Arizona republican., 1911-08-21
LIBRARY NOTES


An ardent book lover, who is also
one of the most accomplished libra
| rians in the Middle West, said
that the usefulness of public library
is pretty accurately gagged by the
number and character of the books
of reference found upon it's shelves
Having this fact in mind. the Book
| Committee of the Phoenix Public Lii
brary have recently purchased a num-
Der of valuable works and added them
to the previous collection.
Among these is what is known as
| the Nelson Loose Leaf Cyclopedia" in
ten volumes. This work is so arranged
that loose leaves may be inserted in
| it, from time to time as new and i'm
| portant material up to date every
year. This obviates the necessity of
purchasing possibly interminable an
| nual volumes which are a feature of
all other Cyclopedias.
; \ reasonable number of these loose
| leaves are supplied without further
cost by the publishers semi annually.
and by an ingenious device are Sc
| curely locked in the volumes for pres
ervation as long as they are valuable.
Students of the political causes of
| the Civil War will find much to inter
est them in the Alexander II. Stephens
! 1.-The War Between the States" a work
which has been out of print for
number of years. But by dint of adj
vertising a good copy was secured in
an eastern city.
Mr.. stephens was a unique figure in
national politics; in the main conser-
vative in his action. but frequently
erratic and contradictory. A native of
Georgia. he was a member of congress
from that state from 1S43 to 1859. He
opposed secession as inadvisable but
acquiesced when il became fact;
held firmly to the doctrine of States
Rights and was vice-president of the
Southern Confederacy. He was schol-
arly earnest, independent and able
|unfalteringly courageous And because
of his fairness and candor in discus
sion, this book is as much in favor in
the north, perhaps, as it is in the
South. In years to come it will be-
come a classic. Although confined
for time at the close of the war, as
a prisoner of state in Fort Warren Mr..
Stephens speaks almost reverently of
the high character and exalted pa
triatism of Mr.. Lincoln.
The Golfers are early in the field
with a Cyclopedic Atlas and Gazetteer
which seems, among other things, to
embody in a satisfactory degree the
practical results of the late United
States Census The work is compact;
il appears to be complete and up-to- |
date in all that is required in book |
of reference of this character. A copy
has been placed in the reference room |
of the library.
Some time since l received. through |
Mr.. Hinckley, of the post-office book |
store. a copy of the last City Directo- |
ry, donated to the library by Mr.. Bell |
the publisher. 1t is a much |
and useful book in the library. and /
desire i'm this manner to most sim
cerely thank Mr.. Bell for the gift, and |
to assure him that the Board of Trus
tees thoroughly appreciate his cour-
tesy.
Likewise Mr.. Ernest Kellerstrass. the
famous breeder of fine poultry, of
Kansas City Mo, has sent me as a |
gift to the library copies of his val
liable books entitled The Keller
strass Way of Raising Poultry" and
1.-The Kelerstrass Way of Building
Chicken Houses" and other equip
ment for the successful prosecution
of the chicken business. for pleasure
or profit Mr.. Kelerstrass is the
party who received cash check
from the wife of Paderewski the plan
list for $500 for six of his Crystal
White Orpingtons a strain of chick
ems which he originated and which
have brought him both fame and for
tune. No doubt many of the Salt
River valley poultry raisers will be
glad to consult Mr.. Kellerstrass fas-
books.
In the Library and published some
years ago, there is a little volume
written by the late Bill Nye which
by way of dedication bears this
faulty but characters
tically Mosque quatrain:
Go little booklet go
Bearing an honored name;
Till everywhere that you have went
They're that you have camel!
Miss Jessie Stemmons the capable
and courteous assistant librarian has
from her vacation visit toi
her old home in Carthage. Mo-, and
has resumed her duties at the library.
ANDREW DOWNING,
Sec'y Library Board u
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