The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-12-20

| entertained. Dana Estes & Co, Boston
publishers; price $3.50.
For the Liberty Of Texas" is tale
complete in itself, but forming the frs
of a line of three volumes to be known
as the Mexican War Series" 1t is by
Captain Ralph Bonehill, whose previous
books, when Santiago Fell, "A Sailor
Boy with Dewey" "Off for Hawaii, y
etc. have interested a large number OF
readers. 1t relates to the struggle OF
the Texans for freedom, a struggle
which had its full fruition when that
great state became part of this glorious
Union. The Texans struggle for liber-
ty furnishes abundant material for a
lively story and appeals to all Ameri-
cans and all lovers Of liberty, and Cap
tain Bonehill has seized upon the lead
ing features Of this contest to weave a
very readable story full of adventure
and daring deeds The book is well
gotten up and illustrated; price $125;
Dana Estes & Co.. Boston
Sunday Reading for the Young" is
a thick quarto full of articles of all
kinds, prose, poetry, fact and fiction, all
of the sort to enliven a Sunday after
noon, without anything deleterious
from the point of view of moral and in
tellectual occupation. e. & J. B. Young
& CO.. New York.
In the excellent series of classic sto-
ries for boys and girls issued by the
Penn Publishing Co., of Philadelphia, is
1.-THE Story of King Arthur" by DR..
Edward Brooks, M. A., finely printed
and illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley.
Both author and artist have done their
work well. The principal events of
King Arthur's reign and the conquests
of the Knights of the Round Table are
set forth in charming style and in
way that cannot fail to interest as well
as instruct all readers. Price $1.25; for
sale by Judd
'Bockers," by Margaret Compton,
published by the Penn Publishing Co.,
Philadelphia, price $1.25 is a good tale
for boys, bright, clean, wholesome,
with plenty of action in the story
Bockers and his chum, Peggy, are the
chief characters Of the story, and the
lads play together, go to school together
and have lots of sport and adventure
They are live boys of spirit and energy,
and what happens to them is of inter
est to a large class of youthful readers.
The book is well illustrated by John r.
Belts.
"The Substitute Quarter Back" by
Eustice Williams, author of THAT
Kentucky Campaign" etc, is very
wholesome and well-told story that has
for its hero Sudden, a college football
player, who falls into disgrace, but no
bly, redeems himself and comes out at
last victor winning the honors of
great football game and the plaudits of
the multitude, but dearer than all to
him his mothers smile of approval
again There is a pretty lovable girl in
the story, Sulden's sister. She has
chivalric lover, a college mate of Sui
denis, through whose manly appeal to
the college boys they vote that the
quarter back may remain at college and
have chance to wipe out the stain
upon his escutcheon. Dana Estes &
&C., publishers; price $1.25.
"The Pearl of the Orent-The Phil !
ippine Islands, is a companion book by
G. Waldo Browne, to "The Paradise Of
the Pacific" Mr., Browne is the author
of 1.-TWO American Boys in Hawaii"
''The Wood Ranger etc. The book
comprises 152 pages, is handsomely
printed on fine paper and admirably IL
Illustrated. 1t gives a succinct, readable |
and comprehensive account of the is |
lands in question, the people of the is |
lands, their history under Spanish rule, (
and tells of the rivalry of church and !
state under the old regime, the wars in !
the islands, the productions, resources, !
commerce, animals, climate and noted |
towns and places of the islands-in |
short, gives what any one would like to |
know on the subject, 1t carries the his
tory of the islands UP to the present !
time. The illustrations are over seven
ty in number and add greatly to the at
Effectiveness of the work. Dana Estes
& Co., publishers; price $1.50.
What Did the Black Cat Do?
Guess" by Margaret Johnson; Dana
Estes & Co., Boston; price rs cents. I
The little tots will appreciate this book,
which was written specially for them,
and is also copiously illustrated by the
author. The book tells pretty little
story and is printed in large type on
paper of excellent quality and will be a
very acceptable Christmas gift and
keep them guessing until they have fin
shed it.
Earning Her Way" is a story by
Mrs. Clarke johnson, author of Her
College Days" etc, which is full of en-
to girls of worthy ambi-
ions who have to make their own way
n the world. 1t is issued by the Penn
publishing Co., Philadelphia, in their
Holiday series, of which the books by
his firm above mentioned are other ex-
ellent samples. 1t Is a bright story of
girl, ambitious and resourceful, who
eeks to gain a college education, and
ellis how she overcame ObStable after
obstacle and finally triumphed. Her ex-
1eriences were not dull nor prosy, but
re tinged with exciting adventures,
While the atmosphere of the story Is re-
ming and wholesome. The book is IL
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