Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-11-09

Of the work which % distinguishes BIN ID
i.hi. department of literary esas They
possess the eIevAsinz tone the easy ,sfseefai
ssyle. the ssirriag lnc.siear. and snserniog In
Itsress ,hss Tso~ briize nsyer failed TO in
r,ars 10 bis staYies. The Yolsme IL the third
Of the popular Toby Trsfori series and
viii net ss.I 70 meet 18th co-siiti rseep-
Itisn. Parents canaot possibly put oe.trr o.
more helpfal books into the hands OF their
chiiir-n than those from the pen OF MI
/ Trovh-f'gs Each Of the eleven stores
that comprise this latest volume, 10 gem.
snd together they make ap An ideal BOOK
for boys
An Old Town by the Sea, by Thomas
Bailey Ahrich, pages fz3; Boston Hough-
ton, Miaiin Company, Publishers. Price
500. -
There 10 nsmsles. charm that attaches
| 10 all the writings If Mr.. Alirieh; subtle
nicety of perception. sympathetic appfe-
ci.iion Of nature and Of character. which,
given the beautiful expression Of pract-
cal temperament, WIGS US, Ike tue ira
GRANGE Of flowers, % offer silent homage al
i.s shrine. In this dainty LITTLE volume, 3
model Of typographical excellence CHAR
aeteristic Of the books that come from
the famous Riverside Press Of Cambridge,
| Mr. Aidrich Is at bis best. The Old Town
by the Sea 10 which he introduces US Is
Portsmouth, n. H., and most admirably has
be for Us the charm of i.s early history and
colonial life, and coming down 30 later
times, the personal recollections OF IL, a.
seen by the author in his boybood days il
il a volume that In its own peculiar Held,
may well rank a. . model.
A Victorious Union, by Oliver Optic :
Cloth, illustrated. PIP. 36i Boston Lee &
shepard, Publishers. Price 81 80. For sale
by J. F. Pierce.
Thi, book is the sixth and last volume of
the Blue and the Gray Series. Well do We
RENE mber in younger days the fe'vor OF EN-
thnsia.m and patriotic ardor with which We
read the volumes of Oliver Optics Army
and Navy S-ii.s." They we're admirsbl :
books ior boys and now, many years since
their iirst publication still retain their strong
hold upon the juvenile affections. In lis lat
est series Of war books for boys Mr.. Adams
has fully .quall-d. if not surpassed his
-arier efforts. They are gems veil calca-
lated to keep alive the spirt of patriotism
in the hearts Of the rising generation. The
l
the high standard of those that have pre-
c-ded it, and, in many respects, we are in
clined to regard ii as the best Of the six
| All Of the volumes Of this series treat Of
adventures in the naval branch of the
service IL has been suggested to the au-
thor that another series, relating exclusive
ly to incidents in the army, should follow.
After forty years of labor 10 this particular
| al III atraaty pyh sfsl the
threescors and ten of human life, he cannot
be assured that he will live long enough to
complete such a series, though still in ex-
cellent health but he attends to make a
beginning of the work as soon as other en-
gsgements will permit.
American BOYS Atloat, or Cruising in the
Orient, by Oliver Optic; illustrated, cloth !;
%. 3i3 Lee and Shepard, Publishers.
Boston. Price 81 20. For sale by J. f.
Pierce.
SO well has Oliver Optic become known
| through his volnminous and always popular
| Juvenile works that his name upon the title
| page of book i, about all that is needed to
Insure its success The volume under con-
alteration is the first of the second series
| Il the All Over the World Library, as fine
| line of books for boys, both in the in-
| iruction they impart and the excellent
morals they inculcate AZ has ever been writ
{ in this country. 1t is difficult indeed to
impart an interest to book of this some
what ddactic character, az shall catch and
holi the attention and win the favor of the
Young reader from start 10 finish, but VIM
T. Adams (Oliver Optic is prince OF
story trllsrs ard has succee lei in accom
piishing this seemingly impossible task it'll
/. imirable skill. The hero of the volume
| Louis Beigrave, travels in that queen Of
team yachts, the Guardian Mother, am
the presence of wealth makes possible all
sorts of freedom and adventure, and the
rats at which the incidents of adventure
| multiply upon one another is certai1lY pro
gressive. But 40 also is the nature OF the
| information which the story gives. The facts
narrated include generous amount of geo
graphical and historical matter conve, ed IL
the pleasant way peculiar to Oliver Optic's
manner of writing for his young friends.
d ephaven. by Sarah Orn' Jewett, illus
rated by Charles and Marcia Woodbury. /;
! pp. 305: Boston: Houghton, Mifilin and
Company, Publishers. Price so so.
| Tue name of the author of this volume is
a. much of n guarantee of the character OF
| its matter, ~ the names of its publishers ar,
of its typographical excellence. In both
| RESPECTS il is model. The series OF
sketches in connected form, which max.
| IN this volume were published number o.
,eits ago; their fidelity to nature; their
| quaint humor and pa'hos won a real,
| recognition of their high merit
and secured them 4 popularity with
the reaiing public, which they hsv.
ever since enjoyed. They also Sc
cured for their young author a position III
the front rank of the literary workers OF
the day which she has more than main
tanned in her subsequent writings. No
where in the language are there more fsit' =
full pictures of the scenes and characters of
typical village of Maine than are given
in this volume. The author, in her ad-
mirsble prefaNe :" the present volume,
thinks that the influx of summer visitors
has worked marked change in thu
character of New England rural com
munities. and, doubtless, tbs is
true; but one would not have to G.
outside the lmits Of Maine coast village
of the present day to lind abundant mate
rial for just such admirable character
sketches, as constitute the charm of Deep
haven New England character. ia all it
| rugged characteristics. il much the same
today that it was twenty years ago, an il
there have besn some changes in manner
| ism, as a result of larger contact with the
outside world, they are only upon the sur
| face.
Miss Jewett's Deephsven sketches will
therefore apply to the life of the village of
the Maine coast today almost, if not Qniie.
As W II a. the, did when they were written,
| In its typogrs phical excellence this volume
will rank among the very best of the year.
| II is model. II has dainty and artistic
| binding. Its generous margins. its fine
clesr type printed upon ,uper quality of
beautifully calenier-d paper, and above all
| its beautiful illustrations-au we have
never seen finer in any work of fiction
make up u volume well worth the price that
| is asked for it, and which will scarcely fail
to secure the generous patronage it so richly
merits.
Church and Pastor.
Seven persons joined the Metho list
church at Lisbon last week.
The Congregational church at Old Town
was enlarged by seven new members last
Sunday.
Rev. s N. Adams uss installed as pastor
of the Westbrook Congreg ri, nal church
last Sunday.
Revival meetings are hing hell at tte