Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-11-24

1 tional lines. IL relates the experiences q
Nsd Neob. who goes into fEe country q
pass a vacation period with his grand
4 parents. Tho RaDdfathe- Is q great sfu
Gent OF history. with q special love for
lite annals Of the old VIKINGS. He Is yery
niCcii Pleased 10 learn that Nod has ac-
I CURED from one ot his fathers servants
n!and II the Swedish language. He give,
Ned la-Ge history OF the EorrnanS
Wmch soon absorhs the boys iuiere 81
HIS grandmother. however. is deter
ical ezercise-and in this mis- GRANDPA Their
although he rejo:ces Ia tie interest In his
tortc2l STEADY evinced by the bog,
RI adlly acquicsces. One DAY while Ned
is on the aake fishing he falls asleep, and
in his dreams. he becomes a viking. TIE
scenes through which he passes are well
calculated 10 give tfr boy reader good
conccptioa 81 TIE early Nor=~rnen ana The
events attending the INVASION Of England
ny Harold Harfrada ri Norway ana the
tiAinss; There ar battles 81 history re-
fought in " otreE style and the boy
reader VIII b. not only entertained in the
narrative. bat will secIre IN interesting
historical lesson 50 skilfullY impaired
that it cannot fan to take a strong holI
UPON his memory
Chatwood- By Patterson De Bots. One
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This dainty !it,le volume Is made Up
Of collection Of brief but strong and
thoughtful essavs-with an occasional e.
gram in Nerse. Mr.. Du Bots has be m
Contributing during the. rJast few years
~ THE Slnda y-school Times and
which have dcser<cdiy attracted much
attention They II. on al sorts of top
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hurnor wise instruction. pointed reProof
sympathetic advice and comfortable en-
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IithilN direct Hr SAYS. There il NJ
virtue IL. mistakes. but there may t5c yir-
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tn.m He says wisely and wsitily-
''Merc S,rictns-ss is not = virtue" He
says. Trusting smother b-gcrs trust
Worthless IN hi,Il. A suspicious M dis
Erpstfll attitude tends Ia make others
WORTH q suspicion One might pics
out SCOPES " similar apoth-gra- Ana
many az ga. N 2re onpoalrei- illustrated
Sith frrsh and interesting anecdotes.
There iS an aver &c ~ three OF the IS
saws 10 ey-rr two !ag-s. and the variety
81 topic and treatment j. unified uy fha
high aun helpful purpose ~ The book
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