Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-21
STATE HOUSE.
Several New Volumes Received at
the State Library.
Among them Being a Collection Of Ancient
and Rare Books.

Secretary Il. Walker McKeen of the
agricultural department. went To his
nome in FryeburS over Sunday. He will
return today. and will begin a week of
institute work Tuesday.
An exchange was recently affected be-
tween the State library and George IL.
| iafrott of Rockport. whereby the library
mas obtained n lot of valuable old vol
uihes' and Mr.. Barrett several new ones.
| Inc Old volumes received by the library
are interesting. indeed. and to a lover of
old and rare volumes. they would be Il
source of much enjoyment
one of the first volumes that came to
the reporters notice was one entitled.
--latest News from the Three Worlds.
Heaven. Earth and Hell. as reported at
Il four days meeting in Shirley Mass
TO eight Calvinstic minister's" written
by Russell Streetcr in the year 1893. Like
the other volumes, ii is set in the type
| characteristic of those days and the pa
per is yellow with age. and like all the
DOCKS. the binding and all are in good
state OF preservation. There is another
volume containing the editions of the
year 1871, of The Sunbeam" a weekly
political journal devoted Ia the discus
sion and development of the principles of
social democracy. Mozar Gardner edi-
| tor.
| ihen there is the "Bnstou Almanac
tor 1900, the "Americ;n Almanac and Re
pository of Useful knowledge" for the
year ls5l. which is on the style of one of
the large almanacs of today AMI some
OF It's information is truly amusing, as
well as Instructive; "Goodrich's History
| OF the United States" by Joseph Emcr-
son. published in 1890: two volumes of
| psalms and hymns for the use of l'niver-
Sallst societies. published in 1913 ana 1899:
| the Life of F. T. Barnum." written by
| himself in lN55. "Teachines of Patriots
ana Statesmen. of the Founders of the
| Republic. by Ezra Il. Chase. ESQ. pub
| llShed in 1860; 'National HvmuS. Original
and Selected, for the use Of those who
are Slaves to no Sect" by Abner Knee
land. published in 1886: "A History of the
| nited States on plan adapted 70 the
capacity Of Youths" published in 1922;
| The Great Industries of the United
| states in lS12; ''Exploration of the Red
River of louisiana. in the year 1872. by
| Randolph +, Marcy, Captain 9Th Infan-
| Try. [. s A. assisted by George T.. Nc
! Clellan. then brevet captain of L. S en-
gineers. in 1852. Notes of a Military Re
connoissance." from Fort Leavenworth in
| Missouri to San Diego. Cal. by Lieuten-
ant Colonel w. II. Emory. made in 1885,
| The Philosophical Dictionary of NJ. De
| Noltairo' with the life of the author
| published in 1890; topography or Il de
| scription Of the World in three parts
First geographical orthoeraphy: second.
grammar of geography; third dcscrip-
ton Of the earth. published in the thr-
ties; Good Sense Of Natural Ideas. on
posed to Supernatural" by Baron Uol-
| bach. published in 1881; A View of South
America and Mexico" by General Simon
Bolivar. in 1926; The American First
/ Glass Book. designed for the use of the
! Highest Classes in Public and Private
/ Schools" by John Perpont in 1890: Vol
! ney's Ruins. or Meditation OF the Revo-
lutions of Empires" published in 1889
| The Americans Guide" in 1855: "The
/ True Republican" by Jonathan French
/ in 1912. The World in Pocket Book. or
! | UNIVERSAL Popular Statistics. by w. II.
|
! Crump in lSi1; "Compend of Phreno-
| Philosophy of Human Nature" by j.
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| Fales: "Nestiges of the Natural History
of Creation" published in 1857: "Ortho-
doxy As 1t Is. or Mental Influence" bv
| r Tomlinson and ID. r. Livermoro in
! 1915: and two volumes of THE Political
/ Writings of Thomas Paine" in 1871
! Frederick Brunei of Portland, general
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/ The following TWO new companies filed
/ papers of incorporation Saturday:
4 King Clothing Company has been or
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