Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-03

THE EVENING STA
thentic about those remote and forbidding
regions. He and the Snow Baby little
Miss Peary, who was born In Greenland
during one of the expeditions, have offered
| In this book series of short sketches
| about the Eskimos and the Arctic animals
| which will prove instructive and entertain
snx 70 many NY young readers, ana a 70 somv
good and add richly to the book. The cover
design Is worthy of particular note. Sur
rounded by drawing of an Arctic land
| scape Is an oval containing portraits OF
| some of the ''Snowland Folk" Eskimo
baby, polar bear, a musk-ox and dog.
| NELSON'S YANKEE BOY; the Adventures Of a
plneky Young New Highlander at Trafalgar and
Cose ana aut ster IN N se w Fgs o. 1ecs n
l Yn.E &C. .,I Illustrated BY w H Dunton New
lam Baliantyne Sons.
| This is a stirring story of the sea- CEN
| tering around the adventures of a brave
New England sailor boy who is i'm
pressed by the British and carried OF for
| service under the king. In the course of
| time he is assigned to Nelson's flagship and
becomes the cabin boy of the great adj
miral He sees the great operations which
| culminate at Trafalgar and witnesses Nell
sons death just his fleet conQuers the
enemy. Afterward he Is shipwrecked and
| returns finally to America to ship on board
a war vessel of the United States to fight
| in the campaign of 1872. There are many
| thrilling episodes. all told dramatically.
! with frequent use of actual facts related
| in history. 1t is book to make boy take
a deep interest in the story of the great sea
fighters.
THE RUBY RING. BY Mrs. Wordsworth, author
of Carrots" &C. Illustrated by Rosie NJ. NJ.
Pitman. New York: The Macmillan Company.
Washington: Brentanos.
Mrs. Molesworths stories are the delight
of the children of England and have won a
wide audience in this country far they
| have been printed here. This tale is of a
little girl who was never quite satisfied
with things as they happened to be, and
always wishing they were different. A
| little old woman found her ruby ring and
returned il to her, and as reward of this
affair Sybil had chance to change herself
| into gypsy girl whose lot, she thought,
must be ideal. But she found out that all
was not sweet dreaming in gypsyland,
and, when at last she was allowed to re-
| turn to her own place, she was very. very
grateful. The story is told charmingly, and
| it is well illustrated.
| ALIcEs ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND. By
tions in color and forty-two iIlustra lions by
John Tenniel New York: Frederick a. stokes
Company. Washington: Breutanes.
1t is very much to be appreciated by
the publishers of the present edition have
not seen fit to drop the dear old drawings
by Sir John Tenniel which are as much
part of the book as the text itself Their
addition of twelve handsome full-page color
pictures merely increases its attract1veness
without robbing it of any of its familiar
charm. These drawings are especially &C
ceptable and carry out the traditional con-
ception of Alice and her remarkable ac-
quaintances-
PETS. With pictures and border decorations by
Louis Rhead: and verses and stories ny Aise
Stokes Company. washington: Brentanos.
Every child who loves pets-and is there
one who does not will welcome this book
as a choice possession. The six large col
ored pictures by Mr.. Rhead are really
works of art which, If framed. would be
beautiful on any wall. But they have their
best place in these pages, surrounded WIN
stories and verses about the reiaIionshp
Of children and their animal ana piIo play
mates This is one Of the most ATTRACTIVE
of the holiday prints of several seasons.
pu11IIps EXETER SERIES - MAKING THE
NINE By Albertus T. Dudley. author OF Fol
lowing the Ball" Illustrated By Charles Cope.
land Boston: Lee & Shepard. washington:
c. C. Purcell.
The foot ball story by this same author'
published last year, was one of the "Juve-
nile" successes Of the season. ana II was
appropriate that he should follow It with
base ball story addressed to the same
class OF readers.
The story is lively and worth telling, and
the life presented is rat of a real school.
interesting diversified and full OF striking
incidents, while the characters are true and
consistent types Of American boyhooo ana
youth The athletics are technically cor
rect Astounding in helpful suggestions,
soundly and wisely given. and the moral
tone is high and set by action rather than
preaching.
TWO YOUNG INVENTORS; the Story of Flying
Boat By AIvah Milton Kerr. author Of Young
Heroes Of Wire and Rail-" Illustrated by G.
W. Picknel Boston: Lee Shepard Wash
ington: &. c. Purcell.
Mr.. Kerr. whose service as telegraph OPP
orator and train dispatcher in former
years enables him to deal with exciting
matters of real life in a thorough, accurate
| manner, has written tale of mystery.
mechanism and getting on in the world that
will be a boys favorite for years. Two
youths both born inventors, make each
others acquaintance as the result of mis-
| fortunes attending Minnesota cyclone.
| Their efforts to perfect a flying boat, that
| shall not only skim the water, but rise into
the air. result in the securing OF a me-
chanical education, and finally, after an ex-
| citing adventure, in which they render I'M
| portant service to the North Shore railroad,
| they are rewarded by positions IN the en-
| cheering department. The clearing up or
| a mystery concerning the identity OF one OF
| the youths forms part of the story. Much
| mechanical information is given, and the
| story inculcates the Importance of being
/ nra cticaI rather than visionary.
| BUSTER BROWN ABROAD. By r. F. outcalt,
| author and Illustrator of Buster Brown and
| His Resolutions &c. With fifty three illustra-
! lions by the author. New York: Frederick A.
| Stokes Company. Washington: Brentano's
| When Busters father and mother decided
to go to Europe they planned to leave their
young son at home in the care of his grand
mother But Buster had a different view
| of the case. so he and Tige followed them
| to the steamer and calmly walked
aboard" Though Tige was not a sea-dog'
| they enjoyed the trip, and when they
reached Europe they began to have really
/ exciting time. SO much fun did they have
that when they landed in New York Buster
| drew I'D new resolution: Resolved,
That / had such a good time in Europe
| that you may believe I'm going back again
| soon.' while Tige seconded the motion. Mr..
| OntcaIt's story. of their doings abroad is
| fun of interest and surprising situations
| Incidentally IT gives young reader pass
/ ing glimpse of things as they are IN the OLD
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