Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-03
NEW BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
Several Publications for Children Suited to
the Holiday Times,
AMUSING BoOKINvERSE BY BERTHA UPTON
"The LOvable Tales of Janey md
JOsey and Joe" by Gertrude Smith,
a strong Child's S~tOry-Fniry
Tale by Katherine Pyle.

Tale by Katherine Pyle.
1.-THE Golliwogg's Airship" is an amusing
book in verse by Bertha Upton. 1t tells
the experiences OF Ave little mites while
sailing through the air on a journey to the
moon with Master Golliwogg as their chief.
Prominent personages are Midget. who has
a little private balloon fastened to the
larger one; Meg. Peg and chatterbox Sarah
Jane. Among their many experiences.
Midget breaks loose from the larger balloon
and gets lost, but is finally found, Fome-
where near the sun. They start homeward.
but are captured by an eagle, who takes
them to his home in the clih. Here is
where tactful Sarah Jane with her ready
speech proves herself a valuable addition
to the party and persuades the eagle to
release them, when they resume their Jour
ney homeward. Published by Longmans.
Green & Co.
Gertrude Smith, who Is a successful spe-
cialist in writing stories for children. is the
author of a new book entitled: The Love-
able Tales of Janey and Josey and joe"
The new book contains the incest little
stories imaginable about fancy, a sweet. un-
selfish child, her sister Josey and her
brother Joe. II is the sort OF book to de-
light children Of from three to seven wears
and will need no interpretations. but can be
read Just as 1t Is. Following tells how
they we're able to have q circun: And
Janey had a parrot. and Josey had a fam
tailed pigeon. and Joe had a monkey-O!
a funny monkey. And Janey had a dear
little pet lamb. And Josey had a very fine
st. Bernard dog. And little Joe had a billy
| goat. And 1anaV had n ANAL no,,.o oIs-.a
donkey. And Josey had a wee. wee. wee
little guinea pig. And Joe had a horned
toad. And Josey had 4 dear, tame bossy
calf. And Janey had two cunning little
trained dogs. o! the dearest little dogs
you ever saw. And Janey and Josey and
Joe, you know, each had a little pony"
Published by Harper G. Bros.
Mr.. Charles Knowlton Bolton, librarian
Of the Boston AthenAeum, has prepared for
publication an extremely interesting study
entitled THE Private Soldier Under Wash
ington." Going, first Of all, to the diaries
and journals Of the men themselves and
then to other contemporary documents,
both public and private. he has constructed
a straightforward narrative OF the daily
life under various conditions of the private
soldier who served in the revolutionary
""- SHN ioSh Nhaplci II duluOT says
whether France or Washington or the
patriot army contributed most to bring
about the peace OF Paris in 1888 is of
little moment. France and Washington
long ago had their due, but II has been the
purpose OF these pages TO give the private
soldier under Washington whatever share
in the victory was his by right OF the
danger. privation and Toll that he endured.
Published by Charles scribner's Sons.
In her new small book for girls, Lois
Mallet's Dangerous Gift" Mary Catherine
Lee tells the tale Of a Quaker girl Of ex-
traordinary -beauty-beauty SO great in
deed that the grave and sober-minded
Friends were somewhat disquieted and ac.
counted 1t a dangerous gift" The story
is OF the maiden's discovery OF her wonder.
ful heritage, Of the tremendous effect OF II
in the town where she visited and OF the
temptation It led her into. It is purely ,
Quaker story and these devout and quie,
people are well drawn. especially her father
and the quiet Quaker who loved her. Hough,
ton, Mifitn & Co., publishers.
"ln the Green Forest" by Catherin,
Pyle, is another fairy tale. A fairy OF tn,
wood named Red Caps sets out into IN,
world to learn magic, accompanied in hi
journey by Nightshade, an ill-conditione,
elf. They reach the country OF the SUI
Queen, who promises TO teach them magic
but they must be willing to follow he
even through FIRE. Red Cap and the su,
} Queen disappear through the FIRE, an
Nightshade, thinking Red Cap lost, re
? turns home, where he imposes on tn
simple wood fairies, convincing them tina
9 he was learned In magic. Red Cap, how
ever, reappears in time to expose III
treachery and win the appreciation OF tn
fairy queen and the applause Of all hi
Q friends by the magic he has learned wit
d the Sun Queen. Published by Little
a Brown & Co.
Sara Beaumont Kennedy, who wrot
s "Joscelyn Cheshire" has produced anothe
2 book called The Wooing of Judith"
s is a love story pure and simple and tn
author says in the prelude that she intend
= 1t for nothing else, and writes: "NC
5 daring adventures, nor feats Of arms, nc
impossible dangers. nor thrilling mysterie
are my concern, but only a forgotten loy
story Of the long ago. It's a far cry TO thos
dead days, but hearts were human in tn,
shadowy land Of the past; love kissed wit
wine-red lips and passion stretched whit