SMITH, M.P. (W.). Jolly Good Times. Little. 1.25 Childhood days on a farm near old Deerfield, fifty or sixty years ago. The story has a fresh, wholesome atmosphere, and children of to-day love the simple happenings. SMITH, M.P. (W.). Jolly Good Times at School. Little. 1.25 A continuation of the farm life of the children we learned to know (p. 113) in Jolly Good Times, telling of school-days and winter fun. SPYRI, JOHANNA. Heidi. De Wolfe. 1.50 This delightful book is generally accepted as giving the best picture of child-life in the Swiss Alps. STODDARD, W.O. Two Arrows. Harper. .60 The exploit by which a young Nez Percé won his name, and his further prowess, are related. The adventures of a mining party and the pursuit of rebellious Apaches by a company of United States cavalry are just what boys will enjoy reading about. WYSS, J.D. The Swiss Family Robinson. Illustrated by H. Kley. Dutton. 2.50 The experiences of this shipwrecked family are thus happily characterized by the _Spectator_: They _did_ sail in the tubs, and train zebras and ostriches for riding, and grow apples and pines in the same garden; and why shouldn't they? YONGE, C.M. The Little Duke. Macmillan. 1.25 An account of the boyhood days of Richard the Fearless, Duke of Normandy, vassal of Louis IV, one of the last of the degenerate line of Charlemagne. _ELEVEN YEARS OF AGE_ (p. 114) _Clothes for the back, books for the head: Read, and remember them when they are read._ THACKERAY. AMUSEMENTS AND HANDICRAFT He talks of wood: it is some carpenter. SHAKSPERE. WHEELER, C.G. Woodworking for Beginners. Putnam. 2.50 This very comprehensive volume gives information about tools, different kinds of woods, and the fitting up of workshops; with full directions for the building of simple houses, boats, toboggans, and numerous small articles. There are many working diagrams. BIOGRAPHY, HISTORY, AND GOVERNMENT I sing of heroes and of kings, In mighty numbers mighty things. COWLEY. BROOKS, E.S. The Century Book for Young Americans. Century. 1.50 Issued under the auspices of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, this volume gives an account of the visit of (p. 115) a party of young people to Washington, where they learned much of interest regarding our government and the workings of its different departments. There are many illustrations.