Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-03-17
AN HOUR IN THE CITY LIBRARY.

One rainy afternoon recently. hav-
ing an idle hour. | decided to spend
it in our public library at the city
hall, and before that hour was ended
was more than ever convinced what
public benefactresses are the club
ladies oil our city who maintain this
splendid institution for the entertain
ment and education OF the masses.
For the trifing sum of one dollar.
the price of one theatre ticket, every
resident of the city of Palestine can
make the store of knowledge within
its walls his own, and by banishing
ignorance from our midst we would
do much to crush the monster vice,
which is usually its welded compan-
ion. If the Palestine philanthropist
is so wise himself that he can learn
no more and wishes to cast a crumb
of bread on the waters that may re-
turn in many days, let him present a
ticket to some working boy or girl
who has had to leave school in the
seventh or eight grade to fight the |
wolf from the family door. show the
library. and introduce them to our
cultured librarians. happy among the |
books they love, and they will do the |
rest. If the ticket holder is a boy
they will probably serve him as first
course to whet his literary appetite
one of Horatio Ayers delightful
books for boys, or get him interested
in the famous Henty series, rich in
history and adventure. leading him on
to more substantial viands of biogra-
ply and travel, such as BoswelTs life
Of Johnson, English Men of Letters
Of which there are thirty-eight charm
ng volumes by Merely. Land of the
Midnight Sun, by DuChaillu, and the
ever delightful and instructive His
ories of England by both Green and
of which there are complete
Tets. The reader will probably then
)e ready to relish a salad course of
Iarlysle, Emerson, Dean Swift or DR..
Johnson, with dash of Thackeray to
urnish the tartness that all good
alads require.
The sweets of this literary banquet
nay then be served and when he has
trunk from the fountains of delight
hat Longfellow. Whittier, Byron,
and other worlds Sweet
Williams" furnish. he will feel him
elf a happier and wiser man.
II a girl is the fortunate recipient {
( a ticket, she will find a rich casket
t gems of literature from which she
an choose at will. There are all of
ear Louisa Alcott's books that we
lder women reread with our little
aughters now. There is a complete
ct Of the famous Elsie" books. and
ne latest thing in young girl books
which | known from a personal pc
lsal is to be wholesome, clean and
weeD. The Little Colonel series.
nd the "Rebecca Mary stories.
hich old and young found such de-
ghtful reading as they appeared one
y one in Harper's Magazine
The sentimental girl who likes
bod love story to cry over with the
roper accomplishments of box of :
uyler's and rainy afternoon. will
nd many things to suit her taste.
ut | can especially recommend one
lat will not disappoint her. Rose of ri
lie World" by Agnes and Egerton nj
lstle
Our tagged out society matrons and
aids. now it is Lent, must take time
read that saddest of misnamed
,oks. The House Of Mirth," and per. /,
Fps they may find the moral that
IOrns the tale" And of course every Sc
,dy must read. whether they want
or not. The House Of a Thousand in
lndles.''
Hearing a bird sing outside of my 10
ndow reminds me that 1t is spring, Sc
ID after spring comes summer. The W,