New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-12

who becomes the great Ottawa chief Marked by
the Indian with the Of the bear. the hero and
his family afterward owe much to Pontiac's re-
mcmbrance during his war against their
THE Story of Jack Baster's Fortunes (The
Century Company is the issue IN book form with
the authors own Illustrations OF Howard Pyle's
romance-one which has already graced the pages
OF st Nicholas" 1t is the narrative OF the ad
ventures Of young who kidnapped in
17ls and carried of from England to Virginia. He
was badly treated in the plantations and away.
only to fall into the hands OF pirates and meet the
famous Blackboard From them he finally escaped
and rescued young woman Some OF the serious
history OF the buccaneers. as well many pictures
OF colonial lfe find place in the story.
George Manville Fem IL another old acquaint
of American boys His "Cormoran; Crag''
CDodd. Mead Coz is q tale of smuggling days
the OF France. with a good share OF healthy
adventure in Its composition. Two lads live near
a dangerous woodland which the supers;i;!ous be
lieve II death to round The daring boys enter the
bay beyond II to find smugg;ers caves and to learn
that the superstition has been fosered by those
who wish to be undsturbed. The discovery In
wolves the young explorers in dangers sufficient TO
bring the story TO exciting climax.
Annie Fellows Johnston. in Joel: A Boy OF Call
lee" (Roberts Brothers. tries the doubtful
pedient OF intoxicating scriptura history by intro
ducing Jesus intimately INTO a WORK OF juvenile
fiction. The boy Joel is made witness TO the prin-
clpal scenes Of the evangeists' accounts. is himself
healed by the Master. knows one Of the shepherds
of the Nativity in his old age is on the ship during
the storm which Jesus stied sees the crucifixon.
meets the risen Saviour. and becomes a worker In
the Church.
1t is a complaint OF the time that people no longer
know the Bible as Of Old Perhaps the multitude
OF chidren's books In general. and OF chi.drens
religious books and papers in particular. may have
much to do with IL. All that child learns Of Jesus
in a book like the one in hand is found In the
Gospels. Anything put into His mouth or invented
about Him Is worse than impertinence. The
Gospels are interesting enough to need no diluon
OF fiction and. however much they may need com
ment and explanation they serve their purpose
better as they than when rehashed in a story
book Anything that comes between children and
a Ars,-hand knowledge of the New Testament tends
to lower for them the dignity OF spiritual thing.
as We'll as to deprive them Of the best possible
training in English literature and language
The Three Apprentices Of Moon Street" CThomas
Y. Crowell g. Coz is a translation Of George Mon
torgeui;s wholesome and dro'l Of the doings
OF three mschievous boys who belong to tho estab-
Ishment Of a Partisan jeweller one Of them, run
ming away from the penalty Of msdeeds falls In
with a travelling show. and. dressed r feathers.
serves as savage. and has some ludicrous ex-
periences Numerous sketches by Louis lie Rev
erend and Paul Steck. show the French children
sometimes in long bouses and sometimes in feath
ers at every stage OF their amusing careers.
EVELYN RAYMOND in The Mushroom Cave" (2ob-
er,s Brothers. follows the fortunes Of Quaker
family reduced to poverty through the impractical
ways of ola man who thinks Of nothing but
his books. and let's trouble come upon him and his
two grandchildren without any effort TO avert 1t.
The young peoples bravery AMI the turning OF A
neglected quarry into mushroom garden bring
prosperity again. Entirely unused 10 dealing with
the world. they have hard and also amusing strug-
giles TO accommodate themselves 10 H. Hepzioah
Letia. most lugubrous but faithful servant
adds much to the humor Of the book. and the plain
language spoken by most OF the characters gives
1t charming quaintness
william Drysdale has written a lively story of
New-York newspaper life in The Young Reporter
Cw A. Wilde & Coz. and one which has the virtue
OF truthfuily portraying the workings of a news
paper office A country boy is able TO bring good
piece OF news to a New-York office, and chance
10 be a reporter the paper IL offered TO him
He does clever work and becomes 4 successful man,
but not without falling into temptations and hav-
ing adventures enough to give great deal OF IN
terest to his doings The Transport is easily
recognized as THE sun" and the benevolent night
editor is Dr. John Wood. not much disguised
loci Chandler Harris has taken up the story OF
Little Mr.. Thimblefnger and His Queer Coun-
try" where he left IT, and in Mr. Rabbit at Home
Houghton Mifiin & Coz carries Buster John and
Sweetest Susan and Druslia under the spring where
they hear AL sorts OF wonderful stories from all
sorts OF wonderful people.
Mr. Harris tells fairy story well but he tells
about the negroes better. and Drusiila. though she
is not very prominent. reminds Of that fact
when she speaks The stories. which are Just what
fairy stories should be. simple. imaginative and en-
tjrev sufficient in Themselves without anything Of
science history hidden meaning in them, are
illustrated with numerous sketches by Oliver Her
ford