The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-21
Child Literature Prominent NTH A.
prOaCh Of Christmas.
Mr.. Il. h. BICaARO.Oa'S NEW BOOK.
Designed for Tie in the Public school, OF
MISUNDERSTANDING Adapted to>ueh
Ise--Frincess TrOubetskoi to Con-
tributo q serial 10 Iippiuc'ti-'.

Al ia Az - NZH -" H-N
praise tile fairy stories of uons christian
Andersen. For hair a. century ms name
has been a household WOru an over the
world. Ihe story OF The Ugly Dues
ling" 'Ihe Constant Tin SOLDIER. LIT
Tie TUX. and dozens OF others nave been
the daily food on millions of tappy
children. They are rightly held zap "7
models, not only OF simple style ana
beauty. out also OF wholesome moral In
structiOn. Ii they depict ~sclhshness ana
cruelty they show them up as tn,y are
i'm lie and make them dctostaole, II tneN
paint the virtuous suffering injustice they
make 10 evident Uat courage % virtue
arc their own reward, even lf they do nor
seem To- triumph In the end.
The present collection contains twenty
seven OF the most characteristic of Ander-
sens tales and may be confidently re-
commended to the attention of parents
and others who desire TO find uneAcep-
ti0nable literature for the eJuug. These
tales oner the right stimulus to the ma
gination and are indeed a. treasure for
any household.
SOUND MONEY MONOGRAPHS. Bv
william c. CornwelL G.. =. Putnam's
Sons. New York. London. For sale los
George NJ. West.
The author Of this volume is president
of the City Bank. Buffalo. and author of
The Currency and Tho Banking Law OF
Canada" an able review OF financial his
tory i'm the United States. a forecast OF
dangers ahead. and comment. with d.
lustration. upon the excellence OF the
Canadian banking laws. His point oi view
is that of the practical hnancicr as well
as the careful and conscientious student.
and DC will bee apparent 90 an who exam
ine his latest book that he knows pre-
cisely what he is talking about ana
goes without waste Of words. direct To
facts. approaching the strength of the
Stubborn logic OF events The book
is we'll STYLED sound Money Mono
graphs" and consists of "a series of ad-
dresses. magazine articles. and other
monographs dating from 1872 to 1897. They
have no special serial connection. hul
embrace the leading points in the Discus
sion of Currency Reforms. ana are pup
lished in the hope that they may Doe or
service in popular education. Ihty are
exactly ADAPTED TO that end. for the fasta
are stripped Of encumherlns yeroiage s1
that they can scarcely fail 10 appeal to
the unpreiudiced reader. Upon the class
Oy no means smalD vino DO not respect
facts and see no meaning boo chem, DO VIII.
or course. have little weight.
III.
MANUAL OF PHYSICAL DRILL. lNl.
TED STATES ARMY. By First Li'r-
INNINL- EfAMtil H. INNN"f Nn'NNH "'
Infantry. T.. s.. A.. with l3 illustrations
j. Appleton g. Company. - Fifth aN'
nue.. New York. For sale by Gcore' h
West.
Tho object Of this manual is to sysf'
matlZo physical training i0 tnc army. AND
10 furnish a practical guide that wI
enable any officer to cIro regular an.
beneficial instruction to DTS command EI.N
exercise is accompanied bv numerous i
rr-srmHfma. nF.usfnI IN..Hfnr fLH I|U."
ent positions assumed and sufficient N'
r.otv is afforded 70 ohvi1te any pot
hilitv OF fodiOusncss. Simple and pr1grr
eivo exercises ON different apparatus.
and the principles OF wall-scaling climb
ing. etc.. are given. as being essential '
the athletic training. and fho method.
pursued in training for track ana h''.
events AFRO added as matters OF general
interest and information.
Though prepared for uso i'm the army
this book is peculiarly adapted fo
members of the National Guard. and f
schools whore young men and boys
given o. military training.
IN.
LITTLE LESSONS IN Plant fIlh
FOR LITTLE CHILDREN. IV u I
Richardson. p. T.. Johnson PuhlI-h'
Company. Richmond Va.
The author OF this little book hos BIOS
N|H N|NNA|N|N MN'NN "N'
og "a leading educator, "Ihe object
teaching plants in the lower grades is n.
only 20 Give some knowledge OF h0fan
hut % train the power of observation i
stimulate thought and 10 exercise ohIdr''
I'm q fluent and correct ueo OF %l0ngune
He has made a personal test M Tho 'l|
tie Lessons" I'm his own school-roon
I'm many instances has reproduced '|
very language II the children. Tn f|D
pron7ration Of the volume ne has consul -
od many nopul1r authorities. and foe hI.
profaco Acknowledges his debt 10 super
intorlent W. T.. Fox and Professor Lor'
$. Edwards. not only for cncOuracomo"'
and helm. but also FOR MANY valuable
suggestions. He has sought 20 corrcl1'e
with plant study lessons in language
drawing. writing and spelling and hH-
strivon 70 do SO I'm n way which WIN n
burden the young mind. As o. matter oi
fact he has produced a volume inf
which. after a careful examination. there
is excellent reason 20 prOphcsy popularity
with the teacher and the children. He has
not fOrgOtten az a single point the requi-
sites Tor holding the attention ot tne
latter, and b. is high praise 10 say OF
any writer or speaker tldt he under
stands how TO please the children. IL ls
"A distinct and not common gift 10 be able
20 do SO. and Mr.. Richardson is 10 be
cordially congratulated upon the thorough
adaptation of the book 70 It's ends.
v.
Tho Toronto Mail seems 20 have lust
discovered that n sister OF Thomas Car
lvle lives within the sound Of rs presses.
The Ladies' Home journal made this dis
c0yery two or three years ago. and pub
Ished a long interview with Mrs. Han
ming, besides a portrait Of herself and "a
picture OF the house she lives in. Mrs.
Hanning's nam is Janet, but her brother
always called her Jenny-"Small Jenny
10 distinguish her from her sister. whose
name was Jane. I should think that the
similarity OF their names would have
made some confusion IN the Carlyle fam
iiy. 10 did not tend 70 simplify matters
when Carlyle married Jane Walsh, thus
adding another Jane 10 an already over
burdened family. No wonder mat ne
called his young sister "small Jenny
and at times the Craw.' or crow 10 dis
tinguish her from the other Jennies. Az
though she lived so far away, Carlyle
never forgot his Canadian sister, but
wrote 10 her regularly and sent nor
comics Of each of his books anectionateiy
inscribed. Mrs. Carlyle wrote 10 her also,
and the greatest OF Mrs. Hanning's
treasures Is a packet Of letters from her
famous brother and his wife. covering "A
period OF thirty years. or course these i't-
ters will be published some day. Already q
score Of editors and publishers have
marked them for their own. Mr.. BOX
has. I believe. the first claim upon them
for he was the editorial Columbus who
discovered their owner.
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