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NEW BOOKS 
Recently Added to Manchester Public Library 
Voyages of discovery have generally 
made very attractive reading. ‘‘The 
South Pole’’ in two volumes by Roald 
Amundsen, is an extremely fascinating 
description of the discovery of the 
South Pole by this intrepid Norwegian 
explorer. The work is well printed and 
finely illustrated. 
“(All the Days of My Life,’’ by 
Amelia E. Barr, author of ‘‘The Bow 
of Orange Ribbon,’’ and many other 
works of fiction, tells us in a very en- 
tertaining manner much about the life 
of this well known novelist. The sweet 
story of the busy life of this intellec- 
tual woman should bring inspiration to 
those who read it. 
*‘O Pioneers,’? by Willa Sibert 
Cather is a beautifully written story 
of Western life. The four principal 
figures in the book are all good studies 
in character. ‘‘Laddie,’’ by Gene 
Stratton Porter, -is a novel of entirely 
different character. Readers of the 
Sot he 
Girl of the Limberlost’’ will greet with 
pleasure her ‘‘Laddie.’’? Miss Porter 
is evidently a strong believer in the 
idyllic form of fiction. ‘‘Laddie,’’ the 
‘Princess’? and the ‘‘Little Sister,’’ 
you all want to know. ‘‘There is a great 
deal of preaching, virtue is rewarded 
right and left, and “doubtless many 
readers will pronounce ‘Laddie’ to be 
a sweet story.’’ 
“(My Lady of the Chimney Corner,’’ 
by Alexander Irvine, is more or less au- 
tobiographical. The two most promi- 
nent characters in the book are the 
author and his mother. The scene is 
laid in Ireland and we are told a great 
deal about the struggles of the peasant 
class, His mother is a beautiful char- 
acter. Another good Irish story 
is ‘*The Northern Iron’? by Geo. A. 
Birmingham, author of ‘‘The Adven- 
tures of Dr. Whitty and other stories 
of Irish life.’’ ‘‘Disecovering Evelina’’ 
by F. Frankfort Moore, has been spoken 
of as a companion volume to ‘‘The Jes- 
samy Bride.’’ 
Lovers of a good detective story will 
want to read ‘‘The Woman in Black’’ 
by Edmund C. Bentley. You will be sur- 
prised when you come to the end of the 
book. 
‘‘The Iron Trail,’’? by Rex Beach, is 
a story of Alaska. The hero of the 
novel is a railroad contractor, Murray - 
MeNeil. It is wonderful the way he 
overcomes the almost insurmount- 
able obstacles of nature in his 
work. ‘‘Happy Tom’’ Slater is a well 
drawn character. He is always grumb- 
ling. He is a sufferer from chronic in- 
digestion and is constantly chewing a 
certain brand of gum to relieve it. 
Other good pen portraits are Eliza Ap- 
pleton, the newspaper correspondent and 
her brother Tom, also Dr. Gray, 
the port physician, who produces 
at short notice a case of smallpox to 
save a grave situation. 
‘“Harper’s Young People’s Library of 
‘*Tndoors and Out.’’ has just been added 
to the library. It consists of five vol- 
umes, ‘‘Outdoor Book,’’ divided in four 
Darts, i.e Bouad)’? |) *OAteld >? 
‘*Afloat,’’ and ‘‘Ashore,’’ giving much 
helpful instruction in out-door sports. 
The ‘‘Indoor Book’’ takes up woo-l- 
working, metal-working, household aids, 
and ‘‘round about the house.’’ The 
third is ‘‘Camping and Scouting."’ 
This volume is divided into seven 
parts, ‘‘The Camper’s Opportunities’’ 
‘*Camping Farther Afield,’’ ‘‘Fly-fish- 
ing and Wilderness Camping,’’ ‘‘Or- 
ganized Camps,’’ ‘‘Boy  Scouts,’’ 
‘*Mountaineering as a Sport,’’ and 
‘*Outdoor Sports for Girls.’’ The 
‘*Boating Book’? also has seven divis- 
ions—‘‘ First Aid to Boating,’’ ‘‘ How 
to make play boats,’’ ‘‘How to make 
real boats,’’ ‘‘Sail-Boats and Sailing,’’ 
‘‘Motor-Boats and Motor Boating,’’ 
‘“Canoes and Canoeing,’’ and ‘‘Row- 
ing.’’ ‘‘Electricity Book’’ is a very 
practical treatise on this subject. At 
the end of the book may be found a 
very good dictionary of electrical 
terms. 
The old edition of ‘‘Harper’s Eney- 
clopedia of United States History,’’ at 
the library, has been replaced by the 
rew revised, up-to-date edition. 
A list of the new books is given be- 
low: 
New Books 
All the Days of My Life, Barr, 
B-B268. 
Warper’s Young People’s Library In- 
door and Out:—Boating Book for Boys, 
Davis, 699—D. 
Camping and Scouting, 
Swan, 796-G. 
Indoor Book for Boys, Adams, 793-A. 
Grinnell & 
Machinery Book for Boys, Adams, 
621-Al. 
Outdoor Book for Boys, Adams, 
796-A. 
Electricity Book for Boys, Adams, 
537-A. 
South Pole, 2v. Amundsen, 919.9-A. 
Fiction 
Discovering  ‘‘Hvyelina,’’ Moore, 
M821.2. 
Iron Trail, Beach, B3651.4. 
Laddie, Porter, P845.4. 
My lady of the Chimney Corner, 
Irvine, 1722.1. 
Northern Iron, Birmingham, B619.5. 
Searlet Rider, Runkle, R942.3. 
O Fioneers! Cather, C363.1. 
Woman in Black, Bentley, B477.1. 
BROTHERHOOD HOLDS’ FIRST 
MEETING OF SEASON. 
The opening meeting of the season 
for the Manchester Brotherhood was 
held in the vestry of the Baptist church 
Monday evening, the president, Rev. 
A. G. Warner presiding. The atten- 
- dance was 67, a splendid record for the 
first meeting. After the usual song 
service the minutes of the last meeting 
were read by the secretary Dr. W. H. 
Tyler and after the transaction of some 
‘business of minor importance Mr. Ralph 
Hutchins, secy. of the Boy’s Work in 
connection with the Y. M. C. A. of 
Gloucester was introduced as the speak- 
er, his subject being ‘‘ A Boy’s Friend.’’ 
Mr. Hutchins gave some valuable 
hints as to the treatment and manage- 
ment of boys and the importance of 
the right home influence. ‘‘I have 200 
boys under my care,’’ said the speaker, 
‘fand I am wondering how many of 
_ you men have boys at home who need 
your care and advice and how many of 
you when you go home at night after 
your day’s labor interest yourself with 
your newspaper or some other form of 
entertainment rather than with your 
boys. 
“The boys need advice in the world- 
ly ways and should have it from their 
parents rather than being left to get 
their information from their compan- 
ions in the street. He needs this in- 
formation as much as he needs relig- 
ious instruction. In short, the boy 
needs a friend and he should find this 
friend in one or the other, or both of 
his parents. 
‘‘The questions the past summer that 
have been aggitating the average boy’s 
mind have been—what school shall I 
attend? What business shall I go into? 
What clothes shall I wear? and other 
similar questions. Who but the par- 
ents are best able to answer these ques- 
tions? 
‘‘Oftentimes mothers have a greater 
influence over the boys than the father 
and one reason is, the lack of patience . 
of the father, who is apt, when asked 
by the boy to help him in a difficult 
algebra example or a problem in geo- 
_metry, to impatiently turn him aside 
while the mother willingly lays aside 
her work and helps the boy out of his 
difficulty. 
““You should take an interest in your 
boy; help him in his work and join 
him in his play even if at a great sa- 
erifice to your own pleasure. 
‘Tf you would have them lead the 
right life instruct them in religious 
work. I have seen many boys who have 
never been told to read the Bible or 
to go to Sunday School and all they 
needed was the suggestion. I know 
a young man 22 years old who told me 
the first of the year that he had made 
a New Year’s resolution. I said, good! 
what is it? He said, I have resolved 
to say my prayers every night. I said, 
that is good, I am glad to hear it. 
Last summer I met him and I asked 
how about that New Year’s resolution? 
He said, it is all right, I am keeping it; 
guess how I am doing it? Tell me, I 
said, how you are doing it. Well, he 
replied, I said my prayers the first night 
and every night since I have said 
‘ditto.’ So that is the way’’ con- 
cluded the speaker, ‘‘that. some men 
will go through life, seeking the easiest 
way, which oftentimes is not the best 
way.’’ 
At the conclusion of the address light 
refreshments were served, the meeting 
closing with singing. 
It is said that one firm in the British 
isles pays about $730,000 a year for ad- 
vertising, and another $486,000. A 
third issues a trade catalog at the cost 
of $246,000 every year. 
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