The sun., 1905-11-25
IlnnliS for Hons.

aThe Queens Page" is an instructive tale
which bears evidence Of greater diligence
in historical research than facility in the
gentle art of story telling for children.
The period chosen is picturesque one, rich
in historical happenings, but singularly con-
fusng and involved and difficult to youth
full comprehension. The Queens page was
one of pair of twins, Pedro and Petronilla
who are taken away from their very happy
II very humble home in French Navarro
and personally conducted to the court of
Navarro when Marguerite Of Angoueme
reigned as Queen to the gloomy fortress of
Plessis-l -les-rours when that wilful little
Princess Jeanne of Navarro, afterward
mother of the great Henry, kept her small
state under the protection of the King of
France, and finally to the French Court
where Francis the First reigned with his
Spanish Queen, where Catherine de Medc
waited as wife Of the Dauphin biding her
time. where Charles the Fifth of Spain came
to visit and where Pedro was chosen to be
the Queens page. OF course in this ex-
tended circular tour the twins encountered
o great many strange and curious customs
and met with some exciting adventures but
il is doubtful if the boys and girls who read
tnS eJOty no Hot tnluh lutle lS n great Oeal
too much about the kings and queens to
remember, too little about the twins to
entertain. Playing historical games on
holidays does not appeal to the youthful
mind az Of course all older people know it
should. The book is written by Cornelia
Baker and published by the Bobbs Merrill
Co.
American Pioneers" by William A
Mowry and Blanche 5. Mowry (Siver
Burdet & Coz. is one of a series Of books
bearing the general name Of american
Great Men and Their Deeds" and is de-
signed for supplementary reading" III the
schools. American Pioneers" is divided
into Pioneers of Civilization" and Pioneers
of Reform" The former include the early
settlers in Amerca-Spanish, French, Eng
lish. Dutch, &c; the heroes of the second
migration the Alleghanies, Father
Marquette, Daniel Boone. Clark Crockett
and Houston, and the leaders of the third
migration-Across the Rocky Mountains,
Sutter, Lovejoy and Burnett. The pioneers
of reform include jefferson. Madison and
Lincoln John Howard and Horace Mann,
John Eliot, the Apostle to the Indians:
Dorothea l.. Dix and John B. Cough The
book is written in simple and direct style 4
printed in clear type and abundantly illue :.
trated.
James Otis's story Of The Minute Bo =
of the Mohawk Valley" Dana Estes & Coz
@ tale of Indian warfare packed full Of
adventure and daring exploit inspired
with loyal and manly ideals and founded
closely upon fact. According to the authors
preface the story is retold from old letters
written by the captain of the Minute BOYS
In his maturer years and verified by com
parison with historical records of the time
II is strictly boys, book. Not a woman's
character intrudes for Il moment save the
mother of one Of the boy heroes, who
kisses him goodby in the first chapter,
without speaking word, The chief per-
sonages are two lads, Noel Campbell and
his friend Jacob Sitz, and a brave old
soldier Sergt. Corney, who organizes and
drills the Minute Boys, leads them skill
fully through dangerous and useful service
and brings them out safely in the end des-
pite the treachery of the painted savages"
with the promise of another volume in the
last paragraph, The Minute Boys are
detailed for sentinel duty, for scouting,
for the delivery OF important messages
in the enemy's country, are captured by
the savages, tortured by the squaws and
children, rescued by miraculous methods
and meet with all manner Of desperate
experiences much pleasanter to read about
than to actually encounter, and they are
always resolute, manly little soldiers, obe-
dent and fearless.
It would seem that those messy veterans,
sThe Green Mountain Boys, mi ght be mus
tered out after their long and arduous SER
vice in literature, but Mr.. Willard Goss Da-
venport has again sounded the reveille and
put the famous soldiers and their renowned
leader, Ethan Allen, through some more
fatiRuing man9uvres as an advertisement
for his new story about Milton Baislie