Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-07


Rosamond is found in Richmond Va,
with her good big brother. The latter,
however, cannot give her all the com
fort that she needs in the trying hot
weather and she goes to the seaside
cottage Of an uncle whose home is I'm
New York. Here Is her good for
tune to find herself a neighbor to
Gladys and Joy, so we'll known In
previous book, "The Little Girl Next
Door," and after some complications
are straightened out, bringing Rosa
mond's honesty and kindness Of heart
into prominence, all are made very
happy by many nice things that seem
to happen at the same time.
Little Miss Rosamond. BY Nina
Rhoades. Boston: Jothrop, Lee e.
Shepard company.
Edward Stratemeyer's "Dave Porter
Series" opening last year with Dave
Porter at Oak Hail." at once met with
success unusual even for this favorite
author for boys. IL was all because
Mr.. Stratemeyer, In connection with
plenty Of active scenes, had presented
a typical American boy, bright, plucky
and winsome, fond of sports and eX-
ceiling in them, yet not unfaithful to
work or study. He won his way from
obscurity to prominence in largo pre-
paratory school, but was always dis
turbed by a mystery concerning his
parentage. A clew was suggested in
the first volume which is now followed
up In Dave Porter In the South Seas"
and a vacation from "Oak Hail. is
devoted to a voyage to the islands of
the Pacific, in which strange sights
are seen and many adventures met
with. Two of Dawes school chums are
with him and constantly increasing
number of young people will like to
follow them to see how the brave fell
lows meet danger, and rejoice with
Dave In the happy results of his per-
severance.
Dave Porter in the South Seas. BY
Edward Stratemeyer. Boston: 10th
rop, Lee & Shepard company.
A great many boys will say that my
Friend Jim" is one of the best books
that they ever read, and they will be
glad to knew that here is another by
Martha James, the same author with
even more in 1t to interest live boy
Of IL. Jimmie Suter is sturdy,
active, honest boy, whose father and
mother are very worthy people in mod
crate circumstances. What Jimmie
lacks in pocket money, however he
more than makes up in mechanical in
genuity and other good qualities and
his best boy friend is the son of a rich
man. but not spoiled by the fact They
have royal times making and sailing an
ice boat and doing many other things,
and, best of all, they organize the IS.
f. b." or Society for Feeding Birds,
which spreads far and wide and is
productive of most enjoyable acquaint-
ances. besides doing good service in
the cause for which it was intended.
Deeds of kindness to a queer old neigh
Dor bring an unexpected reward, and
the happy, wholesome book closes in a
41..~. Ill kGs.f.
Jimmie Suter. BY Martha James.
Boston: Lothrop, Lee G. Shepard
company.
Many boks aim to tell of child life in
foreign lan6s, nearly all being produced
by those who industriously take ma
terial from encyclopedias and books of
travel and make it over for the use. of
children. Such books serve a purpose,
but they entirely lack the entertaining
and informing touch that can come
only from one who has lived the life
described. Furthermore, they all suffer
from the effort to write down to chill
dren, and there is nothing inspiring in
what they have to tell. All these de-
fects are avoided in "When I Was a
Boy in Japan" which, in telling the
story of the authors life from infancy
to the age of perhaps Ia, conveys a
charming picture of not only the GUS
toms, but the spirit of a most interest
ing country. The author, Sakae Shioya,
was born fifty miles from Toxic, and
at the age of IL began the study of
English at Methodist school. Later
he studied natural science in the First
Imperial college at Toxic, after which
he taught English and mathematics.
He came to America in 1901, received
the degree of master of arts at the
University of Chicago, and then took a
two years postgraduate course aS
Yale, and returned TO Japan to devote
himself to literature and the drama.
No one could be better qualified to in
troduce the Japanese to those in Amer
lea, and he has done it in a way that
will delight not only all the children
themselves, but parents and educators
in general.
When I Was a Boy in Japan. BY
Sakae Shioya. Boston: Lothrop, Lee
& Shepard company.
1.-TWO Cadets With Washington" by
w. o. Stoddard, is the second volume
OF the revolutionary series. In the first
volume Dan Monroe, the brave drum
iner boy of the Concord fight, a real
historical character, as was also his
friend, Nat Harrington, the fifer, was
taken through the battle of Bunker
Hill. For his bravery md intelligence
he is now appointed a "cadet" in the
continental army, under system of
training youths to be future officers
which prevailed before the days of mill
tary academies. With a company of
Virginia rifiemen which came to serve
under an old acquaintance, George
Washington, who had just reached the
vicinity of Boston as commander in
chief, was "a second lad also named
Monroe, who was later to be the fifth
president of the United States, A warm
friendship springs up between the two
Of the same name, and James, the new
conner, is also made a cadet. graphic
account is given of Washington's mas
terly way of meeting difficulties, and
the reader, delighted with thoroughly
good story, Is unconsciously made fa-
miliar with much of this country's his
tory at a memorable period The book
closes with a graphic account of the
evacuation of Boston.
Two Cadets With washington. BY
W. o. Stoddard. Boston: Lothrop,
Lee 81 Shepard company.
The excellence of Everett T. Tomlin-
sons books for boys needs no mention.
He has fairly outdone all previous work
in value however in planning a series