The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-17
THE NEW PUBLICATIONS.
SOME OF THE LATEST BOOKS OF
 THE SEASON.

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 tng Adventures of fhe Man in the
 nfoenD-fsThs Story of siegfrasd''-"A
 Daurhter of the UnIOn''-sFIn she
 Camp of ths CFssI<s''-"FoTgiIE
 Ahsad"-"Fhs auInnipIack Indians
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 Boeks. "FolIowing the Ball. by A. T. Dud- ley, handsomely illustrated and bound in cloth with gold and cOlors, S16 pages, is one of the best football stories yet produced, and is having a large sale. It has the Tom Brown at Rugby touch in its vivid and realistic writing, and capitally deals with American boarding school life and modern athlet- ics. The scene will readily be recog- nized as at Exeter, with which the au- thor, Harvard graduate well known as a football player and coach, and now a scholarly educator, is familiar. Of course football is an important feature, and the development of the hero from green player to an expert is of the keenest interest. The portion devoted to training in kicking was prepared un- der the direction of one of Haryard's greatest players, and the account of the final game viii thrill any one who ever felt the inspiration of football. John s. Cranston, head coach at Harvard for the season of 1903, writes to the author:
 T am glad enough to find one book with real football in it. A good many writers have tried to work football into books, and they have usually made a mess of it fin more or less of their plays, but yours are all right, and such as I have taken part in, time and again. More than that, you show football at Its best"
 But it is far more than football book. It is a story of character formation told in most wholesome and manly way. In this development athletics play an important part to be sure, but are only one feature in carrying the hero, ''Diek MeIvin," on to a noble manhood Price s1.60 net; for sale at all bookstores.
 Published by Lee & Shepard, Boston.
 Attractiyely bound in blue cloth with decorated covers and with twelve large full page bright colored pictures comes The Surprising Adventures of the Man in the Moon," published by Lee & Shep- ard, Boston, showing how, in company with Santa Claus, Robinson Crusoe, Cinderella and her Prince. Jack the Gi- ant Killer, Little Red Riding Hood, Old Mother Hubbard, Jack Sprat and his wife, Tommy Tucker, and some others, the aforesaid man in the moon made a remarkable tour over land and sea and through the air. It was surely stroke of genius on the part of Ray M. Stew ard" the author of this happy work for children, to group the best-known and best-loved --of the mythical heroes of childhood into a merry party organized by the Man in the Moon and starting on tour from his dominions under the management Of Santa Claus, accompa- nied by all the above mentioned and never to be forgotten heroes and some others known to fame. Others scarce ly less familiar are encountered in the course of the wonderful travels by air and sea. It is an exceedingly readable book for any one, with it's striking sit- nations and droll and witty conversa- tion, and will be a fund of entertain n1ent for all children. The twelve large full-page colored illustrations by L. J. Bridgman are exactly right for the sto- Ty and enough in themselves to ensure success for the book. These adven- tures were devised by a well-known American author, whose regular books are so far different in their nature from this that there would be great surprise were the real name given, for the amusement of bright and eager chil- dren of the authors own. The keen en- joyInent taken in these bedtime sto- Ties' led to their formation into one long story for the pleasure of many other little people who will surely wei come them, while all of their elders who have kept young hearts will be enter tained at the same time. Price S1.0O net; for sale at all bookstores.
 The Story of Siegfried,'' by Dr. Ed ward Brooks, A. M., is issued by the Penn Publishing company, Philadelphia, Pa. Probably the most interesting of all the old legends is the Nibe1ungenlied, or the Story of Siegfried. The author here tells, in his pleasing manner and simple style, the wonderful story of Siegfried's life and death, and the snb- sequent events which finally rent asun- der kingdoms Of the Burgunians and Huns. It is a book to be warmly com- mended, being both highly interesting and instructive. As the author well says in his preface, it affords suitable and interesting literature to the young and furnishes them with 8 knowledge Of the incidents and characters of the great German epic. How much more culture and valuable information may be found in one of these old classic tales than in the ordinary books written fot the young is readily seen. It is the foundation of a literary education to know the early literature of the great nations of the world. .. ;. Happy is that boy or girl who in early years shall have his heart thrilled by those old tales that sprang up in the forests from the natural and spontaneous unfoldings of human thought and human feeling ant! human action.", "The Story of Sieg- fried is finely embellished with illds- trations from the German. Price $10O; for sale at Judas.