Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-07-30
BOOK NOTICES.
New Books in Circulating Library
of the GoldsbOro WOman'S
Club.

"The Story of My Life" by Helen
J Keller. The remarkable autobi-l
ography Of a remarkable young wo-
man, handicapped by blindness and
deafness, and who has yet learned to
read, write and typewrite. Miss
Keller is a graduate of Radcliffe. /
"Women Authors Of Our Day in
Their Homes" by +. w. Halsey.
A series of twenty eight interviews
with the most popular women writers
of England and America, illustrated
with pictures of their homes. The
authors talk shop-delightfully and
informally.
POLITICS AND HISTORY.
"Political Parties and Party Prob
lens in the United States" by
Albert S.. WOODBURY.. This work is
both historical and critical. It traces
the rise aud growth of American
political parties points out their
ideals and their development and
criticises the defects and dangers of
their methods.
ECONOMICS AND FINANCE.
"The Work of Wall Street." by
Soreno S. Pratt. This book treats
of corporate transactions and the
machinery combines, mergers, trusts,
and the like. It is a clear and con-
else explanation of things financial.
"Funds and their Uses" by F. A.
Cleveland. A book that describes
the methods, instruments and insti-
tutions employed in modern f1nan-
cial transactions of daily occurrence,
and of the precise nature and con-
duct of which many people are ig-
norant. A useful and we'll illustrat-
ed volume.
DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
"Principles of Home Decoration"
by Candace Wheeler. An admirable
blending of the practical and the
artistic pervades Mrs. Wheeler's
exposition of the true principles of
harmonious interior decoration. The
criticisms and hints are most valu-
able.
FICTION.
"Middle Aged Love Stories" by
Josephine Daskam. Seven stories
of the loves of miGdle-aged love
stories. Humorous and pathetic.
They possess individuality and that
!. quality which has made Miss Das-
kam's former books SO enjoyable.
O BOYS AND GIRLS.
"Bedtime StorIes," by Louise
j Chandler Moulton.
"The Joyous Story of Iote," by
Laura E. Richards.
"a Captured Santa Claus" by
Thomas Nelson Page.
"Joyous Good Times" by Mary
P. Willis Smith.
GA Girl of This Century," by
Mary G.. Darling.
"Margarita," by Elizabeth w.
~Champney.
"a New England Num-" by Mary
E. Wilkins Freeman.
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