Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 January 1910 — SOME NEW BOOKS IN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. [ARTICLE]

SOME NEW BOOKS IN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

News Notes From the Library Will Be Published Regularly Hereafter In The Republican. American Poultry Culture, by R. B. Sando—A practical and well illustrated handbook, designed specially for the beginner and small breeder and limited to facts gained from the personal experience of an expert. One of the best books, on the subject. A Tuscan Childhood, by L. C. Cipriani—Reminiscences of the auth-> or’s childhood in Italy, giving an intimate view of life in a patrician family, of everyday conduct, discipline, influence of English nurses and GerInKE governesses, the significant ex-" periences, grave and gay, of a household of lively children. Written with unusual charm and freshness.

Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, with her children, have been spending some time in Italy. Celery Culture, by W. R. Beattie—A practical treatise on the principles involved in the production of celery for home use and for market, including the selection of soil, production of plants, cultivation, control or insects and diseases, marketing and uses. Jock of the Bushveld, by Percy Fitzpatrick—A narrative of adventure in South Africa in which a remarkable dog, Jock, plays an important part. The * book may be read with more than ordinary pleasure for the sake of the dog and his doings, for the vivid description of the country, the natives and the wild animals that inhabit it, or for exciting hunting aud mining experiences. Ex-President Roosevelt has been in Africa for some months and has been through just such country as one reads about in this very interesting book. Behind the Scenes With the Mediums, by D. P. Abbott —An exposure of methods of spiritualistic mediums by a past master of magic. Jle first describes individual features of the seance as they appear to the seeker of information or comfort, and then explains how the thing is done.