The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-26

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me throne once occupied by the craft,
Gtlharles and Philip Society rotten IL
me core. soil exhausted and running I,
waste factories closed; artisan and ag
ilcullur!st vanished one million of III,
oesl Oh them, the Moriscos, cut off at E
siHsIe blow; the domain of proud Cas-
Ile alsmembered, Holland and Portuga
gone, Artois, Roussillon and Franch,
CoHlle' Inc glory of the kingdom de
parted. And after another century
now then? Inundated into the dust
beaten in war like a child: not foo
OF land in America; money gone. repu
tatlon gone, all lost but honor" ant
mat so filthy and tattered a thing tina
no one viii touch it,
The Book of Knight and Barbara.
Being a Series of Stories told to Chill.
dren by David Starr Jordan, presi.
aent of Leland Stanford Junior uni.
Nerslty Illustrated by the children
SI'5o. Published by D. Appleton &
Co.
ms book in its surface presentment
Is a work of fascinating fancy, gro.
tesque humor and dainty conceits foi
the entertainment of children, but it is
much more than this. 1t possesses also
quality that must make it of excep.
tlonal value to all persons, particularly
parents and teachers who are interest.
ed in the psychology of childhood. II
Is not only a book for children, but
IN It's most conspicuous feature, is en-.
tirely by children.
The distinguished educator, author
ana publiciSt to whom we are indebted
Tor this novel book, originally told these
N oh
para, and to many other little folks fol
their amusement without a thought OF
publication. Fortunately, his quaint
tales impressed older listeners so much
that they were preserved. and the H.
Illustrations presented with them are
characteristic and often strikingly eff
tective selections from hundreds OF
drawings made by California children
Without the pictures, the work would
still be charming; with them, it attains
real Importance as a revelation OF
childish imagination and natural ca
pacity for graphic expression.
In few of the stories familiar themes
like Tam O Shanter, the Leprechaum
and the Pooka, are treated convention
ally but with an undercurrent of hui
morous conceit peculiarly the authors
own; and while the classic fables in
PRODUCED are not in their essence new
the quaint and funny fashion of theil
telling, emphasized by the pictorial de.
of the children's modes OF
apprehension, gives to them peculiar
charm and interest. Aside from these
exceptions, originality of invention
the stories no less than
felicity of expression and humor.
The Treasure Ship" A story of Sil
William Phipps, the Regicides, and
the Inter-charter Period in Massachu-
sets. By Hezekiah Butterworth. II.
Illustrated. Cloth, S1.50. Published by
D. Appleton & Co, New York.
In this vivid story, THE Treasure
Ship" Mr.. Butterworth pictures the
dramatic events in the career of the
poor boy who recovered the treasure
from the Spanish ship sunk in the Ba-
hamas and was knighted by the king
The author sketches striking incidents
Of his subsequent career as a soldier
as a firm opponent of the witchcraft de-
usiOn, and as governor of MaSSachu-
5etts, Together with the tale of Phipps
and the vivid sketches of seventeenth
life in Boston, the author has
interviewer strange incidents of the
and Whalley in Massachusetts, and also
episodes of Andres dominion and the
nter-charter period. The story OF
Phipps and the seventeenth century
for justice and freedom ir
and Connecticut are
among tine most thrilling pages of oul
colonial history, and they teach lessons
which every American youth should
earn. .
The Future of the American Negro.
By Booker T. Washington. Published
by Samuel Maynard & Co.
What this author says of his own
race is accepted as the word of author
ty in all sections of this country. His
eloquent voice has not been raised in
vain His magnificent work in Great
ing and conducting the Tuskegee instl-
Iute have been recognized in the north
as well as the south. He has been hon
lred with a degree by Harvard univer-
sity. Within a week The Spy has quot
ed at some length from his work
Hardly a week passes that he does not
speak. for his race.
His book is comprehensive historically
and Enthusiastically philosophic, and
he does not attempt to give the origin
Or history of the negro race in. Africa
1r America. He says:
What the negro wants. and what
the country wants to do, is to take adj
vantage of all the lessons that were
taught during the days of reconstruc
ton, and apply these lessons bravely,
in laying the foundation upon
which the negro can stand in the flu
ture, and make himself a useful and
honora BILE and able citizen, whether he
has his residence in the north, the
south, or the west"
He believes in industrial education.
He is sanguine, but not too optimistic.
His views are practical; his .presenta-
ton is clear and logical.
The island" BY Richard Whiteing.
Published by the Century company.
$3.50 Sold by Putnam, Davis Co.
In this romance by the author of "No.
J John Street" of which remarkably
successful story it was the forerunner,
D young English peer Is cast away on
island, among the mixed de-
scendants of the mutineers of the Brit
sh ship Bounty and the South Pacific
ISLANDERS. The community is ideal in
character, and the story is really sa-
ire. the European civilization which
he hero eulogizes and his hearers ad-
nire being essentially inferior to that
which prevails upon this isolated island
The heroine Victoria is woman of no
Die type, closely allied in nature with
rilda, the Amazonian flower girl of the
alter romance. 1.-The Island" was high
V praised when it first appeared, ten
Jears ago, and many readers prefer 1t
o mo. John Street" In style 1t is
10 less brilliant Two entirely new
chapters have been inserted, and the
ext revised throughout.
Where Angels Fear to Tread" BY
Morgan Robertson. Published by the
Century CO. $1,z5. Sold by Putnam.
Davis Co.
The author of this collection of short
stories from the Century and other
eading magazines, though still a
young man, has been a sailor for many
years. The leading characters in the
irst of these eleven tales are fresh
,,otar sailors from the great lakes,