Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-09
LITHGow LIBRARY.
Work Done the Past Year.

0SsAC soG ant I car.
Inc librarian of the Lithgow library ha
prepared the annual report from which v,
learn that the number of books in the librar,
exclusive of periodicals 10 5,5I7. The mum
Der OF annual subscribers is 36I. Whole
number of books taken from the Ibrar,
during the year 1888. Special efforts have
been made during the past year to accomplish
as lar as possible the difficult task of OBJ
tanning books having the interest of fictior
but dealing mainly with practical topics
through the kindness of one of the trustees
Hon D. Manchester Haynes, the Journa
man was made acquainted with much of whai
the trustees have done and still are doing
with regard to obtaining practical books Of
interest As city Augusta has no yreai
reason to be proud Of her architecture. Tbs
men who plan and have charge of much Of
the building done here. naturally take an
interest in books pertaining to their pro.
fession. Painstaking care has been taker
in procuring just this kind of books, and a.
result one may find on the shelves of the
library such works as General Description,
and Detailed Estimates" by s. B.
Reed the architect. This volume con
tains among other things, designs Of different
styles Of buildings and the cost of each de-
sign, "Old Homes made New" fully H.
Illustrated with views of homes before and af.
ter alteration. These views are both general
and specific. An hours profitable amuse-
ment may be derived from reading a volume
which has for its subject, Japanese Homes.
Another volume attracts our attention. 1t is
the work Of Geo. Z. Harvey the architect
1t is illustrated with plates showing perspec-
tives and plans of barns, and buildings and
fences. 'our Homes and How to make them
Healthy" by S. F Murphy. This work dis
cusses, from a. scientific standpoint but in the
plainest language, all details in the construc-
ton aud fitting up of home and the sanitary
effects of such.
With the present interest in yachting an
interest which has become national in extent,
it would seem proper that the library should
contain some good writings on this subject.
The foresight of the trustees has provided
for this demand such books as yachts and
Yachting" by Cozzens, containing the history
of American and British Yachting, with
illustrations of the famous yachts in this
country and England. Yacht Architecture -
which is finely illustrated good book for
the boys to read is Hints on Boat Sailing
and Racing" also a complete manual for
amateurs with reference to canoe and boat
building, by W r. Stephens, canoeing editor
of Forest and Stream" The book contains
comprehensive directions for the construction
of canoes, rowing and sailing boats and
hunting craft.
Those who are interested in the naval
Modern Ships of War" This book is Illus
trated with plates of the vessels in present use
in the navies of the world. Another branch
of reading which it has been the desire of the
trustees TO make as complete and interesting
as possible is that which comes under the
head of Outdoor Sports" 1t is a matter of
doubt if good novels, even are an intellectual
diet much to be INDUCED in by the young mind
but certainly no such doubt can be entertained
in regard to reading matter which treats of out
door sports and exercise. The youth will
topics are set before them by the skilled
writer whose aim is to first interest
and then instruct. Great care has
been exercised in selecting This class of auth
ors, and rs result one may find here the best
works in cxistenc" from the days of Isaac
Walton down to the present time. .'Angling
"reminiscences, Fly Rods and Fly Tackle, IS
the Badmnton Library containing books on
Athletics aud Football" Fishing, Hunt
ing and Cycling, Camps on the Rockies,
Walkers Manly Exercises" books on
Horses and Dogs" Trout Culture,
American Fowl Shooting, "''Deer Stalking, "
books on travel, etc. these with many others
of like nature are displayed ON the shelves,
temptingly to those who have the taste for
such aiding.
"Appleton's Cyclopedia of Applied Me-
chancs," has recently been added to the
the work done i'll the library during the past
year should reap rich rewards no doubt it
will if the public will but take the interest to
investigate it,