The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-27
BUTTE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Some Excellent Books for the
Young People.
GOOD READING FOR BOYS
Stories of Adventure of Especial Inter-
est-"The Big Horn Treasure Story
OF the Rocky Mountains-Cen-
fury Book of the Revolution.

81 Among recent DOCKS 10 Int tauAAt
Free Public Library are several excellent
books for young people. and we feel that
we can hardly do better than 10 devote
this article to them. We first will speak
of som recent additions TO Appletons
Home Reading Books. This series is edi-
ted by DR.. William T. Harris, United
states commissioner OF education. and is
specially designed for supplementary
reading for pupils of the public schools.
The books are neatly printed and at
sractively bound and illustrated. Both in
style and contents they are carefully
adapted to the object for which they are
designed. We mention four as among
our recent additions. Uncle Sans Sc
crets: a story of National Affairs for the
Youth of the Nation" by Oscar Phelps
Austin; THE Hall Of Shells by Mrs. A.
s. HARDY: .Uncle Roberts Visit" by
1Srancis w. Parker and Nellie Lathrop
Helm and "Harold's First Discoveries,
by j. w. Troeger. These are all readable
books and include subjects of special I'M
portance.
..The Great Island. or Cast Away in
Papua'' by Willis Boyd Allen. is a story
of adventure in the island of New Guinea,
of which there is strangely little written.
though Ii is excelled in size among Islands
only by Greenland and Australia.
An Oregon Boyhood" is an autopio-
graphic ShElCil Vi lilt III oi1Soi az 1S.'
paratively early days, from the pen OF
Louis Albert Banks.
There are many excellent BOOKS 1of
BOYS written, but there is always a cry
ing want of good books for girls. MISS
Nina Barrow by FEES Courtney Baylor,
is a book which will help to supply this
need and should be in great demand. A
Dear Little Girl" by Amy E. Blanchard.
is another equally good book OF the same
mature, but for a younger class OF fead-
rers And still another is the Little House
in Pimlico." by Marguerite Bouvet. whose
..Prince Tip Top and Little Mariorie's
Love Story have had many admirers
among the little people.
A book of adventure for the boys of
special interest by reason of the location
of the plot is 1.-THE Big Horn Treasure;
story Of Rocky Mountain Adventure" by
John F. Cargill 1t is fairly we'll told
and attractively printed
One of the best juvenile books of the
season is THE Century Book OF the
American Revolution, by Eldridge >.
Brooks Its plan liz to narrate the CONVEX
sation of a party Of young people, who,
with a competent glide, visit the locali-
ties made famous in the war. 1t Is pub
lished under the auspices of the Empire
State Society of the Sons of the Revolu-
ton.
The reception of the volume of the
"Chatterbox" for 1897 makes available TO
our readers the volumes of that popular
annual for 1859 and from 1892 to 1897.
For the very youngest readers and par
ticularly book to read To young
children nothing better has been pub
lished for a long while than the New
Baby World. stories, rhymes and pic
lures compiled from st. Nicholas for lit
tie folks by that favorite of children
Mrs. Mary Mapes Dodge. Another book
for mothers. and for children as well, is
Lullaby Land; Songs of Childhood by
Eugene Field. selected by Kenneth era
hame and illustrated by Charles Robin
son.
H. r. Corridor in Pontiac. Chief of the
Ottawas. a Tale of the Siege of Detroit.
has produced an interesting story which
needs no recommendation To be popular
with the boys.
..The Great Round World of which
the library now contains three volumes
covering the period from Nov. l.. 1896. to
Sept TO- 1897 Is a readable record OF
events happening from week to week
which the boys and girls ought to read
and which their elders would find in
structiye.
Fairy tales are always in demand. and
"Icelandic Fairy Tales" translated and
edited by Mrs. A. w. Hall. will not only
be of interest but will give an introduce
zion TO the fascinating literature of the
frozen north.
'.Harper's Round Table" is periodical
extensively illustrated and devoted TO
tales american history M belltl He-
Tiodicai for the young people can be
found. The library has bound the vol
umes for 1881 1895 and 1896. and it is
one of tho books which we are glad 10
see wearing out very fast.
"Hawthornes First Diary, with an Ae-
count of Its Discovery and Loss. by
Samuel r. Pickard.' Is book made UP
of such selections as have been recovered
OF a diary kept by Nathaniel Hawthorne,
when a boy at Raymond. Me. II is a
book which Will be sought not only by
the young people, but by students OF lit
erature and lovers of the greatest liter
AIRY artist America has produced.
For an Introductory book on natural
history Professor Angelo Heilprins An
tmal Life of Our Seashorc'' is one OF the
best.
We have spoken before Of the healthy
tone and pleasant style of the books of
Mr.. James Otis Kaler. His latest. AT
the Siege of Quebec Is story which
gives vivid account OF the trials and
fafferings endured in the terrible jour
ney through the forests of Maine, and
of the desperate assault on Quebec made
by the forces under Colonel Benedict Ar
mold in 1775.
THE Sea and Its Wonders. by Mary
ana Elizabeth Kirby, is a readable ae-
count of a variety OF ocean phenomena
An interesting story for girls and q
book of considerable local interest is
1.-The Girl Ranchers of the Sand GouIee, =
by Mrs. Carrie /. Marshall.
The desperate struggle Of our Cuban
neighbors for freedom from the Spanish
yoke is a subject Of unusual interest al
This time. On this account rs we'll as
Tor the merit of the book itself, the boys
will welcome chance to read "Inder Tho
Cuban Flag" by Fred A. Ober.
Mrs. Elizabeth 7. Smith. who general,
writes under her maiden name of Lizzi,
r.. Meade. is an author who slowly hu
slowly has grown in favor with the young
people. Her stories generally are tales o.
home life for girls. "A Girl in Ter
Thousand" though readable falls quits
below her average. but Polly, a New
Fashioned Girl" is one of her best
Barnes Brief History of the Inites
States is a well told and well arrange,
compend of the story Of the nation pr
rnarily designed for school use.
Guarding the Border. by Everett r
Iofnlinson,- l. a recent addition 10 HI
popular series of the stories on the wa
Of 1872
1.-THE First Christmas Tree By Henr,
Nan Dyke, is a handsomely gotten ri
book which viii do good service in the Ii