Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17

by Frank CuldwcI recounting the ex-
PLOTS Of Eli, wcll-known Alaskan
mail carrier who is n veritaDle char
acter. having made the overland trip
to Washington some time ago with his
team of dogs. These are also vcritable
characters in the story which from
beginning To end is replcte with Incl
dents and facts of thrilling interest to
the reader. No better story for boys
could be found among the holiday edi-
tons, the cover, print and general con-
tents making il an excellent gift book
for the season.
"rhe Farm Book" y picture book
for children Oargc and smalD full! of
action. strong in drawing. beautiful III
color. \ portrayal Of real life on Il most
attractive farm. AS interesting to emil
dren as the best OF modern nature
books are to adults TO the city child,
a foretaste of anticipated JOY IN the
mysterious country. To the country
child, a charming ideal of what his own
life may really become. TO all, re-
hinder of the dignity and pleasure OF
country life. and II successful effort III
combating pcrnicious pictures and lit
cruturc by providing something quite
as clever and entertaining and at the
same time thoroughly wholesome,
This book is not in any way like n
study book aiming chiefly to instruct,
It's first and essential purpose Is to
amusc and interest children; and this,
with it's deli. ;htful colored pictures and
brightly written text, it is we'll quail
flied to do
However, ii has other purposes too,
and among them are the following:
/. To arouse interest in the work of
that most necessary citizen, the farm
cr, and to present him as attractively
rs he deserves.
.. To show children in crowded
cities the processes by which their
necessities and comforts come to them,
,. 10 make children rs whole feel
the dignity of useful work
A. TO represent ideal relations be-
tween grown people and children
Houghton Mitfin Co.
"Scottic and His Lady"-this spirit
ed, entertaining story Of the career of
n collie begins in u kennel whore
"Scottio's" only comrades are dogs,
and human beings arc objects of awe
instead of affection
Later, when his powers Of devotion
and responsibility are developed by his
love for his miStresS--n charming
young girl, whose romance makes a
deli ;htful background for the story
he has n multitude of adventures,
During a period of wandering. which
is the result of II capture by dog thivcs
and an escape, he learns the ways of
the world, finding that some persons
arc cruel, others kind and the majority
careless.
His winning ways, however. earn
friends for him In various walks of
life. A warm hearted Irish family, a
kind doctor, n youn" newsbo" and his
invalid sister all share In his ndvcn-
lures and final restoration to his mis-
trcss.
The aim OF the book--if so gay and
lively story can be said to have II
serious aims to teach man to inspire
confidence, not fear in his faithful
friend the dog: and do for the dog
what BLACK Beauty" did for the
horse Houghton- MifNin Co
"The japanese, Letters Of I.afcadio
Hnarn," u now collection. edited by his
biographer Elizabeth Bislund.-Cer-
tninly no one ever so completely re-
vealcl himself IN a correspondence as
did Lufcadio Hearn. It is one Of the