New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-18

.Irvinc's Tales Of a Traveller" II Is edited pS
William Lyon Phelps OF Yale college, VINO Wiz
an introduction on the life and character Oh i''7
his STYLE and influence and on the work wmcn
forms fine body of the volume. the paper u so'"
,h mint excellent and tho binding tasteful M
o,her Welcome reprint is the cver-deightu IVAN
h,o which is issued from the press OF J. N''So"
& Sons To glance again at snch 'a'cS do ',,
IN n Axe one long for IN edct against ne" '"'''V"
hool,s however good they be. The many new
,,ries we'll worth a boys reading are so o''eh S""
,d -, in overwhelming masses of utterly barren
and commonplace matter as to make tne sis"' VI an
old book a positive joy. The knowledge .'''' '
classics are reprinted in attractive form Tor S'""-
pconje and that those young people rca' mem =
a ,,use for renewed hope for the menta powers
=, tho rising generation. The present edition Oh
..1,anboo" is well printed and has numerous Illus
tratiOns.
..u-hot sb,u we do" is a frequent question win
children. Iucretia Peabody Iiae's "faSo's io' ~.
F'Ireside" answered that question :" "''
Uoughton. Miniln & Go. nave issueu d ~" ~ "a
larced edition Of it, II contains the de'a'lS "a '
Games and amuscmen's for evenings al hoihe anu
t,,.,,,u, ,artles There are card games ana 'f""
ING games and conversation games ana hu'hoc' "a
other kinds OF games The ohV "o""'' ~
anvboly should ever know what TO chooS' '"''e
80 NAM The directions are thrown into the form
Of a story Of how a family enjoyed us '''''"N'
4 prominent feature OF the new ed'uon i q" ~,
count of the game II golf John Irowor'uE'S
"Thrce BOYS on an Electrical Hoat uiouS"'o.
Milin q Coz is at once an exercise vi
Imagination and an od-fashioned story u II,
uho w.re ignorant Of their bir,hright TWO "choo-
boys run away from their guardiah III """
avod being separated. and are taken on boar" d"
,r,oricar ,nan-of-war on which Is also an inventor
who buiils submarine torpe1o-ooats- lh''' ~
oijre n boy 10 run them. ana the TWO are ""'"
to tha, work The third hoy Is co"ardY' Sums"
co,rnanion who scrv,'s az foil 20 thelr gooIress
Oliver Optic has begun new series. II j. ''''
"The Blue and the Gray on Land" Ihe nf'' N''-
u,re &c "irofhcr Against Brother d.ec x Sncp"r"'
Tn. story opens in Kentucky. where TWO N'''n''"
families had settled soma years before "' wal
The two sons Of these families. VINO nave D''n
brought up side bv side. espouee opposite causes
They AMI thclr fathers arc active IN the n'S'"S'""
Of secession. and take part in the Disturbances
which almost amounted to actual battles over l''
course which the State h. 10 take IN III" WI '''
the Union. This Is not new field 'or WI N''Hf'
While the conflict was COINS on ne "To'e ~ " '''
tho d.llrht and instruction ~ generation OF
bows whose children have since heen Te'H'hS ms
accounts OF foreign travel NOW FOR them ne mas
taken I'D the old subject IN a Now way lh'y "-
r.alv have his sketches OF naval ne ana VIII WEI
COM. his stories Of the contest On lana. In sur
ring Tale 81 Colonial Adventure FrelericN N"h'
4 Goa skipp Horia=e has gathered together eight
stories which ne has rightly named Ihey H'''
with life In Australia Tasmania. India ana New
Hriinsvick and are written with frank attempt
to be- exciting. but with an elevation ana reserve
Of manner which save them from s'n'h'o"''sm
There Is enough ~ daring IN them 70 arouse inc
,ull.st boy. and enough ~ revelation oi f'r-"n
lands 20 make him long for more kno"'''S' Oh
fh.m The New -Bruuswlck story "The 'Hlue
Xo.,.." is an Interesting account ~ school 81
voun, b,rhar.ans whose teacher know l'te Lain
bi, set his boys - educate themselves by me dso
pine OF their o~n fighting AMI 10 support 'h''n-
selves win The proluct % their own wool'i'it
J. Macdonald ONl,y'- In the Niif% ~ the West
Co,s,' CThonas nelson y s1usl is also. a. .'s name
implies a story of adventure NJ oXey j. 'n oli
friend 90 English ana American boys. AM De
hooks ar. always received ty them with a welcome
The pre-. ~ volume relates forcih.ng ~ me h'--
tory 81 british columbia. beginning Win 10" ioHhI
lns - Fort Victoria Another kni ~ N'-i"'"
stor, ls Tho Grc,t cattle Trail" PORTER & ''"'cs'
MI Edward Ellis. the author appears i' D."
familiar with the frontier H. ~ Guy Own country.
AMI his account 90 the experience ~ an eighteen
year-oh Texas boy. wh, joins a parry Of dr''ef7
- take cattle from the plains near his HON" norm
t. Kansas. and hi- encounters with ca,i'r thieves
AMI Indians are as s'lu.ng ne any boy could
wish.
Two Iowa boys cnls ted IN the Federal Army ~
iSs were taken % - Louis AMI trained for mill
tary nf. were with General Lyon in his Missour
campaign and af.rwnrl nlth General 'nfts
Whose. command was 40 hong uuhehrI ~ h} 'h"
outside world that 10 came 70 hc called %" Lost
Army. though TIE soldiers always said thai there
was never @ ufn. when th'y li not kno" wh'r"
they were. ana that whenever an enemy attacked
them he found ou, whore thes we're TIE story -
the Western battle, forms an Interesting laf, o'
the history OF the C.vu War What the t~o boys
saw 81 hat struggle 80 related in 9Th" Loot Army
CThc Merriam Company. which comes from the
pen Of Thomas Is. kroN.
The charm u soa tales rcsor ends They arc 80
alike b4t like ihc ocean rsel,. all different 80
matter bow commonplace tho Incidents which make
up "a story -e,a 100 outline. and however much Ills"
those OF other -.t stories. th.s are always fresh
when read by a hoy. Thlr fact ~ln hardly account
however for all the entertaining features OF John
Gums sons OF TIE Vikings" CT. Nolson Sons)
~ has as q background for bis story the Orkney
with their curious people and strange dialect Then
his ships are French and English frigaies - In"
time OF Napoleon. aud they have In them IN" TO-
nance which sails give. The two orkney boys who
are his heroes are brave patriotic saiors and their
hdventu.. fun Of Interest
Miss Beatrice Harraden's story for children
Things VIII Take Il Turn" 0harlcs Srribncr's
Sons tx simple and refined In spirit. and teaches
some winning lessons II kindness and devotion.
Mrs T. ". Chlmpncy has brought her American
art students back 70 America. ami In witch Win
ME AZ Shnnccoch" dDodd. Mead 4 con has told
a story. half romance ami half reality, Of summer
In the I.ong Island ant school
An attractive combination Of quaint pictures in
colors ami IN black and white. with pleasant little
stories ana v"rscs. r. - be- found IN volume en-
tilted "ChilIrcn Of Colonial Days" frederick \
Stokes Coz T. Percy Moran is responsible Tor
the pictures and Miss Elizabeth : Tucker for the
text Both artist and author show that they have
studied carefully the customs and costumes Of the
Htilc peopl" Of the last century Some very cngag-
Ing young people. nicely drawn and dressed in
bright coor-. appear in the pages OF VI W. Hunt
ington's "rol1 IN Hammpck' Marcus Ward Il
Coz. Nice ntilc verses accompany the pictures
Palmer Cox cniertains his child admirers with more
OF the history OF tn" brownies. lie has now given
them '"Thc Brownies Around the Worid' tThc
Century COmpiny) This. Ike his former books