New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-07

! 90 = Co., of the incidents OF "The brotherhood
OF the Coast" Crhomas Whitaker by DaV4d La"
| son tombstone. The book IS bulky. tho type 'o'
/ over-larye and there is enough OF adventure -
! !, Cor two or three stories. With all the hshuns
and excitement the tale is not unhealth!' w.
Roucber furnishes numerous illustrations lot 'no
volume. ,,,,
"snot" (Thomas Whittaker is the autobiography
! -, q doc the editor OF his memoirs perfected
Wonderful mechanism by which the animaTs emo
,,ons wore Translated into words and set down TOR
+ on larning He tells about his acquaintance WIN
ncope and cats. his experiences IN failing IN lo'o
/ Going TO the dog show and living IN hat' ana "e
! ,pates some interesting observations on people not
only in their relations to dogs put also VII" o'e
| another. 49,. -, a.,
! "Tno J,.,,e Elves Seeking the Beautiful World
| fDurreath Publishing Company IS a profuseiy IL
nstrated story for small children or the ilSht OF
four little creatures in search OF home Tor thel
oueen and then in search or their own pleasure
The Journey ends at their own nome. where 'ney
discover the beauty they had looked high ana low
to lrd 49,,
The Younger children who have known the doings
Of lrtle Miss Weezy will be able to follow her to
the Pacific Coast in Penn Sn.rleys new voiume
.young Master Kir<e' Gee & Shepard ana VIII
also meet again the impetuous kirke. VINO IS s''i
as much inclined TO get INTO UouDie DIS "iie" "'i'e
in Massachusetts,.
7 T. Trowbrdge is an old acquaintance OF readers
~ juvenile fiction Part of THE Lottery Ticket
Lee e. Shcpsrd) appeared in 1.-THE Youths COM
non,on." The author has heightened 1t and mas
rounded out the narrative to completeness "epcr
/ Ioc,sridge enters business life in the employ o. q
forouv frsnd hut falls under the influence OF had
/ comnanions is led ignoranty 20 help them In TIER
wicked schemes and neglects his own work. lheT
downfall almost involves the ruin OF his character
/ hut he learns a lesson from the trouble ana DC
comes useful man. .
IF the contents of b. Freeman Ashley's "Dick and
1ocl,s Adventure on Sable Island Oaird & Leo
were as bad as the paper upon which the book Is
nrinted the story would be bad indeed The author
has done his work somewhat better thah the pun
Usher though his pages are commonplace anu MS
style not elevated. The two boys OF whoh ne writes
lived IN Nova Scotia. They were blown 10 sea IN Il
small boat and by great good fortune got through
the Sable Island surf to land and lived with the lie
savers for a long time before communication was
established with the mainland
1.-THE Garden Behind the Moon tChaFles ScriD
ner's Sons) tells of the Princess Aureia VINO came
/ from the moon, the Moon Calf. the Man Who Knew
Loss than Nothing the polishing OF the stars. the
! Land of Nowhere and great many other WONDER
! full things the explanation of which Is known ohiy
/ TO the Moon Angel What David saw when ne
walked across the water upon the moon pain ana
WAS taken in through the doors Of the moon by the
man who dwells there is put down both IN words
and clever pictures by Howard Pyle
Anna Chapin Eoy's Half Dozen Boys CT y
Crowell & Coz first published some five years ago.
has been ressued. with Illustrations by FRANK l.
Merrill. 1t is a wholesome story OF the iTlehuship
ex sting between young woman ana her siiia'
bov friends and OF how she helps them In thelT
dif1culties and aids them In the development OF
character The children are real boys, with human
,enpers and selhshness, but with excellent I'M
pulses and their friend Is rather remarkable
woman. with judgment and tact ana mo'heriileS'
more natural TO a person twice her age.
John Habberton's 1.-The Worst Boy In Town
George w Jacobs & Coz is an old friend IN
new edition. The Worst Boy was certainly al
ways in mischief and not always in innocent mis-
chief but his good traits make one quite prepared
for his final loss Of reputation, and his story IS
told with a great deal G: humor and with some
touches Of pathos. a boy whose troubles half come
from the failure OF his elders to appreciate MS
nature and to supply his needs Is as much SUD
ject for pity for punishment. and in some OF
poor Jacks worst adventures he eXcites sympathy
A party Of men become acquainted in sleeping
car Among them a Chicago millionaire an
Arctic explorer an inventor. scientist and real
estate agent They organize a polar expedition 10
go by an airship invented by one OF the parry
They start out from Chicago, get near to the Pole'
| and then two of the party go to the END OF the
! tourney on foot. One dies and the other Is res
/ cred Coming back they lose their airship and get
! home without anything TO show where they have
| bee =, and the man who reached the Pole dies be-
fore they make their story public so for FEAR that
nobody will believe them. they keep the discovery
] D themselves.
/ an exhibition at the Worlds Fair as they had in
tended. This plot OF "a Dash TO the Pole OoveN,
/ Corye!l & Coz gives the author. Hubert d. Ward,
sufficient opportunity to imagine all sorts OF sci
entic contrivances and impossible exploits, which
are not well enough conceived to rank with the
really good guesses at future inventions and dis
/ coveries.
.The Sheiks White Slave O.ovell Coryell & Coz.
by Raymond Raife Is account Of an English
boys capture by Arabs. and their use OF him to
unravel the mystery OF temple filled with treasure
In accomplishing the task. and finally getting the
treasure for himself he follows wonderful mazes
and escapes from clever traps, placed by the tenn
pie founder. and has to make himself master of
strange symbols and all the hidden knowledge of
an ancient people Altogether his exploits are
marvellous and the account OF them IS interesting,
! II at all probable.
Mr. J. Selwn TAFT has been telling stories TO
amuse young friends of his, and has "a thered them
together III book form for other children to read.
The tale which gives the title 10 "Wayne and His
Friends @. Selwin TAFT Sons relates the dream
Of a boy in Florida over fairy book he has been
reading. lie meets adventures as unreasonable
as could be expected in any iaryland. The other
stories are full OF tigers and elephants and ogres
In "Reuben Stones Discovery" CThe Merriam
Company Edward StratemCyer recounts the adj
ventures Of a young miller with a thief, who comes
TO him as a long-lost uncle and guardian. and like
wise as a creditor. The boy is made TO appear the
perpetrator OF the mans evil deeds, but right finally
prevails and a convenient act Of heroism interests
rich people in the hero. much 10 his advantage.
Mr. Strate!neyer also brings out a second volume
In THE Bound TO Succeed Series" "Oliver Blights
Search" (The Merriam Company tells the story OF
q brave bow who saves his fathers fortunes by
going tc hunt up mine belonging to the family
but wrongfully held by clever swndler. On the
way he risks death to save friend. and is several
times in great peril from his enemy. TIE pictures
in both of these volumes are misplaced ard there
Of ca