The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-04
THE NEW PUBLICATIONS.
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 took a two years postgraduate course at Yale, and returned to Japan to de- vote himself to literature and the dra- ma. No one could be better qualified to introduce the Japanese to those in America and he has done 1t in way that will delight not only the children themselves, but parents and educators in generel. Price $O75.
 With Mask and Mitt," fourth vol ume of "Phillips-Exeter Series, by A. T. Dudley; illustrated by Charles Copeland, and published by Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Company. Boston.
 The books of the 'Phillips-Exeter Series" have become standard on ac- count of the accurate athletic knowl- edge presented. the excellent pictures of American boarding g-school life that are given, and the thoroughly manly quality everywhere in evidence Two have dealt with football and one with baseball as central features of their de- scriptions of school life and develop ment. With Mask and Mitt,'' contin- ues the subject of baseball, although very much more than merely a base ball story, and finds Phil Poole. the clever young hero of Making the Nine, a dignified senior and the cap tain of the first nine. In the search foi new students Is soon brought into prominence, while the fact is not re- cognized that he owes much of his sue cess to the quiet and consistent head work of another new student who has come from the same school and has been his catcher. The drifting of the former lad toward the fast set and the unprofitableness of it all furnishes op- portunity for the most serious ana able study Mr. Dudley has yet given us while the constant progress of his dis. couraged but resolute classmate, whose ultimate triumph comes in connection with the thrilling big game that closes the season, is told in a way that makes old boys feel young again. Athletic l science rousing good fun and whole some misunderstanding are well com bined. Price $1.25.
 1.-Two Cadets With Washington" is 2 story of the siege of Boston. This i. the second volume of "RevolutlonarS Series (iust issued by Lothrop, Lee ! and Shepard Company, Boston,, the first being Dan Monroe" The new volume is by ". 0, stoddard; illustra ted by J. w. Kennedy; 12no cloth.
 Tn the first volume of what is proving a very popular series, Dan Monroe. tht brave drummer boy of the Concord fight, real historical character, as was also his friend, Nat Harrington the fifer, was taken through the Battlt of Bunker Hill. For his bravery and intelligence he is now appointed a ca !, det' in the Continental army, under a system of training youths to be future officers which prevailed before the day! of military academies With a conlpa. ny of Virginia rihemen which came tC serve under an old acquaintance ] George Washington, who had jusj i reached the vicinity of Boston as com mt.nder-ln- -chief, was q second lad, alsC named Monrdej who was later to be tn, shfth President of the United States TX warm friendship springs up between the two of the same name, and James | the newcomer, is also made a cadet A graphic account is given of Wash. ingtop's masterly way of meeting diff culties, and the reader, delighted with thoroughly good story, is uncon- sciously made familiar with much oi this country's history at a memorable period The book closes with q graph. ic account of tho evacuation of Boston Price $125