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At the Library
New Books for Boys and Girls

The Book of Pirates. Henry Gilbert
4 thrilling history Of piracy, begin
ming with the story Of the pirate who
captured Caesar and closing with an
account Of the career Of Benito de
Soto, a Portuguese of the 10Th century.
This last Of all sea-rovers, At all well
known to European peoples, summed up
in his brief career the bloodthirsti-
ness and yiolences of al the pirates
who had gone before him.
The Boys' Book Of Policemen, Irving
Crump.
An interesting account of the quail
ties and training necessary to belong
to the police force Of New York city.
The life and duties OF the patrolmen,
the traffic officers, the mounted police,
the motor patrolmen, the harbor patrol
men. the fourfooted OF dog police, and
the detective force are given in detail
with many Of their thrilling adven-
lures.
The Boys Book of Canoeing and Sail
ing, Warren H. Miller.
This book is written by an expert
vino insists that the boys read his Pref
ace and then learn nautical>terms
as the first step toward becoming a
sailor He gives definite information
on sailing and boat building, canoe
| ing and cruising, motor boat manage
mcnt and construction.
The Book of Electricity. \. F. Col
! Inns.
The author, with the help of dia-
grams and Illustrations, explains static
aud current electricity. magnetism, the
Morse telegraph, the Bell telephone;
tells how to make spark coil, how t
make electric generators and motors
how to 30 electric wiring, and in the
last chapter how TO give first aid = il
eases Of electric shock
The Banner of the White Horse, c
NJ. Case.
The story Of the Saxon conquest Of
England, based chiefly on legend and
tradition. 1t was written to supple
ment Jane Andrew s sketch Of ''Wuli
the Saxon Boy in her Ten Bows who
lived on the Road from Long Ago t.
Now.
Elizabeth Fry, Laura t. Richards.
The life story of Elizabeth Fry
known as the Angel Of the Prisons
Her work and character are summed
up in this inscription in volume
given to her by Hannah Moore. . Pre-
scented as n token OF veneratiOn of he
heroic zeal, Christian Charity, and per
sevoring kindness to the most forlorl
of human beings. They were nakeC
and she clothed them; in prison and sh,
visited them; ignorant and she laugh
them, for His sake in His name, anc
BY His word who went about doing
good :
Famous Sculpture, Charles L. Bar
stow
A companion volume to the author
Famous Pictures, and Famous Build
ings. simply written study of mas
ter sculptors and their most famou
works. Mr. Barstow presents the sub
iect IN chronological order, beginning
with Egypt and ending with prcsen
day sculptors in America.
CULVER thc Great and other Do
Stories, W. Dyer,
A dozen or more stories about dogs
written by a lover of dogs. They wer
published in various periodicals an
We're so good they were collected an
now appear in book form. Some o
the dogs are imaginative, others ar
real; especially appealing is the stor
/ of the "Return of the Champion
The jolly Book Of Plav-craft, Pate
Beard.
The materials required, in order t
make these ingenious toys and game
are cardboard boxes, buttons, spool:
crayons, wire papershanks, scissors
and rule. The directions are explici
q and are easily carried out by means o
! the diagrams and Illustrations. 4 mos
desirable look to give a child On
! rainy day.