The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-02
Ne Mountaineer-By Bingham Thoburr
Wilson; Illustrated by Arthur Day

Ne Mountaineer-By Bingham Thoburr
Wilson; Illustrated by Arthur Day
Published by J; Tennyson Nicely com
Bingham Thoburn Wilson's aye Noun.
taineer" has reached it's second edition
In many respects the book Is an extraor-
ogy between poetry and painting. The
scenes are laid along Lake George and
period Immediately preceding the War
OF the Revolution. 1t embodies local col
orfng OF sufficient strength and quality as
to give efiction the appearance of fact
and its dictiOn and rhythm are so perfect
and charming that eminent critics have
pronounced 1t an unquestionable classic
Its author Is undoubtedly among the first
poets of the time.
Pen picture follows pen picture, as the
eenticed imagination begins charming
awakens from revelry. only to find the
beautiful story at an end.
The author is a Southerner. born among
the mountains of West Virginia, and
seems to see everything with the eye OF
an artist; nor brush in it's divinest mood
or autumn in its richest glow, ever fas-
clnated the eye with a more divine color
The cantos are beautifully illustrated
In colOrS, exact reproductions of oil paint
ings by j. Arthur Day
The Little Citizen-By NJ E. Waller; H.
luStrated by H. G. Burgess. Published
by the Lathrop Publishing company
Boston.
1.-THE Little Citizen is story of heart
power, and with its study of evolution OF
street gamin into useful little citizen
mont country life in summer and winter
1t makes book Of unusual power and
interest.
It is the narrative of the DEVELOPMENT
of Waif of New York streets in the sim
pie and wholesome life of a Vermont
farmer neighborhood. The lad, MifTins
Is taken into the household of Jacob Foss
a farmer The story tells of the trans
formation wrought in Miffins' Character
The Errand Bo" Of Andrew Jackson-A
war story by. W. o: Stoddard. Illus
trated by Will Crawford Published by
the Lothrop Publishing company, Bos-
Mr.. Stoddard is already famous as a
writer Of "historicals," and this one adds
TO ms laurels. The tale is full Of Incl
OF the War of 1912 and describes the
events Of the brilliant campaign which
closed the war, the only land campaign
Of 1812-14, in which the Americans were
entirely successful The story tells of a
Tennessee boy, Dan Martin, who enlists
IN Jackson's army for the defense of the
MlsslsSlpp1 river serves at Mobile and
New Orleans, and is wounded in the vic
tory at the latter place. At the outset
OF the story Dan attracts the attention
OF Gen. Jackson, and is sent as messenz
ger anu tlu III SOME O6lCdI0 and dam
gerous transactions, displaying real cour-
age, shrewdness and boyish pluck, lead
ing old Hickory, to cry, God bless the
boys of America!''
Jean Lafitte and the Barbarian pirates
play conspicuous part in the story. 1t
is spirited, finely written, and true to
the. facts of history. From first to last
it is an excellent lesson in patriotism
as well as superb story.
Roddy's Elementary Geography and Rod
dy's Complies Geography-By H. JUS
TN Roddy, M s., Department of Geog-
raphy, First Pennsylvania State Normal
school Published by American Book
company, New York, Cincinnati and
Chicago.
Some teachers, especially those in coun-
try schools, have found the Biographies
photographic side of the subject They
have felt the need of series which. while
giving official photographic information
for their purposes, should present the
subject of geography in the simplest form,
and in such a way as to make it easiIy
handled by the instructor and as easily
understood by the children. Such teach
erS Will eagerly welcome the two books
before us, which answer these require
mentS admirably.
The Elementary Geography offers suf-
ficient pedagogical material to suit the
needs of those grades in which the sub
ject is first taught-and not too much.
The Complete Geography accords full
recognition to the Importance OF the COM
merc1al and business side of the subject.
nation is united with enough Of the new
and scientific side to enlighten the whole
study. The maps show the principal rail-
roads and canals. as well as the head Of
navigation on all important rivers The
descriptions Of the political, industrial,