The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-13

very brief comments. No less than eight
books are by James Otis Kaler, an author
whose engaging style makes attractive ey-
erything he writes. 1.-THE Boys of So is a
history of the war with Spain. while the
other seven books are interesting stories
of the Revolutionary war The names of
| the seven Revolutionary stories are: THE
Capture of the Laughing Mary; Story OF
Three New York Boys in 17t6; Corporal
'Liges Recruit; a Story of Crown Point
and Ticonderoga;" "a Cruise With Paul
Jones; Story of Naval Warfare in IT'S"
Sarah Billiards Ride; Story of the Car
olnas in $780, "A Tory Plot: Story of
the Attempt to Kill General Washington
in 17T6:" "A Traitors Escape: Story of
the Attempt to Seize Benedict Arnold At
ter He Had Fled to New York. and
with Washington at Monmouth: Story
| of Three Philadelphia Boys
Two books are by George A. Henty, "In
Times of Peril Tale of india" and 1.-THE
Young Buglers; Tale of the Peninsular
War"
The fascinating narrative by Marco
Polo, which concerns his travels in the
then unknown and mysterious Asiatic
countries, is done over for our young folks
by Noah Brooks.
Two particularly well written and ap-
proprately illustrated volumes are ''Trav-
els Through Asia With the Children and
"Travels Through North America With
the Children" both by Frank G. Car
penter.
Among present day authors few are so
careful in historical research or possess a
more finished style than Mrs. Mary Hart
well Catherwood. Her Heroes of the
Middle West: the French" is devoted to
the story of the pioneer explorers in the
Mississippi valley.
An English author. whose characters
ties are very similar to those of Mrs
Catherwood and who is far less known
to the young people than one would i'm
agine so readable an author could be, is
Alfred J. Church. His Heroes of Chiv-
airy and Romance recounts the story of
the Nibelungs of Beowulf and of King
Arthur, all of whom should be known to
everybody, but whose adventures are not
often presented in as compact and en-
gaging a manner as they are by Mr..
Church.
William Drysdale is already a favorite,
and deservedly so, with our boys. In
1.-THE Mystery of Abel Forefinger' he
describes adventures in Mexico, Central
America and the West Indies. Among the
incidents recountcd are visits to the
grave of Empress Josephine and to the
island of Tolago the scene of the exile of
Robinson Crusoe.
"rrhe Story Of the Thirteen Colonies is
told by Miss H. A. Guerber, one of the
professors at Vassar.
An example of a style of composition
which is becoming quite popular with
writer's of juvenile literature is Historic
Boston and Its Neighborhood an His
torical Pilgrimage Personally Conducted
by Z. Everett Hale 1t is one of the
latest of Appletons home reading books.
A recent book on etiquette. all the more
valuable because it is short. is The Well
Bred Girl in Society," by Mrs. Constance
Cary Harrison.
Increasing interest in Spanish America
calls attention to the great Lack of books
treating of its history in the English Ian
guage. When we find a well-written book
for young people, like "In the Grip of the
Spaniards,' by Herbert Hayens. we are
particularly glad to recommend it. This
is a story of the British battalion in the
army of Bolivar during his wonderful
campaigns in Venezuela and the United
States of Colombia.
The war of 1872 is the theme of one of
the most readable writer's of history. ].
T. Headey, in his Second War With
England -+
"P.aytime and Seedtime," a late issue
of Appleton's home reading books, BY
Colonel Francis w. Parker and Nellie