Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-12-01
PUBLIC LIBRARY
New Books Cover a Wide Range Of
Subjects
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seen purchased and cataloged ind arr
now ready for distribution. All th'
latest additions 10 the library will b,
found ir the bookcase ut the left of thu
entrance to the reading room.
Newspaper Editing;
Newspaper Reporting and Cores
pondence;
Union PortraitH, (Gamaliel Brad.
ford]: Character sketches Of Mcclellan,
Hooker, Meade, Thomas, Sherman,
stanton, Seward, Sumner, endSamuel
Bowles, n valuable addition to our his
torical collection of the Civil War peri
Cd in the United States;
Races Of Europe, (Etipley) very
readable, yet scholarly book, treating
sociological conditions la Europe in a
manner and style easily understood.
OF especial interest at the present
time;
Milking Of Modern Germany, lSehe-
Will: The end of the elder Germany,
and the rise of Brandenburg after the
Thirty Years War, Frederick the
Great and the sadvent of Prussia rs a
European power, Napoleon Bonaparle,
Pfussia's overthrow and reconstfuc.
ton, Bismarck and the unification of
Germany, and Germany since her uni
iicHlion The author believes that the
German system is a more advanced
type OF social organization than either
TINT of the United States or Great
Britain;
Under the Apple trees, John Bu--
roughsl Nature observations, remi-
niscenees, and the authors ripe refiec-
lions on problems Of science and phil
osophy, make up these varied essays,
which laek none of his accustomed
freshness and charm Of style;
Book of the MOTOR Boat fNerrili1;
Describes clearly for the amateur OF
older boy the development of the mo
tor bont, the hull, accessories and lit.
tings, heart of the boat, motor aeeessO.
ries, selecting and installing the motor,
running and caring for the bout; gives
tor troubles aud their remedies
Public Speaking (Winans) Scholar.
~, practical college text, confined
quite closely TO the preparation and
delivery of the speech, with no at
tempt 10 cover details OF debating and
voice training, nor 10 include the usual
selections for speaking. The presenta
ton is fresh and concrete. With "at
tentiono rs the keyword, Winans has
written book at once sound psyche
logically, free from the common ex-
ternal, mechanical approach To specific
problems, and clear, simple, and in
teresling.
The Prisoner (Alice Brown Fiction.
Serious work which shows people of
fine reserves and beautiful strength
under the strain of adjusting mans
life In Il conservative New England
town after he has served several years
in a federal prison. lie proves his
passionate belief in the value of law in
the tests that come through his faith.
less wife, his love for his stepsister, and
his clear seeing of conditions In the
old town invaded by foreign labor and
INSCRIPTIONS politics. The home at
mesphere is charming, the book we'll
worth re.reading.
Roberta of Roseberry Gardens dun.
cam; Story of girl who learns scien.
title gardening aud incidentally much
quaint philosophy from the old gar
deners. The love story is rs natural
and simple ms the picture OF the gar.
den and birds.
The Real Motive (Fisher): Unusual.
~ interesting short stories published
from various magazines in the last ten
years. The main interest is in the un.
DERIVING humanity which unites all
her characters rather than in the acct
dents of fortune and situation which
separate them. Some OF the stories
are cheerful, some sad, some Satire,
some heroic; all are based ON the i'm,
portance of the secret springs of hui
man .action-of what goes on under
The surface of everyday lives.
Father Bernard's Parish (Olmsteadl :
a glimpse of young life in New York
in the tenements On Columbus avenue
near Tooth .street. The story centers
around passionate Polish girl, he7
love for the big Irish expgessman and
her Irresistible impulse To fiirt with
The Italian contractor or anyone else
who came 10 the restaurant where she
worked. Father Bernard, sympa.
thetic, liberal minded priest, moves
through the story benign influence
often unknown 10 those most affected
The Dark Forest Hugh walpolel /;
To many readers this will be more vi
tal and penetrating than any of his
other books. The pictures of Red
Cross work on the eastern battlefront,
lie setting, atmosphere, the reflection
OF way, the characters with their inner
stories are all unusual, vivid and con-
Vineing. With all the necessary sor
did details the book maintains q nigh
spiritual level throughout,
The Ruoder CWattsl: Mrs. Watts
seems .te be the familiar chFonicief,
settling Sewn with singles humor her
minute q seryalions Of life in different
Characteristic gionps Of a middle sized
Ohio city and touching on The prob