The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-22
,11sCELLANEous noo,Ss.

Thomas Y. Crowell & Co, of New
York. are responsible for charming
outdoor idyl, .'Afield with the Seasons"
BY, James Buckham. Up. $50 sL25.
of nature In all her varying moods,
written with the calm sincerity Of one
who is an old-time confidant and friend
Of that tickle mistress. 1t takes us
and bird life of fields and woods. the
inner side of things we should know
about. The book is we'll Illustrated.
The Broadway Publishing. Company,
of New York, have brought out a
volume of verse by George Carpenter
Connor fully and handsomely illus
trated under the title of Sand Burrs.'
The poems embrace songs of childhood,
recollections of the old farm. outdoor
songs, sharps and flats and down Jer-
sey ballads.
Dunield & Co. of New York. In their
attractive autumn output have issued
in their Rubric series "rhe Constitu-
ton of the United States" and The
fac-simile of the "signers.' Other
books of this series are THE Canticle
of the sun of st. Francis of Assist"
and THE Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam."
The series is arranged in n most at
tractive form, with appropriate and ar
tistic decorative work.
TENANTS OF TREES. BY Clarence
Hawkes.. L. C. Page Co. of Boston,
through the Presbyterian Committee
of Publication. this city. PIP. 20a.
$3.50,
A series of charming sketches. writ
ten by a nature lover in piquant
style, and giving the reader q fore
taste of joy brought on glad pinions
by the harbinger of spring, telling of
other early corners and of little homes
built among the whispering leaves, of
the swift inevitableness of starlight
tragedy, of a fatal mistake by a Ven
turesome chatter boy; of the lay or the
tleInan IN black asserted his right to
leadership; of the good fortune of
Peter. and of how greatly the tree
tenants depend upon friends in need
winter. Tho hook is illustrated by
Louis Rhead and dedicated to that
brave little herald of spring. the blue
bird, whose slight, sweet song glad
dens us in the lulls of the March gale,
bidding us be of good cheer, and tell
ing us spring VIII come again.
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IN THE DEEP OF THE SNOW. BY
Charles q. p. Roberts. Thomas Y.
Crowell & Co. of New York. PIP. rs.
little volumes is one of the "Entre-
Nous" series, in which carefully chosen
stories by popular writer's make SPLEEN
did reading for little and big people
alike. The story under notice Is a de-
scription of the har1ships and homely
Joys of pioneer life on the northern
frontier The narrative IS thrilling in
its excitement but it ends with the
promise Of a happy Christmas for a
pioneer family, and especially of q
little girl saved on Christmas from
danger and a possible horrible death.
ADVENTURES OF UNCLE SANS
SAILORS. BY Commodore f. f.
Peary, U, S. n. and others From
Harper g. Bros. of New York.
through the Bell Book and sta
tionery Co, Of this city. PIP. 232.
60 cents.
The stories OF adventure in this
volume belong to Harpers Young
People" series. in which interesting
fiction and fact are related by we'll
known authors.
The leading chapters are written by
Commander Peary and contain a de-
scription OF what a flag saw In the
North, II the building OF the house In
which the arctic explorer. his wife and