Father in Heaven who lovest all, Oh help Thy children when they call; That they may build from age to age, An undefiled heritage! . . . . . . . Teach us the strength that cannot seek, (p. 200) By deed or thought, to hurt the weak; That, under Thee, we may possess Man's strength to comfort man's distress. Teach us Delight in simple things, And Mirth that has no bitter springs; Forgiveness free of evil done, And Love to all men 'neath the sun! Land of our Birth, our Faith our Pride, For whose dear sake our fathers died; O Motherland, we pledge to thee, Head, heart, and hand through the years to be! KIPLING. BARING-GOULD, SABINE, and ARTHUR GILMAN. The Story of Germany. Putnam. 1.50 The present volume traces the life of this powerful nation from the time when imperial Rome was baffled by her valiant Hermann down to the hour when France fell before her, and the idea of Empire ... became, under William the First, a power making for peace and strength.... The story of such a people as the Germans could not fail to possess intense interest for anyone; but for us of another branch of the Teutonic family, it has the additional charm that it is the history of our blood-relations. ARTHUR GILMAN. While not intended primarily for children, this book will be both enjoyed and appreciated by many boys and girls of fourteen. The illustrations are taken, to a great extent, from old sources. BOLTON, S.E. (K.). Famous American Authors. Crowell. .75 The careers of eighteen well-known men of letters are described. (p. 201) Among the number are Emerson, Prescott, Hawthorne, Higginson, Gilder, and Clemens. CHAMPLIN, J.D. Young Folks' History of the War for the Union. Holt. 2.50 It is, in short, a well-written and entertaining history of the War of the Rebellion, very fair and impartial in tone.--_The Nation._ A mature boy or girl of fourteen will find this reliable work useful. The larger part of the illustrations are taken from contemporary drawings, and there are many maps. CHAPIN, A.A. Masters of Music; Their Lives and Works. Dodd 1.50 Twenty famous musicians are very interestingly characterized; among them Palestrina, Mozart, Rossini, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, and Wagner. FAMOUS ADVENTURES AND PRISON ESCAPES OF THE CIVIL WAR. Century. 1.50 The War Diary of a Union Woman in the South, edited by G.W. Cable, relates experiences of the Siege of Vicksburg. Among other accounts there is a description of Mosby's guerillas, and the tunnel escape from Libby Prison is told by one of the Union officers who got away and was retaken.