Morning journal and courier., 1890-11-27

els and epics, and will be remembered by
his books more than by his service as q
statesman. There is an index to the book
which enhances its value.
s'Little Giant Boab and His Talking Ra-
ven, Tabib. Their Wonderful Deeds and
Doings," by Ingersoll lockwood, author
of "Trayels and Adventures of Little
Baron Trump and His Wonderful Dog
Bulger." Profusely illustrated by Clifton
johnson. Boston; Lee & Shepard, large
quarto, 302 pages; price two dollars }
Those who, last Christmas, presented to
their children the charming extravaganza
of Little Baron Trump, will this year be
glad to find the Little Giant. Boab for a
companion volume, which will be joyfully
welcomed by the Juveniles who like fairy
tales or stories of wonderful exploits.
The publishers have arrayed the book in
gilt cloth, and the quaint pictures of the
artist help toward the attractiveness of the
marvellous tale, whose humor is apparent
in the midst of its fantastic narrations.
"Horse Stories and Stories of Other
Animals" by Thomas W. Knox. CNew
York; Cassell Publishing Co., large quar-
to, 212 pages.) The boy that receives this
elegantly volume, with handsome
golden horse upon the cover, will think he
has merry Christmas, and will be very
happy as he turns the large leaves, finding
on almost every page a fine illustration.
Horses, dogs, cats, monkeys and other an
imals, both wild and tame, are represented
and described. The story is given as "the
experience of two boys in managing
horses, with many anecdotes of quadru-
pedal intelligence" Both author and pub
fishers have done their part well in prepa-
ration for Kriss Kringle, St. Nicholas or
Santa Claus.
''David Todd" the romance of his life
and loving, by David Maclure, author OF
Thoughts on Life" etc. New York;
Cassen Publishing Co., 10 mo-, 23S pages;
paper, fifty cents) A novel which will
specially interest lovers of st4uld Scotia
and the dialect of the land of "Bobbie
Burns" The story shows ono of the
quiet, digniied, faithful Scotch pastors,
preaching the gospel and trying to live it,
amid the great temptations which come to
him through legacy and q beautiful girl
both of whom (by his conscientious fideli
| ty to the golden rule he proclaimed) he
gave to another man. The description oi
| the quaint old seaport town of Crosscair1
| is specially fine, and the pen-pictures oi
| the people show q great deal of human ma
ture.
t'Clover," by Susan Coolidge, with il
lustrations by Jessie McDermot. Boston
Roberts Bros, 16 mo-, 304 pages; prics
s1.25) A charming story for the young
and not little interesting to older people
especially to those who have visited Colo
RADIO and its wonderful canyons, and seer
| its peculiar rocks and its beautiful flowers
| and the cities of marvellous growth Th'
story is well calculated to advertise Colo
RADIO as place of refuge for the consump
tive, where he may soon sing with th'
Psalmist, ''Bless the Lord, oh my soul
who healeth all thy diseasesl"
| s'Hermit Island" by Katherine Lee
Bates, author of the one thousand dOllal
prize story ''Rose and Thorn," the priz
poem Sunshine" and others Boston
d. Lothrop Co., 10 no., 345 pages.) I
charming story of island life, where good
nature and kind-heartedness, and poeti
fancies and classic culture, and baby frol
les and hermit loveliness, and family love
all blend to make a narration attractiv
from beginning to end. The sorrows tina
are touched upon, and the haf-tragi
events connected with a storm of passion
and storm at sea, add to the interest, AM
make the shading necessary to the pictur
of life on Hermit Island. The book wi
pay perusal and is wholesome in its infiu
| ence for the yOunp