The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-10

and "where four roads luet,' fashion. 1t
10 good book of it's kind, and will find
hosts of little readers. PORTLAND; Lor-
ing, Short & Harmon. Price $I.25.)
The Lollipop's Vacation and Other
Stories, by Sophie SWEET, author of Fly
ing Hill Farm, etc., etc. illustrated by
e. B. Barry and others. Here again
we have fine (Which means coarse) print
with good illustrations and handsome
binding. The stories, some seventeen in
number, are excellently bright and
wholesome and very "flling," that is
to say, there is ever, SO much entertain
ing reading from cover IT, cover thai will
keep children amused during the hours
given to diversion and pleasure. Sophie
SWEET is always popular. Cortland:
Loring, Short & Harmon. Price $1.25. J
OF the famous Zig-Zag Series lover q
third of million volumes sold; think
of that for circulation y we,have here
selections OF the best stories under the
tito. Zig-Zag Stories of History, Travel
and Adventure, by Hezekiah Butter
worth. Illustrated, and including the
newest tales we'll us some old favor
ties. The boys and girls who get these
stories will be happy enough-stories
easily written in just the vein young
folks approve. and holding no end of ad-
venture, snap and go. Portland: Lor-
ing, Short & Harm on. Pr ice 81. 50.)
The Rulers of the Sea, by Edmond
Neukomm. Illustrated by g. Roux an
A. Benefit, deals with the Norsemen
and the year one thousand; their later
colonies in America and explorations in
Brazil about 1896. This volume is what
the boys call stunning book. II is
most prepossessing in make up aud Illus
tration, and its theme, one tn at never
fails of fascination and excitement, is
set forth with grandeur and spirit
worthy SO picturesque subject. 1t is
sure to be holiday delight. portland |:
Loring, Short & Harmon. Price. ST. 0.)
For. Charles Carleton Coffin's Boys of
81 let the public and circulating library
tell the tale; or will it crop out in we'll
rubbed page and in corners worn thin.
The book is in almost as great demand
as when it first appeared, and has al
ways been an enormous success. This is
an entirely new edition, uniform with
the Boys OF '76, is printed from now
plates, and contains about 1870 illustra-
lions. PORTLAND: Loring, Short & Har-
mon. Price $2.50.)
The Idol-Maker. A novel by Adeline
Sergeant, author of Out of Due Season,
The Mistress of Quest, etc. No story not
able has come from this pen, and we
have here no exception to the rule, for
the present novel is both original and
interesting. Indeed Appleton's selec-
tions for inclusion in their Town and
Country Library have been discriminate
ingly made from the start. A love
story this; but India and idols, England
and social complications. furn ish new
setting to the same. The novel reader
whose critical Judgment is to be relied
upon will pronounce this good story.
(New York: D. Appleton & Company;
Portland: Loring, Short & Harmon.
Town and Country Library, No. 20.2
Cloth $1.0O.)
Christianity and Social Problems, by
Lyman Abbott. Sociology as 'ence
is still young. In fact "the s. of
mar" resting as it does on individual
and race regeneration. must necessarily
resent limits. But every such pu5lica-
ton as this of DR.. Abbott's throws light
on the subject, and aids workers in the
good cause. Among these. differences
of opinion exist in regard to ways of bet
tering the worldwide differences, and
on such themes as this volume touches
upon, Democracy, Communism, Contro-
versies personal, inter national and la
bor,) The Social Evil, and Criminals
wo must expect divergence of viaws
Nevertheless, the foundation principles
here laid down are sound and unassaila-
BILE. The sense of the Brotherhood of
Msn is developing with sure and steady
growth, and to read this authors state
ments of Christ's mission, OF the king
dom to come on earth, and of the practi-
cal needs of the unfayored and our duty
towards them-we may say "with"
them-is to be stimulated nnew and
aroused anew to our RESPONSE bilities and
our opportunity. New York and Bos-
ton: Houghton, Miff1n & Company;
Portland: Loring, Short & Harmon.
Price 81. 25.)
For freedoms Sake by Arthur Patsr-
son. author Of The Daughter of the Nez
Perces. etc. In this book the startling
and impressive scene in the life of John
Brown. the Pottawatomie murders,
their preceding Free State adventures,
and following trial and execution, are
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