The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-11-03

ever, vastly more worthy and useful
than the typical summer girl" is a
very prominent character, and by her
skilful efforts, brings better enjoy
ments to the community than they
have ever before known. The authors
Illustrations are not likely to be excelled
in number and quality by any juvenile
Of the year.
Through the Year With Birds and
Poets;" edited by Sarah Williams, with
introduction by Bradford Torrey.
Cloth richly bound and gilt top; illus
trated. Lee & Shepard, Boston Price
$500. For sale at Judd's, This an
thology by Miss Williams forms a
splendid collection Of the best Ameri-
can poems relating to birds, classified
according to the seasons of the year,
and sub-divided by months, each divi-
sion having an Illustrated title page
showing some of the birds appropriate
to the time of year indicated. Twelve
fine hall tones of our best known birds,
one for each month, add richness ana
value to the work. More than fifty
birds are here celebrated In song, not
a large number of course, but 1t in
community In general has lit.le or no
acquaintance. Most Of our best known
American authors are represented in
these poems of bird life, The book
will thus appeal equally to lovers OF
BIRDS and lovers of the best works or
our great poets, since ninety-nine OF
our poets are represented and 242 po-
ems or extracts of poems given the
whole making a book of $50 pages.
Every feature of the work is unique
and attractive, and the year will offer
no more acceptable high-class gift
book.
THE Little Dreamers Adventure" a
story of droll days and drol doings, by
Frank Samuel Child author of The
House with Sixty Closets" Cloth:
profusely illustrated with pen-and-ink
drawings by C. Fl. L.Gebfert. Lee Il
Shepard, Boston. Price 1876 For sale
at Judds In the Little Dreamer's
Adventure Mr.. Child has continued in
measure his interesting story of
1.-THE House with Sixty Closets. The
same children and the same closets
that figured in that fascinating story
are with US again in an equally droll
and charming New Years tale. In
stead of Table of Contents we read
Order of Fun" and most wonder-
ful succession of fun 1t Is. The chill
drcn meet and agree to make calen-
oar. They call a meeting Of the days,
and Anna Domino sits In the chair. 1t
is large meeting of peculiar days,
taking the whole range from New
Years day to Christmas day. But the
story contains much more than mere
fun. There runs a deeper meaning
through 1t all, appearing in many hap
ny touches, and the conclusion is
81 and. The numerous excellent illus
tlations help the book to be a sure hol
day favorite.
"Rival Boy Sportsman" TIE third
and concluding volume OF Deer Lodge
series" by w. Gordon Parker. Cloth,
rrofusely illustrated with pen-1nd-irk
drawings by the author. Lee & Shep-
ard, Boston. Price $l25. For sale at
Judd's. Mr.. Parker's previous books,
"SiX Young Hunters and Grant Bur
ton" have attracted much attention
from their spirited treatment of out
door life. wholesome tone, and fine -
ustratons. In this story Grant Burton,
hero of the previous volunr, returns
to school vastly improved by his expe-
rienceS. Through his Leadership an
other club of enthusiastic s2ortsmen is
fc,ined, not hostile to the first, hu. IN
friendly rivalry, in pursuance o. which !
they engage in a series of contests in
cludlng hunting matr1, fehing |
match, boat-race, etc. An excellent |
idea of amateur sports is given in n |
way that could be done only by one !
conversant with them |
TIL, third volume IL A fitn~ c'maX
both in subject matter and ilusira.
tons. The sixty-.wo peu-and-ink", !
'ul. page in part, scattered through the |
b )ok make 1t the most eluborately 81
ustrated boys book Of the season
"1''ue to Himself" or II oyer Strons's
struggle for place be'ls the third vol
me of the ship and Shore" series by
Edward Stra temeyer, author Of "Old !
Glory" series. Cloth, illustrated by A.
3. Shute. Lee & Sha pard, Boston.
Price $1.00. For sale at Judds. True
% Himself" while a complete story in
tself forms the third volume of the
Ship and Shore series tales of adj
ienture on land and sea, written for
Boys and girls. In this story we are
introduced to Roger Strong, a typical
American country lad, and his sister
Kate, who, by an unhappy combina-
ion of events, are thrown upon their [
,wn resources and compelled to make
heir own way in the world. Roger
ellis his own story in a modest manly
way that boys and girls will be
harmed with, and that their parents
will admire equally With his father
brown into prison on a serious charge
Roger finds that few people will have
lnything to do with either himself or
Ms sister. and the jeers flung at him
re at times almost more than he can
'ear But he Is true to himself" in ,
he meaning of that saying, rising
bove those who would pull him down.
BY curious combination of crcum-
tances he is thrown in contact with {
hose who wronged his father and af- (
er a perilous task the evidence
gainst the real forger is complete
he skillfully arranged plot leaves the
utcome uncertain to the very end.
The November issue of the Book
World has among it's special features
Expansion and Imperialism" by Sen
tor Payne Of Wisconsin; THE Home .
life of Edgar Allan Poe" by Louise !
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