Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-16

| ahd interest It's leading character
who is young lady of wealth
and cu!ture bur alone in the world
is moved by A sudden impulse arts
ing from mistake caused by her not
UNCOMMON name. MARY Brown, t.
assume for the summer a position
| intended for one Of very different
station III life. The Scehe of the event
| ful season, as it proved it to be, is laid
| in California at an encampmeht where
progress toward higher things is St
naturally made Il part of healthfu
and happy life as greatly to ilnpress
| the supposedly dependent young NO
man. She is more or less uncOnsc!ously
| the means of doing Il great deal for
| Others and in return finds it in many
| ways tn" most important and profitable
| summer she has ever known The in
tercst is heightened by the romance
| whlch develops. and Il rich element Of
hu,nor is supplied by the complications
afforded by 50 many Browns"
Hilary on Her Own. by Mabel Barnes
| Grumpy. author of Hazel of Heather
| land. Cloth: Price $50 New York: The
| Baker e. Taylor Co.
In thi, charming story the reader
sees irresistible Hilary Forest ;ctaliing
herself TO Inndan to find situation. 1t
was certainly Il daring and unusual
thing for d young American girl to do.
and it is not surprising that she under
went many experiences of d far from
pleasant Chara"ter--pefore she finally
secured Il place: but through it I'LL she
was sustained by her own vivacious
and ildOmltdbie nature. as well as by
hCr saving grace of humOr. How
she finally triumphs over obstacles
and establishes herself in the great mo
trnnolis and how she finally returns to
her American home, only to be followed
there by an eminent London physician
whose love she has Won. and whom she
finally consents to marry make up q
story Of absorbing interest. 1t is a hap
Ply ending to a very wholesome and en-
joydble story.
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"hcy are genuine works of art. dealing
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II such postcards is of much interest
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TuCk's post cards certainly stand at
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Aiken's Music Course. In One Book.
by Walter H. Aiken Supervisor of
Music. Cincinnati Public Schools Cloth.
square sNo, POS pages, frice. 50 cents.
American Book Company. New York,
Cincinnati and Chicago.
This new book contains Il large col
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Wcll-Ch"sen collection of songs for two.
three and four parts. The poems. Sc
lectcd with great care. are representa-
tive of the best English and American
authors. This reader is the first to
take up Systematically the simpler elc-
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1antly with single voice songs and part
songs. several of the works nave been
compiled for the general purpose Of
too prominent. but is given in sufficient
uelall 70 make TIE entire contents of
the book practical to the pupil, and at
thy same time to simplify its prcscnta-
ton to the teacher.
Lewis Rand, by Mary Johnston.
author Of ''T" Have and 10 Hold"
prisoners Of Hope" etc. illustrated
I'm color IA
500. cloth Price ST 50 Boston Houeh-
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In this book, Miss johnson, whose
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is d virlle story, full of moving incident
ana powerful character delneatior. q
story full of the human interest that
has given Miss Johnsons formed works
:" strong a hold upon the hearts OF the
reading public. This story, dedicated
70 fhG late Senator John r. Morgan.
Whcm tn" author truly describes as "a
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literary work and is sure Of a most cor
'1al welcome from the reading public
sidney q College. by Anna Chaplin
Kay. author of '"The Sidney Books"
~" Ted"v Books" etc. Illustrated by
Harriet Roosevelt Richards Emo.
ne1ol ated Clotn, $1.50. Little, Brown 4.
Co. Publishers, Boston.
The Sidney books are entitled to rank
among the very best stories for girls in
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Ihey are bright, vivacious entertain