. Rihani. | This volume of quatrains, which are now for the first time translated into English, are real poetry of a very high order and contain the ideas of a man who was one of the foremost thinkers of his time; who inculcated kindness to animals and re- liglous tolerance at a time when such sen- { timents were almost unknown. Indeed, Mr. Rihani claims that the devout Moham- medans practically suppressed the writings for' nearlyra thousand years because of these t0o liberal heresies, an Arablc edi- tion having appeared at Cairo only in 1991, A sketch of the rediscovered poet prefaces the volume and the main facts are abund- antly attested by our foremost Orfental- ists. Doubleday, Page & Co., publishers. “Ways of the Six-Footed,” by Anna Bots- ford Comstock, is a volume pointing out ) the various pathways trodden by the six- footed while marching in the vanguard of the successful in the struggle for exist- ence. 1In it there is the stories of the little pipers and minne singers; the history of | & butterfly that found safety in a stolen uniform; a discussion of the only belngs that have established a perfect soclalism in this world; the revelation of the secrets of two Free Masons; the history of a bee that occupled a fourteen-story apartment house; a sketeh of a nomad who pitched his tent on leafy plains; the tale of a bold fisherman who spread his nets on the brinks of waterfalls, and the story of a hermit who turned troubadour. The book § 'was written for all nature lovers. It may well bo used as a supplementary reading in the schools, since it is sure to put the reader in sympathy with the teeming life of fleld and forest. The illustrations are from drawings by the author and from *sphotographs. Ginn & Co., publishers. “A Lieutenant Under Washington,” by Everett T. Tomlinson. Mr. Tomiinson's admirers will be glad to renew their ac- qualntance with two of the most attrac- tive characters who figured in ‘‘Under Colonial Colors” Tho scene has shifted from Canada to the middle ocolonie: ing the campalgn that included the battles of the Brandywing and Germantown. The young lleutenant and his faithful attends ant, the old trapper, have many adven- tures, due not only to the natural risks of war, but also to the plots of a treach- erous scamp. The sense of mystery is well maintained throughout—till the story ends in Washington's camp at Valley Forge. Published by Houghton, Mifiin & Co. *“Backgrounds of Literature,” by Hamil- ton_Wright Mable, is a series of chapters ume s largely descriptive beautiful descriptions of some ‘ot the t charming scenery An the world, but h'r-uo a setles of studieb In what may be called literary conditions. Somie of lished by the Outlook company. “Prince Hagen,” a phantasy, by Upton Sinclalr, Prince Hagen, son of the Hagen of Wagner's Nibelung, and a very selfish creature, appears in the world of today ‘with all of the Nibelung wealth to con- quer the world for his own advantage. The descriptions are clever and there is a sort of humorous satire about the whole thing that is amusing and entertaining. Pub- Uished by L. C. Page & Co, “Marjie of the Lower Ranch,” by Frances Parker. This is a ranch story by & real ranch girl. @he has woven into her breezy ‘western romance vivid plotures of ranch life from the viewpoint of a girl who has ( LM ) People who wear heavy woolen underclothing, which shuts fresh nir out K body are lke folks who live n overheated houses with all the windows clos- ed. They never enjoy pernjanent health, The body clad. in Dr. Delmel Underwear of Linen-Mesh lives In a fresh, healthful and in- vigorating atmosphere that gives tone and energy to the entire sys- tem. Dot et AtLeading Dealers Everywhers e o i s (! 491 Bresdway, New York, morn| lived In the great Montana ranches. C. M Clark Publishing company. “Blind Children” is & book of poems by Israel Zangwill. This s the first book of pcems which Mr. Zangwill has published. The verses are in varied measure and upon divers themes, yet ‘bound together in & unity of spirit. The material of the collec- tion 18 largely personal, the spirit is imagl- native and the poet's insight plerces un- erringly to the beautiful soul that lies within all true things. Published by Funk & Wagnalls company. “The Masterfolk,” by Haldane MacFall, 13 a story of London and Paris and of the life of “Bohemia” in both. Oliver Baddles- mere, after being helped through youth by the efforts of a noble mother, goes to Paris to make his career, taking with him as his bride a lovely English girl, Betty Modeyns, Their life is idy'lic, until Oliver iIn the course of his work is drawn into the vortex of galety around him. Betty, believing it generous to free him from herself, rins away, leaving him a loving letter. Finally their problems are solved, for Oliver sees his: mistakes. Published by Harpers. “The Btory-Book House," by Honor Walsh, is a tale of an old Virginla house hold, including storfes told around the fam- fly heatthstone by yotng and old. An un- usual varfety is one of the excellences of thy collection. There are fairy tales, ani- mal stories, fables, Irish ghost stories, dialect storles and romances. Dana Estes & Co. publishers. “Love Btorles from Real Life,” by Mil- dred Champagne, I8 & book of short sto dealing with the “real” side of life. A num- ber of the storles are especially good, notably “A Mother's Love,” also “The Woes of a Misplaced Education and a Few of the Problems of Life, Love and Suffer- ing.” C. M. Clark Publishing' company. “A Daughter of Thespls,” by John D. Barry. In this story the author has achieved the unusual fact of portraying “A Daughter of Thespls,” who is entirely the opposite of the usual description of the men and women who live behind the foot- lghts. The herolne is neither beautiful nor has she unlimited talent, and became an actress “simply to earn her living’—just & straightforward business proposition, and that was all there was about it. The story also has an ending contrary to the conven- tional one, Inasmuch as the heroine re- tires not amidst triumph and success over all rivals, but to enter a sphere of useful- ness that will meet with the reader's ap- proval. Published by L. C. Page & Co “The Promotion of the Admiral,” by Morley Roberts, 18 a book fllled with the savor of the sea and will delight all who love sea tales with a sea atmosphers. Pub- lished by L. C. Page & Co. “Blake Redding, a Boy of Today,” by Natalle Rice Clark, is a story of a boy of today, for boys of today. It s full of good- humored competition in studies, interesting and exciting athletics, adventure and rol- licking good times and is a book that will be greatly enjoyed by young people. It is nicely illustrated by A. P. Button. Pub- lished by Little, Brown & Co. Good Housekeeping for November has a charming Thanksgiving cover design In blue and orange and opens with the first installment . of a serial story, “Paying Guests,” by Mary BStewart Cutting, the author of “Little Btories of Married Life." This is {llustrated by Karl Anderson, Boys, their ways and needs, are sympathetically treated In a symposium whose chief con- ributors are Willlam = Allen White and ;w Shute, the_author of “The Real 'y of a Real Boy."” The court of jus- tice at the George Junior republic is de- seribed by John A. Parker, with the ald of & spirited illustration. The above books are for sale by the Me- geath Statlonery Co., 1308 Farnam street. Rejects Co dation Plan, KANSAS OITY, Nov. 6.—The general committee of church extension of the Meth- odist Episcopal church, now in session here, by a vote of 27 to 8 rejected the plan to consolidate home missions and church extension benevolences., This does not carry with it & rejection of the plan to consolidate other charitable departments of the church, which will come up for con- sideration later. The committee also re- Jected, by & vote of almost two to one, the plan submitted yesterday by an Ohio repre- sentative to change the rules of the church #0 that the soclety could not assist churches ‘whose bulldings cost more than $10,000. LOCAL BREVITIES In a_decree made by Judge Dickinson James 1. Foland is granted a Jivorce from Anna M. Foland on the grounds of deser- yer of Beatrice, ed relief from debt ws of the United tition was filed tes dlstrict court. Her bilities are scheduled at $382.45 and her Assets at §900. In a petition for damages filed in the dis triot clerk's office, Thomas F. Freeman, a blind man, alleges that on October 27 Ba: uel Goldsmith struck him in the face & number of times, knocking four of his teeth out and otherwise injuring him. Mr. Treeman therefore for 42,000 damages Acting Chief Mostyn is in receipt of a petition signed by forty residents living fn the vicinity of Fourth, Fifth and Sixth streets, where they intersect with Ban. croft, alleging that hunters who infest t river front are making it dangerous for themaelves and children. The police have n instructed to arrest all hunters found in the vicinity of the streets above men- oned. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Judge A. M. Post of Columbus, Neb. a ‘guest at the Millard. e Mrs. J. A. Kuhn is the est of 1 and relatives in Chicego. © yondg Attorney Howard H. Baldrige has St. Paul on a business trip. oate Former Governor Saunders and wife s9ne to Logan, Wyo., on a short Vi ave . Relo of Norfol! 8. H. St ..' B,fvan; af Orieans are at lhoni'l(l.rlr.dl.ld . P. Cudahy of the Cudahy Packing com- pany at Kansas City | Omaha Pegintored at the Paxton. = ohe Visitor Jfidfi #l:n“.rl.hu l’ol:; to khe northern on & rt Bie ' wili 'be back this weex: "ucting trip. Isaac Miller of Ban Francisco, W. k, W. C; Irvin of Cheyenne and George B. Baker of Dayton, Wash., are registered at the Paxton. W. H. Robinson of Trenton, W. T, Wil- Mams. "M B . T J. Haynes, J. H. nald of Buftalo, Wyo, J. H. o nd Erickaon of Valentine are at the u:vr'rl-:'ym James D. Hague, a wealthy mine owner whose home I8 in New York City, was on the Overland Limited ti 0 I o T. Reynolds of Hebron, . B. Tarselere of San Franch John Crook of Falls City, E. G Gullagher of W"unfl, A. M. Mann of Ne a City, L, G, Verpliah of Rapid City, W Sy oran ot Cheyenne and C. onnell of Valen are at the ller Grand. il e Chatles L. Ackerman, ‘vice president of the Orpheum’ circult, and his wife were ws on the Overland Limited this way home In San Fran- clsco after an extended pleasure tour, dur- ing which time they visited in New' ¥ork City, Montreal, Philadelphia and other ‘ern polnts. AT THE PLAYHOUSES. “Alexander the Great” at the Boyd. Messrs. Frederick Warde and Louls James and company, in. “Alexander the Gre a drama in six acts, by Hupert Hughés and Collin Kemper. 'Under the direct! Wagenhals & Kemper. The cast: ng of Macedonia yvage Wadsworth Harrls Alexander the Great, his son. Mr. James Perdiceas, prime minister r. Warde Clitus, friend of Alexander.Norman Hackett Philotos, Greek general Itaviraan P Doy Thomas Coffin Cooke Pausanias, Gresk general Stegling Whitney Amyntas, ‘Greek 1......R,_H. Jamson Parmanion, ank Rl Gree Snefruchaf, an K foan.......... 21zt .Bdmund Deane Heraid A . George McCulla Roxana, an Egyptian princes NP .. Miss Mar Cledpatra, ‘wite ot Philip ... Kirmah, a Persian el; Lanice, Mother of Clitus, Miss Hilda Vernon k_girl....... Miss irene Oshier Greek girl. Miss Elona Leonard Hermia, Greek gi .Miss Ruth Royal Nehtnefret, Egyp riestess. .. ioeionioo ... Mias Emily Grey Bethel Mevert, Egyptian priestess. Miss Jane Owen Rama, Egyptian slave. $5isso8ieiisve Miss Katrina Johnson The gentlemen who prepared the melo- drama in which Messrs, Frederick Warde and Louis James are now appearing coytd have had but one object in view; and that object has nothing to do with “art for art's sake.” At any rate the gentlemen mentioned last Sunday who would rather {have falled with Tennyson thar succeeded with the man who whitewashed Julla would have been awfully lonesome at the Boyd last night, and *»s house was full of people at that. Further, the authors of “Alexander the Great” doubtiess fully agree with the less gifted but more frank author of another classic of the type which recently appeared in Omaha, that ‘“‘you can't give it to ‘em too raw.” It seems a pity to Introduce so coarse an expression tnto even relative proximity with so com- plete and satisfying a combination of lotty thoughts and cynical sophistry, clothed in such chaste and graceful garments of language as ‘‘Alexander the Great it embodies the conviction of a thoughtful observer so patly, that so long as it s not The Bee's very own, it will be allowed to stand. For, despite its melodious meas: ures, its rhetorical flourishes and plati- tudinous passages, its beautiful scenery and marvelous mechanical effects, so closely simulating nature that no imagination is needed to convince one the scene is actual, “Alexander the Great” is the cheapest sort of melodrama, and really ought to make that foremost of Macedonians send up a protest from that region to which good Grecian heroes so easily found their way. One almost forgets the drudity of the plece, the inanity of its theme, and the mechanical effect of its action, In the efforts of those masters of the art of elo- cution and oratory, Mr. Warde and Mr. James. Mr. Warde assumes the role of Perdiccas, prime minister of Macedonia un- der Philiip and successor to himself under Phillip’s son. it is a combination of. char- acters, having something of almost every ter of craft known to drama or ro- mance, even & few of thé attributes of authenticated historical personages serv- ing to favor the blend. Mr. Warde gives it the most careful attention and lifts it from the cheap and tawdry as far as the application of his admitted- ability as an actor may. But there are some things that even art can not do. Mr. James is cast as young Alexander, and he mal him a most robustious hero, one of those boys who get the spot light and:the at- tention of the wooden-handed brigade. It affords -him very little opportunity fo¢ tite exercise of his capabilities as an actor, and is colorless because the writers of the piece evidently could not grasp the truly dramatic element in- the- character of Alexander. Some effort is-made to mini- mize this fuilure in the emphasis lald on his great ambition, but it is sadly warped by the more than equally apparent de- termination to maintain Alexander'® popu- larity, even at the cost of dramatic effect. The result is merely, and can be nothing else in the very nature of things, melo- drama. It is bootless to here point out the numerous opportunities that were missed by the writers, but the reader of Alexander's history, who saw the play, can easily supply many and without re ferring to the book. Only two of the supporting company are called upon for any great amount of ef- fort. Miss Sumner, who has the part of Cleopatra, the second wife of Phillip, who wants the throne for herself, moves all through the plece at the side of Mr. Warde, and shows herself a most capable actress, Miss Bourne has several good opportunities as Roxana, the Egyptian wife the authors provide for Alexander, and makes the most of them. Mr. Harris injects a little cynical humor into the action of the play as the Egyptian priest in the second act. ‘The staging of the plece is adequate and beautiful. For the first time an Omaha audience saw the electrlc snow storm ef- fect, and to say that it was pleasing is a very mild way of expressing it. Both the stars. were given a warm welcome, the enthusiasm of the audience being such as to have them out at the end of each act, and ‘to require a most graclous speech trom Mr. Warde at the close of the third act. At the close of the ffth mct, where Alexander leads his men in the assault on Malla the curtain was raised several times to allow Mr. James to bow his ac- knowledgement to .the delighted = specta- tors. And then Mr, Nordin and his orches- tra played “Hiawatha" so well that he secured and responded to an encore. VOTE ON QUESTION OF STRIKE Employes of Chicago Street Railway Company Will Decide Matter This Week. CHICAGO, Nov. 6.—Employes of the Chi- cago City Rallway company will commence voting on the question of a strike at 4 o'clock tomorrow morning. The polls will remain open all day and until 4 o'clock Fri- day. There may be a chance of settling the difficulty even after the vote is taken, al- though officials of the union declare all ne- gotiations for peace have ended and the future course of action now rests with the ballots of the individual members of the or- tion. Talking about Sarsaparilla—Ever hear of any other than Ayer’s? tsame: - My more having would be a source T6 make me hunger more. ~Shakespere, Macbeth, iv. 3. <The more Uneeda Biscuit you eat the more you want. . The more people eat them the more people want them. The more people want them the more we want to make them better and better. It’s just a case of more and more. The Crackle Uneeda Biscuit You Hear Is the Sign They are AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Drgent Demand. fof Feeller Sheep Btill Boing' Made on ‘l‘-ml Dealers. PACKERS WANT MORE FAT SHEEP SHIPPED Feeders Are Sent to Illinols, Michigan, Ohio, Iowa and Nearby Section: of Nebraska<Magie City Gosaip. The dcmand for feeder sheep still con- tinues. Throughout the month of October there was an unusually large demand from farmers for feeder sheep and the resuit was that all previous records were broken. For last month 267,569 head of sheep were sent from this market to feed lots. The largest number went .to Nebraska, ship- ments from here to nearby points out in the state numbering 107,289 head. Over 37,000 head were sent to Illinois, while 36,7% head went to Iowa. Michigan took 41,652 head and Ohlo 8571 head. Other states took up the balance. Bheep dealers look for & continuance of the demand for feeders and heavy ship- ments from the ranges will doubtless con- tinue for some time to come. Packers are calling for an inerease in shipments of fat sheep, as the demand is frequently in excess of the supply. The blg sheep barns at the stock yards can accommodate 5,000 head of sheep and there is & covered runway from the unload- ing chutes to the barns, so that sheep are not exposed to the weather while being unloaded. The big dipping plants are in constant use and hundreds of sheep are dipped dally before being sent to the feed lots, Justices and Constables. Considerable interest was taken by Soutb Omaha people in the election of three jus- tices of the peace and three constables. In the race for justices P. C. Caldwell headed the list with a total vote of 1,48. Next in line was Jacob Levy, with & vote of 1,342 and then came Charléé Allen, whose vote was 1,290, Judge Caldwell has been & ju tice for two terms, while Judge Levy has been holding down the job for the last fourteen years. For constables Willlam Corrigan was high man on the ticket, poll- ing 1477 votes. W. J. Linahan came next with 1367 votes and Edward Kain, Sr., brought up the rear with 138, Nine can- didates for justiges were in the field and the same number of men were seeking authority to wear constable stars, Exchange Meeting Friday. Friday afterncon the Live Stock Ex- ochange will hold a meeting and select dele- gates o the National Live Stock conven- tion, to' be held at Fort Worth, Tex., No- vember 19. It is the Intention of the ex- change here to send & large delegation to this convention. Besides the' ten delegates to be chosen it i thought that a dosen or more of the live stock commission dealers will make the trip, thus making & good showing for this market. Very Little Disorder. The election of Tuesday passed off with- out any serious disturbances. No special police were employed, for the reason that the finance committee of the council noti- fied the Fire and Police board that bills for special police would not be paid. Even as it was the order maintained was a lit- 'tle out of the ordinary. A few arrests for minor offenses were made, but no one was taken into custody for making a disturb- ance at the polls. Superintendent - McLean of the public schools makes the statement that two rep- resentatives of the educational interests in ‘Wyoming are in the city looking for school teachers. He asserts that teachers are wanted for rural and village schools. Any teachers desiring an appointment of this kind may secure particulars from Prof. McLean. Magie City Gossip, David Garrett, chief of the fre depart- Fresh INATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY “'a "’a New lay for Sarah Bernhardt” N these progressive days, when actors and actresses are carefully measured by dramatists engaged to cut out plays for them, the task of fitting a play to a woman like Sarah Bernhardt would be a tolerably difficult matter, notwithstanding the artistic She is the sort of woman who requires what the milliners, in their most’ exuberant moods, call “a creation,” Talents can be measured to order, and personality is a domi- nating feature of the stage ; but there is a psychology in the charac- ter of genius that cannot be arranged for mechanically before hand. It was an indisputable distinction that fell upon h F. Marion Crawford when he was asked, two years ago, by the great mg:dienne, to write a play for her. ' This article, illustrated from especially posed photographs of Mr. Crawford, is one of the many interesting articles in this month’s (November) Mettopolitan Magazine 160 Pages The best fiction of the month 12 Short Stories semblance attainable in the “fitting” system. Always Something New to Show You... In Books, Periodicals, Stationery, Games Purses, Pocket Books, ment, returned from & two weeks' vacation | yesterday. A meeting of the Fire and Police board will be held this evening. Jobn Briggs, chief of police, has returned trom & duck hunting trip. F. W. Merrill left yesterday afternoon for Creaton, 1., to look after business maiters. The women of Lefler Memorial church | will give & dinner on Friday at the church tor chool children. Dana Morrill, president of the Board of Education, s back from Wood Lake, where | he went for a recreation. 508 Fars it., THE ANTIQUE BooK concern | For Menstrual Suppressionis)... 3 and 214 Karbach Blk. 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