Nature Wooing and New Children's Books Featured
A March note highlights A Nature Wooing by Indiana geologist Blatchley and a slate of recent children's titles. It praises White Audubon and other naturalists, notes Blatchley’s essays for schools, and previews stories by Channing Blanchard Baskett Leonard Wood on frontier life and sea tales by Otis, Wetmore, and St Clair set in Peruvian and American contexts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blatchley
Indiana
Gilbert White
Selborne
White
United States
Wilson
Canon Kingsley
Hugh Miller
Archibald Geike
England
Agassic
Guyot
Princeton
East
Asa Gray
Darwin
Wallace
Huxley
Tyndall
Spencer
Tennyson
Wordsworth
Kipling
Thoreau
Coues
Burroughs
John Muir
Maurice Thompson
Thompson
Jordan
Hans Andersen
Life
Emerson
Franklin
Agassiz
Ponce de Leon
Mr. Blatchley
Ormond
Nature Publishing Company
Indianapolis
Jeau
Audubon
Magnolia
Florida Keys
Labrador
A. W. Brayton
H Soc Ate
Cates Fern
Blanche M
Channing
Couein
Amy E. Blanchard
Niagara
Canada
James Otis
France
Charles H. Wetmore
Shan McBride
Pat
Friendship
Rosalind
St. Clair
Ohio Country
Charles 8. Wood
General St. Clair
Ohio
W. A. Wilde & Co
Boston
In the Camp of Cornwallis Juvenile Tale Explores 1777
Everett T. Tomlin portrays a brave boy during the Cornwallis campaign of 1777. The story emphasizes Washington's military skill and the era's Trying days for young readers, highlighting a boy who aids the American cause.
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Cornwallis
Everett T. Tomlinson
Mr. Thompson
Washington
The Weaving of Webs by Francis W. Van Praag
A Civil War era tale set in Virginia follows Colonel Carroll on a risky mission to obtain vital information from Captain Farmingham a treacherous ally with Confederate ties. His schemes entangle Miss Manderson and expose frictions among generals diplomats and spies in a bridge of intrigue and romance.
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Francis W. van Praag
Virginia
Carroll
Farmingham
Confederacy
Richmond
Col. Carroll
Captain Farmingham
Generals
McClellan
R. F. Fenno & Co
New York
The Wooing of Judith by Sara Beaumont Kennedy
A romance of noble English refugees in colonial Virginia during Cromwell era. The tale centers on love, with vivid characters led by Tony Foster whose sharp tongue targets women. Though grounded in historical events, the plot remains a swift, charming love story praised for its vigor and description. Doubleday Page & Co.
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Judith
Sara Beaumont Kennedy
Virginia
Cromwell
Joscelyn Cheshire
Mary Johnston
Lissa
Audrey
Tony Foster
Doubleday, Page & Co
Curiosity Drives Book On Guiding Boys To Manhood
N C Fowler collects and tabulates 319 replies from successful men to twenty five pointed questions about guiding boys. The circular asks about trade choices, college, farming, and technical schools and aims to help parents teachers guardians and others in training boys. The book from Oakwood Publishing offers practical worldly wisdom and commentary.
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N. C. Fowler
Boston
Oakwood Publishing Company
Andrew Carnegie and His Work Portrait by Alderson
A biographical sketch of Andrew Carnegie highlights his rise to wealth through self made effort. The narrative stresses his exceptional stature among industrial magnates and outlines his career and influence as a self made millionaire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Carnegie
Barnard Alderson
Mr. Carnegie
Carnegie the captain of industry in a praising biography
A rhapsodic biography extols Andrew Carnegie as a wealth creator with disciplined enterprise. It portrays Frick as responsible for the Homestead strike, notes Carnegie was abroad, and argues Carnegie could have prevented the strike had he been in charge, while praising the book’s writing and printing by Doubleday Page & Co of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie
Mr. Frick
Europe
Frick
Pittsburg
New York
Doubleday, Page & Co
The Four Feathers dramatic tale of courage and return
A. E. W. Mason uses the tale of Harry Feversham a brave British officer who resigns under fear and is given three white feathers. In Africa he earns redemption proving his bravery and wins back his sweetheart. The novel is praised for its spirited style and dramatic action. New York The Macmillan Company.
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Harry Feversham
Egypt
Africa
England
A. E. W. Mason
Miranda
New York
the Mcmillan Company
Fictional Ramblings in and About Boston book note
Frances W. Carruth’s study explores Boston literary geography with sections In Modern Boston In Old Boston and About Boston covering Cambridge Lexington Nahant Nantasket and blue hills. Rich illustrations of historic houses streets burying grounds and other scenes accompany abundant literary allusions and quotations from Emerson Hawthorne Holmes and other authors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakspeare
Scott
Thackeray
Dickens
Balzac
Hugo
Boston
Emerson
Longfellow
Hawthorne
Holmes
Frances W. Carruth
Cambridge
Lexington
Nahant
Nantasket
Blue Hills
New York
McClure, Phillips & Co
Intrigue in a turbulent Indian Khanat tale by Sidney C. Grier
A vivid Oriental romance from British India features a sister of the political agent as the heroine and a secondary hero as her brother's ally. Rival civil, political and military forces clash during a native uprising led by a prince in love with the heroine. Besieged foreigners rally through gallant acts as the plot twists toward murder, flight, and a hopeful reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney C. Grier
Khanat
L. C. Page & Co
Boston
Lane That Had No Turning Decorated Holiday Edition
Doubleday, Page & Co issues a decorative holiday edition of Gilbert Parker’s The Lane That Had No Turning set in early 19th century French Canadian life. Prefaced with a tribute to Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the tale centers on a devoted wife and her half insane husband. Decorated and illustrated by Frank E. Schoonover, the book is handsome and sympathetic in depicting Quebec life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Parker
Doubleday, Page & Co
Canada
Wilfrid Laurier
Parker
Quebec
Frank E. Schoonover
Book review of a light love tale with temperance notes
A hostile critical note reviews a new novel by John Straw Winter, praising some effort but faulting its literary merit and character development. The piece also highlights a secondary focus on Col. H. H. Hadley and the temperance rescue missions he led, noting the book’s vivid anecdotes and real-life energy despite weak narrative craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Hadley
Blue Button
National Christian Abstainers’ Union
Hadley
Ohio
Canada
Saalfield Company
Akron
Danny and Alfred Ollivant’s Uneven Follow‑up Novel
A reader criticizes Alfred Ollivant for following the acclaimed Bob, Son of Battle with an inferior later work. The review notes the new story lacks emotional pull, though it hints at potential in a future chapter as Danny’s death subplot registers a somber note.
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Bob, Son of Battle
Alfred Ollivant
Daniel
Son of Son
Danny Short
Danny
Disappointing Dog Tale Overshadowed by Dreary Plot
A critical note on a novel about a dog shows a bleak setting with a crabby laird and two servants, plus a half-witted boy. The dog’s story lacks vivid appeal and ends with the beast dying by eating poison. Meanwhile Raphael Tuck catalogues offer high quality art calendars and cards, including Nature's Daughters and Buds and Blossoms, plus a child’s Life of Jesus by H R Hawes with color plates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doubleday, Page & Co
New York
Raphael Tuck & Sons Company
Jesus
H. R. Hawets
Our Benevolent Feudalism: A Critique of Capitalist Rule
A reviewer critiques W. J. Ghent book on social and industrial conditions, labeling it a cynical caricature of modern feudalism. The masses accept orders from a liberal yet powerful capitalist class with army and militia on capital’s side, making reform unlikely. The piece questions McMillan Company’s choice to publish.
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W. J. Ghent
McMillan Company
Life with a House Too Large for the Funds
A tale of a young English couple learning harmony in married life after inheriting a house beyond their means. Their tastes blend, a businessminded friend guides their affairs, and moving to the red house proves wise. Readers revisit the Nesbit family from The Would-be Goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red House
Miss Nesbit
Harper & Bros
Funds and Their Uses by F A Cleveland
A Wharton School of Finance and Economy professor writes a book on funds, instruments, and institutions in modern finance. It details paper money varieties, corporate scrip, and funds sources from the United States Treasury to banks and trust companies, with over 140 illustrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Cleveland
Wharton School of Finance and Economy
University of Pennsylvania
United States
United States Treasury
Savings Banks
The
Building and Loan Association
Commercial Bank
Trust Company
New York
D. Appleton & Co
Four Little Indians by Ella Mary Coates reviewed
A children's tale follows four youngsters two girls and two boys who imitate Indians by staining faces with walnut juice. The book is playful with harmless pranks and no moral twist, aimed at eliciting laughter from young readers. Published by Henry T. Coates & Co. Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Mary Coates
Henry T. Coates & Co
Philadelphia
A Rebel of the School by L. T. Meade
A summary of a girls story about an Irish intruder who breaks rules at an English foundation school. She forms a secret society and nearly ruins a good girl’s prospects, who refuses to betray her despite disapproval. Remote from American life. Philadelphia publisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. T. Meade
Philadelphia
J. B. Lippincott Company
The Highway of Fate by Rosa Nouchette Cary
A brief note on The Highway of Fate set in England summarizing Cary's wholesome readable romance with a pleasant sequence of scenes leading to a bright romantic ending. Published by J. B. Lippincott Company in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa Nouchette Cary
England
Philadelphia
J. B. Lippincott Company
December issue highlights and calendar by Maude Adams
The December What to Eat features rich holiday lore while Town Topics showcases selections from its weekly issue. Adam Adams writes the opening novelette No Middle Ground. R H Russell & Co releases a large Maude Adams calendar with eight panels of portrait photographs. Some images show cay costume or her in character. Few people show strong interest in archaeology and discoveries.
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Town Topics
Adam Adams
R. H. Russell & Co
New York
Maude Adams
Barnes Tormer I and Knight Stands clash over act criticism
The report notes Barnes Tormer I recounts a dispute with Knight Stands after describing an incident where Miss Sue Brette asks how he played. He says a copper pinched him for using profane language during yesterday's event.
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Barnes Tormer
Sue Brette
Knight Stands
Periodical Notes on Ancient Wisdom and Modern Design
A 1908 Washington periodical issue surveys a 2000 year old manuscript on manners, a paper on the Imperial Ottoman Museum in Constantinople, and Christmas booklets from Elder & Shepard. It highlights The Architectural Record’s December content on Paris, decoration, and urban plans, plus The Book Lover’s holiday number with Rene Bache’s Library of Congress and Omar Khayyam comparisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Baby Roland
Oliver Herford
Ethel Watts Mumford
Addison Mizner
Architectural Record
Paris
Passy
Walter Crane
New_York
St. Mark's
Vent
New York
Turin
Vesey Street
Rene Bache
Library of Congress
James Balfour Paul
Art of
Gadshill
Omar Khayyam
East Twentyfirst Street
Books announced for early next year in major publishers
Publishers reveal new titles and editions across houses. Crowell & Co advertises Ralph Waldo Trine's In Tune with the Infinite. Appleton & Co introduces The Autobiography of Joseph Le Conde and A Virginia Girl in the Civil War. Putnam releases Can Telepathy Explain and Twenty-six Historic Ships. Atlantic Monthly editor Bliss Perry publishes A Study of Prose Fiction. Little, Brown & Co issues a two color holiday catalogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Crowell & Co
Ralph Waldo Trine
D. Appleton & Co
Joseph le Conde
Virginia
Arta Lockett Avary
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Dr. Minot J. Savage
Bliss Perry
The
Atlantic Monthly
University of California
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
Messrs. Little, Brown & Co
Boston
Woman's Manual of Law
Mary A. Greene
Silver, Burdett & Co
Shakspeare
J. B. Lippincott Company
Horace Howard Furness, Jr
Horace Howard Furness
Bishop Lawrence
Roger Walcott
Colonel Higginson
Roland B. Molineaux
Tombs
Sing Sing Prison
Katherine J. Adams
Bowen-Merrll Company
David Carson
Alice of
Old Vincennes
Lazarre
the Strollers
F. C. Yohn
Andre Castaigne
A. B. Wenzell
Everett Shinn
Henry Hutt
Harrison Fisher
Howard Chandler Christy
Ostermoor & Co
Elizabeth Street
New York
Frederick J. Quinby Company
Mass
Charles Paul de Kock
Levant
de Kock
Embalmed Sauerkraut Causes Poisoning Outcry
At Downs, the families of Willis DeLay and Orrin McAfferty were seriously poisoned after eating sauerkraut that had been stored with embalming fluid. The incident sparked considerable community indignation as the sauce was tied to a bottle mislabeled with dangerous contents.
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Kansas City Journal
Downs
Willis DeLay
Orrin McAfferty
Fuid
Suil
Army Canteen Debate Across Reports and Opinions
Editor receives summary of Surgeon General and Inspector General findings on anti-canteen policy. The piece contrasts deser tion rates hospital admissions insanity and alcoholism between canteen and anti-canteen periods, noting varied regiment results and arguing for or against reestablishing post canteens to serve soldiers with regulated drink.
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Indianapolis Journal
Sanger
Philippine Division
Army
America
Philippines
Ban on Intoxicants in Army Sparks Debate Across Nation
Dispatch from Indianapolis on December 13 reports officials questioning Congress plans to restore alcohol in the army. Observers note gradual escalation from initial drink to heavy use, linking it to broader issues of discipline and public health amid smallpox and other threats. The tone warns of humiliation if drunkards swell in ranks, urging careful policy choices.
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Congress
America
U. S. Indianapolis
Marseilles strike leaders detained by French authorities
From Sundays Journal wrap up dated December 14 reports French authorities resting strike leaders in Marseilles for incendiary street speeches. Washington notes an army post to be built at Siolís while Lake naval station likely shifts to Waukegan aboard SS Admiral Dewey. Bellamy Storer counters boulevard slanders about the young King and Venezuela moves include cessation of reprisals and allied landings near Guayra.
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Marseilles
Washington
Siolis
Lake Naval Station
Waukegan
Admiral Dewey
San Juan
Bellamy Storer
Vienna
Guayra
George Gould
Trinidad
Slayers of Wesley Reynolds Believed Hiding in Hills Along the Ohio
The search centers on the hills along the Ohio between Jeffersonville and Madison for the assailants of Wesley Reynolds, a Westville bank clerk, with authorities tightening the manhunt as the case unfolds. A separate suit seeks 35000 related to the towboat Edgar and the death of Walter Schifferstein after a river accident near Evanaville.
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Wesley Reynolds
Westville
Ohio
Jeffersonville
Madison
Rose
Wabash
Edgar
Evanaville
Walter Schifferstein
Burns
Hector Desgain
Hartford
Bank Opens As City News Flows In Various Marshals
The Union National Bank will open its doors today. A gambling room on East Washington Street was raided by police. A smoker and vaudeville entertainment was given at the Columbia Club. Judge Carter rendered an opinion in the Drop Forging Company's case. Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association activities noted. Edward Arnold indicted for stealing valuables. Mrs. Thomas Glaze near J Davis reported missing after a sword attack. Court trials yield testimony affecting reputation and damages.
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Union National Bank
East Washington Street
Columbia Club
Carter
YM. CA
Butler
Indianapolis
Indiana
Edward Arnold
Thomas Glaze
J Davis
D. A
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Warden of the Marches
the Duchess
Charlotte M. Braeme
John Straw Winter
South Africa
J. B. Lippincott Co
Tuck's Holiday Publications
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Pasha
Sir Gilbert Parker
Louis Globe -Democrat
George Francis Train
Mills
Chicago
D. Appleton & Company, Publishers
Lilly & Stalnaker
Business Cot Co
Sunday’s Journal
News of Indiana
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