The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-21

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MORRISON Reeves library, is making
arrangements to exhibit some of the
oldest and rarest books belonging to
| the library, during next week. Citi
zens of Richmond and all patrons of
the public library will be privileged
to examine and read from books
printed early in the sixteenth and sew
enteenth centuries.
Just what BOOKS will be on display
! in the library lobby has not been
definitely decided by Mrs. Bernhard,
but she has well in mind the purpose
of exhibiting books long owned by the
/ library, but unknown to many of its
| most regular attenders
| One of the oldest books possessed
| by the library is Bible printed in
1913, one of the early copies from the
King James version. Perhaps the old
est book owned is one printed in 1929.
Other books, such as the fac smile
letters written by George Washington
to the commissioner of agriculture in
England. have been in possession of
the library since the time of its
founding
Interesting old Illustrations made
by copper plates are part of many of
the contents of the various books.
Beautifully typed pages are to be
found in some books, while few are
bound in wooden covers.
4 Library Week Stunt
| Mrs. Bernhardt is planning to call
attention to Library Week next
week by having place cards at club
lluncheons. bearing the sonnets of ia
miliar writers, pertaining to the libra
ries. One of the sonnets which prob
ably will be distributed is the one
written by William Dudley Foulke, and
, inscribed on the library tablet in the
local library lobby. 1t reads:
. Whatever be thy fortune or thy state
: The way to high companionship is
free:
| Here are they all-the wise, the good,
/ the great
Il And their best thoughts they offer
unto thee.
How canst thou give thy life to sordid
things
d While Millions strains in rhythmic
numbers roll,
Or Shakespeare probes thy heart, or
: Homer sings,
: Or rapt Isaiah wakes thy slumbering
soul?
) If these Kings Treasures" were
scant and rare
} How wouldst thou yearn for all that
: they contain,
: But they are spread before thee free
as air,
And shall their priceless jewels
: shine in vain?
! The choice is thine, the fancies of a
: day,
5 Or the bright gems that shall en-
2 dure for aye"
!. New Books Received.
A large number of new books have
!, been ordered and received by Mrs.
7 Bernhard, and she says that they
:. will be ready for circulation following
D the exhibit next week. Following is
e the list of books received:
: Messer Marco Polo, Bryne; Begin
e ming of Wisdom, Benet; Romance OF
: His Life. Cholmondelay; Conesby's
s Vengeance, Farnol; Far to Seek, Di
e yer; Toless Towers, Ashman; To Hin
: That Hath, Connor; Technique OF
: Pageants, Taft; Direct Acting Steam
} Pump, Nichol; Merton of the Movies
;. H. L. Wilson: To the Last Man, Gray
, The Black Moth, Heyer; Romance tt
: the Rescue, Mackail; Scarhaven Keep
lrE0ICH6I, LduuSCdpe GdTuGHlnS, 81
monds; Sinbad and His Friends
: Strunsky; Orpha Dinah, Philpots.
= Borough Treasure, Fletcher; Lord
!" of the Housetops, Van Vechton
These Young Rebels, Sterrett; Adven
L. turers of the Night, Hannay; bod
Wonders, Benson; Maria Chapdelaine
Hemon; Saint Teresa, Harrison
. Green Apple Harvest, Kaye-Smith
{ The Veneerings, Sir Harry Johnston
o Silver Cross, Mary Johnston; Head Q
the House of Coombe, Burnett; Grea
u Modern American Stories, Howells
a Beggars Gold, Poole; Helen or Troy
81 Teasdale; Contemporary Drama, SCI
III ond series, Dickinson; Best ShoI
+ Stories, O'Brien.
IS Miscellaneous Works.
NJ Cooks Wedding, Chekov; Secret c
the Sahara, Forbes; Negro in Liters
ture and Art, Brawley; Building Coz
e. struction, Kidder; On the Art {
% Reading, Couch; If, Lord Dunsany
K Dictionary of National Biography
is Modern American Poetry, Unterme,
OF er; Modern British Poetry, Harcourt
e Accuses Wife of Beating