The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-12

tons of skirmishes and battles, and
 many side lights are thrown on the great cOniiict.-Published by the NeaIe Publishing Co.,, New York.
 Stories of the Ancient Creeks by Charles D. Shaw. This collection of stories of the ancient Greeks is intend- ed for supplementary reading, and may be used profitably as early as the third year. It includes many of the charm 1 ing tales of the Greek mythology retold in a manner suitable for young people. The second part of the volume deals more particularly with Greek history.
 The familiar stories are given in chro- l nological order. Sufficient attention is everywhere paid to the matter of guard ] ing the reader against too implicit belief 1 in tales which have been partially dis credited by modern research. Yet it
 has been thought wise to keep in cur
 rency narratives which have so long added to the pleasure of the world, l though they cannot be defended as &C., 1 tual history.
 1 The style is simple, picturesque and yiyacious. The twenty-five full-page illustrations, from original decorative
 pen drawings by George A. Harker. are unusually attractive, and really help to explain the text. The special cream ! tinted paper, the attractive binding and artistic arrangement of type and illus 1 trations, give a pleasing and appropri-
 ate setting to the text. Published by Ginn and Company, Boston; list price 60 cents: mailing price 70 cents; for sale
 at at the leading bookstores.
 l ''The Frolicsome Four" by Edith l.. and Ariadne Gilbert; illustrated by Jo- sephine Bruce: large 12mo. The story ] of two brothers and two sisters who are 1 as noble in character as they are enthu- siastic in play. The authors have
 drawn wholesome child life with re-
 markable effect, and this book will win
 conspicuous place for that reason.
 Every one will be interested in the fine scholarship of Larry, the jolly spirits of Gwen, and the tenderness of little Polly. And when finally Billy, we'll
 meaning and awkward Billy, actually wins prize in most unexpected way, 1 the charm of the story is complete.
 Miss Bruce has we'll caught the spirit of 1 the story in her illustrations. and with l it's merry-looking cover, large clear print. good paper and broad margins, 1 this is exactly the book to choose for
 young boys and birls. Price 80 cents 1 net. Published by Lee & Shepard, Bos- | ton; for sale at all leading bookstores. 1.-Two Young Lumbermen, or From Maine to Oregon for Fortune is the first volume of the Great American h.
 dustries Series. by Edward stratemey- CT; 320 pages; cloth; illustrated by A. B. Shute. This is a splendid new story, undoubtedly the best Mir. Stratemeyer
 has yet penned. It covers the whole of
 the great lumber industry of our coun- Michigan and the Great Lakes, and then to the Columbia and the great l northwest. The heroes are two sturdy youths who have been brought up
 among the lumbermen of their native state, and who strike out in an honest endeavor to better their condition. As mill hands, fellers, log drivers and gen. eral camp workers, they have variety
 of adventures, absorbing ill the extreme. A contract with railroad company for
 lumber forms an important part of the story, and how all hands worked to full fill this contract will interest older
 heads quite as much as young people.
 An ideal volume for the library of eve
 " Wide-awake American who wishes to know what our great lumber industry is to-day. Price s1.00 net. Published
 by Lee &, Shepard, Boston; for sale by all leading booksellers. No lover of old New Haven and it's
 environments should be without a CODY
 of Captain Charles H. Townshend's "A
 Pictorial History of Raynham and it's
 Vicinity" with it's interesting descrip-
 tive articles and it's wealth of large full
 page illustrations of scenes which are
 dear not only to the honored family,
 whose family country seat is on Town
 send avenue, but to all who prize fine
 views of scenery of harbor and land
 scape and historic spots that recall a
 host of cherished associations. The
 book will make most desirable gift for
 the holiday season, and copies may be obtained at Judas book store The sub
 Jects of the separate articles in the book
 are: Raynham: View from Raynham
 Hill Eastward: Colonel Edmund Fan ming; The Engagement with the British
 at Raynham; General Tryon; Town of Townsend; Joshua Chandler; The Mor- ris Mansion; The Ancient Salt Works at Morris Cove; Morris Cove and Pali- sades; Old New Haven Lighthouse; The Phantom Ship of New Haven; New Ha- ven Palisaded and Fortified; Ruins of Forts Wooster and Beacon Hill: Gene ral David Wooster; Haaslar's Survey Camp; The Shell Fish Industry: Fort Hale; Captain Nathan Hale; Wreck of Steamer Chief Justice Marshall; Reni- niscences of Fort Hale; Capture Of Sloop Susan; View of Site of Iron Works and Bradley House; Commodore Sir George Collier; The East Haven Militia; East Haven Green: Signal Mast on Beacon Hill; East Haven's Stone Meeting House: New Haven Har- bor; Governor Theophilus Eaton.
 Much that is valuable of a local his- torical nature has been crowded into these pages; much of it obtained by persistent personal effort, and much of which is most fortunately perpetuated by means of this publication. The en- terprise, forethought and public spirit displayed by our townsman, the author of this work, is most commendable. 1fa hiAN IF ses ,x.,ft. F.s..