Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-12-17
BOOKS PURCHASED BY
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY

this period. The War Association
has has had published a history of
the Civil War and the causes that
led up to the great conflict and has
used these negatives for the ilIustra-
tions. The data obtained for the
book was compiled from official rec
ords of the War Department.
Story of old Fort Dearborn" by J.
S. Currey, relates the events pertain
ing to the first old Fort Dearborn,
although the maize Chicago as des-
criptiye of the river and it's neighbor-
hood, was in use for more than
century before the first fort was built.
1t has been said that Chicago is the
Oldest Indian town in the West Of
which the original name is retained.
May Sinclair has written very en-
tertaingly of Charlotte, Emily, and
Anne Bronte in her book, 1.-THE Tire e.
Brontes.n
1.-The true story of George Eliot"
by William Mottram, gives the real
life history of the more prominent
characters, all members of his and of
the authors family.
A beautiful story of the Christ
cslled ''The Call of the Carpenter
is told by Bouck White, head resident,
Trinity House, New York.
Among the Holy Places" by Rev
James Kean aims to place the reader
in measure, in the position of the
traveller to let him see the country
and the people with his own eyes.
That quaint little city of the
Nuremberg Stove" which the tour
ist never neglects in his round of in
teresting places, is described and
painted by Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur 6.
Bell.
Another volume in the series of
travel books by Caroline Mason and
others is ''The Spell of France"
"The Charm of Gardens" by Dion
G. Calthrop is an essay on beautiful
gardens, containing also practical
hints for successful gardening.
Landscape Paintings by Birge
Harrison represents the fulfillment
of a promise to put into permanent
form certain impromptu talks on
landscape painting given before the
Art Students League of New York
at its summer school at Woodstock,
N. Y.
1.-THE History of American Paint
ing" by Samuel Ishaman begins with
colonial times and brings the record
down to 1865. Many illustrations help
to make the volume especially valu-
able.
Kate Greenaway, the artist whom
all children love and who appeals to
the grown-ups quite as much, spent
her life painting dainty little men
and women and dressing them in the
quaint styles of the year 1900 Her
work has been the delight of children
of every nation. Her life and repro
auctions of some of her most pictur-
esque figures are contained in the
book, "K,ate Greenaway," by NJ. H.
Spielmann and g. S. Layard.
''The Art of the Metropolitan Mu-
scum of New York." by David c..
Preyer is descriptive and critical
account Of it's treasures, which repre-
sent the arts and crafts from remote
antiquity to the present time.
'The Lace Book" by N. II. Moore
gives the history of Italian, Flemish,
French, English, Spanish, and Irish
laces, with plates illustrating the
most beautiful kinds.
Tapestries: their Origin, History
and Renaissance, by G. L. Hunter
contoins examples of the worlds
famous tapestries.
"Insect Pests of Farm, Garden and
orchard" by E. d. Sanderson con-
tains good, practical advice TO the
farmer. MIR. Sanderson is Dean of
the College of Agriculture, West Vir-
ginia University, and director of West
Virginia Agricultural experiment
station.
"Best Stories to Tell to Children
by Sara Code Bryant contains stories,
some very old and unchanged from
an older form, growing into their
present shape by the process of being
told to children in the school room or
in the home.
'The Party-book," by Winnifred
Fales and Mary III. Northend tells
how to set the table and gives menus
and recipes for dainty party refresh
ments.
''Harper's Guide to Wild Flowers"
by Mrs. Caroline A. Creeyey explains
the easiest way of telling flowers and
plants, giving diagrams and colored
plates showing the different varieties.
''The Loss of the SteamshipTitanic,"
by Lawrence Beesley is very full,
graphic and restrained account of the
Titanic disaster, written by Cam
bridge tEngland) teacher who was
making his first trip to America. A
description of the ships construc-
tion and equipment, with diagrams
and the incidents of her sailing and
of the days at sea precede a detailed
account of the collision and succeed
ing events as he witnessed them.
''How to Prepare for Europe, by
by III. A. Guerber is handbook of
historical, literary, and artistic data
with full directions for preliminary
studies and travelling arrangements,
containing maps, illustrations and
chronological guide for ali who con-
template tour in Europe and is
especially planned to meet the wants