The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-18

The extract is given merely to show that
DR.. Mitchell haS mot shrunk from draw
ing as faithful a picture as facts war;
ranted Not only has he given a portrait
of Washington,t but zthe has included, a
picture Of the times-1752 and after, q For
example, here iss an; incident illustrative
of the "hard drinking" of the period.
some surveying Dr.. Mitchell makes him
write thisra ccount of his first evening":
r arrived apout q pm, land must go at
ane' in London st elotheg.: We had great
supper, and Madefta vine, and. much rum punch,
toms and must therefore, be kept in the hand
until empty. = At last there was, dis
pute as to gamecocks, and two were fetched in,
very sleepy, and set On the table to fight, which
they were little Of a mind to, but were urged
until feathers and blood were all over the table.
In justice to Washington it should be
said that even tho this was in his youth,
when cockf1ghting was rather enjoyed by
him, he dislikedr this spectacle and sought
to escape. His mind was above such per-
formances, and no3'Woung man can gain
sanction for dissoluteness or the sowing
.cf wild oats from DR.. Mitchells picture
of Washington In his youthful days. sJ \
4 The book seems verify Sto have been
written by Washington himself. The de-
fusion = surprises the reader again and
again, tho there are those who say that DR..
Mitchell has no business writing another
mans autobiography, especially that Of
George Washington
The Century company, New York. N. Nc
~, - c'arthy, Minneapolis. -
; VIII Basket-Weavlng Give Place to Pot
terry M Taking TT seems to be about time
for a. new fad; why shouldn't it be pot
terry? A step has already been taken
FOX ri OF ST hyyf f1n foo-
ton Of a book entitled How to- Make
Pottery. It is by Mary White, and is
of such a nature as to attract the fad
dist. It is offered to those who would
"start clayworking, with no other quail
fication than the. wish to learn how to
make pottery" It treats of the clays and
the tools, hand made pottery, working on
the wheel, methods Of decoration, meth
DDS of glazing, pottery for beauty and
use, kilns and other subjects that those
who would be complete pottery makers
would be interested In. The book is
freely illustrated, and altogether such a
book as a beginner: would find Of use. II
pottery making becomes fad we shall
expect to see d patent pottery wheel at
tachment for sewing machines, so that
every devotee Of the art may: have her
own wheel. The fad might become very
useful If housewives would make their
own kitchen crockery. The expense how
ever, would probably not be less than that
involved by the purchase Of pottery from
the corner grocery. ~ ....
Doubleday, Page & Co.. New York. N. Nc
Carthy Minneapolis. 81 net.
Songs Of Motherhood.-A book bearing
that title, complied by Elizabeth Johnson
Huckel, contains in its dedication the
following statement:
This small book grew up little by little to
SQar " mo
It was real benediction in her life.
Between its covers are poems by WELL
known writer's. All are of such a ma
| ture as to lead to a deeper spiritual ap.
probation Of the divine miracle" Of birth
The Macmillan company. New York. N,
| Mccarthy, Minneapolis. $1.25 net.
Boys and Girls In Many PIaces-Amons
L. G. Page & Co. s fall books are severa
for young folk. Among these, one thai
attracts particular attention is a new edi
! ton Of Annie Fellows Johnston's 'Joel:
Boy Of Galilee." It gives q picture Of thu
times Of Christ and tells the story Of {
boy who lived among shepherds and fish
/ ermen and was a witness to the miracles
| the death and the resurrection OF Christ
/ The storysWas undertaken reverently ant
4 its earlier editions met with much ap
provM.
Those who have followed Annie Fellow
Johnston's Little Colonel will also vel
4 come the announcement that THE Littl,
/ Colonel in Arizona' has been issued. /
Is story that will interest both boys ant
girls.
/ THE King Of the MamozeKep' is tn,
story Of a moose calf told by Charles G. .
Roberts, an expert at animal tales.
i Another book has been added to eth
Little Cousin Beries. = This one Is. "Ou
little Canadian Cousin and is by Eliza
i beth Roberts Macdonald.
How four children came out Of a serie
OF adventures on an island and how on
was cleared of a charge Of dishonesty !
told in Loyalty Island" by Marian W
lWildman,
i L. @. Page & Co., Boston. The Powers
Mercantile Co. Minneapolis.