Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-06

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natter Of this volume sfSsses
Letters from = esss-1aa1s 1ass1A,.t !.
Has Son. being the lslters vyll13S 4,
John Graham. head Of Ne hou,s vi a..
ham 4 Company. pork-packers III ch,c.-
80. Familiarity known. on change AZ ..n,s
Gorgon Graham" to his son. Pierrenon,
facettously known to his intfmates :.
Piggy" by George Horace Lor,msr.
Boston: Small. Maynard 4 Company.
This book II one OF the most fbtere.,.
ING, most humorous and 1t the sams
time. most practical volumes thar - :
been given to the public in recent year.
mere = not g dull line between Its Gov.
ers Each and every page sparkles with
Wit and humor and worldly wisdom. "''A
The young man who reads these let.
ters carefully will have been owen ~
r9dimsnts At least Of a practical business
These letters from the suceesefu,
hard-headed millionaire pork.packer. -
his son begin during the young mac,s
course at Harvard. Then rDlne & series
efforts to master. BY successive SsSssss
the mysteries of the pork-packer7. an
the duties Of q commercial trayeisr: ana
the requirements OF z safe. coIseVvstivss
4 GOTIS80On6oUn>
closes about the time the young nan !. y
be married. the father expressing his ~
l termination to turn him over to his vie
IN the expectation that she win keen Mn;
IN better order than the pater famiiias
This is a book that has already haA :,
l enormous sale, and, strictly on IT. mrriss
should be one of the most successfuI nrh
| locations OF recent years.
The Hurdy- Gurdy, by Laura E. Rtch.
ards; cloth; square quarto: Net IS cent,
By mail IS cents: Boston; Dana Ester =
Company. lAasi.i -
There are few writer's who have the
l rare faculty Of writing entertaining
| things for little children. Old Noehef
| Goose has become a nursery classic from
its ability to hold the attention 81 the
babies when every thing else In he
world of printed matter falls.
| There is jingle and music to these
little Hurdy-Gurdy rhymes which viii Ne
think appeal to the little ones. very much
as do those of Mother Goose TherA 4.
too. the element OF fable and fai,{asy.
which never fails to take strong hold
upon the childish imagination. and d,
therefore. very important factor in
holding the childish attention. Only
those who have tried story telling. IL
verse or prose, with very small children
can appreciate how essential these quail
| ties OF jingle and fantasy are. In scorinsv
success. 1t may be inspired nonsense
but the inspiration is a very rare Kin.
We do not see why the Hurdy-G urIy
rhymes should not become nursery class.
les. They have in generous measure all
the elements that appeal to children.
| Even the titles have the charm OF an at
tractive and suggestive originality What
/ child, indeed, could resist Little Dame
Dowdy," THE Banching Bogdo," Buns
gay Land" and "Mr Billy Bobwigf'
An attractive feature of this book viii
be found in the one hundred illustrations
by Mr.. ]. J. Monro, whose illustrations
for the Animals of Aesop." "Reynard
| the Fox" and "Andersen's Fairy Tales
have won him secure place among
younger artists. are irresistibly amusing
and deserve a place In the company OF
these droll and fascinating verSes
We do not know where q book could
possibly be found that would make q bet
ter gift for little child, and It Il one
| that will not fail to be in special demand
during the approaching holiday. seaa0n.