The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-12-13
B K It L.VEO.

The Hero of Erie by James Barnes.
800, D. Appleton & Co. New York,
with ten full page illustrations.
With the world r~esounding with the
praises of our modern naval heroes, the
appearance of q graphic and spirited
story Of the youthful adventures of Com
modore Perry is timely. AS "a
boy Perry was on the frigate
General Greene" From his eX-
nerience there until his victory on
Lake Erie. the story is graphically told
Of the reSOurcefulneSS, courage and en-
ergy displayed by the ideal naval hero
It is the very book for boys.
Her Memory by Maarten Martens.
S1.50.. ID. Appleton q Co.. publishers,
New York.
This story by a novelist of the first
school pulsates with true human feeling.
nowhere touching on the morbid or the
abnormal. 1t is an unaffected story of
life that holds the interest from first to
last.
"Old Chester Tales by. Margaret
Deland. author of John Ward. Preach
err" with Illustrations by Howard Pyle.
$50. Harper Bros, publishers. New
York.
The last of these stories of Old Ches-
ter appears in the Christmas Harper's.
and it is. if possible. the most charming
Of the eight short stories that make up
the book. 1t IS one of the Guaintest tales
Of surprising love and courtShip that has
appeared in the past year. end is 4
fit climax to a series of stories that are
the creation of one of the best Of living
novelists. There is q freshness and
sweetness about them that is as refresh
ING as the first breath Of sprin@.
David Farum.' by Edward Moves
NNoct0ott 81 ~ n ADpIpfnn G. Co
New York. publishers.
Mr.. Westcott has given an entirely new
creation in fiction. David Harum' IS
an original American whose eccentrici-
ties and dry humor bring out his nobility.
The Critics review will be approved by
all who have read the book: Mr..
NeStcott has lone for central New York
what Mr.. Gable. Mr.. Page. and Mr..
Harris have done for different parts OF
the South. and what Miss Jewett and
Miss Wilkins are doing for New Eng
land and Mr.. Hamlin Garland for the
West. David Harum' is a master de-
lineation of an American type. There
IS life. with all its joys and sorrows.
David Harum' lives in these pages as
he will live in the mind Of the reader
He deserves to be known by all good
Americans: he is one of them in ound-
less energy, in large heartedness, in
s~hrewdness. and in humor.'
Shadows on the WALL by Howard
Weeden. VI. Stolz & Co.. % Park Place.
New York. publishers.
This small and elegant volume is a col
lection of pictures of the old fashioned
negro of quality n songs which depict
the best phase of negro life in the old
time. The author. who lives at Hunts
vile. Ala. had such fondneSS for paint
ing the Old time negro that she has at
tracted to her much that is interesting
concerning the rapidly vanishing type.
The pictures are as good as steel engrav-
'n"S and will be priced by all who love
to linCer over the South 'hefo' de war"
The songs have the true Southern flavor.
A fair Samnle that follows an elegant
picture OF The Old Boatman.' reads:
| changed my name when l got free
To Mister" like de res.
But now dat | am Going Home.
| likes de Of name bes'.
Sweet voices calling Uncle Rome"
Seem ringing in my ears:
An swearing sort o Sociable.
OF Masters voice / hears.
De way he used to call his boat
Across de river: Rome,
You damn OF niger. come and bring
Dat boat an row me h0me,"
He's passed Heavens River now. an
soon
''eIl call across its foam:
You. Rome. you damn OF niger, loose
! Your boat. an come HOme."