Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-19


Wetherald Ahrens. 10 mo. cloth; PIP.
213; price sl2o net. Boston: Little,
Brown and Company
Mrs. Donnell is one of the most gift
ed of our Maine writer's For a num-
Der of years past she has been known
as writer of short stories which have
been characterized by an atmosphere OF
wholesome realism, by originality Of
Iconceptloh' sympathy of treatment and
rare sprlghtliness of style. These
stories nave eXcelled in the portrayal,
or we might more properly say, per-
haps, the development of character, for
it is, Mrs Donnell's practice to let the
people of her stories reveal themselves
to her readers in their own acts and
words. story from the pen of Mrs.
Donnell never drags, is never devoid of
purpose or lacking in the absorbing
Qualities of a warm human interest.
Her work has been in demand among
the leading periodicals of the country,
and has been deservedly popular with
very large circle of readers. In camp
Fidelity Girls Mrs. Donnell makes her
first appearance as a writer of books
with the same marked success that has
been characteristic of her shorter pro-
auctions. 1t is a charming story and
one that cannot fail to delight the
heart of the girl reader. We imagine,
too. that any boy who picked it UPON
the sly of cOurse-Would never lay it
aside until he had finished reading it.
1t relates the experience of n party
of school girls. who, being prevented by
scarlet fever epidemic from return
ing to their homes, spend their long
summer vacation at Il charming old
house on a deserted farm" They are
practically lin camp" under the care of
a teacher, a relative of one Of them, who
not only acts rs chaperon, but enters
most heartily into their interests and
pleasures. The somewhat forlorn story
OF u little girl who lived years before in
the same old farmhouse. becomes Il
center of interest with the members of
the party, and their efforts to unravel
it result in developments that add not
little to the charm of the narrative
Mrs. DOnnell is to be congratulated
upon the success of her first book. 1t
is sure to make it's wide circle OF
friends who will await with eager in
'NiVSl lilt IltAl WI ~ lIldl comes from
her pen.
THE Golden Windows" A Book OF
Fables for Young and Old, by Laura
f. Richards. Cloth; u mo-: price,
$150. Boston: Little, Brown e. Com
rany
HRS. Richards is at her best in this
delightful book. The little stories
which it contains condense a great deal
into surprisingly small space. Each
one carries q practical lesson, and yet
so deftly is it woven into the thread of
the narrative that its presence will be
felt rather than seen by the youthful
reader. There is grace and charm of
style in these pages that will appeal
also to Older readers. We know of no
book which will exert q healthier or
more helpful influence upon the youth
full mind than this, from every page of
which breathes the stimulus of noble
purpose and high ideal. 1t is a, rare
gift to be able to write stories whose
didactic purpose is hidden in the glow
of the warm human interest they
arouse, but this result has been ad-
I'LL oblS otNlllSNSu ny WI ISltIldluS Ill
THE Golden Windows" An added
charm is given this book by the Illus
trations and decorations of Arthur F.
Becher and Julia Ward Richards
The book is a notable addition to the
publications of the year, and will not
only give Mrs. Richards an added hold
upon the hearts of an already large
and loyal constituency: but will also be
certain to win her a large number of
new friends and admirers.
american Tariff Controversies in
the Nineteenth Century" by Edward
Stanwood, Lift D. (Bowdoin). In two
volumes, large crown s vo.; cloth:
price, $500 net. Boston: Houghton,
Miff1in & Company
Many works have been written on
various features of the tariff. 1t has
been widely discussed from the
economic standpoint. and. to a con-
siderable extent from the historical
standpoint Much of this work, how
ever, has been limited to particular
periods. 1t has remained for Mr..
Stanwood to present the subject
i'll this great work with compre-
hensive thoroughness. 1t covers the
entire ground of tariff legislation
and controversy from the early colonial
period, down to the passage of the
Dingley bill. SO far as we know it is
the only work yet published which
presents the tariff question in this
complete and exhaustive manner. In
giving ii to the public Mr.. Stanwood
has made most practical and valu-
able contribution to the historical and
economic literature of the country.
Mr.. St5nwood, while writing frank
~ from the standpoint of the protec-
ZIONIST, is nevertheless eminently fair
towards those who have looked at the
question from the opposite point OF
view. The treatment is historical, and
the author wisely avoids merely
academic discussion of the theories of
protection and free trade. He is con-
tent to show the arguments presented
at various times, for and against pro-
posed tariff laws. by those entrusted
with the responsibilities of legislation.
Mr. Stanwood regards the popular
controversies that have been Wagec
upon the tariff question as essentially
political. He believes that it has been
tho rra ct;caI results achieved rather