The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-20


 poetry of the late Poet Laureate. Pub lished by Dodd Mead x Co.,, New York
 Captains Courageous, a Story of the Grand Banks" by Rudyard Kipllng, is delightful story of sea life and the versatility of this famous author is well displayed. Life on board Gloucester fishing vessel is told with the authors usual ViGor, snap and go, and the eli max displays a master hand. The multi millionaire's hopeful and only son and heir is while seasick suddenly washed overheard at seafrOm one of his fathers big steamers and disappears. He is mourned for as dead. The boy is how ever, picked up by one of the Gloucester fleet of vessels and has to undergo roughing it just like one of the ordinary | crew, his story of his fathers vast wealth being regarded as too fishy to believe. The boy whose every whim had previously been humored gets a | most wholesome lesson in obedience at the hands of the honest sturdy mariners, | roughing it does him good physically and when at last the cargo is obtained and shore is reached and in response to the boys telegram the grief-stricken parents woe is turned to joy and they come rushing across the continent on | their special train in their private car | and clasp the lad in their arms again, | the hardy mariners find that their youthful comrade and sharer of the perils of the sea was indeed heir. to un- | told millions, while the happy father | sees that the lessons learned by the boy on ship board have been of vast benefit to him in shaping his character and l curing him of grave faults. Published by the Century company, New York. l That ever welcome annual publica- l ton, "Chatterbox," the delight of the young folks and interesting to children of a larger growth is out in all the bright colors of it's illuminated title page and various colored pictures of superior merit and it's multitude of il- lustrations and stories longer and l shorter. This 1897 issue is on a par with it's many predecessors as regards merit and attractiveness. Published by | Estes &z Lauriat, Boston.
 Footprints of the Patriots Beside Old Hearthstones," by Abram English Brown, author of Beneath of Old Roof trees" and published by Lee & Shepard, Boston, is an admirable and valuable contribution to the literature concerning times that tried mems souls," the days of the Colonial and Revolutionary wars | This volume covers a field teeming with interest. At very many homes are met descendants of the participants in the stirring scenes of the Colonial and Rev olutionary wars. These people tell the trials of the early days as they affected their ancestors, whose record has never before been given to the world. They also bring forth many tangible remind CTS of those days when independence was obtained. Notably among the many is a veritable sword of Bunker Hill, never brought to light since it was taken from the hand of it's owner, who perished on June r, 1775. It is no won der that the descendants of the old he roes are proud of their origin and hold these traditions and mementoes of a truly heroic age as priceless. It has been the aim of the author to seek out these descendants, and to gather many narratives which have not been incor- porated in any history, and which would otherwise be lost.
 I Evidently labor of love and an ad- mirabIe production, is the handsomely printed and bound and finely illustrated book "T4istorical Sketches of New Ha- ven," from the press of Futile. More house & Taylor, this city. Every lover of the Elm City should consider himself or herself fortunate to possess a copy of this excellent work, which is from the pen of Miss Ellen Strong Bartlett of Stamford. On an introductory page she says: "To my dear scholars wher- ever they may be, this book is affection ately inscribed"; and in a predatory note: ''These papers have appeared by request from time to time in the Con- necticut Quarterly and the New Eng land magazine, and as some of them are out of print, it has seemed best to bring them together in this volume. " The subjects of the book are '"The New Haven Green; "A New Haven Church" Center church) "The Grove Street Cemetery; "Hillhouse Avenue and "John Trumbull the Patriot Paint CT" Each of the articles is most care fully prepared and profusely illustrated
 The subjects are treated admirably, the leading points of interest as to each be- ing deftly touched and the work is one which merits great praise and reflects much credit upon the author.
 "Muriello, or Le Selve," published by l.. c. Page & Co.,, Boston, is another of the highly interesting novels by Ouida and depicts a type of life of years ago il the forest regions of Italy among the peasantry with a masterly touch The heroine of the story Is one of the con- mon people but of noble type despite ignoble surroundings. and her loyalty to truth and duty, and to an ideal, hei hopeless love and her supreme, self-sac- rifice and tragic end make a most touching story.
 Captain Fracasse' is the title of g fascinating novel by Theophile Gautiei and published by l.. c. Page &5 Co.,. , Boston. It is illustrated by Victor A Searles. The author has well sustained | his brilliant reputation in this work It is a tale of life in France of the time of Louis XIII and introduces the reader to barons and baronesses. marquises and brigands, plots and counterplots
 and the mystery of hidden treasures , while loving hearts are in the finale
 after many tribulations made happy :. "Sandwort" is the title of a charm , ing little booklet of verses by Anna J Granniss, author of Skipped Stitches. The book is prettily bound and is pup lished by Darling x Co.,, Keene, N. H. and dedicated to M. E. w. and s. I. l. Some of the titles of the poems art . Sandwort, Fire Petals, Too Tired tt Trust, Friendship, June, Call Her No