Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-29
CHlL0REN'S BOOKS.
All Tastes and Temperamenss Easily Suited
This Year.

The approach of the Christmas hoIi-
""Ns every year is hcralded by the pub
hcation OF large number Of book
Intended I" please young readers of ~;
juvenile ages. The baby who has nat
yet progressed in the pilgrimage of lif..
h"Eohd the point at which attenti ion -
attracted nv brightly colorcd pictur. ,
"i animals is not neglected. Neither il
'iic o"E or girl of Is. In the hundreds
:" Juveniles published every yrrr
H'ti'e'hlng may be found to suit H..
''\tehsiNc range Of tastes and fem
l'ei 'h'ehtS between the two extremes
"f iuvnnlitv.
In this department of u.,hli.b;,,
progress i I" be noted Just ~ in
every oIhel. not only i'm the n,ach,n;.,,
ana artistic features of the hools,,.,
int hat in the text and III tho ,hj.it,.
"f he auth"ls who are r,gi,,.,t, n,,,
hi'H'd III writing stories fnr vntinr
"'"'". h"\S ny" Supplied With ste.
IL - "''!thN adventure appealing
,A'"".iN :" IN" red blood ia their tcinS.
~ -" heroes ar" not bandits nor
n'"""-t hif$tE Indian fighters. Such
DOCKS n" longer inspire the reader uith
az "mhtion I" go West and cxtcr,oi-
ii'H IN" p"stiierous red man. who
usei I" y" spoken IF in the vc.nacu,or
O. IN" frontier as ''varmint."
stories Of lighting NOWADAYS h:!y. F.
atrlotir purpose. They cclebra.. ~,
dolnSS of heroic ancestors IN tIio i.n,,-
lHtl"r. in The war Of l>Ia. in the ,'i,il
war, o: Of the younger generation in
the war with spain. Eut lnu..sti,
hef"I*m IS not oNprlookrd ih.. NOR
w" lead adventurous lives at homr -,
ihN great cities. the men who ..ni,ui,,
i"NtlS" circumstances AMI ..li-. ;h.m-
selves 10 position of prominence. in III,
'"hlmrIltN: TN men who art. ON IN.
great industrial enterprises which
Lave brought such une&hmpleI nros-
p"iiN I" this broad land-thr-r az.
l'id NJ rs examples for euuIatiuu
History is taught through .he l,.ldiry
M action. several series deal vih
various historical periods in til "rol Ii
o. this continent
However. the old types of Store, .or
"NS are not wholly extinct. 1h9i
iHnli in neWSbnv or other RACED ,
;nrhin who develops such noble quail
'i,S ana becomes 4 millionaire Il sin
TT '' .f'lItt. ne atchalc Stvir pf
S'nooi story has given way to 4 nor.
desirable kind Of fiction dealing >-rr
'ch""l tff". On" VINO takes up a scor. of
;" q: tnr juS enlcS which ar. expected
70 t"rtrt purchasers during the next
l. v weeks win find that there is com |
n"lItiN"lN httt suggestion 1T mischief
IN even tEe worst of them. This i'm
iF'Etmrht oi tonr is to be- highly |
commended
S,orie% for girls Of all ages do not |
Zeal exclusively with domestic III |
lAii@- TheF" are almost as many ana !
iWr" as good historical tales for III. |
rrHtler sex a. fur their brothers. |
N!Ic thel sh, be in pinaforcs or long |
skirts the girl can learn throush |
pleasing and engaging fiction about |
ihr life Of the men and women and the !
boy" ana girls Of the past no less than |
~ N" present II is notable. too. that /
~ stories Tor girls VINO have entered !
their teens q mild love story IL ~ |
longer taboocd. /
Not only Tie manners ana customs Of |
'ur own country furnish material for
liz stories written to entertain and /
inform young people nowadays hut |
'NcGrSi p;l.' arc taken into other lands !
md instead IF books of travel lik"
-hrSA editsd 10y Eayard Taylor tr;iv,I
stories ar, written which ;r;. vvrv
'.pul"r With hpth the boys ANA girls.