The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-14
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talk about the closing of their bank,
which was to occur the next day.
Richard at once recognized this as
news, and, falling off the car in his
| haste, ran all the way back to the Of
flee, and arrived there just as the big
presses We're set in motion. The city
| editor heard the news, stopped the
presses, and wrote display head for
the front page, telling the public that
the Exchange bank would not open its
| doors that morning. The risk of mis-
! take was great, but the city editor de-
! cided to chance it. OF course, it was
a great scoop as it turned out, and
Richard became famous and had his
! salary raised. From this time on his
! career was made, and he advanced to
| the top Of his profession, where we
leave him. The only trouble with this
clever little story is that the news
paper business here pictured is ideal
1stlc; the managing editor is an angel,
the city editor is not much less and the
reporters are good fellows full Of
brotherly love, willing to sacrifice -eV-
erything for friend. There is, of
course, much of good comradeship in
newspaper office, but the writer has
not mentioned the pitfalls or given
hint of the grinding work of a daily
paper However, the story is a good
one, and will interest ambitious boys
The Little Colonel at Boarding School
BY Annie Fellows Johnston L. c. Page
y Co, Boston, publishers. For sale by
st. Paul Book and Stationery company
The popularity of Annie Fellows
Johnston's stories for girls has been
long established, and this latest tale
about the Little Colonel will prove the
best of all to the girls of sixteen, for
whom it is intended. 1t tells of life in
boarding school in Virginia, with the
usual scrapes gotten into by girls de-
termined to have good time While
improving their minds. The Little
Colonel falls in with a very precocious
girl by the name of Ida, who has a
worthless lover who writes to her I'M
der cover of letters to Lloyd-the Lit
tie Colonel This is all discovered
and the Little Colonel is true blue
when it comes to a test, and keeps her
mouth shut.
The story is pleasantly and we'll
written, and is one that all the board
ing school girls will love and read and
read again.
Our Mother Goose-Edited by Newton H
Jones. The National Publishing COM
pany, Philadelphia.
Although there has been numberless
editions of Mother Goose" the de-
mand for good new ones was never so
great as now. The latest is Our
Mother Goose" edited by Newton III.
JONES' and is published by the Nation
al Publishing company, of Philadelphia.
The text is illustrated profusely in
three colors from new designs by the
best artists, making it an unusually
attractive volume, not only for the lit
tie ones, but for older persons.
A distinctive feature is the fact that
wherever possible in the text picture
words are substituted for names. This
is in accordance with the new methods
of object teaching used in all kinder
gartens and up-to-date primary
schools. 1t helps the child to learn to
read and stimulates his Imagination.
The presentation in this form makes
the classic rhymes of Mother Goose"
new story even to those who can
repeat them all from memory.
To these rhymes is added new ami
NAL alphabet, Illustrated in colors,
talks about animals for the young in
tended to amuse and instruct.
Mines Primary Arthmetic-By William
J: Milne. Ph.D., LID. president of the
New York State Normal college Amer
lean Book company, New York, Cincin-
natl and Chicago.
DR.. Milne has added to his widely
used series of arithmetics volume
which provides a thorough and ration
al course in the rudiments, covering
the first three years in school. The
matter is presented in an interesting
way, pictures and other illustrative
means being employed; and the child's
natural desire to make discoveries for
himself has been utilized. Many
practical matters connected with the
child's experience are introduced; but
the main purpose of the book, the ac-
QUESTION of ready knowledge of
in the development of the work. The
book will be welcomed by the many
teachers who have desired an intro
duct1on to the Milne series.
F0a's lie Petit Robinson de Paris-Edited
by Louise de Bonneville. of Sidwell's
Friends Select school. Washington D.
e American Book company, New York,
cincinnati and Chicago.
This is not only one of the earliest,
but also one of the best dog stories in
literature. 1t recounts the adventures
OF a boy and dog, alike waits in the
great city of Paris; and merits the
popularity it has gained In France,
both on account of the interest of the
story, and also for it's easy and grace
full style. 1t is one of the books rec
commended by the committee of twelve
AOI college preparatory work. The
notes explain all difficult points, and
the vocabulary is complete.
Simms,s Child literature-By Mae Hen
ion Simms. American Book company,
New York, Cincinnati and Chicago
This is the latest addition to the
well-known and popular series of
eclectric school readings, and is in
tended for first reader grades. It's
distinctive feature consists in it's
method of presenting attractive nurs-
cry rhymes and stories, popular poems
and Bible stories, simplified and told
IN snort, easy words. The rhymes are
afterward repeated in their original