The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-11-12
TO YOUNG READERS.

! Form home Libraries. Nc matter how few or
will make a beginning. aud that once made,
You will wonder at its growth. Don't let your
books be scattered through every room in the
house. II yen haven't shelves, make them.
| They need not be Of black walnut, and they will
hold books If they are not polished. It's a
poor sort Of boy that carno: knock together
| half dozen boards that Will answer such a
purpose.
And now suppose that you have made your
shelves, or bought them or have Them already
on hand, and have brought together all the
books which you can lay claim 10, big and
little, important and unimportapt, school books
! and all, how shall the yet vacant space he
| filled?
Make rule, in the fret place, to pat moth
ing in but what is good--no dime novels, pirate
stories, or milk and water trash by popular
. series " authors. One genuine good book is
worth a solid cord OF such. Get something
that lasts something that you can take up
again and again with pleasure; something that
teaches while 1t amuses.
Let us make few suggestions. or all the
books published we know OF nothing better to
base home library upon than tbe several
volumes OF the Wide Awake Pleasure Book.
Its contents cover wider range Of subjects
than any other publications from the very
highest library talent in England and America,
ali written expressly for i:s pages and iavishly
Illustrated by the best artists. Each number
is perfect treasure house. The stories are
bright, breezy and healthy, and the poetry IS of
The same character. The presence for good
not TO be lightly estimated. They are clearly
printed and beautifully bound.
Then add the two volumes Of Poets Homes,
and the two companion volumes Of Our Ameri-
can Artists, four books without which 10 house
hold library is possibly complete.
Find place then for the issues ID tie Spare
Minute Series Thoughts that Breathe, Might
Of Right, Cheerful Words and True Manliness,
with the volumes that are to come. In the
line OF history there are the six volumes by
MISS Yonge, and the new series just begun OF
Lotbrop's Library OF Entertaining History.
Add to these Eyes Right and Four Feet, Wings,
and Fins for lovers OF natural history; Mrs.
Lilies Story OF English Literature; Mrs.
Pearson's Gutenberg, or the Art Of Printing,
and Hopkins Waits and Their Authors. Let
the girls, If there are any IN the family, add,
as they can, the Pansy' books, Ella Far
mans Cooking Club, A White Hand and Anna
Magle, and Julia A. Eastman's series or girls
stories, while the boys should no; forget Good
forNothing Polly, the Out-ofSchool serIes,
and Mr.. Rand's Pushing Ahead and Bark Cab
IN on Kearsarge. And then for filing out the
shelves for the little ones, no library world be
complete without. Clara Do;y Bates Classlcs or
Babylsnd, Pausy's Our Dar'ings and Little
People in Picture and story; Baby Bunhng,
the King OF Picture Books. Pictures for Our
Darlings, and Babys Portfolio. 4 new idea is
SET forth in Pictures for Language Lessons,a a
collection Of beautiful pictures, to ne used as
subjects for stories in homes aud schools.
Each Of the twenty four pictures ia printed on
heavy cardboard, Gx7 1-2 inches. and contains
in itself the material FOR story, to be oldtby
the little pupil. Msny OF these pictures are
handsome enough 10 frame. Besides these
there is an immense variety Of picture and
story-books, ranging IN price from ten cents to
a dollar.
We might 60 on almost without limit, hut
with these suggestions for . begiuu,nr, We
leave the subject to the consideration OF the
great army of young readers for whom they
are intended. All these volumes Will he found
included in the single list OF d. LoilGop n Co.
Wide Awake lie winning golden opinions in
England, large and special edition Of the
magazine being now published in London for
the benefit Of our young cousine over the sss.