New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-03-02

conditions in the central prairie re-
gion, but adapted to all sections
when temperature requirements are
known. The larger part is devoted
TO individual vegetables grouped &C
cording to cultural requirements.' -
A l.. A. Booklist.
Propagation of wild irds. by J, x.
Job.
"a manual of applied ornithology,
treating of practical methods of pro-
pagation of quails. grouse, wild tur-
key, pheasants, cartridges, pigeons
and doves, and of attracting and in
creasing wild birds in general in
Guiding song birds" Contains a re-
markable amount Of useful informa-
ton on habits of birds, both for tho
bird lover and those wishing to do
business on commercial scale. -
A. l.. A. Booklist.
Wealth from the soil, by c. C. Bows
field.
THE author of Making the farm
pay has written this book with the
city man in mind It's object is Ito
show how city families or amateurs
can best proceed to acquire land and
Book Review Digest
Fiction.
Boy With wings, by Berta Ruck.
The plot concerns the hero Wor-
ship of a little London typist for an
intrepid young airman. She wins
finally and realizes her dearest wish,
a flight with nina thrilling honey
moon fight across the channel in
military aeroplane. Another light
readable story by the author is The
Wooing of Rosamond Fayre. A.
L. A. Booklist.
Broken shackles, by John Oxenham.
. The story of a young French count
reported dead, retreated to the Swiss
mountains after the Franco-Prus-
sian war, changes his name, and
found a new and useful life among
the sturdy Swiss. "A. l.. A. Book
list.
From wheel and lookout, by i. Z.
Sea stories"
Iron stair, romance of Dartmoor,
by Mrs. Desmond Humphreys.
Pharaoh and the priest an historical
novel of ancient Egypt translat-
ed from the Polish of Alexander
Glovatski by Jeremiah Curtin.
Strangers wedding. by w. l.. George,
THE comedy of romantic"-Sub-
title. Roger Huncote, a young ideal
list fresh from Oxford, joins social
settlement in London. Here he meets
the beautiful daughter of a washer
woman and marries her. These OPP
posites. very we'll contrasted, finally
realize their mistake and separate,
each returning to his own sphere.
Such is the bare outline of an in
teresting study in the possibilities
and the impossibilities of philan-
thropy and marriage between strans-
ers. "a. l.. A. Booklist
Thirty steps, by John Buchan.
'Thriling tale of the persistence
and cleverness of young English
man in unearthing a plot by which
German spies were to become pos
sessed of momentous state secrets at
ficials ''-Wisconsi Library Bulletin.
Library Notes.
The numer of books issued last
Saturday was the largest in the In
stitute's history. 500 volumes were
given out in the adult department
and in the Children's room.
Happy is the man with hobby
he shall escape boredom The lib
rarv would like to be in closer touch
with this fortunate class. Let us
know YOUR hobby and we will notify
Won when we add books in your es-
necial line. New popular fiction is
not q hobby of course. 1t is an cpl
demic.
The library is for the use of all
who live. work pay taxes or attend
school in New Britain. The fee Cor
outsiders is one dollar a year Cler-
gvmen and librarians in near by
towns are welcome without pawn |