Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-12-08


$1."; Boston: Dana Estes Y COMPANY.
This Is collection of eight short sto-
rles. written in Mrs Richards' inimit-
able style, and dealing with New Eng
iand he and character. Ihtse STORIES
nave \ wonderfully reaisilc atinoaih":t. Z.
ana introduce us to characters With
whom most nf as are familiar lh.r- is
not the least suggestion of preaching
In amy one of these narratives, all Of
which are rich in the qualities of a warm
eral cf them emboGN prlcticai everyday
sermons. which are AL III" more effective
from th@ fact that they are IN nowiao
ubtruSiVc.
There is also q warming fow of unnf-
ferted humur and II healthy Wholesome
current OF what iigures IL our own \, "
which gives these brpht, hrcezy stories
with their strong local color and clever
character SkctchinG a FAR more than
passing interest and value.
Rival Boy Sportsman. the third and
concluding volume cf Deer Lodge Ser
les" by w Gordon Parker; cloth; illus
trtted by the author: price sI.35: Boston
Lee ana shepard
The purity of tone. and the Intimate
love and knowledge of natIr" that have
characterized Mr.. rarl<crs previous
books six Young Hunters, and Grant
Burton have won for them a meritcd
popularity. No small element of their
interest mas also been FOUND IN the an
thor's clever and spirited pcn-and-ink
drawings. In this book the reader Is in
troduccd 10 old frends-And afforded an
opportunity 70 max" some very WORTHY
new ones. Grant Burton. the hero of III"
preceding volume. returns 10 school vast
~ more of Il man for the experiences he
has undergone. Under his leadership an
other club al enthusiastic young sports
men Is formed. though not in any spirit
Of hostility Ia the FIRST. As result Of
their friendly rivalry thcr engage in a
series Of contests. , hcse includ" q hunt
ing match. fishing match. boat race"
etc. etc. An excellent idea Of out-of-
door amateur athletic sports Is thus af-
forded Tho boy reader M less than six
ty-two pcn-gnd-inks. a number of them
fun page. ada tn tho interest uf the text.
For sale ~ q. w QEimby x 90.
Aguinaldo's Hostage, or Dick Car
sons Captivity Among the F'ilipiuos:
cloth. Illustrated; price SIS, Boston: Lee
and Shepard.
Til" author of this interesting book fnr
BOYS, hHs had exceptional facilities Js u
war correspondent for Frank LcSlicS
weekly in the Philippine. iu collecting
the material for this story. and il must
be conceded that he has made a most
skilful, and successful asc Of 1t. "AElin-
aldo's hostage is wonderfully vivid
narrdtiV. of thc experiences ami .td-
ventures that befclI Il Hive American hoy
whiic a PRISONER, AZ thc result Of trrach-
crN in the hands "f .ACIinaldo's forces.
once H. is only saved from pUblic exc
Cution through the personal interference
Of the Filipino dictator Again h" nearly
makes his escape only to bC rr-capturrd
by N" enemies ot MS country. ANA re-
turned to an even NOR rigid coniiHc-
m.ut. MI th.. whil". however h.. keeps
his eyes and ears wide Omen. NS r.s.lt
h" il able tn CnmmunicIt" tu am Amer
lean spy within the Filipino lines a plan
to land 4 large consignment uf rifles aud
ammunition that have been shipped from
Hong Kong for III, u$c Of ASUinaidu's
troops. This Information ~ carried to
General otis. with the result that the
expedition i captured by United
states cunhHdt- Tn" movements of both
the American and Filipino armies are
described with 4 viyidntss. accuracy. ana
wealth Of detail that would be possible
only 10 a writer who had been personally
upon th,- ground. and was describing
scenes and events with which he was
thoroughly familiar.
The story is certainly 2 thrilling one,
and Will undoubtedly enjoy mcritcd
popularity. For sale by q. w ouimby x
Cn.
The Little Drcamcr's Adycntcr". \ Stn-
rs of Drol Days and proll roings. by
Frank Small Child. author ~ The House
with Sixty Closets" cloth. illustrated
with peu-and-ink drawings by Z. H. l..
Gcbtcrt; price ST.; Boston: Lee and
Shepard.
This book Introduces MS again a. thr
sam" merry ana interesting group NJ
children who tgurei in The Hoiis- With
Sixty Closets TE. same horse ANA the
Samv closets al" also with ua again
Like It's predecessor this book iS entirely
original in its plan and method. There j.
nothing about it that is either conveu-
tiuuai OF h3ckueycd The children in this
narrative devote thr'f active Htti" minds
~ th. making NJ 4 calendar. Thcy v.il Y
meeting rf IN" Ity=. ANA IN, GiEuiiici
Ann" l'"1nlH" SitS iu tlH chair In" fHn
that j. evolved fTnE thi, quaint tnu-
CIT Will have tN be enjoyed to hr dpi'Tr-
riutnd. Ilit finn is not ALI M this enter
Sidcrahl, amount of practical suggestion
ana Information iUtcV1niuc,cd with the
droil"ries of the text that cannot rail -
cXrrcisr - valuable educational effect
upon The utUd o.! lh" youthful reader
For sale by 6. ". 1tuimby & C".
Between Eoyr ana Eri;on. w Edward
Strutemcvvr; cloth: cmblcmatic cover.
Illustrated 10y .N Hurnham Shute; price
81 =: Boston: L." and shepard.
-rh. most uuiuhl" thing about tho excel
lent boys books of Edward Strdtymcycr,
next to their range If incident ANA their
absorbing interest. Is their wonderful di
vcrsitY-and the promptucss with which
they are brought abreast of modern
This book enters m entirely new tic..
and Introduces tn" reader to new CuNi-
ronmcnts ana l"t such is It's grasT. ~ d.
tail ANA accuracy III III" description of
the military history of the war whicn
is still in progress in the Trans\ dal. th'tt
1t almost seems rs If III" author must
have had u personal Knowledge ana OBJ
ScrNution Of the events ANA scenes nc so
graphically describes.
The narrative deals chiefly with the cX-
pcricnccS uf two cousinS-onC English
and one Amcrican-whosc fathers have
purchased adjoining farms near Prctori.t.
While the boys ar" off on a hunting trip
the war between the Eoers and Hritons