Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-06

Inc greatest strength of this book lies
IN its naturalncss. There is nothing stilt-
So ~ inc style; nothing strained in the
n an atmosphere Of everyday reality. IL
y, from start TO finish. a story Of excep-
monai strength; Never have we seen Il
s,rIs school lie portrayed with greater
cleverncss The conversations. while
bright bright ans, ana spark,ihg. are always in har-
n ,%ns ,,t MIN she f1aracters % whom they
anywhere. The girls we arc introdiicetI
| 10 are not mere creatures of fiction The
nave their conntcrparts in real life-and
| most of our readers will recognize them
There Is a spice of humor pervadipv the
pages of this book. which lights uI, its
more serious aspects and assists in re-
| tanning the strong interest with which tho
| reader follows the narrative to its close
II TX book all will read with pleasure
and protit-and lay aside with regret that
| the end has been reached.
| Camping On the St. Lawrence, or On
the Trail of the Early Discoveries, by
Everett \. Tomlinson, illustrated by A.
b. Shute: Cloth; 4l2 pages: Boston:
Lee and Shepard: Price. $l.50 For
sale by G. w. Quimby & Co.
1t is characteristic of DR.. Tomlin-
sons books that ne manages to i'm
part to his young readers a valuable
amount Of historical and other instruc-
ton without in any way impeding the
movement or interest of his narrative.
For this reason his books have a value
for young readers that mere stories
however lofty their ideals-can never
possess We confess we like this latest
work from his pen better than any that
| has preceded 1t. Indeed we can scarce
~ conceive how it would be possible for
any writer reproduce better allaround
| book for boys. Nothing is lacking in II.
There is amusement, entertainment and
| instruction in just the right proper
tons. All prosiness is skillfully avoid
| ed. and the interest, awakened in the
opening chapter. is never permitted to
lag. 1t is book any live boy of whole
| some. manly instincts viii read with
| pleasure and lay aside with regret.
The narrative gives the experiences and
adventures OF four live boys. who have
been together in a preparatory school.
and are planning to enter college in the
fall. during a summers camping out
on the shores of the mighty ST. Law
renee. The interest of the quartet is
naturally aroused by the historic asso-
Citations of their surroundings. and
number of evenings before the camp
fire are devoted to following in fancy
the footsteps of Cartier and others
enabling a considerable amount of use
full information to be impaired without
any suspicion of pedantry The dia-
logue. throughout. is bright and spark
ling. There are number of exciting
adventures, and not little genuine
humor There is some very clever
character sketching In the persons OF
the guides, Ethan Barnes and his son
Tom. and the description OF the man
ner in which Shakespeare's great
tragedy Hamlet-or Hamlick, as Ethan
called twas presented at The Corners
by local talent is as amusing as it is
realistic. II is very evident that the
doctor has. sometime and somewhere
tended out" upon an occasion of this
character and fully absorbed it's I'M
conscious humors. Taken all in all the
book is a thoroughly delightful one. and
anyone looking for a suitable and ac-
ceptable holiday gift for live boy
could scarcely find better one.
An Undivided Union. BY "Oivcr Op-
tic" tW T. Adams, completed ~ Ed
ward Stratemeyer. Cloth emblenatic
cover; 4S5 pages; illustrated Boston:
Lee and Shepard. Price $50. For sale
by G. w. Quimby II Co.
When death brought to an end the long
and useful life OF William r. Adams,
whose famous books for boys. written
under the familiar nom-de-plume of U.l-
yer Optic, had made him a power for
good in thousands of American homes
the popular author was engaged in the
preparation of the concluding volume of
The Blue and the Gray Series. under
the title IAN Undivided Union" The
book had been blocked out. and partially
filed in, when the busy pen, from which |
mad come no less than one hundred and |
seven instructive and interesting vol |
umes. was laid away forever. To meet |
the many requests for the completion of
this book which came from All parts Of
ranged with MIR Edward Stratemeycr. |
the author of the popular "Old Glory |
Series to- finish out the work. The nat |
ural style of Mr.. Stratemeyer is very sim |
liar to the familiar one OF "Oliver Optic" |
and no better selection could possibly |
have been made for this task. The work |
was labor of love with him and so clev- |
erly did he. perform it that the reader will |
study the book in vain TO discover where |
the work of one author leaves of, and !
that of the other begins. We are conf |
joyed this series will unite in the opinion |
that AN Undivided Union is fully up to i
the high standard of its predecessors. |
The Rlyerlawn cavalry are taken through |
the Tennessee campaign, and participate |
with honor in the great battle of Chicka- |
manga. The Lyons and Belthorpes face |
many dangers and perils amid which ro-
nance is skilfully woven. and are left |
very happily situated. having helped to |
preserve AN Undivided Union This |
book is the one hundred and eighth TO
bear the name of optic" and the pub
fishing house to which MIR. Adams was
so loyal is able to show an actual sale of |
more than 100000 copies of his various |
works, while the demand for all still con-
tinues win undiminished popularity.
The House With Sixty Closets by Frank |
Samuel Child with illustrations by j.
Randall Brown. Boston: Lee and Shep-
ard. Cloth: PIP. 216. Price Sl.09 for sale
by G. w. Quimby & Co.
This is a delightful book which has
much OF the charm for young children
that gave such enduring popularity 10
Alice in Wonderland. The story opens
with the account of a wonderful colonial
mansion, planned and butt by an old
time juoge and his wife. which in add-
ton to a large number of big airy rooms
boosted no less than sixty closets. In the
process of time this noble old house be-
came parsonage. AT the time our story
opens the church was without a pastor.
and the all absorbing question was who
should be called. Finally the ladies de-
eide that it should be man with a fam
lily large enough ito fill the parsonage"
1t will be seen that this was really quite
a requirement., but a most excellent man
was found to fill tia Western mission |
airy who in addition to. eight children of |