The news & observer., 1905-12-28
LITERATURE
FOR CHILDREN

THE GOLDEN AGE is now mag
azine designed 10 interest children and
at the same time instruct them.
Though published in New York 1t is
really of North Carolina origin. The
publishing company is composed
largely OF schoolmen and women. Lo-
gan ID. Howell, formerly of North
Carolina, is editor
Among con ributors to TIE COL
DEN AGE in 1906 will be: Ex-Gover-
nor Aycock, Lieutenant-Gover Win
ston, 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 j. Blair, of Will
mington.
The first number has just been pub
lshed 1t presents the most attract
i've appearance of all the holiday mag
aZines. The front cover has simple,
very artistic design. A square hole is
cut in this cover page and through
the hole appears a picture of the Vir-
gin Mary and the infant Christ and
worshipping hcpherds This picture
is in three colors, and is the work of
Miss Caroline Fulghum of Goldsboro.
The decoration of the cover page
forms harmonious frame for the pic
turc. 1T is a now and striking device
in magazine work.
Tho whole appearance of THE Coll
DEN AGE is handsome and artistic to
Il degree. It is literally illustrated.
and with rictures that appeal to chill
dren.
Among the contents are:
DE NATTVITATE DOMINI, a Latin
poem of the fourteenth century. on
IL IL
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 ITELGE HERE
WARDSON, an old Morse story of
the Yuletide
THE ADVENTURES OF WHITE
FOOT; a story of horse, by Mar
tha McCulloch Williams, illustrated
by Willard D. Paddock. the sculptor
| GODMOTHER'S STORY BOOK. by
Elsie Duncan Yale. a 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 r.
! Spears A good sea story for boys.
y WILDERNESS MAIL CARRIER, by
| Adeline Knapp. the story of a boys
adventure with two bears in New
York State in colonial days.
WHY THE DOG HAS RAGGED LIPS.
by Logan Douglass Howell. a negro
folk story of the dog and the rab-
bit, and how the rabbit was TOO
cunnin' for de dawg"
THE STORY TE.ILERS' 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
ilton Osborne. a good story for boys.
ANNETJE'S DISOBEDIENCE by John
w. Davis, story of New York in
the Dutch Days. Illustrated with
scenes on Manhattan Island in the
Dutch period.
I 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 1t
supplies material for supplementary
work in literature. English compost
ton, history, geography nature, music.
| and civics.
! Order at once. Price $t.00 year.
/ 10 cents a copy.
Remit by postal money order, reg
| istered letter. or draft on New York.
Stamps taken, ten cents, for a sample
copy.
| Send to
THE GOLDEN AGE.
f8 West 27th ST.. New York
! sale by Public Auction of all the