Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-09
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The library Of congress contains
1874, 618 books, 41O,352 pieces of music,
1892 prints and 50, IA maps and
charts, according to the annual report
OF the librarian, Herbert Putnam. The
library gained 68,951 books and about
$4,000 pictures and pieces Of music dur
Ing the last year. There were bought
22,998 books, 16,348 were received by
gift, II, 763 by copyright and GAIA gain
ed by exchange with foreign govern
ments.
Margaret Potter, whose novel, 1.-THE
Genius is attracting a great deal Of
attention both for it's unusual theme
and for the remarkable Insight and
power it reveals, is a very young wom-
an to have attained to the position she
holds in the American world of letters.
Though the author of seven novels, this
gifted American girl is but "a years
Of age She began to write, however,
at the age Of ID, contributing startling
stories and poems to a little school
periodical known as The X-Ray. Since
then she has studied and written with
untiring energy.
The present is a day of big figures,
and consequently no one appears to
be surprised by the statement that the
late President Harper, of the Univer-
sity of Chicago, is to be honored by
the erection Of a memorial library to
cost a million and a quarter dollars.
The plans, In fact, have already been
accepted. At the same time it is pro-
posed to erect a similar memorial, In
the form Of a library building, to the
memory Of John Hay at Brown Uni
versity in Providence In this case too,
the plans have practically been agreed
upon, but the structure is to cost, &C,
cording to the present proposals, only
$30O,00O
Miss Ellen Glasgow, whose new nov
ell, "The Wheel of Life" is the book of
the hour, taught herself to read by
picking the letters out Of SCOTS novels.
Some one asked her recently when she
began to write, and she said: "I've
been writing ever since 1 could make
marks with a pencil. I had an old
black nanny for a nurse, who is still
alive. She used to tell stories about
certain mythical person called Willie.
One night she would assume the burden
of his adventures, and the next night I
would take them up. That was the be-
ginning of my career as a novelist 1t
is so comforting to have ones efforts
received sympathetically, that is, with
sympathetic intelligence"
We have all heard of the lady who
demanded Howell's "Heroines of Attic
ton" from the astonished librarian, and
of the small boy who said that Straw
berry Finn" was his favorite book, but
it remains for Will N. Hardin to cap
the climax with chance bit of CONVEX
saton overheard by him the other day
in a book shop. 81 want" said the
would-be purchaser, "a copy Of that
new book people are talking about,
The Contest Of the Canines.' 1 hear
it's great" The clerk looked puzzled.
Il don't think we've got it, sir" he
said. "But wait minute and I'll see.
john" he called, to another salesman,
'have we any book about a dog fight?
No? Very sorry, sir. Who's it by? We
can order it for you" Its by that In
dian man, Harrington" replied the GUS
toner. "Oh!" the clerks mouth twitch.
ed. II guess this is what you want,
SIR And he handed out a copy of
'"The Conquest of Canaan" us this
about a dog fght" queried the pur.
chaser, anXiously. "Well-sort Of"
laughed the clerk. cts about a big
fight anyway, and the under dog gets
the best Of it,