The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-08

~ Isi1 ard the brave sspIo,ts asAiasi the
nAghary piFataA
In ne sIosy % ~ osan and the
Passing % Arthsr- (charlss SoFibasrs
sonal Mr. Howard Pyle completes he
telling a. the Arthur lsssnds. thAs bsins
the fourth volume % the eel Ne y undlaly
sOlsmn In HE preface and eptlogis. which
young roadsrs uill probably skip. but he
tsila. holding closely IN HE originals. the
stogsss % OsFaint oalahad and the Pass-
Ing. stories that all children should know
HI iliustrati Ons. In initial lion % antique
woodcuta. hArmoaias with the teri and
are superior 10 his sdOEts In color
An excellsnt story for boys has been
written By Alden Arthur Knips In Cap
Iain Of the Elsvsn' (HArper'O. The
youthful h0ro's pluck enables him 10
1 thvart pirate boat thieves. TO rescue a
bridge worker. 10 control his team and
Go vim football game. He thereby not
only disoovers the meaning Of nerve"
bat convinces a negligent father that he
possess q. II h. q clean. manly story
with no maWkishnsss In Il.
With The CrashAv Br0thers' though
ton Mielin Company Mr.. Arthur Stan
wood Pier continues his chronicles OF H.
rimothy's school. We have baseball.
football. hockey aud rowing in the story.
and something Of school jealousies and
intrigies. The young men take their
athletics very seriously; they are ever
called upon TO study il does not appear
in the story. Mr., Pier has done much
better work than this.
Mr. Joseph A. Altsheler with The
Rinemen Of the Ohio (Applstons) con-
tinues the adventures OF his infallible
young hero and his companions. IL
takes us back 70 the Beadle dime novel
days and Edward 3. Eiliss youthful
efforts 20 read OF the Shawnees and Miamis
and wyandots. the tracking through the
woods and the hair breadth escapes.
Good stun il was and Mr.. Altsheler has
caught the spirit and thu right traditions.
There 10 great fight on river and land and
the presence of Daniel Boone and Simon
Kenton ADDS 20 the attraction.
Pleasant reminders Of childish incidents.
which will awaken memories in all his
readers, are recorded by Mr.. John Matter
In Once Henry Holt and Company.
He 10 inspired by Kenneth Grahame and
Eugene Field: We should have preferred
his impressions unauthorized by literary
models, for his youngsters have indi-
viduality OF their own. particularly Dan
and Marjorie.
Another Juvenile writer misguided
into historic paths, a tittle Maid of
Bos, on Town. I17S.' by Margaret Sidney
| Uothrop. Lee and Shepard Company,
recounts the conversion Of Tory young
woman 20 proper sentiments % Pat riotism.
Il 10 all very ina uic,ive, hut the readers
would surely prefer more Peppers
The adventures in fairyland of a well
behaved littls girl are related agreeably
nv Florence Bone IN The Other Side 81
the Rainbow (katon and Mains. New
York;. There may be q moral allsgory in
the Story. but e 10 well concealed by the
fairy part The book n printed In attrac-
tive form with ornamental borders.
A trick book that will amuse the little
onea has been devised by Emile Benson
Knipe in The Red Magic Book double
day. Page and Company. IL CONSISTS Of q
series 81 pictures which are completely
transformed by slperimposinE red
Transparent sheet over them. Desorip-