Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

rural life in the famous Blue Grass Coun-
try, and it's strong undercurrent of kind
ly sentiment and humor. Aunt Jane of
Kentucky is now in it's 18th edition, and
"The Land of Long Ago" bids fair to be
fully as popular
Marching With Morgan, How Donald
Lowell Became a Soldier of the Revolu-
ton, by John V. Lane. Illustrated by
John Goss PIP. "a. Price $1.50. Boston,:
l.. C. Page & Company.
This story relates the varied and thrills
ing experiences of Donald Lowell,
bright Boston boy of the Colonial period,
who accompanied Morgans famous Vir-
ginia rif1emen on their historic trip up the
valley of the Kennebec, under Benedict
Arnold for the purpose of attacking the
city of Quebec then, as now. British
possession. One can but be impressed
with the accuracy and vividness of the
historical setting to this story. The hard
ships encountered, and the rugged cour-
age and fortitude displayed by the Ameri-
can forces in surmounting the dangers
and obstacles encountered in the great
Northern wilderness when the cold winds
taxed the endurance of the strongest, are
told with a force and dlrectneSs that
makes them seem very real to the reader.
The story of the attack upon quebec by
the combined forces of Arnold and Mont
gomery. forms chapter of exceptional
value and interest.
The story is one in every way calcu-
lated to hold the interest and win the
favor of both young and old. 1t is rapid
in movement, full of incident, and its
characters throughout are clearly and
sharply drawn. 1t is from every point of
view one of the strongest juvenile books
that has appeared in recent years. Not
only has it an educational value, from It's
admirable depletion of one of the most
interesting epochs in American history,
but it has also the qualities of plot ana
warm human interest that captivate and
hold the interest of the reader. One who
opens the covers of this book. will not lay
it aside until the last word is read.
Are The Dead Alive? The Problem of
Physical Research that the Worlds Lead
ing Scientists are Trying to Solve, and
the Progress they Have Made, by FIRE.
sonal belief by Sir oliver Dodge, Count
Leo Tolstoi, DR.. Cesare 'Lombroso, Dr.
V. Maxwell, Prof. William Barrett. Will
liam T. Stead. Andrew Lang. Sir william
Crookes, Dr. Charles Richet, DIR. Flllppo
RottoZZi, Camille Flammarion, Prot.
William James. and others: cloth: PIP. o'z'
New York: b. w. Dodge & Company.
This interesting and valuable work I'M
dertakes to state the progress that mas
been made by modern science in the III
vestigation of the occult pilehoihe"N
Floating around the science OF psyciioio-
gy' Ghosts, spirit rappings, h'a'ei'an
zations table levitations, trance epeah7
and writing telepathy. clairvoyahce' are
all treated fully and fairly from the
standpoint of the scientific lnVestlsatioh'
The author has gathered toSether
wealth of interesting and valuable data
hearing upon these subjects. much or
which has been secured from scientific
sourcas whose standing and authority
.re worry generally recognized. The vol
,,,,o &c conious,v illustrated with half
tone productions of photographs when
add not a little to the interest ana value
of the text.
Dorothy Brown. story for Girls, py
Nina Rhoades. Illustrated by Elizabeth
Wilmington. Large no.: cloth; Price
81 20. BOSTON: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard,
Co.
Miss Rhoades justly ranks among the
most successful writers for girls in the
country. "Marion's Vacation and The
Brick House Books enjoyed merlted
popularity. In Dorothy Brown MISS
Rhoades has addressed herself to some
what older class of girls, giving expert
ences of heroine of fourteen in select
family boarding school in Connecticut. 1t
is from start to finish story or fasci-
mating interest-one of the best books for
girls that has ever come to our notice.
The mystery surrounding the little hero
inc. and her restoration to her true par
ents from whom she had been stolen in
great theatre fire, and who had long
mourned her as dead, constitutes MARIA
tive of intense interest and one that will
not fail to appeal to the reader. There
will he no better book than this to put in
to the hands of girl in her teens, and
none that will be better appreciated by
them.
In consequence of the part played by
the gas lighting equipments of the
trains involved in some recent acci-