The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-07
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 with spurs of Gold, by Frances A Green and Dolly Kirk Williams. These brave stories of noble men cannot " too often set before the minds or ou. youth.--As the dyer's hand IS tihse. with the colors he uses so the hiin' .ae takes color with the matter wnicn i.' fusses it. To read of the deeds or cd men, the craft of criminais, read the insane stuff often caiieo sn .., dren's literature gives the wrons ,,;la so often to the pIiable mind of cniio
 To read of deeds of courage, ,o Io. low the story of unfailinR faith. un. fiattering loyalty to noble purpos. s, 1iffs inc mind up, up. as the rare HI of mountains lifts the body all nu. sciously to blessed healih. seoIes such as these repeated Tn this voiuhns U, should be daily before the shlIuIe" :. o,,r scboois. The reading of them ap- nssfs fo all that Is lofty in human ha- ture' The same thrill comes to the ,,fra as that tint comes when one en- tere some forest of lofty oaks, npreach- ina mighty columns pcaming to heaV- en the arched roofing of intcrlacins boughs. .,o reader that sense of aspiration tua' comes to the soul when one watches inc great moon rise from the vast ocean and sends It's ladders of long white light from earth to Heaven.
 These are vivid stories of the fa- mous knights of old, Roland and Oiiv- CT. the Cid, Godfrey dc Bouilion. Rich ard Occur de Lion, Bayard. Sir Phiiip Sidney.
 The authors have told the old stor- ies with a most commendapie siihpH city and dignity of style.
 rrba fornafuI C0ugtraint Of the StyiS' the absence of all effort after enec.; the straightforward. quiet elegance oi the wording is worthy the lofty theiiie.
 The story of how Roland won ms Oliver. as all things worth naVihs arc won. by a fair fight. The story or nov Bayard charged Milan single nahueu, of his bold rallies, at Ravenna, or now he fell at Biagros. The stories or Rodrigo Diaz dc Bevor. of the beloved Sir Philip sidney. of Richard of the Lion Heart. should be known to sli. R,,t as the authors suggest, oider readers will find pleasure in renewing their acauaintance with these heroes of chiyalry. For 1t is very true that in the turmoil Of life though great names remain in the memory; tne n 4 dents of the brave deeds that made those names great, oftentimes become dim. ..o seabbard. the acquaintance must pc renewed. repolishod, revfvified by use of just such concise, clear repetitioh as is to be found in Spurs of Gold.
 Let us resolve with the New Year co U nut hooks like this into the hands or thn vouth of our land. Minds nourish- ed on such mental pabuium cannot fina rIare for the repreh ensible feeding oft trash and husks of literature.
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 Tine story of the Three Dolls by Josephine Scribner Gates. I dety any grown up. much less any child 10 Iook al that row of dolls on the old so1a and the darling Baby Ruth playing with the best one. and not want to Just nut aside everything and play too!
 The first tale is of a little girl who was lost, who found all that lot or dolls on the sofa. and who was soon found herself. It will delight any At- tie heart. 1.rhe story of Great Grandmother's Gold Beads and the story of the little Mexican Manuella's Bottle Doll are Of those miracles which do sometimes happen in the world, oftenest in the chiId's world and in the worlds childhood. Always sweet and faith-in- spiring. That but happen-so come after all naturally. is not worrying. rather more satisfying. For why should natural laws he abrogated for the bringing of good to us. Good is with us, round us, always, if we are but ready to receive it. There can be no greater miracle than that which makes the rose perfect petalled and perfum- ed. The good that is ever ours, is all the good we want only we our selves must be good enough to see, to seize. to hold 1t.
 How Fred Saved the Doll House, and the Doll,' Is a very exciting bit, just suited to a child.
 'The Story of the Candy Heart" must teach little folks that the best way is always to tell mother" for mother knows"
 The author adds interest to the book by letting us know that the stories are all really truly ones. She writes:
 One Summer is almost literally Doll Uncle Herbert did give the children the doll house and engine. and Fred did cause the fire and put it out. The Candy Heart was devoured lick by lick by the two little girls. The great-grand mothers gold beads were lost. and found on the dogs neck. The various anecdotes of the dogs, birds. horses and fish are absolutely true"
 What companions to children are the living creatures of outdoors and birds and stream. One never real izes how great part they play in a child's pleasure and education until are seen children who never have the jo- vial companionship of dog, or horse, or COW. Never an old dray horse stands a bit of a while on the streets of New York, but that some eager children gather about him to feed him with whatever they have. to rub his nose, to talk to and pet him. The story of the Three Dolls is a book all little people will love.
 The Rejuvenati0n of Aunt Mary. By Anne Warner. It seems that Mir. Holmes