Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-11-14


knowledge box" aud all is told 10 go
pleasant and brief style as 70 fasten the
| facts upon [ young mind
! This volume Includes the twelve num-
berg for the present year, and is library
for the children Containing, as Il does,
both prose and poetry, fiction aud fact,
for their smusem ut and Instruction.
| BABYLAND. Has already so caplivated
the hearts OF the wee ones thst no word
OF ours eau enhance its value TO the regu-
Ter readers To those who hove not found
this treasure Tor the babies, we take pleas
uIe in directing their -ttention TO this
annual, so bright, so pretty and full OF fun
for the toddlers. rhere are merry rhymes
simple stories and entertaining pictures
In this treasure house, and mothers can
no. fail to appreciate its contents, now
that the wintry days are coming, and
their faculties are taxed TO bring sun
shine and content to the little prisoners
OF the house. Its soothing virtues far
surpass the celebrated preparations Of
Mrs. Winslow and DR.. Godfrey
WIDE-AwAKE, Annual Volume nv. -
This volume includes the monthly issues,
December, 1885, TO May, 1856, and like
wine II improves by age. la the begin
ming Of this publication, the enterprising
publishers made the work beautiful and
attractive, but year by year its excellence
Increases, until IL has become a wonder
among children's literature. To those
whose memory of childhood pleasure In
books comprises an illustrated Bible,
ri grim's Progress and Fox Book Of
Martyr, the difference is marvellous, and
they no longer wonder that the children
OF to-day are brighter and seem TO nave so
much more extended knowledge than
when they were young. Instruction and
pleasure are so happily blended,
that the child Is unconsciously
laying up stores OF useful knowledge.
With such names among contributors as
Mrs. Phelps, Mrs. Spoford, Celia Thax-
ter, Lucy Larcom and others Of equal
note 1t is not matter of wonder that the
editors find their task Of pleasing most
delightful one. There are portraits Of
youth in twelve centuries, which teach by
The eye the difference In feature and cos
tune Of those who lived In other lands
and eras, and the girls will ind much to
interest in "Rpyal Girls and Royal
Courts" by Mrs. Sherwood, while
"Stories of American Wars" from the
pen Of M. Il. Wilkins will stir the soul Of
patriotic boys. In the me chanical execu-
ton there is nothing to be added to rem
der the work attractive.
OUR LITTLE MEN AND WOMEN Seven
tyhve pages OF illustrations is picture
book indeed, and when the little ones
cluster around to see, how pleasant 1t is
to hear the story which is pictured there.
There is everything TO catch the ear and
please the fancy IN these selections, and
II the children are all like one we know,
the "po-try" Will have charm for the
waiting little listeners. 1t is bright
book for the little ones, and the fathers
and mothers who are looking for gifts for
the holidays will rejoice over it.
NEW HANDY ATLAS OF THE NORTHWEST
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Texas ana Washington Territory,
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