Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-18

How the Swiss Family Robinson"
has been, is told in a note preceding Mr.
Howell's Introduction to the new edition
of the story, illustrated by Louis Rhead,
which the Harpers have issued in time
for holiday demand. In this edition the
name of David, not Johann Rudolf Wyss
appears as the author. 1t appears thai
the story was written in the latter years
of the eighteenth century, not by PROBES.
sor Johann Rudolph Wyss of Zurich, as
books of reference generally state, but BY
his father, David Wyss of Berne, chap
lain in the Swiss army. He wrote the
story to amuse his children, and after his
death his son revised it and published 1t
The first copy was printed in 1872 under
the tremendous title, Der Schweitzer'
ische Robinson, Oder der Schiffbruclnge
Schweitzerprediger und Seine Families
Lehrreiches Buch fur Kinder und KINDER
freunde zu Stadt, rund Land When NJ
came to be translated into French 1t was
enlarged by Baroness de Montolieu' the
new portions being later retained by the
German publishers. The English transla'
ton here reproduced is the standard one
made by Mrs. PAUL in 1858.
81 lie huge American flag unfurled asl
part of Pittsburg's celebration las'l
Fourth of July is the largest In thel
world" SAYS the January Popular Me-
chanics.
Its 1@-ft. length by Soft. breadth was
so large. in fact, that flying II became
menace to pedestrians. 1t wrapped hse'
around a lightning rod on the Courthouse
roof. gave a slight tug, and Wheh II ~
sumed it's lazy but powerful floating WIN
the breeze. dropped the lightning roo anu
a huge capstone down into the streel
Then it began such a bombardment OF lp
street with tile torn loose from arounu
the capstone that it's suppression was NV
mediately demanded" The magazH
contains a picture of the flag.
The last book of the season on Lita1
Brown & Co.'S list is 1.-The Great
Horse" a book of fairy tales by lsa0a
Anderson, better known as MIS- Les
Anderson, one of the most prominent "
men in Boston society. Mrs. Andersen
noted for her philanthropy and 1or =
especial interest in the newspoys
Door children of Boston. Her esta'e
Brookline is constantly thrown open
some entertainment in their DehaH, -
usually Mrs. Anderson herself is inc NV.
enthusiastic participant in the luh
merriment.
The sympathy with child NATURE
strongly felt in her book OF ralry ''
She has entered whole-heartedly ihto
child's delight in elves. and giants
witches. Her characters are Johy<y
folk who inhabit sea gardens an4
glaciers and wonderful tropical is'a
and their adventures are most ahia.,
Into the background of her stories' -
Anderson has cleverly woven pictuiesss
accounts of strange and out-of-tne'N-
places she has visited, Tor she n"'
eled extensively. 9TH
The book is beautifully ILLUSTRATED IN
colored reproductions of pasteis w ~,
Elliott, an artist of international ,.,s
He understands fairies ana tnen .,c.
as well as Mrs. Anderson, ana h,0 unh.
lures are charmingly imaginative - Il
iect. Through the combined emu ..roat
author. artist and publisher. ine Iii.
Sea Horse" is the most ATTRACTIVE NH
dren,s hook of the year, and carries ..fnl
- Tho true atmosphere of the wondeii
realm, fairyland.