The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-12-02
To Young Readers.

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commence with, they will make be-
ginning, and that, once made, you'll
wonder at its growth. Don't let your
books be scattered through every room
in the house. IF you 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 cannot knock half
dozen boards together, that will answer
such purpose.
And now suppose that you have
made your shelves, or bought them, or
have them already at hand, and have
brought together all the books which
you can lay claim to, big and small,
important and unimportant, school
books and oil, how shall the vacant
space be flledf
Make it rule, in the first place, to
put nothing 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 sol
id cord of such. Get something that
lasts something that you can take up
again, with pleasure; something that
teaches while it amuses'
Let US make a few suggestions.
Of all the books published, we know of
nothing better to base home library
upon than the several volumes of the
"Wide Awake Pleasure Book" Its
contents cover wider range of sub
jects than any other publication of the
kind we know of, and are made up of
contributions from the very highest
literary talent in England and America,
all written expressly for its pages and
lavishly illustrated by the best artists.
Each number is a perfect treasure
house. The stories are bright, breezy
and healthy, and the poetry is of the
same character. The presence Of this
set of books in a family would exert an
influence for good not to be slightly
estimated. They are clearly printed
and beautifully bound.
Then add the two volumes of Poets
Homes, and the tive companion vol
umes of Our American Artists, four
books, without which no family libra.
rY is possibly complete.
Find place then, for the issues in
the Spare Minute Series-ThOughts
that Breathe, Might of Right, ETC." !"
with the volumes that are to come
In the line of history there are the six
volumes of Miss Yonge, and the new
series just begun of LOthrop's Library
of Entertaining History. Add to
these, eyes Right, and -Four Feet "
"Wings and Fins for lovers ofNatu-
raj History Mrs Lilies story EN-
glish Literature :" Mrs Pearson's ecu
tenbu.g, or the Art of printing" and
Hopkins ''Waifs and their Authors. .
Let the girls, if there are any in the
family, add, as they can, the ''Pansy'
books, Ella Farman's Cooking Club
A white hand and Anna Maybe, and
Julia A. Eeastman's series of girls
stories, while the boys should not for
get Good-for- othing Polly, the Out
ofSehool Series and Mr.. Rand's Push
ing Ahead and Bark Cabin on Kear
sarge. And then for filling out tht
shelves for the little ones, no library
would be complete without Clara DotJ
, Bates Classics of Babyland, Pansy'
! Our Darlings and Little People II
Picture and Story; Baby Bunting, th'
King of Picture Books, Pictures fo
: Our Darlings, and Baby's Portfolio
A new idea is set forth in Pictures fo
Language Lessons, a collection 0
! beautiful pictures, TO be used a
subjects for stories in homes -an'
schools. Each of the twenty-fOur pic
e lures is printed OH heavy cardboard
70 6x7 1-2 inches, aEd contains IN ltsel
the material foE story, to be toll
- by the little pupil. Many of thcs
y pictures are handsome enough 10 frame
Besides these, there Il an immense va
=, riety of picture and story-bOOks, rar
ging in price from ten cents to a do
lar.
= We might go on almost withor
limit, but with these suggestions for
- beginning, we leave the subject to th
" " consideration of the great army I
:. young readers, for whom they are il
tended. All these volumes will |
found included in the single list Of L
Lothrop & Go.
The Virtues Of AHIleln.