Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-09-28
MOOEL LIBRARY FOR GRAND RAPIDS.
State Library Commission Held an nstruc-
tive Public meetlng Tuesday Evening,

SlOIl-MlSS l.. L. SCearnS OF Madison.
Miss COrnelia Marvin. late Of Oak
Park, H.. Miss NJ. Z. Tanner OF
Stevens Point and T. \. Hutchins of
Milwaukee-whO each in their turn
had something interesting to say TO
the audience concerning libraries and
their usefulness. The attendance
was good, but the meeting was of such
real value to the community that an
opera house full Of our people could
we'll afforded to have listened to the
words Of this library Quartette The
commission has selected seven or eight
public libraries through the state
where it is thought surrounding con-
ditiOnS are favorable for model insti-
buttons of their kind. The T. B.
Scott library has been selected on this
list and it Is in the interest of such
movement that the commission visited
Grand Rapids this week. You have
splendid opportunities before you
concerning this matter. DOyOu want
a model library in your midst? A
community Of interest and 4 cOmmu-
nifty Of action will bring it about and
bring it easily. Visit the library. ask
some questions about it, learn what you
can do to help it and your time will be
well spent.
Miss L. Z. Stearns spoke Tuesday
evening on The Relation Of WOmen'S
Clubs to the Library" and she sugges-
ted work for our female club members
to keep them seriously busy for many
months to come. They might Orga-
nize - she said "a society for the
suppression of noises, and one of the
first duties of this society would be to
stop the needless blowing of that
awful factory whistle at $50 a. m"
Then there could be ''sOciety for the
prevention of cruelty to landscapes"
The realm Of the ladies in this society
WOuId be to keep our merchants from
advertising on the pretty rocks in the
rapids and otherwise marring natures |
landscape pictures. a twin city feder |
alton Of WOmen'S clubs could open a |
hospital for poor farmers wives, they |
could supply a rest room for farmers |
when they visit tOWn-a splendid |
sphere Of usefulness is open to the club |
women Of our twin cities
Miss Marvin gave a brilliant paper |
on ''AdVertiSing of the Library' and |
Miss Tanner most chaTmingly adyO- |
Gated the usefulness and power of |
pictures in giving information and |
inspiration to the library patrons, the |
bOH1c, tue SCiOOl lIOUS6. w lllc lUSGIl.
Pictures surround all with beauty. and
since human nature gathers much
from environment there is found
strong argument in the suggestions
offered by Miss Tanner. Mr.. Hutchins
added some earnest remarks on the
value Of q library and It's advan-
tageOuS influences in a town, after
which tie meeting adjourned.
A 11ayU 1iCtO of hOplZS J1rnro ut
theScott Ii brary this week that will
be ready for distribution beginning
Monday. We call your attention to
the book by Ollivant entitled bob,
Son of Battle" 1t is the story of a
shepard dog in Scotland said by critics
to be the very best dog story ever
written. Then there is "Richard
Carvel" and "When Knighthood was
in Flower" that will appeal to all for
excellence. The demand for David
HaTum" has been 50 great that d sec
Ond copy was ordered. The new list
follows herewith:
GENERAL LIST.
Elizabeth and Her German Garden.
Marley-Bee People.
Stickney-Bird World.
Dodd-C Cathedral Days.
DOdd-Three Normandy Inns.
TrOWDrldge-What is Electricity?
MattheWs-Our Navy in Time Of War.
Grant-FlaShlight on Nature.
Landor-In the Forbidden land. vol.
FiSke-ThrOugh Nature to God.
BereSford- Break up Of China.
LeOnard-Wh0'sW Who in America.
Dickens-Pictures from Italy.
Biancardi-At Home in Italy.
Castelar-Old Rome and New Italy.
Wyckoff-The Workers East,
Lardner-Steam Engine.
FICTION LIST
OIlivant-BOb. Son of Battle
PhillpOttS- Children of the Mist.
Notwithstanding Isabel Carnaby.
Churchill-Richard Carvel
N0rriS-McTeague
ElliOtt-An Incident.
WhartOn-Greater Inclination.
Sedgwick-Dull Miss Archinard.
POol-Sand'n Bushes.
McLennan-Span O. Life.
ThOmpSOn-Windy Creek.
Cable-Strong Hearts.
Yeats-Chevalier D'Auriac.
northumberland
Warner-GOlden House.
Warner-That Fortune.
WeStcott-Dayid Harum.
CaSkoden-When KnighthOod was in
Flower.
Whiting-NO. John Street.
Field-Nannie'S Happy Childhood.
Hall-BOyS Of ScrOOby.
eats-Honor Of Sevill.
DOyle-Taming of the Jungle.
ZOllinger-WidOW O'Callaghan's Boys.
Warman-SnOW On the Headli ght.
If you require good job Of plumb