Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-11-27
TO T6UNG.RElDERS.

TO 1CUNGshEdDLhS'
Form home libraries No matter how few or
how small the books arc TO commence with,
thcv will make beginning, and that once made
Won will wonder at lis growth. Don l let your
hooks be scattered through every room IN the
house If YOU haven't shelves, make them
They need not be of black walnut ana they
will hold books if they are not polished. ltSa
poor sort of boy that cannot knock together
half a dozen boards that Will answer sucli
purpose.
/ And now suppose that you have made your
shelves. or bought them, OF. have them already
ar hand and have brought together all the
hooks which YOU can lay claim 10, big and 1T
tlc important and unimportant, school books
and all how shall the yet vacant space be h'le9
Make il a rule in the first place, to put Moth
;,r in bi,t what is good-nO dime novels, pirate
stories or ormilk-and- water trash 10y popular Sc
rios " authors. One genuine good book i worth
a solid cord of such. Get something that lasts !;
something that you can take up again and q
cain with pleasure; something that teaches
while il amuses. -. .,
Let us make few suggestions. Or all the
books published we know of nothing better TO
bqse home library upon than the several vol
uIncs of the VIDE Auake Pleasure Book lis con-
rents cover a wider range Of subjects than any
other publication of the kind We know Of and
arc made I'D of contributions from the very
HIGHEST literary talent la England and Ameri-
cs all written expressly for its pages and law
! ishlv illustrated by the best artists Each num-
her Is 4 perfect treasure house. The stories are
bright breezy and healthy ana tIe poetry Is W os
the Same character. The presence of tins SCI OF
books in a family would exert an influence Tor
GOOD not 20 be lightly estimated. They are
clearly printed and beautifully bound.
Then add the two volumes of Poets Homc',
and the two companion volumes Of or Ameri-
cra irfisfs four books without which no house
hold library is possibly complete.
Find a place then for the issues in the spare
Minute Series ToughE tat breathe, Might 9f
Riqht. Cheerful Words and Irpe Nominees, WIN
the volumes that are 10 come. In the line oi
history there are six volumes by Miss onge,
and tbe new series inst begun Of Lothrops Ii
brary Of Entertaining History. Add to these
Eyes Kiqh and T0rr Fcof Wings Gnd rms ior
lovers Of natural history Mrs. Lilies Story of
Eaqiih LiteTGt,re; Mrs Pearson GneibeTg' N,
he Ar; Of Printing and Hopkins5 WaJs and
7Eeir A,fhors. Let the girls, if there are any IN
tbe family. ndd as they can, the Pansy
hooks Ella Farman's C0okmg Chb, 4 White
Urnd and Ahp,q .Masiie, and JuliaA. Eastman S
series of girls stories while the boys should not
FORGET Good -tor- Nothing IOily the Ot-gf-'Schoot
Series and Mr. Rands Pushing Ahe1d ana BgN
C.rBia on Keqrsagc. And then for filling ont the
shelves for the little ones, no library would be
comnlete without Clara Doty Bates Chsscs of
Bagilqi,d. Pansy's O,r Da'mgs and Liaie Peop'e
in Picngc and Story; Babg Bunting, the h,ng @
Picture Boots Pictures for or Ddriiags, and 81
5,js P,,ff,lio. A new idea is set forth in Pic
t,'rcs far Lqnquaqe Lessons, collection Of beaut-
fal pictures to be used as subjects for stories in
homes and schools. Each Of the twenty-iour
pictures is printed on heavy cardboard, ext
inches and contains in itself the material for "A
story. to be told by the little pupil Many OF
these pictures are handsome enough to frame:
Besides these there is an immense variety oil
nict,re and storv.books, ranging in price from
ten cents 10 q dollar.
We might 20 on almost without limit but
with these suggestions for beginning welcaye
the subject 10 the consideration Of the great ar
nv of young readers for whom they are intend
ed. An these volumes will be found included
in the single list Of y. Lothrop & Co.