The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-12

Brown and the Birds and others have proven such favorites with young read CTS. These books are a part or the Cosy Corner Series," published by l.. c. Page & Co.,, Boston. The Little Colonel as the heroine Is called, IS a very bright lovable child and very charmingly told is the story Of how ana where she spent her holidays, of the llt- tie friends she made and how dellshl- fully they all got on together. Inter woven in the story is a beautiful lesson as to the duty of helping and caring for the unfortunate. How the lost H. tie Waif Dot is found after dillsent search that seemed 1t times futile ana fruitless endeavor, is pretty feature or the story. There is allusion made to the charming widow and children or gallant soldier who was killed in the far East. There is lots of fun ana frolic in the story and it is both delSht- ful and wholesome and is warmly com mended as a holiday book Tor elrls- one of the very best of the season. The
 book is very attractively gotten up Price S1.50; for sale at Judd's.
 "Thyra," by Robert Ames Bennett Henry Holt & Co., New York, Sl'5o; for sale at Judas. This is Romance of the Polar Pit" and 1t is highly readable story from beginning to end
 The book therefore serves it's purpose
 From the start the readers eXpecta- tions of exciting adventures are aWak- ened and the adventures come thick and fast and are told with graphlc force. The author is born story teller and is very felicitous in narrat- ing all the marvellous things that the seekers after the North Pole meet with in this wondrous tale. Baron Nun chausen is almost 2utdone in this story and Rider Haggard must look to his laurels. But as story it is good one and the reader will follow these adven- turous explorers through their trip with unabating interest. One will read or their discovery by means of stray balloon which they capture, Of vast depression of the earth near the North Pole at the bottom of which they ma civilized people who turn out i'll force to welcome the strangers and then shower hospitalities upon them. This
 
 descendants of an ancient Scandinavian expedition and have lovely gardens with fruits and flowers in abundance and palaces and potentates. They are bit socialistic, good hosts and enter tainers and good fighters. They still worship Thor and the other gods of the Walhalla. The explorers have combats with immense prehistoric beasts and birds prodigiously large and fierce and with cavemen, during the progress Of the story. There are beautiful lissome Morse young women in the tale and a very pretty love story, and the author leaves his brave adventurers to settle down for good and all with the hospita- ble Rune folk,
 Junk is the peculiar title of bright, humorous publication by Lem Lempert jr., of Rochester, N. r., just issued by the c. M. Clark company, Boston, and is for sale by all booksell- CTS. It is designated by it's author as "A Book to Stagger Sorrow" and abounds in originality and illustrations, which will beguile away dull care and enlivens an hour or two admirably. Some % various subjects of popular in- terest are covered with set of verses for each The illustrations number over 100, are attractively printed in colors and are decidedly mirth- provoking. The book will make jolly Christmas friend for friend. It is announced as a sure cure for the blues--a book that will put the "weeps" to flight, and one recommended for that object by the fraternity. The author has not been long in the twenties. He comes naturally by his artistic temperament. His father is an artist and architect of note The son started writing humorous verses and grotesque- ly illustrating them as an evening d. version, and for the amusement of fam fly friends. Through accident his clev- CT work came to the attention of his present publishers who thought the public might laugh as much as they did if it had the opportunity of seeing quite a. number of these verses and illustra- tions in a unique volume.
 The Smart Set for December con- tains forty-f four signed articles, stories and poems. The leading feature is novelette, by Edward s. Van File, en- titled How Chopin Came to Rensln." The second contribution of length is a story in play form, entitled "The Castle Builder" which is printed anon The Infanta Eulalie writes for the number a very interesting opin ion of "The American Girl" As a article, Mrs. M. F. w. Sherwood discusses "LAmericaine," as she is found abroad, particularly in Paris. One of the most brilliant of Edgar Saltus' series of essays in The Smart Set is the present contribution. "The Seventh Devil of Our Lady" Stories that must command attention are: An Opal Ring" by Justus Miles Forman; "The Pathos of Being Good by Kate Jordan; Lord Cammarleigh's Secret by Roy Horniman; Art for Loves Sake by Laura Cleveland The Problem Play' by Douglas Story; Extension Souls" by Guy Somerville, and "The Heart of the World" by Marvin Dana.
 The Engineering Magazine for De- aember puts in the leading position an article by F. E. Saward on "The Growth of American Coal Exports" The cause is clearly shown to be the cheapening of production Ehrorpb imnroyad met hods of mining