The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-28
Some Recent Additions to the
Reference Shelves.
A FEW WORDS OF REVIEW
Oscar Fay's Dictionary of American Au-
thors' America Heraldica" by E. d.
Vermont The American An
nual Cyclopaedia- ALIASES.

months. which are not allowed to be
taken from the library. These have not
before been mentioned in the lists of
current additions, as IT would cause
confusion to include them among books
that can be issued.
Last week we called attention to the
great number of books which annually
come from the press, not only in our
own country, but in other countries. We
begin our list this week with a very
useful work which calls attention to the
great number of producers of literature
which the United States has produced.
The Dictionary of American Authors
by Oscar Fay Adams, is a compact and
neatly printed volume of about 400 oc-
tavo pages, containing very brief en-
tries of the career and record of about
5000 American writers. Mr. Adams has
already made himself known-rather un-
pleasantly, 1t must be admittedly his
little book. THE Presumption of Sex
in which he has applied the term, the
mannerless sex and other similar ex-
pfessions to the female portion of hui
manty Fortunately in this volume
ne has, except in one instance, refrained
from expressing his undesired opinion,
and confined himself to very accept
able presentation of the fact. The one
instance in which he gives utterance to
his opinion is in the care he takes to
apply the title poet only where ii be-
longs, and to call other aspirants verse
writer's"
America Heradica," by e. d. Yer
mont. is IA compilation of coats of
arms crests and notices of prominent
American families settled i'm this eoun-
try before 1900" 1t Is finely illustrated
and will prove very useful.
Recent purchases have made the Ii
brary set of the American Annual
To- la "a
except for the years 1887 to 1894. This
is the most valuable compilation Of cur
rent history available, and the book first
to be referred to for contemporary rec
ord of an event concerning which we
know the year. Among other topics of
special interest the volumes from 1868 to
1878 contain the fullest account of the
Cuban rebellion which is available.
The Atlas of the Battlefields of
Chickamauga. Chattanooga and Nicin-
ity,'' is issued by the United States gov
eminent, and indicates better than any
history we can mention the progress cf
events in the battles which have made
the locality famous
A publication of the Bureau of Ameri-
can Republics of very special value is a
three-volume work on Commercial No
menclature" One volume is arranged
so as to give the English words first, ar
ranged alphabetically. with the Spanish
and Portuguese equivalents. Another
volume lists the Spanish words first. and
the third gives precedence to the Portu-
guese.
Holiday pamphlet editions of various
Butte papers have been bound. and con-
stitute a valuable addition to the sources
of Butte history.
The Mining Laws of Montana" as
provided by the codes and amended by
the legislative assembly of 1897, have
been compiled by John !syrne, formerly
Iattt IF iIra Ia ov1.
state mine inspector and are issued in a
separate volume by the Montana state
government.
The Congressional Record containing
the proceedings of the United States
congress during the last regular and the
last special session make up eight quarto
volumes which are on the shelves of
the library.
Grams Universal Atlas: Geographic
cal. Astronomical and Historical" Is a
folio volume revised to a very recent
period, and is as much cyclopaedia as
II is an atlas
The Directory of the Labor Unions
of Montana, 1875" was compiled in
Butte last year, and Is useful refer
ence book concerning organized labac.
Few more useful publications are is
sued by the United States government
than the monthly Consular Raporss.'
In these numbers are reported mucn III
teresting information concerniE-r The in
dustries and resources of foreign coun-
tries. The library has bound volumes
for several years back and 4 General
Index to Vols 1924" adds greatly 70
the convenience of consulting them.
War Between the United states and
Mexico" by George Wilkes Kendall. is
a large atlas folio book concerning the
war of 1858
The colossal Dictionary of National
Biography begun under the editorial
4TtaT.g ta1Y, a-lt klR@,a
tinued under that ~ Sidney Lee. has
now progressed TO me 52d volume, and
covers the alphabet from A to
Stranger
y finely printed and elegantly illus
trated work ON the history and technol-
ogy of railroads is The No,' DIS Rail
way" by Major j. G.. Pangborn
The binding of volumes has made she
library stock of the periodicals mon
toned as follows:
American Architect and Building
News, 1S94-lSa6. vols 1856; vols.
American Field, January, 1S94-June,
1897: vols. 4l-47.
Critics, lS94-1s97, vols 24-S1; vols.
Electrical World, January. 1s94-June,
1877, vols. % to %; : vols.
Engineering, January. 1895. to june.
1897, vols. 59-63; vols
Engineering and Mining Journal, Jan
uary. lSS4-June. 1897, vols. 1873, : vols.
Forest and Stream, January, 1884,
June. 1897 vols. 42-iS. : vols.
Ieslie's Weekly, January. 1S94-July,
1897. vols. 1884: 7 vols.
London Graphic. January, 1S94-June,
1897. vols. 1855: II vols.
London News. Illustrated. 1912 Ia June.
1897. vols lilo, in liz vols.
Mining and Scientific Press January,
1895. to June. 1897. vols. 70-7i; . vols.
Public Opinion. January, 1895 To June,
1897. vols. 1s-22: vols.
Scientific American. Sept. &c. 1886. To
Dee 81. 1883. July |. 1890. To June 30.
1879. January. 1894 To June. 1897: vols
ia, and new series vols i-6, 63-6S. 1n-76
Scientific American Supplement. 1876 10
June. 1897. vols. Las. Nos. l-1i21.
To this last periodical an extensive
subject index has been prepared by the
publishers. This index has been strongly
bound and may be consulted in the ref
erenee department of the library.
Following are the recent additions 10
the Polk Directory library These haAl{s