The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-26
!. Books for Bows and Girls.

Nj. Howard r. Gains has told q whole
some and stirring tale for boys IN ' me
Boston; si5o). which details the adyen-E
lures that befell a city. lad who went TO
spend IA year 1ecup ting o,,ehis r, uncle, !!
truck farm intNeW York stase IN, hne ta ~
wero valuable salt deposits on the iatin
lands, and the shrewd way n when ilS Dill. ne
little city boy outW:ts the Two raseat.y
surveyors who first discoy cred the secret e
The salt lands remained IN Uncle Kim.
ball $ poss ession, the mortgage on the farm
was lifted and .prospority looms large
raees, narrow saucaks from death, BY
drowning, and other eplsodes OF thr1lliis
tendency play m ytng PART; ana
are a sure safeguard against ny t stls
pencd to the o!ty boy, IN bis avn es1l.
nation, was when, on tns very ssst pu &,
Of the story he threw NE co county eo esfa
BOOK IN every way to nut into the hands
OF youthful readers.
Ned e" sanderson i ana lis tutor, Oldenhan!
the sp civli War. "The Three Friseners
lA s Barnes s Co. TO-, New ;n l 19rs; va way
the ne title Sufficiently indicates; the third
prisoner being one Teddy 6 uG gan. coacn.
man in happier days to ne S Saw thev
Si,cntlv managed to Pc and there are
plenty OF exciting things. happening by
the way The autlior tsIs ~, sta uI w yn
experiences. This Is an Interesting laG sl
IN Itself, but we are not sure that u aous
any thing to the interest or the storS
as a story . nv
Mr.. Kirk SaAlnroc's wide circle OF young
readers givesShim mn unusual opportunity my!
10 do ed,1catitc work among those. VINO
viii before very long be tho men of the
nation n.ii ana in "1,he Blue Dragon" SHarp,.
ers YeW York Be "a Book bas s taRe ed
crantine - more faYorai,le continent To-
ward the Chinese IN this, country, Mr. =,
N1unroo tells us that while traveling n; ~
Charm, that he became interested IN their
cause and determined TO help u. d US
story Of YOUNG w Ghn Sere 40 ana abroad viii
make {. decided impression ON the 9, minds N M
OF the reader, whether young or 9la' IL, ! ne ne
opening chapters Of the. story inke p,alG e
is subjected to steady stream o.. annoy a11S
ance, Insult and petty attack at the hnnds
Of the rough young factory emP .,.
/ take n prominent nnd lively part In. the
operations OF the foreign soldiers against I'M
the armies Of the !, S ZIP Ninroes taes
abo 1i1e u1 more thai than usual with matter
that informs and educates,
Captain Ralph Boneh!ll needs an intro
ductlon to American youth. VINO VIII now low
learn with pleasure tha It ms tr.!s'ea
friend writer has starte nd pe sel1es ID.
venture. The first az those To be publisl,-
cd '~rhe Island Camp" "a, $, Barnes 4
Company, New York Sl25). Leaves we ;; moth.
s would :" ID 40 18th The purely unitarian one that
CaptAi, Ralph in his opening story, ap,
pears to have used UP prac tieally AZ We
/ adventures that could POSSIBLY happen.,
more; more IN his sleeve, which don't occur TO
us at tin, moment and certainly II Is not
or lookout II he rs giving us TOO mm ,,,
FOR our money ',nars dn, rs ,i ann MIN u,
and prestige. ana find their, due places
il, these pages. Along With the story the
author has given his readers some prac.
5fal natrs eor sady na s2n yh
The story OF the young hunters or Lake.
port is one thnt should appeal 70 every
| rlght-mnded boy.
within a mils OF IIarpers Ferry at the
| time OF John Browns famous raid and
was In the mountain schoolhouse when
Il Ten vas an ei inpterestlns story based on lis
tho outlaws (Grafton Press New York,
$3.50, The OUTLAW In question WAS g
young fugitive In Utah who bore hand
| in the raid, and upon whose head q large
10y, however. does not betray him, but
determines to protect him. and this de.
Termination furnishes tho malnspring Of
tho plot Mr., McManus writes IN :.
sprIgstly manner with a plentiful vein Of
h III dor, which, though possibly, over tho
heads of youthful readers. VIII he ap-
pracia ted by adults, into whose hands the
War ya.r'':Hf arper's Perry was under martial
law. and the frequent transitions from
one one flag to another, with the constant
presence OF soldiers offers abundant
pose gives few extracts from q diary,
kent BY the author at that time, which
ore very anuct Like, and not q whit less