The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-01

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phrase the greatest good Of the greatest
number As we said "The Boys he-
evolt" is wide-awake and full OF spirit
and viewed as a contribution to the
literature of the labor problem may nave
no mean value. Boston: Estes ana
Lauriat: Portland: Lorlng, Short ana
Harmon, Price S1.25.
Ruby at school. The third volume OF
the Ruby series, by Minnie e. PAUL au-
thor of Prince Dimple Series, Dorothy
Darling etc.
This batty book for children particu-
larly for little girls, eight and ten years
of age, is very much the same sort OF
story as the Prudy books of our early
recollection. There is an objection to
be made to the putting into small heads
of many mischievous notion but on
the other hand if youngsters are never
to read of pranks or naughty doings, 1T
will have to be in some land Of pure de-
light where there is less of the real article
than in this realm of childhood's happy
rule Home with an invalid mamma
boarding school and later, .shome again,
with mamma well and strong, make up
the scenes Of the story. 1t is one that
little folks themselves will like to sit
down and read, signing reluctantly to
close the square covers, enclosing a
plump text and some pretty illustrations.
Boston Estes & I.auriat Portland;
Loring, Short & Harmon. Price S1.00)
Dan of Millbrook. A Story of Ameri-
can Life, by Charles Carleton Coffin,
author of Boys of '76, etc, is hig, big
book, with ever so much going on in it!
Mr.. Coffin has made himself famous by
his Great War Stories for boys. Dan
treats of home life, but is marked by
the same hustle and stir and easy MARIA
tiv. that have won such hosts of young
readers The story is indeed our old
friend "Caleb KrinkIe'' under q new
name. 1t was written twenty years ago,
an has for long time been out of print
1t wears well. Here are Captain Krinkle
and White Hair, Deborah and Mr..
Nubbin, Caleb, Linda, Mr.. Meek and
once more these numerous pages deal
with peddler's carts and spelling matches,
boiling sap and Thanksgiving, divorce
and cheating in finance. love scenes,
city life, the great West ard prairie
fire.! We claim that here is an abund-
ance and no stint. The book reproduces
old fashioned ways fast fading out,
and will give pleasure to all who want
to turn pages through the long winter
evenings, not in magazine or short story
measure but for hours of hearty en-
ploy. Illustrated by Merrill. Boston:
Estes & Lauriat; Portland Loring,
Short & Harmon. Price $1.50.) ~ @
Songs From the Woods of Maine, by
Julia Il. May. In this little volume the
poems are divided into three classes,
Miscellaneous Poems, Sonnets, and Per-
sonal Poems, for my friends" Their
author evidently sings because she can
not help it, and her songs come from the
heart. There is a vein of sadness run
ming through some OF them. showing
loneliness and grief at loss of friends,
future joyful companionship breathes
through them also. Some of the poems
are very melodious, notably SO "The
Happy Hills of Strong, "My Best"
"When April Showers Come Again."
"Homeward" and Transformation.
They are. poems that will appeal to many
a!heart. and bring back memories of
happy school days, country scenes and
the odor of the pine woods. The cover is
gracefully decorated with bough of
pine with pendant cones. New York
and London: G. =. Putnam's Sons;
Portland: Loring, Short & Harmon.
Price Sl.25.)