Evening star., 1905-11-11
FOR YOUNGER READERS.
CHRISTMAS WITH SANTA CLAUS.

Frances Trego Montgomery, author OF
THE Wonderful Electric Elephant,
&c. Illustrated in colors by Ruth Mary
Hallock. Akron: The Saalfield Pub
fishing Company
A little boy and girl had been kidnapped
by man for the sake of reward. which
he was later afraid to claim. They were
finally taken in at an orphan asylum and
afterward were adopted by a farmers wife.
One cold winter evening they played too
far from home and were lost. big man
In fur-trimmed coat found them crying
and tucked them snugly In his pockets
and 10! they were guests of Santa Claus
over Christmas They saw all his prepara-
tions for the great distribution of gifts and
helped him with his pack and visited the
north pole and had other exciting adven-
lures, and in the end Santa Claus, who is
dreadfully wise. found their real parents
and restored them to their homes. The
book that tells all about these adventures
Is handsomely illustrated in black and
white and in colors.
LIFE STORIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
MARIA THERESA. Translated from
the German of w. d. Won Horn by
George p. Upton Illustrated. Chicago:
A. c. McClurg & Co.
There are four volumes at present in this
series of instructive little biographies for
young students. That which is mentioned
In the title given above tells the story Of
Austria's great queen. who ranked with
Catherine the Great OF Russia, Elizabeth
Of England, Isabella of Spain and other
women rulers who accomplished great
things for their people. Maria Theresa was
highly accomplished, with lofty principles
and an undying patriotism. 1t was she
who conducted the Seven Years War with
Frederick the Great OF Prussia for the re-
covery of Silesia and other prolonged cam
paigns, which proved her woman of high
courage and marked military skill.
Another volume Of the series tells the
story Of Frederick the Great. The same
translator has reproduced II In English
from the German OF Ferdinand Schrader
He covers some of the same ground as In
the Maria Theresa volume, for the story
Of the Seven Years War Is of course IN
ciuded there as we'll But It is told from
the German point of view, and the two
books make interesting reading together, as
they relate the lives OF these two famous
antagonists.
The story of THE Little Dauphin," son
of the French king who was beheaded by
the revolutionists In 1893. is told with ten
derness and dramatic effectiveness by Franz
ing. This account of the dauphin follows
the tradition that the young prince died
in prison June 8, 1875, and ignores alto
gether the many versions Of his escape
and survival in America.
The fourth number of the series relates
to Johann Sebastian Bach, the great COM
poser, and is taken from the German OF
Ludwig Ziemssen. 1t Is a charming ac-
count of the career of one of the most at
tractive figures In all the history of musical
composition and 6iscloses Bach as man
of fine ideals in the midst of the worldly
courtiers surrounding Frederick the Great.
add materially to the interest and value of
these four volumes.
THE OLD MONDAY FARM. BY Louise
r. Baker. illustrated by ]. w. Ken
nedy. Boston: Dana Estes & Co.
Charley Swans father bought farm and
let Charley run 1t. The boy loved farming.
and the two hundred and ten acres On ''old
man Mondays place. offered opportuni-
ties for raising crops. haying. numbering,
fishing and hunting. OF course Charley had
the time Of his life. Even his troubles.
perplexites and mistakes proved good for
him, and what he failed to gain in wealth
was amply made up in experience This Is
one of the best boys stories of the year.
AMY IN ACADIA Story for Girls. BY
Helen Leah Reed. author of The
Brenda Books" &c. Illustrations by
Katharine Pyle. Boston: Little, Brown
e. Co.
The Brenda Books proved so popular that
the author has undertaken the writing OF a
second series, this being the first volume.
She chooses Acadia as the setting, and the
result is a delightful scene for a tale that
arouses and holds the young readers at
tention and sympathies from the beginning.