Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-04-26


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Leaves its impress on the soul.
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Proceedings Of the Horticultural Society.
HoRrrcrLTrRAL Rooms, April 10th, 1861.
Meeting called to order by the President
Minutes Of last meeting read and approved
Corresponding Secretary reported letter
stating that copy Of the Coast Survey for
the year 1859 had been forwarded to the
Society.
Historical Committee reported progress.
Library Committee reported Rules and
Regulations, which rs amended and adopted
are as follows:
l. The Library shall be opened at such
times as the Society may from time to time
direct.
2 The members of the Society, and the
wives of members, shall be entitled to draw
from the Library.
8. No person shall have more than one
volume from the Library at the same time.
4. No person drawing book shall retain
the same for longer period than two weeks
s. Any mensbey violating rule 4th shall
pay penalty Of ten cents per week for such
violation, and shall not be allowed to draw
any book until such fine is paid.
6. Drawing cannot be done by proxy, IN
less a written order to the Librarian accom-.
pany the proxy.
7. Any damage done to books shall be as
sessed by the Librarian, and said damage
must be paid before the offender shall be en-
titled to further use of the library.
g. Any person who shalg loan any book
belonging to the library to any person not
member shall be deprived of any further use
Of the library for the unexpircd term.
.. No person except the Librarian shall
take any book from the case.
10. The "Annals of Congress" shall in no
case be taken from the room.
IL. The last Friday in December and in
j inc shall be general return days when all
books must be in the library and remain at
least one week The Society may call in the
books at such other times as they may think
best.
u. The Librarian sfmiT keep list of the
members of the Society in alphabetical order
and shall charge all books drawn from the
library and credit the same when returned.
r. It shall be the duty of the Librarian
to see that these rules are strictly enforced.
Moved that the ,corking members Of the
Ladics' Library Association have the first
reading of the Books selected by them.
The following amendment was offered:
That the Books belonging to the Ladies'
Library Association be handed over to the
Librarian to place apart from the other books.
amendment accepted and original motion
adopted.
Moved that Books belonging to the Society
Be catalogued according to subject and
authors. Carried.
The Chair appointed l.. B. FIFIELD and
Or. PIERCE, committee for such purpose.
A communication from JACOB RosENBAUM,
rcsigning the Office Of Librarian, was read
by the Secretary.
Resignation accepted, and GEO. D. PER
xISs appointed his successor.
The Society requested that list Of the
missing books, together with the names Of
;ndividuals who had drawn them, be publish
Ell ilr the next number Of the GAZETTE.
On motion the Library remained unopened
till another week.
In accordance with suggestions Of mem
bcrs, the Chair appointed Committee to
confer with the Ladies' Library Association
in relation to the books purchased by them,
and now in the Library Of the Society. The
Chair appointed D. G. OvERsAS, S. Fox,
and Librarian such committee.
The Chair stated that Mr. McIsAAcs, Of
Waterloo, had proposed to leave in the care
of the Society, his valuable Geological col
lcctions, and regretted that the Society had
not the facilities for accepting the generous
offer.
On motion the Corresponding Secretary
was instructed to return to Mr.. McIsAAcs
the Society's thanks.
Motion was made that S. LOMBARD, Esq,
be requested to lecture before tho Society on
Friday evening, the Goth.
Chairman of Lecture Committee was in
structed to confer with Mr.. LOMBARD.
Society upon motion, adjourned.
GEO. D. PERKINS, Secretary.
Flax Culture.
Mr.. A. w. BLArcHroRD, of Chicago, will
loan Flax Seed to any farmer who viii agree
to SOW it the present season, and out Of the
crop produced return to him the quantity
inaned and ael to him the balance of said