The morning call., 1893-12-24
RECENT PUBLICATIONS

TIM AND THE MONEY KING.-This is an
excellent boys story. W. o. Stoddard has
the happy faculty of clothing all his
youthful characters with a spirit of
vivacity and go-aheadativeness that is ex-
bilarating to the reader, and at the same
time does not destroy the vrasemblance
of the tale. Tim Tracy was the son of the
janitor of one of the great Office buildings
in New York. His father had brought
him up TO keep his eyes and ears open and
his mouth shut" Tim showed the benefit
of his training so we'll by his honesty,
punctuality and rare circumspection as to
make marked impression upon the
Money King, a character that might have
been drawn from that of Jay Gould. He
is given exceptional opportunities, is
pushed ahead, and early achieves wealth
by marrying charming girl whom he has
befrended when both were poor. 1t is
story that will fasciDate and prove beDe-
fetal TO the young reader, and will be Pc
rused with interest by children of larger
growth" [St. Paul: The Prince-McGill
Company. For sale by the Bancroft CON-
pany.
ANOTHER BROWNIE BoOK.-Mirth-pro-
voking to young and old alike are Palmer
COx's Brownie books. The latest is "Tbe
Br, wnies at Home" and in its pages the
little midgets are conducted through ali
sections of the country. During January
they take advantage of the snow Che
Brownies are an Eastern institution. you
see. California readers). and 60 on a sleigh
ride; in February they make and distribute
valentines: in March they visit the ma
tonal capital and visit the White House;
in July we find them in Philadelphia
spying out the corners of the old State
House, and so on during the year they
travel to and fro, doing all sorts II whimS ST.
cal things in whimsical way, conveying
at the same time certain degree Of infor-
nation which could not well be impaired
to the young in any other way. No mOrr
acceptable gift for the holidays can be
found than Brownie book. New York:
The Century Company. For sale at the
bookstores.
HE YOUNG NAVIGATORS.-Under this
title ''Oliver Optic" has written another of
his entertaining sea stories Tor boys. 1t is
the second volume of the second series of
the ''All Over the World" library and is a
continuation IF the voyage of "The Guar
dian Mother" The "Cruse OF the Maud"
in this narrative begins at Constantlnople
and the great portion of it is in the Grecian
Archipelago. The voyage is continued to
Pi2us. around the Pelo ponnesus and TO the
head of the Gulf Of Corintb, to Parnassus
and Delphi and then to the Ionian Islands,
the story ending at Zante. The books
abound in historical narrative, the aim of
the author being to create desire for his
toric research in the young. There are
numerous exciting adventures and hazard
Gus situations which will hold the aver
age boys attention from start to finish.
Boston: Lee IL Shepard. For sale by
William Doxey.
MARIN COUNTY SOUVENIRS. There is
not section OF the State which possesses
more attractive residences than the neigh
boring county of Marin. San Rafael, Sau-
saliIo. Mill Valley and other places are
noted for their beautiful homes, many of
which are artistically reproduced 10 beau
tifully printed and illustrated volume of
100 pages, entitled Souvenirs of Marin
County" Published by the Marin County
Journal, San Rafael; w. B. VIM, editor
ana proprietor. For sale at the newsstands.I
A CHRISTMAS PoEM.-A pretty little
book comes to hand just in the holiday
season. 1t is a poem by Virginia F. Town
send, entitled What Christmas Says to
New Years." The verse is musical and
the binding neat and appropriate Pub
lished by Lee & Shepard. For sale by
William Doxey. Price so cents.