Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-15

Canoe trip In Maine, the Allaposh
the East and West Branches of tbs
Penobscot. by q. Smith. Cloth; ilms.
trate1; PIP. 1923. Price 800, POSTAGE
and express prepaid. New York: Ia
Ogilvie Publishing Company.
This Is one of the best books descr;n.
tive Of the Maine wilderness that hos
ever been written. The author, son
OF Elizabeth Cady Stanton. has per-
sohaiiy been over the ground and lived
amid the sylvan scenes ne so granhi-
caily describes. In fact he has written
with the wealth Of experience thar haa
come from many canoe and hunting
trips through the woods Of Maine ana
has therefore all the advantages thu,
come from thorough knowledge Of bis
subject. The trip described in
Where the Sportsman Loves to Lin
ger" starts from New York on one n,
the steamers Of the Maine steamship
line. From Portland the trip is mads
by rail through Bangor to Mooseheaa
lake. After a night at Kineo the
journey was continued, by special boa,
10 Northeast Garry. Crossing tha
Carry canoes were taken down the AL
lagash to the st. John and, SUBSEQUENT
ly, up the West Branch and down ia
East Branch of the Penobscot as far az
Milestone where teams were taken tn
GrindstOne, from which point the party
took the train for Bangor on its return
home
A most interesting and valuable
feature of Mr.. Smiths book will he
its numerous half-tone illustra-
tons. reproductions Of views taken BY
the author who excels quite as much
with the camera as with the pen.
This interesting volume may BIZ Oh
tanned for the present by sending one
dollar to J. f. HaZelton 150 Main 81
Bangor Maine.
Letters to Beany and The Love-
Letters Of Plupy Shute, by Henry A.
Shute, author of THE Real Diary OF
a Real Boy" 'Sequil," etc: Cloth; ID.
l76. Price. postpaid SO cents. The
Everett Press Co, publishers, "A India
street, Boston, Mass.
No writer was ever more successful
in catching and depicting the spirit and
humor of boy life than Judge Henry
A. Shute whose Peal Diary of a Real
Boy" was so true to life that it's sue
cess with the reading public was
immediate and phenomenal-as is
evidenced by the fact that it is now
in its tenth edition. 1t was certainly
one Of the most wholesome and enjoy
able books of humor that has appeared
in recent times, appealing, as all true
humor does. TO the mirth of the reader
fHalttu tn trt,th
suggestiveness of the experiences
more or less common to American
childhood in a rural village community.
The 'Sequil' of this book, embodyng
Things Which Amt Finished in the
First" showed that the success of Mr..
Shute's first book had only whetted
the appetite for more, and already
this second volume is in its fourth
edition. Now, We are introduced again
to our familiar boy and girl friends
through the letters of Plupy Shute to
his friend Beany, and some love letters
from the same pen to a girl love
named Mary. These letters are char
acterized by the same qualities that
have made the two volumes that pre-
coded them so popular with the read
ing public. s-'.--- -;e'
adapted
for pocket use, and has all the quail
ties necessary to drive away dull
care" and enliven a quiet hour.
A Runaway Donkey and Other
Rhymes. by Emelie Poulsson Illus
trated By L. J. Bridgman; 4to.; cloth;
PIP. 81; price S1.50; issued by Lothrop,
Lee & Shepard Company, Boston, with
imprint of Lothrop Publishing Com
pany.
Few writer's Of modern times have
been more successful in winning. the
favor of children than Miss Pousson
whose famous book Finger Plays"
still goes steadily through edition after
edition. and who has long been widefy
and favorably known in kindergarten
work in this country. She is one of
few writers who can write rhymes for
children that are at once musical and
entertaining, fact that is conclusive
ly shown in her new book of "A Run
away Donkey and Other Rhymes" We
predict that it will be one Of the most
popular publications for the little ones
which has ever been put upon the
market. Barney Gray. the tricky
donkey, whose prankS have helped to
amuse many children. is the subject of
several rhymes in this new book. Miss
PoulSson has also introduced char
acter equally attractive in the pony.
Kollo. a very Intelligent and charming
little animal. There are rhymes, too
that tell Of the doings of the birds and
beasts in a way which cannot fail to
stimulate the imaginations and arouse
the sympathies of the children who love
animals. and this includes most or
them. While this collection of child
rhymes is intended especially for the
home. teachers in the kindergarten
schools will find that its poems are
specially adapted to their use. L. J.
Bridgman's drawings are a most pleas
ing feature of the book. The artist
has been specially happy in catching
and portraying the spirit Of the text
in its various conceits and humors.
Dolly's Double, by Ethel Wood; il
Illustrated by Bertha G. Davidson;
12mo.: cloth; PIP. 207; price $1.oo: issued