The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15

Rolf in the Woods by Ernest Thomp-
 son Seton. Doubleday. Page & Co.,,
 Garden City, N. Y s1.5o
 A book in MT. Seton's best vein. Rolf
 Kittering will prove the most delight full sort of a companion of all American boys From the time that he appears an orphan at the home of his reprobate uncle and his nagging wife he wins the sym pathy of the reader. How every boy
 will rejoice when the Sesolate little fel- low meets Quenab, the last of the My amos Sinawa. This Indian is to prove the boys truest friend and wisest teacher
 Every boy will envy Rolf his home with Quenab in the wigwam under the rock There Rolf was taught much ot the lore of the forest; there he grew wise and skilled in woodcraft. After many months of this happy life in the wigwam appeared at the door Selectman Horton demanding in the name or all the good nenghbors that the white boy leave his Indian friend and take up his abode among the people of his own color But Rolf could not forget that none of these anxious neighbors had reached hand to him when he was obliged because of Ill treatment to leave his uncle's roof. Nor col1ld he forget that the Indian had with ont question or hesitation offered him hls best.
 So to get out of reach of selectmen ana interfering neighbors Rolf and Quenap sci, out for the great north woods. on
 the road thitlner the two fell in With all old Dutch settler, Van Trumper. and ram ily and that home grew to be more the place of Rolf's home-thoughts ana ar fections than any other-unti he piahteu a home for himself and his own on lhe banks of the Hudson. But that IS the emu of the story. Before that haven of rest is reached there are many hunts, many
 dangers to be overcome, many eXcite- lsments to be lived through. The year E1Sf3 found our hero, now called all | through the army of America, lyihs Kittering" best, trustiest and sWlttest ol the scouts of our army. on every pos-
 sible occasion he chose Quenao as ms
 running mate" and together they rem da,ad oreat service to our men. book that will make every boys Saturday dou- bly, high day and holiday.
 .When Mother Lets Is Play. By An pela M. Keves Moffat, Yard x CO.,
 New York, 75c.
 First the book offers puzzles that littie
 girls can readily find the answers to- ana l epiration to the girls to make other pug | zles for themselves, for that Is the pest way to teacil children. to suggest to theHl
 ways to amuse themselves.
 l Then charades Who has not tested the \ delight of playing charades? rms pooh 1 eives good words to choose Tor making l charades Of and gives the method or
 the acting of some of the ~ofds, so tia'
 children. not familiar with the old happy
 play. may learn the method. and so make
 cbarades, and intending joy for them
 selves Then puzzles in spelling Wo | all know how to spell teapot with two | letters. Do we not? P. O.-T-pot That
 one little puzzle isn't in the book. Cut
 ting off heads of words is another play.
 Of course we all know that even the wicked Nero was three-thirds hero-do We I rot? But that isn't in the book, either. | For it's chief charm is to- set the little
 leaders tc thinking and remembering for l themselves.
 Making word squares comes next to win the attention of willing workers.
 Here is intending pleasure, for bright i children will soon from this play turn to verse, making with each girls or bows
 name for the inspiration for the acros- tic. Next comes playing at proverbs and in formation as to- how the old game is | played The author might have sus- | eested here the old play. Bible Verses,
 game played when Sunday afternoons | gre long. game that teaches children
 10 be wise as well as happy. In that game the Bible verse takes the place or
 a proverb. There is no mention of an other good game. "Bfble People, that
 begins with: Who am I?' But one little 1 Look cannot bold all the mile posts to Fall the joy roads of the world There are i several pages of good old riddles, riddles 1 that never fail to please every child in
 every generation. Here is beautiful | very old one that is missing from the list: | sWithfn a wall as white as milk, ! Behind a curtain soft as silk, { Bathcd in bath of crystal clear,
 i A golden apple doth appear;
 | No door nor window behold. ] Yet thieves break in and steal the gold,' f Conundrums, rhymins plays, festivals and puppet shows. follow The book ends 1 with excellent versions of well loved old tales. A Look that will prove a helu