The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-24

the wOmans club.
New Books.
The following Is the list of books
recently added to the public library:
An Margaret Deland.
The Old Peabody Pew-Kate Doug
las Wiggin.
At the Sign of the Jacko'lantern-
Myrtle Reed.
Romance of an Old Fashioned Cen
tleman-F. Hopkinson Smith.
The Little City of Hope-Marion
Crawford.
The Second Generation-Phillips.
Satan Sanderson-Rives.
The STOPPING Lady-lIewlett.
Domestic ventures-Josephine ID.
Bacon.
Liza-Turgeneiff
When Molly Was SiX-White.
Red Coat Captain-Ollivant.
With Mask and Mitt-Dudley.
The Crimson Sweater-Barbour.
The Little Colonel's Knight Comes
Riding-Annie Johnston.
Abbie AnD-Martin.
Captain June-Alice Hogan Rice.
Motor Boys of the Plains-Young.
The Rival Campers Ashore-Smith
Five Little Peppers Little Brown
House-Sydney.
The librarian wishes to call atten
ton to some of the new additions:
THE Old Peabody Pew" is a sweet
pure New England tale in Mrs. Wig
gins best style.
IAN Encore" is another of the old
Chester tales in which Margaret De
land has given us a renewed acquaint
ance with dear old Dr. Lavender
The library also contains nice list
of the American statesmen series.
To the books of travels has been
added Through the Gates of The
Netherlands" by Mary e. Waller.
The juvenile department is filled
with much of the best literature fol
children, historical and instructive as
well as fiction.
Little Colonel Series.
The many admirers of the Little
Colonel" have been delighted to see
her picture at the library and to know
she is really, truly girl. Book deal
ers all say that since the days OF Miss
Alcott no author has taken so strong
hold on the children-that the de
mand is steady, not tluctuating, FOL
her books. At the Indiana State Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs Mrs. John
ston was given an ovation. The eX
Cellence and charm of Mrs. Johnston
work is absolutely to be depended on
Every young girl who reads her book!
will be the better for knowing so love
ly character. Mrs. Budenz, wei
known to people in Norfolk and
writer for the Indianapolis Star ant
Cincinnati Enquirer, kindly loaned thu
picture and also writes:
Mrs. Annie Fellows Johnston, au
thor of The Little Colonel is not m,
personal friend, but we have mutua
friend in Mrs Mary Lawton, widow o
General Henry Lawton of Peewee Val
ley, KY. who this week terminated
visit here with DR.. and Mrs. L. '
Green.
Mrs. Lawton and family figure il
the Little Colonel series because o
their social relations with the Cochra
family, The Little Colonel being Mis-
Hattie Cochrane in real life.
Mrs. Lawtou is Mrs. Walton in tn
books and her daughters Frances
Katherine and Louise are in the ST
ries, Allison, Kittie and Elise Walton
Manly Lawton, her son, bears tn
name of Randall. Mrs. Craig, mothe
of Mrs. Lawton, we recognize a
Grandma Mcintyre. Aunt Allison
Miss Frances Craig, sister to Mr.
I.awton, and the 1.-TWO Little Knight
of Kentucky" are Craig and WilliaI
Culbertson, her nephews, who live wit
their parents in Louisville, Ky.
The Little Colonel has visite
twice in Martinsville for a month eac
time and have met her almost dali
during her visits. She is charmin
Young girl not at all affected or in tn
least spoiled by the prestige that tn
books have given her. Mrs, Lawto
is n devoted mother and constant
with her young daughters. Miss Cocl
rane is with them much at their HON
and when they are making visits $
that their lives are very closely int
woven.
"NIrs. Annie Fellows Johnston wa
left a widow with three small childre
TO support and educate. NATURAL
gifted in the line OF literary work,
particular that of child life, she wa
encouraged by her hosts of friends
devote her time and talents to tn
writing of more books after the nrs
one( which | think was entitled 'Bi
BrotherO was successful on the ma
ket.
During q visit to Peewee Vale