The copper era and Morenci leader., 1914-02-20
CL|FTON'S LIBRARY ID BE LARGELY
 INCREASED
Manager Love Announces that More Than I've Hundred Volumes Will Soon be Ordered-the old Mas ters Compared with the New in PopuIarity-Fiction, as of Dickens, Scott and
 Dumas is Largely
 PIeasure of
 Patrons.

Rev. Curry H. Love, manager of
 the Clifton library, announces that
 the extent of the popular institution
 is soon to be largely increased, ar
 engagements having been made for the
 ordering of more than two hundred
 many hundreds now on the shelves.
 will make more adequate still this agency for the dissemination of knowledge and pleasure. For some
 time Manager Love has been engaged in the careful compilation of 8 list
 of books which he, through his long connection with the library, finds to
 be the most popular with the Clifton
 readers. The new books will com
 prise many of the works of the old masters, in addition to many literary productions of contemporary writers,
 most of the latter being historical novels, such as are those of Church ill.
 This popular institution is made
 to supply the literary needs of many of Clifton's residents daily, the evenings especially, seeing many seek CTS of instruction or pleasure pres ent Containing, as it does, the
 works of many of the old and accept ed writers, and the works of many of the most popular of the moderns, in addition to most of the leading cur rent publications, the Hbrary's read ing rooms are always literally patron ized. The newspapers to be found on the tables are published in all inn portant centers of the North Ameri- can continent. A number of news papers of the British Isles are also regularly received. The most prom inent of the monthly magazines, in- cluding those of all manner of sub- jects, and ranging from the publica- tions of pure fiction to those of tech nical instruction, are regular visitors.
 Interesting in connection with the library is. the fact that fiction still retains it's hold upon the patrons. However, only the best of this variety of literature is upon the shelves, Man ager Love states that classics of the old masters are apparently retaining their place in the literary affections of the people, and that probably the leading writers of fiction among the many of the past generations who are represented among the library's shelves are Dickens, Scott, and Du- mas, the public still being charmed with the manner in which tales of life were told by these artists David Copperfeld, of Dickens; Rob Roy, of Scott, and the many Three most popular of the works of each of the three writers mentioned. While the most popular of the modern books are widely read, yet the many works of the French prominent among whom is Balzac, English and other steadily maintaining their hold with the bookworms.
 Judging by the past wishes of the patrons, the new list of books which is practically compiled by Manager Love includes many of the works of Iu0 duIuOIO Ol IAO Pl C0OhI SOlOA dIAOhS while many are of the artists who fourished long since, and whose | tales of humanity were so well told that their strength is permanent.
 The best sellers" especially with the ladies of the patrons, are widely ] The proportion of men | and women readers is difficult to de- as it is shrewdly suspected that many of the men who are ap- parently steady patrons of the shelves are sent for the purpose of gaining books to be read by the lady mem- bers of the family. Not many of the patrons indicate any decided prefer ence for works of technical character, or books that are primarily for in- struction in various lines. Fiction, as of old, is the aim of the readers, and the management of the library is guided accordingly.
 The library has been established for about fifteen years, and since it's beginning has been literally patron zed, making it one of the strongest forces in the town in the advance nent of the people along liberal ines. The accomplishments of the