F. M. CRUNDEN.
WHAT A FREE LIBRARY DOES FOR A COUNTRY TOWN
1 It keeps boys at home in the evening by giving them well-written stories of adventure.
2 It gives teachers and pupils interesting books to aid their school work in history and geography, and makes better citizens of them by enlarging their knowledge of their country and its growth.
3 It provides books on the care of children and animals, cookery and housekeeping, building and gardening, and teaches young readers how to make simple dynamos, telephones and other machines.
4 It helps clubs that are studying history, literature or life in other countries, and throws light upon Sunday-school lessons.
5 It furnishes books of selections for reading aloud, suggestions for entertainments and home amusements, and hints on correct speech and good manners.
6 It teaches the names and habits of the plants, birds and insects of the neighborhood, and the differences in soil and rock.
7 It tells the story of the town from its settlement, and keeps a record of all important events in its history.