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New-York tribune., 1901-12-14
JULIAN HAWTHORNE
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alt is memorable both as
literature and as contemporary
history. Nothing else in the
same line so authoritative, so
pertinent, so vivid, and so
fascinating, has been published
within nv knowledge"
New-York tribune., 1901-12-14

Hawthorne. DickeE5 Browning. Longfellow, Vic
tor Hugo being among them. Very good taste
has been used in these selections. The illustra-
tons from direct photographs will, we suppose,
please childish owners The same firm brings
out Illustrated volume containing THE Story
of Live Dolls,' being an account by Josephine
SCribner Gates of how, certain June morn
ing all of the dolls in the village of Cloverdale
came alive. Could there be idea more de-
licious to the Little Mothers of Dolls To read
about it will be almost as pleasant as to
their own Seraphina Angeinas coming TO life.
Two odd, fantastic. gayly colored little volumes
are brought to light in a box labelled THE
BARN Books &c. P. Dutton & Coz. They
for the nursery folk, and they truly desira-
BILE. One is THE Farm Book and therein
Walter Copeland tells, with the aid of many
comcal pictures all about farm fun and farm
work The other small volume is "A Book of
Days. and this is devoted to Glare Bridgmans
account of the joyous happenings, the delight
full tasks of special days like Christmas and
Midsummer Day and washing day.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-14

the green glens of Ireland, where Trefoil. the
gay and kind Irish elf, greets him, loves him
and takes him about into all manner of new
experiences Ro2o Red is true Briton-he has
prejudices Es4a2e; and he is more less wor-
ried by th0 ways of the bright little tender,
merry, vexatious Irish fairies. But his days
joyous, and when the Swallow carries him back
to England his sweet little heart is sore 1t is
a charming book-but it's child reader must have
magination to fully enjoy it, In THE Fairy
Dream (Bonnell, Silver & Coz Katharine D.
Lawrence has nicely mixed fancy and fact. Her
young heroine has a dream which inclines her
to generosity and helpfulness and she so uses
her intimations of grace to bring exceeding
happiness not only to less fortunate child but
to herself. Dream Children" (The Bowen
Merrill Company contains selections of famous
bits of literature dealing with children. the
selections having been edited and illustrated by
Elizabeth B. Brownell. The book opens with
Charles Lambs Dream Children and closes
with a paragraph from "Sartor Resartus." The
other borrowings from long list of authors.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-14

and all. The hero of 1.-The Billy Stories q. T.
Taylor & Coz. by Eva Lovett, is far more
natural child than is golden curled Paul. The
Stories are mostly wildly extravagant tales of
impossible adventure told by little Billy to delay
the hated moment of going to bed. The idea
is a good one, though the stories themselves
are not quite worthy of the machinery.
In 1.-TWO of the Best" (E. P Dutton & Coz,
by Dorothy Quigley, two well contrasted
boy characters. One belongs to neglected,
disciplined, high tempered but naturally noble
fellow; his friend is a sensitive, rather cowardly
shy, affectionate boy of great musical talent
These two dssmlar youngsters fall under the
care of a scientist who is not only a good man.
but a very wise one: and his training brings out
all that is right and manly in each. Making
His Mark CThe Penn Publishing Company is
the story, by Horatio Alger. jr of nice boy
whose stepmother attempts to defraud him of
his inheritance, and who, by dint CT friends,
energy and good morals achieves success in
life with that celerity which only in
books. Mr. F. a. Obers account of Tommy
Fosters Adventures 4enry Altemus Com
pany) takes the young reader into New-Mexico
and introduces him into the fascinating society of
the Zuni and Moqui Indians. Tommy, who is the
average naughty boy, has some highly
ing experiences as we'll as some dangerous ones,
and is the means, indeed, OF conveying into the
youthful mind a great deal of information of
queer and absorbing character. The firm
brings out 1.-The Little Lady-Her Book" which
tells for small children agreeable little story
about a small child.
Frances S. Brewster's book when Mother
Was Little Girl' George W. Jacobs Company
is Of its kind a gem. 1t is what the intelligent
child always loves to hear-a description of home
fun and rural work and play in days long gone.
1t is amusing refined and bright little collec-
ton of "reminiscences and stories. Marguerite
Bouvet's Bernardo and Laurette' a. c. Nc
Clurg & Coz is a pretty and touching story Of
two orphan children. of whom becomes
sculptor Of note. 1t is cleverly illustrated by
Helen NJ. Armstrong. Mrs. Gabrielle E. Jack
sons book, THE Colburn Prize q. F. Taylor &
Coz, tells tale for girls of goodness, affection
and unselfshness; it is simple, light and pleas
ant. Madame Angora' Dana Estes G. Coz,
by Harriet A. Cheever is a cat book of distin-
guished attractions. The aristocratic puss tells
her own story in a cheerful fashion, not gloss
ing over her faults and forgetting none of
( her own virtues and charms
Mr. James Otiss new story of British aggres-
sion and Yankee pluck wears the title OF when
We Destroyed the Gaspee'' Dana Estes & Coz
1t is pleasing mixture Of history and fiction
and is calculated to cultivate patriotic spirit
| IL the breast OF youth In Three Young Ranch
New-York tribune., 1901-12-14
BALTIMORE SUN:

"This wholesome, cheerful story is
well worth reading. 1t will stir the
pulses and call forth sentiment If read
for pleasure. The story is full OF
movement. 1t is replete with advent
ure. 1t is saturated with love"
New-York tribune., 1901-12-14

revolt called THE Dragon of Pekin-" 1t is a
vigorous piece Of fiction, in which the European
characters rush from one startling SITUATION 10
another always on the brink of torture or muir
der but always emerging safely and cheerfuIly
from the danger. 1t is little difficult TO be-
lieve that so extremely youthful a hero could be
in real life so resourceful and judicious, but
his Quicl. wit was necessary TO a thoroughly In
teresting and dramatic story. Another warllke
book is Mr. G. Aanville Fenn's tale of the Boer
war -'The Kopje Garrison (E. P Dutton & Coz
1t is crammed with heroic incidents, and an
unjust accusation Of cowardice sheds becom-
fng atmosphere of mystery and pain about the
leading character.
In the volume entitled First Across the Con-
tinent'' CCharles Scribner's Sons) Mr. Moan
Brooks has retold in most entertaining fashlon
the story Of the Lewis and Clark expedition 1t
was an eminentIy desirable thing to do, for few
young people-and not all their elders-knoW
very much about this first American explora-
ton of the Far West in the opening years Of the
last century Undertaken at the order OF Jef-
ferson the Journey was the means of revealing
to the infant republic information of the great
est interest and value and the narrative, as
Transcribed, paraphrased and interpreted here
is most absorbing.
Mr.. Kirk Aiunroe's book "A Son of Satsuma'
(Charles Scribners Sonsl. is a vivid and rapidly
moving tale OF adventure on sea and shore Inc
England bound boy" who becomes the
adopted son OF a japanese noble in the days Of
Commodore Perry. encounters many dire mis-
haps and tragic sufferings in the East His
woes while in the hands of a pirate are partlcu-
larly affecting and picturesque. But all ends
well enough to satisfy the most exigeant young
reader Mr. Munroe in The Belt of Seven
Toterns" u. B. Lippincott Company. tells an
American story of earlier period Massasoit
is its leading figure, and the author pictures the
chief as kidnapped in youth and taken away to
England where he acquires his well remem-
hered friendship for white men. This of course,
IS only q theory, not fact, but it has served
Mr. Munroe as the basis of a very readable
story.
A very delightful being is 'Galopoff the Talk
ing Pony CHenry Altemus Company. Mr..
comical ways with great spirit, and no child
can read about him without longing to possess
just such a frisky and admonitory friend.
Lights of Child Land CThe Knickerbocker
Press) is winning little book. by Mrs. Maud
Ballington Booth. Two happy. warm hearted
children a piteous newsboy and cat are the
characters round whom is woven web of SYM
pathy gentleness and love- THE Story of a
Little Poet (Iittle, Brown & Coz. by Sophie
c. Taylor, presents one of those seraphic Faun-
tleroys who wear velvet panties and broad lace
a6iaxS. talk about a kind teacher" address
New-York tribune., 1901-12-14

men" (The Saalfeld Publishing Company Cap
tain Ralph Bonehill relates exciting story of
life in Idaho. The young brothers who are its
heroes have many difficulties and dangers;
thieves steal their money and their horses and
worse scoundrel tries to steal their ranch.
Villany is, of course defeated and virtue re-
warded, but only after many deeds of daring
and many hairbreadth escapes. THE Golden
Chimney "a. M. Robertsen) is a story by Eliza
beth Gerberding of a boys mine 1t is not of
the usual sort, this mine; it is in the waste ma
terial of abandoned smelling works that the
hero finds the gold that is to bring him happi-
ness and Mr.. Charles NJ. Snyders
Runaway Robinson OrexeI Biddle) is a con-
glomeration of prose and verse, purportng to be
the real story of Crusoe. Much of the rhyning
is given to plays words. The illustrations are
rather well done
One of the most engaging juveniles of the
season is presented in the shape of new edi-
ton of Bayard Taylor's Boys of Other Coun-
tries &c. P. Putnams sons. To those lively
and characteristic stories of boyhood in many
foreign lands has been added Taylors delightful
collection of anecdotes entitled Studies of Ami
NAL Nature" "a Break in Schedule Time"
(American Tract Society, by Faye Huntington.
describes the manly way in which a we'll mean
ing but ignorant little boy snatches up the
casual suggestion or a stranger and begins a
course of industry and moral energy which ends
in the complete regeneration Of the Western
settlement wherein he lives. There are num-
ber Of beguiling and improving stories included
in Charlotte NJ. Wallis 1.-TWO and One" CThomas
Y. Croweu & Coz. The "One" tells these
stories to the Two" and the results are highly
moral and interesting
Mora O'Neil, who is the possessor of true
Anrta rvs<t
(the Macmillan Company exquisitely dainty
and graceful little fairy story for children to
whom the world of dream and fancy is still
clear. She brings the English elf, Rose Red to
New-York tribune., 1901-12-14
JUVENILIA.
MORE STORIES FOR YOUNG READERS

MORE STORIES FOR YOUNG READERS
There many stories of wild Western hIe'
Of murderous desperadoes and manly cow
punchers, of villany requited and virtue tn
umphant- But not many, we take leave TO say
are as well constructed as vigorous, as exciting
as Francis HilFs The outlaws Of Horseshoe
Hole" (Charles Scribners Sons). From the mo
ment when the band of Montana thieves anu
nurderers run off, the splendid horses OF the
Sayers ranch to that in which the Vlgllantes
surprise the wretches in their hidden mountain
lair. and leave not one alive the story rushes
on in tide of breathIess interest. 1t is 'blug-
gy" it must be acknowledged; but so good is
its style so artistic its movement one does not
stop to hint at rnelodrama any more than over
the Three Musketeers." One Of the striking
episodes of the book is that in which the youth
who tells ii is bound by the angry horse thieves
Mazeppawise, the back of a Vicious un-
broken bronco leader, and sent off to almost GER
tain death. By happy fortune the half crazy
animal does not buck he rushes off into the
night upon the open range. and the boy, cruelty
wrenched and cut by the thongs that bind him,
loses all hope Hours pass
L tried to turn my eyes skyward; there were
stars think. but ] burst not risk twisting ABOUT
horse is easily thrown from his gait
Would he keep running till he died, as did
the noble Ukraine stallion? Or would he stop
and roll and crush me2-a much more reason
able surmise. My bonds would hold while the
black and l held; and before tomorrow morn
ing the game would be up
We leave the reader TO discover how this mod
ern Mazeppa's ride ends
Captain F. S. Brereton has told a rafting
story Of the Crimean War in his book "a Gal
liant Grenader' Imported by Charles Scribner's
sons. Its hero is a modest and courageous
boy. who enlists a private soldier, and
straightway wins fame and a commission by his
gallant deeds. He has more than one hair
breadth escape out of the hands Of the Rus
sians-escapes of a sort to impart shivers to the
youthful backbone. The same author and the
same publishers bring out a story of the Boxer
New-York tribune., 1901-12-14

policemen as "Oh, SIR dictionary rhetoric
generally, go about the world doing good, nave
large soft sympathetic hearts, write dreao1ul
little PONIES about sweet daisies ana merry
springtime, always have brain fever from eA-
cessive excellence and are universally peio'eu'
Some young readers perhaps, will like such
things. but we imagine that the average
healthy minded urchin would be lrressuoly
terontad TO grab such little darling in real life,
+ueak his little Greek nose, muss his golden
c,,rIs and roll him in the dirt. little velvet pant
les beautiful rhetoric, large, soft heart 'pomes'
New-York tribune., 1901-12-14
NINE ILLUSTRATIONS
Rev, Or. T. Dewitt TAlMAGE says:

"This is a book dramatic and unique. No other
man could have written it because he entered doors that
no one else could enter. 1t begins with the PoPes
benediction and ends with President McKinieys de-
parture Pathos and humor and vivid Portralture OF
abound -
New-York tribune., 1901-12-14
JULIAN RALPH says:

The special correspondent is todays knight-errant,
and Crceman has long carried his plume in the van of
the adventurous band In his book read Of Life as
strangely conasted with the lives of the millions OF men
as was the career of Jeanne Arc when the mass of
women were mems chattcls."
New-York tribune., 1901-12-14
MAX O'RELL says:

ga most stirring book, a
work full of electric power.
1t contains the experiences of
a most adventurous and ex-
traordinary life, told with great
force and in 4 brilliant, spark
ling style, full of humor and
philosophy"
New-York tribune., 1901-12-14
HALL GAME saws:

ssI have read with great deal of pleasure James
Creelmans stirring book The picture he presents OF
his visit to the Vatican is admirably faithful to
the atmosphere of the great house, as 1 know 1T
There cannot be a sympathetic reader OF
Tolstoy than myself, but nowhere have seen the
essential sophisn which his great mind built more
Mainly revealed than in these pages of conversation
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1901-08-15

A. A. Gallagher. district passenger
agent OF the Missouri Pacific railroad.
while en- route south was taken quife
Ill and was compelled to stop at Mont
gomery. Ala. He went to Il hotel and
sent for a physician.
The medical man said:
You have case OF pneumonia and
must have a nurse"
"Ali right" said Gallagher do you
know a good nurse you can send TO
look after me-"
The doctor said he did and would
have the nurse at the hotel within an
hour. In about an hour colored wo-
man who measured about nine feet Ia
girth put in an appearance. and Gal
lagher asked her IL she had ever nurs-
ed sick people.
Yes, indeed" she replied. "Tze bad
considerable sperience with ailIng pus-
sons. nussed Marster John, and ne
died: then | nussed Mistress Lucy. and
she died; then l nussed Mistress Lu-
cy's sister. The doctor didn't think
she was SO very poorly. but she done
died"
Have you had any other expert
ence in nursing?" asked Gallagher.
Yes, indeed. Only last week left
Colonel Carter's house. where nussed
the colonel for Ave days"
We'll, did the colonel get well?" ash
ed Gallagher.
mo. The colonel he died, too, but
DIR. Jones, who tended him, run a big
knife into the colonel and opened him
up. The doctor had been out late the
night before and was little nervous.
The knife sort Of slipped and just
about cut the colonels heart out. Then
the doctor said all h couldn't save
him.
You seem TO be a good nurse" said
Gallagher, land you're engaged. Gin
cinnati Enquirer.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1901-08-15

An absentminded ruralite was the
cause Of much amusement at n Mem
phis hotel few nights ago He reg,
istered early after supper, but did not
go to his room right off. About 9
O'Clock. his usual bedtime. he remark.
ed to the clerk that he believed he
would remain"
"All right" said the obliging man
behind the counter. The big clock
licked off another hour, and the old
man addressed the clerk again:
IL say believe I'll remain"
You have my permission, sir"
When the hands on the dial pointed
to II. the old fellow. who was SO
sleepy he hardly knew where he was
at" called out in a half angry voice:
by the eternal. l say believe I'll
remainv'
Again the clerk assured him OF his
permission. but the situation was be-
coming critical. and something had to
be done.
When you are ready to retire." said
the clerk, you can get your key at
this desk"
Retire" said the exasperated guess.
THAT Is the very word I've been try.
Ing to think OF for two hours. Give
me the key to my room. I'll sleep un.
til 10 o'clock in the morning to make
up for lost time"-Memphis Sclmtar
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1901-08-15

The last letter he received from
wiley conveyed the intelligence that
she was quite sick, and of course he
was considerably worried But he was
comforted by the fact that she wax
with her mother. He wrote her an ar
fectlonate letter and told her to be sure
and let him know u she grew worse.
The next letter conveyed the intelli-
gence that she was little worse.
though the doctor said it was nothing
serious. But he worried great deal
The next afternoon telegraph boy
sauntered into his office with the usual
nOnchalance OF y messenger boy con-
veying a rush" message and showed
the book under hubby's nose.
us dis Mr.. Blank?" asked the boy.
YES" gasped hubby, cold chills chas-
ing up and down his spine.
Message f'r you. Sign here. De
charges Is 60 cents"
Hubby grabbed the fateful manila
envelope and hastily tore 1t open. What
he suffered while trembIlngly unfold
ing the bit OF yellow paper can be Inn
agined, but not described. He was al
most afraid to read 1t, but finally be
nerved himself for the worst. This Is
what he read:
Turn off the water and don't forget
to give the bird plenty of seed."-Oma-
ha World Herald.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1901-08-15
The Coroner,s Two verdIcta.

'Inquests are sometimes very funny
affairs" remarked western man. II
remember one I'm the early days OF my
county In Kansas. A man was found
dead by the side of small stream out
on the prairie. No mark was found
on his we'll dressed body. Ills gun
was fully loaded in his hip pocket. and
$25 was found in his pocketbook. OF
course the coroner took charge of the
money. A jury was Impaneled and
after finishing its deliberations found
that the man clearly died Of heart fall
ure.
The coroner promptly paid from the
dead mans pile the $l2 due for ex-
penses and discharged the jury. The
$13 remaining bothered him. He ar
gued that to turn that $l3 over to the
county, TO be held In trust for the
mans possible relatives, would be the
same as throwing II away. The man
was stranger in those parts. Posi-
bly, he had no friends.
The coroner was equal to the occa-
sion, however. He declared himself
dissatisfied with the verdict and cali
ed the jury together again. They sat
on the body second time and found
exactly the same verdict, but the coros
ner's mind was at ease. The $25 was
exhausted" Washington Star.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1901-08-15
SOME PROHIBITION FIGURES.

Some interesting surprises, says
the Los Angeles Herald, are to be
noted in the figures showing the
number of prohibition counties in
the south. Kentucky is supposed
to be the leader among the states
in the matter of drinking. but
it is fact that of the ninety-four
counties of Kentucky only four
permit the sale of liquor except on
physicians prescriptions. The big
state of Texas, which has a wide
OPEN reputation in the north, has
100 prohibition counties. Geor-
gla leads ali of her sister states of
the south with 1872. Missouri has
"a, Tennessee 20, North Carolina
go, Virginia So, Alabama so, Ar
kansas SO, West Virginia 40, Flor
ida 30 and so on
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1901-08-15

George. the colored janitor, needed
some money and went to the church
treasurer for II.
'There isn't a cent In my hands Just
now. George" said that officer, ''anc
won't be till next Sundays collections
are handed over. Can't you wait I'll
tben?"
Don't see how kin. Mlstah Cub
ney," persisted George. "K'yarn't rur
de house widout money"
'The best can do for you. returned
the treasurer. will be to advance yot
So out OF my OVID pocket and run mi
risk of getting it back from The
church."
well. subj" solemnly rejoined thu
janltor, "er you don't git it back M
de church, Mistah Gubney, you'll XII
yo' reward In de good world, but III
dlfrn't wild me. Ef | CANT git da
free dollahs I'm you, I'd like t know
whah kin!"-Chicago Tribune.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1901-08-15

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