The Washington herald., 1906-11-03
WRITEOFTHE CAPITAL
Current Magazines Contain
Articles of Interest Here.
PLACED ON LIBRARY SHELVES
Include Works of Both Historic and
Present-day VaIue-Sfr. BOWerman
Makes Public Partial List Of Sew
BoolEs-History Replaces Fiction
with Large Class of Readers.

-Four current periodicals contain inter
sting articles on Washington, two Of
historical and two Of present interest. A
large part Of the installment Of Carl
Schurz's "Reminiscences Of Long Life"
ia the November A1cClure's is devoted TO
Washington and Congress In 1854
Washington in Jackson's Time" IN the
November Scribner's completes the inter
csting series Of letters by Mrs Margaret
l;ayard Smith. The contemporary de
scripdons Of the Inauguration Of Jackson
;u 1899 and Of the visit eI Harriet Aorti-
ueau to Washington in 1895 are notable
features Of the installment The local
school situation is reviewed by Miss
Edith c Wegtcott- principal of the West
orn High School, in the school Journal
Of October =.
In pursuance Of the plan of displaying
IN the open-sheIf room Of the District
Public Library books other than fiction.
during the last two years all classes ex-
cept history have been so displayed.
Books in that class, or al least as many
rs possible of them have recently been
brought out 10 the satisfaction Of a large
number Of readers TO whom books Of his
tory make a stronger appeal than do
books Of fiction. The books brought out
include the whole class OF history except
those covering the United States and
South America Among the subclasses
displayed in the open-shelf room are an
cIent medieval and modern European
history, histories of Asia and Africa, his
tories OF all the nations comprised in
these continents, general American, North
American, and Canadian history.
Senator William +. Whytc, Of Mary
land, contributes @ historical and de
scriptive article entitled Washington. the
City Beautiful" to the Independent oil
November l.
The following is a selection from the
recent accessiOus to the library:
Religion.
Graham. Heury-The Preacher and His WcrE
CXC-G7Gp.
STUDENT Volunteer aioremeut for Foreign Missions.
Students and she Modern Missionary Crusade-Ad-
dresses delivered beioIe the fnth International
Van Dixie, Henry-Ths Childhood Of Jesus Christ
CGQ-TEgc
Women of the Bible by Eminent Diyiuss. CBE-wsE.
Mind and Body.
Patterson. C. B-The VIII 10 Be Well QDWU-P27Sw.
shaisr. Mrs s P-Ihe Masters OF Fate; the Power
Thomson, ". H.-Bgain and Personality QBOT5
Biography.
IIiu. F. T-Lincola the Lawyer. E-L6hi
Huil. Mrs s. B.-Boy Soldiers Of the Conieder7cy-
E-eHs7Tb
s-rrrood J. 1I-Nsu1oirs Of David BrainerL E-B755a.
s.l..h. Geo.ge-Liie of William Carsy. E-Clz'-.
}u Dyk-. Htury-Ame-icaui 81 Washington.
C-U--T.
History.
Avar- Nls. MvF,l-Dizie After ihe Wa-. Fss5-Arl,ad
NIupes. Mortiner-War Impressions Fsi5- 5-A5-sg.
-H-ith. q. W.-Geuerals J. +. Johnston and 6. T.
ie''1ea-ri at the Battle Of Manassas july, 1851
t>5i. -Sns5ss.
Description and Travel.
bacon f. M-The Couuecticut River aud The VAL
ier Cs the Connecticut G5T-B55c.
Manning, samae--Spanish Pictures DraUu WITH Pen
and Pencil. Gil-3iJL6s.
Aliltoun. Francis pseud Castles and Chatezux uf
Oh Tourane sEd The Loire Country. G3jT-M6iee
1IiItoun. Francis. rseud-- -Raulbes the Riviera.
GE-M6f5r
Whseier, A O-Tas selzirk Range Csa-yy5Sz-
Economics and Politics.
Dawson. ". H.-Germau Workman: A Study in
National Efficiency. HFl7-D327g.
Fohb. Richard-studi5s IN Colonial Nationalism-
Lindsay. c. +. Ferbes-Panama, the Ist1mus and
the Canal. HJCL5i7p
Animals.
resls. c. w.-The Bird. PE-B29ib.
Dickerson, NJ. C.-Fros Book PC-D55i-
InEsss01. Enest-WiJ ~ the Wild P-1nf5F.
LC-tridse. 5. A.-Familiar Wild Animals. P-Lgl1
Natural Science.
BAILEY. L T. S-A Text Book Of Sanitary and
Applied Chemistry. LOBl53t.
Burke. j. 8.-fhe 0TiFin ~ Life It's Physical
Basis and DeEnition AlV-Bsl5o-
dsnry. Jcsaph-A Summary u Researches in Sound.
irving. EIrard-Hog to KNOW The starry Hearens
LR-IEi5a.
Useful Arts.
BurEett, C. W and Poe C. H.-Cotton. It's Cul-
tivation. Marketing, Manufacture. &c RGH-
Croez5r. F. b. and Wheeler. S. s.-The Manage
meut Of Electrical Machinery. BX-CS7z7m-
fletcher, S. W--HoE 70 Make a Fruit Garden.
RHF-F6S-h
Iiice. H H. and Torrance W M-The Manufac
uIre Of Concrete Blocks and Their Use in Building
\ Construction. SC-B3 5m.
SIosson, MaTsaret-Hos Ferns Grow ND-sL577h.
Wilcox, Z. F.-Facm Animals RJ-W6lM.
German Literature.
Muller. MA1-Deutsche Liebs Yi7F-M9lsd.
eudeTmaan, HeETm1nn-Das Blumenboo;. Ys7D-suzb.
Literature.
Brown. Mashall-Hunor Of Bulls and Blunders.
YW-Bsl5h
lierfo7d 0iiyer-Little Book Of Baraz Yw-HisL
Lewis. c. M.-Principics Of English Verse. ZB-L565p
Patmore. CoJentTy-Poems YPPZ7G
sin l. R.-Poetical Works YP-Siyla
Libraries.
Cotton des Houssayes, J. B.-The Duties and Quail
fCations OF a Librarian; Discourse pronounced in
The General Assembly of the soTboune, December
g. l750. ZPE-CS2d.
Durv. John - Tie Reformed Librarie-keepar.
ZPE-DI9r.
Fiction.
3rehner. PeTCy-Princess Martha
Conrad. Joseph-Mifrur Of the Sea
Crawford. F. M.-Lady OF Rome.
Duer. Elizabeth-The Prince Goes Fishing.
Ford. SeweI-TTuegate Of MOgad0-, &c
Frsser Mrs. NJ C.-In the Shadow Of the Lord.
Gates Eleanor-Piow-womau
Hlcheus. r. S.-Can Of the Blood.
Hobbies. J. o. pseud.-Dream and the Business
Holmes Gordau-The Late Tenant
iepson. Edgar-Tinker Two.
Ksith Marian-Siver Maple.
Locke ". BELOVED }agaboLd-
Mclean. 5. Power Lot.
- meas l. N.-Listeners Luge
Moss Mary-Posr ard The Parish.
O'Higgnz, II. J.-Dou-A Dreams.
owen, II C--Gray Mist-
Read. Opic-- ~ The E-Cual-
Reach, A. L-srne Successful Marriages.
STANLEY. G. A.-AiCdeTu Madonna.
ss5tiHsoa. 7. J.-In Cure # Her Soul
Warner. Anne-Seeing France With Uncle John
'yatlua Onoto Tseud-Iapanose Blossom.
? Wheins, Resembling IN tae New.
Williams, (. j., ir.-Ridolio.
Books for Boys and Girls.
Barbour. r H.-Crinsou Sweater.
Barbour, T. B.-To,g- Afo1t
Brown, A. F.-BsotheEs and Sisters
Duncan NcJman-Advcutures Of Billy TopsaiI
Frothingham J. P.-RullaDs she Gantlet
1fGines A C-Indau Boss and Girls HfSo4-Hl2Si
jerks. Tudor-Our Array fer Our Bovs. iUC83-J427o.
lang Andrew, ed.-0gaUeo Fairy Book
ANic0iay HelG-Boys' Lie OF Abraham Lincoln.