St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-11-20
Book Reviews.

! Dy AlDeTl EIueSI JeukSJ gives the reader
delightful insight into the home life of
the American Indian boy and is charm
ingly Illustrated with "a pen sketches by
the author. DR.. jerks writes with a
sympathetic touch and all the incidents
of the story are taken from the daily life
of the tribe. Throughout the story there
is a close communion with nature and
with the legendary life of tribe that
was once famous. The writer has found
a new field and makes good use of his
intimate knowledge of the red mems
ways, their folklore and home life. 1t is
empbatically a book for young people
who have probably been stated with fairy
stories, and as it deals with real people
on the shores of Lake Michigan the boy
and girl see real life through Indian eyes,
1t is published by the American Thresher-
man of Madison, Wis, and sold at 81 co.
The fame of the late Edward Bellamy
rests upon that remarkable contribution
to sociology Looking Backward" but
long before he wrote that book there ap.
peared serially in the Great Darlington
Courier a story of Shay's rebellion which
has now been published in book form.
1t is valuable contribution to the flood
OF historical fiction now in the market
and has received the highest praise from
such critics as Mr.. Howels and the late
John Fiske, who called it "a good pict-
ture Of old populism." Mr.. Belamy is
indeed fortunate in taking a subject
which has never been treated by writers
other than historians and into the stir
ring events which followed the revolu.
tionary war he has woven a most inter.
esting story, All the scenes are laid in
Berkshire county in Massachusetts and
throughout the story are vivid pictures
of the life of the times and the curious
customs, such as the distribution of car
raway seeds in church, commonly called
"meetin SEEDS" to keep the audience
awake during the excessively long ser
vice. The cruelty Of the aristocracy in
throwing all the debtors into filthy jails
and their rescues by the hero of the story
are told with a power that keeps the
readers interest up to the last page of
the book, and throughout it all is woven
love story that gives an added charm.
1t is published by Silver, Burdett & Co.,
of Boston and New York, and sold at
the popular price of $3.50.
From the American Book Company of
New York and Chicago comes Lessons
in Physical Geography by Prof Charles
r. Dryer of the Indiana state normal
school. One of the chief merits of the
book is that it is simpler than any other
complete and accurate treatise on the
subject now before the public. Although
especially adapted for the high school
course, the treatment is easily within the
comprehension of pupils in the upper
grades of the grammar school and may
be used to great advantage in connection
with the advanced school geography.
Throughout the book are many realistic
exercises which appeal to the actual or
possible experience of the student. An
unusually large number of illustrations.
maps, and diagrams are used and these
have all been selected with reference to
their teaching value. Appendices give
full directions as to where good material
and appliances for teaching may be OBJ
tanned and describes the best methods of
using them. A list OF nearly all the geo.
graphical literature available is added
for the use of students, teachers, and
Others wishing to provide a good work
ing laboratory on the subject.
Wecommend this book to teachers and
students as not only representative Of
the study of geographical science at the
opening of the twentieth century, but in
every way and on every topic the SIM
pIest and most comprehensive treatment
OF the subject now before the public
Halt-leath(r, II mo-, illustrated, 43O
pages. Price 81 20
Another book rom the same publish
ing house is tn> Conquest of the Old
Northwest by James Baldwin, author of
the well-known Baldwin readers.
This volume is supplementary to the
same authors Discovery of the Old
Northwest" vet is complete in itself
Commencing with the completion of the
French colonization about 1875, it COW
ers period of a hundred years, ending
with the last struggle, in this region, be-
tween the forces of barbarism and civili-
cation (1S32), and the completion Of the
American conquest This is the first
attempt to present for younger readers
the little.known but varied, interesting,
and important history of this magnif-
cent section of our country, the roman
tic side of which is being exploited in
such works of fiction as the late Maurice
Thompson's "Alice of Old Vincennes."
The volume is attractively illustrated,
clearly and simply written, and will
awaken the interest and hold the atten-