Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-22

Jacques, called Slippery Jake" by some,
d stanch friend and a shrewd adviser The
friendship thus formed lasts to the end or
the story ana promises future develop
ments. Ulrica and Ivan Stewart are brave
young people. They engage in fishing.
Wolf hunting, sealing and other sports and
see the bleak Labrador life in all its
phases. They finally find their father and
after a time the mystery surrounding the
circumstances of his disappearance is
cleared.
HIS MAJEsTYs sLooP DIAMOND ROCK. nv
III. 5. Huntington. illustrated. Boston: Hougii-
ton, Miftin Co. Washington: Woodward &
Lothrop
A lively narrative of adventure founded
on an incident of West Indian history The
hero is a midshipman, and most of tho
characters are naval men. 1t is a story of
boy with boys frankness and generous
impulses, and much of boys tendency to
get into scrapes. Diamond rock is a real
rock IN the ocean, off the coast of Mar
Unique. In 1S0203 the English fleet. under
Commodore Hood, was blockading tbj,
french island; and, as an adjunct TO the
blockade, Hood seized and fortified the
rock, which was put in commission as a
sloop-of-war: the cannon and stores were
drawn UP eco feet on a cable These Incl
dents have been worked out from original
sources. but they form only the framework
for descriptions of the life and characters
of this absorbing story.
DEFENDING THE ISLAND; a Story of Bar Har
Dor in IT'S. BY James Otis. author of The
Estes & Co.
This story tells how The children of two
families living on Mount Desert in the year
1888 defended the island. during the absence
of their fathers on a fishing trip against
the combined attacks of French and In
dams. The oldest child was only fifteen,
but boys and girls in those days had been
taught almost from infancy the use of fire.
arms, and the assailants were driven back
by well-directed shots from behind the
stockade, until the fearless band of beseged
women and children obtained timely and
unexpected aid Mr.. Otis little book Is a
tale of pluck and daring. filled with unusual
and striking situations and yet always
within the bounds of historical truth.
FAMOUS CHILDREN OF LITERATURE SERIES:
E sTnsv h az trrHeriek isMrence knowes-THE
and Som of Charles Dickens Illustrated Bos
ton: Dana, Estes Co.
The little Paul of 'Dombey & Son. is one
of the most interesting children of English
fiction, and his story makes q perennial
appeal to the heart. He was a favorite
character with Dickens himself. The nov
elists frequent references to him in his
with Forster show that
this child took from the first a strong
hold upon his mind. 1t may not be gen
orally known to those who are unfamiliar
with Dickens personal history that the
story of Paul Dombey Is to a considerable
degree photographed. 81 hope you will
like Mrs. Pipchin's establishment" wrote
the novelist TO Forster. 1T Is from the
lie, and was there" II Is interesting to
observe that. in the words of one critic.
There Is in little Paul the same kind or
quick precocious intelligence that we now
know was so remarkable in little Charles
The editor has presented the
history of little Paul Dombey in form
that will appeal 10 even very young chill
dren. The language of the author IL lett
unchanged. though the narra-
tive itself is somewhat abridged.