Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-21

Tho Iogbook of The Captains Clerk,
adventures in the China Seas, by John
6 SowaIl. printed by Chas. II. Glass &
| Co., Bangor, Maine.
| Professor Sewall, whose long connec-
| tion with the Theological Seminary at
| Bangor. has given him an acquaintance
and a reputation extending far beyond
| the limits of our State, enjoys the en-
| yi;,hI distinction of being one of the
| Survivors of Commodore Matthew G.
Perry's famous expedition to Japan
| which resulted in the famous treaty of
March 81, 1854. 1t was this treaty that
| commerce of the world, and to an
aw akenng of latent powers whose ex-
| ercise along the lines of Western civil
| lization has made Japan one of the
recognized great powers of the
world.
AS Captains Clerk on the warship.
Saratoga, Mr.. Sewall had exceptional
| opportunities for knowing all the de-
tails Of the voyage, and preserving the
| data thus acquired in form for future
| reference. AS result he has given us Il
book of permanent historical value, and
| absorbing interest. In its pages the
reader finds not only a view of the old
| and the new Japan, but also of the old
| China, and the China of today which is
| slowly but surely responding to the
magic touch of the Western civiliZ-
! alton.
Intensely Interesting is Professor
| Sewalrs account of the negotiations
| which led up to the final signing of the
| famous treaty between the United
| States AND Japan, as is also his graphic
| portrayal of some of the scenes, both
! tragic and humorous, of the TAPPING
| rebellion, which cost on both sides fully
| twenty million lives
| Professor Sewall is n master of de-
| scripiion and his account or 4 terrible
| tyihoOn which caught the Saratoga to
| the Windward of the Paracels. is a
Wonderfully vivid piece of wore, paint
! ing.
| From start to finish this volume is
one OF intense interest, presenting as il
does, from the pen of an actual partici-
pant. the events in an historic event
which was destined Ia be frausLt with
mOmentouS consequences in the subSo-
| qucnt history not merely to Japan bur
! to the whole civilized world, in whose
| affairs the Mikado's people were drs-
tined to lay so virile, and so important
| Il part.
Christ Among His Fellowmen by
Harriet Joor. Price - cents. postpaid.
Published by The Craftsman >? W. 34th
| St, New York
The strength. simplicity and beauty
| of this story of Christ's life among
men. attracted such widespread atten-
| ton when it first appeared in The
Craftsman, that there has been a very
| general call for its publication in book
| form. In the charming little booklet i'm
which it is now given to the public it is
admirably adapted for permanent pre-
Sorvation and reference. AS Jacob RiiS
well says, 1t comes like a bcnedic-
| ton at this season. No better book.
| or one more uplifting in its influence
| could possibly be added to the home
Tale of Two Terriers. Crib and Fly,
by Charles Welsh, illustrated by L. J.
Budgman: Price - cents. Boston:
II. NJ. Caldwell Co.
Dogs that talk, and do all sorts Of
amusing things. cannot fail to be inter-
eSting. The reader who fails to enjoy
he various episodes in the life of two
lovely little terriers. Crib and Fly. as
set forth in this volume. must be cal
lous indeed. 1t is evident that the
author not only loves dogs himself,
but what is more is able to portray
them with such sympathetic fidelity
as make his readers love them also.
The story is one that will appeal to
the imagination of the young reader.
and stimulate in him that love of ami
mails which is one of the characteristics
of a gentle nature. 1t is Il charming
story charmingly told. and one that
will make any child an almost ideal