The news & observer., 1905-12-29

FOR CHILDREN

THE GOLDEN AGE is a new mag
Izine designed to interest children and
1t the same time instruct them.
Though published in New York it is
really of North Carolina origin. The
| publishing company is composed
| argely of schoolmen and women. Lo-
gan ID. Howell, formerly of North
| Carolina, is editor.
Among con' ributors to THE GOL-
DEN AGE in 1906 will be: Ex-Gover-
nor Aycock, Lieutenant-Governor Win
| ton. President Poteat of Wake For
est College; Professor Cobb, of the
| University; Professor Minis, of Trinity
| College; Professor Burkett, of the Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical College;
superintendent John ]. Blair, of Will
mngton.
| The first number has just been pub
| lished. 1t presents the most attract
| We appearance of all the holiday mag
| lzines The front cover has a simple,
very artistic design. A square hole is
| cut in this cover page and through
the hole appears picture of the V1r-
| gin Mary and the infant Christ and
worshipping hepherds This picture
| is in three colors and is the work OF
| Miss Caroline Fulghum, of Goldsboro.
The decoration of the cover page
forms a harmonious frame for the pic
|
| in magazine work.
The whole appearance of THE COL
DEN AGE is handsome and artistic to
| a degree. 1t is literally illustrated,
and with pictures that appeal to chill
| dren.
Among the contents are:
DE NATIVITATE DoMINI, a Latin
poem of the fourteenth century on
the birth of Jesus. This is very
easy Latin, and cal be translated
by boys and girls reading Caesar.
1t can also be sung to any long.
meter tune.
THE SAGA OF HELGE HERE
the Yuletide
THE ADVENTURES OF WHITE
FOOT: a story of a horse. by Mar
tha McCulloch Williams, illustrated
by Willard D. Paddock. the sculptor.
GODNIOTHER'S STORY BOOK. by
Elsie Duncan Yale, play for chill
dren 1t introduces some OF the
favorite characters of fairyland;
beautifully illustrated by Caroline
Fulghum.
WHEN A BACKWOODS BOY WENT
DOWN TO THE SEA. by John X.
Spears. A good sea story for boys.
A WILDERNESS MAIL CARRIER, by
Adeline Knapp, the story of boys
adventure with two bears in New
York State in colonial days.
WHY THE DOG HAS RAGGED LIPS.
by Logan Douglass Howell negro
folk story of the dog and the rab-
bit and how the rabbit was too
cunnin' for de dawg."
THE STORY TELLERS' LEAGUE.
by Richard T. Wyche. This contains
a useful suggestion to teachers.
WHERE PONIES RUN WILD. This is
an account of the Banker ponies on
Core Banks, North Carolina.
1t is Illustrated from drawing,
photographs and a map of eastern
North Carolina. showing where the
ponies live. Two of the photo
graphs show scenes in the streets of
Goldsboro.
THE ANGULAR GOAT. by VIM. Ham,
iIton Osborne. a good story for boys.
IANNETJE'S DISOBEDIENCE by John
w. Davis, a story of New York in
the Dutch Days. illustrated with
scenes on Manhattan Island In the
Dutch period.
Besides these, there are poems. hum
orOus verses, songs, music. Every
thing is illustrated.
An attractive feature is the anna
teur department, stories written and
illustrated by school boys and girls
THE GOLDEN AGE is the best
Christmas present that can be given to
a boy or girl.
1t is of value to teachers in that IL
supplies material for supplementary
work in literature, English compost
ton, history, geography, nature. music,
and ciyics.
Order at once. Price $1.00 year
10 cents copy.
Remit by postal money order, reg
istered letter. or draft on New York.
Stamps taken, ten cents for sample
copy.
Send to
THE GOLDEN AGE,
4S West 27th St.. New York