Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-01
FOR YOUNGER READERS

author 81 sss Of Of tss by
publishing Company.
This is story which is certain to interest
every boy in Washington who has a taste
for war themes. 1t tells of an actual at
tempt made by the confederates of Virginia,
just prior to the outbreak of the civil war
to seize the city of Washington by force of
arms and make prisoners of President Lin
coin and other high government officials.
One of The Long Bridge Boys" who lives
at the Washington end of the bridge, dis
covers the plot while on visit to his
young confederate friend on the opposite
side of the river. and by his prompt action
saves the capital.
PANTHER STORIES; Retold from st. Nicholas.
for the New York Training School for Teachers
Illustrated New York. The Century Company
The Century Company has undertaken
the reprint Of series of stories about AMI
mails which have been published in the
pages of st. Nicholas. These stories are
arranged in way to make the volumes
useful for class work, each animal or group
of animals being in a book by itself Thus,
in the present volume there are fourteen
separate tales about Danthers. time
table is printed to show that three of these
stories can be read aloud in less than five
minutes each, ten in from five to ten min
ulcS anu OIlt III lllleen minutes Inc SNOrieS
are illustrated by the best animal draughts-
men in the country. The series is certain
to prove of great enjoyment and profit to
all young readers, whether in elias SEES at
school or in the home.
A BOOK OF LITTLE-BoYs. By Helen Dawes
Brown, author of Little Miss Phoebe Cay"
Houghton, MifHin & Co. washington: Bren-
tano's.
Any one with spark of love for children
in. his heart must regard this group of
twelve stories about little boys with a
kindling interest and even a moistened eye.
Little boys themselves will read of thu ex-
periences of this round dozen of youngsters
with admiration and respect for their ex-
cellent qualities. 1t is charming and val
liable book for the little folks, but it carries
a vital message to the parents as well. For
instance, take the story of little Winthrop,
whose uncle gave him a. drum at Christmas,
but whose mother burned the sticks and
told the boy nothing of the use of the rcd
and gold cylinder. OF course, Winthrop
learned what the drum was meant for, and
he. became an expert drummer, and, in
time of great emergency in his school, he,
as marching master, saved the children by
his valiant work with the sticks. There
is in this little tale. delightfully."- told. a.
lesson on the folly of trying to suppress
the natural tendencies of children and. to
starve their instructive emotions
TALES OF. A POULTRY FARM By Clara billing
& ham Pierson. author Of Among the Meadow
'9er People. - &c. New York: e. P. button & Co.
Insthe course Of this story of how poul-
try. farm is run Mrs. Pierson contrives to
tell her young readers in a most pleasing
manner Of the ways of fowls. their pecu-
liarities, their needs and tastes and their
humors. 1t is instructive. and at the same
time entertaining. It bears clear evidence
of having been drawn from actual sources
of experience and throughout the pages
the reader keeps pace with the author and
follows with keen interest the fortunes Of
the enterprise described It is a book to
make the little people better acquainted
with the feathered folk of the farm yard
and to lead to a firmer respect for them.
A TRIP WITH MOTHER GOOSE. By Avis Pink
Crosby Chicago: w. B. Conkey Company.
A pretty little illustrated poem describ-
ing the adventures of small girl on a
sky-land trip with Mother Goose. in the
course OF which she meets all the cele-
brated characters of that dear old lady's
immortal works.