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The initial poem, "His Pa's Ro- 

 mance," in dialect, and the longest poem 

 in the book, is a most delightful account, 

 told by a small boy, of the courtship of 

 his father and mother. 



The volume contains many new poems 

 of childhood and a series of songs of 

 Hoosierdom that will delight every read- 

 er who knows and loves good poetry. 



The book is fully illustrated by Will 

 Vawter, and contains as a frontispiece a 

 new portrait of IMr. Riley drawn by 

 John Cecil Clay. 



The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indian- 

 apolis, have a new book, THE WAY to 

 the WEST, by Emerson Hough. 



Few persons of our time ever saw the 

 keel-boat which preceded steam naviga- 

 tion. It was a great improvement over 



A. C. McClury & Co., Chicago, have just 

 issued a holiday book for children, THE 

 STAR FAIRIES, by Editfi Ogden 

 Harrison. 



Tales of fairies always have a fascina- 

 tion for children, and the author, who 

 also gave us recently "Prince Silver- 

 wings, has exceeded himself in this new 

 story book, which must greatly interest 

 all of the little folks who may be so for- 

 tunate as to receive it as a Christmas 

 present. 



Goods books are useful and afford 

 an enduring pleasure, and we commend 

 "The Star Fairies. . to our friends who 

 are blessed with children. 



THE AMERICAN BIRD MAGA- 

 ZINE, published by Chas. K. Reed, 

 Worcester, INFass., is an excellent educa- 

 tional Avork. The subjects of birds treat- 

 ed in plain language which any child 

 may comprehend, is of such importance 

 that every school child and teacher 

 should make it a study. Subscription, 

 $1.00 per year. 



the flat boat, which could unly float 

 down stream with the current, for this 

 boat, with a pointed prow, could be pro- 

 pelled up stream by means of poles and 

 by cordeling with a tow ^ne. 



The history of navigation as given 

 in the second chapter is of great interest 

 and will be read with much pleasure as 

 the most enticing fiction. 'J'he entire 

 book is full of interest. 



The lives of Kit Carson, Davy Crock- 

 ett and Daniel Boone have an interest to 

 everyone. They were the pioneers of our 

 present civilization. AH honor to these 

 men. How they lived, traveled, fought 

 wiley foes, and prepared for us the 

 homes we now enjoy, all told in pleasant 

 enjoyable manner in "The Way of the 

 West. 



The Forest, Fish and Game Commis- 

 sioner of New York has a most valuable 

 report, THE ECONOMIC VALUE of 

 BIRDS to the STATE, by Frank M. 



Chapman. 



This report should be sent out by the 

 hundred thousand copies, and every 

 school in America, should have a copy 

 to educate farmer's children how great 

 is the importance of our birds. 



The United States Government would 

 do well to reprint this report of New 

 York State and distribute it to other lo- 

 cations which, by law, the single State 

 of New York can not be expected to do. 



The colored plates are perfect, and 

 of course quite expensive. 



Arboriculture has frequently called 

 attention to the valuable labors of the 

 woodpeckers in searching for insects 

 which destroy the pine and other forest 

 trees. Also to the silly enmity which 

 many farmers have toward the hawk 

 family, but both these bii-ds earn their 

 living by preserving to the farmer his 

 trees and his crops of grain. 



This book is invaluable, and the regret 

 is so few copies can be circulated. 



