The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-03
MORE HOLIDAY BOOKS.
A New Selection for Boys and Girls-Rs-
cent Fiction.

Juvenile literature new book Dy heze-
kiah ButterwoIth one by William O.Stod-
dard, enc by James Barnes and charm
ing story for girls by Pauline King H.
Gregory has them all for sale.
Bound In an Indian red cover Is "Ths
Wsmpum Belt, or The Fsirest Page OF
History" tale OF William Penn's treaty
with the Indians by Hezekiah Butter
worth who writes this sort OF boys
hook in a way that few aut hors have ever
matched. This is the sixth volume IN
I he series of books Of the Creators OF
Americ.n Liberty, the stories OF when IN
still accurate history in a way that en-
cures long after the pretty story has been
forgotten. The Penn treaty, OF whioh
the Wampum belt was the token. was
enc OF the w.reiiaving episodes 10 the
struggle between the white and req mon
for supremacy in the early days. ol Mr.
Butterworth's story telling powers Few
bows in their teens need TO be tolo. Ids
capital g ory is handsomely illustraiea
and. indeed, IA a gem of literature for
young people (Price si.to.
Shat in a mine and the flood coming
Miners Imprisoned and can't be dug Out
before the waters viii ongulf them.
Brave INSPECTOR goes down to/ start the
pumping engine to keep the water down
| until help can reach the Imprisoned men.
! Another cresn and inspector Is I'M
| rrisoned. too. Then ANDY GRAIK from
an cdjlceat village comes along ana ne
has great good lack and pluck and crawis
through n bit OF hole, refches the ~
sot tctor. and-weil, that Is the way that
| WILLIAM o. SropDARD's story OF The
| Winafall" begins and from first chapter
to last somstniag stirring ia happening
while tte.e II deal OF huuor and home
linees TO contrast with ad ven turous In
cidenr, like every day iiIe. II is we believe,
a new field for a BOYS story, and Mr.
stoddard has written the kind OF sio ry
that Is calculated TO create demand Tor
more OF the k nd. (pricc si.5o.)
James Barnes new story Is "Midship-
man Farragut." 1t is put up in stun
ming cover and is most spiritedly Illus
tra,ed. II IL a story OF the hoybooo
lite of the hero OF Mobile Bay Admiral
Farragut, a sailor the plainest story o.
whose career would be enough to set the
blood OF any Yankee boy n-iingling. Far
rsgut became a midshipman in the nav,
when he was nine years and hve month";
of age and he was not vet In his 'ieen
when under that gallant old sea dog
Porter, he smelt am oko aboard uncl
SANS tiue ship Essex of glorious ram
ia the annals of the Upitec states navy
, price Sl.)
Christine Averil is a plain every da.
SWEEP little girl just in her teens wbel
4 Pauline Kings book for girls, "Chris
. tines Career" opens. She Is living In
( Frerch village with her widowed lathe
; and oil the little American girls chill
u hood has been spent in the atnospher
of the studio. But she goes Americ
!. TO live with her aunt and be Through
a up" in the city of Boston. she crosse
: the ocean and the four or five years
y her life to the period OF the "puttir
4 upp OF her hair aud tic brGdin
y Of womanhood make charming
told tale, typical CT the lives that al
+, lived by thousands OF we'll cared II
: American girls. The story Is so clear
,l up TO dnte, il touches so many element
Il of every little womans' every Gay liz
n in our day that 1t is bound to delisl
the girl reader. There are numero'
particularly attractive illustrations. II
price Is IL 90.
Young Americans who have already e
:, ioyed three volumes in the "War OF ls
Series," published by Lee 81 ShepaI
MT sf.5o the volume. will hail with d
)e light new volume OF the set ertitl
recumseh's Young Braves" In T.
j. new story the author, Mr.. Everett
Tomlinson, shifts his scene to the sto
= of the Creek war and makes his YOU'D
readers acquainted with one OF the bra
Us est of historical Indian characteristic
i, whom General william Iecumeh Sh'
y man. who marched "from Atlanta to
Sea- was named. Mr.. Tomlinson Is
n author who stands high In the credit
= the American Library Associat ions
fe uroved list for young people and
~ y, treatment OF the Indian story Is
only absolutely interesting but Is 80
=, that the hook can be placed In the har
of our young people without fear Il
they will be induced to start for I
ic west TO emuIste the heroic deeds OF {
TIppecanoe and KIT Carson. Indeed ev'
1. American boy can hut be improved
well as pleased by reading any OF
nj books OF this series. or course the stt
e' is illustrated.
The "Rosebud Club" Q pretty i'll
volume for little people concludes
'rt Hazelwood stories of Grace lie Bal
- (Mrs. Upham). 1t is pretty pictur
49, hound and printed book and Its autl
rns has in none other displayed a clio
NJ. touch with the feelings, motives
ne, actions OF the little people OF whom
G. for whom she writes. Lee Il Shepsrd
DIN the publishers and the price is 20 cer
rix
Five delightful stories by ia. Mitcl