The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-09
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Pratt, tells the story of a girl suddenly
called upon to contribute to her own sup
port. She lived III country village
without industries, and she decides to
take charge OF a dozen or more children
several mornings in the week TO relieve
their Woodworking mothers. Her sue
cess is deserved, for she proves to have
one of the rarest Of gifts-the ability to
play.
Divided Skates" by Evelyn Raymond.
tells how two children, making their way
down hill with one pair of skates be-
tween them ran against rich and
eccentric maiden lady who is longing 10
take an interest in some small people
like themselves.
Halt Dozen Thinking Caps" sug-
gests to the girl just out of college an
excuse for being, Cousin Prue" tames
half a dozen youngsters by forming a
1T c. Club" and conducting their aim
less energies into useful channels.
playground Toni deals with the jew
ish quarter of the city slums, where
some philanthropic people open the play
ground of a schoolhouse for the benefit
of the sum children. Toni is the worst
child of ALL but even Toni has possibii-
ties Of Improvement, and the quiek-witted
teacher finds them out.
Aunt Hannah and Seth,' by James
Otis is a story OF some people and
dentaily passed a lead five-cent piece
and flies to the country with Snip. his
dog. to avoid the possible consequences
Of such a crime. Here he finds Aunt
Hannah, and other good things come to
him.
"a Christmas Tree Scholar and Other
Stories" is "a book of days by Frances
Bent Dillingham; There is a New Years
story and one for washington's Birthday.
April LIST, Easter. May Day, Memorial
Day. Fourth of July and Thanksgiving.
They are all lively and prettily told little
tales.
More Bunny Stories are by the au-
thors of the Bunny stories that were
first published more than ten years ago in
ST. Nicholas Their subsequent populari-
ty in book-form attested their right to a
sequel. The difference between these
bunny stories and good deal of similar
literature prepared for young peoples
consumption, lies in their greater reality
The author takes her Dummies almost as
seriously as did Miss Yonge the delight
full and preposterous families of humans
that she used to tell us so much about,
and succeeds in something the same way
in differentiating her characters and maxi
ing us see them all as individuals This
is a gift not often possessed by the writer
of tales such as these. and it amply ac-
counts for the deserved popularity of the
Dummies.
.cMore Bunny Stories" BY ! u. Jew
sale by Lowman g. Hanford)
"Anneke; a Little Dame of New Meth
erlands." BY Elizabeth w. Champney
is one of the tales in which fiction. and
history are carefully blended to suit the
youthful palate Although designed for
girls rather than boys, the most interest
too a1,a tapz nf hn Cd IL,
which Willie Nicoll disposes of the jewels
of Queen Henrietta Maria. The book
contains pictures Of life in Holland. in
the West Indies and in the Dutch colo
MES in America a couple OF hundred years
ago, and II fulflls its purpose of making
this presentment clear and interesting
"AnnelSe." By Elizabeth w. Champ
ney. $3.50. Dodd. Mead g. Co. For sale
by Lowman & Hanford)
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'For the Honor of the School" Is a new
story of school football and interscholas-
tic sport by the author of THE Half
back" 1t begins with a cross-country pa
per chase, and is full of the exciting COM
petitions of track athletics, football and
other sports But while the hero is an
athlete, he is also scholar. and the
youthful reader is not allowed to forget
that athletics exist for theschool. not the
school for athletics. The tale is written
with freshness. sympathy and interest.
(''For the Honor of the School," BY r.
III. Barbour. ID. Appleton q Co. $3.50.
For sale by Lowman & Hanford)
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The beloved Alice In Wonderland has
started the journeyings of many different
children in many different books. Jack,
who pursued 1.-THE Rod to Nowhere" is
one of them. 1t was saucy robin that
led Jack into all kinds of adventures and
difficulties. but they are all interestingly
related. and the illustrations by Edna
Morse which are printed in red and black
and show us the bears stairway and the