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klnO. throughout 1t is vitalized by
Incidents and episodes, by celebrated
leaders. by historic contests. It is.
IN effect, foot ball in action that will
entertain youth here.
TIE FIGHTING CAPTAIN. By vii.
liam Heyliger. Appleton)
A story Of high school athletics,
which has a red-headed foot ball cap.
tain as its hero. Some Of the time
he didn't seem a bit heroic, but by
the time he had been licked enough
he was all right. Just stubborn and
more than a little vain-sort Of a
know-it-all, who had no use for the
authority Of the coach. You know
him. Well, read about him here, for
he panned out in great shape finally.
THE BOY SCOUTS YEARBOOK.
Edited by Franklin Matthews.
(Appleton.)
A handsome book. finely illustrated
by group of real artists. Stories,
articles, poetry-not too much of tt
in word this is a book for the boy
Vhn wants to know more about camp
ing and games and handcraft and any.
thing else In the whatnot Of a boys
likes and desires.
JIM SPURLING, LEADER. BY AL
y
Jim Squirting is a fellow to know,
for he is the all-around leader in Sum.
mer camp business. in hiking myster-
les, in the spinning Of yarns that are
all true--or ought to be. But the best
Of Jim Squirting is Squirting himself
So, get acquainted with him.
Old Tales Retold.
THE ALEXANDRIA. Washington Irv-
ing. Selected by Mabel Williams.
CMacmillan)
THE DOVE AND THE EAGLE.
Charlotte NJ. Yonge. Macmillan.)
KING OF THE GOLDEN RIVER.
John Ruskin. (Macmillan.)
HOLLY TREE AND OTHER
CHRISTMAS TALES. Charles
Dickens. tScribners.l
TIE ADVENTURES OF ULYSSES.
Charles LAND. (Stokes)
All these and their kind to be read
for as many years as the boys and
girls live. In these particular issues
there has been great care to make the
eXternals comport with the real beau
" Of these old stories.
Fairy Tales.
DOCTOR DOLITTLES CARAVAN.
AiuSh LoAbAA5' NOIOncS.'
Hugh Lofting has to come first here,
even If he isn't dead and gone, as
reputable fairy-tale tellers are expect
I'd to be. Such delicious story about
al that happened to the caravan after
Or. Dolittle had added to it the green
hfrd--a poor little thing. not supposed
to sing 1; bit. That's all you can tell
from appearances, for Pippinelia
turned out to be a very angel Of music
and several other kinds of angel be-
sides. II you don't already know DR.,
Dolittle. why hunt him out, and, hav-
ing done this, just go along with him
and his caravan. Beautiful through
out--and kind, too.
NUMBER FOUR. JOY STREET.
Walter de Ia Mare and others.
tAppleton)
A medley, and a melody of prose
and verse for children from a few
poets who feel pretty much like chill
dren themselves, and SO know how to
sing for them.
THE DONEGAL WONDER BOX.
Seumas MacManus. (Stokes.)
Legends that belong to the glens OF
ireland go singing through this book
TO the tuning Of a poet. Every Irish
man will Groom them and all the rest
II us VIII love them.
YOUNG FOLKS BOOK OF MYTHS.
Amy Cruise. Nittle, Brown Il Coz
The myths Of all spations are gath
cred up In this handsome volume.
Many OF these are already in posses
sion or the children. Others will bring
them the Joy Of novelty. BY and by
4 book Of just this kind will give the
chance to see how these differ. and
now they do not differ. from one an.
other. A valuable book for years be.
Nond the immediate ones.
Animal Stories.
THE ALLEY RABBIT. James H.
Penniman. (Bobbs- Merriu)
The story OF Raoul, the stray kitten
mat became the center Of the house.
hold: If YOU can find more true and
tolh,nlng cat story, let us know about
II. There is little poem at the last
ono that You'll weep over.
SMOKY: The Cow horse. VIII James
tScrhner's)
4St range colt when YOU first see
tin then, after long Years. an aging
ana nonored horse on the ranch. All
nat need he said here is that VIII
James knows a horSe-even before II
"an stand up on its spraWling and un.
certain legs. And. besides, he knows
the West. SO. here putting the cow
horse and the West together he pro.
vides a special treat for any one who
loves animals and believes that thew
are closer to man than man himself is
willing TO admit. Pictures that talk
are on every page Of this book.
y X X
YOC see. we do have to stop some
whera 1t looks as if there are
no girls in our cosmos, since we have
provided no books for them But there
are. outside this room stacks of girl
books. However. 1t looks nowadays. as
if a first class book for boys is just
the kind of book that the. girl likes
10 read--the book about sports and